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#/0 12/ *&3 4/ meeting to review arrange- ments in the wake of incessant eavy rain and flash floods rain. Capt Amarinder also Hin the north India have ordered a special girdawari killed at least 11 people, includ- (survey) to assess possible crop ing eight in Himachal Pradesh, damage. Chairing an emer- even as the a “high alert” has gency meeting to assess the sit- been sounded in Punjab, which uation arising out of continu- is bracing for inundation as ous rain, he announced a spe- flood gates of Pong Dam in cial girdawari for assessing HP's Kangra district may be crop damage due to heavy opened on Monday night as the rain. water level is running above the He asked the Financial danger mark. Commissioner Revenue (FCR) The situation in Haryana to issue detailed guidelines to too is grim with rivers over- the Deputy Commissioners for flowing and Government issu- initiating the process of gir- ing advisory to the people not dawari immediately after the to venture near water bodies, water level recedes. rivers or canals. In Chandigarh, the iconic Schools in Himachal Sukhna Lake's water level Pradesh and Punjab have been crossed the danger mark of closed for Tuesday fearing 1,163 feet and Chandigarh more rain in the States. While Administration opened two three people were washed away floodgates of the man-made in Beas near Manali after their + , % ' water body. Before this, it was M N " # vehicle fell into the river, two in the year 2008 when flood M # N$# # $ other people were washed away Apart from it, 33 persons apprised that 12 tourists from Uttarakhand. gates of the lake were opened % # & # in Parbati river in Manikaran stranded at Phojal in Kullu Sikkim State have been evacu- “Due to high pattern after the water level had crossed ' valley on Sunday midnight. A were also rescued. Out of these, ated from Keylong in Lahaul- inflow in the Pong reservoir 1,163 feet. bus and a truck were washed 21 persons were rescued by Air Spiti to a Hotel at Keylong. and considering forecast of away in the swelling Beas river Force and 14 persons were Meanwhile, against the heavy rain in the Beas catch- in Kullu district. Several hous- rescued by other means. backdrop of incessant rain in ment area, excess water from #% es were also swept away in flash As many as 45 vehicles the catchment areas of the the Pong dam can be released. floods as the Beas is flowing at were retrieved from Koksar in Beas river, the Bhakra Beas All necessary steps be taken by a dangerous level. Later in the Lahaul-Spiti. Management Board (BBMB) all concerned to avoid any day, the Himachal Cabinet Similarly, 600 students and issued an advisory to Punjab damage or loss of life and reviewed the losses, rehabilita- teachers were shifted from ahead of releasing “excess” property in the downstream *!+&!0/ tion and rescue operations. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyala water from the Pong dam. The areas,” said the BBMB adviso- In the Cabinet meeting, Chamba and 100 students from BBMB authorities said they ry. ncessant rain coupled with held in Shimla under the chair- Kasturba Gandhi Balika have been constantly monitor- BBMB Chairman DK Iintermittent heavy down- % .$!) has hit back at Rahul and said Nirmala Sitharaman spoke manship of Chief Minister Jai Vidyalaya Mehla in Chamba ing the water-level situation. Sharma apprised Punjab Chief pour crippled traffic many he has been lying on the price about an “international dimen- Ram Thakur, it was informed district. In addition to this, Heavy rain led to landslides Minister Capt Amarinder parts of the national Capital. 01 ,! ! of the fighter jet and there was sion” to Rahul’s attack on the that 120 stranded persons were three families of Rakh in which blocked the roads to Singh about water-level situa- Heavy rain caused waterlog- $2 $ 3 4 a nexus between him and for- PM over the deal and said rescued from Koksar in Chamba district were also Badrinath, Kedarnath and tion in Bhakra and Pong dams ging and traffic snarls on major mer French President Francois Hollande’s comments were not Lahaul-Spiti, 23 from Marhi shifted to PWD Rest House. Yamunotri, affecting the on Monday. The chief minister intersections in the city. $& !4 Hollande. a coincidence, Union Minister and 31 from Rohtang (Kullu). The Cabinet was also Chardham Yatra in Monday called an emergency Detailed report on P2 The BJP alleged Rahul is Gajendra Shekhawat alleging $4$) 51 involved in a “conspiracy, inter- that the UPA Government had nationally” and the former called off the multi-billion dol- *!+&!0/ French President is part of the lar deal after a private compa- & % % “nexus” to sabotage the Rafale ny linked to Robert Vadra was ven as Congress president deal. not chosen as a broker. !"# ERahul Gandhi renewed his While Defence Minister attack on Prime Minister )5 36,265.93. Narendra Modi in the Rafael % ' ! The index dropped a total deal, a delegation of senior enchmark BSE Sensex on 1,785.62 points or more than 5 Congress leaders met the +&& $% % BMonday suffered its worst per cent in five sessions, wip- Central Vigilance single-day loss in seven ing out 8.48 lakh crore of mar- Commissioner (CVC) on &, , months, extending its fall for a ket wealth. Monday and sought registra- fifth day due to a meltdown in Factors like crude oil prices tion of a case in the alleged cor- ! banking and auto stocks on liq- hitting a four-year high, liq- ruption in the fighter jet deal. .$ $% / uidity concerns and a rout in uidity concerns after defaults by The meeting comes days global markets. IL&FS, the rupee retreating a after a Congress delegation & $& The 30-share index tanked low of 72.73 against the US dol- met the CAG and urged the 536.58 points or 1.46 per cent lar beset investors. apex auditor to prepare a report *!+&!0/ to settle at a two-month low of The broad-based Nifty of on the alleged irregularities in 36,305.02, logging its biggest the National Stock Exchange the deal and present it in * 0 " $ #+ $2 0 $ ndian Navy officer single-day loss since February crashed below the 11,000 mark, Parliament. + $+ *3* ICommander Abhilash Tomy, 6 when it declined by 561.22 declining by 168.20 points or The BJP on the other hand * 3 * 4 + who was stranded in the Indian points. 1.51 per cent to end at Ocean near Australia since This is the weakest closing 10,974.90. Friday after his boat was dam- since July 11 when it settled at Detailed report on P10 $ %& % aged in a fierce storm, was res- + cued by a French fishing ves- ( ) $ * +# ' sel Osiris on Monday. ' ' Tomy had suffered griev- ous spinal injury in the mishap. Department and the Indian - . He is conscious and will be Navy. )* & shifted to an Australian frigate Tomy was in the third *!+&!0/ June 2015, AMRUT aims at expected to reach the French position in the race and sailed ensuring robust sewage net- !! boat soon. over 10,500 nautical miles in ndhra Pradesh has topped works, water supply and other Participating in the the last 84 days, since July 1 Athe chart among States in infrastructure to improve the 260656 Golden Globe Race (GGR)- when the competition began. terms of the “Ease of Living quality of life of people in solo sailboat race around the On Sunday, he managed to get Index” rankings under the Atal urban areas. he strongman president of world, the 39-year-old officer’s in touch with the organisers of Mission for Rejuvenation and Speaking at the National Tthe Maldives on Monday boat Thuriya was damaged in the race in France through Urban Transformation Dissemination Workshop on conceded defeat in elections, a storm as the main mast of messages and requested for (AMRUT). Andhra Pradesh is Ease of Living Index, 2018, easing fears of a fresh political the vessel was ripped off by help as he could not move on followed by Odisha and Union Housing and Urban crisis in the archipelago at the nearly 15-metre high waves, his own. Madhya Pradesh. Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh centre of a battle for influence Navy spokesperson DK “We are expecting an Andhra Pradesh has also Puri said the index will encour- between India and China. Sharma said here on Monday. * +# ' Australian frigate to reach outperformed 28 other States age all cities to move towards “The Maldivian people The mishap took place the Osiris soon and Tomy will and seven Union Territories an “outcome-based” approach have decided what they want. about 1,900 nautical miles Canberra coordinated the res- be shifted to it. We will decide (UTs) to be the best in India for to urban planning and man- I have accepted the results,” from Perth, Australia. cue mission in cooperation if we have to take him to Perth conducting business. agement, and promote healthy President Abdulla Yameen said Australian Rescue with many agencies, including or Chennai,” Sharma said. Launched by Prime competition among cities. in a televised address to the Coordination Centre at the Australian Defence Minister Narendra Modi in Indian Ocean nation a day after the joint Opposition can- didate, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, unexpectedly triumphed. “Earlier today, I met with ! "#$ Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who the Maldivian electorate has chosen to be their next presi- & all claims of “Digital-India” Point of Sales (PoS) machines for the POS facility. dent. I have congratulated him,” *!+&!0/ Thave apparently fallen flat at e-transactions or swapping of the He said it is not his shop Yameen said. Incredible India’s “Paryatan Parv” bank cards. Adding to their woe alone but almost all shops of There had been concerns at organised in the heart of nation- is the fact that ATMs are not eas- Uttar Pradesh do not have e-pay- home and abroad that Yameen al capital’s Rajpath Lawns by the ily accessible in the area and nei- ment facility. might not accept the outcome. Tourism Ministry, as many stalls ther any mobile ATM van can be Similarly, stalls both of hand- He had borrowed hundreds of showcasing the diversity of India seen. icrafts and handlooms like DC millions of dollars from China and selling various indigenous Many of the stalls selling Rajasthan, DC Odisha, DC for an infrastructure blitz, to products don’t have the facility of handlooms, handicrafts and Jammu & Kashmir, DC handi- the alarm of the Maldives’ tra- digital or e-transaction and are other products from all across craft Delhi don’t have the facili- ditional backer India. !"#!$ % ! accepting only cash as a mode of India do not have the facility of ty of POS payment due to which At the last election in 2013, # #% payment. e-transaction and are accepting many buyers were left high and the Supreme Court annulled & ' However, most of the visitors + , 6 0 " only cash. Though some of the dry. the result after Yameen trailed in the Parv were ready to pur- 4 shops or stalls which do not have There were about 15 stalls of former president Mohamed chase items using their debit or any e-mode of payment said they Tribes India organised with the Nasheed, giving Yameen time )# credit card. Tourism, Suman Billa told The it and the Government doesn’t manage to accept through Paytm. help of Tribal Cooperative to forge alliances and win a sec- ) * Prime Minister Narendra Pioneer, “We have advised every- make it available to them. A shopkeeper named Marketing Development ond round of voting that was + # )# Modi’s vision regarding ‘cashless body to have swipe machines, However we are working on the Nizamuddin running handicraft Federation of India (TRIFED) postponed twice. economy’ seems to be a distant however, some of the TRIFED issue and it would be resolved stall of Uttar Pradesh selling while most of the stalls didn’t Results from Sunday’s elec- ' dream as in flagship of Paryatan stalls and others do not have it. soon.” world-famous carpet from have the swipe machine or the tion showed Yameen on 41.7 ,L Parv itself many of the stalls did The swipe machines are linked Due to it many visitors who Bhadohi and other handicraft PoS while rest said they have the per cent of the vote, well behind M not have the facility of e-payment. with the bank accounts and it is do not carry cash are facing the products said he cannot accept facility of e-payment through Solih on 58.3 per cent. Joint Secretary, Ministry of on the part of shopkeepers to have problem since the stalls don’t have card payment as he doesn’t have swipe machine. Related report on P12 ( ) (* +,- +./0
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) #: / 4&+ 4 he Kisan Kranti Yatra * *' 0 DP Singh along with other Tkicked off from Haridwar suspended PCS officers by Bhartiya Kisan Union ighteen accused in the Bhagat Singh Fonia, NS (Tikait group) on Sunday after- Enational highway 74 scam Naganyal, Anil Shukla, Amar noon has evoked a good Yatra. ments against the Centre and gram pradhan Digamber Singh including six suspended Singh and Ganesh Prasad response among the farmers The farmers who partici- the State Government organ- said, “We want our loans to be Provincial Civil Service offi- appeared in the court on from Haridwar district. The pated in the rally alleged that ised by the same Tikait group waived off by the Government cials, appeared in the court of Monday. rally would culminate at Kisan Modi-led BJP Government had over the years said, “Things are as it has been done in Uttar district and sessions judge, The other accused in the Ghat in Delhi on October 2, the done nothing for the farmers really very grim for us. Seeds Pradesh by the Chief Minister special judge (Prevention of case including former Tehsildar, birth anniversary of Mahatma over the past four years. and cereals are being import- there. Corruption Act) Narendra Datt registrar Kanungo and farmers Gandhi. Given the enthusi- They said that the Centre ed from foreign companies,” he Here, just assurances are on Monday. also appeared in the court. It is asm shown by the farmers working for the industrialists said. being dished out and nothing The charge sheet was to be pertinent to mention here that from the district, particularly had landed the farmers in He, further, said that the is being done on the ground. heard on the day but the for their alleged role in the 300 those from the villagers under grave crisis. small farmers who constitute Our demands are very much defence sought time. Agreeing crore NH 74 scam, the State Laksar tehsil, the organisers One of them Raj Pal from nearly two third of the Indian justified, given the crisis we are * *' 0 Tiwari issued these orders to this request, the court set Government had recently sus- hope that hundreds of farmers Laksar said that reeling under populace are terribly suffering in. while hearing a public interest the next date of hearing in the pended two Indian from here would participate in mounting debt, the farmers are thanks to the nonchalance of Aside from the loan waiv- he High Court of litigation filed by advocate case on October 9. Administrative Service (IAS) the maha Kishan rally In Delhi. ending life. “Those who are the Centre regarding their er, the farmers must be given TUttarakhand has directed Pankaj Miglani. The main accused in the officers Pankaj Kumar Pandey As per the programme, the feeding the nation are com- worsening plight. He said that free electricity and the Deccan Aviation company to The petitioner had stated NH-74 land compensation and Chandresh Kumar Yadav. farmers who would gather mitting suicide to get relief thousands of peasants from Government’s policy of start Delhi-Pantnagar- that there is no regular air ser- scam, suspended PCS officer there would serve a memo- from the burden of loans taken Laksar tehsil and Haridwar putting old tractors out of use Dehradun heli service within vice between Pantnagar and randum to the Centre, venting from banks and others. Yet, the district would march to Delhi must be scrapped.” He, further, 15 days. The High Court also Dehradun. their grievances regarding the Centre is sitting on our suffer- to participate in the mega rally. said that the Kisan Kranti Yatra directed the State Government The Central Government alleged apathy of the Narendra ing. They have not yet framed The common refrain would prove a milestone as far that if the company is unable to had kept Pantnagar airport Modi Government towards the any policy to cater to our inter- among the farmers here is that as the future movements of the start the services within the out of the Ude Desh ka Aam suffering of the farmers. ests, busy as they are to pander the compensation due to the agriculturists are concerned. given time, another company Nagrik (UDAN) scheme. In the Thousands of farmers from to the interests of the industri- sugarcane growers is yet to be should be contracted to provide absence of any direct service across the country gathered in alists,” he said. cleared and the Centre’s Kisan 6%4 the service. between Pantnagar and Haridwar on Sunday after- Another farmer Nathu Beema Yojna is meant to favour The division bench of act- Dehradun, those in Pantnagar noon and took part in the Singh of Bhagwanpur who has the insurance companies and ing Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma have to go via Delhi to reach Bhartiya Kisan Union (Tikait the distinction of participating not the farmers. *<'+ and justice Manoj Kumar Dehradun by air. group)-organised Kisan Kranti in a number of Kisan move- Speaking to The Pioneer, => ; * "% % % ! " # &!/4 &)* marginalised people living in remote mountainous regions . , xpressing concern over and not the well off people liv- Eincreasing dependence on ing in urban centres. Because of engineering solutions and this the political leadership excessive use of cement and does not accord high priority to concrete for stabilising the addressing disaster risk reduc- slopes in the mountains, noted tion related issues, he / 4&+ 4 environmentalist Anil Prakash opined.Speaking on the occa- Joshi stressed on the impor- sion, the DMMC executive ttarakhand Kranti Dal tance of green technologies director Piyoosh Rautela said U(UKD) president Diwakar for landslide mitigation and that despite landslides in the Bhatt said that his party would prevention. region being attributed to stage rallies across the He was speaking as the anthropogenic interventions, Haridwar district from special guest at a workshop on particularly by environmental- September 26 to protest against use of technology for reducing ists, landslide is a normal land- the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled / 0&+ * landslide induced losses organ- scape forming geomorphic Tribe Act. ised jointly by the Uttarakhand process that is part and parcel He said that his party is for hree members of an inter- State Disaster Management of any mountainous terrain. abrogation of the caste-based TState gang were nabbed by Authority and Disaster He said that the region has reservation. “The criteria for the Jaspur police with 94,000 Mitigation and Management always been facing the fury of reservation should be the eco- in counterfeit notes. The police Centre (DMMC). Disaster landslides and despite best nomic condition, irrespective in Udham Singh Nagar district management secretary Amit efforts it is not possible to of castes,” he said while acted on a tip off against the Singh Negi presided over the completely arrest this process. addressing the media persons members of the gang said to be workshop. Despite landslide being a major here on Monday. It is clear that involved in introducing coun- Joshi also stressed on the concern for the states in the the regional party of the State terfeit currency in Indian mar- urgent need to focus on scien- Himalayan region and the would make the caste-based kets. tific disposal of huge quantities Ghats there is no institution that reservation the principal theme The district’s Additional of debris generated during any has the responsibility of study- during its campaigning for the Superintendent of Police construction work in the ing these. 2019 general election. Jagdish Chandra informed mountains, particularly in the Scientists in some institu- Taking pot-shots at the BJP- that the police arrested the trio construction of roads. He said tions are working on landslide helmed Government at the red handed when they were that the debris so generated related issues but this is not the Centre and in the State, Bhatt trying to use counterfeit cur- should be prevented from sole responsibility of these insti- said that both have failed the rency in a liquor shop. A total rolling down and reaching the tutions. The problem of land- * *' 0 area and directed 26 families in to mention here that the land- the second consecutive day people in fulfilling the promis- of 47 counterfeit notes of river beds and reservoirs which slides is therefore not being the area to shift to the GIC out slide at Baliyanala is an old here. The level of water in the es they dished out to the people 2,000 denomination were according to him could jeop- addressed holistically, observed ven as rain caused a dip in house. The Sub-Divisional problem for which an effective Naini lake also rose by one during the campaigning. “The seized from the three accused. ardise water security in the Rautela. He expressed hope Etemperature in Nainital, Magistrate Abhishek Rohila solution has not been execut- more inch. According to offi- people voted them to power in He, further, informed that mountains. that the proposal under con- landslide occurred again below and Patwari Amit Sah also ed so far by the authorities con- cials, the level of water in the the Centre and the State with the gang in question is known He called upon the scien- sideration in the Ministry of the GIC ground at Baliyanala reached the site and shifted cerned. lake was 11.65 feet on Sunday huge expectations. But it seems to make counterfeit currency tific community to devise Steel and Mines materialises on Monday. The residents of seven of the families to the GIC Locals state that if left morning which rose to 11.90 that they have trampled the in Bihar and West Bengal and means and tools of utilising the and the institute for addressing the area are living in fear with out house. The SDM informed untreated, it could threaten a feet on Monday. If the water mandate,” he said. He, further, then introduce the same in debris productively. This, he this important issue is created. the landslide affected area that the seven families were in larger part of the town and the level rises to 12 feet, water will said that UKD would take ral- bazaars. added would solve issues relat- Geological Survey of India, expanding consistently. The immediate danger from the Naini lake. be drained from the lake to lies in all the 70 constituencies The three accused arrest- ed to building material avail- Kolkata, director Pankaj Additional District Magistrate landslide. The process of shift- Meanwhile, rain, fog and bring down the level, accord- of the State from October 1 to ed by the police have been ability in the mountains and Agarwal informed about the Harbir Singh and other offi- ing the remaining families is wind kept most of the tourists ing to irrigation department mobilise the people on the issue identified as Kashipur resident also help in protecting and progress made under National cials inspected the affected also underway. It is pertinent and general public indoors on officials. of the BJP’s unfulfilled promis- Vikram, Sikandar Sahni from conserving the environment. Landslide Susceptibility es. We would remind the peo- Bihar and Manish Vidhyasagar He further said that disasters Mapping project of GSI. He also GSI whereby masses are being and generating warning and would be taken up in support of DMMC and other ple of how the saffron party has from Uttar Pradesh. mainly affect the poor and informed about the initiative of involved in rainfall monitoring said that similar initiatives Uttarakhand as well with the stakeholders. taken them for a ride,” he said. ) % %% )# $
