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NEW DELHI: India on Thursday asserted that cross- border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir was at the “heart” of the matter that was threat- on agitation: Intelligence report ening regional peace and snubbed China for its offer to mediate to resolve the Kashmir issue, OUR CORRESPONDENT the locals. insisting it was a bilateral matter between it and The report states that around Pakistan. KOLKATA: Maoists from neigh- 93 tea gardens have closed just India’s strong reaction came a day after the bouring Nepal are extending sup- due to the violence taking place Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said port to the agitators in Darjeeling in the Hills. China was willing to play a “constructive role” to continue the violence, a report On Friday, there is a hearing at MPOST BUREAU in improving Indo-Pak ties, especially after the prepared by a state intelligence the Calcutta high court in connec- increased hostility along the Line of Control agency stated on Thursday. tion with the Darjeeling incident NEW DELHI: India on Thurs- (LoC). It may be mentioned that and the state government would day said that there has been He also said the situation in Kashmir has Chief Minister Mamata Baner- submit the report on the total loss no change in Pakistan’s posi- attracted “international” attention. jee had earlier said support from incurred due to the violence. tion on providing consular “At the heart of the matter is really the issue “outside the country” was helping Meanwhile, Partha Chatter- access to Kulbhushan Jadhav of cross- border terrorism perpetrated on India the agitators to carry out violence jee, state Parliamentary Affairs or on the visa request made by including on the people of the state of J&K. So, in the Hills. minister on Thursday urged the his mother, amidst Pakistani the matter is that cross-border terrorism in our Sources added that it has been agitating GJM supporters to give media reports that Islamabad region emanating from a particular source is clearly stated in a report prepared up violence and resume talks to was considering allowing Jad- threatening peace and stability in not only India by a state intelligence agency that resolve the impasse in the Hills. hav’s mother to visit him in but other neighbours,” External Affairs Minis- the Maoists from Nepal are work- Speaking on the birth anniver- Pakistan. try Spokesperson Gopal Baglay told reporters. ing hand-in-glove with the agita- sary of poet Bhanubhakta Acha- External affairs ministry As far as the Kashmir issue itself is concerned, tors. The intelligence agency also rya, he said the leaders should act spokesperson Gopal Baglay the government’s position has been very consis- suspects that senior police and sensibly and restore peace in Dar- also said the case was now tent and clear, he asserted. administrative officers could be jeeling. “Those who are leading before the International Court “We have been ready to have a dialogue with targeted so that the situation fur- the movement are doing harm of Justice and India was follow- Pakistan on other issues (including) J&K in a ther aggravates. to the people and are not their ing the September 13 timeline bilateral framework. That position of addressing This report of the intelligence A traffic police post on fire after it was torched by the GJM supporters during their violent protest (FILE PHOTO) voice. They are organising move- to give its submission. all issues with Pakistan including the Kashmir agency comes at a time when only ments to fulfill their own agenda,” There has been no change issue in a bilateral framework has not changed,” 11 companies of the Central forces ADG (law and Order) had also crore. The figure comes when the report that a total of 113 govern- he alleged. He said Chief Minister in Pakistan’s position on pro- Baglay said. are deployed in the Hills and the held a meeting as representative Hills are still under the grip of vio- ment officials including police- Mamata Banerjee had over and viding consular access to He also strongly rejected allegations by Paki- Centre is yet to give approval for from the state with the concerned lence and damage of property is men were injured during to the again expressed her willingness Indian national Jadhav and also stan that India was using chemical weapons in the state’s requisition to send more officer of the Centre. still continuing unabated. ongoing turmoil. to resolve the issue through dia- on visa request for his mother, Kashmir, saying India is against the use of chemi- companies of Central Reserve The state has also prepared The report stated that so far The economy of the region is logue. “Dialogue can start only he said. cal weapon anywhere by anyone in any situation. Police Force (CRPF) to tackle a report on the total loss caused around 54 vehicles were damaged witnessing a huge crisis not only after restoration of peace in the When asked about reports Baglay hit out at the Pakistan government for the situation. The deployment of by the violence in 31 days since and torched in the Hills. At the because of the fact that the tour- Hills. The educational institutions that Pakistan was consider- “reading” from Lashkar-e-Taiba’s terror script in additional force is yet to be made the inception of violence on June same time, a total of 73 govern- ism industry has taken a hit in are closed, the government prop- ing the Indian request for the glorifying Hizbul militant Burhan Wani, who was despite the intervention of the 8. The report, that has been pre- ment offices and buildings were the Hills due to the agitation but erties have been damaged and grant of visa to Jadhav’s mother, killed by security forces in July last year. Calcutta high court. Following pared, revealed that the total loss ransacked and many set on fire. also due to the closure of tea gar- these need to stop for the welfare Avantika Jadhav, he said India the court’s order, Anuj Sharma, stands at a staggering Rs 355 It has also been mentioned in the dens resulting in major loss for of the people.” has no official information on it. Government to Govt to brief Oppn on Dumping waste GOVT COULD FACE HEAT ON NOTE BAN, GST double/triple 16,500 into Ganga will now Stormy monsoon session looms, km rail tracks China stand-off, J&K invite `50k fine SURESH PRABHU MPOST BUREAU MPOST BUREAU 18 Oppn parties to take on govt

NEW DELHI: Home Minister NEW DELHI: The National In today’s Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Green Tribunal on Friday Minister Sushma Swaraj will brief passed a slew of directions paper leaders of opposition parties on the to rejuvenate River Ganga, stand-off with China and the situ- declaring as ‘No-Develop- ... ation in Kashmir on Friday, official ment Zone’ an area of 100 CITY sources said. metres from the edge of the Leaders of prominent opposi- river between Haridwar and POLLS IN 7 CIVIC BODIES ON 13 AUG 4 tion parties are being invited for the Unnao and prohibiting dump- NATION meeting where the two senior minis- ing of waste within 500 metres ters will give a detailed presentation from the river. MPOST BUREAU implementation”, “farmers’ TMC’s Derek O’Brien did CBI OPPOSES BAIL PLEAS OF LT COL 5 on the prevailing situation along the Anantnag district while returning A bench headed by NGT distress and suicides”, alleged not go into details of the delib- Sino-Indian border and Jammu and from Amarnath cave shrine on last Chairperson Justice Swatanter NEW DELHI: Eighteen “political vendetta”, protection erations of that meeting but EDIT Kashmir and the government action, Monday. Kumar also declared that an opposition parties have come of federal structure of the coun- said, “individual parties will sources said. Four districts of the state -- Pul- environment compensation together to take on the gov- try and “spreading of fake news have their issues to be taken SEEING THROUGH THEATRICS 8 Ahead of the Parliament session, wama, Kulgam, Shopian and Anant- of Rs 50,000 will be imposed ernment in Parliament dur- and inciting people commu- up but on some issues, there is INTERNATIONAL beginning Monday, the government is nag -- have been on the boil since the on anyone who dumps waste ing the Monsoon session nally”, they said. a broad understanding among apparently aiming to build a consen- killing of Hizbul Mujahideen com- in the river. session beginning July 17 over Referring to the alleged the 18 parties.” B’DESHI LAUNCHES TRUMP CAFE IN DHAKA 10 sus to deal with its biggest neighbour mander Burhan Wani in an encounter The apex environment demonetisation, GST and var- “political vendetta”, the sources O’Brien added that “We as well on Kashmir issue. with security forces on July 8, 2016. watchdog directed all author- ious other issues, according to said there have been cases are all working as a team” and BUSINESS In the latest tussle, New Delhi has Seventy-six people, besides two ities concerned to complete political sources. against Trinamool Congress “There is no question of one- SENSEX AT RECORD 32,091 12 expressed concerns over China trying police personnel, were killed during various projects including set- Leaders of these parties leaders in “Narada scam” and upmanship by an party in the to change the status quo at the India- the five-month unrest in the Valley ting up of a sewage treatment discussed the broad strategy raids on former Finance Minis- opposition.” SPORT Bhutan-Tibet tri-junction in Doklam following the killing of Wani. plant and cleaning drains and issues to be taken up in ter P Chidambaram’s family as In the 545-member Lok area of Sikkim, where Indian troops The unrest flared up since the within two years. Parliament during the meet- also on the family of RJD chief Sabha, the Congress has 45 SHASTRI TO PITCH FOR BHARATH 15 stopped road construction by Chi- April 9 bypoll to the Srinagar Lok It also said the Uttar ing here on Tuesday, which was Lalu Prasad. members while Trinamool nese soldiers Sabha seat. Pradesh government should primarily convened to discuss Tuesday’s meeting was Congress has 34. China and India have been Opposition leaders have been crit- be “duty-bound” to shift tan- the opposition’s nominee for attended by Congress presi- At the meeting, the sources FOR ADVERTISING engaged in the standoff in the Doklam icising the government for the way neries within six weeks, from the Vice Presidential polls. dent Sonia Gandhi, vice presi- said, Naresh Agrawal of Sama- kindly contact at 9810195709 area near the Bhutan tri-junction for it has handled the China and Kash- Jajmau in Kanpur to leather There was a “broad agree- dent Rahul Gandhi, Trinamool jwadi Party suggested that the or the past three weeks after a Chinese mir matter. parks in Unnao or any other ment” on five issues over which Congress leader Derek O’Brien, opposition parties should have [email protected] Army’s construction party attempted Congress vice president Rahul place it considers appropriate. the 18 parties will target the JD(U)’s Sharad Yadav, NCP’s such interactions at least once to build a road. Doka La is the Indian Gandhi had questioned Prime Min- The NGT also directed government inside Parliament Praful Patel, CPI(M) leader a month to coordinate their name for the region which Bhutan ister Narendra Modi’s “silence” on the Uttar Pradesh and Utta- as also outside Parliament and Sitaram Yechury, National positions. FOR SUBSCRIPTION recognises as Dokalam, while China China, and had also met the Chinese rakhand governments to through the social media, the Conference leader Omar Such meetings should be kindly contact at 8800854665 claims it as part of its Donglang ambassador to India. formulate guidelines for reli- sources said. Abdullah, Samajawadi Party held not only in Delhi but or region. Gandhi on Wednesday accused gious activities on the ghats of These issues are -- “ill- leader Naresh Agrawal, BSP’s also in state capitals, Agrawal [email protected] In Jammu and Kashmir, seven Modi of pursuing policies that cre- Ganga or its tributaries. effects of demonetisation”, Satish Mishra as also leaders suggested, according to the pilgrims were killed by militants in ated space for terrorists in Kashmir. “rushing through the GST from 10 other parties. sources. Siddaramaiah orders probe into WITH THIS THE TOTAL COVERAGE UNDER THIS SCHEME WILL GO UP TO 2 LAKH special treatment to Sasikala Now, another 1.14 lakh folk artists to

MPOST BUREAU In a report submitted to DGP (Prisons) H S Sathy- BENGALURU: Karna- anarayana Rao on Wednes- come under Lokprasar Prakalpa taka Chief Minister Sid- day, Deputy Inspector of daramaiah on Thursday General (Prisons) D Roopa PRITESH BASU essary steps to bring in more scheme. After its immense suc- ordered a high-level probe had alleged that a special folk artists within its ambit. cess, it was decided to take the into alleged irregularities kitchen had been set up in KOLKATA: Around 1.14 lakh According to sources, the new total numbers to 2 lakh. at the central prison here, the jail for Sasikala in viola- more folk artists will be brought members would start getting Not only has it brought a sea including preferential tion of prison rules. under the Lokprasar Prakalpa the benefits from the beginning change in the life of the folk art- treatment being given to Sasikala, along with before this Puja. of September. ists in Bengal, it also played a AIADMK (Amma) leader her two relatives V N Sud- At present total 84,720 folk The scheme was the brain- key role in reviving many art V K Sasikala. hakaran and Elavarasi, is artists from different parts of the child of the Chief Minister and forms that were on the brink of He said strict action lodged in the Parappana state have been brought under it was introduced to ensure the extinction. will be taken against those Agrahara central prison the scheme. With this addition, socio-economic upliftment of At present, the younger gen- found guilty. here ever since her conviction in February the total coverage under this folk artists and bring about the eration in rural Bengal is show- “We have taken serious cognizance of in the disproportionate assets case. They are scheme will go up to 2 lakh. revival of nearly extinct folk art ing a keen interest in reviving the allegation of irregularities in the Bengal- serving a four-year jail term. Chief Minister Mamata forms. the forgotten art forms. uru Central Prison and ordered a high-level DGP Rao on Thursday rubbished Roo- Banerjee had earlier announced Under the scheme, folk After the change of guard inquiry,” Siddaramaiah, who is currently pa’s charge, terming it as “absolutely false, that a total of 2 lakh folk art- artistes above 60 get a pension in the state, the Chief Minister touring Raichur district, posted on Twitter. baseless and wild” and said he would take ists from the state would be of Rs 1,000 every month and introduced the scheme to resur- “Request all to await the outcome of this legal recourse against his junior. brought under the scheme. there are around 8,596 such per month. Besides disburs- from across different genres. rect both folk art and artists in inquiry. Strict action will be taken against Responding to this, Roopa said, “let Following the direction of the artists. At the same time, the ing the retainer fee, the state In the first phase, the state Bengal. Bengal’s folk artists have any person found guilty of wrongdoing there be a fair fact-finding inquiry to find Chief Minister, the state govern- remaining 84,720 artists under government also arranges pro- government had included got a fresh lease of life under the (sic),” he tweeted. out the truth”. See P6 ment officials have taken nec- 60 get a retainer fee of Rs 1,000 grammes for the folk artists 84,720 folk artists in this new dispensation. 2 town Kolkata | Friday, 14 July, 2017 mp MILLENNIUM POST | IN A FIRST, INDIA TO HOST 8TH THEATRE OLYMPICS India is all set to play host to the 8th edition of this global event which is about to start next year and continue for two months

OUR CORRESPONDENT NSD by Dr Mahesh Sharma, Union Minister around 500 plays and over 700 of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism and ambience performances from n a development that puts India firmly Culture, Govt of India, along with Ratan Thiyam, across the world. The theme of among the top nations in the world theatre Chairperson, NSD Society and Prof Waman Ken- the Olympics this time is ‘Flag map, the country, for the first time, will dre, Director, National School of Drama. of Friendship.’ play host to the next edition of the pres- The Theatre Olympics 2018 will feature Speaking on the occasion, tigious Theatre Olympics in 2018. Established Dr Mahesh Sharma said, “I I (LtoR) Shri Ratan Thiyam, Chairperson, NSD Society, Dr Mahesh Sharma, Hon’ble Union Minister of State, and in 1993, Theatre Olympics is the foremost strongly believe that international theatre festival, presenting the 8th Theatre Olympics will Prof Waman Kendre, Director, NSD the finest productions of well-known make its mark in India’s rich India is proud of its ancient tradition and cul- India will be the cynosure of the theatre world theatre practitioners from around cultural history and will tural heritage.” and we will leave no stone unturned to ensure the world. prove to be a milestone. “We live in a changing world with a new cul- that the Theatre Olympics in India is a grand suc- The festival will kick off on Cultural Ministry, Govt tural landscape where the technological fanfare cess. We are in gratitude of Dr Mahesh Sharma February 17 next year in the of India is committed to has already penetrated in all spheres of our life, for his constant efforts in bringing this grand Capital and conclude on April support this grand ini- making us more intoxicating day by day with festival to India.” 8 in Mumbai. The 8th edition of tiative. We will request limitless external comfort and new discoveries. The Theatre Olympics was established in 1993 Theatre Olympics is being organ- Prime Minister of India In this changing world and challenging journey, in Delphi, Greece, as the first international the- ised by National School of Drama to inaugurate the 8th The- I sincerely feel that theatre serves as a confluence atre festival. With the tagline ‘Crossing Millennia’, (NSD), under the aegis of Min- atre Olympics in New Delhi of river of modernity, the past, present and future this is an initiative to connect the cultural past istry of Culture, Government of and the President of India to where very important issues, complex, aesthet- with the present and future, bringing the richness India. The country’s tryst with the be a part of the concluding ics and philosophical challenges are negotiated,” and diversity of theatre heritage to the experi- biggest celebration of theatre in the ceremony in Mumbai.” he further added. ments and research of contemporary theatre. world will be held in 15 cities across Talking about the Theatre Speaking on NSD playing host and organis- The first country to host the Theatre Olym- India with over 50 international and Olympics, Ratan Thiyam said, ing the Theatre Olympics, Prof Waman Kendre, pics was Greece in 1995. Japan hosted the second 150 national theatre groups performing “It is a great feeling of joy and Director, NSD said, “This is for the first time edition in Shizuoka in 1999, followed by Rus- over the span of two months. happiness that the prestigious that India is trying to showcase and exchange sia in 2001. In 2006, the Olympics were held in In addition, there will be ambience per- event of Theatre Olympics is theatre in front of the world. When it comes to Istanbul, Turkey and four years later, in 2010 in formances with allied activities like exhibi- taking place in India, a country theatre, it doesn’t get any bigger than the The- Seoul, South Korea. China hosted them in Bei- tions, seminars, symposia, interactive discussions which is proud of its innovation and atre Olympics, and it is indeed a proud moment jing in 2014 and in 2016 the 7th Theatre Olympics and workshops with well-known academicians, heritage and it will provide a valuable for National School of Drama that it has got the were held in Wroclaw, Poland. India is all set to authors, actors, designers and directors. platform to showcase significant pro- opportunity to organise this prestigious event. join this illustrious list as it plays host to the 8th The announcement was made recently at ductions of groups from India and abroad. NSD is all geared up to play the perfect host as edition of this global event. DAYINDAYOUT Capturing the ‘Eye make-up causing vision What’s on Around Town A HILARIOUS SUNDAY marvels of Rajasthan problems in young women’ Punchliners present a stand-up come- dy show feat Neeti Palta in the Capi- MEIBOMIAN GLAND dysfunction – also tal this Sunday with Neeti Palta. One known as dry eye syndrome – is on the of the few female English Stand-Up rise among women due to excess make- comedians in the country – Neeti is up of the eyes. Though not taken seriously, ex-advertising, ex-TV writer, ex-shy the condition leads to blepharitis, extreme person and now a Bollywood screen- blurred vision, said doctors. Latest medical cases revealed that play writer. She has made people though MGD until now was seen due to laugh all across the country and some ageing, now the trend has changed and it in Singapore as well. Spend your is occurring among young women as well. Sunday laughing out loud. “The changing trend of make-ups around 40 such glands that produce oil WHEN: July 16 OUR CORRESPONDENT vided a safe haven for the rulers in the causing MGD is dangerous. Eyeliner and that flows out of the eyes as tears to keep WHERE: Zai , Greater Kailash conflicting times,” says the artist who other make-up usually clog the meibo- the eyes moistened. Thickening of this oil TIMING: 7:30 pm IN AN ATTEMPT to capture the is inspired by the simplicity of Rabin- mian glands leading to formation of pain- restricts its flow causing accumulation and bygone era of Rajasthan, Priyanka dranath Tagore. less lumps in the eyelids hence obstructing blockage, forming a lump in the eyelid. A KARNATAKA SCULPTURES Banerjee travelled the length and One look at her paintings of the the vision,” said Mahipal Sachdev, Direc- blocked oil gland causes this condition of “Gombe,” an exhibition of magical breadth of the desert city and came bylanes of Jaisalmer, forts of Jodhpur, tor, Centre for Sight, a chain of eye centres red swollen eyelids. puppets by Mati, a non profit orga- out with an exhibition titled ‘Vibrant Rajasthani women, ruins of Chittor- in North India. “Around 40 per cent of the women with nization has put wooden sculptures Rajsthan.’ The exhibition at India Habi- garh, Udaipur palace, embellished Elaborating on the condition, Sachadev, high usage of eye make-up products tend to from Karnataka on display. These tat Centre depicts colourful and viva- camels and you can notice how detailed who often sees young women with MGD get affected with oil gland blockages. Para- idols are made of Halasa Mara cious places of Rajasthan and its people. her work is; perfectly blended colours, says that the meibomian produce oils that bens and yellow wax used in mascara and “The princely state of Rajasthan carvings that look surreal and shadow harmony of light and darks, some parts prevent the tears from evaporating quickly. eyeliners to stiffen them to make it water- found in abundance in the nearby is replete with mesmerising forts and of a single leaf falling on the perfect are kept darker and others lighter, cre- Whenever the glands do not function prop- proof are the same chemicals that also clog forests. Their appearances reflect palaces speaking of many tales of the spot. ating contrasts and guiding the viewer erly, the blockage in the gland restricts it the oil glands leading to MGD, chalazion, a lot of similitude with Orissa and bygone era. Every time I visit the des- “The interplay of light and shadows to the key figures, place etc. A great from producing oil. dry eye syndrome and blepharitis,” Parul Bengal Patachitra. The main differ- ert city, the architecture seems to weave on the architectural marvels has always deal of skill is required in imparting a “The oil may sometimes thicken leading Sony, senior consultant and director of Gur- ences are in the format of the works, tales of conquests and victories of the cast a spell on me and has compelled three dimensional effect to the paint- to cause benign lumps in the eyelids known gram’s Complete Eye Care. because the Pata Chitras are two di- rulers. The glory is well preserved in the me to captivate the magic in my paint- ings,” explained Priyanka who has used as chalazion. MGD is the most known and Stating that anti-ageing eye creams con- mensional whereas these Karnataka people of Rajasthan and in the majestic ings. In the sunlight, the architectural different mediums like watercolour on leading cause of dry eye syndrome, bleph- tain retinoids that has also been linked to idols are three dimensional forts and palaces. Enduring the unmer- marvels bask in glory and tell innumer- paper, acrylics on canvas, soft pastels aritis and in extreme cases loss of vision,” thickening and degeneration, Sony said WHEN: Till July 22 ciful desert winds and oppressing heat able tales of its rich heritage. Light and on paper to execute the artworks on said Sachdev. that such make-ups kill the blood cells in of the scorching sun, they have stood shadow plays a crucial role in giving display at the exhibition which goes Medical Sciences says that there are the meibomian gland ducts. IANS WHERE: Art Konsult, Hauz Khas unshakable many sieges and have pro- depth to the subjects. For the sake of on till July 16. TIMING: 11 am – 7 pm DELHI NIGHT OUT Delhi’s buzzing entertainment hub DLF Promenade is hosting ‘Delhi Night Out’– three night long ex- Monsoon snacking recipes travaganza for the capital’s party hoppers and fashionistas. The event ont just stick to tea and chocolate toasties: Slice a will offer a plethora of options to and ‘pakoras when few bananas, get some Del Monte fulfil those perfect weekend cravings the rain clouds gather. Prunes, break a fruit and nut with its quirky midnight market, that Add variety to your chocolate bar into small pieces promises some fun accessories, home Dmonsoon snack list, say experts. and mix them. Apply butter on 4Tomato and cheese both sides of sliced bread or sliced decor, fashion, culinary experiences bruschetta: Place sliced bread and rocking performances by bands on a baking tray, drizzle extra Bhor, Hari Sukhmani and Fitoor. virgin olive oil, chopped garlic WHEN: July 14 – 16 and any dried spice available WHERE: DLF Promenade in the kitchen cabinet, bake TIMING: 4 pm – 12 am till golden brown. Top with breaking tofu into Heat an outdoor grill or a grill chopped tomatoes, cheese and small crumbles; cook pan. Cut each chicken thigh into TIFFIN LUNCH chopped basil. for four minutes, or two pieces. Peel the pineapple and Relive the unique aspect of India’s 4Pizza pockets: Place until heated through. cut it into one or one-and-half-inch culture and bring back the memories pizza dough (cut in 3-inch Stir in soy, hoisin and chunks. from home as Singh Sahib Restaurant diameter circles) on a Sriracha sauce. Alternating between the chicken, at Eros Hotel, Nehru Place presents baking tray, drizzle olive Transfer to serving olives and pineapple, thread the home-made Tiffin Lunch lovingly oil and chopped garlic, top bowl. Place lettuce pieces onto the skewers. Brush them prepared by their chefs. A complete with chopped tomatoes leaves on platter, and with olive oil and season them with and pizza sauce, add brioche, fill the banana, prunes and set out garnishes in small serving salt and pepper. Remove the garlic nutritious and healthy meal features generous amounts of big chocolate mixture and make toasties bowls. Let guests wrap tofu mixture cloves from the barbecue sauce and delicacies like Dhaba Meat Curry or cubes of mozzarella and in sandwich griller. in lettuce leaves, and top with their discard; put about half the sauce into Kadhai Paneer, Mausam Di Subzian, cream cheese. 