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P-5 P-8 P-11 Briefs Maharashtra: BJP-led NDA looks set to win big UP bypolls record low voter New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The turnout at 44.4% BJP-led NDA was on Monday Lucknow, Oct 21 (IANS) Poll- bly, the BJP currently has 302 predicted to retain power in Ma- ing in the by-elections to 11 As- members, the Samajwadi Party harashtra with a huge majority, sembly seats in Uttar Pradesh on 47 and the Bahujan Samaj Party with IANS-C-Voter Exit Poll giving Monday recorded a low turnout 18. The BJP’s ally Apna Dal (Son- it between 192 and 216 seats in the of 44.47 per cent at 5 p.m. elal) has eight legislators, while 288-member Assembly. Gangoh in Saharanpur re- the Congress has seven MLAs in The BJP-Shiv Sena combine corded the highest polling per- the House. had bagged 185 seats in the last centage of 57.8, while the Luc- The by-elections were rela- Assembly elections held in 2014, know Cantt seat recorded the tively peaceful and the release after which a government head- lowest at 27.1 per cent. issued by the Chief Electoral ed by Devendra Fadnavis was The polling percentage in Officer of the state claimed that formed. per cent of votes, which is a dip Maharashtra, 44.6 per cent in Rampur that witnessed a high- there were no cases of violence, According to the exit poll, the from the 38.3 per cent it managed Vidarbha, 44.5 per cent in West powered campaign remained bogus voting, impersonation or Congress-Nationalist Congress last time. Maharashtra and 42.4 per cent in at 39.3, which is comparatively booth capturing. Party combine seemed to be way Region wise, the NDA seems to Marathvada. low. The by-elections to 11 As- behind with 55-81 seats. In the be getting the maximum of 47-51 The UPA is predicted to bag 25 Experts attribute the poor poll- sembly segments were held in last Assembly elections, the Con- seats in Vidarbha and the lowest seats in the West Maharashtra ing percentage, despite pleasant Gangoh, Rampur, Iglas (SC), Actor Aamir Khan shows his inked finger after gress-NCP-Maharashtra Navnir- of 21-25 seats in North Maharash- region, 14 in Marathvada, 13 in weather throughout the state, to Lucknow Cantonment, Govind casting his vote for Maharashtra Assembly man Sena coalition had bagged tra. The Mumbai region appears North Maharashtra, 8 in Vidarb- the growing indifference of vot- Nagar, Manikpur, Pratapgarh, elections, at a Bandra polling station in Mumbai 84 seats. to be giving the ruling coalition ha, 5 in Konkan and the least 4 in ers towards the political system. Zaidpur (SC), Jalalpur, Balha on Oct 21, 2019. In the elections held on Mon- 29-33 seats, Konkan 30-34 seats, Mumbai. “The results of the by-elec- (SC) and Ghosi. 30 world leaders to attend day, the vote share of the NDA Marathvada 25-29 seats and West In terms of vote share, the UPA tions will not change the com- Of the 11 seats, the BJP and its seems to have suffered a slight Maharashtra 40-44 seats. appeared to have got the maxi- plexion of the state Assembly ally Apna Dal had won 9 seats Naruhito’s enthronement dip. It is predicted to get 46.4 per In terms of vote share, the BJP- mum of 42.4 per cent in Marath- and this could be a reason for while the Samajwadi Party and Tokyo, Oct 21 (IANS) Around 30 heads of cent of votes, whereas it had got led coalition seems to be getting vada, followed by 41.7 per cent in the low voter turnout,” said a the Bahujan Samaj Party had state and government, among other promi- 47.2 per cent last time. 55.3 per cent in Mumbai, 49.1 in North Maharashtra, 41.5 per cent BJP functionary. won one seat each in the previ- nent personalities, will on Tuesday attend The UPA is predicted to get 36.9 Konkan, 48.3 per cent in North in West Maharashtra, 33.7 per In the UP Legislative Assem- ous elections. the public enthronement ceremony of Japa- nese Emperor Naruhito, according to official sources. Emperor Naruhito, 59, ascended to the Landslide win predicted for BJP No money to pay September throne on May 1, 2018, after the abdication of his father Akihito, and his enthronement will be marked by public ceremonies to which in Haryana with 68-72 seats salaries, TSRTC tells HC representatives from more than 190 coun- Hyderabad, Oct 21 told the court that the Rs 4,882 crore while the tries have been invited, reports Efe news. New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) in the state by bagging 47 In terms of vote share, the (IANS) State-owned Telan- strike has resulted in loss expenditure was Rs 5,811 According to data from official sources, The ruling BJP looks set for a seats with a vote share of BJP appears to have cor- gana State Road Transport of Rs 125 crore during the crore. It had outstanding the list of foreign dignitaries from Europe in- landslide victory in Haryana, 33.2 per cent. nered 44.1 per cent while the Corporation (TSRTC) told Dasara season. loans of Rs 4,709 crore and cludes King Felipe VI of Spain, King Philippe with IANS-CVoter Exit Poll In the last Assembly elec- Congress seems to have got the Telangana High Court The court was told the arrears to the tune of Rs of Belgium, King Willem-Alexander of the on Monday predicting 68-76 tions, the Congress had got 27.7 per cent. The Jannayak that it has no money to pay TSRTC was running in 1,660 crore were payable Netherlands, King Carl lXVI Gustaf of Swe- seats for the saffron party in 15 seats with a vote share of Janata Party (JJP), a break- salaries for September to losses and dependent on to the employees. den, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and the 90-member Assembly. 20.6 per cent. away group of the Indian the employees, whose in- the government to pay The court was also in- Prince Albert II of Monaco. The Congress is way be- Region wise, the BJP this National Lok Dal (INLD), definite strike continued salaries to the staff. formed that the salaries of hind as it is projected to time seems to be scoring the seems to have got a substan- on 17th day on Monday. The organisation sub- the employees were hiked 72% voter turnout in Bijepur bypoll manage only between 3 and highest in Ahirwal, which tial chunk of 16.6 per cent The TSRTC informed mitted this during the by 67 per cent since the in Odisha 12 seats. Others may get be- appears to be giving the rul- votes. Justice Abhinand Kumar hearing on a petition by formation of Telangana tween 5 and 14 seats, the exit ing party 22-24 seats. Kuruk- The region wise break-up Shavili that the public util- National Mazdoor Union, state. They were given 44 Bhubaneswar, Oct 21 (IANS) By-elec- poll shows. shetra comes second, as this shows that the BJP got the ity requires Rs 239 crore seeking direction to the per cent fitment in June tion to Bijepur Assembly constituency The projected perfor- region appears to be giving highest percentage of 47.1 to pay the salaries to over TSRTC and the state gov- 2015, which imposed a in Odisha’s Bargarh district recorded a mance by the BJP in Hary- the BJP 21-23 seats. per cent in Kurukshetra, 48,000 employees while it ernment to pay salaries for burden of Rs 900 crore voter turnout of 72 per cent on Monday. ana is much better than the Among other regions, followed by 46.1 per cent in currently has only Rs 7.49 the month of September to annually. In July 2018, 16 The Chief Electoral Office (CEO) previous elections in 2014, BJP is projected to bag 12- Ahirwal, 40 per cent in Bagar crore. all the employees. per cent interim relief was sources said polling in Bijepur recorded when the party for the first 14 seats in Bagar and 13-15 and 39.9 per cent in Jatland, TSRTC incharge Manag- According to the affi- provided to the employees 72 per cent by 5 p.m. time formed a government seats in Jatland. according to the exit poll. ing Director Sunil Sharma, davit, the company’s an- at an additional cost of Rs The CEO sources also said that this is in his counter-affidavit, nual income last year was 200 crore. a tentative figure and it may increase when the final figure comes out. Rajasthan: 55.66% voting in 61% voting in “Voting was held peacefully and no vi- No money to pay September olence has been reported at any booth. Mandava till 3 pm Punjab bypolls After polling began, glitches were de- Jaipur, Oct 21 (IANS) A elections will be declared. tected in only one VVPAT machine,” total of 55.66 per cent was Interestingly, Congress Chandigarh, Oct 21 (IANS) A salaries, TSRTC tells HC said Chief Electoral Officer Sushil Ku- reported in Mandava till after winning Assembly turnout of 61 per cent was regis- Hyderabad, Oct 21 Shavili that the public util- was running in losses and mar Lohani. 3 pm while Khinvsar reg- polls with a majority, had tered on Monday in the by-elec- (IANS) State-owned ity requires Rs 239 crore dependent on the govern- The fate of five candidates have been istered 49.95 per cent of fallen flat in Lok Sabha tions to the four Assembly seats Telangana State Road to pay the salaries to over ment to pay salaries to the locked in the EVMs. The counting of voting till the same time elections in May 2019, in the Congress-ruled Punjab. Transport Corporation 48,000 employees while it staff. votes will be held on October 24. on Monday. just five months after As- “The election to the four As- (TSRTC) told the Telanga- currently has only Rs 7.49 The organisation sub- The Assembly by-polls sembly elections, closing sembly constituencies ended na High Court that it has crore. TSRTC incharge mitted this during the While ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has on these two seats have at zero while BJP made a peacefully. The poll percentage no money to pay salaries Managing Director Sunil hearing on a petition by fielded Rita Sahu, Bharatiya Janata Party been necessitated as the clean sweep winning all of 61 per cent would increase,” for September to the em- Sharma, in his counter-af- National Mazdoor Union, (BJP) has nominated Sanat Gartia and respected MLAs of these 25 seats. an electoral officer told IANS. ployees, whose indefinite fidavit, told the court that seeking direction to the the Congress has fielded Dillip Kumar two seats were elected as Meanwhile, these The Jalalabad seat saw the strike continued on 17th the strike has resulted in TSRTC and the state gov- MPs in Lok Sabha elec- by-polls are crucial for highest poll percentage of 70 per day on Monday. loss of Rs 125 crore during ernment to pay salaries for BSE 39,298.38 tion. Pradesh Congress Com- cent, followed by Dhaka (64), The TSRTC informed the Dasara season. The the month of September Sensex While Narendra Ku- mittee President Sachin Mukerian (57.28) and Phagwara Justice Abhinand Kumar court was told the TSRTC to all the employees. NSE 11,661.85 mar from BJP won as MP Pilot, who a few days back (49.96 per cent). from Jhunjunu leaving had expressed his dis- Chief Minister Amarinder Forex Rates the Mandava seat vacant, pleasure against his own Singh had appealed to the voters Hanuman Beniwal from government for sidelin- to judiciously exercise their most Indian Rupees RLP (the party in alliance ing the organisation and important democratic right and with BJP) won Lok Sabha taking independent deci- fulfil their duty by exercising their US Dollar 71.05 polls from Nagaur leaving sion of organising civic franchise. the Khinvsar seat vacant. unit elections using new The main contest is between British Pound 88.11 Now, these assembly hybrid model without the Congress and the Akali Dal- by-polls are a litmus test discussing it with party, BJP alliance. Euro 78.08 for Congress which had cabinet or workers. Besides, the AAP, the BSP and formed government ten Similarly, the elections the Lok Insaaf Party have also Qatar Riyal 19.51 months back in the state are crucial for newly ap- fielded their candidates. in December 2018. They pointed BJP state chief As many as 7.68 lakh voters Saudi Riyal 18.94 shall give a report card to Satish Poonia, who has in all four assembly segments Women waiting in a queue to cast their votes for Haryana UAE Dirham 19.34 the party on October 24 recently assumed the decided the fate of 33 candi- Assembly elections, show their Voter Id cards, at a polling when the results for these charge on his new post. dates. station in Gurugram on Oct 21, 2019. Indian Horizon 2 City Tuesday, October 22, 2019 World's biggest face Delhi to have first of its kind recognition system arrives in 'Community Diwali' New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) To dissuade people from bursting crackers, the Delhi government India next month will organise a mega first of its New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) With the kind Diwali laser show as part of tender submission date to procure the its community Diwali celebra- National Automated Facial Recogni- tions between October 26 and 29 tion System (AFRS) just 20 days away, at Connaught Place, Chief Minis- India is closer to install worlds largest ter Arvind Kejriwal said on Mon- facial recognition system to track and day. Addressing the media along nab criminals. The National Crime with deputy Manish Sisodia, Ke- Records Bureau (NCRB), under Home jriwal appealed to the people of Ministry, asked for the bids on July 8 Delhi to celebrate a cracker-free which will be closed on November 8. and pollution-free Diwali this The winner to provide AFRS will be an- year. "The Delhi government will nounced on November 8. celebrate a grand Diwali festival "This is an effort in the direction of in Connaught Place. I heartily modernizing the police force, infor- invite all the people of Delhi to mation gathering, criminal identifica- come and celebrate a pollution- tion, verification and its dissemination free and cracker-free Diwali with among various police organizations us. The Delhi government has and units across the country," said ing a trial of a facial recognition system. year. "Unless we act, we risk waking up scheduled a four-day laser show NCRB in its 172-page document. However, there are concerns that the five years from now to find that facial everyday between October 26 and The beneficiaries will be Ministry of technology can be misused. recognition services have spread in 29, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m." said The Chief Minister said there nearby locations such as Shivaji Home Affairs, NCRB and state police According to Pavan Duggal, one of ways that exacerbate societal issues," the Chief Minister. are no restrictions levied on Stadium, etc. Electric vehicles will forces. The benefits will be "a robust the nation's top cyber law experts, the warned Smith in a blog post. Kejriwal said that there are the traders and businessmen. also be deployed to transit people system for identifying criminals, miss- Information Technology Act, 2000 does "The use of facial recognition tech- no entry passes required for the Instead, trade will be doubled from one location to another. The ing children /persons, unidentified not specially deal with misuse of this nology by a government for mass sur- event, all the people of Delhi can because people will be visiting Delhi government has made all dead bodies and unknown traced chil- technology. "The first casualty of the veillance can encroach on democratic have free access to the laser show Connaught Place in large num- the necessary arrangements in dren/persons all over the country; a re- absence of regulatory framework for fa- freedoms," he said in December last event. "The whole of Connaught bers. "Restrictions have been this regard." He appealed to the pository of photographs of criminals in cial recognition technology is people's year. Amazon has also defended the Place will be decorated with laser levied only on private cars be- people of Delhi to celebrate the the country; enhanced ability to detect right to privacy," Duggal told IANS re- face recognition. It offers "Rekogni- lights. The laser shows will hap- cause they can cause congestion first of its kind community Diwali crime patterns and modus operandi cently. "In India, there is not even any tion" -- a facial recognition tool that pen after every one hour, with var- on the roads." Sisodia said the in the country. "We all have been across the states and communicate to framework to regulate the storage of fa- has been used to spot criminals. Ac- ious art and cultural programmes Delhi government has made sev- witnessing reports of high pol- the state police departments for aiding cial recognition data," he added. Some cording to NCRB, the Automated Fa- alongside the laser show. There eral arrangements for the con- lution levels since the last 10-15 in crime prevention". of the major technology giants includ- cial Recognition System (AFRS) to be will be food courts and markets venience of the people. I want to years during the Diwali festival. With the help of the software, the ing Microsoft and Amazon also agree implemented that would help in au- where people can come and enjoy appeal to the people of Delhi to And so to avoid this unpleasant state police personnel can check the that there is a need for governments to tomatic identification and verification with their families." be a part of the community laser situation, we want to celebrate a suspect with the hotlist of criminals. regulate this technology. of persons from digital images, photos, Kejriwal said he feels elated to Diwali this year." Lt. Governor cracker-free and pollution-free Currently, the leading face recogni- Microsoft and its President Brad digital , video frames and video sources be announcing the laser show Anil Baijal had also praised the ef- Diwali this year. I want to appeal tion software are: Amazon Rekognition; Smith have urged governments to en- by comparison of selected facial fea- event, as "the people of Delhi are fort. On October 11, he said, "It's to the people of Delhi to be a part Face Recognition and Face Detection act legislation regarding the technol- tures of the image from an already like family to me". He also said an excellent attempt to promote of the community laser Diwali by Lambda Labs, Microsoft Face API; ogy. The tech industry needs to step existing image database. "A facial rec- that laser shows will be organized community level celebrations this year." Lt. Governor Anil Baijal Google Cloud Vision and IBM Watson up and do more to address challenges ognition system is a great investigation at multiple locations next year, if for Diwali with mega laser show/ had also praised the effort. On Oc- Visual Recognition, among others. related to regulation, said Smith in his enhancer for identification of: crimi- the laser show is successful this electronic displays to discourage tober 11, he said, "It's an excellent In China, startup Megvii and AI uni- new book titled "Tools and Weapons". nals, missing children/persons, un- year. "The government will orga- use of crackers. It's a welcome attempt to promote community corns like SenseTime, CloudWalk and Given the potential for abuse of the identified dead bodies and unknown nize the event at various locations step to combat air pollution in the level celebrations for Diwali with Yitu have made facial recognition com- fast advancing facial recognition tech- traced children/persons. It can provide and on a larger scale next year." city." On the issue of restrictions mega laser show/electronic dis- monplace in China. In April last year, nology, governments across the world investigating officers of the civil police Kejriwal said on October 26, the levied on private transportation, plays to discourage use of crack- Delhi Police identifed almost 3,000 need to start adopting laws to regulate with the required tools, technology, Lieutenant Governor will inaugu- Sisodia said, "We have arranged ers. It's a welcome step to combat missing children in just four days dur- this technology in 2019, Smith said last and information," said NCRB. rate the show. for special parking facilities at air pollution in the city." Landslide win predicted for BJP Delhi to have first of its kind in Haryana with 68-72 seats 'Community Diwali' New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The rul- The sample size of the Exit Poll at to have got a substantial chunk ing BJP looks set for a landslide vic- the time of making the report was of 16.6 per cent votes. The region New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) To dis- has been taken by the government to all. People can come and enjoy tory in Haryana, with IANS-CVoter 14,407. In the last Assembly elec- wise break-up shows that the suade people from bursting crack- to reduce local pollution as much the community Diwali celebra- Exit Poll on Monday predicting 68- tions, the Congress had got 15 BJP got the highest percentage of ers, the Delhi government will or- as possible. "I invite all of Delhi to tions anytime between 6 p.m. and 76 seats for the saffron party in the seats with a vote share of 20.6 per 47.1 per cent in Kurukshetra, fol- ganise a mega first of its kind Diwali enjoy the laser show," he added. 10 p.m. from October 26," Kejriwal 90-member Assembly. cent. Region wise, the BJP this time lowed by 46.1 per cent in Ahirw- laser show as part of its community Speaking to the media, Kejriwal said said. With the onset of winter, the The Congress is way behind as seems to be scoring the highest in al, 40 per cent in Bagar and 39.9 Diwali celebrations between Octo- the Delhi Lt. Governor will inaugu- air quality in the city has started it is projected to manage only be- Ahirwal, which appears to be giving per cent in Jatland, according to ber 26 and 29 at Connaught Place, rate the show -- to be held between deteriorating and the step has been tween 3 and 12 seats. Others may the ruling party 22-24 seats. Kuruk- the exit poll. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. -- which will also taken by the government to reduce get between 5 and 14 seats, the shetra comes second, as this region The Congress seems to have got on Monday. With the onset of win- have food courts and art and culture local pollution as much as possible. exit poll shows. The projected per- appears to be giving the BJP 21-23 the highest percentage of 32.2 per ter, the air quality in the city has events. "There will be no pass or "I invite all of Delhi to enjoy the laser formance by the BJP in Haryana is seats. cent in Jatland region, followed by started deteriorating and the step tickets required. This will be open show," he added. much better than the previous elec- Among other regions, BJP is pro- 29.4 per cent in Ahirwal, 25.4 per tions in 2014, when the party for the jected to bag 12-14 seats in Bagar cent in Kurukshetra and 24.9 per first time formed a government in and 13-15 seats in Jatland. cent in Bagar. The JJP appears to the state by bagging 47 seats with In terms of vote share, the BJP have scored well in Bagar region by Mirchi files: After Patel's submission a vote share of 33.2 per cent. The appears to have cornered 44.1 managing 23.3 per cent, followed JJP appears to have scored well per cent while the Congress by 16.6 per cent in Jatland, 15.6 per of deal, ED to attach Ceejay House in Bagar region by managing 23.3 seems to have got 27.7 per cent. cent in Kurukshetra and 13.2 per per cent, followed by 16.6 per cent The Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), cent in Ahirwal. The sample size of Mumbai/New Delhi, Oct 21 the official said. The official also Mirchi. As per the list of Mirchi's in Jatland, 15.6 per cent in Kuruk- a breakaway group of the Indian the Exit Poll at the time of making (IANS) The Enforcement Director- added that Patel in his statement to properties, in India and the UK, shetra and 13.2 per cent in Ahirwal. National Lok Dal (INLD), seems the report was 14,407. ate (ED) probing into the alleged the financial probe agency has said Ceejay House was constructed as a property deals of the fugitive under- that the deal between the Millenium joint venture between Mirchi and world don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar Developers, controlled by him and Millenium Developers in 2006-07. close aide late Iqbal Mirchi with for- his wife Varsha were finalised by a In 2007, the third and fourth mer Union Minister and Nationalist relative, who died a few years ago. floors of the building were given Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful The official said that in the coming to Mirchi's family by Millen- Patel, is all set to attach the contro- days the ED will attach the Cee- nium Developers. The ED has versial 15 storey Ceejay House prop- jay House under the Prevention arrested two accused, who are erty. The revelation came after the of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) from Mumbai, who have been ED, which questioned the former 2002, as the agency believes that the identified as Haroun Yusuf and Minister for over 12 hours in con- Mirchi family used the amount of Ranjeet Singh Bindra. Bindra nection with the money laundering the proceeds of the crime to get the acted as a broker for the land case involving the family members property. Last week, though while deal while Yusuf transferred the of Mirchi on Friday. addressing a press conference, Pa- money to a trust and facilitated A senior ED official related to the tel claimed that Mirchi's wife Hajra the deal. The agency found that probe told IANS: "During question- Memon had got the two floor in the Yusuf became a British national ing, Patel accepted that he made Ceejay House through M.K. Mo- in 2004 and played a crucial role deals with the family members of hammad, who earlier owned res- in illegal land deals between Mirchi." The official said that in his taurants on the property that was Mirchi and developers that were statement to the agency, the NCP knotted in legal disputes. carried out by Bindra for broker- leader said that he was not aware The ED has been probing into age of around Rs 30 crore. The that Iqbal Memon aka Iqbal Mirchi the alleged links of underworld don ED has so far identified several was the "same man". close aide Mirchi, who died in 2013 properties of Mirchi and his "And thus he was completely in in London, and has got the docu- family members in India, Unit- dark, who Hajra Memon was when ments that showed Patel and his ed Arab Emirates and the UK, Polling officials carrying the Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs) and other necessary inputs required for the Haryana the deal between the Millenium De- wife constructed a 15-storey build- which it suspects to be brought Assembly Election, at a distributions centre, in Sonipat, Haryana. velopers was signed with Memon," ing on a plot allegedly owned by from the proceeds of crime. Indian Horizon Tuesday, October 22, 2019 City 3 PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK JJP projected to do well in first WILL BE CONDUCTING BUSSINESS AWARENESS WEEK Assembly polls in Haryana

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The less than one-year- old Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), a breakaway faction of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), seems to have per- formed well in the first As- sembly elections in Hary- ana which it contested on Monday. The JJP is headed by Ajay Chautala, former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal's grandson, who had a bitter split with his fa- ther and former four-time NEW DELHI-21st,October--Punjab Na- Public Sector Bank-19, Private Sector Bank- Haryana Chief Minister tional Bank is organizing Customer Out- 17, Cooperative Bank-1, Small Finance Om Prakash Chautala and reach Initiative Program for 2 days on 23rd Bank-2). Total number of Bank branches is brother Abhay Chautala, and 24th October 2019 in District East Delhi 262 in the District. Total Deposit of Banks leading to his parting ways State for propagating awareness among the is Rs.45962 Crore and Advances Rs.12566 in December 2018. people about the bank schemes and initia- Crore in the District. CD Ratio of Banks in According to IANS- tives taken by the government at DDA Com- District is 27.34. Punjab National Bank is CVoter Exit Poll, the JJP Chautala is in jail along Ajay and Abhay Chauta- estranged family for sever- would cause damage to munity Hall, Sukh Vihar, Near DAV Public the lead bank with 21 branches. Other major appears to have grabbed with his father, serving la. Their father remained ing family ties. it, prompting its 84-year- School (Mausam Vihar), Delhi-110051. All Banks present in the district are SBI, Central 16.6 per cent votes, a 10-year term, follow- with the younger son He appealed to the voters old patriarch Om Prakash public sector banks, KVIC, NABARD, UIDAI Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Bank of against the BJP's 44.1 ing their conviction in Abhay. by saying "the JJP is the real to use an emotional pitch will participate in the programme. To en- Baroda, Bank of India, Canara Bank, Ori- and Congress' 27.7 per a teachers' recruitment Of the INLD's 19 MLAs, representative of the legacy during campaigning while hance awareness among people, digital ental Bank of Commerce, ICICI Bank etc. cent. The exit poll sug- scam. Devi Lal, who was four joined JJP. After the of Devi Lal". In his cam- on parole which lasted till products and safe payment options will also Addressing the press, Zonal Manager PNB gested that the party had Deputy Prime Minister split, Dushyant Chautala, paign, he would invoke his October 8. "On October 8, be in the focus. Queries relating to banking Delhi Sh Ram Kumar explained that it is not got the maximum of 23.3 in both the V.P. Singh a 31-year-old business ad- great grandfather Devi Lal, I will be going back to jail will also be addressed on spot during the a credit camp or loan mela. The basic aim of per cent votes in Bagar and Chandra Shekhar ministration graduate from saying the late leader was after completing my parole program. organizing program is to connect the com- region, followed by 16.6 governments (1989-91), California State University popular among masses as and the responsibility of District East Delhi is one of the eleven dis- mon citizen with banking system and solve per cent in Jatland, 15.6 was regarded as a Jat in the US, has been leading "Jannayak" and that is why taking charge for elections tricts of Delhi State and was established in the day to day issues. The MSME borrowers per cent in Kurukshet- leader with mass ru- the party in the absence of he included "Jannayak" in is now on the shoulders of 2013. It has population of 17.07 Lakhs as per can also apply through ‘PSB loans in 59min- ra and 13.2 per cent in ral support. The INLD, his jailed father. his party's name. Dushy- the workers," he said at an census 2011 with literacy rate of 88.75%. This utes’ portal and aadhar updation facility will Ahirwal. The JJP con- which ruled the state the During his election cam- ant Chautala focussed on election programme. He area is densely populated with low develop- also be provided at the venue. Sh.R.R.Dhar tested all the 90 seats in last time from 2000 to paign, he tried to strike an the youth with a promise of also talked about giving ment rate as compared to other districts of and Mr.Dave were also present on this oc- the Assembly elections 2004, was divided owing emotional chord with the more job opportunities. 33 per cent reservation to Delhi. There are 39 Banks in the District ( casion. while its founder Ajay to differences between people while targeting his The INLD knew the JJP women. Curbs on laser lights, drones, MOU BUSSINESS IS live shows in DDA's SIGHNED BY VLCC AND hotel/farmhouses party policy WELLSCIENCE New Delhi, October 21, team captain Mr. Kapil Dev crore by 2021 besides be- New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) for notification as a part of the for functions. "In reference to policy to hold social functions 2019: VLCC Wellscience, a and was also graced by the ing a key enabler in women High-intensity laser lights and amendment in the Master Plan motels, the plot shall face the and marriages in hotels and partnership between VLCC presence of Mrs. Vandana empowerment. As a woman, flying of drones would be re- Delhi-2021." Spelling out the road of 30m ROW, as per MPD- farmhouses. A bench compris- and Wellscience, an estab- Luthra , This event was at- I believe this is the perfect stricted, permission will be compliance of the policy with 2021," said the DDA's affidavit. ing Justices Arun Mishra and lished name in Direct Selling tended by over 500 members opportunity for women, es- mandatory for live performanc- MPD 2021, it referred to a slew Citing the changes in the def- Deepak Gupta passed this di- channel and specializing in of the company. This plat- pecially the home makers, es and 50 per cent area, in case of terms and conditions. "Use initions, the DDA said that the rection after the Delhi govern- Nutraceutical, Dietary Sup- form have been organised who have the desire to cre- of farmhouses, earmarked for of high-intensity laser light and LDRA may be replaced with low ment counsel submitted it has plements and Personal Care to gratify all those members ate their own identity but do soft parking, says the Delhi De- flying of drones above a certain density residential plot in the already finalised the policy and products, organized Mega who have done exceptionally not have opportunities. With velopment Authority (DDA) in height shall be prohibited, as draft policy, and the definition the DDA would have to notify Recognition event for its as- good and have transformed best quality products and its policy for holding civil func- per policy.... necessary permis- of buildings, as per the unified it. The DDA counsel, however, sociates who have achieved lives of many other people high consumer trust, VLCC tions in hotels, farmhouses and sion as required must be taken building byelaws, may have to told the court that it yet to re- various milestones for the who are now benefited from has been selling Nutraceu- low density residential areas for live performance," it men- be included. The supervisory ceive the policy. The Delhi overall business growth. The companies best nutraceutical tical products through the (LDRA) in the capital. tions as norms for compliance officers will have to monitor government has consistently awards were given in the cat- products available in market. company’s pan-India direct The DDA told the Supreme with MPD-2021. the enforcement of conditions maintained there is a scarcity egory of: Crown Diamond, Speaking on the occasion, seller network of over 55,000+ Court that Delhi government In case of LDRA, which in- mentioned above, for occur- of places for social functions President Diamond, Dia- Vandana Luthra, Founder, associates. Hence, this event policy in this area is regula- cludes farmhouses, a plot of rence of any default. and weddings, and its policy mond Director, Emerald Di- VLCC Healthcare Ltd. said, is the first step in recognizing tory. In an affidavit filed in more than 5 acres located on The DDA has also urged the will certainly help in mitigating rector, and Platinum Direc- “India is a thriving market the associates’ efforts in mak- the apex court, the DDA said: roads of minimum width of 18 Delhi government to incorpo- the situation. It had said that its tor. Chief Guest of the event for direct selling, which is ing VLCC Wellscience a huge "The policy is primarily regu- metre will have to leave mini- rate the recommendations in policy favours the people in the was former Indian Cricket expected to touch Rs. 15,930 success.” latory in nature and involves mum 50 per cent area of the its policy. In August, the apex city and also incorporates ac- municipal functions; hence plot for soft parking, 25 per cent court had directed Delhi's Chief countability and penalties in its the same cannot be processed for landscaping and 25 per cent Secretary to apprise it of the provisions. 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Indian Horizon 4 South Tuesday - October 22, 2019 Peaceful and Polling in assembly bypolls in TN, brisk polling under- way in TN Puducherry ends Chennai/Puducherry, Oct 21 (IANS) DMK’s N. Pugazhenthi. dered in the Tamil land. Chennai, Oct 21 (IANS) Peaceful and brisk polling was un- Voting in the bypolls for the two as- In Nanguneri, about 2.57 lakh vot- A female suicide bomber of the Lib- derway in Vikravandi and Nanguneri Assembly seats in Tamil sembly seats in Tamil Nadu - Vikra- ers were eligible decide the fate of 12 eration Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Nadu on Monday, said Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sa- vandi and Nanguneri - ended at 6 candidates, though the main fight be- blew herself up at an election rally hoo. About 54 per cent polling was recorded in Vikravandi, and p.m. on Monday with a heavy turnout tween AIADMK’s V. Narayanan and near Chennai killing the former Prime 41 per cent in Nanguneri till 1 p.m. reported. Bye-elections to Kamaraj Congress candidate Ruby R. Mano- Minister on May 21, 1991. Polling began at 7 a.m. and would conclude at 6 p.m. The Nagar seat in neighbouring Puduch- har. Seeman was booked by the Tamil counting of votes will be held on October 24. erry also ended. Security was beefed up in the two Nadu Police for making the provoca- The bypoll in Vikravandi was necessitated following the However, voters who were in the constituencies for the peaceful con- tive speech with an intention to cause death of DMK Legislator K. Rathamani in June, while the Nan- queue at 6 p.m. will be allowed to vote. duct of the polls. riots and breach peace. guneri seat fell vacant after Congress Legislator H. Vasantha According to Chief Electoral Officer, According to reports, about 20,000 In the 234-member Tamil Nadu As- Kumar got elected to the Lok Sabha and resigned. Tamil Nadu, Satyabrata Sahoo, the voters in Nanguneri boycotted the sembly, the ruling AIADMK has 123 A total of 35 candidates are in the fray in the two seats. polling in Vikravandi and Nanguneri polls demanding the removal of members (including the Speaker), In Vikravandi, some 23 candidates are seeking favour from was peaceful and brisk. About 76 per Devandra Kulla Vellalar caste from the DMK 100, Congress 7, IUML and about 2.24 lakh voters. The main fight is between ruling AIAD- cent polling was recorded in Vikra- the Dalit list. Independent have one each and two MK’s R. Muthamilselvan and DMK’s N. Pugazhenthi. In Nan- vandi, and 62 per cent in Nanguneri While campaigning for his party seats are vacant. guneri, about 2.57 lakh voters will decide the fate of 12 candi- till 5 p.m. candidate in Vikravandi, Naam Tami- In the Union Territory of Puduch- dates, though the main fight between AIADMK’s V. Narayanan The bypoll in Vikravandi was neces- lar Katchi (NTK) leader Seeman start- erry, nine candidates are in the bypoll and Congress candidate Ruby R. Manohar. The security has sitated following the death of DMK ed a controversy when he justified fray but the main contest is between been beefed up in the two constituencies for the peaceful con- legislator K. Rathamani in June, while former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s Congress party’s A. John Kumar and duct of the polls. While campaigning for his party candidate the Nanguneri seat fell vacant after gruesome killing for sending the In- AINRC nominee S. Bhuvaneswarane. in Vikravandi, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) leader Seeman Congress legislator H. Vasantha Ku- dian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to The bypoll in Puducherry became started a controversy when he justified former prime minister mar got elected to the Lok Sabha and Sri Lanka. a necessity after Congress legislator Rajiv Gandhi’s gruesome killing for sending the Indian Peace resigned. are seeking the favour of about 2.24 Seeman said history will be rewrit- V.Vaithilingam was elected to the Lok Keeping Force (IPKF) to Sri Lanka. Seeman said history will be A total of 35 candidates are in the lakh voters. ten in the future to the effect that Rajiv Sabha in April this year. rewritten in the future to the effect that Rajiv Gandhi, who had fray in the two seats. The main fight is between ruling Gandhi, who had sent the IPKF to Sri The counting of votes will take place sent the IPKF to Sri Lanka to kill Tamilians, was later murdered In Vikravandi, some 23 candidates AIADMK’s R. Muthamilselvan and Lanka to kill Tamilians, was later mur- on October 24. in the Tamil land. A female suicide bomber of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) blew herself up at an election rally near Chennai killing the former prime minister on May 21, 1991. Seeman was booked by the Tamil Nadu police for making the provocative speech with an intention to cause riots Kerala voters beat rain to vote and breach peace. In the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, the ruling AIADMK has 123 members (including the Speaker), DMK-100, Congress-7, IUML and Independent have one each in good numbers and two seats are vacant. Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 21 Aroor seat is with the CPI-M. Women safety, air (IANS) Despite heavy rains lash- According to the latest polling fig- ing most places in Kerala, where five ures, Aroor recorded the highest turn- pollution apps win Mar- by-elections were due on Monday, out with 79.24 per cent, Manjeswaram people came out in good numbers to 75.65, Konni 70, Vatiyoorkavu 62.30 coni awards cast their votes, enthusing three key per cent and Ernakulam 56.88 per Bengaluru, Oct 21 (IANS) Two digital applications (apps) rival political fronts which feared poll cent. The CPI-M led by Chief Minis- developed by Indian under-graduate students for women’s postponement. ter Pinarayi Vijayan is determined to safety and to check air pollution in Delhi on smartphones won The counting will take place on not only retain Aroor, but also expects Marconi Society annual awards for the good of humanity, an Thursday. a fair chance at Konni as well as Vati- official said on Monday. “The Android application named Even the worst affected constituen- yoorkavu. ‘Rakshak’ detects speech patterns through an audio micro- cy, Ernakulam, which in the first few The Congress expects its winning phone of any user’s smartphone. When the app receives audio hours registered only single digit per- streak would not be altered and Ram- clip with speech commands seeking help or saying stop in dis- centage of votes polled, people came achandran has said the party would tressed tones, it triggers a SOS alert, user location and sends an out braving rains and water-logging. wrest the Aroor seat even, giving it a emergency contact,” a statement from the US-based Marconi Those who made it to the polling sta- clean sweep. Society to IANS by e-mail said on Monday. tions before 6 p.m. were given tokens Meanwhile at Manjeswaram, a The app generates the alert after analyzing emotion and to cast their votes. women, Nabeesa, was arrested and distress speech patterns. Named after Nobel laureate (Phys- The Congress demand to extend final polling figures are expected to mand as many people were unable later released on bail for alleged im- ics) Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), who invented the radio the voting time by two hours at Er- come later, as in many booths, pre- to get out of their homes because of personation, a charge she and her in 1908, the Society was set up in 1975 by his daughter Gioia nakulam was turned down by chief siding officers are yet to give data flooding. However, the present voting family denied. Marconi Baraga through an endowment, which annually electoral officer Tika Ram Meena. on poll percentage. The final figures figure is good enough,” said senior A total of 9,57,509 voters, including awards for outstanding contribution in science and the prin- While the Congress and BJP ap- are expected tomorrow morning, of- Congress legislator V.D. Sateeshan. 