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nament would be tough and one can’t predict favourites in iour” and “misuse” of author- the contest. “We came here to ity. Rajya Sabha Chairman M achieve something and we have Venkaiah Naidu rejected the the capability and the team for notice, saying the case against that. It will be quite a tough the then CJI was based on “sus- tournament considering the picion and conjectures”. :28:.$7/.4 games are stretched to the last Modi said the Congress has minute and about eight teams no faith in democracy and he German and Irish hock- are evenly placed,” added judiciary. “It does not hold dia- Tey teams arrived here on Fuchs. logue and stall proceedings in Sunday for the Odisha Men’s Germany is grouped in Parliament, but the new game Hockey World Cup (HWC) Pool D with Pakistan, Malaysia, they are playing now is dan- 2018. So far, 15 teams have and the Netherlands. They gerous and this must be debat- arrived while only Malaysia is begin their campaign against ed for a bright future of the awaited. Pakistan on December 1. country.” Though the German team Ireland too arrived on “When their shameless tac- had a disappointing outing in Sunday afternoon and was tics fail, they use the threat of 2017 at the Odisha Men’s excited to be in Bhubaneswar. impeachment to bend the Hockey World League Final “We have quite a few senior judges to their will. This is a here, where they lost the bronze players as well as youngsters. dangerous play. The Congress medal match to India, the Many of them have never been is committing a crime by using German team is vying for the to India so there is a lot of impeachment to stop lawful top spot at the prestigious excitement among the players,” !" procedures. They are enslaving event to begin on November said captian David Harte. the country using their power $ 28. Ireland will begin their $75702 sands of Vishwa Hindu in the Rajya Sabha,” Modi said. German team captain campaign on November 30 Parishad (VHP) workers and He urged intellectuals to Florian Fuchs said, “It feels against defending Champions s the BJP seeks to rekindle supporters trooped into the analyse this “dangerous game” good to be back here. We have Australia. The Canadian Athe politically sensitive venue of the “Dharm Sabha” at of the Congress in the interest played a couple of times here National Team grouped in Pool Ayodhya issue, Prime Minister Ayodhya called by the VHP to of the country. $ and the fans are fantastic. The C along with India, Belgium Narendra Modi on Monday discuss the way forward for the The 200-member energy is good. Though right and South Africa, too arrived accused the Congress of inter- construction of the temple. Rajasthan Assembly is sched- now we are tired after the early in the morning on the fering in the Supreme Court’s Sibal, a Supreme Court uled to go to polls on flight, we can’t wait to get onto day. proceedings on the Ram lawyer, also said that he had not December 7. The counting of % the pitch.” Malaysia will join the 15 Temple-Babri Masjid case, say- appeared in the court since votes will take place on Fuchs added that the tour- participating teams at night. ing that their Rajya Sabha lead- January 2018 and that neither December 11. ers intimidate Supreme Court the Congress nor the BJP are * .9"529. show some patience,” the seer issue on November 23. He judges with the threat of party to the court proceedings. , remarked. assured me that after impeachment if they don’t stall “The Congress is not a party in he Vishwa Hindu Parishad The seers at the Dharm December 11, we will sit with the case until after the general these proceedings. Nothing T(VHP) sponsored Dharm Sabha administered oath to the the PM and will take a deci- elections of next year. can prevent the court from - - Sabha did not announce any crowd and asked people to sion on this issue. I am hope- “If a Supreme Court judge hearing the matter. The CJI has date for the construction of take back soil of Ayodhya and ful that a legislation will come does not prepare the time table said it is not a priority matter .$ Ram Temple, but one of its make pledge that they will not for temple construction.” (for hearing cases) as per their for the Supreme Court, and the senior seers claimed that the let die down struggle for mak- The Swami further said (Congress’s) political inten- PM has no courage to say any- + Centre will take some decision ing a grand Ram temple at the Minister had asked us to tions and wants to hear all to thing against the CJI. Blaming on this issue after results of Ayodhya. The Dharm Sabha keep patience. “The deliver justice on a serious the Congress for making polit- 08#3$" Assembly polls were out on underlined the strong senti- Government will respect our and sensitive issue, such as ical capital won’t help,” Sibal December 11. ment for Bill or Ordinance for sentiments this is what a Ayodhya, then the party’s added. ttacking Prime Minister Amid growing demand for Ram Temple by the Centre. senior Minister told me. I am lawyers, who are Rajya Sabha Modi alleged the Congress ANarendra Modi, Shiv Sena the construction of the Ram Chairman of the Ram a devotee of Lord Ram and members, start the game of threatened Supreme Court chief Uddhav Thackeray said if Temple in Ayodhya without Janmabhoomi Nyas Mahant Ram Janmabhoomi is our scaring the judges in the name judges with impeachment the BJP Government was further delay, Ramji Das of Nritya Gopal Das, who right,” he said. '(() of impeachment,” Modi said. when they tried hearing the determined to honour court's Nirmohi Akhara told VHP’s presided over the Sabha, said He further said he also Senior Congress leader and Ayodhya dispute cases earlier order why it promised people Dharm Sabha on Sunday that that people still have faith in spoke to RSS chief Mohan Rajya Sabha member Kapil this year. The PM claimed that during elections that con- dates for the same will be the BJP Governments at the Bhagwat who “assured me Sibal rubbished Prime Congress party’s Rajya Sabha struction of Ram Temple at announced early next year dur- Centre and Uttar Pradesh. that pressure will be mounted Minister’s claim saying he members, who are also lawyers, Ayodhya will start during their ing Kumbh in Prayagraj. “This congregation proves on the Government for bring- * should start a new programme had tried to scare away the apex regime. Addressing the sabha after the point that people want ing in a legislation” in on the lines of “Man ki baat” court judges to ensure the “The Ram Temple will be the inauguration marked by temple at Ayodhya. Till Modi Parliament for temple con- + titled “jhooti baat” so that peo- hearing in the cases is delayed constructed at any cost chanting of mantras at the is PM, and Yogi is Chief struction. “We want all MPs to ple are aware that the state- until after the 2019 Lok Sabha whether the Modi Badey Bhaktmaal ki Bagia, Minister of UP, I am sure that be united and the Bill be ments he makes on a weekly election. Government returns to power Ramji Das said, “The date for they will find a way out,” he passed with 2/3rd majority,” ! basis are “inconsistent with Seven Opposition parties or not. For some people, Ram construction of the Ram said. This sentiment was also the Swami said. facts”. led by the Congress had moved Temple may be a 'jumla' but for Temple will be declared in the echoed by Swami The congregation was Prime Minister’s comment a notice for the impeachment us it is a matter of national 2019 Kumbh which will be Rambhadracharya, who dis- amalgamation of sants, RSS, ! on the Ayodhya issue came at of then Chief Justice of India pride,” he said without taking held in Prayagraj.” closed, “I spoke to a senior VHP and BJP leaders. The " an election rally at Alwar, Dipak Misra in April this year, name of Modi while talking to “It is only a matter of a few Minister in the Central sants took the lead while oth- Rajasthan, on a day when thou- accusing him of “misbehav- reporters here on Sunday. days, and I request you all to Government regarding this ers followed. $75702 # $ %&'( he Special Cell, the anti-ter- Trorist unit of the Delhi R ! ! " Police, on Sunday claimed to # O L M have averted a major terrorist ! strike in the national Capital by arresting three terrorists "!# " ## $%& belonging to the Islamic State $%"" # Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK), an * + /4$. .4 Shopian district of south again opened fire. In the retal- outfit influenced by ISIS ide- Kashmir during the night iatory firing, two more ultras ology. even terrorists, an Army hours to launch an attack on a were shot. “The terrorists have been Sjawan, and a civilian were house where suspected terror- The group belonged to identified as Tahir Ali Khan, ,-( killed in separate incidents of ists were hiding. The security Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Haris Mushtaq Khan and Asif violence in south Kashmir on forces had specific tip-off on Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) out- Suhail Nadaf. Police said the Sunday amid a massive their presence. fits and all but one slain ter- men, all from Kashmir, were $# . counter-insurgency offensive During the initial bout of rorists were local residents carrying three hand grenades /0 ! launched by the security forces. firing, a soldier of 162 including Abbas Bhat, who and two pistols” said Pramod * * #2.$5 .42 Separatists have called for a Territorial Army Nazir Ahmad had recently taken over as the Singh Kushwah, the Deputy &" ' shutdown on Monday against was hit by bullets along with group’s ‘district commander’ to Commissioner of Police (DCP) iting Pakistan-based Inter- what they called killing of 18 another soldier. replace Zeenatul Islam, who Special Cell. (() . 1- CServices Intelligence (ISI)’s 2 3: Kashmiris in past three days. They were shifted to hos- has joined Al Badr group in the The arrests came days after “nefarious activities” in Punjab Police said that six ultras killed pital for treatment where area. The Sunday gunfight was the Delhi Police issued an advi- # 4/ 8 and the killings of Indian sol- 2 / in Shopian village were Ahmad, a resident of Ashmuji the fourth encounter in south sory on the likely presence of diers by Pakistan armed forces, involved in several heinous village in neighbouring Kulgam Kashmir region in a week’s two suspected terrorists in the 2 Punjab Chief Minister Capt ; , , / crimes including killing of district, succumbed to his time. During these gunfights, city after the grenade attack at O / Amarinder Singh on Sunday , < three policemen. injuries. Sources said four ultras 12 ultras including top com- a prayer hall in Amritsar that / ! courteously declined neigh- Official sources said a joint were killed in the first round of manders of HM and LeT were left three people dead and 20 3 bouring country’s invitation Prime Minister Imran Khan ed his refusal, “Always team of security forces cor- firing. There was a lull of more killed, six each in Anantnag others injured. 4 5 to attend ground-breaking cer- will perform the ceremony. cherished dream to visit doned off Batagund village in than an hour when terrorists and Shopian districts. $ 6!'(! emony for Kartarpur corridor Earlier, Pakistan cricketing Gurdwara Kartarpur on November 28; while his legend Imran Khan had per- Sahib. Regret to decline Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh sonally telephoned his friend invite of @SMQureshiPTI Sidhu accepted the request from the cricket days, Sidhu, to @ForeignOfficePk for % % & with “an unalloyed joy”. attend the function - which he Kartarpur Sahib Corridor cer- At the same time, SAD’s had accepted right away con- emony. Cannot go while MP from Bathinda and Union sidering the permission from killings of Indian soldiers & $75702 Police are taking painstak- island and Pathak said police sible to retrieve the American’s Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal the Indian Government. terror attacks in Punjab con- ing efforts to avoid any dis- are monitoring to see if there body and that no charges will will also attend the function in Later, formal invites was tinue. May Waheguru bless us olice officials had a nervous ruption to the Sentinelese — a is a repeat of an incident after be made against the protected Pakistan, representing the sent to the Indian dignitaries. with peace & amity! (sic)” Plong-distance face-off with pre-neolithic tribe whose island two fishermen who strayed tribe. Seven people, including Indian Government along with Amarinder, in a letter to “Since March 2017, the the tribe who killed an is off-limits to outsiders — as onto the island were killed in six fishermen who were her Cabinet colleague and Pakistan Foreign Minister State has neutralised 19 ISI- American missionary, in their they seek Chau’s body. 2006. involved in ferrying Chau to Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Qureshi, said it is a historic armed and controlled modules, latest bid to locate his body on The death of the 27-year- One week after their North Sentinel, have been Pradesh Hardeep Singh Puri. occasion, but he regretted his apprehended 81 terrorists and a remote island, police said on old on November 17 has cast a deaths, the bodies of the two arrested. The fishermen have External Affairs Minister inability to be present. seized 79 weapons, numerous Sunday. new spotlight on efforts to Indians were hooked on bam- accompanied the police teams Sushma Swaraj has nominated “My reason for declining grenades of the HG-84 type The police team, who took protect one of the world’s last boo stakes facing out to sea. to the island to help efforts to the two on her behalf after she the invitation was two-fold. made in Pakistan’s Ordnance a boat just off Indian-owned “uncontacted” tribes whose “It was a kind of scarecrow,” pinpoint where Chau was expressed her inability to attend Firstly, not a day passes when factories with Austrian know- North Sentinel island on language and customs remain Pathak said. killed. the same. Indian soldiers are not killed or how, and some IEDs,” the Saturday, spotted men from the a mystery to outsiders. “We are studying the 2006 Anthropologists and trib- The invite was sent by wounded on the Line of Chief Minister claimed in his Sentinelese tribe on the beach Fishermen who took Chau case. We are asking anthropol- al welfare experts who have had Pakistan Foreign Minister Control in Jammu & Kashmir. letter. He pointed that the last where John Allen Chau was last ly used by the isolated tribe to to North Sentinel — which is ogists what they do when they the previous rare contacts with Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Rather than moving towards attack took place in Amritsar seen, the region’s police chief kill Chau as he shouted one of the Andaman and kill an outsider,” the police the Sentinelese have been heav- Qureshi to Sushma, Capt normalcy, these incidents are on last Sunday on a peaceful Dependra Pathak told AFP. Christian phrases at them. Nicobar islands in the Bay of chief added. “We are trying to ily involved with the inquiry. Amarinder and Sidhu, on escalating,” he said. religious congregation in a vil- Using binoculars, officers “They stared at us and we Bengal — said they saw the understand the group psy- “Their advice will be behalf of the Pakistan Secondly, the CM claimed lage wherein three men were — in a police boat about 400 were looking at them,” said tribe burying the body on the chology.” important,” said Pathak. “We Government to attend the cer- that Pakistan’s ISI has started killed and 19, including metres from the shore — saw Pathak. The boat withdrew to beach. Though Chau’s death is are taking the advice of the emony at Kartarpur on its nefarious activities in women and children, were the men armed with bows and avoid any chance of a con- The Sentinelesenormally officially a murder case, anthro- people in the field to advance November 28 where their Punjab. Amarinder even tweet- wounded. arrows, the weapons reported- frontation. attack anyone who goes to the pologists say it may be impos- this case.” ( ) *( +,- +./0
3/ Q ! , $R R+ " #$ #! ! 5 !"# %&%!! hand and was rushed by locals " )" * + but so far neither these work- R + ' ( ! to the SCB Medical College ers have been given minimum Hospital here but was declared :28:.$7/.4 wages nor the status of work- brought dead by the doctors, :28:.$7/.4 men as defined in the law. #8 .#3 police said. general body meeting of Presided over by associa- :28:.$7/.4 Police said that the relatives Athe city-based Nikhila ITUC-affiliated Nikhila tion president Bijaya Jena, the youth was shot dead in of Sahu in Redhakhol in Odisha Kalandi Samaj was AOdisha Anganwadi Karmi meeting decided to make the he Bisthapit Sachetan Abroad daylight by uniden- Sambalpur district were held here on Sunday in which Sangha would join a country- agitation a success. Besides it TSamiti, a newly floated out- tified miscreants near Godisahi informed about the incident 11 proposals were passed. wide stir on January 8 and 9 decided to have a State wide fit led by Jharsuguda MLA under the Barang police station and after their arrival Sahu’s The proposals included pressing for a 12-point charter agitation on December 11 with Naba Kishore Das, will stage a on Sunday morning. body would be handed over to removing superstition from of demands, including giving demands like 20 days of sum- massive demonstration on The deceased was identi- them after the necessary for- society, spread and publicising status of workmen to mer vacation, promotion to Monday at the Lower PMG fied as Sunil Ranjan Sahu who malities. A special squad of of the moral ideals and ideol- Anganwadi workers, minimum posts of supervisor from 30 to here, demanding supply of was working as a supervisor at police was investigating into the ogy of Gautam Buddha and honorarium of Rs 18,000 and 50 per cent, retirement at 62 adequate minerals locally the Sri Sri University situated leads of the case and the Babasaheb Ambedkar and set- social security, as decided by years, besides other benefits as explored to local industries in at Naraj. accused would be nabbed soon, ting up of an Ambedkar the National Labour discussed with the Government Jharsuguda-Sambalpur- Though the exact motive police said. Bhawan by the Government. Conference. in the past. Sundergarh region. behind the murder was yet to The broad daylight murder The other proposals The association decried Among others, general sec- This was announced on be ascertained, it could be the has triggered shockwaves in the included eradicating the stigma the Central Government’s anti- retary Harapriya Swain, Pravin Sunday at a media conference (MCL), the senior Congress Sambalpur - Sundergarh region fallout of some past rivalry, area and the locals have of untouchability from the labour policy, especially the Das, Bishnupriya Jena, Mamtaj by Das, who is also convener of leader stated, "While MCL is from where coal and other informed Cuttack DCP demanded that the police nab society, establishing unity apathy towards the scheme Khuntia, Malaya Manjari Jena, the organisation. producing 140 Million Tonne minerals are exported. The Akhilesvar Singh, who rushed those involved soon among Dalits and Adivasis, workers. It said that though the Soudamini Das and Prominent Left and (MT) coal, a large chunk is people of the region have had to the spot after the incident. providing justice to the Anganwadi Services Scheme is Laxmipriya Mohapatra were Congress leaders have been being provided to industries to bear the brunt of repeated Sources said that two mis- Kalandis who are becoming in operation for last 40 years, present. invited to address the protest outside the State. Though the displacements owing to mining creants, who had come by a red victims of torture, filling up of demonstration, Das told. total industrial requirements of and different other projects, colour Honda Activa opened all reserved posts, increasing "Though both the Union coal in Odisha is only including the Hirakud Dam, he three rounds of fire at Sahu the salaries of Village Guards and State Governments are 76 MT, this cannot not said. from close range when he had and providing land and hous- busy extending red carpet to assured resulting in closure of He also charged the MCL gone to meet someone after es to poor and landless Dalits. industrialists for local invest- many plants." for neglecting the local people getting a call in the morning. The speakers in the meet- ments through programmes He further added that in terms of employment and Police suspected involve- ing requested the administra- like Make In Odisha and Make Internal Power Plants, based CSE spending. ment of some “known persons” tion, political parties, general In India programme but their out of Odisha are preferred The organisation demand- behind the murder as an alter- public and media to help in policies are anti-industry. For over local Captive Power Plants ed to utilise the locally explored cation and then a scuffle broke implementation of the afore- this, many existing industries so far as coal supply is con- mineral resources for industries out between them and Sahu said proposals. fail to get raw materials and fac- cerned. in Odisha, raise the CSR spend- over some issues which some Nikhila Odisha Kalandi ing shutdown," lamented Das. Das expressed concern ing from 2 to 20 per cent and locals have also corroborated. Samaj convenor Laxman Citing example of the over the continuous neglect of giving priority to the displaced Sahu sustained bullet Mallick presided over the meet- Mahanadi Coal fields Limited people of Jharsuguda - people in employment etc. injuries in his head, chest and ing. &'(& )! '(! ) *P,#- * $# / ! ! Q!.Q/ & - " ,! "! !# " ! Srinivas said attractive .%(( % %! !! :28:.$7/.4 % /!% !" # Department, 2,293 in SC and prizes for the winners and cer- /" %/ 12/# ST Development Department, tificates for all the participants " " %/ ,/ total of 1,31,518 posts were 3,590 in Forest and D79 "47 have been arranged. N "A .5" $ and discussions in politics are He alleged that advisors of % 3!"!/ %!/!/!% Alying vacant in various Environment Department, “The BSF, as India’s first parts of a democratic process. the Chief Minister have turned /%,&/# "/ " departments of the State 2,862 in Rural Development o commemorate the sol- line of defence, has been guard- A"07$ . 2 " Swain and other opposition out to be cruel ahead of elec- ,#%&" !/ 1,( % Government by March 31, Department, 7,351 in Higher Tdiers’ valiant deeds and ing Indo-Pak and Indo- political persons have the right tions. %!/!/!% &/"( 2018, informed Finance Education Department, 3,965 supreme sacrifices who Bangladesh borders as well as /8 47//" to criticise the Chief Minster BJP general secretary ," / /, % Minister Shashi Bhushan in Fisheries and Animal attained martyrdom while on discharging internal security A"#7O and vice-versa. Bus use of the Bhrugu Baxipatra alleged that /!%&/!/ Behera in the State Assembly in Husbandry Department and duty, the BSF will organise a duties and anti-Naxal duties Biju Yuva Vahini, which is the State Government has response to a question of BJP 1,978 posts in the Skill mini marathon ‘Run for under dynamic operational sit- formed with the taxpayers’ ordered a Crime Branch inves- Bhubaneswar: The Nationalist MLA Dilip Ray recently. Development Department are Martyrs’ on December 2 at uations,” said Srinivas. Among :28:.$7/.4 money, to attack opponents is tigation into the incident only Congress Party (NCP) Odisha The vacant posts included lying vacant. Jeypore. others, Deepak Kandpal, very disappointing,” said to protect the attackers. State unit was reconstituted 6,662 Group A posts, 25,231 According to the informa- DIG A Srinivas disclosed Vikram Sharma and nion Minister on Sunday Pradhan. “The BJP is condemning here on Sunday under the Group B, 63,733 Group C and tion, the State Government this at a Press meet here. He Bhupendra Pratap were pre- Useverely criticised the He wanted to know why a the attack on Kharabela Swain. direction of its national presi- 22,926 Group D posts. The has a a total of 4,97,257 told the event will comprise a sent. attack on Utkal Bharat presi- Crime Branch investigation An Emergency-like situation dent Sharad Pawar and nation- posts comprised 1,20,512 Government posts and 85,764 10- km long dent Kharabela Swain at ordered into the incident and has emerged in the State now. al general secretary and Odisha Government sanctioned posts Grant-in-aid posts in various mini marathon Kashipur in Rayagada district why police didn’t provide pro- The State Government has State affairs in-charge DP and 11,006 Grant-in-aid posts. categories. While a total of and 5-km fun- on Saturday. tection to Swain at the meet- adopted a path of violence to Tripathi. While 30,299 posts are 1,47,522 posts were lying run to be flagged “Chief Minister Naveen ing venue despite his prior suppress the voice of opposi- In the new team, S lying vacant in the School and vacant by end of 2015, the off on December Patnaik looks tolerant outside, request. tion parties,” he alleged. Maqsood Ali was selected as Mass Education Department, number was 1,41,484 by March 2 from Vikram but he gets pleasure by disre- president, Laxmi Narayan 16,731 are vacant in the Home 2011. Dev College sta- specting people who disagrees #27;,$/ 74$.A77$ . $.3 Misra, Bikram Swain and Sisir Department. Similarly, 16,071 In a statement, Ray said dium. The par- with him and criticises him,” Acharya as general secretaries, posts in Health Department, administration and ticipants will be alleged Pradhan in a video 0""3/ "074.$ "8 /57:8 Parshuram Mantry and 7,390 in Revenue Department, Government welfare works are people from var- message posted in the social Shyamsunder Bhoi as secre- 6,158 in Water Resources being hit due to huge vacancies. ious depart- media. 27 7 / 07./847:9 taries, Purno Chandra Tripathy Department, 5,462 in He demanded that the ments, schools, Pradhan said he has con- as treasurer. Agriculture Department, 3,965 Government fill up all the colleges, univer- veyed his protest against the 5/47/ 7# $ 7" 072" Guru Prasad Patnaik, in Panchayati Raj Department, vacant posts within two sities, profes- attack on Swain to the Chief Trilochan Mahapatro, Nabin 3,514 in Urban Development months in the better interests sional institu- Secretary and the Director 5/. 477/ 22,.$5 Nanda Gantayat and Bhakta Department, 2,392 in Finance of educated youths and the tions and local General of Police. #4 #/7/2, Bandhu Sahu wered selected as Department, 3,480 in Works State administration. people. “Agreement, disagreement executive members. PNS % Q+ "R ,
Now Raigoda is the epicenter of well has been dug there. And after things here. Even the water here allowed them two crops of paddy (/ ! "3 tiger conservation efforts in Satkosia one year the villagers have all the stinks. Water from the tube well has and vegetable cultivation. Apart reserve. The tribal inhabitants of reasons to feel cheated and let dust in it and it cannot be drunk. from paddy, mustard, vegetables, 3/(&" ( Raigoda had to clear their village to down by the forest department and But, we have to drink it, as no alter- they also were cultivating ragi and make way for the habitat of the the district administration. native is there.” other minor millets in the upland 3!/% " tigers. For the first time in India, for The core of the contention of Mita is too young to understand and the return was good. During the the interState tiger relocation pro- the villagers of New Raigoda, their that they have been uprooted and summer months the Forest 2(% ject, jointly implemented by the new reference, is about the land. they have to take roots in the new Department engaged them for dous- Ministry of Forests and Binod Pradhan president of world with a different set of rules ing forest fire. In the New Raigoda Environment, the National Tiger Raigoda says, “The boundary of the and norms. New Raigoda has been all these livelihood options are not Conservation Authority (NTCA) New Raigoda has not yet been provided with a tube well. But, dust available. Agriculture land is not and the Odisha Forest Department, demarcated by the Government particles come out with the water provided to them as yet. special enclosures have been set up authorities. That is leading to con- extracted. And the water is iron con- The biggest conflict and con- in the erstwhile Raigoda area where flict with the neighbouring villages taminated. During the summer troversy arise when the displaced the tigers to be relocated are accli- Saruali and Nuakheta. They are the months this tube well does not yield tribals are preparing their agricul- matized and made used to the local people and we are the outsiders any water. tural land. Nearby their resettlement environs. for them. In the absence of a prop- Old woman Puni Pradhan colony’s periphery, in their hard Forest and tiger conservation er demarcation, we are not able to laments, “We are here since a year. work they clean the bushes and officials believe that inside the tiger assert our right. As promised by the Yet there is no place for our deity. roots of trees and develop the land project sanctuary local tribal habi- Forest Department, we were to be The promised ritual places and the for their cultivation. At the same tations are an anathema to wildlife provided with a burial ground. But pond are nowhere to be seen. How time the people from the adjacent conservation. Satkoshia was it has not been provided to us. And can we live in a village without our villagers claim the land to be theirs. declared as a tiger reserve in the year a few months back, we had a seri- presiding deities? We are struggling So the effort of the new settlers to 2007. A tiger reserve warrants that ous conflict with the villagers of really hard for water. We are not develop or acquire their agricultur- ' ' there should not be any habitation Saruali and Nuakheta over the cre- used to taking bath in the enclosed al land has not yielded any results. within the Satkoshia core area. The mation of the first person to die in spaces. We are used to streams and Now they have to wait for the nce upon a time there was a vil- Odisha Forest Department started this new village. We are being bul- rivers. Where is the pond?” Forest or the Revenue Department Olage called Raigoda in the heart working hard on the relocation of lied here and we have to play the Little does Puni know that in the to show them a piece of land to of the Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary the village Raigoda. underdog. Old persons like Ghasia modern days of development the develop. In such a situation, the vil- and Tiger Reserve forests. The The villagers of Raiogoda were Pradhan, Budhia Behera, Padan deities are not as important as for lagers do not know what they will Odisha Tourism Department pro- informed that they have to make Pradhan and Kuni Pradhan have not the Kondhs. Actually for a village of be doing for their livelihood. motes Satkosia as ‘Seven Miles of way for the tigers and other wildlife. was no way out. for the nation. The Forest been provided with any land for 80 households the toilet complex Raigoda Kondhs have a belief Smile’ for the tourists. Satkosia’s Promises were galore. They will be On the fateful day of December Department shifted around 80 house. Out of 80 families more than constructed has limited number of that they are the descendants of the Raigoda tribals are popularly known rehabilitated in another area, near 8 2017, the Zamindar Kondhs of households of Raigoda to New 25 have not been given any home- utilities. And water availability to King and that is why identifying as ‘Zamindar Kondhs.’ the forests. A new village will be set Raigoda bid farewell to their ances- Raigoda, place near village Saruali stead land.” these complexes also is an issue. them as ‘Zamindar (Landlord) In the lap of the dense forests, up for them replete with the facili- tral place with tearful eyes. They left under Bantala block of Angul dis- Mita Dehury, a tribal girl in class The displaced tribals of Raigoda Kondh’. That is what they have the lives of these tribals were com- ties like community toilets, com- behind their worship places, peren- trict. V, in her inherent simplicity spelt out have the compensation money to fall strongly believed in and lived with. pletely in harmony with the nature. munity hall, school, hospital, tem- nial streams, the piece of geography It is one year since the villagers her sorrow. She says, “We were very back on for the time being. But they Even in the land records their caste Agriculture in the forest land, abun- ple, drinking water facilities, a pond around which their lives as well that were shifted from Raigoda and set- happy in our village within do not know what they will be doing column has the entry ‘Zamidari dance of the forest produces and the for their use etc. Each of the house- of their ancestors unfolded. Their tled in New Raigoda. They were Satkoshia. We were climbing trees, once this money is exhausted. They Kandha’. They working as wage forest works offered by the Forest holds will be given land for agri- cremation ground also left behind housed in temporary one room playing there, bathed in the stream do not have agricultural land. In the labourers is not going to be easily Department from time to time pro- culture, apart from the homestead with the memories of their ances- sheds in New Raigoda. A commu- water, collected fruits and flowers old village of Raiguda each of the acceptable to them. For the tigers vided their livelihoods. They had land for their houses and an amount tors and their near and dear ones. nity hall has been erected there. from the forest to eat and play. We families had land in the valley as well they have left behind everything that enough for their need. These sim- of Rs 10 lakh as compensation. The It was not an easy task for the trib- There also has been a common had bigger houses there, where we as in the up land. They earn their six they had. May be now they have to ple sons and daughters of nature villagers of Raigoda agreed. Actually, als. But they had to make way for kitchen, a bathing cum toilet com- were getting ample opportunity to months livelihood only from mus- shed their special identity ‘Zamindar lived there happily. they could not but agree, as there conservation, which is so important plex has been constructed. A tube play. We do not have any of those tard crop. The perennial streams Kondh’, that they were so proud of.
