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R    Sharad Yadav. talk about our past and talk Chandrababu (Naidu) will talk Meanwhile, SP chief about our future”. to other State political leaders he CBI on Thursday justi-       Akhilesh Yadav landed Naidu, whose entry on the in this regard,” the NCP chief Tfied before the Delhi High in the national Capital for national scene as a facilitators told reporters. Court the alleged bribery FIR    
 alliance discussion. to bring together all the major Alleging that the situation against its Special Director This is Naidu’s second visit non-BJP parties has created a in the country seems to be Rakesh Asthana and claimed     to Delhi in less than a week. He sensation and buzz in “deteriorating” day by day as that “several incriminating doc- has already held preliminary national politics, said that very there is “assault” on institutions uments have been unearthed” 
  
 
 discussions with Delhi soon the leaders of all the like the CBI and the RBI, he during the ongoing probe Chief Minister Arvind non-BJP parties were going to said there is a need to work for against him. Kejriwal, BSP chief Mayawati, meet to chalk out the future the common cause of “saving During hearing of a plea by Bengal Chief Minister Mamata course of action. the country and democracy”. Asthana and his deputy Banerjee, Karnataka Chief “We have to save this A common minimum pro- Devender Kumar seeking Minister HD Kumaraswamy nation and save democracy. gramme will be drafted once quashing of the FIR against and the DMK leader. That is our mission. I discussed the non-BJP parties come on them before the HC, the CBI After the meeting, Rahul with Rahulji. In principle we board to discuss the matter, said, “This court categorically told the media that the focal agreed,” he said refusing Pawar said. held that when an FIR is chal- point is defeating the BJP. to go into the troubled Voicing concern over the lenged by way of a writ petition, “We have agreed that prin- past of the relations between “difficult” times the country is more particularly, in ciple idea here is to defeat the the two parties. going through, Abdullah said, Prevention of Corruption BJP and to defend democracy Backing Naidu’s effort to “Today, democracy is in dan- Cases, allegations in the FIR are and the institutions of this unite the Opposition, NCP ger and people are in danger. to be seen whether they dis- country,” Rahul said standing supremo Sharad Pawar said That is why we all met and close the cognisable offence or side by side with Naidu. “All non-BJP parties will come out decided to work out a common not and the roving enquiry at other ideas will be discussed with a common minimum pro- minimum programme to save this stage is impermissible.”  " - ./'#)1" 2 later,” he said deflecting a ques- gramme to take on the democracy, institutions and “It is submitted that the FIR /..31( 23
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       o discussion pertaining to es such as stubble burning, Meanwhile Delhi Chief     : ! ( ' Nthe stubble burning was mainly in Punjab and Minister Arvind Kejriwal said ' EB AG2 AHD CE@   held on Thursday as Haryana,” said Imran Hussian, stubble burning in Punjab is Environment Ministers of Minister of Environment and the sole reason behind the ris- ' @"D @EI @@2 @CC F   neighbouring States were Forest Delhi Government. ing pollution levels in the    absent in the meeting called by Delhi’s air quality was on national Capital as he slammed Union Environment Minister the brink of turning severe on the Centre for failing to provide Dr Harsh Vardhan. Thursday. The overall air qual- straw management machinery “Bizarre! Despite knowing ity index was recorded at 393, to the farmers. Justifying his      200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 the fact, the environment only seven points shy of falling claim by showing a satellite pic- 34- 54&*/ “poor”, 301 and 400 “very Ministers of Haryana, Punjab, in the severe category.The Uttar ture of stubble burning in poor”, and 401 and 500 Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan Pradesh Government has asked Punjab as well as Haryana, he air quality of national “severe”. skipped a crucial meeting to its western districts, close to Kejriwal rejected the claims TCapital has shown no The centre-run System of discuss measures that could NCR, to suspend all construc- that Delhi’s air quality had improvement despite the slew Air Quality Forecasting and stop further deterioration of air tion activities between worsened due to its traffic or of measures taken by the Research said about 12 per quality in the national Capital November 1 and 10 and shut industries. Delhi Government to cent of pollution by PM2.5 Region. Instead of the envi- for a week industries using coal “This is a satellite image… combat it. (presence of particles in the air ronment Ministers, senior offi- and biomass fuel to check a rise You can see the red spots The national Capital’s air with a diameter of less than cials from the States joined the in air pollution. which indicates stubble burn- quality was on the brink of 2.5 micrometres) on Thursday meeting. Vardhan said the issue of ing in several parts of Punjab turning severe on Thursday was caused due to stubble The neighbouring States of air pollution should not be including Bathinda and due to stubble burning in the burning. Delhi should also show seri- “politicised” and everyone Amritsar… There cannot be a adjoining regions and unfa- The PM2.5 was recorded ousness in curbing the increas- should give their full coopera- more scientific (proof) than vorable meteorological con- at 235. Fine particulates can be ing air pollution in the nation- tion to protect the environ- this,” Kejriwal said while Haryana (burning stubble) but is mostly happening in Punjab,” rise in vehicles plying on the ditions, authorities said. a matter of more serious al Capital. The air quality is ment. He flagged off 52 teams addressing the media here. its role is quite limited. Kejriwal said, adding that Delhi road nor new industries had National Ambient Air health concern than PM10 expected to deteriorate fur- which would monitor viola- “There is a small portion of Otherwise, it (stubble burning) had neither witnessed a sudden opened up overnight. Quality Index (NAAQI) (particles in the air with a marked values six times high- diameter of less than 10 er than prescribed standards. micrometres). Meanwhile, the overall air According to the Central *+    quality index of Delhi was Pollution Control Board recorded at 392, which falls in (CPCB) data PM10 level in the ‘very poor’ category and is Delhi stood at 425. just eight points short from The CPCB has on ,+   -  turning severe. Thursday put up guidelines On Tuesday, Delhi’s air for the public to file com- quality slipped to severe cat- plaints of air pollution in , 34- 54&*/ regulation on minimum qual- colleges. As per the recom- egory, prompting authorities Delhi-NCR on its social ifications for appointment of mendations of committee now to issue a slew of directions media page, website, and n a major relief to thousands teacher and other academic colleges can have post of pro- including ban on construction through its mobile applica- Iof female ad-hoc teachers staff in Universities and fessors apart from having asso- activities along with halting tion. teaching at Delhi University Colleges and other measures ciate and assistant professors. operations of industries using It has also directed the (DU) and its colleges, a varsi- for maintenance of standards in As of now, there are no pro- coal and biomass as fuel pollution control bodies of ty committee has recom- higher education, 2018. fessors at the College level and between November 1 and Punjab, Haryana and Delhi to mended grant of “maternity “A teacher on ad-hoc basis they only serve at the faculties 10.The Indian Institute of start criminal prosecution leave” to them. is appointed for four months and departments at the uni- Tropical Meteorology said the against agencies or individu- The committee has rec- against a vacant post. As per the versity level. prevailing meteorological als who do not comply with ommended giving maximum 4 recommendations an ad-hoc Rasal Singh another mem- conditions are less favourable directives to check pollutant months of maternity leave to teacher may go on maternity ber of the committee informed for dispersal of pollutants for levels. 0  !!    !    ! !  0  5  0   6!/  female ad-hoc teachers which for rest of the period of 4 that the committee has decid- the next two days due to low The Supreme Court- 7812    will benefit nearly 2,500 female months from the date she is ed that counting of past ad-hoc wind speed. appointed Environment ad-hoc teachers at DU and its availing her maternity leave,” services would be included in Moreover, authorities said Pollution Control Authority colleges. It is imperative to said Pankaj Garg, member of promotion at the first stage. He that due to pollutants caused (EPCA) has urged Delhiites to mention that female ad-hoc the committee. said that pending cases of pro- by biomass burning in the use public transport for the teachers of DU are not entitled Garg said that during this motion would be cleared and adjoining regions of Delhi first 10 days of November to     
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In order to facilitate a seamless coordination for the yatra, Delhi Tourism Transportation Development Corporation Ltd (DTTDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Railways and Catering Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), Ministry of Railways, in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia at Delhi Secretariat. Some of the facilities of this )     scheme including providing charted non-air-conditioned trains operated by IRCTC. Besides, one government doc- (  (  tor along with paramedical staff would be deployed on each train to provide assistance      34- 54&*/ Joint Commissioner of Police rushed towards the bushes and to them if needed. (Traffic) Head Constable Anil, found an abandoned newborn The official further said hree Delhi Traffic Constable Amar Singh and baby girl there,” said the Joint that each coach will be accom- TPolicemen saved the life of Constable Parveen were regu- CP. panied by one unarmed secu- a newborn girl after hearing her lating traffic and prosecuting “Immediately Delhi Police rity guard and one tour escort. wails near RK Khanna Tennis traffic violations near RK Control Room was informed Participant above the age of 70 Stadium at Africa Avenue Road Khanna Tennis Stadium on and the infant was rushed to years will be entitled to have in South Delhi. The baby was Africa Avenue Road around Safdarjung Hospital. The baby one attendant, he said. abandoned by her parents on 4:00 pm when they heard wail is doing fine now. A case under He also said that the pack- Wednesday evening. of a baby from the bushes. section 317 Indian Penal Code age offers accommodation, She was later taken to the “They noticed that some (IPC) was registered at meals and insurance for all par- nursery of Safdarjung hospital stray dogs were roaming Safdarjung police station,” the ticipants. The facilities would for medical treatment. around the location. On getting Joint CP added. be started from mid of According to Alok Kumar, suspicious, they immediately December this year, he said.    (  )* +, +-./  '

