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The erratic movement of big faced with such a dilemma. cal dispensation. Like the other to the administration, yet this  vehicles, comprising of big The heavy traffic also poses a three pillars of democracy viz kind of treatment is meted out $*"-$(3 cars, trucks and buses, often problem for pedestrians executive, legislature and judi- to them. How is it that author- causes chaos on the roads and who are always fearful while ciary, the members of the ities are not able to ensure that nown inconvenience to the public. walking on the road side path- Fourth Estate have a special sig- members of the press are there Kfor its Office-goers, school going chil- ways. nificance in democratic polit- for a particular official purpose initiatives to dren, sick and old are worse Over the years Doon valley ical system. The members of and that too, most of the time, promote tree affected as they are not able to has also experienced increasing the Fourth Estate not only on an invitation? By and large, plantation reach their destination on time. pollution due to vehicular traf- educate and entertain the peo- exceptions apart, members of and Beti Many times sick people die fic, intensified construction ple through audio, video and the press are part of an enlight- Bachao Beti because of delayed medical activity and felling of trees written presentations but also ened section of society and Padhao, attention and similarly poten- besides increasing population. act as a bridge between the peo- would always conduct them- Mati tial candidates going for a job Owing to this vehicular and ple and the day’s government. selves politely within their Abhiyan has interview or written examina- demographic pressure on the Thus, it can be safely said that limits. Thus, the simple ques- appealed to tion are not able to make it on valley and its roads a significant influence of mass media on the tion that comes to mind is why, the MLAs to   7 time. increase in pollution levels has general run of people is vast in that case, they should be so help in pro- One often reads about fre- been registered now. It is high and abiding. People tend to ill-treated at the entrance viding edu- serious official exercise to quent road accidents due to time the state government pon- from their opinions based on premises by the cops or secu- cation to the Acontain the burgeoning erratic vehicular movement dered over the situation keep- the information from various rity personnel? It’s in every- girls from road traffic in the Doon valley and traffic rule violations. ing in view the future scenario. segments of the mass media. body’s knowledge that the deprived is long overdue now. The rea- Heavy pressure on the roads First and foremost, authorities Even the politicians and people state’s information department background. sons: frequent road accidents, makes it difficult for the traf- will have to monitor the regis- in authority do look up to the is well aware of the credentials In a request traffic jams, parking problem, fic police to monitor vehicular tration of vehicles not allowing journalists for passing their of each accredited and non meant for shrinking space for pedestrians movement effectively. Never one family to own more than messages to targeted audience. accredited journalist and their the 70 MLAs and ever increasing pollution in ever before this was the situa- one four wheeler and one two Despite this fact, when it comes association with the media of the state, the members of the of shining if given education Majority of them aspire to be the valley. Over the past few tion so grim. wheeler. Broadening of roads to according respect and secu- houses. organisation said that the law- were selected. We are appeal- either doctors or teachers or years, the number of vehicles No less worrisome is the wherever possible must be rity to the journalists, both the Most of the VIPs and the makers should come forward ing to the lawmakers from 70 officers. A little help would take registered in Regional parking problem within the done at the earliest. Clean and Centre and respective state VVIPs of the state are also per- to promote the education of the Assembly constituencies to them far,” he said. Transport Office in Dehradun city. Whatever little parking efficient public transport sys- governments are found miser- sonally known to some senior girls for whom it remains out take care of the education of Member of Mati Abhiyan has gone up phenomenally space is available to the vehicle tem must be introduced ably wanting in that respect. journalists, yet they are also not of bounds because of poverty. these girls so as to help them Om Prakash Rana said, “The going way beyond the earlier owners is not sufficient at any decreasing the dependence of Often it pains when the mem- given due regard by the secu- On the occasion, a booklet have a bright future.” initiative taken by us not just stated figure of ten lakh. As it given point of time. All public the people on their private bers of the press scheduled to rity personnel and other sub- 'Lok Shakti Virkshaaropan’ was There are around 140 girls helps conservation of the were, motor vehicles of all parking places are always full vehicles. Metro rail system meet some sidiary staff. Thus, it is high released. chosen for the programme, he Himalayas and river Ganga descriptions come to the local including those with paid park- which is on the anvil for the VIP or VIPs on a specific time that VIPs and VVIPs The founder of Mati said and added that 140 trees through tree plantation but it RTO office almost on a daily ing. Think of it, a moderate valley may help reduce the call or their own just to give ensured that the members of Abhiyan Kalyan Singh Rawat have been planted by these girls also is meant to educate the girls basis for registration even as family person owning a small pressure on the roads to some coverage to them, are absolute- the press are treated in a dig- said, “The initiative taken by us in their areas in one year. from a deprived background. thousands of other vehicles car is not able to go to many extent, if and when it comes ly ill-treated by the so- called nified manner when they enter on the mission of reaching edu- Rawat further added, “The On both counts, it is successful.” not registered in the state, also places in the city now because into existence. security staff. Having a very their premises. It is also worth- cation to the girls from the initiative was taken with an Another member from ply on narrow roads of the city of the fear of not being able to long experience in the profes- while to mention here that the deprived background has objective to boost Beti Bachao Mati Abhiyan, Shailendra Negi and the adjoining areas. park his or her car safely. A point to ponder sion of journalism, I have seen journalists who often high- taken a year to get into a shape. Beti Padhao Andolan. There said, “This initiative is not just Thus, every day one can Moreover, a lurking fear of even senior journalists being light social causes never get We selected one inter college was another objective- to boost meant to ensure tree plantation see two and four-wheelers of all swift traffic police action in the Many among us are aware put to embarrassing security social security from the pow- each from the 70 Assembly tree plantation through them. but it also is meant to give pro- descriptions vying with each eventuality of wrong parking that Press or Fourth Estate check ups as if they are some ers that be, and that’s it. constituencies spread over If the girls receive some help tection to the sapling thus other, specially during the rush dissuades him to go out. It’s plays a significant role in criminals being taken into Uttarakhand. From each from the MLAs there is no rea- planted. If our state follows the hours, on the narrow roads, worthwhile to mention here strengthening the democratic some prison. Most of these (The writer is a veteran school, two girls from deprived son why they would not have lead it would give the lead to lanes and by lanes of the city. that very often old people are norms in a democratic politi- media persons are well know journalist based in Dehradun) backgrounds who showed signs a bright future ahead of them. other states.” +       )#  
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Such chil- traffic accidents happen in the of Saklana  $*"-$(3 dren studying at country every year and the range in Tehri district by lagers plant and nurture these a school meant number of casualties is as high Sustainable Green Initiative fruit trees to not only increase retirement is a necessity for autistic chil- 1.5 lakh,” he said. (SGI) with the help of Earth the green cover but also pro- Aespecially in India where dren being run The programme was ear- Day Network (EDN) on vide nutrition and secondary only one-tenth of people above by a young cou- lier inaugurated by the state Sunday. The saplings includ- income to the villagers by way 60 years of age have income ple supported transport minister Yashpal ing apricot, walnut, plum, pear of secondary income from sell- from pension or rent. Without by volunteers celebrated the held in the school. “We have said Deepesh. “The biggest their own feelings. It is very Arya. Among the dignitaries and lemon will be planted by ing the fruits. According to a stable and sustainable income Saraswati Puja/ Vasant children of four categories, challenge is to bring their mind difficult for them to express present were the additional villagers in their farmland and SGI’s estimates, each fruit tree source beyond 60, a large pro- Panchami with joy. mentally retarded, autistic, back once they start behaving themselves either with words or chief secretary Ranbir Singh, homesteads. gives a quintal or more of portion is compelled to con- One of them is Ishan Tete, with down syndrome and wildly,” said Pinki. Another facial expressions or even vice-chancellor of DIT “We are fortunate to be a fruits from the fourth year tinue working. son of a city-based doctor. He those afflicted with Cerebral student, son of an IPS officer, touch,” Shreya said. University K K Raina, direc- part of the tree story in the very onwards. While helping the Shashank Jain of Balaji has been studying in the Palsy. I did my PhD in Clinical Aditya charmed all while he Somna Gupta, a home- tor of Pharmacy of DIT Satish area that gave the world farmers nurture these saplings Investments opines that creat- school for the past 10 years. Psychology and one year wonderfully sang a few lines of maker from Shivalik Nagar, Madhav, Sushil Singhal of 'Vriksha Manav' Vishweshwar into young trees, SGI will stress ing Rs one crore retirement He is now 22 and he loves to research at NIVH in a popular song. devotes her morning hours in GRD Collage, president Dutt Saklani,” said EDN coun- on the importance of organic nest-egg is easy. A 30-year old write in Hindi and English Dehradun. There I gathered For each student, there is a looking after the children awardee Gynaecologist Dr try director Karuna Singh. farming and help the villagers needs to invest just Rs 3,000 per under the guidance of a that each child has a special teacher. Apart from regular studying in the school. “I Sujata Sanja and Orthopaedic Saklani, who breathed his last in taking care of them by not month for 30 years to get to Rs teacher. He used to be instinct and corresponding staff of four, there are volun- came to the school for the first surgeon Dr Gaurav on January 18, accomplished resorting to chemical fertilisers one crore magic figure by 60 if excitable when he joined, but behaviour which needs to be teers from different colleges time to celebrate my hus- Sanjay etc. the near-impossible feat of or pesticides. returns grow at a reasonable 12 now his temper has cooled identified,” shares Deepesh. who come to study the special band’s birthday with these Dr Gaurav Sanjay showed regenerating over a hundred It is worth mentioning here per cent. A 40-year old would down thanks to the patience Yellow rice mixed with needs of these specially abled children. Now I am spending through a video presentation hectare area in his village that in February 2018, SGI had require to do the same with Rs and affection of the founders jaggery was enjoyed by each children. my morning time with them how accidents happen in split Saklana by planting broad- planted 5,000 fruit trees in the 10,000 per month for 20 years of the school- Deepesh one served to them to mark Shreya, who is in first year daily. My own children are set- of seconds. He also showed leaved and fruiting trees in his villages around Marora. The to reach Rs one crore. Mutual Chandra Prasad and Pinki Basant Panchami fest. Dancing of MBA from Narsee Monjee tled. I have thus plenty of how accidents might happen lifetime. It is estimated that he saplings were crowd-funded funds are the right investment Prasad- who are running and swaying to the tunes of University, Pune said, “During time to share with the society. when one takes out mobile planted about 50 lakh trees. by the RECK Alumni. option for every aspiring retiree. Abhiprerna Foundation. He ‘Hum hongey kamyab’, the chil- his internship, I learnt the This is very gratifying for phone from the pocket to see SGI director Raj Mohan “Inspired by the nurturing and A retirement mutual fund greets a visitor with a warm dren had a message to share teaching methods meant for me,” she said. the number of messages sent. said, “This day has become upkeep provided by the local is the best way to prepare and ‘good morning.’ Ishan led the which they alone could under- such children. Usually, these Nikita from Raiwala who is The Minister Yashpal Arya doubly important and auspi- community and the growth of increase wealth. Active fund little children, aged between 4 stand. The youngest of such children down with autism student of MA in Psychology said that youths being the cious since we are where the the plants, we have been management by experts to 24 years, in offering yellow children Yogesh Kumar from have trouble in understanding spoke on the joy the children future of nation should not 'Vriksha Manav' worked his encouraged to plant a hundred ensures optimised use of flowers on the idol of Mother Jwalapur Kadachh Mohalla is what other people think and feel when they are taken to a squander away their life magic. We dedicate our efforts thousand fruit trees in this investment money, irrespective Saraswati during the puja the most difficult to handle, feel and also communicating park with swings and games. this way. to him.” SGI will help the vil- region,” added Mohan. of market mood.         

