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 and education. The Lok Sabha 50 per cent as the upper limit had approved Bill on Tuesday for quotas, Consumer Affairs  34 *4",5 and now it will go to the Minister Ram Vilas Paswan President for approval after demanded that the amend- day after he was reinstated which it will become the law. ment be included in the Aby the Supreme Court, The Bill was passed with Schedule 9 of the Constitution. CBI Director Alok Verma on 165 votes in favour and 7 Reservation should also extend Wednesday resumed office and against it. to private sector and constitu- revoked most of the transfer The Bill was approved after ion of an All India Judicial ser- orders issued by then director appointed by Rao to probe the the vigilance watchdog against the House rejected a motion ST and OBCs will not be legality of the Bill in view of the (BSP) said the Bill was moti- vice, he said. (incharge) M Nageshwar Rao. case against Asthana. Verma. The CVC had earlier moved by Kanimozhi (DMK) touched by the amendment Supreme Court setting limit of vated by meeting of his party The Ninth Schedule to the Rao had transferred 13 Through a midnight order probed allegations of graft and supported by Left parties and Opposition parties should quotas at 50 per cent. chief and Samajwadi Party Constitution was introduced to officials, including those prob- on October 23, the against Verma under the mon- for sending it to a have supported the legislation Minister of State for Social head for a possible poll save land reforms law enacted ing the corruption case against Government had sent both itoring of retired SC judge AK Parliamentary Select without any ifs and buts. Justice and Empowerment alliance in Uttar Pradesh, by various States from being second-in-command Rakesh Verma and Asthana on leave Patnaik. The SC had during Committee for scrutiny. The changes in the Ramdas Athawale said he saw which sends most MPs in the challenged in the courts to Asthana. They include Deputy pending an enquiry by the the hearing of Verma’s petition Against 18 members support- Constitution being made to nothing wrong in bringing a Lok Sabha. facilitate agrarian reforms. SP AK Bassi who was probing Central Vigilance Commission challenging the government ing, 155 opposed it and one provide the reservation will Bill to win election. The Bill comes just four Anand Sharma (Congress) the case against Asthana to Port and appointed Rao as the inter- decision to send him on leave member abstained. hold scrutiny of the Supreme Congress and other months ahead of Lok Sabha said a Government “on depar- Blair. Other officers probing im CBI director. Rao had termed some findings of the The Bill was approved after Court, he hoped. Opposition parties also raised polls and weeks after BJP faced ture lounge” brought the Bill Asthana, including SS Gurm ordered the transfers on CVC as “very uncomplimen- the House rejected 5 amend- Filling up of jobs reserved doubts over the move actually the wrath of the upper castes after facing “befitting” defeat in and DIG MK Sinha, were also October 24. tary.” ments moved by Opposition for SC/STs and OBCs is an benefiting the deserving when, especially in Madhya Pradesh three States elections last transferred to Jabalpur and Meanwhile, Prime Minister During the meeting, members. The quota will be ongoing process, he said, they said, Government jobs are and Rajasthan following its month. Nagpur respectively by Rao on Narendra Modi-led High Kharge is learnt to have point- over and above the existing 50 adding the Bill was an attempt drying and the economy is wit- aggressive push to win over Derek O’ Brien (TMC) October 24. Power Committee for Selection ed out that Verma should be per cent reservation to SCs, STs to benefit poor of general cat- nessing a jobless growth. backward classes and Dalits, charged the Government of A Sai Manohar, Joint of CBI Director met here late given a chance to defend him- and Other Backward Classes egory who have been deprived Questioning the criteria and is being seen as an attempt bringing “Cheat India” schemes Director, Special Investigation in the evening to take a call on self before the committee head- (OBCs). so far. defined to classify economically by the party to win over the in housing for all, two crore team probing several major the fate of Verma. ed by the PM. Replying to nearly eight While Opposition parties backward classes in general upper castes. jobs, doubling of farm income cases, has been transferred by Chief Justice of India Kharge also demanded that hour-long debate in the Rajya questioned the motive behind caterogy as persons with annu- Constitution envisages and Rs 15 lakh for all citizens. Verma. Joint Director Policy Ranjan Gogoi’s nominee Verma lost 77 days of office due Sabha, Social Justice and bringing the legislation just al family income of Rs 8 lakh quota for socially and educa- While Kapil Sibal AK Sharma, also in-charge of Justice AK Sikri and Leader to the Government’s decision to Emowerment Minister four months before the gener- when income tax exemption tionally backward classes (Congress) equated the law to the anti-corruption wing, was of Opposition in the Lok send him on leave so he should Thaawar Chand Gehlot asked al elections, Law Minister Ravi limit is only Rs 2.5 lakh, they besides SC and STs, but has no the “disruptive” demonetisa- transferred to Multi- Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge be compensated and a probe Congress how it would have Shankar Prasad used cricketing also asked why in the four-and- mention of economically weak- tion, Praful Patel (NCP) said it Disciplinary Monitoring also attended the meeting at should be ordered on the implemented the promise it anology to justify the move say- half- years the Modi er section. will deliver a “still born” baby. Agency by Rao. the PM’s residence at the Lok events of October 23/24 lead- made in its election manifesto ing ‘sixes are hit only in the slog Government did not bring The amendment Bill seeks BSP’s Mishra termed it as Deputy SP Tarun Gauba Kalyan Marg. The commit- ing to the transfer of Verma. of giving reservation to poor of overs’ and said more such “six- women’s reservation Bill and to insert a clause in Sections 15 “fraud on the upper caste” had replaced Bassi after inter- tee will again meet on Kharge also demanded that general category but by amend- ers” are in the pipeline. one for reservation for SCs in and 16 of the Constitution. while Manoj Kumar Jha of im director Rao’s orders and Thursday. a copy of the CVC report ing the Constitution. Several Opposition mem- promotion. A Constitution amend- RJD said it was “a mid night other officers Satish Dagar and Sources said the CVC against Verma should be given He said reservation to SC, bers raised doubts about the Satish Chandra Misra ment Bill requires support robbery”. DIG V Murugesan were briefed Modi on the findings of to him, sources said. "            *+,- should not be seen as its weak- 
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The debate on quota bill Sharma said it is the estab- Ganga towns have so far been aware of the concerns regard- ed by a day to take up the resumed in the afternoon ses- lished practice in Rajya Sabha declared open-defecation free. aking a dig at the Delhi ing the bill as well as miscon- ,4 5354) +5* ,4)4 4)4 Constitution (124th sion after Minister for Social that no bill be brought without “It is expected that all TGovernment’s decision to ceptions being spread about it Amendment) Bill to provide 10 Justice Thaavarchand Gehlot the scrutiny of parliamentary Ganga towns will achieve ODF put a condition of 50-50 shar- but would like to dispel the )4?) ?1 ?)+*5 @5?"43 4 1)? per cent reservation in gov- introduced it in the morning committees but this was not status by March 2019,” the ing in operational losses in the apprehensions of the people of ?4 +) 53 ++ )5B)+ +3* ernment jobs and education for but din led to two adjourn- being followed. Sensitive bills minister said at the event. Metro Phase IV, Union Assam and the Northeast. the economical backward can- ments. are being brought bypassing He said the Government Housing and Urban Affairs He said it is not only for 42,+"+>+ *B)532 ,4 +3*, +""4* didates among the general cat- Earlier, raising the issue of “legislative scrutiny” by the has accorded highest priority to (HUA) Minister Hardeep migrants from these states but ?