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PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 4, ISSUE 152 | Tuesday, 5 June 2018 | Kolkata | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS qNIFTY 10,628.50 (-67.70) qSENSEX 35,011.89 (-215.37) pDOW JONES 24,831.31 (+196.10) pNASDAQ 7597.29 (+42.96) qRUPEE/DOLLAR 67.11 (-0.05) qRUPEE/EURO 78.37 (-0.28) qGOLD/10GM 31,650 (-50) qSILVER/K 40,450 (-50) FERRARI CRASH: ACT AS CHANGE ANTI-NUCLEAR SWARA BHASKER FORENSIC TEAM MAKERS, PREZ GROUP MAY FOOT NOT SHAKEN EXAMINES CAR TELLS GUVS SUMMIT BILL FOR N BY TROLLS PG3 PG5 KOREA’S KIM PG10 PG15 Sunil Chhetri’s plea NO MAJOR RESPITE FROM HIGH FUEL PRICES Allow civic bodies to moves football fans Bad news: No review issue Aadhaar cards: TICKETS FOR INDIA Bengal to Centre GAME OUR CORRESPONDENT of daily fuel pricing KOLKATA: The Bengal gov- SOLD OUT ernment is writing to the MPOST BUREAU »»State governments asked to »»Daily revision in petrol and »»Petrol price Unique Identification Author- tax petrol and diesel within a diesel prices, which was has dropped ity of India (UIDAI) to allow MPOST BUREAU DAHEJ: Oil Minister Dharmen- reasonable and responsible introduced in mid-June last year, by 47 paise a the civic bodies in the state to dra Pradhan on Monday ruled out band and not continue to had come in for criticism after litre and diesel carry out the work of issuing MUMBAI: In the wake of Sunil Chhetri’s impas- a daily price review of petrol and Aadhaar cards to ensure better sioned plea, fans thronged the Mumbai Foot- diesel but said the government was reap a bonanza from rates were hiked every day by 34 paise and fast execution of the task. ball Arena here on Monday, as tickets for India’s concerned about pinching fuel rising oil prices last month Sources said the matter Intercontinental Cup game against Kenya were prices and is working on a long- related to Aadhaar cards came sold out. term solution. up during a high-level meet- On Saturday, India skipper Chhetri had He asked state governments to ing held at the state Secre- posted an emotional video, urging fans to come tax petrol and diesel within a rea- tariat, Nabanna, on Monday. and support the team for what will also be his sonable and responsible band and The issue that a large section in Bengal stands at 97 percent. 100th international match. not continue to reap a bonanza of people in the state is yet to Above 60 percent of children “Yes, the tickets have been sold out for Mon- from rising oil prices. receive their Aadhaar cards was below 5 years have got Aad- day’s game,” an official said. There is no review of the daily raised at the meeting, also put- haar cards, around 90 percent Mumbai District Football Association presi- price mechanism, he said after an ting across the number of prob- of the population between 5 dent Aaditya Thackeray tweeted, “I’m glad that event to mark receipt of first LNG lems that they would have to years and 18 years in the state after @chetrisunil11’s heartfelt appeal, so many cargo from Russia under a long- face because of this. have already got Aadhaar and of us have responded and got the seats to #Back- term contract. It is learnt that consider- 103 percent of the “projected theBlue. This is only the beginning, let’s make Daily revision in petrol and ing the same, the state Home population” of people above 18 sure each game that @IndianFootball plays is diesel prices, which was intro- Secretary has been directed to years age has got their Aadhaar houseful! They pour their heart out for us, least duced in mid-June last year, had write to UIDAI stating that the cards. It may be mentioned that we can do is be there!!” Match report on P14 come in for criticism after rates civic bodies are capable enough issuing Aadhaar cards to chil- were hiked every day last month to carry out the task of issu- dren below 5 years had started in step with firming international ing Aadhaar cards instead of since June 2016. Army, Central forces oil rates. It was speculated that the the agencies engaged by the According to an official, a long-term solution being worked authority itself. It was also few months ago, the Centre deployed in Shillong out by the government to deal and rupee strengthening against metros and most state capitals due last year some other states had suggested that the employees had given a proposal to the with the volatility might involve the US dollar. to lower sales tax or VAT. c ut VAT. of the civic bodies will receive state governments that the lat- MPOST BUREAU a review of the daily price review Petrol price has dropped by We are thinking of a long-term He attacked the previous UPA training to carry out the same ter need to be “the registrar” mechanism. 47 paisa a litre and diesel by 34 solution (to price volatility). We government for mismanagement if need be. and also bear certain legal SHILLONG: The Army has been called into Pradhan said fuel prices have paisa. This compares to Rs 3.64 a are concerned about prices, he of the oil economy between 2010 Sources also added that and financial responsibilities Shillong after fresh violence broke out in the started to decline during the five litre hike in petrol and Rs 3.24 a said. The government of India is and 2014 that had left for the pres- at present the task of issuing in connection with issuing of Meghalaya capital Monday evening. Cellphone days, but the rates continue to litre hike in diesel rates in Delhi taking a holistic view. ent government repayments of oil Aadhaar cards is going on in Aadhaar cards. internet and text messages have been switched pinch. in the fortnight after state-owned Asked about CPM-ruled Ker- bonds issued to oil companies for around 250 centres across the However, the Bengal gov- off in the entire Khasi hills region. Sources said After hitting an all-time high oil firms ended a 19-day pre-Kar- ala taking the lead in cutting sales subsidising fuel. state and there are around four ernment has made it clear that if that is not enough, the authorities will pull the of Rs 78.43 a litre for petrol and nataka poll hiatus to resume daily tax or VAT on petrol and diesel We are concerned about the such centres in Kolkata where similar to the issuance of pass- plug on private broadband. The home ministry Rs 69.31 for diesel on May 29, price revision on May 14. by Re 1, the minister said he had plight of the common man, he said. people can now visit for Aad- ports and conducting Census, has sent in 11 companies of para-military forces rates have marginally fallen dur- Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs welcomed the state government’s He, however, did not elabo- haar registration. the Centre has to solely carry to help police maintain law and order in the city, ing the subsequent days on soft- 77.96 and diesel by Rs 68.97. Prices move, but the issue should not rate on the solution or the holistic It was further stated that the out the task of issuing Aad- which has been witnessing violence for the last ening in international oil prices in Delhi are the lowest among all be politicised as in November strategy being worked out. figure of issuing Aadhaar cards haar cards. four days. The unrest, which started last week as two groups clashed, has snowballed into a full- blown conflict between tribals and residents of JD(U), BJP both claim senior partner a migrant Punjabi settlement. Around 5 pm, a small, unarmed mob defied curfew and tried to break into the secretariat complex, but the police have chased them back. status in LS poll seat sharing Fresh violence broke out in the city Sunday night, prompting the police to use tear gas shells DHIRENDRA KUMAR the senior alliance partner in every to control a mob. See P7 coalition whether its Grand Alliance NEW DELHI: It may be the reper- or NDA. If needed, the BJP would cussion of the defeat that BJP faced have to vacate its sitting seats to fol- BJP’s poor show in in the recently held parliamentary low the alliance dharma as JD(U) by-elections that Janata Dal (United) did in Jehanabad assembly by-poll,” bypolls ‘not a small thing’ – JD(U) has started demanding the a senior JD (U) functionary said, lion’s share in the Lok Sabha elec- adding that the final decision in this SHARAD PAWAR tions which is due to be held in early regard would be taken during the 2019. upcoming meeting of NDA partners. According to sources, JD (U), Notably, the JD (U) had con- which is led by Bihar Chief Minister tested on 25 seats and won 22 seats, In today’s Nitish Kumar, has set the results of while BJP had fought on 15 seats 2009 general elections as the bench- and won 12. Two other allies — Lok paper mark for seat sharing between alli- Janshakti Party and Rashtriya Lok ... ance partners. Samta Party — were not the part of CITY “The JD(U) has always been the NDA in the 2009 polls. MONSOON TO HIT NORTH BENGAL 3 Bihar girl tops NEET, highest number NATION GOVT MAY ANNOUNCE `7K CR FOR SUGAR 6 of successful candidates from UP EDIT MPOST BUREAU shu Sharma jointly bagged the second position with 690 marks. The third INDIA’S TOP PERFORMANCE 8 NEW DELHI: Bihar girl Kalpana rank was shared by Aarosh Dhamija INTERNATIONAL Kumari on Monday bagged the top from Delhi and Prince Chaudhary rank in the National Eligibility-cum- from Rajasthan, both of whom scored GUATEMALA VOLCANO ERUPTS 11 Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to 686 marks. BUSINESS medical and dental colleges across the A total of 13.36 lakh candidates had country with the maximum number of registered for the exam, a 16.49-percent CHEAPEST LNG STARTS ARRIVING 13 candidates clearing the exam belonging increase from last year. However, 12.69 to Uttar Pradesh. lakh candidates appeared for the test, of SPORT Kumari secured a percentile score whom 7.14 lakh cleared it. As many as ANAND SETTLES FOR DRAW 14 of 99.99 and 691 marks. Telangana’s 76,778 candidates from Uttar Pradesh Rohan Purohit and Delhi’s Himan- cleared the test. See also inside CONTEST ON THE CARDS Oppn may field candidate against BJP for RS Deputy Chair’s post

GAUTAM LAHIRI MP Prasanna Acharya as a candidate for deputy chairman. The Congress has not NEW DELHI: In the coming Monsoon taken any decision so far, but sources indi- session of Parliament, there is likely to be cated that the party perhaps would not be a showdown between the ruling NDA and averse to the idea of fielding a non-BJP the Opposition parties of the Rajya Sabha candidate for the post of deputy chairman. in the election for the post of deputy chair- Although the Shiv Sena is officially man of the Elders house. There is a move aligned with the ruling BJP, it might rock to nominate a non-Congress, non-BJP the NDA boat in the election for deputy MP for the post as a consensus candidate. chairman. Similar is the case with the The term of the present Deputy Chair- of 123, if united. But most of the non- Telangana Rashtra Samiti. man, Prof P J Kurien, ends on June 30. The Congress Opposition parties are not very Initially, there was also speculation election for the post of deputy chairman enthusiastic about another Congress nom- about the possible candidature of senior will be held in the Monsoon session, which inee for the post of Deputy Chairman. TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, but in is supposed to start in July. Instead, they had an informal talk with the interest of greater Opposition unity, the At present, the ruling NDA, includ- Odisha Chief Minister Navin Patnaik to TMC might sacrifice its candidate. ing the Shiv Sena, has a strength of 112 in nominate a senior member from the BJD When the name of Prasanna Acha- the Upper House. This includes 13 united for the position. rya was speculated in the Odisha media, AIADMK MPs. On the other hand, the Informally, the Opposition parties Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra parties opposed to the BJP have a strength have proposed the name of senior BJD Pradhan dismissed the report. 2 mp around town MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 Producing ‘Art’ with STONES AND POTATOES UMA NAIR was entitled – Potato Ring. The 697 bronze the potato as an object of global exchange- to 1,250° C to 1,350° C reflects his observation potatoes on the metal stand seemed-somewhat create art that keeps company with replicas of and sensitivity towards climate change trends. wo artists who invoke the impact surreal because they invited the human curios- perishable, interchangeable goods associated Trained in Baroda, Vipul has been working Subodh transforms every day into of human lives on the earth and the ity and the gaze. with all countries- it is a subtle statement on in ceramics since 2003 and has developed his bounties of the earth given to man After 3 years, in 2012, at Madrid, Gupta imports and exports and also about how the works to finer rhythms in earth day sensitivi- an avant-garde practice, whereas, – Subodh Gupta who studied art in had 54 bronze potatoes-gilded with 24 karat humble potato can be treated with respect. ties. What entices is his deeper probings and TBihar and Vipul Kumar who studied art in gold and a year later, he created a seminal work In some ways, he was also implying the ways his insight into architectural nuances-his pro- Baroda, create sculptural works which echo called Food for Others – it was a comment in which meaning and value are constructed, portions of understanding both vertical and Vipul translates a worldwide earth. on South American potatoes as immigrants- exploring art’s capacity to withstand and chan- horizontal treatment of space, where space and On one hand, Subodh transforms and ele- feeding the world. nel the effects of expansion, displacement, and materiality and the equipoise of balance can be phenomenon into porcelain and vates every day into an avant-garde practice, In 2014, he created a fascinating wicker bas- translation all over the world. in his treatment of surfaces. whereas, Vipul translates a worldwide phenom- ket with bronze potatoes and called it ‘Basket From his lustrous porcelain in “Untitled stoneware sculptures enon into porcelain and stoneware sculptures 2014’. It brought alive rural rhythms of Indian PORCELAIN AND STONEWARE -II” to the cracks and crevices and the beauty at his studio in Jaipur. traditions and actually stirred the idea of bring- Ceramic sculptor Vipul Kumar is a maestro of both tensile thin details in his stoneware ing in the banal basket from the dust and heat at his sculptural ensembles in porcelain. His work of Global Warming I and II, he signifies BRONZE POTATOES of life into the white cube as an object of artis- Global Warming – II is a masterpiece in por- melting ice caps. This adds a new dimension Subodh Gupta, who has been creating pota- tic discernment. celain. As a ceramic artist, he has been creat- to his treatment of three-dimensional forms toes as a form of art in his works since 2007, ‘One Gold Potato’ in 2016 was a single ing stoneware in sculptural dynamics in has taken the humble potato and made it into potato placed in a perspex cube – made of and por- space. a precious, coveted asset. bronze and 24-carat gold plated drawing atten- celain for Earlier in 2007, he put 7 bronze potatoes in tion to its curved contours. more than a transparent bag and hung it precariously call- “Only One Gold” in 2017 was a cubed 15 years and ing it “Potato Eaters.” While in 2009, at Hauser glass vitrine with bronze potatoes and a sin- his sculptural & Wirth’s show – ‘Com- mon Man’, his gle, 24-carat gold potato. The gold and bronze resonance is instal- lation came together to create a still life that creates a reflected in his context of affable aesthetics and raises the hum- depth of artistry and ble potato to an asset with Gupta’s insignia. conception- his com- The artist was using the idea of fort at firing stoneware at an optimum of

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For editorial, call: 9836072100 city 3 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 mp Prosecution cases against over-speeding on the rise Ferrari crash: Forensic PRITESH BASU Out of the 17,030 cases, as many vigilant in ensuring that over as 2,412 were in the area under the speeding of vehicles can be checked KOLKATA: With strict steps taken jurisdiction of Bidhannagar Police and in the past two years after Chief by the state police to curb road acci- Commissionerate, 1,243 in Mur- Minister Mamata Banerjee has dents, the number of prosecution shidabad, 1,098 in North Dinajpur launched the statewide Safe Drive team examines car against over-speeding of vehicles and 1,466 in East Midnapore. A Save Life campaign, several steps has gone up by 50 percent in the senior police officer said the police to check over-speeding of vehicles who were travelling in the car. first quarter of 2018 compared to have taken necessary steps and it have been implemented. Explain- According to a forensic expert, that of the corresponding period has led to the prosecution against ing the reason behind the increase the chip inside the EDR box will in the previous year. diction of the West Bengal Police in over-speeding of vehicles. in the rate of prosecution against provide all related data as how the This comes at the time when the first three months of 2017. People caught flouting traffic over-speeding, a senior police offi- accident occurred or if there was over-speeding of a Ferrari that However, with strict measures norms by driving vehicles above the cer said speed cameras have been any mechanical fault causing the claimed a life on National Highway taken by the state police to enforce permitted speed limit are booked installed at different places to accident. 6 on Sunday. A Ferrari California the law, the number has gone up under Section 183 of the Motor record speed of vehicles and it has Sources said the state government T hit against railing of a flyover at to 17,030 in between January and Vehicles Act. The cops also slap helped in checking the “menace” agencies lack the infrastructure to Pakuria in Howrah and it led to the March in 2018. a fine on those who are caught besides the strict police vigil. remove the EDR from the vehicle. It death of businessman Shibaji Roy. Comparing the data of the first indulging in over-speeding and It may be mentioned that the was also learnt that the police might According to the data prepared quarter of the two consecutive the amount of fine goes up if it is prosecution against over-speeding seek assistance from the car manu- by the state police, there were a total years, a rise of around 50 percent found that the person had flouted has also helped in the reduction of facturing company on the removal of of 8531 cases of over-speeding in in the rate of prosecution against the same earlier. the number of accidents in the state the EDR box from the vehicle. the area that comes under the juris- over-speeding was found. The police have become more in the past two years. However, many have raised ques- tions whether the high-end sports car like Ferrari can be run on roads Ragging row: like National Highway 6 which are Monsoon to hit North not prepared following the interna- tional guidelines. Some also asked if there is any Partha tells police restriction on the high- end cars on Bengal in 3 days such highways in the state. It may be mentioned that Shib- to conduct probe aji Roy, a city-based businessman, OUR CORRESPONDENT was driving the vehicle at the time of OUR CORRESPONDENT the accident while his friend Ashna KOLKATA: The Monsoon Surana (21) was sitting next to him. KOLKATA: State Education minister Partha is all set to hit North Bengal OUR CORRESPONDENT the ill-fated car. They searched for Surana had suffered critical inju- Chatterjee has directed the police administra- within the next three days but the Electronic Data Record (EDR) ries in her body and is undergoing tion to conduct a probe and take stringent action for the South Bengal districts, KOLKATA: State forensic experts on box from the car which might treatment at a private hospital in the against those who have been involved in the rag- it might take some more time. Monday collected samples from the throw some light on how the acci- city. Her condition is still stated to ging of a student of St. Paul’s Cathedral Mission There may be some pre-mon- mangled portion of the Ferrari Cali- dent occurred. According to a senior be serious. College in Amherst Street. soon rains in the South Bengal fornia T which has been kept at the police officer at the Howrah district The car they were travelling in “I had communicated to the victim stu- districts including Kolkata. Domjur police station since a fatal police, once the EDR box could be toppled on National Highway 6 at dent on Sunday itself to lodge an FIR with Various South Bengal dis- accident involving the high-end car accessed, the investigators will be least 6-7 times before hitting the rail- the local police station and have directed the tricts received moderate to killed a city-based businessman and able to acquire various informa- ing of a divider at Pakuria area of police administration to take action against heavy rainfall on Monday injured his companion who was sit- tion related to speed of the vehicle Domjur on Sunday morning. the offender. I have also written to the college morning disrupting normal ting next to him. moments before it hit the railing or According to the police, the vic- authorities and Calcutta University authorities life. A five-member team of the state the airbag did not open properly or tims were returning from Dankuni instructing them to hold a probe and take action According to the Regional forensic experts headed by Wasim any other technical glitches the car after having food. Roy used to go against those students irrespective of any party Meteorological Centre at Ali- Raza reached Domjur police station might have faced. The EDR will also to Dankuni along with some of his affiliation. The government will not tolerate pore, South Bengal districts on Monday morning and examined record the conversation of the duo friends almost every Sunday. such indecent things inside college premises,” including the city may witness Chatterjee said. thunderstorms as a result of CM AT IFTAR Prodded by the Education minister, the col- pre-Monsoon rains within the lege managing committee constituted an eight- next 48 hours before the advent member committee to probe the allegations of of Monsoon in the state. ragging. According to a senior offi- “The committee will submit a report in seven cial of the weather office, a cir- days,” a member of the college’s managing com- culation which was staying mittee said. over Bangladesh could trigger The college authorities have decided to pre- a storm in some parts of North vent entry of anybody after the college hours Bengal. A favourable atmo- and hence have decided to keep the gate locked sphere for rain has already been after 5 pm. prevailing in the Himalayan A register will be in place and anybody apart regions. Various South Ben- from students, teachers or college staff will have gal districts including North to mention the reason for his entry to the col- 24-Parganas, Nadia, Murshid- lege and then only he would be allowed to enter. abad, Hooghly, Howrah and The victim’s complaint with the police sta- parts of the city received mod- tion mentions the name of three students — erate to heavy rainfall on Mon- Arnab Ghosh, Sheikh Enamul Haque, Abhijit day morning. Dolui and another college staff. He was alleg- “Local clouds have started edly compelled to parade naked inside the union forming due to the impact of ern parts,” a senior official of However, it is difficult to room of the college after he had enquired about approaching Monsoon. It will the weather office said. predict the date of the arrival the functioning of the college union fund. The trigger mild thunderstorms It may be mentioned here of Monsoon in South Bengal video was then made viral. mainly in the North Bengal dis- that Monsoon currents have and Kolkata as there is no clear Sourav Sardar, the general secretary of the tricts. However, there is hardly already reached Tripura and indication to the weather office. college union said: “Some of the students col- any possibility of squall in the parts of central Assam and This is because there is no low- lect money from others illegally in the name of city and the South Bengal dis- Bangladesh. The currents have pressure or any cyclonic circu- union fund. The incident has been a fallout of tricts. Cloud masses which started advancing towards lation over the Bay of Bengal. this irregularity.” have been floating in from the North Bengal. It is expected The Monsoon is not likely The college staff who was allegedly involved neighbouring areas for the past that Monsoon currents will to hit this week as there is no Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with Sovan Chatterjee and Firhad Hakim at a Dawat-e-Iftar on Monday PIC/AMIT DATTA in the ragging incident has been suspended and few days are not potent enough arrive in North Bengal by the such system prevailing over the will remain so till the probe is over. to initiate a squall in the South- middle of this week. Bay of Bengal. IPS reshuffle in Complaint against KWIC after guards prevent State Cabinet gives nod to CT Scan machine Bengal, Jawed approved for doctor from taking pics of unfinished bungalow creation of over 500 posts Darjeeling Shamim back in OUR CORRESPONDENT lodged a complaint with the police. OUR CORRESPONDENT that in almost all the Mukherjee got 350 acres of land Cabinet meetings, the District Hospital KOLKATA: Dr Jugal Chandra Maity, from the Kolkata Metropolitan Devel- KOLKATA: The state Cabinet state government has been Kolkata Police a buyer of a bungalow at Kolkata West opment Authority (KMDA) in 2005. has given approval to the cre- creating several posts to AMITAVA BANERJEE OUR CORRESPONDENT International City (KWIC) of Prasoon The construction began in 2006 and ation of more than 500 posts ensure job opportunities for Mukherjee has lodged a written com- the deadline for the completion of the in its meeting on Monday. the youth. DARJEELING: There are good KOLKATA: In a major reshuffle in IPS plaint with Domjur police station after project was 2008. The bungalows cost The meeting, headed In November 2017, around tidings for the people of Dar- cadre in Bengal, IGP Traffic, North Ben- the security guards did not allow him anything between Rs 25 lakh and Rs by Chief Minister Mamata 1,200 new posts were cre- jeeling. On the heels of the gal, Jawed Shamim has returned to Kol- to take photographs of his unfinished 80 lakh and the buyers have paid more Banerjee, was held in the state ated in different departments dialysis units, the Darjeeling kata Police as Additional Commissioner house and even resisted his family to than 80 percent of the price. Secretariat. of the state government District Hospital is all set to get of Police-II. leave the campus. There are 219 bungalows in clus- Most of the posts, creation including 200 drivers and a CT Scan machine. Besides Shamim, 12 other senior offi- Dr Maity said on January 1, KWIC looks like a haunted house. There are ter A followed by 289, 205 and 194 in of which received the Cabi- helpers for the Transport “A few days back we got the cials have been given new posting. authorities had called him up stat- bushes all around the house. Doors and clusters B, C and D respectively. Most net’s approval, is in the state department. news that the government has With the new posting of Shamim, ing that his bungalow would be ready windows have not yet been installed.” of these houses have remained unfin- Health department which will The state government has given its approval for a CT Scan the present Additional Commissioner of by March 1. Again on March 1, he He said: “I along with my fam- ished. Also, the KWIC is supposed to ensure better service to the also created thousands of machine for Darjeeling Dis- Police-II in Dr R Sivakumar will take over received another phone call from the ily members became frustrated when construct four towers along with club, common people. job opportunities in the past trict Hospital,” stated Dr Saikat as IGP (Headquarters)-II in state police. builder’s office that the final touches I saw the bungalow. When I began hospital, school and gymnasium inside Around 1,000 posts were seven years. Pradhan, Superintendent, Dar- Simultaneously, SP of East Burdwan were being given and it would be ready to take photos, the security guards the campus. created in the last Cabinet In June 2017 alone, the jeeling District Hospital. Kunal Agarwal has been asked to take by March 31. approached me and asked me not to Abhay Upadhyay, president of meeting that held on May 22 announcement of creating The Darjeeling Hospital over as SP of Birbhum, while SP of Nadia Accordingly, he along with his take photographs. I explained to him the Kolkata West International City and it led to the creation of 3,754 new posts was made. recently got a dialysis unit too. Santosh Pandey will take over as Deputy family members visited the place and but he refused to listen. He went and Buyers’ Association, said every buyer jobs in different departments According to a senior It was inaugurated by Chief Commissioner, Cyber Crime, in Kolkata found that no work had been carried brought the chief security officer along has the right to take photographs of including Finance, Home and official at the state Secretar- Minister Mamata Banerjee Police. Anoop Jaiswal, Commandant 6th out. “I had booked the bungalow in with other guards. They almost gher- the bungalows. He said: “The way Dr Hill Affairs, Agriculture and iat, the next Cabinet meet- from Kalimpong on May 30. Battalion, State Armed Police, has been 2006 and in the past 13 years, noth- aoed us and refused to leave the prem- Maity was stopped from taking snaps Higher Education. ing is scheduled to be held “The dialysis is free of cost. asked to take over as SP of North Dinaj- ing has been done. The bungalow now ises. We managed to come out and later is unfortunate.” It may be mentioned on June 21. The patient has to pay only for pur replacing Shyam Singh who will take an injection that costs Rs 374,” over as Commandant 10th Battalion in the Super added. On April 1, State Armed Police. 2017, an MRI machine had Sudheer Kumar Neelakantam, SP of State Pollution Control Board calls for ban on single-use plastics been installed at the District Birbhum, will now join as DC, East Divi- Hospital in Darjeeling costing sion, Kolkata Police, replacing Rupesh KOLKATA: The West Bengal Pol- Environment Day tomorrow pro- “We have not been vested with around Rs 10.28 crore. Kumar, who has been asked to join as lution Control Board (WBPCB) on jecting this objective. much power.” Incidentally, before April 1, SP of Nadia. Monday gave a call for shunning “To stop single-use plastics, we To a question about states like 2017, there were no MRI or CT Bhaskar Mukherjee, DC Zone-II (Air- single-use plastics which triggers need active participation of every Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh Scan facilities in the Hills both port Division), Bidhannagar Police Com- natural disasters such as flood and citizen as this task cannot be solely having successfully enforced plas- in government and private missionerate, has been asked to join as SP pollute the environment. accomplished by the government tic ban, Rudra said “The same rule units. In case of emergencies, of East Burdwan. Single-use plastics are used only and the WBPCB,” Rudra said. cannot be enforced in the same way especially during accidents, Nagendra Nath Tripathi, once before they are thrown away or He was talking to reporters on everywhere. We are, however, hope- patients had to travel to Sili- Commandant 10th Battalion in State recycled. These items include plas- the sidelines of a seminar ‘Beat Plas- ful.” He said burning of wastes, a guri. Many did not survive the Armed Police, has been asked to take tic bags, straws, coffee stirrers, soda tic Pollution’ organised by the Ben- large part of which was single-use 76 km long journey through over as DC Traffic under Siliguri Police and water bottles and food packag- gal National Chamber of Commerce plastics, at dumping grounds was rough terrain. “There is a hitch Commissionerate, replacing Sunil Kumar ing materials. & Industry and the National Small increasing the presence of methane regarding the MRI machine. It Yadav, who have been asked to join as SP “We can’t go without plastics but Industries Corporation Limited. gas having carcinogenic effect but had become non-functional of Alipurduar. we must stop dumping single-use Rudra said India has been cho- this cannot be controlled without owing to technical problems. It Avvaru Ravindranath, SP of Alipur- plastic. We must refuse when ven- sen by the United Nations Environ- the involvement of citizens. was repaired. Again a few days duar, will now join as DC Zone-II (Air- dors give us items in plastic pack- ment Programme (UNEP) as a host Of its 8 lakh years of history, the ago the same problem arose. port Division) under Bidhannagar Police ets which can’t be used twice. That for this year’s World Environment world has been facing the gravest We have asked the company Commissionerate. should be our resolve on the eve of Day celebrations tomorrow, for tak- crisis in the past 50-60 years, he said. to send a technical person and Rahul Goswami, Additional SP World Environment Day on June 5,” ing constructive action against plas- Asked if imposing fine on single- and empower urban local authori- “Each year, an estimated 8 mil- station him in Darjeeling at (Zonal), Diamond Harbour Police Dis- WBPCB Chairman Kalyan Rudra tic pollution. use plastic users can improve the ties to this effect.” lion tonne of plastic waste end up in least for a week. The MRI has to trict, has been asked to join as Additional told reporters here. “Kolkata should play its role in situation, Rudra said: “The WBPCB The WBPCB being the regula- the world’s oceans, and 50 percent be constantly functional. Thou- DCDD, Bidhannagar Police Commis- He said the WBPCB will organ- making this campaign 100 per cent can’t impose fines on its own. But tory authority can only give consent of that is single-use plastic. We are sands of lives depend on this in sionerate, the official said. ise a number of functions on World success,” he said. the government can formulate act and authorisation, he said adding heading to a disaster,” he said. AGENCIES the Hills,” added Pradhan. 4 city mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Tuesday, 5 June, 2018

