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VOL 13 ISSUE 09 ● / DALLAS ● MARCH 01-07, 2019 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news Makes Serious charges against during ‘Sometimes you have to walk’, Testimony before Congressional committee says President Trump "My loyalty to Mr Trump has cost me Talks between Trump and Kim Jong Un end abruptly everything: my family's happiness, friendships, HANOI, VIETNAM (TIP): President my law license, my 's talks with North Korea's company, my leader, Kim Jong Un, ended abruptly on livelihood, my honor, Thursday,February 27 reportedly after Kim my reputation, and soon my freedom", insisted that he wanted international Michael Cohen said in sanctions lifted in exchange for his testimony before dismantling only his Yongbyon nuclear- the House Oversight facilities hub. "Sometimes you have to and Reform Committee walk," Trump said in a press conference May be, the dealmaker Trump thought. No (TIP): The Committee on Oversight deal is better than a bad deal. and Reform on Feb 27 held a hearing with Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump and North President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and Korean dictator Kim Jong Un abruptly broke one of his most trusted advisors. During his testimony off their nuclear summit here Thursday, Cohen made serious charges against the US President. February 27, canceling a planned signing contd on Page 32 ceremony. contd on Page 32 No deal for now Indian American Lawmakers jubilant Senators urge Trump to pursue Israel’s Attorney General plans to indict Prime Minister as House passes the Most Significant resolution to -Pak conflict Benjamin Netanyahu on WASHINGTON (TIP): Gun Control Bill in Decades Two influential American corruption charges Senators have asked US Israel's Prime President Donald Trump to Minister Benjamin pursue a peaceful Netanyahu is in for trouble in view of the resolution to the conflict Attorney General's between India and Pakistan statement that he and ensure that Islamabad plans to indict does more against the Netanyahu on terrorist groups. In a letter corruption charges to Trump, Senators Jerry Two Indian American lawmakers- Rep Raja Krishnamoorthi and Sen Moran from Kansas and JERUSALEM (TIP): Israel's attorney Kamala Harris have strongly advocated for common sense gun laws. Senators Jerry Moran and Jeanne Shaheen Jeanne Shaheen from New have said, "As in the past , the United general announced his intention on WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): The House Democrats, on Feb 27, Hampshire said there is an States should continue to take a hands-on Thursday, February 28 to indict Prime approved the first of two bills aimed at broadening the federal urgency surrounding the approach, and, when appropriate, should Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of background check system for firearms purchases. The House passed the dangerous situation work with other interested regional actors bribery,fraud and breach of trust, imperiling bill, called the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, on a 240 to 190 between India and Pakistan to apply appropriate pressure on Mr. Netanyahu's political future just 40 days vote.According to advocates for gun laws, it is the most significant gun in Kashmir. Islamabad and New to address the before he is to stand for re-election. control measure in more than two decades. contd on Page 32 contd on Page 32 underlying causes of the conflict". contd on Page 30 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 NY/NJ/CT FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 NY/NJ/CT 3 MoU between ICCR and Rutgers Marks Rutgers and ICCR Co-Host First India Conference New phase in Academic Exchanges ‘Delivering Democracy: The Indian Experience’

Ambassador Sandeep Chakravarty, Consul General of India in New York, signing the MoU on behalf of Indian Council of Cultural Relations. Dr. Barbara A. Lee, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs signing the MoU on behalf of Rutgers Shatrughan Sinha, Deputy Consul General of India making remarks . Others in the picture, from University. L to R: Consul General Sandeep Chakravorty, Dhananjay Singh of National Human Resources Development Network, Richard Rossow, senior advisor and Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies,

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (TIP): On Friday, and Ashwini Kumar Tewari, of the State February 22, Rutgers Global, in partnership Bank of India USA. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (TIP): A memorandum of understanding between Indian Council with the Consulate General of India and the The second panel discussion focused on the of Cultural Relations andRutgers University, was signed on Feb 21 for the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), topic of Democracy and Public Participation establishment of ICCR Visiting Lectureshipin Contemporary Indian Studies. presented the conference "Delivering and included reflections by Milind Kamble Ambassador Sandeep Chakravarty,Consul General of India in New York, signed the MoU on Democracy: The Indian Experience." This from the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce behalf of Indian Councilof Cultural Relations. Dr. Barbara A. Lee, Senior Vice President for event was the first-ever ICCR-Rutgers India and Industry and Senator Vin Gopal, the Academic Affairs and Dr.Christopher J. Molloy, Chancellor, signed the MoU on behalf of conference and drew an engaged audience of senate majority leader in the New Jersey Rutgers University. faculty, students, and members of the legislature, and was moderated by Navnita Ambassador Chakravorty welcomed the signing of the MOU and noted with satisfaction that community. India's Consul General in New Chadha Behera, professor of political science focus of Rutgers University on India has increased significantly in recent months. He also York Sandeep Chakravorty delivered a lecture at the University of Delhi. For the final panel stated that Consulate General of India can help in connecting students of Rutgers University at the event. discussion, Richard Rossow, senior advisor to Indian companiespresent in the U.S. for both jobs and internship opportunities. Chancellor "Delivering Democracy: The Indian and Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Molloy welcomed thesigning of the MOU and noted that Rutgers is ready to further intensify Experience" gathered together an impressive Studies at the Center for Strategic and its partnership withIndia. roster of scholars, diplomats, and business International Studies, moderated a lively The MoU marks a new phase in academic exchanges between India and RutgersUniversity. leaders to discuss, in depth, India's conversation on Governance and Democracy ICCR had earlier established a Chair at Rutgers School of Management & Labor Relations in democratic, economic, and social with Dhananjay Singh of the National 2017. The new MoU will facilitate focused short-term deployment of reputedexperts at Rutgers achievements. In addition, the group also Human Resources Development Network, and University.The chair is likely to draw immense interest from the studentcommunity at Rutgers analyzed the challenges and opportunities Sandeep Chakravorty, Consul General of University in view of the increasing interest in India studies as well aslarge concentration of that lie ahead for India. India. Indian diaspora in New Jersey. The MOU will remain in force till 2023. The conference consisted of three panel The conference provided an opportunity to discussions. In the first panel on Democracy discuss in detail the upcoming Indian General and the Economy, Nikhila Natarajan, a Elections, scheduled for April and May of this journalist with Firstpost moderated a year when more than 800 million people will Miss India USA 2018 Shree Saini discussion with Syed Zafar Islam of Air India, vote, representing perhaps the largest performed at the opening ceremony Hirsh Vardhan Singh with Hi-Tec Systems, democratic exercise in human history. Parker Jewish Institute Appoints Sujata Seth to of Miss India USA 2019 Promote Newly Expanded Indian Cultural Unit NEW HYDE PARK, NY (TIP): Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitation announced Match 1 that Sujata Seth has joined the Institute's Public Affairs Office, reporting to Lina Scacco, Assistant Vice President, Corporate Outreach and Development. As the new Marketing Associate for Parker's newly expanded Indian Cultural Unit, Sujata will conduct special outreach programs to educate the area's Indian population about Parker's dedicated services for older adults. According to the information made available to The Indian Panorama, Ms. Seth's responsibilities will include making special presentations at Senior Centers, at Hindu Temples and businesses, Physicians' offices and other health-related facilities. Fluent in English, and Punjabi, she's excited about joining Parker's team. "My goal is to promote awareness of the Parker brand, especially about the fourth floor Indian Cultural Unit," Ms. Seth said. She will also make special efforts to reach those residing in the neighborhoods, who may not know of Parker's unique and dedicated program for the Indian community. Sujata Seth, Marketing She brings many years of professional marketing expertise to Associate at Parker Jewish her new position at Parker. She has since 2014 till the present been Institute for Health Care & actively involved with the India Association of (IALI) Rehabilitation in Hicksville. As an Executive Member, she has assisted the Association President closely with Fundraising events, Food Drives (in collaboration with The Interfaith Nutrition Network), India Fest (showcase of the Indian heritage and culture annual event) and various other events. In Shree Saini's mesmerizing performance addition, since 2015 she has co-chaired a monthly Forum where Meditation mantras are chanted FORDS, NJ (TIP): Miss India USA 2019 opening ceremonyheld at Albert's Palace in Fords, and a discourse on The Bhagwad Gita (the Hindu holy book) is given. Her love for singing has kept New Jersey has left the everyone surprised for its performance line-up. None other than Miss her involved in monthly music groups within the community as well. India USA 2018 Shree Saini took the audience by surprise as she performed a graceful dance on A long-time resident of Forest Hills, New York, Ms. Seth's husband is retired and owned a the track Saiyan Tu Kamal Ka Batein Bhi Kamal Ki from the film 'Prem Ratan Dhan successful import/wholesale business in the garment industry. Payo' , starring and . The Seths have two sons, one is a Marketing consultant for ICUC - Dentsu Aegis, the other a Shree Saini crowned Kim Kumari, 18, of New Jersey as Miss India USA 2019 at an impressive doctor following residency in anesthesiology at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Manhattan. If you'd like to function held at Royal Albert's. Renuka Joseph of New York and Aanchal Shah of were contact Ms. Seth, call her at (718) 289-2250, or email her at [email protected]. declared the first and second runner ups respectively. Parker Jewish Institute is a leading provider of Short-Term Rehabilitation and Long-Term Organized by the India Festival Committee and chaired by prominent Indian-Americans Care. At the forefront of innovation in patient-centered health care and new technology, the Neelam and Dharmatma Saran, the annual Miss India USA is the longest running Indian Institute is also a leader in teaching and geriatric research. Parker Jewish Institute features pageant outside of India. This year a record number of 75 contestants from 26 States round-the-clock clinical teams, and is nationally renowned as a skilled nursing facility, as well as participated in the pageant. Bollywood actor Meenakshi Seshadri, who served as chief judge of a provider of community-based health care, encompassing Social Adult Day Care, Home Health the pageant, was also felicitated with Lifetime Achievement Award. Care and a Hospice Program. Contact: Lina Scacco, 718-289-2212 or [email protected]. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 4 INDIANS ABROAD FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 Indian American Professor Named Indian American to be the Next Interim Director of New Centre of Excellence at President of University of Vermont North Carolina A&T BURLINGTON, VT (TIP): The higher education environment, while Ajit D. Kelkar, is a University of Vermont Board of Trustees fulfilling its important land-grant mission professor and announced Feb 22 that Dr. Suresh Garimella and positively impacting the lives of chair of the would become the University's 27th students and Vermonters.I look forward to Department of president. His appointment will be effective listening to and engaging with the entire Nanoengineering July 1, 2019. campus community, as well as the state and in the Joint School "The Board is very excited about Dr. region, as we collectively identify the of Nanoscience and Garimella becoming our next president," vision, strategies and creative approaches Nanoengineering said Board Chair David Daigle. "He clearly that will propel UVM into the next decade shared between emerged as the most capable candidate for and beyond", said the Indian American. this position. We are confident that we have As Purdue's executive vice president, GREENSBORO, NC(TIP): Ajit D. selected an exceptional individual who will Garimella leads a world-changing, $660 Kelkar,a professor and chair of the inspire our University to reach even greater million per year research enterprise and Department of Nanoengineering in the levels of excellence." oversees Discovery Park, a unique set of Joint School of Nanoscience and Garimella, who is currently Executive facilities and institutes, where disciplines Vice President for Research and converge to solve global challenges related Nanoengineeringshared between, has been Dr. Suresh Garimella has been named the named one of the three new interim Partnerships and the Goodson University's 27th president to health and life sciences, sustainability, directors by North Carolina Agricultural Distinguished Professor of Mechanical food, energy and defense and security. He is and Technical State Universityfor their Engineering at Purdue University, said, "I together. responsible for Purdue's international newly created centers for excellence. For am deeply honored to be selected the "I am impressed by UVM's academic programs and its global and corporate the past 25 years, Kelkar has been working University of Vermont's next president. I profile and the high quality of its students, partnership endeavors, focused on in the area of low-cost fabrication, appreciate the Board's confidence and trust, faculty and staff. The University is well strengthening relationships to advance processing and performance evaluation and and am eager to begin our important work positioned to compete in a rapidly changing innovation, research, and education. modeling of polymeric and ceramic matrix composites. He will serve as interim director of the Centre of Excellence in Indian American Impact names Indian American Ameya Advanced Manufacturing. Kelkar has worked with several federal Pawar to face run off laboratories in the areas of fatigue, impact Aruna Miller as New Executive Director and finite element modeling of woven WASHINGTON (TIP): On Feb 25, the Indian American election for Chicago composites, including the U.S. Army, U.S. Impact Project and Impact Fund (collectively "IMPACT") City Treasurer Air Force, NASA-Langley Research Center, announced the appointment of former Maryland State National Science Foundation, the Office of Delegate and former 2018 Congressional candidate Aruna CHICAGO (TIP): Naval Research, Federal Aviation Miller as Executive Director. Indian American Administration and Oak Ridge National "After conducting a national search, the Boards of IMPACT Ameya Pawar, Laboratory. He is currently involved in the have selected Aruna Miller to serve as our Executive candidate for development of nano-engineered Director," said Deepak Raj, co-founder of Impact and chair of treasurer of multifunctional materials and electro-spun the Impact Fund. "Aruna shares our passion for building Chicago city, faces a fiber materials for aerospace and political power in the Indian American community. With her run off on April 2, automotive applications. He has published leadership, will continue building IMPACT into an as none of the three over 250 papers and edited two books in the organization that will be extraordinarily helpful to future candidates could get area of nanotechnology. He has been generations." more than 50 Indian American Aruna Miller awarded three patents and has filed for 12 "IMPACT is positioned to harness the energy, excitement, percent votes in Feb served in the Maryland State invention disclosures. Kelkar is the and success of a historic 2018 election cycle in which an 26 election. House from 2010 to 2018 Pawar is the first Asian recipient of numerous awards including unprecedented number of ran for office Alderman Pawar, American elected to the Senior Researcher Award and the across the country. In the coming months, we look forward to recruiting and training 38, who is Chicago City Council Intellectual Property Award at A&T, and the candidates, broadening our reach and support, and shaping the 2020 political landscape," representing his BEYA STEM Innovation Award. He is a "As a former candidate and elected official who has campaigned, won votes, and served in North Side ward since 2011, will face State fellow of Academy of Science office, Aruna is the ideal person to lead IMPACT. She has the perfect combination of skills and Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin, who got 44.3 in India. He serves on editorial board of personal experience to take this organization to the next level," said Raj Goyle, co-founder of percent votes (210,61744.) Pawar got 41.6 three journals in nanotechnology Impact and a former member of the Kansas House of Representatives. "Anyone who has met, percent (197,895) and third candidate Peter disciplines and is a member of several worked with, or voted for Aruna knows her future is bright. We are excited to have her at the Gariepy got 14.1 percent only. professional societies. helm of IMPACT." An engineer by training, Miller served in the Maryland State House from In 2011, Ameya Pawar was elected 2010 to 2018, where she worked to invest in STEM education, streamline the regulatory process Alderman of Chicago's 47th Ward. Pawar is Indian Man Pleads for small businesses, and bring 21st century jobs to Maryland. In her 2018 bid for Congress, the first Asian American elected to Chicago Miller came in second out of eight candidates and earned endorsements from the Impact Fund, City Council. While running for office, Ald. Guilty to Multi-Million EMILY's List, 314 Action, National Education Association, and the Sierra Club as well as all Pawar discussed the need for aldermen four Indian American members of the House of Representatives. legislate on city-wide issues in addition to Dollar Immigration "I am honored and excited to work with IMPACT," Miller said. "I am particularly gratified to ensuring City services are delivered Fraud Scheme be part of an organization dedicated to engaging Indian Americans, one of the fastest growing efficiently. Since taking office, Ald. Pawar populations in the United States. I hope to further IMPACT's mission to develop and support has sponsored and passed eight pieces of Hardev Panesar, talented individuals have the desire to become influential leaders in our democracy." city-wide legislation. an Indian origin Co-founded by Raj Goyle, CEO of Bodhala and former member of the Kansas State House, Pawar also led the effort to implement man pleaded and Deepak Raj, Chairman of Pratham USA and founder of the Raj Center on Indian Economic participatory budgeting in the 47th ward. guilty in federal Policies at Columbia University, IMPACT's mission is to help talented and patriotic Indian Residents and business owners of the court Feb 21, to Americans run for office, win, and lead. ward began voting in 2012 to help inform immigration fraud. $1.3 million in annual infrastructure He is scheduled to be sentenced on INDIAN GRADUATE STUDENT AT URI DIES IN spending. Additionally, Pawar has May 10, 2019. created numerous community councils to Photo / Courtesy POOL ACCIDENT address neighbourhood issues. Pawar is Twitter KINGSTON (TIP): An Indian student at University of Rhode currently overseeing over $300 million in Island died in the swimming pool at the Tootell Physical Education public and private projects in the 47th SAN DIEGO, CA (TIP): Hardev Panesar, Center on the Kingston campus on Feb 24. Suhail Habeeb, a Ward. an Indian origin man pleaded guilty in graduate student in physics who enrolled in fall 2016, was rushed to In addition to his work in the 47th Ward federal court Feb 21, admitting that he South County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The and Chicago, Pawar was appointed by orchestrated a long-running immigration- University of Rhode Island in a statement said: "The University of Governor Patrick Quinn to serve on the fraud scheme that tricked more than 100 Rhode Island is saddened to report that one of its international Innovation Council (IIC) where he victims out of millions of dollars based on students, Suhail Habeeb, a graduate student in physics from India, has been working with IIC members and the false claims that they could secure died Sunday,Feb. 24, following an incident that occurred in a Tootell Governor to help jump-start innovation and immigration status in the United States. Physical Education Center pool on the Kingston Campus. Staff from job creation in Illinois. Pawar was also Campus Recreation, URI Police Department, and URI Emergency appointed by Gov. Quinn to serve on the State Read full story on Suhail Habeeb was a Medical Services responded to Tootell at about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. of Illinois Asian American Employment Plan www.theindianpanorama.news graduate student in physics Council. who enrolled in fall 2016 Read full story on www.theindianpanorama.news THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 5 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 6 NY/ NJ/CT FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019

Chancellor Carranza announces 417 High NRIs Stage Anti Pakistan Protests Schools participated in Career Exploration Month across USA against Pulwama Attack NEW YORK(TIP): Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza announced , February 28, NEW YORK (TIP): A large number of that a record 417 high schools participated in Indian-Americans held protest rallies outside Career Exploration Month this February, a the Pakistani consulates in New York and citywide effort to help students identify career Chicago to condemn the February 14 Pulwama interests and learn how to pursue those careers. attack that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF This is the second year of Career Exploration personnel. Across the US, Indian communities Month; last year, 346 high schools participated. have held vigils and prayer services for the As a record number of schools participate in victims, including Atlanta, ; Naperville, Career Exploration Month, Illinois; Sacramento, ' and Houston, students have also achieved a record-high Stafford and Woodlands in . graduation rate, a record-low dropout rate, a In New York on Friday, Feb 22, about 400 record-high college readiness and enrollment people protested peacefully outside the rate, and record participation and performance Pakistani consulate for over two hours on Advanced Placement exams. Over the course demanding justice for the victims along with of the month, schools have hosted a variety of slogans denouncing Pakistan's support for activities to promote career awareness and terrorists. Indian-Americans also held a exploration, including career presentations and protest in front of Pakistan'sPermanent fairs; resume writing and interviewing Mission to the UN, strongly condemning the A large number of Indian-Americans held protest rallies outside the Pakistani consulate in New York on Feb 22 workshops; presentations led by alumni, terror attack against Indian security forces in industry partners, and community-based Pulwama and demanding swift action against victims of Pulwama attack. Americans also protested before the Pakistani organizations; and visits to businesses across Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e- Indian-Americans from in and around consulate in Chicago. With placards displaying New York City. Read full story at Mohammed and its leader Masood Azhar. Chicago on Friday,Feb 22 held peaceful protests 'stop supporting terrorism', the protestors www.theindianpanorama.news Indian-Americans in New York, New Jersey outside the Pakistani and Chinese diplomatic demanded that Pakistan be declared a state and Connecticut on Thursday,Feb 21 also held a missions. Indian-Americans urged the Chinese sponsoring terrorism. Indian Americans held a De Blasio Administration Kicks candle light vigil at the Royal Alberts Palace in Consulate in Chicago that Beijing should 'stop protest in front of the Pakistan Consulate at Off NYC Open Data Week 2019, New Jersey. More than 600 Indian-Americans sheltering and supporting hard line extremist Houston and demanded that Pakistan should from around the tri-state area paid tribute to the terrorists' at the United Nations. Several Indian- stop supporting terrorists. Announces Open Data Advisory Council Members Comptroller Stringer Investigation Reveals Huge Increases March 1 through March 9 there will be more than 45 events in all five boroughs for New Yorkers to explore the use and power of NYC Open Data in ICE Enforcement in NYC, Leaving Families in Fear