4Asian lettuce wraps: To make choice of garnish. a small bowl for later. Dal Tadke Wali, Vegetable Pulao, Fold to form a semi- the filling, heat oil in a large skillet 4Chicken pineapple and olive Brush skewers with some of Raita, Kachumar Salad and Assorted circle (half moon) to seal over medium heat. Add onion, spears: In a saucepan over medium the sauce. Cook them on the grill, Breads. the edges. Bake at 180 ginger, lemongrass and garlic, and heat, add the ketchup, soy sauce, basting regularly with the barbecue WHEN: Ongoing degree Celsius for six to cook for seven to 10 minutes, or until honey, mustard, sugar, garlic and sauce, until cooked through, about WHERE: Singh Sahib, Eros Hotel seven minutes. Serve hot onions are soft and beginning to lemon juice. Bring to a simmer and 10 to 15 minutes. Serve with TIMING: 12 pm – 2:45 pm with cheese oozing out. brown. cook gently until thick for about 10 reserved barbecue sauce on the side 4Banana prune Add tofu and water chestnuts, minutes. Set aside to cool. for dipping. 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However, 2 km away from Panighatta, roadblocks were put up by Gork- haland supporters. “They attacked our convoy and even pelted stones in an attempt to prevent us from observing Bhanujayanti. We placed photographs of the poet on the side of the road and garlanded (Pic left) Supporters of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) block a road at Panighata in Siliguri on Thursday during them,” stated Deb. their protest in support of the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland. The charred Gayabari railway station in After Deb’s convoy had left, pro-Gorkhaland Darjeeling on Thursday, which was set on fire in overnight violence reported in the Hills supporters vandalised Panighatta police outpost and damaged a police vehicle as well. “The Gorkha Award. “These are decorative pieces awarded by the Hills. The Tourism Information office of the GTA Janmukti Morcha does not have anything to do with state government. We are returning the awards in was torched at the Chowrasta. The beat office of the this,” claimed GJM general secretary Roshan Giri. support of Gorkhaland,” stated Moktan. forest department along with the officer’s quarter Alleging that the Central government is influ- Acharya Bhanubhakta was born in 1841 in West- and staff quarters were torched at Selimong. The encing the Gorkhaland movement in the Hills, Deb ern Nepal. His important works include the transla- Forest Rest House was torched at Teesta. A railway said that the Centre is not providing necessary sup- Hills, but the Centre is neglecting the state govern- Central government is not condemning the venge- tion of the Ramayana into Nepali. station at Gayabari area of Kurseong was set on fire port to the state as per the federal structure. ment’s rightful demand,” he alleged. ful agitation in the region,” Deb said. On the other hand, the Gorkhaland Movement on Thursday morning. As many as 10 goods vehicles “The Central government is influencing the Deb also accused Darjeeling MP and central Bhanujayanti was commemorated at the Dar- Coordination Committee has postponed the fast- carrying supplies to Sikkim were vandalised and the movement for separate Gorkhaland. We have no minister S S Ahluwalia of supporting the ongoing jeeling Chowrasta. On the occasion, eminent lit- unto-death scheduled to commence on July 15. drivers roughed up by masked youth at Tarkhola on hesitation in saying that they are not providing the “vengeful agitation” in Darjeeling and said it was erary figure from the Hills Krishna Singh Moktan Meanwhile, Chunchun Bhutia, the lone Tri- the National Highway 10 near the Sikkim state bor- necessary support to the state government under unfortunate that the Centre was not condemning declared that he is returning the Bhanupuraskar namool Congress Councillor of the Darjeeling der Rongpu. The house of Sanjay Moktan, chairman the federal structure,” he said. repeated incidents of arson in the region. bestowed upon him by the state government for Municipality resigned on Thursday. He is scheduled of the Tamang Development and Cultural Board, “The state has repeatedly asked for more Army “The local MP, also a central minister, is clearly excellence in literature; Dr Pravat Pradhan his Sik- to join the GJM. From the wee hours of the morn- was set on fire in Kalimpong. The Revenue Inspec- deployment in the violence-stricken regions in the supporting the movement. It is unfortunate that the sha Ratna Award and Karma Yonzon his Sangeet ing, there were reports of arson from all over the tor’s office was set ablaze at Sukna. Do not know Tarun CBI arrests J’khand’s Principal Commissioner NO ROOM TO MOVE Sengupta: Babul Supriyo of I-T from his Kolkata residence OUR CORRESPONDENT on Wednesday. The search opera- Indian Penal Code and Prevention OUR CORRESPONDENT tion was initiated on Wednesday of Corruption Act against Dutta Supriyo’s tweet KOLKATA: The Central Bureau morning in the flats of Dutta and and others who were involved in KOLKATA: The internal created a flutter of Investigation (CBI) arrested it continued till early morning on this case. Additional CIT Arvind squabble in state BJP once Jharkhand’s Principal Commis- Thursday. Besides cash and gold, Kumar, ITO (Tech) Ranjeet again came up in the light when in the party with sioner of Income Tax (I-T) Tapas the investigating officers have also Kumar, another I-T officer called the party’s MP from Asansol veteran leaders Kumar Dutta from his residence seized some “incriminating docu- Ganguly, Kolkata-based busi- Babul Supriyo denied any link in Kolkata on Thursday. ments including papers related to nessmen, entry operators, Biswa- with Tarun Sengupta, secretary feeling that Babul The investigating agency con- a flat worth around Rs 4 crore”. nath Agarwal, Santosh Chodhury, of the IT cell in Asansol. shouldn’t have ducted search operations in his One locker of the Principal I-T Aakash Agarwal and Vinod Agar- Sengupta was arrested flats at Salt Lake and New Alipore Commissioner of Ranchi has also wal and a Chartered Accountant by the Criminal Investiga- made such a and seized a total of cash around been seized. were the others against whom the tion Department ( CID) on statement. Even Rs 3.7 crore and 6.6 kg gold. The Senior CBI officers are going CBI initiated the case as they alleg- charges of spreading rumours CID refused accused was remanded to the cus- through the documents that edly got I-T files of different com- with an intention of “creating tody of the CBI for four days when were seized from the flats of the panies transferred from Kolkata/ communal disharmony.” Sen- to buy Babul’s produced before the Special Judge accused. There are allegations Hazaribagh to Ranchi. It was done gupta is a BJP leader from Hira- arguments. Senior in Ranchi. Different teams of the against Dutta of entering into a “for providing undue favour” pur in West Burdwan and was CBI conducted raids at 23 loca- criminal conspiracy after taking to these tax assesses who were People stuck in traffic due to the ongoing construction work for a skywalk connecting the arrested on Wednesday. CID officers said tions including 18 in Kolkata and a huge bribe. The CBI initiated a charged with heavy tax liabilities Dakshineswar Railway Station with that of the Kali temple in Kolkata on Thursday PTI Babul Supriyo tweeted: “I Sengupta was five at Ranchi in this connection case under various sections of the in return for illegal gratification. do not know Tarun Sengupta and do not know who has there with Babul made him the secretary of the on Tuesday Air hostess molested in cab by co-passenger on her way to airport, driver held IT cell in Asansol.” Supriyo’s tweet created a flutter in the by posting still photographs of party with veteran leaders feel- a video footage of a Bhojpuri OUR CORRESPONDENT down the vehicle. ing that Babul shouldn’t have film on social networking site The prime accused The air-hostess found no other way made such a statement. Even and it was claimed that it to be KOLKATA: An air-hostess was had boarded the taxi apart from going to the airport in the CID refused to buy Babul’s an incident that had happened molested in a moving taxi on the way same taxi. The driver somehow man- arguments. Senior CID offi- in Bengal. to Kolkata Airport on Wednesday eve- from near Baguiati aged to flee soon after dropping her cers said Sengupta was there Chief Minister Mamata ning. Police arrested the taxi driver Joramandir and he at the airport. with Babul on Tuesday eve- Banerjee had strongly reacted on Thursday morning while another The air-hostess went to the secu- ning. The police are investigat- to it, saying that the BJP was accused is still at large. got down somewhere rity personnel present at the airport ing under whose instruction deliberately trying to disturb Police said the air-hostess had at VIP Road when the and narrated the entire incident to Sengupta had uploaded the communal harmony in Bengal. boarded the shuttle taxi from Kaikh- them but before they managed to get post on Facebook and also the Meanwhile, state BJP pres- ali on VIP Road. driver slowed down hold of the vehicle, he fled the spot. reason behind it. ident Dilip Ghosh said the There was another passenger the vehicle The victim later went to the NSCBI A few days ago, Sengupta party had instructed its work- sitting in the rear seat of the taxi police station and lodged a complaint had uploaded a video on Face- ers to be active on social media when the air-hostess boarded the Kumar, to stop the car but he did not with the police. book followed by a post. Inves- and highlight misrule in Ben- vehicle. pay heed to her complains and con- The security personnel noted tigation revealed that the video gal. The supporters of Viswa As the ride wore on, the co-pas- REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE tinued driving the taxi. down the registration number of the was a fake one and it has no Hindu Parishad and RSS have senger initially started passing lewd The prime accused had boarded taxi and gave it to the police. relevance with Bengal. It may also been instructed to use the comments at her and subsequently the incident, the taxi driver alleg- the vehicle. the taxi from near Baguiati Joraman- The police arrested the taxi driver be mentioned that there are social media to make people molested her. edly extended support to the prime She told the police that she had dir and he got down somewhere at and is interrogating him to find out attempts to spread rumours aware of the “actual situation.” Instead of protesting against accused. He even did not even stop repeatedly asked the driver, Uday VIP Road when the driver slowed the prime accused in this case. Courtesy ‘Kanyashree’, girl students’ CBI summons Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Subrata Little alarmed: Actor dropout rates fall in Purulia Mukherjee in Narada sting operation case on ‘Indu Sarkar’ row OUR CORRESPONDENT It is learnt that Mukherjee of the Kolkata Municipal Cor- KOLKATA: Actor Tota Roy movie. The filmIndu Sarkar, failed to turn up at the office of poration (KMC) Iqbal Ahmed Chaudhary, who stars in Mad- set against the backdrop of the It was learnt that the students KOLKATA: The Cen- the CBI for his pre-scheduled in this connection. The inves- hur Bhandarkar’s forthcoming Emergency, features Neil Nitin often take out rallies and talk tral Bureau of Investigation programmes. tigating agency have collected filmIndu Sarkar, says he is a “lit- Mukesh, Kirti Kulhari and Tota about the scheme and also (CBI) summoned MP Kakoli His counsel went to the the voice samples of Sultan tle alarmed” as a citizen in the and is set to release on July 28. about the benefits of education. Ghosh Dastidar and the state office of the investigating Ahmed from a national televi- wake of the recent censorship The censor board has rec- But behind all this is one thing Panchayat minister Subrata agency and informed that it sion channel. issues surrounding the movie. ommended 12 cuts and two dis- that is constantly boosting the Mukherjee in connection with would not be possible for the Sultan Ahmed has also been He wonders how people can claimers. Bhandarkar has said morale of the students who a the Narada sting operation. minister to go to their office summoned by the Enforce- ask creative work to be shown the film tells the story about one few years ago had lost hope in Sources said that the notice before July 21. ment Directorate (ED) regard- for approval. “As a citizen of this stammering poet Indu who reb- studies and had compromised was served to Dastidar through The CBI would take both of ing a similar matter. country I am a little alarmed. els against the system. Her hus- with the fact that they have no an e-mail on Thursday. their statements to verify the The investigating officer of How can people now ask us band has described as “absurd” other option than marriage — It was served to same given by Narada News the case in ED urged Ahmed to to show our creative work for the demands of the people and that’s Kanyashree Scheme. the state Panchayat minister CEO Mathew Samuel in this turn up at their office for tak- approval? Is it right?” the actor “unnecessarily wanting to see PICS BY AUTHOR Teachers of the district say on Wednesday and he was connection. ing his statement in connection wondered aloud when quizzed the film, giving legal notices, after the students were made requested to be present at the The CBI had also wanted to with the Narada sting opera- on his take over the reactions somebody issuing a fatwa of one behind it, Banerjee in an obvi- self-sufficient, their concentra- CBI’s office at Nizam Palace on take voice samples of MP Sul- tion. He was earlier questioned generated following the release lakh rupees and is asking people ous tone said: “Kanyashree of tion on studies have increased Thursday. tan Ahmed and deputy Mayor by CBI. of a three-minute trailer of the to blacken my face.” AGENCIES course. It is not only about the too. money that they get. It is also “My students have liter- about the way their character ally started asking me coun- gets built by indulging in the ter questions which I welcome Soon, govt to bring out trilingual Ol Chiki dictionary UTSAV BASU clubs run under the scheme. I as it is only through two-way would say Kanyashree does not communication that a student TARUN GOSWAMI held at Uttirno, she felicitated learning). The Santhali alpha- only provide money, it empow- can learn,” said Mala Gorai, a Uday Murmu who got high- bets were created by Raghunath PURULIA: “Thanks to Kan- ers a girl and makes her strong teacher in a primary school. KOLKATA: The state govern- est marks in Santhali language Murmu in 1925 for the same yashree”, say teachers and prin- to go against all odds.” It is also important to men- ment will soon bring out a tri- in Madhyamik examination language. Previously, Santhali cipals of Purulia schools who On asking about the Kan- tion that the Mamata Baner- lingual Ol Chiki dictionary, the in 2017. His parents are daily- used to be been written with are overjoyed to see a massive yashree clubs and how they jee government has made first-of-its-kind in the country. wage labourers. Banerjee has the help of Latin script. Unlike increase in the number of girl function, District Magistrate, conditions better for a lot of Ol Chiki to English and also set up a committee headed most Indian scripts which students in schools after the Purulia, Alokesh Prasad Roy NGOs and bodies like the UNI- then to Bengali, the trilin- by Sanskrit scholar Nrisingha are derived from Brahmi, Ol implementation of the scheme, said: “There are 173 clubs in CEF to steer her Kanyashree gual dictionary incorporating Prasad Bhaduri to study the Chiki is not abugida, with resulting in lesser dropouts. Purulia that are run by girl stu- scheme that recently bagged 24,800 words is a major step to Rajbangshi language so that vowels given equal representa- In one of the schools in dents who visit the interiors an award for its success in The popularise the language, feel it can be given the status of a tion along with consonants. Ol Purulia, Jhalda Girls’ Higher of the district and help us in Netherlands. academics. The dictionary has state language. The Chief Min- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee felicitates Uday Murmu Chiki has 30 letters, the forms Secondary School, principal bringing more girls under its “We would like to thank been prepared by the back- ister wants that tribals should of which are intended to evoke Shukla Banerjee says she saw a umbrella. They convince par- the NGOs and specially UNI- ward Classes Welfare Depart- develop by getting mod- Accordingly, the BCWD and culture and work towards natural shapes. The script is rise of at least a thousand stu- ents of girls to send them to CEF for their help and a defi- ment (BCWD). The trilingual ern education and preserve handed over the school to their preservation. The stu- written from left to right. dents in just a few years’ time. schools and talk of the benefits nite thanks to our beloved Didi dictionary will help those who their own culture and tradi- RKM and Ramakrishna Mis- dents of the school have done Noted scholar Nrishingha “I have been attached with this of education.” (Mamata Banerjee) without are interested to learn Ol Chiki tion. With this view, she had sion Vidyamandir Eklavya remarkably well in the Mad- Prasad Bhaduri welcomed the school from March 2000 and “Even a few years ago my whose guidance we wouldn’t language. requested the then general sec- Model Residential School. hyamik and Higher Secondary move of BCWD and said it is a I can say this with conviction school had around 1,200 stu- have been able to understand After coming to power in retary of Ramakrishna Mission The Mission will set up an examinations. great initiative taken up by the that such an overwhelming rise dents and now the number our worth,” said Sreya Baner- 2011, Chief Minister Mamata Swami Suhitanandaji (now one auditorium beside the school The Ol Chiki script, also state government. He thanked in the number of students is has crossed 2,500,” said Shukla jee, a Class XII student of Banerjee took the initiative to of the vice-presidents) to take in Jhargram and will take up known as Ol Cemet (in San- the Chief Minister for taking really unique.” On asking what Banerjee, fondly called “Bordi” Jhalda Girls’ Higher Second- popularise the Ol Chiki lan- over Eklavya Model School in measures so that the students thali language, Ol means up the step to develop and pop- might be the possible cause (elder sister) by the students. ary School. guage. Recently at a function Jhargram. can know about their heritage writing and Cemet means ularise Ol Chiki language. 4 city mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 14 July, 2017 Manager of FOR A MISSION Narratives of change: Kolkata nationalised bank arrested Police urge all ‘to stand for truth’ OUR CORRESPONDENT KOLKATA: The Bidhannagar Police arrested the manager of ‘Jhooth se bache rahein sach ka dum bhare’... to inspire hundreds against spreading fake news a nationalised bank from East Godabari in Andhra Pradesh OUR CORRESPONDENT on Thursday on charges of Chief Minister Mamata siphoning off money and keep- KOLKATA: Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Banerjee has been ing it in bank accounts that he Guddi (1971) had been a milestone in repeatedly saying that used to open against docu- Hindi cinema for its plot. At the same ments of different people. time, the prayer song in the movie in there are a section Police said the accused, which actor Jaya Bachchan as Guddi of people who are Madhusudan Grandhi (41), was found singing it with other students was earlier posted as man- of her school had become immensely spreading rumours just ager of the Rajarhat branch of popular where they were made to learn to disturb the peace a nationalised bank. During As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility activities, State Bank through it to “stand for truth alone”. his posting in Rajarhat, he had of India extended a donation of Rs 69,41,672 to Ramakrishna Now, the Kolkata Police has taken up prevailing in the state. opened bank accounts in the Mission Vidyapith, Purulia, to enable them to install a water the still to reach out to lakhs of people Even a still photograph name of one Santosh Sharma treatment plant at Bandhbahal in the district. Arundhati urging them “to stand for truth alone” and deposited Rs 7.06 lakh. Bhattacharya, Chairman, State Bank of India, handed over the instead of allowing circulation of fake from a Bhojpuri On February 2, Sharma donation cheque to Swami Jnanalokananda, secretary of the news and rumours. movie was posted on received a communiqué from Mission in presence of the bank’s Kolkata Circle Chief General A tweet of the Kolkata Police has the Income Tax department Manager Partha Pratim Sengupta and other top executives at a been liked by many and in it a still Facebook attributing that he has to link the said bank function held at the bank’s Kolkata local head office. Around 20,000 photograph from the movie has been it to an incident that account with his PAN number. villagers in and around the area will be benefitted from it MPOST posted. In the photograph, the care- He was astonished to know that free school girl Guddi is found stand- happened in Bengal he was having a bank account ing beside her teacher and singing the with that bank and enquired prayer. A line from the entire prayer ing awareness is a way out to keep the further. He was surprised to see Elections in 7 civic bodies song “Jhooth se bache rahein sach ka common people away of such nuisance. that there was Rs 7.06 lakh in dum bhare” has been quoted in the same The task of creating awareness becomes the account in his name though to be held on August 13 tweet. easier if things are placed in a catchy he had never opened it. Find- The message that the Kolkata way before the masses,” the police offi- ing it suspicious, he went to the Police has given in the same tweet is cer said. police and lodged a complaint. Party leaders said “Each one counts. Each of your post/ Kolkata Police, the same prayer song same time, people will check several Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee The police later discovered that Mamata Banerjee share/re-tweet/forward should stand begins with the line Humko Mann ki times the genuineness of a message had been repeatedly saying that there the bank manager, who was for truth only”. Shakti Dena… “and we too believe in before forwarding or re-tweeting it as it are a section of people who are spread- recently posted in Navi Mum- is likely to instruct This unique way taken up by the our will power. So we expect that it will could be a fake one and being purposely ing rumours just to disturb the peace bai, used to siphon off money the workers on cops has been much appreciated by help us to make more people aware of circulated to create a chaotic situation. prevailing in the state. Even a still pho- and keep the same by opening many as it would help to reach more the attempts being made to circulate “Those posting objectionable matter tograph from a Bhojpuri movie was accounts of different persons of July 21 when the and more people easily. fake news just to spread rumours with on social networking sites are getting posted on Facebook attributing it to an the same branch where he used party will hold a According to a senior officer of the an intention to create tension. At the arrested. But at the same time creat- incident that happened in Bengal. to remain posted. rally at Esplanade DEATH RACE to observe Cops seal fake doctor’s Martyrs’ Day

One killed, 3 injured as bus collides with date for filing nominations is chamber in Baruipur July 24 while the last date for withdrawal of candidature is OUR CORRESPONDENT tion and lodged a complaint July 27. The election will be with the police. truck while competing with another held from 7 am to 5 pm. KOLKATA: Police sealed the The doctor had somehow OUR CORRESPONDENT Trinamool Congress is chamber of a fake doctor at come to know that the police OUR CORRESPONDENT ers were admitted with severe gearing up for the polls with Baruipur in South 24 Parganas were heading towards his res- injuries. the district leadership being on Thursday. idence. By that time, some KOLKATA: A middle-aged Local people alleged that KOLKATA: Election in seven instructed to get in touch with After receiving a complaint more patients had started turn- man was killed and two others drivers of private buses often civic bodies will be held on people. Party leaders said from a patient, policemen from ing up at his chamber. He told were injured in a road accident risk the lives of passengers as August 13 and the results will Mamata Banerjee is likely to Baruipur police station went to the patients and their family in which a private bus collided they race most times on this be declared on August 17. instruct the workers on July the doctor’s chamber. But the members that he was going with a truck while racing with particular stretch to get more The civic bodies where the 21 when the party will hold a accused doctor Rashid Chowd- to the nursing home to attend another bus on the same route. passengers. Despite being elections will be held are Dur- rally at Esplanade to observe hury came to know beforehand an emergency patient and fled The incident took place at directed, the drivers still don’t gapur Municipal Corporation Martyrs’ Day. that the cops were going to raid the spot. The police, however, Amta in Howrah on Thursday pay heed to the warnings and with 43 wards and Dhupguri It is to be seen whether the his chamber and fled the place. sealed his chamber and initi- morning. Police said that the drive the buses at a breakneck in Jalpaiguri and Buniadpur in Left Front and Congress field Police said that the accused ated a search for the accused. victim Seikh Lalchand was a speed, specially while getting Dakshin Dinajpur having 16 candidates jointly or separately. had been practising in a cham- Local people were shell resident of Jhikira in Amta. down from Batai Setu. and 14 wards respectively. Two Though the leaders of both the ber on the ground floor of his shocked knowing that he was A police officer said that The incident also led to municipalities in East Mid- parties have not announced house at Baruipur. He used to a fake doctor. A large section they came to know from peo- traffic congestion in the area. napore are also going to polls anything as yet, it is expected claim himself to be an expert in of the people from the locality ple who witnessed the inci- The accident took place through the windscreen of the The police took both the vehi- — Panskura with 18 wards and that they will fight the battle treating diabetes. On Thursday used to take medicines follow- dent that both the buses were when the buses were on their private bus and through the cles to police station. Wrecker Haldia with 29 wards. jointly. morning, a local youth went to ing his advice. The locals told racing with each other to get way down from Betai Setu. abdomen of Lalchand who vans were engaged to remove Elections will also be held BJP has instructed its work- the doctor. Following certain the police that they had never more passengers from the next One of the two buses failed was sitting in the front seat the offending bus from the at Cooper’s Camp notified ers to organise booth-level discussions, the youth asked doubted and at least 20 to 25 bus stop. to control its speed after over- just beside the driver. He also road in order to avoid traffic area with 12 wards and Nal- meetings and build mass con- the doctor to show him his cer- patients used to visit his cham- The buses were racing with taking the other one and hit a received severe injuries on his congestion. hati Municipality in Birbhum tact. The state leaders will go to tificate that allows him to prac- ber every day. The police initi- each other for 10 minutes and bamboo-laden truck. head. A police officer said that all with16 wards. There will be two the districts to address public tice. Chowdhury had failed to ated a probe in this connection the drivers did not listen to pas- Local police initiated the All three of them were necessary steps including cre- by-elections in two wards at meetings too. A party insider provide any valid documents and are trying to find out the sengers who were shouting at rescue work and were later taken to Amta Rural Hospital ating awareness among drivers Champdani Municipality in said some central leaders are and it led to suspicion. The nursing home with which he them to stop racing against one joined by the police. The bam- where Lalchand was declared not to race have been taken to Hooghly and Jhargram Munic- likely to come to the state to youth went to the police sta- was attached. another, said a survivor. boos on the truck pierced brought dead while two oth- avoid road accidents. ipality in Jhargram. The last address rallies.

