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Year:2 Issue : 46 Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 Rs.5/- Pages- 12 Editor in Chief : Sanjay M. Bhaire NCP-CONGRESS RIFT WIDENS OVER SEAT SHARE Sharad Pawar could jump into CM fray

By LEELADHAR KUNDER year. NCP leaders point to the The NCP chief is keen on roping in fact that the Congress Alliance between the Indian Na- smaller parties including the Vanchit won only a solitary seat tional Congress headed by semi re- Bahujan Samaj led by Prakash Ambedkar in the recent Lok Sabha tired Rahul Gandhi and the National- and the Kisan sanghatan of RaJu Shetty polls as against the four ist Congress Party led by the wily vet- and the latest entrant to anti-BJP brigade- won by their own party eran Sharad Pawar is heading for Maharashtra Navnirman Sena headed by and there is no point in trouble as a dominant section in the Raj Thackeray as against giving undue placating it and dancing NCP wants a lion share of assembly importance to the Congress Party which to their tunes in seats from Maharashtra that goes to his senior colleagues dismiss as a ‘spent Maharashtra. polls later this year. force’. The state NCP leaders are insist- NCP leaders point to the fact that the the feat of Naveen Patnaik in Orissa and the general elections at the hands of BJP- ing that only their chief Sharad Pawar Congress won only a solitary seat in the Jaganmohan Reddy in Andhra Pradesh. Sena combine. The NCP leaders and could pose a realistic challenge to the recent Lok Sabha polls as against the four The Maharashtra Congress has suf- workers are credited with the view that state chief minister Devendra won by their own party and there is no fered huge setbacks in general elections their party chief Sharad Pawar should lead Fadnavis of the Bharatiya Janata Party point in placating it and dancing to their when almost every top leader includ- the way and start an agitation against the and are averse to giving more seats to tunes in Maharashtra. ing the state president Ashok Chavan incumbent BJP-Sena government in the Congress Party in their bid to They are amused by large scale de- lost the polls and the entire party is in a Maharashtra much before the announce- emerge as the single largest party to sertions in the Congress Party all over mess in the state. ment of poll schedule. stake claim for the CM post in the country and are amused by the mass The NCP leader also insisted that it As per the reports both BJP and Sena Maharashtra. defection of Congress MLAs in a state is time the Congress shows magnanim- are ready contest the state assembly polls Sharad Pawar is in the midst of like Telangana where they joined the rul- ity to acknowledge and concede the su- together like they did during the general holding parleys and meetings with his ing TRS led by K Chandrashekar Rao. periority of the NCP and not contest elections in a bid to retain power in colleagues and party activists and has A senior leader belonging to NCP more than one-third of assembly seats Maharashtra. At the moment the BJP asked them to shun their rural image confined that his party is of the view that from Maharashtra. enjoys the support of 123 MLAs while and spread their wings to the Urban their party Supremo should be projected The fact of the matter is that both the Sena has the strength of 63 MLAs in areas to emerge on top after the forth- as the next CM of Maharashtra and there Congress and NCP are in doldrums af- Maharashtra. coming assembly polls in October this is no reason why he should not emulate ter the severe battering they received in [email protected] Even judges Internal marks have to face for SSC brunt of social students: media, says SC Maha to take call Read Full story on page 3 Read Full story on page 2

CMYK 2 Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 Next Maharashtra CM to be Internal marks for SSC from BJP, says Mungantiwar Mumbai : Maharashtra soon...we will work hard to Finance Minister and se- ensure the victory of our al- students: Maha to take call nior BJP leader Sudhir lies," Mungantiwar said. Mungantiwar has claimed Meanwhile, the next chief minister of downplaying Mumbai : The other boards for admission the state would be from his Mungantiwar's comments, Maharashtra government to class 11, which will be a party. a Sena leader said there was will discuss with the Cen- level-playing exercise. He also said that the BJP no change in Chief Minis- tre the demand raised by The state is mulling and ally Shiv Sena would ter Devendra Fadnavis' parents of the students of over the proposal and we arrive at a seat-sharing statement that both the al- class 10 to not consider in- will take appropriate deci- agreement soon for the lies would share all respon- ternal marks scored by their sion soon," said the minis- state Assembly polls due sibilities and contest equal counterparts from other ter. later this year. number of seats in the As- boards while securing ad- He said the issue would "The next chief minis- sembly polls. mission in class 11. be discussed discussed with ter will be from the BJP. He said Fadnavis de- A delegation of parents the Union HRD ministry. There is no discontent in clared on February 19 that met state Education Minis- The end of the long- the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance both the parties would ter Vinod Tawde and com- standing practice to add over this. We will even cross share "responsibilities" and plained of their wards fail- internal marks is believed 220 Assembly seats, in the number of seats for the ing to secure admission in to be the prime reason be- 288-member House, this Vidhan Sabha polls. their desired colleges be- hind many students scoring time," Mungantiwar told Last week, state revenue cause of the state's decision CBSE and IB students in failing to get admission in lower marks in the class 10 reporters in Nashik on minister Chandrakant Patil to do away with the prac- class 10 examination for the colleges of their choice examinations conducted Monday. said the BJP and Sena and tice of adding the internal securing admission in class because of the state's deci- by the Maharashtra educa- He said leaders of the will contest 135 seats each marks scored in Marathi 11. sion to do away with inter- tion board, results of which BJP and Sena were working and leave the remaining 18 and other subjects in the Tawde told reporters nal mark system for were announced recently. on a seat-sharing pact for the for other allies. total score. that only four per cent of Marathi and other subjects," Around four lakh stu- state polls. The Shiv Sena has not Pointing out that the the total students who pass he said. dents have failed in subjects "The final decision on yet reacted to Patil's com- students of CBSE and IB fro education boards like At the same time, other like the Marathi language. seat-sharing will be taken ments. are benefitted by the inter- CBSE seek admissions for boards continue with the nal marks system, the par- class 11 in junior colleges system of internal marks, ents complained that the affiliated to the which gives those students Bombay HC directs police to file case practice is putting their Maharashtra education an edge over their counter- wards at disadvantage. board. parts from Maharashtra. against Munde in illegal land purchase case Tawde Tuesday said the "Some parents of the "The disgruntled par- government was mulling Maharashtra SSC board ents have also demanded Aurangabad : The over whether to consider students met me and com- not to consider internal Bombay High Court Tues- marks of students from day directed police to file a internal marks scored by plained about their wards case against Dhananjay Munde, the leader of oppo- sition in the Maharashtra Subscribe Today! 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New Delhi : Even ity," the bench told Addi- accord approval to the the court proceedings, judges have to face the tional Solicitor General tweets or posts made by which will go on in ac- brunt of social media, the (ASG) Vikramjit Banerjee the journalist on social cordance with the law." Supreme Court said Tues- who was appearing for the media. The bench also ob- day while hearing the case Uttar Pradesh government, "Do not worry about served that its order is not of journalist Prashant adding that "the question is what is being written or the approval of the action Kanojia, arrested for alleg- only about deprivation of construed on social me- of the scribe but it is the edly making objectionable citizen's liberty". dia. Nowadays, people are disapproval of the "state's comments on Twitter and The bench made these knowledgeable and aware action which deprives Facebook against Uttar observations while hearing and they know in what citizen's right to liberty". Pradesh Chief Minister a habeas corpus petition (a context things are being The habeas corpus pe- Yogi Adityanath. writ for producing a person said," the bench said, tition has also sought de- "Sometimes even we who is under arrest or in adding, "It is very wrong partmental action against have to suffer the brunt of unlawful detention before to think that whatever the policemen, who were social media. Sometimes it a court) filed by Kanojia's office in Lucknow, claim- alleged that accused posted (on social media) allegedly not in uniform, is just and sometimes it is wife, Jagisha Arora, chal- ing that she had sent a made "objectionable will be accepted by the for arresting Kanojia from unjust but we have to exer- lenging his arrest. marriage proposal to comments against the public. People are edu- Delhi for "bailable of- cise our powers," a vacation Kanojia had allegedly Adityanath. CM and tried to malign cated". fences". bench of Justices Indira shared a video on Twitter An FIR was registered his image". It further said: "Cer- The bench, which di- Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi and Facebook wherein a against Kanojia by a sub- During the hearing, tainly granting bail rected that Kanojia be im- said while ordering imme- woman is seen speaking inspector at the the ASG told the bench would not mean approv- mediately released on bail, diate release of the scribe to reporters of various Hazratganj police station that it should clarify in its ing his tweets/posts on said that fundamental right on bail. media organisations out- in Uttar Pradesh on Fri- order granting bail to social media and our re- to liberty is "sacrosanct" "Show your magnanim- side the chief minister's day night in which it was Kanojia that it does not marks would not affect and "non-negotiable". Govt finalises broad contours West Bengal not a bad state on economic of defence space agency front: Mamata New Delhi : The gov- space research Agency will evolve strat- Committee (DPC) Kolkata : Chief Minis- ernment has finalised the organisation to carry out egy to protect India's in- chaired by National Se- ter Mamata Banerjee on broad contours of a new de- research and develop- terests in outer space in- curity Advisor (NSA) Ajit Tuesday said West Bengal fence space agency which ment relating to military cluding dealing with Doval in April. might well be politically will develop capabilities to dimension of use of outer threat of space wars," The DPC is working unpeaceful, but it is not a protect India's interests in space. said a senior military of- on "comprehensive" "bad state" on the economic outer space and deal with The move to set up ficial. planning for the defence front. threats of space wars, offi- the defence space agency The setting up of the forces besides focusing Banerjee also said the cials sources said Tuesday. comes over two months defence space agency on military doctrines to state has changed "abso- The agency is being after the government car- was discussed at a meet- deal with emerging secu- lutely" in the past eight tasked with developing a ried out an Anti-Satellite ing of the Cabinet Com- rity challenges. years since the Trinamool range of platforms and (A-SAT) test by shooting mittee on Security of the A joint doctrine de- Congress came to power. co-orbital weapons to down a live satellite. previous government, veloped by the Army, Air "Politically you can say protect Indian assets in With the A-SAT test, the sources said. Force and the Navy had that Bengal is not peace- space and to have deter- India joined a select The need for devel- also strongly recom- ful.... But on the economic rence, they said. group of countries to oping counterspace capa- mended setting up of a front, it is not a bad state. The sources said the have capability to shoot bility was discussed Defence Space Agency Some people are carry- government is also plan- down a satellite. threadbare at a meeting along with a 'Defence ing out the propaganda that The chief minister said ning to set up a defence "The Defence Space of Defence Planning Cyber Agency'. Bengal is a bad state and 200 acres of land has been not peaceful," she said. made available for the pro- Bihar to provide jobs to The chief minister was RSS to confer journalists with posed silicon valley. "We speaking at the launch of Pulwama martyrs' families have a world class conven- ITC's luxury hotel, 'Royal tion centre at Rajarhat. An- Patna : The Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday Narad Samman awards Bengal', here. other one is coming up on decided to give government jobs to the de- New Delhi : RSS joint gen- categories this year, the sangh's "You must give a good the Digha sea side," she pendents of martyrs of Pulwama and Kupwara eral secretary Manmohan Vaidya communication wing said in a name to Bengal. How it is terrorist attacks who belong to the state. said. will confer the 'Narad Samman' statement. The categories for today and what it was 34 Ratan Kumar Thakur (Bhagalpur), Sanjay On tourism growth, journalism awards on June 29, which the awards will be given years ago?" the CM said at Kumar Sinha (Patna) and Pintu Kumar Singh Banerjee said according to which is likely to be attended by are - reporting on women issues, the event, hinting at the 34 (Begusarai) were killed in the two incidents latest figures, there has been Vice President M Venkaiah reporting on rural issues, for a years of Left Front rule in in Jammu and Kashmir. a 34 per cent rise in foreign The Bihar government will offer the mar- Naidu. According to the RSS's young reporter below 30 years the state. tourists' visiting the state, tyrs' dependents a job in Class III and IV cat- communication wing with up to three years experience, Banerjee said the state and 228 per cent in terms egory, as per their qualification, Cabinet Sec- Indraprastha Vishwa Samvad for a photo journalist, for digital has been receiving invest- of domestic tourists. retariat Department's Principal Secretary Kendra (IVSK), the awards are media and social media, among ments, which promise sub- Banerjee also recalled Sanjay Kumar told reporters here. constituted in memory of the others. The last date for submit- stantial employment op- former ITC chairman Y C The cabinet also sanctioned Rs 11.68 "first-ever and the most eminent ting applications for the awards portunities. crore for preparation of a Detailed Project Deveshwar, who passed journalist-scholar of the universe, is June 15. It will be evaluated by "The leather industry of Report (DPR) for construction of a multi-pur- away recently. namely Narad Maharishi". The a jury of eminent journalists, in- Kanpur has come to the pose 130-MW Dagmara hydel power project "I am missing IVSK has already invited appli- cluding Prabhu Chawla, Ashok state with a promised em- in Supaul district of the state, Kumar said. Deveshwar so much. I con- cations from journalists based in Tandon, K G Suresh, Umesh ployment of two lakh," she A total of 15 decisions were taken at the sider him to be the guard- cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Delhi-NCR for work done in Upadhyay, Sachchidanand Joshi, said. Nitish Kumar. 2018. There are a total nine award Hitesh Shanker and Parijat Kaul. ian of the state," she said. 4 Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 Thawarchand Gehlot appointed Bengal turning into "mini Pakistan" Leader of Rajya Sabha New Delhi : Union Minister Thawarchand Gehlot was appointed on Tuesday the Leader of the Rajya under Mamata: JD(U) Sabha, a position occupied in the previous Narendra Patna : Janata Dal "But this gesture does outside Bihar. I would like Deputy Chief Minister Modi-led government by senior BJP leader Arun (United), heading the NDA not absolve her of her mis- to congratulate him. Thank Sushil Kumar Modi, a se- Jaitley who has had health issues government in Bihar, Tues- takes. She must act to pre- you to him". nior BJP leader. and is currently recovering, offi- day said that West Bengal vent her state from degen- "Mamata didi should Modi accused the rul- cial sources said. Gehlot, the so- under Mamata Banerjee is erating into a mini-Paki- remember that Biharis are ing Trinamool Congress in cial justice and empowerment fast turning into a "mini stan," said the JD(U) being driven out of her West Bengal of orchestrat- minister, is an experienced parlia- Pakistan" from where spokesperson. state under her watch. And ing attacks on Hindi speak- mentarian and a Dalit face of the Biharis are being driven out "Her thanksgiving can- the ones forcing our people ing people in general and saffron party. The appointment for by "Rohingyas". not make us forget that to flee her state are not Biharis in particular. the Leader of the Rajya Sabha is The scathing criticism Biharis are being assaulted Bengalis. They are The JD(U) leader's com- made by the party in power at the Centre. The 71- of the West Bengal govern- in West Bengal and forced Rohingyas," Alok said ment drew sharp reaction year-old leader from Madhya Pradesh has almost four ment by JD(U) followed to leave the state," he without elaborating. from the Bihar's opposition decades of legislative experience. He was a member close on the heels of added. A group of BJP support- RJD, which has been sym- of the state assembly for several terms and has served Banerjee lauding her Bihar The JD(U), headed by ers in West Bengal were re- pathetic to Banerjee. in the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha. counterpart Nitish Kumar Bihar Chief Minister cently rebuked publicly by "It is obscene. We have for deciding to contest as- Kumar as its national presi- Banerjee when they been saying for the past BJP MP Virendra Kumar to be sembly polls in four states dent, resolved Sunday to chanted "Jai Shri Ram" as couple of years that the rul- separately. contest the assembly polls her cavalcade drove past ing dispensation at the pro-tem speaker of Lok Sabha "What is happening in in Delhi, Jharkhand, them. Centre is desperately creat- New Delhi : BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh West Bengal is a matter of Jammu and Kashmir and Media reports said ing a pre-partition situation Virendra Kumar will be the pro-tem speaker of the grave concern. I have been Haryana as part of its efforts Chief Minister Banerjee in Bengal," said RJD's Lok Sabha, official sources said Tuesday. saying this for long. I do not to gain the status of a na- had accused them of being Rajya Sabha member and Kumar, 65, is a seven-term member of Parliament understand why she has tional party. "outsiders". national spokesman Manoj and won the Lok Sabha polls from Tikamgarh. thanked and commended Banerjee, who is bit- A couple of days ago, Jha. As pro-tem speaker, he will preside over the first our chief minister. terly opposed to the BJP people travelling from "The baseless and deni- sitting of the Lok Sabha and administer the oath of "May be she is happy which has made deep in- Kolkata to Patna by a bus grating statement from the office to the newly elected MPs.The first session of that the JD(U) is contesting roads in West Bengal, was were allegedly beaten up by JD(U) leader simply blurs the newly-constituted 17th Lok Sabha will be held elections in four states on later quoted by the media the owner and other staff- the distinction between re- from June 17 to July 26. As pro-tem speaker, Kumar its own, not as a part of the as having said, "I have ers of a road-side hotel in ality and prejudice," he will also oversee the election of the Lok Sabha speaker. NDA," JD(U) spokesman come across a statement Burdwan district. added. Kumar was a minister of state in the previous Modi Ajay Alok told a news chan- from Nitishji that he will not The incidents drew government. nel here. form alliance with the NDA sharp reactions from Bihar TN to run 500 electric buses Joint draft panel on in three cities: Minister Lokayukta Act meets in Pune Chennai : Tamil Nadu government has raising queries on why the helmet rule was Pune : A joint commit- ing a strong Lokayukta Act. Asawa and Balasaheb kicked off an initiative to run 500 electric not enforced in the State, he said it has tee, comprising activist Before attending the Pathade. buses in three cities - Chennai, Madurai been made mandatory and added that Anna Hazare and members meeting, Hazare said, "the Responding to a query, and Coimbatore of the state - in the first wearing of helmets was followed in of civil society, which is purpose of the meeting is Hazare lauded performance phase, Transport Minister M R Chennai, while it was less in rural areas. tasked with preparing a to come out with a draft to of Fadnavis as a chief min- Vijayabhaskar "We have new Lokayukta Act in formulate a strong ister. "The overall approach said Monday. been holding in- Maharashtra, met here Lokayukta Act in of the CM towards Claiming spections and Tuesday. Lokayukta is positive," that the K fined several The law to be drafted he added. Palaniswami lakhs of people by the 10-member panel The anti-graft crusader government was who had vio- will be presented in the further said the perfor- the first to sign lated the rule.", upcoming session of the mance of the state govern- an agreement he said. state legislature, begin- ment was better than that with C-40 Cities Vijayabhaskar, ning June 17. of the Centre. Clean Bus Dec- after inspecting Besides five represen- Hazare hoped that the laration to oper- school buses to tatives from civil society, proposed Lokayukta Act ate battery oper- find out whether including Hazare, the will become a model for ated buses in the they were fit to committee also consists the Centre like the Right transport corpo- run, said of the of Maharashtra principal to Information (RTI) Act rations, he said the government was tak- 32,576 school buses, 1,009 have been secretary and other offi- which was initially en- ing steps to run 2,000 electric buses and found unfit. cials. acted in Maharashtra. 12,000 BSVI-compliant buses. The respective schools have been di- The panel will discuss Maharashtra. After holding "The proposed Act "In the first phase, steps are being taken rected to operate the buses after address- and deliberate on the draft detailed discussions and would be the first revolu- to run around 500 battery operated buses ing those issues, he said. of the Lokayukta bill on deliberations, the draft Act tionary measure which will in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore," he On issuing free passes to school and Tuesday and Wednesday. will be readied and tabled prove to be a strong and told reporters. college students, he said in the last aca- The committee was set in the upcoming session". effective tool to put brakes The government had signed an agree- demic year free passes were issued to 20.55 up as per the assurance Apart from Hazare, other on corruption," he said, ment with the C-40 Cities Clean Bus Dec- lakh students. given by Maharashtra members of the civil soci- adding that since a Lokpal laration team in 2018 aimed at reducing "Tenders have been floated to issue Chief Minister Devendra ety are Vishwambhar has been appointed at the carbon emissions by operating electric free passes to a total of 24.20 lakh stu- Fadnavis in February this Chaudhary, former IAS of- Centre, a Lokayukta needs buses. To a query about Madras High Court dents", he said. year when Hazare had sat ficer Umeshchandra to be appointed in the on a huger strike demand- Sarangi, Shaym Sundar state. Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 5 6 convicted in gangrape, murder of Kathua girl