CBSE PAPER LEAK DEBACLE OBC student ranks 13 in MHRD will go all out to NEET, makes Bengal proud prevent further leaks: Swarup Dismal performance for Bengali medium students, finger pointed at paper fiasco OUR CORRESPONDENT ity in East Midnapore, achieved that took place in the state. obtained 676 marks out of a Bidyut Kumar Sahoo, the a standout performance in the A section of the students total of 720, securing a 99.99 headmaster of a school in the KOLKATA: Bengali medium examination and topped the have alleged that there were percentile. He had appeared district, also inspired him to students from the state who list of candidates appearing 180 mistakes in the Bengali for both the Madhyamik and achieve his goal. appeared in the National Eli- for the exam from the state in translation of the NEET ques- the Higher Secondary exami- When contacted, Sahoo gibility cum Entrance Test English. tion paper this year. A writ nations from Tamluk Hamilton said that he had undergone (NEET), have performed very NEET is the national level petition was filed at the Cal- High School. He had got 95.85 extensive training sessions poorly as there were several medical entrance examination, cutta High Court by a medical percent marks in Madhyamik. under the guidance of Dr A mistakes and discrepancies in the result of which was pub- aspirant, following which the He had opted for English as the K Maity, a city based medical the Bengali translation of the lished by the Central Board court asked the central board medium of the examination. trainer, to help him achieve his NEET question paper. of Secondary Examination to reserve a medical seat for the Sahoo obtained 161 marks aim. “It is an extremely proud Ritwik Kumar Sahoo, who (CBSE) on Monday. petitioner. The Calcutta High in Physics out of a total of 180. moment for me. I owe a lot to had appeared in the exami- Sadly, the overall perfor- Court has also sought a clarifi- He received 175 out of 180 in Dr Maity, whose educational nation with English as the mance of the Bengali medium cation from the Centre, on how Chemistry and 340 out of 360 material have helped me to medium of language from the students in the state is dismal, there were so many mistakes in in Biology. crack the national level medical state, managed to secure an all with 99 percent of candidates the Bengali translation of the Sahoo, an OBC category entrance examination. I want PIC/MPOST India rank of 13. failing to get their desired NEET question paper. candidate, had a dream of to become a doctor so that I can Sahoo, a resident of Parbati- results. This is allegedly because It is, however, a proud becoming a doctor from his serve the patients in villages,” OUR CORRESPONDENT public examination system in to set up a board. Why don’t pur under Tomluk Municipal- of the question paper fiasco moment for Sahoo, who has early childhood. His father Sahoo said. India” at Merchants’ Chamber you set up a society or a board KOLKATA: Secretary of of Commerce and Industry. and implement such sugges- FOR A CLEANER TOMORROW department of School Edu- The MHRD secretary, tions at the ground level in a cation & Literacy, Ministry however, maintained that handful of schools that will of Human Resource Devel- CBSE is one of the most cred- come under this board? Giv- opment (MHRD) Anil Swa- ible education systems, for ing suggestions is one thing and rup said on Monday that the which the Supreme Court has doing it in reality is a differ- department will use technol- assigned the responsibility ent proposition altogether,” the ogy to the hilt to prevent any upon it to conduct the NEET MHRD secretary said. further leakage of question examinations. He retorted immediately papers, in Central Board of It may be mentioned that when Mukta Nain, director of Secondary Education (CBSE) the ministry has been in the Birla High Schools in Kolkata, or similar examinations. eye of the storm over the leak- during her address said that At the same time, he made age of class X Mathematics and as per media reports, there has it clear that police probe in class XII Economics question been an involvement of CBSE the matter has ruled out the papers of CBSE examinations officials in the leakage. involvement of any CBSE offi- held in March. “My request is that nobody cial in the leak. Responding to a number should distort facts, because “The report of the commit- of suggestions from top insti- the moment you do so, the tee constituted by the MHRD tutions in the city for creat- public assumption changes. department will come by Mon- ing a robust student-friendly There is no perfect education day or Tuesday, which will not education system in CBSE, he system anywhere in the world. only examine the ways on how said that the board, which has We have to understand the lim- the leakage took place, but will 20,000-odd schools and col- itations of the system and then also suggest measures on how leges under its aegis, cannot come up with solutions,” Swa- to prevent such incidents in change the system overnight. rup said. future. We will use technol- He suggested to the cham- He cautioned against ogy to the best of our abilities bers to set up a separate board blindly adopting foreign tenets to address the issue,” Swarup with a handful of odd schools in the country’s education pol- PIC LEFT: Debasish Kumar, MMIC, Sarbari Dutta, fashion designer and Sanjay Jain, managing director, Siddha Group, flag off a tableau on wheels at Victoria Memorial on the said at an interactive session and try to implement the sug- icy and said that foreign ideas eve of World Environment Day. PIC RIGHT: Dr Kalyan Rudra, Chairman, WBPCB, at a meeting on ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ organised by BNCCI with NSIC on Tuesday PICS/MPOST on “Creating a robust, just, gestions that have come up. must be customised for Indian reliable and student-friendly “We allow any private entity conditions. Mamata to take stock of Two killed, 12 injured as bus Suspected suicide Metro services health sector in meeting victim’s body found disrupted KOLKATA: Metro services KOLKATA: collides head-on with truck OUR CORRESPONDENT Better coordination between members was disrupted during office of Rogi Kalyan Samities and hospital authorities The deceased, hours on Monday morning, is going to be one of the main points of discus- OUR CORRESPONDENT KOLKATA: The body of a when passengers agitated 58-year-old person was found identified as at Sovabazar Metro station sion during the meeting in which Chief Minister KOLKATA: Two persons were in front of an under-construc- Shyamal Krishna after air-conditioning facili- Mamata Banerjee will be taking stock of the killed and 12 others have been tion building at Joyrampur Jala Hazra, was a ties in a compartment stopped present situation of the health sector in the state. injured, some of them critically, Road under Parnasree police functioning. Senior officials of the state Health department, when a bus they were travel- station in Behala on Monday central government Sources said that the pas- state-run hospitals and medical colleges and ling in collided head-on with a morning. employee sengers were asked to vacate a truck on Barasat-Taki Road on The person was rushed to compartment of the New Garia other concerned officials will be present in the Monday afternoon. the nearby Vidyasagar Hos- bound rake, after the air-con- meeting, that will be held at Nabanna Sabhaghar The incident led to tension pital, where he was declared edge at one side of the roof, ditioning facilities, as well as on Tuesday. It may be mentioned that the meet- in the area, with the local resi- brought dead. with his legs hanging down- the lights in the compartment, ing was earlier scheduled to be held on May 22. dents ransacking the truck. An According to police sources, wards. However, he did not pay stopped working soon after the Later, it was rescheduled and would take place on irate mob also staged a protest the deceased, identified as Shy- heed to the warnings. train left Shyambazar station. demonstration at the Shimul- While taking a sharp bend Hospital as their health condi- amal Krishna Hazra, was a cen- Sleuths investigating the An announcement was Tuesday. Sources said that representatives of Rogi tala area on Barasat-Taki Road. near Shimultala area, the truck tion deteriorated. It has been tral government employee who incident informed that Hazra immediately made to vacate Kalyan Samiti will also be present in the meeting The accident also caused driver lost control over the learnt that both the drivers had worked with All India Radio. had been living in his Parnas- the compartment at Sovabazar and there will be discussion to ensure better coor- traffic congestion in the area vehicle, when the bus suddenly fled from the spot immediately “We are not too sure ree residence with his octoge- and board the next train, or if dination between them and hospital authorities. for quite a long time following came close. Both the drivers after the accident. whether the fall was acciden- narian mother and a sister for possible, accommodate them- According to the sources in Nabanna, there will the incident. A huge contingent applied sudden brake but the The injured passengers have tal or the person had jumped more than 20 years. selves in the other compart- of police rushed to the spot and vehicles did not stop and even- been undergoing treatment in to death. The matter is being He was married but his wife ments of the same train. be a turnout of around 425 officials in the meet- pacified the local people. tually collided. Barasat District Hospital. After investigated,” an officer at Par- had left him when their child However, the passen- ing and it includes the heads of all departments The demonstration was The impact of the accident the accident police reached the nasree police station said. was two-years-old. gers alighted at the station at as well. It may be recalled that the Chief Minister later lifted, following the inter- would have been higher, had spot and collected samples. The man had ventured He was reportedly suffer- around 9.58 am and started agi- had held such a meeting soon after coming to vention of senior police offi- the drivers not applied the sud- Both the vehicles were seized out of his residence at around ing from depression, which tating. The train was stranded cers. Police are yet to confirm den brake. by the police. 9.30 am and climbed up to the had reached its pinnacle after in the down line at the station power in 2011. The meeting was held in Town Hall the identity of the deceased. The local people hear a loud Police are trying to know roof of the second floor of the his mother recently suffered a for over 23 minutes, after the then. However, now, almost all the meetings of According to the local thud and rushed to the spot. how the accident occurred. under-construction building a fall and broke her leg, thereby metro officials along with RPF the state government, including the central level sources, a private bus was com- They rescued the injured pas- They are conducting raids to few metres away. becoming bedridden. personnel managed to pacify administrative review meeting that used to take ing to Kolkata from Basirhat sengers and rushed them to a nab the drivers. The local resi- Passers-by had found him “He had been keeping to the passengers. place in Town Hall, are organised in Nabanna when it met with the accident. nearby hospital. dents alleged that drivers often standing on the roof and some himself and would hardly talk The rake was removed and Both the vehicles were at a high Some of the injured per- over-speed their vehicles on had even advised him to come with any of his neighbours for taken to the carshed. Services Sabhaghar. MPOST speed when the accident took sons, including the deceased, Barasat-Taki Road, resulting down when they found him the last few years,” a person in in the down line resumed at place. were shifted to Barasat District in such accidents. sitting dangerously close to the the neighbourhood said. around 10.21 am. MPOST Bengal set to boost raw silk production Railways looks to hike long distance train speed by 25 kmph

following success of bivoltine farming OUR CORRESPONDENT PIC/MPOST OUR CORRESPONDENT tricts including West Mid- KOLKATA: Minister of State napore, Jhargram, Purulia, for Railways Rajen Gohain said KOLKATA: With the state wit- Bankura and Birbhum in Jun- on Monday that the Indian nessing a nine-fold increase in galmahal have been brought Railways is working on increas- the production of bivoltine under tasar cultivation in 2017- ing the speed of all long dis- silk in the past seven years, the 18, where 18,040 people were tance passenger trains by 25 state government is targeting benefitted. km per hour by 2022. to extend the cultivation of raw It may be mentioned that “The Railways Ministry has silk on a new area of 1,620 acres the bivoltine silk production in also asked the national carrier in the 2018-19 fiscal. 2012-13 was 7.16 MT and it has to double the average speed of In the 2017-18 financial gone up to 36 MT in 2017-18. freight trains by 2022,” Gohain year, the area of plantation An issue related to the prob- said while inaugurating the for the same was increased by lems that silk farmers are facing Santragachi-Chennai Central 1,733 acres and it resulted in also came up in the meeting weekly Antyodaya Express an yield of 2,540 metric tonne and it includes the problems train service. and will reach Chennai Cen- Apart from Gohain, MP (MT) mulberry, 34.50 MT that silk farmers are facing The minister has asked tral at 22:45 hours the next Prasun Banerjee, S N Agrawal, tasar, 2.60 MT eri and 185 kg in Murshidabad and some all the zonal railway general day. On the return trip, it will general manager, South East- muga raw silk. parts of Nadia, where pesti- managers to work on increas- leave Chennai Central at 08:10 ern Railway, Harindra Rao, Asish Banerjee, the state cides spread on vegetables are ing the speed of long distance hours every Wednesday, arriv- general manager, Eastern Rail- Agriculture minister, held a adversely affecting the silk cul- passenger trains by five km per ing at Santragachi the next day way, A Vijayvargiya, general high level meeting with senior tivation within 1.5 kilometres. hour every year, thus reaching at 10:25 hours. The train will manager, Metro Railway and officials of the directorate of The state Agriculture the target of 25 km per hour cover a distance of 1,655 km other distinguished guests also sericulture, that falls under his department will be organising increase in speed by 2022. The within 27 hours each way. attended the programme. department. The Agriculture minister ing that infrastructure includ- 1,620 acres of land that will be a symposium, in which offi- decision has been taken with Responding to a poser on It may be mentioned that Pradip Mazumdar, advisor said the production targets for ing 898 rearing houses, 147 brought under sericulture in cials of agriculture, horticul- the ministry aiming to reduce the lack of adequate number of this fully unreserved superfast to the Chief Minister on agri- raw silk in 2018-19 are 2,575 vermi-compost sheds and 10 2018-19, Banerjee said 1,000 ture and sericulture sections travel time for passengers. fast trains between the North- train is equipped with modern culture, was also present in the MT mulberry, 46 MT tasar, 6 cocoon storage buildings were acres will be for mulberry, 400 will be present. The Santragachi-Chennai East and Kolkata, Gohain said facilities like LED lights, mobile meeting in which there was MT eri and 400 kg muga. “We developed to extend support to acres for tasar, 70 acres for Representative of silk-farm- Central weekly Antyodaya the ministry is considering a charging points, bio-toilets, discussion on various issues of are taking all necessary steps to silk farmers in 2017-18. muga and 150 acres for eri. ers will also be attending the Express will leave Santragachi new AC express train between cushioned luggage racks, pota- sericulture. ensure the same,” he said, add- Giving a breakup of the Large areas of land in dis- symposium. every Monday at 19:00 hours Guwahati and the metropolis. ble water dispenser etc. nation 5 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 mp K’taka Congress leaders Act as change makers, Prez tells Guvs likely to visit Delhi over Says it can improve the lives of marginalised people Guvs can help in ensuring people ministerial berths OUR CORRESPONDENT benefit from central schemes: PM OUR CORRESPONDENT Cooperation, Tourism, Edu- NEW DELHI: President Ram cation and Transport. Nath Kovind on Monday asked NEW DELHI: Prime Min- role in the freedom struggle, BENGALURU: Karnataka According to Congress the governors of states to act ister Narendra Modi on and this should be recog- Deputy Chief Minister G sources, several senior party as change makers by improv- Monday urged governors nised and recorded for pos- Parameshwara on Monday leaders with ministerial aspi- ing the lives of marginalised to leverage their experience terity through avenues such indicated that Congress lead- rations are camping in Delhi people and enhancing higher to help people derive maxi- as digital museums. ers from the state were likely amidst reports that those who education standards. mum benefits from central Noting that governors are to visit New Delhi to discuss served as ministers for long In his opening address at schemes and reminded them also chancellors of universi- the list of ministers and port- may be deputed for party work the two-day conference of gov- of their pivotal role in a fed- ties, he said that International folio allocation with the party and new faces would be accom- ernors and Lt governors, which eral structure. Yoga Day on June 21 can be high-command, ahead of the modated in the cabinet. began at the Rashtrapati Bha- Addressing the opening utilised as an opportunity to June 6 cabinet expansion in the Responding to a question in van, he said a governor is a session of the 49th Confer- generate greater awareness southern state. this regard, Parameshwara said, mentor and guide for the state President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ence of Governors at Rash- about yoga among the youth. “Whether we are going (to “There is no such discussion....” government and an important Conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Monday PTI trapati Bhavan, the prime He emphasised that uni- Delhi) today or tomorrow, I He added that there were link in the federal structure. minister said that in states versities can also become the am not sure. The informa- opinions that those who had “The people of the state motivate them to both pursue well in time and in a transpar- anniversary of Mahatma Gan- with significant tribal pop- focal point of the celebrations tion is that (Congress presi- been ministers for long should view the office of the governor modern education and remain ent manner. You can also help dhi. “There would be no bet- ulation, they can help in for the 150th anniversary of dent) Rahul Gandhi will arrive not be given ministerial berths and the Raj Bhavan as a fount sensitive to our Indian ethos,” ensure that examinations, dec- ter way to cherish his memory ensuring that these commu- Mahatma Gandhi. The prime today (from abroad). Once he and new faces should be given of ideals and values,” Kovind Kovind said. laration of results and convoca- than to strive for genuine and nities take advantage of gov- minister mentioned some key is back, he will call us, we will a chance as despite winning said. Talking about the higher tions take place as scheduled. It meaningful social transforma- ernment initiatives in fields themes of development such go then,” Parameshwara, who elections on multiple occa- He said there are approxi- education scenario in the is for you to inspire state uni- tion,” he said. such as education, sports and as National Nutrition Mis- is also the state Congress chief, sions, they had not got the mately 100 million people in country, the president said 69 versities to maintain this dis- The Centre has decided to financial inclusion. sion, electrification of villages told reporters here. opportunity. the country who belong to the per cent of total universities in cipline and integrity,” Kovind commemorate the 150th birth He spoke at length about and development parameters Both the parties in the rul- The high-command would Scheduled Tribes. India come under the purview said. The president said it is anniversary of Mahatma Gan- how governors could leverage in 'aspirational districts'. ing coalition in Karnataka -- look into such suggestions “As governors you can help of state governments and about equally essential to keep the dhi over a 24-month period their experience in different Modi suggested that gov- the Congress and the JD(S) while deciding on portfolio in the shaping of a road map for 94 per cent of students enrolled academic curriculum updated commencing October 2, 2018. walks of life, so that people ernors could also visit a few -- have announced a power- allocation, Parameshwara said. the betterment of lives of our for higher education study in to maintain the contemporary “Gandhiji gave us an unfail- derive maximum benefit of recently electrified villages to sharing agreement, under Hectic lobbying for min- fellow citizens, who have not these universities. relevance of education. ing talisman. He said that to various central development witness first-hand the bene- which the portfolios to be held isterial berths is also on in the benefited as much as expected With governors as chancel- “As governors of your states, judge the efficacy of any action schemes and initiatives. fits of electrification. He said by each partner have also been JD(S) camp and a few senior from our development jour- lors of most of these universi- it is for you to engage the youth we contemplate, we should ask "The institution of gover- that during the recent Gram mentioned. Under the agree- party MLAs are reportedly ney,” the president said. ties, Kovind said, they should and motivate them to use their ourselves if it would be of help nor has a pivotal role to play Swaraj Abhiyan from April ment, the Congress would get upset over H D Revanna, son He said India is blessed with provide the necessary impetus academic achievements for the to the weakest, poorest and within the federal structure 14, seven key schemes of the Home, Irrigation, Banga- of party supremo H D Deve the largest youth population in and inspiration to these institu- welfare of society and of our most disadvantaged person and constitutional frame- the government were imple- lore City Development and Gowda, lobbying for two port- the world. tions and enhance the level of country. We need to strive col- we know. We must keep this work of our country," Modi mented fully in over 16,000 Law and Parliamentary Affairs folios, including Energy. “As governors, you are scholarship. lectively for a better life for our talisman in mind and I would was quoted as saying in an villages. He said that these vil- portfolios among others. Parameshwara also ruled guardians of our youth in the “You can help ensure that coming generations,” he said. welcome suggestions from all official statement. lages have been freed from The portfolios of the JD(S) out any differences with the sense that you can inspire admissions of students and Kovind also sought sugges- of you to put Gandhiji’s ideals He said the tribal com- seven problems through Jan include Finance, Excise, Infor- JD(S) on selecting the district young people to absorb the appointments of teachers in tions from the governors on and values into practice,” the munities had played a key Bhagidaari. MPOST mation, Intelligence, Public in-charge ministers, especially right moral values and you can state universities are completed celebrations for the 150th birth president said. Works Department, Power, in the old Mysuru region. Why isn’t govt BJP’s poor show in HDK pitches for amicable solution to Cauvery row ordering probe in bypolls ‘not a small Tamil film star-turned politician Kamal Hassan meets Karnataka CM ICICI bank case, OUR CORRESPONDENT cordially without giving a scope were never a solution to the asks Congress thing’, says Pawar for any differences,” Kumaras- problem. It was only the peo- BENGALURU: Karnataka wamy said. ple-to-people contact that can OUR CORRESPONDENT ence in states, like the Left in Chief Minister H D Kumaras- Hassan, who recently resolve the issue. “I see hope Kerala, the JD(S) (Karnataka), wamy on Monday pitched for launched his political outfit in the conversation I had with NEW DELHI: Accusing the the Congress (Karnataka, Guja- finding an amicable solution to ‘Makkal Needhi Maiam’, replied him (Kumaraswamy) and that’s Modi government of “protect- rat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, the Cauvery water sharing dis- in the affirmative to a question more important. The way for- ing its crony friends”, the Con- Rajasthan and Maharashtra), pute with Tamil Nadu after film whether he took up the issue of ward will be found by people gress on Monday asked why it the TDP (Andhra Pradesh), star-turned politician Kamal the Cauvery board (authority) with a mindset to go forward,” is not ordering a probe into the the TRS (Telangana), the TMC Hassan met him here and took and expressed satisfaction over said Hassan. banking frauds in the country, (West Bengal) and the NCP in up the issue. the attitude of Kumaraswamy. To a question whether he including the ICICI bank case. Maharashtra need to build a Speaking to reporters along “Yes. It has been set up. We would discuss with the Tamil Congress leader Pawan consensus. with Hassan, he underlined the would like it to be expedited Nadu government just as he Khera asked whether the gov- OUR CORRESPONDENT Pawar was talking to report- need for a cordial relationship and this attitude (of Kumaras- spoke to Hassan, Kumaras- ernment would order an inves- ers at his residence here after between the two neighbour- wamy) is what we are looking wamy said he was prepared, tigation into the ICICI “scam” MUMBAI: NCP chief Sharad meeting the newly elected NCP ing states and said that the forward to. We are like broth- provided his counterpart was in which its CEO is allegedly Pawar on Monday asserted that MP from Bhandara-Gondiya farmers of Karnataka were as ers. I am happy there is the ready for talks. Kumaraswamy embroiled and direct every the BJP’s poor show in the just Lok Sabha constituency, Mad- important as their Tamil Nadu chief minister who is looking at stressed that it was the duty of chief of a private bank to held bypolls was “not a small hukar Kukade. The NCP chief counterparts. it in the same manner,” he said. Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy meets MGM chief Kamal the two governments to resolve declare their relationship with thing” and called upon oppo- pointed out that in 1977, too, “What Kamal Hassan has Noting that Cauvery had Hassan at his official residence, in Bengaluru on Monday PTI the disputes within the frame- loanees. “Instead of oversight, sition parties to come together, the opposition’s unity resulted said about the Cauvery Man- been there even when they work of the Constitution and audit, regulations and protec- saying he was ready to play the in the defeat of the then Con- agement Board (authority) were not born, the actor said, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala allocation for Tamil Nadu and the federal system. Replying tion of interests of account role of an unifier. gress government. is that both the states should “It will be there, it should be and Puducherry. sought to settle the protracted to a query whether the Tamil holder depositors, stakeholders In Maharashtra’s Palghar “There have been some maintain cordial relationship. there.” Acting on the Supreme The apex court had directed water dispute between the two Nadu government’s line of and shareholders, Modi Gov- Lok Sabha by-election, which occasions earlier where bypoll Whatever problem is there, we Court’s direction, the Centre the government on February southern states. When Has- thinking was similar to his, ernment is busy protecting its was won by the ruling party, defeats have culminated into have to equally share it. Kar- had on Friday last constituted 16, to form the CMA within six san was reminded that the Hassan said, “It doesn’t mat- crony friends,” he alleged at a the anti-BJP votes were more the defeat of the incumbent nataka farmers are as impor- the CMA to address the dis- weeks in a verdict that margin- governments in Tamil Nadu ter. I come on behalf of people press conference here. than the ballots polled by it, government of the time,” he tant as Tamil Nadu farmers. pute over sharing of river water ally increased Karnataka’s share always tried to resolve the issue and he (Kumaraswamy) is also The Congress leader said he claimed. recalled, claiming that a similar The issue should be sorted out among the riparian states of of Cauvery water, reduced the through court, he said courts talking on behalf of the people.” the entire fraud is identical to Most of the “bypoll results situation was prevailing now. scams perpetrated by Nirav went against the ruling party. To a question on Chief Modi, Mehul Choksi and Jatin This is not a small thing”, Pawar Minister Devendra Fadna- Good that PM doesn’t take Mehta “who have fleeced and said. vis’s remarks about winning Police foil immolation bid by two fled the country under the pro- Dealing a blow to the BJP, the bypolls “at any cost and tection of the Modi Govern- opposition parties last week using any means”, Pawar said ‘real’ questions: Rahul ment”. “Will the protagonists emerged victorious in 11 out of the CM’s instructions were of this scam too be permitted the 14 Lok Sabha and Assem- implemented.“I have seen Congress MLAs in Maharashtra OUR CORRESPONDENT takes 'spontaneous' questions to escape the country? bly bypolls, while limiting the many elections, but never seen that the translator has pre- “The government cannot saffron party and its allies to so much misuse of power. The OUR CORRESPONDENT market committee (APMC) to detained and later released, NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe scripted answers to! just shrug its shoulders and say just three. The Maratha strong- district administration (refer- start procurement of 'tur' (a Pandit said. Later Jagtap at Prime Minister Naren- "Good that he doesn't take that we are not responsible, we man said he would be happy ring to Bhandara-Gondiya AMRAVATI (MAHA): The pulse variety) and 'harbhara' accused the BJP government dra Modi, Congress president real questions. Would have are not looking at ICICI. This to work towards uniting like- bypoll in Maharashtra) orders police on Monday foiled an (gram), Jagtap said. of being "thick-skinned" and Rahul Gandhi on Monday been a real embarrassment to cannot be done,” he said, alleg- minded parties to take on the that banks be kept open on Sat- immolation bid by two Con- The party had also"insensitive" towards farmers. accused him of giving scripted us all if he did," Gandhi said ing increase in cases of bank BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha urday and Sunday so that ben- gress MLAs over farmers' demanded that farmers be "With monsoon just around interviews and said it would on Twitter. frauds during the NDA rule. polls next year. eficiaries can get money in their issues near the district collec- given arrears of three months the corner, the government has be an "embar- He also Khera asked why the gov- “The anti-BJP parties who accounts on the eve of voting,” torate here and detained both for their crops which were purchased tur and gram from rassment to PM’S NTU tagged a video of ernment did not order a thor- believe in democracy and hav- the 77-year-old Rajya Sabha of them, an official said. already procured, he said. only 25 to 30 per cent farm- us all" if he Modi's question ough probe when the news ing a common minimum pro- member said. Virendra Jagtap and Yas- "Since there was no ers who had registered online. did take "real" INTERVIEW and the answer reports and whistleblower’s gramme (CMP) should keep in Notably, Abhimanyu hmomati Thakur, the leg- response, we protested against The prices of tur and gram have questions. along with that letters to the prime minister mind the wishes of the people Kale, the district collector of islators from Dhamangaon the administration's apathy by now fallen," he said.He claimed Gandhi was referring to given by the English translator. emerged as early in March this and come together. I would be Gondiya, was shunted out Railway and Teosa constitu- taking out a morcha to the dis- that 67 per cent farmers from an interview Modi gave at the Gandhi is currently abroad year. “What explains the com- happy to be part of the process after the Lok Sabha by-elec- encies respectively in Amra- trict collectorate today," he said. the district were yet to bene- Nanyang Technological Uni- along with his mother and UPA plete silence and the declared to unite all like-minded par- tion there was marred by vati district, were detained The two MLAs had also fit from the government's loan versity (NTU) in Singapore chairperson Sonia Gandhi who ‘non-interference’ of the Modi ties,” the former Union min- large-scale complaints of mal- just before they could pour threatened to immolate them- waiver scheme."Their (farm- during his recent visit to the had gone for a medical check- Government in this saga of ister said. He said non-NDA functioning of the Electronic kerosene and set themselves selves in front of the collec- ers') condition is miserable. city-state. up to the United States. ICICI Bank frauds?,” he asked. national and regional parties Voting Machines (EVMs). Kale ablaze, Deputy Commissioner torate. However, the district They don't have money to cul- After Modi answered a Yesterday, Congress leader “Will acting Finance Min- that have a strong base in their was the returning officer for the of Police Chinmay Pandit said. police had deployed personnel tivate their land for kharif crops question in Hindi, the inter- Shashi Tharoor had tweeted ister Goyal, who himself has respective regions should arrive Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha The local Congress unit had in plain clothes at the place in or to pay for labour. It is the preter started reading from a while tagging a news report on been guilty of conflict of inter- at an understanding to come constituency where complaints recently taken out a 'silent mor- advance and detained the two government's good fortune that piece of paper, prompting spec- the NTU interview, "Oh dear. est and impropriety, answer together. of malfunctioning of EVMs cha' and given an ultimatum legislators when they came to farmers are letting ministers ulation that the script may be When the translator says what when will the government In this context, he said par- were received from more than to the district administration immolate themselves. and (ruling party) MLAs move "pre-planned". the PM was supposed to say, order investigation ...with any ties which have strong pres- 40 polling stations. to ask the agricultural produce The two MLAs were freely," he said. "The first Indian PM who but didn't". loanee? “ Sushil demands inclusion of Bihar Is PM attempting ‘internat’l appeasement’ of minority: Akhilesh