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##  34 people have died in turning a deadly one,” said a With the raids continuing against 11 people in connection happy and the poor are bene- Nitish Kumar proposed pro- violence and disorder in pub- Haridwar district and they doctor. in the aftermath of the tragedy, with the spurious liquor tragedy fiting from prohibition, said the hibition in 2016, the BJP lic places. There is peace  *-"0$4-" were from five villages. " A physician from the dis- in a joint operation of Haridwar and many engaged in the trade Bihar deputy Chief Minister was in opposition but we and health, the poor people It is being suspected that trict hospital Dr Sandeep and Saharanpur police, an have fled villages to elude police Sushil Kumar Modi. supported it and it has been who used to spend money on ith the death count of methyl alcohol mixed in the Tandon said while talking to accused Fakira and his son arrest. He said this while shar- implemented successfully liquor are now spending that Wpeople from five villages hooch might account for the The Pioneer that he has treated Sonu, residents of Balu Pur vil- As per the SIT team head- ing the experience of prohi- too. There are laws against money on milk and food of Haridwar district in the string of deaths. The doctors say many of those who fell ill on lage in Haridwar district have ed by CO Manglaur D S Rawat bition in Bihar in the light of murder, rape and dacoity but which ultimately generates hooch tragedy rising with time, that given the symptoms they consuming the hooch. “Almost been arrested in connection to , formed to investigate the mat- the hooch tragedy in still such crimes continue. revenue for the State too the police are conducting raids had found on the deceased, they all the victims showed the same the spurious liquor while one ter, a case has been registered Uttarakhand. Similarly, despite prohibi- apart from making their lives in the areas where country were convinced that there must symptom of body ache, hazy Sardar Sukhvinder Singh of against one Gyan Singh who On being asked about tion, bootlegging continues better. The JP Government liquor is made and supplied to be a mix of methyl alcohol in vision and the like. We believe Gagahedi village in Roorkee is was himself a victim of the whether liquor should be though the State Government had also imposed prohibition the rural areas. At the same the liquor. Doctors opine that that wood powder in a large on the run. Pathri police on hooch tragedy. prohibited in Uttarakhand, acts sternly against it. It also in 1977 but it was done with- time, people are speculating though liquor is generally made amount was used in making the Sunday nabbed a liquor manu- Villagers said that three Modi said that following the helped that Bihar doesn’t out preparation due to which why the consumption of liquor of jaggery, fruits and wheat, the liquor,” he added. facturer and recovered five litres such people, running the illic- recent deaths, the State have a culture of drinking as it had to be withdrawn in a supposedly served on the con- ratio of mixing is not fixed in Meanwhile, blood samples of country liquor from him. The it liquor trade, have died on Government has taken strin- in some other States, where couple of years. In Bihar, the cluding day of a mourning case of making the country of the consumers have been sent police also destroyed two kilns. consuming the liquor. gent action. However, he it is not considered bad. prohibition was implement- added that the situation in However, ensuring pro- ed after preparations due to every State is different so it hibition is a struggle. which it has been successful.” prohibition in Bihar on the though the move was not would influence the opinion women and poor people for the better due to prohi- would not be logical of him Bootleggers sell a unit cost- Regarding the impact of elections, he said that electorally motivated, it of voters especially the whose lives have changed bition. ( &  ( 4&       ,6
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O      $*"-$(3  P he Vidhan Sabha speaker TPrem Chand Agrawal chaired an all party meeting and the meeting of the business advisory committee ahead of the Budget Session of the Assembly set to start from Monday. During the all-party meet, the State’s Parliamentary Affairs  $*"-$(3 Minister Prakash Pant said that constructive debate would unicipal Corporation of be held in the House on issues MDehradun (MCD) has pertaining to public interest. collected revenue to the tune of Issues that are pertinent for the around 7.6 lakh from the State will be tabled in the due to the cooperation of the February 14 in view of the children play zone situated in House according to the pro- opposition. He said, “I am Prime Minister Narendra Gandhi Park in one year. The ceedings rules,” he said. confident that this time too, Modi’s visit to Rudrapur in park which was opened in The leader of opposition, the Assembly session will be Udham Singh Nagar. June last year to earn revenue Indira Hridayesh said that if held with full decorum.” The Vidhan Sabha deputy as well as to provide an amuse- issues concerning the welfare In the meeting of the busi- speaker Raghunath Singh ment park to the children of the state are tabled in the ness advisory committee, the Chauhan, Parliamentary seems to be helping the civic House, the opposition will business of the house from Affairs minister Prakash Pant, body meet both its objectives. extend its cooperation. She February 11 to 15 was dis- leader of opposition Indira Speaking of the matter, further assured that full pro- cussed. The governor’s address Hridayesh, MLAs Govind the district project officer of ceedings of the House would will be held on February 11 Singh Kunjwal and Pritam Atal Mission for Rejuvenation be facilitated. while on February 12 and 13 Singh were present in the and Urban Transformation  $*"-$(3 tant for all departments to conservation of environment, raising public awareness on The Vidhan Sabha it will be discussed in the business advisory committee scheme (AMRUT) Ashish work on well thought out plans. he said. these vital issues. Speaker Prem Chand Agrawal House. The Budget for this meeting along with Vidhan Kathaith said, “After the park hief Minister Trivendra Addressing the gathering All must do their bit in Bali Devi, a family member said that the previous financial year will be present- Sabha secretary Jagdish was made, it was given on pub- CSingh Rawat inaugurated on the occasion, Rawat referred order to ensure that the future of Chipko movement leader Assembly session was con- ed on February 15 while no Chandra and other officials lic private partnership (PPP) Gauradevi Paryavaran Bhawan, to the environmental wealth of generations get clean air and Gaura Devi said that one can ducted in an orderly manner proceedings will be held on concerned. mode. The company appoint- the new headquarters of the the State that comprises 71 per water, stressed the Chief imagine happiness only till ed for running it has given Uttarakhand Environment cent forest area with about 48 Minister. trees, water and land are pro- MCD an amount of 7.6 lakh Protection and Pollution per cent of the total land under The State’s Forest and tected. She also stressed on the in one year.” Control Board (UEPPCB) at forest cover. Environment Minister Harak importance of tree plantation  .! He further said, “As per the the IT Park, Sahastradhara Considering the require- Singh Rawat said that innova- and protection of the Himalaya. agreement signed with the Road here on Sunday. Rawat ments of the future, the con- tive efforts will also have to be Raipur MLA Umesh Sharma company, it would increase said that with the construction servation of water is very taken for conservation of the also expressed his views on the the income by 10 per cent by of this building, the board will important. The State Himalaya, water and jungles to occasion. $ 0R.  the end of this year. So, the be able to function conve- Government is working con- preserve human life. Principal secretary Anand amount we have received is niently and also enhance its sistently in the direction of He appreciated the efforts Wardhan, principal chief con- likely to go up by 10 per cent work capability. Stating that all water conservation. initiated by the Chief Minister servator of forests Jai Raj, UEP- #   Nagar districts . As per the Met or more by the end of 2019.” are responsible for conservation Considering past experiences for conservation of water and PCB member secretary SP      officers, moderate fog is likely to Notably, following inau- of the environment, the Chief and requirements too, special environment, adding that these Subudhi and others were also form in several places of these guration, the children play Minister said that it is impor- focus needs to be laid on the efforts had also resulted in present on the occasion. two districts during the early zone was embroiled in a con-  $*"-$(3 morning hours on February 11 troversy. The allegation ran and 12. that the assigned company had he sky remained cloudy for The sky is going to be main- spent more than the market 2      !4 Tmost parts of the day in ly clear, though it might partly price on various rides installed Dehradun on Sunday, though it cloudy for some time across the The maximum and mini- in the zone. Furthermore, the did not rain. The State State on Monday. However, the mum temperatures recorded at officers, tasked with inquiry  $*"-$(3 As per tradition, a cere- AM. and others were also present on Meteorological Centre has fore- climate would remain mainly various towns of the State on into the allegation, have for- mony was held in the The date for Gadu Ghada the occasion. cast a dry climate in dry in Uttarakhand on the day. Sunday were 20.7 degree Celsius warded the probe report to the he portals of Badrinath Narendranagar palace of the (oil pot) Yatra was fixed on Uttarakhand on Monday. In Dehradun too, the sky is and 7.4 degree Celsius in civic body officers concerned. Tshrine will be reopened to erstwhile royal family of Tehri April 24. Tehri MP Mala Rajya 1   However, the centre has issued likely to remain partly cloudy to Dehradun, 22.0 degree Celsius the public on May 10 this year. on the auspicious occasion of Laxmi Shah, Badrinath -  -  /# a yellow-coded warning of mod- mainly clear on the day with lit- and 6.5 degree Celsius in        The date was decided at a tra- Vasant Panchami. After rituals Kedarnath Temple Committee  02   erate fog likely to envelop some tle likelihood of rain. The max- Pantnagar, 12.6 degree Celsius   
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   reservation, the strategy of dation of non-Jats, which Barring northern Gujjars, Baniyas among others R             + consolidating the non-Jat appears to be an aggrieved Haryana, the Jats have strong- to get benefit in the ensuing +*-3$0>-"* votes, just like in 2014 assem- gathering due to the perceived holds everywhere across the general elections,” said bly polls, would be party’s political clout being enjoyed by state. Their strength is partic- Kulwant Singh Nehra,    "-3+*0 ivided on caste lines, main agenda for Lok Sabha the Jats in the past three ularly high in central Haryana, Assistant Professor, RBI chair Dpolarization of the domi- polls 2019. In the absence of decades in Haryana. which includes Rohtak Lok at Chandigarh-based Centre azaribagh district admin- nant Jat community versus the Modi-wave this time, the BJP The BJP’s focus on the Sabha constituency seat. for Research in Rural and Histration is all set to man- non-Jats seems to be getting would be banking on non-Jat non-Jat votes was evident in The community also has Industrial Development ufacture unique flavours of stronger in Haryana and like- voters in 10 parliamentary 2014 when the party decided a significant presence in (CRRID) while talking to The jam, pickle, tea bags, soup and ly to dominate the political dis- constituencies in Haryana,” to chose Manohar Lal, a first Hisar, Bhiwani- Pioneer. much more. course as well as the outcome say political experts. non-Jat to lead the state in 18 Mahendragarh and Sonepat He said, “The non-Jat Deputy Commissioner in the Lok Sabha elections, a The non-Jat polarization years after former Chief parliamentary seats. polarization might work in Ravi Shankar Shukla said, “A few weeks from now. has already worked in favour Minister Bhajan Lal. While around 25 percent favour of the BJP in some Lok manufacturing unit is being set Haryana which has 10 Lok of the BJP in recent bypoll to The saffron party, which of total electorate in Haryana Sabha seats. The four Lok up in the district where we will Sabha seats, is bitterly divided Jind assembly segment, where was riding high on the are Jats, the remaining 75 per- Sabha seats including Rohtak, involve rural women in mak- on caste lines following the vio- the party had never won in the Narendra Modi wave in the cent are non-Jats, which Hisar, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh ing jams and pickle of unique lent Jat reservation agitation in past. 2014 Lok Sabha elections had include Dalits, Brahmins, and Sonepat are Jat dominat- local produce like Mahua 2016. While the Bharatiya Jind, which were conven- won seven seats out of 10 Lok Yadavs, Baniyas among others. ed seats and the strategy of (Madhuca longifolia) and Janata Party (BJP) is banking tionally known as INLD and Sabha seats. This time, Haryana will be non-Jat polarization is unlike- kudrum (red sorrel). This will on the non-Jat votes to get at Congress bastions due to a In general elections, the witnessing a rectangular polit- ly to work in favour of the rul- not just help us bringing the least seven seats which it won majority of Jat voters, saw BJP had contested eight seats ical battle with BJP, Congress, ing party.” best out of the local produce in 2014 polls, there is a tough polarization along caste lines out of 10 and left Hissar and INLD-BSP and Jannayak Janta Jitender Prasad, retired but at the same time help more funds will be added by JSLPS uct with brand name Jiyo,” he competition to get the Jat votes. with non-Jat votes rallied Sirsa to its alliance partner at Party of Hisar MP Dushyant Professor, Department of women become self depen- and district administration as said. Once the manufacturing In the past three decades, around and pumped for BJP’s that time, Haryana Janhit Chautala in the fray. JJP, a Sociology, Maharashi dent.” well.” unit is set up, more women will the dominant Jats constituting Krishan Middha and the even- Congress (HJC) of former CM breakaway faction of the INLD Dayanand University, Rohtak The work of rejuvenation Around 80 women of two be roped in for production of about 29 percent of state’s tual winner. Bhajan Lal’s son Kuldeep is likely to form an alliance said that another factor that of the building to match the blocks, Churchu and edibles and the varieties would population (25 percent of the In the past, only former Bishnoi. with the Aam Aadmi Party for might work in favor of the BJP standards of Food Safety and Chauparan are being given also increase. electorate) is stated to have Chief Minister Bhajan Lal, a While the HJC lost both the general elections. would be split in Jat vote bank Standards Authority of India training in making of pickles “Apart from pickles and always polarized behind a non-Jat had managed to seats to the INLD, the BJP won With the formation of with the formation of JJP, a (FSSAI) would be completed for the last one year by JSLPS jam we are also planning on favoured Jat leader in the become a potential non-Jat seven seats, losing the Rohtak another political party—JJP— splinter group of INLD, which within a month after which and Asian Heritage Foundation production of packaged mush- maze of Haryana politics. option for the voters and had seat to Deepender Hooda of ahead of general elections, is a Jat-centric party. production will begin. (AHF). room soup, tea bags and toma- The Jats are usually seen as led the Congress for years, the Congress. the vote arithmetic is likely to “In Jind bypoll, the contest Gaurav Jaiswal, district Jaiswal informed that the to ketchup as they are grown in playing a key role in electing bringing together non-Jats like Later that year, several take a different shape this between a Punjabi vs three Jat project manager of Jharkhand pickle made by the women has abundance in Hazaribagh,” or overthrowing Jat leaders in Dalits, Yadavs and other factors including consolidation time in Jat dominated areas. candidates helped the BJP to State Livelihood Promotion been displayed at various fairs Jaiswal said. the polls but the Jat card is Hindu castes in Haryana. of non-Jat votes, support by a “With the dominant Jat ensure its victory. Split in Jat Society (JSLPS) said, “The reju- and programmes of World The district is also focusing unlikely to work in favour of Sensing the success of this section of Jats, shifting loyal- community unhappy with the votes had benefited the saffron venation of building is costing Bank and AHF in Delhi and on lemongrass farming, which the ruling BJP in Haryana. political strategy, the BJP ists of Congress’ bigwigs and ruling party due to their unful- party in the bypoll. This same around 9 lakh while machines have been appreciated by the is likely to get not just nation- “With the Jat community under a Punjabi Chief a strong anti-incumbency filled demands, the BJP is equation might work in favor worth 10 lakh are being customers. “As all the products al but international market. The drifting away from the BJP Minister Manohar Lal Khattar against Congress had led to likely to focus on cobbling of the BJP in some segments installed. The entire project is are entirely organic, customers’ farming is being done on over the issue of their unful- now seems to be working on BJP’s maiden victory in the together other castes including in Haryana in upcoming funded by World Bank and response has always been pos- around 20 acre land in Garu filled demands including the same formula of consoli- state assembly polls. Dalits, Brahmins, Ahirs, polls,” he said. AHF. However, if needed, itive. We are selling the prod- and Katkamsandi block.  