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(0 come out with bike services for broadway network of the rail- Mumbai express highway pro- Tmulti-dimensional innovation in financial year 2017-18 — the produc- (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal has raised fin- single travellers also that could ways where the cost will be ject on a green alignment the Khadi sector by the Khadi and tion tally witnessed a steep jump of gers on the Election Commission of India (ECI) provide employment to people barely 3 crore per km against which has resulted in savings to Village Industries Commission (KVIC) 38.30 million square meters (average questioning its "motive" as he alleged large scale New Delhi: The Government's and besides could look into metro's cost of 350 crore per the tune of 16,000 crore on has scripted a major success story as the jump of 37.10 percent) in Khadi sector deletion of names from the Delhi's electoral roll focus is on boosting public investing in aeroboats in view km. land acquisition and his min- signature fabric of India has made an fabric production. In the fiscal 2017-18, by ECI officials at the behest of Bharatiya Janata transport as the number of of the upcoming Kumbh Mela Though the Minister did istry was in talks with the average jump of 37.1 per cent in Khadi while the mill sector fabric production Party (BJP). people hailing taxi aggregators at Allahabad. not provide the timeline for the Railways Ministry for use of fabric production in the last four years, was 2, 157 million square meters, the The AAP's arch rival BJP is the ruling dis- may swell to 1 crore daily in the Replying to a query regard- project, he said the this would extra land. i.e. from 103.22 million square meters Khadi sector fabric production was pensation at the Centre with which it always next two-three years from 35 ing flexi fares by aggregators, be cheaper and faster than The minister also released to 141.52 million square meters. 141.52 million square meters — which remains at loggerheads. While the ECI regarded lakh daily at present, Union the Union Road Transport existing railway as well as buses. the Ease of Moving Index 2018 The increase of 39.30 million was more than 6.5 percent share of the as guardian of elections is a constitutional Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Minister said that aggregators Giving the details of the report which suggested that square meters happened after the KVIC overall fabric production in the coun- autonomous body that prepare electoral rolls and Thursday. would be forced to be compet- pilot projects of buses running around 80 per cent of citizens encouraged the registration of new try. And, it indicates that a growth 61 update the voter's list from time to time. Its prime The Government wants to itive and reduce prices when on methanol, the Minister said, believe that the transport Khadi Institutions and started artisan- percent in Khadi sector fabric produc- function is the conduct of timely, free and fair elec- discourage people from buying there would be more compa- "Four pilot projects involving ecosystem has improved over centric programmes including distri- tion's share since 2015. tions in the country. private cars due to rising pol- nies in the field. 10 buses each have been the last five years. bution of 31,000 New Model Charkhas Explaining the factors behind this However, Kejriwal's argument cannot be taken lution levels, the Minister said. He said given the high planned at Mumbai, Pune, It said that 60 per cent of and 5,600 modern looms since 2015. success story, KVIC Chairman Vinai without a "pinch of salt" as in his letter to the Chief Gadkari said the pollution and spurt in vehicles, Navi Mumbai and Guwahati. respondents reported using During this span of time, Khadi has Kumar Saxena said, "First and fore- Election Commissioner, OP Rawat , he claims that Government's focus was also the Government wanted to These will run on methanol public modes of commute and rolled 376 new Khadi institutions and most, this steep rise in Khadi sector fab- those deleted from the voter list are either on promoting alternative fuels discourage people from using with the help of Assam a majority of Indians are will- added 38,684 new Khadi artisans. This ric production is due to the repeated Congress or AAP voters. He alleged that "lakhs of like ethanol and methanole private cars and suggested Petrochemicals, RCF, Gujarat ing to adopt electric mobility has resulted in an average jump of 61 appeals of Prime Minister Narendra votes" in Delhi have been deleted after last besides giving a push to elec- launch of double decker buses Fertiliser and Deepak and are in agreement that elec- percent in Khadi fabric production's Modi — to adopt Khadi. And then, the Assembly elections. "Most of the deleted names tric vehicles. Four pilot projects for long distance travels like Fertiliser." trification will reshape the share with respect to the mills' fabric credit goes to the Ministry of MSME, exist in person and have been deleted with malafide were on anvil in Pune, Delhi Jaipur, Delhi-Agra, Once such buses are pop- transportation segment. production - in the last four years . who outlined and implemented many intent. Procedure prescribed under the law for dele- Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Delhi-Chandigarh etc. ular, pollution could be curbed, The report surveyed over As per the website of Ministry of policies and programmes — to attract tion of names has not been followed in almost all Guwahati for methanol buses, Besides, he urged people to he said adding that for Delhi 43,000 respondents from 20 Textiles, in the fiscal 2013-14, the mill the artisans — basically the back-bone cases, which raises suspicion about the motive", he stressed. prefer cycling and use some his Ministry has proposed to cities across the country. sector fabric production was 2,531 of Khadi sector." reads Kejriwal's letter. It further reads: "A curso- "Public transport system newly built cycle tracks like that the Delhi Government for a Cab aggregator Ola in a million square meters. On the other Saxena further said that the num- ry perusal of the deleted names shows that most should be popular...Almost 35 on Delhi-Meerut highway. The logistic park outside Delhi and statement said 75 per cent of hand, as per KVIC's Audit Report, the bers of artisans are progressively of these votes belong to either Congress or AAP. lakh people take aggregators on Government intended to rope added that once the entire ring respondents believed that elec- Khadi sector fabric production during increasing in the Khadi sector because Therefore, it is likely that some officers have done a daily basis and the numbers in some celebrities to popu- road road is completed it would tric vehicles could replace con- the same fiscal was 103.22 million of the new policies and initiative taken it at the instance of BJP with malafide intent to pre- could swell to 1 crore in next larise cycling, he added. help arresting at least 50 per ventional vehicles by 2030. PTI square meters - which was a bit high- by the KVIC in the recent years. vent them from voting." .)#P'2.@6#.' 37 3#.-'#. '' ,9 ! *!  P    !    - ! O *   P    )     / - 01  34- 54&*/ Congress. They miss no opportunity to !  2$,.,,   (- 3  escribing Congress media head abuse the Prime Minister of India, he  34- 54&*/ DDivya Spandana’s derogatory said. comments against Prime Minister “It is the same party which called iting the latest World Bank report pushing up India’s ranking in ‘Ease of Doing Narendra Modi as the “arrogance of the Prime Minister ‘neech’. Shashi  34- 54&*/ CBusiness’ to 77th position, the BJP on Thursday maintained that this is a sign dynasty”, the BJP on Wednesday Tharoor called him a scorpion and of the arrival of “achchhe din” in the country’s economy. sought to assert that instead of the now Divya Spandana says that he is he Union Home Ministry India has jumped 65 positions from 142 in 2014 to 77 now, BJP spokesperson bird’s droppings, “it is the values of the a bird’s dropping,” Patra said. Ton Thursday approved a Sambit Patra said, adding the country has travelled from the “fragile five” emerg- Congress that are dropping.” “This is nothing but language of Safe City project for Lucknow at ing markets to a “fabulous few” in a short span of time. The BJP lash out came after arrogance from the Congress for the a total cost of Rs.194.44 crore The World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ report was released on Wednesday. Congress’ social media head Divya normal Indian who with his sheer under the Nirbhaya Fund “We thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the reform, perform, transform Spandana tweeted a controversial hardwork becomes the Prime Minister Scheme. The project would be agenda that he has brought into the policy of India...Through this jump in ease of comment along with a picture of of the country,” he said, adding a nor- implemented as a Centrally doing business rankings, ‘achchhe din’ (good days) have arrived in the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi stand- mal Indian appears bird’s dropping to Sponsored Scheme with Centre economy,” Patra said at a Press conference. ing next to Sardar Patel’s 182 meter tall them, while a dynast is power centre and State sharing the funding in The BJP said this jump in the ease of doing business rankings has become pos- ‘Statue of Unity’, with the comment: for them. 60:40 ratio. sible because of the Modi Government’s clear policies and hard work. “Is that bird dropping?” “This is arrogance of dynasty Under this project, Taking on the Congress, Patra said the party’s tenure was marked by “ease of “@BJP4India Ummm no, it is the which is abusing the democracy of Lucknow will have integrated doing corruption” while the country is witness- values of the Congress that are drop- India,” he alleged. control room, special unit for ing an era of ease of doing business under Modi’s ping. Historical disdain for Sardar Despite criticism from the ruling women protection and pink leadership. Patel + Pathological dislike for party and Twitterati, Spandana out posts to tackle atrocities “It is ease of doing business verses ease of cor- @narendramodi = Such language. remained defiant. against women, special desks for Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Ministry of Urban Development, ruption,” he said, adding that India’s ease of doing Clearly, @RahulGandhi’s politics of “When you’re done huffing & women in each police stations Lucknow under Nirbhaya Fund Ministry of Electronic and business ranking plummeted under Congress’ ‘love’! ,” said BJP’s official Twitter han- puffing take a breath & hold a mirror in the city. with the purpose of strengthen- Information Technology, respec- ‘economist’ Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. dle. to yourselves. My views are mine. I “This approval is a part of ing safety and security of women tive Municipal & Police On one side were the policies of the Modi Asked about the tweet, BJP don’t give two hoots about yours. I’m MHA’s plans to implement Safe in public places. The projects are Commissioners of the cities and Government that were all about clarity and on the spokesperson Sambit Patra lashed not going to clarify what I meant and City projects in eight selected being implemented in consulta- civil society organisations,” the other was a confused and defused Congress pres- out at the Opposition party saying that what I didn’t cos you don’t deserve cities, namely, Mumbai, Delhi, tion with Ministry of Women Home Ministry said in a state- ident Rahul, he said. “this is the real culture” of the one,” she tweeted. Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Child Development, ment. !    .,  *    0 P        34- 54&*/ age of cement and fly ash would be in closed silos, besides absolute  & ' ... gainst the backdrop of dete- prohibition of grinding and cut- Ariorating air quality in the ting of building materials, as per From Page 1 national Capital due to pollution, the guidelines. While the Jat agitation took place in early the National Buildings Sprinkling of water, using 2016, the floods occurred in 2015. “Basically, one Construction Corporation black top for paving the roads case being looked into is about similarity in prices (NBCC) has come out with guide- leading to construction site, wash- of different airlines for the same route that cus- lines to curb pollution from con- ing of truck tyres in addition to tomer often comes across while booking tickets struction sites, including keeping controlling the speed limit of the and the other is about surge pricing, for exam- the ground at construction sites vehicle and proper barricading at ple, how is that during Jat agitation all airlines wet and covering vehicles that project site as per CPCB norms on the same day decided to increase the prices,” carry construction material. are among the other directions. Mital said. NBCC CMD Anoop Kumar The guidelines also issued for The regulator is waiting for a report from the Mittal on Thursday directed its removal of construction wastages Director General (DG), which is its investigation contractors not to use open trucks from the work site immediately arm. Generally, cases where the CCI has found and to transport building materi- after completion of concerned prima-facie evidence of violations of competi- als only in steel containers, as part work(s) at site; sprinkling of tion norms are referred to the DG for a detailed of efforts to reduce dust pollution. water; using black top for paving probe. According to reports, around the roads leading to construction “We have asked the DG to look into the algo- 8 to 10 per cent of the total pol- site; washing of truck tyres in rithms used by the airlines for determining the lution in the city was due to con- addition to controlling the speed fares to ascertain whether the airlines have coor- struction sites. NBCC is engaged limit of the vehicle; proper bar- dinated to fix prices or the algorithms function in the redevelopment of Pragati Besides it is also engaged in sev- struction materials would only be inclusive of dust mitigation mea- ricading at site as per CPCB on their own to determine the prices,” Mital said. Maidan into a state-of-the-art eral projects here. in permanently closed vehicles sures, before the implementation norms; and availability of Further, he said the process starts only after integrated exhibition-cum-con- NBCC -- which has an order covered by tarpaulin sheets. of any building or infrastructure Pollution check machines at all the DG submits its report. The CCI, which keeps vention centre that cost Rs 2,254 book worth Rs 80,000 crore -- has “NBCC has made it manda- project requiring environmental work sites to monitor the pollu- a tab on unfair business practices across sectors, crore and redevelopment of seven directed that transportation of tory to seek approvals of the clearance,” Mittal said. tion level of diesel/petrol/CNG has powers to penalise entities for anti-compet- Government colonies in Delhi. sand, grit, cement and other con- environmental management plan, The transportation and stor- operated vehicles. itive ways as well as direct them to cease and desist from indulging in such practices. nessed a controversy when on behalf of the probe agency.   