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 diesel and LPG rates to record tioning of India in the oil and highs, are hurting global eco- gas market and said the oil   nomic growth and they should market was producer driven do more to bring down the and quantity and prices were he Ram Temple issue is yet rates to reasonable levels. determined by oil producing Tagain in the centre stage He also asked them to countries. notwithstanding Congress MP review the payment terms in “Though there is enough Shashi Tharoor’s clarification order to provide relief to a production, the unique features pertaining to his statement on the construction of Ram But the BJP was unrelent- weakened rupee. He was speak- of marketing in the oil sector regarding its construction. The Mandir in Ayodhya were quot- ing in its attack. BJP spokesper- ing at the third annual brain- have pushed up the oil prices. BJP on Monday latched on to ed out of context by the media. son GVL Narasimha Rao said storming meeting with chief The PM made a strong case for his remarks that “no good Tharoor asserted he never said his party wants an early verdict executives of top global and a partnership between the pro-                          Hindu would have wanted to Hindus do not want a temple from the Supreme Court on the Indian oil and gas companies ducers and consumers in the oil      " see the Ram temple built by at the disputed site in Ayodhya. Ram Temple case but the and experts. market, as it exists in other demolishing somebody else’s Tharoor tweeted that he Congress is trying everything Modi’s nudge to countries markets. This will help stabilise countries would be very criti- On technology, he place of worship (Babri made the remark at the literary to delay it. like Saudi Arabia comes against the global economy which is on cal to bridge this gap. appealed for assistance in areas        Masjid), to accuse the Congress festival in a personal capacity The BJP wants a grand the backdrop of ever-increasing path of recovery,” said the He appealed to oil pro- where high pressure and high    of using its leaders to build a when he was asked for his Ram Temple and will wait for prices of fuel and public unrest PMO statement. ducing countries to channel temperature technology appli-       momentum against its con- opinion. He said his remark the court’s verdict, Rao said, amid increased concerns with- Modi highlighted that the their investible surplus to pur- cations are relevant to com-    
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Last week, the movement maliciously serious allegations TV Artistes Association (CIN- The Magistrate has now ceeded in convincing local vil- had gone missing after the stirred many women scribes to which she is diabolically and TAA), Screen Writers scheduled the application for  5'33$567$3$.$0 jungles by the evening, said the lagers not to disturb the landslide out of which seven accuse many senior journalists, viciously spreading in media, it Association (SWA), and Indian further hearing on November forest officials overseeing the stressed animals. persons’ bodies were recovered including Akbar, of gross sex- is also apparent that false nar- Film & Television Directors 1. On that day, the court is ll the five elephants which on Monday. The deaths were ual harassment and misuse of rative against the complainant Association (IFTDA). Pursuant expected to record the state- Awere swept away while reportedly confirmed by the their position as editors. (Akbar) is being circulated in to (their) decisions, we will ments of three witnesses on crossing the Mahanadi river Kainpur PEO and the While Akbar sought to a motivated manner for the decide our next step of action. behalf of Alok Nath and his near the Mundali Barrage on   sarpanch. fight out a legal battle, the fulfilment of an agenda, it said. It is pertinent to note my client wife. Monday morning swam to Meanwhile, a body of a safer places near the Naraj person among the two missing Barrage on the outskirts of &"   in Lakshmipur was recovered Cuttack city in the afternoon while some persons were and found their ways into the reportedly missing from the     Gandahati and Lailai areas of     the district following the         #   #   Cyclone Titli. Sources said the death toll  '( may go up as rescue teams were  $0$ Despite having no control yet to reach many areas, which over the impending natural   ('($#$0 employees and staffs and have been cut off after the he Paradip Port has added calamities from time to time, Lecturers of fully-aided non- cyclone left a trail of destruc- Tyet another feather to its the way the PPT recovered onsidered as a Puja gift, Governmental colleges will tions. cap by successfully completing shows the vibrant mindset of its Cthe Dearness Allowance also be entitled for the two- However, according to movement of 27 vessels with- employees to convert chal- (DA) for State Government per cent hike in the DA. Government reports till now, in 20 hours, i.e., from 6 am on lenges as opportunities. employees and pensioners The move came after the 18 people have lost their lives October 13 to 2 am on October It also resulted in the high- was hiked by an additional Union Cabinet recently hiked in the district. 14. est-ever single-day cargo han- two per cent after a proposal the DA for Central “A total of 18 casualties In the first shift, 12 vessels, dling of 6,39,000 MT surpass- in this regard was approved by Government employees and have been confirmed so far in in the second shift, 11 vessels ing the previous record of Chief Minister Naveen Dearness Relief (DR) for pen- Gajapati district,” told Chief and in the third shift, four ves- 5,34,000 MT achieved on Patnaik on Monday. sioners by two per cent with Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi sels were handled by the PPT September 25, 2018. With the current hike, retrospective effect from July. to mediapersons after a review Marine Department. The previous record stood which is applicable retro- The DA hike for Central meeting at Paralakhemundi They include 16 berthing, at 24 vessels in a period of 24 spectively from July 1, 2018, Government employees was on the day. one single-point mooring, hours on December 3, 2017. the DA will now effectively in accordance with the accept- “The bodies have been three outward movement of The port is now gearing up increase from the earlier seven ed formula based on the rec- recovered. vessels, one shifting to enhance the cargo per cent to nine percent. ommendations of the 7th Pay A team of doctors, a from one berth to another throughput as it is vying for the Besides, the Government Commission. Magistrate and police have vis- berth and six smaller vessel coveted top position in the also hiked the Dearness Relief The State Government ited the place to verify other movements. are a rare feat as most of the cargo operation/shipping The stoppage of port oper- country with a slew of by two per cent. had earlier hiked the DA by reports that are coming from PPT officials told reporters berths were vacant due to the movements were stopped for ations for the two days was infrastructure and modernisa- Similarly, work charged two per cent in April 2018. the cyclone and flood-hit that 16 berthing movements passing of Cyclone Titli; and the previous two days. recovered in a single day. tion facilities. areas,” he added. &#    ()  ( *+, -.*/