OUR CORRESPONDENT an empty stomach),” the for- cannot understand interna- image of our country has got a cities in ‘non attainment cities’ list mer chief minister said tak- tional policies and politics,” BJP boost in the Modi regime and LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party ing another dig on the saffron spokesperson Shalabh Mani Yadav cannot dub it as ‘Muslim chief Akhilesh Yadav on Mon- party to press home his point Tripathi said. It is because of appeasement’, the BJP spokes- NEW DELHI: Bihar Deputy Clean Air Programme (NCAP) day took a jibe at Prime Min- that issues of hunger were often Prime Minister Modi that our person remarked. Chief Minister Sushil Kumar as a medium term national- ister Narendra Modi over his more important to people than country is being recognised as Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanded inclusion of level strategy to tackle the prob- Indonesia and Malaysia vis- even religious matters. a ‘vishwa guru’ (world leader)), Modi was for the first time on cities of his state in the list of lem of increasing air pollution its during the month of Ram- Yadav said the people had Tripathi added. “While a tem- an official visit to Indonesia ‘non attainment cities’ prepared across the country. zan asking whether the tour realised that the BJP does ple is (being) constructed in - the world’s most populous by the Central Pollution Con- In February, Vardhan had was aimed at “international not mean business. “The BJP celebrate Eid as he is a Hindu. Dubai, Pakistan is being side- Muslim-majority nation - last trol Board. said that his ministry hopes appeasement” of the minor- should learn to face defeats or The BJP charges us with prac- lined at the international level, month. Modi also visited Indo- At the state environment to bring down air pollution in ity community, a comment else they will be not be able tising Muslim appeasement. because of our PM,” the BJP nesia’s grand Istiqlal Mosque, ministers’ conference here, attainment cities’ list. The cities around 100 non-attainment promptly trashed by the BJP. to digest the outcome of the Modi has just visited Indone- spokesperson said. Tripathi the largest in southeast Asia, he said three cities of Bihar -- of Bihar should be added to the cities by 50 per cent in the next Speaking to PTI, Yadav also 2019 Lok Sabha elections in sia and Malaysia during the advised the SP chief to “widen with President Joko Widodo. Patna, Muzaffarpur and Gaya list of non attainment cities,” five years under the NCAP. The claimed that people of not just which the opposition will stage month of Ramzan. Is it an his thoughts” for better under- Indonesia is not only the -- where PM 2.5 situation is Sushil Kumar Modi, who also non-attainment cities are areas Uttar Pradesh but the entire a comeback,” he claimed. attempt towards international standing of international world’s most populous Mus- worrisome, were included in holds the forest and environ- which have air quality below country were upset with the Attacking the BJP, which appeasement of the Muslims?” politics. lim country, followed by India, the list of 10 most polluted cit- ment portfolio, said. the national ambient air qual- BJP which apart from mak- has often accused SP of playing However, the former chief “He should shun his nar- but the third largest democ- ies in WHO’s latest report. Union Environment Minis- ity standard. The NCAP, which ing promises had done “noth- politics of minority appease- minister’s jibe soon attracted a row thoughts...rather he should racy. Hindus comprise two per “Surprisingly no city of ter Harsh Vardhan was present proposes multiple strategies to ing else”. “Bhookhe pet na hot ment, the Samajwadi Party sharp retort from the BJP. widen his thoughts so that he cent of Indonesia’s population Bihar is included in Central at the conference. The Centre combat air pollution, is esti- Bhajan Gopala (Even prayers chief said, “Chief Minister Yogi “A person who could not understands international and form close to a 90 per cent Pollution Control Board’s ‘non has formulated the National mated to cost Rs 637 crore. PTI to the Lord can’t be sung on Adityanath says he does not save his government in the state politics better,” he said. The majority on the island of Bali. 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 Govt may announce `7,000 crore Swaraj calls for joint action bailout package for sugar mills OUR CORRESPONDENT against money laundering NEW DELHI: Concerned over mounting cane arrears of more PRETORIA: External Affairs and countering-terrorism. than Rs 22,000 crore, the gov- Minister Sushma Swaraj on “You are all aware of strong ernment is likely to announce Monday underlined that mul- statement on counter terrorism a bailout package of over Rs tilateralism, international trade which emerged from BRICS 7,000 crore to ensure cash- and rules based world order was Summit in Xiamen. I am sure starved mills clear dues to facing “strong head-winds” as the deliberations we have had farmers at the earliest, sources she called for joint action by the in today’s meeting will be said. BRICS nations against money further taken forward in the A decision in this regard laundering, terrorist-financing forthcoming BRICS Leaders’ is expected to be taken in the and de-radicalisation. Summit in Johannesburg next meeting of the Cabinet Com- Swaraj, who is on a five-day month,” she said. mittee on Economic Affairs trip to South Africa, attended “We are fully committed to (CCEA) scheduled tomorrow, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, contributing towards a success- the sources added. 7,000 crore has been proposed," ity of ethanol. India, China and South Africa) ful Johannesburg BRICS Sum- Last month, the govern- they added. The scheme provides five Foreign Ministers’ meeting. It mit, which Prime Minister Shri ment had announced a Rs The Food Ministry has pro- years time to mills for repay- was held to lay the foundation Narendra Modi is keenly look- 1,500 crore production-linked posed creation of a buffer stock ment of loans and a morato- for the annual summit of the ing forward to,” Swaraj said. subsidy for sugarcane farm- of 3 million tonnes of sugar. rium on repayment in the first grouping in Johannesburg next She said BRICS brings ers to help millers pay cane The carrying cost of the sweet- year. month which is expected to be together almost 42 per cent of payments. ener would be borne by the The interest subsidy itself attended by Prime Minister global population, with impres- Sugar mills are unable to government which is estimated would cost Rs 1,200 crore to the Narendra Modi. sive growth, investment and make payments to cane grow- to cost the exchequer around government, the source added. “Our deliberations here will External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (2nd R) at the 2nd formal meeting of the BRICS Ministers of trade share. ers as their financial health has Rs 1,300 crore, they said. The petroleum ministry is contribute towards enriching External Affairs, in Pretoria on Monday PTI “BRICS meetings are keenly worsened due to a sharp fall in Besides setting up of the also looking at raising ethanol intra BRICS cooperation fur- watched world over and our sugar prices after a record pro- buffer stock, the food ministry price so that mills make pay- ther,” Swaraj said. place at a time when mul- called for making UN Coun- decisions have profound duction of 31.6 million tonne has proposed fixing minimum ment to farmers at the earliest. India attaches importance tilateralism, international BRICS MEET IN ter Terrorism framework impact globally. In today’s (MT) so far in the 2017-18 sea- ex-mill sale price at around Rs Presently, the average ex- to the role of BRICS in consol- trade, and rules based SOUTH AFRICA efficient and effective. We meeting we exchanged views son (October-September). 30 per kg, reintroducing the mill price of sugar is in the idating intra-BRICS coopera- world order face strong reiterate our commitment to on current issues of global sig- Maximum cane dues of monthly release mechanism range of Rs 25.60-26.22 per tion and in international affairs, head-winds,” Swaraj said. “Prime Minister Modi had implement our Leaders’ man- nificance in political, security, more than Rs 12,000 crore are and imposing stock limits on kg, which is below the cost of she was quoted as saying by a “Though, the global growth given a call for a BRICS Coun- date on counter terrorism and economic spheres,” she in Uttar Pradesh alone, the mills by fixing quota for each production. statement by the Ministry of has exhibited signs of recov- ter-Terrorism Strategy for under South Africa’s BRICS said. country's biggest sugarcane mill. The Centre has already External Affairs. ery, the challenges to long- joint-action with a focus on Chairship,” she said. The other foreign minis- producing state. To help beleaguered sugar doubled sugar import duty Swaraj called for joint term growth continue to money laundering, terrorist- Later addressing a press ters attending the meeting were According to sources, the industry, the petroleum minis- to 100 per cent and scrapped action of the BRICS nations persist. Ensuring that the ben- finance, cyber-space and de- conference, Swaraj said the four China’s Wang Yi, South Africa’s government has worked out try has proposed interest sub- export duty to check sliding against challenges to long-term efits of globalisation are shared radicalization as our priorities,” nations discussed the need to Lindiwe Sisulu, Brazil’s Mar- a slew of measures to ensure sidy of 6 per cent on Rs 4,500 domestic prices. It has also growth. widely remains a challenge,” Swaraj said. further strengthen our coop- cos Bezerra Abbott Galvao and farmers' dues are cleared by crore to sugar mills for expan- asked mills to export 2 million “Our meeting today takes she added. “Our leaders have also eration in the areas of security Russia’s Sergey Lavrov. PTI mills. "A bailout package of Rs sion and creation of new capac- tonnes of sugar. Saji Cheriyan Govt launches Krishi sworn in as MLA Centre releases fresh funds for spl courts OUR CORRESPONDENT run these 12 special courts. ber, the Supreme Court had The SC had favoured cre- THIRUVANANTHA- Subsequent installments directed the government to ation of special courts to exclu- PURAM: CPI(M)’s Saji Cheri- NEW DELHI: The Centre would be released only after come up with a scheme to set sively deal with criminal cases Kalyan Abhiyan yan, who secured a massive has released a fresh tranche of the states provide utilisation up 12 special courts to try 1,581 involving politicians and their win in the recent Chengan- funds for 11 states to run spe- certificates to the department criminal cases pending against speedy disposal, saying such a OUR CORRESPONDENT in 25 villages of a district. The nur bypoll, was today sworn- cial courts to try the over 1,500 of justice, sources in the gov- elected MPs and MLAs. move would be in the “interest government has assigned 111 in as a member of the Kerala cases related to lawmakers. ernment said. Special courts are The SC had approved the of the nation”. NEW DELHI: In an attempt officers for all the districts as Assembly. The Department of Jus- functional in Andhra Pradesh, scheme and had directed the “We direct the competent to accomplish Prime Minis- in-charge for overall coordina- Cheriyan took the oath tice in the Law Ministry has Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Mad- Centre to allocate grants to authority of the Union of India ter Narendra Modi’s mission tion and field level monitoring,” soon after question hour on the released an installment of Rs hya Pradesh, Maharashtra, the governments in the states to place before the court the of doubling farmers’ income the official said. first day of the 11th assembly 1.79 crore for the 12 special Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, where such special courts are following information: how by 2022, the Agriculture Min- Explaining about differ- session. He later shook hands courts being run to try cases Uttar Pradesh and West Ben- proposed to be set up. The many of 1,581 cases involving istry on Monday launched ent activities to promote best with the Speaker,P Sreera- related to MPs and MLAs. gal. While Delhi has two such courts are to commence oper- MLAs and MPs have been dis- Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan to practices and enhance agricul- makrishnan, Chief Minis- It will cost the government courts, the rest of the states ation from March 1 for speedy posed of within the timeframe assist and advice farmers on ture income activities during ter Pinarayi Vijayan, leader of nearly Rs 8 crore annually to have one each. Last Novem- disposal of the cases. ...by March 10, 2014. how to improve their farm- the campaign, the official said, the opposition Ramesh Chen- ing techniques and raise their “Soil Health Cards would be nithala and other minister and incomes. distributed to all farmers, 100 MLAs. Under-trial, suspected to be BRIEFS According to a senior offi- per cent coverage of bovine Some of his family mem- NATION cial, the two-month long cam- vaccination for foot and mouth bers were present in the gallery. paign, which kick-started on The departments that would disease (FMD), 100 per cent The bypoll was necessi- Pak national, dies in hospital 5 KILLED AS TRAILER HITS 2 VEHICLE June 1, would be undertaken be providing their support to coverage of sheep and goat for tated due to the death of sitting JAIPUR: Five persons, including two CRPF personnel, in 25 villages with more than farmers in increasing their eradication of peste des petits member K K Ramachandran JAMMU: A 65-year-old deaf ical College hospital, where he 1,000 populations each in all income include Department ruminants (PPR) in each vil- Nair (CPI-M) in January this and mute under-trial pris- died yesterday due to multiple were killed on Monday after a speeding trailer hit a 111 aspirational districts iden- of Agriculture, Cooperation lage would be ensured during year. Cheriyan won by 20,956 oner, believed to be a Pakistani organ failure, the officials said. CRPF truck and a car in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district, tified in consultation with & Farmers Welfare, Animal the drive.” votes, the highest ever mar- national, died during treatment The postmortem of the police said. The trailer going to Bhilwara from Udai- Rural Development Ministry Husbandry Dairying & Fish- Besides, distribution of gin in the constituency, over at a hospital here, officials said deceased was conducted and pur hit a CRPF truck from the behind and then hit a as per the directions of NITI eries (DAHD&F) and Depart- mini kits of pulses and oil- his nearest rival D Vijayaku- on Monday. He was arrested the procedure laid down for car coming from the opposite direction after crossing Ayog. ment of Agricultural Research seeds to all, distribution of hor- mar (Congress). The victory along the International Border unclaimed bodies would be fol- the four-lane highway divider and overturned, SHO “An action plan compris- & Education (DARE-ICAR),” ticulture/agroforestry/bamboo in Chengannur has come as a in Akhnoor sector in 2015 and lowed in this case, they said. ing specifically identified the official said. plant at the rate Rs 5 per family morale booster for the CPI(M)- was lodged at the district jail in It was believed that the man Bekaria Police Station, Karamveer Singh said. activities under various depart- “The Krishi Vigyan Kendra in specific areas would be done led LDF government, headed Amphalla here, they said. had crossed into India from ments of the Agriculture Min- (KVK) is the nodal agency for during the Krishi Kalyan Abhi- by Pinarayi Vijayan, which was The prisoner fell sick on Pakistan, but since he was deaf TWO KILLED IN BLAST IN LUCKNOW istry would be implemented the overall coordination and yaan which would conclude on facing flak from the opposition the night of May 29 and was and mute his identity remained LUCKNOW: Two people were killed today in an in 25 villages of each district. implementation of the scheme July 31, the official added. over alleged police laxity. MPOST admitted in Government Med- unknown, the officials said. PTI explosion in a house in Kakori area, on the outskirts of Lucknow, police said. The explosion took place SC notice to Central Govt on plea at around 11 am at the residence of a man, Nasir, Complete inquiry by June, Maneka tells Air India due to which the house collapsed and several others were damaged, Superintendent of Police, Lucknow against upper age limit for NEET OUR CORRESPONDENT Suresh Prabhu. The air hostess has alleged and other women in my pres- (Rural), Gaurav Grover said. One of the deceased “The minister has also spo- that she had been harassed ence in office premises... was identified as Ramsharam (40). The other, a NEW DELHI: The Supreme challenged the Delhi HC’s May NEW DELHI: Union Minis- ken to the head of the Internal for the last six years by the “He has insulted me and woman, could not be identified as she was blown Court on Monday sought reply 11 judgement dismissing the ter Maneka Gandhi on Mon- Complaints Committee of Air senior executive, describing denied me positions and to pieces. from the Centre on a plea chal- pleas challenging the MCI noti- day directed the head of the India and has directed her to him as a “predator” and equal, privileges after I rejected his lenging the Medical Council of fication laying down the upper Internal Complaints Commit- complete the inquiry within if not worse, than Harvey advances and he had made India (MCI) norm laying down age limit of 25 and 30 years for tee of Air India to complete June,” an official statement my life a misery at work MAN GETS 10 YRS IMPRISONMENT upper age limit of 25 years for general and reserved categories within June the inquiry into said. and continues to do so,” PATNA: A court here on Monday sentenced a man general category aspirants to respectively to apply for NEET a complaint of sexual harass- In a letter addressed to AIR HOSTESS SEXUAL she said in her letter dated to 10 years imprisonment for abducting and raping apply for National Eligibility- for MBBS and BDS courses. ment lodged by an air hostess Prabhu and also marked HARASSMENT ROW May 25. a minor girl in 2013. Special Judge of a POCSO cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for However, the high court had of the national carrier against to Prime Minister Naren- The woman said that court Ravindra Nath Tripathi convicted Ranjit Yadav MBBS and BDS courses. struck down a clause in the its senior executive. dra Modi, the air hostess had Weinstein, the Hollywood she would reveal the name A bench comprising jus- notification which bars stu- The move comes after the asked for appointing a “neu- film maker charged with sex- of the executive if she gets an under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences tices Adarsh Kumar Goel and dents from the open schools air hostess met the Union tral” investigation committee ual misconduct by leading audience with the aviation (POCSO) Act for abduction and rape of a minor girl. Ashok Bhushan issued notices or those who have studied pri- Women and Child Develop- to look into the incident. actresses. minister. The court sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment and to the Centre, the CBSE and the vately from appearing in the ment (WCD) Minister here Responding to the letter, “This senior executive is The air hostess maintained also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000. The court also sen- Kerala government on the plea test. During the brief hear- today. the civil aviation minister a predator and has sexually that she had lodged a com- tenced a man named Imtiyaz to five-year’s imprison- by a group of 170 medical aspi- ing, the counsel appearing for According to a WCD min- had tweeted, “Asked Air India propositioned me, abused me, plaint with Air India last Sep- ment for helping Yadav in the abduction. rants and posted the matter for the students told the SC that istry official, Maneka Gandhi CMD to immediately address used abusive languages on tember and written to then hearing on July 10. the limitation of 25 years was has also taken up the matter the issue. If necessary, will other women in my presence, CMD of the airline, but “none 3 HELD FOR KILLING FATHER, STEPMOTHER The group of aspirants have “completely arbitrary”. MPOST with Civil Aviation Minister appoint another committee.” spoken of sexual acts with me was forthcoming”. SITAMARHI: Three men have been arrested for kill- ing their father, stepmother and two stepbrothers at AITUC accuses PM Modi of Banchauri village in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district, police TN govt announces release of 67 lifers said on Monday. Prima facie, it seems the killing was fallout of a property dispute, Sadar Deputy Super- OUR CORRESPONDENT in keeping with the Supreme running ‘anti-worker’ govt The decision had Court guidelines. intendent of Police Kumar Veer Dhirendra said. “The CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu been announced “Unlike the release of pris- NEW DELHI: Accusing Prime ready to face the trade unions three men shot their father Ramvilas Rao (60), his government on Monday oners during your (DMK) Minister Narendra Modi of over the government’s labour second wife Sunita Devi and two sons before slitting announced the pre-mature by chief minister regime (2006-11), now it is running an “anti-worker gov- policy. their throats with a sharp weapon around midnight release of 67 life convicts who K Palaniswami being done on a case by case ernment”, leading trade union “... His government is yesterday,” the officer said. have completed 10 years of during an MGR basis as per Supreme Court body AITUC on Monday said anti-workers, which does not imprisonment, in commemo- guidelines,” he said. it will launch a 40-day nation- believe in any dialogue with SHARMILA CALLS ON JK CM MEHBOOBA ration of the birth centenary birth centenary In the Central prisons in wide campaign to amass people unions, does not honour bipar- of former Chief Minister M G event at Dindigul the State, committees were set support to vote out the BJP in tite or tripartite mechanisms SRINAGAR: Manipur’s Iron Lady and iconic human Ramachandran and the move in December last up to give recommendations the next Lok Sabha elections. and considers labour laws and rights activist Irom Sharmila on Monday called on was welcomed by the prinici- for remission of sentence, he Speaking to reporters here, trade unions as hindrance to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti pal opposition DMK. tences and as per guidelines of noted. the All India Trade Union Con- growth and development,” here. “The rights activist briefed the chief minister In the first phase, 67 con- the Supreme Court and High mugam said the release of pris- Prisoners were being evalu- gress (AITUC) leader Amarjeet Kaur told reporters. about the activities (she participated in) during her victs who have served 10 years, Courts on the issue of pre- oners, being proposed by the ated for release on factors like Kaur also alleged that “Modi Kaur also alleged that the stay here. She (Sharmila) also briefed Mufti about in prisons across the state, as on mature release, two Govern- government was a “continu- the length of their detention (if has put the nation on sale” NDA government’s ‘Ease of February 25 would be released, ment Orders were issed. ing task,” indicating that was it was 10 or 20 years) in pris- and his government does not Business’ is meant only to cur- many initiatives she is associated with and that are an official release said. The GOs, envisage guide- why an announcement in this ons and if they faced serious believe in any dialogue with the tail workers’ rights, which is aimed at empowerment of local women.” The decision had been lines for the release of prison- regard was not made in the ailments. unions. Piqued about the can- being pursued by changing announced by chief minister ers, it added. House. Founder of AIADMK and celation of dates of the National labour laws and simultaneously PIL IN HC ON EDUCATION ACT K Palaniswami during an MGR Welcoming the move, Governor Banwarilal Puro- mentor of late J Jayalalithaa, M labour Conference, the annual bringing four codes in place of NEW DELHI: A plea has been moved in the Delhi High birth centenary event at Din- Leader of Opposition, M K Sta- hit has to give sanction for the G Ramachandran (1917-1987) tripartite meet which was to be 44 existing labour laws in prac- Court seeking proper implementation of the Right digul in December last. lin, asked why the announce- proposed release of prison- was Chief Minister of Tamil held in february this year, the tice. After its two-day work- to Education Act, alleging that authorities concerned In accordance with Article ment was not made in the ers, Shanmugam said adding Nadu between 1977 and 1987. trade union leader alleged that ing committee meet, the trade 161 of the Constitution, which Assembly and if it was in keep- a case by case review of con- Tamil Nadu government the PMO had earlier agreed union has decided to organise a have taken no action to ensure education, health and empowers a Governor to grant ing with the House tradition. victs’ including their criminal celebrated his birth centenary on dates for the conference but 40-day campaign from August nutrition of children up to the age of 14 years. pardons and to commute sen- Law Minister C Ve Shan- background was being done year across the state. cancelled it as Modi was not 9 to September 18. MPOST nation 7 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 mp Fresh violence in Shillong, 8,150 seats reduced as govt bars 82 medical colleges DHIRENDRA KUMAR There were 53,455 MBBS were short of teachers too, the Centre rushes more forces seats in the last year, which has official said. NEW DELHI: The de-recogni- been reduced by 10,480 seats A maximum number of 10 OUR CORRESPONDENT the city. tion of 31 government medical due to non-renewal of col- colleges failed to get govern- The curfew, although colleges by the Centre has put leges, while there has been an ment approval to start MBBS SHILLONG: The Army con- relaxed yesterday for few government-funded medical increase of 2,330 seats due to course in Uttar Pradesh fol- ducted flag marches on Mon- hours, will continue until fur- institutions under scrutiny as the renewal of new colleges. lowed by eight colleges in day after fresh outbreak of ther orders, he said. colleges have been de-recog- The total number of reduction Karnataka and six colleges violence, including an attack The CPRF IG informed that nised due to deficiency of qual- in MBBS seats for this year is in Gujarat, the home state by protesters on a CRPF camp 15 companies of CRPF have ity teachers and other required 8,150. of Prime Minister Narendra last night, in the Meghalaya been deployed at the various resources. According to senior offi- Modi. capital where authorities re- locations which the district As the government barred cials, the ministry had received The applications of seven imposed curfew. authorities have identified as 82 colleges, including 68 new proposals from 73 new medical medical colleges of Mad- More that 15 companies vulnerable to attacks. colleges, from taking new stu- colleges and after the inspec- hya Pradesh have also been of CRPF (100 personnel each) The National Commission dents for medical courses, the tion of all these colleges by the rejected by the Health Minis- have been deployed in Shil- for Minorities will send a mem- prospects of medical students, MCI, it was recommended to try, while five medical colleges long, officials said, while the ber to Shillong to investigate who have cleared this year’s reject the proposal of 68 new from Jharkhand failed to get Centre today sent an additional the clashes, the panel’s chief NEET exam, may suffer as the medical colleges as the inspec- the government approval. 10 companies of paramilitary said The panel has decided to decision has reduced 8,150 tion team found that the col- Interestingly, a private col- forces to restore peace in the send its member Manjit Singh seats. According to a Health leges in question were lacking lege named as Mulayam Singh city where normal life was dis- Rai from Punjab to Shillong to Ministry order, the govern- necessary facilities for MBBS Yadav Medical College and rupted for the fourth day today assess the situation, said NCM ment rejected the proposals of course. In most of the colleges, Hospital, which is situated in following clashes between local chairperson Syed Ghayorul 68 new medical colleges on the there was not only the lack of Meerut, has been approved by tribals and Punjabi residents. Hasan Rizvi. recommendation of Medical necessary equipment though, the government to start MBBS After curfew was relaxed A damaged UTI bus lies on a roadside after clashes between the residents of the city's Punjabi Line area and The trouble started on Council of India. the colleges seeking permission course. for eight hours yesterday, fresh Khasi drivers of state-run buses, in Shillong on Monday PTI Thursday after two groups of clashes broke out last night, people in the city’s Punjabi Line Pakistan Army prompting police to use tear Officials said curfew was Punjab government. Punjab 300 displaced civilians, mostly area clashed after a bus handy- Patanjali, actor Shetty join gas shells to quell the mobs, a reimposed at 4 pm today and Jail Minister Sukhjinder Singh women and children, were res- man was allegedly beaten up by police officer said. would continue till further Randhawa, who led the del- cued and they returned to their a group of residents. says no space for Protesters pelted stones at orders. egation, said the members of homes here the following day, More than 10 people, the CRPF camp at Mawlai, sit- Chief Minister Conrad S the community were safe in Singh said. including policemen, were hands for ‘Mission fit India’ war with India uated just below Jaiaw Lum- Sangma chaired an all-party the state. They will meet rep- The district authorities have injured in the violence. One syntiew locality last night, the meeting in Shillong over the resentatives of Punjabi com- clamped curfew in the entire person has been arrested so far ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army officer said. violence and announced for- munity tomorrow. The Army state capital here to contain in connection with the assault. today said that there was no CRPF IG Prakash D told mation of a committee which conducted flag march today the situation and prevent the Tourism has been hit in the space for any war with India PTI that three CRPF person- will find a “permanent solu- in the affected areas includ- spread of protests to other parts picturesque Meghalaya due to but warned that its desire for nel received minor injuries tion to the long pending issue” ing Laitumkhrah, Polo and of the city. East Khasi Hills dis- violence. A number of hotels peace should not be mistaken and were given medical treat- of relocation of sweeper colony Baza Bazaar after curfew was trict deputy commissioner said in Shillong, whom PTI spoke for weakness. ment at the camp itself. “There from Them Metor near Bara imposed by district authorities, the night curfew in the state with, informed that there have Addressing a press con- is no immediate threat to their Bazaar, where the clashes had Defence spokesperson Ratna- capital was preponed from 10 been nervous queries from ference, Maj Gen Asif Gha- life and there was no report started on Thursday. kar Singh said. pm to 4 pm after intelligence tourists and also last minute foor, the Director General of of damage to property at the Sangma also briefed a He said the Army was inputs indicated that about cancellations of rooms due to Inter-Services Public Relations camp,” he said. four-member team sent by the called in on June 1. About 500 “protesters” have entered the current situation in the city. (ISPR) - the media wing of the army, accused India of carrying Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev with actor Suniel Shetty and others during a out 1,077 ceasefire violations press conference in Delhi on Monday NAVEEN SHARMA/MILLENNIUM POST since the start of 2018 to date. Monsoon to hit Maha Incidents like Nipah outbreak result “Our defence, our desire for SROOTI JHA suming and arduous. The 120 peace, should not be mistaken days fitness festival is divided for weakness,” Ghafoor said. between June 6-8 of ‘tampering with nature’: Nadda NEW DELHI: Yoga guru into four phases and is aimed He said Pakistan had not Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali has to reach people across 43 cit- responded to Indian firing, OUR CORRESPONDENT said. OUR CORRESPONDENT launched India’s first 120 days ies in India. which followed an agreement “Conditions are likely to fitness and wellness campaign The four phases spread ove by the two countries’ militaries NEW DELHI: Monsoon is become favourable for further RAIPUR: Union Health Min- Spread of Nipah virus controlled, - “ Mission fit India”, in partner- 120 days are ‘Fit Basics’, ‘Sun- last week to adhere to the 2003 likely to reach Maharashtra and advance of southwest mon- ister J P Nadda on Monday ship with other firms including iel Ki Sena’, ‘Fitness Wars’, and ceasefire agreement, but was Goa in the next two days, the soon into some more parts of said that incidents such as the but people should be alert: CM Fever FM, FTC and My FM ‘Finale’. Each phase addresses a “compelled” to respond only India Meteorological Depart- south peninsula, Bay of Bengal, Nipah virus outbreak were here on Monday . key challenge that people face when civilians were targeted, ment (IMD) said on Monday, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and the result of “tampering with THIRUVANANTHA- he said. Actor Suniel Shetty, Patan- in their endevour to get fit. Dawn reported. Local admin- with a private weather forecast- remaining parts of Tripura and n a t u r e”. PURAM: Kerala Chief Min- The Chief Minister said jali Managing Director Acha- Speaking to media, Baba istration officials said an elderly ing agency predicting sustained some parts of Meghalaya, and He said that the out- ister Pinarayi Vijayan on wrong messages were being rya Balkrishna were present at Ramdev said, “Being fit is not woman and a minor girl were heavy rains later this week. sub-Himalayan West Bengal break occurred due to natural Monday said that the spread spread in the social media the launch. all having a sculpted body...it killed and 24 others, including Rain over the western coast, during next 2-3 days with the reasons. of the Nipah virus, which has about the Nipah virus, scar- The main mission of the is rather about holistic well- four children and eight women, especially in Mumbai, is likely likely development of favour- Addressing a press con- so far claimed 16 lives in the ing the people and this should camapign is to encourage every ness. I am happy to be a part of injured in mortar shelling by to peak between June 8 and 10, able circulation features and ference here to highlight the state, has been controlled, but end. indian to be fit and challenge this common intent of making the Indian forces on villages private agency Skymet said. strengthening of cross equato- achievements of four years of people should be alert. Vijayan was speaking at the misconception that getting India fitter and aware of fitness along the Working Boundary However, the government rial winds. the NDA rule, Nadda said that "There is no alarming situ- an all-party meeting, con- healthy is complex, time con- realities.” yesterday. PTI said as monsoon is strength- “Rainfall activity is likely to his ministry had taken pro- ation now. The spread of the vened to review steps taken ening, increased rains were increase over parts of Maha- active measures, in coordina- virus has been controlled. But by the government to combat WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY expected from June 7 in Ker- rashtra and Goa states from tion with state governments, people should remain alert," spread of the virus. MPOST ala, coastal Karnataka, Konkan June 6, leading to advance of to contain the Nipah virus out- belt and Goa. It also warned of southwest monsoon over these break. He said that scientists been detected. ment, Nadda said that develop- “possible flooding” from June areas during June 6 to June 8,” from the National Institute of “All such incidents were the ment was reaching the poorest 10 onwards in these areas. the IMD said in its bulletin. Virology in Pune and doctors result of tampering with nature. sections of society. Monsoon, which made an Secretary, Ministry of Earth from the National Centre for It wasn’t a man-made problem. Citing several government onset in Kerala on May 29, Sciences, M Rajeevan, said Disease Control were imme- There were natural reasons,” schemes, he said that people three days before its sched- monsoon is “strengthening” diately sent to the affected area Nadda said.He said that there were gaining employment not uled arrival, has advanced in from June 7 and Kerala, coastal (Kerala) to coordinate with the was a need to be vigilant rather just within the country but also some parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, the Konkan belt, state government. than to panic, adding that the abroad. Inflation had come and southwest, west-central, including Mumbai, and Goa The minister said that every ministry was keeping a con- down and efforts were on to east-central, northeast of Bay are likely to witness “very heavy person suffering from the virus stant watch on the situation. bring down prices of essential of Bengal, and in most of the rains” and “possible flooding” had been mapped and those in About the achievements of items as much as possible, he northeastern states, the IMD from June 10 onwards. contact with such patients had the Narendra Modi govern- said. Lalu returns from Lt Gen Ranbir Mumbai after Rajnath to discuss suspension of ops, meets CM Mufti SRINAGAR: Newly appointed treatment cross border firing during J-K tour Northern Army commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh today called PATNA: RJD president Lalu OUR CORRESPONDENT on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Prasad returned to Patna on Minister Mehbooba Mufti here Monday from Mumbai where NEW DELHI: Union Home on Monday. During the meet- he was treated at a hospital Minister Rajnath Singh will ing, the Army Commander for close to a fortnight, but he begin his two-day visit to briefed the CM about the over- would have to go back to west- Jammu and Kashmir on June all security scenario including A dead fish float on the water of pollued Ranchi Lake, on Monday PTI ern metropolis in a couple of 7 during which he will review the implementation of Ramzan weeks for a surgery, a senior the suspension of operations in ceasefire in the state. MPOST party leader said. Ramzan and also meet those Flanked by daughter Misa affected by cross-border shell- Bharti, son-in-law Shailesh and ing, officials here said. party MLA and national gen- This is the second high- A cult has been born: former JK eral secretary Bhola Yadav, the level visit to the state after the RJD supremo came out of the announcement of unilateral airport on a wheelchair and ceasefire by the Centre from was received by a large num- May 16. Earlier, Prime Minister police chief on rising militancy ber of supporters. Narendra Modi had visited all Later, Bhola Yadav told the three regions of the state -- OUR CORRESPONDENT frustration takes the form of the dimensions and dynam- first four months with around reporters that Prasad had gone Ladakh, Srinagar and Jammu. 15 civilians, 8 jawans hurt in dharnas, strikes, arson and ics of terrorism. “A cult has 50 local youth getting into mili- to Mumbai on May 22. During his stay in Kashmir, NEW DELHI: Former Jammu the like. “But in the Valley, been born. Whether it will tant cadres, last year’s number “Doctors said his hae- the home minister will travel and Kashmir police chief Kul- with militancy now firmly grow to assume a menacing is likely to get surpassed,” he moglobin level is low and he to the frontier district of Kup- grenade attacks in Kashmir deep Khoda has warned of a entrenched for the last three role will largely depend on our warned. Khoda, who served should undergo a surgery wara where he will review some “cult” being born in the state decades, taking up the gun response,” he said. He said the as police chief from 2007 to within two weeks, for an infec- projects being undertaken as SRINAGAR: At least 23 A grenade was hurled at with more educated youths get- is not only a readily available conflict zone was usually asso- 2012, said the number of ter- tion,” he said. part of the Border Area Devel- people, including eight secu- the cops but it landed on the ting enthused to join militancy option but an attractive and ciated with conflict of interests ror incidents plummeted from Serving sentences in a opment Programme, officials rity personnel, were injured roadside in the busy market and picking up the gun becom- glamorous one as well,” said between those managing the 1,438 in 2006 to 124 in 2012. number of fodder scam cases, said. on Monday in two grenade area, the official said. ing an “attractive and glamor- Khoda, who served as chief security grid and political grid. The number of casualties of Prasad is currently out on pro- Later, he will review the sus- attacks by militants in Pul- In the second attack, mil- ous” option. vigilance commissioner of the After the launch of Oper- security forces came down to visional bail granted by the pension of anti-militancy oper- wama and Shopian districts itants hurled a grenade at The “dimensions and state before retiring last year. ation ‘All Out’, some impor- 15 (the lowest during 28 years Jharkhand HC for medical ations during the holy month of Kashmir, which has been CRPF personnel in Tahab dynamics” of terrorism are The glamorisation of mili- tant militant commanders of militancy) from 182 during treatment. Senior RJD MLA of Ramzan with top police, witnessing a spurt in such Chowk in Pulwama district changing, Khoda, the longest tancy has attracted many well got neutralized with 213 ter- the same period. Alok Mehta also said Prasad paramilitary and central secu- incidents. this evening, the official said. and amongst the most success- educated boys into its ranks, rorists killed in 2017, he said. This figure rose to 47 in needs to go to Bengaluru to rity agency officials, they said. The first attack took place Four CRPF personnel and ful police chiefs of the state, has he said. “Earlier unheard but This achievement of the police 2014 and to 80 in 2017, he said. treat his kidney ailments. “The The need for such an exer- in Shopian district of south three civilians were injured in said in a blog. Examining the now a reality is that large num- and security forces cannot be “Trend in terrorists killed six-week period for which pro- cise was to understand the Kashmir where 16 people -- the blast, he added. reasons for increasing number ber of educated youth are get- underestimated and most of depicts similar pattern, 591 in visional bail has been granted is impact of the suspension of 12 civilians and four police- Nearly a dozen grenade of youths joining militancy, he ting enthused to be part of the intelligence leading to suc- 2006, 72 in 2012, 110 in 2014 not enough. We hope that he operations on the life of citi- men -- were injured, a police attacks have taken place in the said, “When political grid is the ‘movement’ and to spear- cessful and surgical operations and 213 in 2017. If all the three will soon be granted a regular zens, the officials said. official said. valley since Thursday. MPOST inactive, even if security grid head it. A local Ph.D scholar flows from the police, Khoda strong parameters of security bail so that he may regain his Singh is also expected to gets results, common man on studying in Aligarh Muslim added. “But the success of oper- situation viz number of mili- health without any worries,” discuss with the state govern- stone pelting, attacks on secu- comes amidst an offer for talks many occasions becomes a vic- University, a faculty member ations gets diluted when the tancy incidents, security forces Mehta said. Asked whether ment and security officials the rity forces in the Kashmir Val- with the Hurriyat Conference. tim of favoritism and nepotism. from Kashmir University who neutralized number of mili- casualties and terrorists killed the party leaders were missing possibility of extending the sus- ley and infiltration attempts The separatist amalgam, Frustration of common man subsequently got killed in an tants gets replaced by infiltra- are showing an upward trend, it him on account of restrictions pension of operations beyond along the border will also fig- however, has made it clear that with the system he is in, has to operation, an MBA son of a tion and fresh recruitment. Last does not require rocket science imposed by the court, Mehta Eid and during the period of ure in the meetings Singh will it was ready for a dialogue only find an exit route.” prominent separatist, are some year witnessed local militant to understand which way we said “There is a bit of disap- the Amarnath Yatra, which will have with the top brass of the if there was clarity on the initia- In other states, he added, of the recently recruited edu- recruitment at 126, the high- are going and how our tactics pointment though our leader’s begin on June 28. security forces, an official said. tive and Jammu and Kashmir is where system failures may be cated youth.” est during the last more than on dealing Kashmir situation aura is immense.” MPOST The recent incidents of The home minister’s visit declared “disputed”. more acute, the exit route for This, he said, is changing twelve years. This year, during is delivering,” he said. 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 EDITORIAL India’s top performance Little impact of Despite being the world’s top deal-street performer, India gets little in return ndia’s business houses and entre- ceasefire in J&K preneurs are going all out to acquire companies across the he Centre’s unilateral ceasefire in Jammu & Kashmir world, thanks to the support beginning the Ramazan on May 16 has not elicited Ifrom the government, RBI and banks. the intended response from the militant outfits. On NANTOO BANERJEE The global deal-street now seriously the contrary, there is an escalation in violence in the takes note of Indian bids and trans- TKashmir valley with local police and militants clashing with actions. India’s outward foreign direct security forces on a daily basis. On Monday, at least 12 people investment (OFDI) in equity, loan and and four policemen were injured when an unidentified person guarantees is largely funded by the hurled a grenade at security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reserve Bank of India. Funds invested Shopian. “Militants today afternoon lobbed a grenade at Shop- are large, running into billions of dol- ian in Batapora area which exploded inflicting injuries to sev- lars, every year. Unfortunately, most of eral civilians and few policemen. The grenade exploded along them generate little benefit for India, the roadside amid the civilian population,” a police spokes- by way of corporate remittances. In person said. In the past week, there have been several grenade contrast, foreign companies or MNCs attacks on security forces. Eight people including four para- operating in India remit profits — reg- military Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and Lately, the UK ularly and unfailingly — along with an equal number of civilians were injured on June 2 in four announced that their other earnings such as technical grenade attacks carried out by the militants. And, the death fees, commissions, royalties, head office of a youth who was run over by a CRPF vehicle in Nowhatta India is the third expenses, etc. on June 1 triggered a fresh wave of protests. Police official largest source of While the annual remittances to said that a group of young men resorted to stone-pelting on India by its diaspora in 2017 were security forces after Friday prayers. Police used tear-gas and FDI for them. No around $69 billion, the highest among pellets against stone-throwers. Later, as the stone pelting clash doubt, it sounds all nations, little is known about remit- turned violent, a CRPF BP (Bullet Proof) vehicle ran over the tances by Indian corporates, their sub- two men identified as Mohammad Younis of Dalgate and Kai- impressive. sidiaries, and associates, or Indian ser Ahmad Bhat of Fatehkadal. According to CRPF spokes- Indian firms, MNCs abroad. According to RBI, India’s person, the vehicle with CRPF official, his escort and a driver Outward Foreign Direct Investment RBI must take a more realistic view of India’s corporate expansion abroad and how it benefits the country was on routine checking development, when it was attacked including their in equity, loan and guaranteed issue by around 500 stone-pelters in Nowhatta area in old town associates and stood at US$ 784.28 million in Febru- without risks. After all, largely import- The Department of Economic Affairs whose audit was recently completed was Srinagar. The violent stone-pelters were trying to over-power subsidiaries, are ary 2018 as against US$ 1.35 billion in dependant India does not have such for- (DEA) showed India’s external debt found to have invested large amounts and lynch the CRPF jawans who were inside the vehicle. The February 2017. The total OFDI might eign exchange reserves to continue with stock at US$ 513.4 billion at end-Decem- in multiple subsidiaries in Africa. The CRPF party showed maximum restraint by not firing a single making sizeable have exceeded $10 billion, last year. Few the luxury of liberally releasing funds for ber 2017, recording an increase of US$ investments generated little or no returns bullet. Two Border Security Force personnel, including an investments know about their yield to India which OFDI without caring for returns. The 41.6 billion (8.8 per cent) over the level and no dividends were paid to the par- officer, were killed on June 3 as Pakistani Rangers targeted supports such investments. world’s fifth largest economy by GDP, at end-March 2017. At end-December ents in India with almost all the sub- Indian posts along the International Border in Jammu with and employing Lately, the UK announced that India India occupies the eighth position in 2017, long-term external debt accounted sidiaries and JVs reporting losses. The mortars and firing. As these incidents suggest that though the thousands of is the third largest source of FDI for the list of countries by foreign exchange for 81.0 per cent of India’s total exter- same may be said about an Indian tele- Centre has announced a unilateral ceasefire in J&K and the them. No doubt, it sounds impressive. reserves, even below tiny Taiwan. nal debt. com company, which transferred large Indian security forces have suspended their operations, the people in their But, what does India get in return from India’s total foreign exchange (Forex) India’s liberal OFDI policy in favour assets to Africa on acquisition, bringing militant organisations and agitating local people in Kashmir establishments its OFDI investments? Indian firms, reserves stood at only US$426.0824 of its companies is not sustainable unless little benefit to either its shareholders valley have not refrained from violence. Rather, they have including their associates and subsidiar- billion, including gold at US$21.4842 it generates good or reasonable return or the country. The Indian regulators intensified their attacks and protests and the security forces. abroad. But, ies, are making sizeable investments and billion, SDRs (Special Drawing Rights on investment for the country. This must scrutinise the annual performance In recent weeks since the Centre’s ceasefire announce- what does India employing thousands of people in their with the IMF) of US$1.5406 billion explains why RBI has lately looking at reports of companies under OFDIs. ment, J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti had appealed to establishments in the US, UK, Germany, and US$2.0794 billion reserve position the subject from a more realistic angle. The banking regulator has served the local youth to shun violence and allow peace to prevail in get in return Israel, Brazil, Australia, Ireland, Finland, in IMF as of April 13, 2018, says RBI’s RBI has now decided that only compa- notices to many Indians amid concerns the state. Even the hardline separatist Hurriyat had said that it from its OFDI Portugal and several Afro-Asian coun- weekly statistical supplement published nies with proven track record will be over round-tripping of funds and viola- is open to talks if the Centre talks in one voice. After a record tries. A lot of credit for OFDI goes to on April 20, 2018. Given the size of allowed to invest in overseas subsidiar- tion of rules on foreign borrowing. This number of ceasefire violations this year, even Pakistan army investments? RBI which has relaxed the norms for India’s ‘real’ economy, massive import ies and joint ventures. Such investments, was because overseas JVs and wholly officials had in the past week agreed to implement the 2003 domestic companies investing abroad pressure, especially of oil, gold, con- under which a company in India could owned subsidiaries of these Indian com- ceasefire pact in letter and spirit. Suddenly, it seemed that all by doing away with the ceiling for rais- sumer electronics and defence hard- automatically remit up to four times its panies had invested in other Indian the stakeholders of the Kashmir imbroglio were ready for ing funds through pledge of shares, ware, the country would have been in net worth abroad, have been misused by entities. The Central bank suspects that peace. But the elusive peace in the Kashmir valley turned out domestic and overseas assets. a little more comfortable situation if many to move capital and divert bor- some Indian groups have used overseas to be transitory as a new round of violence was reported from In addition to joint ventures and its foreign exchange reserves stood at rowed funds out of the country. Indian arms to raise cheap dollar loans and Shopian and Srinagar. And, even Pakistan army’s promise of wholly owned subsidiaries, RBI offers around $1 trillion. For long, India has companies are clearly abusing the rule bring back the money as foreign direct stopping cross-border firing proved short-lived. similar concessions for pledging of been living with large trade deficits and that was originally intended to enable investment into local outfits owned by The latest round of escalation in violence in the Kashmir shares in case of step down subsidiary. constant foreign borrowings to pay for Indian conglomerates set up businesses the same group. No country can put up valley and Pakistan resorting to ceasefire violation along the RBI also rationalised guidelines for for- its imports. India’s external borrowing to abroad through subsidiaries and joint with such malpractices by companies. international border invariably show that the Kashmir prob- eign investments abroad by Indian com- GDP ratio is still very high compared to ventures and borrow from banks to It is time that both the government and lem is much more complex than it looks on the surface. The panies. It raised the annual overseas China. India had $474 billion in exter- transfer funds overseas. RBI take a more realistic view of India’s region has seen clashes between the local residents and the investment ceiling to US$ 125,000 from nal debt as of 2015, representing 16 per Forensic audits of companies fol- corporate expansion abroad and how it security forces for almost three decades. During the period, US$ 75,000 to establish JV and wholly cent of the Asia-Pacific region’s total lowing large bank defaults showed how benefits the country. IPA a large number of security forces as well as the civilians have owned subsidiaries. The RBI actions may debt. This has since grown by almost the OFDI route was misused to siphon (The views expressed lost their lives and livelihoods. This has resulted in a chaos in look very encouraging, but they are not $50 billion. out money. A pharmaceutical company are strictly personal) which the security forces have reinforced their position and intensified their operations against militants and local dis- dear gruntled elements. The pain and suffering of the common A RESPONSIBLE HOST EDITOR millenniumpost.in people is often lost in the din of high decibel military opera- Quote martial tions between the security forces and the militants. Thousands Every year on June 5, the global community observes World Environment Day to Log on to write letters to the of people have been killed and injured in the Kashmir valley editor or send them to since militancy erupted in the late 1980s. The people who We won't have remind us of the role of humanity in keeping the planet clean and take a fresh look at the have lost their near and dear ones in the fight have received a society if we environment so that we can inhale air that is free from toxins. This year, the theme is the [email protected] little from the government. For them, there is no incentive to perils of plastic and how it impacts the ecology as it is not biodegradable. As India is a host You can also send your work for peace in the state. They are easily lured by the vested destroy the comments to The Editor, interests and provoked into fighting against the state police environment country for the Environment Day 2018, we must take significant steps to reduce the GHG and security forces. The Centre has done well by announcing emissions. Tackling plastic pollution is the biggest challenges of the global community to Millennium Post, the ceasefire and now it should try to ameliorate the condi- MARGARET MEAD save the environment from impending catastrophe. Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah tion of the suffering masses. As long as there are dissatisfied Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 people in the state, it will be easy for militant organisations AMAR NATH BHADRA Via email to misguide them and make them fight against the security forces. Besides, expediting developmental works, the Centre should launch new employment schemes for those affected by the violence. Pernicious plastic plague peril Assad to be in India is the Host Country for this year’s World Environment Day with its North Korea theme of “Beat Plastic Pollution”. There has been good news from India ith the countdown for Kim Jong Un-Donald hanks to the wonders of mod- pathogens. The Resolution recognises Trump meeting in Singapore having begun, the ern industrial technology we that dedicated bodies such as UN Envi- North Korean leader is revealing plans to meet BRADNEE CHAMBERS are now producing 20 times as ronment, the International Maritime Wyet another leader, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Assad much plastic as we were doing Organisation, the UN Regional Seas will visit Kim in North Korea, the latter country’s state, news Tin 1964. If the current trend continues, Programmes, the Food and Agriculture agency KCNA revealed. If the meeting takes place in Pyong- output will double in 20 years and dou- Organisation, among others, are on the yang, it would be the first time a world leader has visited ble again by 2050. case. It also recognises the importance Kim in the capital. The announcement comes at a time of Our hunger for the convenience of of education campaigns and enlisting increased international diplomacy for Kim, who in recent plastic products is insatiable. Buy it, the support of industry and the general months has met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in use it, throw it away, buy another one public alike, to change perceptions and the demilitarised zone that divides the two countries, caught -- drinks come in plastic bottles with gain acceptance of the need to phase out an eye-catching train to China for a meeting with President plastic drinking straws; food comes single-use plastics and introduce effec- Xi Jinping and, last week, met Russian Foreign Minister Ser- wrapped in cling film; fast food is served tive recycling programmes. gey Lavrov in Pyongyang. Trump has already confirmed his in polystyrene containers with plastic Some countries are acting: Kenya has meeting with Kim on June 12. In anticipation of the meet- As plastics enter cutlery. No need to wash up; just throw introduced a total ban on plastic bags, ing with the North Korean leader, Assad received his cre- it away. Sorted. If only that were true. while in the UK the leading supermar- dentials from the nation’s Ambassador, according to KCNA. the food chain, Modern society has become addicted ket chains have made a pledge to reduce The report quoted Assad as saying: “The world welcomes the there are likely to to plastic and it is high time that we plastic packaging. And just last month, remarkable events in the Korean peninsula brought about started to wean ourselves off. A start the European Union announced that recently by the outstanding political calibre and wise leader- be direct effects would be to devise proper schemes to it was joining the fray by prohibiting ship of HE (His Excellency) Kim Jong Un.” for people too, manage plastic -- alternatives to burying a range of plastic products for which “I am sure that he will achieve the final victory and realise it, burning it or dumping it in rivers to be greener alternatives exist. the reunification of Korea without fail,” it added. The report because the carried out to sea. The patch of accumu- Intensive clean-up campaign undertaken by local activists brought back female Olive Ridley India is the Host Country for this referred to the close ties between the two countries and quoted planet’s premier lated plastic floating around the Pacific marine turtle to nest after 20 years in Versova Beach, Mumbai (Representational Image) year’s World Environment Day with Assad as saying Syria would “fully support all policies and gyre now dwarfs the area of countries as its theme of “Beat Plastic Pollution”. measures” of the North Korean leadership. A new tale of two predators large as Myanmar or France. And every pose a danger to animals that either direct effects for people too, because the There has been good news from India, dictators is, indeed, emerging. Ties between North Korea and are humans. minute the equivalent of a lorry-load of become entangled in them, are impaled planet’s premier predators are humans. where, for example, after an intensive Syria have remained friendly for decades with Assad’s father plastic is added to the mess. Even the by them or eat them -- turtles, in partic- Eventually, the plastic from the dis- clean-up campaign undertaken by local Hafez meeting the founder of the North Korean regime, Kim Eventually, the Arctic is not immune with plastic being ular, eat plastic bags because they resem- carded wrapper may end up in the fish activists, the first female Olive Ridley Il Sung, in the 1970s. In 2015, the Syrian government even plastic from found in record quantities there too. ble jellyfish which are their normal prey. on our dinner plate. marine turtle in 20 years nested at Ver- named a park in Damascus after Kim Il Sung. At the park’s All of the plastic that ends up in our Recently, a Cuvier’s Beaked Whale CMS, the UN body charged with sova Beach, Mumbai. This is exactly the inauguration, Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister called the North the discarded oceans originates from land; nine-tenths found off Norway was discovered to ensuring the survival of the world’s sort of development that we want to hear Korean founder “a historic ruler and leader, famous for his wrapper may end of it is carried into the sea along 10 riv- have 30 plastic bags in its stomach. A endangered migratory animals, has long about with India hosting the next CMS struggle to liberate and build his country.” As client states of up in the fish on ers -- eight of them are in Asia, includ- Sperm Whale washed ashore in Spain taken the threat of plastic pollution seri- conference in 2020. the Soviet Union, both countries have developed strong mili- ing the Ganges, the Yangtze, the Yellow, had 64 pounds (29 kilos) of plastic inside ously. We were pleased to offer a plat- The record-breaking sailor, Dame tary ties. North Korea has for years been suspected of provid- our dinner plate the Pearl, and the Mekong. it. Albatrosses also feed their chicks with form to the innovative and enterprising Ellen MacArthur, has predicted that by ing Syria with advanced Scud missiles and the technology to Plastic debris is unsightly and the bottle tops, again mistaking the colour- young Dutchman, Boyan Slat, at our 2050 there will be more plastic in the produce them. In April last year, following a suspected Syrian authorities of seaside resorts organise ful morsels for food -- leading to a slow conference in Quito in 2014, to expound oceans than fish. My heartfelt plea is that chemical attack on civilians, Kim sent Assad a congratulatory clean-ups to make sure that the beaches and painful death for the young birds, his ideas for cleaning up our seas. governments, industry, and consumers message to mark the founding anniversary of Syria’s ruling are in a fit state for tourists. But as well as whose intestines become blocked. Just last year at our conference in do all they can to make sure that that party. “The Syrian government and people are reliably defend- being offensive to the eye, plastic waste This is all very sad for the individual Manila, the representatives of our 120- nightmare scenario does not become ing the independence and security of the country, resolutely is posing a serious threat to our already animals affected and potentially disas- plus member-countries adopted a set reality. IANS smashing the acts of aggression of all the hostile forces and embattled wildlife. trous for rare species, already battling of measures on the management of (Dr. Bradnee Chambers is meeting their challenges under your correct leadership,” the Six pack yokes -- the six connected with habitat loss, prey depletion, over- marine debris, highlighting the dangers Executive Secretary, UN Convention message said. Precisely what impact the latest development plastic rings used to hold beer cans exploitation and a series of other, mainly of ingesting and entanglement in plas- on the Conservation of Migratory will have on Washington remains to be seen. together -- drinking straws, cotton buds, man-made, threats. But as plastics enter tic and the possible role of microplas- Species of Wild Animals. The views shopping bags, plastic fishing nets all the food chain, there are likely to be tics as vehicles for spreading toxins and expressed are those of CMS) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 mp in focus Revving up India’s growth engine It is imperative to addressed core economic issues

