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Cashback to biz, PM ANNOUNCES SWACHH BHARAT SUMMER INTERNSHIPS price benefit to BJP govt is anti-people, consumers for we’ll win in 2019: Rahul digital transactions Electricity reached every MPOST BUREAU MPOST BUREAU NEW DELHI: Congress presi- dent Rahul Gandhi unleashed a NEW DELHI: The govern- blistering attack on Prime Min- ment is working on a proposal ister Narendra Modi and his to incentivise digital transac- village in country: Modi government on Sunday, question- tions by providing cashbacks ing why the country’s “chowki- to businesses and price ben- dar” (gatekeeper) was silent on efits to consumers, a source MPOST BUREAU issues of graft and weakening of said. Highlights institutions. As per the proposal being NEW DELHI: The mammoth task Addressing his party’s ‘Jan worked out by the Revenue of taking electricity to every village »»Leisang, a village in Manipur, Aakrosh’ rally, Gandhi said the “I met him on the agrarian Department, consumers pay- of has finally been achieved, was the last one to receive prime minister also did not speak issues. But he did not listen to us,” ing through the digital mode the government said on Sunday. In a electricity, PM said on the case of judge BH Loya and the Congress president charged. would be offered a discount series of tweets, Prime Minister Nar- agrarian distress. Gandhi exuded confidence over the maximum retail price endra Modi made the announcement, »»Taking electricity to every “Modi ji did not speak a sin- that his party will emerge victo- (MRP). The discount would naming Leisang, a village in central house remains another task gle word on Doklam during his rious in , Rajasthan, be capped at Rs 100. Manipur’s Senapati district, as the last visit to China. What kind of prime Madhya Pradesh and Chhattis- Businesses, on the other one to receive electricity on Saturday. »»Three ministries have launched minister is he?” asked Gandhi at garh assembly polls and defeat the hand, could get a cashback A tweet by the Prime Minister an internship programme the rally held at Ramlila Maidan BJP in the 2019 general election. based on the quantum of turn- read: “Leisang village in Manipur, in New Delhi. He also said that the Congress over through the digital mode. like the thousands of other villages Noting that India had carried out Further targeting the prime will respect veteran and young The proposals to encour- across India has been powered and nuclear tests on Buddha Purnima on minister, Gandhi sought to com- leaders of the party alike and that age digital transactions are empowered! This news will make May 11 in 1998, when BJP stalwart pare the performance of the gov- it will allow different views to likely to be placed before every Indian proud and delighted,” homes may not have power. In his monthly Mann ki Baat’ Atal Bihari Vajpayee was prime min- ernments led by his party with emerge. the GST Council, chaired by he added. The reasons are many - low- broadcast, Modi also pitched for ister, Modi said youths need to imbibe that of the Modi dispensation at He was apparently referring Finance Minister Arun Jaitley In his Independence Day speech income families may not have the water conservation, saying it should Vajpayee’s mantra of Jai Vigyan’ (hail the Centre. to the remarks of senior party and comprising state minis- of 2015, PM Modi promised that all funds for connection charges or BPL be everyone’s responsibility and science) to make India modern and “Prime Minister Modi gave leader Salman Khurshid, who ters, on May 4. villages where electricity was yet to cards that would make it free; lack of asserted that his government had strong. Giving a call to students to unemployment, ‘Gabbar Singh had recently said that there were According to the source, reach, would have power within 1,000 awareness of procedures and other spent Rs 32,000 crore annually out- join the Swachh Bharat’ campaign Tax’ (the term the Congress Muslims’ blood stains on hands of the issue of providing an days. To create basic power infrastruc- issues. side the MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi during their summer vacation, he coined for the Goods and Services Congress. The party had distanced incentive for digital trans- ture and connectivity, the government Last year, to plug these holes and National Rural Employment Guar- said three ministries of his govern- Tax to target the government), itself from Khurshid’s views. actions was discussed at a had announced a scheme named after provide the last mile connectivity to antee Act) budget, and 150 lakh acre ment had launched an internship pro- BJP MLA inflicted atrocities on Gandhi also hailed Congress meeting held in the Prime BJP ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhy- every home, the government started land have benefitted from it in the last gramme, and it is an opportunity for women (Unnao rape case) in his workers, saying they have laid Minister’s Office. aya - the Deendayal Upadhyay Gram a new scheme – the Pradhan Man- three years. those who want to work for the soci- tenure,” Gandhi said. their lives for “truth and the coun- During the meeting, three Jyoti Yojana. tri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana or In his over 30-minute address, ety, contribute positively and bring Gandhi claimed the Congress try” and described them as “sher possible modes of incentiv- A village is considered electrified Saubhagya. Modi touched on many topics, about a change. united all sections of society and ka bachha” (lion cubs). ising businesses to go in for if it has the basic electrical infrastruc- The PM on Sunday urged young- including Indian athletes’, especially The best of the interns who have spread love in 70 years unlike Referring to the incident in digital transactions were ture and 10 percent of its households sters to join the Swachh Bharat Sum- women’s, achievement in the Com- strived in schools and colleges with the BJP, which allegedly attacked which an aircraft carrying him to discussed. and public places – including schools, mer Internship 2008’ launched by his monwealth Games, people’s response excellent work will be rewarded with Dalits and minorities. Karnataka’s Hubballi nosedived Apart from cashbacks, a panchayat office and health centre – government and announced incen- to his call for fitness and also paid recognition at the national level. Not Gandhi charged that farmers before landing safely, Gandhi said proposal to allow businesses have electricity. tives, including credit point by the tributes to Prophet Mohammad and just that, those interns who accom- were under stress, but their loans he thought of God at that time and to obtain tax credit from turn- Taking electricity to every house UGC, for participants, saying it is an Lord Buddha ahead of the month plish their tasks well will be awarded were not written off by the govern- added he would undertake Kailash over obtained through digital remains another task. Even in villages opportunity for those who want to of Ramzan and Buddha Purnima’ two credit points each by the UGC, ment, which, he added, waived of Mansarovar yatra after the Karna- mode was also discussed. that have electricity for long, many make a change in the society. respectively. Modi said. debts of corporate houses. taka polls. See P5 One cannot be INCLUDING JNU, IIT DELHI Tripura CM J&K Deputy CM Nirmal Singh resigns ahead of rejig strong without a sound ‘3,292 NGOs, institutes yet to summoned by PM MPOST BUREAU the council of ministers at the convention centre at noon, an and strong heart over recent remarks SRINAGAR: Ahead of the invitation for the ceremony CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING disclose foreign donations’ much-awaited cabinet reshuf- read. GUWAHATI: Prime Minis- fle, Jammu and Kashmir Dep- Speculations are rife that OUR CORRESPONDENT ter Narendra Modi has sum- uty Chief Minister Nirmal PDP ally BJP, besides filling moned Tripura Chief Minister Singh has resigned. up two vacancies, is likely to In today’s NEW DELHI: As many as 3,292 NGOs over his BJP leader Kavinder Gupta induct some new faces in the and institutes, including some top aca- controversial statements. will take charge as the next to bring in some new faces. council of ministers by drop- paper demic centres like JNU, IGNOU, IIT A senior BJP leader on Sun- Deputy Chief Minister of Sources also claim that BJP ping others. The saffron party Delhi and Madras, besides the Infosys day said Deb had been sum- Jammu and Kashmir. Kavin- state chief Sat Sharma along had on April 17 asked all its CITY ... Foundation in have not dis- moned to meet PM Modi and der Gupta currently holds the with BJP leader Ravindra nine ministers in the PDP- closed their annual foreign donations BJP President Amit Shah on post of speaker of Jammu and Raina are likely to be induced BJP government in the state ‘CAREER CONCLAVE’ FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS 3 and expenditure for the last fiscal or May 2 in the national capital. Kashmir Assembly. in the council. J&K Governor to submit their resignations to previous years, the Home Ministry has Deb, who took charge of Mehbooba Mufti is all set N N Vohra will administer enable bringing in new faces NATION said. The ministry told the NGOs and Tripura last month, has made to reshuffle her cabinet on the oath of office and secrecy in the two-year-old Mehbooba SC/ST LABELLED ON CHESTS OF COPS 7 institutes in a notice that after scrutiny several remarks which have Monday with the BJP expected to those being inducted into Mufti cabinet. of records for 2011-12 to 2016-17, it triggered widespread criticism. EDIT has been observed that the mandatory He had stated that the Internet annual returns/accounts for some of and satellite communication India, Pak to carry out military drills XI-MODI TOGETHER IN AFGHANISTAN 8 the financial years in the said period existed during the Mahab- INTERNATIONAL have not been found uploaded on the harata era. He also questioned Foreign Contribution Regulation Act the crowning of Diana Hayden as part of multi-nation exercise SEVEN DEAD IN TAIWAN 10 portal despite several opportunities of your association, being dispatched as Miss World in 1997. The were given to them to do so. to your known addresses. If you fail to Chief Minister also stated that MPOST BUREAU BUSINESS Those whose names figure in the submit any of the missing return (s) mechanical engineers should ECONOMIC OFFENDERS LAW NOTIFIED 12 Home Ministry list include Infosys within this period, appropriate action not opt for civil services, but NEW DELHI: In a first, arch-rivals India and Foundation, University of Delhi, Jawa- under Section 10 of the FCRA, 2010 civil engineers should. He has Pakistan will be part of a multi-nation counter- SPORT harlal Nehru University, Indira Gandhi would be initiated against your asso- also asked the educated youth terror exercise in Russia in September, which National Open University, Panjab Uni- ciation for the said violation,” it said. to set up paan shops instead will also be joined by China and several other NADAL WINS 11TH BARCELONA TITLE 15 versity, University of Rajasthan, Madras No organisation is allowed to of running after political par- countries. Christian College, Indian Council Of receive funds from abroad unless it ties to get government jobs. The military exercise will take place under Agricultural Research, Indian Coun- is registered under the Foreign Con- He also asked youth to explore the framework of Shanghai Cooperation FOR ADVERTISING cil of Medical Research, Indian Insti- tribution Regulation Act (FCRA). It a career in the dairy field and Organisation, a China-dominated security ticipation in the exercise during a meeting of kindly contact at 9810195709 tute of Technology, Delhi and Madras, is mandatory under the law for such keep cows. grouping which is increasingly seen as a coun- SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting in Beijing last or besides others. organisations to submit income and “Senior party leaders are terweight to NATO, officials said. week. It will be for the first time since Indepen- [email protected] The ministry said in the notice that expenditure statement to the govern- miffed over the controversies They said the military drill would be held dence that India and Pakistan will both be part those associations which have not filed ment annually else their registration triggered by (Biplab) Deb’s in the Ural mountains of Russia and almost all of a military exercise, though the armies of the the annual returns must file it imme- is cancelled. statements. (Biplab) Deb is SCO member countries will be part of it. two nations have worked together in UN peace- FOR SUBSCRIPTION diately online. According to the FCRA, the just saying anything and every- They said the primary aim of the exercise, keeping missions, they said. kindly contact at 8800854665 “The status of submission of man- renewal of registration for receiving thing. PM Modi will talk to Peace Mission, will be to enhance counter-ter- The SCO was founded at a summit in or datory annual return will be reviewed foreign funds cannot be granted unless him,” said a senior party leader ror cooperation among the eight SCO member Shanghai in 2001 by the Presidents of Russia, [email protected] after 15 days of issue of this notice the annual returns are uploaded on the on Sunday. AGENCIES countries. The officials said Defence Minister China, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan (electronically/physically) in respect FCRA website by the organisation. Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed India’s par- and Uzbekistan. RECOMMENDED FOR HC JUDGESHIP SC collegium questions govt move to scan record of candidates

MPOST BUREAU tionary said the SC collegium cedure, once the three-member ment functionary. has said “nothing explicitly high court collegium recom- The Secretary (Justice) in SC denies urgent hearing to a NEW DELHI: The Supreme to the government about the mends a name to the SC colle- the Law Ministry has written Court collegium has ques- scrutiny. But the noting on the gium, the HC panel also sends to the Supreme Court Registrar plea for ousting its four judges tioned the government’s move collegium recommendation the performance record of the General pointing to the July 5 to hold “detailed scrutiny” of makes it clear that they have candidate. judgement of the apex court in MPOST BUREAU in-person Ashok Pande men- professional record of advo- not taken the move kindly.” The recommendation is ini- which two judges had called for tioned about his petition and cates and judicial officers rec- The functionary said the tially sent to the law ministry, the need to revisit the process NEW DELHI: The Supreme sought its urgent listing. ommended for a judgeship Department of Justice in the which attaches an IB report of selection and appointment Court has refused to accord "We will see it later. Not by high courts, but the Law Law Ministry continues to about the candidate’s overall of judges. an urgent hearing to a plea for now," the bench said. Ministry continues to send a send a summary of all judi- record and forwards it to the Judicial appointments as direction to the government to At a press conference held summary of the candidates’ cial officers and lawyers being SC collegium for a final call. of now are being carried out request the President to start at Justice Chelameswar's res- professional track record to the cases they represented), and sional competence, it is for considered for appointment as Citing the case of former based on the old memoran- the process for removing four idence on January 12, the body of top five judges. in case of judicial officers their the judiciary to assess her per- judges of high courts to the SC Calcutta High Court judge jus- dum of procedure (MoP). After senior-most apex four senior-most In July 2017, the Law Min- case disposal time and many formance. Professional compe- collegium. tice C S Karnan – who was sen- a bench headed by then, Chief court judges who judges, justices istry had informed the Cab- adjournments are being evalu- tence cannot be adjudged from In case of lawyers, their list tenced to six months in jail by Justice J S Khehar ruled in had held a press Chelameswar, inet Secretary that, “now the ated by an in-house team hav- unconfirmed/unsubstantiated of the reported judgements of the Supreme Court for con- December 2015 in favour of a conference on Jan- Ranjan Gogoi, M process of detailed scrutiny ing a legal background. inputs,” the collegium noted cases which they have argued tempt of court – the govern- fresh MoP - a document which uary 12. B Lokur and Kurian Joseph, of proposals received for the But the government’s move while approving the elevation in the high court is made part ment had in July last year once guides appointments and ele- A bench of Chief Jus- had raised a litany of prob- appointment of judges from was recently questioned by the of a woman judicial officer to of the summary. The judicial again asked the Supreme Court vation of Supreme Court and tice Dipak Misra and Justices lems, allegedly inflicting the high courts has been initiated.” apex court collegium. the Madras High Court as an officers are evaluated on var- collegium to review the pro- high court judges – a new draft D Y Chandrachud and Indu apex court and including the “In the case of advocates, “As regards the com- additional judge. ious attributes and are given cess of appointment of judges, was sent to the collegium by the Malhotra refused to pass any process of allocating cases to their reported judgements (in ments regarding her profes- A senior government func- numerical grading. As per pro- according to the senior govern- law ministry. See P6 direction when the petitioner various benches. 2 mp around town MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 DARING TO DREAM How football changed the life of a poor Dalit girl

bout four years ago, 15-year- old Anyabai won Rs 54,000 when she led her school team to victory in a state- Anyabai with family Alevel football match. The prize money was more than what her mother earned in an entire year. “I used to struggle with English earlier. I try Hailing from Alakhpura, speaking the language now. There is less hesitation.” a village some 30 km from More than a decade back, when Anyabai was the district headquarters small and hadn’t started playing, it was really tough of Bhiwani in Haryana, for Maya Devi to manage the family with just the Anyabai is a Dalit by Rs 150 a day that she got as a daily-wage worker. caste and desperately has already represented India twice at the inter- “This income depended on the farming season poor by means. national level. and yes, I struggled... used to borrow money and Her father died of a “She gets around Rs 50,000 to Rs 60,000 for somehow managed,” she said. heart attack when she playing every national match. Last year, she won “I made many efforts to bring my kids up all was just two and the around Rs 2.5 lakh by playing a few matches,” Son- by myself. If Anyabai achieves something in life, I burden of earning for ika Bijarnia, her school coach said. “She manages will consider my life to be successful. I have worked the four-member family to play two-three matches every year.” very hard,” she said. Two years back, she was given passed on to her mother, So football is not only helping her find a pur- the job of a “safai karamchari” (sanitation worker). Maya Devi, whose life pose in life and represent her country at the high- Among the five cleaners in the village, she is the story provides a window est levels, but is also helping her bring her family only woman. Despite some improvements, the life into the struggles of people out of the vicious cycle of poverty. of struggle continues for Maya Devi and her fam- at the lowest rungs of society. Anyabai played in the U-15 South Asian Foot- ily. She has modest dreams for her daughter. But Scheduled Caste commu- ball Federation in 2017, in which India lost to Ban- Anyabai’s dreams are bigger. “I wish to grow up nities like hers, comprising about gladesh in the finals. She recollects the final with a and play like (Argentine footballer Lionel) Messi,” 16.6 per cent of country’s population, bit of disappointment, saying: “We lost 1-0.” she said passionately. are generally an oppressed lot, particu- Anyabai, who has a sister and a brother, is her The girl has plans of taking up social sciences larly in impoverished rural areas where they mother’s pride. “Nobody in the entire family has as her subject in class 11 along with language and are discriminated against by higher castes and achieved so much,” Maya Devi said. “I didn’t have vocational subjects. “I will study further after class are condemned to menial cleaning jobs that no any hopes (while) Anyabai kept playing,” she said. 12, but then I wish to just play and study football one else will do. In 2016, she played in the Indian U-14 women’s after that.” There are also those who have defied the sys- football team at the AFC Regional (South and Cen- Anyabai recounts the village’s journey which tem and become achievers in their own right. One tral) Girls Championship in Tajikistan. goes back nearly a decade. The then school coach of them is the fatherless girl Anyabai, who could “When I go out of my village, my country, was busy training boys for kabaddi when girls have been a victim of the oppressive systems of there is fear about going to an unknown land. It began pestering him, and he was forced to indulge caste and patriarchy, but her skills as a footballer is a very different feeling. It’s also nice that I get to them by giving them a football to play with. She helped her challenge both. make friends from other parts of the country and developed a fascination for the game. After that, Just a few years after she started playing, she the world,” Anyabai said. there was no looking back. IANS DAYINDAYOUT What’s on Around Town REMEMBERING JÓZEF PIŁSUDSK Exhibition to strengthen Artwork that adds peace An exhibition is being organised on the legacy of Józef Piłsudski as a Polish and European statesman and India-Israel relations his contributions towards the shaping OUR CORRESPONDENT and harmony to life of Polish and European politics. An outstanding statesman in Polish history, THE NATIONAL GALLERY of OUR CORRESPONDENT Piłsudski was the founder of the legions Modern Art, New Delhi, in col- and the first head of state and is laboration with the Petach Tikva KOREAN CULTURAL Centre India has regarded as the true father of the Museum of Art, Israel, is organising organized an exhibition entitled ‘Life of Joy IV Second Polish Republic. an exhibition entitled ‘To the End & Grillanda III’ which gives peace to heart, WHEN: May 1 – 4 of Land’, under the auspices of cul- mind and soul through its colorful spring sea- tural exchange programme between son essence. The bold strokes of bright colors WHERE: Annexe Art Gallery, India India and Israel. The exhibition is on the canvas brought the spring season live on International Centre being held to celebrate 25 years of the walls. 19 students of KCCI painting class TIMING: 11 am – 7 pm diplomatic relations between the from Korea, India and Japan have participated two countries. in the exhibition which is open until May 11. DAAWAT-E-JUGALBANDI The inauguration of the said Artist Shibani Kathuria presented three exhibition took place on April 28 at artworks which talked about harmony and participating students were trained for more the National Gallery of Modern Art, balance present in nature. She presented it than a year. Within the span of two months of New Delhi in the gracious presence through the story of a flower vendor of Kash- time, students were able to show their painting of Dr Mahesh Sharma, Minister for The exhibition highlights indi- great importance to the connection mir. The use of dark colours in background abilities, said art teacher Song Cha Nyang. The Culture, Government of India and vidual life stories which reflect a rich between man and land, and have and bold colors in foreground depicted bal- themes of each painting chosen by the partici- chief guest for the occasion along cultural heritage as well as collective throughout valued the preservation ance in nature. pating students may give a feel of spring and with His Excellency Daniel Car- hopes for prosperity and rootedness. of our nature and environment. This Artist Chun Hye Jin shared a message of calmness in life. mon, guest of honour, Ambassador, Speaking on the occasion, value still holds an important place peaceful life and good future through her art Kim Kum Pyoung, director Korean Cul- Embassy of Israel in New Delhi. Adwaita Charan Gadanayak, Direc- in our modern thinking, bringing work ‘Bom Bom Bom’ which means spring. tural Centre India congratulated students and The exhibition presents a wide tor General, National Gallery of us closer together as like minded She wishes that everyone should welcome the teachers for the success of their learning jour- range of references and approaches Modern Art said, “I believe that this partners. This exhibition connects warmth of summer in life with beautiful colors. ney. He expressed his happiness for nurturing The heady concoction of to recent changes in the economic exhibition at the NGMA is a sig- the peoples of India and Israel in Artist Kyoung suk Cho has presented three talents excelling in fine arts. succulent kebabs, chilled beer and and social landscape in Israel, as nificant step in building lively cul- more than one way. It speaks of artworks, of which two of the paintings shared The other art works present are The Yel- soulful music awaits you at Singh Sahib manifested by the appearance of nat- tural relations, and an opportunity man’s affinity to nature, land, and her memories of Spain. low Village by Heejung Park, Red_Be by this April. Dine and shine every evening ural scenery in Israeli contemporary to show modern and contemporary earth, the basic elements sur- Her third work showcased her inner Jungeun Lim, Bright Afternoon by Jeongae with an array of unlimited tender and art. The chosen title, ‘To the End art on a reciprocal basis.” rounding us, which are vital to our thoughts of pain through ‘Tears of Rose’. She Choi, Women In India by Eunyoung Jung, juicy kebabs, accompanied with beer of Land’ strives to draw attention Expressing his views, Daniel Car- continued existence. While show- says Rose is very gorgeous and is adored every- Forest by Hyojin Jeong, Spring by Jungmi Cho, and music that all together will serve to some of the cultural, social, and mon stated, “The ancient civiliza- cased in an Indian-Israeli setting, where but inside it has sadness. The Agape by Eunyeong Jang and Untittle by political aspects embodied in their tions from which India and Israel the message behind this exhibition This is the fourth year exhibition and the Hyunjeong Huh. as a perfect treat for your taste buds. artistic explorations of land. descend have always attributed is global.” WHEN: April 27 onwards WHERE: Singh Sahib Restaurant TIMING: 7 pm – 11:30 pm MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA How to prepare kids for healthier relationships To celebrate 20 years of success, Manthan Kala Centre is organizing a live concert “ Ghazal Samrat “ by hildren learn many the participants answered several positive family climate and effec- inviting Padma Shri Pankaj Udhas – a lessons from parents questions about their families and tive parenting in adolescence were maestro ghazal singer. The maestro that can help them themselves. associated with better problem- will be performing his all time favorite sail through the rough They reported their family cli- solving skills in young adults’ waters of adult life with ease. And mate (if they tend to get along and romantic relationships. ghazals like ‘Chithhi aayi hai’, ‘Aur C a new study says that a positive support each other or fight often), Additionally, kids who had Ahista kijiye batein’, ‘Mera dil bhi kitna family climate that nurtures par- their parents’ discipline strategies more positive engagement with pagal’ and many more. ent-child engagement can even (how consistent and harsh they their parents during adolescence WHEN: May 1 set them up for healthier, less- were), how assertive they were, reported feeling more love and WHERE: Kamani Auditorium violent romantic relationships as and if they had positive interac- connection in their young adult TIMING: 6:45 pm young adults. tions with their parents. relationships. The researchers “I think it was very interest- When the participants reached also found that a more cohesive RELISHING GHAZALS ing that we found that positive young adulthood, at an aver- and organised family climate and Get ready to enjoy an upcoming engagement with parents in ado- age age of 19.5, the researchers more effective parenting during Ghazal concert – “Shaam-E-Ghazal” lescence was linked with roman- asked them about their romantic adolescence was associated with tic love in early adulthood,” said relationships. a lower risk of violence in young by Ustad Shakeel Ahmed. The concert is Mengya Xia from Pennsylvania The researchers found that a adult relationships. IANS being presented by Dr. Mridula Satish State University in the US. Tandon be followed by the release of “And this is important because an album “Soch Ke Moti” and An Urdu love is the foundation for roman- Book “Kehna Us-sey” – a compilation tic relationships, it’s the core com- of Farhat Shahzad’s Ghazal. Written ponent,” Xia added. The findings, published in by poets like Nida Fazli, Farhat the Journal of Youth and Adoles- Shahzad, Laxmi Shankar Bajpai, Pratap cence, showed how early family Somvanshi, Mamta Kiran, Aleena Itrat, relationships can have long-term reasons for decisions and refrain- “It’s also where you may learn Hoping to learn more about each ghazal brings with it a perspective impacts on young adult romantic ing from harsh punishments – how to constructively communi- how early family experiences that will touch a chord in the hearts of relationships. those adolescents tended to go on cate – or perhaps the inverse, to affects later romantic relation- the present generation. WHEN: May 1 The researchers found that to have better relationships. yell and scream – when you have a ships, the researchers recruited WHERE: India Islamic Cultural Centre when adolescents reported a “The family relationship is the disagreement. Those are the skills around 1,000 adolescents for the positive family climate and their first intimate relationship of your you learn from the family and you study. TIMINGS: 6 pm onwards parents using more effective par- life, and you apply what you learn will apply in later relationships,” At three points in time enting strategies – like providing to later relationships,” Xia said. Xia added. between sixth and ninth grade, Although every possible care and caution has been taken to avoid errors or omissions, this publication is being sold on the condition and understanding that infromation given in this publication is merely for reference and must not be taken as having authority of or binding in any way on the writers, editors, publishers, and printers and sellers who do not owe any responsibility for any damage or loss to any person, a purchaser of this publication or not for the result of any action taken on the basis of this work. 