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Minister Fasal Bima Yojna to cent interest subsidy on crop besides attempt to murder, A statement issued by the ensure minimum premium loans of up to 3 lakh is paid Ganesh, who was one of the KPCC said party leaders have and maximum benefit to to farmers who repay loans in MLAs reportedly under the conducted a preliminary farmers. one year, reducing effective BJP lens for desertion, has enquiry about the “unpleas- The additional cost will be rate of interest in such cases to been charged with causing ant” incident and have also limited to 70,000 crore ($9.8 4 per cent. grievous injuries and giving collected information from billion) annually after a full After electoral debacle in threats. Anand. rollout of the programme. three major States — Ganesh claimed he too “Whatever the media has Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh was injured in the scuffle but created about (me) hitting had budgeted 70,100 crore for and Rajasthan — in the last insisted that no “bottle attack” (Anand) with bottle ... and he farm subsidies in the year end- year Assembly polls, the had taken place as projected in getting14 to 20 stitches ... are all ing March 31, 2019. Narendra Modi Government the media. However, he admit- completely false. There were Coming ahead of general has realised that its existing ted a scuffle had taken place also reports about (me) having elections next year, the pro- policies have failed to reach the between him and Anand at bitten our gun man. He is posal is expected to put more farmers. The Modi Eagleton Resorts on the city physically present here. This is money into the hands of farm- Government, which is seeking outskirts late on Saturday. a lie,” Ganesh said. Stating that ers, enabling more investments a second term, has to win over The Congress had shifted Anand is like an elder brother in the industry, and raising to them to carry out farming officials of Agriculture simultaneously rework some subsidy alone stands at over discontented farmers before its legislators to the resort on to him, Ganesh said he and his consumption to boost the over- activities. An interest-free crop Ministry, Finance Ministry and subsidies being given to 90,000 crore followed by fer- the election. They have been hit Friday last fearing “poaching” family have respected Anand, all economy, said officials privy loan, from 50,000 to 1 lakh NITI Aayog to decide package farmers such as that on fer- tiliser subsidy at 75,000 crore. by falling crop prices and ris- by the BJP as bid to destabilise whom they knew for the last to the plan. for every farmer, is also on the for farmers. “The cash transfer tilisers and crop loans,” sources The Government has already ing input costs, prompting the Congress-JDS coalition 15-20 years. One proposal is to transfer Government’s relief package to farmers in a year by the added. rolled out fertiliser subsidy to thousands of them to protest in Government in the State. He added, “I have not done 4,000 per acre to farmers, menu. The cash transfer for Centre for land-owning farm- Subsidies to the agriculture companies under DBT. the street to seek debt waivers. With the Congress is facing this to him purposefully. On including small or marginal irrigation and power cost for ers appears to be favorable. The sector include power subsidy, In order to keep the cred- At the same time, the much embarrassment over the some issue Bhima Naik (anoth- farmers who are farm labour- running tube can also be scheme is expected to cost fertiliser subsidy, agriculture it flow to the farm sector Opposition Congress has raised episode, KPCC president er Congress MLA) and Anand ers. 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Monday against a news maga- in the Cayman Islands" which belief that there is a larger con- reduce the time limit given to Enforcement Directorate (ED) Muslims, who were detained by All the Myanmar-origin The Indian government zine for allegedly publishing a is "an established tax haven" and spiracy at play, being spear- alleged middleman Christian on December 22 last year. the Border Security Force Rohingya Muslims were given had informed Parliament in defamatory article. was "registered merely 13 days headed by the Complainant," Michel, arrested in the The court had earlier (BSF) while attempting to cross "comfortable" temporary 2017 that over 14,000 Rohingya Besides the magazine and after Prime Minister Narendra said the complaint. AgustaWestland VVIP chop- imposed restrictions on over into Tripura, officials said. accommodation at Rayermura, Muslims, registered with the the author of the article, Modi's government demone- It also said that the social per case, to make phone calls Michel meeting his lawyers The Rohingya Muslims are where they were detained, United Nations High Kaushal Shroff, Vivek has also tised all existing Rs 500 and Rs media tweets put out by the to his family members and while he was in the ED's cus- stuck in no-man's land, beyond about 15 km from Agartala, in Commissioner for Refugees, filed the complaint against 1,000 currency notes, in 2016". magazine's handle gave snippets lawyers abroad. tody, after the agency had said the barbed wire fence along the West Tripura district, the offi- stay in India. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Additional Chief from the article, which makes Special Judge Arvind he was misusing the legal Indo-Bangladesh border in cial said. However, aid agencies esti- for holding a Press conference Metropolitan Magistrate Samar it clear that it is merely a tar- Kumar, who had granted 15 access by passing chits to his Tripura since Friday. The 31 detained Rohingyas mate there are about 40,000 on January 17 reiterating the Vishal is likely to hear the mat- geted attempt to malign and minutes a week to Michel to lawyers, asking them how to The local commandant of include six men, nine women Rohingya people in the coun- "baseless and unfounded facts" ter on Tuesday. tarnish reputation of Vivek and make international calls, tackle questions on "Mrs the BSF is in touch with his and 16 children. They are cur- try, many of them suspected to as narrated in the article. Vivek has alleged that the his family, in order to gain junked the plea filed by the jail Gandhi". Border Guards Bangladesh rently at 'Zero Line', beyond the have arrived through The article claimed that contents of the article present "political credit in light of the authorities, saying there was ED counsels, D P Singh (BGB) counterpart, and the border fence. Bangladesh. Vivek was running a hedge "no illegality" on his part, but upcoming general election". no ground to curtail the relief and N K Matta, had also Ministry of External Affairs is The barbed wire fence Hundreds of thousands of fund whose promoters are of the entire narration has been "The title