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 them. woman teachers had been han- the two third salary of the unjab Police on Sunday However, as they insisted dled in such an inhuman man- employees was taken away Pused water cannons, and on marching ahead, towards ner. “It seems the government forcibly on the pretext of reg-  Central Government and the State Complex, Panchkula, the spokesman resorted to lathicharge to stop the Chief Minister's residence, wanted to teach a lesson to ularization of services of the +*-3$0>-"* Government has, so far, released Rs said that the estimated cost of this pro- the protesting teachers from a scuffle broke out between teachers for trying to gherao employees. 122.69 crore and Rs 169.75 crores, ject is Rs 270.50 crore. moving towards the Chief protesters and the police per- the CM’s residence. This is why Expressing deep sympa- rime Minister Narendra Modi will respectively to urban local bodies in The Prime Minister will also lay Minister Capt Amarinder sonnel, said the police official. no attempt was made to thy with the agitating teachers, Psend out a message of cleanliness order to promote cleanliness in the the foundation stone of this project on Singh’s private residence in The teachers, most of address their concerns and the SAD leader said that the from Haryana’s Kurukshetra on state. February 12. This institute will be a Patiala, leaving atleast 10 whom are contractual employ- instead they were manhan- party will forcefully raise the February 12 during the “Swachh The State Government has imple- national level institute for Ayurveda injured. The police action was ees, were protesting against the dled to crush their democrat- issue in the upcoming session Shakti-2019” programme. ment Swachhta Shehri Puraskaar treatment, education and research condemned by all political condition for their regularisa- ic protest,” he said. of the state Assembly. “This programme is dedicated to yojana. Under which, the best ward in with 250 bedded hospital, the parties in opposition. tion. According to the condi- SAD general secretary SAD (Taksali) president and women. About 7,500 women repre- Municipal Corporation areas would be spokesman said. The police lathicharged tion, the contractual teachers Bikram Singh Majithia, con- Khadoor Sahib MP Ranjit Singh sentatives from across the country and awarded cash prize of Rs 2 lakh for its It will cater to over 500 students the group of teachers that was will have to work at a month- demning the police action on Brahmpura slammed Capt 15,000 women Panches and sanitation efforts, best ward in every year offering UG, PG and PHD marching towards Capt ly salary of nearly Rs 15,000 for protesting teachers on the Amarinder-led Congress Sarpanches from across the state, are Municipal Committees with cash prize degree with facilities for auditorium, Amarinder’s Moti Bagh Palace three years before being regu- occasion of Basant Panchmi, Government for the action by participating in this programme,” said of Rs 1 lakh and best ward in hostel accommodation, staff quarters in Patiala to protest against the larised in their jobs. said that the voice of democ- saying that the Congress gov- an official spokesman. Municipalities with cash prize of Rs and guest house etc. Haryana conditions for their regulari- Some teachers alleged that racy could not be muzzled in ernment had been trying to sup- On the occasion, the Prime 50,000, the spokesman said. Government as well as Shri Mata sation. the State Government has this fashion. press the voice of the common Minister will also lay the foundation He further said that in the current Mansa Devi Shrine board have pro- A superintendent of stopped paying salaries to the He urged the youth across man with the power of lath- stone of National Institute of Ayurveda financial year 2018-19, Rs 75 crore was vided 19.87 acre of land of Shri Mata police-rank officer was also SSA and RMSA teachers for the state to show solidarity icharge and water cannons attack. at Shri Mata Mansa Devi Complex, approved in the revised budget. Mansa Devi shrine Board at Panchkula injured in the melee as the not accepting the condition for with the striking teachers of Brahmpura called upon Panchkula from Kurukshetra through Under the sanitation campaign, the on lease to the Union Ministry of police tried to disperse the pro- regularisation. Adarsh schools, SSA and the people to throw away digital link. He will also inaugurate number of toilets were constructed, AYUSH, he said. testers who wanted to gherao Meanwhile, the rival polit- RMSA. Congress government in National Cancer Institute (NCI) at has reached to 70,000 from 60,000. In Topography and geo-technical the Moti bagh palace, said the ical parties condemned the He also demanded imme- Punjab in the ensuing Lok Badhsa, Jhajjar through video confer- Haryana so far, more than 3,700 com- investigation has been completed. The police. lathicharge by the Congress- diate registration or criminal Sabha elections and vote encing. munity toilets have been constructed concept plan, master plan and archi- The protesters were led Government. SAD presi- cases against all police officials Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali) Giving details of “Swachh Shakti- for the public. tectural drawings are being finalized demonstrating against the Stat dent Sukhbir Badal, terming who had manhandled woman to power for the resolution of 2019” programme, the spokesman The women coming to this pro- and the construction of this building Government’s regularisation the act as a murder of democ- teachers. We cannot tolerate all their demands. said that in order to empower women, gramme would be informed regarding will start soon, he said. policy for 8,886 teachers of racy, said that the lathi-charge those who are moulding our Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) the Prime Minister had first launched efforts to further empower the women February 12 will be a historic day Adarsh schools, Sarva Shiksha on teachers coupled with use future generations to be treat- MLA and the Leader of the Swachh Shakti-2017 programme of the state. not only for Badli Vidhan Sabha con- Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya of high pressure water cannons ed in this manner”, he added. Opposition in Vidhan Sabha from Gujarat, Swachh Shakti-2018 Under this, they would visit stituency but also for the entire state Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan was reminiscent of the rule of Former Education Harpal Singh Cheema, con- from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and women hockey nursery, Kalpana as the Prime Minister will also inau- (RMSA). an arrogant and dictatorial Minister SAD senior vice pres- demning the move, said that if the third Swachh Shakti-2019 pro- Chawla museum and women police gurate National Cancer Institute (NCI) Police also used water can- Raja. ident Daljit Singh Cheema, the government would have gramme is being inaugurated from stations, the spokesman said. at Badhsa from Kurukshetra through nons to disperse the protesters, Expressing sympathies describing the incident as most listened to the teachers, such a Kurukshetra in Haryana. About the National Institute of video conferencing, the spokesman who had gathered near the with those injured in the bru- unfortunate, said that there thing would not have hap- He said that under this mission, the Ayurveda at Shri Mata Mansa Devi added. Patiala bus stand where barri- tal police action, Sukhbir said was no example in the history pened. 5  #  * $ 67 #      

    by the SAD-BJP combine. ready to test waters from the now in Akali Dal. Out of the total 17 elections With the constituency seat in case of swapping. She was expelled in April the constituency has witnessed nown for its thriving sports turning out to be Congress Political observers believed 2015 for her alleged anti-party till date, congress has won 13, Kindustry, Jalandhar has citadel, SAD’s strategy to con- that in case of seat-swapping, activities, and later joined Akali including four back-to-back always been a favourite desti- quer it by fielding heavyweights the move may work in favour Dal in January 2017, before wins since 1999, followed by in nation for the players, but the — like noted Punjabi Sufi of both. Sampla is facing anti- assembly elections. Mann man- 2004, 2009 and 2014. games politicians play is giving singer Hans Raj Hans in 2009, incumbency in Hoshiarpur, aged to bag 2.54 lakh votes, A semi-urban constituen- the constituency a new dis- former Prime Minister Inder while in Jalandhar, a BJP can- about 25 percent of the total cy witnessed change in the tinction of political arena. Kumar Gujral’s son Naresh didate may woo urban voters. votes polled, and finished third. areas or assembky segments A reserve seat in the heart Gujral in 2004 — proved to be “Urban segments of the Even as AAP is hoping to that forms its part following the of Punjab’s Doaba region, a failure in the past. constituency is the main cause take on board BSP, which once delimitation of the parliamen- Jalandhar has always been a It has been learnt that the of concern for us...There are used to be a key factor in tary constituencies in 2008. Congress stronghold. So much Akali Dal is now considering four segments, which are pri- Doaba, the national-level party Demographics: This seg- so that the party has won 12 the names of Punjab Vidhan marily urban, and where the is exploring its options — ment is famous for two factors elections from Jalandhar out of Sabha’s former Speaker Congress always managed to whether to go with AAP or be — NRI hub and Dalit pre- total 16 this constituency has Charanjit Singh Atwal, his son get decisive leads,” a senior a part of the grand alliance. dominance. Notably, the Dalit witnessed so far. Inder Iqbal Atwal, besides the SAD leader said requesting BSP is in talks with the community in this constituen- Congress sitting MP former minister Sohan Singh anonymity adding that talks newly-formed Punjab cy is divided sharply between Chaudhary Santokh Singh is Thandal. over seat-swapping is going on. Democratic Alliance (PDA), Ravidassia and Valmiki voters. confident of his re-nomination four-way. Besides, the Akalis may But for AAP, the entire comprising Punjab Ekta Party Ravidassias have all along been from the seat, despite many Congress’ senior leader also think about fielding a for- Doaba region is a mega factor. (PEP) of Sukhpal Khaira, SAD dominating the political scene leaders vying for the party and a known Dalit face in mer Senior Superintendent of Managed, at least to some (Taksali) for Ranjit Singh in the Doaba region. ticket. On the other hand, the Doaba, Chaudhary Santokh Police (SSP), Harmohan Singh extent, to make inroads in the Brahmpura, Lok Insaaf Party of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is Singh is a frontrunner for the Sandhu, who has resigned this Doaba region during 2017 Ludhiana-based Bains brothers      struggling hard to find a leader party ticket. However, he was 8+151+298 5)7+*:9 week from the post of AIG Punjab elections, AAP scored and Patiala MP Dharamvira In 2014 Lok Sabha elec- who would break Congress’ in favour of his son and party’s (Crime) with still more than a zero in Jalandhar Lok Sabha Gandhi’s front, on the lines of tions, the Congress’ senior winning spree since 1999. youth leader Vikram Singh nine years left for his retire- constituency. seat sharing. leader Chaudhary Santokh SAD’s condition is not as Chaudhary to contest in his Having lost two back-to- Jalandhar West segment Sushil ment. And to make up for the It has been learnt that the Singh, a known Dalit face, has good to such an extent that it place. back elections, another promi- Kumar Rinku has also staked Sandhu, who has served as same, the AAP is planning to PDA has given three seats retained Jalandhar seat for the was persuading its ally, the Punjab Youth Congress’ nent dalit leader Mohinder claims for the party ticket. Jalandhar rural SSP, is the son join hands with the BSP, which from Doaba region to the Congress by drubbing SAD’s Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), to former president, Vikram had Singh Kaypee wanted to con- But in Akali Dal, the situ- of former Akali minister and has a considerable influence in BSP—Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, sitting MLA Pawan Kumar swap Jalandhar seat with unsuccessfully contested 2017 test polls from his old con- ation is contrary. As the SAD five-time MLA from this part of the state. BSP has and Ferozepur. But the BSP is Tinu by a winning margin of Hoshiarpur. As per the seat state assembly elections from stituency — Jalandhar. Kaypee was mulling over fielding one Chamkaur Sahib Satwant Kaur presence among dalit voters of adamant on having Sri 70,981 votes (6.86 percent). sharing arrangement between the family stronghold Phillaur, was elected Jalandhar MP in of its two sitting Dalit MLAs Sandhu. the state, and in this region, Anandpur Sahib seat in its Chaudhary received the two allies, SAD contests facing defeat from SAD’s 2009, but lost to BJP’s Vijay from the constituency — Tinu Seems to be going Dalits account for around 37 kitty, which SAD (Taksali) 3,80,479 (36,75 percent of the from 10 constituencies, while Baldev Singh Khehra. Sampla in 2014 Lok Sabha from Adampur and Khehra nowhere, the SAD is making percent of the total electorate. want to keep in its share. total votes polled) votes against BJP fields its candidates on In 2014 elections, the elections when the party shift- from Phillaur, they have report- attempts to prevail upon BJP to Besides, AAP is also bank- Even though BSP is yet to 3,09,498 (29.89 percent) cast- three seats. Congress high command shift- ed him to Hoshiarpur. edly expressed strong reluc- swap its