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The return of the ex-ter- route to re-enter India along ists who returned In the past, ex-terrorist     rorists to terror activities is with their families, and as through Nepal and Ghulam Ahmed Sofi, alias Jani  ;     matter of serious concern for Nepal becomes designated surrendered in Jammu Baba, resident of Jahama,   the security agencies because route they could be spotted by & Kashmir over the Baramullah, was arrested by the these hardcore terrorists have the ISI and targeted while years have now joined Army and Special Operations well-established links across returning to India. terrorism again. The Group (SOG), Baramullah, of come to India via Nepal in 2001. ident of Wayan, Pampore, rorism) available with them,” the border. These terrorists Around 450 terrorists have security agencies the Jammu & Kashmir Police . He had been noticed providing Pulwama, who was found to be reads an Intelligence report. are well trained in terror activ- returned from POK to India via identified at least six Ex-terrorists like shelter to terrorists in Batmaloo. an overground worker (OGW) The trend is being taken ities and can provide both Nepal even though under the such cases recently Mohammad Shafeeq Bhat, Another case is that of of Pakistan-based terror group seriously and a detailed exercise logistical support and strategic surrender policy it does not and advised the J&K Diarwani, Batmaloo and Rahi- Rahi-ul-Amim Dar, alias Asif Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). has been undertaken to ascer- inputs to foreign ultras enter- entitle them to any benefit. In Police and its Crime ul-Amin Dar of Qazogund, of Veesu, Kazigund, Kulgam, “Member agencies, espe- tain more such cases so that ing into the country. contrast, a few ultras have re- Investigation Kulgam, are back on the radars who had rejoined terrorism cially, CID, JKP (Jammu & remedial measures can be The Union Home Ministry entered India via the three Department, besides of the security agencies. (2010-Hizbul Mujahideen) and Kashmir Police) and the Army taken. The surrendered ter- has been opposed to keeping designated routes: Salamabad, the Army, to keep tabs Bhat, resident of Diarwani, was later killed in an encounter. are requested to provide us the rorists get benefits under the Nepal as a “designated” route Chakanda-Bagh and Indira on ex-terrorists in Batmaloo, Srinagar, is a sur- Yet another case in point is details of such cases (surren- rehabilitation packages and for return of these “terrorists” Gandhi International Airport, their respective rendered ex-terrorist and had that of Sajad Ahmed Bhat, res- dered terrorists re-joining ter- their coming back to the terror from Pakistan-occupied Delhi.     ❝    2  Hˆpu€‚ r‡‚p‚€r        34 56                              ❝ /    vShshyr†h’†Shuˆy                    0   %,&',-./ you and you can judge,” he said. law Robert Vadra and said the    2  3456          “The youth should pay Modi Government was H‚ r€ˆq’‚ˆ†yvt€‚ ry‚‡ˆ†vyyiy‚‚€0‰‚‡rihx ongress president Rahul attention. has responding to the alleged                     CGandhi on Tuesday con- not made an aircraft all his life. “scam” with abuses and mud- ƒ‚yv‡vp†v†rh‡vtv‡‚p‚ˆ‡ ’yvxr‡r €v‡r††h’†H‚qv  D&   tinued to attack the Modi He floats a company just 10 slinging.        8 Government on the contro- days before and gets the con- The BJP has alleged the   0.1 $- development. said the process of evicting ille- versial Rafale deal and assert- tract,” Rahul claimed. Congress president is involved      Addressing a rally here gal infiltrators from the coun- ❝ ,2  3 ed that more facts on the “dubi- “ becomes in a “conspiracy, internation-      tarting his speech by paying ahead of Madhya Pradesh try will not stop. Referring to     ous” deal should be expected in the Prime Minister and the ally” and former French  ! Stribute to Pandit Deendayal Assembly polls, along with BJP the NRC, Shah said, “The  %   the coming days. “This is the 526-crore aircraft is bought President Francois Hollande  !    Upadhyaya on his jayanti and chief Amit Shah, Modi process to evict illegal infiltra-     beginning, there will be more for 1,600 crore,” he claimed. was part of the “nexus” to sab-    saying that Upadhayaya’s slammed vote-bank politics tors will not stop, irrespective    9  fun ahead,” Rahul said, address- Rahul also recalled the recent otage the Rafale deal.     thoughts are an an inspiration and the practice of triple talaq. of the Congress’ opposition.” /8 ing the media at his Lok Sabha row over former French Union Minister Gajendra       for the BJP, Prime Minister The Congress has been The recently published NRC constituency Amethi. President Francois Hollande’s Shekhawat had dragged the       Narendra Modi on Tuesday reduced from 440 seats in the has identified 40 lakh as illegal He was apparently refer- The Congress has been reported claim that the Indian Gandhi family into the inten- accused the Congress of look- Lok Sabha to 44 seats due its immigrants, he added. ring to a tweet by former attacking the Modi side insisted that Dassault pick sifying political row over the     ing for support outside the “arrogance” but it is still not Mocking the Congress, Pakistan Interior Minister Government over an offset the Ambanis as their local deal, alleging      country, in a veiled reference to ready to introspect or correct Modi said the party has been Rehman Malik, who had said agreement signed by Rafale partner. that the UPA Government had Pakistan whose former Minister itself, he said. reduced to such a condition will be next PM manufacturer Dassault with The Congress also rejected called off the multi-billion dol- recently tweeted in favour of “What a condition the 125- that it is “begging” with small of India if he follows “Jet Gate” Anil Ambani’s Reliance BJP’s claim that Rahul wanted lar deal after a private compa- Rahul Gandhi. year-old Congress been reduced parties for alliances. (Rafale deal) properly. Group. Rahul, through social the Rafale deal scrapped to help ny linked to Vadra was not cho- In an apparent reference to to! Nothing remains in the He went on to add, “Even Modi asked, “Congress, media Twitter handle, also a firm linked to his brother-in- sen as a broker. the corruption allegations over Congress... You need to look for if they get allies, the coalition what has happened to you? stated that he understands the the Rafale fighter jet deal, Modi the Congress party with a will not be successful. So, they Have you lost (mental) bal- pain of jawans, Air Force offi- accused the Congress of microscope now,” he said at the (Congress) are looking for sup- ance after losing power?” cers, the families of martyred indulging in mud-slinging rally also addressed by Madhya port from outside India...Now, At the rally seen as launch pilots as well as Hindustan against the Government, saying Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj will some countries decide of poll campaign, the Prime Aeronautics Limited (HAL) the Opposition party found it Singh Chouhan. who will become the Prime Minister said vote-bank poli- workers, and will work to easier than debating issues like BJP president Amit Shah Minister of India?” tics, like termites, has destroyed bring to justice all those who the country. dishonoured them. Apparently referring to the “To every Air Force officer charges of corruption being and jawan who has served levelled by the Congress in the India. 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(SWI) report by the Centre for recent study claims, to the The BSP on the occasion Panchayat and Rural Pamgarh, Bilaigarh, Kasdol, “satisfactory”, 101-200 “mod- “With the concerted In October 2017, the CBI Sustainable Employment at contrary, that the economy declared its candidates for their Development Minister Ajay Raipur-West, Raipur-South, erate”, 201-300 “poor”, 301- efforts of the Government, the had booked Sterling Biotech, its Azim Premji University said generated 13 million new share of 35 seats. Chandrakar and Public Works Bindranawagarh, Kurud, 400 “very poor” and 401-500 Air Quality Index of Delhi has directors Chetan Jayantilal there is an urgent need to think jobs in 2017. Unfortunately, The party has fielded can- Department Minister Rajesh Bhilainagar, Ahiwara, “severe”. improved during the last three Sandesara, Dipti Chetan comprehensively about emplo- this optimistic conclusion didates against political giants Munat. 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As a result, the rate of Resources Brijmohan Agrawal, Sonhat, Samri, Lundra, Dantewada, Konta, Masturi, as “good” at 37 in NCR and 35 2016 to 142 in 2017, and 147 Joshi, chartered accountant “Even as GDP growth rates unemployment among the Leader of Opposition TS Ambikapur, Jashpur, Kunkuri, Pandaria, Saraipali and in Delhi. till September 24,” said the Hemant Hathi, Andhra Bank have risen, the relationship youth and higher educated Singhdeo, Minister for Urban Sarangarh, Kharsia, Pali- Chandrapur. The PM 2.5 level was 19 in Union Minister. ex-director Anup Garg. between growth and employ- has reached 16 per cent.”   (  )* +,- +./0 

    ! +  )     %,&',-./ alleged. He also alleged that  JP on Tuesday stepped up Bhandari’s firm also paid for the Battack on the Congress on air travels of Vadra in 2012.   %,&',-./  the Rafale deal controversy The BJP leader further alleging a nexus between alleged that the then Congress ndia and Morocco dis- Congress president Rahul Government also rejected Icussed the entire range of   %,&',-./ Gandhi’s brother-in-law Robert Hindustan Aeronautics bilateral ties and agreed to Vadra and arms dealer and Limited (HAL)-developed enhance co-operation in the ndia stands just behind ‘middleman’ Sanjay Bhandari. Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 field of defence and security ISudan and ahead of Namibia “Bhandari, who has close and went for the Swiss aircraft during talks between visiting when it comes to its invest- links with Vadra, formed a Pilatus in 2012. Minister Delegate to the ments in education and health- company named Offset India “This deal was given to the Head of Government in care mapped as a measurement Solutions (OIS) in 2008 and he Swiss company to bribe the charge of the National of its commitment to econom- formed a joint venture with Gandhi family and to pay com- Defence Administration, ic growth in 2016, according to Rafaut, an aeronautics and mission on the deal to the Morocco, Abdeltif Loudyi a study on human capital pub- armament company, as he tried enter into any kind of deal with Government came to power in Gandhi family,” he alleged. and Defence Minister lished in The Lancet, a global to enter into an offset clause in the OIS,” he alleged. . 2014, investigations started Meanwhile, Union Law here on journal. the Rafale fighter jets deal “And this was the reason against Bhandari. And during Minister Ravishankar Prasad Tuesday. The study has noted that through the back door,” BJP why the Rafale deal was then raids at 18 places in 2016 at the hit out at Congress president The visiting dignitary is India is falling behind in terms spokesperson said scrapped after years of negoti- premises of Bhandari a lot of for his “fun has just begun” on a two-day official visit to of the health and education of here at a press conference. ations as Vadra was not getting classified documents were remark over Rafale deal. India and this is the first ever its workforce, which could sured as the number of years a peril,” said Dr Christopher The BJP leader alleged that the commission out of the recovered,” he said. Prasad was quoted by the visit by a Moroccan Defence potentially have long-term neg- person can be expected to Murray, director IHME at the the then UPA Government deal,” he accused. Alleging links between news agency ANI that nothing Minister to India. ative impact on its economy. In work in the years of peak pro- University of Washington. mounted pressure on the Patra also said that the Vadra and Bhandari, the BJP else could be expected from a Giving details of the talks contrast, Nepal, a country with ductivity, taking into account Last year, World Bank French firm Dassault Aviation Congress played with nation- leader said that during raids in leader whose entire family is between the two Ministers, significantly lower per capita life expectancy, functional President Dr. Jim Yong Kim to give works to Bhandari’s al security and the strength of 2016, the emails exchanged involved in scams. officials said the two sides income than India made the health, years of schooling, and asked IHME to develop a mea- company. the . between Vadra, Bhandari, The Union Minister said identified fields of biggest improvement—increas- learning. surement to rank human cap- “But when Dassault veri- He said Bhandrari who Vadra’s close associate Manoj “We can not expect anything Hydrography, Peacekeeping, ing its functional health score “Overall, India’s residents ital as it could help fied the infrastructure of OIS, has fled abroad was brought Arora and a relative of Bhandari better from a leader whose Telemedicine, Information by 28% over a 16-year period— had 39 out of a possible 45 Governments and investors it found that they did not have under investigation by the named Sumit Chahdha, also entire family is involved in Technology and followed by Bangladesh (22%), years of life between the ages of get an insight into the areas the required criteria. It also Modi Government. He said came to the fore. scams be it Bofors or National Communications as well as Sri Lanka (21%) and then India 20 and 64; expected educa- where investments were need- found Bhandari’s links with that Bhandari’s company was “In an email it was revealed Herald. It is s matter a shame Counter Terrorism and (18%). Pakistan and tional attainment of 10 years ed to improve health and edu- Vadra. So Dassault became also blacklisted by the Indian that Bhandari’s relative that a man who is a big liar and Counter Insurgency as Bangladesh lagged behind out of a possible of 18 years in cation. He defined human cap- adamant and they made it Government. Chahdha paid 19 crore for a irresponsible is their party potential areas for bilateral though they fared better school; and a learning score of ital as “the sum total of a pop- clear that they do not want to “When the BJP flat in London for Vadra,” Patra president.” engagement. healthwise. 