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Sirisena on The cost of stubble pro- a constitutional crisis triggered Friday night sacked cessing includes rent of by President Maithripala Wickremesinghe and appoint- machinery, diesel charge, Sirisena’s sacking of the Prime ed former strongman labourer charge. “The rental Minister and his Cabinet. Rajapaksa as the new Prime cost of combine harvester is Ruwan Gunasekara, a Minister. Next day, Sirisena 2,500 to 3,000 per acre which police spokesperson, told suspended Parliament till includes transportation charge. Haryana. per cent was burnt on farms. Of reporters that a bodyguard for November 16 after The cost of diesel is also borne However, the farmers con- this, 60 per cent was paddy Arjuna Ranatunga, Wickremesinghe, who had by the farmer. Four to five litre tend that access to straw man- straw, while wheat accounted Wickremesinghe’s Petroleum termed his sacking as illegal diesel needs per acre. If the cost agement equipment comes at a for just 22 per cent. Going by Minister, fired live rounds at a and unconstitutional, sought of labour, crushing of straw cost higher cost than environmen- estimates, Punjab alone pro- crowd of people loyal to an emergency session to prove and other costs included, it will tal compensation. Straw man- duces 19-20 million tonnes of Sirisena when they attempted his majority. come around 6,000 to 7000 agement equipment is beyond paddy straw and about 20 mil- to prevent the dismissed The President also with- per acre in Punjab and the means of a small and mar- lion tonnes of wheat straw. Minister from entering his               !   drew Wickremesinghe’s per- Haryana,” said Binod Pandey, ginal farmer. Between September 27 office at the state-run Ceylon sonal security and vehicles in of All India Kisan Mahasangh Moreover, the cost does not and October 14, the Punjab Petroleum Corporation. killed in the incident, accord- majority in Parliament. request,” the parliament speak- order to accord them to his 72- adding that’s was the reason the end at acquiring equipment. Pollution Control Board Meanwhile, the Ministry of ing to the police.The guard But Sirisena has suspend- er said in a letter to Sirisena. year-old successor, who staged Government incentive failed to Running the equipment in the (PPCB) imposed 8,92,500 as External Affairs (MEA) said who opened fire was arrested ed Parliament until November Jayasuriya, a member of a dramatic political comeback. attract farmers. fields means spending addi- fines — or “environmental India is “closely following” and a probe was now under 16 in an apparent bid to shore Wickeremesinghe’s United In his first address to the Officials of Agriculture tional money on diesel and compensation cess” as it is offi- developments in Colombo. way, the police said. up support for Rajapaksa’s National Party (UNP), also nation after sacking Ministry also admit that stub- labour. Hundreds of thousands cially called — on farmers “India is closely following The shooting was the first appointment. urged Sirisena to reconsider his Wickremesinghe, Sirisena said ble burning could not be of farmers in Haryana and burning paddy stubble. Of the recent political develop- incident of serious violence Speaker Karu Jayasuriya decision to suspend parlia- his former ally’s political con- stopped as cost of stubble pro- Punjab, where much of the these, they collected only ments in Sri Lanka. As a since Sirisena’s Friday deci- recognised Wickremesinghe as ment, saying the decision has duct since the victory in 2015 cessing comes around 6,000 region’s paddy is grown, set 3,05,000 till date. democracy and a close friend- sion to replace the lawful prime minister ear- “serious and undesirable con- elections was unbecoming. per acre while the fine on their rice fields on fire to clear The another reason is that ly neighbour, we hope that Wickremesinghe with lier on Sunday, and asked the sequences” for Sri Lanka. “He appeared to treat Sri stubble burning is only 2,500. left-over loose straw after har- big farmers of Haryana and democratic values and the con- Mahinda Rajapaksa, a former president to back the sacked According to the website of Lanka’s future as a joy ride for “The stubble left on the vesting paddy to make way for Punjab resort to stubble burn- stitutional process will be president accused of human leader’s request to retain the Sri Lanka’s parliament, a coterie of people around land is of no use. Currently, for wheat. ing due to shortage of farm respected. We will continue to rights abuses and corruption. “rights and privileges” of his Wickremesinghe’s UNP has him who had no sense of the farmers, it has no economic According to a 2014 study labourers in October and extend our developmental Wickeremesinghe, 69, insists office until another candidate 106 seats in the 225-member common man’s thinking,” he value and no nutritional value by the Indian Agricultural November. A few years ago, assistance to the friendly peo- his sacking was unconstitu- could prove a majority in par- House, while Sirisena’s UPFA said. “He completely destroyed to be used as the fodder. So Research Institute (IARI), in the farmers’ were used to ple of Sri Lanka,” said MEA tional and has called for an liament. has 95. In a letter to Sirisena, the concept of good gover- many farmers prefer to pay the 2008-09 the country generated manage straw problem at Raveesh Kumar. emergency parliament sitting to “I consider the said request Speaker Karu Jayasuriya nance while corruption and environment compensation or 620 million tonnes of crop sources with the help of A 34-year-old man was prove he still commanded a to be a democratic and fair backed the ousted Prime waste became rampant. fine,” said a farmer from residue, of which close to 16 labourers.  
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finance service like the Indian entrants join after selection Post and Telecom Accounts into civil services. This issue 

      and Finance Service could be addressed if the eval- (IP&TAFS), Indian Defence uation was made after the Accounts Service (IDAS), three years course for selected planning and Right To Constitutional status as an General Studies, two papers of suggested that the papers a late age when entrants join Indian Civil Accounts Service candidates as recommended by Information. But the one area autonomous entity under first optional subject and two should be such as to test the with a baggage of entrenched (ICAS), Indian Railway Kothari Committee. Three which needs to be revisited is Article 315 and given the title papers of second optional sub- interests and the readiness of mindsets. The 10th report of Accounts Service (IRAS) would months would be too short to civil services recruitment and Union Public Service ject. While the revised structure the candidates to work for Second Administrative be different from those make an assessment. training. Recruitment to the Commission (UPSC). for the examination as recom- society with some under- Reforms Commission (ARC) required for police or foreign There could be a separate  civil services is through all Between 1947 and 1950, mended by Kothari Committee standing of what they will face titled “Refurbishing of Public service. Then, what should be exam for specialised services India competitive examina- the Civil Services examina- was accepted and implement- in the career. It recommended Administration” (2008) rec- selection process for the dif- like finance and accounts ser- ivil services across the tion. tion included three compulso- ed by the Government, certain that the existing 30-35 minutes’ ommended setting up of ferent services? vices-IP&TAFS, IDAS, ICAS, Cworld, including India, are The Civil Services ry papers-General English, key recommendations per- interview should be replaced National Institutes of Public There is a need to serious- IRAS etc. facing demands for an admin- Examination was first con- Essay and General Knowledge. taining to the strengthening of with an extensive and elaborate Administration to run bache- ly consider post-school recruit- The civil service has to be istrative machinery which is ducted as an open competitive In 1951, two additional and induction training and post- testing procedure, comprising lor courses on public adminis- ment system ie, All India representative in character and responsive, transparent, empa- examination in the year 1855, optional subjects of the master’s training test at the third stage a personal information form, tration, management and gov- Entrance Examination (writ- it needs to have a good num- thetic and citizen-centric. But in London. At that time, it was degree standard were pre- of selection were not accepted. psychological tests (objective, ernance and similarly it sug- ten) for students who have ber from rural areas and dis- the Indian civil services reform called the Indian Covenant scribed for the Indian Clearly, if the scheme as con- projective and situation tests) gested that the universities completed school (Class XII), advantaged backgrounds. At effort, since Independence, has Civil Service (ICCS) Administrative Service (IAS) ceived by the Kothari and groups tests, followed by an could be assisted to run simi- followed by interview and per- present, the eligibility for the been conservative, with limit- Examination and was con- and Indian Foreign Service Committee had been imple- interview. However, the sug- lar courses to provide a pool of sonality test as recommended civil services exam is gradua- ed impact. ducted by the British Civil (IFS) . mented in its entirety, its gestion of three compulsory students who could take the by Alagh and Hota Committee. tion. As per US-India Policy The civil servants contin- Services Commission. In 1926, The first major review of impact would have been far papers and elaborate person- civil services exam. But the rec- There could be a three year Institute report of 2014 titled ue to believe that their author- the Public Service Commission the civil services examination better. On the recommendation ality test were not accepted. The ommendation has not yet been course for selected candidates, “Intergenerational and region- ity is derived from corpus of (India) was set up which began undertaken by Kothari of Second Review Committee, PC Hota Committee in its accepted. carefully tailored to meet essen- al differentials in higher edu- rules and regulations rather to conduct the Indian Civil Committee in 1974-77 and a paper on essay was included report in 2004 also recom- There are more than 20 tial requirements of modern cation in India”, the access to than from the mandate of peo- Service (ICS) Examination in followed by the second review in the main examination and mended that aptitude and lead- services for which selection is and responsive civil services. education beyond higher sec- ple. India on behalf of the British by Satish Chandra 1988-89. the marks for the interview test ership tests be introduced for made through civil services The course could focus on ondary schooling is a mere 10 Transformative changes Civil Services Commission. Based on the Kothari were increased from 250 to 300. selection. exam each year, and the exam subjects relevant for civil ser- per cent among the university- have taken place in United Under the Government of Committee recommendation, The Third Review Committee The recommendations of is conducted by Union Public vants-Public Administration, age population of India. Hence, Kingdom, Australia, New India Act 1935, Federal Public it was decided in 1979 to have report, under the chairperson- the review committees have not Service Commission. It is a Management and Governance. there is a justification to con- Zealand and these changes Service Commission was set a common examination to ship of YK Alagh was present- been accepted in totality and in grueling exam with three stages After that, the services could be sider post-school recruitment have been brought about due to up. avoid hierarchy among ser- ed in 2001. The committee only in parts. and it takes around one year to allocated to entrants based on , to be followed by a tailor made the belief that the civil services After 1943, recruitment to vices and to have a two-stage suggested that the existing The problem of civil ser- complete. their performance during train- three years training for select- ought to be fully accountable to the Indian Civil Service, the examination process, compris- examination structure of main vices recruitment and training The total marks obtained ing and aptitude. Candidates ed candidates and allotment of the citizens they serve and Indian Police Service, the ing the preliminary and the examination should be done begins with the fact that the by the candidates in written could be subjected to psycho- services based on post-training reflect their hopes and aspira- Indian Audit and Accounts main examination (written and away with and be replaced by basic requirement for civil ser- and interview determine the metric/aptitude tests, especial- test. tions. Service and the allied services interview). The preliminary three compulsory papers, con- vices is graduation and the overall rank of the candidate. ly for selection to uniformed Some improvement has were suspended upto 1946. examination included two sisting of sustainable develop- upper age limit is 32. There is But should the marks obtained services like IPS, CISF and RPF. (A civil servant, the writer come about due to incremen- With the promulgation of papers-General Studies and ment and social justice, science a need to consider whether in a single exam determine ser- The PMO had sought is presently posted as Controller, tal reform measures such as the new Constitution for inde- one optional subject. The main and technology and society, grooming of a civil servant vice of a candidate, without inputs on the suggestion that Communications, Uttarakhand. Organisation and Method (O & pendent India on January 26, examination included eight democratic governance, public should start at a young age testing his or her skill sets? services could be allotted after He belongs to Jaiharikhal village M), vigilance, citizens’ griev- 1950, the Federal Public Service papers-Indian language, system management and when the mind is receptive to It is obvious that the skill completion of three months’ in Pauri Garhwal. 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   (*! ".* Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Sacha Sauda sect head, had hurt erty” of the Badal family and Switching into damage con-   (*! ".* the stubble with the sand by ploughing their Singh Dhindsa, and SAD’s image to a large extent, somebody else could represent it trol mode, Sukhbir has initiated fields rather than burning the stubble and he political turmoil within Lok Sabha MP from Khadoor with its own leaders going after a few years. move to pacify disgruntled lead- mid concerns over rising air pollution adopt the necessary technology for the Tthe Shiromani Akali Dal Sahib Ranjit Singh Brahmpura against the party. Party’s ers by visiting them to readdress Ain the national capital region, Prime process. (SAD) on Sunday took a new had recently resigned from all resounding defeat in 2017 polls ‘I DOUBT SUKHBIR’S their grievance. Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed "Congratulations to bhai Gurbachan turn with its president Sukhbir party posts, while announcing was also attributed to the same INTENTIONS’ However, it has been learnt farmers from Punjab who do not burn stub- Singh! Congratulations to the people of Badal offering to step down that they would not contest elec- reasons. At the same time, rebel lead- that he could not succeed to ble in fields. Kallar Majra and of all those places who are from the coveted post, appar- tions. Soon after Justice Ranjit ers from Majha, Ranjit Singh much extent. In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio making their best efforts to keep the envi- ently to put a stop to growing Besides Brahmpura, three Singh Commission report was Brahmpura, who recently quit On Sunday, Sukhbir visited address, he also said, while the world, espe- ronment clean and pollution free. All of you rebellion within the party. more senior leaders from Majha tabled in the Vidhan Sabha, the party, expressed doubt on party dissident Bhai Manjit cially the West, is discussing environment are carrying forward the Indian tradition of Under attack of the tradi- — Sewa Singh Sekhwan, Ratan pointing finger at the role of the Sukhbir's intention to quit as the Singh at his residence in protection and trying to find new ways to a healthy lifestyle as a true successor. Just as tional and senior Akali leaders, Singh Ajnala, and Bhai Manjit then SAD-BJP government, party's chief. Amritsar along with MLA adopt a balanced life style, India is also fac- a sea is formed by collection of tiny drops, the junior Badal made an Singh — have also revolted especially the then Chief “If Sukhbir did not resign Bikram Singh Majithia in a bid ing a similar problem. similarly, a small constructive step, plays a attempt to placate the dissent openly against the party, raising Minister Badal, the Akali lead- after SAD’s shameful debacle in to assuage his hurt sentiments. "But, for its solution we only have to look vital role in creating a positive environment," within the party by offering his slew of issues, including ques- ers started distancing them- Vidhan Sabha polls in 2017, After the meeting with inwards, to look into our glorious past and he added. resignation “if the party wants”. tioning the Akal Takht pardon to selves from the party. how can one believe that he Sukhbir, Bhai Manjit Singh said our rich traditions and have especially to Data by the Punjab Pollution Control However, the rebels expressed Sirsa-based Dera set head Ram The report has indicted that would resign now”” said that he discussed many panthic understand the lifestyle of our tribal com- Board (PPCB) showed a decline in the paddy misgivings about his intentions. Rahim Singh, and series of sac- senior Badal for his role in the Brahmpura. issues but he had never raised munities," he said. stubble-burning in Punjab this Kharif sea- With the SAD facing its rilege incidents. police killing of innocent Sikhs, He added that Sukhbir con- any objection on Sukhbir being Referring to the issue of stubble burn- son. worst ever political crisis, the Badals, the father-son duo of two years ago when they were tinued on the post even after president of the party. ing in fields which leads to massive air pol- The data reflects that 7503 cases of stub- murmurs against the function- Parkash Singh Badal and peacefully protesting the dese- some of the senior members lution, he referred to Gurbachan Singh, a ble-burning have been reported until Friday ing style of the party’s current Sukhbir — had ruled Punjab for cration of the sacred Guru asked him to quit in the core SAD CORE GROUP Punjab farmer who asked his would be par- in 2018. “young” leadership have now a decade, until they were oust- Granth Sahib. committee meeting held imme- MEETING TODAY ents-in-law to promise that they will not During the corresponding periods in the turned into boisterous voices ed by the Congress last year. Facing heat from a section of diately after the Vidhan Sabaha SAD has convened the burn parali or stubble in their fields. last two years, there were 13,364 and 19,879 with its old guard raising a ban- When on a winning spree, every- senior party leaders, Sukhbir poll results. emergency meeting of the party "You can well imagine the social cases of farm burning. ner of revolt. one appreciated Sukhbir’s elec- on Sunday said: “I’m leading the Another senior dissident core committee on October 29 in strength this statement had. The report by the Pollution Control While the taksali leadership tion management skill, accred- party on its direction. I’m duty leader of Majha and former Chandigarh. During the meet- This point made by Gurbachan Singh Board shows that Amritsar witnessed a slight in Majha region has openly iting a shift from SAD’s style of bound to do whatever the party Minister Sewa Singh Sekhwan, ing, discussions about the cur- appears quite ordinary but this reveals how dip in stubble-burning cases. A little more challenged Sukhbir and his style traditional panthic politics to the asks me to do. If it demands my while welcoming the offer, said rent internal conflict will be tall and strong his personality is and we have than 700 incidents have been recorded in of functioning, the two senior one based on development agen- resignation, I am ready for it.” that Sukhbir did not fulfill the held. It is believed that another seen that there are many families in our soci- 2018 as compared to 785 in 2017 and little leaders, next to Akali patriarch da. Sukhbir said that all the vet- panthic criteria of taking over as leader could be made vice-pres- ety who connect their individual matters lesser than 1000 in 2016. and former Chief Minister But the series of sacrilege eran Akali leaders were like his head of Akali Dal according to ident with Sukhbir to look after with the benefit of the society as a whole," The decline can be attributed to various Parkash Singh Badal, have decid- incidents and the related firing father and he respects them. principals of Khalsa Panth. the party affairs. Besides it has he said. factors, including awareness and farmers ed to stay away from active pol- incidents, coupled with SAD- Earlier also, Sukhbir had been learnt that senior leaders The Prime Minister also said people of adhering to Governmental policies in mit- itics citing “poor health”. administered apology to Dera stated that SAD was not a “prop- DAMAGE CONTROL may be given more senior posts. Kallar Majra in Nabha district of Punjab mix igating the farm fires.               
  (*! ".* Rally in Damla village of dis- As many as eight new achieve development at a right plaints against corruption rates to almost half, he said. trict Yamunanagar. roads of Public Works pace and in a right manner, cases, he said. Appealing to the people to aryana Chief Minister Earlier, the Chief Minister Department (Buildings and he said. The government had taken deposit their electricity bills so HManohar Lal on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a Roads) and Marketing Board The Chief Minister also several steps to promote indus- that they could be provided 24 announced the development high level bridge to be con- would be constructed at a cost said that all government ser- tries. A system was developed hours power, he said that with work worth 60 crore for structed at the cost of 104 of Rs eight crore. Many other vices had been made online so to issue 70-80 licenses under a the help of people, we gave 24 Radaur Assembly constituency crore on Yamuna River near developmental works would that the public could avail single roof within 30 days for hours power to 2800 villages which besides several others Jathlana. be carried out at a cost of 20 benefit from their home. setting up a new industry to of six districts under‘Mhara developmental works also The Chief Minister also crore. Antyodaya Bhawan had been give boost to industrial sector, village-Jagmag village’ scheme. included Mini Secretariat in announced a grant of 10 crore The Chief Minister said opened where the benefits of all Manohar Lal. He said that in two-month Radaur and widening of Radar- on the demand of Shyam Singh that this bridge constructed in government services are pro- He also said that plywood time, Yamunanagar district Model Town-Jathlana road Rana, MLA of Radaur for con- Jathlana would connect vided under one roof and peo- industry is a big industry in will also become seventh dis- upto 7 meters. structing Pucca roads leading Haryana with the subdivision ple would not have to visit the Yamunanagar which is also trict where all the villages He also assured to fulfill all to the fields. of Nakud in Uttar Pradesh offices for their work, he said. Asia's largest plywood market. would get electricity 24 hours. the demands of the Municipal Manohar Lal also and it would benefit the farm- He further said that the During the previous govern- The Chief Minister said Committee, Radaur. Further announced the construction of ers of many villages of Haryana, online system has curbed cor- ment's tenure, no new licens- that the previous Government giving a major relief to the res- Ambedkar Bhawan in 15 vil- whose fields are situated either ruption to a great extent as in es were given for setting up made huge announcements in idents of Yamunanagar, the lages of Radaur at a cost of 20 on the eastern side of the river case of any complaint, imme- plywood industry. Now, we the last year of its tenure with- Chief Minister announced to crore and construction of Mini Yamuna or on the Yamuna He said tha by construct- He said that equitable diate and prompt action is ended that system and new out even making budgetary remove Damla toll barrier from Secretariat at Radaur, at a cost river bank. ing Kail-Kalanaur bypass by development works was being taken. licenses were being issued eas- provisions. In the last year of November 1. of 2 crore. The Radar-Model Manohar Lal said that in NHAI, the traffic congestion carried out across the state. The corruption could only ily, he added. our this tenure, we would only The Chief Minister made Town-Jathlana road would be view of the traffic problem, the in Yamunanagar-Jagadhri city Along with development agen- be completely curbed when the For the first time in make the announcements these announcements while widened upto 7 meters at a road from Damla to Radaur had significantly been eased da, we had been successful in people also come in support of Haryana's history, our govern- which we could complete addressing the Jan Vishwas cost of Rs ten crore. will be made four laned. out. bringing change in the so as to the government and file com- ment reduced the electricity within this year, he added. #<###<#-1               4      56*  6A*.:!.69: )*.:!EA .'7: tation launched by its employees. Several rounds of talks between the protesters and   (*! 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The employees have, however, visited five hospitals to enquire goodwill action would pro- Sharmilla, hailing from a village in Rewari joined my duties three days ago and have extended their strike till October 31. about the recovery of the Expressing his satisfaction calling upon the administrative vide livelihood to the affected district, had been looking for a job for long learnt most of the things related to tick- The roadways employees have alleged injured persons who are under over the prompt delivery of heads of all the hospitals, where families. to support her family and got it. eting,” she said. that the BJP led State Government is hell treatment in these hospitals quality medical care and treat- the injured of rail tragedy are Sidhu said that all these She said, “Both I and my husband were Sharmilla is among the two women bent on privatizing road transport sector. after rail tragedy. ment to the victims of the Rail under treatment, to discharged affected families are just like his unemployed. We are raising two daughters. who were recruited as bus conductors, the The employees' union have remained Financial help, by way of Tragedy, the Health Minister these patients after their full own family and he would leave I had been looking for a job for last 8 to other one being Nirmala Rani, who has adamant on their demand that the tenders cheque of 50,000, was given to announced to grant financial recovery. no stone unturned for the wel- 10 years and when I learnt about this joined duty on Sirsa-Ellenabad route. issued until now be cancelled under the each of such injured person. help to the tune of Rs 10 lakh Mohindra showered words fare of these families especial- vacancy, I applied against it and got the Earlier this year, 30-year-old Archana kilometre scheme. Led by Health Minister Brahm to Amritsar Civil Hospital, and of high praise over all such doc- ly for the education of the chil- job.” had become the first and only woman dri- Under the kilometre scheme, private Mohindra, the Ministers’ team Guru Nanak Hospital from tors and para-medical staff dren of these families. Clad in a pair of jeans and a shirt, she ver of the Karnal city bus service. operators and bus owners will pay salary included Local Government his discretionary fund. who worked 24X7 with mis- Sarkaria also used high has been performing her duties after The roadways employees have been on to drivers, bear diesel and maintenance Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, “The amount would be sionary zeal to mitigate the words of praise for the timely joining the Rewari depot on Wednesday. strike since October 16 against the cost, while conductors would be appoint- Revenue Minister Sukhbinder spent for purchasing the miseries of the victims by pro- actions taken by the Punjab Sharmilla said she faces 40 per cent Haryana Government's decision to hire ed by the government and the revenue gen- Singh Sarkaria and Welfare machines required for the viding medical care and treat- Government for the rehabili- disability in one of her legs, but she has 700 buses from private owners. erated from the tickets would be deposit- Minister Sadhu Singh urgent treatment of the ment at the crucial hour. tation of these rail tragedy- never let it stand in her way. The Haryana Roadways has set a ed in the state exchequer, government offi- Dharamsot. patients,” said Mohindra while He reiterated that Punjab stricken families. "I am Haryana's first lady conductor record for the biggest and longest-ever agi- cials had earlier said. /   ;*        