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No. 011-47777500 city 3 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 mp EPCA seeks Delhi govt report Govt to hold ‘career conclave’ on pollution control initiatives SAYANTAN GHOSH for students of Class X, XII The agency is also likely to make a NEW DELHI: The Environ- detailed report on emission standards ment Pollution Prevention and The two-day program will be organised on May 1 and 2 Control Authority (EPCA) for thermal power plants, with the help has sought a report from the SAYANTAN GHOSH tion with the parent as it helps Delhi government regarding of the central government Highlights to build better study environ- steps taken to control vehicu- NEW DELHI: In a novel ini- »»1,100 government schools will be participating ment for the students. Also, we lar pollution. Experts said that chances by researchers from the Union tiative, the Education Depart- have seen after PTMs that par- The agency is also likely of rain, however, will improve Ministry of Earth Sciences, ment of Delhi government will »»One lakh students expected to attend conclave ents encourage the students to to make a detailed report on the AQI over the next two days. India Meteorological Depart- arrange a grand career counsel- study more,” said the official. emission standards for thermal EPCA, the Supreme Court- ment (IMD), Indian Institute of ling session exclusively for stu- »»100 stalls of various corporate houses, government experts Since coming to power in power plants, with the help of appointed body, has reportedly Tropical Meteorology (IITM) dents of Class X and Class XII to be present at conclave Delhi in 2015, the Aam Aadmi the central government. found that the Delhi govern- and Indian Institute of Sci- of Delhi government schools. »»Experts will explain career opportunities to students Party-led government has In last few days, Delhi has ment has not done much about ence, Education and Research Nearly 100 stalls of vari- given education priority. already witnessed very poor the vehicular pollution hence (IISER), Mohali. ous industry representatives »»Parents of students also to attend counselling session This year, the government air quality. With the air quality sought a report. Recently, a Bench compris- will come to talk to and explain allocated nearly 26 per cent of index (AQI) reading recorded Recently, a new research ing justices Madan B Lokur and career avenues to students. its Budget for education, which at 306, the Capital’s air qual- study published in the journal Deepak Gupta of the Supreme In a bid to involve the par- The official added that -Dep them why they should study,” school students. Private school is highest among all the states ity was recorded ‘very poor’ Current Science indicated that Court sought the response of ents in this sessions, the Delhi uty Chief Minister Manish explained the official. students often get such oppor- in India. by Central Pollution Control the Odd-Even vehicle ration- EPCA on a separate plea filed government have also ensured Sisodia and other senior offi- “Big corporate houses from tunities and get guidance from According to several Board’s (CPCB) for the second ing scheme did not result in a by NTPC, seeking its nod to that students should be accom- cials found that the govern- different fields will come. There their parents, but government sources, the main pillar behind consecutive day on Friday. AQI reduction of vehicular emis- use a low sulphur content fuel. panied by their parents. ment school students lack in will also be people from gov- school students do not get such the success of all these initia- on Thursday was 312. sions, and surprisingly, even led During the brief hearing, The two-day program will career objectives, as they come ernment jobs, police, air force support,” said the official. tives was Atishi Marlena, the After months of ‘moderate’ to overall increase in emissions. Additional Solicitor General be organised on May 1 and from a very different family and others,” said the official. The schools have also urged adviser to Sisodia – the Educa- to ‘poor’ days, experts said the It also found that there was ANS Nadkarni, appearing for 2, and will be called ‘Career environment. The students and their par- parents to attend the con- tion Minister of Delhi. change in air quality could be a significant increase in the the Union Environment Min- C o n c l a v e’. “Through this conclavem ent can visit the stalls and talk clave, so that they can interact Marlena, as well as eight because of a shift in wind direc- median concentration of gases istry, placed before the bench “Nearly 1,100 government our target is to give them (stu- to experts, who will explain the directly with the experts and others advisers to the Delhi tions, bringing pollutants from that were measured from air the comments received from schools will be present in this dents) a picture of what all can needful. know the kind of opportunity government, were removed by the north due to stubble burn- samples as chemical tracers for the Ministry of Power on the meet and there will be one lakh happen to them, what are the “This is the first time any their children have. the Union Home Ministry due ing instances reported in both vehicular emissions. EPCA report on emission stan- students, along with their par- opportunities, what are the government has made some “Our government has to some procedural problem Punjab and Haryana. The study was undertaken dards for thermal power plants. ents,” said a senior official. requirements. We want to tell initiative for government always given priority in interac- earlier this month. Delhi govt Top AAP leaders to crack whip Delhi Minorities panel seeks MHA funds to MCD: Vijender Gupta against members of Vishwas camp clarification on Friday Namaz SAYANTAN GHOSH also a party. “He (Yadav) was apology to Arun Jaitley, putting OUR CORRESPONDENT faced difficulty in attending sought clarification over writes to LG speaking against the party and an end to the defamation case the Namaz as they needed to the issue from the Delhi NEW DELHI: The Aam supporting Kumar Vishwas. against the finance minister. NEW DELHI: The Delhi reach their respective schools government’s Directorate OUR CORRESPONDENT Aadmi Party top brass is likely We have sacked him and will They had alleged irreg- Minorities Commission has 15 minutes before 1 am which of Education (DoE) and the to become strict against the appoint a new general secre- ularities in the Delhi Dis- sent a query to the Union clashes with their prayer time, Municipal Corporations of NEW DELHI: Delhi Assem- lobby which is supporting the tary,” Madanlal, MLA from trict Cricket Administration Ministry of Home Affairs Khan said. Delhi. bly’s Leader of Opposition rebel leader Kumar Vishwas. Kasturba Nagar, said. (DDCA) when Jaitley was at (MHA) seeking clarification The chairman said, “The “The Directorate of Vijender Gupta has com- Party sources said that any- With this step, the party has the helm of affairs. However, over a provision that allows teachers cited an MHA order Education said that no such plained to Lieutenant Gover- one who is directly represent- sent out a message to volun- Vishwas, who was also a party the Muslim employees of the of 1954 that said Muslim relaxation is possible as it nor Anil Baijal regarding “non ing Vishwas by avoiding the teers and MLAs close to Mr to the case, had refused to ten- government attend the Friday government employees have will hurt the interests of the allocation” of funds by the high command will not be tol- Vishwas that it will not hesitate der any apology. Namaz during work hours. the right to offer Friday prayer students. The Commission AAP government to BJP-ruled erated in any post of the party. in cracking a whip. Ahead of the 2015 Delhi The move came after a but a deduction from their is yet to receive a reply to its municipal corporations in the The disclosure came follow- Earlier this month, Vish- Assembly polls, the AAP had delegation of Muslim teachers salary could be made for the notice from MCD,” he said. Anyone directly representing national Capital for urban ing the removal of Amit Yadav, was was replaced by Deepak created several frontal organ- in Delhi met the Commission working time used in it.” The Commission will development and transport. the general secretary of the par- Vishwas by avoiding high Bajpai as the in-charge of the isations and the legal cell was Chairman Zafarul Islam Khan “Last week a query was sent formally approach the In a letter to the LG, Gupta ty’s legal cell, for supporting command will not be tolerated party unit in Rajasthan, where one. and sought his help in this to the Union home secretary Delhi government and seek alleged that the Kejriwal gov- rebel leader Kumar Vishwas. contesting a defamation case assembly polls are due later The party sources said that issue. seeking to know if the 1954 intervention of Deputy Chief ernment was “crippling” the AAP’s legal cell convenor against Union Finance Minis- this year. CM , a different party line will not be The delegation of teachers order still exists and the current Minister Manish Sisodia, who municipal corporations finan- Madanlal said that Yadav was ter Arun Jaitley in which Delhi AAP leaders Raghav Chadha, encouraged and that’s why the from schools run by the status on the issue. A reply is is incharge of the Education cially due to political reasons. speaking against the party and chief minister Arvind Kejri- Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh and Vishwas camp got a warning Delhi government and civic awaited,” Khan added. department, if needed, Khan “The Kejriwal government supporting Vishwas, who is still wal and other leaders were Deepak Bajpai had tendered an through the sacking of Yadav. bodies said on Fridays, they The Commission also said. has not allocated funds to the three municipal corporations in financial year 2018-19, for urban development and trans- Pvt agencies to maintain 620 port, thereby financially crip- pling them,” the BJP leader alleged. DUSIB toilet complexes in slums He requested the Lieuten- ant Governor to direct the OUR CORRESPONDENT official said. toilets in Delhi – individual, Kejriwal government to real- “The rationale behind the which is constructed by dif- locate funds to the municipal NEW DELHI: The Delhi move is to ensure better clean- ferent agencies, community bodies so that they can pro- Urban Shelter Improvement liness, maintenance, monitor- – which are in slums and main- vide civic services to the peo- Board (DUSIB) has decided ing of toilet complexes besides tained by the DUSIB and public ple of Delhi. to maintain around 620 toilet availability of round-the-clock toilets – which are managed by “The AAP government is complexes in the slum clusters facility,” he said. civic bodies. using the budget as a weapon across the Capital through pri- The official said that 620 In its report tabled in the to seek revenge from BJP-ruled vate agencies. toilet complexes will be divided Delhi Assembly earlier this municipal corporations, after According to an official, into clusters to be maintained month, the Comptroller and defeat of its party in the civic tenders have been floated and by around two-three private Auditor General (CAG) of body elections last year,” Gupta toilet maintenance agencies agencies. India had stated that not a sin- alleged. will be appointed by June this “The DUSIB will pay these gle toilet was constructed in the The municipal corporations year. agencies for their services. We city since the inception of the of East, North and South Delhi Chief Minister Arvind hope that toilet maintenance Swachh Bharat Mission two- were allocated a total of Rs Kejriwal chairs the board meet- agencies will be appointed by and-half years ago, with funds 1,154 for urban development ing of the DUSIB, which had in June this year,” another offi- to the tune of Rs 40.31 crore for in the 2017-18 budget, but no January waived user charges in cial said. this purpose lying “idle”. money was alocated to them its toilets. There are around 680 JJ The Aam Aadmi Party- for the purpose in this budget, “At present, more than 10 clusters in the national Capi- led Delhi government did not he claimed, adding the munic- lakh people are using around tal, where the DUSIB has con- allocate the mission funds to ipal corporations will not be 620 toilet complexes that com- structed toilet complexes for implementing agencies as per able to take up any develop- prises of 19,000 seats in jhuggi- people living there. their requirements, the CAG mental works due to this. jhopri (JJ) clusters of Delhi,” the There are three types of report had said. Delhi govt’s Over 200 arrested in 3 yrs free Wi-Fi for crimes against elderly project still ABHAY SINGH in limbo

NEW DELHI: Senior citi- NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi zens are the most vulnerable Party government’s ambitious section of society as they can project to provide free Wi-Fi become an easy target for crim- services to Delhi residents con- inals. More than 200 persons tinues to remain stuck as its have been arrested on different Public Works Department has charges for crime against senior expressed inability to imple- citizens in three years. ment the scheme, citing a lack Delhi Police data accessed of expertise. by Millennium Post stated that Delhi Police have been conducting several outreach activities for the Earlier this month, the in 2016, around 123 persons project-in-charge wrote to safety of elderly residents PIC/MPOST were nabbed for their involve- the Public Works Department ment in different crimes against Around 18 cases have been senior citizens shocked the (PWD) engineer-in-chief in senior citizens. reported this year including national Capital. On April 20, this connection. As many as 36 persons were three murder and fourteen rob- a 75-year-old woman was killed A government official said arrested for murder whereas beries. Police have claimed that in South West Delhi’s Najaf- that the Information Technol- 87 persons were arrested for they have solved seven cases. garh area. Police claimed that ogy department of the Delhi robbery. According to Delhi Police they have found the entry in government should execute the Last year, 134 persons were data, in the year 2016 around the house friendly. In the ini- project as it has the expertise arrested for their involvement 110 cases related to crime tial investigation, police have required to implement it. in crime against senior citizens. against senior citizens were found the case to be a robbery In the 2018-19 Delhi Bud- Fifty-two persons were arrested reported in the city which attempt but they are probing get, Deputy Chief Minis- for murder whereas 80 persons included 19 cases of murder the case from all angles. ter Manish Sisodia allocated were arrested for robbery. Two and 91 cases of robbery. In the On 17 April, a 78-year-old Rs 100 crore to provide free persons were arrested for rape. year 2017, around 91 cases were man was murdered in her res- Wi-Fi facility and handed over Data for this year 2018 till reported in which Delhi Police idence in west Delhi’s Rajouri the project to the PWD from April 15, claimed that Delhi claimed to have solved 64 crim- Garden area. During investi- the Information Technology Police has arrested 17 persons inal cases which include 21 gation, the police team found department. involved in different types of cases of murder whereas three that the entry of the accused “We have conveyed to the crime against senior citizens. cases of attempt to murder and was friendly and a few house- higher authorities in the PWD “Two persons were arrested 40 cases of the robbery were hold articles and almirahs were that IT department should for murder whereas 15 per- worked out. Three rape cases found to be touched. Police execute this project as we lack sons were nabbed for robbery,” were also solved. claimed that they have started expertise in this field,” an offi- stated the police data. Recently, two murders of their investigation. cial of the PWD said. 4 city mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 Days after lover’s Three FIRs filed Two charred to death as car in JNU case of suicide, 18-yr-old scuffle over bursts into flames after mishap documentary kills self in Rohini OUR CORRESPONDENT Accident reported at Delhi-Jaipur Highway in early hours of Sunday OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: Delhi Police A suicide note was have registered three cases into PIYUSH OHRIE Extension road. The body was NEW DELHI: An eighteen- recovered from the case where a scuffle broke charred beyond recognition and-a-half-year-old woman out between members of the GURUGRAM: In a horrific and it took a long time for the allegedly committed suicide the spot, which is Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Pari- road mishap reported from forensics team to identify the by hanging herself in Bakhta- being investigated shad (ABVP) and members the Millennium City, two per- man. warpur area of Rohini on Sun- of some Left-affiliated student sons were charred to death in There have been various day, Delhi Police said. by police political bodies at Jawaharlal the early hours of Sunday after instances in the past when A suicide note was recov- Nehru University (JNU) on a heavy vehicle rammed into CNG-fuelled vehicles have ered from the spot, which is “She has left a suicide note Friday, during the screening of the CNG-run taxi the duo was caught fire. Recently, a CNG being investigated by police, in which she said that no one a documentary film. travelling in, causing it to burst run private school bus that was though they refused to reveal was responsible for her death Confirming the details into flames. carrying children caught fire at the contents of the note. and it was her decision to kill Deputy Commissioner of While one of the victims the Dwarka Expressway. There The woman was found herself,” said a police officer Police (North West) Milind who succumbed to horrific were, however, no grievous hanging on Sunday inside her privy to the investigation. Dumbere stated that they have burn injuries has been iden- injuries and all children trav- house by her family members, Later in the day, the victim’s registered three FIRs under dif- tified as the driver Manpreet, elling in the bus were saved. who immediately called the body was taken to a local mor- ferent sections. the passenger in the taxi is yet Similar incidents have also police. tuary, where doctors stated that Cops had received 13 com- to be identified, whose body been in Haryana public buses. Cops are investigating the the death was due to hanging. plaints in the matter and after was burnt beyond recognition. The risk to commuters case from all angles, includ- Police, so far, do not suspect analyzing them, two cases were The incident took place at can be gauged from the fact ing the love angle, as there are any other reasons for her death registered. Rajiv Chowk flyover on the The CNG-fuelled car inside which the two victims were travelling PIC/MPOST that on an average, as many as reports that a 24-year-old man due to a lack of external injuries A third case was registered Delhi-Jaipur Highway in the eight mishaps road mishaps with whom she was reportedly inflicted on her body. on the basis of a complaint by wee hours of Sunday. run Swift vehicle. bers of a family, which included rammed into a heavy vehicle take place on Gurugram’s roads in love had recently killed him- The woman had tried to slit a security guard who sustained Police said the offending The poor levels of safety on two girls under the age of six, on Friday. The incident also daily. self, sending the girl into shock her throat with a blade on the a fracture in his leg. driver and the vehicle that hit Gurugram roads can be ascer- lost their lives in Sohna, after a revealed the perils of travel- In 2017, 481 lives were and possibly to kill herself. day the man killed himself, but The screening of the film, the taxi are yet to be identified tained from the fact that in the cantor hit the motorcycle they ling in CNG-run vehicles. reportedly lost in accidents on The investigation is also she was saved. reportedly over ‘love jihad’, was and located. They added that it span of just three days, eight were travelling. In March, a person from the city’s roads. Commuters on being undertaken from the Police have stepped up organised in the JNU campus may have been a heavy vehicle, people have lost their lives in This was followed by Rajasthan died after the CNG two wheelers and pedestrians angle of depression, as the security in the area to ensure on Friday. Minor scuffles had travelling at a very high speed, different accidents. the death of two students of vehicle he was travelling in were the most vulnerable group woman had attempted suicide that both the families do not erupted between the protesters that rammed into the CNG- On Thursday, four mem- Amity College, after their cars caught fire at the Golf Course of victims in road incidents. on a previous occasion. get into any tiff. and ABVP members. Five-yr-old, who was abducted Doctor shot at in Fatehpur Beri, Five men found unconscious in and killed, was cops suspect property dispute prominent Lutyens’ Delhi hotel also raped: Cops OUR CORRESPONDENT the attack,” said Baaniya. suspects in this regard to get OUR CORRESPONDENT guard of Taj Vivanta hotel, went to res- The senior policeman the further clue in the case. cue them. These three injured persons are OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: The Gadaipur further stated that there is a The Delhi Police data NEW DELHI: Five men were injured after admitted to Moolchand Hospital and kept area of South Delhi’s Fateh- long-standing property dis- regarding the motives behind they inhaled toxic gases while they had in ICU. At present, they are critical. FARIDABAD (HARYANA): pur Beri on Sunday witnessed pute between the victim and the murder in the year 2017 gone to check the sewage plant of a prom- “Kamdev Patra (58) is a contractual A five-year-old girl, who was a shooting on Sunday, where his brothers over a property in revealed that 18.61 percent of inent hotel in Lutyens’ Delhi. maintenance staff and employee of Eco abducted and killed here last more than 22 rounds firing Gurugram. cases were because of sudden Police claimed that they have registered Pollutech Engineers. He was admitted to week, had also been raped between a doctor and some Nagar is under treatment provocation whereas 46.54 a case and the victims are receiving treat- LNJP and was in ICU. He was later shifted by the 26-year-old accused, armed assailants, during which and is reported to be conscious percent of murder was due to ment in three different hospitals. to BLK hospital. Gaurav Sukheja (34) is sources in Faridabad police the doctor was injured and later and stable. enmity or dispute, 9.74 percent According to the police, the incident the Deputy Chief Engineer of Taj Vivanta said on Sunday. hospitalised. The victim sus- Police claimed that the murders were passion related. came to light at around 11.30 am, when who also went to see the incident and fell The forensic report has con- pects that his brothers were victim stated that he had Only 10.82 percent murders five persons got trapped in the Sewage unconscious. He was taken to RML hospi- firmed that the child was raped, behind the incident. also retaliated by firing 12-13 were crime related. In 2017, Treatment Plant (STP) of Taj Vivanta hotel tal. He was kept in ICU and later shifted to a police official said. Deputy Commissioner of rounds from his licensed pis- 87.44 percent of murder cases where poisonous methane and hydrocar- BLK hospital,” police said. The accused, who was Police (South) Romil Baaniya tol in which he believes that were solved by city police and bon gases were leaking. Deputy Commissioner of Police (New arrested on April 24, was on stated that on April 29 at 1.05 1-2 attackers have got injured. 753 accused were arrested until A PCR call was made and the police Delhi) Madhur Verma claimed that an FIR Sunday produced before a am, a PCR call regarding firing “As many as 22 empty car- 15 November. In 2016 around team along with Delhi Fire Services (DFS) They might have become unconscious under section 308 IPC has been registered court, which remanded him in Gadaipur was received. tridges and 2 live rounds of 9 74.89 percent of murder cases team reached the spot. after inhaling some harmful gases. against persons and officials of Eco Pol- in judicial custody, Faridabad A police team immedi- mm and .0.32 bore have been were solved and 835 accused Atul Garg, Chief Fire officer, stated The other persons went inside to rescue lutech Engineers and Hotel Taj Vivanta. Police spokesperson Sube ately rushed to the spot where found at the spot,” said the were arrested. that DFS sent four water tenders and one but they also got trapped. A statement released by the hotel claimed Singh said. they found the victim, identi- police officer. Recently, two brothers and water bowser. Police claimed that the victims were that they immediately responded to the The girl was abducted on fied as Dr Hans Nagar. He told Legal action under section the wife of one of them were Around 12.20 pm, the operation was identified as Nityanand (51), a plumbing incident by activating approved safety pro- the intervening night of April the policemen that he received 307, 120B and 34 of IPC, and killed in an alleged dispute over stopped and the firefighters rescued five staff of Hotel Taj Vivanta. tocols to alert the authorities and provide 21 and 22 from Sarai Khwaja gunshot injuries when he was sections 25 and 27 of Arms Act parking in North-West Delhi’s persons from the basement and shifted Ravindra (40) worked as a contrac- full medical assistance to those affected. area by the accused, who attacked by 3-4 people. are being taken on the state- Model Town area on Thursday them to hospital for treatment. tual maintenance staff in Sewer Treatment One of the victims was Ravinder Kanojia worked as a labourer. “He suspected that two of ment of Dr Nagar at police sta- night. Police suspect a property Sources claimed that one of them had Plant (STP) of Eco Pollutech Engineers (53), who was admitted at Moolchand hos- The police had filed an FIR his brothers (John and Ron) tion Fatehpur Beri. dispute between the brothers gone inside the pump house, which is con- company which runs this plant. pital. According to her daughter Shilpa, his under India Penal Code section and four others were behind Cops are questioning some as the reason for the murders. nected to sewage treatment plant. Vikram (26), a contractual security condition is critical. 363 (kidnapping) on a compal- int by the girl’s family on April 22 and launched her search. The accused, a labourer Phase III of Delhi Metro lags behind schedule: Report who worked with the girl’s uncle, was arrested from the OUR CORRESPONDENT Meanwhile, the 34-km- “The sections – Durgabai time,” said the official. Grey Line several times. railway station in Ghaziabad, long Janakpuri West–Botan- Deshmukh South Campus to Meanwhile, the under-con- “Both Phase I and Phase II Uttar Pradesh. NEW DELHI: The ambitious ical Garden Magenta Line, a Lajpat Nagar, Lajpat Nagar to struction Grey Line has been were shorter projects, as far as According to the police, he Phase III of Delhi Metro is part of which is already open, Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 and missing its deadline one year kilometres are concerned. But had abducted and raped the facing delays on all its under will be completely thrown open Trilokpuri to Shiv Vihar – are after another. It was expected there is a lot more in Phase III. child before strangulting her construction lines – namely before the end of May, according expected to be completed by to be operational by December Deadline to start Metro services to death. Magenta, Pink, Green and to the DMRC Phase III prog- July 2018, September 2018 and 2018. Now, the latest deadline between Janakpuri West and The police have also recov- Grey – with a status report by ress report. August 2018 respectively... prog- has been set for June 2019. Kalkaji on Magenta Line was ered from the accused the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation The Magenta Line is “ready ress of civil works is 96.72 per With further advancement in April 2018,” said the official. clothes worn by the child at (DMRC) saying that all four to be launched” after the man- cent,” states the latest progress of its deadline, residents of There is also no deadline yet the time of abduction and her lines will miss their respective datory safety clearance, which report. Najafgarh and its surround- to start the Magenta Line stretch grandfather’s mobile phone deadlines. is still awaited. However, “the project con- ing villages – through which between Trilokpuri and Mayur that was stolen by him, Singh Moreover, the Pink Line, On the other hand, the Pink struction process was in the the Grey Line passes – will not Vihar Pocket-1. said. in its entirety, is expected to be Line – which will be Metro’s lon- good pace and it was expected be able to get rid of disruptive Meanwhile, deadline to start The accused is a native operational only in September, gest corridor once opened – will to completed before the slotted construction activity, bad roads operations at the Mundka to of Etawah district in Uttar once the last stretch of the 58 see a staggered launch over July, time but somehow, the project and choking traffic. Compared Bahadurgarh stretch of Green The 34-km-long Janakpuri West–Botanical Garden Magenta Line will Pradesh and was working with km-long line will be thrown August and September,” said an is being late and would be open to its other projects, Metro has Line was April, which has now the child’s uncle, he added. open. senior DMRC official. for the public after the scheduled been breaching the deadline for been extended to May. be completely thrown open before the end of May PIC/MPOST CITY BRIEFS Residents of Cracks in IFFCO Chowk After making key on the spot, MASSIVE ANTI-ENCROACHMENT DRIVE Old Gurugram UNDERTAKEN BY SDMC protest over temporarily repaired duo stole bikes in 20 secs flat water scarcity OUR CORRESPONDENT

GURUGRAM: As the mercury increases with every passing day, water supply is becoming scarce in the Millennium City, NEW DELHI: As part of its anti-encroachment drive, with residents of Old Guru- South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Sun- gram the worst hit by inade- OUR CORRESPONDENT danger these cracks pose to day removed 275 structures illegally constructed on quate water supply. commuters, the National High- both sides of roads in its areas. The drive was jointly On Sunday, several Old GURUGRAM: Acting swiftly way Authority of India (NHAI) conducted by the South Zone Licensing Branch, Traf- Gurugram residents held to repair deep cracks emerging closed that particular stretch protests and agitations at the at the IFFCO Chowk flyover and begun maintenance work. fic Police and Delhi Police. A senior SDMC official nearby water boosting station. here, the district officials have Officials of NHAI also said that action was initiated in all its zones and will Despite frequent complaints covered the hole with sliding sought assistance from experts Some of the motorcycles that accused Arjun and Mahesh stole continued. Vendors, hawkers, violators of building and of private water tankers charg- steel plates. at Indian Institute of Technol- PIC/MPOST health trade licenses, semi-permanent and permanent ing exorbitant sums, most res- They are also begun looking ogy–Bombay to repair the con- OUR CORRESPONDENT from Delhi and NCR. “A bunch of raw keys and structures were targetted in the drive. The official idents are forced to pay the for other measures to prevent struction defects that emerged a file to make duplicate keys were recovered from further informed that 400 items, 43 four wheelers, 19 money due to little-to-no water the spreading of the cracks in at the flyover. NEW DELHI: With time, the modus operandi them. They disclosed that they search for single supply in their households. the recently built flyover. Earlier, the experts were in auto lifting cases has changed. Nowadays, the parked vehicles and used to prepare a duplicate two wheelers and five autos were seized. “20 jhuggis Shortage of water supply In the last few days, major also asked to probe into the auto-lifters make the keys on the spot and in 20 key on the spot within 25-30 seconds to steal the were also demolished in the drive,” he said. and low water pressure fre- construction faults have begun cracks at Hero Chowk flyover. seconds they steal a vehicle. vehicle,” said the DCP. quetnly plagues citizens of appearing along new structures Slated to be completed These facts were revealed after Delhi Police She further claimed that after stealing the MCG INTENSIFIES SANITATION DRIVE Gurugram during peak sum- built at National Highway-8. within 30 months, the IFFCO nabbed two persons from Shahdara district. The vehicles, they parked the stolen vehicle in a busy GURUGRAM: Facing flak over the poor upkeep of the mer seasons of May and June. After cracks appeared at Chowk was completed in a law enforcement agency further claimed that parking lot such as near hospitals, metro sta- city, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) However, this year, large Hero Chowk flyover earlier, record time of 15 months. with the money that they got from selling the tions, and malls. They used to steal the vehicles has begun to take serious measures, starting with over parts of the city have been fac- the same problem is being at Inaugurated by Haryana vehicles, they used to go for holidays. for debauchery at the best locations in India such 500 employees led by 35 officers taking part in a ing a water crisis from April IFFCO Chowk flyover. The Chief Minister ML Khattar, The arrested accused were identified as Arjun as Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, cleanliness drive on Sunday. MCG commissioner Yash- itself, due to shifting of water importance of the flyover can the project was lauded. (33) and Mahesh (34). They were arrested on the Goa. They also disclosed that they used to sell the pal Yadav, along with Gurugram Mayor Madhu Azad pipelines on account of devel- be gauged from the fact that However, the recent con- basis of an information that they will come near stolen bikes and scooties in Meerut and Samb- opmental works in the city. every commuter who has to struction flaws have caused the SDM Office in Geeta Colony. Deputy Com- hal, Uttar Pradesh. also interacted with citizens during one such drive in Areas such as Sectors 22 and go to Old Gurugram from New many to question whether the missioner of Police (Shahdara) Nupur Prasad “Further investigation into the case is on to Palam Vihar. 