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The notable fea- Lokpal and Lokayukt while it and two ordinances have been n tune with the earlier trend, health department for RNA ture of the day’s proceeding is was in the opposition. “But passed by the Uttarakhand Ithe last day of the monsoon Genotype Confirmatory test to that the Congress MLAs stayed after being saddled in the seat Assembly during the session saw some BJP MLAs the National Communicable away from the House during of power, they are now conve- Monsoon session. The Speaker tearing into the State Diseases Prevention Centre, % the post-lunch session on the niently dumping it into obliv- Prem Chand Agarwal con- Government on issues of pub- New Delhi. issue of Lokayukt. However, the ion,” he said. gratulated the members for lic interest. The BJP MLA He said that it was not House proceeded and after the The agitated Congress ensuring smooth conduct of from Khanpur, Pranav Singh required as Hepatitis C can be he House burst into peals make the MLA the Health Khanpur MLA flaunting his day’s business was conducted MLAs later stormed to the the House during the session. ‘Champion’ created flutter dur- confirmed by Enzyme Linked Tof laughter when seem- Minister of the State. “You knowledge of molecular biol- the Speaker adjourned it sine well of the House while sloga- He said that the House func- ing the question hour when he Immuno Sorbent Assay ( ingly impressed by the knowl- already have two Cabinet ogy while discussing the issue die. neering against the State tioned for 19 hours and 29 charged the Parliamentary ELISA) test available in the edge of Khanpur MLA, berths lying vacant. You had of Hepatitis C, something Earlier, as the question Government. Amid the pan- minutes in just four days. He, Affairs Minister Prakash Pant state. Pranav Singh ‘Champion’ on better appoint Champion as which amused all, particular- hour commenced on the day demonium, the State Urban further, said that he received with giving wrong information Pant said that the Health Hepatitis C, the leader of the the Health Minister,’’ she said, ly the Minister, who remind- the Congress members were on Development Minister, Madan 110 notices for discussions to the Assembly on the issue of Department had organised a Opposition Indira Hridayesh triggering laughter among the ed the member that he was their feet, demanding work Kaushik tabled the under section 300 out of which Hepatitis C deaths. camp for survey of Hepatitis C suggested to the MLAs across the party spec- not knowledgeable enough on adjournment motion under ‘Uttarakhand Urban Local 21 were taken up. The Speaker, The member questioned cases at Khanpur in Haridwar Parliamentary Affairs trum. Notably, the sarcastic the matter with no Ph.D to his section 310 for discussions on Bodies Amendment Bill’ in further, informed that a total the correctness of the remark from August 25 to 28 during Minister Prakash Pant to comment followed the credit. Lokayukt. the House after which the of 1020 questions were of the Minister made in which blood samples of 249 Leading the charge, the Speaker suspended the pro- received by Vidhan Sabha sec- response to his question that patients had been tested for Department has sent a pro- Ayushman Yojana. CUL as incorrect. leader of the Opposition, Indira ceedings for lunch. retariat and 60 starred ques- no death has occurred in ELISA test out of which 65 posal to the Union Pant found himself on the The Minister had Hridayesh said that the The post-lunch session saw tions were answered in the Khanpur due to Hepatitis C. were found positive. The Government for treatment of receiving end of criticism again informed that in the 1295 Government has been deliber- the Congress MLAs boycotting Assembly. The MLA from Khanpur Minister admitted that there is Hepatitis C in the State. Pant when the BJP MLA Pushkar active industrial units estab- ately blocking the appoint- the proceedings on the issue of claimed that three persons no facility for treatment of also told the House that the Singh Dhami termed the data lished in SIIDCUL, 70 percent ment of the Lokayukt. Besides Lokayukt. Speaking to the its business despite the absence have died of the disease. Hepatitis C in the Government Government has included presented by him on percent- of the workers are residents the issue of Lokayukt, the media persons, Indira of the Congress members. He also appeared dissatis- hospitals based in the State. He, treatment of acute Hepatitis in age of residents of Uttarakhand with Uttarakhand domicile. Congress members Furkan Hridayesh alleged that the State Raising the issue of connecting fied with the Minister’s state- however, added that the Health 1350 packages under Atal in the industrial units of SIID- Ahmed and Raj Kumar alleged Government has been dither- villages with population less that the Government officers ing on the appointment of than 250 with roads, BJP MLA are not picking up their phones Lokayukt because of the fear of Surendra Singh Jeena demand- despite the directives earlier being exposed for its involve- ed relaxation in the norm of issued by the Speaker to the ment in a host of corruption population for Uttarakhand. 0" * Government on the same. The cases. She demanded the State He also demanded that the Speaker ruled out discussions Government to promptly table Uttarakhand Government under section 310, but he the Lokayukt bill in the House should waive off the loan of the assured that the matter would and start the process of farmers on the lines of what the be taken up under section 58 appointment of a Lokayukt in Uttar Pradesh Government has after the question hour was the State. Senior Congress done. over. leader Pritam Singh recalled Later, initiating debate on the BJP’s claim of bringing the / the issue, Indira Hridayesh Lokayukt bill in three months said that the select committee since it was elected to power. of the House had submitted its During the post-lunch ses- &!/4 &)* of a mother and her newborn report on Lokayukt. “But the sion, the House continued with baby in the Government Doon n an attempt to refurbish its Medical College Hospital and Iimage amidst criticism of the death of an unborn baby of being out-shadowed by the a mentally challenged woman 7 7 critically vociferous ruling in the same hospital aside from on contract. He, further, said female hospital of GDMC is MLA Manoj Rawat during the party MLAs, the Congress similar cases in Srinagar, that a fleet of ambulances has facing an over-load of patients. discussion under section 300 MLAs raised the issue of the Bageshwar and Rudraprayag remained parked in the office He said that to expedite the raised the issue of closure of pathetic condition of the health have revealed the rot set deep of DG health for the past sev- process of recruitment of doc- Rajiv Gandhi Navodaya services in the State with some into the health services in the eral months. The leader of the tors and faculty members, the Vidhyalayas in the #* vigour on the final day of state. Opposition Indira Hridayesh State Government has consti- Uttarakhand. He said that five Monsoon session of the State Charging the Government also raised the issue of absence tuted a Medical Services of these schools located in Assembly on Monday. for adhocism in recruitment of of neuro-surgeon in Selection Board. Pant added mountainous districts of Raising the issue under faculty in medical colleges of Government medical college in that the process of recruiting Rudraprayag, Chamoli, * 6 Section 58 on the day, Congress the State, Rawat said that Haldwani. 138 assistant professors in the Uttarkashi, Champawat and MLA Manoj Rawat said that Government Medical Colleges In his response, the Government medical colleges Bageshwar have been shut &!/4 &)* recent incidents of delivery on of Dehradun and Srinagar have Parliamentary Affairs Minister of the State has started. down by the State Government the floor and subsequent death 100 percent faculty members Prakash Pant said that the Later in the day, Kedarnath which is unfortunate. engue is witnessing a Dspurt with 16 new cases of the disease being reported ?@ by the district health author- ities of Dehradun on Monday. The district vector-borne dis- eases officer Subhash Joshi ; said that six patients out of 16 &!/4 &)* by the Minster clearly shows cases reported on the day that the criminal activity in the after Enzyme Linked aridwar, well-known as a state is mainly confined to the Immunosorbent Assay ( Hplace of pilgrimage, is now ELISA) test are residents of &!/4 &)* fast becoming the crime capi- Dehradun district while the tal of Uttarakhand. With 6008 remaining ten are from the he State Government has registered criminal cases across districts of Tehri, Haridwar Tset aside a sum of 10 the State, Haridwar district and Saharanpur. crore for the rehabilitation and accounts for one–third of such He, further, said that the resettlement of the people cases. number of dengue-afflicted residing in villages marked as Giving the information in persons in Dehradun dis- completely affected by the nat- the State Assembly, the State trict this season has mount- ural disasters. While replying to Parliamentary Affairs Minister ed up to 35 so far. Joshi a question asked by the inde- Prakash Pant said that a total claimed that the health pendent MLA Pritam Singh of 18299 criminal cases have department is on an alert Pawar in the State Assembly on been registered in different mode on the disease and the Monday, the State police stations across the State ASHA workers are engaged Parliamentary Affairs Minister in 2017-18 and out of them in door to door survey for Prakash Pant said that 19 vil- 14185 cases have been dis- plain districts like Haridwar, source reduction of Aedes lages in Uttarkashi and nine vil- posed of while investigations Udham Singh Nagar and mosquito, responsible for the lages in Tehri districts have are going on in 4114 cases. In Dehradun. dreaded disease. been identified as completely response to a question raised The Congress member He, further, said that the affected by natural disasters. by the Congress MLA Mamta who represents Bhagwanpur people should not allow water He, further, said that the Rakesh, the Minister said that Assembly constituency in to collect at and near their process to shift the villagers and the district-wise review of the Haridwar expressed concern homes to prevent breeding of settle them down in the safer pending cases is being done by over the rising crime cases in the mosquito. areas has started. The Minister the senior officers regularly the district. Joshi added that the informed that the BJP while in course of the month- She said that the physical Aedes, the vector of dengue, Government has increased the ly crime meeting, the fast dis- verification of the tenants and tending to bite during the day amount of compensation for posal of the pending cases is those working in the industrial time, one should wear full- rehabilitation of one family discussed. areas should be done by the sleeved clothes to reduce the from 3 lakh to 4 lakh under The information provided police to curb the crime rate. exposure to mosquito bite. the rehabilitation policy 2011. - .
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Now the young man is near the heart of Mahesh. paddy bonus by the State worth 132 crore out of which month, 750 crore bonus absolutely fine and he has been This is called ‘Pulmonary Government on Minimum 113.44 crore bhoomi pujan would be disbursed to tendu- discharged from the hospital, Embolism’, the doctors at the Support Price, said Chief was for 26 works and 23 works patta pluckers, Singh said. the hospital sources said in a hospital said and added that Minister Raman Singh. worth 18.24 crore were ded- “I had come before you all release issued on Monday. after the Echo and CT Scan He was addressing a pub- icated. to seek your blessings. The Atal As per the release, 24- were carried out CPR was lic meeting at Government He also provided assis- Vikas Yatra had started with year-old Mahesh Chandra also done and simultaneously Higher Secondary School tance under different welfare blessings of Goddess Kuniyal, resident of Devsthali interventional procedure start- ground at village Kotmi of schemes to the beneficiaries. Danteshwari and Goddess Mandoli, Chamoli district, ed. Pendra block in Bilaspur dis- Singh said that farmers are Bambleshwari. It is the faith of was brought to the emergency Dr Tanuj Bhatia, D M trict on Monday. being provided flat rate power people. It is also like a pil- of Shri Mahant Indiresh (Cardiology) and Cath Lab Prime Minister Narendra connection for irrigation which grimage and carries the same Hospital on July 30. director informed that the Modi had hiked the MSP by is being provided to farmers hav- purity,” the Chief Minister said. Mahesh while walking on most significant finding in the 200 while State government is ing upto 5 HP pumps and above. Singh also mentioned the road had a sudden fall as case was ‘Pulmonary providing 300 per quintal as The single point power about food security scheme, a result of which he sustained Embolism’ which is very rarely bonus; so a farmer would get connection holders numbering Chief Minister Health Security injuries on the head and some encountered in young age. 2050 to 2070 on the paddy around 12 lakh poor families Scheme, Prime Minister other parts of the body. As he It must be written here that per quintal. The paddy pro- whose per month consumption Ujjwala Scheme, PM Housing was brought at the hospital he it has been a great achievement curement would commence of power is more than 40 units, Scheme and other schemes. was found to be suffering for the medical fraternity here. + # 4 A " !"#$% &&'(')*+,) ++ 4 )4 The Union Steel & Mines 4 )4 Ministries like acquisition of Ministry has plans of doubling land, statutory clearances like MDC Ltd is expected to installed capacity of NMDC s many as eight new rail- forestry and wild life, shifting Nproduce 2.89 Million Ltd’s proposed 3 MTPA inte- Away track project are cur- of utilities etc. Tonnes (MT) per year of fin- grated steel plant coming up at rently under execution in Notably, the Central ished steel from its Nagarnar Nagarnar in Bastar district in Chhattisgarh, the Central Government has offered a bud- Steel Plant in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh in due course Government has informed. get grant of Rs 2202 crores for Chhattisgarh when commis- once the plant is commis- Overall in the country, laying new railway tracks in the sioned, officials informed. sioned. Indian Railways have taken South East Central Railway The Nagarnar Plant is hav- In order to increase the up 180 New Line projects in (SECR) zone during financial ing the single largest Blast domestic capacity of steel pro- various States which are in var- year 2018-19. Furnace in India of 4500 Cum, duction, a concept of Special ious stages of execution. The project of new railway they informed. Purpose Vehicle (SPV) has This includes 18 in Andhra line with electrification from Notably, the company’s informed. ment of the steel plant would been introduced, officials stat- Pradesh, 15 in Assam & Katghora- Mungeli-Kawardha- Nagarnar Plant is all set for Notably, NMDC Ltd will be around 420 MW in which ed. Northeast Region, 34 in Bihar, Khairagarh-Dongargarh inaugural heating up of its also be generating about 70 the mines, pellet plant and the Two MoUs have already 08 in Chattisgarh, 01 in Delhi, Corridor (255 km) besides Coke Oven in Bastar division MW of captive power using slurry pumping system would been signed by the states of 04 in Gujarat, 07 in Haryana, Katghora to Kartala (22 km) of Chhattisgarh. The Coke gases from steel making require around 120 MW of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand 04 in Himachal Pradesh, 01 in will be implemented at a total Oven will be inaugurated on processes in the upcoming 3 power, officials stated. for setting up Greenfield steel Jammu & Kashmir, 14 in Uttarakhand, 15 in Uttar in backward and remote areas cost of Rs 4821 crore which is September 28. MTPA Nagarnar steel plant in The remaining 350 MW plants with initial capacity of Jharkhand, 16 in Karnataka, 02 Pradesh and 18 in West Bengal. for the speedy development of being developed by Union Minister for Steel Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. power would be conventional 3 million tonnes per annum in Kerala, 12 in Maharashtra, Some of the projects fall in economically backward areas. Chhattisgarh Railway Chaudhary Birender Singh The power would be gen- in nature which would be ful- (MTPA) each, to be later 08 in Madhya Pradesh, 10 in more than one State. Most of The completion of railway Corporation Limited (CRCL), and Chhattisgarh Chief erated from gases released filled by the captive power enhanced to 6 MTPA. More Odisha, 06 in Punjab, 10 in the new line projects have projects requires clearances a Joint Venture Company of Minister Raman Singh will from blast furnace, coke oven plant and the Chhattisgarh than Rs 70,000 crore will be Rajasthan, 08 in Tamil Nadu, been taken up primarily on from various departments of Ministry of Railways and light up the Coke Oven on and 'LD gases'. State Power Distribution invested for setting up of these 09 Telangana, 03 in socio-economic considerations State Government and Central Government of Chhattisgarh. September 28, 2018, officials The total power require- Company Ltd (CSPDCL). steel plants. 'Q R 0%R 12%" ) -)/%01 )+)
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If the allegations are was faced with corruption * E.;0F3' $0 " $ # accused India of killing its had they known that the ter- Central Vigilance Act, 1988; or an offence under unsubstantiated, the CVC may “exposed” in the Rafale scam. + $2 0 $+ $+ own soldiers, “ he queried. rorist was inside. Was it your Commissioner KV Chowdary the Criminal Procedure Code. junk the complaint. He told reporters that *3*%3* * 3 * 4 “Was it your love for love for Pakistan when Modi and submitted documents The CVC can direct the Earlier, Verma had Modi should answer questions ' Pakistan when you formed a Government proceeded to sought by the anti-corruption CBI to “inquire or cause an opposed Asthana’s promotion raised on corruption in Rafale Government in J&K with PDP invite Asiya Andrabi as the watchdog. inquiry or investigation to be as CBI Special Director during deal and other issues and not scam has exposed rampant when you were indulging in and in presence of our Prime poster girl for ‘Beti Bachao Beti A senior official of the made on a reference by the a selection panel meeting led by teach lessons to its leaders on corruption, the Modi sari -shawl diplomacy as Minister, the PDP Chief Padhao’. policy wing of the CBI met the Central Government.” The the Chief Vigilance nationalism. The Congress Government is again seeking Pakistan was doing ceasefire Minister thanked not people of “So the connection of ter- CVC at his office for about an CVC can also inquire or cause Commissioner following which leader charged that every time shelter behind Pakistan. Please violations and killing our sol- India or J&K not Indian army rorists with BJP is well known. hour and is learnt to have sub- an inquiry or investigation to the infighting between the two demonetisation-like “disaster” answer questions of the nation diers. Was it not your love for or election commission but Don’t preach us lessons on mitted the files of the cases be made into any complaint top officers has come to the happens and people suffer, for the nation seeks account- Pakistan Modi ji when you had they thanked Pakistan and the nationalism. We have served sought by the Commission in received against any official fore. Modi remembers Pakistan. ability from you Mr Prime gone as an uninvited guest to separatists.” this country with our own connection with the Asthana’s belonging to the Central Despite Verma’s objections, “Every time a Mehul Minister. We want to ask cer- Pakistan as Pakistan attacked He also asked whether it blood. The history of this coun- allegations against his boss. Government. In addition, the the CVC unanimously cleared Choksi or ‘chhota Modi’ Nirav tain questions to the PM,” he our Pathankot airbase,” he was his love for Pakistan when try is written with the blood of Asthana had recently sent CVC is also empowered to Asthana, a Gujarat-cadre IPS Modi runs away with India’s said. asked. a leader, whom the Congress Mahatma Gandhi, Indira a complaint to the PMO alleg- review the progress of investi- officer, last year for appoint- money, the Modi Government Surjewala also took a dig at “Was it not your love for alleged belonged to the BJP IT Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sardar ing Verma was interfering in gations conducted by the CBI ment as Special Director in remembers Pakistan. Every Modi for his “sari-shawl diplo- Pakistan when you invited the cell of Madhya Pradesh, was Beant Singh, Nand Kumar the probes undertaken by him. into offences alleged to have CBI. time a bank scam where gov- macy” saying it was done when dreaded ISI who is the harbin- caught spying for the ISI. Patel and many many others. The Government referred the been committed under the Verma has trashed ernment is guilty, the Modi Pakistan was indulging in ger and protector of terrorists “Was it your love for Answer the questions don’t complaint to the Central Prevention of Corruption Act, Asthana’s complaint as “mali- Government remembers ceasefire violations. “Was your who come to India every day Pakistan when your deputy deflect,” Surjewala said at AICC Vigilance Commission follow- 1988. cious and frivolous”. Pakistan”. Now that Rafale love for Pakistan not apparent from Pakistan soil, when you CM Nirmal Singh in J&K pub- briefing. & 0 P $* !34561 ! 0 # C7 *!+&!0/ He said the railways is planning to convert all those diesel locomo- *!+&!0/ protectees; however, he has categorical- he average speed of the trains is tives among its 5,500 fleet which have ly stated that during his interaction with *!