Pathankot (Punjab) : Six of the seven accused in Police may challenge sole the horrific gangrape-and- murder case of an eight- year-old girl in Jammu and acquittal in Kathua case: IGP Kashmir's Kathua have Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir Vishal, the son of main accused Sanji been convicted by a court police Monday said it may challenge Ram, giving him the 'benefit of doubt', here on Monday, lawyers the acquittal of the seventh accused in said Farooqi Khan, who represented the said. the Kathua gang rape-cum-murder case, victim's family in the court. A seventh accused, in which three persons were sentenced "We welcome this verdict except namely Vishal -- son of to jail till their last breath and three oth- that one person has been acquitted," said main accused Sanji Ram -- ers for five years each. Inspector General of Police Ahfadul has been acquitted by the IGP Ahfadul Mujtaba of the state Mujtaba of J&K Police's Crime Branch. court, giving him the 'ben- police Crime Branch, which investi- The IGP said the police were yet to efit of doubt', said Farooqi gated the horrific gang rape and murder get the copy of the judgment. Khan, who represented the of an eight-year-old girl of a nomadic "Once we examine it and if needed, victim's family in the court. tribe in J&K's Kathua in January 2018, we will challenge it in the Punjab and The court pronounced said the police will challenge the ac- Haryana High Court," said Mujtaba. its much-awaited verdict quittal of the seventh accused "if The case was tried by a Pathankot away from the gaze of me- needed". court in Punjab as the same had been dia which has gathered The IGP talked of challenging the transferred there amid a highly polarised outside the premises. J&K Police had filed the shifted out of Jammu and acquittal of one accused while welcom- communal situation. Sanji Ram, the caretaker chargesheet against eight Kashmir. The apex court ing the conviction of six others. "Actually (seventh accused) Vishal of the temple where the accused, including a juve- order came after lawyers in Six of the seven accused in the case, had taken the alibi that he was not crime took place, Special nile. Kathua prevented Crime including the caretaker of a temple present there (at the scene of the crime), Police Officer Deepak According to the 15- Branch officials from filing where the crime took place and a spe- though we have eyewitnesses' account Khajuria and Parvesh page chargesheet filed in a chargesheet in the sensa- cial police officer, were convicted by a of his presence there. We have eyewit- Kumar, a civilian, have April last year, the girl was tional case, which shocked Pathankot court on Monday. nesses who said he was very much there been convicted under kidnapped on January 10 the nation. The court acquitted seventh accused on the day of the incident," the IGP said. Ranbir Penal Code sections that year and was allegedly The prosecution team pertaining to criminal con- raped in captivity in a small in the case comprised J K eight accused. evidence and causing hurt one or maximum of two per spiracy, murder, gangrape village temple, exclusively Chopra, S S Basra and The trial against the ju- by poisoning under Section accused. and destruction of evi- manned by Ram, after hav- Harminder Singh. venile is yet to begin as his 328 of the RPC. The chargesheet said dence, the lawyers said. ing been kept sedated for The Crime Branch ar- petition on determining his The two policemen - the girl had gone missing Two police officials -- four days. She was later rested Ram, his juvenile age is to be heard by the Raj and Datta - were also while grazing horses. Sub Inspector Anand Dutta bludgeoned to death. nephew and his son Vishal, Jammu and Kashmir High charged under Section 161 Investigators said the and Head Constable Tilak The day-to-day trial and two special police of- Court. (public servant taking ille- accused juvenile had ab- Raj --and a special police commenced in the first ficers Khajuria and Verma. The court framed gal gratification) of the ducted the girl under the officer Surender Verma week of June last year at the Raj and Dutta, who alleg- charges under the Ranbir RPC. pretext of helping her find have been convicted for district and sessions court edly took Rs 4 lakh from Penal Code(RPC), includ- All the accused, barring her horses. destruction of evidence, in Pathankot in Ram and destroyed crucial ing Sections 120-B (crimi- the juvenile, were shifted to The abduction, rape they said. neighbouring state of evidence, were also ar- nal conspiracy), 302 (mur- the Gurdaspur jail in and killing of the child was The quantum of sen- Punjab, about 100 km from rested. der) and 376-D (gang-rape), Punjab following an inter- part of a carefully planned tence will be pronounced Jammu and 30 km from The charges of rape and according to the prosecu- vention by the Supreme strategy to remove the mi- by the court at 2 PM, they Kathua, after the Supreme murder were framed by the tion. Court which also restricted nority nomadic community said. Court ordered on May 7, district and sessions judge The court also framed appearance of the defence from the area, the The crime branch of 2018 that the case be against seven out of the charges of destruction of lawyers and limited it to chargesheet said. Heavy rains lash Kerala; trees uprooted Wreckage of AN 32 aircraft speed reaching 40-50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph over Lakshadweep area, Kerala found in Arunachal and Karnataka Coasts and fishermen have been are New Delhi : The wreckage of the AN- contact on the afternoon of June 3 after advised not to venture into 32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force was spot- taking off from Jorhat for Menchuka ad- the above mentioned ar- ted on Tuesday 16 km north of Lipo in vanced landing ground near the border eas," it said. Over 10 houses Arunachal Pradesh, eight days after it with China went missing after taking off from Assam's A total of eight aircrew and five pas- were destroyed in coastal Jorhat sengers were on board the aircraft areas here due to rough seas. The aircraft had 13 people on board The AN-32 is a twin-engine turboprop Uprooting of trees were and the IAF said efforts are on to estab- transport aircraft and the IAF currently op- also reported from many lish the status of the occupants erates a sizeable number of it Thiruvananthapuram : district received the high- districts. The monsoon "The wreckage of the aircraft was spot- The IAF launched a massive operation With the South West mon- est rainfall of 14 cm, fol- rains had claimed three ted today 16 kms north of Lipo, north east to trace the missing aircraft but the search soon becoming active over lowed by Alappuzha, lives in the state on Mon- of Tato at an approximate elevation of was badly hit by poor weather conditions. Kerala,heavy to very heavy Cherthala and day. Two of the victims, in- 12,000 ft by the IAF Mi-17 helicopter The assets deployed for the operation rains lashed several places Nedumangad here with 11 cluding a woman, were undertaking search in the expanded included Sukhoi-30 aircraft in addition search zone," the IAF said in a statement across the state, uprooting cm each. Heavy rainfall (7- electrocuted on a water- to a fleet of C-130J and AN-32 planes and "Efforts are now continuing to estab- Mi-17 and ALH helicopters. The ground trees and destroying houses 11 cm) was very likely to logged road here, while a in coastal areas. lish the status of occupants and establish forces included troops from the Army, Indo occur at one or two places man died and two others survivors. Further details will be commu- Tibetan Border Police and state police The Indian Meteoro- in the state till the morning were injured when a tree fell nicated as the recovery actions progress," ISRO's Cartosat and RISAT satellites logical Department (IMD) of June 16, the IMD said in on them in Kochi, police it said were also used to take images of the area said Piravam in Ernakulam its report. "Strong wind had said. The Russian-origin AN-32 aircraft lost around Menchuka. CMYK CMYK

6 Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 Centre Spread 7 BEST union, administration sign MoU 50% tunnelling completed on Mumbai Metro 3 In barely 19 months of tun- launched at Naya Nagar in Mahim Bhavan. Mumbai : In a major break- with the MoU, and it is a victory tenders floated by the administra- nelling work being started on in September 2017, and at present, “The longest tunnel so far through for the fortunes of the of workers’ unity that was on dis- tion after the unions approached the Metro 3, the Mumbai Metro 17 TBMs are working across the has been the one from beleaguered Brihanmumbai Elec- play during our strike,” Mr. Rao it. Crucially for the BEST admin- Rail Corporation (MMRC) has alignment. According to officials, Vidyanagari to airport (3.9 km) tric Supply and Transport (BEST) said. istration, this will ensure it fulfils completed constructing 50% of around 80% of tunnelling will be and the shortest one is from Undertaking on Tuesday evening, He said former workers whose a major requirement laid down by the tunnels of the city’s only un- completed by March 2020. Sariput Nagar to SEEPZ (562 the employees’ union and the ad- gratuity has been pending will be the BMC in return for financial derground line. Tunnelling work started in metre). In all, 19,504 segment ministration signed a Memoran- paid by September 2019. assistance. Mr. Bagde said the Ashwini Bhide, managing November 2017 and over the past rings have been used to com- dum of Understanding (MoU) The strike ended after the BMC had assured to pay for the director, MMRC, said the daunt- nine months, 13 breakthroughs — plete 28-km tunnelling. Nine- ending a deadlock over several Bombay High Court appointed transport undertaking’s operating ing task of tunnelling under a TBM has tunnelled an entire teen more breakthroughs are key issues plaguing the transport Ferdinand Rebello, retired chief losses. heritage buildings, old residen- section and retrieved at a station awaited through the 33.5-km undertaking. justice of the Allahabad High However, the BEST will need tial complexes, and an existing — have been achieved. The first Metro 3 alignment,” S.K.Gupta, Shashank Rao, leader of the Court, as a mediator and had in- to maintain its existing fleet of elevated Metro line with differ- one was accomplished at Mumbai director (projects), MMRC, BEST Sanyukta Kamgar Kruti structed the BEST to provide an 3,337 buses and will need to buy ent geological conditions was airport T2 in September 2018, said. Samiti, a joint-action committee initial 10-step increment to the new ones if old ones are scrapped. achieved with the help of tech- while the others have been The Metro corridor between of BEST unions, and general sec- workers. The mediation proceed- Mr. Rao said the MoU states nology and a team of experts. achieved at SEEPZ, Sahar station, Cuffe Parade in Colaba and retary of the BEST Workers’ for all the workers who have been mands: a 20-step increment in sal- ings, however, failed to break the that the BMC would incur the “Of course, this is just one completing the project as sched- which will make up 33.5-km line. MIDC, airport T1, Dadar, Worli, SEEPZ in Andheri will connect Union, said the MoU was a his- inducted since April 2007, the re- ary for 13,000 workers who had deadlock after multiple sittings, expenditure of buses in case they part of the project. The work of uled with the help of the Chief The 56 km includes two tunnels Vidyanagari, and Vidhan Bhavan. Nariman Point, Bandra Kurla toric one for the city as well as maining 10-step increment will be joined after 2007, initiating dia- union officials said. are scrapped. The existing BEST underground station along with Minister’s war room, multiple for the up and down lines of the Tunnels on both up and down Complex, the two airport termi- BEST workers. reflected in the salary for May,” logue for a fresh wage agreement, BEST general manager staff would also not be retrenched. excavation, base slab, con- stakeholders, and the backing of corridor, and does not include the lines have been completed be- nals, Mumbai Central, “The key demands of workers he said. and merging the BEST budget Surendrakumar Bagde said the In the immediate future, BEST course slab, columns, and wall Mumbaikars,” Ms. Bhide said. underground station boxes in be- tween airport T2 and Marol Naka Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj have been met with the MoU. We BEST unions had gone on with that of the Brihanmumbai MoU has paved the way to pro- plans to procure 450 electric construction is progressing on The MMRC has constructed tween. The first tunnel boring and between Naya Nagar and Terminus, Kalbadevi, Girgaum, will soon start discussions on a their longest-ever nine-day strike Municipal Corporation (BMC). cure buses on a wet lease model. buses on a wet lease model and a war footing. We are looking at 28 km of the 56 km of tunnels, machine (TBM), Krishna 1, was Dadar Metro station near Sena Kalbadevi, and Dharavi. new wage agreement. Moreover, in January with three key de- “We have gone two steps ahead The labour court had stayed the ramp up its fleet to 4,050 by 2020. BMC still demolishing structures near nullahs Uddhav warns insurance firms Rishabh Pant comes in as