4,91,455 women, 4,66,047 men and ciple of creativity in the service of humanity. Developed by a peared much concerned about the ficials said. “Our demand to extend Of the five constituencies which seven transgenders will decide the team from the privately-run Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Engi- poor turnout in the afternoon, their the voting time at Ernakulam was not went to the polls, four are represented fate of 35 candidates at 846 polling neering in New Delhi, the working app Rakshak is available on faces lit up as the day wore on. The accepted, though it was a genuine de- by the Congress-led UDF while the stations in the five constituencies. the Google Play store. “The winning team of Piyush Agrawal, Subham Banga, Aniket Sharma and Ujjwal Upadhyay tackled the menace of women’s safety in India, especially in cities and Italy receives migrants towns across the country, where incidents of women under Congress wants voting time at attack have become common,” said the statement. The So- after Mediterranean ciety’s Celestini programme is a flagship effort to inspire and Ernakulam till 8 p.m. connect individuals building new technologies in service of a rescue ops digitally inclusive world. The Society and its young scholars Kochi, Oct 21 (IANS) flooding and hencetions due to the flood- select universities with promising telecommunications and Chennai, Oct 21 (IANS) More than 8,000 persons The Congress on Mon- they were unable to ing,” he added. engineering undergrads and provide them with support and were involved in a surprise exercise for checking the day officially asked the go to exercise their Ernakulam CPI-M mentorship to help tap their students’ true potential. “This is emergency preparedness of the atomic power units in district returning offi- franchise. So we have secretary C. Mohanan the third year of the Celestini programme in India,” Society Kalpakkam on Monday, an official statement said. The cer of Kochi to order for now officially askedsaid that he feels there Chair Vint Cerf in the statement. The winners are awarded un- Department of Atomic Energy’s statement said the ob- the official voting time the concerned election is no need for deferring der the programme, run for the young scholars the world over. jective of the exercise was to check the preparedness of at the Ernakulam as- dia, V. D. Sateeshan se- authorities for an ex- the polls on account of The 4-member team started with the Google Speech command various atomic power units in Kalpakkam, about 70 km sembly constituency to nior Congress legisla- tension of the time till rain, as it has affected dataset and added speech commands specific to women’s from here, in meeting any emergency situation. The be extended till 8 p.m. tor and one overseeing 8 p.m. Moreover, we only a few polling sta- safety. “The team crowd-sourced additional data and open- exercise tested different aspects like sheltering of site According to the of- the party’s election ac- have also asked them tions and that people sourced it as the Indian EmoSpeech Command dataset. This personnel in their respective units, mock decontami- ficial figures of thetivities said that conse- to order re-polling are coming out to vote. enabled them to detect emotion, background noise and Indian nation of ‘injured’ persons, evacuation of non-essen- chief electoral office till quent to the rains that whereever majority of At the 2016 assem- accents in the audio with improved precision,” noted the state- tial personnel out of the site, mock decontamination of 2 p.m, only 33.79 per began on Sunday night the voters were unable bly polls, the Congress ment. The winning team receives a cash prize of $1500 and the contaminated vehicles within the site and administra- cent of the voters could which led to flooding, to cast their votes,” said candidate Hibi Eden second-place team receives $500. The Celestini Program In- tion of chocolates (notionally in the place of stable io- cast their votes. the first three hours of Sateeshan. won this seat with a dia partners with IIT Delhi and is anchored by Dr Aakanksha dine tablets) to personnel as protective action. As a part At the 2019 Lok Sab- voting saw a very low “In democracy all margin of over 21,000 Chowdhery, a researcher in Google Brain, and a 2012 Marconi of the exercise, about 3,500 persons were evacuated by ha polls, this constitu- turnout. should be given a fair votes and at the Lok Young Scholar. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Delhi) buses and the remaining by their own vehicles in two ency saw a voter turn- “Voters were busy chance to vote, as of Sabha polls recently is the India partner for the programme, with $1,500 (Rs105,750) hours and the entire exercise was completed in three- out of 73.29 per cent. trying to save their be- now, many are unable he extended his lead to for the first prize and $500 (Rs 35,250) as the second prize. The and-half hours, the statement said. Speaking to the me- longings following the to reach the polling sta- over 30,000 votes. second prize winning team is also from the same college (Vidy- apeeth), which developed the app to address the air quality in the country, which has 14 of the 15 most polluted cities in the world, according to the World Health Oganization’s (WHO) Heavy rains affect polling in Kerala global ambient air quality database. The 4-member team com- prising Harshita Diddee, Shivam Grover, Shivani Jindal and Thiruvananthapuram, Oct cent and 11.5 per cent voting including police, are making lost the opportunity to cast my unmotorable. Divyanshu Sharma created a privacy-aware smartphone ap- 21 (IANS) Heavy rains damp- till 9 a.m. respectively. Among the arrangements. We will wait vote. I have never seen such A total of 9,57,509 voters, plication called VisionAir, which uses photos of the horizon ened voting for bypolls to the the other three constituencies, for the reports from the district rain on a voting day in my life, including 4,91,455 women, taken from a smartphone to estimate air quality. “The new app five Assembly constituencies Vatiyoorkavu witnessed 11.5 collectors of the constituen- but I am determined to vote,” 4,66,047 men and seven trans- builds on the work done by last year’s Celestini prize winners, in Kerala on Monday morn- per cent, Aroor 12.8 per cent, cies. We have made arrange- said a 78-year-old nun, who genders, are deciding the fate which showed that a machine learning model can be built to ing and the India Meteoro- and Manjeswaram 16.5 per ments to transport voters to arrived at a flooded polling sta- of 35 candidates at 846 poll- estimate air quality from an image by extracting image features logical Department (IMD) pre- cent polling till 9 a.m. the polling stations in some tion in Ernakulam. ing stations in Vatiyoorkavu, such as transmission index or haziness and combining them dicts the showers to continue “A few polling stations have places. If needed, we will ex- In Konni, a constituency Aroor, Konni, Ernakulam and with meteorological data and historical air quality data, said through the day. been shifted from the ground tend the polling time as well,” with a hilly terrain, voters liv- Manjeswaram. the statement. The VisionAir team also enables other develop- The worst affected were Er- floor to the first floor in Er- said Tika Ram Meena, the Ker- ing in higher areas are finding Polling began at 7 a.m. and ers to create new machine learning models by open-sourcing nakulam and Konni constitu- nakulam Assembly constitu- ala’s Chief Electoral Officer. it hard to reach polling stations will go on till 6.30 p.m. in the smartphone images from several locations in Delhi. encies, which recorded 4.9 per ency. Around 500 officials, “In all these years, I have not after flooding left several roads state. Indian Horizon 5 Nation Tuesday, October 22, 2019 Short Takes Assam bypolls: Over 74% poll- India again urges Pak not to ing till 5 pm, likely to rise Odisha approves Rs 3,208 cr levy $20 Kartarpur pilgrim fee Guwahati, Oct 21 (IANS) As- “The polling went off peace- to make Puri heritage city sam recorded 74.15 per cent fully today. There were some New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) “Disap- ment, the government of Pakistan polling across the four Assem- technical problems at some pointed” as Pakistan insists on $20 has been once again urged to recon- Bhubaneswar, Oct 21 (IANS) The Odisha cabinet on Mon- bly constituencies that went to polling stations but those were service fee per Kartarpur pilgrim, In- sider its insistence to levy service fee day approved Rs 3,208 crore under the ABADHA scheme to bypolls on Monday. sorted out by the polling offi- dia on Monday again urged the neigh- on pilgrims. India would be ready to make Puri a world-class heritage city. Assam’s Chief Election Of- cials,” said Sahu. bouring country to reconsider to levy amend the Agreement accordingly at The money will be spent under the Augmentation of Basic ficer Mukesh Sahu said that The bypolls to the four con- the fee and conveyed that it would be any time,” said the statement. Amenities and Development of Heritage and Architecture the overall polling percentage stituencies in Assam were ne- ready to sign the agreement on Kar- The statement said that the Indian (ABADHA) scheme over a period of three years, informed was 74.15 percent till 5 p.m. He cessitated after the four sitting tarpur Sahib Corridor on October 23, government has taken the initiative to chief secretary Asit Tripathy. Tripathy said that Rs 790 crore however said that the polling MLAs in the constituencies Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) put in place the state of art infrastruc- would be spent this year. percentage is likely to increase were elected to the Lok Sabha said. ture and open the Kartarpur Sahib He said the government has already approved 15 projects as they are waiting for reports some months back. The bypolls Noting that the government has Corridor on the auspicious occasion under the scheme as the number of pilgrims visiting Puri is and data from some of the poll- to the four constituencies in As- consistently urged Pakistan that it of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru expected to grow manifold in the days to come. ing personnel. sam were necessitated after the should not levy such a fee in defer- Nanak Dev so that the pilgrims from The ABADHA projects include the construction of a Lok Four Assembly constituen- four sitting MLAs in the constit- ence to the wishes of the pilgrims, an India and those holding Overseas Seva Bhavan to house all government offices under one cies including Jania, Sonari, uencies were elected to the Lok MEA statement said that “Pakistan Citizen of India Card can undertake roof and two multi-level car parking, redevelopment of the Rangapara and Ratabari went Sabha some months back. continue to insist on levying a service visit to the holy Gurudwara Kartarpur municipal market and Acharya Harihar Square. to polls on Monday. While Jania constituency in fee of $20 per pilgrim per visit”. Sahib, currently in Pakistan. Besides, the government has planned several other proj- Polling started around 7 a.m. Barpeta district is likely to wit- India said it is a matter of “disap- Pakistan has retained the $20 fee for ects including development of a heritage security zone, in all the 830 polling stations ness a straight battle between pointment” when understanding has every pilgrim from India visiting the Shree setu project, Musa river revival plan, Jagannath Bal- across the four constituencies. the Congress and All India been reached on most of the elements Kartarpur Gurudwara, where Guru lav Pilgrim Centre (JBPC), housing projects, Puri lake devel- There are 20 candidates in United Democratic Front (AI- for facilitating the visit of pilgrims Nanak Dev spent the last 18 years of opment project, Raghunandan library, Atharanala heritage the fray for the four constituen- UDF) candidates, Sonari, Ran- from India. his life. project and the Matha development initiative. cies. A total of 6,78,898 voters gapara and Ratabari constitu- In view of the long pending demand Every day 5,000 pilgrims will be al- including 3,27,803 women were encies are likely to see contests of the pilgrims to have visa free access lowed to visit the holy site. to cast their votes to elect their between the ruling BJP and the to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib and in The 4.2 km-long corridor from Assam told to set up task leaders. Congress. the interest of operationalisation of the Indian side in Dera Baba Nanak the Corridor in time before the 550th area in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district force on mines and minerals birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev will be completed by October 31, a Thane man protests against -- the founder of Sikhism -- falling week before the celebrations to mark Guwahati, Oct 21 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court on on November 12, the statement said, the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Monday directed the Assam government to constitute a EVMs, throws ink “the government has today conveyed Nanak Dev. Mines and Minerals Task Force Battalion under the Mines that we would be ready to sign the The Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in and Minerals Department for taking timely and indepen- Thane (Maharashtra), Oct 21 police station. As he was dragged Agreement on Kartarpur Sahib Cor- Narowal district of Pakistan’s Punjab dent action to prevent illegal mining of any kind. (IANS) A political activist opposing out screaming and kicking by half- ridor on October 23”. province is located 4.5 km from the The order came on a public interest litigation filed by As- Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) a-dozen policemen, he kept rais- “While agreeing to sign the Agree- border near Dera Baba Nanak. sam’s Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia last year seek- created a ruckus in a polling sta- ing slogans condemning EVMs and ing the court’s intervention in stopping the illegal mining in tion by throwing ink on the voting warned people that democracy is in and around the Dikhow river. machine and in the polling booth. peril due to EVMs. “The court has asked the Assam government to institute He also shouted slogans of “EVMs “EVMs are destroying the de- Tarun Tejpal’s lawyers cross- the Task force within 3 months’ time,” said Advocate S.B. Murdabad”, “Burn EVMs”, here on mocracy...They are being ma- Rahman, counsel of Saikia. Monday, officials said. nipulated...We don’t want EVMs... “The High Court also directed the state government to The man, reportedly a worker for People must realize what’s going examine victim in rape case set up a High Level Committee comprising representatives a major political party and identi- on...EVMs should be burnt down,” of the Home and Political Department, Water Resources, fied as Sunil Khambe, was imme- Khambe told mediapersons as he Panaji, Oct 21 (IANS) Defence law- the junior colleague inside a lift of a Mines and Minerals, Forest and Environment, Revenue and diately caught by the policemen at was dumped into a waiting police yers on Monday started cross-examin- resort hotel in Goa during the maga- Disaster Management, Soil Conservation departments and the polling centre and sent to the van. ing the girl, who had in 2013 accused zine’s event in November 2013. Tejpal Pollution Control Board to study the fragile eco-system of former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun is charged with several sections of the the river Dikhow and recommend measures for its preser- Tejpal of allegedly raping her. IPC for sexually assaulting the junior vation,” Rahman said, quoting the court order. While the hearing was conducted colleague inside a lift of a resort hotel Saikia has been permitted the liberty to provide all avail- Massive turnout in in-camera and both prosecution as in Goa during the magazine’s event in able evidence to the High Level Committee, he said. well as defence lawyers were unwill- November 2013. He had filed a PIL last year seeking intervention of the Meghalaya by-election ing to comment on the course of the Tejpal has been booked under Sec- High Court to stop rampant illegal mining in the river Dik- proceedings in the court of Additional tions 376 (rape), 341 (wrongful re- how and adjoining areas. Shillong, Oct 21 (IANS) Voting in of the former assembly speaker and Sessions Judge Kshama Joshi, sources straint), 342 (wrongful confinement) The High Court, in January this year, directed the gov- the assembly by-election in Megha- UDP chief, is confident of retaining said that the cross examination was 354A (sexual harassment) and 354B ernment to investigate the matter, take suitable action and laya’s Shella constituency passed off the Shella seat. likely to continue on October 22 and (criminal assault), of the Indian Penal inform Saikia. Saikia has already raised the issue of illegal peacefully on Monday with 84.56 “We are very confident to retain 23. Code. mining in river Dikhow and other areas of the state on a per cent of the total 29,542 electorate the seat because of people’s sup- “The victim is being cross-examined The trial, which began in September number of occasions in the Assam Legislative Assembly and casting their votes. port,” UDP leader, Allantry Franklin by the defence team. It is likely to con- 2017, was delayed after Tejpal moved other forums. He had also urged the state government to “The latest voter turnout recorded Dkhar, told IANS. tinue on Tuesday,” sources said. the Supreme Court pleading quashing curb illegal mining in view of unabated devastation of the till 5 p.m. was 84.56 percent. Polling The National People’s Party, The victim has flown to India from of the charges framed against him by environment, as well as revenue loss for the government. was conducted in a peaceful man- which is leading the Meghalaya the UK, where she is currently resid- the lower court. ner,” Chief Electoral Officer Freder- Democratic Alliance coalition gov- ing, to appear for the cross-examina- Disposing his plea in August this ick Roy Kharkongor told IANS over ernment and the Hill State People’s tion. year, the apex court directed the lower Bihar on alert after terror phone. Democratic Party is also supporting Tejpal is charged with several sec- court to complete the trial within six The by-election was necessitated Synrem. tions of the IPC for sexually assaulting months. threat in festive season following the death of former As- The UDP is a key partner of the sembly Speaker and United Demo- ruling MDA coalition government. Patna, Oct 21 (IANS) Following an input by the Intelli- cratic Party supremo Donkupar Roy However, the Bharatiya Janata Action initiated in Amritsar gence Bureau about a possible terror attack in Bihar, secu- in July 21. Polling started at 7 a.m. Party and the People’s Democratic rity was tightened on Monday and security agencies were and ended at 5 p.m. Front, which are key partners in the put on alert. No untoward incident was report- MDA coalition government, have train tragedy: Punjab CM According to sources, the IB suspected that terrorist out- ed during the polling hours. also fielded their nominees, Joshua Chandigarh, Oct 21 (IANS) Punjab state government in the tragedy. The fits and organisations affiliated to them may stage an attack Men and women in large numbers Warjri and Mosjo Rock F. Wanswett. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on magisterial enquiry into the incident, on institutions and offices connected to the security agen- queued up in front of the 58 polling The opposition Congress has Monday said departmental action was which occurred on October 19, 2018, was cies along with public places. stations well before voting began at 7 again fielded Batyngshai Laitmon initiated against six police officers and conducted by Divisional Commissioner Police and security forces in at least 15 districts have been a.m., an election official said. Ryngnga. seven Municipal Corporation of Amrit- Jalandhar B. Purushartha on the orders put on alert following the input and camps and offices of One company of Central forces Ryngnga who came third in the sar employees who were chargesheeted of the Chief Minister. the security forces are under close vigil. Frisking was en- was deployed to ensure smooth 2018 Meghalaya Assembly elections in the Dussehra train tragedy in 2018. Taking cognisance of some recent me- hanced at big railway stations and crowded areas. conduct of the by-election. The Bor- from Shella constituency is hopeful The tragedy claimed 58 lives and in- dia reports, the Chief Minister clarified Patna (Railways) Police Officer Sujeet Kumar told IANS: der Security Force sealed the India- that he will win the by-poll. jured 71 others. that due action, as per the law, was being “The number of travellers increases at railway stations dur- Bangladesh border along the East Grace Kharpuri, who won the The police and municipal corporation taken against all those found guilty, and ing the festive season. Hence, security directives have been Khasi Hills district. Khasi Hills Autonomous District personnel were found guilty of derelic- there was no question of brushing aside issued to the police and security officials. An alert regarding “There was no poll-related inci- Council (KHADC) election earlier tion of duty and necessary action had the matter or burying the inquiry report. Naxal activities was also issued”. He, however, dismissed dent and the election was conducted this year on a Congress ticket from been ordered against them, based on His government was also taking all reports about terror attacks saying there is no such infor- in a free and fair manner,” Kharkon- Nongshken constituency, quit the the findings of the magisterial inquiry possible steps to prevent the recurrence mation but they are keeping a close watch on commuters. gor said. The UDP, which fielded Ba- primary membership of the grand report, he said. The Chief Minister was of such incidents in the future, added lajied Kupar Synrem, the eldest son old party to contest the by-poll. reacting to reports of inaction by the Amarinder Singh. Madhubala’s doppelganger takes social media by storm JJP projected to do well in first Assembly polls in Haryana