@4) ,4 5"" B ,4 5B+5?3 + egory. extending the session when the present regime, he added. S R rejuvenate the Ganga through Singh Puri on Wednesday to “protect migrants of six The Lok Sabha passed it on House met for the day, Balasubramoniyan (AIADMK) its flagship programme, said that the Delhi minority communities from 1B""> B3*4) ?3)?" +3* 4+ 41B" Tuesday while it was to come Sukhendu Sekhar Roy (TMC) also obhjectedto the manner in Namami Gange. Government has such a three nations” and was applic- up the Rajya Sabha on cited Rule 12 of Rajya Sabha to which the session was “In this regard, the behavioural pattern that they able to the entire country. migration for long and wit- Rajbongshi, Chutia, Tea Tribes, Wednesday. state that the sitting can be extended. Ministry of Housing and Urban always create “hurdles”. Thousands of migrants nessed an agitation from 1979 Moran and Matak. Protesting against the extended by the Chairman Rejecting the Opposition Affairs (MoHUA) is supporting The Minister said that his from Western borders are to 1985 following which the He said the Government extension, the Opposition after making an announce- objections, Goel said members the Ganga towns in achieving officers are currently examin- residing in states like Gujarat, Assam accord was signed on has accepted the recommen- members said they were nei- ment in the House and the should have been concerned ODF status and effective solid ing the conditions imposed by Rajasthan, Delhi, Madhya August 15, 1985. dations and Ministry of Tribal ther informed nor was their change being published in the about half of the 20 days of the and liquid waste management the Delhi Cabinet, while Pradesh and other states and He said the Centre has Affairs has placed it before consent taken for the move. Rajya Sabha Bulletin. session being washed out in through the Swachh Bharat approving the Phase IV of the the bill is for them too and taken concrete steps to imple- Parliament. While giving ST Besides Congress, the TMC He said there was no pandemonium. He also said Mission (SBM -Urban) and Delhi Metro on December 21 would be implemented in all ment the Assam Accord status to these communities it and the AIADMK cited rule announcement, no notifica- the decision to extend the the Atal Mission for last year. states and UTs, he said. including completing the task will be ensured that “interests, book to criticise the extension. tion and the Opposition on House was first taken at the Rejuvenation and Urban “We are committed to exe- The Minister said there of National Register of Citizens rights and privileges of the Deputy Chairman Tuesday protested against it BAC meeting and then the Transformation (AMRUT) cuting the Metro Phase IV. were reports of sporadic vio- (NRC) and has constituted a existing tribes there will be fully Harivansh said it may be con- adding a bulletin was published Chairman holding an informal respectively,” Puri said. After obstructing the project for lence from some parts in high level committee to protected,” he added. sidered his “personal lapse” in the night for extension of the meeting with leaders of oppo- According to the minister, four years, especially two years, Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya implement clause 6 of the The Citizenship Bill was and a “lapse in his under- session. sition parties. all Ganga towns have been they have sent some approvals, during the bandh called over Accord. The committee after passed by the Lok Sabha on standing” in not conveying at Anand Sharma (Congress) However, the Congress and directed to implement scientific but they have such a behav- the Bill, but the situation was consulting the stakeholders on Tuesday and was brought to the the time of adjourning pro- said no decision on extending other Opposition members solid waste management expe- iourial pattern that they always fully under control and protecting the interest of the Upper House on Wednesday. ceedings on Tuesday that the the sitting of the House was were not satisfied with the ditiously. create hurdles,” Puri said on the peaceful. local people will give its rec- The bill was originally intro- sitting of the House has been taken at the Business Advisory government’s response and Puri said the ministry has sidelines of an event. Singh informed the mem- ommendations within six duced in 2016 and was later extended by a day. Committee (BAC) meeting and stormed into the well. The also deployed the Quality Asked whether his bers he was in touch with the months. sent to the Joint Parliament Finance Minister and no time was allocated. Congress also demanded Council of India (QCI) as a Ministry will agree with the Chief Ministers of these States A Home Ministry appoint- Committee (JPC) which sub- Leader of the House Arun Asserting that responsibility Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s third party agency (TPA) for AAP Government’s condi- and would convene meetings ed committee has given its mitted its report on Monday. Jaitley and Minister of State for of running Parliament rests statement on the independent on-site assess- tions, Puri said, “Our Ministry soon. recommendations on grant of On the basis of the recom- parliamentary affairs Vijay with the government, Sharma Citizenship(Amendment) Bill ment to evaluate the actual on- will announce how we pro- Singh said Assam was fac- ST status to six communities of mendations of the JPC, a fresh Goel maintained that the Chair said it was for the first time 2019 and charged that it had ground situation in these pose to go. We are examining ing the problem of illegal Assam namely Tai Ahom, Koch Bill was introduced on Tuesday. and the Government were there was no dialogue between led to unrest in the North-East. towns. them (conditions).” 1   2    4 3   (
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This is not to argue more effective and timely com- cial courts apart from a massive while interior districts would be                    against functional autonomy for States of the pensation pay-outs for farmers jump in the appointment of judi- developed as textile hubs. Union which should certainly not be curbed suffering from natural disas- cial officers. A national health Cement and steel industries                   5   in any manner or indeed to suggest that the ters. In terms of a social justice 5 5 4435+" policy with the focus on “moth- would take centre-stage in ear-                 S   ( subjects in the Central, State or Concurrent agenda, affirmative action for 1?) ,4 )425?3+" er and child” and enhanced marked geographies, ditto elec-    1 )          (  (     List be fiddled with. And, of course, the afore- and prevention of atrocities on +)54 ? ?) connectivity through the build- tronics and pharmacy manu- 6                  mentioned political leadership and the polit- backward classes and women is ing of rural roads are the other facturing hubs in others. The ical parties they represent have on occasion highlighted but with nothing ?B 4 515  focus areas. On foreign relations commitment was to “put    P Q     !       played dirty for political considerations. The specific apart from the promise including those with neighbour- Andhra Pradesh on the inter-              S     1 )S dismissal of the EMS Namboodiripad to distribute caste certificates to +3* )443 +3 ing countries, the party will be national map” by making the Government in Kerala by the Nehru-led fisherfolk, ensure the shepherd guided by the principles of State a residuary global manu-              1 Centre in 1959, the turfing out of Karnataka’s caste is provided reservation 534""525"4 4 “peaceful co-existence, resolving facturing hub complete with tax #     (             SR Bommai Government in 1989 on Rajiv benefits under the SC category ?1 ?"5 > territorial/other disputes through incentives.   ,52                 Gandh’s watch and more recently the and provide justice for Marathas )5?)554 talks, self-interest, promotion Suffice it to say this federal                   ( Uttarakhand Government’s dismissal by the demanding a quota. Building of social, economic, cultural, circle will take some squaring. Modi regime in 2016 are prime examples of statues of Chhattrapati Shivaji 3+5?3+""> +3* technological ties with all nations That, however, is not the issue.                 ( this mindset. Maharaj and Babasaheb and looking upon the world as After all, stranger bedfellows                3  ( But, on balance, the Centre must hold. For, Bhimrao Ambedkar just about 53 4) ?1 one single family.” have been known in politics. But                 ,52S the very real fear of Balkanisation of India that rounds off the Shiv Sena’s nation- 24??"55  Telugu Desam Party: it is essential for these and other dogged the nation for, say, the first five decades al agenda, as it were. Focussed almost entirely on regional, non-Congress, non-             ,     ,52 "  after Independence, may have abated some- Trinamool Congress: )+,4) ,+3 Andhra Pradesh (and BJP parties to work out specifics      S        .  what but there are new dangers to the coun- Welfarism, federalism and sec- "4+@4 Telangana), the hi-tech vision and present an intelligible set of             (      try’s unity and integrity in the 21st century and ularism dominated the mani- statement of the party commit- policy priorities nationally and one does not have to be a conspiracy theorist festo which focussed on promis- ,44"@4 ? ted itself to the development of in terms of geopolitics rather           ,52       to acknowledge this fact. National and inter- ing roti kapda aur makaan (food, ,4 43*4) growth corridors in different than leave themselves to the ten-                 +$ !<  5+$ national issues have to be dealt with by the dress and shelter) and ushering sectors, a pilgrim corridor cov- der mercies of bureaucrats or the                   ( Union Government and the positions and in electoral reforms, transparen- 4) 54 ?1 ering all major temples, rail whims of individual ministers in policies adopted on such matters impact the cy and a corruption-free India. B)4+B )+ ?) rapid transport system (bullet a putative federal front-run                   ( welfare, security and prosperity of all Indian National issues are dealt with trains), three international air- Central Government.      P Q      -        citizens. substantively though obviously ,4 ,5 ?1 ports, smaller airstrips in each It is worth iterating, in con-                   So, to get back to our original inquiry, if with a Bengal bias and the “spe- of the 13 districts of the State clusion, that the purpose behind a federal front of some description is in power cial thrust on the social and eco- 53*5@5*B+" and development of port-based this exercise is not to imply that    5             6   ( at the Centre come May 2019, what can we nomic empowerment of minori- 5354) 53 + industrial clusters for accelerat- regional players can’t have a        3  ,  2         expect? To ensure an empirical basis for any ties” was highlighted. “By imple- B+5@4 14*4)+" ed economic growth of 10 to 15 viable national/world view or             "     such assessment, here’s a look at the 2014 Lok menting reservations for OBC per cent on an average over the national parties cannot be terri- Sabha poll election manifestoes of some ran- communities, 94 per cent of the 1)?3')B3 next decade. A water transport bly parochial. The point being !           .       domly chosen regional parties and what they Muslim population of Bengal has channel, running along the made is that it would behove have to say on national/international issues: been covered, who can now avail 43)+" coast connecting all the major those with ambitions to rule the Shiv Sena: Nothing whatsoever on inter- the benefits of reservation under 2?@4)343 ports for shipment of products country to articulate a coherent national issues though the party’s advocacy of the OBC category.” Opposition developed in the clusters to the idea of India and its place in the 
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Last year, the Indian team Devendra Khurana ( 3 5                   a pleasure to see India script his- Madhya Pradesh was beaten in South Africa in the Bhopal ,,:+,2927:A;6-3526   ()  *) +,- .,+/ !  :     ;980 7* ,  4 #5689 #56          "    C D 1       ,,,  8 1                1  3 E    "       3  " "  3 3O   $      L  L 1     !  !   #         0     . !5 6 9 +9+9       (            S       #      #    R, S         #  /          %! %>     .6       "      P         =)     + A #   (. (  ,    %.               A>Q 2        5   $  S =5 $>                         -            1 . < B /00C   (        (B0    (    #    3 =! > 3 3  5  5   3   ?  5 $     5  4  D       < / /00CE P#  F5 $(5  <( (2G  S                         - ,  =-,>      ( ( (B0  (   Q # 66 22*                       H  ,     # 5 $        /00I      y first introduction to Mrinal Sen was through his films    +   /B /00J        K/L Calcutta 71 and Chorus. Both =( >             ( the films were telecast on the    BJ0       ,   =5 $S  S national channel soon after he >             #       passedM away. My father was a great admirer of                 Mrinalda’s films and he became my initial guide  %          to understand his thought-provoking art films H               ( that were based on contemporary political and               %   social issues of Bengal during the late 1960s and                early 1970s. Thanks to Doordarshan, many of   #          +  ,    his films like Ek Din Pratidin, Ek Din Achanak, Akaler Sandhane, Akash Kusum, Interview, Neel   IJ  IM          BC ,    Akasher Neechey and Padatik among others     3 BI /00J           were telecast over the years and exposed us lib-    43 -             ( erally to his worldview.  %   -   (5 $        And then finally one day I got the chance              ?  to meet the great master of our times at a dis-                 $   cussion in Nandan, Kolkata. I gulped whatev- 2              5 $ ( er he was saying to the listeners — about how       #       # ( he was amazed watching a European film,      < BB /00M  2     where the hero and the heroine were supposed  < B/ ?      )  5  ( to meet at a decided place, but the former did not turn up and, hence, the latter reached his            %   #   ( house and wondered if she should press the              /N /00L  calling bell or not. Sen described that never ever      ;      had he seen such beautiful fingers that played # 5 $S              around the calling bell but was unable to decide                  if it should be pressed or not. This scenario,      BNNB #  ;     according to him, spoke about the self-esteem  BNNB        5 $     and self-respect of a woman and played attempting his/her survival within it rather than ety was so real and penetrated multiple layers # 5 $      BNNI      around the conflict in her mind. asking the hows and whys. His protagonists of complexity. I was fortunate enough to min- ;   2    ;  S         In yet another case, Sen chose to describe learnt to compromise alright but within the gle with the pioneer of the Indian cinema once 5 $      /00B # 5 $       a scene from his own film. As per the sequence, everydayness of life. again when Aruna Vasudev, who has been the in a particular shot, one of his actors had to ask Sen did not restrict himself to making director of many film festivals, decided to hon- ;  S    /00L # 5 $S   ( his wife if she was involved in an extra-mari- films in Bengali, Hindi and English but made our Sen with the lifetime achievement award at    /0BL           (   tal relationship with another man. The actor films in Oriya (Odia) and Telugu like Matira the 10th Osian’s Cinefan Festival of Asian and (  2               asked Sen if while coming on a motorbike to Manisha Oka Oori Katha. His films were high- Arab Cinema in Delhi in 2008. ?           ;  S    pick up his wife, after she had heard the bike’s ly applauded for the relatable human condition ,?B2, 43 34@4) As he suffered ill-health after 2002, Sen       O /LL    /NL O    horn, he should strengthen his facial muscles and, therefore, won awards and prizes nation- could not direct any film but would attend the         )      to show the anger within him or not. Sen clear- ally and across the world, which included those 4 +4 +3 + 5@4 Kolkata International Film Festival till 2011.   ;              ( ly advised him not to do so because any actor at Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Moscow, Karlovy 44) ?1 +3> When the Singur and Nandigram episodes took   /00L             ( could get just 90 or 99 marks out of 100 but Vary and Montreal film festivals. Retrospectives place in West Bengal, huge social and apoliti-   /IK   K00   .  /IK   ;   he/she cannot, by any chance, score 110 out of of his films have been shown in almost all major ?"55 +" +)> ,4 cal protests were reported from across the State,  /K0 100 while acting. This conversation depicted cities across the world. particularly in Kolkata. Sen was the front-run- how Sen was completely against overacting. His international acclaim also helped 4 +4 + @5 5 ?1 ner of these marches on consecutive days, sid- #  ;  S          In those days, we saw how after the India earn a prestigious identity in world cin- 4> ?"55 % + ing with both the Leftist and neutral lobbies.           -   2   ( destruction of the Berlin Wall, East and West ema. Besides, Sen also served as the jury mem- For him, Singur was about people. Incidentally,     /0BL O          /00L O Germany came together. In this process, the ber at international film festivals like in "?32 + ,4 + +"5@4 both the protest rallies happened at a time when 5 $(<              -  Germans discarded communism. Sen, howev- Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Moscow, Karlovy the 2007 Kolkata International Film Festival   ?       /0BL        er, came up with his own version of the narra- Vary, Tokyo, Tehran, Mannheim, Nyon, ,4 34@4) 2? ,5 *B4 was on. Though Sen never became an active ?   +  5   #   ) ,     tion about the impact of the failure of commu- Chicago, Ghent, Tunis and Oberhausen. +3* 5"" ,5 "+ member of any political party, he became a vic-   H %    , =,   nism through his film Mahaprithibi (World Finally, the golden moment dawned upon tim of petty politics. As long as he was alive, H    4   R   O +  4  $   Within, World Without). Sen was a Leftist but me when I got the opportunity to interview him. )4+, ,4 + he never got his due and till his last breath, he 3 3  4O 3 O       never ever entered actively into direct politics. Mrinalda was in Delhi for the release of his book, *4354* ,4 ,52,4 was denied the highest civilian honour of the             Nor did he shy away from questioning its short- Always Being Born: A Memoir. Sen was very country, the Bharat Ratna award.          #           comings. close to my mentor and godmother, Aruna 5@5"5+3 ,?3?B) ?1 It was also shocking and unfortunate that Sen was a true master of craftsmanship Vasudev. It was, therefore, quite easy for me to during a committee meeting at the Kolkata    (              and tempered it to reflect his humanist con- approach the great master, who agreed to meet ,4 ?B3)> International Film Festival, where noted film-       -  -    cerns. His cinematic language was acknowl- me for the interview. The best part of the con- maker Gautam Ghose, the chairman of the fes- 5       2       5  edged internationally as he always chose to por- versation with him was when he said, tival, proposed a retrospective of Mrinal Sen,           -   5   tray the narrative from a local, Indian perspec- “Whenever someone asks me about my age, I some authorities within the political circles did     %    < B /0BI      tive and not attempt a foreign grammar for the always say, I am one year older than last year, not think it necessary to honour him during                     heck of it. As his contemporary Ray was paint- and if they ask what was my age last year, I always his lifetime. Sen was the last representative of +  -                ing an urban India emerging out of the pangs say, one year younger than this year.” And he the greatest trio of Indian cinema that com-     5 $            of early nation-building in an uplifting man- did have an ageless mind. During the interview, prised Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen and Ritwik     %     < =/00B(0I>   ner, Sen never romanticised or universalised Sen did not fail to point out the mistakes in my Ghatak. An unmatchable story-teller, we have          the struggle. Rather he kept it stark. His every- way of conversation in Bengali. He had a rare lost the last of the Mohicans. day man, be it a job-seeker or a tribal, was a eye for seeking perfection in every detail. That (The writer is a Delhi-based film festival              ! product of the systems in place and was just perhaps explains why his observation of soci- curator and a freelance writer) (  . '  ;892*                                                 

manufacturer to pull the product from and toys and in some cosmetics too. ing, manufacturing and recycling activ- the shelves and submit samples for test- The Government has to clamp down ities, continued use of leaded paint, ing to the Government labs, but the on those products that have higher than gasoline and aviation fuel. It is high time problem of lead exposure is still wide- the advisable limit of lead content. that we rein in its use. spread and hazardous to on’s health. Lead is a cumulative toxicant that The phasing out of lead from petrol    The gravity of lead exposure can increases in quantity in the body over is a major international public health be gauged by the fact that toxic lead the years and adversely affects multi- achievement but global consumption   +#99% affects 1.5 to two million people in India ple body systems — neurologic, hema- of lead is still increasing because of high      $ alone. Children are most vulnerable, tologic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascu- demand for energy-efficient vehicles. arlier this month, a food manu- especially those under six years of age. lar and renal. While children can suf- Yet another area of contamination is     !  facturer of a popular brand was The process of lead consumption by fer from permanent adverse health paint that is high in lead content. This   !     Epulled up by the Supreme Court humans is the most unfortunate: We effects, adults, when exposed to lead, can cause a long-lasting hazard to     ! for lead content in its noodles. The tend to confuse lead with essential ele- are at an increased risk of developing health for all age groups. Since leaded     ! %  court put a poser to the manufacturer ments like calcium and start using it to high blood pressure and kidney dam- paint is a continuing source of expo-   
    
 as to why Indians, especially kids, must make bones, muscles and brain con- of the proverbial iceberg. Lead expo- Lead poisoning is one of the most age. Exposure of pregnant women to sure in many countries, the World eat noodles laced with lead. Earlier, the nections. Imagine what will happen if sure in India occurs from paints, common diseases of toxic environmen- high levels of lead can cause miscar- Health Organisation, along with the   !  % 5O  Food Safety and Standards Authority we allow a harmful substance to form canned food, old pipes in the drinking tal origin and accounts for about 0.6 per riage, still birth, premature birth, low United Nations Environment       ! of India, too, had banned the specific the building block for a child’s body. water system, cosmetics, indigenous cent of the global disease burden. Lead birth weight and malformations. Programme, formed the Global $ $     brand of noodles after finding exces- Already, studies have confirmed medicine systems and battery and plas- is a naturally occurring heavy metal Lead has no essential role in the Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint. Its    K !   sive lead content in its product. Elevated the worst fears that Indian children tic recycling industry. found in the earth’s crust. It is soft, mal- human body and no safe level of expo- broad objective is to promote a phase- * !  ! % lead levels in food products, especial- under 12 years of age have a mean Motor fuels, too, contribute to lead leable, melts at a relatively low temper- sure has been established so far. Even out of the manufacture and sale of ly those that are popular among kids, blood lead level (BLL) of 10 μg/dl, exposure levels. Given the wide area of ature, is easily moulded and can be blood lead concentrations as low as 5 paints containing lead and eventually  O     should be unacceptable. This displays which is twice the level considered as lead exposure sources, one question combined with other metals to form μg/dl may result in decreased intelli- eliminate the risks involved with it.       ! % the callous attitude of multinational cor- “action level” in the US. The poor IQ that comes to mind is: Where’s the alloys. Given these favourable proper- gence in children, behavioural difficul- Lead is a silent killer and its ever- ,  O $  porations, which put profits and mar- of children due to such high levels of Government’s audit of all these possi- ties, it is widely used in many products ties and learning problems. Hence, pre- increasing presence is alarming. The      ket share before health and well-being lead is resulting in a loss of $236.1 bil- ble sources? And if an audit is already such as lead-acid batteries for motor vention from exposure is important. Government needs to act fast and limit      % of their consumers. lion (12.5 per cent of India’s GDP) in in place, why have we, the citizens, not vehicles, pigments, paints, solder, Apart from human health risk, our growing exposure to it. The appreciable stand taken by the economic productivity every year. The been made aware of the risks from lead stained glass, lead crystal glassware, environmental damage due to lead is (The writer is an environmental     apex court earlier may have forced the lead content in noodles is only the tip exposure? ammunition, ceramic glazes, jewellery, also occurring through mining, smelt- journalist)     ()  *) +,- .,+/ <