Mumbai : The first showers Terminus, Behrampada, Sanjay cover for injured Dhawan have already hit the city, but the Gandhi Nagar, Railway Colony against refusing aid to farmers Nottingham : Young have emerged in Indian cricket. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corpo- and Rangoon Colony are being wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh He impressed with Test hun- ration (BMC) has just begun pulled down. Warning that the Shiv Sena Thackeray said the Lok Sabha Pant was Wednesday brought in dreds during the tours of En- demolitions along Bandra’s On Monday, 37 structures were will not hesitate to take action results, which saw the saffron al- as cover for the injured Shikhar gland and Australia earlier and Chamdawadi nullah and Dharavi’s demolished while on Tuesday, against insurance companies that liance sweep Maharashtra, had Dhawan in India's World Cup was in fine form during the IPL Mukhyadhyapak nullah to ease around 70 were razed. The demo- deny financial aid to farmers, Sena proved the Sena’s detractors “ut- squad. last month. the flow of rainwater. The two litions were on till late into the president Uddhav Thackeray on terly wrong”. Pant, whose omission from the Several former players such nullahs swell every monsoon and night. The BMC has targeted re- Sunday urged Prime Minister While the Sena secured 18 original squad became a topic of as Sunil Gavaskar advocated for cause waterlogging in nearby ar- moval of all structures by the end Narendra Modi to help make Lok Sabha seats, the party lost its heated debates given his stupen- his inclusion in the squad if eas. of this week, involving the Disas- Marathwada drought-free. stronghold in Aurangabad, where dous form in the past one year, Dhawan fails to recover quickly Areas such as Kherwadi, ter Management Act for urgent “The blessings of four-time MP Chandrakant Khaire will reach here Wednesday. enough for India. Dhawan has Behrampada, Jaybharat Society, action. The affected, eligible Maharashtra’s populace have was beaten by the Vanchit slumdwellers have been given al- His arrival will be a day be- been ruled out of three matches Railway Colony, S.V. Road, Teen croachments on either side. Some The BMC mobilised 350 staff- helped you return as PM for the Bahujan Aghadi’s Imtiaz Jaleel. ternative accommodation in fore India's game against New due to a hairline fracture on his Bangla and J.P. Road get flooded of these structures are up to five ers while the police deployed second term. I now urge you to “Mr. Khaire’s defeat is my per- Malad’s Appapada and Mahul. Zealand and he won't be con- left thumb which he sustained as the Chamdawadi nullah swells storeys high and also pose a hin- around 300 personnel for the stand firm behind Maharashtra’s sonal defeat. But in the next elec- Asked why the BMC is tak- sidered a replacement till the during his match-winning hun- every year. There was a proposal drance to the movement of fire demolitions that began on Mon- farmers in their hour of crisis, and tion, I promise you that we will ing action this late when the rains time the team management takes dred in the clash against Aus- to widen the nullah, but it has en- engines in case of a fire. day. Encroachments near Bandra I am sure you will,” Mr. Thackeray wrest Sambhajinagar have already arrived, Anand said, addressing farmers in Jalna [Aurangabad] back,” Mr. a final call on Dhawan's avail- tralia on Sunday. Vagralkar, Deputy Municipal district in drought-ravaged Thackeray said. ability for the rest of the tour- "...Dhawan is presently un- Commissioner, said, “In case of Marathwada. in Mumbai. spired when Sharad Pawar was Khaire has blamed senior BJP nament. der the observation of the BCCI City hospital, doctor to pay woman Chamdawadi, some people had Thackeray and his son He attacked the Congress and Union Agriculture Minister. Had leader and Jalna MP Raosaheb "Rishabh Pant is being medical team. The team man- moved court. Besides, deciding Aaditya, the Yuva Sena chief, con- Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Con- the NCP and the Congress minis- Danve for his defeat. The Sena flown in from India as cover at agement has decided that Rs 16 lakh after botched surgery on eligibility of slumdwellers for ducted separate visits to the gress Party (NCP) of slandering ters completed irrigation projects leader has accused Mr. Danve of the request of the team manage- Dhawan will continue to be in rehabilitation is a long process. drought-hit parts of the State to the Sena, alleging that it was NCP on time, they could have retained helping his son-in-law ment," a senior BCCI official England and his progress will But we can widen the nullah even currently in England told be monitored," the Indian team Mumbai : The State Consumer urine bag. She was discharged on review the condition of the fod- leaders who had swindled farm- the trust of the people instead of Harshvardhan Jadhav, who con- now. It will take about a week and medai. The 21-year-old is one said in a statement on Wednes- Disputes Redressal Commission December 31, 2013. She was later der camps and hold dialogues ers in the State of ?70,000 crore. running in the streets begging for tested the Aurangabad seat as an will give some relief.” of the most exciting players to day night. recently directed Lilavati Hospi- admitted to Hinduja Hospital with farmers. “The irrigation scam tran- votes today,” he said. Independent, instead. Near Mukhyadhyapak nullah, tal in Bandra and a gynaecologist where her right kidney was re- While lauding Chief Minister BMC staffers faced resistance there to jointly pay a woman ?16 moved. Ms. Gupta contended that Devendra Fadnavis’s commitment from slumdwellers on Tuesday, lakh for damage to her right kid- because of the deficiency in ser- to making Marathwada drought- and irate residents beat up an en- ney while operating on her right vice on the part of Lilavati and free, Mr. Thackeray said it was the Film City to soon become a world-class tourist spot gineer. The BMC has filed a po- ureter in 2013. the doctor, her right ureter was Sena’s efforts that had helped se- lice complaint at the Dharavi po- Shyamalee Gupta had post- damaged and then her right kid- cure the loan waiver scheme for Dadasaheb Phalke Nagar in Anil Ambani and Bhanot Infra gineer, MFSCDC said. Sholay, Krrish and Jurassic Park memory of the Marathi pro- lice station. The engineer has been menopausal bleeding in Decem- ney had to be removed. She said farmers. He said that while all Goregaon, popularly known as Venture (BIV) have separately The plan includes construc- as some of the attractions. The ducer-director-screenwriter admitted to Sion Hospital for in- ber 2013 and the hospital advised the hospital and doctor should farmers are yet to get the benefits Film City, is set for a compre- shown interest in the plan. tion of 15 studios, eight village MFSCDC hopes to revive inter- who is considered the father of juries. Of the 34 structures in her to undergo a minor investiga- pay her Rs 90 lakh, out of which of a complete loan waiver, the hensive revamp. The five-year “This project will convert Film locations, 42 outdoor locations, est among A-list filmmakers who Indian film industry. Dharavi, 20 were removed on tive procedure: a hysteroscopy Rs 10 lakh is towards medical ex- Sena would ensure that every de- project is expected to be carried City into a world-class tourist post-production facilities, film abandoned the area years ago be- Currently, there are inad- Tuesday. The BMC has mobilised and dilation and curettage, which penses, including hiring of a full- serving farmer did so. out at a cost of ?25 to Rs 50 spot along the lines of Universal training institutes, a museum, cause the locations were over-ex- equate number of studio 90 staffers and 80 policemen for the gynaecologist would con- time nurse, while Rs 75 lakh is “Many farmers have not re- crore. Studios. The execution of the biodiversity parks, theme parks, posed. floors, backlots, storage facili- the effort. The nullah leads to the duct. The procedure was con- compensation for stress, trauma ceived the benefits of the crop Film City officials said the project would be monitored by food courts, a five-star hotel, a Film City was built in 1977 ties. Existing studios and to be conducted due to her right Mithi river, and widening it will ducted on December 12 and Ms. and injury for mental and physi- insurance scheme. I have directed Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cul- the Chief Minister’s Office, and three-star hotel, dormitories, ad- by the State government to pro- structures are dilapidated and ureter being damaged. reduce waterlogging in Matunga Gupta was discharged after two cal agony. The panel said there is my party leaders and workers to tural Development Corporation the ministries of Cultural Affairs ministrative offices and an vide facilities and concessions to unsafe for work. There is no Thereafter, the family and Ms. and Dharavi. Eligible days. The same evening, she was deficiency in service on the part gather data on this,” Mr. Ltd. (MFSCDC) has invited bids and Tourism. Approximately ?70 amphitheatre. the film industry. It has been the provision for in-house accom- Gupta were informed she would slumdwellers have been given al- readmitted to hospital as she con- of the hospital and doctor and di- Thackeray said, warning that for the project and Reliance In- crore is generated annually at An ambitious project called shoot location for many modation for crew based out- have to undergo another proce- ternative accommodation in tinuously complained of breath- rected that Ms. Gupta be paid Rs Shiv Sainiks would not hesitate dustries Limited (RIL) led by present and we hope to increase the ‘Indian Film Museum’ is also Bollywood films and television side Mumbai and even post-pro- dure to ensure her right kidney Mahul. The demolition will con- lessness. The family was informed 16,45,730 as compensation to take action against errant in- Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Big this after the project is complete,” being planned to cherish the heri- serials. In 2001, it was renamed duction facilities are lacking, does not get damaged and till tinue on Wednesday. that an emergency operation had then, she would have to carry a within two months. surance companies headquartered Entertainment (RBE) led by Chandrakant Kolekar, deputy en- tage of Film City, with films like Dadasaheb Phalke Nagar in officials said.

CMYK CMYK 8 Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 Edit Trainee cop pledges to create awareness on child labour Kathua verdict

EMESIS seems to have caught up with six of the seven accused in the rape and murder case of an eight-year- Nold girl in J&K’s Kathua, who have been convicted and sentenced by a court in Pathankot. The girl was kidnapped on January 10, 2018, drugged, raped in captivity and later murdered. The court has found three of the accused guilty of murder, gang-rape and criminal conspiracy while three others — including a sub-inspector, head constable and special po- lice officer — have been convicted for the destruction of evi-

Kolkata : Twenty two-year- Mahato's journey back to leaders, promised financial old Rohit Mahato cannot wait school wasn't an easy one support for his academics, the for his training period to end at either. His parents were not too DEEP member added. dence. It is a travesty of justice that those who should have the Bihar Police Academy, not keen about the prospect, until Mahato, who had secured been preventing it were themselves involved in the crime. only because he is eager to join the successful intervention of first division in Class X, soon The seventh accused in the case has been let off on the ground the service, but being a part of an NGO, which convinced joined school and completed that he was present in another state at the time of the crime. the force would give him an them to allow the boy to his higher education, before The heinous nature of the crime aside, the incident served opportunity to take on a social complete his studies and find appearing for Bihar Public to point to the perceived hiatus between the Valley and Jammu. menace, which was a part of his himself a decent job. Service Commission Examina- The charge sheet in the case said the crime was part of a care- childhood plight. fully planned strategy to dislodge the minority nomadic He made no qualms in tion. Bakherwal community from Kathua. Also, the Supreme Court At all of 15, Mahato had to admitting that giving up his I understand the mistake I had to order the shifting of the case out of J&K after lawyers in give up studies and migrate to education, albeit temporarily, had made. I was immature and Kathua prevented Crime Branch officials from filing a charge Surat in Gujarat from his was probably one of the desperate to help out my sheet in the case. It was only then that the trial in the case hometown in Bihars West biggest mistakes of his life, parents. My family lives in began in Pathankot, in neighbouring Punjab, 30 km from Champaran district to work at a while crediting NGO Child abject poverty and I just Kathua, on a day-to-day basis in the first week of June last zari hub and fund his familys Right and You (CRY) for his wanted to allay their woes to year. The involvement of two ministers in protests organised basic needs. return to normal life. some extent. Thankfully, I had by a fringe group against the arrests of the accused also sparked He would toil for seven to Development Education the good sense to return home an outrage and embarrassed the coalition government the BJP eight hours every day to earn had formed with the PDP. and Environment Programme and resume studies. The The verdict, coming days after incidents of crime against anything between Rs 8,000- (DEEP) , a partner organisation decision changed my life, minors were reported from towns like Aligarh and Bhopal, 10,000 per month. The teenager of CRY, approached Mahatos Mahato said. replenishes hope in our criminal justice system while point- along with many of his age had parents several times to explain According to Census 2011 ing to the need to take effective steps to deter such crime. to also cook food and make to them the ill-effects and data, Bihar accounts for 11 per Justice delivered is the greatest salve for injured minds and arrangements for bed in the hazardous impact of child cent of the total number of bodies. factory building itself. labour, only to get snubbed child labourers in India. An "Our wages would depend over and over. analysis of the numbers by on the kind of work we did in a One of its members, CRY reveals that around 1.4 Printer-Publisher & Editor In Chief day. There were days when I Bhupendar, sought the help of million child labourers in SANJAY MANGESH BHAIRE would find no time to contact local community leaders, who India, in the age-group of 7-14 Allied publication Across Mumbai (Marathi & Hindi) my family, " he said. then met the family and years, cant write their names. At the police academy, a assured them that their finan- Mohua Chatterjee, the Managing Editor Legal Advisor spirited Mahato says he wants cial needs would be taken care programme head of CRY SUCHITA BHAIRE ADV. AMEET MEHTA to bury his past, but not shy of. (EAST), feels child labour, as Editor Feature Editor away from making every I tried to reason with them an issue, can never be dealt LEELADHAR KUNDER BIJU CHERIAN possible effort to reach out to in every possible way. with in isolation. Special Correspondents Chief Designer more and more children, and But they refused to budge It is intrinsically linked to K V RAMAN VIKRAM JADAV make them aware of the menace. from their stand, initially. myriad socio-economic factors, VINOD RAGHAVAN "All that is in the past now... Rohits father, a rickshaw-puller including poverty and illit- Cartoonist Photographers Once I join service, I will make in Nepal, was apprehensive eracy of a childs parents, the SUNIL VINEKAR AJIT RAUT sure I reach out to as many that if the boy stopped sending familys social and economic BHOOSHAN KOYANDE children as possible to check money from Gujarat, he would circumstances, lack of aware- Contributors Advertising Executive the menace," he said on have to struggle to manage the ness about the harmful effects SATISH SHETTY SAVITA TIWARI Wednesday, on the occasion of livelihood of his wife and two of child labour, lack of access J D RODRIGUES Circulation Dept. World Day against Child daughters, said Bhupendar. to quality education and skills DINESH GUPTA Labour, urging civil societies, The family finally relented training, high rates of adult SUCHIT KUMAR SAYTONDAY government agencies and the after the NGO workers, along unemployment and under- public to end the social evil. with the local community employment, Chatterjee added. Newsmakers Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 9 YUVRAJ SINGH he stylish left hand sportsman stunned the world by an nouncing his retirement from international cricket on TMonday. The southpaw who has been the mainstay of team India for over a decade has seen lot of ups and downs and was known for staging several comebacks in his illustrious career. Yuvraj was treat to watch and one could vividly remember his heroic innings in both Test and shorter versions of the game and was known as the crisis man for India . Who could forget his heroic knock in the maiden Twenty-20 World Cup tournament in South Africa when he belted six sixers in one over from Chris Board of England as India went on to win the tournament under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Yuvraj also played a stellar role in team India’s historic win in World Cup held in India and has never looked back. However he could have achieved much more if only he fully utilized his abundant talent and has been unfortunately in and out of Team India regularly. There are many who felt that he could have been easily en- trusted with India’s Captaincy and he could have matured more with his responsibility. He was included in Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League for the initial matches but was overlooked as the tourna- ment progressed further and he had to make way for others. One hopes he would continue to associate himself with the game he loved most and regale his numerous fans.