of the article granted to the accused. claimed that during the ques- expected to hold talks with the along the Indo-Bangladesh Rohingya Muslims, described dubious antecedents. presented in a manner, which itself is scandalous to say the The jail superintendent tioning, Michel had spoken Bangladesh government for border is 300 feet inside the by the UN as the most perse- He has claimed that the suggests "wrongdoings" to the least... Creating a prejudice in had approached the court, about the "son of an Italian their safe return, a home min- Indian territory. cuted minority in the world, magazine was "deliberately readers. the minds of the readers against saying the time limit was not lady" and how he was going to istry official said. The BGB has been stress- fled their homes last year to maligning and defaming" him "The very arrangement of the Complainant and his fam- as per the jail-manual and the become the next Prime The top brass of the BSF ing that the detained Rohingyas escape an alleged crackdown by to "settle scores with his father". the paragraphs and the inter- ily," the complaint said. PTI time duration should be Minister of the country. PTI has briefed senior officials of were from India, while the the Myanmarese military. PTI ' 8   6 0%   9 0  %0 2 

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also write a letter to the Central The Cabinet also decided Agriculture Produce Market license valid across all mandis able guidelines, which will government to make quantity to increase by two years to peri- Committee (APMC) Markets of State and Provision of e-auc- develop the appropriate phys- of rice weighing 32 lakh met- od of recruitment in district have been so far integrated with tion. After carrying out ical infrastructure and put in    1 Bhupesh Baghel also took a meeting that the State had set ric tonnes from the Central cadre of employees in Surguja e-market (e-NAM) platform in reforms, States are required to place facilitatory provisions $" decision to amend the a target of 75 lakh metric pool for Chhattisgarh from 24 and Bastar division and Korba 16 States and 2 Union propose their wholesale regu- required for e-trading on e- Chhattisgarh Store Purchase tonnes of paddy for the current lakh metric tones , he said. district of Class III and IV Territories (UTs), who have lated markets for integration NAM platform including reg- he State Cabinet on Rules 2002 to start material Kharif season out of which 71 The target for rice pro- employees, he said. carried out requisite reforms in with e-NAM platform based on istration of traders/farmers. TMonday approved a pro- procurements from CSIDC. lakh metric tonnes of paddy curement from the Central Just for the record, a total their State Agriculture Produce States priorities, which are then Therefore, mandi integra- posal for making material pro- The CSIDC will create a had been procured, he said. pool was 24 lakh metric tonnes of 14 agriculture mandis in Marketing Committee Act considered by Government of tion with e-NAM platform is curements from Chhattisgarh new portal for online procure- The deadline for paddy and after sending rice in the Chhattisgarh had been linked (APMC Act). India for integration, it an ongoing process. The State Industrial Development ments within six months, procurement is January 31, Central and State pools, the to e-market (e-NAM) plat- States desirous of linking informed. Central Government is pursu- Corporation (CSIDC) instead Water Resources Minister 2019 and the government is State will utilise 6.85 lakh met- form so far, the Central their mandis with e-NAM are States / UTs, which either ing with rest of States/Union of Central Government's e- Ravindra Choubey informed targetting to procure around 88 ric tonnes of rice through Government had informed ear- required to carry out three do not have marketing regula- Territories to propose their Marketing portal (GeM). while addressing a press con- lakh metric tonnes of paddy, Chhattisgarh State Civil lier. marketing reforms in their tion or have one which is not market integration after com- The Cabinet meeting ference here. Choubey said. Supplies Corporation, Choubey In the entire country, 585 APMC Act i.e. Single point levy in force, must identify pleting requisite provisions, it chaired by Chief Minister It was informed in the The State government will said. wholesale regulated markets/ of mandi fee, Unified trade Institution with legally enforce- informed. ' ( ) *(    (

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Haryana Assembly while it bypoll, he added. fit, Jannayak Janta Party will be Election Commission. JJP the Congress, the INLD and Jind, predominantly an won two Lok Sabha seats out  $0 "  tutions. Three offers are fighting for their stature in the was formed in December last the JJP, all these political par- urban constituency, will wit- of 10 in last general elections.    already under consideration state politics in Jind bypoll, by OP Chautala’s elder son ties having fielded Jat candi- ness caste combinations play- INLD’s tally has already   P ven as the opposition par- — one each from cardiolo- scheduled to be held on Ajay Chautala and his two dates. ing a key role in bye-election. fallen to 17 in the Haryana   !   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In the absence of (JJP) candidate Digvijay to the private operators, the he said. –ahead of general election considered as the political Haryana’s population. also has a number of voters party’s patriarch OP Chautala Chautala in Jind bypoll. State Government on Monday Mohindra said that the 2019, the stakes are also high heartland of the state, was However, the JJP, its splinter belonging to Scheduled Castes who is serving a 10-year jail AAP’s Rajya Sabha mem- clarified that there was “no Central Government has also for the regional parties—INLD necessitated following the group is likely to eat into and Backward and Other term since 2013 in a teachers’ ber Sushil Kumar Gupta on such move”. issued guidelines for co-locat- and the JJP –as the results demise of Hari Chand Middha INLD’s Jat vote bank now. Backward Castes communi- recruitment scam, the INLD Monday said that Hisar MP The state Health and ing private players for treat- would be an indicative of their in August last year. INLD’s The INLD, founded in ties. led by his younger son Abhay Dushyant Chautala had sought Family Welfare Minister ment of diseases in the gov- prominence in the politics of Hari Chand Middha had rep- October 1996 by Choudhary Political analysts believe Chautala is finding it difficult AAP’s support and we have Brahm Mohindra, taking cog- ernment institutions. Haryana state, where assembly resented the Jind assembly Devi Lal, father of current that in current scenario, the to keep its flock together. decided to campaign for nizance of reports that the “They