millenniumpost.in HIDCO to plant 60k saplings for To control tuberculosis, KMC is now available in everypart of Bengal Bonmohotsav signs MoU with THALI OUR CORRESPONDENT SL DISTRICT Centre Name Agent Name Contact No OUR CORRESPONDENT PIC/AMIT DATTA sector notification to the gov- NO NAME KOLKATA: Housing Infra- ernment, ensure TB treatment 1 East Midnapore TAMLUK N.C.Bera 7501493175 structure Development Cor- KOLKATA: After achieving adherence among patients, HALDIA Ayesha 9474306356 poration (HIDCO) will plant great success in controlling vec- introduce innovative solutions Begum,Ranichak 60,000 saplings in New Town tor-borne diseases like malaria to TB care and increase aware- to celebrate Bonmohotsav on and dengue in its 144 wards, ness about TB across demo- DIGHA Kamal Lochan Panda 8906868884 Friday. Kolkata Municipal Corpora- graphics in the city. 2 West Midnapore MIDNAPORE Balaram Pandit 9932708271 HIDCO has already tion (KMC) has taken an initia- In India, one person dies of 3 Jhargram JHARGRAM Champa Maity 9547230220 decided to make New Town a tive on improving Tuberculosis TB every minute. India bears 4 North 24 - Parganas BARASAT/NILGUNJ B N Kundu 9836333630 green city. Several NGOs, clubs (TB) prevention measures in 27 percent of the world’s TB and housing complex residents’ the city. burden, making one in every BARRACKPORE Biswajit Ghosh 9830830798 associations will be given sap- According to the World four TB patients worldwide an BASIRHAT Uttam Biswas 9474574927 lings free of cost at a function Health Organisation (WHO), Indian. 7,500 Indians develop 5 Bardhaman BURDWAN Kamal Mukherjee 9332192230 scheduled to be held in New TB incidences in Kolkata TB every day which makes the Town on Friday. They will also stands at 10,001 each year, problem is too grim to ignore. 6 West Bardhman ASANSOL Hiralal Sen 9933662126 be given fruit saplings and where 1,761 lives are lost every The MoU recognisesevery nook and cranny across According to the Govern- DURGAPUR WARIA Joy prakash Ray 9563601176 / space will be allotted to them year. The KMC on Thursday THALI as ‘strategic partner’ the ten TB districts of the city. ment of India, in 2016 Bengal 7864818860 and asked to maintain the sap- signed a Memorandum of to the KMC in its efforts to We are confident that this stra- was fifth-lowest in private- NIRSHA Gopal Chatterjee 9386695330 lings for one year. They should Understanding (MoU) with improve rollout of the Cen- tegic partnership will improve sector notification TB cases get themselves registered the Tuberculosis Health Action tral Government’s Revised case notification rates as well to the government. Levels of BARAKAR Jai Bhagwan Singh 9334652173 with HIDCO and take photo- Learning Initiative (THALI), a National Tuberculosis Control as better final treatment out- tobacco usage and malnutri- 7 Murshidabad BAHARAMPUR COURT Dipak Choudhury 9851612424 graphs of the saplings which project funded by The United Program (RNTCP). comes in TB,” said Atin Ghosh, tion, both major contributors 8 Nadia KALYANI / Dey News Agency 9830609355 will be grown into trees next States Agency for Interna- “We welcome the involve- member, Mayor-in-Coun- to the spread of TB, are high KANCHRAPARA year and the best maintained tional Development (USAID) ment of THALI as a strategic cil (Health), after signing the in the region, indicating that ones will be rewarded. The step to strengthen TB-control in partner in our fight against TB MoU. The THALI project’s the state is a prime breeding 9 Howrah HOWRAH CENTRE Manik Lal Bag 9883393201 has been taken to make them the city. and together, we hope to reach main aim is to improve private- ground for the disease. /9732243933 aware about the environment. 10 Purulia PURULIA D.C.Nag 9434130550 HIDCO will plant saplings at 11 Jalpaiguri SILIGURI Toton Saha 9832046238 Eco Urban village, Eco Park and Code on Wages Bill likely in Monsoon Session of Parl other areas. Avenue plantation 12 Hooghly CHINSURAH / CHAN- B.Singh 9883108806 will be made along new streets. DAN NAGAR The decision to observe Bonmo- KOLKATA: Union Labour building of ESIC regional office 13 Birbhum SHANTINIKETAN Anita Shaw 9232162151 hotsav in a big way was recently Minister Bandaru Dattatreya here. The Code on Wages Bill, which will 14 Darjeeling DARJEELING Bitta Newspaper 9434131515 taken at a meeting attended by on Thursday said his depart- The Code on Wages Bill, ensure universal minimum wage for senior officials of HIDCO, New ment is working hard to lay the which will ensure universal Agency Town Kolkata Development Code on Wages Bill in the Par- minimum wage for all indus- all industries and workers, has already 15 Cooch Behar COOCH BEHAR Jayanta Das 9434217084 Authority (NKDA) and the liament in the upcoming Mon- tries and workers, has already been approved by Union Finance 16 Alipurduar ALIPURDUAR Bablu Saha 9733166169 state Forest department. It may soon Session. been approved by Union minister Arun Jaitley-led 17 Kalimpong KALIMPONG Sandeep Jain 9832016738 be recalled that HIDCO had The Labour ministryFinance minister Arun Jaitley- planted 60,000 saplings in 2016, had earlier sought a Cabinet led inter-ministerial panel on inter-ministerial panel on labour 18 Uttar Dinajpur RAIGUNJ Pradyut Karmakar 9434384154 many of which got uprooted. approval for the new labour labour. 19 Dakshin Dinajpur BALURGHAT Sujan das 8670582892 HIDCO has already set up code on wages, a move which The Code on Wages Bill ers, which at present, is appli- nitions of wages in various Acts 20 Malda MALDA TOWN Ashim Kr.Sarkar 7797919580 tall tree nurseries. Over the is seen as a first step towards also seeks to empower the cable to scheduled industries or across the Centre and states, years steps will be taken to labour reforms. Centre to set a minimum wage establishments in the law. Dattatreya said. Others District List increase the green cover of New “If the new bill is passed in across sectors, which the states Under the Code on Wages, “We have decided to amal- 21 Jharkhand RANCHI Birendra Nath Singh 9431929279 / Town. Waste water is being the Parliament and becomes will have to follow. the labour ministry has gamate 44 labour laws into 8409298763 recycled for the roadside trees. an Act, it will significantly However, the states will be chalked out plans to streamline four codes that include code TATA NAGAR Surender Singh 9835170495 There are many parks including improve the ease of doing able to provide higher mini- the definition of wages by on wages, code on industrial one meant for senior citizens. business as well as ensure min- mum wage in their jurisdiction amalgamating four wage- relations, code on social secu- DHANBAD S.K.Pandey 8409984151 Eco Park and Eco Urban village imum wages to all workers,” the than fixed by the Centre. related statutes. rity, and code on safety, health 22 Bihar PATNA Nandalal Yadav 7765012713 are examples of preservation of minister said talking to report- The minimum wage will be Employees now grapple and working conditions,” the greenery. ers after inaugurating the new applicable to all classes of work- with nearly half a dozen defi- minister added. AGENCIES 5 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 14 July, 2017 mp nation Centre to start running luxury Banks told to push Govt to double/triple 16,500 double-decker loan subsidy scheme public buses km rail tracks, says Prabhu OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: The govern- OUR CORRESPONDENT ment is looking to revamp public transport through intro- NEW DELHI: To fast-track duction of double decker lux- creation of a robust infrastruc- ury buses run on alternative ture, the government has sanc- fuels, with an aim to curb pri- tioned plans for doubling and vate vehicle use, Union Min- tripling of 16,500 km of railway ister Nitin Gadkari said on tracks in few years as against Thursday. Volvo is ready to only 22,000 km in last 70 years, run buses on methanol, which Union Minister Suresh Prabhu can easily be manufactured in said on Thursday. the country, Road Transport “We have decided to cre- and Highways Minister Gad- ate an infrastructure at a much kari said. The government is faster pace...16,500 km of dou- also planning to construct a DHIRENDRA KUMAR According to sources, bling and tripling will happen separate lane for running elec- Housing Secretary Durga in the next few years as opposed tric trucks and buses on Delhi- New Delhi: With only a few Shanker Mishra, while review- to what 22,000 km was sanc- Mumbai corridor, which can takers showing interest in ‘avail- ing the progress of affordable tioned in 70 years,” Railways also run on diesel, he added. ing’ loan subsidy scheme of the housing under CLSS, directed Minister Suresh Prabhu said “Plans are underway to Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana two central nodal agencies to on the sidelines of a Assocham introduce Double decker fleet (Urban) plan, the Ministry prepare action plans to ensure event here on Thursday. of luxury buses to link cities of Housing & Urban Affairs that at least one-fourth of the Prabhu said Railways is like Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi- Jai- has directed National Hous- mission target is met under investing in infrastrucutre to pur and Delhi-Ludhiana. The ing Bank (NHB), HUDCO and credit linked subsidy scheme create seamless movement of fleet will be air conditioned public sector banks to aggres- of PMAY (Urban). traffic so that GST becomes a with services that include host- sively promote credit linked “Given that the extension gamechanger wherein goods esses (on board)... and I assure subsidy scheme. of bringing MIG beneficia- are moved without hassle. you charges will be much eco- Though the final target is ries under the loan subsidy “Only 42 per cent of elec- nomic, less than present as yet to be set, the government ambit would come to an end trification has been made so Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu (Centre) with Railway Board Member (Traffic) Mohammad Jamshed (Left) and Member (Rolling Stock) these will run on alternative is aiming to construct about 1.5 in December, the agencies have far which will double in next Ravinder Gupta at the Indian Railways Round Table Conference on New Alternatives in Wagon Design: Reaching out to Customers, fuel,” Gadkari said on the side- crore houses under the scheme been directed to identify at least five years,” the minister said lines of an Assocham event to meet the target of housing 2 lakh MIG home buyers by the in New Delhi on Thursday PTI addressing the conference on here. The minister said these for all by 2022. end of the year,” the sources ‘India on the Cusp of a Logis- buses will run on alternative According to sources, the said. tics Revolution.’ industrialisation,” he said. fuel like methanol, ethanol or financing agencies involved Of the total beneficiaries He said, “We are already On low consumer price Soon, new design wagons to carry more goods electricity as it has been the in the project faced the wrath under loan subsidy scheme, 75 creating about 100 private inflation, Prabhu said it is the present government’s priority of senior officials for not pro- per cent were serviced by hous- freight terminals with private result of sound fiscal monetary OUR CORRESPONDENT “We are making the rail- on partnerships in freight sec- and policy to promote clean moting the scheme among ing finance companies while participation so that more and policies in India. ways’ freight sector cus- tor also,” he said. fuel and cut on the huge Rs homebuyers. public sector banks could reach more traffic can come to the “Our prime minister NEW DELHI: Railway Min- tomer friendly and the new Prabhu described it as a 7 lakh crore import bills that “The banks have been out to only 12 per cent. railways . already said that people at large ister Suresh Prabhu on Thurs- alternatives in wagon design win-win proposition and India incurs per annum. strictly told to aware poten- Under the scheme, EWS The Railways plans to save are suffering because of infla- day reached out to private are another step towards it,” said their customers and the “We will aim at reducing tial homebuyers about the and LIG beneficiaries get an about Rs 41,000 crore in energy tion being very high and the players for the creation of Prabhu said at a conference on railways would benefit fromt private vehicles. The way the scheme. The financing agencies extended interest subsidy of bills of which it has already growth rate being low. So, it new design wagons to cater new wagon design here. this. Dwelling on the move to number of private vehicles are have also been told to submit 6.50 per cent, which is 4 per saved about 10 per cent, he was double whammy. We actu- to market demands. Besides “I am sure new alterna- expand the freight basket by increasing, we need to con- a detailed action plan for the cent for MIG with annual said. ally reversed it, inflation is low conventional goods such as tives in wagon design through including more goods such as struct one lane every three year, better implementation of the income of Rs 6 to Rs 12 lakh on “So, all of this will result in and growth is high means the coal, fertiliser and iron ores, partnerships will increase our farm products, he said, “The that will cost too much. credit linked subsidy scheme,” a 20-year loan of Rs 9 lakh and creating a good logistic back- common people don t have the railways is also planning share in freight. In my first railways is trying to make We need to discourage peo- sources said, adding that banks 3 per cent interest subsidy for bone for India which will help to spend too much money on to carry agri products in a big budget speech, I stressed on itself ready for agriculture, ple from buying vehicles and have been directed to sensitise MIG with an annual income it do much better business as their daily necessities and they way in customised wagons. partnerships. We are working fisheries and other segments.” improve the public transport,” their executives at branch level of Rs 12-18 lakh on a loan of logistics is key to success of will have more savings,” he said. he said. about the scheme. Rs 12 lakh. India’s position unchanged, Lawyer seeks CBI probe into Over 350 contempt Liquor ban in ‘matters with Pak must be Bihar hits money spent on Ganga cleaning cases pending against TB diagnosis resolved bilaterally’: MEA OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT govt: Law ministry mir with Pakistan in a bilateral NEW DELHI: Noted environmentalist and law- framework had not changed, yer M C Mehta on Thursday demanded a CBI NEW DELHI: The positives NEW DELHI: India on Thurs- the spokesperson told reporters enquiry into the spending of over Rs 7000 crore OUR CORRESPONDENT of the liquor ban in Bihar day said its position on bilater- here when asked to comment by the Centre and state government in cleaning Railways tops the notwithstanding, the prohibi- ally resolving all matters with on China expressing its will- the 500 km stretch of the Ganga between Harid- NEW DELHI: The govern- list with 241 such tion has taken a toll too -- TB Pakistan including the Kashmir ingness to play a “constructive war and Unnao in Uttar Pradesh. ment, the biggest litigator in cases whereas diagnosis. issue had not changed, in what role” over Kashmir. The issue was raised by the lawyer, on whose the country, faces 369 contempt Conducting tests for was a virtual snub to China On the standoff between petition the National Green Tribunal on Thurs- cases across courts, a Law min- the Ministry of diagnosing tuberculosis has which had offered to mediate the armies of India and China day delivered a detailed judgement and noted istry document states. Home Affairs become an uphill task in Bihar in the long-pending Indo- Pak in the Dokalam area, he said that over Rs 7000 crore have been spent by vari- According to its data, as since the ban on liquor was issue. diplomatic channels would ous authorities on Ganga cleaning without any on June 12, 2017, a total of with 68 cases imposed in the state last year, In a reference to ties continue to be used for a res- significant improvement in the river. 1,35,060 government cases and and the ministry of said a senior health depart- between India and Pakistan, olution. Asked about China’s “River Ganga is revered by millions across There should be a CBI enquiry or a CAG 369 contempt cases were pend- ment official. an External Affairs ministry comment that there was no the nation and it is part of our civilisation. The audit on how the funds have been spent, as this ing in the courts. Communications This has prompted the spokesperson said the central “bilateral meeting” between NGT has noted in its judgement on Ganga is the public money which has been wasted,” Government litigation with 21 pending Union Health ministry to write issue between the two countries Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Rs 7304 crore have been spent on Ganga Mehta said. Welcoming the NGT verdict, he includes service matters and to the state health department was “cross-border terrorism and Chinese President Xi Jin- cleaning. said the tribunal has done its job and now it is conflict with private entities contempt cases seeking special exemption for perpetrated on India”. Terror- ping, the MEA spokesperson “The amount spent on cleaning of Ganga has for the authorities to execute the directions in a as well as disputes between are 2nd and 3rd in procuring and using alcohol ism was impacting peace and said, “There was a conversation gone waste. I think there should be an enquiry time-bound manner. government departments and and spirit for uninterrupted stability in the entire region, the between them. by the Government of India. “This is a landmark judgement as it contains between PSUs. Contempt cases the list respectively diagnostic services. spokesperson added. There was a range of issues There is definitely more money spent than Rs many directions and if they are complied then it are generally a result of non- There is a scarcity of eth- India’s position on address- that was the subject matter of 7,000 crore as every authority has spent money will be really good and it will make a change in adherence to judicial directions number of contempt of court yle alcohol which is used to ing all issues including Kash- the conversation.” on cleaning of the river. quality of river Ganga. and failure to file affidavits on cases pending against it. After conduct such tests in the lab- time and appear before courts. the Railways, which has 241 oratories, including those in The document, prepared in such cases, is the Ministry of government facilities, accord- June, does not mention reasons Home Affairs with 68 cases, the ing to Dr Jagdish Prasad, Army transfer racket: CBI opposes bail pleas of Lt Col for the contempt cases. document states. The minis- Director General of Health “Approximately 46 per try of Communications has 21 Services, Ministry of Health. OUR CORRESPONDENT Colonel Ranganathan Suvra- there was a big racket involved cer (BSO) S Subhas and Kohli and wanted to be posted to a cent of the total pending pending contempt cases. In his letter to Princi- mani Moni, posted in the per- in the matter and this was not for various offences includ- preferred location. cases in courts pertain to the In a series of meetings held pal Secretary, Department of NEW DELHI: The CBI on sonnel division of the Army, the right stage to grant bail. ing criminal conspiracy and He used to contact Kohli, government. These include in June, the department of jus- Health in Bihar, Prasad said Thursday opposed the bail and Gaurav Kohli can tam- In their bail applications, corruption. who was allegedly close to cases relating to public sector tice in the Law ministry had prompt diagnosis and appro- plea of a Lieutenant Colonel per with evidence if they were both the accused persons had The bribe was paid through senior officers in the person- undertakings and other auton- asked various central depart- priate treatment is essential and an alleged middleman, granted bail. claimed that they were no more hawala channels, the CBI nel division of the Army head- omous bodies,” says the docu- ments to review their pending for a successful tuberculosis arrested in connection with The court fixed July 21 for required for custodial interro- claimed in its FIR. It alleged quarters here, and used these ment, citing data available on cases so as to reduce the litiga- control programme and its a transfer racket at the Army argument on the matter and gation and no damage would that Moni entered into a crimi- contacts to transfer the officers the website of LIMBS -- the tion numbers. Prime Minister diagnosis at peripheral levels Headquarters here in which extended the judicial custody be caused to the probe if they nal conspiracy with Kohli and for money, the FIR said. government’s Legal Informa- Narendra Modi had in October continues to be performed pri- officers allegedly paid lakhs of the accused till July 22. were granted the bail. Purshottam, working in the It claimed Purshottam tion Management and Brief- last termed the government as marily by smear microscopy. of rupees to manipulate their The two were produced According to the CBI, an engineer stores, for influenc- requested Kohli to pursue the ing System. the “biggest litigant” and had The reagents required for postings. before the court after the expiry FIR was registered against ing transfer of various officers. posting of one D S R K Reddy The document clarifies that pushed for the need to lighten smear microscopy (both Ziehl The central probe agency of their judicial custody. Moni, a Hyderabad-based Purshottam allegedly con- and Subhas in return of a bribe. as LIMBS is a dynamic website, the load on the judiciary which Neelsen and Fluorescent stain- told special CBI judge Naresh Public prosecutor Shampa Army officer identified only tacted army officers who were Both wanted to be posted the data is constantly changing. spends the maximum time in ing) include absolute alcohol. Kumar Malhotra that the probe Tikait told the court that the as Purshottam, Bengaluru- either posted to different field from Bengaluru to Secunder- The Railway ministry tops tackling cases where the gov- Spirit is also needed for the was at the initial stage and Lt CBI was investigating whether based barracks and stores offi- formations or faced a transfer abad or Visakhapatnam. the chart with the maximum ernment is a party. lamps used for making smears. When Hindi aided Tripura Guv Dileep just one in film industry’s assault diary Tele-medicine network for after Mansarovar Yatra on I-Day OUR CORRESPONDENT Shiney Ahuja was on his way to becoming the next big Bimstec nations launched NEW DELHI: It was an Independence Day Tripura NEW DELHI: Malayalam thing in Bollywood with his Governor Tathagata Roy would always remem- actor Dileep’s arrest in connec- brooding turn in films such as OUR CORRESPONDENT based patient care services ber, for it was this day in 1996 when snatches of tion with the alleged abduc- “Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi” and share medical knowledge tion and rape of an actress lays and “Gangster” but it all went PUDUCHERRY: As part of the among the BIMSTEC coun- conversation in Hindi guided him on their journey bare the seamy underbelly of south when his maid accused Centre’s ‘Act East’ policy, a tele- tries, the minister said. back from Kailash Mansarovar. “We (the yatris) a glamour industry of starry him of rape in 2009. She later medicine network to improve “This Bay of Bengal Initia- were returning from the Chinese side and there haves and many have nots retracted her charge but the regional cooperation in health tive for Multi-sectoral Techni- was solid fog all around us. The air was so thick caught in tinsel traps. trial court judge refused to care among BIMSTEC nations cal and Economic Cooperation that you couldn’t see the tip of your fingers,” Roy But Dileep is not the only accept it and convicted Ahuja was on Thursday launched with (BIMSTEC) is an important one. From Bollywood direc- based on circumstantial evi- the seven member countries aspect of the Act East policy of recalled. The group of pilgrims to Mansarovar tor Madhur Bhandarkar to dence. A fast track court sen- being linked via video confer- the central government envi- was walking towards the Lipulekh Pass when actor Shiney Ahuja, many tenced Ahuja to seven years’ encing. Union Minister Faggan sioned by Prime Minister Nar- they found themselves lost in the fog. “We had celebrities have been named rigorous imprisonment in Singh Kulaste inaugurated the endra Modi,” Kulaste said. no idea where we were. But, as we were walking, in similar cases alleging sexual 2011. His appeal is pending in JIPMER BIMSTEC Telemedi- He also inaugurated the harassment and assault. Some Actor Dileep being brought to Thrissur on Thursday as part of evidence the Bombay High Court. cine Network (JBTN) here. All foundation day of the Jawa- we heard some people speaking in Hindi. That have been proved and others “Peepli Live” co-director seven BIMSTEC countries -- harlal Institute of Postgrad- collection in the actress abduction and assault case PTI was when we realised we had reached India,” disproved. Mahmood Farooqui has also India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, uate Medical Education and the 72-year-old governor and former BJP leader Though few talk about the been convicted and sentenced Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Research (JIPMER), a cen- from West Bengal said. It was August 15 that casting couch syndrome, the saw Shakti Kapoor and Aman case was filed against “Chen- for seven years for the rape Thailand -- were linked by trally-sponsored premier med- day, he said. “So it was wonderful,” Roy said on dark reality behind the glitter- Verma asking an undercover nai Express” producer Karim of an American scholar from video conferencing during the ical institution. He lauded the ing lights of showbiz, actors reporter sexual favours in Morani after a 25-year-old Columbia University in 2015. launch. efforts of JIPMER to establish the sidelines of a book launch here last evening. like Ranveer Singh and Ayush- exchange for a career. woman alleged he had raped Farooqui said he was falsely The aim of JBTN is to the telemedicine network for The high-altitude Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage mann Khurrana have opened The film industry’s diary of her on multiple occasions in implicated. His wife, director improve regional cooperation the benefit of the poor and the spot is in the Tibet region. MPOST up about their experiences. charges of sexual abuse is long. Mumbai and had promised to Anusha Rizvi, is fighting the in the field of health care by under-served population of A sting operation in 2005 In January this year, a marry her. case. strengthening telemedicine- South East Asia. 