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The city needs things are indeed tough for us,” day after a State “Everything was clear. The (MCD) suspended a supervisor more such shelters for the stray he said. ACommission for motive behind the complaint is for his alleged laidback attitude cattle to ensure that they are He, further, said, “We have Protection of Child Rights to scuttle a probe which would regarding the stray cattle prob- properly taken care of, they talked to the MCD officers and (SCPCR) team visited two expose things fully,” she said. lem. Informing, a senior vet- said. told them about the prob- ashrams and asked for the She, further, informed that erinary officer Dr V Sati said Dwelling on the problems lems we are facing. We hope cancellation of their NOCs, the commission had acted after that MCD is lacking resources they are facing, the Senior that a new shelter for the stray their owner Swami it had received several com- to rightly tackle the matter. “We Veterinary Officer Dr V Sati cattle would be set up in the Anupmanand Giri filed a com- plaints against the ashrams are crippled with resource said that they lacked resources. city. It would lessen our bur- plaint against the chairperson from Uttarakhand State crunch while the volume of our “The vehicles we use are very den and things would go on  : ,1&: sations from proselytising and states. “They are converting the of the child welfare body Usha Commission for Women. work is mounting,” he said. old. Besides, the staff shortage smoothly if it comes up,” he converting the tribal/rural peo- tribal people professing Negi at the District Magistrate’s “Such complaints cannot stop As per the information is coming in the way of the added. t a meeting at Dakshin Kali ple to Christianity. “This is an Hinduism to Christianity with office on Thursday. He said in us from visiting more such Atemple near Chandi Ghat imperative in view of what is impunity. This is a dangerous the complaint that she had houses where children are liv- here on Thursday, the president happening in several parts of trend which must be stopped forced her entry into the ing. of All India Akhada Parishad the country, particularly in the with a heavy hand. The ashram premises and tried to It is our duty to ensure they Narendra Giri and the head of northeast,” he said. Government must step in extort money from him. are well cared for and they Dakshin Kali Mandir Calling caste-based reser- immediately,” Giri said. However, Negi rubbished the enjoy the basic facilities of liv- Kailashanand Saraswati vation as the principal imped- Kailashanand Brahmchari charge and said that he is des- ing,” Negi said and added that demanded the system of reser- iment to the emotional inte- expressed the hope that the perate to shield himself from an the officers who keep turning vation be scrapped. They also gration of the Hindu nation, Ram Mandir would be con- inquiry into the sordid state of blind eye to the shabby state suggested that all the Hindus, Giri said that the time has come structed at Ayodhya before the things in the two ashrams things of the ashrams must irrespective of the caste, should when it must be done away 2019 general election. where many children are living explain their callousness to use the word ‘Hindu’ in the with. “At the same time, the They both pitched for in a miserable condition. the commission. place of surnames, adding that Hindus should use ‘Hindu’ at scrapping of Article 370 of the Notably, following the visit of Negi said that the com- it would unite the Hindus the end of their names by way Constitution, dubbing it as the the team, Negi had urged the mission would have the chil- across the land. They, further, of asserting their religious/cul- chief inspiration for the fissi- DM to cancel NOCs of the two dren living in the ashrams said that the suggestion would tural identity,” he said. parous movement going on in ashrams-Hari Om Ashram and shifted either to Bal Niketan or be placed for endorsement The Akhada chief also said Jammu and Kashmir. They Shiv Om Ashram-given the to Nari Niketan in the coming during the congregation of the that the Government should said that no state of the Indian poor facilities being provided to days. Presently, 39 children- saints to be held in Allahabad take a serious note of the ram- Union is entitled to a special the children inmates. both girls and boys are living in next month. pant proselytizing activities status. The article is the great- Asked to comment on the the Hari Om Ashram while 14 Giri said that the being carried out by the est destabilising factor in the complaint lodged against her, girls aged above 10 years are Government must stop Christian missionaries, partic- restive northern State, they Negi said while talking to The living in Shiv Om Ashram. Christian missionary organi- ularly in the north-eastern said.

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Regarding the National Highway 74 scam, The move came at a time when hackles were being raised with- Upadhyaya. he said that investigation is underway in the scam. A fair probe will be conducted against those in the State saffron roost over the lacklustre performance of the As part of this programme, suspected of being behind the scam, irrespective of their standing as the State is not pursuing Government with the attack being trained on the CM. It was clear medical camps will be held in a pick and choose policy. About the reported incursions by the Chinese Army in the Barahoti that the detractors were being incited by a redoubtable leader- %   $   %  /"  0     $    ,  7 slums and the residents will area of Chamoli district, the CM said that no official information regarding this had been received an MP-to go berserk against the CM. Now, the table has been   $   P    (       ,  also be informed about the yet. Stating that this is a matter under the purview of the Central Government, he added that turned on them as the TRS-helmed Government dared to take Ayushman Bharat Yojana. After the security forces and the State are alert. on the mighty IAS lobby through suspension of two senior Babus.  1= :1" events and medical camps in the programme, the movie The loyalists flaunt the move to buttress the point that CM’s ‘zero slums to 150 kilometre long Chalo Jeete Hain– inspired by October 2, to commemorate bearers, Bhatt said that the BJP spread in the public by the tolerance on corruption’ rhetoric is real and not flippancy. The n order to consolidate its sup- walks in all assembly con- the PM’s childhood experi- the 150th Gandhi Jayanti, party State organisation had been Congress and other opposition crux is that the carping critics are silenced for the time being. Iport base in time for the 2019 stituencies, the BJP will under- ences-will be screened in var- workers will undertake a fort- appreciated at the national parties, he added. Lok Sabha elections, the take various activities including ious cities and big villages night long 150 kilometre walk level. In the coming Lok Sabha Chief Minister Trivendra # P  $ P  Bharatiya Janata Party has Shaurya Diwas to mark the across the State. On September in each Vidhan Sabha con- and local body elections, the Singh Rawat said that the party nprecedented action against two Babus has shaken the planned to capitalise on the anniversary of the surgical 29, the party will observe stituency raising public aware- party will achieve a resounding has the capability and leader- UBabudom here out of its wits. Dark clouds are now hang- legacy of the late former Prime strikes in Pakistan occupied Shaurya Diwas to mark the ness about the works under- victory on the strength of its ship to reach every person and ing over the Babudom in the aftermath of the ignominy of sus- Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Kashmir in the coming anniversary of the 2016 surgi- taken by the Government to taintless leadership and works. voter in the State ahead of the pension of the duo. This despite the Babu lobby having tried to while also propagating the months. cal strikes carried out by the fulfill Gandhi’s vision of Gram BJP joint general secre- parliamentary polls. While the arm-twist the CM with telltale threats. However, the punitive ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and The BJP State president Indian Army on terror launch Swarajya. tary (organisation) Shivprakash party had secured 55 per cent action on the crème de la crème of the Babus has elated those Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel along Ajay Bhatt informed about pads in P0K. Run for Unity will be said that the party will secure votes in Uttarakhand in the lying along the bottom of the bureaucracy. The same is true of with holding shows of the these planned activities while Ex-servicemen and fami- organised on October 31 to a majority in the coming Lok previous polls, it will aim for 65 the promotee IAS officers. The Chote Babus always have a grudge movie Chalo Jeete Hain addressing the media following lies of martyrs will be hon- mark Sardar Patel’s birth Sabha polls. The party will per cent votes this time. About lurking in their minds about the pompous air the higher-ups inspired by the childhood of the meeting of the State-level oured, talks will be held and anniversary. have to clarify the position 60 State level office bearers of assume. The suspension and subsequent arrest of seven Prime Minister Narendra office bearers of the party here statues of martyrs will be gar- Earlier, while addressing strongly and clearly to counter the party were present in the Provincial Civil Service (PCS) officers in the same scam as con- Modi. From poetry recitation on Thursday. landed on the occasion. On party leaders and State office the misconceptions being meeting. trasted with the Government’s connivance with the Bade Babus kept on festering in the mind of the less fortunate members of 8   0  P ,$ the elite cadre. Now, the group of Chote Babus is happy. They    *+$R are waiting for more while enjoying the impotent rage of the Bade   , $  Babus. # 6%#   9 (   runkenness is nothing but voluntary madness’ goes an old 5   '  Dsaying but one can be sure that there is no madness but a Dehradun:Virtually accept- definite method in the State Cabinet’s decision to reduce the annu-  "