66 and a functional health ulation’s health, skills, knowl- Human capital is defined score of 43, both out of 100. edge, experience, and habits.” In as “the educational attainment, “Learning is based on aver- other words, a recognition that learning, and health status of age student scores on interna- all labour is not equal, and the      the workforce that contribute to tionally comparable tests. quality of workers can be economic productivity.” Components measured in the improved by investing in them. However, that India slight- functional health score include Rankings for the 10most    ly improved human capital stunting, wasting, anemia, cog- populous countries in 2016, in ranking from 162 in 1990 to nitive impairments, hearing addition to China,India, and 158 out of 195 countries in and vision loss, and infectious the United States were    -  2016 came as a big solace. The diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Indonesia (131st), Brazil (71st), longitudinal study that spanned malaria, and tuberculosis”, the Pakistan (164th), Nigeria from 1990 to 2016 was con- note said. (171st), Bangladesh (161st),   %,&',-./ the irresponsible and selfish ducted by the Institute for The study looked at four Russia (49th), and Mexico politicians who have no qualms Health Metrics and Evaluation main drivers of human capital: (104th). ormer Prime Minister in injecting communal virus in (IHME), an independent glob- educational attainment levels, Researchers found that FManmohan Singh on our body politic,” he said while al health research centre at the learning outcomes measured nations with greater improve- Tuesday said that India’s armed delivering the second A B University of Washington. by test scores, health outcomes ments in human capital also forces are a splendid embodi- Bardhan memorial lecture here. Finland topped the list, as across seven key areas - includ- tend to have faster growth in ment of the country’s “secular Singh also said it was per the study “Measuring ing rates of anaemia, hearing per capita GDP. Countries in project” and it is vitally impor- important for the Election human capital: A systematic loss and infectious diseases - the highest quartile of improve- tant that they remain uncont- Commission to ensure that analysis of 195 countries and and mortality rates. ments in human capital aminated from any sectarian religion, religious sentiments territories, 1990 to 2016.” The IHME scored coun- between 1990 and 2016 had a appeal. and prejudices do not get Other interesting details tries on several components of 1.1% higher median yearly He also said that the judi- worked into election discourse. from the study included the human capital: the number of GDP growth rate than coun- ciary, as an institution, should “As the custodian of the integri- ranking of United States at 27, years workers spend in school, tries in the bottom quartile of not lose sight of its primary ty of the electoral process, it is down from its earlier ranking at the quality of their learning, and human capital improvements. duty to protect the secular incumbent upon the Election 6 in similar comparative stud- their health status. These com- There were notable differ- spirit of the Constitution as this Commission to see to it that ies in 1990, because of minimal ponents directly correlate to ences in expected human cap- task has become much more religion and religious senti- progress, particularly in edu- how much a government pri- ital by sex in 2016. Across the demanding with political dis- ments and prejudices do not cational attainment, which oritises and invests in the edu- board, expected years lived putes and electoral battles get worked into the election declined from 13 years to 12. cation and health of its people. between 20 and 64 years are becoming increasingly over- discourse,” he said. Explaining India’s ranking “Our findings show the greater in females than in laced with religious overtones “The Commission must of 158th in 2016, an improve- association between invest- males. In addition, health sta- and prejudices. be thinking of rolling back the ment from its 1990 ranking of ments in education and health tus tends to be higher among “The judiciary needs to easy acceptance of over-manip- 162, an IHME note said that it and improved human capital females than males, with the arrive at its own enlightened ulation of religious imagery,” came from seven years of and GDP — which policy- exception of high-income view of its custodianship of the the senior Congress leader    ) &  ) &     ( 1   0     " ! expected human capital, mea- makers ignore at their own countries. Constitution — irrespective of said. +  0    "    2345  )       (

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The top court said going by Act leaves no room for any new the constitutional validity of leader Binoy Visman. which is vested with the legis- a strong law whereby it is the constitutional framework, it ground to be added or intro- Centre’s flagship Aadhaar A key argument against lature, but was burdened with mandatory for the political par- would be inappropriate for the duced. “Any attempt to the con- scheme and its enabling 2016 the Aadhaar scheme was that the duty of being the final ties to revoke membership of court to take recourse to any trary will be a colourable exer- law. it was violative of the nine- arbiter of the Constitution and persons against whom charges other method as it cannot leg- cise of judicial power for it is A five-judge constitution judge bench verdict that had protector of the constitutional are framed in heinous and islate but only recommend axiomatic that — what cannot bench headed by Chief Justice held that Right to Privacy is a ethos. grievous offences and not to set bringing in of a law. be done directly ought not to be Dipak Misra had on May 10 fundamental right under the Though criminalisation of up such persons in elections, While referring to the con- done indirectly — which is a reserved the verdict on the Constitution. politics is a “bitter manifest both for Parliament and the stitutional provisions, the bench well-accepted principle in the matter after a marathon hear- The Centre, the Unique truth”, which is a “termite” to the state assemblies. said that according to the laws Indian judiciary,” it said. ing that went on for 38 days, Identificaiton Authority of citadel of democracy, the court “This, in our attentive and laid down earlier, it was clear “A candidate bereft of party spanning four-and-half become the “second longest” A battery of senior lawyers, India (UIDAI), the cannot make a law to check it, plausible view, would go a long that regarding disqualification symbol is, in a way, disqualified months. one in terms of days of hear- including Shyam Divan, Gopal Governments of Maharashtra a five-judge constitution bench way in achieving decriminali- of lawmakers, “the law has to be from contesting under the ban- As many as 31 petitions, ing after the historic Subramaniam, , P and Gujarat and the RBI had headed by Chief Justice Dipak sation of politics and usher in an made by Parliament”. ner of a political party. It is con- including one by former High Kesavananda Bharati case of Chidambaram, Arvind Datar, argued in favour of the Misra said. era of immaculate, spotless, “It would not be appropri- tended that the person con- Court judge K S Puttaswamy, 1973. K V Vishwanath, Anand Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery The bench left it to unsullied and virtuous consti- ate to take recourse to any cerned can contest the election have been filed in the matter. The Kesavananda Bharati Grover, Sajan Poovayya and a of Financial and Other Parliament to bring in a strong tutional democracy,” the bench other method for the simon- as an independent candidate When the judgement was case, which was heard by a 13- few others, had argued on Subsidies, Benefits And law by which it should be also comprising Justices R F pure (completely genuine) rea- but, as we perceive, the impact reserved by the court, Attorney judge bench, by a majority of behalf of the petitioners oppos- Services) Act, 2016 and were mandatory for political parties Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D son that what cannot be done would be the same. That apart, General K K Venugopal had 7:6 had propounded the doc- ing the Aadhaar Scheme on represented by the Attorney to revoke the membership of Y Chandrachud and Indu directly, should not be done without a legislation, it may be told the bench, which also trine of the ‘Basic Structure various grounds. General, Additional Solicitor those against whom charges Malhotra. indirectly,” the bench said. difficult to proscribe the same. comprised Justices A K Sikri, and of the Constitution’. It Besides the former HC General Tushar Mehta, senior have been framed in heinous In its verdict, the bench The bench said the legisla- Additionally, democracy that is A M Khanwilkar, D Y had held that the amendments judge, the top lawyers argued advocates Rakesh Dwivedi and offences. noted the submission of ture has very clearly enumerat- based on multi-party system is Chandrachud and Ashok which may affect this structure for petitioners, who included Jayant Bhushan and lawyer “In a multi-party democra- Attorney General K K ed the grounds for disqualifi- likely to be dented,” the bench Bhushan, that this matter had were subject to judicial review. Magsaysay awardee Shanta Zoheb Hossain. PTI cy, where members are elected Venugopal that the court should cation and the language of the said. 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Also, females with classify them as having mild, latest methods of prenatal diag- women and neo-natals to Society for Research and Naravane has been appointed In the IAF, Air Marshal most common inherited bleed- moderate and even severe nosis available to couples. detect such disorders. Development, an NGO has Heavy menstrual periods; the next Eastern Army Khosla who is currently ing disorders like von haemophilia.” The first step in doing pre- Vinita Srivastava, National been frequently holding work- Flooding or gushing of blood; Commander while Air Marshal Commander-in-Chief of Willebrand disease (VWD) too With such risks, women natal diagnosis of hemophilia Consultant, Blood Cell shops and interaction with the Passing clots that are bigger will be the next Eastern Air Command based fail to get timely and proper carriers of hemophila or hav- is to determine the sex of the (NHM), Union Health community. “Lots of igno- than a quarter; Changing tam- Vice Chief of Air Force after in Shillong will be replaced by treatment as they remain mis- ing family history should fetus, since only male fetuses Ministry said that. “We want to rance, taboos and stigma sur- pon and/or pad every 2 hours incumbent S B Deo retires present Deputy Chief Air diagnosed. ensure a proper diagnosis and are at risk of having hemo- establish hemoglobinopa- rounds the bleeding disorders or less on heaviest day; next month. These are among Marshal R Nambiar. His place “In fact, many times even treatment from a specialist, philia. Thus, subsequent testing thy/hemophilia units at district particularly when it comes to Bleeding symptoms and several postings in the Army will be occupied by Air Vice the family of the affected called a hematologist. Also, may not need to be done if the level and above, operating in a women. Diagnosis can have someone in the family has a and Indian Air Force (IAF) Marshal V R Chaudhari who woman or she herself is not women carriers should share fetus is found to be a female. hierarchical manner to carry significant impact on women’s bleeding disorder, such as von notified on Tuesday. has been promoted to rank of aware of her medical condition. their health status to their doc- If the woman is found to be out the treatment and to mon- physical and emotional quali- Willebrand disease, or a clot- Naravane, commissioned Air Marshal. Meanwhile, Air As a result, they are under- tors to ensure correct treat- a carrier, then with each male itor for complications by nec- ty of life. We try to equip ting factor deficiency, such as into the Sikh Light Infantry, is Marshal HS Arora will go as the diagnosed or misdiagnosed. ment. pregnancy there is a 50 per cent essary laboratory and imaging them better to deal with it, ,” hemophilia; heavy bleeding currently heading the Army next Commander-in-Chief of However, if left untreated, Dr Renu Saxena, Head of chance that the infant will studies among others as envis- said Richa Mohan, head of the from dental surgery, other Training Command, ARTRAC. South Western Air Command bleeding disorders risk serious the Hematologist Department have hemophilia. The type and aged in our policy. “ Empowering Minds. surgery, or childbirth and/or He will replace Lt General based in Gandhinagar. AVM complications during mensu- in AIIMS stressed on carrier severity will be the same as that Dr Chandra Mansukhani, “Self-medication, tattoos, have other additional bleeding Abhay Krishna who has been Amit Deo who has also been artion, pregnancy, labor and detection and prenatal diag- of other affected members of senior gynecologist at Sir body piercing are strictly no no symptoms such as frequent appointed as the Central Army promoted to next rank will be delivery,” cautions Dr Nita nosis of the pregnant women the family, Dr Saxena Gangaram Hospital added that for the community. Delayed prolonged nose bleeds, pro- Commander. Naravane will be the next Director General Air Radhakrishnan, Assistant particularly those with bleed- explained. the risk of transmitting diagnosis can lead to psycho- longed bleeding from cuts or the senior most Army Operations. Professor at Department of ing disorders and carriers of To reach out to the sector, haemophilia and bleeding logical problems. 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  .$%'/;$). of 24.02 per cent in the year tamentary documents such 2016-17, thus showing signif- as exceeds Rs 25 lakh but does aryana Cabinet on Tuesday icant reduction in AT&C loss- not exceed Rs 30 lakh, the rate Happroved a proposal to es over a period of two years will be Rs 15000. If it exceeds provide monthly financial assis- which constitutes 5.14 per Rs 30 lakh but does not tance in the form of pension to cent and 4.40 per cent. exceed Rs 40 lakh, then the acid attack victims. Similarly, the line losses in revised rate would be Rs "Financial Assistance to rural areas have been reduced 20000 and it would be Rs Women and Girl Acid Attack from 69 per cent in financial 25000, if the money terms Victims Scheme” was year 2016-17 to 60 per cent in exceeds Rs 40 lakh but does approved by the cabinet under financial year 2017-18 and in not exceed Rs 50 lakh. If it which a monthly pension to a urban areas from 20 per cent exceeds Rs 50 lakh but does woman or girl acid attack vic- in financial year 2016-17 to 15 not exceed Rs 60 lakh, the tim will be provided to allow per cent in financial year revised rate would be Rs her a continuous source of 2017-18. 