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We have made some big strides in the South  ('($#$0 plaint has been lodged in the BSNL expressed deepest team of the State Government officials led by Besides, Hota studied about the historical ties China Sea, in which the ONGC Videsh is invest- mobile section vide no. 1503 (gsm), condolences over ARWD Chief Engineer visited the collapsed between Vietnam and Odisha that exists for over ing heavily for oil exploration. During his last he Azim Premji but no improvement has taken the loss of lives due under-construction bridge over a nullah on the the last 2,000 years. After having his schooling visit there, Prime Minister Modi has signed a TPhilanthropic Initiatives and place so far. It is needless to say that to a landslide in Gajapati district, describ- Jamudihi-Kunjpani road under Bonei subdivision from the Sainik School, Bhubaneswar, he joined number of treaties of mutual interest in Defence the Sakha with technical sup- even today the BSNL is still the no. ing the incident as unfortunate. in Sundargarh district on Monday and conduct- Ravenshaw College AND came out with flying cooperations. port from the KISS launched a 1 service provider, but due to lack He advised the Government to expe- ed an on-the-spot inquiry. colours in Political Science Honours securing a first-of-its kind innovative com- of proper monitoring and field dite relief operation and pay assistances to Although the team didn’t reveal anything, it distinction. Subsequently, he joined the Jawaharlal What are your plans for entrepreneurs of munity media initiative to pro- supervision, this public-sector victims of Cyclone Titli and the aftermath was informed that weak centring work was the Nehru University and completed his MPhil and Odisha to explore possibilities of various mote behavioural change company is becoming defamed day floods. reason behind collapse of the under-construction PhD in International Studies. No doubt, his aca- avenues in Vietnam? among pregnant and lactating by day. A if this type of service con- “The Cyclone Titli and subsequent bridge that left 20 workers injured on Sunday demic achievements and research provided him Recently, we signed two memoranda of mothers through largest trans- tinues then this Government severe floods have wrecked the State, caus- afternoon. an added impetus to take to such exploration. understanding, one in the field of monitoring gender network of Odisha. undertaking may be merged with a ing casualties, loss of property and home- Six of the injured are now undergoing treat- Currently, Hota is the secretary general of Indo- and evaluating environment-related projects It is a research mode pro- private company in near future. It lessness. Along with restoration of supply ment at the Rourkela Government Hospital and Vietnam Cooperation Centre (IVCC). In an inter- and the other in producing ethanol from sug- ject. The main aim of the pro- is high time the Ministry of of drinking water, road connectivity and their condition is reported to be stable. view to The Pioneer, Dr Hota spoke to Sugyan arcane molasses which is available plenty in ject is to aware the pregnant and Telecommunications realised the power, there is also an urgent need to Following the report of bridge collapse, the Choudhury on the many aspects of business and Vietnam. lactating mothers about their sufferings of the BSNL customers. closely monitor the situation to avert out- State Government formed a team comprising bilateral relationship between India and Vietnam. This is a step forward on our efforts to pro- health, nutrition and sanitation. The most pitiable thing is that the break of any water-borne disease by the RWD Chief Engineer BN Mishra, RWD duce clean and green energy. Odisha has a lot It will also help the transgender complaint message comes back as Health Department,” said the Governor. Superintendent Engineer SN Mohanty and some Could you tell us the significance of the Indo- of commonalities with Vietnam. We are look- to involve in mainstream soci- "complain has been resolved" with- He asked asked all concerned depart- local administrative officials. Vietnam Cooperation Centre? ing forward for collaborations in agro, food pro- ety and create acceptance in out resolving that key issue. It's bla- ments to work in coordination with each “The Chief Engineer and Superintendent The Indo-Vietnam Cooperation Centre was cessing, marine products processing units, society. tantly hypocratic. other and take every step to mitigate Engineer visited the spot and conducted an founded by a group of professionals in February medium-scale enterprises and steel plants. This unique community Ramdas Ray, RIE campus, untold miseries suffered by people in flood inquiry into the matter on Monday. They will 2016, and its office was inaugurated by the then The current volume of trade between India and theatre based initiative will start Bhubaneswar-751022; Mob: affected areas and bring normalcy in all submit a report to the State Government soon,” Ambassador of Vietnam Ton Sinh Than. Its aim Vietnam is 1 billion dollar; it will go up to 5 bil- from Rayagada and Gunupur 8763688992 these areas. said RWD Executive Engineer KK Mishra. is to further the trade business relations, aca- lion dollar by 2020. blocks of Rayagada district in the first phase. It is a project under State Multi Sector Odisha Nutrition Action Plan.  R          Subsequently, it will be imple- mented across Odisha. The Asha and Anganwadi     '0.#53: Panda, while appearing As per rule, no and speed changes for the Workers are presently spreading before the Directorate General person is occurrence flight will be avail- awareness on the issue. Now the 0$# # of Civil Aviation (DGCA), allowed to oper- able. If this function has not transgender will be involved to  ('($#$0 5: 0#B:0 strongly refuted the charges ate a helicopter been disabled by Baijayant, take the work forward. The that he had flown his helicopter of maximum then the record of the last ten KISS will be involved as advisor hief Minister Naveen 0 B:06 over the no-flying Chilika Lake certified take-off flights will be there and all the in the programme and provide CPatnaik will not celebrate and called it a conspiracy to mass of over parameters mentioned above all kinds of technical support. his birthday on Tuesday in *"  ('($#$0 stop him from meeting people 7,000 kg without can be determined. The data The transgender will engage view of the damages caused by in the State. a CVR and a can easily be downloaded by an themselves giving social mes- the Cyclone Titli and the sub- ormer Kendrapada MP He had also mentioned FDR fitted with interface cable onto a laptop sage for creating awareness sequent flood. FBaijayant Panda seems to that many people had flown in it. Baijayant’s and the truth of his low flight among mothers and women Speaking to mediapersons have some points in his support that area before him, but no helicopter has a proved. through street plays and they here on Monday, Patnaik said, to get out of the alleged flying action was taken against them. Data Recorder (FDR) and the takeoff weight of only 1134 kg; Interestingly, Baijayant has will also visit each family indi- “I should not be celebrating over ‘no-flying’ Chilika case. Stating that the complaint Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) hence he is not required to fit had a free run in his heli-hop- vidually and make the pregnant my birthday tomorrow Many view justification in against him was changed five will hold evidence in the case the FDR and CVR. He knows ping jaunts all over the State. and lactating mothers aware because as you know the Panda’s claim of not commit- times, he hoped that the against him. Incidentally, FDRs this, so that is why he is so While it is said that exact no- about health, nutrition and san- recent cyclone has caused sev- ting a mistake in flying and that DGCA would do justice to and CVRs can only be decod- cocksure. flying zones have not been itation. Founder, KIIT and KISS eral damages in the State.” homeless and killed more than seizure of the IMFA hangar and him. ed by the HAL at Bangalore or However, his copter has a designated, the airspace over Dr Achyuta Samanta said the It may be mentioned here 20 persons in the State. his copters are just a conspira- The police has seized his the National Transportation standard GPS system. The Odisha, with the numerous project will help involve trans- that Patnaik had also not cele- Besides, the CM wished the cy against him. choppers and sealed the hangar and Safety Board in the USA. Garmin GDU 700L TXI GPS sensitive defence installations, gender with the public directly brated his birthday in 2013 and people of Odisha on Durga Panda has written to the where the R-44 helicopter along Little do they know that the fitted in VT-BDP has a “save is certainly not one in which joy and they will get more accep- 2014 for the Cyclones Phailin Puja. Chief Minister to release his with two other helicopters was Robinson R44 Raven II heli- flight data” function, from rides should be permitted. tances in the mainstream soci- and Hudhud, respectively, that Noted.Thanks for inform- copters so that they can be lent parked. The police was under copter is in all probability not which parameters like time, Panda should have known bet- ety. had left thousands of people ing.Happy Birthday! free of cost for relief work. the impression that the Flight fitted with a FDR or the CVR. position, altitude, direction, ter. ,- $! #.)""

