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Union Minister for TAgency (NIA) is almost recovered during searches on took a formal plunge into elec- Gujarat Government to give between Dasna and Hapur in Housing and Urban Affairs ready to file a supplementary Yasin Malik’s premises a digi- toral politics, raising the within two weeks 50 lakh Ghaziabad, a part of the Delhi- Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi chargesheet under the amend- tal diary which mentions prospect of his landing Deputy compensation, a job and an Meerut Expressway project. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ed Unlawful Activities receipt of money from Hafiz Chief Minister’s post in the accommodation of choice to The 82-kilometre long will flag off the inaugural cer- (Prevention) Act in terror Saeed’s outfit Jamaat-ud- event of the BJP-Shiv Sena Bilkis Bano, who was gan- Delhi-Meerut Expressway con- emony at Metro Bhawan at funding case naming Jammu Dawah (JuD). combine returning to power in graped when she was five nects the national Capital with 12.15 pm. Passenger services and Kashmir Liberation Front Besides this, the NIA has Maharashtra. months pregnant during the Meerut. On its completion in shall commence on 5 pm. (JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik, gathered evidence against Alam Addressing a “Vijay 2002 riots in the State. the next three four months, a The 4.2-kilometre corridor Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya for taking funding from JuD. Sanklap” rally in the presence A Bench headed by Chief total of 8,346 crore would will have three stations — Andrabi, All Party Hurriyat The funds received from JuD of his mother Rashmi and Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked have been spent on the full pro- Dwarka (Blue Line inter- Conference general secretary were utilised for distribution younger brother Tejas, Aditya the Gujarat Government as to ject, which would reduce the change), Nangli, both elevated, Masarat Alam and separatist among youths for stone-pelting Thackeray announced his deci- why it has not travel time between the two Transport and Highways icrafts sectors in UP will also and Najafgarh, underground. leader Shabbir Shah, among on security forces and to stoke sion to contest the State complied with the SC’s April 23 cities to 45 minutes against the Minister Nitin Gadkari while benefit from the new metro With the opening of this sec- others. violence in the Valley. Assembly polls from Worli order for compensation to existing four hours. dedicating the Dasna-Hapur line,” Gadkari said. tion, the DMRC network will It is learnt that the agency In its first chargesheet filed constituency in south-central Bano. “Why has the compen- “We will try to complete stretch to the nation. Allaying fears about finan- expand to 377 km with 274 sta- may file the chargesheet before last year, the NIA named hard- Mumbai. The BJP and the Shiv sation not been paid?,” the the entire Delhi-Meerut The Minister said the pro- cial crisis stalling highway pro- tions (including the NOIDA - October 15 after getting the line Hurriyat chief Syed Ali Sena have finalised the seat- Bench, comprising justices SA Expressway by January 2020, ject will change the lives of peo- jects, Gadakri said there is no Greater NOIDA Aqua Line). Union Home Ministry’s nod Geelani’s son-in-law Altaf sharing deal for the Bobde and SA Nazeer, asked two months ahead of the time- ple in the region and give shortage of funds for the high- This section is being for prosecution of Yasin Malik, Fantosh, Kashmiri business- Maharashtra Assembly polls. Solicitor General Tushar frame estimated earlier by the boost to the development of the way development programme extended till Dhansa Bus Stand Asiya Andrabi and Masarat man Zahoor Ahmed Shah Detailed report on P7 Mehta. officials,” said Union Road nation. “Handloom and hand- across the country. by 1.18 km by December 2020. Alam — all taken into custody Watali and a few others.    !"#$%"&   6& 7 &  8R ) &  %P       !" #$! % filing nomination is October 4. 4>>4 The final results will be declared on October 24 after        he BJP announced its counting of votes. Tfirst list of candidates for "All major developmental      &56578 said the DCP. Haryana Assembly elections works have been "However, police team on Monday. Of the four completed and top it all there 33-year-old member and a intercepted Rathi within a short Assembly seats in Gurugram has been a transparent recruit- Aclose associate of gangster distance. He was again warned district, the ment system that ensured Kapil Sangwan was appre- by the police team to surrender, party has given tickets to fresh quailed youngsters of Haryana hended by the Delhi Police fol- but finding himself covered by faces for Pataudi (SC), were selected on merit. lowing a shootout in Dwarka in the police team, Rathi started Sohna and Badshahpur Corruption in state level jobs the early hours of Monday. indiscriminate firing towards Assembly seat. that was rampant during ear- The accused has been iden- the police team. Rathi sus- However, a candidate is yet lier Congress and INLD led tified as Kuldeep Rathi, a res- tained a bullet injury to the leg to be decided for the Gurugram $  !   