30000, and similarly, it would income throughout her life. 50000, if it exceeds Rs 90 lakh. Under the scheme, any      It had become necessary to woman or girl victim facing -  increase the rates of registra- acid attack on or after May 2, The State Government has tion fee in order to augment 2011 will be eligible for the ben- decided to revise the fee for the state revenue to meet the efits of the scheme. The finan- registration of non – testa- increased development expen- cial assistance will be given on mentary documents relating diture and to feed the expen- the basis of the percentage of to immovable property. The diture of registration depart- disability. On 40-50 per cent rates of registration fees were ment, a spokesman said. disability, 2.5 times of Divyang last time revised on November Non testamentary docu- pension, 51 to 60 per cent, 3.5 6, 2006 according to which the ments relating to immovable times of Divyang pension and maximum rate of registration property are instrument of sale, more than 61 per cent, 4.5 times fee is Rs 15000 if the value of gift, mortgages, sale certificates, of Divyang pension. consideration in money terms rent or lease deed, collaboration The cabinet which met is exceeding Rs 25 lakh. agreement, deed of exchange of under the chairmanship of As per the revised rates, if property, deed of settlement Chief Minister Manohar Lal the registration of non – tes- and deed of partition, he added. here also reviewed the progress of implementation of Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY) scheme in Haryana power Discoms- the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN). The cabinet also approved the Haryana Mata Bhimeshwari Devi Mandir (Ashram) Beri Shrine Act, 2018 for the better manage- ment of the shrine. “Haryana Cabinet approved to amend the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Rules, 1976 to enable mainte- nance of town-wise EDC Account. The amendment has been made for making an enabling provision regarding maintenance of a town-wise EDC account and for utilising the amount collected towards external development works for such town alone,” said an official spokesman. The Chief Minister Manohar Lal had made an announcement in this regard recently.While reviewing UDAY scheme, the cabinet placed on record its appreci- ation for unprecedented reduction in aggregate tech- nical and commercial (AT&C) losses by the Haryana Discoms and remarkable achievement in achieving financial turnaround in FY 2017-18 by eliminating the gap between average cost of supply and average revenue return, the spokesman said. It also congratulated the UHBVN and DHBVN for being ranked 10th and 13th best performing utilities among 42 Discoms in 6th Annual Integrated Rating issued by Ministry of Power The cabinet was informed that the Discoms have achieved 20.29 per cent reduc- tion in AT&C losses as against the target of 20.04 per cent in the year 2017-18 and 25.43 per cent as against the target   (  )* +,- +./0  2'6

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Aclose to the country’s hard- The video shows file Under Khamenei’s orders, pledged Tuesday to continue      Ahoped that the Maldives’ try can maintain stability and The Chinese Ministry later line Revolutionary Guard pub- footage of previous ballistic Iran now limits its ballistic mis- combatting Iranian “entrench-     new Government will provide development,” Foreign clarified that the FTA was yet lished a video Tuesday threat- missile attacks launched by siles to a range of 2,000 kilo- ment” in Syria and coordinat-       an “enabling environment” to Ministry spokesperson Geng to come into effect. ening the Capitals of Saudi the Guard, then a graphic of a meters, which gives Tehran ing with Russia after the down-   9 Chinese companies and stick to Shuang said. Geng was responding to a Arabia and the United Arab sniper rifle scope homing in on the range to strike Israel, Gulf ing of one of Moscow’s planes. )     the controversial Free Trade “As to the FTA signed question on whether China Emirates with missile attacks, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab countries like Saudi Arabia “We will continue to act to     Agreement (FTA) Beijing had between China and the was worried over the election further raising regional ten- Emirates and Riyadh in Saudi and the UAE, as well as region- prevent the Iranian military    signed with the now outgoing Maldives, we believe we have of the new government which sions after a weekend militant Arabia. The video also threat- al American military bases. entrenchment in Syria, and con-  >  President Abdulla Yameen. always encouraged the Chinese might renegotiate deals signed attack on a military parade in ened Israel. Saturday’s attack targeted tinue the security coordination      China congratulated the to invest and operate in accor- by Yameen’s government. Iran. “The era of the hit-and-run one of many parades in Iran between the Israel Defence      Maldives for holding success- dance with the market-based The Maldives sits on one The video tweeted and has expired,” Khamenei’s voice marking the start of the country’s Forces and Russian army,”    ful elections in which Ibrahim rules and the regulations. the world’s busiest shipping later deleted by the semi-offi- is heard in the video, the seg- long 1980s war with Iraq, part of Netanyahu told reporters. Mohamed Solih of the “And we hope the Maldives lanes in the Indian Ocean cial Fars news agency comes as ment taken from an April a commemoration known as On September 17, Syrian air       Maldivian Democratic Party will maintain consistency and where both India and China vie Iran’s Supreme Leader speech by the supreme leader. “Sacred Defense Week.” defences mistakenly shot down  - O   P (MDP) defeated incumbent stability of their policy and cre- for influence. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “A heavy punishment is Militants disguised as soldiers a Russian military plane fol- 9"% #".9!  Yameen, perceived to be close ate an enabling environment The Maldives has always blamed Riyadh and Abu Dhabi underway.” Iran has fired its opened fire as rows of troops lowing an Israeli raid in Syria, '    to Beijing. and atmosphere for the been a traditional ally of India. for the attack in the city of ballistic missiles twice in anger marched past officials in Ahvaz. killing 15 people. Moscow has <  The MDP was critical of Chinese operation there,” Geng But under Yameen’s presiden- Ahvaz on Saturday that killed in recent years. In 2017, Arab separatists in the blamed the friendly fire incident     increased Chinese investment added. cy, the country moved closer to at least 25 people and wound- responding to an Islamic State region claimed the attack and on Israeli pilots using the larg-   L& and the FTA which was rushed “China and Maldives China, worrying New Delhi. ed over 60. attack on Tehran, the Guard Iranian officials have blamed er Russian plane as “cover”.    through the country’s signed an FTA. China will China, which didn’t even The threat amplifies the fired missiles striking targets in them for the assault. The sep- Israel disputes the Russian     Parliament without debate last work with the Maldives to have an embassy in Male until unease felt across the greater Syria. Then, earlier this month, aratists accuse Iran’s Persian- findings and says its jets were       year. ensure the sound implementa- 2011, has stepped up its Persian Gulf, which is seeing it launched a strike on a meet- dominated government of dis- back in Israeli airspace when        “China congratulates the tion of FTA and expand trade engagement in the country by Iran’s economy upended in the ing of Iranian Kurdish sepa- criminating against its ethnic the plane was downed.     M Maldives on its successful and investment cooperation building bridges, airport and wake of America’s withdrawal ratists in northern Iraq. Arab minority. Russia announced new secu-     Presidential election and as between both the sides for the high-end housing complexes. from Tehran’s nuclear deal with The Guard, a paramilitary rity measures to protect its mil- <% ; $  itary in Syria, including supply- ing the Syrian army with an S-300      %    U ˆ€ƒ†h’†ur 01 : "   air defence system and jamming - ;   ;P  &     radars of nearby warplanes. #!98".9<          Those moves prompted  ?  h‡†‡‚u‚yq Netanyahu on Monday to warn % 9 O        0     0  Putin against “transferring    †rp‚q†ˆ€€v‡ advanced weapons systems into    )// #  ;& irresponsible hands”.Speaking           v‡uFv€ at the airport before travelling to     $ Washington:The Pakistani lead- United Nations:The US said London:A 22-year-old Sikh New York for the United Nations > 9   ership defines terrorism differ- Washington:US President Monday it had found evidence soldier, who created history by General Assembly, Netanyahu      &$./%;1% “Listen to the people who ently than the US Government Donald Trump has said he of systematic violence by becoming the first to wear a stressed Israel’s “great success” in O   have known me best through and is unlikely to act against all expects to hold a second sum- Myanmar’s military against the turban during an annual preventing Iranian military     S President Donald my whole life, the women who terrorist groups as demanded by mit with North Korean leader Rohingya minority, including parade to mark British Queen entrenchment in Syria and the 9      UTrump’s Supreme Court have known me since high Washington, Pakistan’s former Kim Jong-un “in the not too widespread killings and rape. Elizabeth II’s birthday cere- transfer of advanced arms to   ? nominee Judge Brett school, the 65 who overnight Ambassador to America Husain distant future” over the The State Department mony, could be kicked out Hezbollah in Lebanon over the ')   Kavanaugh has said that he signed a letter from high Haqqani has said. progress in the denuclearisa- released the report just as the from his post after he was test- past three years. AP “never sexually assaulted any- school, saying I always treated In an article in the journal tion of the Korean Peninsula US announced USD 185 mil- ed positive for cocaine, accord- one” and always treated women them with dignity and ‘A m e r i c a n I n t e r e s t’, Ha q q a n i and praised him for being lion in new funding for ing to a media report. with dignity and respect, as he respect...,” he told Fox News as said that Pakistani leaders’ view “very open and terrific”. 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The location descriptions of events. discussing it openly in the bar- general charged nearly 170 Hamadi did not specify when 36 and 25 years ago respec- professor at Palo Alto demanded,” Haqqani, who is is being worked on, the time is The report notably did not racks. The Guards carry out pub- activists on Tuesday with the trial would open or when tively. University, are scheduled to tes- now the Director for South and being worked on, and we will use the terms genocide or eth- lic duties at the Palace, it’s dis- forming a Shia “terrorist the defendants had been “I have never sexually tify before the Senate Judiciary Central Asia at Washington- be announcing it,” Trump told nic cleansing to describe the graceful behaviour,” a source organisation” named after arrested.But he said some of assaulted anyone, not in high Committee on Thursday. based Hudson Institute, said. reporters during a meeting mass killings of the Rohingya, a was quoted as saying by the Lebanon’s famed Islamist them were accused of travel- school, not ever. I have always The Democrats are asking Pakistan’s Foreign Minister with his South Korean coun- mostly Muslim group concen- report.”It is for his command- movement Hezbollah. ling abroad to receive training treated women with dignity for an FBI investigation into the Shah Mahmood Qureshi is terpart Moon Jae-In in New trated in Rakhine state that is ing officer to decide if he gets The small but strategic Gulf in weapons and explosives and respect,” Kavanaugh said incident, which so far has been scheduled to meet Pompeo on York on the sidelines of the despised by many in Buddhist- the boot — but anyone caught Arab kingdom has been from Iran and its regional on Monday as he broke his long stonewalled by the Republicans October 2 to further discus- annual UN General Assembly. majority Myanmar and who taking Class A drugs can expect dogged by persistent low- allies. silence on the issue. and President Trump. sions. PTI PTI are not considered citizens.PTI to be dismissed.” PTI level violence since 2011 Analysts have expressed scep- when its Sunni minority ticism about previous rulers bloodily suppressed Bahraini allegations of Iranian Shia-led peaceful protests for and Hezbollah involvement. a constitutional monarchy Hezbollah is one of the best with an elected Prime trained and equipped militant Minister. groups in the world, while The authorities have repeat- most of the Bahrain violence edly accused Islamic Republic has consisted of throwing of Iran and it allies, includ- stones and petrol bombs at ing Hezbollah, of fomenting police patrols or planting the unrest. Iran denies the crude pipe bombs. charge. The authorities have closed Attorney General Ahmad al- most peaceful avenues for Hamadi said 169 people, 111 protest, banning the main of whom are in custody, will Shia Islamist movement Al- be tried for “forming a ter- Wefaq, which was the largest rorist organisation... Under bloc in parliament, and the name Bahrain Hezbollah” throwing dozens of its leaders in collaboration with the behind bars. AP )  )     (  )* +,- +./0 COMMENT & ANALYSIS   (  )* +,- +./0 

