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The petition- ongoing probe against Adani alleged overvaluation of coal block its probe into the over- controversy when the role of & all ranks #BSF salute the the constable/crew (boatman) er pointed out that LRs were group of companies and also imports from Indonesia. valuation charge. former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha supreme sacrifice of Head received bullet injuries on his issued “without any notice and comes handy for over three The DRI had demanded The DRI filed an affidavit had come under scanner for Constable Vijay Bhan Singh right hand. Both injured BSF hearing the companies”. It also dozen other companies such as around 29,000 crore from in the Bombay High Court on allegedly helping the accused and offer condolences to the personnel were evacuated to the said that at that point of time Essar group, JSW Energy and these companies for alleged June 13 questioning the logic companies. family members. On 17th nearest medical facility. Head October ‘19, HC Vijay Bhan Constable Vijay Bhan Singh Singh was martyred while on was declared brought dead. an operational duty (flag meet-  %&5+%6% Injured Constable has been ing with BGB) on Indo-   +   + taken to Murshidabad Medical +    Q+&%& % R      %  Bangladesh Border.” College and Hospital.” “Today morning, three %  7 !8%  BGB authorities have been Indian fishermen went for fish-  4 contacted and senior officials   ing in River Padma in the bor- are on the spot, it said. 8 -  - der area. Two fishermen troopers in the BSF boat, The attack on the BSF hief Minister Kamal Nath, on returned and approached BSF approached BGB patrol in the trooper is primarily an indica- CThursday, inaugurated the 74 &  post Kakmarichar ( Riverine water channel of River Padma tor of some local issues in ‘Madhya Pradesh Pavilion’ put up border of River Padma which near Boundary Pillar 75/7-S. Bangladesh aimed at address- by the Department of Public falls in the AOR (area of oper- During flag meeting, BGB ing the domestic audience Relations in the premises of the   9$7 ation) of this BOP (Border Out patrol did not release Indian through radical elements in the Brilliant Convention Centre at Post) to inform that Border fisherman and also tried to cor- BGB ahead of the national Magnificent MP Summit-2019. Guards Bangladesh had appre- don (gherao) BSF troops. elections. The incident does not On this occasion, Health   hended them and later released Sensing the situation worsen- reflect any design at the level of Minister Tulsiram Silavat, Public two of them to call BSF post ing, BSF party immediately the Government there which Works Minister Sajjan Singh hief Minister Kamal Nath said that the Commander for flag meeting,” returned. has been friendly with India Verma, Chief Secretary SR CGovernment will take all possible steps to make the BSF said in a statement. “BGB troops opened fire and cooperating on a number Mohanty, Principal Secretary Madhya Pradesh an ideal State in the entire coun- The BSF further stated, on the returning BSF party. of issues including counter-ter- Ashok Varnwal, Rajesh Rajaura, try for industrial investment. Nath was holding One- “Around 10.30 hours, Post Head Constable Vijay Bhan ror operations, sources said. Divisional Commissioner Akash to-One meeting with industrialists, on the eve of Commander along with 5 Singh received bullet injuries on Continued on Page 4 Tripathi and several public repre- also visited the exhibition stalls set Kamal Nath also inspected the stalls Magnificent Madhya Pradesh at Brilliant Convention sentatives and officials were pre- up by various departments and set up by the Confederation of Centre in Indore on Thursday. sent. establishments of the state gov- Indian Industries and Madhya Kamal Nath said that during the last eight    The Chief Minister inaugurat- ernment in Madhya Pradesh Pradesh Industrial Development months, the government by its decisions has creat-     ed the construction works at the Pavilion. These include stalls of Corporation. Among the industri- ed an industrial friendly atmosphere in the state. He exhibition site. These works include Madhya Pradesh Warehouse al houses that have set up their stalls said that it will be our efforts to get massive invest-     Integrated Command and Control Corporation, Micro and Small here are Vardhaman Group, Bansal ment in the state so that our youth could get employ- R    Centre, Smart Industrial Park of Industries, e-Governance Project, Group, Trident, Prism Johnson, ment.     Pithampur, Narmada-Kshipra Shahar Sarkar -Aapke Dwar, Vodafone, Idea, Procter and During the meeting, Kamal Nath also apprised Link-based water supply scheme, Ayushman Bharat Niramayam Gamble, Moira Steel Sariya, the industry’s representatives of the decisions taken International Bus Terminal and IT Madhya Pradesh and Madhya AISECT, Fortune Oil, MP Birla by the government. Nath met CEO of Impetus    centre Sihasa at a cost of Rs 25.77 Pradesh Industrial Development Cement, Shakti Pumps, Force Technology USA Praveen Kakaria, working in the crore. Corporation. Travelers, Indo-Oman Refinery field of IT and Managing Director of Symbiotic    Meanwhile, the Chief Minister Thereafter, Chief Minister and Eicher Companies. Company Anil Satwani. efore the Magnificent BMadhya Pradesh Investors Summit, the State Government       &!)!  * - on Thursday claimed that there are strong possibilities of near guaranteed investments worth around 1.05 lakh crore from industrial investors by March      2020. While talking to media             persons here on Thursday,   !    "    Chief Secretary SR Mohanty said that though the new gov-    !      remaining top ten major States ernment came to power in respectively. December 2018, the actual arnataka has been ranked The top ten major States work began in January 2019.    !" ber economic bloc within the Kas the most innovative are majorly concentrated in Since then around 2-3 months #  $ October 31 deadline. State in the country while the southern and western India. were spent on conducting Lok While UK Prime Minister '( )! *! top ten States are concentrated Sikkim and Delhi take the Sabha polls.  "% & Boris Johnson hailed the       +  in southern and western India. top spots among the north - "But within the period agreement as a “great new "    +  These rankings were eastern & hill States, and union spanning between January and deal”, EU President Jean  +  !    released by NITI Aayog on territories. September 2019, the state has    Claude-Juncker branded it a    ! -  Thursday under the India Delhi, Karnataka, received committed invest- “fair and balanced agreement”  !+  ++   Innovation Index 2019. Tamil Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, ment proposals worth around he UK and the European as he recommended it for +.     /)0+* Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh Rs 31,500 crores, which is like- TUnion (EU) on Thursday member-countries to be rati- !  +1       Haryana, Kerala, Uttar are the most efficient States in ly to result in the employment declared that they have agreed fied at an EU summit under-  P  " 3   Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, translating inputs into output. of around 1.03 lakh people in a new Brexit deal for Britain’s way in Brussels this  4 and Andhra Pradesh form the Detailed report on P10 the State. Continued on P4 withdrawal from the 28-mem- week. Continued on P4   !"# $%&!'()*+ 

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     2 to pursue a course of study in UK, it is important to obtain a seminar will be organized visa to stay in the country. Ain the Swami Vivekananda Students from India apply for     2 holics to visit the Regional directly from the customers. Library to change the visa pol- the UK Student Visa depend- Saras Mela. There is an array of colour- icy for students in United ing upon their duration of he Regional Saras Mela Notably, there is an exquis- ful kurtis, suits in various      2 and other crops due to exces- tral team to provide appropri- Kingdom. The seminar will be study and age. Students apply- T2019 organised at Bhopal ite collection of dress materials, handloom materials including sive rainfall in the state. He ate relief to the people affect- held at Swami Vivekananda ing for graduate, post-graduate, Haat is all about traditional and jewellery, leather, food items, Maheshwari and Chanderi. he Inter-ministerial central said that soybean crop is pro- ed due to crop damage. The Library. doctoral programmes usually trendy outfits and accessories terracotta and much more Moreover, the stoles which are Tteam on a visit to the state duced in a large area of the Central Government should A seminar and one-to-one apply for Tier 4 (general) visa. which are loved by the shopa- being exhibited by self help in trend these days are also for the assessment of crop state. provide maximum disaster session will be organised to The seminar is co-organised holics of the city. The mela is groups from across the coun- available in the same material. damage caused by excessive Soybean crop has suffered relief. The central team should inform the students about the by Swami Vivekananda Library. receiving a satisfactory try. Usually Regional Saras The most capturing part of the rainfall in the State called on a lot due to excess rainfall. The take positive initiative in this change the visa rules for stu- Manager Yatish Bhatele said that response from the shopaholics Mela is organised each year, to mela is the handbags made out the Governor Lalji Tandon at Governor said that soybean direction. dents. Recently, the United this special seminar has been of the city. promote the self- employed of jute with ethnic style and Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. has a major contribution in the The State Government Kingdom has changed its visa planned for the students in col- The females are being cap- artisans living under poverty range. The Governor asked the state's agricultural economy. submitted a memorandum to rules and decided to give 2 laboration with the Knowledge tivated towards the imitation line. With the help of such Notably, organised by State team to study the damage Crop loss will have a very the Governor regarding the year-work experience visa after Kingdom in the library. jewellery and of course the opportunities offered by gov- Panchayat and Rural caused with sensitivity towards adverse effect on the rural damage caused by excess rain- the completion of the course to The experts will hold a trendy outfits. Moreover the ernment they get a chance to Development Department the the farmers and poor hit by economy. fall. Principal Secretary the students. half-hour seminar and then beautifully embedded display their products. mela every year receives a sat- excess rainfall in the state. The Governor Tandon said Revenue Manish Rastogi, The United Kingdom has one to one session. The pro- footwears are another centre of SHGs artisans from differ- isfactory response by regular damage should be assessed that reports of damage to Secretary to the Governor always attracted students across gram will start at 4 pm. This attraction for the female buy- ent parts of the country have buyers and this year too peo- with a liberal and practical other crops like moong, urad, Manohar Dubey and members the globe for its well respected session will continue till 6 pm. ers. Last but not the least the arrived in the mela to display ple take a good pleasure of the approach. He said that there cotton etc. have also been of the central team were pre- standard of teaching. As an This session will be open to all home decoration items are yet and sale their products. These handloom materials being are reports of loss of soybean received. He expected the cen- sent in the meeting. international student planning for free. another reason for the shopa- artisans earn the profit of sale exhibited there. + #  # &7         '#R       *-.1    $     2     2 (Civil), Finance and Chief Accounts Officer. These    meeting with the Inter- he third meeting of appointments shall go a  2 AMinisterial Central Team TInstitute Body (IB) of long way in effective held under the Chairmanship AIIMS Bhopal was held at the operations in AIIMs iscreants tar- of the Chief Secretary SR Institute on Thursday. In the Bhopal and aid better- Mgeted a bank Mohanty. The Central Team meeting, President Prof YK ment of patient care and official and stole has been urged to provide Gupta along with members amenities to general pub- her mobile phone assistance of Rs 6,621 crore viz Vivek K Tankha, Member lic. worth Rs 20000 on from the National Disaster (Rajyasabha), Ramakant After conclusion of the Punjab Response Fund for the damage Bhargava, Member (Loksabha), the IB Meeting, prizes National Bank caused to the state due to Udai Pratap Singh, College Building. The Member were distributed to the winners promises under extreme rains and floods. Member (Loksabha), Sunil Secretary, Prof Sarman Singh, of various competitions held Bairagarh police Out of 149.35 lakh hectares Sharma, Joint Secretary, Director, AIIMS Bhopal sub- under Swachhata Pakhwada. station on Wednesday. In the initial investigation of Kharif crop in the state, MoHFW, Shiv Shekhar Shukla, mitted a report on various As environmental friendly ges- According to the police, the police have started to check the 60.52 lakh hectares have been Principal Secretary, MP activities and achievements of ture in the Institute, the victim Monica Aswani was in footages of CCTV of the bank damaged. This has affected government at Mantralaya on Women and Child Government, Dr GK Rath, AIIMS Bhopal. Members of IB planted saplings her branch and kept her mobile which would help in establish- about 55.36 lakh farmers. Wednesday. The Central Team Development were damaged. Head of DBRAIRCH, AIIMS, The Members of the IB in the AIIMS premises. On this phone over her work place ing the identity of the accused. About 11,000 km roads have was informed that 1348.3 MM Similarly, 2,923 buildings of New Delhi, Dr Sita Naik, thoroughly discussed various occasion Shramdeep Sinha, which was stolen by miscreants. The victim works with Punjab been damaged in the state. rainfall was recorded in the Rural Development and 2,398 Professor (Retd), Dr Maya matters relating to the Institute (IRS) Dy Director Police said that the victim National Bank and is posted at About 18,604 electric poles as state during a period from structures related to water sup- Chansoria, Professor (Retd) and took decisions for better- (Administration), Dr Arneet had gone for some in the Bairagarh branch and her well as transformers and 1.2 June 01 to September 30, which ply were damaged. Along with and Dr Shrimant Kumar, ment of patient care services. Arora, Dean (Academics), Dr branch and when she returned mobile phone was stolen while lakh houses have also been is 43 percent more than the this, the buildings of the DGHS representative were pre- The members expressed satis- Manisha Shrivastava, Medical the mobile phone was stolen. at work. damaged by the excessive rains average rainfall. As many as 20 Department of Health, Water sent. faction on the progress made Superintendent, Jitendra The victim searched for the Meanwhile, agriculture and floods. districts of the state are affect- Resources have also been The Members of the by the Institute during last Saxena, Superintending mobile phone but failed to equipments worth Rs 25000 Mohanty urged the Centre ed by the excessive rainfall. Due affected. Repairs of damaged Institute Body visited AIIMS year. Engineer, Benny Abhraham, find it and later approached the were stolen from a farm house to provide immediate assis- to heavy rains, about 75,000 buildings will require Rs Hospital in the morning. The IB approved the rec- Registrar, Gaurav Dwivedi, police to lodge complaint. under Ratibad police station tance to the state and take the people were evacuated to the 2285.88 crore. During the visit, the IB inau- ommendations made by the Senior Administrative Officer, The police have registered area on Wednesday. The victim situation in the state as a seri- relief camps and other safe In the same order, assis- gurated the Digital OPD Selection Committee in respect Soumya Anie Tripathi, PPS to a case under section 379 of the Rakesh Singh lodged com- ous disaster. places and about 289 relief tance of Rs 3,742 crore to Registration Counter and the of appointments to various Director, Nagendra Saraswat, IPC and have started further plaint after he found that water The Inter-Ministerial Team camps were organised. compensate damage caused to “Sanitary Pad Vending posts viz Deputy Medical Exe. Engineer, Vishal Kumar investigation. Police suspects motor pump and other equip- led by the Joint Secretary of It was informed in the crops, Rs 579.96 crore to com- Machine” in IPD of the Superintendent, Senior Gupta, Administrative Officer that the victim was tracked and ments were stolen from his Union Home Ministry SK meeting that 19,958 buildings pensate damaged houses and Hospital under the aegis of Dietician, Accounts Officer, and other senior faculty mem- later when the victim left her farm. Police have registered a Shahi after visiting the 15 dis- of School Education and Tribal life and property and Rs 13.44 Swachhta Pakhwada. Later on, Law Officer, Chief Medical bers and officers, para-medical work place the miscreants case under section 379 of the tricts of the state, held a meet- Affairs Department as well as crore for disaster relief etc the third IB Meeting was held Record Officer, FMT faculty, Sr staff and large number of escaped with the mobile phone. IPC and started investigation. ing with the officials of the state 17 thousand 106 buildings of have been demanded. in the Board Room of Medical Analyst, Executive Engineer employees were present. $/2#* &   . !! %! 6 + + ++   #'& # & .4%) !!P + +    3  !%4%    s many as 17 Acows died of     hree missing children of starvation after  2 TPithampur police station they were locked area were found with prompt inside a deserted rilliant roller action in the time frame of 2 school building Bskating players hours to 1 week. The first case in a village of Masooma Fatima is of a 14 years girl Ruby Dabra tehsil in and Syeda Tayyaba (Name changed), who had left Gwalior district. Fatima met Sports home after getting annoyed The incident and Youth Welfare from her mother as she want- swept wave of Director SL ed to celebrate her birthday anger among the Thoussen here on with her friends outside the locals and gau Thursday. house. rakshaks but it is Bhopal-Sports After her mother refused yet to be found and Youth Welfare and scolded her, she quietly left home and went to Gujarat. tracked him from Ujjain rail- as who had Madhya Pradesh home and reached Bhopal by Police recovered Mona from way station in 2 hours after the locked these animals without no folder and water available assured them of probe and per- Director S.L. Thoussen met Championship 2019 that was train. The parents reported to Gujarat and brought her to report. food and water inside the and a single room was formed proper burial of the Skating players Syeda held at Shirdi Maharashtra. It police and after the report Pithampur. TI Pithampur building. crammed with 17 cows, all of dead animals. Tayyaba Fatima and was organised by the Roller within 2 hours police tracked In the same way, a 15 year Chandrabhan Singh Chadaar Taking strong note of the them died due to asphyxiation. Animal Husbandry Masooma Fatima at the city Skating Federation of India. her at Bhopal railway station old boy Pappu went missing as told The Pioneer that it is the incident animal husbandry Police claimed that the Minister Lakhan Singh termed stadium. Thoussen praised Masooma Fatima is being and with the help of railway while returning from the foot- clear instruction of SP Dhar minister Lakhan Singh has cows where locked for around the act highly insensitive and in thier brilliant performance in trained under coach Sajid police police brought her home. ball play ground which was Aditya Pratap Singh and SDOP ordered a probe into the inci- a week and had nothing to eat, human. The Minister claimed various roller skating cham- Khan at TT Nagar stadium. In the second case, a 17 located near the railway station. Pithampur Ajay Jain as the dent. due to which they died. After that the matter would be pionships. 14-year-old skater Masooma years tribal girl Mona name He felt the nature call and he Pithampur is an big industrial Police said, the incident the foul smell of the cows’ bod- probed and anyone found It is to be noted that Fatima has won 82 medals in changed who was residing with climbed the bogie of the pas- area and thousands of peoples was reported from Samudan ies spread, the locals opened guilty would not be spared. Masooma bagged a bronze various national, state, divi- her parents in Pithampur as she senger train on the railway sta- comes from different states village of Dabra in Gwalior dis- the door to find cows dead. Besides, Chief Minister medal in ths CBSE Roller sion and district level skating and her parents were engaged tion to use the bathroom of the with their families to trict. However after the matter Kamal Nath also tweeted his Skating Championship West competitions. in labour work left the house passenger train. Pithampur industrial area for The villagers believe that came to light , the panicked disappointment and sadness Zone 2019. The champi- Congratulating them on after a dispute with her parents When still he was in bath- working in factories and vari- any local farmer hassled with local administration started over the incident. An enquiry onship was played recently. the success of the outstand- as the parents were forcing her room the train moved and he ous antisocial elements in form persistent intrusion of cattle burying the cows but Gau has been ordered and guilty It is also noteworthy that ing players Sports Minister to marry. Mona didn’t like the reached to Ujjain in the mov- of laboures also move in inside the farm might have Rakshak got a whiff and creat- would not be spared from Tayyaba has bagged a silver Jitu Patwari wished luck groom and she refused to ing train. The parents after no Pithampur industrial area so locked these cows inside the ed a ruckus on the spot. stringent action, said the chief medal in the demo competi- Masooma and Tayyaba for marry and when her parents information of him late night the police is on high alert to school room. Since, there was Afterwards the administration minister. tion at the National Skating thier bright future. scolded her she quietly left the reported to police. Police track the missing children.