NEW YORK( TIP): To celebrate the start ● Deportations in NYC have soared 150% as a result ● Overall ICE arrests up 88%, the third highest increase of New York City's third annual Open Data of racist, xenophobic Trump policies of any major city in U.S., with Queens now home to half Week, the de Blasio Administration of all immigration court proceedings in NYC announced, Feb 28, the appointment of ● Escalation fueled by a 265% jump in deportations of members to New York City's first-ever Open those with no prior criminal convictions - the largest ● Immigrants from China account for 20% of all Data Advisory Council. More than 20 immigration court cases in NYC, followed by India community and civic technology leaders increase of any major city in the country. from academia, non-profits, civic technology (10%) companies, and City agencies will inform the vision and expansion of the City's Open Data NEW YORK CITY (TIP): New York City Demographics of Detention, which charts the program, which allows New Yorkers to access Comptroller Scott M. Stringer , Feb 22, joined stark escalation in arrests, deportations, and over 2,300 free municipal datasets, ranging immigrant families and advocates to demand immigration court proceedings in NYC from 311 service requests to crime incidents greater protections for the families suffering during the first two years of the Trump by neighborhood to the location of every from the draconian rise in U.S. Immigration Administration (FY 2017-FY 2018), as street tree in the City. Convened by the and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in compared to the last year of the Obama Mayor's Office of Data Analytics, the Council the City under the Trump Administration - an Administration, with breakdowns both by will advise on maximizing New Yorkers' increase that is more profound in New York borough and nationality. The report shows engagement with City data and help achieve than virtually all other major cities in the US. that Chinese immigrants now account for 1- Mayor de Blasio's Open Data for All vision. Today's gathering came as details of out-of-5 of all immigration court proceedings Read full story at increased enforcement are laid out in in NYC - double the number of any other www.theindianpanorama.news Comptroller Stringer's new report, The nationality - while nearly half of all immigration court proceedings originate from Queens. In response, Stringer called on the City to expand access to legal services to achieve universal representation for immigrants and increase support for the New York Immigrant Freedom Fund, while urging passage of State legislation to bar ICE enforcement in and around New York courthouses. "Let's be clear: undocumented New Yorkers are part of the fabric of our city.But even in a ● Personal & Business Taxes sanctuary city like New York, the escalation of ICE raids, arrests, and intimidation is ● terrorizing the everyday life of our neighbors Stringer calls on the City and State to support New Business Setup, Corporation, and forcing undocumented New Yorkers into universal legal representation, ban ICE from ● the shadows," said Comptroller Stringer. in and around courthouses, and help detained Partnership & LLC Taxes. E-file Fast "These statistics are harrowing and they're a immigrants afford bond payments call to action, because these just aren't numbers - they're sons and daughters, courthouses outright - and the City should Free Consultation Call brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, continue to support immigrant bond partners, neighbors, and friends. That's why services." Pal 516-304-2630 I'm calling for the City to protect these New Comptroller Stringer further released a Yorkers and eliminate the carve-out that video telling the stories of undocumented limits access to immigrant legal services New Yorkers facing the escalation of ICE HP Tax Consultant, 77 N Broadway, because if we believe in due process for all enforcement. people, we can't be in the business of choosing Read the full story at who deserves a truly fair day in court. The www.theindianpanorama.news Hicksville, NY 11801 State must also do more to ban ICE from THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 NY/NJ/CT 7

Nikki Haley International Women’s Day 2019 Launches Policy THEME: Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change Group 'Stand for NEW YORK (TIP): On 8 March, UN the bottom of the pyramid: Women is observing International Women's 740 million women currently make their America' Day to celebrate the tireless work of activists living in the informal economy with limited who are central to the global push for gender access to social protection, public services equality and who strive every day to make and infrastructure that could increase their women's rights a reality. productivity and income security. This year's theme, "Think Equal, Build Women do six times more unpaid care and Smart, Innovate for Change" is being reflected domestic work than men, with only 41 per cent during UN Women events around the world, of the world's mothers with newborns along with the official commemoration event receiving maternity benefits. held at the United Nations (UN) headquarters One in three women are likely to face in New York. Participants include UN violence in their lifetimes, yet public services, Secretary-General António Guterres, UN urban planning and transport systems are General Assembly President María Fernanda rarely planned with women's safety and Espinosa Garcés, UN Women Executive UN Women Executive Director Phumzile mobility in mind. Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and other Mlambo-Ngcuka has invited media to attend UN Women is the UN organization senior UN officials, as well as innovation or follow the commemoration events dedicated to gender equality and the leaders and gender experts. empowerment of women. A global champion Echoing the priority theme of the investment in gender-responsive social for women and girls, UN Women was upcoming 63rd session of the UN systems, and build public services and established to accelerate progress on meeting Commission on the Status of Women, "Social infrastructure that meet the needs of women their needs worldwide. For more information, Haley resigned as U.N. ambassador at the protection systems, access to public services and girls. visit www.unwomen.org. UN Women, 220 East end of 2018 and sustainable infrastructure for gender According to UN Women research, these 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017, New York. equality and the empowerment of women and thematic agendas are critical at a time when Tel: +1 646 781-4400. Fax: +1 646 781-4496. COLUMBIA, SC (TIP): Former U.S. girls", the theme for International Women's social innovations have the potential of Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Read the full story at Day 2019 explores the ways in which providing unprecedented solutions to meet www.theindianpanorama.news Haley has launched a new advocacy innovation can work for gender equality,boost the needs of marginalized women and those at group called 'Stand for America,' which will push for domestic and international policies. Announcing the launch of the Indian Overseas Congress, USA contributes advocacy group on Feb 25, Haley, the first ever Indian-American to have a cabinet ranking position in any towards Congress party manifesto presidential administration and the former two-term Governor of South Carolina, said that it seeks to engage the DUBAI (TIP): For the first time, the Indian NRIs for 3 reasons. We wanted to understand governance". Americans in support of those policies National Congress will include the what Congress can do for the NRIs and what George Abraham requested the party to because an informed and active recommendations from the non-resident NRIs can do for India and learn about the include a provision that will strengthen the citizenry is the best way to promote Indian community in the party's 2019 election various areas of improvements in Indian integrity and independence of the country's freedom and values. The manifesto - a document that reflects "the voice Institutions that are under attack by the announcement came in less than two and aspirations of the people". The meeting ruling party in India today. "They are months after she left the position of US was held in Dubai at the Steigenberger Hotel weaponizing the agencies such as BI, RBI and Ambassador to the UN. on February 22nd &23rd. Enforcement Directorate etc. and targeting Domestically, the group will focus on Senior members from the Congress party oppositions, minorities and their issues like promoting American culture, led by Sam Pitroda, Chairman of the Indian Institutions". He further requested that the border security, term limits and Overseas Congress (IOC), Rajeev Gowda, OCI card is made a trueidentity card for the combating socialism. Internationally, member of Rajya Sabha and convenor of the Overseas Indian Citizens conducting their the group will take a focus on the manifesto committee, Himanshu Vyas, business or related activities when they visit dangers posed from countries like Secretary to the AICC - heard India. Mohinder Singh Gilzian pointed out China, Russia and Iran. recommendations from delegates around the that the upcoming election is so critical and "As U.S. ambassador to the U.N., I was globe. United States delegation was headed by urged the delegates to send many volunteers able to see firsthand the challenges we George Abraham, Vice-Chairman of the IOC, to India and he has promised to do the same. face around the globe," Haley said in a USA and included Mohinder Singh Gilzian, Harbachan Singh stated that Judiciary and statement. "Iranian-backed radical President, Harbachan Singh, Secretary- law enforcement mechanism should remain Islamic terrorism threatens the lives of General, Chandu Patel, Krishna Chaithanya. free of political interference and the innocent Americans. Communist China Mr. Sam Pitroda welcoming the delegates corruption has to be dealt from top to bottom. is spreading its influence throughout the assured that all recommendations will be Rajeev Gowda, Convenor of the Manifesto world. ... Russia meddles in our elections heard by the manifesto committee. However, committee said the move to involve NRIs is and invades its neighbours with no not all will be included in the document. The historic one. "It is not possible to include all of regard for their sovereignty. In our own recommendation given was not data-driven, them, we will choose the most essential ideas". backyard, socialist dictators in he said. "Our purpose is to study the NRI At the Conference in Dubai. From L to R: Himanshu Vyas, Secretary of the AICC said Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua oppress vision for India. The suggestions were not Harbachan Singh, Sam Pitroda, George all election-manifesto related document will their own people and support narco- backed by surveys that were not the purpose. Abraham be finalized in the next two weeks. "We want trafficking that invades America." Party decided to take recommendations from to rebuild the India of our dreams," he said. Haley also issued an op-ed article advocating an end to foreign aid to countries that vote against the United States at the United Nations.

for advertisement in The Indian Panorama Please call @ 646-247-9458 George Abraham suggested that the OCI card should be made a true identity card for the Overseas Indian Citizens conducting their business or related activities when they visit India A view of the delegates from across the world THE INDIAN PANORAMA 8 EDITORIAL FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 GUEST AS I SEE IT COMMENT Coalition of the concerned Multi-pronged diplomacy is vital to compel Time for Pakistan to end its support for terrorist groups By Suhasini Haidar It is puzzling that the U.S. has been able to carry diplomacy out drone strikes on a whole host of terror group n the wake of the Pulwama attack on Ensure world leaders February 14, the government has iterated leaders on Pakistan's western front, but never Ionce again its plan for the "diplomatic are on Indian side isolation" of Pakistan. The idea, which was he events of the past few weeks first articulated after the 2016 Uri attacks, is a once targeted camps and infrastructure have added another insalubrious non-starter, as was underlined by the visit of Tchapter in the subcontinent's the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin belonging to the JeM and the LeT, despite their history. Pakistan, while claiming to offer Salman to both countries earlier this month, the olive branch, also abetted the killing just a few days after Pulwama. In Pakistan, well-established links to al-Qaeda. India must of over 40 paramilitary personnel in the Prince called himself "Pakistan's Pulwama in a suicide attack. Such a Ambassador" in his country,and issued a joint also press the U.S. to place travel sanctions on situation was unpalatable for any self- statement praising Pakistan for its fight respecting nation. For over three years, against terrorism. Clearly, a more considered the Modi government had drawn a red diplomatic strategy, less full of rhetoric, must specific entities in the Pakistani military line on dialogue with Pakistan. It has be chalked out by the government in response been resisting talks till the terror issue to cross-border terrorism. establishment unless visible action is taken was first put on the table. This, in Beyond isolation diplomatic language, is like walking into against the JeM, whose leaders hold public a cul de sac, leaving no room for To begin with, the government would do maneuvering so essential in the world of better to repackage its idea of "isolating rallies and issue videos threatening India. inter-state relations. This may have left Pakistan" into one of building a more South Block's practitioners of muscular inclusive 'coalition against terrorism statecraft little option but to deliver a emanating from Pakistan'. In the past couple momentum" of the peace talks in Pakistan last year is not the toughest action riposte with military overtones. of weeks alone, Iran and Afghanistan have Afghanistan. His words were heard beyond the U.S. has contemplated: in May 1992, then The chicken may have come home to faced terror attacks on their security forces Kabul, in Washington and Moscow. On U.S. President George H.W Bush had directed roost. What seemed to be the perfect 'non- along the border with Pakistan - and several February 18, members of the Taliban his Secretary of State James Baker to send a military strike' against a terrorist camp other countries, which have also faced such negotiating team were due to meet U.S. special stern letter to then Pakistani Prime Minister is now showing indications of escalation. attacks or see the presence of Pakistan-based envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Islamabad. The Nawaz Sharif threatening to designate If statesmen do not retrieve the groups on their soil, would be willing to join talks were called off after Afghanistan Pakistan as a "State sponsor of Terror" for its situation, both countries could well slide ranks on this. The truth is, in today's objected to the Taliban team's travel to support to Kashmiri and Sikh militant down the slope of an armed conflict interconnected world, it is vainglorious to Pakistan and rescheduled for February 25 in groups. which will spell economic destitution for expect countries to join a unilateral plan for Doha. It remains to be seen how much A similar line of talks must be pursued by Pakistan and a relatively better, but still isolation. countries trying to negotiate with the Taliban New Delhi with Riyadh - which once was a unenviable, situation for India. War is Despite the U.S.'s considerable might, it has will need Pakistan's leverage to make donor to Pakistan's Islamist institutions, but not an option for nuclear-armed been unable to get most countries, including progress on those talks. U.S. President Donald now is wary of funding extremism - to neighbors and those who start a war do India, to sever ties with Iran and North Korea, Trump sees them as the precursor for plans to withhold any funds that may trickle down to not know how it will end. for example. The impact of such a campaign is pull out most troops in combat in Afghanistan charitable wings run by the JeM and LeT. Narendra Modi and Imran Khan have also doubtful: after years of trying to isolate before his re-election bid for 2020. With China, it is surprising that the issue of a often spoken past each other. Modi had North Korea, the U.S. is pursuing talks with The American angle simple ban at the UN Security Council has not reminded Khan about his assurance of its leader. While isolation might work as a been made India's chief demand from Beijing. being a man of his word and Khan now campaign slogan for domestic audiences, it is Next, the government must prioritize It is hoped that this will be rectified soon needs to walk the talk. External Affairs quickly rebuffed each time a country engages action over words, when it comes to moves when the next proposal to ban Azhar is Minister Sushma Swaraj, too, has said with the nation one is trying to isolate. An against Pakistan's sponsorship and hosting of brought to the UNSC, and during Foreign India does not wish to see further inclusive coalition is more likely to move the JeM. The measures taken thus far - Minister Sushma Swaraj's visit to China this escalation and will continue to act with nations at the global stage as well. The success cancelling Most Favored Nation status, week for the trilateral Russia-India-China responsibility and restraint. Friendly of the efforts led by the U.S. and other maximizing use of Indus waters, denying meeting. More than the ban, however, India nations, from the US to Russia and countries to 'grey list' Pakistan at the visas to Pakistani sportspersons, etc. - have must ask China for action against any entities France, have supported India, which can Financial Action Task Force or of French little real impact on Pakistan and certainly dealing with the JeM in Pakistan, given that retain their empathy if it does not step efforts for a United Nations Security Council none on the military establishment. Instead of China is the partner with the most influence up the escalation. The testosterone-laden statement on Pulwama points to that. priding itself on extracting statements of in Pakistan today, and one with the most to serenading of muscularity from the Second, India must focus on the case condemnation from various governments in lose from terror groups in Punjab operating sidelines does not account for the against Masood Azhar, which pre-dates the the world, it is better for New Delhi to use along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. devastation that is written into the DNA case against 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. In India's considerable diplomatic leverage to Steady dialogue of conflicts. A step back and dialogue is a first, the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) claimed ensure action that would shut down the JeM the need of the hour. responsibility for the Pulwama attack in a and the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) permanently Finally, India must look to its own actions suicide bomber video that has not thus far and bring their leaders to justice. In this on the diplomatic front with Pakistan. Calling (Tribune, India) been disputed by its leader Masood Azhar. regard, mere statements and bans have not off a formal dialogue process for more than a Azhar has been on the U.S.'s radar since 1992, worked for more than two decades, and the decade has clearly yielded no desired when he was a leader of the banned terror government must consider other options, outcome. South Asia as a region, and the group Harkat ul-Ansar and worked with especially with the countries that carry the South Asian Association for Regional jihadi groups in Sudan and Bangladesh. His most leverage and access in Pakistan: China, Cooperation (SAARC) process too have release after years in Indian prisons in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. suffered the consequences of this exchange for hostages on board the IC-814 It is puzzling that the U.S. has been able to disengagement, without yielding any desired for more flight should on its own merit his banning and carry out drone strikes on a whole host of outcomes. A measured, steady and non- prosecution - not just in Pakistan, but in all terror group leaders on Pakistan's western political level of dialogue is a more effective the countries whose nationals were on board front, but never once targeted camps and way of impressing India's determination to news, views that Indian Airlines flight, as well as the stops infrastructure belonging to the JeM and the root out terrorism than the present on-again, that flight made in Nepal, the United Arab LeT, despite their well-established links to al- off-again policy. As the nation prepares for a Emirates and Afghanistan. Qaeda. India must also press the U.S. to place possible military response to the Pulwama and reviews, Third, India must prepare for a pushback travel sanctions on specific entities in the attack, it is important that New Delhi from Pakistan, most likely in terms of Pakistani military establishment unless consider its diplomatic response carefully, internationalizing the Kashmir issue, and visible action is taken against the JeM, whose particularly taking into account both the visit @ linking it to progress in Afghanistan. This is leaders hold public rallies and issue videos historical and regional context of its moves. what Pakistan's Ambassador to Afghanistan, threatening India. www.theindianpanorama.news (The author can be reached at Zahid Nasrullah, did when he said that any Contrary to popular perception, the Trump [email protected]) attack by India would "impact the administration's moves to cancel funds to THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 PERSPECTIVE 9 Why Punjab cannot make progress Harjap Singh Aujla's special article on Punjab's shameful fall from being the numero uno State of India to a hopelessly wrecked State is being carried in two parts. Readers may please revisit March 8 issue for part two of the By Harjap Singh Aujla story.- EDITOR t saddens me to think how Punjab has degeneratedinto a heavily indebted and Iperpetual beggar state from one of the leading economic powers of India. Prior to 1947, it was effectively administered by the British appointed governors, assisted byofficers of the Indian Civil Service (ICS), In America it is Provincial Civil Service (PCS), Indian Police (IP) and Punjab Police (PP) cadres. On the revenue side the field officials were the Amritsar may not be the capital of Punjab, The Wagah Border beating the retreat is a mandatory for the Tehsildars, Naib Tehsildars, Kanoongos and but Punjab is better known for Sri Harmandir spectacle to watch Patwaris. Our province was not under debt. Sahib (Golden Temple), the Sikh Vatican state governments to No administrator knew the art of borrowing to expend. balance their budgets A few years before independence, there were indirectly elected governments too, by imposing new which had virtually no powers. They were dependent on their personal rapport with the governors and the deputy commissioners or taxes or enhancing collectors. Though the British were at times brutal, but law and order was in check and old taxes, only the there was a definite administrative system. Strict British laws of governance were in federal government vogue and law and order was better. Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab- Open Khanna Grain Market- the largest grain Compliance of ruleswas by and large Hand symbol market in Asia can borrow from enforced. The first time the law and order collapsed Mr. A.C. Joshi. Kairon made a phone call with a range of 60 miles. Thus it was local to thoroughly on a gigantic scale,was in the year requesting time to see him. Joshi offered to both Jullundur and Ludhiana, but the outside to manage 1947, when one community decided to start come to the civil secretariat, but Kairon political capital Chandigarh was 80 miles violence on a massive scale to ethnically replied back telling that he does not want to away and the industrial and business capital the national economy. cleanse some areas of all minorities and the waste the VC's precious time and he will Amritsar was 68 miles away, alsoAmritsar other community in its own citadels himself drop in to see him in thelatter's office. was well within the local range of Radio If this type of fiscal retaliated on a larger scale. This shows how much respect he used to Pakistan Lahore, only 35 miles away. Both Order could be restored when the ethnic accord to the academic authorities. important cities falling outside the day time discipline would have cleansing was over and a government in Kairon was personally supervising the range of All India Radio Jullundur were newly formed East Punjab was established. construction of prestigious Post Graduate approved to receive new radio stations. The first two chief ministers were Gopi Institute of Medical Education and Research Partap Singh Kairon was made to resign in been made a part and Chand Bhargava (a Congress politician from in Chandigarh. For doing this he sacrificed 1964, following his indictment by the centrally Sirsa in Hissar district) and Bhim Sen Sachar the interests of one of India's top medical appointed Das Commission of some minor parcel of the (a popular freedom fighter Congress colleges, the Government Medical College charges of corruption. However equipment politician from Gujjranwala in Pakistan). Amritsar, which was located in his home city. for both these radio stations reached their budgeting process of They took turns in governing Punjab for more Entire top ranking staff for the PGI came destinations prior to his resignation. than eight years. They were grappling with from Amritsar. The affiliated Victoria Jubilee Chandigarh station was inaugurated on 27th all Indian states too, the rehabilitation of newly arriving displaced Hospital also suffered due to shortage of high of December in 1964. Amritsar was lagging people. quality specialist doctors. Even the Ram Lal, behind. In 1965, Indo-Pakistan War started Political class, born out of freedom Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital suffered in and the equipment for All India Radio Punjab state struggle, during those days was by and large Amritsar, because staff was taken from there Amritsar was shifted to Jullundur, where it honest. There were no complaints of too. A brand new building was constructed was commissioned in 1966 as the second government would corruption about these two politicians. In during his tenure as the chief minister for the channel exclusively for Vividh Bharati spite of the massivetask of rehabilitation of PGI. World famous Bhakra Dam was built Service. have been a lot more impoverishedhumanity from Pakistan, no during his time in 1963 and work started on Partap Singh Kairon had a special corner in freebees were promised to the newly arrived Pong Dam in 1961. his heart for Karnal and Gurgaon districts. In responsible spender. refugees. Most of them came from former well The Punjab Engineering College Karnal, he took keen interest to expand the off families and they had to work hard to get Chandigarh was completed during Partap National Dairy Research Institute into a great out of their abject poverty by toiling toughly Singh Kairon regime. Sacrificing the interests temple of learning. During his time Delhi was This unbridled in the fields, factories and businesses. of the agricultural wing of the famous Khalsa a Punjabi refugee majority city. The In 1956, East Punjab got its first dynamic College Amritsar, Kairon established the industrialists of Amritsar and Batala wanted expenditure of the chief minister in Partap Singh Kairon. Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana. an industrial township within Punjab, but Kairon hailed from village Kairon near Patti, Now crippled by fund shortages, this close to New Delhi, from where they could tap past few decades on in the then Amritsar district. He was educated university at one time had become one of the the potential of NCR Delhi and U.P. for in addition to Khalsa College Amritsar in leading most agricultural research marketing of their industrial products. He wasteful populist and California states of the USA. institutions in India. It was primarily planned and oversawthe construction of a His foreign education and workethicsof an responsible for ushering in the Green new industrial hub in Faridabad in Gurgaon alien land made him a no non-sense Revolution in Punjab Agriculture. district. Kairon desired merger of Punjab and schemes has pragmatic. The first three chief ministers did One fact which hardly any one remembers Rajasthan, if that was not possible, he wanted nothing special for their own areas. They today is regarding the radio broadcasting in at least Sri Ganganagar to be a part of Punjab. multiplied were loyal to entire Punjab. During eight-year Punjab. Kairon was impressed by the He always resisted the demand for creation of term of Partap Singh Kairon, Chandigarh prolification of broadcasting in America. As Haryana and the merger of Punjab's hill exponentially and took a quantum leap forward in development told by my late father, medium-wave districts into Himachal Pradesh. Some people as the capital of East Punjab. The Capitol broadcasting was expanding rapidly during say that had Kairon not been assassinated, that has crippled the Complex of Chandigarh was constructed, the 1960s all over India. U.P. was getting a there would have been no division of Punjab. consisting of the state secretariat, the state number of radio stations. Partap Singh Punjab would have been a large diverse state assembly and the present Punjab and Kairon requested the centre for at least two with lush green hills, industrial hubs and state financially. Haryana High Court. The Panjab University more radio stations for Punjab. The highly fertile agricultural fields. Punjab was and the governmentcolleges were built for transmitter of the only existing radio station virtually under no debt in the period of boys and girls. Punjab was progressing. All India Radio Jullundur was located at Partap Singh Kairon as the chief minister. My late father told me about a significant Goraya in Jullundur district. It was 19 miles incident. Kairon wanted to have a discussion away from Ludhiana and 18 miles from with the vice chancellor of Panjab University Jullundur. It had a 50 kilowatt transmitter ( TO BE CONCLUDED IN THE NEXT ISSUE ON MARCH 8 ) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 10 SOUTH ASIA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019