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icated. Selection was done Poliuce said that Rathi was sonnel of the Special Cell of assembly seat) in the district. purely on merit and no other wanted in several cases of mur- Delhi Police," said the DCP. According to the list, Satya Sanjay Singh will contest from in the upcoming Assembly the Badshahpur Vidhan Sabha influence was allowed by the der, attempt to murder, extor- area to commit a crime for his "During interrogation, Prakash Jaravata will be con- Sohna Assembly seat. Singh elections," said Raman Malik, seat. Khattar government", Malik tion and kidnapping in Delhi- gang leader, Kapil Sangwan @ Rathi disclosed in the fight testing from Pataudi , a will replace Tejpal Tanwar. the spokesperson of Haryana "The election campaign added. National Capital Region Nandu. of supremacy and to reign reserved seat replacing Bimla "It is a well considered BJP. Malik said that the candi- has started and the morale of Under the BJP?rule sever- (NCR). "Acting on the inputs a the crime world, he switched Chaudhary. Manish Yadav, who decision of the party to select date of the Gurugram Vidhan the party leaders and workers al infrastructure projects that According to Sanjeev trap was laid on a road near from Lagarpuriya gang to is a State President of Bharatiya new candidates for the upcom- Sabha seat will be announced is quite high. This election were stuck, were completed. Kumar Yadav, the Deputy Sector-23, Dwarka at about Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) ing Haryana Assembly elec- soon. would be fought on issues of Residents of Gurugram now Commissioner of Police 4.30 AM, when a bike was spot- and sooner he became trust- Haryana has been fielded from tions. The party has announced Apart from the names of development and infrastruc- ride state run city bus services. (DCP), Special Cell, on ted coming from Golf Road, worthy of gangster Kapil Badshahpur replacing Rao many fresh faces for Assembly BJP candidates being ture growth in Gurugram," Kundli-Manesar-Palwal super September 30, early hours of Dwarka side. The police team Sangwan. He actively provides Narbir Singh, who is also a sit- polls in the state. BJP is head- announced, three nominations Malik added. expressway was completed dur- Monday, specific inputs were signaled the biker to stop but shelter and other aide to the ting PWD minister in Manohar ed for a big win the state and were filed by independent can- Haryana is going to polls ing the BJP rule," he said. received that Kuldeep Rathi he accelerated following which gang members in Himachal Lal Khattar Government while will win 'Abki bar 75 par' seats didates on Monday for on October 21. The last day for would be coming to Dwarka a police team also chased him," Pradesh," said the DCP. 6  6         ', -  &        + 
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Police MCD over alleged "inaction" guns, now even petty thieves hundreds of illegal arms units have also recovered three coun- against a sex racket operating in and snatchers involved in street on the city's outskirts and in try made pistols and two knives a spa here despite a case being crime use guns to commit neighbouring towns, has made from the possession of the registered in the matter. tered in the matter and four girls crime and get away unchal- it quite easy for the criminals accused. The alleged sex racket at the were rescued. Maliwal claimed lenged in and around the to procure country made In first incident reported spa in north Delhi's Burari area that the owner has not been national Capital. Delhi Police weapons. In Western Uttar from Delhi's outer district, was busted by the DCW and the arrested yet. She alleged that he sleuths say that there has been Pradesh and Rajasthan, gun Jeetendra alias Lalla (2) and Delhi Police earlier this month. has been threatening her on a steep rise in the demand of manufacturing and then sup- Deepak (24), both who used to "An online sex racket was bust- Twitter. She also said the spa is illegally made and supplied plying to gangs has become an target pedestrians at isolated ed. It was found that girls' rates still functional. The DCW chief weapons since criminals of all organized industry. The facto- stretches and snatched their were being displayed and a has issued summons to the joint types have started using it. ries make every part, from  ! #       &  ')    ! belongings in city. Police have menu listing sexual favours was commissioner of police seeking According to Delhi Police butts to side covers, barrels and also recovered one country- also found along with con- reasons for alleged "inaction" in data, police have seized more triggers using grinding in Rajasthan, Dhar in Madhya operating since the last four routes. Gun peddlers of UP, made pistol from the possession doms," Maliwal said in the the matter. than 2,100 illegal arms up to machines, hand-powered drills Pradesh are the main suppliers years and has produced over a Rajasthan and Haryana supply of the accused. notice issued to the joint com- The joint commissioner and September 15 this year. This is and welding machines", said a of country-made arms to Delhi thousand illegal guns, which illegal weapons to criminals in According to Dr A Kaon, missioner of police and the the north MCD commissioner quite high as compared to police officer involved in iden- and its peripherals", the official were supplied to criminals the city as commuting to Delhi the Deputy Commissioner of commissioner of North Delhi have been asked by Maliwal to 1,398 weapons seized till tifying these gun runners. added. operating in Delhi and its is not that tough. These arms Police (DCP), Outer district Municipal Corporation. appear before the women's panel September 15 of 2018. More "From simple kattas (crude "It may be recalled that adjoining states, he added. smugglers also use two wheel- said, during patrolling the sus- She said an FIR was regis- on October 3. than 558 cases have been reg- handguns) to sophisticated Delhi Police Crime Branch According to a senior ers and they create special cap- pects were intercepted and dur- automatics, everything's had busted an illegal firearms police official of Special Cell, tivities in cars to smuggle coun- ing their search six mobile available for a price that manufacturing unit operating "Most guns are sold in UP and try-made pistols," said the phones were recovered along ranges from Rs 4,000 to from a hilltop in Rajasthan's Haryana. "The arms suppliers police official. with the stolen bike also stolen. Rs two lakh. While the Bharatpur in September this in Rajasthan, Mewat in "Delhi Police teams are In second incident, Nazim more sophisticated year," said a police official Haryana and UP's Meerut and constantly involved in gather- (32) and Akram (51) were weapons are made at adding that four gunrunners Aligarh dispatch the illegal ing criminal intelligence about arrested, with their arrest three factories in and around with 10 pistols and as many weapons to areas like these gun-runners and active cases of snatching and robbery Munger in Bihar, the cartridges were also arrested by Najafgarh, Rohini, Narela areas cooperation is being main- registered in Delhi's North East crude ones are made police who were supplying and North East Delhi areas and tained with UP and Haryana area are solved. Police have across UP and now in country-made weapons to from there these are distributed Police through inter-state co- also recovered five snatched Rajasthan also. Meerut, criminals in UP and Delhi- among criminals". ordination meetings for the gold chains and a country Bulandshahr, Rampur, National Capital Region "The rise of outer Delhi coordinated surprise checks made pistol. The bike was also Etah, Aligarh and (NCR). areas as a hub of illegal gun to nab criminals involved in the found to be stolen," said Ved Mainpuri district in UP, This gun-manufacturing trade has seen a rise owing to illegal gun trade", the official Prakash Surya, the DCP, Bharatpur and Kama unit in Bharatpur had been its easy connectivity by bus added. Northeast. SR  01  ! #%      )R " 