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"October 31 also is the said. oncerned with instances also stands for central govern- non-implementation of the Narendra Modi on Sunday death anniversary of our for- He recalled that in January, Cof alleged irregularities in ment departments and public rotational policy," the CVC credited Patel with uniting mer Prime Minister Indira 1947 the Time magazine had public sector banks, insurance sector units. stated in its order. It has also India after partition and said it Gandhi. Our respectful tributes profiled Patel and described companies and Central The CVC repeated its asked heads or Chief Vigilance was his timely intervention to Indira ji too," he said. him as a person who pos- Government departments, the observation that rotational Officers to strictly ensure that which helped save Jammu & The Prime Minister point- sessed the capability to unite Central Vigilance Commission transfer policies for officials in the rotational policy is imple- Kashmir from "aggression". ed out that Infantry Day is the country and "heal wounds". ( CVC) has directed to make such posts would mitigate the mented in their respective Last Sunday, commemo- observed every year on Mahatma Gandhi, the PM sure personnel did not stay in probability of such scams organisations. rating the 75th anniversary of October 27 as the first Indian said, considered Patel as the sensitive posts for too long. occurring. Stating that it was According to the Reserve the Azad Hind Government soldiers had set their foot in only one capable of finding a The most recent direction is a the non-implementation of the Bank of India (RBI), over formed by Netaji, Modi had Jammu and Kashmir to take on lasting solution to the vexed reiteration of its earlier order rotational policy that has led to 23,000 cases of fraud involving unfurled the National Flag at intruders from Pakistan. issue of the states and asked instructing these institutions to many frauds, CVC said, "It is a whopping 1 lakh crore have the Red Fort and targeted the Quoting late Field Marshal him to act. "Sardar Patel for- implement a rotational trans- once again reiterated that rota- been reported in the past five Nehru-Gandhi family for S H F J Manekshaw, he said mulated solutions one by one, fer policy for officers who have tional transfers of officers con- years in various banks. "A total "neglecting" the contribution of Patel was "irked" at the delay in weaving the warp and weft of been in sensitive posts more tinuing beyond three years of 5,152 cases of fraud, up from nationalist leaders like Bose. In Baat' radio address, Modi also 31 will be special as the statue initiating military action to unity on the axis of a single than three years. may be strictly carried out over 5,000 cases in 2016-17, the past also, urged the youth to participate of unity will be dedicated to the evict the aggressors. thread. He ensured the merg- The move assume signifi- from sensitive seats/posts," were reported in banks from Modi had been highly crit- in large numbers in the 'run for nation as a "true tribute" to He said, in an interview er of all princely states with the cance as the CVC while deal- adding however, that this April, 2017, to March 1, 2018, ical of the Congress for alleged- unity' being organised on Sardar Patel . Erected on the Manekshaw had recalled that as Dominion of India. Whether ing with a case pertaining to a advice was for changes from it had stated. The highest ever ly backstabbing "Patel and October 31 to mark the birth banks of the River Narmada in a colonel then he was part of a Junagadh, Hyderabad, public sector bank and insur- the sensitive seat/post, and not amount of 28,459 crore is said Netaji". While congress feels anniversary of Patel. Gujarat, the structure is twice meeting where Patel was irked Travancore, or for that matter ance companies recently necessarily from the station, to have been involved in these that this was Modi's way of Modi said, "If we are able the height of the Statue of on the delay in sending troops the princely states of Rajasthan, noticed that a high ranking which is to be governed by the cases of fraud reported from slighting Nehru, the BJP lead- to see a united India now, it was Liberty in the US. to Kashmir. if we are able to see a united official, who was associated policy of respective organisa- April, 2017, to March 1, 2018, ers have maintained that the entirely on account of the "This is the world's tallest "During the proceedings, India now, it was entirely on with procurements etc, was tions. the central bank said. In 2016- PM was only trying to place the sagacity and strategic wisdom statue. Every Indian will now be Sardar Patel gave him account of the sagacity and posted in the department for an "Analysis of frauds that 17, banks had reported 5,076 history in true perspective. of Sardar Patel." proud to see the world's tallest (Manekshaw) a characteristic strategic wisdom of Sardar unduly long period which is have taken place in public sec- cases of fraud involving In his monthly 'Mann ki He said this year, October statue here on Indian soil. Sardar glance and reiterated that there Patel," Modi said. against the spirit of the tor banks as well as other 23,933 crore. "       :       !  "R$ 9    

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Similarly, Guru Rudra He claimed that the various the Indo-China border making it the Leh like Sundernagar, Mandi, Manali, year wait to rule in 15 sitting MLAs and fielded 11 Kumar, who had lost the 2013 schemes launched by the pre- world's highest rail track, the Railways are Keylong, Koksar, Darcha, Upshi and Karu Chhattisgarh. Ensuring that candidates, who had lost in election from Arang, has been vious UPA Government for now planning to use aircraft-like pres- and other important towns of Himachal representation is given to all 2013, besides giving tickets to given ticket from Ahiwara naxal-affected and backward surised coaches in its trains so that pas- Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir en route. sections of society and a large 11 fresh faces. No sitting MLA (SC). districts were discontinued by sengers do not have breathing difficulties The project will include 74 tunnels, 124 chunk to SC and ST candidates, was denied ticket in the third Congress on Sunday also the present Government at the on board. Aircraft cabins are pressurised Canada's Bombardier Inc, which also major bridges and 396 minor bridges, the party has put out a third list list. However, only three charged the Modi dispensation Centre just because they were because the air is very thin at the altitude makes small planes, are specially designed according to the first phase of the survey. for the 37 Assembly seats going women figure in it. With this, at the Centre and the Raman implemented by a Congress-led planes fly. To prevent complications, the to carry passengers in an oxygen-deficient Final location survey for the project is cur- to polls in the second and last the Opposition party has so far Singh Government in dispensation. cabins of many aircraft are adjusted to near atmosphere. In order to do this, the train rently underway. phase of voting on November announced 55 candidates in the sea-level pressure, which makes breathing cars have to be pressurised, to ensure that Besides this, the railways would spend 20. BJP-ruled state, which has a 90- almost the same as at sea level. all of the passengers do not finish their jour- an amount of 20,000 crore towards aug- The grand old party also member House. "  ! $ At a height of 5,360 metres above the ney with severe cases of altitude sickness. menting rolling stock which includes received a shot in the arm with State Congress chief sea level, the 465-km strategically signifi- The official said that in the Tibet train, train coaches during 2019-20. Railway its former leader and the first Bhupesh Baghel (Patan seat),   ! !! cant line to be built at a cost of Rs 83,360 two kinds of systems are used to maintain Board member (rolling stock) Rajesh Chief Minister of State Ajit Jogi Congress Legislative Party crore, will see railways' first pressurised oxygen levels — one is through the main Agrawal said the railways had done strate- who has formed a different out- leader T S Singhdeo PNS: Seeking to strike a con- launch its manifesto website on coaches which are currently used only in controls which maintains standard oxygen gic planning for the financial outlay and fit and aligned with Mayawati's (Ambikapur), senior Congress nect with the electorate, the Monday, where it wants the the Quinghay-Tibet Railway Line in China. levels and gets switched on at high altitude there would be no problem for funds. BSP, on Sunday said leader Satyanarayan Sharma Congress has said it wants to common people to give their "Special pressurised rolling stock to deal areas and the other is through oxygen ports "The annual rolling stock production announced he will not target (Raipur Rural) and prominent hear their voice and reflect that opinion. Chidambaram heads with lack of oxygen will have to be used in equipped for each passenger to use when volume is around 6000 to 8000 coaches per the Gandhi family. He claimed tribal leader Amarjeet Bhagat in the party's manifesto for the the panel which is working out these trains as passengers might feel uneasy they feel that they lack oxygen. year. However, we need to prioritise the though he will fight the (Sitapur) were among the sit- 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The the party's manifesto for 2019 because of the high altitude. These will be The Integrated Coach Factory (ICF) requirements of the various railway zones Congress tooth and nail in the ting MLAs who were given chairman of the Congress polls, during which the like the pressurised cabins used by aircraft which is in expansion mode is already pep- and try to meet their demands," said upcoming State Assembly polls, tickets. Manifesto Committee, P Congress is seeking to defeat to maintain the oxygen levels inside," said ping up to produce both metro coaches as Agrawal. He shared that some new coach- he will not speak against the State Congress working Chidambaram, announced on the BJP and oust Modi with the a senior Railway Ministry official. well as coaches for the Ahmedabad- es have come and waiting for CRS Gandhi family, with whom he president Shiv Kumar Twitter that the party will help of like-minded parties. The Chinese coaches, manufactured by Mumbai bullet train and could be roped (Commission of Railway Safety) permission. 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This is the reason that the New Delhi: Union Minister Hardeep around," Puri said.     % &' commander for the past six The sources said as no IG Operations is brought from Singh Puri on Sunday took a dig at for- He also lashed out at efforts of polit- months, posing serious ques- new Maj Gen rank-officer has the military as both the fight- mer Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ical parties to cobble up an anti-BJP tions on the effectiveness of its been posted to the NSG till ing units of the NSG-51 SAG for terming demonetisation "organised alliance by joining hands with the New Delhi: A parliamentary panel, of Governor combat readiness and planning now, hence another IG of the and 52 SAG are manned by loot", saying he did not exercise his Congress. which former Prime Minister Manmohan has been in case of an impending con- force (IPS officer) is holding the officers and jawans from the authority when there was a dire situa- "Look at the people who are com- Singh is a member, has called RBI called," tingency. post in an additional capacity. Special Forces and infantry of tion. ing together. There are people whose Governor Urjit Patel for the third-time to Moily said The special force has They said the non-avail- the Indian Army and it requires Speaking at 'India Ideas Conclave' entire life is based on opposition to one brief it on the Government's demoneti- when con- recently asked the Ministry of ability of suitable officers from a special bonding and coordi- here, Puri also lambasted opposition family," the Union urban affairs min- sation move. tacted. Home Affairs, under which it the Army has been the prima- nation between the two to leaders for joining hands with the ister said. The 31-member Parliamentary He said functions, to intervene and get ry reason that the post is ensure seamless, precise and Congress despite their lifelong struggle He asserted that the discourse for Standing Committee on Finance, headed perhaps this an officer from the Army on vacant. successful operational results. against the "one family" party. 2019 parliamentary elections will be by Veerappa Moily, has been deliberating was for the board soon. While some officers prefer NSG DG Sudeep "One worthy (former) prime min- determined by things like how many gas on the issue for almost two years. first time The post of Inspector getting promoted in their cadre, Lakhtakia told PTI that while ister termed demonetisation as organ- connections were allotted, how many The Government had scrapped 500 when an RBI General (Operations) is held by in some cases they were not it is important to have a full- ised loot. I don't know where he was get- toilets and PM Awas Yojna houses were and 1,000 notes on November 8, 2016 Governor has been called by a panel for a Major General-rank officer found suitable for the working time IG (Operations) he had ting his facts from," he said. built, Ayushman Bharat and not the and announced issuance of new 500 and three times on the same issue. on deputation from the Army, of the NSG, that remains in "complete faith" in the capa- He accused Manmohan Singh of Rafale deal issue raised by the Congress. 2,000 notes. Prior to this, Patel shared details relat- which, sources told PTI, has combat readiness round-the- bilities of his Deputy IG not exercising his "political power" when "That's what aspirational India is Patel has been called on November 12 ed to demonetisation with the panel in been vacant since April after clock, they said. (Operations) and Force there was a need for him to do so. looking for and not some fictitious thing to brief the committee's members on January and July last year. incumbent Maj Gen Shashank "The IG Operations is the Commander (a Brigadier-rank "There was a group of men around you do about an airplane whose name demonetisation of 500 and 1,000 notes The panel could not adopt a draft Mishra moved to his cadre on man who analyses the strengths officer) in keeping a 24x7 Sonia Gandhi who were more effective you can not pronounce," Puri said.He and the "ramifications thereof", according report on the note-ban in August as BJP promotion. and weaknesses of the counter- readiness of the commandos. decision makers. It (the situation) arose also differentiated between original to the panel's meeting notice. MPs in the panel, led by Nishikant Dubey, In the NSG hierarchy, the terror and counter-hijack teams "We are hopeful that a full- because Prime Minister of India was an and Latin American ways of pro- The RBI Governor will also brief the stalled the process. counter-terror and counter- in consultation with the force time IG (Operations) will join appointee. He was an appointee and nouncing "Rafale". committee on the banning of the However, Moily has repeatedly said no hijack commando units are commander based at the NSG the NSG soon. Till then, my when he was appointed (as PM), the "I keep telling them, it's Rafale. It's Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill and report on demonetisation was tabled placed under the overall com- garrison in Manesar. DIG and Force Commander rules of Congress Parliamentary Party not Rafayale. Rafayale is a Latin related issues. before the panel. mand of IG (Operations), a "He is responsible for the are rendering the task and were changed. So it was not that an American name if you have a connec- "Members wanted some more infor- So far, the panel has adopted more post based in the NSG head- on-ground planning and exe- they are very capable officers," elected member of Parliament became tion with Latin America, otherwise it's mation and details about demonetisation, than 60 reports on various issues, unan- quarters in Delhi. cution of operations when the he told the news agency. PTI prime minister but it was the other way a different name," he quipped. PTI especially on its impact. Therefore, the RBI imously. PTI 0