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He met the disclosures made by Chief Court and got a favourable if Army chief General Bipin its sitting Lok Sabha MPs — been no problem thereafter. BJP president Amit Shah in the Minister Edappadi K =   ).  order October 1, 2010. “The Rawat could bat for holding talks Anupam Hazra of Bolpur and Still the party has decided to morning before joining the Palaniswami in the floor of the rioting by anti-Sterlite activists —TN Chief Minister arguments placed before the with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Soumitra Khan of Bishnupur level anti-party charges on me. saffron outfit, sources said. Legislative Assembly on at Thoothukudi resulting in Supreme Court by the then "We bat for talks with tal- — alleging “lack of democracy I wonder how the party Reacting sharply to Khan's Tuesday. Palaniswami told the police firing which claimed 13 manent closure of Sterlite. But DMK Government resulted in iban, autonomy for Tibet & and dynastic rule in Bengal”. explains anti-party activities." allegations senior TMC MP House that it was the DMK lives. The Vedanta Group had the DMK is behind all the Sterlite getting a favourable Tamil areas of Sri Lanka yet we Khan later joined the BJP. Hazra, a Shanitniketan Abhishek Banerjee said which had gave permission to approached the National Green problems associated with the order,” said Palaniswami. are unwilling to look at engage- Hazra who had developed professor, said there was no "Soumitra Khan is nothing the Sterlite for their first and Tribunal against the Sterlite. The root cause of all the He also disclosed that the ment or political initiatives in serious differences with district corruption charges against him. without the Trinamool second plants and also the 328 Government order and got a problems faced now was the DMK had told the Madras J&K. Why is our policy all TMC president Anubrata He went to add sarcastically, " Congress. He has no credibil- acres of land demanded by the favourable verdict. Though permission given for the oper- High Court that permission about "do as we say, don't do as Mandal was expelled on "I was not involved in Narada ity without the party. He can- company. Tamil Nadu Government ation of the Sterlite plant by the was granted after following all we do"? Engagement for Taliban, charges of anti-party activities, or Sharada chit fund cases, not win even from a single MK Stalin, EMK chief and appealed to the apex court then DMK regime on October the rules and regulations of the Operation All-Out for Kashmir," senior leader and Minister either." booth." Leader of the Opposition pleading for the cancellation of 14, 1996, without considering Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Abdullah tweeted. Partho Chatterjee said. Khan the more vociferous Asking as to "why he did demanded in the House that the NGT verdict the Supreme the conditions set by the Tamil Board. “This submission was Earlier in the day, Rawat “Anupam Hazra had been of the two MPs cited "lack of not raise these questions earli- the Government should adopt Court declined to alter the Nadu Pollution Control Board. filed by the DMK Government said there should be talks with indulging in activities which democracy and dynastic rule," er," Abhishek , who is also the a policy decision for the per- Tribunal order. While in power , the DMK has as a response to the PIL filed by the Taliban to bring peace in are against the ideals and prin- as his reasons for quitting his nephew of Chief Minister manent closure of the Sterlite This led Stalin to allege in not taken any stand against Vaiko, the MDMK leader, who Afghanistan, but asserted that ciples of the Trinamool party and joining the BJP. Mamata Banerjee, said "first ask Copper Plant at Thoothukudi the House that the Tamil Nadu Sterlite,” said Palaniswami, now is the strongest ally of the the engagement must be with- Congress. He had been carry- When reminded that the TMC him to win one election single- in the backdrop of the Supreme Government failed in taking quoting records and facts. DMK,” said the Chief Minister. out any preconditions. He was ing out anti-party activities on criminal charges were being handedly and then raise a Court verdict which refused to effective steps for the closure of The Chief Minister said the He further stated that it was speaking at the Raisina Dialogue the Facebook and other places. brought against him the leader point. This time the BJP will quash the order of the National the plant. Chief Minister DMK ruled the State during the DMK Government which — India's flagship conference on He was expelled from the party said "after I have quit the party win not a single seat from Green Tribunal to process the Palaniswami in his reply, 1996-1998. “Though many gave Sterlite the permission to geopolitics — in Delhi. "If the after this issue was raised before they are now trying to frame Bengal." reopening of the plant. rebutted all the allegations lev- Public Interest Litigations were lunch and operate the second Army Chief can advocate for our party chief Mamata me. They have already arrest- Meanwhile, a senior State The plant was shut down elled by the DMK leader and put filed during this period in plant. “The DMK Government talks with (the) Taliban then Banerjee,” said Chatterjee. ed my personal assistant non BJP leaders said six more TMC by a special order by the Tamil the ball back in the latter’s court. Madras High Court against also provided the company why different standards when it Refuting the charges false charges." MPs were waiting to cross the Nadu Government in May “We will take appropriate the plant, highlighting the facts with 328.54 acres of land for the comes to our own people?" against him, Hazra said, " Khan , said he was ready to hedge and join the BJP. 2018 following widespread legal steps to ensure the per- that pollution and industrial plant,” said Palaniswami. Mehbooba asked in a tweet. PTI ,8;98 3 2   #  4  ,.2