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 %)        /& )      !   'odd-even scheme' in Delhi, the office timings for the govern- AM, and Delhi government racy" to keep the Opposition The Delhi government will Government has come up with ment departments. offices start at 10 AM. In party out of the proceedings. also provide masks to children almost the same education in cases," he said, adding that con- nearby areas," he said. a seven-point 'Parali Pollution "The Chief Minister asked Delhi-NCR the evening con- The members were through schools as part of its Delhi," he said. sidering report of experts, the At least 304 cases of malar- Action Plan' to curb pollution OP Aggarwal on how the state gestion starts from 2PM with recently suspended from the program to tackle pollution, he The Chief Minister said government designed the '10 ia have been reported last week especially during winters. Some government can effectively the closing of schools, and House meeting of the added. that there is no period of Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute' cam- of September. According to of the steps included a free laser stagger office timings to tack- successively till 6-7 PM with civic body. North Delhi Mayor Talking about improve- dengue and Chikungunya. "As paign to control the menace of the South Delhi Municipal show for the people on Diwali, le the problems of traffic con- the closing of public and private Avtar Singh on September 23 ment introduced by the AAP citizens of Delhi, we have to vector borne diseases. Corporation (SDMC), which mechanised sweeping system, gestion and air pollution in the offices. had suspended over 20 government in education sec- take all the steps to tackle the Addressing the gathering, tabulates the data on vector- free distribution of face masks, city. Kejriwal also expressed his I believe that steps should members of the Aam Aadmi tor, he said in last five years, the outbreak of vector borne dis- he further said that mosquito borne diseases in the city, the a tree plantation drive and desire to bring industry asso- be taken in the direction to Party for 15 days following government has overcome this eases," he added. eggs take 7 to 10 days to number of dengue cases report- launching a separate action ciations on board since sever- solve the congestion problem in a spat among councillors of imbalance between private and Kejriwal also encouraged grow. "We have to check our ed till September 21 stands at plan for 12 critical pollution al industrial areas can also Delhi because various govern- the ruling and the Opposition government schools. "We have children to join the campaign house. It does not take more 217 with 46 fresh cases report- hub spots in Delhi. implement the staggered hours ment structures here are situ- parties. provided many facilities in our -'10 hapte 10 Baje 10 Minute'. than 10 minutes to check. This ed last week. Meanwhile, mos- "The Delhi Government is plan," said the official. ated at one location which cre- The Mayor convened a schools. The results have "In 2015, there were 15,000 mosquito does not fly more quito-breeding has been taking all possible steps to pre- "Congestion has been a ates heavy traffic and road special meeting of the House improved. Today, we can say cases of dengue in Delhi. In the than 200 meters. This means if reported in at least 130200 pare for the onset of the parali long-standing problem in Delhi blockade," said Aggarwal. on Monday following which that poor, rich, middle class, last three-four years, a lot of you are caught by dengue, households and 106602 legal ( paddy straw) and winter sea- that needs to be addressed World Resources Institute AAP councillors squatted in lower middle class, whether efforts have been made and it then that mosquito has either notices have been issued this son. We have already with the right methodology. (WRI) has been associated the corridor and raised anti- studying in government school resulted in the decrease of originated in your home or year, according to a municipal announced an action plan for The Delhi government has with the Delhi government in BJP slogans. or private school, are getting dengue and chikungunya neighbor's house or breed in report released on Monday. tackling the situation. In addi- been contemplating ways to several route rationalization The AAP councillors tion, we are also pursuing the ensure that the problem is initiatives among others, protested outside the House idea of staggering office hours addressed with a consideration including aiding the govern- wearing black armbands and to cut down on vehicular emis- of the timings of schools and ment design staggering of office headbands and displayed plac-  
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The on 2016-17 statistics, was pre- have improved their perfor- Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Tslammed the Uttar Pradesh vivor. “The UP BJP NITI Aayog on Monday pared with the help of the mances in school education ‘Nishank’ had raised the issue of Government for not allowing its Government wants to suppress released the rankings. World Bank and other tech- sector. rankings in the recent meeting march in support of the student the voice seeking justice for the Giving Uttar Pradesh nical experts. HRD Ministry For ease in comparability, of the IIT Council, the highest who has accused former Union daughter of Shahjahanpur. The company in the bottom league will soon release this report on the states have been categorized decision-making body of 23 Minister Chinmayanand of rape UP Government saying, “In the leaders, including former padyatra is being stopped. Our are Jharkhand, Bihar, Punjab the quality of education,” said as small and large states. The IITs. and asserted that party workers arrogance of power, the BJP Union Minister Jitin Prasada, workers and leaders are being and Jammu and Kashmir. The a senior HRD Ministry union territories have been “The issue was discussed in will stay put on the streets and Government is destroying were detained. The borders of arrested. What is there to be SEQI, Sustainable official. categorized separately.The the Council meeting. It is face oppression. democracy. It can go to any Shahjahanpur district were afraid of?,” she wrote on Twitter. Development Goal (SDG) The government identifies report has considered 2015- important to work on research Using the hashtag ‘BJP extent to save a rape accused and blocked from all sides, the The student was arrested India Index and the Digital the strength and weakness in 2016 as the base year and excellence. The IITs have been Bhagao Beti Bachao’, former suppress the voice