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  $   !  /0 ! and “all notions of civilised ly stopped and harassed the guests who have aggressively Minister Narendra Modi did behaviour”. guests who were invited at an turned away from our iftar yes- not concede Kumar’s demand emerged the single biggest Niraj Kumar and the Lok Sabha are: Water ed Sunday’s swearing-in cere- The letter also called on the iftar party. There was “unprece- terday. Such intimidatory tac- for “proportional representa- party in the State. Lakshmeshwar Rai - were Resources Minister Rajiv mony were Sushil Kumar Government of Pakistan to dented presence of Pakistani tics are deeply disappointing. tion” in the Union Cabinet, the “If we contest together and administered the oath of office Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Modi, Bihar Assembly Speaker “urgently investigate these ugly intelligence and officials” who They not only violate basic tie between JD(U) and BJP has the BJP won more seats than and secrecy at a function at the Disaster Management Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, RJD events” and share the results of laid siege of the hotel, sources norms of diplomatic conduct come under severe strain dur- JD(U), then they may try to Raj Bhavan here by Governor Dinesh Chandra Yadav and Bihar unit president Ram the investigation with the High said. and civilised behaviour, they ing the last few days. replace Nitish Kumar even Lalji Tandon. LJP’s Bihar unit chief and Chandra Purbey and several Commission. “Before that, they called are counter-productive for our Already there is specula- though they would have all the Nitish said the vacancies Animal and Fisheries Ministers of the Nitish Kumar “Many guests from the invitees from unknown num- bilateral relations”, he said. tion that in the run up to the seats by contesting the poll on were majorly created by JD(U) Resources Minister Pashupati Government. diplomatic community based bers and threatened them with Pakistani dignitaries invit- next year’s Assembly polls, his name,” said a senior JD(U) Ministers, who resigned from Kumar Paras. This is the second time in in Islamabad were also sub- consequences if they attended ed included Pakistani President Nitish would be exploring leader. their posts for various reasons. One post fell vacant last two years when Nitish Kumar jected to harassment. In com- the iftar party hosted by the Arif Alvi, Foreign Secretary other options than continuing The new Ministers - Three seats in the Nitish year after Manju Verma expanded his Cabinet. On July plete violation of diplomatic Indian High Commission,” Sohail Mahmood and the his alliance with the BJP. Narendra Narayan Yadav, Cabinet fell vacant following resigned as Social Welfare 29, 2017, he had inducted 27 norms, a large Pakistani secu- sources said. Senate Chairman and the Within JD(U) there is a feeling Shyam Rajak, Ashok the election of JD(U) Ministers Minister in the wake of the Ministers from all three NDA rity detachment, equipped with The gates were shut down Speaker of the National that the BJP might try to cap- Choudhary, Bima Bharti, to the Lok Sabha. The three Muzaffarpur shelter home case. constituents, JD(U), BJP and fork lifts, was detailed outside and many were told that the Assembly. ture power in Bihar if it Sanjay Jha, Ram Sewak Singh, Ministers who were elected to Among those who attend- LJP. Serena hotel to aggressively iftar party has been cancelled, Continued on Page 4       
 
   
          
       

      resh from their superlative Fperformance in the Lok Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Sabha polls which saw them win Ajawan attained martyrdom as many as 41 out of the 48 seats and four others sustained in the State, the ruling BJP and injuries during an encounter its saffron alliance partner Shiv with the CPI (Maoist) in the wee Sena have decided to contest 135 hours of Sunday in Dumka’s seats each in the State Assembly Kathalia block, around 300 km polls to be held in October this northeast of Ranchi. The injured year. Making an announcement jawans were rushed to the to this effect on Sunday, senior Dumka Sadar Hospital from BJP leader and State Revenue where one of them was airlifted Minister Chandrakant Patil said, to Ranchi as his condition was “The BJP and the Shiv Sena will found to be critical, police said. contest 135 seats each in the “SSB jawan Neeraj Chetri State Assembly polls, setting from Assam attained martyr- aside the remaining 18 seats for dom in the encounter. The inci- our allies”. dent occurred around 3.30 am The understanding on the when the security forces were seat-sharing between the two conducting a combing operation saffron alliance partners for the in the Maoist-affected area,” polls is in line with the decision said Additional Director General that had been taken during the of Police ML Meena, who also talks between the leaders of happens to be the spokesperson BJP and Shiv Sean in February of Jharkhand Police. $  % % !!'   explosion triggered by ted to bring an end to any form this year. “We are not a party that Dumka Superintendent of         the CPI (Maoist) in Saraikela of extremism in our State.” will go back on our words. At a Police YS Ramesh said some   (   ( Kharsawan. Another IED blast He offered condolences to meeting that our party’s chief insurgents have also sustained !  )    in the same district caused the family of the martyr and Amit Shah had with Shiv Sena bullet injuries in the encounter injuries to at least four jawans said that the entire State chief Uddhav Thackeray, we and search operation is on to less than a fortnight. Earlier on a day after the results of the 17th stands in support of the had mutually agreed that the two track them. May 28, at least 11 jawans of General Elections were out. bereaved family. parties would contest equal This is the third encounter Jharkhand police and 209 Chief Minister Raghubar “In all the three incidents, number of seats in the Assembly. between the outlawed group of CoBRA battalion sustained Das on Sunday said, “Left Wing we penetrated their territory We are adhering to our earlier insurgents and security per- severe injuries in an Improvised Extremism is counting its days and they retaliated.         
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     It is being produced under the Mumbai at the age of 22 and languages,” Singh remarked. Awards (SIIAMA). Singh strongly believes in des- banners of Ovez Productions, that’s when his journey as an The actor was nominated “While all this was hap- tiny and feels that only with harkhand with its unparal- Ojas Motion Pictures and actor kick started. “I got my first as the Best Villain for his dou- pening, I realised my journey Gods’ grace and his father’s Jleled natural beauty like Singh’s own production house break in Bollywood opposite ble role in the Kannada movie was calling me towards my blessings from up above, has he forests, mountains, hills and Running Horses Films. Mahima Choudhary in the Rana Vikrama where he por- roots as regional cinema was been able to achieve whatever waterfalls makes for a perfect Ranjha Vikram Singh aka movie Souten: The other trayed the main antagonist doing very well and my first he has. He is of the opinion that place for nature lovers. The ‘Rajjo Fauji’ as he is popularly Woman in 2006 and since there Johnson and Louis Batten, Punjabi film 25 Kile came into this is just the beginning and he untapped natural beauty of the known shot to fame with the has been no looking back.” Viceroy of Company being. The film did extremely still has a long way to go and region which makes it a great role of the lead antagonist in Mumbai Godfather, Government at the South well and I also received the miles to achieve. picturesque destination has the 2014 blockbuster Aatma, Old is Gold are some of Indian International Movie Fimlfare awards- Punjabi 2016 “My mother means the caught the attention of the film Heropanti. his other Bollywood movies. for the best debut action actor. world to me. She is my fraternity and is soon turning Born in Jamshedpur, Singh Apart from Hindi films, he has At the same time I stated my strongest source of strength into a film- making hub. did his primary education from also done a number of south own production house and also my biggest critic. My One such movie ‘Fauji Little Flower School before Indian and Punjabi films. Running Horses Films and was family is very proud of me and Calling’ is currently being shot moving to Chandigarh with his “I am a trained boxer involved in the movie in the has always stood by me and I near Dassam Falls on the out- family. “I have very fond mem- from New Zealand and I capacity of both an actor and am very thankful to skirts of Ranchi. Starring ories of the Steel City. We were like to do the stunts on my a producer,” he added. God for such a wonderful fam- Jamshedpur born Ranjha regulars at the Golmuri Club own. I always wanted to play Cut to the future five ily,” said an energetic Singh. Vikram Singh in the lead role and that’s where I learnt swim- the part of an action hero, so years down the line Singh He is also a big fan of along with Sharman Joshi, it ming. I have come to the east- when I got my first break in sees himself as a well estab- Sylvester Stallone and admires also features Bidita Bag, ern part of the country after a a Telugu film named Rebel in lished actor in the Indian cin- the energy and action style of Mugdha Godse and Zarina time span of 23 years and am 2012 for the role of David, I ema. “Since I am also a pro- Akshay Kumar. Wahab in prominent roles. . feeling a sense of déjà-vu,” just grabbed the opportunity. ducer, I want to help a lot of A drama movie, directed remarked a nostalgic Singh. Since then I have worked in a new comers and give wings to '    %) !    by Aaryaan Saxena, the film is A graduate from Delhi number of south Indian films their dreams,” Singh said. O1% P       slated to release later this year. University, he moved to in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada A very spiritual person,          !"#$  

