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PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 12, ISSUE 330 | Thursday, 30 November 2017 | New Delhi | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS qNIFTY 10,361.30 (-8.95) qSENSEX 33,602.76 (-15.83) pDOW JONES 23,836.71 (+255.93) pNASDAQ 6,912.36 (+33.84) pRUPEE/DOLLAR 64.31 (+0.10) pRUPEE/EURO 76.18 (+0.47) pGOLD/10GM 30,520 (+20.00) qSILVER/K 40,000 (-200.00) DELHI’S AQI WHY SPEND BCCI SLAPPED RS 52 ‘PADMAVATI’ ROW REMAINS PUBLIC FUND ON CRORE PENALTY BY ‘DANGEROUS’ IN ‘VERY POOR’ PROTECTION TO COMPETITION COMMISSION THE FOREIGN FILM PG3 POLITICIANS? HC PG7 OF INDIA PG14 WORLD’S EYES PG15 KOPARDI RAPE MODI RESPONDS TO RAHUL’S GABBAR SINGH TAX JIBE Three convicts get N K claims nuclear death penalty Rahul propagating ‘grand statehood with US MPOST BUREAU in missile range AHMEDNAGAR: A Special Court on Wednes- day awarded death sentence to all three accused stupid thought’ on GST: PM SEOUL: North Korean leader North Korea claims convicted of the rape and brutal murder of a Kim Jong-Un said on Wednes- test-firing a more advanced 15-year-old schoolgirl in Kopardi village in MPOST BUREAU day his country had achieved version of its intercontinental Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district in 2016. full nuclear statehood after ballistic missile (ICBM) Jitendra alias Pappu Babulal Shinde, 26, San- MORBI (GUJ): Continuing his Today, some what he said was the success- tosh Gorkha Bhawal, 30, and Nitin Gopinath high voltage campaign in poll- ful test of a new missile capa- Altitude: About 4,500 km RUSSIA so-called smart Distance travelled: 950 km Bhailume, 28, were sentenced to death for rape, bound Gujarat, Prime Minister Nar- people, some new ble of striking anywhere in the conspiracy, murder and other crimes, Special endra Modi on Wednesday attacked United States. CHINA Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told the media Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for economists have The intercontinental bal- after the verdict. calling GST ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ and emerged who are listic missile (ICBM) launch NORTH KOREA Earlier, finding them guilty on November said those who looted the country misleading people snapped a two-month pause in Sea of Aomori 18, Ahmednagar District and Sessions Judge could only think of dacoits. testing by the North and poses Pyongsong Japan Seoul Suvarna Keole, pronounced the verdict under In a stinging rebuttal to Gan- a new challenge to US Presi- Tokyo the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences dhi’s repeated criticism of the dent Donald Trump who has SOUTH JAPAN (POCSO) Act before a packed courtroom. Goods and Services Tax, a criti- vowed such a capability “won’t KOREA The judge has allowed the convicts to appeal cal economic reform of the NDA h a p p e n”. before the Bombay High Court. government, Modi said a recently North Korean state tele- Detail “We shall challenge not only the verdict but emerged “economist” was propa- vision brought out Ri Chun- the entire proceedings before the High Court, gating a “grand stupid thought” by Hee, a star presenter who only KBK Pacific Ocean the lapses and other issues on which we have suggesting that GST rate is capped appears for significant devel- already given our written submission to the Ses- at 18 percent. opments, to announce the sions Court,” the lawyers for Bhawal, Balasaheb Making a fresh bid for power in landmark. warhead which is capable of Khopade and Vijayalaxmi Khopade, said. his home state, where the BJP has Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd at an election campaign rally in Morbi on Wednesday PTI “Kim Jong-Un declared striking the whole mainland The crime took place on July 13, 2016, when ruled for over two decades, Modi with pride that now we have of the US,” the North’s official the 15-year-old was abducted, raped, mutilated also listed various development emerged who are misleading peo- emerged here. You want to make one month working in the town finally realised the great his- news agency KCNA said. and killed, sparking off a casteist and political works by the government on water ple,” he declared in his speech in goods used by the poor like clothes, after the disaster as an RSS and Jan toric cause of completing the Pyongyang said the missile furore in Maharashtra. conservation, agriculture and devel- Gujarati. footwear and food costlier and you Sangh worker. state nuclear force, the cause reached an altitude of 4,475 That evening, the Class 9 student was out to opment of the Saurashtra region. “Those who have looted peo- want to make cigarettes and liquor “I remember then prime min- of building a rocket power,” kilometres (2,800 miles) and fetch some spices from her grandmother’s home Addressing a mammoth rally ple throughout their life, they can cheaper,” he said, ripping into the ister Indira Gandhi had come here she said. splashed down 950 kilometres in the same village. in Morbi town in the region, which only remember dacoits,” Modi said “anti-poor” Congress over its criti- and Chitralekha (a local language “The great success in the from its launch site. “Justice has finally been done. My daughter goes to polls in the first phase on in reply to Gandhi’s ‘Gabbar Singh cism of the tax reform. magazine) had printed her photo test-fire of ICBM Hwasong-15 At least one Western expert will never return. This is the real tribute to my December 9, he accused the Con- Tax’ jibe, recalling the iconic villain The prime minister went on to with a handkerchief over her nose, is a priceless victory won by said the missile’s lofted trajec- daughter. We are grateful to (Ujjwal) Nikam gress of taking credit for minor from the Bollywood blockbuster say that making cigarettes cheaper trying to avoid the stench, while the great and heroic people of tory suggested an actual range Saheb,” the victim’s mother said before break- schemes, like providing hand- “ S h o l a y ”. means bringing cancer in every another photo on the same front the DPRK,” she said, using the of 13,000 kilometres -- enough ing down inconsolably outside the courtroom. pumps, while saying that the BJP He said Gandhi was propagat- home and asked which wealthy page had RSS workers carrying official abbreviated name for to hit every major US city. Nikam said: “The prime accused Shinde has rule brought in major works like ing a ‘grand stupid thought’ in the businessmen the opposition leader dead bodies,” he said. North Korea. Trump, who recently been convicted and fined for committing the the Narmada project. name of GST, telling people that sought to benefit by making liquor “Those who have helped us Wednesday’s missile was announced fresh sanctions offences of molestation, rape and brutal mur- Making a strong appeal to the they will slash all tax rates and make cheaper. in times of difficulties should be more sophisticated than any on Pyongyang and returned der while the other two, Bhawal and Bhailume, people to vote for the BJP in this it 18 percent. He also brought up Rahul Gan- remembered,” he added. previously tested, state media it to a US list of state spon- provoked him (Shinde), encouraged, conspired Patidar community stronghold, This means 18 percent tax on dhi’s grandmother, the late Indira Modi then went on to list how said. sors of terror, was opaque in and abetted in the crimes.” Modi said his party should not be salt and 18 percent tax on luxury Gandhi. his government had worked to “The ICBM Hwasong-15 his immediate response, as the voted out for 100 years. cars costing Rs 5 crore, he noted. Recalling the Macchu dam bring waters from the Narmada to type weaponry system is an UN Security Council agreed to “Today, some so-called smart “What kind of smartness is flood tragedy of 1979 in Morbi, the the parched regions of Saurashtra intercontinental ballistic rocket meet in an emergency session. India is not cause of people, some new economists have this... how has such an economist prime minister said he had spent and Kutch. See P7 tipped with super-large heavy (AGENCIES) Climate Change... but victim SURESH PRABHU ‘Killing militants won’t In today’s wipe out militancy in JK’ MPOST BUREAU “The police has to paper engage in parenting and ... KATHUA: Jammu and counselling of these chil- CITY Kashmir Chief Minis- dren. I had invited pel- ter Mehbooba Mufti on let victims to my home 45 RESCUED FROM BURNING BUS 4 Wednesday said mili- recently. I was surprised tancy cannot be wiped to know that most of NATION out by killing militants them were minors (14, STOP SAND MINING: MADRAS HC 6 alone, adding that a more 15 or 16 years of age),” “humane approach” was she said. EDIT needed to tackle the Mehbooba also problem. lauded the state police BOOSTING INDIA’S DEFENCE 8 She said drug men- force for demonstrating INTERNATIONAL ace and a growing graph discipline and restraint of violence against in the face of grave HARIRI LIKELY TO STAY AS LEBANON PM 10 women were the most significant chal- provocations. lenges in the Valley after militancy. She said the job of the police was BUSINESS “You have to eliminate militancy very sensitive in Jammu and Kashmir, in Kashmir. But militancy cannot be where the challenges were much more PETROL PUMPS GREW EXPONENTIALLY 12 wiped out by killing militants alone,” than the usual policing in other parts SPORT the PDP leader said while address- of the country. ing the attestation-cum-passing out Reacting to reports of roughing SL NAME PERERA CAPTAIN FOR ODIS 14 parade of 947 recruits at the Police up of Kashmiri prisoners in Delhi’s Training School here. Tihar Jail, the chief minister said, “The Nearly 200 militants, the highest shameful incident not only maligned FOR ADVERTISING number in years, were killed by secu- the name of the policemen and their kindly contact at 9810195709 rity forces in Kashmir this year. state but the entire police force. or “We need to understand the rea- “In comparison, our (Jammu and [email protected] son and the real problem behind mili- Kashmir) police are doing an excellent tancy,” Mehbooba said. job despite being faced with stressful Advocating a “soft” approach for situations. FOR SUBSCRIPTION dealing with extremism in the state, They are dealing with stone-pelt- kindly contact at 8800854665 the chief minister referred to the gov- ing and bullets (militancy) with great or ernment’s recent decision to revoke determination, discipline and restraint [email protected] cases against first-time stone-pelters which is praise-worthy. There is no in the Valley. match for our police force,” she said. APEX COURT WILL HEAR THE MATTER IN THE THIRD WEEK OF JANUARY Can’t frame guidelines on FIRs for dowry harassment cases: SC MPOST BUREAU adhar’ alleging that such guidelines have created roadblocks in the registration of NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on FIRs in such cases and the penal provision Wednesday said it does not intend to be allowed to operate as per the statute. frame guidelines for the police regard- The pleas have claimed that such fet- ing registration of FIRs on subjecting a ters have rendered “valueless” the “help- married woman to cruelty for dowry, as ful instrument” of law as envisaged under the process has to be governed by statu- section 498A of the IPC. tory provisions. of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) of On July 27, the two-judge bench A bench, comprising Chief Justice the IPC. There cannot be any guidelines of the apex court had voiced concern Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar on FIR registration under section 498-A, over “abuse” of the anti-dowry law and and D Y Chandrachud, apparently dis- and it has to be guided as per the Indian directed that no arrest should “normally agreed with the guidelines framed by a Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Pro- be effected” without verifying allegations two-judge bench on how to proceed in cedure (CrPC). as a violation of human rights of innocents dowry harassment cases and said it would “Section 498-A is in the statute book, cannot be brushed aside. It had passed hear the matter in the third week of Janu- and the law will take its course. We do a slew of directions to deal with com- ary next year. not intend to frame any guideline,” the plaints under section 498A of the IPC and “Who are we to decide as to how the bench observed. observed that many such allegations were police will register an FIR under section The top court was hearing pleas filed not bonafide and “uncalled for arrest” may 498-A (husband or relative of husband by NGOs Social Action Forum and ‘Nyay- ruin the chances of settlement. 2 mp town MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 30 November, 2017

OUR CORRESPONDENT science stories that have defied beliefs. The sto- ries written by the great Satyajit Ray, will come ne of the most popular and well alive at the hands of gifted director Sandip Ray, known characters in Bengali science, and we at SVF will ensure that the first Professor Bengal’s famed fictional Professor Shonku will come back Shonku film sets new standards for the creative to life as SVF, eastern India’s largest and technical excellence that are the hallmarks Oproduction house is all set to produce a Bengali of all our content.” feature film on the same. Director Sandip Ray said, “I have always Featuring the fictional scientist created and wanted to make a film on Professor Shonku. popularised by the maestro, legendary writer- Such a character is unparalleled in our science scientist now on celluloid filmmaker Satyajit Ray, befittingly, the film will fiction. Books, with the written word, are like the be directed by none other than Sandip Ray – a theatre of the mind, and every reader conjures renowned filmmaker in his own right. The film his or her own picture of their favourite char- is an adaptation of one of the most spell-bind- acter. In that sense, therefore, it will be an inter- Professor ing stories in the Professor Shonku series called esting challenge to take the fictional character of Nakur Babu O El Dorado. Professor Shonku, the highly talented inventor Shonku, an Shooting of the film begins early next year, with quirky manners and who was way ahead and the film is likely to release by the end of of his time, and to bring him convincingly to life eccentric 2018. Veteran actor Dhritiman Chatterjee will on celluloid. I am looking forward to doing this play the lead role of Professor Trilokeshwar with the veteran actor Dhritiman Chatterjee and scientist who Shonku (his full name), an eccentric inventor the commitment of SVF by my side.” who lived in Giridih with his servant Prahlad Mahendra Soni, SVF co-founder and Direc- defied beliefs and cat Newton. Subhashis Mukherjee will play tor, said, “It is a great honour for us at SVF to Nakur Babu. The title of the film is – Professor be able to do a film on Professor Shonku, who will come back Shonkhu o El Dorado. has been close to the hearts of millions of lovers As the popular Nakur Babu tale is set to of Bengali fiction for years now. We are certain to life by the morph into a movie for the first time, SVF that audience will enjoy watching this incred- co-founder and Director Shrikant Mohta ible scientist.’’ end of 2018 announced, “We are elated to make a film on Writer and maker of the detective Feluda Professor Shonku, who, over the years, has series, Satyajit Ray has modelled Professor delighted and captivated fans of all ages, espe- Shonku on Professor Challenger (of the Arthur cially children and teenagers, through a series of Conan Doyle books) and Hesoram Hushiar, a character of Sukumar Ray, writer and father of Satyajit Ray. Son of Dr Tripureshwar Shonku, Trilokeshwar Shonku was a preco- cious child who passed matriculation when he was barely 12, and B.Sc. with honours in physics and chemis- try at merely 16 years of age. A polyglot with knowledge of 69 lan- guages, he became a professor at Kolka- ta’s Scottish Church College at the young age of 20.

DAYINDAYOUT What’s on Around Town Bridging the gap between HOLI AND CARNIVAL Colour, music and dance shape the landscape of two celebrations sepa- gallery, artist, and Press rated by more than twelve thousand kilometres: Holi and Carnival. It is the tools in our current society which time of tradition and transformation, can easily give the information of transfiguration and transcendence, in art and culture to public, art lovers, India and in Brazil. ‘The Aesthetic Joy: artists, art connoisseurs and inter- Holi and Carnival’ is an art exhibition ested public.” Kishore Singh, Direc- tor of Delhi Art Gallery, says that by Ailton Silva and Natasha Hemra- through the press many artists get jani. WHEN: Till December 5 publicity for their art works. “Media WHERE: Art Gallery, IIC Annexe should be focusing on the valuable TIMINGS: 11 am – 7 pm Previous editions’ artworks art works rather than their personal life and other activities,” Kishore fur- TRANSITION ZONE ther added. Exhibition ‘Transition zone’ is a mani- It may also be noted that, some- festation of change, phenomenon and Showcasing works of excellence times artists don’t get the privilege metaphor. At the same time, it is a in media for publicity in our soci- variety of options and boundaries, a OUR CORRESPONDENT The selection Jury has recommended invit- ety. Finally, the Director-General space of buffering, and a process that ing artworks from eminent artists such as Bose OUR CORRESPONDENT for artists. Through the gallery, artists of National Gallery of Modern Art, has the same dailyness as the density WITNESS WORKS of excellence – both in Krishnamachari, T.V. Santhosh, Atul Dodiya, expose their art works for public as Adwaita Gadanayak says, “There of the overcrowded city. Dimensional, terms of material application and aesthetic Manu Parekh, K.S. Radhakrishnan, Subodh NATIONAL GALLERY of Modern well as financial support. According should be no gap between the gallery, appeal – at the Lalit Kala Akademi’s 59th Gupta, Adwaita Gadanayak, Jyoti Bhatt, Sudar- Art (NGMA) became an art lover’s to Arun Vedhera, “the press should artist and press. Everyone should multidimensional of points, lines, spac- National Exhibition of Art 2017-18. This exhi- shan Shetty, L.N. Tallur and N. Pushpamala. ‘adda’ on November 24 when people always be present at every event in come forward for the promotion of es, and time, which crosses visibility bition is held every year to exhibit the works of “The selection jury unanimously selected from distinct walks of life, but col- the gallery for a proper review and art and culture”. Further he says, “Art- and non-visibility, but which is neither excellence and to give recognition to outstand- 173 exhibits indifferent disciplines by 172 art- lectively art connoisseurs gathered news of art exhibitions”. Further he ist always tries to revive the culture clear nor an uncommon issue. ing artists and covers artworks from a broad ists for the National exhibition. The exhibition to discuss, share ideas, impressions says, “Media is one of the powerful and art in our society.” WHEN: Ongoing range of mediums like paintings, sculptures, will be organized at Lalit Kala Akademi Gal- and knowledge on various aspects WHERE: Korean Cultural Centre Indi graphics, photographs, drawings, installation leries, New Delhi in the mid of January 2018,” and element of art and activity in our TIMING: 9 am – 6 pm and multimedia. says Setty. society. ‘Art Adda’ is a cultural plat- To celebrate the 70th year of Indian Inde- form for art lovers, artists, art con- WINTER BRUNCH pendence there are two categories for award noisseurs, students and teachers and Spend your winter afternoon enjoy- selection – 10 awards for the age group public which happen every last Fri- ing an extensive selection of local and between 30-50 years and five awards for age day of every month. international cuisines such as Asian, group above 50 years. In this ‘Art Adda’, NGMA invited Italian, Mediterranean along with live According to C S Krishna Setty, Adminis- some eminent people from Galleries, trator, Lalit Kala Akademi, “The Akademi has Artists and Press for discussing vari- counters and unlimited beverages. Not received 3644 entries submitted by 1433 art- ous issues on art. The Gallery, Artist to miss is the dessert counter offering ist throughout the country. It has nominated and Press play an important role for a fine selection of assorted pastries, five first tier selection jury members namely everyone in the society. Through the cakes, brownies, Indian sweets and Prof. Shyam Sharma (Bihar), Noni Borpu- coordination of these three elements, much more. WHEN: Every Sunday zari (Assam), Ramdas Adyanthaya (Karna- the public gets to know about the WHERE: Blooms Restaurant, Eros hotel taka), V. Nagdas (Chhattisgarh), Johny ML activity of art and culture across the TIMINGS: 12 pm to 4 pm (New Delhi).” globe. Nowadays, the gallery is tak- ing a huge contribution of patronage Capital to get educated about the art of getting inked

OUR CORRESPONDENT same time, giving the Indian artist the right exposure. An artist needs to not n an attempt to take the fashion only progress and prosper in his work of ‘getting inked’ to a higher level but also to get educated and become and to educate people about this a better artist and bring out the best A black Audi q5, artwork, the third Heartwork Tat- in himself.” top of the line model in Itoo Festival is being held in the capi- On this Lokesh Verma added, “We tal’s Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium started this festival three years ago with from December 1 to 3 with the par- the aim of educating Indian people excellent condition ticipation of around 105 artists which about tattoos and to clear the myths include 25 international artists from revolving around this industry. People For sale countries like UK, USA, Germany, had a lot of misconceptions about tat- Car DesCription: Australia, Finland, Korea, Greece, Italy toos which we have been able to clear among others. up and there has been a tremendous Price: 13,00,000 Make: Audi This year’s headliner tattoo artists growth in the number of people get- Model: Q5 Transmission Type: Automatic Year: 2010 No. of Owners: First are Jeff Gouge and Stefano Alcantara ting inked so I guess we are on Fuel: Petrol Colors: Black from the USA, Steve Butcher from New the right track.” KM Driven: 95000 Registration Place: Delhi Zealand, Randy Engelhard from Ger- many and Roberto Gasperi from Italy. days of the festival, with multiple cat- ContaCt: The event is being organized by the egories to compete in. Every day, the Mob.: 9910009815 Mob.: 9971925885 Czars of the Indian Tattoo Industry best tattoo designs will be eligible for who formed a group called Creative trophies and prizes by the sponsors The three-day festival will have var- Skin Graphic Pvt Ltd. to revolutionize along with an emerging new talent ious live performances on all days with tattoo art all over India as they real- competition. Sejal Morris, Sangeeta Bhattacharya, ized that getting inked has become the In the words of Sameer Patange, Sumit Roy performing on the first day, trend of the day. “Heartwork tattoo festival was formed Stand Up comedian – Jivashu Ahluwa- The festival will also hold live work- with one simple goal and that was to lia and Dj Berri entertaining the crowd shops by the legends of the Interna- raise the standards and bar of Indian on the second day, and Soul Inclination tional tattoo industry. Apart from that, ‘tattooing’ in the global tattoo indus- closing the festival with a tribute to there will also be on-the-spot tattoo try, with no intentions of being the Chester (Linkin Park) on the evening making competitions across the three biggest or the best convention. At the of December 3. Although every possible care and caution has been taken to avoid errors or omissions, this publication is being sold on the condition and understanding that infromation given in this publication is merely for reference and must not be taken as having authority of or binding in any way on the writers, editors, publishers, and printers and sellers who do not owe any responsibility for any damage or loss to any person, a purchaser of this publication or not for the result of any action taken on the basis of this work. All disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of competent court and forums in Delhi/New Delhi only Printed & Published by Jaiyendra Kumar Sharma on behalf of Front Row Media Pvt. Ltd. and printed at The Indian Express Pvt. Ltd., A-8, Sector-7, Noida-201 301 (U.P.) and published from First Floor, Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002. Editor: Durbar Ganguly, Executive Editor: Arya Rudra. Email: [email protected], Tel. No. 011-47777500 3 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 30 November, 2017 mp city Delhi’s AQI remains ‘very poor’ Experts suggest three methods to deal with stubble burning