of the daugh- Opposition party said on its on Wednesday on charges of Transformation Index (DTI) school education and takes 2016-2017 as the reference asked to work on improving Congress chief Rahul Gandhi ter of Shahjahanpur.” In a tweet official Twitter handle. extortion and sent to judicial measure states’ progress in required correction measures year. their national and internation- said, “The BJP Government of in Hindi, she described the BJP- Congress leaders have custody for 14 days. Hours sectors like health, education, like policy interventions to Among all the improving al rankings. For this each, IIT UP is standing with the one led regime in Uttar Pradesh as planned a 180-km march in later, her bail plea was water and sustainable devel- rectify them through such states, Rajasthan has made a will come up with an action committing atrocities on a nervous Government. support of the student from rejected. Chinmayanand, sent opment goals. With an index of the Centre’s plan think quantum jump in the plan,” a senior HRD Ministry daughters and is taking protest- About 80 Congress work- Shahjahanpur to Lucknow. to judicial custody after his emphasis on outcomes, NITI tank. education sector by scoring official said on Monday. ing Congressmen into custody. ers were arrested on Monday “As soon as they get to arrest, has been booked under Aayog finalized indices to As per the report released more than eight percentage The QS (Quacquarelli In this path of struggle, our while holding a public meeting know that there is going to be section 376C (intercourse by measure incremental annual by the NITI Aayog, among 20 points than its previous score. 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The TMC is no longer and two Congress and CPI(M) fy ticket aspirants within the Aspirants and party candi- Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar, “It is heartening to be in world leaders and business “you are making brand India a party of the masses, it has MLAs have joined the saffron BJP and candidates defeated in dates defeated in the 2018 acting on petitions by Congress Tamil Nadu which is home to barons, Prime Minister Modi stronger globally.” become a family enterprise. camp. the 2018 Assembly polls, say- assembly polls in segments and JD(S), disqualified them the oldest language in the said wherever he went and He said the number of IIT The people have already reject- Reacting to the develop- ing “opportunity” will be cre- including Hosakote, Hirekerur, for alleged anti-party activities world, Tamil,” said the Prime whoeber he met, he could graduates making it to the ed TMC,” Dutta, an MLA, told ment, TMC secretary general ated for them in state-run Kagwad and Mahalakshmi under the anti-defection law till Minister in his convocation make out a common thread country’s civil service has sur- PTI over phone. Partha Chatterjee said the party boards and corporations. Layout, have said tickets should the expiry of the term of the address. This is seen as a rebuff which connected these people. prised him. “These days I inter- West Bengal BJP presi- is not at all bothered about “By-elections are coming be given to loyal party cadres current assembly in 2023. to his political rivals who have “It is their optimism about act with young officers clearing dent Dilip Ghosh said he has Dutta’s proposed switchover up, dates have been announced who have worked to build BJP. Among the 15 constituen- been campaigning across the new India. The Indian com- UPSC exams. The number of heard of Dutta’s proposed join- to the saffron party. for 15 seats, Amit Shah has said Senior BJP MLA Umesh cies going for polls, 12 were State that he was anti-Tamil. munity in USA has made a IIT graduates (among them) ing the saffron party tomor- “We (TMC) have no rela- that those who have resigned Katti on Sunday had said the represented by Congress and 3 The Prime Minister’s mark for themselves globally in will surprise both you and me. row. tion with Dutta for the last sev- and want to contest from BJP, disqualified MLAs “will have to by JD(S). speech was full of praise for the science and technology,” the Thus you are also making India “We will welcome him eral months. It hardly bothers all of them will be given seats find their way.” BJP will need to win at least State and its culture. He also Prime Minister said. a more developed place,” he said. (Dutta), if he is joining tomor- us,” He said. (tickets), it is our responsibili- Reaching out to aspirants six seats in the coming by-elec- described the delicacies of Tamil He reminded the young The Prime Minister also row. We are happy that he is Dutta was in the eye of a ty,” he told reporters in his within the party, Yediyurappa tions to stay in power. Nadu as one of the best in the graduates that they were pass- asked the graduates to keep in joining. The TMC is a sinking political storm after he par- hometown of Shikaripura in said after discussion in the The ruling party has 104 world. Idli, vada, sambar, pon- ing out of the IIT at a time when mind the needs of India irre- ship and in the next ticipated in an agitation Shimoga district. cabinet in 3-4 days, opportu- MLAs and is supported by an gal all came for appreciation by the whole world was looking spective of where they lived few months more leaders from against West Bengal’s power Seeking to clear the air in nity would be created in boards independent in the assembly the Prime Minister who termed towards India as a ‘land of across the world. “Your work, that party will abandon it,” department and slammed the the backdrop of Opposition to and corporations for 10-12 whose current strength is 208 them as nutritious and healthy. unique opportunities’. The research and innovation should Ghosh said. TMC Government for not giving tickets to them, the BJP leaders who had lost the with 17 vacancies. He asked the youth of the Prime Minister was all praise for help other Indians. Today, India Dutta, TMC MLA from fulfilling the employees’ chief minister said there was no 2018 polls by narrow margin. While the Congress’ IIT-Madras who graduated out the IITians and paid big com- is aspiring to become a 5 trillion Rajarhat-New Town who was demands for increasing their need for any confusion. “The opportunity will be strength is 66, JD(S) has 34 of the institution to keep in pliments in his speech which dollar economy. Your innova- seen with BJP leader Mukul salaries. “If you desire to contest created for them so that they MLAs in the assembly that also mind the needs of India irre- drew frequent ovation from tion, and application of tech- Roy over the past few months, The party leadership is from our party, priority will be will work for the victory of consists of one BSP member, a spective of where they lived the students and faculties alike. nology will fuel this dream. It had resigned from the post of also annoyed with Dutta over given to you in making you those (disqualified MLAs) who nominated member and the across the world and think of He said that the Indian will become the bedrock of Bidhannagar Municipal his meetings with senior BJP candidates. BJP karyakartas were responsible for the party Speaker. how their research, work and community has made a mark India’s big leap to become the Corporation mayor in July this leader Mukul Roy. Dutta had, and leaders will take responsi- coming to power,” he added. The actual strength of the innovation can help other for itself all over the world, espe- most competitive economy,” year. however, said that Roy visited bility for your victory,” he said. Welcoming Yediyurappa’s Assembly is 225 and the half Indians. cially in science, technology said the Prime Minister. Since the 2019 Lok Sabha him as an elder brother. PTI His comments assume sig- statement, disqualified way mark is 113. 