      R   +   This is the first instance of pointed out that the organiza- dreams of tribal students and a tuition fee hike by the uni- tion is against a fee hike in any other backward sections. We ,%  versity since its establishment other sections of the fee struc- will not let this happen,” he in 1960. An attempt was made ture. said. He saw the decision as an      earlier in 2004, but was met “The amount charged for effort to keep poor students with protests from various stu- other services like exams, admit away from college. “At a time      dent organizations. As a result, cards and infrastructure should when the varsity should make the varsity rolled back its deci- not be increased.” He also said education free for the weaker he decision of Ranchi sion. However, the various stu- that the tuition fees should not sections of the society, it is TUniversity (RU) to hike its dent organizations stand divid- cross Rs.100 per month, and increasing its fee and making it tuition fee for postgraduate ed in their reaction to the that there should be no further even more difficult for poor and undergraduate courses has increased fee this time. increase after this. “We are students to pursue their not gone down well with many ABVP, the student organi- planning to have a meeting dreams,” he added. student organisations. Barring zation which swept the student with the VC and the con- In the same vein, Harish the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi union elections last year in cerned body. We will bring our Kumar, State In-charge, All Parishad (ABVP) all the other December, winning all five demands to their notice, and Jharkhand Student Union student bodies have protested posts, maintain that the fee hike also know their reasons behind (AJSU), said that the fee hike is against the fee hike and called is a necessary step towards the the hike.” against the interest of the stu- it unwarranted. development of the university. The Adivasi Chatra Sangh dents. “They already charge us The finance committee of “We support the hike in on Sunday called the varsity’s for infrastructure and labs, but RU decided to hike the tuition tuition fees. We feel it is a nom- move ‘educational gate-keep- no development has ever hap- fee of all its courses during a inal increase, and will only ben- ing’. Sanjay Mahli, President of pened in the past. There are no meeting chaired by Vice efit the students in the long Adivasi Chatra Sangh, Ranchi smart classes, no proper labs. Chancellor Ramesh Kumar run,” Atal Pandey, State University, claimed that We are studying in the same Pandey on Saturday. Executive Council Member, increased fees will act as a conditions as our ancestors The varsity increased the ABVP Jharkhand, said. He also deterrent for students from did. A fees hike is not a solu- monthly fee from 12 to 125 said that such a hike was long the backward sections of soci- tion to anything. AJSU will for undergraduate courses overdue, as the university has ety to pursue higher education. meet the VC and urge him to and 18 to 150 for postgrad- been charging the same fees for “This is a conspiracy by reconsider this decision,” he uate courses. over 50 years. However, he $
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-  Balmuchu, however, is not after the Lok Sabha defeat. the only senior party leader “At least four presidents of     ) flaying Kumar for his alleged different states in India have poor decisions. Former Godda tendered their resignations.     MP Furqan Ansari on Saturday Meanwhile, the party’s senior said that Kumar’s decision of leadership is yet to take a call       resigning from the position of on Rahul Gandhi’s resigna- the state president showed the tion. Any decision at this junc- ift within the State unit of lack of will in him to work on ture will take time,” he said. Rthe Congress party has addressing the damage that Meanwhile, a senior become evident after its has been done. “You cannot Congress party leader, who did humiliating defeat in the run away. How is it a solution?” not wish to be named, said that recently concluded Lok Sabha he asked. the infighting in the party was polls. Soon after party’s State Ansari, a former eight- only caused by a few leaders president Ajoy Kumar’s resig- time legislator, was one of the who either did not get a ticket     5 6!!       
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Sabha polls which saw them (IMD) on Sunday issued Andhra Pradesh and win as many as 41 out of the 48 heatwave red alert for Telangana also continued to seats in the State, the ruling BJP Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh reel under severe heatwave and its saffron alliance partner and Maharashtra’s Vidarbha, conditions with the mercury Shiv Sena have decided to con- Kutch and Saurashtra regions crossing the 46 degree celsius test 135 seats each in the State strength of 130 seats in the sharing equal number of seats during the next four days and mark in a few places. Assembly polls to be held in Assembly and are getting just in the Assembly, it remains to yellow alert for Punjab, Meanwhile, as many as 30 peo- October this year. five additional seats,” Patil said. be seen if the Uddhav Haryana, Delhi, Western Uttar ple have been died of heat Making an announcement During the interview, Patil Thackeray-led party will either Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh <         P '             (    stroke in Telangana, Tamil to this effect on Sunday, senior indicated that Fadnavis would stake a claim for the Chief and Jammu and Kashmir. !   %    Nadu and Maharashtra in the BJP leader and State Revenue continue to be the chief min- Minister’s post or agree to According to IMD, heat- last 20 days. Parts of Saurashtra Minister Chandrakant Patil isterial candidate for the saffron Fadnavis being projected as the wave conditions are likely to age and highest maximum any better and temperatures in Uttar Pradesh from Sunday region in Gujarat continued to said, “The BJP and the Shiv alliance in the Assembly polls. chief ministerial candidate. continue over north Indian temperature ever recorded in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, onwards. It had earlier pre- reel under heat wave conditions Sena will contest 135 seats However, there was no word This is because the Sena had in plains, central and south India the city. The previous record Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and dicted for harsher summer this with maximum temperatures each in the State Assembly from the Shiv Sena on this the past made an issue over the for two more days and abate for highest temperature in Telangana have also crossed the year. Much anticipated relief soaring in many cities abover polls, setting aside the remain- count. Chief Minister’s post. gradually. The maximum tem- India was held by Alwar, also 44 degrees mark. IMD warned from the scorching heat will be 46 degree celsius. ing 18 seats for our allies”. In the just ended Lok As part of the seat-sharing perature in the national Capital in Rajasthan, at 50.6 degrees of severe heatwave conditions awaited as monsoon has fur- According to the IMD, the The understanding on the Sabha polls, BJP had contested pact arrived at February this was recorded 43 degrees Celsius (123.1 Fahrenheit) in across north India for the next ther delayed its onset over maximum temperatures were seat-sharing between the two 25 seats and won 23 while the year, the Shiv Sena — was play- Celsius on Sunday. 1956. 48 hours. Kerala to June 7, Skymet markedly above normal (45-51 saffron alliance partners for the Sena fielded candidates in 23 ing hardball with the BJP in the The temperature in Sri Ganganagar was not far The IMD also predicted weather said while revising its degree Celsius or more) at polls is in line with the decision constituencies and won 18 run up to the Assembly polls by Rajasthan’s Churu crossed 49 behind, with temperature peak- that due to easterly winds at earlier forecast date. many places over central that had been taken during the seats. invoking the 1995 Assembly degrees Celsius on Sunday ing at 49.6 degrees Celsius, lower levels over northern parts A heat wave is usually Maharashtra and in some parts talks between the leaders of BJP Under the seat-sharing for- seat-sharing formula under while temperature was record- seven notches above average. of the country, the severity of declared when the maximum of Himachal Pradesh, west and Shiv Sean in February this mula arrived at between the which it had contested 169 ed 50.8 degrees Celcius on The temperature in Jaisalmer the heatwave is very likely to temperature remains above 45 Rajasthan, east Madhya year. two saffron alliance partners at seats leaving the remaining Saturday which was nine recorded 49 degree Celsius. decrease over Punjab, Haryana, degrees Celsius for two con- Pradesh and north interior “We are not a party that a meeting that Shah with 116 seats to its saffron alliance degrees above the normal aver- The south has not fared Chandigarh and Delhi and secutive days. IMD said Churu Karnataka. will go back on our words. At Uddhav the latter’s residence in partner and got the Chief a meeting that our party’s chief Mumbai on February 18 this Minister’s post after coming to Amit Shah had with Shiv Sena year, the BJP had agreed to con- power in that elections — set- wrote on Twitter. Another journalist, on con- chief Uddhav Thackeray, we test 25 Lok Sabha seats, leaving tled down for a 50:50 seat-shar-   555 A journalist said that he saw dition of anonymity, told PTI 3 '%2   had mutually agreed that the the remaining 23 LS seats to the ing deal with the BJP for the more than usual security pres- that he did not attend as he two parties would contest equal Sena. In the State Assembly 2019 State Assembly polls. From Page 1 ence but those having invitation feared about questioning and number of seats in the polls, the two parties had However, both the parties Bisaria also said that people cards and identity documents security checks. 4
  Assembly. We are adhering to agreed that they will — after had chosen to keep the issue of had come from Lahore and were allowed to attend. He also said that there were our earlier understanding,” sparing some seats to other Chief Minister’s post open. Karachi to attend the event and “My invitation card was reports that some invitees were Patil said, while speaking to a alliance constituents — contest Dwelling upon the sharing of thanked them for attending. checked and I was asked ques- called by anonymous callers and regional television channel. equal number of seats. positions in the event of the saf- Commenting on the incident, tions about profession and resi- told not to attend the event. RR 5-  Patil, who is confidant of The 18 seats that the BJP fron alliance government National Conference vice-pres- dence, and allowed to go in,” he Senior Pakistan People’s Party both Shah and Chief Minister and Sena have set aside for returning to power, Fadnavis ident Omar Abdullah said the said. “Unprecedented level of leader Farhatullah Babar said Devendra Fadnavis, said that allies will be shared among had said then: “We are confi- harassment of guests at an iftar harassment at @serena_hotels that every gaze deflected towards his party was not gaining much their dent of returning to power both party was “stupid tit for tat Islamabad. #India embassy iftaar odd visitors in hotel’s lobby. in terms of seats but “we are three allies — Republican at the Centre and in the state. diplomacy”. “Stupid tit for tat happening & police & anti ter- “Came to Serena for iftar sticking to words” Party of India led by Ramdas If we take charge of the office diplomacy. It was stupid when rorism force misbehaving with hosted by Indian HC. Hotel “Of the total 288 seats, we Athawale, Rashtriya Samaj once again in Maharashtra, we we did it outside the Pakistani anyone trying into get in the seems barricaded. Told that iftar have 122 sitting MLAs and Paksha of Mahadev Jankar and will share power and positions High Commission in New Delhi hotel. Got screamed at, my dri- cancelled. When insisted, I was enjoy support of 8 Shiv Sangram led by Vinayak equitably”. However, he had & it’s stupid when it’s done out- vermabused. Sorry, not being an told to use other gate. Other gate Independents, while the Shiv Mete. chosen not to say anything on side our’s in Islamabad. Now that entitled prick. This was genuine also closed and told to go back Sena has 65 members. In While the Sena will not the contentious issue of Chief it’s 1-1 perhaps it’s time to move harassment,” tweeted noted jour- to front gate again. What’s going essence, we already have have any problem with the Minister’s post. on & stop this nonsense,” Omar nalist Mehreen Zahra-Malik. on, something fishy,” he tweeted.