can be engaged polls are also due to be held seat for two consecutive terms party chief OP Chautala had INLD, which has an alliance INLD’s MLA Naina, wife Digvijay in the bypoll. State Government has decid- for a particular service for later this year. in 2009 and 2014. split last November following with the BSP, is hoping for of Ajay Chautala and mother Gupta said the AAP has ed to hand over health insti- government hospitals. Centre Leader of opposition in The bypoll has already a power struggle between consolidation of Jat and dalit of MP Dushyant Chautala and decided to support the JJP due tutions especially Primary is also prepared to extend Haryana Assembly and INLD’s generated national interest brothers Abhay Chautala and vote bank in Jind. other two party MLAs have to the “similarities in their ide- Health Centres (PHCs) and financial help in this regard. senior leader Abhay Singh and the ruling BJP’s candidate Ajay Chautala. While a victory in Jind already lent their support to ologies” and to fight the Community Health Centres The Health Department is Chautala may have edged out Krishan Middha, Congress’ With the split, the politi- seems an uphill task for the the JJP. Both Naina and Congress and the Indian (CHCs) situated in rural areas attempting to formulate a his elder brother Ajay Singh nominee, sitting MLA from cal fortunes of the INLD are INLD, the party will certain- Dushyant are also intensively National Lok Dal who have to private parties in PPP policy after hearing all the Chautala and his sons, there- Kaithal, Randeep Surjewala, a set to take a hit during the cur- ly be content with staying campaigning for Digvijay. divided the people of Haryana mode, made it clear that there stakeholders,” he added. by assuming full control of the popular Jat face and the JJP’s rent Jind bypoll and also, ahead of another regional However, INLD’s senior on the basis of religion and is no such move to hand over The Minister said that it INLD but this triumph of his Digvijay Chautala, who comes upcoming general elections, opponent, JJP in the bypoll. leader Abhay Chautala has caste, these institutions to private was in this context that an will have a little meaning if from Haryana’s influential feel political analysts. Ajay Chautala’s party JJP claimed that the candidature JJP and AAP alliance for parties. advertisement was given in JJP’s candidate and his nephew Chautala family, are seen as In the past elections, will test political waters for the of Digvijay in the elections will Jind bypoll has triggered spec- He said that the intent of the newspapers inviting Digvijay Chautala manages to strong contenders in the elec- INLD’s Hari Chand Middha is first time. not impact the INLD’s politi- ulation that both the parties the present government is to expression of interest from secure a victory or even gets toral battle. believed to have managed two And, a positive outcome cal fortunes. could also join hands to con- strengthen the public health the private NGOs, doctors or more votes than the INLD in The INLD, on the other consecutive victories due to or more vote percentage for Abhay, while campaigning test Lok Sabha system. others for providing services the bypolls. hand, is struggling to retain its voting by Jats, core supporters the JJP as compared to the for the INLD’s candidate on polls and assembly polls in “Due to shortage of the in the Government Hospitals The closely watched high- Jind assembly seat, won by late of the INLD and the Punjabi INLD in Jind, would be a Monday said that Digvijay is Haryana. specialists and because of and running of health insti- stake bypoll battle have MLA Hari Chand Middha, by community in the constituen- major morale booster for it an “outsider”. People will not Both the parties have various reasons, the State tutions situated in difficult Congress’ heavyweight MLA defeating BJP’s candidate with cy. However this time, with ahead of general elections vote for Digvijay who has announced to contest on 10 Governments across India areas. Randeep Singh Surjewala, a small margin of 2,257 votes Hari Chand Middha’s son 2019 and assembly polls later insulted INLD’s chief OP Lok Sabha seats and 90 seats are not able to attract ade- “Inviting expression of Jannayak Janta Party’s Digvijay in 2014 assembly polls. Krishan Middha becoming this year in Haryana, say polit- Chautala. It is better to vote for in Haryana Assembly. quate number of special- interest is to get ideas on how Chautala, great grandson of battle has gotten worse for BJP’s nominee and many Jind ical experts. INLD-BSP candidate rather In the past, Delhi Chief ists. The Department has the government can provide former Deputy Prime Minister the INLD, with the new leaders deserting the INLD to Having lost three consec- than voting for those Minister and AAP convener been getting requests from all healthcare services even in Devi Lal, BJP’s Krishan entrant Aam Aadmi Party on join the JJP, INLD was left with utive assembly elections in who are lairs and selfish, he Arvind Kejriwal has doctors, NGOs and others remote areas where we have Middha, son of late INLD Monday announcing its sup- little choice against the JJP’s the state, the INLD has been added while attacking his showered praise on for giving them an oppor- dearth of manpower, that is MLA Hari Chand Middha port to JJP’s Digvijay Chautala. Digvijay Chautala and fielded trying for a comeback in the nephew. 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Bua-Bhatija alliance is the one which has help consolidate and expand the vote chair of Prime Minister if the situation                   become a force to reckon with since 2014. But "8.?8*811? set the tone and template for the gen- base of the grand alliance in Bihar. Dalit so warrants and the mahagathbandhan               given that the TMC hosted the first successful  ? . 82$0 eral election and almost every political leader and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) gets a respectable number of seats. This              -    Opposition rally and managed to get on board ?C8  0 1. pundit now says that the road to New chief Ram Vilas Paswan is firmly in the situation would be conditional on the               @ J almost all leaders and parties opposed to the BJP, C8 . $11 $. Delhi this time would go through the NDA fold, at least for the Lok Sabha Congress not doing well and remaining 8A             it can now safely claim to be the leader of this Third / .?