or the Modi Government, spunk to get more fiscal discipline the celebration of the four at the state level. Again, the advo- years of corruption-free cacy of better risk management in G.SRINIVASAN governance with the receipt public enterprises needs political Fof the mixed message of the latest will and bold leadership to tame batch of by-polls to Lok Sabha and the unbridled satraps of public sec- State Assemblies across the nation tor executives and legions of smug behind, the crucial final year of its employees; this needs to be done first term is replete with existential concurrently with absolute abnega- challenges on the economic front. tion of personal interest or favour Politically, Modi may be invincibly from public enterprises by the polit- in a pole position to lead his party ical leadership to invest the manage- for a second term with the rank and ment with functional autonomy and file adoring him as the mascot of accountability to bring about effi- BJP with all the adulations due to a cient management in place to secure celebrity leader, despite the mani- desirable outcome for the weal of all fest protests of the party’s elders, the stakeholders. But this is easier OECD maintains who were left high and dry during said than done. the last few years. Though there is As India is suffering from invest- that India’s not much of a difference between a ment famine with private invest- economic growth dynasty and a single-party supreme ment in a dormant mode and mood, leader in terms of his or her writ OECD aptly argued that bringing is increasing, being run unquestioned, the fact the banking system back to health making it the remains that a voluble democracy is crucial to support the recovery in like ours always throws up puz- investment. Recapitalisation of pub- fastest-growing zling results at the hustings when- lic sector banks is supporting loan G20 economy ever people feel short-changed or revival and recent steps to speed up with investment betrayed by leaders who promised the recognition of stressed assets a lot but delivered precious little in would help improve the resolu- and exports making a qualitative difference to tion of non-performing advances underpinning and their otherwise morose existence. (assets!-the NPAs) which are large Inflation, rising crude oil prices by global norms. It noted that complementing, and agrarian distress remain by far reforms to improve the bank gov- duly bolstered major challenges now. ernance are also needed to avoid a In this context, apart from the new build-up of NPAs. Better safe- by the smoother domestic rating agencies or a few guarding the interests of minority implementation multilateral institutions, such as the shareholders would put pressure IMF or the World Bank, the assess- on banks to take more prudent and of GST. OECD ment of credible inter-governmen- independent decisions, while bet- also contended tal think tank of 34 rich industrial ter risk management and auditing countries such as the Paris-based in public sector banks would con- that investing Organisation for Economic Coop- tribute to the quality of banks’ port- more in education eration & Development (OECD) folio. It suggests that public sector always counts and matters. India banks should be given the ability to and training is also enjoying observer status in attract and retain talents, includ- combined with OECD. The first NDA government’s ing through more elbowroom in tallest leader, Atal Behari Vajpayee, Nursing the banking system back to health is crucial for its recovery from investment famine (Representational Image) setting employee compensation. modernisation had said way back in 1999-2003 These are nothing dramatic or not of labour laws that India would join the league of new goods and services tax (GST). is one thing to make highfalutin tics in the country as recently an is sustainable over the medium thought through by domestic econ- advanced nations by 2020. It was For a country credited to enjoy sloganeering on increased focus unseemly controversy broke out term”. But, it hastened to add that omists and their innumerable ilk would help foster also significant that during Vajpay- demographic dividend of youthful on imparting skills or reforming over the alleged creation of seven “the quality of public finance could but the progress in taking action in better jobs and ee’s tenure India got the observer population, OECD’s observation labour laws incrementally without million jobs in 2017-18 based on be improved and support better this direction remains glacial and status in the OECD when Jaswant that job creation in the formal sector giving anything by way of leeway to payroll data in the organised sec- inclusive growth if more resources guarded by the authorities. render growth Singh was the Finance Minister. The to remain sluggish, “leaving the vast the employer to make the best use tor. This was widely criticised and were devoted to health, education, With time running out for the more inclusive digression apart, what the OECD majority of workers in low-produc- of one of the vital factors of pro- commented upon by independent and transport”. Rightly does OECD incumbent government as it must has said in its bi-annual World Eco- tivity low-paid activities” meant that duction, i.e., labour in an efficient policy wonks as being innovatively contend that financing better qual- perforce have to seek renewed nomic Outlook of developments there is anything scarcely to cheer manner to maximise returns on the imaginary or imagined conclusion ity public services would demand mandate before long, it is time in individual OECD and selected up for growth-propelling forces to scarce capital at exorbitant interest based on extant imperfect data! “broadening the base for prop- the political leadership focused its non-member economies, the lat- render the growth engine gain trac- cost in a high-cost economy. However, OECD rightly noted that erty and personal income taxes to attention on core economic agenda ter include India, matters in terms tion. Rightly OECD contended that The OECD report, while laud- better assessing outcomes, in partic- raise more tax revenue, securing sans diluting its energy and efforts of where India is perched in its investing more in education and ing the number of employees eli- ular in terms of job creation, would more fiscal discipline at the state in the absurd political theatres to ambitious goal to be an advanced training, combined with moderni- gible for social security benefits be key to identify best practices and level and better risk management in score brownie points over its scat- country after a decade and a half of sation of labour laws, would help has been boosted by an amnesty modernisation of laws. Recent ini- public enterprises”. While broaden- tered opponents, who were yet to Vajpayee’s assertion. foster better jobs and render growth scheme for companies, noted that tiatives to improve the quality and ing the base for property and per- find their feet from the debacle of OECD maintains that India’s more inclusive. It is rather unfor- this still stands below 10 per cent of timeliness of labour data should sonal income taxes would not be 2014, notwithstanding their new- economic growth is increasing, tunate that the Government had total employees. It further pointed continue, it said. an option easily to be embraced by fangled zeal to put up a combined making it the fastest-growing G20 not improved much on investing in out that India’s employment data is The OECD does not indulge the rightist NDA government as this fight against NDA! IPA economy with investment and education and training or reform- partial, which suggests that “over- in outright animadversion on the would hit its vital and vocal support (The author is a freelance exports underpinning and com- ing the arcane labour laws to suit the all job creation has been lacklus- Indian economy as it has lauded base in terms of electoral capital, commentator on economic plementing, duly bolstered by the mundane needs of modern inves- ter”. This is a serious indictment the country’s overall fiscal stance as BJP ruling in a majority of states issues. The views expressed smoother implementation of the tors or self- employed start-ups. It on the reporting of labour statis- “appropriate as India’s public debt can muster the political will and are strictly personal)