+&!0/ expected to cover areas of intel- countries, the official said. Tlikely to increase by 10-15 per run for 18 years (mid life) into elec- he Home Ministry on Monday dis- Shri Gandhi, there was no talk whatso- ligence sharing, exchange pro- This will be the first such cent by 2021-22 once the Indian trical locomotives, while the 1,000 Tmissed Congress President Rahul ever regarding the appointment of a new ndia and China will sign an gramme, sharing of best prac- agreement between the author- Railways achieves 100 per cent elec- diesel locomotives to be delivered by Gandhi’s allegations about RSS infiltra- Director, or the reasons for his leaving Iinternal security cooperation tices, cooperation in disaster ities of India and China which trification of its network. Railway General Electric (GE) will be used for tion in SPG as “baseless” and “devoid of SPG,” said Home Ministry.. agreement during the forth- mitigation besides others, an look after internal security of the Board Member (Traction) “disaster management and strategic fact”. In a statement, Home Ministry said The SPG is a professional organisa- coming visit of China’s Minister official said. respective countries, the official Ghanshyam Singh on Monday said needs.” that the former SPG Director Vivek tion that takes its task of protecting serv- of Public Security. The first The move comes just a said. While Singh is the head of that with the network being electri- “Converting them would cost Srivastava never had any talks on the ing prime ministers, former prime min- such agreement between the year after a two-month-long eight central armed police forces fied through and through, it will us 2 crore per engine, while their matter with Rahul. isters and their families entrusted to its two countries will mark a new border stand-off between the with a combined strength of increase average speed of trains and mid-term rehabilitation after 18 Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s security very seriously, and in the high- beginning in bilateral relations, India Army and the China’s about 10 lakh personnel, Zhao cut down travel time. years is around 5 crore. These con- recently in a meeting said that a former est professional spirit, the ministry said. officials said on Monday. People’s Liberation Army at is responsible for day-to-day law “Electrification will not only verted locos will have 5,000 horse- SPG chief had to quit because he refused Rahul Gandhi, at an interaction with Zhao Kezhi, China’s Doklam on the India-Bhutan- enforcement in China and com- increase the speed of trains by 10 per power. These are completely ‘Make in to accept a list of officers handpicked by academicians here Saturday, had alleged Minister of Public Security, is China tri-junction. mands about 19 lakh personnel. cent to 15 per cent but also line India’ and a matter of great pride,” the RSS. “The comment reportedly that educational institutions, the expected to visit India next Prime Minister Narendra The forthcoming meeting capacity by the same amount,” Singh Singh asserted. He said the new made by Gandhi through the media is Supreme Court and the Election month and hold meetings with Modi and Chinese President Xi may lead to a future India- said. While 29,000 route kilometers engines will be less polluting, more baseless, devoid of fact and unfortunate, Commission of India and others are “sys- Home Minister Rajnath Singh Jinping held an informal sum- China agreement on exchange have already been commissioned, efficient and involve brand new coming from an SPG protectee,” the tematically being captured” by the during which they will discuss mit in Wuhan, China, in April of sentenced prisoners, anoth- 13,000 route kilometers more were technology. ministry said in a statement. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). various aspects of security coop- this year which helped repair er official said. just approved, Singh said, adding that While two such locos have “The matter has been verified. The Citing an example, the Congress eration between the two coun- bilateral ties. Currently, India does not work is underway in 20,000 route already been converted at the Diesel officer in question, Vivek Srivastava, for- chief had alleged, “When Mr (Narendra) tries. During the visit of the A Chinese delegation met have an extradition treaty with kilometers. Locomotive Works (DLW), a pro- mer Director, Special Protection Group Modi came to power, a person from Chinese leader, an agreement on an Indian team on August 28 to China, nor a pact to exchange The Indian Railways plans to duction unit of the Indian Railways (SPG), has specifically averred that he Gujarat was chosen to head the SPG. In internal security cooperation hold discussions on the forth- each other’s sentenced prisoners. complete electrification of its broad- in Varanasi, another two is in the did not have any such conversation with a short time, he left the position. He told between the two countries will coming visit of the Chinese There are at least 10 Indians gauge routes by 2021-22. It will also process of being converted, he said. Rahul Gandhi at any point of time. The me that he refused a list of SPG officers be signed, a home Ministry offi- Minister of Public Security and in Chinese prisons and an equal run freight trains in dedicated freight This year, around 100 locos are officer has stated that as part of his pro- handpicked by the RSS, and that is why cial said. the proposed pact on security number of Chinese citizens in corridors on electricity. expected to reach the 18-year mark. fessional duties he interacted with SPG he was sent home.” The proposed pact is cooperation between the two Indian prisons. 4 $ 6 9 P !% $ % *!+&!0/ propagate science and for seek- ing scientific solutions to the $ n a tribute to the former diverse challenges facing our IPrime Minister Atal Bihari society, particularly rural India. $%$ ,. $ Vajpayee, the Government has Secretary Department of decided to organise the fourth Biotechnology, Dr Renu New Delhi: The Enforcement edition of India International Swaroop said that the special Directorate (ED) will soon file a Science Festival (IISF) in his role of women scientists and prosecution complaint hometown in Lucknow in Uttar entrepreneurs in shaping the (chargesheet) under the Prevention Pradesh. To be attended by scientific growth trajectory of Money Laundering Act against approximately 10,000 delegates will be another highlight of the the Sandesara brothers, promoters including students and teach- festival. “The programme of a Gujarat-based pharmaceutical ers from India and abroad, a aspires to develop new entre- company Sterling Biotech and want- world record attempt will be addressing a curtain raiser of theme “Science for preneurship and explore new ed in a case worth over 5,000 crore made to “isolate DNA” by 500 the festival here. Transformation” will have 23 vistas of opportunities in the bank loan fraud case. students from class 8th to 10th Dr Harsh Vardhan said, special events. The Global field of science and technolo- The ED will subsequently seek standard. IISF is the biggest platform in Indian Science & Technology gy among the women. Interpol Red Corner Notices against The festival will be inau- the country to bring together Stakeholders Meet (GIST), Approximately 800 women the accused brothers and others gurated by President Ramnath students, researchers, innova- Industry Academia Meet and scientist/entrepreneurs will even as their exact locations remains Kovind. tors, artists and general public Science & Technology for attend the event,” she said. unknown. The brothers are sus- Union Science and to celebrate India’s achieve- Harnessing Innovations There will be a special pected to be changing locations Technology Minister Dr Harsh ments in science and technol- (SATHI) - A National startup effort to engage with stake- from UAE to Nigeria, officials said. Vardhan said that it was the ogy. The Minister said that IISF entrepreneurship summit and holders of the Northeast and The charge sheet under PMLA is former Prime Minister who is a medium to encourage the Student Science Village are the aspirational districts. expected to be filed before a special had brought Science to the cen- young minds towards the field some of the important events, Another feature of IISF-2018 court here within the next fortnight, tre stage of national agenda. “ of science and to promote the being organized. The Science will be mega science and indus- they said. It was Vajpayee who had added networking of stakeholders Village program is linked with try expo that will highlight the The ED had earlier filed few Jai Vigyan to Lal Bahadur working towards the propaga- the Pradhan Mantri Sansad outstanding contributions of charge sheets case against other Shastri’s slogan of “Jai Jawan, Jai tion of science. Adarsh Gram Yojana to reach India in the field of science, accused persons. Kisan”, he added while IISF-2018 with its focal out to the rural masses and technology, and industry. 4 ,2 & 4 ' The agency said it had registered a PMLA case against the Sandesara brothers—Chetan Jayantilal Sandesara and Nitin Jayantilal -G; *$ ( Sandesara—and their Vadodara- based company Sterling Biotech Limited and others on October 27 last H* N is in “dire need of space” and 28.08.1967”. Fund “be vacated”. year, two days after a case of alleged O alleged that the Jawaharlal Nehru Responding to the notice, N. “The NMML is in need of bank fraud of 5,700 crore and cor- Memorial Fund is occupying Balakrishnan, Administrative space. People want to watch ruption was filed against them by the *!+&!0/ a 22-year-old case of alleged planting of the premises “without any Secretary of the Jawaharlal Nehru micro films, the library is always CBI. “Loans to the tune of 5,700 drugs to arrest an advocate. *!+&!0/ authority of law”. Memorial Fund, refuted its crowded… I want to shift all crore was disbursed by various banks he Supreme Court on Monday “We are not on remand at present. “Having coming to know premise and asked that it be non-academic departments out during the years 2004-2012. Look Ttermed as “serious” the allegations We are not on individual hardship. If a midst the raging controversy about your unauthorised occu- withdrawn. of the library but there is no Out Circulars (LOCs) were opened made by the wife of arrested former IPS citizen is not allowed to come to court Asurrounding the Nehru pation of the building in pur- “I hereby refute in unequiv- space. The part of the premises against the accused in August, 2017. officer Sanjiv Bhatt that he was not being and his wife has to come before us, then Memorial Museum Library suance of the communications ocal terms your charge of unau- occupied by the Jawaharlal During the course of investigation, allowed to sign any document in custody it’s a very serious issue,” the bench said. (NMML), the Jawaharlal Nehru received from NMML and hav- thorised use or unauthorised Nehru Memorial Fund is the three persons were arrested, one of to enable him approach the apex court. At the outset, the bench asked Bhatt’s Memorial Fund, chaired by Sonia ing realised that you are in unau- occupation of the present office only possible and viable space in them Gagan Dhawan, who was close A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and lawyer to read the averments made in the Gandhi and housed in the Teen thorised occupation of the premises by the Jawaharlal Nehru the Teen Murti Complex,” to the power centre when the loans Navin Sinha said the Gujarat petition and said it had taken note of it. Murti Estate in New Delhi , has demised premises which is badly Memorial Fund in the Teen NMML Director, Shakti Sinha were sanctioned,” the ED said in a Government should file a reply to the Singh said Bhatt was not allowed to been asked by Ministry of required for the objects of Murti Estate,” Balakrishnan said told IANS at his office. statement. allegations levelled by Shweta Sanjiv sign any documents including Housing and Urban Development NMML, you are directed to in his response in a letter (that He further alleged that there It added that the agency has Bhatt in her petition, on or before Vakalatnama for filing an appeal against to vacate the premises on grounds vacate the premises… not later IANS has has access to) on is “no organic relationship” already attached properties worth October 4. the high court order. of “unauthorised occupation”, than 24.09.2018… failing which September 20. between NMML and the 4,703 crore and is looking for “Before we go into the merit of the Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, which the Fund has refuted in further action will be taken The five-page letter elabo- Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial “more properties and trails for the case, we would like Gujarat Government appearing for Gujarat government, said “unequivocal terms”. under the Public Premises rated at length that the premis- Fund. proceeds of crime” in this case. to respond to the allegations. According it will file an affidavit with regard to the In a letter dated September (Eviction of Unauthorised occu- es has been in its occupation “I do not know what is their The ED and the CBI have to us, the issue raised is serious as it per- averments made in the petition. 11 from the Directorate of Estates pants) Act 1971,” the Ministry of since 1967, and has “remained management structure and how booked the company, its directors- tains to allegation made against the The bench then listed the matter for under the Ministry of Housing Housing and Urban Affairs unchallenged and never ques- they function. A lot of money has - the Sandesara brothers, Dipti state that it is preventing a citizen to October 4. and Urban Affairs, a copy of warned in its letter. tioned and has been cemented”. been passed on by the govern- Chetan Sandesara, Rajbhushan approach us,” the bench said. Bhatt and seven others, including which is with IANS, the The letter signed by G.P. Notably, it was NMML that ment to the Fund in the past. In Omprakash Dixit, Vilas Joshi, char- Advocate Divyesh Pratap Singh, some former policemen attached with the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Sarkar (Deputy Director, Estates) had requested the Central the two years that I have been tered accountant Hemant Hathi, appearing for Shweta Sanjiv Bhatt said Banaskantha Police, were initially Fund had been asked to vacate further said that Jawaharlal Government (vide letter dated here, they have had no interac- former director Andhra Bank Anup they have also challenged the remand of detained for questioning in the case. the Teen Murti Bhavan by Nehru Memorial Fund is “liable June 14, 2018) “that a portion of tion with me. I wish them best Garg and some unidentified persons Bhatt, who was arrested by the Gujarat Bhatt was the Banaskantha district super- September 24. to pay damage charges for illegal Teen Murti Estate” occupied by but I also need more space for the in connection with the alleged bank CID on September 5 in connection with intendent of police in 1996. The letter said that NMML occupation of the premises w.e.f. the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial library,” Sinha stressed. fraud case. PNS ( ) (* +,- +./0 2
+ $@+ '9 . * /$$$3 7 48% " % 4 .51 '4 P - % He also felt that the MLA also Visakhapatnam agency area did not follow the procedure as against the Maoists involved in . 3 *&/* 3 4 he ventured into the interiors the killings. Sources said that th without informing police. efforts to nab or kill them were ith 2019 Lok Sabha polls AP police was confident being coordinated with the Wcoming closer, the stage 5 /@&!4 5 & that the Maoists will not venture Odisha police which was alert- is being set for new political into their area from Odisha ed soon after the attack. equations in Prime Minister ith the targeting of two hacking suffered severe set- State police officials believe Narendra Modi’s home State 5 /@&!4 5 & leaders Sunday afternoon hold- Wruling Telugu Desam backs during last two years that Andhra Odisha Border Gujarat as OBC leader and ing the police responsible for fail- party leaders, including MLA including the killing of 32 Special Zone Committee Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor n an atmosphere surcharged ing to protect their lives. K Sarveshwara Rao the Maoists in a joint operation by Military Commission Chief may join the BJP. Iwith emotions and anger, Meanwhile, State Director Andhra-Odisha border zone is Greyhounds of AP and special Pratapreddy Ramchandea Reddy The 42-year-old the funerals of the two Telugu General of Police RP Thakur back in focus as a stronghold of force of Odisha police. The inci- alias Chalapati could be the Radhanpur MLA’s future Desam party leaders gunned announced that the sub-inspec- the outlawed CPI Maoist party. dent in October 2016 at main brain behind the attack. course of action is the hottest down by Maoists were per- tor of police Amarnath was As the Visakhapatnam Ramgarh was seen as a back The organisation had moved topic of discussion in political formed in Visakhapatanam being put under suspension in agency area was reeling under breaking blow to the outlawed him to Odisha after the Ramgarh circles of Gujarat. If sources in district of Andhra Pradesh connection with the Maoist tension and a further flare-up organisation. Since then encounter in 2016 and accord- the Congress as well as BJP on Monday. attack as well vandalism at the of violence appears quite like- Maoists made several unsuc- ing to the intelligence sources he have to be believed, Thakor is monsoon session of Gujarat towards Congress would be A large number of sup- police station. He also said that ly, the top officials of Andhra cessful attempts to carry out a returned to Andhra side a few in contact with the top lead- Assembly his participation to compensated, said a senior porters attended the funeral of a special investigation team will Pradesh police were analysing retaliatory attack but suffered days back. Chalapti's wife ership of the saffron brigade oppose ruling party was BJP leader requesting TDP MLA from Araku Kadiri investigate the Maoist attack the reasons for the failure of more losses leading to the com- Chaotanya alias Aruna heads the for the past few months. extremely cold. anonymity. Sarveshwara Rao at Paderu. and establish the cause of the security leading to the killing of placency on the part of police. Nandapur area committee in the He had founded ‘OBC, SC, In fact on the issue of “In case Alpesh would join Two State Ministers - Ayyanna failure of security in prevention the two tribal leaders so close Police officials feel that the same area on Andhra Odisha ST Ekta Manch’, to counter increase in the salary of MLAs, BJP, he is expected to contest Patrudu and N Ananda Babu - of the attack. to Araku, a major town and triangle of Andhra-Odisha- border. Police believes that this Hardik Patel’s agitation. His rise Thakor criticised Congress leg- from Patan Lok Sabha con- represented the Government at Security was tightened in tourist spot. Chhattisgarh border due to its committee provided logistical in the Gujarat’s political arena islators for supporting the rul- stituency in North Gujarat. the funeral. The cremation was and around Araku and the The reason the failure has topography and forests had the support to the action team of is at supersonic speed. Playing ing party’s Bill. He publicly said That is not enough. Along with delayed due to heavy rain. additional DGP Harsh Gupta become more stark was that the potential to once again become military commission in execut- his cards smartly, just couple of that on one hand Congress him five other sitting Congress Former MLA Siveri Soma and DIG Ch Srikant were camp- Maoists had issued a clear threat a stronghold of the Maoists and ing the decision taken at a high months before the 2017 assem- party was up in arms against MLAs belonging to Thakor who was also killed in the CPI ing in Araku and Paderu to to attack the MLA from Araku could be used by them as level in CPI Maoist party. bly polls Thakor joined the old- BJP for increasing prices, but community will also join the Maoist attack on Sunday was supervise the security arrange- in April last. There were also springboard for more attacks. The other name of possible est political party in India and they wouldn’t mind taking saffron party,” he claimed. buried according to the ments and combing operations. fears that the Maoists might Ever since the CPI Maoist executioner of the plan was T went on to become a Member huge hike in salary which only Just four days ago former Christian customs at his native Normal life was hit in the carry out a spectacular attack on completely lost their fortress in Vasudev Rao alias Vasanna who of the Legislative Assembly. add burden on the taxpayers. Congress MLA and Patidar place Battivalasa near Araku. A agency or tribal areas of the occasion of the 14th for- Nallamalla forest in Andhra was also involved in the bid to Sources close to Thakor Thakor’s entry in BJP leader from Surat Dhiru Gajera large number of tribal people Visakhapatanam as the bus mation day of the CPI Maoist. Pradesh they could not find assassinate Chief Minister N claimed that the OBC leader means a lot for Gujarat BJP at had resigned from the party and TDP workers bid a tearful services of State Road However, it now appears that no another foothold till now. As Chandrababu Naidu in a mine was not happy with the Gujarat a time when a section of with his nine supporters. farewell to him. Earlier the Transport Corporation were heed was paid to the threat. the Maoists were quite strong blast in Tirumala and was Pradesh Congress Committee Patidar community is not Gajera has also indicated to District Superintendent of Police suspended since last evening in "A combination of factors and active in Odisha and believed to be active in the area. (GPCC), as the GPCC leader- happy with the ruling party in join BJP. Strong Koli leader of Rahul Dev Sharma visited Araku view of the Maoist attack and including intelligence failure and Chattisgarh they could stage Visakhapatnam incident also ship didn’t give due importance wake of ongoing pro-quota Saurashtra region who elected and laid wreaths and paid protests in Araku. This has put the over-confidence on the part attacks in Andhra as well as had its echo in neighbouring to him. Thakor remained silent reservation stir of the 25-year- from Jasdan constituency in respects to the slain leaders. He the ordinary people and com- of the police seems to have led Bhadradari-Kottagudem dis- Telangana where police have over surging petroleum prices old Hardik Patel. If Thakor Rajkot district on Congress also visited the police stations at muters to a great hardship. to this tragedy", said a top AP trict of Telangana, the police gone on alert in districts of and inflation, says a senior would join the saffron brigade, ticket in 2017 assembly polls Araku and Dimbriguda which Even the special police forces police official, adding that cor- official said. Warangal and Karimnagar, GPCC leader adding that even the deficit of votes due to a sec- had also joined the BJP in July were burnt and vandalised by the dispatched to the area found it rective measures will be taken Six teams of AP police have strongholds of Maoists in the during the recently completed tion of Patidar community’s slat earlier this year. angry supporters of the two difficult to travel last night. once the probe was completed. launched combing operations in past. !4 ! ?>; ,$ $ D 1 % 7 # $!!$ 3 *&/* 3 4 0