* $ lanes and bylanes of Lucknow and Uttar election, and the RJD would be more well below 100 seats, regional parties          %   #   Front. Banerjee also pitched herself as a sort of an 2 * 0.? Pradesh. than happy to get any incremental dominating the results and the BSP itself        S    arbitrator for possible disputes, whenever and Days before the Kolkata rally of the votes of Dalits in the State if Mayawati performing well and getting a reason- wherever they arise, among this Front. Her Opposition, the SP-BSP alliance in is on board even if the BSP does not con- able number of the 38 seats it would be #                  diplomatic handling of the stage and giving impor- Uttar Pradesh triggered a wave of antic- test a single seat as part of the grand contesting out of the 80 in Uttar         +       ( tance to all the leaders present amply suggested ipation among the anti-BJP front and alliance in Bihar. In fact, the RJD could Pradesh.       ( (  %8   her ease of managing diverse interests, her threw open a wide range of political pos- go to the extent of offering a seat or two But there is many a slip between the #                  acceptability and showed her national ambitions. sibilities at the cost of the saffron party to the BSP even though the Mayawati- cup and the lip. Post-verdict electoral (      8    But the fissures in such a loose formation are in the largest State of the country. The led party does not have any foothold in understandings, support and alliances                   still too wide and its ability to pose as a united front TMC rally simply took the idea of unity the neighbouring state. could be quite different from the ones .19/ !                 before the election is still a matter of speculation. ahead and sort of announced to the In this season of anti-BJP posturing, cemented pre-poll. In a possible scenario        -         ( Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu world that the neutral Third Front was photo ops and alliances ahead of the Lok where the NDA is a little short of major-                    Naidu, who was present in the Kolkata rally, has alive and kicking and both the BJP and Sabha poll, the only motive seems to be ity, the BSP could always spring a sur-  I  -   )  K  6     practically abandoned the Congress with which the Congress should consider it as a pos- removal of Narendra Modi as the Prime prise. It has a history of aligning with he had sewed an alliance for the Assembly polls sible contender for the throne in Delhi Minister by working out sound electoral both SP and BJP, and there has been no  (    (  %   K     of Telangana. Congress president Rahul Gandhi provided it gets the numbers leaders are mathematics and ensuring a higher seat shift in BSP’s ideology even as it goes to 6    90              and Naidu had become the poster boys of this hoping for. And if all parties do well turnout than the BJP did in the 2014 polls this time around as a formidable (  )         (    mahagathbandhan then, beaming as they were individually, then the Congress can pro- polls. The SP-BSP alliance is simply force in alliance with the SP in Uttar K             9.11(9011    with hands raised in solidarity. vide outside support if the situation so banking on the fact that if it gets a com- Pradesh. O    8!$  +  --   @    A   As an afterthought, the TDP supremo perhaps warrants. bined vote share, which is higher than Similarly, the TDP, too, could go   B %   #           realised that he cannot give much space to the Coming back to the SP-BSP alliance, the NDA’s in the state, it would be in the anywhere — from the NDA to the UPA,                 Congress to grow in his home state of Andhra even the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in driver’s seat. Of course, chemistry and or to Third Front — in the post-poll        O    #      ( Pradesh. An alliance with the Congress in the State Bihar, which has a vote base similar to adjustment are equally important in political calculations. In the last six           %   -     ( would limit his chances to have a go at the chair the SP’s in Uttar Pradesh, is excited about alliances and it remains to be seen how months, we have seen the party travel-         (      of Prime Minister. He might have perhaps looked its prospects. This perhaps explains why firmly it is cemented at the grassroots ling all platforms. So there we are. It all at the prospects of him somehow becoming a pos- Tejaswi Yadav, the de facto supremo of and booth levels. depends on numbers after the polling          #          ( sible compromise candidate in the event of this the party in the absence of the incarcer- Left out of the alliance in Uttar and till then, all political parties would             #     Opposition grand alliance getting close to govern- ated Lalu Prasad Yadav, dashed to Pradesh — a move on expected lines — be posturing and keeping their options                    ment formation. Lucknow to congratulate Mayawati on the Congress is neither happy nor open. Much water will flow till then.     Besides, Mamata Banerjee and Chandrababu her birthday and tweeted pictures in unhappy at this moment, contemplat- (The writer is Senior Editor, The      Naidu, who are possibly looking at a national role which he touched her feet reverential- ing the different possibilities along with Pioneer, Chandigarh) )  "%  $                                                   

are partially dependent on the adjoining for- came into effect? Why it is taking so long for is a sine qua non. The project should also have est lands for daily needs. As per the 2011 officials to ascertain tribal occupation? Land a second component, based on a cluster Census, the tribal population in India stood is a precious resource. A lackadaisical attitude approach to be implemented by the Ministry at 10.4 crore and constituted around 8.6 per in implementation will yield to increasing of Human Resource Development, Ministry cent of the total population. In 2004, the then encroachments of our forest lands. Political of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of NDA Government had brought to fore the parties as well as the Government must act Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Power issue of historical injustice regarding settle- timely, pull up their socks to fix this mala- to create necessary infrastructure. 