'   (          RNI Regn. No. CHHENG/2012/42718, Postal Reg. No. - RYP DN/34/2013-2015 /&-%0123 )"* *) + ,)-.// ) 01/2 .<  ;"3764 89;. 64 8/3 4/ 8479/=8#43#=3 469"3=5 -6=./-69-/34#5/8 8/368/.98 6/3 7/86 /8;4 <=84# =#.4=-/;/9"43>=? 3 7=/.#4# 468/ 93 6? 48/-/ >%/?5/ /   :;-91 < *, @/ #  $4  / " # "   .) .04  5067# '0 8955  !"# #$% &% # %' () "%     "  $   # 345 46 their land,” he said. The Indian delegation also akistan on Sunday agreed to sought consular presence in the Pallow 5,000 pilgrims per day Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara to to Kartarpur and acceded to be able to provide assistance to most of the issues raised by pilgrims if required, a state- during the meeting held ment by the External Affairs between delegations of the two Ministry said. The Indian del- countries on the Pakistani side egation comprised representa- of the Attari-Wagah Border to tives from Home Ministry, discuss the modalities of the External Affairs Ministry, Kartarpur corridor. Defence Ministry, the Punjab Islamabad also assured that Government and the National no Pakistan-based individuals Highway Authorities of India. and organisations will disrupt India has been urging the pilgrimage to Kartarpur Pakistan that 5,000 pilgrims be Sahib Gurdwara after India allowed every day and 10,000 handed over a dossier to additional pilgrims be allowed Pakistan about such elements. on special occasions with no Pakistan has “in-principle              restriction in terms of faith. Das agreed” to build a bridge to      !                said the delegation raised the connect with the Indian side  # $ #        %  &  issue of encroachment and and visa-free travel for Indian  #&   !   !     $ acquisition of land belonging to passport holders and OCI card- the gurdwara. holders. organisations based in Pakistan On Chawla, Das said, “We had “We have requested After the second round of who may try to disrupt the pil- sought confirmation that indi- Pakistan to honour religious talks on the project on Sunday, grimage and misuse the oppor- viduals like Gopal Singh sentiments and remove the Home Ministry Joint Secretary tunity,” Das told a Press con- Chawla were removed from the encroachment, besides restor- SCL Das said Pakistani officials ference at the Attari Border on bodies to which we had raised ing the encroached land to the confirmed that controversial the Indian side objection. So they confirmed in gurdwara,” he said. Sikh leader Gopal Singh “To highlight the concerns, that Chawla had been removed The statement said Chawla had been dropped we handed over a dossier today from PSGPC and other bodies.” Pakistan has agreed to look into from various bodies, including containing information about He said the Pakistani side the issue. The work on the four- as secretary general of Pakistan these organisations and indi- was apprised of the ban lane highway to the crossing Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak viduals which may pose a kind imposed by Government of point at the International Committee (PSGPC). of potential threat to our pil- India on the US-based pro- Boundary is progressing well New Delhi had earlier con- grims. We have handed this Khalistan outfit ‘Sikhs for and is on schedule, officials veyed its strong concerns to over with a request that they Justice’. “We told them that we said. Pakistan over the presence of seriously act upon it,” Das said. have declared this organisation It will be completed by the leading Khalistani sepa- The Pakistan side assured (SFJ) unlawful and given them September-end. India is con- ratist in a committee appoint- the delegation that no anti- our gazette notification ban- structing a state-of-the-art con- ed by Islamabad on the project. India activity would be allowed, ning it. We told them we have struction passenger terminal )       * & &+* &   ,-  )     &.        “We have shared our con- the joint secretary, who head- information that this organi- facility that can accommodate 012 +,- 012    &       )                + cerns regarding individuals or ed the Indian delegation, said. sation is also operating from 15,000 passengers, they said. &.     24  )     # *  &          !$        %                      (("#"" of the encounter spot, bodies of /345/ / two ultras and two firearms —     a .303 rifle and a muzzle-load-       wo hardcore Maoists, ing gun — were recovered, the      Tincluding a woman carry- DIG added.  +  + 6/3 7/86  (("#"" 345 46 ing cash reward of 5 lakh each Those killed were identi-      on their heads were killed in an fied as Deva and Mamgli alias month after Navjot Singh      22-year-old man working encounter with security forces Mui, who were active members ASidhu had given his resig- Ain a restaurant in South in the insurgency-hit of the Malangir area commit- nation as the Punjab Cabinet !    Delhi's posh Defence Colony Dantewada district on Sunday tee of Maoists. Minister to Congress national area was stabbed to death for morning, police said. A suspected woman Naxal, president Rahul Gandhi, the # -437/989:;9;-/ resisting a snatching bid on The gunbattle broke out in identified as Kosi, was also cricketer-turned-politician on Sunday around 1am. The man a forested patch near arrested from the spot, the Sunday made his resignation he Congress efforts to woo was stabbed thrice in the chest Gumiyapal village, located official said. letter public on social media Tits rebel MLAs back in its and succumbed to the injuries around 400 km fuelling speculation regarding fold received a jolt on Sunday while being taken to AIIMS from Raipur, his future course of action. as one of the lawmakers arrived Trauma Centre, police said on when a District Sidhu shared his resigna- in Mumbai after assuring the Sunday. Reserve Guard tion letter, addressed to “Indian Congress crisis managers of a Shyam Bodh Sah, a native team was out on National Congress president possible rethink on his decision ' %  #            !  of Bihar and a resident of an anti-Naxal Rahul Gandhi” on Twitter, to quit.    (   $ Zamrudpur in Delhi, was operation, Deputy which he “submitted on June Rebel Congress MLA MTB working for Swagat Restaurant Inspector General 10, 2019”, a day after he met the Local Government and Nagaraj flew to Mumbai on tered flight for Mumbai, the on the decision. for the last four years. of Police (Naxal Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi in Tourism Departments on June Sunday, where he made it clear Hoskote MLA told reporters Stating that all MLAs who The incident took place Ops) Sundarraj the national Capital. 6 after accusing him of being a that there was no that he intended to take a final have resigned are together, he when Shah was on his way back said. In related tweet, Sidhu “non-performer” Minister that question of withdrawing his call on taking back his resig- denied that senior BJP leader R to home on bicycle. Police was The security declared that he will also be cost the Congress during 2019 resignation. nation after talks with Ashoka had flown with him on informed about the incident by forces acting on sending his resignation to Lok Sabha polls in the State’s Leaders of the Congress- Chikkaballapura MLA K the special flight or that the saf- a co-worker who was travelling intelligence input Punjab Chief Minister Capt urban areas. JD(S) coalition held talks with Sudhakar. Nagaraj and fron party’s influence was on the same stretch. tried to pinned Amarinder Singh. However till Sidhu had blamed the Nagaraj on Saturday and were Sudhakar had submitted their behind their resignations. "Restaurant employee Laalo down the Maoists the filing of the report, the Chief Minister of “singling him confident that he would take resignations to Speaker KR Earlier in the day, Congress Ram noticed Shah lying on which resulted in Chief Minister’s Office denied out for no reason” and defend- back his resignation and help Ramesh Kumar on July 10. MLA and former Minister HK footpath and crying for help. exchange of fire receiving his resignation. ed himself by doling out figures them salvage the 13-month-old Later in the day, speaking Patil had said, “Nagaraj must He informed police. Shah was after which the The 55-year-old Sidhu had and numbers to prove that HD Kumaraswamy-led to reporters in Mumbai, have learnt that Sudhakar is in taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre rebels disappeared met the party central leadership urban areas performed better Government that is on the Nagaraj said there was no ques- Mumbai and I feel he has gone where he was declared into the forest, he on June 9 after Amarinder than the rural areas of the State brink of collapse. tion of withdrawing his resig- there to bring him and other brought dead," DCP Vijay said. divested the former cricketer of during elections. Before emplaning a char- nation and that he was “firm” legislators back.” Kumar said. During search 

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# 345 46 ;          ))   .  /  .    -   o meet the acute shortage 7     ;  1;2  of medical faculty, the    $        $ #   # 345 46 T Ananth Kumar from her hus- Union Health Ministry has / 6 ;         band’s pocket borough of asked the States to rope in the  3/ $O    day after Ram Lal went Bangalore South. retired medical teaching facul-  $    $ Aback to the RSS after hold- Though the move had ruf- # 345 46 accused persons, while being ty of the Armed Forces Medical ing the post of general secretary fled the feathers of a section of within and beyond India, had College, Pune. 5      /<;#           (organisation) for over 13 years, the state leaders, BJP candidate he NIA has arrested Hassan conspired and conducted con- It has shot off a list of     BJP president on Tejasvi Surya easily won from TAli and Harish Mohamed sequent preparations names and phone numbers of     Sunday elevated party’s joint the seat. The BJP also improved from Tamil Nadu in connec- to wage war against the around 200 retired Professor     general secretary (organisa- its show in the general election tion with a new terror Government of India by form- and Associate Professors to      tion) BL Santosh to the all- in southern States like group under the banner of ing the terrorist gang Ansarulla, the Board of Governors of the    important post. Telangana and Karnataka but Ansarulla that aimed to wage the agency said. Medical Council of India 8 $     The BJP said in a could not make much headway war against India. The accused persons and (MCI), a top medical education /<;#  !   statement that he will assume in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and The NIA said the accused their associates had collected regulator to forward it to the       his new responsibility with Tamil Nadu. persons and their associates funds and made preparations medical colleges in the States. 7    $ immediate effect. As organisational elections had collected funds and made to carry out terrorist attacks in A senior Health Ministry      A RSS ‘pracharak’ who is in the BJP are due in the com- preparations to carry out ter- India, with the intention of official said that the move is in working in the BJP since 2006, ing months and speculation rife rorist attacks in India, with the establishing Islamic rule in line with the think tank NITI far. Also, I would have to see plines and from 1:1 to 1:3 in Santosh is considered an ideo- that Shah, who is also the intention of establishing Islamic India, the NIA said. Aayog’s plan which had cleared the place of the posting and subjects of Anesthesiology, logue who is equally well- Home Minister, may relin- rule in the country. On Saturday, the NIA car- such a proposal in a meeting a what kind of remuneration the Forensic Medicine, versed with the dynamics of quish his party post, Santosh’s The Tamil Nadu Ansarulla ried out searches at the house couple of months ago. Niti Government has in its mind.” Radiotherapy, Medical electoral politics. role will be crucial in steering Case was registered on July 9 and office of accused Syed Aayog Member Dr VK Paul Roping in the retired AFMS Oncology, Surgical Oncology It is considered that he the organisation through these against Syed Bukhari, resident Mohammed Bukhari in had chaired meeting with faculty is just one of the various and Psychiatry in all medical enjoys the trust of Prime ern States. changes, while keeping it bat- of Chennai, Hassan Ali, Chennai City besides the hous- Directorate General Armed steps that the Government is colleges across the country. Minister and An assertive leader who tle-ready for the assembly elec- native of Nagapattinam, es of Hassan Ali and Harish Forces Medical Services taking to fill the posts, for “For some subjects like Shah. His views have often can effectively espouse the tions ahead. Mohammed Yusuffudeen Mohammed in Nagapattinam (DGAFMS), MCI & National instance increasing undergrad- Biochemistry, Pharmacology, played a key role in the party’s party’s ideology, Santosh’s predecessor Harish Mohamed, native of district of Tamil Nadu. Board of Examination (NBE) uate seats, enhancement of Microbiology we do not get decisions related to southern Santosh’s appointment to the Ramlal was moved back to the Nagapattinam and others During the searches, the officials to discuss harnessing maximum intake capacity at enough people. Non-medical states, especially Karnataka, a second most powerful post in RSS after holding the position under Indian Penal Code NIA had recovered nine the potential of AFMS MBBS level from 150 to 250 and students can teach, although place he hails from and where the party assumes extra for over 13 years. Sections relating to criminal mobiles, 15 SIM cards, seven Hospitals for capacity building relaxation in the norms of set- preference is given to those he was the BJP’s general secre- significance at a time when it The post of general secre- conspiracy, waging war against memory cards, three laptops, of Medical Specialists Cadre. ting up of medical college in from medical field,” said the tary (organisation) for eight is set to undergo organisa- tary (organisation) is always the nation and overawing the five hard discs, six pen drives, When contacted, a retired terms of requirement for land, official. India has 472 medical years from 2006. tional changes. kept by a leader with the RSS Government by use of criminal two tablets and three CDs/ AFMS doctor on the condition faculty, staff, bed/bed strength colleges and close to a million In 2014, the BJP gave him Ahead of the recent Lok background as it allows the force besides relevant provi- DVDs besides documents of anonymity said that he was and other infrastructure. registered doctors. a national position, making Sabha elections, he had strong- Hindutva organisation to have sions of the Unlawful Activities including magazines, banners, aware of the proposal and The Government has also However, there is a short- him one of the associates of ly defended the BJP’s surprise an important say in its affairs (Prevention) Act. notices, posters and books. would be more than happy to increased postgraduate seats. age of doctors as per the World Ramlal as a joint general sec- decision to not give ticket to its while allowing him to serve as The NIA registered the The arrests by the NIA impart education to the med- The ratio of teachers to stu- Health Organisation retary (organisation). He senior leader Ananth a bridge between the BJP and case following receipt of cred- came late on Saturday follow- ical students. “However, dents has been revised from 1:1 (WHO) norm of 1 doctor per was given the charge of south- Kumar’s widow Tejaswini its ideological parent. ible information that the ing questioning of the trio. nobody has contacted me so to 1:2 for all MD/MS disci- 1,000 population. ( O  7  P  ##9:  

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"  ).  345 46 posal before the REC claiming    $    7  $ #   report submitted by the Sub that the National Board of 7    $     CD)       committee of RFC and decided nstead of recommending Wildlife (NBWL) had already 7 5 #    $        $ that before diversion of .75 hac- Iaction against the Tourism approved the diversion.     7 )* tres of forest land is to be con- Corporation of Gujarat Ltd However, after detailed 7!  7        84 sidered the unauthorised occu- (TCGL) for illegally acquiring analysis of the proposal, the $   3  -   5 13-52  pation of .34 forest land shall be a patch of forest from Gir REC found that the TGCL      get evacuated and possession Wildlife Sanctuary for its had illegally occupied a patch taken by forest department.” tourism activities in violation of land, to be precise around .34 6          84   The sub-committee of the Forest Conservation Act hactres for the safari lodge. 7$       formed thereafter in its report (1980), the Regional Now, it was seeking addition- ED      $3  $   CD) on August last year noted that Empowered Committee (REC) al .7540 hectares of land from               the TCGL had admitted that of the Union Environment the wildlife sanctuary to extend    the said area (.34 hactres) Ministry has suggested a way to its tourism activities. required to be evacuated as the State entity to wriggle out Seeking reply from the The REC also took excep- For instance, “density of early as possible as it attracted of the unauthorised forest land TCGL, the REC in a meeting tion that during the diversion vegetation is not given and there the Environment Ministry diversion issue. last year in June deferred the request proposal no records are no trees marked for felling guidelines. Interestingly, The violation came in light proposal saying that “The user were made available to the on the proposed forest land. Last instead of imposing penalty for after the TCGL through the agency needs to clarify its committee regarding the exact year, the REC deferred the pro- open violation, the REC sug- State Government had sought intension about the .34 hactres year of construction of struc- posal in want of information gested that “If, however, the diversion of .7540 hacters of of land under their possession. tures and constructed by the such as signing of lease/exten- user agency/State Government forest land from the Gir As Manager TGCIL, clarified RCGL on .34 hactres of forest sion of lease after 1980 without sub-committee. 2013. The lease is required to (Protection) Act, 1972. find it difficult to operate the Wildlife Sanctuary for regu- during discussion, the area is land. The same needs to be obtaining prior approval under The project proponent had be renewed now and the rec- “The REC examined the facility without the area having larisation of lion safari lodge required to be evacuated as sought from the TGCL or from the Forest Conservation Act, said that the hotel has been in ommendation of Standing proposal for diversion of forest facilities on .34 hactres, the under tourism activity by the early as possible as it attracts the State Government. The 1980 which amounted to viola- existence prior to the enact- Committee is needed as land under the Forest revised proposal for entire area TCGL in 2017. The Gujarat the Forest Conservation panel also found that the pro- tion of the laws,” said the panel ment of Forest (Conservation) it is a non-forestry activity (Conservation) Act, 1980. It of 1.10 hactres forest land shall Government had moved a pro- Guidelines.” posal lack mandatory details. which referred the matter to a Act, 1980 and was on lease till under Sec 29 of Wildlife considered the proposal and be submitted to the Ministry. RAIPUR | MONDAY | JULY 15, 2019 chhattisgarh 03

Two prisoners try CM to decide on Egg to jump off ‘jail wall’, one dead