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) A woman named Priyanka New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Chief Minister Om Prakash Jatland, 15.6 per cent in Ku- (1989-91), was regarded as graduate from California Kandwal has grabbed the spotlight on social media plat- The less than one-year-old Chautala and brother Ab- rukshetra and 13.2 per cent a Jat leader with mass rural State University in the US, forms such as Tik Tok, Twitter and Instagram for her re- Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), hay Chautala, leading to his in Ahirwal. support. has been leading the party semblance to iconic Bollywood actress Madhubala. a breakaway faction of Indi- parting ways in December The JJP contested all the The INLD, which ruled the in the absence of his jailed She can be seen lip-syncing to songs picturised on the an National Lok Dal (INLD), 2018. 90 seats in the Assembly state the last time from 2000 father. late actress on Chinese short video sharing app Tik Tok. seems to have performed According to IANS-CVoter elections while its founder to 2004, was divided owing During his election cam- Kandwal has lip-synced to songs like ‘Haal kaisa hai ja- well in the first Assembly Exit Poll, the JJP appears to Ajay Chautala is in jail along to differences between Ajay paign, he tried to strike an naab ka’, ‘Achha ji main haari’, and ‘Dekhne Mein Bhola elections in Haryana which have grabbed 16.6 per cent with his father, serving a 10- and Abhay Chautala. Their emotional chord with the Hai’. Various videos of Kandwal lip-syncing has gone viral. it contested on Monday. votes, against the BJP’s 44.1 year term, following their father remained with the people while targeting his Soon after, netizens and Kandwal’s followers began call- The JJP is headed by Ajay and Congress’ 27.7 per cent. conviction in a teachers’ re- younger son Abhay. estranged family for sever- ing her ‘TikTok ki Madhubala’. Here are some the tweets Chautala, former Deputy The exit poll suggested cruitment scam. Of the INLD’s 19 MLAs, ing family ties. praising Kandwal’s video: Prime Minister Devi Lal’s that the party had got the Devi Lal, who was Dep- four joined JJP. He appealed to the voters A person with username @KaziFaiyyaz posted from his grandson, who had a bit- maximum of 23.3 per cent uty Prime Minister in both After the split, Dushy- by saying “the JJP is the real Twitter account: “Eyes Expression, Same Like Madhu Bala ter split with his father and votes in Bagar region, fol- the V.P. Singh and Chan- ant Chautala, a 31-year-old representative of the legacy , MA’SHA’ALLAH, God Bless.” former four-time Haryana lowed by 16.6 per cent in dra Shekhar governments business administration of Devi Lal”. Indian Horizon 6 EDIT Tuesday, October 22, 2019

INEVITABLY, RAHUL ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL frontrunner of sorts, but then the wise Indian Horizon counsel within the Congress junked BY RASHEED KIDWAI The seemingly bizarre scenario of the son replacing the the idea on the grounds of being ‘im- practical’. In their view, Sonia, Rahul hese are not interesting, but in- mother and then the son picking up the threads again (both Lok Sabha MPs) and Priyanka’s Tcredible times in the Congress. has the backing of many powerful persons within the presence (as AICC general secretary) Just as everyone thought that in active politics would make the po- the 87th president of the AICC had Congress. Rahul’s exit as the AICC chief has not sition of the working president and become a footnote in history, Rahul diminished his position. vice-presidents vulnerable and draw Gandhi is showing signs of staging a bad optics. The move was shelved comeback. So far, Rahul has been the and Sonia was, much against her own Tuesday, October 22, 2019 sole Gandhi scion to campaign in the wishes, persuaded to take over. run-up to the Maharashtra and Hary- The seemingly bizarre scenario of ana Assembly polls. the son replacing the mother and Continuity or change? Rahul’s loyal band of supporters, then the son picking up the threads including the young guns, are looking again has the backing of many power- Voters to decide today at the post-October 24 scenario with ful persons within the Congress. interest and a sense of anticipation Rahul’s exit as the AICC chief has Home Minister Amit Shah recently re- when the election results of these two neither diminished his own posi- states will be announced. tion nor led to the dismantling of his iterated that CM Nitish Kumar will lead The Congress poll prospects in team. Over the past two months, most Haryana and Maharashtra are not members of his core team have found the NDA’s campaign in the 2020 Bihar looking too bright, yet they will have parking places within the main organ- a serious bearing on internal party isation or in Priyanka Gandhi’s team. Assembly elections. The reliance on this equations. Abject failure of the likes of The names of Sonia and Priyanka regional satraps like Bhupinder Singh were included in the offi cial list of star winning combination confirmed what Hooda, Selja, and Prithviraj Chavan campaigners for the Congress sub- has a potential for the Congress crav- mitted to the Election Commission. election studies have suggested, there ing more for dependence on the Gan- But so far, Sonia has not made an dhi family than revolt or desertions. appearance. Priyanka has not even is less chance of the people being able Chances of the likes of Shashi Tha- Why Richard, it profi ts a man nothing of the next round of leadership crisis campaigned in the 21 Assembly by- roor, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jairam Ra- to give his soul for the world...but for appears to be within a time-frame of polls taking place in Uttar Pradesh. to differentiate between voting for their mesh and Salman Khurshid, who are Wales?” Four years later, Khurshid is the next six months. Sonia has not been out in the fi eld occasionally ranting about a sense of sounding like a dissident, but there is It is a matter of record that between since 2017 when during the Uttar state and national representatives, es- drift in the grand old party, opting for no ‘Wales’ for him in sight. His ranting May 25 and August 10 this year, the Pradesh Assembly election campaign, a signature campaign to force a lead- comes at a time when the Congress is Congress miserably failed to fi nd she was taken ill at Varanasi. One ex- pecially if the polls are held in the wake ership change within the party, are facing a grim battle in Maharashtra a non-Gandhi successor to Rahul. ception was made during the 2019 minimal. As per the Congress consti- and Haryana. Eventually, an informal head count Lok Sabha polls when she addressed of the General Election. The Assembly tution, 15 per cent of the AICC dele- In this context, Khurshid’s lamenta- was done and an overwhelming ma- a rally in Telangana. gates can requisition an AICC session tion over Rahul Gandhi’s abrupt exit jority favoured the continuation of Sonia was scheduled to address an elections in Haryana and Maharashtra to discuss the leadership issue. Arjun as AICC chief is not without signifi - Sonia or Rahul. It was a decision that election rally in Haryana on Friday, Singh, ND Tiwari, Sheila Dikshit, ML cance. For some, Khurshid is not be- the party forced upon 10, Janpath. but she did not turn up due to ‘un- are being held today, five months after Fotedar and others who were op- ing a goofy Mani Shankar Aiyar of the Informed sources say that it took avoidable reasons’, as tweeted by posed to PV Narasimha Rao, when he Gujarat Assembly poll fame, but try- Rahul a while to accept the hopeless the state party unit. Privately, some the Lok Sabha polls, and going by this was the Congress president, had tried ing to position himself as a possible dependence of the party as he be- Congress leaders view Priyanka’s using this instrument in 1994. benefi ciary in the near future. lieved that a new, non-Gandhi family absence from the Haryana and Ma- premise, the BJP expects to romp home In his book, The Other Side of the Theoretically speaking, if there is alternative would emerge. harashtra Assembly poll campaigns Mountain, Salman Khurshid, a third- no demand for a change of leader- To be fair to the Congress leaders, as ‘intriguing’. unless undercurrents queer the pitch. generation Congress leader, had tak- ship or a contest in spite of a con- the period between July 3, when Ra- Rahul Gandhi holds the dubious en a gentle swipe at his former party tinuous poor showing, the inhouse hul’s resignation as party chief was distinction of being the fi rst member The BJP harped on nationalism to coun- colleagues who chose to switch sides. party managers have the potential of publicly accepted by the CWC, and of the Nehru-Gandhi family to have Khurshid had quoted Sir Thomas citing Sonia Gandhi’s fragile health August 9, several inhouse exercises quit as Congress president. He may ter the Congress charge of pursuing di- Moore’s comment on Richard Roper to facilitate Rahul’s comeback. Some were conducted to resolve the lead- create another record of sorts, for re- who was appointed attorney-general Congress insiders claim that Sonia is ership issue. Several proposals were turning to the high offi ce. Unless of visive politics, listing abrogation of Ar- of Wales during the former’s trial for reluctant to stay on as interim chief mooted that envisaged a working course, someone like Shashi Tharoor treason as portrayed in Robert Bolt’s till the Delhi Assembly polls, sched- president and four vice-presidents. At pads up to force a contest. ticle 370 and the Balakot airstrikes as play Man for all Seasons, “For Wales? uled for February 2020. The timing one point, Mukul Wasnik emerged as a IANS major achievements. In the poll din, the state of the economy and local issues Amit Shah, Savarkar and the battle for India’s history took a backseat as national interest was Why is the BJP leader insisting Indian story should be told from an Indian perspective? BY C.P. SURENDRAN projected to be paramount. Nobody views of the Hindu State? He did not. questioned the BJP why a BSF jawan ast week, India’s home min- Did he want Gandhi killed? There is Dhaka, Delhi Lister and president of the rul- no proof. Was he a patriot? He was was killed on the Bangladesh border ing BJP, Amit Shah, in a semi- — to all appearances. He wanted a nar at Banaras Hindu University, strong India, for sure, even if the na- look ahead on Skandagupta Vikramaditya, a ture of its politics was problematic. soon after Sheikh Hasina’s visit, a bor- king in ancient North India, said But to find truth in the middle HE fact that Bangladesh’s na- history should be written from an ground is to invite the wrath of both Ttional anthem, Amar Sonar Ban- der that had been quiet for more than Indian point of view, but ‘without the Right and the Left. Indeed, it is in gla, was composed by Rabindra- blaming anyone.’ the greys that the composite nature nath Tagore, is historical evidence a decade, in contrast to the hype over Skandagupta — 455-467 CE — of debate by the academic commu- of the Indian reality exists. Yet, with of our shared past and organic cul- Shah said, fought a foreign invasion nity, Savarkar, whose idea of India each passing day, that prospect slips tural ties. The visit of Prime Min- Pakistan. Sonia Gandhi stayed away as mentioned in a pillar inscription as a Hindu State, and whose contri- farther from the grasp.Recently, ister Sheikh Hasina to New Delhi in Bhitari, North India. Those who bution toward India’s independence Romila Thapar, a matriarch of the was a step to cement relationships from campaigning while Rahul Gandhi win get to write. Despite his hero- is constantly called into question by Liberals, was in the news. between the two neighbours. That ism and his great benevolence to the Liberals, trended. At Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Uni- it came in the wake of the NRC ex- addressed only a few rallies for the Con- arts, there is no real documentation Mainly for two highly ruminated versity — a bastion of the Left for ercise in Assam and the possibility of the king and his (hopefully) gold- and regurgitated reasons. One is his most of the 50 years of its existence, of India trying to deport 1.9 million gress. Intra-party differences surfaced en reign. Shah deplored the silence association — though the court ex- but no longer so in terms of who is people labelled as ‘non-citizens’ is in Haryana, though former CM Bhupin- over an Indian great. onerated him of all charges — with running it — where she was Professor unfortunate.The visit was Hasina’s In the same speech, to underline Nathuram Godse who assassinated Emeritus and served the institution fi rst after the 2018 Bangladesh elec- der Singh Hooda is expected to put up a how alienated the Indian narrative is Mahatma Gandhi in 1948. The other with much elan for long, was asked to tions and considering that she has a from Indians, he referred to the 1857 is his recent promotion by the BJP in send her bio-data for renewal of her very good rapport with Indian lead- fight. In Maharashtra, the Congress ab- revolt by Indian soldiers against the Maharashtra (the state from where post. This was considered an affront ers, is important. What is hearten- British, and which the whites and Savarkar hails) as a candidate for by the Liberals. Perhaps the profes- ing is that Bangladesh has chosen dicated the role of the opposition to the those who toed their line dismissed as Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian sor was a strong and commodious to go by PM Narendra Modi’s as- ‘mutiny,’ until the Hindutva ideologue award of India. cupboard to hang the various coats surance that the NRC exercise is NCP even as the Shiv Sena-BJP present- and controversial fi gure V.D. Savarkar The Liberals oppose the idea be- of hounded victimhood. an internal matter of India man- (1883-1966) called it a rebellion, the cause Savarkar appealed for clem- But the reason why the Right es- dated by its Supreme Court. Modi ed a united front. The Congress cam- fi rst of a series that culminated with ency to the British. He was arrested tablishment stood its ground and received support for the NRC at India’s independence in 1947. for his involvement with activities stayed the course was that they Houston from US President Donald paign, in particular, has been lacklustre Shah’s point was whether, ancient in India House, a revolutionary hot- know only too well that the narrative Trump, who railed against Mexican or modern, Indian history suffers house and student hostel, based in of any event is largely determined by immigrants. India’s own illegal im- there, resource constraints hindering from a colonial bias, and that it is London, where Savarkar was study- who articulates it. It cannot be acci- migrants in countries like the US now by default shared by the Liber- ing law, and where he wrote, among dental that Thapar is a professor in and Canada do get deported regu- efforts. The use of electoral bonds for als; he also was digging the ribs of other things, the ‘Indian War of In- ancient Indian History larly, even as Bangladesh deals with the academic world which contin- dependence’, a heartfelt attempt to Amit Shah in his speech said the the Rohingya problem. Illegal im- funding is said to have made it difficult ues to benefit from the perpetuation appreciate the sepoy mutiny of 1857 Indian story should be told from an migration is a global phenomenon of that perspective. as India’s first stop in the revolu- Indian perspective. He knows that which has to be understood in all with the authorities in the know of who is These are times though no good tionary road. the telling, the voice, changes the its socio-political complexities, go- king can be assessed for his worth He dabbled with explosives facts. The Liberals know it too. It is ing beyond communal consider- giving what to whom. ED action against if he is Hindu. It could be easily manufacture (his hands were often just that they think they have the ations and police verifi cations.The construed as an exercise in majori- stained with picric acid, according natural right to assume its articula- issue of refugees from Bangladesh P Chidambaram and Praful Patel added tarian endorsement; not as a more to one account) and arms exports, tion. That is being systematically is an old one and lakhs of them nuanced attempt at understanding and had a role to play in at least two put to test. settled in India in the aftermath of to the Opposition’s woes, even as old your past. No country more than In- political assassinations, of British To bring the forgotten kings like the 1971 war. In its acknowledge- dia spends so much time obsessing officers. The British arrested him. Skandagupta back into headlines; ment in Bangladesh’s liberation, warhorse Sharad Pawar led the charge. about history, to own or disown the They sent him back to India, where or to find among the seemingly Hasina has invited the Indian lead- past, as a means to justify the pres- he stood trial and was packed off to traitorous dead a patriot like Sa- ers to attend the 50th anniversary After the drubbing in the parliamentary ent, and build that mythical future. the infamous Cellular Jail, in Anda- varkar is not, then, a random exer- of the country’s freedom which One is his association — though man and Nicobar Islands. cise. The abrogation of Article 370 should go a long way in softening polls, the Congress seems content to the court exonerated him of all He spent over 10 years behind and the continuing Kashmir crisis attitudes. Irritants remain, like the charges — with Nathuram Godse bars. The torture of incarcera- are all of a piece. sharing of Teesta river waters, op- let the BJP ride the crest of the wave, who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi tion broke his spirit. He repeatedly The Kashmir truculence has been, posed by Mamata Banerjee. Meet- in 1948. The other is his recent pro- wrote to the authorities for mercy in the debates following the abroga- ing the West Bengal CM was not hoping it would hit the trough on its motion by the BJP in Maharashtra and swore to give up violence. Who tion over three months ago, pinned part of Hasina’s itinerary. The two (the state from where Savarkar hails) wouldn’t? When the Second World on Nehru’s mishandling of the ac- countries have focused on positives own. But for now, in the two state elec- as a candidate for Bharat Ratna, the War broke, Savarkar promised to cession issue. Not entirely perhaps; — chalking out a scheme to supply highest civilian award of India. help Britain with his good offices. but a just a few years ago, the very LPG to India’s North-East and im- tions along with bypolls to 51 Assembly The disdain, or neglect even, that This is precisely what the Congress idea that Nehru might well have proving rail and road network as Skandagupta seems to elicit despite leadership including Gandhi too been inept would not have seriously Bangladesh seeks to pitch itself as a seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies his seemingly stellar nationalist did.Did Savarkar, later in his life, occurred to any. It does now. fast-growing economy. work was largely ignored as a point fundamentally differ from his initial IANS IANS spread across 18 states, major surprises may well prove to be elusive. Readers Response and contribution Welcome Indian Horizon Tuesday, October 22, 2019 OP-ED 7