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The temple had witnessed ger”. Autonomous institutions such government,” Mayawati said, AIADMK to revert to the par- “alternative path as a result of more than 10 persons), police “Had their blood fallen on high drama with around a Addressing a gathering in as CBI, CVC, ED and RBI are adding that the BJP wanted to ent party, the top leadership being misled and due to some said. the floor of the temple, that dozen women in 10-50 age Kerala’s Kannur on Saturday, facing crisis due to wrong per- divert attention of the people Saturday asked them to “under- bitterness.” The arrest will be record- would have forced the priests group being prevented from Shah listed court verdicts spective of the Government from core issues by raking up stand the reality” of the Madras Seeking to assuage ed in the evening after they to shut the shrine for three days entering the temple by protest- which have not been and ego,” Mayawati said. religious matters. High Court judgement that feathers ruffled by the legal reach Kochi, police sources for purification rituals,” Easwar ing devotees after the doors implemented, including on “On this serious matter of On September 28, the upheld their disqualification. wrangle, the Chief Minister and said. had said. A case was registered were opened for all women, fol- ‘Jallikattu’ (traditional bull tam- Sabrimala temple, BJP leader’s Supreme Court paved the way The court’s fair judgement his deputy quoted a Tamil A member of the against him later on the basis lowing the Supreme Court ver- ing sport of Tamil Nadu) and speech is provocative and an for entry of women of all ages has enthused party workers and proverb which says love does Thazhamon family of of a complaint filed by a dict. prohibiting loudspeakers attempt to take political into the Ayyappa temple at the people of Tamil Nadu, the not erode, despite quarrels or Sabarimala tantris (head Thiruvananthapuram native. On September 28, a five- in mosques, and said “imprac- mileage in Madhya Pradesh, Sabarimala in Kerala. party said. fights and added that all of priests), Easwar had said dur- Kerala Devaswom Minister judge Constitution bench of the tical” directions should not be Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan A five-judge constitution People were confident that them were “children of one ing a press meet in Kochi last Kadakkampally Surendran had Apex Court, headed by then given by courts and they should polls,” she said, terming it bench headed by Chief the AIADMK government mother, bonded by brother- week that they had a contin- claimed that effective police Chief Justice Dipak Misra, had pass orders that can be imple- “unconstitutional and unpar- Justice Dipak Misra, in its 4:1 would continue to roll out hood and love.” gency plan to force the closure intervention had foiled the lifted the centuries-old ban on mented. liamentary”. verdict, said that banning the welfare measures and “the When party workers of the temple by spilling blood protesters’ bid to “desecrate” the the entry of women of men- “The statement of the rul- “If the BJP is not satisfied entry of women of menstrual angel of justice has paved a path ignored differences and on its premises by some devo- Ayyappa Temple by spilling strual age into the shrine. ing party president is con- with the SC decision allowing age into the shrine is gender for us to work together (again)” worked together, the AIADMK tees in case any woman in the blood in the premises if women BJP state president PS demnable and irresponsible. women’s entry into the temple, discrimination and the practice to meet the aspirations of the would grow manifold and van- ‘barred’ age group managed to devotees in the 10-50 age group Sreedharan Pillai Sunday Court should take cognisance. they should approach court violates rights of Hindu people, it said. quish its political rivals, they reach it. offered prayers. lashed out at the police action It shows the democracy of the and not create chaos on roads women. “We invite you with love said. 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Yogi also released a around 75 lakh in the inter- issued by the district revenue schemes reach the intended ly accepting money through a *!9&6&9=!>)N were completed and the probe creation of huge job opportu- catalogue ‘Zari-Zardozi’ on the national markets, the official authorities. beneficiary was an important middleman from some accused underway is in connection nities with low capital invest- occasion. said. “Checking land-related component of good gover- in the irrigation scam in return had demanded 40 lakh for not with the implementation of ment was the unique feature of He also distributed tool kits “We have arrested Dilip litigation is a big challenge nance. for not raising the issue in the raising the issue in the these projects by village-level the ODOP scheme. and cheques of loan to 10 entre- Parihar for sending around before the State Government He said that ‘Tehsil Diwas’ Assembly and with the State Assembly or before the co-operative societies, police Addressing a special sum- preneurs. The Chief Minister 22,000 tablets of prescription and it can be effectively was observed every month for Government, said Morbi Government. He had settled for said. According to police, 27 mit on traditional handicraft of said the future belonged to the drug Alprazolam and other curbed with the application of the redressal of the grievances Superintendent of Police 35 lakh, out of which 10 lakh such village-level societies are Lucknow, ‘chikan and zardozi’, MSME (micro, small and medi- psychotropic substances on a modern technology by adopt- of the common man. Karanraj Vaghela. was given to him through a under the scanner after it was here on Sunday, Yogi said that um enterprises) sector as it was bus from Ahmedabad to ing on-line system of for Yogi asked the district offi- An executive engineer in middleman. Another 25 lakh revealed that the works had the BJP, during the March growing at fast pace and was also Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) issuing succession certificates cers to conduct an on the spot the Irrigation department, C D was given to the middleman in either not been carried out or 2017 UP assembly elections, labour intensive. and other cities,” said NCB and other documents,” inspection after the receipt of Kanani, and three other offi- the form of a cheque,” Vaghela were of poor quality. had promised to launch a spe- Prominent e-commerce zonal unit director Hariom the Chief Minister said the complaints from the com- cials were earlier arrested in said. Morbi SP Vaghela said that cific scheme for promoting companies also made their Gandhi. while inaugurating the new mon man. connection with a scam per- Inspector RJ Chaudhary the state government, after traditional handicraft and cot- presentations on the occasion Alprazolam is most com- building of the Lucknow Sadar Several Cabinet ministers taining to construction and of Morbi A Division police sta- receiving complaints, had tage industry as each district of and provided marketing plat- monly used for treating anxi- tehsil at Gomti Nagar here on and Deputy Chief Minister repair of check dams, digging tion said that Kanani and oth- launched an investigation into the state had a unique identi- forms to the small entrepre- ety disorder as it induces sleep. Sunday. Dinesh Sharma, Chairman of of ponds and repair and ers had allegedly offered money the irrigation projects which ty in the form of its tradition- neurs producing traditional It cannot be sold without pre- He said issuance of suc- Board of Revenue and other restoration of percolation tanks to the MLA through a mid- revealed irregularities and mis- al craft. handicraft items and other scription. cession and insolvency certifi- officials were present on the etc in villages in Morbi district. dleman. management of 1.12 crore in The Chief Minister said products. cates was an important func- occasion. “MLA Parsotam Sabariya Chaudhary said the alleged 51 such projects. '  # *                     3<           '!    08"=.  robed and forced to indulge in anyway released on Saturday hree persons went missing unnatural sexual acts with each after which the police arrested Twhile 12 others were res- video of four college stu- other, police added. some persons.   (*8!! cued after a country boat cap- Adents being brutally tor- The accused also shot at Those who were arrested sized in Katakhal river in tured and forced into per- the toes of the boarders, all col- following a registration of an ctor-politician Kamal Assam’s Hailakandi district forming unnatural sex in lege students in the age group FIR by the boarders are-- Golu AHaasan has said his party Sunday evening, official Bihar’s Begusarai district has of 18-21, and made them drink Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Vinod MNM would take the call on sources said here. gone viral leading to the arrest liquor, police said, adding that Kumar, Raja Kumar, Rohit contesting the byelections to 20 The boat carrying 15 peo- of seven persons, police said on the shocking act continued the Kumar, Ganesh Kumar and Tamil Nadu assembly seats, ple capsized during a thunder- Sunday. entire day. Rahul Kumar, Town Police including the 18 which have shower near Lalamukh and The inmates of Kushwaha The boarders were sub- Station SHO Trilok Kumar fallen vacant following dis- local people along with State hostel, a private students hos- jected to the cruelty allegedly Mishra said. qualification of MLAs elected Disaster Response Force tel located in Pokhariya area of due to their refusal to buy water Golu Kumar, who was from there, after the poll sched- (SDRF) personnel rescued 12 Town Police Station, were on from a plant owned by one of arrested on Thursday owns ule was announced. people of them. Wednesday kidnapped by some the accused, police said. the water treatment plant, Haasan, who has been tour- The three missing persons persons from Kali Asthan The miscreants made a police said, adding that ing the state as part of his “jour- have been identified as Sumit chowk, they said. video of the incident and another six were held on ney with the people” progra- Pashi, Ajoy Pashi and Ramesh The victims were taken threatened to make it viral if Saturday night. Raids are being mme, indicated that a firm deci- Pashi — all residents of behind Begusarai divisional the students lodged a com- conducted to nab their accom- sion would be taken when the Lalamukh Tea garden, the jail and assaulted by the mis- plaint. plices involved in the case, Election Commission anno- @      /0 8 ; 8  &, sources said. creants. They were then dis- However, the video was they said. unced the schedule for the polls.   ()  * +,- +./0  @

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It ended Aover BJP president Amit Assembly.      inspector with counter-intelli- abortive attempt. and mother. crores of rupees during their Sunday with a participation of Shah landing in the yet to be Former Union Minister, O /* .1 PTI adds: gence department of (CID) The desperation Son of a retired police offi- regime on song and dance over one lakh farmers, said the opened Kannur airport, with a Rajagopal, is the lone MLA of   J&K police, at Washibugh vil- to see his parents prompted sub- cer, Mir, who was from 2010 shows at Saifai Mahotsava, are Minister. Kerala Minister slamming him the BJP in the house. lage along the banks of Romshi inspector Imtiyaz Ahmad Mir batch of sub-inspector, had talking today about the inter- Held at Indian Institute of Sunday for threatening to oust “Amit Shah permitted to    * N rivulet in south Kashmir’s to shave off his beard and served in Ganderbal district of ests of farmers,” State Sugarcane Research, Lucknow the LDF Government despite it land in Kannur airport which is Pulwama district on Sunday change appearance in his unsuc- South Kashmir for five years Agriculture Minister Surya by the State Government allowing him to arrive there as yet to be opened. That is our tra- Shah landed at the airport fol- afternoon. cessful attempt to dodge mili- before being transferred to Pratap Shahi said Sunday, in association with the part of state’s ‘tradition of hos- dition of hospitality. But he is lowing an ‘understanding’ Mir’s body was found with tants who had laid a death trap Kulgam district last year. attacking Yadav. Centre, the mega agri-expo pitality.’ threatening to oust Kerala between him and Chief Minister bullet wounds. Sources said for him in his village, his col- He was shifted to the The ‘Saifai Mahotsava’ used was aimed at showcasing the State Finance Minister TM Government. Such empty Pinarayi Vijayan. that militants abducted him leagues said on Sunday. CID department in March this to be held annually at SP patri- state’s agriculture potential and Thomas Isaac tweeted that threats do not frighten us. Try to “At a time when the Kannur before he was fired upon from Mir, 30, was shot dead by year and his superiors recalled arch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s provide farmers a platform to though the state had shown the win few seats in Assembly. Your airport is scheduled to be inau- a point blank range. He was res- militants on Sunday when he his dedication towards his work. village Saifai in the Etawah dis- interact with experts in the ‘tradition of hospitality’ by per- frustration is understandable,” gurated on December 9, it was ident of Tekina village in was on his way home. In fact, some militants had trict. field. mitting Shah to land in the air- Isaac tweeted. Hundreds of party specially opened for Amit Shah. Pulwama and was on way to his Posted in the CID depart- claimed that Mir had also sub- The agriculture Talking to PTI port, which had not been for- workers had gathered Saturday Usually, it is done so during home in his private car. He was ment, Mir had been warned mitted his resignation. Minister tweeted further, “I Sunday about the maga agri- mally inaugurated, the BJP at the airport to welcome Shah emergency situations,” he said in posted in Shergarhi police sta- against venturing into his village When the body of Mir was would like to point out that the cultural event, the Minister leader had threatened to oust the who was in Kerala on a day’s a statement. Amit Shah had tion in summer capital Srinagar. as there was a possibility of being brought to Pulwama dis- BJP Government last year said, the ‘Krishi Kumbh’ was left ruled Kerala Government. visit. arrived in Kannur Saturday on In the other incident, mili- attack by militant groups, who trict lines by a police team purchased 37 lakh MT wheat the first of its kind, organised The official inauguration After inaugurating the party a day’s visit to Kerala to attend tants shot at and injured a have been targeting policemen from Wahibugh, it was attacked and this year the figure is 53 in the state. of the Kannur airport, the fourth office located at Thalikkavu, he a party function in that city and senior PDP worker Muhammad in the state recently. by stone pelters as security lakh MT. Statistics will show Over one lakh farmers in the state, is scheduled to be had made a scathing attack on the 90th Mahasamadhi obser- Amin Dar at Gangbugh village “I had told him that he forces had launched a cordon- who is the real well-wisher of participated in the event, held on December 9. the CPI(M)-led LDF vance of saint social reformer near Hyderpora on the outskirts should not go as militants could and-search operations in Chewa farmers.” the Minister said, adding a But, by arriving in a special Government in the state over the Sree Narayana Guru at Varkala of Srinagar. He was immediately attack. But he was desperate to and the area where he was shot The former Chief Minister large number of farmers came flight there yesterday to inau- Sabarimala women’s entry issue near Thiruvananthapuram. rushed to hospital where he suc- see his parents who reside at dead. had tweeted recently, “On one on their own and at their own gurate the BJP’s new district and pledged BJP’s support for it. Later, in a hard-hitting cumbed to his injuries. Sontabugh in the interiors of The police have also hand, the state government is cost and returned quite satis- committee office, Shah has unof- Main Opposition Congress speech, Shah had warned Chief Suspected militants also Pulwama district,” recalled one launched a probe to ascertain sacrificing the interests of the fied. ficially become the first passen- took on the LDF Government Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that he attacked an army patrolling of his supervising officers. how the information about his farmers, while on the other It provided an opportuni- ger to land in the airport at for allowing the BJP Chief to use would have to pay a “heavy party at Poterwal area in south This morning as he was journey to home had been hand it is organising ‘dhong’ ty to the stakeholders to under- Mattanur in Kannur. the airport. Kerala Pradesh price” if the (attack on Ayyappa Kashmir's Shopian district. preparing to leave for home, he leaked to militant groups, who (fake) Krishi Kumbh.” stand the requirements of each Isaac said shah’s “empty Congress Committee (KPCC) devotees) continues, as BJP Security sources said the came with a changed appear- had been waiting to ambush “What type of Kumbh is it other for investment benefits, threats” were out of frustration president, Mullappally workers “would not hesitate to army personnel retaliated in a ance. He shaved off his beard him at Wahibugh. where instead of ‘amrit’, the he said. as the saffron party is yet to get Ramachandran alleged that pull down the Government.” "      $ %3. '