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" > 3 rights of the people. This is the years before he passed away on ministerial candidate.On his office at Mantralaya ( the chief half years the Chief minister’s time to make Maharashtra November 12, 2012. part, Shiv Sena MP and minister's office is on the sixth post would be with the BJP n a significant milestone in unemployment-free, debt-free A Bachelor of Arts in spokesperson Sanjay Raut -- floor at the state secretariat). while for the remaining two Ithe history of the 53-year-old and pollution-free. This is the History from Mumbai’s elite speaking at the party workers' In the event of the Sena on and a half years it would be Shiv Sena, the first-ever time to build new Maharashtra St. Xavier’s College, Aditya rally where the party's youth its own winning more than 90 with the Shiv Sena. In such a Thackeray and its youth wing where there are no barriers of has come a long way since his wing leader announced his to 100 seats in the State situation, the Shiv Sena would leader Aditya on Monday took religions, caste etc,” the Sena college days. As a third-year decision to contest the State Assembly polls, it is likely realise its dream of installing a formal plunge into electoral youth wing leader said. Arts student, Aditya had hit Assembly polls --predicted that that the Sena will demand the its man (read Aditya politics, raising the prospect of Interestingly enough, headlines ahead of his anoint- after the elections, Aditya chief ministerial post on a Thackeray) as the chief min- his landing deputy Chief Aditya’s announcement that ment as the Yuv Sena chief in would occupy the sixth floor rotational basis i.e., first two ister of the state. Minister’s post — if not the top he would contest the State 2010, when he forced the job — in the event of the BJP- Assembly polls came two days Bombay University withdraw Shiv Sena combine returning to after his father and Sena pres- Rohinton Mistry's novel Such power in Maharashtra. ident Uddhav disclosed at party A Long Journey, prescribed for 7-       Addressing a “Vijay workers’ meeting that that he the second year Bachelor of Sanklap” rally in the presence had promised late Sena chief Arts (English) as an optional of his mother Rashmi and Balasaheb in the latter’s final text book, from the syllabus. younger brother Tejas, Aditya days of life that he would Shiv Aditya had opposed Mistry’s    4  Thackeray announced his deci- Sainik a Chief Minister one day saffron alliance Government Maharashtra movement who book on the ground that it sion to contest the State and that he would fulfill his recapturing power in the State, played a key role in the cam- contained foul language and Assembly polls from Worli promise made to his late father, made it clear that he wants to paign for a linguistic state of derogatory references to the " > 3 Earlier, addressing a news held two to three rounds of constituency in south-central come what may. represent not just Worli con- Maharashtra, while most pop- Shiv Sena. conference, BJP’s State presi- talks with Uddhav, had flown Mumbai. Though the Shiv Sena has stituency but the entire state. “I ular grandfather Bal Thackeray The year 2010 proved to nding weeks of uncertain- dent Chandrakant Patil said to New Delhi had flown to His father Uddhav was not staked claim for the Chief would like to develop Worli. — a cartoonist-turned politi- be eventful for Aditya. It was Ety and consequent specula- that the two parties might New Delhi to obtain approval present at the rally when Aditya Minister’s post, it is quite Alongside, I would like to cian — founded Shiv Sena in in that year the Yuv Sena for tion in the media, the ruling announce the seat-sharing for the alliance between the announced his decision to con- unlikely that the Sena would Maharashtra forward. Entire 1966. He carved a place for the first time swept the BJP and Shiv Sena on Monday details later in the night. “Chief two saffron parties. test the State Assembly polls. “I have its way, given that the BJP Maharashtra is my himself in Maharashtra politics, Mumbai University (MU) evening announced an alliance Minister Devendra Fadnavis is According to sources in have taken the Sena president’s has already announced that the Karmabhoomi. Hence, I will but chose to remain a king- Senate polls from the for the Maharashtra Assembly away in his Assembly con- the two parties, the saffron permission to contest the elec- incumbent Chief Minister not work just for Worli but for maker than a king Graduates’ constituency. Eight polls, scheduled for October 21. stituency in Nagpur for prepa- alliance partners have reached tions. He is not here because he Devendra Fadnavis would be entire Maharashtra”. His father Uddhav years later – in March 2018, However, the two parties rations to file his nomina- an understanding that of the is busy finalising party candi- the next Chief Minister as well Aditya said that he had Thackeray – a wildlife photog- the Yuv Sena once again swept said that the details about the tions. After he returns to total 288 seats, the BJP will dates for the elections. If the sit- in the event of the saffron travelled through the length rapher-turned-politician – was the MU senate by decimating seat-sharing arrangement Mumbai, he and Sena presi- contest 144 seats, while the ting Sena MLA permits and if alliance Government returning and breadth of Maharashtra reluctant beginner in public the BJP’s student outfit Akhil would be announced soon. dent Uddhav Thackeray will Sena will field candidates in the Shiv Sainks permit me, I to power. On his part, Fadnavis during the last ten years. “I have life. Uddhav was anointed by Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad In a joint statement issued address a joint news confer- 126 constituencies. The two take a pledge in the name of has offered deputy Chief received a lot of love from the his late father as the Shiv Sena’s (ABVP) and Congress-backed late in the evening, the BJP and ence and give the details of the parties will leave the remain- Maratha warrior Shivaji, other Minister’s post in the new BJP- people during the course of my national executive president NSUI and winning all the 10 Shiv Sena announced that seat-sharing formula arrived at ing 18 seats to the smaller big leaders, my grandfather Sena Government if the saffron recent Jan Ashirwad Yatra. It way back in January 2002. He seats. having ruled the State as an between the two parties," Patil allies. and grandmother and alliance recaptures power in the was during this yatra that I has never contested an election, Between 2010 and 2019, alliance for the past five years, said. In the 2014 polls which the announce that I would contest state. elicited the opinion of the peo- even though he has established Aditya has not only estab- the two parties would, in line Replying to a question, saffron alliance partners had the elections”. Admitting that he does ple whether or not contest the