there was a verbal spat between When the judge, after some .! ,9 &&::: two advocates as to who will time, took up the similar quash-  ... represent the CBI in the matter. ing petition of alleged middle- From Page 1 Ayodhya matter is not a priority for the Additional Solicitor man Manoj Prasad, the ASG Tweeting about his Bill, Sinha chal- Supreme Court. “How many days SC General Vikramjit Banerjee, was not present in the hearing. lenged leaders of Opposition parties to took to give a verdict on Article 377, From Page 1 who came for the first time When the court asked clarify their stand on the Ram temple. Jallikattu, Sabarimala? But Ayodhya is Responding to the peti- since the matter came up for where was the ASG, Will @RahulGandhi not in priority for decades and decades. tions by Asthana and Kumar, hearing in the High Court on Raghavacharyulu said his @SitaramYechury @laluprasadrjd It is a top priority of Hindu society,” he the CBI said it was “handi- October 23, said he has been instruction was that he has to Mayawati ji support Private member bill said in another Tweet. capped” in its probe against instructed to appear for the CBI. represent the agency. on Ayodhya? They frequently ask the The BJP and the RSS has made it them as the case files and doc- Advocate K The court interjected and date ‘tarikh nahin batayenge ‘ to clear that temple issue is in their priority uments have been sent to the Raghavacharyulu, who has been said, “He (ASG) is also the @RSSorg @BJP4India ,now onus on list with RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat CVC for scrutiny following the appearing for the CBI, opposed counsel. If he has instructions them to answer. recently stating that the construction of Supreme Court’s order direct- the presence of Banerjee, con- to appear in this court, he will “Jo log BJP, RSS ko ulahna dete the temple was necessary for removing ing the anti-corruption watch- tending that he has been appoint- appear. Anyway, if he is not here, rehete hain ke Ram Mandir ki tareekh misgivings between Hindu and Muslim dog to complete an inquiry ed by the agency to represent it you (Raghavacharyulu) pro- batayein unse seedha sawall kya ve mere community. against CBI Director Alok from the beginning when the ceed.” private member bill ka samartham RSS leader Manmohan Vaidya also Kumar Verma by November 12. petition was filed by Asthana. During the hearing, the karenge? Samay agya hai doodh ka said on Tuesday the Government should The CBI had on October “I have been appointed as SPP said they have complied doodh Paani ka Paani karne ka. acquire land, bring in a law and con- 15, registered a criminal case the special public prosecutor in with the court’s order and filed @RahulGandhi @yadavakhilesh struct the Ram temple. against Asthana, Kumar and the case,” Raghavacharyulu responses to the pleas of @SitaramYechury @laluprasadrjd Private members Bills have, more two private persons on a com- submitted before the court Asthana and Kumar. @ncbn,” Sinha tweeted. (To the people often than not, not received parlia- plaint from Hyderabad-based which did not comment on the The court said it would who taunt RSS and BJP and ask for the mentary approval in the past. These businessman Satish Sana, a sus- issue. hear on November 14, the pleas date of Ram Temple construction, I ask Bills are generally tabled on Fridays. pect in the Moin Qureshi case Later, Banerjee said he will of Asthana, Kumar and Prasad them, will you support my private These Bills could be voted upon if involving alleged bribery by seek instructions from the com- and also the application of CBI member bill on the issue?)”, Sinha the member insists on it. BJP may ask former CBI Director AP Singh petent authority and make it SP SS Gurm who had sought to said. for voting on the bill, if and when it is and others. clear for the High Court as to be impleaded in the case for Sinha further claimed that the moved by Sinha in the Upper House. The proceedings also wit- who among the two will appear quashing of the bribery FIR.    (  )* +, +-./  *

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The Speaking at the Federation attract investment in the state. appointed two fast track judges An editorial in Sena wife of Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy. BJP workers who campaigned for him of Indian Chambers of Rupani wants to ensure that in order to quickly dispose case mouthpiece "Saamana" quoted The election will be held on Saturday and ed Ramanagara due to internal squabble protested against his decision. Ramangara Commerce and Industry due to scattered incidences of related to rape on infant as well Fadnavis's recent statement the sudden decision of Chandrashekhar between the leaders within the party." is famous for production of silk and has (FICCI) national executive attacks on migrants, the image as attacks on innocent migrant that a Sena-BJP alliance in the who had joined the party a month ago With this, Anita Kumaraswamy will world’s biggest cocoon market. The town meet at Ahmadabad, the Chief of Gujarat as business friendly labourers. More than 60 cases next year's Lok Sabha and State now announced his support to Anita have a smooth passage to the power of cor- is also known as Sholay nagara after the Minster said that there was state wouldn’t be tarnish. of attacks on migrant workers elections was necessary for Kumaraswamy of the JD(S)-Congress ridor in the Saturday’s bypoll as there is no film Sholay was shot there. zero-level unrest coupled with On September 28, 2018 a have been registered with the preventing division of nominee. contest against her. By-election to The bypolls are a litmus test for the business friendly environment 14-month-old girl was alleged- Gujarat police in different parts Hindutva votes. At a Press conference in Bengaluru, Ramanagara was necessitated as it fell coalition partners JD(S) and the Congress. in the State. Insisting FICCI ly raped by a labourer belong- of the States. "(Senior BJP leader and Chandrashekhar blamed the BJP leaders vacant after Kumaraswamy gave up the The snap of Ramanagara candidate is very business delegates to organise ing to Bihar. Following the Entire episode became Minister) Chandrakant Patil for his decision and their non cooperation. seat preferring Chennapatna, the other seat well managed and orchestrated ploy by DK conventions and conferences of incident, provoked locals political blame game as ruling and (State BJP chief) Raosaheb He said, “He has decided to come back to he had won in the May Assembly polls. By- Shivakumar and his brother DK Suresh. At their business establishments attacked on Hindi-speaking BJP blamed on Congress MLA Danve's new-found love for the his mother party Congress and also extend polls for three Lok Sabha constituencies Shivamogga bypoll for the Lok Sabha, near ‘Statue of Unity’, Rupani labourers working in facto- Alpesh Thakor for provoking Sena stems from the fact that the his support to Anita Kumaraswamy.” “BJP — Shivamogga, Ballari and Mandya and Yeddyurappa’s son BY Raghavendra is said that industries were thriv- ries. The attacks spread fear on locals against migrant labour- fifth year is dangerous for the leaders had abandoned me and did not two assembly constituencies, Ramanagara fighting a crucial battle against combined ing in Gujarat due to positive migrants workers and thou- ers and on the other side Fadnavis Government," it said. come to campaign for me”, he added. and Jamkhandi, will take place on candidate Madhu Bangarappa of the atmosphere and the State sands of them fled to their Congress leaders claimed that It further asked if the BJP He said "After welcoming me to the November 3. The counting of votes would JD(S). At Ballari the mining dust has Government’s business friend- respective States well ahead of the State Government failed to was so worried about division BJP by giving party flag, Yeddyurappa be on November 6. clouded again and BJP’s J Shantha sister of ly policies. Diwali holidays. control the situation and as of Hindutva votes, why did it (State BJP chief) or any other leaders did BJP State chief BS Yeddyurappa direct- J Sruramulu is fighting Ugrappa of the con- It is worth mentioning that Taking the incidences seri- result of it thousands of migrant break up the alliance before the not join me for campaigning. They neglect- ly blamed Minister DK Shivakumar and gress supported by the JD(S). ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, ously Gujarat Government also workers forced to flee the State. 2014 Assembly elections. PTI $$ )*+,
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CPI(M)’s brigade personnel — drowned Rahul Gosawi, the two other two fire brigade personnel were continued to rule India by fan- Assam, where about 40 lakh proposal as a cheap method of Bmay contest from North Rupa Bagchi came third with on Thursday afternoon, after workers had not been identi- sucked into the thick sludge. ning communal and sectarian people — of which majority doing regional politics. Kolkata, considered a safe seat about 2 lakh votes polling they were trapped in accumu- fied till evening. The police Later in the evening, a tension in the country, Mamata were Bengalis — had allegedly “Where were they for these in the next year’s Lok Sabha 20.50 per cent — 19.55 per cent lated sludge in a temple well at identified the two firemen team of divers with safety belts, Banerjee has said while react- been thrown out of the National many years. Today they are ask- elections, sources in the Bengal less than what the party got in Kalyan in the neighbouring drowned in the incident as ropes, oxygen cylinders and ing to Prime Minister Narendra Register for Citizens, Banerjee ing for the house of Bhupen unit of the party said. 2009. Congress’ Somen Mitra Thane district. Anant Shelar and Pramod masks, went into the well and Modi’s unveiling of Sardar said Patel used to tell all the Hazarika because they look at Replying to a pointed ques- polled 130,783 lakh votes — Three persons, who had Waghchore. took out the bodies from the Vallabhbhai Patel’s statue in leaders to treat the people of all him as an Assamese. They are tion Bengal BJP president Dilip about 13.68 per cent of the total gone to clean the sticky sludge The incident unfolded at well. Gujarat as the Statue of Unity. community, class, caste and ignoring the fact that Hazarika Ghosh said that the State party votes polled. inside the well located on the around 1.30 pm, when one per- Thane’s Deputy Police Contrasting Patel’s ideolo- languages equally “but here was a great singer who sang for unit will be more than willing “The deficit of last time will Bhimashankar temple located son went inside a well to clean Police Commissioner (Zone-3) gy with the one preached by the the Govt of Assam is driving the unity of the country, unity to host Shah as a candidate. “If be easily covered this time at Netivali area in the eastern it up and got trapped in the Sanjay Shinde said that the five saffron outfit Banerjee told an away the Bengalis and the of Bengal and Assamese cul- he contests from here he will round if a heavyweight candi- part of Kalyan, were stuck sticky sludge. Before long, two persons might have been killed audience at Alipurduar that Gujarat Govt is driving away tures. A majority of his songs make it a sure sit to win,” date like Amitji who has all- inside the well first. The two other cleaners climbed down after either consuming unlike Patel, the BJP practiced the Biharis from those States.” were in Bengali,” State Minister adding “we will be privileged if India acceptance contests from fire brigade personnel who into the well, only to be trapped chemical-laden water or con- communal and sectarian poli- She said on the birthday of Partho Chatterjee said. Amitji contests from North here,” Ghosh said. had gone to rescue the three in the sludge. suming poisonous smell inside tics which would only bring Sardar Patel, “we hope the peo- The Assam Government Kolkata.” “My question is if Modiji trapped persons also drowned. The fire brigade arrived on the well. black days and not Achchhe ple of the country to remain unit- has proposed to purchase the The BJP had given an can contest and win from Din or good days as promised ed,” adding the BJP’s dirty tricks house of Hazarika at Tollygunge impressive performance in Varanasi then why can’t he con- by the Prime Minister. to divide the people of Bengal to Golf Club Road in order to con- 2014 from North Kolkata a test from Puri? And by same “Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel garner votes will never be suc- vert it into a museum. The BJP strong saffron bastion and fin- argument why can’t Amitji  B      never believed in politics of cessful. “We will thwart their reacted to Chatterjee’s statement ished second behind the ruling contest from North Kolkata,” caste and religion. He never attempts to divide the people of with senior leader Rahul Sinha Trinamool Congress candidate the State BJP leader said. divided people. He was always Bengal for political reasons and saying the “the TMC Sudip Bandopadhyay. “Amitji’s presence in North for national unity which was we ask you to remain alert about Government has done nothing While the TMC candidate Kolkata will definitely turn the /.C*   !    