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)            report. A PIL for an independent probe into pro- and Make in India; sidelining of Hindustan Indian offset partner but the Defence Ministry Instead of 126 Make in India, 36 Rafale will   *        cedural irregularities is to be heard in the /%$   Aeronautics Limited (HAL); and awarding off- has to vet the choice. be made in France, surrendering vital ToT. In Supreme Court on October 10. Innovative sets to Anil Ambani. The first allegation can only The most tragic part of the ongoing debate is order to fast track numbers of combat squadrons, protests, like paper aircraft and balloons represent- be resolved by CAG/CVC. The key issue is the Government’s politicisation of the IAF — this the shortfall from the cancelled 126 aircraft con-         .,;1?,)%9,%$%' ing Rafale, will go up in the air. A team of elders, .,1 1//1% enhancing the combat capability of the Indian after the Army’s surgical strikes were being used tract in July 2015, the Government has had to   D I     $.16 former BJP stalwarts and lawyers are quizzing the Air Force (IAF). If the Government had secured as vote-catcher. Senior IAF officers were unsub- repeat the MMRCA 2007 tender process in April    $  "#*+-  Government with embarrassing regularity, accus- &$./%;.,/)'/)= a cost-effective deal, why did it order only two tly used during a seminar on IAF: Force structures 2018 for 110 multi-role fighters incurring time 2). ing Prime Minister Modi of “gross misuse of office and not three or four Rafale squadrons, the 2035 to defend the Government’s stand on Rafale and cost escalation. What the UPA was unable  $/         ! in personally orchestrating purchase of 36 Rafale -/%,%/% <0-/ '1, Congress is asking? According to NDTV, letters with journalists from Print and electronic media to do, the NDA should have done — the last mile    $6$ ; %$$ ; $  while scuttling a deal for 126 aircraft…and his were exchanged between two Defence Ministers outnumbering analysts. But questions on Rafale in the marathon. But instead Modi allegedly   9       afale will stick to the Government like storm-troopers issuing lie after lie”. %1;11'1%$/1%$- about ordering additional Rafales, like was done by the media were stonewalled. Journalists whis- short-circuited established procedures for emer- the Sikkim leech, especially after Former The following conversations are recalled: for Mirage 2000. pered that the IAF was not happy being goaded gency purchase of 36 Rafale. In the political         French President François Hollande’s Defence Minister said to , <)/=, , /$--= In an absurd claim, Sitharaman justifying the by the MoD into speaking up on Rafale. slugfest, the IAF is left high and dry. It is intrigu-    0I I  20 39  Anil Ambani bombshell which France Doordarshan: “Modiji took the decision, I Government’s contract for two squadrons — based In a Swachh Bharat, the Government and the ing how Dassault chief Éric Trappier having said      9  and Dassault have rejected for fear of backed it up” he said three days after Modi’s sur- >1)$;1?,)%9,% on precedent — told the media that IAF cannot Opposition washing their dirty linen in public on March 14, 2015, days before Prime Minister losingR the Rafale contract a second time. The prise announcement in Paris on April 10, 2015. &./ .$'?1 $, absorb more than two squadrons due to lack of does no good to national security, especially for Modi’s Paris announcement, that he expected the )I     $    Congress will make Rafale the Modi Government’s Foreign Secretary, S Jaishankar briefed the infrastructure and other technical considerations. a Government which advocates Sabka Sath Sabka contract to be signed shortly with HAL collab-  ! $I4 O      Bofors. Both are excellent weapons. No one has media on April 8 and said, “Prime Minister does     This is churlish as sufficient time of six to seven Vikas. But sadly, modernisation and other griev- oration, changed his mind.  "" "J#!   9 $  questioned the calibre of the equipment but only not get involved in ongoing defence contracts.” years is available to create infrastructure in airbas- ances of the military were sidelined. The After the Hollande Rafale revelation, it    0?9  ; ! its cost, the alleged scam ( 41,000 crore) includ- The fourth Defence Minister, new to her job,  es 1,500 km apart at Ambala and Hashimara. internecine campaign of Press conferences must seems either a former French President or an ing offsets. The Government is relying on Modi’s Nirmala Sitharaman in November 2017 asked Equally preposterous is the Minister’s claim stop by the Government agreeing to a JPC. incumbent Indian Prime Minister (who is still            ! corruption-free image, his credibility and the aam Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra during a media in an interview to the PTI, denouncing HAL for Sitharaman, while rejecting the JPC, wanted a silent) is being economical with the truth.  4        aadmi’s confidence in him. The Congress after conference to spell out the cost details, which he Parliament to protect details of the cost. The its lack of capacity to build a Rafale. Former head probe as to why 126 aircraft deal could not be Introducing foreign hand is a fatigued ploy.       /   ! voter-data analysis has discovered that the high- did not or could not do, whereas comprehensive Government has tied itself in knots on cost and of HAL, Swarna Raju, has countered this by say- consummated during the UPA era, suggesting Coming clean on Rafale should lead to a truce est level of curiosity item is Rafale. The Congress off the record briefings on costs had already been 14 India-specific enhancements, insisting that ing that they have made over 2,000 aircraft — 250 middlemen’s involvement. which is urgently required for the IAF to resume         ! will launch nation-wide protests covering every done by MoD officials in 2016 after signing of their Rafale is nine per cent cheaper, whereas the Vampires, 300 Gnats, 700 MiG 21s, 165 MiG 27s, Insulting the workforce at HAL, insinuating breathing normally and India’s emerging power         ! State, district and block, and submit petitions seek- the contract and later, spelt out by both Ministers Opposition is asking how the price helicoptered 115 Jaguars, 99 Hawks, 272 Sukhois and 150 counter scams by injecting the AgustaWestland reputation not being dented any further.    0 !4    ing a probe. It has already sought a Joint in Parliament. from 670 crore to 1,660 crore. Dorniers. A public critique of HAL will do little appear to be diversionary tactics obfuscating pro- (The writer is a retired Major General of the Parliamentary Committee (JPC) and urged the On July 20, 2018, during the no-confidence Five main issues are repeating: Cost and good to its morale and reputation. On offsets, cedural deviations as if there was something to and founder member of the Defence  )  /9       Comptroller and Auditor General of India/Central motion debate, Sitharaman waved an expired scam; reduction of aircraft numbers from seven much has been said by Sitharaman, Hollande and hide. The Italian court has ruled out fraud and Planning Staff, currently the revamped Integrated   6 %      Vigilance Commission (CAG/CVC) for an early confidentiality agreement with Dassault in squadrons to two squadrons; forfeiture of ToT Dassault. Dassault is certainly free to select its bribes in the AgustaWestland case. Defence Staff)   0   !     9O    "#! I  '('(                I     The fun has just begun and in the coming months Nothing can be expected from a leader (Rahul 8     9        !    Congress will expose how every initiative under Gandhi) whose entire family is involved in     D 2   3 the Modi Government has been an act of theft. scams. Be it Bofors or National Herald. Driving India’s FDI inflow $ $    !!9 ! ! —Congress president —Union Minister    04     1   $ RAHUL GANDHI Despite global companies having the intention to invest, India failed to hold on to its top-10 position in the AT Kearney FDI       !04 )I  Confidence Index 2018. Strong economic performance and the sheer size of the market can help us in the FDI confidence index     9   ,S        The continued attractiveness of based in the US are paying more  *             the US to foreign investors is a result attention to labour costs when mak-         04   ;    !   of its large domestic market, improv- ing FDI decisions. ./!0        < $.$)              ing economic performance and new Inspite of global companies based          %#..5(     9 6   ) Mayawati’s growing clout lower corporate tax rate. Companies in the developed countries having the ./9$ are also moving in and investing in intention to invest in India mainly due  $   &      US to circumvent the Government’s to present Government’s ‘Make in     %  S (      R)     '         #          1   2 $  5'0(4. protectionist rhetoric and gain mar- India’ initiative, India failed to hold on : /   , ;  #  : /  S           6 )  ket access. Globally, there has also to its position in the top 10 countries  2        ,    P Q      3456 7 *    ccording to the World been significant shifts among the lead- in the index. Also, as a result of             -        34>4        Investment Report 2018, ing destinations for FDI. The top five Government steps to improve the                    foreign direct investment countries on the index have not investment environment, India surged -       !              *   (  !   !04     (FDI) flows worldwide changed in the past three years, but 30 spots to rank 100th on the World were 23 per cent lower at their relative positions have shifted. Bank’s Doing Business 2018, and in                &         A$1.43 billion in 2017, as compared to Most notably, Canada rose to the the process, broke into the top 100 for              %$      # > -O'   ! ! 04  2016, and with the end of 2018 near- second place this year, its highest-ever the first time ever. Notable reforms                     O     ! 6$-=$%/ ing, it is forecasted that these numbers ranking in the index, and China fell which have contributed to this trans-                    1).5(.# would show but a slight improvement. to the fifth position, its lowest-ever formation of Indian business include ?             (            Last year saw a significant decline in ranking in the index. Germany also the elimination of the Foreign          :      the value of cross-border mergers and fell one spot to the third rank and the Investment Promotion Board, a             !       6 (     # acquisitions as well as greenfield UK held steady at fourth. While the Government agency responsible for        1  S 1   @    ho says Bahujan Samaj Party investment announcements — an top 10 likely destinations for FDI were reviewing all potential foreign invest-        A  /   /  S While it is important for national life that Ganesh (BSP) supremo Mayawati does not indicator of future trends. However, the same in 2016 and 2017, there is ment and the liberalisation of foreign dream big? After losing three going forward, the future looks bright a change in the composition of the list investment thresholds for retail, avi- B          C  S $    Chaturthi, Durga Puja and all other Indian festivals are W                     celebrated with pomp, gaiety and devotion, leaders of the back-to-back Assembly and Lok Sabha with an optimistic global economic this year — Switzerland and Italy ation and biomedical industries. polls in Uttar Pradesh, after getting zero outlook which is better than previous entered the top 10 for the first time These bold FDI reforms, where               " Hindu community which has since antiquity had a sym- seats in the current Lok Sabha, she still has years. At the regional level, econom- in more than a decade, edging out more than 90 per cent of the FDI      #         ,S biotic and symbolic relationship with nature should not given up her ambition of becoming the ic prospects in the Asia Pacific, India and Singapore. approvals have been put on the auto-           begin the process of encouraging our revered idols to be first Dalit Prime Minister of this country. Europe and Eurasia, and the Americas Europe made a significant come- matic approval route, have made the          "        made of eco-friendly, natural materials. Immersion of It may be premature to talk about this, but are bright, although outlook of the back as investors are finding the mar- investment environment positive in     ./!0 /     .    idols in our sacred rivers is a beautiful and significant nursing this ambition for long, Mayawati Middle East and North Africa kets attractive. Three newcomers to India. The 2017 nationwide GST, for ,,# C   0           C   herself thundered in 2012 during an elec- (MENA) region is mixed. the 2018 index are all European example, has faced implementation religious-cultural practice which must continue but we 1  DB         tion rally: “I hold the master key to power.” ily defeat the BJP. A similar pre-poll alliance While the BSP won only four seats in The importance of FDI to a coun- markets: Denmark at 20th position, challenges, and the 2016 demoneti-                #  must take care to preserve our waterways. In 2014, the BSP declared her as its prime with the JD(S) in Karnataka showed the suc- Madhya Pradesh, Dalit voters might tilt the try, whether developed or developing, Portugal at 22nd, and Norway at 23rd. parency, corruption, tax rates, ease of would have a profound effect on FDI sation initiative disrupted business ministerial candidate. cess of a united Opposition. There were balance, especially in the Chambal area. In cannot be undermined as it con- This widespread intention to invest in doing business and a general secure flows and the broader global business activity and weighed on economic   RS             The BSP’s national executive passed res- expectations that this might be carried on a third blow to the Congress, the BSP might tributes to the economy in several Europe may be related to the region’s environment. Given the high-profile environment. In fact, FDI inflows growth, but have shown the world the                olutions in May this year, announcing to the year-end Assembly polls as well as the align with the third front formed by the SP ways, like transfer of financial economic upswing after several years corruption scandals in major emerg- .,/9> would increase to North America if intention of India to weed out corrup- #                 ( Saving Tomy Mayawati as the prime ministerial 2019 Lok Sabha election. and Left parties in Rajasthan, where the resources, technology, and innovative of subpar economic performance. In ing markets, such as South Africa, )14, .$ NAFTA were to be terminated and tion. Above all, strong economic "               candidate for the 2019 General Election. She The first test will be the ensuing Congress is in a position to win. and improved management tech- addition, as in last year’s index, the Brazil and Malaysia, these factors have the major beneficiary would be performance and the sheer size of the     /                #     ) #  "    is not doing it without a purpose as these Assembly polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Had the Congress been more accom- niques along with raising productiv- looming reality of Brexit may be moti- become quite important. International /%'/$N Canada because of the country’s Indian market are big attraction for                 : projections are meant to galvanise the party Pradesh and Chhattisgarh — all BJP-ruled modative in seat sharing with the BSP, things ity. Developing countries like India vating some FDI interest in the rest business strategy is witnessing a sea- business-friendly regulations, stable global investors.              (    "   (   +cadres, selling them the dream of a ‘Dalit ki States facing strong anti-incumbency. A would not have gone so far. The Congress need substantial foreign inflows to of the European Union (EU) mem- change. Rather than adopting a one- , 1%19=&/-- security environment and continued The IMF projects that India’s        (  beti’ reaching the top. The bottom line is that defeat or victory will go a long way for both is still in a “majority party mindset” not real- achieve the required investment to ber economies as companies seek to size-fits-all model of globalising com- ;)1&0=@ L ,) pursuit of global economic integration economy will grow by 7.4 per cent in    345E :  1   R  !  , ;  #         ! she should at least emerge as a kingmaker the BJP and the Congress. Dalits account for ising the reality that it has lost its strength. accelerate economic growth and maintain their preferential access to pany operations and products, com- through agreements such as the 2018, the fastest growth rate of any   F - S            in the post-poll scenario after 2019. more than 17 per cent of the votes in So for all purposes, the Opposition votes development. Further, it helps speed the EU market. panies are now pursuing localisation Canada-EU Comprehensive major economy. Inward FDI flows   $       Interestingly, despite her party’s down- Rajasthan, 15. 2 per cent of the total elec- might be divided which might come to the up economic activity and brings Overall, large global companies strategies, which are the practices of ,%/%"#*HK Economic and Trade Agreement and already increased to an estimated $45        %$          ( /      3G            (       /1   ward turn, political parties are vying with torate in Madhya Pradesh and nearly 12 per advantage of the BJP. The BJP’s hope to with it other scarce productive factors are attracted to developed markets as shifting a company’s management, the Comprehensive and Progressive billion in 2017, a record high. Japan, .,>$,   34H4             344G (          ! each other to tie up with the BSP for the sim- cent in Chhattisgarh. The three States come back to power depends entirely on a such as technical knowhow and preferred FDI destinations across all operations, production, or marketing Agreement for Trans-Pacific the US, the UK and Singapore con- ple reason that the party’s votes are trans- together account for 65 Lok Sabha seats. divided Opposition, and being in power at managerial experience, which are regions, including Europe, North to local markets. ;)1&.)$,1> Partnership (CPTPP). sistently serve as large sources of FDI    %         I>44   &        ferable. While it may be a million-dollar The BSP polled 3.5 per cent votes in the Centre, the BJP is in a position to put equally essential for economic devel- America, Asia and Australia, due to Factors that influence companies’ Among market asset factors, the for India. All these economic reforms         #               /%      question whether she will achieve her ambi- Rajasthan, 6.3 per cent in Madhya Pradesh pressure on Mayawati and other Opposition opment. stronger economic performance decisions to localise are diverse and $%=9$41) cost of labour is the most important will surely put India back higher on   (        /!          0   /   ! tion, her relevance in the grand plans for and 4.25 per cent in Chhattisgarh in the leaders who are facing cases. Both Mayawati It is interesting to know that across developed market economies, they include both regulatory, like determinant of FDI flows and many the FDI confidence index in future.                      Opposition unity cannot be 2013 Assembly elections. Thus, Mayawati and Ajit Jogi are facing CBI cases of corrup- according to the AT Kearney FDI their competitive advantages in tech- Government localisation require- , 1%19= big businesses consider labour costs Worldwide, broad-based eco-  ; ; )   !!        ,  ,           questioned. Even the Bharatiya Janata Party is in a bargaining position. tion in Chhattisgarh. Confidence Index 2018, India slipped nological innovation and the regula- ments to gain market access, and eco- /%&$)'>'/ as one of the top two factors for a deci- nomic expansion provides opportu-             (      !    (BJP) is not averse to an alliance with the BSP. However, instead of going for a grand All these show that the execution of a three notches to 11th rank in 2018, tory and competitive pressures to nomic pressures, like lower costs and sion to invest in any other country. nities for global investors to deepen           /!  :              The BSP has presence in 18 States and alliance, which the Congress was hoping to grand alliance will not be easy as per the from eighth rank in 2017. This is for localise operations in core markets. competitive pressures from domestic >-1& This is due to the fact that the glob- their presence in key growth markets is the third-largest party after the Congress form, Mayawati dashed their hopes in Opposition plan if things are not tackled the first time it has fallen out of top What would be the key drivers for firms. This rise of localisation as a al labour force has stopped growing through FDIs. Although, geopolitical #                              and the BJP if one goes by the vote share. Chhattisgarh by aligning with former Chief well. It is what Mayawati does in Uttar 10 since 2015. FDI Confidence Index FDI investments in the coming times? leading business strategy is likely to /% ),$,'1 as a share of the total population tensions and domestic policy risks         ?   (      )     In 2014, despite not getting a single seat, it Minister Ajit Jogi, who had left the Congress Pradesh that matters more. By that time the is an annual analysis of how political, The possibility of an increase in generate greater FDI flows and will because of aging population and stemming from rising populism and              *                secured 19.8 per cent votes in Uttar Pradesh and formed his own Janata Congress. Opposition will know where they stand. economic and regulatory changes will geo-political tensions tops the list for make FDI a core business strategy that $%,/9$,' declining workforce participation protectionism could disrupt this syn-   C            and more than 4.5 per cent popular votes in Mayawati has shown that she is unpre- Also, it cannot be ruled out that for their likely affect FDI inflows into countries. investors’ decision to invest in a will have a significant impact on cor- PLK0/--/1%/% rates, and the labour market is less chronous global economic upswing, /                  /%O    Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand, besides dictable and will not blindly join the anti- own political survival, they might come It is constructed using primary data country. The perception of a political porate profitability and competitive- globalised than in the past due to ris- at the same time, these political risks               0  !H/$ >     getting respectable vote shares in Karnataka, BJP front. It is a double snub to the together, but most parties are looking at a by surveying senior executives of the crisis in an emerging market is con- ness. Any renegotiations or disrup- "#*@$), 1)' ing restrictions on immigration. create the imperative for companies F                ( /%          ! Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Congress that she chose to align with Ajit post-poll scenario. As of now, there is no world’s leading corporations having tributing to the fact that fewer emerg- tions of regional trade zones or These forces are likely to push up to establish a local presence in impor-                $, .       8 Mayawati’s clout had increased after she Jogi. As a second blow in Madhya Pradesh, doubt that Mayawati has dashed the hopes annual revenues of $500 million or ing markets made it to this year’s agreements can lead to shifts in ./;. labour costs in a variety of markets. tant markets to maintain access,      0          # supported the (SP) in the the BSP has decided to contest all seats even of the Congress by going her way. more. Worldwide, the US again tops index. Governance factors have taken FDIs. For instance, any major changes For example, more restrictive US thereby, driving up FDI flows.                  1          Gorakhpur and Phulpur bypolls, which while the Congress was dilly-dallying about (The writer is a senior political commen- the FDI Confidence Index for the precedence when choosing where to or termination of the North American immigration policies and a tighten- (The writer is Assistant Professor,                 showed that a united Opposition could eas- the seat sharing formula. tator and syndicated columnist) sixth year in a row. invest, particularly regulations, trans- Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ing US labour market — companies Amity University)            ! ,            /!    ,    !         !      * (                   1     9  1.,,'/1)   $     )     !   0      . $(/!0    345J #                      State’s development. (September 25). It appears that in their        shown that lives of the poor and the                ( Further, as the Pakyong airport is respective handling of the Rafale affair, R    marginalised are no less precious than    # %#              /!        ! Sir — It is encouraging that India’s 100th landlocked and surrounded by interna- while the Congress is getting desperate, Sir — This refers to the editorial, of those who can afford treatment in big                           $   functional airport was inaugurated at tional borders, aligning with Nepal, the NDA is getting awkward day by day.      &  .   N  N      “Healthier India” (September 25). The hospitals. This welfare scheme will            ,     $(/!  Pakyong, Sikkim. It is, however, ironi- Tibet, Bhutan and China, the airport While the misconceived ‘strategy’ of 1        !       0      Modi Government’s Ayushman Bharat cover around 10 crore families or about         $  /  !               /!      ,         cal that it took so long for the State to should gradually be upgraded to an the Congress in dumping all its ‘election- initiative is one of the largest healthcare 500 million of the population promis-                      8/      get a full-fledged airport ever since 1975, international status. This will enhance oriented’ eggs in just the Rafale basket  "##K "#*A        !      initiatives, globally, which is non-par- ing quality care to 40 per cent of poor-         when Sikkim obtained its Statehood and connectivity with neighbouring South could be a liability if it ultimately proves    " L "##K K @       N   N   allel in terms of scale and extent. er families. Also, the scheme will              (  #               ( .       /  joined the Indian Union. Asian Association for Regional to be a damp squib so close to the elec-  "#*A    /        ;       ! It is undoubtedly a historical step provide five lakh rupees cashless The opening of a new airport at Cooperation (Saarc) countries. tions, the BJP is not helping its own case     I                ! that will give access to specialised medicare facility to the poor and vul-                      Pakyong will certainly boost tourism Varun either by prevaricating or seeming to be           NN        ! treatment to more than 10 crore peo- nerable families.     *             (   $      O   and other industries as well. With this, Bengaluru not completely forthright or assertive in /    ! K              ple. Studies have shown that huge Ramesh G Jethwani             "  (           9$ 0  Sikkim must now prepare itself to wit-      its approach. One would wish that the     !               expenditure on medical treatment has Bengaluru              ness massive infrastructural air on this is cleared sooner.                   #% ".9 pushed many families below the pover- @@@    &       "    -                 development and the Government Sir — This refers to the report, “Cong NS Rajan    -           9   ty line. With the launch of this health-                   O    must leave no stone unturned to aid the moves CVC for probe into Rafale deal” Kolkata care scheme, the Government has ""8?#/@.?   (  )* +,- +./0 7

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B .=',)$0$' &.$.$ $<;.., Police officials believe that ‡‚sˆ v†uƒ ‚‚s claimed 13 lives took a new turn had to be escorted out of the Though the NGT appoint- $,%/1%1>., )10, a network of informers and in the last two days with the pro- premises by the police. “We ed committee had announced isakhapatnam police has ,$9&$.$/%., human intelligence was used by Sterlite brigade submitting peti- wanted to tell the authorities that they would meet on Vachieved a major break- the ultras to monitor the move-     The Kannada film actor tion demanding opening and the from New Delhi that there are Monday only those people through in its investigation >11$;,1%,9$1/&$ ment of the MLA through the .,%%$/ along with three of his associates opposing group demanding clo- no environmental or ecological who want the factory to be into the the killing of two ,,%$-6/%;1%$;$';, forest area. were kidnapped by Veerappan sure of the copper smelter unit. issues here," said opened, many anti-Sterlite peo- leaders, &/.$%$%,%%$)$//%; Police officials and the court in Erode district of from his farm house at Dhodda Both the public hearings held at Muthukumaran. ple had assembled in Chennai including MLA Kadiri $< / /1%.$., people in the area suspect that ATamil Nadu on Tuesday Gajanur Village in Talavadi on Thoothukudi and Chennai on Agrawal told reporters that too. Vaiko, the MDMK leader Sarveshwara Rao, on Sunday. 9$1/9/;..