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Police, however, said the ,"4$$ .$5 27 occupying the second most Meteorological Society (IMS)- Notably, the past five woman lost her leg and a case was under investigation meteorological disaster in Bhubaneswar Chapter, the decadal statistics revealed that Aman sustained critical and the victims’ statements 4.$2 27, India, the Odisha State Disaster Indian Institute of Tropical the death toll due to lightning injuries as a train hit them at couldn’t be recorded as they 47 "4 //.5 Management Authority Meteorology (IITM)–Pune, the shares 39 per cent of all natur- the Rajghat railway station in were undergoing treatment. (OSDMA) in association with Earth Networks, USA and the al disasters. Baleswar district on Sunday. “The husband of Bharati the Centre for Environment RIMES, Bangkok. In recent times, the thun- The victims, identified as had lodged a “missing” com- informed by his elder brother Climate, Department of Civil An organising committee derstorms over urban regions Bharati Sahu (22) of pliant with us on Thursday,” about her missing. Engineering of Siksha O has been formed under the have also posed a great threat Ramachandrapur village under said Jaleswar PS IIC Pradip “Although I don’t know Anusandhan, has planned an chairmanship of State Special to the community in terms of the Jaleswar police limits and Majhi. Deepak Sahu found with my international event to discuss Relief Commissioner urban flooding. Hence, fore- Deepak Sahu of nearby Bantuli Bharati, who married wife, I strongly suspect she had on the socio-economic impact Bishnupada Sethi for success- casting of thunderstorms has village, were rescued by the Chittranjan Sahu in November an extramarital affair with the of lightning and thunderstorms ful organisation of the mega become a challenging task for Government Railway Police last year, was missing from her man. There was marital dispute on individuals and the nation. international event. Eminent the weather scientists due to (GRP) and admitted to the in-laws’ house since Thursday between us although we were The three-day scientists, researchers, acade- their rather small spatial and Basta Community Health afternoon. married for one year. The “International Conference on held from January 17 to 19 scientists, academicians, oper- micians, planners and admin- temporal scales and the inher- Centre. Chittaranjan, who works in mishap occurred while she Thunderstorm and Lightning next, will provide an excellent ational researchers, planners, istrators involved in the rele- ent non-linearity of their They were later shifted to a private company in was eloping with Deepak,” said in Tropics (ICTLT-2019),” to be platform for networking of extension personnel and dif- vant field from Odisha and dynamics and physics. the Baleswar District Bhubaneswar, had been Chittaranjan. 19 99 9 19 19) 1 * *,62( . -./ /! 3 # E1'F : 3 ! D.D 84 children were playing outside the house on Saturday. 3 espite stringent laws Suddenly, Rabi closed the door . !2 5 2 G Dagainst domestic violence, from inside and started beating 2 ! 11 ,%!: gural address women continue to be victims up his wife without mercy for ! underlined the sig- of physical torture by their two hours. Later, he branded &"! ! nificance of ‘Ek spouses. Jhuma with a hot iron rod on + * * 5 +' &"'! Bharat Shreshtha An incident was reported her entire body from head to *,62( . Bharat’ based on from Padmapur under the toe. : 3 / ! the teachings of Vyasanagar Municipality of After hearing screaming .D !2 3"4. 8 some of the seminal Jajpur district where a woman of the woman, neighbours res- !, thinkers of India. was inhumanly assaulted by her cued her in critical condition .O ! he second phase of ‘Ek Dr Sapkale, on his husband and branded with a and rushed here to the CHC for TBharat Shreshtha Bharat second visit to hot iron rod on her entire treatment. Sources said the ! ! (EBSB)’, a flagship programme Central University body. doctors have referred her to the of Union Ministry of Human of Orissa, expressed The victim, identified as SCB Medical College Hospital, Baripada: At least two persons ' ' P Resource Development, was Bharat. his happiness on being the Jhuma Kajual, is undergoing Cuttack. The victim held her were killed and 15 others (()8( 0 inaugurated by Central The thematic address was faculty for spoken Marathi treatment at the Community husband responsible for her injured as a bus overturned : University of Orissa, Koraput delivered by Prof KC Raut, course for CUO students. He Health Centre (CHC) in Jajpur condition. after hitting a motorcycle on 3 / !: VC Prof Sachidananada Dean Academics and Nodal urged the strengthening the Road where her condition is Till the filing of the report, NH-49 near Bombay Chhak / /D # Mohanty on November 19 at Officer EBSB and the welcome relationship of Odia & Marathi stated to be critical. no complaint was registered at under then Jharpokharia police : Sunabeda. note was given by Prof SK languages. Dr Rudrani According to reports, a police station. limits in Mayurbhanj district ! ,0.2 As per the rules of EBSB, Palita, Dean, Department of Mohanty, Lecturer, Jhuma had a love marriage When the Jajpur Road on Sunday. , D //7 5, / paired States have to hold pro- BCNR, CUO. Department of Odia Language with Rabi Kajual of Sapa Gadia police station was contacted, The deceased were identi- 4 : !. grammes based on culture, Dr Sandeep Sapkale, and Literature, CUO, proposed in Jajpur district seven years the police said that no written fied as Satyaban Dera (37) of 3 # $ , language and literature of the Department of Distance the vote of thanks. ago. The couple has a daugh- complaint had been made in Rairangpur, who was travelling 4 : 2 3 5 other paired State. Odisha has Education, Mahatma Gandhi Sneha Kudape and Group ter (5) and a son (3). this regard so far and action by the two-wheeler, and the ! been paired with Maharashtra. Antarrashtriya Hindi (Troupe nominated by South The incident occurred fol- would be taken against the helper of the bus. The speeding On the occasion, a special Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, was Central Zone Cultural Centre, lowing heated argument accused after the woman recov- bus turned turtle after running ' ' lecture on ‘Music of also present on the dais. Nagpur) presented folk Dance between the two while their ers from her injuries. over the motorcycle killing (96( 0 : :8 Maharashtra’ was delivered by A spoken Marathi course of Maharashtra – Lavani, Koli Dera on the spot. The bus 5 3!2 Vice Chancellor, Bhatkhande will be conducted for students and Gondhia Nritya of helper sustained grievous Music University, Lucknow, of CUO under the training of Maharashtra. All the artists injuries on his leg and died ! 0 Prof Shruti Sadolikar Katkar. Dr Sapkale. The programme is were felicitated by Debasish after the vehicle overturned. 5 O The introductory note was in collaboration between Deb, ED, HAL. The injured passengers were #7" given by Sourav Gupta, Central University of Orissa Meanwhile, 28 students admitted to the District G O Assistant Professor, and South Central Zone across 14 departments have Headquarters Hospital. The !:# 5 / Department of Journalism and Cultural Centre, Nagpur and been selected for the Marathi condition of one of them was 4 5 #7"/ # Mass Communication and Union Ministry of Culture. speaking course under the stated to be critical, hospital " " / 5 ! Convener, Ek Bharat Shreshtha VC Mohanty in his inau- EBSB programme. sources said. PNS 'P #'# ' '6(9(:/6 :9 / 8 2# 'Q " 2- ! /!# : P/ "!/:, . / / 5 -(( !. / $ : 2 ) * # $3 /$4 / %!!2% >( 3.3 ,A :.07/.4 4 D2,4 :4 Bargarh: An Urban Primary $,. .4. / ! Health Centre(UPHC) was job fair would be held on inaugurated at Satsang Vihar ADecember 12 at the Nocci urnachandra Behera (42), a daily labourer of # * Word-19 of Bargarh on Sunday. Business Park in collaboration PBamadeipur village of Arisandha panchay- /1() 7 Rajya Sabha member with the Skill Development at under Nimapara block, who is suffering from , Prasanna Acharya was the chief Authority. blood cancer has sought Government assistance. -6% 0 guest on the occasion while the A meeting was held here Behera’s wife, three daughters, one son and : ,8 guests of honour were MP Dr regarding the fair under the old mother, all of whom depend on him, came / / ! Pravash Singh, MLA Debesh chairmanship of district to know about the disease in August and bor- ! Acharya, Collector Indramani Collector Ramesh Chandra hung and posters pasted on the rowed 30,000 from a self help group (SHG) and Tripathy, Chairman Bargarh, Rout where District buses going to rural pockets to took Behera to the Acharya Harihar Cancer P Muncipality, Prasanta Behera Employment Officer Nimai disseminate the information. Hospital in Cuttack. (6./8/2( " # E" #F and Vice Chairman Kalpana Charan Mohanty, ADM The event while would Now, Behera is at his home struggling with Majhi. Manas Ranjan Padhi, DRDA held between 10 am and 5 pm, the painful disease. The family members and vil- / ! CDMO Bargarh Dr Sadhu PD Trilochan Pradhan, CDMO for conveyance buses would lagers have urged the State Government to pro- / : Charan Dash presided. PNS Bibekananda Das, GM DIC run between the bus stand and vide assistance to Behera for proper treatment. '(( Harihar Jena and RTO Bikash railway station and the venue. ! 1!,!/P% ;! ,/!! &3,!/% ("! %(" Choudhary were present. The whole event would be " ( #(,!/ (; ,(# !!" (" Stress was laid on publici- videographed and document- ,# #! ( 2"( '(& ,! %!%! !: ty through poster banners and ed . For managing the crowd " &3&% " '(//(! 4 ;/(# leaflets across the district, par- and prevent any mishaps, %! ; ,! 3/(& ?9>@ " ((2 1!,!/ 2 #,"5:: /2 . #,"5 ticularly in the rural areas, so deployment of police , ambu- ( ,! ,/ 9/,/ "!/ 9(% , 4 57 5,45 that there is a good turnout of lance and fire tenders would be " &2 5 # ! participants. Banners will be made. 9 P 9 9 9 " '!!/ % ! " ;/% 4 9 ,#(" " +<=
* was initially conducted every two hockey World Cup is also conduct- Besides Pakistan, four other highest number of participants till Hague (The Netherlands) in 2014. years till 1975. It was held again after ed by the FIH. teams have dominated the history of date. Otherwise, most World Cups India’s campaign in the first he football World Cup, played in a gap of three years and since 1982, Pakistan, which has won the tro- the hockey World Cup winning it a featured 12 teams. This time in three World Cups was good with the T1970 in Mexico, had mesmerised the tournament is organised every phy for the maximum number of four number of times. Both the Bhubaneswar, 16 teams will be play- national side finishing third in followers of soccer with Brazil’s Pele four years. times (1971, 1978, 1982 and 1994), Netherlands (1973, 1990, 1998) and ing in the tournament divided into Barcelona, second in Amstelveen becoming a household name all over Though the FIH had decided to enjoys a strong link with the World Australia (1986, 2010, 2014) have lift- four preliminary groups. There is a and was crowned champions at the globe. Pele’s side had brushed allot the first World Cup hockey Cup as the trophy, was designed by ed the trophy on three occasions each possibility that FIH may increase the Kuala Lumpur defeating traditional aside all competitions and finally championship to Pakistan, it could Bashir Moojid. It was presented to the while Germany has won the cup number of participating teams to 24 rivals Pakistan 2-1 in the final. India’s routed Italy 4-1 in the final to lift the not materialize due to the prevailing then FIH President Rene Frank by twice (2002, 2006). India won the tro- in 2022. performance in the subsequent tour- Jules Rimet Trophy. A year later, the political situation in that country and Pakistan’s Ambassador to Belgium in phy only once in 1975. After the successful staging of the naments has been pathetic with the World Cup for Men’s field hockey was was subsequently shifted to Brussels on March 27, 1971. Spain had entered the final of the first World Cup in Barcelona, the sec- team failing to reach the semifinals played for the first time. Till then, the Barcelona. The Bangladesh liberation The trophy consists of a silver cup World Cup final on two occasions, ond was organized in Amstelveen even once since 1975. The team fin- Olympics, held every four years, was war was raging at that time as the then with an intricate floral design sur- 1971 and 1998, but had to be satis- (The Netherlands) in 1973. The sub- ished fifth in 1982 and 1994. the only global hockey tournament East Pakistan rebelled wanting to be mounted by a globe of the world in fied with the Runner Up trophy. sequent editions of the champi- Otherwise, it suffered the ignominy which virtually determined the world a free country. Today it is known as silver and gold positioned on a base England also featured in the final in onship were held in Kuala Lumpur in of being placed last in 1986 and gen- champions. independent Bangladesh. inlaid with ivory. At the top is a model 1986 but lost to Australia in the title 1975, Buenos Aires in 1978, Mumbai, erally finished between the eighth and A brainchild of Air Marshal Nur A Women’s Hockey World Cup hockey stick and a ball. Inclusive of clash. The Barcelona World Cup fea- then Bombay, in 1982, London in twelfth positions. Khan of Pakistan, it got the nod of the was started in 1974 by the the base, the cup’s height is 650 mm tured only ten countries, the small- 1986, Lahore in 1990, Sydney in 1994, All followers of hockey must be International Hockey Federation International Federation of Women’s and it weighs 11,560 gram which est tournament till date, while the Utrecht (The Netherlands) in 1998, hoping for a much brighter perfor- (FIH) and the first championship was Hockey Associations (IFWHA) includes 895 grams of gold, 6,815 1978 championship had 14 nations in Kuala Lumpur in 2002, mance in Bhubaneswar this time. held at the Real Club de Polo grounds, which organised the event till 1981. grams of silver, 350 grams of ivory the fray. The 2002 World Cup had Monchengladbach (Germany) in (The writer is a senior journal- Barcelona, Spain in October 1971. It The IFWHA merged with the FIH in 1982 and ever since the women’s and 3,500 grams of teak. 16 nations vying for the honours, the 2006, New Delhi in 2010 and The ist based in Bhubaneswar) "(" A ( ) *( +,- +./0
+ * ; N :D5O Q8 R+ +4 3455# - * !! # . O "57 # ,77 $ Each of the Saptmatrika will be depicted by a classical " #(/" %%&!% ";#80 847/"; Indian dance form. The seven ! 2 / # #!! !/! ( '! %&%%! B 7./ 7/ daughters of Eve will similarly 1) be depicted by a western dance ("% also in rural, remote and far- ‘Ease of doing business.’ For form. The confluence of both flung areas with the intention this, a friendly online applica- will focus on meeting of the '!;(/! ! A of reaching product, predom- tion simplifying the process has Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJD :28:.$7/.4 established divine- East and inantly HSD, ensuring quality been adopted. The eligibility closed the 30-day Winter West, reiterating the message of Bhubaneswar: Considering and correct price to meet the norms have also been relaxed, Session of the State Assembly ighting up the opening cer- oneness. the rise in retail sales of petrol rural agricultural demand and Bharat added. in just five days after failing to Lemony of the Hockey World The act will be a perfect and diesel at a rate of approx- people living in remote areas. For the first time, comput- face issues raised by opposition Cup on November 27 will be exhibition of fusion perfor- imately eight per cent and four The OMCs have now erised ‘Draw of Lots and Bid parties and to cover up its inef- The Earth Song, which in one mances. They will range from per cent per annum respec- issued advertisements inviting opening’ would be held under ficiencies. of its acts will present a take on the Indian classical versions of tively in Odisha, the oil mar- applications from prospective the aegis of an independent The pre-mature closure of Eastern culture meeting the Odishi, Mohiniattam, keting companies like IOCL, candidates for setting up of agency to bring in more trans- Assembly is unfortunate and Western. Bharatnatyam, Sattriya, Kathak, HPCL and BPCL have decid- petrol pumps in the State and parency. Notably, the 2,636 undemocratic, alleged BJP The concept and premise Kuchipudialong to western ver- ed to invite about 2,636 appli- the interested ones can apply outlets to be opened include MLA Pradeep Purohit at a of the act rests on the two sions of ballet, Samba, Jazz, cations for new retail outlets in through www.petrolpumpdeal- 1,498 of IOCL, 613 of BPCL Press meet here on Sunday. halves that have polarised the Afro, Balinese, Capioera and the State. This was informed by erchayan.in before December and 525 of HPCL of which 937 “There were many impor- world. Created by Nupur by Aruna Mohanty for the way of the Saptmatrika or the Contemporary. IOCL CGM Pritish Bharat at a 24, he added. are for rural areas and 1,699 for tant issues relating to the State Mahajan, the Earth Song will eastern elements and Shiamak seven mother goddesses The act will aim to connect Press meet held here on He also said that the non-rural areas. Previously to be discussed in the House. address the divide through this Davar will lead the western ele- depicting the East and the the- the commonalities of the two Sunday. process of dealer selection has there were 782 petrol pumps of The BJP wanted discussions on act. ments. Mahajan has told of the ory of ‘seven daughters of Eve’ cultures while displaying a full Bharat said that the outlet been simplified in line with the IOCL, 441 of BPCL and 331 of issues relating to farmers, This act is choreographed East and West confluence by depicting the West. array of dance performance. network would be expanded Government's emphasis on HPCL. PNS teachers, youths and students. But the State Government turned an escapist by closing '% 9 C the session, scheduled to be )* ( (/3"%!% held for 30 days, in just five days,” Purohit alleged and + -0 ! wanted to know why the ses- / !1 !0/ ;/!" /2! #, sion was convened for 30 days. , The State Government " closed the session after failing #! * ! :28:.$7/.4 and ECoR Principal Chief Commercial Champua: To highlight the to face issues raised by the Manager Ajaya Kumar Behera, Odisha Men's Hockey World opposition parties. ' < he East Coast Railway Sports ECoRSA Joint General Sectary and Cup to be held at Kalinga /8$5.4 .42 tion. “The Chief Minister TAssociation (ECoRSA) organised a ECoR Deputy Secretary Prafulla Stadium, Bhubaneswar from On Friday evening, the ordered for stopping tree- friendly cricket match between railway Mahapatra felicitated the teams. November 28, a mini-marathon three-member team from brother-in-law of deceased felling at Balarampur in :28:.$7/.4 officers at railway cricket stadium here ECoRSA General Secretary and was held at Joda on Sunday. Athe MCL Corporate Asraf had lodged an FIR Dhenkanal district as the BJP on Sunday in which the AGM-11 team ECoR DGM Ashoka Mishra, coordi- The run started from office, Burla, visited MCL’s against the Project Officer the issue. But it is disappoint- he Vanivihar Old Students Society -92 won the match. nated the match. Sisir Kumar Kashyap Kalapahad Chhak and culmi- Kulda mine in Sundargarh and the Safety Officer of MCL, ing that the Congress is work- T(VOSS) expressed gratitude to Secretary, The AGM-11 scored 118 run los- was adjudged man of the match while nated at Luxmi Mandir via on Saturday and conducted an Kulda mine in Hemgiri police ing at the behest of the ruling India Post and Chairman, Postal Services Board ing five wickets while the GM-11 team RR Panda was given best bowler and Dharanidhar Chhak in which inquiry into the death of a tip- station and blamed them for party. Their nexus has come to Anata Narayan Nanda, CPMG Dr Santosh managed to score 115 run losing four Mahesh Reddy as best batsman. members Biju Yuva Vahini, stu- per driver during blasting the death of Asraf. the fore,” said Purohit. Kumar Kamila, and former VC of Utkal wickets and dents of local college and schools inside the mine on Friday. Sources said while the He further alleged that the University Prof Ashok Kumar Das for a com- were the and public participated. A meet- The police, on the other mishap occurred, there was no ruling party is attacking oppo- memorative postage stamp on the varsity to be runners up. ing was held presided over by hand, after registering a case, safety officials present on the sition leaders through goons at unveiled on November 27. VOSS representatives ECoR senior citizen Dushashan Sahoo are now investigating. spot and a siren was also not different places as the latter are will attend the fest. The executive meeting of General where winners were awarded The incident had occurred sounded during the blasting. making people aware of farmer VOSS which was held on Sunday under the pres- manager prizes. Among others, former on Friday and the deceased The three- member MCL suicides, PC taking and cor- identship of Priyabrat Mohanty decided to Umesh Champua MLA Jitu Patnaik, was identified as Asraf team headed by GM(Safety) ruption and irregularities being arrange a get-together of the batch mates on Singh in Keonjhar district Congress Ansari(22), a resident of discussed with mine’s author- committed by the Government. January 13. VOSS secretary Gadadhar Rath has presence of working president Nihar Ranjan Deoghar of Jharkhand State. ities and labour union lead- Among others, MLA urged the members to contact Pitabash Jena, Additional Rout, Dr Jagdish Sahoo and After the incident, ten- ers. According to sources, Radharani Panda, party’s State Manoj Deo, Manoj Rout, Sudhakar Jali, Himansu GM Rajiv Rakhal Chandra Mohanty were sion had prevailed on the after the team submits vice-president Sameer Swain, Pranab Kumar Das, Madhumita Parija, Sharma, present. Joda Municipality EO spot with the contract employ- its report to the higher Mohanty and general secretary Sumita Sarkar, Puspajit Mohapatra and Manisha ECoRSA Suryamani Patjoshi coordinat- ees present holding a protest authorities, necessary action Bhrugu Baxipatra were pre- Acharya, pertaining to the get-together. President ed the programme. PNS and demanding compensa- will be taken. sent. PNS 1 /$* )7 . * ! #! !# 4.$#2 9/* !* * :"3.4" hief Minister Raghubar CDas called for the boycott he seven-year-old girl, of dowry seekers including the # 0#!#1 Twhose body was found last givers in order to eradicate the night from an under construc- prominent evil practice from tion house at Karkatta villager the society. #- 0! # under Bangaria Outpost of “The society will have to Chandankiyari police station in unite against social evils espe- Bokaro district was raped cially dowry. The members of % $ . / , 4.$#2 With the support of NCC, before being murdered, police all society must take a pledge ) . $ the government is able to said. that there will be no dowry deal aking the people aware reach out to the people resid- “Prima-facie it seems that among them. Those who take Mabout the role and ing even in the remotest belt,” the minor was raped and killed dowry or give dowry should be responsibilities of National the CM added. The CM fur- later,” said B Tuti SDPO Chas. boycotted from the society,” the society. rights. Send the demands of Cadets Corps (NCC) on NCC ther urged to the youths to Police have collected several CM said. Educated people must pre- Keshrwani society to the Day celebrated at Audrey develop the feeling of patrio- pieces of evidence from the spot The CM during the event pare a list of the poor people of Backward Commission. The House on Sunday, Chief tism among them and always and investigations are ‘on’, he organised by ‘Jharkhand the section and include them in recommendations given by the Minister Raghubar Das give priority to nation. On the said. “Based on the complaint State—Keshrwani Vaishya different Government schemes. Commission will be stringent- asserted that NCC plays a vital occasion, the CM assured to received from victim’s mother, Mahasammelan’ here on By imparting training through ly followed. Keshrwani society role in disseminating infor- the cadets of NCC that the police lodged a complaint and Sunday further urged to the skill development, the govern- will be given its right,” the CM mation about government State Government will think arrested one of his relative public to aid underprivileged ment will connect poor with further asserted. schemes, activities etc among of giving them reservation in Chhotu Karmkar (30) in this people for the creation of equi- employment. This will improve The CM called upon the the public. “After Indian the State government’s jobs in :28:.$7/.4 , ! ,! connection,” said the SDPO. table society, free from all their quality of life,” said the people of the society to give army wings, NCC has certain categories. Several “Mother of the deceased lodged social evils. CM. education to children and said emerged as the strongest NCC cadets were felicitated he Infocity police on &,(/!% ,! a complaint alleging that In a bid to link the poor Expressing his concern that attempts must be made by organisation in aiding the by the dignitaries to mark the TSunday detained five stu- ! ( Chhotu killed her daughter. people with numerous gov- about the social progress of the the members of society to government. occasion. dents and registered two cases ,(%! % ( ( We are investigating into the ernment schemes, the CM underprivileged groups, the achieve 100 percent literacy in connection with the group matter. Three more persons asked the educated class to lead CM said that there are many without making any discrimi- alised class. Jharkhand is the President of All India clash that broke out between " &"(/ were also taken into custody from the front and spread the districts in the State where nation between boys and girls. first State in the country where Keshrwani Vaishya Mahasabha, two student groups of the KIIT " !" ,! and we are interrogating them,” message about the govern- backward people are still kept The CM further added the Government has given Rajiv Gupta, President Sunita University on Saturday alleged- said Kartik S Superintendent of ment’s intention even to the last aloof of getting the facilities that the State Government is facility to women to get the reg- Ganesh Keshwani, President of ly over passing lewd comments ,! /;! Police Bokaro. According to the person of the society. entitled to them by the working on the vision of Prime istry done in just one,” the CM Tarun Sabha Abhishek to a student. , %"! ! villagers the girl was playing in “Only with the support of Constitution of India. Minister Narendra Modi that said. Keshwani, Jharkhand State “Two cases have been reg- the village in the evening, but each other, social evils can be “Our Government is com- says ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikash’. Minister, Department of President Prof. Prem Sagar istered in connection with this ,% "( '!!" she did not return back home eradicated easily. Keshrwani mitted to bring poor in main “All attempts are being taken to Urban Development, CP Singh, Kesari and other dignitaries incident at the Info city police ! /! ! by night. society is a much awakened domain by giving them their empower women and margin- Hatia MLA Naveen Jaiswal, were present on the occasion. station. Based on the CCTV " ,! %%!