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& ,    a tough job. Not all the fires are Forest fires, a frequent phe- in the reserved forests. nomenon in Uttarakhand, lead to   !!! orld Environmnet Day is They occur in civil forests widespread destruction every Wjust around the corner and and also in Van Panchayat areas. summer and experts feel that if From Page 1 it is extremely sad to observe how But in any case, it is the forest the government includes it in the They did not come out of their dens to forest fires have been raging, like department which has to fight category of natural disaster, it attack the police,” Meena said, adding that every year, in the forests of the these fires. would become easier to plan encounters are always on the cards during mountain state of Uttarakhand. Pine needles in the Chir Pine ways and means to check these combing operations and the incidents were Come summer and the forests of forests get deposited in large fires and monitor their causes and on the rise since the police have recently Uttarakhand become vulnerable quantities and work as a fire load. occurrence. strengthened their anti-insurgency opera- to this dreaded phenomenon. Sometimes, villagers want to Experts opine that the cen- tions in Jharkhand. According to the The fires usually break out clear the cattle paths amid pine tral Government should formu- Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), at least between March and June (fire sea- forests. The population as well as late a national policy which would 18 of 24 districts in Jharkhand are Maoist- son) in the coniferous chir pine cattle population has increased help check forest fires and also affected. Apart from the main CPI (Maoist), forests in the 1000-1800 metres and many roads and paths have help framing a proper compen- there are at least 17 splinter outfits which altitude range, with many of them also come up near the forests. All sation system in case of forest have unleashed a reign of terror on innocent caused by human interference in this has increased the incidence fires. villagers in the hinterland, police said. the forests. of forest fires. They are all of the view that In the three encounters reported in This year too, forest fires have A senior forester said that forest fires must be declared by Jharkhand since the end of elections, at least been raging in thousands of while some fires were accidental the centre as a natural disaster like 19 jawans have sustained injuries. The first hectares in the State. In Tehri for- (for instance, someone throwing earthquakes and landslides.Some martyrdom was reported on Sunday. The est area, fire fighting is underway. a cigarette or bidi), most of the experts are of the view that there combing operations, police said, will be fur- It has been very hot these last few fires were intentional, caused by is a need for training military and ther strengthened in the days to come and days. Some relief in the form of people in and around forest para-military forces to help check encounters were likely in other parts of rain is expected shortly. areas.” and control forest fires. Jharkhand too. However, the temperatures After the fires, the grass Whatever the approach the Police in a statement on Sunday said that will again soar after that. A per- grows better and the villagers get State Government takes, it is the jawans who sustained injuries in the manent solution is needed for good fodder for their cattle. Pine believes that villagers were the bring in crores of rupees in rev- allowed to get out of control by high time that serious measures encounter on Sunday include Karan Kumar, these fires rather than just waiting needles get burnt and the grass main cause of forest fires and no enue from the“lisa “(resin), the forest authorities who misuse are taken to prevent or reduce the Satish Gujjar and Sonu Kumar. While the trio for rain to put them out.High tem- gets a chance to come out better,” strict action was taken against Government has no plans to funds for afforestation and find loss to the precious biodiversity of is undergoing treatment in Dumka Sadar peratures, less moisture and chir he said requesting anonymity. them for “political reasons”. “If replace them with other species. the fire a convenient excuse. the mountain state due to these Hospital, another jawan Rajesh Kumar was pine needles together contribute Crew stations and control rooms their fodder rights are suspended While forest authorities and Foresters and environment widespread fires. airlifted to Ranchi and is undergoing treat- to these fires.The attitude of the have been set up but much more for some time, they will never others often accuse the villagers of experts have often advocated that Somehow, there seems to be ment at Medica Superspecialty Hospital. community is largely indifferent. needs to be done at all levels to indulge in such mischief,” he said. deliberately setting fire to the the government declare forest an impression that the authorities Sources said that Kumar was shot on both Making every person aware and mitigate this monstrous Most of the fires take place forests, villagers and environ- fires as a natural disaster like do not take these fires as serious- his legs during the crossfire on Sunday educating them about the fires is problemAnother senior forester in the pine forests but as these ment activists say the fires are earthquakes and landslides. ly as they should. morning.   !"#$   0 !
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Under the horticulture tories.     crops, production of fruits is estimat- Officials of agriculture ministry said ed to be around 97.38 million tonnes that the advance estimates help the gov- aking up his favourite in 2018-19 compared to 97.36 million ernment or ministry to come up with RHindutwa agenda, BJP tonnes in the previous year. a plan in case of shortage of produc- leader Subramanian Swamy Interestingly, mango production is tions. on Sunday urged Prime projected to be lower despite higher According to India Meteorological Minister Narendra Modi to cultivation this year. Department (IMD), about 42 per cent immediately allot the land for According to agriculture ministry, of land area in the country is facing Ram Mandir construction in vegetables production is estimated to drought, with 6 percent exceptionally Ayodhya and declare Rama rise 1.6 per cent at around 187.36 mil- dry — four times the spatial extent of Setu as national heritage. lion tonnes. Among vegetables, onion drought last year, according to data for In a detailed letter, he Production is estimated to be around the week ending March 26, 2019, from argued that the legal advisors of 23.28 million tonnes, slightly higher the Drought Early Warning System Central Government wrongly Janmabhumi Nyas Samiti had archeological survey finds the than production in 2017-18. Potato pro- (DEWS), a real-time drought monitor- sought Supreme Court’s per- accepted compensation. existence of a temple. duction is estimated to be around ing platform. mission to hand over the undis- “Therefore the He also cited his argument 52.96 million tonnes, which is 3.2 per 311.71 million tonne in the previous tonnes (MT) as compared to 21822 mt Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, puted land of 67 acres to Ram Government under power vest- points before the Supreme cent higher than 2017-18. Tomato pro- year. As per the data, spices Production last year. Pear is projected to be lower Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Janambhumi Nyas Samit, while ed in it by the Constitution can Court’s mediation panel on duction is estimated to be around is estimated to be around 8.61 million from 301 MT to 318 MT in 2017-18. parts of the North-East, Rajasthan, the Centre was empowered to allocate, for any public purpose, the matter. 19.66 million tonnes, which is 0.5 per tonnes, which is 6.01 per cent higher Pomegranate also projected to be lower Tamil Nadu and Telangana are the worst decide itself. to anybody the Ayodhya land The BJP MP also urged the cent lower than 2017-18. than 2017-18. As far as fruits produc- from 2791 MT this year as compared to hit. These states are home to 500 mil- “This submission of the (including disputed land) with- Prime Minister that the Agriculture Ministry official said tion is projected, mango production is 2845 MT last year. lion people, almost 40 per cent of the Solicitor General was erro- out the permission of the Government must declare that horticulture production stood at expected to be lower at 20955 metric As per data, production of Brinjal, country’s population. neously made on two counts. Supreme Court. All that the Rama Setu as national heritage (a) that the Government Government is required, as and declare it before the requires no permission what- courtesy, is to assure the Court Supreme Court, were the next soever of the Supreme Court to that just compensation will be hearing is scheduled hand over the nationalised paid to the decided title hold- on July 1. “After you become            )    Ayodhya land and which is in er as determined by the Prime Minister and subse- the possession of the Supreme Court. In fact as a quently in 2018 the Supreme Government. By virtue of generosity both the parties can Court was informed when I    *: + ing workout for us. Every day, `Gramo-preneurs’ across the But, due to financial crunch activities. REC sanctioned Rs Article 300A of the be paid compensation if they raised the matter again, that we walk 4-5 kilometers, do the nation have now started look- and lack of proper manage- 5.50 crore for this project. Constitution, and numerous withdraw their respective Rama Setu will not be touched; t a time, when women in kneading exercise for three ing to learn how they can ment, the center was closed in Notably, it is the first ever uti- case l aw of the Supreme Court appeals in the Supreme Court but the issue of making Rama Amany villages across the hours and earn up to Rs 300”. apply the Gandhian simplicity 1990 and since then this erst- lization of CSR funds for Khadi on land acquisition, the Union before adjudication,” said Setu as National Heritage country cannot step out of the They all thanked PM Modi for - where a woman can make while glorious centre that activities. Now, as many as Government has Eminent Swamy Monument, although accord- house alone — particularly in providing job opportunities to papad weighing from 8 to 10 played a crucial role in the pro- 200 Solar Charkhas, 80 Solar Domain to takeover anybody’s In his 22 page long letter ing to my information was the wee hours — a group of them, which have changed kilograms