#:03B$  system. The GST in India is result in inflation. The tax by the producing State on compensation for the loss, if which have exceeded their pro- Chhattisgarh or Odisha is due GST. Now under GST, the State unique in the sense that a lot of rates of goods and services inter-State transactions, but in any, to the States on account of tected revenue, so also Andhra to structural changes in GST. gets 2.5% instead of 5.5% it got : #$) '-$() compromises have to be made under GST are fixed taking into GST, tax will be collected and introduction of GST for five Pradesh. The States like Punjab used to get a substan- earlier. It is hoped the short- 'C6$)5C.$0 to make it implementable in a account pre-GST incidence of transferred to the States of years. The year 2015-16 is Telangana (4%), Maharashtra tial amount of purchase tax fall can be made up in course federal country where the fis- taxes. For example, Excise consumption on inter-State taken as the base year to cal- (4%), Tamil Nadu (6%), etc., from paddy, rice and wheat. of time by increasing compli- '3:#30'53'0$ cal powers between the Centre Duty, Central Sales Tax, Entry transactions. culate the protected revenue of have low shortfalls; and it is Purchase tax has been sub- ance and tax base when GST 5$.# and States are well defined. Tax and VAT were collected on The States like Tamil Nadu, a State and 14 per cent is expected they will also exceed sumed in GST. will stabilise. Experts had many reser- cement. Maharashtra, Gujarat, etc., had assumed to be the growth rate. the protected revenue soon Odisha collected a good Initially, the GST network vations on GST. It was believed Taken together, a con- the grouse that they invest in The assumed growth rate is and will not require any com- amount of VAT from paddy, had some glitches and GST had that introduction GST would sumer paid 29 per cent during infrastructure, create condi- applied to the base year and the pensation. rice, atta, maida, suji, besan and some implemental issues, escalate the prices of com- pre-GST period on cement. All tions in the State for investment next each year’s revenue col- The north eastern States pulses, but these goods have which are being sorted out. The modities, at least in the first these taxes are subsumed in that often cause pollution, but lection so arrived, to determine like Mizoram and Manipur been exempted under GST. GST processes are being sim- year of its implementation. GST and cement is taxable at 28 they would lose tax to other the protected revenue in a depend on their rich neigh- Odisha is consuming as well as plified by way of amendment of Multiple tax rates would com- per cent under GST. Of course, States. year. The shortfall between the bouring States for goods and a producing State. A major rules and procedure. The GST plicate the compliance. one rate is ideal for GST, but But experience of more protected revenue and the actu- services and the tax collected chunk of revenue was CST col- Amendment Bill has been Manufacturing States were considering the Indian condi- than one year has shown that al collection of a State is com- on inter-State transaction is lected on inter-State transaction passed in the Parliament and of the view that they would lose tions, multiple tax rates fixed the manufacturing States get pensated. transmitted to their States. The of minerals and products of State legislatures to make it revenue due to the destination under GST prove to be justi- comparatively more revenue The shortfalls after one consumption level of rich States mineral based industries like simpler. It is hoped the GST  "  $$ principle in which tax goes to fied. In future, when GST sta- under GST. Because the level of year and two months of the like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, sponge iron, steel or aluminum. will stabilise within a year or the State where the goods or bilizes, the number of tax rates consumption of goods and ser- implementation of GST in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, These goods are either export- two and produce the desired he Goods and Services Tax services are consumed rather can be reduced. Second, the vices is high in those manu- Punjab (36%), Uttarakhand etc., is high and they gain ed or sold to other States. result. T(GST) has completed one than where those are pro- manufacturing States were not facturing States and the desti- (35%) Chhattisgarh (25%) and under GST because of the des- Odisha lost CST. VAT and (The writer is an year and a quarter and has duced. A little more than a inclined towards the destina- nation principle in GST helps Odisha (24%) are high. The tination principle. Entry Tax on mineral was 5% Additional Commissioner, thrown up some indicators to year’s experience has proved tion principle of GST. Central them. gainers are the States like The shortfall in the States and 0.5%, respectively. Entry GST in Odisha. The views make assessment of the new the contrary. First, GST did not Sales Tax (CST) was collected Constitution guarantees Mizoram, Manipur, Sikkim etc like Punjab, Uttarakhand, Tax has been subsumed in expressed are his own)

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The Minister was on a that production from mines The Minister, Notably, the MCL, which day-long visit in Odisha to does not hamper. who was welcomed produced over 143 MT of coal inspect mining operations in “We need to review mine- by a large number in 2017-18, plans to produce a both Ib Valley and Talcher wise, regarding coal dispatch ensure adequate supplies to of villagers and their represen- record 100 MT from the Coalfields of the Mahanadi capability of the mines,” Goyal consumers. tatives, including the Talcher Talcher Coalfields in Angul dis- Coalfields Limited (MCL), said while suggesting for long- The Minister was hopeful MLA, assured that the increase trict and 62.5 MT from the Ib which has an ambitious target term planning of 20 years to of the MCL achieving its oth- in the coal production from Valley Coalfields in Jharsuguda of producing 162.5 million overcome bottlenecks and erwise uphill production target. mines would directly benefit and Sundargarh districts. 34"    $77%$ "  ,   + &   5 &#    ('($#$0 students and staff actively he ICAR-Central Institute participated 30$0#3:(0:5$3$3 Tof Freshwater Aquaculture in the event. 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Utkal University Public She highlighted how women The institute also felicitat- the Anantavasudev Temple in The people, who come to Administration Head Dr are backbone of rural and ed 13 women farmers for their the Old Town area and dis- the famous temple for Swarnamayee Tripathy attend- urban development. She also immense contribution in aqua- cussed the progress of the ``prasad’’ or ``abadha’’ would ed as chief guest and high- informed that ICAR-CIFA is culture development of the mega tourism development have to go either from the lighted the contribution of actively involved in gender State. An exhibition was also plan for the Ekamra Kshetra. Kotitirtheswar end or women in agriculture and mainstreaming and capacity organised by women farmers. It may be noted that 58 Devi Padahara end on the new allied sectors. SISU Organic, building of women in aqua- Among others, ICAR-CIFA shop owners would be allotted road. Bhubaneswar Director Sugata culture. Principal Scientist Dr SC Rath, shops in the beautiful market While the Tourism Nayak stressed upon uplift- Around 120 farmers STO Dr UL Mohanty and Dr complex, which is along the Department is funding the ment of rural women through including 70 women farmers Snatashree Mohanty were pre- new road, being planned major infrastructure part, the adoption of organic farming. from Odisha and scientists, sent. between Devi Padahara and entire revamp of the area would Kotitirtheswar Lane for better be done jointly by the circulation of traffic. Bhubaneswar Development After the traders are shift- Authority, Bhubaneswar ed from the dilapidated Municipal Corporation, Works  ? AB 3 Lingaraj Market Complex near Department, Public Health the Bhajan Mandap, Engineering Organisation and  6:0$ the old structure would be CentralElectricity Supply demolished creating more Utility. he Khordha Excise squad space for parking as during The Minister during his Ton Sunday conducted raids peak tourism seasons the Devi visit also urged all the agencies in different villages under the Padahara parking lot for tourist concerned to expedite the work Khordha Sadar PS limits and vehicles remains inadequate before the World Cup Hockey seized 72 litres of illegal liquor to accommodate all incoming and the Bhubaneswar Art Trail- from four shops and arrested ones, creating traffic problems 2018 (BAT) as both the events four in the connection. in and around Old Town. are expected to attract more The arrestees were identi- Secondly, the Devi visitors to the city. fied as Aswin Kumar Jena (26) Padahara area will be con- He also informed that the of Bangida village, Company nected to the road connecting Odisha Tourism Development Pradhan (40) of Niamala vil- Garage Square and Lingaraj Corporation would run a Jatri lage, Amina Baliarsingh (35) Temple, allowing vehicles from Nivas on the second floor of the and Shankar Dalei (32) of and about 22 litres illegal liquor Swain (34) Madhapur village Puri to come directly to the new market complex in future Dalatola village. from three shops were seized and and Phagua Mallick (40) of parking lot and they need not and for the visitors there would Similarly, on Monday raids three persons were arrested. Badaberana village. jam the roads in and around be two lifts at the market com- were conducted in Badaberana, The arrestees were identi- All the accused were pro- the temple and Samantarapur plex. Madhapur and Gobindapur vil- fied as Laxman Nayak (41) of duced in the Khordha SDJM localities. The ground floor and first lages under the Begunia PS area Gobindapur village, Laxmidhar Court. Once the road behind the floor would be used by traders.   ()  ( *+, -.*/   

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The Union Home Ministry is - &  & its soft power through the setting up nations, In his application, Avdhesh !* < examining a proposal from the of Confucius Institute to gather The Global Hunger Index (GHI) Kumar Chaturvedi also want- ""&$)3& Intelligence Bureau (IB) to filter all Intelligence in the host countries. published by the International Food ed to know why the Prime !"  