n the backdrop of the death of 5 /@&!4 5 & and Bengaluru behind. I11 Asiatic lions in its last The L&T Metro which was abode – Gir Forest - the State yderabad, one of the fastest executing the project has spent forest department suddenly Hdeveloping cities in India, 12,000 crore on it while the decided to form 64 teams to today added another feather to State Government acquired the screen sick and weak big cats its cap with the opening of the necessary land and properties and immediately shift them to second phase of Metro Rail for the project, KTR said. With rescue centre. linking Ameerpet in the heart the opening of this stretch entire According to the claims of of the city to LB Nagar, a busy 29 kms long corridor from Gujarat forest officials, the eastern suburb. The 16-km Miyapur to LB Nagar was oper- lions died because of infighting long route was formally inau- ational. The Miyapur-Ameerpet and territorial war. Later on the gurated by Governor ESL and Ameerpet-Nagole route was + # officials added that besides Narasimhan at Ameerpet opened by the Prime Minister 0 :@; # infighting, the big cats died of around noon. The service was Narendar Modi last year. infections also. Looking to the opened to the public in Of the 71 kms Metro line +# + 2 I% . 0 % ; ' seriousness of the incidents, a the evening. on all the three corridors the + # # ;+ Central Government team of The Governor, who trav- service has started on 46 kms )5 Maharashtra Congress per- wildlife experts has also flown elled in the inaugural service and work was moving fast to formed 'shraadh-puja' of cans in to Gujarat to find out the from Ameerpet to LB Nagar, compete the corridor 3 from he petrol prices breached of petrol, diesel and US Dollar reasons for the death of the said, “I urge all the citizens of Secunderabad to Mahatma )*-*- +;+1 )1 '1<+ Tthe psychological barrier of on the first day of 'Pitrupaksh'. endangered cat family species. Hyderabad to use the Metro Gandhi bus stand at Imlibun. 90 per litre in Maharashtra on Hitting out at the Narendra During the span of 11 to 19 extensively to reduce the pollu- The Imlibun metro station Monday, with the retail outlets Modi Government for the spi- September, 11 carcasses of lions tion and fuel consumption". will be the biggest and the '(4- &)+- =)*- '(4& 8 - in Mumbai selling the fuel at raling petrol prices, Mumbai were found which rocked the Lauding the efforts of tallest in the entire city as two 90.08 per litre and the price Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam entire Government machinery in Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd and corridors will join at this point touching an all-time high of said: “Today is black day, the State. Gujarat’s Additional L&T Metro company officials to and the people can interchange '* of Ram Vilas Paswan and Union Minister Paswan 91.91 in Parbhani town in since the petrol has breached Chief Secretary of forest Rajiv make Hyderabad project world to different routes. remaining two to Kushwaha’s said his party was neither wor- Marathwada region of the State. the barrier of 90 per litre in 13 Gupta said that viscera samples class, Narasimhan said that the It has corridor stations on 1st fter the Bihar leaders of the party. But there was no official ried nor in a haste on seat Petrol was sold in retail in cities across the State, of the dead animals have been Hitech City route should be and second floors, the corridor ARLSP disapproved of the word from either the BJP or sharinge. He said he was not at least 13 cities in the State in Nandurbar, Parbhani, Mumbai, sent to Pune-based National completed by December 15. III stations will be on the two top talks on seat-sharing among LJP and JD(U). aware of such talks between the range of 90.08 to 91.91. Nanded, Latur, Jalna, Jalgaon, Institute of Virology to find out After returning from LB floors NVS Reddy, managing the NDA partners, party chief The only reaction, that too JD(U) and BJP. Kushwaha who The petroleum dealers attrib- Hingoli, Gondia, Buldhana, the exact reason of death. Nagar by metro Narasimhan director of the HMRL said that and Union Minister Upendra symbolically, came from created a stir early this month by uted the hike to dip the value Beed, Aurangabad and Once report of the institute rode a bicycle from Khairatabad two skywalks will connect the Kushwaha on Monday sum- Kushwaha after Bihar RLSP saying that he has planned to of rupee and rise in interna- Ratnagiri. would come, it would be easi- station to Raj Bhavan. Metro stations with the central marily rejected the possibility of leaders Nagmani and Bhagwan prepare kheer and its ingredients tional oil prices. In his criticism of er to take further course of Speaking on the occasion, bus station on one side and a 20:20 formula of seat-sharing. Singh Kushwaha rejected it say- would include milk from In Mumbai, the petrol Maharashtra Chief Minister action in order to save lions, Minister Taraka Rama Rao Chadarghat area on the other to Instead of rejecting in clearcut ing their party would not toler- Yaduvanshi and rice from price was hiked 11 paise per Devendra Fadnavis not cut- said Gupta adding that more said that every station of Metro ensure smooth flow of the terms, he said some people ate discrimination and they Kushwaha. On Monday he said litre from 89.97 to 90.08, ting local tax on petrol and than 270 personnel have been was built to the international commuters. Another aspect of were introducing cricket format wanted as much seats as allotted he was going to launch his while diesel price was hiked by diesel, Nirupam said: “The deployed in 64 teams for the standard and the project was the project was the development in politics but “I am not inter- to JD(U) or rather more claim- “Paigham-e-Kheer” on Tuesday five paise per litre. Chief Minister should hang screening purpose. The state winning international awards. of five kms route from state ested in cricket rather I used to ing their party represented 10 per from Patna and the message of The fuel prices peaked in his head in shame. Four States forest department carries out a "It can compete with any Metro assembly station to the MGBS play gilli-danda.” cent of population of Kushwaha social unity would go down to Parbhani town, where petrol like Andhra Pradesh, West lion census every five years. The Rail project in the world", he point as heritage precincts. As The talks in the NDA cir- as compared to less than two per villages across Bihar. “My mes- was sold at 91.91 and diesel Bengal, Karnataka and 2005 survey counted 359 lions said pointing out that with 46 part of this effort to beautify the cles had been going on that cent vote share of Kurmis. sage was meant to unite all sec- at 79.15. Rajasthan have reduced local while the number grew to 411 kms long Metro already oper- stretch road aides will be paved under the 20:20 formula BJP “There have been, so far, tions of the society. Dalits and According to the tax on petrol and diesel. I am in 2010. The latest census in ational Hyderabad Metro had with Deccan stones and railings would contest half of the total no talks on seat sharing. Once Pundits will sit together to savour Federation of Maharashtra surprised that our Govt has 2015 found 523 lions, 109 of become the second biggest will be in Indo-Persian style to 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar and there is talk on this matter I will our kheer. All castes and class will Petroleum Dealers Association not bothered to reduce local which were male, 201 female, such project after Delhi leaving match with the architectural give 20 to its three allies; 12 to tell you,” the RLSP chief told be welcomed in this pro- (FAMPEDA), petrol was sold at tax on petrol and diesel. We 140 cubs and 73 sub-adults. other cities including Chennai character of Hyderabad. JD(U), five to six seats to LJP media people on Monday. gramme,” he said. Nanded at the rate of 91.61 per will continue to protest till the litre, at Amravati 91.31 per State Government takes litre, at Ratnagiri 91.14 per litre appropriate action”. and at Jalgaon 91.01 per litre. Nirupam said that the && $&$+ Meanwhile, the Opposition rise in the fuel prices had Congress slammed the BJP- started showing a direct led NDA Government for the impact on some products of 3)+ / ' Legislative Assembly started the issue of recently-declared '/!9!&62)!*'# He added, “As a MLA we Home Minister, Rajnath Singh unchecked increase in the FMCG sector like deter- with a noisy note with both rul- draft National Register of 466#!&'65! are supposed to know some and requested him file affidavit petrol prices. gents, soaps, hair oil and edi- he first day of the autumn ing and Opposition legislators Citizens (NRC) in Assam. details from NRC Department in Supreme Court against As a mark of protest, the ble oil among others. Tsession of the Assam raising voice of concern over BJP legislator, Shiladitya &46!&+!4!'/!:D : so that we can explain to Hajela’s proposal,” Dass said. Dev raised his voice of con- *424!:DE:96'!4#O people. Is there something “We met Assam chief min- cern over the issue by show- 0#'#2'F!*#/ wrong in NRC, is NRC trans- ister, Sarbananda Sonowal ing a placard which read “My parent?. Tomorrow if NRC requesting him to file affidavit Lord do not discriminate your 2!4'2 '!4!)3!! fails what will happen there and accordingly state govern- own children”. Dev explained 4!3#'4 '6* will be law and order problem. ment filed affidavit in the that he was referring to 2!4'2 '! *&4 '6* What is the point of keeping Supreme Court. The State the recent decision of the away the Centre and state Government has also request- apex court to drop five doc- 2 4&#G ##)64'*3 government from the ed the Supreme court to con- uments from the list of doc- &62)!*'#H NRC process.” sider pension slip as one of the uments for filing claims and “Till now NRC directorate documents,” he said. objections and said that it is NRC. The five documents that has not been able to do map- Inside the assembly the discrimination. proposed to be dropped were ping and cannot say with pre- congress MLA, Abdul It may be mentioned here the 1951 NRC, pre-1971 voters’ cision what is percentage of left Khaleque sought ouster of that the process of claims and lists, citizenship certificate, out in each district. If 1951 Hajela. Industry Minister, objection for inclusion of refugee registration certificate NRC is not acceptable as a doc- Chandra Mohan Patwary names in the NRC will com- and ration cards (as supporting ument for claim and objection replied that both Centre and mence from September 25. A documents). what purpose will the NRC of State Government has stated total of 40,07,707 people were “The idea of NRC upda- 2018 serve?” he asked. that details of NRC must be left out of the draft NRC pub- tion is to weed out illegal Nearly 14 organizations shared with both Centre and lished by the Assam govern- immigrant and ensure that participated in a protest out- State as it is a sensitive mat- ment in August this year. genuine Indian citizen’s side assembly demanding ter and law and order is State State NRC coordinator names are there in NRC. The ouster of Hajela. subject. “We are clear that not Pratik Hajela had earlier pro- court has asked Hajela not to BJP State president Ranjeet a single genuine Indian citi- posed to the Supreme Court to give any details to any one in Kumar Das along with MLAs zen name will be left out of bring down the list of docu- Centre or State Government Shiladitya and Ashok Singhal NRC and ensure that there is ments from 15 to 10 for those and this is unfortunate,” met the agitating organisa- not a single illegal immi- calming for inclusion in the Dev said. tions. “We have met Union grants name in NRC.” ( ) (* +,- +./0 4 >$$$4 + % %% 0
?60? ' Balichak and other places. students. Now we are standing Sandwiched between the in the middle of nowhere &%5@A whole system of rail and tribal demands and though the Railways have pro- Aroad communication was Governmental indifference were vided us with some security on Monday literally hijacked by thousands of helpless passen- guards,” S Sen the Principal of a relatively unknown pressure gers, students, women, chil- the BSS School said. # group in the Jangalmahal area dren, patients desperately asking Falling in the mainline of Bengal area demanding, for food and water through the between Howrah and Madras N O among other things, official day and throughout the night the route is a busy one fre- recognition of Santhali and even as none from the powers quented by hundreds of 8 ) Olchiki languages, appoint- that be tended to come forward patients travelling between ment of Santhali teachers in to account for the affairs. Kolkata and Vellore. “We have head of the second schools and construction of At least four districts of a number of patients returning Aanniversary of the 'surgical tribal-specific hostels. Purulia, Birbhum, West from South India. Their con- strike,' security forces are on Called by Bharat Jakat Majhi Midnapore and Bankura came dition is precarious,” a student song in Jammu & Kashmir. Pargana Mahal, a relatively new + # # # under the impact area of the of the school said. In the last two months face in the history of $ 2 sudden bandh. The national Meanwhile, the Trinamool more than 50 terrorists have Jangalmahal, the bandh took an ,# ' highways linking Bengal with Government and the BJP been killed by the joint teams oppressive character by the Jharkhand, Odisha and the locked horns over a Bengal of security forces in clinical evening when the passengers a BJMPM leader said. State Governments were luke- entire South and Western India bandh called by the saffron out- operations. and the authorities were “We want Santhali and warm in their response in were also affected. Even as fit on September 26 in protest According to official Jammu & Kashmir since atmosphere ahead of the informed that what started as a Olchiki to be recognised as offi- reacting to the situation tens of tracks were blocked with against death of two school sources, " a total number of 25 January 1 this year". polling dates the security forces dawn-to-dusk blockade would cial languages, besides we want trains remained vulnerable and stranded trains in many places children in an alleged police fir- terrorists were eliminated in Rough estimates suggested are also conducting massive continue indefinitely, sources these languages to be taught in stranded, some of them in in Bengal, Jharkhand and ing in Islampur block of North different operations across the the total number of active ter- cordon and search operations said. the schools and for that teach- open fields. Railway services Odisha sources in the South- Dinajpur district. “We will not State in the month of August rorists in the State hover (CASO) to track down the “We have been petitioning ers will have to be appointed. were heavily disrupted in Eastern Railways said at least allow any bandh to take place 2018, highest in a single month around 300 out of which an hiding groups of terrorists. the Government since 2003 for We also want Adivasi hostels in Howrah-Kharagpur, nine trains from Kolkata had in Bengal. All the Government this year". estimated number of 180 are On the other hand to ter- inclusion of Santhali in the list various places,” another leader Kharagpur-Tatanagar, been cancelled. Apart from offices and transport will For the second consecutive believed to be local cadre and rorise voters and different can- of official language. But though said adding the bandh would Kharagpur-Bhadrak, these a number of trains had remain open,” State Education month this year the security rest comprise foreign terrorists. didates from participating in it has been recognised by the not be called off until some Kharagpur-Adra sections as been rescheduled, sources Minister Partho Chatterjee said forces have managed to elimi- In the aftermath of killing the polls the different terrorist Constitution, it is yet to be used assurance came from the trains remained stranded at maintained.“We are returning adding all leaves of nate more than 25 terrorists in of Hizbul Mjahideen com- outfits are resorting to pressure as an alternative official lan- respective Governments. Purulia, Bankura, Adra, from an educational trip to Government employees had a single month. mander Burhan Wani on July tactics and issuing threatening guage in Government offices,” Even as the Central and Nekursuni, Basta, Salboni, Vishakhapatnam with 73 girl been cancelled. Till September 24, the 8, 2016 large number of local letters to prevent them from security forces have already youth from South Kashmir taking part in the polls. eliminated 28 terrorists while districts had joined ranks of In some pockets of South J $ relentless operations were different militant outfits. Kashmir especially in Shopian ,2 % * going on in South Kashmir dis- According to police and Pulwama the terrorists tricts to ensure smooth con- records, "126 local youth had are regularly abducting kith duct of the civic/Panchayat joined ranks of militant outfits and kin of security forces or 5!*3 0)4) candidate. Court for its intervention. who is calling shot has suc- polls in the State. in 2017 and over 130 have police personnel and eliminat- This made the saffron JDS and Congress joined ceeded in nominating his can- % According to official sources, already joined this year with ing them to avenge killing of onday (September 24) party to backtrack from the hands and formed the didates to the council. This "since January 1, 2018 a total Shopian emerging as hub of their top commanders. Mbeing the last day to file council polls which is seen as Government to keep the saf- shows he still controls the #4* 3 4 number of around 170 terror- local militant cadre". Three police personnel were the nominations for the crucial as the political situa- fron party away. However BJP party and the coalition ists/infiltrators have been elim- In 2017, a total number of killed last week by terrorists in byelections to the Karnataka tion is fluid and uncertain. under its strongman BS Government banks on him. ive infiltrators and a soldier inated in the State this year". 218 terrorists were eliminated Shopian district after abducting Legislative Council (Upper Former Minister Nazir Yeddyurappa is still trying for The byelection was origi- Fwere killed as army foiled a Addressing a press confer- by the security forces in J&K. them from their homes. House ) for the three seats, Ahmed and M C Venugopal of operation lotus to poach dis- nally scheduled for October 3 major infiltration bid in ence in Srinagar on August 24, In the wake of Municipal On the other hand, in the surprisingly the Opposition the Congress and Ramesh gruntled MLAs from both the but was deferred by a day to Tangdhar sector of north 2018 the Director General of and Panchayat polls in the absence of mainstream politi- BJP has decided not to file Babu of JDS have filed their Congress and the JDs. This has October 4 due to the General Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The Central Reserve Police Force state the security forces have cal parties National Conference papers. The byelections for nominations on the last day escalated the war of words Holidays of Muharram on prolonged operation continued (CRPF), RR Bhatnagar had increased their footprints in the and Peoples Democratic Party the council will be held on clearing way for their unani- between Chief Minister HD September 21 and 4th Saturday through Monday as the securi- claimed, "a total number 142 South Kashmir districts. from the poll arena the politi- October 4 for three mous election. Kumaraswamy who is heading of September 22 and ty forces apprehend presence of terrorists have been eliminat- To ensure safety of candi- cal activity is yet to pick pace vacant seats. Monday was the last date a fragile coalition with the September 23 being Sunday more infiltrators in the area. ed in anti-terror operations in dates and create conducive on ground zero. The BJP took the decision for filing nomination. Congress and BJP Lingayat effectively curtailing the num- Defence spokesman said following lack of strength to The BJP State President B strongman BS Yeddyurappa. ber of days available for the that three infiltrators were win the election. In the 224 S Yeddyurappa, though the The seats had fallen vacant fol- candidates to file their nomi- killed on Monday during mas- %$$ member House the BJP has party had emerged as single lowing resignation of Deputy nation papers. sive search operation in the +%;98# 104, while JDS-Congress, largest party by winning 104 Chief Minister G New schedule was area. The first contact with the which have joined hands to seats in the May 12 Assembly Parameshwara (Cong), announced by fixing last date infiltrators had been estab- ! form the coalition election and swearing in as Opposition Leader in the for filing nomination on lished late on Sunday when the Government, put together Chief Minister, had to step Legislative Council K S September 24, scrutiny on army shot dead two infiltrators. , have 117 MLAs. However the down as he could not muster Eshwarappa and V Somanna September 25, last date for The more members of the rumour mill was abuzz that magic number of 113 to prove (both BJP), on being elected to withdrawal of nominations is infiltrators’ group had dis- ?=E leaders to defend the Kolkata: Bridges continued to BJP tried to lure Independent majority on the floor of the the Legislative Assembly. It is September 27 and polling on persed in the dense forest. Government. exhibit unpredictability as and disgruntled MLAs of JDS House within 24 hours as said that in the process of the October 4. Counting of votes The spokesman said that G After the recovery of eight another under-construction and Congress but failed in its directed by Supreme Court . political development former will be taken up on the same search operations were in H AK-47 in Munger and arrest of viaduct, this time over a effort to garner support for a The Congress moved the Apex Chief Minister Siddaramaiah day 5pm onward. progress in the difficult moun- some accused names of some Sunderban river, collapsed on tainous area along Line of white collared people and Monday morning, sources said. Control. During the gunfight a politicians have been revealed The labourers working at soldier was critically wounded. 