from the dough they motion of Khadi, virtually Looms, a modern stitching land or property in public and documents to the Prime cleared by the seven-eight sari-clad women their lives.” collect daily in the morning turned into a testimony of center and a salt-making unit interest, said Swamy citing Minister, Swamy citied the Ministry of Culture, did not march confidently parallel to Saraswati Devi of and have started earning from negligence. In its 26-odd years’ are running at this Ashram. Narasimha Rao Government’s Narasimha Rao Government’s come up for approval at the the railway track towards erst- Sewapuri Village, echopes sim- Rs 300 to Rs 400 per day. The of dilapidation, it turned into a This Khadi Ashram has been affidavit, pointing out that all affidavit and Cabinet decision Cabinet level for whatever rea- while Sewapuri Gandhi ilar voice. “Being an unedu- Lizzat papad , a supported jungle - with most of the struc- providing jobs to around 700 parties except Ram to allot land to Hindu’s if son,” said Swamy. Ashram’s Lijjat Papad unit - to cated village women, we never unit of KVIC pays Rs.39 per kg tures biting the dust. The people - mostly women - from knead the dough for papad- thought that we will ever get an for, rolling the papads. KVIC, which had been leaving nearby villages, after its revival. making — which was a defunct opportunity in our life to earn Incidentally, the Sewapuri no stone unturned for the Besides giving credit to and dilapidated Khadi Rs 300 per day that too sitting Ashram was set up on revival of this centre of excel- the zeal and enthusiasm of Institution before September at our home. PM Modi has November 5, 1946 by a group lence of Gandhian philosophy these rural women - engaged in 2016. brought this change in our life of Gandhians - all hailing from of self-reliance and swadeshi, Papad-making industry, KVIC For, Mamata Devi (40), through Khadi.” a well-known Khadi institution finally chose a day to formally Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena Munni Devi (42), and Phool The next round begins at of Gandhian era ‘Kshatriya re-inaugurate it. On 17th also appreciates the improving Dei (40) from Newara village 5.30 am, when around 230 Shri Gandhi Ashram’ - under September 2016 - on the occa- law and order scenario of Uttar under Sakalpur post office, it is women collect the dough in the the guidance of the Mahatma sion of Prime Minister Pradesh in the recent years. like making money during the Sewapuri Gandhi Ashram up Gandhi, to promote Khadi and Narendra Modi’s birthday - “For many decades, women in morning walk. Mamata Devi to 8 Am and roll them into provide employment to spin- better known as Sewa Diwas - most parts of rural India have says, “We reach Sewapuri papads at their homes during ners and weavers. It was then KVIC Chairman Vinai Kumar led a confined life. Even today, Ashram daily latest by 2.30 am the day. formally inaugurated by Dr Saxena re-inaugurated it. women in many villages across and in three hours we finish These women had been Rajendra Prasad, the first The KVIC had given a the country cannot step out of kneading the dough - for which trained by the Khadi and President of India and Gandhiji special grant of Rs 20 lakhs to the house alone, and hence hundreds of women start com- Village Industries Commission stayed here for quite some this Khadi institutions for ren- leading an independent life ing from 5.30 am onwards for (KVIC) and in three years’ time, when 600 people used to ovation and repair of dilapi- has been a far cry for them. collection of dough for rolling time - they have become expert work in this center those days. dated buildings and cleaning Thanks to the CM Yogi papads at their homes. For in papad-making. This simple, Spread in 12 acres of area, up the campus. 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Earlier, the US Sushma leaves a legacy of To this, Jaishankar tweeted: PMinister Pralhad Joshi on same day. border beyond the heights of Avalanches and landslides Turged the Centre to counter had imposed increased duties an easily-accessible External “Our Embassy in Kuwait is Sunday sought all MPs to make Both houses will also take 12,000 feet. Singh, to be accom- are common at the glacier dur- the “bullying” by United States on steel and aluminum imports Affairs Minister who helped already working on it. Please be the first session of the 17th Lok up the Motion of Thanks on panied by Army Chief Gen. ing the winters and tempera- and not to opt surrendering to from India, said CPI(M) Polit the diaspora in distress through in touch with them @indem- Sabha successful by debating all which PM Modi will give his Bipin Rawat, will also visit the tures can drop to as low as the Trump administration Bureau in a statement. Twitter. In a series of tweets, bkwt.” Responding to another the issues and giving respect to reply. headquarters of the Army’s 14 minus 60 degrees Celsius. which is planning to get more “Though the announce- Jaishankar responded to calls on national education policy, the people’s mandate. While the 16th Lok Sabha Corps in Leh and 15 Corps in According to official figure, benefits from trades with India. ment was made in early March for help by several Indians he said it was a only a draft The Parliament session is passed the critical Citizenship Srinagar, official sources said. the Army lost 163 personnel at The Left party said Prime about this impending step, the abroad, assuring them that report and that no language set to begin on June 17 and will Amendment Bill in the Winter Top commanders of the the world’s highest battlefield Minister Narendra Modi and Modi Government did nothing Indian missions in respective will be imposed. continue till July 26. The speak- Session of Parliament in 2018, Army will brief the defence during the last 10 years. India BJP which “tom-toms” on to prevent or counter this countries were trying to “The National Education er of the Lower House is like- it awaits passage in the Rajya minister about overall security and Pakistan started deploying nationalism stops operating move. Like in the case of the US address their issues. Policy as submitted to the ly to be appointed on June 19. Sabha where opposition still situation along the Line of troops at the strategically key when it comes to US diktats. prohibition to buy oil from When one Mahalakshmi Minister HRD is only a draft Union Budget will be pre- has the majority. Control (LoC) with Pakistan glacier in 1984. Sources said the “The decision of the United Iran, now too the Modi tweeted seeking help to her report. Feedback shall be sented on 5 July and Economic Requesting opposition’s and apprise him about the anti- defence minister will be given States to end preferential terms Government is adopting a sur- family members whose pass- obtained from general public. Survey will be presented on cooperation in the smooth terror operations, they said. detailed and specific presenta- for India under the Generalised renderist approach. This makes ports were lost in Italy during State Governments will be con- July 4, he said. conduct of the upcoming Lok Singh will first arrive at the tions at 14 Corps and 15 corps System of Preference is unwar- a mockery of “nationalism” a trip, Jaishankar said, “Our sulted. Only after this the draft President Ram Nath Sabha session, newly-appoint- high altitude Thoise airfield in relating to India’s preparedness ranted and uncalled for. This is tom-tommed by Narendra Embassy in Rome/ Consul report will be finalised. GoI Kovind will address the joint ed Parliamentary Affairs Ladakh from where he will to deal with any possible even- part of a series of measures on Modi and BJP, which stops General in Munich will extend respects all languages. No lan- sitting of the two houses of Minister Pralhad Joshi said travel to an operational base tualities and misadventure by US-India trade initiated by the operating when it comes to US all assistance. Please be in guage will be imposed,” he Parliament on the first day of the government was ready for and then go to the Siachen Pakistan. Trump administration, to diktats,” said CPI(M) touch with them @IndiainItaly said. PNS the session. Maneka Gandhi, discussion on any issue. 6    0(    3 1  

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Because of prices will continue to bog which accounts for around 40 liner’s grounding on the indus- ndian corporate giant Department of State has been Chinese Defence Minister used to serve in the military, the government’s action, China down airline profits this year, percent of global air cargo try, noting the 737 MAX 8 IReliance Industries Ltd has mentioned as the department General Wei Fenghe said on then the company that he built has enjoyed stability and devel- the International Air Transport traffic, was “clearly under pres- accounted for “less than two resumed lobbying among US contacted for the purpose. Sunday that Beijing’s door is is part of the military,” General opment,” he said. Association said on Sunday. sure”, he added. percent” of the global fleet. lawmakers through a new lob- On its website, Eversheds still open for talks but warned Wei said. Pointing out that he was at The warning came at the “Cargo is such an impor- “So it’s actually fairly byist for advocating its position Sutherland describes itself as that it was “ready to fight till the “It doesn’t make sense the Dialogue for the first times annual meeting of global airlines tant feature that the weakness minor,” he said. “It’d be more on the “US economic trade “an international top 15 law end” if a fight is what America because these sorts of ex-ser- as China’s defence minister, in Seoul, where it was revealed in trade and the risk sur- important to some airlines... sanctions policies”. practice helping a global client wants. vicemen, upon their retire- Gen Wei began politely “I am that 2019’s collective net profit rounding trade will mean prof- But it hasn’t been a driving fac- Billionaire Mukesh base ranging from small and Addressing the IISS ment, a lot of them have set up here for mutual confidence, was forecast to be $28 billion, itability will be weaker in this tor.” Ambani-led Reliance mid-sized businesses to the Shangri-La Dialogue here, Gen companies in countries across cooperation and peace. I am down from an outlook of $35.5 region,” Pearce said. The IATA chief said last Industries Ltd (RIL) had earli- largest multinationals solve Wei also said that telecom the world,” said Gen Wei, the glad to speak on China and billion released in December. He painted a “mixed picture” week the troubled jetliner will er terminated its lobbying