34 <21 ment of disputed claims of tribals over forest- dy. After this, focus must be shifted to devel- Questions now arise about its implemen- ribal development (especially adiwasis) lands, which were pending since decades, par- oping these lands for better returns to the ben- tation. Considering the interface between has been a hot topic of discussion for ticularly after the enactment of the Forest eficiaries. Land rights, however, are not the forests and tribes, the National Commission Truling Governments as well as politi- Conservation Act, 1980. A notification was only reason for tribal alienation. The lack of for Scheduled Tribes requested the cal parties. Ever since independence, sever- issued on February 4, 2004, recognising the infrastructure, deteriorating health condi- Government to rename Indian Forest Service al Governments have launched numerous rights of occupation of forest lands by trib- tions, struggle for livelihood and education- (IFS) as the Indian Forest and Tribal Service. programmes, which have seen minimal al people and a procedure was communicat- al deprivation, too, are some of the reasons This is an excellent proposal but renaming success in terms of enhancing the socio-eco- ed to the States to vest the occupied land. This mineral-bearing areas overlap each other. Due of the FRA. Though the basic surmise of the why they feel disenchanted. Unless the land IFS is not essential. What is needed is to nomic condition of the tribal population. Of recognition was welcomed but could not be to this, inherent conflicts occur. For long-term Act, before its enactment, was on commu- vested is demarcated, digitised on priority and encompass tribal welfare as a core value of course, a miniscule group of educated peo- implemented because the NDA could not sustainability of forest management and to nity rights, it is now focussed on settling indi- becomes productive, the real purpose of trib- forest management. For this, IFS training will ple have benefitted from the policy of job come back to power. Taking cue from this meet the climate change targets, it is essen- vidual rights. It will be interesting to note that al empowerment will not be achieved. require changes and the Indian Institute of reservation. But it is the land tenure reforms notification, the then UPA Government re- tial that not only does our forest land during the last 10 years, till May 2018, 58.5 The implementation of FRA should, Forest Management and Indira Gandhi that have been at the forefront of tribal strug- initiated the process and enacted the become productive enough but also that the lakh hectares of land were vested but more therefore, be linked with the creation of liveli- National Forest Academy should be assigned gles. Many NGOs as well as social workers Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional land vested under the Act can offer a decent than half of this figure was distributed in the hood. A nationally coordinated project, in col- this task. The IFS cadre will require revamp- have been raising the issue of tribal land with Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest livelihood to tribals, in a manner that their next five months, by the end of October 2018. laboration with the Ministry of Environment, ing to create a capable force. To begin with, the forest department. Tribal livelihood Rights) Act, (FRA) 2006. Ever since, it dependency on forests is gradually reduced. The Act is open-ended and for the past 10 Forest and Climate Change, Ministry of one Additional Director-General’s post rights, after all, are intricately linked with the remains one of the biggest reforms to correct The ultimate goal should be that our forests years, the process is still on. Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of should be created in the Ministry of management of forest ecosystems. For, it is the historic injustice done to tribals. It will are manned for ecological sustainability of all This reflects that either the system is Tribal Affairs, Ministry of Water Resources, Environment to deal with tribal affairs, ensure equally important that forest bio-diversity be appropriate to examine the impact of this kinds of landscapes. For this to happen, it is incompetent or the Act is being used as a tool River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, convergence and plan future set-ups. In the remains in good shape to meet tribal needs. Act on the political economy of the tribals. essential that political parties assess the eco- to barter away forest land. The moot point Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium long-run, a tribal child should grow up imbib- Not only the tribal people but villagers One of the biggest constraints for forest nomic polity of the tribal-forests interface and is: Was it an easy task for the tribal, revenue Enterprises, Ministry of New and Renewable ing his culture while encompassing the fruits living in about 170,000 villages, situated in management and tribal development is that chalk out an integrated strategy. and forests departments to ascertain the land Energy, Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of of modern development. and around 32 million hectare of forest lands, our forests, regions of tribal habitation and Let us first examine the implementation under occupation, as on 2006 when this Act Rural Development for livelihood generation (The writer is a retired civil servant)   ()  *) ++, +-./  > * 
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     0  Himanshu Gulati, member of you is the shared and visitors at the mela venue. he said. Satish Shukla, who       "*/ Parliament of Norway, will be common identity — of Even before the sunrise, came from Kanpur for the holy the special guest. Indianness — and a shared devotees were seen coming dip, said, “Various facilities at bolised by ‘Jap’, ‘Tap’ and ‘Daan’, Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, common origin — India, out from the ghats after taking the mela venue have improved is one of the most ancient member of Parliament of New land of your forefathers,” the dip. “Over 1.07 crore devo- significantly. The Ganga river parv (festivals) of India.” Zealand, will be the guest of Sushma added. tees have taken a dip so far on looks a lot cleaner now as com- “Unlike the Shahi Snaans honour. President Ram Nath The Youth PBD marked the occasion of Paush Purnima. pared to earlier times.” — Makar Sankranti, Mauni Kovind will address the con- the start of the 15th Pravasi Drone cameras are being used On Sunday, UP Chief Amawasya and Basant cluding function on January 23. Bhartiya Diwas and was to keep a watch and maintain Minister Yogi Adityanath had Panchami — Paush Purnima is Over 4,000 NRI delegates attended by Swaraj, Minister vigil over the mela area,” Mela greeted people on the eve of a ‘Parv Snaan’ (a bathing ritu- from about 85 countries are of State for Sports and Youth adhikaari Vijay Anand told Paush Purnima. al), and hence the pomp of attending the event and many Affairs Rajyavardhan Singh reporters here. In a statement issued in Akharas leading the bathing of them will be staying in the Rathore, Uttar Pradesh Chief Officials repeatedly made Lucknow, Adityanath said, procession in the morning was tent city, built specially for Minister Yogi Adityanath announcements requesting “Paush Purnima, which is sym- missing,” the chairman of Akhil them. After Pravasi Divas, the and Minister of State for devotees not to venture into Bharatiya Akhara Parishad guests will be taken for a visit External Affairs VK Singh, deep waters and also keep an Mahant Narendra Giri said. to the Kumbh Mela on January among others. eye over suspicious elements in 6 8  their vicinity and report it to the police.