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October 23 said he was com- three-day Skill India of effort in empowering youth SGhulam Nabi Azad Sunday lakhs of small and medium to be “cautious” in future. ups,” Murasoli editor S Selvam The Dravida Munnetra mitted to ushering in a change A‘Rozgar Mela’ here, dubbed with skill and education that alleged that Prime Minister industrial units have shutdown. The mouthpiece of the said in the Sunday edition of Kazhagam (DMK) daily had in the political horizon sans the as the largest job fair in Uttar can help them to be successful Narendra Modi speaks more “The labourers working main opposition party in Tamil the paper. also asked Rajinikanth to be trappings of money and lure of Pradesh, concluded Sunday in in their lives,” a press release outside Parliament than inside there have become unem- Nadu had accused Rajinikanth However, there was no cautious, saying “a group” was posts. which around 3,000 candi- quoted him as saying. the House and the BJP does not ployed. Similarly, demoneti- of being a puppet in the hands elaboration on the points that trying to destabilise his popu- Sharing his political vision dates were selected for various The Skill India’s have the experience of running sation has rendered 35 lakh of “some persons” and being had caused hurt or who were larity, and added that anyone with the members of the Rajini job roles. ‘Rozgar Mela’ gave an oppor- the country. The former Union people jobless across the coun- supported by “communal” ele- anguished by it. dancing to the tunes of the Makkal Mandram, a precursor ‘Rozgar Melas’ organised tunity to job seekers of Minister made the statement try,” the Congress leader said. ments in a recent article. The daily, in effect, stopped group would lose sheen. forum to the launch of his by the National Skill Lucknow to learn more about while addressing party workers Senior Congress leader “It has been brought to short of offering a formal regret If the actor was not eyeing party, the superstar had recalled Development Corporation potential employers and vari- here. Pramod Tiwari said, “The BJP (my) notice that an article on for the write-up. posts, he should have launched his assertion in 2017 that he (NSDC) in various cities have ous employment opportunities “Prime Minister Narendra remembers the Ram temple superstar Rajinikanth that The article targeting an outfit on the lines of ratio- would never allow those eyeing been instrumental in connect- available, including entrepre- Modi seldom speak inside Parli- only when the elections app- appeared in Murasoli has hurt Rajinikanth appeared in nalist leader, late E V money and posts in his politi- ing thousands of youth to neurship. ament, but he never gets tired roach, and by the time elections some good hearts. Murasoli on October 26. Ramasamy Periyar, it said. cal innings and said it was not employers, UP Deputy Chief It also offered a platform to while speaking outside Parli- are over, the issue is forgotten.” The editorial (team) has It was published in a ques- Periyar’s Dravidar a mere rhetoric. Minister Dinesh Sharma said. the organisations to meet Speaking at the closing potential employees in an ceremony, he said, “We are informal setting. committed to creating and The ‘Rozgar Mela’ brought .  0A     providing employment oppor- skilled candidates in direct tunities to the youth of Uttar contact with recruiters, HR Pradesh.” managers, admission officers   = $)P / “The focus of youths and advisory bodies/training should be on honing skills to providers.   0*.9* hilly district participated in senior scientist, Neeraj Kotwal. the training programme, aimed “The Chenab valley is best ver two dozen women in at encouraging them to devel- suited for bee rearing and pro- OJammu and Kashmir’s op the required skills to duction of high quality white Doda district were given bee become successful entrepre- honey. Traditionally, almost boxes for honey farming as part neurs using local resources every household used to pro- of the Army’s ‘Operation with very little or no invest- duce honey here, but since the Goodwill’, an official said. ment, he said. last one decade production The women have been “I was in a fix over what to decreased considerably due to trained in beekeeping under a do after completing my studies, changing lifestyle in rural three-week programme organ- as in this part of the world, jobs areas,” he said. ised by the Rashtriya Rifles are very hard to find. Kotwal said it was heart- based here in collaboration Luckily for me, the Army took warming to see the Army com- with Sher-e-Kashmir the initiative at the right time ing to the revival of this ancient University of Agricultural and I enrolled myself for the trade and “I hope the female Sciences and Technology training programme,” Sheetal, brigade will grab this oppor- (SKUAST) in Jammu. a trainee from Rounda-Seri vil- tunity to empower themselves The programme was con- lage, told PTI. and become entrepreneurs in ducted under the Prime She said the training the near future”. Minister’s Skill India initiative gave her the confidence to The official said all to impart basic skills among start her own business and the the trainees, after successfully rural women in bee rearing, bee boxes given by the Army completing the training were their management and how to helped her get the equipment given certificates beside bee make it a profitable business, to rear bees. boxes so that they can imme- the Army official said. The training was held diately start their own business Twenty-eight women from under the technical guidance to financially empower them-      0   / 
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However, India’s expendi- of the forces shaping the long-term (iv) The epidemiology model =A#--< he death of 23 Asiatic lions (three 2007, after eight lions were poached by a ture on R&D is significantly below. future that should be taken into and the trend analysis technology    #         Culture diplomacy may not make headlines but the lions, 11 lionesses and nine cubs above gang of raiders from Katani, Madhya It is just two per cent of its gross account in policy formulation, about main disease will be estab-     2       Tagore Awards for Cultural Harmony for 2014, 2015 and Tsix months) in just two weeks, start- Pradesh, the Gujarat Government was domestic product (GDP), which is planning and decision-making. lished;        )    ing end of September and beginning of prompt to initiate several actions to avoid the benchmark value that most Therefore, it is closely tied to plan- (v) The rules of main metab- PREJUDICE (       2016 prove that our poet laureate’s global vision and October, set alarm bells ringing for the such a threat to the Gir lion. In collabora- innovative countries spend on ning but it is not planning but olism network and metabolism           enveloping citizenry hold good. With a jury helmed by Gujarat Forest Department. Initially, con- tion with the Animal Husbandry R&D. merely a step in the process of regulation will be elucidated;    )           PM Modi, its awardees include a Manipuri dancer, a fusion prevailed but progressive deaths com- Department, the vaccination drive was Furthermore, India never real- planning. (vi) More than 300 animal                 ( Bangladeshi organisation and a Gandhian sculptor, who pelled the authorities to go for a prompt sci- launched in both divisions of the Gir ly made a forward-looking strate- Countries, like Japan, the models will be established with the    #  ,  #  3      $ ( entific investigation. Samples of the dead forests. gic plan to distribute this R&D United Kingdom, France, technologies of biology model, prove civilsational, philosophical and cultural links know lions were sent to the National Institute of The problem of the big cat’s manage- expenditure on emerging issues of Germany and the United States are trans-gene and gene knock out;                   /  no barriers. An avowed, objective acknowledgment. Virology, Pune, College of Veterinary ment is gigantic in the Gir lion conserva- the future. As a result, the coun- the forerunner in this discipline. (vii) The rubber with high             #  ( Science and Animal Husbandry, Junagadh, tion landscape. About half of the lions, 300 try is usually a late entrant to new For instance, TF exercise in Japan performance obtains large-scale       )   4)5          and FSL Junagadh to find out the possible individuals, roam around in an area of technology. 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Aadhaar authentication for vices under Aadhaar Act, for etrol price was TCouncil, chaired by beneficieries of Government transfer of any subsidy or ben- Pcut by 40 paise a Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, A6.6'*8. subsidies and welfare schemes, efit to the bank account of the litre and diesel by 33 has met 30 times and taken 918 and listed various ‘options’ for beneficiary, as well as for facil- paise a litre on decisions related to laws, rules (='6)8. the use of Aadhaar (such as itating the withdrawal of Sunday, the 11th and rates for the new tax Quick Response or QR code money through Aadhaar based straight reduction in regime within a span of just and offline Aadhaar) for other micro-ATM machines. rates on softening over two years, the Finance   !8987* banking customers in the light This means Aadhaar international oil Ministry said on Sunday. of Supreme Court judgement enabled Payment System prices. The Goods and Services he UIDAI has clarified to in the Aadhaar case, said the (AePS) and BHIMAadhaar Pay Petrol in Delhi Tax (GST) Council, which Tbanks that Aadhaar eKYC official who did not wish to be shall remain operative and now costs 80.05 a litre and But as the international comprises state finance minis- can be used to authenticate named. bank can continue to maintain diesel is priced at 74.05 per oil prices continued to rise, ters and Union Minister of beneficiaries of Government Physical Aadhaar card can and provide these facilities so litre, according to a price noti- price of petrol and diesel in State in charge of Revenue as subsidies and welfare schemes be used for verification in an that Direct Benefit Transfer or fication issued by state-owned Delhi increased to 82.83 per members, was set up on while for other customers offline mode if produced vol- DBT beneficiaries can with- oil firms. litre and 75.69 per litre by September 15, 2016, as the physical Aadhaar card can be untarily, it clarified. draw their money through the In 11 straight cuts, petrol October 16. But beginning country’s first ‘federal institu- used for verification, a source When contacted UIDAI micro-ATMs, AePS, BHIM price has been reduced by October 18, international oil tion’. said. CEO, Ajay Bhushan Pandey Aadhaar Pay. 2.78 per litre and diesel by prices have been falling and “Till date, GST Council has phase of cooperative federalism for the 30 GST Council meetings The Aadhaar-issuing told PTI, “There are viable In its circular to banks, the 1.64 a litre. rupee has also appreciated. taken 918 decisions related to where the Central and state ran into 4,730 pages, while the authority Unique Identification and completely paperless and UIDAI said that for customers The rates are off their The twin factors have GST laws, rules, rates, com- Governments work together to minutes of the meetings ran into Authority of India (UIDAI) digital options available giving declaration that they record high of 84 per litre for brought down fuel prices to pensation, taxation threshold take collective decisions on all 1,394 pages, the statement said. wrote to the banks last week through digitally signed elec- want to receive entitled bene- petrol and 75.45 a litre for two-month low. “As per the etc. More than 96 per cent of issues relating to indirect tax After 17 tumultuous years, clarifying the instances and tronic form of Aadhaar which fits or subsidies of welfare diesel touched on October 4. assessment, the retail prices of the decisions have already been regime of the country, it said. a nationwide GST was rolled modes in which Aadhaar can allows identity to be verified schemes funded from the On that day, the government petrol and diesel may reign implemented through 294 noti- Besides, tax officers of the out at the stroke of the mid- be used, and a copy of the same online without pinging our Consolidated Fund of India in decided to cut excise duty on easy in the next few days,” an fications issued by the Central Centre and states met ahead of night hour on July 1, 2017, was also sent to the Reserve server. And through such their account directly, banks petrol and diesel by 1.50 per official statement had said on Government,” the Ministry the GST Council meetings to overhauling India’s convoluted Bank of India, a senior UIDAI methods the services can be can perform Aadhaar-based litre each and asked state- October 26. said in a statement. enable the council members to indirect taxation system. said. seamlessly and digitally authentication using e-KYC owned fuel retailers to subsidise The retail selling price of The remaining decisions fully discuss the issues under The GST, which replaced The UIDAI wrote to banks offered by banks for non- for opening bank accounts by another 1 a litre by reduc- petrol and diesel is dependent are under various stages of consideration. 17 central and state levies after it received legal opinion DBT customers”. He also con- too. ing their margins. on the international prices of implementation. Almost equal The Council has held dis- including factory-gate, excise on the matter, in the wake of a firmed that UIDAI’s views For all other customers, Subsequent to this, the benchmark fuel and the rupee- number of corresponding noti- cussions in a “harmonious and duty, service tax and local sales recent Supreme Court verdict have been sent to banks but banks cannot use Aadhaar petrol price came down to US dollar exchange rate. This fications have been issued by collaborative spirit” in the 30 tax or VAT, is India’s biggest tax that restricted the use of did not elaborate on details. electronic know your customer 81.50 per litre and diesel at is because a large proportion of each state, it added. meetings that have taken place reform in 70 years of indepen- Aadhaar by private entities but UIDAI has said that banks (e-KYC) authentication for 72.95 a litre on October 5, the country’s requirement is met The working of GST so far, it added. dence and will help modernise cleared it for welfare schemes. will be entitled to seek authen- opening bank accounts. statement said. through imports. Council has ushered in a new The detailed agenda notes Asia’s third largest economy. ,-    .  