Malala Yousafzai asks Narendra Modi, Imran Flights across Asia affected after Khan to shake hands and settle conflict closure of Pakistan air space ISLAMABAD (TIP): Amid the rising ISLAMABAD (TIP): A temporary closure tension between India and Pakistan since of air space over Pakistan snarled air traffic the February 14 Pulwama attack, Thursday, especially between Asia and Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize laureate Europe, though some airlines adjusted by Malala Yousafzai has urged the Prime rerouting their flights. Ministers of the two countries to show In Bangkok, an important and busy hub for “true leadership” by shaking hands to transcontinental flights, thousands of settle the current stand-off. travellers were stranded. The closure of the Malala, in a statement released on main route for many flights to the Middle East Twitter, said that “retaliation and and Europe was likely to be costly for airlines revenge” is never the right response and having to carry extra fuel and take longer the world doesn’t need another war. “As a journeys than usual. Nobel Laureate, UN Messenger of Peace, a Bangkok airport officials said over 4,000 citizen of Pakistan and a student, I am travellers were affected. Those needing help alarmed by the escalation of tensions were getting access to accommodations and between India and Pakistan – and alternative travel arrangements, they said, concerned for people living on both sides though some of those stranded complained of the border. Everyone aware of the they were getting no help at all. horrors of war would agree that The terminal was so crowded that the chief retaliation and revenge is never the right of Thailand’s immigration police, Surachate response – once started, it rarely ends. Hakparn, tweeted a warning to “Please spare Following tensions between India and to divert 40 flights through Chinese airspace, Millions of people are suffering today your time for your trip!” The disruptions Pakistan, aviation authorities in Pakistan the Civil Aviation Administration of China because of existing wars – we don’t need brought a month-long tropical holiday for a said the country’s air space would reopen as of said on its website. another. Our world cannot even care for all group of 25 Danish students unable to board a midnight Thursday (1900 GMT). Air China cancelled its flight Thursday the people currently in peril,” she said. connecting flight in Bangkok to an unhappy India also suspended flights through some from Beijing to the Pakistani capital, “I ask the Prime Minister of Pakistan end. “The guard over there just said we have of its northern airports on Wednesday. Those Islamabad. According to an employee of the Imran Khan and the Prime Minister of to go down to the basement to sleep. So we facilities were back to normal on Thursday, airline’s publicity office in Beijing, the status India Narendra Modi to show true can’t get any help or information,” said Sara but flights both to the US and Europe out of of other flights would be decided later. leadership in this difficult time: to sit Bjerregaard Larsen, 21. Thai Airways says it New Delhi were affected. The closing of Pakistan’s airspace saw Gulf down, shake hands and settle the current had rerouted flights to Europe outside A United flight from Newark, New Jersey,to Arab airlines, which serve as a link between conflict and long-standing issue of Pakistani air space. Malaysia Airlines also New Delhi was rerouted through London and East and West in global travel, rapidly Kashmir through dialogue. I ask the said in a travel advisory on its web site that it later cancelled, and Air Canada cancelled reshuffle their flights. international community to support talks was avoiding air space over Pakistan and flights from Toronto and Vancouver to the In the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, between India and Pakistan and to help northern India “until further notice.” Indian capital. As of mid-morning Thursday, civil aviation authorities immediately halted prevent loss of lives and homes,” Malala The first available flight to London on Thai Chinese airlines had changed the routes of their flights to Pakistan. Airlines in those added. Airways, according to its booking website, seven flights due to the closure of Pakistani countries include the long-haul carriers The Pakistani activist also said the was Thursday, March 7. airspace while foreign airlines were allowed Etihad, Emirates and Gulf Air. (AP) citizens of both countries know that the “true enemies are terrorism, poverty, illiteracy and health crisis – not each other”. Tensions between the neighbouring Bangladesh tells UN Security Council countries escalated further in the last 48 hours. On Wednesday,Pakistan fighter jets entered Indian airspace to target military cannot take more Myanmar refugees installations near Line of Control (LoC) but were repelled by the Indian Air Force. However, IAF Wing Commander DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh told the United Abhinandhan Varthaman was taken into Nations Security Council on Thursday that it custody by Pakistani troops after his MiG cannot take any more refugees from Bison was shot down by Pakistani air Myanmar, some 18 months after more than defence. Hours after, New Delhi conveyed 700,000 mainly Rohingya Muslims started to Islamabad that “no harm” should come pouring across the border fleeing a military to the pilot, and it is learnt that the crackdown. Pakistan Army has indicated it will Attacks on security posts by Rohingya ensure “humane treatment.” insurgents in Myanmar’s Rakhine state The incursion was in response to India’s triggered the crackdown that the United preemptive action on Tuesday, where a Nations, the United States, Britain and others major Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) camp was describe as ethnic cleansing. Myanmar denies destroyed in air strikes. And the air strikes the accusations. were in retaliation to the February 14 “I regret to inform the council that Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF Bangladesh would no longer be in a position jawans were killed in a JeM suicide to accommodate more people from Myanmar,” bombing. (PTI) Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque said. Kremlin dismisses talk Haque accused Myanmar of “hollow promises and various obstructionist creating the conditions where the refugees The 15-member Security Council has been of possible US move to approaches” during negotiations on returns. feel able to go back,” British U.N. Ambassador split over how to deal with the crisis, with “Not a single Rohingya has volunteered to Karen Pierce told the council. western powers pitted against Russia and probe Putin’s wealth return to Rakhine due to the absence of Several council members from western Myanmar ally China. China’s Deputy U.N. MOSCOW (TIP): The Kremlin on conducive environment there,” Haque said. countries stressed that the return of refugees Ambassador Wu Haitao said it was mainly an February 28 dismissed talk of potential US Myanmar says it has been ready to accept needed to be safe, voluntary, dignified and issue between Myanmar and neighboring sanctions targeting President Vladimir returning refugees since January, but the secure, and pushed for the Myanmar Bangladesh “and as such it is up to the two Putin’s wealth and called draft sanctions United Nations says conditions are not yet government to allow the United Nations countries to work out a solution.” legislation an example of anti-Russian right for their return. The Rohingya say they widespread and unconditional access to Russia’s Deputy U.N. Ambassador Dmitry sentiment that should not be taken want guarantees over their safety and to be Rakhine. UN envoy to Myanmar Christine Polyanskiy agreed. seriously. A group of US lawmakers have recognized as citizens before returning. Schraner-Burgener told the Security Council In December Britain circulated a draft proposed sanctions legislation targeting Western powers on the council on Thursday that U.N. access was currently “insufficient.” resolution to council members that diplomats Russia that, among other things, would lamented the lack of action from Myanmar’s “The scale of what has been done to the said aims to put a timeline on Myanmar require the director of US National government. Rohingya Muslims and the allegations of allowing the return of refugees and Intelligence to report to Congress about “We’re very disappointed … that there crimes against humanity really mark this out addressing accountability, but China and Putin’s personal net worth and assets. hasn’t been more progress on getting the as one of the most terrible events of this Russia have boycotted talks on the draft. (Reuters) refugees back and that obviously includes century so far,” she said. (reuters) THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 11 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 12 US FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 AAPI thanks US Administration & AAPI mourns the death of Lawmakers for supporting India; Dilip G. Shah, Founder of Indian condemns terrorist attack on Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance

Jawans in Kashmir Photo caption:Dilip G. Shah, 77, founder of pharma scene, predominantly the United "American Association of Physicians of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) an States. In the last two years, Shah and IPA Indian origin (AAPI), wants to express our organization that represented the interests of were involved with the Indian pricing drug sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Indian pharma industry passed away in regulator, NPPA over regulating prices of United States Administration, the on Friday, February 22nd, 2019 medicines in India. The IPA has also been Lawmakers and the public, who have ATLANTA (TIP): "We are shocked and working with the US drug regulators on overwhelmingly expressed their deep deeply saddened by a strong supporter and addressing the quality. concerns of the ongoing terrorist activities, long-time personal friend of AAPI, Mr. Dilip The IPA has also been working with the US particularly the most recent heinous G. Shah's sudden passing away," said Dr. drug regulators on addressing the quality terrorist attack on CRPF personnel in Naresh Parikh, President of AAPI. "Mr. Shah issues of Indian drug makers that has halted Kashmir," said Dr. Naresh Parikh, President has been very closely associated with AAPI the industry's growth in the last three years. of AAPI in a statement released here on Feb and has been regular at AAPI's Global Health Dilip G. Shah graduated from the premier 25. Summit, leading the CEO Forums, for the business school in India, the Indian Institute A Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist rammed past several years. His loss has left us with a of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. He has 50 an explosive-laden vehicle into the bus they huge void," Dr. Parikh said. years of varied experience in the were travelling in. At least 40 Central "Very big loss for Indian Pharma and his pharmaceutical industry. He has addressed Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Jawans were friendship and warm hospitality will always several WTO workshops on TRIPS, WIPO killed and dozens of others injured in a be cherished. A personal and longtime Dilip G. Shah, 77, founder of the Indian seminars on IPRs and Public Health, WHO blast in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, confidant and beacon for US India AAPI Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) an meetings on Access to Medicines and several February 14th. The blast was triggered by engagement strategy," said Anwar Feroz organization that represented the interests of other international meetings and militants who had targeted vehicles Siddiqi, Chief Strategy Adviser AAPI. "Our Indian pharma industry passed away in conferences. He was a Member of the official Mumbai on Friday, February 22nd, 2019 carrying the CRPF Jawans in the north heartfelt sympathies and prayers are with Indian Delegation to WTO Ministerial Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. Mrs. Smita Shah and family." interests of Indian drug companies who were Conference at Cancun. He also appeared Dr. Suresh Reddy, President-Elect of Dilip G. Shah, 77, founder of the Indian bullied under these TRIPS agreement. Shah before the U.S. International Trade AAPI, said, "Attack on the CRPF personnel Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) an few pharma industry veterans recall was at Commission (USITC) and testified in in Kashmir is despicable. We at AAPI organization that represented the interests of times even more powerful than the Indian Investigation No.332-543 Hearing in strongly condemn this dastardly attack. Indian pharma industry passed away in CEO's whose interests he represented. Washington DC in 2014. One of the senior- Sacrifices of our brave security personnel Mumbai on Friday, February 22nd, 2019. As per media reports, Shah and the IPA most top pharmaceutical professionals in the shall not go in vain. We strongly urge all Known in the industry as "DG", Mr Shah became the body that resisted the Intellectual country, 'DG' as fondly called among the members of the international community to started the IPA when the Indian pharma Property Rights that lower income countries pharma fraternity, had over 52 years (1966 support India's efforts to root out companies were trying to find their feet in like India were forced to sign under the World onwards) of varied experience in the terrorism." the global pharma landscape that was Trade Organization's TRIPS agreement. The pharmaceutical industry. Almost all major countries from all the dominated by the multinational pharma IPA positioned itself as the voice of generic Describing Mr. Shah, known as a one-man continents, including the European, companies predominantly based out of drug companies that claimed to represent the army of the Indian pharma industry, Dr. African, Asian and Australian countries Europe and USA. interests of Indian drug companies who were Naresh Parikh said, "This fast-growing have strongly condemned the attack. "The Shah who himself spent most of his career bullied under these TRIPS agreement. Shah Indian industry has lost its voice. He was one United States condemns in the strongest with the MNC drug companies Shah and the few pharma industry veterans recall was at among the mantle bearers who spearheaded terms the heinous terrorist attack by a IPA became the body that resisted the times even more powerful than the Indian India's transformation to become one of the Pakistan-based terrorist group that killed Intellectual Property Rights that lower CEO's whose interests he represented to the top generic drug producers in the world. It is over 40 Indian paramilitary forces and income countries like India were forced to end of his long-cherished career. a great loss to the entire pharmaceutical wounded at least 44 others," the White sign under the World Trade Organization's In the last two decades since Shah took industry and his contributions in the areas of House said. Expressing "deep condolences" TRIPS agreement. charge of the IPA, the Indian generic drug advocacy, strategic planning, advisory and to the victims' families, the Indian Under his able leadership, The IPA industry has grown to become a $5 billion knowledge sharing have been invaluable." government, and the Indian people for the positioned itself as the voice of generic drug industry,as some of the local companies have (Based on a Press release issued by Ajay loss of life, the White House hauled up companies that claimed to represent the gone on to establish their names in the global Ghosh) Pakistan. "The United States calls on Pakistan to end immediately the support and safe haven provided to all terrorist groups operating on AAPI's 13th Global Healthcare Summit in its soil, whose only goal is to sow chaos, violence, and terror in the region. This attack only strengthens our resolve to to focus on Women's Health, Childhood bolster counterterrorism cooperation and coordination between the United States and Obesity, Rural Health Education India," the Trump administration asserted. The House Foreign Affairs Committee CHICAGO (TIP): AAPI continues its (@HouseForeign) tweeted the response of focus on women's education, especially in its Chairman Rep. Eliot Engel, D-NY, saying, rural India. A major theme and focus of "I strongly condemn the terrorist attack in the 13th annual Global Healthcare Summit India's Jammu and Kashmir state today and to be held from July 21st -24th 2019 in send my condolences to the families of the Hyderabad, India, organized by the victims. Countries must not allow terrorist American Association of Physicians of groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed to operate Indian Origin (AAPI) in collaboration with with impunity. #kashmirterrorattack." Global Association of Physicians of Indian Numerous other members of Congress from Origin (GAPIO), will be on Women's both parties, took to social media expressing Health," declared Dr. Suresh Reddy, unequivocal condemnation. Democratic President-Elect and Chairman of the GHS Party leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. John 2019. Cornyn, Republican co-chair of the Senate A team of physicians, consisting of India Caucus, Sen. Mark Warner, D- women leaders of AAPI, including Drs. , co-chair of the Senate India Sangeeta Agrawal; Uma Jonnalagadda; Caucus, and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, the first Saumya Neravelta; Stella Gandhi; Kusum Hindu woman to be in the U.S. Congress, Punjabi; Radhika Chimats; Swati were among the dozens of others who have Yalamnchi; Pooja Kinkhabawala will lead condemned the deadliest terror attack by a the sessions on Women's Healthcare Needs. GHS will be led by a panel consisting of in life, and have become women leaders, radical Islamist terrorist group. In addition, a day-long session on Rural inspiring women leaders who have been in and are recognized to be an inspiration to Health Education will be held at Bharatiya the forefront, and have shown resiliency, all. (Read the full story at Vidya Bhavan in Hyderabad on July 22nd. confidence, leadership, determination, and www.theindianpanorama.news) Read the full story at The much-awaited Women's Forum at the dedication, and have withered all obstacles www.theindianpanorama.news THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 US 13 Indian American House Democrats to interview those Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi named Cohen named in his testimony Assistant Whip for the WASHINGTON (TIP): House Democrats coming from Trump's trust account was 116th Congress moved quickly Thursday,Feb 27 to investigate written after the president "held a press WASHINGTON a host of fresh allegations made this week by conference announcing that he was no longer (TIP): Indian American President Trump's former personal attorney, exercising control over the Trump Congressman Raja Michael Cohen, including potentially calling businesses." They are questioning that Krishnamoorthi of top Trump business associates and family assertion and intend to explore it. Illinois' 8th district on members as witnesses on Capitol Hill. "Mr. Cohen testified that President Trump, Feb 25 was appointed to A House Intelligence Committee aide said Donald Trump Jr., and Mr. Weisselberg were serve as an Assistant that the panel anticipates bringing in for an all active participants in this financial Whip for the 116th interview Allen Weisselberg, Trump conspiracy," Democrats wrote in a series of Congress. Organization's chief financial officer, but did findings from the hearing released Krishnamoorthi Krishnamoorthi not name a date for when they planned to Wednesday evening. becomes the first becomes the make that happen. Democrats also want to learn more about Indian-American to first Indian- And House Oversight and Reform what Trump's children, Donald Jr. and hold that position American to hold Michael Cohen in his testimony before the Committee Chairman Elijah E. Cummings Ivanka, knew about the "I am honored to be the position of House Oversight and Reform Committee , Feb Assistant Whip said Thursday that any person Cohen named 27, named a couple of persons who the House Moscow project, an effort by the Trump selected for the for the Congress during public testimony the day before will Democrats now intend to interview in search Organization to secure a major development Assistant Whip "have a good chance of hearing from us" for of truth (CNN Screenshot) in Russia during the 2016 campaign. Cohen position," said Congressman "at least an interview." testified that he spoke with Trump "at least a Krishnamoorthi. "This position is integral "All you have to do is follow the transcript," missed that came out of the hearing .?.?. and half-dozen times" and also kept his children in rallying my colleagues together to pass the Maryland Democrat said. "If there were that is how [Trump] directed payments into apprised of developments. important legislation. I look forward to names that were mentioned, or records that the foundation to keep from paying taxes," "They seem like relevant witnesses," said bringing our diverse caucus together so were mentioned during the hearing, we want Waters said. "I think there's more than we Rep. Eric Swalwell, (D-Calif.), who sits on the that we can continue to pass legislation that to take a look at all of that. .?.?. We'll go know about at this time. I think that's an area House Permanent Select Committee on will deliver meaningful results for working through, we'll figure out who we want to talk that should be looked at because I think the Intelligence. ".?.?.They know things." families across America." to, and we'll bring them in." foundation has been used by him to avoid House Oversight Democrats on Wednesday "I'm pleased that Congressman Cohen, who worked as Trump's fixer for paying taxes on money he's earned." night also followed up on alleged Krishnamoorthi will be joining my Whip more than a decade, testified Wednesday The Democratic reaction Thursday inconsistencies Trump's lawyers submitted to team as an Assistant Whip for the 116th about a number of key players, including morning underscores the number of bread a government watchdog's office. Just after the Congress," said Majority Whip James E. Weisselberg; Trump's children, Donald crumbs Cohen left for Democrats to follow as hearing, Democratic staff members sent Clyburn. "Congressman Krishnamoorthi Trump Jr., and ; and his they investigate Trump. letters to former deputy White House counsel will play a critical role in my Whip longtime secretary, Rhona Graff. "He set a very rich table," Connolly said. Stefan Passantino and Trump's personal operation, helping us ensure that every Multiple House Democrats echoed "We're now looking at a 10-course meal." attorney Sheri Dillon requesting that they voice of the most diverse Caucus ever is Cummings's vow to pursue witnesses, from Democrats are talking first and foremost appear for transcribed interviews on what heard as we consider legislation to move senior Oversight members such as Rep. about bringing in Weisselberg and Trump Jr., happened. our country in a positive direction. I look Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.) to newly elected pointing to their alleged involvement with The inconsistencies related to the hush- forward to working with Congressman progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hush payments during the 2016 election to payments made to Daniels. According to Krishnamoorthi to ensure that Democrats (D-N.Y.). The chairmen of other committees women alleging sexual affairs with Trump. House Democrats, Trump's lawyers suggested deliver on their promise to advance an also said they were exploring new lines of Cohen presented the panel with a check to the Office of Government Ethics that the agenda that will have a positive impact on inquiry in the wake of Cohen's testimony this signed by both men, one of 11 checks he said payments were actually part of a retainer Americans' everyday lives." Assistant week. were reimbursements for purchasing adult- agreement. Cohen, however, shot that notion Whips are responsible for helping the Whip House Financial Services Chairman film star 's silence. down on Wednesday, giving Democrats a new operation get an accurate read on where Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) pointed to new That Weisselberg would be called to the Hill line of inquiry. Members of the Caucus stand on certain allegations about Trump's use of his now- was first reported by the Daily Beast. "We did get some new information, and so pieces of legislation. They work with defunct foundation to avoid tax obligations. Democrats on the Oversight panel have also .?.?. we'll parse it out," Cummings vowed. Members of the Caucus to answer any "There's one thing that I think should not be noted that a March 17, 2017, check listed as questions or address any concerns that (Based on agency reports) Members may have with upcoming bills. Chicago's Indian American community stages a huge Reps. Roybal-Allard and Lee Celebrate protest rally in front of Pakistan and Chinese Consulates release of landmark CHICAGO (TIP): With the chants of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai' Child Poverty Study they reverberating on the famed Michigan Avenue corridor, a massive congregation of deeply grieved Indian Americans bearing tricolor led the effort to Fund Indian and star-spangled American flags with placards denounced Pakistan for promoting terrorism. It was a huge protest rally in front of Pakistan Consulate Office, which shifted to the Chinese Consulate Office in what can be described as the largest rally of the Indian Americans in downtown Chicago on Thursday, February 21, 2019. For the first time ever, the protest rally marched to the Chinese Consulate office to show displeasure and chastise Chinese government for their explicit support to Pakistan. More than 400 motivated Indian Americans assembled to show Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard and Barbara strength of unity and solidarity with the fallen soldiers. Large convoys of Lee fought to secure funding forstudy on remarkable size of Indian Americans arrived in buses, cars and trains to child poverty show solidarity with India especially the victims of Pulwama terrorist attack perpetrated with active connivance of Pakistan. Indian American community protesting terrorist attack on Indian WASHINGTON (TIP): Congresswomen Raising slogans within an earshot of Pakistani Consul General, the soldiers in Kashmir Photo / Asian Media USA Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) and Barbara crowds continued to raise the protest decibels. In some remarks, Lee (CA-13) celebrated , Feb 28, the release emotions were visible, but the resolve was unmistakably firm with each World powers including USA, UK, France, Russia, many Islamic of a landmark study on child poverty which pledging to do their part to awaken the world community of these countries for condemning the Pulwama attack and supporting India. the congresswomen fought to secure seemingly frequent murderous assaults on Indians. The protest rally was largely led by among others: Hemant Patel, Nirav funding for as members of the House Labor- Dr. Bharat Barai, a prominent Indian American community leader in Patel, J.D. Digvanker, Shamkanth Sheth, Prasad Yelalmanchi, Amar HHS-Education Appropriations his remarks welcomed the outpouring support of the Indian Americans Upadhyay, Nitin Garg, Pandya, Chirayu Parikh and Amitabh Mittal. Subcommittee. The study,titled A Roadmap gathered on a cold afternoon and thanked them for their unfailing Each of them articulated messages that summarized that Pakistan is a to Reducing Child Poverty, from the patriotic spirit. Dr. Bharat Barai chastised Pakistan for their continued hub of terrorism and is constantly manufacturing company of terrorist; National Academies of Sciences, mayhem with their repeated murderous rampage in Him outlined 5000 while harboring and nurturing them to be dark men of death. Engineering, and Medicine, is a years history of India with Kashmir as an epicenter of Religious, FIA's prominent Trustee Iftekhar Shareef in his remarks expressed comprehensive, non-partisan analysis of Educational, Cultural heritage. After 1947 partition of India, the outrage and demanded Pakistan cease & desist from perpetrating child poverty in the United States. It can be Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir signed an instrument of accession terrorism mayhem in India. read here. (Read the full story at with India, ratified by the elected constituent Assembly. He thanked the (Based on a press release issued byAsian Media USA) www.theindianpanorama.news) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 14 INDIA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019