resident Donald Trump’s country” en-route to the US to Pobsession with building a Donald Trump found a different apply for asylum and get rejected Arab land is not wall on the United States- there fi rst. In practice, this bans Mexico border knows few limits asylum claims at the US-Mexico America’s to gift - he reportedly even entertained way to build his wall border for all nationalities except extreme ideas such as building a for Mexicans, who do not have to BY LINDA S. HEARD moat over the border and fi lling it The Trump administration is using a wide range of cruel policies to stop travel through a “third country” to with alligators. reach the border. he idea that one individual can uni- This is why when it became ap- people in need from seeking safety in the US. By Tamaryn Nelson For example, an asylum seeker Tlaterally decide the fate of a popula- parent that his administration named Sergio*, whose family was tion 10,000km away on a whim and, was not going to succeed in erect- restricting the number of asylum targeted by gangs in Honduras, worse, surrender even an inch of a state’s ing a complete physical barrier on seekers who can be processed at told me that they fl ed to Guate- sovereign territory to a third entity is ille- the border, the president found a a US port of entry on any given mala after they were attacked by gal, immoral and downright dangerous. different way to “build the wall”: day. For example, the San Ysidro- men with machetes. But once in America’s puppeteer play in Syria has inhumane asylum policies. Tijuana port of entry processed Guatemala, the same men found echoes of Sykes and Picot who in 1916 The Trump administration has between 40 to 100 asylum seekers Sergio’s family. carved-up the Middle East in a back room advanced a wide range of cruel per day in 2018. This year, it has With their lives in imminent of Britain’s House of Commons into policies that have stymied the in- been processing just 25 per day. danger, how could Sergio’s family spheres of British and French interests, ternationally-recognised right to This practice has created a mas- be asked to apply for asylum “pro- mapping new borders that split apart eth- seek asylum. sive backlog of asylum seekers tection” in Guatemala? nic communities while betraying the Arab The bricks in Trump’s border who are then placed on a wait- These punitive policies stem armies promised independence in return wall take several forms: “meter- ing list. One of them is Natalia*, a from President Trump’s antipathy for driving out the Ottomans. ing”, which constricts the number woman we interviewed in Tijuana. toward migrants and inability to Bad enough that President Trump has of asylum seekers who can apply Natalia was a schoolteacher in realise his border wall fantasies. run roughshod over international law on any given day; the so-called Mi- Mexico who dreamed of one day While they may not have been with his generous donation of Occupied grant Protection Protocols, which running a daycare centre. Her able to build a complete wall on East Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan require asylum seekers to remain husband repeatedly physically the US’s southern border, the Heights to the occupying power, he has in Mexico while they wait for their and sexually assaulted her and Trump administration has made now awarded Turkey domination over a cases to be processed, and; the beat their young children. She it virtually impossible for most substantial area of northern Syria send- Safe Third Country Agreement, in dire need of help and protec- asylum policies are contributing tried relocating within Mexico to asylum seekers to request protec- ing hundreds of thousands fl eeing to the which requires migrants to apply tion.Earlier this year I led a team to the suffering of these already- escape his death threats, but he tion in the US. safety of Iraq while ordering out his coun- for asylum and get rejected in a of doctors on a fi eld investigation traumatised people. He could eventually found her and told her The human toll is clear: tens of try’s hitherto loyal allies the Syrian Dem- country they transit through be- to Tijuana, Mexico, where we in- not literally build a wall, so he he had sold her and her children thousands who have fl ed persecu- ocratic Forces (SDF). fore seeking asylum in the US. terviewed asylum seekers about decided to leave thousands of to organ traffi ckers. tion in their home countries are The White House has abandoned the Trump also boasts that he is the experiences that drove them asylum seekers from around the Natalia immediately fl ed to Ti- trapped along the US-Mexico bor- Kurds twice in rapid succession, fi rstly by “using Mexico to protect our bor- to fl ee their homes and seek pro- world stranded on the Mexican juana, where she tried to make der, vulnerable to further trauma withdrawing American troops which stood der,” as the administration wea- tection in the US. side of the border. His administra- an asylum claim. But she was told and exploitation. as a barrier to President Recep Tayyip Er- ponises the trade and economic Our investigation, published tion has created growing migrant to “get in line”. With no food or The right to seek asylum is a dogan’s long held ambitions and secondly, leverage it has over Mexico to ef- earlier this month, documents encampments - refugee camps money, Natalia waited for months human right, protected in both giving-in to the demands of the Turkish fectively outsource US immigra- medical evidence of the violence in the making. Some 60,000 asy- in Tijuana for her turn to request US and international law. The US leader hours after threatening to destroy tion enforcement to its southern these asylum seekers survived. lum seekers are currently stuck protection in the US. needs a government that safe- his nation’s economy with crippling sanc- neighbour and other countries in Their physical and psychological in Mexico, exposed to further vio- Trump then built his wall high- guards that right, not one that tions. Confused? So are we all. Central America.I have seen fi rst- scars corroborate their testimo- lence.One important component er with the third-country asylum constructs policy barriers when so Trump agreed a fi ve-day ceasefi re with hand the devastating impact of nies of persecution.I witnessed of Trump’s “wall” is expanding rule, which requires asylum seek- many lives are on the line. his Turkish counterpart to give SDF fi ght- these policies on people who are how the Trump administration’s the practice of metering, severely ers who travel through a “third COURTESY : AL-JAZEERA ers the opportunity to pull out following which Turkey would police an indetermi- nate length of Syrian border territory some 35 kilometres in. Lebanon’s protests are getting bigger and bigger. Here is why. Former US military heads have accused BY SAMI MOUBAYED him of capitulating to the would-be sultan to rule the country, made up of ite community, despite the fact who is trumpeting victory saying he was ate last week, Prime Min- independent judges, mandated that demonstrations were staged given all that he ever wanted.President Lister Sa’ad Al Hariri gave to supervise early parliamentary within their own constituencies, Vladimir Putin has called for all foreign his partners in government elections. marking a precedent. Hezbol- armies to leave Syria in the past but he 72-hours to come up with solu- Second is a demand to lift lah currently controls 13 seats in now fi nds himself caught between Turkey tions to the crippling economic banking secrecy on all accounts parliament, while Amal has 16. and Syria, two of his closest allies. Hope- problems that brought people to belonging to Lebanese officials, Lebanon fully, his stance will be clarifi ed when he the streets throughout Lebanon. and to freeze those that exceed Combined with those of their meets with Erdogan in the Black City re- That deadline ends on Monday. $100 million, while creating a allies in the Free Patriotic Move- sort of Sochi. The government is expected to committee to judge whether ment (FPM) of President Michel The US President says SDF leaders are roll out a basket of reforms that that money was accumulated Aoun (29 seats), they currently happy about the arrangement which begs includes cutting the salaries of through legal or illegal means. enjoy a solid bloc of 58-seats. belief. “We will not accept the occupation current and former ministers by The demonstrators also called That majority is in danger, of northern Syria,” protested Kurdish po- 50 per cent, a complete overhaul on the state to stop paying inter- however, since the FPM is likely litical leader Saleh Muslim. Syrian Presi- of the electricity sector, privati- est on public debt and to force to suffer a major defeat in any dent Bashar Al Assad has pledged to repel sation of telecommunications, all banks to allocate 75 per cent future elections, due to Aoun’s Turkey’s invasion “using all legitimate and no new taxes.Expecting a of their revenue to the state trea- haunting silence over what’s means at our disposal”. turn for the worse, four minis- sury, for a period of three years, happening and the audacity of President Vladimir Putin has called for ters have already resigned from in order to cover the state defi- his son-in-law and self-appoint- all foreign armies to leave Syria in the past Hariri’s 30-man cabinet, all be- cit. All salaries and pensions for ed successor, Gibran Bassil, Leb- but he now fi nds himself caught between longing to the Lebanese Forces current and former presidents, employed, lower internet fees, The degree of support that anon’s foreign minister. Turkey and Syria, two of his closest allies. (LF) of Samir Geagea. prime ministers, ministers, and and a tax of “no less than 20 per Hariri will receive, both region- Much of the public anger was Hopefully, his stance will be clarifi ed when Hezbollah, however, has put parliamentarians ought to be cent” on all bank accounts that ally and internationally, deter- levied against Bassil personally, he meets with Erdogan in the Black City its full weight behind Hariri, and suspended immediately. exceed $1 million. mines how long he can stay in who is accused of a variety of resort of Sochi. so has the Free Patriotic Move- The demands also include sus- Street protests power. He can always call for crimes, ranging from corruption Trump said he allowed the two sides to ment and Amal, saying they sup- pension of all arrest warrants for The ruling establishment early parliamentary elections, and nepotism to misuse of pub- ‘duke it out’ as though they were kids in a port serious reforms. antigovernment demonstrators would certainly refuse these although it was only last year lic office and autocracy within playground. He gave no consideration to Meanwhile, and in anticipa- and accountability for riot police demands, while the demonstra- that the Lebanese went to polls, his own party, which he inher- the fact that hundreds of lives have been tion of what they are going to and soldiers who beat them on tors will reject Hariri’s reforms, voting for the very same leaders ited from his father-in-law three lost. “It’s not our problem,” he said while hear, the protesters have come the streets. saying that they are too little, that they now want to topple. years ago. touting his priority of bringing America’s up with their own list of de- They called for the creation too late. For lack of better alternatives, Bassil will never accept early boys home, except they are not going mands. Some are do-able, while of a “national body” to do away That effectively means contin- his Future Movement is deeply elections, because it will likely home; they are being relocated to Iraq. others are practically impos- with “political sectarianism,” uation of the street protests for entrenched within Sunni strong- spell out the end of his short- He has refrained from condemning Tur- sible, not only for Hariri but for which effectively means abolish- the foreseeable future, raising holds of Lebanon and will likely lived career. He might not have key’s use of ‘former’ Daesh, Nusra and Al any other politician who might ing the National Pact of 1943, a the risks of a violent confronta- maintain the 20 seats that it cur- the street behind him, but he Qaida terrorists turned paid mercenaries succeed him as premier, should gentlemen’s agreement that has tion between. Some party chiefs, rently controls in Parliament, happens to have the ear of the to do its dirty work and made no mention he be forced out of office. governed Lebanese politics ever former warlords turned politi- perhaps losing one or two seats ageing president, and the com- of the Syrian children whose bodies are The ruling establishment since, dividing the three top po- cians, are expected to send their here and there. mand of 11 ministers in the pres- burnt from chemical weapons, believed would certainly refuse these sitions of state between Maroni- henchmen to the streets in order Lebanese Sunnis will continue ent cabinet, along with 29 MPs, to be white phosphorus — an allegation demands, while the demonstra- tes, Sunnis, and Shiites. vandalise and raise havoc, giving to vote for him and his team, giving him tremendous leverage that is currently being investigated by UN tors will reject Hariri’s reforms, In terms of services, they de- the demonstrators a bad name fearing Iranian hegemony over to obstruct any road map for chemical weapons inspectors. saying that they are too little, manded regular electricity and and the state, and a pretext to their country, via Hezbollah and change, no matter how cosmetic To their great credit, members of US too late.First on their list is to water “within six months,” cre- disperse them by force. Amal.The two Shiite parties also it may be. Special Forces who view SDF fi ghters as create a “transitional council” ation of a state fund for the un- Early elections have little to lose within the Shi- COURTESY : GULF NEWS comrades in arms have expressed their sorrow and a photograph released by the White House showing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pointing her fi nger at the Syria pullout: Is it the straw that broke camel’s back? President shouting “all roads lead to Pu- BY JAMES J. ZOGBY tin” also revealed three members of the of the cartoon, Nixon is on the advocated. They didn’t even break religious right and the way that policies: his multiple marriages, administration seated next to him with have never forgotten a politi- phone using the obscene and vul- with him when law enforcement their contemporary counterparts the too numerous to count alle- heads seemingly bowed in shame. Ical cartoon that appeared in gar language that appeared in the arrested some of his operatives have embraced President Donald gations of sexual misconduct, his The ceasefi re is not holding. The SDF the midst of the Watergate im- White House tapes he had been breaking into his Democratic ri- Trump. They say they support public use of obscene and vul- blames Turkey. One is left to wonder peachment investigation. It cari- forced to surrender to a Senate in- val’s campaign headquarters, then him because he promised and gar language, and his policies of whether the battle-hardened extremists catured the strange relationship vestigative committee. In this box, lied about it to Congress and did delivered on much of their con- family-separation and denial of that Erdogan has unleashed take their or- evangelical Christians had with on hearing Nixon’s foul language, everything he could to obstruct servative social agenda. entry to refugees and asylum seek- ders from Ankara. Moreover, no ‘pause’ then president Richard Nixon, and the preacher, in the foreground, the investigation. He appointed federal judges ers. Despite all of this and more, can be maintained without the agreement speaks to me today of way the cur- looks shocked and says “Tsk, tsk, a But when the White House whom they believe will oppose the religious right has stood by of all concerned parties, in this case Kurd- rent group of right-wing preachers moral lapse!”What’s interesting is was forced to release Nixon’s se- abortion and gay marriage. He Trump, sometimes using over- ish leaders, the Al Assad government and, are dealing with President Donald that the president’s Republican al- cretly recorded phone conversa- has pledged to eliminate penal- the-top language to describe most crucially, its backer Moscow. The Trump.The cartoon was made up lies in the Senate have also broken tions and they revealed the presi- ties for tax-exempt churches that him. One has referred to Trump Trump administration forfeited its lever- of a series of eight separate boxes. with the Administration on his de- dent’s penchant for “colourful engage in electoral political activ- as “heaven-sent,” while another age by pulling out its troops. Shown in the background of each cision to abandon the Kurds.What language” — that was, as we say, ity. He has warned about the dan- called him a “gift from God.”This Thanks to Trump’s support, the Turk- box was Richard Nixon speak- I loved about this cartoon was that “the straw that broke the cam- gers of allowing too many Muslim past week we witnessed the fi rst ish President is riding a wave of popularity ing on the phone. Pictured in the it so perfectly captured the moral el’s back.”While the matter in refugees to enter America. He has crack in this support for “their at home just as it was waning and he will foreground of each box was the bankruptcy that characterised the question was Nixon’s language, been seen as a staunch defender of president:” Trump’s decision to have plenty of time to whisper in the US face of a prominent evangelical religious right’s relationship with it opened the door to a deeper Israel, going so far as to move the order US troops in Syria to stand President’s ear during his a planned visit Christian preacher. In the fi rst Nixon. He could invade and bomb rupture that allowed right-wing US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem down and allow for a Turkish inva- to the White House on November 13. seven boxes, Nixon is shown or- other countries, use napalm on Christians to join the growing — a step which some evangelicals sion of Northeastern Syria. While The Leader of the Free World evidently dering the bombing of Cambodia, civilian villages, gut federal pro- chorus of Americans — Demo- view as necessary to bring on the the Turks say their goal is to cre- believes he has the whole world in his the invasion of Laos, surveillance grammes for those in need, deny crats and Republicans, alike — awaited “fi nal days.” And he has ate a “safe corridor” that will allow hands. And if the international commu- of political opponents, criticising equal rights to an entire group of who recognised that Nixon had promoted today’s version of the them to forcibly resettle Syrian nity permits his tweeted foreign policy welfare benefi ts for the poor, etc. Americans and still be embraced abused the offi ce of the presi- idolatry of hyper-Americanism. refugees who have entered Tur- pronouncements to go unchallenged, any In the fi rst seven, the preacher in by right-wing preachers because dency and who now were call- Because of this, they have either key, they are also targeting the US- nation’s land, with the exception of nucle- the foreground is shown saying he supported their narrow social ing for his impeachment.There ignored or forgiven Trump’s oth- allied Kurdish militias — whom ar-armed states or Nato member coun- “Praise the Lord, truly this is a man agenda and espoused the idolatry are interesting parallels to the erwise decidedly less than exem- Turkey refers to as “terrorists.” tries, could be up for grabs. of God.”In the eighth and fi nal box of hyper-Americanism they also relationship Nixon had with the plary behaviour and un-Christian COURTESY : AL-JAZEERA COURTESY : GULF NEWS

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WORLD SNIPPETS Japan to celebrate Naruhito’s enthronement on Tuesday Tokyo, Oct 21 (IANS) Japan monarchies –- will take place The foreign guests will will celebrate the ascension to in the majestic premises of watch the ceremony that will Iran warns to further reduce the Chrysanthemum Throne the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, to last for around half an hour of Emperor Naruhito in the opened for visitors on rare oc- on screens installed outside nuclear commitments presence of dignitaries from casions like these. the “Matsu no ma” room. The across the world at a historic The emperor will ascend the small-sized room can only Tehran, Oct 21 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday event on Tuesday. throne figuratively as well as host members of the royal announced that the country was ready to further reduce its Naruhito will participate in literally. family and representatives of commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, unless its inter- a series of solemn activities to A special royal seat called the Japanese nobility. ests were secured by the signatories. assume the leadership of the “Takamikura” has been built European royals such as Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said that “we hope world’s oldest reigning mon- for the occasion with a 6.5-me- King Philip VI of Spain and parties to the nuclear deal take special measures (to protect archy, months after he suc- tre (21 feet) tall canopy. British Crown Prince Charles Iran’s interests) pertaining to the deal, otherwise, we are ceeded his father Akihito on He will proclaim his ascen- will attend the ceremony, ready to take the fourth step”, reports Xinhua news agency. May 1, Efe news reported. sion before receiving felicita- apart from representatives “Homeiden” – and a welcome Vice Grand Master of Ceremo- As a reaction to the US withdrawal from the Joint Compre- Around 2,000 guests, includ- tions and the traditional greet- from the Americas, Africa, cocktail will allow the guests to nies Jiro Okuyama. The num- hensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018 and its subsequent ing 70 heads of states and gov- ing of “banzai” (long live the Asia, and Oceania. interact with the new emperor ber of guests has been reduced sanctions on Iran and Europe’s sluggishness to save Tehran’s ernments, are set to attend the emperor). The deployment of the Im- and the empress in the back- to around half of the nearly interests under the deal, the Islamic Republic started reduc- event. Naruhito will don a ceremo- perial Guard in the Palace pa- drop of traditional music and 4,000 at the coronation of Aki- ing its nuclear commitments from May this year. This is part of a series of cel- nial costume decorated with tio would be canceled in case dance performances. hito in 1990, Mikami said. The agreement places significant limitations on Iran’s nu- ebrations that include Shinto- traditional ornaments. of predicted rains, in-charge The menu includes modern The original programme clear programme to prevent the country from making atomic ist rituals behind closed doors He will be accompanied of the ceremony Akiteru Mika- western-style dishes made for Tuesday also included a bombs. Last month, Iran had activated advanced centrifuges and other minor proceedings. by his wife, Masako, who will mi told reporters on Monday. with Japanese ingredients, royal parade in which Na- to boost its reserves of enriched uranium. The “Sokuirei Seiden no gi” wear a 12-layer kimono and A gala dinner has been or- including seafood, asparagus ruhito and Masko were to As a third step in Iran’s reduction of commitments under celebration –- the equivalent climb on to another lower ganized in the biggest hall wrapped in beef, rice, soup, ride a convertible through the deal, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) acti- of the coronation in western throne next to the emperor. of the Imperial Palace – the fruits, and desserts, said the the streets of Tokyo. vated 20 IR-4 and 20 IR-6 centrifuges. A total of 20 such centrifuges are now operational. Iran has also started to enrich uranium at 4.5 per cent, more than the 3.67 per cent stipulated by the deal and began to exceed its per- Russian hackers piggybacked UK govt to make 2nd attempt to mitted reserves of enriched uranium, which were set at 300 kg. on Iranian groups to attack pass Johnson’s deal UK stewardess suspended over London, Oct 21 (IANS) In a bizarre investigation revealed that this was London, Oct 21 (IANS) Tabled by Conserva- ment the Brexit deal - the case of cyberattacks, Russian hackers not the case. The UK government on tive MP Oliver Letwin, the Withdrawal Agreement Bill