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In this presentation, hief Minister Kamal Nath the audience also got an Chas said that whatever the he 'National Putul opportunity to hear the real problems and suggestions of TSamaroh' is being organ- recorded voice of Mahatma the Pithampur Industrial area ised at the Madhya Pradesh Gandhi. are, the Government has Tribal Museum showcasing The time limit for this already initiated action on 80 various styles of puppet art. presentation was about 1 hour. percent of its points. He said In the event held here on This presentation was direct- that the government is wake- Thursday, Mithilesh Dubey ed by Mithilesh Dubey. The ful that a conducive environ- (Banaras) along with his fel- rods control them in puppet ment for the industry should low artists performed 'Mohan style with a puppet cast stick be made and they should not Se Mahatma' in the sticks from behind the screen. It is face problem in their work. effigy style on the Muktakash mainly popular style of On the eve of the Manch of the Eastern India. During the ‘Magnificent Madhya Pradesh’ museum. presentation, Mithilesh Summit, Kamal Nath was youth. Every complaint and expressed gratitude to the The performance was Dubey, Anil Kumar, Suraj holding the discussions with suggestion of the new Chief Minister that they have about Mohan is a normal boy, Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, Vishal the representatives of the investors and existing indus- been heard seriously for the who is like a normal child in Kumar, Harsh Ram and Harsh Pithampur Industrial tries will be taken on priority. first time and on several points reading, writing, speaking and mesmerized the audience with Association at the Brilliant The Chief Minister expected of their memorandum, the in all kinds of activities. But their artistic puppet handling     2 her house and offered her to family and later approached Convention Centre in Indore from the Pithampur Industrial Government has already ini- still he emerges as a great per- skills. sweets which he brought after Shahjehanabad police and on Thursday. Association that it will apprise tiated action. son of the twentieth century. On October 18, hahjehanabad police have offering Pooja. The victim lodged complaint on Nath said that the gov- him of its complaints and sug- The Chairman of In this presentation centered Pradeepnath Tripathi Sbooked a miscreant who who is a resident of DIG bun- Wednesday. ernment has already initiated gestions from time to time. Pithampur Industrial on 'Mohan to Mahatma' it is (Lucknow) will stage 'Lavkush sedated and raped a 49-year- galow area used to work with After the preliminary action on the memorandum The President of Association Ajay Shivekari told that Mohan who always and Aladdin' in the sticks old woman Ravi Das colony; the accused but left the job investigation the police regis- given today by the Pithampur Pithampur Industrial presented a memento to the walks on his values ??'truth effigy style with his fellow a complaint was made by vic- two years ago was acquainted tered a case under sections Industrial Association. He fur- Association Dr. Gautam Chief Minister on behalf of the and non-violence'. artists. On October 19, tim on Wednesday. with the accused and was not 376 and 506 of the IPC. Police ther said that points and sug- Kothari, while handing over association. The Chief It is because of walking on Mohammed Shamim will Navdeep Sharma who aware of the ill intents of him said that the crime record of gestions should be brought to the 22 points memorandum to Minister was also presented values ??that Mohan becomes stage 'Gulliver Travel and Our works as ward boy at Berasia and took sweets which were the accused would be investi- his notice, the Government the Chief Minister, said that with a portrait of Gandhi Ji on a Mahatma and Mahatma Circus' with his fellow artists hospital was booked for sex- sedated and after having gated. will act on them with priority number of decisions have been the occasion of 150th Birth Gandhi has inspired the whole in the style of sticks and ually assaulting victim after sweets she went unconscious The accused went and gradually the problems taken in his eight months Anniversary as memento. The world to follow the path of thread effigies. On the last day sedating her on Tuesday. The and later she was raped. After absconding after he got infor- will be resolved by incorpo- short tenure, that have encour- Chief Secretary SR Mohanty, morality. In this presentation, of the ceremony, on October victim was sexually assaulted she regained conscious mation of complaint against rating all those suggestions. aged the industry and Principal Secretary Industry the artists staged Mahatma 20, the Bharatiya Lok Kala on Tuesday when she had accused threatened her of life him. Victim was not in a Nath further said that we investors. He also congratu- Rajesh Rajoura, Managing Gandhi's journey from child- Mandal (Udaipur) will stage gone for cleaning her house at and escaped the spot. position to lodged complaint wanted to create an environ- lated the Chief Minister Kamal Director MPSIDC Vinod hood to death with his artis- 'Ramayana and Kabuliwala' in Ravi Das colony. The victim managed to as she was under the influence ment for the development of Nath in this regard. 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7*#    R&  &                *&     '() 81#&        2  9999 overnor Lalji Tandon has    Gasked the universities of   2 From Page 1 the state to come forward to Martyred Head Constable Vijay Bhan Singh, born in 1968, guide the society. He has said wo wanted joined the BSF in 1990 and is survived by two sons. Singh hailed that it is necessary to have Tcriminals car- from Chamaroli Sadupur, Siklwabad under Firozabad district of cleanliness in the system and rying reward of Rs Uttar Pradesh. environment. Basic efforts for 5000 each were The incident has shocked the BSF as relations between the building a new system should nabbed by two forces that guard the 4,096-km long international border have be given priority, only then will Parwalia police been very cordial and no bullet has been fired between them for there be effective progress. and recovered four decades. Prima facie, the incident seems to be an aberration and Tandon was speaking in a motorbikes worth From Page 1 efforts are being made to ensure that the situation does not dete- discussion with the vice-chan- Rs 2 lakh on Wednesday. minor three months ago. The riorate further, sources said. cellors of four universities at The two were wanted in police nabbed Sahir Khan of These are the committed Raj Bhavan on Thursday. case of planning dacoity three Lalaria who works as driver proposals where the industri- Tandon said that universi- months ago. According to the and was involved in kidnap- alists have already begun the ties should be made the centre police, acting on a tip-off, two ping and sexually assaulting a work of establishing their units 6 -     to familiarize students with the solving the global problem of the result of the examination is men were detained who were minor girl in the month of in the state," Mohanty said. practical benefits of new water crisis. Similarly, the pro- delayed, it will be the respon- identified as wanted abscond- August. "Added to them are invest- research and methods in the duction of organic manure sibility of the Vice Chancellor ing accused as Javed Khan In charge of ment proposals worth around +      9$7 field of environmental protec- from campus waste will serve to take action against the con- and Banne Khan of Sehore. Teelajamalpura police SI DP Rs 74,260 crore, where the tion and economic develop- as compost for the plants. cerned and declare the result During the investigation, Singh said that the main investors have already identi-     2 ment. The universities must Sufficient funds will also be on time. If this does not hap- police recovered four bikes accused Nadeem kidnapped fied land for starting their present a model of self- available to meet the future pen, the Chancellor will be from their possession. In the the victim with Sahir Khan units and have also completed tate government wants to provide better base for investment reliance. He said that extensive needs of the university without held responsible. month of August police failed who was nabbed on Thursday other related processes. We Sof industries and is committed to provide all possible facili- plantation should be carried any expenditure. Tandon said that the chan- a dacoity bid but the two from Lalaria. Nadeem was expect the conversion rate of ties to industries with jobs to ensure inclusive development of out in the campus. The Governor has cau- cellors would have to take ini- accused managed to escape. nabbed on September 11 and these proposals to be over 75 the state said Chief Minister Kamal Nath at the Business Leader Planting saplings of trees tioned the universities that in tiative for the academic envi- Police started to search for the girl was rescued but Sahir per cent and are hopeful of of Madhya Pradesh programme in the state capital on Thursday. for commercial purpose on the new academic year, the ronment. Their motivation two and later a cash reward of remained absconding who was around 1.08 lakh employment Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation (NHDC) protected land will be an only criteria for review would will influence teachers and Rs 5000 each was declared for nabbed after police received being generated once they are was awarded with best Public Sector Undertaking (PSU). Chief investment for future financial be decision and its adherence. students. He said that it is providing the information of information that he was trying actualized on ground. In total, Minister Kamalnath presented the award to NHDC MD AK needs. Later, the university He said that the problems and mandatory to maintain clean- the two absconding accused. to escape from his home in we expect near guaranteed Mishra at the event. will receive a large amount of needs of universities have been liness in the system along with Meanwhile, Lalaria. Police have regis- investments worth over Rs Director of IIM Indore Professor Himanshu Rai, Partner and funds. Similarly, the use of resolved. It should be ensured the campus. Not conducting an Teelajamalpura police have tered a case under sections 366, 1.05 lakh crore by March 2020, Leader Smart City PWC India SN Murthy, President Madhya solar energy will also save now itself as to who will be audit is like not justifying nabbed a 21-year-old abscond- 376 (2), 506 and 34 of the IPC which is likely to lead to 2.10 Pradesh CII Radhyasharan Goswami selected the winner among electricity. Water conservation responsible for not getting expenditure. This is a serious ing accused who was involved and section 5 and 6 of the lakh-plus employment,” he 1000 companies in 9 categories based on quantitative and qual- works will pave the way for outcome. He said that now if economic crime. in kidnapped and raped a POCSO Act. added. itative evaluation.    """            From Page 1 However, the new deal continues to hang in the balance as it remains to be seen if Johnson would have the required num- ,05 rival Inderjt Dahiya of Indian Tirath) and two void votes Ramesh Kumar Rana of stituencies namely Narnaund vote in the elections, the state bers in Parliament to get it through. He is faced with an open 5 3  National Lok Dal in 2014 were cast in favour of the peti- Samta Party by just 11 votes and Rohat had recorded the has also registered record revolt by the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), assembly polls, still remains tioner, Inderjit. on Gharaunda assembly con- lowest victory margin i.e 38 highest victory margins. which supports his Conservative Party Government in the n Haryana, the State afresh in people’s mind. After the deduction of stituency in the 1996 assem- votes each in 1991 assembly BJP’s Umesh Aggarwal, Commons. IAssembly polls have wit- Winning ‘by a whisker’, Jai the void votes from their bly elections. polls. Congress’ Hukam Singh who has been denied ticket to “We’ve got a great new deal that takes back control,” Johnson nessed victories with vote Tirath had entered the books tally, valid votes polled by the Gharaunda assembly seat had managed to taste the vic- re-contest from Gurgaon tweeted, just before heading to Brussels to join other EU lead- margins as low as 0.008 per- of records for lowest margin returned candidate were in the state has an exception tory against his rival Janata assembly constituency had ers for the crucial summit. cent and as high as 64.05 per- victory but his election vic- 36,694 and the votes polled by of witnessing three election Party’s Mohinder Singh in recorded highest ever win- Juncker took to Twitter to say, “Where there is a will, there cent. tory became controversial the petitioner were 36,698.” victories with lowest mar- Rohat assembly constituency ning margin of 84095 votes in is a #deal — we have one! It’s a fair and balanced agreement for The small state of only recently with the Punjab Another instance of low- gins in various elections so while JP’s Verender Singh Haryana assembly polls. the EU and the UK and it is testament to our commitment to Haryana, which goes to and Haryana High Court est victory margin in Haryana far. INLD’s candidate Rekha had defeated Congress’ He was polled 106106 find solutions.” assembly polls on October 21, declaring his election as ‘void’. was witnessed in 1982 assem- Rana had defeated indepen- Jaswant Singh from Narnaund votes against his INLD’s rival In a letter recommending the deal to European Council showcases an interesting Interestingly, the HC ver- bly polls when the BJP’s can- dent Jai Pal Sharma by just 21 by 38 votes. In 2009 elections, Gopi Chand Gahlot in 2014 President Donald Tusk, Juncker wrote: “It is high time to com- trend of electoral contests dict came at the fag end of Jai didate Bhagmal (20981 votes) votes from the constituency in the lowest victory margin assembly elections. plete the withdrawal process and move on, as swiftly as possi- going right down to the wire Tirath’s term in September had won by just 10 votes 2005 assembly polls. Similarly was recorded in Dadri con- Making his poll debut ble, to the negotiation on the European Union’s future partner- and also, witnessing widest when the Election against his Congress rival in 1968, Haryana’s Gharaunda stituency, from where from Karnal assembly seat in ship with the United Kingdom.” victory margins. Commission had already Parbhu Ram (20971 votes) assembly constituency had Haryana Janhit Congress’s 2014, Manohar Lal Khattar, Both leaders have urged their respective Parliaments, in the The classic case of ‘closest declared the October 21 from Sadhaura (SC) assembly seen closest contest, with the Satpal had defeated his rival Chief Minister of Haryana UK and EU, to back the new deal - which is heavily similar to election’ in Rai assembly con- Haryana Assembly polls. The seat. Bharatiya Jan Sangh’s Randhir Rajdeep of INLD by 145 had registered victory in style the agreement struck by Johnson’s predecessor Theresa May. stituency (Sonipat district) Court had stated, “It has been Yet another interesting Singh snatching the seat from votes. by recording second highest The crucial difference lies in the missing controversial back- from where Congress MLA proved that nine void votes case is of Bharatiya Janata Swatantra party’s Rulya Ram While the lowest victory victory margin of 63773 votes stop, which hard Brexiteers had opposed as a threat of being tied Jai Tirath Dahiya had won by were cast in favour of the Party candidate Ramesh, who by just 12 votes. margins clearly outline the against an independent can- to EU rules long after Brexit. just three votes against his returned candidate (Jai had defeated his ‘namesake’ Two assembly con- importance of every single didate Jai Parkash Gupta. & 1 #

ing LPG cylinder in the state transfer the teachers to the can apply and it is assured that place of their choice. This will the LPG would be provided to make them happy and they will him in a matter of 48 hours. He devote much attention to their further stepped forward and work, which, in-turn will said that since it is the festival strengthen the education sys- of lights on 27th, if any appli- tem. cation of LPG is not taken care CM Manoharlal said that of, he will take the official con- the BJP government in state is cerned to task on 28th itself. working in the direction to CM said that there are 300 enhance the income of the end points of the water drains farmers to double. He said that that carries the water to fields. if the people of Haryana want Nothing happened in the last 48 to witness the growth of the years. However, in the rule of state continuing in future also, BJP the matter was taken on they should vote to BJP only. priority and now all these three points are getting water.  ,  He said that his govern- 0  ment is committed to provide 5 water and electricity to every ountering BJP''s national- field. Comparing the commit- Cism pitch in the Haryana ment towards social good, Assembly polls, former chief Khattar informed the gathering minister Hooda says the  5 3  that Unemployment is the as well as for the MLAs of other that while the BJP government Congress is the party which of the Congress. Based on the promises, but it has not even who has resigned from the biggest issue and has increased parties. in Haryana has announced secured Independence and it support the party is getting, I fulfilled even one and because party can go anywhere he wants hey are the show stoppers 10 times to 28 per cent, high- Drawing the attention of 7900 people centric schemes in was under its rule that Pakistan believe a Congress government of this all sections be it farmers, and support anybody. Tfor their respective parties est in the country. He says no the gathering towards the per- its five year tenure, Congress split into two. Hooda said the is going to be formed in traders, officials, labourers -- are The veteran leader also BJP and Congress—Manohar new industry is coming up formance of his government, made only 6000 announce- October 21 assembly polls are Haryana," he said. not happy," the senior Congress dismissed the "Modi factor" in Lal Khattar and Bhupinder and the government is busy in Khattar said that in the state ments that too in a direct fight On BJP aggressively raising leader said. polls, saying people are talking Singh Hooda—in Haryana and event management. there have been governments of the period of ten ASSEMBLY between the the abrogation of Article 370 in "Everyone is a nationalist. about the failures of the they are leaving nothing to many parties including some of years. Regarding Congress and the Jammu and Kashmir in the Who is not a nationalist in this Haryana government and the chance as they intensify their 2, ) 0  the alliance governments, but if actual implemen- POLL BJP in the Haryana state polls, Hooda said, "As far country? My father was a nation- achievements of his govern- campaign ahead of the October     the comparison is made in the tation 80 per cent polls as both the JJP as Article 370 is concerned, the alist, my grandfather was a free- ment between 2005-14. "People 21 elections.  