% footage and inputs from stu- dents, action would be taken (; /(&% against the culprits,” said Police %,(( % /! 8 ! $) Q/ ! !/ --/ $ -** % & Commissioner Satyajit Mohanty. ;&"(""3 While the KIIT authorities "(/# 4.$#2 of the city. have vacated two hostels to Besides, 75 bike-borne 001 ( %% avoid any untoward incident, he indefinite ‘Ghera dalo quick reaction teams patrolled they have clarified that sine die wooden shafts in the universi- Tdera dalo’ agitation called near the schools, educational has not been declared yet and ty campus. by Ekikrit Para Sikshak institutions railway stations, 4.$#2 ment would be followed up the classes of various schools Sources informed that pal- Sangarsh Morcha members in bus stand, petrol pumps and completely. “We are organsing are functioning normally. pable tension was prevailing support of their demands other places across the city. harkhand Pradesh Congress the consultation all over the Earlier on Saturday, stu- over the past few days owing to passed off peacefully in Ranchi “Officers-in- charge of all JCommittee chief Ajoy Kumar country so that most of the dents were seen hurling stones some lewd remarks made on Sunday. police stations would be on the rapping the BJP for working for good ideas can be incorporat- and attacking each other with against a student. Elaborate security move to ensure that security a select group of people said ed into the pledge letter. Giving arrangement was in place. The that his party national president priority to the voice of the circle officers are instructed to Rahul Gandhi possessed vision common man would be our carry out surprise inspections for majority. main aim,” said Ajoy Kumar. in this regard,” stated the order Addressing a press confer- The party organised a dis- issued by the administration in ence on Sunday to explain cussion over issues like right to $ % this regard. about programme launched health, right to food, right to P $ The administration had by the Congress named as ‘Jan education, plight of tribals in also banned gathering and Awaaj’ Ajoy Kumar criticised Jharkhand, mob lynching, mis- arrangement was in place in chairman of Rajya Sabha procession on the Mahatma the BJP for its policies. use of administrative machin- front of VIP residences and Harivansh, state Assembly Gandhi route in view of the “Our president talks about ery where ideas from several offices in the state capital in Speaker Dinesh Oroan and High Court order. willingness to work for 99 per sections came out. view of the protest. Notably, other MPs, Ministers and “The agitation has fizzled cent of the people unlike the Also present on the occa- the teacher’s body has threat- MLAs of the state. Barricading out. We had already arrested BJP that thinks just for 1 per sion was Alamgir Alam who ened to gherao the residences was also put up at several parts a large number of para-teach- cent. Under the ‘Jan Awaaj’ ini- questioned hunger deaths tak- of MLAs and MPs to press for of city including Zakir Hussian ers which has depleted their tiative the Congress is estab- ing place in the State despite the their demands which include Park, State guest house, Sidho strength. In addition, the lishing connect with every sin- claims of the Government that regularization of services and Kano park, Ram Mandir, administration has started gle section of the society and it is providing food to 86 per of increase in honorarium paid to Judge’s colony, Randhir Verma taking disciplinary action gathering their feedback so population. “Actually the them. Chowk and near the CM res- against them which includes that their inputs can be induct- Government has made the In view of the agitation, idences. dismissal from work,” said ed into party’s 2019 ‘pledge let- rationing process very complex security force was posted at the The administration also Ranchi deputy commissioner ter’ it is coming up in place of which deprive majority of ben- residences of elected repre- posted magistrates along with Rai Mahimapat Ray in this manifesto,” said the PCC pres- eficiaries,” said the party’s sentatives including deputy police at all the sensitive places regard ident. 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1> DC 9 . + 2% $75702 expressed concern over a He said he tries to learn "decline" in open communica- from whatever youth are doing rime Minister Narendra tion between elders and youths or whatever they are thinking. PModi said on Sunday he in families, saying the discus- "Some people say that the deliberately kept "politics" out sions generally revolve around youth do not have patience but $75702 of his monthly radio address dos and dont's and studies. He my belief is that the youth do 'Mann ki Baat' as the pro- said communication would be not have any time to waste. he Election Commission gramme was about the aspira- more effective if people "accept" This is the point which helps Thas brought down the tions of the people and not his instead of "expect" and "dis- the present day youth become limit of cash transactions by or the Government's achieve- cuss" instead of "dismiss". Modi more innovative because they candidates for campaigning ments. Addressing the 50th urged people to maintain a bal- want to accomplish things purposes from 20,000 to episode of the monthly radio ance between rights and duties quickly," PM said. 10,000 per day. This is aimed programme, he said the "appre- as enshrined in the Referring to the at checking the flow of excess hensions" of the people are not Constitution. Constitution Day being money in electioneering. amendments in section 40A(3) parties and candidates. "misplaced" that the pro- "If we respect the rights of observed Monday to mark its In a directive, sent to all of the Income Tax Act in 2017. Like individuals, there gramme could have been used episode, the expectations and nuclear test. others, our rights will automat- adoption in 1949, he said the chief electoral officers, the EC The new changes came should be a ceiling on expen- as a political tool and to dis- aspirations of listeners through "It was matter of great ically get protected and similarly extraordinary pace at which the said that for transactions into being from November 12 diture made by political parties seminate his and his their letters, online comments intrigue to me to see a lone tea if we fulfil our duties, then also document was drafted was an beyond 10,000, the candi- and would have a bearing on during polls, according to a Government's achievements. and phone calls are crystal seller in a remote, snow-clad our rights will get automatical- example of time management dates and parties will have to Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, 2015 Election Commission "The fact is, if a leader gets clear, he said. "Modi may come hilly place, who possibly kept ly protected," he said. and productivity to emulate make payment using cross Mizoram, Telangana, Madhya draft document based on the hold of a microphone with and go, but this country will listening to the radio the entire "Today's youth will not do even today. He said the unique cheques, drafts or electronic Pradesh and Rajasthan. 'general agreement' among par- assured listeners to the tune of never let go of its unity and per- day… watching that particular anything which they do not point in the Constitution was means, including NEFT/RTGS, Now, a candidate cannot ticipants. millions, what else does he manence, our culture will effect of the news on radio led believe themselves. And when- that the rights and duties were through the account of the receive a donation or loan in At present, while there is a need? ... When 'Mann Ki Baat' always be immortal," the Prime me to realise and internalise ever they believe in some- very comprehensively detailed. candidate opened for election- cash, in excess of 10,000 from ceiling on campaigning fund commenced, I had firmly Minister said. that this was a medium that thing, they follow that, leaving "A balance between these eering. a single person or entity dur- for individual candidates in decided that it would carry He said in an era of social was truly connected with the everything else," he said. two in the lives of our citizens In April, 2011, the EC had ing campaigning. The election electoral fray, there is no such nothing political, or any praise media, he preferred radio as he masses… and that it was a Referring to a "communication will take our nation forward. If set the daily cash limit to watchdog has been pushing for cap on the money which polit- for the Government, nor Modi realised its potential in 1998 as mighty means of getting gap" between the elders and we respect the rights of others, 20,000. But now it has been greater transparency in elec- ical parties can spend for elec- for that matter anywhere. The a worker of the Bharatiya Janata across," Modi said. The first teenagers in families, he said our rights will automatically get revised keeping in mind the tion-related expenditure by tioneering. greatest bulwark in ensuring Party (BJP). In a remote episode of Mann Ki Baat start- the scope of discussion with protected and similarly if we adherence to my resolve have Himachal Pradesh area, it was ed on the last Sunday of teenagers was limited to stud- fulfill our duties, then also our been you," he said. a tea stall owner who told him October 2014. ies, habits or lifestyle and the rights will get automatically - ! - As a run up to each the news of India carrying out Prime Minister also 'dos and don'ts'. protected," Modi said. ! $(8 3 &9(+ & 8+ - $75702 clarification on the compensa- happen," Sharma added. likely to pay between 33 lakh New Delhi: The Supreme ed by the Courts on the ground New Delhi: The Centre has tion process. Last month, the victims in to 1.2 crore to each victim as Court has come to the rescue of cruelty is sustained, all other increased by a hundred per here seems to be no respite "The Government is ought a statement had complained of compensation. - of a divorcee woman by imputations on the character of cent the funds provided for fur- Tfor the victims of Johnson to give its response. Even if the a lack of transparency and In 2010, Johnson and expunging the imputations the petitioner are expunged nishing the official bungalows of & Johnson faulty hip implant. Government is yet working patient consultation in the Johnson globally recalled hip made on her character by her except the cruelty," the bench the Chief Justice of India, other Despite having written three out any solution, they should compensation process, includ- implants because more patients late estranged husband to said. judges of the Supreme Court, the letters to the Union Health inform the victims. This will at ing lack of information being were found to require revision ensure that she leads her "rest The woman's husband has Chief Election Commissioner Ministry seeking clarity from least satisfy us that the made available regarding the surgeries than normally report- of her life with a sense of dig- expired during the pendency of and other Election the Government on its com- Government is empathetic with process of compensation, delib- ed for such devices. nity and pride". appeal before the high court Commissioners, an official said. pensation decision, so far there our condition," Vojhala shared erations of the Arya Committee Last year in February, the The top court, however, against the trial court order. As per the existing norms, is no response. his plight. and the formulation of com- Health Ministry had set up a refused to interfere with the Advocate Dushyant the Chief Justice of India gets 5 "We are yet to get response Jyoti Sharma, another vic- pensation norms. committee under former dean $75702 findings of the Delhi High Parashar, appearing for the lakh for furnishing works at his in the matter. We have sent tim who lives in Haryana's A four-member panel is of Maulana Azad Medical Court and trial court which woman, said that the apex official residence, but the fund three letters over a month to Gurugram has already lost currently headed by Dr RK College Dr Arun K Agarwal to o popularise khadi in a big had dissolved her marriage court should expunge the find- has now been doubled to 10 the Health Ministry. We can hopes from the Government. Arya, Director, Sports Injury look into complaints about hip Tway, the State-run Khadi with her estranged husband on ing qua the character of the lakh, the official said. decide about our next step She said she doesn't have Centre, Safdarjung Hospital, implant devices. The commit- and Village Industries the ground of cruelty. women as her estranged hus- Furnishing works include after the Ministry comes up much expectation from the which also includes Health tee suggested that Johnson & Commission (KVIC) has pro- A bench of Justices Kurian band is no more. furniture and electrical appli- with its response," Vijay Government. "I am already Secretary Preeti Sudan, Johnson be made liable to pay posed to run a five-coach spe- Joseph and Hemant Gupta "The petitioner being ances provided free of rent at Vojhala, a victim said. into a legal battle with Johnson Additional Secretary RK Vats, at least 20 lakh to each affect- cial train-Khadi Express. KVIC noted that her estranged hus- women against whom the the official residences of the On October 20, Vojhala and Johnson for the past three Drug Controller General of ed patient, and the reimburse- chairman VK Saxena told The band is no more and she can- estranged husband had alleged CJI, the apex court judges, the along with 35 other faulty hip years. I will be happy if the gov- India (DCGI) Eswara Reddy. ment for revision surgeries Pioneer that the Commission not contest the matter on her being unchaste...The Chief Election Commissioner transplant victims had written ernment offers a solution, but In October, there were should continue until August has sent a proposal to the merit. alleged allegation by him qua (CEC) and the ECs, added the to the Health Ministry seeking there is no certainty that it will reports that the ministry was 2025. Railway Ministry and he "It is also submitted that the her character and finding to official. He said that a com- hopped of positive response. petitioner is not concerned that effect may be expunged munication has recently been Saxena said the train is about the marital status but is from the judgment of the sent by the Directorate of * + ( proposed to touch 11 railway seriously disturbed about the courts below, so that she can Estates to the Central Public 5 ( station including Porbandar, findings rendered by the lead her rest of her life with a Works Department (CPWD) Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Courts. Since the petitioner has sense of dignity and pride," Director General Prabhakar 0 Patna and Kolkatta. no objection if the order grant- Parashar said. Singh in this regard. PTI The sale of Khadi products & .*% rose over three-fold in the last - three fiscals and 'Khadi Express' train will be run to create awareness about the segment, - - Saxena said, adding, “the Khadi turnover was 811 crore in New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) 2014-15 and it increased to has refused to share details on the quantum of # $75702 In India, organ donation has always 2,509 crore in 2017-18”. black money brought back from abroad, citing been on a lower side and around 5 lakh "We have written a letter to a provision of the RTI Act that bars disclosure n a move aimed at saving donated people die every year waiting for Indian Railways for running a of information that may impede investigation and Iorgans from being wasted due to organs. Lack of knowledge, awareness, Khadi Express train which prosecution of offenders. delay in the transportation process, the infrastructure are some of the reasons would exhibit Khadi products Its response came on an October 16 order Union Health Ministry is in talks with behind shortage of organ donation here, linked with Mahatama Gandhi passed by the Central Information Commission, the Director General of Civil Aviation said the official. in view of his 150th birth asking the PMO to provide details of black (DGCA) for roping in airlines for Nearly 2.2 lakh people await kidney anniversary," the KVIC money within 15 days. speedy transportation.. transplant, of which around 15,000 end Chairman said. Replying to an RTI query, the PMO said a A senior official from the Union up receiving a kidney. At a given point The five-bogie Khadi Special Investigation Team (SIT) has already been Health Ministry said that the talks are of time, about 1 lakh people die of liver Express train would also have formed and its investigation is underway. still in the nascent stage as huge cost diseases in India and only 1,000 get liver the facility to sell the Khadi "As such, disclosure of all the action/efforts during transportation is involved in the transplant. A cadaver or deceased donor products to people and will run undertaken by the Government at this juncture process. "In light of the time sensitivi- can save up to 9 lives, but despite this through all those places in the may impede the whole process of investigation ty of organ transplantation, every sec- organ donation is a neglected issue. The country where Mahatama or apprehension or prosecution of offenders and ond counts. To cut down wastage of official said that at times due to delay in Gandhi had stayed. The train hence would attract the provision of exemption organs and save precious lives, we have transport, organs also get wasted. will be stationed at those sta- under Sectioan 8 (1) (h) of the RTI Act," it said approached the DGCA. We are not sure For instance, a kidney can be kept tions for one day. in response to the RTI application filed by about the private airlines but hope that up to 24 hours; for livers up to 10 to 15 The demand of Khadi whistleblower bureaucrat Sanjiv Chaturvedi. our own Air India might come forward hours; lungs can be preserved for only products has increased as Prime Such investigations come under the purview to do the noble job," he said. six hours once they are harvested and Minister Narendra Modi him- $ ) 3 / ) of different Government intelligence and secu- When asked who will foot the bill for the heart the maximum time is four self appealed to the people of . !" rity organisations which have been excluded from for transportation, the official refused to six hours, with most hearts being the country to buy these the ambit of the RTI Act, the PMO said. to give the details saying that the mat- transplanted within four hours. In the clothes, he said. Saxena said the Chaturvedi, an Indian Forest Service (IFoS) ter is still being discussed with con- example of the heart, clearly the donor sale of Khadi products grew at ".$; officer, had sought information on the quantum cerned authorities. of the organ when harvested must be an average rate of 6.68 per cent " ) of black money brought from abroad since June In developed countries, flight trans- physically nearer the organ recipient per annum during 2004 to 1, 2014. portation is very common. As, mostly than for other organs. 2014, but it grew at the rate of < In its initial reply to the RTI application, the organ availability and requirement is far "Transporting organs within time is 37 per cent in the last four years. 67 Prime Minister's Office had in October last year away, air transportation is the most reli- most challenging. If the transportation The number of sales outlets for said the query was not covered under Section 2(f) able way to ensure the organ and is through roads, a 'green corridor' is Khadi products has been of the transparency law that defines information. patient make it to where they need to created with the help of the police. increased to 1,060 in the last Chaturvedi thereafter moved the Central be when time is critical. Presently, in However, wherever vehicle route is not four years, he said adding exhi- < . 89:66 &( % Information Commission which had last month India, aerial transport is available in the possible, aerial corridor is best to reach bitions were organised in 50 ordered the PMO to provide information with- private sector which comes with a huge out the patient in need of the organ," countries on October 2 to cre- New Delhi: Rallying behind New Delhi: India is better pre- that it is fully prepared to deal in 15 days. PTI cost. the official added. ate demand for such product. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister pared and better organised with any security challenge Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union since a group of sea-borne ter- facing the country in the mar- Minister Uma Bharti said he is rorists struck at the heart of itime domain. BJP'S “USP” in the State Mumbai 10 years back, thanks On November 26, 2008, 10 Assembly elections to be held on to a string of security measures Pakistani terrorists sneaked + Wednesday. including a layered maritime into Mumbai through the sea, Bharti, the former Chief surveillance, Navy Chief arriving by boat from Karachi, Minister of Madhya Pradesh was Admiral Sunil Lanba has said. and went on the rampage, car- # " % /! ' "3 Centre (WCMC), 1,604,000 replaced by Chouhan in 2004, “We have come a long rying out coordinated attacks , !,(/ (; !" species have been described at just an year after she was elect- way since then,” he told PTI in on the main Chattrapati Shivaji " %!!% , % the global level.. According to ed to the top post. an interview in his office in railway terminus, the iconic Taj ,/!!""3 (&"/E% reports, the number of flower- “As far as Shivraj Singh South Block on the 10th Mahal hotel, the Trident hotel, '( !/% (&""3 ing plant species endemic to the Chouhan is concerned, he is anniversary of the 26/11. and a Jewish centre — all in the # $75702 and human health as well. growth before it start creating ;(/ * !/ !" (; ,! 3 (' present political boundaries of BJP's USP (unique selling point) The Navy Chief said there heart of the financial capital's The weed was originally havoc on Indian agricultural '( !/% !%"3 " India is 4,900 out of a total of in Madhya Pradesh,” she told has been a paradigm shift in downtown area. hen researchers from known to be distributed in fields. (" FA !/ !" " /! 