proved by his action. But the their political designs,” she said. to preserve the memories of got 343,687 votes polling about focus on this constituency and BJP is trying to divide the Meanwhile, the Trinamool Hazarika. The house is in a dilap- 36 percent votes — 17 per cent along with it will come a flood country on the basis of caste Congress and the BJP locked idated condition. And they are less than what his party got in of development. Hence we will   HR&CE Department to recov- well— being by launching feed- and religion. This can never horns in an unrelated devel- not letting the Assam 2009 — BJP’s Rahul Sinha got want him to contest from here,” $*433/ er more than 50,000 acres of ing centres, Veda Patasalas bring Achchhe Din and will opment with the Assam Government to preserve it.” 247, 461 votes polling about said another State leader. temple land from illegal occu- (schools to teach Vedas, he Madras High Court on pants. The HR&CE department Upanishats and religious sci- TTuesday set the agenda for was yet to submit the details to ence) including educational retrieving prime property lands the land to the court per the ver- institutions and hospitals. But worth thousands of crores of dict. what has happened is that the rupees belonging to temples Justice Subramanian also atheist Dravidian leaders squan- administered by the Hindu asked the HR&CE Department dered the temple lands to suit Religious and Charitable bosses to furnish the details of their convenience,” said Ramesh. Endowment (HR&CE) immovable properties owned by He pointed out how the Department of the Tamil Nadu more than 36,000 temples then Chief Minister M Government. across the State which are Karunanidhi (since deceased) Justice S M Subramaniam administered by the depart- illegally took away 295 acres of while disposing of a petition ment. prime land belonging to filed by a devotee in this con- The Department has been Thiruvarur Lord Siva temple for nection also expressed his dis- asked to collate all details regard- construction of the Central pleasure and disappointment ing the land owned by the tem- University in his constituency. over the functioning of the ple which have been usurped by “Not a rupee was given as com- HR&CE Department, the cal- encroachers over the years and pensation for this land till I lousness of which led to massive upload the same in the website issued a legal notice to the encroachment of the temple of the department. Government. Though the Tmil lands situated in prime locations T R Ramesh, president, Nadu Government was forced to in the State. The case is being Temple Worshipers Society, an give compensation, it was total- termed by devotees as the Great organisation working for restor- ly inadequate,” said Ramesh. Temple Land Robbery. ing and regaining the landed The HR&CE officials are in “With all humility, this court properties belonging to the tem- the eye of a storm following the with pain has to observe that the ples in Tamil Nadu, said the arrest of some senior officials in HR&CE Department remained court order was just the tip of a connection with the theft of idols as a silent spectator for such large multi-billion rupees scam from the temples administered scale illegalities and corrupt involving politicians, bureaucrats by the department. “More than activities. No one can believe and middle men. 7,000 antique and ancient idols that the higher officials of the ‘Leaders of all political par- have been missing from the tem- department are unaware of such ties which have been ruling ples and the HRCE officials are illegalities and corrupt activities,” Tamil Nadu are involved in the silent about the same,” said said the justice in his order. robbery. The temple lands are Rama Gopalan, leader, Hindu Justice R Mahadevan of the instruments to generate funds to Front, an umbrella organisations same court had issued an order sustain the Hindu community in of various Hindutwa outfits in $*             !-& * /   on Fenruary 12, 2018 asking the the State by ensuring their Tamil Nadu. 7@ /     9A-P,*!

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National Army (INA) and T“Viraat” will finally be converted into played a major role in the Operation Pradesh Government through Bureau of Investigation to The demand comes a day Army veterans. a majestic maritime museum and it will Jupiter in 1989 in Sri Lankan Peace an exam advertised in 2016 complete the probe within after Prime Minister Narendra The Prime Minister had, be berthed at the Konkan coast in Keeping operation, after which she was and directed the CBI to inves- six months and submit a Modi unveiled a 182-metre-tall on October 21, hoisted the Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district. affiliated with Garhwal Riffles and Scouts tigate another recruitment progress report to it on statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai national flag at the Red Fort Announcing this after a weekly of the Indian Army in 1990. exercise begun earlier this November 26. Patel, considered to be the and unveiled a plaque to mark Cabinet meeting here, Maharashtra Chief Her major participation was seen dur- year to fill 68,500 posts. The State's Advocate tallest in the world, in Gujarat. the 75th anniversary of the Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the ing Op Parakram in 2001-2002 where While the 12,460 assistant General Raghvendra Singh The imposing monument proclamation of the Azad Hind ‘Viraat” maritime museum project would India and Pakistan were engaged in a teachers were selected during had earlier said the UP — the Statue of Unity — is Government by Subhas be implemented at a cost of Rs 852 crore stand off post terrorist attack on the the term of the Akhilesh Government was not ready for built near the Sardar Sarovar Chandra Bose. on a “public-private partnership” model. Parliament. The ship was instrumental in Yadav Government, the sec- a CBI inquiry, compelling the dam in Gujarat's Narmada This was the first time the “We intend to locate the Viraat the Viraat maritime museum project. honing the art of flying operations from ond order asking the CBI to court to pass the order on its district. Prime Minister hoisted the Museum on a concrete foundation built The British-made INS Viraat has a carrier deck in the Navy, which also step in is a major embarrass- own. "NDA Government under national flag at the ramparts of in the sea 7 nautical miles off the Nivati been docked in the Mumbai harbour ever resulted in seamless induction of INS ment for the Yogi Adityanath Issuing directions on a the leadership of @naren- the historic Red Fort for the Rocks off the Malvan coast in Sindhudurg since it was decommissioned on March 6, Vikramaditya and its integration with the Government. bunch of writ petitions, Justice dramodi ji kept its commit- second time in a year. district,” the chief minister said. 2017. fleet. Allegations of corruption Irshad Ali directed that the ment by unveiling Traditionally, the prime min- Nivati Rocks is in the vicinity of Nivati Viraat, an aircraft carrier, was com- The ship participated in various inter- have already stalled the filling officers who were part of the #SardarVallabhaiPatel's statue ister unfurls the tricolour at the Fort which Maratha warrior Chhatrapati missioned into the Indian Navy on May national joint exercises like Exercise of 68,500 posts in primary 2018 selection process would on 31Oct 2018 & celebrating Red Fort on Independence Shivaji in the seventeenth century imme- 12. 1987. The ship held the Guinness Malabar (USA), exercise Varuna (French), schools through the Assistant cooperate in the investiga- the day as #UnityDay. Demand Day. diately after the nearby Sindhudurg fort Books of record for being the longest serv- Naseem-Al-Bahar (Oman Navy). She Teachers Recruitment tion and make available all the rising to unveil a statue of the Modi had also announced was built. The fort was used to look over ing warship of the world. The ship which was also an integral element of all the Examination, 2018. necessary documents required #LiberatorofIndia-on 23 Jan'19 a national award in the name the Karli creek and the Vengurla port. was the centre piece of the Navy, housed annual theater level exercise (TROPEX). The exercise, which began by the CBI. at #IndiaGate Delhi & declare of Subhas Chandra Bose, to be Fadnavis said that the Maharashtra the fighters Sea Harriers of INAS 300 pop- The last operational deployment of Viraat with an advertisement on The petitioners had made the day as #LiberationDay given every year to those police government would appoint a high-level ularly called “White Tigers”, Anti was for participation in International Fleet January 23, 2018, was meant serious allegations related to (sic)," Netaji's grandnephew personnel who do excellent committee under the chairmanship of the Submarine aircraft Sea king Mk 42B, Sea Review (IFR 2016) off Vishakhapatnam in to be the first major recruit- this year's exam, including Chandra Kumar Bose said in work in rescue-and-relief State chief secretary to decide on the pri- King Mk 42 C known as “Harpoons” and February 2016. ment by the state's basic edu- the charge that answer books a tweet. operations during any kind of vate industrialists as investors for the pro- the SAR helicopter Chetak as an integral ‘Mother’, as she was referred to in the cation department after the were switched. PTI When contacted, Chandra disaster. PTI ject and also to decide on the terms and flight. Western Navy, had been commanded by conditions for floating tenders for the pur- The ingenious Air Light Helicopter 22 Captains since 1987. She has been the pose. `Dhruv’ and the Russian twin rotor Flag Ship of the Navy since her inception. Apart housing a maritime museum, Kamov-31 also operated onboard the ship. Around 40 Flag officers including &  9A-,9 the Viraat complex will provide adventure The Sea Harriers fleet was decommis- fiveChiefs of Naval Staff were raised and sport facilities like sailing and skydiving. sioned at Goa on May 11, 2016. groomed in her lap. Her legacy under the   '    There will also marine training facility for Under the Indian Flag, the ship has Royal flag was no less. As HMS Hermes, merchant sailors. clocked more than 22,622 flying hours by she was commanded by 13 Captains of the  -  By deciding to convert “Viraat” into various aircraft in the past three decades Royal Navy. Her role in operation Mercy a maritime museum, Maharashtra has and has spent nearly 2252 days at sea sail- in 1974 and Falklands in 1982 are now text      '' pipped the states of Goa and Andhra ing and 5,88,287 NM (10,94,215 KM). book references for victory, for future Pradesh which were also in the raqce for In essence, INS Viraat spent seven navies. senior BJP leader and his Abrother were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Kishtwar late Thursday /!  