sensitive investment proposals from noticed in States like Maharashtra, According to Intelligence esti- Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Minister had paid tributes to #&   foreign entities into three broad cat- Chhattisgarh and Haryana. "There mates, increased business and tourist Welthungerhilfe, ranked India 103, club- Bose on his birth anniversary in egories under "entities of concern", is a large-scale presence of Chinese activities besides Memorandums of bing its position with Nigeria in the tion among 119 countries, in GLOBAL 2015 and 2016. -$#$* / "countries of concern" and "sectors companies in States like Understanding with Indian univer- index, according to media reports. HUNGER INDEX report, which is a Not getting a satisfactory  " of concern" to check any unwanted Chhattisgarh where major invest- sities and colleges for promoting "The chowkidaar (watchman) gave matter of shame. This is a very serious response, Chaturvedi *  investments into strategically impor- ments were in the sectors of telecom- Chinese language and culture a lot of speeches, but forgot about peo- concern and one which needs urgent approached the CIC, the high- tant sectors like telecommunication, munication, engineering and man- through various student exchange ple's stomach. Did a lot of Yoga and attention. But for NDA Govt, the grave est appellate authority in RTI power and infrastructure. ufacturing," a senior Intelligence programmes pose a threat to Indian enjoyed life, but forgot to give food to issue of hunger doesn't exist. matters. He submitted that he retention," Chief Information As part of the policy level inter- official said. interests. China is also attempting people," Rahul said in Hindi on Twitter. "Modi ji or his Ministers never talk had not received any authentic Commissioner R K Mathur ventions to counter Chinese threat, The Intelligence agencies have through is businessmen to gain Terming the matter "very serious", about poor, hungry people. If they do not information regarding the said. the Union Home Ministry is mulling noted with concern the visit of access to decision making levels in senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot even acknowledge problem then can we death of Bose. Mathur said the CPIO of over the proposed scheme to exam- Chinese business delegates to Betul Indian establishments. said it was a matter of shame that India expect them to make policies to feed The Prime Minister's Office the National Archives of India ine proposals from the point of view Island in Goa near INS Khadamba "As part of the existing policy was ranked 103rd among 119 countries hungry mouths. NDA needs to set its said the subject matter of this should give a "categorical" reply of these three parameters. When to explore business opportunities. formulations, the Chinese invest- in the global hunger index. The NDA priorities right. 1st priority should be to RTI application pertained to the to the appellant as per this RTI approved, the scheme would cover The other area of concern is the ment proposals are cleared by the Government should set its priorities eradicate hunger and provide food to all," Culture Ministry, so they had application, within 15 days threats from Chinese entities as award of contracts to non-Chinese Government in consultation with right, he said. Gehlot tweeted. transferred it to the Ministry. from the date of this order. well. firms, which in turn employ the security agencies on a case to Gehlot targeted Modi on India's In 2017, India stood at the 100th "Further, he (the PMO Bose had founded Indian Chinese firms have emerged as Chinese firms/persons, as was the case basis. The new framework will ranking in the index, claiming Modi and rank among 119 countries, while it was Central Public Information National Army, commonly the lowest bidders in many infra- case in the Dhamra Port Company further help in better identification his team never talked about hunger. If 97th in 2016. Officer) informed that all the known as Azad Hind Fauz, in structural projects in India with in Odisha, which is strategically of threats and restricting investments they do not even acknowledge it how will India was behind its neighbours Sri files relating to Netaji Subhas 1942 to fight British with the active support of Chinese located near APJ Kalam Island that may harm the Indian economy they make policies to feed the people, he Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh, which Chandra Bose were declassified support of Japanese forces. Government. Such Chinese foot- (Wheeler Island). in the longer run," the official said. stood at 67th, 72nd and 86th ranks in the and sent to the National January 23 is celebrated as prints were increasingly being Amid huge investment agenda added. "India stands at a lowly 103rd posi- index for 2018, as per a report. Archives of India for permanent his birth anniversary. PTI ( )* ( # )( )*     1-P;6 8  0-0 1 
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October 15-26, began Monday as part of their radio broadcast and TV Act, 1951 by TV channels in According to separate Law an understanding reached between Prime telecast for campaigning the telecast of their panel dis- Ministry notifications, advo- Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese through public broadcasters cussions/debates and other cates Jyoti Singh, Prateek Jalan, President Xi Jinping in Wuhan. like Doordarshan and All India news and current affairs pro- Anup Jairam Bhambhari and Ten Afghan diplomats started training Radio. The poll regulator also grammes," it said. Sanjeev Narula have been at the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) here came out with the time sched- & Mizoram) uniformly on the However, any advertise- appointed as judges of the after an event where statements by External ule for the parties for the regional kendras of ment being published in the Delhi HC. Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and upcoming Assembly polls in Doordarshan network and All newspapers on February 3 and The Delhi High Court has Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi were Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, India Radio network in the 4 requires prior permission or an approved strength of 60, but read out by the diplomats of the two coun- Rajasthan, Mizoram and above mentioned States and certification from the EC, he was facing a shortage of 26 tries. Telangana. Union Territories," the EC said. said, adding that all electronic judges before these four China's Ambassador to India Luo The Commission categor- In a single session of broadcast, media advertisements, except appointments were made. Zhaohui, in his remarks at the inaugura- "Both of us (China and India) support the first step for the 'China-India Plus' ically stated that political par- no party will be allocated more the bulk SMS, IVRS and social As of Monday, there are 34 tion of the programme, said such a 'China- an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace cooperation in Afghanistan, the Chinese ties will be required to submit than 15 minutes. media are banned for broad- judges in the Delhi HC. Once India Plus' cooperation should be extend- and reconciliation process. Both of us envoy said this was just the beginning. transcripts and recording of the The EC has imposed com- casting during the last 48 hours the new judges take oath, the ed from Afghanistan to other countries uphold that Afghanistan should realise Swaraj, in her statement that was read out broadcast and telecast. "The plete prohibition on broad- ending with poll. working strength will go up to such as Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Iran and peace, stability and prosperity. Both of us by FSI Dean Ambassador J S Mukul, said parties can get this recorded at casting or propagating election- The elections in 38. Myanmar. Describing India as a "regional are against terrorism. the seeds for joint cooperation in their own cost in studios, which related material on TV, Radio Chhattisgarh will be held in The collegium had also major power", he said China and India can "We are talking a lot about the region- Afghanistan were sown at the meeting meet the technical standards or even Newspapers. Any such two phases on November 12 recommended the name of also join hands under the mechanisms of al connectivity initiatives, such as between Prime Minister Modi and prescribed by the Prasar material influencing the voters and 20. The other four states advocate Manoj Ohri. South Asian Association for Regional International NorthSouth Transport President Xi when they met in Wuhan in Bharati Corporation or at the would not be permissible dur- will go to polls in a single phase. But he does not figure in Cooperation (SAARC), Bay of Bengal Corridor, India-Afghanistan-Iran transit April 2018. Doordarshan/All India Radio ing the 48 hours before the poll Voting in Madhya Pradesh and Monday's list as the Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and and trade arrangement and ChinaPakistan- "Today, we see it blooming with the ini- Kendra," it said. in any constituency. Mizoram will be held on 28 Government has decided not to Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and Afghanistan cooperation. All of these tiation of this training programme. This "A base time of 45 minutes "Advising television, radio November while voting in go ahead with his appoint- Bangladesh–China–India– Myanmar have provided a solid foundation for the marks the beginning of what we visualise will be given to each national channels and cable networks Rajasthan and Telangana will ment "as of now", a Forum for Regional Cooperation (BCIM), current and future cooperation between as a long term trilateral partnership for the party and recognised State to stop broadcasting any be held on December 7. The senior Government func- to promote regional peace, stability and China and India in Afghanistan," he said. benefit of Afghanistan," Swaraj was quot- party (recognised in respect of material that could effect the counting of votes will be held tionary said. prosperity. Noting that the training programme is ed as saying. Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh prospect of any candidate or on December 11. B(D&      % A  & 
   
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# Chief Minister, late JH Patel, coalition Government of JD(S) Dinesh Gundurao said that Mumbai-Delhi flight AI-864 "!  Mahima Patel. But it looks like and the Congress. Congress had asked JDS to field for the push back prior to a symbolic fight as Mahima These elections before its candidate only to give a taxiing. The flight later departed Patel has no backing in the Assembly polls in five States good fight to BJP. She fell all of a sudden for Delhi after over an constituency. might also indicate the polit- In Ramanagara Assembly from the aircraft onto the hour’s delay. But certainly the fight is ical wind and its direction. For seat vacated by Kumaraswamy hard tarmac at least six metres Meanwhile, in a state- between the BJP and the JD(S). the BJP it is crucial to recapture after he won from two seats, below. Before long, some ment issued later in the after- All these candidates and their Karnataka as the entry to the his wife and former MLA ground staffers around rushed noon, Dr. Rajendra Patankar, fathers are from Shivamogga south. For its Lingayat strong- Anitha Kumaraswamy is con- immediately to Lobo’s help. COO, Nanavati Super district who played their poli- man Yeddyurappa this battle is testing on JDS ticket backed She was taken to nearby Specialty Hospital said: “The tics to the hilt. Here even crucial as it decides his position by the Congress. The BJP has Nanavati Hospital for patient (Lobo) is suffering though cast is a factor in the saffron party. fielded local Congress leader treatment. from right leg compound Yeddyurappa commands sig- The unity of opposition and MLC CM Lingappa’s son Terming the incident as fracture, fracture in both heels nificant clout to get his son parties which got started in L Chandrashekhar against her. “unfortunate”, Air India said and soft tissue injury in chest, elected. Karnataka to take on BJP, This is the Vokkaliga that Lobo had suffered abdomen and lower spine. Karnataka is having three Modi Shah combine has fiz- heart land and the fight is injuries on her legs. She also suffered from a by polls on November 3 and zled out and BJP is Karnataka between them. In Jamakhandi “In an unfortunate inci- sprain in the neck (cervical also by polls to two assembly is expected to garner more Assembly seat, the Congress dent, one of our cabin crew spine). seats. Yeddyurappa expressed seats to help the party it loss has fielded deceased Congress (members) Harsha Lobo, fell “She is being treated confidence and said that his in other States. MLA Siddu Nyamagouda’s son down on the tarmac from the under Dr. Prakash M Doshi, son will win with a huge mar- In Bellary where Reddy Anand Nyamagouda. The BJP Boeing 777 aircraft door Director of Orthopaedics and gin to continue the good work brothers still control the BJP has fielded former MLA while closing it,” an AI state- Traumatology. She is in the constituency. has fielded former MP J Srikanth Kulkarni against him. ment said. currently under observation". 