HE BOLLYWOOD star has once again struck purple patch with his film ‘BHARAT’ and is Tgetting rave reviews in media circles. SALMAN The film starring Kathrina Kaif in the female lead role also stars Sunil Grover as director Abbas Ali has come out with a cracker of performance from Salman Khan. KHAN The film is doing extremely well at the box of- fice and has already grossed a huge amount of money in the first week of its world wide release. Salman got a much needed reprieve as his pre- vious film Tubelight failed to click at the box of- fice and was a big flop. He desperately needed a big hit to refurbish his image and BHARAT offer came as godsend opportunity for him. The film puts focus on family values and up- holds Indian tradition and culture. The film dis- tributors also very shrewdly released the film on EID day and there was a mad rush to the theatres on the opening day and the week. In the end everyone associated with the film is happy and relieved at the turn of events as BHARAT is going great guns at the box office. Well done Salman and Company. 10 Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 By : K V Raman Filmi Baatein Sugandha Date emerges winner at Rap rebellion becomes Zee will TV’s have to the SaReGaMa Grand Finale trend setter in India popular singing get back to reality shows SaRe- studies, as I have to ap rebellion has ushered untapped talents in GaMaPa L’il Champs appear for my Stan- in a new generation of the country who 2019 came to an end on dard 10 board examina- Rartistes and ‘Hustle’ are waiting to Sunday with a Grand Finale tions this year. So I will aims to provide a platform to be heard. Its to an end. Fans showered work hard and keep myself Raftaar Nucleya and Rajaku- high time their love for the contestants. busy with education.” mari to narrate their stories in we have After a strong competition, Sug- Apart from them, Astha Das, India After producing many a plat- andha Date emerged as the winner Ayush KC, and Anushka Patra, successful original youth- form for of SaReGaMaPa L’il Champs were also a part of the finale and related shows MTV channel artists 2019. Pritam Acharya was second gave their best to win the prize and is now all set to present MTV who runner-up and Mohammad Faiz, the the title. The judges of the show, first runner-up. Amaal Malik, Richa Sharma, and For Sugandha, the win, was the Shaan, decided the winner of SaRe- best feeling ever when her name GaMaPa L’il Champs 2019. This was announced as the winner. She season was hosted by popular televi- felt so happy that her hard work and sion actor Ravi Dubey. dedication made her the winner. The finale episode was graced by Even as missing everything about many popular singers like Kumar the show she thanked every judge Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Mika and the mentor for teaching her a lot. Singh. and Babul Supriyo. But the Talking to the media, she said that main guests for the special evening she will l keep singing and once she were Shahid Kapoor and Kiara grows up, she wants to lend her Advani who joined the finale voice to Deepika Padukone and ceremony to cheer the contestants Priyanka Chopra. There are a lot and promote their upcoming of memories that she will carry film, Kabir Singh. are back home. The film is a Hindi try- On being asked what remake of popular Telugu Hustle, the first of its kind ing to give In- her immediate plans film Arjun Reddy, which reality show for rappers. Ace dia a new voice were, she said, “For starred Vijay Devara- Rapper Raftaar will be leading to express, impress now, I will enjoy konda in the lead the pack in the show which and narrate stories. I am the moment. role. will offer the stage for a num- looking forward to a won- But I ber of budding rappers and derful experience as a judge angana Ranaut has been thunder in some of the scenes. A untapped talents from India. and mentor to these aspiring hitting the headlines for source informed the media that Joining him will be Nucleya rappers”. quite some time. Follow- after Kangana saw the footage, and Rajakumari as judges who Nucleya who will be seen K ing the release of ‘Manikarnika: she was not happy with the way will debut with the show, start- as a pivotal part in the show, After The Queen Of Jhansi’, will appar- her role had shaped up. She also ing August 2019. shares, “Rap has enabled ently direct Ekta Kapoor’s ‘Men- felt that her co-star Rajkummar Talking about the same to artists to push boundaries in ‘Manikarnika’, tal Hai Kya’Kangana Ranaut Rao stole many of the scenes. the media, , Raftaar, Nucleya, music and express themselves has been hitting the headlines Kangana wanted those scenes to and Rajakumari are gearing up to the best of their creative Kangana to helm for quite a while. Apparently, be re-shot.” to turn mentors for these aspir- finesse. I am delighted to be the actress is not happy with her Currently, the Ekta Kapoor ing rappers who will undergo a part of a concept like MTV performance in the much-awaited directfilm ‘Mental Hai Kya’ is thorough training and arduous Hustle that sets the stage for ‘Mental Hai Kya’ film ‘Mental Hai Kya’. As a re- currently in the post-production face-offs to surface as the best. undiscovered talents to excel sult, she is going to step into the stage and reportedly, the mak- As per Raftaar , “Nothing in the genre. This is one real- shoes of the director ers are planning to change some makes me happier than music ity show India truly needs. The actress believes in ex- of the scenes with Kangana as so I am superbly thrilled to be It’s also my debut on national pressing her opinion. According the director. The film has been a part of MTV Hustle. Rap has television which heightens the to a report in a section of the directed by Prakash Kovelamudi forayed into the mainstream excitement further. I hope to media Kangana Ranaut is not and co-produced by Shobha Ka- music scene and is not con- be of value to the contestants happy with the outcome of the poor and Ekta Kapoor. The film fined to the streets anymore. as a mentor and musician film. Apparently, the ace ac- mystery drama is set to hit the A show like Hustle will fur- and inspire them to perform tor Rajkummar Rao steals the silver screens on July 26th, 2019. ther open the floodgates for better.” Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt in Sanjay Boney Kapoor ropes in South Leela Bhansali’s “Inshallah” superstar Ajith for his action drama fter the massive success for the release of “Inshallah”. a student to now, it’s beautiful! iven Ajith’s passion be shot over four schedules. of his “Bharat” and bask- EID has been extremely lucky And no one can take credit for for car racing, Boney All set to hit the floors in ing on its glory, a good for Salman Khan at the box of- her growth except Alia herself! Kapoor plans schedules August, the untitled action A Gacross Budapest, drama is cre- news comes for Salman Khan fice.Meanwhile, Salman Khan, Jo bhi bole humne usse banaya as the period filmmaker Sanjay in an interview, had shared his hai is not to be believed. It’s Alia Africa, Middle ated against the Leela Bhansali with whom he who has honed her talent.” He East. Sources close backdrop of car had worked in ‘Hum Dil De also spoke about Alia being a pot to the production racing, and marks Chuje Sanam’ has announced of talent. “A godown of talent house reveal that the South actor’s his directorial venture “Inshal- will be meeting with a bundle of Boney is set to Bollywood debut lah” starring the actor with Alia talent....actually there’s no talent mount his film in a after a bitsized role Bhatt. It is after 19 years that here,” laughed the 53-year-old.” mammoth budget. in Asoka ( 2001). the actor and the filmmaker will Alia Bhatt, who’s extremely The source Ajith has partici- be working together again. The excited to be working with further adds that pated in motorcycle love story is also Alia Bhatt’s Salman Khan and Sanjay Leela the film which racing champion- first movie with Sanjay Leela Bhansali tweeted, “Dream with pairs Ajith with ships. His inputs Bhansali, making this a truly your eyes wide open they say & I the Kapoor for the have been valu- special film. did. Sanjay Sir and Salman Khan second time after able to the story. As per announcement from excitement about working with are magical together & I can’t the upcoming Tamil It is learnt that the the production house of the film- the Raazi actress. He said, “See wait to join them on this beauti- thriller ‘Nerkonda Paarvai’ a unit,will leave for a reccee this maker, EID 2020 has been fixed how she’s turned it around, from ful journey called Inshallah” remake of the 2016 ‘Pink’, will month. Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 11 head of ‘Bigg Boss 13’ coming up with its next season in a few months, Fans can’t and just like Zareen Khan Aevery other time, this time too speculations are doing rounds of some celebs being part of the show. One of them is Hate Story 3 actress Zareen Khan. Media flashed a news that the actress will be a part of’Bigg rubbishes Boss 13’. Disturbed at this news. the actress took to her Insta- speculations gram handle to share her side of the story and clear the air. Zareen, in her post, wrote that she is amused to read news articles about her joining Bigg Boss 13 which she of being is not even aware of. She further wrote that the news about her being in Bigg Boss 13 is completely “FALSE”. Just like last season, Salman Khan will be hosting part of the Bigg Boss 13 as well. The actor has been hosting the show since evermore and one of the many reasons why fans love the controversial reality show is the host Bigg Boss 13 SK only.Last year, the show saw a very unique theme of vichitra jodis where common people as well as celebs came with a partner as vichitra jodis and some celebs came alone too. In BB 12, Sasural Simar Ka fame Dipika Kakar Ibrahim emerged as the winner. This year what happens and who all participate is yet to be seen.

otably, Dharma Productions featured Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria and Multilingual Karan Johar goes honcho Karan Johar, after helm- Ananya Panday. The sequel to Student Ning ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and of The Year (2012) had released on the recent ‘Takht’ he trying his hands May 10, 2019. actor and for horror genre with the horror genre. On Friday, the Student of The Year had marked the filmmaker announced that Dharma Bollywood debut of Alia Bhatt, Varun playwright Productions› is «anchoring» a horror Dhawan, and Sidharth Malhotra, who film. Posting the announcement on are now ruling the industry. Meanwhile, Girish Karnad Instagram, Karan promised to share Karan Johar is all set to host dating more details about the upcoming project show titled ‘What the love?’ on Netflix. passes away on Monday. Besides this, he’ll be donning the This is what the cryptic post on director’s hat after Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Instagram read: “Dharma Production (2016) for Takht, which is a periodical is anchoring a new franchise of fear. drama. This magnum opus will feature 15th November 2019. See you soon.” Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, On the professional front, Karan Johar’s Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Ped- last outing was Student of the Year nekar, Janhvi Kapoor and Anil Kapoor. 2, helmed by Punit Malhotra, which Katrina Kaif to don the producer’s hat? otably, Katrina Kaif seems to be be smaller and little-offbeat, but ruling the hearts of the audience they will be a journey we Nwith her unmatchable dance can go on together. Kat skills and drop-dead stunning looks. In even revealed that she the last few years, the actor has worked will star in her own tremendously on her acting skills and productions. now has surprised the viewers with Well, this seems her great performances. With her last to be a good move two films ‘Bharat’ and ‘Zero’, Kat has by our Bollywood t is saddening that Veteran actor and proved that there’s more to her than just actresses( of try- Gyanpith award winner Girish Karnad good looks ing their hands Ihas breathed his last at his Bengaluru Interestingly Kat has expressed at production) as residence today at the age of 81. . her desire to do more women-centric that would mean The actor was born in Maharashtra’s films. Now after Deepika Padukone they no longer Matheran district on May 19, 1938. Karnad having made her debut as producer have to wait was the third child of the four children. with Chhapaak and Anushka Sharma for others The actor and playwright not just acted (Kohli) having produced ‘NH 10, to offer the but wrote plays for over four decades. He ‘Phillauri’ and ‘Pari’, now comes kind of films has done a lot of famous movies, his last news that Katrina Kaif too desires to they have Bollywood one being Tiger Zinda Hai with foray into film production. always Salman Khan. Talking about the kind of subjects wanted to He has worked in many south Indian she is dying to experiment with, Kat star in. films too. Some of his movies are yet to revealed to he media that she hears On the be released. His Kannada film Apna Desh almost every script that comes to her work front, is slated for an August 26 release. Then and apart from action, she also wants Katrina will be in December two more of his Kannada to experiment with other genres like next seen opposite movies will release named Shabdamani a psychological thriller and a comedy. Akshay Kumar in Ro- and Vidura. The actor will also be seen in But you can only select from what is hit Shetty directorial December 9 Kannada release Sketch For offered to you.” ‘Sooryavanshi’. Love and December 28 Telugu release Opening up about the kind of She also has the Pora. films her banner might produce, the third part of ‘Ek ‘Bharat’ actress opens up to the media Tha Tiger’ in that the films under her banner may her kitty. CMYK

12 Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 TEAM INDIA ON RIGHT COURSE Virat Kohli is Undaunted by Dhawan’s Injury