15,000, i.e. 33 per cent. India is PTI. Confident of party's victo- coastal security as vulnerabil- Over 166 people including Shivaji University in North Cameroon, Central The second largest an important center of agri-bio- ry in the upcoming assembly ities and risks were fixed and 28 foreigners from 10 nations W (; ,! (/ Kolhapur, Maharashtra, dur- African Republic, Chad, Sudan, angiosperm family after diversity having contributed elections, Bharti said there is a layered maritime surveil- were killed in the nearly 60- ing a survey of plants variety at Ethiopia, Uganda and China. Orchidaceae, many species of 167 species to the world agri- pro-cumbency also for the party lance and security architecture hour assault that sent shock- the agricultural fields in drier However, it has now spread its Asteraceae are weeds in culti- Kolhapur. culture and homeland for 320 in the State Assembly elections. was put in place, making the waves across the country and parts of Karnataka's Belgavi tentacles in India too, noted the vated fields as well as forest Hence, this weed should be species of wild relatives of crops. She further said the party coastline almost impregnable. even brought India and district stumbled upon an exot- researchers in their study pub- areas. Some of them are aggres- eliminated at the earliest, they A latest Government report will continue with its winning "The country is now bet- Pakistan to the brink of war. ic weed 'Ethulia gracilis Delile', lished in the latest issue of the sive invasive weeds and can seri- maintained. has focused on 173 species of run in the State Assembly elec- ter prepared and better organ- The terrorist strike, the they panicked. Current Science. ously affect the native or local India is already battling invasive alien plants in India. tions as well under the leadership ised,” Adm. Lanba said when worst in India's history, was They had reasons. This was However, what is a matter plant biodiversity, human health with plethora of alien plant These include the most serious of Prime Minister Narendra asked about possibility of ter- seen as an attack on the coun- for the first time that a new of serious concern is that the and crop productivity, said the species that is threatening coun- invasives, such as Alternanthera Modi. Responding to question rorists taking the sea route try's sovereignty, and it weed 'Ethulia gracilis Delile' of species has been recorded for team of researchers comprising try's biodiversity, accounting for philoxeroides, Cassia uniflora, on the BJP facing a resurgent again to mount a similar attack exposed fault-lines in the the Asteraceae family was the first time from India and it Jagdish Dalavi, Sneha 8 per cent of the global biodi- Chromolaena odorata, Congress in Madhya Pradesh she on India. coastal security network, recorded which has a history of is unknown how it got intro- Bramhadande, Chirag versity existing in only 2.4 per Eichhornia crassipes, Lantana said:”The Congress is a divided He said the India Navy is intelligence gathering while propagating easily and fastly in duced here, said the researchers Narayankar, Suraj Patil, Shrirang cent land area of the world. camara, Parthenium hys- house. It has no vision for the now a potent multi-dimen- also uncovering the lack all habitats negatively affecting even as they called for imme- Yadav from Department of According to World terophorus, Prosopis juliflora state. People of the state are with sional force, safeguarding of coordination among vari- native flora, crop production diate measures to curb its Botany, Shivaji University in Conservation Monitoring and others. us, we will win the election.” PTI India's interests in the seas and ous agencies. PTI ( ) *( +,- +./0 "(" R+ 97 . /*( Jaipur: Western Rajasthan's cows has always been an "People here face difficul- 3"03. . for Bengal would jump further Pokhran Assembly constituen- important issue, he said. ties in getting drinking water up to about $ 7,000 million. cy is set for a close fight on "Hindutva is in my veins and fodder for cattle. The con- engal Chief Minister Mamata Hailing the “right policy” December 7 between a Hindu and the party is going to win stituency lacks healthcare facil- BBanerjee has yet another and steady inflow of foreign religious leader fielded by the the election which has been ities and I am focusing on that," feather in her cap. In what could investment senior functionary BJP and son of Muslim ‘peer’ pit- made communal by the he said. be used as a unique selling point of Kolkata Merchant Chamber ted against him by the Congress. Congress by fielding a Muslim Mohammad (41) had lost by the ruling Trinamool of Commerce S Roy said that The BJP candidate, Pratap candidate against me," the BJP the 2013 assembly elections Congress in the coming gener- the “steady inflow” of foreign Puri, is the head of the Taratara candidate said. from the same seat to BJP's al elections, Mamata’s State has investment only buttressed the 'math'. The Congress' Shale Religious leaders should Shaitan Singh with a margin of recorded a 175 per cent jump in fact that the “State is moving in Mohammad is the son of be in politics for its purifica- 34,444 votes. foreign direct investment in the the right direction” insofar as its Muslim religious leader Gazi tion, Puri (51), who hails from Mohammad's father, an first quarter of 2018. the Bengal has lesser investment industrial policy was concerned. Fakir, who has a large number of the influential Rajput commu- octogenarian, boasts of a strong As per latest reports in terms of million dollars the “It is a proof of changing followers both within India and nity, said. following in the Sindhi Muslim released by the Department of upswing in terms of percentage attitude of multinationals vis a across the border in Pakistan. "The people are with the community and has several Industrial Policy and is remarkable. It is the highest vis the industrial climate in Both Puri and Fakir hold BJP because they have faith in criminal cases against him. Promotion (DIPP) Bengal has at about 175 per cent whereas Bengal,” said another MCC considerable sway among their the party's policies and in There are an estimated recorded an investment of $ Karnataka, Maharashtra and official hoping, “Bengal will communities, making the leaders like Narendra Modi," 55,000 Muslim voters and 3,912 million between April Gujarat have received a negative soon enter the list of elite Sabarimala: Around 60 pil- police station, which is around Pokhran constituency in he said. 45,000-48,000 Rajput voters in and July 2018 as against a total growth. Only AP has recorded group of states in terms of grims, who breached the secu- 3.5-km downhill. Hundreds of Jaisalmer district one of the His Barmer-based 'math', Pokhran. It also has around FDI of $ 1,410 million in 2017- positive growth at 21 per cent bringing foreign investment.” rity zone near Sabarimala's protesters have been arrested in State's most hotly contested seats. which holds considerable influ- 35,000 Dalit voters, according 2018. This is about 175 per cent which is far behind Bengal,” said Incidentally the Chief 'vavarunada' area and started this first week of the annual Uttar Pradesh Chief ence in the entire Jodhpur to the candidates. jump in terms of foreign invest- an official adding the jump in Minister has for the past sev- chanting prayers despite pro- two-month-long 'Mandala- Minister and senior BJP division, is pulling out all stops Pokhran is one of the two ment proposals which have foreign investment was a direct eral years been travelling to hibitory orders, have been Makaravilakku' season of leader Yogi Adityanath and to win over the electorate, con- assembly constituencies of the been converted into reality, fallout of the Chief Minister’s countries like the UK, detained by the police. Sabarimala, which commenced Congress President Rahul ducting social and religious desert district of Jaisalmer. State Finance Ministry sources dogged effort towards bringing Germany, Italy, Singapore etc to Due to previous incidents on November 17. Gandhi will address rallies in activities. The second constituency, say quoting the DIPP which foreign capital. bring foreign investment. “The of violence at the hill-top Earlier, the protesters support of Puri and "We hold drug de-addic- Jaisalmer, will also see a direct functions under Union In 2016-17 Bengal had improving investment records shrine, the police had imposed detained in similar circum- Mohammad, respectively, on tion camps, provide education contest between BJP candi- Ministry of Commerce. received a foreign investment of only show that Mamata strict restrictions on the devo- stances were arrested, taken to Monday, setting the tone for to poor children and work for date Sang Singh Bhati and For the relevant period only $ 320 million which went Banerjee has been able to tees at Sannidhanam. The pro- the Maniyar police camp and the rest of the campaign in the cow conservation, besides con- Congress' Roopa Ram. Andhra Pradesh has received up to $ 1,410 million in 2017-18. change the negative image of testers were staying back near were sent to judicial custody by region better known for the ducting several other social The BJP chose Sang Singh an investment of $ 9,770 mil- Incidentally Mumbai has Bengal at world level,” said State 'vavarunada' and chanting the court subsequently. nuclear tests in 1998. activities," Puri said. Bhati over its sitting MLA lion, Maharashtra has received recorded about $ 86,000 million Minister Subroto Mukherjee. prayers, even as there was an The shrine has been wit- Puri expressed confidence The Congress candidate, Chotu Singh Bhati, while the an investment of $ 16,152 mil- last fiscal that has come down to On whether the achieve- imposition of Section 144 that nessing frenzied protest over the that the BJP will win the Mohammad, said his focus Congress has fielded Ram for lion while for Karnataka the about mere $ 16,000 this year. “If ment could work as a USP for prohibits assembly of more decision of the state government Pokhran seat and blamed the was core issues like drinking the second time after 2013. figure is $ 11,802 million. you add the investment propos- the TMC in the coming elections than four people at a spot, to implement the September 28 Congress for making the con- water and other basic ameni- A total of 11 and 18 can- Gujarat has seen an investment als that are likely to be imple- the TMC leaders said the party police said. verdict of the Supreme Court test "communal" by fielding a ties for people in Pokhran, didates are in the fray in of $ 2,786 million. mented in the coming months would try to showcase all the The detained protesters allowing women of all ages to Muslim candidate against him. which has a total electorate of Pokhran and Jaisalmer “This means that though then the net foreign investment achievements before the voters. are being taken to the Pamba enter Sabarimala. PTI Protection of Hindus and 1.94 lakh. respectively. PTI / ) & + " - & 22 =" :2.5.4.2E5"5.F ,! /(!%!/% %(&3, ,! The protesters sought the %/ #"%/("E% district administration's inter- Ahmedabad: A 2007 Ajmer and 17 others injured in the blast ngry locals blocked the "!/!"(" "( ,! vention into the matter and dargah bomb blast accused, who that occurred on October 11, ABatote-Kishtwar National #!/ " %%&/"! assurance from the Doda was on run since the last 11 years, 2007. After he was apprehend- Highway at Thathri area ;/(# ,! ( !& deputy commissioner to imme- was arrested on Sunday by the ed from Bharuch, Nair was Sunday over the death of a diately set up a Special (##%%("!/ ( ATS from Bharuch in Gujarat. shifted to Ahmedabad for fur- retired Army officer, demand- Investigation Team (SIT) to nail The National Investigation ther investigation, the ATS said. ing arrest of the accused, offi- ##! ! %! & down the culprits. They also Agency (NIA), which is prob- He is a resident of Thasara in cials said. ! "!%3(" demanded a government job ing the case, had announced a Kheda district of Gujarat. Retired Army officer !# ( " for the kin of the deceased. reward of Rs 2 lakh on head of "Officials of Gujarat ATS Mohd Hafiz (60) was killed (" ,! & /% The SDM said he tried to the accused, identified as had received a credible infor- and several others were pacify the protesters and Suresh Nair. As per the NIA, mation that Suresh Nair will visit injured in a clash between two by locals at Thathri refused to assured them of arresting the Nair had allegedly supplied a Shukaltirth in Bharuch in near groups at a polling booth in take the body to his native vil- culprits at the earliest but bomb to the planters at the future, following which a close Doda district during the third lage Joura for last rites. They they are insisting on assurance famous sufi shrine in Rajasthan watch was kept at the place," the phase of the Jammu & kept the body on the highway from the DM itself. and was also present at the spot, agency said, adding that Nair was Kashmir panchayat elections demanding assurance from Meanwhile, hundreds of vehi- the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism apprehended from the spot. He on Saturday, police said. the district magistrate," cles remained stranded on Squad (ATS) said in a statement. will be handed over to the NIA, "After post-mortem of the Thathri SDM Mohd Anwar either side of the highway at % . % * Three persons were killed it said. PTI deceased, the villagers joined Banday said. Thathri town since 9 am. * /& ) $ !" )! - > O% + ,= , & 1 " - .$5 & + + Thiruvananthapuram: The O/(&" FA # (" The Chief Minister had CPI (M)-led Kerala !( ! !/! % ! promised that small traders P Government lacks a blueprint, " C5" , % would be given an interest-free Agartala: CPI(M) general sec- while the Centre has been !, ("! (; ,!# loan of 10 lakh and one lakh retary Sitaram Yechury on meting out a step-motherly would be given as bank loan to 8760 / Sunday called for a unified .J.0 time compared to that in pre- (& '! 3!" buy home appliances that were movement for ouster of the vious two terms as big crowds treatment to the the flood-hit state, hampering rebuilding F !" ;!/ damaged. However, not one Jammu: Jammu & Kashmir ! %/!%% &(" ,! BJP-led NDA from power in ith just three days left can be seen in party meetings efforts, a senior Congress % (" =F+ 2, such loan has been sanctioned. unit of the BJP Sunday called #(/"! (; ! % " the 2019 Lok Sabha elections Wfor the Mizoram and "large number" of people leader said on Sunday. !( ! ,! 3( ,! Chennithala added that upon its leaders to gear up for (#"3 #(",% " ,! and prescribed a three-pronged Assembly elections, Chief are joining the Congress. The monsoon rains that /(#%! #("!P agricultural crops on 56,439 the next Lok Sabha polls as ! !/% (; ,! ! % ,! action plan for it. Minister Lal Thanhawla on When pointed out that began lashing Kerala on May ,!"", ! hectares were damaged, caus- well as the State Assembly " #(/" /( ! " ,! Addressing an open session Sunday said the Congress is senior Ministers and political 29 led to the death of 417 peo- ing a loss of 1,345 crore. elections, which are expected at the 22nd CPM Tripura state open to form a post-poll leaders have left the party in the &(#"3 (2 ', ple. The rains and the conse- been pegged at 40,000 crore, "The primary reason why to be held together. ! !("% % ! % conference here he asked the alliance with like-minded par- last two months, he said, "I quent deluge caused unprece- all that has come is a mere funds are not coming is that Chairing a meeting of his people to strengthen the party ties, excluding the BJP and don't see any worker leaving dented destruction and forced 600 crore from the Centre Vijayan went hammer and State leaders in the party head- ,! %%!#' ! !("% and other Left parties in mobi- MNF, if the ruling party falls my party at this stage. But more than a million people to and the State Government tongs against the State quarters here, BJP State presi- " % lizing anti-BJP votes across the short of majority. unwanted and corrupt people take shelter in relief camps. has managed to raise a mere Government employees and dent Ravinder Raina stressed "We stress upon the impor- country to set up a secular He, however, claimed that have left. Congress workers Ramesh Chennithala, 3,633.72 crore," said sought to coerce them to con- upon the leaders to double tance of cells in coming months Government. such a situation will not arise are very grateful and they are who is also the leader of the Chennithala. tribute a month's salary... their efforts in establishing and the leaders of the cells have Yechury also accused the as the Congress will get full much inspired because these opposition in the Kerala Chennithala said that Instead of asking for help, he contacts with the masses and an important role in the saffron party of spreading hatred majority on its own. corrupt people have left Legislative Assembly, told Vijayan had miserably failed to challenged the employees and apprise them of the works upcoming Lok Sabha elections and intolerance in the country. In Mizoram, support of 21 the party." reporters here that today keep his promises to the flood- it resulted in antagonising done by the Union as well as as well as the assembly elec- "There are three things MLAs is needed to form a At least five Congress (Sunday) marked 100 days of affected people. them," said Chennithala. the State Government, which tions," he said. that have to be done—BJP and Government in the 40-member MLAs have resigned from the the worst-ever flood to have "Around 1.4 million peo- Lashing out at the Centre, the party had partnered with The BJP's State unit chief its ally political parties should Assembly, which is going to Assembly and the party in the hit the State. ple were displaced and Chennithala said Prime the PDP till June this year. asked the leaders to take all be defeated. The number of polls on November 28 and the run-up to the polls and joined "What is most unfortunate Vijayan had said each one of Minister Narendra Modi now Raina also stressed upon the schemes initiated by MPs from the CPM and other counting will take place on either the BJP or the Mizo is that the Pinarayi Vijayan them would be given 10,000. knows that the Bharatiya Janata them to expedite the setting up Prime Minister Narendra Left parties in Parliament December 11. "If like-minded National Front (MNF). government has only talked of Even after 100 days, only 5.9 Party in Kerala was not going of party cells on various issues, Modi to the masses and strive should be increased and an parties come to me and want to Those who have resigned rebuilding a new Kerala, when lakh people have got the to do any wonders electorally saying these cells play an impor- to generate "warm contact" alternative Government with support my leadership, then include state's Home Minister they do not even have a blue- promised money," and hence he has taken an anti- tant role in both the Lok Sabha with the prominent people of pro-people policies should be they may (be) welcomed," R Lalzirliana, former Health print for it. While the loss has Chennithala added. Kerala position. IANS and the state assembly elections. the society. PTI established at the Centre. PTI Thanhawla told PTI during an Minister Lalrinliana Sailo, for- interview when asked if the mer Fisheries Minister Buddha Congress is willing to form a Dhan Chakma and MLA post-poll alliance if it does not Hmingdailova Khiangte. ' * ( get a simple majority. Besides, Mizoram Assembly Asked with whom the Speaker Hiphei resigned earli- Congress is comfortable to er this month. Kochi: High rise buildings Western Ghats (Wayanad, was no place in the reservoirs cultural produce were lost agencies such as IMD", it said. mendations. form an alliance, he said, "I Asked about anti-incum- should not be permitted on the Palakkad and Idukki) special to accommodate any more putting the livelihood of farm- The committee was head- It has recommended a don't know at this moment. bency factor as alleged by the steep slopes of the Western attention should be given for excess rain water. ers at risk. ed by Michael Vetha Siromony strategy to rethink operations But certainly not the BJP, cer- opposition MNF, Thanhawla Ghats as the areas are landslide farming vegetables, fruits and "Considering the safety of The report said the flood (Rtd IAS and former of hydel power stations so as to tainly not the MNF. Let the said, "Not all. Only MNF is prone, says a study on the horticulture, said the report dams, the water had to be has opened the vision on what Additional Chief Secretary to maximise power generation, time come." feeling anti-incumbency fac- recent Kerala floods. titled: "Kerala Floods 2018- released from all dams. The the future development is to be. the Government of Kerala). thereby avoiding opening of Refusing to predict a num- tor. They don't have anything The study conducted by a The Disaster of the century". respective district administra- The present development The members of the com- spillways to control flood situ- ber, the senior Congress leader to point fingers at me -- no six-member expert panel The flood was unprece- tions could not take adequate plan, with scant regard to the mittee include Dr Oommen V ations, which needs to be devel- said his party will get a com- scandal, no misuse (of funds). appointed by the Rajiv Gandhi dented and rainfall in hilly dis- precautionary steps as they were fragility of the environment, Oommen (Former Chairman, oped, he said. fortable majority. How can they say anti-incum- Institute of Development tricts were three times more, and also deprived of any information needs restructuring to with- Kerala State Biodiversity "The Committee has called "I am quite confident that bency wind is blowing in Studies (RGIDS) emphasised the State was also not prepared regarding the quantum of water stand the frequent onslaught of Board), John Mathai (Former for institutionalising a proper I will continue to be in power Mizoram? It's only their wish- on the need for a new con- for such a mega scale of disas- release, duration and the likely disasters, especially in the light Scientist, National Centre for strategy for opening of the and I will hold the fort for the ful thinking." struction policy on resorts both ter, as it has not experienced a places of inundation, etc", it said. of climate change, it said. Earth Science Studies), major dams with advance Congress (in North East). All On MNF President public and private, especially in flood of this magnitude, except It alleged that lapses were "The deluge exposed the Muhammed Ali Rawther M information to district author- indications are there," he Zoramthanga's comment that the affected hill districts. the recorded one in 1924. many as the dam water scoured various deficiencies in the sys- (Former Director, Kerala State ities concerned, local bodies added. all roads of Mizoram are in "Government may regulate While 483 people and river beds and low-lying areas tem. Flouting and violating the Electricity Board Ltd), and and public, through all sources Mizoram is significant for "ICU", the Chief Minister said: the public from constructing thousands of livestock were were flooded. norms compounded the prob- Thomas Varghese (Former of media", Shiju said. the Congress as it remains the "He is a good speaker. His huge houses and other buildings killed, the disaster incurred "The sea was also rough lems. The lack of coordination Deputy Chief Engineer, "An appropriate water only state under the party's rule mouth speaks a lot. He has a in areas of Western Ghats in gen- immense losses on the state's with high tide and wave setup and timely decision making by Irrigation Department, management system should be in the region compared to as big mouth. I have seen my eral and to have strict restrictions infrastructure, as many roads, not allowing water to flow out; responsible authorities aggra- Government of Kerala). evolved for maximising usage many as five just about two roads. I have travelled my in the ecologically sensitive areas. bridges and thousands of hous- all this added to the flood and vated the flood into a disaster. RGIDS Director B S Shiju of water storage in reservoirs years ago, which included roads. So, who is telling lie and Reclamation of flood plains for es were damaged /washed away. related problems. The ecosys- "Apparently the authorities said analysing the impact of for electricity generation/irri- Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal who is telling the truth, you can dwelling sites is to be curbed", The report said reservoirs tem damage is beyond an did not give adequate attention flood across the sectors, the gation as well as other domes- Pradesh and Manipur. easily differentiate and know. said the panel in its report. were already full in July end assessment", it said. with the seriousness, it deserves Committee has put forth sev- tic purposes", the study said. Thanhawla said there is no Lies do not have legs. They fall In the relatively flat areas of unlike other years and there Large quantities of agri- to, the weather forecasts by eral suggestions and recom- PTI difference in the campaign this on the waste side." ( ) *( +,- +./0 "(" <
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,8,:. t will be business as usual for > IMumbaikars as they observe , -%-&&'K/ ,%1L L-' the 10th anniversary of the " %&-&&'K: , 6( * Government,” said the judges. 26/11 terror attacks on #27$$. Over the last two decades, Monday. But with memories of ; %L-&&MK A Tamil Nadu has emerged as the mayhem wreaked by 10 5 %%((%K: 6& n observation made by the the capital of freebies offered Pakistani terrorists that had 5 N%((%K: ,# %% AMadras High Court on by the State’s two main polit- claimed 166 lives and left more “freebies culture” in Tamil ical parties. The DMK and the than 300 others injured having D%L%(('K: A '( Nadu last Thursday while AIADMK blame each other more or less faded, they have , -'%(('K: ,-' M( hearing a habeas corpus peti- for offering voters freebies at one relief that unlike in the pre- D%&%(('K: '( tion has evoked widespread the time of general election. vious two decades since 1993 support from the common During the 2006 assembly Mumbai serial blasts, terror has % . $ " & & . %1%(('K: : 11 -1( man. A division bench of election, the DMK literally not revisited them during the 89:66 67 ) ,'%((NK: Justices N Kirubakaran and shocked the electorate with past seven years. !" D--%((NK: -ML M%6 Abdul Quddhose, while hear- free colour television sets and Justice may have unfortu- $ %N%&%((MK > -NN '(( ing the petition filed against the mixies along with eice at the nately not been done to the fam- Security Guard (NSG) has been these nine years. Fortunately preventive detention of a black rate of 1/- per kg. ilies of those killed and injured set up. Similarly, Force One, a for Mumbaikars, there have not D-'%(--K%N -(( J :5" 2 marketeer last month wanted It paid rich electoral div- in the form of prosecution of the commando force, was raised, been any terror attacks in the Government to furnish all idends to the DMK which Pakistan-based conspirators while the Mumbai since July 14, 2011. towards Chowpatty. Ajmal Kasab may have been in south Mumbai. details like the steps it has taken romped home, though with behind the mayhem, but they Maharashtra Intelligence Though the events that hap- All the targets were within hanged, but the Pakistani- Omble was instrumental in to eradicate smuggling of rice reduced majority. have reconciled with the past Academy (MIA) has come in pened on the night of November a radius of around 4-5 km area based conspirators like Hafeez catching Kasab alive at meant for distribution through But AIADMK leader J and are leading a normal life. being. All police stations across 26, 2008 may have been forgot- in south Mumbai, where the Saeed, the founder of Jamaat- Gairgaum-Chowpatty on the fair price shops (under Public Jayalalithaa paid it back in the “I can never forget as to Mumbai and elsewhere in ten, the tenth anniversary of the state secretariat, business and ud-Dawa and Lashkar-e-Taiba night of November 26,2008. Distribution System). 