$?,<,' with the anniversary of the for- acquitted all the nine accused July 30, 2000. Rajkumar and his Sunday and Monday by the majority of the persons who had alleged that he company man- The probe teams have man- mation of outlawed CPI Maoist in the abduction of Kannada wife Parvathmma had gone to National Green Tribunal- assembled for the public hear- agement had paid money to aged to secure the footage of $,--/, .1%,$.,), party and the elections superstar Rajkumar by forest the farm house for a house appointed committee saw tense ing were for the closure of the mobilise supporters while the how the women Naxals had &$%1 ,--<-$)/;%$- approaching the Maoists will brigand Veerappan in 2000. warming ceremony when the moments with petitioners resort- factory. As the crowd became locals were left high and dry. stopped the car of the MLA /%.,$),$ step up their attacks. K Mani, judge of the Third incident occurred. While one of ing to fisticuffs and assaults. uncontrollable, the committee According to the MDMK and his associate, former The search and combing Additional District Court in the victims escaped from The committee of experts told the people supporting the leader, all submissions by the MLA Siveri Soma, and after impression that they had come operation has picked up the Gobichettipalayam in Erode Veerappan’s captivity in consisting of Tarun Agrawal, for- factory to attend Monday’s pub- Sterlite employees were lies. killing them how they went to air some grievances. par with the State Intelligence district, came down on the September 2000, the rest includ- mer Chief Justice of Meghalaya lic hearing at Chennai. Shanmugasundaram, a into the jungle. But when he realised that chief AB Venkateshwara Rao. prosecution for its failure in ing the actor were released by the High Court, Satish C Garkoti, “I was assaulted by uniden- lawyer monitoring the opera- Through fringe footage some of them were armed he He personally went to the presenting a fool-proof case. brigand after 108 days in scientist, Ministry of tified persons and the police did tions of Sterlite pointed out that police could identify at least asked the driver to drive away. spot where the MLA was killed Both Rajkumar and Veerappan November 2000. The interim Environment, Forests and nothing to stop them. When it the riots had all the elements of two squad members - But the armed women came in in forest area. breathed their last in 2006 and period saw the then Karunanidhi Climate Change and HD became clear that I cannot with- the agitation undertaken by the Jalamuri Shrini Babu alias the way and stopped the vehi- Meanwhile, the State 2004, respectively. Veerapppan, Government in Tamil Nadu Varalaxmi, senior environmen- stand further blows, the police Peoples Movement Against Rhino of East Godavari and cle dragging the occupants. Government will be paying a who had terrorised south west deputing the editor of a Tamil tal engineer, Central Pollution took me out and sent me away,” Nuclear Energy, the outfit Kameshwari alias Sindri of Visakhapatnam Rural SP compensation of 42 lakh to Tamil Nadu was shot dead by weekly as interlocutor. What Control Board, examined the said S Thyagarajan, a 62-year- which had campaigned against West Godavari. Rahul Dev Sharma said that the family of slain MLA the Special Task Force led by K transpired in the discussions factory premises at Thoothukudi old contractor who also said that the Kudankulam Nuclear "This has helped us in one of the women was Aruna, Sarveshwara Rao. Under the Vijayakumar and constituted with Veerappan that took place and surrounding areas and also the anti-Sterlite agitation was yet Power Plant. “The agitation intensifying the search for area committee leader who norms of the State by the then Jayalalithaa deep inside the reserve forests of held a public hearing on Sunday. another attempt by radical and here is sponsored by Left Wing the killers", said a police carried a reward of 5 lakh on Government a family member Government. Gobichettipalayam was never Though hundreds of peo- chauvinist elements to get the Extremists, Tamil chauvinists official. her head in the group. holding graduation or higher Judge Mani crticised released. ple had gathered at factory closed. and of course the Church.” Already six teams of police What has caught the degree will be given a Rajkumar’s family for not com- It transpired that the abduc- Thoothukudi Polytechnic Thyagarajan made it to alleged Shanmugasundaram. were combing the forest area attention of the probe team Government job equivalent to ing forward to file a complaint tion had to do something with College to submit their sub- Chennai on Monday and sub- A mission constituted by on AP-Odisha border. was that in the footage one the deputy collector's post. against the people who abduct- the quarry business owned by missions, groups which were mitted a memorandum to the Chennai based Vedic Science From the footage police Maoist was seen talking on a Officials said that the fam- ed the Kannada actor. He said the sons of the actor and the pro- behind the riots against Sterlite committee stating that the Research Centre had submit- have gathered that on the road gadget with an antenna rais- ily of former MLA Soma will the prosecution failed to provide tection money they owed to drove them away from the locals and workers of the fac- ted a memorandum to Union to Livittiputtu a group of ing a suspicion that the get a compensation of 12 even an iota of evidence to Veerappan. The incident had venue on Sunday. tory were unanimous in their Home Minister alleging that women stopped the car of Maoists might have used satel- lakh on the lines of the fami- prove that the accused were con- become an international news The company management demand that the factory the anti-Sterlite riots were Sarveshwara Rao and he lite phone as there was no cel- lies of any other victims of nected to Veerappan and his as Tamil chauvinist organisations has succeeded in spreading should be opened. fomented and led by anti- stopped the vehicle under the lular signal in the area. Maoist violence. aide Sethukuzhi Govindan. too pitched into the negotiations. the word through selective leak “The rioting was a pre- national organisations. 9     O  43    *   0        61-6$$ would be held responsible for “Our workers will be on the * O  P  any untoward incidence hap- streets alongside the police so    48 ith the BJP in its desper- pening on Wednesday because that no disturbance takes place,” Wation to grow beyond its “it is TMC’s arrogance that they Hakim said adding “opur boys        - ;$%'./%$;$) size in the State by making are trying to foil a natural can smash the BJP workers like Wednesday’s dawn-to-dusk bandh,” Ghosh maintained. ants but we won’t do that as t seems the situation is going Bengal bandh a success, the rul- The BJP earlier called a Mamata Banerjee believes in Ifrom bad to worse at the only ing Trinamool Congress lead- 12-hour bandh to protest deep-rooted democracy.”      abode of Asiatic Lions – Gir ership on Tuesday made it clear against the death of two stu- The Chief Minister had Forest National Park and that “no bandh will be tolerat- dents in an alleged police fir- already told from Milan that the Wildlife Sanctuary - and sur- ed” directing all the Government ing at an Islampur school in BJP was trying to provide a com- rounding areas as the death toll concerns to ensure hundred North Dinajpur district of munal twist to the whole affair rose to 14 with three more lions percent attendance and can- North Bengal. and asked the people to “remain dying. celling all leaves for the day. Agitating students of alert about their dirty tactic.” All these casualties of this “All the Government staff Darbhit High School had Chatterjee said all the endangered species belonging are hereby directed to join work  +                 allegedly clashed with the offices, educational institutions to the cat family occurred on Wednesday failing which a   ( &   <         police when they were will remain open on within a span of a fortnight. day’s salary will be deducted,”    $    ( stopped from engaging in a Wednesday. Transport Minister Sources in the State Forest State Education Minister Partho brcdikbating while they were Suvendu Adhikary said public Department confirmed that Chatterjee who was handling foiled by a determined lathi-cvharge even as BJP protesting the appointment transport would function nor- two lionesses aging four and the affairs in absence of approach of the Chief Minister,” State president told a gather- of Urdu and Sanskrit teachers mally and ensured 75,000 nine as well as a six-month-old Banerjee, presently in Milan another senior Minister Firhad ing at Hemtabad that “any instead of Bengali, History, insurance for partly damaged cub succumbed to illness. attending a business meet said Hakim said even as the police effort to thwart the bandh Maths and other teachers vehicles and 5 lakh for fully “Forest beat guards found while senior secretariat offi- on Tuesdsay lathi-charged the with State power and brute required. Subsequently two damaged vehicles in the bandh. carcasses of lioness in Dalkhania cials also warned absence from ABVP supporters who were force of the Trinamool goons students received gunshots Each Minister had been range of Gir Sanctuary. The cub office on Wednesday could also trying to blockade road at busy will be responded to strong- and were killed. given the charge of ensuring which was found ill was brought cause a breakage in service. Esplanade crossing. ly by the people in general. The locals and the BJP normalcy in one’s constituency  ;    $%$ Government for the people.” to a rescue centre, but died dur- “We will take the bandh as Twelve ABVP supporters They will get a taste of BJP’s claim the police fired at the stu- before joining a Cabinet meet- The political circles were ing treatment,” said an official. seriously as the ones earlier were arrested following a brief strength tomorrow.” dents while the Government ing late in the noon to take stock mid the sudden spurt in talking about the speech of Interestingly, two more deaths called by the CPI(M) only to be jostling with the police and a The State Government have denied the allegation. of the situation, sources said. Acrime and Chief Minister Deputy CM Modi at Bodh Gaya of lions registered despite the Nitish Kumar’s claim that crime on Monday when he “appealed” fact the State forest department rate has come down, the law the criminals not to indulge in has formed 64 teams to screen and order has become a hot crime for 15 days during and shift sick lions to rescue &+(#      1#1 topic in Bihar these days with Pitrapaksh.”During this period centre to prevent further casu- the Opposition slamming the people from outside and abroad alties of lions. Government and Deputy CM come to Gaya for pind-dan and Talking to The Pioneer " *$    Sushil Kumar Modi even urg- the criminals should not do any- Chief Conservator of Forest,    ing the criminals to hold their thing which bring bad name to wildlife circle DT Vasavada activities at least during Bihar. The police is alert and prima facie the cause of deaths  6      B .=',)$0$' health an insurance scheme, on cases to case basis. ‘Pitrapaksh’ in Bodh Gaya. make all preventive care still of two big cats seemed to be Aarogya Sri. State Health Minister C Nitish himself put a ques- crimes are committed. I with infection and some disease, but he Twitter war between Amit Shah said in his tweet Lakshma Reddy also joined the tion mark on the governance folded hands appeal to criminals the exact reason of death would Tthe ruling Telangana in Telugu that it was saddening war of words pointing out that saying there was lack of coor- not to commit crime at least dur- be known only after the post- Rashtra Samiti and the BJP has to see that the people of the 8 million families in the State dination in the bureaucracy ing this period,” Modi said while mortem report. taken a new turn with the BJP Telangana were not able to ben- were benefiting from the free of and particularly between IAS inaugurating the fair. From the first death of lion national president Amit Shah's efit from the scheme because of cost medical treatment under the and IPS officials. The adminis- Modi’s appeal to the crim- on September 12, 2018, the handle tweeting in Telugu to the selfish thought of TRS, Arogya Sri scheme. He argued tration was not up to the mark inals triggered a barrage of State forest officials are main- take the fight into the rival KTR shot back on Twitter, that if the Central Government due to poor coordination attack on the Government. taining that the cause of death camp. "you are clearly misinformed scheme was implemented it will between the DM and SP in the “After folding hands, Modi was infighting and territorial In his first tweet in Telugu, @amithshah ji. The successful create complications as identi- districts. “The incidents of should also hold their feet,” war amongst the lions and there Amit Shah strongly objected to Arogya Sri program of fying only 25 lakh beneficiaries murders were mainly due to reacted leader of opposition wasn’t any human interference the Telangana Government Telangana is far superior in out of 80 lakh and leaving out 55 land disputes,” the CM said and Tejashwi Prasad Yadav. RJD in the death of the big cats. keeping itself out of the terms of coverage (80 lakh lakh families will be difficult. expressed suspicion of the supremo Lalu Prasad who is in Around a decade ago in the "Ayushman Bharat" nationwide families) in comparison to Amit Shah said that the involvement of the officials in jail hospital, tweeted, “You are year 2007, poaching of eight health insurance scheme and it Ayushmann Bharat (only 25 TRS Government should such disputes. folding hands and holding and Asiatic Lions created lots of hue evoked an immediate response lakh families in Telangana). We explain to the people why it Addressing a police func- washing feet of criminals. You and cry over the conservation GANDHINAGAR: In lines be the part of development from the State's Information are a role model sate in uni- had not implemented the tion here on Tuesday, the CM should feel ashamed. of the endangered species. The with Prime Minister Narendra process. The bee-keeping will Technology Minister K Taraka versal health coverage". scheme and deprived the poor asked the DGP, Chief Secretary Government is not run by mak- then Narendra Modi led Modi’s vision to double the also enhance the rich flora and Rama Rao. While Ayushmann Bharat people of the benefit. Amit and home secretary to look into ing requests to criminals and Gujarat Government had allo- income of farmers, the Khadi fauna of the Valsad area through While Amit Shah said that scheme provides a coverage of Shah's handle tweeting in Telugu this issue and ensure coordi- seeking mercy but with might cated special funding to protect and Village Industries cross-pollination, he added. TRS was being selfish by refus- 5 lakh per family per annum was being seen as an indication nation between the IAS and IPS strict actions. You have grabbed the lions in the Gir area. Commission (KVIC) distrib- KVIC had decided to dis- ing to implement the Arogya Sri provides an annu- of the BJP's strategy to put the officers and ask them to hold power through back door so you In fact it was because of uted bee boxes to farmers in tribute at least 7,000 bee-boxes Ayushman Bharat scheme, al coverage of 2 lakh per IT tools and the social media to meeting twice a month. have no courage.” Modi’s effort to hard sell Asiatic South Gujarat as part of the among the farmers in Gujarat by Rama Rao pointed out that the below poverty line family and the full use in the run-up to the The CM stressed on main- Modi retaliated, “After Lions through a tourism cam- ‘Honey Mission’. the end of this year. So far near- State was already implementing it can be extended to 13 lakh Assembly elections. taining social balance in the being convicted in four cases paign in which Amitabh The KVIC gave 1750 bee ly 3,000 bee-boxes have been posting of police in the police Lalu could neither contest Bachchan was the brand boxes among 175 tribal people distributed among the SC/ST stations because the mainte- elections nor issue statements ambassador, tourists from all in the remotest Soldhara, villagers of Valsad, Navasari, nance of law and order started from jail. The CBI and judi- across the globe are pouring Famaswada, Motaponda, Vaghai, Tapi, Dahod and Narmada dis- from police stations level. ciary should take notice of his during winter season to see the Nisrana and Kagsala villages in tricts. More such bee-boxes will Addressing another function political statement through majestic animal. The deaths Valsad district of Gujarat. While be distributed among the vil- Nitish said, “Nobody can stop tweets and stop him from would definitely impact distributing the bee-boxes, KVIC lagers in Banaskantha, Patan mar-kat (violence and killings). playing politics.” tourism activities in the area. Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena and Bhuj/Kutch districts, under Some peo- said that besides production of our ‘Honey Mission’ project in ple have 30,000 kilograms of high-qual- Gujarat. interest ity honey from these bee boxes Following Prime Minister only in in the area having abundant flora Shri Narendra Modi’s call for violence and fauna, bee-keeping would ‘Sweet Revolution’ at a function and blood- open many job avenues for the of Banas Dairy a couple of years shed. But unemployed youths and aspiring ago, the KVIC came into an this is a young entrepreneurs. action mode with its enthusias- small part “Being the nodal agency of tic ‘Honey Mission’ with a target of entire Prime Minister Employment of distributing 1,30,000 bee boxes picture still Generation Programme before November 2018 across the only this (PMEGP), the KVIC would nation – right from Narmada picture is provide loans for setting up valley area of Gujarat to blown up units of processing, packaging, Kaziranga forest in Assam and and there labelling and marketing for the hilly region of Jammu & is no men- honey,” said Saxena, adding Kashmir to dense forests of tion of the that the development initia- Mysore. So far KVIC has dis- good tives taken by KVIC in Valsad tributed 29000 bee boxes to works have given a ray of hope for trib- farmers and entrepreneurs in the done by al people and they are willing to country. PNS        *    0     ( our   (  )* +,- +./0 ; 788 & $9(

   )/%$;$) companies of paramilitaries are the question seeking an answer to only certain areas in South reaching Kashmir for election about why Governor’s admin- Kashmir and in the north and otwithstanding the   #      related security arrangements. istration is not discovering a central Kashmir situation are Nground hostilities to the Subrahmanyam said there new reason for hearing in the not worrying. conduct of local polls in was no link between the tim- PIL other than 35A. Asked about the post-elec- Jammu & Kashmir, the !    0 ing of holding panchayat elec- “These should be discussed tion security plan for the can- Governor’s administration on tions in the State and deferment when an elected Government is didates, Subrahmanyam said, Tuesday elaborated a compre-       of hearing of the PIL challeng- in place, which will take a solid “We have even plans for those hensive plan to hold the polls ing Article 35-A before the position in the Supreme Court. who win as they will be at a by bringing in 400 extra com- Srinagar: A prominent face of from the party to the JKNC Supreme Court. So, there is absolute clarity that higher risk.” Asked about the panies of Central security the National Conference, its General Secretary,” Mattu “There have been multiple Governor’s rule is not about voters’ security, the Chief forces and ensuring safety of State spokesman Junaid Mattu, wrote on Twitter. postponements of the hear- deciding Article 35-A,” he said. Secretary said: “That is being the contestants. The on Tuesday announced resig- “I strongly believe that ings of Article 35-A in the The Chief Secretary said handled on the law and order Government would also pay a nation from the party to con- leaving our grassroots demo- Supreme court before and after the employees who will per- front. There are threats… we are month’s extra salary to the test urban local body polls. The cratic institutions open to the panchayat elections were form poll duty will get an confident that we can handle it.” employees involved in the con- NC has decided to stay away misrepresentation would announced,” the Chief Secretary additional one month salary. Asked if holding polls was duct of the polls while the and security of candidates. He ing some far-reaching changes from the polls in protest inflict serious harm on the said. “It is just accidental that He said this is unprecedented prudent in view of the boycott enhancement in remunera- said the candidates can be pro- in J&K Panchayti Raj Act to against linking them with a State and also wreak havoc the case is listed in January and and has not been done any- by two major political parties tion of special police officers vided secure hotel rooms in make the rural elected bodies bunch of litigations in the with our social fabric and the panchayat elections are to where across India, so far. in the valley, he said there was would be announced shortly. capital Srinagar, Anantnag and more powerful decision-making Supreme Court on Article 35A cultural legacy,” he wrote. be completed before that.” Besides, the Chief no question of thrusting the The administration Baramulla should they require entities with extended reach. that guarantees special privi- “I will announce my can- He said the Governor’s Secretary said the Government elections on the people. emphasised that the elections any protection. He said there are 4,490 leges to the residents of J&K. didature for the ULB elections administration is going to be is considering a hike in the “There is a lot of enthusi- were necessitated to prevent He said a whopping panchayats in the state and as The NC was the first from Srinagar tomorrow Insha consistent in its stand before wages of Special Police officers asm on the ground. Two loss of a whopping 4,335 cr for amount of 4,335 crore will be many Sarpanches are to be regional party to announce Allah and I will remain com- the apex court that an elected working in Jammu & Kashmir national parties (the BJP and grassroots level development devolved to the Urban and elected. The total number of boycott of the polls. The PDP mitted to serving my people State Government should fight in next few days. the Congress) are participating. that is channeled through Rural Local Bodies for devel- Panchs in the State will be and CPM followed suit citing and helping the city I grew up the case. Offering details of the If you go to Jammu, you will see urban local bodies and pan- opmental activities immediate- 35,000. “There will be around the ground situation and also in meeting the challenges it’s “The stand of the gover- security situation in which the street-level campaigning,” chayats. ly after the conclusion of the poll 39,500 elected representatives issues related to Article 35A as faced with. I won’t be address- nor’s administration is going to some SPOs were recently killed, he added. Addressing a press confer- process. “This huge chunk of in these Panchayats,” he said the reasons for their boycott. ing the media or taking any be consistent in the Supreme the Chief Secretary said: “The Subrahmanyam said more ence here, Chief Secretary BVR funds allocated to the State adding 79 urban local bodies “Based on my humble dis- questions today,” he said. Court that there are many seri- resignations compared to total than 700 forms have been Subramanyam said that the under the 14th Finance and about 1200 wards — 600 agreement with the party’s The NC in a tweet said ous complex issues which have number of SPOs who are above taken by prospective candidates elections would be held accord- Commission award has been each in Jammu & Kashmir decision to boycott the upcom- that the Mattu’s resignation to be discussed as far as Article 30,000 is negligible.” He said all for the first phase of urban local ing to the schedule issued by withheld as no elected Urban region would get representa- ing ULB and panchayat polls, from the basic membership of 35-A is concerned and these the SPO’s have been instruct- bodies, which will be held on the Chief Electoral Officer and and Rural Local Bodies are in tives through the elections. I have just sent my resignation the party was accepted. PNS should not be discussed when ed about their security. October 8. The last date for fil- adequate security plan has place in the State,” he said. He He said that adequate secu- Governor’s rule is in place,” he Subrahmanyam said that ing nomination for the first been devised to ensure safety said the Government is initiat- rity arrangements have been put in place for the smooth conduct of polls and 400 additional asserted. He was responding to problems of security restricted phase is Tuesday. ((.=   $    - '' `‚tvƒh’†‡ viˆ‡r "# ;   ‡‚Vƒhqu’h’ :       4?   # Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi     O*  Adityanath paid his tribute to 1    Lucknow: Aiming to catapult Some ministers and senior func- party’s ideologue Deen Dayal Deep Deepawali festival in tionaries from the Government Upadhyay on his 102 birth    )/%$;$) encounter. >  New Delhi: The Supreme Court Ayodhya to a global platform, the will also attend the function,” anniversary on Tuesday. “The “In the ensuing encounter, on Tuesday extended till UP Government has planned to Joshi said. Modi Govt at the Centre and the wo terrorists were killed two terrorists were eliminated.  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Korea that could have senior Pauri will be spruced up and Swachh Bharat Scheme, Rashtriya Rifles, Special been recovered from the site of "2"# 8" '"'4 ' A bench of Justices Madan Ministers. Deep Deepawali will work will be completed before Saubhagya, Ujjawala and Operations Group (SOG) and encounter. B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and be held on November 11 this Deep Deepawali. Besides, Ayushman Bharat schemes aim- CRPF cordoned off the area. Police has registered a  "* " - 2" % Deepak Gupta was informed by year. Tourism Minister Rita tableaux and Rath Yatra will ing to reach to the last person in The two terrorists were shot case in this regard and the 22#" #2" the State Government that Bahuguna Joshi told The Pioneer be taken out around the city the society,” Yogi said. Talking to dead during the encounter. investigation has been initiat- Delhi-based School of Planning on Tuesday that the function was and cultural programmes will media persons in Lucknow after The authorities snapped the ed in the instant matter.      9<90$/ chanted “Ganpati Bappa and Architecture, which is organised at a micro scale last be on show all three days,” the Cabinet meeting, the CM internet services in the area The encounter took place Morya” and prayed to the ele- preparing the vision document, year but this year the Joshi said. said that toeing the line of the for “security reasons.” a day after five infiltrators and fter he came in for severe phant-headed God to remove has sought extension of time till Government wanted to take it to Last year, Deep Deepawali great thinker, the BJP had raised A police spokesperson in a an army soldier were killed in Aflak from his party leader- obstacles of all people, at an November 15 to finalise it. a mega level. festival was organised in style the slogan of ‘saabka saath, saab- statement said that during the a fierce gun-battle in ship for hailing Lord Ganesh, event organised on Sunday in Additional Solicitor “Last year, 1.67 lakh diyas at Ayodhya with Chief ka vikas’ without discriminating searches, hiding terrorists fired Tangdhar sector of north All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul his home constituency of General (ASG) Tushar Mehta, were lighted at one time at Ram Minister Yogi Adityanath on the lines of religion & caste. on the search party, which was Kashmir’s Kupwara district Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLA Byaculla to celebrate who was appearing for the ki Pauri ghat at Ayodhya and this being the chief guest. PNS PNS retaliated leading to the in the State. Waris Pathan on Tuesday apol- Ganeshotsav, an act his party State Government, told the year, over 3 lakh diyas will be ogised for his “Ganpati Bappa had not taken kindly to - So court that "in-principle" there lighted. Last year, the event was Morya” chant at a Ganesh much so that his party leaders cannot be any objection in a one-day affair, while this time Mandal event in his con- and workers seeing disrepute to declaring entire Agra as a her- round, it will be a three-day stituency during the weekend his party through his chant itage city but that would have event. We have invited Guinness and said he would never utter hailing Lord Ganesh. several ramifications. Book of World Record officials such a praise on a Hindu God Meanwhile, the ruling Shiv He said it would be difficult to record it,” Joshi said. The in future, Sena came to Phatan’s defence to declare entire Agra a heritage Toursim Minister said that last In a video message for his “Ganpati Bappa Morya” city but some portion of it could year the façade lighting was for uploaded on his Twitter handle, chant. “What wrong has be brought within its ambit cov- a day while there would be per- Pathan said: “A few days ago I Pathan done? Was it a crime ering sites like Taj Mahal, manent lighting this time so that inadvertently uttered a chant on his part to chant Ganpati Fatehpur Sikri and Agra Fort. the entire building adjoining (of Lord Ganesh). I bow before Bappa Morya? Why has he "If it is difficult for entire Ram ki Pauri and both bridges Allah and say that I made a apologised for his chant hail- city of Agra then some area sur- at Ayodhya could be seen. mistake, God willing, I will not ing Lord Ganesh? Hindus go rounding the Taj Mahal can be “Not only lighting, the gov- make such a mistake in future. to Masjid. The Hindus even go declared as heritage," the bench ernment has plans to organise After all I am also a human to Ajmer. That being the case, told Mehta. The ASG said the elaborate culture programmes being. Every human being should we draw any inference State Government has sought this year too. Last year, Ram Lila commits mistakes. I am admit- that those Hindus will switch the assistance of Ahmedabad- was staged but this year at least ting my mistake. I urge Allah to Muslim religion. I am sur- based Centre for Environmental four troupes from across the to forgive me for my mistake. prised as to why Pathan chose Planning and Technology on country particularly from South I urge everyone to pray for me”. to apologise. His apology was this issue and asked it to prepare India will perform. This time A controversy had broken out unwarranted,” Shiv Sena MP a report on it. 