SAYANTAN GHOSH The government of Pun- tions. Punjab Government has despite wind speed picking up jab and the Punjab Agricul- taken Kallar Majri as a model NEW DELHI: Environmen- tural University have assured village for this project but it’s talists along with the Punjab to look after these techniques. important to note that farm- SAYANTAN GHOSH brightly, the mixing height increased, Agricultural department on The experts observed that the ers from other locations can allowing the pollutants to disperse Wednesday presented three most viable technology seems also improve productivity and NEW DELHI: Wind speed increased faster,” said an official of CPCB. effective ways to do away with to be what is called Happy reduce air-pollution by adopt- significantly but pollution levels in The official also added that until the stubble burning which Seeder (HS). This is a tractor- ing these same practices," said Delhi were back in the ‘very poor’ cat- the Capital gets a non-fluctuating wind caused the severe smog in mounted machine that basi- Manmohan Kalia, Joint Direc- egory on Wednesday as the Central speed, this condition will stay. He also Delhi this year. These mod- cally cuts and lifts the standing tor of Department of Agricul- Pollution Control Board recorded the pointed out that the temperature of els are likely to be presented stubble, drills the wheat seeds ture Punjab. air quality index (AQI) at 350. While Delhi is also not decreasing the way it to the National Green Tribu- into the bare soil, and deposits He added that the govern- the AQI had dropped to 299 on Tues- was happening in the last week. nal (NGT) next year as it has the straw over the sown area as ment was in touch with the sci- day evening from 362 on Monday, the However, the wind pattern is asked the state governments to a mulch cover. entists to work on the issue of PM2.5 and PM10 levels have again seen expected to change as a fresh Western submit a plan to control stub- Another effective tool is stubble burning. an increase on Wednesday. In the morn- Disturbance is approaching the Western ble burning. Super-Straw Management "We are concerned about ing, PM10 was registered at 335 and Himalayas. Now, south-westerly winds The experts suggested three System (S-SMS), which is an the smog which has affected the PM2.5 was recorded at 201. have started blowing over the region. methods to deal with the issue. attachment that can be fitted Capital this year and by using The air quality in Delhi witnessed These winds are light in nature. The first method is to leave the on any combine harvester. The these three methods we hope a slump on Saturday, but it gradually “Thus, Delhi Pollution is expected chopped straw on the soil sur- Punjab government is work- that the condition will be much improved on Monday. However, the The air pollution level is expected to rise over the next three days in Delhi to witness an increase very soon. Mois- face which is known as mulch- ing on all these suggested tech- better from next year. We are condition is again deteriorating, as per ture levels will also witness an increase ing. Secondly to incorporate niques, the officials said. planning a foolproof plan with fresh trends observed in the morning. the Delhi government had again issued two days, with chances of fog build-up resulting in high humidity levels. Pol- the straw into the soil post har- “Working on the stubble the scientists and will submit it Weather experts also confirmed that a health advisory, urging school authori- on Friday. Visibility has taken a mas- lution levels have already increased in vesting. Third and the most management issue, more and to the NGT," Kalia said. areas close to the Delhi Technical Uni- ties from conducting outdoor activities. sive dip due to the mist observed in the Delhi and the NCR region with the air beneficial method for farmers more farmers are being encour- He also said that appear- versity (DTU) had the worst air quality The air pollution level is expected to rise morning, and more than 20 trains were quality index being above 400 in parts is to collect the straw for selling aged to adopt mechanized ing to NGT, the government on Wednesday, with the AQI monitor over the next three days in Delhi. delayed in the morning. of the national capital on Monday,” said to biomass-based power plants. post-harvesting treatment of has assured the green body and recording PM2.5 at 497. Anand Vihar Meanwhile, the Indian Meteoro- “As the wind speed increased, it the official. The agencies also predicted For these, the experts suggested the land and we are pleased that the authorities of the Capital and RK Puram were two of the most logical Department on its website con- flushed out pollutants and moisture. that the air quality is likely to worsen in various new equipment which various organizations are now that crop burning should be polluted after DTU area. On Monday, firmed that the sky will stay clear for With a clear sky and the sun shining the coming days. can be used. contributing to technical solu- stopped at any cost. LG for fool-proof SDMC clears construction of four Nearly 10% drugs substandard prosecution in automated multilevel parking lots and spurious in India: WHO crimes against OUR CORRESPONDENT dents, cases of road rage and He said that the Stand- YOGESH KANT The WHO researchers countries is approximately 10.5 ples were from a mix of public women daily struggle for the residents ing Committee has given its reviewed 100 papers, published per cent. Substandard and fal- and private outlets, followed by NEW DELHI: With an aim to park their vehicles and sub- nod for construction of shut- NEW DELHI: Approximately between 2007 and 2016. The sified medical products from about 29 per cent of samples NEW DELHI: In order to to minimise parking woes in sequent cases of fighting and tle type automated car parking 10.5 per cent of medicines in papers in question reported all therapeutic categories are coming from only private out- ensure fool-proof detection its areas, South Delhi Munici- violence. for 200 cars with an estimated low and middle income coun- on testing of 48,218 samples of reported from every region, lets (licenced/registered outlets and prosecution in crime pal Corporation (SDMC) on “The Corporation has cost of Rs 29. 58 crore at GK-I, tries including India are sub- medicines collected from 88 including high, middle and low- or “not for profit”). against women, Lt Gover- Wednesday approved con- decided to solve this park- M-Block market. standard and falsified, a report countries, including India. In income countries, and a signif- Recently, some of the most nor Anil Baijal directed Delhi struction of four automated ing problems by constructing The committee alsoreleased by World Health Orga- addition, data from one publicly icant proportion of the cases common medicines such as Police to focus on collecting multilevel parking lots with automated parking sites in four approved construction of tower nization (WHO) showed. These accessible database maintained reported to the GSMS the WHO Combiflam and D-Cold con- scientific evidence in a system- capacity to accommodate 524 prominent markets having sub- type automated car parking drugs can make a person ill and by United States Pharmacopeia, Global Surveillance and Moni- sumed in India were declared as atic and time-bound manner. vehicles at one point of time. stantial foot fall. In number of for 180 cars with an estimated die too in the worst case. known as the Medicines Quality toring System (GSMS) concern sub-standard by Central Drugs Baijal asked the force to The Corporation said that the meetings with L-G and repre- cost of Rs 24. 20 crore at GK-II, The study also pointed to Database (MQDB) was included antimicrobials, with anti-malar- Standard Control Organiza- make its website more inter- proposed move will cost R 73. sentatives of Municipal Corpo- M-Block market. A tower type increasing antimicrobial resis- in the review and accounted for ials and antibiotics being the tion (CDSCO). “Substandard active and user friendly, and 13 crore to its exchequer. ration, DDA, Traffic Police and automated car parking for 72 tance. It said up to 72,430 child- 13,909 of the 48,218 samples – most frequently reported med- medicines are a major issue in analyse emerging trends on a SDMC Standing Com- Transport Department instruc- cars will be constructed with an hood Pneumonia deaths across about 28.8 per cent of the total. icines,” the report said. As per India and we are looking out for regular basis. mittee Chairman Bhupender tions were issued for the con- estimated cost of Rs 9. 68 crore the world can be attributed to The review of literature the study, the failure rate for ways to tackle the problem. As The directions were issued Gupta said that the popula- struction of new automated at Malviya Nagar. the use of substandard and found that around 5,094 sam- commonly used antiepileptic quality regulator, we are devel- at a review meeting on city tion and number of vehicles in multi-level car parking in view The Standing Committee falsified antibiotics, if there is ples failed quality tests out of medicines was very high at 65% oping proper mechanisms to law and order situation, which Delhi is fast increasing result- of difficult parking problem. has also given its nod for con- reduced antibiotic activity. Fur- 48,218 samples. and for genito-urinary and sex stop manufacture and sale of he chaired. The meeting was ing in severe parking prob- The sites for the new parking struction of tower type auto- ther, this number may increase “The aggregate observed hormone drugs, observed fail- counterfeit drugs so that they attended by chief secretary, lem. Apart from this the city were selected on the basis of a mated car parking for 72 cars up to 169,271 deaths if substan- failure rate of tested samples of ure rate was 56 per cent. don’t reach the patients,” said principal secretary (Home), is facing traffic congestion, air survey conducted for this pur- with an estimated cost of Rs dard and falsified antibiotics substandard and falsified medi- The study said the major- GN Singh, Drug Controller Commissioner of Police, spe- pollution, increasing road acci- pose,” said Gupta. 9.68 crore at SDA market. have no activity. cines in low and middle income ity (about 60 per cent) of sam- General of India. cial CPs and Joint CPs. Delhi govt challenges BJP, 3 IAS officers in race for Cong govts to compete Delhi Chief Secy’s post

in education sector ROUSHAN ALI meeting with Delhi Lieuten- ant-Governor Anil Baijal and ROUSHAN ALI NEW DELHI: After trans- outgoing Chief Secretary MM fer of Delhi Chief Secretary Kutty to discuss for Delhi NEW DELHI: Deputy Chief (CS) MM Kutty, three senior Chief Secretary appointment Minister Manish Sisodia on AGMUT cadre IAS officers issue. Wednesday threw open a chal- are in race for the coveted The second most viable lenge to all the governments post. Currently working as chances of success for Delhi in the country to come ahead Home Secretary in Delhi gov- Chief Secretary ,1986 IAS offi- and compete with the educa- ernment Manoj Parida, who cer of AGMUT cadre Anshu tion revolution in Delhi. He was recently transferred from Prakash. Prakash is presently also challenged the BJP ruled Chief Secretary of Puduch- working as Additional Secre- MCDs to have a comparison erry is the first in race. This tary in Rural Development in between the schools of Delhi month, Delhi PWD Secre- Centre. Prakash served as dif- Manish Sisodia Government and those run by tary Ashwani Kumar relieved ferent capacity such as Trans- the MCDs. He said this will “The only agenda these two Parida. port Secretary as well as Joint ultimately benefit the students political parties (Congress & Parida, hails from Odisha Secretary in the Health and of Delhi providing them with BJP) had on education was to and is an officer of the 1986 Family Welfare department good schools. decide how many crores of Rs batch of the AGMUT. He of Delhi government. “I challenge the MCDs in bribe to be taken for giving had assumed charge in June Deputy Chief Minister and also governments of other recognition to private schools 2015. His over two-year ten- Manish Sisodia urged that states ruled by other politi- and colleges, or to lobby for ure coincided with a period of the L-G office will follow up cal parties to compete with land to private schools, or how intense power tussle between old tradition before appoint- the work done in education to pocket heavy commissions Lieutenant Governor Kiran ing CS to take advice from the sector by our government in in admissions, or how to pocket Bedi and Congress’ Chief elected government. The AAP Delhi. Let’s start today and then funds in schemes like Mid-Day Minister V Narayanasamy. government could not suggest compare after an year or two,” meals etc,” Sisodia said. On Tuesday, Delhi Chief any name for the top post. said the Education Minister of Be it a Congress ruled Secretary MM Kutty was Third in race is senior IAS Delhi. state or a BJP ruled state, Govt appointed as Additional Sec- officer and Principal Secre- He added, “I am very happy schools are being shut down, retary in the Union Finance tary (finance) SN Sahai, who that ‘education’ is being dis- and private schools are increas- Ministry, according to an offi- is likely to get a chance of cussed by the politicians who ing day by day, their fee is cial order. Kutty, a 1985 batch Chief Secretary post. Sahai keep discussing issues like increasing day by day. All over IAS officer of union territories is presently working as Prin- Shamshan and Kabristaan. We the country, parents are frus- cadre, was appointed Chief cipal Secretary (finance and said when we entered politics trated over arbitrary fee hikes Secretary of Delhi in Novem- home) in the Delhi govern- that we are here to change pol- in private schools. There is no ber last year. ment. He several times held itics, and look how they have transparency in EWS admis- According to well-placed additional charge of Chief been forced to talk over edu- sions in private schools in any source, the Ministry of Home Secretary in absence of Chief cation and schools”. of the states,” he said. Affairs (MHA) called up a Secretary. Maids’ gang with expertise in identifying pure jewellery burgled several homes

ZAFAR ABBAS the family members by their accused was similar, almost smart nature and Professional The seven-member all of them wearing shawls and NEW DELHI: Maids are often attitude. Once that was done, maids arrested by sarees. During the interroga- considered to be aware of all the gang which worked in a tion, it was informed that all the secrets of family as they pair of two artistically engaged Crime branch had the accused belong to Bhagal- spend ample time within the the members of the family in a unique modus pur, Bihar and adjoining areas. house. However, not all maids one gimmick while the other The women used to hide the keep those secrets, some have woman who was usually expert operandi jewellery under their shawls ill intentions to burgle the in breaking and opening of the and sarees. house once they get a chance. locks of almirah and drawers, mond, and thus chose to pick “The gang stayed in Delhi- The Crime branch of Delhi burgled the house looting jew- only real jewellery articles of NCR for short periods and left Police busted a new modus ellery and cash from the tar- high value leaving behind the for Bihar after amassing huge operandi of maids who worked get house. artificial jewellery articles.” quantity of gold and diamond in pairs and befooled the fam- The DCP, Crime, Ram When the Crime branch jewellery. The gang disposed ily members of high profile Gopal Naik, under who super- started investigating these theft of the articles with the help of areas in Delhi and burgled gold vision the arrests were made cases, they observed a unique jewellers situated in Bihar only and other jewellery. told mediapersons, “The thing in the CCTV around the as they had apprehension that The seven-member maids accused had gained enough victim's house. It was found they might be exposed while arrested by Crime branch had experience on par with profes- that there were common faces dealing with Delhi based jew- a unique modus operandi. sional jewellers in identifying in most of the incidents. Also elers,” Ram Gopal Naik,DCP They won the confidence of the real gold as well as the dia- the turnout of the female Crime said. 4 city mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 30 November, 2017 Felling of trees in Dwarka: Constable braves bullets to nab criminal ABHAY SINGH

NGT notice to Delhi, Centre NEW DELHI: It was around 1 PM on Wednesday, a con- OUR CORRESPONDENT parties to file their reply within their response to the NGT. stable from Farsh Bazaar was 10 days and listed the matter The response will be made on patrolling in Vishwas Nagar NEW DELHI: Alleged fell- for hearing on December 11. after a meeting with the local area of Shahdara district when ing of over 1,000 trees for a The tribunal was hearing authorities. The minister is he noticed two criminals who proposed International Exhi- a plea filed by city resident likely to hold a meeting with were passing the area. Without bition-Cum-Convention Shobhit Chauhan seeking the top officials and members wasting any time the constable Center (IECC) in Dwarka "complete review" of the proj- of DPCC along with the local rushed to catch them and after has come under the scanner ect to protect trees from being officials in the next week. a gun battle one accused was of the National Green Tribu- chopped. During the hearing, The sources also asserted nabbed. inal got injured and was over- The CCTV footage accessed nal which sought a response the lawyer, appearing for the that the government has Talking to Millennium Post, powered while the other person by Millennium Post where it from the Centre and Delhi applicant, said at the time always asked the authorities constable Vivek stated that they ran away. The accused was iden- was seen that the accused were government. when pollution levels in the that no tree should be cut had opened fire on them but one tified as 24-year-old Monu, a in motorcycle after seeing them A bench headed by NGT city have touched severe lev- without notice, hence the rea- thing was going in his mind that resident of Farukh Nagar in constable without caring his Chairperson Justice Swatanter els it was necessary that trees The tribunal asked the parties to file their reply within 10 days and son behind cutting these trees they have to arrest the accused Indira Puram (UP) area. life started to chase one of the Kumar issued a notice to the should be preserved as they act listed the matter for hearing on December 11 should be investigated. as well. “A chain snatching Joint commissioner of police accused who was in pillion seat Ministry of the Environment as natural air filters. The officials said that the incident took place in the area. (Eastern Range) Ravindra Yadav whip of his pistol. and Forests, AAP govern- He said that the compen- meters, the IECC will house will be able to host 5,000 to minister has sought a detailed CCTV footage was scanned stated that it was a brave effort The accused tried everything ment, Delhi Mumbai Indus- satory plantation should be exhibition halls, conven- 10,000 delegates. It will take report on this matter. The gov- and the criminals’ footage was and prompt action by the police to escape but the police officer trial Corridor Development undertaken around Dwarka tion centers, banquet halls, an around 15 minutes to reach ernment and the other agen- shared with the staff. officer. Such acts would moti- makes sure that they did not flee. Corporation and Delhi Pollu- to maintain the ecological bal- an arena, a financial center, the center from the interna- cies will file their separate “I just saw these two men vate other staff and deter the During the battle, one per- tion Control Committee on a ance and it should take place, hotels, food and beverage out- tional airport here. responses on the matter. The and they were the same who criminals. son who was driving was injured plea alleging felling of trees for not at some far-off places like lets, commercial and retail ser- The Delhi government officials further explained that were involved in the incident “The criminal injured was and the other accused fled the the Rs 26,000-crore construc- ITO and Yamuna Bank Metro vices and common internal sources asserted that the the whole project is not in the when I told them to stop but also involved in an encounter spot. tion project. Station. infrastructure facilities. environment department hand of the Delhi government they did not listen and started in January this year with UP The police official chased The bench, also comprising With an overall built- The IECC, which is com- and Delhi Pollution Control but the department will take firing,” said Vivek. police in Noida Sectror 71,” said him but he was successful in Justice Jawad Rahim, asked the up space of 1.02 million sq. ing up in sector 25 in Dwarka, Committee will together file care of all the necessary steps. In retaliatory fire, one crim- Ravindra Yadav. fleeing. NMRC gets Rs 200 crores RYAN CASE: Asphyxiation deaths: Grieving Activist meets for Noida-Greater Noida Juvenile’s custody CM Kejriwal on extended till Dec 6 families struggle to cope with loss mandatory age metro track from NCRPB OUR CORRESPONDENT ABHAY SINGH whom he was working day check at PoS and night,” said Dev, cousin of GURUGRAM: Hearing three NEW DELHI: “I told him not Kamal. OUR CORRESPONDENT major issues related to Pradyu- to go Delhi I had a feeling that Roshan, brother of another man murder case, the juvenile something bad is waiting but deceased Amit stated that four NEW DELHI: Social activ- justice board has kept the next he did not listen to me and months ago he got married ist Prince Singhal met Delhi date for hearing on December now my son is no more,” said and during marriage season Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- 6, where it will take up all these Anglal, father of Anil, who was he used to come here to earn wal on Wednesday on the issue issues. among the six men died due money. of age check at PoS including Moreover, the 16 –year- old to asphyxiation in Delhi Cantt “I have been broken from bar, pubs, liquor vends, hotels, who has been charged for mur- area. inside what to do and what clubs and all F&B outlets serv- dering Pradyuman will remain The family of the victims was not, I do not understand,” said ing alcohol based on the PIL in the child correction home till in the Capital on Wednesday Roshan. filed by him in the Delhi High December 6. for the post-mortem of the The other deceased Dev- Court. RAHUL SINGH cials, NCRPB had in February The Central Bureau of relatives. ender hails from Uttarakhand “I personally met the CM this year sanctioned a loan of Investigation who is presently Talking to Millennium area whose family got to know and briefed him about the NOIDA: The National Cap- Rs 1,587 crore to Noida Metro investigating the case had Post, Anglal stated that he he did not listen and now I am state, the deceased had cele- about the incident around 5 importance of having manda- ital Region Planning Board Rail Corporation (NMRC) for sought permission to take the used to be a rickshaw puller in here to take the body of my brated Bhai Duj with his sisters. PM on Tuesday after which tory age check at point of sale (NCRPB) has disbursed the the 29.7 km Noida-Greater finger prints of the juvenile in Uttarakhand but his two sons son,” said the father. One of the deceased Kamal, they reached Delhi. and how it would help to bring fifth installment for the under Noida metro project that is esti- order to strengthen their case. which include a deceased told He further said that for a a native of Nepal used to visit On Tuesday, six men were down road accidents and also, construction Noida-Greater mated to cost Rs 5,503 crore. They had, therefore, filed them that to take rest as they father it is tough to take the Delhi in months of marriages found dead inside a truck in combat excessive underage Noida Metro Project. The fifth “As of now the board has an application in the court so will work for the family. body of his child for whom he so that he can earn some Delhi Cantt area. drinking, which often results loan amount of Rs 200 crore received a total of Rs 2483 crore that they can go with the pro- “I stop pulling rickshaw had planned to get him mar- money for the family who lives Police claimed that dur- in unruly and careless behav- was released on Tuesday which out of the estimated cost of Rs cess that can be key evidence in this year as Anil had started ried next year. far away from him. ing the initial investigation ior by young people, who are is aimed at providing a boost to 5503 crore. The loan received as their investigation. The second to earn money he was work- The father also stated that “I have not told his parents they have found that the rea- vulnerable and unable to han- the much awaited metro proj- the fifth installment will surely application was filed against the ing as a caterer for many years. due to fewer jobs in their states, about the death of his son as son behind the death can be dle the effect of alcohol result- ect in suburbs around Delhi. boost the last stage construc- CBI from the legal team that is This year I told him not to go Anil was forced to move out they can get the heart attack. suffocation as a tandoor was ing in motor vehicle crashes, “With the approval of the tion of the metro track and we representing the 16-year-old to Delhi as some bad thoughts and came to Delhi. “He was married recently found burning from inside in drunk, driving brawls, moles- fifth installment by NCRPB, are expecting that the track will accused. were coming in my mind but Last time before leaving his and had a minor child for the truck. tation etc,” said Singhal. the board has got a total of Rs be soon thrown open to the 1130 crore out of the sanc- commuters, once the trial is tioned Rs 1587 crore. The bal- successfully complete” said P Include chapter on tobacco: ance is expected to come soon .D Upadhyay, General Man- Tragedy averted: 45 passengers subject to guarantee by Greater ager (Finance), NMRC told Noida Industrial Development Millenniiumpost. Delhi govt to school boards Authority (GNIDA) and Noida “The metro corridor is Authority” said a senior NMRC expected to substantially rescued from burning bus OUR CORRESPONDENT products increase manifold, he official. improve traffic flow in Noida said. As per officials, this 19 year and Greater Noida and will also ZAFAR ABBAS their lives to save the trapped NEW DELHI: Delhi's State “Tobacco use is the gateway loan, including a moratorium benefit the daily office goers passengers. Tobacco Control Cell has urged of other drug addictions. As far of four years for repayment of to Delhi and Gurgaon. Pres- NEW DELHI: It would have “The voices inside were get- the NCERT to incorporate a as tobacco consumption among loan carries an interest rate of ently, the civil work of metro been a massive tragedy of many ting louder. They were shouting chapter on tobacco control in school staff/personnel is con- 7% per year and an incentive of tracks is complete. The loan deaths and front page news of for help. We somehow man- curriculums of the CBSE and cerned, nearly 3 in 10 school 0.25% for timely repayment of will cater finishing the electri- many newspapers that some aged to break open the win- other educational boards for personnel currently use tobacco installments. cal and mechanical works as locals and police staff had not dows and pull the passengers classes 6 to 12. products," he said in the letter. According to Noida Metro well as clearing the dues of buy- acted in a lightening speed to out, said Dipesh. Additional director in the He said the Delhi govern- Rail Corporation (NMRC) offi- ing coaches” added Upadhyay. save the lives of 45 passengers The policemen too were Health Department, Dr S K ment was already implementing trapped inside a burning bus in seen rescuing the passen- Arora, in a letter said 14.1 per tobacco-free initiative in educa- Pul Praghladpur of South East- gers and trying to douse off cent students (up to age 15 tional institutes as per Govern- ern Delhi on Tuesday night. the flames. Thanfully, all pas- years) currently use tobacco ment of India guidelines, the CITY BRIEFS The bus was returning from sengers escaped with minor products, with 4.2 per cent stu- legal provisions of the Ciga- a marriage party from Farid- of them were women. As the rescue the passengers in fire injuries. dents smoking cigarettes and 1.9 rette and Other Tobacco Prod- THREE MEN HELD FOR BURGLARIES BY abad and going towards Jait- bus caught fire, the driver of before get too late. We changed “The Police team of Pul per cent using other tobacco ucts Act 2003 (COTPA) and the pur when the incident took the bus jumped out and ran. strategy then and rushed to get Prahalad Pur, The Border toll products. The use of chewable Delhi Act 1996 but "schoolgoing DELHI POLICE place. It was the brave efforts However as the fire intensi- rods and broke the glass and staff and some public persons tobacco in various patterns was children were the most vulner- NEW DELHI: Three men who started committing the of the toll tax collectors and fied, the doors of the bus got twisted the iron grills,” said reacted immediately and res- also increasing despite gutkha able group". crime in order to live a lavish lifestyle were nabbed the police staff that averted a locked trapping all 45 passen- Dipesh Bhati, a Toll Tax Super- cued all passengers from the and chewable tobaccos being There was an urgent need for major tragedy. gers inside. visor, who was the first one to bus by breaking the glasses of banned in Delhi, he said. regular sensitisation of students, by South East Delhi Police. According to police, the The bus ferrying a mar- “The bus was full of smoke rush to rescue the passengers. windows. The action was so The WHO estimated that of teachers and parents and hence accused were identified as Sarfaraj (26), Vishwajeet riage party returning from inside and the fire that has Soon the toll staffs, who prompt that the rescue work the 1,000 teenagers who smoke creating a chapter in the curric- (22) and Shahdab Ansari (21). The accused were ar- Faridabad in Haryana, caught spread from the engine soon were joined by the Police police was done before receiving the currently, 500 would eventually ulum would help a lot, he said. rested on a basis of information that they would come fire as it approached Surajpur engulfed the whole bus. We picket staff of Pul Prahladpur, PCR call. die of tobacco-related diseases, "We have requested the near Amir Khusro Park, Nizammudin to dispose of the Border Police picket near Pul rushed to get mineral water poured as much water as they “The bus was completely Arora said. Globally, most peo- NCERT to incorporate tobbaco stolen property. Prahladpur. kept for drinking purpose and could spread on the burning burnt. Two fire tenders later ple start using or experimenting control matter as a chapter in The time was 1:30 am on tried to douse off the flames. bus. Some men also climbed reached at spot and doused with tobacco before the age of the curriculum of the CBSE GOVT STARTS NEW CANCER TREATMENT Tuesday night and close to 45 “We soon realised that this the bus and tried to break the fire,” DCP South Chinmoy 18 years. At this age the chances and other educational boards," CELLS IN LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL passengers were onboard, most was not enough and we had to windows’ iron grills risking Biswal said. of getting addicted to tobacco he said. NEW DELHI: Health Minister Satyendar Jain has inaugurated Brachytherapy and operation theatre for Food Commissioner asked to cancer treatment at Lok Nayak Hospital on Wednes- Citizens start online petition to expedite day. This will help the government hospital to treat intensify enforcement drive more patient with cancer in a much better way noted construction of Dwarka expressway the minister. “Brachytherapy is an advanced cancer OUR CORRESPONDENT tion System (PDS) Outlets, in treatment. Radioactive seeds or sources are placed in addition to onion being pro- PIYUSH OHRIE along the other stretch is occur- or near the tumor itself, giving a high radiation dose to NEW DELHI: Delhi minister vided through SAFAL Outlets. ring at a fast pace. “Due to stay the tumor while reducing the radiation exposure in the for Food & Civil Supplies, Imran The Commissioner (Food & GURUGRAM: No one can order from the court, develop- surrounding healthy tissues,” said a senior doctor of the Hussain reviewed the issue of Civil Supplies) further informed relate more to the challenges mental activities along certain cancer center of Lok Nayak Hospital. rising retail price of onion in the minister that four enforce- in the growth and expansion of sections of Northern Peripheral Delhi with Commissioner and ment teams of the department Gurugram than 90,000 home- Road have not been happening. WOMAN LAWYER GETS HER MOLESTERS other senior officers of Food are making daily inspections of buyers of Dwarka Express- However, due to a proactive and Civil Supplies Department major mandis for taking effec- way as the residents have been approach, we hope to get the ARRESTED on Wednesday. tive action against hoarding demanding since long for matters resolved soon and the GURUGRAM: Displaying courage and composure, a The Minister expressed his activities. However, the teams the completion of 28 kilome- Northern Peripheral Road will woman lawyer was able to get the molesters arrested. concern regarding rising retail have not reported any single tres road that will lead to the be completed this year. For the prices of Onion. The minister instance of hoarding till date. growth of social infrastructure light, no water, security, sewer- ments (EMI).” benefit of home owners a link- The incident occurred last Sunday when the woman was informed that a meeting in During the meeting it was in the area. age, roads and hospitals. School Most of the home owners age of Dwarka Expressway with along with her female friend was driving at 11:30 pm this regard was also convened opined that considering the However, legal hurdles in children must be brought from of Dwarka Expressway have NH-8 will also be set up,” said near Sector-47. Suddenly two men on the bike started by Union Minister of Consumer high renting costs of storage land acquisition and inade- all over the city to demonstrate been demanding for having a senior official from HUDA. chasing them. They later overtook the car and began Affairs, Food & Public Distri- space in Delhi, possibilities of quate compensation provided what Stone Age in the urban fast track courts on the cases “Even as the challenges blocking the path for women drivers. The duo later bution System on today ,where hoarding activities in Delhi to villagers have resulted in the scenario looks like,” says Sushil of Dwarka Expressway so that remain we are overcoming it came out from the bike and trying to snatch the key Delhi Government requested are very less. However, hoard- project prolonging since 2007. Kumar. basic amenities can be pro- gradually. While there may be Central Government to pro- ing activities could be occur- In order to put pressure on the A grievance that is being vided in the area. complaints of legal issues slow- from the drivers. During this process, the lawyer was vide financial assistance under ring in the neighboring States government, certain residents shared by lakhs of home- Meanwhile, the HUDA ing down the work in Northern able to get in touch with the police who reached the Price Stabilization Fund so that for which the Central Govern- have taken an online route to buyers from Delhi-NCR was officials on their part have Peripheral Road, develop- spot and arrested them. The two who have been ar- the Delhi Government could ment should convene a meet- put forth the difficulties faced expressed by Sanjay Singh who maintained that barring few mental works at the Southern rested have been identified as Anurag and Naveen. consider providing onion at ing with neighboring States for by them. said, “We are moving to poor stretched where construction is Peripheral road have begun at affordable prices to the citi- increasing enforcement activi- “In Dwarka Expressway category slowly by paying the not happening due to the stay full swing,” added the HUDA zens through Public Distribu- ties against the hoarding. we are living in Stone Age, no rents and easy monthly instal- order, developmental activities official. 5 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 30 November, 2017 mp nation India is not cause of Climate CRB grills GMs over railways safety, gives 7-point agenda Change... but victim: Prabhu DHIRENDRA KUMAR NEW DELHI: In the wake of OUR CORRESPONDENT posed to contribute to it, they recent series of train derail- must also contribute a substan- ments causing loss to lives, NEW DELHI: India has not tial part of it so that we can the Chairman Railways Board caused climate change but is its blend it and make it an instru- grilled all the general man- victim, Union Minister Suresh ment which can actually pro- agers as well as safety officers Prabhu said on Wednesday, mote ideas related to climate of different zones over the expressing unhappiness over change,” he added. strengthening of safety in rail- “some countries” walking away Prabhu said the govern- ways. According to sources, all from the Paris agreement. ment is engaged in formulat- zonal heads have been directed The “saddest part” is that ing a new industrial policy to better the safety standards despite India acting on the which will create new indus- in railways by implementing Paris climate agreement, some tries, linking India to global 7-point agenda given to them countries were walking out of supply chains and increasing by the CRB. the deal, he added. the share of manufacturing in As per the seven-point Prabhu’s comments come the GDP to 20 per cent. agenda, senior divisional engi- amid the uncertainty over “We have a GDP of almost neers have been told to identify the US role in the deal after USD 2.5 trillion and in the next the critical locations of tracks President Donald Trump 7 to 8 years, we will be touch- apart from drawing an action announced in June that his ing the USD 5 trillion mark. I plan for maintenance of tracks country was withdrawing from have asked the industries that that are vulnerable to safety. the Paris deal, arguing that it we must touch the GDP for According to sources, the gives undue advantage to coun- manufacturing to at least 20 GMs and concerned officials tries like India and China. per cent of GDP, that means were told to increase the inter- The world’s third-largest in the next few years time, the action of people down the line carbon polluter, India along GDP for manufacturing must for timely action if any fault vulnerable areas in a phased standards of railways soon after with more than 190 nations, touch the trillion dollar mark,” comes to notice. The GMs and manner, while critical loca- series of train derailments as a reached a pact in December ment, I would not say the here at a conference on climate develop new ideas of semi- he said. safety officers were grilled for tions must be dealt with pri- move to fix the responsibility 2015 with an aim to prevent an best, but some good pathway change. India has not caused financial instruments which On his upcoming visit to over hours during the meet- ority basis. of officers involved in safety increase in the global average towards salvaging the situa- climate change, but is a victim can promote technology trans- WTO Ministerial Conference ing which was held on Monday Other tasks that have been management. temperature and keep it well tion in Paris, and now some of it, he added. The commerce fers, global action and collab- in Buenos Aires, Argentina, through video-conferencing. given to them include, increas- Meanwhile, the Railways below 2 degrees Celsius. countries are questioning Paris and industry minister made orative solutions. he said that while economic At the meeting, wherein all ing patrolling of tracks during on Tuesday suspended a senior The deal, which replaced (pact) itself... a case for creating markets “The IFC (International growth is imperative, there is a GMs, safety officers, principal the winter season, improv- section officer-in-charge of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, was “Despite the fact that we for green products and chan- Finance Corporation) must need to ensure that it is sustain- chief officer interacted with ing the track maintenance tracks in connection with the ratified in October 2016. acted, now some countries nelising public money towards think about the new concept able in the long term and green CRB and some other senior machine’s performance, etc. November 24 derailment of the “Unfortunately, despite the are walking out and that’s the fighting climate change. of bringing in private capital as growth will be the driving force officers, the concerned officers Experts have termed the Vasco Da Gama Express which fact that we had a good agree- saddest part of it,” Prabhu said He said the world must also well as countries who are sup- going forward. were told to resolve the lesser meeting to review the safety left three passengers dead. ED opposes meat JP Nadda asserts India’s exporter Moin Drive to install reflectors on anti-malaria efforts a success Qureshi’s bail OUR CORRESPONDENT plea before court sugarcane vehicles launched