tweet No remedy is too small for castism RETWEET Studying the cognitive impact of discrimination suffered by minorities can provide

inputs in policymaking to help them process their environments better PRESIDENT OF INDIA ne aspect of globalisation is to his Vice-Chancellor. @rashtrapatibhvn universal: this is an aspira- In India, there are hardly any stud- tional age. Its flip side is that ies on the problem, rendering public D SHYAM BABU it is also an age of anxieties. policy that much poorer in serving the OWe should remember that youth unrest, Dalit youth. However, in 2006, one sem- #PresidentKovind hosts Governors and as manifested in several outpourings inal study was published by two World Lt Governors for tea on the eve of 49th like the Occupy-Wall-Street movement, Bank economists, Karla Hoff and Pri- Conference of Governors on June 4-5, is taking place at a time when poverty yanka Pandey, which established the 2018, at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The two- levels everywhere are coming down. existence of the so-called “stereotype While the youth today have inherited threat”. A group of sixth- and seventh- day Conference will discuss important their parents’ legacy of expecting per- grade Dalit and upper caste students developmental issues in thematic manent jobs, the global economy has were given simple skill tasks. In a set- sessions set the stage for a different world where ting wherein students were neither con- Dalit youth are people will be changing jobs and places scious of their own caste(s), nor aware more susceptible of work several times during their work- of other students’ caste(s), there was ing life. no caste variance in the performance HUSAIN HAQQANI to suffer the Dalits are confronted with hurdles to of students. However, when students @husainhaqqani cognitive burden pursue their aspirations, over and above were made aware of their respective what other “normal” groups are con- castes, the performance of Dalit stu- of their very fronted with. This is also true of Mus- dents declined considerably (almost 20 being due to lims and other groups who suffer from A discrimination-free campus environment would have prevented Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula per cent decline). Describng a public tweet in response their broader the stigma of negative stereotypes. There from taking the extreme step (Representational Image) The findings of Hoff and Pandey -val to a public tweet as part of some are two aspects that further complicate idate the stereotype-threat hypothesis awareness. the life of Dalits. One, a little over three- students are fewer in STEM subjects are becoming the locus of discrimina- with regard to Dalits. This should have conspiracy is lunacy. Lunacy and Increasingly, fourths of them live in rural areas. Two, forces one to draw a bleak picture. But tion, contestation, and violence. Here, resulted in more studies and prompted conspiracy theories are eternal their share in the population of badly academic Pratap Bhanu Mehta diag- Dalit students face a double whammy. the government to unpack the policy bedfellows. college and governed states with less urbanisation noses a different aspect of the problem In addition to facing discrimination at implications of the study in contextu- university is higher than their national average. when he writes, “Almost all words that the individual level, they also internalise alising discrimination and discourse on campuses These aspects have several implica- designate any collective identity—Hin- the condition of the whole community. discrimination. The challenge is two- tions. They tend to go to government dus, Muslims, Dalits, Indian, or even In Canada, the US, and the UK, cog- fold: one, to create an environment MAMATA BANERJEE are becoming or government-aided schools, which categories of gender—are almost casu- nitive impact of discrimination suf- which does not perpetuate negative ste- means that they end up studying in ally used to imprison people than recog- fered by minorities has been studied reotypes against Dalits; and, two, to for- @MamataOfficial the locus of non-English medium. In any case, their nise them.” The Dalit identity is entirely well in social epidemiology, psychiatry, mulate policies and coping mechanisms discrimination, social and economic conditions merely ascriptive in that Dalits had no role in and social psychology. The insights that to help Dalit students process their con- enable them to get a modicum of edu- its construction. Since their very iden- these studies provided became critical dition better so as to insulate themselves contestation, cation (in social sciences or humanities) tity remains their prison, even solutions inputs in policymaking to help minori- and safeguard their morale. @arunjaitley Ji, Glad that you have and violence. In which may be appropriate for gener- (like affirmative action) that are aimed ties process their environments better. Is this the proverbial silver bul- returned home today after the surgery. addition to facing alist jobs in government, such as civil at helping them more often end up not Consider the case of Rohith Vemula, let? Maybe not. A complex and centu- Wish you a speedy and complete services. helping them. For example, under the a Dalit student at the University of ries-old problem like the caste system recovery discrimination Thanks to affirmative action, most quota system, the quid pro quo is, to Hyderabad, who committed suicide a requires a thousand remedies, and no educated Dalits from a couple of gen- get an economic benefit (such as jobs) couple of years ago. A more just and remedy is too small or trivial. By the at the individual erations after Independence were able a Dalit must admit his social inferiority positive campus environment would way, B R Ambedkar called caste “a dis- level, they also to secure government jobs. This was by having his identity certified. not have pushed him over the edge. ease of the mind”. The disease operates also the period when the government It is undeniable that the Constitu- But, more importantly, this could have in one manner in the minds of the per- DONALD J. TRUMP internalise the was expanding. The shrinkage of jobs tional scheme to help them has had been avoided had the university offi- petrators, and in another manner in the @realDonaldTrump condition of the in government for some time now may a very positive impact. However, one cials put in place policies that address minds of its victims. At least the victims be contrasted with increasing liter- aspect of the Dalit identity has to a the cognitive burden of discrimina- can be helped to develop self-awareness whole community acy and educational levels among the large extent been ignored: the cognitive tion, along with a professional coun- that, despite myriad material manifes- community. impact of discrimination. Dalit youth selling service, which is a routine in tations of caste, it is also a trick on their “This is the best time EVER to look for a In the future, the key to making it are more susceptible to suffer the cog- more “advanced” counties. One doesn’t minds. DOWN TO EARTH job.” James Freeman of WSJ. in life will require education in STEM nitive burden of their very being due even have to be a psychiatrist to notice (The author is a senior fellow, subjects (science, technology, engineer- to their broader awareness. Increas- extreme emotional stress and despair Centre for Policy Research, New ing, and mathematics). Given that Dalit ingly, college and university campuses displayed in the letter that Vemula wrote Delhi. The views are strictly personal) 10 world mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 Anti-nuclear group may foot Scientists produce e-skin that wirelessly activates soft robots summit bill for N Korea’s Kim SEOUL: Scientists have devel- oped a skin-like electronic sys- tem that is soft, thin, lightweight TOKYO: A Nobel Prize- the offer, he said. and can wirelessly activate soft winning anti-nuclear group The presidential suite at At Trump-Kim robots through a simple lami- offered on Monday to pay for the Fullerton boasts, accord- nation process. next week's historic summit ing to its website, a baby grand summit, don't The researchers from Seoul between the US and North piano and claims to be "the National University in South Korea -- including the delicate most exclusive hotel suite in expect North Korea developed an electronic issue of Kim Jong Un's hotel Singapore." Korea to pay skin (e-skin) pair as a two- bill. With a private eleva- part, wireless soft driving sys- Who will cough up for tor offering exclusive access, tem based on fully printable, lodgings at the five-star Ful- the suite is 201 square metres TOKYO: When North stretchable hybrid electronics. lerton Hotel, believed to be (2,164 square feet) and report- Korean leader Kim "Soft robots have great the North Korean leader's pre- edly costs more than 6,000 for Jong Un and Presi- advantages in organically inte- (same material for the target five metres, and the embedded ferred option, is one of many one night. dent Donald Trump grating every robot components robot body), thin (less than 1 encoding mechanism makes reported logistical and pro- Reporters camped outside without rigid boundaries, but mm), and lightweight (about 0.8 the inter-skin communication tocol headaches surrounding the hotel last week to catch a hold their summit at current soft robotic designs still g) and also feature the spatially noise-tolerant. this month's meeting between glimpse of Kim Chang Son, an exclusive venue rely on rigid components mostly fragmented circuit configura- The proposed e-skins can be Kim and US President Don- million cash prize it received to shoulder the cost as it is an Kim's de facto chief of staff, in Singapore, one of in driving parts," the research- tion with a slew of miniature softly, compactly, and revers- ald Trump. for winning last year's Nobel important, historic meeting," who travelled to Singapore to the priciest destina- ers wrote in the journal Science integrated circuit (IC) compo- ibly assembled into soft robot The United States is pre- Peace Prize. he added. lay the groundwork for the June tions in Asia, they Robotics. nents. They can be stretched and frames to activate muscle-like pared to pay but fears offend- "We are ready to shoulder Kawasaki declined to say 12 summit. "This e-skin opens a new conformed onto the dynamic soft actuators without inter- ing cash-poor but pride-rich the cost of the summit, natu- how much ICAN could stump The Singapore dialogue will no doubt run avenue for soft robotic assembly. surface like human skin or soft fering with their soft motions. North Korea, the Washington rally including expenses for up but said part of the Nobel will be the first time a sitting up quite a bill. And It is soft, thin, and light enough robots, researchers said. Benefits of this e-skin- Post wrote last week. accommodation and confer- Prize award would be put to the US president has met a North if past precedent is for a robot not to be perceptible, The electronic functionality mediated soft robotic assembly The International Cam- ence venues," Akira Kawa- summit "in order to support Korean leader. any indication, expec but it can activate the robot as a of this system is based on wire- include co-adaptive move- paign to Abolish Nuclear saki, an ICAN representative peace in the Korean peninsula Talks are expected to focus Pyongyang to pay driving skin," they said. less inter-skin communication. ment that helps the robot pass Weapons (ICAN) said it was in Japan, said. and a nuclear weapon-free on denuclearisation of the One part is the e-skin for The e-skin pair can per- through and/or operate in willing to help resolve the "If holding the summit is world". Korean peninsula and improv- as little of it as pos- input sensing at a human side, form wireless communication highly confined spaces, whose impasse by bankrolling Kim's in danger because of finan- The sum would be negoti- ing relations between Washing- sible. AGENCIES and the other for activating of the four-state control sig- cross section is even smaller delegation, using part of the 1.1 cial problems, we are ready ated if North Korea accepted ton and Pyongyang. AGENCIES soft robots. The e-skins are soft nal at a distance of more than than the robot size. AGENCIES Jordan's king replaces 7 die in Kabul suicide blast near clerics' meet Chinese engineer found dead