" family members during the paign from October 2 during ing that there are differences al license fee of the Bar of Uttaranchal Press Club. In a gesture programme. which they would remind the among the top leaders of the to keep the friends of media fraternity in good humour, the cab-  !   He said that all the senior people of the false and unful- State party, the Congress co inet decided to reduce the license fees for the Bar from existing   leaders of the party would par- filled promises dished out by in-charge of Uttarakhand 3 lakh to 1.5 lakh. With crucial elections of Lok Sabha slated ticipate in the programme dur- the Prime Minister Narendra Rajesh Dharmani made it next year, it remains to be seen whether the journalists would ing which the problems of the Modi. clear to all that picture of for- return the favour bestowed on their press club or conveniently  1= :1" families of the martyrs would He said that the party has mer Chief Minister Harish forget the largesse. be heard out. Lambasting BJP started a drive to make its Rawat should find a place in n an attempt to dent the rival for paying just lip services for organisation strong and level committees would be Emphasising the need to the banners of the party. IBharatiya Janata Party’s ex- the martyrs, the Congress claimed that the party would constituted by September 25. build up robust organisation at Pointing to the banner 2$6'   servicemen bastion, the State leader reminded the saffron make a clean sweep of all the the booth levels, Dharmani pasted behind him having Congress has decided to hold party’s promise of connecting five Lok Sabha seats up for . ! 7  added that senior party lead- pictures of the State party ‘Shaheed Naman programmes the houses of the Kargil war grabs in the State.  #  "  ers should work in coordina- chief Pritam Singh and Indira in different parts of the State. martyrs with metalled road. “It He said that the newly tion to strengthen the party. Hridayesh, Dharmani said   '  Informing the media per- is yet to be fulfilled,” he said. nominated district presidents      Accepting the role of social that picture of Harish Rawat sons about the plan, the State Terming BJP as a pack of of the party have been asked to   !   media in campaigning, he said should also be there. He said co in-charge of Congress, liars, Dharmani said that form their district units to that the party believes in pos- that a party would form coor- Rajesh Dharmani said on Congress is determined to call help the party plunge into the    itive things and would not dination committees at the Thursday that the party lead- the saffron bluff. He said that election mode sans glitch. The ""     follow the saffron brigade’s district and the State levels for ers would visit the houses of the party leaders and workers Congress leader, further, said +"$ malicious mode of campaign- better functioning of the party the martyrs and meet their would start an extensive cam- that the district and block ing. in the State. 5 / $   $   , $ #("/  : ,       /  ,   1= :1" more than 12 scans have been  :-1&:, guard the 100 kilometre south- done on it till date. ern boundary of Corbett. Teams he process to replace old The machine was installed he Special Tiger Protection of the STPF personnel will TCT scan machine in the in the erstwhile Doon hospi- TForce (STPF) has become patrol about 10 to 15 kilometres Government Doon Medical tal in the year 2004. The man- active in Corbett tiger reserve. each in various ranges of Corbett College (GDMC) has started. ufacturer of the machine Conducting patrolling in the on a daily basis. The principal of GDMC, Dr ‘Siemens International’ also tiger reserve, about 80 person- In addition to this, the Pradeep Bharati Gupta said holds the maintenance con- nel comprising the force also teams will also be involved in that tenders for purchase of tract of the machine. identified suspicious aspects raids conducted outside in coor- new CT scan machine had The hospital authorities they came across. The officials dination with the Special been floated recently. He said have now floated tenders to informed that the STPF will Operation Group (SOG). The 80 that four companies have purchase an ultra modern 128 focus especially on the Corbett personnel in the STPF have shown interest to install the slice CT scan machine. The border with Uttar Pradesh been divided in to various machine in the medical college team of the Medical Council of which is about 100 kilometres teams.The teams will patrol hospital. India (MCI) in its visit to the long. Dhela, Bijrani, Jhirna, Kalagarh In the pre-bid meeting hospital had also pointed that The STPF teams will patrol and other areas of Corbett. A held on Thursday, the repre- the CT scan machine of the about 10 to 15 kilometre area in special team has also been sentatives of Philips, Siemens, hospital is old and do not con- each range of Corbett every day. formed to conduct raids along Toshiba and WIPRO partici- fers to the norms prescribed The STPF team is equipped with with the SOG, informed offi- pated. The principal, further, for a medical college. two drones, two metal detectors, cials. (
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,    industrial plots simple and     Mart at Langkawi in Malaysia. duty free, the CM directed the The formal announcement was officials present there to look has mounted to 20. The dengue made in the presence of PATA  $ 9 /" into the matter.  1= :1" has, however, taken a form of chief executive officer Mario He invited suggestions outbreak in Rishikesh and Hardy. from the industrial represen- he dengue threat continu- adjoining Chauda Bigha area During the programme,  1= :1" tatives in connection with the Ting to loom over Dehradun falling in Tehri district. the Uttarakhand Tourism closure of the VAT arrears and its nearby areas, 20 new The district vector-borne Minister also met the hief Minister Trivendra from the year 1988 till financial cases of the disease have been diseases officer Subhash Joshi Malaysian Deputy Prime CSingh Rawat reiterated the year 2016-17. The CM also reported by the district health said that the people should Minister Wan Azizah Wan commitment of his instructed the officials to exam- authorities of Dehradun. The ensure that the breeding places Ismail. Maharaj also invited Government to develop indus- ine the suggestion to remove Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of mosquitoes inside their travel and tour operators from He also invited them to invest Summit to be held at Dehradun trial infrastructure in rice from the schedule of of Dehradun, Dr S K Gupta houses and their vicinity are various countries to visit in other spheres like hospital- 1 "   in October this year. Maharaj Uttarakhand during his recent Mandi committee. He assured said that none of the cases destroyed. He said that Aedes Uttarakhand for the Investors’ ity, ropeways and wellness. +$   is heading a four-member del- meeting with the representa- that a proposal for amendment found positive in the Enzyme mosquitoes-the vector of Summit 2018 in October and Addressing the media, he said egation representing tives of Kumaon-Garhwal in 10 percent increase in fee Linked Immunosorbent Assay dengue- are capable to lay the PATA Travel Mart to be that Uttarakhand has all that is   8   Uttarakhand in the PATA Chamber of Commerce and under the Factory Act every (ELISA) test are from their eggs in one spoonful of held in February next year. needed for tourism. Travel Mart programme at Industries ( KGCCI) and the year would be brought in the Dehradun city. He said that water so the pots, vases, water Addressing the investors, He also informed about the   Langkawi. SIIDCUL Worker Welfare Cabinet. seven cases of the disease have bottles and coolers must be travel and tourism industry Char Dham Yatra, homestays,    " The focus of his visit is to Association. The meeting was attended been reported from Rishikesh decanted. The officer added representatives at the media international Yoga festival, raft- invite investors especially from In the meeting, the CM among others by the Chief town of the district and the rest that the Aedes mosquito bites briefing, Maharaj spoke about ing and paragliding. 8! 
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 :1,):  problems. Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Government has decided to tor-9A, 10, 11-Part) and one Bahadurgarh to Mundka The State Government had Authority (HRERA) to redress allot such sites through auction each in Bhiwani (23 Part-II), Metro line and metro stations he Manohar Lal Khattar constituted the GMDA on the grievances of allotees. process. Yamuna Nagar (sector-24), on the Mujesar (YMCA TGovernment in Haryana August 12, 2017 thus fulfilled Though geographically, The petrol pumps and Dabwali (sector-10), Taoru Chowk) to Ballabhgarh metro will soon constitute Faridabad the long pending demand of Haryana is comparatively a CNG filling stations sites would (sector-7) and Pinjore (sector- corridor. Metro Development Authority the people, he said. small state, we have set up two be allotted only to the petrole- 27). Apart from this, a defence Among the stations falling (FMDA) on the pattern of He also announced that the separate Authorities- one at um companies on lease. The sector exclusively for defence in Haryana segment on Gurugram Metro Development government has allowed the Gurugram to exclusively deal allotment of the sites would personnel is likely to be float- Bahadurgarh to Mundka Authority (GMDA) to provide construction of four-storey res- with the cases of Gurugram start from next month and the ed at Jhajjar, he said. Metro line, the MIE Metro basic infrastructure facilities to idential buildings in the state, and the second one at petroleum company offering He informed that the Station has been renamed as the people residing in the registration of which will be Panchkula to deal with the highest bid money would be HSVP has a plan to float 30,470 Pandit Shree Ram Sharma Faridabad. opened from September 13 cases of rest of Haryana, allotted the sites, he added. plots in 47 residential sectors Metro Station, Bus Stand Addressing a news con- onward. Manohar Lal said. Apart from this, he across the state and a schedule Metro Station as Bahadurgarh ference here to highlight He said that Haryana The Chief Minister said announced that the Haryana in this regard will be issued City Metro Station and City achievements and future plans Building Code – 2017 has been that HRERA has so far received Shehari Vikas Pradhikaran soon. At present, 9500 acre land Park Metro Station as Brig. of Town & Country Planning framed in order to remove 842 complaints out of which (HSVP) plans to float nine sec- valuing Rs 18,000 crore is avail- Hoshiar Singh Metro Station. Department here, Chief variations and bring uniformi- 209 complaints have already tors including a defence sector able with the HSVP, he said Similarly, NCB Colony Minister Manohar Lal said ty in building bye-laws adopt- been disposed off. Remaining exclusively for defence per- while answering a query. Metro Station has been that since Faridabad is the sec- ed by different development complaints would also be sonnel in the state during the The Chief Minister also renamed as Sant Surdas (Sihi) ond largest city of the state agencies. 8   / "  "   2     $$  /   redressed soon, he asserted. current financial year. announced to rename the Metro Station and Ballabhgarh after Gurugram, it has been The Chief Minister also        He further said that with a This would be in three metro stations falling in Metro Station as Raja Nahar decided to constitute FMDA announced to constitute an view to inject transparency in sectors in Mahendergarh (sec- Haryana segment on Singh Metro Station. to make available all infra- Appellate Tribunal to hear the Estate Regulatory Authority up at Karnal, he said. the allotment of sites for petrol structure facilities to the peo- complaints of allottees against (HRERA). The office of the He said that the State pumps and CNG filling sta- ple and also address their the decision of Haryana Real Appellate Tribunal would be set Government has set up tions, the Haryana  * +   3/'  !"    '"  (    -".