NEW DELHI: As the WHO OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT “Regular traffic vehicles on the road reported 331 malaria deaths generally have arrangement of reflectors or in India in 2016, the highest in NEW DELHI: The Enforce- NEW DELHI: In a bid to avoid the pos- yellow light for improvement of their vis- Southeast Asia, Health Min- ment Directorate on Wednes- sibility of an accident due to poor visibil- ibility, but in case of bullock cart, trolley, ister JP Nadda on Wednes- day opposed the bail ity in case of dense fog, the Uttar Pradesh etc, used by sugarcane farmers for trans- day asserted that the country application of controversial government has launched a campaign to porting the cane often have no reflector,” has reduced its new malaria meat exporter Moin Qureshi, install reflector on sugarcane transport Bhoosreddy said, adding that installing cases by one-third, and crossed arrested in a money laundering vehicles at mill gate and cane purchas- reflector strip on these vehicles would the malaria mortality reduc- case here. In a written submis- ing centres. improve visibility and reduce possibilities tion targets which were to be sion filed before special judge Informing about the launch of the of accidents. achieved by 2020. Arun Bharadwaj, the central drive, Commissioner Cane & Sugar San- been noticed that during the dense fog Instructions have been issued to all Addressing a high-level probe agency said that the jay R Bhoosreddy said, “Operation of sugar the visibility of vehicles is extremely low deputy cane commissioners and district roundtable on ‘accelerating the offences allegedly committed mills and purchase of sugarcane is done that increases the chances of an accident cane officers for installing reflector strips elimination of Malaria in the by the accused were serious in in winter which witnesses dense fog. It’s on the road.” on ‘accident vulnerable’ vehicles. South-East Asia Region’, the nature and he should not be health minister said that with tions in technology and science India was weak as it detected a granted the relief. nearly three-fourth of the share to achieve these outcomes,” mere eight per cent of Malaria Special public prosecutor N of the regional burden, India’s Nadda asserted. cases. K Matta, appearing for the ED, “successes” have significantly The WHO report said that India also witnessed a total claimed that the accused was contributed to the reduction India accounted for six per of 331 malaria deaths in 2016, likely to hamper the ongoing of malaria cases in the entire cent of the 216 million new making it the highest number probe if the relief was granted. South-East Asia region. cases globally. A World Health of deaths due to the disease in The court put up the mat- The minister noted that Organisation (WHO) report Southeast Asia region. ter for arguments on Thursday. the success to combat Malaria “World Malaria Report 2017” The Health Minister, how- The accused, currently comes against the backdrop of which was released on Wednes- ever, said that majority of lodged in jail, has claimed in the political leadership’s com- day stated that only eight per malaria cases in the country his application that he should mitment and support to health cent of malaria cases were diag- come from the bordering dis- be granted the bail as he was programmes in India. nosed last year in India, which tricts, forest and tribal areas, not required for further probe “The commitment to accounted for six per cent of while most of the remaining and the investigation has been ensure health for every person the 216 million new cases parts of the country remain completed. in India comes from the high- globally. malaria free. “Addressing The agency had earlier est office of the government. India was third on the list of malaria is not only an issue for claimed in the court that “the It is Prime Minister Narendra 15 countries which accounted India’s aspiration of achieving witnesses have confirmed in Modi’s vision to see health and for 80 per cent of all malaria universal health coverage, but their statements that they have development reach the fur- cases in the world last year, the also to achieve it with equity,” delivered crores of rupees for thest corners of our country, report said. It also stated that he said reiterating the commit- Qureshi and his associates and use the very latest innova- surveillance mechanism in ment to eliminate Malaria. through his employees....” CBI takes over probe in alleged 10-year RI to SBI’s ex-staff custodial death in misappropriation case OUR CORRESPONDENT of teenager All the sentences of OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: A special CBI court in Ranchi imprisonment shall run has sentenced 10 years imprisonment to former NEW DELHI: The CBI has Deputy Manager of State Bank of India in a case concurrently taken over probe into the related to misappropriation of crores. alleged custodial death of a “A special judge for CBI cases, Ranchi sen- concurrently and out of the said fine amount, 50 16-year-old boy at the Kator- tenced Prasant Kumar Ghosh, the then deputy per cent shall be paid to the SBI Branch. tal police post in Uttarakhand’s manager (accounts) of State Bank of India, Main In another development, the Special Judge, Udham Singh Nagar district Road branch of Ranchi to undergo 10 years rig- CBI Cases, Bhopal has sentenced AS Hegde, in February. The Uttarakhand orous imprisonment under section 409 of IPC then branch manager and Ravindra Kumar, the High Court had directed the with fine of Rs 50 lakh in case related to misap- then assistant manager, both working in State agency to investigate the case propriation of crores,” CBI said in a statement Bank of Mysore, Bhopal to three years rigorous after the father of the teenager here on Wednesday. The probe agency said that imprisonment in a fraud case. Both the officials approached it with a complaint Ghosh was also sentenced to undergo three years of the bank had sanctioned and disbursed 21 against police officials. Accord- under section 13 (2) r/w 13(1) (c) of the PC Act, housing loans in the name of various borrow- ing to the procedure, the CBI 1988 with fine of Rs 50 lakh. ers from 2006 to 2009 resulting into siphoning will initiate a probe based on All the sentences of imprisonment shall run of Rs 200.40 lakh from the bank. the FIR registered by police in the connection with the case. The then in-charge of the Katortal police post sub- Gujarat seeking answers for 22 inspector Praveen Singh, con- stable Balwant Singh and unidentified persons have been years’ BJP rule, Rahul tells PM named in the FIR. The father of youth had alleged that on Feb- ruary 26, Praveen Singh had OUR CORRESPONDENT his argument, he said, “First called them to the police post to question to the prime minister question his son regarding an NEW DELHI: Stepping up his on the state of affairs in Guja- issue. He had claimed that on offensive against Prime Min- rat - In 2012, he promised to reaching the post, the police- ister Narendra Modi ahead of provide 50 lakh new houses, men locked his son in a room the Gujarat elections, Congress but provided 4.72 lakh in five alleging that he had eloped vice president Rahul Gandhi on years. Will the prime minister with the daughter of a Kazi- Wednesday sought to make the tell whether it will take another bagh resident. The policemen state’s ruling BJP accountable 45 years to fulfil the promise? asked him to leave the post and for its promises in the last polls. The prime minister and the said they needed to question Gandhi also brought up the Seeking to pin the gov- opposition leader are in Guja- his son for some more time, BJP’s 22-year rule in Gujarat ernment down on the issue rat on Wednesday to campaign he had claimed. The father and said people were demand- of housing, Gandhi asked for their parties ahead of the alleged the police personnel ing answers. the prime minister whether December 9 and 14 assembly mercilessly beat up his son for 22 salon ka hisaab, Guja- it would take 45 more years poll. Gandhi will campaign in two days and pressured him to rat mange jawaab (Gujarat to provide new houses to the state for two days and will accept he had eloped with the demands answers for 22 years Gujaratis. start with a visit to the famous daughter of the complainant. of BJP rule), he tweeted. Giving numbers to buttress Somnath temple. 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 30 November, 2017 Maha CM, political parties Madras HC directs TN govt to stop sand mining in six months hail Kopardi gangrape verdict OUR CORRESPONDENT MADURAI: The Madras High OUR CORRESPONDENT Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu Government MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Sexual abuse of women to stop all sand mining and Minister Devendra Fadnavis quarrying activities in the state and other political leaders on within six months and to not Wednesday hailed the court result of unequal power open any new sand quarries. verdict in the case of gangrape Justice R Mahadevan in his and killing of a 15-year-old girl order said that sand had been in Ahmednagar in which the equations: Court quarried beyond permitted three accused were awarded level affecting the flow of water death sentence. OUR CORRESPONDENT that instead of being remorse- in rivers and impacting agricul- A sessions court on ful, he is shameless to the ture in the state. Wednesday awarded death NEW DELHI: A Delhi court extent of using demeaning Besides, ground water level sentence to Jitendra Babulal has sentenced a man to three words against the complain- had also dipped in several Shinde (25), Santosh Gorakh years in jail for sexually harass- ant even before the court and places due to mining of sand, Bhawal (30) and Nitin Gopi- ing and threatening to throw seems to have not learnt any he noted. nath Bhailume (23) for brutally acid on a woman after she lesson from his past mistakes. The judge pointed out that raping and killing a 15- year- rejected his marriage proposal. “Taking a lenient view, in Kerala had already stopped should be carried out by fol- sand in Kerala, the petitioner old girl in Kopardi village in The convict also faced these circumstances, would mining of sand in six rivers. lowing provisions under GST argued. 2016. The incident had trig- the ire of the court for using only be conveying a wrong The order was passed on laws, the judge said, adding the To this, the advocate gen- gered protests across the state. derogatory words against the message to the society and to a petition filed by M R M government should “bring an eral said the state government “Kopardi was an extremely possible to prolong the case, case could be fast tracked as woman with Additional Ses- such kind of people that they Ramaiya seeking a direction to enactment to regulate and han- has the right to insist on licence unfortunate incident which but it proved futile. the previous Congress-NCP sions Judge Savita Rao say- are above the law and they can the state government to permit dle such imported sand within for transportation and storage resulted in massive reactions Claiming that the court government had made suitable ing his “utterance” suggested be let off even after demeaning him to sell the river sand he had the state”. of the river sand. across the state,” Fadnavis told even fined the lawyers of the changes in law. that he was “shameless” and the womanhood,” the judge imported from Malaysia and When the matter came up, The petitioner failed to reporters here. accused twice for delaying the “It is the government’s seemed to have not learnt any said. stored at the Tuticorin port. the petitioner submitted that he prove that the sand imported The chief minister said the trial, he said the perpetrators of responsibility to ensure that lesson. “Sexual abuse against The judge ordered that had imported one lakh tonnes by him was river sand and the investigating agencies con- the heinous crime were finally higher courts uphold the death The court sentenced the women is often a result of quarries of granites and other of sand from Malaysia and sold same had to be chemically ana- ducted a swift inquiry and awarded capital punishment. punishment of the accused,” he convict to 3-year imprison- unequal power equations both minerals, except gravel, be 96 tonnes to a customer in lysed to ensure it did not con- arrested the accused immedi- After the judgement, the said, adding that the govern- ment for the offences of sex- real and perceived between periodically closed to main- Marthandam in Kanyakumari tain any hazardous or heavy ately. Lauding special public victim’s soul will find peace, ment should fast track other ual harassment, stalking and men and women and is also tain ecological balance. district. However, the collector metals in public interest, the prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam and the chief minister said, adding cases of atrocities against criminal intimidation under strongly influenced by patriar- The state government of that district had seized the AG said. the police officials involved in that people’s faith in the judicial women. NCP leader Dhanan- the IPC and also slapped a fine chal notions of society, which should take a decision to lorries carrying the imported The district collector was the case, he said exceptionally system would increase. jay Munde said complete jus- of Rs 25,000 on him. seems to be the reason that import river sand by the state- sand. empowered to issue any orders good work was done and the Senior Congress leader tice would be meted out only “Convict has been warned the accused was not willing to owned corporation in order to Several representations for inspection and proper trial was completed in a record Ashok Chavan also welcomed when higher courts uphold of using such kind of language. take ‘No’ to his marriage pro- meet the demand in the state made to the collector and implementation of Tamil Nadu time. He claimed the lawyers of the decision of the fast track the judgement and the accused Utterance of the convict posal to the complainant,” the if there were no legal impedi- other officials to release the Prevention of Illegal Mining the accused tried everything court. He claimed that the would be hanged. itself is suggestive of the fact court said. ments, he said. impounded vehicles proved Transportation and Storage of It should set up permanent futile, the petitioner said. Minerals Act, he added. check posts equipped with As per rules, there was no Though the court did not Haryana leader who CCTV cameras to curb illegal bar on transporting imported undermine the demand for Hadiya reiterates desire mining of sand, he added. sand, he contended. sand, the judge said sand min- The court also directed that The petitioner claimed he ing cannot be done endanger- a committee be constituted to possessed all necessary doc- ing the existence itself. offered bounty for ascertain the loss to the state uments to prove that he had The state should keep public to meet, talk to husband exchequer due to illegal min- imported sand from Malay- interest as paramount and rise ing and recover the same from sia and even paid GST for the to the occasion to protect and Deepika’s head resigns OUR CORRESPONDENT She further said she will companies, individuals or same. preserve the natural resources be able to communicate bet- government servants found Besides, officials in Tamil which would pave the way for OUR CORRESPONDENT schedule did not specify any SALEM: A day after she arrived ter with the media persons responsible for it. Nadu have no jurisdiction to a better life for the future gen- such appointment, the Rajput in the city to continue studies after receiving the copy of the Sale of imported sand prevent the sale of the imported eration, the court said. CHANDIGARH: Haryana leader maintained that he had at a homeopathy medical col- Supreme Court order. BJP leader Suraj Pal Amu, given time for a meeting. lege as directed by the Supreme The Apex court has who reportedly offered a Rs Rajput groups have been Court, Hadiya, a Kerala woman appointed the Dean of the col- Three children 10 crore bounty for behead- protesting against the period at the centre of an alleged love- lege as Hadiya’s guardian and NATION BRIEFS ing “Padmavati” actor Deepika drama “Padmavati” alleging jihad case, on Wednesday reit- granted him liberty to approach killed as wall Padukone and director San- that it distorts historical facts. erated her desire to talk to her kms from here last evening. it in case of any problem. ICJ JUDGE BHANDARI VISITS LORD jay Leela Bhansali, on Wednes- Amu stated in his resigna- husband. To a query about her hus- She was earlier staying at collapses day resigned as the chief media tion letter that he had worked “For the past six months, I band Shafin Jahan, Hadiya said her parental home in Kochi for SHIVA TEMPLE IN TN coordinator of the state unit with full dedication for the was talking to persons I did not she had no contact with him several weeks. SHAHJAHANPUR: Three ERODE: Justice Dalveer Bhandari, recently re-elected of the party. The resignation party over the past few years, like (parents)because of their for the last few months as she It however did not accede children were killed and two judge of the International Court of Justice, on Wednes- comes days after the Haryana but felt that “CM Khattar does harassment during my stay did not have a mobile phone to her plea to be allowed to go others injured when a wall col- day offered worship at a nearby Lord Shiva temple, unit of the party served a show not need dedicated workers with them,” she told reporters and the only people she spoke with her husband. lapsed on them in Sarthauli vil- located atop a small hillock in the middle of Cauvery cause notice to him seeking and office bearers. Khattar is at Sivaraj Homeopathy Med- to were her parents. “I am very Shafin Jahan had on Sep- lage this morning, police said. river. Bhandari participated in a special puja and explanation over his controver- surrounded by a coterie which ical College, where she will eager to speak to my husband,” tember 20 approached the apex The incident took place sial remarks. In his resignation is taking him away from dedi- be undergoing a 11-month said Hadiya, who was in the court seeking recall of its order when a foundation was being spent about an hour at the famous Nattathueswaran letter which he forwarded to cated workers for the last three internship. news recently after her conver- directing the NIA to investi- laid for construction of a wall temple, the temple trustees said. He was received by state BJP chief Subhash Barala years.” Amu, however, said that The court, after the pro- sion to Islam and marriage with gate the controversial case of and an adjoining wall collapsed Erode Collector S Prabakar, District Judge and temple over WhatsApp, Amu stated he will continue to work as an ceedings, had freed Hadiya the Muslim youth in Kerala. conversion and marriage of on the children playing nearby, trustees including A Gandhi. Security was beefed up that he was upset over Chief ordinary BJP worker. After a from her parents’ custody and On the facilities available in Hadiya. Superintendent of Police, K B in and around the temple in view of the judge’s visit. Minister Manohar Lal Khat- youth from Meerut announced asked her to pursue her studies. the college hostel and the secu- The Kerala High Court had Singh said. Chief Minister Yogi Gandhi said Justice Bhandari visited the temple on tar allegedly skipping a meet- Rs 5 crore bounty, Amu had The 25-year-old wasrity arrangements, Hadiya said annulled the marriage term- Adityanath expressed grief over ing with representatives of the reportedly made remarks about brought to the institution amid she was not aware of it and will ing it as an instance of ‘love the incident and directed dis- learning about it. The temple is located in the middle Karni Sena yesterday. doubling the offer during an tight security by Kerala police answer all their (media) ques- jihad’, following which Jahan trict officials to extend all possi- of Cauvery river and devotees have to use ferry ser- Though the chief minister’s event in New Delhi. from Coimbatore, about 170 tions in another two days. approached the Supreme court. ble help to those injured. MPOST vices when the water level rises. TWO MINORS KILLED IN BIHAR IN WEST BENGAL GOVERNMENT TENDER Hyderabad Metro SUSPECTED CASE OF HONOUR KILLING ABRIDGED NOTICE TO NIT NO-12 OF 2017-18 BETTIAH: In a suspected case of honour killing, a Separate sealed tenders are invited by the Executive Engineer minor boy and girl - both belonging to different (A-I) Kalyani (Agri-Irrign) Division, Bidhan Bhavan, Central Park, Kalyani, Nadia for “Development of tube wells by chemical Rail opens to public; communities - were killed in West Champaran district treatment & surging along with Gravel packing” at different and three kins of the girl have been arrested in this HDTW/DTW schemes under different Sub Divisions within the connection, police said here on Wednesday. According jurisdiction of Kalyani (A-I) Division”. passengers elated to Superintendent of Police, Bettiah, Vinay Kumar, “The 1) Last Date & time for application - 07.12.17 (up to 2.00 P.M). 2) Last Date & time of Sale of Tender bodies of Mukesh Kumar and Noor Jehan Khatun were Documents - 08.12.17 (up to 4-00 P.M) OUR CORRESPONDENT recovered from two different spots in Nautan block of 3) Last Date & time of receiving of Tender Documents - 12.12.17 (up to 2-00 P.M) West Champaran district. The girl’s brother Alauddin Further details will be available from the office of the HYDERABAD: The Hyder- Ansari and uncles Gulsanovar and Amir Miyan have undersigned at Bidhan Bhaban, Central Park, Kalyani, Nadia abad Metro Rail opened for been arrested in connection with the killings”. He said on any working day between 11 A.M. to 3 P.M Sd/- public on Wednesday with the “the boy’s family members lodged a complaint with P Goswami passengers describing their Executive Engineer (A-I) first-time travel by it as a “con- the police yesterday that they had spotted his body Kalyani (Agri-Irrign) Division in the adjacent Balua village the previous night but Kalyani, Nadia. venient, comfortable and awe- some experience”. the same had disappeared in the early hours”. “Dur- The metro rail commenced ing investigation it came to light that the boy, son of its operations between Miya- time and hoped that the clean- a Banhora village-based trader Ravikant Sah and a pur and Nagole, having a total liness will be maintained at the student of class IX, had fallen in love with Noor Jehan distance of 30 kms and 24 sta- stations with cooperation from tions, the concessionaire, L&T public. of Balua. Alauddin was taken into custody for inter- Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd, A woman software profes- rogation during which he confessed that he, along with said in a statement. sional said, “It is amazing. It his two uncles, had killed the boy and the girl”. Prime Minister Narendra will help us in avoiding the traf- Modi yesterday inaugurated fic snarls and in saving travel CHHATTISGARH: COBRA COMMANDO the first phase of the 72-km ele- time. It is very a convenient INJURED IN NAXAL IED BLAST vated Hyderabad Metro Rail mode of transport and a com- project at the Miyapur station. fortable ride.” RAIPUR: A CoBRA commando of the CRPF was on After launching the 30-km A city-based businessman Wednesday injured in an IED blast triggered by Nax- stretch between Miyapur and said it normally took him 45 als in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, officials said. ICA/T 5816(2)/2017 Nagole, Modi took a ride on minutes to travel between The incident took place near Kistaram village around the train on its inaugural run. Miyapur and Ameerpet by 1:40 pm when a joint team of CoBRA commandos and The trains would run from other modes of transport, but 6 am to 10 pm initially which now with metro he reached his the state police were out for an operation, they said. would be rescheduled to 5:30 destination in barely 20 min- “A commando belonging to the 208th battalion of the am to 11 pm depending on the utes. “It’s an awesome experi- CoBRA sustained serious injuries on his legs below the traffic and demand, Telangana’s ence,” he said. knee level due to an improvised explosive device (IED) Information Technology Min- The passengers also con- blast and he has been air evacuated to Raipur,” a ister K T Rama Rao earlier said. gratulated the Hyderabad senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official said. A mobile app named ‘T Metro Rail Ltd (HMRL), and Savari’ for metro passengers the Telangana and Central gov- LEOPARD DIES AFTER BEING CAUGHT IN was launched by Modi, who ernments for providing them was also given a power-point with them metro rail. BARBED WIRE IN JK FOREST presentation on the project at “Every project has its own JAMMU: The carcass of a leopard caught in barbed Miyapur station. share of challenges and Hyder- wire was recovered from the Birpur forest in Jammu The L&T Metro Rail abad Metro Rail Limited has and Kashmir’s Samba district, an official said on (Hyderabad) Ltd has fixed a had its fair share, but despite minimum of Rs 10 for a dis- all those we have built a world- Wednesday. A team of officials from the police and tance of up to two kilometres class, consumer- friendly wildlife protection department rushed to the area on and the maximum fare is Rs metro service that will be a Tuesday after locals informed them. “The leopard 60 for a distance of more than benchmark for other metro might have been injured while struggling to free itself 26 kms. rails in the country,” L&T after being caught in the barbed wire,” said an offi- An elderly couple, who Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd’s cial. The carcass was shifted to the Veterinary Hospital took the ride on Wednesday, Managing Director and Chief said they were very excited to Executive Officer Shivanand for a post-mortem and an FIR has been registered. ICA/T 5818(3)/2017 travel in the metro for the first Nimbargi said. 7 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 30 November, 2017 mp nation The real story behind Indira’s Why spend public funds on ‘hanky over nose’ at Morbi in 1979 SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE

NEW DELHI: Invoking “Guja- politicians’ protection? HC rati Pride” and continuing his claim that Congress is anti- OUR CORRESPONDENT not continue in the role indefi- Gujarati, the Prime Minis- nitely, but are permitted to go ter Narendra Modi launched MUMBAI: The Bombay High back to other duties after a cer- a scathing attack on Nehru- Court on Wednesday asked tain time period. Gandhi family and raked up the Maharashtra government She said, “Making the same an incident of August 16, 1979. what was the need to spend set of police personnel serve While addressing the first tax payers’ money on pro- as bodyguards for an indefi- rally of four in Morbi district of viding police protection to nite period of time is not good central Saurashtra on Wednes- politicians. for the police as well as for the day, PM Modi said, “When A bench of Chief Justice persons to whom they have Indiraben came to Morbi, I Manjula Chellur and Justice M been assigned as bodyguards. remember there was a photo S Sonak said it felt that politi- For, by employing the same of her in the Chitralekha maga- cians who needed police pro- 1,000 personnel as bodyguards zine with a hanky over her nose tection could very well pay for ever, you are wasting their due to the foul smells.” for the same out of the funds skills.” Referring to a photo pub- received by their respective “Let them go back to other lished by Chitralekha, a Guja- parties. duties of the police depart- rati magazine, PM Modi said “What is the need for the ment say after six months, and he remembered how the for- state government to spend assign the next set of person- mer Prime Minister Indira public funds on providing nel as bodyguards,” she said. Gandhi covered her face with Machhu River, burst, sending a alleged BJP of gaining politi- police protection to political She said such a system will her handkerchief when she was wall of water through the town cal millage by “preposterous leaders? Because, I feel that also be good for the people in the town. However, the ten- of Morbi on 11 August 1979 remark” and PM Modi’s “son- they can pay from their party’s to whom they are assigned ure refers to Morbi disaster— and around 1800- 25000 peo- of-soil” attitude. money,” Chief Justice Chellur as bodyguards. For instance, occurred on August 11, 1979. ple were killed. The incident is While speaking to Mil- said. Indira Gandhi had been Reportedly, it was in the after- also known as ‘Morbi disaster’. lennium Post former Union The high court’s observa- advised to change her body- math of this deadly dam burst Modi’s comment came after Minister and senior Congress tions came while directing the guards but she did not, the and Mrs. Gandhi visited the he remembered a time when leader Manish Tiwari men- government to streamline its dues from VIPs, including pol- viding protection to private police protection even after Chief Justice said. district and other sites—that tragedy struck and he was in tioned, “We do not dignify current process of approving iticians, and film actors, who individuals. the threat perception to his or The state must check the had distended corpses with dis- the town to help with relief his (Prime Minister Narendra and assigning police protec- have been provided secu- During the hearing, the her life has been eliminated. fitness levels of the police membered remains of bodies efforts by his own account. Modi’s) preposterous remark, tion to private persons. rity cover but have not paid bench also directed the Maha- Chief Justice Chellur also personnel deployed as body- being flung on trucks and that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh rather BJP is accountable for The bench was hearing a charges for the same. rashtra government to ensure said the state must ensure guards, she said, while add- were engulfed by the stench of (RSS) and Janasangh workers their foul performance in Guja- Public Interest Litigation filed As per the PIL, around periodic revision of all appli- that police personnel who are ing in a lighter vein that she putrefying flesh. battled mud and filth to carry rat for last 22 years. Why they by a lawyer seeking directions 1,000 personnel from the state cations to ensure that a person assigned as bodyguards to pri- could “run faster” than her The four kilometer long out relief work, PM said. are running away to counter to the state police to recover police are deployed for pro- does not continue enjoying vate persons or politicians do own bodyguard. Machchhu dam situated on the Meanwhile, Congress also that..?”

‘Reconsider Office of the District Magistrate, Coca Behar P & RD Section India, Singapore vow to deepen def HC vacates stay on Recruitment to PRI Bodies appointments to Result of written examination on 26.11.2017 is published on 30.11.2017 at Cooch Behar district website except the Saibaba temple ties, ensure freedom of navigation Metro work near heritage post of BIO. Result for the post of BIO will be published on 02.12.2017. Interview/Viva-voce test for all posts will be held managing body’ on 07.12.2017. For result of Written test and generation of building in Mumbai Admit and for Interview/Viva-voce, visit coochbehar.gov.in. Sd/-District Magistrate OUR CORRESPONDENT & Executive-vice Chiarperson, OUR CORRESPONDENT DLSC Cooch Behar MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed MUMBAI: The Bombay High the Maharashtra government Court on Wednesday vacated to reconsider the appointments the stay imposed by it on the made to the managing commit- drilling and tunnelling work tee of the Shri Saibaba Sanst- near the heritage J N Petit han Trust, which manages the Institute building in South affairs of the famous Saibaba Mumbai for the proposed temple at Shirdi. Metro III line. A bench of justices S C The direction came after Dharmadhikari and M S Patil the Mumbai Metro Rail Cor- said the government should poration Ltd (MMRCL) look into the allegations of submitted that it had imple- mismanagement and misap- mented all suggestions given propriation of funds against by a committee set up by the the 15- member committee Minister for Defence, Nirmala Sitharaman, receiving the Defence Minister of Singapore, Ng Eng Hen at a court in this regard. tuted to study the effects of within two months, and decide meeting at South Block, in New Delhi on Wednesday PTI While permitting MMRCL such tunnelling work on the whether the appointments of to resume work in the area, a buildings, and to suggest ways current members need to be OUR CORRESPONDENT engagement in the maritime rity scenario in the maritime bench of Chief Justice Man- to continue with the work terminated. A supervisory security sphere, joint exercises, domain, both ministers reaf- jula Chellur and Justice M S without damaging the build- body can be constituted to NEW DELHI: India and Sin- temporary deployments from firmed the importance of Sonak directed it to ensure that ings in the area. look into the allegations against gapore on Wednesday signed each other’s naval facilities and maintaining freedom of nav- no damage was caused to the The committee, compris- the current members and to an agreement to deepen coop- logistics support. igation and trade consistent heritage buildings in the area, ing a structural engineer each approve the new appointments, eration in the maritime secu- “India and Singapore with international law, a joint including the 119-year-old J from MMRCL and J N Petit the high court suggested. rity domain and called for remain strongly committed statement issued after the talks N Petit Institute and Library. Institute, and experts from The court was hearing peti- ensuring freedom of navigation to tackle the transnational said. Appreciating India’s lead- In September this year, the IIT-Bombay had subsequently tions challenging appointments in critical sea lanes against the security threats,” Sitharaman ing role in the Indian Ocean trustees of the Institute filed a conducted inspections and of Suresh Haware, chairperson backdrop of China’s increas- said at a joint media interac- Region, Ng agreed to India’s plea alleging that the tunnel- suggested several precaution- of the managing committee, ing military manoeuvres in the tion with Ng, noting that both proposal for continuous and ling work was damaging the ary measures to prevent dam- and other 14 members. Indo-Pacific region. sides agreed to ramp up overall institutionalised naval engage- foundations of several heri- age to the buildings. In 2004, the Maharashtra The two countries also defence cooperation. ments in shared maritime space tage and iconic buildings in The MMRCL submitted legislature passed a law provid- resolved to boost overall The Singaporean defence of the two countries, including the area, including its own that it had implemented all the ing for constitution of a man- defence cooperation with a minister called the talks “over- establishing maritime exercises library and garden. suggestions given by the com- aging committee for the Shirdi particular focus on combating whelmingly successful and with like-minded regional and The high court had then mittee and that the panel too Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad temple trust to bring in trans- terrorism during wide-ranging productive” and emphasised ASEAN partners. restrained the MMRCL from was satisfied by all the precau- Cooch Behar parency in its affairs. talks between Defence Minis- the need for concerted regional However, Ng, speaking at carrying out any drilling and tionary and remedial measures E-Notice Inviting Tender ( in brief) Petitions in the court ter Nirmala Sitharaman and and global efforts to deal with a think-tank yesterday, had excavation work in and around implemented by it in the area. alleged unauthorised trans- her Singaporean counterpart terrorism and other challenges expressed Singapore’s reserva- the J N Petit Institute’s library The bench, thus, vacated its Following E-Tenders are hereby invited on behalf of actions and mismanagement Ng Eng Hen. such as tackling chemical and tion over the proposed quad- and garden. stay but directed that the com- Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad vide NIT No. WBZP/65/ of funds by the committee The pact on naval cooper- biological weapons. rilateral coalition of India, the The bench also directed mittee continue to monitor the DE-ET/COB/2017-18 for Sanitary & Plumbing works & members. ation provides for increased Referring to regional secu- US, Japan and Australia. that a committee be consti- metro work in the area. WBZP/66/DE-ET/COB/2017-18 for Electrical works for which last date of Technical & Financial bid submission - 7 years in jail 14.12.2017 (up to 6.00 P.M. For details the website https: Sasikala cannot // etender.wb.nic.in may be accessed. Sd/- Somnath row: Congress cries Addl. Executive Officer seek info on for supplying Cooch Behar Zilla Parishad party funds: TN conspiracy, says Rahul a Hindu spurious parts to Cooch Behar CM tells HC defence PSU The Superintending Engineer, Siliguri Jalpaiguri OUR CORRESPONDENT of the register for media entry North Circle, Housing Directorate has invited open quotation Development Authority CHENNAI: The faction led and later the names of Rahul HYDERABAD: A special against NIQ No. 08 (2n call) by T T V Dhinakaran and V AHMEDABAD: Rahul Gan- Gandhi and others were added CBI court here on Wednes- of 2017-2018 for hiring K Sasikala has no stake in the dhi’s visit to the Somnath tem- in the register,” said Congress day sentenced the owner of a one vehicle for official use AIADMK and the two leaders ple on Wednesday got mired spokesperson Randeep Sur- city-based firm to seven years to the T.A to superintending do not have any locus standi in a controversy after his name jewala. “This is a conspiracy of of rigorous imprisonment for Engineer North Circle, to seek documents related was found written on the entry the BJP. Prime Minister Nar- causing a loss of Rs 1.5 crore Housing Directorate, Siliguri. to party funds, the Madras register meant for non-Hin- endra Modi is a trustee of the to Bharat Dynamics Ltd, a The last date of Application High Court was informed on dus, with the Congress calling temple trust,” he said. Surjewala defence public sector under- for obtaining permission is Wednesday. it “fake” and the BJP insisting insisted Gandhi only signed the taking, by supplying spurious 12.12.2017 up to 14:00 hrs (IST) Details may be seen from the Senior counsel for Chief the leader declare his religious visitor’s register where he wrote transistors. office Notice Board on any Minister K Palaniswami and faith before people. that the place was “inspiring”. The court also imposed working day within office hour. Deputy Chief Minister O Pan- The Congress accused the The Congress spokesperson a fine of Rs 9 lakh on Anil Sd/- P. Saha neerselvam, C S Vaidyanathan, BJP of hatching a conspiracy said Gandhi, during his recent Singhvi for various offences. Superintending Engineer told Justice C V Karthikeyan against its leader and insisted trips to Gujarat, declared he Singhvi, proprietor of M/s North Circle, when arguments on a civil suit Gandhi has declared him- was a devotee of Lord Shiva. Kemptronics, was convicted Govt Of West Bengal. resumed on Wednesday, that self as a ‘Shiv Bhakt’ (Lord “You may want to know under IPC section 468 (forg- documents cannot be sought Shiva devotee) and is a ‘janeu- which religion Rahul Gandhi ery for purpose of cheating), TENDER NOTICE by the duo. dhari’ (sacred thread-wearing) follows? I would like to tell you the CBI said in a release. The The Superintending Engineer, The suit, filed by Sasi- Hindu. The BJP, however, dis- that he is a janeu-dhari Hindu,” court also asked him to pay a North Circle has invited open kala and Dhinakaran, sought missed the conspiracy charge said Surjewala. The BJP, how- fine of Rs 5 lakh, it said. tender against e-NIT No. to restrain Palaniswami and as baseless, saying Gandhi’s ever, demanded that Gandhi Singhvi was further con- 10 of 2017-18 Tender ID: 2017_HSD_140089_1 for Panneerselvam from hold- aide who signed the register declare his religious faith before victed under IPC section 420 Construction of Super “A” type ing organisational posts of the belongs to the Congress. people. “He should make his (cheating) and sentenced to building (06 Nos. flats) at party. It also sought quash- The temple administration faith clear to the people of this RI for three years and asked to Ramnagar R.H.E., Ramnagar, ing of resolutions passed at said Gandhi’s name was writ- country after the controversy?” pay a fine of Rs 1 lakh. Dist. Malda during the year the AIADMK General Coun- ten in the shrine’s register for Congress vice President Rahul Gandhi offering prayer at the Somnath BJP spokesperson Raju Dhruv He was sentenced to five 2017-18. The last date of cil meet held on September 12 non-Hindus by his media coor- Temple in Gujarat on Wednesday PTI said. BJP national spokesman years in prison under IPC sec- Submission of Bid (online) is here. At the General Coun- dinator and maintained none Sambit Patra rejected as “base- tion 471 (using as genuine a 27.12.2017 up to 18:00 hrs. cil meet, Sasikala and Dhi- of its staff was involved in the at the famous temple in Gir- viral on social media soon after less” the Congress’ conspiracy forged document or electronic (IST). Details may be seen from nakaran were expelled from entire episode. Non-Hindus Somnath district. The tem- their visit to the shrine this charge, saying Manoj Tyagi was record) and asked to pay a fine the office Notice Board on any working day within office hour their respective posts of gen- are allowed to visit the temple ple, devoted to Lord Shiva, is afternoon. a Congressman. of Rs 3 lakh. All these sen- and from the website www. eral secretary and deputy gen- but have to first get themselves around 400km from here. The signature against their “Rahul, in his affidavit to tences shall run concurrently. wbetenders.gov.in eral secretary. registered at the shrine’s office. A purported photocopy of names was that of the Con- the Election Commission, has The case was registered on Sd/- The meeting also resolved Gandhi, on campaign trail the page of the register for non- gress party’s media coordina- shown different things and April 26, 2013 against Singhvi Superintending Engineer that there would be no post of for the December Assembly Hindus with names of Gan- tor Manoj Tyagi. in the Somnath temple he is on the charge that Kemptronix North Circle, general secretary, hitherto held polls, began his two-day visit dhi and senior Congress leader “This is fake. Tyagi was showing different things. He had supplied spurious transis- Govt Of West Bengal. by late J Jayalalithaa. MPOST to Gujarat after offering prayers Ahmed Patel written on it went made to sign on a blank paper should come clean,” Patra said. tors to the defence PSU. MPOST 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 30 November, 2017 EDITORIAL Boosting India’s defence Heated atmosphere The BrahMos Missile integration with Su-30 enhances India’s defence readiness assled airline passengers continue to grab head- lines with their outburst, and sometimes with a t was a hot summer fore- little violence against the airline staff. The tiff and noon of May 1, 2013, the slaps exchanged between a woman Air India when I, as Chairman, Hstaffer and an Ahmedabad-bound mother-son duo, early on Hindustan Aeronautics Tuesday morning, was only the latest one in a long series of ILimited had a strategic discus- such incidents at Indian airports in the recent past. Despite DR. R.K. TYAGI sion with the CEO of Brahmos the heavy traffic of passengers passing through these airports, Aerospace, at his office at Kirby seldom do we find a foreigner involved in such tiffs or acts of place, New Delhi. During the violence. Does this mean that they agree to the norms at the discussions, he enquired, airports more readily than we Indians do? So, here it was, a whether HAL had the tech- woman passenger who wanted to catch an early morning flight nical capability for allowing to Ahmedabad from IGI Airport in Delhi was told that she Brahmos integration on Su-30. arrived at the boarding counter three minutes late and could He also said that the OEM- not be given a boarding pass. This led to a heated argument Russian Company has offered between the woman passenger and the airline staff, which to do it at a cost of 200 million escalated to physical violence and ended at the police station USD (Rs 1300 crore approx). where both apologised to each other for the slapping incident. Moreover, he was unsure The woman passenger was accommodated in the next flight whether even after spending so to her destination, as is the norm. Surely, the woman passen- The BrahMos much money, any technology ger had not expected this turn of events when she decided learning would accrue bene- to catch an early morning flight to join her IAS husband in missile has fit to India? Air Marshal Arup Ahmedabad, where he is posted for election duty. Nor did the achieved the Raha, Vice Chief of IAF (who woman staffer of Air India realise that her listless early morn- later took on as IAF chief in The Su-30-BrahMos integration will change the way future battles are fought ing shift on the job in this winter chill would go on to become challenges of December 2013) and an offi- so eventful. But in the process, one claims that Air India was integration into cer whom I highly admired, the design and development ders, a strike range of 290 km electrical and avionics integra- to be developed in a way that trounced. It was in the background of the Indigo staffer beat- in another meeting confirmed costs, waive off the profit ele- is available for an attack into tion is another challenge. FTI an impregnable combat cover ing and dragging a passenger on the tarmac at the same air- all the three that this integration will be a ment and contingency costs enemy territory. This means (Flight Test Instrumentation) of at least 1500 km depth is cre- port, a month ago that Air India had come out with two funny versions of the game changer for IAF, besides and finalise a technology proj- that there will be a paradigm for the operations along with ated around all Indian borders adverts, which went viral. One said, “We raise our hands only providing technological confi- ect for a payment of only Rs shift in the way that tomor- missile system software modi- – at land as well on high seas. to say Namaste.” The other said, “Unbeatable service”. Tues- Navy, Land and dence and making an opportu- 80 crore. This decision reflects row’s confrontations with the fications also need to be under- With this trial now, the day’s incident goes on to prove that Air India is at least pretty Air attacks. The nity in India, as at a later stage a that when positive synergy is hostile countries are held. In taken. All of this was done by BrahMos missile has achieved much the same as any other airlines in the country, especially total of forty Su-30 would need developed between IAF and active wars, the total priority the consortium of the Indian the challenges of integration when dealing with their passengers. Meanwhile, Jet Airways Indian army such modifications. the industry, the cost element is to first destroy the strategic industry led by HAL (Hindu- into all the three versions of had also taken pot shots, saying, “We beat our competitors, already has Our designers at the Nasik becomes secondary and it is enemy locations and defence stan Aeronautics Ltd.) as a lead the Navy, Land and Air attacks. not you.” All the three adverts unleashed a wave of funny com- three regiments facility of HAL went into the ideals of national pride, infrastructure like nuclear integrator. The Indian army already has ments on Twitter. But what really set Twitter alight was the detailing the issues and chal- competence and technologies weapon batteries etc. Brah- The economic prosperity three regiments of BrahMos incident involving the upcoming singer Aditya Narayan, son of BrahMos and lenges involved, and a few that come to the fore. Mos will provide India with and technology prowess of a and is now working on the of star singer Udit Narayan. The junior Narayan after being is now working months later, we confirmed to I am so happy that four these crucial capabilities. country depends on how the missile’s block III version, told to pay up for the additional luggage reportedly told the Brahmos Aerospace that HAL years later now on November Second, this test firing is scientific and technological which has a steep dive, tra- Indigo staffer, “Mumbai Chalo chadhhi utarwa loonga.” Twit- on the missile’s & IAF both are confident to 22, 2017, a Su-30 combat air- an active demonstration of communities of that country jectory manoeuvre, and top- teratis came up with hilarious responses, from saying that the block III version, do it, however, there was craft of the Indian Air Force how the indigenous technical collaborate on the projects of attack capabilities. The Navy Junior Narayan has a fetish for used undergarments to some another challenge – Dr Pillai, took off from Kalaikunda base capabilities have been devel- strategic importance. For this has also deployed it on ten of offering their own to Narayan. Last time, we heard a similar which has a steep CEO Brahmos, indicated that carrying a 2.5-ton BrahMos oped within the country. Pres- Su-30–Brahmos integration, its frontline warships. Now, the incident on Twitter was about the 2016 Rio Olympics silver dive, trajectory he has a budget availability of Missile with the task of test fir- ently, more than 100 Indian apart from IAF, HAL and Brah- IAF plans to integrate a total medallist PV Sindhu, who said her ‘experience was very bad’ only Rs 80 crore for this proj- ing it over a target in the high companies involving 20000 Mos Aerospace Limited, many of forty Su-30s with BrahMos while flying from Hyderabad to Mumbai. She had also accused manoeuvre, ect (against OEM’s demand of sea of the Bay of Bengal. It specialists, engineers and other agencies like RCMA, launch capabilities. I under- an airline staffer by naming him, stating that he misbehaved and top-attack Rs 1300 crore) and requested was a copybook style success- technicians work on BrahMos DGAQA, CEMILAC, NAL, stand that the BrahMos Aero- with her. Her tiff with the airline began when her oversized HAL to complete this task ful trial in the first ever efforts, manufacturing and technical AST, SDI, MSQAA, NEU- space will now be working on sports kit did not fit in the overhead cabins for the handbags. capabilities within the Rs 80 crore bud- wherein the BrahMos mis- modifications, in India. In the CON, and ZEUSS NUNERIX the hypersonic version (five- From common people to celebrities, the flying experience in get. Considering the financial sile struck a sea-based target, present case, the modification worked together committed seven Mach) with an extended the Indian skies is marred with rude behaviour of the ground limitation of Brahmos, HAL located 260 km away with pre- of Su-30 for BrahMos integra- towards the timely completion range of 600 km. staff or below-average quality of services meted out by the Board under my leadership cision and perfection. tion involved safe stores sepa- of this project. We wish BrahMos Aero- airlines. Angry passengers are increasingly losing their calm on November 26, 2013, took We celebrate this success in ration analysis consisting of The Su-30 – Brahmos inte- space for all the success in while dealing with these anomalies. But instead of dealing with a historic decision that even if two ways. First, the integration wind tunnel and CFD analysis. gration is just a beginning. their future ventures and also these issues with the sensibility that is needed, if passengers HAL does not make a profit on of the BrahMos Air Launch Watertight NMG of the aircraft The technology and know- compliment all the participat- start misbehaving with the airline staff, who work under tre- this task, it will be a good proj- Cruise Missile (ALCM) greatly had to be generated from 2D how developed on this proj- ing technology agencies for mendous pressure and at odd hours given the nature of their ect, undertaken in the interest enhances IAF’s ability to strike drawings. The structural modi- ect should now be leveraged in this exemplary technological job, things would only get worse. A no-fly list is in the works of the nation that will show- heavily defended targets deep fications have to be within the the development of upgraded achievement. We as Indians of the Aviation Ministry. Rude passengers would be identified case the technical capabilities into the enemy territory, up to aircraft centre of gravity (CG) Su-30 (SUPER Su-30) with are indeed proud of you. and barred from boarding any airlines in the country. It will of HAL. the range of 2100 km (3900 km envelope and in such a way that stronger structures, better avi- (The author is President, also have guidelines for airline staff and provisions to report It was for the first time with refueller). Even if Brah- it does not alter the vibration onics and radars, and more Aeronautical Society of India. any misbehavior on their part. The little freedoms that we in the history of HAL that a Mos is fired from Su-30 while characteristics. Carriage and effective combat capabilities. The views expressed are strictly indulge in at the moment while passing through airports and decision was taken to absorb remaining within Indian bor- release actuation along with The combat capabilities need personal.) during the flight may soon be lost to more stringent formalities and rules. So, it is in the interest of the passengers that instead dear of giving in to wild instincts, it is better to practice patience Quote martial EDITOR millenniumpost.in and develop a cordial understanding with the airline staff. PROPOSED NEUTRALITY However, this story of passengers misbehaving with airline staff or vice versa cannot be concluded without a reference to I would rather be The issue regarding FCC’s new net neutrality agenda has really thrown the freedom Log on to write letters to the Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad who some months ago had exposed to the of accessing information out of the window. In an age where access to the internet editor or send them to beaten an Air India staffer with slippers inside the plane. It is inconveniences attending [email protected] beyond anybody’s comprehension what irked him so much. too much liberty than to is extremely important for everyone in the world, how can FCC create such anti- Or was he simply too arrogant? Whatever be the case, such net neutrality propaganda? Having an open internet helps people across the globe. You can also send your display of unrestrained behaviour from our lawmakers does those attending too small comments to The Editor, not set a good example for others to follow, which they are a degree of it From a school teacher in India to a doctor in the States- having an equal internet Millennium Post, already doing in some measure while flying domestically. THOMAS JEFFERSON traffic and tariff is crucial and should not be taken lightly. Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah ANUSUA GOKHALE Via email Saluting women Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 entrepreneurs Battling tobacco consumption ike her or hate her, but you just can’t ignore her. Trump bashing may have become fashionable these days, but Ivanka, the eldest daughter of US president Donald Bidis and SLTs plague the average Indian more than conventional cigarettes Trump, has excellent oratorical skills. In her inimitable Lstyle, the 36-year-old advisor to US President Donald Trump, ver the last weekend, tobacco products to bring them at par with cig- made a spirited pitch for access to capital and equal laws for advertisements were again arettes can be an effective strategy to women entrepreneurs, stressing on closing the gender entre- seen across US media chan- curb tobacco consumption across the preneurship gap as that could augment global GDP by up to nels after decades of being country. 2 per cent. She also lavished praise on Prime Minister Naren- AMIT KAPOOR Obanned. However, this time around, It also makes economic sense to tar- dra Modi in her keynote address at the Eighth annual Global it was not by choice but by a court- get the price points of bidis and SLTs Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), describing his achievement imposed order to advertise the deadly instead of cigarettes, since the price elas- as “truly extraordinary”. She also said that despite the soaring effects of smoking. A part of it disturb- ticity of the former is 0.9 while that of rate of female entrepreneurs, women still faced impediments ingly highlights that more people die of the latter is merely 0.4. This implies that to starting, owning, and growing their businesses. “Fuelling smoking each year than from murder, if the price of bidis and cigarettes goes the growth of women-led businesses isn’t simply good for our AIDS, suicide, drugs, car crashes and up by 10 per cent, the demand of the society -- it’s good for our economy. One study estimates that alcohol combined. former will fall by 9 per cent while that closing the gender entrepreneurship gap worldwide could As these adverts hit US screens, of the latter will fall merely by 4 per cent. grow our global GDP by as much as 2 percent,” she added. it seems like a good time for India to Following such a strategy is a low The multi-faceted Ivanka who wears many hats—a business- evaluate if it is doing enough to curb the hanging fruit for the government but woman, fashion designer, was invited by Prime Minister Nar- prevalence of tobacco among its citizens. seems quite run-of-the-mill to be con- endra Modi during his visit to the White House in June to After all, India is the second-largest sidered a strategic solution. However, speak at the Summit. She is leading the US contingent at the consumer and producer of the product. apart from the obvious health benefits Summit themed ‘Women First, Prosperity for All’. She opened The market share There have been some positive develop- that the majority of the Indian popu- her speech by stressing how all over the world entrepreneurs ments with regard to the tobacco indus- lation will accrue from such a move, are “revolutionising our economies, and improving our soci- of cigarettes try over the last few years that need to be there are also a few fiscal benefits for the eties”. Women, according to Ivanka, can help lead the way in in India stands recognised. First, according to WHO’s government in the long run if pursued. closing this gap and ushering in a new age of greater pros- Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) According to the latest study done perity. “We must ensure women entrepreneurs have access to merely at 14 per that has been conducted twice in 2009- by the Ministry of Health and Family capital, access to networks and mentors, and access to equi- cent. On the other 10 (GATS-I) and 2016-17 (GATS-II), Welfare in India (MHFW), the total table laws,” she added. In her speech at the GES, Ivanka high- hand, bidis account the prevalence of tobacco use among economic cost for treating tobacco- lighted what the US is doing to reverse the trend. She said the adults has reduced by six percentage linked diseases of individuals aged US Small Business Administration was increasing its lending for 48 per cent of points from 34.6 to 28.6. The absolute 35-69 amounted to Rs 1,045 billion to women by over 500 million dollars. The US administration the market share number of tobacco users has fallen by in 2011-12. This economic healthcare is fostering mentorship through programs such as SCORE – about 8.1 million. There has also been cost burden was more than five times and smokeless a nation-wide initiative where successful men and women a reduction in the exposure to second- 48 per cent tobacco consumers smoke bidi due to its affordability the excise tax revenue collection done coach those who want to become their own CEOs. At the G20 tobacco (SLT) for hand smoking in public spaces from 29 by the government from tobacco in the conference, the United States was a founding member of a per cent to 23 per cent. same year. This implies that for every bold, new initiative with the World Bank’s Women Entrepre- 38 per cent Second, till 2014 India was ranked Third, GATS-II also revealed that rettes in India stands merely at 14 per 20 paise collection in the excise tax on neurs Finance Initiative or WeFi. This facility provides access 136 among 205 countries in the size of the average expenditure on tobacco cent. On the other hand, bidis account tobacco, the Indian government has to capital, networks, and mentorship for women in develop- pictorial warnings on tobacco products. has increased since GATS-I, tripling for 48 per cent of the market share and to spend more than Rs 1 for tobacco- ing countries. The US has dramatically reduced job-crushing When it was mandated that 85 per cent for cigarettes and doubling for bidis smokeless tobacco (SLT) for 38 per cent. linked health issues. regulations which disproportionately hurt entrepreneurs and of the product packaging should be and smokeless tobacco. This clearly has This is mainly due to the sharp con- Therefore, any move to deter the small business owners. “And we are laser-focused on passing covered in pictorial warnings in 2016, been due to increases in tobacco prices trasts in the pricing of cigarettes and consumption of tobacco seems like a long overdue tax cuts. This will provide the much-needed relief India jumped to the third rank. And it is over the years, owing to increased taxa- bidis. The average per stick price of a win-win situation. One only wonders to working families and businesses of all sizes,” she said, add- now being increasingly recognised that tion. However, it is not enough to rest cigarette is Rs 5.92, which is approxi- why such a remedy has not been pur- ing that this year, the President’s Budget included a proposal pictorial warnings have a positively dis- on these laurels and turn nonchalant mately 10 times the average per unit sued sooner in public policy. Maybe it to establish a nation-wide program for paid family leave. In couraging impact on tobacco consum- on the issue. cost of a bidi or SLT. has been the utter lack of discourse on the last decade, the USAID has promoted women entrepre- ers. The GATS-II report also found out India suffers from some unique dis- The fact that low-income segments the matter. neurship through some programmes, including providing that 61.9 per cent of adults thought of parities in its tobacco industry, which are the primary consumers of such IANS micro-finance loans to women in Afghanistan and bringing quitting because of pictorial warnings, leaves immense scope for improve- cheaper form of tobacco points to the (The author is chair, Institute for Com- Internet access to women in Nigeria and Kenya. It is time for up from 38 per cent in its earlier round. ment on the consumption front. Unlike importance of the price factor in this petitiveness, India. Chirag Yadav, India to take a cue and bring our women out of the veils into Therefore, India’s move to increase the other countries where cigarette smok- trend. And since 70 per cent of the senior researcher, Institute for Compet- the domain of creativity and excellence. proportion of pictorial depiction was ing accounts for a bulk of the tobacco population falls in the low-income seg- itiveness, has contributed to the article. well-founded. consumption, the market share of ciga- ment, commensurate taxation of these The views expressed are personal.) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 30 November, 2017 mp in focus The Chinese masterstroke Xi’s balancing exercise of experimenting with Marxism in a capitalist economy is being watched closely, writes Arun Srivastava