First aerial dogfight in INDIA PAKISTAN CONFLICT 48 years escalates India-Pakistan tensions Jaish camp hit by IAF strike a hub of terror training NEW DELHI (TIP): The Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM) facility at Balakot in Pakistan, which was targeted by an Indian air strike on Tuesday (February 26), was the venue for a gathering last year during which top JeM leaders extolled the role of the local NEW DELHI (TIP): India shot down a US madrasa in producing jihadi fighters sent to made F-16 fighter of the Pakistan Air Force Jammu and Kashmir. on Wednesday,and an Indian Air Force (IAF) JeM chief Masood Azhar's younger brother fighter pilot, part of the Combat Air Patrol Abdul Rauf Asghar and his brother-in-law (CAP) that engaged the in-coming Pakistani Yusuf Azhar alias Ustad Ghauri were among fighters, was captured after being shot down jihadi leaders and clerics who attended the in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK) . annual conference at Madrassa Teleemul- The air battle lasted for about 10 minutes Quran at Jaba Top in April 2018, according to and began at around 10 am Wednesday a report in JeM's journal al-Qalam, published morning. The engagement over the skies of around the time. Nowshera in Rajouri district of Jammu Asghar, the deputy chief of JeM, accused of Province is the first aerial dogfight between playing a key role in planning the 2016 attack the two air forces since the 1971 Bangladesh on Pathankot airbase, was quoted by the Liberation War. journal as telling the gathering: "The youth Satellite imagery of the 50 hectare terror camp. The US made F-16 was shot down by the who rise from this madrassa have broken the Russian made MiG-21, a senior official who arrogance of the mountains of Kashmir and of Masood Azhar's most trusted aides, and document on Guantanamo detainee Hafez K didn't want to named to said. "It is a huge lit the torch of jihad there, and they will, God Mufti Mansoor Ahmad. Rahman, leaked by WikiLeaks, said he was achievement, because the F-16 is considered willing, continue to keep it alight." After the US invasion of Afghanistan in moved to the detention camp in Cuba in to be hugely superior," he added. He talked about the importance of jihad in 2001, the JeM had moved its training camps to February 2002 "because of his knowledge of Pakistan has denied US made F-16 fighters his address and mentioned how jihad had Balakot area of Pakistan's the Moaskar training camp in Balakot, were part of the strike. "The US prohibits helped repulse those fighting against Islam. KhyberPakhtunkhwa province, located about (Pakistan)". This is an apparent reference to the use of fighters in offensive operations," Mujahideen across the world, he said, are a 40 km by road from Muzaffarabad, the capital the same JeM facility that was targeted in the the senior official added, explaining why living example of the importance of jihad and of Pakistanoccupied Kashmir. The JeM strike on Tuesday. Islamabad denied the presence of F-16 in the their efforts to overcome obstacles as big as facility at Jaba Top near Balakot is believed to Rahman, a Pakistani national, was trained strike force. India is expected to provide the mountains shows their love for the be one of the largest and oldest run by the at JeM camps and then fought alongside the evidence of having shot down the Pakistani religion. group that has been banned by the US and the Taliban in Afghanistan before he was fighter in the next few days, a second senior The conference was also attended by Mufti UN. captured by the Northern Alliance, the official in the government said on condition Asghar Khan Kashmiri, considered to be one A secret US department of defence document said. Source: HT of anonymity "The incoming Pakistani fighters were engaged within two minutes," a third senior security official said on condition of If US can kill Osama, we can do something anonymity, adding that "the Pakistani fighters turned back as soon as they were challenged." similar: Jaitley on IAF strikes "One Pakistan Air Force fighter aircraft was shot down by a Bison MiG-21 of the Indian Air Force. The Pakistan aircraft was HOW WE GOT HERE: THE DEVELOPMENTS OF 2019 seen by ground forces falling from the sky on the Pakistan side," a spokesperson for the On February 14, a convoy of Indian paramilitary forces in Indian Kashmir was Ministry of External Affairs said in New attacked by a car bomb, killing 46 troops. The terror group held responsible for the Delhi when briefing reporters. attack, Jaish-e-Mohammed ("Army of Mohammed) is considered a Foreign Terrorist Islamabad retaliated to the Indian jets Organization by the U.S. government and has openly declared war against the United bombing the Balakot based Jaish-e- States. India has repeatedly accused Pakistan of supporting Jaish-e-Mohammed and Mohammed camp by sending the fighters to other groups as proxies to undermine Indian control of Kashmir. bomb Indian targets on Wednesday. A strike On February 25, India struck back. Twelve French-made Mirage 2000 fighter group comprising 12 Pakistan fighters - bombers from the 1st "Tigers" and 7th "Battle Axes" fighter squadrons took off from including four F-16 and four Mirage fighters - bases in India. Armed with 2,000 pound laser-guided bombs and escorted by Sukhoi struck through the Kalal area in Nowshera NEW DELHI (TIP): Referring to the 2011 Su-30 MKI fighter bombers, the Mirages flew at low level forty miles into Pakistani sector of Rajouri. The Pakistani fighters operation to capture and kill Osama Bin Laden in territory and bombed what India claims was a JeM training camp outside the town took-off from NurKhan and Sargoda air Pakistan's Abbotabad, Finance Minister Arun of Balakot. Like all modern, preplanned air strikes, the strike took place late at night bases. "Even as these fighters took off, Indian Jaitley Wednesday said if the US can do it, "why (3 a.m. local time) and was conducted with tanker and unmanned surveillance radars picked them up," the third official not India". aircraft support. said. The Indian Air Force scrambled a force "If the United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land India claims that around 300 JeM militants were killed in the bombing raid, while of Su-30Mki and MiG21 to intercept the Teams (SEALs) can kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan claims the air strike dropped munitions on a patch of empty land. attackers. The Pakistani fighters targeted a Pakistan's Abbottabad, then why can't India," he Meanwhile on the ground, the two sides are shelling one another with artillery. military installation in the Nangi Tekri area said in a press conference. His remarks come at a On February 26th an Indian Mil-17 military transport helicopter crashed and was and a forward ammunition depot at the time when tensions between India and Pakistan possibly shot down. Pakistani forces also shot down at least one, and maybe two, Naria area. Pakistani fighters missed the have escalated following a suicide attack in Indian Air Force MiG-21Bis fighter jets. Pakistan claims to have at least one Indian target. Pakistan, however, said it deliberately Kashmir's Pulwama on February 14 in which 40 pilot in custody. For their part, Indian forces claim to have shot down a Pakistani F- did not hit Indian military targets. CRPF men were killed by a Jaish-e-Mohammad 16 Fighting Falcon, as well. "Because we are a responsible state and terrorist. want peace, PAF this morning decided there After that, in a pre-dawn attack, India Tuesday would be no military targets, no human struck a terror camp at Balakot in Pakistan in casualties or collateral damage. While what it termed was a "non-military pre-emptive remaining within our own boundaries, we action" after intelligence inputs reported of locked on six selected targets and then another fidayeen attack in India. carried out strikes on open spaces at a Earlier Wednesday, Pakistan claimed "strikes distance from them. This was done to across LoC from within Pakistani airspace", and demonstrate we have the capability, will and released a video in which an IAF pilot is seen resolve but don't want to do anything that identifying himself as Wing Commander proves we are irresponsible," Director Abhinandan. However, a defence source had told General of Inter-Service Public Relations news agency PTI that there was no damage to any Major General Asif Gafoor said. IAF jets today. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 INDIA 15

INDIA PAKISTAN CONFLICT Kartarpur: India ready to go ahead with meet US, UK and France ask UN Security with Pakistan NEW DELHI (TIP): India is ready to go ahead with the March 14 meeting with Council to ban Masood Azhar Pakistan to finalise the modalities of the Kartarpur corridor, sources said on UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The US, the UK Thursday amid tense bilateral ties and France have moved a fresh proposal in PAKISTAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS between the two neighbours. the UN Security Council to designate India and Pakistan were scheduled to Pakistan-based terror group JeM chief JAISH CHIEF AZHAR IS IN THEIR COUNTRY meet on March 14 to finalise the Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, a listing modalities of the much-awaited corridor, that will subject him to global travel ban, NEW DELHI (TIP): Pakistan Foreign particularly its coordinates, but the asset freeze and arms embargo. Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has Pulwama terror attack and the escalating The fresh proposal was moved on confirmed that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) tensions in the last few days raised Wednesday by the three permanent veto- chief Masood Azhar is in the country. serious doubts about the possibility of wielding members of the 15-nation Security The minister said Masood Azhar is the meet. Council. The Security Council Sanctions "unwell to an extent that he cannot leave the Sources said India is still ready for the Committee will have 10 working days to house" while speaking to CNN. discussion on the Kartarpur issue as it consider the fresh proposal submitted by the "According to my information, he is very affects a sizeable number of Indians. The three members. unwell. He is unwell to the extent that he proposal for talks came from the The proposal is the fourth such bid at the can't leave his house, because he's really Pakistani side and was accepted by India, UN in the last 10 years to list Azhar as a global unwell," he said. they added. terrorist. The development comes at a time when The proposed corridor will provide In 2009, India moved a proposal to designate diplomatic pressure is mounting on easy access to Sikh pilgrims to Guru Azhar, whose UN-proscribed Jaish-e- Pakistan over terror groups operating on Masood Azhar Nanak’s final resting place Gurdwara Mohammed (JeM) claimed responsibility for its soil. India and US have been critical of Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur in Pakistan’s the suicide attack against Indian security Pakistan's shielding of Azhar. Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi also Punjab province. forces in Pulwama on February 14 in which Terror organisation Jaish has carried said that Pakistan is ready to take action India and Pakistan agreed to give over 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) out multiple attacks on India in over two against Azhar if there is evidence that can access to Sikh pilgrims from the Indian personnel were killed. decades, including the recent suicide "stand in a court of law". side to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib. Both In 2016 again, India moved the proposal bombing in Pulwama which claimed the life "If they (India) have solid, inalienable laid foundation stones for the project in with the P3--the United States, the United of 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) evidence that is acceptable to courts of November last year. Kingdom and France--in the UN's 1267 soldiers.India has been trying hard on the Pakistan, share it with us so that we can Sanctions Committee to ban Azhar, also the global stage to brand his as a terrorist as the convince the people and we can convince Pakistani minister mastermind of the attack on the air base in United Nations Security Council but China the independent judiciary of Pakistan," he Pathankot in January 2016. has been blocking India's attempts. said. boycotts Islamic In 2017, the P3 nations moved a similar proposal again. However, on all occasions, designate Azhar as a global terrorist by the into their bus in Pulwama district. council meeting over China, a veto-wielding permanent member of 1267 Committee by putting technical holds. India has strongly reiterated its appeal to the Security Council, blocked India's proposal France assumes the crucial rotating all members of the international community Indian presence from being adopted by the Sanctions presidency of the UN Security Council in to support the proposal to list terrorists, Committee. March. including Azhar, as designated terrorists ISLAMABAD (TIP): Pakistan’s It remains to be seen how China will vote on At least 40 CRPF personnel were killed and under the 1267 Sanctions Committee of the foreign minister said on Friday that he the proposal this time. many injured on February 14 in one of the UN Security Council, and to ban terrorist would not attend a meeting of foreign China, a close ally of Pakistan, has deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and organizations operating from territories ministers from the Organisation of consistently blocked moves, first by India and Kashmir when a JeM suicide bomber rammed controlled by Pakistan. Islamic Cooperation in Abu Dhabi this later by the US, the UK and France, to a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives Source: PTI weekend because his Indian counterpart had been invited to the event. “I will not go to the council of foreign ministers,” Shah Mahmood Qureshi told parliament, adding that lower-ranking ‘Over in 90 seconds’: Officers detail officials would attend to represent Pakistan’s interests. Source: Reuters India, Pakistan air duel along border Samjhauta Express train suspended NEW DELHI (TIP): The dogfight between responding to air strikes on a Jaish-e- Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, Mohammed terror camp in Khyber flying a Russian made MiG-21 and a Pakistan Pakhtunkhwa. Air Force US made F-16 over the skies of the Immediately, fighters from Avantipora, Nowshera in Rajouri District of Jammu Srinagar and other airfields were scrambled. Province on Wednesday lasted just 90 seconds, The MiG-21 being the closest, approached the a senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officer said on PAF fighters, a senior official in the security condition of anonymity. establishment who did not want to be named The 90 seconds will perhaps go down in the said. From a distance, the entire dogfight was history of aircraft encounters. picked up the AWAC and also other Indian In the 90 seconds, the Pakistani fighter fired fighters. AMRITSAR (TIP): Amid tension two US AMRAAM missiles and an aging MiG- The MiG-21 locked on to the F-16 when it between India and Pakistan, the bi- 21 shot down a fourth generation F-16 fighter was flying at about 15000ft and the F-16 at weekly Samjhauta Express train service — a feat that will go into the history books about 9000 ft. The MiG-21 started diving to get between the two nations has been considering the asymmetry between the two a better shot at the F-16. The F-16 took evasive temporarily suspended. fighters. Soon after, the MiG, piloted by Wing IAF officers show sections of an exploded measures. It went into a steep climb,” a The train with 42 passengers on board Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was AMRAAM missile, said to be fired by Pakistan second senior official in the security left the Old Delhi station on Wednesday at shot down. Air Force (PAF) F-16s which were found in establishment said and added that “the F-16 11.10 pm and arrived at Attari at 6.45 am Rajouri district. The AMRAAM missiles are beyond visual climbed to about 26000 ft.” on Thursday. range missiles, which means they can be fired IAF official who did not want to named said. By this time the MiG-21’s pilot had The passengers were to be shifted to from a stand-off distance. They are also all- Those conditions state that the fighters skillfully manoeuvred his aircraft behind the another train coming from the Wagah weather and day and night capable missiles. can’t be used in offensive actions but only PAF fighter, positioning itself at a sixty- side to be ferried to their final Parts of the AMRAAM missile were defensive ones. degree angle for maximum impact. It fired a destination, Lahore. Much to their recovered by India and made public in a press On Wednesday, the incoming pack of 12 Russian made Vympel R-73 (NATO name AA- disappointment, the train service was conference in New Delhi. Pakistani fighters, comprising US-made F-16, 11 Archer) missile hitting the F-16. Even as R- suspended. “Only F -16 aircraft can fire AMRAAM French-made Mirages and JF-17 fighters 73 missile was closing into its target, the Attari Railway Station Superintendent missiles. These have been used in violation of made in Pakistan were detected by an wingman of the F-16 now in the crosshairs Arvind Kumar Gupta said a message by conditions imposed on Pakistan by the United Airborne Warning and Control System moved in. He fired his weapon and hit the the Pakistani authorities on aborting the States when these were sold,” a second senior (AWAC) hovering inside India. Pakistan was MiG-21. train service was received at 8.45 am. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 16 FEATURE FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 Fashion For Peace: 2019 A Year Of Awakening - Eyes on India / Eyes on New York BY MABEL PAIS

“This is a year which is being “This event 'Fashion For Peace' is an unprecedented collaboration between Sadhguru and commemorated in India as the 150th designers from the East and the West: Norma Kamali, Mara Hoffman, Sabyachi Mukherjee, and birth anniversary of Mahatma (Mimi Prober) others…" - Inga Rhonda King, President, UN ECOSO (UN Economic and Social Council) Gandhi…” “(My) company in India…" "…has now become very influential because decided to “Fashion is a universal language that get married in our clothes" -Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Fashion Designer has the power and potential to create inclusiveness in human beings around he New York Fashion Week in February 2019 culminated in the world.” "Fashion For Peace," an event focused on Sustainability. A first Ttime Fashion Initiative by designers Norma Kamali, Sabyasachi “The real plastic problem is in the Mukherjee, Mara Hoffman, and Mimi Prober along with Sadhguru and Microfiber which comes out of fabric. the Isha Foundation was presented in "Fashion For Peace" (FFP). Its mission is to promote conscious design while simultaneously -Sadhguru supporting global artisans/designers and their work. About Sadhguru Rhonda Inga King, President, (UN) ECOSO made opening remarks, "This event 'Fashion For Peace' is an unprecedented collaboration Ranked amongst the fifty most between Sadhguru and designers from the East and the West: Norma influential people in India by India Kamali, Mara Hoffman, Sabyachi Mukherjee, and (Mimi Prober) others; coming together to reinforce the critical role of the industry in Today, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, contributing to sustainable development; to promote livelihoods of visionary and bestselling author. millions of weavers and artisans in rural communities in India whose From left to right: Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Mimi Prober, Sadhguru, Sadhguru has been conferred the livelihood is threatened; and to build greater awareness of the impact Norma Kamali, and Mara Hoffman Padma Vibhushan by the Government that the Fashion Industry has on human health and the environment." Photo / Courtesy "Peace Revolution" Sadhguru traveled to New York, focusing on violence committed of India in 2017, the highest civilian against the environment today,to headline the evening's fashion display award of the year, accorded for of four designers (Mara Hoffman, Norma Kamai, Mimi Prober and exceptional and distinguished service. Sabyasachi Mukharjee) who put sustainability at the fore, invoking the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi in the year of the 150th anniversary of the Probing and passionate, insightful, leader's birth. logical and unfailingly witty, Sadhguru's Sadhguru began his speech with an appropriate Sankrit chant, talks have earned him the reputation of "Jananam Sukhadam, Maranam Karunam_ _Milanam Madhuram, a speaker and opinion-maker of Smaranam Karunam_ -Kalavashadiha Sakalam Karunam_ _Samyadhipateh Akhilam Karunam_ renown. With his astute and incisive The chant essentially means, the beginning of life is sweetness - death grasp of current issues and world is compassion. Immortality would be a curse that would be most affairs, as well as his unerringly difficult to live with. The most compassionate way to exist is to be here and be above time. Once you enjoy the compassion of creation, you scientific approach to the question of yourself will be compassionate. The most important thing is to bring human well-being, he has been a ourselves to ultimate sweetness within us, so that whatever we touch primary speaker at the United Nations turns into sweetness. And that is the only thing a human being can do. World Headquarters, a regular at the #Sadhguru #Isha #Compassion Sadhguru and the Isha foundation curated over one hundred World Economic Forum, and a special exclusive Indian textiles that have been woven in a steeped tradition for invitee at the Hindustan Leadership approximately 5,000 years. The process and art form is threatened by Summit, Australian Leadership Retreat, fast fashion and members of the artisans' families choosing to attend Models Photo / Courtesy "Peace Revolution" college rather than continue the textile traditions. These coveted Indian Economic Summit and TED. He techniques will soon be extinct if not preserved and fostered. prepare gifted students to become exceptional artists. Norma Kamali, a has also been invited to speak at Each designer created and showed four to six exclusive looks in a live board member, and in turn Kelly Cutrone, founder-owner of "People's leading educational institutions, presentation format during the New York Fashion Week on Wednesday, Revolution" agreed to teach a fashion show production class to the including Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, February 13, 2019 at Spring Studios, Gallery I, New York at 8:00 PM. students. The students participated in all facets of production including "The country I live in, luxury is not really a way of life. We have backstage, styling, editing, dressing, social media, photography, video, Yale, Wharton and MIT among others. grown up with a lot of beautiful things around us. (My) company in BTS, seating and front of house. With a celebratory engagement with India has become very influential because Priyanka Chopra decided to For a list of textiles, visit https://bit.ly/2HBo3Er life on all levels, Sadhguru's areas of get married in our clothes," jests To learn about Sabyasachi Mukherjee, visit active involvement encompass fields as Sabyasachi Mukherjee. Website: https://www.sabyasachi.com/ diverse as architecture and visual "From the very Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sabyaofficial design, poetry and painting, ecology beginning, when we Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabyasachiofficial and horticulture, sports, music and started the company Twitter: https://twitter.com/sabya_mukherjee nearly 20 years ago, we For information on Norma Kamali, visit aviation. Three decades ago, he had started using a lot of founded Isha Foundation, a non-profit natural textiles because Website: https://www.normakamali.com/ organization with human well-being at I think it's very Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NormaKamali/ sustainable." Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/normakamali its core commitment, supported by over Americans, not just Twitter: https://twitter.com/normakamali seven million volunteers in over 250 Indians, have been About Mara Hoffman, visit centers worldwide. seeking out Mukherjee, after he dressed Website: https://www.marahoffman.com/ Website: https://isha.sadhguru.org/ Priyanka Chopra for Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialmarahoffman Facebook: her wedding to Nick Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marahoffman/ Jonas. 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The leggy lass has slowly yet steadily built her career in Bollywood and most of her movies have fared pretty well at the box office. During a recent interview, VARUN DHAWAN Kriti Sanon stated that she's happy with the way her career has shaped COSIES UP TO up. "I am definitely happy with the way GIRLFRIEND NATASHA my career is shaping up. However, there is still a lot more to do and DALAL IN LONDON explore as an actor. I want to work ven with rumours of their wedding with directors, who probably can push gaining steam, actor Varun Dhawan and me," said Kriti Sanon to TOI. Ehis girlfriend Natasha Dalal are not "I always feel the need to step out of backing down on the PDA. The two were seen my comfort zone and do things cosying up to each other in the streets of differently... like play an angst-driven London on a chilly night in a new pic. character or someone who is nothing Varun’s several fan clubs on social media like me. From my days of struggle, I have been sharing the adorable picture. In it, have learnt that one shouldn't take Varun is seen in a chunky and long silver success or failure seriously as neither parka while Natasha is seen in a beige overcoat lasts too long." and a cute hat. "For me, the journey of a film is Varun confirmed his relationship with more important than the result. I have Natasha on an episode of Koffee With Karan a no regrets if a film like Raabta didn't couple of months ago. Host asked connect with the audience, because I Varun about his relationship status with his learnt a lot from the experience. long-time rumoured girlfriend, Natasha. People couldn't imagine that I could do Varun gave Karan the permission to talk about a film like Bareilly Ki Barfi." his meetings with Natasha and also blushingly "I have been perceived as this confirmed that the two were indeed in a glamorous and urban chick, and that's relationship. When asked if he plans to marry a perception I broke with the her someday, Varun said he does. character of Bitti. Now, I am way more Natasha is a fashion designer and is often confident about taking risks. I would spotted on dates with Varun. He has previously like to play a role where people say I've said, “My first love is films and everyone in my been wrongly cast so that I can shock life knows that. After that comes Natasha, my them again," she summed it up. family, and my friends. I just don’t make relationships to let go of them.” TO PLAY ‘DELICIOUS PART’ IN WEB SERIES