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The only curren- Though a division bench of the turned up in large numbers for a statement issued here by the name of Lord Ram in a book- least nine Kumbhs,” he said. cy that works in this bank is the n attempt by a Minister in apex court had banned the the Paush Purnima bath. Ministry of Culture. let and depositing it in the The bank has no mone- name of Lord Ram,” she said. Athe Edappadi Palaniswami event, the Tamil Nadu As the day progressed, the The group, which had ‘Ram Naam Bank’ in search of tary transactions. Its members Gunjan Varshney said the Government to create a world Government got the court order number of devotees coming to attended the Ujjain Kumbh in solace and peace. It is a unique have a booklet of 30 pages, size of one’s account was deter- record in Jallikkattu in his nullified by enacting a law in the take the holy dip increased. 2016, have been taking part in bank with neither ATMs, nor containing 108 columns in mined by the number of times home district ended up in a Legislative Assembly in January The Purnima or full moon the holy baths at the Kumbh cheque books and its only only which they write ‘Ram Naam’ one was able to write the name tragedy on Sunday as two spec- 2017 and making the Centre day will also mark the begin- Mela this year along with the ‘currency’ is Lord Ram. 108 times everyday. This of the Lord and deposit it in the tators were gored to death by promulgate an ordinance. ning of Kalpwas (the period of other akharas. “Transgenders Ashutosh Varshney, who booklet is deposited in the bank. She said writing Ram bulls while 40 people were austerity) at Kumbh Mela. were badly exploited in the soci- manages the bank’s affairs, is individual’s account. Naam is called ‘Likhita Jaap’, and injured in the melee. Elaborating on the significance ety and even their parents were carrying on the legacy of his He said the name of the it comes in the category of writ- The incident happened “Jallikkattu stands out as a of Paush Purnima, Swami forced to live a disgraceful life. grandfather who had set up Lord should be written in red ing meditation. “This gives one within minutes of Chief Minister symbol of Tamil’s valour. By Adhokshanand said, “Paush Transgenders have been part of the organisation in early part ink as it is the colour of love. a complete sense of surrender to Palaniswami who inaugurated conducting such a grand event Purnima is a significant day for Sanatan Dharm and they have of the 20th century. “The divine name of Lord an inner conscience and peace the event at Viralimalai in Viralimalai has grabbed a place Hindus which falls on the full been given respectful status in “This bank was started by Ram is credited in the account while writing the golden words. Puthukotta district declaring in the list of Jallikkattu famed moon day of Paush in the religious epics and books of my grandfather, Ishwar of account holder. A passbook All the senses are engaged in the that Jallikkattu was Tamil Nadu’s places like Alanganallur, Hindu calendar. On this day, Hindu mythology. Akhara has Chandra, who was a busi- is issued like other banks,” said service of Lord,” she said. sport of valour. Palamedu and Avaniyapuram,” devotees from different parts of provided forum to transgen- nessman. Now, there are over Gunjan Varshney, the presi- Ashutosh Varshney said A Ramu, a 32-year-old said the Chief Minister while the country assemble at ders to pursue dignified life one lakh account holders from dent of the bank which is sit- people are not bound to wor- spectator and G Satish (35), a inaugurating the event. Sangam to take a holy dip.” with religious rituals,” Acharya different age groups and reli- uated at Civil Lines here. ship Lord Ram to be members bull owner were gored to death. Antony Rubin, an animal “Even Lord Krishna had Mahamandaleshwar Lakshmi gions,” said Ashutosh “All these services are pro- of the bank. They are free to The event was organised by the rights activist who has been said in the Hindu calendar, he Narayanan Tripathi, chief of Varshney, who has set up its vided free of cost. Ram Naam worship Gods of their reli- controversial Health Minister C waging a legal battle against the represents the month of Paush,” Kinnar Akahara said. PTI camp at Sector 6 of the Kumbh Bank has ledgers and pass- gions, he added. PTI Vijaya Baskar , who hails from Jallikkattu pointed out that the the district and who also owns exact number of persons killed costly bulls. It may be remem- in bull taming event would bered that the home and offices never be known. “We saw two of Vijaya Baskar were raided persons getting killed at twice by the Income Tax Viralimalai. The fate of those department in the run up to the persons who have been admit- April 2017 RK Nagar by-poll ted to hospitals would never be and had seized unaccounted known as these events take cash worth crores of rupees and place in remote villages. The incriminating documents. attenction of the media as well “The Income Tax authori- as the officials shift to the next ties have informed that sever- location and Viralimalai id al complaints were received forgotten,” said Rubin. recently indicating that Dr C Supreme Court is hearing a Vijaya Baskar is the main per- batch of petitions filed by ani- son involved in bribing the vot- mal rights activist pleading for ers in RK Nagar Assembly constituency which is going to bypolls on April 12, 2017. Some loose sheets were found with his accountant Mr Srinivasan indicating distribu- tion of Rs 89 crore to a num- ber of politicians for further distribution among the voters,” said the Election Commission of India order issued to announce the rescinding the bypoll in April 2017. Vijaya Baskar announced on Sunday that the Viralimalai Jallikkattu would be a regular feature in Tamil Nadu’s sporting calendar. A record number of 1,353 bulls and 700 tamers took part in the event. 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The turning point came in the sixth It was Williams' first match against a game of the third set when Halep clawed world number one since returning after three break points but Williams held and having a baby in September 2017 and the took a decisive break in the fifth. American showed why many already regard her as the greatest of all time.    She unleashed an early onslaught and World number one Simona Halep Halep was in danger crumbling before the remained upbeat after a gutsy display French Open champion regrouped for a against 23-time Grand Slam champion stirring comeback. Williams, who is on a mission this year for "It was an intense match and there were a record equalling 24th title. some incredible points," Williams said. When asked to rate her campaign she ';?5?,/# /.