2011 assembly election by what happened on that night of Maharashtra now have dedi- 26/11 attacks deserves a recall. commercial hubs, deluxe hotels, and his close aide Zaki-ur- Omble, it may be recalled, had The person detained has offering voters mixies, November 26, 2008 when I was cated Anti-Terror Cells (ATCs). Having sailed from Karachi residences of ministers, bureau- Rehman Lahhvi, the chief oper- held onto Kasab even after he been held for facilitating smug- grinders, table fans, lap tops celebrating my birthday with Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) shores a few days earlier after crats, diplomats, scientists and ations commander of Lashkar- had been grievously injured by gling of rice meant for distrib- for all high school students my husband, in-laws and a are also in place. The coastal hijacking an Indian fishing ves- businesss big wigs are located. e-Taiba are roaming free. bullets pumped into him by the ution among the Below Poverty and bicycles for girl students. friend at Hotel Taj, but I have security too has been beefed up sel, killing its crew, ten Pakistani Assistant sub-Inspect So are a team of sharp- latter. Omble died he could be Line (BPL) section of the soci- While promising the vot- moved on in life since then. significantly. terrorists at a small fishing bay Tukaram Omble was instru- shooters, map readers, com- rushed to the hospital. ety. Justice Kirubakaran ques- ers that she would continue Now I am preparing to cele- However, former intelli- near Colaba in south Mumbai mental in catching Kasab alive munication experts and physi- Mumbai’s Jewish outreach tioned the propriety of dis- the free distribution of the brate tomorrow,” says Amrita gence official and security ana- on the late evening of November at Gairgaum-Chowpatty on cal trainers including Zarar centre and one of 26/11 targets tributing free rice among all above mentioned goods , Raichand, model-actress and lyst Shirish Inamdar calls for 26, 2008. They divided them- the night of November 26,2008. Shah, Abu al Qama Abu Qahafa, Chabad House --better known in sections of the society through Jayalalithaa offered subsidised chief who hosts TV show continuous vigilance. “The cit- selves into groups of 2 to 3 and Omble, it may be recalled, had Abu Hamza, Muzammil alias the past as Nariman House – will the PDS and said such rice scooties to all working Mummy ka Magic. She is izens need to vigilant about headed to their meticulously held onto Kasab even after he Yousuf and Ibrahim alias Ali, be renamed as Nariman Light should be made available only women in the State during the among hundreds of those who things happenings around planned terror sites. had been grievously injured by who were involved in training House’ on the occasion of the to poor people (holders of BPL 2016 assembly elections and were struck at the 26/11 terror them. They need to follow The sites that they target- bullets pumped into him by the the 10 fidayeens who carried out 10th anniversary of the mayhem. ration cards). walked her way back to Fort sites but survived the attacks. basic security drills and assist ed were They targeted the latter. Omble died he could be terror attack on Mumbai from The event, which comes 10 “Providing freebies to all Saint George. Vaishali Ombale, daughter the police during security world heritage building rushed to the hospital. November 26-29, 2008. months after Israeli Prime people irrespective of their Taking a cue from Tamil of assisant sub-inspector check-ups. They need to check Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj While nine of the ten ter- Meanwhile, on the occa- Minister Benjamin Netanyahu economic status is counter- Nadu, other States too began Tukaram Omble, who was killed below the seats while they go in Terminus (CSMT), Hotel Taj rorists were killed by the secu- sion of the tenth anniversary visited the place, will also mark productive. Such culture has freebie culture upsetting the after capturing the Pakistani ter- buses and trains and report Mahal Palace & Tower, Hotel rity forces during the attack, the 26/11 attacks, several functions the unveiling of a memorial on made people lazy and led to a economies of the exchequer. rorist Mohammed Ajmal Kasab unidentified objects or any Trident, Nariman House, remaining one- --Mohammed have been planned on Monday the Nariman House terrace to situation where migrant work- Though there is general feel- on the night of November 26, suspicious activity to the police. Leopold Café and Cama Ajmal Kasab – was caught in memory of those killed at honour all the victims of the ers from northern States were ing among the people that the 2008, has also come to terms In essence, all of us follow four Hospital, Wadi Bunder. alive by the police at Girgaum various terror targets including terror strikes. expected to perform menial freebie culture has corrupted with life without her martyred Ps -- prepare, protect, prevent While Abdul Rehman, Abu Chowpatty on the intervening Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, The Chabad House was one jobs,” said Justice the minds of the people, no father. “Life would have been and pursue,” Inamdar avers. Ali and Abu Soheb marched to night of November 26-27, 2008. Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Oberoi of the main chosen targets of 10 Kirubakaran who is known one was willing to bell the cat. much better if my father were to While the nineties when the Leopold Café in Colaba and After 11-month long trial Trident, Jewish Chabad house Pakistani terrorists who sneaked for speaking his mind out The observations made by be alive. But, you cannot change the metropolis witnessed seri- then laid siege at Taj Mahal that saw a trial court sentence and Leopold cafe. into south Mumbai, through whenever he comes across the judges has set the ball certain things in life. We have al blasts that claimed 257 lives Palace Hotel, Abdul Rehman him to death on five counts – As a mark of respect and the Arabian Sea route and dis- injustice and apathy on the rolling again. moved on since the 26/11 and left 713 others injured Chota and Fahad Ullah head- including mass murder, crimi- gratitude to the police and embarked at a Colaba fishing part of powers that be. “The BJP is completely attacks. My sister is now a and two terror acts, the period ed to the Trident-Oberoi Hotel. nal conspiracy and waging war security officers martyred in jetty, barely a stone’s throw away. “It is obligatory in the part against this freebie culture class-I officer and I am doing between 2002 and 2011 proved Nasir Abu Umar and Babar against the nation and two half the 26/11 attack, Mumbai The Chabad House is a par- of the Government to provide and we have been campaign- M.Ed. And things are normal at to be worse for Mumbai – for Imran alias Abu Aakasha tar- years of subsequent incarcera- Police have organised at tially re-built five-storey struc- bare necessities like rice and ing against it,” said Thirupati home,” says Vaishali. there were as many as many as geted Nariman House housing tion, Kasab was hanged to Martyrs' Memorial, Police ture, a grey coloured building at groceries only to the needy Narayanan, party spokesman There have been some pos- nine blasts – including the the Jewish Chabad House, and death in Pune’s Yerawada central Gymkhana, Marine Drive, Colaba in South Mumbai – poor people. But successive . But N Gopalaswamy, former itives in terms of enhanced 26/11 attacks in which 166 peo- trio - Isamal Khan, Abu Ismail prison on November 21, 2012. Mumbai on Monday morning. which had suffered heavy dam- Governments have extended chief election commissioner security mechanism, since the ple were killed and the July 11, and Ajmal Amir Kasab Nine Pakistani terrorists Flower tributes will be paid age owing to an intense firing the benefits to all for political of India said the commission 26/11 attacks. While the Anti- 2006 serial blasts in seven local unleashed terror at CSMT, may have been killed during at the memorial of 26/11 indulged in by the two Pakistani benefits. The peoples’ mind would not be able to do any- Terrorism Squad (ATS) was trains, in which 187 killed and Cama Hospital and its the 26/11 attacks and the lone attacks’ martyr Tukaram terrorists holed up on its premis- itself got changed to expect thing to check this strengthened, a hub of National 824 others injured – during precincts, before proceeding captured gunman Mohammed Omble at Girgaum Chowpatty es during the 26/11 attacks. everything free from the phenomenon. @ &P .$ ! . $P ) )! ! 23R 08#3$" & * 2? day before VHP’s Dharam 08#3$" as per our assessment the Pradesh but we wish to keep ASabha at Ayodhya, Chief Congress will do reasonably the channels of communication Minister Yogi Adityanath nding over eight months of well in all the three States,” said open with the grand old party”. offered olive branch to sadhus Esuspense, the Samajwadi a senior SP leader adding “we Congress sources said the offer and approved construction of 08#3$" Party and the Bahujan Samaj apprehend that the Congress of two seats is ‘ridiculous and a 221 metre high Lord Ram Party are likely to announce will outrightly reject the offer the party rejects it with the con- statue near the banks of Saryu resident of the Pragatisheel their political alliance for the of two Lok Sabha seats in Uttar tempt it deserves’. river in the temple city. PSamajwadi Party (Lohia) 2019 Lok Sabha elections on The announcement was Shivpal Yadav met Governor December 14. The announce- made by the CM on late Ram Naik on Sunday and ment of the formal alliance Saturday night in the State expressed his concern over the may be made either in capital after finalising the “large and unlawful” gathering Lucknow or Delhi and may be details of the construction fol- 08#3$" of people in Ayodhya. He ques- made jointly by BSP chief lowing presentation by five tioned the wisdom of the UP Mayawati and SP president companies. ith thousands of Hindu government in allowing the Akhilesh Yadav. Additional chief secretary Wactivists and Ram Lalla Dharma Sabha in Ayodhya by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad The date has been chosen (Information) Avnish Awasthi followers congregating to despite the prohibitory orders (VHP) on Sunday. as Kharmas is commencing said here on Sunday that while Ayodhya for the mega 'Dharm in force in the temple town. “A similar situation had from December 15 and will the height of the Ram statue Sabha' calling for immediate Coming out of the meeting, arisen in 1992 and it is for last till January 15 on Makar would be 151 metres, its over- nod to construct a grand Ram the former Minister said it was everyone to see what hap- Sankranti. In north India as head umbrella would be 20 temple, senior Samajwadi a matter of grave concern that pened...the matter is before per the Indian calendar during metres while the pedestal & & 886 party (SP) leader Azam Khan despite prohibitory orders, lakhs the Supreme Court and every- the duration of Kharmas, no would be 50 metres. He said the / $ on Sunday lashed out at the of people were allowed and one should show patience,” he auspicious tasks are under- statue will be made of bronze. ) BJP and Prime Minister even facilitated by the State said while pointing out that taken during this period. Some Awasthi said there will be ? * Narendra Modi calling them Government to gather in the there was a large stretch of land specific activities are strictly a provision for a “modern "anti-Muslim". temple town. He added that it on the banks of the Saryu river prohibited and people do not museum” inside the base that !" Speaking in Bulandshahr was an attempt by some forces which was under government initiate any new tasks and will showcase the history of district, the former state min- to stoke communal passions control and that a Ram temple making any new beginning is Ayodhya and the entire shared with the media. ister said that if Modi wanted that posed a danger to the har- can be constructed there. “Why not considered favourable. “Ikshvaku Vansh” right from The artisans , who had Muslims to migrate out of mony in Uttar Pradesh as well this obstinacy to build a Ram The BSP had extended its King Manu to the present sta- built the Sardar Patel statue in India, he should also let them as the nation. Shivpal Yadav, temple at the spot where Babri support to SP candidates for tus of “Ram Janmabhoomi”. Gujarat , were expected to know the way to do it, and along with the party leaders, led mosque was razed,” the PSP(L) byelections to the Gorakhpur The proposed museum will build this Lord Ram statue. they would go. a march from the party office on leader said. He also warned that and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats also house detailed description “For the selection of appropri- By stoking communal Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg to the the BJP and its affiliates should held in March this year and SP of all the “Avatars” of Lord ate land for this statue, soil test- passions the ruling party was Raj Bhawan. not do anything that threatened had wrested both the seats Vishnu and will also have ing, as well as wind tunnel test- creating an atmosphere of Shivpal Yadav, who is the the communal fabric and lead from the BJP. Later, in May, SP- arrangements for depiction on ing, is going on at present,” said fear in the State and the coun- younger brother of Samajwadi to riots and violence. “There supported Rashtriya Lok Dal the topic “Bharat ke samasta the official. try, he said reminding them of Party patron Mulayam Singh are better things for the state candidate had wrested the Sanatan Dharma” using State of The Government did not similar situations created Yadav, also questioned the and the central governments to Kairana Lok Sabha seats from art techniques. divulge other important aspects ahead of the razing of the 16th silence of the Yogi Adityanath do rather than going on name- the BJP and also the SP had A representational photo- of the statue, such as its possi- century Babri mosque in government on the Dharma changing spree of districts and wrested the Nurpur Assembly graph of the statue was also ble cost. December 1992. Sabha being held in Ayodhya installing statues,” he added. seat in Bijnor district in the byelection. The Samajwadi Party sources said the alliance would also include the Rashtriya Lok + + Dal and Apna Dal (Krishna Patel faction) and two Lok Sabha seats are proposed to be Lucknow: With Ram Temple “This is a huge number a good footfall of pilgrims. The 50,000 of them in Ayodhya students, hundreds of coaching offered to the Congress. Both issue gaining momentum, peo- and can help in reviving the dharamshalas are of poor qual- according to the 2011 Census. institutions have mushroomed in SP and BSP have fielded their ple in Ayodhya believe that reli- economy of the region,” Dr ity. Only good hotels are found The literacy rate of the region the twin cities of Ayodhya- candidates in all 230 Assembly gion can help in reviving the Paresh Pandey of Saket Degree in Faizabad and they are both is around 86.52 per cent which Faizabad. The flourishing coach- seats in Madhya Pradesh – economy of this ancient city as College says. “Why not develop few and expensive,” Dr Pandey is higher than the national lit- ing institutions have proved to be thus damaging the electoral local say Hindu devouts visit this Ayodhya on the lines of Varanasi says. “Imagine having hotels eracy average of 74.04 per cent. ‘good business’ for those who run prospects of the Congress place from far off places across and Allahabad? Ayodhya is as with river facing rooms or rooms “This is basically an agri- them or those who teach in locked in a direct fight with the country but lack of infrastruc- important for Hindus as facing the Ram temple. This will cultural belt, but agricultural them. But they are largely ‘out- incumbent BJP. The BSP fur- ture prevents them to stay back. Varanasi is. The difference is add to religious tourism and peo- productivity has been steadily siders’, lament local residents. ther damaging the Congress Official records suggest Kashi symbolises ‘moksha’ (sal- ple will start flocking to coming down because of “The economy is actually and benefiting the BJP has that over 30 lakh pilgrims visit vation) while Ayodhya sym- Ayodhya,” he says. repeated fragmentation of driven by religion,” says Pradeep entered into alliance with for- Ayodhya annually – this figure bolises ‘karma’- which asks peo- Local residents claim that farmland. Smaller the farm, Pathak. “Every second month mer Chhattisgarh chief min- excludes people who gather at ple to fulfil their ‘putra dharma’ the link between Ram and lesser the yield and this has you have a religious festival in the ister Ajit Jogi-led Janata melas from surrounding areas. and ‘karma dharma’. Ayodhya is so strong that of the adversely affected the economy form of melas stretching from Congress and contesting all the People from across the country But Ayodhya lacks the infra- 6,000 Hindu shrines and tem- of the region,” says Dr Pandey. Magh to Kartik Purnima. These seats in Naxal-infested State. – particularly from Gujarat, structure required for promoting ples said to be in Ayodhya, With reasonably good edu- melas are organised on the banks “We are waiting for the Maharashtra, Bengal and South religious tourism. “The fact is we more than 4,000 are connect- cational institutions in the region, of Saryu river and provide poll results of Assembly elec- India — visit Ayodhya for pay- do not even have proper hotels ed with Ram. Faizabad had a the literacy rate is good. Thriving sources of income for people and tions in Rajasthan, Madhya ing obeisance at local temples. in Ayodhya despite having such population of 167, 544 with on the academic excellence of small traders,” he said. PNS Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and ( ) *( +,- +./0 ( "(" * :*/ # :$ 0 ! > = 5 ! > > 8,4(1(0 5 + " /! 4 5 / # S 6 ? 8/ !: " @ # ( ( A ' 8 9, >9 # 6 apoleon Bonaparte is sup- posed to have taken a leaf out <:( ( of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and given his own , sarcastic spin and context by statingN that England was, “une nation de boutiquiers” (a nation of shopkeepers). While the Napoleonic attribution and , intent behind the expression is often dis- puted, the implied pejoration in a sover- ( eign’s blind commitment to commercial interests over moral considerations is untenable anymore in the civilised and democratic world. 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# ) # # A #B C # + # *- + # * 2! ; B C' A - - L L ''' $ $ # 9 > # , 1( , , 0( overnment officials from all levels 2 # # ( as well as the common man have joined hands to lay the foundation 1 # for an inclusive financial system and ensure holistic growth and develop- 2 # , ( mentG of the country. Financial inclusion today ( is limited to not just universal gateways but has , , ( removed all obstructions for the deprived 3 (poor and weaker sections) and opened up a for- , +? + 5 mal financial system also for the marginalised # (( (financially-excluded). In the backdrop of # financial inclusion, what needs to be har- nessed in complementarity is technology. If both are seen together, they project the evolution of ) , ( a new era, named as FinTech era. Simply put, FinTech means ‘financial tech- , ( nology’, which means usage of financial services via software and e-enabled systems. FinTech can # also be deciphered as Digital Financial Services O ( (DFS). In order to have an umbrella view, it is 4 essential to ponder upon certain basic questions: - , What remains missing in the pie to achieve full # digital financial inclusion (FinTech)? Can R S Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) usage infuse the desired financial inclu- 0 O sion level in India? Can it be treated as a step 0 - towards holistic digital financial inclusion? 3 Can this help a developing nation like India to @ meet its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), like reduction in poverty, hunger and inequal- P ities? Electronic financial literacy can actually ;"4.2"0/ # ,Q $ guarantee a step forward to reach the actual .$5$#08/A7 6 O O ( potential. ;$.$#.0/7 * ( Missing planks: First and foremost in 8 $5.P/ @ order to achieve full digital financial inclusion, digital adoption is a must. As per the World /J7.:07 " Bank’s report, ‘World Development Report $;"4,.0 2016: Digital Dividends’, India is not at par with 7#"$",# # RS its peer nations like China, Brazil, Russia and /7# "4$775/ 4 , South Africa when it comes to technology inclu- ":7:4"8 2 , siveness. The Digital Adoption Index explains 2$ 27 R S ( technology diffusion for three segments of an .,: "; ( economy: People, businesses and Governments. ;"4,.0 , , - Astonishingly, India scores the worst for busi- :.$3$ ! CD , cy is an amalgamation of knowledge, attitude, financial inclusion to bridge the way to place financial inclusion effec- ty lies with each one of us to actively financial awareness, skills and behaviour, nec- inequality gap. tively is through permanent, unani- participate in augmenting financial lit- (? essary to make sound financial decisions and As per the recent 2017 Global mous and technologically sustainable eracy levels to create a new econom- ultimately achieve individual financial well- Findex database, inclusiveness of initiatives. Many recent structural ic order. - , being”. female (77 per cent hold accounts) and transformations have enabled ripple (The writers are Senior Research The dilemma is that the country’s official lit- younger (71 per cent hold accounts) effects through spending multipliers Fellows, Faculty of Management eracy rate stands at 74 per cent, and this chiefly sections were much lower compared to influence the standard of living of Studies, University of Delhi) # ! > E
is that we are getting there. Policies and non-communicable diseases ie dia- eight lakh high-risk pregnancies have adolescents and children receive essen- healthy communities and a healthy programmes of the Government are betes, hypertension and three common been identified from more than 1.6 tial health information and basic ser- nation. The multiple policy decisions designed to propel us towards the goal. cancers (oral, cervical and breast). This crore antenatal check-ups conducted at vices at home. in maternal health and nutrition with The life cycle approach employed by the will not only save lives but also result 13,100 centres across the country. To address issues, like early mar- a focussed approach have got us this far National Health Mission ensures the in productive lives of women, and These pregnancies were periodically riages, poor nutrition and gender and we are hopeful that these will take best possible health outcome for healthy families and communities. monitored to ensure safe birth. inequality, the Government in 2016 had us closer to achieving our targets. The women through their reproductive life- Last year, the Ministry of Health The Pradhan Mantri Matru launched the Mission Parivar Vikas in steady decline in maternal deaths 8, cycle. In April 2015, India was validat- launched ‘LaQshya’, a quality improve- Vandana Yojana provides a cash incen- 146 high fertility districts across seven needs to be sustained and accelerated ed for Maternal Neonatal Tetanus ment initiative for labour rooms, and tive of 5,000 to encourage antenatal States — Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, to achieve the national target of reduc- ndia has registered a 77 per cent Elimination (MNTE) ahead of the maternity operation theatres and a safe check-ups, institutional delivery and Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, ing MMR to less than 100 by 2020. + decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio global target of December 2015. The delivery application, mHealth tool, to postnatal care among the marginalised Assam and Jharkhand. This has helped The Government with the E I(MMR) in the last three decades. elimination of tetanus as a public enable health workers better manage pregnant women and lactating moth- improve access to contraceptive services Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & The Sample Registration System (SRS), health problem means that in India, the the quality of care in labour rooms and ers. This has significantly contributed by introducing new concepts like nayi Child Health is co-hosting the 4th , 2 P released in July this year, showed a sig- annual rate of maternal and neonatal deliveries in peripheral areas. Similarly, to rein in maternal and neonatal mor- pahal kits which made family planning Partners’ Forum in New Delhi on G nificant decline in MMR from 556 per tetanus is now less than one per 1,000 a 24-hour call centre was set up in tality. This shall be scaled up to cover information and commodities easily December 12-13 to provide a platform 83 100,000 live births in 1990 to 130 per live births. Telangana to track pregnant women in all districts of the country. Free mater- available for newlyweds. for national and global health leaders, 100,000 live births in 2015. India has The holistic ‘continuum of care’ the tribal pockets so as to ensure that nal, newborn and infant care with pro- Besides, the Centre is putting in healthcare providers, academics, civil 8.7 committed itself to the attainment of approach has been also adopted in the they get antenatal checkups on time. tection from out-of-pocket expenditure place a system to study and find ways society, women, and more than 1,000 /.! Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) newly launched Ayushman Bharat Innovation, training and better out- is being assured through the Janani to eliminate disparities in maternal partners from over 52 countries. It will targets by 2030 by ensuring health of scheme to provide universal health cov- reach are helping the Government in Shishu Suraksha Karyakram initiative, health outcomes across India. States are discuss common ideas and strategies its most vulnerable populations. erage through two key components — bringing down maternal deaths. which ensures free transport, blood, being encouraged to focus on monitor- so that every woman, child and ado- Increasing institutional deliveries and preventive, promotion and comprehen- Similarly, the Pradhan Mantri diet, service fee and laboratory services ing safe (child) birthing guidelines. lescent is protected from premature reduction in maternal deaths indicate sive primary healthcare through the 1.5 Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan, launched for all mothers and infants. The dedi- Also, the Government has espoused its mortality and can achieve the best pos- 2 ! that we are steadily marching towards lakh health and wellness centres in 2016 for providing free and compre- cated army of community health work- commitment towards building a sible state of health. With collective achieving the goals of reducing MMR (HWCs), and secondary and tertiary hensive antenatal care services on the ers — over 10 lakh Accredited Social healthy nation by boosting the health energy, we shall be able to ensure that 9 to less than 70 per 100,000 live births in-patient healthcare through the ninth day of every month to women in Health Activists and Auxiliary Nurse budget by 11.5 per cent (52, 800 crore) women of our country are healthy, thus by 2030 or earlier. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. their second and third trimesters of Midwives serving at sub-centers with- in 2018-19 over the previous year’s 47, making for a healthy nation. While there is a lot to cheer, there The HWCs inter alia provide ser- pregnancy at designated Government in villages — ensure a strong primary 352.51 crore. Healthy women are (The writer is Secretary, Ministry of ! is also a lot to achieve. The good news vices for screening and management of centres, has had a huge impact. Over healthcare platform in which women, imperative to building healthy families, Health & Family Welfare) ( ) *( +,- +./0 #("! 2A, + " + , #,O 5 ? A)AB7 *( 5 B?A5) /