Hoshiarpur seat with ing on its NRI supporters in decide on which way to go, the ed for the runner up Tinu. AAP Having no representation ed the sitting MP Mohinder Kaypee faced another tance. Jalandhar — both reserved Doaba which is known as NRI presence of fourth front or grand candidate Jyoti Mann — the from this segment in the Singh Kaypee to the neigh- defeat during 2017 state assem- Tinu, who has emerged as constituencies. However, the hub as it has a very high NRI alliance is expected to affect the youngest candidate of the state Vidhan Sabha, the state’s prin- bouring Hoshiarpur con- bly polls against SAD’s Tinu a strong Dalit leader, was the decision is to be taken by the population. During 2017 elec- political equations in the state. — finished third with 2,54,121 cipal opposition party — the stituency, and fielded the for- from Adampur assembly seat. first choice for the party once BJP high command, which tions, NRIs from across votes (24.55 percent) in her Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) — is mer Minister Chaudhary But this time, kaypee has again. But, his defeat in 2014, seems unlikely. Europe, Canada and US had     favour in her first ever electoral also in search of a “suitable” Santokh Singh from Jalandhar. applied for party ticket from not-so-favourable mood of the Even as BJP’s sitting MP descended in Punjab vouching  battle. leader to fight against the tra- The prominent Dalit leader Jalandhar. Besides him, SAD’s electorate towards the SAD, from Hoshiarpur and the support for AAP. Jalandhar Lok Sabha ditional political players. succeeded in retaining the seat former minister, now a and party’s ongoing politically Union Minister Vijay Sampla However, the party is find- reserve constituency, also     But the presence of the for the Congress by registering Congressman, Sarwan Singh low phase, has made him has denied denying any move ing it tough to find a face that known as NRI hub, comprises 2004: Rana Gurjeet Singh fourth front — grand alliance party’s fourth win on the trot, Phillaur has also shown his averse to take the challenge. for seat-swapping, while assert- would give a tough fight to nine Vidhan Sabha segments, (Congress) under the banner of Punjab defeating SAD’s Adampur interest in contesting polls A Ravidassia leader Tinu ing that he would re-contest Congress and SAD-BJP com- out of which six are represent- 2009: Mohinder Singh Democratic Alliance (PDA) MLA Pawan Kumar Tinu by either from Jalandhar or lost 2019 polls despite the fact from Hoshiarpur, Sampla is not bine candidates. 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Union Minister Arun Jaitley on peril. crores for the exchequer. “The Army Chief was Sunday accused it of launching “BJP leaders can’t land,  # #   “When its falsehood col- described as a ‘Sadak ka Gunda’.  34$5*0 ‘fake campaigns’ against the public meetings are being pre- 5 P #  lapsed, its creators by produc- Serious doubts have been defence forces, judiciary and vented and the Rath Yatra was     ing half a document lost their raised on the Air Force led he Government has sought Reserve Bank . disallowed. The Congress full credibility. They forgot that choice of the combat aircraft Tover Rs 1,637 crore in the “It is about time that India Party’s stand on multiple issues     truth always prevails,” he said. Rafale and its negotiation current fiscal to allow the Law and its institutions are pro- is self-contradictory. It slaugh- #N Accusing the Congress of process. In the face of all this, Ministry make payments to tected from these ‘institution ters a cow before the cameras organising loot on the banks they allege that institutions are two suppliers of electronic vot- wreckers’,” said Jaitley, who in Kerala, and invokes the between 2008-2014, Jaitley said under attack by the ing machines (EVMs) and Saturday returned from the National Security Act against Chhattisgarh elections. Rahul try, he said. the party is now alleging that Government would be a mock- paper trail machines ahead of US after medical treatment. the cow killers in Madhya Gandhi stood shoulder to Accusing Congress industrial loans had been ery” he said. the Lok Sabha elections. In his Facebook post, the Pradesh,” he said. shoulder with the ‘Tukde President Rahul Gandhi of waived. “Not a single rupee was On RBI, Jaitley said The Government, in the senior Minister said Congress- There are two critical fea- Tukde’ gang at the Jawaharlal stalling functioning of waived. On the contrary, the Congress governments in the third batch of Supplementary led Governments used to inter- tures of these new emerging Nehru University. The Parliament, Jaitley said his two defaulters have been thrown past have been liberal in asking Demands for Grants for 2018- fere with institutions like the breed of ‘institution protectors’. Congress was in the forefront speeches on Rafale are based on out of management & governors of the central bank 19, has sought Parliament’s RBI, judiciary and the Central They criticise the government of defending the urban naxals a personal hatred for the Prime Congress’s falsehood was to quit. approval for 1,637.14 crore to Bureau of Investigation (CBI). the maximum and simultane- in court. And yet it claims to be Minister emanating from envy. exposed,” he said. “Pt. Nehru, Mrs. Indira allow the Law Ministry pay In the post titled ously argue that the free speech friend of both, the idea of “History will record that Stating that the govern- Gandhi and subsequently Mr Electronics Corporation of ‘Institutions Under Attack - is in danger, Jaitley said. India and its institutions,” Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru’s great ment has consistently main- Yashwant Sinha had asked India Ltd and Bharat parliamentary constituency The Latest Fabrication’, Jaitley “They shed crocodile tears Jaitley said. grandson has singularly dam- tained an arm’s length dis- Governors to quit. During the Electronics Ltd for electronic and the other for legislative said the past two months have for democracy and make every He said these ‘institution aged India’s Parliament as an tance with the Election UPA Government, two voting machines and paper assembly constituency. witnessed several “fake cam- effort to convert the world’s protectors’ support the legit- institution more than anyone Commission, he said the attack Governors were barely on trail machines, according to the In case of an error with the paigns” which failed to cut largest democracy into a dynas- imising of illegal infiltrators else,” he said. on the EVMs is not merely to speaking terms with the document. VVPAT, the machine is much ice as falsehood does not tic one,” he said. into India. They readily jump The minister said the allay defeat, it is an attack on Finance Minister. Nothing of The third batch of supple- replaced with a reserve. 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Nagaland, CH47F (I) Chinooks will be ferried to premium trains such as Shatabdi, trol unfair practices of overcharging, lunch, travellers in the chair car will National Urban Livelihoods according to the NGO report, Chandigarh, where they will be formally induct- Rajdhani and Duronto express, issues of quality as well quantity and need to pay 344 for the same. Mission (NULM). Secretary &      is the state with “very poor ed into the Indian Air Force later this year. where travellers can choose not to also to avoid wastage of food. This Those travelling from New (Housing and Urban Affairs)   =  compliance” and scored nine The Chinook is a multi-role, vertical-lift plat- take catering services, officials said. gave the passengers option to ‘not Delhi to Kanpur and Prayagraj will Durga Shankar Mishra said marks. Manipur, Karnataka, form, which is used for transporting troops, However, passengers travelling eat’ if he does not want the food sup- have to pay 155 and 122 for exec- that under the concept, the & ?4 Sikkim and West Bengal have artillery, equipment and fuel. the last leg on the route of the semi- plied on board. utive class and chair car, respectively. owner will be given license to been listed in the category of It is also used for humanitarian and disaster high speed train — Allahabad to This also reduced the cost of the From Varanasi to New Delhi, do the mobile street vending. Act 2014. states with “poor compliance” relief operations and in missions such as trans- Varanasi — will have the choice of tickets on these trains by around 250. the passengers will be charged Rs The idea was floated at a Also, 2,344 ‘Street Vendor of the Act. portation of relief supplies and mass evacuation opting out of the meals provided by Talking about Train 18, an offi- 349 and 288 in the executive class recent ‘National Workshop on Committees’ have been con- According to Ministry, of refugees. the Indian Railways Catering and cial said, “The catering charges and chair, respectively. They will be Street Vendors’ organised by stituted and nine lakh street National Urban Livelihoods “The CH-47F (I) Chinook is an advanced Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), in between the stations have been served evening tea with snacks and the Ministry. “At the recent vendors have been issued iden- Mission (NULM) is aimed at multi-mission helicopter that will provide the advance while booking their tickets, fixed and they will be added to the dinner. national workshop on street tity cards under the Act, the providing shelters equipped Indian armed forces with unmatched strategic air- the sources told PTI. ticket fare of all passengers. The tickets in Train 18 or the vendors, several suggestions Secretary said. with essential services to the lift capability across the full spectrum of combat The catering charges would not “However, passengers boarding Vande Bharat Express, which will came up. One of the sugges- He said that street vendors urban homeless in a phased and humanitarian missions. The Indian Air be included in their ticket prices. the train to travel the final or first eventually replace Shatabdi trains, tions was to allow ‘mobile need some protection as they manner. Force currently has 15 Chinook helicopters on For others, the prices of the leg of the journey from Varanasi to will be priced higher than the fares shop’ in country. The ministry are providing various services It also stated that the order,” the statement said. meals will be part of the ticket fare Allahabad or Allahabad to Varanasi of the premium train. will consider it and find out a to the society. At the workshop NULM also addresses liveli- India had finalised a mega contract with of the train which will run from may opt out of the catering services. The train will cover the 755-km solution how we can provide held on Friday, a progress hood concerns of the urban Boeing to procure 22 Apache helicopters and 15 Varanasi to Delhi on its maiden They will have to opt out at the time distance in eight hours with stop- funding (to mobile shops),” report, prepared by Centre for street vendors by facilitating Chinooks for the Indian Air Force in September journey on February 15. of booking.” pages at Kanpur and Prayagraj. It Mishra said. Civil Society (CSS), an NGO, access to suitable spaces, insti- 2015. If the passengers who have “A separate receipt shall be will be the fastest train on the He said 18 lakh street ven- over the implementation of tutional credit, social security “Boeing has strengthened its supply chain with opted out in advance want a meal issued to such passengers by the route. dors have been identified so far Street Vendors Act, was and skills to the urban street over 160 partners in India, and a JV to manu- during their travel, they will have to IRCTC,” the source said. The current fastest train takes in 2,430 cities across the coun- released. vendors for accessing emerging facture fuselages for Apache helicopters. Annual shell out an extra 50 for it, the The train which has two class- around 11-and-a-half-hours to com- try under the Street Vendors According to the report, market opportunities. sourcing from India stands at $1 billion,” it said. sources said. es of tickets — executive class and plete the journey.   & )* &   >