23, Sushant Lok and South City Gurugram uses this stretch. right procedures and materi- stated that the accused during interrogation nab the buyers, Chand and Mulla Arshad,” said have been at the receiving end. Taking cognisance of the als were used for the projects. admitted to have stolen more than 50 vehicles the DCP. nation 5 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 mp Democracy is in danger, Congress rally to mourn one says Manmohan Singh family’s loss of power: Shah OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh OUR CORRESPONDENT on Sunday sought support for the Congress and its presi- NEW DELHI: Hitting out Prasad slams Rahul over dent Rahul Gandhi, saying the at the Congress over its 'Jan democracy of the country is Akrosh' rally, BJP president in danger with the Modi gov- Amit Shah on Sunday said it Cong's 'Jan Akrosh' rally ernment consistently under- was in fact a 'Parivar Akrosh' mining its Constitutional rally that highlights increasing PATNA: Union minister Ravi party will win the Assembly institutions. irrelevance of a "dynasty and Shankar Prasad came down polls in Karnataka, Madhya Launching an all-out attack their courtiers", who have been heavily on Congress presi- Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as on the government, he said it sent out of power from one dent Rahul Gandhi on Sun- well as the Lok Sabha polls has failed to fulfil all its prom- Congress President Rahul Gandhi interacts with former Prime Minister state after another in elections. day and described his party's next year. He is daydream- ises it made before coming to Dr Manmohan Singh during 'Jan Akrosh Rally', in Delhi on Sunday PTI The Congress has organ- "Jan Akrosh" rally in the ing," Prasad told report- the power and it's the time it ised a 'Jan Akrosh' rally in the national capital as one held ers here. He said Gandhi should give an account of its Accusing the Modi govern- he said.The former prime min- national capital today to high- in the "quest of power". was trying to instill a bit of works to the people of the ment of thwarting the Opposi- ister said what has happened in light "failures" of the Modi Taking strong excep- enthusiasm into his "demor- country. tion's 'No Confidence Motion' the banking sector with Nirav government. tion to Gandhi's criticism alised" party cadre. "We have The former Prime Minis- in Parliament, Singh said it did Modi and Mehul Choksi hav- In a series of tweets, Shah of Prime Minister Narendra no problems with Gandhi's ter claimed the anger among everything possible and con- ing taken thousands of crores took a dig at Congress chief Modi at the rally, the senior daydreaming and whatever all sections of the society has spired to stop it from being of loans and run away from the Rahul Gandhi and hoped that BJP leader said the Congress gimmicks he resorts to in shot up in the last four years taken up in Parliament. country, is for everybody to see. Gandhi would apologise to the president was trying to gal- order to hide his shortcom- due to the rising threat to the "It is clear from this that if "This is affecting the health nation for his party's efforts to vanise his cadre that was ings. But the language he has safety and security of the peo- the Parliament does not func- of our banks," he said. trample over every possible "skeptical of his leadership, used against the prime min- ple and the vanishing employ- tion, it can pose danger to He said the price of crude institution in the country just having faced loss after loss ister is deplorable. "He has ment opportunities, which has oil across the world was fall- because of its "power hungry" ever since he has taken over shown scant respect for Nar- left the youths worried. JAN AKROSH ing while in India the prices nature. the reins of his party". endra Modi, who is acknowl- Singh said the pessimism is RALLY of petrol and diesel were con- The country is tired of these "Rahul Gandhi's rally in edged as a global leader and on the rise across the country, stantly rising. He asked why "negative" and "arm twisting" Delhi has been organised in whose four-year rule has been the law and order situation is the democracy in the coun- this government was not work- tactics of the Congress, he the quest of power, though marked by a rapid economic bad and the atrocities against try. Democracy is a gift of the ing towards reducing the oil said. he has given it the name progress, without any corrup- the minorities, the Dalits and India's Constitution and we prices, which have put com- During the rally, Shah said, of 'Jan Akrosh' (people"s tion scandal, unlike when the the women are rising, but should all strive to strengthen mon man in great distress. "abject India-hatred" would be resentment). Congress ruled the country," the Modi government seems it. "Today such an atmosphere "The time has come that on display as the Congress can- A file picture shows BJP president Amit Shah visits the Mahakali "He has claimed that his Prasad said. MPOST hardly perturbed. is being created where the we support Rahul Gandhi in not digest that 125 crore Indi- temple at Sola village, in Ahmedabad on Monday last week PTI "The manner in which the Constitutional institutions are making this country a better ans have seen through their "If the Congress really The BJP president also Modi government is function- being insulted. I talked about place," he said.Talking about "anti-development and highly Akrosh.' election after election, where wants to know why there is 'Jan posted the link of a story, which ing, it can also pose a threat the manner in which Parlia- unemployment, he said it was divisive politics" and it efforts Today's Congress rally is it has been comprehensively Akrosh', they should answer said all villages in the country to democracy in the country. ment was not allowed to func- on the rise as the Mod Gov- to create divisions are fully nothing but a Parivar Akrosh defeated across the length and why did they disallow Parlia- have now been electrified, and In the last few days, what hap- tion and how the Budget was ernment has not created the exposed. Rally' which highlights their breadth of India, he said. ment to function and why it claimed that while the entire pened in Indian Parliament is passed. "The way the 'no con- much-promised two crore job "A dynasty and their court- increasing irrelevance," he said. "People are not tolerating has prevented the formation of nation is celebrating power for before the people of the coun- fidence motion' by the oppo- opportunities, leaving youths iers, who were sent out of state If the Congress wants to see Congress' lies, empty prom- an OBC commission that gives every single village, the Con- try (to see)," he said, addressing sition was not allowed to be and students, who had taken after state by 'Jan Aadesh' Jan Akrosh' (people's anger), ises, corruption and commu- justice to backward sections," gress is "mourning" the loss of the 'Jan Akrosh Rally' at Ram- taken up..., all this is posing a study loans, a worried lot in now pretend to represent 'Jan they should see the results of nalism," he said. Shah said. power for one family. lila Maidan today. danger to India's democracy," absence of jobs. Jayant Patil is now Chandrasekhar meets Modi govt betrayed people: Sonia chief of Maha NCP Karunanidhi in Chennai OUR CORRESPONDENT so) as the roots of corruption ment agencies. PUNE: Former Maharashtra have become deeper under his "The media cannot play home minister Jayant Patil was NEW DELHI: Launching a watch," she said. its role and it is being stopped on Sunday elected as the new scathing attack on the Modi charged the from doing so," she said, add- president of the state National- government, former Congress government with muzzling ing institutions were built with ist Congress Party unit, ahead president Sonia Gandhi on dissenting voices and dividing a lot of hard work in the last of the 2019 state and Lok Sabha Sunday accused it of "betray- communities with an eye on 60-65 years and need to be polls. He replaced incumbent ing" the people by not keeping electoral gains. "For all of us, strengthened. Sunil Tatkare. Patil’s name was its promises and alleged that the country is passing through "All this is being done at announced at the NCP work- corruption had taken "deeper a sensitive phase and we need the behest of an organisation, ing committee meeting held roots" since it came to power. to take it seriously. That is why which follows a certain mind- at the residence of the party In her address to the 'Jan I want to tell you to remain set," the Congress leader said, supremo Sharad Pawar here as Akrosh Rally' at Ramlila alert," she said, adding that in an apparent reference to part of the party’s internal polls. CHENNAI: Telangana Chief house of the Leader of Opposi- Maidan here, the UPA chair- the people should strengthen the RSS, the BJP's ideological Besides Patil, names of Minister K Chandrasekhar tion in the Tamil Nadu Assem- person alleged that the govern- their voice along with party mentor. Urging people to unite former Maharashtra assem- Rao, who is attempting to stitch bly, who also joined him in the ment has left no stone unturned president Rahul Gandhi to under Rahul Gandhi's leader- bly speaker Dilip Walse Patil, a coalition of non-BJP parties same vehicle. in undermining institutions fight divisive forces. "We will ship, Sonia Gandhi said, "We Leader of Opposition in the ahead of the next year's Lok Deliberations between Sta- and targeting political rivals fight unitedly the directionless, will fight Modi ji and his col- Legislative Council Dhanan- Sabha elections, on Sunday met lin and Rao are likely to be by misusing central agencies. anti-people Modi government, leagues who are weakening the jay Munde, Shashikant Shinde DMK president M Karunani- held at the former's residence She also made a reference which has made false promises foundations of the Constitution were doing rounds ahead of dhi at his residence here. in Alwarpet. to the "serious crisis" that had and betrayed the people," she for their personal interests. the crucial meeting. Patil, a Rao, the Telangana Rashtra Earlier, the Telangana chief gripped the top judiciary, say- said. The former Congress chief "We will fight those who are trusted lieutenant of Pawar, Samithi (TRS) supremo, stayed minister had met West Bengal ing it had never happened said, "I am confident that the imposing their will and not the was elected unanimously. His at Karunanidhi's residence for a Chief Minister and Trinamool before. Sonia Gandhi claimed voice raised at the rally at the law of the land. We will fight name was formally announced brief period while before pro- Congress chief Mamata Baner- all sections of the society were historic Ramlila Maidan will those who want to annihilate by Walse Patil who worked as ceeding to the house of DMK jee as part of efforts to build a unhappy and angry with the Congress president Rahul Gandhi with his mother, former party resonate across every house- our Ganga-Jamuni culture," the election officer at the meet- Working President M K Stalin, non-Congress, non-BJP third government as none of the president Sonia Gandhi and other party leaders during 'Jan Akrosh hold and our fight will be suc- she said. The chairperson of the ing. Patil had served as finance where the latter is scheduled to front ahead of the 2019 Lok promises made to them were Rally', in New Delhi on Sunday PTI cessful in the days to come." Congress Parliamentary Party minister from October 17, 1999 host him for lunch. Sabha polls.Stalin had said his fulfilled. In her 10-minute She said, "This government said leaders of the party in the to December 6, 2008, and as The TRS leader, who was party "endorsed" the efforts address, she said unlike truth The Congress leader cau- through. "What happened to has not left any stone unturned past sacrificed everything as home minister from December welcomed by Stalin at the of to bring prevailing in the past, today tioned the people to remain Modi ji's slogan 'Na khaunga, in undermining constitutional they wanted to create an India 8, 2008 to November 9, 2009 Gopalapuram residence of together various parties against falsehood, hatred and violence alert in the "sensitive" phase na khane dunga' (would not institutions. Political rivals are based on the values of truth, in the erstwhile Congress-led Karunanidhi, later left for the the BJP. MPOST were ruling the roost. that the country was passing take bribes, nor let anyone do being targeted through govern- love and non-violence. UPA government. MPOST Sasikala’s brother Siddaramaiah flays PM Modi floats new outfit Will tour MP to unite Cong: Digvijay OUR CORRESPONDENT from a self-imposed sabbati- my decisions. Rest, Rahul Gan- OUR CORRESPONDENT govt for not fulfilling promises cal after concluding 'Narmada dhi ji will decide what he has NEW DELHI: Ruling himself Parkirama' of over 3,300 km on to. Then the journalists ran a THIRUVARUR: The rift in the OUR CORRESPONDENT series of tweets. tion2018 the mission is to out as a chief ministerial aspi- foot in six months. story saying Digvijay Singh extended family of VK Sasikala, “Modi also failed to pro- defeat anti-Development & rant, senior Congress leader The yatra, an arduous pil- supports Kamal Nath," the vet- the jailed aide of former Tamil BENGALURU: Karnataka vide employment and asked job communal BJP & opportunist Digvijay Singh has said that he grimage considered very holy eran leader said. Nadu chief minister, late J Jaya- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah aspirants to sell pakodas and JDS, who are working together. would travel across poll-bound by the faithful, has given him Rahul Gandhi recently lalithaa, on Sunday spilled over on Sunday attacked the Modi- check increase in fuel prices This election is also about pro- Madhya Pradesh to unite his a political boost, many politi- restructured the Congress' with her brother V Dhivakaran led government for “not fulfill- despite international crude oil tecting our Constitution from party to defeat the BJP which cal watchers believe, as it has Madhya Pradesh unit by floating a new outfit here. ing” its several poll promises prices plummeting,” Siddara- BJP whose declared intention it is in power in the state for 15 helped him connect with the appointing Kamal Nath and Dhivakaran inaugurated and said the state Assembly maiah said. is to change the Constitution,” years. masses and the Congress' rank Jyotiraditya Scindia as its presi- the office of the "Amma Ani" elections among other things “4 Unemployed are asked he tweeted. The state goes to polls later and file across the big state, and dent and campaign committee here and said plans were afoot will also be about “broken to sell Pakodas 5 Interna- Siddaramaiah said his gov- this year and Singh, who was put a string of controversies chairman respectively. He also to open an office in Chennai promises” of the BJP. tional crude oil prices have ernment is fighting the election its chief minister between 1993 that, some senior party leaders, behind him. named four working presidents also, even as he made it clear The Assembly elections in fallen drastically but petrol/ for ‘your mandate’ to continue and 2003, said that he has con- who are not aspirants of any Asked about reports sug- for the state namely, Bala Bach- that he had nothing to do Karnataka are scheduled on diesel prices keep increasing. its good work in the last five veyed his plan of a state-wide ticket, assembly or parliamen- gesting that he has supported chan, Ramnivas Rawat, Jitu with his nephew T T V Dhi- May 12 while the counting of 6 Corruption free Govt was years and wants to make the tour to Congress president tary elections, would work with Kamal Nath as the next chief Patwari and Surender Choud- nakaran's recently launched votes is to be taken up on May promised, but Banks are being state number one in all major Rahul Gandhi. me," Singh told PTI journalists minister if the Congress wins hary as part of the organisation Amma Makkal Munnetra 15. looted,” he further tweeted. sectors. He, however, insisted that in an interaction. the polls, Singh said that he changes. Kazhagam (AMMK). “This election is also about The mission in this elec- “We are also fighting this it should not be seen as an "We will go to every district had only reiterated his stand Singh also pitched for "Amma Ani" roughly trans- broken promises of the @ tion is also to defeat anti-devel- Election for your mandate to attempt to push his candida- and bring all workers together. of 2008. allowing party MLAs pick their lates into the "Amma faction" narendramodi Govt. 1 Black opment and communal BJP, continue our good work in the ture for the chief ministerial We hope to start by May 15 "During my Parikrama, legislature leader in Parliamen- or "Amma team" and is named money didn’t become white. besides opportunist JD(S), who last 5 years. We have made Kar- post and asserted that there was and travel throughout the state. journalists came to me and said tary democracy. after Jayalalithaa, who was 2 People didn’t get Rs 15 are working together and also nataka No1 in many sectors. "no question" of him being a Who will become chief min- that Digvijay ji you had talked He cited example of how fondly addressed as "Amma" lakh in their accounts. 3 Peo- to protect the Indian Constitu- We will now make Karnataka contender for the job. ister, ministers or MLAs, all about Kamal Nath becoming he had become the state's chief (mother) by her supporters. ple’s money lost value due to tion from BJP who have plans No1 in all major sectors. We "I will take up the challenge these can be discussed later," chief minister in 2008. I said, minister after winning an elec- Dhivakaran and Dhina- demonetisation. They were to change it, the chief minis- will specially focus on sustain- of putting all Congress work- the 71-year-old Congress gen- yes I had said so. So, the jour- tion between him and another karan were recently engaged made to stand in line to get ter said. able Jobs & infrastructure,” he ers together in each assembly eral secretary added. nalists asked me what my opin- contender for the post, Shyama in a war of words, even as it their own money,” he said in a “This #KarnatakaElec- tweeted. segment and district. And for Singh recently returned ion is now. I said I don't change Charan Shukla in the 90s. was believed that the two had strained ties for long. Speaking to reporters here, Dhivakaran said today's effort Plane snag: Rahul says he will undertake Kailash yatra after K’taka polls was more like "giving a new lease of life to Amma Ani". OUR CORRESPONDENT hour speech at the 'Jan Aak- first public comment on the nical snag when it tilted heavily probe by the state police and The erstwhile AIADMK rosh' rally here, Gandhi, who incident. on the left side and the alti- the Directorate General of Civil faction, led by Dhinakaran, NEW DELHI: Congress pres- has often talked about being a "The moment I thought tude dipped steeply with vio- Aviation into the "suspicious following the rebellion by now ident Rahul Gandhi on Sun- devotee of Lord Shiva, took to that it was all over, it struck my lent shuddering of the aircraft and faulty performance" of the Deputy Chief Minister O Pan- day announced that he would the mike again to seek the "per- mind that I have to go to Kai- body at 10.45 AM, his close aircraft before landing. neerselvam, was known as the undertake the Kailash Man- mission" of Congress workers, lash Mansarovar. So, I would aide Kaushal Vidyarthee wrote The next day, the DGCA AIADMK (Amma). sarovar pilgrimage post-Kar- saying he will need 10-15 days require your leave of 10-15 days in a letter to state Director Gen- set up a two-member panel Dhinakaran had contested nataka Assembly polls, saying to carry out the yatra. after the Karnataka Assembly eral of Police Neelmani N Raju. to probe the technical snag in and won the RK Nagar bypoll the thought struck him when The arduous pilgrim- polls," he told the gathering at Vidyarthee was also trav- the plane even as Civil Avia- as the AIADMK (Amma) can- he was travelling to the state in age to Mt Kailash, considered Ramlila Maidan. elling with Gandhi. The plane tion Minister Suresh Prabhu didate, while the faction led by a chartered aircraft that sud- the abode of Lord Shiva in On April 26, the plane car- landed at the Hubballi airport said appropriate action would Panneerselvam, the AIADMK denly came down by 8,000 feet Hindu mythology, is organ- "A few days ago, we were denly came down by 8,000 feet. rying Gandhi and some others at 11.25 am in the third attempt be taken if anyone was found (Purathchi Thalaivi Amma), four days ago. ised every year between June on our way to Karnataka in an I thought 'gaadi gayi' (that it from here to Hubballi airport on that day. wanting after the opposition had fielded E Madhusudhanan. After he ended his half-an- and September. aircraft. And the aircraft sud- was all over), he said in his in Karnataka developed a tech- The Congress demanded a party alleged foul play. 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 India can re-emerge as global Constitutional posts must be respected: Rajnath powerhouse of education: V-P OUR CORRESPONDENT moving in the right direction" and Beijing has assured full OUR CORRESPONDENT want to change the situation", MIRZAPUR (UP): Home cooperation. The vice-president the vice president said, add- Minister Rajnath Singh said "Hence, the preparations KASARGOD: Vice-President said all higher ing, "From private educational on Sunday that constitutional going on in areas bordering M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday institutions to central univer- posts must be respected and China will continue," Singh said the nation has a chance to educational sities and academic organ- their propriety should not be said. re-emerge as a global power- institutes, including isations, all must work in a questioned, amid a raging Prime Minister Narendra house in the field of education, mission mode to revamp the debate over a demand by a few Modi returned from China on but for that changes in sylla- central universities, educational architecture in opposition parties to impeach Saturday after holding their bus and improvement in infra- have the onerous tune with the requirements of Chief Justice of India Dipak first-ever informal meeting structure are needed. the 21st century to make India Misra. with Chinese President Xi Jin- Inaugurating the new cam- responsibility a leading nation education and "Our government gives full ping. The meeting has raised pus of the Central University of transforming innovation." respect to constitutional posts hopes of bilateral relation of Kerala at nearby Periye and Naidu said though India and their jurisdictions. We tice had listed five allegations of improving following tensions dedicating it to the nation, he the country into has the third largest higher must respect their decisions," "misbehaviour". on a host of issues, including said India was once known education system in the world, he said in response to a ques- On April 23, Naidu rejected the Doklam military standoff as 'vishwaguru' and people tion," Naidu said. global powerhouse in the field the epicentre of its Gross Enrolment Ratio was tion by a reporter. the notice, saying the petition last year. from across the globe used to The vice president said all of education. But this requires knowledge and only 25.2 per cent. His reaction came in the lacked "substantial merit". He On the Kashmir issue, come here to study and acquire higher educational institutes, reorienting the syllabus and Considering the huge backdrop of a notice submit- had held consultations with Singh said the "military action knowledge and expertise in dif- including central universities, improving infrastructure in the innovation demographic dividend the ted to Rajya Sabha Chairman legal and constitutional experts in Kashmir is moving in the ferent domains. have the onerous responsibil- education sector with the sole country was blessed with, it M Venkaiah Naidu on April before taking the decision. right direction and we will con- "However, the situation ity of transforming the country objective of imparting world India, none of them figure in was imperative that the higher 20 by seven opposition parties The home minister, who tinue with this action". changed following foreign into the epicentre of knowledge class quality education," Naidu the top-ranking educational education system be expanded led by the Congress to impeach was in Mirzapur in the north- "We do not believe in invasions and the British rule, and innovation. said. institutes in the world. qualitatively and quantitatively CJI Misra. ern state of Uttar Pradesh to expansionist policy and there and India lost its pre-eminent "Today, the country has He said though there are "We cannot adopt a 'busi- for the betterment of the nation The unprecedented peti- attend a wedding, also said that is no change in our Kashmir position in the field of educa- a chance to re-emerge as a more than 800 universities in ness as usual' approach if we and society, he said. tion against a sitting chief jus- India's relations with China "is policy." UP mulls 1,000 hosps under PPP mode Lingayats in Maha Indian Navy's IL-38 aircraft makes demand religious OUR CORRESPONDENT at present which is not being followed. Transfers of doctors emergency landing near Moscow minority status LUCKNOW: The Uttar are taking place erratically. Pradesh government is plan- Once the cabinet clears the NEW DELHI: An Indian Navy during the sortie though they cooperation. OUR CORRESPONDENT ning to construct around 1,000 BMM, it will become manda- aircraft, which is in Russia for a are present in Russia. The air- An Indian Navy Russia has been one of hospitals under public-private- tory for establishment of cer- mid-life upgradation, made an craft was on initial test flight official said the India's key suppliers of arms NASHIK: Lingayat community partnership (PPP) mode to tain posts in all hospitals," he emergency landing at the Zhu- with all Russian crew," the and ammunition. However, it members on Sunday took out a provide good healthcare facili- said. For example, Singh said, kovsky airfield outside Moscow official said. The incident had IL-38 aircraft was has been a long-standing griev- morcha here to demand a sepa- ties to people, Health Minister each, will be given on a long- there will be posts for ENT spe- after its chassis malfunctioned, taken place yesterday. on initial test flight ance of the armed forces that rate religion status for the com- Sidharth Nath Singh said. term lease to private company cialists, paediatricians, gyn- Russian media reported on According to Russia Today, supply of critical spares and munity in Maharashtra as done He said that leading con- which will construct a 100-bed aecologists and orthopaedic Sunday. the plane, which was bracing and that the extent equipment from Russia takes in neighbouring Karnataka. sulting firm Ernst&Young hospital, along with an opera- surgeons. An Indian Navy official said for the emergency landing, of damage to the a long time affecting mainte- Community members has been asked to prepare a tion theatre and diagnostic cen- Unless all these posts are the IL-38 aircraft was on initial emitted quite dense smoke and nance of military systems pro- from five districts - Nashik, detailed project report. tre," he said. filled, no arbitrary transfers test flight and that the extent of was seemingly dumping fuel in plane is being cured from that country. Dhule, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar "This will be an extension The project is likely to begin from such hospitals will be per- damage to the plane in the inci- order to reduce the chances of ascertained Officials said Russia has and Nandurbar - took part of the central government's from November this year. mitted, he said. dent is being ascertained. The catching fire. agreed to speed-up imple- in the morcha which started Ayushman Bharat scheme," The minister said that he Singh added that in case of Russian-built IL-38 is an anti- It said all the people four was in Moscow during which mentation of various projects from Star-Zone mall and Singh said on Sunday. will move a proposal in the cab- shortage of doctors, the posts submarine warfare aircraft. pilots and three technical spe- she held extensive talks with including mid-life upgradation ended at the Nashik Road's "We are in the process of inet to set a basic minimum will be filled on contractual "The aircraft is in Russia cialists on board the aircraft her Russian counterpart Gen- of various platforms supplied divisional revenue commis- identifying two community module (BMM) for filling posts basis. "A tender will also be for Overhaul (OH) and Mid- walked away unharmed. eral Sergei Shoigu. by it to Indian armed forces. sioner office. health centres in each district. of doctors in district hospitals. issued to hire doctors on con- Life Upgradation (MLU). No Earlier this month, Defence The two sides had agreed Majority of India's weapon sys- The rally, which also saw Their land, about three acres "There is a rule for the same tract," Singh said. Indian Navy crew was onboard Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to significantly step up defence tems are of Russian origin. MPOST participation from women, was organised by the Lingayat Sangharsh Samiti of North Maha to release Woman burnt to Maharashtra. The participants HC denies bail to IM member Blast at India-developed demanded religious minority `1,100 crore death by husband tag for the Lingayat community in Maharashtra as done by the to farmers for Fasih Mahmood in terror case power project in Nepal BHADOHI: A newly mar- Congress government in poll- ried woman was allegely bound Karnataka. crop damage SHIRISH B PRADHAN burnt to death by her hus- Last month, the Karna- OUR CORRESPONDENT had expedited the trial in the band and in-laws for dowry taka cabinet recommended to OUR CORRESPONDENT The bail plea case and has recorded state- KATHMANDU: A bomb in Raipur village in Gyan- the Centre grant of religious NEW DELHI: The Delhi High was opposed by ments of over 50 prosecution exploded on Sunday at the pur area here, police said. minority status to the Lingay- MUMBAI: Under fire from the Court has denied bail to sus- witnesses. office of a hydroelectric- Khusbhu (22) was allegedly set ats, until now considered a part opposition over delay in finan- pected Indian Mujahideen public prosecutor Mahmood, along with ity project being developed afire by her husband Awadhesh of Hinduism. cial aid to farmers for crops (IM) member Fasih Mahmood, Amit Chadha who Bhatkal and several other with Indian assistance in east- to whom she got married ear- Samiti members said the damaged by pests, the Maha- who was deported from Saudi members of the banned terror ern Nepal, an official said, lier this year as his demand for Lingayats account for 9 per rashtra government is set to Arabia in 2012, in connec- contended that the outfit, was an accused in the weeks before its inauguration a motorcycle was not met by cent of the total population of release Rs 1,100 crore for cul- tion with a case of setting up allegations against case in which a supplementary by Prime Minister Narendra her father. MPOST Maharashtra. tivators in the next few days, of an alleged illegal arms fac- the accused were charge sheet was recently filed Modi. an official said. tory here. against Bhatkal and one of his The compound wall of was signed with India's state- Bijay Kumar, the principal The court said there was serious in nature close aide Asadullah Akhtar. the 900 MW Arun III Hydro- owned Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam BRIEFS secretary, agriculture, said on no valid reason to grant bail to The special cell of Delhi electric Power Plant's office in (SJVN) on November 25, 2014 NATION Sunday that a sum of Rs 1,100 Mahmood, an aide of IM co- Police had alleged that a huge Tumlingtar area, nearly 500 km in the presence of the then crore will be released in the founder Yasin Bhatkal, consid- it entails a maximum punish- quantity of arms and ammuni- from here, was damaged in the Prime Minister Sushil Koirala EX-SPEAKER RAMACHANDRA REDDY DIES coming week to provide relief ering the gravity of offence and ment of life imprisonment. tion were recovered from the explosion, said Siva Raj Joshi, and visiting Prime Minister HYDERABAD: Former Speaker of Andhra Pradesh to the affected farmers. The serious allegation against him. Mahmood's counsel sought illegal arms factory located in Chief District Officer of the Modi. details will be announced soon Justice S P Garg noted that bail, saying that merely because Meer Vihar area here. Sankhuwasabha district. Meanwhile, the Indian Legislative Assembly and former Minister P Ramachan- as April 30 and May 1 are gov- the accused has already been the e-mail IDs of the cousin Police had claimed that An unidentified group was embassy here has discussed the dra Reddy, passed away here. Reddy, 89, breathed ernment holidays and banks denied bail earlier by the high brother of the accused were Bhatkal, Akhtar and others, behind the explosion target- matter with the Nepal Foreign his last at his residence in SR Nagar here last night, would not be functioning on court and the Supreme Court found on his laptop, it cannot including Mahmood, were part ing Arun III office situated at Affairs Ministry here, an offi- family sources said. Two days ago, he fell in the bath- those days, he said. in 2016. be taken as an incriminating of the conspiracy to carry out Tumlingtar, according to Chief cial at the embassy said. room, they said. Reddy is survived by wife, two sons "The state government has Since the bail has already circumstance against him. terror strikes in the country. District Officer Shivaraj Joshi. The Foreign Minister of and a daughter. He was born on December 3, 1929 in prepared a detailed list of the been declined on merits and He said no evidence has Mahmood, a mechanical Joshi informed that the Nepal said they had asked the beneficiary farmers and their there is no substantial change surfaced to infer if the accused engineer by profession, is alleg- explosion caused minor dam- Ministry of Home Affairs to a middle-class agricultural family in Marepalli village bank accounts. The money in circumstances, this court ever attempted to exhort any edly one of the key members of aged to the office. However, no investigate the matter. in Kondapur mandal of Medak district. will be disbursed into their finds no valid reasons to grant individual to carry out the the IM's dreaded Darbhanga one was injured in the incident. This is the second blast in accounts only," a senior offi- bail to the petitioner (Mah- activities of IM in India. module which had carried out Joshi has informed that a month in Indian properties PAK NAVY RESCUED INDIAN FISHERMEN cial from the state relief and mood) considering the gravity However, the bail plea was various terror strikes in the further investigation into the in Nepal. KARACHI: The Pakistan Navy on Sunday said it had rehabilitation department said. of the offence and serious alle- opposed by public prosecutor country since 2008. incident is underway and On April 17, a pressure delivered "medical and humanitarian assistance" to As per the state govern- gations against him allegedly Amit Chadha who contended He was alleged to be the extensive search is on for the cooker bomb went off near the 12 Indian fishermen on a boat which was lost at sea ment's primary survey, the being member of an unlawful that the allegations against "motivator" for driving the perpetrators. Indian Embassy field office in after developing engine trouble. The Pakistan Navy in pink bollworm and other pests organisation i.e. Indian Muja- the accused were serious in youth to join the IM. Mah- Following the incident, Biratnagar damaging the walls a press release claimed that about eight days back last year affected cotton crop hideen in India charged for nature. mood was charge sheeted for security has been stepped up of the premises. on 34 lakh hectares of land as commission of offences pun- The revision petition filed offences under the Indian Penal in the area. Nepal is currently facing its ship PNS Alamgir delivered assistance to the Indian against the total cultivation on ishable under Section 20 of the by Mahmood against charges Code, the Explosive Substances The blast comes at a time shortage of power and the pro- fishermen travelling on the 'ST Mars' boat. The fisher- 43 lakh hectares. UAPA. The bail application is framed by the trial court is Act and the Unlawful Activities when preparations were going duction of hydropower from men were close to running out of food and water after Many of the areas in eastern dismissed, the court said in its pending before the high court Prevention Act. on for laying foundation stone the project will mainly serve their boat developed engine problems 8 days back. parts of Vidarbha were affected order. and is listed for hearing on Mahmood was deported of the project by Modi during its domestic demands. by other pests which damaged Section 20 of the Unlaw- May 22. The trial court is also from Saudi Arabia and was his official visit to Nepal on The project is expected to AIR INDIA FLIGHT RETURNS TO DELHI the rice and other kharif crops. ful Activities (Prevention) Act recording statements of pros- arrested at the IGI Airport May 11. The project is slated bring in USD 1.5 billion foreign NEW DELHI: A Srinagar-bound Air India flight from This prompted the govern- (UAPA) relates to punishment ecution witnesses in the case. here on October 22, 2012. He to come into operation by 2020. direct investment into Nepal Delhi returned here shortly after take-off this morning ment to increase its coverage of for being a member of a ter- Pursuant to directions of was detained in Saudi Arabia A Project Development and create jobs for thousands compensation. rorist gang or organisation and the apex court, the lower court in May 2012. Agreement (PDA) for Arun III of people. PTI due to a technical issue, the airline said. The AI-825 flight, with 180 passengers, which took off at 10.15 AM, returned to Delhi and safely landed at 10.55 AM under emergency conditions , an Air India spokesper- Use of helmets, driving with seat belts on to be made compulsory in UP son said, adding that the exact cause of the techni- cal issue is being ascertained. Passengers are being OUR CORRESPONDENT cials and asked the people to without the support of people, the death rate during accidents, follow traffic rules for their the traffic police would not he asked officials to prepare a boarded in another flight and it will take off shortly. LUCKNOW: Concerned over own safety and that of others, be able handle the situation blue print of traffic manage- 3 STUDENTS DROWN IN GUJARAT LAKE frequent road accidents taking an official spokesperson said effectively. ment in each district and a heavy toll in Uttar Pradesh, here on Sunday. The chief minister sug- strictly implement them. AHMEDABAD: Three polytechnic students, two of Chief Minister "One should drive carefully gested spreading awareness The police, transport, them teenagers, drowned in a lake in Surendranagar has directed the authorities to and follow traffic rules. Only about the importance of obey- health and education depart- district of Gujarat, police said on Sunday. The three, make wearing of helmets com- then their life as well as that of ing traffic rules, especially ments should jointly prepare all friends studying at a polytechnic institute in Suren- pulsory and ensure that driv- others travelling on roads will among students and said road a plan for road safety, he said. dranagar town, drowned when they entered a lake ers wear seat belts, never drive be safe," Adityanath said, point- safety must be included in cur- Meanwhile, a senior Uttar situated near their college to take bath last evening, in inebriated state or talk on ing out that the negligence of a riculum of primary and sec- Pradesh