1 development of the state these of all the and the INLD have whole country knows about my dom fighter. It was the Congress will not get diverted, they are Khattar on Thursday hief Minister Khattar, five years would certainly be announcements become "irrelevant". views. But it is not an election that secured independence for intelligent," he asserted. addressed as many as eight Cspeaking at a Vijay Sankalp leaving behind the performance made reached Hooda''s issue as it has now become a the country," he said. Highlighting the promises rallies starting from 10.20 am to Rally in Mahendragarh to sup- of the previous governments in actual implemen- remarks dismissing law." It is the law of the land and When asked if he could be made by his party in its mani- 9.30 pm from various parts of port party candidate Sitaram 48 years. He said that we have tation and others the Jannayak Janta nobody is opposing it, the two- the next chief minister of the festo, Hooda said loans of farm- the State including Ateli, Yadav said that on forming the changed the meaning of politics to be followed Party and the Indian time chief minister said, adding state, Hooda evaded a direct ers will be waived. Hooda said, Loharu, Kiloi, Pundri, Siwan, government in Haryana, all altogether. Corruption has been soon. National Lok Dal as having "no that there is only one issue now answer, saying the aim right "Unemployment is the biggest Kaithal, Asandh and Karnal. the MLAs of 90 constituencies totally removed from the state Accusing the congress role" post polls comes after and that is establishing peace in now is to form a Congress gov- issue. Unemployment rate that In his rallies, Chief Minister were asked to make a list of and the poor man is living a party for shattering the educa- Congress' former Haryana unit Kashmir. ernment. was at 2.8 per cent has increased Khattar is focussing on equal development projects they wish comfortable life in the state. tion system in the state, CM president Ashok Tanwar On the BJP making nation- "In national parties, the 10 times to 28 per cent, high- development of state without to execute in their areas with- He said that while the con- said that one of the major rea- announced his support for alism and Article 370 its main sitting chief minister is the est in the country. No new any regional discrimination in a range of Rs five crores. gress party kept shouting slo- sons of the debacle of system Dushyant Chautala-led JJP. poll plank, he said, "Congress ke face. And in the case of some- industry is coming up. The gov- claiming that even opposition Since, the allocation was made gans of “Garibi Hatao” it actu- was that the teachers were not On BJP’s claims of getting samay mein toh Pakistan ke do one who is not the sitting CM, ernment is busy in event man- leaders are astonished the way without any discrimination, all ally never worked in this direc- happy with the transfer policy 75 plus seats in the 90-member tukde ho gaye the (Under the the MLAs and the high com- agement." Hitting out at development in Haryana has the opposition leaders were tion. In fact, they should have of the congress government. He assembly, Hooda said, "Hawa Congress rule, Pakistan split mand decide. This is true for Haryana Chief Minister taken place in the last five surprised on the way of work- taken steps to educate the poor said that in Congress regime, palat chuki hai (the wind has into two). This (Article 370) is both the Congress and the Manohar Lal Khattar for his years. ing of this government. Even so that they can try to explore any teacher not casting vote to changed direction)." The not an issue." BJP," he asserted. remarks against Sonia Gandhi On the other hand, the supporters and volunteers employment opportunities. He Congress was transferred to Congress'' election manage- "The issues for electing On people at rallies saying recently, Hooda said a person Congress Legislative Party of BJP were surprised because said the government has pro- some remote area. On the con- ment committee chief also Members of Parliament were he is their CM choice, he sitting in a position of respon- leader and former chief minis- no one had earlier seen this vided LPG gas in 9 lakhs house- trary, the BJP government has asserted that his party would get different while the issues of remarked that it was "people''s sibility should make responsi- ter Bhupinder Singh Hooda model of development. He said holds. He said that in spite of made necessary changes to the an "absolute majority" and form these polls are different... local sentiments". ble comments. Anyone making addressed around half dozen that the policy of development code of conduct being in force transfer and posting policy in the next government. issues are important. The BJP Dismissing Tanwar''s back- irresponsible statements should rallies in the state emphasising was equal for the people of BJP at present, still anyone not hav- which the basic principle is to "There is a wave in favour government had made 154 ing to the JJP, he said a person be condemned, he added.   !"# $%&!'()*+   

      2&345 2. :2:6*  &/..& 5 6   ++  :;< , , 0 *  ;   %,     6  )           and deploy their troops. The digital format will also  %=4     end of next year, on its own. nion Home Minister Amit help in ensuring that a large Shah played down the UShah has directed the grievance of personnel regard-     uestions raised by some of unease in the alliance, saying it Central paramilitary forces ing their transfer and posting Qthe BJP leaders in is natural for some differences including CRPF, BSF, ITBP to a place near to their parents he Devendra Fadnavis 3 ! % + recently over the party not to crop up at the local level and and others to undertake a or family home will be TGovernment in N H)5 !! taking leadership in the State that this is an indication of a mega manpower planning and addressed up to a limit, he said. Maharashtra has "fulfiled over #!  3  and playing a second fiddle to healthy alliance. ensure that around 7 lakh stable gets to stay with his fam- The forces have been given 96 per cent of the promises" !+2% the JDU were unambiguously repeatedly criticising the Bihar 'Matbhed' (difference of jawans get to spend at least 100 ily for about 100 days, they said. a deadline of two months to made by the party in its 2014  !   set aside by the BJP president Government for its "inept" opinion) has not changed into days with their families in a The directive, when imple- implement the direvtive. Assembly elections manifesto, !! I!#!I$ Amit Shah, who, on Thursday, handling of water-logging in 'manbhed' (change of heart), he year. mented, will ensure that the According to reports, an the BJP claimed on Thursday 2.!!I!CI affirmed that the JDU-BJP several parts of Patna following said.JDU has been on an Shah was given a presen- jawans will be posted to their average jawan spends 75 days asserting that good Governance $ !B#! $ alliance would contest heavy rainfall to which he also uneasy term with the BJP after tation last month about the nearest units and they can with his family in the BSF. has been the cornerstone of the 2% !N! H Assembly polls together under received an acid retort from the it opted out from the Modi functioning of the Forces in the travel and stay with their fam- Similar situation prevails in ruling dispensation.  )25   B the leadership of incumbent JDU leaders who sought him to Government for it not includ- Ministry, following which he ilies when there are no opera- other forces due to lack of Releasing a report by the IJ H!! Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. mind his own central Ministry. ing two of its leaders in the directed that the deployment tional exigencies, an official reserve component and con- Public Policy Research Centre !#!<  =$2.! Shah asserted that their "The JD(U)-BJP alliance is union cabinet and making details of the troops of these said. tinuous deployment. Lack of (PPRC), which analysed imple- !!C$ !B alliance is "atal" (firm) and that 'atal'. Both parties will go to the space for only one cabinet forces should be "digitised" so The forces' chiefs have family connect has been attrib- mentation of the BJP's 2014 2.!<#! it will fight the Bihar Assembly elections together and we will berth for its alliance partner. that better manpower ratio- been asked to assess and pre- uted to one of the many reasons assembly elections manifesto,  + !=!# elections next year under fight under the leadership of JDU has also not been backing nalisation can be done, officials pare reports of their addition- putting the jawans under stress. days before the polling in the  $!$ Kumar. Nitish Kumar. This is clear as triple talaq bill and objected to said. al manpower so that the over- Stressed out jawans also. At state, BJP vice-president Vinay +)I!  A section of BJP leaders far as Bihar is concerned," the criminalization clause in it. The Union Home Ministry all deployment of a paramili- times, tend to indulge in frat- Sahasrabuddhe said the BJP-led  )! N H! from Bihar pitched for Kumar Shah told a news channel. The discord between the two has now asked all the Directors tary unit is not affected. Unlike ricidal incidents even leading to government gave the State sta- #  N H making way for a BJP leader at He was asked if the BJP is had at one time set off specu- General of the Forces to under- the paper file format, digitized casualties. bility which created an envi- ! B the helm in the State. Union considering fighting the State lations of Kumar again drifting take the exercise and implement data will make force head- The move will give a sig- ronment for unleashing the Minister Giriraj Singh has been election, slated to be held by the to the opposition camp. a regime where a jawan or a con- quarters' job easier to to rotate nificant relief to the jawans. economic transformation.  7   . 0 3  4 # $%&' (')% <4=!##  ,*C $     9 7   #      !! %   #4    !!$%!)  11,05 In the current fiscal, NHAI Gadkari led Ministry for for model on build-operate-trans-   " 4!B4       has set a target of constructing unplanned and excessive fer (toll) basis. The stretches   "#  %#!!3C'($ A 4,200 kms of roads and award- expansion of roads by declar- have been selected after con- +    5C,E !#$B! n the wake of funds crunch ing projects of cumulative ing state highways as national sultations with bidders in     Kapil Sibal accused ED and the $$!%3C Ihitting major road projects, 6,000 kms. The Ministry has highways which ultimately States including Haryana, Government for cleverly tim- '($ $ the Road Ministry has asked projected a revenue deficit of impacted the central exchequer. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu,   he trial court on Thursday ing up the ED arrest to settle ##       the Central road making over 37,000 crore to the Ministry sources said West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Tsent former Finance Minister political vendetta. He said that !! B3C'( agency NHAI (National finance ministry. NHAI has initiated discussions Madhya Pradesh. New Delhi: A Hindu party P Chidambaram to seven days of ED even told the court that ! $%  Highways Authority of India) According to the Ministry, with the Indian Institutes of This exercise is NHAI's Thursday sought action from custody of Enforcement they don't want to arrest ,E'7 4 to explore reducing the road per-kilometre cost of devel- Technology (IITs) for research attempt at reviving the BOT the Bar Council against senior Directorate in the INX Media Chidambaram few weeks back % H! $ # )4C infrastructure construction oping a two-lane highway was and development to bring down model of construction. Under advocate Rajeev Dhavan, rep- bribery case. This visibly upset when former Finance Minister ,7 +B costs through new technology between 11- 12 crore, while the cost of road construction BOT, private players build, resenting Muslim litigants in Chidambaram, who would have filed a surrender application. and innovative means in a bid four-lane highway was around with improved quality. operate and maintain the road the Ayodhya case, for his "high- to spend the time in the Tughlak Solicitor General Tushar   5  to make projects financially 30 crore per km till three IITs will do a comprehen- for a specified period of time ly unethical act" of tearing the Road police station lock-up Mehta countered that the %,8  viable. years ago and this costing has sive study on the alternative before transferring the asset pictorial map purportedly room during the ED's custody as accused person doesn't decide  K.#%5 The moves comes after cumulatively gone up by 30 environment friendly methods back to the Government. In showing the birthplace of Lord the agency has no custody room the timings of the investigating !!$! Road Transport and Highways percent. for road and highway con- the case of HAM, the central Ram during the Supreme facilities. Chidambaram thus agencies. He said that ED's case ##$;#3# Minister Nitin Gadkari in a "The Minister assured us structions and simultaneous- Government bears 40 per cent Court hearing on sought air conditioning facility is different from CBI and the   !5  review meeting last week sug- (officers) there is no dearth of ly maintaining the quality. In of the project cost and the Wednesday. and even requested that he be agency was preparing to get $%##  gested the Ministry and NHAI funds for projects, and even the last couple of years con- remaining amount is arranged One of the factions of the sent to CBI's custody room. some statements from crucial  $!C officials to ponder over the long-term financial institu- struction cost has increased by by the developer. All India Hindu Mahasabha The Special Court Judge witnesses to confront #$%);# $  idea of rationalising the con- tions are willing to lend to the almost 30 percent by the given The Centre has made fund (AIHM) wrote to the Bar Ajay Kumar Kuhar, however, Chidambaram regarding the <; =B )%#! struction costs. authority and don't get de- materials, substances and allocation to NHAI for works Council of India condemning rejected the demand and money laundering. ;!!0 +  According to official motivated by baseless rumours methods in practice now under the Bharatmala Project Dhavan's action on the con- approved other requests like Mehta objected to  !!)! sources, in an effort to boost with no substance. He To keep up with the pace and the money will come cluding day of the 40-day provision of home-cooked food, Chidamabram's demand for air ! the morale of officials involved (Gadkari) shared that that of highway development of 40 from the Central Road hearing in the Ram- western toilet and medicine etc conditioning facility in ED cus- ##!$!C 55 in highway constructions, PMO is in full cooperation and km a day the road Ministry Infrastructure Fund (CRIF), Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land to the former Finance Minister tody and said that they should %#!#A! Gadkari conveyed them to that they want delivery," said sources said that projects Permanent Bridges Fee Fund dispute case before a who has to be in the ED's cus- provide all security and has no $C ;#3# focus on delivering projects the official. spread across 10 states will (PBFF) and Monetisation of 5-judge Constitution bench tody till October 24. objection in allowing home !!  !$ rather than getting stuck in The PMO in August this now come up on the public- National Highways Fund headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Arguing for cooked food and meeting of ! !$!! procedures. year had questioned the private partnership (PPP) (MNHF). Gogoi. PTI Chidambaram, noted lawyer family members. %!B  *          * +,-, #    #&        5     population residing perma-        nently or temporarily in forest aced with an ambitious tar- ecosystem in relation to malar- '& + Fget to end malaria by 2030, ia transmission and vector con- #  $ the Union Health Ministry is trol interventions. looking towards researchers to Studies on community New Delhi: The Supreme and had ordered a CBI probe New Delhi: The Supreme His name was recom- help address gaps and behavior, accessibility and uti- Court Collegium has recom- and an inquiry by the Patna Court Collegium has recom- mended to replace the then challenges to tackle the lization of current vector con- mended the transfer of Patna district judge into how a former mended elevation of two high Chief Justice of Madras High vector-borne disease. trol operations under the High Court judge Rakesh IAS officer, whom he had court judges — Justice Ravi Court V K Tahilramani, who For instance, it has asked national programme, includ- Kumar, who had recently denied anticipatory bail in a Ranjan and Justice Mohammad was transferred to the the researchers to conduct ing study of logistic supply courted controversy following corruption case last year, was Rafiq — as the chief Meghalaya High Court. studies on the changing behav- chain. his stinging observations over granted regular bail by a trial justices of the Jharkhand and However, she refused to go iour of mosquito vectors such The ICMR is also looking alleged corruption in the judi- court. Meghalaya High Courts there and tendered her as feeding and resting behav- towards development and test- ciary, to the Andhra Pradesh Justice Kumar had also respectively. resignation which was accept- iour, to find out frequency ing of new insecticides and High Court. directed that copies of his While Justice Ranjan is a ed. and level of vector resistance to formulations to increase effi- The Collegium has also August 28 order sitting judge of the The Collegium has also the insecticides that are in use cacy of sprays/LLIN/larviciding recommended transfer of Patna be sent to the Punjab and Haryana recommended the transfer of for malaria vector control in assessment of feasibility and High Court Chief Justice A P Chief Justice of High Court, Justice Tripura High Court Chief high risk and residual trans- cost effectiveness of new vec- Sahi to the Madras High Court India, the apex Rafiq is posted at the Justice Sanjay Karol to Patna mission areas. ly endemic to malaria and ies and tools are being sought tor control strategies/products as its chief justice. court Collegium Rajasthan High High Court as its chief According to the shoulders the burden of two to take the vector headon. that are at the development The apex court Collegium, and the Prime Court. justice. Government, a total of 842,095 major malaria parasites, As the emergence and stage. headed by Chief Justice of Minister's Office The apex court The Collegium also cases and 104 deaths were Plasmodium falciparum and P. spread of drug and insecticide Also, field testing of novel India Ranjan Gogoi, held a besides the Union Collegium, headed approved the proposal for ele- reported in 2017. However, vivax. resistance is undermining the tools such as toxic sugar-bait- meeting this week and decid- Law Ministry. by Chief Justice of vation of advocates Moksha the World Health Organization A senior official from the efficacy of existing tools, the ed traps, endectocides, and ed to recommend the transfer Later, a full India Ranjan Gogoi, Kazmi (Khajuria) and Rajnesh (WHO) in its 2017 Global Indian Council of Medical ICMR is seeking new improved targeted larviciding has been of chief justice Sahi and justice bench of the Patna High Court, decided this in its meeting Oswal as judges of the Jammu Report has put the estimation Research (ICMR) said that a tools and approaches for dis- proposed for interrupting Kumar. headed by Chief Justice A P held on October 15, a state- & Kashmir High Court. at 13.1 million cases and 23,990 programme has been launched ease surveillance, diagnosis, residual (outdoor) transmission "The Supreme Court Sahi, had set aside Justice ment uploaded on the top It also approved the pro- malarial deaths in India for the with an aim to bring the vari- treatment and tackle the vector. or reducing the receptivity. Collegium in its meeting held Kumar's order, terming it as an court website said. posal for elevation of judicial same year. ous stakeholders on a single Proposals have been sought to According to the Ministry, on October 15, 2019, has decid- instance of judicial and admin- The Collegium also rec- officers — Parthivjyoti Saikia In fact, as per the WHO, in platform to identify and pri- conduct studies to assess and nearly 70 per cent malaria ed to recommend transfer of istrative overreach and a com- ommended transfer of and S Hukato Swu — and 2017, five countries accounted oritise research work needed to quantify outdoor/residual cases in India are contributed Justice Rakesh Kumar, Judge, plete nullity. Meghalaya High Court Chief advocate Soumitra Saikia as for nearly half of all malaria meet the target to eliminate the transmission by vectors that by five of 36 States and Union Patna High Court to Andhra Justice Kumar was divest- Justice A K Mittal to the judges of the Gauhati High cases worldwide: Nigeria (25 disease by 2030. feed outdoors or biting early in Territories. These include Pradesh High Court," a state- ed of his judicial work by the Madhya Pradesh High Court as Court. per cent), the Democratic Called Malaria Elimination the evening or are resistant to Odisha (36 per cent), ment uploaded on the apex high court administration on its chief justice. It approved the proposal Republic of the Congo (11 per Research Alliance India insecticides. Chhattisgarh (12 per cent), court website said. the day he had passed the It had earlier recommend- for elevation of judicial officer cent), Mozambique (5 per (MERA India), the programme Also, the researchers have Jharkhand (9 percent), Madhya Justice Kumar had made order. However, a day later his ed that Justice Mittal be trans- Wanlura Diengdoh as a cent)and India and Uganada (4 took off on April 24 under been asked to look into socio- Pradesh (9 per cent) and stinging observation over the judicial work was restored by a ferred to the Madras High judge of the Meghalaya High per cent each). India is high- which various innovative stud- cultural behavior of the human Maharashtra (5 per cent). alleged corruption in judiciary special 11-judge bench. PTI Court as chief justice. Court. PTI 23%! !%! ! .      /01       %  %  !