KORBA: A jail inmate died while menu in mid-day meal another was injured after the duo tried to cross the jail walls of n Katghora sub-jail in an attempt to run STAFF REPORTER the Kabirpanthis, who are away from the prison, police RAIPUR strongly opposing to the informed here on Sunday. The decision of state government deceased was identified as Ramesh our of the ministers in of providing eggs in mid-day state cabinet on Sunday Kumar while Ashok Kumar suffered F meal to students of govern- leg fracture, Additional held talk with Kabirpanthis ment schools in state, were Superintendent of Police (ASP) Korba over ‘egg controversy in mid adamant on their demand. Jai Prakash Badhai said that the day meal’ but the meeting ``As the meeting unsuccessful attempt was made on remained inconclusive as remained inconclusive now Saturday night. According to police, the later were adamant on the Chief Minister will make on Saturday, after the evening prayer their demand of not to serve the final decision in the both inmates climbed on the first eggs in schools and matter soon’’ Premsai floor with the window of the jail bar- ‘Anganwadis’ of state. further added. rack and then via the pipe reached to Now reports say that Notable, Kabirpanthis the second floor. The distance Chief Minister Bhupesh Bhedia, Urban have threatened of launching between second floor and the outer Baghel will take a final Administration minister an indefinite agitation at the wall was too much but both gave it a decision on the matter soon. Shiv Daharia and School pilgrimage of Sant Kabir, shot and jumped from the second In the meeting with Education Minister Dr Damakheda, by blocking the floor to catch the outer wall. However, Kabirpanthis convened here Premsai Singh were present. national highway there from they could not reach the wall and hit at New Circuit House, Premsai later while July 16 if government goes the ground, police informed. Home Minister Tamradhwaj talking to media persons ahead with the decision of Ramesh suffered internal injuries Sahu, Women and Child informed that the meeting serving eggs in mid-day and was taken to hospital where he Development minister Anila remained inconclusive as meal. succumbed to injuries. Ration cards renewal BJP gears up for Chitrakot, Dantewada assly bypolls to begin from today Bhima Mandavi was killed by alleged Naxals in April this STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR pany the applications are two year. photographs of family head, BJP state president Vikram hhattisgarh government aadhaar card and bank Usendi during a meeting at has initiated the renewal C account photocopy. It should Tokapal and tour of Chitrakot of all the existing categories of be submitted at village ration cards for which in all Assembly constituency urged panchayat or respective ward party workers to wrest the seat village panchayat and wards of in urban bodies. civic bodies, the camps will be from Congress. He said that the The application and ration party should launch a door-to- held to receive the applica- card, both will be free of cost, STAFF REPORTER n tions. door membership drive in the for the card-holders. Till the JAGDALPUR The applications can be constituency. submitted from July 15 to 29, new ration card is issued, the hhattisgarh’s opposition Usendi while motivating 2019. The distribution of new ration will be distributed CBJP has stepped up contact the party workers said cards will be held from through the old one. Once the drives in Chitrakot and Chitrakot seat had been party’s September 1 to 8, 2019 holder receives the new card, Dantewada assembly seats stronghold till late last year and through camps. he will have to surrender the where assembly bypolls will be party cadres must ensure that As per estimate, about old ones at their respective held in coming up months. The BJP wins the seat. 58.54 lakh ration cards will be shops. The old ration card dates for both the seats have not Former Minister and BJP’s renewed. should not be submitted at any been announced so far. tribal leader Kedar Kashyap, State government has other place. The Chitrakot seat fell former Lok Sabha MP from rationalized the renewal People can seek more vacant after resignation of Bastar Dinesh Kashyap and process for which in single details about ration card Congress MLA Deepak Baij other leaders also claimed that page application form the renewal process from their who has been elected to Lok party would win both the seats details and necessary docu- respective village Panchayat or Sabha 2019 from Bastar seat on the basis of the hard work ments have to be submitted. ward office or food while Dantewada seat became and dedication of party The documents to accom- department. vacant after sitting BJP MLA workers. Elderly woman trampled to Punia lavishes praise on death by rouge elephant Baghel govt for NGGB vision divisional forest officer Pranay Mishra said. “The tusker caught hold of Rathiya and smashed her on the ground, leaving her seri- ously injured. The woman died while being shifted to a local hospital by villagers,” he said. The body was later sent for post-mortem, he added. The kin of the deceased were provided an immediate relief of Rs 25,000, while the remaining compensation will be given on completion of all formalities, the official said. Notably, wild elephants have killed over half-a-dozen people in Raigarh district and STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR sons at party’s state headquarters Rajiv Regarding one-to-one talks with caused serious damage to ongress national general secretary Bhawan appreciated the efforts of the ministers in state cabinet, he house and crops. The forest Cand party in-charge for Baghel government in boosting the informed that the ministers have department has implemented Chhattisgarh PL Punia on Sunday lav- rural economy through NGGB. apprised him about the works they n several strategies like using ished praise on Bhupesh Baghel gov- “It’s one of the best schemes for have undertaken and also the work- STAFF REPORTER wild elephant in a forested the wee hours near Tendmudi solar power fencing, trenching ernment for its vision to boost rural empowering the rural populace and plans to be executed in near future. RAIGARH patch of Raigarh, a forest offi- village in Chhal forest range grounds and recently solar economy through Narva, Garva, strengthening their economy. With Pradesh Congress Committee 56-year-old woman was cial informed here on Sunday. when the victim, Chamrin Bai lights to stop wild elephants Ghurva and Badi (NGGB) project. having foresightedness it will yield a Chief Mohan Markam was also present Atrampled to death by a The incident happened in Rathiya, went out of her house, entering into village. Punia while talking to media per- major result in the long term”, he said. during the press conference. Fighting Left Wing extremism needs better governance By Dr Sushil Trivedi analyze the factors for continued education, health care and poverty of personnel; political interference help cope with the demands and Decentralization and account- will have to go to the people to The Government of India had violence by LWEs in the area, alleviation programmes has been and administrative acquiescence changes in society. The current ability, transparency and respon- reiterate that the government is categorically declared, some time posing such a serious challenge to disastrous, leading to public agony and erosion in values and ethics. crop of government officials seem siveness would make the officers committed to the welfare of the ago, that Left Wing Extremists the growth story of Chhattisgarh. and mistrust in the system. This In this context, administrative to have no commitment to public and employees at district level people and also to convince the (LWEs) pose the most serious The administration in the ultimately contributed to internal reforms are immediately needed to service. They mostly believe in more responsible. This may people that the LWEs are there to threat to the country’s internal tribal areas of Chhattisgarh has disturbances and provided an ensure that a transparent structure doing their paper work and showing inspire them to work for peaceful bring destruction and have not security. During the last five years, failed to deliver services required opportunity to the LWEs to is in place. To see that schemes are the achievement of financial conflict management also. For realized the so called ‘goal’ of LWEs have retreated to a limited by the people. Consequently, establish the epicentre of their planned and implemented accord- targets. This ought to be changed this, Bastar does not need more attaining socialism even in one geographical area, and are now people living in far flung areas movement in the tribal area of Bastar. ing to the needs of the people of and achievement of real targets in strong men, but more committed small village. This kind of political mostly active in the tri-junction have been denied an equal pace of The administration in the Bastar, various levels of approval letter and spirit must be ensured. persons. Without committed per- move will help win back support along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha- development. Social conflicts LWE-hit Bastar area - dominated processes should be cut down. The Chhattisgarh has a vibrant sons, no amount of money, no of the people for anti- LWE opera- Andhra Pradesh border and arising from this deprivation have by tribals - has been afflicted by present system of getting every- democracy and a civil society amount of equipment and no tions. Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh- not been adequately resolved by various ailments: lack of profes- thing approved from the state gov- which enables the procedural amount of resources will bring So, a three–pronged strategy Madhya Pradesh border. harmonizing the competing and sionalism and poor capacity- ernment delays the development aspects of democratic governance. development and peace in Bastar. of maximum security measures, The Indian government, in a conflicting values, identities and building; inefficient incentive process and hampers growth of However, the substantial aspect is We must strengthen the dem- welfare and development activities recent meeting, has directed interests. The local administration systems that do not appreciate innovation at the district level. mostly elusive, with public institu- ocratic institutions by good gover- and political commitment will central forces and state police has been more concerned about upright and outstanding persons, Proper use of modern technology tions being inaccessible to a large nance. In this regard, political par- have to be implemented simulta- personnel deployed in the LWE- spending the funds than actual but occasionally even reward the must be promoted to expedite section of the people. Despite a ties and their grass root workers neously to combat extremism and prevalent areas to make a decisive delivery of goods and services. corrupt and incompetent; lack of decision making and to reach the promising institutional context, will also have to come forward restore normal life. push to tackle the LWEs. Corruption and its proliferation adequate transparency and last mile with the benefits of the structures of governance have because democratic assertion and (The author, a retired officer The maximum presence of are by-products of no-governance accountability procedures; no governance. remained ineffectual in fulfilling articulation cannot be done by the of the Indian Administrative LWEs continues to be in and bad governance. The security for whistle blowers; A paradigm shift in the nature the basic needs of the tribals in civil administration or security Service. He can be contacted at Chhattisgarh. It is important to governance record in providing arbitrary and whimsical transfer of government officials would Bastar. forces alone. The political parties [email protected])    !"#  !"#

# 6/3 7/86 ridiculed his “resignation Sidhu 34 days to announce it action keeping their reper- Strongly reacting on it was tendered on 10th of justice and fairplay. was duty bound to give relief drama” while urging him to on Twitter. “In any case, since cussions in view, not just for Sidhu’s announcement, BJP June, 2019 but leaves people Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the people of the State from he cricketer-turned-politi- show more dignity and deco- when had Twitter become the himself but the State and its national secretary Tarun confused. MLA Aman Arora, appreciat- exorbitant power tariffs. Tcian Navjot Singh Sidhu’s rum in his actions. platform for appointments or people, as well as the party Chugh said that it was strange “The question is whether ing Sidhu's performance as Expressing surprise on resignation as Punjab Cabinet “This is nothing but resignations,” they asked. which had given him so much. that Sidhu submitted his res- it was handed over to Rahul on Local Bodies Minister, accused Sidhu's move to send resigna- Minister triggered a political drama from the ‘king of the- The Ministers noted that Reacting on Sidhu’s resig- ignation to Rahul who had 10th of June or today, that is him of “running away from his tion from Cabinet to Congress slugfest on Sunday with some atrics’. If he had to resign, he Sidhu had kept the working of nation, SAD president Sukhbir already resigned as president on 14th of July. Further, it is responsibility and duty of President even as the prerog- leaders, including his Cabinet should have followed protocol the Power Department in a Badal said that the former of Congress. also not clear why Sidhu chose uprooting neck deep institu- ative for the same lies either colleagues, calling it a “drama” and sent it directly to the limbo for almost 40 days by cricketer was fond of engaging “Instead of waiting for to send his resignation to tionized mafia in his recently with the Chief Minister or the and Sidhu a “king of the- Chief Minister,” said the not taking over the new port- in theatrics. “There is no need Sidhu's resignation, Chief Rahul and not to Chief allotted portfolio of Power”. Governor, Arora urged Sidhu atrics”. Ministers, quipping whether folio allocated to him by the to write any letter to Rahul Minister Capt Amarinder Minister Capt Amarinder Appreciating Sidhu for his to clear air on his resignation Soon after Sidhu tweeted Sidhu was so dumb that he Chief Minister. “He did not Gandhi when a one line mes- Singh should dismiss Sidhu as Singh or Governor VP Singh clean image and straightfor- and wished him good luck for a copy of his resignation letter, didn’t know that the Cabinet even take cognisance of the sage to the Chief Minister he has made his intention Badnore,” he said adding that wardness, Arora said that it his future endeavours. dated June 10, addressed to Minister post was not a party fact that it is such a crucial would have sufficed,” he said. clear not to continue in the it seemed that Sidhu actually would have been a wonderful Former minister and BJP former Congress chief Rahul post, and his resignation could time for the power sector, “It is now clear that Sidhu Government as a Cabinet wanted to use his resignation opportunity for Sidhu to senior leader Manoranjan Gandhi, reactions from not not be accepted by the with power being vital for submitted the ‘resignation’ let- Minister...It’s just a drama,” he as a political tool to create expose the previous as well as Kalia said that Sidhu was in only the political parties but Congress president. paddy sowing. Clearly, Sidhu ter one month back only to said. pressure on Congress high the present Government’s the habit of “making presti- the common man poured in Pointing out that he had did not care about the detri- blackmail the party and force The BJP leader said this command and Chief Minister. nefarious stance by scrapping gious point on smallest issue, on the former cricketer’s move. sent the so-called resignation mental effect of his actions,” it to bend to his will. This itself move of Sidhu was highly Chugh urged the PPAs with three private ther- little caring for collective Sidhu’s Cabinet colleagues, to the Congress president on they added. shows that Sidhu is an oppor- manipulative and political. Governor and the Chief mal power plants which have responsibility and co-existence Brahm Mohindra and June 10, as per his tweet, the The Ministers advised tunist who only believes in self “Sidhu has today tweeted his Minister to immediately dis- been given the license to loot and expects from others to tol- Charanjit Singh Channi, Ministers asked why it took Sidhu to take any further promotion,” said Sukhbir. resignation which shows that miss Sidhu in the interest of the State for next 25 years and erate him”.      01 # 6/3 7/86 been started to tell people the Chief Minister honoured    importance of water and to Karnal, Gurugram and aryana Chief Minister make them aware of its Fatehabad. # ./// zones of PSPCL. Zira and Fazilka areas and HManohar Lal on Sunday wastage, he said. Gurugram, Karnal and He said that Amritsar Zone local staff accompanying the said that with a view to increase He further said that we do Hisar districts were honoured o stop power theft in the distribution teams have done a enforcement squad was also happiness in the life of people not have to stop such programs on the basis of the number of Tstate, the Punjab State great job, and checked 19,290 manhandled by the notorious and to reinforce brotherhood at any time, but also have to participants in the Raahgiri Power Corporation Limited consumers and found 1,026 for persons. feeling in society, the Raahgiri introduce them at the sub-divi- programs, Karnal, Rohtak and has launched a massive cam- theft and charged them Rs “FIRs have been lodged programs were started two- sion and block level and ensure Jhajjar were honoured for get- paign recovering Rs 521.13 161.68 lakhs as penalty. against the people involved in and-a-half years ago in maximum participation of the ting maximum media coverage, lakh as penalty from 2643 con- “Distribution teams in obstruction of theft detection Haryana, which the people has people. On one hand, such pro- Fatehabad, Kaithal and Panipat sumers for power theft. Bathinda Zone checked the drive at Wajidke,” he said appreciated very much. grams maintain health of the were honoured on the basis of The campaign to check premises of 1,514 consumers while pointing that the Chief “The Raahgiri programme participants and secondly, there participation of the Deputy power theft was launched fol- and charged Rs 131.54 lakhs to Minister had asked the Chief reflects that social concern is is an atmosphere of meeting Commissioner in Raahgiri pro- lowing a strict directions issued 590 defaulting consumers. In Secretary and the state police one of the top priorities of the and interaction with people, grams, Fatehabad, Kaithal and by the Chief Minister Capt Patiala Zone, 442 consumers chief to ensure adequate police present government. This which increases the spirit of Panipat were honoured on the Amarinder Singh recently to were charged for Rs 76.84 protection to PSPCL staff Raahgiri's social message is brotherhood too, he said. basis of the participation of the curb the menace of theft of lakhs, while 4,264 consumers of engaged in taking action connected with the water con- He said that the purpose of Deputy Commissioners and electricity in the State. Acting industrial town Ludhiana and against unscrupulous ele- servation campaign,” the Chief these programs is not to take on the basis of the participation on the same, PSPCL has con- Khanna circle were checked ments engaged in pilferage of Minister said while participat- any political advantage. of Superintendent of Police in ducted series of raids and and 160 consumers found for power through ‘kundi con- ing in the state level Raahgiri The Chief Minister said Raahgiri. achieved excellent results. theft of power and charged for nections’. prize distribution program in that in order to encourage the Apart from this, the PSPCL chairman-cum- Rs 37.94 lakhs,” he said. He explained that theft of the campus of Chaudhary youth and the players, Deputy Commissioners and managing director (CMD) CMD shared that the power indirectly results in rise Charan Singh Haryana vyayamshalas have been built Superintendents of Police of Baldev Singh Sran said that teams of Jalandhar Zone had in tariff due to low revenue col- Agricultural University at in villages and such a sports Ambala, Fatehabad, Bhiwani, within two weeks of July, mas- checked 7125 consumers and lection which will put burden Hisar. policy has been developed for Karnal and Narnaul districts sive raids were conducted by found 260 indulging in theft on honest consumers also. The program was attended sports persons, which is being were honoured. IPS Bharti the PSPCL distribution and and a sum of Rs 29.27 lakhs “PSPCL has appealed to all by Finance Minister Capt. appreciated across the country. Arora, Pankaj Nain, Sonal enforcement teams in Punjab. charged. its consumers to help Abhimanyu, MP Brijendra A Yoga Council has been set Goyal and Sarika Panda were “A penalty of Rs 521.13 “Enforcement teams, Corporation in controlling the Singh among others. up in Haryana so that more also honored for their contri- lakhs has been charged from under Engineer-in-chief menace of theft of electricity by On the occasion, the Chief and more people can live bution towards popularizing 2643 consumers for theft of (Enforcement Wing), had also providing information about Minister encouraged the youth healthy lives by adopting yoga, the Raahgiri program. power from across the State checked the premises of 1459 theft of power for campaign and said that this program he said. The Director General of and 39,953 premises of con- consumers and found 165 against theft of electricity in the started two-and-a-half years perity index in Bhutan. We Raahgiri’s social message is Manohar Lal also hon- Police Manoj Yadava present- sumers were checked during indulging in theft and charged state. Consumers or informers ago has become very popular have also started this program connected with the water con- oured the districts performing ed the annual report of the these raids,” he said. them Rs 83.86 lakhs as penal- can also inform about theft of among the people today. The with the same intention whose servation campaign. Recently, notable in the Raahgiri pro- Police Department regarding Sran appreciated the role ty,” he said. electricity on Whatsapp no aim of this program is to free sole purpose is social concern, the Prime Minister Narendra grams held at the district level Raahgiri. He said that 367 pro- and contribution of the differ- Sran said that at two-three 96461-75770,” said Sran while the hectic life from stress, he he said. Modi had emphasized the need with award in different cate- grams of Raahgiri have been ent enforcement teams while places, PSPCL squads were assuring the PSPCL consumers said. Manohar Lal said that for proper utilization of water gories. For organising maxi- organized in the state in the last sharing the excellent results of gheraoed and obstructed from that their identity will not be He said that the Happiness every program of Raahgiri has in the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ program. mum Raahgiri function from one year, in which 8.59 lakh special drive by five operation checking by locals in Wajidke, disclosed. is considered the national pros- some social message. This Jal Shakti Abhiyan has also April 2018 to March 2019, the persons have participated.    .  $%&'      # #6;/ He also announced Rs 3 but also provide the tourists not only provide better board- crore for construction of Mini new destination to enjoy. ing and lodging facilities to the    $ imachal Chief Minister Secretariat at Janjehli so that all The State Government has tourists, but also help in sup-  &      HJai Ram Thakur on the offices could be housed in decided to develop Chanshal in plementing their income, he  $"   Sunday said that the State one complex. Shimla district as Winter sports added. Government is committed to The Chief Minister said and skiing destination, Janjehli The Chief Minister said # 6/3 7/86  & (9  !$ develop Janjehli as a favourite that this festival was an effort in Mandi district as eco that an ADB Tourism Project eco-tourism destination of the to showcase the rich cultural tourism destination, Bir Billing is also coming up in Jhanjheli unjab Chief Minister Capt # 6/3 7/86 tecting the Badals who are the said that every single soul in country, since the area has diversity and natural beauty of in Kangra district as which would be an added PAmarinder Singh on Sunday main conspirators in the case. Punjab knows who was respon- tremendous scope of tourism the area. Paragliding destination and attraction for the tourists. welcomed Pakistan’s decision to unjab Congress on Sunday “They hatched a deep-rooted sible for the sacrilege incident due to its salubrious climate, He said that Himachal Pong Dam in Kangra district as The PWD Rest House remove the requirement of sep- Plambasted the Shiromani conspiracy to seek votes of and the events following pristine setting and mesmeris- Pradesh has several tourists' Water sports destination, he would be constructed soon arate permit system to allow pil- Akali Dal (SAD) president Dera premis (followers). In smeared with blood of inno- ing scenic beauty. destinations such as Shimla, said. which would also facilitate the grims to travel through the his- Sukhbir Badal for shedding 2012, the Badal Government cent protestors. The party lead- The Chief Minister, while Manali, Kullu, Dharamshala The famous Club tourists visiting the area. The toric Kartarpur corridor. crocodile tears over the issue of withdraw charge-sheet filed in ers also reminded the SAD presiding over the closing cer- etc, but still there are several Mahindra Group has agreed to road to Janjehli would be At the same time, he has also CBI filing the closure report in Bathinda Court in Guru president that the latter cannot emony of Janjehli Tourism virgin destinations which setup a resort in Jhanjheli in the upgraded and improved so requested the waiver of passport the Mohali court in connection Gobind Singh Swang case befool the public on the issue Festival-2019 held at Janjehli in needed to be developed from district. Efforts would also be that more tourists could be to facilitate devotees from the with the Bargari sacrilege case against Ram Rahim mere five anymore and the doomsday for Seraj area of Mandi district tourism point of view. made to setup a ropeway upto attracted to visit the area, he rural areas of the State. against three followers of Dera days prior to Assembly election the Akalis is fast approaching announced Rs one crore for Thakur also said that this famous tourist place Shikari added. Chief Minister hoped that Sacha Sauda in the aftermath of to please the Dera premis,” he as they are the guilty ones in the construction of Seraj Kala would not only reduce the Mata Temple. This would Thakur announced Rs 20 the Government of India would the killing of Dera follower pointed. eyes of the Sikh panth. Manch so that the event could ever increasing pressure of ensure expansion of tourism lakh for development of press Pakistan to accept other key Mohinderpal Bittu in Nabha Alleging that the CBI is Meanwhile, Punjab Ekta be organized in a befitting tourists on the already over- activities in the area, he added. Fishery farm at Janjehli. He also demands being raised by him high security jail. working as a puppet in this Party (PEP) president and manner. crowded tourist destinations, The Chief Minister also announced that a multi-storey over the past several months “If Sukhbir Badal is feeling case, the Congress leaders stat- Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh thanked the people for pro- Parking would be constructed including further increase in so agitated over the closure ed that the premier agency did Khaira alleged that the Central viding wholehearted support to at Janjehli and Rs 20 lakh the daily limit of pilgrims allowed report by the CBI, he should not investigate the case prop- Bureau Investigation (CBI) has the BJP in the recently held Lok would be given for construc- passage by Islamabad to enable immediately ask Harsimrat erly and come in to action only filed closure report in the Sabha elections. tion of Bridge over Bakhli ‘khulle darshan’ to mark the his- Kaur Badal to resign from the when Punjab Police’s SIT, head- Mohali CBI court in two cases He said that the BJP in the Khad. toric occasion of the 550th birth Union Cabinet as the CBI falls ed by RS Khatra, cracked the of sacrilege registered against state not only won all the four His other announcements anniversary celebration of Guru under the Central Government case and arrested the accused. Dera Sacha Sauda followers seats, but also made record by included Rs 10 lakh each for Nanak Dev. purview,” said Punjab Cabinet “We already had apprehen- under pressure from the SAD ensuring BJP victory in all the construction of bridge over “This is vital to ensure Minister and senior Congress sions about the intentions of and BJP. 68 assembly constituencies of Kaveli Nala and Basla Road, Rs smooth flow of pilgrims on leader Sukhjinder Singh CBI. For this very reason, He said that the BJP is hell the state. Not only this, the vote 11,000 each to all the 21 Mahila important days during the cele- Randhawa and party MLAs in Punjab Government withdrew bent to appease Dera leaders share of BJP in the state was Mandals participating in the bration period in November,” he a joint statement. the Kotkapura and Behbal with an eye on Dera support about 69 per cent, which was festival. said. Randhawa, along with Kalan Police firing cases from during assembly elections in highest in the country, he The Chief Minister also Pakistan has now agreed to party MLAs Kushaldeep Singh the CBI,” said Randhawa. Haryana later this year. added. flagged off the colourful cul- 5,000 devotees a day as against Kikki Dhillon, Raja Amarinder He said that it was beyond He alleged that the Chief Thakur said that the tural troupe procession to mark its original proposal of 500 but Singh Warring, Harpartap comprehension that what force Minister Capt Amarinder Government would provide the closing of Janjehli Tourism Capt said that the number need- Singh Ajnala, Fatehjung Singh Sukhbir to still maintain ties Singh had also stabbed Sikh all possible help to make this Festival-2019. ed to be further raised, at least on Bajwa, Kulbir Singh Zira and with the BJP whose govern- community in the back by Tourism Festival more attrac- He visited exhibition stalls special occasions, in view of the Barindermeet Singh Pahra, ment in neighbouring Haryana misleading them on probe in tive and well organised. on the occasion and envisaged huge demand for permissions challenged the SAD chief to is considering parole to Dera the sacrilege cases as he didn’t He also urged people to keen interest the items dis- expected to come from the Sikhs match his words with concrete Sacha Sauda chief just to gar- exercise any legal and admin- come forward to adopt ‘Home played by various Departments, and other devotees who were action in this regard. ner votes in view of the istrative steps to implement the Stay Scheme’ launched by the Boards, Corporation and likely to descend from around Taking the attack right into impending Assembly polls. Punjab Vidhan Sabha resolu- State Government. This would NGOs. the world. the SAD ranks, Randhawa said Warning Sukhbir that he tion and allowed cases to col- The CM, however, hailed that the actual crux of the can't avoid justice on this very lapse. Pakistan’s decision to allow OCI matter is that the CBI is pro- emotional issue, Randhawa “I am always convinced (Overseas Citizen of India) and that Capt Amarinder is work- PIO (Persons of Indian Origin) ing to protect Badal family in card holders, as urged by him, in the sacrilege cases and also an earlier to the Government of #/     working as spokesman of BJP,” India on the issue. It may be said Khaira adding that even on recalled that in their MoU, the issue of SYL canal, “Capt Pakistan had suggested allowing  $  Amarinder seems standing on only Indian yatris. the side of BJP to give them He also thanked the Indian Chandigarh: To discuss the in the most sensational case benefit in the Haryana assem- Government for persuading CBI closure report in the of sacrilege of Sri Guru bly elections”. Islamabad to accede to his Bargari sacrilege case, the Granth Sahib, said the party’s At the same time, Khaira request for passage of pilgrims on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) spokesman Daljit Singh sought an explanation from the all seven days of the week. has convened an urgent meet- Cheema. Badals on their role in the BJP's Capt said the historic corri- ing of its core committee on Cheema said that the attempts to bail out Dera fol- dor would not serve its full July 16, Tuesday, at the party SAD has already expressed its lowers of sacrilege charges. He potential unless Pakistan agreed head office in Chandigarh. displeasure over this action of reminded that it was Sukhbir to become even more flexible Party president Sukhbir Badal CBI and would further Badal who had forced Akal with regard to the various issues would preside over the meet- resolve how to take up this Takht to exonerate Dera chief raised by him to enable all the ing which would discuss the case to the logical conclusion. Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh and pilgrims visit the Sri Kartarpur issue of closure report of CBI PNS now his party is in alliance with Sahib Gurdwara. BJP in Haryana.    !"#   '(  &    % &         # 6=37"=37 issues waiting to be solved.” The city’s leader, Carrie )*#+. iolent clashes broke out Lam, has pledged to do a bet- Vafter several thousand peo- ter job of listening to all sectors ple marched in Hong Kong of society, but many protesters (# =3 =3 The first leaked reports Johnson, “did some subtle dis- against traders from mainland want her to resign. Her gov- authored by Darroch were tancing by talking throughout China in what is fast becoming ernment proposed legislation ritain’s ambassador to published last weekend, caus- about ‘the President’s deci- a summer of unrest in the in February that would have BWashington believed US ing major turmoil between sion’”. semi-autonomous territory. allowed suspects to be extra- President Donald Trump Britain and its closest ally. The newspaper reported After issuing a warning, dited to China. pulled out of the Iran nuclear The ambassador was that, according to Darroch, police on Saturday moved for- The proposal ignited con- deal because it was associated reported to have described the Pompeo also hinted that he had ward to disperse the crowd of cerns that the rights and free- with his predecessor Barack White House as “inept”, tried but failed to “sell” a mostly young protesters who doms guaranteed to the former Obama, according to leaked prompting Trump to claim the revised text to Trump. say peaceful demonstrations British colony for 50 years documents published on ambassador was a “pompous In 2015, the United States, have failed to bring about after its 1997 return to China Saturday. fool” whom he would no longer China, Britain, France, Russia change. are being chipped away at by a “The administration is set deal with. and Germany signed a deal Police used pepper spray pro-Beijing government in upon an act of diplomatic van- Darroch resigned on with Iran to limit its nuclear and batons. In panicky scenes, Hong Kong. dalism, seemingly for ideolog- Wednesday, saying it was now programme in exchange for a fleeing protesters scrambled Lam suspended the legis- ical and personality reasons -- “impossible” to do his job. partial lifting of international over each other, some falling to lation indefinitely after pro- it was Obama’s deal,” ambas- In May 2018, Britain’s then- economic sanctions. the ground. Some had donned testers blocked the legislature sador Kim Darroch wrote in a foreign minister Boris Johnson Trump had long been crit- protective masks and helmets on June 12, preventing the diplomatic cable in May 2018. went to Washington to try to ical of the deal and withdrew ahead of the confrontation. Legislative Council from meet- The cable was included in persuade Trump not to aban- the United States on May 8, Major demonstrations in ing to debate the extradition a second batch of leaked don the Iran deal. 2018. the past month against a pro- bill. reports published by the Mail In a cable sent afterwards, As well as a government posal to change extradition Faced with continuing on Sunday newspaper, the first Darroch reportedly indicated investigation into the leaks, laws that would allow Hong protests, she declared the bill of which caused Darroch to there were divisions in Trump’s police are also looking into a Kong suspects to stand trial in “dead” on Tuesday, but pro- resign earlier this week. team over the decision, potential breach of the Official mainland China have reawak- testers remain unsatisfied, Separately, the Sunday and criticised the White Secrets Act. ened other movements in the demanding it be formally with- Times reported that a govern- House for a lack of long-term London’s Metropolitan city. drawn. 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Walking behind a banner land. “There isn’t an anti-extradition Organiser Ronald Leung, a Security Centre, part of spy plan for reaching out to part- Johnson, who is now in the The protests have a com- that read “Strictly enforce the Many of the stores were protest every day to keep us leader of the North District agency GCHQ, and MI6, the ners and allies, whether in race to succeed May as prime mon refrain: Hong Kong’s gov- law, stop cross-border traders,” shuttered because of the going,” she said. Parallel Imports Concern probe has homed in on a sus- Europe or the region,” he wrote. minister, said that prosecuting ernment, led by a non-demo- Saturday’s marchers passed by protest. Amy Chan, a 25-year- “I hope that through Group, said residents have pect who had access to histor- He reported back that media outlets would have a cratically elected chief execu- pharmacies and cosmetic shops old bank employee, called the today’s action, people in Hong been complaining about the ical Foreign Office files, the Secretary of State Mike “chilling effect on public tive, is not addressing the peo- that are popular with Chinese protest a continuing action Kong will not forget that there issue of Chinese traders for paper said. Pompeo, during his talks with debate”. ple’s concerns. Another rally is tourists and traders who bring building on the momentum of are actually many other social many years.  (  P   232     0     ) &    (# ;/ 8 (# ./8#   #  6/"/ President Abdul Hamid, democracy mass upsurge in total of 141 migrants from rench President Emmanuel (# ;=384/ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 1990. Athe sub-Sahara region were FMacron on Sunday sought angladesh’s former military and Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Despite being imprisoned rescued at sea Saturday to showcase European military hina detained another Bdictator Hussain Chiudhuy mourned Ershad’s subsequently on several between Spain and Morocco, cooperation in the annual CCanadian citizen amid Muhammad Ershad died on death and prayed for the eter- charges, Ershad emerged as from a variety of makeshift ves- Bastille Day parade at a time of sour relations between the two Sunday due to complications nal peace of the departed soul. one of the most powerful polit- sels, the Spanish maritime res- growing tensions between countries, Canada’s foreign from old age at a hospital in Ershad’s namaz-e-janaza ical leaders in the 1990s after his cue service said. Europe the United States. ministry said on Saturday, Dhaka, officials said here. (funeral prayers) was held at the Jatiya Party became the coun- Two boats carrying 86 peo- Key EU leaders, including though the reason for the jail- He was 91 and is survived Army Central Mosque after try’s third biggest political out- ple, one of which was already German Chancellor Angela ing remains unclear. by his wife Raushan Ershad, a Zuhr prayers, Jatiya Party sec- fit. beginning to sink, were recov- Merkel and Dutch Prime “Global Affairs Canada teenage son from his now sev- retary general Moshiur He was elected to parlia- ered in the Alboran Sea, the Minister Mark Rutte, joined is aware of the detention of ered second marriage and two Rahman Ranga told reporters ment several times, once con- stretch of the Mediterranean Macron to watch the parade a Canadian citizen in other adopted children. here. Three more funeral testing from the prison even. between the two countries, a down the Champs-Elysees that Yantai, China,” a spokesman Ershad, the Jatiya Party prayers have been planned for Ershad, who was also a pro- spokesman for the service said. marks the July 14, 1789 storm- said. chief and also the leader of the the former president. lific poet, was considered to be Some of the people were ing of the Bastille fortress in He added that “Canadian opposition in Parliament, was His second namaz-e-janaza a soft hearted person in private already in the water by the time Paris in the French Revolution. officials are providing con- admitted to the Combined will be held at South Plaza of life though he faced with iron the rescuers arrived, but every- Over 4,000 members of the ' P$  )           ' sular assistance” but no further Military Hospital (CMH) on the parliament building at 10 hand the opposition street cam- one was rescued, he said, armed forces, including regi- !   ? '        &   details could be disclosed due June 22 after his condition am on Monday. The body paigns to topple him during his adding that among the 86 were ments from other European  (    &    &7)   $   to privacy laws. deteriorated. would then be taken to the nearly a decade of rule, first as 14 women and three children. armies, marched down the   !$ The detention follows The former president party’s central office located at a dictator and then as an elect- Further west, in the Straits famed cobbles of the avenue in Beijing’s jailing of two breathed his last at 7:45 am on Kakrail road for partymen and ed president. of Gibraltar, rescue boats picked a tradition that dates back to bled leaders. government. Canadians earlier this year Sunday at the intensive care unit common people to pay their His rule was marked by a up three men in a kayak, and the aftermath of World War I. Standing in an open-top Two prominent members after Meng Wanzhou, chief of the facility where he was kept tributes. controversial move to make another 52 people — including Army dogs festooned with command car alongside of the movement Jerome financial officer for Chinese in life support for the last nine On Tuesday, Ershad will be Islam the state religion of the 14 women — in a dinghy. medals, members of France’s France’s chief of staff General Rodrigues and Maxime tech giant Huawei, was taken days after his organs gradually flown to his ancestral home dis- officially secular Bangladesh. Around 11,000 migrants celebrated Foreign Legion and Francois Lecointre, Macron Nicolle, were both detained by into custody in Vancouver on stopped functioning, the Inter trict in Rangpur, from where he Ershad was born in 1930 in have arrived in Spain by sea mounted cavalry in glittering inspected the waiting forces the police, sources told AFP. a warrant from the United Service Public Relations (ISPR) will be brought back to Dhaka Dinhata, a subdivision of since the beginning of the year uniforms brandishing ceremo- and waved to the crowds. Closer European defence States. said. on the same day for burial at the Coochbehar district of pre- and 203 people have died nial sabres all paraded in front But in a reminder of the cooperation has been one of However a source familiar “Previously, he used to try Banani army graveyard. sent-day India’s West Bengal to attempting the crossing from of the high-ranking guests. domestic troubles the president Macron’s key foreign policy with the latest detention said to respond through his eyes, but A former army chief, Mokbul Hossain and Mazida north Africa, according to the Meanwhile, French inven- has faced in the last months, he aims and the president shows no there is no indication it’s relat- on Saturday he could not even Ershad took over the state Khatun. His parents migrated latest figures from the tor and entrepreneur Franky met jeers and whistles from sign of wavering despite grow- ed to the cases of Canadians blink his eyes,” Ershad’s younger power in a bloodless coup in from Dinhata to Bangladesh International Organization for Zapata showed off his futuris- supporters of the “yellow vest” ing political turbulence in Michael Kovrig, an ex-diplo- brother and Jatiya Party leader 1982 and subsequently ran the (the then East Pakistan) in Migration (IOM), issued on tic flyboard, soaring above the movement who have staged Germany and Britain’s looming mat, and Michael Spavor, a G M Quader told reporters here country for eight years until he 1948 a year after the the India- Wednesday. Champs Elysees and the assem- weekly protests against the exit from the European Union. consultant. yesterday. was forced to quit in a pro- Pakistan partition.      !"  #  %  ! 4567

(# ./8# “yellow vest” protest move- Two prominent members Macron’s key foreign policy Forces Minister Florence Parly ment earlier this year. of the movement, Jerome aims and the president shows told the Parisien newspaper rench President Emmanuel Police fired tear gas to Rodrigues and Maxime no sign of wavering despite Sunday, pointing to “questions, FMacron on Sunday show- clear protesters from the Nicolle, were both detained by growing political turbulence in even thinly veiled threats he (# /-96/13 =34#/2 cased European military coop- Champs-Elysees. Protesters the police, sources told AFP. Germany and Britain’s looming made towards Europe or on the eration in a Bastille Day parade tore down security barriers Even before the exit from the European Union. durability of American com- major 7.3-magnitude but the glittering event was tar- and set fire to rubbish bins and clashes erupted, Paris author- At the 2017 parade, mitment”. Aearthquake hit the remote nished by violent clashes portable toilets, AFP corre- ities said 152 people had been Macron’s guest of honour was Macron, who pushed the Maluku islands in eastern between police and protesters. spondents said. detained. the newly inaugurated idea of the European Indonesia Sunday, sending Key EU leaders, including The earlier parade itself A futuristic highlight of the President Donald Trump as the Intervention Initiative (EI2) panicked residents running German Chancellor Angela had gone without a hitch. parade came when French young French leader sought to to undertake missions outside into the streets, but no tsuna- Merkel and Dutch Prime Some 4,300 members of the inventor and entrepreneur form a bond with his US coun- of existing structures like mi warning was issued. Minister Mark Rutte, joined armed forces marched down Franky Zapata showed off his terpart. NATO, insisted on the impor- The shallow quake struck Macron in Paris to watch the the avenue’s famed cobble- futuristic flyboard, soaring But since then ties between tance of European defence about 165 kilometres (100 annual parade that included stones in a tradition that dates above the Champs Elysees and Trump and Macron have cooperation. miles) south-southwest of the representatives of nine other back to the aftermath of World the assembled leaders. soured over the US pullouts “Never, since the end of town of Ternate in North European armies in a show of War I. “The army is transforming: from the Paris climate accord World War II has Europe been Maluku province at 6:28 pm unity. But standing in an open- it is modernising for our sol- and the Iran nuclear deal, as so important,” Macron, who (0928 GMT), according to the :   &                But the celebrations of top command car alongside diers, our sovereignty and our well as France’s new law for a after coming to power in 2017 US Geological Survey.       > # ? ;  ,  #   !$ France’s national day were tar- France’s chief of staff General independence,” Macron told tax on digital giants, most of controversially dispensed with “The earthquake was quite nished by clashes that subse- Francois Lecointre, Macron France 2 television in brief them US companies. the president’s traditional July strong, sending residents to flee roadside,” said local disaster Officials were assessing the quently erupted between pro- was met with some jeers and remarks. “President Trump has been 14 television interview, said in outside. mitigation official Mansur, who situation but there were no testers and police that recalled whistles from supporters of the Closer European defence an excellent ambassador for a a written statement. They are panicking and like many Indonesians goes by immediate reports of casualties, violence seen at the peak of the yellow vest movement. cooperation has been one of Europe of defence,” Armed many are now waiting on the one name. he told AFP. #    &   &       # <    (# 345?=8" Mayor Bill de Blasio said Firefighters said they that were temporarily closed to power from one part of the city ()3 # on Twitter that the outage was responded to numerous vehicles. to another to address demand,” power outage that gripped caused by a “manhole fire,” but requests for help, particularly At the Row NYC hotel on said de Blasio. ANew York’s Manhattan later told CNN it was under from people trapped in eleva- 8th Avenue, dozens of guests The mayor was not in New #  "/6;/3 9 Nepal Army and police (# #="6=; ended on Saturday after it investigation. tors, and the strobes of police were sitting on the sidewalk York but rather Iowa, where he personnel have so far rescued plunged Broadway theaters Earlier in the day, dozens of cars and ambulances were outside the property. was pursuing the Democratic loods and landslides caused 1,104 people from several places ine people died Sunday into darkness, brought subways people posted photos on social some of the few to stand out in Hotel staff had asked them nomination for president Fby incessant rains in Nepal across the country with 185 Nwhen a small aircraft being to a halt and flicked off bill- media of streets, subways and a city where light is rarely in not to go inside as there were despite low poll numbers -- have till now claimed 60 lives alone from Kathmandu. used for tourism crashed in boards in Times Square. apartments shrouded in dark- short supply. no lights for them to see by and which did not escape the notice and left 38 others injured, police According to Nepal Police, northwest Sweden, the regional About 42,000 customers ness. New Yorkers in general the elevators weren’t working, of New Yorkers. said on Sunday. a total of 27,380 police person- authority said. “The nine people lost electricity in the early The blackout disrupted took Saturday’s outage in stride, 16-year-old Spanish tourist “Drop out of the presiden- Thirty five people are nel have been deployed across on board are dead,” Gabriella evening, according to power services across the United with passersby manning Alba Moreno said. tial campaign,” one commenter reported to be missing in the the country for search and res- Bandling, spokeswoman for the utility Con Edison, which did- States’ most-populous city, with intersections to direct traffic Con Edison said it would wrote on Twitter. “You clearly rain-related incidents that have cue operations. Vaesterbotten region, told AFP. n’t indicate a cause of the New York’s Metropolitan and a disrupted Carnegie Hall have most of its customers have to be in the city to -- you thrown normal life out of gear The Flood Forecasting She did not say who they power failure. Transportation Authority on concert continuing in the back online by midnight, but know -- do your job.” in central and eastern parts of Section (FFS) said that mon- were. According to Swedish The power returned Twitter encouraging “every- street. there were few details about the The cut affected the western the country. soon is active and the rainfall media reports, the plane was around 10:00 pm (0200 GMT), one to avoid below-ground Officers shouted “let’s go!” cause of the outage. chunk of Manhattan, particu- Heavy rainfall since will continue for two to three carrying people for a parachute accompanied by applause that subway stations,” which at drivers as they tried to keep “This appears to be some- larly the Hell’s Kitchen neigh- Thursday has hit more than 25 days in most places across the jump but crashed a little after could be heard throughout the account for most of the city’s traffic flowing, while people thing that just went wrong in borhood and the Broadway districts, affecting 10,385 country, The Himalayan Times 2:00 pm (1200 GMT). formerly darkened streets. rail network. strolled nonchalantly on streets the way that they transmit theater district. households. reported.    !"# % &       :   G .    $  :  :

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Prior to India’s hard-fought loss to New   '% 7  $  88 +  $   ,7%7  ,7%@ Zealand in the World Cup semi-finals, a "     3:6 $     $$      $ popular Hindi news channel hosted a $$     $ $ $   : 2  show which asked: “Can Prime Minister Modi win us the World Cup?” Like many  $   3--   )  B-        of us, I worry about such obsession (cou- -$   1     $     0   "   pled with an unhealthy dose of compli-        4      /   S  ance) manifesting itself as mainstream acceptability, certainly not good for the       /  $  $   $  country. But this is a conversation (an arti-   $           $ $   cle) for another day. $    $  $     )    For now, let us talk about something that flashed across our television screens      1    $    $     during the election season and was a topic   " 1        $$    /  of hot debate and discussion: India’s          1         armed forces. Although hardly much time has passed since the election sum-         $           mer of 2019, there has been a dramatic      5 $          shift in the stance the BJP has adopted     $     $    $  towards the men in uniform. During the election season, we were often treated to     C       -    $ $  $ the party’s dramatics, which was often      $     $  $    $ obscene. For example, Uttar Pradesh     /  $      $  $  Chief Minister insulted .    $  1 $ !       our armed forces by calling them “Modiji about the intelligence failures intention to actually do some- Ministry of Finance. The ki sena”, thus implying that they worked that eventually led to such a thing to change the current reduced allocations were         $ " 0    at the beck and call of only one man and deadly attack? In order to scenario. passed on uniformly to all the                 4  not in furtherance of their duty to the ensure that the lives of our sol- A clear indication of this services.” As wonderfully put  $   $            $ entire nation. As a former police officer, diers are not in jeopardy, we 64-%.5=9 and of where the by my colleague, Shashi who tried to serve the people of the coun- must understand how these Government’s priorities do Tharoor, with this        0           -$ try and whose only master was the rule attacks occurred and how do =54= not lie was when Union Government, “defence is $  " $            $   of law, I found such statements appalling, we plan to avert them in the 84;4;-486/ Finance Minister Nirmala favoured when it comes to   $    $     $ * $    especially from a Chief Minister of a BJP- future? On this aspect, howev- Sitharaman announced the rhetoric, and treated as badly ruled State. er, there have been no ques- 3 /6/# first Union Budget for the as other ministries when cost-    $              Sometimes, the drama was nauseat- tions from the media and no <=976<=98 new term of the BJP-led cutting is done.”  "           5  1    $ ing: Like when BJP leader Manoj Tiwari answers from the Government. Government. While the entire For all its rhetoric, the BJP D      $  .          attempted to cash in on the Pulwama Another relevant barome- 5/8##34 session was extremely under- would do well to remember attack by wearing military clothing dur- ter is the number of terrorist whelming, as evidenced by that India has fought four   $  -             ing a political rally. I am pretty certain attacks that have taken place in 3 4.43 434 the 1,000 point fall in the wars since independence that such antics make a mockery of what India since 2014. In a written -93=.=/ Sensex, the Defence Budget (comprehensively winning it means to be a soldier and belittles a hal- reply by Minister of State for was especially disconcerting. three), but no political leader lowed uniform. Prime Minister Modi, too, Home Affairs, it was stated 4/ 484>48 This because as part of the lat- has previously attempted to often piggybacked on the armed forces. that the number of terrorist /4;.4  est allocation, only 1.45 per take advantage of the victories /* For instance, in some of his rallies, there incidents in Jammu & Kashmir =/"4 cent of the country’s Gross until it changed the way politi-  were photographs of the security forces alone jumped 177 per cent in Domestic Product, was given cians view and deal with our ; personnel killed in the February 14 sui- the past five years. This is a / >/3/74=< to defence expenditure, which forces. cide bombing in Pulwama. While these frightening number. may be the lowest since the All of this posturing would 1 were absolutely crass, there was at least I may be trolled and many 64>=84# 1962 war. still be okay if the BJP actual-          enthusiasm from the BJP about the may say that this proves that 93 This is especially distress- ly showed some action.           armed forces. But how do we determine the armed forces need more ing because in the previous fis- However, as is evident from  if this Government actually cares about backing and focus from our 6/374 64 cal year (2018-19), a shortfall the party’s actions, the rela-          the country’s armed forces? Or does it Government, which Modiji 5/?.=/3# of close to1.12 lakh crore was tionship between it and the         merely aim to rely on them for political has done. To this, I say that I projected by the three wings of armed forces is: Out of sight           points? wholeheartedly agree with the >45/3  4/ the armed forces (excluding and out of mind. When elec-   !        One way to do so is to look at the way first part but disagree with the 56=98 the Defence Research and tions are out of sight, our it has dealt with one of the most shock- second. While there is a need Development Organisation). armed forces, unfortunately,         " S   ing tragedies on Indian soil: The Pulwama for India to focus more on its <=84# When asked about the do not find any place in their   $$       terror attack. 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A rising global power       $     recently-concluded Lok Sabha 1          $  $    S cannot sit content with playing      .  / *L,D  elections. But the recent turn of    $   $    $ 2  $   just one sport. The entire focus .   / *,))$    -   events has shown all the three par-      $     $        and funding of the Sports        $ H ties — JD(S), Congress and the BJP Ministry and relevant authorities         — in poor light. There is more than !            are mostly diverted towards         $ mere suspicion that the BJP is "             0    cricket. Other sports, including    $$      M  $        H behind all this drama. But if the      $     $ ) $  hockey, snooker, football and % )*      !      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They had Sir — The aviation sector is in dire     "          their competitions to develop less than five teams — half the expected their heroes, who need of basic and structural       $   0$/      interest and also showcase the total number of teams that took receive almost a demi-god status, reforms. The government must    $  $ "       $  different platforms these sports Sir — We enjoyed an exciting part — only India reached the to perform well but that did not play a more interventionist role in have. This will also encourage finish in the first semi-final semi-final stage. Rest of the happen. A billion people are now the running of aviation companies.            $     participating sportspersons as match, where New Zealand man- Asian teams finished in this in a state of mourning. 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In /3-4 pronged approach to generate employ- ing system and replace it, in a phased- and agriculture sectors         $ -$     this regard, it should be noted that the ;3;#4 6# ment and ensure employability of the out manner, with a curriculum that is A major part of India’s population    $   $     "     Government’s flagship programmes such as of workforce: conducive to and promotes a holistic is reliant on agriculture and allied Skill India, Startup India and Standup India were 59;/4? Promote skill-based education growth of the children. activities for livelihood.  $     $    F  launched with the right intent and in accordance 84#93/ Educational institutions should lay Promote bilateral ties to Manufacturing and agriculture togeth-    $   $ $       with the changing demands of the labour mar- #4 4# mic excellence, and not preparing the ing talent and increasing the scope of eration potential. China, for example, $   $ $$        poverty. Like in every economy, there comes a child for an uncertain future. remittances. The Ministry of Skill is now focussing more on reforming time when the growth momentum slows down, .4=.456 A 2019 ‘Annual Employability Development and Entrepreneurship is its agriculture sector and introducing         0$    -$ giving rise to unemployment, income inequali- 4;.=?;43 Survey’ report by Aspiring Minds says believed to be working on a policy modern farming methods with a )    0       $$   ty and disquiet among the people. After years of =..=8934# that there has been no change in the framework to officially seek the greater emphasis on sustainable agri-  $       $  $     double-digit growth, China’s real growth slowed employability prospects of Indian Cabinet’s approval to export talent. cultural practices. After all, feeding 1.3      " -$        down to 6.6 per cent in FY18 from the double- engineering graduates in the past Once implemented, this will help mil- billion people will be a herculean task        $  $    $ digit growth of nearly 14.2 per cent in the last nine years, with only a handful of lions of Indians find jobs abroad and if it’s not prepared.  $$         -$ decade. them possessing next-gen tech skills. earn a decent living. However, this Technology has a great role to play " $  $        $$  In the wake of the internet revolution that Nearly 80 per cent of Indian engineers needs to be thoroughly thought out and in modernising the two key sectors for $          1   engulfed the world, India’s youth showed remark- are not fit for any job in the knowl- bilateral agreements need to be put in India. Policy reforms should be intro-  $      $      able inclination and desire to embrace it, there- edge economy and only 2.5 per cent place to facilitate smooth movement of duced and incentives should be provid-    )      $       $ by laying the foundation of a ‘New India’, of them possess tech skills in Artificial workers. Such agreements will ensure ed so that migrations into cities in search   $   $         strongly rooted in new-age technologies of the Intelligence (AI) required by the job opportunities for Indian employees of better job opportunities can be min- century. However, the digital dividend, which industry. Not possessing the right kind and address the challenges arising out imised. This will ultimately result in a  $         $     could have potentially become the backbone of of skill set will result in economic of a shrinking workforce. This will be self-sustaining practice wherein the         -$  $ ‘New India’s’ growth story, remained under- redundancy and subsequent displace- a great way to potentially tap the country will be able to meet its increas-   F     $   utilised. A large majority of the population even ment from the job market. demographic dividend. ing food demand and provide its peo-      )     $       $ today lives in rural areas where the lack of basic Moreover, schools and colleges in Recently, the German Cabinet ple with employment opportunities. $    F  $$  $ infrastructure, connectivity and employment rural India, even in metros, are yet to announced that it is coming up with an In conclusion, India has set an  $ $            opportunities continues to dominate their daily awaken to the opportunities and threats immigration proposal to help non-EU ambitious target of transforming itself  0           lives. The ‘New India’s’ foundation, therefore, that rapid growth in technology will immigrants to move to Germany. To into a $5 trillion economy by 2025. This $   "         %8   should be laid on a mission to generate adequate bring about. Yuval Noah Harari, in his liberate the labour market and to fill the may seem unachievable but with the    $$     %%    $  employment and equal growth opportunities for latest book, ‘21 Lessons for the 21st job vacancies, the country will ease the right kind of reforms, policy interven-       $        the people. It is, therefore, important to identi- Century’ says that we have no idea what immigration and work permit process tions and focussed approach, it may fy the crucial links in the chain that could at var- the job market will look like in 2050. for skilled workers. This hints at a like- become a global economic power and         $        ious stages in an individual’s life ensure the infu- It is generally agreed that machine ly change in the stringent immigration provide its people with adequate -$           $     sion, stimulation and development of the right learning and robotics will change every policies in most countries to attract employment opportunities.        kind of skill. line of work. Therefore, it is high time skilled workers. (The writer is a communications       The Government must opt for a three- that we revisit our traditional school- Focus on manufacturing professional) ;       E      ,)-                       !   