first targeted Iran-based groups and Victims saw documents extracted Monday will make a second amendment was intended - during Monday’s Com- boyfriend’s altercation with pilot acquired their tools and infrastruc- from various sectors, including gov- attempt to hold a meaning- to ensure that Johnson mons session. ture to conduct attacks on dozens of ernments. ful vote, presenting MPs would comply with the Johnson’s Brexit deal London, Oct 21 (IANS) A British Airways (BA) stewardess countries, security officials in the UK Majority of the victims were based with a straight choice to ap- terms of the Benn Act, ditches the backstop - the has been suspended over allegations that her boyfriend got and US revealed on Monday. in the Middle East, the investigation prove or oppose Prime Min- passed by MPs last month “insurance policy” designed “hammered” and had a fight with the pilot at a Singapore ho- Advisories published by the UK’s found. ister Boris Johnson’s Brexit which requires the Prime to prevent a return to physi- tel, it was reported. National Cyber Security Centre The Russian group, known as deal in principle. Minister to seek a Brexit ex- cal checks on the Irish bor- The incident took place while Natalie Flindall was staying (NCSC) and US National Security “Turla”, used implants derived from Whether Parliament tension. der, the BBC reported. with the crew at a hotel before their connecting flight to Lon- Agency (NSA) have shown that the the suspected Iran-based hacking Speaker, John Bercow, will “Letwin’s delay amend- Instead it will, in effect, don the next day, The Daily Mail said in a report on Sunday. group targeted victims and adopted groups’ previous campaigns, “Neu- allow the vote was not yet ment turned Saturday into draw a new customs bor- She had been flying from Sydney to Singapore and the techniques used by suspected Iran- ron’ and “Nautilus”. clear. There were chances a meaningless vote and de- der in the Irish Sea, because “crew got plastered”, according to an airline insider. based hacking groups. In order to acquire these tools and that he could rule it out on nied MPs and the public the goods which could then They had allegedly “used drinks smuggled off the BA in- The attacks against more than 35 access the infrastructure, Turla also the grounds that it amount- chance to end the uncer- travel onwards to Ireland flight trolley”. Flindall’s boyfriend had been invited and countries would appear to the vic- compromised the Iran-based hack- ed to debating the same tainty,” the Downing Street will have to pay a duty tax. “meant to take a back seat” and “enjoy the ride”, they told the tims to be Iranian in origin, but the ing groups themselves. matter twice, the BBC re- said in a statement. The whole of the UK Sun newspaper. But during the stop-over at Singapore, he got ported. “Parliament needs a will leave the EU customs drunk and hit out at the pilot after an initial alcohol-fuelled The development comes straight up-and-down vote union, meaning it could scuffle. Flindall is facing the consequences for bringing her Lam apologises after water after MPs in a historic Satur- on the deal - do MPs want to strike trade deals with other partner on to the flight and there is speculation about why day session in the House of respect the referendum like countries in the future. the pilot has escaped any. The stewardess, who is from Read- Commons voted 322 to 306 they claim to... or do they The EU is now consider- ing, has served as BA Cabin Crew for three years. cannon sprays mosque in favour of an amendment want to frustrate and cancel ing how to respond to the Hong Kong, Oct 21 (IANS) Hong take has been done and we are sorry withholding the approval of Brexit altogether?” UK’s request for a delay, but Kong chief Carrie Lam and the po- for that’. Johnson’s deal until all the The government also has said Saturday’s devel- 8 dead in Chile mass riots over lice force on Monday apologised to “And we accept (that), because necessary legislation was plans to introduce a legis- opments did not mean that the local Muslim community after what’s done is done... and they will completed. lation required to imple- the deal had been rejected. a water cannon sprayed the en- not repeat it.” metro price hike trance of the city’s biggest mosque The fund’s chairman, Zoheir while dealing with anti-government Tyebkhan, said: “They sincerely Iran urges Turkey to respect Santiago, Oct 21 (IANS) Eight people have been killed so far protesters. Lam and police chief apologised, and said it was not in- in the mass riots across Chile over the government move to Stephen Lo visited the Kowloon tentional.” increase the local metro fares. Mosque a day after protesters took He added that the group would Syria’s integrity The toll increased on Sunday after firefighters confirmed over roads and vandalised prop- urge calm among the local Islamic Tehran, Oct 21 (IANS) “To solve the problem, operate with Ankara in that five people died in a clothing store fire in the capital erty across Kowloon as the unrest, community. Iran on Monday urged earlier agreements be- taking measures to as- city’s Renca commune, reports Efe news. sparked by opposition to a since- On Sunday, thousands of protest- Turkey to respect Syria’s tween Syria and Turkey sure that the PKK would The store caught fire after being looted during rioting, withdrawn extradition bill, entered ers participated in an unauthorized territorial integrity and could be a solution,” he no longer be welcomed which broke out Friday over social inequality and scarcities its 20th straight weekend, reports march in Hong Kong to denounce national sovereignty. said, adding that “Tur- in Syria, according to but was sparked by complaints about the government in- the South China Morning Post. the recent anti-mask law, during “Iran acknowledges key and Syria should the Adana agreement. creasing the local metro fares. The police came under fire after which roads were blocked, fires lit Turkey’s security con- adhere to Adana deal in Following recent Earlier Sunday, violence continued in the capital and else- the water cannon truck stopped and and Molotov cocktails were hurled cerns which should this regard.” withdrawal of the Unit- where with heavy clashes between protesters and security sprayed a solution laced with blue at a police station. be addressed through Based on Adana agree- ed States from northern forces, looting, fires and pillaging. dye over the mosque’s entrance and Apart from echoing the main de- peaceful means,” Xin- ment, Syria committed Syria, Turkish soldiers Authorities Saturday afternoon had confirmed the death of front steps. mands of the protest movement, hua quoted Iran’s For- to reject the Kurdistan launched an assault on three people after finding a body in a supermarket that was Lam and Lo met members of the which has been continuing since eign Ministry spokes- Workers’ Party (PKK), Kurdish fighters earlier torched earlier in the day in Santiago - the latest fatality after Islamic Trust, a local community June, the front also called on the man Abbas Mousavi as which is considered as this month in northern two others died under similar circumstances. group, at the mosque. When she government to abolish the anti- saying to reporters. terror group by Tur- Syria. “We are at war with a powerful and relentless enemy that left after a 25-minute meeting, on- mask law it brought it earlier this In the meantime, key and the European On Thursday, Tur- respects nothing and no one, and is willing to use violence lookers chanted “Five demands and month. The law stipulates a penalty “Turkey must respect Union and the United key agreed to a five-day without any limit even if it means the loss of human lives, for not one less” and “Shame on Carrie of jail for up to one year and a fine Syria’s sovereignty and States, and to prohibit ceasefire in northeast the sole purpose of producing as much damage as possible,” Lam”. Said Uddin, secretary of the up to HK$25,000 ($3,200) for wear- territorial integrity in its its operation against Syria to allow for with- Chilean President Sebastian Pinera told the media on Sunday trust, said: “The chief executive and ing any face covering at a public conflicts with the Syrian Turkey from Syrian soil. drawal of Kurdish forc- The Chilean lower house of congress approved a bill elimi- police commissioner said, ‘a mis- gathering. Kurds,” said Mousavi. Damascus would co- es. nating the metro fair price hike on Sunday evening. The bill passed in a 103-1 vote, with one abstention, and will now be forwarded to the Senate for ratification Monday. China makes veiled attack on US William and I are on Beijing, Oct 21 (IANS) China’s The Minister, who did not men- racy and their malicious inten- different paths: Prince Harry Trump humiliated by female Defence Minister Wei Fenghe on tion Washington directly in his tion to undermine Hong Kong’s London, Oct 21 (IANS) The UK’s Prince Harry has Monday made a veiled attack on speech, has accused US politi- prosperity and stability to contain admitted that he and Prince William were on “dif- the US for its alleged interference cians on previous occasions of China’s development”. ferent paths”, in the first public acceptance of a rift astronauts in the internal affairs of other supporting the protests in Hong Wei stressed in his speech that between the two brothers, a media report said on countries. Kong. all countries, “big or small, strong Monday. Washington, Oct 21 (IANS) US President Donald Trump In his keynote address at the Wei’s remarks come after the or weak, rich or poor, are equal In the comments made in ITV an documentary was humiliated for a mistake while he contacted NASA as- opening ceremony of the ninth US’ lower house approved the members of the international which was broadcast on Sunday night, the Duke of tronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch at the International Beijing Xiangshan Forum, Wei Hong Kong Human Rights and community and have the right to Sussex acknowledged that there had been deepen- Space Station (ISS) to congratulate them for being the “first vowed that China would never Democracy Act, which could pave choose their own development ing tensions between himself and William, following ever female spacewalkers”, a media report said. succumb to external pressure, re- the way for sanctions on those path”. months of speculation about the state of the broth- A delay in connection between Trump and the space sta- ports Efe news. who undermine the rights of the The legislation still needs to ers’ relationship, The Daily Mail said in its report. tion made for a short period of silence, before Meir made it “Intervening in regional affairs, inhabitants of the special admin- be approved by the US Senate to The hour-long documentary, “Harry & Meghan: clear that she and Koch were not the first female spacewalker, meddling in other countries’ in- istrative region. become law and would require An African Journey”, followed the royal couple dur- The Daily Express said in the report on Monday. ternal affairs, inciting a ‘colour Beijing has warned that it will Washington to assess whether ing their official tour of Africa last month. In 1984, Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya became the first revolution’ and even subverting take “strong countermeasures” in the events in Hong Kong warrant Palace aides have repeatedly denied reports of a woman to complete a spacewalk. In the 35 years since, a total the legitimate political power of response to the passing of the bill. a change in the special trade and rift between the Sussexes and the Cambridges, who of 15 women have spacewalked. Koch, an electrical engineer, other countries are the real source China has said the proposed business privileges it currently had once been championed as the royal family’s and Meir, who has a doctorate in marine biology, stepped of regional chaos and wars,” Wei US legislation “fully exposes the enjoys and would punish those “Fab Four”. outside in their NASA space suits on Friday night. said in statements reported by shocking hypocrisy of some in the who harmed the semi-autonomy But asked how much of the speculation was true, state-run Global Times. US on human rights and democ- of the financial hub. Harry pointedly refused to deny a falling out. Indian Horizon Tuesday - October 22, 2019 Business 9 Higher seat quota for Gulf carriers on cards even as old deals under scanner

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) After Arabia as carrier from Ras Al Al Khaimah) at the same time,” posed the government move but Arabia which is designated air- bilateral seat quota but could agreeing to expand flying rights Khaimah, one of the Emirates, the then Civil Aviation Minister its suggestion was rejected. line of Sharjah can not utilise not convince India and the issue with Saudi Arabia, the Civil Avia- and use the bilateral seat entitle- Jayant Sinha had said in Parlia- With disinvestment process of the entitlements of UAE (Ras Al remained on hold. tion Ministry would hold talks ments. RAK Airways, the official ment. Air India progressing fast, an in- Khaimah) at the same time,” the As per the National Civil Avia- with the United Arab Emirates airline of Ras Al Khaimah, shut In what suggests the govern- dustry insider said that the deal then Civil Aviation Minister Jay- tion Policy (NCAP), India goes (UAE) on Wednesday to consid- down in 2014 and Air Arabia is ment has now decided to remove will help Air India’s rivals and ant Sinha had said in Parliament. for ‘Open Sky’ with foreign er their demand to raise bilateral eyeing the unutilised quota. The virtual freeze on negotiations for hence it would impact the valua- As the routes between India and countries in case they are locat- seat quota for designated carri- designated airlines from India more seat quota with the Gulf tion of the national carrier as and Gulf & Middle East countries ed beyond 5,000 km from Delhi. ers of the two sides. and Ras Al Khaimah are entitled and Middle East countries, India when it goes under the hammer. are considered lucrative, the in- For countries within 5,000 kms, The higher seat quota will al- to operate 1,428 seats per week. last week agreed to enhance bi- The decision to raise seat quota crease in bilateral seat quota has it has decided to agree for raising low the airlines from the two The Ministry is, however, un- lateral quota with Saudi Arabia with Saudi Arabia has not been always been under spotlight. the entitlements only after des- sides to operate more flights. likely to agree to this given that by about 10,000 weekly seats. made public so far and is likely In the previous UPA-II govern- ignated Indian carriers have uti- With alleged role of middle- in response to a Parliament Sources said that the move to be announced during Prime ment, India had in 2013 agreed lized 80 per cent of the seat quo- man in negotiations for higher question it had earlier said that would help Saudi Arabia di- Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to enhance bilateral entitle- ta. Taking advantage of cheaper seat quota with the Gulf coun- the proposal is beyond the scope versify its economy and boost to the oil-rich country.he Minis- ments to Abu Dhabi by nearly fuel, UAE carriers Emirates, Eti- tries during the UPA-II govern- of existing bilateral air service tourism sector. Given that Saudi try is, however, unlikely to agree four times from 13,330 seats to had and Fly Dubai have grown ment, the new government had agreement (ASA). Arabia now wants to reduce its to this given that in response to 50,000 seats per week from each in size and scale over the years. almost put on hold the demand Article 3 of the ASA between dependence on oil and focus a Parliament question it had ear- side. With the allegations that Higher seat entitlements allow for further raising the seat en- India and UAE gives rights to on tourism as a major growth lier said that the proposal is be- the move was aimed at helping them to take passengers from titlements. both the parties to designate air- driver, the higher seat quota will yond the scope of existing bilat- Jet Airways-Etihad deal, it came India to their hubs and then feed Official sources indicated that lines. help its airline get passenger eral air service agreement (ASA). under scrutiny. The matter re- their long-haul flights to North the Indian side may not immedi- “...the entitlement of each feed from India. Article 3 of the ASA between mains sub-judice in the court. America and Europe. Indian car- ately agree for raising quota with Emirate is specifically meant The designated airlines of In- India and UAE gives rights to BJP MP Subramanian Swamy riers have largely struggled given the UAE that would benefit for- for designated airlines of that dia and Saudi Arabia are cur- both the parties to designate air- had challenged that the decision their poor financial health and eign carriers like Emirates and Emirate only and therefore Air rently entitled to operate 28,000 lines. “...the entitlement of each claiming that it will help Etihad have failed to match the seat FlyDubai. Arabia which is designated air- seats weekly from each side. Emirate is specifically meant and Indian carriers stood to lose. utilisation of the UAE biggies. Among key demands, the UAE line of Sharjah can not utilise It has been reliably learnt that for designated airlines of that Dubai has also been lobbying (Nirbhay Kumar can be con- may press for designating Air the entitlements of UAE (Ras sale-bound national carrier op- Emirate only and therefore Air for quite some time to raise the tacted at [email protected] Conventional markets hit by Jio’s new ‘all-in-one’ e-commerce companies plans include free IUC

Agra, Oct 21 (IANS) E-com- Electronics and mobile deal- Navratri to the 14th of December, reason for such a dismal scenario minutes merce companies are buying and ers say they have been the worst the first phase of the festive sea- is “due to highly surging sales in New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Reliance minutes which would have come at selling goods on the Internet and affected. The business organisa- son, gives traders an opportunity e-commerce market which is of- Jio on Monday announced new “all- nearly Rs 80 separately,” Reliance Jio are expanding their footprints tions have shot out memoran- to grab maximum sales. Thirty fering huge discounts on various in-one” plans which are marginally said in a statement. everyday. This has impacted the dums and petitions to the Centre percent of the total value of busi- products and even indulging in cheaper than its existing prepaid Similarly, the two-month plan business of local markets in a urging it to come to their rescue ness in a year happens during predatory pricing and adopting plans and also include Interconnect will now cost Rs 333 against the big way. Even during the festival by restricting trade activities of this festive season but this year all kinds of unfair business prac- usage charges for 1,000 minutes of earlier cost of Rs 396 with addi- season, most of the local markets e-commerce companies. traders are desperate and dis- tices which have greatly attracted outgoing calls. tional 1,000 minutes outgoing calls here continue to look deserted, The construction workers, appointed with the sales. With customers to online markets. While the one-month pack would which would cost Rs 80 separately said the traders association on electricians and painters are barely one week left for Diwali, Recently, in the festival sale cost a user Rs 222, the two-month with IUC charges. As in the other Monday. without work. The interior decor commercial markets are facing put up by Amazon and Flipkart, plan comes at Rs 333 and the three new plans, the monthly plan also Business chambers and various shops have few customers, as a a demand slump. They have lost both companies have sold goods month plan would set you back by includes IUC charges worth Rs 80. market associations have been large number of real estate proj- hopes of recovering from accu- worth around Rs 19,000 crore in Rs 444. But the cost of the monthly plan protesting against the expansion ects are in a limbo. The jewellery mulated losses. just four days, which makes it “When compared to Jio’s existing has gone up to Rs 222 from Rs 198. of online business platforms and shops and automobiles dealers According to the Confedera- clear that a large part of the busi- 2GB/per day plan, the three-month “The new plans are the cheapest in e-commerce companies for sev- report a cold response from cli- tion of All India Traders (CAIT), ness of brick and mortar shops 2GB per day pack will now cost only the market. They are 20-50 per cent eral days, and have accused them ents on the eve of festivals. the apex organisation of trad- had already been shifted to the Rs 444 instead of Rs 448 with addi- cheaper than existing competition of unfair practices. Every year from the first day of ers across the country, the main online portals. tional 1,000 minutes of offnet IUC plans,” Reliance Jio said. Small-town India helps Start-ups to get access to GeM portal Snapdeal log 87mn visits in September for selling products Gurugram, Oct 21 (IANS) Club Factory from China is New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had inclusivity in the system. ing startups by creating better and Snapdeal registered 87 mil- a distant fourth in the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Informa- said start-up products would also be The minister launched BHIM 2.0 more connected ecosystem of incu- lion visits on its platform in the market, with 29 million visits. tion and Technnology (Meity) will available on the GeM. He has asked which is integrated with new fea- bation centers, mentors, accelerators month of September as festive The list is followed by Shop- scale up the availability of products the IT Secretary to shape up the entire tures such as ‘Donation’ gateway, and venture capitalists. season began, clearly making Clues at 8.27 million visit, Tata and services of