minister on Sunday mobile phone or listen to music van driver led to the accident ondary classes. said that he will request the an official from the Surendranagar City B Division using headphones. in Kushinagar. He also stressed on the need chief minister to bring a bill in police station said. The directive came against He said schools have to be for holding regular camps to the state legislature to ban use the backdrop of the death of made responsible for operating check fitness of drivers and of earphones while driving and SUDHAKAR REDDY RE-ELECTED CPI GS 13 school children in Kushi- vehicles as per rules. vehicles. walking on road. KOLLAM(KER): Veteran leftist leader G Sudhakar nagar on Friday, where a train "If everyone follows traffic "Surprise checking of fit- "People using earphones Reddy was unanimously re-elected as the CPI general rammed into a van carrying rules, chaos on roads will end ness of buses and their drivers while walking on road or driv- secretary for the third consecutive term, at the party's them as the driver was alleg- and many accidents which cost should be initiated," the chief ing are a major reason for acci- 23rd congress that concluded here on Sunday. A edly listen to music using head- precious lives can be averted. It minister said, and directed offi- dents. The driver of the school phone and did not notice the is a great challenge for officials and those not wearing seat ers. Transport department has cials to take stern action against van (in Kushinagar) had also 126-member National Council, 11-member Secretariat train at the unmanned level to regulate traffic properly and belts in four-wheelers, even been asked to prepare a new stunt bikers as several causali- plugged in earphones which and 11-member Control Commission and 13 Candi- crossing. to compel commuters to follow school vehicles are not follow- plan for it," he said. ties were reported because of is why he did not notice the date members were also elected at the congress that The chief minister held a rules," the chief minister said. ing all the rules. Students in Adityanath said the num- reckless driving. approaching train," labour began on April 25. high-level meeting of police "There are people riding large number travel on rick- ber of vehicles on roads were To ensure better traffic minister Swami Prasad Mau- and transport department offi- two-wheelers without helmets shaws and open three-wheel- increasing by each day and management and to minimise rya said. nation 7 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 mp 3 CRPF men suspended after woman Pak removes chief prosecutor alleges illegal confinement and rape OUR CORRESPONDENT an hour later. They took me Bantalab Campus which prima inside on the pretext of helping facie seemed to be a case of of Mumbai terror attack case JAMMU: Three CRPF person- me but then one of them raped security breach. Accordingly, nel were suspended and an FIR me," the woman alleged in the matter was informed to registered after a 24-year-old her complaint according to the local police who also examined Pakistan's Interior Ministry says chief prosecutor was 'not taking govt line' woman alleged she was wrong- official. the woman and CRPF person- fully confined and then raped The official said a case nel as molestation was alleged," M ZULQERNAIN tion, the case may not further ous, this case would have been by one of them inside a camp under relevant sections of the Jha said. proceed till the Indian govern- decided years ago, he said. here, officials said on Sunday. Ranbir Penal Code, including Two CRPF personnel were LAHORE: Pakistan's Interior ment sends its 24 witnesses Seven LeT suspects -- The woman alleged that charges of rape and wrongful suspended, nevertheless, as it Ministry has abruptly removed to Pakistan to record their Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, Abdul accused filmed the sexual confinement, was registered appeared to be a security lapse, the chief prosecutor from the statements. Wajid, Mazhar Iqbal, Hamad assault and threatened to against unidentified personnel he added. Mumbai terror attack case for Pakistan has written to Amin Sadiq, Shahid Jamil release the video on social and an investigation initiated. A video of the episode was "not taking the government India in this regard. India Riaz, Jamil Ahmed and Younis media if she disclosed the inci- Based on the outcome of circulated on social media after line", an official said on Sunday, replied that Pakistan must put Anjum -- are facing charges of dent to police or someone else, the investigation, more charges, which the woman lodged the in a major setback to India's Mumbai attack mastermind abetment to murder, attempted they added. The woman, who including those under the complaint alleging outraging efforts to bring the perpetra- Hafiz Saeed on trial based on murder, planning and execut- hails from the Poonch district, Information Technology Act, of her modesty by CRPF per- tors to justice. the evidence it had provided to ing the Mumbai attack since had lodged a written complaint would be added, he said. sonnel, Jha said. Ten Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) it. A number of Pakistani wit- 2009. at Domana police station yes- Reacting to the develop- "The CRPF personnel who terrorists had sailed into Mum- nesses both official and private Except Lakhvi, the other terday, alleging she was taken ment, CRPF spokesperson circulated the video have also bai from Karachi and carried testified and provided evidence six are kept in Adiala Jail in inside the camp by a group of Ashish Kumar Jha said three been suspended by superior out coordinated attacks, killing against the seven accused... but Rawalpindi. three CRPF men, and raped accused CRPF personnel were authorities. The matter is being 166 people and injuring over still the Pakistani authorities LeT operation commander by one of them on March 10, a placed under suspension and investigated by the police," Jha 300 in November 2008. have been insisting on sending Lakhvi got his freedom about police official said. the force was rendering full said. "The Interior Ministry has ences with the government explanation of the decision, Indian witnesses for reaching three years ago after secur- "I had alighted from a bus cooperation to the police in The CRPF is a very disci- removed Federal Investigation over the "manner" the case was terming it a routine matter. a verdict in the nine-year-old ing bail. He has been living in around 7.30pm and was on my the probe. plined and professional force Agency (FIA) Special Prose- being pursued, the official said. "It seems to be a routine case. an undisclosed location since way to a relative's home. I lost "On March 10 at around and does not tolerate any act cutor Chaudhry Azhar, who "The government has its matter. I will have to talk to the "The Mumbai attack case is then. There are reports that he my way and was intercepted 2200 hours, a girl along with by its personnel that could had been representing as chief own 'special consideration' in relevant persons to know the being tried in an anti-terrorism had come to the Jamaat-ud- by three personnel in uni- two CRPF personnel was found malign its image, the spokes- of prosecution in the Mumbai this case and Azhar perhaps reason," an official of interior court in Islamabad since 2009. Dawa headquarters in Lahore form outside their camp half inside Group Centre, CRPF, person said. attack case since 2009, from the is not taking the government ministry said. There has hardly been any such last November to greet Saeed high-profile case," an official of line. He was keen to follow The Mumbai attack case has case in any ATCs in country on his release from a 10-month the FIA privy to the develop- the high profile case by book," entered into the 10th year but taking more than nine years detention under terrorism and Phagwara clash: ment said. the official tried to explain the none of its suspects in Pakistan and still pending. The ATCs public safety laws. 16 dead in two separate Azhar has been told that his possible reasons of the differ- has been punished yet, showing are meant for speedy trial but in Some 166 people were killed Critically injured services in the Mumbai attack ences between the chief pros- that the case had never been in this case the ATC is acting like in the attack carried out by 10 case are no more required, he ecutor and the ruling PML-N the priority list of the country that of a sessions' court where LeT men. Nine of the attack- Dalit youth dies road accidents in MP said. government. that appears to be keen to put a case is usually not decided ers were killed by police while "Azhar has only been sepa- When contacted, Azhar it under the carpet. in years. lone survivor Ajmal Kasab OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT Chadhar (16), Anjali Chad- rated from the Mumbai attack only confirmed that he was The weekly hearing in this "It appears that the state is was caught and hanged after har (15), Sunita Chadhar (30), case. However, he will continue asked to stop pursuing the case hardly takes place since the not in a hurry to decide this handed down death sentence. PHAGWARA: A youth, who BHOPAL: At least 16 people, Nisha Chadhar (12), Nitesh to representing the state in Mumbai attack case. Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) case since the matter is related The JuD is believed to be the was critically injured in a recent including eight members of a Chadhar (10), and Durga (7). other cases like Benazir assas- "I am no more with this has completed the statement of to its arch-rival India," a senior front organisation for the LeT clash in Phagwara between family, were on Sunday killed One unidentified woman also sination," he said. case," he said. all (70) prosecution witnesses. lawyer said. Had the authori- which is responsible for carry- members of Dalit outfits and in two separate road accidents died in the accident, police Azhar developed differ- The government offered no According to the prosecu- ties concerned here been seri- ing out the Mumbai attack. PTI Hindu right-wing groups on in Jabalpur and Mandsaur said. the issue of renaming an NH1 districts of Madhya Pradesh, In the second accident, the traffic intersection, succumbed police said. bus hit two motorcycles and to injuries at a hospital in Lud- In Jabalpur, nine people fell in a dry culvert near Dha- SC/ST labelled on chests 'When I saw my mother, I was hiana, police said. waiting for a bus were crushed mania village. Yashwant alias Bobby (19), to death when a cement bags- Collector Shrivastava said a Dalit activist, who was crit- laden truck overturned and fell the bus was headed towards of newly recruited cops bereft of words': Dr Kafeel Khan ically injured in the clash, in on them near Mankhedi village Bhanpura when the accident which three others were also this afternoon, a police official occurred. LUCKNOW: The eight months injured, succumbed to injuries said, adding that eight of them He said the driver of the he spent in jail was tempestu- yesterday night at DMC Hos- belonged to the same family. bus could have lost control of ous for Dr Kafeel Khan, who pital in Ludhiana. In Mandsaur, seven peo- the vehicle in a bid to save two was released from Gorakhpur His body reached Phagwara ple were killed and 26 others motorcycles coming from the district jail on Saturday night, in the morning after postmor- injured when a passenger bus opposite direction. but he says every single second tem by doctors under tight hit two motorcycles and fell However, the bus hit the that he spent throughout the police security. in a dry culvert near Dhama- motorcycles before landing in day, awaiting completion of his Though tension hadnia village, about 27 km from the dry culvert, he said. documents, held more burden gripped the town, the cre- Mandsaur district headquar- Shrivastava said the injured than what the eight months had mation passed off peacefully, ters, in the morning hours, offi- were admitted in two hospitals been for him in totality. officials said. Tanish, Bobby's cials said. Among the seven at Shamgarh and Mandsaur. And when he finally did younger brother, lit the funeral deceased, four were passengers The kin of each of the get the first breath of air out- pyre. of the bus while three others deceased were immediately OUR CORRESPONDENT day said that he had ordered an side, it was Kafeel’s youngest We could not speak for several aunt who has arthritis and can- Punjab Police, besides per- were riding the two motor- provided a financial assistance inquiry into the incident, to be sister, Zeenat’s face that his minutes as just tears and cries not walk, was also at the door sonnel of the Rapid Action cycles, District Collector OP of Rs 15,000, the collector said. BHOPAL: An inquiry has been conducted by a deputy SP rank eyes caught first amidst the of agony followed my home- to receive me. It is overwhelm- Force, Anti-Riots squads and Shrivastava said. District Superintendent of ordered after photos showed officer. "The incident occurred crowd gathered outside the jail coming. When my mother saw ing. I am mentally tired, emo- women police and BSF, have Jabalpur Superintendent Police Manoj Kumar Singh said aspirants for the post of police yesterday when the District premises. me, she said: Beta tu a gaya tionally drained and physically been deployed in all sensitive of Police Kumar Saurabh said it was possible that two motor- constables had their caste cat- Medical Board was carrying “I saw Zeenat, hugged (son you are back) and kept sick but extremely happy to be areas in the town. On April 13, the truck driver lost control cycles suddenly came in front egories written on their bare out the medical examination her close and cried and cried. repeating that over and over home,” said Kafeel. clashes erupted in Phagwara over the vehicle at Mankhedi of the bus and the driver, while chests in Madhya Pradesh's of these candidates," he said. My wife Dr Shabista and my again. It was an unbelievable The crowd outside Kafeel’s between members of Dalit intersection, following which trying to save them, lost control Dhar district. Singh said those conduct- 18-month-old daughter Zab- moment for us. But there is god home was also unexpected for outfits and Hindu right-wing it overturned and crushed the of the vehicle. Photographs in various ing the medical examination rina were also awaiting my looking above the innocent,” the doctor who was given bail groups after Dalit members people waiting by the road. While three out of the four newspapers showed aspirants process had told police that return. Zabrina calls me papa he said. by Allahabad high court for allegedly put up a board with The deceased are identified persons riding on the two with "SC" (Scheduled Caste), the markings were made to but is yet to recognise me in As Kafeel reached home, want of evidence. “So many a picture of B R Ambedkar at as: Tulsi Chadhar (38), his wife motorcycles died, another per- "ST" (Scheduled Tribe) and "G" tell apart candidates belonging person, for the time I’ve spent a goat was sacrificed and the people came to receive me Gol Chowk. Sunita Chadhar (35), Durgesh son sustained injuries, he said. (General) marked with sketch to different categories as the away from her can never be food he had craved for all these which is unbelievable. I can pens on their chests as they physical requirements for each brought back,” Dr Kafeel spoke months, was readied for a fam- count the relatives who came queued up for their medical of these categories were dif- to Times of India. ily dinner. to meet me in jail. I just want examination yesterday, trigger- ferent. "However, they should But, reaching home from “I offered shukrana namaz to go to Muscat, if court allows, ing a massive debate on social have used other ways to differ- jail, was the breaking point to Allah and the first thing I with my wife and daughter. media. Dhar Superintendent of entiate. This is a serious mat- for Kafeel. “When I saw my ate was the special kheer my My elder sister lives there,” he Police Virendra Singh on Sun- ter," the SP said. mother, I was bereft of words. aunt made for me. My paternal said. AGENCIES 2 held for hurling 'Under UDAN, Jewar airport to tomatoes, eggs bring UP cities closer to NCR' at Uttar Pradesh NEW DELHI: The proposed as "natural growth in air travel minister's home international airport at Jewar demand due to economic prog- in Greater Noida will not only ress and model shift from rail- OUR CORRESPONDENT bring places in Uttar Pradesh ways to air". such as Kanpur and Alla- The ambitious regional LUCKNOW: Two persons habad closer to NCR under the connectivity scheme, also were on Sunday arrested for regional connectivity scheme known as Ude Desh Ka Aam hurling tomatoes and eggs at UDAN, it will also benefit loca- Naagarik (UDAN), where fares the home of Uttar Pradesh tions in neighbouring states, are capped at Rs 2,500 for one- minister Om Prakash Rajb- a techno-economic feasibil- hour flights, seeks to connect har for saying that Rajputs and ity report for the airport has unserved and under-served Yadavs consumed more liquor stated. airports. than others. The Uttar Pradesh govern- Under the scheme, Uttar Youths, some of them wear- ment is of the view that once Pradesh will get 11 new addi- ing red caps, mobbed the min- the airport begins functioning tional airports in the next 15 ister's official residence in from 2022-23, people travelling months, and with the Jewar air- high-security Kalidas Marg by air in the state will increase port becoming operational in area here yesterday, raising slo- significantly. 2022-23, the spurt in the air gans and damaging his name Air traffic in Uttar Pradesh traffic would be phenomenal, plate. is currently growing at a rate of the state's civil aviation min- Amit Kumar Yadav and 28.8 per cent. ister Nand Gopal Gupta said. Pramil Yadav have been The PwC report stated that "The state will see benefits arrested by the police in con- when the airport starts func- in terms of better connectiv- nection with the case, PRO, tioning, Shimla, Ludhinana, ity with the rest of the country. Director General of Police Pathankot, Gwalior and Adam- Allahabad gets special focus. Rahul Srivastava told report- pur would be benefitted by it. As per the policy 13 new routes ers here. The FIR in the matter These places, including will connect the city with other was registered at Gautampalli Bhatinda would be benefitted region, he added. police station. by both the Jewar airport and PWC was hired by the gov- Rajbhar had made the the IGI airport in New Delhi ernment to prepare the detailed remarks in Varanasi on April 27 under the Centre's UDAN project report, besides examin- while arguing against drinking. scheme. The capacity deploy- ing its techno-economic feasi- "The maximum blame is ment to Kanpur and Adampur bility. With the final approval put on Rajbhars, but the maxi- at present remains the highest. from the Centre coming mum liquor is consumed by It said 88 per cent of Jewar through last week, the UP Civil Yadavs and Rajputs," the min- airport traffic would be domes- Aviation Department is now ister had said. tic and the rest international, working on the bid process "This is their ancestral busi- adding that adjoining districts for construction of the green- ness," he is heard saying on of Uttar Pradesh such as Agra field airport, amid indications television. But he added that and Gautam Budh Nagar would that the bids could be called in people from the his own Rajb- be the main contributors to the August. har and all other castes also fliers volume to the airport. The The airport is expected to drink. "If you want to know report said the demand for air handle 60 lakh passengers by the pain, ask any mother, sis- travel from the Dellhi-NCR 2022-23, when the first phase of ter or wife to whose homes region will increase manifold the project is slated to be ready their loved ones come drunk," in the coming years and it will and one crore passengers annu- he said. be determined by factors such ally by 2029-30. MPOST 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 EDITORIAL Xi-Modi in Afghanistan A lesser formal Trump may get a ‘kick’ out of happenings in Asia, writes Sushil Kutty diplomacy

ndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan for an informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jingping on April 27-28. The meetings between the two world leaders were without Ithe usual formalities associated with such events. In the span of two days, the two leaders visited a museum, had a walk along the lake and also had a boat ride. Amid cultural pro- grammes, special lunch and dinners, the two leaders held several one-on-one meetings. There was no set agenda. Nei- ther any MoUs were to be signed, nor any joint-statement was to be issued. It was supposed to be heart-to-heart meet- ing. However, the two leaders discussed many crucial sub- jects, including the boundary management. Sources revealed Modi and Xi have that the two leaders agreed to give strategic guidance to their respective militaries. They also agreed that the military on also stressed on both the sides needs to develop mutual trust. The two leaders peace at the have also agreed to carry out a joint project in Afghanistan. This will be the first Sino-India joint venture at the govern- Indo-China ment level. The move indicates that the two countries have border, the LAC. agreed to increase cooperation on international projects in a third country. India is already involved in several devel- No more opment projects in Afghanistan, especially in the highways Doklam-like sector. China has also many projects going in the country. So far, China has co-opted Pakistan in expanding its base stalemate. But in the war-ravaged country. Now, it is for the first time that the big takeaway the two countries will work jointly on an economic proj- was ‘no tolerance Xi and Modi stand shoulder-to-shoulder and speak on even terms ect. If India and China start cooperation on international economic projects, they will surely overcome many of the on terrorism’. That he Japanese tea- pals. But the Xi-Modi friend- should make Trump’s ears stand To date, that is the best way to for historical wrongs. hurdles and blockades that exist in the relations of the two will leave the drinking routine is ship has traversed many ter- to attention should be India and catch a rat. No blood spilled! Besides, it will be rank stu- countries. Together, they can bring about the Asian Century. by far the more elab- rains – from the prickly border China getting together to get To show they are serious, pidity to think Kim Jong-Un There is bonhomie in the air. The trade relations between Pakistan belching orate. It overawes to the picturesque lakeside, a ‘Afghanistan’ out of the woods. the Chinese sang RD Burman’s will opt to dump Xi for Trump. China and India are growing at a robust pace. There is a seri- smoke. That’s Twith ceremony. Modi and Xi calming influence envelop- It might force Trump to Yeh Vaada Raha… The gifted Kim Jong-Un will jump into ous trade imbalance in favour of China. And when India tries just stood at a table next to a ing both countries in a warm think beyond his ‘America two-timers that the Chinese his armoured train and head to address this anomaly, India is actually at the doorstep of okay. Sure, CPEC lake in Wuhan and sipped the embrace. There is a definite dif- First’ policy. Everybody includ- are, it must have dawned on for Beijing as and when told the big market that China is. The current bonhomie in the is a thorn but that brew from tiny China cups. ference between a hug and an ing First Lady Melania Trump them that it was about time for to. Let’s just say these are inter- relations between the two countries can lead to the removal This after Modi poked his nose embrace. And Xi and Modi knows Donald is a glutton for them to lose the notoriety. Both esting days to live in and there of many of the trade blockades as Indian businesses make a is a thorn which into ceramic jars, sniffing at the are not bosom pals. Like one publicity, narcissism written Modi and Xi have asked for are far more interesting days to fresh push for more space in the Chinese market. The infor- can be pulled out contents. Xi looked on with analyst said they stand shoul- on his forehead, his tweets evi- increased cultural exchanges come. Chinese medicine, which mality of the talks will allow the complex nature of trade talks an indecipherable look on his der-to-shoulder and speak on dence of how far down that between the two peoples. China claims superiority over Allo- to be more practical and responding to the need of the hour. fleshy face. even terms. path he has gone. Trump “get- acknowledges that Bollywood pathic and Ayurvedic cures, will India needs to cater to the Chinese market in a big way so Silver carp and bighead Besides, Trump has not ting a kick” out of “things” hap- is far ahead than the Chinese keep Xi fighting fit till his term that it improves its trade balance with the country. carp, freshwater fish that swim been entirely honest with India. pening to the rest of the world film industry and Aamir Khan on Earth expires. But those of A major problem that prevented the trade and political the East Lake in Wuhan, must Recent US sanctions have hit is not good for the rest of the is no longer one of the ‘3 Idiots’ us who will conk off in the next relations to grow to its fullest potential is the distrust between have gaped at the two lead- India. And if Trump is getting world, and to the world. For all who stalked Leh-Ladakh but a 10 to 15 years will miss all the the people and governments of the two countries. If the dis- ers as they took a short walk “a kick” out of what’s happen- his Art of the Deal, and Stormy Secret Superstar who made a fun and excitement. trust is eliminated, the two countries, which represent one- with translators in tow. It later ing in the Korean Peninsula, he denials, Trump is the sort of crazy impression on the inscru- Donald Trump could get third of the world’s population and China being the number came to be known that India doesn’t seem to care for what’s guy for whom it is my way or table Chinese. another term provided he 2 economy of the world, can benefit a great deal from each and China have resolved to happening to India and coun- the highway. Who knows, the Shiv Sena doesn’t get hung by Robert other. China is increasingly facing trade restrictions from the build “an economic project” tries like Vietnam and Japan Modi and Xi have also might one day soon be seen Mueller. Modi maybe will get US. For China, India is a big and stable market, and it would in Afghanistan where Donald with his China-targeted trade stressed on peace at the Indo- protesting the invasion of Bol- another and a third term if not like to miss out on the opportunity that India represents Trump is stuck with the Tali- sanctions. Other butts are also China border, the LAC. No lywood by Chinese heroines! Shah’s wish that BJP-rule lasts today. Indian GDP grew at 7.2 per cent while the Chinese ban and the ISIS and Afghan getting “kicked”. Paraphrasing more Doklam-like stalemate. Anything can happen now that another 50 years comes true. By GDP grew by 6.8 per cent in 2017-18. There is a slowdown warlords; not to speak of the Trump, it’s “you can bank on it.” But the big takeaway was ‘no Trump is talking tough and Xi then Tripura CM Biplab Deb, of economic activities in China whereas in India it is picking Haqqani Network. Above all, Maybe somebody in tolerance on terrorism’. That is speaking soft. Whoever is with his experience in the gym, up at a faster pace. In this environment, there is a great scope Pakistan. Trump’s inner circle will tell will leave the Pakistan belching saying that the Korea détente will have built a muscular Vedic for reciprocal co-operation in the field of trade and busi- The tea that Xi and Modi Trump of the Wuhan side- smoke. That’s okay. Who cares has left Xi at sea should cor- Way of Life and Yogi Aditya- ness. A large number of Indian businessmen and students, drank stiffed talk that this was show to the Panmunjom big what Pakistan likes or dislikes? rect the impression – Xi, if he’s nath, with his love for the cow, especially medical students, are already travelling to China just an informal meeting and show and what all Xi and Modi Sure, CPEC is a thorn but that is willing to mend fences with might get trampled by an over- frequently. The cooperation can be expanded even further. that Modi will return home have achieved – in the time Kim a thorn which can be pulled out one neighbour, will not want to whelming vote. For now, Modi After the 73-day standoff between the armies of the with nothing to show except and Moon spoke a modicum of with a pair of Indo-China twee- make an enemy of the neigh- and Xi have chosen not to stam- two countries in Doklam, the relations had hit a low. The watered down readouts from denuclearisation – while sip- zers. Maybe, the larger game is bour on its eastern flank unless pede! IPA usual cynicism about how much India can trust China was tea leaves. Xi and Mo are ping tea after a boat ride on East to first put Pakistan in Chinese- it is the Japanese, who the Chi- (The views expressed expressed. Indian army stood firm in Doklam in the face of friends like Don and Mo are Lake. One development that debt and then spring the trap! nese fear and loathe and hate are strictly personal) Chinese transgressions in the area and foiled their attempt to build a road near the Indian borders. India’s intents were dear clear that it will brook no compromise as far as safeguard- GODMAN RAJ IN INDIA EDITOR millenniumpost.in ing the Indian borders is concerned. India has undertaken Quote martial an unprecedented outreach programme as far as its foreign Given the riotous situation created by the “Godman” Gurmeet Ram Rahim in Haryana claiming Log on to write letters to the policy initiatives are concerned. Besides enhancing the image Fraud is the editor or send them to and attractiveness of the country, Modi laid special focus more than 28 lives and 250 injured and vandalising the media having considered not to be buckled on business relations. For this purpose, the government has homage that force under at any cost set on fire, the government must settle godman’s hash in no time. These Ram [email protected] introduced overarching programmes like ‘Make In India’. pays to reason Rahim, Asaram Bapu, and hundreds of Godmen are grinding their own axes by exploiting the You can also send your The latest informal summit between Modi and Jinping shows comments to The Editor, that the relations between the two countries can be less for- weak-minded devotees, especially women at the length and breadth of the country. It is a disdainful mal and more oriented to tap the synergies that the coming fact that even the educated and rational political leaders are pampering and condoning the crime of Millennium Post, together of India and China represents. CHARLES CURTIS this self-declared Babas and their Bhaktas otherwise named as voters. Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah In wait of a SAMIR CHAKRABORTY Via email Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 real summit! he world may be beaming with optimism after Downsides of death penalty South Korean President Moon Jae-in embraced North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un after signing the Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, IndiaSpend explains why death penalty for child rape does not mean swifter, better justice TProsperity, and Unification of the Korean Peninsula but there is nothing to be ecstatic about yet. For all practical purposes, it is a prelude to the grand summit that awaits Kim when bout 90 per cent of child rape people, the community will protect U.S. President Donald Trump enters the scene. Indeed, the cases were pending trial in them,” Flavia Agnes, a women’s rights joint declaration was carefully formulated to set the stage for India in 2016, no more than lawyer and co-founder of MAJLIS, a the upcoming summit between North Korea and the United 28 per cent of such cases Mumbai-based organisation that pro- States. Unfortunately, peace and denuclearisation are still a Aended in conviction, and there is a vides legal initiatives for women, told long way off. Incidentally, Kim Jong-il had also promised to 20-year backlog in bringing cases to IndiaSpend. freeze North Korea’s nuclear programme in 1994 and shut trial, the latest available national crime “Reporting rates were definitely down nuclear facilities in 2007. This promise went as far as The government’s data show. increasing, but now I believe more peo- having IAEA inspectors on the ground overseeing the dis- move to prioritise These data indicate the government’s ple will not report (rapes) for fear of the mantling of the Yongbyon nuclear complex. Nevertheless, the move to prioritise a change to legislation consequences,” she said. peace process failed upon discovery that the North Koreans a change to that allows courts to grant death penalty Up to 90 per cent of rape cases were still enriching uranium. So, suspicions remain. There is legislation that to rapists of children younger than 12 reported were pending trial at the end an eerie similarity between the joint Panmunjom agreement will not bring quicker or better justice of 2016. The conviction rate for child and its predecessors’. In 2000, Kim Dae-jung and Kim Jong-il allows courts because there is no plan to address con- rape was 28 per cent -- inclusive of had also agreed to “end hostility and open a new era of rec- to grant death viction failures and court delays. cases reported under section 376 of onciliation and cooperation” between the two Koreas, just The new ordinance also adds a mini- IPC and section 4 and 6 of POCSO Act as their successors did. And that particular summit ended penalty to rapists mum punishment of 20 years to anyone -- in 2016, compared to 34 per cent in with the South-North Joint Declaration, harbouring similar of children who rapes a woman below 16. the previous year under section 376 of feelgood promises. In other words, this summit, in so many Of 39,068 rape victims -- including IPC, and 41 per cent and 32 per cent ways, was back to square one. The optimism bubbling out of younger than women and girls -- in 2016, 43 per cent Death penalty for raping a child under 12 years could have a negative effect on reporting under section 4 and 6 of the POCSO the Korean peninsula is a welcome change from the familiar 12 will not bring (16,863) of the girls raped were minor, as families fear ostracisation (Representational Image) act in 2015, respectively. stories of underground nuclear detonations, ballistic mis- below the age of 18, while, five per cent “Expedited trials are just not happen- sile tests, and “fire and fury.” During his election campaign, quicker or better (2,116) were less than 12 years old, There were 19,765 reported child About 18-20 per cent of child rapes ing in India, it will take 20-30 years to Moon made engagement with North Korea a cornerstone justice because according to National Crime Records rapes in India in 2016, or 54 every day, occur in the family and 50 per cent in improve the system,” said Agnes. “Just of his foreign policy and President Donald Trump is hun- Bureau (NCRB) data. under section 376 of the IPC and section an institutionalised setting, according one or two special courts is not enough; gry to cement his legacy as the U.S. President that brought there is no The Union Cabinet on April 21 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act -- an increase to a 2013 paper published in the jour- this is why so many cases are pending. peace on the Korean peninsula. The first summit kicked plan to address approved an ordinance to the Indian of almost six per cent compared to 2014 nal Psychological Studies. Plus trials take too long.” things off with a great start. So can this really make way for conviction failures Penal Code (IPC), Indian Evidence when 18,661 cases were reported. Offenders were known to the vic- Six fast-track courts were set up in lasting peace? Despite all positive developments, the strate- Act, Code of Criminal Procedure and It may be noted that child rape cases tims -- including both women and girl Delhi in 2013 after the gang rape of gic context remains unchanged. North Korea still remains and court delays the Protection of Children from Sexual in 2016 were recorded under section 376 child -- in 94 per cent of the rape cases 23-year-old paramedic student “Nirb- a poor, weak country, acutely vulnerable to U.S. and South Offences Act (POCSO), allowing for of the IPC and section 4 and 6 of the reported in 2016, NCRB data show. haya”, to address the high rate of unfin- Korean invasion and nuclear weapons continue to serve as harsher punishments to those com- POCSO Act. In 2014 and 2015, these Most of them (29 per cent) were neigh- ished investigations and encourage an effective deterrent. Given these conditions, taking North mitting sexual crimes against women cases were recorded separately under bours, followed by “known persons swifter convictions. However, in 2012, Korea’s charm offensive at face value is unwise. Everything and children. IPC crimes and POCSO Act. Cases on promise to marry the victim” (27 regular courts resolved 500 cases com- North Korea does is designed to achieve two things: ensure The amendments, known as the reported in 2012 and 2013 were only per cent) and relatives (six per cent); pared to 400 in fast-track courts, which regime survival and pry South Korea away from the United Criminal Law Ordinance 2018, come under section 376 of the IPC. 30 per cent were other known people. failed to serve their inherent purpose. States, eventually leading to complete U.S. withdrawal from during a period of national uproar. Madhya Pradesh reported the most The introduction of a death penalty The last person to receive capi- the region. As for the next summit between Trump and April 2018 was a month where the high- 13 per cent (2,467) child rapes nation- for those accused of raping a child under tal punishment in India for reasons Kim, North Korea seems to be pulling from a playbook it profile rape cases of an eight-year-old wide in 2016, followed by Maharash- 12 years could have a negative effect other than terrorism was Dhananjoy has already used in the past but this time, its adversary is one in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua dis- tra (12 per cent, 2,292 cases) and Uttar on reporting, as families fear ostracisa- Chatterjee who raped and murdered of the most inept, distracted and fractured administrations trict, and the alleged rape of a minor Pradesh (11 per cent, 2,115 cases). tion and legal consequence for family 14-year-old schoolgirl. Chatterjee was in U.S. history. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly by Sikkim reported the highest rate of members. hanged in August 2004. IANS Pyongyang finds this particular administration, at this par- a Bharatiya (BJP) legisla- rape, 32.5 rapes per 100,000 children, “The introduction of the death pen- (In arrangement with IndiaSpend. ticular moment in history, to be the opportune moment to tor, dominated the national media and followed by Mizoram (26.7), and Delhi alty is not a great move. In the fam- org, a data-driven, non-profit, public execute whatever machinations they have prepared. fuelled much-politicised debate along (14.5), as against the national average ily, these cases will not be reported, so interest journalism platform. The views religious and ethnic lines. of 4.4 child rapes. many of these things happen by known expressed are those of IndiaSpend.) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 mp in focus Changing psychology of crime in India With sex-related crimes on the rise, the changing pattern of crime has created an alarming situation that disturbs public order, writes Gyan Pathak