6 '* by the arrested persons which the site had a providential escape !7B;) &$ :B)B $ $ He was immediately evacuated exposed that this weapon was as they were about to join work from the area but succumbed he sensational killing of a not only being purchased by in half-an-hour when a part of 3)+ / ' eigners are living in six detention camps Silchar, Dibrugarh, Jorhat and at Tezpur, he to his injuries later. Tformer Mayor of the Naxalites but also the the bridge over Kalnagini river of Assam. The 1,037 also includes 31 chil- informed the House. The revelation by the Meanwhile, the normal life Muzaffarpur, Samir Kumar, by politicians and their muscle- collapsed at about 9 am. lthough deportation of illegal dren, he added. minister assumes significance considering remained affected on fourth AK-47 on Sunday in the north men in Bihar and Jharkhand. Sunderban Development ABangladeshi infiltrators remained the “According to the data received from the fact that Assam had witnessed a six year consecutive day in north Bihar town has once again DGP K S Dwivedi has handed Minister Manturam Pakhira main poll plank for most of the parties in Border wing of Assam Police, the for- long students’ movement from 1979 to 1985 Kashmir’s Bandipora town in exposed the fact that the crim- over the monitoring of the said an inquiry had been Assam, yet the successive governments run eigners tribunals have declared 91,609 per- seeking to detect and deport the illegal response to killing of five ter- inals are going bold and fear- investigation into the smug- ordered and the guilty would by different parties in the state could sons as foreigners till March 31, 2018. Bangladeshi foreigners living in the state. rorists in Shokhbaba village of less in Bihar. gling of the AK-47s to Munger be taken to task. deport only 29,795 illegal foreigners so far. While 128 of them have been deported till A total of 855 young men and women Sumlar area. The use of sophisticated range DIG Jitendra Mishra “No injuries have been Assam Industry minister Chandra August 31, 2018, four other of them have were killed and hundreds of others were Even as the security forces weapon in hitting the targets in who is likely to submit his reported neither has there been Mohan Patowary said this on Monday also been expelled during this period. Prior maimed by police and security forces dur- claimed that the slain terror- several murders in recent times report to the headquarters in any casualty," South 24 while replying to a question in the Assam to this, the State Government has pushed ing the period for taking part in the move- ists belonged to Lashkar-e- also showed that AK-47 is in next few days. Parganas District Magistrate Y legislative Assembly. A total of 91,609 per- back a total of 29,663 declared foreigners ment and agitating against the then Congress Tayyeba outfit and were for- the possession of the criminals What is more intriguing Ratnakara Rao said. sons have so far been declared or convicted and convicted persons to Bangladesh till led Government. It may be mentioned here eigners, Hizbul Mujahideen in abundance. that the police have far badly This was the fourth such as foreigner by different Foreigners’ December 31, 2017,” said Patowary. that the BJP led Assam Government is now outfit on Monday claimed that In most of the recent high failed to check the crime despite incident in the recent past Tribunals in Assam. The Minister further “The 1,037 declared foreigners are kept updating the National Register of Citizens they were local cadre of the profile murders in Bihar, AK- a high level marathon meeting after Majherhat Bridge col- said that out of this only 1,037 declared for- under detention in detention camps at (NRC) which is expected to detect the ille- outfit. The outfit also identi- 47 was used. This dreaded by Nitish last week during lapsed in South Kolkata Goalpara, Kokrajhar, gal Bangladeshi infiltrators living in the State. fied the slain terrorists. weapon is not only being which the CM gave a stern claimed three lives late smuggled in to the State but warning to IGs, DIGs and SPs. last month. PNS also assembled and sold for a price of 3-4 lakh. Recently some assault rifles were seized in Munger which had been smuggled from Madhya Pradesh and the involvement of an ord- nance factory was also sus- pected. According to eye witness- es Samir was murdered near Banaras Bank Chowk in Muzaffarpur by four bike borne criminals and they fired no less than 50 rounds killing former mayor and his driver on the spot. Only a couple of days back one history sheeter Tabrez, said to be sharp shooter of for- mer Siwan MP Mohammad Shahabuddin was gunned down just behind the Kotwali police station in broad day light. Some of the criminals arrested for killing Tabrez revealed they wanted to use AK-47 but could not because of the crowd there so used revolver. This was an admission that they too had this sophis- ticated weapon. Last month an RLSP functionary was mur- dered in Hajipur by AK-47 and an RJD worker in Samastipur. “Criminals no more use country made pistol and they prefer AK-47,” commented RLSP chief and Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha who came down heavily on the Bihar Government for poor law and order situation. RJD vice pres- ident Raghubansh Prasad Singh reacted, “It is beyond doubt that criminals have more AK-47 than the security forces.” While Muzaffarpur observed bandh on Monday, all the opposition parties strong- ly condemned the “governance” of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar leaving little space for NDA ( ( ( ) (* +,- +./0 COMMENT & ANALYSIS ( ) (* +,- +./0
www.dailypioneer.com 11 8 1 A glimpse of the new, liberal RSS Healthier India # 7 !33 !33 % S : ing phrase, smacked out of the boundary and the took into account a variety of factors specific to must work towards a society that is devoid of divi- people. The matter should not have dragged on stadium by the RSS chief. Bharat. Everything was thought-through and every sions (bhed rahit samaj). so long. The temple should be built and when it While these assertions constitute the most word was weighed before its incorporation and this On the fear among Muslims vis-à-vis the RSS: comes up, “a big reason for tension between O 5 * significant outcome of this lecture series, what includes the Directive Principles of State Policy and Bhagwat invited Muslims to come to RSS pro- Hindus and Muslims will end.” Bhagwat had to say about Guru Golwalkar’s 6/ *5/ 3+ ''60& the Fundamental Rights. “It is our consensus. We grammes and institutions, and see the RSS from On reservations: The RSS supports all */ G 5*/H I Bunch of Thoughts, clearly points to the Sangh’s '/! 2?!&/ 00'/ '/! believe we must all be bound by it.” inside and get a first-hand feel of what the organ- Constitutional provisions relating to reservations. = #)4@ harmony with India’s democracy, diversity and Talking about the Preamble, he specifical- isation stands for. A memorable quote from the Those who derive benefit from reservations 6 liberal values. Although Guru Golwalkar, the + #*6''/!4!'6 ly mentioned the reference to fraternity, dig- lecture series was that Hindutva does not mean must take a call on the continuance or otherwise second Sarsanghchalak of the RSS, saw Muslims, nity of the individual and the unity and there is no place for Muslims. “The day it is said of the policy of reservations. There is no problem 1A Christians and Communists as internal ene- 26*9!4'6426*9*2! integrity of the nation. Fraternity encapsulat- so, it will not be Hindutva any more.” in regard to reservations. The problem lies in the mies, Bhagwat signaled that the RSS had decid- ed the idea of Vividhata Mein Ekta (Unity in On mob lynching: Mob lynching and such politics around reservation. Further, the law to pro- he Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s edly chosen to move away from Golwalkar’s *@6*! 56)''/!264! Diversity). The thought of taking everyone other acts of violence in the name of cow pro- tect Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (RSS) unprecedented outreach effort via postulates. He said some things are said in a cer- along, which is embedded in the Constitution, tection is an offence and is unacceptable. At the must be strictly enforced. It must also be ensured well-planned and executed lecture tain context. The RSS had now come out with &! 0#6'/!# *3/ /! makes it a liberal document espousing univer- same time, one must also raise one’s voice in that the law is not misused. I series by its Sarsanghchalak, Mohan a publication that had Golwalkar’s thoughts + #'/!4!8)#''6 sal values. That is what Hindutva is about. The regard to cow smuggling because the As can be seen from these responses, except Bhagwat, before an invited cosmopoli- which were relevant at all times (Sadaa kaal ke RSS supremo’s categorical remarks regarding the Constitution accords cow protection. for the Ayodhya issue, much of what he said should tanT audience in the Capital should dispel much liye upyukt vichaar) — this means that 26*9!@ *&!O'!*& * efficacy of the Constitution should silence those On gay rights: They (LGBTQ communi- be acceptable to individuals across the political K ' of the apprehensions that have been voiced Golwalkar’s views on minorities, which are in who believe that the Sangh is anti-Constitution. ty) are a part of society. They should not feel spectrum. Interestingly, he told the packed hall that about this organisation for many decades. conflict with India’s contemporary reality, 6!**9' '6*'6 On diversity: One of the oft-repeated accu- isolated. he was not there to either convert or convince any- Having attended this event and heard Bhagwat have been edited out. Bhagwat said the RSS is sations against the Sangh Parivar is that it is a On the Uniform Civil Code: Bhagwat said one about the core ideals of the RSS. He was there as he touched upon a wide range of issues and not hidebound and that, as ordained by its +/6!9!4+ # Hindu communal organisation and that it abhors that the RSS believed in ‘one nation, one law’. only to convey and extend an open invitation to ' O chose to take the RSS’ opponents head on, I would founder, Dr Hedgewar, it had a duty to adapt *'!4!#'!&'69#''/! diversity. Bhagwat’s well-articulated position on this But at the same time, one must be aware of how whoever was interested to visit the Sangh and its say that his thoughts on core issues that are cen- itself to the changing times. issue is probably the RSS’ first serious effort at the diverse society is. Even among Hindus, there Shakhas, and make their own assessment of what ' tral to our democratic existence, like secularism, Here is a quick run down on the key issues 4## *&'##/ ?/ # national level to challenge its accusers. He told his is so much diversity in these matters. Therefore, went on there. This is indeed the moment of truth. pluralism, diversity, rights of religious minorities, he touched upon. audience that diversity is a matter of celebration. it is essential to ensure that there is no conflict The Nehruvians and Marxists, who have viewed / gay rights, the central ideas in our Constitution, On the Constitution: Bhagwat spoke of the *& ?!'/!46+* One should not fear diversity. On the other hand, on this issue. the RSS with utmost suspicion, must pick up the the National Flag and the National Anthem, would RSS’ unequivocal acceptance of and adherence to we must celebrate and respect diversity. This is what On building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya: gauntlet and see the RSS from within and make 6 have left most of the Sangh’s detractors speechless. the Constitution of India. The Constitution rep- ##!##!*' Hindutva is all about. “My welfare depends on the A grand temple must be built at that site. Lord Ram their own assessment of what this organisation is Much of what has been said to condemn the RSS resents national consensus. It is the duty of every welfare of all, this is Hindutva.” For the RSS, no represents Bharatiya maryada. He was even all about. In other words, they too need to revis- and to debunk the genuinely secular aspirations citizen to respect and follow the Constitution. It one is an outsider (paraay). The effort is to unite called the Imam-e-Hind. There was a temple at it their bunch of thoughts. of the majority of citizens, was, to use a cricket- had been drafted by persons of great calibre who everybody (Sampoorn samaj ko jodna hai). We that site before. It is a matter of faith for crores of (The writer is Chairman, Prasar Bharati) 58 % .$*% 6 I am disappointed at India’s arrogant response to The commonality between Pakistan and Congress is ' the peace dialogue. All my life, I have come across their frustration. Both of them want to remove % B *K I small men occupying big offices. Prime Minister Modi from Indian politics. Singing the Sangh’s tune afresh L' —Pakistan Prime Minister —BJP spokesperson I IMRAN KHAN SAMBIT PATRA RSS’ three-day lecture series was a good public relations exercise to showcase the Sangh’s changed *3 4 matrix from which its master speaker Mohan Bhagwat walked away with a gold medal ' J S ) 6 erally beneficial commentary on what the Indian culture is, and % B *K lofty ethos of sustaining a digni- ' fied human life. 3+@**! + Time for a common civil code On day one, Bhagwat started 9? with establishment of the RSS and * 3 * I the life of Keshav Baliram 9 0,0 3 % :: M; Hedgewar, who founded the RSS S ) 2 & 3 / in 1925 in Nagpur with the inten- *S he Rashtriya tion of promoting the concept of * S $ +) , # + : N 3& #- ./ 01 Swayamsevak Sangh united India, rooted in Hindu ide- ' 8 pensation after 33 long years, under the (RSS), which had been ology. After propounding the phi- # " R* @ % ; astute leadership of Prime Minister under sever criticism losophy of the Sangh, he, step by 3 S ( ) ! 4 # R* 3 S 5*36 Narendra Modi. Naysayers from the by a section of political step set aside prevailing misgivings Congress would do well to recall 70 Tleaders and the social ‘chatterati’, about the organisation. ( 3 7 3 5 I Ordinances under Nehru, 77 under Indira in an unprecedented move, Bhagwat asserted that the RSS * 36 @ # *8) Gandhi and 61 under Manmohan Singh, arranged for a high-profile meet- respects the National Flag and *3 2 ' before criticising the Modi Government on ing in Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan cited the example of 1936 Faizpur * ) ! 5 !6 opting for the Ordinance route to end triple from September 17 to September (Jalgaon district of Maharashtra) % ! +5 * /$ - +Q)- ('(4 talaq. Criminalising triple talaq sets the stage 19. A galaxy of people from all session of the Congress, in which for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), which in walks of life, including foreigners, RSS volunteer Kishan Lal, one of 3 8 9 The battle of Man vs Nature has intensified as heavy fter the Sepoy Mutiny, while the any case has been provided for under Article were invited. Opposition leaders, the many who attended the ses- : * P* rains have triggered landslides in Himachal Pradesh. Britishers left various personal laws 44 of the Directive Principles. But since including Congress president sion, hoisted the tricolor. He was Q The State was already struggling to overcome the Aunchanged — the Indian Christian these principles are not legally enforceable, Rahul Gandhi, too were invited praised by Jawaharlal Lal Nehru. * $ = ! P# > ? Marriage Act of 1872, the Indian Divorce Act a suitable law is long overdue. Those who but they refused to attend. Bhagwat also refuted the crit- 83 devastation left by the previous round of the mon- of 1869, the Married Women’s Property Act, oppose UCC on the frivolous pretext that This writer, while on tour, got icism that the RSS was opposed to Q soon; a few months before that, it was in the grip of the Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) it will end India’s diversity and plurality, a call from Suresh Kulkarni, a self- Mahatma Gandhi and cited many # an acute water shortage. Nature has issued fair Act of 1928, the Special Marriage Act of 1923 should know that family laws can never effacing RSS national representa- instances of the Sangh’s support to % * warning that the current pace of environmental and subsequently 1954, the Parsi Marriage and override the Constitution, which is the tive of the Sangh’s affiliate Vanvasi him and vice-versa. He stressed * degradation will have consequences. Divorce Act of 1936 and eventually the country’s only Holy Grail that is both legal- Kalyan Ashram, and a senior that the Sangh had no desire to 3 3 * # * Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, were enacted to ly tenable, and the one that has and always Pracharak, who asked him if he impose itself on the country. codify personal laws of various communities, will, stand the test of time. could attend this meet to know Further, the RSS chief mad eit pertaining to issues of marriage, succession, The case for the UCC was amply demon- about his organisation’s philoso- clear that neither does the Sangh 83 $ # * guardianship and maintenance. and Sikhs, with the exception of Scheduled strated by Justice Khehar and Justice phy on the “future of Bharat”. This remote controls its affiliate organ- * * Muslim radicals, however, resisted changes Tribes, over the last several decades. Chandrachud, when a PIL by Catholic advo- writer had been in touch with the isations nor does it allows its ! % 83 ( Life is cheap to their personal laws, leading to the Shariat While other communities, ethnic and reli- cate Clarence Pais, who wanted divorce grant- Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram on relat- office bearers to participate in * , P* S S * Application Act of 1937. However, the Sharia’h gious groups realised the omnipotence of the ed by Church courts to be held legally valid, ed matters and agreed to attend political activities. : S Q 3 I was never codified, and hence, its legal stand- Indian Constitution and the Indian Penal Code was junked by the apex court in January 2017. the programme. He asserted that the Sangh 3 5 " ing tantamounts to nothing, despite the hul- in the post-colonial period, patriarchal Muslim The Court categorically stated that despite The meet got massive definitely raises issues of nation- 6 : labaloo by the All India Muslim Personal Law men were the only ones who refused to change Christian marriages being solemnised by a response, as the plenary hall of the al security, like infiltration of for- * # % Board (AIMPLB), which in any case is sim- with changing times, under the garb of parish priest in the Church as per the ‘canon Vigyan Bhawan, which has a seat- eigners. Individual members, how- * O * ply another NGO with no legal sanctity, set up Sharia’h. Much of the Sharia’h today owes its law’ (Christian Personal Law),when it came to ing capacity of 1,285, was full to ever, are free to join any political means that the entire world is one should be made in Ayodhya as hands but at the same time pitched under the aegis of Indira Gandhi in 1973, for allegiance to radical schools of thought like divorce-related matters, only divorce granted its capacity during the three-day party and espouse the cause of single family. Without this very soon as possible as it has been the idea of ‘cow conservation’ so 5 6 * # minority appeasement. Hanbali, Maliki, Shafi’i and the Hanafi school by courts under the Indian Constitution and meet. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, their chosen field. concept, the Sangh cannot exist. '/!'!4 proved beyond doubt that it is the as to make small farmers 3 S A $ 7 3 6 Also, the AIMPLB is primarily a Sunni of thought, which was the governing diktat under the Indian Divorce Act of 1869, are legal- as per the schedule of the pro- The RSS, therefore, concen- This is the biggest statement ever /*&)#*!9!4 birth place of Lord Rama, and if self-sufficient. P S 3 Muslim body and does not represent Shias, between 1664-1672 for the likes of Emperor ly valid. Family laws or Church courts have no gramme, spoke for about one-and- trates on transforming the individ- made by any Sangh chief. In doing Muslims agree, it will strengthen The RSS supremo demanded * * Q * I Bohras or Ahmadiyya Muslims. Hence, what Aurangzeb and other bloodthirsty Muslim place in a democratic society if such person- half-hour each for two days. uals as good human beings to so, Bhagwat set the record straight !O#'!&**& * the bond between the two com- a new population policy which it says is hardly representative of the broader invaders thereafter. Needless to add that the al laws interfere with the basic tenets of the He also solicited questions in make a vibrant society. If this is about his organistaion’s view on munities. should take into account demo- 83 - Muslim opinion. The Dissolution of the Supreme Court declared instant triple talaq as Indian Constitution or relevant parliamentary writing, on topics that touched ensured, nations around the world religion. '!O'# *&+ # The RSS chief also reiterated graphic balance for a better future 2 * Muslim Marriages Act of 1939 in India, which unconstitutional on August 22, 2017. The legislations contained therein. upon by him, that were handed would be integrated as a world He, thus, effectively coun- 26*!&5@64!3* the views of the RSS on Jammu & of the country. He also vehe- = 4 B ( gave recourse to legal help to Muslim women, Narendra Modi Government’s righteous The fact that personal laws run subservient over to the volunteers to be replied community — it is the bedrock of tered propaganda spread by few Kashmir for abrogation of Article mently opposed the idea of choos- & too, remained a non-starter, thanks to many efforts to make instant triple talaq a punish- to the Constitution had in any case been decid- on the last day of the event. The Hindutva and Indian civilisation. that the Sangh is anti-minority, *9 &!4# '2 ! 370 and Article 35A and said that ing none of the above (NOTA) , + # self-seeking ulemas and maulvis who wilful- able crime as per provisions of the Muslim ed way back in 1996 in the divorce battle Sarsanghchalak was heard with rapt In nutshell, this is the crux of especially an anti-Muslim body. RSS volunteers are working with while voting. : B * O ' ly wanted to subjugate Muslim women by mis- Women Protection of Rights in Marriage Act, between Molly Joseph and George Sebastian, attention by the audience. Hinduism. He said that in RSS’ parlance, there *'6)#!*'/!E'/ the local population to achieve On a question on conversion, 6 interpreting Sharia for their vested interests. 2017, were stalled by the Opposition in the and the 2017 judgement against Clarence Pais, The RSS chief was frank and The term ‘Hinduism’ never is no scope for minoritism as it social harmony. he said that God is not for trade ( 5 # Ancient India’s civil codes have progres- Rajya Sabha on January 3, 2018 and again on only reaffirmed the 1996 verdict. Be it mak- spontaneously effortless in his existed in Indian texts and was believes in oneness of the people. 2!*')4@ & However, he evaded a direct in the market — voluntary conver- 6 (83 sively evolved over centuries from the Vedas August 10, 2018, on flimsy grounds. ing Christian divorce laws ‘gender equal’ in discourse on a wide range of coined by foreign invaders. It On the last day, he declared his answer on the Supreme Court’s sion is needed, devoid of any S ) " ' and Manusmriti, which are a comprehensive In the given circumstances, the Modi 2001, or amending Hindu succession laws in subjects. Those who heard him, came to use only in the seventh organisation’s support for all 5/ 3+ ' ##!4'!