his firm hold over the party set- lished a following of his own with the democratic tradi- Patil said that the seat-sharing contested on their respective “I have not taken the deci- not know anything except pol- State Assembly polls”. up during the past 17 years. among the youth in various tions, contest the State pact had nearly been finalised strengths, the BJP had won an sion to enter electoral politics itics, Aditya said: “I have learnt Twenty-nine-year-old Nor has his uncle and parts of the state, but he has Assembly polls together. between the BJP and Shiv Sena. all-time high of 122 seats as to realise my dreams. But, I things from the times of my Aditya is the first Thackeray in Maharashtra Navnirman Sena also learned the ropes of party The two saffron parties “Only a formal announcement against 260 out of the total 288 have taken the decision for the grandfather (late Bal the four generations of (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray politics by working in tandem announced that they fight the is awaited,” he said. seats it had contested. The Shiv sake of people. I have not Thackeray) and Shiv Sena lead- Thackerays that Maharashtra contested any election. with his father and party pres- polls in alliance with smaller The seat-sharing between Sena had walked away with 63 taken the decision to become ers that one has to involve in has seen in public life, to con- Aditya’s rise in the Shiv ident Uddhav. parties like the Ramdas the two parties was approved seats out of 282 seats it had an MLA, Minister or a Chief social work for 80 per cent of test an election. Sena began nine years ago, During the last two to Athawale-led Republican Party by Prime Minister Narendra contested. On the other hand, Minister. I have taken the deci- time and devote 20 per cent of His great grandfather when late Thackeray launched three year years, Uddhav has of India (Athawale), Rashtriya Modi, BJP president and the Congress bagged 42 seats sion to fulfil the dreams of the the time to politics”. Keshav Sitaram Thackeray — the Shiv Sena’s youth wing been promoting Aditya in a big Samaj Paksha led by Mahadev Union Home Minister Amit out of 287 seats it had con- people,” Aditya said. Aditya, who is being tipped better known as Prabodhankar “Yuva Sena” and anointed his way. In recent months, the Jankar, Vinayak Mete-led Shiv Shah and BJP working presi- tested, while the NCP emerged “I am contesting the peo- as the deputy Chief Minister of Thackeray — was one of the grandson Aditya Thackeray as Sena has gone to the extent of Sangram and Sadabhau Khot- dent JP Nadda. fourth by winning 41 out of ple to fight for the justice and Maharashtra in the event of the key figures in the Samyukta its head in October 2010, two projecting Aditya as a chief led Rayat Kranti Sangathana. Fadnavis, who had earlier 278 it had contested. (        " +  ) 
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On September 10, after three months, her fiancé spoke of the grim atrocities son of veteran Khair Bakhsh #                      Kong in 2006 and took cases of enforced 2019, activist Mir Ali is still missing. inflicted on the people by the Marri, told the UNHRC that                    disappearances in Pakistan to the UN Mohammad Chakrani Meanwhile, four unidenti- military, claiming that over Pakistan continues to commit                   Working Group on Enforced and returned home in Washuk dis- fied bodies, discovered sepa- 300 people have disappeared “genocide and human rights Involuntary Disappearance (WGEID). trict after attending a wedding rately, were brought to Civil since February 2017. violations in Balochistan”, even                  ( After an attempt to pick him up in when Armymen dragged him Hospital, Quetta, where they The Government-estab- as it petitions the internation-      )          #    Thailand in 2016 failed, Naveed decided to out in front of his family and were declared unrecognisable lished Commission of Inquiry al community about human                     seek Chinese citizenship with Hong Kong sprayed him with bullets. Five and buried in Dasht on on Enforced Disappearances rights in Kashmir. Marri said passport, which was approved by the members of Chakrani’s family September 16, 2019, by Edhi has registered around 5,000 Pakistan poses as internation-    %                Hong Kong Immigration in January 2018. had been abducted previously; Foundation volunteers. Many cases of enforced disappear- al policeman for safeguarding                  4   As required, he surrendered his national while four were released against mutilated bodies are routinely ances since 2014, most of the rights of Muslims around          )            identity card and passport but the Pakistani a ransom of 6.5 million, the buried every year even though which are still unresolved. the world but cannot dare see Consulate-General retained his passport fifth is still missing. 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On September 9, Council (UNHRC) meeting in been abducted from At the UNHRC session,                     ( Rights Commission, Pakistan, has breached the Army brought Murad’s Geneva (September 9-27, Balochistan alone; of these Pakistan failed to muster min-        :( 6       4   Article 15 of the Universal Declaration dead body home to show his 2019), Baloch writer Qambar more than 2,500 have been imum support for a resolution Human Rights that states, “Everyone has parents but took it back to the Malik warned, “Islamic radi- found riddled with bullets and against India for reorganising        B---      ,H   * *  the right to a nationality” and “no one shall Ooghaar military camp and calisation in Balochistan is bearing signs of extreme tor- its northern state of Jammu &                     ( be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor buried it in an adjacent grave- being used by the Pakistani ture. In fact, before he became Kashmir, while activists from        !         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What seemed like counter-fac- Gram Sabha at the local level and harvesting for irrigation to avoid food                losophy as a guiding light. tual thinking at the time has now Swaraj (economic freedom) at the indi- shortages and famines, a suggestion that            5        There is also an urgent need to rebrand become mainstream with climate change vidual level. He firmly believed that the was well ahead of its time. As we wit-            "    Gandhi to make him more palatable to the young becoming the single-greatest threat to power to change the world resided in the ness a major impending water crisis and                  Indians. This needs to be done by popularising the future of human beings as a species. individual and that by mutually interde- depletion of ground water resources,                the unknown facets of his personality. Gandhi had astutely foreseen a pendent cooperation, we would be able invoking Gandhi’s ideals seems to be the               #   Rebranding the Mahatma: In 2006, a world running rampant with unre- to create a noble environment for all. natural recourse. Gandhi famously said              #  Bollywood comedy called Lage Raho Munna Bhai stricted materialism and industrialism, Every individual is the trustee of the that “If you want to change the world,                  did more to popularise Gandhi among the youth a world where the natural resources wealth generated by our collective start with yourself.” If we had paid heed than State-led programmes could do in 60 years. would not be enough to sustain the bur- efforts and we should always try to con- to his words earlier, we wouldn’t be in                It did so by simplifying his teachings and exhibit- geoning population and its needs. 