sychology of crime in India has been changing at a very fast pace outsmarting our overall crime control strat- Pegy. The strategy we adopt always becomes outdated in the changed situations in the society. The govern- ment and its agencies responsible for Simply making controlling crime tend to stick to the stringent laws, older strategies despite the changed scenario, resulting in their failure. such as we have Though the data in the annual recently seen in report 2017-18 shows only a minor increase of 0.9 per cent in Indian the ordinance Penal Code related crimes in 2016, relating to rape, compared to the previous year, the changing pattern of crime has cre- is not sufficient ated an alarming situation that dis- to deal with turbs not only the law and order but also public order. the epidemic Offences affecting human body of sex-related had decreased by 8.5 per cent with the decrease in offences like mur- crimes. We need der, dowry deaths, grievous hurt, a pragmatic shift injuries under rash driving, and human trafficking. However, the in the strategy of changed pattern of crime shows controlling such the highest increase of 62.4 per cent under unnatural offences, followed crimes. We need by attempt to commit rape (29.1), to curb those attempt to commit culpable homi- cide (23.0), rape (12.4), attempt to activities that commit murder (6.9), kidnapping promote sexual and abduction (6.0), causing death by urge in humans negligence (4.3), assault on women with intent to outrage modesty (2.8), to the extent of it and culpable homicide not amount- becoming a crime ing to murder (0.9). Incidents of All crimes except dacoity and arson have been on the rise (Representational Image) cruelty by husbands or his relatives, and insult to the modesty of women, but offences of promoting enmity immoral traffic prevention, protec- Crimes under Information Tech- cent. Among such crimes, the high- atrocities against STs rose by 4.6 per however, showed a decreasing trend. between different groups increased tion of women from domestic vio- nology have increased by 7.1 per est increase was of attempt to commit cent. As for crime against women, It is clear that sex-related offences by 12.7 per cent. However, it is a lence, and indecent representation cent. Liquor-related crimes have also rape, which rose by 100 per cent. All abetment of suicides rose by 10 per are increasing at a very fast rate, good sign that the incident of rioting of women prohibition, and Sati pre- increased – 2 per cent under prohi- crimes except dacoity and arson were cent, causing miscarriage without which needs special attention of and unlawful assembly has reduced vention decreased. However, we have bition and 15 per cent under excise. on the increase. Murder rose by 11.2, women’s consent by 755.6 per cent, lawmakers, criminologists, soci- despite an increase in promoting a phenomenal rise in the criminal There was a decrease of 3 per cent in attempt to murder 34, grievous hurt death from causing miscarriage by ologists, and educationists. Simply enmity between communities in the incidence under special laws relat- narcotic drugs and psychotropic sub- 6.4, assault on women to outrage her 941.7 per cent, acid attack by 21.2 making stringent laws, such as we name of caste and religion. ing to children. There was 173.5 per stance-related crimes. Gambling has modesty by 13.3, insult to the mod- per cent, kidnapping and abduction have recently seen in the ordinance We had only two per cent cent rise in prenatal diagnostics, 11.3 increased by 14.5 per cent, electricity esty of women by 39.7, kidnapping by 8.8 per cent, rape by 12.4 per cent, relating to rape, is not sufficient to increase in offences against property. per cent in child marriage, and 54.6 theft by 31.1 per cent, crime against and abduction by 24.5, rape by 9.2, attempt to commit rape by 29. 1 per deal with the epidemic of sex-related Criminal trespass and burglary, rob- percent under Juvenile Justice (care wildlife by 3.6 percent, and water pol- riots by 17.7, and robbery by 34.9 cent, unnatural offences by 352.8 per crimes. The government’s approach bery, dacoity, preparation for dacoity, and protection) Act. It shows that our lution by 10 per cent. per cent. Total atrocities against them cent, and attempt to outrage modesty to making provision for death pen- criminal breach of trust, and cheat- children have become most vulner- There was 140.5 per cent increase increased by 5.5 per cent. 2.8 per cent. There was 17.4 per cent alty for rape is ad-hocism aimed at ing have decreased but there was an able to all sorts of crime, even more in crime under Emigration Act, and IPC crimes against Scheduled increase in sexually explicit material. expediency. We need a pragmatic alarming increase in arson by 15.3 vulnerable than women. 168.4 per cent under Citizenship Act. Tribes increased by 5.1 per cent. Total crime against children rose shift in the strategy of controlling per cent, extortion by 9.2 per cent There was a sharp decrease in Indian Railways suffered 7.5 per The highest increase of 158.3 per by 13.6 per cent. Infanticide rose by such crimes. We need to curb those and theft by 5.7 per cent. Counter- incidents against scheduled caste and cent increase in crime under Indian cent was under insult to the mod- 2.2 per cent, foeticide by 48.5, kid- activities that promote sexual urge feiting and forgery of documents scheduled tribes, but a sharp increase Railways Act. There was an increase esty of women. There was a decrease napping by 30.6, trafficking by 53.8, in human beings to the extent of it have decreased, while other IPC of 233.3 per cent in breaching the of 39.1 per cent in bonded labours, in murder but 5.7 per cent rise in selling minor girls for prostitution by becoming a crime. crimes increased by 10.5 per cent. official secrets, along with 17.9 per 213.5 per cent under Antiquities and attempt to murder. Increase in assault 9.9, unnatural offences by 53.2, and Offences against the state have Crimes under special and local cent rise in damage to public prop- Art Treasures Act, and 19.7 in insult on women to outrage modesty was sexual offences by 141.5 per cent. registered 21.1 per cent increase. laws showed a 5.4 per cent increase. erty was registered. There was also a to national honour. 2.1 per cent, kidnapping and abduc- IPA Offences against public tranquil- Incidents under women related rise of 4.4 per cent under Arms Act, Crime against Scheduled Castes tion 31.5, rape 2.3, riots 7.5, robbery (The views expressed ity have decreased by 4.9 per cent, acts, such as dowry prohibition, and 12.2 per cent in Explosive Act. under IPC have increased by 9.6 per 11.1, and dacoity 50 per cent. Total are strictly personal)

tweet Riot control or counterproductive? RETWEET Aditya Varma Kunatharaju and Avinash Cherian Mathews RICHARD DAWKINS explain why frequent internet shutdown in India is worrisome @RichardDawkins ndia has already had 42 Internet Credit cards, mobile payment sys- shutdowns in 2018 in contrast tems, and the unified payment inter- to 70 that happened through- face could have catastrophic effects on Giving up on @davidfrum’s Trumpocracy. out last year. Over the last few the economy. Not that it’s a bad book. It’s excellent. Iyears, India has had the highest num- The main inference from the gov- But I can’t bear to learn how the criminal ber of shutdowns in the world; five ernment’s actions over the last two times more than the second country years is that they refuse to respect Trump gets away with everything because on the list (Pakistan) and much higher the right to access the Internet. Often Republicans in Congress, and Republican than countries in the Middle East and times, a shutdown can be used to voters, support any Republican no matter Africa. An Internet shutdown occurs quell legitimate acts of peaceful pro- how scandalously he behaves. The main when the State orders telecom com- test, as may have been the case in the inference from panies to shut down mobile Inter- Kathua and Bharat Bandh protests. In net services. Suspending the Internet the case of Arup Bhuyan v/s State of the government’s has almost become an obligatory Assam, the Supreme Court of India PIYUSH GOYAL actions over the extension of Section 144 of CrPC, adopted the Brandenburg Test from @PiyushGoyal with services being suspended in 26 American jurisprudence, which states last two years is different districts across 5 states, all that merely publishing or circulating that they refuse within the first 20 days of April. This material that justifies the commission is clearly indicative of how shutdowns of violent acts is not per se illegal. It Under the decisive leadership of PM @ to respect the have become the preferred tactic to is only illegal the moment it incites NarendraModi India has finally been able to right to access the deal with demonstrations such as the imminent lawless action. Given the electrify all its villages before the set target Kathua protests and the Bharat Bandh. substantial collateral impact of such a date. With the elimination of darkness Internet. Often Rules passed by Ministry of Com- Internet shutdowns are counterproductive despite their purported benefits (Representational Image) decision on the common citizen, the times, a shutdown munications in August 2017 as a noti- Government should be more hesitant from the lives of fellow Indian villagers, we fication on the Indian Telegraph Act quency of shutdowns has been increas- the gains were outweighed by the costs to impose an Internet shutdown. Pos- commit ourselves to building a new and may be used to have statutorily legitimised the tem- ing. But are Internet shutdowns more of people not being able to speak to each sible alternatives for a blanket Internet #PowerfulIndia quell legitimate porary suspension of telecom data ser- counterproductive than effective for other, especially victims. Instead, they shutdown could be a limited or surgi- vices in the interest of public safety. The riot prophylaxis? developed an app with an alert button, cal shutdown in a particular area, the acts of peaceful new law is a step towards due process The classical justification for shut- which would alert the police and inform use of Internet messaging apps to estab- protest, as may and transparency. Earlier, the decision downs has been that they prevent the them about areas of danger. Facebook lish official channels of communication BRAHMA CHELLANEY to suspend Internet services would be spread of material that may incite vio- followed suit and developed a button during times of riots, and increasing @Chellaney have been the made under the discretion of District lence. Riots have been happening from with which people could mark them- the infrastructure available to police IT case in the Kathua Collectors and Magistrates via Section time immemorial and despite Biplab selves safe; this feature has seen wide- teams to track down nefarious individu- 144 of the CrPC. The notification was Kumar Deb’s beliefs, the Internet being spread use in times of natural disasters. als spreading inciting messages. and Bharat Bandh brought in as shutting down Internet widely available in India has been the The economic cost associated with The increasing blanket Internet bans It was 20 years ago that India went overtly protests services was seen to be excess use of case for only the last 8-10 years. Despite Internet shutdowns is very significant. is a worrisome trend. In the digital age, nuclear, conducting five nuclear-weapon the discretionary powers granted to the Internet getting shutdown, misin- In October 2016, The Brookings Insti- the Internet has become a medium for tests simultaneously. With India still Collectors under Section 144. This step formation and rumours continue to tute calculated the financial losses that citizens to access their Fundamental dependent on imports of conventional moves power away from local actors to spread, as other means of communica- India had sustained due to the 22 tem- Rights such as freedom of speech and weapons, the gains from the nuclear tests more centralised ones, allowing only tion such as phone calls are not shut- porary Internet shutdowns between July expression, freedom to practice a pro- the Union Home Secretary or the State down. Suspending the Internet hampers 2015 and June 2016 and arrived at a fig- fession and a right to education. Soci- have not been consolidated. Modi today Home Secretary to suspend the Inter- the ability of citizens to contact friends ure of $968 million. This figure factors ety has adopted the Internet as a means underlined the importance of the tests. net. Section 144 had no provision for and family during hazardous and pos- in the percentage of the GDP “derived of staying connected. Blanket Internet the decision made by a Magistrate sibly life-threatening situations. It also from the Internet economy”, online ad bans act as a negative stimulus on soci- to be reviewed; however, any person becomes difficult for law enforcement services, as well as digital payments. ety, the economy, and family life, and aggrieved could move a Magistrate or authorities to release clarifications These staggering numbers are derived thus must be limited to enable digital SHASHI THAROOR the State Government to rescind or alter and reports that can dispel malicious from a pre-demonetisation economy. India to flourish. It may seem intui- @ShashiTharoor the order made under the section. The rumours as well as transmit warnings Mobile banking transactions have seen tive that Internet bans are a necessary new law stipulates that the decision to and information that can assure citi- an astronomical growth. In the finan- precaution in a volatile nation such as shutdown Internet services must be zens of safety. cial year 2013-14, there were 9.47 crore India, but the apparent benefits are out- reviewed by a Central or State Review Governments in other countries mobile banking transactions. Whereas weighed by the underlying detrimental Committee within 5 working days of the have realised that the Internet can be a in the financial year 2016-17, there effects on the local economy, citizens’ Stirring speech by @RahulGandhi roused issue of directions; this would reduce useful tool in times of turmoil. Post the were 72 crore mobile banking transac- peace of mind, and individual rights. the audience. Powerful language rarely the scope of abuse, at least in theory. spate of terrorist attacks in France, the tions. The rise in the number of shut- (The authors are students heard from @INCIndia podiums. Inspiring. Although this may be a step in the right French Government considered shut- downs over the last few years coupled at Jindal Global Law School. direction, it is troubling that the fre- ting down the Internet but realised that with the increase in the use of Debit/ Views expressed are strictly personal) 10 world mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 Stop Qatar blockade and help heal Kim says he’ll give up nukes if Yemen, Mike Pompeo tells Saudis

RIYADH: As Saudi Ara- US vows not to attack: Seoul bia considers digging a moat along its border with Qatar and dumping nuclear waste nearby, SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong can Scientists, said Kim’s comments Secretary of State Mike Pom- Un told his South Korean counterpart were significant because they are his peo arrived in Riyadh on his at their historic summit that his country most explicit acknowledgement yet that first overseas trip as the nation’s would be willing to give up its nuclear denuclearization means surrendering top diplomat with a simple weapons if the US commits to a formal his nuclear weapons. message: Enough is enough. end to the Korean War and a pledge not “Questions remain about whether Patience with what is to attack the North, Seoul officials said Kim will agree to discuss other nuclear viewed in Washington as a on Sunday. technology, fissile material and missiles. petulant spat within the Gulf Kim also vowed during his meeting However, they imply a phased process Cooperation Council has worn with South Korean President Moon Jae- with reciprocal concessions,” Mount thin, and Pompeo told the in on Friday to shut down the North’s said in an email. Saudi foreign minister, Adel US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, is greeted by Saudi King nuclear test site in May and disclose “It is not clear that the Trump al-Jubeir, that the dispute needs Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday AP/PTI the process to experts and journal- administration will accept that kind of to end, according to a senior ists from South Korea and the United protracted program.” Analysts reacted State Department official who 11 months since the embargo forces in Yemen shot eight mis- States, Seoul’s presidential office said. with skepticism to Kim’s previously briefed reporters on the meet- began, Qatar has spent mil- siles at targets in the southern While there are lingering questions announced plan to close down the test ings but who was not autho- lions of dollars on a Washing- Saudi province of Jizan, killing about whether North Korea will ever site at Punggye-ri, saying the northern- rized to be named. ton charm offensive that paid a man. The fusillade was the decide to fully relinquish its nukes as most tunnel had already become too In June, Saudi Arabia and off this month when its leader, latest sign that Yemen’s blood it heads into negotiations with the US, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in raise unstable to use for underground det- the United Arab Emirates Emir Tamim bin Hamad al- bath is a growing threat to the Kim’s comments amount to the North’s their hands after signing a joint statement at the border village of Panmunjom in the onations anyway following the coun- led an embargo by four Arab Thani, had an Oval Office region. most specific acknowledgement yet that Demilitarized Zone, South Korea AP/PTI try’s sixth and most powerful test blast nations of Qatar, accusing the meeting with Trump during The vast humanitarian cri- “denuclearization” would constitute in September. tiny, gas-rich nation of fund- which the president expressed sis in Yemen has become such surrendering its weapons. because North Korea for decades has Kim said, according to Yoon. In his conversation with Moon, Kim ing terrorism, cozying up to strong support for the tiny a keen concern on Capitol US national security adviser John been pushing a concept of “denuclear- Yoon also quoted Kim as saying: denied that he would be merely clearing Iran and welcoming dissidents. country. Hill that influential senators Bolton reacted coolly to word that ization” that bears no resemblance to “If we maintain frequent meetings and out damaged goods, saying the site also Years of perceived slights on So Pompeo came here to have begun discussing restric- Kim would abandon his weapons if the American definition. build trust with the United States and has two new tunnels that are larger than both sides of the conflict added deliver the same message to al- tions on arms sales to Saudi the United States pledged not to invade. The North has long vowed to pur- receive promises for an end to the war previous testing facilities, Yoon said. to the bitterness. Jubeir at an airport meeting Arabia. That would undercut Asked on CBS’ “Face the Nation” sue nuclear development unless Wash- and a non-aggression treaty, then why Some analysts see Moon’s agree- Pompeo’s predecessor, Rex Saturday afternoon; to Crown other administration priorities, whether the U.S. would make such a ington removes its 28,500 troops from would we need to live in difficulty by ment with Kim at the summit as a Tillerson, spent much of his Prince Mohammed bin Salman including an effort to increase promise, Bolton said: “Well, we’ve heard South Korea and the nuclear umbrella keeping our nuclear weapons?” The disappointment, citing the lack of ref- tenure trying to mediate the later that night; and to King such sales as well as attempts this before. This is - the North Korean defending South Korea and Japan. Korean Peninsula technically remains erences to verification and timeframes dispute, which also involved Salman in a meeting planned to get the Saudis to play a more propaganda playbook is an infinitely During their summit at a truce vil- in a state of war because the 1950-53 and also the absence of a definition on Egypt and Bahrain, but with- for Sunday: Stop. active role in stabilizing Syria rich resource.” lage on the border, Moon and Kim Korean War was halted with an armi- what would constitute a “complete” out success. The Saudis, keen Confronting Iran, stabiliz- and opposing Iran. Poor target- “What we want to see from them is promised to work toward the “com- stice, not a peace treaty. denuclearization of the peninsula. observers of Washington’s ing Iraq and Syria, defeating ing by the Saudis in airstrikes, evidence that it’s real and not just rhet- plete denuclearization” of the Korean The closing of the nuclear test site But Patrick McEachern, a former power dynamics, knew that the last of the Islamic State, and as well as the kingdom’s block- oric,” he added. Peninsula but made no references to would be a dramatic but likely sym- State Department analyst now with Tillerson had a strained rela- winding up the catastrophic ade of Yemeni ports, have done Seoul officials, who have shuttled verification or timetables. bolic event to set up Kim’s summit the Washington-based Wilson Center, tionship with President Don- civil war in Yemen are seen in much to worsen the humani- between Pyongyang and Washington Kim also expressed optimism with Trump. North Korea already said it was still meaningful that Moon ald Trump and so ignored him, Washington as increasingly tarian situation in Yemen, and to broker talks between Kim and Pres- about his meeting with Trump, Moon’s announced this month that it has sus- extracted a commitment from Kim particularly because Trump urgent priorities that cannot Pompeo told al-Jubeir on Sat- ident Donald Trump that are expected spokesman Yoon Young-chan said. pended all tests of nuclear devices and to complete denuclearization, which sided with the Saudis in the be fully addressed without a urday that Yemen must have in May or June, said Kim has expressed “Once we start talking, the United intercontinental ballistic missiles and marked a significant change from Kim’s early days of the dispute. united and more robust Arab easy access to humanitarian genuine interest in dealing away his States will know that I am not a person plans to close its nuclear testing ground. previous public demand to expand his But Pompeo is closer to response. and commercial goods, along nuclear weapons. to launch nuclear weapons at South Still, Adam Mount, a senior defense arsenal of nuclear weapons in number Trump and thus a more formi- Pompeo arrived in Riyadh with fuel, the State Department But there has been skepticism Korea, the Pacific or the United States,” analyst at the Federation of Ameri- and quality. AGENCIES dable figure. And in the nearly on the same day that Houthi official said. AGENCIES Lanka’s new Cabinet Five firefighters Afghanistan airdrops leaflet to boost lacklustre voter registration among 7 dead KABUL: Afghanistan is air- registered by Saturday, a fort- be extended to lift numbers. to be sworn in on in Taiwan dropping leaflets as it steps up night after the two-month long Authorities have deployed efforts to boost the low num- process began, data compiled planes to drop leaflets in a ber of voter registrations for by the Independent Election number of provinces raising May 1: Prez Sirisena factory blaze upcoming legislative elections, Commission (IEC) showed. awareness about the elections, amid concerns that a poor The IEC, which is oversee- which are seen as a test run for COLOMBO: The new Cabi- TAIPEI: Seven people –five turnout will undermine the ing preparations for the long- next year's presidential poll. net of Sri Lanka's unity gov- of them firefighters –died in a credibility of the poll. delayed parliamentary and A radio and television ernment will be sworn in on fire that broke out late Satur- A series of attacks on voter district council vote, hopes to campaign is also under way Tuesday, President Maithri- day in an electronics factory in registration centres across register up to 14 million adults and civil servants have been pala Sirisena announced today, northern Taiwan, the local fire the war-torn country, includ- at more than 7,000 polling granted a day off to sign up. weeks after he had suspended department said. The inferno ing a suicide bomb in Kabul a centres. The IEC has placed many Parliament in the backdrop of raged through the eight-floor week ago, has deterred many But if the current trend Afghan policemen stand guard at a gate of a voter registration centre of the voter registration centres the ongoing political turmoil in building of a circuit board Afghans from signing up to were to continue, fewer than for the upcoming parliamentary and district council elections in Kabul inside schools and mosques, the country. maker, located in an industrial participate in the October 20 three million people would triggering concerns that stu- The unity government district in Taoyuan City. ballot. be registered by the mid-June "We are concerned about man Shafi Jalali told AFP on dents and worshippers could of the Sri Lanka Freedom Seven firefighters were Just over 650,000 adults had deadline. the low turnout," IEC spokes- Sunday, adding the process may be at risk. AGENCIES Party (SLFP) and the United of the Constitution. trapped by large fallen objects National Party (UNP) was A group of 16 Sirisena loy- as they tried to search for peo- thrown into a crisis after for- alists is to sit in Parliament as a ple inside the factory. Pak set to launch space programme Two Hazara community mer president Mahinda Raj- separate opposition group. They were rescued early apaksa's new party pulled off a Buoyed by the positive out- Sunday but only two survived. stunning victory in February's come of the local polls, the Raj- The two others killed were fac- to keep eye on Indian side: Report members killed in Pak attack local elections seen as a refer- apaksa camp now pushes for tory workers from Thailand. endum on the ruling alliance. a snap parliamentary election Seven other firefighters ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set Suparco has been regularly that of the space centres is Rs KARACHI: Two members of "They had bullet wounds in Early this month, Sirisena ahead of the scheduled August were injured, five of them suf- to launch an ambitious space conducting activities each year 26.91 billion, it added. the minority Shia Hazara com- their head," he added. was forced to face a vote of 2020. However the next elec- fering burns from an unidenti- programme during the next to increase awareness of space Advanced space pro- munity were killed by motorcy- Members of the minor- no confidence in Parliament tion due is the presidential elec- fied liquid, according to the fire fiscal year with an aim to keep technology and to promote its gramme is the need of time not cle-borne gunmen in Pakistan's ity Shia Hazara community moved by the Joint Opposition tion which must be called by department. an eye on the Indian side and peaceful usage amongst stu- only due to growing demand restive Balochistan province, which reside in large numbers which has the backing of Raj- November 2019. The country Traces of diesel and toxic reduce its dependence on for- dents and the masses in Paki- from the civil communications, police said, the fourth attack in Quetta have frequently been apaksa. Wickremesinghe won had plunged into a political cri- chemicals were also found at eign satellites for civil and mil- stan since 2005. The funding including the GPS, mobile tele- on the community in a month. the victims of sectarian attacks the vote convincingly even after sis after the unity government's the scene, it said. itary purposes, according to a includes allocation of Rs 1.35 phony and the internet but due The two Hazara men were in recent times. some of the unity government's parties lost the local council The disaster follows a string media report. Several projects billion for Pakistan Multi-Mis- to changing scenario in the killed at their electronics shop, This is the fourth attack in a Sirisena loyalists voted for his elections to Rajapaksa's Sri of recent accidents in Taiwan- will be initiated to develop self- sion Satellite (PakSat- MM1) region also, analysts have said. the police said. month on the members of the ouster among them were six Lanka People's Front. ese factories, raising questions reliance capacity and reduce and the country is also plan- "There are two unusual The killing of Jaffar Ali and Hazara community in Quetta. ministers of the Cabinet. Sirisena immediately about safety standards. dependence on foreign satel- ning to establish Pakistan Space developments in the region Muhammad Ali led to wide- Last week, two members Wickremesinghe's party urged the resignation of Wick- A huge fire broke out at a lites, mainly the US and French Centre in Karachi, Lahore and effecting the strategic situa- spread protests by the members of the minority community urged that those who voted remesinghe but he resisted. refinery of the state-run CPC satellites for civil and military Islamabad with the allocation tion first of all Pakistan has to of the community in Quetta, were killed in a similar attack against him need sacking from Sirisena in 2015 quit the Corporation in January, also in communications. of Rs 1 billion. keep an eye on Indian side and the provincial capital. in Quetta. the government. Acting minis- then Rajapaksa government Taoyuan. There were no inju- The budget of the Space and The third project is estab- previously their programme Two masked men on the Earlier this month, an auto ters were appointed to cover for to join hands with Wick- ries in that incident. Upper Atmosphere Research lishment of Space Application had limited quality advance- motorcycle came to the elec- parts dealer was also gunned six of them after they resigned. remesinghe, the then main In December, six Viet- Organisation (Suparco) for the Research Centre in Karachi ments but now the US has tronics shop and opened fire down in his shop by men on Sirisena, on April 12, made opposition leader, to defeat namese workers were killed in upcoming fiscal year 2018-19 is with the budget of Rs 200 mil- active cooperation with the on them killing them on the a motorcycle and in a separate the decision to prorogue Par- Rajapaksa in the presiden- another Taoyuan factory blaze Rs 4.70 billion which includes lion in 2018-19, the report said. Indian satellite programme," spot after which they fled away, incident, a man was killed and liament by virtue of the pow- tial election ending his nearly that erupted in the middle of Rs 2.55 billion for three new The total cost of PakSat- Maria Sultan, a defence police officer Abdullah Afridi another injured in a targeted ers vested in him by Article 70 10-year rule. the night. projects, Dawn News reported. MM1 is Rs 27.57 billion and analyst said. AGENCIES said. attack in Quetta. AGENCIES Crack in heat shield won’t delay Mars One cannot be strong without a sound and strong heart: Xi 2020 mission: US space agency NASA WUHAN: Chinese President Xi Jinping has likened a micro- WASHINGTON: A fracture thermal protection system and chip to the human heart, saying that developed in the heat aeroshell designed to encapsu- "no matter how big a person is, shield to be used on NASA's late and protect the Mars 2020 he or she can never be strong Mars 2020 mission is unlikely rover and landing system from without a sound and strong to delay the its launch, the US the intense heat generated dur- heart". space agency said. ing descent into the Martian Urging Chinese businesses A post-test inspection of the atmosphere. to make major breakthroughs composite structure for a heat The structure was originally in chip technology, Xi, who shield to be used on the Mars tested in 2008 and was one of hosted Prime Minister Naren- 2020 mission revealed that a two heat shields manufactured dra Modi here in the central fracture occurred during struc- in support of the Mars Science Chinese city for an unprece- cation equipment. development concept. tural testing. The mission team Laboratory mission, which suc- dented two-day informal sum- Xi first visited FiberHome Having become the world's is working to build a replace- cessfully landed the Curiosity mit, said they should achieve Technologies Group, which second largest economy, China ment heat shield structure. rover on Mars in August 2012. new heights in global semicon- leads the world in R&D and must rely on innovation to Project management at The current heat shield will ductor industry. production of optical commu- spur economic growth as the NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab- be repaired in order to support On Thursday, ahead of his nication equipment of "ultra- old resources-dependent way oratory in Pasadena, Cal- the prelaunch spacecraft testing one-on-one meetings with large capacity, ultra-long haul is no longer effective, he said. ifornia, is working with while a new heat shield struc- Modi, Xi, also the general and ultra-high rate," with tech- Independent core technol- contractor Lockheed Martin ture is readied for flight over secretary of the Communist nology that can enable 6.75 bil- ogy determines the survival of Space to understand the cause the next year. Party of China Central Com- lion telephone calls at the same businesses, he said. of the fracture and determine Once the new structure is mittee and chairman of the time using a single optical fiber, "Businesses must unceas- whether any design changes An illustration of the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft entering the Martian atmopshere. A spare heat complete and tested, the ther- Central Military Commission, state-run Xinhua news agency ingly make breakthroughs in need to be incorporated into a shield from that mission, planned for use on Mars 2020, cracked during recent tests mal protection tiles will then inspected two leading chip- reported. Referring to chips as core technology, mastering replacement. be installed for flight, and the makers in a high-tech devel- like the human heart, Xi said, more key technologies with The fracture, whichlong test at the Lockheed Mar- into the Martian atmosphere. mented prior to launch. heatshield and other com- opment zone in Wuhan, capital "No matter how big a person self-owned intellectual prop- occurred near the shield's outer tin Space facility. While the fracture was The situation will not affect ponents of the aeroshell will of Hubei Province. is, he or she can never be strong erty rights and building up edge and spans the circumfer- The test was designed to unexpected, it represents why the mission's launch readiness be delivered to NASA's Ken- The area, dubbed "China's without a sound and strong the ability to dominate indus- ence of the component, was subject the heat shield to forces spaceflight hardware is tested date of July 17, 2020, NASA nedy Space Center in Florida Optics Valley," is the world's heart," he said. trial development. The country discovered on April 12, after up to 20 per cent greater than in advance so that design said. for final spacecraft processing largest R&D and manufactur- Xi said that innovation is needs you to pick up the pace," the shield completed a week- those expected during entry changes or fixes can be imple- The heat shield is part of the prior to launch. AGENCIES ing base for optical communi- the priority in China's new Xi said. AGENCIES world 11 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 mp Syria regime, rebels reach evacuation Trump finally hosts African deal in southern Damascus