PM to defuse protests KABUL: At least seven people gency against government in its embassy in Pakistan were killed on Monday when forces for nearly 17 years, while AMMAN: Jordan’s King a suicide bomber detonated other militant groups have also Abdullah on Monday asked near a gathering of top clerics been carrying out attacks. ISLAMABAD: A Chinese Omar al-Razzaz, a former in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, The Ulema Council -- seen engineer working in Pakistan World Bank economist, to roughly one hour after the by the militants as having was found dead in the premises form a new government after group proclaimed such attacks some links to the government of the Chinese embassy here, Hani Mulki resigned as prime a sin, police said. -- termed suicide attacks a sin apparently 12 days after his minister following the coun- The blast in the western against Islam. They have issued death when the officials from try’s biggest protests in years, a part of the city, near univer- such fatwas in the past. the mission checked his room ministerial source said. sities and a police academy, "The ongoing war in following a foul smell, media The move appeared aimed is the latest demonstration of Afghanistan does not have a reports said on Monday. at defusing popular anger over the militants' chilling ability to legal basis, only Afghans are the The Chinese national iden- planned tax hikes that have carry out attacks in the heart of victims of this war... (it) does tified as Yan Peng, 35, was shifted the body to a hospital brought thousands of people Kabul, which is now the dead- not have religious, national working at the mission as a for further examination. onto the streets in the capital national Monetary Fund. liest place in the country for information, seven people have a statement on Twitter saying or human value," they said, construction engineer. He was Thousands of Chinese Amman and other parts of Jor- Political sources earlier civilians. been killed including a police- its fighters had "nothing to do" according to government offi- given a room at the embassy workers are employed in Paki- dan since last week. Razzaz was said Abdullah had summoned The bomber detonated at man. Nine others have been with the bombing. cials. Roads around the uni- to stay as he was not involved stan, working on a host of proj- education minister in Mulki’s Mulki for an audience in the about 11.30 am (0700 GMT) injured, including two police- Both the Taliban and versity were quickly blocked in any construction work cur- ects connected with the USD government. king’s palace. In a sign the tax at the gates of Kabul's Polytech- men," police spokesman Hash- the Islamic State group have by security officials after the rently, local media reports said, 50 billion China-Pakistan Eco- Jordan, a staunch U.S. hikes could be shelved, the nic University, police and offi- mat Stanikzai told media. stepped up their headline-grab- blast, with heavy traffic jams citing police. nomic Corridor (CPEC). ally that has a peace treaty Petra news agency, citing the cials said. The Loya Jirga tent Interior ministry spokes- bing assaults on the heavily for- building in the city as many On June 3, a stench began Pakistan Army has raised a with Israel, has remained sta- speaker of parliament, said where thousands of clerics man Najib Danish confirmed tified capital in recent months. commuters headed home due emanating from the room. The special force consisting of thou- ble through years of regional lawmakers were on course to from across Afghanistan were it was a suicide attack, and said Local media said thousands of to Ramadan, the holy Islamic engineer's body was found in sands of personnel to provide turmoil. ask the king’s permission to meeting is on the campus. the bomber had been on foot clerics had gathered at the Loya fasting month, during which the room when it was opened, security to Chinese personnel Police chief Major General hold an exceptional session, The tent is a huge venue when he detonated his explo- Jirga tent for the meeting of the government offices close early. police said. working in Pakistan. Fadel al-Hamoud said security with a majority demanding the often used for top religious or sives at the university gate. Ulema Council, Afghanistan's Kabul accounted for 16 There were no visible In February, a Chinese forces had detained 60 people changes be withdrawn. government gatherings. "Loya Police spokesman Stanikzai top religious leaders. percent of all civilian casual- marks of torture on the body, national, working at a non- for breaking the law during the Mulki, a business-friendly Jirga" means "grand assembly" said the blast was outside the Earlier they issued a fatwa ties last year, when 1,831 civil- police said, adding the Chinese CPEC related private ship- protests and 42 security force politician, was appointed in in Pashto. Most of the casualties tent. against the ongoing conflict in ians were killed or wounded national had apparently died ping firm in Karachi, was shot members had been injured, May 2016 and given the respon- were civilians. No group has claimed the Afghanistan, where the Taliban nationwide, according to the around 12 days ago. dead in broad daylight in the but protests remained under sibility of reviving a sluggish "According to our initial attack, but the Taliban issued have been fighting an insur- United Nations. AGENCIES Emergency services have city. AGENCIES control. economy and business senti- “Rest assured, Jordan is a ment hit by regional turmoil. Palestinian shot safe and secure country, and The tax increases have caused Shots fired near California marathon; things are under control,” said his popularity to plummet. Madagascar PM Major General Hussein Hawat- The protests widened on dead trying to meh, head of the Gendarmerie Saturday after Mulki refused to police take shooter into custody breach Gaza security department, appearing scrap a bill increasing personal announces resignation along with Hamoud at a news and corporate taxes, saying it conference. was up to parliament to decide. LOS ANGELES: A shooter race," marathon organizers said border: Israel army Public anger has grown Demonstrators who have opened fire in downtown San in a statement. ANTANANARIVO: Madagas- over government policies since converged near the Cabinet Diego and was taken into cus- "By 11:45 am, the course was car's prime minister announced JERUSALEM: A Palestinian a steep general sales tax hike office have said they would dis- tody as thousands of people shut down and approximately his resignation on Monday in armed with an axe was shot earlier this year and the abo- band only if the government participated in the California 4,900 athletes were rerouted the first step towards the nam- dead trying to breach the Gaza- lition of bread subsidies, both rescinded the tax bill it sent to city's marathon, police said. into a designated safe zone. ing of a "consensus" premier Israel border on Monday, the measures driven by the Inter- parliament last month. AGENCIES A woman fired shots in a "While the race was officially to resolve a political crisis Israeli army said. parking structure near the fin- stopped, law enforcement gave sparked by controversial elec- An army statement said ish line of the San Diego Rock the clearance at 11:56 am for toral reforms. troops thwarted an "infiltra- 'n' Roll Marathon on Sunday, runners to resume their prog- Madagascar has been rocked tion attempt" by "two terror- according to the local CBS and ress toward the finish line and by violent protests since April 21 ists who damaged the security NBC television affiliates. A time. After a brief halt, run- the post-race finish area, where that initially sought to oppose fence and were armed with police officer was reportedly ners were allowed to complete they were able to meet up with the new laws the opposition said an axe." injured by an accidental, self- the race. family and friends." were crafted to bar their candi- Soldiers "fired towards the inflicted gunshot wound to the Several streets were also There was no immediate dates from participating in elec- terrorists, killing one of them," leg or foot. closed briefly. information on the shooter's tions planned for later this year. Monday. As a statesman, I can- it added, without clarifying Witnesses said they heard The incident began shortly identity or possible motives, but The Constitutional Court not be an obstacle to the life of what happened to the second four or five shots, but there were before noon. Reports said a the incident brought memories has ordered President Rajaonar- the nation," Olivier Mahafaly suspect. no immediate reports of anyone woman on an upper floor of of the 2013 Boston Marathon, imampianina to form a govern- Solonandrasana told a press There was no immediate else being hurt. a downtown parking garage, when two homemade bombs ment of national unity with a briefing. confirmation from the health "There's no longer a threat not far from City Hall, had slid left by brothers Dzhokhar and "consensus prime minister" to "I resign willingly and with ministry in Gaza. to the community. The scene under a parked car and was Tamerlan Tsarnaev killed three avert a full-blown crisis. For happiness. I have no regrets on The death brings to 125 the is secure. The Rock and Roll holding a gun to her head. people and injured many others. that to happen, the current gov- Monday and I can leave with number of Palestinians killed Marathon has resumed," the She was promptly taken into The city's baseball team, ernment was required to resign my head held high." "I will leave by Israeli fire in Gaza since San Diego Police Department custody. "The situation involv- the San Diego Padres, said it and the president was ordered this magnificent palace, (but) I March 30. said in a tweet. The marathon, ing an active shooter who was had been in "close contact" to name a new prime minister tell you this is not 'goodbye'," he The vast majority have been which draws thousands of run- engaged with law enforcement with police following the by June 12. "I will tender my added without giving details of killed during weeks of protests ners, was winding down at the was not related to on Monday's incident. AGENCIES resignation to the president on his future plans. AGENCIES along the border. AGENCIES Nasa’s mini-satellites successfully steer towards Mars

WASHINGTON DC: The MarCO CubeSats and leads the so that MarCO-B can follow world's first mini-satellites mission. InSight on its cruise through to venture into deep space - "Our broadest goal was space. designed to monitor NASA's to demonstrate how low- "We're cautiously optimis- InSight Mars lander - have suc- cost CubeSat technology can tic that MarCO-B can follow cessfully oriented themselves be used in deep space for the MarCO-A," said Joel Krajew- towards the red planet, accord- first time. With both MarCOs ski of JPL, MarCO's project ing to the US space agency. on their way to Mars, we've manager. "But we wanted to Over the last week, two already traveled farther than take more time to understand CubeSats called MarCO-A any CubeSat before them," said the underlying issues before and MarCO-B have been fir- Baker. attempting the next course- ing their propulsion systems to While MarCO-A corrected correction maneuver," Kra- guide themselves toward Mars. its course to Mars relatively jewski said. This process, called a tra- smoothly, MarCO-B faced Once the MarCO team has jectory correction manoeuvre, some unexpected challenges. analysed data, they'll know the allows a spacecraft to refine its Its manoeuvre was smaller size of follow-on manoeuvres. path to Mars following launch. due to a leaky thruster valve Several more course correc- Both CubeSats successfully that engineers have been mon- tions will be needed to reach completed this manoeuvre, itoring for the past several the Red Planet. NASA said in a statement. weeks. The leak creates small Should the CubeSats make The pair of CubeSats that They were designed to trail intended to collect any science cessfully completed a set of trajectory changes on its own. it all the way to Mars, they will make up the Mars Cube One InSight on the way to Mars, data; instead, they are a test communications tests in the Engineers have factored in attempt to relay data to Earth (MarCO) mission were both aiming to relay back data about of miniaturised communica- past couple of weeks, said these nudges so that MarCO- about InSight's landing. InSight launched on May 5, along with InSight as it enters the plan- tion and navigation technology John Baker, programme man- B can still perform a trajec- won't rely on either CubeSat for the InSight lander, which is et's atmosphere and attempts that can blaze a path for future ager for planetary SmallSats at tory correction manoeuvre. It that data relay, however; that headed toward a November 26 to land. CubeSats sent to other planets. NASA's Jet Propulsion Labora- will take several more weeks of job will fall to NASA's Mars touchdown on the red planet. The MarCOs were never Both MarCO-A and B suc- tory in the US. JPL built both tracking to refine these nudges Reconnaissance Orbiter. AGENCIES 11 Kolkata | Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 world MILLENNIUM POST | mp ‘Mr clean’ Macron’s chief of Guatemala volcano erupts; staff linked to shipping giant 25 killed, hundreds injured GUATEMALA CITY: At least 25 people were killed when PARIS: French anti-corrup- a public heath fund he headed. last Friday. Guatemala's Fuego volcano tion prosecutors said today And several other minis- The allegations against has erupted, belching ash and they have opened an investiga- ters from the centrist MoDem Kohler relate to his time in the rock and forcing the airport tion into President Emmanuel party, which backed Macron as economy ministry when he was to close, the country's disaster Macron's chief of staff Alexis president, also withdrew from involved in decisions affecting agency said. Kohler over his links to Italian the government over an inves- a major French shipyard in the "The toll was 25 dead as of shipping giant MSC. tigation into alleged misuse of western city of Saint-Nazaire. 9:00 pm (0300 GMT Monday)," The probe will look into EU funds for political parties. MSC is one of the most the spokesman for the National Kohler's career as a senior civil The media-shy Kohler, 45, important clients of the stra- Coordinator for Disaster servant in France's economy is known for his close personal tegically important industrial Reduction (Conred) said in a ministry, where he served as relationship with the presi- site, which was part-owned by WhatsApp group. cabinet director to Macron dur- dent and was once described Korean company STX until Search and rescue opera- ing Macron's time as minister as "the last person Macron talks 2017 when it sold its shares to tions for the missing and dead the areas most affected by the eruption, which affected rural from 2014-2016. to at night and the first one in Italian group Fincantieri. have been suspended due to eruption, and an orange alert communities around the vol- The financial crimes' pros- the morning" by an aide who Le Monde newspaper low light and dangerous con- throughout the country. cano as well as Antigua Guate- French President Emmanuel Macron with chief of staff Alexis Kohler ecutor office said it would check knows both men. reported that Kohler sat on ditions, and will resume this The president said he and mala, a colonial-era town very whether Kohler respected con- of the documents that prove with Macron while he was He left the economy minis- the board of STX France as a morning, the spokesman said. his government would deter- popular with tourists in the flict of interest rules for civil his respect of the law during economy minister, is being try in 2016 to join Swiss-based representative of the state from The eruption sent ash bil- mine whether to ask Congress Central American country, he servants as he "could have dealt his professional life," the presi- investigated over an evening MSC as finance director but 2010-2012 and later dealt with lowing over the surrounding to declare a state of emergency said. There are also "missing with issues of interest" to MSC. dency said in a statement. she organised in Las Vegas to continued to work on Macron's the company while serving as area, turning plants and trees in the areas, while at the same persons, but we do not know Kohler's mother is a cousin The case is an unwelcome promote French technology bid for the presidency in his a deputy cabinet director and gray and blanketing streets, time appealing to the popula- how many," Cabanas said, add- of billionaire Rafaela Aponte, development for the 40-year- companies in 2016. spare time, providing advice then cabinet director from cars and people. tion for calm. ing that lava had blocked entry who founded the Mediter- old French leader who has The contract to organise on policy and strategy. 2012-2016. He always declared Farmers covered in ash fled Hundreds of personnel to several communities. ranean Shipping Company been labelled the "president of the event, which initially cost A graduate of Sciences Po his family links and recused for their lives as civil defense from the police, Red Cross and Dense ash blasted out by (MSC) with her husband Gianl- the rich" by leftist opponents nearly 400,000 euros (468,000 university and the elite ENA himself from decisions directly staffers tried to relocate them to military have been dispatched the volcano shut down Guate- ugi in 1970. The group is now a accusing him of being too dollars) and featured Macron school for civil servants, like linked to MSC and STX, the shelters during the event. to support emergency opera- mala City's international air- global leader in container ship- close to company owners and as guest of honour, was not put Macron, Kohler was rewarded presidential palace said in a Earlier, Conred chief Sergio tions, Morales said. port, civil aviation said. ping and cruise holidays. entrepreneurs. out to tender, leading to accusa- with the chief of staff position statement to the newspaper. Cabanas and President Jimmy Cabanas said that the dead People were working to Macron's office today dis- It also adds to a list of legal tions of favouritism. in May 2017. In 2014, Kohler attempted Morales held a news confer- included a civil protection clean ash off the runways to missed the allegations of investigations targeting politi- She also denies wrongdoing. His links to the Aponte fam- to leave the ministry for MSC ence, saying that the eruption official and others trapped by get the airport operating again. wrongdoing, first revealed cal allies which have the poten- Soon after his election last ily were unknown publicly until but was prevented from doing left seven dead, 20 injured and muddy material that descended It is the second major erup- by investigative website tial to cause problems if any May, Macron's close ally Rich- they were revealed by investiga- so by an ethics watchdog. affected more than 1.7 million from the 3,763-meter (12,346- tion this year from the peak, Mediapart, as "completely of the allegations are proven ard Ferrand stepped down from tive website Mediapart whose He finally left for the com- people. foot) volcano. following another that subsided unfounded". in court. his job as minister for social reports formed the basis of a pany two years later in 2016 as Morales announced a Twenty people suffered at the beginning of February "Alexis Kohler will will- Labour Minister Muriel cohesion after being probed legal complaint by transpar- Macron was launching his bid red alert for Escuintla, Chi- burn injuries, and more than after sending ash towering 1.7 ingly send to prosecutors all Penicaud, who also worked over a property deal involving ency campaign group Anticor for the presidency. AGENCIES maltenango and Sacatepequez, 3,000 were evacuated due to the kilometers into the sky. AGENCIES Former sex worker made Taiwan searches for missing Ivory Coast Oppn rejects Bill Clinton bristles New Zealand Dame for F-16 fighter jet 3rd term for Prez Ouattara at queries on Monica years of rights advocacy TAIPEI: Taiwan's air force said ABIDJAN: An opposition WASHINGTON DC: Former on Monday it was searching for coalition in Ivory Coast has President Bill Clinton said an F-16 fighter jet that went rejected any prospect of a third on Monday that the #MeToo WELLINGTON (NEW ZEA- missing at the start of annual term for President Alassane movement is overdue. But he's LAND): A former sex worker live-fire drills. Ouattara, lashing it as "anti- bristling at questions about was made a dame in the The single-seat jet dis- constitutional, unacceptable Monica Lewinsky. Queen's Birthday honours list appeared off the radar over and unattainable." Ouattara In an interview with NBC’s in New Zealand on Monday, mountainous terrain in the came to power after a bloody “Today Show’’ released Mon- in recognition of her services northeastern county of Keelung five-month crisis in 2010-11 day, Clinton was asked whether to the sex industry. at 13:43 pm (0543 GMT), 34 and is now in his second term, he should have resigned 20 Catherine Healy was instru- minutes after take off, the air which ends in 2020. years ago for his sexual rela- mental in bringing about New force said in a statement. "The new constitution tionship with the White House Zealand's 2003 decriminalising It added that it was mak- authorises me to do two terms intern and whether the (hash) Lewinsky has said of sex work and the introduc- ing "all efforts" to search for the from 2020. I will only make MeToo movement has changed their relationship tion of some of the most liberal "into a globally respected pub- missing pilot, Major Wu Yen- my final decision at that point, his perspective. prostitution laws in the world. lic health provider". ting. Wu was also involved in on the basis of the situation in Ouattara and his supporters (FPI), the party of former presi- Clinton says his critics are ‘was not sexual But the 62-year-old said she She spearheaded the the last F-16 accident in Taiwan, Ivory Coast. The overwhelm- say that under changes to the dent Laurent Gbagbo. “omitting facts’’ to lump him assault’ but was surprised at the honour, campaign for the 2003 law in 2013, when he parachuted ing priorities are stability and constitution in 2016, of which Gbagbo refused to step in with other men accused of ‘constituted a gross which officially makes her a reform which allowed broth- to safety following a suspected peace," Ouattara said last week he himself was the architect, down in 2010 after losing sexual assault and harassment. dame companion of the New els and street workers to oper- mechanical failure. in an interview with magazine the starting point for presiden- the election to Ouattara. He Lewinsky has said their abuse of power’ Zealand Order of Merit. ate legally. The reform meant The five-day drill kicked off Jeune Afrique. tial terms is now zero -- that his was forced out after violence relationship “was not sexual "It's not something I would sex workers were covered by Monday with troops practising In a communique, a large two election victories in 2010 between supporters of the assault’’ but “constituted a gross I’ve tried to do a good job since have expected," she told Radio employment, health and safety thwarting a Chinese "invasion" opposition coalition, Together and 2015 do not count. two rivals that claimed sev- abuse of power.’’ then, and with my life and with New Zealand. laws, giving them rights they by simulating surprise coastal for Democracy and Sover- This interpretation is con- eral thousand lives, and is now Clinton tells NBC: “I dealt my work. That’s all I have to "In fact, I always say I expect had never previously enjoyed. assaults to reflect increased eignty (EDS), blasted his state- tested not only by the oppo- on trial in The Hague for war with it 20 years ago, plus... And s ay.’’ AGENCIES to be arrested at dawn, not to Healy said her new title military threats from Beijing. ment as "pure provocation of sition but also internationally, crimes. Constitutional changes have this kind of tremendous showed how much attitudes Although Taiwan is a self-ruling the Ivorian people." "The idea although some commentators that critics say are designed to honour and I was just very had changed. "This honour, democracy, it has never formally of a third term, as the current see it as a tactic by Ouattara to let presidential incumbents affected, very touched." and to have it given to me, is declared independence from the head of state knows, is anti- tamp down quarrels within his retain power have been unfold- Healy has led the New about saying, 'Okay, it's okay, mainland and Beijing still sees constitutional, unacceptable party over his succession. ing or are under discussion in Zealand Prostitutes Collective you can come in from the cold, it as a renegade province to be and unattainable," EDS chair- EDS is a coalition that gath- a range of African countries, since 1989 and her honours you and yours'," she told the brought back into the fold, by man Georges Armand Oueg- ers civil society groups as well including Burundi, Chad, the citation said she had built it national broadcaster. AGENCIES force if necessary. AGENCIES nin said in the statement. as the Ivorian People's Party Comoros and Togo. AGENCIES Anti-immigration party Mine collapse kills Paris police evacuate two more two in Morocco wins Slovenia elections region hit by unrest makeshift immigrant camps LJUBLJANA: An anti-immi- gration opposition party won PARIS: Paris police today sheltered. Concerns had grown Slovenia's parliamentary elec- RABAT: Two people were began evacuating around 1,000 in recent weeks over the condi- tion on Sunday, taking 25 per- killed at an abandoned mine migrants from two makeshift tions at the makeshift camps. cent of the vote, according to in a northeastern region of camps in the city, five days after One migrant drowned in the St preliminary results. Morocco that has been hit by another 1,000 were taken to Martin canal last month, while However, the centre-right social unrest sparked by simi- temporary lodgings. a brawl left a migrant seriously Slovenia Democratic Party lar accidents, authorities said. The operation began at injured at the St Denis camp. (SDS) of former prime minis- The accident happened dawn at a camp along the Canal "They say we can stay in ter Janez Jansa may struggle to when a shaft collapsed on the St Martin northeast of the city shelters for not very long, that pull together a government as of the European Union - nota- pair in the Sidi Boubker com- centre where an estimated 550 we'll have three meals a day. its hardline stance on immigra- bly Hungary and Poland - have mune of Jerada province on mainly Afghan migrants were spring up again several times That's good," said a migrant tion has left it short of potential turned to parties which oppose Sunday as they tried to mine staying, an AFP reporter said. last year. Claims for refugee sta- who gave his name only as Sou- coalition partners. the bloc's plans under which lead. "Two people, aged around Another 450 people were tus will be given a "complete leimane, wearing a rasta cap Jansa acknowledged any countries would accept asylum 33 and 42, died on Sunday fol- being evacuated from a camp and in-depth examination", the over his dreadlocks. post-election negotiations seekers under a quota system. lowing the partial collapse of a to the north at Porte de la Cha- statement said. Today's oper- "Life here was very, very dif- would be difficult. "We will The SDS, supported by Hunga- lead gallery in Sidi Boubker," the pelle, police and city authorities ation comes less than a week ficult." Many migrants hope probably have to wait for some ry's nationalist Prime Minister local authorities said, quoted by said in a joint statement. after the dismantling of a camp for refugee status but may be time ... before serious talks on Viktor Orban, is firmly opposed Moroccan news outlets. The St Martin Canal is near along the Canal St Denis, north facing expulsion under cen- a new government will be pos- to such quotas and says most "The victims were extracted the site of a sprawling former of the St Martin canal, where trist President Emmanuel sible," he told reporters after of the money used to support from inside the gallery by a camp by the Stalingrad Metro around 1,000 migrants mainly Macron's tougher approach to he cast his own vote. Voters in them should be diverted to the group of their companions," stop, which was cleared only to from Eritrea and Sudan had immigration. AGENCIES a number of eastern members security forces. AGENCIES they were quoted as saying. "One of the victims, who was still alive, was rushed to hos- pital at Oujda university... but Imran Khan not ‘sadiq and amin’, says ex-wife later succumbed to their inju- ries." Moroccan authorities have vowed to close all abandoned ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported earlier. The book is part of an "agenda" ahead of the mines in Jerada after months Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran premised on her personal expe- July 25 general elections. of social unrest in the former Khan's estranged wife Reham riences as a mother, wife, jour- 65-year-old Khan's pre- mining region. AGENCIES Khan said today her former nalist and warrior . vious two marriages ended husband is not 'sadiq and amin' She also criticised Khan in divorce. His first marriage (honest and righteous) in line over the recent nominations was with Jemima Goldsmith, with Constitutional provisions of candidates for the caretaker daughter of a British billion- as he hid his third marriage for chief minister for Punjab, for aire, in 1995, which lasted nine two months. which the party has come years. Khan has two sons from Reham, whose marriage under fire after it withdrew the her. with Khan in 2015 ended after name of its proposed candidate Rumours about Khan's 10 months, asked Supreme Nasir Khosa. third marriage started circu- Court Chief Justice Saqib Nisar "How can a person run a lating in January. However, he to take suo motu notice of the country if he cannot give a had rejected media reports that matter. name for the caretaker chief he had secretly married Bushra She claimed Khan had kept minister," she asked. on January 1. his marriage to faith healer tion of Article 62 and 63 of the Panama Papers case by the Reham has remained at the On February 19, Khan's Bushra Maneka under wraps Constitution, she was quoted Supreme Court under the same centre of controversy after the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf for two months and equivo- as saying by the Pakistani provision. manuscript of her book was spokesperson Fawad Chaud- cated when pressed for an media. Reham is expected to leaked online, which irked sev- hary said that the party chief answer. Nawaz Sharif was disquali- launch a book before the gen- eral PTI leaders who took to married Bushra in a simple cer- This constituted a viola- fied as prime minister in the eral elections, Express News Twitter to accuse her of being emony. AGENCIES 12 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 Unilateral trade curbs to risk fragile FB gave firms broad access to global economic recovery: Prabhu NEW DELHI: Unilateral trade restrictive actions by some data on users, friends: NYT developed countries could derail the fragile global eco- LALIT K JHA no longer share such informa- cials were quoted as saying. nomic recovery which would tion with outsiders,” the daily “You might think that Face- have implications on job sce- WASHINGTON: Facebook said reporting the results of book or the device manufac- nario, Commerce and Indus- has formed data-sharing part- its investigation. Some device turer is trustworthy. But the try Minister Suresh Prabhu nerships with 60 device mak- makers could retrieve personal problem is that as more and has said. ers, including Apple and information even from users’ more data is collected on the Prabhu was speaking at an Microsoft, giving them access friends who believed they had device and if it can be accessed informal gathering of 28 mem- to information of users and barred any sharing, The New by apps on the device it creates ber countries of the World even their friends, a media York Times found. serious privacy and security Trade Organisation (WTO) report has claimed, weeks after In interviews to The New risks,” Serge Egelman, a privacy in Paris on May 31, according the social media faced massive York Times, Facebook however researcher at the University of to a release by the commerce backlash for improperly shar- defended its data sharing agree- California, Berkeley, who stud- ministry. ing personal data of up to 87 ment and asserted that these ies the security of mobile apps, On the recent cycle of uni- mature to discuss binding mul- could, on the contrary, weaken million people. are consistent with its privacy told the daily. lateral trade measures and tilateral rules for e-commerce”. the multilateral trading system. The New York Times yes- policies, the FTC agreement The report comes as Face- proposed counter measures, He also said the WTO The minister stressed on the terday revealed the partner- and pledges to users. book has come under scru- Prabhu said “actions and coun- already has a full agenda and need to work together quickly ships, shedding new light on Samsung over the last decade, The agreements that Face- “These partnerships work tiny for its handling of private ter actions such as this could India has “reservations” about to address the challenges which the social media giant’s behav- starting before Facebook apps book entered raise “concerns very differently from the way data after it was revealed that stop the fragile global eco- the introduction of new issues the WTO is facing at present. iour related to customer data in were widely available on smart- about the company’s privacy in which app developers use Cambridge Analytica accessed nomic recovery in its tracks, such as investment facilitation Stating that trade must the wake of a scandal involving phones, company officials were protections and compliance our platform,” Ime Archibong, millions of users’ private with consequences for jobs, in the WTO lest fundamental contribute to development, he the British political consulting quoted as saying by the report. with a 2011 consent decree” Facebook vice president told information. GDP growth and development issues in agriculture and devel- said that India and many other firm Cambridge Analytica. The deals allowed Face- with the Federal Trade Com- the daily. In April, Facebook CEO that would harm everyone and opment get neglected. developing countries have to Facebook, which was book to expand its reach and mission, the report said. Unlike developers that Mark Zuckerberg had admit- could also irrevocably dam- He also said there were accord priority to addressing founded in 2004, has reached let device makers offer cus- “Facebook allowed the provide games and services ted making a “huge mistake” age the rules-based multilateral already a number of ministe- the challenges in the journey data-sharing partnerships tomers popular features of the device companies access to to Facebook users, the device as personal data of up to 87 system built up with hard work rial mandates to guide work towards greater trade liberali- with at least 60 device mak- social network, such as messag- the data of users’ friends with- partners can use Facebook data million users may have been over many years”. at the WTO and negotiators sation and global integration. ers including Apple, Amazon, ing, “like” buttons and address out their explicit consent, even only to provide versions of “the improperly shared with Cam- Instead of using such have been working for years on He cautioned that any BlackBerry, Microsoft and books. after declaring that it would Facebook experience,” the offi- bridge Analytica. PTI actions to deal with any inad- many issues. endeavour at the WTO for equacy or unfairness in the “Work should be resumed reciprocal trade rules, which WTO provisions, the best based on existing mandates, ignored this reality, would fur- Tata Motors course of action would be declarations and decisions...It ther deepen the divide and Suzuki’s automobile production deal with such issues within would be counterproductive aggravate the disenchantment appoints Shailesh the multi-lateral framework, and harmful to the system to with globalisation. he said. ignore the ministerial man- Further the minister said Chandra as The US has imposed high dates and all the work done so that the dispute settlement in India crosses 20 mn milestone duties on steel and aluminium far and re-set the negotiations,” arm of the WTO was the cen- head of electric items, which has led to trade he added. tral pillar in providing security NEW DELHI: Japan’s Suzuki the three plants. war like situation. He also cautioned that and predictability to the sys- mobility biz Motor Corporation (SMC) on In 2017-18, around 1.78 On e-commerce, Prabhu while some countries viewed tem and members should com- Monday said it has achieved million units were produced said India has been actively plurilateral discussions as a mence the selection process to NEW DELHI: Tata Motors on accumulated automobile pro- in India, of which 1.65 million engaging in the WTO on the stepping stone to multilateral fill the vacancies in the Appel- Monday said it has appointed duction of 20 million units in units were sold in the domestic sector “even though it is pre- agreements, such initiatives late Body. MPOST Shailesh Chandra as head of its India. With this, India becomes market and 1,30,000 units were newly created Electric Mobility the second country after Japan exported to over 100 countries Business with an aim to cap- where Suzuki has reached this and regions including Europe, ICICI Bank Govt appoints IDBI Bank MD M ture opportunities arising out milestone, the company said in Japan, Asia, Africa, and Latin of new mobility trends and to a statement. America, SMC added. begins search for bring organisational focus and SMC, which began its jour- The company had crossed K Jain as RBI Deputy Governor alignment. ney in India through a joint 56.21 per cent stake and fully- milestone in India with the the first 1 million units mile- new chairman Chandra will lead the new venture with the Central gov- owned arm, Suzuki Motor newly launched Swift produced stone in March 1994 and went NEW DELHI: The govern- vertical in addition to his cur- ernment - Maruti Udyog, said Gujarat (SMG) that supplies at the Gujarat plant. on to reach 10 million units in NEW DELHI: Private sec- ment on Monday appointed rent responsibility and will the country is the fastest to exclusively to MSIL. The Japanese small car March 2011. tor ICICI Bank has initiated IDBI Bank managing director be redesignated as President- reach 20 million units in 34 While MSIL produces vehi- major began its automobile It crossed the 15 million the process of appointment M K Jain as Deputy Governor Electric Mobility Business years and 5 months since start- cles at Gurgaon and Manesar production in India in Decem- units cumulative production of non-executive chairman as of RBI in place of S S Mundra, & Corporate Strategy, with ing production in December plants, SMG rolls out vehicles ber 1983 with its first model, milestone in India in May 2015. the term of incumbent M K who had completed his three- immediate effect and will con- 1983, breaking the record of from its Gujarat facility. the Maruti 800 by erstwhile The top five produced mod- Sharma is coming to an end year term in July last year. tinue to be a member of the 45 years and 9 months in Japan. “Of the 20 million units, Maruti Udyog. els are Alto (3.17 million), on June 30. “Government appoints Executive Committee, Tata Currently, SMC produces Alto was the most produced At present, 16 models, Maruti 800 (2.91 million), The process has started and experienced banker Mahesh Motors said in BSE filing. automobiles in the country model with approximately 3.17 including the Dzire, Baleno, Wagon R (2.13 million), Onmi the board has to take a call if Kumar Jain, MD & CEO of MD of Chennai based Indian “Creation of this new busi- through Maruti Suzuki India million units,” SMC said, add- Alto, Swift, WagonR, and (1.94 million) and Swift (1.94 the appointment has to be IDBI Bank as Deputy Governor Bank. He was appointed MD ness vertical will enable Tata Ltd (MSIL) in which it holds ing the company crossed this Vitara Brezza, are produced at million). MPOST made from the existing pool of RBI for a term of three years,” of Indian Bank in November Motors to deliver on its aspi- of independent directors or said Financial Services Secre- 2015. He also served in several ration of providing innovative by inviting an outsider to take tary Rajiv Kumar in a tweet. banking sector panels includ- and competitive e-mobility up the position, sources said. A search panel headed by ing secretary and coordinator solutions,” it added. Stocks falter on rate hike fears; realty, power tank As the term of the current the Cabinet Secretary inter- to Basant Seth Committee on The company’s CEO and chairman is coming to an end viewed candidates, including Review and Revamp of Internal Managing Director Guenter MUMBAI: The BSE Sensex NSE NIFTY BSE NIFTY Nair, Head of Research, Geojit so a new chairman has to be three senior bureaucrats, on and Concurrent Audit System Butschek said:”Tata Motors skidded over 215 points on Financial Services. appointed, sources added. May 10. The search panel also in Public sector banks. is optimistic about the future Monday as nervous investors Intra-day on June 4, 2018 Intra-day on June 4, 2018 HDFC Bank was the top Among various inde- includes RBI Governor, Finan- He was a member of the of electric vehicles and would took money off the table amid High: -67.70 High: -215.37 loser in the Sensex pack, fall- pendent directors, seasoned cial Services Secretary and government constituted com- 10,770.30 35,555.59 like to lead the electric mobil- speculation that the RBI may (-0.63%) (-0.61%) ing 2.99 per cent, followed by banker and former Bank of some independent members. mittee on PIL on NPAs for ity evolution in the country.” go for a rate hike this week. Open: Open: Adani Ports at 2.87 per cent. Baroda chairman and manag- Jain, with 30 years of bank- submission to Supreme Court Previous close: Previous close: The company will also Rate sensitives led the 10,765.95 35,503.24 Other laggards included ing director M D Mallya is set ing experience, has been MD and redesigning Annual Per- leverage on the capabilities of decline, with the BSE Realty 10,696.20 35,227.26 Bharti Airtel 2.77 per cent, to be frontrunner to succeed of IDBI Bank since March formance Appraisal Report of Close: Close: MPOST MPOST other Tata Group companies index emerging as the worst 35,011.89 Power Grid 2.06 per cent, HUL Sharma. 2017. Prior to this, he was PSB officers. to develop the full ecosystem performer among sectoral indi- 10,628.50 1.73 per cent, ONGC 1.71 per and fast-track the adoption of ces by slumping 3.25 per cent. cent, NTPC 1.43 per cent, SBI e-mobility, he added. Banking, financials, consumer Low: Low: 1.37 per cent, Asian Paints 1.20 10,618.35 ‘India among top 5 nations Chandra has played an durables and capital goods 34,982.25 per cent, ICICI Bank 1.14 per instrumental role in leading tumbled up to 1.83 per cent. cent and Kotak Bank 1.13 per the project teams to deliver The RBI’s Monetary Policy 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 cent. Bucking the trend, Dr the EESL project and has been Committee began its three- KBK Infographics Reddy’s topped the gainers list in e-waste generation’ closely working with some of day meeting on Monday amid by spurting 2.86 per cent, fol- the group companies and other speculation that it may hike the ended lower by 67.70 points, or the global market as investors lowed by Infosys, M&M, Tata NEW DELHI: India is among per cent) and Madhya Pradesh ecosystem partners in his cur- key interest rate on June 6 for 0.63 per cent, at 10,628.50, after are gradually factoring a rate Steel, RIL, TCS and Yes Bank. the top five e-waste generating The global volume 7.6 per cent. rent role, the company said. the first time in over four years hovering between 10,770.30 hike ahead of RBI’s monetary Among the BSE sectoral countries in the world besides of e-waste is The global volume of Tata Motors had bagged due to firming inflation. and 10,618.35. policy. indices, realty fell 3.25 per cent, China, the US, Japan and Ger- e-waste is expected to reach orders to supply 350 electric The 30-share Sensex, which Meanwhile, foreign portfo- “As the result season is over, power 2.32 per cent, telecom many, according to a report. expected to reach 52.2 million tonne (MT) or cars to state-owned EESL in the opened on a strong footing lio investors (FPIs) offloaded market participants are keen 1.95 per cent, consumer dura- Among states, Maharashtra 52.2 MT 6.8 kg per inhabitant by 2021 first phase of a total of 10,000 amid positive global leads and shares worth a net Rs 202.80 on macros, the movement bles,1.83 per cent, utilities 1.66 contributes the largest e-waste from 44.7 MT in 2016 at a com- units to be procured over a hit a high of 35,555.59, soon crore, while domestic institu- of oil price and rupee... On per cent, finance 1.50 per cent, of 19.8 per cent but recycles pound annual growth rate of 20 period of time. The company slipped into the negative zone tional investors (DIIs) bought the other hand, the tailwinds bankex 1.42 per cent, infra- only about 47,810 tonne per recycled about 52,427 TPA; per cent. Of the total e-waste said it will work in a collabora- on massive selling in several equities to the tune of Rs 337.97 caused by prognosis of good structure 1.35 per cent, capital annum (TPA), the report Uttar Pradesh (10.1 per cent) produced in 2016, only 20 per tive manner to facilitate faster heavyweights. It finally ended crore on Friday, as per provi- monsoon and uptick in eco- goods 1.26, PSU 1.17 per cent, released by Assocham and recycles about 86,130 TPA; cent (8.9 MT) is documented to adoption of electric vehicles at 35,011.89, down 215.37 sional data. nomic activity in Q4FY18 will FMCG 1.14 per cent, health- NEC on Monday said. West Bengal (9.8 per cent), be collected properly and recy- and to build a sustainable points or 0.61 per cent. “Market erased early gains boost consumption led story care 0.46 per cent and auto 0.37 Tamil Nadu with e-waste Delhi (9.5 per cent ), Karna- cled, while there is no record of future for India. MPOST The broader NSE Nifty too despite positive momentum in and rural economy,” said Vinod per cent. MPOST contribution of 13 per cent taka (8.9 per cent), Gujarat (8.8 the remaining, e-waste. MPOST IATA criticises airport privatisation, evolves roadmap for govts