their biggest challenges and giant Huawei is not a military first Chinese defence minister International Security The grim outlook was dri- for the region, noting that Asian remain grounded for at least 10 activity in US in January 2013 reach their business goals”. company and defended the to attend the forum since 2011. Cooperation.” ven by rising costs across the countries — notably India and to 12 more weeks, saying the after engaging with the US law- Lobbying in government Tiananmen Square massacre The US placed Huawei on But went on to say: “We board, including labour, fuel China — will lead a “reasonable” decision was in the hands of the makers for nearly four years for departments and other insti- where Chinese army tanks an “entity list” on grounds of take note that the US expound- and infrastructure, the IATA five-percent global growth in the regulators. its business activities and other tutions is a legal activity in the were used on protestors 30 national security on May 16, a ed on its perspective on region- said, adding the worsening passenger business. Prior to the two crashes causes through its registered US, but all registered lobbying years ago. move that curbs its access to al affairs yesterday (Saturday). trade war between the two Pearce did not rule out a which killed 346 people, airline lobbying firm Barbour Griffith firms are required to make a The US and China are US-made components it needs We believe that any such per- world powers was not helping. possible industry recession but regulators worldwide general- & Rogers LLC (BGR) at that disclosure every quarter about locked in a bitter, year-long for its equipment. The spective should take into “Weakening of global trade pointed to the rise in air trav- ly recognised certifications time. the payments received by them, trade dispute which has seen Department of Commerce account the common security is likely to continue as the US- el demand and said: “At the issued by their peer in the According to the new ‘lob- as also the details of their lob- the Trump administration alleged that Huawei was and interests of regional coun- China trade war intensifies,” moment it doesn’t look like we country where the aircraft was bying report’ filings made with bying activities. recently boost tariffs on $250 engaged in activities that are tries. said IATA chief executive are going to have one in 2019.” built, which in this case was the the US Senate, RIL has now The exact trigger for RIL to billion of Chinese goods. contrary to US national secu- “No approaches to region- Alexandre de Juniac. This year’s meeting of the US Federal Aviation engaged Eversheds Sutherland engage in lobbying on this US President Donald rity or foreign policy interest. al issues should resort to mili- “This primarily impacts IATA, which represents some Administration (FAA). (US) LLP, which filed a ‘lob- issue could not be immediate- Trump is demanding China to The Trump administra- tary blocs, nor should they the cargo business, but pas- 290 airlines comprising 82 per Following the crashes how- bying registration’ report on ly ascertained. The US had reduce the massive trade deficit tion later issued a 90-day undermine the interests of oth- senger traffic could also be cent of global air traffic, comes ever, the Seattle Times reported behalf of its client RIL on recently ruled out giving which last year climbed to reprieve on its ban on dealing ers. impacted as tensions rise,” he after two crashes in October that the FAA had delegated part April 26. exemption from punitive sanc- over $539 billion. He is press- with Huawei, saying breathing “We hold different views added. and March that left hundreds of the certification process for the According to the filing, tions to any country buying oil ing for verifiable measures for space was needed to allow for with the US side on several The world’s top two of people dead. plane to Boeing engineers. the effective date of registration from Iran. protection of intellectual prop- software updates and other issues, and firmly oppose its economies have been locked in Both accidents involved “Trust in the certification is February 2, 2019. In October 2018, RIL had erty rights (IPR), technology contractual obligations. wrong words and actions con- a trade war since last year, Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 jetliners, system has been damaged — The registration filing has said it had halted import of transfer and more access to China’s commerce min- cerning Taiwan and the South swapping tit-for-tat duties on turning the world’s largest air- among regulators, between reg- been followed up with the first Iranian crude ahead of the US American goods to Chinese istry last week said it will China Sea,” he said, responding hundreds of billions of dollars craft maker into a liability that ulators and the industry and quarter lobbying report filed by sanctions, which were re- markets. release its own list of “unreli- strongly on the Taiwan ques- worth of goods and sending put the industry’s “reputation in with the flying public,” de Eversheds Sutherland on behalf imposed in November that “On the trade friction start- able entities”. tion. markets into a tailspin. the spotlight”, de Juniac said. Juniac said Sunday. of RIL on May 29, 2019. year. ed by the US: if the US wants Gen Wei also defended China claims that Taiwan The fallout has reached The 737 MAX 8 was “While Boeing and the US In the filing, the lobbyist In April this year, RIL said to talk, we will keep the door the 30-year old Tiananmen which broke away in 1949 is far beyond their shores, with grounded by US authorities in Federal Aviation has disclosed total income of it did not violate the US sanc- open. If they want to fight, we Square massacre, saying it was part of Chinese mainland and manufacturing in many export- March, following in the foot- Administration are at centre $140,000 from RIL for lobby- tions on Venezuela and had are ready,” General Wei said correct decision for stability in is opposed to any country hav- dependent Asian economies steps of several other countries. stage, the close collaboration of ing activities for the three- purchased crude originating while speaking at the Shangri- his country. ing diplomatic contacts with taking a hit. Multiple airlines have indi- counterpart manufacturers and month period ended from the Latin American La Dialogue in Singapore. “That incident was a polit- Taipei. Brian Pearce, chief econo- cated they will seek compen- civil aviation authorities around March 31, 2019. nation from companies such as He asserted that Huawei is ical turbulence and the central He stressed that China and mist at the IATA, forecast “zero sation for the fact they could the world are essential,” he It has disclosed “US eco- Russia’s Rosneft in full knowl- not a military company despite government took measures to the self-ruled island must be growth at best” for air cargo not use the 737 MAX 8 planes added. nomic sanctions policies” as the edge of the US authorities. despite its founder Ren stop the turbulence which is a reunified. ! ?@A    ( 
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Ultimately, the Pnies have asked State-run Chhattisgarh Korba coal field ith an aim to check frivo- posal of the statutory appeals,    about the role of banks and ment members of IFIN have final loan facility was declared Coal India to increase the sup- that produces close to 130 Wlous appeals against its the official said, while pointing their officials and of credit been charged with committing an NPA or written off, while ply of the dry fuel from Korba million tonnes of coal that can orders with the sole aim of out that similar provisions are aunching a massive crack- rating agencies. fraud with intent to injure the several of them remain out- area in Chhattisgarh through fire 32,000 MW of electricity delaying their execution, capital there in other legislations like Ldown on perpetrators of the The first charge-sheet, filed interest of the company, its standing resulting in the bal- rail wagons to help them generation capacity. India has market regulator Sebi is seeking the Central Excise Act, the IL&FS scam, the Serious Fraud by the government’s white- shareholders and creditors, looning of debt. reduce transportation cost as close to 200GW of power gen- a mandatory deposit of 10 per Income Tax Act, the Investigation Office (SFIO) has collar fraud investigation resulting in wrongful loss to the The ‘coterie’ members well as tariffs for end-con- eration capacity dependent on cent of the penalty amount Securitisation and charged the erstwhile top man- agency, follows inspection of company. abused their position, con- sumers. coal that often struggles to pro- before filing of any appeal before Reconstructrion of Financial agement members of the accounts of close to 400 enti- They have been accused of nived with auditors and others Korba region serves 20 cure the desired quality and the appellate tribunal. Assets and Enforcement of group’s financial services sub- ties, an extensive forensic audit, forming a “coterie to control to defraud the company by per cent of the domestic coal quantity of fuel in a time- The Securities and Securities Interest Act. sidiary IFIN of forming a data collected from desktops day-to-day affairs of the com- devising an “illegal strategy” of supply but Coal India-arm bound manner. Exchange Board of India (Sebi) The Finance Ministry is “coterie” with its auditors and and laptops seized from various pany and of colluding with oth- lending money to group com- South Eastern Coalfields Ltd The APP has said that has sought an amendment to also in agreement with the independent directors to IL&FS offices as also e-mails ers” in using illegal methods on panies of IFIN by funding to (SECL) is able to meet only 55 electricity consumers are com- the Sebi Act to provide for a proposal, which has been defraud the company while extracted from the IL&FS multiple occasions in violation vendors and contractors of per cent of its demand from pelled to pay higher tariffs “pre-deposit” by any entity approved by the Sebi’s board, running the business as their servers, RBI inspection reports, of the RBI directions. another group firm. the region through rail, accord- since this cost burden is passed seeking to challenge its order the officials said. “personal fiefdom”. minutes of meetings, among They have also been The top management ing to Association of Power on to them. relating to a monetary penalty According to the new pro- Officials also said it is just other documents, as also the accused of conniving with members also “deliberately