#! ## $ %    ) 2     *   &'(   New Delhi: All postgraduate "The move is aimed at pro- "Satisfactory completion of medical students will have to viding practical experience to this rotation shall be an essen- New Delhi: Pakistan last serve in district hospitals for at future specialists in real-life set- tial condition before the candi- month scrambled two F-16 least three months in order to ting of the country's public date is allowed to appear in the jets in its airspace to intercept )      be eligible to appear in the final health system. Also, this will final examination of the respec- a SpiceJet plane, assuming it to exam, the Board of Governors help address shortage of spe- tive postgraduate course. The be a military aircraft, which was New Delhi: India on Thursday grims," he said. (BoG), vested with the powers cialist doctors in district hos- Ministry of Health is requested heading to Kabul from Delhi asked Pakistan not to insist on Kumar said India has of the Medical Council of India pitals of rural and remote areas, to develop guidelines for the with around 120 passengers, a levying a fee of USD 20 per urged Pakistan not to levy the (MCI), has proposed. and help strengthen services at scheme in partnership with the senior Government official Indian pilgrim and hoped that fee in the interests of devotees, Currently, students pursu- such hospitals," a senior State Government and BoG in said. an agreement to operationalise and also because the opening ing undergraduate medical Government official said. three months," it read. The incident came in the the Kartarpur corridor will be of the corridor is a people-to- courses are attached to prima- The note sent to the Union For the purpose of the backdrop of tension between The SpiceJet pilot was "There was some mix up at inked soon between the two people initiative. ry health centres or urban Health Ministry said all post- proposed programme, a district India and Pakistan that had asked by F-16 pilots to lower the end of Pakistan's Air Traffic countries. "We hope that the health centres for three months graduate students shall under- hospital will be defined broad- escalated after the Indian the altitude and give flight Control (ATC)," the second External Affairs Ministry agreement can be concluded as part of a compulsory rotat- take a rotation in designated ly as a functional public sector Government revoked Jammu & details, the official added. official added. SpiceJet did not Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar and signed in time for the great ing internship. district hospitals/health sys- or publicly-funded hospital of Kashmir's special status on Another senior respond to the query sent by said both India and Pakistan event," said Kumar. The BoG has written to the tem for a period of three about 200 beds or more, with August 5 and bifurcated it into Government official said,"On PTI on this matter. reached an agreement on the Pakistan has been insisting Health Ministry to develop months as a part of the course facilities for specified special- union territories. September 23, Pakistan Pakistan had fully closed its corridor except on the matter on levying the service fee of guidelines for implementation curriculum. ities, designated by the Centre "On the morning of assumed that the SpiceJet flight, airspace on February 26 after of the service fee. USD 20 per pilgrim to meet the of the proposal for postgradu- For postgraduate students or State Governments. September 23, the SpiceJet which had around 120 passen- the Indian Air Force (IAF) "After several rounds of operational costs of the corri- ate students in partnership of community medicine, the Medical colleges, both gov- flight SG 21 left Delhi airport gers, is an Indian Air Force struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed discussion with Pakistan, we dor linking the historic with it and the state govern- requirement can be posting at ernment as well as private, will and was going through plane. Once Pakistan realised (JeM) terrorist training camp in have reached an agreement on Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in ments. It has also sought that primary health centres and place their post-graduates at the Pakistan's airspace to Kabul. that it is commercial flight, the Balakot in retaliation to the all other issues, except the Pakistan's Kartarpur with Dera this provision comes into force field experience in addition to disposal of the government for Pakistan scrambled two F-16 F-16s escorted the SpiceJet Pulwama attack on February 14 matter of service fee. Pakistan Baba Nanak shrine in from the next academic ses- activities at the district hospi- rotation/posting for the dura- planes and intercepted the plane till the Afghanistan air- and fully opened it for all civil- insists on levying a fee of USD Gurdaspur district in sion. tal. tion of the course. PTI flight mid-air," said the official. space." ian traffic on July 16. PTI 20 (approx. 1420) on all pil- Punjab. PTI   !"# $%&!'()*+   $ +    + $+B%L#  N 2   ! %B%L# L .'.%7 89 .')): '    < &= 7 #&#   *&& /00. 9$* &  *>=           3% ! )! !$! # ! )                     S  ( 2 A A  !   !#!      #S         !(B(5  @                      .     @        "(              #    P Q .    (                             ,-. %&'(                      >  ne of my favourite ways to ! A                  ( travel around the country is                ( to board a train.      "    @   5  #     Unfortunately, due to press-     5B$        (        ing engagements and the Ourgency of modern life, I have not been   "       -             ( able to take as much advantage as I would                   want of this uniquely Indian way of trav-         :        .  ( elling. There’s something quintessential- ly Indian about taking the train, getting     .       #          to know the fellow passengers and chat- 5B$                  ting with them over a cup of tea as they #                    C  head to their respective destinations. While writing these lines, there is a vivid                       image in my mind of one such journey I  S                  made and I’m certain, a similar image    :               . must have appeared in the minds of the readers, too.  @                 An interesting aspect of train travel     #                    is the diversity on display during the jour- A     9  ?            ney. One gets to hear of so many lan- guages, accents, smell a variety of food                 and absorb different perspectives. Once,   #      O      ! > E  it got me thinking about what it means   9 :" 5  O                to be an Indian. Unlike other nations like Pakistan,               >  !       India is not defined by a particular reli- 9 :" 5            5  @   gion. Some may argue that being a Hindu- 4113 F                      ( majority country, an Indian’s identity is pri- marily driven by this majoritarian outlook.  "         "      Such an argument does not hold ground  9-    "      ! >     because not only does India contain a mul- With none forthcoming, ensured that hundreds of ry reasons for our intellectu-           41G1      . ?   tiplicity of religions but significantly also Dastagir took matters into fathers didn’t suffer the same al prowess is the manner in         . ?         a multiplicity of castes. Therefore, a his own hands and informed fate as he did. which our culture respects Brahmin Hindu (approximately five per his superiors to suspend all Dastagir was a true knowledge and the pursuit of      9                cent of community) can hard- trains that were headed to Indian. In such moments, we the same.                    ly claim to represent all Hindus. It’s the Bhopal. He then summoned forget about which religion a The most recent example   5                ( same with languages as well. his staff. While he was barely     person belongs to, which caste is that of Indian-origin econ- The recent debate about Hindi able to stand or breathe and he was born into or which lan- omist Abhijit Banerjee, one of    # ! @           becoming a “national” language does not against all protocol, he direct- 4 5.   guage he speaks. All that we the winners of the Noble Prize  9 $           5B$   hold water because of the variety of lan- ed his staff to clear the 44 5 . care about and all that we for economics. His win adds   5  E               ( guages spoken in our country. If you do Gorakhpur train for departure remember is the great sacrifice to a very rich list of Indian not believe me, just ask a Maharashtrian even though 25 minutes were   of an Indian brother. In real- luminaries.            @      or a Tamilian about how they feel about left for it to roll out. He ity, this is what it means to be Sadly, however, some of     #            ( “Hindi” being a national language. The assured his staff that he would . 3. an Indian. It means recognis- our leaders attempt to replace                 ( truth really is that “Indian identity is take full responsibility for any    . ing that at the time of inde- these values with those that forged in diversity and everyone of us is blowback that may follow. pendence, we promised our- are antithetical to Indian core   9 $     #                a minority”, as Congress leader Shashi In doing so, Dastagir 2  1 selves and our future genera- values. We are told now to                   $  Tharoor put it eloquently. saved hundreds of lives. He .  .  tions that we would set aside focus on our differences rather @         .          ;H, But this still doesn’t explain what it did not, however, stop here. As all that divides, to forge a bet- than strengths and our lead- means to be an Indian. The story of terror spread across Bhopal, 4 0  3 ter India. The poignant story ers repeatedly show disdain !                   ( Ghulam Dastagir, however, does. Dastagir large crowds of the affected 441 of Dastagir reminds us of this for knowledge with an affin-        . !        # was the deputy station superintendent on population descended on to core value. ity for dogma. This is not the                    duty at the Bhopal Railway station on the station in an attempt to 4  3B. Another value that forms idea of India we cherish and December 2, 1984 — the day when the escape the gas chamber. .    the core of being an Indian is it is not what it means to be an               @S  ( Bhopal gas tragedy took place. By mid- Dastagir went from platform the respect and admiration for Indian.                         night, the railway station, which was to platform, attending to and 4  knowledge. This is evident I imagine most of us swell            #        extremely close to the Union Carbide consoling victims and sent an 5 .  from the fact that whenever a with pride when we recount plant, was filled with poisonous gases that SOS to all nearby railway sta- book falls down to the ground, the story of Dastagir or when 5B$        ! !  = >  !       S killed everything in its path. tions to send ambulances and .  we almost unknowingly touch we talk about the contributions                     On that fateful night, the brave doctors.  .  it to our forehead as a sign of made by Banerjee to the field    .    >        !  F  deputy station master stepped on the plat- He himself suffered terri- respect. It is this core value of economics. We must ensure                   $    form with itchy feeling in the throat and bly due to the gas leaks. He   that has enabled India to be that we retain our core values a burning sensation in his eyes. died in 2003 and a large part blessed with brilliant minds. and try to inspire similar pride             Immediately, he knew something was of his life was spent in the hos- We have had leaders in the in others. After all, that’s what wrong. Unaware that 23 of his colleagues pital due to exposure to toxic field of mathematics, litera- it means to be an Indian. had already succumbed to the gas leak, fumes. He also lost his son in ture, technology and philoso- (The writer is a former IPS )   he tried to get clarity on what was hap- the tragedy. However, through phy among others and I officer, an MP and currently a pening and sought further instructions. his bravery and courage, he believe that one of the prima- member of the AAP) &  &08/.-&' &  &>    &  # )"   )        )% 0  %#O! H    2% $   *         4 O!$!$%   +!+ B) %!$$!  !B%  GO!$!) 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I      Minister Narendra Modi has proven them right. 5                By pursuing a populist ultra-nationalist agenda, he has unwittingly validated the much-maligned       #    (     “two-nation” theory that formed the rationale                    behind dividing British India to create Pakistan                ( as a Muslim homeland.                   #   His policy pits Hindus against Muslims, an                 unfortunate schism that all of his predecessors        #      fought against. Seven decades after the blood-                 soaked Partition, hyper-nationalist Modi won a     -            landslide re-election victory in May, donning the                 saffron-coloured garb of Hindu gurus and       allowing divisiveness based on Islamophobia. His crown is made of two emotion-filled ?           O 4 3. explosive elements: Kashmir and migration, both C 5 )            -       having a common thread of bias and suspicion O         (      against Muslims. They have roots in the centu-                     #  ry-old vision of Hindutva, or Hinduness, outlined 3.  4               (  in the 1920s by VD Savarkar, a violent revolu- 5G .)5     =     %       tionary-turned-ultra-nationalist. Savarkar, a : 4 .        (      (   British-trained lawyer and avowed atheist, 5G .2)   /      0     (   "( espoused several ideas to deal with India’s 4 . :      /C@-0         minorities, mimicking Adolf Hitler’s racist solu- 4  5 .)         > @  tion to Germany’s Jewish question. .5 ..4 Since his re-election, Modi’s administration   1                 /  has aggressively moved on both Kashmir and the policy is its anti-minority agenda. It is lar laws for other minorities intact. party has vowed to fight it. State BJP       0    J          alleged illegal migration from Bangladesh, which 3C  this very posture of the professedly sec- What’s behind Hindutva poli- chief Dilip Ghosh, who is seeking to               is India’s most friendly neighbour. In early ular party tics? To boost his re-election bid, deport the alleged migrants, remains     (     #    August, keeping local leaders in detention and . .. and its paramount leaders — Jawaharlal Modi fired up his anti-Muslim rhetoric adamant because rhetoric is the magic            (    ( deploying nearly a million security personnel in  C5G . Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel — and took the crusade to India’s north- wand for his party to win votes.   (         ( Kashmir, it abolished a decades-old law that . ..B . that propelled British India’s Muslims eastern State of Assam, plagued by a Muslims foresee the BJP’s game:      :    (     granted Kashmiris special rights — their own flag, 4   to demand a separate homeland as they half-century-long hate-based politics. Ironically, while Ghosh wishes to expel              own laws and land rights. Meanwhile, India’s     4 feared that the Hindus would perpet- The politics that originated with a them to an unnamed country — pre-     < F           ( Home Minister Amit Shah, who heads Modi’s   5  5 ually control the Muslims once the demand to drive out non-Assamese sumably Bangladesh — Modi is urging                 nationalist BJP and is widely expected to succeed  B 1 British left. quickly turned into an anti-Bangladeshi Hindus to flock to Muslim-majority him as Prime Minister, is pressing ahead with his   The Congress balked at granting outcry at the BJP’s instigation. Modi has Kashmir, which barred non-Kashmiris                  agenda to deport fictitious 40 million illegal special rights and Britain created vowed to rid the State of all the alleged from owning land until New Delhi    S              (   Bangladeshi migrants. 52. Pakistan in 1947. But problems surfaced Bangladeshi migrants. scrapped its autonomy in August.    Clash over Muslim migrants: This idea has soon afterward with semi-autonomous Following his re-election, the The BJP prescription to push more .      "     (       ( provoked a sharp backlash from Bangladesh.   3. princely States, including Kashmir. National Register of Citizens, which Hindus into Kashmir is intended to           "     Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has dis- The picturesque Himalayan region verifies citizenship, after several flawed change the demographic balance in the     P  Q    !?# missed the BJP’s assertion, noting that encompasses roughly 135,000 square counts, has classified nearly two million restive territory of 12 million people. #              ( Bangladesh’s economy is at par with India’s, so miles, almost Germany’s size, with long-term residents as non-citizens or Modi’s arbitrary action is the mother of             ( no one from his country’s stays illegally in India. about 18 million people. India controls stateless. Most of them are at the bot- several repugnant ideas. This is exact-  #        /       Still the matter turned acrimonious enough dur- 85,000 square miles, Pakistan 33,000 tom of the economic ladder. They will ly the kind of capriciousness on the part       0       ing Shah-Khan talks in Delhi in August to pre- and China 17,000. Both Pakistan be detained in camps with limited of the overwhelming Hindu majority vent them from issuing a customary joint state- and India claim the entire area as their rights, considering that the government that British India’s Muslim leaders                  ment. own. has promised not to send anybody back feared most.     (        5  ( India, nevertheless, seems determined to In 1948, after a Indo-Pakistan to Bangladesh, which fears a reverse One of those leaders, Liaquat Ali S                  $  push ahead its agenda. It has started a campaign fight, India raised Kashmir in the influx. Khan, the right-hand man of Pakistan’s              to round up Muslims unless they can prove they United Nations Security Council, which Unfortunately for the Hindutva founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, artic-             /  have lived in India way before 1971 when called for a referendum on the territo- brigade, the citizenship count has ulated this concern while talking with 0   "             ( Bangladesh was created. They will be put in con- ry’s status. It asked Pakistan to withdraw become a boomerang. Of the two mil- George Merrell, then America’s high-                centration camps, which ironically the migrants troops and India to cut military pres- lion designated non-citizens, 1.2 mil- est-ranking diplomat in India, on   %         themselves are building now. ence to a minimum. A ceasefire came lion unexpectedly turned out to be December 27, 1946. Liaquat believed     P= Q      Of India’s 1.3 billion people, 14 per cent are into force but Pakistan refused to pull Hindu. Modi’s followers are now cry- that the Congress was “determined to            Muslim. Modi’s party does not target migrant out. Kashmir has remained partitioned ing foul, demanding a recount. The BJP seize power without regard for Muslim Bangladeshi Hindus, classifying them as refugees ever since. had expected to find four million rights.” Now, 73 years later, Modi’s       # %          and minorities from neighbouring countries. But Until Hindutva swept Modi to migrants in Assam, most of them Hindutva agenda, which calls for a   /  0        ( it seeks to deport Muslims. In fact, India has power, India assuaged minorities by Muslim. Muslim-free India, has proven Liaquat             -  already deported Rohingya Muslim refugees to pursuing a policy that emphasised on Assam’s neighbour West Bengal, right. By scrapping Kashmir’s status, the                Myanmar and detained hundreds of them. national unity. In contrast, Modi began which shares a common language and Prime Minister has taken a highly risky               < Modi faced global criticism for the Godhra mas- his tenure by killing a centuries-old a rich culture with Bangladesh, is gear- gamble in challenging the secular :                ( sacre in 2002 in his home State of Gujarat. He Muslim marriage law. Even the ing up to play political hotball against matrix and embedding a majoritarian < @           ruled Gujarat for 13 years before becoming Prime Mughals and the British left Indian per- the BJP. The hardliners want to repli- consciousness. /      0 Minister in 2014. sonal law untouched. The government cate the citizenship drill in West Bengal (The writer is an established author What is most disturbing in this government’s voided the Muslim law but kept simi- but Chief Minister ’s on Bangladesh-related issues.) ?%* = +"-"."                       !         