DAMASCUS: The Syr- ian government and rebels have reached a deal to evac- leader at the White House uate opposition fighters from an area of southern Damas- LAGOS: After more than a estimated 2 billion to modern- cus near the site of a regime year in office, President Don- ize key railways between Nige- offensive against jihadists, state ald Trump for the first time is ria's commercial hub, Lagos, media said on Sunday. hosting an African president at and the northern city of Kano The announcement comes the White House. and between Port Harcourt in more than a week into a regime The meeting with Nige- the oil-rich Niger Delta and the assault to oust Islamic State rian President Muhammadu northern city of Maiduguri the group fighters from the capital's Buhari on Monday comes birthplace of Boko Haram. southern suburbs, including after an uncomfortable start China, the top investor in the Palestinian refugee camp to the Trump administration's Nigeria, already is deep into of Yarmuk. Smoke plumes rise from explosions in a southern district of the Syrian approach to the world's second similar infrastructure work in On Sunday, state news capital Damascus late on April 28 most populous continent. the country. agency SANA said a deal had Security and economic Officials in Buhari's delega- been reached to evacuate oppo- camp from the west, a Britain- Aswad since 2015, and over- issues top the agenda for the tion also will try to strike a deal sition fighters and members of based war monitor said. ran Qadam in a surprise assault bilateral meeting and working with US aircraft manufacturer their families from rebel-held Over the past two days, the last month. At least 85 regime lunch. Nigeria, Africa's most The meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday comes after an uncomfortable start to Boeing for a new state-owned areas east of Yarmuk. army has retaken large parts of fighters and 74 IS jihadists have populous country with almost the Trump administration’s approach to the world’s second most populous continent airline project that Nigeria's SANA reported "an agree- the district of Qadam on Yar- been killed in ten days of fight- 200 million people, is the larg- junior aviation minister, Hadi ment reached between the Syr- muk's western flank, the Syr- ing in southern Damascus, the est economy on the conti- has declared allegiance to the of allegations that Nigeria's democratic transfer of power Sirika, has said will be the larg- ian government and terrorist ian Observatory for Human Observatory says. nent and the leading crude oil Islamic State group. military has been involved in in Nigeria. est in Africa. groups in southern Damascus, Rights added. The announcement of an exporter. Boko Haram is now active human rights including rape In addition to seeking Nigerian officials are also in the areas of Yalda, Babila and Yesterday, IS seized a hospi- evacuation deal on Yalda and Buhari was one of the first in neighboring Cameroon, and extrajudicial killings. greater security collabora- expected to explore financ- Beit Sahem", using its usual tal and surrounding buildings nearby areas comes after the two African leaders Trump Niger and Chad and poses "Absent clear evidence of a tion, Buhari and Trump also ing arrangements with the term for all rebels. on the eastern edges of Yar- regime reconquered what was called after he took power, one of the most severe secu- systematically abusive regime, will "discuss ways to enhance Export-Import Bank of the The deal gives fighters the muk as it tried to push towards once a key rebel bastion east of along with South Africa's rity threats to West Africa's vast moral preening is of little utility the strategic partnership United States and the U.S. choice between leaving the area Yalda, the Observatory said. Damascus earlier this month. president. Sahel region. in dealing with situations like between the two countries and Overseas Private Investment with their families or handing Today, regime war planes Eastern Ghouta fell after a Nigeria is also one of Afri- With Nigeria nowhere close this," J. Peter Pham, director of to advance shared priorities, Corporation. over their weapons and staying, pounded Yarmuk and the brutal military operation and ca's most troubled when it to fully defeating Boko Haram the Atlantic Council's Africa such as promoting economic While Nigeria seeks closer SANA said. neighbouring district of Hajar a series of similar evacuation comes to extremism. Extremist despite government claims of Center, said in a blog post growth," the Nigerian presiden- military and security ties The reported deal is the lat- al-Aswad, it said. deals brokered by regime ally group Boko Haram launched having "crushed" the extrem- on Thursday, saying Buhari's tial spokesman, Femi Adesina, with the US, it can't overlook est in a string of such agree- Yarmuk and its surround- Russia that saw tens of thou- a violent insurgency in the ists, Buhari is expected to seek administration has taken a said in a statement. the difficult moments since ments that have seen the ings are now the jihadist sands of residents bussed to northeast nine years ago with further US military assistance. "much more decisive approach" Nigerian newspapers report Trump came to power not least regime retake areas near the group's largest urban redoubt northern Syria. the aim of creating an Islamic Already the Trump adminis- to Boko Haram. that a team of government offi- Trump's firing of former Sec- capital after rebel withdrawals. in Syria and neighbouring Iraq, More than 350,000 peo- state, and tens of thousands of tration has made a 600 million Buhari, facing elections cials that travelled to the U.S. retary of State Rex Tillerson Such a deal around Yalda after IS lost most of the swathes ple have been killed and mil- people have been killed. Mass deal to supply military planes early next year, is under pres- ahead of Buhari have signed just hours after Tillerson came could allow the regime to of territory it once held in both lions displaced since the start abductions of schoolgirls and security equipment, one sure to deliver on promises to an agreement to provide four to Nigeria on the highest-level deploy forces on the eastern countries. of Syria's civil war in 2011 with brought Boko Haram interna- that was stalled under the defeat Boko Haram that helped companies led by General Elec- U.S. visit to Africa since Trump edges of Yarmuk after other The jihadists have held a deadly crackdown on anti- tional notoriety and one faction Obama administration because him win office in 2015 in a rare tric the opportunity to invest an took office. AGENCIES units advanced towards the parts of Yarmuk and Hajar al- government protests. AGENCIES Philippines’ Duterte calls Thais rally against In first for Thousands participate Kuwait work ban ‘permanent’ officials building homes Tunisia, police in annual ‘Sikh Day and soldiers Parade’ in US MANILA: Philippine Presi- on sacred mountain dent Rodrigo Duterte on Sun- head to polls NEW YORK: Thousands of ted to making sure the #NYPD day said the temporary ban BANGKOK: Around 1,000 Protesters say the moun- Sikhs in the US have partici- does, too. The best way to serve on Filipinos going to work people rallied in the north- tain, which looms over Chiang TUNIS: Police and soldiers pated in the annual 'Sikh Day all neighbourhoods is to ensure in Kuwait is now permanent, ern Thai city of Chiang Mai on Mai and hosts a hugely popular went to the ballot box for the Parade' in the heart of Manhat- every community is repre- intensifying a diplomatic Sunday to protest the construc- temple believed to hold a relic first time in Tunisia on Sunday, tan here, spreading awareness sented within our department. standoff over the treatment of tion of homes for officials on of the Buddha, is a sacred site casting votes in municipal elec- about the faith amid incidents Public safety will always be a migrant workers in the Gulf forested land flanking a revered and conservation area. tions after the lifting of a long- of hate crimes against the shared responsibility," O'Neill nation. mountain, in one of the largest But officials have defended time ban. minority community. tweeted. Duterte in February shows of dissent under junta the housing project for judges Most Tunisians will vote on Men, women and children, Sikhs of NY co-founder imposed a prohibition on rule. and other court officials, say- May 6 in the municipal polls -- dressed in their traditional fin- Chanpreet Singh said mem- workers heading to Kuwait fol- Public frustration has been ing it was carried out legally on the first since the North Afri- ery, turned out in large num- bers of his team did "sewa" lowing the murder of a Filipina mounting over the project a patch of government-owned can country's 2011 revolution bers for the 31st 'Sikh Day at the "langar" of the parade, maid whose body was found since aerial images of several land adjacent to the national -- but members of the security Parade' yesterday, inundating referring to the Sikh practice of stuffed in a freezer in the Gulf dozen officials' homes -- carved park that covers the rest of the forces cast their ballots a week Manhattan with a sea of tur- community kitchens and offer- state. into the green foothills of Chi- mountain. The controversy earlier. bans. The parade included live ing free food to people. "The The crisis deepened after ang Mai's Doi Suthep moun- has touched on long-running "This is a historic day. For music, dance, performances parade is a celebration for our Kuwaiti authorities last week tain -- started circulating on frustration over special treat- the first time we are exercising by children, marching bands, culture. It helps us portray what ordered Manila's envoy to leave Rodrigo Duterte addresses the Filipino community in Singapore social media earlier this year. ment granted to Thai offi- a right of citizenship," a police display of Sikh martial arts, we believe in. Such events help the country over videos of Phil- On Sunday a huge crowd of cials and elites -- often at the officer told AFP at a polling decorated floats as well as culi- in creating awareness about ippine embassy staff helping ment for especially domestic announced they were expel- protesters, many wearing green expense of the public and the station in central Tunis, asking nary offerings as participants the Sikh culture and how it is workers in Kuwait flee allegedly helpers. No more," Duterte told ling Manila's ambassador and ribbons, called for the demo- environment. to remain anonymous. marched down several blocks accepting of other faiths and abusive employers. reporters in his hometown in recalling their own envoy from lition of the buildings as they "We want the demolition of Under the long rule of ex- along Manhattan's Madison traditions," Singh said. The two nations had been the southern city of Davao. the Southeast Asian nation. marched through Chiang Mai, the houses and a return of the president Zine El Abidine Ben Avenue. He said the Sikh commu- negotiating a labour deal that Around 262,000 Filipinos Duterte on Sunday the biggest city in Thailand's forest," the rally's organisers Ali, authorities outlawed vot- New York City Police Com- nity has faced hate crimes since Philippine officials said could work in Kuwait, nearly 60 per- described the situation in mountainous north. said in a statement on Sunday. ing by soldiers and police, missioner James O'Neill and the 9/11 attacks and through result in the lifting of the ban cent of them domestic workers, Kuwait as a "calamity". "About 1,000 people gath- "Bring back the forest to Doi insisting security forces remain Hoboken Mayor Ravinder S events such as the Sikh parade, but the recent escalation in ten- according to the Philippines' He said he would bring ered... since 7:30 am (0030 Suthep. Bring back the forest to outside of politics. Bhalla attended the parade. the community hopes to con- sions has put an agreement in foreign department. home Filipina maids who suf- GMT) to protest against the people." The march went ahead But after Ben Ali's fall, O'Neill said it was an hon- vey to the "everyday Americans doubt. Last week the Philippines fered abuse as he appealed to houses," Chiang Mai police in defiance of a ban on pro- long-banned police unions our for him to take part in the or western persons that we are "The ban stays permanently. apologised over the rescue workers who wanted to stay in officer Jirasak Sriprasert told tests imposed by the junta that formed and called for the right parade. "As our great city grows just like you and Sikh values are There will be no more recruit- videos but Kuwaiti officials the oil-rich state. AGENCIES AFP. seized power in 2014. AGENCIES to vote. AGENCIES more diverse, we're commit- like American values". AGENCIES World’s oldest spider Australia pledges half a billion to protect Great Barrier Reef discovered in Australia SYDNEY: Australia pledged half a bil- future for the benefit of all Austra- improving water quality, working lion dollars to restore and protect the lians, particularly those whose liveli- with farmers to prevent sediment, MELBOURNE: Scientists have University in Australia. Great Barrier Reef on Sunday in what hood depends on the reef," he added. nitrogen and pesticide runoff into the discovered what may be the "The research project was it said would be a game-changer for The reef is a critical national asset, reef," said Environment Minister Josh world's oldest recorded spi- first initiated by Barbara York the embattled natural wonder. contributing 6.4 billion dollar a year Frydenberg. der - a 43-year-old arachnid Main in 1974, who monitored The World Heritage-listed site, to the Australian economy. "It will ensure that we tackle the in Australia. The Giaus Villo- the long-term spider popula- which attracts millions of tourists, is Canberra has previously commit- crown-of-thorns... and use the best sus trapdoor matriarch, which tion for over 42 years in the reeling from significant bouts of coral ted more than 2.0 billion dollar to pro- available science to ensure our coral recently died during a long- Central Wheatbelt region of bleaching due to warming sea temper- tect the site over the next decade, but is resilient to heat and light stress." He term population study, had Western Australia," Mason atures linked to climate change. has been criticised for backing a huge said the government would work with outlived the previous world said. The reef is also under threat from coal project by Indian mining giant traditional Aboriginal owners, the record holder, a 28-year old "Through Barbara's detailed the coral-eating crown-of-thorns star- Adani nearby. tourist industry, farmers and scien- tarantula found in Mexico. research, we were able to fish, which has proliferated due to pol- With its heavy use of coal-fired tists, to save the reef, calling the com- The ongoing research has determine that the extensive lution and agricultural runoff. power and relatively small popula- mitment "a game-changer". led to new discoveries about life span of the trapdoor spi- Prime Minister Malcolm Turn- tion, Australia is considered one of the Earlier this month, scientists said the longevity of the trapdoor der is due to their life-history bull said more than 500 million Aus- world's worst per-capita greenhouse the site suffered a "catastrophic die- spider, researchers said. traits, including how they live tralian dollar (USD 400 million) will gas polluters. off" of coral during an extended heat- "To our knowledge this in uncleared, native bushland, go towards improving water quality, Canberra insists it is taking strong The Great Barrier Reef, World Heritage-listed site, which attracts millions of tourists, wave in 2016, threatening a broader is the oldest spider ever their sedentary nature and low tackling predators, and expanding action to address the global threat of is reeling from significant bouts of coral bleaching due to warming sea temperatures range of reef life than previously recorded, and her significant metabolisms," she said. restoration efforts. climate change, having set an ambi- linked to climate change feared. life has allowed us to further Researchers were able to Turnbull said it was the "largest tious target to reduce emissions by A study in the journal Nature said investigate the trapdoor spi- gather information regarding ever single investment -- to protect the 26 to 28 per cent from 2005 levels of climate change, but gave no details. by changing farming practices and some 30 per cent of the reef's coral der's behaviour and popula- the spider's age, cause of death, reef, secure its viability and the 64,000 by 2030. The bulk of the new funding -- adopting new technologies and land perished, the first of an unprecedented tion dynamics," said Leanda and a better understanding of jobs that rely on the reef". Turnbull said part of the money just over 200 million dollar -- was management. two successive years of coral bleaching Mason, PhD student at Curtin its life history. AGENCIES "We want to ensure the reef's will be used to mitigate the impacts earmarked to improve water quality "The money will go towards along the 2,300-kilometre reef. AGENCIES Scientists develop ‘infinitely’ recyclable plastic WASHINGTON: Scientists have chemical recyclability. generation polymers that not only Back at its chemical starting developed a novel plastic that can be Polymers are a broad class of are chemically recyclable, but also point, the material could be used completely recycled as many times materials characterised by long exhibit robust practical properties. over and over again - completely as required, without the use of toxic chains of chemically bonded, repeat- The new, much-improved poly- redefining what it means to "recycle." chemicals or intensive lab proce- ing molecular units called mono- mer structure resolves the issues of "The polymers can be chemically dures. Plastics are cheap, lightweight mers. Synthetic polymers today the first-generation material. The recycled and reused, in principle, and long-lasting. For these same rea- include plastics, as well as fibres, monomer can be conveniently poly- infinitely," Chen said. sons, plastics waste in causing major ceramics, rubbers, coatings, and merised under environmentally The new polymer technology has environmental problems around the many other commercial products. friendly, industrially realistic con- only been demonstrated at the aca- globe. The work builds on a previous ditions: solvent-free, at room tem- demic lab scale. There is still much Researchers from Colorado State generation of a chemically recycla- perature, with just a few minutes work to be done to perfect the pat- University in the US discovered a ble polymer. Making the old version of reaction time and only a trace ent-pending monomer and polymer polymer with many of the same required extremely cold conditions amount of catalyst. production processes he and col- characteristics we enjoy in plastics, that would have limited its indus- The resulting material has a high leagues have invented. such as light weight, heat resistance, trial potential. molecular weight, thermal stability monomeric state under mild lab rather than surviving in landfills and With the help of a seed grant strength and durability. The previous polymer also had and crystallinity, and mechanical conditions, using a catalyst. With- oceans for millions of years, can be from CSU Ventures, the chemists However, the new polymer, low heat resistance and molecu- properties that perform very much out need for further purification, the simply placed in a reactor and, in are optimising their monomer syn- unlike typical petroleum plastics, lar weight, and, while plastic-like, like a plastic. monomer can be re-polymerizede. chemical parlance, de-polymerised thesis process and developing, new, can be converted back to its original was relatively soft. It led to a design Most importantly, the polymer The research paves the way for a to recover their value - not possible even more cost-effective routes to small-molecule state for complete principle for developing future- can be recycled back to its original, future in which new, green plastics, for today's petroleum plastics. such polymers. AGENCIES 12 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 Rules to operationalise fugitive India's crude steel production grows 2% to 26 MT in Jan-Mar

economic offenders lawnotified NEW DELHI: India has reg- istered a 2.46 per cent rise NEW DELHI: Show- rised bank. in crude steel production to ing urgency in dealing with The ordinance, which got 26.363 million tonnes (MT) in absconding loan defaulters, the nod of the President on April the last quarter of 2017-18, as government has come out with 21, makes provisions for Spe- per official data. series of rules to operationalise cial Court under the Preven- The country had produced the fugitive economic offend- tion of Money-laundering Act, 25.729 MT during the Janu- ers law, for which an ordinance 2002 to declare a person as a ary-March period of 2016-17, was promulgated by the Presi- Fugitive Economic Offender. said the Joint Plant Commit- dent last week. "A Fugitive Economic tee (JPC). The Fugitive Economic Offender is a person against In January 2018, India's Offenders Ordinance, 2018, whom an arrest warrant has crude steel output stood at is aimed at deterring eco- been issued in respect of a 8.778 MT as against 8.811 MT nomic offenders from evading scheduled offence and who during the same month a year the process of law by remain- has left India so as to avoid ago. In the following month, ing outside the jurisdiction of criminal prosecution, or being the production was at 8.506 Indian courts. abroad, refuses to return to MT, compared to 8.154 MT The law seeks to expedite India to face criminal prose- in February 2017. During last recovery of losses incurred by cution," said a finance minis- month, the output stood at ity of 300 MT by 2030 with an MT in same period previous banks and other entities by try statement. 9.079 MT, higher from 8.764 additional investment of Rs 10 fiscal. confiscating their properties. However, only cases of MT in the same month pre- lakh crore. It also approved a Pig iron is produced by The fugitive economic frauds, cheque dishonour or vious fiscal, according to JPC policy for providing preference smelting iron ore in blast fur- offenders law comes in the (From Left) Nirav Modi, Mehul Chosky, Vijay Mallya and Lalit Modi loan default of over Rs 200 data. to domestically manufactured naces or by smelting ilmenite backdrop of alleged fraudsters crore will come under this Empowered by Ministry iron and steel products in pro- in electric furnaces. like Nirav Modi running away agement of confiscated prop- tive law. Special Directors of immovable properties. ordinance. of Steel, Joint Plant Commit- curement by the government According to World Steel from the country after cheating erties, among others. Enforcement of ED's regional In case, the property con- The government expects tee (JPC) is the only institu- and its agencies. Organisation (worldsteel), Punjab National Bank to the As per one of the notifica- offices will function as admin- fiscated consists of cash, gov- the new law will help the banks tion which collects data on the India's production of hot India outstripped Asian indus- tune of about $2 billion. tions, only officers of the rank istrator of confiscated proper- ernment or other securities, and other financial institu- Indian iron and steel industry. metal during January-March trial giant Japan to become the The notifications regard- of Assistant Directors or above ties, said another notification. bullion, jewellery or other tions to achieve higher recov- India has set a production 2017-18 grew by 3.27 per cent second largest steel producer ing rules, issued by the finance in the Enforcement Director- On management of confis- valuables, the administrator ery from financial defaults target of 300 MT by the year to 17.047 MT from 16.506 MT as its steel output grew 3.43 per ministry, spell out the process ate could exercise the power to cated property, the rules said would deposit them for safe committed by fugitive eco- 2030. In this regard, the Cabinet in the year-ago quarter. cent to 8.43 MT in February for declaration of fugitive eco- search and seize record/prop- that the administrator will custody in the nearest govern- nomic offenders, improving last year approved the National The output of pig iron fell against 8.29 MT of the latter. nomic offender, issuance of erty which may be useful for arrange for the proper main- ment treasury or a branch of the financial health of such Steel Policy (NSP) that aims by 6 per cent to 2.498 MT dur- China is the biggest iron ore attachment order, and man- proceedings under the fugi- tenance and custody of the the RBI or SBI or any autho- institutions. PTI to achieve steel making capac- ing the last quarter from 2.661 producer in the world. PTI Spot power prices Honda banks on 650 India Post Payments Bank to be around `4 per Gems & jewellery exports dip 3 new models to branches to start by May: Govt unit in May, June 8% to $32.72 billion in FY18 beat India market BHOPAL: Union Minister NEW DELHI: Spot power NEW DELHI: The country's growth this fiscal of State for Communications prices in the country are gems and jewellery exports Manoj Sinha on Sunday said unlikely to surge in the next contracted by 8 per cent to BANGALORE: Honda Cars that as many as 650 branches two months and hover around about $32.72 billion in 2017- India, the wholly owned arm of the India Post payments Rs 4 per unit in view of avail- 18 owing to demand slowdown of Japan's auto major Honda, is bank are likely to be opera- ability renewables, mainly wind in major markets, including the betting on its three new models tional across the country by energy, experts say. US. to be launched this fiscal to beat next month. There were fears that the According to the Gems the market growth. He said that the work of sys- persistent shortage of coal at and Jewellery Export Promo- The company, which posted tem integration of the payments thermal power plants in the tion Council (GJEPC) data, 8 per cent growth in 2017-18 bank had been completed and country may jack up spot power exports stood at $35.47 billion with 1,70,026 units, will be processes mandated by the would be opened in Jabalpur was concerned. prices in the near term with the in 2016-17. launching the all-new version of Reserve Bank of India would in the state. Speaking about milestones onset of summer. The labour-intensive sector its compact sedan Amaze next be completed within one week. He said that India Post had achieved by his department in "The spot power prices in contributes about 14 per cent month to kick start its product "It is likely that 650 branches been adopting new technology the past one year, Sinha said, "A the country would be around to the country's overall export. offensive for the year. of the India Post payments bank in a bid to provide services at total of 62,000 out of 1.29 lakh Rs 4 per unit in the next two The drop in shipments is "We have lined up three would start functioning from a faster pace and, as part of it, post offices were networked month due to availability of mainly due to negative growth The drop in shipments is due to negative new models for this fiscal. We May," he said at a press confer- postmen were being provided under the Digital Advance- wind energy due to progres- in the export of silver jewel- growth in the export of silver jewellery; are very much geared up and ence here. with smart phones and hand ment of Rural Post Office for sion of monsoon," a market lery; gold medallions and coins gold medallions and coins along with a determined to beat the market The minister said that the held devices. a New India (DARPAN) proj- expert said. along with a sharp rise in the growth in terms of our sales launch of the postal depart- "So far, 15,000 such devices ect. New technology enabled The average spot power price return of consignments. sharp rise in the return of consignments plans for this fiscal," Honda Cars ment's payments bank would have been distributed to post- services are being offered in at the Indian Energy Exchange The industry has asked for India (HCIL) Senior Vice-Pres- enable more than 1.5 lakh post men in the country. Soon rural areas through hand held was Rs 4.01 per unit till April 27, support in terms of increas- cent during the last financial ellery exports. ident and Director Sales, Rajesh offices to become access points 40,000 postal workers will have devices," he said. 2018. It was Rs 4.01 in March ing incentives under the Mer- year. However, total gold jew- During the last fiscal, con- Goel said here. for people to avail banking such devices. This would enable He said that over seven lakh as well, but was higher than Rs chandise Exports from India ellery shipments went up about signments worth $8.26 billion Later in the second half services, adding that it would faster delivery of all kinds of passport applications had been 3.22 in February this year. Scheme (MEIS) to boost the 11 per cent to $9.67 billion dur- were returned compared with of the year, the company will help the government's plans of services," he said. processed through 187 passport The average price was shipments. ing the period. $7.7 billion in 2016-17. launch the all-new version of financial inclusion and direct Admitting that India Post's seva kendras (PSK) operating around Rs 2.5 per unit in Febru- Exporters have also flagged Shipments of rough dia- China is the biggest com- its premium SUV CR-V and the transfer of benefits in remote parcel services were lagging out of post offices. ary and March 2017. But it was concerns over blockage of monds too reported a negative petitor of India in the sector. Civic sedan which will make a areas. behind due to the presence of The minister, who holds slightly up at Rs 2.7 in April last working capital due to Goods growth of about 5 per cent. But On the other hand, imports comeback in India with the 10th India Post had received per- private players, he said that a independent charge of the min- year. "Last year the peak power and Services Tax (GST), which exports of cut and polished dia- of gems and jewellery recorded generation of the model. mission from the RBI to start a Parcel Directorate had been istry of communications, was in demand was around 159 GW, is impacting exports. monds grew by 4.17 per cent to a growth of 9.7 per cent in Commenting on the upcom- payments bank in January last formed in the postal depart- the city to address a India Post which at maximum level, can As per the data, silver jew- $23.74 billion in 2017-18. 