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Bihars politics. it is ridiculous that on the one the forces zeroed in on the sus- Reports said that intense Meanwhile, at least nine investigation team (SIT) The court chose Shillong "The party had held that "He was compromising on hand Nagmani is accusing pected place, the hiding terror- clashes erupted in the area near persons including four police formed by West Bengal Chief as the neutral meeting place my presence at functions our cherished goal by putting Kushwaha of putting up party ists fired upon forces indis- the gunfight site and other men, three CRPF personnel Minister Mamata Banerjee to "to avoid all unnecessary con- attended by Chief Minister tickets on sale. He did not say tickets for sale and on the criminately triggering gunfight areas of Kulgam. Reports said and two pedestrians were probe the Saradha scam before troversy" and made it clear Nitish Kumar was tantamount anything then but I sensed other he is also upset that after that continued for several hours. youth pelted stones apparently injured after unknown militants the case was handed over to the that Kumar would not be to indiscipline. Both such func- that I had ruffled many feath- removing him from the nation- Five terrorists were killed in on security forces to disrupt the attacked security party with CBI by the apex court. arrested. tions were held in the memo- ers. Kushwaha bared his fangs al executive president's post, the ensuing gunfight. They counter terrorist operation to hand grenade near Palladium Ghosh, who arrived here The CBI had moved the ry of my father Jagdeo Prasad, the very next day," he added. Kushwaha refused to talk to were all local residents and had give safe passage to the holed up Lane in Lal Chowk area of shortly after 10 am, sought Supreme Court after its officials who is extolled by our Asked about the Rashtriya him. joined the Hizbul outfit last year. terrorists. They said the forces Srinagar city on Sunday blessings of goddess Saraswati were thwarted by Kolkata Kushwaha community as an Lok Samta Party's (RLSP) con- Nagmani had won the One of them identified as responded by firing tear gas evening. at a pandal, barely 100 meters Police when they had gone to icon. Can I be accused of anti- tention that it was unacceptable Chatra seat in 1999 on an RJD Waseem Bashir Rather alias shells triggering further clash- Security sources said all from the CBI office, before Kumar's official residence in party activities in such a back- to see him beside Nitish Kumar ticket but engineered a split in Zeeshan was pursuing doctor- es. the injured with splinter injuries entering the highly secured Kolkata to question him on drop," Nagmani asked. when the party was accusing the party headed by Lalu al degree before joining the ter- The authorities have also were rushed to the hospital for office of the investigating February 3. The former Union minis- the chief minister of having Prasad and joined the BJP-led rorist ranks. snapped mobile internet ser- treatment. agency at Oakland. Banerjee had rushed to ter in Atal Behari Vajpayee's conspired to get Kushwaha NDA, becoming a Minister The other slain were iden- vices in the area and adjacent A woman is among the two "I have no comments (to the spot and had staged a Government also alleged that killed in the lathi charge of in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee tified as Zahid Parrey, Idrees places. The train services have civilians injured in the grenade make). I have been asked to three-day ‘Save the Upendra Kushwaha and his February 2, Nagmani quipped Government at the Centre. Bhat, Aqib Nazir Mir and been suspended in south attack. Meanwhile, security attend a hearing at this office. Constitution' sit-in against the "cronies" were upset with him "Kushwaha is a big 'nau- After the NDA lost power Parvez Bhat—all local residents. Kashmir while the services forces launched manhunt to nab All along I have been cooper- CBI move and accused Prime since February 7 when he tankibaaz' (One who indulges at the Centre, Nagmani After conducting all the for- resumed in north Kashmir the attackers. Jaish-e- ating with the investigating Minister Narendra Modi and flagged the issue of a party tick- in drama). He stayed in hospi- switched over to Ram Vilas malities, the bodies of the slain region after day long suspension Mohammad outfit claimed agency. So I came to attend it," BJP national president Amit et being given from Motihari to tal for two days without having Paswan's LJP before crossing were handed over to their due to shutdown called by the responsibility for the attack. he told mediapersons before Shah of plotting a 'coup'. PTI Madhaw Anand, who hails received a single blow on his over to the JD(U). PTI   ! 5 $         % 52
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Goddess Saraswati. the CM behind the audio clip. broke, scores of people hailing As the number of visitors Even before 2 am, a num- "Kumaraswamy has edited the from different walks of life had started going up, senior police ber of devotees were seen tak-    3>-5("( audio and is trying to blackmail taken the dip with their friends officials were heard issuing ing the exit route from the Mela me. The other half of the audio and family. As a bright sunny instructions to the devotees to area, and searching for a mode n a major political develop- will be made public at the par- day progressed, the number of take a specific exit routes, and of transport to reach their Iment, Karnataka BJP State liament on Monday," he added. devotees and enthusiasts taking finish the bathing formality, so respective destinations. president BS Yeddyurappa, He further said that he dip went up. that other devotees could also It was 1.45 am, and Rakesh after denying, has accepted would release a video of "Around 1.5 crore people take the holy dip. Kumar, a resident of Banda, that he had met Sharangouda, Prajwal Revanna."He has given have taken dip on the occasion The Kumbh Mela police was heading home. the son of JD(S) MLA of statement that JD(S) is a suit- of Basant Panchami. Close to used gas balloons as indicator "The main reason to take Gurumitkal. Yeddyurappa who case culture party. The video 50 lakh devotees had taken dip to the public thronging the the (holy) dip early was that I had denied all allegations in the will be released on Monday," before the sunrise," Kumbh mela area to locate the lost- will get time to reach home. controversial audio tape, which Prajwal Revanna is grandson Mela Adhikari Vijay Kiran and-found centres run by it. The crowd was relatively less was released by Chief Minister of HD Devegowda and an Anand told PTI. Choppers were also used and hence there were no prob- HD Kumaraswamy, blamed aspirant to enter politics from He also said all 'akharas' for aerial monitoring of the lems," he said. this as a conspiracy. Gowda clan. have completed the shahi snan Kumbh mela area. Meanwhile, in the after- Yeddyurappa who spoke to It was on Friday (royal bath). 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This cials said. ghats. sation of the Kumbh, a senior around 15 crore people have Prior to Basant Panchami, tional mela officer, Dilip Kumar on February 7 and discussed also hampered operation lotus The continuous cold breeze Uttar Pradesh Chief UP government official said. visited the Kumbh Mela? Can shahi snans were held on Trigunayat said. many things. But the content, to de stabilise the JD(S) sweeping the mela area could Minister Yogi Adityanath has However, UP Cabinet min- they tell which route has been Makar Sankranti on January 15 Till 3.00 pm, more than in the audio tape Congress coalition not deter the devotees from expressed his gratitude to all ister and leader of Suheldev opted by the devotees and pil- and Mauni Amawasya on 1.50 crore pilgrims had taken Kumaraswamy released in Government in Karnataka. taking the dip in Sangam. They akharas and saints on the suc- Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) grims, while arriving at the February 4. a dip at 40 ghats, officials said. Bengaluru on February 8, is Lingayat strongman chanted devotional hymns cessful conduct of three shahi Om Prakash Rajbhar ques- Kumbh and departing from it?" Allahabad Mayor Amidst playing of various fabricated and its voice doc- Yeddyurappa had dismissed eulogizing various gods and snans and a total of four snans tioned the statistics of the pil- Rajbhar told reporters. Abhilasha Gupta Nandi said, musical instruments, and tored." all allegations and challenged goddesses. Chants of ‘Har Har during the ongoing Kumbh. grims turning up at the mega The entire Kumbh Mela "Basant Panchami is the third chanting of 'Har Har Mahadev' "It is true that I spoke to Chief Minister to prove the Gangey' and ‘Jai Ganga Maiyya' He congratulated all the event. area wore an illuminated look and the last shahi snan of the the Akharas participated in Gurumathakal JD(S) MLA charges and if it is proved he filled the air as devotees poured officers of the Team Kumbh for "On what basis are they (before sunrise), and devotees Kumbh. By taking three dips the shahi snan. PTI Naganagowda's son would retire from politics. %  '  " .  
 
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Why?" he asked. the National Gallery of Modern Delivering a lecture on 'State government tried to deviate the Sinha also said that media is Art (NGMA) over his criticism surate with an ideological of the Nation and the way for- topic by presenting it as a per- worst affected among all insti- of the Government on Sunday incline,” the veteran actor said. ward' here, Sinha, who had quit sonal conflict between him and tutes during the present Central snowballed into a controversy, “As of November 13, 2018, the BJP last year, referred to the his son, who is also a Minister government with a "fear envi- with the Opposition slamming the artistes’ advisory commit- recent resignation of two mem- in the Narendra Modi- ronment" everywhere. Hyderabad: A sex determina- the attempts to curb his free- tees operating at both regional bers of the National Statistical Government. "Voices are not heard, it is tion racket has been busted Lucknow: Enthused by the state capital to reach the Nehru dom to disapprove the centers i.e. at Mumbai and Commission and the issue of "The Prime Minister suppressed. In Delhi, it is said near here and a doctor arrest- appointment of new leaders to Bhawan office of the UPCC. Government's decision to scrap Bangalore have been abolished, data's authenticity. brought in Mahabharata and that daily instructions go from ed in this connection, police steer them into the coming Lok They will be welcomed by two artists’ advisory committees is what I have learnt!... Till now, "In 2017, I said that it was said that some people are cun- BJP on what to publish or tele- said on Sunday. Sabha election, Congressmen party workers and leaders at operating from Mumbai and which exhibition will be held at difficult to trust government ning and always spoke depress- cast. The biggest problem is that A team comprising health have planned a grand wel- nearly 37 points in the city Bengaluru. which space of the 2 NGMA data. I am telling you with all ing things. But I said I would not the fourth pillar of the democ- and police officials carried out come to the party’s general sec- between the airport and the Speaking at the inaugura- branches, namely at Mumbai sense of responsibility that I can deviate from the topic, would racy has just collapsed. It is play- a decoy operation at a private retary in-charge of eastern UPCC office, Congress tion of an exhibition "Inside and Bangalore, was decided by command, that this is the first not make it personal issue ing a big role in weakening our scanning centre in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka spokesman Anshu Awasthi told The Empty Box" organised by the local artists’ advisory com- Government in India which is between father-son and would democracy," he added. Ibrahimpatnam on January 8 Gandhi Vadra, and others PTI. NGMA in memory of artist mittee,” Palekar said. manipulating data. No continue to raise the actual Talking about RBI's former and arrested a doctor for when they arrive in the State Before reaching the Prabhakar Barwe here, Palekar “I have also learnt that as of Government did this earlier. matter. Governor Urjit Patel's resigna- allegedly conducting prenatal capital on Monday. Congress office, the Congress slammed the Government for November 13, 2018, all these This Government is doing it "Quoting Mahabharata, I tion, Sinha said: "I don't think sex determination examina- Congress workers, led by leaders are expected to garland the scrapping of artists’ advisory decisions would be taken from continuously. said that only two brothers of the last word has been said about tion with the help of a media- Uttar Pradesh Congress the statues of Mahatma Gandhi committees operating from Delhi by the Ministry of "All the current economical Kauravas are known — Patel's resignation. One day tor, they said. Committee (UPCC) chief Raj and former prime minister Mumbai and Bengaluru and Culture. Accordingly at present, data are manipulated. The coun- Duryodhan and Dusshashana. when it will be opened, the truth Based on credible infor- Babbar, have made elaborate Rajiv Gandhi on the route. moving the process relating to no new committee has been try is not growing at 7.5 per cent, Nobody knows who is the third will shock everyone. I know mation that prenatal sex deter- arrangements to welcome their Hoardings of Congress decisions on the theme/content convened after the expiry of the it is not the fastest growing econ- in Kauravas. At most, people talk some information, but I don't mination tests were conducted leaders, including Congress leaders, including Rahul of the NGMA exhibitions to old committee’s tenure that omy in the world. Own (NDA) about Shakuni Mama. Today, want to share it today with you illegally on pregnant ladies at president Rahul Gandhi and Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra, Delhi. ended on 25th October 2018,” data are revised upward and BJP's situation is like Kauravas because it may be termed an the scanning centre,a 6-month in-charge of the state's western have been put up along the “Many of you may not Palekar noted. UPA's data were revised down- — nobody knows who is the irresponsible statement." pregnant woman was taken region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, route they are proposed to know that this retrospective will At this point, a gallery ward," he said. third person," Sinha said with- He also attacked the Prime for sex determination test, as a who will accompany Priyanka take. Banners on the route be the last show that is decid- member interrupted him, During demonetisation out naming anyone. Minister on his alleged unilateral decoy, to the centre, they Vadra as she makes her first read, "Waqt Hai Badlav Ka". ed by the advisory committee requesting that Amol Palekar period also, data were "fudged" The former Union Minister style of functioning saying that added. public appearance in the State Workers of Congress and of local artists and not by some only talk about the artist. "This and the country's growth data attacked the Prime Minister the Home Minister, the Defence The doctor took 7,000 after her new assignment. its grassroots organisation Sewa bureaucrat or an agent of the is not needed at the moment, was revised at 8.2 per cent, several times without taking Minister, the Finance Minister or for sex determination and dis- The trio, who will arrive at Dal have been giving final Government with an agenda of sorry....The function is about Sinha claimed. his name for a single time and the External Affairs Minister are closed the gender of the unborn the Lucknow airport, will pass touch to the preparations since either moral policing or prolif- Prabhakar Barwe, please stick He mentioned about writ- said that he (PM) "does not "never consulted" before any baby, police said adding he through the main areas of the early Sunday. PTI eration of certain art commen- to that,” she said. ing an article in September believe in democracy". important decision. 