ues unabated in spite of the activity Even though experts have hailed 1, 2018 to January 6 this year, being deemed illegal. According to GRAP for the gradual reduction in showed that the Government’s a report by the Centre-run System of pollution levels over the years and for emergency plans to tackle the city’s Air Quality and Weather Forecasting fixing accountability — as it clearly annual crisis had failed, according to  S    and Research (SAFAR), this biomass marks the agency responsible for a report of the United Residents’ Joint 3  45 .. burning is likely to add nine per cent each action to be taken — the effi- Action (URJA), a collective of the to Delhi’s PM 2.5 concentration. cacy of the plan is yet to be proven. city’s resident welfare associations.  !! )- (, In spite of all this, enforcement This is because many of the pol- The report summarised the find- !#!  of the law pertaining to crop burn- lution-triggering factors are beyond ings of 45 Right to Information  $ $ he fast-approaching winter ing in Punjab has been lax, to say the the purview of the Arvind Kejriwal (RTI) applications filed at 14 months have now become syn- least. This toxic mix of smoke and administration and the Delhi Government departments.   ! $$ Tonymous with a worsening vehicular pollution has resulted in Government needs active coopera- Responses were sought from Central, % !$!B  air quality in the Delhi-National Delhi-NCR’s Air Quality Index tion and collaboration of the State State and municipal bodies to assess 2% !! Capital Region (NCR). The pollution (AQI) plummeting to alarming lev- Governments of UP, Haryana and the effectiveness of GRAP. The ; !  !+ ! reaches unmanageable levels, large- els. However, all is not lost as a bevy the sales of diesel vehicles have air pollution in Delhi-NCR, by Punjab. In the absence of a cohesive analysis of data collected by URJA for A!$ ly due to the smoke emanating from of efforts undertaken by the helped salvage the situation in Delhi proactively rolling out measures like collaboration strategy, the GRAP 68 days showed that except for one crop residue burning in the neigh- Government and authorities con- and the situation now is much bet- discouraging private vehicles on the might just end up being a knee-jerk day in Central Delhi’s ITO, the R%! bouring States of Punjab, Haryana cerned has had a positive impact on ter than what it was five years ago. city’s roads, stopping trucks from reaction to the pollution onslaught. national Capital’s air quality was con- %!!  and Uttar Pradesh (UP), blowing an otherwise grim scenario. But clearly much more needs to outside, using diesel generators, clos- The gaps in the fight against pol- tinually above permissible limits. !  B over to Delhi-NCR. First, awareness regarding the be done. Probably, keeping this in ing brick kilns and stone crushing lution are becoming visible with gen- The GRAP initiative for this year !# ) Incidents of stubble burning quality of the air we breathe in mind, the Delhi Government has units. It seemed a timely step as on erators being used in Gurugram with cannot be allowed to be a rerun of $ !$!  have already begun increasing in through regular publicity of the AQI introduced the Graded Response October 13, the AQI was “very impunity due to the exceptional last year. The Government must Punjab and Haryana and are likely has made people conscious. Second, Action Plan (GRAP) early this year poor” with the level going beyond the power cuts the city faces. Similarly, undertake necessary steps to over- #A$! to peak in the next 10-12 days as the the introduction of the much-clean- to handle pollution in an incremen- 300-mark. On October 14, the AQI many questions were raised on the come possibilities of failure and  #  harvest season picks up in Sangrur, er BS-VI fuel ahead of schedule has tal manner, depending on the level improved by around 50 points but GRAP’s efficacy in January 2019. achieve the objective of curbing +   Patiala, Ludhiana and Fatehabad also instilled confidence among the of severity, especially in the winters. the situation has continued to oscil- This is because toxic levels of air pollution levels effectively.  B districts. Here, the tradition of open citizens. Furthermore, the closure of GRAP came into force from late between “poor” and “very poor” pollution monitored over Delhi (The writer is an environmental field burning is rampant and contin- coal-based power plants and fall in October 14 with the objective to curb over the last few days. almost every week, from November journalist) <   =   !"# $%&!'()*+   /

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 0 0  0 0 India (CPI). Bill provides for according  0 0 “We will soon bring a no confidence The CPI was formed on 17 Indian citizenship to Hindus, motion against the present BJP board. est Bengal Chief Minister PI(M) general secretary October 1920 at Tashkent in Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists day after taking control of Naihati Several of our councillors who had WMamata Banerjee on CSitaram Yechury on Thursday Uzbekistan, then part of USSR. and Parsis from Bangladesh, Amunicipality, which it had earlier lost switched over to BJP are in touch with Thursday said her government accused BJP and the RSS of trying Yechury said the updation of Pakistan and Afghanistan after to BJP, the ruling TMC on Thursday us and want to rejoin the party. They had is committed to alleviating to destroy the country’s secular fab- the NRC in the rest of the country seven years of residence in India claimed it will soon take over Bhatpara defected under threat and intimidation poverty and the theory by ric and letting loose a “reign of fear after Assam is against the interests instead of 12 years currently even civic body, the only one in the State which from BJP,” Mullick, the party’s North 24 Nobel laureate Abhijit Vinayak ed. and distrust” across the country by of the people as BJP intends to use if they do not possess any docu- is being ruled by the saffron party. Parganas district president said. Banerjee on it will go a long On the occasion of the implementing the contentious NRC it for its “divisive communal agen- ment. TMC will soon bring a no confidence Reacting to TMC’s claim, senior BJP way in helping the poor. International Day for the and CAB. da”. Expressing concern over motion against the present board of the leader Mukul Roy, who had played a key Banerjee took to the Eradication of Poverty on Yechury said BJP is trying to “The BJP government is talking alleged attempts by BJP and sever- Bhatpara municipality, party senior leader role in the defections, Thursday accused Twitter to express her views Thursday, Banerjee in a tweet propagate its ideology of Hindu about extending the NRC process al other Hindutva outfits to build Jyoti Priya Mullick said. Mamata Banerjee’s party of using politi- and posted some photographs earlier in the day said, “...Our nationalism by replacing the prin- in the whole of India. This is up communal frenzy over NRC and Bhatpara municipality was the first cal and administrative powers to force the of her visit to the residence of Govt in #Bangla is committed ciples of Indian nationalism, which uncalled for and it is being done CAB, the former Rajya Sabha MP civic body to be taken over by BJP in June councillors to rejoin it. the Nobel laureate’s mother to alleviating poverty, reducing had its roots in the Independence only with the aim of targeting cer- said the saffron party after a majority of its Trinamool Congress “They (the councillors) had joined Nirmala Banerjee Wednesday unemployment, combating movement. tain sections of people and to cre- sees the sharpening of communal coucillors switched over to the saffron BJP as they were fed up with TMC’s func- evening in the city. illiteracy and upholding human “The communal forces have ate polarization,” he said. polarization as the only way to con- party days after the Lok Sabha polls tioning. Since then they are being threat- “Yesterday, I spent time rights.” increased their activities by leaps He criticised the BJP solidate its Hindutva vote results were announced. ened by the police and goons. TMC is with the family of our very own The United Nations and bounds and they are trying to Government at the Centre for bank. BJP had then bagged 26 of the 34 now forcing them to rejoin it. The same Nobel Prize winning econo- General Assembly had in 1987 flare communal passions across the omitting Muslims from the list of It has been acknowledged since wards of the municipality in a trust vote has been done in other municipal bod- mist, Abhijit Banerjee. His designated October 17 as the country. Now the BJP is taking religious denominations eligible Independence that the unity of after 15 TMC councillors switched to it ies too,” he added. contribution to the experi- International Day for the about NRC and CAB. It will now for getting citizenship in the pro- India lies in its diversity. and Bhatpara became a trouble-torn area Located in the northern fringes of mental theory of poverty alle- Eradication of Poverty to pro- decide who are citizens and who posed Citizenship (Amendment) The BJP-RSS cannot tolerate witnessing frequent violence between Kolkata, Bhatapara municipality falls viation will go a long way in mote awareness about the are not,” he said while addressing a Bill, 2019 and called it a “complete the diversity and federal principle the two parties. under Barrackpore Lok Sabha con- helping people #Bangla is very need to eradicate poverty and programme to commemorate 100 violation” of the Constitution. and want to create a Hindu Rashtra, The tenure of the present civic body stituency, which is now represented by proud of him!,” Banerjee tweet- destitution. years of the Communist Party of The Citizenship (Amendment) he alleged. is till 2020, when it will go to the polls. 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Independence to the 1857 ans, scholars and political “It is our responsibility to He re-formulated the rev- Shah said had it not been ‘kranti’, otherwise, our children thinkers from India and write our history. How long are enue collection method, for him, the rebellion of 1857 would have known it as a abroad attended the seminar. we going to blame the British? administration and munici- would have become history revolt,” he said, inaugurating a Referring to eminent his- We don’t have to dispute any- pality, Shah said, adding that it and India would have seen it two-day international seminar torians in the audience and on one, only write what is truth was believed that the Gupta from the British point of view. here on ‘Guptvanshak-Veer: the dais, he said, “It is my and it will stand the test of ruler stayed at Ghazipur in this & - !  +     + & =!  ) - * His remarks came two Skandgupta Vikramaditya’ at request to all that there is a time,” the Union Home Poorvanchal region and -    4 days after the Maharashtra BJP Banaras Hindu University need to rewrite the Indian his- Minister said. worked from here, he said. 5# ;!  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Targeting Prime Minister needs to be changed to attract : *A  + * The Chief Minister said the UAdityanath has asked the officials Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said peo- Narendra Modi for accusing the more tourists. =**:  9*::' State Government is urging the concerned to initiate a campaign to ple should understand this and ques- Congress of dynasty politics, the chief Inaugurating the third Centre to bring about a “topo- ensure that Prime Minister Narendra tion the Centre what it was doing for minister said no one could stop any- Shirui Lily festival in Manipur’s *:   graphical need-based budget” Modi’s parliamentary constituency them. one from joining politics in a democ- Ukhrul district, along with ? 9;P  to ensure inclusive develop- Varanasi is the cleanest in the country. He also accused the BJP of racy. Chief Minister N Biren Singh, ment of the state. Modi had won the seat in the Lok indulging in politics in the name of “This is a useless thing. It is not the Patel said despite being gifted gered Shirui Lily and to pro- “The Centre has imple- Sabha elections held earlier this year by nationalism and religion. era of kingdoms where the one born with scenic beauty and rich cul- mote Ukhrul as a tourist des- mented the Hill Areas a huge margin of 4.79 lakh votes. He had remains illuminated from Diwali till “The democracy today is under to the queen will rule. It’s a democra- tural heritage, due to some tination. Development Programme not only retained the seat, but also saw Dev Diwali, Adityanath said as he threat. We have no enmity with the cy where people elect those whom they wrong perceptions, the region Speaking on the occasion, (HADP) for states with hilly his victory margin increase by nearly 1 directed the PWD to make the roads RSS or the BJP but we have a fight of like,” he said. is unable to attract tourists in Biren Singh said the law and topography like Manipur. lakh votes as compared to the 2014 gen- free of potholes by October 30. ideology, policies and programmes. The Chief Minister exuded confi- large numbers. order situation in the state has Tamenglong district in the eral elections. The government is committed They should also do this. dence that their party would win the “A collective effort is need- improved under the two-and- state is among the 82 districts The chief minister held a review towards the makeover of Kashi. Prime The public should pressure the October 21 bypolls in Mandawa ed from all the stakeholders to half years of BJP-led rule. across the country where the meeting of the development work and Minister Modi had laid the foundation Government and ask what it has done (Jhunjhunu) and Khimsar (Nagaur) in explore ways to attract more The Chief Minister said scheme would be implement- law and order situation in the state here stone of many projects in February 2019 for them,” he said. the state. tourists to the state,” he said. more such fests would be ed in the first phase,” on Wednesday night and instructed the out which 13 have been completed and Stressing that the fight should be On the cabinet’s recent decision of Patel said he has written to organised as there is an envi- he said. officials to make “Kashi number 1 in the the remaining 25 will be completed in for ideology, policies and programme, allowing non-councillors become the Union HRD Minister ronment of peace in the As part of it, Tamenglong country” in terms of cleanliness. this financial year,he said. Gehlot told reporters after returning chiefs of urban local bodies in the state, whether it would be possible State.”Earlier, tourists used to would get Rs 90 crore for According to an official spokesper- The chief minister further said that from Mumbai, “They have created an Gehlot said that the decision was taken to make it compulsory for stu- fear to visit the hill areas of the implementation of develop- son, he also asked the officials to launch the government schemes should not be atmosphere in the name of nationalism in view of the current scenario where dents of the central schools to State due to the poor law and mental projects, Singh said. special cleanliness drives in villages as misused at all and only eligible candi- and religion and doing politics for the BJP was “doing politics” in the visit the northeast at least once. order. However, that has Mentioning that around well as urban areas before the festival dates should be entitled for beneficia- that.” name of nationalism and was “One who has witnessed changed,” he said. Rs 600 crore would be spent on of Diwali. ry schemes. On the BJP suggesting the Bharat creating a divide in the name of reli- the region at a tender age Lauding the hospitality of improving road connectivity in Roads, parks and vacant plots of Stray cattle should not be seen on Ratna for Veer Savarkar, the Chief gion. would never forget it through- the Tangkhul community, Ukhrul district, the Chief land should be included in the cam- the streets, he said. Minister said the party had a fascist ide- “We want that the gap in society out his/her life,” he said. Singh said more than 2,000 Minister said around 250 paign. In view of Chhath Puja, start a He also asked the officials to to solve ology and did not consider what the does not widen in the name of religion The four-day festival that homestays have been booked crore has been sanctioned for special campaign to clean the ghats of water logging problems within three public or other political parties think. and members of all political parties, began on Wednesday, aims at by tourists for the festival. construction of roads between the Ganga, the chief minister said. days and organise health camps in the “In a democracy, sentiments of the castes and communities maintain dia- spreading awareness about Noting that all disputes Kamjong and Tengnoupal Do something special so that Kashi affected areas. opposition are considered but for logue,” he said. the conservation of the endan- can be settled through dia- districts.   !"# $%&!'()*+   0 9     (&& 4%2 2 & ! +  &   A1 )!      !A  . 3 cabs were also seen plying in few areas of the valley.        :    # hops opened for few hours However, the other modes ;2 ;%% Searly Thursday morning in of public transport were off the some areas here including in roads. 01  ;   ; Jammu & Kashmir for resi-  ; the commercial hub of Lal Schools and colleges were dency and Government jobs. Chowk but main markets and open, but students stayed away ruck drivers, camping in he State administration in The order issued by ormer State president of other business establishments as parents continued to keep TKashmir valley to ferry TJammu & Kashmir has set Secretary to the State FPDP’s Scheduled Caste wing remained shut, officials said. their wards at home due to apple boxes outside the State, in to motion the process of Government, Farooq Ahmad Vijay Anand on Thursday Few vendors had set up apprehensions about their safe- are living in constant fear after bifurcating the State of Jammu Lone, also directed transfer of joined the BJP along with six stalls on the TRC Chowk-Polo ty, the officials said. Mobile ser- the terrorists carried out sec- & Kashmir in to two Union all vehicles purchased from others here, a party spokesper- View road, they said. vices were restored in Kashmir ond ‘surprise’ attack on two Territories. Late Wednesday time to time to the Director of son said. Private transport was ply- on Monday, but the SMS facil- apple traders hailing from evening, the State administra- State motor garages and hand- Anand accompanied by ing unhindered in the city ity was snapped once again Punjab late Wednesday night in tion issued a formal order for ing over of the building of the Sanjay Kumar, Himanshu, Ravi here and elsewhere in Kashmir, later that night due to appre- Shopian district. abolition of Jammu and Council along with furniture Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Ajay the officials said, adding auto- hensions of the services being One of the apple trader Kashmir Legislative Council. and electronic gadgets to the Kumar and John Sotra joined rickshaws and few inter-district misused. identified as Charanjeet Singh The 36-member Legislative Director of estates. the BJP’s Scheduled Caste succumbed to his fatal injuries the truck drivers, stranded in earn our livelihood”. “We real- Council was established in “Consequent to the aboli- wing in presence of its state while another, identified as the vulnerable pockets, the ly don’t know why are these ter- 1957 after an act was passed by tion of the Jammu & Kashmir president Jagdish Bhagat and %&  B&  Sanjay Churaya, is undergoing local police authorities beefed rorists targeting us. We are sole the Parliament. Legislative Council in terms of state spokesperson Balbir Ram treatment in Srinagar. Both up security deployment by way bread earners of our families The Council functioned Section 57 of Jammu & Rattan. Welcoming the new hailed from Fazilka in Punjab. of area domination. Posters of and they are dependent on us”, as an upper house for the 87- Kashmir Reorganization Act, entrants into the party fold, Q4#  RA1 Before this, a truck driver terrorists, believed to be behind truck drivers told local member State Assembly. 