By Leeladhar Kunder Cup tournament being held in act immediately and bowled out Later Dhoni also flexed his The Indian bowlers bowled England. their opponents in inimitable muscles and hit sixes and bound- their hearts out and won the Team India is on the right The team’s morale is quite fashion. Bumrah got both the aries at will in his brief but sub- match by 36 runs to the wild ju- course after winning two consecu- high despite the sudden and un- Proteas’ openers in the first stantial innings to rub the salt into bilation of their supporters both tive matches against tougher op- expected news of injury being match, while Chahal came to the the Australian wounds. As if it in the stands and elsewhere. ponents including South Africa sustained by in-form opening party in both matches to ensure was not enough, K L Rahul The Indians are now raring to and the defending champions batsman Shikhar Dhawan who comfortable victories for the In- scored a six and boundary from go against New Zealand and Pa- Australia in the ongoing World will have to miss at least a couple dians. just three deliveries to bolster the kistan to qualify for the next stage of next matches. In the second match against Indian total. and have a real shot at the cov- Team India is ready to elevate Australia all the frontline Indian The Australian team started eted Cup. Both Kiwis and Paki- Congratulations! K L Rahul as the opening bats- stan are not pushovers and much man to partner Rohit Sharma and would depend on the outcome of take on the challenge of New these matches. Zealand and Pakistan in their Going by their current form, next matches on Thursday and the Indians are likely to beat both Sunday. the teams and that would leave The Indians were off to a fly- them with stiffer task against the ing start when they trounced the other fancied teams including Proteas in their opening match West Indies and host nation En- and came out with a stellar per- gland. The manner in which the formance in the next match West Indies team bundled out Pa- against the defending champions kistan in its opening match Australia to keep their hopes speaks volumes for their bowling alive. skills and team India cannot take 92 % in SSC Interestingly both the open- them lightly. Board Exams ing batsmen Rohit Sharma and On the other hand the En- Shikhar Dhawan were among the batsmen got vital runs to post a very well in its reply but lost the gland team is currently on top Dhanashree runs in the first two matches as massive total . Apart from momentum after the loss of their with their fine all round perfor- Devendra they scored centuries when their Dhawan who scored a fine cen- skipper Finch and the dangerous mance and it will do everything Manglurkar team needed it most. tury and fell at the fag end of In- David Warner. The Aussies lost to win the prestigious tournament School: St Paul's Convent Rohit scored a hundred in the dian innings, Captain Virat Kohli four quick wickets but staged a for the first time. High School. first match while Dhawan got it struck 80 odd runs to make splendid recovery for the seventh Even Bangladesh team gave in the second match to seal the things difficult for the defending wicket to give little scare to the a superlative performance against Father's occupation: X Ray fate of their opponents – South champions. Hardik Pandya who Indians. However Bhuvaneshwar South Africa and beat it in style Technician at KEM Hospital Africa and Australia. was promoted in the batting or- Kumar, the speedster shone in his to the chagrin of its opponents. Mother's occupation: Staff The Indian bowling squad der came to the party and hit a role and took three wickets to Nurse at KEM Hospital. spearheaded by Jasprit Bumrah breezy 40 odd runs in the com- leave an indelible impression on and Yajuvendra Chahal got into pany of skipper Kohli. followers of the game. [email protected] Printed, Published and Owned by Mr. Sanjay Mangesh Bhaire. Printed at Somani Printing Press, Gala No. 4, Amin Industrial Estate, Sonawal Cross Road-2, Near Jawahar Nagar Fatak Brudgem Goregaon (East 400 063 and published at B/2, Mangal Murti, Goregaon Subhash Nagar Co-op. Hsg. Soc, Near Sankardham College, Goregaon (west), Mumbai- 400 104. Editor : Mr. Sanjay Mangesh Bhaire phone : 022-49719932 email : [email protected]

CMYK Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 13 Former President of Pakistan Asif Zardari arrested in mega money laundering case

Former president of Islamabad High Court (IHC) The fake accounts saga Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari was had rejected the permanent arrested Monday (June 10) bail application filed by In 2015, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had launched a probe into fake accounts and fictitious transactions conducted through 29 so-called ‘benami’ accounts in Summit Bank, Sindh by the National Accountabil- former president Zardari and Bank and UBL on the basis of a tip-off. ity Bureau (NAB) in mega his sister Faryal Talpur in the Initially, seven individuals, including Zardari and his Talpur, were said to be involved in using money laundering case. mega money laundering case. those accounts for suspicious transactions. The accounts were allegedly used to channel funds Asif Zardari was taken to NAB is conducting received through kickbacks. NAB office in Rawalpindi investigations in pursuance Later, the apex court took a suo motu notice on the delay in the FIA probe into the case. The SC where he was shifted to cell of the Supreme Court’s also constituted a Joint Investigation Team(JIT) to probe into the matter. no 2. The former president verdict in the money laun- The JIT during the course of investigation uncovered 33 more suspicious accounts linked to will be presented before the dering of billions through the case, while nearly 170 individuals linked to the case were put on the no-fly list. accountability court on fake accounts case wherein it According to a report submitted in the court, 210 companies were also found to have alleged Tuesday where the NAB will forwarded the joint investi- links to the case. As many as 47 of these companies and 334 people were associated with the Omni appeal for his remand. gation team (JIT) report with Group — owned by a close aide of Zardari. At one stage, the top court had frozen all assets and Small scuffles erupted directions to investigate and accounts of the group. between police and support- file references. The accountability watchdog and the FIA allege that an account titled M/s A One Interna- ers of Zardari’s Pakistan Last year, authorities tional was fake and it received a sum of Rs4.4 billion out of which Rs30 million were paid to the People s Party (PPP) outside discovered several accounts Zardari Group at two different times. his family residence in in the name of poor people Several close friends of Zardari had been arrested in the case, while the ex-president and his Islamabad as he was taken that had been flooded with sister Faryal Talpur were on an interim bail which was extended multiple times before being into custody. cash, then suddenly emptied. rejected on Monday. Both Zardari and Talpur were on bail in at least seven other cases of corrup- The charges in the latest Supreme Court established a tion and malpractice. case centre around allega- commission in September to tions Zardari laundered vast investigate the scourge, sums of money through finding that at least US$400 Imran Khan, a longtime vowing to crackdown on rently behind bars, after suspect bank accounts and million had passed through foe of Zardari, was elected corruption. being sentenced to seven companies. “thousands of false ac- prime minister last year after Former prime minister years in prison late last year Earlier today, the counts”. running a heated campaign Nawaz Sharif is also cur- on corruption charges. 14 Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 Have We Already Passed World Peak Oil and World Peak Coal? still afford the devices, but there are not enough elite workers to make up PART I for the shortfall in non- elite buyers of these de- vices, so industrial output per capita tends to fall. Given the nearly worldwide problem of fall- ing affordability of goods by non-elite workers, we should not be surprised if the peaks in oil produc- tion in October and No- vember 2018 ultimately prove to be the maximum production ever recorded. In fact, it seems quite likely that the year 2018 will prove to be the year with the highest-ever oil production. The cutback in pro- duction will appear to be voluntary. Once cutbacks start, they will tend to feed upon themselves. Unless oil prices really spike fol- lowing the cutbacks (say, to $90 per barrel), export- ing countries will find Most people expect that quality, or otherwise more When the discretion- indeed, do make a differ- lapse when wage and themselves worse off after our signal of an impending difficult to extract ary income of the many ence. wealth disparity becomes the cutbacks, for a combi- reduction in world oil or cheaply. non-elite workers of the Also, the forces that too great. Collapse can nation of reasons: coal production will be (2) Prices consumers world falls, they buy fewer adversely affect non-elite take various forms, includ- The cutback in pro- high prices. Looking at his- can afford for discretion- finished goods and ser- workers tend to have sev- ing revolutions by the duction will reduce the torical data (for example, ary goods (such as cell vices. Finished goods and eral effects: disgruntled underclass, number of workers di- this post and this post), this phones and automobiles) services are manufactured They tend to send a increased susceptibility to rectly and indirectly em- is precisely the opposite of tend to fall for a combina- using commodities of larger share of wages to epidemics, or the financial ployed by the oil indus- the correct price signal. Oil tion of reasons: many kinds, including oil, elite workers, as the collapse of governments. try. Their reduced spend- and coal supplies decline Wages of many work- coal, copper, iron ore, and economy becomes more Wars become more likely, ing will lead to a need for because prices fall too low ers fall because of compe- fresh water. When discre- complex and more spe- as one country tries to aid expanded government for producers. These pro- tition from lower cost la- tionary demand falls, cialized. its citizens at the expense programs. ducers make voluntary bor in other countries. commodity prices tend to They tend to send more of citizens of other coun- Housing prices will cutbacks because the Some jobs are elimi- fall. This is the problem we unearned income to elite tries. fall in oil exporting coun- prices they receive fall be- nated through the use of are encountering now. It workers, through capital The world today tries. This is likely to ulti- low their cost of produc- computers or robots. tends to cause the prices appreciation, because seems to be approaching mately lead to debt de- tion. There often are sup- Young people are in- of many commodities to elite workers can afford to a crisis point with respect faults. Tax revenue that ply gluts at the same time. creasingly being required fall below the cost of pro- buy shares of stock and to wage and wealth dispar- governments of oil ex- This strange situation to pay for higher educa- duction. Eventually, pro- expensive homes. ity. Young people in par- porters can collect on the arises because prices must tion (beyond that which is ducers decide to quit be- The wealthy spend ticular are adversely af- smaller amount of oil will be high enough for the provided free), leaving cause production is no their income differently fected. Figure 2 shows a be lower, even though the producersat the same time many with loans to repay, longer profitable. This is from non-elite workers. chart indicating that wage needs of the economy will that goods and services reducing their discretion- the issue that leads to Non-elite workers tend disparity seems to be back be greater. made by oil (and other en- ary income. peak oil, coal or copper. spend the bulk of their to the level it was at the Ultimately, it seems ergy products) are inex- Changes to US If the Affordability discretionary income on time of the Great Depres- likely that at least some pensive enough for con- healthcare law (mostly Price Clash Mostly Affects devices made using com- sion of the 1930s. This governments of oil ex- sumers to afford. There is starting January 1, 2014) Non-Elite Workers, Does modities, such as cell was also a time of low porting countries will be a two way battle taking lead to required health in- it Matter? phones and automobiles. commodity prices and overthrown, depressing place: surance premiums. While When I talk about non- The wealthy are likely to gluts of food and oil. oil production further. If (1) Prices producers re- some citizens find cost elite workers, I am talking spend their discretionary Gluts tend to occur be- the breakeven price for quire tend to rise over savings in this approach, about workers who are in income in less energy in- cause commodity prices most OPEC members, in- time, because of deple- healthy young people of- the bottom 90% of the tensive ways, such as in- rise to a level where de- cluding necessary tax rev- tion. The easiest to extract ten experience cutbacks wage distribution. Elite vesting in shares of stock vices made with these enue, was over $100 per portion of any resource in discretionary income workers will always have and buying services such commodities (such as cell barrel in 2014, it is hard to (such as oil, coal, copper, as a result. enough income for the ne- as private college educa- phones and automobiles) see how exporters can get or lithium) tends to be re- Rents and home prices cessities of life. There are tion for their children. become too expensive for along with much less today. moved first. What is left keep rising faster than in- so many non-elite work- History shows that non-elite workers to af- tends to be deeper, lower comes. ers in the world that they, economies tend to col- ford. Elite workers can To Be Contd. Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 15 Russian Iranian strains raise spectre of US-Israeli-Russian deal on Syria With Israel set to host an unprec- edented meeting of the national security advisors of the United States, Russia and Israel, this week’s efforts by German for- eign minister Heiko Maas and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe to mediate be- tween the US and Iran could prove to be a sideshow. The meeting of the national security advisors, against the backdrop of Syrian and Russian forces pummelling the north- ern region of Idlib, the last major strong- hold of Syrian rebels, takes on added sig- nificance with strains emerging in rela- tions between Moscow and Tehran. Hundreds have been killed and thousands displaced in the latest at- tacks that have not shied away from tar- geting hospitals and residential areas. In what may be marching orders for his national security advisor, John Bolton, US President Donald J. Trump tweeted last week: “Hearing word that Russia, Syria and, to a lesser extent, Iran, are bombing the hell out of Idlib Province in Syria, and indiscriminately killing many innocent civilians. The World is watching this butchery. What is the purpose, what will it get you? STOP!” While few expect the advisors’ meet- ing this month in Jerusalem to produce tacks and respect Syrian sovereignty. to maintain its influence in Lebanon, accedes to an Israeli request not to give immediate results, US and Israeli offi- Mr. Bolton’s discussions with Israeli counter Saudi regional ambitions and Syria full control of the S-300 anti-mis- cials hope that it could prepare the national security advisor Meir Ben- grant it access to the Mediterranean. sile system, the equivalent of the US ground for a deal that would further Shabbat and Nikolay Patrushev, head Scores were killed in clashes be- Patriot batteries, that Moscow has al- weaken Russian ties to Iran and reduce, of Russia’s security council, could not tween pro-Iranian militias and Russian ready sold and delivered. if not terminate Iran’s presence in Syria. come at worse moment for Iran as it forces in Aleppo and Deir az-Zor in Israeli officials have warned their Among multiple scenarios being struggles to dampen the effect of harsh April. Russian forces last month report- Russian counterparts that once fully bounced around, some analysts believe US sanctions following the Trump edly removed Shiite militias from areas controlled by Syrian forces, the S-300 that a possible deal could involve Rus- administration’s withdrawal last year close to the international airports of would be a legitimate target. sia pushing Iran out of Syria, a key US from the 2015 international agreement Aleppo and Damascus. Israel and Russia agreed four years and Israeli demand, in exchange for the that curbed the Islamic republic’s Ibrahim Al-Badawi, a Syrian colum- ago to coordinate military actions over lifting of at least some American and nuclear program. nist identified with Mr. Al-Assad’s re- Syria in order to avoid accidentally trad- European sanctions against Russia and Analysts Udi Dekel and Carmit gime, reported that Russian and Syrian ing fire. US acceptance of the regime of Syrian Valensi argued in a report published last security forces had arrested pro-Iranian Israel, however, last year rejected a president Bashar al-Assad. month by the Tel Aviv-based Institute Syrian activists. Russian offer to ensure that Iranian Israeli prime minister Benyamin for National Security Studies (INSS) Mr. Al-Badawi said further that a re- forces would not move within 100 Netanyahu rejected a similar Russian that despite public statements to the cent reshuffle of the upper echelons of kilometres of the Golan Heights, occu- proposal last November. contrary, Russia like Israel, rejects a the Syrian state security apparatus had pied by Israel during the 1967 Middle “The fact that the Russians see value withdrawal of US forces from Syria. been designed to weaken the position East war and recently recognized as Is- in these conversations, that they’re will- After initially announcing in Feb- of Maher al-Assad, the president’s raeli territory by the United States. Ac- ing to do it publicly, I think is in and of ruary a complete pullback, Mr. Trump brother and commander of his Republi- cepting the Russian offer would have itself quite significant. And so we are agreed to keep several hundred US can Guard as well as the army’s elite amounted to tacit acceptance of an Ira- hopeful that they’re coming to the meet- troops in the country. Fourth Armoured Division. Maher al- nian presence in Syria. ing with some fresh proposals that will Mr. Dekel and Ms. Valensi said that Assad is believed to be close to Iran. Mr. Dekel and Ms. Valensi noted in allow us to make progress,” said a se- a US withdrawal would strengthen Iran Russia and Iran are “each…striving their report that Israeli forces had re- nior Trump administration official. and force Russia to allow Iran to take to strengthen its influence in the Syrian duced the number of attacks on Iranian The officials suggest that a recent control of oil fields in the east of the security apparatuses and in the militias targets in Syria in a bid to improve Russian refusal to sell Iran its most ad- country. fighting on the ground, while weaken- chances of exploiting Russian-Iranian vanced S-400 missile defense system Writing in Haaretz, columnist Zvi ing the other side’s influence and pres- strains. because that could fuel regional ten- Bar’el suggested that Russia and Iran ence… The [once-]concealed disagree- “There is a window of opportunity sions and tacit Russian acquiescence to differ over the endgame in Syria. “Rus- ments among Syria’s allies are now out that allows Israel to try…with Russia and Israeli military strikes against Iranian sia has no intention of simply return- in the open. It is no longer a secret that the United States…to formulate and and Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah ing Syria to Assad’s control,” Mr. Bar’el Russia, in response to a clear demand achieve shared interests that it has with targets in Syria opens the door to a po- said. He added that Russia sees Syria as from the Gulf, aspires to weaken Iran’s the two superpowers, most importantly tential deal. a base to forge closer ties to the Gulf influence,” Mr. Al-Badawi wrote. increasing stability in Syria and insti- Iran has denied wanting to acquire and Egypt. A possible litmus test of the poten- tuting governmental reforms in Syria, the Russian system while Russia has of- Iran, by contrast, hopes to capital- tial of the talks between the national se- along with reducing Iranian influence ficially demanded that Israel halt its at- ize on its massive investment in Syria curity advisors may be whether Russia there,” Mr. Dekel and Ms. Valensi said. 16 Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 Spiritual Science Time and Again As the contact point with ma- stars, or sky. There was only from the tearful conditions of Incredible ISKCON terial nature, Lord Siva is ini- Vishnu, His expansions, and the material nature and material time tially an instrument of creation. pure souls who have no desire begins with using both our work for a life separate from Him. With ing one lifetime of Brahma we Sambhu means parent or pro- life and our home life as a means By Mathuresha Dasa only Vishnu, and no Siva or rotate in the cycle of birth and genitor. The accounts of univer- to meditate upon and worship Brahma, there is only mainte- the Supreme Person. The Lord Brahma's Creations death, acquiring and giving up sal history contained in the nance, with no creation or de- Upanishads state that spiritually Having set the creation in bodies according to the con- Puranas also have him assisting struction. Time exists in the inclined persons, from Lord motion by impregnating material sciousness produced from our Lord Vishnu in maintenance by spiritual nature without its de- Brahma on down to human soci- nature with the time-bound souls, chosen activities. Figures given diverting or battling villainous structive side, and without the ety, always look to the supreme Lord Maha-Vishnu and Lord Siva in the Bhagavad-gita show that elements in the universal popu- type of creative side that is abode of Vishnu with all their expand to individually reside in Lord Brahma’s day, or his twenty- lation. But Lord Siva is best merely destruction’s necessary hearts and minds: om tad vishno each universe. Lord Brahma, who four hours, is equal to approxi- known as the destroyer. He is counterpart. And yet the spiritual paramam padam sada pasyanti is born from a golden lotus flower mately eight and one half billion said to perform the tandava nature is said to be full of activ- yat suryayah. From this perspec- growing from Lord Vishnu's na- solar years. One hundred years of nritya, a wild, gesticulating ity, more so than its material re- tive there is no question of inac- vel, joins them. Lord Brahma is such days is Brahma’s lifetime, dance, crushing not only the flection. Lord Vishnu and His tivity because we act ceaselessly, first-born of the time-bound souls which in turn is equal to one universes themselves, but every- devotee servants expand spiritu- whether in the material or spiri- in every universe. Like the rest of breath, one exhalation and inha- thing within them, great and ally there to enrich, vary, and tual natures. In pursuance of our us and unlike Lord Vishnu and lation, of Lord Maha-Vishnu. small. Everything material dis- perpetually increase the pastimes ideals, whatever they may be, we Lord Siva, Lord Brahma, though appears in due course, trampled of blissful loving devotion. are constantly busy. Our entrance very powerful, is here in the uni- While empowering Lord by the unrelenting dance of time. into the material nature came verse, as a result of his past ac- Brahma to create and Lord Siva Within each universe Lord Siva While all this still takes place about by a desire for the illusion tivities, or karma, in pursuit of to destroy, Lord Vishnu Himself is known as Rudra, and his wife under the watchful eye of time, of independence from the Su- enjoyment apart from Krishna. takes charge of maintaining each as Rudrani, names indicating in the spiritual nature time only preme, and the entire nearly im- Elaborating on the imagery of the universe. All activities in the ma- that these two cry loudly, and maintains, by the sole influence measurable material creation lotus, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta terial nature fall into these three that, with their violent, destruc- of Lord Vishnu, or in other words appeared to satisfy that desire. Sarasvati states that not only broad categories of creation, tive natures they cause all of us everything there exists eternally. Redirecting both desire and ac- Lord Brahma but every living maintenance, and annihilation to cry as well. Rudra also de- Our experience of the three-fold tivity towards Vishnu and being has a place on the “supe- under the administration of these notes reddish blue, said to be the and ultimately destructive na- Krishna can bring about changes rior plane” of this lotus and has a three deities. We create our color of anger. In the form of Lord ture of time is only the material at least equally immeasurable. connection to God through its dwellings, families, institutions, Maha-Vishnu’s glance, time en- experience. The Brahma-samhita The practices of bhakti-yoga de- golden form, which represents nations, and civilizations, main- velops and directs the entirety of the material manifestation, refers to spiritual time as a “con- tailed in the Bhagavad-gita,