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The spokesman said as the President Venkaiah Naidu on to economic fugitives," he added. around 39 crore from their a woman in a village in Shopian police party raided the house of Sunday asked various nations to These remarks come in the possession,a senior official said on Saturday night, went viral on the accused to recover the vic- reach a consensus to not provide wake of industrialist Vijay here on Sunday. social media. tim, they found two of the shelter to fugitives involved in Mallya's possible extradition to The accused were about to "The video is being probed accused — Mohsin Khan and economic offences. India from the United send the drug to South Africa, and an inquiry is ordered to Saleem Khan — in the house. "In the wake of the eco- Kingdom. police said. examine the conduct of the "The family members of nomic offences by some indi- A UK court on December A team of Amboli police policemen," a police spokesman the accused, especially women viduals, I implore industry bod- 10 last year had ordered extra- nabbed the accused from the said. The spokesman said the around the house, tried to block ies to weed out black sheeps who dition of Mallya, who is wanted Maurya Estate road in subur- cops had gone to the house of the policemen on duty. The give a bad name to the business in India for alleged fraud and ban Andheri Saturday night one Rameez Khan while inves- accused meanwhile managed to community," he said at "The money laundering involving an and recovered drugs worth %      /     !"# tigating a case of kidnapping of escape," he added. PTI Huddle," a thought conclave estimated 9,000 crore. PTI 38.95 crore, the official said. The accused were identi- fied as Neras Pokhogo (35), Michael Hop (29), Simon !    (  &    *     Agobata (32), all Nigerians; and Karle Ires (41), a woman from Brazil. Kottayam (Ker): Rape-accused doubt whether Bishop Franco nuns, who are staying with the Another nun, Sister Neena left to the Superior General and with the survivor nun in the according to the transfer orders The cocaine allegedly Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who still wields power in the dio- rape survivor nun, that "there Rose, who is staying with the her council. convent in Kuravilangad. issued between March and seized from their possession was relieved of his pastoral cese," Sister Anupama, a rep- will be no move from the dio- rape survivor, was asked to "The Bishop of Jalandhar Talking to reporters on May last year. was supposed to be sent to responsibilities by Pope resentative of the protesting cese of Jalandhar to oust" them report to the Missionaries of does not normally interfere Sunday, Sister Anupama reject- The nuns Alphy, Johannesburg in South Africa. Francis, still interferes with nun, told reporters at from the Kuravilangad convent Jesus congregation's Jalandhar unless the overall interests of ed the clarification statement Anupama, Josephine and The accused were held the administrative matters of Kuravilangad near here. in Kottayam district as long as convent and meet its Superior the church demands such inter- issued by Kavumpuram, saying Ancitta were served notice by when they were heading for the Jalandhar diocese of the Roman Their statement comes a they are needed for the court General Sr Regina ference. By this clarification the they would not move out of the the superior general, urging office of a courier companyto Catholic Church, nuns protest- day after Jalandhar diocese case. Kandamthottu on January 26. Apostolic Administrator has convent in Kuravilangad. them to take up their assigned dispatch the consignment. ing against him alleged here on PRO Fr Peter Kavumpuram, The Bishop wrote to the Kavumpuram, issued a not interfered in the internal "Clarification statement responsibilities as befitting Additional Commissioner Sunday. who is allegedly close to Bishop nuns after they complained to clarification statement coun- affairs of this congregation, (issued by Kavumpuram) is not members of the congregation. of Police Manoj Kumar Sharma "We believe that Bishop Mulakkal, issued a clarification him against the head of their tering Bishop Angelo hours therefore the order to return to acceptable for us. 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According to insuring through savings. Governments, donors N5740+6O( 03 ! health insurance programmes to pool the risks    #    #       ( National Bank for Agriculture and Rural and other development actors engaged in com- "Q(0"03>*(> associated with health shocks. The coverage of                ( Development’s (Nabard) All India Rural bating poverty and designing social protection these schemes remain quite low, particularly      "       #    Financial Inclusion (NAFIS) Survey, 2016-17, measures need to have insurance as one of the 75( =7" among the poor, but there is some growth in                overall, 25 per cent of the Indian households had weapons in their arsenal. The key challenge for community health insurance for low-income at least one or the other kind of insurance. micro-insurance is the high cost of administer- ( -03-050,&03$0- populations.    RS          Fifteen per cent of them reported having at least ing the same. 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Micro-insurance, by def- advances in digital payment systems are creat- -$-3+ 03$0>0-5 the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima                inition, envisages protection of low-income peo- ing opportunities to connect poor households to Yojana (PMFBY); though it is a market-driven         S         ple against debt traps that often imperil their affordable and reliable financial tools, through )-,3 ,  -" scheme where insurers quote market rates. The        *  8         livelihood and lives. 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Micro-insurance is now acknowledged as a        /         micro-insurance usually differs from regular Insurance coverage can be widened by coupling +733+)77" highly effective tool to end the cycle of pover- #            insurance schemes in terms of types of risks cov- services with existing mobile financial products *7( *75$ 7 ty by providing a robust safety net that families                 ( ered, delivery channels, premium levels and doc- or creating new mobile solutions that bring insur- need. If the poor know that they are covered,     7 S            umentation requirements. The working group ance services straight to a consumer’s phone. -==7"$-5-3$ they are more likely to plan their future better, of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor There are three major types of micro-insur- invest in expanding businesses, diversify crops         *         (CGAP) defines micro-insurance as “the pro- ance products: "50-5=03-3+0-5 or send their children to school without the fear               S tection of low-income households against spe- Life insurance: It is the most common form of losing their savings if something were to hap-  E  F    (  ( cific perils in exchange for premium payments of micro-insurance, facilitated by the extension 775 !*"7(>* pen. The whole capacity to take risks changes.            D    proportionate to the likelihood and cost of the of the micro-finance model into the area of cov- 705)*73 -3$ Thus, from just being a safety net, micro-insur-              ( risk involved.” erage. 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under Prompt Corrective Action the Insolvency and Bankruptcy 4,452 cases at the pre-admission dues. So, defaulters will have to pay tually to 33per cent. Recently, a com- (PCA) framework that puts restric- Code (IBC) — a law enacted by it stage and 150,000 crore under IBC up. It also forces the debtor to chase mittee, set up by the Reserve Bank tions on their deposit taking and two years ago — which strikes all (80,000 crore already recovered the creditor instead of the latter chas- of India (RBI) under P Nayak, also lending activities. the right notes and provides for and 70,000 crore expected to be ing the former (as it happened in the recommended reducing its share to An overriding reason for this timely resolution of bad loans. recovered during the remaining past) to get the dues cleared. below 50 per cent and housing anomalous situation is mammoth From the day an account regis- months of the current fiscal). This However, for momentum to the residual shares in a holding com- -34-> loans that were not paid back. ters NPAs, the banks get six months is over one-third of the total banks’ sustain, India needs a committed pany. 7= +*0 N 0  -1 These dues, known as non-per- to either get the defaulting borrow- NPAs of about 1000,000 crore. leadership. Things could be difficult The Government may transfer forming assets (NPAs) in common er pay up or his assets be transferred Together with reining in fresh if a new regime takes charge in May its share — along with associated -    anking is inherently a huge parlance, are an offshoot of indis- to the new owner who can pay it up. slippages (courtesy drastic changes this year, leading to a return to the rights and responsibilities — to a   =   0  profitable business. To get a criminate lending, especially dur- On its expiration, the case is in the eco-system of lending with an old days when PSBs were made to banking investment company. After      sense of it, all one needs to do ing 2008-2014, to those patronised referred to the National Company emphasis on due diligence for loan give loans on considerations other the banks turn robust and healthy, B  !       is to look at the thousands of by the ruling establishment without Law Tribunal (NCLT), which gets sanction, transparent processes and than the commercial viability of it should consider at an appropri- crores of rupees that a bank receives conducting due diligence. six months to complete the resolu- prompt reporting of large defaults), the project. ate time (when their market capi-  &=    in various savings account on which If a bank has a major slice of tion process; extendable by three this has helped reduce gross NPAs To reduce vulnerability of the talisation improves) divestment of   (  O   it pays a meager 3.5 per cent to 4 funds simply going down the drain months under extraordinary cir- from 11.5 per cent as of March 2018, system to the political leadership, the majority holding. The shares        per cent interest and earns a min- (forget interest, the principal amount, cumstances. to 10.8 per cent in September 2018. there is an urgent need to give should be distributed in a way so as      HI imum of 10 per cent by way of lend- too, is not recovered), even high mar- This prompts all stakeholders This is expected to further decline autonomy to the PSBs and min- to avoid concentration of holding ing. Even on account of funds, it gin (difference between lending rate viz, Committee of Creditors (CoC), to 10.3 per cent by the end of the imise political and bureaucratic in a few hands and, hence, ensure      garners by way of term deposits — and cost of funds) won’t be of any bidders/suitors and judicial author- current fiscal. interference in their working. For that the management has greater &0     6.25 per cent to 7.5 per cent, help to keep their balance sheets in ities, into action mode so that the The NPA scenario in our coun- this, the Union Government should accountability to the public.   0 O  depending on the period. There is good shape. So, the banks plunged capital embedded in the enterprise try is expected to show further sus- relinquish majority control by low- This indeed should be the way        enough room to make good money. into a crisis-like situation. is conserved and resolution yields tainable and substantial improve- ering its share holding to less than forward to enable the banking sec-   >
   Yet, Public Sector Banks (PSBs) The Modi dispensation has ini- maximum value. The time limit of ment. Confidence stems from the 50 per cent. tor meet the credit needs of the have registered huge losses in recent tiated all necessary measures viz, six (plus three) months forces them fear put by the IBC architecture in The NDA dispensation, under Indian economy, to put it on a high        times, leading to erosion in capital legislative, administrative, investi- to deliver results expeditiously. the minds of defaulting borrowers the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari growth trajectory and for the cre-       and impairment of their capacity to gation and prosecution, to make an So far, banks have recovered that they would loose ownership and Vajpayee (1999-2004), had mooted ation of more jobs in our country.     & continue lending. Eleven out of a onslaught on mounting NPAs. At over 350,000 crore, including management control of the compa- reduction in its share in PSBs to less (The writer is a freelance       total of 21 PSBs have been put the core of the reform measures is 200,000 crore for settlement of ny if they do not turn up to clear the than 50 per cent initially and even- journalist) ? %# ( #) "%#%) **+,-*.