2019, it is ordered that all the Bhagat said the BJP has relieved from Rajasthan was also killed the targeted killing of apple reporters. According to the order, staff of the State legislative ‘Valmiki Samaj’ of the suffer- Jammu: The BJP’s Jammu & senior leader Aqib Mir from his in cold blood by terrorists in traders was also pasted at dif- In the recent weeks, more the 116-member staff of the council shall report to the ings which they had to bear Kashmir unit on Thursday present party post of State sec- Shopian on Monday evening. ferent places so that they can be than 30,000 trucks have ferried Council has been asked to GAD by October 22,” the order during the last 70 years due to disqualified eight party leaders retary due to “breach of party Later, his truck was also set on tracked down and neutralised. large quantities of apple crop report to the General said. All records pertaining to Article 370. for filing their nominations as discipline”, he said. fire to spread terror in the area. Meanwhile, interacting outside the state. Commenting Administration Department the Council Secretariat “These people were not Independents against the “Taking strong note of the After these attacks, fresh with local media in Shopian on the targeting killing of apple (GAD) by October 22. including related legislative treated as citizens of the state official candidates for the Block filing of nominations as wave of terror has gripped the several truck drivers raised the traders and truck drivers, Jammu & Kashmir will be business shall be transferred to and their educated children Development Council (BDC) Independents by party leaders area. The main markets, where issue of their safety. Governor Satya Pal Malik a Union Territory with a State the Department of Law, Justice could not apply for the gov- elections, scheduled to be held against the official candidates apple growers were bringing Without identifying them- Thursday said, terrorists are Assembly. Parliamentary Affairs by the ernment jobs or other benefits,” on October 24, a party of the BJP for the BDC elec- their crop from different selves in front of media, the targeting apple traders and The Centre had on August Secretary, the order added. he said, adding the BJP abro- spokesperson said. tions, the State BJP has dis- orchards in the region, wore a truck drivers said, “we are wor- truck drivers to spread terror. 5 abrogated the provisions of JK administration orders gated the provisions of Article Meanwhile, the State qualified them for indulging in deserted look on Thursday. ried for our own safety. “we are He said, “we are after them and Article 370 of the Constitution abolition of legislative council, 370 to benefit the weaker sec- Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha anti-party activities,” the To instil confidence among here to ferry apple boxes and we will finish them”. which granted special status to asks its staff to report to GAD tions of the society. (BJYM) also discharged its spokesperson said. PTI     %     7  6  ! +   !  9 7          89(6  %,  nents, in the process it is unable N  .) : 1 many leaders from to find solution that will ensure 1 32 . .;  ..B Maharashtra. I found that they %,  ebunking Narendra Modi’s revival of the economy partic- 5  :  .: were all committed to deliver- Dmuch-advertised “double ularly strengthening of our  45 3    4 ing good governance to the verring that history would engine” model of governance banking system,” the former people of Maharashtra. The Atake cognisance of state- which “has utterly failed”, Prime Minister said.  2 1 B.. Bandra-Worli sea link is one ments by all those who former Prime Minister Singh’s comment should . 2 . 1 4  example of the many spectac- ridiculed the Government’s Manmohan Singh on Thursday be seen in the context of the 1 3     ular works Congress could decision to abrogate Article 370 charged that the Government remarks made by Sitaraman 032 213; .B ensure. At a time of agri-dis- of Constitution, Prime Minister was “obsessed” with trying to during a lecture Columbia : . . .43 tress, we delivered an effective Narendra Modi on Thursday somehow fix blame on its University’s School of loan waiver and ensured rural demanded to know if the coun- opponents and in the process, International and Public Affairs  . .B  . .. growth,” he said. try— after its much-discussed it had failed to revive the econ- In in New York on Tuesday. “I 2 : 3      . Among other things, the decision —had been “ruined” Article 370, the country will be margin,” he said. omy. have no reason to doubt that    1   former Prime Minister said or “has the country lost” ruined. It is going to be three Modi, who subsequently A day after Prime Minister Rajan feels for every word of  2 1 2  .3  5 . .O that while Maharashtra levied Kashmir as predicted by a few months since we abrogated addressed rallies in Satara and Narendra Modi went to town what he is saying. And I’m here the highest VAT on petroleum Congress leaders. Article 370, has the country Pune,urged the voters to pun- claiming that the “double- today, giving him his due past, Maharashtra used to not being willing to adopt peo- products, “the high VAT cou- Addressing an election been ruined?” ish the Congress and its lead- engine” governance involving respect, but also placing the fact attract talent from around the ple-oriented policies, Singh pled with Modi Government’s rally at Parli in Beed district of “Another Congress leader ers for their involvement in him and Chief Minister before you that Indian public country. Today there is a dearth said: “As water shortages com- decision to levy excessive excise Marathwada region, Modi said that by annulling Article scams and their questionable Devendra Fadnavis was a sector banks did not have a of opportunities in this other- pound, the situation will duties has punished the people offered to “make arrange- 370, we have lost Kashmir. I remarks. “All those who have “super-hit” during the last five worst phase than when the wise vibrant state. become still worse if not despite low international crude ments” to all those who desired would like to ask you: has the looted the country will not be years and was giving a “eleven- combination of Singh and “In urban areas, every third addressed soon. People from prices”. to go Jammu & Kashmir. country lost Kashmir? If you spared. They will be put behind fold” boost to the State’s Rajan, as Prime Minister and young person is jobless. Maharashtra are already grap- Replying to a question on Castigating the Congress want to go Kashmir, tell me I the bars. I will not rest till all development, Singh said: “The the Governor of Reserve Bank, Educated individuals have to pling with low availability of the PMC Bank crisis, Singh and other Opposition leaders will make arrangements... Does the money looted from the much advertised “double had. At that time, none of us face a higher rate of unem- clean drinking water and are appealed to Modi and chief for mocking the BJP-led NDA it behove well of all those lead- State exchequer returns”. engine” model of governance knew about it,” she said. ployment. It is thus no surprise resorting to digging up dried minister Devendra Fadnavis to Government’s decision to annul ers who ruled for such a time “If the entire Maharashtra on which the BJP seeks votes Maintaining that the that many of our young men river beds. While we cannot resolve the issue at the earliest. Article 370, Modi said: to make such statements? I is behind the BJP-Shiv Sena has utterly failed. Mumbai and Government’s “apathy and and women are taking up low control the vagaries of nature, He indicated that the Congress “Whenever debate takes place have a long list of questionable alliance, it is because of the Maharashtra have had to face incapability” were affecting the paying jobs. Investors are shift- we can ensure the mitigation of would take up the PMC Bank in future about the abrogation statements made by the hard work put in by us during some of the worst effects of the future and aspirations of mil- ing to other states. The distress the damage if we are econom- issue in a big way in Parliament of Article 370, history will take Congress leaders in this the last five years. See the con- grave economic slowdown”. lions of our people, Singh said: pervading our rural areas will ically sound”. during the Winter Session cognisance of statements made regard,” the Prime Minister trast: on one side, you can get Interacting with business- “Manufacturing growth rate only add to the unemployment “A lot of problems facing beginning in mid November. by the leaders ridiculing the said. to see the work ethics of the saf- men, professionals and the of Maharashtra has been problem as migration increas- Maharashtra today are man- “I appeal to the Chief decision taken in the national Modi, who was campaign- fron alliance Government, media at the Garware Club of declining for four consecutive es.” made and the solutions lie in Minister and the Prime interest.” ing for campaigning for late while on the other, the the Wankhede Stadium here, years. Maharashtra has wit- The former Prime Minister policies which are inclusive Minister to resolve this matter Exhorting the people to Gopinath Munde’s Minister- Opposition Congress and NCP Singh took a swipe at Finance nessed one of the highest fac- said that Maharashtra, from and welfare people-oriented., at the earliest. The grievances “punish” all those mocking the daughter Pankaja Munde at leaders are working for selfish Minister Nirmala Sitaraman tory shutdowns in the past once being the number one in he said. must be solved,” he said. Government’s decision on Parli, said that Parli gave motives,” the Prime Minister for her comment that Indian five years” attracting investments, “it is “It is my sincere belief that Asked if he would inter- Article 370, Modi said: “One friends like Gopinath Munde said. public sector banks had the “The industrial slowdown today a leader in farmer sui- we need to go back to these vene in the matter, Singh said: Congress leader said that the and Pramod Mahajan. “Both In Satara, Modi cam- “worst phase” under the com- has been met with rising cide”. time-tested measures if are to “The matter is coming up in Kashmir issue not the country’s Munde and Mahajan are no paigned for sitting MP and bination of him as the then imports from China. In the last “Despite the promises of ensure gainful employment for the Supreme Court, so it is sub- internal matter. Will agree with longer there. People from the 13th descendent of Chhatrapati Prime Minister and Raghuram five years, imports from China doubling farm incomes, the our young people, men and judice I don’t want to comment it? Can the leader saying such younger generation like Shivaji Udayan Raje Bhosale, Rajan as the RBI Governor. have risen by more than Rs. rural areas of Maharashtra are women, farmer welfare, and a much (on the issue). I am thing be pardoned? Will you Devendra Fadnavis and who recently quit the NCP and “I have just seen the state- 1,22,000 crores. Chemicals, witnessing nothing short of a better standard of living for all appealing to the Maharashtra not punish those who said Pankaja Munde are trying to joined the BJP, is contesting the ment by Smt Nirmala fertilisers, electronic goods, crisis. Caught between low the people of Maharashtra,” he Government, the RBI and the such things in the election? ... fulfil their dreams. Lok Sabha by-polls from Satara. Sitharaman, I won’t like to and automobiles, products incomes and high debt trap, the said. Centre to put the pragmatic hat One leader said it’s a black day Modi said that the The by-poll has been necessi- comment on that statement but manufactured in Maharashtra, suicide rate has doubled. The Calling for a change in the and solve this at the earliest” for Indian politics. Another Assembly elections were a bat- tated by the resignation of I can merely point out that have seen rising imports from obsession with low inflation is Government in the State, Singh “I have heard your feed- said it’s against democracy, tle between BJP’s “karyashak- Bhosale from Lok Sabha. before one can fix the econo- our neighbouring country,” he inflicting misery of our farm- said: “I can say without a doubt back. I assure you that when danger to national security...A ti” (power of development) In Pune, the Prime my one needs a correct diag- said. ers. The Central Government’s that the State will progress the Parliament convenes in senior Congress leader said and opposition’s “swarth shak- Minister campaigned among nosis of its ailments and their Lamenting that the indus- import-export policies are also much better under the leader- mid-November, this issue that after the abrogation of ti” (selfishness).”Lotus ( the BJP other for BJP’s State President causes,” Singh said. trial slowdown was coming in hurting farmers,” he said. ship of Congress-NCP” (PMC bank and such cases) symbol) has always bloomed Chandrakant Patil, who is con- “The Government is India’s way to optimally utilise Accusing the BJP “During my time as the will figure very very promi- in Beed. Pankaja will win the testing from the Brahmin dom- obsessed with trying to some- its demographic dividend, Governments, both at the Prime Minister of India, I had nently,” the former Prime Assembly polls with a record inated Kothurd constituency. how fix blame on its oppo- Singh said: “Only in the recent Centre and at Maharashtra, of the privilege to work with Minister told a questioner. !##!  #!!,-B- 2D   ! % O!$O! %, ! !K3 

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In fact,       sumption to the NBFC crisis before the end August 2018 remaining top ten major states three of the top five major states that began in September 2018 default by IL&FS which triggered respectively. The top ten major are from southern India. Delhi New Delhi: In a push to domes- he consumption slump, a when IL&FS went belly up the liquidity crisis for NBFCs.      states are majorly concentrated and Haryana seem to be an tic drone manufacturing, India’s Tmajor challenge afflicting following which consumption She said the fall in con- in southern and western India. exception to this rule and seem civil aviation regulator DGCA the economy, cannot be attrib- financing — a forte of shadow sumption is responsible for a New Delhi: Telecom regulator “severest penalty” on them for Sikkim and Delhi take the to be doing well on the Index. has given nod the for companies uted to the NBFC crisis as it banks, stopped with a chill in third of the overall dip in over- Trai will finalise, in next two violating regulations and licens- top spots among the north - “Thus, there seems to be a to manufacture Unmanned predates the first default by disbursements by these players. all growth, with the global slow- weeks, its views on call ring ing norms. After the fresh set of eastern & hill states, and union west-south and north-east Aircraft Systems (UAS). infra lender IL&FS, says a bro- According to Prachi Mishra, down coupled with funding time — a contentious issue on allegations surfaced, Bharti territories. Delhi, Karnataka, divide across the country”, the In an interview to IANS, kerage, which has also slashed the chief economist at Wall constraints. “There is a slow- which old and new operators Airtel immediately hit back Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, index report said. Directorate General of Civil growth forecast to 6 percent Street brokerage Goldman Sachs, down and the growth numbers have locked horns. saying Jio was trying to mis- Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh The index was released in Aviation (DGCA) Director with a downward bias. her analysis indicates that con- have fallen by 2 percentage On the controversial issue guide the regulator ahead of the are the most efficient states in the presence of Rajiv Kumar, General Arun Kumar said the Many people attribute the sumption has been falling since points,” Mishra said, speaking at of Jio’s latest allegations that crucial consultation on call con- translating inputs into output. Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, regulator has given its approval deepening slowdown in con- January 2018, which is much an event by The Economist. rival telcos are fraudulently nect charges (also called IUC or According to the NITI Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI to 5 companies for drone man- masking fixed-line as mobile interconnect usage charges). Aayog, the study is an outcome Aayog, Ashutosh Sharma, ufacturing based on the pre- calls for undue enrichment and Meanwhile, at the open of extensive research and analy- Secretary, Department of sentations made to it earlier. should be slapped with penal- house discussions on the issue sis, which looks holistically at Science, Renu Swarup, Market watchers told IANS )'$        ty, a senior Telecom Regulatory of call ring-time on Thursday, the innovation landscape of Secretary, Department of that firms such as Skylark Authority of India (Trai) official a senior Jio official urged the India by examining the inno- Biotechnology and Vaidya Drones and ideaForge among said the matter will be exam- telecom regulator to keep the vation capabilities and perfor- Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, others, have received the nod to            ined just as all complaints to the matter under forbearance. mance of Indian states and AYUSH. start manufacturing opera- authority are. Jio has maintained that if at union territories. Rajiv Kumar expressed tions. “Domestic drone manu- New Delhi: Auto industry body Ministry of Road Transport & the country and will lead to “Any complaint that gen- all Trai wants to take a view on “The aim is to create a hope that the India Innovation facturers have approached us SIAM on Thursday said the Highways for setting up of increase in latent demand for erally comes to us will be the issue, it should be in form holistic tool which can be used Index would create synergies with their products. These are draft guidelines on authorised AVSF, Society of Indian end-of-life vehicles available for examined... If there is any vio- of a reference guidelines and by policymakers across the between different stakeholders tested by our engineering vehicle scrapping facility (AVSF) Automobile Manufacturers scrapping,” he said in a state- lation, we will look into the not in form of a mandated country to identify the chal- in the innovation ecosystem department,” Kumar said. in India will help in setting up (SIAM) President Rajan ment. As per the draft AVSF matter...” the official said. value. “In such a case, the lenges to be addressed and and India would shift to com- “We are concerned with of such facilities in an organised Wadhera said the automobile guidelines, individuals, firms Reliance Jio has accused old range of 20 seconds to 25 sec- strengths to build on when petitive good governance. the safety aspect of these prod- manner, while reiterating that industry wholeheartedly sup- society or trust will be allowed operators including Bharti onds may be prescribed as ref- designing the economic growth Amitabh Kant added that ucts.” According to Kumar, the the sector is waiting for incen- ports the vehicle scrappage to set up scrappage facility Airtel and Vodafone Idea of erence guideline,” Jio has policies for their regions”, it said India has a unique opportuni- move is expected to reduce tive-based Vehicle Scrappage initiative of Government. subject to meeting eligibility “illegally” masquerading wire- informed Trai, which is in the in a statement. ty among its myriad challenges import dependence and give the Policy from the Government. “The draft guidelines will criteria and receiving line numbers as mobile num- process of finalising its views Karnataka is the leader in to become the innovation necessary push to the nascent Welcoming the draft help in establishing organised authorisation from licensing bers for “undue enrichment” on the issue through a consul- the overall rankings in the cat- leader in the world. domestic industry. IANS guidelines released by the vehicle scrapping facilities in authority. PTI and has exhorted Trai to slap tation paper. PTI   !"# $%&!'()*+  22 4)  9     9 E      & 1 ) 6 %      "   5 1 2 < 0 1= with Damascus and stepped with his top diplomat Mike ?    