Producers (APP). “You may appreciate that or orders relating to refund, posal, no appeal should be a tip of the iceberg in this mas- assessment reports from the some borrowers to help them presented falsified, spruced The APP in a letter to Coal the road mode is the least effi- recovery, disgorgement and admitted against an order of sive fraud case, involving government-appointed new make wrongful gains in the up, deceptive and mislead- India chief Anil Kumar Jha cient mode of transportation compounding, officials said. Sebi relating to any monetary defaults totalling an estimated board of IL&FS. form of loans with the intention ing” financial statements to the mentioned that power pro- and also a costlier option. The The regulator is of the view penalty, refunds, recovery, dis- amount of over Rs 90,000 crore, The huge scam came to of not repaying the same. credit rating agencies, who ducers are incurring around 25 impact of such higher cost of that many a times provision to gorgement or impounding, as the SFIO’s first chargesheet light last year after IL&FS and It has further alleged that continued to give them the per cent higher costs to move coal supply would have to be file an appeal before the unless the appellant deposits concerns just one entity, IL&FS its subsidiaries defaulted on statutory auditors of the com- highest ratings till the later coal by road as against borne by the end consumers of Securities Appellate Tribunal with the SAT at least 10 per cent Financial Services Ltd (IFIN), several debt repayments due to pany also colluded with the top part of 2018, the SFIO has rail mode. electricity. In the spirit of the (SAT) is used as a device to delay of the corresponding amount at and the probe is already under- a severe liquidity crisis. As of management of IFIN and charged. Against a demand of 45 government’s decision to the execution of the Sebi order. the time of filing the appeal. way against the parent firm March 2018, it owed over Rs fraudulently falsified the books Listing names of Deloitte rakes per day, Korba area is ensure efficient transportation “To curb such a practice, a The proposal also seeks to Infrastructure Leasing and 90,000 crore to banks and of accounts and the financial Haskins and Sells LLP and currently loading only 25 rakes of coal, we request your good new provision of pre-deposit provide that in any particular Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) other creditors. The govern- statements from the fiscal year BSR and Associates LLP in the per day, the APP said. Due to office to increase dispatches by needs to be inserted in the sec- case where the SAT is of the and several other subsidiaries. ment in October last year 2013-14 to 2017-18. chargesheet, the SFIO said, lack of supply through rail- Rail Mode from Gevra Mines tion of the Sebi Act that allows opinion that a pre-deposit would In addition to prosecution superseded the board of IL&FS The members of the audit “The statutory auditors failed to ways, power producers are of Korba area,” the APP said in filing of appeal before the SAT cause hardship to the appellant, of former executive and inde- and appointed a new board, committee also connived with discharge their duties diligent- compelled to bank on ineffi- a letter to Coal India CMD against orders involving quan- the tribunal can dispense with or pendent directors of IFIN, with eminent banker Uday the ‘coterie’ and overlooked ly and did not use profession- cient and expensive truck Anil Kumar Jha. tifiable money as a penalty, reduce such a deposit, subject to among others, and attachment Kotak as its executive the violations of norms, caus- al scepticism to ensure true and transportation for coal pro- The letter is also sent to refund, recovery, disgorgement necessary conditions that can be of their properties, the SFIO is chairman. ing unlawful loss to the com- fair disclosure of the state of curement. One rake can load SECL CMD AP Panda and or impounding,” an official said. imposed to safeguard the inter- also looking to seek interim In its chargesheet filed pany. affairs of 4,000 tons of coal, which Railway Board chairman Sebi feels that such mea- est of the investors. attachment of all moveable before a special court in The ‘coterie’ repeated its the company”. means producers have to ply Vinod Kumar Yadav. *>      . ) "    &0 =+       )     :;? 1    9  ) %#(N
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During the meeting with compared to the India, Volvo its new 5G network, in an Spelling out its Budget the ministry officials, SIAM year-ago month, Car flagged off interview published Saturday wish list, the Society of also proposed an incentive according to the an all women ahead of his state visit to Automobile Industry (SIAM) based vehicle scrappage scheme Reserve Bank drive on London. has also asked the Government to get polluting, unsafe and old data. Sunday under Asked about reports that an incentive based vehicle vehicles off the road. Domestic the global ‘Equal Vehicles for positions by 2025 to be Britain is planning to give the scrappage scheme in order to With an aim to support firms had raised All’ (EVA) initiative to promote females and has a healthy firm a limited role, Trump told get polluting, unsafe and old local manufacturing, SIAM has $3.92 billion gender equality. The data of 23% women workforce. the Sunday Times newspaper: vehicles off the road and help asked for applied customs duty from overseas over 4 decades and 40,000 Charles Frump, “Well, you have other alterna- them replace with new ones. on fully imported commercial markets in April investigations involving car Managing Director — Volvo tives and we have to be very During a pre-Budget meet- vehicles (CV) to be increased 2018. crashes has now been provid- Car India said, “We are very careful from the standpoint of ing with finance ministry offi- to 40 per cent from 25 per cent. Of the total external com- Lng Terminal ($600 million capital funding), and Johnson ed to the world free. The EVA proud of our campaign to national security.” He added: cials earlier this month, SIAM Moreover, customs duty mercial borrowings (ECBs) in for rupee expenditure), Matthey India Pvt Ltd ($ 64.82 initiative centres around safe- generate awareness about “You know we have a very stated the GST rate on all cat- on semi-knocked down CVs April 2019, $2.66 billion was Indian Railway Finance million for new project require- ty for all and not just safety gender equality. It is some- important intelligence gather- egories of vehicles be “brought should be reduced to 20 per raised through the automatic Corporation ($300 million ment) tapped funds under the developed by testing the tradi- thing very close to our brand ing group, that we work very down to 18 per cent from the cent from 25 per cent to pro- route, $500 million through for infrastructure develop- automatic route. tional ‘Male Crash Test and the corporate mission to closely with your country current rate of 28 per cent”. mote local value addition, approval route while the rest of ment), and Ikea India Pvt Ltd JSW Steel Ltd was the only Dummies’. 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Dto Jai Shri Ram chant by Marxists, Banerjee said those driving past and at Naihati and Jammu & Kashmir is nearing contention between then ruling massive win registered by the the eighth standard onwards. But there are many people BJP supporters, Mamata were political slogans and “I Bhatpara north of Kolkata completion nearly a year after alliance partners PDP and BJP. DMK and its allies in the This has upset the Dravidian in Tamil Nadu who want the Banerjee on Sunday attacked have respect for them,” adding where she got off her car and it began at a court in Punjab's The BJP had to sack two of its recently held General Election. parties and they have already introduction of Hindi in school the RSS for forcing a religious the RSS on the other hand was confronted the crowd chanting Pathankot, officials said on ministers, Chowdhury Lal The DMK, which is out of issued that the State would wit- curriculum. Badri Prasad, the- slogan on Bengal for narrow trying to “mislead” the people Jai Shri Ram. Sunday. Singh and Chander Prakash power, both at Chennai and the ness massive agitations if the atre personality and founder of political gains. by cunningly mixing catch- Earlier on Saturday TMC Defence lawyers are likely Ganga, for participating in a Centre since 2011 and 2013 Centre goes ahead with the Crazy Brothers, a leading Ramil Trying to put across her phrase having “religious or turncoat-turned-BJP-MP to complete their final argu- rally of Hindu Ekta Manch in respectively, is hoping to the three-language policy. drama troop is of the view that point in the social media social connotations” with polit- Arjun Singh challenged ments on Monday, followed by support of those arrested by the keep the BJP-led Union “The Centre should not Tamil students should learn as against politicising religious ical slogan which was danger- Banerjee saying his party men a brief concluding statement crime branch in the case. Government on tenterhooks think, even in a distant dream, many languages as possible. slogans, the Bengal Chief ous for the Indian society and would send 10 lakh Jai Shri from the prosecution team led The crime branch arrested alleging anti-Tamil approach about implementing the three- “We cannot deny the students Minister said “Jai Shri Ram, Jai would definitely create a tur- Ram slogans to Banerjee’s offi- by JK Chopra, they said, adding village head Sanji Ram, his son and discrimination against the language policy by sabotaging the right to learn because of Ram Ji Ki” were all religious moil. cial residence “let me see what that the verdict is expected Vishal, juvenile nephew and State. The latest cause for the the existing two-language poli- vested interests by some politi- slogans being used by the BJP Alleging that there was a she does.” thereafter. his friend Anand Dutta, and anti-Centre stance is reports in cy. The Centre’s greed will be cians. If the children in Tamil with political underpinnings. deliberate attempt by the saf- Meanwhile, continuing The day-to-day in-camera two special police officers some of the social media plat- self-damaging,” said Stalin Nadu are denied the chance to Her facebook comment fron outfit to propagate an post-poll violence clashes trial began in the first week of Deepak Khajuria and Surender forms accusing the BJP despite the assurance by Prakash learn Hindi, we are denying read: “BJP is using religious slo- ideology of hatred through between the BJP and TMC sup- June last year at the district