2017-18 to $31.52 billion. ing all-new Amaze which will year, following which it set up ment to give a boost to this conference being attended by increase up to 165 GW this year ellery shipments in 2017-18 India's main export destina- Imports of rough diamonds hit the market next month, two branches, on a pilot basis, segment. senior officials including Postal in May and June. But that could dipped by 15.8 per cent to tions are the US, Europe, Japan and gold bars rose by 10.6 per Goel said, "As far as Amaze at Raipur and Ranchi. He expressed hope that the Services Board members, the be compensated over 34 GW $3.39 billion. Similarly, export and China. America accounts cent and 34.28 per cent, respec- is concerned, we believe that He said that a new regional postal department would soon Director General (Posts) and installed wind power capacity," of gold medallions and coins for about one-fourth of the tively during the last financial it'll do better than the first office of the postal department be self-reliant as far as revenue Secretary (Posts). PTI the expert added. PTI contracted by about 63.56 per country's total gems and jew- year. PTI generation". PTI Corporate funding in DLF may launch QIP in June to raise over `4K cr MTNL approaches govt solar sector declines NEW DELHI: India's largest posed qualified institutional for 4G spectrum allotment realty firm DLF plans to launch placement (QIP), further infu- QIP in June for raising Rs 4,000- sion of funds by promoters and NEW DELHI: Even as its said. The state-owned corpora- 4500 crore through sale of shares internal accruals. revival options are being mulled, tion is seeking 4G radiowaves in 65% to $2 bn in Q1 2018 to institutional investors as part In August last year, DLF loss-making MTNL, in a bold both Delhi and Mumbai service of its objective to become debt promoters sold entire 40 per move, has approached the gov- areas where it operates. NEW DELHI: The global solar free company. cent stake in DCCDL for Rs ernment seeking allotment of "In the market, over 85 per sector witnessed total corpo- The company plans to issue 11,900 crore. This deal included 4G spectrum in two bands and cent downloads are taking place rate funding of $2 billion in up to 17.3 crore shares through sale of 33.34 per cent stake in offered its equity in return. in data in 4G. In this competitive the first three months of 2018, Qualified Institutional Place- DCCDL to GIC for Rs 8,900 Mahanagar Telephone landscape every single opera- a decline of 65 per cent over ment (QIP). crore and buy-back of remain- Nigam Ltd (MTNL) CMD P K tor has to have presence in 4G. the previous quarter, as per a According to sources, the ing shares worth Rs 3,000 crore Purwar said the firm has writ- To compete effectively, MTNL report by clean energy con- company is planning to launch by DCCDL. ten to the Telecom Depart- also requires 4G services in its sulting firm Mercom Capital QIP in June and is looking to The deal concluded in late ment seeking spectrum in the portfolio," he said. Group. raise Rs 4,000-4,500 crore, after it repaid some bank loans The debt from its commer- December. As a result, DLF 1800 and 2100 MHz bands to MTNL is seeking 10MHz Total corporate funding, which will be used to repay its and transferred a substantial cial real estate business has stake in DCCDL increased to launch 4G services in order to in Delhi in the 1800 band and including venture capital fund- uary-March of 2018 was also loan and become debt-free by chunk to its joint venture with been reflected in the books of 66.66 per cent stake from 60 per strengthen its service portfolio 5MHz in Mumbai in 2100 band, ing, public market and debt lower in comparison to $588 March 2019. Singapore's sovereign wealth DCCDL, which holds the bulk cent, while GIC has the balance in a fiercely-competitive tele- and is keen to start its 4G ser- financing, into the solar sector million raised in 23 deals in the The company spokesper- fund GIC. of rent-yielding commercial 33.34 per cent stake in the joint com market. vices in the current financial stood at $5.7 billion during the corresponding period of 2017. son declined to comment on According to an investor assets. In a conference call with venture firm. Post this transac- "To survive in the mobile year. The corporation currently fourth quarter of 2017. Among the top five large the issue. presentation, DLF had a net analysts, DLFs group CFO Sau- tion, DLF promoters K P Singh telephony market, 4G presence has spectrum in the 900, 1800 Also, the funding during scale projects announced dur- In February this year, DLF debt of Rs 5,513 crore. The net rabh Chawla had expressed con- and family have infused Rs 9,000 is a must. MTNL has submitted and 2100 MHz bands, he said, January-March 2018 was 38 ing the first quarter of 2018 had said that its net debt has debt of its JV firm DLF Cyber fidence that company would be crore in the company and would a proposal to the Department of adding that it has 2.2 MHz in per cent lower than $3.2 bil- were Gulf Coast Center Solar come down to Rs 5,513 crore City Developers Ltd (DCCDL) debt free by March 2019 with pump in Rs 2,250 crore more Telecom (DoT) for allotment of 1800 band and 5 MHz in 2100 lion raised in the correspond- Projects (US), Tailem Solar from around Rs 27,000 crore stood at Rs 16,074 crore. the help of proceeds from pro- over the next 18 months. PTI 4G spectrum recently," Purwar bands used for 3G services. PTI ing period of 2017. Project (Australia) and Telan- "After a strong fourth quar- gana Solar Project (India). ter in 2017, financial activity The report also noted that slowed again in Q1 2018 to the 19 transactions pertaining to Govt to monetise 2 more bundles of highway projects in May post-tariff announcement lev- solar mergers and acquisitions els of last year as uncertainties were announced in the first NEW DELHI: After fetching The first bundle for mon- ment will monetise 105 high- concession period. This model and a lack of clarity in the mar- quarter of 2018 compared to $1.6 billion to its kitty, the gov- etisation, released by NHAI way projects in phases that is applicable to EPC and BOT kets took a toll on investments. 13 in the previous quarter and ernment is eying more than in October 2017 covered 9 could fetch about Rs 1.5 trillion. (Annuity) highway projects, "The bright spot during Q1 29 in the first three months of $2 billion by placing two more stretches -- five highways run- The Cabinet in 2016 had which have completed at least 2 was a record-high number of 2017. bundles of road projects under ning across Andhra Pradesh authorised NHAI to monetise years since date of completion. solar project acquisitions, prov- According to a separate hammer next month, a top offi- and four in Gujarat. public funded National High- The model, as per officials, ing that solar power generation report by Mercom Capital cial has said. An official had earlier said way projects. 75 operational addresses the risks associated is a sought-after asset class," Group's subsidiary Mercom "We will be bringing the detailed project reports (DPRs) NH projects completed under with such a long concession Mercom Capital Group CEO Communications India, at the next two tranches of highway are being formulated for about public funding had been identi- contract and there are multiple Raj Prabhu said. end of financial year 2017-18, projects for monetisation under 25 more highway projects. fied for potential monetisation, provisions in the model con- According to the report, the country's total installed TOT (toll, operate and trans- To make the projects more using the TOT Model. cession agreement, which are global VC funding (venture power generation capacity fer) in May," NHAI Chairman lucrative, the government is TOT model in India has designed to take care of eventu- capital, private equity and cor- was 345 GW with renewables Deepak Kumar said. assessing the asset condition been developed to encourage alities like roadway expansion, porate venture capital) for the accounting for 70 GW, making Kumar said about 18 to through drone videos and net- ing about 640 km in the fourth stretches in Rajasthan, Gujarat, private participation in the high toll traffic variation etc solar sector fell 75 per cent dur- up 20.32 per cent. 20 highway projects will be work survey vehicles and will tranche likely in June or July. Tamil Nadu and Telangana in highways sector. to ensure that concessionaires ing the first quarter of 2018 to "Due to an increase in auctioned under TOT next provide detailed database to The projects to be auc- third phase. The TOT model has the are not exposed to undue risks. $161 million in 22 deals com- installation activity, solar month in two tranches that the investors. tioned, the officials said, are The fourth tranche proj- concessionaire paying a one- As per the Economic Sur- pared to $639 million raised accounted for over 22 GW are expected to fetch over $2 On a cumulative basis about scattered in nine states. High- ects will be from Uttar Pradesh, time concession fee upfront vey, India will need about $4.5 through 30 deals in the fourth of the total installed capacity, billion. about 1,000 km will be bid out way stretches in Odisha and Bihar and Jharkhand. (lump sum), which then enables trillion in the next 25 years for quarter of 2017. representing 6.59 percent of "For the entire year, we have in the second and third tranches West Bengal are being prepared Road Transport and High- the concessionaire to operate infrastructure development, of Besides, the amount raised overall capacity addition," the fixed a target of about four in May, while the govenrment to be placed under auction in ways Minister Nitin Gadkari and toll the project stretch for which it will be able to garner through this route during Jan- report said. PTI tranches," he added. has plans to put the remain- the second tranche, followed by had said earlier that govern- the pre-determined 30 year only about $3.9 trillion. PTI business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 mp Indian Railways to push 99-year lease Few Schedule III coal blocks start operation proposal for stations redevelopment ahead of calender The initial proposal for redevelopment of 400 stations on a 45-year lease was made when Suresh Prabhu was Railway Minister. However, the proposal did not receive a good response in terms of bidders NEW DELHI: Despite the plexes, hotels, multiplexes and Finance Ministrys objections, parking lots, among other com- Indian Railways is pushing mercial activities, on rail land, ahead with a proposal to involve and making provisions for the private sector in redevelop- improved passenger amenities ing 600 stations on an extended at stations. 99-year lease - as opposed to While the Railways aims to the 45-year lease proposed ear- earn about Rs 50,000 crore over NEW DELHI: The government the Coal Mines (Special Provi- lier for 400 stations. the next 10 years from com- has said some Schedule III coal sions) Act, 2015, 12 coal mines The Railways will seek Cab- mercialisation of rail land near blocks have started production are operational and remain- inet approval for its amended stations, the ambitious project ahead of the time, and exuded ing schedule II coal mines were proposal at a time key initia- is expected to involve expen- confidence that the remaining awaiting various clearances to tives of the national transporter, diture of over Rs 1 lakh crore mines will start operation on get operationised. such as 100 per cent electri- -- Rs 80,000 crore in commer- schedule. Further, out of the 14 fication, installation of Euro- cial exploitation and Rs 35,000 "The schedule III mines (Schedule III) coal mines, one pean train control systems crore in station redevelopment. were to start production after coal mine was granted min- and free Wi-Fi at all stations, The Cabinet had, in 2015, June 2018. Few of them have ing opening permission and among others, have not found approved the proposal to rede- also started production ahead remaining Schedule III coal favour with the Prime Minis- velop 400 railway stations using of schedule but the remaining mine were scheduled to be ter's Office. a contract method called the are on schedule...," Coal Secre- operational from this year The initial proposal for "Swiss Challenge" - with a tary Susheel Kumar said. onwards as they were not redevelopment of 400 stations 45-year lease period. However, Schedule II are producing operational at the time of their on a 45-year lease was made the proposal did not get a good mines, while Schedule III mines allocation. when Suresh Prabhu was Rail- response, prompting the cur- are ready-to-produce blocks. On the operationalisation way Minister. However, the rently proposed changes. "Out of that (schedule status of 53 allotted coal mines, proposal did not receive a good Besides, earlier only Gen- II mines) some coal blocks the government had said that response in terms of bidders. eral Managers (GM) of zonal have started producing. Some "out of the 18 (Schedule II) coal After Prabhu relinquished railways were authorised to have not because of delays on mines allotted to public sector charge to Piyush Goyal last Aayog and the Urban Devel- from the Cabinet next month," TOD is a type of urban to leverage the commercial undertake the exercise. Now it account of either land issues or undertakings... three coal mines year, the Railways, this January, opment and Law Ministries said a senior Railway Ministry development programme potential of railway land while has sought the involvement of court issues or environment for- are operational and remain- circulated a draft cabinet note were in favour of the Railways official. which maximises the amount at the same time upgrading states, the public sector, public- est clearances. So, those delays ing schedule II coal mines are to various ministries seeking proposal, Finance Ministry Responding to the Finance of residential, business and basic amenities at stations, the private partnership (PPP), and are there. Some have done pro- awaiting various clearances/ comments on making signifi- objected to the 99-year lease Ministry's observation, the leisure space within walking official, said adding: "The gov- the engineering, procurement, duction and some are delayed," judgment for operationalisa- cant changes - such as extend- period and observed that the Railways has explained in a distance of public transport. ernment aims to use the rede- construction (EPC) models as the secretary said. tion. The Supreme Court had in ing the lease period from 45 "lease period should be limited note that the changes it sought The Railways' note has details veloped stations as catalysts of well. Besides, the India Railway Over the operationalisa- September, 2014 cancelled 204 years to 99 years - in the sta- to 60 years". were "essential to attract the about the TOD which aims to economic activity in the sur- Stations Development corpora- tion status of 31 auctioned coal coal mines allocated to the dif- tion redevelopment project that "We have suitably explained major real estate players into increase public transport rider- rounding areas." tion Ltd (IRSDC) and NBCC mines, the coal ministry had ferent government and private now involves an expenditure to justify the 99-year lease such transit-oriented develop- ship, reduce automobile travel, The redevelopment of 600 have been roped in to carry said in December last year that companies since 1993 under of over Rs 1 lakh crore. While period and are hopeful that ment (TOD) programmes in and promote sustainable urban stations envisages opening of out the station redevelopment out of the 17 (schedule II) coal the provisions of Coal Mines the comments from the Niti the proposal will get approval the urban sector". growth. The basic purpose is shopping plazas, office com- exercise. IANS mines under the provisions of (Nationalisation) Act, 1973. PTI Goldstone-BYD FPIs withdraw $ 2.4 bn on crude Oil Min Pradhan eyes expansion inaugurates LPG Reliance to shut oil, gas in India, to add price, US-China trade relations Bottling plant in fields in KG-D6 block NEW DELHI: Foreign inves- this. One will have to wait and Balasore, Odisha 10,000 jobs tors have pulled out more than watch as to whether this trend NEW DELHI: Reliance Indus- Rs 15,500 crore from the Indian sustains," he added. tries plans to shut oil and gas SHENZHEN: Electric bus man- capital markets so far this month Ajay Bodke, CEO and chief BHUBANESWAR: Union production at its main fields ufacturer Goldstone Infratech due to weak rupee, surge in portfolio manager - PMS, at Petroleum Minister Dhar- in KG-D6 block in the com- on Sunday said it plans to cre- global crude prices and uncer- Prabhudas Lilladher, said the mendra Pradhan on Sunday ing months and begin com- ate up to 10,000 jobs in India tainty over US-China trade Indian equity market is in wait launched three projects in Odi- plying with the government's in the next five years and will relations. and watch mode as the fourth sha, including a liquefied petro- guidelines for decommission- soon set up a joint venture firm This comes following an well as US-China trade rela- quarter earnings season starts leum gas (LPG) bottling unit in ing facilities in the Bay of Ben- to cater to R&D and after sales inflow of Rs 11,654 crore in tions have affected sentiment and turbulence in global equi- Balasore district. gal block where output has hit service facilities. equities last month and an out- among foreign investors. ties leads to a cautionary stance He also inaugurated the its lowest ever. The company manufactures flow of over Rs 9,000 crore from "There is considerable vol- on emerging markets (India Paradip-Haldia-Barauni Crude "Adhering to Site Restora- electric buses through a techni- the debt markets. atility in global markets on being no exception) on the part Oil Pipeline (PHBPL) project. tion Guidelines issued by Gov- cal collaboration with China's Prior to that, foreign portfo- account of the ongoing trade of FPI investor. "(As many as) 1.3 crore LPG ernment of India, RIL submitted BYD. In an interview to PTI at lio investors (FPIs) had pulled negotiations and firming up of "However, strong revival cylinders will be filled at the Bank Guarantee for Decommis- BYD's global headquarters here, out over Rs 11,674 crore from bond yields. Domestic political in corporate earnings in 2018- Balasore LPG bottling plant, sioning activity for existing pro- Goldstone Infratech's President- the country's capital markets developments, high valuations 19, strengthening industrial a significant increase from the ducing fields (D1D3 and MA)," Strategy Naga Satyam said it (equity and debt) in February. and application of long term growth as evidenced in latest earlier capacity of 60 lakh. The the company said in an inves- processes output from the field, ing natural decline" at the fields. plans to make India a major According to the latest capital gains tax on equities have IIP numbers, benign CPI print PHBPL Pipeline will ensure tor presentation post announc- expires. E-mails sent to RIL and RIL had in the field develop- hub for exports to neighbour- depository data, FPIs withdrew further dampened sentiment and acceleration in aggregate safe transport of crude oil and ing its fourth quarter earnings. its partner BP plc of UK, which ment plan for D1 and D3 pro- ing countries like Sri Lanka, a net sum of Rs 5,552 crore from in India," said Ashish Shanker, demand after overcoming the petroleum products and boost RIL had till date made 19 holds 30 per cent stake, for com- posed a capital expenditure of Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and equities and another Rs 10,036 head investment advisory at twin headwinds of demoneti- the supply of petroleum prod- oil and gas discoveries in the ments remained unanswered. $8.836 billion. For developing Bangladesh in the near future. crore from the debt markets Motilal Oswal Private Wealth sation and roll out of GST will ucts in Odisha and Eastern Krishna Godavri basin. Of The government's Site Res- Dhirubhai-26 or MA oilfield, it He said GIL is also eyeing during April 2-27, taking the Management. limit any downside for Indian India," said Pradhan. these, MA — the only oil dis- toration Guidelines provide for had in 2006 proposed to invest green funding in India as it total to Rs 15,588 crore ($2.4 "This has led to FPIs with- equities and lead to medium- "The PHBPL Pipeline is act- covery in the block — began a one year notice for decommis- $2.234 billion, which was scaled seeks to expand operations in billion). Market experts believe drawing from equities in India. term outperformance vis-a-vis ing as the energy highway to production in September 2008. sioning of facilities. down to $1.96 billion in 2012. the country, where it sees huge that weak rupee, uncertainty However, this is too short a time other emerging markets," he entire eastern and northeastern Dhirubhai-1 and 3 (D1 and D3) In the presentation, RIL The fields were in the invest- potential. PTI over global crude prices as to arrive at a conclusion around added. PTI region of India supplying crude fields went onstream in April said "average production of gas ment plans supposed to last a oil to five refineries namely 2009. While the company did (from KG-D6 block in January- minimum 15 years but have Paradip, Haldia, Barauni, Bon- not provide any timelines for March 2018) was 4.3 million extinguished in less than a Maruti Suzuki aims Saudi Aramco appoints first gaigaon and Guwahati. Also decommissioning and stopping standard cubic metres per day decade. KG-D6 fields had hit in future it is envisaged to feed of production at the fields that and oil and condensate was at a peak of 69.43 mmscmd in woman to board of directors crude oil to Numaligarh refin- have witnessed output drop to a 1,865 barrels per day." March 2010 before water and for 10% increase in ery in the NE Region. This fourth of peak, sources privy to The gas output, which was sand ingress shut down wells. RIYADH: Saudi national crude pipeline will reduce the the development said MA field lower than 4.9 mmscmd in the This peak output comprised positioning cost of crude at the may be shut as early as Octo- October-December quarter of 66.35 mmscmd from D1 and oil giant Aramco said on above said upcountry refineries ber after the current lease of a 2017, was made up of output D3, the largest of the gas discov- sales network in FY19 Sunday that five new mem- by about Rs 300-400 crore per floating production storage and from D1 and D3 and MA fields. eries on the KG-D6 block, and bers had been appointed annum," he added. IANS offloading (FPSO) unit, which It said this was due to "continu- 3.07 mmscmd from MA field. PTI to its board of directors, including the first woman in the firm's history. Lynn India, Nepal to conduct review of bilateral trade treaty Laverty Elsenhans, 60, is the former head of US oil NEW DELHI: India and Nepal eral trade and transit related dures, electronic cargo tracking tion of the investment in bor- company Sunoco Inc. and has been director of oil have agreed to take steps such issues. and also enabling movement of der infrastructure. In order to services company Baker Hughes since July last as comprehensive review of the "Both countries agreed to Indian cargo through Nepali enhance the volume of trade, existing bilateral trade treaty initiate, by July, a comprehensive territory. Besides, both the sides the two countries emphasised year. She has served on the boards of several to further boost two way com- review of the bilateral Treaty of aim to consolidate all earlier on the need for bilateral har- major oil firms. Forbes ranked her 10th on its list merce and investments between Trade which governs the bilat- amendments to the Treaty of monisation of standards. of the world's 100 most powerful women in 2009. the countries, the commerce eral trade and was last revised Transit, within a month, it The two sides further agreed Other newly-appointed Aramco board members ministry on Sunday said. in 2009, considering all factors," added. to work towards mutual recog- This was agreed during the the ministry said in a statement. Since most bilateral trade nition of each other's testing and NEW DELHI: The country's The company sold over include Minister of Finance Mohammed al- meeting of the India-Nepal Inter The meeting also discussed takes place through land cus- certifications. Both the countries largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki 10,000 units of its LCV Super Jadaan, while Energy Minister Khaled al-Faleh Government Committee (IGC) amendments to the bilateral toms stations across the bor- are aiming at holding the first India (MSI) aims to expand its Carry from over 100 outlets was retained as the company's chairman, state- on Trade, Transit and Coopera- Treaty of Transit, signed in 1999, der between India and Nepal, meeting of the forum shortly, sales network, including deal- last year. owned Aramco said in a statement. The kingdom tion to Control Unauthorised to further facilitate transit move- the two countries also agreed it added. The two-day meeting erships of its LCV Super Carry, Kalsi said Super Carry sales hopes to raise around 100 billion from the IPO, Trade in Kathmandu. This com- ment of Nepal's trade with third on synchronised development concluded on April 27. Indian by at least 10 per cent this fis- would be even better this fiscal mittee provides a platform for countries by expanding transit of border trade infrastructure side was led by Commerce Sec- cal, according to a top com- with network in place across based on a $2 trillion valuation of the company. PTI discussing and reviewing bilat- points, simplification of proce- so as to ensure timely utilisa- retary Rita Teaotia. PTI pany official. the country. The company, which cur- Commenting on the sales rently has a network of around outlook for the current fis- 2,625 dealerships across the cal, Kalsi said that with vari- ` country, is also aiming for a ous macro economic factors Snapdeal posts 4,647 crore net loss in 2016-17 double digit growth in the cur- in the positive zone, the com- rent fiscal. pany expects to again achieve a NEW DELHI: E-commerce previous year. Snapdeal has seen its busi- pursue a fresh strategy in the "We are continuously double digit growth this fiscal. firm Snapdeal saw its losses When contacted, Snapdeal ness being impacted severely by Indian market. increasing our sales network. "Macro economic fac- mounting to Rs 4,647 crore for spokesperson said the financial the intense competition in the Last year, Snapdeal sold This fiscal we plan to increase tors seem to be positive, GDP the fiscal ending March 2017, statement for the year 2016-17 e-commerce segment. While its payment services unit, the number of outlets by at least growth forecast is on the higher impacted by a provision for "reflects the first stage of Snap- players, including the likes of Freecharge to Axis Bank for 10 per cent," MSI Senior Exec- side and there are expectations "impairment of goodwill" of deal's focus on unit economics Amazon and Flipkart, have Rs 385 crore, almost 90 per cent utive Director, Marketing and of a good monsoon, so all these Rs 1,797 crore. and business efficiencies". pumped in billions of dollars lower than what it had paid for Sales, R S Kalsi said. factors will be contributing According to regulatory "Key highlights in this in investments, they continue the firm in 2015. The company added around positively towards the market filing to the corporate affairs regard are the reduction in to operate in losses. Analysts In January this year, its 350 sales outlets in 2017-18, he sentiment and we are confi- ministry by Jasper Infotech, fulfilment cost by more than are of the view that it will be logistics arm -- Vulcan Express added. dent that we will be able to do which runs Snapdeal, had reg- 20 per cent (as a percentage of a couple of years before these -- was acquired by Kishore The company would add double digit growth this fiscal istered a net loss of Rs 3,340 operating revenue) and reduc- players can hit profitability. Biyani's Future Supply Chain outlets under its various retail as well," he added. crore in 2015-16. tion in operational losses by Last year, Snapdeal dumped Solutions in an all-cash deal channels like Nexa and Arena, The company sold a total The company's total income nearly 25 per cent (excluding the $950-million takeover offer valued at Rs 35 crore. besides enhancing the network of 16,53,500 units in 2017-18, also declined by 12.6 per cent non-recurring cost on account He added that the com- growth, which will be reflected from Flipkart with Snapdeal Snapdeal has also signifi- for its light commercial vehicle a growth of 14.5 per cent over to Rs 1,291.3 crore in FY2017 of impairment of assets)," the pany continues to make "rapid in the results for the financial founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit cantly reduced its headcount Super Carry, Kalsi said. 2016-17. PTI from Rs 1,478.2 crore in the spokesperson said. progress in driving profitable year 2017-18". Bansal saying the company will to rein in costs. PTI 14 sport mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 BADMINTON ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDS HOCKEY: INDIAN JUNIORS PIP MALAYSIA TO NIKHAT STRIKES GOLD AT BELGRADE BOXING SIKKI REDDY FOR ARJUNA AWARD WIN YOUTH OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS NEW DELHI: Sumit Sangwan (91kg) and Nikhat Zareen (51kg) were among the three gold-medallists in India’s stupendous NEW DELHI: Women’s doubles shuttler N Sikki Reddy has been BANGKOK: TIndia’s junior men’s team held their nerves to campaign at the 56th Belgrade International Boxing Tourna- recommended for Arjuna Award by the Badminton Associa- beat Malaysia 2-1 in the shootout to win the Youth Olympic ment in Serbia. India ended the tournament with three gold, tion of India (BAI). G Sudhakar Reddy, who coached Kidambi Games Qualifiers here on Saturday. The victory will give India five silver and five bronze medals in all. Continuing his fine Srikanth in his early days, has been The 24-year-old Sikki a chance to participate in the Youth Olympic Games to be held comeback from a wrist injury, Sumit defeated Ecuador’s Castillo had won the mixed team gold medal and the women’s doubles in Buenos Aires in August. The tournament was played in new Torres in a unanimous 5-0 verdict to claim the top honours. bronze at the recent Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Hockey 5’s format. Juventus late Bale leads Real to win over fightback downs Inter Leganes ahead of Bayern clash for crucial title edge MILAN: Juventus battled past MADRID: Gareth Bale towards Bayern, and Miguel ten-man Inter Milan with two scored as a much-changed Guerrero wasted an excellent late goals giving the champi- Real Madrid warmed up for chance to halve the deficit as ons a 3-2 win in the San Siro to Tuesday's Champions League he headed wide from a Nabil reopen a four-point lead at the semi-final second leg at Bayern El Zhar cross. top of the Serie A table. Munich with a 2-1 win over But the away team did pull Inter looked as if they would Leganes. one back in the 66th minute, pull off an unlikely victory as Bale bundled Real into an as Nordin Amrabat forced his the hosts led until three min- early lead, before Borja May- way to the byline and squared utes from the whistle despite oral took advantage of more for Brasanac to tap in from playing over 70 minutes a man sloppy defending to make close range. down after Matias Vecino was it two before half-time on On-loan Watford winger sent off yesterday. Saturday. Amrabat was proving danger- But Milan Skriniar turned Serbian Darko Brasanac ous, and the Moroccan saw a the ball into his own net after gave Leganes hope of a come- low shot saved by stand-in Real 87 minutes with Gonzalo back, but Real closed out the goalkeeper Kiko Casilla. Higuain heading in the win- victory despite struggling in Leganes continued to pile ner two minutes later. Juventus G Higuain celebreates the second half. on the pressure, with Casilla "We lost at the last min- after scoring the winner against "I'm very happy with the making a brilliant stop to deny ute, but this time we turned Inter Milan on Saturday attitude of my players today, Bustinza. it around with hunger, pride, with 10 changes to the start- Leganes defender Gabriel thirst for victory," said Higuain opener for Juventus after 13 ing eleven, with players who sent off in injury-time, as Real in reference to last week's 1-0 minutes following a cross from haven't played much," said clung on for the three points loss to second-placed Napoli. Juan Cuadrado. Minutes later Real coach Zinedine Zidane. after a below-par performance. "It looked as if it was over, Vecino was shown red for a foul "We can't be happy with Earlier yesterday, Athletic like against Napoli it looked as on Mario Mandzukic. what we've done in the league Bilbao midfielder Mikel San if it was going to end in a draw Juventus thought they had in general. We lost a lot of Jose scored two own goals as and we lost. It's a very impor- scored a second just before points at the beginning, then his side slipped to a 3-1 defeat tant win for the title and there half-time but the VAR showed we were a bit better but that at Real Sociedad in Saturday's are another three matches to go. Blaise Matuidi was offside can happen in a season. Basque country derby. It's a great confidence booster." when he found the net. "Now we have to get back to The 28-year-old volleyed Juventus' lead had been cut to Mauro Icardi then headed work, we have another match a corner emphatically past his one point after their defeat by in the equaliser for Inter seven on Tuesday which will be our own goalkeeper Kepa Arriz- Napoli in Turin last week. minutes after the break for his game of the year. We have a abalaga in the 15th minute, Maurizio Sarri's Napoli 27th goal this season, and the title to defend." Real stay third before Mikel Oyarzabal dou- travel to Fiorentina bidding to hosts took the lead when the Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale hits half-voolley against Leganes in Madrid on Sautrday in the table, one point behind bled the advantage before match the champions and keep ball bounced in off Juventus city rivals Atletico who play Arena, with Bale and Karim Leganes had stunned Real be deposed league champions got a touch to the ball on its half-time. their push for a third title after defender Andrea Barzagli. Alaves later on Sunday, when Benzema returning. with a 2-1 victory at the San- doubled their advantage on the way through. San Jose became only the 1987 and 1990 alive. But Juventus turned it Barcelona can secure the La Bale boosted his hopes of a tiago Bernabeu in January to stroke of half-time. It was the 21-year-old May- second player to ever score two Saturday's defeat damages around and after Skriniar's own Liga title if they avoid defeat at start in the second leg by hook- reach the Copa del Rey semi- Mayoral tapped in from oral's second La Liga goal, hav- own goals in a La Liga match Inter's hopes of Champions goal Higuain headed in from Deportivo La Coruna. ing in a deflected Benzema finals, but struggled to make close range after Leganes goal- ing also netted against Real at the Anoeta