AMITABHA ROYCHOWDHURY als, interested private parties or financiers, he said, adding SYDNEY: Virtually expressing there were also poor regulatory India flouting global laws by taxing exasperation over the experi- safeguards . ence of airport privatisation, There is a lack of bidder global airlines’ body IATA has selection criteria and often come out with detailed policy the highest bidder is simply international air tickets: IATA measures for world govern- selected; and/or there are vague SYDNEY: The International Air Yet it persists in taxing inter- ‘normal’ levels of profitability we conflicts are the mainstay of ments to take up so that public or provider-biased concession Transport Association (IATA) national travel, he said, appar- are spreading aviation’s benefits daily news. The spectre of trade money is not wasted. contract terms,” he added. on Monday castigated India for ently referring to the imposition even more widely. war looms. Debates on migra- Announcing the conclu- However, Pearce and Direc- taxing international tickets, as it of Goods and Services Tax But there are challenges. tion and immigration rage. And sion of a major study to quan- tor of Global Airport Develop- asked governments to facilitate (GST) and enhancement of its Smarter regulation needs to trust among nations is showing tify the performance of airports ment and Fuel at IATA Hemant the growth of worldwide con- rates on international air tickets, counter the trend of creeping fragility, the IATA chief said. He before and after privatisation, Mistry maintained that the nectivity by avoiding creeping especially business class. re-regulation. Global standards said airlines flew over four bil- IATA said there was evidence on the sidelines of the World state-owned , he said our goal body was not opposed to pri- re-regulation, maintaining the The Indian government had must be maintained by the states lion passengers in 2017 while of how privatised airports are Airport Summit which began is to explain to aviation stake- vatisation of airports. integrity of global standards announced the implementation that agreed (upon) them. And more than 60 million tonnes more expensive than public, here on Monday. holders why privatisation in the Pearce and Mistry said the and addressing a capacity crisis. of the GST from July 1, 2017. we need to find efficient solu- of cargo was delivered by air, that efficiency of privatised air- He said our customers (or monopoly airport sector is not airlines’ body and consultancy We must take govern- The tax covers airline products tions to the looming capacity accounting for a third of the ports is not much better than governments) would not accept working for the best interests firm Deloitte have published ments to task. It is unaccept- and services including tickets, crisis, he said. value of goods traded globally. public airports but, unsurpris- it if airline fares increased dur- of long-term social-economic guidance materials for gov- able that global standards are ancillary, change, refund and Alluding to the recent Every day, goods, people, ingly, profits for privatised air- ing privatisation in our sector, benefits. Governments have ernments considering pub- being ignored by the very gov- other products and fees. De announcements by the Trump investment and ideas are con- ports are much higher. and added that operating effi- focused on short-term finan- lic-private partnerships (PPP) ernments that created them, Juniac was presenting a report administration in the US on nected by aviation. That directly Clearly the generally ciencies were not much better cial gains...alternatives have not and other forms of privati- IATA’s Director General and on the air transport industry at imposition of hefty tariffs on supports 63 million jobs and accepted perceptions of intro- for privatised airports. been considered. Governments sation programs for airport CEO Alexandre de Juniac said. the opening session of the 74th import of steel and other prod- improves the quality of life for ducing privatisation have not Quoting the findings of the have not developed a robust infrastructure. Asserting that India was tax- IATA Annual General Meet- ucts, he warned that the spec- all, de Juniac said. held true in the airport sector. study which examined 90 air- business case and there was “Airports provide critical ing international tickets in con- ing and World Air Transport tre of a trade war looms which However, it is a challenging Airport charges are higher for ports across the world, Pearce insufficient meaningful consul- infrastructure. It is important travention of the resolutions Summit, which began here on would hit the aviation indus- industry to operate , he said, privatised airports. This is not said airport privatisation has tation with industry, the IATA that governments consider- of the UN body International Monday. try as well, specifically in terms adding high taxes, costly and what we should accept from inevitably failed delivering on chief economist said. ing privatisation or PPP take Civil Aviation Organisation On aviation’s core mission of cargo movements and busi- ill-conceived regulation, infra- privatisation in any sector, expectations because of a range There was also lack of trans- a long-term view and focus on (ICAO), de Juniac said, India to deliver safe, secure, accessible ness travel. structure capacity constraints, Brian Pearce, chief economist of shortcomings in the process. parency in the transaction pro- solutions that will maximise helped develop ICAO resolu- and sustainable connectivity, the The forces of protectionism market shifts and the demands of the International Air Trans- Asserting that five out of six cess and often the process is the economic and social ben- tions prohibiting tax on inter- state of our industry is strong are gathering strength. Sanc- of labour are the normal’ reper- port Association (IATA), said best airports in the world were driven by unsolicited propos- efits of connectivity. PTI national tickets. and getting stronger. And with tions, tariffs and geopolitical toire. PTI business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 mp Walmart-Flipkart deal Cheapest LNG starts arriving... as will endanger jobs & Russia’s Gazprom begins supplies small biz: Trade unions

DAHEJ: India on Monday deal with RasGas of Qatar. Russia has emerged as a renegotiated. received its cheapest LNG Also it is cheaper than Gor- long-term source for India’s GAIL Chairman and Man- under a long-term deal as Rus- gon LNG from Australia and hydrocarbon imports, he said. aging Director B C Tripathi sia began shipping natural gas Henry-hub linked US LNG, Stating that the govern- said the contracted volume has at a delivered price of close to supplies of which started only ment is committed to trans- been lowered from 2.5 million USD 7 per million British ther- a few weeks back. forming India into a gas-based tonnes to 0.5 MT in the first mal unit. India, Pradhan said, is economy, he said investments year 2018-19; 0.75 MT in 2019- At current oil prices, the pushing towards a gas-based are being made for augment- 20; 1.5 MT in the third year Russian rate is USD 1.5 per economy by raising the share ing natural gas infrastruc- 2020-21. mmBtu less than the price at of environment friendly fuel ture, including pipelines, LNG The company has commit- which Qatar, India’s oldest sup- in the energy basket to 15 per import terminals and City Gas ted to importing the full 2.5 MT plier, delivered liquefied natu- cent from current 6.2 per cent. Distribution networks. ? a year by the fourth year and ral gas (LNG). There exists huge scope In the last few years, Indian make up for the initial volume Russian supplies are also for gas usage in Indian econ- companies have made invest- reduction over the remaining cheaper by USD 1-1.5 per omy -- from generating power ment of more than USD 10 bil- length of the contract. mmBtu than the LNG sourced to producing quality steel, lion in acquiring varying stakes Also, the price indexation from Australia and the US. contract period was extended reworked Australian supplies he said, adding that increas- in strategic Russian projects has been changed from the Oil Minister Dharmendra by three years to accommo- and now gas from Russia under ing gas share would also help including Sakhalin-1, Van- Japan Customs-cleared Crude NEW DELHI: Over 100 trader committed to India for the Pradhan, who flew in here to date the supplies not taken in renegotiated terms has started the country meet its COP21 korneft and Taas-Yuryakh. On to Brent, and the oil-linked organisations on Monday long term. witnessed arrival of first LNG initial years as well as get an to flow, Pradhan said after commitment to cutting carbon the other hand, Russian com- slope of the contract formula opposed the USD 16-billion “We have been running ship under a 20-year import additional 2 million tonnes receiving the LNG cargo. emission. pany led consortium has com- lowered, and therefore the final Walmart-Flipkart deal stating Cash and Carry business in deal with Gazprom, termed over-and-above the 50 million India will import LNG India is dependent on mitted an investment of USD price. it would cause “irreversible India for almost a decade now the event as Golden Day in the tonnes it had agreed to take in worth an estimated USD 25 bil- imports to meet 45 per cent of 13 billion in Esaar Oil in 2016. Sources said the renego- damage” to small traders and and helping small kiranas suc- India’s energy pursuit. 2012 over the 20 year contract lion over the contract period its gas needs. Russia is currently, world’s tiated contract provides for endanger jobs for thousands. ceed and become modern. We State-owned gas utility period. from Russia, he said. “Gazprom Beginning of supplies from largest crude oil & second larg- diverting a part of the vol- The associations, including are sourcing locally with more GAIL India Ltd had in Janu- LNG carrier ‘LNG Kano ‘, price (after being reworked) is Russia comes within weeks of est gas producer in the world. ume, originally contracted on Centre of Indian Trade Unions than 95 per cent merchandise ary taken advantage of Russian bringing cargo from Russian very competitive.” India importing its first ever India is world’s third largest a delivered ex-ship basis, to (CITU) and All India Kisan coming from within the coun- company’s inability to deliver supplier Gazprom, docked at While he did not give LNG cargo from US under a energy consumer and fourth other markets. Sabha (AIKS), released an open try including from thousands LNG from the previously Petronet LNG Ltd’s import details, sources with direct long-term import deal. largest importer of LNG. ? Under the re-worked deal statement highlighting the of small farmers, small suppli- agreed Schtokman project in facility here this morning. knowledge of the development Pradhan said the starting GAIL has renegotiated with with Gazprom, the duration of deal’s “multifaceted dangers” ers and women-owned busi- the Barents Sea, to renegotiate Gazprom supplied the 3.4 said the reworked price at cur- of LNG imports from Russia Russian supplier Gazprom the the contract has been extended to the economy, and called for nesses,” he added. price agreed in 2012. trillion British thermal unit rent oil rate comes to close to has added a new dimension to terms of the 20-year deal to by three years and the Indian its nullification. He said that Walmart has GAIL also deferred tak- (TBtu) of cargo from Nige- USD 7 per mmBtu, which is the Indo-Russian bilateral rela- import 2.5 million tonnes a company has agreed to buy an The bodies also argued that been creating skilled local jobs ing deliveries of full 2.5 mil- ria. “First we renegotiated cheaper than the delivered tions, particularly in the oil & year of LNG. Both price and additional six million tonnes of allowing the deal to go through for the youths in the country lion tonnes a year LNG. The price of LNG from Qatar, then price of LNG under the 25-year gas sector. ? volume ramp up have been LNG volumes. MPOST would create an American duo- and is also sourcing several bil- poly (Walmart and Amazon) in lion dollars worth of products the Indian retail sector and also that made in India as part of ICSI announces IGL signs MoU with Petronet lead to control of consumer global sourcing office. ITC commits to scaling up Wellbeing data by these multi-national He countered allegations mega placement corporations (MNCs). that the deal would lead to job LNG for creating infrastructure “Walmart is well-known losses saying the transaction drive across out of Waste programme for its global supply chain, will in fact, lead to creation especially of cheap goods of lakhs of new jobs and help four regions Initiative covers 77 lakh people throughout country from China, which will hurt thousands of local suppliers local manufacturers and sup- and manufacturers access the OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: ITC Ltd is com- ety, to make a meaningful con- pliers,” Chamber of Associa- consumers through Flipkart’s mitted to scale up its solid waste tribution towards this in line tions of Maharashtra Industry marketplace model, where the NEW DELHI: The Mega management programmes and with the Hon’ble Prime Minis- and Trade (CAMIT) President government has allowed 100 Placement Drive-2018 is being sustain its leadership position ter’s path breaking initiative of Mohan Gurnani told report- per cent FDI. organised across all 4 regions of as a Solid Waste Recycling Posi- Swachh Bharat. We in ITC are ers here. “The worst affected Kumar emphasised that ICSI in June 2018. The drive is tive Company. ITC is attend- extremely committed through will be small brick and mortar the two entities (Flipkart and being conducted at New Delhi, ing the World Environment our initiative of Wellbeing out retail stores along with SMEs Walmart) will continue to Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai Day celebrations in New Delhi of Waste (WOW), which seeks and suppliers of goods includ- operate independently. on 11th, 12th, 19th, and 23rd on June 5 and will also make a Chairman Y C Deveshwar to evolve a sustainable and a ing farmers,” he added. “Flipkart will continue to June respectively for recruit- OUR CORRESPONDENT of LNG infrastructure in India pledge relating to the theme of country, covering cities, towns, scalable solution to segregate, Last month, Walmart had run marketplace model and ment of Company Secretaries & abroad apart from working the event. ITC’s flagship initia- villages and temples. In a true collect and promote, reuse or announced the acquisition of help thousands of small sup- at a large scale. NEW DELHI: In a step out the possibilities of bidding tive “Wellbeing Out of Waste” spirit of public-private-people recycle solid waste. The ben- 77 per cent stake in Flipkart pliers access the market and The Institute of Company towards achieving the govern- jointly in upcoming GA’s pro- covers over 77 lakh people in partnership, ITC’s waste man- efits of these are already avail- (which is registered in Singa- serve consumers,” he said. Secretaries of India (ICSI) is ment’s vision of developing posed by PNGRB. the country as on this World agement models including able to 77 lakh citizens of the pore) for about USD 16 billion When contacted, Flipkart a premier professional body India into a gas based econ- E.S. Ranganathan, Manag- Environment Day. the flagship initiative Wellbe- country and over time, we (Rs 1.05 lakh crore) -- marking did not respond to the query. set up under an Act of Parlia- omy, Indraprastha Gas Lim- ing Director, IGL and Prabhat ITC’s initiatives in solid ing Out of Waste, encompass are going to scale this up and the largest e-commerce deal The unions were of the view ment, i.e., Company Secretar- ited (IGL), the largest CNG Singh, Managing Director, PLL waste management of which community awareness, segre- enhance our contribution to so far in the country. In India, that if the deal was allowed, ies Act, 1980, for the regulation distribution company of India, signed the MoU in the presence plastic waste management is a gation, promotion of recycling the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s 100 per cent foreign direct two American retail giants -- and development of the profes- entered into a Memorandum of directors and senior officials significant component, aim at and reuse through capacity Vision of Swachh Bharat.” investment (FDI) is allowed in Walmart and Amazon (which sion of Company Secretaries in of Understanding (MoU) with of both companies. providing a 360-degree solu- building and development of ITC has also focused on e-commerce for marketplaces. is present in India through a India. It functions under the Petronet LNG Ltd. (PLL), one The MoU is aimed at syn- tions framework to address social entrepreneurship. optimising its packaging to As many as 127 groups have marketplace model) -- could jurisdiction of Ministry of Cor- of the fastest growing energy ergising the efforts of two lead- the critical issue of waste man- Commenting on the ini- ensure that the environmental now come together to oppose create a ‘duopoly’ that would porate Affairs, Government of company in Liquefied Natural ing players in India’s energy agement through packaging tiatives, Sanjiv Puri, Manag- impact of post-consumer waste the Walmart-Flipkart deal. be too powerful to be regulated. India. MPOST Gas (LNG) chain, for setting up sector. optimization, resource conser- ing Director of ITC Ltd, said, is minimised without affecting Other signatories also include They also urged the BJP vation, recycling of over 99 per “The problem of solid waste the product integrity. networks like National Fish- government, which had ear- cent of waste generated in its management is one of epic ITC has initiated a number workers Forum and National lier strongly opposed Walmart’s REC POWERS SOLAR ENERGY BY $1 MN operations, source segregation, proportions and requires each of community-managed proj- Hawker Federation. entry into India, to frame an collection, reuse and recycling. organ of the society and more ects in villages and towns to Walmart India Chief Cor- e-commerce policy before The initiatives on Monday so, enterprises that are large address the issue of waste man- porate Affairs Officer Rajneesh allowing the current Walmart- extend to 10 states across the economic organs of the soci- agement. MPOST Kumar said the company is Flipkart deal. MPOST Microsoft buys Github for $7.5bn SC restrains Sebi lowers expenses charged