t is a misnomer that China Chinese leadership has been reit- under Xi is turning socialist. It erating the phrase, ‘socialist mode is a façade Xi is wearing to con- of growth’. It is worth noting that fuse the global fraternity. With the socialist theory practised by the IChina pursuing the capitalist path present Chinese leadership, post- assiduously over the years, it is naïve Deng Xiaoping, is different from to construe that it would make a par- classical socialism. In 1978, Deng adigm shift, embrace Marxism and Xiaoping adopted capitalist meth- convert to a communist country. Of ods and reforms in order to stimu- course, some stray glimpses of Mao late economic growth and restore were seen at the venue of the 19th confidence in the party. He and US Congress of the Communist Party President Jimmy Carter signed a of China, but that does not mean it historic accord in 1979, reversing has renewed its romance with com- decades of China-US tension. Deng munism. Even the social background launched several economic reforms and class character of the present set that allowed the private sector to start of leaders do not instil trust to accept and operate their own businesses With Russia the speculation that China would once again. He also established four already take rebirth as a communist country. special economic zones along the Thirty years ago, when the United coast of China with the objective of shattering Soviet Socialist Republic got disin- attracting foreign investments. the American tegrated and the “Death of Com- There is no doubt that China has munism” was being celebrated transformed itself from a global cen- hegemonic throughout the world, at the prop of tre of low-tech manufacturing into a policies through the capitalist economy and its lackey major hub of innovation and con- elements, ironically China preferred sumption. The country has taken its intervention to maintain a stoic silence instead of significant steps towards becoming in Syria, the condemning the capitalist stooges. a more market-oriented economy. global fraternity Mao Zedong had warned his In the wake of the 19th Congress of comrades about 'taking the capital- the Chinese Communist Party, one is split and is in ist road'. Since 1949, China's social, question that surfaced in a strong a state of trance. political, and economic life was manner is whether China is social- dominated and tightly controlled by ist or, whether it is maintaining a In this backdrop, Mao and the Chinese Communist facade of being so. The other ques- Xi wanted to Party (or the CCP). But the same tion that haunts the people is why the CCP, under Deng Xiaoping, took to capitalist roader China is pretending project himself the capitalist path and introduced to be a believer in Marxist-Lenin- as the only reforms. Mao died in 1976, leaving ism and Maoism while it is trying to the liberal Deng Xiaoping (DUNG look more like the developed west- person who can she-YOW-PING) in charge of the ern economies with a large regula- be the alternative CCP. Though the CCP's repres- tory and welfare state. sive policies eased somewhat, the China intends to present itself by combining party maintained a tight grip on the to the global fraternity as the politi- Marxism and spheres of political and social life. cal blend of Marxism and capital- Deng had realised that without a cap- Xi intends to be the cufflink between liberal democracies and socialist authoritarians ism. While this is enough to scare capitalism italist-based economy, China would the West, at the same time it would not prosper. So he transformed the claim to be the leader of the develop- economy, allowed private property, matism was in. The current president ern media still suffers from Maoist of Marxism. It was a strategic move distinct separate identity amongst the ing economies. In this backdrop, Xi open markets, and international Xi Jinping, who was at that time the phobia was evident from the phrases of Xi to terrorise the western world. capitalist countries. It also faces the Jinping’s emphasis on defending and commerce. Due to Deng's reforms, vice-president, the heir-apparent to they used in their write-ups. They With Russia already shattering threat that the official declaration developing Marxism did not come as the Chinese economy opened itself President Hu Jintao, was the chief wrote: “The Bolsheviks in Beijing— the American hegemonic policies of abandoning Marxism-Leninism a surprise. This is a strategic move to up to the world. It exported mass- organiser of the celebration program. What the Chinese Communists through its intervention in Syria, the would invite the wrath of the peo- maintain its distinctive identity in the produced goods and invited foreign It included concerts, exhibitions and Learned from Lenin.” Guardian was global fraternity is split and is in a ple and may witness an upsurge. A global race of asserting individuality. investment. endless speeches celebrating the exasperated “Xi Jinping’s Leninist state of trance. In this backdrop, Xi majority of Chinese people continue Xi has been spending huge financial China has been transformed “turning point” in China's history quest for a dynasty inspires congres- wanted to project himself as the only to believe that Marxism-Leninism- resources in promoting Marxism by the changes ushered in by Deng when Deng gained the upper hand sional love-in,” and BBC talked of person who can be the alternative by Maoism is still alive in China and this in academia. It is really fascinating Xiaoping 30 years ago. “Engels never over the Maoists. China’s “unreformed Leninist politi- combining Marxism and capitalism. ideology shapes their destiny. to watch China’s experiment with flew on an aeroplane; Stalin never Certain portions of the proceed- cal system.” The western media was He intends to be the cufflink between Xi does not intend to send any Marxism and capitalism as the theo- wore Dacron” with this remark ings of the 19th Congress of the far from the truth, but the impres- liberal democracies and the socialist contrary message or signal to his retical synthesis to hasten growth and at a meeting, Deng Xiaoping had Communist Party of China gave the sion they created incidentally helped authoritarians. people. That would prove to be development. made it abundantly clear that he had impression of Xi Jinping’s quest to Xi. Sitting in the lap of capitalism, he In fact, China, pretending to con- disastrous. This is the reason that IPA launched his economic and political revive Stalin’s communist ideology, managed to create the impression tinue to subscribe and believe Marx- in the matter of evolving the devel- (The views expressed are strictly reforms. Deng's words meant prag- but that was not true. That the West- that he was still an ardent believer ism, is a strategic move to maintain its opment policy and strategy, the personal.)

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ith princes not spared from the charges of cor- IVANKA TRUMP ruption and women @IvankaTrump granted permission to beginW driving, Saudi Arabia’s Vision NILOFAR SUHRAWARDY 2030 is certainly displaying its credibil- It was an honor to meet with you Prime ity. The Saudi government has stated Minister Modi. Thank you for co-hosting that women will be permitted to drive the 8th annual Global Entrepreneurship cars from June, next year. At present, regulations regarding this are being Summit! @StateDept worked upon. Interestingly, “news” of Saudi women being permitted to drive has been accorded substantial media coverage, more than most news items SHASHI THAROOR regarding the Kingdom usually are. This isn’t surprising. @ShashiTharoor The Vision also The hard truth is that in most non- Arab countries, a stereotyped image of plans to raise Saudi Arabia prevails. Yes, there is no It’s disturbing to see legitimate political the percentage denying that the trend in most parts of Saudi’s vision 2030 will surge the country ahead, breaking strongly held stereotypes of it being a conservative Kingdom REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE criticism of the Prime Minister being the world is to think of Saudi Arabia of Saudi women primarily as an oil country and a con- equated to insulting his state. Whereas the employment from servative Islamic country, where Mus- was given greater attention. The same tainly not conceived and/or planned nities in their own country. BJP MPs who wanted Mahatma Gandhi’s lims periodically gather for pilgrimage. drive is expected to be continued with overnight. The steps being taken over The iron hand with which sev- statues replaced by Godse’s have not been 12 per cent to There is also the perception that women greater dynamism through Vision 2030. past few decades, for instance, regarding eral Saudi princes and ministers have expelled for insulting either the state or the 40 per cent and here are discriminated against. Besides, Drawing attention to high literacy rate of the progress of women, are a testimony recently been arrested and/or dismissed nation! constant conflict in several Arab nations Saudi women and their being engaged to this fact. Earlier this year, Vision 2030 on charges of corruption cannot be de- increase their has enhanced the negative perception of in development of country’s society and led to Sarah Al Suhaimi’s appointment as linked from Vision 2030. This sudden participation in linking Muslims with terrorism. economy, the Vision diligently states, chair of Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange. A move may be viewed as yet another the workforce These factors apparently prompted “With over 50 per cent of our university woman has been appointed to this posi- step to boost people’s confidence in the NARENDRA MODI the Saudi King and Crown Prince to graduates being female, we will continue tion for the first time in this country. “ambitious” Vision and the idea that the @narendramodi from 22 per move ahead with some dynamic mea- to develop their talents, invest in their Besides, Rania Mahmoud Nashar was country is being “effectively governed.” cent to 30 per sures needed to change the opinion of productive capabilities and enable them appointed as chief executive of Samba The Vision also states, “We shall have cent. Slowly others towards Saudi Arabia. If they to strengthen their future and contribute Financial Group, one of the country’s zero tolerance for all levels of corruption, had not come out with Vision 2030, in to the development of our society and largest national banks and Latifa Al-Sab- whether administrative or financial.” Have been addressing rallies across but definitely, all probability, the Kingdom would not economy.” The Vision also plans to raise han as the chief financial officer of Arab Overall, the greater thrust of Vision is have attracted so much attention. A care- the percentage of Saudi women employ- National Bank. Globally, only around on Saudi Arabia’s economic drive, glob- Gujarat. Am happy to see several the Kingdom ful analysis of this programme suggests ment from 12 per cent to 40 per cent and four per cent women chair boards and ally, regionally and nationally. There is women come to our rallies to bless has been taking that it was probably viewed as pertinent increase their participation in the work- around 12 per cent hold board seats. an also economic angle behind Saudi us. @BJP4Gujarat is committed to our to prevent Saudi citizens from losing force from 22 per cent to 30 per cent. The emphasis laid in Vision 2030 women being permitted to drive. Drivers continued focus on development and strides to ensure hope in the coming years, to instil con- Slowly but definitely, the King- to create job opportunities for Saudi employed in Saudi Arabia form around inclusive governance. the progress of fidence in them about their promising dom has been taking strides to ensure youth and ensure their qualifications 60 per cent of foreign domestic workers. future and also to derail prospects of the progress of Saudi women and also to build a vibrant and ambitious nation The remittances from drivers that Saudi women regional chaos spilling into the King- change the stereotyped image held about is directed towards gaining their con- leaves Saudi Arabia annually is higher dom. After all, the landmark set for 2030 them, as well as the country. Less than fidence. And this apparently is viewed than four billion dollars. When women that is 17 years from now carries prom- a decade ago, the first woman to hold a as vital to maintain political stability in actually start driving, it is expected to TASHI & NUNGSHI MALIK ises for children as well as the youth of cabinet post was Norah Al Faiz. She was the country. Crisis elsewhere in the Arab spell advantages for Saudi Arabia socially @NungshiTashi today. They include women, as laid out appointed as deputy minister of educa- world has been primarily linked with and economically. Also, it wouldn’t be specifically in the Vision. tion in charge of women’s affairs in Feb- unemployment faced by youth there. surprising to see the global media pay- A close analysis of Saudi women’s ruary 2009. The period was also marked The ruling monarchy is well aware that ing attention to the country through status suggests that the issue of them by visits between Saudi Arabia and sev- at this stage it cannot afford to lose the a new lens, for a change, which is not whoeva it be, we believe this year it being permitted to drive is not the first eral other countries, with delegations confidence of its youth. More than 50 per totally tainted with a negative approach. belongs to #indiangirls who despite or the only step taken by the Saudi gov- including women; for instance, when the cent of the Saudi population is below the Vision 2030 is thus directed not just ernment to propel their progress. It may Saudi King visited India as the Republic age of 25 years. The Vision states, “We towards the agenda outlined in it but so many #gender odds have made be recalled, in 1957, with the support of Day Chief Guest (2006), the media del- will guarantee their skills are developed also to compel people across the world India proud (more than men!) in many the then King’s wife, private schools for egation included women. and properly deployed.” A priority of to change their stereotyped perceptions categories of sports! @Ra_THORe @ girls were established in Jeddah. Though Vision 2030’s agenda that is resting Vision towards Saudi Arabia emerging about Saudi Arabia! KirenRijiju #IndianOfTheYear. there were protests in certain areas, this on three pillars, with the first one being as a “global investment powerhouse” (The author is veteran Middle East movement continued and from the late religious and other two being economi- and a “regional leader,” also guarantees watcher and writer. The views expressed 1970s, university education for women cally and regionally oriented, was cer- the citizens with employment opportu- are strictly personal.) 10 world mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Thursday, 30 November, 2017 Work to start on Israel bars North Korea missile test Swiss diplomats B’desh nuke project from Gaza after Hamas talks aided by Russia ‘provocative action’: Kremlin JERUSALEM: Israel will refuse Swiss diplomats access to the DHAKA: Work will start on scheduled for 2023, while Unit Gaza Strip until further notice Thursday on constructing the 2 is scheduled for 2024,” it said. MOSCOW: North Korea’s lat- doors, is under discussion, Efe after recent meetings were held first nuclear power plant in “The scope of our obli- est missile test on Wednesday news reported. The meeting with Hamas leaders, an Israeli Bangladesh at Rooppur with gations includes technical is a “provocative action” that could take place on Wednes- official said on Wednesday. Russian collaboration, accord- responsibility for the entire will lead to further tensions, day, when the Security Council Defence Minister Avigdor ing to an announcement from project, NPP designing, deliv- the Kremlin said, appealing for has already scheduled a session Lieberman issued the order Russia’s atomic energy corpora- ery of equipment and material, calm on all sides. to discuss the sanctions regime to prevent the diplomats from tion Rosatom. training personnel, putting the “Undoubtedly, another against Pyongyang. travelling to the Palestinian Bangladesh Prime Minis- plant into operation, provid- missile launch is a provocative UN Security Council Pres- enclave from Israeli territory, ter Sheikh Hasina will inaugu- ing guarantee of operation for action that provokes a further ident Sebastiano Cardi told the official said on condition rate the first concrete pouring the power units and delivery increase of tensions,” Krem- reporters that this could be an of anonymity. for the reactor building on the of spare parts, among others,” lin spokesman Dmitry Peskov opportunity. The representa- The order will remain banks of Padma River in the Rosatom’s engineering arm said. tive of Japan before the UN, in place “until clarifications Pabna district, Rosatom, which ASE Group Senior Vice Pres- “We condemn this launch Koro Bessho, has condemned occur,” said the official, with- is also collaborating in build- ident Alexander Khazin told and hope that all relevant North Korea’s missile test, not- out providing further details. ing the Kudankulam Nuclear reporters here. The inter-gov- sides remain calm, which is ing that the launch, the first Israel controls all access Power Project (KNPP) in India, ernmental agreement for Roop- necessary to keep the situ- to be conducted by Pyong- into Gaza apart from the strip’s said in a release here. Rosatom pur was signed in 2011. The ation on the Korean penin- yang in more than 70 days, sole crossing with Egypt. Director General Alexey Likh- project is being implemented sula from following the worst is “very worrying”. “We have Switzerland’s envoy to the achev will be present on the by the state-run Bangladesh scenario,” he said. condemned them publicly. We Palestinian Authority, Julien occasion. Atomic Energy Commission. Pyongyang’s launch of an criticize their behaviour in Thoni, yesterday met Hamas’s “Rooppur NPP with two The construction con- intercontinental ballistic mis- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un the strongest terms possible,” chief in the Gaza Strip, Yahya VVER 1200 reactors and total tract envisages building the sile (ICBM) on Wednesday Bessho said at the UN head- Sinwar. capacity of 2,400 MW is con- latest “Generation 3-plus” snapped a two-months pause such a capability “won’t hap- The Kremlin on Wednesday Korea, Japan and the US have quarters. His British coun- At least one other recent structed on the basis of Rus- nuclear reactor — the VVER- in testing and was, according pen.” Russia and China have admitted there was no political requested an urgent meeting terpart Matthew Rycroft said meeting was also held with sian design 160 km away from 1200 — powered by advanced to North Korea’s state media, pushed for a road map to solution on the horizon. of the United Nations Security that, if confirmed, the test is Hamas leaders. Dhaka,” Rosatom said. Bangla- fuel, which Russia has also more sophisticated than any end the tensions over North “So far there are no occa- Council (UNSC) to analyse the “another reckless act by a Hamas, the Islamist move- desh signed the general con- offered to supply for the sec- previously tested. It was the Korea’s weapons development, sions for significant opti- latest ballistic missile launch regime that is more intent on ment that has controlled the tract for construction with ond nuclear power project to North’s third successful ICBM which would involve the US mism,” Peskov said when asked by North Korea. According to building up its ballistic missile Gaza Strip for a decade, is con- Russia in December 2015. follow Kudankulam, which test and poses a new chal- freezing its military drills in whether Russia was discuss- diplomatic sources, the date and nuclear capability than it sidered a terrorist organisation “The commissioning of envisages the construction of lenge to US President Don- South Korea while Pyongyang ing the road map with North for the meeting, which usu- is on looking after its own peo- by the United States and Euro- Unit 1 of Rooppur NPP is six reactors. AGENCIES ald Trump who has vowed would halt its programme. Korea. Meanhwile, South ally takes place behind closed ple.” AGENCIES pean Union. AGENCIES