ctress Dia Mirza has two "very "Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein" actress format and that makes it even more interesting shows" lined up in said: "I think it's really an exciting time exciting. We will be launching the show Athe web space. Apart from for women in films and just female very soon," said Dia. Starring Mini Nikkhil Advani's historical show, she artistes because I think where cinema Mathur and Cyrus Sahukar, the show is says she has another web series in is not writing enough female parts, based on the Israeli comedy "La which she will play a "delicious part". digital platforms are making up for Famiglia". Dia was last seen on the big screen in that. Talking about the current trend of "Sanju" as Manyata Dutt. "Exciting and enterprising work is remakes and adaptations in Indian Her fans will soon see her in "two being written for women and I am going showbiz, she said: "It is interesting to very interesting shows". to make the most of it." As a producer, draw (inspiration) from different "One is being directed by Nikkhil she has another web series titled "Mind cultures and see what other people are Advani. It's an epic. It's been a dream to The Malhotras" in her kitty. doing. be a part of a historical. I will be "When we set up Born Free "The idea of an official adaptation is working with Shabana Azmi again as Entertainment, we wanted to tell fun, three-fold. One is that you have to stick well as Ronit Roy whom I have admired engaging, socially relevant and with the format of the original, the as an artiste and of course, working relatable stories," she said about the second is you aim to make it better and with Nikkhil is going to be great fun," production house that has backed films the third is to bring it to Indian context. Dia told IANS in a telephonic interview "Bobby Jasoos" and "Love Breakups That's why it is exciting. America and from Bengaluru where she mentored Zindagi"."Whether it is through Europe also adapt... It is a great time for young women for fbb Colors Femina cinematic or digital experience... it's exchange for the flow of culture and Miss India 2019. really about telling stories that excite art." But there are some who feel that Without giving away much about her us," she added. Indian filmmakers are probably second web series, she shared: "The The sitcom genre was exciting running out of original ideas hence, second one is a drama and is based on a enough for her. they are looking elsewhere for content. true story. I get to play a female "'Mind The Malhotras' is a sitcom. It's She thinks it is equally, if not more protagonist and it's a delicious part." a space that we haven't really explored challenging, to adapt content as it Hailing the digital platform, the too much of in India. It's a digital would be to create an original one. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 HOLLYWOOD 19 BRIE LARSON HUGE FAN OF INDIA, INDIAN FOOD

scar-winning actress Brie Larson is a huge fan of India, and said she loves all Othe colors of the country. "I loved India. I got to travel a little bit. Kerala has a lot of fish and coconut chutney, so good. And pickle, I can eat a lot of pickle," Larson said. MILEY CYRUS "There's just a lot of colour and brightness and a lot of dancing," added the actress, who had COMPLIMENTS earlier shot romantic comedy musical film 'Basmati Blues' in India. PRIYANKA CHOPRA She had previously shared her admiration for ctress Priyanka Chopra's appearance at the country through Instagram back in 2016. the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscars after party She opened about her India trip in an Ahas left not only fans but also singer- interview read a statement. actress Miley Cyrus, who was once On the film front, Larson is excited for romantically linked to Priyanka's husband Nick ' Marvel'. The film introduces the MCU's Jonas, in awe of her. When celebrity make-up first stand-alone, female-franchise title artist Pati Dubroff on Monday posted a character, Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel, photograph of Priyanka's party look on essayed by Larson. Instagram, Miley's comment on it set tongues Set in the 1990s, 'Captain Marvel' follows wagging. Danvers's journey as she becomes one of the Miley complimented Priyanka saying, "pretty universe's most powerful heroes. Based on the love".Priyanka walked the Oscars after party comic book series, first published in 1967, red carpet in a black shimmer dress, while Nick 'Captain Marvel' is produced by Kevin Feige and sported a blue suit. After the event, they took to directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. It also social media to share photographs of stars Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn with themselves as they shared some fun and cosy Annette Benin and Jude Law. moments together. "Black Panther" actress 'Captain Marvel' will release in India on Lupita Nyong'o also took to Instagram story to March 8 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. share her happiness after meeting the Source: IANS newlyweds. Ellen Page says she was told to refrain from revealing her sexuality

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op star Ariana Grande is now the most- media platform from roughly September to followed woman on the photo-sharing January.On Sept. 23, Gomez posted a selfie on Pplatform Instagram. Instagram, announcing to fans that she The “7 Rings” singer dethroned Gomez, 26, planned to take another “social media llen Page has revealed that after she industry, when I started to become known: on Monday, Billboard reported. As of break.” found fame, she was asked by people 'People cannot know you're gay'. And I was Tuesday morning, Grande, 25, had 148,391,669 “Again. As much as I am grateful for the Ein Hollywood to hide her sexuality. pressured – forced, in many cases – to followers compared to Gomez’s 146,303,811. voice that social media gives each of us, I am The 32-year-old actor, who is married to always wear dresses and heels for events Grande’s new title comes after she’s equally grateful to be able to step back and Emma Portner, became a known face in and photo shoots. apparently gained more than 13 million new live my life present to the moment I have been Hollywood after she starred in films such as "As if lesbians don't wear dresses and followers in the last four months, according to given,” she captioned the post. “Kindness and "Juno", "Inception" and "X-Men: The Last heels. But I will never let anyone put me in Billboard. Previously, Gomez replaced Taylor encouragement only for a bit! Just remember Stand". She came out a homosexual in 2014. anything I feel uncomfortable in ever Swift as the most popular Instagram user – negative comments can hurt anybody’s In an interview with Net-A-Porter, Page again," she said. with more than 103 million followers back in feelings. Obvi,” she wrote at the time. said she was initially directed by the people Page is a vocal advocate for LGBTQ December 2016. The following month, a source told Fox in the industry to never talk about her issues and had most recently called out While Grande is known for her presence on News that Gomez was reportedly seeking sexual orientation in public domain. Chris Pratt for following an "infamously Instagram, using it to connect with her fans, treatment at an East Coast facility to tackle "I was distinctly told, by people in the anti-LGBTQ church". Source: PTI Gomez recently took a break from the social “emotional issues head-on.” THE INDIAN PANORAMA 20 FEATURE FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY nternational Women's Day is an event that is observed across the globe with the Imotive of women empowerment. The battle may be old wherein women are fighting for their due space in every industry,for equal rights and for gender equality. However, the war is yet to be won. Keeping this in mind, 8th March is observed as International Women's Day every year. The day is observed with a different theme each year and this year, the theme is to #PressforProgress. Be it the political arena, the social landscape or the domestic space, International Women's Day seeks to give women equality at all fronts. The day started being observed since the early 1900s and has now become a recognized event. The beauty of International Women's Day lies in the fact that it is not limited to any particular group or any one cause. It is observed across the globe by people from different walks of life, from governments, charitable organizations, women groups, corporations and what not. It is celebrated by dedicating discussions, marches, events, art, performances and conferences to the cause. However, if you want to trace back the history of the day, there are certain things you must know. International Women's Day, or IWD as it is shortened, can be traced back to the time when about 15,000 women in New York marched the city asking for suffrage rights, shorter work hours and a better pay. This occurred in the year 1908. Post that, in 1909, National Women's Day was observed on February 28 in the United States. It was declared and organized by the Socialist Party of America by the suggestion of Theresa Malkiel. In August 1910, it was proposed in the ‘women’s office’ of the Socialist Democratic party of Germany that every year, International Women’s Day be observed. The idea was proposed by Clara Zetkin, who was the leader of the office. The main objective of the day was to further women rights, suffrage rights in particular. The proposal got unanimous support by over 100 women across 17 countries. These women included the first three women who were elected in the Finnish Parliament. However, no specific date was decided to observe the day. In 1911, the day was observed for the first time by over a million of men and women who Decade. In 2011, proclaimed discrimination in the job. Nations women's conferences, has helped attended rallies. The day was observed on 19 March as the ‘Women’s History Month’. 1913-1914: International Women's Day also make the commemoration a rallying point to March in Switzerland, Denmark, Austria and became a mechanism for protesting World build support for women's rights and Germany. However, the demands in question War I. As part of the peace movement, participation in the political and economic were not only limited to suffrage rights but History Russian women observed their first arenas. Increasingly, International Women's also included women’s rights to work, to end 1909: The first National Woman's Day was International Women's Day on the last Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to discrimination at the workplace and to observed in the United States on 28 February. Sunday in February.Elsewhere in Europe, on call for change and to celebrate acts of vocational training. The Socialist Party of America designated or around 8 March of the following year, courage and determination by ordinary In the years around the World War I, IWD this day in honour of the women held rallies either to protest the war women who have played an extraordinary became a means to protest against the war. 1908: Garment workers' strike in New York, or to express solidarity with other activists. role in the history of their countries and The women in Russia observed the day on the where women protested against working 1917: Against the backdrop of the war, communities. last Sunday of February. However, in the conditions. women in Russia again chose to protest and following year in Europe, women held protests 1910: The Socialist International, meeting in strike for "Bread and Peace" on the last The UN and Gender Equality and rallies around or on 8 March. Copenhagen, established a Women's Day, Sunday in February (which fell on 8 March The Charter of the United Nations, signed It was in 1917 that women were finally international in character, to honour the on the Gregorian calendar). Four days later, in 1945, was the first international agreement allowed the right to vote. When the war was movement for women's rights and to build the Czar abdicated and the provisional to affirm the principle of equality between still on, Russian women protested against it support for achieving universal suffrage for Government granted women the right to women and men. Since then, the UN has and for ‘Bread and Peace’. They held the women. The proposal was greeted with vote. helped create a historic legacy of protest on the last Sunday of February again unanimous approval by the conference of 1975: On 8th March United Nation started internationally-agreed strategies, standards, but as per Gregorian Calendar, the day fell on over 100 women from 17 countries, which celebrating UN International Women’s Year programmes and goals to advance the status 8 th of March. Just four days post the protest, included the first three women elected to the in 1975. of women worldwide. the provisional government granted suffrage Finnish Parliament. No fixed date was 2011: Former US President Barack Obama Over the years, the UN and its technical rights to women. In February 1918 in UK, selected for the observance. proclaimed March as Women’s History agencies have promoted the participation of women over 30 and who owned property were 1911: As a result of the Copenhagen Month to show their extraordinary women as equal partners with men in allowed to vote. initiative, International Women's Day was achievements and their role in shaping the achieving sustainable development, peace, 1975 was a red-letter year in the history of marked for the first time (19 March) in history of nation. security, and full respect for human rights. IWD as the year was observed as the Austria, Denmark, Germany and Since those early years, International The empowerment of women continues to be International Women’s Year by the United Switzerland, where more than one million Women's Day has assumed a new global a central feature of the UN's efforts to Nations. This Year, United Nations started women and men attended rallies. In addition dimension for women in developed and address social, economic and political observing March 8 as International Women’s to the right to vote and to hold public office, developing countries alike. The growing challenges across the globe. Day. Also, the following ten years from 1976 to they demanded women's rights to work, to international women's movement, which has It is rightly said that “Life doesn’t come 1985 were observed as International Women’s vocational training and to end been strengthened by four global United with a manual, it comes with a mother”. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 21 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 22 WORLD FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 Dozens of Australian journalists face Venezuela’s Guaido to visit Brazil in charges over sex trial MELBOURNE (TIP): An Australian bid to keep pressure on Maduro state prosecutor has sent letters threatening to charge media organisations BRASILIA/GENEVA (TIP): Venezuelan and dozens of journalists with breaching a opposition leader Juan Guaido was due to gag order that banned reporting of arrive in Brazil on February 27 night to meet Cardinal George Pell’s convictions on with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as charges of sexually molesting two part of a tour of several nations to ratchet up choirboys, lawyers said Feb 28. international pressure on President Nicolas Reporting in any format accessible from Maduro to step down. Australia of details of the former Vatican Guaido last month invoked constitutional economy chief ’s convictions in a provisions to assume an interim presidency, Melbourne court in December was banned arguing Maduro’s re-election was fraudulent. by a judge’s suppression order that was He has since been recognized by most Western only lifted this week. nations - including Brazil - as Venezuela’s Such suppression orders are rightful leader. commonplace in the Australian and The congress chief has organized British judicial systems, and breaches can nationwide protests over the past month result in jail terms. while the United States has imposed crippling But the enormous international interest sanctions on Venezuela’s key oil industry and in a criminal trial with global government officials. Yet Maduro retains ramifications has highlighted the control of state institutions, leaving the two difficulty in enforcing such orders in the sides locked in a stalemate. digital world. Guaido will travel to Brasilia for a two-day Victoria state Director of Public visit from Bogota, where he attended a Prosecutions Kerri Judd has written more meeting with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence than 100 letters to journalists and media and the regional Lima group about how to organisations advising that she intends to resolve the political and economic crisis in charge them with offenses relating to Venezuela. reporting on the Pell case, said Jason “The interim president of Venezuela will Bosland, the deputy director of the Center meet on Feb 28 afternoon with Brazilian together with the United States has funded the sanctions on “high-ranking members of the for Media and Communications Law at President Jair Bolsonaro at the Planalto 200 tonnes of food and medicine being regime and their financial affairs” this week Melbourne University. Palace,” said Maria Teresa Belandria, stockpiled in the northern city of Boa Vista. and next. Bosland, a leading expert on appointed by Guaido as his ambassador to The opposition failed to get that aid across In the latest sign of Maduro’s desperation suppression orders, said he was told the Brazil and recognized as such by the far-right the border as planned last weekend after to raise hard currency amid tightening number by media sources. Bolsonaro government. Maduro closed it, and 25 Venezuelans who sanctions, at least 8 tons of gold were removed A lawyer involved in several cases, who After the meeting on 2 pm (1700 GMT) on were wounded by gunfire in protests across from the Venezuelan central bank’s vaults last declined to be identified because he was Thursday, Guaido will hold a news the frontier were treated in a Brazilian week, an opposition legislator and three not authorised to speak to the media, conference, the envoy said. hospital. government sources told Reuters. confirmed that more than 100 letters were Guaido over the weekend called for the Roraima state said on Wednesday a Venezuela’s foreign minister on Wednesday sent. international community to make clear all Venezuelan man who had suffered a gunshot suggested talks between Maduro and U.S. Some individuals received two or three options were on the table to oust Maduro, wound died of multiple organ failure. That President Donald Trump over the crisis - an letters, so the number of media employees after security forces loyal to him violently raised the death toll from protests on Friday idea the Trump administration immediately facing charges could be fewer than 100, the drove back the opposition’s attempts to bring and Saturday to five, Venezuelan rights group rejected. Jorge Arreaza, addressing the U.N. lawyer said. humanitarian aid into the country. Penal Forum said. Maduro denies there is a Human Rights Council, suggested that He and Bosland said the charges were Brazil, whose northern state of Roraima crisis in Venezuela despite overseeing a Maduro and Trump meet to “try to find aiding and abetting breaches of the depends on Venezuela for electrical power, hyperinflationary meltdown that has resulted common ground and explain their suppression order by international media, this week played down the possibility of in sharp increases in malnutrition and the differences.” He also said his country had lost breaching the suppression order, military intervention. spread of preventable disease, as well as an $30 billion in assets “confiscated” since scandalising the court and sub judice While in the Brazilian capital, Guaido will exodus of 3.4 million Venezuelans since 2015. November 2017 under sanctions. contempt. also meet with diplomats of other countries The socialist leader and his allies, like U.S. Vice President Mike Pence ruled out Anthony Loncaric, a spokesman for the that have recognised him as Venezuela’s Russia and Cuba, have accused the opposition the idea of talks. Office of Public Prosecutions, declined to interim leader, pending new presidential of using aid as an excuse for foreign “The only thing to discuss with Maduro at comment. elections, Belandria said. intervention, and the United States of this point is the time and date for his Two of Australia’s largest media Options on the table preparing for a military incursion. departure,” he said on Twitter. organisations, Nine and Australian The U.S. special envoy for Venezuela, Elliott “For democracy to return and for Broadcasting Corp., confirmed that they Brazil is hosting one of the Venezuelan Abrams, denied those accusations on Tuesday Venezuela to rebuild — Maduro must go,” had received letters. opposition’s collection points for aid and but said Washington would impose more Pence said. Reuters News Corp., another major media organisation that was criticised by a Pell lawyer for running a headline saying Singer Shakira to face tax fraud Iran President rejects “CENSORED” following the conviction, declined to comment. Foreign Minister’s Nine spokeswoman Miranda Ward said accusation in Spanish court in June the company had received a letter resignation accusing it of breaching the suppression DUBAI/LONDON (TIP): Iranian order. Australian Broadcasting Corp. MADRID (TIP): The singer of “Hips President Hassan Rouhani rejected the confirmed the public broadcaster had Colombian singer Shakira Don’t Lie” and resignation of Foreign Minister Mohammad received a letter from Judd. The ABC has been called to appear “Clandestino” regularly Javad Zarif on Feb 27, standing by a declined to provide details of the content in a Spanish court on June attends football matches of moderate ally long targeted by hardliners in of the letter, except to say it was related to 12 to face accusations of her partner, Gerard Pique, factional struggles over a 2015 nuclear deal ABC’s coverage of the Pell trial. failing to pay 14.5 million who plays for Barcelona. with the West. “We stand by all of our coverage and our euros ($16.5 million) in Pique and Shakira, a Zarif — a US-educated veteran diplomat actions in this matter,” the broadcaster tax, the court in the couple since the start of who helped craft the pact that curbed Iran’s said in a statement. Catalonia region said on the decade, have two nuclear programme in return for sanctions “We have responded to the DPP strongly Feb 25. children. Spanish authorities have pursued relief — announced his resignation on contesting any suggestion of wrongdoing A court statement dated January 22 other major celebrities over tax. Pique’s Instagram on feb 20. on our part.” Boland said the number of summoning her was published on Tuesday. Argentinian Barcelona teammate Lionel “As the Supreme Leader has described you journalists facing prosecution was Prosecutors filed charges in December Messi was found guilty, along with his father, as a ‘trustworthy, brave and religious’ person unprecedented. claiming Shakira had failed to pay tax on of a 4.1 million euro tax fraud in 2016 and was in the forefront of resistance against “I’ve never seen a situation where such income earned between 2012 and 2014, during fined 250,000 euros as well as paying back the widespread US pressures, I consider a huge number of people have been shown which time they say she lived in the region. missing tax plus interest. On January 22, accepting your resignation against national show-cause notices,” Boland said. Shakira’s representatives said in a Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo, interests and reject it,” Rouhani said. Zarif ’s Boland said he had never heard of a statement after the accusation was filed that who left Real Madrid for Juventus this year, departure would have deprived Iran of its charge of aiding and abetting being used the singer did not live in Spain until 2015 and was fined a total of almost 19 million euros for most skilled diplomat and a patient to enforce a suppression order. (AP) had met all of her tax obligations. tax fraud. — Reuters negotiator. — Reuters THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 WORLD 23 Trudeau refuses to North Korea leader Kim says ready resign OTTAWA (TIP): Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, rejecting an opposition call for to denuclearise his resignation, disputed allegations on Feb 27 by his former justice minister that HANOI (TIP): North Korean leader Kim government officials inappropriately Jong Un said on Feb 28 he was willing to give pressured her to help a major company up his nuclear weapons and he would not be avoid a corruption trial. holding a second summit with U.S. President The remarks by Jody Wilson-Raybould, Donald Trump in Vietnam if he were not. made during a testimony to the House of Kim and Trump began a second day of talks Commons justice committee, deepened the earlier on Feb 28 in the Vietnamese capital, worst crisis of Trudeau’s tenure months Hanoi, with both expressing hope for progress before an October election. on improving relations and the key issue of Wilson-Raybould said she had denuclearisation. confronted Trudeau over what she said “If I’m not willing to do that, I won’t be here were persistent efforts by officials to help right now,” Kim told reporters through an construction firm SNC-Lavalin Group Inc interpreter, when asked if he was ready to evade trial on charges of bribing Libyan give up his nuclear weapons. officials. “I strongly maintain that I and Trump, responding to that, said: "That my staff always acted appropriately and might be the best answer you’ve ever heard.” professionally,” Trudeau told a televised The two leaders were sitting across from news conference in Montreal. each other at a conference table, with their “I, therefore, completely disagree with aides. (Wilson-Raybould’s) characterisation of Kim did not elaborate on what events,” he added, brushing off a demand "denuclearisation" would entail, but asked if from Conservative Party leader Andrew he was ready to take concrete steps, Kim said Scheer that he step down. The case forced they had just been talking about that. the resignation of Trudeau’s principal "Hope you give us more time to talk. Even a private secretary,Gerald Butts, earlier this minute is precious," he told reporters. "It's too early to tell, but I wouldn't say I'm inspectors to observe the dismantling of month. — Reuters While the United States is demanding pessimistic. For what I feel right now, I do North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear reactor, US North Korea give up all of its nuclear and have a feeling that good results will come out," and South Korean officials say. DR Congo child missile programmes, the North wants to see he said, in what was believed to be his first US concessions to North Korea could the removal of a US nuclear umbrella for its ever response to a foreign journalist. include opening liaison offices or clearing the soldiers surrender Asian allies such as South Korea and Japan. "There must be people who watch us having way for inter-Korean projects, but critics say arms and amulets No rush a wonderful time, like a scene from a fantasy Trump risks squandering vital leverage if he movie. We have so far made lots of efforts, and gives away too much, too quickly. KANANGA (DR CONGO)(TIP): “For The two leaders' summit in Singapore in it's time to show them," Kim said. Kim said he would welcome the US opening me, the war is now over.” If words alone June, the first between a sitting US president Trump reiterated North Korea's potential, a liaison office in Pyongyang, while Trump carry weight, there are hopes that a brutal and a North Korean leader, produced a vague if a deal can be done, saying the isolated said: "Not a bad idea." US intelligence officials conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo statement in which Kim pledged to work country could be an "economic powerhouse". have said there is no sign North Korea will may draw to an end. toward denuclearisation of the Korean Asked if they were discussing human give up its entire arsenal of nuclear weapons, The words were spoken by Mado, a hard- peninsula. But there has been little progress rights, Trump said they were discussing which Kim's ruling family sees as vital to its eyed child fighter all of 12-years-old from since. everything. The two leaders took a brief survival, and analysts say Pyongyang is the deeply-feared Kamuina Nsapu militia Kicking off the second day of talks at the break from their talks after about half an unlikely to commit to significant steps in central Kasai region. French-colonial-era Metropole hotel earlier, hour to stroll in the leafy hotel courtyard, by a without an easing of punishing US-led Along with several dozen adults, the Trump again stressed the talks aimed at swimming pool. Trump and Kim have a series sanctions. young girl marched out of the brush and tackling North Korea's nuclear threat should of meetings scheduled at the Metropole and Facing mounting pressure at home over into the town of Kananga, some 700 not be rushed. will later hold a "joint agreement signing investigations into Russian meddling in the kilometres (450 miles) east of Kinshasa, "I've been saying very much from the ceremony", the White House said. election, Trump has sought a big win by where they surrendered their weapons. beginning that speed is not that important to After, Trump plans a news conference at trying to persuade North Korea to give up its There they laid down old rifles, me. I very much appreciate no testing of 3:50 p.m. (0850 GMT). nuclear weapons in exchange for promises of machetes and good-luck charms at the nuclear rockets, missiles, any of it, very much Pressure peace and development, a foreign policy goal governor’s feet following the surprising appreciate it," Trump told reporters before his that has confounded multiple predecessors. victory of Felix Tshisekedi who was session with Kim. The White House has given no indication of In the United States on Wednesday, his elected president after December’s "Chairman Kim and myself, we want to do what the signing ceremony might involve, former personal lawyer Michael Cohen elections. the right deal." North Korea has conducted no although the two sides' discussions have testified at a congressional hearing in Like most of the Kamwina Nsapu nuclear or intercontinental ballistic missile included the possibility of a political Washington, calling Trump a "conman" who fighters, Tshisekedi comes from the Luba tests since late 2017. statement to declare the 1950-53 Korean War knew in advance about the release of stolen tribe. Kim, asked by a reporter if he was over. emails aimed at hurting his Democratic rival With them were two other children— confident about a deal, said, through an They have also discussed partial in the 2016 election campaign. Reuters one aged about 10 who had a red bandana interpreter: denuclearisation measures, such as allowing around his head and a large hunting knife in his hand. Red is the colour of the militia, which Nigeria’s Buhari wins second term as President mixes politics with mysticism and took up arms against Kinshasa in August 2016 ABUJA (NIGERIA) (TIP): Nigeria’s weekend election to nearly 4 million votes campaign spokesman Babatunde Fashola after its tribal chief, known as the President was declared the clear winner of over top opposition challenger Atiku said. Kamwina Nsapu, was killed by troops. a second term in Africa’s largest democracy Abubakar, a billionaire former vice “There’s no opposition that will roll over Since then, the uprising has claimed at early Feb 27, after a campaign in which he president who made sweeping campaign and play dead. Anybody that lost an election least 3,000 lives and displaced another 1.4 urged voters to give him another chance to promises to “make Nigeria work again.” will always complain,” Hameed Ali, the million people. tackle gaping corruption, widespread Buhari received 15.1 million votes, or 55 per ruling party agent attending the vote The conflict eased off in 2017 and the insecurity and an economy limping back cent, the electoral commission said in making declaration, told reporters. situation has further improved since from a rare recession. its official declaration before dawn The election, once described as too close Tshisekedi took office in January, ending While many frustrated Nigerians had Wednesday. Abubakar received 11.2 million, to call, suffered from a surprise weeklong the 18-year iron-fisted rule of Joseph said they wanted to give someone new a try, or 41 per cent. The average national turnout postponement and significant delays in the Kabila. President Muhammadu Buhari , a former was 35.6 percent, continuing a downward opening of polling stations. Dressed in a filthy skirt and tattered military dictator, profited from his upright trend. In a failed last-ditch effort to stop the While election observers called the vest, her feed bare, Mado lays down her reputation in an oil-rich nation weary of official declaration, Abubakar’s party process generally peaceful, at least 53 amulet alongside a small knife and a red politicians enriching themselves instead of claimed that election data had been people were killed in an attack claimed by bandana. She was a “Yamama”, she the people. manipulated and demanded fresh elections the Islamic State West Africa Province explains, a girl fighter who had been Speaking shortly after the announcement in four of Nigeria’s 36 states. extremist group and other violence, encouraged to join the militia by her of the official results, Buhari told Buhari’s party rejected the accusations. analysis unit SBM Intelligence said. father.“There were 10 young people. One of colleagues that he was “deeply humbled” by It also called on Abubakar, who hasn’t made “Accept defeat in the spirit of us is dead,” she said. the win. a public appearance since Saturday’s sportsmanship. This is a critical vehicle for “Our job was to save our country.Before Supporters began dancing in the streets election, to accept his loss gracefully and democratic consolidation.” Nigerians were heading off to war, we went to a tshiota of the capital, Abuja, on Tuesday night as concede. praised for their patience and resilience in (initiation site) to call on our ancestors for vote counting stretched his lead from the “Let this nation move forward,” this bumpy vote. — AP help.” -AFP THE INDIAN PANORAMA 24 WOMEN FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 HOW YOUR DAILY ROUTINE FOOD CORNER DAMAGES YOUR HAIR e all have bad hair habits, most likely because we didn’t know Wany better, but after reading some of the common bad habits many are guilty of below, you won’t have an excuse to continue doing these any more. Using Old Combs & Brushes Don’t let your hair pile up in your hair brush, this can be a breeding ground for germs and bacteria. Make sure to clean Darbari Kebab the hair out every week, and deep clean your hair brush once a month. INGREDIENTS Tip: Clean your hair brush or comb with baking soda and water, this will 1 cup hung curd remove oil and product that builds up 2 tablespoon ghee over time. 1 teaspoon salt Applying Too Many Chemicals 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder 1 cup water Artificial chemicals are bad for your 400 gm soaked green moong dal body, and your hair is no exception. If 1 teaspoon cumin seeds you’re coloring, getting keratin 1 teaspoon chilli powder treatments, or relaxing your hair more 1 teaspoon garlic paste often than you should, you are probably doing more damage than good. Make METHOD sure to keep any chemical processes or To make this yummy kebab recipe, drain the previously treatments down to a minimum, and soaked green moong dal and keep aside. your hair will begin to look and feel Heat the 2 tablespoon ghee in a kadahi, and add the better and stronger. cumin. Tip: If you have to get chemical When they splutter add the dal and the salt and saute treatments, establish a routine that and even hair thinning. Using Too Many Products over medium heat till tender but whole. Takes about 5 involves preemptive care, like applying a Tip: The right trim is ½ inch each Using too many products on your hair minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. hair mask a couple days before your month, or every other month if you are can cause build up and strip your hair of Grind the lentils in a food processor or a stone to a fine treatment. You can also use a hair cover trying to grow your hair longer. its natural oils. Especially if you have consistency without adding water. This becomes like a up on your roots so you don’t have to get Brushing Wet Hair Incorrectly thinning hair, using too many products at dough. Mix the salt, chilli powder, garam masala and your hair colored as often! once can end up weighing hair down. garlic into the ground dal. Going Too Long Without A Haircut This is one that we’re sure many people Even if you have thicker hair, you would Add the yoghurt and make into a soft pliable dough. are guilty of, including us! When hair is be surprised at how little product you Divide this into about 12 portions and shape them into If you want healthy hair, make sure wet the cuticle scales can lift, causing hair actually need. round balls, and then flatten them. you’re getting regular trims to avoid split strands to become more delicate and in Tip: If you want to use more product or Heat enough ghee in a heavy based frying pan to form a ends. Split ends can move up the hair turn more susceptible to breakage. you’re not sure if you’re using too much, thin layer. shaft until you not only have split ends Tip: Make sure you always use a wide- apply the product to wet hands first to Fry over low heat, first on one side then the other, till but a completely damaged hair shaft, tooth comb when brushing through damp thin the product out before applying to crisp and brown. which eventually leads to weakened locks or wet hair. your hair. Serve it hot with tomato-garlic sauce and coriander chutney. TEACH YOUR KIDS TO MICROWAVE CHOCOLATE CAKE DECLUTTER THEIR ROOM