start-ups on GeM or process at the earliest. offers from merchants and option of Start-up India initiative was it the third largest e-commerce Cliq at 7.65 million visits and Government eMarketplace platform Recently the GeM platform data accessing more languages over and launched in 2016. As per govern- player in the country after Paytm Mall at 5.62 million vis- where ministries, PSUs and depart- showed 49.15% of the order value has above the existing 13 languages. ment data till June this year, since its Amazon and Walmart-owned its. ments can be prospective buyers. come from MSEs for public procure- Prasad also launched the Meity inception, 19,351 startups across the Flipkart. According to latest With 848 million visits in the “The GeM is an online marketplace ment. Startup Hub -- a platform to pro- country have been recognised by the data from website traffic sta- last 12 months, Snapdeal is for departments and PSUs to pur- As per the government policy to mote technology startups, at the first Department for Promotion of Indus- tistics and market intelligence more than four times the size chase. We have already started the weed out corruption in purchases, Meity Startup Summit in Delhi. Also try and Internal Trade (DPIIT) as on company SimilarWeb, over the of Club Factory, which had process to put in products of start- Public procurement on GeM portal released was the Indian Software June 24, 2019. last two years, the traffic to 205 million visits in the last 12 ups in a small way. But it needs to be is mandatory for bringing transpar- Product Registry -- a step towards The government has established Snapdeal’s web and mobile months, informed the com- scaled up. We will do it in the next few ency. It provides a solution which developing software product indus- Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) with sites has more than tripled -- pany. months. It is going to be very ben- leaves both buyer and seller in a try in India. Meity Startup Hub also corpus of Rs 10,000 crore for start- from 27 million monthly visits Today, more than 90 per cent eficial for the start-ups”, Ajay Prakash win-win situation. It is a bridge con- exchanged MoUs with various organ- ups. DPIIT is the monitoring agency in October 2017 to more than of Snapdeal’s users come from Sawhney, IT Secretary, told IANS on necting supply and demand between isations such as InnovateUK, NASS- and Small Industries Development 87 million visits in September the small towns and cities. Monday. government departments and sellers. COM, IIT Kanpur Alumni Association Bank of India (SIDBI) is the operating 2019. In the on-going Diwali sales, In the Meity Start-up Summit 2019, GeM’s aims to bring transparency & and IBM to collaborate for develop- agency for FFS. In the last one year alone, Snapdeal’s order volumes grew Snapdeal’s traffic has grown 61 52 per cent over last Diwali and per cent on its web and mobile volumes doubled in more than sites. “The growing volumes on 120 cities across the country, Vodafone Idea partners Red Hat to Snapdeal are built on a sound according to the company. and granular understanding Snapdeal’s consolidated rev- of the importance of value in enues grew by 73 per cent (from Bharat-focused e-commerce. Rs 535.9 crore in FY18 to Rs transform data centres Our ability to build scale along 925.3 crore in FY19). The com- Bengaluru, Oct 21 (IANS) Open and third party applications across development cycles has enabled us insights to its enterprise users, and with favourable unit econom- pany also reduced its loss by 71 source solutions provider Red Hat its distributed Cloud locations. to design efficient pods for widely help them potentially create a com- ics gives Snapdeal an immense per cent (from Rs 611 crore in on Monday announced a partnership VIL said it now plans to extend distributed deployments running petitive advantage. competitive advantage,” Kunal FY18 to Rs 186 crore in FY19). In with telecom major Vodafone Idea this Universal Cloud as a platform to throughput intensive workloads,” In collaboration with Red Hat, VIL Bahl, CEO and Co-founder, the last two years, Snapdeal has Limited (VIL) to transform its distrib- third-party workloads.” Vora said. Red Hat said its OpenStack plans to set up a DevOps team, to Snapdeal, told IANS on Mon- added over 60,000 new seller uted network data centres to open “Our collaboration with Red Hat Platform is enabling VIL to design ef- drive more consistent innovation day. According to the Septem- partners, who, inturn, added standards, open interfaces based has helped us deploy Universal ficient pods, which can be geographi- and to help co-create new solutions ber data from SimilarWeb, over 50 million new listings. “Universal Cloud”. Cloud based on open standards and cally distributed and taken closer to and extend the platform to start-ups Amazon India continues to lead Snapdeal now has more than VIL will be rapidly transforming its systems,” Vishant Vora, Chief Tech- the end-users, helping to reduce la- and developers. In addition, VIL will in the visits metric with 344 mil- 500,000 registered seller-part- over 100 data centres across a “Uni- nology Officer, Vodafone Idea Lim- tency and enable an optimal user ex- deploy Red Hat Ansible Automation lion visits with Flipkart-Myntra ners, who have more than 200 versal Cloud,” where a shared soft- ited, said in a statement. perience. With Red Hat’s open Appli- Platform to automate workflows, and combined at second place with million listings on the market- ware platform is capable of running “Effective working with various cation programming interface (APIs), extend self-provisioning to VIL enter- 314 million visits in September. place. multiple workloads -- network, IT ecosystem stakeholders and rapid VIL will be able to deliver actionable prise customers. Indian Horizon Tuesday - October 22, 2019 Business 10

Gold bonds open at Rs Social media regulations to be ready 3,835/gram on festive period demand hope by Jan 2020: Centre to SC New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The The told the court that on July New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Centre on Monday informed the 26, 2018, while replying to a Call- series VI of Sovereign Gold Bond Supreme Court that the entire ing Attention Motion on “Mis- Scheme 2019-20 opened for sub- process of finalising the laws on use of social media platform and scription on Monday, ahead of regulating social media will be propagation of fake news” the IT Dhanteras and Diwali, with the RBI completed by January 2020, while Minister made a statement in the fixing the price at Rs 3,835 per gram seeking three months more time Rajya Sabha that the government of gold. for notifying the final revised rules will initiate a number of measures, It will close on October 25, 2019. in accordance with law. including amendment in the ex- The maximum limit of subscription holding period. The government told the top isting Intermediaries Guidelines is 4 kg for individual and Hindu un- The sovereign gold bond scheme court that after collating and an- Rules 2011, to make intermediar- divided family (HUF) and 20 kg for was launched in November 2015 alysing all the details that have ies more liable towards the con- trusts and similar entities. with an objective of reducing de- emerged from stakeholders par- tent that is published and trans- The Reserve Bank of India, on be- mand for physical gold and divert ticipation and inter-ministerial mitted on their platform. half of the government, will issue that expense into financial savings. consultations, the government The response came after the top the bonds on October 30. Investors On maturity, the bonds are re- has bonafide belief that a further court on September 24 asked the who want to apply online and make deemed at a price calculated as the period of three months would be Centre to file an affidavit within the payment against the application simple average price of gold of 999 required for finalising and notify- three weeks detailing the timeline through digital mode get a discount purity of the previous three business ing the final revised rules in accor- for finalising the draft rules framed of 50 per gram. For such investors, days from the date of repayment. dance with law. for regulating social media. the issue price will be Rs 3,785 per RBI rules say though the tenor of In an affidavit, the government The apex court has expressed its gram of gold. The minimum permis- the bond is 8 years, early encash- submitted that the Electronics concerns over issues like trolling, sible investment is 1 gram, said a Fi- ment/redemption of the bond is al- and IT Ministry has drafted the character assassination, spread- nance Ministry statement. lowed after fifth year from the date of Information Technology Interme- ing lies and fake news during the Gold bonds will again open for issue on coupon payment dates. The diaries Guidelines (Amendment) hearing of a Facebook plea seek- subscription in December 2-6, Janu- bond will be tradable on exchanges, Rules 2018, and published the en- Child Development, and Com- growth and societal development, ing transfer of various petitions ary 13-17, February 03-07 and March if held in demat form. It can also be tire draft for public comments on merce on the draft revised rules. the government also raised con- from different High Courts to the 02-06, according to the issuance cal- transferred to any other eligible in- its website on December 24, 2018, The updated draft rules are un- cerns over the exponential rise Supreme Court. endar released by RBI. There are in- vestor. The tax implications on in- requesting suggestions and objec- der discussion and as it has to in hate speech, fake news, threat Facebook has said that the come tax benefits on gold bonds to terest and capital gains, according tions from concerned stakehold- be vetted by the Law and Justice to public order, anti-national ac- transfer of cases would serve the make it more attractive. to RBI, are that interest on the Bonds ers and the public. Ministry, the entire process will be tivities, defamatory postings, and interests of justice by avoiding the Gold bonds pay an interest of 2.5 will be taxable as per the provisions The government also said that completed by January 2020. other unlawful activities in these possibility of conflicting decisions per cent per annum based on the of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The various rounds of industry consul- The government also informed platforms. from the High Courts. Facebook amount of initial investment. capital gains tax arising on redemp- tations and discussions involving the apex court that, in the last few “Internet has emerged as a po- told the apex court that two peti- Gold bonds have a maturity pe- tion of SGB to an individual has been various chambers of commerce, years, there has been an enormous tent tool to cause unimaginable tions had been filed in the Madras riod of eight years. No capital gains exempted. The indexation benefits associations and social media increase in the use of social media disruption to the democratic pol- High Court and one each in the tax is levied if these are held till ma- will be provided to long-term capital companies have already taken and with lower Internet tariffs, ity, it was felt that the extant rules Bombay and Madhya Pradesh turity. This is an exclusive tax benefit gains arising to any person on trans- place. smart devices and last-mile con- be revised for effective regulation High Courts. All the pleas in the available only to gold bonds. Gold fer of bond. TDS is not applicable on MOreover, inter-ministerial nectivity, more and more people of intermediaries keeping in view three High Courts have sought a ETF, gold funds or physical gold are the bond. However, it is the respon- consultations were also initiated in India are becoming part of the the ever growing threats to indi- direction that Aadhaar or any oth- subject to short-term or long-term sibility of the bond holder to comply and undertaken to seek the views Internet and social media plat- vidual rights and nation’s integ- er government-authorised iden- capital gains tax, depending on the with the tax laws. of other ministries, including forms. rity, sovereignty, and security,” tity proof should be made manda- Home Affairs, Information and While appreciative of technol- the Information Technology (IT) tory to authenticate social media Broadcasting, Health, Women and ogy for ushering in economic Ministry said in an affidavit. accounts. Facebook alerts people to vote on Maha, Haryana SAP, Microsoft partner to help poll day New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Facebook Commission of India (ECI). customers ‘Embrace’ Cloud on Monday activated its election no- It included measures like a dedi- tification feature for India, requesting cated communications channel for San Francisco, Oct 21 (IANS) said. signals a shared commitment people to go out and vote for their can- notice and take down after receiving Business software firm SAP on Specifically, project “Em- to fostering the growth of the didates in the Maharashtra and Hary- valid legal order, processing of valid Monday announced a partner- brace” on Microsoft Azure will Cloud ecosystem,” said Judson ana Assembly polls and post that they requests in the blackout period ahead ship with Microsoft to help cus- provide customers with Althoff, Executive Vice Presi- have voted. of voting and voter education efforts. tomers run their business pro- a simplified move from on- dent, Worldwide Commercial Voting started in Maharashtra for “Facebook recently launched two cesses on Cloud. premise editions of SAP ERP Business, Microsoft. the 288-Assembly constituencies, new products in India to help people The partnership, called “Em- to SAP S/4HANA for custom- SAP will lead with Microsoft while over 1.83 crore voters in BJP- learn about issues they care about and brace,” is aimed at helping ac- ers with integrated product Azure to move on-premise SAP ruled Haryana are to cast their votes engage with candidates and elected celerate customer adoption of the Cloud,” Jennifer Morgan, and industry solutions.The ERP and SAP S/4HANA cus- to elect the 90-member legislative As- officials in meaningful ways,” Face- SAP S/4HANA and SAP Cloud Co-Chief Executive Officer of partnership, called “Embrace,” tomers to the cloud through sembly. book India Vice President and Manag- Platform on Microsoft Azure. SAP, said in a statement. is aimed at helping acceler- industry-specific best practic- Facebook began sending notifica- ing Director Ajit Mohan said in a blog It’s a go-to-market partner- ate customer adoption of SAP es, reference architectures and tions from the morning to its over 300 post. “Candidate Connect” is designed ship - from conceptualisation “Bringing together the power S/4HANA and SAP Cloud Plat- Cloud-delivered services. million users in India, saying “get in- to give voters accurate information to sales -- that the two compa- of SAP and Microsoft provides form on Microsoft Azure. However, SAP will continue formation about voting and share that and help people learn more about dif- nies have entered into. customers with the assurance “SAP’s decision to select Mi- with its longstanding policy you’ve voted.” The social networking ferent candidates. “This partnership is all about of working with two industry crosoft Azure as its preferred of supporting choice for those giant in April joined other social media “Share You Voted” lets people share reducing complexity and mini- leaders so they can confidently partner deepens the relation- customers who request alter- companies in a voluntary code of eth- with friends that they’ve cast their bal- mising costs for customers as and efficiently transition into ship between our two compa- natives based on business re- ics for the elections with the Election lots in the elections. they move to SAP S/4HANA in intelligent enterprises,” she nies in a differentiated way and quirements. Franchisees to offer choice of suppliers to power consumers

New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) Unable and carriage (distribution network) and has met limited success. The ers in their area. This they could consumers. the power drawn by such entities to introduce amendments to Elec- business of distribution entities, current plan to allow multiple fran- do through innovative incentive The franchisee would earn their and the use of the distribution in- tricity Act, 2003 due to lack of con- thereby making discoms aggrega- chisees in a distribution circle, will schemes. revenue from the payment made frastructure, has been in operation census among states, the Centre tors of power and owners of the need to be seen in the light of flex- The franchisees would be of- by the consumers for electricity in few states and has met limited has decided to push through next distribution network and allowing ibility allowed to new the operators fered the task of electricity supply use. They would, however, have to success. The current plan to allow big reform in the power sector - to multiple suppliers in their area to to manage their distribution area,” in a circle on the basis of upfront incur power purchase and network multiple franchisees in a distribu- allow consumers to choose their offer competition to consumers. said a power sector expert. payment to discoms. Though the management costs. They will also tion circle, will need to be seen in electricity suppliers offering the The government intended to do The franchisee model has been franchisees would be free to source have to bear the costs of aggregate the light of flexibility allowed to lowest tariff - through an adminis- the changes through an amend- tried in states like Maharashtra, electricity directly from genera- technical and commercial (AT&C) new the operators to manage their trative order. ment to Electricity Act 2003 but Odisha and Rajasthan, but has not tors, they would have to commit losses if it goes beyond predefined distribution area,” said a power Government sources said that the changes have failed to get Par- made much headway. With plan to 50-75 per cent of power purchase levels. sector expert. the Power Ministry has drawn up a liamentary approval for last five allow pricing freedom to franchi- from the discoms.The plan is akin To the advantage of new opera- India’s power distribution sector draft model plan for states that will years. The present plan would al- sees and other various incentives, to the earlier proposal of the Power tors, it has been decided that the is the last bastion where several at- allow multiple private franchisees low multiple franchisee to operate the government is hoping that Ministry that suggested separation subsidy that needs to be paid any tempts in the past to reform have to operate as power suppliers in a in distribution circle without any the new reform initiative may be of the content (electricity supply category of consumers would be not bore results. Despite numerous distribution area, with state-run amendment to the Act. lapped up by market operators. business) and carriage (distribu- done directly into their bank ac- schemes to fine tune operations of distribution utilities becoming just “The franchisee model, where Unlike the earlier version, the tion network) business of distri- count under the direct benefit discoms and clean their books, the owners of the network. discoms benefit from upfrontnew franchisee plan would al- bution entities, thereby making transfer scheme. This would mean financial losses of discoms have The plan is akin to the earlier guaranteed payment for the power low more than one such player in discoms aggregators of power and that franchisees could recover full risen 89 per cent year-on-year to Rs proposal of the Power Ministry that drawn by such entities and the use a distribution circle who would owners of the distribution network electricity tariff. “The franchisee 28,369 crore in FY19. Also, the dis- suggested separation of the con- of the distribution infrastructure, compete among themselves for a and allowing multiple suppliers in model, where discoms benefit from coms’ over-dues to the gencos are tent (electricity supply business) has been in operation in few states larger share of electricity consum- their area to offer competition to upfront guaranteed payment for now close to Rs 60,000 crore. Sports Indian Horizon 11 Tuesday, October 22, 2019 Sindhu, Ranchi Test : Umesh, Shami Ranchi, Oct 21 (IANS) India need two wickets to complete a Saina eye whitewash over South Africa in put India two wickets away their first series of the World Test good show at Championship but they will have to wait until Tuesday morning French Open from !