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 14 July, 2017 Publication of NRC: Assam UP Oppn slams Yogi Govt CM Sonowal faces SC wrath budget as ‘directionless’ OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT During the hearing, the Bench was LUCKNOW: The opposition NEW DELHI: Assam Chief informed that although the deadline on Thursday picked holes in Minister Sarbananda Sonowal the maiden budget presented on Thursday faced the wrath for publication of the draft NRC was by the Yogi Adityanath gov- of the Supreme Court for his said to be March 31, 2018, the Chief ernment and alleged that the “intervention” in the process proposals mentioned in the of publication of the National Minister had stated that this would document were meant to Register of Citizens (NRC) be done on or before December 2017 “befool” the people of Uttar which is being monitored by Pradesh. the top court. “The budget is direction- The apex court observed the Chief Minister’s statement would be published by Decem- less, anti-farmer, anti-poor, that when it was monitoring that he has revised the date to ber end this year. “Statement anti-youth, anti-student and the process of preparation and December 31, 2017,” it said. of the state coordinator is pur- anti-women,” Leader of the while preparing the budget. a reduction in budgets of a publication of the draft NRC, The apex court also suant to the statement of the Opposition in the UP Assem- As he (Agarwal) was reading number of departments and which is meant to identify observed that it has spent time Chief Minister of Assam that bly Ram Gobind Chaudhary the budget, he started wonder- pointed out that it had no bud- original residents of the state and energy for almost two years draft NRC would be published said, as he initiated the dis- ing what had happened. Then getary provision for laptops. to check illegal migration, for this and it was “not fair” on on or before December 31, cussion on the General Budget he sat down and eventually Khanna, then aimed a through a court-appointed when this court has been moni- “Last time you had told us the part of the Chief Minister to 2017,” it noted. 2017-18 presented on Tuesday. stopped reading the budget witty retort at Chaudhary, committee, no agency or toring the process,” it said. that you will do it by March make such a statement. “Be that as it may, we now Taking a dig at the gov- speech,” Chaudhary said, in a dubbing him a “good actor” authority can make such a The counsel representing 2018. It is good that you are “When we are monitor- understand that date of pub- ernment, Chaudhary, who lighter vein. and said that “he is so good statement. Assam government said there doing it. But we have an on- ing, how can anybody or any lication of draft NRC is on or belongs to Samajwadi Party, Several members could be in acting that veteran Bolly- A bench comprising Jus- was no intention on the part of record statement of Chief agency say this? We have spent before December 31, 2017,” claimed that, “just as the BJP seen smiling as Chaudhary wood stars like Amitabh Bach- tices Ranjan Gogoi and R F the Chief Minister to interfere Minister of Assam that the two years time and energy on it said while adding that the befooled the people of the state kept attacking the treasury chan, Prem Chopra and Dilip Nariman warned that if the in the apex court proceedings. draft NRC will be published it. It is not fair to the court,” the budgetary allocation should be before the 2017 UP Assem- benches in his witty manner. Kumar will commit suicide authorties intervened in the During the hearing, the in December 2017. Let him bench observed. made available so that the work bly elections, the proposals Targeting parliamen- seeing his skill.” matter like this, it would “wash bench was informed that supervise then. We will wash The court noted in its order could be done by the year end. mentioned in the budget will tary affairs minister Suresh The witty barbs from off its hands” as it does not though the deadline for pub- off our hands. that though Prateek Hajela, However, the top court befool the people of the state Khanna, he said that, “initially, both sides led to laughter in appreciate such moves. lication of draft NRC was said “When the Supreme Court state coordinator, NRC Assam, also said that if the coordina- in a similar way.” his voice was loud but by the both treasury and opposition “We do not appreciate any to be March 31, 2018, the Chief is monitoring it, we don’t see had earlier stated before it that tor faces any difficulty, includ- He also took a jibe at the time he finished the speech, he benches. other authority intervening in Minister has stated that this any other agency or author- the date of publication of draft ing intervention by any other state finance minister. was virtually trying to catch Even Chief Minister Yogi the matter of preparation and would be done on or before ity to say that we will do it like NRC would be around March authority, he shall forthwith “The Finance minister (it his breath.” Aditynanath was seen enjoy- publication of the draft NRC December 2017. this. Our attention is drawn to 2018, now he has said that it report it to the court. seemed) was kept in the dark He said that there has been ing the remarks in lighter vein. Irom Sharmila Bomb scare at Churchgate Top jail officials clash over Nagaland Cabinet turns down set to marry Guv’s directive on trust vote Briton Desmond station; security stepped up ‘special’ treatment to Sasikala OUR CORRESPONDENT ister has filed his nomination Coutinho on July 11, “it would not be OUR CORRESPONDENT KOHIMA: The Nagaland legally proper for the cabinet to political crisis took a new turn advise so, and for the governor BENGALURU: A senior Thursday with the state cabi- to summon the assembly dur- police official has alleged that net turning down Governor P ing this election period.” AIADMK (Amma) leader V B Acharya’s directive to Chief “There is no split in NPF K Sasikala was being given Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu and the party supports the preferential treatment at a to call an emergency assem- Shurhozelie-led ministry,” the prison here, including a spe- bly session by July 15 to seek cabinet maintained. cial kitchen being set up for her, trust vote. The governor’s directive, and there was “talk” that senior A cabinet meeting headed asking Liezietsu to seek a OUR CORRESPONDENT Tight security was put in place at Churchgate rail station, Mumbai, after jail officials accepted Rs 2 crore by Liezietsu discussed the gov- trust vote in the assembly on a bomb threat call on Thursday, which later turned out to be a hoax PTI as bribe to facilitate it. ernor’s directive last night and or before July 15, came after KODAIKANAL: Manipur’s Deputy Inspector of Gen- took the decision against call- former Chief Minister T R iconic human rights activ- OUR CORRESPONDENT and security has been tight- eral (Prisons) D Roopa made ing any emergency session of Zeliang staked claim to form ist Irom Sharmila has filed an ened at the station,” an RPF these allegations in a report the assembly. the government. application at the Sub-Regis- MUMBAI: An unidentified official said. Both the RPF submitted to DGP (Prisons) “The state cabinet was of Zeliang claimed that he has trar office here, to marry her caller on Thursday warned of and the Government Railway H S Sathyanarayana Rao on Roopa, terming it “absolutely prison. Undertrial prisoners in the firm opinion that there was the support of 37 NPF MLAs long-time partner Desmond an impending bomb blast at Police (GRP) are keeping a Wednesday. In the four-page false, baseless and wild”. He said his cell are allegedly being used no justification for an emer- and seven independent legisla- Coutinho, a British national. Mumbai’s busy Churchgate close watch at the station and report after visiting the central he would take legal recourse to do his personal work like gency session of the assembly tors in the 60-member House. Accompanied by Coutinho, train station, prompting a mas- on trains, the official said. prison on July 10, Roopa said a against his junior. pressing his shoulders, arms to discuss or resolve the inter- “The group of dissident she filed the application for sive search operation, but no “The call was received from special kitchen was functioning He said no special treat- and legs. nal affairs of the ruling Naga legislators from the NPF, now registration of marriage under explosive was found. Accord- an unidentified source. An in the jail for Sasikala in viola- ment was meted out to any- Noting that six months ago People’s Front (NPF),” stated a reportedly camping at Kazi- Hindu Marriage Act last eve- ing to the Railway Protection inquiry is underway,” he said. tion of prison rules. body, adding that even in the there was a court direction to joint statement issued by Chief ranga in Assam under the lead- ning, Sub-Registrar of Kodai- Force (RPF), its control room “In the search operation, “There are rumours that the matter of visitations, ministers, provide Telgi with assistants Minister Liezietsu and Chief ership of T R Zeliang, who are kanal Rajesh said. received a call around 10:45 am the agencies did not find any- kitchen is continuing to func- MPs and MLAs of Tamil Nadu as he was using a wheelchair, Secretary Panjak Kumar. demanding change of leader- The official said permission that a bomb would go off at the thing. As a precautionary tion despite the issue being were not being obliged. the DIG in her report said The cabinet quoted a ship still belong to the NPF could not be given for the inter- station which is chock-a-block measure, security has been brought to your (Rao) notice. Sasikala is lodged at the though now he was dependant Supreme Court judgement, Party. religion marriage immediately with people at that time. tightened at all the stations, There is also a talk that Rs Parappana Agrahara central on it and was walking prop- saying that “the governor can “Though as many as 10 under the Hindu Marriage Act Immediately, the RPF including Churchgate,” WR’s 2 crore has been paid as bribe prison here ever since her con- erly, three to four undertrials summon or prorogue and dis- MLAs have been suspended, and it could be registered only and other security agencies chief public relations officer for this. viction in February in the dis- are still allowed in his cell to solve the House, only on the they are still bound by their under the Special Marriage Act, launched a search operation (CPRO) Ravinder Bhakar said. “As unfortunately these alle- proportionate assets case along do his work. “I think you too aid and advice of the council of membership of the NPF Party by giving a notice period of 30 involving among other agen- Sachin Bhalode, senior gations are also against you, it is with her two relatives V N Sud- might have seen this on the ministers with the chief min- and they do not have a sepa- days to receive objections, if cies the Mumbai Police and the divisional security commis- requested that you look into the hakaran and Elavarasi, all serv- CCTV installed in your cham- ister as its head, and not on rate identity in the assembly,” any. Anti-Terrorism Squad which sioner of RPF (Mumbai divi- matter and take merciless dis- ing a four year jail term. ber. Allowing undertrials with his own.” the cabinet said. Meanwhile, the local police lasted for about two hours-and- sion), said, “Security has been ciplinary action against errone- In the report, she has also convicts like Telgi is against the With the by-poll to North- Acharya is yet to respond and Tehsildar have sought a-half. The call turned out to be stepped up at all the subur- ous officials,” the report signed mentioned about the “preferen- prison rules. Despite knowing ern Angami-I seat already to the Cabinet’s decision not information on the wedding hoax and no bomb was found. ban railway stations and we by Roopa said. tial” treatment being provided this, the superintendent of the notified and the Model Code of to call an emergency session of date of the activist, the official “Following the call, we have have asked officials to conduct However, Rao rubbished to fake stamp paper scam king- jail has not taken any action,” Conduct in force, the cabinet the assembly. He is expected to said. taken precautionary measures proper security checks.” the charge against him by pin Abdul Karim Telgi in the she said. felt that since the chief min- arrive here on Friday. NATION BRIEFS Heavy rains lash parts of Fight fear, make efforts for prosperity: Mehbooba MIRWAIZ UMAR FAROOQ DETAINED UP; many rivers in spate OUR CORRESPONDENT towards establishing a prosper- “The way people with SRINAGAR: The police on Thursday detained mod- ous state for which these mar- different viewpoints stood erate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar LUCKNOW: Heavy rains Trimohni Ghat in Mahrajganj, SRINAGAR: Jammu and tyrs gave their lives,” Mehbooba together and condemned the Farooq as he tried to lead his supporters towards the lashed a few regions in Uttar according to a Central Water Kashmir Chief Minister Meh- said. She said the people of the attack gave a message once martyrs’ graveyard in the Naqshband Sahib area of Pradesh, while some rivers, Commission (CWC) report. booba Mufti on Thursday said state should remember the sac- again to the world that Kash- the city, officials said. The Mirwaiz was detained by including Ghaghra, Sharda and The MeT department said people of the valley have to rifices of the martyrs who gave mir’s Kashmiriyat is alive and police outside his residence in Nigeen area of the city Rohin, were flowing above the the monsoon was normal over fight the life of fear and the sit- up their lives for establishing a people will not tolerate any- danger mark at some places, Western UP and weak over the uation held “hostage by some democracy and a prosperous thing which is against Kash- and taken to the local police station, a police offi- officials said on Thursday. eastern part of the state. forces”, and make efforts for state where Kashmiriyat is the miriyat,” she said. cial said. He was taken into preventive custody as his The Sharda river was flowing Light to moderate rain/ establishing a prosperous state. basic principle. Mehbooba was joined by presence in old city area could lead to violence by above the danger mark in Pal- thundershower occurred at a She was speaking to report- The chief minister said the her Cabinet colleagues and his supporters, the official added. A spokesman of the lia Kalan, while the Ghagra was few places. ers after paying floral tributes “We have to fight this life way people of the valley stood senior party leaders in laying Mirwaiz said the Hurriyat chairman was planning to flowing above the danger mark Mohroni recorded 7cm of to the martyrs of 1931 at the of fear, the situation in Jammu together in condemning the floral wreaths on the graves of pay homage to martyrs of 1931 massacre of 21 per- at Elgin Bridge. rainfall, followed by Lalganj, Martyrs’ Graveyard in down- and Kashmir, which has been attack on Amarnath pilgrims the 21 people who were killed The water level of the Rohin Gazipur, Salempur and Aza- town locality of the summer held hostage by some people. gave a message to entire world in firing by the Dogra army on sons protesting against the rule of the then Maharaja. river was above the red mark at mgarh 3cm each. MPOST capital. We have to make efforts that Kashmiriyat was alive. this day in 1931. COAL CASES: ONLY SC WILL HEAR PLEAS CHALLENGING SPECIAL COURT ORDER The making of chariots for Puri Ratha Yatra PUJA PREPARATION NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that challenge to any order passed by the special court OUR CORRESPONDENT they offer a simple puja at the site. during pendency of trial in coal scam cases will be Earlier, the logs were transported entertained only by it. A three-judge bench headed NEW DELHI: Do you know that three through the river and then by bullock carts by Justice M B Lokur said it will not revisit the July new wooden chariots to carry the presid- but nowadays trucks are used. 25, 2014 order passed by the apex court which had ing deities of the Srimandira temple at Odi- Hard wood varieties like phasi, dhaura said that challenge to any interim order of the special sha’s Puri are constructed every year for and asana and soft wood like simili, gamb- the Ratha Yatra and the process of making hari and mahi as well as trunks of coconut court during pendency of trial in coal scam cases will these starts nearly four months before the and palm trees are used for the construc- be heard only by it. “We don’t think it appropriate to annual procession? tion. The construction of the chariots is revisit the July 25, 2014 order of this court,” the bench The Ratha Yatra in which Lord Jagan- done according to a schedule and sequence said. The apex court’s order came on a batch of pleas natha and siblings Balabhadra and Sub- followed for generations, starting on the which have placed the issue of whether the Delhi High hadra ride the three colourful chariots in Akshyaya Trutiya day with the ceremony Court can entertain the challenge to the order passed their annual sojourn to their garden house Ratha Yatra on the auspicious occasion of of Ratha Anukula. by special court during pendency of trial in coal cases. and birthplace Gundicha Temple, where Saraswati Puja or Basanta Panchami, typi- The final decoration of the chariots is they stay for seven days before returning, cally in February, in a simple ceremony in completed on the day of the Ratha Yatra by SEVEN TAMIL NADU FISHERMEN is a meticulously planned event that sees front of the temple office,” the book, pub- adding the floral embellishments. the congregation of lakhs of devotees, says lished by Niyogi, says. The making of the chariots is the ARRESTED BY SRI LANKAN NAVY a new book. The first lot of timber arrives by this responsibility of separate groups of servi- RAMESWARAM: Seven Tamil Nadu fishermen were In “Ratha Yatra: Chariot Festival of Sri time but before that, a team from the tem- tors granted privileges for this purpose, as arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for fishing in their Jagannatha in Puri”, former civil servant ple office proceed for selection of trees. is the case with other activities associated Subas Pani tells how the chariot procession “On reaching the Dasapalla area, they with the temple and worship of Jagannatha. territorial waters Thursday, a fisheries official said. The is rooted in ancient traditions, myths and first offer prayers at the temple of Bada The coffee-table book covers a wide fishermen from Mandapam near here were fishing at legends and embodies the most colourful Raula Thakurani, a village deity represent- span including the geography of Puri, leg- Celebrated artist Mintu Paul gives final touches to idols of Neduntheevu, close to the island nation’s coast and elements of the classical and folk cultures ing the mother goddess. Thereafter, they ends surrounding the temple, the unique Goddess Durga made of fibre glass at Kumartuli, Kolkata, taken to Kangesanthurai port there, Assistant Director of the Indian subcontinent and the Odisha proceed to select the trees from nearby architectural style of the temple complex on Thursday. Once complete, these idols will be exported of Fisheries, Gopinath said. region. “The process of making the chari- forests,” the author says. and the elaborate preparatory summer to Italy and France for the coming Durga Puja festival PTI ots starts around four months before the But before cutting down the first tree, festivals leading up to the main festival. 7 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 14 July, 2017 mp nation Rijiju visits flood, landslide-hit HC reserves order on plea of MP minister to vote in prez poll Assam, Arunachal Pradesh OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: The Delhi High OUR CORRESPONDENT Arunachal Pradesh have been Court on Thursday reserved its damaged due to landslides with verdict on a plea of disquali- ITANAGAR/LAKHIMPUR: district officials working round fied Madhya Pradesh minister Union minister Kiren Rijiju on the clock to restore the roads. Narottam Mishra to vote in the Thursday visited flood-affected Floods and landslides trig- presidential polls on July 17. Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, gered by incessant rain in the “Judgement reserved,” a where incessant rains have last a couple of days have com- specially constituted single- marooned more than 15 lakh pletely cut off many district judge bench of Justice Inder- people and deluge and land- headquarters in the state from meet Kaur said after hearing slides have claimed many lives. the rest of the country, officials day-long arguments on behalf Rijiju, who was deputed by said. The state capital was virtu- of Mishra, the Election Com- Prime Minister Narendra Modi ally cut off with its lifeline NH mission of India and Congress to assess the flood situation in 415 getting totally eroded at leader Rajendra Bharti on the Northeast, first undertook the entry point, while the alter- whose complaint the poll panel for him”. consider appropriate.” an aerial survey of flood-hit nate road via Jullang remained had disqualified the BJP leader. This admission was made If the disqualification is districts in Assam, where the blocked leaving only one road The Supreme Court had yes- after the court perused some upheld, he would not be able death toll due to the deluge has through Hollongi en route terday transferred the matter of the articles and said “some to vote and, therefore, even as mounted to 45. Lakhimpur district in Assam to the high court to be decided of these appear to be appeals per the apex court order the Before the survey, he met Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju during a meeting with senior officials to discuss the open, they said. expeditiously before the July 17 to voters to vote for him. What ECI decision does impact the district administration officials flood situation at Lakhimpur district, Assam, on Thursday PTI Rijiju has asked the district presidential election. is your take on this?” politician’s current tenure, the in Lakhimpur in Assam, which authorities in Papum Pare to Pursuant to the apex court’s Mehta also claimed that the high court special bench said. has been hit the hardest by submit a detailed report of loss decision, the high court had disqualification order would Mishra’s lawyer disagreed floods, and visited deluge-rav- Death toll in N-E floods now 80: DoNER minister and damage so that further yesterday constituted the spe- not affect his (the minister’s) with this observation of the aged Pasnoi Baolidan village. action can be initiated accord- cial single-judge bench to hear current tenure, after he won special bench. More than 3 lakh people have NEW DELHI: As many as 80 people have lost their lives in the floods that ingly. The minister also visited Mishra’s plea challenging the the 2013 polls, as the ECI deci- Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, been marooned by flood waters have hit 58 districts in the Northeast, Union minister Jitendra Singh said people in the affected areas ECI’s June 23 order disquali- sion came on a complaint with appearing for Bharti, said the in Lakhimpur district alone. on Thursday. Singh, who reviewed the flood situation in Assam, Arunachal and assured them of all pos- fying him for three years over regard to the elections of 2008. delay by ECI in even issuing a Though rains have eluded the sible help. He visited Badapani paid news charges. However, Justice Indermeet show cause notice was because district in the past two days, Pradesh and Manipur with officials of these states here, said the damage bridge in Papum Pare district The poll panel’s order had Kaur said that what she under- there was a stay by the MP the Brahmaputra river and its caused by the rains was “unprecedented”. A total of 58 districts have been where traffic has been closed held him guilty of filing wrong stood from the apex court High Court on the proceedings tributaries are flowing above affected due to floods and landslides in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and for heavy vehicles. The bridge accounts of poll expense relat- order was, that Mishra’s plea in the poll panel for two years. the danger mark in several Manipur where around 80 lives have been lost, he said. The Union minister has also been damaged due to ing to articles and advertorials has to be decided before July He also argued that while areas. Lakhimpur district offi- incessant rains. in the media during the 2008 17 as his ability to vote in the such matters need to be cials briefed the minister on the of state for development of north eastern region (DoNER), said the Centre is Major rivers in the state are assembly polls. presidential polls rests on the decided expeditiously, there relief operations being carried committed to provide all kind of support to the state governments in rescue still flowing above the danger During the day’s argu- outcome. was no limitation on the time out in the district. and relief operations, an official release said. Singh said the ministry of Do- level while surface communi- ments, senior advocate Dhruv While transferring the mat- taken and therefore, the BJP Around 15 lakh people in NER and the Prime Minister’s Office are closely coordinating with a team, led cation was disrupted at many Mehta, who appeared for ter to the high court, the apex leader cannot claim delay as 24 districts in the state have by union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju, which is currently visiting the places along the NH-415 that Mishra, assailed the ECI deci- court had said, “We are of the a ground for challenging the been hit by floods. links Assam with Arunachal sion on the grounds of delay in view, that (right to vote in the disqualification. Later, the minister reached region to assess the flood situation there. He said the damage caused by the Pradesh, officials said. proceedings and that no evi- presidential election) can only Mishra’s lawyer had argued Arunachal Pradesh where at floods and landslides has been contained to a large extent. MPOST Modi had spoken to dence was led to show that he be determined after the chal- that while Bharti had accused least five persons were killed Arunachal Pradesh Chief Min- had authorised the paid news lenge raised to the order passed him of incurring expenses and nine missing due to land- In Papum Pare, a major supplied water to two towns -- getting water, a senior district ister Pema Khandu over phone articles. by the Election Commission exceeding the limit imposed slides following incessant rains pipeline which supplied pota- Naharlagun and Nirajali from official said that tanks are being and assured all possible sup- However, he admitted that of India on June 23, 2017, is during polls, the ECI had said in Papum Pare district. Rijiju ble water, has burst, making Nyorach area in the district. sent to the areas. The water sup- port from the Centre and said some of the articles published suitably addressed by the High there was “implied authorisa- visited the areas where infra- the lives of nearly a lakh of When Rijiju asked how the ply is expected to be restored in that the country is with the by certain media houses were Court, finally or by an interim tion” a point that the complain- structures have been badly hit. people miserable. The pipeline people in these two towns are 10 days. Several major roads in state during these trying times. “appeals to the voters to vote order as the High Court may ant had never raised. Rajnath for a boost to air, sea connectivity to Lakshadweep Shah to meet Delhi BJP leaders over next 2 days OUR CORRESPONDENT on July 15, the party said in a the mayors and standing com- OUR CORRESPONDENT statement. mittee members of all three NEW DELHI: BJP president Shah will also meet MPs, municipal corporations of NEW DELHI: Air and sea connectivity to Lakshad- Amit Shah will over the next MLAs, district presidents, gen- Delhi on July 15, the party said. weep is likely to be enhanced with Home Minister two days meet party’s Delhi eral secretaries tomorrow, it All the seven Lok Sabha unit leaders and eminent cit- said. He will also interact with MPs from the national capi- Rajnath Singh on Thursday directing officials that izens as part of his efforts to BJP’s municipal councillors and tal belong to the BJP and it infrastructure for both the modes of transport be strengthen the organisation members of Delhi cantonment also has majority in all three improved substantially. The home minister direct- across the country. in another meeting. corporations. ed that the air connectivity infrastructure should He will hold meetings with He will also review the Shah’s two-day programmes be strengthened and facilities be increased, and the core group and office bear- ongoing exercise to mark the in the city are part of his 110- ers of Delhi BJP at the NDMC birth centenary of party ideo- day nation-wide tour across the matters should be taken up with the Ministry Convention Centre tomorrow logue Deen Dayal Upadhyay. of various departments of the the country to strengthen the of Civil Aviation, according to an official statement. and visit the local unit office Shah will meet members state unit and also speak to party, it said. BOOK ON PRESIDENT’S WIFE RELEASED