Peerless Prabhupada, the founder of the International Society for Krishna Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Golden Avatar of Radha Consciousness, ISKCON Krishna and founder of Hare Krishna Movement

tain them and destroy them, and including creation, mainte- pure knowledge. centrated all-time presence” and watch as they are destroyed. Out- nance, and annihilation. Time’s Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu, and as “transcendental ever-existing other books center on hearing Sitting in meditation atop the side of human influence as well, overall material effect, however, time.” It also describes Krishna’s about and describing the at- lotus, Lord Brahma, impelled by all material bodies, plants and is destruction, implemented by abode Goloka as a place “where tributes and glories of the Su- impressions from his previous animals, as well as natural bod- Lord Siva and his Rudra expan- there is eternal existence of tran- preme Person and of the spiritual life, as are all of us, turns his mind ies like mountains and planets sions. scendental time, who is ever nature. These methods, even ap- to creating the planetary systems, and universes, have their cre- Time in the Spiritual Nature present and without past or fu- proached with theoretical cau- the species of life, and other fea- ation, their duration or mainte- Creation, maintenance, and ture and hence is not subject to tion, can turn both our work per- tures of the universal layout. In nance, and their ultimate demise destruction in the course of time the quality of passing away even sons and our home persons back this way the rest of us individual under the supervision of the tri- are not features of the spiritual for the space of half a moment.” into pure, transcendental, spiri- souls are provided bodies in spe- umvirate headed by Lord nature. The Upanishads say that tual individuals by awakening us cies that match the mentality we Vishnu. before the creation there was no As working men and women from our slumbering condition in developed in our past lives. Dur- Brahma and no Siva, no sun, the process of breaking away material nature. Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 17 All Measures to Make Steel Manufacturing Sector Competitive- Piyush Goyal the Engineering Export Coun- cils discussed in detail with Commerce and Steel Ministers the protectionist measures be- ing imposed by other coun- tries and the under-utilised capacity in steel manufactur- ing in India. Piyush Goyal and Dharmendra Pradhan dis- cussed at length the measures that both Commerce and In- dustry and Steel Ministry may take, both tariff and non-tar- iff, to reduce unnecessary im- ports and boost exports. The MSME sector steel manufacturers urged steel pro- ducers to supply raw material at concessional prices so that the MSME sector can compete in international markets. The meeting was attended by Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Faggansingh Kulaste, MoS Steel, Secretary Steel, Binoy Kumar, Secretary Commerce, Anup Wadhawan, DGFT, Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi, senior officers of Department of Commerce and Union Minister of Commerce Delhi today. double in the next 5 years and MSME sector. Steel Ministry, Chairman & Industry and Railways and Both the Ministers assured the reach USD 200 billion by 2030. Although India is the sec- SAIL, all members of EEPCs, Steel Minister discussed the chal- steel industry that Ministries of This will not only boost ond largest manufacturers of Indian Steel Association, steel lenges being faced by the steel Commerce& Industry and Steel India’s exports but will also steel but India is also a net im- makers and manufacturers and sector and the import-export will make all efforts to ensure that generate jobs in the manufac- porter of steel. Representa- other associations of the steel trends with steel producers in New engineering goods exports turing sector especially the tives of the steel industry and sector. Ministry of Jal Shakti holds meeting with all States for water conservation, rural drinking water supply and Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) to conserve water during the up- masses on the need to conserve is ensured. Secretary (Water Re- that the Mission takes pride in The Union Minister for Jal sources), Shri U P Singh, spoke Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh coming monsoon season. He water. having changed the sanitation urged that Centre and States Secretary (Drinking Water and about the overall water resources behaviour of over 55 crore Shekhawat, held a review meet- availability and the current issues ing with all State Ministers and should work in the spirit of co- Sanitation), Shri Parameswaran people. He also assured the States operative federalism as guided by Iyer, said that it was for the first faced due to water scarcity. He em- that there will continued support State Principal Secretaries for phasized the need for demand Water Resources, Drinking Water the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra time that an integrated approach to sustain behaviour change. Modi. Further, he added that the to Water is being adopted at the management of water, specifically Secretary (Drinking Water and Sanitation and PHED in New in agriculture by use of micro irri- Delhi today. The focus of the newly created Jal Shakti Minis- Central level. He mentioned that and Sanitation), Shri try will take forward the manage- many of the attending Ministers gation, and re-use of treated water. Parameswaran Iyer, spoke about meeting was to review the steps He urged all the State Govern- taken and action plans made by ment of demand and supply of had personally appreciated the the importance of developing water under a single umbrella. He speed with which the new Minis- ments to adopt an integrated ap- mechanisms to sustain the SBM- various States for the drinking proach to Water Resource Man- water and sanitation sectors in the stressed that rational water use ter had convened a meeting with G outcomes and stressed on the and recycling of water should be State Water Ministers at such a agement by integrating efforts need for solid and liquid waste country, especially their pre- across different Departments in- paredness to conserve rainwater made a Jan Andolan, much like large scale, so early into his ten- management in rural areas, tak- the Swachh Bharat Mission did ure. volved in water at the State level. ing India from ODF to ODF-plus. over the forthcoming monsoon Swachh Bharat Mission – months. 24 State Water and Sani- for sanitation. He also requested He added that the Ministry is He stressed on the continuity of the States to plan water harvest- working on a new water supply Grameen (SBM-G) aspects such as communication, tation Ministers joined the meet- With SBM-G in the last stage ing to represent the sectors in ing and conservation in conver- programme to provide drinking both IPC and Mass media, gence with other programmes. In water connections to rural house- of implementation towards build- strengthening institutions and their respective States. ing an Open Defecation Free Water conservation and this context, he referred to the let- holds, and that such a programme capacity building. (ODF) India, the Minister set the rural drinking water ter recently written by the Prime can only be successful if various All State Ministers present at agenda to achieve 100% sanita- The Minister reviewed the Minister to all sarpanches of the water conservation efforts, like the meeting shared their State’s country, calling upon them to take point recharge, de-silting of mi- tion coverage for all rural house- progress in sanitation and the fu- initiatives taken by the States to holds at the earliest. He stressed address the current water situa- up water conservation activities. nor irrigation tanks, use of grey ture plans for post-ODF activities He emphasized the importance of water for agriculture are integrated that a Clean India is not a goal as well as water conservation and tion in the country along with the but a continuous process, adding implementation of action plans creating awareness among the and sustainability of the sources drinking water supply. 18 Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 Nutritional Psychiatry: Is Food The Next Big Frontier In Mental Health Treatment?

Several years ago, Ede met with a 40- year-old woman who'd had lifelong symptoms of procrastination, poor motivation, low energy, distractibility, and disorganization that interfered with her work and home life. She diagnosed her with ADHD and prescribed Adderall, which definitely helped but brought uneven benefits throughout the day and caused unpleasant side effects like constipation. She gradually removed grains, legumes, dairy, and most pro- cessed foods from her diet, which helped her mood and improved her physical health yet did nothing for her ADHD. But when she agreed to try a ketogenic diet this year, her symptoms began improving within a few days. "She has since stopped taking Adderall and reports that she functions even better when in ketosis than on Adderall, and without any side effects," says Ede. The truth is, every body is a little bit different, and the fact that there are slightly different approaches within the nutritional psychiatry field is likely a really good sign. So, how exactly does food affect the body to boost your mood? "Our food choices, both directly, as well as through influencing the activity of our gut bacteria, play a meaningful This is why an anti-inflammatory healthy and populated with good health—and many nutritional psychia- role in regulating our moods," says diet, like the Mediterranean diet, which bacteria, we can better regulate GABA trists and other functional medicine Perlmutter. contains fatty fish such as salmon and production and benefit from its calming, practitioners implement these tools in In fact, according to the experts I sardines that are rich in omega-3s can be soothing properties, says Mosconi. Too their practice as well. "These efforts must interviewed, there are likely three main such a great choice. "DHA is powerfully much bad bacteria, on the other hand, go well beyond food choices," says mechanisms by which the diets de- anti-inflammatory and has been associ- can sort of hijack the GABA system and Perlmutter. "The flames of inflammation scribed above promote mental wellness: impair your ability to cope with stress. are fanned by stress, lack of exercise, and by providing your brain with the Part II Beyond these three mechanisms, most importantly, not enough restorative nutrients it needs to grow and generate diets rich in whole foods are generally sleep. Interestingly, each of these is new connections, tamping down just great for maintaining balanced independently associated with risk for inflammation, and promoting gut health. ated not only with reduced Alzheimer's blood sugar, which is key for staying both depression as well as Alzheimer's "Our brains continue to make new risk but improvement of depression as calm, happy, and level-headed on a day- disease." connections that give birth to new brain well," says Perlmutter. to-day basis. So, can you rely solely on The future of nutritional psychiatry. cells into our adult life, which is known Finally, by forgoing processed foods food as a form of mental health therapy? The research makes it clear that we as neuroplasticity, and the major and eating more fiber-rich foods Sometimes dietary tweaks recom- can no longer look at mental health in regulator of this process is a neurohor- (veggies, fruits, legumes, whole grains), mended by nutritional psychiatrists are isolation—we must look at it as part of a mone called brain-derived neurotrophic prebiotic foods (onions, scallions, garlic, enough to help a patient avoid or go off whole complex system, which most factor (BDNF)," says Ramsey. Low levels artichokes, leeks, cabbage) and probiotic medication (as with Ede's patient above), definitely includes what we eat. Here at of BDNF have been associated with both foods (fermented foods like kimchi, but that's not necessarily the goal of mbg, we are so excited to watch the depression and Alzheimer's, but certain sauerkraut, and kefir), the good bacteria nutritional psychiatry. The simple fact is body of nutritional psychology research nutrients such as zinc, magnesium, and in our gut are able to thrive, leading to psychiatric medication is a potentially grow, and we look forward to more the omega-3 fatty acid DHA promote the an overall healthy microbiome. "Quite a life-saving tool that has its place. "A mental health professionals making expression of BDNF. bit of research shows that the concern I have with the food as medicine nutrition a cornerstone of their treat- Nixing refined carbohydrates, sugars, microbiome really impacts our reaction movement is that it can lead to this idea ment. Encouragingly, the Omega and highly processed vegetable oils can to stress and anxiety," says Lisa that needing medication or other Institute is offering its first-ever nutri- help significantly reduce inflammation Mosconi, Ph.D., a neuroscientist, treatments somehow means that you're tional psychiatry training for health care as well. "Inflammation causes oxidative nutritionist, and associate director of the failing," says Ramsey. "But I rarely find professionals this fall, taught by Ramsey, stress (a form of biochemical stress), Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic at Weill food to be the only treatment I give a which means more of this knowledge which leads to distress signals in the Cornell Medical College. patient. I spend a lot of time with will soon get to the people who need it brain that can lead to either depression This is in part due to the gut's impact patients in psychotherapy, and I pre- most. If you're personally interested in or anxiety—or both," integrative on GABA, the major inhibitory neu- scribe medications as responsibly and working with a nutritional psychiatrist physician Vincent Pedre, M.D., recently rotransmitter that's been implicated in a effectively as I can when they're indi- or therapist and can't find one in your told mbg. "On the flip side, we know that multitude of health challenges including cated." It's also important not to forget area, inquire about video visits—many the brain will release [pro-inflammatory] anxiety disorders, insomnia, and about other lifestyle factors that can practitioners will be happy to work with cytokines in response to mental stress." depression. When our microbiome is make a huge difference in your mental you virtually. Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 19 ISRO gears up for 'most complex' moon mission on July 15