f you are parent to a toddler, you must have mastered the art of walking around your house without tripping on toys Iand stamping on building blocks. You are probably itching to dump all their stuff in one room, lock the door and throw away the key. But before you take such extreme measures and later end up buying the same things all over again, how about decluttering their room and sorting their belongings? Choose one corner of the room or a cupboard and identify INGREDIENTS items that your child uses every day and those that haven't Plain Chocolate - 50g, Butter - 50g, Dark Brown Sugar - been touched in a really long time. For instance, ask your son 50g, Maida - 50g, Egg - 1 (beaten) if he really needs the action figure he used to play with a few Vanilla Extract - 1/4 tsp years ago or if it can be given away to charity. The best way is Cocoa Powder - 1 tsp + extra for sprinking to start from the bottom of the cupboard. Salt - a small pinch Group items into two piles — those that can be given away Icing Sugar (optional) and those that can be retained. Make this into a game and ask your child to toss things into their respective cartons. This METHOD way, even if they are clingy and don't want to give away their Line a microwaveable glass bowl with greaseproof crayons and toys, they might just listen to you because paper. shooting baskets is fun! Add the chocolate, butter and sugar into it. Neatly arrange items that have been marked 'for keeps' in Place it in the microwave and cook on full powder for 30 the room. And the rest of it can either be donated to charity or seconds or until melted. thrown in the bin. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Kids as young as four are happy to participate in things, they will get a clear idea of what they want. Pour into the bowl and microwave on full powder for 3 reorganising their room. Also, if they are involved in the Sometimes, they get possessive about a toy or a piece of to 4 minutes or until just set. activity, they'll be more inclined to keep things tidy. To begin clothing. Even if it is in a shoddy state, children don't feel like Allow it to cool. with, ask your child to show you around their room so that you letting it go. So, you need to reassure them that you will not Sprinkle cocoa powder (or icing sugar) on top. can take stock. When they are going through their pile of throw things away without their knowledge. Serve. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 HEALTH 25 WORKING LONG HOURS UPS DEPRESSION RISK IN WOMEN: STUDY omen who work more than 55 hours a week are at a higher Wrisk of depression, according to study which found that the same is not true for men. Vitamin C may The study of over 20,000 adults, published in the BMJ's Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, lower BP, sugar found that after taking age, income, health and job characteristics into account, women who worked extra-long levels in diabetics hours had 7.3 per cent more depressive symptoms than women working a aking vitamin C Vitamin C is available in standard 35-40 week. supplements can abundance in many natural Weekend working was linked to a help diabetics by T sources, including fresh fruits higher risk of depression among both lowering elevated blood and vegetables. The richest sexes, according to the researchers from sugar levels throughout the sources include: Queen Mary University of London and day, a study has found. Indian gooseberry (700 University College London in the UK. The research, published mg/100 g) Women who worked for all or most in the journal Diabetes, weekends had 4.6 per cent more Obesity and Metabolism, Citrus fruits, such as limes, oranges and depressive symptoms on average also found that vitamin C lemons compared to women working only lowered blood pressure in weekdays. women, and having children affected and 2012. people with type 2 diabetes, Tomatoes and tomato Men who worked all or most weekends men's and women's work patterns in Depressive symptoms such as feeling suggesting benefits for juice had 3.4 per cent more depressive different ways: while mothers tended to worthless or incapable were measured heart health too. Potatoes symptoms than men working only work fewer hours than women without using a self-completed general health According to Glenn Green and red peppers weekdays. children, fathers tended to work more questionnaire. Wadley from Deakin Kiwifruit, strawberries "This is an observational study, so hours than men without children. "Women in general are more likely to University in Australia, the and cantaloupes although we cannot establish the exact Two thirds of men worked weekends, be depressed than men, and this was no results may help millions causes, we do know many women face compared with half of women. Those different in the study," Weston said. currently living with the Green leafy vegetables the additional burden of doing a larger who worked all or most weekends were "Independent of their working health condition. such as broccoli share of domestic labour than men, more likely to be in low skilled work patterns, we also found that workers “'We found that Fortified cereals leading to extensive total work hours, and to be less satisfied with their job with the most depressive symptoms participants had a added time pressures and overwhelming and their earnings than those who only were older, on lower incomes, smokers, significant 36 per cent drop responsibilities," said Gill Weston, a worked Monday to Friday or some in physically demanding jobs, and who in the blood sugar spike after meals. This also meant that PhD candidate at UCL. weekends. were dissatisfied at work," she said. they spent almost three hours less per day living in a state of "Additionally women who work most Researchers analysed data from "We hope our findings will encourage hyperglycaemia,” Wadley said. weekends tend to be concentrated in low- 40,000 households across the UK since employers and policy-makers to think “This is extremely positive news as hyperglycaemia is a paid service sector jobs, which have 2009. Information about working hours, about how to reduce the burdens and risk factor for cardiovascular disease in people living with been linked to higher levels of weekend working, working conditions increase support for women who work type 2 diabetes,” he said. depression," said Weston. and psychological distress was long or irregular hours—without “We also found that the proportion of people with The research showed that men tended collected from 11,215 working men and restricting their ability to work when hypertension halved after taking the vitamin C capsules, to work longer hours in paid work than 12,188 working women between 2010 they wish to," she added. Source: PTI with both their systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels dropping significantly,” Wadley added. The dose of vitamin C used in the study was about 10 times the normal dietary intake and readily available from most health food stores, researchers said. New microfluidics device can “Vitamin C’s antioxidant properties can help counteract the high levels of free radicals found in people with diabetes, and it’s encouraging to see this benefits a number of the detect cancer cells in blood disease’s common comorbidities, such as high blood pressure,” he said. esearchers have now developed a device that can isolate “While physical activity, good nutrition and current individual cancer cells from patient blood samples. The diabetes medications are standard care and very important Rresearch was carried out by researchers from the for managing type 2 diabetes, some people can find it tough to University of Illinois Chicago and Queensland University of manage their blood glucose levels even with medication,” he Technology of Australia. The microfluidics device works by added. Source: PTI separating the various cell types found in blood by their size. The device may one day enable rapid, cheap liquid biopsies to help detect cancer and develop targeted treatment plans. PAGE SPONSORED BY The findings are reported in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering. Speaking about it, corresponding author of DR. SATISH AND GITANJLI ANAND the study, said, “This new microfluidics chip lets us separate cancer cells from whole blood or minimally-diluted blood,” DR. SATISH ANAND adding, “While devices for detecting cancer cells circulating in Former Chairman, Board of the blood are becoming available, most are relatively expensive Trustees, AAPI National and are out of reach of many research labs or hospitals. Our in organs difficult to access through traditional biopsy E-Mail: device is cheap, and doesn’t require much specimen preparation techniques, including the brain and lungs. [email protected] or dilution, making it fast and easy to use.” However, isolating circulating tumour cells from the blood is The ability to successfully isolate cancer cells is a crucial step no easy task, since they are present in extremely small in enabling liquid biopsy where cancer could be detected through quantities. For many cancers, circulating cells are present at GITANJLI ANAND a simple blood draw. This would eliminate the discomfort and levels close to one per 1 billion blood cells. “A 7.5-milliliter tube of Former President, India cost of tissue biopsies which use needles or surgical procedures blood, which is a typical volume for a blood draw, might have ten Association of Long Island as part of cancer diagnosis. According to researchers, liquid cancer cells and 35-40 billion blood cells,” said Ian Papautsky,the (IALI) biopsy could also be useful in tracking the efficacy of Richard and Loan Hill Professor of Bioengineering in the UIC E-mail: chemotherapy over the course of time, and for detecting cancer College of Engineering. [email protected] THE INDIAN PANORAMA 26 SCIENCE AND TECH FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 SOON, WHATSAPP USERS WILL BE ABLE TO AVOID GETTING ADDED TO GROUPS

hatsApp will soon let users NEW NASA MISSION TO have more control over groups Won the app. The Facebook- owned company is expected to roll out a STUDY, FORECAST SPACE new feature which will prevent users from being added without their WEATHER SELECTED permission. ASA has selected a USD 42 million mission that will A new update has been rolled out on help scientists understand and, ultimately, forecast WhatsApp beta for Android. First Nthe vast space weather system around our planet. spotted by WABetainfo, ‘Group Space weather is important because it can have profound Invitation’ feature comes to WhatsApp impacts—affecting technology and astronauts in space, beta on Android with the latest update. disrupting radio communications and, at its most severe, The feature is currently available on overwhelming power grids. beta but not for all users. This also The new experiment will, for the first time, obtain global doesn’t guarantee an official rollout but observations of an important driver of space weather in a the possibility seems likely. Earlier this dynamic region of Earth's upper atmosphere that can cause month, WhatsApp rolled out the same on interference with radio and GPS communications, NASA its beta app for iOS. said in a statement. Group Invitation will be available as a The Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) mission will privacy feature on WhatsApp. It can be cost USD 42 million and is planned to launch in August 2022, found in the ‘Settings’ menu under option however sends a request to the messaging app with over 1.5 billion attached to the exterior of the Earth-orbiting International Account > Privacy > Groups. Here, users user if they wish to be added to a group. users globally. WhatsApp groups have Space Station (ISS). can select between three options – The group invitation request expires in however known to be quite pesky that From its space station perch, AWE will focus on colourful Everyone, My Contacts and Nobody. 72 hours. users have complained about. A present, bands of light in Earth's atmosphere, called airglow, to ‘Everyone’ allows just anyone to add a The new feature is an addition the WhatsApp allows users to mute groups determine what combination of forces drive space weather in user in a WhatsApp group. My Contacts privacy menu for WhatsApp. Similarly, for 8 hours, 1 week or a year and disable the upper atmosphere. will allow only saved contacts to add WhatsApp lets users have the same notifications as well. Users can also Researchers once thought that only the Sun's constant users in a group. privacy controls over their last seen, archive group chats, but this new feature outflow of ultraviolet light and particles, the solar wind, If users don’t wish to be added to any profile photo, about and status. will have stricter control over groups on could affect the region. group, they can choose ‘Nobody’. This WhatsApp is the most popular the app. However, recently they have learned that solar variability is not enough to drive the changes observed, and Earth's weather also must be having an effect. After Samsung and To help unravel that connection, AWE will investigate how FB’s ‘Clear History’ feature waves in the lower atmosphere, caused by variations in the densities of different packets of air, impact the upper Huawei, Oppo joins atmosphere. to release later this year AWE is a Mission of Opportunity under NASA's foldable phone race Heliophysics Explorers Program, which conducts focused dding to the line of foldable scientific research and develops instrumentation to fill the phones of the future, Oppo scientific gaps between the agency's larger missions. Ahas teased its first such model Since the 1958 launch of NASA's first satellite Explorer 1, that follows the likes of foldable which discovered Earth's radiation belts, the Explorers phones from Royole and Huawei and Program has supported more than 90 missions. The Uhuru folds outwards. and Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) missions led to As Engadget reports, Oppo VP Nobel prizes for their investigators. Source: PTI Brian Shen took to Weibo to share the prototype of the foldable phone. The prototype device features a hinge design and comes with a camera strip on the back that shows up in folded form. Oppo’s foldable phone looks pretty similar to Huawei’s Mate X with a side panel housing the cameras. The device was ideally meant to be showcased at the MWC 2019 but the company cancelled it, saying, “it wouldn’t have been meaningful”. Google rolls outs AI grammar acebook’s long-awaited privacy you've clicked on, websites you've visited, However, Oppo is not completely tool—"Clear History", which would and so on", by CEO Mark Zuckerberg. rejecting the idea of introducing a checker for G Suite users Flet users erase their information However, Wehner is concerned that the foldable device and based on the collected by Facebook from third-party feature would impact Facebook's ability to response of users, it may release a S Internet giant Google has said its artificial apps and websites, is now scheduled to target ads to audiences since the social commercial version. intelligence (AI)-based grammar checker, corporate come out later this year. networking giant collects data based on Uweb tools and services are available for all users of The information was announced by the user's location and preferance history G Suite, to help them improve writing. David Wehner, Facebook's Chief "We want to make sure this works the Unlike standard spellcheck in Google Docs, Google Financial Officer (CFO) at the Morgan way it should for everyone on Facebook, applies Machine Learning technology to grammar checker Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom which is taking longer than expected," as one of the AI tools that can let software understand Conference being held in Barcelona, the BuzzFeed News quoted Facebook as complex grammar rules and identify any "tricky" media reported. saying last week. grammatical errors by users in writing, Xinhua news "Broadly, (clear history is) going to give The testing of the tool is being planned agency reported. us some headwinds in terms of being able to begin somewhere between March and "Using machine translation, we are able to recognize to target as effectively as before," CNBC May. "Clear History" was proposed by errors and suggest corrections as work is getting done," G quoted Wehner as saying on Tuesday. Zuckerberg in reaction to the company's Suite product manager Vishnu Sivaji said in a statement on The "Clear History" feature was first Cambridge Analytica scandal last March Tuesday. He said that G Suite customers will see inline, announced in May 2018 and was described and was announced publicly when it just contextual grammar suggestions in their documents as as "a simple control to clear your an idea, the media reported. they type, just like spellcheck. browsing history on Facebook—what Source: IANS THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 BIZ AND FINANCE 27 CHANDA KOCHHAR, GDP growth 6.6% in Q3, VIDEOCON'S VENUGOPAL DHOOT'S HOMES SEARCHED slowest in five quarters IN LOAN CASE NEW DELHI (TIP): The homes and offices of former NEW DELHI (TIP): The Indian ICICI Bank chief executive Chanda Kochhar and Videocon economy decelerated at a faster pace managing director Venugopal Dhoot were searched by the than anticipated in the December Enforcement Directorate today in a loan case. quarter of 2018-19 to 6.6%—the lowest in The Central Bureau of Investigation has already issued a five quarters—increasing chances of look-out circular against Ms Kochhar and has revived ones another round of rate cuts by the against her husband Deepak Kochhar and Mr Dhoot. Look- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in April to out circulars are notices sent to transit points like airports to support growth. restrict the movement of people under investigation by probe However, the dismal growth print, the agencies. last before the general election due by The case is related to a loan given by ICICI Bank to May, is likely to take some sheen away Videocon when Chanda Kochhar was heading it, and the from the economic record of the business ties between Venugopal Dhoot and her husband. Narendra Modi government, which is Dhoot allegedly invested crores of rupees in NuPower seeking a second term in office. Renewables, a company founded by Ms Kochhar's husband, The Central Statistics Office (CSO) on months after Videocon group was granted a loan by ICICI Thursday also revised downward its full- Bank. year growth forecast for the current It was part of a Rs. 40,000-crore loan which Videocon got fiscal year to 7% from the 7.2% from a consortium of 20 banks led by State Bank of India. estimated earlier. The Rs. 3,250 crore loan has become a non-performing asset The data for the first (June) and for ICICI Bank. second (September) quarters were also The CBI is currently examining evidence collected during revised downward to 8% and 7% The Monetary Policy Committee Care Ratings Ltd, said the lower growth searches at the homes and offices of the three accused right respectively.Thus, in the March quarter, (MPC) of RBI on February 7 changed its in GDP could prompt RBI to lower after a First Information Report (FIR) was filed against them the economy is implicitly assumed to stance from calibrated tightening to interest rates as economic growth has last month. decelerate to 6.4%. neutral and cut the policy rate by 25bps been cited as a concern. “This would, Taking note of the FIR filed by the CBI, the Enforcement The size of the Indian economy on the back of benign headline retail however, be contingent on the inflation Directorate also filed a case and is looking at money estimated through nominal gross inflation and slowing global growth. reading for the coming months,” he said. laundering angle. domestic product (GDP) was revised India’s retail inflation slowed further to Data released separately by the Kochhar, 56, had quit as CEO and managing director of upward to ?190.54 lakh crore ($2.7 a 19-month low of 2.05% in January ministry of commerce and industry on ICICI Bank in October last year over allegations that she trillion) against ?188.41 lakh crore ($2.65 while factory output, dragged down by a Thursday showed that core sector favoured Videocon group in the bank's lending practices. trillion). This will help the government negative base effect, remained subdued growth of eight infrastructure A whistleblower alleged that the Kochhars and their family achieve the fiscal deficit target of 3.3% in December, which is expected to open industries slowed to a 19-month low in members benefited from the dealings. of GDP for 2018-19 as originally more space for the central bank to cut January at 1.8% as electricity Kochhar worked at India's third-biggest lender for over estimated in last year’s budget against interest rates. generation contracted after a gap of 71 three decades, rising through the ranks to become one of the the revised estimate of 3.4%. Former World Bank chief economist months. most influential women bankers. She has said she was While the slowdown in the second half Kaushik Basu tweeted: “This growth The GDP data showed that private "utterly disappointed, hurt and shocked." (October-March) of this financial year slowdown is worrying. Its connection to consumption continued to propel was expected, CSO now estimates it to be the slowdown in job creation deserves to economic growth while the earlier sharper than it earlier estimated. be analysed quickly and carefully.” estimates of a revival in investment However, most international agencies During the fiscal year ending March demand seemed unlikely with an almost project India’s growth to bounce back in 31, while agriculture growth is projected flat growth in 2018-19 at 10%. In the first the next fiscal year. to sharply slow down to 2.7% from 5% a advance estimates released in January, The International Monetary Fund year ago, manufacturing is estimated to investment demand as represented by (IMF) last month projected India’s accelerate to 8.1% from 5.9% a year ago. gross fixed capital formation was growth at 7.5% in 2019-20 amid slower The labour-intensive construction estimated at 12.2%. However, according global expansion. Risks to global growth sector is estimated to pick up pace to to the latest data released by RBI on tilt to the downside, with IMF cutting grow at 8.9% from 5.6% in the previous Thursday, non-food bank credit rose by 2019 growth projection by 20 basis points year. However, the largest employer in 13.1% in January 2019 as compared to (bps) to 3.5%. India still remains the the services sector—trade, hotels and 9.5% in January 2018. Similarly,credit to fastest growing economy as China’s transportation—is set to decelerate to industry rose by 5.1% in January 2019 as economy cooled in the December quarter 6.8% from 7.8% a year ago. compared with an increase of 1.1% in BOEING WINS $15.7 BILLION to a 28-year low of 6.4%. Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at January 2018. Source: HT VIETNAM ORDERS