REDMOND: Microsoft on Satya Nadella, CEO, Micro- finalisation of Monday announced to acquire soft, in a statement. by MFs to increase penetration GitHub, the world’s leading “We recognise the com- Binani asset sale software development plat- munity responsibility we OUR CORRESPONDENT reduced to 5 basis points across form, for $7.5 billion. take on with this agreement till further orders all MF schemes, the Securities The two companies will and will do our best work to NEW DELHI: Markets reg- and Exchange Board of India empower developers to empower every developer to NEW DELHI: The Supreme ulator Sebi has drastically (Sebi) said in a notification achieve more at every stage build, innovate and solve the Court on Monday restrained slashed the ‘additional expense’ dated May 29. of the development lifecycle, world’s most pressing chal- finalisation of sale of assets of charged by mutual funds to just One basis point is one-hun- accelerate enterprise use of lenges,” he added. Binani Cement Ltd without its 5 basis points to help increase dredth of a percentage point. In GitHub, and bring Microsoft’s Microsoft Corporate Vice prior approval but allowed the the penetration of such prod- case of open ended equity and developer tools and services to President Nat Friedman, debt resolution process to go ucts among investors. balanced schemes currently, new audiences. founder of Xamarin and an on. A vacation bench of Jus- The move will help reduce the additional expense charged REC Ltd contributed $1 million to the International Solar Alliance (ISA). REC’s Chairman & Managing “Microsoft is a developer- open source veteran, will tices Adarsh Goel and Ashok the cost of investing in MFs and is significantly higher than the Director Dr P V Ramesh handed over the cheque to ISA Interim Director General Upendra Tripathy in the presence of the Power Minister R K Singh, REC Director (Technical) S K Gupta and other first company, and by join- assume the role of GitHub Bhushan issued notice on a industry players believe that it actual credit back of exit load senior officials of the two organisations. The pact was inked on June 4 at the World Environment ing forces with GitHub we CEO. petition filed by Rajputana may result in lower commis- to the scheme. In comparison, Day exhibition at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi strengthen our commitment Github has a community Properties Ltd and restrained sions for distributors. the additional charge is lower to developer freedom, open- of over 28 million developers the Committee of Creditors The additional expense in the case of open-ended debt ness and innovation,” said worldwide. MPOST from taking any final decision. of 20 basis points has been schemes. MPOST Solar energy sector powers job searches by 76% in three years

NEW DELHI: Renewable energy sector has witnessed an rising appeal among job seek- Icra pegs wind energy capacity addition at 3-3.5 gw in FY19 ers and the solar energy sector has seen a 76 per cent jump in NEW DELHI: Wind energy the existing inter-state trans- Moreover, its said the aug- jobs searches since 2014, says capacity addition is estimated mission infrastructure in the mentation of transmission a report. at about 3-3.5 GW in FY2019 states with high wind poten- infrastructure would take According to a study by job and the viability of bid tar- tial remains a challenge, said about 24-36 months, whereas portal Indeed, under the sus- iffs and inter-state connec- Girishkumar Kadam, Sec- the winning developers must tainable energy job profiles, tivity will be key headwinds tor Head and Vice President, commission the wind power searches for solar design engi- largely complementary to solar in India. for developers, ratings agency ICRA Ltd. The connectivity projects within 18 months neers, solar project engineers energy sector in India, saw only “With the increased partici- ICRA said on Monday. regulations recently notified from the date of award. and solar electrical engineers a 28 per cent increase in the pation of women in the renew- The project awards so far by the power regulator CERC The significant decline witnessed significant increase. number of job searches during able energy sector, India can are expected to improve the provide clarity on the proce- in order volumes during the With the introduction of the the same time period. safely hope to achieve the pro- capacity addition in the wind dure and timelines for securing transition from feed-in tariff Central Government’s Scheme India has witnessed substan- jected target of employing over power segment to about 3 to connectivity from the central regime to competitive bidding for the Development of Solar tial growth in the renewable 300,000 people in the sector 3.5 GW in FY2019 against 1.7 transmission utility and accord regime, coupled with pric- Parks in December 2014, vari- energy sector since 2014, which by 2022,” it added. In recent GW in FY2018, ICRA said in priority to projects holding a ing pressures, had an adverse ous parts of India have seen has led to the rise in the number years, India’s increasing efforts a statement. letter of award under the tar- impact on the financial profile the installation of solar plants, of job seekers looking for work towards the expansion of renew- The Ministry of New and iff-based competitive bidding. of the wind turbine manufac- making the solar energy sector opportunities in the field,” said able energy have led to a sub- Renewable Energy (MNRE) However, it said the turers. This remains a concern account for one of the high- Sashi Kumar, Managing Direc- stantial increase in solar power along with the distribution trajectory of project awards ing connectivity and long-term uncertainty on availability of for the wind power IPPs using est generation capacities in the tor, Indeed India. generation, through the setting utilities in Gujarat, Maha- announced by the MNRE in access to inter-state transmis- adequate evacuation infra- the services of such players as Indian electricity grid. Initiatives such as the Solar up of several solar parks and rashtra and Tamil Nadu have November 2017 to achieve the sion network. structure persists, given that O&M contractors, given that “The solar energy sector Cities Programme, the launch solar power projects. Accord- awarded wind-power capac- cumulative wind capacity tar- “While the regulations the existing inter-state trans- the weakening of the financial has witnessed an increase of of an Indian satellite to moni- ingly, there has been an increase ity of 7.6 GW over the past get of 60 GW by FY2022. recently notified by the Cen- mission infrastructure in the profile would affect their abil- 76 per cent in the number of tor greenhouse gases, and the in job searches for solar design 15 months and another 10 However, on a cautious tral Electricity Regulatory states with high wind poten- ity to ensure machine avail- job searches between October Indian Network for Climate engineers, solar project engi- GW each are proposed to note, the winning bidders in Commission (CERC) on con- tial may not be sufficient to ability for the wind farms, said 2014 and October 2017,” the Change Assessment (INCCA) neers and solar electrical engi- be awarded in FY2019 and these auctions face the twin nectivity for renewable energy provide connectivity to the Vikram V, Associated Head report said. Incidentally, the have opened doors for employ- neers between October 2014 FY2020. challenges of project viability projects are positive for these projects bid out so far and pro- and Assistant Vice President, wind energy sector, which is ment for skilled professionals and October 2017. MPOST This is in line with the at the quoted tariffs and secur- developers, the adequacy of posed bids by the SECI. ICRA Ltd. MPOST 14 sport mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 A memorable ton: Chhetri scores Indian women claim 2nd successive win twice in India’s 3-0 win over Kenya at Asia Cup cricket

MUMBAI: Skipper Sunil Chhe- his special day when Narzary’s tri made it a fairytale 100th cross was only half-cleared by international game with a dou- the opposition and fell into his ble strike as India recorded a feet, but the Bengaluru stalwart comprehensive 3-0 victory over failed to connect with the ball. Kenya to enter the final of the In the 68th minute, Chhetri Intercontinental Cup football finally graced his 100th appear- tournament here on Monday. ance with a goal from the spot India gaffer Stephen Con- after he was brought down by stantine repeated the same win- Kibwage inside the box. Calm ning combination from the as ever, the skipper sent the ball Chinese Taipei encounter as into the top corner to draw the Jeje Lalpekhlua continued to first blood in the match. lead the attack. As for Kenya, Just three minutes later, defender Odhiambo Dennis Jeje doubled India’s lead with was named into the side in place a close-range effort which of striker John Makwata, and thumped into the net. A Nar- Timothy Omwenga came on zary cross was blocked by the for Erick Ouma in a last-min- Kenyan defense but it fell into ute change. the path of Jeje who swung it Early in the first half, India beyond the reach of Matasi. created an opportunity from In the dying moments of the the left-flank as winger Udanta game, Chhetri registered his Singh marshalled through the second strike. As India broke wings. The youngster however, away on the counter, Chhe- whipped in the cross too early tri got in behind the sluggish inside the 18-yard-box, which Kenyan defence to lob the ball destroyed the build-up in the over a helpless Matasi with Bal- seventh minute. want providing the assist. Advancing into the sec- The three goals were enough ond quarter, the heavy show- to make the hosts walk off with ers caused trouble for the full points at the final whistle, Kenyans as their misjudgment thereby also confirming their of the bounce allowed centurion Sunil Chhetri and a Kenyan player vie for the ball during the Hero Intercontinental football Cup in Mumbai on Monday PIC/PTI spot in the final match of the Chhetri to pounce on a loose four-nation tournament. India ball. Aiming to lob it over custo- an attempt to obstruct mid- walked off at the break with the defence by storming through onrushing Jeje latched onto will play New Zealand next on Harman Kaur hits a boundary against Thailand during Asia Cup 2018 dian Matasi, Chhetri released a fielder Omoto’s delivery from deadlock yet to be broken. the left-side but he could only Chhetri’s delivery after the June 7. in Kuala Lumpur on Monday PIC/PTI curler from outside the box but the corner. The second half brought release a loose shot which skipper chested it down but the Already assured of a place it sailed over the bar. Failing to provide any end with it an entertaining start as rolled past Gurpreet between Mizoram-born player’s strike in the final, India will next play KUALA LUMPUR: Skipper their opponents and struck Minutes later, goalkeeper product due to the puddles both outfits created chances in the sticks. Later, Mutamba sent went over the target. higher-ranked New Zealand in Harmanpreet Kaur's all-round at regular intervals to restrict Gurpreet Singh pulled off a formed on the field, the first half front of the goal. First, Kenya’s a similar wide effort. Moments later, Chhetri their last round-robin fixture on show helped India notch up Thailand to a meagre 66/8 in save by diving to his left, in saw no goals as the two teams Ochieng exploited the Indian In the 51st minute, an had a chance to find the net on Thursday. AGENCIES their second successive win 20 overs. in the women's Asia Cup as For Thailand, Nattaya the women-in-blue defeated Boochatham was the top Paes returns, Yuki Thailand by 66 runs at the scorer with a 40-ball 21. Nadal powers past Marterer to notch 900th career win Royal Selangor Club here on Apart from Kaur's 3/11, gets exemption Monday. off-spinner Deepti Sharma PARIS: Rafael Nadal said he record set between 1979 and a remarkable fightback from two After firing a 17-ball bagged a couple of wickets for from Asian Games doesn’t “feel old”, after mov- 1981. Nadal was caught cold in sets and a break down to beat unbeaten 27 runs, Kaur 16 runs while Poonam Yadav ing a step closer to an incred- the opening stages as some big South African Kevin Anderson starred with her off-spin, and Pooja Vastrakar took a NEW DELHI: The iconic Lean- ible 11th French Open title on hitting from Marterer brought 1-6 2-6 7-5 7-6(0) 6-2 and reach scalping three wickets at the wicket each. der Paes on Monday made a Monday by beating German him the first two games. the French Open quarter-finals cost of just 11 runs. With two wins from as comeback to the Asian Games Maximilian Marterer to reach But it didn’t take Nadal long for the first time on Monday. Put in to bat, India posted many games, the Indian bound Indian squad while Yuki the quarter-finals the day after to figure out his opponent, reel- Having gone two sets 132/4 as the entire top order women top the charts with Bhambri was "exempted" as his 32nd birthday. Rafael Nadal ing off four straight games en up with big hitting from the contributed well with the bat. four points. AITA threw its weight behind has recorded the 900th singles route to an inevitable one-set baseline, towering sixth seed While openers Mona India will next take on country's top singles player in match win of his career. lead. The 16-time Grand Slam Anderson threw Schwartzman Meshram (32) and Smriti Bangladesh in their third his quest for Grand Slam glory. The world number one’s champion raced through the a lifeline while serving for the Mandhana (29) took India match of the tournament on Paes, who has won eight 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) victory over second set in just 38 minutes, match at 5-4 and his booming to a good start, Anuja Patil's Wednesday. medals at the previous editions the world number 70 saw him breaking his opponent’s serve serve faltered again at 5-6 as the 22, Kaur's 27 and Veda Krish- Brief Scores: India women of Asian Games, has not com- equal the record of 12 last-eight twice. But Marterer — who was Argeentine took the third set. namurthy, who chipped in 132/4 (Mona Meshram 32, peted in the prestigious qua- appearances at Roland Gar- playing in the main draw for The 25-year-old Schwartz- with 11 runs, took India to a Harmanpreet Kaur 27 not out, drennial event since winning ros, which was set by Novak the first time — moved into a man, who won the Rio Open competitive total in the allot- Wongpaka Liengprasert 2/16) the men's doubles gold with Djokovic the day before. 3-1 lead early in the third as he claycourt title earlier this year, ted 20 overs. beat Thailand 66/8 (Nattaya Mahesh Bhupathi and mixed Top seed Nadal, who cele- honest, I am enjoying the day “It’s always good to see him threatened to become the first switched gears in the tiebreak Later, the Indian bowl- Boochatham 21, Harmanpreet doubles gold with Sania Mirza brated his birthday on Sunday, is by day on the tour and I hope in the quarter-final because he’s man to take a set off Nadal at at the end of a tight fourth set ers, riding on their experi- Kaur 3/11, Deepti Sharma at the 2006 Doha Games. Yuki, now on his own in third on the to keep doing this for a while.” a good friend, a good person. Roland Garros since the Span- to level the contest at two sets ence and accuracy, dominated 2/16) by 66 runs. AGENCIES ranked 94, is expected to make all-time list for most match wins Nadal powered 39 winners past He’s a worker, and I’m happy iard’s 2015 quarter-final defeat apiece as a tiring Anderson the cut for the US Open. AGENCIES at Grand Slam events with 234 Marterer, who pushed the Span- to see him having all this suc- by Djokovic. failed to earn a point. victories after passing Jimmy iard as hard as he could with- cess. Hopefully not too much But the reigning champion With momentum having Connors. out ever threatening an upset. (though),” smiled Nadal, who quickly hit back before securing swung his way, Schwartzman “I don’t feel old. But I am He will face Argentinian Diego had a brief practice session with a tie-break on his second match secured the decisive breaks in Injured Serena pulls 32, and I have been here since Schwartzman for a semi-final Schwartzman last week. point when Marterer fired long, the final set and sealed a memo- 2003, so it’s a long way, a lot of spot, after the 11th seed staged The 16-time Grand Slam celebrating with a trademark rable victory over the U.S. Open years,” he said. “I started very a thrilling comeback to down champion has now won 37 con- fist pump. finalist with an ace after a con- out of French Open young. That’s a real thing. But, sixth seed Kevin Anderson 1-6, secutive sets at Roland Garros, Meanwhile, Argentine test lasting three hours and 51 no, I feel happy to be here. Being 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/0), 6-2. just four short of Bjorn Borg’s Diego Schwartzman produced minutes. AGENCIES PARIS: American tennis great Serena Williams Government of West Bengal pulled out of her French Directorate of Forests Halep sweeps past Mertens to Open Round-of-16 Office of the, Divisional Forest Officer clash on Monday due to Silviculture (South) Division enter French Open quarter-finals injury, sending Russian Midnapore 721101 Maria Sharapova into Notice Inviting Re-Tender: - 02/Silvi/Erection of Chain Link PARIS: World No. 1 Tennis in the singles’ draws at Roland the quarter-finals. Fencing under Silviculture (S) player Simona Halep swept Garros when she saw off sev- "Unfortunately I've been having some issues Division/2018-19/2nd Call past Elise Mertens of Belgium enth seed Caroline Garcia 6-2 with my pec muscle. Right now I cannot actually with a rapid 6-2, 6-1 victory in 6-3 in the fourth round on HOWRAH MUNICIPAL Online applications are the fourth round of the French Monday. serve, so it's hard to play when I can't physically CORPORATION invited by Divisional Forest serve," Serena told a press conference, just a Officer, Silviculture (S) Division, Open to reach the quarterfinals. The German former world 4. MAHATMA GANDHI In just 59 minutes, the two- number one, seeded 12th, moment before her fourth-round clash with ROAD, HOWRAH - 711 101 Midnapore from bonafide No.WB-HMC/NIT/ED/006/L/18-19 Contractors/Agencies having time French Open finalist easily played from the back of the Sharapova, which would have been their 22nd Dated.31.05.2018 sufficient credentials andovercame 16th-seed Mertens a double fault - her fourth of the court throughout the match, encounter. Serena, 36, played her first Grand NOTICE INVITING E-TENDER in their second career match, match. Halep, in her bid for a making it impossible for her financial capabilities for Slam tournament in Paris since giving birth to E-Tenders are Invited by the Erection of Chain Link Fencing winning 63 percent of her first first Grand Slam title, is set to 24-year-old opponent to Assistant Engineer (Elec.), under Silviculture (S) Division. serves and 78 percent of her take on either seventh-seeded develop her attacking game. a daughter last September. Serena, a 23-time Start and Last Date for online second, reported Efe. Caroline Garcia of France or Kerber only hit 11 winners Grand Slam singles title winner, had won 18 HMC, for Electrical Works at submission of application are Rabindra Bhavan Auditorium, Mertens was out of step 12th-seeded Angelique Kerber but Garcia made 36 unforced straight matches against Sharapova prior to 02.06.2018 and 09.06.2018 throughout much of the match, of Germany. errors, meaning the German Bally of Howrah Municipal respectively. Detail information is Monday's scheduled head-to-head. AGENCIES Corporation. available at www.wbtenders. and despite a small rally at the Meanwhile, Angelique Ker- was never under too much Bid submission start date gov.in. end, she gave Halep the win on ber ended the French presence pressure. AGENCIES (On line): 31.05.2018 6:00 Sd/- Bid submission Closing date (Santhosha G.R. IFS) (On line): 15.06.2018 6:00 Divisional Forest Officer Details of N.I.T. and Tender Silviculture (South) Division Anand settles for another draw in Altibox Norway chess documents may be downloaded from: http://wbtenders.gov.in STAVANGER (NORWAY): Five-time before launching a decisive attack on 88(4)/2018/19 4.6.2018 world champion Viswanathan Anand's the king side. hunt for an elusive win continued as he "This was not fun. Well played by was held to yet another draw by Shakhri- Wesley. Credit goes to him, because he yar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in the played a great game," was how Carlsen sixth round of the Altibox Norway Chess summed up the game. tournament here. Carlsen thus remained on 3.5 points American Wesley So threw the tour- out of a possible six games and still has nament open by scoring a crushing vic- two games to go. Wesley, Levon Aro- tory over Magnus Carlsen of Norway. nian of Armenia now follow the Nor- With his sixth draw in as many wegian on three points each but Wesley games, Anand took his tally to 2.5 has played just five games and has an points in all as the game against Ding extra game in hand. Anand is now on Liren, who withdrew due to injury, was 2.5 points sharing the fourth spot with declared null and void. American duo of Hikaru Nakamura The Indian ace still has three more and Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin games to play in the strongest tourna- of Russia and Mamedyarov. Maxime ment of the year and technically he is but the fact remains that Wesley has pieces changed hands at regular inter- Vachier-Lagrave of France is at the bot- just a half point behind Carlsen, who three games remaining while Carlsen vals and the payers arrived at a drawn tom with two points in all. was struck by Wesley for the first time has just two more to play in the nine- rook and pawns endgame to sign peace. Results after Round 6: Vishwana- ever in a classical game. player tournament. Wesley went for the exchange vari- than Anand (IND, 2.5/5) drew with This was not only Weslay's first vic- For Anand, it was a day that did not ation in the Slav defense and found Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE, 2.5/6); tory, it was also the first loss that Carlsen start well. Mamedyarov's fianchetto vari- that Carlsen was not quite prepared to Wesley So (USA, 3/5) beat Magnus suffered this year after a streak of 37 ation in the Ruy Lopez was something tackle the fine prints. The middle game Carlsen (NOR, 3.5/6); Hikaru Naka- undefeated classical games. the Indian probably did not expect and had some advantage for Wesley that he mura (USA, 2.5/5) drew with Maxime The reigning world champion can after a sedate opening, the Azerbaijani nurtured after sacrificing a pawn tem- Vachier-Lagrave (FRA, 2/5); Levon Aro- still take some solace from the fact that thought he had a decent position. Anand porarily on the queen side. The Ameri- nian (ARM, 3/6) drew with Fabiano he is still tied for first spot with Wesley probably agreed with this view too as can then won two pawns in tandem Caruana (USA, 2.5/5). AGENCIES 15 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Tuesday, 5 June, 2018 mp Entertainment Swara, who has Where there is been very vocal Swara Bhasker about her thoughts MUSIC, THERE believes that social media is a virtual is life: Priya public place just not shaken like restaurants, parks and cinema halls, where a BY TROLLS decent level of MUMBAI: Whether it is the series “I believe there should be a distinc- behaviour is of suspiciously identical tweets lash- tion between States/ Governments ing out at her for doing a sequence of of a country and the civilians of that expected self-pleasuring in Veere Di Wedding country. My regard for and good- or for her contradictory opinions on will towards the people of Pakistan Pakistan expressed on two different remains unchanged. Some of my platform, actor Swara Bhasker is get- closest friends are Pakistani. Lahore ting slammed and she is taking it on remains one of my soul cities.” her chin as usual. Her last words on trolling are Speaking on the current troll trail significant. Swara says, “I have no comments for “I believe the social media is a vir- people who are petty, who are hypo- tual public place just like restaurants, critical or who slut-shame. I also have no comments for idiots. Currently I am ignoring these people and feeling I have no very happy with the rest of the team comments for people of Veere Di Wedding about the suc- cess of the film”. who are petty, who She further added: “A lot of peo- ple on social media are speaking up are hypocritical or for me and I sincerely want to thank who slut-shame. I also them all for the support”. As far as being trolled for her mas- have no comments for turbation sequence in Veere Di Wed- ding is concerned Swara comments, “I idiots have been targeted by paid trolling in the past and I’m used to it. Many twit- parks and cinema halls. Just as we MEGHNA KHANNA ter-users and some prominent come- expect a decent level of behaviour we dians and commentators have turned must insist on decent and decorum Starting singing at the age of six, the playback singer and lyri- the ‘I took my Grandmother on social media. If we see cist of Bollywood – Priya Saraiya tells that she didn’t even know to watch VDW’ into someone being abused what ‘making a career’ meant as she just went with the flow. very funny satirical slammed or slut Priya, who is known for songs like ‘Sun Sathiya’ and ‘Bezubaan comments on twit- shamed in a pub- Phir Se’ from the film ABCD 2 always had an urge to learn ter . I’m grateful both lic place wouldn’t and explore music more than anything, which the singer says for their support and we stand up she continues to have even now. their humour.” and defend She never planned on getting into Bollywood, was happy About her con- the person travelling for her independent shows until she got an oppor- tradictory opin- from being tunity to sing “Sun Saathiya”. The singer feels that she got more ion on Pakistan a t t a c k e d ”. recognition and immense opportunities as a singer post her Swara clarifies, IANS Bollywood debut. Priya met her husband, Jigar through Facebook for work. “He was looking for someone to pen down lyrics for a song he and Sachin were making and he contacted me on facebook for the same,” she says. ‘DESPITE MASSIVE STARDOM, Speaking about her married life she reveals that their rela- tionship is not just a marriage bond but it has a lot more to it. “Wherever there is music, there is life and we always discuss music at home, learn together, make and fight on our compo- Rajinikanth connected to roots’ sitions, but it is all so amazing”, she adds. Being really happy and excited about the platform like MUMBAI: Feeling intimidated “I was very intimidated, even Youtube, where the response is so quick, she says, “Back in while working with Rajinikanth Huma will be before we started working I was the 90s we didn’t have Youtube, I remember singers, lyr- in Kaala was obvious for Huma seen working with aware that he is such a massive star icists used to line up outside music composers and pro- Qureshi but the actor was surprised and I didn’t know what to expect. ducers studios and wait for their luck to strike. But now by the megastar’s down-to-earth superstar Rajinikanth But once we started shooting, I finding good talent has become so easy. It is a great help”. nature. in a Dhanush’s realised what a simple person he is Also, she added that if she would have got a platform like You- Huma will be seen working despite being a huge star. tube in her initial years, she would have made a proper use of with the 67-year-old actor for the produced film,Kala “The director’s word is final it and recorded more songs by now. first time in Pa Ranjith’s upcoming which will release for him and I learnt so much by Talking about the emerging era of technology and film, which features Rajinikanth as just observing him. Not even for a electro-music, she believes that with the technological a powerful don living in the slums on June 7 moment did he carry his stardom advancements and music-made easy, anyone and everyone of Dharavi. on sets,” she says. might become a singer but the audience is smart enough “What I found out about Rajini “It’s nice to know that a person, For her, the journey of Kaala to judge if the person is actually good enough or not. sir is that he is such a spiritual per- who has seen massive stardom, is began post the release of her 2017 Apart from being a singer, Priya is also a lyri- son, he is so simple. Sometimes, still humble and knows where he film Jolly LLB 2 when she got a cist who has penned songs for films like Bhoomi. you think the person’s image is what comes from,” the actor said. call from actor Dhanush, Rajini- On being famous and treating stardom, she admits that she is he is but he is far from it. He talks Huma said that despite being kanth’s son-in-law who not that famous right now and says, “I haven’t tasted stardom fondly about his past, his journey one of the most successful stars of produced the film. yet, there is a long way to go. But whatever I have achieved so of becoming an actor from a bus India, Rajinikanth does not his star- Kaala will release far has made me more humble and grateful.” conductor. dom on the sets. on June 7. IANS James Bond makers want Helena to play villain

LONDON: James Bond producers are keen to cast actor Helena Bonham Carter in the role of an antag- onist in the upcoming film. If things work out, the actor, who has played vil- lain in the Harry Potter movies and Alice and Won- derland, would join Daniel Craig as 007 and Ben Wishaw as Q. Danny Boyle is The new Bond directing the film. Everyone thinks movie which Angelina Jolie is will release in going to get the part but bosses 2019, might want Helena more. see Helena At the moment they are just final- Bonham in ising the cast,” a the role of the source told The Mirror. antagonist ‘Avengers 4 more If Jolie gets the role, it would mark her second time acting alongside Craig after 2001’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. The new Bond movie, the 25th in the series, is scheduled to release SHOCKING in 2019. PTI than Infinity War’ LONDON: Actor Chris Hemsworth many different characters but give believes that fans will find the upcom- them each their own separate shot ing Avengers 4 more shocking than its and moments, and have it be ele- predecessor Avengers: Infinity War. vated and feel fresh and unique - not The 34-year-old actor, who plays just like a messy, thrown-together superhero Thor in the Marvel Cin- assembly of these guys,” he added. ematic Universe (MCU), said that The actor said he is “even more he was blown away after reading the excited” about the Avengers 4, scripts of the both the films. which bows out on May “If you were shocked by (Infin- 3, 2019. ity War), I think the second one is “The second one even more shocking, for other reasons I’m probably even entirely,” Hemsworth said in an inter- more excited about. view with Esquire magazine. Just for people to see. For “That’s what kind of blew me away me, this whole experience has been the first time I read both scripts, is incredible. In particular the last one,” how they managed to orchestrate so he added. PTI 16 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Tuesday, 5 June, 2018