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(    Guwahati: Three Asom Gana their lives to protect the exis- Parishad(AGP) Ministers tence and identity of the resigned from the Assam Assam. We cannot disrespect      stated Manickavel as the head Cabinet on Wednesday, two their sacrifice by remaining in ,433+5 of the Idol wing,” said T R days after their party exited the power when the Centre decid- Ramesh, president, Temple Government over the ed to go ahead with the bill. he Madras High Court on Worshippers Society. Citizenship Amendment Bill. "We tried our best till the TWednesday came down Manickavel succeeded in Agriculture Minister Atul last minute to convince the strongly on the Tamil Nadu solving many cases of idol Bora, Water Resources Minister Centre not to go ahead with the Government for its alleged thefts that has happened in the Keshav Mahanta and Food bill but when Union Home failure to provide minimum last five decades. The retrieval and Civil Supplies Minister Minister Rajnath Singh made basic facilities to AG Ponn of the statues of Raja Raja Phanibhushan Choudhury it clear that the Centre would Manickavel, the former Chola and his royl consort submitted their resignations not budge from its obstinate Inspector General of Police from a private museum was a to Chief Minister Sarbananda stand, we decided to withdraw who was appointed by the moment of crowning glory for Sonowal at the Janata Bhawan from the Government," he said. Court as officer on special him. The statues, more than (state secretariat) here, Bora Bora said, "We are with the duty for a period of one year to 1000 years old and command- told reporters after tendering people and will join in their probe the missing temple idols. the functioning of Manickavel ing millions of rupees for their his resignation. struggle to protect their inter- A division bench consist- and his team probing idol antique and artistic value were The strength of the BJP-led ests at all cost." ing of Justices R Mahadevan thefts from the temples in stolen from the Brihadeswara coalition Ministry, led by The AGP president also and P D Audikesavalu lam- Tamil Nadu. Temple at Thanjavur fifty years Sonowal, has been reduced to thanked the people and basted the Tamil Nadu There were serious allega- ago. 15, of whom 12 are from the expressed the party's gratitude        O2    -  (    ,/ Government for closing down tions by temple worshippers Following his re-employ- saffron party, including the for electing them in 2016 and the office used by Manickavel that the Tamil Nadu ment as officer on special Chief Minister, and three BPF said respecting their verdict, in Chennai as the head office Government was trying to clip duty, Idol Wing, some of the Ministers. they had joined the of the Idol Wing, Economic the wings of the Idol Wing as subordinate staff working in "The Centre's obstinacy Government with the BJP and Offences Wing, Tamil Nadu well as that of Manickavel. the department met the Tamil not to withdraw the bill forced the BPF. Police. “Last year the Tamil Nadu Nadu Police Chief with the us to take a decision to come "We respect and are grate- Manickavel had told the Government had transferred complaint that Manickavel out of the Government as we ful to the people of Assam for court on Tuesday that he has no Manickavel to the Railway was forcing them, to arrest cannot go against the interest giving us a chance to serve place to work in Chennai fol- Police and handed over the innocent persons under fake of the Assamese people," Bora, them," he added. lowing the shut down of the investigation of missing idols to charges. In an unprecedented who is also the AGP president, Asked what the chief min- office from where he was func- the CBI. But both the Madras move the officers held a press said. ister told them about the res- tioning for the last six years. High Court and the Supreme conference and blamed The AGP is a "party ignation, Bora said he talked The move by the top honchos Court quashed the State Manickavel for harassing formed by the blood of martyrs about constitutional safeguards of the State Police has paralysed Government’s move and rein- them. (shahider tez) who sacrificed in the bill. #'# (  3&# Guwahati: The Krishak Mukti Gogoi said they will also Gogoi said. Chief Minister and other BJP Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and protest in all meetings and "We will not allow them to MLAs to hold any meeting or its 70 partner organisations on functions of Chief Minister hold any function, be it official official function in the state. We Wednesday vowed to not let Sarbananda Sonowal and or non-official, in the state. will show black flags wherev- Prime Minister Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Everywhere, black flags will be er they go," he added. and Union Ministers enter MLAs in the State. shown," he added. Flanked by other leaders of Assam till the Citizenship "Till the time the bill is Obstructions will be cre- the groups, Gogoi said if the (Amendment) Bill 2016 was withdrawn, the Prime ated in their every function, Rajya Sabha passes the bill on scrapped. Minister, Central Ministers including political rallies for the Wednesday, then a "civil dis- Addressing a press confer- and other BJP leaders will not Lok Sabha polls, Gogoi said. obedience movement" will ence, KMSS leader Akhil be allowed to enter Assam," "We will also not allow the begin from Thursday. PTI <#    

  "B 3? record time. Sharing about the project Kumar ucknow Metro on Wednesday com- Keshav, Managing Director, Lucknow Lpleted the successful trial run of the Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) said remaining section of the North-South cor- "Construction of Metro in a city like ridor. This is being seen by many techni- Lucknow has been a challenge in itself. In cal experts here and elsewhere in the a period of less than three years, LMRC country as yet another milestone for the has created a world record and has 23 km long corridor from the Chowdhary earned the distinction of being the fastest Charan Singh International Airport to Metro which has ever been implement- Munshipulia. ed so far. We today completed the suc- The Metro work is likely to be com- cessful trial run of the remaining section pleted by February 2019, much ahead of Nagar and Charbagh, LMRC (Lucknow of the North-South corridor," Keshav said. the initial deadline of April 2019. The Metro Rail Corporation) achieved numer- Lucknow Metro is a rapid transit sys- stretch will have 21 stations and the max- ous milestones. The execution became all tem serving the city of Lucknow in the imum fare will be Rs 60. Currently, it takes the more difficult as it was an extremely northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. around 90 minutes to reach from challenging urban environment. Construction of the line began on Munshipulia to the airport, but once the This operational portion was execut- September 27, 2014 with the 8.5 km route is operational, this distance will be ed in less than 3 years, making it the fastest stretch from Transport Nagar to Charbagh covered in 40 minutes, and people would ever metro project execution in the coun- Railway Station which began its com- get a respite from traffic congestion. try. LMRC is all set to achieve a similar mercial operation on September 5, 2017, While executing the 8.5 km 'Priority feat by completing the construction work making it the fastest built metro rail sys- Corridor' project between Transport of the remaining north-south corridor in tem in the country.   ()  *) +,- .,+/ > =") /    #&
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However, the party was voted to power peo- the developments. that Prime Minister Narendra not be defeated) The hoarding Tdecision to revoke the invi- ABMSM will meet tomorrow to ple found guilty of causing her Jayalalithaa was DMK's Modi would learn the lesson of also carried the photos of Ram tation extended to English lit- elect a new President in his place”. demise would be put behind political rival and although affection and love from Taj Manohar Lohia and Dr BR terateur Nayantara Sahgal for Incidentally, Joshi’s tenure the bars. "we may not like her...She was Mahal during his visit to Agra. Ambedkar. the inauguration of an all India as the president of ABMSM Proper medical bulletins a elected by the people and she Akhilesh also stepped up Posters depicting the SP Marathi literary meet at was to end after next three were not issued on her treat- to the death of Jayalalithaa on was Chief Minsiter when she political campaign for his chief saying, ‘Hamare pass gath- Yavatmal reached a flash point months. Though the exact rea- ment and health condition, he December 5, 2016 after pro- passed away," he said. defence after teams of Central bandhan hai, BJP ke pass CBI’ on Wednesday, as Akhil son for his resignation has not said addressing people of a vil- longed illness. Reiterating his party's Bureau Investigation raided (We have the alliance, BJP has Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya been spelt either by Joshi him- lage here as part of the DMK's His comments come days demand for a CBI probe into several locations in the State for he hoped that Modi would CBI), also dotted several sites Mahamandal (ABMSM) self or the conclave organisers, state-wide outreach pro- after the commission raised her death, Stalin alleged the rul- probing a mining scam and remember the pain of farmers