Bengaluru : India's ISRO, from the spaceport of elemental studies of the second sojourn to the moon, Sriharikota in Andhra lunar surface. Chandrayaan-2, would be Pradesh. The Orbiter and Lander launched on July 15, Indian The ISRO had earlier modules would be interfaced Space Research Organisation kept the launch window for mechanically and stacked announced Wednesday, as it the mission from July 9 to together as an integrated is all set for the most com- July 16. module and accommodated plex mission ever undertaken Soft-landing on the south inside the GSLV MK-III by it. pole of the moon, a territory launch vehicle. Under the nearly Rs that has never been visited Rover is housed 1,000 crore mission, the by any spacecraft, is consid- inside Lander. landing on the moon near the ered the most challenging After the launch into South Pole would be on part of the mission. an earth-bound orbit by September 6 or 7 on an Pointing out Chandrayaan GSLV MK-III, the uncharted territory, ISRO 2 is going to South Pole, a integrated module chairman K Sivan said. place where nobody else has would reach the moon The Lander, named after gone, Sivan said the entire orbit using the orbiter the father of the Indian space scientific community of the propulsion module and programme, Vikram nation and the globe were landing on the surface to the year, he added. subsequently, Lander would Sarabhai, will touch down eagerly waiting for the Rover to come out and land Chandrayaan 2 will also separate from Orbiter and on a rugged lunar surface in mission. on the surface will take four have the credit of being soft land at the predeter- the final descent, which, According to him, there hours, according to him. India's first interplanetary mined site, close to lunar according to Sivan, would be is both convenience and “Subsequently the rover mission to be steered by two South Pole, the ISRO said. the "most terrifying mo- science involved for choos- will be rowing on the moon women- with M Vanitha as Rover would roll out for ment" of the mission. ing the South Pole. on its own propulsion at the Project Director and Ritu carrying out scientific "This 15 minutes is going "From the science point speed of 1 cm per second Karidhal as Mission Director. experiments on the lunar to be terrifying to all of us of view, the south pole is and will cover 500 metres in Chandrayaan will carry surface, it said, noting that not only people from ISRO, under shadow region more its lifetime," he added. 13 Indian payloads (8 on instruments were also but for entire India, because than North Pole, so because "Whole country is wait- orbiter, 3 on lander and 2 on mounted on Lander and the space agency has never of this special aspect of south ing for this Chandrayaan-2 rover) and one passive Orbiter for carrying out undertaken such type of pole, water is expected to be mission, yes ISRO has experiment from NASA. scientific experiments. complex flight.. more there and also more slipped (dates) many times, The mission cost of Chandrayaan-2 is an This 15 minutes flight is minerals are expected to be now ISRO has firmed up the Chandrayaan-2 with regard advanced version of the the most complex mission there," he added. date of launch, it is July 15 to the satellite was Rs 603 previous Chandrayaan-1 ISRO has ever undertaken," The spacecraft, with a early morning at 2:51," crore, Sivan noted. mission, which was he said. mass of 3.8 tonne, has three Sivan told reporters here. The cost of GSLV MK launched about 10 years The landing site, at about modules -- Orbiter, Lander He said the lander and III is Rs 375 crore. ago. Chandrayaan-1 had 11 70 degrees south latitude, is (Vikram) and Rover rover will have the mission According to ISRO, payloads --five from India, the southernmost for any (Pragyan). life of 1 lunar day (14 earth Orbiter, with scientific three from Europe, two mission, not attempted If all goes well, India days) and the day of landing payloads, would orbit from the US and one from before by any country, would be the fourth country (September 6 or 7) will be around the moon. Bulgaria -- and the mission according to ISRO, as the after the US, Russia and the beginning of lunar day. Lander would soft land had the credit for discovery Indian space agency eyed an China to perform a soft "For one lunar day this on the moon at a predeter- of water on the lunar ambitious feat after missing landing on the moon and put lander and rover will be mined site and deploy the surface. many dates. a rover on it. functioning and carry out Rover. The 1.4-tonne spacecraft The launch would take The Orbiter will be scientific experiments," The scientific payloads was launched using PSLV place at 2.51 am on board orbiting around the moon in Sivan said. on board Orbiter, Lander and the orbiter had orbited the GSLV MK-III vehicle, 100 km orbit, Sivan said. Orbiter will be going and Rover are expected to 100 km from the lunar the heaviest rocket built by From the time of Lander around the moon for one perform mineralogical and surface. 20 Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 By : K V Raman Filmi Baatein ‘Bond 25’ film hits roadblock following major accident on the sets Leaves One Injured, Damages Stage The upcoming some wall panels off the that saw original direc- ris, and Ralph Fiennes. James Bond film ‘Bond stage. There were three tor Danny Boyle exit the The film will be shot in 25’ apparently, has hit yet loud explosions, one after project over creative differ- various locations including another roadblock follow- another, and a member of ences with producers Bar- London, Italy, and Nor- ing a major accident on the crew was lying on the bara Broccoli and Michael way. Boyle was replaced by the sets at the iconic Pine- floor outside the building G. Wilson, resulting in a Cary Joji Fukunaga, who wood Studios in the U.K. injured,” a source told the delay to the production is directing the film with a As per a state- publication. and a subsequent delay to script by Neal Purvis, Rob- ment from the official This news comes days the planned release date, ert Wade, Scott Z. Burns, James Bond twitter handle, after the lead actor Daniel originally slated for Octo- and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. a controlled explosion went Craig damaged his ankle ber 2019. The film revolves wrong during a controlled ligaments while shooting The full star cast of the around Bond, whose peace explosion scene shooting in Jamaica, with the pro- new film was revealed in is short-lived when his old of the film, damaging the duction being canceled for April as the production of- friend Felix Leiter [Wright] exterior of the famous 007 a week as he underwent ficially began, with Oscar- from the CIA turns up ask- stage at the studio and surgery. winner Rami Malek con- ing for help. The mission injuring a crew member This is not the first time firmed to play the film’s to rescue a kidnaped sci- outside the stage. that Craig, who performs villain. Other new additions entist turns out to be far There were no injuries his own stunts, has sus- include Ana De Armas, more treacherous than ex- on set, however, one crew tained an injury on the sets Lashana Lynch, David pected, leading Bond onto member outside the stage of a Bond film. The ac- including slicing off the tip recent outing ‘Spectre’. Dencik, Billy Magnus- the trail of a mysterious has sustained a minor in- tor had two teeth knocked of a finger and tearing a The upcoming ‘Bond’ sen, and Dali Benssalah. villain armed with danger- jury,” the tweet read.There out during his first stunt shoulder muscle in his next film has had a tumultuous Returning cast members ous new technology. were three huge explosions scene for his Bond debut ‘Quantum of Solace’ and journey. The film earlier include Lea Seydoux, Jef- The movie is scheduled and it’s blown part of the in ‘Casino Royale’, sus- injuring his knee during hit a roadblock following frey Wright, Ben Whishaw, to hit the big screens on Bond stage roof off and tained a number of injuries, a fight scene for his most a troubled script process Rory Kinnear, Naomi Har- April 8, 2020. B’town celebs mourn murder Peter Farrelly to direct film with of 2-year-old Aligarh girl Vietnam War as its backdrop ollowing the brutal Expressing his ‘dis- Kapoor wrote, “The bar- in the production house, murder of a two- gust’ over the incident, baric rape and murder Farrelly will write and direct Fyear-old girl Twinkle Abhishek Bachchan of #TwinkleSharma is an untitled Skydance project Sharma in Tappal area of wrote, “Just so disgusted a shame on humanity. based on Joanna Molloy and Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, and angered hearing Justice must be served.” John “Chickie” Donohue’s by a man named Zahid about Twinkle Sharma. Raveena Tandon book “The Greatest Beer over an argument with How can somebody tagged Minister of Run Ever: A True Story of her family regarding even think of doing Women and Child Friendship Stronger Than a small loan amount such a thing?!?! Speech- Development, Smriti Bollywood celebrities, less....” Irani, to her tweet and War”. The book chronicles Abhishek Bachchan, Sending out his wrote, “The horrible, how Donohue left New Twinkle Khanna and prayers to the family, barbaric rape, the mur- York in 1967 to head over Ayushmann Khurrana, Ayushmann Khurrana der of a 3-year-old In to Vietnam and brings his have stormed the social tweeted, “This is inhu- Aligarh, the criminals, friends messages of sup- media expressing their man and barbaric.. My who gouged her eyes, port and beer in the face of annoyance and grief prayers for her family. mutilated her body, Notably, Peter Farreily, director of anti-war protestors and low over the incident. Justice must be served! depraved evil, inhuman morale. Brian Currie and Pete Jones will Ever since the reports #TwinkleSharma.” & barbaric. Must Hang. 2019’s Best Picture Academy Award- winning film Green Book, Peter Farrelly, co-write the script with Farrelly. David about the little girl went Sidharth Malhotra The law must act fast! Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger and viral, #JusticeforTwinkle too urged the authori- Smriti Irani.” is gearing up to helm a movie with Vietnam is trending on social me- ties to take immediate Sunny Leone, Gul War at its backdrop. According to source Andrew Muscato will serve as producers. dia. Actor turned author action so that such a Panag and Koena Mitra Twinkle Khanna urged “heinous crime” is not too mourned the death the government to take repeated again. “Ex- of the 2-year-old. Jagran Film Festival: Dia Mirza, Farah Khan, strict actions against the tremely disturbed by The dead body of the “perpetrators”. the news of #Twinkle- girl, who was missing Ketan Mehta, Nikhil Advani will be judges Taking to her twitter Sharma. It’s scary to be since the last few days, Notably, filmmakers Farah Khan, best work of directors and filmmakers who handle, she tweeted living in a world where was found in a garbage Ketan Mehta, Nikkhil Advani, actor Dia have incredible stories to tell in the feature “It is heartbreaking to even innocent children dump on June 2. Ac- Mirza, and producer Shobu Yarlagadda of and short film formats.Basant Rathore, hear about the horrific are not safe. I urge our cording to police, a post- Baahubali fame are to be the judges of the Senioe Vice-Prsident, Jagran Prakashan in murder of the two and a authorities to take action mortem was conducted upcoming 10th edition of the Jagran Film a statement averred that they are delighted half-year-old little girl In to ensure that such a under the supervision of Festival. The Best Feature Films Award to welcome on board a fantastic jury which Aligarh. I would request heinous crime is never a team of three doctors category will be reviewed by Mehta, Khan has the enviable task of choosing the first Smriti Irani to ensure repeated again! #Jus- which confirmed that and Yarlagadda. Advani, Mirza and writer- amongst equals.. The festival kick-starts on that swift action is taken ticeForTwinkleSharma,” she was strangulated but director Sameer Saxena will review shorts July 18 and travel to cities including Kan- against the perpetrators he wrote.Demanding ruled out the possibility to choose the winner in the category of the pur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Ludhi- of this heinous crime,” justice for the girl, Arjun of rape. Best Short Films Award. Both the categories ana, Dehradun, Indore and Bhopal, before plan to celebrate and recognize some of the it concludes in Mumbai on September 29. Filmi Baatein By : K V Raman Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 21 Anushka, Ayushmann ‘Endgame’ praise Virat Kohli For his sweet gesture towards Steve actor Robert Smith when he asked his fans to stop shouting ‘cheater’ at Steve Smith