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CCI order said. have exchanged Ambani’s Reliance Gas PCAPL would be appoint- -commerce major offers for a pos- Transportation Infrastructure ed as the investment manager EFlipkart Internet has sible trade deal Ltd, which later changed the of IIT. trimmed its consolidat- with a view to name to East West Pipeline Ltd EWPL had operating rev- ed losses to 1,160.6 resolving issues (EWPL), a decade back built a enue of 884 crore and posted crore for the financial related to bilater- 1,400-kilometer pipeline from a net loss of 715 crore in the year ended March 2018, al commerce. Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh year ended March. as per regulatory docu- “The negoti- to Bharuch in Gujarat to trans- The loss was mainly ments. ations are ongo- port natural gas discovered in because of the pipeline operat- The company had ing. Of course, at this stage they to certain domestic goods a KG basin block operated by ing at less than its capacity. registered a total loss of mainly generated from ser- have given an offer and we have under their Generalised System his flagship firm Reliance KG-D6 fields, which began 1,640.2 crore in the previous vices like collection, market- also given a counter-offer and of Preferences (GSP) as well as Industries. production in April 2009, had fiscal, according to the docu- place, storage and logistics. we are working on it,” he said greater market access for its However, the pipeline hit a peak of 69.43 mmscmd in ments filed with the Corporate Earlier in the year, Flipkart at an event here Saturday. products from sectors, includ- which had a capacity to trans- accorded,” PNGRB Chairman IIT will also subscribe to the March 2010 before water and Affairs Ministry. inked a blockbuster deal with The statement assumes sig- ing agriculture, automobile, port 80 million standard cubic Dinesh K Sarraf said. non-convertible debentures to sand ingress forced the shut- Flipkart’s revenue from Walmart under which the nificance as India has deferred auto components and engi- metres per day of natural gas This will be Brookfield’s be issued by PIPL.” down of wells. This peak out- operations was at 2,790.2 American retailer picked up a notification for hiking import neering. is currently operating at less first investment in the energy Brookfield Asset put comprised 66.35 mmscmd crore for 2017-18 as against about 77 per cent stake for duties on as many as 29 US As many as 3,500 Indian than 5 per cent of its capacity sector in India. Management Inc’s affiliate from D1 and D3, the largest of 1,882.4 in the previous finan- about $16 billion. The deal gave products. products from sectors such as as output from KG-D6 block However, the acquisition Rapid Holdings Pte Ltd and the 18 gas discoveries on the cial year, a growth of 48.2 per handsome return to investors India had announced hik- chemicals and engineering get of RIL fell sooner than expect- price has not been disclosed. PenBrook Capital Advisors Pvt KG-D6 block, and 3.07 cent, it added. like SoftBank who sold their ing customs duty on 29 prod- duty-free access to the US ed. According to September 11 Ltd (PCAPL) had executed a mmscmd from MA field, the When contacted, Flipkart complete shareholding. ucts, including pulses and iron market under the GSP, intro- While the Competition approval of the CCI, the framework agreement to buy only oil discovery on the block. declined to comment. In India, Flipkart is locked and steel items, imported from duced in 1976. Commission of India (CCI) pipeline housed under EWPL the pipeline on August 28. Currently, the fields pro- On standalone basis, the in an intense battle with US- the US as a retaliatory action On the other hand, the US had in September approved the will be transferred to an enti- PCAPL is a joint venture duce less than 4 mmscmd of total loss narrowed to 1,157 based e-tailing giant Amazon against the tariff hike by is demanding greater market transaction where Brookfield is ty called Pipeline Infrastructure between Peninsula Investment gas, which EWPL transports to crore, while revenue was high- with both entities pumping in Washington. The duty hike access for its agriculture goods, sponsoring an Infrastructure Pvt Ltd (PIPL), a wholly-owned Management Co Ltd and customers. er at 2,790.2 crore for 2017-18 millions of dollars towards would come into effect from manufacturing products and Investment Trust (IIT) called subsidiary of Reliance Brookfield Capital Partners EWPL had a total out- as against the previous year. promotions, building infra- November 2. medical devices. India Infrastructure Trust as Industries Holding Pvt Ltd (Bermuda) Ltd. standing debt of 13,715 crore Flipkart, which operates structure and logistics as they India is pressing for India’s exports to the US in the acquisition vehicle, the (RIHPL). “By way of the proposed as of March while its plant, different entities for various woo customers to shop online. exemption from high duty 2017-18 stood at $47.9 billion, Petroleum and Natural Gas “RIHPL would sell its combination, the entire equity property and equipment had functions, provides e-com- Studies indicate the Indian imposed by the US on certain while imports were $26.7 bil- Regulatory Board (PNGRB) entire issued and paid up equi- share capital and voting rights an asset value of around merce and support services e-commerce market is set to steel and aluminium products, lion. The trade balance is in gave its nod a few weeks back. ty share capital of PIPL to IIT,” of PIPL is proposed to be 11,000 crore, according to its through Flipkart Internet. The cross $200 billion over the resumption of export benefits favour of India. “Yes, the approval has been the CCI order said. “Further, acquired by India last annual balance sheet. revenue of Flipkart Internet is next few years. ( !  
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Dividend 10.0061 Banking and PSU Debt - Monthly Dividend 10.4872 Interval Fund - II - Series 2 - Direct Plan - Growth Plan - Growth Option 12.9862 ICICI PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND Wealth Plus Fund-Fixed Pricing Option-Dividend Option 28.1934 Interval Fund III Quarterly Interval - Growth 17.4312 Banking and PSU Debt Direct - Annual Dividend 17.1427 Interval Fund - II - Series 2 - Dividend Plan - Dividend Option 10 Wealth Plus Fund-Fixed Pricing Option-Growth Option 39.5865 Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - A - Cumulative 13.9619 Banking and PSU Debt Direct - Growth 40.7629 Interval Fund - II - Series 2 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 12.7938 Blended Plan A - Dividend 13.5898 Wealth Plus Fund-Variable Pricing Option-Direct -Dividend 33.9007 Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - A - Direct - Cumulative 13.9796 Banking and PSU Debt Direct - Monthly Dividend 10.5893 Interval Fund - II - Series 3 - Direct Plan - Dividend Plan - Div Option 10 Blended Plan A - Direct Plan Bonus 10.9152 Wealth Plus Fund-Variable Pricing Option-Direct-Growth 47.2721 Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - A - Direct - Dividend 10.9291 Bond - Annual Dividend - Direct 22.1687 Interval Fund - II - Series 3 - Direct Plan - Growth Plan - Growth Option 12.8033 Blended Plan A - Growth 22.7587 Wealth Plus Fund-Variable Pricing Option-Dividend Option 33.4226 Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - C - Cumulative 14.9423 Bond - Growth - Direct 50.3512 Interval Fund - II - Series 3 - Dividend Plan - Dividend Option 10 Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Dividend 13.6408 Wealth Plus Fund-Variable Pricing Option-Growth Option 46.1003 Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - C - Direct - Cumulative 14.9835 Bond - Quaterly Dividend - Direct 13.6267 Interval Fund - II - Series 3 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 12.7519 Blended Plan A-Direct Plan - Growth 23.0933 Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - D - Cumulative 14.9023 SBI MUTUAL FUND Bond Regular Plan Annual Dividend 29.4907 Interval Fund - II - Series 4-Direct Plan-Growth Plan -Growth Option 13.6322 KOTAK MAHINDRA MUTUAL FUND Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - D - Direct - Cumulative 14.9454 Bond Regular Plan Bonus Plan 30.696 Interval Fund - II - Series 4-Dividend Plan -Dividend Option 10 Interval Fund - Series VI - Annual Interval Plan - D - Direct - Dividend 10.441 MAGNUM NRI FLEXIASSET PLAN-DIVIDEND 30.3025 Bond Regular Plan Bonus Plan - Direct 22.7736 Interval Fund - II - Series 4-Growth Plan-Growth Option 13.596 Bluechip Fund - Dividend 30.212 Interval Fund - Series VII - Annual Interval Plan - C - Cumulative 13.774 MAGNUM NRI FLEXIASSET PLAN-GROWTH 30.1918 Bond Regular Plan Direct HF dividend 40.4758 Annual Interval Fund - Series I - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth 18.3015 Bluechip Fund - Dividend - Direct 32.889 Interval Fund - Series VII - Annual Interval Plan - C - Direct - Cumulative 13.7979 ONE INDIA FUND - DIVIDEND (PREV CLOSE ENDED UPTO 14/01/2010) 10.43 Bond Regular Plan Growth 48.1351 Interval Fund Annual Interval Fund Series-I -Dividend Option 10.2131 Bluechip Fund - Growth 201.125 Interval Fund - Series VII - Annual Interval Plan - C - Dividend 10.8654 ONE INDIA FUND - GROWTH (PREV CLOSE ENDED UPTO 14/01/2010) 10.43 Bond Regular Plan Quaterly Dividend 10.7641 Interval Fund Annual Interval Fund Series-I- Growth Option 18.2062 Bluechip Fund - Growth - Direct 213.736 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan A - Direct - Qtrly Div Payout 10.2479 Bond-Deposit-Dividend 13.6554 Interval Fund Annual Interval Fund Series-I-Retail Plan Growth Option 24.552 Emerging Equity Scheme - Dividend 20.694 Interval Fund Annual Interval Fund Series-I-Retail Plan-Div Option 10.2131 OPEN-ENDED Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan A - Retail Dividend 10.0016 Bond-Deposit-Growth 42.9354 Emerging Equity Scheme - Dividend - Direct 23.965 Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-I -Dividend Option 10.0234 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan A - Retail Growth 21.1917 Bond Short Term Plan - Direct Plan - Normal Dividend 10.3029 Emerging Equity Scheme - Growth 33.724 (INCOME) Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-I- Growth Option 23.9052 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Quarterly Dividend Payout 10.0015 Bond Short Term Plan-(Dividend) 10.1054 Emerging Equity Scheme - Growth - Direct 36.001 Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-I-Instl Plan-Div Option 10.0234 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.0016 Bond Short Term Plan-(Dividend) - Direct 10.9853 Equity Arbitrage Fund - Bimonthly 20.1217 Monthly Interval Fund - Series I - Direct - Div Plan - Div Payout Option 10.0204 DHFL PRAMERICA MUTUAL FUND Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Direct Plan - Growth 13.6172 Bond Short Term Plan-(Growth) 33.2564 Equity Arbitrage Fund - Bimonthly Direct 20.3219 Monthly Interval Fund - Series I - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth 24.0117 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Dividend 10.0017 Bond Short Term Plan-(Growth) - Direct 34.6972 Equity Arbitrage Fund - Dividend 10.71 FIXED MATURITY PLAN - SERIES 47 - DIRECT PLAN -GROWTH 14.096 Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-II -Dividend Option 10.048 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Growth 13.6425 Bond Short Term Plan-(Half Yearly Dividend) 12.123 Equity Arbitrage Fund - Dividend - Direct 11.0094 FIXED MATURITY PLAN - SERIES 47 - REGULAR PLAN -GROWTH 13.9784 Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-II -Growth Option 23.8695 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan A - Retail Quarterly Div Payout 10.224 Bond Short Term Plan-(Half Yearly Dividend) - Direct 12.3083 Equity Arbitrage Fund - Fortnightly - Regular 23.0636 Interval Fund-Monthly Interval Fund-Series-II-Instl Plan-Div Option 10.048 ICICI PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan B - Retail Dividend 10.0124 Coporate Bond Fund- Retail Plan-Growth Option 2034.9063 Equity Arbitrage Fund - Growth 25.7906 Monthly Interval Fund - Series II - Direct - Div Plan - Div Payout Option 10.0483 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan B - Retail Growth 20.9682 Corporate Bond Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option 2417.8765 Equity Arbitrage Fund - Growth - Direct 26.5383 Monthly Interval Fund - Series II - 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Direct - Monthly Dividend 11.2381 Interval Fund - Quarterly Plan - Series I - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth 24.5747 Blended Plan B - Direct Plan - Half Yearly Dividend Option - I 10.0227 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.0016 Corporate Bond Fund- Retail Plan-Daily Dividend Option 1052.6393 Equity Savings Fund - Direct - Quarterly Dividend 10.9037 Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-I - Growth Option 24.432 Blended Plan B - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend Option - I 10.7 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C - Direct Plan - Growth 14.0323 Corporate Bond Fund- Standard Plan-Daily Dividend Option 1052.7994 Equity Savings Fund - Regular - Growth 13.393 Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-I -Dividend Option 10.0641 Blended Plan B - Half Yearly Dividend Option - I 10.3661 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan C - Direct Plan - Qtrly Div Payout 10.2204 Corporate Bond Fund- Standard Plan-Weekly Dividend Option 1202.9939 Equity Savings Fund - 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Quarterly Interval Plan D - Retail Dividend 10.0799 Credit Risk Fund - Growth - Direct 20.6482 Global Emerging Market Fund - Growth 14.281 Interval Fund-Quarterly Interval Fund-Series-III-Instl Plan-Growth Op 17.933 Dynamic Bond Fund - Annual Dividend 10.6484 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan D - Retail Growth 22.795 Global Emerging Market Fund - Growth - Direct 14.949 Credit Risk Fund - Monthly Dividend 10.3187 Quarterly Interval Fund - Series III - Direct - Div Plan - Div Payout Op 10.0978 Dynamic Bond Fund - Bonus 19.6984 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.0051 India EQ Contra Fund - Dividend 18.794 Credit Risk Fund - Monthly Dividend - Direct 10.5464 Quarterly Interval Fund - Series III - Direct Plan Growth Plan - Growth 14.9055 Dynamic Bond Fund - Daily Dividend 10.0171 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Direct Plan - Qtrly Div Payout 10.1535 India EQ Contra Fund - Dividend - Direct 20.836 Credit Risk Fund - Quarterly Dividend 10.7963 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 1 - Direct - Div Plan - Dividend Option 10.5176 Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Daily Dividend 10.5669 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Direct Plan - Growth 17.7073 India EQ Contra Fund - Growth 46.105 Credit Risk Fund - Quaterly Direct Dividend - Direct 10.1847 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 1 - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth Option 15.7623 Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Growth 20.425 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Dividend 10.005 India EQ Contra Fund - Growth - Direct 49.615 Credit Risk Fund - Weekly Dividend 10.0043 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 1 - Dividend Plan - Dividend Option 10.5101 Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Half Yearly Dividend 10.2129 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Growth 13.469 Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund - Standard Plan-Dividend 15.765 Credit Risk Fund - Weekly Dividend - Direct 10.4293 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 1 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 15.6878 Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Monthly Dividend 10.4618 