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Later, the experienced Mohammad 2"DJH3$%')$?/%')$ The struggling batsmen would do well to take a cue Nabi produced a handy knock, 64 from the seasoned Shoaib Malik, who has been one of the off 56 balls, to ensure that 4$',4$2JDLA3 $9, few impressive performers from the side in the continen- Afghanistan put up a com- /%1 -$= tal tournament, which they have won two times. petitive total. However, Pakistan's biggest concern is the poor form The undisputed star of of pace spearhead Mohammed Amir, who seems to have the evening was wicket- &  @0   0          >          lost sting and is struggling to take wickets, which is his pri- keeper batsman Shahzad, mary job, and which was reiterated by his skipper Sarfraz who was no short of inspiration Ahmed on the eve of the group game against India. in the middle with his role for their mistakes. Most of his Sarfraz's words did not have the desired effect as Amir model M S Dhoni stand- lofty shots were crossed-batted as `@TU@S96`PI8@HPS@)9CPID and Co failed to deliver. ing behind the he cleared his front foot to hit the Pakistan will hope the team gets the job done against stumps. huge sixes over deep mid-wicket. G@69TDI9D6APS!UCUDH@ Bangladesh and regain confidence. While his He even had his luck on his side After their nine- opening part- as he was dropped at mid-off on way   '<0$/ But then if destiny had made an    $Q  wicket humiliation ner Javed to completing a half century. He sur- elaborate plan, it was not in Dhoni's ) " #*+!!( at the hands of Ahmadi was prisingly experienced the nervous 90s ahendra Singh Dhoni on hands to change the script. India, coach Mickey even struggling before finally reaching the three figures MTuesday had a date with destiny "I was not really sure of where I 1.#1%4#1 9 )' Arthur said Pakistan to get a single, Shazad thor- for the fifth time in ODIs, with a flick as he got to lead India for the 200th am standing. I have captained in 199 oughly entertained the crowd off Chahar towards the fine- time in ODIs, nearly two years after ODIs, so this gives me an opportuni- with a barrage of big hits. He was leg boundary. giving up captaincy on his own ty to make it 200. It's all destiny and ruthless especially against the rook- It was not a full- terms. I always believed in that," Dhoni said ie Indian pacers Khaleel Ahmed, strength Indian bowling With skipper Rohit Sharma and with a poker face when Russell Arnold Siddharth Kaul and debutant Deepak attack but that takes noth- his deputy Shikhar Dhawan being posed the question at the toss. Chahar, who were played in place of ing away from Shazad's rested after four matches in six days, Since numbers didn't matter dur- the rested Jasprit Bumrah, sensational effort. His other it was nothing but sheer destiny that ing his halcyon days, it was all the Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendar ODI hundreds had come India's most successful captain walked more expected that it would matter Chahal. against Canada, Zimbabwe, Scotland out alongside match referee Andy even less when he is in the twilight of Chahar had a forgettable debut and Netherlands. Pycroft and Afghanistan skipper his illustrious career. even though he picked up a wicket. Afghanistan would have been in Asghar Afghan for the toss in their "It's not in my control, once I left The other Indian players rested for deep trouble if it was not for Shazad, who Asia Cup game. captainship," he said when asked if he the game were captain Rohit Sharma was running out of partners at one stage Dhoni has never bothered about ever thought that he would be able to and his opening partner Shikhar with his team reeling at 82 for four from milestones and that is why he complete 200 ODIs as captain. Dhawan. Lokesh Rahul and Manish 65 for no loss after Indian spinners remained unfazed while calling time Then came the usual Dhoni Pandey replaced them in the Kuldeep Yadav (2/38) and Ravindra on his Test career with 10 short of 100 answer. eleven and as fate would have Jadeja (3/46) came into play. The chi- matches, a benchmark for any crick- "Good to complete 200, but I don't it, Dhoni stepped on the field naman was even on a hat-trick. eter worth his salt. think it really matters," he sounded to captain India for the Shahzad was then joined by It didn't matter to Dhoni one bit business as usual. 200th time. Gulbadin Naib (15 off 46) and the two even though he had no competition. But people who were used to see The pacers were shared a 50-run stand for the fifth wick- No wonder when the decision to him lead for 10 years were happy. guilty of bowling et. After his dismissal, Nabi started plun- quit ODI captaincy was announced in "He is hundred percent the most too full or too dering the bowlers, hitting four sixes and early January 2017, his fans were less popular Indian captain," Sunil full and Shazad three boundaries to take help the team surprised. It didn't matter that he had Gavaskar made the most telling state- made them pay cross 250. a chance to captain India in 200 ODIs. ment. , "# L!# ($ >   

  6$<%$=$6,   .,%%$/    ndian women ended their tour of Sri Bengal 129 in 38 overs (Abhimanyu ILanka in style with a comprehensive 51- kipper Baba Indrajith's superb knock Easwaran34,Anustup Majumdar 33, have a huge task at hand. run win against the hosts in the fifth and Sof101 went in vain as Tamil Varun Choudhary three for 23, Arjun "It's a semi-final now. We have to find a way to dig our- final T20 International here on Tuesday. Naduwent down to Jharkhand by eight Sharma three for 30 lost to Services selves out of the hole we are in at the moment. We will come India thus clinched the series 4-0 with runs in the VijayHazare TrophyElite 'C' 130 for two in 22 overs G Rahul Singh back from this. We are at our best in must-win matches. the second match being abandoned due league here on Tuesday. (lhb) 53 not out (50b, 5x4, 1x6), Rajat That's when we come to the party," he said. to rain. In another match, Services notched Paliwal (skipper) 58 not out (55b, 8x4, "I believe in our players. I think they are a fantastic Batting first, India scored a com- up its second straight win, humbling 1x6). bunch of players," he added. mendable 156 in 18.3 overs with skipper Bengal by eight wickets. Points: Services: 4 ; Bengal: 0 . Bangladesh managed to scrape past a spirited Harmanpreet Kaur smashing her way to In the third match of the day, Afghanistan in a last-over finish to keep their hopes alive, 63 off 38 balls. Her innings comprised Gujarat outplayed Rajasthan by eight Rajasthan 179 for nine in 50 overs; and having produced decent performances, save the loss three fours and five huge sixes. wickets, with spinner Hardik Patel's five Chetan Bist 44, Chandrapal Singh 82 against India, they will fancy their chances against Jemimah Rodrigues, who had a !  )       wicket haul and Priyank Panchal knock not out (95b, 3x4, 5x6),Hardik Patel (las) Pakistan. dream series, contributed 46 off 31 balls of 84 coming to the fore. five for 22 (10-2-22-5) lost to Gujarat with six boundaries and a six. (3/19) and Priyadarshini Fernando (3/24) In the Tamil Nadu-Jharkhand 180 for two in 40 overs Priyant B  Sri Lanka were all out for 105 in 17.4 were the wreckers in chief. However, match, the latter chose to bat after skip- Panchal 84 (112b, 9x4, 1x6) Kshitij Patel Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, overs with leg spinner Poonam Yadav Harmanpreet's power hitting got India per Ishan Kishan won the toss. 89 not out, (110b, 9x4, 1x6). Sarfraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, Haris Sohail, Shadab being the pick of the bowlers with 3/18 past 150-run mark. The talented Southpaw continued Points : Gujarat : 4; Team Rajasthan Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, in 4 overs. Off-spinner Deepti Sharma Sri Lanka were never in the chase and his hot form from Monday and gave the : 0. Junaid Khan, Usman Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Asif Ali, and left-arm spinner Radha Yadav also their end came swiftly with last five wick- team a rollicking start.  ($   +$6     Mohammad Amir. chipped in with two wickets apiece. ets falling for only 11 runs. Kishan made 85 off 87 balls (8x4, Jharkhand 307 for eight in 50 overs Bangladesh: Masrafe Mortaza, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim The T20 series has all about From 94 for five, they were all out for 3x6) and added 83 for the opening the hosts back. (AnandSingh 52 (75b, 9x4) Iqbal, Mohammad Mithun, Litton Kumar Das, Jemimah's coming of age performance for 105 as most of their players went for need- wicket with Anand Singh (52) and 104 Skipper Indrajith led a wonderful (No.2/wk/skipper)Ishan Kishan 85 Mushfiqur Rahim, Ariful Haque, Mahmudullah, the senior side. Her sequence of scores in less shots under pressure. with Virat Singh (48). rearguard and kept Tamil Nadu in the (87b,8x4, 3x6), Virat Singh 48, Saurabh Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, the T20 series is — 36, 57, 52 not out and The experienced Saurabh Tiwary hunt with his scintillating strokemak- Tiwary 54 (43b, 2x4, 4x6), C V Varun Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nazmul Islam Apu, Rubel Hossain. 46. Brief Scores: India 156 all out in 18.3 weighed in with a half century to power ing, but could not carry the team over three for 61) beatTamil Nadu 299 in ,-$$Q./('.( During this match, along with her overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 63 , Jemimah Jharkhand past the 300 mark. the line. 49.5 overs (Abhinav Mukund 63 (68b, skipper, she added 75 runs in 7.1 over Rodrigues 46 , Shashikala Siriwardene Chasing 308 for a win, Tamil Nadu A minute's silence was observed 7x4, 1x6), B Aparajith 38, B Indrajith    0  before a batting collapse hit India. Save 3/19, Priyadharshini Fernando 3/19) didn't have the best of starts as the before the start of the Bengal Vs 101 (90b, 7x4, 1x6),B Anirudh Sitaram   JK J* L the duo and ODI captain Mithali Raj (12), Sri Lanka 105 in 17.4 overs (Poonam aggressive N Jagadeesan was dismissed Services match as a mark of respect to 46,VarunAaron three for 63, Anukul /$  *" *" ! none of the others could reach double fig- Yadav 3/18, Radha Yadav 2/14). India won early. former BCCI president Biswanath Roy three for 55). ures. by 51 runs. Abhinav Mukund carved out a Dutt, who passed away in Kolkota on Points : Jharkhand 4 ;Tamil Nadu -  K " J Off-spinners Shashikala Siriwardene India win five-match series 4-0. classy 63, but the loss of wickets pegged Monday. 0.   -')(01(2,$,($,-(-/)2,,3)'24

  %,&',-./ Palembang, which concluded on September of my life," Chanu said. The awards, like every year, copped a fair 2. Chanu, who missed the Asian Games share of controversies after wrestler Bajrang ce cricketer Virat Kohli sent the shut- Kohli was accompanied by his actor wife due to a back injury, said she has started Punia's threat to move court over Khel Ratna Aterbugs into a clicking frenzy as he Anushka Sharma, his mother Saroj Kohli training again but will return to the inter- snub being the most prominent one. He received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and his elder brother Vikas at the ceremo- national arena only in April next year. eventually backed down after meeting award, sharing the country's highest sport- ny. "It's been a week that I have started train- Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore. ing honour with diminutive world champion Kohli is the third cricketer to be hon- ing again. The doctors have advised me to The Dronacharya Award was present- weightlifter Mirabai Chanu at the oured with the Khel Ratna after batting leg- go slow so I will miss the World ed to eight coaches this year, including crick- Rashtrapati Bhawan here on Tuesday. end Sachin Tendulkar (1997-1998) and for- Championships in November. I am expect- et mentor Tarak Sinha and 39-year-old box- Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who mer captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (2007) ing to return at the Asian Championships ing coach C A Kuttappa, who was credited won Gold medals in the Commonwealth The world's No 1 Test batsman as per in next April," she said. by Vijender Singh for his historic Olympic and Asian Games this year, and junior world the ICC rankings, has been in stupendous While the Khel Ratna award carries a Bronze in 2008. champion sprinter Hima Das were among form in the past three years though he prize purse of  7.5 lakh, the Arjuna The Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime    ) &  )$* &  the 20 sportspersons, who received the missed out of the top award despite nomi- )  (  + &   awardees are given 5 lakh each along with sporting achievement was given to four for- Arjuna Award from President Ram Nath nations in 2016 and 2017. a citation. mer athletes. Kovind here. Kohli received the Arjuna award in 2013 Championships last year. Besides the Khel Ratna and Arjuna Among the notable absentees was The ceremony, which is traditionally and the Padma Shri last year. She also bagged the yellow metal in this awards, the President also gave away cricketer Smriti Mandhana and tennis held on August 29 to commemorate the Sharing the top honours with him was year's Commonwealth Games but didn't Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand awards to player Rohan Bopanna, both of whom were birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Chanu, who had received the Padma Shri compete at the Asian Games due to injury. coaches, the Tenzing Norgay National to receive the Arjuna award. Mandhana is Dhyan Chand, was pushed to September 25 earlier this year, was chosen for the Khel "It was a huge honour for me. I never Adventure awards, Maulana Abul Kalam currently with the Indian women's team on this year to avoid a clash of dates with the Ratna following her Gold medal in 48kg cat- expected I will receive the award so early in Azad Trophy and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan its tour of Sri Lanka while Bopanna is play-  #    & )    18th Asian Games in Jakarta and egory at the World Weightlifting my career. It is one of the happiest moment Puraskar. ing an ATP event in Chengdu, China.          >