,!#! % Pathak further said the "/( &! % !/ privatisation of Bhiwandi is successful and hence we have " ( !% " decided to go in for privatisa- !3" , " tion of power supply in the two ,#! "3/ " areas, where the bill collection ( #' " # is very low. “Already a number of com- panies have participated in the tendering process, including ,8,:. Torrent Power, which manages the powerloom town of fter the success of a pilot Bhiwandi and the best suited Aproject, the Maharashtra one would be picked up,” he Government plans to extend added. the Chief Minister’s agricultural Pathak also said there has solar feeder scheme in the rest been a growth of power con- of the state. sumers from 2.15 crore to 2.45 The pilot project of the crore and to meet this growth, the scheme was introduced last company is taking every effort. year in two places in Ralegan “There was an acute short- online platform, nearly four areas,” Lamba added. Siddhi in Ahmednagar and age of meters recently due to " ! years after a similar exercise Many norms have been Kolambi in Yawatmal. the fact that 16 lakh meters " 3( ( was taken in 2014, the official eased to allow more people to “The scheme is a total suc- supplied by two companies, said. participate in the process, cess and will be extended to the one from Hyderabad and the F!/( & “Three PSU oil companies Lamba said, adding that entire state. This is a game other from UP, were found to have together issued a joint unlike last time, when the changer and solar units will be be faulty and had to be replaced # ! !/, advertisement for dealership minimum qualification set up in the Government land on priority. These two compa- after a gap of around four required was having passed where there is evacuation facil- nies have been blacklisted, he "F" ( years. Expansion of the petrol Class XII, this time those $75702 regular basis. After railways, power sec- ity,” Maharashtra State said and added that the legal ;(/ ,! (& !% pump network is required to having cleared Class X could According to the report, tor reported the second high- Electricity Transmission process was underway for meet growing fuel needs and also apply. ailway projects account for the total original cost of est incidence of overall cost Company (Mahatransco) “recovery of losses,” he said. for the convenience of cus- Only those selected on the Rover 60 per cent of the 358 these 216 projects was overrun. Out of the 110 pro- director Vishwas Pathak said. When asked about the trans- tomers,” Indian Oil Executive basis of online forms will have central sector projects that are 1,65,343.22 crore. The total jects monitored by the ministry Under this programme, mission and distribution losses .2,75.:.5 Director (Gujarat), SS Lamba to submit documents for fur- facing cost overrun for various anticipated cost of these pro- in the power sector, 45 report- the farmers are supplied power incurred by state discom said Sunday. ther consideration, which saves reasons, with their cost esca- jects is estimated at ed cost overrun of 63,973.82 during the day with the help of Mahavitaran, he said the com- ublic sector firms Indian The three companies seek on unnecessary paperwork, lating by 2.46 lakh crore. 4,12,160.04 crore, which crore. solar generation. pany could reduce it from the past POil, Bharat Petroleum and to add 4,450 retail outlets in Lamba added. A total 216 projects of rail- indicates overall cost escala- The total original cost of When asked about the pri- 17.50 per cent to 14.50 per cent. Hindustan Petroleum plan to Gujarat, comprising 2,350 of Also, for the first time, a ways are facing total cost over- tion by 149.28 per cent. these 45 projects was vatisation process of power “We do not claim that we add 4,450 retail outlets across IOC, 998 of BPCL and 1,102 of computerised “draw of lots” run of 2.46 lakh crore, as per The ministry monitored 1,78,005.08 crore which esca- distribution for Malegaon and have achieved and met every Gujarat in a bid to expand its HP, he informed. They already and “bid opening” will be held the flash report of the Ministry 350 projects of Indian Railways lated to total anticipated cost of Kalwa-Mumbra sections, he target but to a large extent we network and meet growing operate around 4,000 petrol under an independent agency of Statistics and Programme in July this year. The study stat- 2,41,978.90 crore. said the project is on fast track have performed and brought fuel needs, an official said here pumps in Gujarat. to bring in more transparency, Implementation for July 2018. ed that as many as 65 projects The report stated that out and the tendering process is the power scene to a good posi- Sunday. “With new highways get- he said. The statistics ministry of railways out of the moni- of the 110 power sector pro- underway now. tion as regards supply, distrib- The three oil companies ting added and distance from A candidate can go to monitors central sector projects tored 350 projects reported jects, 36 reported time overrun “The entire process is like- ution and reducing the prob- Sunday launched the process of urban centres growing, we are www.Petrolpumpdealerchayan. envisaging an expenditure of time overrun or delay of 3 (delay) of 1 month to 135 ly to be completed soon,” he lems which were faced earlier,” selecting eligible dealers for also looking to expand our net- In to apply for the outlets, the 150 crore and above each on months to 374 months. months. added. he said. these outlets from a single work in rural and far-flung IO ED informed. . ! / $) !# = .98= ( #! >??@4???$ ! 0 - ,# /!(/! &" , - 0*#$! # /! is determined on the basis of !/ !/ ,% JPort Trust’s Special #/2! %,/! " the AGR from access services. Economic Zone (SEZ) BSNL revenue market !/ ( /('! is expecting to rake in (& (; share stood at 1,284.12 crore ,! !3! 900-1,000 crore from ! !(# / !% in July-September. auction of a 300-acre In the previous April-June ;"" land parcel meant for / ! 2018 quarter, Jio led the chart #%(" & industrial area, a top %,(! on standalone basis with official has said. 7,125.7 crore AGR. However, The land, which the combined AGR of will be auctioned by $75702 Vodafone and Idea, which were "39" December-end, falls under the around 3 crore an acre as the in the process of merger, was 670-acre SEZ developed near land use may not be that attrac- eliance Jio has emerged as more than that of Reliance Jio issan’s former chairman the port. tive to buyers and can only be Rthe top telecom service at 8,226.79 crore. NCarlos Ghosn has denied To make the auction used for industrial and manu- provider in terms of adjusted Separately, Vodafone’s allegations of financial mis- process attractive, the JNPT has facturing activities. gross revenue (AGR) at 8,271 AGR was 4,483.69 crore conduct, claiming he had no relaxed certain norms in the A pre-bid meeting has crore for the July-September and that of Idea was 3,743.1 intention of making false SEZ which includes easy exit by been proposed in December. quarter, according to Trai crore. Bharti Airtel’s adjust- reports, Japanese media said transferring assets to another Sources said Taiwanese IT data. ed gross revenue was Sunday. entity. major Foxconn and Dubai- The Telecom Regulatory 6,723.5 crore. The Brazil-born tycoon, Ghosn was sacked as gations, saying Ghosn’s about possible destruction of “We expect not less than based DP World have evinced Authority of India’s (Trai) lat- However, in terms of gross who has not spoken publicly Nissan chairman Thursday, a salaries were paid appropri- evidence by Ghosn, Japan’s 900-1,000 crore from the interest to participate in the est data showed that newly revenue, Vodafone Idea led since he was arrested last spectacular fall from grace for ately, news reports said. Kyodo News reported, quot- largest land pacel in the SEZ auction. merged Vodafone Idea record- the chart with 13,542 crore. Monday, told prosecutors he the once-revered boss whose Local media reported ing unnamed sources. meant for industrial and man- Foxconn emerged as the ed an adjusted gross revenue Airtel followed with 11,596 did not intend to understate arrest and ouster have Sunday that Nissan had Ghosn is being held cus- ufacturing activity,” a top JNPT second highest bidder in the (AGR) — earnings from crore GR and Jio was at third his income on financial stunned the business world. formed a “secret” team ear- tody in a Tokyo detention official told. 44-acre plot for warehousing mobile phone services — of position with GR of 10,738 reports, public broadcaster Prosecutors accuse Ghosn lier this year to probe the centre. JNPT SEZ had received a but lost to DP World. 7,528 crore, followed by Bharti crore. NHK said. and fellow executive Greg alleged financial miscon- On Wednesday, prose- valuation of 13 crore an acre Foxconn, the largest con- Airtel at the third position According to Trai, Jio led Without exercising his Kelly of under-reporting the duct. cutors successfully applied in the auction for a 44-acre plot tract manufacturer of mobile with an AGR market share of AGR market share in 11 out of right to remain silent, Ghosn former chairman’s income by A small team involving to extend his custody for an for warehousing, against a phones and TV panels in the 6,720 crore for the said quar- 22 telecom circles, Airtel in 6 advocated his view to prose- around five billion yen ($44 Nissan’s board members car- additional 10 days as they reserve price of 2 crore. country, had earlier announced ter. and Vodafone Idea in 5 telecom cutors, NHK said, quoting million). ried out its internal probe stepped up their question- However, JNPT is expect- investing $5 billion in The Government’s revenue circles. unnamed sources. Kelly also denied the alle- confidentially on concerns ing. ing the land parcel to fetch Maharashtra. = 4 - 5 & = . 0 6# $75702 $
$75702 he Garhi Winter Show constantly devising strategies 3 8 T2018 was inaugurated on for this market and building in- Sunday at the Lalit Kala shok Leyland, flagship of roads to be closer to our cus- Akademi Art Galleries of Athe Hinduja Group, inau- tomers. We already have a very = Rabindra Bhawan, Mandi gurated a new dealership, good equity in the market as House, New Delhi by Adesh Himgiri Automobiles Pvt. Ltd., customers here are already ,8,:. $75702 Kumar Gupta, Mayor, North in Greater Noida. The dealer- aware of the robustness and MCD and Uttam Pacharne, ship is located near NTPC reliability of our products he Reserve Bank will hold ix firms, including Ernst & Chairman LKA. The inaugur- Netra, Ecotech II, Malakpur which leads to better margins, Tthe rates for the remainder SYoung LLP and Deloitte al ceremony took place in the which is one of the busiest better profitability and hassle- of the fiscal year ending March Touche Tohmatsu, are in the gracious presence of JS Culture route in the area. It connects free operations. These attrib- 2019 and is likely to go for race for advising the Finance Ministry, Nirupama Kotru, feeder roads with Noida- utes and following the philos- “measured hikes” in FY20 as Ministry on two merger and Rajan Shripad Fulari, Secretary Greater Noida Expressway, GT ophy of ‘Aapki Jeet, Hamari inflation inches up, acquisition (M&A) deals. LKA, and other practicing Road and further connects the Jeet, we have witnessed an Singaporean lender DBS has The four other entities artists, art critics and art lovers busy Delhi-Agra-Aligarh- increase in demand from the said. which have bid for advising on in a great number. Mathura routes. region, achieving a command- Decision on rates will be the deals are ICICI Securities, Around 250 artworks Himgiri Automobiles has ing market share of 30% in the majorly influenced by the IDBI Capital Market and comprising of paintings, sculp- been partners with Ashok M&HCV and ICV segments. movement in oil prices and also Securities, SBI Capital Markets tures, graphics, ceramics etc. by Leyland since 2010. This is With our trusted partners, the currency, which were and RBSA Capital Advisor over 130 artists have been put their 7th touch-point of Ashok Himgiri Automobiles, we are termed as “wildcards” by its LLP. on display. show. All the work here are Prof. Sankho Chaudhuri that Congratulating the partici- Leyland. This modern, 3S deal- certain we will further expand house economists. These firms would be Inaugurating the Winter really beautiful and unique in took shape into what we know pant artists, JS, Culture Ministry, ership (sales, service and our family of customers.” In a report that comes making their presentation Show 2018, the Chief Guest themselves.” today as the LKA RC Garhi. Government of India, Nirupama spares) is spread over 32,000 sq. Present at the inaugura- days after the headline inflation before the Department of Adesh Kumar Gupta congrat- Uttam Pacharne, Garhi studios have given the art Kotru appreciated the efforts of ft. and will cater to the entire tion, Anil Goel, MD, Himgiri print eased to a surprising 3.31 Investment and Public Asset ulated the participating artists Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi, world artists such as Gogi Saroj the Akademi in the promotion range of Ashok Leyland vehi- Automobiles Pvt. Ltd., said, per cent for October, the lender Management on November and said, “This is my second in his inaugural address, reit- Pal, Arpana Caur, Subodh of arts. She also promised every cles with 14 (9 Mechanical , 3 “We have seen this brand lowered its consumer price 26, as per a notice on the visit to the Lalit Kala Akademi erated the glorious history of Gupta, Bharti Kher, Dattatraya possible aid from the Culture Accidental, 1 Washing, 1 Wheel grow from strength to inflation (CPI) expectations DIPAM website. and I feel honoured to be here. Garhi Regional Centre of LKA, Apte, Jayant Gajera etc. to Ministry for the same. Alignment) fully-equipped strength, whether it is their for FY19 to 4 per cent from 4.4 DIPAM had last month I congratulate Pacharne for “The Garhi artists’ studio was name a few. At present, over The show will be on for bays. innovative products or their per cent earlier. floated a Request for Proposal his innovative ventures in the established in 1976 when the 350 senior as well as young public viewing till 3rd Inaugurating the dealer- constantly evolving technolo- It can be noted that under (RFP) to engage one advisor field of art since his joining the DDA had allotted a four-acre artists are practicing at the RC December, 2018 from 12 noon ship, Anuj Kathuria, President gies. We are equally thrilled to its medium term inflation tar- from consulting firms/ invest- LKA as its Chairman. Artists land area with an aim to pro- Garhi. I congratulate all the to 8 pm everyday at the Lalit — Global Trucks, Ashok begin our relationship with geting framework, the RBI is ment bankers/ merchant always connect with the nature mote art. It was the profound participating artists in the show Kala Akademi Art Galleries Leyland, said, “North India them and together we will committed to anchor the price bankers for assisting it in the and the same can be witnessed and determined conceptual- and express my hearty greet- (nos.), Rabindra Bhawan, and NCR region is one of our build an even stronger brand rise at 4 per cent with a leeway process of two M&As in the in the artworks exhibited in this ization of well-known artist ings to them.” Mandi House, New Delhi. fastest growing markets. We are in this region.” on either side. energy sector. ( ) *( +,- +./0 ;&" % >>
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:48//70/ withdrawal agreement covers financial matters, citizens’ 1 + uropean Union leaders on rights, Northern Ireland and 3 # ESunday approved a historic arrangements for a 21-month + Brexit deal, holding out hopes post-Brexit transition phase. of close future ties even as one A short political declara- declared Britain’s withdrawal tion that accompanies the text 6 6 5 . after four decades a “tragedy”. sets out hopes for future secu- The 27 leaders of the bloc rity and trade ties. . met without Prime Minister But it is not the final stage, ! Theresa May to endorse the as the House of Commons in 0"$5"$ agreement, which sets the stage London must still approve the for Britain exit from the bloc on deal — and many MPs have 58:0$ the 1998 Good Friday ritish Prime Minister March 29. warned they will not back it. Agreement, which ended three BTheresa May has written a “EU27 has endorsed the Until the agreement is he Brexit deal marks a clear decades of sectarian conflict. “letter to the nation” vowing to Withdrawal Agreement and approved, all sides are still Tvictory for Ireland — one When the draft accord was campaign with “heart and Political Declaration on the planning for the potentially dis- no-one in Britain saw coming published earlier this month, soul” for her Brexit deal once future EU-UK relations,” astrous possibility that Britain and one which has raised the Irish politicians across the EU leaders sign off on it this European Council President leaves the EU with no new Irish government’s standing at spectrum lauded it as the best weekend. May, who hopes to Donald Tusk tweeted, as the arrangements in place. home and abroad. possible outcome for the seal the divorce agreement and leaders waited for May to join Media reports in London Ireland is tethered to Republic in contrast to the outline of future ties with them. Arriving for a special on Sunday suggested some of Britain through a common deep divisions in the British Europe at a Brussels summit summit in Brussels, European May’s own ministers were history, enmeshed economies parliament over its merits. Sunday, faces a daunting chal- Commission President Jean- secretly working with EU and a border with the British “The Irish government’s lenge winning the support of Claude Juncker, head of the diplomats on a “Plan B” in case ! 2 % . !& 2? province of Northern Ireland key preferences were all reflect- Britain’s Parliament. bloc’s executive arm, said it was parliament rejected the agree- that held up negotiations for ed in the divorce settlement,” The Sunday Telegraph a “sad day”. ment next month. months. said Etain Tannam, a senior lec- reported that members of her “To see a country like Great But Austrian Chancellor this (agreement) is acceptable.” divided over the decision, but Some British hardliners turer at Trinity College Dublin. own cabinet and EU diplo- Britain...Leave the EU is not a Sebastian Kurz, whose country Tusk said on the eve of the the prime minister said that , had argued that Ireland would “Bi-partisan party support mats are secretly working on moment of joy nor of celebra- holds the rotating EU presi- summit that “no-one will have finally leaving could be “a simply follow along in any exit in the Irish parliament for the “plan B” proposals, fearing tion, it’s a sad moment and it’s dency, said: “It is important that reasons to be happy” when moment of renewal and rec- . deal — a sentiment that caused government’s Brexit policy has lawmakers will reject the cur- a tragedy,” he said. everyone in the UK is aware Brexit happens, but he said the onciliation”. outrage among many Irish and been noteworthy since the rent deal. But in the letter pub- Michel Barnier, the former that the result that is now terms agreed would “reduce the “To do that we need to get :48//70/ helped harden resolve. withdrawal process began,” she lished in several newspapers, French foreign minister who available is the result. risks and losses”. on with Brexit now by getting At the centre of the dispute said. In the tug of war of inter- May insisted her agreement negotiated the deal on behalf of “It will certainly not be In London, eurosceptics behind this deal,” she said. omania’s President has wel- was a legal guarantee to keep national interests, Ireland’s gov- would “honour the result” of the bloc, added: “We will renegotiated and there will be in May’s Conservative party The summit risked being Rcomed the Brexit agree- the Irish border open, known ernment now has greater trac- the 2016 referendum — when remain allies, partners and no further room for manoeu- and their Northern Irish allies derailed by a late objection to ment saying it will protect the as the “backstop”, which Irish tion and is earning a reputation 52 per cent backed Leave — friends.” vre.” Dutch Prime Minister warn they will not support the the deal by Spain over the rights of hundreds of thousands Prime Minister Leo Varadkar as a shrewd bargainer -- at the and be “a moment of renew- May, who arrived in Mark Rutte added: “Overall, I agreement, which they argue British territory of Gibraltar. of Romanians in Britain. and his EU allies insisted on same time as Britain’s prestige al and reconciliation”. Brussels on Saturday evening think this is the max that we keeps Britain too close to the Prime Minister Pedro President Klaus Iohannis and Britain eventually and very is on the wane. “It will be a deal that is in for final talks with Tusk and can all do, both Theresa May EU. But in an open “letter to the Sanchez threatened to reject it said Sunday that while most reluctantly agreed to. “The places have changed. our national interest — one Juncker, was due to join the and her government as well as nation” on Sunday, May said it unless his country kept a veto EU members were sad that Ireland was opposed to Britain, not Ireland, is the rel- that works for our whole other leaders later in a highly the European Union. delivered on the 2016 referen- over future changes to EU ties Britain was leaving the bloc, if Brexit and is fearful both of the atively small and isolated coun- country and all of our people, symbolic moment. “No victors here today, dum vote to leave, and was a with “The Rock”, which borders the agreement passes it “will impact on trade with biggest try,” Irish columnist Fintan whether you voted ‘Leave’ or Forged during 17 months nobody winning, we’re all los- “deal for a brighter future”. Spain and which it has long protect Romanians and other economic partner Britain and O’Toole wrote in a column for ‘Remain’,” May wrote on of tough negotiations, the ing — but given that context, Britain remains deeply claimed. Europeans who are in Britain.” any destabilising influence on the Guardian newspaper. Saturday. > 1 > 'P ? #?? # 'C 3< ( ! ! 11* ! 2 !) ,.)8. < + # O L#; M ML ./2$ "$ inside the country and asked to -! 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A rebel alliance in nearby present to the west of the city largest body of water. an open-air morgue where / Salvador, Guatemala and locals. Idlib denied any involvement in in the country’s last major “Thirty bodies have been police collected the bloated Honduras — inching closer to “If for any reason it the alleged attack. State news opposition bastion of Idlib. recovered and 27 people res- bodies of victims. Boat rides, the US-Mexico border with the He said illegal immigrants becomes necessary, we will agency SANA reported “107 But a rebel coalition there cued,” said police spokesperson with drinking, dancing and intention of illegally entering would be caught and detained CLOSE our Southern Border. cases of breathing difficulties” on Sunday denied involve- Zura Ganyana, adding the boat music, are popular on the lake. America, a trend that has been and not released inside the There is no way that the United in an updated toll on Sunday. ment. had sunk 150 metres from the “It’s a big party,” said going on for the past several country, as was the practice ear- States will, after decades of The Syrian Observatory “We at the National lakeshore. Washington Serunjogi, whose ! decades. lier. abuse, put up with this costly for Human Rights, a Britain- Liberation Front deny the “According to one of the sister Justine Namayanja was In the last two weeks, “We only will allow those and dangerous situation any- based monitor, said a total of 94 criminal, lying regime’s allega- survivors there were more than missing after taking the cruise & * approximately 5,000 Central who come into our country more!” he asserted. people were hospitalised, but tions that revolutionaries tar- 90 people on board,” said on Saturday. G ''+ American migrants have legally. Other than that our very Meanwhile, US media on most had been discharged and geted the city of Aleppo with Asuman Mugenyi, director of “Justine had been on three (6(6 ; ; arrived in the Mexican border strong policy is ‘Catch and Saturday reported that the the 31 cases that remained any missiles and especially not operations for the Uganda cruises before and I knew K city of Tijuana, just south of Detain’. No ‘Releasing’ into the Trump administration has were not critical. any containing chlorine gas,” it police. something was wrong yester- California. US... All will stay in Mexico,” reached an understanding with Late Saturday, state media said. Other groups in the area Witnesses claimed the ves- day because she always updat- K “Migrants at the Southern Trump tweeted. the leaders of the incoming accused rebels of launching an include the jihadist-dominated sel may have been rushed back ed her WhatsApp and Border will not be allowed He said all these years ille- Mexican government that attack with “toxic gas” on the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham alliance into service following a reno- Facebook with selfies but last into the United States until gal immigrants have been tak- would allow migrants applying northern city in what health and the Al-Qaeda-linked vation in order to take advan- night she didn’t,” Serunjogi J ! their claims are individually ing advantage of the earlier US’ for asylum in the US to remain official Ziad Hajj Taha said was Hurras al-Deen group, neither tage of the profitable end-of- said. Serunjogi said that, like approved in court,” Trump policy of ‘catch and release’, in Mexico while they await a a “probable” chlorine attack. of whom have commented on year party season. The boat car- many Ugandans, his sister did . / ! tweeted Saturday. under which they were released court’s decision. On Saturday, an AFP pho- the alleged attack. rying nearly 100 revellers sank not know how to swim. 5 ++, 8 !# ! 3#!