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan D - Quarterly Dividend Payout 10.2309 Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund - Standard Plan-Growth 17.303 Debt Hybrid - Growth 28.6837 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 2 - Direct - Div Plan - Dividend Option 10 Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Annual Dividend 10.6164 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan F - Retail Dividend 10.0742 Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund- Direct Plan- Dividend Option 18.456 Debt Hybrid - Growth - Direct 30.4513 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 2 - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth Option 15.1049 Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Bonus Option 20.23 Interval Fund II - Quarterly Interval Plan F - Retail Growth 20.25 Infrastructure & Economic Reform Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option 18.669 Debt Hybrid - Monthly Dividend 11.4781 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 2 - Dividend Plan - Dividend Option 10 Dynamic Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend 10.4779 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.0168 Small Cap Fund - Dividend 33.187 Debt Hybrid - Monthly Dividend - Direct 11.9127 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 2 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 15.0408 Dynamic Bond Fund - Growth 19.6985 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F - Direct Plan - Growth 17.7138 Small Cap Fund - Dividend - Direct 35.863 Debt Hybrid - Quarterly Dividend 12.7925 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 5 - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth Option 13.8817 Dynamic Bond Fund - Half Yearly Dividend 10.2388 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F - Direct Plan - Qtrly Div Payout 10.0095 Small Cap Fund - Growth 64.277 Debt Hybrid - Quarterly Dividend - Direct 13.3892 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 5 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 13.8388 Dynamic Bond Fund - Monthly Dividend 10.9656 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F - Dividend 10.1825 Small Cap Fund - Growth - Direct 68.997 Dynamic Bond Fund - Daily Dividend - Direct 10.1362 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 8 - Direct - Div Plan - Dividend Option 10 Dynamic Bond Fund - Premium Plus Growth 20.7632 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F - Growth 17.716 Standard Multicap Fund - Dividend 20.249 Dynamic Bond Fund - Growth - Direct 23.6642 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 8 - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth Option 13.7847 Dynamic Bond Fund - Quarterly Dividend 10.408 Interval Fund II Quarterly Interval Plan F Retail Qtrly Dividend Payout 10.0046 Standard Multicap Fund - Dividend - Direct 21.672 Dynamic Bond Fund - Quarterly Dividend - Direct 10.8139 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 8 - Dividend Plan - Dividend Option 10.0005 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan I - Retail Dividend 10.7894 Interval Fund IV - Quarterly Interval Plan B - Retail Dividend 10.0009 Standard Multicap Fund - Growth 30.316 Dynamic Bond Fund - Weekly Dividend Direct 12.8673 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 8 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 13.7436 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan I - Retail Growth 22.5035 Interval Fund IV - Quarterly Interval Plan B - Retail Growth 19.7164 Standard Multicap Fund - Growth - Direct 32.082 Dynamic Bond Fund -Regular Plan- Monthly Dividend Option 21.8503 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 9 - Direct - Growth Plan - Growth Option 13.764 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan - I - Direct Plan Bonus 12.628 Interval Fund IV Quarterly Interval Plan B - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.001 Dynamic Bond Fund Regular Plan Daily Dividend 10.0364 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 9 - Dividend Plan - Dividend Option 10.0001 SAHARA MUTUAL FUND Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan I - Growth 17.983 Interval Fund IV Quarterly Interval Plan B - Direct Plan - Growth 18.1794 Dynamic Bond Fund Regular Plan Growth 22.8485 Yearly Interval Fund - Series 9 - Growth Plan - Growth Option 13.7202 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan I - Direct Plan - Dividend N.A. Interval Fund IV Quarterly Interval Plan B - Direct - Qtrly Div Payout 10.2084 Dynamic Bond Fund Regular Plan Quarterly Dividend 11.0191 BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND- GROWTH - Direct 62.6288 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan I - Direct Plan - Growth 18.0131 SBI MUTUAL FUND Interval Fund IV Quarterly Interval Plan B - Growth 18.1012 Dynamic Bond Fund Regular Plan Weekly Dividend 10.5335 BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND- GROWTH OPTION 59.0254 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan I - Dividend 10.8172 Interval Fund IV Quarterly Interval Plan B - Dividend 10.1688 Dynamic Bond Fund-Direct Plan-Monthly Dividend Option 22.5093 BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND-DIVIDEND - Direct 21.2572 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan II - Retail Dividend 11.9883 Magnum Income Plus Fund - Savings Plan (D) 11.1062 Interval Fund Quarterly Interval Plan - II Retail Quarterly Div Payout 10.234 Flexi-Debt - Regular Plan - Dividend 10.7268 BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND-DIVIDEND OPTION 20.8665 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan II - Retail Growth 22.6497 Magnum Income Plus Fund - Savings Plan (G) 12.5326 Interval Fund V - Monthly Interval Plan A - Retail Dividend 10.0033 Flexi-Debt - Regular Plan - Growth 25.1289 Growth Fund-Dividend 36.6325 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan II - Direct Plan - Growth 23.4449 SUNDARAM MUTUAL FUND Interval Fund V - Monthly Interval Plan A - Retail Growth 20.0008 Flexi-Debt- Regular Plan - Daily Dividend 14.3817 Growth Fund-Dividend- Direct 37.31 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan II - Dividend 11.8549 Interval Fund V Monthly Interval Plan A - Direct Plan - Dividend 10.0033 Flexi Debt - Regular Plan- Weekly Dividend 10.035 Growth Fund-Growth 126.1545 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan II - Growth 23.3622 Corporate Bond Fund - Direct Plan - Quarterly Dividend Option 14.3226 Interval Fund V Monthly Interval Plan A - Direct Plan - Growth 13.9183 Low Duration - Regular Plan-Weekly Dividend 1014.8289 Growth Fund-Growth- Direct 140.9698 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan III - Retail Dividend 11.7874 Corporate Bond Fund Annual Dividend Option 13.3052 Interval Fund V Monthly Interval Plan A - Dividend 10.0033 Low Duration Fund - Direct Plan- Monthly Dividend Option 1069.2162 Infrastructure Fund ---FIXED PRICING -Direct-Dividend 20.328 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan III - Retail Growth 21.8977 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND RETAIL MONTHLY DIVIDEND 10.851 Interval Fund V Monthly Interval Plan A - Growth 13.8735 Low Duration Fund - Regular Plan - Normal Dividend 1070.089 Infrastructure Fund ---FIXED PRICING OPTION-Direct-Growth 24.8262 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan III - Direct Plan - Growth 17.7978 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND - Bonus Option 13.9927 MIP - Direct Plan - Dividend Half Yearly 13.6318 Low Duration Fund Direct Plan- Bonus Option 1321.4208 Infrastructure Fund ---FIXED PRICING OPTION-Dividend Option 16.8111 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan III - Dividend 10.8352 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND - DIRECT PLAN MONTHLY DIVIDEND 10.96 MIP - Direct Plan - Dividend Monthly 12.7914 Low Duration Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option 2279.5855 Infrastructure Fund ---FIXED PRICING OPTION-Growth Option 23.0213 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan III - Growth 17.7495 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND - Regular Weekly Dividend 10.9356 MIP - Direct Plan - Dividend Quarterly 13.8562 Low Duration Fund- Direct Plan- Weekly Dividend Option 1199.4133 Infrastructure Fund ---VARIABLE PRICING OPTION-Direct-Dividend 22.3093 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan IV - Retail Dividend 11.6845 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND DIRECT BONUS 13.9489 MIP - Direct Plan - Growth 49.7829 Infrastructure Fund ---VARIABLE PRICING OPTION-Direct-Growth 27.3297 Interval Fund - Annual Interval Plan IV - Retail Growth 21.7637 Low Duration Fund- Regular Plan-Growth Option 2199.7269 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND DIRECT - DIV REINVESTMENT OPTION 10.0498 MIP - Direct Plan Bonus 13.7171 Infrastructure Fund ---VARIABLE PRICING OPTION-Dividend Option 19.6405 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan IV - Dividend 11.7708 Low Duration Fund- Regular Plan-Monthly Dividend Option 1020.4937 BANKING AND PSU DEBT FUND DIRECT - WEEKLY DIV REINVESTMENT OP 10.5656 MIP - Dividend Half Yearly 12.8248 Infrastructure Fund ---VARIABLE PRICING OPTION-Growth Option 26.6988 Interval Fund Annual Interval Plan IV - 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Iranians this year for the tary or political means,” said of prime minister is held by a Black Sea, the last time the — who served during the pres- Beijing-based Landspace Arbaeen pilgrimage which cul- Sajjad Entezar, a 23-year-old Shiite, the march quickly president will be elected by idency of now-exiled Mikheil said that the first and second minates on Tuesday as the cleric from the Iranian holy became one of the most pop- direct ballot. Saakashvili. stage of its ZQ-1 rocket worked devout head, many by foot, to centre of Qom. ular religious pilgrimages in the Opinion polls ahead of Zurabishvili was sacked in normally on Saturday but Karbala and one of the holiest Arbaeen marks the 40th world. Even the Islamic State Sunday’s election suggested 2005 amid disagreements with something went wrong with sites of Shiite Islam, the shrine day after Imam Hussein’s mar- group’s emergence and its ruth- that none of the 25 candidates parliament. the third stage. The ZQ-1 was of Imam Hussein. tyrdom, with the devout less campaign against Shiites, is likely to receive the absolute She is running as an inde- the first three-stage rocket built Men and women, young marching on foot for all or part which it considers infidels, did majority need for a first-round pendent but is backed by the by a private company in China. and old, toddlers in prams past tents, called “mokebs”, thought to bring divine reward. of the way to Karbala. not deter the pilgrims. win. If no one wins 50 per cent powerful Georgian Dream A smaller private rocket was and elderly pushed in wheel- which hand out free food rang- The pilgrimage marks the Khadijeh Mehrjoo, a 36- If anything, the Sunni support, a runoff between the party, which is funded by con- launched in May. chairs -- they converge from all ing from scrambled eggs to martyrdom in 680 of Imam year-old city council member extremists’ seizure of vast top two candidates is to be held troversial billionaire Bidzina Video posted by a Chinese over the Islamic republic. boiled turnips. Full meals are Hussein, grandson of the from a small town in central swathes of Iraqi territory in by December 1. Ivanishvili, a Saakashvili foe. news site showed Landspace’s “I go because my heart served at midday and in the Prophet Mohammad, who Iran, said she was not con- 2014 - reaching within 70 kilo- After the new president’s Georgian Dream holds an 19-meter- (62-foot-) tall red- demands it of me, I go because evenings. refused to accept the leadership cerned by the long days and metres (45 miles) of Karbala - six-year term in completed, overwhelming majority in the and-white rocket lifting off of my love for Imam Hussein,” The crossing stays open of the “usurper” Caliph Yazid nights -- or even Iraq’s securi- only invigorated the faithful, future presidents are to be parliament. against clear blue skies. said Morteza Taghikhani, a around the clock, but blankets and was massacred along with ty issues. pushing the number of pil- chosen by a delegate system, Zurabishvili, however, has The company said that 39-year-old auto worker, who and tents are provided for any- his followers at Karbala. “There is no need to worry, grims into the millions. part of constitutional changes been heavily criticised for her “cowling separation was nor- had already been on the pil- one needing a rest. Shiite Muslims have hon- Imam Hussein himself looks For Mehrjoo the pilgrim- that make the Prime Minister contention that Georgia start- mal but something abnormal grimage five times before. Every few metres there is a oured his death with elaborate after us,” she said. age is itself a means to defeat the most powerful political ed the 2008 war with Russia. happened after the second His wife and young chil- free shoeshine, and when the mourning ceremonies ever State institutions offer free the threats against it. figure in Georgia. Some Georgians look with stage.” The statement on its dren were accompanying him pilgrims take off their shoes the since and Hussein’s last stand services and food to pilgrims “The march creates unity, The president functions as suspicion at her foreign back- Weibo social media account for the first time: “They insist- attendant kisses their feet as a has come to serve as a power- alongside those of the public, solidarity,” she said. head of state and commander ground: born in France, she did did not elaborate. ed on coming. Though it is a sign of respect: for Shiites the ful symbol of resolve and sac- while the national broadcaster “If we join hands we can in chief but is otherwise large- not visit Georgia until she was Chinese media reports said difficult trip, they’ve enjoyed it Arbaeen march is so holy that rifice in the face of oppression. gives wall-to-wall coverage for overcome. We can defeat the ly ceremonial. in her 30s and she once served the rocket was carrying a satel- so much.” The pilgrims stream just serving the pilgrims is That imagery remains a a fortnight before Arbaeen, enemies of Islam. Incumbent Giorgi as a French diplomat. lite for state broadcaster CCTV. ( 