$$  shows gradually rising concern on a lack of communication between trade discussions with key figures in the regulation before it is finalised”. among British politicians, including  ' )*. among officials about Britain’s abil- key trade departments of business, administration, including Ivanka Notes from one meeting between Tory leadership frontrunner Boris ity to conduct such complex negoti- energy, industrial and strategy, the Trump and the US Trade Fox and Lighthizer in 2017 also show Johnson, does not guarantee one will   ations. The documents bring further Department for International Trade, Representative, Robert Lighthizer. We the US official seeking UK backing for be signed. scrutiny to a relationship under the Foreign Office, the Department for are well prepared for trade negotiations reform and “innovation” at the World Britain’s struggles in negotiations ritain has failed to make mean- strain following the leak of criticisms the Environment and Rural Affairs and with our biggest trading partner. To Trade Organisation. David Jones, a for- are matched by a shopping list of inter- ingful progress towards a free of the Trump administration by Sir the Treasury. suggest otherwise is completely and mer Brexit Minister and Tory MP, said national concerns for the Trump /7/;4<=8 Btrade deal with the US amid Kim Darroch, the British Yet, the amber-red alert remained demonstrably false.” that the US animosity towards the EU administration. One former US trade =#48# “chronic” staffing shortages and com- Ambassador to the US. in place early this year, underlining a The documents seen by this news- was understandable, as “the EU has negotiator said: “If Trump decided to munication breakdowns in Whitehall, His resignation prompted anger lack of progress. A Whitehall source paper reveal how negotiations with the operated as a cartel. It is protectionist, go for it, he’s got his hands full with      according to a cache of documents across Whitehall over a perceived told The Telegraph that shortages of US are forcing Ministers and officials it is an exclusive economy.” Nafta and (North) Korea and even     $ seen by The Telegraph. Details of breach of diplomatic norms. expert trade officials were a “chronic to confront the difficult choices of life Senior EU sources hit back, saying then, the UK would have to free itself      $ meetings spanning two years show Meanwhile, it is understood that the problem”. Changes to the Brexit sched- outside the EU. One email, dated last they were concerned that Britain could from the EU. We’re talking about how overstretched departments have US cancelled a planned meeting ule have also resulted in the most able month, warned that British plans to become a pawn in US disputes with somewhere down the road.” Joe Owen,    $  been working “at cross purposes” as between Fox and Trump’s com- civil servants being shunted around make Silicon Valley giants pay more tax Brussels. They also warned that adopt- director of the Institute for     transatlantic talks have repeatedly merce secretary Wilbur Ross. Even crucial roles, compounding the insta- risked a roadblock in trade negotia- ing US standards in areas such as food Government’s Brexit programme,  $   9# stumbled over politically sensitive top- in the earliest talks, the UK struggled bility. The Department for International tions. The Government aims to impose and medicine would have a knock-on warned it was doubtful that Whitehall        ics such as rules on health, farming to keep pace with US negotiators. Trade rejected such assessments. A a digital services tax that will target effect, closing off parts of the EU’s sin- had the capacity to manage conflicting     $  and the finance industry. Officials One email from late last year shows spokesman said: “Last Wednesday, Google and Facebook, among others, gle market for British companies. demands from the US and the EU on have begun to fear that American that the Trump administration had the UK-US Trade and Investment but faces pressure from the US trade “The UK has a crucial choice to trade.      ;   frustration with the lack of agreement began sending “less senior” officials Working Group began its sixth meet- department to wait for the OECD to make in terms of where its own pref- “The risk is big policy decisions get      or even partial agreement could end to meetings. ing involving over 100 officials from the agree international rules. erences lie, such as on US food stan- made by the UK based on US demands   $  hopes of a post-Brexit partnership The shift, which occurred in July, two sides. It has now covered all Documents show that throughout dards and the EU regulatory approach for a free trade deal, rather than think-       envisaged at the centre of a “global reflected Britain’s inability to get “the major policy areas that needed to be trade discussions, American officials to risk,” said one senior EU official. ing about what the UK’s requirements Britain” trade strategy. right people in the room”, according to covered before our two nations begin have sought to draw Britain out of the “How it interacts with the EU will are first and reconciling them with the     $$ In one message, a British diplo- the correspondence. It came despite a negotiations on an actual free trade EU’s sphere of influence. British nego- be affected by that choice. In any case, US. So you could end up with a back-  $  $ J mat warned that Liam Fox’s, the trade Whitehall amber-red alert, which sig- agreement. 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23)" :>019 Bengaluru: Asserting that the flown to Mumbai Sunday. have sought impleadment in coalition Government in Leaders of the Congress- the already pending applica- "/ Karnataka had lost majority, JD(S) coalition had held nego- tion filed by the 10 other rebel the State BJP on Sunday tiations with Nagaraj on MLAs on which hearing is # %/;;9 police and other security forces demanded the Chief Minister Saturday in a bid to woo him scheduled for Tuesday. launched a manhunt to track HD Kumaraswamy immedi- back to save the H D The coalition government, personal security officer down the presence of terrorists ately resign or seek a trust vote Kumaraswamy-led govern- which has been shaky since it A(PSO) of a National in the area. on Monday itself. ment that is on the brink of came into being last year after Conference leader was killed Condemning the terrorist "I demand that the Chief collapse. a post-poll arrangement in when at least three terrorists tar- strike on the party convention, Minister, if he is honest and Pointing out that the Chief the wake of a hung verdict, is geted a party convention in former Chief Minister and cares for the democratic sys- Minister has said that without facing a serious crisis now Kokernag area of South National Conference Vice tem, he should immediately the support of MLAs he will with 16 MLAs--13 of the Kashmir's Anantnag district on President Omar Abdullah resign or should move a not continue and will seek a Congress and three of the Sunday. Sunday evening tweeted, "My motion seeking for trust vote trust vote, Yeddyurappa said, JD(S)-- resigning their assem- The police constable was colleague from Kokernag in on Monday itself," State BJP despite all their efforts bly membership. attached with the National South Kashmir Judge (Retd) chief B S Yeddyurappa said. Congress rebel MLAs M T B Besides, two Independent Conference leader (Retd) Judge Tauqeer Sb was just attacked by Speaking to reporters here, Nagaraj and K Sudhakar have legislators, who were made Syed Tauqeer for last few days. militants.While he escaped he said, sixteen MLAs of JD(S) said they will not withdraw ministers recently to provide Official sources said, "ter- unhurt his security officer was and Congress have resigned, their resignations and have stability to the government, rorists attacked a party conven- hit & killed in the line of duty. I and also two independents gone (to Mumbai). have quit the ministry and tion in Kokernag area of unreservedly condemn this das- have withdrawn support to He also stated that 15 withdrawn support. Anantnag where National Ground reports claimed, tardly attack & convey my con- the government, and extended MLAs have approached the The ruling coalition's total Conference leader was also pre- the police constable sustained dolences to the family of the it to the BJP. government, Kumaraswamy Kumaraswamy had proposed Supreme Court and the court strength is 116 (Congress-78, sent. When he escaped unhurt bullet injuries in his abdomen deceased". "You (Kumaraswamy) had on Friday announced in that the trust vote be held on may also come to a decision on JD(S)-37 and BSP-1), besides his security guard was hit by bul- and was rushed to the nearby "The security officer, don't have majority. So let the state Assembly that he has Wednesday. Tuesday. the Speaker. lets and was immediately rushed sub district hospital from where Selection Grade Constable Riyaz them (coalition) ask for confi- voluntarily decided to seek a However, no decision was Five rebel Congress MLAs With the support of the to the nearby hospital". he was referred to the district Ahmed Khan was posted with dence vote or reign immedi- trust vote to end the "confu- taken as the principal opposi- had moved to the Supreme two independents, the BJP has Anantnag district police in hospital in Anantnag. him for the last few years & was ately. Tomorrow in the sion" caused by resignations of tion BJP did not attend the Court on Saturday against the 107 MLAs in the 224-member a tweet late sunday evening "Before reaching Anantnag, killed when 3 militants attacked Business Advisory Committee rebel MLAs and requested the meeting. Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh House, where the half-way confirmed, "A selection grade Riyaz Ahmad succumbed to his a party convention. I’ve just spo- meeting I will advise same Speaker to fix time for the Yeddyurappa's statement Kumar for not accepting their mark is 113. constable Riyaz ahmed posted as fatal injuries",official sources ken to Tauqeer Saab to convey thing to Kumaraswamy and same. came, even as efforts by coali- resignations. If the resignations of the 16 PSO, martyred after terrorist said. my concern & my condolences discuss," he added. According to sources, at tion leaders to mollify rebel MLAs Anand Singh, K MLAs are accepted, the coali- attacked him in Hiller, Anantnag After receiving the input of for Riyaz’s death", Omar In a surprise move amid the Business Advisory Congress MLA M T B Nagaraj Sudhakar, N Nagaraj (MTB), tion's tally will be reduced to on Sunday evening". terrorist strike in the area, local Abdullah tweeted. the existential crisis faced by his Committee meeting on Friday seemed to have failed as he has Munirathna and Roshan Baig 100. PTI 0 0< " 9 45 Panaji: The four new Ministers inducted into the cabinet Jalpaiguri/Kolkata (WB): A would be allotted portfolios on man died in West Bengal's Monday, Chief Minister Jalpaiguri district after he fell said. into an overflowing drain, a Chandrakant Kavlekar, who police officer said on Sunday, was earlier leader of the oppo- as incessant rain continued to sition, would be designated as wreak havoc in the low-lying deputy chief minister, Sawant areas of north Bengal. told reporters here on Sunday, Bimal Sil, a man in his early but refused to divulge any fur- 40s, reportedly slipped into ther details. the gutter while wading Days after 10 Congress The monsoon session of the Minister , Water through a flooded street on MLAs in Goa joined the BJP, state Assembly begins on Resources Minister Vinod Saturday night at Shanupara Sawant on Saturday reshuffled Monday. Palyekar, Rural Development locality of the district, he said. his cabinet, dropping three Asked how the new minis- Minister Jayesh Salgaonkar — Sources in the administra- members of the ally Goa ters would handle questions in and Independent MLA and tion said downpour over the Forward Party (GFP) and an the House, Sawant said, "I will Revenue Minister Rohan past five days has inundated Independent legislator as min- be there to help them." Khaunte from the cabinet to several parts of the sub- isters. Ten Congress MLAs last accommodate the new mem- Himalayan districts of Michael Lobo, who Wednesday joined the BJP, bers. Darjeeling, Kalimpong, resigned as deputy speaker of increasing the saffron party's Sardesai said the induction Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar and the , strength to 27 in the 40-mem- of 10 Congress MLAs into the Alipurduar. and three of the 10 MLAs who ber House. BJP was the "death of the lega- The Met department has joined the BJP — Chandrakant Prior to the swearing-in cy" of late chief minister warned of "heavy to very Kavlekar, Jeniffer Monserratte, on Saturday, Sawant issued a , who was a heavy" rainfall in these districts Philip Neri Rodrigues — were notification, dropping all three towering figure in politics of the '                %     (  &  ?    !$ till Monday. PTI sworn in as new ministers. GFP leaders — Deputy Chief coastal state. PTI 20 # )*, Q*!     O  @ !"0% ;< + " ##  6433/ by the non-cooperation of the been taken by the government. Temple Worshippers Society, who Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Government, we have traced 20 “What is more disturbing is the is keeping track of the details of     O  : @ Ashok Gehlot Sunday directed he investigation into the miss- idols which were stolen from tem- attitude of the Tamil Nadu the stolen idols, said both the officials to conduct a thorough and Ting idols from temples in ples in the State and smuggled to Government. Top bureaucrats and AIADMK and the DMK govern- impartial inquiry into the killing of Tamil Nadu has come to a dead foreign countries. But the State politicians are threatening the ments do not want the cases to be Baghpat: Police have booked near- a police head constable in end as the special officer probing Government is not interested in witnesses who were willing to fur- resolved for obvious reasons. The ly 12 youths for allegedly pulling the Rajsamand district. the case himself coming out in the bringing the retraced idols back nish all facts regarding the disap- rationalists Dravidian parties used beard of a Muslim cleric and forc- The head constable, Abdul open and alleging that the State and has denied funds for even pearance of the dols from the tem- the temple properties and the ing him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'. Gani, was beaten to death by four- Government was not interested in basic expenses,” said Manickavel ples administered by the Hindu antique idols for furthering their Superintendent of Police five unidentified persons on bringing the culprits to book or in who was in the temple town in Religious and Charitable personal fortunes. They literally Shailesh Kumar Pandey Sunday Saturday while he was returning retrieving the idols. The facts dis- connection with the investiga- Endowment (HRCE ) Department robbed the temples under the said, "Prime facie it seems to be a from Hamela ki Ber village, where closed by the top officer probing tion into anther missing idol. of the Government. HRCE department. Their opposi- matter of physical assault. Even then, he had gone for investigation of a the case of missing idols from the “A Nataraja idol which went The team probing the missing tion to the appointment of the police have registered a case case, police had said. temples of the State has put the missing from a temple in idols have traced 20 antique idols Manickavel itself is an ideal proof,” against 12 youngsters on the basis "It is very sad to learn about the Tamil Nadu Government in a Tirunelveli in 1982 has been locat- out of the more than 2,000 idols said Ramesh. of the cleric's complaint. Action will death of Head Constable Abdul spot as the latter was always ed in a museum in Adelaide . The which went missing from Tamil The Madras High Court in be taken against them on the basis Ghani. My heart goes out to his against his appointment as OSD to museum authorities told us that Nadu and that were smuggled out 2018 had ordered the HRCE of probe." family members and I want to investigate the theft of priceless the idol was purchased by them of the country. “The US Department to submit to the Citing the cleric's complaint, the assure them that justice will be idols. for Rs 30 crore in 2001 and Government’s Homeland Security court within six weeks details SP said Imam Imlaq-ur-Rehman, a raised an alarm, added SP Pandey. done… Have given direction to the Ponn Manickavel, the Special expressed their willingness to Wing has seized some of the idols about the 50,000 acres of missing Muzaffarnagar resident, was going The complainant also said the officials for thorough and impar- Officer who was appointed by the return it to us. But the which were smuggled from Tamil prime landed property owned by to his village on his motorcycle yes- youths told him to come to the vil- tial enquiry," Gehlot said in a Madras High Court to probe the Government should bear the Nadu. Though the US officials are the temples. “Till date they have terday, when nearly 12 youngsters lage, only after shaving off his tweet. missing idol cases after his retire- expenses for bringing the idol willing to hand over the idols, we not filed anything in the court,” accosted him, beat him up and also beard. Deputy Chief Minister Sachin ment from Indian Police Service back,” disclosed Manickavel. have to depute our representatives said Ramesh, He pointed out that pulled his beard. The SP said the cause of beat- Pilot also took to Twitter to con- in 2018 November opened up for The officer, known for his to identify the same and bring it the rationalists and the persons The Imam claimed he was also ing up is yet to be known. demn the incident. the first time while speaking to integrity and honesty throughout back to Tamil Nadu. But the who are not interested in bringing forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram', the SP SP Pandey said the Imam had He said directions have been reporters at the Lord Muruga his 35 years of service as a super Tamil Nadu government is not to light the daylight robberies said. registered a similar case in issued for a speedy investigation Temple at Palani on Saturday. cop revealed that despite his pleas willing to bear the expenses,” said happening in temples across the The cleric said he was rescued Muzaffarnagar district, which was and stern action against the “Though the Idol Wing of the to the then police chief T K Manickavel. State are the winners in this round by two people of his village when he later found to be true. PTI accused. PTI Tamil Nadu Police is handicapped Rajendran in 2018, no action has T R Ramesh, president, of the legal battle. (      91 2A 9 % ?   &2C4 # B    ?  &      Patna: The flood situation in Sitamarhi, East Champaran, Champaran districts. Bihar turned grim on Sunday Madhubani, Araria, Water Resources Minister Thiruvananthapuram: The phants. "The centre can accom- ter treatment. with the death of four people as Kishanganj, Supaul, Darbhanga Sanjay Jha, Chief Secretary 90 Kerala Government would set modate 50 elephants, and a res- "Basically rehabilitation around 18 lakh were affected in and Muzaffarpur. Deepak Kumar, Additional up a first-of-its-kind elephant idential facility for 80 mahouts involves sending the jumbos nine districts of the State, an The report added that Chief Secretary (Water Chennai: The DMK on Sunday ing a threat to classical language rehabilitation centre here at an has been arranged. back in to the wild. But these official report said. about 11 lakh people have Resources department) Arun appointed a team to review the Tamil," Stalin said in a statement outlay of 105 crore, to take care There will be administration days its quite difficult to imple- Five rivers of the state are been affected in the worst-hit Kumar and Disaster Draft National Education Policy, here. The nine-member team, of jumbos, which were either blocks, tourist cafeteria spead ment. flowing above the danger level Sitamarhi district, followed by Management Department saying the decision was neces- including former higher educa- orphaned or abandoned. over 56 hectares of land," If a wild elephant is caught due to torrential rains in the 5 lakh in Araria. Principal Secretary Pratyaya siated by BJP-led Central tion minister K Ponmudi and Kottoor, an ecotourism vil- Shajikumar, who formerly head- in Wayanad, the locals may not catchment areas bordering It said 13 teams of NDRF Amrit accompanied Kumar Government's "serious" attempts former school education minis- lage situated nearly 35 km from ed the project said. agree to release it back there Nepal, the report by the and SDRF have been deployed during the aerial survey. to somehow "impose" Hindi ter Thangam Thennarasu, have here, would soon host the coun- The Kottoor elephant reha- itself. In such cases, this Kottor Disaster Management to carry out relief and rescue At the meeting, the chief language. been asked to submit a report try's first-ever elephant rehabil- bilitation centre is also planning rehabilitation centre can take Department said. operations in the affected dis- minister directed the officials to The Leader of Opposition in within 10 days. itation centre. to accommodate aged captive care of them," he said. Chief Minister Nitish tricts. keep decent arrangement for the Assembly MK Stalin said The report would be sub- Chief Minister Pinarayi elephants. Noting that the rehabilita- Kumar conducted an aerial The authorities have also the flood-hit people at the allocation of funds in the Union mitted to Union Ministry of Vijayan had inaugurated the P S Easa, a member of the tion centre would facilitate a lot survey of the flood-affected opened 152 relief camps giving camps. Budget to support appointment Human Resources and phase 1 of the project last month. three-member technical com- of research, a PhD scholar of areas of several districts. shelter to 45,053 people, while He also ordered for expe- of Hindi teachers in non-Hindi Development, he noted. The rehab centre would mittee of Koottoor elephant National Institute of Advanced Of the four deaths, the 251 community kitchens have diting the relief and rescue speaking States was in "contra- Alleging that the BJP-led house an elephant museum, rehabilitation centre said the Studies, Banglore, Sreedhar report said, two were reported been made functional. operations, an official release diction" to removal of compul- Centre was "serious" in some- mahout training centre, a well- project was a comprehensive Vijayakrishnan said, "The facil- from Araria, while one each The chief minister held a said. sory Hindi clauses in revised how imposing Hindi language, equipped veterinary hospital programme to provide an ity will help us understand the was reported from Sheohar high-level meeting to review Around 280 to 300 mm draft education policy issued last the DMK chief said, "The recent and crematorium for the pachy- opportunity to study elephants. anatomy and physiology of the and Kishanganj districts. the flood situation. Later, he rainfall has been received in the month. budget allocation to support derms. Elaborating, he said, the elephants. This will facilitate a lot A total of 17,96,535 popu- conducted the aerial survey of past three-four days in Terai "DMK is willing to seek appointment of Hindi teachers Former wildlife warden main objective was to ensure of research." The research schol- lation has been affected by flood-affected areas of region of Nepal against 50 mm opinions from experts in edu- in non-Hindi speaking states is Shajikumar told PTI that the that elephants, which are ar also said it was possible to flood waters in 55 blocks of Darbhanga, Madhubani, of average rainfall recorded dur- cation on the draft National in contradiction to the revised facility intends to take care of the orphaned or abandoned could offer specialised care to the ele- nine districts - Sheohar, Sheohar, Sitamarhi and East ing the past years, it said. PTI Education Policy, which is pos- draft education policy." 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(*-( 1 :4??6 "# 090 Srinagar: The People's Nagrakata (WB): West Bengal Gorkhaland statehood demand Democratic Party (PDP) on 648=3<# Jammu: The Amarnath Yatra BJP chief Dilip Ghosh, whose was not a poll issue in the Sunday asserted that Kashmir /..8=/6 resumed from Jammu on party swept the north Bengal Darjeeling Hills as parties, is a political issue which needs Sunday after a day-long sus- region including Darjeeling including the GJM and GNLF, a political solution and 6/#34>48 pension as a precautionary seat in the Lok Sabha elections, sought development and announcing mega develop- measure in view of a sepa- on Sunday said the party has restoration of democracy in the mental projects will never help =34/3? ratists-backed strike called on never promised to create a region. achieve permanent peace in the "Martyrs' Day" in the Kashmir separate Gorkhaland state. Darjeeling and Kalimpong State. 7== = valley, officials said. Ghosh also said the districts of the state had wit- "The situation in Kashmir Since its commencement National Register of Citizens nessed a 104-day strike in 2017 at present is worrisome on .4=.4/3 on June 28, the pilgrimage was (NRC) will soon be imple- seeking creation of separate many fronts than one and a suspended from here for the mented in West Bengal on the Gorkhaland state." Gorkhaland state. holistic and pragmatic #96/.=? fifth time on Saturday owing to lines of Assam. "We want a permanent The agitation saw a split in approach is needed to restore the strike called by separatist "We want development of political solution to the issue," the GJM, that rules the semi- peace and normalcy in the #-=93 = groups. Gorkha people. We are sym- he said. autonomous Gorkhaland strife-torn region," senior PDP On July 8, it was suspend- morning and were expected to holy cave shrine, located at a pathetic to the Gorkhaland Absconding Gorkha Territorial Administration in leader Ghulam Nabi Lone

" '    ;9;-/ first week of June 2016 award- 4/ ed over 1.2 crore to the fam- n one of the biggest-ever ily of a businessman T Icompensation packages Prabhakaran who died in a 89 Jammu: A juvenile justice board has framed given to the family of a road road accident on August 30, Guwahati: With the death of five more charges against a minor in the case of gan- accident victim, the State-run 2012. patients on Sunday, the toll in Japanese grape and murder of an eight-year-old Motor Accident Claims In that case, the tribunal Encephalitis (JE) in Assam rose to 76, nomadic girl in Kathua and has fixed Tribunal (MACT) has settled a presided over by Additional a National Health Mission (NHM) bul- Monday for examining prosecution witnesses compensation claim of 1.22 District Judge R Shanmuga letin said. and commencing trial. crore to the family of a marine Sundaram had directed the The registered positive JE cases According to an order served to the that the chief judicial magistrate in Kathua engineer, who was killed in a owner of a truck involved in the across the state also increased to 348 Crime Branch here, officials have been asked erred in accepting the accused's claim of road accident involving a State accident and the company with from 334 on Friday. to bring in their prosecution evidence and being a juvenile. transport bus and a stationary which it was insured to joint- The five deaths were reported from witnesses for the trial to begin. It had also annexed a report of the med- truck in December 2014. ly pay 1,20,44,500 along with Darrang, Nalbari, Tinsukia, Kamrup The order has left the prosecution baf- ical board of Government Medical College, The MSRTC settled an succumbed to injuries at a for 1,22,50,000 to the widow interest at the rate of 7.5 per and Udalguri districts, the bulletin fled as the crime branch contested before the Jammu, which said the accused was "not less accident claim for 1,22,50,000 local hospital. Bhakti Ghanekar, her daughter cent from the date of claim said. Jammu & Kashmir High Court last year that than 19 and not more than 21". at a national Lok Adalat held at Following the mishap, and parents of the victim. made in 2013. Giving the cumulative figures for he is not a minor. The case has seen only The trial in this case was shifted to the Thane on Saturday. Ghanekar’s family had moved The claimants in the case The Judge made it clear JE/AES (Acute Encephalitis Syndrome), adjournments till date. Pathankot Sessions Court on the directions Sachin Ghanekar (33), a the Motor Accident Claims were victim’s wife Bhakti that out of the total amount the bulletin said there were 1350 such According to the notice, the charges were of the Supreme Court last year. marine engineer working with Tribunal (MACT) at Thane Ghanekar (31), daughter ordered by him, the claimant cases from January onward this year and framed against the accused by the Juvenile The Pathankot Sessions Court had on M/s Jacob Engineering com- and lodged a claim for 2 Akasha Ghanekar (9) and par- TN Rekha, wife of T. the number of deaths is 177. Justice Board Kathua on July 8 and "the next June 10 this year sentenced Sanji Ram, dis- pany, was knocked down by a crore on the ground that he was ents Ramchandra Ghanekar Prabhakaran, of Mahatma Measures to control the mosquito date of hearing has been fixed on July 15". missed special police officer Deepak Khajuria MSRTC bus while he was walk- earning a monthly salary of (64) Lata Ghanenkar (56). Gandhi Nagar in Madurai, borne disease that affects the brain con- "The case has been fixed for prosecution and Parvesh Kumar to life imprisonment ing on a road at Takka Naka in 99,380 and was the sole bread- While Advocate UR who died at the age of 39, shall tinued to be taken across the state which evidence... Kindly arrange the presence of while sacked policemen Anand Dutta, Tilak Panvel town of Raigad district winner of the family. Vishwakarma appeared for the be entitled to 46.32 lakh and is currently undergoing a transmission public prosecutor appointed in the case so Raj and Surender Verma -- were handed five in neighbouring coastal At the national Lok Adalat claimants, Advocate H P Patil their minor daughter to 45.50 season for Japanese Encephalitis, NHM as to examine the prosecution evidence/ wit- years in jail. Konkan region on December held in the presence of represented MSRTC at the Lok lakh. sources said. nesses," it said. The juvenile is accused of rap- The verdict came 17 months after the girl 28, 2014. The mishap had Principal District & Sessions Adalat. Prabhakaran had been Health Minister Dr Himanta Biswa ing and murdering the young girl. was brutally gang-raped inside a 'devisathan' taken place when he came in Judge NR Borkar, MACT In a similar case earlier, a killed while travelling in a car Sarma has said the emergency measures The crime branch had filed a petition in (local temple) and later killed. She was kid- between a stationary truck and member DN Rokade handed Motor Accident Claims with his friend, who was dri- taken to combat the JE/AES situation the high court against his claim of being juve- napped on January 10 and her body was the MSRTC bus. Ghanekar over the settlement papers for Tribunal at Madurai had in the ving, from Madurai to Tiruchi. would be there till September 30. PTI nile. The crime branch petition had stated found on January 17.     ')' <=A     @ Kolkata: An FIR was registered metro authorities of criminal ure to detect Kanjilal's hand  D  on Sunday against the Metro negligence. between the doors, but a clear Kolkata: Buoyed by increasing years to come. every year," Chavda said on the Railway after a complaint alleg- "We will take up the matter picture in the matter will be tourist footfalls and develop- Over Rs 12,500 crore was sidelines of a road show here on Mumbai: Mumbai police have rebuked the accused online. ing negligence on its part was with the highest metro author- available only after the investi- ment of various destinations in invested in the sector in the last Saturday evening. arrested a 40 -year-old man But after that he started sending lodged by the family of a man ities, no matter what," he said. gation," the official said. the state, Gujarat is expecting four years to improve the infra- In Gujarat, two prominent from West Bengal for allegedly abusive messages to the couple, who died after he was dragged "An FIR was lodged against West Bengal Chief Minister tourist inflow to cross six crore structure for the sector, he said. tourist sites - Somnath and sending obscene messages on the official said. by a train as his hand got stuck Metro Railway today on the Mamata Banerjee Saturday in the current fiscal, an official "The state is preparing a Dholavira - would be developed Facebook to a woman anchor of Fed up with the online between two of its doors, police basis of a complaint filed by ordered a police inquiry into the said. heritage tourism policy and into iconic tourism destina- a television news channel here, harassment, the anchor lodged said. Sajal Kanjilal's family, alleging incident, which she described as The western state which is approval for this will come tions as a part of the Central an official said Sunday. a complaint with Cuffe Parade The incident took place at criminal negligence," a police "very unfortunate". "focusing on attracting foreign shortly. At present, there are 33 government's Swadesh Darshan Cuffe Parade police arrest- police against him, he said. the Park Street station on official said. She asked state Urban tourists" will come out with a heritage properties. With the Scheme, Devan said, adding ed the accused, identified as Accordingly an offence was Saturday when the man, Sajal The Metro Railway author- Development Minister and heritage tourism policy soon, implementation of the policy, that "big packages" are going to Atanu Ravindra Kumar, an registered under IPC sections Kanjilal, a resident of Kasba area ity has ordered an inquiry into Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim to the official said. more of such properties will come for these two sites to woo unemployed man, the official 354 (Assault or criminal force to of Kolkata, was trying to board the incident by the assure Kanjilal's family of full "In 2016-17, tourists' inflow come within tourism map," visitors. said. woman with intent to outrage a Kabi Subhash-bound train. Commissioner of Railway Safety cooperation from the govern- was 4.48 crore and the same Devan said. The minister said the state The incident came to light her modesty), 506 (criminal According to eyewitnesses, (CRS), an official said. ment. went up to almost 5.8 crore in Elaborating on the tourism is focusing on attracting foreign after the TV anchor approached intimidation), 504 (intentional Kanjilal fell on the tracks as the He said the mishap took Theatre artists Sunday took 2018-19. The annual growth potential and emerging desti- tourists, which currently com- the Cuffe Parade police station insult with intent to provoke train entered the tunnel. The place in one of the newly induct- out a protest march near the rate was 14 per cent. With the nations, State Tourism Minister prises roughly one per cent of a few days ago, he said. breach of the peace) of IPC and train came to a halt, with four ed rakes, manufactured by the Park Street station, alleging that trend of increasing tourists' Jawahar Chavda said Gujarat is the annual inflow of travellers. "In the complaint, she said section 66 of Information and of its eight coaches still at the Integral Coach Factory. The laxity on part of the Metro footfalls, we are expecting that "a rich place" in terms of its "NRI comprises about 2-3 that the accused was sending Technology Act. platform, after staff and pas- rakes, delivered more than 20 Railway led to Kanjilal's death. tourist inflow should cross six economy, nature and culture. per cent of the annual tourist obscene messages to her from During the probe, police sengers outside raised an alarm. months ago, were put into ser- They also sought a response on crore in the current fiscal," said "The state offers mountains inflow in the state. In addition, his Facebook profile. When she found that the Facebook account The man was rushed to the vice only a few months ago. the allegations from the author- Jenu Devan, Commissioner of to desert and sea beach," he said. about six lakh foreign tourists blocked him, he created three had been created in West Bangal. SSKM Hospital, where the doc- The CRS will conduct an ities. the state Tourism Department "Apart from the neigh- visit the state last year. We more profiles and again started Accordingly, a team went there tors declared him "brought inquiry to ascertain the cause of Kanjilal, who was unmar- on Saturday. bouring states such as should be able to attract one sending similar messages," he and arrested the accused, he said. dead". the incident and submit a report ried, sold magazines at He said the tourism sector Rajasthan, Maharashtra and lakh more foreign tourists this added. Kumar was produced before Rajkumar Mukherjee, at the earliest, he added. Academy of Fine Arts and contributes about three per cent Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal year We will do road shows Thereafter, the victim a court Saturday, which remand- Kanjilal's cousin, said he has "Questions are being raised Nandan complex, a hub of cul- of the state's gross domestic is an important for Gujarat overseas in order to attract shared the matter with her hus- ed him in police custody till filed a complaint at Park Street over the sensor technology used tural activities in the city, for a product and its contribution is tourism as over seven lakh vis- tourists from foreign coun- band, following which the latter Tuesday, the official said. PTI police station accusing the in the rakes and its alleged fail- living. PTI expected to "improve" in the itors travel to the western state tries," Devan said. PTI O  @& &     A4 0    !    = 9 Guwahati: A leading 'Miya' assaulted for standing in sup- Assamese as xenophobic in >BC Chennai: Vice President M hospital here. rural areas. poet, who was among the 10 port of Assamese language," he their poems. on Sunday "Although, we have made "The private sector must poets booked after a video of said. "Still, if my poem has hurt Apart from Ahmed, other Jammu: Six alleged bovine In Thanamandi, a police called for a national movement great strides in reducing infant play a prominent role in setting his poem about alleged dis- the sentiments of anyone, then poets against whom an FIR smugglers were arrested and 67 team intercepted a vehicle and against non-communicable and maternal mortality rates up such clinics," he said. crimination towards Bengali- I express my regret." was filed are: Rehana Sultana, animals rescued in Jammu & rescued 4 bovines, an official diseases (NCD), even as he over the last five decades and Suggesting private hospi- speaking Muslims in Assam The controversy erupted Abdur Rahim, Ashraful Kashmir's Rajouri district on said. The team seized the vehi- appealed to private hospitals to in controlling the spread of dis- tals to expand its footprint to was shared online, expressed after a group of poets recent- Hussain, Abdul Kalam Azad, Sunday, a police official said. cle and arrested its driver play a role in setting up 'NCD eases like HIV and TB, there is villages and remote rural areas, regret if his writing had hurt ly uploaded on social media a Kazi Sharowar Hussain alias Five bids to smuggle Mohammad Razaq, he said. Clinics' in both urban and need to make concerted action Naidu said the private sector Assamese sentiments. video of the 'I am Miya' poem Kazi Neel, Shalim M Hussain, bovines from Nowshera, Fifteen bovines were res- rural areas. to stop the growing incidence needs to complement the Hafiz Ahmed said he had written by Ahmed. Karishma Hazarika, Budhal and Thanamandi areas cued from Lamberi area. The Underscoring dangers of of non-communicable dis- efforts of the government in written the poem in 2016 and The poem, in an East Banamallika Choudhury and of Rajouri to Kashmir Valley driver of the vehicle in which sedentary lifestyles and eases," Naidu said. reaching modern healthcare it was not related to the citi- Bengali dialect, spoke about Forhad Bhuyan. were foiled, the official said. the animals were being carried unhealthy dietary habits that He urged the Indian facilities to the rural areas. zenship determination exer- the alleged discrimination Guwahati Deputy During an interception in and the alleged smuggler man- also caused NCDs, Naidu Medical Association to take the He appealed to doctors in cise, whose final list is slated towards Bengali-speaking Commissioner of Police Samote area, one Mohammad aged to escape, police said. urged the medical fraternity to lead in promoting awareness both public and private sectors to be released on July 31. Muslims in Assam over the Ramandeep Kaur said on Nazir was arrested and 10 Another 15 bovines were reach out to people, particu- among the people, particular- to create awareness campaigns "I cannot think of insult- years and especially during the Sunday that no arrests had bovines being smuggled to rescued from two vehicles at larly students, to educate them ly students. in nearby schools on the need to ing Assamese sentiment updation process of the been made, but investigation Kashmir were rescued, they Rajal top on the Jammu- on dangers of lifestyle dis- Quoting World Health maintain healthy lifestyle. Tamil through my poems. I had National Register of Citizens. was on. said. Rajouri highway and two dri- eases. Organisation 2017 data that Nadu Governor Banwarilal contributed to Assamese lit- Following this, senior "I am not against the genre In another incident, one vers, Mohammad Wasim and "... A national movement said 61 per cent of deaths in Purohit who also took part in erature since long," Ahmed journalist Pranabjit Doloi filed of the 'Miya poetry' or the Manzoor Hussain was arrested Zahoor Ahmed, and a smug- against the growing incidence India are attributed to NCDs, the inauguration emphasised said in a statement on a complaint last Thursday Muslims, but I am against the and 23 bovines were rescued gler, identified as Mohammad of non-communicable diseases the Vice-President said he felt on the country's "glorious" past Saturday. against 10 poets of the genre, content of the poems," Doloi from Nanga Thub in Budhal, Shabir, were arrested, the offi- needs to be launched," he said there is a need to establish in medical education and med- "I was even physically accusing them of labelling told PTI. PTI police said. cial said. PTI after inaugurating a private NCD clinics in both urban and ical sciences. PTI    !"# # !1 0( :(     2 !  !   && # 345 46 would also be looking at the related party transactions.  ?&  & 9( ith promoter spat inten- With the promoter feud Wsifying at the country’s igniting concerns over corpo-       largest airline IndiGo, mar- rate governance practices at & ?     kets watchdog Sebi and the cor- InterGlobe Aviation, the min- porate Affairs Ministry have istry would examine whether #  345 started digging deep into alle- memorandum, articles, agree-      # 46 gations of governance lapses ments and resolutions are in and violations that could force consonance with provisions of # 345 46 made by the two sides. he Reserve the Government to override the Companies Act. Noting that Gangwal has TBank of existing arrangements and The company could face sserting that the arrange- much to answer, the group India will come pacts at InterGlobe Aviation, strict regulatory action, includ- Ament between the pro- wondered whether there is out with a officials said. ing overriding of existing pacts, moter groups has been trans- sanctity in agreements entered mobile applica- Bringing into public the in case there are violations of parent from inception at into by business people — tion to help differences between long-time the Act. IndiGo, Rahul Bhatia group freely and at their own will. visually chal- friends and promoters of The official said the min- Sunday claimed that Rakesh “Do business ethics and lenged people IndiGo into the open, Rakesh istry can even invoke powers Gangwal always limited his morals permit a contracting in identifying Gangwal has sought Sebi’s under Section 6 of the financial risks and was making party to walk away from its currency notes  &&         #   intervention into alleged cor- Companies Act, 2013. insidious efforts to create an obligations at its convenience as cash still remains a dominant The proposed mobile app        , :  * *  .    porate governance lapses at Section 6 provides powers unseemly controversy about after it has enjoyed the benefits mode of transaction. would be able to identify the    &  &   %       ,  +.   the company and even said that to override any memorandum, corporate governance. under an agreement and pre- At present, banknotes in denomination of notes of     % $  ,:**.&   &     ‘paan ki dukaan’ (betel shop) articles, agreements or resolu- In a reflection of the deep tend to be a victim?,” it said. the denominations of 10, 20, Mahatma Gandhi Series and &&      +!  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Enterprises (IGE) Group has ment said that the IGE Group issued by the Centre. notes placed in front of mobile got listed in 2015, has come Following Gangwal’s letter to now issued three statements in and Gangwal gave a joint The RBI said that identifi- camera, the RBI said while under intense regulatory scan- Sebi, the Ministry and others, less than a week seeking to clar- undertaking of support IndiGo cation of banknote denomina- inviting bids from tech firms to ner and there are indications of the markets regulator has ify issues and reject the allega- in November 2005, wherein tion is key to successful com- develop the app. multiple violations of Sebi sought response from the com- tions by Gangwal. both sides undertook to invest pletion of cash-based transac- The RBI had come out norms. The role of each and pany by July 19. Gangwal has sought mar- in the airline at least $50 mil- tions by visually impaired with a similar ‘request for pro- every entity associated with all Against this backdrop, Sebi kets watchdog Sebi’s interven- lion (which then was about persons. posal’ from vendors but later board members and entities has also widended its probe, tion to address the corporate 200 crore), and maintain that Intaglio printing based cancelled it. linked to the promoters are launched a few months ago, governance issues at InterGlobe investment until the delivery of identification marks for help- The app will also generate being probed amid signs of into suspicious insider trading Aviation — the parent of the the last aircraft. ing the visually challenged in “audio notification” intimating lapses in complying with gov- violations in the shares of country’s largest carrier IndiGo “As Gangwal was not going identification of banknotes the currency note denomina- ernance requirements, fair InterGlobe Aviation. — where he holds around 37 to take any further financial denomination are present in tion to the user if image is cap- market trade and insider trad- The officials said that a per cent stake while Bhatia risk or obligation, IGE singly the notes of 100 and above. tured correctly, else intimating ing norms, the officials said. number of executives and group has about 38 per cent (though the undertaking to After demonetisation of the user to try again in case of One of the major issues board members are likely to be shareholding. Airbus was a joint one ) took old 500/1,000 notes in image is not readable. raised by Gangwal was about summoned by the markets reg- “Even more significantly, the obligation to further invest November 2016, new ban- There are about 80 lakh  ! !      ?(E           related party transactions ulator. during the turbulent period of up to 110 crore in IndiGo so knotes in design and sizes have blind or visually impaired peo- %< +   F   O    #P+   involving co-founder Rahul Among the issues flagged a fledgling airline, it was left to that taken together with the been put in circulation. ple in the country, who are like- &   %  E' '   0C2A       Bhatia’s InterGlobe Enterprises by Gangwal are that various the IGE Group, as a responsi- then existing investment of “The Reserve Bank of India ly to benefit from the initiative     2A0C2G (IGE) Group and the allega- related party transactions with ble founder, to fend for IndiGo. 99 crore, the conditions has been sensitive to the chal- of the central bank. tions have been refuted by the the IGE Group were executed Gangwal was missing in action placed by Airbus could be lenges faced by the visually In June, 2018 the central Bhatia camp. without seeking the audit com- at that time and there were met,” the group claimed. challenged in conducting their bank had declared that it would An official said the corpo- mittee’s approval and without stages where he wanted to de- According to the state- day to day business with Indian explore the feasibility of devel- rate affairs ministry would be seeking competitive bids from risk and pushed for the busi- ment, IGE Group continued to banknotes,” said the central oping a suitable device or seeking a “para-wise com- third parties, and non-appoint- ness to be sold,” the group said support the startup (IndiGo) bank while scouting for a ven- mechanism for aiding the visu- ments” from the company on ment of an independent in a statement that also pro- without diluting Gangwal’s dor to develop the mobile ally impaired in the identifica- Gangwal’s complaint and woman director. vided details about investments potential upside. application. tion of Indian banknotes. <.    & P 8$       %     &    $       ?  #  (#9      #      H4CCC      P    #    +#   ECC*    #  345 46 H4      

#  345 46 March and 11,182 crore in #  "="// he telecom regulator is not February into the Indian cap- Tin a position to modify its &  !$&  oreign investors have ital markets ith the growing trend of previously recommended penal- Fremained net buyers in the (both equity and debt). Wshipments in recent ty on Vodafone India and Idea Indian capital markets this “During the Budget, the years, exports of defence prod- Cellular (now merged) and    ) month so far, even as the equi- government announced vari- ucts will exceed the 35,000 Bharti Airtel as it is bound by the ty segment saw robust outflows ous measures to boost foreign crore target by 2024-25, an offi- provisions of Trai Act, accord-    post the Budget. flows and FDI in Indian mar- cial said. ing to a senior Trai official. As per the latest deposito- kets such as rationalising and “I expect the exports will Citing the clauses in the ries data, foreign portfolio simplifying the KYC form for surpass the target of 35,000 Act, the regulator recently #  345 46 cities while leaving out golf investors (FPIs) withdrew a net FPIs, allowing FPI investments crore by 2024-25,” Defence informed the Department of courses ONGC has in sum of 4,953.77 crore from in debt securities issued by Production Department Telecom (DoT) that it is “con- he Government wants Oil Ankleshwar in Gujarat and equities during July 1-12, but NBFCs and hiking statutory Secretary Ajay Kumar told strained from offering any fur- Tand Natural Gas Corp Rajahmundry in Andhra poured in a net 8,504.78 crore limit of foreign investments in PTI. ther comments” on the matter (ONGC) to sell its golf cours- Pradesh. It also did not prioritise into the debt market, translat- some companies. Defence components are and the Centre now has to take es in Ahmedabad and the grand golf course Oil India ing into a cumulative net “While these were broad- key drivers, he said. Kumar was a final call on the issue. Vadodara in Gujarat, sending Ltd (OIL) has in Assam and one investment of 3,551.01 crore. ly viewed as positive steps, the in the city to promote private The regulator has already to be imposed on the three The penalty on Airtel and the company into a tizzy as one ONGC has in the North-East. Overseas investors pulled proposal to hike surcharge on sector participation in defence given its views once in response operators, the recommenda- Vodafone works out to be of them has two producing oil While the golf courses are out money from the equity income tax for wealthy indi- production and also inaugu- to a back reference in 2017 by tions were referred back by about 1,050 crore each. In case wells, sources said. The used by executives of the PSUs markets for five of the six ses- viduals, including foreign funds rated a facilitation centre for the DoT, the Trai official said DoT on April 5, 2017 for of Idea it comes to about 950 Department of Investment and for playing the leisurely game sions following the Budget, which are structured as trust defence production at Bharat adding that as per the provisions reconsideration, to which Trai crore. Since Vodafone and Idea Public Asset Management and hosting their business part- which was presented on July 5. and AoPs, didn’t go down well Chamber of Commerce. in the Act there is no scope for sent its views to the have now merged their busi- (DIPAM) has deemed golf ners, ONGC had built the one According to experts, the with the markets,” said “Defence exports had been any further modification. Government on May 24, 2017. nesses, the new entity Vodafone courses and sports clubs owned in Ahmedabad after it struck oil proposal in the Union Budget Himanshu Srivastava, Senior growing exponentially. It is The Act makes it clear that Hence, after receiving “fur- Idea will have to bear the bur- by central public sector enter- in the city more than two to hike surcharge on income Analyst Manager Research at like a big rock, which is hard to once a recommendation is ther recommendation” in den of both companies. prises as ‘non-core’ assets and decades back. After the Motera tax for wealthy individuals, Morningstar Investment. move, but once it starts rolling, referred back to Trai by DoT, response to the first back ref- The Digital wants to monetise them. field was discovered in including foreign funds which V K Vijayakumar, chief it only gains momentum,” he the regulator has to within 15 erence, the Centre has to take Communications Commission, A recent exercise by Ahmedabad, ONGC was wary are structured as trusts and investment strategist at Geojit said. days, forward to the central final decision on the matter, the apex decision-making body DIPAM to assess land banks of encroachment around the oil association of persons (AoPs), Financial Services, said, “The Last fiscal, exports were government its suggestions the official said explaining of DoT, last month, approved and other non-core assets of wells in a city that was develop- dented FPIs’ enthusiasm for major drag on Indian market about 10,700 crore and in after considering the reference that Trai is unable to change imposing penalty on Airtel government departments as ing into a megapolis. So it built Indian equities and may lead to now is the faltering GDP 2019-20, the Centre set a tar- made by the Government. the penalty it had suggested and Vodafone Idea for not well as central PSUs identified a golf course around the wells to re-evaluation of their exposure growth and tepid earnings get of 20,000 crore. In the first After receipt of further since it is bound by the provi- providing points of intercon- two of ONGC’s golf courses in ward off encroachers, they said. to the domestic stock market. growth. If macro indicators quarter of the current fiscal, recommendation, if any, the sions of the Act. In October nection to Reliance Jio. Ahmedabad and Vadodara, as The golf course identified FPIs have been net buyers reflect an improving economy, exports worth 5,600 crore Centre shall take a final deci- 2016, Trai had recommended Before imposing the penal- also a sports club owned by by DIPAM has two producing for the past five consecutive FPI flows can be expected to had already been recorded,” he sion, the Act says. imposing a total penalty of ty, however, the Commission Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd oil wells, sources said, adding months, infusing a net continue. Otherwise FPIs said. The official, who did not 3,050 crore on Airtel, decided to seek Trai’s views on (BPCL) in Chembur, Mumbai. the field exists in a nomination 10,384.54 crore in June, would be less enthusiastic to Exports were just worth wish to be named, said pur- Vodafone Idea for allegedly revising 3,050 crore suggest- Sources said the exercise block that according to rules 9,031.15 crore in May, 16,093 pour more money into Indian 1,500 crore in 2016-17 and suant to the October 2016 sug- denying interconnectivity to ed penalty, citing the “present identified only properties with ONGC cannot sell off or farm- crore in April, 45,981 crore in markets.” 4,500 crore 2017-18, he said. gestions of Trai on the penalty newcomer RJio. financial health of the sector”. real estate potential in prime out to outsiders. ( ) 2CC7 ;D2   ?7 7 .#9 *+  , )$  9 #  ,$  & ?G45A2;               -    &&  #  345 46 as compared to 2.45 MT. quarter increased by 20 per cent       3-<  In South East Asia, the year-on-year with consolidation #  345 46 omestic steel giant Tata company sold 0.61 MT in the of Tata Steel BSL for the full quar- # ;9;-/ #  345 46 DSteel on Sunday said its quarter as against 0.60 MT in ter and higher capacity utilisation tate-owned engineering consolidated steel production the same period previous fiscal. at both Tata Steel Standalone and ontek Singh Ahluwalia, #  345 46 antee to PSBs for first loss of uarterly earnings from Sfirm BHEL on Sunday said rose by 9.18 per cent to 7.61 “Global business confi- Tata Steel BSL, it said. In Europe, Mthe noted economist who up to 10 per cent. Qfrontline companies such it has bagged a 100 crore order million tonnes (MT) in the first dence has dipped sharply in the steel industry is facing sig- headed the Planning n a bid to deal with stress in The official further said as RIL, Wipro and HDFC from NTPC for setting up a 25 quarter of the current fiscal. recent months amidst broader nificant headwinds in terms of Commission, has advised the INBFC sector, guidelines the banks would be allowed to Bank and macroeconomic MW floating solar photovolta- The company’s output in economic weakness and the lower economic growth and Modi regime against its plans will be issued soon for state- pick up primarily ‘AAA’ rated data would be the major trig- ic power plant at Simhadri in the year-ago period was at uncertainty around the ongo- trade flow uncertainty that is to tap the overseas debt market, owned banks to take over assets where chances of delin- gers for the domestic equity Andhra Pradesh. 