hile India defeated Austral by 36 runs on Sunday Downey Jr. in a nail-biting match to win their second match Wat the 2019 ICC World cup tournament, however, the team’s captain Virat Kohli made headlines due for one more reason. His sweat gesture towards Australian player announces Steve Smith has garnered him a lot of praise and his wife Anushka Sharma and actor Ayushmann Khurrana have also put up posts to congratulate the cricketer. Even as a section of the audience started shouting new Project ‘cheater’ at Steve who was involved in a ball tampering he ‘Endgame’ actor Rob- which he says provides some hope with doctors. The actor said interact- ert Downey Jr.is all set to that something can be done to pro- ing with experts gave him a deeper Tlaunch an organization that uses tect the environmenThe ‘Ironman’ understanding of the craft. “Kabir advanced technologies to protect the actor’s inclination to AI is evident Singh is an accomplished surgeon environment. The announcement was from the artificial intelligence docu- -- perhaps the best in his field. So the made by the actor on Tuesday night at series that he announced last year and mannerisms and actions needed to be the Amazon›s Re-Mars conference in has been producing it with his wife precise,” Shahid said in a statement. episode last year during the first innings of the match, Las Vegas, where he was the keynote and producer Susan Downey. The Interacting with experts gave him Virat requested the fans to stop and clap instead. speaker. series is focused on seeing the impact a deeper understanding of the craft,” Sharing a news snippet of Virat›s act, Anushka took Between robotics and nanotech- of AI on the lives of peoplet. he added. The film narrates the love to Instagram and wrote, «Agressive player, benevolent nology, we could clean up the planet Admitting that he has contributed story of Kabir and Preeti, and how man - so easy to love.» Meanwhile, Ayushmann tweeted, significantly, if not totally, in 10 his part to save the climate and envi- they overcome all the hurdles and find «A true icon. Well done captain years,” Variety quoted Downey Jr. as ronment, the actor said, “I have this their ‘happily ever after’. Following team India›s win yesterday, many Bol- saying. He also joked, “God I love quiet sense of crisis. I’m a one-man “Kabir Singh”, a T-Series and lywood celebs took to social media to congratulate experts. They’re like Wikipedia with carbon footprint nightmare colossus.” Cine1 Studios presentation is a them. While Preity Zinta tweeted, «What a power packed character defects.” remake of Telugu hit film “Arjun win by India today. Great effort by the batsmen & bowl- The ‘Endgame’ actor made the Shahid Kapoor meets doctors to Reddy” that starred Vijay Devera- ers. This Sunday is definitely a funday in sunny California announcement after a more than prepare for ‘Kabir Singh’ konda and Shalini Pandey. and I’m loving every bit of it,» Arjun Rampal wrote, «Jai 20-minute discussion on artificial As part of his grounding for the Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Hind. Bola tha. The giant slayers,India. Celebrate. Huge intelligence on Tuesday evening. role of a Surgeon in “Kabir Singh” Murad Khetani, Krishan Kumar and win. #IndiavsAustralia goodnight.» However, the actor didn’t reveal Shahid who plays spent hours at Ashwin Varde, it is set to release on Meanwhile, besides his professional achievements, more details about the project. Ac- hospitals so that he could observe June 21. The remake is written and Virat often makes headlines due to his adorable PDA cording to Downey Jr., artificial their procedures in order to get the directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. with Anushka.. Last month, Anushka celebrated her 31st intelligence is one of the most sig- nuances right birthday and Virat surprised her with a lake-side date and nificant technological advancement, The actor had met and interacted candle light dinner. Punjab singer rapper Karan Aujla attacked in Canada Salman Khan’s ‘Bharat’ breaks opular Punjabi singer Rs. 20 lakh follolwing which and rapper Karan Aujla he informed the police. He all records of all times Pwas attacked in Surrey, again got a voice message t is an established fact that when Hind #Bharat” after previously delivering hits, the Canada’s British province through the internet which city on Saturday. While the said that police won›t save ISalman Khan’s film is released on Bharat has marked a huge first- strong foundation of a storyline which actor survived the attack, him every time and he the day of EID, it creates magic at the day collection of around 43 crores is not only an entertainer but a soulful a Punjab-based gang, on would either be attacked in box-office. Now his 5th June released which would also be the highest open- journey of a man and a nation along Sunday took responsibility India or in Canada. Police ‘Bharat’ has garnered Rs.43 crores on ing day collection ever for a Salman with a groovy dose of music numbers for it but soon after, they has been chasing the gang the very first day of release. Doesn’t Khan starrer beating the numbers of that Bharat has won the hearts on its denied their claims saying ever since the complaint this go to show the craze for Salman the actor’s own Prem Ratan Dhan first day itself. The numbers are huge they didn’t carry it out. was registered. Sukhpreet Khan and his films? The much hyped Payo. all over the Hindi film markets with The singer was accompa- Budda is a wanted gangster India v/s South Africa World even single screens witnessing nied by Sandeep Rehan, the in Punjab and is also ac- owner of Rehan Records and cused of attacking Parmish Cup match has had no impact an extraordinary turnout from the singer Deep Jandu when he Verma in Mohali in the past on the release of ‘Bharat’. No fans waiting to see the Salman was attacked by the goons. and also of threatening Pun- doubt director Ali Abbas Za- extravaganza. The collections of In the Facebook post of the jabi singer and actor Gippy far has been lucky for Salman some cities from Gujarat and Uttar gang on their page, Davinder Grewal. Khan. Pradesh to name a few are coming Bambiha wrote, “I want to After the previous post After receiving appre- in as the highest ever. tell you that as a dispute is by Davinder Bambiha, ciations and setting the records Touted to be the ‘biggest film going on between Sandeep another post was shared by straight with the release on of all times,’ the Salman Khan Rehan and Karan Aujla with a page named Sukhpreet Bharat, Salman Khan is beam- starrer is on its way to charting our brother Sukhpreet Singh Budda which stated that the Budda (head of the gang), attack was not carried out ing with pride and expressed new records already. The nation due to that they got z+ secu- by his gang and called the gratitude to his fans. saw a fan frenzy and the numbers rity to put pressure.” attack on Karan ‘cheap’. A source reveals that Bhai are proof. Bharat is produced by He further wrote, “The Punjab Police Organized couldn’t contain his excitement Atul Agnihotri, Alvira Agnihotri, security has not accompanied Crime Control Unit, OCCU and tweeted, “Big thk u sabko Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar them to Canada. Our brother IG Kunwar Vijay Pratap fr giving sabse bada opening under the banner of Reel Life Sukhpreet Budda, to teach Singh told Times of India, mere career ka par what made me Bharat has also marked the second Production Pvt Ltd. and Salman Khan them a lesson, made two “We are verifying both the the happiest & proudest is ki during a highest collection of all times for a Films, presented by T-Series. attempts to attack them in a posts and the location from scene in my film jab national anthem Hindi film after Thugs Of Hindostan The film is an Indian Hindi- day in Canada.” where they have been made. Reportedly, on March They don’t seem from any- is recited ev1 stood up as a mark of which marked a moolah of 50 crores language historical period drama film 16 in Punjab,Sandeep Rehan where in India”. respect. There could be no bigger at the box office. It is Salman’s spell written and directed by Ali Abbas was asked to pay a ransom of respect for our country than this... Jai all over with director Ali Abbas Zafar Zafar. 22 Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 Sri Lanka govt defies Sirisena to resume parliamentary probe into Easter blasts

Colombo : The Sri He suspended police Islamist extremist group Lankan government on chief Pujith Jayasundara National Thawheed Tuesday began the Parlia- and dismissed his top de- Jamaath (NTJ) for the bomb- mentary Select Committee fence official Hemasiri ings. (PSC) investigation into the Fernando after it was found A three-member com- security lapses surrounding that there were intelligence mittee appointed to probe the Easter Sunday suicide failures before the attacks. the attacks that killed 258 attacks that killed 258 Sirisena said that none people, including 11 Indi- people including 11 Indi- of the serving officers ans, submitted its final re- ans, despite strong objec- would be authorised by him port to President Sirisena on tion by President to testify in future. Monday. The details of the Maithripala Sirisena. Jayasuriya stressed that report were immediately President Sirisena, who all officials are bound by not available. is the head of the Cabinet, parliamentary privileges Sirisena's opposition to warned last week that he and they would be com- the PSC has triggered an- would not attend the Cabi- pelled to respond to sum- other clash between the ex- net unless the government mons by the PSC. ecutive and the legislature. took immediate action to Nine suicide bombers, The president and his halt the parliamentary in- including a woman, carried coalition partner, prime vestigation. out a series of devastating minister Ranil The PSC began hearing blasts that tore through Wickremesinghe are at log- testimony from Muslim which is usually held on as the top intelligence per- plied that the PSC was a three churches and three gerheads and in October leaders who said they re- Tuesday mornings was not sonnel are identified parliamentary issue and it high-end hotels frequented last year the president peatedly warned the au- called by Sirisena, officials through the media. He said would proceed. by tourists in the country's sacked the premier uncon- thorities to dangerous said. President Sirisena last he would not allow any Sirisena has insisted deadliest violence since the stitutionally. radicalisation. The commit- week asked the Cabinet to serving defense official to that as minister of defence devastating civil war with The political and con- tee summoned former gov- halt the hearings, citing testify before the PSC. and law and order he was the Liberation Tigers of stitutional stand off lasted ernor of the Western prov- national security concerns. He wrote to Speaker unaware of precise intelli- Tamil Eelam ended in 2009. for nearly two months be- ince Azath Sally to testify Sirisena said that it was Karu Jayasuriya urging a gence warnings from India The Islamic State fore Wickremesinghe was before it. uncalled for and a serious halt to the PSC. about the attack on April claimed the attacks, but the ordered to be restored by The cabinet meeting threat to national security Jayasuriya, however, re- 21. government blamed local the Supreme Court. Cabinet nod to bill People take dip in Ganga on on institutionalised Ganga arbitration Dusshehra Haridwar : Lakhs of devotees on New Delhi : The Union (ICADR) to the New Delhi Wednesday took a holy dip in the Cabinet Wednesday ap- International Arbitration Ganga at Har ki Pauri and other ghats proved a bill for the crea- Centre (NDIAC) with effect of the river on the occasion of Ganga tion of an independent and from March 2 this year. Dusshehra. Dwarkapeeth autonomous regime for in- The proposed New Shankaracharya Swami stitutionalised domestic Delhi International Arbitra- Swaroopanand Saraswati took the and international arbitra- tion Centre will be headed ritual bath on Brahma Ghat here and tion. by a chairperson, who has prayed for the country's happiness The New Delhi Interna- been a judge of the Supreme and prosperity by making an offering tional Arbitration Centre Court or a judge of a high of milk and flowers. Swami (NDIAC) Bill, 2019, which court or an eminent person, Swaroopanand was joined by a host seeks to replace an ordi- having special knowledge of seers including Swami nance issued in March this and experience in the con- Amritananda Saraswati Brahmachari, year by the previous gov- duct or administration of Subuddhananda ji Maharaj ernment will be introduced arbitration. Brahmachari and Sahajananda ji in the coming session of Maharaj Brahmachari as he took the Parliament beginning holy dip in the river to mark the occa- Monday. Rishabh Pant comes in as cover for injured Dhawan sion. Special prayers were held in the A statement issued by Nottingham : Young one year, will reach here the request of the team manage- temples and maths dotting the city to the government said the wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Wednesday. His arrival will be a ment," a senior BCCI official celebrate the festival. In idol of God- Bill provides for setting up Pant was Wednesday brought in day before India's game against currently in England told media. dess Ganga kept in a flowery of an independent an au- as cover for the injured Shikhar New Zealand and he won't be The 21-year-old is one of the palanquin (Utsav Doli) was also tonomous body for institu- Dhawan in India's World Cup considered a replacement till the most exciting players to have bathed in the river at Gangotri in tional arbitration and to squad. time the team management takes emerged in Indian cricket. He Uttarkashi district on the occasion acquire and transfer the un- Pant, whose omission from a final call on Dhawan's avail- impressed with Test hundreds which also saw thousands of devo- dertakings of the Interna- the original squad became a ability for the rest of the tourna- during the tours of England and tees from all over the country and tional Centre For Alterna- topic of heated debates given ment. "Rishabh Pant is being Australia earlier and was in fine abroad to take a holy dip in the tive Dispute Resolution his stupendous form in the past flown in from India as cover at form during the IPL last month. Bhagirathi. Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 23 ChinaChina goinggoing toto makemake tradetrade dealdeal withwith US:US: TrumpTrump Washington : US President Donald their companies because they want to Trump said China will be left with no other keep people working. They want to stay option but to enter into a trade deal with competitive. We have another USD300 the United States because his increased billion to go with China," he said. tariffs on Chinese products is having an "I haven't done that because it's a very impact on its economy. big thing for them, not for us. For us it's "The China deal is going to work out. not going to matter because we'll be able You know why, because of tariffs, because to buy the product in other countries that right now China is getting absolutely deci- don't have the tariffs. So it's not going to mated by companies that are leaving have an effect, said the US president. China going to other countries, includ- Later in the day, Trump told reporters ing our own, because they don't want to that he will meet Chinese President Xi pay the tariffs," Trump told CBS news in Jinping in Japan later this month on the an interview. sidelines of the G-20 Summit. Some re- In recent months, Trump has imposed ports say that Xi might skip the G-20 sum- additional tariffs on Chinese products mit. worth USD 200 billion and he has ordered I think President Xi of China -- great for another round of tariffs on rest of the relationship with him -- I think he'll be Chinese imports amounting to USD 300 there. We are scheduled to talk and to billion. meet. I think interesting things will hap- "And China will, in my opinion, based pen. Let's see what happens, he said in on a lot of facts and a lot of knowledge, response to a question. China is going to make a deal because Right now, we're getting 25 percent they're going to have to make a deal," he on USD250 billion worth of goods. That's said. a lot of money that's pouring into our Trea- "China will subsidise their product sury. We've never gotten 10 cents from because they want to keep people work- China. Now we're getting a lot of money ing. So China is going to pay a lot. We from China. I think that's one of the rea- have put 25 percent on USD 250 billion sons that GDP was so high in the first quar- of Chinese goods coming into our coun- ter, because of the tariffs that we've taken try, including USD50 billion of high-tech- in from China, he said. nology equipment and things," he said. We always have the option to raise it "You haven't seen any or virtually any another USD300 billion at 25 percent. And price increase because what China does the 25 percent could be much higher than basically their companies--they subsidize 25 percent, he asserted. Thai junta chief proclaimed second-time prime minister Bangkok : Thailand's junta in pursuit of the greater good of ment, apart from the Senate which campaigned for Prayuth to Shinawatra, who is despised by leader was officially proclaimed the country and the people of speaker, who abstained from vot- lead the next government, won the country's conservative base, prime minister on Tuesday after Thailand." ing in line with custom. the second-most seats during the which includes the military. the king endorsed Parliament's The military government had Critics have expressed doubt March election. The party in- Thaksin himself was overthrown vote for him to serve another term. enacted new election laws that whether a government led by cludes many former members of as prime minister in a 2006 mili- Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha knelt gave Prayuth an advantage in a Prayuth can fare well in a parlia- the military government. tary coup. before a portrait of King Maha general election held in March. mentary framework, with the par- Election laws that the junta The March election was for Vajiralongkorn and performed The new laws authorized a 250- liamentary vote indicating that introduced also weaken tradition- 500 seats in the lower house. Of three elaborate bows during a cer- member Senate, appointed by the his coalition has only marginal ally large political parties and the those, 350 seats are set aside for emony at his government office junta, to take part in the parlia- control over the House, which number of seats they could attain the winner of each constituency, to confirm his appointment. mentary vote for prime minister passes laws and approves bud- while giving seats to smaller par- while another 150 so-called Prayuth has served as prime along with an elected 500-mem- gets. ties with fewer votes. party list seats are divided minister since he led a military ber House of Representatives. Prayuth's coalition govern- The measures are seen as be- among parties based on a pro- coup that toppled an elected gov- Prayuth did not contest the ment includes 18 political parties ing directed at the Pheu Thai portion of the overall vote de- ernment in 2014. The junta will election but won last week's joint whose leaders were also present Party, which headed the govern- rived from a complicated formula cease power once a new Cabinet parliamentary vote, 500-244, for Tuesday's ceremony. ment deposed in 2014. Pheu that is part of the new measures. is inaugurated. against Future Forward party His appointment was made Thai, under various names Pheu Thai had won the most In a brief live televised speech leader Thanathorn official after a royal order to an- changed for legal reasons, has number of seats in the election after the ceremony, he pledged to Juangroongruangkit. All junta- nounce it was published in the won every national election by constituency, but it was the "dedicate myself to public ser- appointed senators voted for Royal Gazette on Tuesday. since it was founded in 1998 by only party to be ineligible for any vice with honesty and integrity Prayuth to lead the next govern- The Palang Pracharath Party, telecoms tycoon Thaksin party list seats. 24 Mumbai, Thursday 13-19 June 2019 SportingSporting fraternityfraternity fondlyfondly recallsrecalls YuvrajYuvraj highshighs

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