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President Pranab Mukherjee received the first copy of the book Pranaber Preyosi (Pranab’s Lady) about his wife, the late Suvra Mukherjee, from Vice-President Hamid Ansari who formally released it at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday Centre to take final call on washing allowance for SC employees

OUR CORRESPONDENT The Employees Welfare Association of the apex court NEW DELHI: The Supreme had made a representation to Court on Thursday directed the then CJI requesting that the Centre to take a “final deci- the benefit of washing allow- sion” on a 2013 letter written ance should also be extended by its registrar to the govern- to them as it was given to the ment on grant of washing or employees of the Delhi High dress maintenance allowance Court. to its employees. In its order, the bench noted A bench comprising jus- that, “Inspite of the fact that tices J Chelameswar and S almost a period of four years Abdul Nazeer asked the gov- has elapsed from the date of ernment to decide within four the said letter, no final decision weeks on the October 18, 2013 “In the circumstances, we August 11,” the bench said. is taken by the Union of India”. letter written by the apex court deem it appropriate that the The court noted that sub- The court also noted that registrar to the then Joint Sec- Union of India examines the stance of the letter was that the it was admitted by the parties retary of the Ministry of Law question afresh in accordance employees of various catego- that employees of the top court and Justice. with the scheme of the Consti- ries of the Delhi High Court have a slightly different sta- The registrar, under the tution dealing with the employ- were receiving washing or dress tus than the employees of the instructions of the then Chief ees of the Supreme Court of maintenance allowance at a rate Union of India in view of the Justice of India, had written to India and a final decision on of Rs 1,250 per month while specific provisions contained the Centre that a sanction be the letter dated October 18, employees of certain other cat- in the Constitution dealing obtained for providing wash- 2013 be taken within a period egories were given this allow- with recruitment and service ing allowance to the employees of four weeks and place that ance at a rate of Rs 750 per conditions of employees of of the top court. decision before this court on month. apex court. 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 14 July, 2017 EDITORIAL Seeing through theatrics Grand political Rahul Gandhi is a reluctant leader His blind hatred and rage against tamasha ANIRBAN Prime Minister Modi, whom he and GANGULY his family have always held in disdain, ith an evergreen and apparent conjunction primarily because he has risen from of politics and legality in Bihar, the recent the ranks and owed no allegiance to CBI raids against RJD chief Lalu Prasad and was not the product of dynastism, Yadav and his family members appears to is only making him more irrational Wbe heading towards a rancorous climax between RJD and and incoherent – both mentally and in JD (U), with a consequent parting of ways. In the backdrop expression. of the CBI investigating corruption cases and filing FIRs The last theatrics was when Rahul against Lalu’s family, especially against his son Tejashwi, Gandhi suddenly dashed off to Mad- Bihar’s Deputy CM, the RJD leader has said his son won’t hya Pradesh, beat up policemen on resign as the entire issue was bogus- nothing, but political duty and then departed as suddenly as vendetta. Causing a bigger suspense in this ongoing politi- he had landed, for Italy to spend time cal drama, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar didn’t endorse this Rahul Gandhi with his extended family, in a cooler on Tuesday and instead gave the RJD four days to clarify its and more sanitised atmosphere while position. Interestingly, Kumar has chosen to be the judge of has in fact his political minions keep the pot boil- any explanations that may come from the RJD, assuming repeatedly failed ing back home. this does materialise itself. Without having any substan- Rahul Gandhi has in fact repeatedly tial basis to decide whether these charges are sustainable on all fronts; he failed on all fronts; he has neither the or not, as the court of law is yet to pronounce anything has neither the bandwidth nor the inclination to evolve in this connection, Kumar perhaps has his eyes set on all a cohesive political strategy for the par- permutations and combinations to ensure the safety of his bandwidth nor ty’s survival. None within the party and government as well as his ‘Mr. Clean’ image. the inclination to its larger ecosystem – especially those So, what will the Chief Minister do if the CBI charge- who have thrived and made a pile under sheets the Deputy CM before the deadline expires? Will evolve a cohesive the Gandhi family’s patronage – dare he duck this BJP bouncer citing the political precedent set political strategy say what they firmly believe in, that by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who didn’t ask Uma for the party’s the boy is not meant for the rough and Bharti to resign as Minister although she has been charge- Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi tumble of Indian politics, that he is not sheeted in the Ayodhya case? Or, will he dump RJD for a survival. None only a reluctant but also an incompe- marriage of convenience with BJP? This possibility has ehru’s colleague in the Cabi- organisation the LeT that it had nothing What was so secretive about the tent politician whose actions, theories, been in the making, simmering since the cancellation of within the party net, Independent India’s first to do with the Amarnath Yatri killings meeting that the Congress denied it in and articulations are passé and essen- bail and arrest of don-turned-politician Mohammad Sha- and its larger Communications Minister, and instead deplorably implying that the first place, and then in a childish tially echo an age and a worldview that habuddin, a close aide, and friend of Lalu Prasad. With the ecosystem – Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, once the attack was somehow the handiwork attempt to cover up began asking coun- is from the past. Bihar government unwilling to challenge the cancellation Nobserved to veteran journalist Durga of the Central government, by- passing ter questions which no serious observer The poison that is politics – by the of the bail, the cracks have started exhibiting between the especially those Das, that ‘Jawaharlal has performed the all healthy precedence and protocol and or party ought to even answering. It has admission of his mother Mrs. Gan- two parties and the fate of the alliance heading towards an who have thrived last rites not only of Gandhi but of Gan- hobnobbing with the Chinese envoy been rightly asked of the Congress and dhi (junior) – has begun taking its toll, inevitable split has reappeared on the cards. dhism as well...’ in a similar vein, one during a period of some pressure in its vice president to make public the not used to taking it in small doses, After JD(U) chose to support the NDA Presidential and made a can confidently say that Nehru’s great our relationship and not speaking to the details of the meeting. Why this secrecy unsure of its various side-effects, unable nominee, its silence now on Lalu’s woes could see a big- pile under the grandson and present vice president of Foreign Secretary, the National Security and why this obfuscation, is, of course, to handle the metabolic changes that it ger fracture within Bihar’s ruling coalition. JD(U) and Congress, Rahul Gandhi, is surely and Advisor and making statements – like difficult to understand, suffices it to say induces in character and in personality, RJD may part ways in the middle of their tenure. After all, Gandhi family’s certainly performing the last rites of the in the past – which display an extremely that the Congress under Rahul Gandhi incapable of directing and regulating its Nitish’s good governance image sits uneasily next to Lalu’s patronage – dare Congress and of whatever is left of or callous, irresponsible and frustrated has almost always indulged in such acts flow into the system, the poison that is graft cases. However, there’s no denying that Lalu still com- understood as Congressism. state of being has been the latest from and has never clearly defined on whose politics is taking its toll on Rahul and mands the loyalty of the Yadav constituency in Bihar. He say what they The last three years in opposition the stable or table of Rahul Gandhi. side does it stand and do they at all have the obedient courtiers have no gump- hopes to play a crucial role in stitching together a grand believe has taken its toll on the party and on So confused is the Congress under India’s national interest in mind. tion to tell the Congress president to opposition coalition against BJP for the 2019 Lok Sabha most of its leaders except a few who his leadership, in fact the confusion and The Kashmir issue is a legacy of the make a mid-life career course correc- polls. He’s trying to bring SP’s Akhilesh Yadav and BSP’s have wisely chosen to remain away false bravado is clear in the utterances bungling of successive generations of tion for her son so that the Congress Mayawati together. Now, significant questions are making from unnecessary controversies, from of its leaders, that they first deny that Congress leaders and yet Rahul Gan- can survive and remain relevant. the rounds regarding the raids being carried out under the the false limelight and to dedicate their Rahul met the Chinese envoy and then dhi and his fading cohorts such as Mani Meanwhile, the ordinary people of instructions of the BJP led government, and on the sug- time and energies to more construc- continue to throughout the day saying Shankar Aiyar, who keep dinning with India are seeing through the theatrics, gestion of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar himself. Kumar tive cerebral or social work. But most he met the envoy and so what and why separatists, want you to believe that it is they cannot be duped into believing only required an excuse to break the existing partnership of the other Congress leaders, the vast were Indian ministers in China in that Narendra Modi’s creation. So blinded that what the Congress practices under with Lalu; now, it has been offered just that on a decorated majority of them from the top to the case and why did Prime Minister meet is Rahul and his political minions in Rahul Gandhi is genuine politics, they tray by the BJP government at the Centre. Can there be a lower echelons continue to indulge in President Xi on the sidelines of the G20. their hatred for Narendra Modi that know it for what it is – false actions stronger ground than the CBI raids to explain the break- theatrics and subterfuge under the lead A serious political party can never act they believe in speaking to separatists, based on falsehood. up with the RJD? The lost and found love between the BJP of their vice president. in the manner the Congress is doing they deliberately lap up false statements (The author is Director of Dr. and the JD(U) points to this motive. Going by the num- Calling the Prime Minister weak today, a circus troop, or a roving drama issued by terrorists but refuse to speak Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research bers of both the parties in the Bihar Assembly, there is a when he is on foreign soil, believing a company, however, have the legitimate to or engage with Prime Minister Modi Foundation, New Delhi. The views possibility of the two combining to form a government. false statement issued by that terrorist liberty to act in that manner. and his government. expressed are strictly personal.) JD(U) with 71 seats and the BJP with 53 seats add up to a little over half of the total strength of the Assembly. Lalu is dear going to be left in the roll despite the RJD having the larg- EDITOR millenniumpost.in est number of 80 seats in the Assembly. There is thus no Quote martial SWACHH BHARAT AND SANITATION scope for the RJD because, even if Congress with 21 seats Log on to write letters to the and other independents do step up and extend their sup- Peace cannot be The matter about garbage disposal and recycling is in itself a big one to resolve, not paying the port, the numbers still do not add up for forming a gov- sanitation workers on time and harassment about their status on the job is to compound the editor or send them to ernment. As a result, the marriage of the BJP and JD(U) kept by force; it can [email protected] is on the cards, but not before the usual drama of ‘sleeping already dismal situation. Concern for sanitation workers is important as their work contributes with the enemies’ – a hallmark of Indian politics. only be achieved by significantly to the welfare of the locality. Also, with Clean India drive in full swing, these work- You can also send your One should not forget that making strange ‘political’ understanding ers should be given a special status. By meeting their demands, the government can fix this crisis comments to The Editor, bedfellows is not a new phenomenon for Nitish. He had right now but the long-term challenge of managing garbage still remains. And most important Millennium Post, earlier tangoed with BJP, then broken away with his party Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah protesting against Narendra Modi being made the Prime is that by recognising the significance of this work, a much-needed change in mindset can be ALBERT EINSTEIN Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 Ministerial candidate, to go on to allying with the RJD, Via email and then again, now, attaching himself to the very person brought about. KRISHNAN who he had publicly despised – Narendra Modi. It hap- pens only on the Silver Screen! Or, in the grand Indian Political Tamasha! Half of India's children are poor Mighty Mithali It raises a question: Will they ever come out of poverty? n June 26, 1999, Indian cricket was blessed with the arrival of a very special player into the inter- protected with various development national scene – India’s wonder woman, Mithali RICHARD programmes from conception to adult- Raj. She took the world by storm with a stun- MAHAPATRA hood. Most of these programmes aim Oning century on her debut against Ireland, at the Milton to lessen malnutrition and protect food Keynes ground. She made her way into the record books security for children. Why have we as one among only five women in the history of women’s failed then? There is no state-level dis- ODIs, till date, to have scored a century on debut. She was aggregation of the data in the OPHI only 17 when she played one of the finest innings in the study. But if one goes by the geogra- history of Indian women’s cricket. 18 years down the line, phy of poverty in India, most of these she is the leading run-scorer for the Indian women’s team children will be found in states like in ODIs and T20 internationals. She continues to exhibit Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, the same passion, and hunger for runs that were visible in and Chhattisgarh. And in all likeli- that aspiring 17-year old. hood, they will be from marginalised Mithali Raj is carving out a formidable legacy as a Scheduled Caste and Tribe groups. batsman and leader in women's cricket. On Wednesday, These are the states rich in natu- Mithali Raj joined an elite club of Indian batters – Sunil There needs to be ral resources like forests and water. Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar – who have scaled the run- Some years ago, the Chronic Pov- scoring summit, when she went past English batswoman a massive change erty Research Centre brought out a Charlotte Edwards' record for most runs in women's ODI in the design of series of research publications on why cricket. During the course of her 69 against Australia in some areas in the country remain poor the Women's World Cup, Mithali also became the first development despite years of targeted development woman to break the 6,000-run barrier in women's ODIs. programmes. Our activities. These reports clearly showed It's a journey that started almost two decades ago when a that access to and use of local natural teenage girl packed her cricketing equipment to smash a programmes for resources critically decides whether a century on her ODI debut. After scaling this height, Mith- children are ad person would be poor or move out of ali started writing one glorious chapter after another on the trap in future. One research paper the cricket field, the most glittering of which came at Bris- hoc in approach; convincingly argued that people who tol on Wednesday. Much like a Gavaskar or a Tendulkar they don’t treat live near forests are prone to be chroni- in the men's game, Mithali has been the backbone of the cally poor. It also said that the chroni- Indian women's batting line-up for close to two decades the causes of cally poor have a "high probability" of now. The responsibility has seen her rake up 6,028 runs poverty. Instead, transmitting their poverty to the next from 183 matches at an average of 51.52. During the first they just focus on generation. Are today’s poor children game of this World Cup, she completed a record of seven Chronically poor have a high probability of transmitting their poverty to the next generation (Representational Image) the next generation mentioned in the half-centuries in a row, a feat unparalleled in women's arranging a few study? cricket. while only Javed Miandad (9) holds the record in he Oxford Poverty and on child poverty even though vari- "income poverty" assessment. It takes If yes, it calls for a massive change the men's game. But all these runs have not come without facilities that treat Human Development Initia- ous global development goals revolve into account 10 indicators that define a in the design of development pro- sacrifices. Unlike India's male cricketers, most of whom got deprivations in tive (OPHI) recently released around the welfare and well-being of healthy child like access to health, edu- grammes. Our programmes for chil- married during the course of their cricketing career, Mith- short term its report on poverty levels children. Worryingly, children account cation, and living standards compris- dren are ad hoc in approach; they don’t ali remains single. At 34, Mithali knows the World Cup in Tacross the world. The report uses the for just 34 per cent of the 103 countries’ ing nutrition and sanitation. A child treat the causes of poverty. Instead, they England could well be her last big ICC tournament. Having Global Multidimensional Poverty total population. It means children are is termed multidimensionally poor if just focus on arranging a few facilities lost the chance to hold on to the silverware in 2005, where Index that takes into account depri- poorer than adults. Expectedly, a sig- s/he is deprived in one-third or more that treat deprivations in short term. a Mithali-led India lost to Australia in the final, she doesn't vations in health, education, and liv- nificant percentage of the poor chil- of the indicators. Thus, this poverty So, a child gets nutrition supplements want to let this opportunity go. “I would be lying to you if ing standards. Thus, according to this dren are in South Asia and Africa. The assessment makes a statement on the but will not get access to the wholesome I say that I am not dreaming about a World Cup win. We index, a poor person is called “mul- younger a child, the deeper is the level basic human development situation food s/he once used to access from the have the team to do it as this team doesn't revolve around tidimensionally poor”. Its findings of poverty. According to this report, that children are exposed to. Half of forest. For this problem to be fixed, the the performance of one or two players. But our first tar- based on data from across 103 low- and children up to nine years of age are our children being poor under this government has to change forest laws, get would be to reach the semifinals and only then take it middle-income countries suggest that the poorest. assessment means they are not able the mechanism of the public distribu- from there,” she says on her World Cup goal. children represent 48 per cent of the For a country that gives an impres- to access basic human development tion system and also the approach to Trained to be a Bharatnatyam dancer in her younger multidimensional poor in the world. sion of talking less and less about pov- needs. poverty as a national challenge. days, she has sure come a long way. And, if India does win And half of India’s children are multi- erty despite hosting the largest number Ideally, this assessment shows that DOWN TO EARTH this World Cup, it would be a perfect gift to this legend dimensionally poor. of poor in the world, this report should all the government programmes tar- (The writer is Managing Editor, of Indian cricket. We tend to study poverty figures in be an urgent call for action. This is geted at children are failing to show Down To Earth. Views expressed general terms. There is not much focus because the assessment is not a usual the desired results. In India, a child is are strictly personal.) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 14 July, 2017 mp in focus Possibility of a Democratic dawn America is in perpetual crisis under Trump regime, explains Joe Sims