& decision on Article 377 but said ulterior motive. On language issue, 8 9 S 5 set of sermons and smritis by Manu, Bhrigu, Government’s decision to bring an Ordinance 2005, if there can be a common criminal code, unanimously agreed that it was Century AD. Bhagwat asserted Constitutional provisions, laws '/ '#!34!3 '*3 that he believed that an inclusive he asked the Hindi speaking States S = Yajnavalkya and Narada, on human duties, on September 19 to declare triple talaq a pun- there is absolutely no reason why India one of the finest speeches that Hindutva encompassed and judicial interpretations and approach should be adopted on to adopt teaching of one non- P * Q rights, laws, virtues, inheritance and other ishable offence, is historic. In 1985, former should not have a common civil code. The delivered by any Indian in the past Indian Muslims as other forms of fully supported the reservation !60!*'6 this. Mohan Bhagwat also sup- Hindi language. P O I aspects of ethics as applied to various sections Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi destroyed the essence of secularism implies removing any few decades on issues close to their worship and that segregating peo- policy till the time those who are ported the Government’s decision Overall, it was a good public Q of Hindu society. Regressive traditions, like confidence of India’s Muslim women by over- trace of religion from family laws, and that heart. 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It is a common type of dementia, and Surgical Gastroenterology, Neuro Sciences, a syndrome in which there is deterioration in memory, Oncology Services, Orthopedic and Joint thinking, behaviour and the ability to perform everyday Replacements, Renal Sciences (Nephrology & activities. It is one of the major causes of disability and dependency amage to the brain usually AD damages and kills brain cells. Urology), Gynecology and Pediatrics. The robust among older people worldwide. The impact of the disease begins slowly Dstarts a decade or more before Patients suffering from AD are usu- facility was inaugurated by the cricketer and the ne in four urban women in 15 to 39 years of age group are and gets worse over time affecting quality of life and life expectancy,” memory and other cognitive prob- ally older, but the disease isn’t a nor- former India captain Rahul Dravid, in the pres- estimated to have Poly Cystic Ovarian Disorder/Syndrome Dr KM Hassan, associate director Neurology, Jaypee Hospital, Noida, lems appear. Brain cells them- mal part of ageing. The AD can be ence of RP Upadhyaya, IPS, special commission- O(PCOD or PCOS). Symptoms include irregular or no men- says. selves degenerate and die, eventu- caused due to genetic factors, er (law & order), South, Delhi Police, New Delhi; strual cycle, obesity, infertility, acne, hair loss, unwanted hair, ovar- Also called senile dementia, it is a slowly progressive neuro-degener- ally destroying memory and other depression, head injuries, hyperten- Dr Sudarshan Ballal, chairman, Manipal Hospitals, ian cysts and imbalanced testosterone / estrogen levels. ative disease of the brain that often begins in people over 65 years of age. important mental functions. The sions, obesity amongst others. and Pramod Alagharu, CEO Manipal Hospitals Women with PCOD are also likely to develop diabetes and car- Dwarka Private Limited. diac disorders. Often cysts in the ovaries develop into large size Announcing the launch, Dr Ballal, said: “It is which then needs surgery. But even then, the cysts tend to recur. . . a proud moment for Manipal to foray into the cap- PCOD also creates a significant risk of ovarian and breast cancers. ital after being in the industry for close to 60 years. A woman suffering PCOD will have to spend anywhere from very three seconds someone in the nitial symptoms are often mistaken for normal ageing. It eople with AD mainly suffer The launch of this hospital is in line with the 5 lakh to 15 lakhs over 10 to 20 years on medications, artificial Eworld develops dementia. The AD Irequires a medical diagnosis by a Neurologist and a com- Pfrom progressive pattern of group’s vision to strengthen its presence across the fertility, laser hair removal, skin treatment, diagnostic tests, weight- accounts for 60 to 70 per cent of all prehensive clinical evaluation and neuro-imaging to diagnose cognitive and functional impair- country. Featuring experienced medical profes- management programmes and so on. And there are large non-mon- cases of dementia. Worldwide, around “You must consult an experienced neuro specialist if you ment. They usually present with sionals and the latest in the medical infrastruc- etary penalties on relationships, workplace performance, coping 50 million people have dementia with have a family history of the disease. They’ll take a complete decline in cognitive functions ture, the hospital symbolises Manipal’s commit- with clinical depression and more. Unfortunately, due to the gynae- a sizeable burden of disease in India medical history and conduct neurological exam, and review such as forgetfulness, difficulty ment to provide world-class clinical services in an cological nature of some PCOD symptoms, and the social stigma with its ageing population. Nearly 10 your symptoms. The diagnostic process may also include mag- thinking and understanding, ethical and patient centric manner.” around infertility, PCOD is much suffered but rarely spoken about. million new cases come up every year netic resonance imaging (MRI), PET scan of the brain or com- mental confusion particularly in He further informed that the Manipal PCOD is not taken seriously in the initial stages. worldwide. In India the annual inci- puted tomography (CT) scans of the brain. There are some evening, delusion, making things Hospital Dwarka has embraced digital and tech- It is said that PCOD is triggered by stress, poor nutrition habits, dence of AD among seniors aged more blood tests which can be help you to detect,” Dr Madhukar up, difficulty concentrating, nology advancements for better outcomes. With low physical exercise and family history. But the disorder is not than 65 years is estimated to be Bhardwaj, consultant, Neurology, Aakash Healthcare Super inability to learn new things, a complete WiFi premises and top-of-the-line HIS well-managed with traditional drug or surgery therapy. approximately 10 per 1,000. Speciality Hospital, says. inability to do simple calculation, system, the hospital is equipped with wireless point or inability to recognise common of care (POC) devices such as computers on . things. wheels (COWs), and mobile clinical devices A common myth is that weight loss can reverse PCOD. A clin- 6 P “People with AD also suffer (MCD) such as tablet PCs, smart phones, and ical research paper published by gynecologists at Lady Hardinge from behavioral changes in form PDAs, Real-time Location System (RTLS) tech- Hospital & College, showed that 40 per cent of women with PCOD Stage 1— No cognitive decline: recent events and difficulties in decline: Patients require extensive of becoming aggressive, irritable, nologies, Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) had normal weight. Exercise, healthy diet and weight loss, do help People have normal mental func- completing complex tasks efficient- assistance to carry out daily activ- agitated, meaninglessly repeating accessible to doctors from anywhere within the reduce symptoms but they have tions with no memory loss. ly. Patient starts withdrawing from ities as the ability to speak declines. own words; they may have per- premises. The hospital houses the latest equipment $ >$% not been proven to reverse the Stage 2 — Very mild cognitive family or friends. There is a loss of bladder or bowel sonality changes in form of rest- inclusive of robotic surgery system, dual energy PCOD. decline: People have normal forget- Stage 5 — Moderately severe control & have little memory of lessness, lack of restraint, or LINAC, Spec CT and integrated ICU. !& fulness associated with ageing. cognitive decline: People have recent events & remember only wandering and getting lost; or The group operates a chain of multi-special- . . Stage 3— Mild cognitive decline: major memory deficiencies and some details of their earlier life. they may suffer from mood ty hospitals with over 5200 beds and has a foot- % !% Yoga is well-known for its There is an increase in forgetfulness, need help to complete their daily Stage 7 — Very severe cognitive changes in form of anger, apathy, print across Bangalore, Manipal, Mangalore, command over hormones and the problem in focusing and concen- activities. Memory loss is more decline (late dementia): People general discontent, loneliness, Vijayawada, Salem, Goa and Jaipur and operates ) endocrinological system. The trating, difficulty in finding the right prominent as the patient may not have no ability to communicate. or mood swings. They may have a facility in Klang, Malaysia. !< % clinical yoga therapy (CYT) takes word, decreased work performance. remember their address or phone They require assistance with most psychological problems such as Speaking on the occasion, Alagharu, said: ! % % ! it further, working on the hor- Stage 4— Moderate cognitive number and their whereabouts. activities. They also lose psychomo- depression, hallucination, or “Manipal is committed to provide quality med- mone system to re-induce a nat- decline: Decreased memory of Stage 6 — Severe cognitive tor skills like the ability to walk. paranoia,” Dr Hassan says. ical services, ethical practices and keeping patient % ural menstrual cycle free from centricity at the forefront of all our initiatives. With ? @ % support of any drugs. CYT is the prime focus on digital technology including a % combination of modern diagnos- . comprehensive, pervasive IT infrastructure to tics with multiple yoga tech- enable clinical and administrative workflow, we niques to target a specific condi- arious studies suggest that people with here are no treatments to stop or reverse and flow of essential body chemicals like have various advanced technologies such as crit- tion. This is further customised VVitamin D deficiency are more prone to TAD’s progression, though some medica- adrenaline, noradrenaline, and dopamine. The ical medical devices, intelligent information sys- to each patient’s clinical history. Even the diet needs to be modi- Alzheimer’s. Vitamin D isn’t only important for tions may temporarily improve symptoms. well-management of these body chemicals and tems, facility control systems, sensors, and digi- fied to maximise the impact of the therapy sessions. CYT is meant bone metabolism, calcium absorption and others, “AD requires a multi-disciplinary approach calcium helps people in better prevention and tal communication tools that are fully integrated to deliver results that are measured in elimination of symptoms as it also helps in the proper functioning of neurons under expertise of neurologist, psychiatrist, treatment of AD. Vitamin D enhances ener- to improve staff productivity, hospital operations, well as removal of root causes. and brain cells. In the old age, human skin’s abil- clinical psychologist, physical therapist, occu- gy levels, improves mental health, and reduces process quality and patient safety.” Asanas help prevent PCOD but they aren’t enough to cure the ity to synthesize vitamin D from the sun decreas- pational therapist, speech therapist and pri- muscles & bone pains,” Shaikh tells you. The Manipal Hospital Dwarka also houses disorder. Once the timely menstrual cycle is restarted, the rest of es and gradually it affects ones cognitive abilities mary care provider. Treatment consists of cog- It gets critical for the family members to a robust fleet of ambulances. The Manipal CYT is focused on removing the cysts naturally. So far, there are and memory. nition enhancing medications and manage- handle patients with extreme care, love and Ambulance Responsive Services (MARS) are well-documented cases of success in curing PCOD measured by Mohamad Yusuf N Shaikh, founder of Kudrati ment strategies aimed to improve symptoms,” passion. “Caring for a person with AD may equipped with ICU services and trained drivers ultrasound reports and various hormone blood tests. CYT is show- Ayurved Health Center, says: “The problem of Dr Hassan says. have high physical, emotional, and financial who can perform ‘Basic Life Support’. Stationed ing tangible results within two to three months. Natural, smooth Alzheimer’s is caused due to depletion of neuron Both medical science and Ayurveda sug- costs attached to it. The round the clock at 12 different locations across Dwarka and menstrual cycle gets reinduced. Cysts get dissolved naturally and cells in the human brain & leads to excessive mem- gests that adequate Vitamin D synthesis in the demand for care and changes in family roles NCR, the MARS follows a unique command testosterone or estrogen levels get rebalanced. Insulin resistance goes ory loss & degradation of mental health. While body helps heavily in securing and accentu- are extremely painful and difficult situations centre protocol, which allows ambulances to down and Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing other cells in the brain can regenerate themselves, ating the health of neurons, thus, preventing for the caregivers to deal with,” Dr Vinit Suri, reach the patient in the quickest possible time Hormone (LH) also normalises. neurons can’t, hence, the only way is to immune people from AD. An adequate Vitamin D syn- senior consultant, Neurology, Indraprastha and ensures real time monitoring during the Symptoms like excess weight, male hair growth, acne, infer- the surviving neurons against further damage.” thesis in the body helps in proper production Apollo Hospitals, explains. transport period. tility slowly disappear. CYT works to remove the root cause, instead of targeting the symptoms. Till now there has been no recurrence of the PCOD but the patients were also advised of a basic preven- ( tive regime, so that is considered important too. A few cases of nat- $/ ural pregnancies immediately after the CYT programme have bol- recent study by stered the proof of success. Rainy season has its benefits — it ith the aim to highlight this with them. the Public Health The quick delivery and safety profile of CYT is adding to the helps recharge underground issue and mark World Suicide The campaign leverages the popular AFoundation of popularity. There are no side-effects, no drug interactions to worry water & balances the Earth’s WPrevention Week, Suicide subtitles feature on YouTube and India (PHFI) has found about and no surgical interventions that can go wrong. Prevention India Foundation, an NGO Facebook. The campaign video revolves that salt intake among weather, but it brings woes to the creating awareness about suicide pre- around the life of five college friends, has adult Indians is high and people with skin problems. Here vention and WATConsult, the to be watched twice, first without exceeds the levels recommended by the are simple home remedies to deal agency from Dentsu Aegis and then with subtitles. When WHO. The study found that salt intake in Network, launched a campaign watched with subtitles, it show- Delhi and Haryana was 9.5 g per day and with them, says ROSHANI DEVI Give Subtitles To Suicide. cases the fact that how some 10.4 g per day in Andhra Pradesh. Also known as red cabbage is one of the excellent According to World Health obvious suicidal signs get over- High dietary salt intake has detrimen- sources of Vitamin K that strengthens the bone and is ost of the skin prob- extra pair of shoes to work. Organisation, suicide is an looked unintentionally and lead tal effects on blood pressure and can lead good for the treatment of Alzheimer’s. The vegetable lems that occur during Ringworm: The infection emerging and a serious public to suicide. to cardiovascular diseases, over time. promotes weight loss die to high fibre content that makes one Mmonsoon season are occurs in the shape of a ring on health issue in our country. The The agency also created a Restricting salt in the diet can lower the full and keeps one satiated for longer. Radicchio is also high not life-threatening and many the body due to fungal infec- most vulnerable and affected age website to promote the QPR risk of developing heart disease by 25% in antioxidants that boost overall of them can be treated at home tion. Avoid scratching the group is between 15-29 years. The sui- Gatekeeper Training Program by the and that of dying from heart complica- health, wellness and energy. especially fungal infections that infected area and wearing syn- cide mortality rate per 100,000 population NGO that trains a person to identify peo- tions by 20%. An adult must not consume It promotes bile production are caused due to prolonged thetic clothes. The best reme- in India is 15.7 while the global average ple at the risk of suicide by recognising more than 5 g salt in a day, recommends which improves digestion exposure to dirty rainwater dy is to use apple cider vinegar is 10.7. early signs, providing necessary interven- the WHO. Researchers and policy-mak- and reduces cholesterol. and humidity. which has The campaign focuses on the impor- tion and access to mental health services. ers around the world stress on reducing Radicchio contains Here are a few anti-fungal tance of identifying suicidal signs among The NGO will also be conducting offline salt intake to control hypertension because inulin that naturally things that properties. the near and dear ones, as most of the peo- activities with various colleges to create its key triggers — stress and faulty helps to regulate blood one can do: Soak a cot- ple fail to identify these signs, while some awareness and educate students about the lifestyle-are difficult to control. Some tips sugar levels and Athlete’s ton ball in who understand, don’t know how to deal programme. from HCFI: reduces the foot: A com- undiluted Substitute white salt with black salt risk of mon problem apple cider Do not keep salt shaker on the table strokes that many face vinegar and Do not add salt in your food except in and other when their brush the H pulses and cooked vegetables heart dis- feet are cotton ball )*2!+/6 )* % ' Do not add salt to salads eases. exposed to over the & + 53 Avoid adding salt to foods at the table As the dirty water over a period of infected area. Do this thrice < N : Take stock of the sources of salt in your vegggie has time. The skin turns greenish daily. ; :E : diet like restaurant meals, salt-based high fibre con- and there are itchy patches Nail infection: Dirt and ' M condiments and convenience foods. Some tent, it helps in filled with pus. Soaking the feet mud that accumulate under the M Q of these are really loaded with salt colon cleansing. Also radicchio has been used to fight intestinal in vinegar or bleach solutions nails lead to fungal infection. Read the labels when shopping worms and parasites to great effect. Polyphenols found in radic- can be helpful. Of course, the Keep short nails, wash the feet I To cook with reduced salt, one can add chio help neutralise free radicals and give a mental sharpness, keen trick is to keep the feet dry at once you are home and remove more lemon, garlic and amchur (mango eyesight and lower incidence of stomach flu. all times. Alternatively, carry an dirt from under the nails. < powder). 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He added preparations are meeting on the global drug world leaders in cultivating a third multiparty presidential elected in 2013, Yameen rolled a televised address to the nation the result after Yameen trailed “It was a different world,” underway by Secretary of State trade, ahead of a sit-down with close relationship with the election will shake up politics in back democratic freedoms, jail- after Sunday’s election gave former president Mohamed Trump said Monday of his Mike Pompeo for a second South Korean President Moon president through displays of the Indian Ocean archipelago. ing rivals and controlling the joint Opposition candi- Nasheed, giving Yameen time one-time moniker for the North presidential meeting with Kim Jae-in, who comes bearing a flattery that he has used to Famed for its sandy white courts, and was expected to date 58.3 per cent of the vote. to forge alliances and win a sec- Korean leader. “That was a “quite soon.” personal message to Trump advance his efforts to influence beaches and luxury resorts, hold onto power. “I accept the defeat,” ond round of voting that was dangerous time. 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It evokes " Glenmorangie Spios, get, saying that it was Ali got his first break in quite the epicurean decadence % ! which is Scots Gaelic for spice, “considered a Fast and Furious 7. of royalty, an unending feast. beautifully evokes the whisky’s medium bud- “I did a cameo Master distiller Dr Bill 7 !%"!"=0! origins. It has been matured get film as it that was my first big Lumsden, also Glenmorangie solely in casks that previously was made in stint in Hollywood company’s director of whisky 7 72 -$::7; held American rye whisky, a 20 million and surprisingly it creation, walked us down the spirit known for its distinctive, dollars but worked out,” said pavilion into four such surreal spicy characteristics. Spios has that amount he. cubicles, each with a unique a herbal nose and a rich, spicy here in India Ali Fazal, who theme, opening doors to palate, followed by a long, is way hefty. hails from whisky-lovers and connois- sweet finish. It is the ninth lim- The film Lucknow, is cur- seurs of whisky to enlighten ited edition bottling in the dis- made a prof- rently working on their tastebuds and make them tillery's Private Edition series, it of over 90 Tigmanshu have a multi-sensorial experi- and the first single malt to have million dollars Dhulia’s Milan ence into the whisky brand, ever been entirely matured in worldwide. It Talkies and launching its ‘Taste The American rye whisky casks. was a huge suc- recently com- Difference’ campaign. “The most unique feature cess as per the pleted the The first cubicle showcased of this single malt whisky is that Indian currency.” shooting for huge glass cylinders and barrel- it brings together rare cinna- So why are the film in the like containers full of ingredi- mon and American rye,” he actors wanting to city. “It feels O < % ents like oranges, ginger, spices, said. It is aged for 10 years in shift to Hollywood weird to be ! pineapples, jaggery, apricots, wooden casks before serving, these days? He felt, shooting in 1/ and many more with which the he added. “Apart from Priyanka Lucknow. I’ve )) whisky is prepared while telling The whisky’s texture is oily Chopra, there isn’t much lived here and us about its evolution over and full of apricot, peaches, hype over the issue, I known these gal- ) %% time. Two sections catch the eye avocados and oranges. believe. Hollywood is lis and mohallas % as one enters the room — ‘The Lumsden took us into the undoubtedly at least 15 (streets and ! 