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Statue of Unity, saying the 182- under the fold of the country Tappears to have come out Narendra Modi, Deen Dayal For years, political parties ing Faizabad as Ayodhya. malign the image of Gujarat “Gandhi should have metre statue of Sardar after Independence. of the Ram Mandir campaign Upadhyaya and Shyama Prasad particularly the CPI(M) have The saints of Ayodhya have which had developed due to the taken action against his MLA Vallabhbhai Patel would be the “There is a lift which can for now and walked into the Mukheree who was a local been setting up stalls outside decided to raise the demand support and hard work of the and not just tweeting and for- tallest statue of the world with top take 50 people at a time up to the Durga Puja pandals to push hero and was even elected Puja pandals to sell their books before Chief Minister Yogi people of other states. getting everything,” he said, class tourist facilities in the area. bust of the statue from where forward its ideology. from South Kolkata,” said the and also as a public relations Adityanath when he visits “I can assure you that the adding that it was surprising “The construction of the people can witness the scenic Believing that the party leader. exercise. Now the BJP follows Ayodhya for Deepotsav (light- situation is normal and every that the alleged MLA was also statue commenced in 2013 after beauty of the place and there is will definitely return to power Booklets on national reg- suit. ing the lamps) ceremony on the non-Gujarati individual is safe the party in-charge of Bihar iron and other scraps were col- also an exhibition hall,” he said. in Delhi in 2019 and enter ister for citizens were also Ghosh said the party had bank of river Saryu on Diwali. and secure. It is the tradition of and had conspired against the lected from six lakh villages of For the comfort of tourists, Bengal Assembly through being distributed, sources said already set up stalls in many Samajwadi Party chief all Gujaratis to safeguard the people of Bihar. the country. It took just four there is a tent city and a three- Parliament two years later, the “so that misgivings on what it places. “We are getting support Akhilesh Yadav criticised Chief life and property of non- Giving reason for such years to complete the statue near star hotel while 100 guides are BJP has concentrated on is all about is put out.” from the locals and hope to Minister Yogi Adityanath over Gujaratis,” Rupani said while conspiracy by the Congress, the Sardar Sarovar dam,” he said. being trained to help the tourists, preparing the voters mentally Despite anti-campaign by increase the number of our the move to rename Allahabad claiming that Gujaratis and Gujarat Chief Minister said Rupani said the Statue of Besides, a tribal market, valley of through ideological books. The Chief Minister Mamata stalls to a record number,” he as Prayagraj, saying he was non-Gujaratis had mixed in the that the party, which was lag- Unity was based on a big flowers and other attractions are party is peddling ideological Banerjee on NRC in Assam, said adding the people will “doing nothing for the people state like “milk and sugar” and ging behind Bharatiya Janata building which housed a muse- also nearby. PNS books at Durga Puja pandals “we shall try to tell the actual back BJP’s move and not listen and claiming credit by just they all were behind the devel- Party in the country, had tried this time round. story of NRC,” the leader said to the diktats of the TMC. renaming cities”. opment of Gujarat. to implicate the Gujarat ue in the world and the credit Rupani said that Gujarat And aware that the adding it was not directed “We will get a feel of the “Raja Harshvardhan made Addressing a press confer- Government just before the for it goes to Prime Minister had always welcomed the peo- Hindutva flavour was getting against Bengalis. general political atmosphere ‘Prayag Kumbh’ great by offer- ence here on Monday along assembly polls in several States Narendra Modi and the ple from other parts of the repetitive on the ideological State BJP president Dilip through the sale of the books” ing donations but the present with his Uttar Pradesh coun- and also to counter the move of Gujarat government,” he said. country and it was the contri- platter the State party has Ghosh said that his party will because Kolkata itself is likely day rulers are trying to take terpart Yogi Adityanath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Earlier, both the Chief bution of non-Gujaratis that decided to bring about some use Durga Puja pandals to to witness about 50 lakh peo- credit for the work just by Rupani said that everyone to inaugurate the Statue of Ministers attended an ‘Ekta Gujarat had developed to such changes in flavour by filling the propagate about NRC in Assam ple hopping pandals for 24 renaming the city to Prayagraj,” knew who was behind the Unity at Sardar Sarovar dam on Sambaad’ function in which an extent. book racks with biographies of and how it is done for the ben- hours all the 5-6 days the lead- the former Chief Minister conspiracy. October 31. they launched a solar charkha. “In Surat, Baroda and other Prime Minister Narendra efit of that state and country, ership said. tweeted on Monday. “We have arrested around UP chief minister Yogi Yogi Adityanath on the parts of Gujarat, north Indians Modi, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya contrary to the propaganda of The BJP is targeting more “They (BJP) have even 700 people for the conspiracy Adityanath in his brief inter- occasion said that solar power are working efficiently to devel- and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. the TMC. “We are also writing than 22 parliamentary seats in renamed Ardh Kumbh as in which more than 50 are action said that he has accept- was becoming a revolution in op the state,” he stated. “We will try to reach out articles on violence and misrule 2019 general elections. While Kumbh. This mocks our tradi- Congress leaders and workers. ed the invitation of Rupani to the country and now power- He also appealed to the to the people through books of TMC government and the the Chief Minister has said that tion and belief,” he added. The They also conspired through attend the inauguration func- loom would run by it. people of UP to visit Gujarat, so that the anti-propaganda developmental work done by the TMC will win all the 42 Congress also hit out at the rul- social media in which 70 peo- tion of Statue of Unity on “Mahatma Gandhi’s dream particularly religious places of generated by the Trinamool the Modi government,” he said. seats, BJP leader Kailash ing dispensation. Uttar Pradesh ple have been arrested,” the October 31. He further said of village empowerment will be Somnath and Dwarka, tourist Congress is successfully coun- The leader also said that Vijaybargiya said things will be Congress Committee general Gujarat Chief Minister said. that the Gujarat CM has also fulfilled through this solar places like Kutch and Gir tered,” said a senior leader though the party had received clear in few months time as secretary Onkarnath Singh said Without taking the name accepted the UP’s demand for power revolution and it will forest and Sabarmati Ashram adding about 2,000 —3,000 requisitions from many parts of most of the TMC leaders will changing the name of the historic of Congress MLA Alpesh land to construct a guest house also help UP’s policy of One of Mahatma Gandhi, which book stalls will be put up the State for setting up stalls not be in a position to contest city to Prayagraj was an attempt Thakor, who was allegedly near the Statue of Unity. District, One product was the ultimate place for all throughout the State includ- “the local Trinamool leadership the polls as they will be in jail to fiddle with the history of the behind the conspiracy, Rupani “It will be the highest stat- (ODOP),” he said. the people. ing Kolkata. is disturbing us from doing so. in chit fund case. nation. PNS 4  3  H)'     2     
 