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Up to 100,000 people were ordered to  political crisis will be resolved reportedly exceeding $1 bil- you health and keep you safe Wednesday gave his security  evacuate the vicinity and thousands of tourists  in a few days, an Italian news- lion, more than three weeks for us.” forces a three-month deadline  have been stranded. The airport might have to  paper reported on Wednesday. after he was detained in a Before his arrest the to restore “security and stabil-  close again if the wind changed direction, of-  “We have just finished talks sweeping anti- corruption 64-year-old son of the late ity” in the troubled Sinai, the  with all the political forces, purge. king Abdullah was sacked epicenter of an increasingly ficials said. Not all local people have left - some   within and outside govern- The former National as the head of the National brutal Islamic insurgency. have insisted on waiting until lava from the crater  ment. There is a broad agree- Guard chief was among more Guard, an internal security In a televised ceremony  Prince Miteb heads their way. The massive plumes of dark ash  ment,” the daily La Stampa than 200 princes, ministers force that has long been seen marking the birthday of Islam’s  from Mount Agung were seen reaching as high  quoted him as saying during a and businessmen who were after paying more than $1 bil- as a locus of tribal power. Prophet Muhammad, el-Sissi  visit to Italy. Hariri resigned in rounded up earlier this month, lion in a “settlement deal” with Some analysts saw Prince authorized his new chief of as 3km (2 miles) above its rumbling summit. It   a televised statement while he as Crown Prince Mohammed authorities, Bloomberg News Miteb’s removal as an attempt staff, Maj Gen Mohammed began erupting last week. Officials raised the   was in Saudi Arabia on Nov. bin Salman tightens his grip cited an unnamed official as by Prince Mohammed, who Farid Hegazy, to use “all brute alert to the highest level on Monday, fearing an  4, prompting a political cri- on power. saying. The prince was not is also Saudi defence minister, force” against the militants.  imminent major eruption. They said that although sis in Lebanon and thrusting Prince Miteb, once seen as reachable for comment. to consolidate his control over Hegazy, appointed last    it back into a regional tussle a contender to the throne, is Saudi information min- the security services. month, rose up from his front- the airport reopened from 15:00 local time (07:00  GMT), it remained necessary constantly to moni-  between Riyadh and its main the most high-profile royal to istry officials also could not But Saudi authorities insist row seat and stood in rigid  regional foe Iran. Aoun did not be released so far as the gov- confirm the development the purge was meant solely to attention as el-Sissi, a general- tor the situation on the ground. The authorities  accept his resignation, accusing ernment appears to be strik- but posts on social media by target endemic corruption as turned-president, addressed  have also warned tourists that they are likely to  Saudi Arabia of holding Hariri ing monetary settlements members of the royal family the kingdom seeks to diversify him. “I am mandating Maj   in Riyadh and forcing him to with some of the detainees in suggested he had been freed. its oil-dependent economy. Gen Mohammed Farid Hegazy face long waits before returning home because of   step down. AGENCIES exchange for their freedom. Princess Nouf bint Abdul- In an interview with the before you and the entire peo- a huge backlog of flights. Meanwhile Australian  “Yes, Prince Miteb was lah bin Mohammed bin Saud New York Times published ple of Egypt to restore security Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said that his released this morning (Tues- posted an old image of Prince last week, Prince Moham- and stability in Sinai,” said el- government is working to help thousands of Aus- day),” a source close to the Miteb on a verified Twitter med said 95 per cent of those Sissi. “With God’s benevolence tralian holidaymakers stranded on Bali to return government told AFP, with- account with the message: detained agree to a “settle- and your efforts and sacrifices, out outlining the terms of his “Praise be to Allah. Peace be ment”, or handing over ill-got- you and the police will restore home. It is estimated that Australians comprise release. upon you”. ten assets or cash to the Saudi security and use all brute force, more than 25% of tourists on the island. AGENCIES The prince was released In a similar post with the state treasury. AGENCIES all brute force.” AGENCIES Australia lifts travel ban to Raqqa CANBERRA: The Syrian city December 2014 to discourage of Raqqa is no longer under possible extremists from join- the control of Islamic State ing the fight in the Middle Eas. (IS) forces, the Australian For- Laws were also passed eign Minister confirmed on stripping dual citizens of their Wednesday, paving the way Australian passports should for his countrymen to travel they be found to be in the there. war-affected nations. “This Foreign Minister Julie is an important milestone in Bishop said while the travel the fight against Islamic State, ban had been lifted after coali- because the retaking of Raqqa tion forces retook the city, deprives this terrorist organ- both Syria and Iraq retained isation of an operating base their “do not travel” warnings, in Syria.” Bishop said while Xinhua news agency reported. admitted the liberation of ger face criminal charges for IS had been driven out of the IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT HARYANA Australia’s Attorney-Gen- Raqqa was a “major step for- travelling to the former “de- city, the terror group “remains WATER SERVICES MECH. DIVISION ROHTAK eral George Brandis said that ward” in the fight against IS, facto capital city” of the ter- a dangerous threat”, hinting E-TENDER NOTICE it was still illegal for Austra- but added that it was still an rorist organisation. Travel to that factions would continue lians to travel to the northern incredibly dangerous place to the city was made a crime by to emerge in other parts of the Iraqi city of Mosul. Bishop visit.Australians will no lon- the Australian government in world. AGENCIES

PRESS NOTICE Militia attack kills HARYANA PWD (B&R) Notice for Inviting/Re-inviting Tenders 43 in South Sudan’s The Governor of Haryana invites/re-invites the bids from eligible bid- ders through online bids in the website: https://haryanaeprocurement. Jonglei state gov.in for the work detailed in the table. For further detail visit to web site :http://www.etender.hry.nic.in. JUBA: A tribal militia killed at least 43 peo- Sd/- PRDH-Advt. No:-1069/11/3432/1718/58269 Executive Engineer, ple in South Sudan’s central Jonglei state, local Dated: 29.11.2017 W.S. Mech. Division, Rohtak officials said on Wednesday, part of a cycle of tit-for-tat revenge killings that local authori- ties have so far been powerless to stop. Raiders from the Murle ethnic group killed 20 men, 22 women and one child, and injured 19 people in the small village of Duk Payel on Tuesday, Jonglei Information Min- ister Jocab Akech Deng said. The killings are the latest chapter in a chain of revenge attacks, cattle raiding, and child abduction between the Murle ethnic group and another group, the Dinka Bor. Oil-rich South Sudan dissolved into civil war in 2013 and is riven by rivalry between rebels, military and militias. More than a third of the country’s 12-million strong population have fled their homes. Kudumoch Nyaku- rono, the information minister of neighbour- ing Boma state, said his government is trying For further details and e-tendering schedule visit website http://hary- to find the culprits.“There are some villages anapwd-bandr.org/ https://haryanaeprocurement.gov.in. which were attacked by some youth from For & on behalf of Governor of Haryana Murle in Pibor,” said Nyakurono, State Infor- Executive Engineer, mation Minister of Boma. The United Nations Provl. Divn., PWD (B&R) Deptt. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) also told Reuters on Wednesday that the mission is PRDH-Advt. No:-1081/11/4371/1718/58298 Rewari. sending a peacekeeping patrol and human rights monitors to the area. AGENCIES world 11 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Thursday, 30 November, 2017 mp Facebook, Twitter to share details of Russia’s meddling during Brexit