HANOI (TIP): Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways and VietJet Trump delays tariff hike on Chinese Aviation JSC signed deals to buy 110 aircraft from Boeing Co. during President Donald Trump’s visit to Hanoi for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. goods, citing trade talk progress Bamboo agreed to purchase 10 787-9 Dreamliners worth about $3 billion, while VietJet’s order is for 100 737 Max WASHINGTON (TIP): President agreement. A very good weekend for U.S. planes valued at $12.7 billion, Boeing said Wednesday. Donald Trump said on Sunday he would & China!” VietJet’s 100-plane commitment was unveiled at the delay an increase in U.S. tariffs on Mar-a-Lago is the president’s property Farnborough air show last year. Chinese goods thanks to “productive” in Florida, where the two men have met The agreements were signed in the presence of Trump and trade talks and that he and Chinese before. The president did not set a new Vietnam’s President Nguyen Phu Trong. President Xi Jinping would meet to seal a deadline for the talks to conclude, but he Vietnam’s airlines are expanding their fleets as rising deal if progress continued. told U.S. state governors gathered at the incomes and the region’s growing economies are spurring The announcement was the clearest White House that there could be “very big many to fly for the first time, boosting demand in the Asia sign yet that China and the United States news over the next week or two” if all Pacific, whose air-travel market is projected to surpass that of are closing in on a deal to end a months- went well in the negotiations. North America and Europe combined. Demand in Vietnam is long trade war that has slowed global The White House did not provide also expected to climb after U.S. regulators last month gave growth and disrupted markets. he said progress had been made in specific details on the kind of progress their approval to the nation’s air-safety system, making its Trump had planned to raise tariffs to divisive areas including intellectual that had been made. airlines eligible to begin direct flights to the U.S. and 25 percent from 10 percent on $200 billion property protection, technology The Chinese government’s top codeshare with American carriers. worth of Chinese imports into the United transfers, agriculture, services and diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, told Vietnam’s jet-shopping spree is outsized for a country with States if an agreement between the currency. As a result, he said: “I will be a forum in Beijing on Monday that the a population of 95 million people, George Ferguson, an world’s two largest economies were not delaying the U.S. increase in tariffs now talks had made “substantive progress”, analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, said before reached by Friday. scheduled for March 1. Assuming both providing positive expectations for the Wednesday’s announcement. While the main Vietnamese After a week of talks that extended sides make additional progress, we will stability of bilateral ties and global airlines only have 187 aircraft in service, there are another into the weekend, Trump said those be planning a Summit for President Xi economic development, China’s Foreign 245 planes on order, according to FlightGlobal data analyzed tariffs would not go up for now.In a tweet, and myself, at Mar-a-Lago, to conclude an Ministry said. Source: Reuters by Bloomberg Intelligence. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 28 ASTROLOGY FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019

Shree Ganeshaya Namah

Bejan Daruwalla is world's most famous astrologertoday. He appears regularly on world wide TV shows. Bejan who has been a professor in English, hasauthored a number of books on astrology. India'sPrime Minister Narendra Modi , on March 29, 2012,lunched one of Bejan's books, '2012- End of theWorld? Bejan contributes to a number of journals andnewspapers in many parts of the world which includeBerkley Communications Bejan Daruwalla is available for astrological (London) Times of India(Delhi, Mumbai, consultations. He can be reached at Kolkata, Chennai) and The IndianPanorama ( [email protected] and on phone New York and Texas). Bejan's predictionshave mostly been correct and 011-91-8141234275 people the world overrely on his predictions. www.bejandaruwalla.com WEEKLY HOROSCOPE MARCH 4 - MARCH 10, 2019 Aries: Leo: Sagittarius: Ganesha says your sojourn with fantasy is There will be a flurry of relationships; you will Once again, your emotions will dominate your short lived; you are back to the material be reaching out to all corners. There will be activities. You will try to initiate happy, world. You will look at money and its joys indiscretion and errors but that is the mood you supportive relationships. You will also look at and grab all financial openings with both are in. Although money issues play at the back of grooming, beauty treatments and couture wear hands like a fielder at first slip in . your mind, you will be drawn to nothing in to look physically and emotionally ravishing. You You also do up your home and office and particular but to people as a whole. Your are much more friendly, outgoing, giving and refurbish your personal wardrobe. You could affections are diluted, and you could get into a generous. Bonds and ties can never be far from indulge in major shopping and I dare say mess. You also look at various money - making your mind and loved ones will again dominate that it is not window shopping. Expenses opportunities but it may be getting you nowhere, your attention and time. They will crowd you and will mount, naturally but you are in that sort right now. This is not the right time for it, says make demands and you will love every moment of mood. Ganesha. of the cuddling and pander of their desires. Taurus: Virgo: Capricorn:

You fuse work and pleasure and there is no You are a bit steadier and more focused now. Ganesha gives you a lot to do this period. You letting up. You tap all avenues and are all There is some work and housekeeping to do shuttle between work / business / love / family geared up for fun and work if you can balance which is good in a way as it keeps you and you also look at home best to balance both that out somehow. You will find time for occupied. Your mind needs to be tethered now achievement and happiness - not always hobbies, other interests, sports and leisure to something or the other and this possible. You also continue with your shopping, activities. You will also accompany the family preoccupation will help a lot. You spend on the and the desire for goodies doesn't seem to lessen. on happy outings. It is an enjoyable time. You good things of life whenever you are at a loose Watch out or you may be overreaching yourself love the planning and preparation, and the end and this is one of those times. You may financially.But work will be good and productive hope of gains and advance in whatever you do. thus renovate and refurbish, acquire a new and that is a great help. Love will also blossom You think big and look at the larger picture of wardrobe and accessories. You also look for and, on the other end of the spectrum, i.e money, life. new love. you will be deeply involved with insurance, joint Gemini: Libra: finances, mutual funds. Aquarius: You set a scorching pace in this period. There The permutations are endless with interactions, is the successful completion of projects and a conferences, meetings, collaborations, travel and Once again, this period is all about ambition and flurry of activity at all levels. You are in total meetings and doing new things one after another money.You find the energy to live big. You reach communication mode, and are on the go with as though it is all a roller coaster ride. New out and are full of plans, life, zeal and gusto and intensity and purpose. You are also very studies, research, new techniques, new go unabashedly for whatever you feel is your due emotional, at this juncture and work a lot with discoveries will all lead you to faraway in life. There will be once again be money issues your heart which is not a good thing, if I may explorations. If America hadn't been discovered, like loans, legacies, legal matters and add. You see infinite possibilities in whatever you are in the mood to do it. Since you will be inheritance to deal with. You are also a big draw you aim to do and your attitude undergoes a meeting new people, there will also be forgiving at parties, seminars, gatherings. It is an exciting transformation. of new bonds, warmth, good times and time for you socially. You meet new people and Cancer: interpersonal relationships. are drawn out of your customary shell. Scorpio: Pisces: You will get more philosophical. Several personal issues come to the fore. You are Your ego is pumped up and you work with new Once again, you are losing track of expenses and called upon to solve family matters, which can energy. Now says Ganesha, the time is right for they will mount hugely. You are on a buying get tricky. You may be mired in quicksand and you to make a fresh start. You overcome all spree and will have to check yourself before your don't know how to proceed; sometimes it can obstacles and embark on new ventures which bank accounts run out the last rupee. On the be a lose - lose situation in life and this can will take off and proceed smoothly.You are filled other hand, you are making new associations well be how it is for you, if you're not careful with enthusiasm and are on the go throughout with promises of more rewarding work. So, right now. You look within for answers, re- this period. The mood is upbeat, and nothing can finally, it may all balance out. There is desire for examine options, and search deep within your get you down, but put safeguards in place action and or the genuine expansion of your psyche. Relationships and people will hold because such speed needs caution. Luck is on interests. The work and play areas will be centerstage. your side. enticing and you make the most of the opportunities that come your way. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 SPIRITUALITY 29 MAHASHIVRATRI: CELEBRATING SHIVA’S HOLY NIGHT