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All my The JD(U) on Monday 35:'03):/0) Cpresident Nitish Kumar is After holding the dalit con- schemes are universal and for held a training programme for .0$3  now fully in an election mode. claves at some places and one in the welfare of all and not any its proposed `Mahila Samagam’ 5: 3 :$($  He is taking all attempts to woo Patna four days back which was particular section,” he declared (women conclave) to be held all sections of the voters in a bid also attended by Nitish, Monday at a meeting organised by the on 24, 25 and 26 November in 5:# 0 .3B$53 to expand his electoral base. was the day to host meeting on minorities welfare department. all districts. The focal point of 3$3 /#3 .$3 :  His party is holding separate minorities issues. The emphasis The CM unveiled projects these conclave would be gov- 35$#$# conclaves for backwards, dalits, of the CM was on maintaining on minorities residential ernance, prohibition, anti         '         $:#3:/0 minorities as well as women communal harmony and schools, wakf development and dowry and child marriage,  6:5 76:33$4$           *      $ and youths of all sections and addressing the problems faced to madrasa modernisation. He women employment, educa- telling them the Government’s the Muslim community. also approved the Indo-Islamic tion and health, said JD(U) he Kerala High Court on timised nun, who had staged  .'$$3  their Indian citizenship. ... steps taken for their welfare. “I have never and will never design for new construction of national general secretary RCP TMonday granted condi- public protest in Kochi seek- They then confessed that they Incidentally, all these sec- compromise with crime, cor- historical and iconic building Singh. tional bail to Roman Catholic ing the bishop's arrest, group of 31 suspected hail from Bagerhat district in tions had wholeheartedly ruption and communalism. I Anjuman Islamia Hall in down- He said the works done by Bishop Franco Mulakkal, expressed concern over the ABangladeshi nationals who Khulna division of backed Nitish from 2005 except believe in working and serving town Patna and said it should Nitish for the half of the pop- three weeks after he was "speedy bail" of the accused, allegedly entered the country Bangladesh," Ali said. the 2014 Lok Sabha polls but the people and not concerned be completed Eid in 2020. He ulation should be propagated arrested over allegations of saying Bishop Mulakkal was illegally were apprehended on During interrogation, the regained the support of these for votes. I have committed to also listed the works done for through the `Mahila Samagam’. repeatedly raping and sexu- very powerful who can influ- Monday from Guwahati detainees said that they had ally assaulting a nun. ence the witnesses in the case Railway Station, according entered India illegally two to Granting the bail, Justice even if he stays outside to police. three years ago and had moved Raja Vijayaraghavan directed the State. The group was detained to Bangalore where they did the accused to leave Kerala They said there was a when they were preparing to some petty jobs, the police and surrender his passport. security threat for them and board Kanchanjunga Express official said. He has been directed to there was no guarantee that to go to Agartala this morn- The group had reached appear before the probe officer they would be alive tomorrow. ing, Railway Police Deputy Guwahati yesterday by the once in two weeks on Welcoming the decision, a Superintendent Iftekar Bangalore Express and spent Saturdays. This condition Jalandhar diocese spokesper- Ali said. the night on the station plat- would be applicable till a charge son said, "Thanks to the God." The detained include eight form."They were on their way to sheet is filed in the case. Without elaborating, he women and 13 children, he Bangladesh via Agartala to visit Earlier on October 3, the said the case was under the said."They could not produce their homes ... Investigation is High Court had dismissed consideration of the court any valid document to prove on," he added. the bail plea of the clergyman and "let the court decide". while accepting the prosecu- The bishop was arrested tion argument that the on September 21 after intense accused, holding a high posi- interrogation over the last tion in the society, would try three days.The Vatican had to influence witnesses in the relieved him "temporarily" of case, if given bail. all pastoral responsibilities as The 54-year-old bishop, the bishop of the Jalandhar currently lodged in a sub-jail diocese of the Missionaries of in Pala in Kottayam district, Jesus congregation to which moved the high court again the alleged victim also belongs. after a magistrate court The nun had accused the extended his judicial remand. clergyman of repeatedly rap- Police opposed the bail ing and having unnatural sex application of Mulakkal, say- with her between 2014 and ing investigation was still on 2016. In her complaint to the in the case. Kottayam Police in June, the The court, however, nun had alleged that Bishop granted him conditional bail Mulakkal raped her at a guest considering the fact that house in Kuravilangad in May investigation in the case was 2014 and later sexually almost over. exploited her on several Fellow nuns of the vic- occasions. (  (     ()  ( *+, -.*/ COMMENT & ANALYSIS   ()  ( *+, -.*/ 

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Matters at nano- necessary steps to minimise their threat. hoods. Their efforts, perhaps out of Sarsanghchalak, the call for Pakistan                #      100 million tourists visiting the region annually, scale exhibit properties different from the bulk Towards this end, the Government of India habit and hubris, saw only a desulto- had taken on a pervasive note and matter primarily because of the surface and had laid out some initiatives, importantly the ry revival of their discredited allega- echoed across the country. The Quit this injustice and eventually the ban has himself said. There was an inter- tleman wouldn’t disagree with you. across the world.                # )   expected to go up to 240 million per annum by quantum effects. These factors affect the Nano Science Mission anchoring the pro- tions even as in the main the India movement had also gained force was lifted. Correspondingly, commu- view that he gave in the 1970s to Dr Don’t you think it is high time that a In Bunch of thoughts the con-                  2025, put immense pressure on extant resources. chemical reactivity of materials and alter their motion of nanoscience in India. The mis- Sarsanghchalak’s outreach has over- and many swayamsevaks had been nist ideology was expanding and divi- Jilani in which he answered these meeting took place between you and cerns raised by Shri Guruji are the   )               ( We need to preserve the Himalayas for future mechanical, electrical and magnetic proper- sion is working towards strengthening whelmed past prejudice. incarcerated and some condemned to sive theories that undermined nation- direct questions. It is an interview that such Muslim Indian leaders who same that the world today is vexed       . 3            generations. ties. Hence, the success of nanotechnology knowledge on nanotechnology through In this context, there seems to be death. It was a tumultuous time — in al identity were systematically main- is rarely quoted either because critics would cooperate with you in finding with and are specific to an ideology        4    1 2 ( relies heavily on the ability of the researchers national and international collaborations. some delight or surprise about the 1946, there was an election held with streamed. At the same time conver- develop selective amnesia or it does- ways and means to remove this com- (within the faith) that propagates fun-                  ) to address these uncertainties. They must pulmonary diseases and respiratory ill- Significant steps are underway to include clarification the Sarsanghchalak has the demand for Pakistan. In Muslim sions by Christians gained ground; the n’t suit their motivated campaign. munal discord once for all? Would damentalism and the jihadist mind-                become adept in understanding the prospects nesses. Suggestive evidence show that nanoscience in the curriculum for postgrad- given about the publication Bunch of majority areas, Hindus were subject- Justice Niyogi commission report led Below are the relevant sections you like to meet such leaders? set that leads to horrors and oppres-                      and implications that this new technology nanoparticles accumulated in the vascular uate students. A comprehensive document, Thoughts, a collection of speeches ed to violence and persecution. As a the Congress ruled states of Orissa of the interview: Shri Guruji: I would not only sion. Even in Bharat the existence of    1)  2              ( may leave on the eco-system as a whole. sites can clot the blood vessels, thereby as the first of its kind, is brought forward by and thoughts of Shri Guruji result of Direct Action, Hindus in and Madhya Pradesh to enact an anti- Dr Jilani: Much has been said like it, I would welcome it. such elements cannot be denied. In          Nanoparticles are sources of both natur- increasing the likelihood of a heart attack or the Nano regulatory Task Force on precau- Golwalkar (the second Bengal faced widespread violence. conversion law. about ‘Indianisation’ and a lot of Well known journalist addition, forced and illegal conversion Honour in uniform #   "  . 