ur country is in the midst of a a multinational, multicultural “them”. profound governmental crisis. But curiously, both schools have reached This crisis is revealing itself deep their nadir, with Keynesian methods long ago within the bourgeois state, that running their course and austerity now too Ohallowed body of legislators, lawyers, and meeting the same fate. Hence, we get Trump’s corporate lobbyists vaunted by some as the curious mix of economic nationalism, aus- apogee of modern civilisation. There are terity, and privatisation alongside plans for overlapping crises in the White House, in business-funded infrastructure investment the executive as a whole, and between the and (in all likelihood false) promises to stay Presidency and the federal judiciary. Fault the course on some entitlements in a des- lines also lie in the relationship between the perate attempt to maintain his base and find presidency and Congress with regard to tra- economic solutions, even if only temporarily. ditional checks and balances and consent At this juncture, the crisis is occurring for judicial nominees. Congress itself is not within the upper echelons of the ruling class The state, immune, as witnessed by the subversion of itself as different sections contend for influ- democracy, and the traditional filibuster rule. Here, GOP ence: Big Oil and Wall Street demanding partisanship is pursued to the exclusion of deregulation and tax relief; Silicon Valley their related all else. In the period before the election, the pursuing more free trade, and the mili- institutions are vacillation and caving of neoliberal Demo- tary-industrial complex pushing for foreign crats was also to blame. intervention and a bigger share of federal strained and in The crisis is expressing itself in most spending. crisis, because severe forms in the war among White House In the White House, there’s the appear- factions, in the discontent evident among ance of a truce between alt-right neo-fas- the conditions officials in both U.S. intelligence appara- cists and Wall Street bankers on the one side in which they tus and the Department of Justice, and in and more traditional conservative Repub- a series of judicial checks on Presidential licans, represented by the Trump’s chief of function are overreach that carry implications of a con- staff, on the other. Support for the President strained and stitutional crisis. among the various GOP factions in Congress in crisis. The Branches of the executive are in appar- remains, though Trump is taking no chances, ent contest with one another, with roles tra- returning again and again to the GOP base rate of profit ditionally attributed to the State Department to shore up support. continues to and Pentagon being challenged by the intel- The state, democracy, and their related ligence agencies. Neo-fascist conspiracy the- institutions are strained and in crisis, because fall. Wages are ories about conflicts within the “deep state” the conditions in which they function are stagnant. Debt, abound on all sides, repeated by the Presi- strained and in crisis. The rate of profit con- dent himself. tinues to fall. Wages are stagnant. Debt, both personal The State Department itself seems to be in both personal and public, is sky-high. Life, and public, deep crisis as positions go unfulfilled due to as it was once lived, is disappearing, never to turf wars regarding hiring, while its responsi- return. In these circumstances, promises of is sky-high. bility for foreign policy gets replaced in some change are broken, repeatedly. Class, racial, Government is cases by Trump family members. and cultural resentments abound. Govern- People are asking, “What’s it all about?” There is occurring crisis is in the upper echelons of the ruling class as different sections contend for influence (Representational Image) ment is not trusted, the news media is not not trusted, the and “How will it affect me?” These are impor- believed, and voting is seen by half the pop- news media is tant questions on the minds of a broad public very basis, of the U.S. social contract since the Consider that the U.S. nation, like other recently the ascendance of separatist trends ulation as a waste of time. more than a little overwhelmed and per- days of the New Deal. In this regard, Trump capitalist democracies born in the 19th cen- in Europe and the passing of initiatives to And yet, the country is in the midst of not believed plexed by Trump’s crisis-a-week style of is the fullest realisation of the neoliberalism tury, is still in formation. Some argue, for withdraw from the European Union, scenar- the largest and most sustained mass move- governing. The implications of unchecked elaborated in FDR’s shadow. instance, that its bourgeois democratic revo- ios unimaginable a few years ago are today’s ment for democracy in its history. Initiated minority party rule both in Congress and Trump’s Presidency has exposed the crisis lution was only recently completed with the political realities. by women in the aftermath of the inaugura- in the executive, exacerbated by Presidential facing the American state, but it goes much passing of the Civil Rights Acts of the 1960s. With “white nationalism” and the propo- tion and joined by millions in cities across mendacity on a scale never seen before, are deeper than one man. Among the reasons for the delay have been sition that an oppressed white nation is fight- the country, this movement has engaged the becoming ever more apparent. On another level, the crisis has broader the ongoing influences of racism and nation- ing for its place in the American sun part of Trump administration at every turn, partic- On one level, the crisis is sparked by a implications. Not only is the structure of the alism, influences that historically are at work the everyday discourse among the Breitbart ularly on health care. It has already set the self-declared war by a faction within the state being reimagined, so too are its ends in every land. encampment of Trump’s coalition, can the midterm elections in its sights, recruiting White House on the “administrative state,” and the means by which they’re achieved. In fact, Lenin once observed that this is re-emergence of such Confederate forces be thousands of candidates. Shouldn’t commu- i.e., the various departments that comprise In this regard, is Trumpism an attempt to an objective process and that in every coun- completely ruled out? nists take their place among them? the executive branch of government. The normalise non-democratic decision mak- try, as well as internationally, two tenden- Clearly, the crisis of late stage state And it is here that hope lies. It is a new, aim of this assault is to undo the protections ing? Some seem to think so, including many cies are at work: separation and integration. monopoly capitalism is giving rise to unpre- inexperienced movement. As of yet, its work- and services government provides things Republicans, as evidenced by House support Here he was speaking of what Marxists call dictable consequences. ing-class component lacks full involvement, like workplace safety guidelines or warnings for an amendment offered by Rep. Barbara the “national question,” the formation of Here a mix of two schools of bourgeois focus, or an agenda balancing the demands about lead in the drinking water. Such mea- Lee challenging the President’s authority to nation-states during the imperialist stage political economy and governance, Keynes- of the left and center along with the equal- sures are a nuisance, if not anathema, to a make war. of capitalism. In Lenin’s view, the process of ian and neoliberal, are at play and battling for ity imperatives of people of color, women, ruling class in pursuit of maximum profits. The implications here go not only to the production itself determined that the trend influence in union halls, university campuses, LGBTQ people, and the disabled. Still, it is At work here is not only the dismantling decision-making process itself – in other towards integration was primary. corporate boardrooms, city councils, state the country’s best and only chance to move of the federal bureaucracy but also an undo- words, democracy – but to the very concept However, today it is difficult to say with legislatures, and into the courts and halls of beyond resistance to a new advanced demo- ing of an idea that underlies it – the concept of the country itself as a nation-state. The U.S. any certainty for how long the dominant Congress, pitting workers, immigrants, races, cratic dawn. IPA that the purpose of government is to serve is extremely polarised, with powerful centrif- trend, integration, will hold sway. In light genders, and identities against each other in a (The writer is the co-Editor of People’s the people. This notion is the lynchpin, the ugal forces pulling at its seams. of the breakup of the Soviet Union, or more uniquely American white nativist “us” versus World, USA. Views are strictly personal.)

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Boosting rooftop ‘parks’ can help India achieve solar energy goal, writes Saptaik Ghosh VIJAY KUMAR SINGH @Gen_VKSingh ecent newspaper arti- cles have highlighted the rooftop photovol- Visited Peshmarga taic (RTPV) sector’s frontline in Mosul area Rsluggish growth in India. The articles claim that based on the to seek information present outlook, the 40 GW on Indians held by target for 2021-22 will not be ISIS. Peshmerga still achieved. Greenpeace India’s report clearing ISiS held shows that RTPV uptake in areas. major cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyder- abad, and Chennai has been abysmal. While the large-scale SANJAY JHA A more ground-mounted solar parks @JhaSanjay innovative have gathered critical mass in approach needs India with tariffs as low as Rs 2.44/kWh, RTPV is lagging to be taken behind significantly, com- I do think we criticize by the Central prising only about 1.46 GW #BJP too much. They of today’s 12.5 GW installed and state solar capacity. have hidden talents , governments, Statements from officials only nobody seems to insinuating that Indians want There are misleading notions that Indians want to use their rooftops for alternative purposes such as drying clothes, sleeping, and hosting have found them yet. in collaboration to use their rooftops for alter- parties (Representational Image) with Discoms, to native purposes such as drying clothes, sleeping, and hosting (APPC) of the Discoms, which costs drastically. obtain a detailed geo-refer- will definitely lead to a 25-30 promote RTPV. parties are extremely mislead- are rarely over Rs 4/kWh. Kar- Unfortunately, the same enced list of suitable rooftops per cent reduction in RTPV A thorough ing. RTPV systems can easily nataka has more attractive efforts have not been extended and construct robust yet imple- costs and bring NM/GM tar- be designed with raised mount- rates, but delays in payments to RTPV, apart from Solar mentable road maps for RTPV iffs closer to the APPC, thereby BRAHMA CHELLANEY potential ing structures, at low incre- from Discoms have led to Energy Corporation of India implementation. benefitting both the consumers @Chellaney assessment mental costs, to keep enough banks becoming wary of lend- (SECI) recently tendering out With outputs from this and the Discoms. free space and provide a cool- ing to this sector. Delhi offers 1.5 GW across all Indian states exercise across the country, It is estimated that to carry exercise ing effect below. a Generation Based Incen- on government buildings. state nodal agencies (SNAs), in out detailed potential assess- By relying on stealth, needs to be A deeper look into the tive (GBI) of Rs 2/kWh above A more innovative collaboration with the respec- ment studies along with RTPV bullet-less aggression, problem reveals the major bar- APPC for the first three years, approach needs to be taken by tive Discoms, can divide each roadmaps to achieve 40 GW undertaken for riers hindering the growth of however, that barely pushes the Central and state govern- city/town into zones with equal (and go much beyond) will cost China has shown it all major cities RTPV in India. IRR to 11 per cent. The Cen- ments, in collaboration with cumulative RTPV capacities. around Rs 120 crore -- much has mastered the art A typical kW level system tral government offers a capi- Discoms, to promote RTPV. Each zone can then be ten- less than what the government of creeping, covert and towns to costs Rs. 50,000-65,000/kWp tal subsidy of 30 per cent but A thorough potential assess- dered out to one or two devel- spends on one solar park. The identify suitable which is 1.25-1.75 times more consumers’ experiences show ment exercise needs to be opers. This way, developers will corpus for the elusive 30 per warfare than ground-mounted behe- that the hassles to avail this far undertaken for all major cities have cumulative capacities in cent capital subsidy can be rooftops, after moths. For a lucrative business outweigh the prize. With unvi- and towns to identify suitable hundreds of MWs instead of spent for these studies, which taking shading case for prospective consum- able business cases and lack of rooftops, after taking shading individual kW systems. With will help in planning sustain- aspects into ers, with a healthy internal rate access to finance, it is no won- aspects into consideration. assured demand and high vol- able RTPV growth. With sci- LALU PRASAD YADAV of return (IRR>13 per cent) der that RTPV faces stagnation Unlike ground-mounted umes, developers will be able entific assessment studies @laluprasadrjd consideration and payback period (<7 years), in India. systems, an RTPV system’s to procure PV modules and and policy shifts to innova- the net-metering (NM)/ gross- To provide a much-needed economics is heavily impacted balance of system components tive aggregator models, RTPV metering (GM) rate should be thrust to this sector, it is imper- by shadows of neighbour- in bulk, much like solar park might just get the boost it needs Amit Shah is Chief in the range of Rs 5.5-6.5/kWh. ative to bring down costs to a ing buildings, poles, trees and developers. and the 40 GW target will not Editor of editors.Many However, most distribu- level where Discoms are com- obstructions. Thus, 3D imag- Although developers will seem so ambitious or challeng- tion companies (Discoms) in fortable (near the APPC). For ing and GIS with aerial photog- still have to convince prospec- ing any more. IANS dances on his tunes. India are suffering financially large solar parks, a host of raphy need to be employed to tive consumers, the customer (Saptak Ghosh is a He is choreographer of and cannot afford to pay such incentives, like readily available accurately calculate the poten- acquisition costs will reduce Research Scientist at the hysterical motormouths rates. Keeping this conundrum land and evacuation infrastruc- tial on each rooftop along with because they will have to Center for Study of in mind, State Electricity Regu- ture, and risk-free Power Pur- the business case based on approach only the customers Science, Technology and of sponsored latory Commissions (SERCs) chase Agreements (PPAs) with consumption data provided who have been deemed suitable Policy [CSTEP], Bengaluru. media.#FakeBJP fix NM/GM rates at Average Reserve Bank of India backing, by the Discoms. Through by the potential assessment The views expressed are Pooled Power Purchase Cost have helped developers reduce this exercise, it is possible to study. This aggregation model srtictly those of CSTEP.) 10 world mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Friday, 14 July, 2017 Theresa May says Indian to lose US citizenship after she shed a ‘little tear’ Brexit begins: UK sets out being convicted over election exit poll of fraud NEW YORK: A 37-year-old Bill to end EU membership man from India is set to lose his American citizenship after LONDON: The UK govern- after losing their Commons he was convicted of fraud and ment published a repeal Bill on majority in the June general not disclosing to immigration Thursday, beginning the for- election. The UK’s Brexit min- authorities that he had sexu- mal process of Britain’s divorce ister, David Davis, has argued ally abused a 9-year-old child. from the European Union, an that the Bill will ensure the Gurpreet Singh of Water- year after Britons voted to exit UK “exits the EU with maxi- town was sentenced in fed- the world’s largest single mar- mum certainty, continuity and eral court in Syracuse to three ket in a historic referendum. c o n t r o l ”. months in prison to be fol- The 52-page Great Repeal “That is what the Brit- lowed by three years of super- Bill published in parliament ish people voted for and it is vised release, following a jury is known as the “European exactly what we will do - ensure trial in January where he was Union (Withdrawal) Bill” and that the decisions that affect our convicted of knowingly obtain- will convert EU law into UK lives are taken here in the UK,” ing US citizenship through law before Brexit is completed he said. “The eyes of the coun- unlawful naturalisation, Act- in 2019, giving UK Parliament try are on us and I will work ing US Attorney said. Due to the power to amend or reject with anyone to achieve this goal this conviction, Singh’s US citi- LONDON: Theresa May has when Philip hugged her, May the nearly 20,000 rules and laws and shape a new future for our zenship will be revoked by law. said she was “devastated” when replied: “Yes, a little tear, at that as a non-member of the EU. country,” he added. The trial evidence showed she learned of the exit poll on moment.” It repeals the European Separately, the UK govern- that Singh, who is originally election night that showed she But the prime minister said Communities Act 1972, which the British people voted for and significant changes to the dards and devolves powers ment has also published three from India, repeatedly affirmed had failed to win a majority she felt obliged to collect herself took Britain into the EU and it is exactly what we will do,” details previously set out, while across the country. position papers for Brexit nego- to United States Citizenship and cried when her husband and begin planning for political remove the supremacy of Brus- she said, amid cheers from pro- the Scottish National Party “The government’s Repeal tiations. One covers nuclear and Immigration (USCIS) hugged her in condolence. life in a hung parliament. sels law. Brexit MPs in the Commons. (SNP) said there needed to be Bill falls short on all counts. materials and safeguards issues, authorities that he had not In her first lengthy broad- She said: “You’re a human “This is the one of the most The Bill will also provide “clarity” over which powers It is simply not fit for pur- the focus of debate among MPs committed any crimes for cast interview since last month’s being, you’ve been through that significant pieces of legislation temporary powers to cor- repatriated from the EU should pose.” The Liberal Democrats, concerned about the UK leav- which he was not arrested. election, the prime minis- experience, but I was there as that has ever passed through rect laws that will not operate go to the devolved nations. who fought the general elec- ing Europe’s nuclear safety Immigration authorities ter told BBC Radio 5 Live she leader of the party and prime Parliament. It is a major mile- appropriately after Brexit. It The party’s Brexit spokes- tion on a pledge to stage a sec- regulator. later learned that Singh sexu- knew the Conservative cam- minister and had a responsi- stone in the process of our will be debated in Parliament person, Kier Starmer, said: ond referendum on Brexit, also The other two papers cover ally abused a 9-year-old child paign “wasn’t going perfectly” bility then, as we went through withdrawal,” said Andrea Lead- from later this year and will “Labour has always been clear said they would make the pas- ongoing judicial and adminis- during the same time-period but was nonetheless shocked the night, to determine what som, the Leader of the House of need to have been passed by that Brexit cannot lead to any sage of the Bill “hell” for the trative proceedings and privi- he was applying for US citi- at the exit poll. we were going to do the next Commons, in her statement to the time the UK leaves the EU rolling back of rights and pro- government. leges and immunities. zenship. Singh pled guilty May said she did not watch morning.” introduce the Bill. at the end of the two-year dead- tections. We need effective The Theresa May-led rul- They will be presented to in New York state court to a the announcement of the exit May said she had not “It means we will be able to line of March 2019. legislation that protects Brit- ing Conservatives are relying the European Commission for single count of sexual abuse poll on TV at 10pm on polling expected the result, but argued exit the European Union with Opposition Labour party ish workers and consum- on the support of Northern discussion in the second round of a minor child, after he day due to “a little bit of super- that very few people had pre- maximum certainty, continu- has vowed to vote against the ers, enshrines equality laws, Ireland’s Democratic Unionist of formal exit negotiations in had become a naturalised stition”, but instead had her dicted it. ity and control. That is what legislation unless there were enforces environmental stan- Party (DUP) to win key votes Brussels next week. AGENCIES US citizen. AGENCIES husband, Philip, relay the news. “As the campaign was going “I was shocked at the result on I realised that everything that had come through in the wasn’t going perfectly, but Sri Lanka named Asia’s leading exit poll,” May told interviewer throughout the whole cam- B’deshi entrepreneur launches Trump Cafe in Dhaka Emma Barnett. paign the expectation still was destination at World Travel Awards “It took a few minutes for that the result was going to be DHAKA: A Bangladeshi entre- placed at the front door and it to sort of sink in, what that a different one, a better one preneur has decided to use photos of the businessman by COLOMBO: Sri Lanka was named Asia’s Leading was telling me. My husband for us, than it was,” she said. the name of Donald Trump the windows. Saiful said he was Destination at the World Travel Awards Ceremony, gave me a hug, and then I got “We didn’t see the result that for his coffee shop in Dhaka inspired by the Bellville Cafe, in the Tourism Ministry said on Thursday. on the phone to the Conserva- came coming.“If I’m honest, after fighting with authorities Texas, whose owner decided to tive party to find out what had I’ve heard stories about quite to convince them that the US rename it as Trump Cafe dur- Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said the happened. a few Labour MPs who didn’t President had nothing to do ing the tycoon’s electoral cam- award was an important milestone in Sri Lanka’s “I felt, I suppose, devastated think they were going to keep with the business. paign. But bringing his idea to tourism promotional efforts, reports Xinhua news. really. I knew the campaign their seats and ended up keep- Despite formally opening fruition was not easy. Saiful had Sri Lanka’s tourism sector has seen mega growth wasn’t going perfectly, but still ing those seats. So when the more than two months ago, to prove to the authorities that following the end of the island’s civil conflict the messages I was getting from result came through it was a Saiful Islam, the owner, told he was the real owner of the people I was speaking to, but complete shock.” Efe news on Thursday that he business. “I had to convince between government troops and the Tamil Tiger also the comments we were get- Asked if she had consid- still had to prepare a proper them that President Trump rebels which ended in May 2009. Amaratunga said ting back from a lot of people ered resigning after the elec- inauguration that would reach has no direct interest in Ban- securing the Leading Destination along with Lead- that were being passed on to tion, May said she “felt there his expectations. “I have still gladesh. They finally gave me ing Adventure Tourism Destination accolade will me, were that we were going to was a responsibility there, to some refurbishing work left. ion. I would also invite (the) self a Trump fan. Inside the the license on January 17, three continue to draw the spotlight on Sri Lanka. AGENCIES get a better result than we did.” ensure that the country still had Once I complete them, I would US Ambassador here then,” cafe, a large cardboard image days before Trump took office,” Asked if she shed a tear a government”. AGENCIES re-launch it in a grand fash- said Saiful, who declares him- of the American President is he said. AGENCIES