aside to allow Syrian Pompeo to Turkey amid the  5 1 2 < 0 1= Bashar Assad effectively replace S President Donald Trump regime troops and allied greatest crisis in relations for the US troops on the ground in Uhas dispatched his deputy Russian soldiers enter the bor- decades between the NATO he US President Donald the border areas, with Moscow Mike Pence to Turkey to der town of Kobane, according allies, with talks due in Ankara TTrump did not oppose a guaranteeing the deal. demand a ceasefire in Syria, as to the Syrian Observatory for early Thursday. deal struck between the Syrian "We told (Trump) that we Ankara rebuffed international Human Rights. Facing a barrage of Kurdish-led forces, Russia and are contacting the Syrian pressure to curb its deadly Kobane is a highly sym- criticism in Washington for the Syrian government in regime and the Russians in offensive against Kurdish forces. bolic town for Syria's Kurds, abandoning the Kurds, Damascus to protect against a order to protect our country President Recep Tayyip whose forces had in 2015 wrest- Trump has imposed sanctions Turkish offensive in northeast- and land," Abdi, better known Erdogan vowed on Wednesday ed it from the Islamic State (IS) on three Turkish ministers and ern Syria, the commander of by his nom de guerre Mazloum that Turkey's operation -- which group in an epic battle backed raised tariffs on its steel indus- the force said as his fighters bat- Kobani, told a local TV station, has been facilitated by the with- by the US-led coalition. try. tled a new push by Ankara- Ronahi TV. drawal of US troops from Days after American troops Pence's office said the US backed fighters to seize a strate- "He said, 'We are not northern Syria -- would con- abruptly began withdrawing, would pursue "punishing eco- gic border town. against that. We support that.'" tinue. clashes continued across the nomic sanctions" unless there The commander of the Vice President Mike Pence, That came as an extraordi- region, with Kurdish fighters in was "an immediate ceasefire". Kurdish-led forces, Mazloum heading a US delegation that nary letter emerged in which the border town of Ras al-Ain In the missive to Erdogan Abdi, said Trump essentially includes Secretary of State Mike Trump warned Erdogan: "Don't burning tyres in a bid to blind dated October 9 — whose gave the go-ahead for the deal Pompeo, is set to arrive in be a fool". Ankara's warplanes and digging authenticity was confirmed to in a phone call Monday. Turkey Thursday afternoon, &   ++      - -   Sent the day Turkey in against a ground offensive by AFP by the White House — The Kurds' deal, aiming to press Turkey to accept   -  #    $ +B  $ 00 launched its incursion into Turkish-backed Syrian rebels. 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Wednesday between the two decision to pull US troops out suspension of proceedings. the emoji count was far scrambling to provide aid to The front lines are being merican domestic politics leaders started after the White of Syria, calling it "strategical- A day earlier, Lam was from kind. hundreds of thousands of peo- rapidly redrawn as more than Ahas experienced a new low House had invited the leadership ly brilliant," and denied giving forced to abandon an annual Carrie Lam — the ple as rapidly shifting battle 160,000 people flee the fighting, with President Donald Trump and top committee members of Turkey a "green light" to launch policy address in the chamber, city's unelected Chief lines make it increasingly dif- including many who were dis- and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi both Democrats and operations against Kurdish mil- later delivering it by television. Executive — currently ficult to reach them. placed by earlier battles in engaging in an unprecedented Republicans, and the Congress itants. Disruption in the chamber boasts record low approval Nearly all foreign aid work- Syria's eight-year civil war. war of words on the issue of pull to brief them about their policy "President (Recep Tayyip) and the attack Wednesday ratings as the financial ers have been evacuated The offensive has created a out of US forces from Syria, a on Syria. Erdogan's decision didn't sur- night on Jimmy Sham by hub convulses with because of security concerns, new refugee crisis in a move that paved the way for Emerging out of a meeting prise me because he's wanted assailants wielding hammers more than four months of and there are fears that local region where some 1.6 million Turkey to launch cross-border at the White House, the two to do that for a long time," and knives marked the latest huge, increasingly staff could face reprisals, either people already rely on human- military operations against US- leaders accused each other of a Trump told reporters at the dramatic turn in the unrest that violent pro-democracy at the hands of Turkish-led itarian aid. ally Kurdish forces. serious meltdown. White House. has rocked the city since June. protests. B - D-    !     42   !      2) ;       .  %%% !  .3         leaders meeting for a European But officials had to iron out summit. details on how Northern Ireland, he US ambassador to the ran on Thursday said it orthern Ireland's Both sides said they were which is part of the UK, would TEuropean Union is expect- Iwould further reduce its NDemocratic Unionist Party close to finding a basis for a remain under the European ed to tell House lawmakers con- commitments under the 2015 announced Thursday it cannot treaty to ensure Britain heads scheme for sales tax. ducting an impeachment nuclear deal, unless its inter- support Boris Johnson's current for a managed withdrawal The pound fell 0.5 per cent inquiry that he was merely ests are secured by the signa- Brexit plan, dealing a major blow from the European bloc it against the dollar and the repeating President Donald tories. to the British prime minister just has been part of for nearly half euro within minutes of the Trump's reassurances when he Iran is determined to take hours before a crunch EU sum- a century. announcement. told another envoy that there further steps to suspend its mit. was no quid pro quo in the nuclear commitments under "As things stand, we could administration's dealings with the pact, officially known as not support what is being sug- !"D  #'   Ukraine. Gordon Sondland, the Joint Comprehensive Plan gested on customs and consent scheduled to appear Thursday, of Action (JCPOA), and the issues, and there is a lack of clar- would be the latest in a series of policy "will remain ity on VAT (value added tax)," && witnesses to be interviewed unchanged until the desired the DUP, which backs Johnson's behind closed doors by House conditions are met and Iran's Government, said in a brief   .. . Pro-EU parliamentarians lawmakers. economic interests from the statement on Twitter. hope they can defeat it and Trump blocked his appear- JCPOA are ensured," Iranian "We will continue to work uropean Commission chief Brexit can still be delayed to ance last week, but Democrats Deputy Foreign Minister with the government to try and EJean-Claude Juncker con- allow a general election or a promptly subpoenaed Sondland. Abbas Araqchi was quoted as get a sensible deal that works for gratulated Prime Minister new referendum on whether to His appearance is especial- saying by local media. Northern Ireland and protects Boris Johnson on their Brexit leave the EU at all. ly anticipated since text messages Araqchi made the the economic and constitution- withdrawal deal Thursday and Arriving later at an EU and other witness testimony remarks in a meeting on al integrity of the United said it meant there should be summit of leaders expected to place him at the center of a for- Wednesday with his Swedish Kingdom." The statement was "no further delay". endorse the new withdrawal eign policy dialogue with counterpart Anika Soder in seen as a major setback for "We have a deal, and this plan, Juncker said he hoped Ukraine that forms the basis of Tehran, Xinhua reported. Johnson, who would most like- deal means there is no need for British MPs would pass the the impeachment inquiry and He said despite ly need the support of his DUP any kind of prolongation," plan as agreed so that Britain that officials feared circum- Washington's withdrawal allies in parliament for any deal Juncker told reporters as he can leave on October 31. vented normal channels. from the JCPOA and reim- agreed in Brussels. welcomed the British leader to "There will be no Part of that effort involved position of sanctions, "Iran It came as British and EU EU headquarters ahead of prolongation. There is not pushing the former Soviet tried to keep the windows of negotiators worked late into the summit talks. British MPs are an argument for further delay republic to commit to political- interaction and diplomacy night in the hopes of presenting expected to vote on the deal on — it has to be done now," he ly charged investigations sought open, while Europe has only a last-minute Brexit deal to Saturday. said. by Trump, including into a gas relied on political support company connected to the son and refused to keep the of Democratic rival Joe Biden. accord alive".            2   ,    - '8: '(>? >A: '(>?

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t is already a widely accepted fact that are those that jumped into action before defuse a situation, as long as the customer tion. Ask him what he feels should be customer service can make or break a their mental balance was restored, or those feels acknowledged in his or her complaint. done or put forward your own fair and Icompany. At the same time, how a com- who made a calculated decision that they Hear them out. When they are done talk- realistic answer to the problem. In most pany behaves while dealing with an angry could only get their issue solved if they ing, summarize what you’ve heard and ask cases, that’s all the customer is looking customer is a huge determinant of how engage with some power. any questions to further clarify their for—and may result in providing some their brand is perceived. It is easier than ever for customers to complaint. Body language can be critical- degree of satisfaction. Customers get rude or angry for a vari- share their experiences publicly. The way ly important here. Keep eye contact. If you're not sure you know what your ety of reasons—some justified, some not. you respond to them speaks volumes about Stand or sit up straight. Keep your arms client wants from you, or if they resist But since you’re in business to serve your how much you care about them. uncrossed. Show how closely you’re pay- your proposed solution, then give him the customers, you’ll likely encounter rude or fear of a negative outcome results from ing attention to their problem. power to resolve things. Ask her to iden- angry individuals at one time or another. the desire to turn things into a certain Actively sympathize. After the cus- tify what will make her happy. How you respond can make the difference direction. The stress doesn’t come from the tomer vents, he wants to know you under- For instance, you could say, "If my between a customer who feels satisfied situation; it comes from you. By letting go stand where he’s coming from and how he solution doesn't work for you, I'd love to with the resolution and one who vows of the idea that you have to fix the situa- or she feels. Express sympathy for their hear what will make you happy. If it's in never to patronize your business again. tion, you let go of the fear and the stress. unpleasant customer experience. Respect my power I'll get it done, and if it's not When a customer starts yelling or That’s not the same as not caring, how- and understanding go a long way toward possible, we can work on another solu- being otherwise rude, there is nothing to ever. It’s just the realization that you can smoothing things over. tion together." be gained by responding in a similar man- only do the work as best as you can. Let Apologize gracefully. Whether the Once you've both agreed on a solu- ner. In fact, that will probably escalate hos- go of the responsibility for the outcome. customer’s complaint is legitimate or tion, you need to take action immediate- tilities. Maintain control of yourself, even Focus only on the execution. not is really irrelevant. If you want her to ly. Explain every step that you're going to if the customer’s tirade makes you feeling Time is a commodity everyone values. stay a customer, you need to express an take to fix the problem to your client like yelling yourself. Every time a customer faces a problem, apology for the problem they are having If she has contacted you by phone, Many of us have to deal with angry or they lose time reaching out to the compa- (or perceive to be having). A simple, make sure that she has your name and unhappy clients as part of our roles, and ny, maneuvering through complex menu straightforward statement is often all that’s contact details. This gives her a feeling of it's never easy. But if we know what to say obstacle courses, and eventually being able It’s understandable that coming up  5.  . . needed: “I’m sorry you’re not happy control because she can get hold of you and, more importantly, how to say it, we to reach an actual person who will put with a solution might involve reaching out 1 3  3 with our product. Let’s see what we can again if she needs to. may be able to save the situation. In fact, them on hold for a ridiculous amount of to a few people or going back to the hand- do to make things right.” Once the situation has been resolved, we can even end up with a better relation- time, or an emails address which fetches book, but, it’s worth noting that the cus-  .   ) . It gets even more annoying when a follow up with your client over the next ship with our client than we had before. a reply after ten hours. tomer was not ready to face a problem in  3  3 1 customer has to talk to multiple support few days to make sure that she's happy Anyone working in service will have to Let’s be honest here: a lot of compa- the first place - every extra minute spent reps. The joy of receiving a solution is with the resolution. Whenever you can, deal with an angry customer sooner or nies harass at complaint handling. Even is a minute wasted. .2  3.  usually overshadowed by the test of go above and beyond her expectations. later. The stress and unpredictability of when they do manage to solve a customer’s The first thing an angry customer  B45) patience they had to take during the For instance, you could send her a gift cer- these situations are the cause of many dis- problem, the enormous amount of time wants is to vent. To do so, they need some- 2  1 .5  episode. tificate, give her a great discount on her astrous fails. that is wasted in the process leaves them one to listen—and, for better or worse, you Once you understand why the cus- next purchase, or send her a hand-writ- The angry customers that do engage irked. are that person. Listening patiently can  .  . tomer is unhappy, it is time to offer a solu- ten apology. 2   !"# $%&!'()*+

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The more you communi-    After doing Can I Help You? cate it out, the more it will help.     and Two Adorable Losers, Two Adorable Losers is also  Darsheel’s next play, Kaise about communication. Akshay, Karenge? depicts a conflict the character that I play suffers !)L% between ambition and family from inferiority complex. Even #   3% duty. Excerpts: the teacher, who teaches him   $C suffers from a certain type of How did you land this role? inferiority complex, and both of !)$  $! I was watching TV at home them communicate it to each #! $%BM when Abhishek contacted me other in the most hilarious of .!  and wanted to meet me. Though ways and very genuinely too. I was feeling lazy but since the And gradually, the audience !  $$!   place was nearby, I went. I had watches them becoming more   O$$ !$% no idea that I was going for a confident as they have under-   meeting that would be about stood how to react to society. working in theatre. 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It helps both theatre is — you learn everything the impact and the value of that No one but only you can get $%$%!# enjoy and connect with us felt so and that way you get the best of ways. from every play that you do. That performance. I am very thankful. yourself out of this. Keeping C good. My co-actor Abhishek all the worlds. And probably way when my thought process It’s something that happens once yourself in a better mindset is keeps describing this. He says, that’s how we locked up Saurav’s How have you evolved since the changed. Also, I learnt the fact in a lifetime. I don’t really remem- always important. These are the  #  ‘It’s like a high that you get when character. time of Taare Zameen Par to that every day is a learning ber real acting. It was, in a way, few elements that I have under- !.A B you perform for an audience and now? opportunity. You cannot stop me only. 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The heart- Recipes Recreated from Your these recipes fit into the stories recipe for confit byaldi (better shaped mirrors, graffiti and Favorite Movies and TV Shows that inspired them. Beyond the known as ratatouille, and includ- trendy posters about drinking (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). name of the show or film, Rea ed here in honor of the animat- and dining at the entrance And while the premise might says little or nothing about that. ed movie of the same name). were a quirky way to welcome tastiest dish of the evening. sound more silly than serious, The focus is on the food. In this much longer fol- the guests. As I sat on the To accompany the sweet the book — like the video series And the more tangential a lowup to his 2017 cookbook Eat high-pitched chaise-lounge at :E"E) and salty dishes that I was hav- — is actually full of real meals recipe’s connection to pop cul- What You Watch: A Cookbook the table adjacent to the bar, I ing, I ordered the scented and desserts that transcend ture — like the beef Wellington for Movie Lovers, Rea has includ- observed artefacts and show- black currant sherbet which their sometimes ridiculous fic- only casually mentioned in a flir- ed nods to just about every genre pieces which intrigued me. had kokum, black currant, tional origins. tatious riff delivered by John of film and TV. You’ll find Lake Why would a fine dine-in cumin in sparkling water. It There are a few recipes Slattery’s Roger Sterling on an Trout and Pit Beef from The restaurant-cum-bar have three was the perfect refreshment. I you’ll marvel at but probably early episode of Mad Men — the Wire, followed on the next page tiny statues of soldiers holding E7? sulked at the thought that I never want to make, like Buddy more determined Rea seems to by Principal Skinner’s favorite a rope in different positions — could have ordered it earlier. the Elf’s candy-laden pasta dish be to offer the best and most coconut-based seafood stew climbing up, crawling down Its juicy, spicy and tangy tex- from the movie Elf or Jake the authentic version possible. from The Simpsons. and hanging? However, they Next up was the Aloo ture made me forget all my Dog’s bizarre “perfect sand- The recipes are laid out If you’ve ever wanted the added to the absorbing aura. chakna chaat. As eager as I was woes of tasting imperfect dish- wich” from the cartoon with detailed instructions secret recipe for Krabby Patties To my left were posters of gui- for this dish to arrive on my es on an evening when I Adventure Time, amid gorgeous photogra- or thought about assembling tar, music signs, and some table, my interest fell flat as I craved for some lasting delica- which phy, and Rea explains how your own Friends-inspired doodles that said, ‘I Love bit into it. With wheat crisps cies. includes he chose the ingredients Moistmaker sandwich out of Binge Drinking.’ Well, the (sev) and pomegranate sprin- Then came the spicy gold- human and created the dishes. Thanksgiving leftovers, both vibrant bar with a colourful kled on top, the chopped pota- en paneer fingers in two ways — tears as an Each recipe includes his recipes are here. glassy slab, lit with yellow toes dipped in sweety-spicy peri peri and pesto. Now as we ingredient. personal “verdict” on And Marvel fans, remember lights, and an array of wines, tamarind sauce and tasted know, the mere mention of But even with how good it really that sandwich Simmons loving- whiskies, spirits and beers, exactly the way it was paneer excites a vegetarian. these, Rea lays tastes. ly sent along with Fitz on his first could certainly make that one described, nothing less or However, to my surprise, the out the steps to Some dishes, it real mission during season one come true. more. I wished there was extra long cottage cheese fingers did- recreate them in seems, are better left of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? It’s As impressed as I was by zing to the dish. After all, why n’t arrive in ‘two ways,’ rather actual, edible form. on the screen, including Liz here, along with a recipe for WITC’s aesthetics, I wondered would I pay 225 for an Aloo came with two flavoured dips — Most of this Lemon’s Cheesy Blasters (an chicken paprika just like the one whether what it served me chaat that I could relish at just creamy green pesto and peri peri beautiful hardcover artery-clogging mix of hot dogs Vision attempts to whip up for would match up to the ambi- 40 at the street side? Also, the sauce. Well, one bite into the dish book, though, is filled with stuffed with Monterey jack Wanda Maximoff during ence. Scrolling through the latter would have been aptly and there occurred an epiphany dishes you’d want to dig into cheese, wrapped in a frozen Captain America: Civil War. menu, I first ordered the puree spicy. — there’s nothing worse than sit- even if they didn’t have a pop- pizza, from 30 Rock) and Even the chicken shawarma of wild mushroom soup. The The Rawa dal tikki fol- ting down at a cafe, ordering a culture connection. Dothraki Blood Pie from Game that the Avengers refueled on porcini, shitake and button lowed. I chose to order the dish, pining for it and being mis- Rea’s recipe for flavourful, of Thrones, which has as its pri- after the exhausting Battle of mushrooms-infused off-white dish as the thought of a tikki erably disappointed. The dish yogurt-marinated Palestinian mary ingredient a full pound of New York is included. creamy soup had a delicate being served with Matar ka was bland and even the dips did- chicken really is as good as Larry pork fat, finely diced. Whatever your TV or texture. I never had thought hummus, rather than the con- n’t help. David says it is during a season The verdict on that one, movie preferences may be, Rea’s that mushrooms could be so ventional mint chutney or As full as I was, I didn’t want eight episode of Curb Your according to Rea: “Dothraki appealing voice and creative distinctly flavourful. Talking of meethi saunth, instantly drew to miss the desserts. I ordered Enthusiasm. And Rea’s version Blood Pie is pretty gross.” recipes might just inspire you to spices, the soup tasted of black me towards it. Well, it didn’t two out of the four in the menu of the mushroom soup recipe But the “prison gravy” from start cooking. pepper that blended perfectly disappoint me. But the prob- — Apple pie and Sizzling that Elaine is determined to get Goodfellas will elevate your next In describing the joyful with a variety of bland but lem lay at the heart as the tikki, brownie. While the latter from the Soup Nazi on Seinfeld spaghetti dinner. And Rea reaction of Aziz Ansari’s char- fresh mushrooms. The soup due to its blandness and dry amazed me with its remarkable really is sublime, and not diffi- swears by his acter, Dev, at having made real- was served with two cigar texture, failed to make an presentation and taste, the latter cult to replicate. ly good pasta from scratch dur- rolls and a chilli oregano dip, everlasting impression. did a great job at fulfilling my Though he points out in the ing an episode of Master of which complemented the Next in line were the cravings. Just a few words for book’s surprisingly moving None, Rea offers this soup’s comforting taste. crunchy dahi sticks, or the both the desserts — taste it your- introduction that he’s not a encouragement: It was time for the Dahi kebabs. The previous self and feel its extraordinariness. professional chef, Rea brings “This sentiment of Minestrone. 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Bhubaneswar in June and fol- % O!5#) break recuperating in Dubai, Solskjaer    %+ %A  !  lowed that with victory in the  !   said the 26-year-old is still not ready  %    ;   !$ Tokyo Olympics test event in ; ,T'()'*'T for first-team action.  !##!!! August.  B “Paul had an injury, he came back, !!   B The team remained  % ! he worked really hard. He came back .#! A!$ unbeaten on its recent   ! and played a couple of games, maybe #  ,, %! %# !) Belgium tour, where it won all !!  played through the pain barrier,” ! $  5#  five matches against the !! % O! Solskjaer added. !$$ % EC'$ world champions hosts and  #$! “He had a scan after the Arsenal % 5%# !  B world number eight Spain.   ;,,E) game and maybe needed a few weeks’ !!!# ! Reid said he had a lot '*'' B rest in a boot so hopefully he won’t be   %!>!  “good takeaways” from the 4% O!5#) too long, but he won’t make this game, !)%%   Belgium tour. $ !#!  no.”  !$%+  !B “Our GPS numbers were !)4!  United have recorded two wins in )2  !$  great, which means that the !B  their opening eight league matches #!#%+ running, effort, speed and this season and sit two points above  !!#!$!) intensity was actually even right things. the relegation zone in 12th place. 7 D P44 !!+ !   0  P= 7   4 0 '?>A>:   4G5 4   5%# !  $  higher than last year’s World “There is always the con- Anthony Martial, Luke Shaw and ; B Cup. So they were very good cern about playing a team like Aaron Wan-Bissaka are likely to REINFORCE SQUAD son without reinforcing United’s 4-0 win over Chelsea but have scored L O<  numbers for us to see, and for Russia and it is, that they hold return from the treatment room but Manchester United will try to attack. five goals in seven league matches !  !=)M!2  the players to understand that the ball very well, they like to Solskjaer is yet to make a decision on sign one or two players in the January “We’re looking at one or two new since and Solskjaer said an injury to !BL  to play at that level, you need be in possession. Trying to get their availability. transfer window to improve their signings. We’re one or two players forward Anthony Martial, who has #!B to be achieving those consis- the ball off them is always dif- “Hopefully, Aaron and Anthony chances of finishing in the top four light,” Solskjaer told Sky Sports. “If the not played since August, was a fac- L$!%!  tently,” said Reid. ficult, so that is something we will last the training this week and be but will not spend big on transfer fees right ones are available in January tor in their struggles. %  !+ “Another part was the need to keep an eye on, and available for selection,” the Norwegian and wages, manager Ole Gunnar then we might do something. If not, “There’s many reasons, but one of %#! consistency of our perfor- make sure that our tackling, coach added. Solskjaer has said. these players will give everything (for them is injuries to Anthony,” the 46- !+  mances against Belgium and interception, and pressing “If it’s for half a game or 30 min- United are 12th in the Premier a top four finish). year-old former United player said.  Spain, and it was good to see skills are at the highest level. utes I don’t know but let’s see where League ahead of Sunday’s home “I’m not going to go down the “Creating chances has been a chal- >B that we kept building momen- “We want to make sure they’re at.” game against league leaders Liverpool route of bringing players in on big lenge for us with teams dropping L!  + tum as the tour progressed.” that we are playing at our best, Liverpool have made a perfect after a poor start to the season that contracts and big fees if they’re not deep. !%! ! Reid, who took over as and there will be no compla- start to the season with 24 points from has been further disrupted by injuries the right ones for the whole group “But we’re practising patterns    % !B the chief coach in April 2019, cency. It does not matter who eight matches and will look to equal to key players. and for the future. The money is every single week. When we get the +  said while taking on Russia in we play, we will approach the Manchester City’s record of 18 con- Solskjaer sanctioned the depar- there to strengthen in January and in players fit, I’m going to make Marcus >$  $ the the FIFA Qualifiers on game in the same manner, secutive top-flight victories when tures of forwards Romelu Lukaku the summer.” and Anthony score those scruffy  !# November 1 and 2, his wards that is, in a professional and they visit Old Trafford. and Alexis Sanchez in the close sea- United started the season with a goals, as that’s what I did.” $ $BM  will be focused on doing the respectful way.” + %     3$$:   $7 ++ >1;   2+!!+##           million to 113.8 million. last Serie A title in 2011, and LAHORE: Pakistan's top-order Milan finished fifth in have not played in the batsman Azhar Ali is likely to  . 3Former junior world to give direct selection only to do the same.” roubled former Italian Serie A last season but sur- Champions League since the replace Sarfaraz Ahmed as the champion boxer Nikhat Zareen the Gold and Silver winners. Mary Kom has maintained that Tfootballing giants AC rendered their Europa 2013-2014 season. national team's skipper in the has written to Sports Minister The qualifiers will be held in she would follow the BFI guidelines on Milan have suffered record League berth after breaching The club are 13th place longest format of the game while Kiren Rijiju, demanding a trial China in February next year. selection trials and will compete if losses, according to reports UEFA's financial fair play in Serie A, following a run of wicketkeeper-batsman bout against the celebrated M C “Sir, the very basis of sport asked by the federation. in Italy. rules. four defeats in seven games. Mohammad Rizwan could serve Mary Kom before India’s squad is fairplay and need to keep The Sports Ministry is not entitled Gazzetta Dello Sport Revenues from the sale Italian media mogul and as his deputy. for next year’s Olympic proving oneself each and every to intervene in selection matters of any claimed that in the year to of players in particular former prime minister Silvio Pakistan's head coach Qualifiers is decided. time. Even Olympic Gold national federation unless requested by June 30, 2019, losses rose by dropped from 42 million Berlusconi, who oversaw Misbah ul Haq is unhappy with Mary Kom (51kg) claimed medallists have to fight again to the parent international body as any 16 percent to 146 million ($ euros to 25.5 million euros. Milan's glory years during Sarfaraz's performance and her eighth world medal at the qualify to represent the country,” such unilateral move is considered a 162 million) euros com- To keep the club afloat, his 31-year ownership, sold according to sources, Misbah has recently-concluded champi- she wrote in the letter. violation of the Olympic Charter. pared to 126 million euros Elliott have injected 325 mil- the club to Li in 2017 with made it clear to the PCB that onships in Russia. She was “I have been inspired by Zareen said even if she were to lose for the same period the pre- July 2018. lion euros in total up until Elliot assuming control after Sarfaraz should not continue as selected for the event ahead of Mary Kom since I was a teenag- the trial bout, should she get one, she vious year. The club's absence from this September, Sky Sport the Chinese businessman the captain of the Green Brigade Zareen, who was refused a trial er. The best way I can do justice would feel content about at least get- Gazzetta said the figures European football has had Italia reported. defaulted on a loan payment. but the board is unwilling to take by the Boxing Federation of to this inspiration was to strive ting a chance. were far worse than the pre- an impact on merchandising On the pitch the 18-time AC Milan are currently any chance with a new captain on India (BFI), which decided to go to be as great a boxer as her. And “I look for no favours, just fairplay. dicted loss of 90 million and sponsors, with income Serie A champions are also working with city rivals Inter a tough tour of Australia. by Mary Kom’s consistent per- Mary Kom is too big a legend in And whether Mary Kom or any other euros. from sponsors slipping by in turmoil with Marco Milan on a new 1.2 billion According to reports, the formances while making the sport to need to hide from boxer qualifies after the trial, we can US hedge fund Elliott 6.7 million euros and ticket Giampaolo sacked as coach euro ($ 1.34 billion) stadium management is experimenting choice. competition and not actually at least sleep at night knowing that took over the debt-ridden sales down by 1.2 million after just seven games and project to rebuilt the San Siro with young players for the The BFI now also plans to defend her Olympic qualifica- every one of the candidate for the best seven-time European cham- euros. Stefano Pioli coming in as and the area surrounding Australia tour and in case the send Mary Kom for the Olympic tion,” she said. possible opportunity to make India pions from Chinese busi- However, revenues from the club's eighth coach in stadium to the west of the team fails to deliver results, the qualifiers on the back of her “After all, if 23-time Gold- proud at Olympics,” she said. PTI nessman Li Yonghong in TV rights rose from 109.3 five years.Milan won their city. management can give the excuse Bronze-winning show at the medallist Michael Phelps has to of the team going through a tran- world championships, moving re-qualify every time for the sition phase. away from the previous decision Olympics, the rest of us should 9 *    9  . @ 5   ( '&)"O% %"#     5 H  '?'? he seventh season of VIVO Pro  2 . &P+(#&'?++() TKabaddi League has entered its twilight stages, with the grand final wiss tennis legend Roger Federer on Thursday  . 4 between Dabang Delhi and Bengal Ssaid he will play the French Open in Paris next Warriors looming. Interestingly, year. acists must be "kicked out" of stadiums, FIFA VIVO PKL will have a new winner “I will play the French Open. I probably won’t Rpresident Gianni Infantino said on Thursday, whatever be the result, with both play much before that because I need some time as he pressed for a worldwide ban on spectators teams playing their first final of away from it (tennis) and I need some time with the who abuse black footballers. India's top Kabaddi tournament. family,” the 38- Speaking days after England's Euro 2020 The final itself is testimony to year-old told CNN. qualifier in Bulgaria was twice stopped because the competitive nature of season The 20-time of chants targeting English players, Infantino seven that saw favourites stumble Grand Slam cham- insisted the world body would punish racism. while young stars scripted new pion returned to "If there are racists that abuse footballers, we records. Three-time champions Roland Garros this have to stop the game," he told a press confer- Patna Pirates failed to reach the year after a three ence on a visit to Dhaka. playoff stages despite another stel- year absence, "We cannot let the racists win. The football lar season for Pardeep Narwal falling to Rafael has to continue and we have to punish the peo- while pre-season favourites Tamil Nadal in the semi- ple," Infantino said during his visit. Thalaivas' poor run reminded finals. He added it was now easy to identify the cul- everyone how Kabaddi is a team Federer ha prits in modern stadiums with closed circuit TV dent in a statement on Tuesday, calling racism sport and not just about a group of sconfirmed he will and that a "strong message" must be sent. an "obnoxious disease that seems to be getting talented individuals. (302) in overall points. compete at next "They have to be taken, kicked out of the sta- even worse in some parts of the world". Ever since the dawn of the A FINAL ON MERIT year’s Tokyo dium, they must not be allowed to enter into He said Thursday that on top of stadium A SEASON OF HIGHS VIVO PKL, Kabaddi as a sport has The League stage's top two Olympics after football stadiums any more, and criminal pro- action better education was needed. 'High-flyer' Pawan Sehrawat evolved, and season seven was teams — Dabang Delhi and Bengal Wimbledon and ceedings should be brought against them. "We have to educate our youth, our children was once again the standout raider once again proof to the fast chang- Warriors — will fight it out for the prior to the US "It's a crime and it should be a crime in all and those who are a bit older as well," he said. of the season and brought ing nature, with the defenders hav- coveted trophy tomorrow. Both Open. countries of the world to commit a racist abuse," Infantino also said that the 2022 World Cup Bengaluru Bulls within touching ing a bigger say in results. While UP teams have shown remarkably con- But his priori- he said. in Qatar "will be the very best World Cup ever" distance of a place in the finals. The Yoddha's Nitesh Kumar couldn't sistency throughout the season ty before the Infantino reaffirmed that if a country bans despite new controversy over the heat and empty defending champions were heavi- match his 100-point tally from last and deserve a shot at the title for French Open a spectator because of racism, "FIFA will extend stadiums after the world athletics champi- ly reliant on Pawan's raiding skills season, you could see a distinct their all-round performances. The which he has won it worldwide because racists have no place in onships in September saw some long distance and he scored 346 points in 24 changes in approaches as the cor- Bengal corner combination of only once in 2009 football in any country and no place in any foot- races badly affected. match with 18 Super 10s and a stag- ners starting tackling more eager- Baldev Singh and Rinku Narwal will be a family vacation. ball stadium or arena in any part of the world." The FIFA boss insisted that it would be cool- gering strike rate of 75%. While ly. In fact, the success of teams like will be keen to stop Naveen 'Express' “We need a vacation, we need a break, and espe- Six Bulgarians have been indicted for abuse er as the football tournament would be in Naveen Kumar didn't exactly match U Mumba, UP Yoddha and Bengal Kumar from reaching another cially if I am playing the Olympics and all that,” he at Monday's Bulgaria-England game when November and December. Pawan Sehrawat's points, his 20 Warriors was down to effective cor- Super 10 while at the other end the said. monkey chants and apparent Nazi salutes over- "I am sure in Qatar we will witness from a consecutive Super 10s was the key ners. U Mumba's 'Sultan' Fazel experienced duo of Ravinder Pahal In Tokyo he will be in competition for a men’s shadowed England's 6-0 win. Three more are technical point of view, the very best World Cup in Dabang Delhi's road to the Atrachali topped the chart with 82 and Joginder Narwal will look to singles Gold medal, the only major prize he has yet being sought. ever." He also expressed confidence that the sta- finals. The 20-year-old, a produce tackle points. UP's duo of Sumit and thwart the Bengal raiders. The to win. One 18-year-old was indicted on Wednesday diums would be "full". of the Future Kabaddi Heroes Nitesh Kumar scored 77 and 75 Warriors haven't been beaten by Earlier this week he said he had been debating for using Nazi salutes and four others have been "Football is the number one sport in the (FKH) programme, scored 283 respectively while Sandeep Dhull Delhi this season but it remains to with his team on his programme after Wimbledon fined and banned from sports events for two world. We will fill the stadiums in Qatar and points in 22 matches, and will end clinched 73 despite playing for a be seen if their talisman Maninder and before the US Open. years. anywhere else in the World easily with the World the season behind only Pawan Jaipur Pink Panthers side that Singh will be fit enough to start “At the end of the day my heart decided to play Infantino had already condemned the inci- Cup." Sehrawat and Pardeep Narwal failed to qualify for the playoffs. against Dabang. the Olympic Games again,” he said.