 :1,):  HPHC has, for the first police as country’s leading face of the government, better living and working con-  :1,):  in change of land use (CLU) to farmers, Manohar Lal said time, hosted a national con- police force. All kind of finan- Manohar Lal said that their ditions to the members of cases which was prevailing in that in 2014, around Rs 20500 itching for green, eco- ference which was attended by cial assistance and other performance depicts the police force. aryana Chief Minister the previous government. cr was pending with around Pfriendly, energy efficient Heads of State Police Housing resources would be provided behavior and working style of Recalling his five years HManohar Lal on “The State Government Rs 10000 cr enhancement and earthquake resistant Corporations, Engineers, to the State Police in this any organization. tenure in HPHC, he said that Thursday said that the State has prepared a new Policy on amount. We have given the buildings, Haryana Chief Architects, technical and other direction. He said that a number of the Corporation has spent Government has not renewed November 10, 2017 under entire compensation and now Minister Manohar Lal on experts. Assistance of Rs 550 crore decisions have been taken to Rs1600 crore during last six the licence for a commercial which applications are invit- enhancement amount is Thursday called for adopting Manohar Lal, while through HUDCO has been support and encourage police years whereas merely Rs 800 colony on the controversial ed from the applicants and pending which has now ultra-modern technologies like addressing the delegates said sanctioned for construction of personnel to deliver better crore were spent from year land, sold by Robert Vadra license and CLU is given increased to over RS 14000 cr, prefab structures, rainwater that land is limited thus we about 3000 houses for police such as a weekly off, opening 1990 to 2012. The present owned Skylight Hospitality through open auction and he added. harvesting, green roof top, also need to go towards the personnel, he added. of 29 women police stations, government has provided Rs to DLF. too in limited numbers,” he On CM’s announcements solar energy to create such concept of high rise buildings Apart from implementa- enhancement of ex-gratia 550 crore to the corporation to Responding to a ques- said. related to the Department, he infrastructure in the country. to provide modern low cost tion of uniform building code, from Rs10 lakh to Rs30 lakh. undertake construction works. tion on the issue, the Chief He said that there was said that 73 announcements The Chief Minister was quality infrastructure to all a provision of e-auction of Besides, transparent recruit- An ultra-modern office Minister said that as the rampant corruption in were made out of which 39 addressing the delegates after including police personnel. commercial sites, subsidy on ment process had been adopt- building of Commissioner of license of Skylight Hospitality issuance of CLU during the have been implemented and inaugurating two-day ‘6th All The eminence deliberations on solar system and approval of ed in police recruitment. Police had been built with Rs Company has not been previous government. rest are in process. India Police Housing various technical and other building plan within five-days About 4500 constables have 35 crore in Gurugram. We are renewed, it deems to have The previous Chief When asked whether Conference’ being organized aspects in today’s conference had been made. In addition, already been recruited where- providing all kinds of facilities lapsed. Minister had taken away all decision related to policy by Haryana Police Housing would go a long way relating water harvesting system has as process had been initiated in new police lines. Also, 22 The Chief Minister was the powers to issue CLU and changes in HUDA are taken at Corporation (HPHC) in asso- to create such infrastructure in been made mandatory in large to recruit 5000 more, he Police Public Schools have talking to the mediapersons license of colonies which were cabinet level, the Chief ciation with Bureau of Police the country, he said. size plots of Haryana Shahri added. been opened in all police lines here. Recently, Haryana Police vested with Director, Town Minister said that HUDA is an Research and Development The Chief Minister said Vikas Pradhikaran, the Chief Director General of Police, where about 16000 students had booked UPA chairperson and Country Planning autonomous body with a (BPR&D), New Delhi in that State Government is fully Minister said. BS Sandhu said that HPHC are getting quality education, Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Department. But we have not Board chaired by me. There is Panchkula near here. committed to make Haryana Describing police as the has been working to provide a he added. Robert Vadra and former state only scrapped such orders no need to take cabinet Chief Minister Bhupinder but also given back the pow- approval in decisions related Singh Hooda for alleged irreg- ers to the Director Town and to policies, he added. ularities over the controversial Country Planning,” he said. On the issue of develop- $# /  $2$7 . +  / land deal in Gurugram. On being asked about the ment of unauthorised colonies According to the FIR, non-payment of pending dues and make available affordable Robert Vadra's firm Skylight by Kingdom of Dreams plots to people, he said that  +* *
+  Hospitality Pvt Ltd purchased (KoD,) Gurugram, the Chief the government would grant  5       3.5 acre of land in Gurugram's Minister said that notice has licenses for construction of Sector 83 from Onkareshwar been issued to the KoD for the affordable houses on 5 to 15 Properties for Rs 7.50 crore in payment of earlier dues. "We acres of land under Deep  #:$,:-: tain unscrupulous officials of lakhs has been recovered till ! *1 /*  2008, when Hooda was the have given time to KoD and Dayal Jan Awas Yojana. sub-divisions at Patiala, date. Chief Minister and also held if it still fails to make the out- The Chief Minister said unjab Power Minister Malerkotla, Nabha, Sangrur, “Full recoveries have been  :1,):  concerns to winds, Manpreet the portfolio of the Town and standing payment, action that 1,534 licenses were grant- PGurpreet Singh Kangar Barnala and Ludhiana, in made for frauds committed at rejected the proposal on the County Planning would be taken accordingly, ed in the tenure of previous on Thursday issued direc- connivance with some con- West Division, Patiala, aking umbrage at the rejec- ground of that Badals and Department. he said. government, of which maxi- tions to the State power util- sumers, made reversal entries Sherpur 1 Sub Division and Ttion of Punjab police’s pro- Majithias are the richest peo- Later, Skylight Hospitality About recovery of mum were granted after 2002. ity, Punjab State power cor- in the billing account in the Sunder Nagar 1&2, Ludhiana, posal to purchase new ple and can afford bullet proof sold this land to DLF at a price External Development However, the present State poration Limited (PSPCL) to computerized billing system. and an amount of Rs three armoured luxury Sedan for the vehicles and should not of Rs 58 crore, after procuring Charges (EDC), he said that Government has, during last expedite the proceedings of The Minister said that crore against total amount of former Punjab Chief Minister depend on the State a commercial licence for the more than Rs 13000 cr was four years, given 175 licens- disciplinary cases to bring PSPCL has been invariably Rs 3.72 crore has already been Parkash Singh Badal and SAD Government. Besides, development of the colony pending when we came to es including 107 licenses for the guilty to the book. vigorously following up any recovered at Sahnewal Sub president Sukhbir Badal, the Manpreet argued that the state with the influence of Hooda. power in 2014. Till now, we colonies falling under Deen At the same time, the case of fraud that comes to Division, Ludhiana,” he said. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on is in bad fiscal health and is on Taking a dig at the have recovered around Rs Dayal Jan Awas Yojana and 68 Minister has directed to hand light and invariably police is PSPCL chairman-cum- Thursday lambasted Punjab austerity drive,” pointed Congress over registration of 6512 crore and also framing a other licenses, he added. over the punishment to those asked to register FIR and in managing director Baldev Government, especially the Grewal. cases in land scams in the policy to recover the rest of In reply to a question guilty commensurate with addition departmental pro- Singh Sran said that some of Finance Minister Manpreet Lambasting Manpreet’s state, Manohar Lal said that EDC, he said. related to KMP Expressway, severity of misconduct and ceedings are initiated against the possible reasons of frauds Badal , for “compromising” “preposterous and fallacious” the present State Government Replying to a question the Chief Minister said that a irregularities. That was not all, errant officials, along with all or irregularities in SAP have the security of senior Punjab argument, Grewal said that has taken effective steps for related to pending land com- separate authority will be con- he has also asked the PSPCL out efforts to recover the been highlighted by investi- leaders. some Congress men have been keeping a check on corruption pensation or liabilities related stituted for it. authorities to follow up with amount of loss. gation agencies. “The security cover is pro- provided Z-category for gen- the police authorities at the “The case of bill reversal “Special audit of all rever- vided in consideration of threat erations keeping in view of highest level to get FIRs reg- of West, Model Town division sal entries is being carried out. perception to individuals and their security perception and istered in pending cases and Patiala surfaced in 2016 and As follow up, instructions Manpreet has vetoed the pro- SAD or its government never   (   $    accelerate investigation in based on preliminary inquiry, have been circulated to stop posal caring too hoots for the questioned the spending on FIRs already registered to PSPCL suspended nine offi- single step alteration of entry security concerns,” said SAD their security. expose culprits and their mis- cials including one SDO or transaction in SAP system, spokesman Mahesh Inder Moreover, Grewal pointed deeds to take the matter to its found to be prima facie certain transfer codes have Singh Grewal. out that if the economic pros- / "2  " (/P ,  logical conclusion. involved. Moreover, CE been disabled; and like banks, He accused Manpreet of perity of an individual is guid- The directions were (South Zone) wrote to Police two-stage customer relation- “playing petty politics” with the ing principle for deploying issued in the wake of a latest authorities on September 12, ship management (CRM) lives of those who had dedi- security to threatened person-  :1,):  multi-crore fraud in the 2016, to register an FIR and process has been implement- cated every bit of their life for alities, then Chief Minister ) =&:-:-/:--=)=1$:$ power utility, that was report- also ask IT wing of Punjab ed in which cashier on daily the state and also happen to be Capt Amarinder Singh or oga Additional Deputy =,/ D/"$/) =-=:1= ed recently, involving an Police to conduct thorough basis will initiate reversal his mentor and blood relations. Manpreet himself too are MCommissioner’s com- amount of Rs 5.32 crores, probe in all SAP towns,” he process and concerned Notably, Punjab police had stinking rich and should plaint to the Punjab State <:.:-',$,)! : :-/ against Rs 250 crores as said. RA/SDO will approve,” he mooted the proposal to replace immediately make their per- Election Commissioner reported in the press, out of He pointed that the mat- said. ageing Toyota Land Cruiser in sonal security arrangements. regarding three Congress $/##=1,?