hivaratri is celebrated on the 6th night a devotee observes vigil throughout the night of the dark Phalgun (Feb or March) (jaagran) he manages to conquer the evils of Severy year. On the auspicious day, Tamas Guna too. It has also been mentioned devotees observe fast and keep vigil all night. that when a devotee observes a round of Mahashivaratri marks the night when Lord worship every three hours, the Shivaratri Shiva performed the 'Tandava'. It is also Vrata becomes perfect. believed that on this day Lord Shiva was Devotees of Lord Shiva believe consider married to Parvati Ma. On this day Shiva Shivratri fast to be extremely auspicious and devotees observe fast and offer fruits, flowers rate it equal or more than performing an and bel leaves on Shiva Linga. Shivaratri is Ashwamedha Yagna. Some believe that a also spelled as Shivratri, Shivarathri and devotee who observes a Shivaratri Fast with Sivaratri.Maha Shivaratri is a popular Hindu sincerity and utters the name of Lord Shiva festival. It is celebrated every year in with perfect devotion is absolved from all sins. reverence of the Lord Shiva. Maha Shivaratri Such a devotee reaches the abode of Lord festival is also widely known as 'Shivaratri'. It Shiva and lives there happily. He is also means the 'Great Night of Shiva'. This liberated from the cycle of birth and death. auspicious day is believed to be the day of convergence of divine powers of Lord Shiva Customs and Traditions and Goddess Shakti. It is believed that on this Shivratri FastAs a tradition, devotees who day the planetary position in universe evokes are on a strict fast on Shivaratri take bath the spiritual energies very easily. Religious with the water that is boiled with black penances are carried out to gain boons sesame seeds to wash away bodily impurities. through the practice of medication and yoga. After putting on fresh new clothes, a devotee People worships lord Shiva whole day and visit the nearest Lord Shiva temple to perform chants "Om Namah Shiva". Some devotees the ritual Shiva Linga bath with milk, honey also perform Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra to etc. While bathing the Lingam a devotee seek divine blessings of Lord Shiva. prays, "O Lord ! I will bathe Thee with water, milk, etc. Do Thou kindly bathe me with the Shivaratri Rituals milk of wisdom. Do Thou kindly wash me of Devotees of Lord Shiva observe the all my sins, so that the fire of worldliness Shivaratri Festival by following the which is scorching me may be put out once for prescribed rituals with sincerity and all, so that I may be one with Thee-the One devotion. All through the day,devotees abstain alone without a second." from eating food and break their fast only the Following the sacred bath, devotee applies next morning, after the nightlong worship. haldi-kumkum on the lingum and place a Ritual baths of Shivalinga in the numerous garland of white and pink lotus flowers on it. Shiva temples by Shiva worshipper, mainly Bel leaves are also placed at the top of the women, is another significant feature of Lingum. Aarthi and bhajans in praise of Lord Shivratri customs and traditions. Devotees Shiva are also sung to invoke his blessings. strongly believe that ritual worship of Lord Devotee also light incense stick and ring Shiva on the auspicious day of Shivaratri temple bell to invoke the blessing of the large- absolves them of past sins and they are hearted Lord Shiva. blessed with Moksha. Shivalinga. Ber or jujube fruit is a special and sincerity. Though many go on a diet of It may be noted that unlike most other RITUALS ON A SHIVARATRI MORNING offering to the god on this day. Beetle leaves fruits and milk, some do not consume even a festivals, where after performing the Puja of As a tradition devotees wake up early in the are also offered by some. Some also offer bilwa drop of water all through the day and night of the deity a feast follows, a Shivratri fast morning of the Mahashivratri day and take a leaves in the belief that the Goddess Lakshmi Shivaratri Festival. continues all through the day and night. ritual sunrise bath, preferably in the holy resides in them. Others believe it is offered for Devotees observe an all night vigil while waters of river Ganga. They also offer prayers its cooling effects on the hot-tempered deity. Merits of Mahashivratri Vrat chanting the mantra, "Om Namah Shivaya" to the Sun God, Vishnu and Shiva as a part of Many devotees also decorate the linga with According to Hindu mythology, observance and singing devotional hymns and songs. a purification rite observed on all-important flowers and garlands and offer incense sticks of mahashivratri Vrat with discipline helps a Even during the night, Shiva Lings is given Hindu festivals. After wearing fresh new and fruit. devotee to control the two great natural forces the holy bath every three hours. An offering of clothes devotees visit the nearest Shiva ALL-NIGHT SHIVA WORSHIP that afflict a man, rajas guna (the quality of fruits is also made to the deity. There is also Temple to give the customary bath to the Worship of Lord Shiva continues all passionate activity) and tamas guna (the the tradition to listen to the recital of various Shivalinga. through the night on Shivaratri Festival. quality of inertia). When a devotee spends an legends and stories related to Shivaratri and On a Shivratri day, Shiva temples are Devotees stay awake all night and spend the entire day in the Feet of Lord and worships Lord Shiva and to understand its deeper thronged by devotees, mainly women, who night in Shiva temples in worship of Lord with sincerity, his motion is controlled and meanings. It is only in the following morning come to perform the traditional Shivalinga Shiva. Singing of hymns and verses in praise evils like lust, anger and jealousy, born of that a devotee breaks the fast by consuming pooja and seek blessings from the god. At and devotion of Lord Shiva besides the Rajas are ignored and subdued. Besides, when the prasad offered to Lord Shankar. times there is so much rush in the temples intense chanting of Om Namah Shivay, the that devotees have to wait for their turn to mantra that is said free people from all their PAGE SPONSORED BY observe pooja. At their turn for worship, sins, continue through the night on devotees circumambulate the Shivalinga, Shivaratri. ARISH K. SAHANI three or seven times, and then pour water over Special worship of Shiva by priests it. Some also pour milk. Sounds of bell and continues through the nightlong prayer vigil. Serving Since 1972 shouts of ‘Shankarji ki Jai’ or (Hail Shiva) During this ritual worship, Lord Shiva is Please Call or Write for Your Insurance Needs reverberate in the temple premises. offered special food made from the fruits of RITUAL BATH OF SHIVALINGA the season, root vegetables and coconuts. Arish K Sahani (Father) Shivratri RitualsFollowing the rituals Those observing the Shivaratri Fast break prescribed in the Shiva Purana, every three their fast the next morning by consuming the Shiv Sahani (Son) hours, Shivalingam is given a special bath prasad offered to Shiva. with milk, yoghurt, honey, sandalwood paste Priya Sahani Sood (Daughter) and rose water. Puja, meditation and chanting Shivaratri Fast of ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ accompany the ritual Shivaratri Fast is considered to be the most 7 1 8 - 2 7 1 - 1 9 0 6 bath. Following the bath, vermilion paste is important fast for the devotees of Lord Shiva. [email protected] applied on the linga. Traditionally, leaves of a Shiva Purana goes on to say that if a devotee forest tree Aegle marmelos (bilwa, maredu, observes Shivaratri Vrata with sincerity, pure “If Hindus don’t maintain Hinduism, who shall save it?” wood apple) are used for Shiva puja. devotion and love he is blessed with the divine Thereafter, Bilwa leaves, which have to be a grace of Lord Shiva. Every year devotees “If India’s own children don't cling to their faith, who shall guard it?” stalk with three leaves, is kept on top of the observe Maha Shivaratri fast with devotion “Indians alone can save India, and India and Hinduism are one.” THE INDIAN PANORAMA 30 MISCELLANY FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 contd from page 1 In that case, Mr. Netanyahu is accused of aiding the owner democracy in a hostile region and represent its interests of Walla, a leading Israeli news website, in return for the site's skillfully on the world stage. Israel’s Attorney General... suppressing or softening coverage about the prime minister Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces charges from and his family and treating his opponents roughly. three cases involving, from left, Arnon Milchan, Arnon Mozes The decision by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit was In one example, Mr. Mandelblit said, Mr. Netanyahu and Shaul Elovitch. All three cases involve trading official the culmination of a two-year investigation into Mr. demanded that Walla publish prominently, on Election Day in favors, though only one warranted the charge of bribery. Netanyahu's dealings with wealthy businessmen, including a 2015, his now-notorious video warning to right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces charges from Hollywood movie producer, Israeli newspaper publishers and supporters that Arabs were heading to the polls "in droves" - an three cases involving, from left, Arnon Milchan, Arnon Mozes the head of the country's largest telecommunications appeal for which the prime minister later apologized. and Shaul Elovitch. All three cases involve trading official conglomerate. Mr. Mandelblit said that the evidence showed that Mr. favors, though only one warranted the charge of bribery. Mr. Netanyahu, who is running for his fourth consecutive Netanyahu had gone out of his way to aid the company's And he has worked hard to prepare his devoted right-wing term as prime minister, is now entitled to a hearing to principal owner, Shaul Elovitch, as "compensation" for the followers for this moment, assailing the investigation as a challenge the charges. If the case proceeds, he would be the favorable coverage, and that this warranted the charge of "witch hunt" choreographed by the news media in cahoots first sitting prime minister to be indicted. bribery, along with charges of fraud and breach of trust. with his enemies on the left. The attorney general accused Mr. Netanyahu, 69, of trading In the second case, the prosecution said that the Hollywood But as an indictment became increasingly certain, he grew lucrative official favors for gifts worth hundreds of thousands producer Arnon Milchan, an expatriate Israeli, aided by the more strident and divisive, alienating even some of the right- of dollars including cigars, Champagne and jewelry, and for Australian billionaire James Packer, sent gifts worth hundreds leaning voters whose support he needs to win another term. flattering news coverage whose value was incalculable. of thousands of dollars to the prime minister's residence in That, in turn, has bolstered his leading opponent, Mr. Gantz, The attorney general's decision immediately prompted calls Jerusalem, and that Mr. Netanyahu in return promoted and Mr. Gantz's argument that Israel needs a fresh start. from the left and center for Mr. Netanyahu to resign. legislation that could benefit Mr. Milchan, though it was "Thank you for the last 10 years," Mr. Gantz has taken to Mr. Netanyahu insisted the prosecution was politically blocked by the Finance Ministry. saying, addressing Mr. Netanyahu. "We'll take it from here." motivated, a scheme cooked up by his left-wing opponents and In the third, Mr. Netanyahu was accused of discussing with Mr. Mandelblit's decision could also hamper Mr. Netanyahu the news media. the publisher of Yediot Ahronot, one of Israel's biggest even if he does win re-election, by narrowing his options in "I tell you, citizens of Israel, this whole tower of cards will newspapers, the possibility of a deal for favorable coverage: He forming a new governing coalition, and perhaps even sinking collapse," he said on national television Thursday night. "I would press a competing newspaper, Israel Hayom, to curtail his chances of leading it. intend to serve as your prime minister for many years. But it its free circulation, and in return Yediot Ahronot would treat Mr. Gantz said Thursday that he would not join a depends on you. Not on the commentators and TV studios and Mr. Netanyahu more kindly.Israel Hayom is owned by Sheldon government with Mr. Netanyahu and called on him "to come to articles. It depends only on you." Adelson, the American billionaire casino owner who is a your senses and show national responsibility and resign." Mr. Netanyahu, who held office for three years in the late devoted supporter of Mr. Netanyahu's. He added: "Imagine a prime minister for whom dealing with 1990s before reclaiming power a decade ago, was already facing The deal was never completed, investigators said. his legal situation takes up the majority of his day.The state of a surprisingly stiff challenge from a popular former army In the second and third cases, Mr. Mandelblit said that Mr. Israel deserves more than that." Mr. Netanyahu's conservative chief, Benny Gantz, heading into the April 9 election. Netanyahu should be charged with fraud and breach of trust. Likud party would almost certainly need to join forces with The charges stem from three separate cases. 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"Gun violence occurs in many tragic forms in our country, times," Trump said at a press conference that was moved forward Donald Trump, Jr. and Alan Weissenberg on March 17, 2017. This so Congress needs to advance a range of common-sense safety by almost two hours after the talks collapsed. He added: "We had check was written after President Trump held a press conference solutions, including waiting periods. I am proud of the COOL OFF some options. At this time we decided not to do any of the options. announcing that he was no longer exercising control over the Act, and I am proud of my colleagues' continued efforts to fight for We'll see where that goes." Trump businesses. Mr. Cohen testified that President Trump, the safety and security of all our constituents." "A long overdue The president indicated that the discussions stalled due to Donald Trump, Jr., and Mr. Weissenberg were all active move by my colleagues in the House. It's just common sense to Kim's demand that all sanctions be lifted in exchange for participants in this financial conspiracy. support strengthening universal background checks and I look concessions on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. "We ● Cohen confirmed the inaccuracy of the information provided forward to voting in favor of this bill in the Senate. We can't wait couldn't do that," Trump said. "They were willing to give us areas by the President's lawyer about these payments to federal officials any longer to act" tweeted Indian American Senator Kamala but not the ones we wanted." at the Office of Government Ethics (OGE). The President's lawyer Harris who is running for the President in 2020. The summit ended with a handshake, according to Trump who indicated to OGE that the payments were made pursuant to a Under current federal law, licensed dealers are required to run characterized the talks as "very friendly." "We didn't get all the way. retainer agreement, but Mr. Cohen testified that no such a background check to make sure a buyer doesn't have a criminal We asked him to do more, he was unprepared to that." agreement existed-testimony confirmed by federal prosecutors. record, history of mental illness, or any other factor that legally Trump said Kim has a "certain vision, it's not exactly our vision ● Cohen testified that President Trump "knew of and directed the bars him from purchasing a gun. But the law has a big ambiguity: but it's a lot closer than it was a year ago." Secretary of State Mike Trump Moscow negotiations throughout the campaign and lied unlicensed sellers don't have to run a background check. So, Pompeo told the news conference that he hopes a deal will be about it." According to Mr. Cohen, he personally discussed the someone who doesn't run a licensed gun shop can sell or gift a reached "in the weeks ahead." issue with President Trump "at least a half-dozen times" during firearm at a gun show, over the Internet, or to friends and family He added: "We didn't get all the way. We asked him to do more, the campaign. Mr. Cohen also briefed Ivanka and Donald, Jr. without verifying through a background check that the buyer isn't he was unprepared to that. I'm still optimistic." Earlier, White about the project "in the regular course." legally prohibited from purchasing the weapon. The new bill, HR House press secretary Sarah Sanders released a statement ● Cohen said that President Trump met with Mr. Cohen at the 8, would close this loophole, although it would leave some confirming that no agreement had been reached, but the White House to discuss his upcoming testimony before the exemptions for gun transfers among family and temporary "respective teams look forward to meeting in the future." Intelligence Committees in 2017. He testified that the President transfers (like lending a gun) while hunting. But The background While Trump has said he was not in a hurry to make a reinforced the message he expected Mr. Cohen to follow. The checks legislation faces firm opposition in the GOP-controlled comprehensive pact with Kim, the president touted a "very strong existence of this meeting, which also included the President's Senate, and President Donald Trump - who has strong support partnership" with the North Korean leader before departing personal lawyer, was corroborated by an internal White House from the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups - Vietnam for Washington empty-handed. The president also said email on May 16, 2017, which was reviewed by the Committee in has vowed to veto the bill if it ever comes to him. that Kim had pledged that "testing will not start" of rockets or camera. The email stated: "POTUS requested a meeting on missiles "or anything having to do with nuclear." Thursday with Michael Cohen and Jay Skellow." Senators urge Trump to pursue... The apparent breakdown in talks is sure to come as a relief to ● Cohen testified that President Trump's personal lawyers many North Korea experts - including some Democratic and reviewed and edited a draft of his false written statements to "We affirm India's right to self-defense in response to attacks Republican lawmakers - who worried Trump was ready to make Congress on efforts to build during the 2016 planned and executed by Pakistani-based terrorist groups concessions to Kim without securing a firm and verifiable campaign. Mr. Cohen testified that these lawyers wanted him to designated by the United States and United Nations and welcome disarmament commitment from the dictator. The two leaders had stay "on message" by minimizing the extent of negotiations and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's recent decision to release a number of other issues to discuss, including a possible the involvement of President Trump. a captured Air Force officer from India," the two Senators wrote. declaration of the end of the nearly 70-year-old Korean War, the ● Cohen told the Committee that President Trump "knew from They also urged Trump to ensure that Pakistan did more against eventual removal of U.S. forces from the Korean Peninsula, and Roger Stone in advance about the Wikileaks drop of emails." the terrorist groups. the lifting of the crippling American and international economic According to Mr. Cohen, he witnessed Roger Stone tell President Tensions between India and Pakistan rose following the sanctions designed to force Pyongyang to give up its weapons Trump that he had just spoken with Julian Assange, and that February 14 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama programs. there would be a "massive dump of emails that would damage district in which 40 CRPF soldiers were killed. Pakistan-based But it is the full, verifiable disarmament of North Korea's Hillary Clinton's campaign." Mr. Cohen said President Trump Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror group claimed responsibility for nuclear program that the American side ultimately wants. Before replied, "wouldn't that be great." the attack. Following the attack, India bombed and destroyed the summit's unexpected ending, Kim was asked whether he was ● Cohen stated that President Trump provided inflated financial JeM's biggest training camp in Balakot in Pakistan's restive confident he could strike a deal with Trump. statements to Deutsche Bank while seeking a loan to buy the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, about 80 km from the Line of "It's too early to say," Kim replied. "I would not say I'm Buffalo Bills. Mr. Cohen also produced the President's financial Control (LoC) early on Tuesday, killing a "very large number" of pessimistic." Trump said he was willing to take his time - a statements that reportedly were falsely inflated. Those statements terrorists, trainers and senior commanders. necessity, it appears, if he is going to eventually persuade Kim to show President Trump claimed to have boosted his net worth by Pakistan detained Indian Air Force Pilot, Wing Commander disarm. more than $3 billion over just nine months. Mr. Cohen told the Abhinandan Varthaman, on Wednesday following a fierce "Chairman Kim and myself, we want to do the right deal," Committee that President Trump "inflated his total assets when it engagement between air forces of the two sides along the Line of Trump said. "Speed is not important." Trump also said that he served his purposes, such as trying to be listed among the Control when his MiG 21 fighter jet was downed. would "take [Kim Jong Un] at his word" that he knew nothing wealthiest people in Forbes and deflated his assets to reduce his However, in a surprise announcement during a joint session of about Otto Warmbier, the American student detained in North real estate taxes." Parliament, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday, Korea who died shortly after being returned to the U.S. Some ● Cohen disputed President Trump's claim that he cannot release February 28, that the captured IAF pilot would be released on Republican lawmakers have subsequently pushed back on his tax returns because he is under audit. Mr. Cohen said that Friday as a gesture of peace. The two American Senators said Trump's remarks. President Trump told him the real reason he has refused to they were concerned that the crisis might scale into an all-out war Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley release his tax returns is because he is afraid that "tax experts" given the thousands of troops amassed along the countries' said Thursday, February 27 that "Americans know the cruelty" will "run through his tax return and start ripping it to pieces" and border, heavy artillery barrages and gunfire recorded in the area that North Korea's government inflicted on Otto Warmbier, hours that the President would then be audited and forced to pay and tank columns taking formation. after President Trump said he took Kim Jong Un at his word that additional taxes and penalties. "We share your position that Pakistan must do more to combat the leader was not responsible for Warmbier's death. "Americans Next Steps in the Investigation: After the testimony, these anti-India extremist groups that destabilise the region and know the cruelty that was placed on Otto Warmbier by the North Chairman Elijah Cummings sent a letter to former Deputy White urge you to use your authority to pursue a peaceful resolution to Korean regime," Haley tweeted. "Our hearts are with the Counsel Stefan Passantino and a letter to President Trump's this conflict before it grows," Moran from the ruling Republican Warmbier family for their strength and courage. We will never personal attorney Sheri Dillon requesting that they appear for Party and Shaheen from the Democratic Party said. "In light of forget Otto." Americans know the cruelty that was placed on Otto transcribed interviews. On February 15, the Committee released recent events, and the specter of the use of nuclear weapons Warmbier by the North Korean regime. Our hearts are with the new documents showing that both attorneys were involved in a should Pakistan and India continue to escalate hostilities, we Warmbier family for their strength and courage. We will never call in which Ms. Dillon appeared to provide inaccurate strongly implore the direct and sustained engagement of the forget Otto. ?? Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) February 28, 2019 information to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) relating to highest levels of your administration," they said. the President's hush money payments to Stormy Daniels. Noting that the US historically has conducted essential Michael Cohen Makes Serious... Chairman Cummings also sent a letter to Ranking Member Jim diplomacy to defuse previous crises in South Asia, the two Jordan in response to his letters last week objecting to the Senators said they are heartened by the Secretary of State's Cohen's statements-many supported by corroborating Committee's efforts to investigate the Cohen payments. engagement and his recent statement that "We've been in the documents-revealed new information that raises serious legal and middle" to calm heightened tensions in Kashmir. ethical concerns about the conduct of President Trump and the Indian American Lawmakers... "As in the past, the United States should continue to take a accuracy of his statements. hands-on approach, and, when appropriate, should work with ● Cohen produced to the Committee a personal check with "I'm proud to stand with my colleagues today and help advance other interested regional actors to apply appropriate pressure on President Trump's signature, dated when the President was in a bipartisan bill that will save lives and make our communities Islamabad and New Delhi to address the underlying causes of the office, that reimbursed Mr. Cohen for the illegal hush-money safer. #HR8", tweeted Indian American Democrat Congressman conflict," the two senators said. (Source: PTI) THE INDIAN PANORAMA PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: Prof. Indrajit S. Saluja Mohammad Shahzad, Zia Khan DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: Ashishpal Singh Bureau Chief Phone: 972-330-3139 VICE PRESIDENT: Chitagam Saluja Nisha Rani CHANDIGARH: Manjit Sidhu E-mail [email protected]; Phone: 646-247-9458 CHIEF EDITOR: Prof Indrajit S. 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Reproduction in whole or in part without Mohammad Jaffer/ SnapsIndia OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENTS Lovllien Kaurr, VP & Bureau Chief permission in writing from The Indian Panorama is prohibited. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 TRAVEL 33 MUSSOORIE HILL STATION rom an altitude of more than 6150 ft, views of Doon Valley, the surrounding Fhills and greenery could be glimpsed from anywhere one stands in Mussoorie. Mists hanging over Dun Valley and the forests of Pine are just the beginning of the spell that casted over this hill destination. As the 'Baby Sun' opens eyes for the dawn, life in small houses down the slopes and in the hotels and resorts for tourists here starts getting stirred to lovely wakening. The curvy road which resembles to the back of double-humped camel and water falling with all the majesty one can associate with it, are some of the ways to become aware of being in Mussoorie Hill Station, but these are not alone. Mussoorie tour is like golden amber which keeps spark of rejuvenation kindled in the mortal body and immortal soul. These are some of the features that are instantly recognizable of Mussoorie, yet not the only aspects. Among the crown jewels of tourism in Uttarakhand, Musoorrie has its own charm. Baits of this 'Queen of Hills' attracts everyone coming to this town snuggled in foothills of Garhwal Himalayas; the nearer one gets, more indulgent he becomes. Although there is a great need to control 'over' in Mussoorie tourism and promote eco- friendly facet of it, the place continues to draw tourists from India and abroad being easily Cloud's End accessible and enchantingly welcoming. Denoting the geographical end of the Top Tourist Attractions Mussoorie the point is becomes a great Mussoorie is among those places where vantage point for the sights this hill station footprints of the British Past left on Indian has to offer. Territory could still be seen. However, this is Tiger View Jungle Camp not the only noticeable facet of this place. Visiting temples with their myths and legends Adventure lovers find it a great place in and rituals to worship accentuates the feel. Goolar Khalla village. Camping and jungle That gets even better with all the picnic points safaris are great ways to explore Nature. in the lap of Nature. Have some idea about the Camel's Back Road attractions of this place reading the list. Nag Devta Temple Camel's hump is never as evident as in the shape of this road due to which this 3 Km A great view of Doon Valley and dedication stretch is named. Natural rock formations are to Lord Shiva is all needed to pay a visit to the something to see while on the route which temple located on Cart Mackanzie Road. connects Library and Kulri Bazaar. Jwala Devi Temple The Mall Bengong Tibba is a place with altitude 2240 This remains the iconic point of Mussoorie m where this temple dedicated to Goddess which tourists look for stepping for the first Durga is located at a distance of 9 Km away time in this hill city. from Mussoorie. Hathipaon and Park Estate Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple Sir George Everest lived in the house A cave temple located outskirts of the main located inside this premises, which is why it is city around 40 Km away, the temple is popular in first place. However, the other dedicated to Lord Shiva. The water is believed reason of being a great picnic spot also adds to be dripping on shrine naturally. The hot because of the scenic Nature. water springs around also make for a great Jaspal Rana Shooting Range addition. Shedup Choepelling Temple When Olympian Jaspal Rana won medal, it inspired youths enough to become a shooter It is a Tibetan temple meant for peaceful like him and even better and thus this place engagement of population. came into picture. Christ Church Gun Hill Believed to be the oldest church in Firing cannon from the hill at a particular Himalayan region, constructed in 1836 it has time of day was once idea to match the Gothic design architecture. watches by the residents and thus the name of Surkanda Devi Temple the hill. Rope way and trekking are common mode to reach here. Only for sturdy legs, the temple demands Lal Tibba trek of 2 Km before one gets to see the deity represented by the stone sculpture. 35 Km Touted to be the highest point of Mussoorie, away from the city it is located at around 10000 the place now has a namesake at a little lower ft. altitude, well known point to picnic. Benog Wildlife Sanctuary Tapovan Snow-shrouded peaks like Chaukhamba and Trekking to Tapovan (where Guru Banderpoonch and Pine forests make the Dhronacharya did his penance) is not a natural home for some of the animals and regular task to be undertaken but adventure birds of high altitude, which is what found in buffs and trekker do not let go of such an abundantly in this sanctuary. opportunity. THE INDIAN PANORAMA 34 SPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 India vs Australia: Marauding Maxwell powers Australia to series win

BENGALURU (TIP): There was just one bad shot played all evening. It was a full toss from Siddharth Kaul and the 30-year-old holed it to Vijay Shankar at long on. The crowd WOMEN CRICKETERS TO GET was on its feet only to be deflated on realizing that it was a free-hit for no ball RECOGNITION ON LORD’S and Maxwell was there to stay. Minutes later, they were up all over again but to HONOURS BOARD applaud the sheer class Maxwell had demonstrated to reach his third T20I LONDON (TIP): Women cricketers will finally feature on century. the Lord’s honour board as the 135-year-old Marylebone India had scored 190/4, a Cricket Club (MCC) has decided to recognise centuries and commendable total, which could have five- hauls in ODI cricket too. been bigger had the batsmen not Earlier, only centuries and five-wicket hauls in Test checked their shots and waited too long matches were mentioned on the boards at home and away to open their arms. Besides, being a dressing rooms at Lord’s. The change is a part of MCC’s small ground India could have done well refurbishment drive at the “Home of Cricket” ahead of 2019 scoring a few more. Australia chased it season.“We are delighted to now be able to recognise the same down with two balls to spare, reaching achievements for One-Day Internationals as we have done for 194/4. Quite like the first T20I in Test Matches for many years. This is a landmark moment for Visakhapatnam, this too went to the Lord’s, with women’s cricket now documented in the dressing wire, but India never looked like reining stopped play for a bit. Chahal bowled the led the show, with an rooms for the first time,” ESPNcricinfo quoted MCC chief in Maxwell. next one wide of off-stump and Maxwell studded with six sixes and two executive and secretary Guy Lavender, as saying. Maxwell was named Man-of-the- dispatched it with a reverse sweep over boundaries; but more than the numbers, The Honours Boards are amongst the most popular Match and Player-of-the-Series, reward third man. He took on so much that all it was the manner in which he attractions for the many visitors to the Home of Cricket. for the 2-0 series sweep. Peter Handscomb (20 off 18) had to do dismantled the attack that had There is a huge amount of prestige for players to see their With 14 required off the last two was hang around while Australia chased Australia on the back foot at the halfway name inscribed in history, so it is appropriate for a new overs, Jasprit Bumrah once again was things down. stage. If Rahul’s knock had set the tone, installation of the boards to take place ahead of what will be tasked with somehow keeping India in The start wasn’t bad for India though. Kohli only ensured it isn’t lost once again such a busy year of cricket at Lord’s,” he added. the fight, and even though he did, lack of KL Rahul started things well with a like in the first T20I.Despite coming in to This new change will mean that , bowling options meant Siddarth Kaul, brilliant 26-ball 47 but the hosts lost their bat in the eighth over, Kohli waited until and Caroline Atkins of England Women’s team will have their who had conceded 18 runs in his set openers in the space of 14 deliveries, the 15th over — on 20 off 17 balls names immortalised for scoring centuries at Lords. Katherine previous over, would bowl the final over and when young Rishabh Pant headed — to free his arms. And then, such was Brunt and will also feature on the honours to a player who finished the day with 113 back following a brilliant catch in the the carnage that barring Jhye board for taking five-wicket hauls. off just 55 deliveries. Maxwell 11th over, the scoreboard read 74/3. Given Richardson, no Australian bowler was Among men cricketers, players like Ricky Ponting, Michael wrapped up the match with six and four India had dropped a frontline bowler in brought back a second time in the last six Atherton, and will have their names — shots that were the hallmark of his leggie Mayank Markande for batting all- overs. Nathan Coulter-Nile, hero of the mentioned on the honours board after missing out for so many knock at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium rounder Vijay Shankar — one of the Australian attack in the first T20I, bore years. Interestingly, world’s highest run-getter in both the on Wednesday. three changes — the scoring rate the brunt of Kohli’s exquisite shots — formats Sachin Tendulkar has the highest scores of 37 in five When he swept Yuzvendra Chahal for wouldn’t have even made for a being hit for three consecutive sixes, over tests and 30 in three ODI’s at Lords. Consequently, he six over fine leg in the 16th over, a bit of competitive total. However, India finished long-on, long-off and mid-wicket in the continued to miss out on his name going on the honour board. a movement near the sightscreen at 190, including 91 off the last six overs. 16th over. Source: HT Source: ANI Bryce Harper signs record $330M contract with the Philadelphia Phillies

WASHINGTON (TIP): Bryce Harper, cover, calling him the "Chosen One" and widely regarded as the most prized free "Baseball's LeBron," comparing him to agent in baseball history, agreed to a LeBron James, this generation's best record-breaking, 13-year $330 million deal basketball player who also lived up to over- with the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, the-top predictions of greatness beginning February 27. as a teen. The MLB Network first reported the deal Harper left high school with a GED after and The Associated Press, NBC just two years and played one season of Philadelphia and ESPN also confirmed junior college baseball in 2010. Harper's contract. As a 17-year-old at the College of Harper's signing ended an unexpectedly Southern , Harper was able to long negotiation that stretched into Major showcase his skills against much older, and League Baseball's spring training, with the presumably, stronger players. regular season scheduled to start in about His junior college plays in one of the four weeks. leagues that use wooden bats, giving scouts There are no opt-outs in the deal. an even better look at how Harper's raw He becomes the third slugger in baseball skill could translate to pro ball. to sign a $300 million contract. New York All the gambles paid off big for the Las Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton is Vegas native, as he was the No. 1 overall The free agent outfielder jumps ship from the Washington Nationals to their National League pick of the 2010 MLB draft by the Nationals. currently in the midst of a 13-year, $325 East rivals.(Twitter image) million contract extension he signed with He rocketed through the minor leagues the Miami Marlins, which had been the MLB service before a player becomes a free down about $300 million to stay in and debuted on April 28, 2012, winning the highest contract in baseball. agent by such a young age. It meant he Washington, before he defected to the National League Rookie of the Year award Two weeks ago, the San Diego Padres could ask for a lucrative, long-term deal division-rival Phillies. and setting his six-year clock ticking reached a 10-year, $300 million deal with that would cover prime-of-career years. Harper had been planning for this big toward this winter's free agent Manny Machado. But the bidding for Harper appeared payday since he was a teenager, with market.Harper's best season, so far, was in The 26-year-old Harper was considered a lukewarm as owners continued shying unprecedented hype for such a young 2015 when the outfielder belted a National remarkably rare commodity because he away from long, big-money contracts this baseball player. League-high 42 home runs and took home accumulated the necessary six years of past winter. Harper reportedly turned In 2009, Sports Illustrated put him on its the league's Most Valuable Player award. THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 35 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 36 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019