1/ Lasanta’ on one hand and ‘The four cubicles, while introducing years ahead of India, tech- colonies) all my % Original’ on the other. the process and ingredients nologically, and that is life. I had never “The first room talks about that go into making the single the reason why people thought I’ll be the company, tradition and the malt whisky. prefer working there.” shooting here,” he P history of Glen. It tells about Speaking about this new Working with a veter- added. L* & how it has evolved over the era of innovation, Stephane de an actress like Dame The next in years since 1843, when its first Meurville, managing director Judith Olivia Dench (Judi line for Ali is also distillery was established. You Moet Hennessy India said, Dench) in the role of Deva Katta’s & can see how this room brings “Glenmorangie is a ground- Queen Victoria, was Prasthanam, oppo- about the difference between breaking single malt scotch absolutely a “feast” for Ali. site Amyra Dastur, ; ; Glen’s two most cherished whisky, wonderfully complex He said that it was “leg- which is a Hindi drinks and their uniqueness. and exceptionally smooth. We endary” working with her remake of the Telugu First, The Original, the classic are among the pioneers of and that “it couldn’t have got political thriller. The malt which is stored for 10 whisky brand has come up American white oak which extra-maturation, and contin- any better. This is what feels film will also # years to derive its best taste — with, the second cubicle is gives it the elegant taste. The ue to keep pushing the bound- like when dreams come true mark the creamy and fruity. Second, the about the methods that were wood comes from the Ozark aries of wood finishing. To as she was one of the actress- return of 12-year-old, The Lasanta, used in the primitive ages to Mountains of Missouri, which celebrate this, we have launched es on my check list. And this Sanjay Dutt to which is Gaelic for warmth and make the designer casks and has slow growth-wood which ‘Taste The Difference’, a for- movie is directed by my Bollywood in the capacity passion. Do you know why it the processing and selection of brings the greatest maturation ward-thinking experience from favourite filmmaker so my biggest of a producer. His last production says that? It blends cream and the wood for the same. As effects. The slow-growth timber the Glenmorangie maison honour was also to work with the venture was 2011 film Rascals. L dark chocolate, dry fruits and Lumsden says, “It talks about contains more of the porous which elevates the consumer iconic Stephen Frears.” “Sanjay Dutt is playing the role fresh honey. You will never find the wood that we choose to growth which takes place in understanding about the brand He learnt while working with of my father. It’s set in a political its textures hard to swallow. make the casks.” springtime and it is this wood in India. Being among the the actress that “there’s no replace- backdrop and is a family drama at They are as mild and soft.” As around 60 per cent of which goes into their ‘design- leading markets for ment for hard work or for practice the same time. It showcases a The room was full of pic- the whisky’s flavour comes er casks’. But first it is air-dried Glenmorangie in Asia today, as Judi is an ardent believer of it.” conflicted story between a father tures of bourbon casks in which from the cask, hence selecting (not kiln-dried). All drying ‘Taste The Difference’ presents Sharing experiences from the film, and his son. There are a lot of lay- The Lasanta gets matured in and crafting the highest quali- reduces astringency and further us with an opportunity to he added, “We had lines to practise ers to the film as it’s a remake and ' before being moved to Oloroso ty of oak is simply essential. It improves the wood’s permeabil- enhance our consumer engage- and I even had to teach her Urdu people know the story. But Deva is and Pedro Ximenez Sherry produces a subtly fragrant spir- ity, but it is air-drying which ment by setting new bench- throughout the film. I have learnt also planning a few changes in the M# casks for their finishing period. it with 140 aromas. additionally brings out the soft marks in this market.” so much from her because she used script as he wants the film to cater While the first room might The company, based in and smooth qualities of their to say keep practising usually all the to the pan-Indian audience this # enlighten one with what the Scottish Highlands, uses whisky. C "% time.” time,” Ali added. love Delhi’s jams,” pronounces author that s/he really loves and can’t stop read- IParo Anand with a laugh and explains ing, s/he will stick.” Recalling her own the reason. “I have my laptop with me, example, she says that in her house of put on my headphones and I write. When $ $R$% readers, time was set apart for reading $% % the traffic starts to move and the jam which she hated till the time she found !C% % opens up, a voice in my head seems to say, Born Free. ‘no no wait wait let me get back into the While children enjoy her books ! jam,’’’ she says. Dressed in a white and immensely, it is parents and teachers that gold Chanderi sari, she is all set to be a 46 * *& sometimes have objections to her books. . A part of a session of “Talking Books” with # # '' 4 “People had objections to Like Smoke Sunil Sethi at The Full Circle Bookstore where a Muslim boy and a Hindu girl fall in Khan Market. in love and share a fleeting kiss. But I When one asks her how she started already,” she says. She points to the exam- we can’t expose our child to danger. In believe adults should be reading books 2 writing, pat comes the reply, “I fell down ple of the word “rape”, which did not fea- this book there is a story of a girl who has like mine because it gives them an the magical hole of Alice. I was chasing ture in the vocabulary of young adults 20 nightmares because she couldn’t step up insight into their wards’ lives, fears and 3 my own rabbits!” However, there were years ago as compared to today when when she saw another young woman issues.” 2 B deeper reasons than imagination running even three-year-olds know it. “There’s a being attacked. Initially in the story the Anand has faced issues bigger than amok. “I was basically a drama teacher wonderful saying, ‘Do you prepare the father said you must be the one to protest objections. At the Jaipur Lit Fest, when ' and couldn’t find any Indian plays that path for your child or do you prepare but the editor pointed out that this was she took to the stage to speak about both the children and I wanted to put up. your child for the path?’ You can prepare unlikely. So I presented it as a dilemma banned books, some people in the audi- B If they were Indian, they were mytholo- the child for what you that we feel.” ence positioned themselves strategically gy and folk tales. There was nothing that know lies ahead even if 5 In her novel, Nomad’s Land, which is to ask motivated questions. “I had to be reflected the kids’ own life, surroundings she doesn’t know any- a work in progress, the protagonists are practically smuggled out of the event in 8 or conversations. There was no contem- thing about it.” She says & %0 a Kashmiri Pandit and a Tibetan girl who a car. But then, if it is easy, why would I porary children’s literature.” her key words are % are dealing with displacement. “I am tak- want to do it?” ' With her kind of books, Anand tries inclusiveness and )% ing them out of these regional specifics. There are other ways as well that to expose her young readers to reality and empathy. “Children feel I am not going to say what is their polit- Anand tries to make a difference. She equip them to cope with the world a strong sense of injus- % ical or geographical situation. I want to started Literature in Action Programme around them. “Fiction is a safe space to tice and helplessness. make it about displaced people and not when she set up libraries in rural India make children aware because the char- And I am trying to just about two kinds of displacements,” with the National Book Trust. “I met a acter is fictional as is the situation. This give them hope, empa- < ) she says. girl in a place where children had never helps children relate to real issues and thy and the tools to !) Casting aside concerns about seen books, who said that they were liv- talk about them in a way they are unable cope with it,” she says. whether young adults are reading or not, ing in ignorance and were perfectly to if you asked a direct question. Once I These two con- hooked as they are to electronic devices, happy that way. ‘Now that you’ve shown related a story about domestic violence cepts are the prime Anand points out that children are read- us this world and we cannot go back to and a number of children said that they focus of her latest book, ing a lot more than 20 years ago when that state of ignorance,’ she told me. Until had witnessed similar situations in The Other: Stories of Difference, which they couldn’t name a single Indian then, my books were fun and light. I their homes. However, if I had just as the name indicates talks about young author. “Now many know my work inti- realised that when children have access asked them directly, they would adults grappling with a situation where mately. In Ooty, I was asked the most phe- to just one book, these would have to be have never admitted as much. Stories they are confronted with someone who nomenal question. A student said that I more meaningful.” She started a world are a really powerful medium.” is different from what they themselves was 27 books old and how has my jour- newspaper project with 3,000 children. While most parents want to protect are. From a girl trapped in a boy’s body ney grown from Pepper, the capuchin “At that time, I realised children have fan- their children from harsh realities, she to physical otherness, the author tries to monkey to The Others.” tastic stories to tell and we have to give believes that young adults are ready for make her readers empathise and under- Adults, she feels, should first look them that platform. Literature in Action varied content. “We are not exposing stand the world of people who do not within to find out how much they are connects children with stories and gives them to something that they don’t know make the cut of being ‘normal’. “We think reading themselves. “If a child gets a book them that.” ! " 1 6# ( ) (* +,- +./0
&& 7 3 % , %)' he high priestess of Indian each other give us an ephemeral ele- contemporary art, Pooja Sood, gance of the Forest of Shadows, it is Thas breathed new life into the alchemy of the three walls that Jaipur’s Jawahar Kala Kendra with her speak to us about the environment, ' ?* Red Army training in the expertise and her keen eye for the 0, about the man made as well as the caves of Yan’an. He had visit- original. The first Indian Ceramic transitory nature of what is real as ed China in 1921 and made Triennale: Breaking Ground is one well as virtual. the first silent film on Mao such endeavour. The show had some Zedong, the emergent revolu- hits and misses in terms of artists tionary. Living and working in selected and the works they installed. Among the international artists China between 1933 and 1939, If the brick installation under the was the installation of Japanese artist Bosshard photographed daily dome with eyes was deeply disap- ' 09 "+9* Hoshino Satoru that enchanted for its 3 life, the bombing of Hankon pointing, it was Vipul Kumar’s instal- ability to translate into a landscape and China’s nomadic com- lation of Nature’s Signature with the with the language of ceramics as an F munities. Most importantly light falling on its contours that incantation of ideologues. In an he photographed Mao Zedong invited you for a deeper reckoning of # 0% % % interview, Satoru said, “I engage in a # in the caves of Yan’an, the the master and guru Ray Meeker. dialogue with the clay as it sits in from training of the Red Army, While looking at the show it seemed ! % % of me, as a soft, flexible lump of mat- Chiang Kai-shek and Soong as if it was important and vital to look ter. This dialogue is carried out Mei-ling. at three works by Ray Meeker and %!% % through a form of body language: the + 0'!4 Bosshard occupies a sin- two curators of the Triennale — primitive action of pressing parts of gular place in 20th century Vineet Kacker and Madhavi 0!<-7 '7$ my body (my fingers) against the 56##/ 4& photographic history. Today Subramaniam. Because the role and body of the clay... This is not a rela- nearly 90 years later, his pho- impact of curators magnify when tionship in which I am active and the tographs offer a compelling they are also participants of an epic as well as a personal engagement with clay is passive, even if I am the first comparison between two venture such as this. Eastern spiritual thought. Over the to speak, the dialogue can only take dominant figures of Asia, years, Kacker has used Buddhist place if I empathise with the mater- eventy years after the assas- Gandhi and Mao as viewed . imagery and philosophy to create ial, adjusting myself to the time con- Ssination of Mahatma from a single lens. In the centre of the small court- works in the meditative mould. tained in the clay and the rhythms of Gandhi in 1948, the pho- Photographs of the Dandi yard strategically placed by the design Endless Landscape draws upon a nature.” tographs of Swiss photograph- March and the training of the genius Peter Nagy, who knows all sense of self experiencing when Hoshino has created a large scale er Walter Bosshard Red Army, the message of about design dynamics, Ray Meeker’s walking through the mountains and installation that fills an entire wall. A (1892–1975), sheds new light Rio Stela: America First!, a stoneware encountering the mys- curious concentric circled urn like on the Independence move- obelisk, is a critique of the United tical, magical and structure sits in the foreground while ment, the salt march to Dandi States’ stance at the Rio de Janeiro timeless. The sense a stupendous spiral sits as if in a in 1930 and the personality of Earth Summit in 1992. Porous and of unending vastness trance on the wall. It’s as if the instal- its leader. Bosshard preceded full of succinct structural marks and perceived on the lation invites us to look at the engage- the illustrious photographers undulations, this tall pyramidal external plane intu- ment of man and his environment, Henri Cartier-Bresson and installation harks us back to the itively reveals the and also talks to us about the power Margaret Bourke-White, who Mesopotamian civilisations and same within one- of mortality in myriad ways. Hoshino came to India in the late 1940s brings us forward into the marvellous self, altering indeli- reflects the power of repetition but to photograph the Mahatma, paradigms of textures and tonality bly the internal with a contemplative aura — He is the by documenting this first vital and the materiality of minerals. The landscape. Two # role model example of a modern gesture of the Civil work testifies Meeker’s gravitas, his parallel series of ceramicist. The beauty of this instal- Disobedience movement. understanding of both balancing fir- landscapes, evoca- the terrain of folded undulations maw of Madhavi Subramaniam’s lation is that it is open-ended, born This exhibition at the ing techniques and creating maximal tive of summer that seem to flow in lithe lyrical installation that echoes the vitality of of inner rhythms of sorrow as well as Kiran Nadar Museum of Art is impact with the spatial dictates that and winter, refer lines. understanding both materials as well an understanding of what is raw and co-produced by Fotostiftung he creates with years of experience to the cyclical in as the dynamism of playing with the natural, with an emphasis on the Schweiz (Winterthur) and behind him. nature. As one shades and shadows of viscerality. essence of clay and its earthy origins. Critical Collective (Delhi), and walks closer While you gaze at the mini- Subramaniam stands in her own The success of this brilliant creation brings together 51 of towards them, malist mood of Vineet Kacker’s stead, on her own accord for her felic- is that it points to the tenor of quiet Bosshard’s iconic portrays of Vineet Kacker’s Endless the endless works you are drawn into the ity with small as well as intriguing contemplation while it exhibits a Gandhi and Mao. The original Landscape is inspired by his travels reflections draw intricacies that detail the dialectics of sense of tensile and tactile simplici- negatives have been digitised through the high Himalayan regions, the viewer into 0 design. While the two walls facing ty. in Switzerland in order to produce high quality exhibi- tion prints in India. Exhibition want it and sometimes they also includes a 1921 silent want to buy so that they can film on Mao shot by Bosshard. 4 sell it at a profit, but art means In a dream assignment by different things to people and the Münchner Illustrierte that’s okay,” he said. However, Presse, Bosshard was sent to + ' 4 /)0?) 46% he would buy art that he India to report on the growing *)5/ 9* '/ #' # 4? 4 would like to see everyday and unrest and the Independence wouldn’t want to sell it but to movement. In March 1930 he “each his own”, he concludes. started on an eight-month For the exhibition, Kumar journey of Asia; he crossed here needs to be equal tionary and will evolve based depended on Nath’s expertise 20,000 km by car, to numerous Tspace for contemporary on its environment.” and engagement with the folk cities and countries, and came and indigenous artists and The artists have not stuck artists since his expertise lies into contact with over 5,000 their artworks, believes to any one medium and in contemporary. people of various backgrounds. Anubhav Nath, curatorial instead the exhibition displays He shrugged away from The highlight of his director of OJAS Art Gallery. paintings, lithographs, sculp- being called a curator, for this assignment appeared on May And, it is with this thought that tures, intaglio, drypoint, draw- show, since he only conceptu- 18, 1930 when the Münchner Rahul Kumar conceptualised ings, water colours, acrylic on alised it. “By definition, there Illustrierte published Walter the Ascending Roots art exhi- canvas and oil on canvas by 10 needs to be more engagement Bosshard’s story on Mahatma bition. “Roots go down, I’m artists like Ashish Kushwaha, with the artists when one Gandhi. The cover of the mag- trying to say that these artists Abhishek Verma, Deepak curates. It’s not just about the azine showed Gandhi deeply are rooted and yet flying high,” Kumar, Jignesh Panchal, choice of artist but also con- immersed in reading, his head said Kumar. Mahalaxmi, Mayur & Tushar cept and theme. I want to say leaning on his hand. Inside the In an endeavour to cele- Vayeda, Mayank Shyam, something as a curator but I magazine, the viewer encoun- nationalism and the symbols brate both the art forms under Shahanshah Mittal and Sher am not the artist. I can only tered the Mahatma in intimate of resistance that these leaders one roof, young artists have Singh Bheel. Viewers can per- weave a set of artworks to tell situations – while he had adopted, reveal salient aspects been hand-picked from each ceive the depths of an artist’s you that story. I will work with onion soup, while he shaved, of Asia’s history. of the categories of folk-con- work when they are freed similar like gender equality, nomenal.” He added that more the artist to ensure that what and even while he slept. Bosshard was a pioneer in temporary and urban-con- from the limitations of a sustainability, the effects of could be done commercially. they make is aligned to the The photographs chal- the field of photojournalism. A temporary. There is no com- theme. The artists’ internal and urbanisation on changing For the audience to spend theme and then put the works lenged Gandhi’s own ambiva- master of both the word and mon theme that binds the at Boulder, Colorado. Apart individualistic vision resonate humanity, climate change and on art, there needs to be an in a particular order. A cura- lent attitude to photography, as the camera, he made a name works. For Nath, it is about from that they explore a sep- as they have worked on their use of plastic. I’m leaving it to understanding that spending tor is like a jeweller who buys Bosshard noticed. When asked for himself as a bridge builder exploring the cross-pollination arate genre annually through most preferred subject for this the audience to draw the par- money on an original piece of the beads and has a design in for permission to take pho- between Asia and Europe, of thoughts and emotions, the Satrangi annual exhibition. exhibition. allels or just enjoy the two gen- art than a sofa is better. “There mind but won’t be making the tographs, the camera-shy reporting on key political media and techniques, and “In contemporary folk art, “I consciously did not keep res under one roof,” said are a lot of people interested in beads. The makers are the Mahatma replied: “I have events and daily life in Asia in style and imagery across the artists have been pursuing a theme to tie down the artists. Kumar, who called the artists acquiring art. Twenty years artists but the one putting sworn never to ‘pose’ for a the 1930s. Today, his pho- two categories. It is an invite their practices without being The way to look at these two “promising.” All of them have ago, there were fewer artists them together is the curator,” photographer! Try your luck, tographs and films are a rich for the spectators to ponder if affected by the market forces. together is to see them as completed their formal educa- and buyers. Younger and he said. He chastised those perhaps it might even turn out source of information for the boundary lines separating In the urban art space, there contemporary artists. The tion in the last five years. upwardly mobile people are who call themselves curators well.” understanding global history. the groups can be erased. are artists who create work for indigenous, tribal or folk artists Said Kumar, “More people certainly interested in invest- for choosing artworks and The impressions of his Bosshard’s archive is preserved The art gallery has been the market,” said Nath. Asked are also individuals living in are now engaging with con- ing in art now,” he added. “To putting them together. journey through India were by the Swiss Foundation for awarding different indigenous if the traditional form was cities and use a traditional style temporary art, there are web- begin with, one buys art to “Curating is not well under- published by Bosshard in his Photography in Winterthur art every year in collaboration being lost in a bid to contem- whether it’s Warli, Bheel, Gond sites that are selling them and show off and it’s a conversation stood in the country,” he said. book Indien Kämpft! in 1931. (Zurich), a national institution with the Jaipur Lit Festival. The porise the folk arts, he said, or Patachitra. Their concerns artists have their own starter. Sometimes, they don’t (The exhibition is at Ojas A few years later, Bosshard founded in 1971, tasked with works are displayed at the fes- “Art cannot grow or be segre- and issues are surprisingly, if Facebook pages. The way peo- understand if the art has been Art@1AQ, Near Qutab Minar, travelled to China to docu- caring for the photographic tival in Jaipur and also overseas gated in a vacuum. It is evolu- you dive deeper into the works, ple are able to reach out is phe- put the right side up and still till September 30.) ment Mao Zedong and the heritage of Switzerland.