=,-=/$=&:D which Rs 3.65 crores stand ter was initially investigated by Sran said that for reversal the security fleet of Badal and “But Ironically, Manpreet MLAs threatening him has recovered. Punjab Police’s Cyber Crime of any debit entry, RA will ini- Sukhbir. Besides, the police himself had sanctioned funds created a storm in the state $//EE,=:1$ =:$==1,. The reports stated that Cell and the same had finally tiate reversal process and con- also sought new bullet proof last year to upgrade the fleet of political circles ahead PSPCL suffers a loss of Rs 250 registered FIR on July 19, cerned SDO will approve. vehicles for former minister Amarinder Singh comprising September 19 elections to to office and threatened him. order machinery. “If the crore for meter tempering, in 2017 against delinquent offi- Moreover, on transfer, officers Bikram Singh Majithia as these Range Rover, Innovas and Panchayati Raj Institutions. The ADC had submitted returning officers are vulner- past five years in different cers or officials. or officials have to forgo the vehicles had outlived their Gypsies...Strangely, when this All along alleging “misuse a formal complaint with the able to the threats from ruling cities. He said that a total of Rs right of access to domain that utility and can no more be was pointed to Manpreet, he of office machinery” by the poll panel, which had also party’s goons, how can one Taking note, the Minister 532.37 lakhs fraud was com- was under their charge and used for sensitive security had sheepish acknowledged Congress, both the Aam enhanced his security. expect free and fair elections sought a report into the mat- mitted at eight offices, out of acquire new rights as per operations. saying that only CM’s fleet was Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Taking serious note, SAD in the state,” he asked. ter, according to which, cer- which an amount of Rs 364.66 their new posting, he said. “Throwing all security upgraded,” said Grewal. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) spokesman and former min- Urging the SEC to probe have trained their guns on the ister Daljit Singh Cheema said the incident immediately and ruling party. They have that the developments amply take prompt actions against demanded registration of vindicated SAD’s accusation of defaulting legislators and till cases against three Congress large scale rejection of its then order to extern them  "  "# " "    legislators for threatening nominees across the state. from the state till completion Moga ADC Jagwinder Singh “What is revealed is just of poll process. This would ! ! booked in sacrilege and relat- cops, seeking quashing of used the development too Grewal and for obstructing a tip of iceberg. This has hap- prove deterrent and re-estab- :1,):  ed firing cases, the advocate- Justice Ranjit Singh again launch an attack on the government official from per- pened all over the state and lish the credibility of the turned-politician on Thursday Commission, would be taken government. He said that the forming his legitimate official the Congress MLAs and other Commission which has been ust about three days before refused to go ahead with his up for the next hearing by the case was not defended prop- duties. leaders had persuaded, cajoled seriously eroded following Jthe expiry of deadline set up decision. Punjab and Haryana High erly by the government Grewal has alleged that and threatened the officials to arbitrary large scale nomina- by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Phoolka adjourned the Court. lawyers. district’s three Congress MLAs obey their dictates to reject the tions. leader HS Phoolka for step- decision making process till High Court on Thursday Phoolka’s assertions comes — Dr Harjot Kamal of Moga, potential winning candidates Meanwhile, AAP’s state ping down as an MLA in case September 20 when the peti- stayed further proceedings at a time when the High Court Darshan Singh Brar of in their areas. In fact, major- co-president Dr Balbir Singh the former Chief Minister tion filed in the sacrilege mat- against the former Senior has given the state of Punjab Baghapurana, and Kaka ity of officials submitted to and the Leader of Opposition Parkash Singh Badal was not ter by Punjab’s three former Superintendents of Police time till September 20 to Sukhjit Singh Lohgarh of dictates while a few did resist in Vidhan Sabha Harpal Singh Charanjit Singh and Raghbir respond to the legal issues Dharamkot — had threat- and at least one Grewal dared Cheema have also demanded Singh Sandhu, along with the raised in the petition filed by ened him for “not rejecting to expose the nefarious registration of case against then Station House Officer of two former SSPs and an ex- the nomination papers of designs of the Congress,” said Congress legislators and the Bajakhana police station SHO. some candidates of the oppo- Cheema. leaders who threaten the Amarjit Singh “in pursuance After the Justice Ranjit sition parties”. He said that the party had ADC. of recommendations made by Singh Commission report into He had also alleged that already provided details of 249 Besides, AAP also Justice Ranjit Singh all the sacrilege cases and during the scrutiny of the aspirants whose nomination demanded videography of the Commission”. related firing incidents was nomination papers, the MLAs were wrongly rejected by the entire polling process across Using the High Court case tabled in Punjab Vidhan Sabha had stormed into his office returning officers without any the state besides deployment as a ground for not going and thoroughly discussed, along with hundreds of their rhyme or reason at behest of of central security forces at all ahead with his decision, AAP Phoolka demanded registra- supporters, due to which he Congressmen bossing around sensitive polling booths. MLA Phoolka said that noth- tion of cases against Badal and had to run away from there to who have reduced the poll They also condemned the ing much could be done by the then Director General of save his life. process to a mere mockery. threatening and intimidating the Government now as the Police (DGP) Sumedh Singh Grewal also alleged that Cheema said that not only of ADC for forcefully can- case is now under the judicial Saini for allegedly ordering fir- senior Youth Congress leader the poll process has been viti- celling the nominations of scanner. ing on peaceful protesters that Kamaljit Singh Brar also ated but the incident is reflec- AAP and independent candi- At the same time, Phoolka killed two. stopped his vehicle on the way tive of failure of the law and dates.   (  )* +,- ./+0   /: 
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Congress on Thursday accused Defence which can help in simplifying procedures and data retention Sitharaman also said that Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of "lying" again" procedures for Letters Rogatory periods and address issues an unprecedented interven- about the number of the France-built jets and (judicial requests) and act as an relating to admissibility of evi- tion in 2013 by then Defence UPA, and her Government is but they did not. demanded her and Prime Minister Narendra informal mechanism for shar- dence collected under MLAT Minister A K Antony when the getting the planes for 9 per cent She said she has no inten- Modi to submit to a Joint Parliamentary ing information relating to through formulation of laws. cost negotiation committee cheaper than what was earlier tion of undermining HAL, but Committee (JPC) probe. pending investigation. To boost the cyber infrastruc- was giving final touches to the agreed upon. "why could not the then "Defence Minister is caught lying again on The proposal is being joint- ture, development of physical deal put the final nail in the cof- The previous UPA Defence Minister say that we the number of fighter aircraft required by ly considered by the Union infrastructure and specialised fin. Government started negotiat- will pump in all the required Indian Air Force (IAF)," Congress spokesper- Home Ministry, National cyber forensic laboratories and After rounds of negotia- ing in 2012 with French resources into the HAL. He son Randeep Singh Surjewala told the media. Security Council Secretariat dedicated cyber research units tions with Hindustan Dassault Aviation to buy 126 could have done it. That was "Her claim that IAF does not have the infra- (NSCS) and the Intelligence are being planned by the Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), Medium Multi-Role Combat not done," Sitharaman said, structure like parking place, maintenance Bureau amid inordinate delays Centre. Dassault Aviation felt that the Aircraft (MMRCA). adding that the current facility to fly 126 fighter aircraft is preposter- in prosecution of cases, espe- A cyber awareness cam- cost of the Rafale jets will The plan was for Dassault Government was initiating ous and goes against the grain of national secu- cially related to cyber crimes paign for improving digital lit- escalate significantly if they Aviation to supply 18 Rafale jets steps to strengthen the State- rity requirements," he said. and financial frauds, as the eracy of citizens is also being were to be produced in India, in fly-away condition while run aerospace company. He said Modi's decision to "arbitrarily" servers used for communica- considered by the Government. she said during an interaction 108 aircraft were to be manu- In 2016, the Modi reduce requirement of 126 fighter aircraft to 1=E==.,,$= , tion and for commission of The Centre will consult various with PTI editors and reporters factured in India by the com- Government signed a 36 was "unexplainable". crimes are often located in stakeholders including law at the agency's headquarters pany along with HAL. However Government-to-Government His remarks were in reference to :")$-D,):):,/ foreign shores. enforcement agencies relating here. the deal could not be sealed. deal with France for purchase Sitharaman's interview to a national daily $=".!