millenniumpost.in Panama probe: Pak PM Nawaz Sharif American millenniumpo NO H ALFst TR U THS Airlines will end rejects demands to step down partnerships with ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s beleaguered Prime Minis- Qatar, Etihad ter Nawaz Sharif on Thurs- day refused to step down FORT WORTH: American even as the clamour for his Airlines is dropping part- resignation got louder after nerships with Qatar Airways the Panama case probe panel and Etihad Airways, which recommended filing of a American accuses of receiv- graft case against him and his ing illegal subsidies from their family. governments. Addressing an emer- American said on Wednes- gency Cabinet meeting here, have elected me and only cabinet colleagues about his day that it no longer makes 67-year-old Sharif termed they can remove me from this future plan after demands by sense to have so-called code- the Joint Investigation Team post,” Prime Minister Sharif opposition to resign. sharing agreements with Qatar (JIT) report a pack of “allega- said, responding to the oppo- The Cabinet members and Etihad because of the dis- tions and speculation”, Dawn sition parties who have been reposed full confidence in the pute. In code-sharing, airlines reported. demanding his resignation leadership of Prime Minister sell tickets on each other’s The six-member JIT, prob- following the release of the Sharif and endorsed his deci- flights and share revenue. ing Sharif family’s offshore report. Sharif claimed that his sion not to step down. They Breaking up the partner- assets and alleged corrup- family “earned nothing after suggested that Sharif fight the ships is the latest twist in a fight tion, in a 10-volume damn- entering politics, but lost a lot”. legal battle to vindicate him- between American, Delta and ing report submitted to the The language used in the self in the Panama Papers case. United and fast-growing state- Supreme Court on July 10 rec- JIT report displays malafide Sharif also discussed the owned Middle Eastern airlines, ommended that a corruption intentions, he said. strategy how to contest the JIT which deny getting subsidies. case should be filed against “The Prime Minister said in the court which starts the Complicating matters, the Sharif and his sons - Hassan that he will not resign on the hearing from Monday. CEO of Qatar Airways says his Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz - demand of a group of con- The decision to convene airline plans to buy 10 percent as well as daughter Maryam. spirators,” Radio Pakistan today’s meeting was taken of American Airlines Group MUNICIPAL CORPORATION GURUGRAM At the first Cabinet meet- reported. during an “informal meeting” Inc. Community Participation/Press Notice ing after the submission of the “Those demanding my res- at the prime minister’s house. American said in a regu- JIT report to the apex court, ignation on false and unwar- All major opposition polit- latory filing Wednesday that N. AE(S-II)/MCG/2017/38515 Dated: 11.07.2017 Sharif said that he will not ranted claims should first look ical parties have asked Sharif Qatar has filed a new notice Online bids are hereby invited on behalf of Commissioner resign as the prime minister at themselves,” Sharif said. to step down and stay away of its intent to buy American MCG from eligible contractors/ agencies/Suppliers for the work on anyone’s call. According to official from power until his name shares. American says it didn’t mentioned below:- “The people of Pakistan sources, Sharif consulted his was cleared. AGENCIES solicit the investment. AGENCIES Sr. Name of Work Time Earnest Tender- Pre-Bid Start Start & No Limit Money Docu- Meeting Date & Expiry for ment Time of Date & work Fee & Bid Prep- Time of eSer- aration & Bid Prep- Afghan girls get US visas to attend robotics vice Fee Submis- aration & (Rs.) sion Submission 1 Operation and 1 Year 20000/- 1000 + 18-07- 11-07- 24-07- Maintenance 1000 2017 2017 2017 20:00 of Composting =2000 11:01 22:01 Hrs. competition after Trump intervenes Plant in Sec- Hrs. to Hrs. tor - 15 Part-I 13:00 by converting Hrs. WASHINGTON: US officials why the Afghan team’s visa kitchen waste will allow a group of Afghan applications were denied, say- into manure in Gurugram girls into the country to partic- ing that “all visa applications ipate in an international robot- are adjudicated on a case-by- 1. The detail tender notivce and Tender Document can be seen on web- ics competition after President case basis in accordance with site: https://haryanaeprocurement.gov.in and download online Donald Trump intervened, US law.”The State Department from the Portal: https://haryanaeprocurement.gov.in by thefirms/ White House spokeswoman and Department of Homeland individual registered on the Portal. Sarah Huckabee Sanders con- Security came up with several 2. Possession of Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) and registration of firmed on Wednesday, ending — with the idea of “paroling” the contractors on the portal i.e. https://haryanaeprocurement.gov. a saga that had sparked inter- the girls through the Depart- in is a prerequisite for e-tendering. national backlash. ment of Homeland Secu- 3. For any other queries please contact Assistant Engineer(S-II), Munici- Homeland Security rity ultimately chosen by the pal Corporation Gurugram. No. 9821395224. Department spokesman David National Security Council. 4. As the Bids are to be submitted online and are required to be encrypted Lapan said the US Citizenship The person spoke on condi- and digitally signed, the Bidders are advised to obtain Digital Signa- and Immigration Services the competition celebrated the Sestak, the president of First tion of anonymity to discuss ture Certificate (DSC) at the earliest, For Further details, the Bid- approved a State Department reversal in a jubilant statement Global. He credited “the pro- the private deliberations. ders should follow “Instruction to the Bidder’ , given in DNIT on the above said portal. request for six girls from on Wednesday. fessional leadership of the US Parole is a temporary status Assistant Engineer -(S II) the war-torn country to be “I truly believe our great- State Department” for ensur- in which a person who is oth- for Commissioner, allowed in, along with their est power is the power to con- ing that all 163 teams from 157 erwise ineligible to enter the Municipal Corporation, chaperone, so they can partici- vene nations, to bring people countries, including a team of country is allowed in tempo- PRDH-Advt. No:-1078/11/5212/1718/52537 Gurugram pate in the competition. The together in the pursuit of a Syrian refugees, would be able rarily because of an emergency Dated: 13.07.2017 Email: [email protected] girls’ applications for US visas common goal and prove that to participate. or humanitarian purpose, or had been denied twice. our similarities greatly out- The US State Department because it’s deemed to be in The non-profit organizing weigh our differences,” said Joe had declined to comment on the public good. AGENCIES world 11 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Friday, 14 July, 2017 mp 2 female suicide bombers in Cameroon kill at least 15 ‘WikiLeaks helped Trump YAOUNDE: At least 15 peo- ple are dead after two female suicide bombers carried out the latest attack in Cameroon’s win US presidential elections’ far north, the government said on Thursday, and another 42 Fierce criticism of a meeting between Donald Trump Jr and a Kremlin-linked lawyer left the people are wounded. The attackers entered the Prez angry and defensive but ultimately relieved that for now, the worst appears to be over town of Waza late yesterday and one detonated explosives LONDON: Criticism of Hillary near a group of youths, Gov- Clinton over documents posted Putin preferred Hillary Clinton at ernor Midjiyawa Bakary said. by WikiLeaks played a key role Nigeria-based Boko places, checkpoints and other side bombings and raids in her failed US presidential White House, says Trump Haram extremists have been targets. Some young women on villages also have been campaign and successful elec- crossing borders to stage who escaped the extrem- “complicating humanitar- tion of Donald Trump, a study attacks in countries, includ- ist group have said girls are ian operations and subjecting of viral tweets has found. WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: US President Donald ing Cameroon, that contribute drugged and forced to carry civilians to persistent dan- Twitter posts during the Trump has said that his Russian counterpart Vladi- to a military force that seeks to out suicide missions. ger,” the UN humanitarian final two months of the 2016 mir Putin would have preferred it if his Democratic eliminate the insurgency. The The attacks in Cameroon’s agency said earlier this week. election race shows Clinton was rival Hillary Clinton would have won the US Presi- Islamic extremists have killed far north, the poorest part of In addition, the UN’s World much more heavily criticised on dential election. “Why would he want me? Because more than 20,000 people in the country, have been a factor Food Program has cut food social media compared with her their eight-year existence and in sending more than 13,000 assistance to almost 200,000 rival Donald Trump. from day one I wanted a strong military, he doesn’t abducted thousands of others. Nigerian refugees who had Nigerian refugees and dis- Posts relating to WikiLeaks want to see that. From day one I want fracking Boko Haram increasingly has fled Boko Haram back to their placed people by 25 per cent were the most common form of and everything else to get energy prices low and used girls and young women own nation since mid-April. since January because of lack attack on social media for the to create tremendous energy. We’re going to be to carry out attacks on market- The suicide attacks, road- of funding. AGENCIES Democratic candidate, who was also heavily criticised on Twit- self-supporting, we just about are now. We’re going British Air ter over an FBI investigation to be exporting energy – he doesn’t want that,” he With UK sidelined, into her use of a private email said in an interview with CBN. He also said that if Force to allow server, researchers said. Clinton would have been elected as the President, Researchers from the Uni- US military “would be decimated”. “So there are versity of Edinburgh in the Macron forges unlikely women in close UK used computer analysis to many things that I do that are the exact opposite of study the top viral tweets each what he would want. So what I keep hearing about alliance with Trump combat role day between September 1 and that he would have rather had Trump, I think ‘prob- November 8 last year. ably not,” he added. AGENCIES LONDON: Close combat They found that there were Trump said he did not fault his son for roles in the Royal Air Force three times as many posts holding the meeting with the Russian the US had turned up only Moscow’s official support for will be open to women from attacking Clinton than posts unproven allegations. If Mos- his father’s campaign, accord- September, Britain’s Defence in her favour. By contrast, viral Lawyer in June last year cow really did have the power ing to emails the son released Secretary Michael Fallon tweets relating to Trump were to throw elections, its neigh- on Tuesday. Trump said he announced on Thursday. split equally in favour and credible sources, the study until a few days ago. bors would have much closer did not fault his son for hold- Speaking at the annual against his campaign. Posts found. In all researchers anal- Asked if he knew that his relations with Russia and there ing the meeting, writing it off RAF Air Power Conference from Trump’s social media cam- ysed almost 3,500 posts, which son was meeting with lawyer would be no Ukraine crisis, he as a decision made in the heat in London, Fallon said: “A paign and his supporters had a together were retweeted more Natalia Veselnitskaya in June added. Washington has been of an upstart, non-traditional diverse force is more opera- more positive tone than that of than 25 million times. Tweets last year, the president told convulsed in recent days by campaign. “I think many people tionally effective force. So, his rival, with effective reach for were labelled as being favour- Reuters in a White House inter- allegations that President Don- would have held that meeting,” I’m delighted that the RAF slogans, policy promises and able to Trump, Clinton, or view: “No, that I didn’t know ald Trump’s son met a Russian- Trump said. “It was a 20-minute will be open to recruitment campaigning for swing states. neither. They used data from until a couple of days ago when I linked agent during the election meeting, I guess, from what I’m to women from September. Tweets backing Clinton TweetElect.com, which col- heard about this.” Eight months campaign who was promis- hearing,” Trump said. “Many “Individuals who are tended to compare her with her lates the most retweeted posts of investigations into allegations ing to provide compromising people, and many political pros, capable of meeting the rival, and to attack Trump rather related to the US election. that Russian-sponsored hack- information about his opponent said everybody would do that.” standards for the regiment than praise Clinton. Trump was Meanwhile, Donald Trump ers attempted to influence last Hillary Clinton. The emails were the most After landing in Paris early on will be given the opportu- criticised for his performance said on Wednesday he did not year’s US presidential election Trump Jr eagerly agreed to concrete evidence that Trump Thursday, Trump honoured American nity to serve, regardless of in election debates more than fault his son Donald Trump Jr campaign have yielded no facts, meet the woman he was told campaign officials might have their gender,” he said. The his links to scandals such as the for meeting with a Russian law- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei was a Russian government law- been willing to accept Russian first world war veterans in a ceremony RAF will become the first Access Hollywood tape. Trump yer during the 2016 presiden- Lavrov said on Thursday. yer who might have damaging help to win the election, a sub- at the US embassy to mark 100 years branch of the British Armed supporters were more likely to tial election campaign and that Addressing a think-tank information about Democratic ject that has cast a cloud over Forces to recruit women to share news reports from less he was unaware of the meeting audience in Berlin, Lavrov said rival Hillary Clinton as part of Trump’s presidency. AGENCIES since the US joined the conflict all of its roles, the Daily Mail reported. “This is a defining PARIS: The US president, that his family sought to col- moment for the RAF as it US lawmaker introduces articles of Donald Trump, has begun a lude with Russia to win last becomes the first service to 11 Indians killed visit to Paris, greeted with year’s US presidential elec- have every trade and branch military fanfare as the French tion, the US president looked open to both genders.” impeachment against Donald Trump leader, Emmanuel Macron, relaxed, patting Macron on Women who sign up to WASHINGTON: A US law- in as the 45th President of the it by majority vote for the arti- showed him Napoleon’s tomb the shoulder several times as the close combat roles will in Saudi blaze maker has introduced an article United States on January 20. cle to move forward. Trump’s before they began talks on Syria he began a schedule of high be deployed protecting RAF of impeachment against Presi- Democratic Congressman Republican party has an advan- and counter-terrorism. pomp and pageantry. Macron bases, aircraft and equip- JEDDAH/NEW DELHI: “We are in touch with local dent Donald Trump charging from California Brad Sherman, tage of 46 votes in the current After landing in Paris early has chosen to move on from his ment at home and abroad. Eleven Indians have been authorities as well as the hos- him of obstruction of justice in who often takes a tough posi- House of Representatives and on Thursday morning, Trump aggressive first handshake with The RAF was due to killed in a fire in the south- pital to ensure that all possi- the federal investigation of the tion on Pakistan, was joined by it is unlikely that the GOP law- honoured American first world the US leader and style himself open its recruitment to ern Saudi city of Najran and ble assistance and treatment is Russian interference in the 2016 Congressman Al Green from makers would vote on such an war veterans in a ceremony at as Trump’s new “straight-talk- women by the end of next the Indian Consulate in Jed- extended to the five injured,” presidential elections. Texas in introducing an Arti- impeachment move. Recent the US embassy to mark 100 ing” friend on the international year, alongside the Infantry dah is providing all assistance Baglay said. This is for the first time that cle of Impeachment against disclosures by Trump Jr indi- years since the US joined the stage. The two leaders were and Royal Marines, but they to the families of the deceased “Firefighters put out a blaze a US lawmaker has introduced Trump for High Crimes and cate that Trump’s campaign was conflict, while Macron was later due to spend more than brought forward the plans. and those injured in the trag- in an old house lacking win- an article of impeachment Misdemeanors. The House of eager to receive assistance from engaged in a separate meeting an hour at the Elysée palace The move comes after edy, the External Affairs Min- dows for ventilation. Eleven against Trump, who was sworn Representatives needs to pass Russia. AGENCIES with the German chancellor, in talks where the key topics the first female Army istry said on Thursday. people died of asphyxiation, Angela Merkel. The US presi- included Syria, Iraq, counter- recruit to graduate for com- Among the Indians killed in and six others were injured,” dent then arrived at the vast, terrorism and also possible bat duties joined the force in the fire, five were from Uttar the local civil defence author- historic military complex at financial support for French April. British Prime Minis- Pradesh, three from Kerala and ity said. “Our Consul General GOVERMENT OF MAHARASHTRA Les Invalides, built by the Sun anti-jihadi military operations ter Theresa May attended one each from Bihar, Tamil is in touch with the Governor WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT King Louis XIV, where he was in Africa. the female recruit’s cer- Nadu and Punjab, it said. of Najran. Mechanical Divisional Unit, Jalgaon. met with a large French army In hosting Trump for 24 emony back in April, and Apart from the 11 Indians He is updating me on a reg- reception and joined Macron hours, Macron’s strategy is to told of her “incredible pride” killed, five Indians were also ular basis,” Swaraj said. [email protected] Cont. No. 0257-2260770 in inspecting the troops. This set up a kind of of persuasive at the officer, according to injured in the blaze that ripped Gauri Shankar Gupta, SECOND CALL seemed to flatter the US presi- bridge-building. When the the report. through a windowless house Kamapalan Sathyan, Baiju E-Tender Notice No. 28 for 2017-2018 dent, who has described him- two leaders first met in May, The woman, who was where the workers were staying. Raghavan, Sreejith Kottasseri, self as “a big military person” the French president publicly not named, joined the Royal External Affairs Ministry Murokanandan Kaliyan, Tabrej E-Tender for Mechanical Works of Renovation of Lift Irrigation Scheme on Tapi River fond of army parades. Trump asserted his superiority by Tank Regiment as an offi- Spokesperson Gopal Baglay in Khan, Ateeq Ahmad, Waseem will spend 24 hours in Paris, crunching Trump’s knuckles cer. Chief of the Air Staff, New Delhi put out the details of Akram, Vakeel Ahmad, Paras in Nandurbar and Dhule District are invited from contractor Registered with Mechani- as a guest of honour at Friday’s and later rebuked him for for Air Chief Marshal Sir Ste- the deceased and said the Con- Kumar Subedar and Moham- cal Organization Contractor Category Class ‘A’ and above [ As per Governments GR. Bastille day celebrations. pulling the US out of the Paris phen Hillier, said: “The RAF sulate General of India, Jeddah, mad Waseem Azizur Rah- Misc. ( 10- 09/57/25/09) Mechanical Mantralaya Mumbai - 32 Dated -29/07/2011] While a row continues in climate accord, but the tone has is committed to providing was trying for early repatriation man were the Indians killed Blank Tender forms will be available on Government website “https://mahatenders. AGENCIES AGENCIES AGENCIES Washington over allegations now shifted. equal opportunity.” of the mortal remains. in the fire. gov.in “ form 12/07/2017 to 26/07/2017 EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Mechanical Divisional Unit, Struck by liver cancer, Chinese D.G.I.P.R.2017/2018/1574 Jalgaon dissident Liu Xiaobo dies at 61 BEIJING: During a hunger strike days before the Chinese army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy move- ment on June 4, 1989, the man who would become China’s best known dissident, Liu Xiaobo, declared: “We have no enemies.” When being tried in 2009 on charges of inciting sub- version of state power for helping write Charter 08 - a pro-democracy manifesto calling for an end to one-party The Chinese government bears a rule - Liu reaffirmed: “I have heavy responsibility for the death of no enemies and no hatred.” He was sentenced to 11 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, years in prison that same the leader of the Norwegian Nobel year, drawing protests from Committee, which awards the prize, the United States, many Euro- pean governments and rights said on Thursday groups, which condemned the stiff sentence and called for his her husband wanted to dedi- her husband won the Nobel early release. cate the Nobel prize to those prize, but had been allowed Liu won the Nobel Peace who died in the 1989 Tianan- to visit him in prison about Prize in 2010. Liu, 61, died on men crackdown. once a month. She suffers from Thursday of multiple organ “He said this prize should depression. failure, the government of the go to all the victims of June She was allowed to be with northeastern Chinese city of 4,” Liu Xia said, after she was him in the hospital where he Shenyang said. allowed to visit him in jail fol- spent his last days. He was being treated in lowing the announcement of Liu had been a thorn in Bei- a hospital there, having been the prize. jing’s side since 1989, when he admitted in June after being “He felt sad, quite upset. helped negotiate a deal to allow diagnosed with late-stage liver He cried. He felt it was hard protesters to leave Tianan- cancer. His wife, Liu Xia, had to deal with.” Liu Xia had been men Square before troops and told Reuters previously that living under house arrest since tanks rolled in. AGENCIES 12 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 14 July, 2017 GSTIN not necessary if exempt goods Govt forms wing to use big data imported/ exported in big way against tax evaders NEW DELHI: Importers and exporters of goods, that are exempted from GST, do not NEW DELHI: The government need to obtain a GST registra- has set up a new wing to pro- Locate new tax payers, focus tion number and can clear their vide intelligence inputs and do consignments by quoting PAN, big data analytics for taxmen the customs department said. for better policy formulation on small cities: CBDT to staff The department issued and taking action against tax the clarification amid reports The Customs Dept evaders. NEW DELHI: With almost scope for further widening of of some consignments being has issued a The Directorate General of 91 lakh new taxpayers brought the direct tax base in the coun- delayed at ports for want of Analytics and Risk Manage- in the tax net last fiscal, the try," he stated in the letter. clarity on rules governing the clarification amid ment (DGARM) will be under CBDT has asked the Income A senior official privy to the new Goods and Services Tax reports of some the Central Board of Excise and Tax Department to increasingly development said while no tar- (GST) regime. Customs (CBEC), mainly to use identify those who can pay tax gets have been set by the CBDT "It is being clarified and consignments internal and external sources for but are not doing so, with a spe- in this context, it is estimated assured that there is no hold being delayed detailed data mining to generate cial focus on smaller cities. that about two crore fresh tax- up of import and export con- actionable inputs, the revenue Central Board of Direct payers could be easily added to signments, wherever GSTIN at ports for want department said in an office Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Sushil the I-T net within this fiscal, if is legally not required. of clarity on rules memorandum. Chandra has written a letter to these measures are effectively "Importers, exporters and The DGARM, which was set his regional I-T heads across implemented. customs brokers are requested governing the up on July 1 coinciding with the the country asking them to At present the I-T depart- to quote authorised PAN in new GST regime rollout of the Goods and Ser- "maximise" efforts for widening ment has about 6-7 crore reg- the bills of entry or shipping vices Tax (GST), has four ver- of the tax base during the cur- istered taxpayers. bills for such clearance," the from obtaining registration ticals headed by an official of rent financial year of 2017-18. The CBDT boss asked the Maharashtra wing of customs under the new indirect tax rank of additional director gen- The CBDT frames pol- taxman to tap data provided department said in a public regime. eral (ADG) or principal ADG. icy measures for the tax by the data mining and non- notice. The customs department in It will function as an apex department. filers identifying database of The Goods and Services Maharastra, which handles the body of CBEC for data analytics "Huge opportunities for the department, gather local Taxpayer Identification Num- largest container port of Nhava and risk management and will coordinated approach to risk inputs to support identification, The DGARM will do identification of potential tax- intelligence, obtain inputs from ber (GSTIN) is a 15 digit Sheva, has now clarified that report to the chairman, CBEC. analysis and targeting of risky targeting and risk management detailed data mining and anal- payers have been opened up by market associations, trade bod- unique code which is assigned PAN will be sufficient for clear- Incidentally, the CBEC is goods and passengers crossing functions of the National Tar- ysis to generate outputs for data mining and data analytics ies and others to find out more to each registered business or ance at ports for goods which to be renamed as the Central the borders of the country. geting Centre, the Risk Man- focused and targeted action by conducted (by the department) such people who are eligible trader. does not require registration Board of Indirect Taxes and "It shall provide 24 7 oper- agement Centre for Goods and field formations and investiga- in the wake of demonetisation to pay income tax but are not It replaces TIN (Taxpayer under GST. Customs (CBIC) after excise ational risk interdiction sup- Services Tax and the Risk Man- tion wings of the CBEC. and operation clean money," doing so. Identification Number) - the "Difficulty, if any may also duty along with service tax and ports to field formations of the agement Centre for Customs. It will, in conjunction with Chandra said in the letter, Data from the intelligence unique 11 digit number allot- be brought to the notice of a dozen other central and state CBIC," it said. The third vertical of the DG Systems, organise, evaluate which has been accessed by and criminal investigation wing ted to each business entity Deputy / Assistant Commis- levies were subsumed into GST. The centre in question will DGARM is the 'Risk Manage- and interpret data for effective, PTI. of the department and from the which was registered with the sioner in charge of Appraising "The data analytics and pro- institutionalise coordination ment Centre for Goods and efficient and targeted policy for- Calling widening of tax base operation clean money should commercial tax department Main (Export) through email/ cessing coupled with intelli- with other government depart- Services Tax' which will insti- mulation and revenue admin- as one of the "most important" also be used, he said, to send in the previous indirect tax phones," the notice said. gence inputs would inter-alia ments and other stakeholders tutionalise mechanism to collect istration, the memorandum policy objectives of the CBDT, "request letters" to all potential regime. Further, Directorate of provide the CBEC the national for sharing databases, informa- necessary inputs, adopt coor- stated. he said various steps have been taxpayers expeditiously and in Post of the implementa- International Customs (DIC) and sub-national perspective for tion, intelligence and reports dinated approach and share Through these four verticals, taken to increase the tax base a time-bound manner. tion of GST from July 1, there has been set up on July 1 which policy formulation. The field to build risk profile of entities. the outcome for risk-based the DGARM will work in close which have shown apprecia- He suggested that the tax have been some confusion will assist the CBEC in inter- formations of CBEC are also Also, a 'Centre for Busi- identification for the purpose coordination with the Director- ble results. officers can hold public sessions over requirement of GSTIN national matters pertaining to expected to gainfully and effec- ness Intelligence and Analyt- of scrutiny, audit and enforce- ate General of Systems and the "It is quite encouraging to in this context. for clearance of consignments customs, integrated GST and tively utilise the data and other ics' (CBIA) has been set up that ment functions. Data Management Director- note that