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mate change, the environment and sustain- said that it took Prime Minister Narendra exposed to between 2,500-3,300 SBM- impact in reducing indoor air pollution, and the country is now making rapid strides ability, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s courage and steady focus to bring an related messages over the last five years.” which will further reduce the incidences of towards achieving the target of 175 GW by Modi’s participation at the United Nations “unpalatable” yet fundamental subject like While the targeted communication through lung-related disorders, eventually saving 2022. Climate Action Summit in New York. On toilet construction to the fore and make it IEC interventions is a tangible outcome, money for both the Government and the It is equally important to recognise October 2, the Swachh Bharat Mission a people-centric movement. Modi’s consistent mention of the theme in poor. There’s recognition of the linkages India’s push towards electric vehicles (EVs) (SBM) completes five years. Therefore, it is Some facts with regards to SBM might his Mann Ki Baat radio programme has also between the environment and its conse- to further reduce its carbon footprint. Be it important to recall how sustainability and be known to us — the increase of rural san- catalysed the necessary behavioural change. quences on health outcomes, be it access to through tax incentives for electric cars or the environmental consciousness have been at itation coverage from 38 per cent in 2014 Yet, Modi, does not choose to stop at this clean fuel or improved sanitation. The social push for electric buses, there’s a concentrat-  +  the heart of several policy intervention. to 99 per cent in 2019, construction of 110 point and gave a clarion call to make India benefits of these programmes are not just ed effort by the Government to create a $ ("  ) (4 It is also important to highlight that million toilets and 30 States and Union free of single-use plastic. limited to environment preservation, as they robust infrastructure that facilitates a themes like cleanliness, toilet construction, Territories becoming Open Defecation Free It’s well known that environmental will yield rich dividends in terms of smooth transition to a cleaner technology. sanitation, environmental impact of (ODF). Recent studies by UNICEF and the degradation has a disproportionate impact improved healthcare outcomes which will Though reducing our carbon foot- ay they’re smug and superior. Say their Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have also on the poor and lack of access to resources only reduce the burden of disease. print will help address the problem of cli- approach to public policy makes you and solar energy have emerged at a global ascertained the effect of the SBM on the is responsible for depletion, which further India’s pollution woes are not just lim- mate change that affects the entire planet, Swant to tear your hair out. ……But stage consistently over the last five years, environment and in terms of money spent perpetuates poverty. The fact is that this ited to indoor air. Several of our major cities moving towards EVs and reducing India’s don’t call them worthless. At least, don’t do which is unprecedented. Therefore, it would on information, education and communi- renewed understanding has become an inte- suffer from poor air quality, while our rivers reliance on coal-based power plants are crit- it in front of me. The people that I have met be prudent to discuss three major reforms cation (IEC) activities. The studies conclud- gral aspect of India’s new development par- too, have witnessed a steady increase in pol- ical towards reducing air pollution in some have been extraordinarily qualified. Their of Swachhta, Ujjwala and Saur Urja (solar ed that achieving the goal of ODF villages adigm. lutants over the last couple of decades. The of our major cities. intent is good. Their commitment is true. energy) in this context. has positively affected the quality of ground- Let’s consider indoor air pollution, fact that these changes can be catastrophic There are long-term benefits from all They are righteous, and they are patriots. When we talk about SBM, it is impor- water by reducing contamination. The which is known to cause asthma or bron- is well known and perhaps that explains one such interventions and these benefits are not And I’m their lawyer,” says the Republican tant to note how the mission has evolved study found that non-ODF villages were chitis. Several estimates suggest that the cost of the world’s most ambitious renewable just limited to India and its citizens, but they Ainsley Hayes in the popular TV show The from a sanitation, open-defecation free “11.25 times more likely to have their of asthma treatment per year for 2015 was energy initiatives. are global. While we may have several envi- West Wing. Ainsley’s words could come as (ODF) behavioural mass movement and groundwater sources contaminated (12.7 139.45 billion. Part of this cost is on the The International Solar Alliance, aimed ronmental activists, who find it convenient a wake-up call to many who dismiss the urban waste-segregation initiative to free- times more from contaminants traceable to Government, while the rest comes from out- at reducing India’s global carbon footprint, to consider development as a direct conflict Government and its leaders as “worthless” ing the country from single-use plastic. From humans alone).” of-pocket expenditure on healthcare. The was launched by New Delhi in 2015. It has with environmentalism, India has managed and often choose to undermine the work Microsoft founder Bill Gates to Sulabh The findings of the Gates Foundation Government launched the Ujjwala Yojana been joined by 121 countries, which shows to balance the two and carve out a practi- accomplished as they run after mirage-like International founder Bindeshwar Pathak, study are particularly interesting in the back- and has already distributed over eight crore the extent of the impact that India has had cal model of sustainable development. champions of causes. Therefore, it is impor- the far-reaching impact of the SBM has been drop of the criticism received on the expen- LPG cylinders to facilitate a switch from in shaping the global environmental conser- (Bhasin is a New Delhi-based public pol- tant to set the record straight. Over the last assessed through different parameters, both diture on IEC-related activities. It says, “An burning firewood in rural areas. 