around the SP State office. President Shripad Joshi resigned the outgoing ABMSM is gramme of panchayats. several questions, including ing AIADMK was afraid of a indicated that it would probe growing potato, sugarcane and The SP-BSP gave a joint from his post in protest. understood to have been "Make a note, it will be my on why an angiogram was not probe by the Central agency as the role of the SP chief as he was wheat in nearby areas. statement against the BJP indi- Upset with the decision miffed with the manner in first task to find out who was performed on her during hos- "truths," would tumble out. the Chief Minister of UP when “UP was never so far from cating to jointly fight the inves- taken by the conclave’s local which the local organisers behind her death and put them pitalisation. Citing the ongoing Lashing out at both the the scam took place. Delhi that the country’s chief tigations by the CBI after the organisers— Yavatmal’s Dr V B revoked Sahgal’s invitation. in jail after the formation of probe by the commission into AIADMK and BJP led “Hope the PM returns from executive was unaware of the agency conducted raids early Kolte Sanshodhan Kendra Ani It may be recalled that on Government by the DMK," he the circumstances surrounding Governments at the Centre, he Taj Mahal after imbibing affec- plight of farmers and traders,” this month. Vachanalay to revoke the invi- January 6, the organising com- said citing the ongoing probe her death, Stalin said, said Tamil Nadu could grow tion and love from it” Akhilesh he said. BSP chief Mayawati had tation extended to Sahgal to mittee of the 92nd Akhil by a commission of inquiry The DMK leader who is only if the two incumbent tweeted hours before Modi’s Agra in the Brij region is spoken to Akhilesh over phone, inaugurate the three-day con- Bharatiya Maratahi Sahitya into the circumstances leading also the Leader of Opposition regimes were dislodged. PTI visit to Agra where the Prime the potato belt of Uttar Pradesh. assuring of her support and ask- clave beginning on January Sammelan revoking the invi- Minister is scheduled to launch Meanwhile, the Samajwadi ing him not to worry about the 11, Shripad Joshi — through an tation to English litterateur several development projects of Party launched a hoarding war CBI raids. email to the conclave organis- Nayantara Sahgal to inaugurate road widening, rail over bridge, against the possible interroga- Both parties are likely to ers — tendered his resignation the conclave on the ostensible drainage and sewage, drinking tion of party chief Akhilesh announce their pre-poll alliance from his post as the president ground that it had received water, defence corridor and Yadav by the CBI in the min- for Lok Sabha polls on January of ABMSM. Confirming the threats that there would be dis- health sector worth 3,000 ing scam. 15, the birthday of Mayawati development, Vidarbha Sahitya ruptions in the proceedings if crore. A hoarding with photos of and Dimple Yadav, wife of Sangh (VSS) President Manohar she attended the three-day The SP chief also said that Bahujan Samaj Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Mhaisalkar said: “Yes, we have conference. 2 (  9?@A  #   

Visakhapatnam: Gold biscuits inputs, intercepted two pas- made packets inside the cotton Secunderabad. worth 1.09 crore smuggled sengers travelling on the vests worn by them, the DRI A total of 3,314 grams of from Myanmar has been seized Guwahati-Secunderabad said in a statement. smuggled gold was recovered from two train passengers at Express on January 4 at the On being questioned, the from them, the release said. the railway station here, the Visakhapatnam railway sta- duo reportedly confessed that The two passengers and Directorate of Revenue tion. the gold was smuggled to India the mastermind involved in the Intelligence said here on On examination, it was from Myanmar and someone smuggling of the gold were Wednesday. found that they were carrying handed it over to them for arrested yesterday, the release It said that DRI officers, acting on specific intelligence gold concealed in specially onward transfer to added. PTI 
  
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The Government GEECL’s coal-bed methane will initiate the (CBM) block may hold as process of strategic   ?"++ much as 6.63 Trillion cubic feet disinvestment of Air (Tcf) of shale resources, of India in the second hale gas may turn as a boon which about 1.7 Tcf can be half of 2019-20 and in Sto West Bengal’s investment recovered, he said. between it would map with a potential of 50,000 The Raniganj block has a work towards selling crore over the next several shale gas potential of 7.7 trillion some of its subsidiaries and fer the management control to SPV and will be utilised years but proper regulatory cubic feet (tcf), Essar officials monetise assets. private players. The buyer was towards lowering the debt bur- framework, environmental or had said earlier. Air India has a debt burden required to take over 24,000 den of the airline. social factors needs to be han- But, several experts have of 55,000 crore. In November crore debt of the carrier along The national carrier had in dled properly. flagged environmental and last year, a ministerial panel with over 8,000 crore of lia- September last year invited “In West Bengal shale gas social concerns in shale gas   34 *4",5 credit in recent months and tion. headed by Finance Minister bilities. bids to sell its properties locat- and related sector offers an exploration. suggested that banks may be Representatives of the Arun Jaitley had approved However, the stake sale ed across India. investment potential of 50,000 An environmental NGO ommerce minister Suresh asked to encourage flow of export sector highlighted the transferring 29,000 crore debt failed to attract any bidders The airline had put up for crore and huge employment had urged the Government to CPrabhu on Wednesday credit to the export sector par- problems of pre-import under to a special purpose vehicle when the bidding process com- sale 28 flats in Mumbai, seven opportunity,” State Finance undertake research to explore urged the Finance Ministry to ticularly to MSMEs for gener- advance authorisation and (SPV) — Air India Asset pleted on May 31. flats in Ahmedabad, and two Minister Amit Mitra said on the link between fracking, make the process of refund of ating more employment. requested the Commerce Holding Company. In August 2018, the flats and an office space in Wednesday at FICCI organised groundwater resources and GST input tax credit online. "The commerce minister Minister to bring the notifica- “We are eyeing $1 billion Government had received Pune, besides several other Gas Industry in West Bengal. ‘land subsidence’ before auc- Prabhu, along with com- also urged to make input tax tion deleting the condition from the sale of Air India,” the Parliament nod for 980 crore properties across the country. Great Eastern Energy Corp tioning the the shale blocks. merce and revenue depart- credit (ITC) refund online to with retrospective effect. official told. equity infusion in Air India On December 27, the Civil (GEECL) and Essar Oil who A presentation made by a ment officials, met exporters to ensure that the export refund "Suresh Prabhu asked After a botched attempt to under a “turn around plan”. Aviation Ministry told the Lok are producing CBM in the West Bengal Pollution Control discuss the problems faced by is seamless and also transpar- DGFT and Department of sell Air India in May last year, Earlier this month, Parliament Sabha that the Government has Ranigunj belt had expressed Board official earlier said water the sector. ent and accountable," the state- Revenue, Ministry of Finance, the Jaitley-led panel in June approved a further 2,345 crore prepared a revival plan for Air interest in exploring and requirement is 11,000 to 15,000 Banking issues, like caution ment said. to look into it so that genuine decided to scrap the stake sale equity infusion into the airline. India. extracting shale gas and under m3 for one well (the estimate listing of exporters, third party/ As of November-end, Rs exporters are not harassed," the plan for the time being. It was The ministerial panel has A comprehensive finan- the new licensing regime is of the same order of 7-19 mil- third country exports and list 91,149 