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Aurangabad (Maha): A day for drought relief? We demand Fund (NDRF) to tackle after the BJP-led Maharashtra 5,000 crore central assistance drought in 2015, when 20 dis- Government declared drought for relief measures in tricts in Marathwada and in 26 districts, the Opposition Maharashtra," he said while Vidarbha were classified uner Congress on Thursday addressing reporters. that category. demanded a Central assistance Chavan said the ongoing "The State Government of 5000 crore while accusing "Jan Sangharsh" yatra of his had spent 16,000 crore on the ruling dispensation of fis- party in the Marathwada region drought relief measures then. cal mismanagement. has been receiving huge Given the Government's mis- Addressing a press confer- response from the people. management of financial ence here, State unit Congress He claimed that AICC gen- resources in the past four years, president Ashok Chavan eral secretary in charge of mobilising funds to tackle the accused the BJP-led Maharashtra Mallikarjun current drought seems diffi- Government of not making any Kharge rang a symbolic "last cult," Chavan alleged. fiscal provisions to fight drought. bell" to mark the end of the He alleged that only private The State Government on Devendra Fadnavis-led contractors from the BJP and Wednesday declared drought Government in Maharashtra. the Shiv Sena have benefitted in 151 talukas in 26 of total 36 "As this Government only from the Jalyukt Shivar scheme districts in the State. believed in making false of the State Government. As per a Government promises and issuing grand He alleged the Chief order, 112 talukas are facing advertisements, they have no Minister was wasting public severe drought and 39 talukas chance of returning to power money on issuing advertise- a moderate drought. next year," he said. ments of his Government. "The BJP Government has Chavan demanded the On the World Bank report declared drought, but has made Government spell out specific on improvement in India's no budgetary allocations. measures for drought relief. position in the 'Ease of Doing Maharashtra is reeling under a The Central Government Business Index', Chavan said debt of almost 5 lakh crore. had released 3,050 crore from Maharashtra's rankings have How will the Government pay the National Disaster Response fallen. PTI    ( )* +, +-./    4 1"&$2& !1 (  0" >   =5     " > > (3 /% (," 
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Similarly, as the LPR sion, with bumper stickers appearing in sive and rigorous compilation which price of these services 2018 states: “We are the first                     ( some places saying, “horses should be in of the state of the earth’s nat- can be included in the costs of generation that has a clear pic-                    C the stable, not on the table”. ural resources and ecosys- goods and services produced ture of the value of nature and             0 2  The motivation for protection of tems, is produced every two by the human society. our impact on it. We may be wildlife in such societies arises out of an years, and the WWF has just As a visionary economist the last that can take action to            //,   D P/ appreciation of the cosmetic appeal of brought out its 2018 edition, said several decades ago: reverse this trend. From now          Q some endangered species like tiger, chee- which provides chilling details *4 “Nature has no checkout coun- until 2020 will be a decisive 7              tah, polar bear and panda. Parents often of the damaging effects on the ters.” Hence, we treat the glob- moment in history.” say that they would not want their grand- irreplaceable bounty of nature #35'43& al commons as a free good, The so-called “great accel-                     children to see these animals only in pic- as a consequence of what we leading to their precarious eration” has brought the        O 7   %    S    tures; hence, any efforts at conservation of call economic development. #&- /3 7+ condition today. Yet, as the human society unprecedented    1                   the species is driven by aesthetic appeal The LPR 2018 estimates 4+3 7# LPR 2018 estimates, on a glob- benefits in the areas of overall and the entertainment value of wildlife. and concludes that “on aver- al basis, nature provides ser- rise in our health, wealth,             /        For much too long even in India age, we’ve seen an astonishing (+7-* 35 vices worth around $125 tril- food and security, but the                    killing a tiger or leopard was seen almost 60 per cent decline in the size 54F4&7'43 lion a year, and more than that, benefits are very unequal                    like the red badge of courage. How many of populations of mammals, &/4 /3 *4 #$ nature ensures the supply of across society. And these ben-             portraits have we seen of visitors of birds, fish, reptiles, and fresh air, clean water, food, efits have come at a huge cost importance from Britain being treated to amphibians in just over 40 * 3+4 energy, medicines, and much in terms of the disappearance             2       ( a tiger shikar with the ultimate picture of years”. What is particularly more, all of which we devalued of the wealth of biodiversity            0  the dead animal, and the ‘brave’ shooter alarming is the trend that we +7F/54  heavily. and nature. And, yet as the "                standing with a gun in his hand and his are seeing in the direction of Overall, populations of LPR states, nature under- foot on the head of the slain tiger? over-exploitation of species -/*  -4&* mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, pinned by biodiversity pro-   )        7     Today, despite strong legislation and across the globe. The President 7# 4$7;4' and amphibians have, on aver- vides a wealth of services   G global agreements, the threat to wildlife, and CEO of WWF Carter S age, declined by 60 per cent which are the building blocks whose numbers have reached precarious Roberts states, “Natural sys- 4+F/$4%  between 1970 and 2014, the of modern society. But biodi- levels, comes from poaching and the tems essential to our survival *4 '+ 4 most recent year with available versity is being destroyed general encroachment of human activities — forests, oceans, and rivers — data. The Earth is estimated to rapidly. Hence, the protection on the habitat of species in the wild. In remain in decline. Wildlife F&4 *44 have lost about half of its shal- of wildlife may have a certain   such a situation when a hungry carnivore around the world continue to  N4+7 low water corals in the past 30 romanticism behind the mea- cannot find adequate food, it ventures to dwindle. 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She takes care of herself and rais- the primacy given to the national inter-                # came out in a book form much later in 1981. The way. Its exploration in the novel ends up es her two sons like a strong and self-suf- est is particularly praiseworthy in view of idea of Ardhanarishwar is invoked in this novel to +7'74 highlighting the utmost importance of not ficient single parent. The novel tells us an the fact that his last published novel, 0   I   .  $ 4 .  3/73& 3/;  I  .  0    .   suggest that all human beings, regardless of their gen- just knowledge, insight and wisdom, but interesting story of Ram being defeated Nagabhumi, unequivocally promotes der, have both masculine and feminine character- 35 *4 also economic health and military prowess by his own sons. Clearly, it has been writ- national unity and its territorial integri-                istics embedded in their disposition. The novel is 3/73O for the development of a nation. Weaving ten with a perspective to put Ram in place ty in the face of seemingly insurmount-  +      specifically important for its effective articulation of 4++/7+/& together different stories of Kanakmanjari, before Sita disappears, in fact motivates able insurgency which erupted in ! *     +  0  +   those ideas which were gathered from philosophi- /34(+/; /3 sea-trader Ratansen and the Buddhist herself to merge with the all encompass- Nagaland. He considers the violent rebel- 9::B             *  cal traditions prevalent in the ancient Indian social *4 #$4 7# *4 monk, Devapadma, with a view to fore- ing mother Earth. lion as an act of treason, highlights the role          ) 9::?(:A +  networks for the assertion of the fact that the com- /3+(43$; ground the significance of Banjara nar- The second, Rai Ranpal gives us a of foreign vested interests in aggravating       *        ;;( mon folks share a deep solidarity and have tremen- -*/$* 4+45 ratives, Manipadma provides an effective detailed account of the historical deeds of the turmoil and turbulence and finally          *   #    dous respect for the country. Trying to establish a /3 3(&35 framework of defining human relation- the central protagonist who happens to be exhorts us all to show our unequivocal sol- *   +  =9::?(9::A>         harmonious confluence amongst Saiva, Shakta and ships which value the fulfillment of the last king of the Pal dynasty. The hero- idarity with the idea of India in order to *  $   )   0  %   Buddhist philosophies, he does, in fact, make enor- national interest more than individual ic way Ranpal faces the challenges, which foil the attempts of the destabilising  ) # M          +  mous contribution to the reawakening of our accomplishments. It is very much evident circumstances have thrown his way, forces hell-bent for the disintegration of nationalist mindset. in the text that Buddhist way of looking draws lessons for us that we should con- the nation in one pretext or the other.           *  ( With a certain degree of poise and poignance, at human life and the growth of a nation front difficulties of our lives and never ever Borrowing a phrase from the histo-          * * .   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His artistic preoccupation with the         #    +  the cultural narratives of a lower caste in Mithila. or arrogant minds who prefer to associ- the devotion of the hero towards the river, reinforcement of the national conscious-               # 24$ Salhesh is an extraordinary Dalit character capable ate Maithili literature exclusively with Kamla. His undying admiration for the ness, citing numerous examples from folk- of performing certain spectacularly heroic activities upper castes and the representations of goddess indicates the relevance of the river tales alongside those from contemporary             $  0 and, thus, defeating the nefarious designs of their socio-political and cultural accounts. for the well-being of the region and in turn realities entirely demolishes the claim that    0           * Chuharmalla, who has been portrayed as an arche- Manipadma also experimented with the nation. He is believed to possess the the sense of the nation began to develop            +  0  typal villain in this novel. the genre of detective fiction when he kind of divine skills that enable him to in our country with the colonial interven- # M %  S       2  Similarly, Lorik-Vijay draws uopn the folklore chose to write Kobragarl in which an dance in inimitable ways with an appar- tion. Exploding the myth of the genesis M  M43             associated with the Ahir community of our coun- extremely brave, young lady does not ent objective to bring good fortune to the of our nation in colonial encounter,                   ( try. Equipped with a remarkably strong body and an mind at all to put her own life at stake for people of that region. Manipadma establishes himself as a   # 24$        !    ,  immensely sound mind, Lorik emerges as a popu- the sake of the nation. She willingly choos- Most of the distinguished Maithili nationalist writer who effortlessly drew  !  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ly controversial officer as the Interim especially on the eve of elections, for In the forthcoming elections, the Director. Interestingly, the Central obvious reasons. need to appoint a ‘suitable’ replace- Vigilance Commissioner, KV Jaitley’s suggestion of the fiasco ment for the outgoing Director is a Chowdhary, who was entrusted with within the CBI being the result of an dire necessity in order to contain the the supervision of the CBI by the ego-driven vulgar public slugfest fallout of the Rafale controversy. This Supreme Court, also found himself between the Director Alok Verma, and is inextricably linked to its actions and woefully exposed in the spotlight with his deputy Rakesh Asthana, does not the reason why Verma finds himself 3 + #$+ little to commend his actions in this cut much ice. While a clash of egos may fighting a lonely, uphill battle against affair. This is clearly borne out by the well have been the immediate provo- the might of the Government. he ongoing multi-starrer soap directions of the apex court, despite cation, there appears to be much more Whatever may be the outcome of the opera concerning the goings on stating that its “entrustment of super- at stake than what meets the eye. From present imbroglio, Verma has shown   Twithin the Central Bureau of vision of the on-going enquiry by the documents that have appeared in the us the true face of a deeply flawed     Investigation (CBI) is getting ever CVC to a former judge of this court is media, Verma appears to have been organisation. more curious. The organisation seems a one-time exception, which has been well justified in opening a probe It is fairly clear that we cannot leave /    0 to be imploding and skeletons are tum- felt necessary by this Court in the pecu- been eviscerated over the past four criminal justice system, of which the against Asthana. Clearly, given the its revival to politicians if it is to live up         bling out of the closet like confetti. liar facts of this case and should not be years by this Government, the visible CBI is an important edifice, to accom- emphasis Prime Minister Narendra to its motto ‘Industry, Impartiality and Perplexingly, for the Government, understood to be casting any reflection dysfunction within the CBI should not plish their own nefarious designs. Modi publicly places on fighting cor- Integrity’. It is time for the civil society        those who were expected to quietly dis- on any authority of the Government of come as much of a surprise. What, of Why else would the CBI have been ruption, the Government should have and all stakeholders to step up and force EH2D  