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 already transferred 40,000 in just 55 months, the govern- rural kitchens such as firewood pressure high temperature areas, s debate intensifies over In indirect tax depart-  crore in the current fiscal. ment will soon make available and cow dung which not only coal bed methane, incentive Arising unemployment in ments, the Government If the central board of the clean cooking fuel to all house- contribute to environmental for enhanced recovery for aug- the country, the Modi said there were 53,394  & # RBI approves transfer of holds, Oil Minister degradation but also have seri- menting production of oil and Government claims to have employees in March 2017. 28,000 crore requested by the Dharmendra Pradhan said on ous health implications on users. gas from matured fields and generated over 3.79 lakh jobs This went up to 92,842 in  34$5*0 Government as interim divi- Sunday. Pradhan said the oil and exploration and exploitation of between 2017 and 2019 in its March 2018. It also gave dend for the current fiscal, the Speaking at the Petrotech gas sector is a key contributor unconventional hydrocarbon various establishments, accord- the same figure (92,842) as he Finance Ministry has total surplus transfer by the 2019 conference here on the to India’s economy and from all fields. ing to the interim budget for the estimated strength of Tsought from the Reserve central bank would be 68,000 outskirts of Delhi, he said cov- accounted for almost 55 per “We have set up a state-of- 2019-20. indirect tax establishment Bank of India (RBI) 27,380 crore in 2018-19. erage of LPG in the country has cent of its energy mix in 2017. the-art National Data Repository The Government said it Railways, police forces and the as on 1 March 2019. crore that was withheld by the According to sources, the reached close to 90 per cent, India is the third largest to facilitate potential investors to has generated 2,51,279 jobs in direct and indirect tax depart- The Ministry of Civil central bank towards risks and Government expects 69,000 rising from about 55 per cent consumer of crude oil and take informed decisions based on central Government establish- ments. Aviation will have 2,363 more reserves in the previous years, crore dividend in the next in 2014. petroleum products in the the geo-scientific data of hydro- ments between 2017 and 2018. The budget documents give personnel by 1 March this year said sources. financial year. “Very soon, India will be world, accounting for 4.5 per carbon resources in the country. This is estimated to go up by a sector wise break-up on how against its actual strength of The RBI had retained The Government has pro- connecting all households with cent of global oil consumption, “With the introduction of 3,79,544 to reach 36,15,770 on the jobs were added in central 1,174 in March 2017, the doc- 13,190 crore towards risks jected to mobilise 82,911.56 clean cooking fuel. The source behind US and China. ? National Data Repository, India 1 March 2019, shows an analy- Government establishments. ument shows. and reserves during 2016-17. It crore as dividend or surplus of fuel will be LPG as well as “We have taken several has joined the league of coun- sis of documents of the inter- It said Indian Railways will Similarly, for the increased to 14,190 crore in from the RBI, nationalised gas from bio-mass and alter- measures to overhaul the hydro- tries like UK and Norway im budget, presented by generate the highest number of Department of Posts, it said 2017-18. Together, retained banks and financial institutions nate sources,” he said. carbon policy framework to which have a national data Finance Minister Piyush Goyal jobs — 98,999 by 1 March 2019 there will be 4,21,068 person- amount is 27,380 crore. during 2019-20. The increase in coverage ensure energy security for the repository for the upstream on 1 February. against its actual strength of nel on 1 March 2019 as against The Ministry has request- After making provision for has been credited to the country while pursuing the sector,” he said. ? The data assumes signifi- 12,70,714 in March 2017. its actual strength of 41,88,18 ed the RBI to provide an inter- bad and doubtful debts, depre- Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana green path to progress,” he said. In downstream sector too cance as the Congress and There will be 79,353 addi- in March 2017. im surplus for the current fis- ciation in assets, contribution to (PMUY), which provides free Listing reforms to revitalise India has been able to attract other opposition parties have tional jobs in police depart- In the Ministry of cal on the analogy of the pre- staff and superannuation fund cooking gas (LPG) connec- the exploration and production global investments, he said, been targeting Prime Minister ments by 1 March 2019, up External Affairs, 11,877 peo- vious financial year and trans- and for all matters for which the tion to the poor. Under PMUY, ecosystem, he said a new rev- adding that leading players Narendra Modi over rising from the actual strength of ple are estimated to be work- fer the amount withheld from provision is to be made by or about 6.4 crore connections enue sharing model, uniform like Saudi Aramco, ADNOC, unemployment. The 10,52,351 as on 1 March 2017. ing by next month as against the surplus of 2016-17 and under the Act or which are usu- have been provided since the licence for all hydrocarbons Total and Shell are expanding Government has rejected the Similarly, jobs in direct tax its actual strength of 10,044 in 2017-18, sources said. ally provided by bankers, the launch of the scheme on May and marketing freedom for oil their footprints in the country’s charges. departments will touch an esti- March 2017, which was esti- Earlier this month, Economic balance of the profits shall be 1, 2016, he said. and gas have been introduced. energy space and looking to Most of the recruitment mated 80,143 by next month as mated to have reached 11,870 Affairs Secretary Subhash paid to the central Government, “Before March 31, 2020, we Also, the government has invest more in the Indian oil was done by the Ministry of against 50,208 in March 2017 in 2018. Chandra Garg had said the gov- as per the RBI Act. will provide LPG connections introduced various others pol- and gas market.    2)()')
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               0  manufacture and assemble air and growing focus on ‘Make in conditioners and related cool- India’, it said. ing products with a total capac- The chosen location provides he Navratna public sector bauxite mining. It was discussed that should be on research and develop- ity of more than 1 million units dual benefits of superior market undertaking (PSU), under aluminium is an environment friend- ment. We are spending more than to start with,” the company said access and cost effective connec- TMinistry of Mines, NALCO is ly metal since it does not corrode, is this amount and have set up a in a BSE filing. tivity via road and port, it added. the country’s leading manufacturer anti bacterial and light. In case of modern research centre. The Centre Voltas said it aims to cre- Voltas will cater to the south, west and exporter of alumina and alu- automobile sector, aluminium is a bet- of Excellence is functioning under ate technologically advanced and east markets through this minium. The company has declared ter metal and this can be understood four broad categories—application products which are expected to manufacturing facility. its financial results for the third quar- from the fact that if one kg of metal of new products, process efficiency, start rolling out from the sec- “We are delighted to have ter ended December 2018 which is an is replaced with one kg of aluminium, fundamental research and wealth ond half of 2020. laid the ground for the Voltas indication of a good year in 2019. there is a reduction of 23 kg of carbon from waste. We are also setting up The company plans to invest manufacturing plant here in Edited excerpts from the interview: dioxide. It is a direct impact on a Special Purpose Vehicle in col- over 500 crore while putting Tirupati. This facility helps us in improving air quality. Electrical vehi- laboration with the Department of together an OEM (original expanding our manufacturing ● Despite the drop in prices of alu- cles are manufactured from alumini- science and Technology (DST) and equipment manufacturer) base capabilities while increasing our minium in the global market, um, which reduces two-thirds of con- knowledge partners like IIT, NIT, for home appliances, and simul- reach in the Southern market,” NALCO has recorded good profits. sumption of fuel and thus indirectly ICTR and IIIT to develop incuba- taneously creating local employ- said Pradeep Bakshi, managing What has brought about this suc- reduces the consumption of fossil fuels. tion centres particularly for tech- ment opportunities in the region. director and CEO, Voltas Ltd. cess? nology. Recently, we have had a The aluminum prices have come ●What is the focus of the ongoing breakthrough in combating fluoride down from the third quarter to the international tie-ups of the compa- contamination with the use of nano- 6
  3 . fourth quarter almost by $100. ny? technology. According to the results for the third To ensure that we have access to strate-     ! quarter of the financial year 2018-19, gic minerals like lithium and cobalt, ●What are the CSR initiatives of   we recorded a net profit of 302 crore along the lines of ONGC Videsh, a the company?     and the net profit for the period from joint venture was set up between We have introduced the idea of April 2018 to December 2018 grew to NALCO, Hindustan Copper and Employee Social Responsibiliy    1499 crore in camparison to 1,085 Mineral Exploration Corp Limited, to (ESR) along with Corporate Social GAF crore during the same period last year, look for and acquire strategic miner- Responsibility (CSR) which is an which is a growth of 38 per cent. This al assets abroad, particularly in idea to engage the employees of the  34$5*0 '7 is already more than the last year’s Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. A col- company for socio-economic uplift-  >"-"370$-  total profit of 1,342 crore. Our +" - % ,%&+, '%0 laboration with Argentina is highly ment. We introduced a scheme— arvy Consultants, the arm operating profit was 589 crore, reg- likely for lithium extraction to be done ‘NALCO Ki Ladli’, where a poor and Kof the Karvy Group that ndia’s largest LNG supplier istering 80 per cent growth over the by India. The other tie-ups focus on underprivileged girl child is adopt- provides financial services to IQatar on Sunday urged the same period of the last year. The net crore. This year itself, we are likely to aluminium industry vis-à-vis other high-end technology. We are also ed to provide education from retail individuals, high net- central government to include sales for the nine months of the fis- register a gross turnover of more than metals and contribute for green devel- planning to set up high-end alumini- kindergarten to post graduation. worth clients, and corporates natural gas in GST to help cre- cal are 8,644 crore which is a growth 12,000 crore. We have managed to opment. This event provided us a um products plant by availing tech- The employees can contribute in India and internationally, ate demand for the environ- of 32 per cent over the same period clock this growth by increasing the mega platform to exchange ideas on nology from foreign suppliers. The 3,000 per annum, per girl child, launched the 11th edition of ment friendly fuel and raise its of the last year. production capacity, reducing the cost the latest technological advances, technology for high-end aluminium choose a school from a list of the Annual Commodity and share in the country’s energy We have also achieved a record of production and also reducing upstream and downstream integration products plants is not available in defined government schools and Currency Report 2019. The basket. growth in production in all fronts. energy costs. Now, our plan is to open and also became the platform to pro- India. So, we are in talks with poten- then the school adopts the child to report offers a comprehensive Speaking at Petrotech con- During the first nine months of the the Utkal-D coal block mines in the mote Odisha as the aluminium capi- tial suppliers in USA and Russia to fulfil the educational requirements. outlook on commodities and ference here, Qatar Gas CEO current fiscal, we achieved production first half of 2019 which will help us tal of the country. We also formulat- avail their technologies. If we get the The company also contributes an currencies for this year and Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Thani of 55.39 lakh tonnes of bauxite, as bring two million tonnes of coal, ed the Aluminium Roadmap 2030 right technology, our proposed plant equal amout which is given to the aims to guide market partici- said India is very important compared to 54.40 lakh tonnes which will be a game changer in which focuses on reducing the cost of may come up within the aluminium principal. We started in 2016 with pants in investment decisions. market for Qatar. achieved during the comparable peri- NALCO’s profitability. production through technology solu- park at Angul or somewhere closer to 277 girls and many of these children The last year was a cata- “If there is change in od of the previous fiscal. We pro- tions. This reduced cost of production the site. We have floated an Expression have done extremely well in their strophic one for both the com- demand worldwide we will see duced 15.92 lakh tonnes of alumina ● What were the major insights will make the metal more affordable of Interest (EoI) to select the technol- examinations. Taking the scheme modity and currency market, it in India especially in fossile hydrate, against 15.51lakh tonnes during the recently held to the masses and thus increase its sal- ogy supplier. We already have a mem- further, NALCO is now supporting domestically and internation- fuel,” he said. achieved in the corresponding peri- International Conference on ability, leading to scalability. Another orandum of understanding (MoU) the girls until they are settled as a ally. The stellar performance of Qatar supplies 8.5 million od of the previous financial year. The Aluminium (INCAL 2019)? attraction was the exhibition with over with the Defence Ministry PSU— professional. As many as 300 base metals in 2017 failed to tonnes a year of liquefied metal production was 3.29 lakh INCAL 2019 was a grand success 100 exhibitors from across the globe Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited employees have already shown sup- extend the same trend in 2018. natural gas to India. It is the tonnes, against 3.17 lakh tonnes dur- which saw participation from more for industries to showcase their tech- (Midhani) for manufacture of high- port to the cause. We have also For Indian Rupee, the problem country’s single largest source ing the comparable nine months of than 850 delegates, including 150 for- nology, products and processes. end aluminium alloys. introduced an Integrated Health of widening twin deficits-fis- of imported gas, supplying the previous fiscal and the net power eign delegates from 20 countries. This It was deliberated that aluminium Management scheme to plug the cal and current account- about 40 per cent of all over- generated during the period was global summit saw aluminium pro- should be projected as the metal of ●What initiatives have been taken gaps in the health care system. We emerged as the biggest pain seas shipments reaching 4,580million units. ducers, technologists, equipment sup- choice for driving growth and devel- to boost research and develop- are developing a structure where we point. India. We have a corporate plan to pliers, raw material suppliers from opment. The conference was also ment? can connect the people from the This year is foreseen as a He said the country needs increase the turnover from the exist- across the globe who came together instrumental in dispelling some myths As per the government mandate, one peripheral areas to the ongoing mixed one for the commodi- to build infrastructure so that ing level of 10,000 crore to  30,000 to develop a roadmap for sustainable regarding the environmental impact of percent of the company’s expenditure schemes of the government. ties and currencies market. clean fuel can reach all corners. %# ( #) "%#%) **+,-*. ??