Stadium, put- League football next season as close range. In a bizarre fin- Zidane made sweeping effort to give Real an eighth- any inroads against their domi- keeper Pichu Cuellar totally Sociedad in September. ting through his own net early they stay fifth behind Roma ish, Juve coach Massimiliano changes to the team which minute lead with his first goal nant hosts. missed a left-wing cross, with Leganes grew into the in the second half before Raul and Lazio with just three games Allegri was sent to the stands beat Bayern 2-1 in Wednes- since a double against Las Pal- Daniel Ceballos fired nar- offside appeals waved away as game after the break as Real's Garcia scored a consolation to play. for coming onto the pitch to day's first leg at the Allianz mas on March 31. rowly over, but the soon-to- defender Unai Bustinza had thoughts perhaps turned from the penalty spot. AGENCIES Douglas Costa fired in the celebrate. AGENCIES Carlo turns F1: Fortunate Lewis wins Azerbaijan Mourinho wants to coach down Italy coaching job GP; Force India finishes 3rd for as long as Wenger BAKU: Lewis Hamilton got off MILAN: Carlo Ancelotti has the mark for 2018 and took the MANCHESTER: Manchester turned down the offer to take championship lead from Sebas- United manager Jose Mourinho over as Italy coach, according tian Vettel when the Mercedes Gill starts INRC campaign believes he can emulate Arsenal to press reports on Sunday. driver emerged a fortuitous boss Arsene Wenger by coach- Italy have been without a winner of an incident-laden with victory in round one ing into his late 60s. permanent coach since Gian Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sun- Mourinho will face his old Piero Ventura was sacked after day (April 29). rival Wenger for the last time the four-time champions failed In a crash-littered, cha- CHENNAI: Defending advantage into a comfortable in an Arsenal match when the to qualify for the World Cup otic and entirely unpredictable champion Gaurav Gill today victory. Gunners visit Old Trafford on for the first time in 60 years race, the Briton's team-mate won the MRF 40th South The Team Mahindra Sunday. after losing to Sweden in a two- Valtteri Bottas was destined to India Rally, the opening round Adventure driver, along with Mourinho's longest mana- legged playoff in November. take the chequered flag only of the MRF FMSCI Indian Musa Sherif as co-driver, bet- gerial stint at any club was his Ancelotti, who was sacked for the Finn's rear right tyre to National Rally Champion- tered his own previous day”s first spell at Chelsea, which by Bayern Munich last Septem- puncture with only a handful ship 2018, at MMRT track at performance by 27 seconds lasted for three years and three File Photo of Arsene Wenger (left) with Jose Mourinho ber, had met with Italian Foot- of laps on the streets of Baku nearby Sriperumbudur. for an aggregate timing of 1 months. ball Federation (FIGC) officials remaining. Veteran rallyist Vicky hour and 28:43.1 minutes to He spent three years at Real but the new concept of media, But the Portuguese reck- in Rome last week. Hamilton won from Kimi Chandhok, making a come- complete the total distance. Madrid and two years each at social media, the pundit indus- ons he can stay at United lon- But Corriere dello Sport Raikkonen of Ferrari, with Ser- back after 18 years, took third Gill”s teammate Amittrajit Porto, Inter Milan and in a sec- try, the way people can express ger than his other clubs after reported that despite the gio Perez's Force India third. spot in INRC 1 along with M Ghosh made up time in a dra- ond spell at Stamford Bridge. and influence the opinion, it is confessing his days of itchy feet 58-year-old being offered the Raikkonen's team-mate Vettel, podium. "Definitely an untidy Chandramouli. matic fashion to finish second. Wenger is 68 and will step too much pressure - not just are over. job he had decided to turn it who started from pole, took race for me." He was once again at his He went all out in the final down at the end of the season for the manager - but also for "I think so. At other clubs, down after taking a few days fourth place. Red Bull's Australian aggressive best as he con- three stages to jump to the after almost 22 years with the the club. I was already thinking 'what to consider his decision. Hamilton now has 70 driver Daniel Ricciardo, last quered all five stages on day second for a spectacular fin- Gunners. "It is impossible for some- next?'" he admitted. “I had Ancelotti has also been points to Vettel's 66. Both are year's winner in Baku and also two to convert his first day”s ish. PTI Asked if he could emulate one to resist for a long time, things I really wanted to do linked with taking over as seeking their fifth world title. in China two weekends ago, the Frenchman's longevity, especially without any kind of - I had to go to Italy, I had to Arsenal manager when Arsene "It was quite an emotional smashed into the back of team- Mourinho said: "For sure. I will success. To stay a manager, to go to Spain. At this moment, Wenger steps down at the end race. Valtteri did an exceptional mate Max Verstappen in a lap sixth for Sauber, his first points dian Lance Stroll of Williams, have to change clubs because have four or five years to try to there isn't anything around the of the season. job and deserved to win, Sebas- 40 collision that ended the race finish. Stoffel Vandoorne in the sec- you (media) don't allow me to get a trophy and to improve the corner and I don't want to do The Italian coach has three tian also did a great job so it for both of them. Former world champion ond McLaren and New Zea- stay here! team, I don't think you allow anything different to what I am Champions League titles to his feels a bit odd to be up here," Carlos Sainz finished fifth Fernando Alonso was seventh land’s Brendon Hartley of Toro "I would see myself doing it that any more." doing now." AGENCIES name as a coach. AGENCIES commented Hamilton on the for Renault and Charles Leclerc for McLaren ahead of Cana- Rosso. AGENCIES Nadal cruises to 11th Barcelona title Aditi Ashok in Shubhankar finishes BARCELONA: Rafael Nadal with a chance won his 11th Barcelona title on Prajnesh wins Sunday when he breezed past of Top-10 Tied-15 in China Open Greek teenager Stefanos Tsit- maiden singles sipas 6-2, 6-1 in the final. ATP title SAN FRANCISCO (US): A BEIJING: Going on a birdie- It was world number one brilliant streak of four birdies spree towards the end, Shub- Gangjee finishes tied 57th Nadal’s 55th career clay-court NEW DELHI: Pra- in five holes saw Aditi Ashok hankar Sharma fired a 5-under title while he also extended his jnesh Gunneswaran finish her third round at tied 67, his best card of the week, NAGOYA (JAPAN): winning streak on the surface on Sunday clinched 10th at the LPGA Mediheal to finish T-15th at the Volvo Rahil Gangjee slipped to 46 consecutive sets. his first ever singles Championship. China Open here on Sunday. on the final day with The 31-year-old Spaniard title on the ATP Chal- Aditi, still looking for her The 21-year-old finished a disastrous card of won his 11th Monte Carlo first top-10 finish of the season at 12-under 276, best among five-over 75, including Masters last weekend also with- lenger circuit when he is 4-under 212 with rounds of all Indians in the fray. He had out dropping a set. downed Egypt’s Mo- 73, 71 and 68. Her third round six birdies, three of them in a triple bogey on 15th Sunday’s victory reinforced hammed Safwat in the of 4-under 68 has been the best last four holes, for a fine finish. as he finished tied his status as the overwhelm- final of the Kunming this week. Sharma, who leads the 57th at the Japan Golf ing favourite to lift the French Meanwhile, Lydia Ko will Asian Tour's Habitat for Tour’s Crowns Tourna- Open for an 11th time in June. “Last year, they made a Des Moines back in 1973. Open in Anning, a sleep on the 54-hole lead on the Humanity Rankings is also Nadal now has 77 titles video of my 10 titles here. Now He was also the youngest victory which will push LPGA Tour for the first time in second behind Masters cham- week, ended T-63, while Shiv ment in Nagoya. overall while his career clay- they have had to make another Barcelona finalist since Nadal him inside top-200. 658 days. pion Patrick Reed on the Race Kapur (71) was T-66 and Kha- The result came a court match record stands at video for 11 -- it makes me feel in 2005. Ko matched the low round to Dubai standings. lin Joshi (79) was T-68. week after his first 401 wins against just 35 defeats. like I am ageing. “Stefanos, you had an opening set, he was quickly 3-0 of the third day with a 67 to Alexander Björk became “The week has been decent. ever Japan Tour vic- His win on Sunday was “Thanks to everyone for incredible week. You have a up in the second before Tsit- lead by two at 11-under par, the first Swede to lift the tro- It's not great but it's decent. I tory at the Panasonic greeted by ticker-tape and a making the tournament so spe- great future and I wish you sipas carved out a degree of one ahead of Jessica Korda. phy after he closed with a think I could have done a lit- video review of all his titles on cial and thanks to my family great success,” added Nadal of hope in the fourth game when Minjee Lee sits solo third at bogey-free seven-under-par tle bit better. I left a few shots Open. the centre court in Barcelona who have been with me even an opponent who will become he had two break points. They 8-under par. Mariajo Uribe, 65 to win by one shot at the out there but that's golf. I am which now bears his name. when things have not been so just the second teenager in the were quickly saved by Nadal Ryann O'Toole, Moriya Juta- Topwin Golf and Country happy that I finished in double Tour Habitat for Humanity “It’s really emotional to see smooth.” world top 50 next week after who then claimed the title on nugarn and Charley Hull are Club. digits under-par,” said Sharma. Standings now but it's still a that video. I never dreamed of Tsitsipas, 19 years old and Canada’s Denis Shapovalov. a third match point in the sev- T4 at 6-under par. Among other Indians, “I was sick earlier but not long way to go for the season. having a career like this,” said ranked 63, was the first Greek Nadal needed just 77 min- enth game when the teenager In 2016, while at No 1 in the Arjun Atwal (71) was T-32nd, that sick. It was just slight I just have to keep building on the 16-time Grand Slam title man to make an ATP final since utes to claim victory on Sunday. dumped a one-handed back- Rolex Rankings, Ko overhauled Gaganjeet Bhullar, who at one fever and cold. It's alright. I am my position. We will see what winner. Nicholas Kalogeropoulos in After racing through the hand into the net. AGENC all aspects of her game. PTI stage rose to T-2 earlier in the happy to be leading the Asian happens.” PTI sport 15 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 mp Kohli 68 takes RCB to 175/4 Sunrisers beat Royals by against Knight Riders

BENGALURU: Skipper Virat 11 runs to claim top spot Kohli was once again the stand-out performer with an JAIPUR: Sunrisers Hyderabad unbeaten 44-ball-68 as Royal bowlers' impressive defence of Challengers Bengaluru man- modest totals continued as the aged a below-par 175 for 4 visitors pulled off a 11-run win against Kolkata Knight Rid- over Rajasthan Royals on a ers in an IPL encounter, here tricky pitch to claim the top spot on Sunday. in the Indian Premier League It was a patchy batting per- (IPL) here on Sunday. formance from the home team Electing to bat, Hyderabad and Indian captain’s fourth posted 151 for seven, built half-century of the season around captain Kane William- ensured that they had some son's 63-run knock, his fourth kind of a total on board. fifty of the season, and his Kohli’s innings comprised 92-run partnership with Eng- of five fours and three sixes lishman Alex Hales (45) , play- while Brendon McCullum con- ing his first game of this edition. tributed 38 off 28 balls. They set up the platform for Two of the three sixes struck a kill towards the end, but once by Kohli were pure delight. they were dismissed, none of the Both were hit off Andre Russell. following batsmen could make With minimum backlift, Kohli a substantial contribution. whipped one on the blockhole For the hosts, Jofra Archer into the long-on stands while (3/26) was once again impres- the other was a flick into the sive with his pace and consis- deep mid-wicket stand. after the strategic break. De also hit a six off Mitchell John- tent execution of yorkers, while The final six came off the Kock’s inside out lofted shot son’s first over. spinner Krishnappa Gowtham last delivery of the innings as was pouched in the deep by Chasing the target, Kolk- provided vital breakthroughs, he dispatched one into the mid- Shubman Gill. ata were got to a good start as conceding only 18 runs in his wicket stands. RCB lost next two back- rain halted the match when the four overs. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s players celebrate after defeating Rajasthan Royals’ during IPL T20 cricket match in Jaipur on Sunday PTI RCB’s first 10 overs wasn’t to-back wickets in the 10th score read 55 for no loss by 6.3 Home captain Ajinkya Rah- as productive as they lost three over when McCullum was overs. ane (65 not out, 53 balls) showed tional win as Basil Thampi (/126 steer it past slips. His sequence tive in keeping the batsmen in half-century, his fourth in this wickets for 75 runs. It was pri- caught off Russell and Manan Sunil Narine was unbeaten patience and Sanju Samson hit a in 2 overs) did bowl an impres- of scores in the last four matches a tight leash. edition. marily due to Kohli that they Vohra (0) made a hash of a low on 27 after giving his side the 30-ball 40 but they left too much sive final over. read: 11, 5, 0 (retired hurt) and The pacers were disciplined Williamson then launched managed another 100 runs in full-toss. familiar explosive start. for the end. Hyderabad pace duo Hyderabad now lead the 7. and also swung the ball, never into a half-volley from Archer the back-10. Mandeep Singh (19) His opening partner, Chris of Sandeep Sharma (1/15) and table with 12 points and are fol- Hales though played some letting Hales and Williamson depositing it to the stands, giv- The slow start by RCB was became Russell’s third victim. Lynn too joined the party as he Siddarth Kaul (2/23) were very lowed by Chennai Super Kings good cuts and drives. Wil- go after them. ing the ran-rate some neces- one of the reasons for not get- A slower delivery on off-stump, was holding other end at 25. effective in drying up the runs. (10) and Kings XI Punjab (10). liamson was dropped on 11 by The two batsmen though sary push. Rahane brought ting the par-score of 200 as the Mandeep swung and did not Bengaluru players were at The hosts required 27 from Earlier, Hales, playing his Rahul Tripathi in slip cordon steadily built the innings even back Gowtham and he broke Powerplay overs produced only get the elevation he needed and blame for soddy fielding as the the last two overs but Siddarth first game of the season, built off Archer, immediately after as Hales was dropped on an the partnership by getting rid 40 runs. Shivam Mavi took the catch at Narine and Lynn were dropped Kual conceded only six runs and the innings patiently with his the batsman had hit a bowler's individual score of 26 by Ben of the England batsman. Put into bat, openers deep midwicket. twice. also removed local boy Mahipal captain after Gowtham ensured back drive. Stokes off leg-spinner Ish Sodhi. Sodhi had Williamson McCullum and Quinton de Earlier, Sunil Naraine was The opening pacers Tim Lomror (11). that Shikhar Dhawan's (6) string Home captain Rahane used The two batsmen mostly relied caught behind off a ball that Kock (29 off 27 balls) put on greeted by de Kock with two Southee and Umesh Yadav Krishnappa Gowtham (8) of low scores continued as the his resources smartly, using as on working the ball around bounced very low. 67 runs but consumed eight consecutive boundaries of his were ripped to shreds as the could not recreate the magic he left-hander dragged one on to many as seven bowlers, mak- The Kiwi captain chanced BRIEF SCORES: SRH 151/7 overs in the process. first over. First he swept one duo gave away 40 runs in four. had managed against Mumbai his stumps. ing frequent bowling changes. his arms against Jaydev Unad- K Williamson 63, A Hales 45) The South African ‘keeper- towards short fine leg and then BRIEF SCORES: RCB 175/4 Indians when he had blasted a The ball was too close to the The spin duo of Gowtham and kat, plundering 21 runs in the RR 140/6 (A Rahane 65 not out, batsman was scalped by Kul- a cross-batted shot towards (Virat Kohli 68*, B McCullum 11-ball 33 to pull off a sensa- body as Dhawan attempted to Ish Sodhi (1/25) was very effec- 12th over and completed his Sanju Samson 40). PTI deep Yadav with his first ball deep midwicket fence. De Kock 38) vs KKR (A Russel 31/3). PTI Resurgent Delhi take on table India must play Pak if it CSK need to work hard to get toppers CSK in crucial battle wins case: used to Pune pitch: Fleming PUNE: Their stuttering cam- It would interesting to see PCB chief paign back on the rails under whether the Daredevils again PUNE: Robbed off home CSK suffered its first defeat new skipper Shreyas Iyer, a leave out Gambhir, who is out KARACHI: The Pakistan advantage for the entire 2018 at its 'adopted home' in Pune resurgent Delhi Daredevils of form and did not figure in Cricket Board is ready to season, Chennai Super Kings and overall its second in the will play table-toppers Chen- the playing eleven against KKR, accept any ruling of the Inter- will have to work hard in their tournament so far, courtesy nai Super Kings in a crucial tomorrow. national Cricket Council Dis- adopted home venue here to a stunning performance by Indian Premier League match Delhi's varied bowling putes Resolution Committee be a force to reckon with in MI batters Rohit Sharma, here on Monday. stock too clicked in the last but wants Indo-Pak bilateral the ongoing Indian Premier Suryakumar Yadav and Evin While Delhi would fight for match and if the star-studded series be added to the Future League, said the team's head Lewis. survival, CSK would be equally CSK batting line-up has to be Tours Programme for 2019- coach Stephen Fleming. "A score of 190 was a possi- keen to get back to winning checked, the visitors will have 2023 if it wins the case. Back into the IPL family bility, so for them (Mumbai) to ways after losing by eight wick- to bowl out of their skin. PCB chief, Najam Sethi after serving a two-year sus- bowl well and drag us back to ets to Mumbai Indians in their On the other hand, return- who returned home after pension, CSK lost their home 170 was good cricket. Another adopted home ground here last Delhi Daredevils’ Glenn Maxwell ing to the IPL after serving a attending several meetings of advantage after just one game 10 (runs) would have been night. two-year suspension, CSK has the ICC Executive Board and in Chennai as the IPL orgains- nice for us," the former New The Daredevils, who were It would still be an uphill been the team to look out for other committees in Kolkata, ers decided to shift its remain- Zealand skipper said. struggling with Gautam Gamb- ask for the Daredevils to beat this season. told the media that Pakistan ing home games to Pune in "He (Rohit ) responded well hir at the helm, found the elu- CSK at their adopted home - Mahendra Singh Dhoni is had signed the FTP documents the wake of protests related to in the 19th over and you are sive winning formula in their the Maharashtra Cricket Asso- back among runs with his tra- conditionally. Cauvery issue and threats to not going to win every game previous game when they com- ciation Stadium – but they ditional late flourish while in- "We have made it clear that disrupt more fixtures. We were in the fight. (But) we were probably in the IPL. It was good game," prehensively defeated formi- cannot afford to lose. form Ambati Rayadu, Shane if the ICC's Disputes Resolu- Fleming rued the fact that Fleming added. dable Kolkata Knight Riders Among other things, the Watson and Dwayne Bravo are tion Committee rules in our his players will need time to get 10 runs , may be 15 runs short with the bat. But Rohit turned the tables at home. Delhi outfit would hope that also capable of making a mock- favour in October, then India used to the Pune pitch. we hung in pretty well and created opportunities. around in the 19th over after Ricky Ponting-coached skipper Iyer continues to lead ery of the Delhi bowling attack. must play against us in the new "We are going to be care- he hit pacer Shardul Thakur Delhi, now at the bottom of from the front as he did with The pleasing part for coach FTP programme," he said. ful that we don't get carried Stephen Fleming on Mumbai Indian loss for four boundaries. the table with just two wins out a match-winning 93 against Stephen Fleming is that Suresh Sethi said he had signed away by the loss. The biggest Fleming also informed that of seven games, however need KKR. Raina has finally found his the documents on the condi- thing for us is to get to know hard to get home advantage. Fleming said they were pacer Deepak Chahar, who to continue their winning spree Besides Iyer, other bats- touch with an unbeaten 75 in tion that if the ICC committee the pitch here, it is not Chen- We have learnt a little bit again probably 10-15 runs short of suffered a hamstring injury, to keep themselves in the hunt men like opener Prithvi Shaw, a losing cause last night. ruled in PCB's favour, matches nai. We picked the side which today and we have only got a what could have been a win- would be out for a couple of for the play-offs. Rishab Pant and all-round- With Sam Billings and against India would be added was going to be Chennai-based day to make sure we try and ning total. weeks. CSK, on the other hand, are ers Glenn Maxwell and Colin Ravindra Jadeja in the side, to the FTP. so we are learning as much as get the right combination," he "We were in the fight. (But) "He (Chahar) has had ham- still on top on the points table Munro too will have to play CSK have depth in their "Even if the result is other- anyone," said Fleming after added. we were probably 10 runs , may string injuries in the past so he but their confidence suffered a their part to perfection. batting. wise we still have got confirmed CSK lost by eight wickets Sent into bat, CSK scored be 15 runs short with the bat. has a good idea when he is in blow last night against another Australian Maxwell has But CSK bowlers were around 123 matches in the new to Mumbai Indians here on 169 for 5, a target which MI But we hung in pretty well and trouble. He will probably take struggling outfit in defending been getting starts but is unable hammered by Mumbai and FTP so we have done well," he Saturday. overwhelmed in 19.4 overs last created opportunities," Flem- a couple of weeks, which is a champions Mumbai Indians. to convert them into big scores. will need to regroup. PTI said. PTI "We have to work extra night. ing said. bit of blow to us," he said. PTI Raju impressed with Mayank Man City equal EPL win record India’s first LONDON: Manchester City mind sports equalled the Premier League Markande's control over leg-spin record for most wins in a sea- league series son as the imperious champi- ons powered to a 4-1 victory at launched MUMBAI: Impressed with leg- back strongly. Wrist spinners West Ham on Sunday. spinner Mayank Markhande's are wicket-taking bowlers," Pep Guardiola's side now NEW DELHI: Brain Duel bowling for Mumbai Indians Raju said. have 30 wins this term, match- Games on Saturday launched in the IPL, former Asked about Markande's ing the record set by Chelsea a first of its kind mind sports India spinner Venkatapathy stock delivery, he said, "The last season, and will take sole league series. A carefully Raju praised him and termed strongest point for him is con- possession of the milestone selected array of mind sports control as the rookie's stron- trol at that age. Showing no fear with one more success in their including chess, Rummy, gest point while also describing seeing who the opponent is or last three games. e-gaming, poker and quiz Sunrisers Hyderabad as having who the batsman is, he is just Sweeping West Ham aside among others have been the best bowling attack. going about his bowling and with their trademark swagger, brought together to attract Punjab-born Markande that little variation. The speed City went ahead through Leroy nationwide talent to take part has been the find for defend- and length of what he is bowl- Sane before an own goal from in the league series scheduled ing champions MI this Indian ing is amazing." their former defender Pablo for October 2018. Premier League (IPL) sea- On SRH attack, Raju, who Zabaleta doubled the lead. Brain Duel is an open plat- son and has bowled well in all played 28 Test matches, said, Aaron Cresswell's free-kick form where the best in the games after making a fantastic "It (SRH) is (the best bowling reduced the deficit before half- country from various mind debut picking three wickets, attack) in this IPL. They are time, but Gabriel Jesus and Fer- sport disciplines will compete which included the prize scalp defending their totals, they are nandinho netted for City after against each other. The compe- of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, planning and so far they are the interval. tition will be played in a tour- albeit in a losing cause in the the best." Simply untouchable for nament as well as league format lung-opener against Chennai XI Punjab) and all - straight- (chosen) to pick wickets and "Bhuvaneshwar (Kumar) most of the season, City are across all mind sports catego- Super Kings. away they are making them he has been doing that. And has been doing well for the bidding to cement their status ries. The mind sport tourna- "Markande, the main thing play - that means they are spe- that's the talent we have and last five-six seasons. He is the as one of the all-time great Pre- ments will have an open entry is (his) first year (and the) first cial," the 48-year-old former (it) is going to be a headache most experienced and a think- mier League teams by rewriting structure, where amateurs and match and they (MI) made him spinner for the (national or state) selec- ing bowler. He being there, a the record books. Manchester City players celebrate after scoring in London on Sunday professionals can both par- play which itself shows the tal- said. tors, which is fantastic head- lot of players are learning. Sid- They have scored 102 ticipate. The selection process ent he has. You have seen a lot Raju, a Star Sports expert, ache," he said. darth Kaul is (also) bowling league goals in 35 games, 103 set by Chelsea in 2009-10. season as they fight to avoid the will be both online and offline of youngsters come in and they is doing commentary of the IPL "This season we have seen a brilliantly," he said. making them the fastest Eng- Guardiola's team also need drop in their last three games. formats. sit (out) for a year, then they are games in Telugu, aired on Star lot of leg spinners, wrist spin- "But the advantage the SRH lish top-flight side to reach the three more points to eclipse David Moyes' men have Amateurs competing in the put in," Raju told PTI during an Maa Movies. ners coming in, which is a huge have is even if Bhuvi is not play- century mark since Everton in Chelsea's 95-point Premier won once in their last eight open tournament will have an interaction. "(MI captain) Rohit Sharma revelation. They will be hit once ing , you have Sandeep Sharma. 1931-32. League record from 2004-05. league fixtures and sit just opportunity to get selected in "That's why Markande, is using him as a strike bowler a while, but you can't just take He has got the knuckle ball and City are one goal short of In contrast, West Ham face three points above the relega- the future for the league teams Mujeeb (Ur Rahman of Kings and he has been picked up them away and they are coming bowls good yorkers." PTI the Premier League record of an anxious finale to a troubled tion zone. PTI as well. MPOST 16 Entertainment mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Monday, 30 April, 2018 ‘SAIF PUSHED ME TO GET BACK TO WORK

Kareena Kapoor Khan will be seen in ‘Veere Di Wedding’ after a gap of almost two years due to her pregnancy and the actor PIta accusam, credits her husband Saif for motivating her to get back to films qui is volorep erenist magnatusam ent velis MUMBAI: Kareena Kapoor Khan will be responsibilties and we are sharing our aut volut es qui aut seen on silver screen after a gap of almost lives together. So we will share the pres- two years and the actor credits her hus- sure also,” she said. repudi ditenit atemque band Saif Ali Khan for motivating her to Veere di Wedding, also starring Sonam audanderae ra sim quae get back to films. Kareena, who took a Kapoor, Swara Bhasker and Shikha small break from films in 2016 during her Talsania, releases on June 1, but rehenimodis pregnancy, was back on sets months after Kareena has not signed any giving birth to baby boy Taimur. other projects as of now. The actor started filming Veere Di “I haven’t thought Wedding in September last year, the trailer about what I am going of which was released on April 25. to do next. Taimur is “I wasn’t pregnant when I signed this 16-month-old and film. I am lucky to have a husband who I am giving him is so understanding. Apart from him, time and will be producer Rhea (Kapoor), stood by me. I promoting this had to call Rhea and tell her ‘I am preg- film. Then I will nant and she needs to take someone else’. decide what to do “It was Rhea’s conviction. She was like next but I promise ‘let’s just wait’. After that it was Saif who to do one or two kind of pushed me and said ‘I think you films a year.” should hit the gym and get back to the There were studio’. He said, ‘take your son with you reports of Kareena and set an example to other mothers’. I starring opposite think it’s been good till now. This jour- Shah Rukh Khan ney has been beautiful,” Kareena said at in Salute, the biopic the trailer launch. on astronaut Rakesh The 37-year-old actor said a lot of cou- Sharma, but the actor ples now share household responsibilities dodged the question and it is no more a big deal if a woman saying, “Whatever film returns to work post baby. I choose I will let every- “... I am sure in today’s time we are one know but at the sharing everything. We are sharing right time.” PTI ‘Will share at right time’ ANIL KAPOOR ON DAUGHTER SONAM’S WEDDING REPORTS

MUMBAI: Actor Anil Kapoor today remained tight-lipped The pictures of on the reports of his daughter Evan’s child Sonam Kapoor’s wedding and Anil’s bungalow said people will get to know decorated with everything “at the right time”. stardom prevented There have been reports that lights are doing Sonam is set to tie the knot with the rounds on beau Anand Ahuja early next How the ‘Disobedience’ actors from getting help month. social media The pictures of Anil’s bun- galow decorated with lights, people liked it. When I am ensured a perfect sex scene with wife Sunita overseeing working with Salman saab, it the preparation, are doing the doesn’t feel like I am working,” rounds on social media. he said. The duo has starred When asked about it, the in films such as No Entry, actor told reporters, “Media Yuvraaj, Salaam-e-Ishq and has always been with me and Biwi No 1. PTI my family when we began our careers. We will share every- thing at the right time. You all will know very soon. We won’t hide these details. You will know why there is lighting outside the house.” He was speaking at the 19th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards voting weekend here. Anil, who will next be seen in Race 3 co-starring with Salman Khan, said he shares a comfortable relationship with the superstar. “Salman has done things wholeheartedly. When you (will) watch the film, you will realise it. We have made an entertaining film. I have done LOS ANGELES: Actors Rachel knew it had to be long. It was many films with Salman and McAdams and Rachel Weisz all about duration, I mean worked closely with their direc- screen time.” tor Seabastian Lelio to ensure “At the same time, I really their sex scene in Disobedience wanted to explore the possibil- was perfect. The three were in ity of portraying a very erotic ‘Robin Williams helped during agreement that there would be and urgent encounter with- no nudity in the movie’s sex out nudity, so how to do that. scene as it was not essential to Then I storyboarded every- Schindler’s List filming’ the story, reports femalefirst. thing, and I presented the idea co.uk. to them, and we were all in LOS ANGELES: Filmmaker Ste- when Spielberg took on the Lelio told Den of Geek agreement. I had this idea of ven Spielberg credits late actor emotional task of direct- magazine: “That was very instead of showing skin we Robin Williams for helping ing Schindler’s List. “Robin organic. It was a long conver- would find very specific acts him get through the “trauma” called me,” Spielberg said sation. I always knew that the that we rarely see on screen or of filming Schindler’s List. at the Tribeca Film Festival’s hotel scene, the big love scene, in these kind of films and go for The Lincoln filmmaker and 25th-anniversary screening of was the heart of the film. I them,” he added. IANS Williams became close after they the film. “Robin knew worked together on what I was going on schedule. He knew exactly what time 1991’s Hook through. Once it was in Poland, what time it was in San ollywood star and a week he Francisco... and he would do 15 minutes Evan Rachel Wood called of stand-up on the phone, and I would believes the pres- the entertainment industry something really freeing me laugh hysterically because I had to release Hsures of being a child star since 1994, attempted suicide about it, and I realised that I so much,” said Spielberg. prevented her from seeking twice before she attended really liked myself. And when “The way Robin is on the tele- psychological help. therapy and was diagnosed I stripped literally everything phone, he would always hang up The actor detailed the with PTSD. away, I couldn’t sing, I had on the loudest, best laugh you’d years of sexual abuse she was “I had been a child star nodes on my vocal chords. I give him. He’d never say good- subjected to in a testimony my whole life, and I had this couldn’t walk. I was in a men- bye, just hang up on the big- to US Congress in February intense pressure to be perfect tal hospital. I was like, ‘Wow gest laugh,” he added. where she said she had been and to not have problems and how did I get here?’” The emotionally-drain- “mentally and physically tor- to not burden anyone with TheBarefoot star insisted ing process of directing the tured” by her former-partner problems and to work. It kept that getting help “wasn’t as movie paid off for Spielberg and recounted incidents of me from getting help for a hard as feeling crazy”, and when he brought home Oscars rape, bondage and psycho- long time,” Wood said in an said that her son has stopped for Best Picture and Director, but he logical abuse. The 30-year- interview with Refinery29. her getting “upset over little didn’t feel like he could celebrate. IANS old, who has been active in She added: “There was things anymore”. IANS