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   % the 'Ease of Doing Business'. His this full year's performance is call seemed to be a tall promise  taken into consideration, it he World Bank each year, in since India had to move up 92 On the 'Starting of Business', would be logical to assume that Tthe month of October, positions. Amongst the top we have improved in four years we will move up significantly in announces its rankings on the nations, in each of the ten cate- by 21 points. In 'Construction these two categories. Similarly, on 'Ease of Doing Business' for the gories, the competition is Activity', four year improve- 'Enforcement of Contracts', the next year. The performance of extremely tough and many ment is a massive 132 points. Specific Relief Act has been each nation is taken into con- countries with specific changes The unified bylaws now involve amended to make the Act sideration with the 1st of May move ahead. Changes required an application for grant of con- enforceable, leaving damages as being the cut-off date. This is an a legislation, regulation, policy struction permit online. The only exception. Commercial independent research by the decisions and administrative permits are to be received online courts have been set up in dif- World Bank based on objective reforms. They involved techni- within a specified time. If they ferent districts of the country. criteria where grading are given cal innovations. Moving up 92 are not received within that The Arbitration Act has been under ten different heads as per positions is a daunting task. time, there is a deemed sanction. amended to provide for expedi- the criteria specified therein. Not many were optimistic. They For 'Getting Electricity', we have tious arbitrations and the least There is no place for generalities. regarded it as an unachievable improved a phenomenal 132 judicial intervention. The improvement has to be goal. positions. On registration of The other area where India specific. India has now moved The Government started properties, we are still at position has to make a special effort to to position No.77 in a list of 190 working on each of the criteria No.166. On ''Getting Credit', we further improve is in relation to nations. in 2014 itself. Announcement of are at position No.22. On 'starting a business'. Current year a change, a legislation or a poli- 'Protecting Minority Investors', our ranking of 137 has improved     cy is not enough unless the effect we are at position No.7 - our by 21 position in the last four India, during the ten years of of the same is felt on the ground. highest position in any catego- years. It is still not a satisfacto- the UPA, has witnessed high The World Bank doesn't regard ry. On 'Trading Across Borders', ry position. There are several level of corruption, policy paral- announcements as a worthy which involves customs, we have processes which are relevant ysis and abandonment of all improvement. There is always a improved significantly to posi- both at the level of the Central reforms. UPA-II, for its five year timeline between the reform tion No.80 from an all time high Government and the State tenure, witnessed a global rank- and the upgrade. of 146. After the enactment and Governments. Much improve- ing 134, 132, 132, 134 and final- Having inherited the legacy implementation of the GST and ment is required in these areas. ly 142. This was UPA's miser- of position No.142, we moved the Insolvency and Bankruptcy In each of these criteria, able track record. India was the up, in the first two years, and Code, we have improved in there has to be an emphasis on most difficult to do business retained position No.130. In the 'Payment of Taxes' by 37 posi- reducing the time period for any with. Investors were wary of third year, we have made a tions but are still at 121. In business activity, reducing the coming to India. On the con- major jump of 30 positions to 'Resolving Insolvency', we have cost involved and cutting down trary, there was a reverse flight reach position No.100 and in the improved 29 positions but are the number of procedures. This of capital from India by the fourth year, we have moved to still at 108. On 'Enforcement of by itself is not formidable task. investors. position No.77. This is a 65 point Contracts', we have improved 23 If we are able to keep the present improvement in the first four positions but are still at 163. pace of reforms in the above     years. We are still 27 positions The road for next year areas, the targets set by the The Prime Minister in 2014 away from the target. The On 'Payment of Taxes' and Prime Minister would start look- itself announced that the impossible now looks plausible. 'Resolving Insolvency', the GST ing a modest one. Only a Government's objective was to and the NCLT,mechanisms are focussed and a purpose orient- ensure that India should be     in place. Early results seem to be ed Government could have amongst the first fifty nations in quite encouraging and when achieved this.    (  )* +, +-./ 99 5 
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 0     34- 54&*/ by furnishing the requisite in December, 2014 on select MOBILE’ app on Android, day, in September it rose to 4.4 details. After successful regis- stations on Central Railway to iOS and Windows phones. lakh passengers and in October Railways’ UTS mobile app tration, the user is given a user- provide customers the conve- It was introduced on non- the number of passengers using - )   ,
for buying unreserved tickets ID and password, which the nience of booking of unre- suburban sections in 2015, ini- the app climbed to 4.75 lakh online is available nationwide person can use to log-in and served tickets without having to tially on Delhi-Palwal section per day. The revenue generat- from Thursday, the ministry book tickets. stand in queues. of Northern Railway and then ed currently from the app is   34- 54&*/ -   The government has set- said. The passenger has to be Gradually, unreserved extended to other non-subur- around 45 lakh per day. tled  17,490 crore to CGST Buying unreserved tickets within a five-kilometre range of mobile ticketing was extended ban sections of Northern, “The number of passengers ST collections in  
M  @ and  15,107 crore to SGST on all non-suburban sections the source station to be able to to all suburban sections in South Central, Southern, South availing tickets using the app is October crossed the 1    N from IGST as regular settle- across all zonal railways has buy a ticket through the UTS metropolitan cities of Chennai, Western, East Coast, South around two per cent of the total Glakh crore mark, after a     ment. been made available from app. A passenger is allowed to Delhi, Kolkata and East Central and South Eastern tickets booked. So there is a gap of 5 months, on the back Further,  30,000 crore November 1, which will obvi- book four tickets at a time. Secunderabad between 2015 Railways. huge scope of generating rev- of festive demand, anti-evasion     has been settled from the bal- ate the need for passengers to Via the app, a registered and 2017 along with the facil- While the app was enue through this,” said measures. B  C''  ance IGST available with the wait in queues, it said in a state- user can also buy platform ity of paperless ticketing. launched four years ago, it is Member Traffic, Girish Pillai, The Finance Ministry centre on provisional basis in ment. tickets and monthly passes. The facility to buy unre- this year that users warmed up told reporters. Thursday said 67.45 lakh busi-  D;7   the ratio of 50:50 between cen- The process of availing A pilot project for buying served tickets, including season to it. Railways sold 7,483 million nesses filed goods and services C   D; tre and states. tickets involves downloading unreserved tickets through tickets and platform tickets, is In January 2018, 1.8 lakh unreserved tickets across its tax (GST) returns in October “The total revenue earned the application and registration mobile phone was commenced available through ‘UTSON- passengers used the app per network in 2017-2018. and deposited 1,00,710 crore , )    by central government and the as taxes. C9'   D; state governments after regular “GST collections for and provisional settlement in =#A &   -( ( -/ October 2018 have crossed 1     the month of October, 2018, is '     lakh crore. The success of GST C9   D  48,954 crore for CGST and is lower rates, lesser evasion, 6      52,934 crore for the SGST, the higher compliance, only one statement added. 
   7     & (B9   tax and negligible interference C99   D Deloitte India Partner MS by taxation authorities,” Mani said “it appears that GST Finance Minister Arun Jaitley collections have turned the   34- 54&*/ point mark. New orders   34- 54&*/ Emerging markets - Integrity in Prevention of Corruption tweeted. 94,016 crore in May, 95,610 tide and the increased collec- increased at a sharp rate during the spotlight 2018 report. (Amendment) Act 2018 The states which achieved crore in June, 96,483 crore in tions would be on account of he country’s manufacturing October and panellists attributed he perceived level of “In India, 40 per cent of the (penalises bribe givers as well “extra-ordinary growth” in total July, 93,960 crore in August the stabilisation of GST Tsector activity improved in this rise to successful advertising Tbribery and corruption in executives surveyed believed as commercial organisations, taxes collected include Kerala and  94,442 crore in processes and the anti-evasion October, as firms scaled up pro- efforts, strengthening underlying emerging markets, including that bribery and corrupt prac- including foreign companies), (44 per cent), Jharkhand (20 September. measures taken. The fact that duction and employment levels demand and competitive price- India, has continued to be tices occur widely in business. Companies Act 2017 and per cent), Rajasthan (14 per Of the 1 lakh crore total September heralds the festive amid strong rise in new business setting. The rise in new order double that of developed mar- 12 per cent said their compa- Insolvency and Bankruptcy cent), Uttarakhand (13 per gross GST revenue collected in season has also helped in order flows, a monthly survey flows was the fastest since June. kets, a new global study on nies have experienced a signif- Code (Amendment) Bill 2017, cent) and Maharashtra (11 per October, central GST is  improving collections”. said Thursday. The Nikkei India “A combination of domestic fraud, bribery and corruption icant fraud over the last two as well as increased penalties cent), an official statement 16,464 crore, state GST is  EY Tax Partner Abhishek Manufacturing Purchasing and foreign orders fuelled the trends claimed Thursday. years, while 20 per cent justi- for non-compliance. said. 22,826 crore, IGST is 53,419 Jain said that while a possible Managers’ Index strengthened upturn in overall activity, Over half of the executives fied cash payments to help a “However, fraud and cor- GST revenue had first crore (including 26,908 crore reason for an upsurge in from 52.2 in September to 53.1 although export orders displayed — 52 per cent — surveyed in business survive,” the report ruption are still a major obsta- crossed the landmark figure in collected on imports) and cess September could be fiscal 2017- in October as new orders and the slowest expansion since July, emerging markets said that said. The study noted that cle to growth. In the media, the April when the collections were is 8,000 crore. 18 closing adjustments, this production increased at the total new work rose at the “bribery and corruption con- there have been concerted more frequent reporting of  1,03,458 crore. Since then The October revenue col- trend could be expected to con- quickest rate in four months. sharpest pace since mid-year,” tinues to be rampant in busi- efforts in India to enhance larger cases of corruption pose collections have maintained lections reflect the purchase tinue with implementation of This is the 15th consecutive said Pollyanna De Lima, ness”, while 40 per cent of the corporate governance and a greater reputational risk for above 90,000 crore mark. and sales activities conducted anti-evasion measures like month that the manufacturing Principal Economist at IHS respondents in India believed transparency through regula- companies doing business in The collections stood at  in the month of September. TDS/TCS.” PMI remained above the 50- Markit and author of the report. so, according to the EY tory reform such as the the region,” it said.