5         ( al and man-made processes — soil erosion, a stroke. Occupational exposure to these tionary measures in handling practices of Sarsanghchalak). This analysis takes India gained independence but it was During this time of upheaval, confusion has arisen over it. Could Khushwant Singh also interviewed in violation of the law by missionary #              dust storms, burning of unprocessed fuel, toxic elements can increase the risk of lung nanoparticles. a further leap and goes so far as to also amputated. The largest move- Guruji continued to travel through the you please tell me how to remove Guruji in 1972. and if you were to bodies, urban Maoism as well as the    S             ( industrial and other mechanical processes — cancer and long-term exposure to higher But the regulatory needs of such an assume that Dr Bhagwat has dis- ment of humanity took place, Hindus length and breadth of the country and the confusion? read that interview then the protract- international support to such activi-                    (             release several million tonnes of nanoparti- concentrations of nanoparticles can lead to upcoming new technology will have to be tanced the Sangh from Guruji! This sought refuge in India, often after fac- addressed issues that plagued the Shri Guruji: ‘Indianisation’ was ed effort to malign and misrepresent ties have once again in the recent past   6          . 3      ( cles in the air. Where studies have extensive- deaths. For patients with preexisting heart spread further to have sector based regula- couldn’t be further from the truth. In ing unspeakable violence and losing national conscience. These contem- of course the slogan given by Jana Shri Guruji by the communists been highlighted through some inci-                     ))  ly researched the health impacts of PM2.5 or pulmonary conditions, the situation can tions. Sectors of production should be able fact, the entire lecture of the everything. The swayamsevaks were plations and responses to the preva- Sangh. Why should there be such con- who exercised control on most of the dents but have a long history of  S            (   $           % and PM10 exposure, evidence on the toxic get worse when exposed to elevated parti- to separate particles used in macro versus Sarsanghachalak on day two about the only group who stood by this pop- lent circumstances have been includ- fusion? ‘Indianisation’ does not mean media and academic disciplines spreading disquiet and violence in      #               3 effects of nanoparticles on human health is cle concentrations. Infant mortality, neona- nanoforms. Materials used in nano forms Hindu and Hindutva was based on ulation, protecting them and playing ed in Bunch of Thoughts. converting all people to Hinduism. Let will become clear. Singh starts by society. Though it is necessary to take               (      9   * insufficient and beyond the scope of a sin- tal complications and birth defects are also should have regulatory mechanisms differ- the intellectual articulation provided witness to their trauma. The psycho- On his centenary birth anniver- us all realise that we are all the chil- writing: “There are some people the Muslims and Christians of Bharat   12    1       7          
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In the early-2000’s  $#) facturing output from the The Ministry of Corporate any security interest created The Government, in its for subscription from Monday, SAIC bought the British car- 100,000 that Halol can cur- Affairs swiftly approached the over the assets of IL&FS and its application filed before the running up to five tranches till maker MG and Rover. The lat- rently manage. We are also not appellate tribunal after the 348 group companies including NCLT, had sought three February. ter was renamed Roewe and tion and when we launch we vehicles could be brought to adding too many dealers, we Mumbai bench of the National any action under the months’ moratorium over “BSE’s online bidding plat- has become one of the largest will have over 75 per cent India, the carmaker recently have plans for just 45 dealer Company Law Tribunal Securitization and “institution or continuation” form for SGB 2018-19 - series homegrown brands in China, localisation”, Chaba said. While launched their new all-electric principals and a 100 touch- (NCLT) turned down its plea to Reconstruction of Financial or any other proceedings 2 will be open for subscription however according to Michael it is likely that the company will SUV, the MarvelX in China. points at launch and we will grant 90 days moratorium over Assets and Enforcement of against IL&FS and any of its from Monday, October 15 to Yang, Executive Director, enter the Indian market with The company has also electric grow with our dealers going the loans taken by IL&FS and Security Interest Act, 2002”. group companies in “any October 19, 2018, for trading International Business, SAIC, their HS sports-utility vehicle, sedans and hatchbacks in their forward. Many foreign brands its subsidiaries. The appellate tribunal has court of law/tribunal/arbitra- members to subscribe to the the MG brand will be used to a C-segment SUV in the same product portfolio. have come to India and failed. Passing an interim order also put suspension of tem- tion panel or arbitration issue for their clients,” the power SAIC’s global ambi- size category as the Jeep Chinese manufacturing We do not want to repeat the over the Government’s plea, a porarily the acceleration of authority”. exchange said in a circular. tions. And India will play a key Compass and Hyundai Tucson, has often been criticised for same mistakes, we want to two-member NCLAT bench any term loan, corporate loan, It has also asked for mora- The sovereign gold bonds role in that global vision, with Chaba refused to confirm this copying ideas and technologies focus on customer satisfaction headed by Justice S J bridge loan, commercial paper, torium over any action by any (SGB) will be issued every former General Motors India other than to say that whichev- from western companies, and service.” Mukhopadhaya stayed all the debentures, fixed deposits and party “to foreclose, recover or month from October 2018 to Managing Director Rajeev er product came to India would enabled through compulsory SAIC is moving abroad as proceedings “taking into con- any other financial facility by enforce any security interest” February 2019. Chaba Harding MG Motors feature both petrol and Diesel joint-ventures and outright the Chinese car market growth sideration the nature of the the IL&FS and its 348 group created over the assets of IL&FS According to the exchange, India and the company acquir- engines. copying of designs. SAIC took tempers off, after growing from case, larger public interest and companies. or its group firms under the series III will be available for ing GM’s old Halol facility in Yang added that SAIC has pains to prove that they are just over 10 million units to 25 economy of the nation and It has also stayed all banks, Securitisation and public subscription from Gujarat. already decided that the second developing their own designs million in just over a decade. interest of IL&FS and 348 financial institutions from exer- Reconstruction of Financial November 5-9, series IV Chaba said that several vehicle that MG will bring to and technologies in-house. Chinese carmaker’s which were group companies”. cising the right to set off or lien Assets and Enforcement of December 24-28, series V modifications had been made India will be a purely electric During a walkthrough of the derided for poor quality in their The NCLAT also directed against any amounts lying with Security Interest Act. January 14-18 and series VI to the Halol facility in order to vehicle. “At the MOVE summit company’s Anting facilities, homegrown products just over to implead the top five lenders any creditor against any dues. The Government had stat- February 4-8. prepare it for MG Motors last month we saw the vision the company showcased their a decade ago have dramatical- of IL&FS and asked to submit The appellate tribunal has ed that the newly appointed For the current fiscal, the including a new press shop as that Prime Minister Modi has in-house vehicle development ly picked up their act which is their replies over the directed to list theboard is “likely to face certain first tranche of the SGB and its well as a new vendor park. for electrification, and it is abilities including new engines clearly evident to the casual Government’s plea seeking 90 Government’s appeal on problems” relating to IL&FS subscription was opened on Along with itself, SAIC is also clear that India is walking and an advanced Dual-Clutch observer. If the success of days moratorium. November 13 “for admission”. and its group company and April 16.SGBs are Government bringing SAIC subsidiaries down the electric path. 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Lack of Activity: Sedentary lifestyle, lack Drugs: Steroids, anti-etrilepsy and cer- This must be done under medical supervision. improving the overall health in many ways, and, of exercise leads to osteoporosis. Since bone tain other drugs, can lead to osteoporosis. You will be asked to take the oral drugs empty in addition, help in losing belly fat. Also, parents $%*>#"$"?"@ is a living, dynamic structure, the more we Alcohol and smoking: Heavy drinking stomach with water and to walk for half hour. This need to motivate their children to indulge more Social Anxiety disorder is characterised by the intense fear stress it with activities like walking, jogging and smoking have a definite negative is because absorption of these drugs is otherwise poor. in outdoor games and activities. of social situations like per- and sports, the more bone can remain effect on bone formation. 