#> "She's the number one player in the replied: "Close to 10." "I have the courage to world and there's a reason why... (but) I'm say that, because I took the risk to stay home such a fighter, I just never give up." so much (for off-season rest). Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam "I haven't prepared for the highest level #9?: *? >/*?:$ Down Under two years ago while two in tennis, but I didn't play bad, so I'm happy months pregnant and is about the way that it's been going this tour- the bookies' favourite to nament. I take only the positives. I had great  .1 82 $. lot, because, you know, you just claim an eighth Australian matches." Halep was not concerned her could not rely on the one-two title, despite being seeded fourth-round exit could cost her the num- rained Novak Djokovic punch tactics." Djokovic reached 16th. ber one ranking, saying she preferred to con- admitted he "didn't feel his 43rd Grand Slam quarter- Another major would centrate on tournament results. Dso great" after surviving final to stay on course for a match Margaret Court's tally and an "The main goal is just to play as good a physical fourth-round exam- record seventh Australian Open intensely-focused Williams had not as I can every match, to win every match I ination against 15th seed Daniil title, but will next have to con- dropped a set in three matches before meet- play, so the ranking doesn't really matter," Medvedev at the Australian quer marathon man Nishikori. ing Halep. she said. Open. The Japanese number one Williams' started slowly when she "At this stage I have to work hard to get The world number one was in trouble at two sets down allowed Halep to bring up three break the level back, to feel 100 percent every came through an almost three- before winning a third five-set- points in the opening game, conceding with match. So I'll work for that." and-a-half hour, four-set grind ter in four matches to get past a double fault. As for her immediate plans, Halep said that extended into the early Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta. But the American broke back in the she would be resting up and closely watch- hours of Tuesday morning. "Congratulations to him for next, racing to the net for an overhead ing the rest of the season-opening Grand Djokovic dropped a set for fighting back from two sets to smash when one of her powerfully hit Slam. the second match running but love down and break down. He's returns flew high off Halep's racquet. "I'll just go home, I will rest and I will won 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 6-3 at a fighter," said Djokovic. She then ran away with the first set 6- watch tennis," she said. "I'm also curious 12:43 am to set up a quarter-final "He's a very talented player. 1 in 20 minutes, blasting 10 winners to  1  1  %      >0       %    ?0 %0 0  about who is going to win." against Japan's eighth seeded Kei One of the quickest players on Nishikori on Wednesday. the tour. You know, hard work- Serb Djokovic and Russian er. I have lots of respect for him." Medvedev both needed atten- The Australian Open is "4# Q*  %. " tion from the trainer during an Djokovic's most successful exhausting encounter liberally major and a seventh crown sprinkled with punishing rallies would put him clear of six- of 30 shots or more. times champion Roger Federer, 32"!2=!  8  'B$$ "I didn't feel so great, you who was eliminated on Sunday, know, in the last 20 minutes of and Australian great Roy the match," Djokovic told Emerson, whose six wins all  .1 82 $. reporters. came before the Open era.  .1 82 $. 63-minute duration of the first two "So we'll see tomorrow how Victory at this year's apanese US Open champion Naomi sets. the body reacts, but I'm confi- Australian Open would be the JOsaka ground her way into quarter-final urious fourth seed Alexander "Yeah, I mean, it's just tough to dent I can recover and I can be Serb's 15th in Grand Slams, with sixth seed Elina Svitolina on Monday. FZverev crashed out of the name one thing (I did well). I did- ready for next one," he said. putting him third on the all- As the second week of the opening Australian Open on Monday but n't serve well, didn't play well from "It was just, you know, a lit- time winner list — one ahead Grand Slam of the year got underway, said he "felt better" after smashing the baseline. Against a quality play- tle bit of fatigue, a little bit of of American great Pete fourth seed Osaka was still standing after his racquet to pieces in frustration. er like him, it's tough to come back back. Nothing major. But there Sampras, but behind Rafael emerging from an error-strewn first set Zverev erupted in the second set from that." are a couple of things that have Nadal's 17 titles and Federer's against crafty Latvian Anastasija Sevastova of a 6-1, 6-1, 7-6 (7/5) fourth-round Zverev left the court to cool off surfaced," said the 14-time 20. to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. humiliation by Canadian 16th seed and at least was competitive when Grand Slam champion. It would be his third major The victory left the bubbly 21-year-old Milos Raonic, hammering his rac- he returned for the third set which "It was kind of a cat-and-a- in a row after winning with a last-eight clash against ambitious quet into the ground eight times to he took to a tiebreak. mouse game for most of the Wimbledon and the US Open Ukrainian Svitolina, who battled past leave it a mangled mess. "I obviously tried to come back match. and set him up for a crack at the American Madison Keys 6-2, 1-6, 6-1. "Yeah, it made me feel better. I and obviously in the third set I start- "We had rallies of 40, 45 "Novak Slam". It will be a new experience for whoever was very angry, so I let my anger ed to play a little bit better, but, you exchanges. That's why I think it The French Open comes wins that showdown, with neither of them out," he told reporters. know, it was a little bit too late was physically exhausting. next and victory at Roland going beyond the quarter-finals at .  ?   %   =    And the volatile German was already." But the 21-year-old, Garros would mean he holds all Melbourne Park before. surprised when asked if he had done widely regarded as the flag- O   E four majors. Osaka beat Williams to clinch the title deciding set that went to deuce 11 times as it before. "You never watched my bearer for the next gener- "His backhand is very, very Earlier, Japanese fighter Kei at Flushing Meadows in 2018. It propelled Keys chased a decisive break. matches? You should watch my ation, said he would solid. He didn't give me much Nishikori recovered from two her to stardom, but she has been far from But the American's resolve crumbled matches," he smiled. not let another early from that side, but, you know, sets down to reach the convincing at her first major since. when Svitolina held off five break points Zverev was tipped as a future Slam exit get him you can't always play on the fore- Australian Open quarter-finals "I didn't give up, she was playing real- then gained an advantage in the next game. Grand Slam champion after a break- down. hand. with an epic win over Pablo ly well and I wasn't really sure what to do "I had to put my level up, I'm glad I through 2018 that saw him win the   L