and Verma. Head constable Tilak Government of attempting to Javdekar, Union Minister for them a livelihood,” said Prasad. gan Jai Sri Ram as their party vandalism and violence porters throughout Bengal. session court in Pathankot Raj and sub-inspector Anand impose Hindi on Tamil Nadu. Human Resources Development But Kamal Hassan, the film slogan in a misconceived man- Banerjee called upon the peo- BJP supporters reportedly after the Supreme Court direct- Dutta, who allegedly took 4 ‘The BJP and the Prime that no decision has been taken actor-turned-politician is of the ner by way of mixing religion ple of India to rise up and attacked TMC party offices at ed that the case be shifted out lakh from Sanji Ram and Minister are angry at the peo- by the Centre and made it clear view that Hindi should not be with politics. We do not respect “oppose such moves” so as to Diamond Harbour, Uday of Jammu & Kashmir after destroyed crucial evidence, ple of Tamil Nadu for not vot- that the Kasturi Rangan imposed on anyone against their this forcible enforcement of “keep secular character of t he Narayanpur, Jahangirpur, lawyers in Kathua had pre- were also arrested by the crime ing for the BJP,” alleged MK Committee report was a draft wish. “Kamal Haassan has political slogans on others in country as enshrined” in the Gangarampur, Kanchrapara vented crime branch officials branch. Stalin in a release. The Kasturi recommendation only. imposed many Tamil films on the name of so called RSS Constitution intact. and other places sources said. from filing the charge sheet in Charges of rape and mur- Rangan Committee’s draft rec- Vaiko, the MDMK gener- the people of Tamil Nadu and which Bengal never accepted.” Of late “Jai Shri Ram” had At Khejuri a CPI(M) bastion the case. der were framed by the district ommendation on the New al secretary, who is expected to the suggestion to have Hindi as She further said, “This is a grabbed the headlines with subsequently taken over by A political turmoil was and sessions judge against Education Policy which was reach the Rajya Sabha in July, a subject of learning is not as deliberate attempt to sell hatred the Chief Minister expressing the TMC on Saturday and witnessed in the Jammu region seven out of the eight accused. submitted to the Centre on thanks to a goodwill gesture by cruel as that of such movies,” ideology through vandalism her public outburst to the slo- Sunday saw BJP men gherao- last January after the Jammu & The trial against the juvenile is Saturday has come handy for the DMK, went one step ahead retorted Prasad. He also point- and violence which we must gan whenever her cavalcade is ing local Trinamool MLA for Kashmir Police's crime branch yet to begin as his petition the DMK and fringe Tamil and warned the Prime Minister ed out the Hindi posters pasted oppose together.” welcome by the crowds of BJP hours leading to clashes took over the case and arrest- regarding his age is to be heard groups to sustain the anti- of widespread riots. “If Hindi across Chennai city by the DMK Comparing slogans like: supporters. Similar incidents between the members of the ed eight people, including a by the Jammu & Kashmir High Modi campaign till the next is imposed, there would be an soliciting votes from the Hindi “Bande Mataram, Jai Hind” took place during the election two parties. juvenile and two police officials Court. PTI Assembly Elections, said a explosion of anti-Hindu speaking people in the State. "    0 "             (    +  Palakkad (Kerala): A 28- there since then," he said. year-old Dalit man has com- He also alleged even #     plained that his wife was though he had approached the forcibly being kept under police seeking release of his "house arrest" by her relatives wife, the response was not Surat: A case of murder was reg- Kalpeshbhai and Dilubhai. The for marrying a person from a positive. istered against eight absconding name of another accused, a lower caste. When the issue triggered policemen here after a man sub-inspector (surveillance), was Shaji, a native of Pattambi a controversy, the Kerala who was allegedly beaten up in not disclosed. in Palakkad district, said he Women's Commission on custody died Saturday night. All of them were attached married a woman from Ezhava Sunday registered a case suo Omprakash Pandey, who to Khatodara police station in community in Malappuram moto against the women's had sustained a brain injury the city. The accused police on May 2, defying stiff relatives. because of the alleged custodi- officials detained Pandey and Opposition by her kin. "We have registered the al torture, died at a private hos- two others Friday on suspicion Though her relatives had case based on media reports. pital, said assistant commis- of being involved in a burglary. registered a police complaint We will meet the woman and sioner of police (special branch) The three were allegedly saying she was missing, the record her statement, only PL Chaudhari on Sunday. beaten up in custody. Pandey woman had told the law after which we will know the While a case of assault had suffered serious brain injuries enforcers she wanted to live exact details," Commission been lodged against the and had to be hospitalised. with her husband. member Shiji Sivaji told PTI. absconding policemen earlier, a A case was registered Based on her statement, "If the complaint is proved charge of murder under IPC sec- against the police officials on police had let her go with him true, we will initiate strict tion 302 was added after Saturday under IPC section 330 last month, Shaji told a tele- legal measures against the rel- Pandey's death, the ACP said. (voluntarily causing hurt to vision channel. atives," she said. The The accused were identified as extract confession). But as the "But, soon after that, her Government also sought a inspector M B Khileri and detec- formalities for grant of bail to relatives forcibly took her to report from the Palakkad tion staff personnel Hareshbhai, them were being completed, her parents' house and she has Superintendent of Police )                       !  '   " '  !  /0 Kanaksinh, Pareshbhai, Ashish, the officials fled. PTI been kept under house arrest regarding the incident. PTI #(  2      +        2      
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Hindu Parishad, claimed on dents in rappelling, stick- fight- ing three persons in connection The accused were pro- said the harassment of guests Indian High Jammu & Kashmir Sunday that no firearm train- ing, running, long jump....We with last Friday's incident. duced before the magistrate at an iftar party hosted by the Commissioner Ajay Bisaria Governor Satya Paul Malik had ing was given at a camp held by had given a letter to police A person drove a car, and remanded to police cus- Indian High Commission in hosted the annual event at launched last week an online it at a school in neighboring about this before the camp was parked it in front of Arunachal tody for further interrogation, Islamabad was “stupid tit for Serena Hotel for which guests registration process for pil- Thane district last week. held," he said. BJP president Tapir Gao's pri- Amo added. tat diplomacy”. were invited from all over grims. An NGO had complained Police also sought response vate residence here Friday CCTV footages showed “Stupid tit for tat diplo- Pakistan.Those attending the The registration process for to police that the right-wing from the shop from where the morning and set it on fire 1   that the arson and slaughtering macy. It was stupid when we event said that additional secu- the annual Amarnath yatra organization imparted gun air-guns were procured, Bhagat before slaughtering a dog. assembly polls in the state, the of the dog happened in front of did it outside the Pakistani rity deployment was made through the Baltal and the training to students at a camp added, and it was confirmed It was found out that the SP said. Gao's residence around 6 am High Commission in New around the luxury hotel. Chandanwari routes began on at a school in Mira Road area. that these guns did not require person, Tongam Jomoh who The PRC issue had rocked when the streets were empty. Delhi & it's stupid when it's A journalist said that he April 2, they said. Navghar police are probing any kind of license, he said. was one of the three arrested the state in February. Violent Gao has been elected from done outside our's in saw more than usual security They said nobody will be the matter. When contacted, Sub Divisional Police persons, set his own car afire protests broke out in Itanagar Arunachal East Parliamentary Islamabad. Now that it's 1-1 presence but those having allowed to undertake the yatra Sandeep Bhagat, Konkan Officer Atul Kulkarni said and the dog he had slaughtered and Naharlagun towns after the constituency in the recent Lok perhaps it's time to move on & invitation cards and identity without a permit, which is valid region coordinator of the police had contacted the orga- was also owned by him, Capital BJP government announced Sabha polls. stop this nonsense,” Omar documents were allowed to for a specified day and route. Bajrang Dal, said the allegation nizers and asked them to pro- SP Tumme Amo told reporters that it was considering issuing The BJP State unit had wrote on Twitter. attend. The registration of pilgrims was a "political conspiracy". duce licenses for weapons, if here. PRC to members of six com- condemned the incident and Guests invited to the "My invitation card was is being undertaken through "The participants at any, used at the camp. During interrogation, munities who are not natives of appealed to the administration Indian High Commission's checked and I was asked ques- 440 designated branches of the `Shourya Prashikshan Varg Preliminary inquiry Jomoh claimed that he was Arunachal Pradesh, but are to take stringent action against Iftar party in Islamabad on tions about profession and Punjab National Bank, Jammu 2019' which was held at the revealed that air-guns were against Gao as he was behind living in the state for decades. criminal "elements". It also Saturday evening faced residence, and allowed to go and Kashmir Bank and the school did not handle guns," he used for training, he said. the PRC issue and he had also Jomoh was arrested from asked the authorities to ensure "unprecedented level of harass- in," he said. "Unprecedented YES Bank located in 32 states said. "Some of our activists had "We are conducting further given party tickets to two non- Assam's Lakhimpur district exemplary punishment to them ment" due to enhanced secu- level of harassment at @sere- and Union Territories. brought air-guns, which do probe," he added. PTI tribals in the recently held early on Sunday while his two as per law. PTI rity checks by the Pakistani na_hotels Islamabad. PTI The 46-day-long yatra will begin on July 1, the day of Masik Shivratri, and would conclude on August 15, the day of A          0$!        