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In Women from several villages dents and the intelligentsia, is not the elections to State Assemblies or can be mapped by whether such a situation, this scheme has including Haripur, Saruwa, best form of government but the best Parliament. Thus, there has been an all Tthose sections of society started increasing self-reliance Bandarjori, Kaharabil, Ranidinda, available form of government. Here, the round degeneration of moral standards which are poor and deprived now among the poorest of poor Gadi, Koraiya, Rampur, Berebank, representatives of the people have to do and the wrong doings of some have and have suffered from neglect families. With the aim of making Ghasipur, Dalahi, Sampadhar, so many things — make laws, run the done a great damage to the whole party and exploitation for centuries, this scheme a collective success, Suggapahadi, Amagachhi, internal affairs of a state according to and nation as a whole. have been given justice and equal these women have now formed Belialozore of Dumka district the will of the people, devise and enact Since politicians hold prominent opportunities by the society. After their own groups and are now took advantage of this scheme and the state policy for education, human positions and are in the eye of the gen- independence, the governments self-employed. learned how to earn their living resource development, social welfare, eral public, the scandals and scams in of almost all the states along Women’s groups are support- through self-employment. The commerce, trade & industry, environ- which they are involved and the stric- with the Centre have made efforts ing their families by doing small goal of eliminating poverty among ment, rural and urban development, tures passed against them set a bad in this direction. The Welfare businesses, including goat rearing, extremely marginalised families is transportation, communications, trend among the people. Common Department of Jharkhand govern- piggery, poultry and more. For the being implemented by the gov- health, multi-media, arts and culture, people then also begin to think of mak- ment is giving free assistance to smooth running of this scheme, ernment. science and technology, agriculture, ing money by shortcuts. As film stars the poor families, so that they can a budget provision of 2.35 crores The government’s plan is not natural resources, national economy or set trends for new fashions in dress and stand on their feet and become has been made by the Department limited to making women self- finance, accounts, excise and taxation sportspersons set in vogue new styles self-reliant. Dr. Lewis Marandi, of Welfare, Government of reliant but also to sending the and so on. They also plan and assure in their game, politicians, because of welfare minister, Jharkhand, says, Jharkhand. Under this scheme a children of these poor families to defence of the country against external their power and position, sway the “The government has linked the goal of two years has been set for schools. Special attention is also aggression and security against inter- minds of the masses either the right or tribal families to this scheme making such ultra-poor families given to the health of these nal criminal elements and insurgency, the wrong way. So, if politicians are per- whose homes do not have any economically stable. women. Efforts are also being safeguard the interests of the country, sons of upright conduct, they can do earning member due to which Women’s groups meet each 96)8!O Pahadi, Pramila Mandradi of made in the direction of their vis- a-vis other countries, regulate the a lot of good to the people and can help they are facing a troubled life.” The week, where government assis- Siddhartha village and Fulunai capacity building with the eco- relationships of the state with other mobilise public opinion in the right welfare department has identified tance is provided according to ".6=.8 Hembram of Saruwa said that nomic advancement of the states, maintain law and order, nation- direction but, to-day, we find that peo- 2,000 such families where the their needs. On behalf of the they earn approximately 4,000 women’s group. This scheme is al solidarity and public peace. They ple are demoralised and disappointed woman is the head of the family organisation, women groups are =6.' !" per month through self-employ- working as a ‘Sanjivani Booti’ have to resolve the conflicts between and feel that they have been let down in two districts of Chaibasa and taught how to save money from '*8 .A) 7 8 ment. (magical herb) for the families of diverse or antagonistic interest of dif- by their leaders. Dumka and have no one to else their profits as well as the bene- Team leader of the Mosalia these poor tribal ladies. It is not ferent communities and sectional Today we see that so many trees are to support them. In order to fits of self-employment. Along 0:6 !")77 Block, Sanjeev Pal said that other only that the women are becom- demands of various groups and class- cut so as to produce paper and so much raise their living standards and with this, those who do good 0= !88 women of the village also get ing self-reliant, but a positive es, provide relief in the case of natur- is spent on the electronic media and the provide them with a respectable work for the organisation also motivated when they see the change can be seen even in the vil- al calamities and govern all the inter- politicians get lot of publicity. But what life, these families are being given receive encouragement. !(7= !" ones who are successful. He said lages. nal and external affairs of the state. All is this publicity about? Much of the material according to their Paku Tudu of Haripur that through this self-employ- Women have now stopped of these show the importance of the publicity is about the in-party squab- needs.The Jharkhand govern- Panchayat of Dumka district is "6'.8. !" ment, many women, including borrowing money from the work of politicians and their respon- bles, intra-party defections, manipula- ment is determined to provide a supporting her family by running  ""8.: Surajmuni Murmu of money lenders for their purchas- sibilities. tions for capturing seats of power, pan- fresh start to the lives of the poor a grocery store. Dozens of Manradihah, Khurja of es. In the field of sustainable All these are inter-connected and demoniums in parliament, cases in tribals, through an organisation women, including Parvati Mohali 6=7'.:! Murshidabad of Jharkhand, Josha development, this scheme is prov- require co-ordination, mutual con- courts, constant in-fights and instabil- called Bandhan Kangar. of Vijaypura, Putul Mohali, )6.8 Hansda of Haroraidih, Sarita ing to be a meaningful and histor- sultation and team work. If there is Santhal (Adivasi tribe) Chandravati Devi of Bedia, Tudu of Katahlia, and many ical step. mutual bickering and there is lack of women work hard to raise two Prasima Mandradi of Gidhani women have improved their lives. —Charkha Features team spirit, then the affairs of the state and the people are bound to suffer. If the ministerial seats are constantly shaking and the game of musical chairs is always on the nation, it will certainly lag behind other countries on all indexes. These are precisely the rea- =  ! @ sons why even after seven decades of independence, India has been left far behind by nations like Singapore, ;  0
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So, very little time and energy are vices and investment firm, reported that the activities such as trekking, love for movies There are two kinds of politicians. left with the politicians to do solid and estimated space acquisition by 2020 is 10 or cooking, many professionals end up One — genuine, patriotic, self-sacri- constructive work and to fulfil the million sq ft. With start-ups looking to cut making groups comprising individuals ficing or a saintly politician, who has promises made in their respective down on operational costs and profession- from different organisations who develop an inner drive to plunge into politics manifestos. Much of their time is lost als opting to work out of places of conve- strong friendships. because he is tired with a vision. He in party conflicts rather than doing nience, the co-working space offers a Most importantly, co-working spaces wants to work for the poor, the exploit- good for the public and the country. win-win situation for everybody. provide the necessary collaborative envi- ed and the neglected. He may work for There are also leaders who are not However, there is another salient yet ronment for businesses and individuals to noble causes such as freedom, human in active politics but have remote-con- integral aspect which makes co-working grow together, feeding off each other's rights, justice and dignity of women. trols over their parties. There are spaces so popular among modern profes- strength. Two — there may be politicians who some power-brokers also who remain sionals. It is the sense of community gen- Exchange of ideas, resources, experi- stealthily enter the portals of politics in the background but work through erated by working with professionals of var- ence and opportunities are always essen- or gate-crash into it for power, position, their agents. Just as a guided nuclear ious organisations under one roof. A typ- tial for the business ecosphere to grow to prestige, privileges or for amassing missiles in the hands of misguided peo- ical co-working space always presents a its optimum and Indian businesses lacked wealth without any moral scruples. The ple can spell doom so also powers in lively picture -- conversations, games, include a free exchange of ideas without any get to interact with veterans from interdis- such a scope working in conventional, clut- latter are over-ambitious and make all the hands of those politicians (howev- networking opportunities, performative or hidden intentions. ciplinary professions. The wisdom impart- tered workspaces all this while. Co-work- attempts to capture levers of power for er few) who don’t observe certain group discussion sessions and a cama- It also breeds healthy competition. ed in impromptu meetings near the coffee ing spaces, with their quirky designs, selfish goals or for narrow interests of essential principles, can wreck a nation. raderie that is unmissable. Under a single roof, the achievements of machine often prove to be extremely use- modern aesthetics, huge workspaces and a class, community, party or coterie. It is time for politicians, as for anyone While interactions with colleagues a colleague in the same department but at ful in boosting one's career. a freewheeling culture of conversations over Many reports have been published else, to have a change in their outlook, from the same organisation often evoke a different organisation do not remain Additionally, co-working spaces help coffee, monopoly and Playstations, have about the links of some politicians with lifestyle and work-culture. This is pos- apprehensions, co-working spaces offer unknown. Hence, employees are spurred professionals build their social circle by made work fun, highly productive and the mafia, the underworld, criminals sible only through India’s powerful sys- employees an opportunity to interact with to achieve similar feats as they are impact- identifying like-minded individuals in emotionally strengthening, all the while and musclemen. 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   &    !    !"6.8 n unwavering Elina  087 ASvitolina claimed the  )8I (6( ': "I still wasn't convinced it biggest title of her career with a was the cleanest lap, but I've got oger Federer won his 99th gritty comeback victory against aniel Ricciardo upstaged to relax a little — I'm tripping Rcareer ATP Tour title on Sloane Stephens at the season- Dhis Red Bull teammate Max major nut-sack right now... Sunday, beating qualifier ending WTA Finals in Verstappen with a dazzling Shout out to the team to get a Marius Copil 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the Singapore. record lap to snatch pole posi- one-two." Swiss Indoors final. The Ukrainian once again tion in the final seconds of A glum Verstappen could A ninth title at Federer's dug deep to triumph 3-6, 6-2, 6- Saturday's thrilling shootout for not hide his feelings. "The whole hometown event in Basel, 2 in two hours and 23 minutes the Mexican Grand Prix, with qualifying was crap," he said. where he was once a ball boy, on Sunday. She is the first play- Lewis Hamilton taking third. "I had the same problems as matched the nine he won at the er to go through the WTA After seeing his young I had in FP2 — engine braking Halle grass-court event in Finals undefeated since Serena Dutch teammate dominate not what I wanted, rear locking... Germany. Williams in 2013. '
          @& ;       every practice session, the I thought it would be enough Federer rallied from trail- Svitolina has been Renault-bound Australian pro- with the problems we had." ing by a service break in each in brilliant, aggressive of her own in serve and broke in the fifth duced a stunning riposte in one set against the 93rd-ranked : ;        form in Singapore, Stephens' next game. minute and 14.759 seconds,      Romanian, whose serve was beating defending service game. The twists continued as beating Verstappen by 0.026, as Hamilton, who will be measured at 243 month's ATP champion Caroline Stephens' Svitolina hit back immediately Red Bull swept the front row of champion again if he outscores kph (151 mph) in finals. Wozniacki, Czech players Petra blistering forehand dictated, as and stormed home as a way- the grid. Vettel by five points, or if the his opening service The eighth- Kvitova and Karolina Pliskova at she ran away with the first set. ward backhand from Stephens It is Ricciardo's third career German fails to win, was satis- game. ranked the group stage, and Kiki A more aggressive Svitolina sparked jubilation from the pole and the team's first lockout fied with third. The top-seed- Anderson Bertens in the semi-finals. went for her shots and clawed number six seed. Svitolina could since the United States Grand "I am really happy with it," ed Swiss clinched defeated Kei Having started slowly in the back into the contest. Even rise three spots to world num- Prix in 2013. / :     he said. "We had a difficult day when Copil sent a backhand Nishikori 6-3, 7-6 (3), handing semi-finals, it was Stephens though she still struggled on ber four on the rankings after World championship leader C      on Friday and it was a big into the net. his opponent his ninth straight who made the running early serve, Svitolina attacked on her triumph and she has now Hamilton, seeking to improvement. I wasn't expecting Federer's title was his first defeat in a final. and she broke Svitolina to love return and broke twice to wear won nine straight finals. clinch his fifth drivers' Verstappen was to get as high as we got. in more than four months Anderson, who also won in in the second game. down a suddenly passive It ended the tournament's title, was third for hoping to become "Being behind the Red Bulls since winning on grass at New York in February and It was a matchup of similar Stephens. five-year run in Singapore with Mercedes ahead of rival the youngest pole- is not a bad thing — third is a Stuttgart in June. reached the final at styles between the athletic coun- Svitolina fittingly forced a the season-finale moving to Sebastian Vettel of sitter in F1 history nice place to start here as you get He closed the gap on the Wimbledon, earned a fifth terpunchers and lengthy rallies decider in a tournament which Shenzhen. Ferrari with Valtteri and was clearly dis- a good tow from the buys all-time singles titles list to career title but first at a high- punctuated the contest. has had a record-setting amount Earlier, Timea Babos and Bottas fifth in the second appointed. ahead." Vettel said: "I think we Jimmy Connors, who leads er-level ATP 500 event. Svitolina looked sluggish of three-set matches. Kristina Mladenovic played a Mercedes and Kimi Raikkonen "Thanks, legends," shouted got more or less everything out with 109. He became the sixth play- after playing the two longest The 24-year-old's momen- masterclass to upset world num- sixth in the second Ferrari. a wildly happy Ricciardo over of the car, but dropping to er to qualify for the eight-man, matches in the tournament tum continued as she produced ber one Barbora Krejcikova German Nico Hulkenberg team radio before adding later: fourth from second is not satis- %   %  season-ending event in against Wozniacki and Bertens an astounding run down win- and Katerina Siniakova in the was seventh ahead of his Renault "I knew it was in there some- fying. We'll see what we can do % Kevin Anderson won London, joining Rafael Nadal, in the semi-finals. ner to break Stephens in the sec- doubles decider. The world teammate Carlos Sainz and the where — I just knew the pace from there — we have good his second title of the season at Novak Djokovic, Juan Martin She saved three break points ond game. number three held the edge two Saubers of Charles Leclerc was in the car — Max showed straight-line speed. Maybe that the Erste Bank Open on del Potro, Roger Federer, and in the sixth game but was But Stephens wouldn't roll throughout to triumph 6-4, 7- and Marcus Ericsson. that all weekend. will help." Sunday, sealing his place at next Alexander Zverev. unable to convert two chances over as she attacked Svitolina's 5 in 84 minutes.