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If we can do that, enhanced proposition of driving creative Asia. It can also become India’s most pow- of the world. We also make a conscious we have the potential to create the largest inclusion, which greatly includes the differ- erful strategic weapon in the 21st century. effort to make art accessible to all and not job opportunities in the nation. ently-abled and address their requirements India needs a robust policy environ- to stay confined to a particular section of too. In fact, as part of our festival curation, ment that promotes culture and makes it the society. What is new at the festival this year? ever since our inception, we have been offer- easier to host world-class art and cultural Our programming evolves organical- ing complete accessibility to the arts events. We need the private sector, citizens Why do you think it is important to ly every year. 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It requires a strong basis in Behera brings alive the words of the devotion in her work at the Print ates his Mahatma on a zinc plate. works that reflect a deeper under- detailed drawings and paintings of gar- ple needed to be able to tell safe from botany,” she explains. great anatomical artist and thinker Biennale in Delhi at the NGMA last We can see a glimpse of Gandhi, standing of the ideas of Gandhi that den plants. poisonous plants. A lot of plant fam- The garden is also the headquar- Leonardo da Vinci when he said, year, stood out for its brilliance in shown as a figure who is walking seem to have eroded somewhere But there’s nothing old-fashioned ilies contain both. For instance, the ters of the American Society of ‘Painting is poetry that is seen conception, the controlled compo- away from us. It sets a nostalgia- along the way. about botanical illustrations. “Plants nightshade family of plants includes Botanical Artists, with about 1,800 rather than felt, and poetry is sition and the beauty of perfection filled tone of how Bapu gathered Jagdeesh’s sense of judgment in and flowers eternally speak to us and Belladonna, a poisonous plant, and members. “Contemporary botanical painting that is felt rather than in the contour of its woodcuts. strength from distress and grew the composition of his two wood- there’s a great admiration now for real- also edibles like tomatoes, peppers and artists share a concern for the environ- seen.” In these three prints, we think brave by reflection of himself. cuts is precise and full of expres- istic drawings and observing nature, eggplants. ment, particularly in light of climate The printmaker’s Gandhi is a of the silence when a great leader Apte creates the father of the sionist excellence. We must look at and a renewed interest in handmade Explorers often brought a botan- change, as well as for drawing atten- figure of strength with a pair of departs and we bow our heads in nation as a humanist as well as a both these works at a glance and crafts,” says Femke Speelberg, associ- ical artist along to record the plants tion to plants,” Jess explains. wings that remind us of an eagle. reverence. Hemvathy asserts cre- colossus. muse over the lack of harmony and ate curator in the department of encountered. During Tulip Mania in Before photography was invented, His eyes probe and penetrate into ative control, suggesting that her proportion in society’s fabric which drawings and prints at The 17th-century Holland, when rare botanical illustrations were essential to the layers of the world in the wake contribution is not just the design Anandmoyi’s two views we rarely think about when we Metropolitan Museum of Art in New bulbs sold for the equivalent of an aver- understanding plants. But today, too, of the ugly mapping of terrorism. but the technique and technical Anandamoyi presents two dwell on divisions within divisions York. “As a source of inspiration, the age person’s annual salary, it was cru- drawings can illuminate aspects of Three monkeys sit at the bottom, finesse as she transfers the image works that look at an artist’s role as and economic struggles. relationship between decor and nature cial for collectors and breeders to plants in a way photographs cannot. holding the scroll of realms that to the rice paper or other sheets to an active commentator and how it All these five printmakers bring has always been very important,” she record each flower’s unique patterns “An illustration can show various speak of truth, his experiments create a universe that is indeed both inspires to create works that look forth the epoch of a man whose adds. and contours. And botanical art can parts of a plant at the same time, some- with it and ahimsa. intricate and deeply intriguing. closely at the structures of the soci- success is gauged by his self-mas- Today, as we lose biodiversity, be about more than accuracy. thing a photo really can’t. It can show The artist’s entire choreography The rendering of the people, their ety and the individual. He calls his tery. And this law is the expression botanical drawings are also an impor- Often, the story a botanical illus- extra details of the fruit, for example, of the lithograph echoes with the heads and their deftly-contoured first work, Who is he?, whereas, the of eternal justice. He who cannot tant way to examine and document tration tells is more mesmerising than and what it looks like bisected,” Jess philosophy of the Gandhian way of bodies, all conform to the brilliance second one is called It’s now or establish dominion over himself plants that might not always be there, the perfection of the drawing itself, says explains. living, and his power and poignan- of not just execution but also of a never, which recalls the popular will have no dominion over others. says Helen Bynum, who along with her Bynum. “What I learned doing this And making botanical illustrations cy. One cannot forget that he gave fine and deeper understanding of Elvis Song but the mood is far from In more ways than one they also husband, William Bynum, compiled book is that you don’t have to be a great for a patron is alive and well, she points a language of peace to the world the human figure. romantic. mirror Gandhi’s reflection: Seek not Botanical Sketchbooks (Princeton artist to get things down on paper in out. Florilegia — documentation of all through simple living and high His major conceptual direction greater wealth, but simpler pleasure; Architectural Press, 2017), a com- a way that can communicate to other the plants growing in a specific garden thinking. Apte’s zinc plate has been about caste and colour in not higher fortune, but deeper pendium of botanical illustrations by people,” she says. — is a big thing right now, she says. Dattaraye Apte is more than a our society and Gandhi was an felicity. 80 artists from around the world. Robin Jess runs the Botanical Art “From a florilegium of a small herb Hemvathy’s leaders mere printmaker. Over the years, important link. “The Dandi March, (The exhibition is curated by RN “Being a sketcher of whatever abil- and Illustration program at the New garden in Minneapolis to a complete Hemvathy Guha creates a set of he has a prodigious output in regardless of anything or every- Singh and will be on display at the ity makes you really engage with York Botanical Garden, the oldest cer- florilegium of Alcatraz, they’re really human figures with dotted details. printmaking techniques and is thing, was directed towards as if it’s Lalit Kala Akademi from October 2 what you are looking at it,” says tificate program in the subject in the drawing a lot of attention,” Jess says. A printmaker of rare esteem and indeed one of the finest. Apte cre- now or never,” says Anandamoyi to 22.) Bynum. country. “We tend to be very accurate, L !

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