crore has been issued to statement added. decided to infuse more funds already cleared strategic sale of cial package, including transfer Government has allowed shale lion litres per well according to of items to be traded with exporters as Goods and Representatives from into the carrier and cut down Air India’s ground handling sub- of non-core debt and assets to exploration from CBM blocks. a field data from a US gas Iran, were also discussed. The Services Tax (GST) refund, Federation of Indian Export debt by raising resources by sidiary, Air India Air Transport a SPV, implementation of “GEECL had already field). finance ministry officials would which was 93.77 per cent of Organisations, Pharmexcil, selling land assets and other Services. Plans are afoot for sell- robust organisational and gov- announced to invest $2 billion Since the wells are hori- discuss the issues which were total claims with the tax author- Gems and Jewellery Export subsidiaries. ing another subsidiary, Air India ernance reforms by the board over next 10 years in shale gas zontal and multilateral, there is flagged in a meeting with banks ities. Promotion Council, The government had ini- Engineering Services. and differentiated business extraction. Given the opportu- high possibility of ground water on January 22, an official state- While Integrated GST Engineering Exports tially planned to offload 76 per The proceeds from sale of strategies for each of the core nity in existing blocks and contamination which may be a ment said. (IGST) refund process is Promotion Council and cent equity share capital of the subsidiaries and land and businesses of Air India, are part potential blocks investment concern for the people in the Prabhu also highlighted online, claiming of ITC refund Chemexcil attended the meet- national carrier as well as trans- building assets would go to the of the plan. could as high as 50,000 crore,” belt, the presentation has said. the declining trend of export still requires manual interven- ing.   ' ' / 6  , ( B   (5@B@ 
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up uncapped Pieter Malan on standby for Elgar's opening batting 01-A&;(Q(;,(;7@1 partner, Aiden Markram, who will undergo a fitness test on Thursday. Markram suffered a badly bruised right thigh while fielding during the second Test at Newlands and was unable to bat in the (;0&1;7&!33&<3=; second innings. Malan, 29, has performed consistently as an opening batsman for the Cape Cobras franchise, scoring seven centuries during the   >*34>E34 *4",5 Karan Johar, and Rahul, On the show, Pandya past two seasons. who was the more boasted about hooking up ndian cricketer Hardik restrained of the two in his with multiple women and      IPandya on Wednseday answers, has neither also how open he has been  Pakistan selectors on Wednesday recalled fast bowler offered "regrets" in responded to the show about it with his parents. Mohammad Amir in a 16-man squad for the five-match series response to a show cause cause notice nor reacted to When asked why he against South Africa starting later this month. notice for his comments the criticism as yet. didn't ask women their The 26-year-old fast bowler failed to get a wicket in his last on women on a TV show, The duo had been name in a club, Pandya five one-day internationals, including three Asia Cup matches in which triggered a massive given 24 hours to give an responded by saying, "I September last year. outrage and might prompt explanation like to watch and observe He was left out of Pakistan's last series against New Zealand, the BCCI to bar players "I will have to check how they (women) move. but was redrafted for the one-day side on the back of good form '   from such appearances. their explanations. At this I'm little from the black in the ongoing Test series in South Africa. Pandya and teammate point, I cannot commit side so I need to see how The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said there were five changes K L Rahul were on what action will be taken," they move." from the Test side, which is presently in Johannesburg preparing Wednesday issued show Chairman of the Criticism started com- for the third and final Test starting from Friday.   2 cause notices by the BCCI Committee of ing Pandya's way soon "Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Abbas and for their remarks on Administrators that runs after and it is learnt that he Yasir Shah have been replaced by Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib   >*34> women which triggered a the BCCI, Vinod Rai said. was ticked off by the BCCI Malik, Hussain Talat, Usman Shinwari and Imad Wasim, respec- social media storm. Regret The 25-year-old top brass. tively," said a PCB release. he 'red ball boys' are still savouring the sweet after- and not apology was what Pandya had earlier posted According to a source, Chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq said the squad was selected Ttaste of a maiden Test series win in Australia but Pandya offered in his reply. 4   ' ' &<  '' O& a regret message on his his comments were with the World Cup — to be held in England from May 30-July for the 'white ball specialists', including veteran MS "I made an appearance &  P '  &  + ' Twitter page. deemed "crass and cringe- 14 this year — in mind. "While selecting the squad, we have tried Dhoni, it was business as usual as they hit the straps on the chat show where I "After reflecting on worthy" and might have a to maintain consistency, taking into consideration player perfor- at SCG on Wednesday. have made certain state- intent on my part to would be found offensive. my comments on Koffee bearing on whether Indian mances in white-ball cricket as well as looking ahead to the upcom- With the 2019 ODI World Cup on the horizon, ments without realising offend anyone or portray Rest assured I hold the with Karan, I would like to cricketers appear on "such ing ODI challenges, including the World Cup," he said. focus has firmly shifted to white-ball cricket with the that these could be disre- any section of the society BCCI in highest regard apologise to everyone con- non-cricket shows" after arrival of limited-overs' specialists here on Tuesday. spectful and offend sensi- in bad light," he added. and will exercise complete cerned who I may have this. India have a long white-ball season lined up ahead tivities of viewers for Pandya vowed never discretion and prudence to hurt in any way. "It will be considered of the marquee tournament in England this summer, which I am sincerely to repeat the behaviour. ensure that such incidents "Honestly, I got a bit whether players should :"& with three ODIs in Australia and another five ODIs regretful," stated Pandya's "I made these state- are never repeated in carried away with the even be allowed to appear in New Zealand along with a three-match T20I series response. ments in the flow of the future," he said. nature of the show. In no on such shows which have there as well. "I would like to assure show and had not com- The show in question way did I mean to disre- got nothing to do with Australia then you that there was no prehended the extent to was 'Koffee with Karan', spect or hurt anyone's sen- cricket," a BCCI source 

4# visit India for a malice or any sort of ill- which my statements hosted by film-maker timents. Respect." said. return leg of five ODIs and two   ,433+5 and eclipsed former India cap- T20Is, before the tain Bedi's tally of 64 wickets 2019 Indian onty Sidhu's fighting ton for Delhi in 1974-75. Premier League :
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"Ultimately Aaron, Peter, opportunity, but have not pro- The first Test will be a day- (one batsman was absent hurt), the front grabbing six wickets worked in the indoor nets with assistant coach Sanjay But they face competition Shaun and Mitch have not pro- duced the scores we nefied." nighter in Brisbane from January losing six wickets while not conceding 56 runs. Bangar. Jadhav alternated between the two nets' from Matt Renshaw, who has duced the performances expected Pucovski was the shock call- 24, with the second in Canberra scoring a run. The hosts had posted 356 options. been handed another opportuni- of them with the bat at the Test up. The 20-year-old is one of the from February 1. 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