  %  "Now I'm not happy, but I'm not "You have to open up the Carreno Busta 6-7 (8/10), 4-6, at a certain point, but I just tried to stick handled the pressure," said Svitolina, who ATP Tour Finals, beating Novak         %  depressed, either. It's fine. It's a ten- court and try to be patient and 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, 7-6 (10/8). in there," she said. scored her biggest career win at the WTA Djokovic and Roger Federer in the nis match. I have learned to take construct the point." The 31- It was Nishikori's third "I was watching all these kids winning. Finals in Singapore last October. process. start of the match but then implod- tennis matches as tennis matches year-old Serb crucially saved five-setter of the tournament Last night (Stefanos) Tsitsipas beat (Roger) "It was very hard because the sun was Instead it was a familiar tale of ed to lose nine straight games in an and not the end of the world," he three break points at 1-2, 0-40 in and the second time the never- Federer and I was like whoa, and I decid- burning my eyes when I was tossing the woe as he failed to make the last- error-strewn disaster. said. the pivotal third set to break the say-die eighth seed had recov- ed I wanted to do well too." ball, so I was very happy to win." eight of a major for the 14th time "I mean, I played bad. The first "If I would think it's the end of tenacious 22-year-old's resolve. ered from two sets behind. Svitolina needed to dig deep to over- Svitolina was a quarter-finalist last year in 15 majors. two sets especially I played horrible," the world every time I lose a tennis "Even though it was three His win over the 23rd seed- come 17th seeded Keys, a US Open final- and has set her sights high after her break- The world number four broke admitted Zverev, who committed match, I would be very depressed sets to one, it seems like a five- ed Spaniard took a marathon ist in 2017. The turning point was a through in Singapore, targeting a Grand former world number three eight double faults and 16 unforced about 15 to 20 times a year. So I'm set match, really," said Djokovic. 5hr 5min after an opening set marathon 16-minute game early in the Slam win and world number one. Raonic's formidable serve at the errors against eight winners in the not going to do that." "It was draining physically a that alone lasted 76 minutes.  "  $$  ' .  % * K *0  F

 .1 82 $. Australian looks imposing. But Barty, whose best show-  .1 82 $. ometown hope Ashleigh ing at a major is the US Open HBarty faces a tough battle fourth round last year, has wel- elentless Rafael Nadal will aim to snuff against Czech veteran Petra comed the pressure, saying this Rout the challenge of young giant- Kvitova for a spot in the semi- year's career plan was always to killer Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday, while finals on Tuesday but will have "go deep into Slams". young Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas has eyes on the entire host nation cheering "I feel like that was the next a maiden semi-final after knocking out her on. step for me," she said. Roger Federer. The other contest for a final Russia's Pavlyuchenkova, The tournament hits the quarter- four berth pits the unseeded the world number 44, is a play- final stage in Melbourne with 17-time pairing of Anastasia er who has been threatening to Grand Slam winner Nadal emerging as a Pavlyuchenkova and Danielle reach the next level for several strong title favourite. Collins against one another, years but still remains on the The Spaniard has not dropped a set with both players seeking Grand fringes of success at the majors. and demolished former world number four Slam breakthroughs. The 27-year-old's match Tomas Berdych 6-0, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) in the Barty, 22, entered this year's against Collins is her second fourth round in an awesome display. tournament as 15th seed but car- appearance in the quarter-finals Lying in his path is American Tiafoe ries massive pressure from at Melbourne Park and her who has already an Australian public des- 4( * ( fourth overall at Grand Slams. accounted for the ! %>8?2 @  *   perate for Grand Slam suc- She is yet to progress further fifth seed Kevin ! 8>??2 cess after becoming the first ; )9( B (9"#6 but showed admirable resilience Anderson and ; )9( B (9"#6 local to make the last eight to fight back after dropping a set become a fans' in a decade. to US fifth seed Sloane Stephens favourite with his exuberant LeBron James She has already downed in a third-round match. style celebrations and inspiring life story. five-time Grand Slam champi- Her opponent was a large- The son of immigrants from Sierra : .    %           %     on Maria Sharapova and is on a ly unknown quality after play- Leone, Tiafoe turned 21 on Sunday and red-hot run of form, winning ing much of her tennis on the celebrated his birthday by beating 20th four Grand Slams at least twice. He held off 12 break points before seven of her eight matches this US college circuit, but grabbed seed Grigor Dimitrov to reach a Slam quar- flummoxing the Swiss master in four sets. year. the tennis world's attention with ter-final for the first time. OE   E He faces another Spaniard, the in- But against the eighth-seed- a 6-0, 6-2 drubbing of second "I'm so excited to play Rafa. We're "He's a very dynamic player, aggressive form Roberto Bautista Agut. ed Kvitova, Barty is up against seed Angelique Kerber in the going to have some fun, going to have one. Of course, he's dangerous. He's in The 22nd seed beat Novak Djokovic one of the few players on tour fourth round. some long rallies." quarter-finals." on his way to the title in Doha earlier this who can boast a richer vein of " 5

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