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It’s Mohamed Nasheed from Sri mother of four, was convicted might be flown out of Pakistan now pinned to the top of his Premier Li Keqiang on Cappelaere, regional director as part of a series of high-pro- something that we should Lanka landed in Maldives’ cap- in 2010 after being accused of due to threat to her life. social media feed, blames the Thursday, despite a spiralling of UNICEF. file diplomatic efforts aimed at never miss.” ital, Male, where he was wel- insulting Islam in a row with However, it was not clear Democrats for “letting in” Luis trade war and other tensions “More than half” of the 14 ridding North Korea of its The prospects for a second comed by his party members her neighbours. She always where she will go as several Bracamontes - an undocu- that have pushed relations to million people at serious risk of nuclear weapons. summit between Kim and US and supporters. maintained her innocence, but countries, including Canada, mented immigrant from their lowest point in years. famine in the impoverished Moon said in a speech to President Donald Trump He planned to address his has spent most of the past eight have offered asylum to her. The Mexico who killed two police The upbeat message at their country are children, Cappelaere parliament that a second North improved after Secretary of supporters later Thursday. years in solitary confinement. timing of her release was not officers in Sacramento in 2014. meeting in Beijing came amid told AFP late on Wednesday. Korea-US summit is also “near State Mike Pompeo made his Nasheed was sentenced to The apex court’s judge- been shared due to security rea- Bracamontes, who had pre- concerns that the US-China “Ending the war is not at hand” and that Chinese fourth visit to North Korea ear- 13 years in jail in 2015 after ment, which was pronounced sons. She was kept in viously been deported twice, trade dispute will drag on, enough,” he said, referring to a President Xi Jinping is expect- lier this month. being convicted of terrorism for Wednesday, triggered protests Sheikhupura jail near Lahore. was sentenced to death for the hurting company profits and more than three year conflict ed to visit North Korea soon. But no breakthrough has ordering the arrest of a top across Pakistan with protestors Bibi’s case has been deeply murders earlier this year. the overall US economy. that pits the government sup- Moon also said he expects followed. US officials have judge in 2012 while he was led by Islamic political party divisive in Pakistan where there The video -- produced for Tensions have also arisen over ported by a Saudi-led military Kim to visit Russia soon and recently said a second Trump- president. Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan and is strong support for the con- the Trump campaign -- and China’s claims to Taiwan and coalition against Huthi rebels. that Kim may meet with Kim summit will likely happen His trial was criticised other groups blocking major troversial blasphemy laws. posted by President Trump the South China Sea, allegations “What we need is to stop the Japanese Prime Minister early next year. internationally for lack of due shows Bracamontes grinning in of Chinese theft of commercial war and (to create) a govern- Shinzo Abe. Some experts have raised process, along with those of court and threatening to “kill secrets and accusations of med- ment mechanism that puts at the Moon has previously said doubts over whether Kim’s many other political opponents more cops soon”. dling in American politics. centre the people and children. that Kim told him he would Seoul trip will occur by jailed by strongman President The ad recalls the notori- Coming a week ahead of “The war is exacerbating the visit Seoul within this year December. Yameen Abdul Gayoom’s ous “Willie Horton” campaign the US midterm elections, the situation that was already bad when the leaders met in Moon, a liberal who took administration. ad financed by supporters of visit by Alexander at the head before because of years of Pyongyang, North Korea’s cap- office last year, favours a nego- He was offered asylum in the George H.W. Bush cam- of a seven-member delegation underdevelopment” in the Arab ital, in September. tiated resolution to the Britain when he travelled there paign in the 1988 presidential of Republican senators and world’s poorest nation, South Korea’s presidential decades-long international for medical treatment on leave election. Horton was a con- congress members seemed all Cappelaere said. office said it had nothing to add standoff over North Korea’s from prison. victed murderer who commit- the more extraordinary. All He welcomed a call by the to Moon’s speech about Kim’s nuclear ambitions. Nasheed’s return follows ted rape while furloughed are strong supporters of US UN on Wednesday to relaunch trip. His comments were in line He has facilitated a series of Yameen’s defeat in the under a programme in President Donald Trump, who peace talks within a month. with previous statements, it said. high-level US-North Korea September 23 presidential elec- Massachusetts where has slapped tariffs on USD 250 He said efforts to come up They suggest that Moon is exchanges, including their first tion by Ibrahim Mohamed Democratic nominee Michael billion on Chinese products with a solution in the next 30 determined to push ahead with summit in Singapore in June. Solih, the candidate of Dukakis was governor. and threatened much more. days were “critical” to improving diplomacy to resolve the But Moon has faced grow- Nasheed’s Maldivian aid distribution and saving lives. nuclear issue. ing outside skepticism over Democratic Party. Cappelaere said that over “Now, based on firm trust whether his engagement poli- Since Yameen’s defeat, 6,000 children have either been among one another, South and cy will eventually settle the courts have freed or granted bail killed or sustained serious North Korea and the United nuclear standoff. to some of the jailed officials. injuries since 2015. AFP    $     P        3!3(3 &0    '        ' %    % 
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As I was driving the O ; accusations still tumbling out and show- 10 long years. “When women finally come for the amount of money you are asked four-wheel drive diesel, you really can-    ing no signs of abating, names like Nana out and find the courage to speak up, she for. not tell that you are driving a huge car     Patekar, Sajid Khan, MJ Akbar, Rajat may not find work for a long time post When you see the new Honda CR- powered by a 1.6-litre engine thanks to Kapoor, Gursimran Khamba, Vikas Bhal, that, but this doesn’t mean that she is fin- V for the first time you really like the a wonderful nine-speed gearbox      Chetan Bhagat, Zain Khan Durrani, ished. She will rise again, this time with way that the fifth-generation of Honda’s because it delivers all the grunt you   :# Chintan Ruparel making headlines and the destructive mode,” she said. Sports Utility Vehicle has turned out. need for city driving. And that passen-    taking up Twitter space, a discussion on For instance, if one remembers It really looks good, but then you look ger side lane camera makes you forget  #Metoo and the culture of impunity: Mahabharatha, the Pandavas were initial- through the last window of the car and that you are in a wide car. Sure, even   Conversation across generations was cer- ly not up for a battle due to massive blood- see something strange — a third row. the Honda Accord has that but in a car tainly called for. shed and destruction, after Draupadi’s A third row whose headrests are bare- as large as the CR-V and especially since     However, how is revealing these assault in a court of a 100 people. But it ly far enough from the second one. And I had it for a longer period of time, I 2  :# names on social media helping women get was Draupadi, who eventually did con- you keep puzzling over why it exists. think it was a great feature which   justice questioned author Ira Trivedi. She vince them to fight against those who This puzzles you so much that you should come down the value chain into ; said that even if we do have a system and wronged her. She added that “This is also attempt to fit in there. You then realise smaller cars in future years.    law that makes such offences punishable, an example of how prevalent harassment that the third row is not designed for But then again, this specification of “The problem is in getting FIRs filed.” She has been since the ages.” a 5’11” 85-kg male and is more appro- the CR-V has an ex-showroom price of  ; added, “In such a case, one thing about Moving on to examples about various priate for a much smaller human 38.3 lakh. Which is not chump change   social media is that it is helpful, but only men who have been outed, there was yet being, preferably before the growth given that the top-specification Toyota       to some extent. For example, writer another issue that was touched upon — spurt which humans tend to have Fortuner and Ford Endeavour cost      Chetan Bhagat has 12.5 million followers gaslighting or the constant psychological between ages 11-12. within a few tens of thousands of the 2 2 everywhere. Sohail Sen has eight million harassment that leads a person to ques- Here is the thing, to be fair, third CR-V. Both of them are bigger and followers. Combining the two would tion their own sanity and actions. rows are on the whole a pretty bad thing more powerful. And frankly, if you  2 account for an approximate population of While Chintan Ruparel, director and in many vehicles. The Maruti Ertiga’s wanted a badge and four-wheel drive 2     Australia.” Many women are trolled for founder of Terribly Tiny Tales, was outed third row is tighter than the CR-V’s and performance, neither of these cars fit :P giving out these names which sometimes in the movement, he was also accused of even though it is more comfortable in the bill, because there is the Mercedes- L 6  makes it seem that they are pushing their gaslighting several women and making a Ford Endeavour or Toyota Fortuner, Benz GLA220d 4MATIC, which I personal agendas by taking names to them question their own actions. While these are not places you would want to drove for two weeks and had a blast, defame people. social tsunami, the panel also discussed not defending the harasser, one needs to spend extended periods of time in. The because it does not pretend to be “The only point is that now women the movement’s local and international question as to who is to blame in such a CR-V’s third row reminded me a bit something it is not. Which you suspect     G  are rising to finally speak up against it,” alternatives and the culture of impunity case? The one who is letting it happen, about the third-row on the Skoda that the CR-V does pretend to be.     0  6 said actress and former national secretary that had led the earlier generations being unknowingly, or the one who does it Kodiaq. Frankly, I would rather take a Again, that costs more or less the same         
6 of BJP, Vani Tripathi. She believed that it more tolerant of flirtation at workplace unknowingly? bus than sit in the third row of any non- and while it is smaller, at least you get " '        is absolutely “convenient” to rubbish than their successors. It also highlighted Vani answered, “Gaslighting is all purpose built vehicle, but if I really German badge value for your money.   those who have the courage to come out the disagreements, pushing of personal about patriarchy, and asserting what has needed a third-row to transport a lot of Although and this is irritating more against harassment as a “lynch mob. It’s agendas, and about whether the move- been long established as a notion. It is not children for example, I would pretty than anything else, the Mercedes does   K been decades since this voice didn’t get ment has gone too far in trying to discour- about who is doing what, it is about the much stick to a Toyota Innova. And this not have a touchscreen, but after a week 5 - attention. It is like a tsunami now, it will age sexual misconduct at the workplace entitlement of patriarchal roles that are so is the piece of advice I hand out to a lot or so you get used to the scroll-wheel. '  95-':" churn things and is here to stay.” and beyond. deeply engraved in the society that they of people, if a third-row is really that And that is a pity. The CR-V   6 Talking about harassment in the age Gokhale focussed on the point that it don’t even look like wrong to most men.” important to you in a vehicle, and you remains the original SUV in the Indian of social media, journalist and writer, is important to put a full stop, rather than They also highlighted that sexual are spending 25 lakh, just buy a market, when the first generation and   6 Namita Bhandare pointed out it has a backspace. She said giving an example, harassment at workplace is “not about Toyota Innova. second-generation CR-V’s were     made men more cautious. Men often alert “When a person is trying to come near desire, but about practicing power over So the third-row in the CR-V is a launched, you loved them for their per-     their friends and tell them to be on their you and gets too close after a certain point, a subordinate.” bit of gimmick and given the price of formance and combination of size and   K best behaviour around women friends you will step back. But that is a mistake Gokhale said, “#MeToo has been a the new Honda CR-V, it is more likely value. You can argue that the Creta’s "P  and colleagues and say, ‘Mat bol yaar, that we, as women, often make — step- watershed in how women perceive their than not that if you bought one of these, success today is because it is the same #MeToo hojayega varna. (Don’t say it ping back. What should rather be done boundaries and autonomy and reclaim you would already have a second and size as the original CR-V, a size that  5  F" buddy, otherwise you will be outed under is to just push them away. This will put a their dignity and equity at the workplace maybe a third car in your garage. You everyone loves. It is almost as if Honda L7 
    #MeToo.) She said, “It’s important to tell stop to it then and there. The same applies and in their personal lives. The is a con- see, in this and in most cars with a does not want to sell the CR-V. That is 5  them that this time they will be outed. Yes, to every woman at the workplace, don’t versation across generations. I would also third-row, they are pretty useless when a pity, because this is a nice car, but even '    0    #MeToo could happen to them as well. try to just step back by leaving the posi- like to voice my respect for the strength you go on longer drives because using if it were five lakhs cheaper it would       
 %M Think before you speak or act.” tion, fight for it then and there.” and conviction of this new generation of the third-row means you have little lug- make more sense. I really wish that While the talk of the evening was While talking about harassment at young women and their determination gage space, and they are as such only Honda did more than just the Amaze  ' " L'     about the changing scenario with the workplace, the panelists also came across and clarity in asserting their rights.” meant for the school run. Maybe you and City in the market.             