= /EE,)$= Letters Rogatory is a formal to cyber crimes and the State "Dassault could not The Congress has demand- of 36 Rafale jets at a cost of wherein she has said that the "Government request sent by a court of law Governments. The Centre will progress in the negotiations ed answers from the 58,000 crore. The Congress chose to procure only 36 Rafale fighter aircraft :,  :E$ =@", =1!D to the counterpart of foreign also seek to create a National with HAL because if the aircraft Government on why HAL was has been alleging irregularities from France in 2015, instead of the 126 being ,1,::, E/ = country to seek details of an Cyber Crime Investigating were to be produced in India, not involved in the new deal. in the deal. negotiated by the previous Government, as accused entity or individual or Agency for investigation of all a guarantee for the product to Sitharaman said the UPA Rebutting charges of cor- infrastructure and other technical require- —Randeep Singh Surjewala evidence relating to an ongoing important cyber crime cases be produced was to be given. It deal collapsed as HAL did not ruption in the deal, the Defence ments of the IAF do not allow greater induc- case. having inter-State and inter- is a big ticket item and the IAF have the capability to produce Minister also asserted that peo- tion". chase' was never followed by Modi at the time The Government is also national ramifications. In would want the guarantee for 108 aircraft in India. ple of the country have put a Dismissing Sitharaman's argument as of announcement of purchase of 36 Rafale on planning to improve multi- addition to this, the the jets. HAL was in no posi- "Even during negotiation closure on the issue as they "obnoxious" the Congress leader asked: "Can 10th April, 2015". jurisdictional coordination by Government is considering a tion to give the guarantee," she with HAL, Dassault felt that the have trust in Prime Minister the government and IAF not create parking "She has also failed to point out that no appointing nodal officers at proposal to create Cyber said. cost with which the HAL will Narendra Modi. space/maintenance facility in 6-8 years peri- such 'emergency purchase' was approved various levels and online plat- Fusion Centres, a collaboration Sitharaman said the produce will be far higher than "There is a trust in the od during which the aircraft will be delivered? either by the then Defence Minister Manohar forms for cooperation. centre for various agencies, weapon systems, avionics and the aircraft produced in France. Prime Minister. He is not going "Can creation of parking space/mainte- Parrikar or Cabinet Committee on Security. A collaboration mecha- academia and private sector other key add-ons to the Rafale That was the reality," she said. to be corrupt. So with all this, nance facility be a ground for compromising How does she now explain the fact that despite nism with stakeholders for agencies besides investigating aircraft, expected to be deliv- The Defence Minister said I think mentally, people of air superiority and national security?" the 'emergency purchase' in April 2015, aircraft facilitating exchange of infor- agencies at the national and ered beginning September the then Government could India have reached a closure on Surjewala also held Sitharaman "guilty" of will not be delivered up to the year 2022 and mation on threats, trends, shar- State level for developing 2019, will be "much superior" have come forward and it, saying there is no corruption not disclosing the fact that mandatory 'Fast that also without 'India specific enhance- ing expertise and internation- authoritative intelligence. than that negotiated by the pumped in resources into HAL, here," she said. 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The bene- allegations against the lawyer whose name the case in which the lawyer, whose name driving of uninsured vehicle National Trust is an autonomous approved in 2017-18 and 4 crore ficiaries list is too dismal, if one has been recommended by the Collegium has been recommended by the Collegium, difficult as owners would run the body under the Social, Justice and released. goes by the number of persons suf- and an FIR was also lodged against him and was also named. It alleged that before the risk of seizure of vehicle in case Empowerment Ministry. The Gharaunda scheme aims fering with intellectual disabilities some others, the bench said "you have said FIR was lodged, the lawyer's name was rec- of accident and being sold to pay An official in the Ministry said to provide an assured home and in the country. Most of them are in your petition that the FIR has been ommended for appointment as judge in the the compensation for the victim. that the members will include minimum quality of care services from the marginalized section, quashed". high court but it was not processed later. Seven States — Jammu & parents of five inmates, three local throughout the life of the persons needing the help from the State. "There is no merit in the petition. 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MOwaisi on Thursday him thrashing a minor girl, sus- he Lord Ayyappa shrine at tion at Pampa, TDB president outfit, that religious conversion in love with a girl belonging to Dr Jatinder K Bajaj, claimed the RSS represents pected to be a pickpocket, sur- TSabarimala would open for M Padmakumar said the Tata to Islam offers the Dalits self- the upper caste, relations of the demography scientist at the Hindu nationalism and said he faced on messaging mobile the five-day customary puja on Projects Ltd has agreed to take respect and economic inde- girl stood up against the Centre for Policy Studies, is of would never accept any invi- application WhatsApp, offi- September 16 during the up the reconstruction work. pendence has put the Hindu romance. The youth eloped the view that the findings and tation from it to participate in cials said. Malayalam month 'Kanni' and "Ayappa devotees can go forces in the State on their with the girl to neighbouring conclusion of Tirumavalavan’s any event held by it. "The driver thrashed the restrictions imposed on devo- the shrine for worship during guards. Experts in Population Kerala and got married with findings do not stand the test The Hyderabad Lok Sabha girl in the bus. After a video tees visiting it following the del- the Kanni month puja," he Studies rejected her. of scrutiny. “Individually one of MP was reacting the invitation surfaced, we identified him uge last month have been lift- said. Tirumavalavan’s arguments When the couple returned two members of the commu- being extended by RSS to var- reporters here. and the decision to terminate ed, officials said Thursday. The TDB and Tata while Hindu activists term it as to the village, the girl’s relations nity might have been benefit- ious leaders for a three-day lec- He was referring to the par- him was taken. The termina- However, private vehicles, Projects would take all neces- an effort to encourage more thrashed the youth and his ed because of conversion. But ture series of RSS chief Mohan ticipation of the former presi- tion orders will be issued including two-wheelers of sary steps to put in place nec- Dalits in the State to get con- family members. This forced majority of them continue to be Bhagwat, scheduled to be held dent in an RSS event at Nagpur tomorrow,” Suresh Kumar Ola, devotees, would be allowed essary facilities for devotees verted to Islam or Christianity. the 180 Dalit families in the vil- poor and helpless. Why the in New Delhi next week. in June last, which had then MD of Jaipur City Transport only up to the Nilackal base sta- during the three-month-long Arjun Sampath, leader of lage embrace Islam to escape leaders of Islam and Christian The RSS has indicated that triggered a controversy with Services Ltd, which runs the tion. A Kerala State Road annual pilgrimage season Hindu Makkal Katchi, who from the persecution communities insist that the it would invite Congress pres- senior Congress leaders oppos- low-floor buses in the city, Transport Bus would transport beginning on November 17, he had a providential escape from “unleashed by caste Hindus”, Dalits among them need reser- ident Rahul Gandhi, CPI(M) ing it. "I cannot speak for told PTI. them to Pampa at the foothills said. the knives of Islamic terrorists says Thirumavalavan. vation?” asked Dr Bajaj. general secretary Sitaram Congress president and I can One of the passengers in to enable their trekking to the The TDB had recently con- recently, had submitted a mem- The VCK leader claimed Sampath who is a frequent Yechury and the leaders of all speak only for myself.I would the bus shot a video of the inci- hill shrine. structed a temporary footbridge orandum to Governor that the Dalits who got con- visitor to Meeakshipuram the political outfits of different never even in my thought dent and circulated it on The floodwaters had 'Ayyappa Sethu,' across the Banwarilal Purohit and Vice verted to Islam in 1981 pros- pointed out that there are two ideologies besides religious process think for a second WhatsApp, prompting the washed away virtually all pil- Pampa by placing stones and Chancellor of Manonmaniam pered economically and social- kinds of Islam in the village. leaders, sportspersons, media about such an invitation," he authorities to take action grimfacilities on the banks of sand bags. The 'Pampa-Triveni Sundaranar University at ly. “The religious conversion of “The Dalits who were con- personalities and ambassadors said when asked about his reac- against the accused driver the Pampa river and the bridge-over-river', which got Tirunelveli stating that the 1981 has given the Dalits the verted to Islam are known as of more than 60 countries. tion to Gandhi being invited. Hetram. Travancore Devaswom Board submerged in the floods, was PhD thesis submitted by economic independence and Navi Muslims and are yet to get Owaisi said RSS stood for Owaisi attacked the Centre Kumar Ola said the bus (TDB) that manages the shrine also restored to some extent. Tirumavalavan is a travesty of self-respect,” claims acceptance in the Islamic com- Hindu nationalism. "It is an over rising fuel prices, saying was part of the 9A series, had imposed restrictions on During the rain mayhem, truth and facts. Tirumavalavan in the thesis munity. Some of the families organisation which believe in Prime Minister Narendra Modi which operates on Tonk Road devotees visiting the temple for the Pampa overran its banks at Tirumavalavan claims he titled “Mass Religious had to reconvert following Indian nationalism. I will has created enough darkness by . The incident occurred near the Onam festival season last several places, submerging has brought to light the reasons Conversion at their failure to get suitable never do this stupidity and ensuring that the price price of Narain Singh Circle, and the month. many shops, damaging build- behind the mass conversion of Meenakshipuram: a victimo- matches for their daughters,” mistake of what Pranab petrol and diesel go beyond bus conductor was not involved The temple will remain ings, flooding pathways and Dalits of Meenakshipuram in logical analysis.” said Sampath. Mukherjee did...," he told common mans means. in the thrashing, he said. open till September 21. uprooting electricity posts. *+$4' #    %$=      #  $6 " *&  ,   -"</& preventing his release.  :): $:-: He said the chief minister panchayat by-polls, with a Under the NSA, he was to gave them a patient hearing series of clashes reported he Uttar Pradesh be detained till November . ignalling growing strain and said the agreement with between the workers of the rul- TGovernment has decided "After going through the rep- Sbetween The coalition part- IPFT was finalised by BJP's ing allies over submission of to release Bhim Army chief resentation of ners, Janajati Morcha, the rul- central leadership and they nominations. The by-polls are Chandrashekhar who is Chandrashekhar's mother, it ing BJP's tribal wing in Tripura, would be consulted regarding slated for September 30. detained under the National has been decided to release him on Thursday demanded the demand. When contacted, BJP state Security Act (NSA) in con- early. He had to be in jail till immediate severing of ties with BJP and IPFT jointly vice president and Janajati nection with the 2017 November 1," a spokesperson the Indigenous Peoples Front of secured 44 seats in the 60- Morcha leader Rampada Saharanpur violence. of the Home Department said Tripura (IPFT). Bharatiya member state assembly in the Jamatia accused IPFT sup- Chandrashekhar also here Thursday. Janata Party (BJP) state Janajati February 18 elections and porters of attacking his house known as Ravan, 30, was The NSA was Morcha president Sanjoy formed government, ending at Killa in Gomati district arrested in June 2017 in con- invoked against Debbarma said IPFT was cre- 25 years of CPI(M)-led Left Wednesday. He also alleged nection with the May 5 clash- Chandrashekhar and five oth- ating "chaos" across the state Front rule in the north eastern that the house of MLA of es in which one person was ers in the case. While three over different issues. state. BJP secured 36 seats i.E. Golaghati constituency in killed and 16 others were people were released earlier, Development works of the More than the majority mark. Sipahijala district, Birchandra injured at Shabbirpur village in Chandrashekhar, Sonu and state government have been hit IPFT, which emerged vic- Debbarma was also attacked by Saharanpur. Shiv Kumar are still in jail. due to their activities. We have torious in 8 seats, was later IPFT supporters. On November 2, 2017, the Sonu and Shiv Kumar will demanded Chief Minister allotted two berths in the state Debbarma had filed a com- Allahabad High Court had also be released early, the Biplab Kumar Deb to remove cabinet. plaint and an FIR was lodged. granted bail to spokesman said, adding that them from the ministry and Differences between the IPFT supporters held attacks Chandrashekhar. 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Jagga Reddy will be taken leaders ahead of the coming party’s applecart in many other which will be a wonderful Mecca Masjid, which king Mohammed Quli around under PPP model by Varun former MLA Jayaprakash into police custody on Friday assembly elections. “KCR in constituencies. tourist attraction. “The mosque draws its name from Mecca, 1616 AD century and was Hospitality Ltd. Reddy alias Jagga Reddy. Then for questioning. connivance with some police In Chennur Assembly will be built on an area of 10 the holiest place in Islam, was completed in 1687 when CRDA commissioner Ch police issued notice to anoth- Another case was likely to officials was selectively target- Constituency of Mancherial acres under the supervision of built in Qutub Shahi era of Moghul emeror Aurangzeb has Sridhar said that in the admin- er senior leader A Revanth be filed against him in ing the Congress leaders and district where sitting MLA the State Waqf Board”, he said. Hyderabad. Its foundation occupied the Golkonda king- istrative city the secretariat Reddy and now a case under Sangareddy as some farmers workers”, he said vowing to pay Nallala Odellu was denied tick- “There should be a mosque in stone was laid by Qutub Shahi dom by defeating the Qutub and the departmental head- SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities have complained that Jagga back TRS by its own coin in the et and a member of Lok Sabha Shahis. Though not complete- quarter buildings will be ready Act against another former Reddy had grabbed their lands days to come. Balka Sumar was nominated by ly built in accordance with the by January 15, 2021. AS part of Congress leader Srisailam in Ameenpur and Nagulapally Uttam alleged that KCR TRS one infuriated party work- original plans Mecca Masjid these there will be four ground Goud. villages. and another Minister T Harish ers set himself on fire and remains one of the biggest plus storied towers estimated to While Jagga Reddy was Even before the Congress Rao were the real culprits in the injured many others. The inci- mosques in India. cost 932.46 crore. The GAD arrested in connection with a could recover from this shock, human trafficking case as they dent occurred during the visit Chandrababu Naidu’s tower where the office of the old human trafficking case, senior leader A Revanth Reddy had given recommendation to Balka Suman to the con- meeting with the officials also Chief Minister will be located the police has issued a notice to received a notice from Jubilee letters to those aspiring to go to stituency. Suman alleged that decided to allocate 3.5 acres of will have 49 stories. It will be A Revanth Reddy in connec- Hills police station asking him the US in the case. the person had tried to harm land to Murli Fortune group in built at a cost of 554.06 crore. tion with the case of alleged to appear before the police for Former union minister S him by throwing kerosene on irregularities in Jubilee Hills questioning within 15 days in Jaipal Reddy said, “these him before setting himself Housing Society. In the latest connection with the alleged are nothing but politically ablaze. development Jagadgiri police irregularities in a Housing motivated cases. KCR is R Ghattaiah, reported to be station has booked a case Society. misusing official machinery”, a supporter of Odellu poured against Srisailam Goud on the Police said it received a he said. kerosene and set himself ablaze. complaint of a tribal Ramesh complaint of forgery and cheat- In his reaction Revanth He recived 80 pc burns while Naik. Naik has alleged that the ing against Revanth Reddy Reddy said, “Chief Minister 16 others including police former MLA had insulted him from a lawyer S Rama Rao. The was trying to target the politi- inspector Bhukya Narayan and publicly in the name of his caste case was ten years old. cians of Reddy community a photographer Anees were identity. Revanth Reddy who was a and project them in a negative also injured as kerosene thrown A case of cheating and senior leader of TDP before light”. by him fell on them. threatening a business partner was also booked against anoth- er former Congress legislator Gandra Venkatramanna Reddy by Warangal police. 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haratiya Culture Is Integrated. The first Bcharacteristic of Bharatiya culture is that it looks upon life as an integrated whole. It has an integrated viewpoint. To think of parts may be proper for a specialist but it is not useful from the practical standpoint. The confusion in the West arises primarily    from its tendency to think of life in sections and then to attempt to put them together by patch work. We do admit that there is diversity and plurality in life but we have always attempted to discover the unity his mother would be to live out her Foundation, this is Pujya Swamiji's before Pujya Swamiji even spoke, next to me? What is he seeing through behind them. This attempt is thoroughly scientific. The remaining years, however many they book on Peace," I tell him, as he gin- where to bow? How did he know the eyes with irises floating about aimlessly scientists always attempt to discover order in the might be, sitting on a bed, eating, sleep- gerly fingers each book with the lov- exact perfect angle at which to lay his like lily-pads in a clear pond? Is there apparent disorder in the universe, to find out the ing and chewing pan. "She became a ing and eager attention of a child feel- head so it was just in front of Pujya a mechanism of sight beyond that principles governing the universe and frame practical Sadhvi Bhagwati hunchback from bending over all day ing his mother's face for the first time. Swamiji's feet? How did his otherwise which we know? rules on the basis of these principles. Chemists long to spit out the pan," he describes. "Unfortunately," I stammer, slightly vacant eyes shine when he lifted his Hinduism talks about a third eye, an discovered that a few elements comprise the entire "Before we leave, can I please have one "Sixty-six years she lived like that, a embarrassed, "we don't have any books head? What had been perceived? energy center (or chakra) located on physical world. Physicists went one step further and photo with you?" he asks while taking forced invalid due to the loss of her on tape, although after meeting you I What is sight? Simply a series of neur- the forehead between the eyebrows. It showed that even these elements consist only of energy. a camera out of his pocket and hand- hearing." Upon his father's death and realize that maybe we should under- al impulses, connections and infor- is said that this eye, when awakened, Today we know that the entire universe is only a form ing it to his friend. "Of course," I say mother's deafness he had been sent to take that as well." He smiles. "Oh, don't mation sent electrically from the reti- is the eye of clear vision, the eye which of energy. Philosophers are also basically scientists. The and I start to move nearer to him. I live with his paternal grandparents. "I worry. I will use these two eyes to read na through the optic nerve and ulti- sees truth amidst untruth, which sees western philosophers reached tip to the principle of am typically opposed to random peo- made a decision," he explains, "that I them. I will find a way." mately to the occipital lobe in the back light amidst darkness, which sees the duality; Hegel put forward the principle of thesis, anti- ple taking pictures with me and try to would become something that I would Later in the evening, he is due to leave of the brain? If that's all it were then path amidst the forest, the eye which thesis and synthesis; Karl Marx used this principle as discourage it as sweetly yet sternly as serve the world that I would see even the ashram but is determined to have everyone who saw the same scene sees the divine in all. Perhaps through a basis and presented his analysis of history and possible. However, when the universe without my eyes." darshan of Pujya Swamiji first. He would encode it and perceive it in the losing the functioning in his two economics. Darwin considered the principle of has already denied him so much, I can- The list of organizations he has initi- waits, along with so many others, in the same way, barring of course any weak- "normal" eyes, my friend has actually survival of the fittest as the sole basis of life. But we not conscionably deny him anything ated and headed would put any suc- reception area until his name is called. ness or fault in the mechanisms of sen- been gifted with heightened func- in this country saw the basic unity of all life. Even the more. With some eye that hasn't been cessful philanthropist to shame. An How easy it would have been to leave sation or perception. Then court bat- tioning in the third. It is well docu- dualists have believed the nature and spirit to be blind for the last sixty years, with some active Rotarian, president of an NGO on time without waiting for Pujya tles wouldn't be fought with one eye mented that losing one sense leads to complementary to each other than conflicting. The faculty as yet unknown to modern sci- dedicated to women's welfare, a leader Swamiji's schedule to free up. For, he