Shravan Purnima. In addition to the existing processes of registration, the       2B  board has approved a proposal !!9       for online registration of a lim- ited number of intending pil- Thiruvananthapuram: A rare tory needs. preparing for the examination grims each day on a pilot basis,  5 been moving from pillar to post for the Adil, after migrating to ISIS-con- bone disorder coupled with a The short statured IAS aspi- since the past one and half years the officials said. return of his son. trolled Syria, ostensibility on the pretext respiratory condition requir- ranthad to be carried to school and hoped that her efforts The website contains an he Jammu & Kashmir Police has for- "I am hopeful that since the new gov- of working for an NGO, married a Dutch ing external oxygen support by her father due to her condi- would prove fruitful. application form and a state- Twarded to the Centre a Kashmiri ernment has taken over in New Delhi, woman who had also joined the terror has not deterred 24-year-old tion, father Ansari, who hails Latheesha, who has com- wise list of bank branches which man's application for bringing back his things will move on (in bringing back his group. Latheesha Ansari of Kottayam from Erumeli in Kottayam, pleted her M Com degree, has the people can visit for regis- business graduate son, who had joined ter- son)," he said. The couple gave birth to a son in 2014, from setting her eyes on the said. Thanks to the intervention chosen Malayalam as the tration. ror outfit ISIS and is now in the custody The officials said the application filed who died during the turmoil in Syria. highly coveted civil services. of Kottayam District Collector optional subject for the exami- The pilgrims will have to of the US-allied forces in Syria, to India, by Fayaz Ahmed has been forwarded to His family had been claiming that Adil On Sunday, she appeared P R Sudheer Babu, a portable nation. Latha Nair of furnish a compulsory health officials said on Sunday. central security agencies in New Delhi for was working in Syria and neighbouring for the Preliminary Civil oxygen concentrator was pro- Amritavarshini, a charitable certificate (CHC) while regis- Adil Ahmed, a Kashmir-resident who necessary action. countries, till his father received a message Services examination conduct- vided to her inside the exami- Society working for children tering. had completed his MBA from Queensland "If Adil is brought back, he can give us from his Dutch wife that she and their son ed by the Union Public Service nation hall. with the rare genetic distorder, A State-wise list of doctors in Australia, was captured by the US allied a deep insight into the functioning of ISIS were in custody of the US-allied forces. Commission here, on a wheel A portable equipment said the UPSC needs to provide and medical institutes autho- forces in Syria after he had surrendered and their nefarious plans," an official, The wife, according to the officials, was chair and an oxygen cylinder would be provided to her free of better facilties for IAS aspi- rised to issue the CHCs has along with many ISIS activists earlier this speaking on condition of anonymity, said. given access to the International beside her. cost for which tender process rants like Latheesha. been put on the website of the year, the officials. Adil, along with a few hundred ISIS Committee of Red Cross which facilitat- Latheesha, who was diag- had been completed, the col- She needs about Rs 25,000 shrine board. Ahmed had moved to Syria in 2013 cadres, had surrendered before the US-led ed contact with her husband's family. nosed with 'type II Osteogenesis lector told PTI when contacted. a month for a medical needs, Children under the age of and informed his family that he was work- forces in Syria and has since been jailed. "I have now approached the state Imperfecta' ,(britlle bone dis- Her parents had travelled to the Nair said. 13 years or elderly above 75 and ing with an NGO there. Having completed his MBA from authorities seeking help to bring back my ease) after birth also suffers examination hall with an oxy- The examination, conduct- women who are more than six His father Fayaz Ahmed, who works Queensland in Australia, Adil left for Turkey son," Fayaz Ahmed, "I have been informed from pulmonary hypertension gen cyclinder. ed by the Union Public Service weeks pregnant will not be as a contractor and runs a departmental via Jordan on June 21, 2013 on an Indian that a formal process will start only after since over a year due to which Latheesha, who appeared Commission (UPSC), was held registered for the yatra, the offi- store, still cannot believe that his son had passport after he allegedly got in touch with the new government assumes office in she needsan oxygen cylinder for the examination at a centre in 72 cities across India on cials said. PTI joined the deadly terror group and has some radical groups based in Australia. New Delhi." always besides her for respira- here, told PTI that she had been Sunday. PTI

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Religious discourse ed as the number of girl per affair for girls. power is an ongoing thing. has lost its impact and essence. 1000 boys in the 0-6 year age This year, as many as 501 All these promote political Where is our society going ? group) here, dropped from baby girls were given a joyous instability and uncertainty and What is to be done? Is there any 894 to 807. For every 1,000 welcome at the naming cere- keep people constantly guess- light at the end of the tunnel? male children in the district, mony, organised at the district ing. These incite obliging shop- A clear thinking would there were 807 female children. headquarters, in the presence keepers to pull down their lead us to the conclusion that Interestingly, as per the 2011 of thousands of community shutters every other day at the only six steps, taken in time, census, the average child sex members. The festivities were call of one or the other party for can save us from the impend- ratio in India is 918 girls per completely traditional but some kind of protest or as they ing peril. To start with, the 1,000 boys. Rampant sex deter- ment has gone into mission ed an ideal opportunity for the instead of the usual quiet fam- call it, bandh. timely realisation that our own mination, female feticide as mode to “save girls”. There are health functionaries. The ily affair, it was a magnificent This provides enough grit benefit lies in the betterment of well as a set of rather disturb- several facets to the sustained Anganwadi workers and the public event. The look of sheer to the mills of the media that all, that the goal of our life is ing ‘traditions’, including nam- efforts that have been under- foundation work together and delight on the faces of the work overtime to rake up the neither blind power nor ill- ing girls, Nakushi (unwanted in taken over the last seven-odd train the spotlight on the twin mothers was well worth the rubble and keep institutions earned money, position or Marathi) or Kachrabai, which years. Of course, creating qual- curse of malnutrition and pains for the health officials and groups astir. There are property but happiness and means a kin to garbage or ity engagement with the com- misogyny that has eclipsed and CSO campaigners extremists in every directions peace that comes from a clear Dagadbai, which means a kin munity and especially the the future of girls in the dis- involved in organising the that keep a substantial number conscience and from the con- to stone, largely contribute to women and girls, is the core trict. event. of the military forces tied up cern for the well-being of oth- the strong daughter aversion in driving factor in all these mea- It was a fortnight of events It has been an uphill task with the problem of internal ers, that we have a responsibil- these parts. sures. that focused on raising aware- to boost the child sex ratio in security. There are exploiters ity for our actions . A chiefly agrarian and The state Women and ness and disseminating simple the district but the efforts have galore in the market place who Hence if we neglect our largely backward district in the Child Development bits of valuable information on paid off and the results are gobble up huge amounts of duty, we will incur sorrow for Marathwada region, Beed wit- Department has developed quality nutrition, hygiene, improving. As per the latest public money without any feel- our own selves sooner or later, nesses large-scale migration and is implementing a people- antenatal care, safe delivery, data shared by the state health ing of remorse. that we have not descended from October to March every centric awareness programme post-natal care, immunisation department, the number of The society, it seems, is liv- from apes but from divine year as a sizeable population with the input and cooperation and other aspects of mother girls per 1,000 boys has been ing on the wages of sin and ancestory and, so, we should moves to western Maharashtra of local civil society organisa- and child care. In keeping steadily improving. So much there are vested interests every- awaken our inherent divine and neighbouring Karnataka tions (CSOs). The Khatod with the overarching narrative that now Beed has even where. It seems that the admin- potential. We must bring love for the sugarcane-cutting sea- Foundation is one such group of saving the girl child, in addi- exceeded the national average, istrative machinery, at most and moral values in our rela- son. Families that make ends that has been supporting the tion to speaking about nutri- from a dismal 797 in 2011-12 places, is gradually grinding to tionships and lastly universal meet solely by working as work of government health tion and well-being, health to a strong 938 this year. a halt and the bureaucracy is love in our relationships can agricultural labour and have an workers, health officers and workers and activists, also baby naming ceremony that strategy, as it squarely takes on Clearly, the combined message unmindful of the tears of the come from the realisation of obvious preference for sons. doctors on the ground. The shared messages on equal was held exclusively for girls the masculine narrative, which of securing the nutrition, deprived classes. 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