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Girona move up to sixth. ristiano Ronaldo erased the frustration "For us, this is a triumph," Stuani said. Cof his Champions League red card mid- "Coming here and getting this result is so week by scoring the opener and setting up valuable for us." Hanging over this game was Federico Bernardeschi for a second as always the wider prospect of it not being Juventus kept their perfect record in Serie returned, given La Liga's desire to move the A after five games with a 2-0 win a pro- reverse fixture at Girona's Estadi Montilivi moted Frosinone on Sunday. on January 26 to the United States. The Portugese star had For all the opposition, however, there threatened several times at the was a noticeable lack of complaint at the Stadio Benito Stirpe but final- Camp Nou, where there were chants for ly found a way through nine Catalan independence but precious little in minutes from time, and then opposition to a trip to Miami. helped Italian Bernardeschi to A point may not be viewed as a bad score Juve's second, four min- return either for Barca, having played utes into injury time. through the best part of an hour with 10 The five-time Ballon d'Or winner had men, but changes made by coach Ernesto scored his first goals last week with a dou- Valverde failed to hit the mark. ble in a 2-1 win over Sassuolo, before the Lenglet came in for Samuel Umititi, pre- 33-year-old was sent off on Wednesday in sumably to bed in next to Pique, given a 2-0 Champions League win over Valencia. Umtiti is suspended for Barcelona's Juventus — the only unbeaten team in Champions League game against Tottenham . $ $ # 4 . . . # HE F* # , Serie A — have 15 points from five games, later this month. three points ahead of Napoli who beat But he was, perhaps harshly, sent off in Pique had changed too, each shaving their Girona had been spurred on by Lenglet's Stuani, scored another six minutes after the kick soon after. Torino 3-1 earlier on Sunday. the 35th minute with Barca one up, and they beards, but it had contrasting effects based red card, after VAR showed the French restart, with Pique again the one culpable. He was involved in the last goal too as Seven-time reigning champions then conceded before Umtiti came on at on the evidence of the first half. defender landed an elbow into the face of First, he was outrun by Portu and then a brilliant exchange with the lively Luis Juventus and Napoli, last season's runners- half-time. Arthur and Arturo Vidal - also Within 19 minutes, Messi had put Barca Pere Pons, and referee Jesus Gil deemed it he brought the striker down from behind Suarez saw the latter's shot loop across the up, will go head-to-head next Saturday in brought in - were substituted before the ahead, a slick finish into the corner finish- deliberate. for what was probably a penalty. Portu's shot box. Pique leapt high to head in. Turin. hour. ing off Vidal's pass for the Argentinian's The red card rippled through the was pushed away by Ter Stegen but Stuani Earlier, Ben Yedder scored a hat-trick Frosinone had frustrated the champi- "When we got the red card, our inten- eighth goal in six games. Pique, however, was French contingent as Lenglet's dismissal banged in the rebound. as Sevilla thrashed Levante 6-2 while Real ons for long periods but caved in late and tion was to make a change but we had to at fault for the equaliser, a lethargic attempt meant Ousmane Dembele was replaced by Valverde replaced Vidal and Arthur Betis came from behind to draw 2-2 at home have now conceded 12 goals to remain sec- let him (Umtiti) warm-up," Valverde said. at a clearance allowing Stuani to poke the Umtiti at half-time. with Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Rakitic, to Athletic Bilbao. Valencia and Villarreal ond bottom of the table with just one point. "It looks like an error on my part." Messi and ball past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. It made little difference as Girona, and and Messi struck the crossbar with a free- drew 0-0. '$ 7?@+ 9 8$+ $ % ) 8;#$ 7'$'</;7+ #!6)0 aina Nehwal and Sameer Verma ?) 0 0))4 it was India who had two of Swill look to put their best foot for- the easiest opportunities ward when they lead Indian challenge 0 oalkeeper Niraj Kumar towards the end of second at the $ 600,000 Korea Open World Gturned out to be the hero half. Tour Super 500 tournament begin- 4 9 as India held heavyweights Ravi Rana missed the ning here on Tuesday. Iran to a goalless draw in the first one as his chip went Saina, who had skipped the AFC U-16 Championship inches over the Iranian Japan Open earlier this month after + 2O here on Monday, the first goal while the second shot winning a Bronze at 18th Asian time in 33 years. missed the target by a Games, will look to get over the dis- *!+&!0/ The young custodian whisker as Sailo, after appointment of her first-round exit from Punjab blocked a 76th rounding the Iranian cus- at China last week when she takes on rappler Ritu Phogat will replace her injured minute penalty to deny the todian, could not finish Korean Kim Hyo Min. Gcousin Vinesh Phogat in the 50kg category for fancied Iranians full points. from close range. Fifth seeded Saina, ranked 10th the World Championship, the Wrestling The last time India man- The match also saw in the world, has done well in the Federation of India said on Monday. aged to hold Iran, across all Niraj displaying his talent major events this year, grabbing a sec- Vinesh, who was a medal favourite, suffered age groups, was in December under the bar. He stayed ond Gold at Gold Coast an elbow injury on Friday during practice and was 1984 in the Asia Cup Finals confident all throughout Commonwealth Games and a Bronze ruled out. in Singapore. That game also and was unbeatable in the at the Jakarta Asian Games. But playing back-to-back tourna- He had beaten the Danish shut- The WFI had entered Ritu's name in the 53kg ended in a goalless stale- aerial balls, leaping higher the Indian has been inconsis- ments in Japan and China in tler at India Open in January this after original choice Pinki refused to appear in a mate. than all every time to col- tent in the BWF events. the last two weeks. year. If the Indian crosses the open- re-trial recently. On expected lines, Iran asserted their lect the crosses from the flanks. He also dived Saina, who had reached Sameer has been trou- ing round, he is expected to meet However, in the changed scenario, the WFI dominance early in the game and had a cou- full length to make a stunning save to deny the finals at the $ 350,000 bled by injuries but he has reigning world champion Kento was left with no option but to bring back Ritu for ple of attempts saved by Niraj. The Asian giants Iran in the 16th minute. Indonesia Masters in January, done well when he has been fit, Momota of Japan. her original weight category, 50kg. came very close to scoring in the 23rd "We could have won the match. It was that was ousted by Korea's Sung Ji winning titles at Swiss Open in Young women's shuttler It also means that Pinki will now compete in minute, but the shot from a corner kick hit the close. But the boys gave their hundred percent Hyun last week at China and will February and Hyderabad Open early Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka will also the 53kg and will not miss the prestigious event bar, much to India's relief at the Bukit Jalil on the pitch and they performed according to have a tough task at hand as she is this month. compete in the tournament, taking on of the United World Wrestling (UWW). Stadium. the game plan," said head coach of the Indian likely to face third seed Japanese The 23-year-old Dhar, who had formidable sixth seed Beiwen Zhang "We have asked Ritu to compete in 50kg and Then, pressing football backed by confi- U-16 side Bibiano Fernandes. Nozomi Okuhara in the quarterfinals. finished runners-up at 2016 Hong of USA in the opening round. Among brought back Pinki in 53kg. Vinesh missing out dent defensive organisation and some sharp "We are happy with a draw, though we In men's singles, Sameer Verma Kong Open, will play Denmark's others, Ajay Jayaram will take on is a loss for us, the injury is unfortunate," WFI assis- counter attacks helped India's cause. aimed for a win and now we focus towards the will carry the Indian flag after Anders Antonsen in his opening China's Zhao Junpeng in the quali- tant secretary Vinod Tomar said. For all the possession that Iran enjoyed, next match against Indonesia (on Sept 27)." Kidambi Srikanth pulled out after match. fiers. '4+ + () ,) C2 29 ' 0 1 0+ +(-<++( 8 + '& ) Q)*'> (& 80 >+( 92 +012+ * #@&*!@ '0 *' 2/2 36 erena Williams says she is trying to "move on" from Sthe meltdown that overshadowed her US Open final iger Woods scored his first victory in urope retained their Laver Cup loss but remains perplexed at her coach's admission he Tmore than five years on Sunday, com- Etennis crown here on Sunday as illegally signalled to her. pleting a two-shot win at the Tour Alexander Zverev defeated Kevin The 23-time Grand Championship to crown a fairy tale come- Anderson to complete a 13-8 win over Slam champion lost the back after a near two-year absence. the World team. decider in straight sets The 42-year-old, 14-time major winner Germany's Zverev came from a set to Japan's Naomi Osaka carded a one-over-par 71 at Atlanta's East down to complete a 6-7 (3/7), 7-5, 10- after a fiery confronta- Lake Golf Course to claim the 80th title of 7 over Anderson as the Europeans suc- tion with chair umpire his glittering career. cessfully defended the title won in Carlos Ramos that she Woods, who finished with an 11- Prague last year. later blamed on sex- under-par aggregate 269, raised his arms in "It was such a close match all ism. delight after the victory, with several thou- around, not only this one but all week- Williams called sand fans ringing the green roaring their end, a few points here and there and Ramos a "thief" and a appreciation. it could have been different," said "liar" in a running row Woods admitted he had nearly been Zverev. with the Portuguese overcome with emotion as he walked up the "I'm just happy to get the win and official that eventually 18th fairway. we defended the title, that's the most saw her docked a game. "I was having a hard time not crying 'L # important thing." In an interview coming up the last hole," Woods said, whose '* Zverev's win was the final act of ' - . * # ' L ?M;A * with Australia's Channel Ten, the American superstar said most recent before Sunday had come 1,876 an enthralling day of action at a male player would not have been treated the same way. days ago at the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone tall order. But as the year progressed I found Chicago's United Center, where the 37-year-old Federer returning to teammates to the delight of the She said women could not get away with "even half Invitational. my swing and put the pieces together and World team had roared back into con- secure a vital three points against Isner crowd. of what a guy can do". "I kept saying 'Hey, I could still play this I knew I could do it." tention in the day's first rubber. in the first singles match of the day. Europe skipper Bjorn Borg mean- "Right now we are not, as it's proven, in that same posi- out of bounds.' But once I got the ball on the Woods later revealed he had been close American duo John Isner and Jack The Swiss ace came from a set while praised the performance of the tion," she said in an interview that aired late Sunday. green I gave (caddie) Joey (LaCava) a high to tears on the final green as he prepared for Sock fought off two match points to down to defeat the big-serving Isner World team, who were captained by "But that's neither here nor there. I'm just trying most five because I knew it was done." the par putt to complete the win. "I realised defeat Zverev and world number two 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (8/6), 10/7. his old rival John McEnroe. of all to recover from that and move on." Williams said It was an emotional finale to a year all of sudden I was going to win the tour- Roger Federer in a gripping doubles The win was testimony to "I'm very proud of my team, we she felt "on the cusp of this amazing moment" before the which saw Woods return to the highest level nament," he said. battle. Federer's remarkable physical condi- knew it's going to be very difficult to 6-2, 6-4 loss to Osaka. after he had once feared he may never play "My eyes started tearing up a little bit. Isner and Sock prevailed 4-6, 7-6 tioning. The 20-time Grand Slam sin- beat Team World with John as the cap- A win would have taken her to 24 Grand Slams, golf again. I just can't believe I pulled this off after I've (7/2), 11/9 to give the World team an gles champion outlasted Isner less than tain," Borg said. "He has a great team, equalling Australian Margaret Court's all-time record. "It was just a grind out there," Woods gone through. It's been tough. I've had a not- 8-7 lead with the three singles rubbers an hour after he had been beaten in they're very professional." The next The dispute with Ramos began when Williams was said of his final round. "I loved every bit of so-easy last couple of years. I've worked my remaining. the day's opening doubles game. Laver Cup, which is named after issued a warning for coaching, something her coach sit- it. The fight, the grind, the tough conditions. way back. I couldn't have done it without the Europe responded superbly after Federer celebrated the win by per- Australian legend Rod Laver, will be ting in the player's box, Patrick Mouratoglou, admitted "Beginning of the year (winning) was a help of all the people around me.” that early setback however, with the forming push-ups on court with his staged in Geneva in September 2019. to doing. ( ) (* +,- +./0 %) 62 1 " + + + 2 &)5 (,'-) &4*-(') -( '+& 8@AA>80 he Indian cricket team will hope that its 1 7@7 untested middle-order gets some game time Tahead of the grand finale when it takes on an ever-improving Afghanistan in the final 'Super Four' encounter of the Asia Cup here on Tuesday. 0 $ $ 2 , # India have been on a roll after an unimpres- sive start against Hong Kong, with couple of one- sided victories over arch-rivals Pakistan and an equally facile one against Bangladesh. 0 # With a spot in Friday's final sealed, skipper Rohit Sharma may want some of his untested mid- dle-order batsmen to get quality time in the mid- dle against someone of Rashid Khan's calibre. Often in cricket, the 'Law of Averages' catch- es up with the best performing teams at a criti- cal juncture. &)5 pace and not give much pace. Shikhar Dhawan (327) and skipper Rohit For Jadeja, to come out and per- (269) have done the bulk of the scoring in the four ndia captain Rohit Sharma form like that is amazing." matches so far with very little contribution being Iwas all praise for his bowling They now have 13 century required from the other batsmen in the line-up. unit, which has consistently opening partnerships and Rohit The next highest scorer is Ambati Rayudu kept opposition teams on tight feels batting with Dhawan (116 runs) because he comes in at No 3. leash ensuring the side's smooth becomes easy as both of them The problem has been lack of batting time for passage into the Asia Cup final. are clear about their roles. the likes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kedar The Indian bowlers have "With Shikhar, I don't need Jadhav and Dinesh Karthik so far. + # . , + * restricted Pakistan to 162 and to talk much. It's important to let Sample this: Rohit and Shikhar have so far 237 in two games while bowling him be himself. We have batted faced 284 and 321 deliveries respectively. The next )'-1>) - ') '1) out Bangladesh for 173. enough to know each other to best Rayudu has played 162 balls. "The entire bowling unit start off like that and we clear- However, Karthik (78 balls), Dhoni (40 B stuck to their task and hats off ly know our roles. We always balls) and Kedar (27 balls) can be found wanti- . to them. Repeated performances knew that the new batsman will ng if there is a top-order collapse on the big day. are challenging in these condi- find it difficult to keep going Rohit had given Dhoni an opportunity to : #& = N;E M: E tions and I don't want to take straightaway and Shikhar and I come in at No 4 against Bangladesh and the for- ; 4 # = ;