6.97 MT, Tata Steel Ltd said in ing US-China trade conflict, impacting steel consuming saying the idea of sellingsov- pooled assets of non-banking quency is the lowest and big markets this week, say ana- The plant will be set up on a BSE filing. which has had an adverse effect products, the company added. ereign bonds was contemplat- financial companies, a finance state-owned banks will be lysts. the raw water reservoir of During April-June 2019, on investment decisions, capex “Tata Steel Europe’s ed earlier as well but aban- ministry official said. allowed to participate in this. Investors will also monitor NTPC’s Simhadri Thermal Tata Steel India produced 4.37 spend and trade flows. 1QFY20 production was doned as the negatives far out- “Both Department of It will help raise the bal- trade-related developments, Power Plant, BHEL said in a MT as against 3.64 MT in the Consequently, steel prices impacted by planned shut- weighed the positives. Economic Affairs, and ancesheet size of the partici- as well movement in the rupee statement. same quarter a year ago. In across many geographies downs and unplanned outages The comments from the Financial Services are in con- pating banks and provide bet- and crude oil prices, they “BHEL has won an order Europe, Tata Steel Europe pro- declined in 1QFY20. during the quarter. This cou- UPA-era technocrat come amid sultation. The eligibility ter-run NBFCs access to liq- added. for setting up a 25 MW float- duced 2.66 MT in the quarter “This coincided with a sharp pled with sluggish demand a proposal from the Narendra norms for takeover should be uidity, the official said, adding “Trade disputes, muted ing SPV power plant on EPC as compared to 2.81 MT in the rise in iron ore prices due to sup- affected the sales volume in Modi Government to borrow out this week or latest by next most of the assets will be not expectation from quarterly (engineering, procurement and same period of 2018-19. ply disruptions and elevated 1QFY20,” it said. at least 70,000 crore of its week,” the official said. of maturity over 3 years. results and premium valuation construction ) basis, at Tata Steel South East Asia coking coal costs. As a result, The company further said planned market borrowings To address the stress in Banks, which themselves will lead to under-perfor- Simhadri in Andhra Pradesh. produced 0.58 MT in April- market spreads for steel pro- that resumption of trade talks from a sovereign bonds sale the sector, Finance Minister are in stress, will be kept out mance in the near term. For Notably, this is the second June over 0.52 MT in the cor- ducers globally have been affect- between the US and China, and overseas, in a departure from in the of this, the official said. the week ahead, market will order of floating SPV plant responding quarter last fiscal. ed,” Tata Steel said in the filing. the recent Union Budget the earlier practice of raising Budget proposed that public Soon after the Budget, start to react on the actual per- from NTPC Ltd, the earlier Tata Steel’s consolidated In India, the company said announcements to resolve the money domestically alone. sector banks would purchase the RBI too announced a formance of Q1 FY20 result being 100 MW floating SPV sales during the quarter under that liquidity issues in the NBFC some of the liquidity issues are We thought it will do us high-rated pooled assets of special liquidity window which seems subdued,” said plant at Ramagundam in review stood at 6.75 MT, up and banking sector along with expected to trigger an improve- more damages than gains, financially sound NBFCs, which could potentially Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Telangana,” it said. from 6.39 MT in the same peri- rural stress have negatively ment in business sentiment Ahluwalia role PTI over the amounting to a total of Rs 1 release 1.3 lakh crore. The Geojit Financial Services. With this order, BHEL od a year ago. During April- impacted sentiments and over- globally and in India. This is weekend here. lakh crore during the current NBFC sector came under Infosys counter may see said, it has emerged as the June 2019, Tata Steel India sold all economic activities, includ- also expected to translate into When asked about the financial year. stress following series of some movement on Monday largest EPC player in the float- 3.87 MT as against 3.34 MT in ing domestic consumption. a stronger business perfor- rationale of setting benchmark For this, the Government default by group companies of after the IT major came out ing solar PV segment in India the same quarter last year. Despite this, Tata Steel’s pro- mance in second half of the rates, he expressed doubts if the will provide one time six IL&FS since September with its June quarter results with a portfolio of 130 MW. 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lot of the Bollywood Abrigade was in the stands    !  of Lord’s to watch the England- New Zealand World Cup Final. From Siddharth Roy Kapur to Aditya Roy Kapur to Boman and have a drink with some Irani they were all there — to cricket on the field. Famously support India — but just 45 for India, Diana Edulji was minutes of bad cricket by Kohli denied permission in there and the boys, compelled them when she was India captain. It to, well, as Irani said, “I am was only in 1998 that women supporting no one. I am sup- were allowed into this zone porting the game.” In a non- through law, prompting her to India show at Lord’s many of say MCC is actually MCP! the stars who had tickets for Before that, only Queen both the big Sunday games, it Elizabeth had access into this was being said, had opted to go all-man area! to Wimbledon instead where Roger Federer was bidding for ALL ROADS TO LORD'S his next title against Novak ndia did not make it so you Djokovic in a classic Final. Iwould have thought the atmosphere in the stands ENGLISH CELEB LINE would take a beating. Not so at ut that did not make the all. From English fan begging Bcelebrity line-up for the for tickets, to all the light blue England side any less. flooding the tube station from Cricketing hero Andrew anywhere to St John’s Wood, to Flintoff was there to support stewards warning against being his team in making history. run out on the escalators, it Popular radio show host Chris was cricket all the way. The Evans who just the other day noise, you would have thought suggested abseiling The would be lower. Not at all, Shard, the fifth largest build- singing The Piranhas song, the ing in Europe with the top fans kept the fire going inside four all in Russia, was in even as a band of drummers attendance along with Matt and acrobats revved up the Smith of the highly popular atmospherics near the North film Fantastic Beasts, top Gate, compelling the huge rated comedian Frank Skinner crowd to take a break and and Piers Morgan, the contro- some of them there with their opposite the equally famous walls adorned with historic some videos. Even the Lord’s versial English broadcaster, prestigious MCC badges on spaceship Media Centre you paintings, before emerging out Merchandise Shop, which is all journalist, writer and televi- red and yellow striped blue wonder why the quaint struc- onto the field. The playing area but over with World Cup mer- sion personality who co- blazers. “I am texting ture in red and yellow brick sits slopes around 2.5m from right chandise had a long waiting anchors the ITV Breakfast President Trump to let him on such a distinct slant. The to left as you look from the queue for customers to get in, programme Good Morning know the score…” he tweeted Pavilion, built in 1890 by Media Centre, creating a early morning onwards. All of Britain and was also the judge from the ground. Thomas Verity, is a Grade II unique challenge for batsmen 28,500 seats were full to capac- on America’s Got Talent and listed building and houses the and bowlers. But it is the Long ity at the Lord’s Cricket Britain’s Got Talent. These, THE LORDLY SLANT players’ dressing rooms on the Room that comes steeped in Ground where hosts England beside the long line of iewing the famous Lord’s first floor from where they pass tradition, the place where reached to fight for their place England’s former cricketers, VPavilion building directly through the Long Room, with MCC club members can sit in the Hall of Fame.    !"# %  1 :%"*; (# =3 =3

ovak Djokovic saved two match points to clinch a fifth Wimbledon Ntitle and 16th major on Sunday, shattering Roger Federer's bid to become the oldest Grand Slam champion in the longest final ever played at the tourna- ment. Despite being outplayed by the 37- year-old Swiss for large parts of the = knife-edge encounter, the world number one triumphed 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 13-12 (7/3). At 4 hours and 57 minutes, it was the longest Wimbledon final ever played and settled by a final set tiebreak for the first (# =3 =3 time. Djokovic is the first man in 71 years ewis Hamilton made the most to win the title from match points down. Lof a favourable safety car inter- He is now level with Bjorn Borg as a vention on Sunday to claim a five-time Wimbledon winner. record sixth British Grand Prix vic- "I think that if this is not the most tory at a packed Silverstone. exciting final then definitely it's in the top broke for the first time. The defending five-time world two or three of my career against one of It was too little, too late, however, as champion clocking fastest lap on the greatest players of all time, Roger, who Federer deservedly levelled the final. his final lap to finish 25 seconds I respect," said Djokovic. Into a tense finale, Federer saved three clear of Mercedes team-mate and "Unfortunately in this type of match break points in the fourth game but a nearest title rival Valtteri Bottas someone has to lose. It is quite unreal to drilled, backhand passing shot gave after an action-packed contest. be two match points down to come back Djokovic the break in the sixth game for The Briton moved 39 points and strange to play a tie-break at 12-12." a 4-2 lead. clear of the Finn behind in the title Djokovic is just four Grand Slam titles The world number one couldn't back race, but Bottas was unlucky with shy of the all-time record held by Federer it up and Federer had Centre Court on the timing of the safety car which who is more than five years older. their feet when he restored parity in the effectively gave Hamilton a free pit It was incredibly tough on Federer, next game. stop. chasing a ninth Wimbledon crown, who Despite twice being just two points Charles Leclerc of Ferrari was didn't face a break point until the eighth from defeat, Federer broke for 8-7 but was third. game of the fourth set. He has now won nine of his last 11 next four points. of the court but was unable to convert a unable to serve out for the match. Pierre Gasly finished fourth He even had two match points in the clashes against Federer and three of their At 58 minutes, it was two minutes set point in the 10th game. As the clock ticked past the previous ahead of his Red Bull team-mate 16th game of the deciding set which last- four Wimbledon meetings. longer than the women's final on Saturday. Djokovic made him pay. Despite not longest final of 4 hours and 48 minutes it Max Verstappen, whose race was ed over two hours. With William and Catherine, the Djokovic, however, then went com- managing a single break point in the took Nadal to beat Federer in the 2008 compromised by a late collision "It was long and it had everything. I Duke and Duchess of Cambridge looking pletely off the boil, losing his footing as match, he pounced again in the tiebreak final, the match was decided by the first when Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari had answers, so did he and we played on from the Royal Box, Federer carved out he was broken in the first game of the sec- to reclaim the lead. 12-12 tiebreak in a singles match at the drove into him, and Carlos Sainz of some great tennis," said Federer. the only break point of the opening set. ond set. Federer wasn't finished. Back came the tournament. McLaren. "I hope I give some other people at 37 But Djokovic saved it and with serve Federer broke twice again and after veteran with a double break for 5-2. Djokovic prevailed, moving to three It was Hamilton's seventh win the feeling it is not over yet." dominating, the set was decided by the just 25 more minutes the final was all- Djokovic then carved out his first championship points and claiming victo- in 10 races this year and the 80th Djokovic's win meant that the 'Big tiebreak. square with Djokovic managing just two break points of the match in the eighth ry when Federer shanked a return wide. win of his career. He had shared the Three' of men's tennis -- himself, Federer - Two match points saved - winners in the set. game. Federer finished with 25 aces and 94 British Grand Prix record of wins, and Rafael Nadal -- have won the last 11 The top seed was 3-1 up, then Federer Federer was comfortably on top in the The first was saved after a breathtak- winners to Djokovic 10 aces and 54 win- on five, with fellow-Briton Jim Slams. inched to 5-3 before Djokovic swept the third set, flashing winners from all parts ing 35-shot rally before the Serb finally ners. Clark and Frenchman Alain Prost. Daniel Ricciardo was seventh for Renault ahead of Kimi Raikkonen of Alfa Romeo, Daniil Kvyat and his Toro Rosso team-      $23  4& mate Alex Albon. "What a day," said Hamilton. "To all the crowd, thank-you so #  345 46 from September 27 to October 6. Davinder Singh Kang took the top much for coming out." The World Championships qual- three spots in men's javelin final with Hamilton, who stopped on his ohammad Anas bettered his ification time is 45.30 seconds in efforts of 82.51m, 77.32m and slow-down lap to collect a British Mown national record in men's men's 400m race.   ! #! 5 76.58m respectively. 'Union Jack' flag, added: "I love you 400m to clinch Gold and qualify for In the women's 200m race, Hima In men's shot put event, nation- Silverstone. I appreciate everything the World Championships while clocked a much improved time of # !6* # al record holder Tejinder Pal Singh and the opportunity to be a part of Hima Das won the women's 200m 23.43 seconds to win the Gold. She  7! #2 Toor managed a creditable best this. event for her third international tri- has a personal best of 23.10 sec in throw of 20.36m to win the Bronze. "I couldn't have done this with- umph in less than two weeks at the 200m. This was her third interna- #% ! #! " He holds the national record of out these guys or without my Kladno Athletics Meet in Czech tional Gold in 11 days. 9:9!  20.75m. team." Republic. In her first competitive 200m In the women's 400m, V K A glum Bottas said: "Congrats The 24-year-old Anas clocked race of the year, the 19-year-old   ! : ! Vismaya clocked her personal best of to Lewis… It wasn't my day." 45.21 seconds as he won an easy race, Assam runner had clocked 23.65 sec-  %! ;! 52.54 seconds to win the race. A much happier Leclerc said finishing nearly one second ahead of onds on her way to Gold at the Saritaben Gayakwad was third with "It's probably the race I've enjoyed Silver winner Omelko Rafal (46.19) Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in "9:1!  53.37. the most in my career." of Poland in the race run on Saturday Poland on July 2. After that, she won #:   ! Meanwhile, in the XXII The safety car was deployed night. her second 200m Gold at the Kutno International Memorial Competition when Antonio Giovinazzi spun Apart from re-writing his earli- Athletics Meet, also in Poland, on July  !  in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Indians also into a gravel trap in his Alfa Romeo er national record of 45.24 seconds 7 with a time of 23.97 seconds. bagged 6 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze, - gifting Hamilton a 'free' first, and which he recorded last year, he also At this Czech Republic city of   11  with national record holder M only, pit stop. The luckless Bottas, qualified for the World Athletics Kladno, the Indian trio of Vipin Sreeshankar winning the long jump on a two stop strategy, had already Championships to be held in Doha Kasana, Abhishek Singh and event with a creditable 7.97m. pitted before the incident.

#  345/8" ndian boxing star Vijender ISingh remained an unstop- pable force, clinching a Technical Knockout over the debut in USA," Vijender said more experienced Mike after the bout. Snider on his debut in the US The triumph came in the professional circuit here. second minute of the fourth In what was to be an round when Vijender cor- eight-round super mid- nered Snider with a flurry of dleweight contest on Saturday straight punches, prompting night (early Sunday morning the referee to stop the bout in in India), the 33-year-old the Indian's favour. from Haryana prevailed in "It took me about four four rounds for his 11th con- rounds to get back in the secutive victory in the circuit. swing of things. I expected it "It was excellent getting to take two or three rounds, back in the ring after a long but it took me four. I felt time off. It's great to be here good," said Vijender. in the USA and to get the win. This was Vijender's eighth It was really exciting. I am knockout win in all. really happy for my winning Neymar renews war of words with PSG

(# ./8# after insisting last week that he had prior against the star. agreement from PSG to stay in Brazil Sporting director Leonardo has nev- eymar fired another shot in to help his foundation, the Neymar ertheless said that "Neymar can leave PSG Nhis battle with Paris Saint- Institute. if there is an offer that suits everybody". Germain after saying his His comments are set to further Later Saturday, Neymar added fuel to favourite football memory is strain his relationship with the club. the fire over a possible return to the Camp Barcelona's incredible 2017 He wants out of the Parc des Princes Nou, with an Instagram post. comeback win over PSG, which and would prefer a return to Barca, It was a 10-second video of himself in Neymar helped inflict on but is struggling to find suitors a Barcelona shirt, his father, and a quote his current club. due to the 222 million euros from the Bible: "No weapon turned against Asked by online ($252 million) the capital you will prosper." (Isaiah Chapter 54, Verse sports channel Oh My splashed out to take him 17). Goal about his best away from Barcelona two Barcelona's famous rout of Paris Saint- changing room memo- years ago. Germain took place in the final 16 stage ry, the world's most The chances of him of the 2017 Champions League. expensive player chose rejoining the Catalan PSG had won the first leg of that the aftermath of that giants are further com- Champions League last 16 tie 4-0 and were win. plicated by Antoine seconds away from the quarter-finals. "We all went crazy Griezmann's arrival Neymar scored in the 88th and 91st afterwards. I think it was from Atletico Madrid minutes of the famous match before set- the best possible feeling for 120 million euros. ting up Sergi Roberto for a winner five for all of us," the Brazilian When Neymar minutes into stoppage time. star said in the interview, missed last Monday's That sealed their 6-1 win over PSG, which was posted on first training session who then shelled out the world-record fee Saturday. PSG issued a state- to bag the Brazilian the following summer. Neymar was speak- ment declaring "What we felt when we scored the sixth ing in Sao Paulo ahead they would take goal I've never felt anything like that, it was of his belated return to "appropriate incredible," Neymar told Oh My Goal on the club on Monday, action" Saturday.