LONDON: Facebook and vote on leaving the EU, Damian forms during the presidential “From posting fewer than Twitter have agreed to share Collins, Chair of Parliament’s election in 2016. In the US, Facebook, Twitter and 1,000 tweets a day before details with British authorities Digital, Culture, Media and The Kremlin-linked Rus- Google are already facing intense June 13, the accounts — on Russia’s interference in the Sport Committee was quoted sian organisations purchased many of which are virulently Brexit referendum by using as saying. more than $100,000 of ads on fake news scrutiny after disclosing the pro-Putin — posted 39,000 their platforms. Earlier in Novem- social media platforms dur- details about the presence of Russian tweets on June 23-24,” the According to the Guardian ber, a group of data scien- ing the 2016 US presidential report said. on Wednesday, Facebook and tists found 156,252 Russian election. political ads, tweets and posts on Tho Pham, one of the Twitter will share those posts accounts on Twitter which Facebook told US Con- their platforms during the presidential report authors, confirmed to with the House of Commons mentioned #Brexit and gress in November that 126 TechCrunch that the major- media watchdog. posted nearly 45,000 messages million of its users in the US election in 2016 ity of those Brexit tweets were “Facebook said it would related to the EU referendum might have seen ads produced posted on June 24, 2016, the respond with information by in the 48 hours around the vote. and circulated by Russian respond to them by the second in Wales and the University day after the vote. early December, while Twitter In the US, Facebook, Twit- operatives. week of December.” of California, Berkeley, over Political events like the said it intends to share find- ter and Google are already According to Facebook UK British Prime Minister The- 150,000 Russian accounts Brexit referendum and the ings in the coming weeks,” the facing intense fake news Policy Director Simon Miller, it resa May has also accused Rus- who were posting about the US presidential election have report added. scrutiny after disclosingis “considering how we can best sia of meddling in the elections Ukrainian conflict swiftly observed the use of social bots The information would give the details about the pres- respond to the Electoral Com- and planting fake stories. started tweeting about Brexit in spreading fake news and the UK a better idea of whether ence of Russian political ads, mission’s request for informa- According to data scien- in days leading up to the 2016 misinformation, the data sci- Russia tried to influence the tweets and posts on their plat- tion and expect to be able to tists from Swansea University vote. entists observed. AGENCIES Brexit: UK divorce Musharraf supports LeT, likes Hafiz Saeed Bill offer worth ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former Acknowledging that the JuD and arrest after the 2008 Mum- President Pervez Musharraf has said LeT were waging a “jihad” to liber- bai attack but released about six he is the “biggest supporter” of the ate Jammu and Kashmir from India, months later. Musharraf said up to € 50 billion outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Musharraf said: “Yes, they are involved Washington’s statement fol- expressed his liking for its founder in Kashmir and I support them.” lowing the JuD’s chief release Hafiz Saeed, blamed for the horrific Musharraf said in the interview last week was an “insult to 2008 Mumbai terror attack. that he had always favoured “action” Pakistan’s sovereignty”. “I am the biggest supporter of in Kashmir. The US had asked Pakistan to re- LeT and I know they like me and JuD “I was always in favour of action arrest Saeed. “Please do not dictate to (Jamaat-ud-Dawa) also likes me,” in Kashmir and of suppressing the us; we have to decide who ... has to be Musharraf told Pakistan’s ARY News Indian Army in Kashmir. They are tried or punished.” this week, referring to the groups the biggest force (LeT), India got them Musharraf said democracy in founded by Saeed. JuD is the LeT’s declared as terrorist by partnering Pakistan was not under threat but charitable wing classified by the US with the US.” required “tailoring” in keeping with and the UN as a terror group. New Delhi accuses Pakistan of the country’s requirements. “We need Asked if he liked Saeed, who has a arming, training and financing mili- (to make) amendments to the sys- $10 million US bounty on his head for tant groups fighting to secede Jammu tem, political restructuring, electoral his role in terror activities, the former and Kashmir from India. reforms and checks balances.” Pakistan Army chief said he does and Musharraf denied the LeT Musharraf, who ousted Prime that he had met him. was involved in the Mum- Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1999, LONDON: There has been pay about 20bn euros, and the Saeed was freed after 10 months bai terror attack that left 166 now lives in exile in Dubai. no final agreement on a num- EU has been calling for its offer of house arrest last week after Islam- Indians and foreigners dead. “I don’t He was declared an absconder by an ber but the offer was given a to be increased. abad failed to submit proof to a court think Saeed was behind the 26/11 Ten Pakistani terrorists sailed One of them was caught and hanged anti-terrorism court in the assassina- “broad welcome” by Brussels, The UK is hoping to move to back charges that his release would attack. In Pakistan, we don’t call him into Mumbai and carried out mul- by India. tion of former Prime Minister Benazir BBC political editor Laura on to talking about trade but lead to law and order problems. a terrorist.” tiple attacks spread over three days. Saeed was put under house Bhutto. AGENCIES Kuenssberg said. No 10 has the EU will only do this when it played down reports the final deems “sufficient progress” has sum could be up to 55bn euros been made on three areas - the 100 Chinese Britain’s May on surprise visit to (£49bn). Foreign Secretary so-called divorce bill, the rights Bosnian Croat general dies after Boris Johnson said the UK of EU citizens in the UK after couples to take Baghdad: Iraqi official would make a “fair offer” to Brexit and the Irish border. help break the current dead- The EU says the UK needs drinking poison in courtroom part in mass BAGHDAD: British Prime Minister Theresa May paid lock. “Now is the moment to to settle its accounts before it a surprise visit on Wednesday to Baghdad where she get the whole ship off the rocks leaves. It says the UK has made met her Iraqi counterpart Haider al-Abadi, his office and move it forwards,” he said financial commitments that ZAGREB:A former Bosnian to his lips, and drank it in handing down judgment in wedding in Lanka during a trip to Ivory Coast, have to be settled as part of an Croat general has died after full view of the cameras film- the appeals case of six former said. Abadi welcomed the British prime minister and where he is attending a meet- overall withdrawal agreement. drinking a phial of poison at ing the hearing. “I just drank Bosnian Croat political and COLOMBO: One hundred her delegation. May’s visit came after Iraqi forces ing of European and African The UK accepts that it has a UN tribunal in The Hague, poison,” he said. “I am not a military leaders. They are the Chinese couples will visit Sri backed by an international coalition including Britain leaders. some obligations. And it has where his war crimes sen- war criminal. I oppose this court’s final verdict for war Lanka next month to take part ousted the IS group from swathes of Iraq. AGENCIES Johnson said he would “not promised not to leave any other tence of 20 years was upheld conviction.” crimes committed during in a mass wedding in the island get into the figures” but said all country out of pocket in the on Wednesday. The Croatian prime min- the bloody 1990s break-up of country, Sri Lanka’s Mega- sides wanted to see progress to current EU budget period from Seconds after his war ister, Andrej Plenković, Yugoslavia. polis and Western Develop- the next phase of negotiations 2014-20. There are also lon- crimes sentence of 20 years confirmed his death after As court officials sur- ment Ministry announced on and discussions on a transition ger term issues like pensions was upheld at the interna- it was initially reported rounded the grey-haired and Wednesday. and future relationship. The for EU staff, and how the UK’s tional criminal tribunal for the on Croatian state TV and bearded Praljak, the presiding The Ministry said the amount of money the UK will contribution to these is calcu- former Yugoslavia, Slobodan offered his condolences judge, Carmel Agius, imme- event, the first of its kind in pay as part of Brexit has been lated for years to come, and Praljak, shouted out angrily: to the family. diately ordered the proceed- Sri Lanka, was expected to fur- one of the main sticking points the question of what happens “Praljak is not a criminal. I Dutch police have declared ings be suspended and the ther increase ties between Sri in the first round of talks. In to building projects that had reject your verdict.” the courtroom to be a crime curtains screening the court- Lanka and China, reports Xin- September Theresa May sug- funding agreed by all EU mem- The 72-year-old then scene. The unprecedented room were abruptly closed hua news agency. gested the UK was willing to bers including the UK. AGENCIES raised a small brown bottle scenes came as judges were to the public. AGENCIES The mass wedding would be held on December 17 in Colombo under the patron- EU considers age of President Maithri- US asks European allies to maintain pala Sirisena and Prime new plan to ease Minister Ranil Wick- remesinghe. Some 400 guests disputes over will attend. their commitment in Afghanistan Tourism Minister John Amaratunga told report- migrants WASHINGTON: The US wants its Euro- the terrorist threat, wherever it is found, ers that the event will help pean partners to continue to maintain we risk re-creating the safe havens from promote the island BRUSSELS: EU governments their commitment in Afghanistan, Secre- which the 9/11 plot was hatched and car- nation as an ideal will study a new proposal tary of State Rex Tillerson said, calling it ried out,” he said. wedding destination. aimed at overcoming the deep essential for the success of President Don- The new policy directions will better The mass wedding will splits over sharing responsi- ald Trump’s South Asia Policy. position the US and Europe to confront be followed by a Sri Lanka- bility for asylum-seekers that The purpose of America’s new South the challenges that threaten our prosper- China food festival at a luxury has soured relations in the bloc Asia strategy is to destroy terrorist safe ity, the actors that seek to sow chaos and resort in Colombo. Leading since the migrant crisis of 2015, havens and deny their re-establishment instill doubt in our laws and institutions, chefs from both China and diplomats said on Wednesday. while the Afghan government continues and the enemies that threaten our secu- Sri Lanka will take part Estonia, which holds the to strengthen its own capacity to main- rity and oppose our way of life, he added. in the festival. rotating presidency of the tain security and create the conditions policy speech on Europe ahead of his visit As such, Tillerson urged “proportion- The couples will later be European Union, put forward for reconciliation with the Taliban and to the region. ate contributions” of troops, funds, and taken on a tour of Yala, Sigiriya the compromise plan at a meet- an inclusive government that accounts Many allies remain uncertain about other forms of assistance as it seeks to and Kandy, popular tourist ing of national envoys, hoping for the ethnic diversity of all Afghans, the Trump administration’s commitments eradicate a terrorist threat that will not be spots in Sri Lanka. to reconcile countries like Italy, Tillerson said. to their security, even though Trump has confined to the place where it was born. Sri Lanka has become a which bear the brunt of arriv- “We recognise the important contri- softened his positions since early in his NATO’s Resolute Support mission is popular destination for Chi- als from across the Mediterra- butions of our NATO (North Atlantic term when he questioned whether NATO essential to our shared goal of ensuring nese tourists, with China cur- nean, and eastern states fiercely Treaty Organisation) allies that have been countries were pulling their weight in that Afghanistan develops the capabil- rently being the second largest opposed to being obliged to made in Afghanistan, and we ask them to defending themselves. “We know this ity to contribute to regional stability and market. AGENCIES take in immigrants. maintain their commitment to the mis- will take time. But if we fail to exercise prevail over terrorist threats, including Previous proposals have sion,” Tillerson said in a major foreign vigilance and undertake action against al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. AGENCIES failed to make headway; gov- ernments which complain about unfair burdens stem- ming from an EU rule that asy- Violent jihadists go to rehab at lum claims must be handled in the country where people enter the EU want others to be obliged to take in a share. Ex- ‘5-star’ Saudi centre communist countries in the east, with little recent history RIYADH: With its indoor televisions and king-size of immigration, especially from swimming pool, sun-splashed beds, all framed by manicured Africa, Asia and the Middle patios and liveried staff, the lawns. East, have resisted attempts by Saudi complex has the trap- Many linked to groups the EU executive to force them pings of a five-star resort, but such as Al-Qaeda and the to take quotas, leading to stale- it is actually a rehab centre — Taliban walk around freely mate and division that, at the for violent jihadists. in flowing white robes, and height of the crisis, threatened Riyadh’s Mohammed bin have access to a spacious gym, the Union’s cohesion. Nayef Counselling and Care a banquet hall and furnished Germany, where Chancel- Centre, a cushy halfway house apartments reserved for visits lor Angela Merkel suffered in between prison and free- from spouses. a September election for her dom, spotlights a controver- “We make the ‘beneficia- decision to allow over a mil- sial Saudi strategy for tackling ries’ feel they are normal peo- lion people to enter during the homegrown extremists. ple and still have a chance — a crisis, has been pressing other While the global fight chance to return to society,” countries to demonstrate “sol- against terrorism is often Abu Maghayed said, insisting idarity” on the migrant issue. associated with drone strikes vent convicts who have served Islam,” Yahya Abu Maghayed, the centre refrained from call- Under the Estonian plan, the and torture, the philosophy their sentences from returning a director at the centre, said ing them prisoners or inmates. executive European Com- that underpins the centre’s to jihad, through what it calls while giving AFP a golf cart Saudi Arabia, long accused mission would determine approach is that extremism religious counselling and ideo- tour of the sprawling, palm of exporting its ultraconser- “fair shares” of asylum-seek- requires not coercion but an logical detoxification. tree-lined complex. vative Wahhabist Sunni doc- ers that countries would be ideological cure. “Our focus is on correcting The convicts are housed in trine around the world, is expected to take in at their Overseen by clerics and their thoughts, their miscon- a series of low-slung buildings, itself a victim of domestic own borders. AGENCIES psychologists, it works to pre- ceptions, their deviation from outfitted with large-screen terror attacks. AGENCIES 12 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 30 November, 2017 Exporters claim `6,500 crore 45% in 6 years: India’s petrol IGST refunds in July-October NEW DELHI: Exporters have been accurately filed," it said. claimed refunds of Rs 6,500 Exporters should file GSTR- pump growth among highest crore in the first four months 3B, Table 6A of GSTR-1 on the of GST roll out, the govern- GSTN portal and Shipping Bills ment said on Wednesday, while on Customs EDI System, it said. NEW DELHI: India has country behind US and China. 423 being in Delhi, the data asking them to file claims in However, the statement recorded 45 per cent jump in Fuel consumption grew by 9.5 showed. proper form with matching said, instance of errors are the number of petrol pumps per cent in the April-October Industry officials said pub- shipping bills to facilitate early noticed in Shipping Bill num- in the last six years, possibly period of the current fiscal. lic sector oil companies will settlements. ber in GSTR-1, mis-match the highest growth rate in the Oil ministry data showed continue to add at least 2,000 It also said that businesses of invoice number and IGST world, as public and private that 18,852 outlets were added petrol pumps per annum over can upload the final sales return amount paid and wrong bank sector firms jostled to capture between 2011 and 2017. Of the next few years. for August in GSTR-1 on GST account, which is delaying the retailing sites. the 60,799 petrol pumps in the In the private sector, Essar, Network (GSTN) portal from Earlier this month, it refund process. With 60,799 outlets dis- country, 55,325 are owned by which was recently taken over December 4. allowed businesses making "These errors are the sole pensing petrol and diesel at state-owned fuel retailers. by Russia's Rosneft, had been In a statement, the finance zero rated supplies or those who reason for delay in grant of the end of October, India is India Oil Corp (IOC) owns the most aggressive. It had ministry said: "It is clarified that have paid IGST on exports or refunds, or rejection thereof. behind only US and China in and operates 26,489 petrol sta- 1,382 outlets in 2011 and now the quantum of IGST refund those want to claim input credit While information has been number of petrol pumps, data tions, of which 7,232 are rural has 3,980, which it plans to take claims as filed through Shipping to fill Form RFD-01A. made available to Exporters available from Petroleum Plan- outlets. Hindustan Petroleum up to 5,600 by March 2019. Bills during the period July to It asked them to approach on the ICEGATE portal if they ning & Analysis Cell of the Oil Corp Ltd (HPCL) is the second Reliance Industries is going October, is approximately Rs Chief Commissioner of Cen- are registered, they may also Ministry. biggest fuel retailer with 14,675 slow on the fuel retailing busi- 6,500 crore and the quantum tral Tax and the Commissioner contact jurisdictional Customs In 2011, the country had outlets, 3,159 being rural sites. ness and hasn't added any new of refund of unutilised credit of State Tax for refund claim. authorities to check the errors 41,947 outlets, of which 2,983 Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd site recently. It has concen- on inputs or input services, as The ministry said that of the they have committed in fur- or 7.1 per cent, were owned (BPCL) owns 14,161 outlets, of trated on reopening the pumps per the RFD-01A applications IGST paid on goods exported, nishing information in GST or operated by private retail- which 2,548 are rural outlets. that were shut because it could filed on GSTN portal, is to the a majority of refund claims for returns and Shipping Bill, and ers like Reliance Industries and In the private sector, Reli- not compete with subsidised tune of Rs 30 crore." exports made in July have been rectify them at the earliest," the Essar oil. one lakh petrol stations each. of energy but they have grown ance Industries owns 1,400 out- price of fuel at PSU outlets. The CBEC had last month sanctioned. ministry said. Today, private firms own Several countries around in India, which is the world's lets while Royal Dutch Shell has With deregulation of petrol started refunds for exporters of "Refund claims of IGST paid It asked exporters to ensure 5,474, or 9 per cent of the total the globe have seen the number fastest growing oil consumer. 90 stations. in June 2010 and diesel in 2014, goods who have paid Integrated for exports made in August, that there is no discrepancy in outlets, with Essar being the of petrol pumps drop as they India had in 2015 over- Besides, there are 1,273 out- private players have once again GST (IGST) and have claimed September and October 2017 the information furnished in leader with 3,980 stations. moved towards Electric Vehi- taken Japan as the world's lets dispensing CNG to auto- become active on fuel retailing refund based on shipping bill are being sanctioned seam- Table 6A of GSTR-1 and the US and China have around cles (EVs) and alternate forms third- largest oil consuming mobiles, the most number of expansion. PTI by filling up Table 6A. lessly wherever returns have Shipping Bill. PTI ESIC to form societies in states to ‘Policies must back women in workforce’ HYDERABAD: Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of ensure timely reimbursements and advisor to US President ‘Nikki Haley hails Ivanka for Donald Trump, on Wednesday NEW DELHI: The Employ- at an industry seminar here. ary exercises and other such act as key components. batted for formulation of poli- ees' State Insurance Corpora- The corporation, he said, bureaucratic routes," Kumar "Creation of societies in the cies that support greater partic- promoting entrepreneurs’ tion is working on a plan to set is firming up a plan to cre- said at the Employees' State states will smoothen the func- ipation of women in workforce. up societies across states for ate societies under the Soci- Insurance seminar organised tioning of the ESIC," Kumar She even referred to tech- WASHINGTON DC: US timely delivery of services to ety Act in all state capitals that by PHD Chamber. added. nology that can be used to Ambassador to the United intended beneficiaries towards will have a mandate to resolve "With the proposed soci- Besides, the ESIC will take allow women to work from Nations Nikki Haley on reimbursement of their medi- ESIC reimbursement issues of ety in place, it will be their approval from its board of kitchens and help reduce the Wednesday applauded Ivanka cal bills. the beneficiaries. responsibilities to transfer the directors to hire private medi- gender gap. Trump, US President Donald Of late, ESIC has been "For this purpose, the ESIC reimbursement amounts to cal practitioners and doctors "I think it's incredibly Trump’s daughter and his advi- receiving complaints of delays would be writing to all state gov- beneficiaries with due diligence at ESIC hospitals, given a staff important that policies support sor, for promoting female entre- by state agencies to process ernments, including the Centre, and the state agencies play vir- crunch. There are many under- modern families... We need to preneurs during her ongoing medical reimbursements and to make a provisioning to this tually no role in the reimburse- served and unserved areas and start thinking about ways to visit to India. sometimes even efforts to bury effect so that reimbursement ment cycle," he said. primary health care facili- support the modern work- Ivanka is currently in India ing engagement, but hopes them, said Raj Kumar, Direc- issues relating to medical ail- The official said the ESIC ties will be extended to ESIC force and the modern reality leading a high-profile US del- to travel soon. State Depart- tor General, Employees' State ments of all its members are is a tripartite kind of structure members in these areas too, in household. I think technol- egation to the Global Entre- ment Spokesperson Heather Insurance Corporation (ESIC), not subject to states' budget- where employers and employees he added. PTI ogy is a great driver," she said. preneurship Summit (GES) in Nauert also praised Ivanka She was speaking at a ses- Hyderabad being co-hosted by for her accomplishments in sion on innovation in work- the two countries. This is her Hyderabad. PepsiCo launches force development on the Ivanka, 36, a business- first visit to India in this capac- Speaking at the 8th annual Moody’s upbeat on steel sector, second day of the Global Entre- woman and a fashion designer ity also that of a member of the GE Summit, Ivanka said, reduc- fizzy drink with preneurship Summit (GES) too, said efforts should be made First Family. ing gender gap in the labour forecasts Tatas will gain most here. to get more women into male “Thrilled to see Ivanka force by half can help boost locally sourced Ivanka suggested that poli- dominated professions to cre- Trump in India promoting Indian economy by over USD MUMBAI: Robust domestic capacity additions," interna- in China and broadly steady cymakers need to devise ways ate an equitable balance in female entrepreneurs. At home, 150 billion in the next three orange fruit juice demand and protectionist mea- tional rating agency Moody's demand in Asia as a whole," to support the "modern work- workforce. that means improving work- years and reiterated her father’s sures by the government will said on Wednesday in its 'Asia Moody's senior vice-president force and the modern reality in "I am incredibly fearful that force development and cutting words that “India has a true NEW DELHI: PepsiCo India help the domestic steel indus- Steel Outlook 2018' report. Kai Hu said. household". when we look at where future government red tape,” Haley friend in the White House”. on Wednesday launched Mir- try going forward and earnings The agency said the earn- "Overall Asian steel demand "Technology is reduc- work is going, if women con- said in a tweet. “We are certainly proud of inda Joosy, a fizzy drink contain- of major players like Tata Steel ings of Tata Steel will increase will remain stable, with robust ing barriers to starting busi- tinue to represent only 13 per “Globally it means creat- what she’s been able to accom- ing orange fruit juice sourced will increase significantly due significantly due to newly- demand growth in South and nesses, it's creating flexibility... cent of engineers in the United ing an environment where plish, and I can think of no from Indian farmers. to newly-added capacity, says added capacity, and the same Southeast Asia, and flat in Technology offers tremendous States or continue to represent women- across the world-have better representative for the The introduction of Mir- a report. will remain steady for JSW China as it sees Chinese capac- opportunities to women and only 24 per cent of computer access to the capital & men- US Government to talk about inda Joosy marks another mile- "Among the major steel- Steel. ity to continue to decline, due women entrepreneurs," she science professionals, the gen- torship they need to succeed,” women’s entrepreneurship stone in PepsiCo India's journey producing Asian countries, Moody's has given a sta- to its government's supply-side pointed out. der wage gap is actually going said Haley, who is the high- than her,” she told reporters at of enhancing its sourcing of operating conditions will be ble outlook with Ba3 rating for reforms and environmental Stating that there is a need to grow in years to come. est ranking Indian-American a news conference. The GES is fruit pulp from India. It con- the most supportive in India, both Tata Steel and JSW steel. protection measures, the fac- to fuel skill training and work- "It is something we need to in the Trump administration. the preeminent annual entre- tains orange fruit juice sourced because of the robust domestic "The likely stable profit- tors which will reduce the sup- force development, Ivanka said address, it is something that In recent weeks, Haley said preneurship gathering that con- from Indian farmers, PepsiCo demand and protectionist mea- ability for Asian steelmakers is ply glut in Asia," Hu said. it is necessary to align what is the administration in the US that she was planning to visit venes emerging entrepreneurs, India said in a statement. sures. This is despite an increase underpinned by the removal China drives the outlook for being taught in the classroom is very very focussed on," she India this year but could not investors, and supporters from The new product is a portfo- in raw material prices and new of excess production capacity steel companies in Asia. PTI with economic realities. stressed. PTI go because of her other press- around the world, she said. PTI lio expansion of the company's popular fruit flavoured beverage brand Mirinda, which is one of the eight brands with an annual Will 2018 be 1st year of private capex recovery? DLF board all set to consider sales of Rs 1,000 crore, it added. "The launch of Mirinda NEW DELHI: A recovery First, corporate return per cent this year to 7.5 per Joosy is a reiteration of Pep- in private capital spending expectations are rising, sec- cent in 2018 and further to 7.7 QIP, warrants issue on Dec 1 siCo India's commitment to is likely next year as balance ond corporate balance sheet per cent in 2019. partnering the government's sheet fundamentals of cor- fundamentals are improving "On a fiscal year basis, GDP NEW DELHI: India's largest QIP to maintain the minimum The board decision would effort of catalysing the carbon- porates are improving amid and third, financial system is growth should accelerate from realty firm DLF has called a public shareholding limit of 25 be subject to the approval of ated fruit drinks category to strengthening financial system, strengthening, and it will be 6.7 per cent in financial year board meeting on December per cent. the shareholders. benefit Indian farmers by add- says a report. able to meet investment credit 2018 to 7.5 per cent in fiscal 1 to approve its proposals to In a regulatory filing, DLF In late August, DLF pro- ing 5 per cent natural juice to Accordingly, the country's demand, it said. 2018-19 and further to 7.7 per issue equity shares to institu- informed that board and moters sold the entire 40 per carbonated beverages," it added. GDP growth will accelerate "In sum, the combination cent in 2019-20," Morgan Stan- tional investors and warrants or audit committee will meet cent stake in its rental arm DLF Mirinda Joosy will be avail- to 7.5 per cent in 2019 finan- of a recovery in end demand ley said in a research note. debentures to promoters. on December 1, 2017 to con- Cyber City Developers Ltd able in Tamil Nadu and is priced cial year, the report by global and easing of credit constraints As private capex recovers, DLF is required to launch sider and approve proposal (DCCDL) for Rs 11,900 crore. at Rs 35 per 500ml bottle, it said. financial services major Mor- should help to pave the way it will revive job creation, thus QIP (qualified institutional of "issuance of warrants and/ This deal included sale of PepsiCo India has partnered gan Stanley said. for a private capex recovery in ensuring that the economy will placement) and also issue of or compulsorily convertible 33.34 per cent stake in DCCDL with the Maharashtra govern- The report highlighted that ley's discussions with investors, 2018, thereby raising our con- be heading towards the "pro- warrants or debentures because debentures on preferential to Singapore's sovereign wealth ment for developing citrus eco- 2018 is expected to be the first after six years of continued fidence that India will be on a ductive growth" phase. of proposed infusion of about basis" to promoters. fund GIC for Rs 8,900 crore system in the state. This includes year of full-fledged recovery deterioration in private capital sustained growth cycle in the A productive growth phase Rs 10,500 crore by promoters The board will also consider and buyback of remaining investments in a citrus facility for India as it will be marked spending, investors are "more coming years," it noted. is characterised as a period of into the company. and approve proposal of "issu- shares worth Rs 3,000 crore by in Nanded, as well as partnering by a synchronous recovery in skeptical" of a turnaround in Overall, with productivity improving growth while macro Infusion of capital by pro- ance of equity shares under DCCDL. with citrus farmers to improve domestic as well as external private capex, but the global growth being supported by a stability remains in check typi- moters would lead to increase Qualified Institutions Place- Promoters would infuse the their productivity through vari- demand and, a pickup in pri- brokerage sees three factors pickup in private capex, Mor- cally setting the stage for a sus- in promoters stake in DLF to ment (QIP)" and increase in net proceeds from this deal, ous agri interventions, the state- vate capex for the first time in which will help to revive pri- gan Stanley expects real GDP tained growth cycle, the report more than 75 per cent. So, the authorised share capital of the estimated at about Rs 10,500 ment added. PTI six years. As per Morgan Stan- vate corporate capex. growth to accelerate from 6.4 noted. PTI company will have to launch a company. crore into DLF. PTI Bitcoin breaks $10,000 barrier, triggers bubble worries! Nokia expands R&D SINGAPORE: Bitcoin broke cialist platforms. "I think the momentum is controversies. centre in Bengaluru through the $10,000 barrier for But it quickly gained pop- still very much to the upside," In one of the most high- the first time on Wednesday as ularity as an alternative to tra- Kay Van-Petersen, macro and profile, major Tokyo-based it continues a stratospheric rise ditional investments, while it crypto strategist with Saxo Bitcoin exchange MtGox col- BENGALURU: Nokia on neers, with that number to rise that has delighted investors but has been used to pay for items Bank in Singapore, said. lapsed in 2014 after admitting Wednesday announced the in 2018, it said. sparked fears of a bubble. from a pint in a London pub to He said it could still suf- that 850,000 coins -- worth expansion of its R&D centre "The expansion of our pres- The virtual currency hit a a manicure. fer pullbacks, but predicted around $480 million at the here with the inauguration of ence in India is a testimony to high of $10,379 in Asia, accord- The virtual currency has it would be worth $50,000 to time -- had disappeared from its new, state-of-the-art facility our deep commitment to har- ing to Bloomberg News, more attracted as much anger as $100,000 in the next six to 18 its vaults. that will focus on next-genera- ness the enormous potential than 10 times higher than its praise, however, with the boss months. Bitcoin's use on the under- tion technologies. of local talent for research and value at the start of the year. of JP Morgan Chase labelling it Transactions happen when ground Silk Road website, The facility will carry out development. The breakthrough is the lat- a fraud and governments, while heavily encrypted codes are where users could use it to buy research in areas including The centre will provide a est in a spectacular run for the China and South Korea have passed across a computer net- drugs and guns, was also pre- the cloud, big data analytics, huge opportunity for bright online money dubbed "digital expressed concerns. work. Bitcoin and other vir- sented as proof it was a bad development of Voice over LTE engineers to work on upcoming gold" by its advocates, which It got a major boost last tual currencies use blockchain, thing. (VoLTE) and applications as technologies which will change began life in 2009 as a bit of month when exchange giant of growth, which has seen it manager Mike Novogratz at a which records transactions that While analysts expect the well as next-generation core the way we live and work," Head encrypted software suppos- CME Group announced it increase in value from a 2017 cryptocurrency conference on are updated in real time on an currency to suffer falls, they and 5G, the company said in of the technology centre Rupa edly written by an unknown would launch a futures market- low of $752 in mid-January, has Tuesday in New York, accord- online ledger and which are expect it will prosper in the a release. Located at Manyata Santosh said. coder with a Japanese-sound- place for Bitcoin, which has not also triggered concerns, and ing to Bloomberg News. maintained by a network of long term and see the CME Embassy Park here, the facility Nokia had established a ded- ing name. been listed on a major bourse critics note the currency has Other commentators were computers. launch as the next big test. was inaugurated by Karnataka icated 5G/IoT lab in Bengaluru Bitcoin, which was valued before. The announcement suffered wild swings in the past. more positive about Bitcoin, Hundreds of other digital "If it survives the CME, Minister for IT, BT and Tour- last year to work on applications at just a few US cents when sparked a surge in its value -- "This is a bubble and there saying its surging popularity currencies have been created there is no reason why it won't ism Priyank Kharge. for smart cities and public safety, it was launched, has no legal it has risen 45 per cent in the is a lot of froth. This is going will attract cash from tradi- since its launch, but Bitcoin continue to rise higher," Greg The centre, one of Nokia's as well as a number of IoT use exchange rate, no central bank past two weeks alone. to be the biggest bubble of our tional investors, such as hedge remains by far the most pop- McKenna, from Australia- four global R&D sites, currently cases including real-time city backing it and is traded on spe- But the spectacular rate lifetimes," warned hedge fund funds and asset managers. ular. Bitcoin has suffered based AxiTrader, said. PTI employs more than 6,000 engi- surveillance, smart parking. PTI business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 30 November, 2017 mp NTPC set to acquire stressed Silicon Valley threat to Net: US watchdog chief Ajit Pai