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6 gle piece of granite rock. arrived at the memorial, It felt like sculpture with evocation of fire, a     All truly great thoughts are a miracle”. perfect antidote to the immutabil- conceived while walking, wrote Ravelling and unravelling the ity of the stone”. "M Nietzsche. Adwaita Gadanayak’s potential of the stone with a ham- The sculpture that can be seen 0 5 O visionary concept of what needed mer and chisel, acclaimed artist and from all around the surrounding  %  . to take shape at the memorial sculptor, Nivedita Mishra was area elicits powerful emotions, L-   seems certainly the result of pen- pitched against daunting odds. echoing the barrenness of absence.   " *  sive walks at the National Gallery “We had to finish what we were The radiating halo of a ball-like of Modern Art, an institution that doing within a month. The object nestling in the middle of the  " *   he heads. His ‘eureka moment’ immutability of the stone was vertical stretch evokes the immor-      came about a year ago, soon after intimidating. Would it take the geo- tal soul. Equally evocative is the sil-   " *  he was directed by the Ministry of 0 *  
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  sweet, flavours that are often seen in the southern palates of Indian cui- sine. The crispy shallot and ginger are lightly battered before being fried. hen you juxtapose food The dish appears like small cheese with gender, it becomes a dimsums in the first glance, and Wtricky proposition because tastes like bits of sour orange with gender in the kitchen is more cul- juicy pulps. ture than science. If you can taste There are various renditions of that the food you are eating was every dish depending on the way its made by a man or a woman, you are cook prepares it. Chef Supattra revealing something about yourself shares how she found the Indian cus- and not about the cook, believes tomers more inclined towards food and presented in the form of an noodles, had not only the vegetarians Brazilian-born Marcello Tully, who that is more spicy and less sweet. Indian pakoda with a slight sweet but even the non-vegetarians reach- is the head chef at Kinloch Lodge. usually take the simple tasks and failure of any dish is over-season- “They want a mirch tadka in North flavour instead of our garam masala. ing out for second helpings. While The Brazilian chef who calls UK cooking skills performed in the ing or not adding the proper India, not sweetness. There should The soup that follows, Tom the next in line, Fried tofu, Thai fried home feels that gender is not kitchen for granted, but if these amount or correct seasoning. He also be a khattapan (sour flavour) to Kha, the Thai coconut soup is a spicy rice also satisfies our tummies, the important, especially in the kitchen. aren’t done correctly, then the end said, “Not getting the right balance prick their tastebuds,” she says from and sour mixture of coconut milk Seabass, red curry sauce with “It doesn’t matter who that product might not be the very best,” of ingredients and flavours is the experience. And that is how she has with assorted vegetables, infused coconut cream, won all the hearts. person is trained by, in which said Tully. major reason of a failed dish. planned her menu this time as well with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, Any meal is incomplete without country and what style of cuisine A variety of Indian cuisines fea- N#775 / Balance is the key to everything. I since as a chef she finds it important galangal and mushrooms. And when desserts. There is lemongrass and one makes. Of course, there are less ture high up on Tully’s favourites. 37 7'4*/3( start with the finest core ingredient to adapt to her surroundings while I have that bowl of delight, its tangy coconut ice cream, which seem like women in the kitchen, compared to He said, “A lot of the ingredients are and then build up the dish with at the same time, staying close to taste satisfy my sour buds, a tropical burst and strawberry- men, but this is changing rapidly. similar to those in Brazil, such as— * / /$ components, not losing its texture.” tradition. seemingly perfect for a coloured chestnut dumplings with Even women are gradually moving exotic and citrus fruit, nuts, chill-  44 73 Tully also pointed out that This is followed weeknight dinner. coconut cream and jackfruit served towards this profession,” said chef ies and spices and coconut milk,” food is not something that is stat- by the Spicy raw When you have in vodka shot glasses. Adding to the Tully. and added, “I love the heat and spice 4F7&F/3( 35 ic but keeps on evolving and chang- papaya salad or Som travelled seven to list, there is sticky rice and fresh The chef was recently invited to as well as the mixed spicy flavours. $*3(/3(" *4+4 ing. Tam, a favourite of eight km of traffic- mango, with its sweet and salty taste India by Anand Kapoor, who runs I would say Indian cuisine is one of “There will be more solutions mine. It is sprin- choked roads on taking one back to the memories of a charitable organisation — CSSG the UK’s favourites with many -/&& 4 '7+4 to some of the big picture issues fac- kled with cher- a weeknight the past summer, when one gorged (Creative Services Support Group) restaurants in cities and towns. 7&/73 7 ing the food and beverage industry. ry tomato, with no expec- on mangoes or even to the seaside to hold a masterclass by Michelin Take-aways are hugely popular There will be continuous innova- peanuts, shrimp tations from the vendors serving raw mangoes. Star chefs and Tully is one of them. over there.” 7'4 7# *4 /( tion to decrease the volume of ani- crackers, and bell food, but are The dishes, much-loved by the “I love doing masterclasses and Tully’s father worked in an air- mal protein being consumed and peppers, but does welcomed with audience, have been given a per- workshops as part of my role at line industry which enabled him to /$+4 /4 development of products with func- not set my tongue on something spectacu- manent place in the Cafe’s menu Kinloch Lodge so to be a part of a travel to many destinations around #$/3( *4 #775 tional benefits to enhance our fire. To appreciate a dish all lar both in terms of the now. masterclass, that too in India, was the world. This gave him the oppor- lifestyles and the continuance of the its renditions must be known. I palate and company, it sets a high The chef, from the Yasothon an amazing opportunity for me. I tunity to try some mouth-watering 35 4F4+(4 critical link between diet and health. immediately give full marks to the mark for the rest of the week that is Province in Thailand, has cooked got the chance to meet aspiring delicacies along the way. This has /35+;O This will be coupled with the explo- presentation. The plate is set to make to follow. up a storm both in Kochi and Delhi chefs and this also gave them an served him in the long run in his ration of other natural sources to it look like white long noodles I am a vegetarian and a foodie. now, loves to dig into Dosas and opportunity to meet chefs from profession as well as Tully is confi- enhance the food chain,” he said and which are sprinkled with colours but Some of the more gastronomically Idlis while the Delhi-style Dal around the world. The audience got dent while experimenting with dis- pointed out that there will be more the dish had an excess of spices and experienced people around the room Makhani is her “favourite.” She to experiment different flavours and parate flavours and ingredients. ‘flexitarians’ in the population who a pungent, stale smell. concur that being vegetarian is believes that she “can make the styles from each of the chef’s He said, “It’s all because of my trav- are willing to make more challeng- Next up is the Fried morning “incongruous” with being a foodie. Indian audience happy with her menus. I was happy to learn dif- elling experiences that has enabled ing transitions in their diet. glory, also known as water spinach, The menu disproved them as it had food.” And, her kitchen rustles up ferent techniques from the aspiring me to treat my patrons with a wide The future, when it comes to which is one of the tastiest dishes that a delectable list of vegetarian dishes a culinary storm leaving our hearts chefs and to teach them what I have variety of experience.” food, continues to evolve and I savour. With sweet chilli soya and I tried them all. Chef Supattra’s craving for more of each and every learned so far in my career. People For Tully the greatest cause of change. sauce the Pak boong leaf is stir-fried stir-fried veg Pad Thai dish, not just one. 3 3 

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       9  :"    ister now. Hopefully India and Pakistan Both countries have extremely talent- Sunday. were crucial and we had to restrict Zealand in January, earlier this       0             will start a dialogue," Engineer, a flam- ed cricketers and I, for one, would love Mohammad Hafeez top-scored them there," said Sarfraz. year.     -   %         boyant player of the 1960s and 70s said to see that happen but unfortunately the with 45 in Pakistan's 148-6 after they "I thought Shaheen and Hasan His orthodox batting style in      %V  0   0   during the inaugural Ranji Memorial brakes are on," Engineer lamented. won the toss and batted. were superb and we were once again ODIs at an average of 36.90 and /P       " Public Conversation in London this Former Pakistan batsman Mushtaq Taylor finished with a 26-ball 42 led admirably by bowlers." Williamson strike-rate of 74.45 has often come 0         0      % week. Mohammad, who was on the same not out with three boundaries but believed his team came close to victo- up for criticism.  0 % V/       0     9 "They should be playing Test crick- panel, said, "We'd love India to come could not keep the run rate down as ry. "We weren't far away, I thought we "I just want to pay full attention  :"    9   -:   6 " et against each other because it will do to Pakistan, that would be a real New Zealand needed 53 in the last five were quite good for large parts," said to Test cricket now and I think the  /  P             Pakistan cricket, their economy, a boost. We'd love England to come, overs. Williamson. young players now coming into the     " V  /   0    %      / world of good. But you hear about bor- Australia. We play our 'home' series That was in contrast from the first "Pakistan pulled back after team are performing very well in            "  /  der skirmishes and this and that. away from home, which is a very sad five overs of their innings, dominated Munro's knock — they are world num- one-day internationals," fomer         "V  They've got to have dialogue." episode." by opener Colin Munro's 42-ball 58 ber one for a reason." Pakistani skipper added. PTI