#"0",:" appointing him tions,” he said. Mahendran was responsible !!$ #)# $ # *! (Wickeremesinghe). Sirisena said that for the biggest financial scam ri Lankan President “There is some form of Wickremesinghe appointed in the country over the Central 3.4.#2 found that one of the slain mil- he said. The Minister claimed SMaithripala Sirisena on political unrest in the country one ministry to handle both the Bank’s issuance of bonds. itants, Razzaq Baloch, belonged that BLA commander Aslam Sunday made it clear that he due to my decision, but I do not higher education and the high- A probe had found wo persons have been to Kharan district of the restive alias Acho had been injured in would never reappoint ousted consider it as a serious politi- ways. Mahendran guilty of providing Tarrested in Pakistan in con- Balochistan province, it said. a gun battle with security forces Prime Minister Ranil cal crisis”. One of the major issues of insider information to a deal- nection with the recent terror Raids were carried out in last year, but he managed to Wickremesinghe even as he The President said that he conflict was Sirisena’s opposi- er linked to his son-in-law. attack on the Chinese consulate different areas of Kharan on escape. On Friday, three heav- accepted that the action of and Wickremesinghe had tion to Wickremesinghe’s nom- “He (Mahendran) is here in which seven people, Saturday and Mohammad ily-armed suicide bombers removing his arch-rival has developed serious policy dif- inee to the post of Central Bank absconding and Ranil including three terrorists, were Aslam and Khosti were taken stormed the Chinese consulate, created “some form of political ferences on their approach to governor Arjuna Mahendran, Wickremesinghe knows his killed, media reports said on into custory, the report said. killing four people unrest” in the country. governance. a Singaporean national. whereabouts,” Sirisena said, Sunday. Balochistan Home including two policemen before Sirisena last month abrupt- sis in the country with both “The first one was on the “I told him adding that he would appoint Those arrested are the Minister Mir Saleem Ahmad being shot dead by security ly sacked Wickeremesinghe Wickremesinghe and appointment of the Cabinet. I (Wickremesinghe) that he a special probe on brothers of Abdul Razzaq Khosa said that Razzaq Baloch’s forces which foiled the daring and replaced him with former Rajapaksa claiming to be the had entrusted a committee of should not be appointed Wickremesinghe’s three years Baloch, who was one of the name was on the missing per- attack in the high-security zone. strongman Mahinda Rajapksa legitimate prime minister. academics to recommend ways because he is a non Sri Lankan. as prime minister, accusing three militants of the outlawed sons’ list over the past two Nine hand grenades, in a controversial move termed Sirisena, addressing the to appoint a cabinet based on He insisted that he his government of being cor- Balochistan Liberation Army years. Kalashnikov assault rifles, mag- by many as unconstitutional. Colombo-based foreign corre- a scientific division of subjects. (Mahendran) be appointed,” rupt. (BLA) which claimed the attack A large number of people azines and explosives were The controversial action on spondents, said: “There is no But Mr Wickremesinghe Sirisena said. The President described on Friday, Dawn news report- mentioned in the list had gone recovered from the possession October 26 led to a political cri- possibility that I will be re- ignored those recommenda- The President said that Wickremesinghe as a propo- ed. The investigation agencies aboard for terrorism training, of the terrorists. ( D 2 ) 2 0"$5"$ Northern Mars also dis- dry, arid world today, water is rain appears to consist mostly the mesas and landforms seen plays large areas of smooth believed to have played a key of rocky plateaus, while lower today. uropean Space Agency’s land, whereas the planet’s role in sculpting Nili Fossae via terrain comprises smaller The shapes and structures :. 25.5 Espace probe Mars Express southern regions are heavily ongoing erosion. rocks, mesas, hills, and more, scattered throughout this image has beamed back an image of pockmarked and scattered with In addition to visual cues, with the two sections roughly are thought to have been t least 21 people have died an intriguing part of the Red craters. signs of past interaction with separated by erosion channels shaped over time by flows of Aand tens of thousands dis- Planet’s surface — a rocky, This is thought to be the water have been spotted in the and valleys. not only water and ice, but also placed by heavy rains that have fragmented, furrowed stretch result of past volcanic activity, western (upper) part of this This split is thought to be wind. battered Iraq over two days, the that was shaped by flowing which has resurfaced parts of image — instruments such as the result of material moving Examples can be seen in Health Ministry and United wind, water and ice. Mars to create smooth plains in Mars Express’ OMEGA spec- around on Mars hundreds of this image in patches of the sur- Nations said on Sunday. Lying at the boundary of the north — and left other trometer have spotted clay millions of years ago. face that appear to be notably Women and children were the northern and southern regions ancient and untouched. minerals here, which are key Similar to glaciers on dark against the ochre back- among the dead, health min- hemisphere, the region is an The furrowed, rock-filled indicators that water was once Earth, flows of water and ice ground, as if smudged with istry spokesman Seif al-Badr example of past activity on the escarpment known as Nili present. cut through the martian terrain charcoal or ink. told AFP. Some had drowned, planet. Fossae, sits at the boundary of The elevation of Nili Fossae and slowly sculpted and erod- These are areas of darker but others had died in car Mars is a planet of two this north-south divide, and surroundings, shown in ed it over time, also carrying volcanic sand, which have been accidents, were electrocuted, or halves. In places, the northern researchers said. the topographic view above, is material along with them. transported and deposited by were trapped when their hous- hemisphere of the planet sits a This region is filled with somewhat varied; regions to the In the case of Nili Fossae, present-day martian winds. es collapsed. At least 180 more full few kilometres lower than rocky valleys, small hills, and left and lower left (south) sit this was carried from higher Wind moves sand and dust were injured, he added. the southern; this clear topo- clusters of flat-topped land- higher than those to the other areas to lower ones, with around often on Mars’ surface, Iraq and neighbouring graphic split is known as the forms (known as mesas in side of the frame (north), illus- chunks of resistant rock and creating rippling dune fields countries have been hit by martian dichotomy, and is an geological terms), with some the surface creating a number As with much of the sur- trating the aforementioned hardy material across the planet and forming heavier-than-average rainfall especially distinctive feature chunks of crustal rock appear- of ditch-like features known as rounding environment, and dichotomy. remaining largely intact but multi-coloured, patchy terrain in recent weeks, resulting in on the Red Planet’s surface. ing to be depressed down into graben. despite Mars’ reputation as a This higher-altitude ter- shifting downslope to form like Nili Fossae. deaths and widespread damage. 4 ( ) *( +,- +./0 ,Q B
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For instance, travellers working according to their set from Barcelona to Beijing are budget, they also try to find alter- 8 cashing in on Argentina’s cheap natives to visit and explore places currency as the country grabs outside the continent. He said that %(-'! headlines as a go-to destination. with the spread of social media, Similarly, Indians are increas- the trends have started pointing ingly opting for cheaper destina- towards a more aware and excit- tions like Vietnam, Cambodia, ed society which wants to explore K Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan as much as they can. while giving costlier places a miss. Giving examples, he said, a few Such a trend has been termed as places in the Eastern Europe like “luxury for less” by many travel Poland, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia companies. Balu Ramachandran, and more are preferred in terms of head of Air and Distribution, budget. He said, “People do cut 5 L! Cleartrip, said that the continuing short their durations of the trip or depreciation of the rupee against choose a less-costly hotel/resort to the dollar has made short haul des- He has observed that around Karan Anand, head relation- beneficiaries” of the depreciation stay in, but do not cut off vacations tinations hotspots for leisure trav- 40 per cent of these bookings are .6( 74#7$ ships, Cox and Kings, adds anoth- of the rupee. “Both these locations even outside Asia. We have also O % " "/(!/ ellers. “We have seen 35 to 40 per made less than 15 days before the $#47./7$ " .0 er place to the list — Turkey. He offer a luxury experience at an observed a high trend in booking &%! 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He names Nepal, $7 .0#"0",:" value in the low-cost luxury seg- are actually pleasantly surprised by higher is the cost of your accom- ";!/(/ compared to the national average Colombo, Bangkok and Phuket in 2.0.$5.$5 ment as they offer cheap deals. all costs — including eating out, modation. So, the location is also (# !F of 21 per cent. Travellers are not Thailand, Maldives and Indonesia “There has been a 15 per cent staying in five-star resorts and kept in mind.” !/ ,! strict about aligning their travel as the most visited destinations $5"$7/.2./:77$ increase in the number of people hotels, enjoying a spa and visiting Adding to this, he gave his own plans with how the value of rupee among Mumbaikars. The thing to opting for this type of travel. various tourist attractions. “These example saying that if he plans a !/% 3! has changed with regard to the be noted here is that a 40 per cent $" #75.; 74 Within India, some properties in are turning out to be much cheap- visit to France, he will also try to ("/( currency of the destination coun- increase in total bookings of these 48 77/ .4 75 Goa also fit the bill,” he added. er than any other value vacations accommodate another places that (!/ (&/ try but overall are looking at destinations has been noticed Roshan Dsilva, CEO of in India itself.” is near by. It’s not just about the ;!/ short-haul destinations which are since the rupee value started 57 47#. $ TripVillas.com, called Sri Lanka Well, what are the alternatives currency depreciation but also '!&%! more economical,” he said. depreciating. and Cambodia some of the “major if the travellers wish to cut stay about a combination tour. ;!/ 2!!% (& ! " &%,!% (& ( ( '!!/F 11 1!"3 " !"3"!!/ 1 (/! # 5(' !!/ ( here’s more to relationships than just a physical and emotional connect, 3#0 "0 4#R 3! # !"/! Tbelieves actor Vikrant Massey, who !"(" ( "3FP is all set to deliver yet another power- L C2 &%, packed performance after Mirzapur in his forthcoming web series Broken But ' 6 8.3# 3 Beautiful. He feels that relationships are an inte- hough our contemporary leaders are more of keyboard warriors, there gral part of any person’s life. There is a was a time when rulers used much more subtle and deadly tactics “growing-up phase” in everyone’s life Tto defeat their enemies. Ancient Indian kings employed an army of where he understands love and other feel- visha kanyas (poison maidens), who, according to legends, could take down ings as he grows. But these emotions are any adversary with a single kiss. However, no one can be sure where truth “universal, irrespective of language barri- ends and myth begins about the historicity of these venomous assassins er or any other thing.” and the superhuman-like aura surrounding them. Talking about his character of Veer in Historically speaking, the cloak of mystery concealed the identity of the Alt Balaji show, he says that preparing visha kanyas for too long. But folklore surrounding their existence have for it turned out to be very “intense.” The always fascinated viewers across age groups. Colors’ newest offering, Vish story revolves around a guy and a girl Ya Amrit: Sitaara will be centered around this concept that was once con- ; G (played by Harleen Sethi) in the city who sidered an extremely powerful way to take revenge. ' have been hit by their fates so badly that The show is set in Vikralgadh village in Rajasthan and traces the jour- ney of a girl Sitaara, who is oblivious of her own identity. Abandoned in / 3 infancy by her mother played by Shilpa Saklani, she is brought up by her K K father who is a loyal courtier in the palace. Shilpa explains that the story takes a sharp turn when Sitaara embarks ) on a journey that forces her to choose between good and evil. She’s a girl L. G of high integrity and is willing to stand by her convictions at all times, and !/ against all people, even when it means standing up against people who . A34.$ ,.//79 might have cared for her. “The show has been conceived keeping in mind the new wave of con- !:#2.2.3 , .0 cepts that comes with a little element of thrill and keeps viewers on the edge of the seats. My (onscreen) daughter Sitaara is torn between the !/ they are now too shattered to move ahead. He feels that the one “advantage or a love for her mother who is evil personified and her own value system Veer is an ambitious person, who loves plus point” in the digital space is that it let’s which prevents her from doing anything but good. The viewers will love M, ! his wife madly. But one fateful night, he you explore the wide array of options and to see this tussle between sin and virtue and see her loses all that he had including the love of have experiences, and that “it connects you choose the path of righteousness going against the his life. This, to Vikrant, is something that to a larger arena around the world” as it wishes of her mother,” says Shilpa who’s famous is true of real life. “It’s indicative of is immediately accessible to everyone. for her role as Ganga in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi O /"3 ( '! uncertainty, that no matter how much you Giving the example of Mirzapur, he Bahu Thi and has also been a part of shows like plan and step out, there are things which says that the show was available to almost Lavanya, Kkusum, Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, and #(/! 2! )!%&%P you can’t predict. It’s life that takes you for- 202 countries within one night. So “isn’t Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat. / ' ' ward, you don’t take life ahead,” he says. that kind of an exposure humongous?” Visha kanyas were well-known for their The actor was so “overwhelmed” by A recent PIL alleged that some of the beauty and used seduction as their tool to escape the role that he accepted it instantly. It content on the online portals like Amazon a dangerous situation. They could easily bring #' + taught him that life and relationships are Prime Video, Netflix, and Hotstar is empires to their knees. Shilpa says, “When I not just about physicality and sentimen- obscene and needs to be regulated under met the team and they narrated the story, D tality, rather a connect that is beyond the Cinematograph Act of the Indian Penal they actually took me through the # K debate and even verbal understanding. Code. Vikrant strongly opposes censoring entire journey of how visha kanyas “There are no words to explain a relation- online content as it is a “platform of oppor- came by. I was very thrilled and ! ship that is deep in its own existence. And tunities to showcase talent” to the world, wanted to be involved in the that’s how the show portrays the relation which films cannot show, because they are series because it’s a hardcore between Sameera (Harleen) and Veer,” limited. “We censor the theatre content as well negative role and for 14 adds he. even though this shouldn’t be done. There years of my life I was play- The actor who shot to fame with the should be proper certification. Even TV has ing positive characters in show, Balika Vadhu, says that the transi- censorship, which is the biggest among all. So every serial so I decid- tion from that 16-year-old Vikrant to the where do we showcase the hunar?” ed that if I wanted to current has been a “seamless” one, but he More than censorship of content, the come back after my sab- ! has “evolved” a lot over the time. actor says, it is the kind of content that is batical, it had to be some- L4 From the show Dharam-Veer, to Motwane. I have never paid attention to going which should be the focus. He rais- thing darker. Also, all other films like Lootera, Dil Dhadakne Do, the platform I was working for. But when es some questions, “Is it really nudity or genres are tried and tested but Death in the Gunj, Lipstick Under My I actually started working in films, it did abusive language, vulgarity or sexually- this one is not. So I wanted to P Burkha, web series Mirzapur, the actor has bring a sense of satisfaction because it took indecent stories, that should be banned? tell everyone out there ‘Visha played numerous critically-acclaimed and a lot of time to understand the way the Shouldn’t the content that promotes kanya hoti hai panga mat lena’.” D widely-accepted versatile roles. medium worked. But now that I have misogyny and sexual harassment She adds, “The sabbatical was just ! So how does he choose his roles? Says explored different platforms, I feel that against women be scrutinised more to enjoy and chill. I did Kyunki Saas Bhi 7 he, “Just one thing, the content and the everything is the same as well as different closely? It is also one of the platforms Kabhi Bahu Thi for eight years and I was story are a priority. And the question that in their own way. There are pros and cons from where reality takes a shape.” really tired of acting. I was destiny’s child who is saying this story? Me. It doesn’t of every media. But yes, I am still explor- He adds, “Even today, there are and had everything that one could matter how it gets delivered to the soci- ing films.” shows on TV that show women as dream of. Honestly, that’s why I decid- ety, I just want to be a part of good sto- However, what is the most challeng- working in kitchens and getting ed to turn into a house wife and I was ries.” ing one among all the three platforms? “It’s tormented every now and then by so happy doing all the household chores One, who has worked for the televi- TV, for sure,” he answers. “Working and their ‘cruel’ mothers-in-law. and turning into someone who would !: sion, big screen, and now for the digital shooting for it is like a nine to five job, Shouldn’t this come in the spec- make a new kind of a paneer every single platform, can be called a master of exper- every day, every month. You need to be on trum? Rather the regressive day. I did that for four years and I really M: iments and exploration. But for Vikrant, your toes to meet serious deadlines. There content that objectifies enjoyed it. I am coming back with this show ! it has all been the “same.” He says, “I had are days when you are on the sets for women, I feel, should be cen- now only to make my husband happy.” never thought that I would get a chance almost 24 hours, which is physically and sored.” (The show (The show airs from December 3 to work with Zoya Akhtar or Vikramaditya emotionally tiring,” he adds. begins from November 27.) at 10:30 pm.) % $"& A ( ) *( +,- +./0
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The expected outcome include enhancement of peer learning skills and confidence among children, cre- ave you ever wondered what angst and negativity in a construc- who are performing with them. ation of community change agents it means to be empathetic? To tive manner providing them with an and engagement with communities Hput yourself in another’s shoes outlet through which they can pre- Inculcates leadership skills to build long-term empathy and and actually feel what they are they sent their real-self. Music creates a Music therapy and composition wider participation. are going through? Empathising space for them where they feel safe ,8/#7$.:07/35/ allows children to learn, play and with people allows us to build rela- and are able to actually comprehend compose basic musical concepts. Breaks through socio-cultural tionships which are based on under- their feelings, able to make sense of ":7#",7"$7 The idea is designed to create a broad boundaries standing and acceptance. Loneliness their emotions and gauge their 57$ 9.$5. .4 ambit of empathy builders in the It also gives their thoughts a struc- is the biggest vice in today’s society responses to different situations. community, enable children to make ture and improves their articulation. thics has always been an important priority for peo- and it can be managed with empa- ";/",7 2$ 2. and co-create music collectively, They are able give their thoughts a Eple across the globe. It consists of a number of good thy. We need to invest in people Maintains peace and harmony /: 74 2.$ 27,! engage the community in activities structure, which permits them to attributes such as honesty, forbearance, commitment, around us, link ourselves with oth- The reverberation of notes allows related to empathy and inculcate communicate with the world in a bet- redemption, reliance, charity, patience, intelligence, ers and develop an interface with children to connect on a plane of 270 / 27, " skills of leadership in children. It ter manner. It allows for the develop- serenity, altruism, generosity and so on. However, them. consciousness that is far removed #"$$7# 2"$7 allows for the creation of peer edu- ment of their social, cognitive and today, it is widely believed and said that business and Most importantly, we need to from the reality they are facing. The cators who can further the concept behavioural skills. The ultimate ethics do not go together and hence it is not possible for inculcate the concept of empathy in fluidity of music allows them to .$" 274"$.$ of music therapy, harmony and objective of combining learning with everyone to follow an ethical path to earn money. children. To enable the develop- immerse themselves in the beat, the .:/ 4.# 07A70.$5 learning. musical therapy is to help children It was quite astonishing when one of the world’s most ment of a child’s emotional quotient rhythm, the tonality and the tempo. connect with one and other, break prestigious business schools released an official statement and help them grow into dignified It allows them to work in harmony .$$/ 2 $ " Enhances confidence through socio-cultural and econom- saying that they won’t start a business ethics course even and civil adults, empathy needs to be with each other while playing and 0A7/"; 7" 07 Through musical therapy various ic boundaries, and encourage chil- though they have been given a handsome grant by the introduced to them when they are performing. This enables them to activities are designed and pursued, dren to immerse themselves in a government for the said purpose. The faculties explained impressionable and open to learning. become one identity and a part of 74;"4,$ focussed on learning and creating craft, creating a space for them that the business school, which had three expert profes- One of the mediums to facilitate something that is bigger than them. music in a collective manner. These where they learn how to become sors in its staff for the subject, tried their level best for this could be music. It encourages children to connect 2 27, include writing empathy songs with compassionate, happy and joyful a year to teach it as a part of its regular curriculum but with one another on an abstract a friend, making musical instruments people. they failed to evoke an interest in the students. The Helps express themselves level, allows them to gain insight and performing for the community. (The author is associated with authorities therefore decided not to keep any staff for It allows children to express their and perspective into lives of people The expected outcomes of such ini- an NGO that works for children.) teaching ethics to business management students which clearly shows that most businessmen wish to earn money without being guided or controlled by any principles. There is evidence in society that sooner or later, the money earned without any ethical principles plays havoc in one’s personal, familial and public life. Not only does it create a parallel economy but it generates an atmosphere of corruption, leading to a moral break-down of the society. This is true not just for businesses abroad but also ( 0* !) * 1# 0! #1 *0! ! # #0 < # 4 / Q # ! nearer home as we are familiar with this wide-spread evil. The recent IT raids on some top business houses and $ #! 4! ) */ 0 #* ###!) 1)! the press criticism of certain government deals presents a gloomy picture before us. Even if we give scope for many here’s a widespread tradition among and Iraq, and the women are held in camps. of the scandals being untrue and much of the criticism many Muslims that it’s better for women But Kosovo authorities claim no citizen has being biased, it can be said that all is not well with busi- Tto pray at home than in the mosque. But joined a fundamentalist group over the past two ness and state deals as far as ethics is concerned. Add to in Kosovo, an old Ottoman-era tradition is years, a development partly attributed to the this, deficit financing, that has become a widely preva- bucking that trend, with religious authorities empowering of women through the creation lent practice. It has had a bad effect on the moral stan- seeking to establish the training of women as of female Islamic teachers. dards of the people, on the currency value as well as the spiritual teachers in mosques. “Extreme nationalism becomes less present economy. The result is that almost all nations to-day are Each day, scores of women gather around when Islam is explained to women,” Ismaili in debt with weak economies and almost all industrial- Agime Sogojeva, a spiritual teacher known as says. ists and rich men are directly or indirectly, dependent a mualime, in the Haxhi Veseli mosque in Funding for about a dozen of the female on the borrowings from banks which makes use of bonds Kosovo’s northern town of Mitrovica. They dis- theologians comes from Turkey’s Directorate or fixed deposits, the savings of the middle class and the cuss the Quran, their rights as women and daily of Religious Affairs, or Diyanet, which assists poor people. Also the planned economy almost every- practices, in a scene unthinkable as little as a the Islamic Community of Kosovo, or BIK, the where is near its exhaustion point and is seeing a severe decade ago. country’s executive for Muslims. resource crunch. Sogojeva is one of some 100 female theolo- These female preachers are active members This shows that even the highly-trained minds can- gians aiming to revive Muslim traditions in in about 800 mosques countrywide, said Resul not sustain an economy in a healthy state if it is divorced Europe’s newest country. They teach at three Rexhepi, BIK secretary general, modernising from the ordinary rules of ethics or principles of spiri- Muslim high schools, at Muslim centres, or they women’s life and increasing their role in soci- tual wisdom. The best thing, therefore, is to observe moral work voluntarily. ety. norms and to base our economy on ethics, for without The move to establish the religious train- “Mualime are good for the whole society,” that there cannot be peace and happiness in the world. ing of women in mosques — where women are he said. allocated places in a separate room from the BIK officials claim that the introduction of men — is seen by some as a way to make the female Muslim preachers in the mosques Kosovo’s approach to Islam more gender-bal- has reduced sexual violence at home, assisted anced at a time when many in the West view women who were raped during the war, Islam as oppressive toward women. helped mothers with their children’s education Although in much of the Muslim world and increased the participation of women in women teach other women, it is more common “The women were not only denied access, declared independence from Serbia in 2008, voting in elections. There are no official figures for that to occur at home or in event halls rather but their contribution was not recognised suf- nearly a decade after a 1998-1999 war against to support such claims. than in the mosques themselves. In some very ficiently,” she said. “We try to break up those Yugoslav forces by ethnic Albanian fighters. During the past decade or so some 1,100 conservative Islamic societies, women are stereotypes, those misconceptions.” Recently, however, it has seen a rise of reli- girls have graduated from three Muslim high generally distanced from mosques for social Kosovo has a strongly patriarchal society giously-inspired violent extremism, with more schools and 300 women from the Faculty of rather than religious reasons. but also a long secular tradition, with religious than 300 Kosovo citizens joining the Islamic Islamic Studies. In Kosovo, there has been a significant identity significantly weakened during decades State group as foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria Enisa Bekteshi, a 21-year old student, says increase in the number of women attending of communist rule. Most of its ethnic Albanian since 2012. A quarter of those were women and it is easier for a female teacher to explain “some mosques in the past 20 years, said Besa majority population is Muslim, but religious children, often forced to follow their husbands delicate issues a woman is reluctant to ask an Ismaili, a 43-year-old professor of English at the expression was generally lax even after the fall into the war zone. About 180 Kosovo citizens imam, a man.” Faculty of Islamic Studies in Pristina. of communism in the late 1980s. The country are still active with extremist groups in Syria L