-" sweep to do it. South Africa, that means one more night awaiting a fate dismal shows behind.In the that was writ from the second men’s singles, 2017 champion innings in Visakhapatnum, Kidambi Srikanth will open his when Mohammed Shami ripped campaign against second seed through their middle-order and Paris, Oct 21 (IANS) World September. Sindhu again Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien showed how much of a role seam champion P.V. Sindhu will aim failed to put up a good show Chen.Former Commonwealth bowlers would play in this series. to return to winning ways when at the Denmark Open as she Games champion Parupalli Though R Ashwin remains on top she begins her womens singles crashed out in the second Kashyap, who reached the semi- the wicket charts, it’s Shami and campaign at the USD 750,000 round last week. finals at the India Open and the Umesh Yadav who have exposed a French Open badminton Sindhu, who made it to the Korea Open, will take on Hong weakness South Africa would not tournament, beginning here on semis in the 2017 edition of the Kong’s NG Ka Long Angus. have dreamed they had, especially Tuesday. French Open, will face Canada’s Sameer Verma, who had not in the subcontinent. What a Despite bagging the World world number 9 Michelle Li in reached the semi-finals of nightmare it must be to be undone Championships title in August, the opening round. the World Tour Finals last at your game in foreign conditions. Sindhu has been out-of-form as On the other hand, World December, will meet Japan’s South Africa have been surprised she has failed to cross the second number 8 Saina Nehwal has also Kenta Nishimoto in the opening by short balls, beaten by pace and round in three tournaments -- been struggling in the recent round. caught off guard by bowlers who China Open, Korea Open and past as she made three first- In the doubles, the women’s attack the stumps, the very same Denmark Open. round exits in her past three pair comprising Ashwini thing they have seen the own attack In the China Open, Sindhu tournaments. Saina will be up Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy do, season after season. faltered in the second round against Hong Kong’s Cheung will be up against the fifth before failing in the first Ngan Yi in the opening round seeded Korean duo of Lee So 497/9 declared; South Africa: 162 all out (Zubayr Hamza 62, Temba Bavuma 32; Umesh round at the Korea Open in and will also look to keep her Hee and Shin Seung Chan. Yadav 3/40) & 132/8 (following on) (Theunis de Bruyn 30*, Shami 3/10) Tiger Woods feeling fit One of the biggest: Murray on $st Injured Hasan ahead of Presidents Cup singles title since surgery Ali to miss hip surgery in January, described Sunday, the three-time Grand Slam Australia T#"Is following knee surgery it as "one of the biggest" wins of his champion needed two hours and 27 American star Tiger Woods discussed his career.Murray on Sunday defeated minutes to achieve what seemed to recovery from knee surgery ahead of the Zozo Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 6-4, be the impossible, especially after his Championship, which takes place in Japan. 6-4 and immediately after that burst hard-fought wins over Marius Copil of into tears. Romania and France's Ugo Humbert in star is hopeful."It [left knee] "It means a lot," BBC Sport quoted the quarterfinals and semifinals. just kind of deteriorated Murray as saying. "The last few years Last week, the Brit had admitted over the year,'' Woods told have been extremely difficult. "I didn't that when he lost in the third round of reporters on Monday at expect to be in this position at all. I'm an ATP Challenger Tour event held in Accordia Golf Narashino happy, very happy." Mallorca during the US Open, he was a Country Club, where the The 2019 Australian Open appeared bit concerned with both his tennis and Zozo Championship — to be his last as he had revealed his his physical conditioning. the first official PGA Tour Antwerp (Belgium), Oct 21 (IANS) retirement plans due to a troublesome This is the first singles title for Murray, tournament in Japan — Former World No.1 Andy Murray, hip problem.However, he underwent ranked No. 243 in the world, since he will take place, starting who claimed his first singles title at hip resurfacing surgery following defeated Spain's Fernando Verdasco to Lahore, Oct 21 (IANS) Thursday. the European Open since undergoing the grand slam on January 28.On win the Dubai Championships in 2017. Right-arm Pakistan pacer “It’s one of the reasons Hasan Ali has been ruled out we were planning on of the upcoming T20I series doing it last year. But I South Africa Ranchi Test : Elgar retires hurt after against Australia due to a back screwed up by winning problem. the Tour Championship beat Japan for A report in cricketpakistan. New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) [in September 2018], and blow on helmet by Umesh com.pk quoted sources as Tiger Woods said he is I thought I could keep it place in Rugby rushed towards him to see saying that Hasan has failed feeling good again after rolling. if he was alright while the to recover from back spasm, knee surgery as the 15-time “It affected the way my physio ran in. which he suffered before the major champion eyes the back was feeling and my WC semis During the break, Elgar limited-overs series against Presidents Cup in Australia. practice schedule. I’ve been Tokyo, Oct 21 (IANS) South retired hurt and was taken to Sri Lanka on home soil. Woods underwent an down this road.That was Africa beat hosts Japan 26-3 in a hospital for a concussion He has been advised a arthroscopic procedure my fifth [knee] operation. the Rugby World Cup on Sunday test. Debutant George Linde further resting period of on his left knee to repair It’s been nice to have it to set up a semifinal clash with was sent to proceed the three weeks and will continue minor cartilage damage moving again and not have Wales. The Springboks thus innings alongside Heinrich going through rehab. The in August, having secured it catch and lock up. inched closer to clinching their Klaasen for the final session selection of the Pakistan a remarkable Masters A lot of wear and tear third World Cup title following of the day's play. pacer for the two-Test series success in April — his over the year. It’s been victories in 2007 and 1995. Cricket rules for the against Australia beginning first major title in almost stressed out for a very long South Africa’s Makazole World Test Championship November 21 will also depend 11 years. time, and it was nice having Mapimpi scored his team’s first were tweaked recently to on the result of his fitness test The 43-year-old, who it cleaned up.“It made me try in the fourth minute to give allow players who suffer after three weeks’ time. made a spectacular return more hopeful that I could his team a 5-0 lead.South Africa concussions during a match Pakistan are scheduled to from career-threatening do all of the above, play lost Tendai Mtawarira for 10 to be replaced in their play three T20Is each against back injuries in 2018 by this week, play [the Hero minutes after he was yellow- team's Playing XI. Australia on November 3, 5 claiming the season-ending World Challenge] and play carded for a reckless tackle on his The visitors are on and 8.The 25-year-old has Tour Championship, will Australia. opposite number Keita Inagaki, Ranchi, Oct 21 (IANS) Monday.In the 10th over the brink of another been a vital cog of the Pakistan captain the United States The way I was feeling Efe news reported.Japan then South Africa opener Dean of South Africa's second embarrasing defeat as they bowling attack especially in at the Presidents Cup, towards the middle part closed the gap to 3-5 following Elgar had to retire hurt after innings, Elgar, who was got bowled out for a mere 162 white-ball cricket and over which starts in Melbourne of the year, it was going to a penalty conversion by Yu he was hit on the helmet batting on 16, was struck in their first innings in reply the three formats he has taken in December. be a tall order to be able to Tamura, as the first half ended by a rising Umesh Yadav on his helmet by a fierce to India's 497/9 declared.In 148 wickets.Hasan, who has It remains to be seen do it all.“I’m excited about with the hosts enjoying 68 per delivery just before the Tea bouncer from Umesh. the second innings also they represented Pakistan in 53 whether Woods, who having this end-of-the- cent possession.However, South break on Day 3 of the third The left-handed batsman are in trouble having lost ODIs, 30 T20Is and nine Tests, could choose himself as a year run where I’m feeling Africa kept scoring in the second and final Test against India immediately went to the four wickets before the tea got married to an Indian captain's pick to face the fitter and I don’t have the half with tries from Faf de Klerk at the JSCA Stadium on ground. The Indian players interval. national in Dubai in August. International team, will achiness that I’ve been in the 66th minute and Mapimpi play at Royal Melbourne dealing with for the last in the 70th and a successful Golf Club, but the American couple years.” conversion from Pollard. World Junior Chess: Iran’s protest Tabatabaei’s name since “the player had not followed the protocol.” upheld, top seed Tabatabaei survives Speaking to The Hindu, Majid said, Vishwa completes hat-trick as Diya “We all know that this is the second New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) instance (in the championship) of joins party at TT meet Iranian top seed Amin an Iranian not turning up for his Tabatabaei escaped being game against an Israeli. (The first Howrah (West Bengal), Oct 4-1 rather convincingly.Vishwa, Malik. The latter, a gutsy player, barred from taking further one being Aryan Gholami who cited 21 (IANS) Vishwa Deenadayalan who is India No. 1 and 49 in the was not in his elements and it was part in the World junior medical reasons for his absence of Tamil Nadu completed a hat- world in Under-15 Boys, had a visible in the first two games. Yet, chess championship in for the fourth-round game against trick of Junior Boys titles this fantastic season which began at Yashansh played brilliantly to take New Delhi. Alexande Zlatin. season while Diya Chitale of Sonepat during the North Zone a game off him in the third.He Hours after he failed to He later withdrew from the Maharashtra, making the most of Championships. He continued pressed home the slight advantage turn up for this sixth round championship and left for home). the absence of Anusha Kutambale, with the same determination to go 3-2 up to the discomfiture of contest against Israeli Or Tabatabaei did not inform the claimed her first Junior Girls to add his second crown at the Tamil Nadu boy. In the fourth Bronstien on Saturday, organiser of the reason of his crown in the UTT National Thiruvananthapuram during the and fifth games, the Delhi paddler he was removed from the absence. It was only after he Ranking (East Zone) Table Tennis South Zone event. With a title had the measure of his opponent pairing list for the seventh of the Appeals Committee. chief arbiter Hamid Majid, was confronted, he produced a Championships at the Howrah here today, he has completed a and caught him unawares with round, scheduled on Eventually, the committee after being directed by medical certificate.“Can the Iranian Indoor Stadium here on Monday. hat-trick in the season and looked his blazing forehands to the right Monday after a day’s rest. upheld the appeal and the authorities in FIDE to use contingent guarantee that a similar Vishwa defeated Delhi’s Yashansh good to add a couple more. corner of Vishwa apart from his But a timely protest from pairings were redrawn after his discretion in the matter, walkover is not handed over to an Malik 4-2 and Diya accounted Vishwa started well as he went excellent placing which fetched the Iranian delegation here including Tabatabaei’s deliberated with the team of Israeli player in the remainder of his for state mate Swastika Ghosh 2-0 up against Delhi’s Yashansh several points. led to a late night meeting name.Earlier, Malaysian arbiters here and removed championship?” Entertainment Indian Horizon Monday - October 21, 2019 12

Trending tunes: Pop artists Badshah, Guru Randhawa Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Tony Kakkar ruled the charts this week! Salman Khan and other celebs It's Sunday, and we are Trending Tunes: Guru Randhawa's Ishq Tera, Badshah's Paagal, this catchy number… come together to celebrate 150 here to give your Sunday a Bekhayali - Kabir Singh musical touch with the top Tony Kakkar's Dheeme Dheeme, Marjaavan's Tum Hi Aana Not a pop track, but that years of The Mahatma trending songs of the week! electric guitar strings and So, let's get grooving… featuring SIdharth Malhotra and Tara Sutaria, Shahid Kapoor's the soft and melodious al, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ishq Tera - Guru Rand- Bekhayali made it to the list voice of Sachet Tandon Sonam Kapoor, and Kangana hawa but switches to a piece of Ranaut came together to give Ishq Tera is an Indie Pop Tum Hi Aana is slightly it to the list. 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Hai' and composed by Tony from the world of enter- Shah Rukh Khan, Vicky Kaush- ing good. Tum Hi Aana - Mar- Paagal - Badshah Dheeme Dheeme - Tony himself. Bollywood actress tainment, stay tuned to jaavaan Another pop song makes Kakkar Neha Kakkar features in BollywoodLife Pagalpanti new posters: John Birthday Special! How Sunny Deol was the only superstar to Abraham, Anil Kapoor and team challenge the 3 Khans for more than a decade are tickling us with their antics! Worst Dressed Celebs of the Week: Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham and Anil Kapoor's Shilpa Shetty Kundra fail to score well on the fashion charts Pagalpanti is all Fashion is a huge thing for Bol- Chauth, Shilpa Shetty stepped out too bland. Somehow, the hues did be credited for looking good even lywood celebs. There are stylists, in a crimson saree from the label, not look great on that fabric. Even in outfits that have done her im- one can talk about assistant stylists and a team that Pallavi Jaipur. The saree had a hem Priyanka Chopra's makeup was mense disservice but this time we is curating looks for every actor like a fishtail gown with tassels in unimpressive. Raveena Tandon could not overlook her appear- thanks to the or actress. From the airport look the pallu. The outfit had the typi- The actress has a svelte figure ance in Judy Zhang. The oversized to red carpet, a lot of time and ef- cal new bride vibe but looked a tad and one of the most striking faces denims did not look great on her brand new posters fort goes into styling. Yet, celebri- OTT on Shilpa. While we are okay in the industry. What is disap- and we do not even want to dis- ties end up looking blah and bland with women going all red on Kar- pointing is that most of her re- cuss that white corset top. Deepika that are not only on some days. But then, that’s life wa Chauth, we felt the saree could cent looks have been about shim- Padukone Deepika Padukone wore and it’s perfectly okay. This week, have looked a lot nicer with a sim- mer, shimmer and more shimmer a gown from the Italian designer tickling the funny felt was jinxed most of the top celebs ended up in pler blouse. teamed with bold lips. It is kinda Giambattista Valli at MAMI. While In fact, the excitement is hitting the blah category while the others Priyanka Chopra The global desi boring now! So, here are the celebs her green gown from the designer bones but are the roof right about now thanks kind of fared better. Here is a look girl looked smashing in most of her who left us unimpressed with their at Cannes 2019 was the talk of the to brand new posters that are at those who disappointed us sar- looks for the promotions of The fashion outings this week. What town, this look kind was blah. The also leaving us not only tickling the funny bones torially. Sky Is Pink. But her outing in a co- do you feel about their choices? blush pink and black combo did but are also leaving us intrigued Shilpa Shetty Kundra lour blocking wrap dress from At- Let us know with your comments not help enhance Deepika’s natu- intrigued about about the fun ride. Anil Kapoor On the occasion of Karwa tico did not impress her. It looked Kriti Sanon The leggy actress must ral beauty and oomph. the fun ride. Anil took to Instagram to drop the bomb and wrote, "Humare daal Kapoor took to main kuch kaala na ho aisa toh ho hi nahi sakta ?? Our #Pagal- Housefull 4 promo: Akshay Kumar as Bala is Instagram to drop pantiMoments are indeed crazy! What's yours?" Check them out the bomb and here. sinister and hilarious at the same time! Even John Abraham has shared wrote, "Humare a fresh but funnier one and we Akshay Kumar as Bala took gram when he shared the video. Not just can't help but wonder what'll be that, he even captioned it as, "Main nahi daal main kuch next! over Instagram when he shared tera baap takleya! Kaise Bala ki shaitaani Earlier, the news of John injur- the video. Not just that, he machaati hai dhamaal, dekhiye in #House- kaala na ho aisa ing himself on sets had hit the full4 iss Diwali" and you'll know when you headlines. During an action se- even captioned it as, "Main see it. Dekko! toh ho hi nahi quence in a truck, John met with nahi tera baap takleya! Kaise Sajid Nadiadwala’s Housefull 4 is sched- an accident and ended up with uled to release this Diwali. It has an en- sakta ??" an arm injury. "John has been Bala ki shaitaani machaati semble cast which includes- Kriti Sanon, After a lot of shuffle in dates, advised rest for the next 20 days hai dhamaal, dekhiye in Kriti Kharbanda, Bobby Deol, Rana Dag- John Abraham's Pagalpanti is fi- to avoid aggravating the injury. gubati, Riteish Deshmukh, Chunky Pan- nally hitting the screens on No- His co-actors Anil Kapoor, Ar- #Housefull4 iss Diwali" and day, Saurabh Shukla, Johnny Lever, Jamie vember 22nd. The film which also shad Warsi, Pulkit Samrat, Ileana you'll know when you see it. Lever, Pooja Hegde among others. The film stars a hoard of talented actors D'Cruz and Kriti Kharbanda were is due for Diwali release but it is still in the like Anil Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, also a part of the scene," a source Dekko! post-production stage. "It’s a scaled-up Saurabh Shukla, Pulkit Samrat, had informed Mumbai Mirror. We don't know about you but we can film, the biggest in the franchise in terms Ileana D'Cruz and Urvashi Rau- Kumar Mangat, who is produc- hardly wait for Akshay Kumar and his crazy of budget. The chunk from the Baahubali tela, promises to be a laugh riot ing the film, had also confirmed Housefull 4 team to entertain us this 25th era that required visual effects was shot and we can't wait. Anees Bazmee, the accident and had told Mirror, of October. The film which has been gar- much in advance. A team is working on the who has helmed several comedy "It was a simple shot, but mistim- nering headlines since the word go already final edit and VFX," a source was quoted movies No entry, Singh Is Kinng, ing caused the injury. As we all has fans rooting and now, thanks to the saying. Ready, No Problem and the likes know, filmmaker Anees Bazmee trailer and songs, the mania has multiplied At the trailer launch, Akshay had even will yet again don the director's is known for making commer- and how! Be it train rides of the #BalaChal- joked and added, "I am going to lose all the hat for this ensemble cast film cial comedy films like No Entry, lenge, Housefull 4 is the talk of the town respect I have earned with serious cinema which has been bankrolled by Ready, Mubarakan and Welcome and how! Speaking of promotional spree, with Housefull 4. Every time I want a break, Bhushan Kumar, Kumar Mangat, franchise, which every time strike a new dialogue promo is out and boy, is it I do a Housefull film. It is a fun film; I have and Abhishek Pathak. the chord with the audience. So, hilarious! fun on the sets. Having said that, making Also Read with Pagalpanti, we are expecting Also Read people laugh with slapstick is the tough- Pagalpanti: Anees Bazmee re- a similar result at the box office. Housefull 4: Akshay Kumar gives us a it's the cutest thing on the internet today! est of jobs." Stay tuned to BL for more such veals one particular scene from How excited are you? Tweet to us sneak-peek into Nitara's train journey and Akshay Kumar as Bala took over Insta- updates and scoops! the John Abraham starrer that he @bollywood_life! Ravi Dubey & Nia Sharma to Bigg Boss 13: Salman Khan makes Taapsee Pannu shoot a music video on the title track of Jamai 2.0 - Rubaru and Bhumi Pednekar perform a task Bigg Boss 13's Weekend Ka tants in the Bigg Boss 13 house. twister. Have a look at the vid- Jamai 2.0 is a digital spin-off of the ed the title track, Rubaru which was War will be aired tonight and the Salman Khan asks Bhumi and eo which the channel shared popular show Jamai Raja with a ro- the O.S.T (original sound track) of the two stars of Saand Ki Aankh will Taapsee to burst the balloons on their Twitter handle here: mantic and thrilling twist. Ever since popular show Jamai Raja which aired be the guests on the show. Taap- with a specific number on them. Meanwhile, the contestants Jamai 2.0 started streaming on ZEE5, on ZEETV. The track was loved and see Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar The balloon, which they burst to be nominated this week are the show has been receiving a fan- now the leading duo Nia Sharma and will be gracing the Salman Khan has a task assigned to it and they Rashami Desai, Mahira Sharma, tastic response from the audience. It Ravi Dubey, will be seen shaking a leg show tonight to promote their have to perform it. Asim Riaz, Siddhartha Dey, Pa- continues to be one of the top shows to Ravi's version of the track. biographical drama film based Taapsee and Bhumi ask ras Chhabra and Abu Malik. Ru- on ZEE5 driving audience apprecia- In fact, the actors proposed the on the life of two of the elderly Salman to take the first shot and mours of Abu Malik who is pop- tion and love. idea and have been discussing this sharpshooters of India. Both the he hit the bullseye. Next to hit is ular in the house as Fifi would Riding high on the success, the ac- ever since the song released. They actress looked very pretty as they Bhumi and she hits the balloon be eliminated from Bigg Boss tors will now record a special promo- will now travel to Jaipur to shoot this dropped by the sets of Bigg Boss with number 6. She is asked to 13. If it's true or not, you would tional music video for the series. track. 13 to promote their film. Now sing a song with water in her have to watch the Weekend Ka Ravi Dubey surprised his fans Both the actors are really excited we all know what a witty and mouth. Taapsee is next and War episode tonight. For more when he lent his voice to the title and have been practicing for the fun host Salman Khan is! The two stars perform a task just like she is asked to eat rotted lad- scoops and updates, stay tuned track of Jamai 2.0. The actor re-creat- same. actor took no time to make the Bigg Boss does with the contes- doos and has to say a tongue- to BollywoodLife.

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