WASHINGTON: A top US ments' demands to block cer- commissioned power plants regulator, defending an effort to tain speech" which would be roll back so-called "net neutral- considered "repugnant" in the NEW DELHI: State-run power ity" rules, said on Wednesday United States. giant NTPC has floated a ten- that large internet platforms "In this way, edge providers der to acquire commissioned Bhel commissions 30-mw represent the biggest threat to are a much bigger actual threat stressed coal-based power online freedom because they to an open internet than broad- plants in the country. routinely block "content they band providers, especially At present, out of the 40 hydro unit in Mizoram don't like." when it comes to discrimina- GW stressed coal-based power Federal Communications tion on the basis of viewpoint," generation capacity, about 12 NEW DELHI: State-owned placed on Bhel by NEEPCO Commission chairman Ajit Pai said. GW capacity worth around Rs engineering firm Bhel said on for their design, manufac- Pai delivered remarks days The dispute over net neu- 50,000 crore commissioned Wednesday that it has commis- ture, supply, installation and after unveiling a proposal to trality has been the subject after April 1, 2014 and is eli- sioned the second unit of the commissioning. reverse a hotly contested 2015 of several court battles, with gible under this tender. Tuirial Hydro Electric Project Other hydro projects of rule requiring broadband firms backers arguing strong rules According to the tender (HEP) in Mizoram. NEEPCO, commissioned by to treat all online traffic equally. are needed to guard against document, the company will The unit has been commis- Bhel, include the 3x135 MW Pai said internet platforms Pai, appointed by Presi- powerful broadband firms like shortlist the suitable opera- sioned by Bhel in less than a Ranganadi HEP in Arunachal -- he singled out Twitter -- play dent Donald Trump, offered an Comcast and AT&T acting as tional domestic coal-based 100 days of the commission- Pradesh and the 4x50 MW a more significant role than example of Twitter's decision to "gatekeepers" that can punish power assets located in India ing of the first one, Bhel said Kopili HEP in Assam. broadband operators in deter- block a video by a Republican rivals. for possible acquisition after in a statement. In the North Eastern states, mining what internet users see. candidate "because it featured Pai said the debate on "net evaluating the offered projects. of operation (COD) on April erator of the station, it said. Located in Kolasib dis- the Bhel has installed over "Despite all the talk about a pro-life message," referring neutrality" appears driven by Each plant size should be 1, 2014 onwards, are eligible NTPC has an installed trict of Mizoram, the green- 3,200 MW of power generating the fear that broadband pro- to the politician's claim of the Silicon Valley firms' business at least 500 MW, according to under for acquisition by NTPC. capacity of 51,708 MW com- field project of North Eastern capacity, accounting for more viders could decide what inter- "sale of baby body parts." interests. the document. Thus it would These plants must be prising of 28 coal based, 8 gas/ Electric Power Corporation Ltd than 75 per cent of the total net content consumers can see, He said Twitter "appears to "These companies want to acquire only subcritical and designed for operating on 100 liquid fuel based and 13 renew- (NEEPCO) has been set up on installed capacity in the region. recent experience shows that have a double standard when place much tougher regula- supercritical power plants. per cent domestic coal for the able energy (Solar PV and the river Tuirial. Bhel is executing HEPs of so-called edge providers are it comes to suspending or de- tions on broadband providers It says that any promoter rated capacity. Wind)/ Hydro power projects. Power generation from around 3,100 MW in the coun- in fact deciding what content verifying conservative users' than they are willing to have or lender, authorised financial It also provides that plant It has massive ongoing Tuirial HEP will contribute try, in addition to 2,940 hydro they see," Pai said. accounts as opposed to those placed upon themselves," he intermediaries of the power must have availability of coal capacity addition plans with significantly to the reduction projects in Bhutan. More than "These providers routinely of liberal users," Pai said. said. generation companies, inde- for 85 per cent plant load factor around 20,000 MW projects of greenhouse gas emissions 500 hydro electric power gen- block or discriminate against "This conduct is many "They might cloak their pendent power producers/ or capacity utilisation. under construction. The com- and contribute towards achiev- eration sets with a cumulative content they don't like." things, but it isn't fighting for advocacy in the public inter- developers are eligible for offer- The original equipment pany is also contemplating ing a low carbon development capacity of more than 29,000 The blunt remarks appeared an open internet." est, but the real interest of these ing their operational domestic manufacturer / original equip- increasing its generation assets path for the nation, Bhel said. MW of various ratings have to confirm a tougher atmo- Pai said online platforms Internet giants is in using the coal based power assets located ment supplier shall have indig- by means of possible acquisi- The order for Electrical & been contracted on Bhel, sphere in Washington for Sili- are "secretly editing certain regulatory process to cement in India. All power plants enous manufacturing facilities tion of coal-based power assets Mechanical (E&M) works for including 5,700 MW for over- con Valley firms after years of users' comments" and "caving their dominance in the inter- which have commercial date for each boiler and turbine gen- located in India. PTI two units of 30 MW each was seas projects. PTI close ties. to repressive foreign govern- net economy." PTI Apac banks are CORPORATE KALEIDOSCOPE riddled with high Municipalities may raise private sector ` leverage: Moody's 6K cr from bonds by FY20 MUMBAI: Municipalities 15,000 crore to fund these proj- MUMBAI: Global rating are likely to raise Rs 6,000 This amount is ects through fiscal 2023. agency Moody's has said many crore through bonds over the These will have to be funded banks in the Asia Pacific (Apac) next three fiscal years--more more than 4 times by market borrowings in addi- region, including India, are than four-times of what they the `1,350 crore tion to government grants. exposed to high levels of pri- had mopped in the past two Several ULBs have initiated vate sector leverage, although decades, says a report. that has been their bond issuance process by the buildup of such debt has Between fiscals 2011 and raised in the appointing transaction advi- slowed down of late. Indian 2017, there were no issuances sors, Subodh Rai of Crisil said, Alloy Steels Plant (ASP) of Steel Authority and Chinese banks are the of municipal bonds in the past 20 years adding more such issuances are of India Ltd) on Wednesday received the most exposed to high corpo- country. in the offing. Best Performance Vendor 2017 award rate leverage risks, followed by "We expect Rs 6,000 crore announced an interest subsidy "That's because bonds offer from Ordnance Factory- Medak (OF-M) for those in Indonesia, Vietnam, of municipal bonds to be issued scheme to make such issuances ULBs structuring flexibility Communal Harmony Campaign Week was observed at NTPC -Farakka from November 19 to 25 indigenisation, development and supply Korea and Hong Kong, it said. over the next three fiscal years competitive. through longer tenures, annual through various programmes. Painting competitions for children of the township schools, of import substitute steel plates. The "Elevated and rising private from progressive and proactive The report said while the interest payments, and fixed debates for students of neighbouring schools, essays for employees, CISF personnel and award was received by A K Patra, DGM I/C leverage represent a negative urban local bodies (ULBs), rid- amount may seem small in the coupon rates compared with housewives and a free medical camp at Barharwa, Jharkhand, were organised during the week (Research & Control Lab), SAIL-ASP credit development for these ing on policy and regulatory context of the massive infra- bank loans," Rai said. banks, because this undermines facilitations," Crisil said in a structure needs of the cities, it Capital market also has a the resilience of borrowers to report on Wednesday. is more than four times what large investor base and can turn economic shocks, and consti- Government and market was raised --Rs 1,350 crore -- out to be more competitive Foodpanda India narrows tutes a structural banking sys- regulator Sebi have been work- in the past 20 years. This June, than bank borrowing," he said. RBI asks cooperative tem vulnerability," Moody's ing to improve ULBs' access to Pune Municipal Corporation The agency expects a grad- FY17 net loss to `45 crore senior vice president Christine the capital markets had raised Rs 200 crore from ual increase in investor interest Kuo said. The report blames In June 2017, Sebi had noti- 10-year bonds. in municipal bonds over the NEW DELHI: Online food ordering and deliv- societies not to use the high leverage levels in the fied guidelines on disclosure of Government move to medium-term. ery platform Foodpanda India on Wednesday region to the unusually long financial information by ULBs develop civic infrastructure The implementation of Sebi reported a net loss of Rs 44.81 crore for the fiscal period of low interest rates. Pri- at regular intervals, and audit of through the Amrut and Smart guidelines will improve trans- word ‘bank’ in names vate sector credit as a percent- accounts to increase transpar- City missions requires signifi- parency and can go a long way 2016-17. The company had posted a net loss of MUMBAI: The RBI has asked age of GDP rose in 12 of the 14 ency, to improve the prospects cant capital spending by ULBs. in helping urban local bodies Rs 142.64 crore in the fiscal year 2015-16, Food- co-operative societies not use major Asian systems over the for municipal bonds. The report estimates ULBs access the capital markets, it panda said in a statement. PTI the word 'Bank' in their names past decade. PTI Government has also will have to borrow nearly Rs added. PTI as it violates the Banking Reg- ulation Act. In a statement, the RBI said that it has also "come to the Sebi slaps `10 lakh fine inWhatsApp -based investment scam notice" that some co-operative societies are accepting depos- NEW DELHI: Markets watch- vices without obtaining reg- it noted. "I conclude that the the Khandas. In October 2016, that certain entities were phone calls to the concerned its from public which tanta- dog Sebi has imposed a pen- istration from the Securities noticees carried out unreg- Sebi had ordered impound- offering trading tips through mobile numbers and were mount to conducting banking alty totalling Rs 10 lakh on and Exchange Board of India istered investment advisory ing unlawful gains of over Rs 5 Short Message Service (SMS) directed to make necessary business in violation of the two individuals for providing (Sebi). services and are in violation crore from Khandas and their and WhatsApp messages sent payments through a website. provisions of the Act. unregistered investment advi- According to Sebi, the two of ...IA (Investment Advisor) associated firms. from various mobile numbers, Sebi had said that the "It has come to the notice doing banking business. sory services through What- individuals appear to have regulation. The regulator, in an interim as also some websites. modus operandi involved of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) "The insurance cover sApp messages. solicited and induced inves- "I conclude that activities order in June 2014, had asked In these messages, the sending SMSes to investors that some co-operative Societ- from Deposit Insurance and A probe conducted by tors through WhatsApp and carried out by the noticees these individuals as well as investors were being promised with inducing claims and cit- ies are using the word "Bank" Credit Guarantee Corporation Sebi found that 'trading tips' websites to deal in securities have violated provisions of ... their associated companies to 200 per cent assured returns on ing references to the website in their names. This is a viola- (DICGC) is also not available were being offered to investors on the basis of their investment the PFTUP (Prohibition of cease and desist from acting deposit payments of Rs 25,000, addresses, inviting prospective tion of Section 7 of the Bank- for deposits placed with these through WhatsApp messages advice and stock trading tips Fraudulent and unfair Trade as investment advisors and not along with promise for trading investors to enrol with them ing Regulation Act, 1949...," societies," RBI said. by two individuals -- Mansoor and also guaranteed unrealis- Practices) regulations," Sebi to solicit or undertake such tips. The messages also prom- for their investment advisory the central bank said. The Reserve Bank of India Rafiq Khanda and Firoz Rafiq tic returns. Adjudicating Officer Sangeeta activities or any other unreg- ised monthly gains of Rs 25-50 services for a registration fee; It further said that such has advised the public to exer- Khanda -- while promising It is possible that some gull- Rathod said in an order dated istered activity in the securi- lakh. followed by the registered cli- societies have neither been cise caution and carry out due guaranteed returns. ible investors could be easily November 28. ties market. Based on the complaint, ents being provided trading issued any licence under the diligence of such cooperative They were providing such lured by the contents men- Accordingly, the regulator Sebi had begun its probe Sebi undertook a preliminary tips on "consideration/profit Act nor are they authorised by societies before dealing with investment advisory ser- tioned through such messages, levied a fine of Rs 10 lakh on after receipt of complaints examination by making tele- sharing" basis. PTI the Reserve Bank of India for them. PTI FM likely to approve `1.35 lakh SIP catches investors’ fancy, crore recap bond scheme soon garners over `5,600 cr in Oct NEW DELHI: The finance tor banks alone have increased NEW DELHI: Systematic 3,434 crore collected in Octo- ministry is in the process of to Rs 7.33 lakh crore as of June investment plan (SIP) contin- ber 2016. CEO of London fixing the nuts and bolts of the 2017, from Rs 2.75 lakh crore ued to be the most favoured In September this year, an Rs 1.35 lakh crore recapitali- in March 2015. option among retail investors inflow of Rs 5,516 crore came Stock Exchange sation bonds for public banks Besides recapitalisation for investing in mutual funds, into mutual funds from the and the framework is expected bonds, the finance minister with the industry garnering investment method. quits ‘under force’ to get nod from the finance had announced that banks over Rs 5,600 crore through The industry added about minister in the next few days, would get about Rs 18,000 the mode in October, a surge 8.86 lakh SIP accounts each LONDON: London Stock said official sources. crore under the Indradhanush of 64 per cent from the year- month on an average during Exchange chief executive Xavier The Department of Finan- plan over the next two years. ago period. the the ongoing fiscal, with an Rolet has left his post, bring- cial Services, in consulta- Under the Indradha- With this, the total funds average SIP size of about Rs ing forward a planned depar- tion with the Reserve Bank nush road map announced garnered by fund houses houses, Bajaj Capital CEO 3,250 per Systematic invest- ture amid talk that he had been of India, has submitted pro- in 2015, the government had through SIPs has reached to Rs Rahul Parikh said. ment plan account. forced to step down, the group posals to the Department of announced infusion of Rs 34,887 crore in the first seven SIPs have been the pre- Currently, mutual funds said on Wednesday. Economic Affairs, which is 70,000 crore in state- owned months of the current fiscal, ferred route for retail inves- have about 1.73 crore SIP "London Stock Exchange working on the final structure, till January 5. being examined and the best banks over four years while latest data with Association of tors to invest in mutual funds accounts through which inves- Group plc announces that, at the a government official said, Last month, Finance ones would be explored. they will have to raise a fur- Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) as it helps them reduce market tors regularly invest in Indian board's request, Xavier Rolet has adding that the final structure Minister Arun Jaitley had Once the structure is in ther Rs 1.1 lakh crore from showed. timing risk. mutual fund schemes. agreed to step down as CEO with will be known in the next few announced an unprecedented place, the government will the market to meet their capi- In comparison, an amount "SIP has been gaining pop- Systematic investment immediate effect," a statement days after approval from the Rs 2.11 lakh crore two-year frontload bond issuance, and tal requirement in line with of Rs 23,584 crore was col- ularity among MF investors, as plan is an investment vehicle said. LSEG, which also owns finance minister. road map to strengthen pub- a preliminary assessment indi- global risk norms, known as lected through the invest- it helps in rupee cost averaging that allows investors to invest the Milan stock exchange, last The framework once lic sector banks (PSBs). The cates that it could be between Basel-III. In the last three- ment plan in April-October and also in investing in a dis- in small amounts periodi- month announced that Rolet, cleared will go to Parlia- plan included re- capitalisation Rs 70,000-80,000 crore, the and-a-half years, the govern- 2016-17. ciplined manner without wor- cally instead of lump sums. who took over in 2009, would ment for necessary approvals, bonds of Rs 1.35 lakh crore. official added. ment pumped in Rs 51,858 The increased interest in rying about market volatility The frequency of investment leave by the end of 2018. Since another official said. The finance minister had The funding is expected to crore capital in the PSBs. The Systematic investment plans and timing the market," Amfi is usually weekly, monthly then however, activist investor The upcoming winter ses- said multiple options for help strengthen financials of remaining Rs 18,142 crore will could be attributed to strong noted. As per the latest data, or quarterly. It is similar to a The Children's Investment Fund sion of Parliament will begin recapitalisation bonds were NPA-hit banks. Non-perform- be injected into the banks over performance of equity schemes the industry received about Rs recurring deposit where inves- questioned whether Rolet chose on December 15 and continue on the government table, are ing assets (NPAs) of public sec- two years. PTI and investor education initi- 5,621 crore last month through tors deposit a small or fixed to leave or was pushed out by a ated by Amfi and mutual fund SIPs, much higher than Rs amount every month. PTI board of directors. PTI 14 sport mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 30 November, 2017 BENFICA PART WAYS WITH BRAZILIAN AUSSIE ‘ADULTS’ DON’T NEED CURFEW, FORMER BARCELONA OFFICER GOALKEEPER JULIO CESAR SAYS COACH DARREN LEHMANN RAUL SANLLEHI JOINS ARSENAL LISBON: Benfica has terminated the contract of Brazilian ADELAIDE: Australian coach Darren Lehmann says he LONDON: Raul Sanllehi has joined Arsenal as the head of foot- goalkeeper Julio Cesar by mutual agreement, the Portuguese can’t envisage ever slapping a curfew on his players, ball relations, the English Premier League (EPL) club confirmed. football club announced. Benfica confirmed the termination in a who were “grown men”, after England opted to ban “Raul has been at Barcelona for the past 14 years. He will join statement on its official website on Tuesday, accompanied by a their team being out after midnight. The England deci- us in February to lead future player negotiations and work video on which the goalkeeper says goodbye to his teammates, sion followed Bairstow’s headbutt on Cameron Bancroft alongside manager Arsène Wenger, chief executive Ivan Gazi- reports Efe. in a bar, which only came to light over the weekend. dis and contract negotiator Huss Fahmy,” the London-club said. SL name Perera BCCI slapped Rs 52 crore penalty by captain for ODIs Competition Commission of India against India NEW DELHI: The Competition Com- issue appropriate clarification regard- mission of India (CCI) on Wednes- ing the rules applicable for organisa- day slapped the Board of Control for tion of professional domestic cricket Cricket in India (BCCI) a fine of Rs leagues/ events in India, either by 52.24 crore for its assurance to the members of BCCI or by third par- broadcasters of Indian Premier League ties, as well as the parameters based on (IPL) that the BCCI will not organize, which applications can be made and sanction, recognize, or support another professional domestic Indian T20 com- petition that is competitive to IPL, for The CCI has directed a sustained period of ten years. the BCCI to cease After a detailed investigation by the DG, CCI found that BCCI enjoys and desist from a dominant position in the market for indulging into organisation of professional domestic cricket leagues/ events in India. the conduct that Based on the nature of activities is found to be in performed, BCCI has been held as an enterprise and thus, would come contravention of under the purview of the Competi- Section 4 of the Act tion Act, 2002. While recognising the role of sports NEW DELHI: Senior batsman Tharanga, 32, was skipper federation in taking measures to serve would be considered. Besides, BCCI Thisara Perera on Wednesday when Sri Lanka lost the series the integrity or development of the shall take all possible measure(s) to replaced Upul Tharanga as Sri to India, South Africa and Paki- sport, CCI held that the impugned ensure that competition is not impeded Lanka’s limited-overs captain, a stan this year without winning restriction had no nexus to the legiti- while preserving the objective of devel- change that will come into effect a game. mate interest of cricket in the country. opment of cricket in the country. with the upcoming three-match Having led Sri Lanka against Rather, the restriction was pursued The BCCI has been directed to file ODI series against India and the Pakistan when they played in to enhance the commercial interest of a report to the Commission on the subsequent T20 Internationals. the United Arab Emirates, Tha- the bidders of IPL broadcasting rights The CCI has directed the the BCCI sional domestic cricket league/ events necessary to serve the interest of the compliance of the aforesaid directions Perera has played 125 ODIs ranga and other senior team and the consideration in turn received to cease and desist from indulging by non-members. This shall, however, sport. Such changes shall entail norms from (a) to (c) within a period of 60 since his debut in December members refused to travel to by BCCI. Therefore, the impugned into the conduct that is found to be in not preclude BCCI from stipulating that underpin principles of non-dis- days from the receipt of CCI’s order. A 2009, with a very impressive Lahore for the Pakistan leg of restriction has been held to be in con- contravention of Section 4 of the Act. conditions while framing/ modifying crimination and shall be applied in a penalty of Rs 52.24 crore has also been strike-rate of 109 but an aver- the T20 series. travention of Section 4(1) read with Also, BCCI shall not place blanket relevant rules for approval or while fair, transparent and equitable manner. imposed on BCCI for indulging into age of only 17. Besides the team’s poor Section 4(2)(c) of the Act. restriction on organisation of profes- granting specific approvals, that are Having done the above, BCCI shall the anticompetitive conduct. AGENCIES As a bowler, he has taken record under him, Tharanga 133 wickets at 32.62 apiece. also got into trouble twice due His form in the recent series, to slow over rates and was though, has come under some suspended. Tendulkar’s No.10 jersey could be Tim Southee scrutiny. Perera made only 91 The three One-dayers runs - at 18.20 - and picked up against India are scheduled only four wickets in the ODIs to be held on December 10 in thing of past in Indian cricket: BCCI to miss Test against Pakistan and followed Dharamsala, December 13 in that with 19 runs and three Chandigarh and December 17 wickets across three T20Is. in Visakhapatnam. NEW DELHI: The No.10 jer- The 28-year-old will take The T20 internationals sey that Sachin Tendulkar made against Windies over from opening batsman are slated for December 20, his own may not be seen on an Tharanga under whose cap- December 22 and December 24 Indian player in the near future taincy Sri Lanka suffered three in Cuttack, Indore and Mumbai with the BCCI claiming that 5-0 whitewashes this year. respectively. AGENCIES cricketers are unwilling to don it out of respect for the icon despite the absence of any plan to formally retire it. Tendulkar retired in 2013 and since then, the No.10 jer- sey has only been seen once on an Indian player when Shardul Thakur wore it earlier this year on his ODI debut during the tour of Sri Lanka. The 26-year-old pacer was trolled on social media for his choice and later went on to explain himself, stating that he WELLINGTON: New Zea- “Obviously there are things picked the number for numero- land will miss the services of more important than cricket logical reasons. experienced paceman Tim and we support Tim and his “It’s a very individual choice. Southee and has brought in decision to stay with his fam- If players don’t want to wear a Lockie Ferguson as a cover for ily right now,” Black Caps selec- certain number, one can’t force the first cricket Test against tor Gavin Larsen said. “George them. ICC might just tell you the West Indies, starting at the will join the Test squad for the that a team can’t officially retire Basin Reserve here on Friday. first time on the back of his a jersey but it would never tell Southee is expecting the form in first class cricket over you that it’s mandatory to wear to be abused like it happened tional cricket. Tendulkar’s IPL any particular number being birth of his child. the past couple of seasons.” that number,” a BCCI official with Shardul Thakur,” he added team, the Mumbai Indians, had, retired in honour of a player. The other notable additions Worker has not yet repre- said. referring to the trolling Thakur however, retired the No.10 shirt However, clubs have done to the squad include uncapped sented New Zealand in Tests, “The BCCI has not taken was subjected to for wearing in his honour. so, the most famous instance wicketkeeper Tom Blundell, but has played six limited any such call (retiring the the number. Iconic jersey numbers have being Italian team Napoli retir- who is set to make his debut overs international matches. No.10 jersey). It’s a very infor- There is no precedence of a always had a strong emotive ing Maradona’s No.10 jersey to replacing injured B.J. Watling He made his debut in a T20 mal thing among players. Also jersey number being retired in appeal in international football honour his legendary stint with along with batsman George International against Zimba- you don’t want young players honour of a player in interna- but even FIFA has never allowed the side. AGENCIES Worker. bwe in October 2015. AGENCIES

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WELLINGTON: Suspended England all-rounder Ben Stokes landed in New Zealand, jok- ing about “working on my golf swing” amid speculation he is set for a dramatic Ashes call-up. The fiery allrounder was tight-lipped after touching down in Christchurch, where he hopes to play first-class cricket for the Canterbury in New Zealand’s domestic one- day competition. Kiwi-born Stokes said he was looking forward to seeing his parents in the South Island city he left when he was 12. “It’s been that long since I’ve been back here, I’m 26 now,” he told reporters, refusing to dis- cuss the trolley full of cricket gear he was pushing and instead quipping about golf. Detailed N.I.T. and other Details can be viewed on our website https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in. on or after Stokes is barred from inter- 30.11.2017. national cricket as cops probe Superintending Engineer his alleged involvement in a Chhattisgarh Rural Road Development Agency fight outside a Bristol nightclub. Project Circle, Raipur, (C.G.) But the announced suspen- E-mail : [email protected] sion does not apply to domestic Ph: 0771-4030164 cricket, meaning Stokes could samvad 83917/5 0771-2438020 turn out for Canterbury as early as this Sunday. AGENCIES Entertainment 15 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 30 November, 2017 mp

burn down theatres if the film was released and a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader announced a reward of Rs 10 crore for beheading Bhansali ‘Padmavati’ row and the movie’s lead actor, Deepika Padukone. In the midst of this, Padmavati got a go-ahead from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) for release. But the makers are waiting for a deci- sion by India’s censor board. French producer Ilann Girard feels a film shouldn’t be held hostage by ‘DANGEROUS’ any conflict. “I have been watching things on television and asking my Indian in the foreign film world’s eyes friends about the situation. I under- stand it touches some cultural element about a female character who is seen as a very important symbolic figure for “Artistes face this kind of situations because of the talent Hindus,” Girard, Managing Director of Online Film Financing (OLFI), told. and desire they have,” says Majidi, an Iranian filmmaker Girard, who was visiting India for the third time, didn’t want to pass any PANAJI: They don’t know fact judgment as it’s an “Indian topic”, but from fiction about fabled Rajput said: “My perception is that film and queen Padmavati, but the uproar the cultural industry should not be over Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Pad- taken hostage of the conflicts.” mavati has made visiting inter- TIFF’s Bailey said people must national movie talent here sit wait for censor clearance before draw- up and take note of how “auto- ing assumptions and conclusions. cratic” and “dangerous” voices “One of the small mercies with and actions are infringing on free- censor authorities is that they dom of expression in India’s film actually do watch the film before industry. they pass judgment. So one hopes Iranian filmmaker Majid that anyone who hears about a Majidi and Toronto Interna- film that they think that they tional Film Festival (TIFF) artis- might have an objection to, should tic director Cameron Bailey, first watch the film,” Bailey told in an who were at the just-concluded in a controversy over the exclusion it is factual or not, but it is still a kind interview. 48th International Film Fes- of two films – S. Durga and Nude – of an autocratic response.” Bailey feels the film should be tival of India (IFFI), were from its Indian Panorama section. Padmavati, which sets out to tell given a “benefit of doubt before pass- vocal in their support for The brouhaha over these and Padma- the tale of the valour and courage of ing judgment”. Bhansali. vati – which is under attack for alleged Rani Padmavati, whose historicity is “We can all have differences “Artistes face this distortion of facts – became a crucial in doubt, has been under the scan- of opinion with any art form, but kind of situations talking point throughout the fest. ner since its shoot began. Its National I think we live in a better world because of the tal- Michael J. Werner, a film and Award-winning director was assaulted where we wait to actually see what ent and desire they media strategic consultant who and the set vandalised in Jaipur by the film is before we pass judg- have. That extends attended the Film Bazaar here, told: Rajput organisation Karni Sena over ment. Also, we accept that other to filmmakers too. “I think it is a dangerous trend because the conjecture that the movie will fea- people have different responses to They should not stop inno- you shouldn’t have a government dic- ture intimate scenes between the char- that. What I might not like to see vation in their work because tating history. What is happening with acters of Padmavati and the invader on-screen, some others might. That of adverse conditions,” this particular movie (‘Padmavati’) Alauddin Khilji. doesn’t mean I should prevent that Majidi said on the opening seems to be a minister or a department Thereafter, the Karni Sena has con- person from seeing it.” day of the festival. or a state saying that we don’t accept tinued its protest and has been intense As dark clouds still loom over the He was among a string that representation of history. in its effort to stall the film’s release, future of “Padmavati”, Ana Tiwary, a of artistes and filmmak- “I don’t which has been deferred from its orig- Sydney-based producer-director of ers who visited IFFI, know whether inal December 1 date as of now. Indivisual Films, hopes the contro- which itself was caught There were threats to versy will die down soon. IANS ‘In disintegrating world, ‘Right Away’: Questioning the cinema speaks of unity’ trend of online dating OUR CORRESPONDENT PANAJI: In a fast and disin- tegrating world, cinema is one NEW DELHI: Touching up on the fast growing of the most worthy examples trend of online dating, Natak Pictures, a popular of unity and integration, said film studio, has come up with its sixth short film Bollywood superstar Amitabh Right Away. The film was released last week target- Bachchan, who was conferred ing its young audience. the Indian film personality of Right Away is a drama film that has tried to the year award winner at the show the sad, yet true, reality of online dating. The 48th IFFI, recently. situational irony shows how hooking up through “I have always felt that online dating app turned the lives of two individu- my respect and regard for als upside down. film. Playing the female lead is Diksha Sharma the Indian film industry Festival of India. Citing a cinema-related “Online dating has become a trend these days. Raina and the male lead is Dhruv Thukral. Rishabh has rested in the presence that “Yet, we see the same film, anecdote involving his father The rate, at which youngsters are engaging them- Tripathi, who is also the assistant director in the the film industry has had in we laugh at the same jokes, we and great Hindi poet Har- selves into online dating and getting addicted to film, is playing the role of the male character’s best our world.When we sit inside a cry at the same emotion, we ivanshrai Bachchan, Amitabh it, is alarming. The virtual form of match mak- friend. Tanya Singh, the lead of Natak Picture’s darkened hall, we never ask for sing the same songs.” said: “I once asked my father ing is gradually taking over human emotions and last hit Unarranged, is also seen making a cameo caste, creed, colour or the reli- “In this fast disintegrating what do you get watching logic. To highlight the downside of online dat- appearance in the film. gion of the person sitting next world of today, where can you films on TV every evening. ing, we tried to present the true picture through Besides the engaging script and perfect execu- to us is,” he said, in his award find such a wonderful and wor- He said: ‘I get to see poetic Right away, says Rahul Bhatnagar, founder, Natak tion is the background music of the film by Arjun acceptance speech at the clos- thy example of unity and inte- justice in three hours. You and Pictures. Asthana. ing ceremony of the 2017 edi- gration as you do in the world I will see poetic justice in per- Rahul Bhatnagar, also the film director, like “Natak Pictures will be coming up with a thriller tion of the International Film of cinema,” he asked. haps a lifetime’.” IANS always, has once again chosen an apt cast for the film by early next year,” says Rahul Bhatnagar. Handling fame without support Meghan Markle quits ‘Suits’ MUMBAI: Actor Meghan Markle, who has got engaged to British royal Prince Harry, difficult: Margot on ‘I, Tonya’ has wrapped up her role in the legal drama ‘Suits’, production companies behind the show have announced. LOS ANGELES: Actor Margot Robbie said it A day after the actor would have been a tough ride had she shot to said she was leaving her fame like figure skater Tonya Harding acting career behind to start without a support system. a new life with Prince Harry The 27-year-old actor, following their engagement who plays the title role news, USA Network and to lawyer. The star has completed work and Universal Cable Pro- in the biopic I, Tonya, Universal Cable Produc- all her filming for the seventh sea- ductions, both units of Comcast although believes she deals tions put out a statement son, which will return in early Corp, said in a joint statement. with her popularity quite well, confirming her departure, 2018, the network said. Meghan has been a member of reported Variety. reports mirror.co.uk. “We want to send our most our family for seven years and it “... becoming famous at (Tonya’s) age Markle, 36, played heartfelt congratulations to has been a joy to work with her. without a support network around her, and Rachel Zane in the series, ris- Meghan Markle and Prince Harry We want to thank her for undeni- without a clear distinction, I think would ing up the ranks from paralegal on their engagement,” USA Net- able passion and dedication. IANS have been incredibly difficult,” Robbie said. The actor made the comments in an inter- view for Variety magazine alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays author Jeff Bauman – ‘AVENGERS 4’ who lost his legs in the tragic Boston Mara- thon bombing in 2013 – in the biopic. And the 36-year-old actor admits he learned similar things about fame from speak- will be finale ing to Jeff. The Suicide Squad actor, who hails from Australia, said spending so much time away from home in of sorts Hollywood is a “bittersweet” LOS ANGELES: The fourthAvengers movie will Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Mackie, Jer- feeling. be a key inflection point in the Marvel Cinematic emy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, “It’s bittersweet Universe, according to producer Kevin Feige. Chris Pratt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hol- living outside of In an interview to Vanity Fair, Feige said land, Chadwick Boseman, Josh Brolin, Don Australia, because Avengers 4 will “bring things you’ve never seen Cheadle, Sebastian Stan, Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoe I miss everyone in superhero films like a finale”. Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Kle- so much, but the Does finale imply a number of dead mentieff, Tom Hiddleston, Benicio del Toro, Idris fact that they are superheroes? Elba, Jon Favreau, William Hurt, Benedict Wong, so removed from “There will be two distinct periods. Every- Linda Cardellini, Danai Gurira, Leticia Wright, it helps me keep thing before Avengers 4 and everything after. I Florence Kasumba, Peter Dinklage, Bradley Coo- my life and my know it will not be in ways people are expect- per and Vin Diesel. work separate – ing,” Feige teased. Anthony and Joe Russo are directing the film, even though they Feige termed the film “the culmination which is produced by Feige. Louis D’Esposito, Vic- are intrinsically of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe as toria Alonso, Michael Grillo and Stan Lee are the linked, because started in May of 2008” with the release of the executive producers. all I want to do is first Iron Man movie. The third instalment Talking about the work slate, Feige said: “Mar- work all the time,” Avengers: Infinity War is due in May 2018. vel has got another 20 movies on the docket that she said. PTI Avengers: Infinity War stars Robert Downey are completely different from anything that’s come Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett before – intentionally.” IANS 16 mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Thursday, 30 November, 2017