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QO )  )   & Khan is paying a day-long a regular ongoing interaction The US special represen- '  -36-"- trip to the UAE to take part in between the government and tative for North Korea, Stephen     the 7th edition of the World the IMF and will continue in Biegun, visited Pyongyang last   B  urkey on Saturday con- Government Summit on the coming weeks, Najeeb said. week to work out details of the (#(      Tdemned China’s treatment invitation of Vice President “In addition, technical level February 27-28 summit I?         of its Muslim ethnic Uighur and Prime Minister of the subject-specific discussions also between President Donald  GAK ??    people as “a great embarrass- UAE Sheikh Mohammad Bin support the process of overall Trump and North Korean  K         ment for humanity”, adding to Rashid Al-Maktoum. expenditures comes as a result dialogue,” he said. leader Kim Jong Un.        ! rights groups’ recent criticism Information Minister of a focus on what is known as The IMF has also asked for After being briefed by     & 3 ?AA over mass detentions of the Fawad Chaudhry told Dawn a “primary balance” in the further monetary tightening as Biegun about his discussions in        Turkic-speaking minority. newspaper that the premier will parlance of public finance. well as a complete free float of North Korea, South Korea’s    !   “The systematic assimila- But critics say China is to end the human tragedy in meet Lagarde on the sidelines According to the official, the exchange rate. presidential office said that the    !     tion policy of Chinese author- seeking to assimilate Xinjiang’s Xinjiang region”. of the World Government there is some space for cut in “We are already towards US and North Korea used         ities towards Uighur Turks is a minority population and sup- Most mainly Muslim coun- Summit in Dubai. certain expenditures where target in these areas,” the offi- Biegun’s trip as a chance to     & great embarrassment for press religious and cultural tries have not been vocal on the The report quoted a senior Pakistan is in a comfortable cial said, adding that the IMF explain what concrete steps humanity,” Turkish Foreign practices that conflict with issue, not criticising the gov- official involved in the negoti- position. has acknowledged these mea- they want from each other. *C       Ministry spokesman Hami Communist ideology and the ernment in China which is an ations as saying that Pakistan “This agreement in cut sures. South Korea’s national      Aksoy said in a statement. dominant Han culture. important trading partner. and the International Monetary will pave way for accession to According to the official, security adviser Chung Eui- D$8 -    The northwest Xinjiang “It is no longer a secret that Aksoy also said Turkey had Fund (IMF) have narrowed the programme,” the official Finance Minister Asad Umar yong, who met Biegun, report-   +  region of China, where most more than one million Uighur learned of the “tragic” death in their positions on the scale of claimed, adding that it will be has already conveyed to the ed that US-North Korea diplo-    ?      Uighurs live, has been under Turks, — who are exposed to custody Saturday of Uighur adjustments over the past few a politically difficult decision. IMF during the recent parleys macy “is working well,” presi-  #       heavy police surveillance in arbitrary arrests — are sub- poet and musician Abdurehim weeks of continuous engage- A cut in the current expen- that only those measures will be dential spokesman Kim Eui-       recent years, after violent inter- jected to torture and political Heyit. ments. ditures still seems to put the taken which are favourable for kyeom said. 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Bakr al-Baghdadi was likely not Badia desert, and have claimed own smaller red and yellow including the Hindi language pute,” Al Abri was quoted as The Syrian Democratic in the last pocket. a series of deadly attacks in versions of the same banner alongside Arabic and English in saying by the Khaleej Times. Forces (SDF), supported by a “We do not think he is in SDF-held areas. and held signs reading “Stop labour cases. He indicated that the US-led coalition, announced a Syria,” Bali said, without adding Since December, more Sanchez. Elections now!”. This is aimed at helping extension of the adoption of final push to retake the jihadist further details about the than 37,000 people, mostly Municipal police estimat- Hindi speakers to learn about interactive forms in several pocket on late Saturday, after a whereabouts of the man who wives and children of jihadist ed some 45,000 people had "             & ,  , litigation procedures, their languages comes under the pause of more than a week to declared a cross-border IS fighters, have fled out into taken part in the protest, which   7"      &    6 rights and duties without a lan- directives of Sheikh Mansour allow civilians to flee. “caliphate” in 2014. 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Sanchez came to power in the region after 36 years. the judicial body said. that the adoption of new lan- jihadists, capturing 41 positions jihadists trying to escape. to the monitor, which relies on The rally was called by cen- June with the support of They called the rally after According to official fig- guages comes as part of the from them. Dozens of 155-mm shells sources inside Syria for its tre-right Ciudadanos, the con- Catalan nationalist parties, Sanchez’s government last week ures, the UAE population is bilingual litigation system, the “Our forces are relying on were lined up ready to be information. servative Popular Party (PP) which voted with him in a no accepted the presence -- as estimated to be around nine first phase of which was direct combat with light loaded onto three green-and- The SDF holds hundreds of and far-right Vox, which has confidence motion against for- asked by Catalan separatists - million of which 2/3rd are launched in November 2018, weapons,” he told AFP. black Caesar gun-howitzers foreigners accused of belonging only recently burst onto Spain’s mer Prime Minister Mariano - of an independent “rappor- immigrants from foreign coun- through the adoption of pro- The Syrian Observatory with a range of 40 kilometres to the extremist group in its political scene, as well as a Rajoy, whose PP was embroiled teur” in future talks between tries. The Indian community in cedures requiring the plaintiffs for Human Rights monitor (25 miles). Coalition deputy custody, as well as members of handful of smaller far-right in a corruption scandal. Catalan parties. the UAE, numbering 2.6 mil- to translate the case docu- group said the SDF had commander Christopher their families. groups. They are angered by Polls show that between The right wing parties lion, constitutes 30 per cent of ments in civil and commercial advanced across farming land, Ghika last week said Iraqi They have urged Western Sanchez’s decision to take a them the PP, Ciudadanos and accused the government of the total population and is the lawsuits into English, if the backed by coalition air strikes forces had sealed their border governments to repatriate their more conciliatory tone with Vox would win a majority if a treachery over the move. largest expatriate community in defendant is a foreigner. and artillery fire. with Syria. nationals, but politicians pro-independence parties, general election were held Despite the government’s the country. “The foreign investor Earlier, an SDF field com- Since September, more abroad have been reluctant. whose votes are crucial to the today, giving them the com- concession, Catalan separatist Yousef Saeed Al Abri, receives the case files translat- mander reported “heavy clash- than 1,270 ISIS terrorists, more Relatives at home fear legislative agenda of his eight- bined parliamentary clout to parties still refuse to back the undersecretary of the ADJD, ed, thus contributing to the pro- es” as his fighters gained than 670 SDF fighters, and alleged foreign jehadis may month-old minority govern- drive Sanchez from office. government’s 2019 budget. If said the adoption of multilin- vision of a global judicial service ground. The SDF launched an around 400 civilians have been end up facing tough justice in ment. The three parties won a Sanchez is unable to approve gual interactive forms for claim that meets the requirements of offensive to expel ISIS from the killed in the fighting, the Iraq, where Human Rights “The government of majority in a regional election his budget, he could call elec- sheets, grievances and requests, residents in the Emirate of Abu oil-rich eastern province of Observatory says. At the height Watch warned they could face Sanchez’s time is up,” PP head in the southwestern region of tions before his term is over in aims to promote judicial ser- Dhabi,” he added. Deir Ezzor in September. of their rule, the jehadis “torture and unfair trials”. Pablo Casado told reporters Andalusia in December, oust- 2020. $
  
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Tthat despite the ongoing committed, to our satisfaction, ians, including women and Elizabeth II, has voluntarily Crown Prosecution Service Palestinian attack on a young T2023 could end up being Averaged over the five- talks with the US and other to do what is necessary that children, a lawmaker from the surrendered his driving licence, (CPS),” a Norfolk Police Israeli woman, Prime Minister the warmest in over 150 years year period 2019-2023, forecast regional powers, it had “not yet would prevent Afghanistan region said Sunday. weeks after the duke miracu- spokesperson said. Benjamin Netanyahu who of records, say scientists who patterns suggest enhanced reached” any conclusion that from ever becoming a platform Mohammad Hashim lously escaped unhurt in a ter- The CPS said it would take seeks re-election pledged predict that the global average warming is likely over much of would entail an immediate end for international terrorist Alkozai said 13 civilians were rifying accident that injured the latest development into Sunday to freeze money trans- surface temperature for the the globe, especially over land to hostilities against America groups or individuals.” killed in one strike and eight in two women in another car. account. It is believed that fers to the Palestinian next five years will be one and at high northern latitudes, and its allies, according to a Since being appointed in another. Both were carried out “After careful consideration bringing a prosecution over the Authority. degree Celsius above pre- particularly the Arctic region. media report. September, Khalilzad has met late Friday in the Sangin dis- the Duke of Edinburgh has crash will not be deemed in the Israel collects around USD industrial levels. “A run of temperatures of “We are forced to wage war. with all sides in an attempt to trict, where heavy fighting is taken the decision to volun- public interest. 127 million a month in cus- The figures released by the 1.0 degree Celsius or above Our enemies are attacking us; end America’s longest war in underway between NATO- tarily surrender his driving Officers from local Norfolk toms duties levied on goods UK Met Office include data would increase the risk of a therefore, we are also combat- which the US has lost over backed Afghan forces and the licence,” Buckingham Palace Police have been investigating destined for Palestinian mar- from a number of sources temporary excursion above the ing them,” Taliban spokesman 2,400 soldiers in more than 17 Taliban. Alkozai said at least said in a brief statement. He the crash since January 17, kets that transit through Israeli including the latest publication threshold of 1.5 degree Celsius Zabiullah Mujahid was quoted years. five other people were wound- surrendered his licence on when the Duke pulled out of a ports and then transfers it to of provisional figures for 2018. above pre-industrial levels,” as saying by DawnNewsTV. But Mujahid said that, even ed in the airstrikes. Saturday, the palace said. side road onto the main road the PA. Records for annual global aver- said Doug Smith, a research fel- The Taliban control near- in Moscow talks, nothing con- "Innocent people, women The Prince’s decision to and collided with a Hyundai The Israeli parliament last age temperature extend back to low at Met Office. ly half of Afghanistan, and are crete was achieved that would and children, are the only vic- hand over his driving licence Kia driven by Ellie Townsend. year passed legislation to par- 1850. “Predictions now suggest more powerful than at any compel them to end the war tims of the airstrikes," he said, was entirely his own and he will The impact of the crash tially withhold funds, in “2015 was the first year that around a 10 per cent chance of time since the 2001 US-led and military pressure, the chan- adding that the military oper- be driven from now on, it flipped his Land Rover onto its response to PA global annual average surface at least one year between 2019 invasion after the 9/11 terror nel reported. ations have stoked public anger. added. The move means the side. Townsend, a 28-year-old payments to families of temperatures reached 1.0 and 2023 temporarily exceed- attacks in 2001. He insisted that the Taliban Omer Zwak, the provincial royal is likely to escape being teacher, suffered cuts to her Palestinians jailed by Israel for degree Celsius above pre- ing 1.5 degree Celsius,” Smith In a series of tweets after six are holding talks with the governor's spokesman, said charged and prosecuted for knee, while her friend and attacks against Israelis. industrial levels and the fol- said. days of talks with the Taliban United States “on their own ini- insurgents fired on Afghan careless driving after injuring passenger Emma Fairweather, “By the end of the week, lowing three years have all 2018 is cited to be the representatives in Doha last tiative”. forces from a civilian area. He two women in a crash outside 46, broke her wrist. Townsend’s the staff-work necessary for remained close to this level,” fourth warmest year on record month, Special US Responding to a question confirmed that airstrikes had the Queen’s Sandringham nine-month-old son escaped implementing the law on said Adam Scaife, Head of globally. It follows 2015, 2016 Representative for Afghanistan regarding the timing of the killed civilians but could not estate in Norfolk on January 17. without injury. deducting terrorists’ salaries Long-Range Prediction at the and 2017, which are the three Reconciliation Zalmay talks, the militant commander provide further information. Norfolk Police confirmed Though Philip was unhurt, will be completed,” Netanyahu Met Office in the UK. warmest years in the 169-year Khalilzad said the US has made explained that, even prior to the He says an investigation has that the duke had surrendered the accident stirred up a debate — who faces a general election “The global average tem- record. “significant progress” in its US invasion, the Taliban had been launched. 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She did not lose al philosophy and and gives the examples of Mother heart and decided that she would management lessons in Teresa’s service, Rani Laxmibai’s hero- transform every weakness into her the holy book were ics, Razia Sultana’s high morale and strength. She took up pottery and brought to light by the takes pride in a daughter like Kalpana started working hard day and night. efforts of many Indian Chawla, but on the other hand, we With the money that she earned, she saints. They call holy cannot bear to hear the news of a not only raised her daughter but also Gita the essence of daughter being born in our homes. It started taking care of her old parents Vedic Literature and a makes us feel humiliated. People and younger brother. Despite or guide to practical life. Undoubtedly, the book is full even go to the extent of killing a child maybe because she was uneducated, of wisdom par excellence but one misses its real mean- in the mother’s womb if they learn it she realised the importance of educa- ing if one doesn’t know to whom does the word is a girl. But there are also mothers tion. As a result, she spent most of her Bhagwan in the book refer to. The collection of divine like Rajkumari who consider their income on educating her daughter words say it in very clear terms that these are the utter- daughters to be their pride. and younger brother. ings of God himself (Bhagwan uvachya). It is really an Rajkumari was born to a poor Today, her younger brother, who unparalleled and a great claim. No one else, deliver- potter and was the fourth of the five is employed as a teacher, gives all the ing a discourse, has ever said that he, the speaker, is children. Due to lack of awareness credit to his sister. He says, “Whatever God. Hence he, who does not pay attention to these about education in the house, she did I am today is due to the hard work of words of God, is really unlucky, for it is a divine invi- not go to school. Though on one my didi (elder sister), who always tation to receive God’s greatest gifts to make a fabu- hand, while learning the domestic inspired me to study. Regardless of the lous fortune. work well, under the guidance of her weather, she went to distant markets He, who has made this pronouncement, is really father and grandfather, she became to sell the pottery products so that the most beloved. It is He who is speaking to us in skilled at making beautiful pottery. there would be no shortfall in our words and tone of endearment, affection and the purest But suddenly, at the age of eight studies”. On the other hand, her 20- sentiments of love. He whispers to us, “Wake up, my Rajkumari lost the power of sight in year-old daughter Shanti got married dear, come to me.” He also tells us, “I assure you that one eye. This incident not only into a well-educated family. With I will free you of all your sins done in utter ignorance changed her life, but also erased her pride in her voice she speaks about or misunderstanding. Come and take refuge in me, sur- real name from the memory of peo- her mother, Rajkumari Devi, “My render to me alone and I promise that I will liberate ple who now started calling her mother never allowed me to feel the you.” Kaani (person who is blind in one stay with her in-laws. Like any other absence of a father, nor did she He thus speaks to us as One who knows us inti- eye). 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