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It was nearly bangar (alluvial) and dabar (marshy) seven centuries ago, when the Sufi Saint zones, which are all representative of 7%  " %             Nizamuddin Auliya, walked these paths Delhi’s fast disappearing biodiversity.” History states that parks became a and shared his teachings of universal love. As Delhi’s first arboretum, it has source of entertainment after the French        8 : !" +"3 His message of tolerance and humanity almost 300 tree species, the largest num- Revolution ended in 1799. More people infused the Mughal empire and assisted ber in any of Delhi’s parks. A contiguous started going to parks; a pastime that by the Grand Trunk Road spread stretch of dense green cover across belonged only to the rich but was made parks and green spaces throughout good life.” Anchored by scenic settings Survey of India, as well as the Norwegian throughout the country. What ensued was Sunder Nursery continues on to the available to everyone. Recognising this France, which included a park at each of and recreation, New York’s Central Park Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US the dispersing of a remarkably pluralis- adjoining National Zoological Park and growing need for public parks, emperor France’s cardinal points, and the place- was designed in the spirit of Parisian pub- Embassy through the US Ambassadors tic and harmonious spirit. the Batashewala Complex, providing a Napoleon III, Baron Hausmann, and ment of trees to line the main avenue in lic parks of the same period. Fund for Cultural Preservation have all For Nanda and his team the Sunder protected bird habitat for the ground nest- engineer Adolphe Alphandunder creat- Paris, the Champs-Élysées. In 1870 alone, been part of this great plan. Architect Nursery beholds the same spirit of uni- ing national bird, the peacock. ed an urban renewal plan which swept the acreage of parks in France increased  " # Ratish Nanda recalls the services of versal harmony. Aligned with the large France. from 47 to 4,500 and by this time, 2,300 The Sunder Nursery development in hundreds of craftsmen — stone carvers, entrance plaza of Humayun’s tomb, "" 7* This undertaking saw the develop- varieties of plants had been introduced to Delhi has been christened the Central plasterers, masons and gardeners. Nanda Sunder Nursery features a spectacular “Over the last decade, hundreds of ment of multiple the country. Park because it has recreated New York’s also reveres the memory of the late pedestrian central axis conceived in truckloads of construction rubble were By 1860, the French journalist Eugène central feature by blending landscape Professor M Shaheer. “He worked with three parts, as a progression of formal- removed and 20,000 saplings planted, Chapus wrote: “One of the pronounced architecture, city planning and urban park the Aga Khan Trust for Culture for ly arranged gardens around the heritage drawing 80 species of birds to the site. characteristics of our Parisian society management; and ever-changing notions 18 years as the landscape architect for structures and merging at its end with Many more are expected now that the is that . . . everyone in the middle about recreation, democracy, and the role the Humayun’s Tomb as well as the proposed arboretum and water gar- water bodies are full. 60 species of but- class wants to have his little of public space in relation to both. restorations in Kabul and in Hyderabad. dens. terflies have already made the park their house with trees, roses, and The AKTC states that the His contribution to the Sunder home,” affirms Nanda who has worked dahlias, his big or little Ministry of Housing and Nursery project was immense,  "" hard to create an oasis of biodiversity. garden, his rural Urban Affairs, the Central from the original master plan  $ . 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Ponappa will pair up with N Sikki Reddy and play the / , # Srikanth will face Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of American duo of Ariel Lee and Sydney Lee in the opening Denmark in the opening round, while B Sai Praneeth will #                  round of the women's doubles event. (      O$    "   >P  (':#$ 0# India in the fifth minute. India took a 2-1 lead at the half-time stage. he Indian men's and women's hockey After the break, Malaysia came out all   will give the Indian team the Korea, therefore we will Tteams went down in their respective guns blazing as Akhimullah Anuar brought opportunity to avoid com- need to give our 100% at all finals but managed to script history by pick- the teams level again in the 13th minute ndia's hockey captain Manpreet Singh mitting the mistakes like those times, and make sure that ing up their maiden Silver medals in the before Amirul Azahar steered Malaysia to Isays the Asian Champions Trophy is not happened in Jakarta. we play like the highest five-a-side competition of the Youth a lead three minutes later. only a redemption chance for them after "We have trained well dur- ranked team in the conti- Olympic Games here. With only two minutes left on the below-par show at the Asian Games but ing our National Camp in nent," said Manpreet. While the men lost 2-4 to Malaysia, the clock, Anuar sealed the Gold by scoring also an opportunity to test the waters Bhubaneswar, and have women's team suffered a 1-3 defeat at the Malaysia's fourth and his second goal of the before the World Cup at home. focused on minimizing the O"7 $ P hands of Argentina in match that took place day to win their first-ever Youth Olympic India had lost to Malaysia in semifi- mistakes in our overall play. With barely three days Sunday night. The Silver medals claimed Games medal. nals at the Asian Games in Jakarta but We all knew that there were areas that to go for the Hero Asian Champions in the Argentine capital are India's first set Later in the women's final, hosts beat arch- rivals Pakistan to win a Bronze needed work and the team has been deter- Trophy here, reigning Asian Games of hockey medals in the Youth Olympics. Argentina were inspired by yet another medal. mined in making things right as we champions Japan chief coach Siegfried The Malaysian men and Argentina capacity crowd. "We have had a tough few months as approach the biggest two months in all of Aikman on Monday backed defending women made history of their own by win- India took an early lead after only 49 we could not achieve our target of win- our careers," said the captain. champions India to retain the title. ning their first-ever Youth Olympic Games seconds through Mumtaz Khan. ning the Gold medal at the 18th Asian India are the defending champions, Aikman, a Dutch national of Indian Hockey5s Gold medals. But once the early nerves settled, Games, but it is time now for all of us to             having won the title in 2016 when they origin, praised the Harendra Singh- Argentina men and China women Argentina got into their stride and Gianella rejuvenate ourselves and prepare well for beat Pakistan 3-2 in the final match in coached side's skills, tactical awareness secured the Bronze medals respectively fol- Palet levelled after six minutes. the Hockey Men's World Cup involved in the World Cup later in Kuantan, Malaysia. and fitness but at the same time pointed lowing 4-0 and 6-0 wins over Zambia and Sofia Ramallo then edged Argentina Bhubaneswar 2018," Manpreet said before November-December. Therefore we will "We have won the tournament twice out India's weakness in handling pressure South Africa. ahead with nearly nine minutes on the clock leaving for Champions Trophy, to be held try to produce our best performances and before in 2011 and 2016, and we go into situations. In the men's Gold medal match, India to give the hosts a 2-1 lead at half-time. in Oman. aim at winning the competition," said the 2018 tournament as defending cham- "India are undoubtedly the con- took the lead after only two minutes In the second half, Brisa Bruggesser World number five Indian team will Manpreet. pions. Our focus is on producing good tenders for winning the tournament. through captain Vivek Sagar Prasad. made it 3-1. begin its campaign against hosts Oman on With the Indian team facing compe- performances throughout the five Pool They have the skills, tactical awareness However, just about two minutes later While India tried their best to get back Thursday. tition from World No 12 Malaysia, arch- stage matches in order to qualify for semi- and fitness but they are vulnerable under Malaysia levelled through Firadus Rosdi, in the game, Argentina held on to win their "The Asian Champions Trophy will rivals Pakistan, World No 14 South finals. pressure and that's the area which we need but the lead was short-lived as Prasad first Youth Olympic Hockey5s Gold medal give the team a chance to face some of the Korea, Asian Games 2018 Gold medallists "We have strong opponents in to capitalize if we want success against grabbed his second goal of the match for in front of a jubilant home crowd. best Asian teams, who will also be Japan, and hosts Oman, the tournament Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan and South them," Aikman said in a statement.