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■ 08#3$" attitude to claim his third title of the lies. The Indian grabbed an 11-8 lead season, following victories at Swiss at the breather after Lu hit long. gritty Sameer Verma produced Open and Hyderabad Open. After the break, Lu kept finding a sensational performance to Sameer squandered an 8-4 lead to gaps in his rival's defence to narrow the Adefend his men's singles title, lose the opening game. In the second, lead to 13-14 and then turned the making up for the failure of his com- he looked in better control, leading 13- tables when Sameer hit the net. patriots in the other finals at the $ 8 and 18-16 before taking the match A wide smash from Lu again gave 150,000 Syed Modi International here to the decider. In the third, he erased the lead to Sameer at 17-16. But two on Sunday. 7-10 deficit to eventually seal the con- precise returns helped Lu to draw par- World No 16 Sameer defeated test. ity at 18-18. China's Lu Guangzu 16-21, 21-19, 21- "I was under pressure in the first Another fast-paced rally ended 14 in a pulsating summit clash to lift game. I was not able to control the with Lu hitting wide and he found the the trophy for the second successive shuttle. He had a good attacking game net next to hand two game points to time even as Saina Nehwal, men's dou- and the shuttle was fast but I made a Sameer, who hit an accurate return at bles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy good comeback in the sec- the backline to bounce back and Chirag Shetty and women's dou- ond, I controlled it better. I in the contest. bles combination of Ashwini Ponnappa knew I had to win this match. Sameer used the and N Sikki Reddy bite the dust. So I was just playing for momentum of the second Sameer's performance helped him each point," he said. game to dominate early in the gather enough ranking points to sur- The Indian constructed decider, leading 7-3 but Lu pass Japan's Kenta Nishimoto at No 8 the rallies well with his reper- reeled off seven straight in the Race to Guangzhou Rankings toire of strokes to dominate points to led 10-7. and qualify for the year-ending BWF early in the opening game. He The Indian then World Tour Finals to be held in Sameer. the runners-up prize in the men's dou- led 6-2 initially, before extending it to unleashed three smashes, including a December. Earlier, former champion Saina bles competition. 8-4. However, Lu rode on his three body smash, to make it 10-10. Lu went Olympic Silver medallist P V failed to produce her best, losing 18- Commonwealth Games Bronze smashes to claw back at 8-8. to the net next as Sameer managed a Sindhu is the only other Indian to have 21, 8-21 to young Chinese Han Yue - medallist Ashwini and Sikki also After the interval, Sameer levelled slender 11-10 advantage at the break. qualified for the prestigious tourna- - a 2017 world Junior championship couldn't live up to the expectations, los- the scores with three straight points. The Indian then pounced on the ment in China. Silver medallist — in a lop-sided ing 15-21, 13-21 to third seeded But Lu again turned the tide, smash- chances to eke out a 16-12 lead with "I am really happy that my efforts women's singles summit clash. Malaysian pair of Chow Mei Kuan and ing his way to a comfortable 20-14 lead. the help of better net game and a cou- paid off and I could qualify for the Commonwealth Games Silver Lee Meng Yean in women's doubles Sameer saved two points before anoth- ple of rasping shots. World Tour Finals. Even before the medallists Satwiksairaj and Chirag final. The Indian pair had lost in the er smash earned Lu the bragging Lu then hit long and wide to hand tournament I knew that I had a also went down 11-21, 20-22 to second finals in the last edition as well. rights. over six match points to Sameer, who chance of qualifying if I win the tour- seeds Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Sameer then brightened up the In the second game, Sameer eked converted them as the Chinese hit the nament, so that was the target," said Rian Ardianto of Indonesia to settle for dismal day with his never-say-die out a 10-7 lead after some exciting ral- net. 5 9 -:
■ $75702 "At that time, boxers from "But this one was very special. the Indian boxers the confidence fewer countries had participated. It I was under pressure and had to they needed. ndia's M C Mary Kom, who won was not even included in Olympics. change my weight category also. I "This Championship gave us Ia historic sixth world title, was Though we won eight medals, won my last Worlds Gold in 2010 the confidence that we too can beat adjudged the best pugilist of the four Gold included but com- and then the change of weight for the best and we should fear none. 10th World Women's Boxing petition is much tough nowa- Olympics happened. Pressure was We have beaten many top and Championships here. days and considering the fact, something I always felt but don't world champion boxers in the last The AIBA panel which chose our results here (one Gold, know how to put this Gold along- few days. But we need to work even the Indian as the best among the one Silver and two Bronze side the earlier five," she reasoned. hard from here on," said the young competitors was a richly deserved medals) were great," said However, Mary distinctly Assamese pugilist. honour to the 35-year-old Mary. remembered that she had won five Simranjit Kaur, who was Manipuri, whose endurance, per- "As far as organization, this one on the trot. "Even Katie Taylor had unlucky to lose in the semifinals, severance and the never-say-die was better than what it was in not done that," she said. agreed with her teammates. attitude is unparallel in history. 2006." Sonia Chahal claimed the "We need to work on strength- Speaking at the official press Asked to compare the win here Silver medal in 57kg, while Lovlina ening ourselves more and the way conference, Mary Kom recalled her with earlier Gold medals, the Borgohain won a Bronze in 69kg. we have competed in the Worlds is participation in the New Delhi Manipuri said it was difficult to Lovlina pointed out how the a good sign for the future of event held in 2006. remember. * AD& New Delhi championship has given Indian boxing," said the Punjab girl. O 02 * # / #!# !- !Q 88*=05* ! /@ -@!) @!2* $* ) ■ ,.545 ■ 0"$5"$ ( 410E<5(/> tletico Madrid came within a whisker Aof their first league win over auricio Pochettino believes /0,05>(; Barcelona in eight years on Saturday only MTottenham are capable of "big things" for Ousmane Dembele to dash their this season if they consistently reach the ■ $75702 hopes with a dramatic equaliser in heights of a 3-1 win over Chelsea at injury-time. Wembley that barely reflected Spurs' ipa Karmakar needs to win nothing less Diego Costa looked to dominance. Dthan a Gold in the upcoming World Cups have won a dreary contest By inflicting Maurizio Sarri's first to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, says at the Wanda competitive defeat as Chelsea boss to move coach Bisweswar Nandi, who is targeting a podi- Metropolitano when he above their London rivals into third in the um finish for the ace gymnast at the 2019 World headed in his first La Liga Premier League, Tottenham couldn't have Championships in Stuttgart. goal since February with 12 started a big week in better fashion with Dipa made a strong start to her qualifying minutes left, as Atletico a do-or-die Champions League clash bid for the Tokyo Olympics by winning a Bronze prepared to go top of the with Inter Milan and the North London at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in table with a long-awaited victory. But Dembele, dropped by coach The frustration spurred Atleti on and derby against Arsenal to come. Cottbus, Germany on Saturday. Instead, Barca produced another Ernesto Valverde for the defeat to Real in the 77th minute they scored, "We need to be humble and recognize "I didn't hope that she would do so well fightback as Dembele, on as a substitute, Betis before the international break, Griezmann's corner drifting its way to the playing like this we can do big things," said given the strong field, which had lot of medal- slid home a cool finish in the 90th minute proved his worth by applying a clinical back post where Costa headed in. Pochettino. lists. But I'm satisfied with the way she per- to earn the visitors a 1-1 draw. finish when it mattered most. But Dembele instigated the come- "Our challenge is to keep going and formed. She had very less time to prepare for Costa almost had it, scoring his first The opening 45 minutes were almost back against Rayo Vallecano last month be consistent. That's our challenge for the ) ) 2 the event and she did very well. I made her cry goal in 18 league games to surely end entirely forgettable, distinguished solely and did the same again here as the ball rest of the season." / ' a lot during the last few months. So very satis- Atletico's winless run against Barca in the by the fact it was the only time this sea- spilled out to the 21-year-old at the back Victory saw Spurs close back to with- fied," Nandi said from Cottbus. league, which stretches back to February son that a first half had failed to witness post. He took one touch inside, before fir- in five points of leaders Manchester City could have had a penalty seconds before "It is a good start but to qualify for the 2010. a single shot on target. ing it into the net. and three points of second-placed Kane's goal when Juan Foyth appeared to Olympics, she will have to win Gold in the next Liverpool. trip Eden Hazard inside the area. 3-4 events of the world cup she participates in. A title challenge is likely to be beyond However, they could have no com- Second or third position won't matter," he Pochettino's men given the relentless plaints as an 18-game unbeaten run in all added. $) & / pace being set by City, but just qualifying competitions since the Community Shield The Cottbus meet is part of an eight-event for the Champions League for a in August was comprehensively ended. qualifying system for the 2020 Games, under fourth straight season would be seen "I think we played very badly in which a gymnast will make the cut based on ■ 4",7 as success given the upheaval as the all directions - physically, mentally, their best three scores. club wait to move into their stadi- technically and tactically," said Sarri. The three events where Dipa might partic- ristiano Ronaldo continued his hot form for Juventus on um and a host of injuries to play- "I knew we had some problems ipate next are World Cups in Baku, Melbourne CSaturday as he and Mario Mandzukic scored both goals ers involved at the World Cup. and with this performance today it and Doha. in the second consecutive game to help the Serie A leaders open Dele Alli is one of nine play- was clear to everybody we have Nandi said: "We haven't decided yet which up a nine-point lead at the top of the table with a 2-0 win over ers in Pochettino's squad to have problems to solve. would be those events. I alone can't take that struggling SPAL. suffered a muscle injury after his "I think in the last three or four decision. We will discuss with SAI, Sports Ronaldo slotted home Miralem Pjanic's free-kick after 29 exertions in Russia, but back fit matches we have started not really Ministry and Gymnastic Federation of India minutes in Turin to join Genoa's Krzysztof Piatek at the top and close to his best, the England inter- very well." (GFI) to take a call about the future events. of the Serie A scoring charts with nine goals, before national headed Spurs in front from Spurs' solitary second-half goal was "But the main target for us is to do well at Mandzukic sealed the three points on the hour mark in a sim- , & / 8+7 Christian Eriksen's free-kick. delivered in style by Son as he accelerat- the World Championship in Germany next year. ple warm up for Tuesday's crucial Champions League visit of "Chelsea are a top side and they have ed past Jorginho and David Luiz before That is an event where even a 3rd or 4th place Valencia. Bustling Ronaldo, 33, also played a role in Juve's second made some great signings but we are a top slotting his 50th goal for the club into the finish can earn you a berth at the Olympics. So The pair also scored both in Juventus' 2-0 win over AC scored by Mandzukic, who was wearing the captain's armband side ourselves," said Alli. far corner. that would be the main target for her," Nandi Milan before the international break, and Ronaldo's strike was for the first time. "At 2-0 we could have sat back but we Kane then somehow fired over with said. his seventh in eight games in all competitions for his new club, Ronaldo latched onto a long ball and pulled it back for didn't. We created a lot of chances - maybe the goal at his mercy and Alli also skewed On Saturday, Dipa scored an average of for a total of 10 goals this season. Douglas Costa, whose shot was cleared into the path of the on another day if we had been more clin- a great chance off target as Sarri bellowed 14.316 on her two vaults. She was 0.412 adrift "Cristiano does things that catch opponents off guard and Croatian, who gobbled up he opportunity to win the match. ical we could have scored more." at his side to regain some composure. off the Gold-medallist Rebecca Andrade, who that's exactly what we need," said coach Massimiliano Allegri. "The opening goal changed the game and I was very angry Chelsea 'keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga The Italian managed to make a differ- finished with 14.728. "Cristiano moves and thinks so quickly, he saw that we were slow to react and allowed Ronaldo to could have done better as he got a hand ence with the introduction of Ross Barkley, "Bronze medal in vault event to finish my Douglas Costa coming out the corner of his eye and go clear," said SPAL coach Leonardo Semplici. to Alli's header and the world's most Pedro Rodriguez and Giroud from the campaign at 2018 Cottibus World Cup. It was pulled the pass back. We need to all improve in that "It's the first time I've seen Ronaldo up close and expensive goalkeeper was questioned bench. overwhelming to compete against some of the sense, being able to think ahead to the next move." my forwards should learn from the attitude that a again as he stood motionless and Harry And it was Giroud who grabbed best athletes in the world!! Aaj ye Bronze bhi SPAL, fighting relegation, were no match for champion like this puts into every game. Kane drilled home from long range to give Chelsea's consolation five minutes from Gold lag raha hai! (Today even the Bronze feels Allegri's reigning champions who are eight points "We need to improve on the details if we want to Spurs a 2-0 lead inside 16 minutes. time when he powered home Cesar like Gold)," Dipa tweeted after her win. ahead of Napoli. avoid being put under pressure." The visitors felt aggrieved as they Azpilicueta's cross at the back post. ( ) *( +,- +./0 %(/ 2 & ,(1 A ' !87 / / 7M ( *(R4( ■ $"4 2/"8$5 ustralia breezed to their Afourth Women's World T20 title, thrashing England by & A:E9 eight wickets in the final here on Saturday. England faltered with !87 9 & = 6+6 the bat after winning the toss, struggling to 105 all out in 19.4 overs with opener Danielle Wyatt (43) being the top-scorer. ■ /95$79 left-arm spin came in handy Pacer Megan Schutt (2/13), leggie Giorgia during the middle overs after Wareham (2/11) and all-rounder Ashleigh irat Kohli fired the opening the hosts had sped to 68-0 Gardner (3/22) led Australia's clinical effort salvo on the Australia tour with after winning the toss and opt- with the ball. Va match-winning 61, helping ing to bat. Chasing a comfortable target, India win the third T20 International Aaron Finch (28) and Australia raced to victory in 15.1 by six wickets and draw the three- D'Arcy Short (33) then pro- overs with Gardner and captain Meg match series 1-1 here on Sunday. vided a cautious start to the Lanning remaining unbeaten on 33 Kohli's sublime 41-ball knock innings. Their partnership and 28 respectively. and his 60-run unbeaten stand with put pressure on the Indian Interestingly, England had also Dinesh Karthik (22 not out off 18) fielding, shoddy again, and mustered 105 against Australia in gave India the much needed series lev- Rohit Sharma put down a sit- the final of the 2014 edition and elling win ahead of the all important ter off Finch (on 22) at the even on that occasion, the team from Test series beginning December 6 at start of the eight over off Down Under cruised to a famous win. Adelaide. Pandya. With another emphatic win on The captain's perfectly executed Kuldeep Yadav (1-19) then Saturday, Australia extended their dominance in the show- chase in 19.4 overs came after Shikhar provided the much-awaited piece event of the shortest format, lifting their fourth tro- Dhawan (41 off 22 balls) and Rohit breakthrough as Finch was phy in tournament's sixth edition. Australia is also the most Sharma (23 off 16 balls) provided a out caught sweeping at short successful team in ODI World Cup with six titles. flying start to the innings. * !87 fine leg. However, Australia had not won a major event since Earlier, Krunal Pandya took It opened the doors to the their World T20 triumph four years ago, making career-best figures of 4-36 as Australia Australian middle order. Saturday's triumph sweeter. were restricted to 164-6 in 20 overs. 5 Glenn Maxwell (13) survived Australia won the opening T20 by an lbw shout via DRS off four runs while the second game was K A Yadav, but Short and Ben a washout, putting additional pressure McDermott (0) were dis- on India who came here at the back missed lbw off successive balls of winning six T20 series in a row. ■ /95$79 . ! in the tenth over as Pandya Chasing 165, Dhawan and ! pegged Australia back. Sharma put on 50 runs off just 28 -- S S -M( !S The quick wickets dis- balls. . S turbed Australia's momen- Both batsmen took the aerial %( P ! tum and they never really route with aplomb and hit seven fours recovered, losing wickets at and four sixes between them to leave A 3 /! E4 /F regular intervals in the second the Australian bowlers clueless. S. S3 ! half of their innings. They had S3 . %( . Mitchell Starc (1-26) had got the held back Chris Lynn (13) but 2 ' !87 breakthrough in the sixth over, trap- ; KS he couldn't provide the requi- ping Dhawan lbw via DRS referral. It ! ! P site impetus, run-out in the 18th Their sole loss in the tournament came against India put a momentary break on scoring as ->NL! over. in the group stage before they bounced back to beat the no runs were scored off the next eight ! 4 In between Pandya also West Indies in the semifinals. balls, resulting in Sharma's dismissal, . -N6 5 accounted for Maxwell, caught by Lanning, who hit the winning run, said being out- who played on off Adam Zampa (1- NM M!' ! Sharma in the end, as also the played by India did not affect the team's morale heading 22). ! P P vital wicket of Alex Carey (27) into the knock-outs. KL Rahul (14) started off by S" !S who held the Australian middle "The last two World Cups really hurt and we had to scoring a monster six, and added 41 order together after the initial set- change a few things and move it forward. The group runs for the third wicket with Kohli. backs. embraced it and it was a very satisfying win. The loss India crossed 100 in the 12th over, but ball from Andrew Tye (1-32). six to bring down the asking rate. Marcus Stoinis (25 not out off 15 against India did not rock us — maybe a couple of years the former started struggling for tim- India were in bit of a bother at that Kohli meanwhile reached his balls) played an attacking cameo at before it would have rocked us — but we were very calm," ing and holed out shortly afterwards. stage, but Kohli and Dinesh Karthik 19th T20I half-century off 34 balls and the end, and put on 33 runs with said Lanning. It became a double blow as (22 not out off 18 balls) brought out took India home with two balls to Nathan Coulter-Nile (13 not out) as For her all-round show, Gardner was named Player Rishabh Pant was out for a first-ball their shots. The latter played a perfect spare. Australia finished with a score just of the Match and Alyssa Healy collected the Player of the duck, gloving behind off a slower short foil to Kohli as he struck a four and a This was after Pandya's orthodox above average (151) at this ground. Series award from the great Vivian Richards. ( =58 0 # ) "! + Melbourne: -( / / 2 , # ■ 3"03. . . 0 : year-old said recalling the 2006 second Test L( against Pakistan. /! 0 : ormer India captain Sourav Ganguly is * *! 0 ! Ganguly, however, said it's not the end -% %LN -( Fnot surprised at the women's cricket of the road for Mithali. /P : team's decision to drop senior most play- "You should always remember you are %' er Mithali Raj for its World T20 semifinal 0#/ !4!)* best because you did something and %N1! : P against England, saying he faced the there's an opportunity again. So I am not 5 NM same fate when he was at the peak of his too disappointed seeing Mithali Raj being , # ! career. ■ $75702 : / asked to sit out. I have not been disap- 2 . Mithali, the ODI captain, had two / , P pointed to see the reactions on the N1 back-to-back fifties against Pakistan and # . S :## ! ground," he said. , ENNF %( ! Ireland but was rested for the final league P # . A 4 "But I am disappointed because India game against Australia due to a knee issue 2 3, 4 P lost the semifinals because I thought they + and also didn't feature in India's eight- P !S had the team to go the distance. It happens Abu Dhabi: $ 0 2 wicket semifinal loss to England. %( as they say there's no guarantee in life." -- / "No! I also have also sat in the dugout 7! P Commenting on World Cup winning , after captaining India. When I saw Mithali . :## !/ former Indian skipper MS Dhoni, who's .5 ! Raj being dropped, I said 'Welcome to the , S form is on the wane of late, Ganguly said '' : M' group'," Ganguly said. ,E# " F/ 4 /! he still has the power in him to hit big sixes %!1 "Captains are asked to sit, so just do 3 P 2 and should be allowed to go on a high. / it. I have done it in Faisalabad. I didn't play ! . "He's a phenomenal cricketer. But just A ; ! an ODI game for 15 months when I was S like everyone else he has to perform. I wish $ probably the best performer in one-day # . , ! him all the luck because we want cham- $ * 2 4 cricket. It happens in life. The best in the 2 , 4 2 pions to go on a high. I still feel he can hit " !87 ' % !5 , world are at times shown the door," the 46- E 4 F S S! the ball in the stands," Ganguly said. A 4 : 5 4 -(( 4 : -1( 4 ! 4 ; ) & A6D:B . -- , 0 '-- 8 =18508,10 ! ■ 58:. vious best of 110 scored against # + lunch. Australia at the same venue last Caen: 4 ; 2 Buttler was given out lbw on career-best hundred from month while Azam passed his , 27 to part-time spinner AHaris Sohail and a maiden previous best of 99, against ! # Dhananjaya de Silva, but the deci- century from Babar Azam Australia in Abu Dhabi last sion was overturned by a review helped Pakistan post a big total month. 2 which deemed the ball was head- to boost their chances of a series- He added an invaluable 186 ; P ing over the stumps. levelling win against New runs for the fifth wicket with ! SP The pair came back to com- Zealand in the second Test in Azam as the two frustrated the plete an 89-run fifth wicket stand Dubai on Sunday. New Zealand's attack in the first S , 2 ! that rescued England and became Sohail knocked a snail-paced two sessions. ; P the centrepiece of the second 147 in nine hours and 34 min- The Pakistani batsmen , P innings total. utes while Azam made an added 82 between lunch and tea, Jos Buttler made 64, Stokes 42 unbeaten 127 to steer Pakistan to scoring faster than in any of the 0 - and Ben Foakes an unbeaten 36. an imposing 418-5 declared on pervious sessions. / P ! England scored just 11 boundaries, day two at Dubai stadium. Sohail took 309 balls to reach 2 P , with the lower order batsmen New Zealand negotiated three figures and then waved his sweeping singles and doubles to nine overs without losing a wick- bat toward the dressing room, ! & A8 E ! build the score. et for 24 under lights in overcast apparently pointing to his team- Spinner Perera took a cred- conditions before umpires called mate Azhar Ali, run out after a ' ! ■ #"0",:" who at one stage looked in trou- itable 5-88 to pass 100 wickets in off the day with two overs mix-up with Sohail on Saturday. Kolkata: # : ble on 39-4 after more failures by home Tests but Sri Lanka's batting remaining. He was finally dismissed , :'( n a day of sublime and ridicu- their top-order batsmen. crumbled in the hour they faced, Openers Jeet Raval was soon after tea, caught behind off Ilous cricket, Jos Buttler halted a But after the scare, spinner and an England victory inside four unbeaten on 17 with three paceman Trent Boult. In all he batting collapse while Moeen Ali Lakshan Sandakan made basic days looks near certain. boundaries while Tom Latham faced 421 balls and hit 13 bound- 0 /!; , claimed key wickets to keep blunders that set the tone for Moeen Ali opened the bowl- was five not out. aries. 7 : England on track for victory in the England to score 230 and set their ing for England and took openers With the Dubai stadium Azam ably supported Sohail final Test against Sri Lanka. sights on a third straight win. Danushka Gunathilaka for six pitch starting to turn ace leg- and hit 12 boundaries and two E1- 11 F The home side were reeling at The left-arm spinner had and Dimuth Karunaratne for 23 on spinner Yasir Shah could be the sixes. He added 58 for the sixth !2 53-4 at the close of the third day Stokes caught at cover on 22, the spin paradise pitch. key to Pakistan gaining a big first wicket with skipper Sarfraz 6% / 0 as they chased an unlikely 327 to then at slip on 32, only for replays Jack Leach claimed innings lead. Ahmed who made 30 not out. !# 5# avoid suffering only their third to show Sandakan had overstepped Dhananjaya de Silva, who failed to New Zealand, who lead the Medium pacer Colin de %- whitewash series defeat on home the bowling line on each occasion. score, while Stuart Broad took a series 1-0 after a narrow four-run Grandhomme has figures of 2-44 territory. Stokes had to be called back brilliant catch off Stokes to end win in the first Test in Abu Dhabi while left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel, !, :EMF Dilruwan Perera took Keaton from his march to the pavilion Angelo Mathews' innings after last week, still trail by 394 runs who took seven wickets in the ! # : Jennings lbw with the first ball of both times. He shook his head in nine balls which produced five with all ten wickets in hand. first Test, has taken one wicket 3 ! the third day to shake England disbelief as he walked off for runs. Sohail improved on his pre- ! & for 91.