witness saying the getaway car was an increase in ability in the others. So, diversity in life is merely an expression of the internal ence, he aligns himself exactly next to in the blind movement in USA and cannot see anyway. How easy to offer green and another swearing it was blue. for example, blind people absolutely unity. There is complementary underlying the diversity. me, without laying a single hand on my India.....He led India's first march for respects in his own mind, or through Clearly our "sight" is so much more hear and smell better than seeing peo- The unit of seed finds expression in various form - - body. "Smile" he commands with a equal rights for the blind, only to be one of us. But he was adamant. He than the encoding of neural stimuli. ple. They are able to differentiate the roots, the trunk, the branches, the leaves, the laugh, as his mouth widens into a full lathi-charged by the police who would wait for darshan despite the long What is it then? Much research has between sounds and smells that most flowers and the fruits of the tree. All these have toothed grin which spreads across his thought the peaceful marchers' canes journey ahead of him. I am remind- been done in the field of neuronal per- seeing people cannot. However, is it different forms and colors and even to some extent entire face. The camera flashes in our were sticks. Grabbed from behind and ed of the story of a great saint of ception, regarding differing abilities of possible that in addition to having different properties. Still we recognize their relation eyes. He doesn't blink, of course. tossed -- all fifty meager kilograms of Vrindavan, also blind, who would trav- the blind with regard to light, shape, enhanced functioning in their other of unity with each other through seed. "Take one more," he instructs his him -- into a police van, attacked and el by foot each day to Banki Bihari colors, etc. Some are able, even many four senses, blind people -- or at least Unity in diversity and the expression of unity in various friend. "Just in case." beaten along with his fellow conspir- mandir. One day in the midst of tor- years after losing all function of the reti- those as spiritually inclined as my new forms has remained the central thought of Bharatiya What will he do with this photo of me? ators, before anyone in uniform real- rential monsoons, he alone braved the na or optic nerve to still "think" in form friend -- also have an easier time see- culture. If this truth is wholeheartedly accepted then He could neither see me sitting in front ized the reason no-one's eyes squeezed flooded alleyways to be present for and imagery, while others seem to ing with their third eye? Do we, so there will not exist any cause for conflict among various of him nor see the camera he removed shut before the lathi struck their heads. evening aarti. The priest, looking upon descend to a completely formless, col- heavily and habitually dependent upon powers. Conflict is not a sign of culture of nature: rather from his pocket nor see the rushing Yet he laughs as he describes it; there the sole worshipper that day, asked him, orless existence relatively shortly. waves and patterns of light and form it is a symptom of their degradation. The law of the Ganga river that flows outside the isn't a trace of bitterness or anger, just "Swamiji, you of all people, here in this Theories abound regarding the differ- to see, actually miss that which is before jungle, "Survival of the Fittest" which the West ashram. He can see nothing, as he lost lessons well learned on the need for weather? You could have stayed home ences being related to damage in dif- us? Do we, even those with peripher- discovered in recent years was known to our all sight at the age of eight or nine. Yet proper publicity and education prior and offered your prayers to the Lord ferent areas of the brain, or due to dif- al vision intact, actually succumb to a philosophers. We have recognized desire, anger etc. he sees more than I do. He sees more to undertaking any further public at home, in your own mind. You can- ferent types of personalities or the way different kind of tunnel-vision by among the six lower tendencies of human nature, but than nearly anyone I know. processions. not see the darshan anyway, so there in which each patient "exercises" the assuming that that which we can "see" we did not use them as the foundation or the basis of At the age of 19 his mother had tried As he is getting ready to leave he asks was no reason for you to come out in abilities they still have. is limited to that which falls upon our civilized life or culture. There are thieves and robbers to kill herself when his father died. He me for literature, documents, on our this weather." "Oh, my child," the Yet, while science can study the way retinas? Do we unconsciously filter out in the society. It is essential to save ourselves and the had been four at the time, and his organization, on Pujya Swamiji's Swami replied. "I may not be able to light is absorbed, or not absorbed, by the other sight? society from these elements. We cannot consider them mother succeeded only in rendering (Swami Chidanand Saraswati, the see Him, but surely He can see me." the retina, or the way that form is per- Perhaps, in exchange for the picture as our ideals or standards for human behavior. herself completely deaf, not in actual- spiritual head of Parmarth Niketan Later, seated in Pujya Swamiji's jyopri ceived, or not perceived, in the occip- and books I gave him, my new friend Survival of the fittest is the law of the jungle. The ly ending her life. Due to cultural cir- Ashram in Rishikesh)work. I put a pile (bamboo hut), my new friend bows ital lobe, what about that sight which could teach me how to see.... civilizations have developed not on the basis of this cumstances dictated by severe lack of of brochures and books into his out- down low to that which is Light to us is so much deeper? What about my (The writer is the president of Divine law but by consideration of how the operation of this education and other constraints in rural stretched hands, touching his fingers and yet couldn't have been anything new friend's ability to know where to Shakti Foundation, Rishikesh. She left law will be the least in human life. If we wish to Southern India, his maternal grand- to the spine of each as I explain what other than continued darkness for his lay his head or to intuit exactly where America in 1996 and settled in Rishikesh. progress, we have to keep this history of civilization parents decided that the best thing for they all are. "This is a brochure of our non-seeing eyes. How did he know, I was standing and to stand perfectly Views expressed here are personal ) before our minds.       

deeply, we usually meditate over it several of his poems were resurrected albeit temporarily. Those affected on TV channels after his death. It is directly like father, mother, wife, sib- said that he wrote the much publi- lings or a child and the intimate cized poem in a letter to his jour- friends too return to normal activ- nalist friend, Dharamvir Bharti, ity but with a long shadow of grief when he was in the US for medical that takes its own time to heal. treatment in 1998. In this poem, he However encounter with death gives writes about his encounter with us a deep understanding of life. This death and almost chides it, claiming meditation, therefore, must not stop superior power of life over death: Dr Ratna Magotra if one wishes to conquer the fear of "Jujhne ka mera irada na tha, death. mod par milenge iska vaada na tha, "Art, science and religion are but Many wise people have Raasta rok kar khadi ho gyi, yun three different ways of expressing a expressed their thoughts about death, laga zindagi se badi ho gayi. single truth," says Sri Ramakrishna the ultimate certainty of life. I wish Maut ki umar kya hai? Do pal Osho had once said, "Death to recall some of these reflections by bhi nhi, Zindagi silsila, aaj kal ki nhi. begins with Life". I like to just turn a few illuminated minds. Mai ji bhar jiya, Mai man se it around and say Life begins with Rabindranath Tagore in his gen- maru, lautkar aunga, kooch se kyu Death. Death is implied in life, tle way, tells us how one should bid daru?" inbuilt; it unfolds as the time comes farewell to the loved ones: The last lines sum up a life well sometimes at young age or more "I have got my leave. Bid me lived when the individual has under- often at advanced age. It brings lot farewell my brothers. I bow to you stood the fullness of life, mystery of of grief to the family especially all and take my departure…The death and abiding faith in rebirth. It when it comes to a young person. It summons have come and I am is true that only a few enlightened can cause grief even when it comes ready for my journey." beings can make such claim with no at 90 or even later as we saw recent- Rumi Jallaluddin reinforces the fear of death. ly when two celebrated people, for- concept of energy transformation Vajpayee at another time had mer Prime Minister Atal Bihari from one living form to another written nudging the readers to real- Vajpayee and senior journalist form: ize that life is short and one should Kuldeep Nayyar passed away at 93 "I died as a mineral and became not lose time over trivia: and 95 respectively. a plant Do din mile udhaar mein,Ghate But it seems that death carries I died as a plant and rose to an ke vyapaar mein, the seed of life within. The Hindus animal between life and death: Socrates similarly reaffirmed Minister that made me revisit the Outpouring of immense genuine Kshan-kshan ka hisaab joroon believe in re-incarnation depending I died as an animal and I became "If you would indeed behold the the eternal spirit or Atman when he mystique of death. Vajpayee's pass- grief, therefore, surprised many. He ya punji sesh lootaoon mai? upon one's Karma. Many of the rit- a man spirit of death, told Plato and his other disciples, ing away caused an unexpected was widely respected for his politi- Rah kaun si jaaoon mai? uals after death are aimed at making Why Should I fear, When was I Open your heart wide unto the "Catch it if you can". national catharsis. The 93-year-old cal acumen but also had the fine sen- (The writer is a Cardiovascular- the transition easy for the departed less by dying " body of life It was the recent death of Atal BJP stalwart was an eminent politi- sibilities of an acclaimed writer, Thoracic Surgeon from Mumbai soul for rebirth. When death hap- Khalil Gibran sums up his phi- For life and death are one, even Bihari Vajpayee, a venerated states- cal leader who had remained out of philosopher and a poet. He has presently attached to Ramakrishna pens to someone close or loved losophy on the close relationship as the river and the sea are one" man, a poet and a former Prime public sight for several years. penned several stirring poems and Mission Clinic in Dehradun.)            (  )* +,- ./+0   A:

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We need Serbian side — Pedja Krstin (1), Nikola If that happens, India will enter the Left-handed Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Looking at the last nine months, Yuki has Singapore," said Osaka after putting herself firmly in to take the opportunities we get," Prajnesh Milojevic (1) and Danilo Petrovic (0) — World Group for the first time since 2011 being the number two singles players from played one odd or two matches on clay. contention to reach the season-ending WTA Finals. said. have played two ties between them. when it had lost to Serbia in the first round India, will take on Serbia number one His ranking is higher than other two play- "I want to do well at the Pan Pacific Open and Ramkumar Ramanathan, ranked 135, "Our chances remain the same. After of the elite 16-nation event. Dusan Lajovic, the highest ranked singles ers but his game is not suited for clay. It maybe year-end top five — but I'm not putting pres- has pulled off some big wins in the last 12 Novak pulled out, we believe we have a In the last four years, India lost at the player of the tie at number 56. would have been great to have him on the sure on myself. For now I'm just sort of riding the months but consistency has always been chance," said India's non-playing captain same stage to Serbia (2014), Spain (2015), On Saturday, Rohan Bopanna and N team but it still is not a great setback con- wave." his bane. Mahesh Bhupathi. Czech Republic (2016) and Canada Sriram Balaji will take on the home pair sidering the surface," Zeeshan said. "Of course I'm very excited the Olympics are In Jakarta, he lost to a player who was Rohan Bopanna will be the most (2017). of Nikola Milojevic and debutant Danilo "The good things is, that people like going to be held in Tokyo," added Osaka, who is of ranked below 400. experienced player on the courts with 29 Petrovic in the doubles rubber. 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Sarita, a former world champion and Asian "These boys have a carrot in Shooting Championships here Kumar tallied 576 to end Games Bronze-medallist, defeated Czech front of them which is a berth in the on Thursday. a disappointing 24th. A spot Republic's Alena Czechy 5-0 Wednesday night Asian Cup squad. They are well Singh shot a score of 587 behind him was after going past Kazakhstan's Aizan aware of the fact that they need to (291 in precision and 296 in Commonwealth Games Gold- Khojabekova in the opening round of the 60kg perform constantly to earn the rapid) in the individual com- medallist Anish Bhanwala, category the day before. same," Constantine said. petition to grab the Gold who shot the same score but She will now square off against another With India having secured a ahead of American Henry had lesser inner-10s to his Kazakh in Karina Ibragimova in the semifinals. summit clash with Maldives in the Leverett (584) and Korean credit. Five-time world champion and Olympic final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup, Lee Jaekyoon (582). The team signed off Bronze-medallist Mary Kom is yet to set foot Constantine said the "final will be Compatriot Vijayveer fourth with a score of 1733. inside the ring but is through to the semis owing a tough one". Sidhu finished fourth with a India are placed fourth in to the small size of the draw in the light fly- "Maldives have shown their score of 581, while Rajkanwar the medals tally with nine weight 48kg worth in the semi-final against Singh Sandhu took the 20th Gold, eight Silver and seven category. Nepal. A 3-0 win against Nepal was spot with a score of 568. Bronze medals for a total of India's first not an easy task. Some of their play- )  $ $  , /     $          P , $ $       :: /,    The trio's combined score 24, making this their best and only Asian ers didn't play against us and they of 1736 fetched the team Gold performance in the Games Gold did some major damage work for India followed by China, International Shooting Sport medal-winning against Nepal," Constantine stated. on the All India Football Federation ious U-16 national teams since in as a team, you can do things which totalled 1730. The Federation's showpiece. woman boxer "We are expecting a tough game for allowing him to work his own January 2018 and are presently which no one can ever imagine. I Bronze medal went to Team The country has managed is returning to against Maldives. But as I said way. gearing up for the AFC hope they win these games and Korea, which shot a score of to clinch two Olympic quota the ring after before, we have come with a strong "I would like to thank All India Championship, which kicks off in make us proud. Good luck boys." 1721. places from the missing the intent to win the tournament." Football Federation for giving me Kuala Lumpur from September 20. When asked to recall his In the senior competi- first qualifying recently-con- Manvir Singh who scored a the freedom to work my own way. "It's a very positive develop- younger days, Gurpreet said, "Every tion, Sheeraz Sheikh was the event for cluded edition brace against Pakistan in the semi- Regarding the team's requirement, ment. If we would have that much single day we would learn some- best-placed Indian at eighth Tokyo 2020 in Jakarta due final to win his successive MVP I have hardly been denied whatev- exposure what they have been thing new about the game. There after day one of the Games. to minor fit- Award of the tournament said the er I asked for. The credit of rising to receiving at the moment, who was hunger to grow and evolve as men's skeet qualifi- ness issues. focus has "already shifted to the 96 from 173 in the FIFA rankings knows things would have been better players. That was the first time cation with a score of Among final". in less than four years caters to much different. They are very lucky we started to receive good coaching. 49. other Indians "It was a group of tough guys everyone including the excellent and need to make the most of it," "Those were the days where I Angad Vir in fray, Ritu and the job was never going to be backroom staffs who I work with. Gurpreet said. was still wondering I will ever be a Singh was 69th Grewal won an easy one. But we had the self- "But overall, I'm very happy that professional. Those were the days after shooting her bout belief to churn out the positive result OG.0 # P they are getting such opportunities when I connected with the game 47, while against Russia's and eventually, we did," he said.   Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, and that youth football is being and learnt about Indian football at Mairaj Svetlana Rosja "Now, we have another major the first-choice goalkeeper of the taken so seriously. After all, they are large." Ahmed (41) 4-1 to make the   (
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He also thought that chief status, spinners Kuldeep Yadav (sixth) and he seasoned Mahendra Singh Dhoni "That is probably the wrong coach Shastri's intention was not to Yuzvendra Chahal (joint-ninth) too will look to Tand Rohit Sharma were among the time to ask him that question. He insult the teams of yesteryears but consolidate position in the top 10. limited overs specialists who left for (Virat) must have been hurting only to talk up his own boys. Pakistan's Hasan Ali is also looking to claw Dubai on Thursday to take part in the Asia from the defeat. Maybe the reporter "To be honest, Ravi would have his way back two spots to number one in the Cup. was perfectly justified in asking that said that (best touring team in last bowlers ranking. To be played in the 50-over format by but I don't think any skipper would 15 years) to lift the morale of the The Asia Cup commences with a match six teams, the Asia Cup starts from have responded with a "you are team. I don't think so that he was between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Dubai on Saturday. right but we are wrong" state- trying to rubbish the earlier teams. Saturday. All-rounder Kedar Jadhav posted a ment," he said. That wasn't the coach's intention I Among batsmen, Pakistan's Babar will picture on his Twitter handle of him along The legendary opener said that believe," Gavaskar signed off. also look to bridge the big gap with Virat Kohli, with Sharma, Dhoni, Yuzvendra Chahal who is not playing in this tournament. and Kuldeep Yadav. "We as a team are looking forward to the Jadhav is making a comeback to the ?,':D.:=$/,/"$D Asia Cup and I have some extra incentive in my national side post his surgery for a ham- individual ranking," second-ranked batsman string injury, which he sustained during Babar said. the opening encounter of this year's  /$$,):. The Chennai-born right-han- "I know Virat is way ahead in terms of rat- Indian Premier League. der had earlier scored a half-cen- ing points but this is definitely a chance to con- "Some of the players have left for the ndia's Murali Vijay struck a fine tury in his debut innings. solidate my position at number two and gain Asia Cup Thursday while the others will Icentury in a dream county debut, Vijay's feat matched that of some valuable ranking points." join them," a BCCI official said. guiding Essex to a comfortable South African Hashim Amla, who Bangladesh's Shakib will also aim to be at Chahal and Kuldeep also posted a pic- eight-wicket victory over scored 181 against Glamorgan in his best and show everyone why he is top-ranked ture with Dhoni. Nottinghamshire in a 2009, as the last Essex batsman to among all-rounders. India begin their campaign against Specsavers County Championship score a century on his county Several openers who figure prominently in minnows Hong Kong on September 18 Division One match at Trent Bridge debut. the rankings will be seen in action during the before taking on arch-rivals Pakistan in a Thursday. The 34-year-old Vijay, who Asia Cup, including the India pair of Rohit marquee clash the next day. Vijay scored exactly 100 from struggled in the just-concluded Test Sharma (fourth) and Shikhar Dhawan (ninth), B   5()   , %  ,,         $    5()  181 balls and shared a second- series against England before being Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal (12th) and Pakistan's wicket stand of 204 with Tom dropped from the India squad, was Fakhar Zaman (16th). the United Arab Emirates. England and Wales from May 30 to July 14. India, Pakistan and Hong Kong are in Westley, who finished with an eventually bowled off an inside With five of the six teams in the Asia Cup Afghanistan, qualifiers Hong Kong, India In the ICC ODI Team Rankings, India are Group A while Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri unbeaten 110. Set 282 to win, the edge by Samit Patel, with 61 to feature in next year's World cup, the likes of and Pakistan get into action later as they try to the top-ranked side in the tournament. They are Lanka form Group B for the preliminary stage. visitors reached their target just required for victory. Bumrah, Shakib and Babar are excited at the qualify for the Super Four stage and get more presently second with 121 points, six points The top two teams from each group will advance before lunch to complete a con- This was Essex's fifth victory of prospect of being pitted against the best of the tournament practice with just eight months to behind England, while Pakistan are in fifth posi- to the Super Fours with the top two sides from vincing win. the championship this season. region in the September 15-28 tournament in go for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in tion and 104 points. there making the final.

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