almost 91 lakh new "Awareness meetings and at ports. tariff matters. inputs shared by the DGARM," will be responsible for identifi- Besides, the 'Risk Manage- ate General of Revenue Intelli- taxpayers were added during outreach programmes may The Central GST Act The DIC would be headed the memorandum said. cation of information require- ment Centre for Customs' will gence, the Directorate General financial year 2016-17. How- also be used for supplementing exempts businesses engaged by a Principal Commissioner As part of the DGARM, a ments of the CBEC. It will utilise be responsible for assessment of Goods and Services Tax Intel- ever, considering the increase these efforts so as to encourage exclusively in the supply of and will report to the chairman National Targeting Centre has data feeds from internal sources. and targeting of risky cargo ligence, the Directorate General in economic activities, both in voluntary compliance, espe- goods (import and export) of Central Board of Excise and been set up, which is responsible The CBIA shall be respon- crossing the borders through of Audit and Directorate Gen- the organised as well as unor- cially in tier-2 and 3 cities," the which are exempt from GST Customs (CBEC). PTI for application of a nationally sible for providing analytical sea, air and land. eral of Valuation. PTI ganised sectors, there is a large CBDT chairman wrote. PTI Housing society No GST on sale of old jewellery ECONOMIC SUPERPOWERS TO GROW TOGETHER Idea-Vodafone RWAs with & vehicles by individuals: Govt merger: Sebi `5K/month fees looks at open to be GST-free NEW DELHI: The Revenue Central GST Act, 2017." Revenue department offi- Department on Thursday clar- It then went on to state that cials said the same principal NEW DELHI: Services pro- ified that sale of old jewellery the said section has to be read will apply on sale of old cars or offer angle vided by housing societies resi- as well as old vehicles by indi- in conjunction with another sec- two-wheelers and no GST will dent welfare association will not viduals will not attract any GST tion and "even though the sale be payable even though the sup- NEW DELHI: Markets regu- become expensive under the as the sale is not for furthering of old gold by an individual is ply would be for a consideration. lator Sebi is considering if the Goods and Services Tax (GST) any business. for a consideration, it cannot be The statement said that proposed merger of Aditya regime, the finance ministry Clarifying on Revenue said to be in the course or fur- Section 9(4) of the said Act Birla Group firm Idea Cellu- said on Thursday. Secretary Hasmukh Adhia's therance of his business (as sell- mandates that tax on supply lar with Vodafone Plc's India Resident welfare association comments on Wednesday, the ing old gold jewellery is not the of taxable goods (gold in this unit will trigger an open offer, will be required to pay GST on department issued a press state- business of the said individual), case) by an unregistered supplier sources said. monthly subscription/contri- ment saying it was informed at and hence does not qualify to be (an individual in this case) to a Securities and Exchange bution charged from its mem- GST Master Class on Wednes- a supply per se." registered person (the jeweller Board of India (Sebi), in May bers if such payment is more day that "purchase of old gold "Accordingly, the sale of old in this case) will be paid by the this year, had sought clarifica- than Rs 5,000 per member and jewellery by a jeweller from a jewellery by an individual to registered person (the jewel- tion from Idea Cellular on the the annual turnover of RWA consumer will be subject to GST a jeweller will not attract the ler in this case) under reverse The Association of Chindia for Economic and Cultural Promotion held a seminar at The Press Club of proposed merger. The Aditya by way of supplying of services at the rate of 3 per cent under provisions of Section 9(4) and charge mechanism. But since India on Wednesday July 12, 2017, discussing “the belt and road initiative” for enhancing the Birla Group company had sub- present and improving the future relationship as exultant neighbours, as the theme and goods is also more than Rs reverse charge mechanism in jeweller will not be liable to pay the sale is not in consideration mitted the scheme of arrange- 20 lakhs. In the GST regime, terms of the provisions con- tax under reverse charge mecha- for the furtherance of business mentioned, “Beyond the Silk Road” PIC/ NAVEEN SHARMA ment, or merger plan, to the businesses with turnover of up tained in Section 9(4) of the nism on such purchases," it said. no tax will apply. PTI regulator in April. to Rs 20 lakh are exempt. Fur- In March, Vodafone India ther, if the aggregate turnover of and Idea Cellular announced such RWA is up to Rs 20 lakh the merger of their operations in a financial year, then such Sensex at record 32,091, Nifty at new high of 9,897 to create the country's largest supplies will be exempted from mobile phone operator worth GST, even if charges per mem- MUMBAI: The Sensex on here to buy more. its earlier record 9,816.10 hit on ing stocks had a good day. The more than $23 billion with a ber are more than Rs 5,000. Thursday went past the 32,000- Retail inflation for June hit NSE Nifty BSE Sensex Wednesday. FMCG index rose the most by 35 per cent market share. As However, RWAs supplying mark for the first time ever a historically low 1.54 per cent Intra-day on July 13, 2017 Intra-day on July 13, 2017 Both indices rose for the surging 1.58 per cent, followed part of the proposal, Vodafone of services and goods aggregat- soaring over 232 points and and industrial output growth High:9,897.25 Low:9,853.45 High: 32,091.52 Low:31,892.63 fourth consecutive session. by capital goods and banking. India will initially hold 50 per ing more than Rs 20 lakhs per the Nifty closed at a new peak for May slumped to 1.7 per ITC emerged as the top Foreign investors have been cent stake in the merged entity. 75.60 Close: 232.56 Close: annum will attract 18 per cent 9,892 as inflation hit a record cent, boosting chances of a rate (0.77%) 9,891.70 (0.73%) 32,037.38 gainer by rising 3.03 per cent. supporting the ongoing rally Later, the British firm will GST. Clarifying reports that low, offering the RBI leeway for reduction by the Reserve Bank Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank by pumping in sizeable money own 45.1 per cent of the com- services provided by a Hous- a lower policy rate. at its upcoming August policy and Sun Pharma rose up to 1.84 into domestic markets. For- bined entity while the Aditya ing Society Resident Welfare The 30-share BSE index meet. The macro numbers were per cent. eign portfolio investors (FPIs) Birla group, Idea's parent com- Association (RWA) will become took 33 sessions to rise 1,000 released after market hours on The largest IT exporter, bought shares worth a net Rs pany, will hold 26 per cent after Open: Open: expensive under GST, the min- points before it finally went Wednesday. 9,855.80 Previous close: 31,896.23 Previous close: TCS, firmed up 0.20 per cent 361.25 crore on Wednesday paying Rs 3,874 crore for a 4.9 istry said these are completely beyond the psychologically The Bombay Stock 9,816.10 31,804.82 ahead of its June quarterly while domestic institutional per cent stake. unsubstantiated. significant 32,000. Exchange Sensex settled at earnings on Thursday. investors (DIIs) sold shares The remaining 28.9 per cent Input tax credit (ITC) of Higher Asian and European a new peak of 32,037.38, up 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 Traders said ample liquid- worth a net Rs 330.58 crore, will be held by other sharehold- central excise and VAT paid stocks provided fodder after 232.56 points, or 0.73 per ity in the market is driving the showed provisional data. ers. According to sources, Sebi on goods and capital goods was the US Fed chief, in a House cent. It surpassed its previous current phase of the rally amid Buying activity also rubbed is examining the possibility if not available in the pre-GST testimony, signalled that the record of 31,804.82 touched on had gained 676.75 points. spurted 75.60 points, or 0.77 optimism over earnings from off on broader markets, with the proposed merger would period and these were a cost to approach to higher rates will Wednesday. The broader 50-issue per cent, to close at fresh life- blue-chip companies. mid-cap and small-cap indices trigger open offer under 'take- the RWA. PTI be steady, prompting investors In past four days, the index National Stock Exchange Nifty time high of 9,891.70, bettering Consumer goods and bank- ruling up. PTI over' norms. PTI In digital drive, SBI to cut NEFT, RTGS charges by up to 75% France to appeal tax NEW DELHI: In a push to has also waived charges for fund digital payments, state-owned transfer of up to Rs 1,000 done ruling on US Google lender SBI will cut charges on through Immediate Payment DeMo, digitisation duo have done in 7 PARIS: The French govern- electronic transfer of funds Service (IMPS). ment will appeal a court ruling through NEFT and RTGS by "In sync with our strategy that US internet giant Google up to 75 per cent from Sat- and complementing the focus months what would have taken 3 years is not liable for 1.12 billion urday, benefiting nearly 5.27 of Government of India to cre- euros ($1.27 billion) in taxes crore customers, a release said ate a digital economy, we have claimed by the state, Budget on Thursday. taken one more step to pro- MUMBAI: Demonetisation SBI report, `Ecoflash'. vouchers and mobile banking Minister Gerald Darmanin said "The reduced charges will be fixed at Rs 5 as against the cur- mote use of internet banking and the government's initia- Even after seven months too, the report said. on Thursday. European action has become applicable on the transactions rent Rs 20. and mobile banking for doing tive to promote use of debit post-demonetisation, the PPI witnessed a sharp "We will appeal this rul- increasingly aggressive against done through internet bank- For RTGS transactions, the NEFT and RTGS transactions and credit cards at point of transaction value is quite large growth with transactions value ing to safeguard the interests US technology giants Amazon, ing (INB) and mobile banking charges will be Rs 5 for trans- by reduction of the charges," sale (PoS) terminals accelerated and approximately double of worth Rs 10,700 crore in May of the state," Darmanin told Facebook and Apple as well as (MB) services offered by the actions between Rs 2 lakh and said Rajnish Kumar, Managing the growth of digital payment what it had been correspond- 2017 against Rs 5,100 crore in parliament. Google. The EU hit Google with bank," it said while releasing Rs 5 lakh. Currently, the bank Director, State Bank of India. with the transaction volume ing month or period last year. November 2016. The court ruled on Wednes- a record 2.4 billion euro fine on the revised NEFT and RTGS charges Rs 20 for such trans- At March-end, SBI had 3.27 reaching Rs 70,000 crore level Post-demonetisation, banks The report further said that day that France could not claim June 27 for abusing its dominant charges from July 15. action. If a customer transfers crore Internet Banking custom- in seven months, says a report. have been able to install 11.8 such digitalisation will result in tax on revenues generated by position in the search engine As per the revised sched- more than Rs 5 lakh through ers and nearly 2 crore Mobile "If demonetisation had not lakh additional PoS terminals, lower inflation. Google in France that were business and illegally favour- ule, the NEFT charges on fund the RTGS channel, he will be Banking customers. SBI is one happened, it would have taken the report said. An increase of Rs 10,000 transferred to its Irish subsidiary ing its own shopping service transfer up to Rs 10,000 has charged Rs 10 as against Rs 40 of the top 50 global banks and three years more for credit and Increasing number of PoS crore-worth transactions by GIL. Taxes are far lower in Ire- over rivals. been halved to Re 1, and to Rs currently. the largest commercial bank in debit cards transactions on PoS terminals and ease of doing credit and debit cards at PoS land, a legal loophole prized by French President Emmanuel 2 for up to Rs 1 lakh. There are different charges if India in terms of assets, depos- terminals to reach the current digital transaction will increase terminals will lead to around many multinationals in Europe. Macron promised to get tough For transfers between Rs 1 the fund transfers are made in its, profits, branches, customers level of Rs 70,000 crore, assum- this level further, it said. 1.1 per cent decline in CPI The French claim was the on US internet giants during his lakh and Rs 2 lakh, the NEFT bank branches through execu- and employees. ing a yearly growth rate of 25 Similar trends are observed inflation, the report said. latest in a series against the Cali- campaign, seeing their low tax charge will be reduced to Rs 3 tives. All the new charges will The company had deposit per cent. India has leapfrogged in usage of pre-paid instru- "This augurs well for a lower fornia-based group, with Britain rates as a source of resentment from the existing Rs 12. The attract GST rate of 18 per cent. base of Rs 25.85 lakh crore as three years of digitisation in ments (PPI) including m-wal- inflation regime going for- and Italy agreeing settlements about globalisation and unfair charge above Rs 2 lakh has been The country's largest lender on March 31 this year. PTI just 7 months," according to an let, PPI cards, and paper ward," it said. PTI over the Irish tax arrangement. on European companies. PTI business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 14 July, 2017 mp Nepal may let China log into Net 2017 global IT spend growth services, end India’s monopoly

KATHMANDU/BEIJING: government of China had Nepal is likely to get internet suspended the work of laying Nepal, Bhutan estimate cut further to 2.4% connection through Chinese optical fiber after a worker col- optical fiber from next month, lapsed due to high attitude sick- reach out Mumbai, Jul 13 (PTI) Global ending India's monopoly over ness. Now the work has already IT research firm Gartner on the online services in the land- resumed. Thursday further lowered its TCS Q1 profit slides by locked Himalayan country. "The work has resumed in to NPCI for 2017 IT spending growth esti- Nepal has relied on India full pace since the last week mate to 2.4 per cent from the for internet services for long and if things go as per the collaboration 2.7 per cent earlier on worries 5.9% to `5,945 crore as the country is optically plan, Nepal will be connected on digitisation. connected with the southern with the Chinese internet from BENGALURU: Nepal and The firm had first pre- MUMBAI: India's largest soft- neighbour through Bhaira- the beginning of August," he Bhutan have approached the dicted for a 3 per cent growth ware services firm Tata Con- hawa, Birgunj and Biratnagar. added. National Payments Corpora- in worldwide IT spends, which sultancy Services (TCS) on However, the connec- Adhikari said that after tion of India for collaboration got revised down to 2.7 per cent Thursday reported a 5.9 per tion with China will end the the disruption of work by ava- to make use of its digital pay- in January this year. cent decline in its consolidated monopoly of India in supply lanche at the altitude of 4,000 ments services, NPCI Man- The downward revision in net profit to Rs 5,945 crore for of internet bandwidth. meters on the Chinese side, the aging Director and CEO A P growth estimates comes amid the April-June quarter, hit by The long-awaited inter- optical fiber was laid through Hota said on Thursday. growing anxieties over the currency volatility. net connection from China is an alternative route. The NPCI had sought per- future of the IT industry, with It had posted a net profit reported revenues. expected to be completed by "According to the Chi- mission from the Reserve Bank concerns surrounding auto- of Rs 6,317 crore in the corre- "We remain disciplined in the end of July as the work of nese company, the new route of India (RBI) to allow it to mation and rising protection- sponding three-month period our financial management, stay laying optical fiber on the Chi- is almost 20 kilometers lon- provide the services to the two ism that is being blamed for job of the 2016-17 fiscal, the Mum- focused on generating strong nese side has resumed. ger. The sudden change in the neighbouring countries, he told losses in the country. bai-based firm said in a BSE cash flows and invest in our Nepal has already com- plan has delayed the project PTI from his Mumbai office. The $155-billion Indian filing. digital business," he said. pleted the task of laying opti- by almost a month," he added. "Nepal and Bhutan are the IT sector depends majorly on The company, however, Despite the impact of wage cal fiber on its side for the Once the work to lay optical two countries where specific exports and industry lobby on technology "disrupting and go up to 3.5 per cent to $3.598 posted a marginal increase of 1 hikes in the first quarter, TCS connection. fiber is completed on the Chi- requests have come for col- Nasscom had last month enabling businesses", he said trillion. The enterprise software per cent in its consolidated rev- continues to drive profitability The task of laying optical nese side, Nepal will test the laboration - means they would pegged a lower growth fore- the new technologies include category is forecast to grow the enue at Rs 29,584 crore during to its targeted range, Ramak- fiber was about to be completed connection and subsequently like to make use of our digital cast of 7-8 per cent in exports Internet of Things in manufac- strongest at 7.6 per cent in 2017 the quarter as against Rs 29,305 rishnan added. in early June. But it could not work on purchasing Internet payments services. They would in FY18. turing, blockchain in financial to $351 billion, while the big- crore in the year-ago period. TCS CEO and MD Rajesh take place after an avalanche bandwidth from the northern really like us to help them," he "Digital business is having services and other industries, gest category of communica- When compared to the Jan- Gopinathan said the company disrupted the work on the Chi- neighbour, Adhikari said. said. NPCI was started by RBI a profound effect on the way and smart machines in retail. tions services will grow the uary-March 2017 quarter, its has seen steady growth across nese side, an official said. "With Chinese companies with a mandate to develop an business is done and how it is The forecast growth is still lowest at 0.3 per cent to $1.378 net profit during the period industries in the first quarter "Connection test was entering the Nepali market, Indian payments switch to supported," its vice president faster than the 0.3 per cent trillion, it said. under review fell 10 per cent, of the fiscal. already conducted. Nepal users here will be able to enjoy drive financial inclusion in the John-David Lovelock said in a achieved in 2016 and will take "With the increased adop- while revenue slipped 0.2 per "We have had excellent wins would have already been con- internet at lower rates," he said. country. statement. the industry to $3.477 tril- tion of Software as a Service- cent. across all markets and have a nected with Chinese internet Meanwhile, China's state- With ten banks as its ini- He added digital business lion dollars, it said, adding based enterprise applications, TCS Chief Financial Offi- good deal pipeline across if the work was not halted in run Global Times on Thurs- tial shareholders, the company is giving rise to new catego- this includes spends on hard- there also comes an increase cer V Ramakrishnan said dur- industries that positions us well June," the official at the Nepal day said the Chinese internet developed the RuPay debit card ries like the the convergence ware, software, IT services and in acceptance of IT operations ing the quarter, high currency for growth in FY18," he added. Telecom said. services will be available from payments platform, National of 'software plus services plus telecom. management (ITOM) tools volatility, including sharp rupee The company has Shobhan Adhikari, deputy August 1 in Nepal, "end- Automated Clearing House for intellectual property'. In 2018, the firm is forecast- that are also delivered from the appreciation against the dollar, announced interim dividend spokesperson for the Nepal ing India's bandwidth supply cheque clearance and the Uni- Stating that the focus now is ing for the spending growth to cloud," Lovelock said. PTI resulted in Rs 650 crore loss in of Rs 7 per share. PTI Telecom, said that the local monopoly in the country." PTI fied Payments Interface. PTI GVK exits B'luru NHPC shuts hydel plant IISL launches airport, sells 4 multi-factor India tops countries hit by spam calls residual 10% after gherao by locals equity indices from banks, rival operators, others stake to Fairfax KOLKATA: The Nation Hydel NEW DELHI: India Index Ser- Power Corporation has shut vices & Products Ltd (IISL), an NEW DELHI: Troubled by MUMBAI: GVK Power & down its hydel power plant NSE group company, on Thurs- spam calls from banks offer- India’s telecom subscriber Infrastructure on Thursday at Ramdi in Darjeeling hills day launched four multi- fac- ing loans or rival operators dol- exited the Bengaluru airport after a mob of over 600 peo- tor equity indices, which will ing out more data coaxing you by selling its residual 10 per cent ple began agitation outside the provide diversified exposure to switch? You are not alone. base crosses 1.2 billion stake to Canadian NRI busi- plant site, a NHPC official said with varied risk-return profile India tops the list of countries NEW DELHI: The telecom subscriber base nessman Prem Watsa's Fairfax on Thursday. to investors. most affected by spam calls, India Holdings Corporation for "We had shut down oper- These indices are - Nifty says a report. crossed 1.2 billion mark in May, according to Rs 1,290 crore. ation of Teesta Low Dam III Alpha Low-Volatility 30; Nifty According to phone direc- sectoral regulator Trai. While the growth was Now Watsa owns 48 per cent plan of 132 MW as a precau- Quality Low-Volatility 30; Nifty tory app Truecaller, India is led by 6.23 million net subscriber additions in in the third busiest airport in tion after a mob over than 600 NHPC will Alpha Quality Low-Volatility 30 ahead of countries like the US, the mobile services segment, it was marginally the country and GVK, which people gheraoed the site and and Nifty Alpha Quality Value Brazil, Chile and South Africa impacted by decline of 0.14 million landline sub- built the greenfield project, began agitation," the NHPC resume power Low-Volatility 30. with an average user receiving exits the airport. The remain- official told PTI. generation at They are designed to reflect over 22 spam calls a month. scribers. "The number of telephone subscribers ing stake is held by Siemens The official said the regional the performance of portfolio of Compared to this, custom- ited calls. Which doesn t sound in India increased from 1,198.89 million at the Project Ventures with 26 per head of NHPC is slated to meet Ramdi plant once stocks that are selected based ers in the US and Brazil get so bad until you get bombarded end of April 2017 to 1,204.98 million at the end cent and the Airport Authority the West Bengal Power secre- it gets assurance on combination of two or more about 20 spam calls a month, by them," the report noted. of May 2017, thereby showing a monthly growth and Karnataka State Industrial tary here on Thursday to dis- factors selected from four single while in Kenya the average is Truecaller – which has over and Infrastructure Develop- cuss the issue. of security of the factors - Alpha, quality, value about seven calls, Truecaller 250 million users globally -- rate of 0.51 per cent," the Telecom Regulatory ment Corporation hold 13 per "We had already written unit, the firm said and low-volatility. "Investments said in a report. used data from its user base to Authority of India said on Thursday. Total wire- cent each. to state power secretary, chief where stocks are screened based "On a deeper dive, we found compile the report. less subscribers increased by 0.53 per cent to On March 24, 2017, the bil- secretary, district magistrate to a few government vehicles in on multiple factors have gained that there are common cate- Incoming calls that were 1,180.82 million at the end of May from 1,174.60 lionaire businessman increased beef up security at the NHPC Darjeeling hills on the 28th day popularity among global invest- gories that tie all these spam marked as spam by users or million at the end of April. Reliance Jio continued his stake in the airport by 5 installations in Darjeeling dis- of the indefinite shutdown. ment community. calls together. These would be those flagged by its platform per cent by picking it up from trict," the official said. The agitation spear- "By combing the well-estab- operator, debt collection, bank, during January-May were to lead the growth momentum with net addi- Flughafen Zurich AG, taking NHPC will resume power head Gorkha Janmukti Mor- lished factors used in active political, health, spam, telemar- considered. tion of 4.7 million new customers accounting his total holding to 38 percent. generation at Ramdi plant once cha (GJM) took out a rally at investment and rules based keting, financial service, scam During this period, users for about 75 per cent of overall net subscriber In March this year, GVK had it gets assurance of security of Chowkbazar in Darjeeling framework of passive invest- and insurance," it added. In received over 5.5 billion spam addition in the mobile services segment. Jio closed an agreement signed in the unit, officials said. town on Wednesday with the ment, multi-factor indices tend India, telcos and telemarketing calls. Mobile phone spam is a was followed by Bharti Airtel which added 2.09 March 2016 with Fairfax India NHPC has another unit body of Ashok Tamang, who to have better risk return charac- accounted for a major chunk form of spam (unsolicited mes- to sell a 33 per cent stake in the Teesta Low dam IV of 160MW died on Tuesday night in a hos- teristics compared to traditional of the spam calls at 54 per cent sages, especially advertising), million new customers, state-run BSNL (1.35 Kempegowda International in Darjeeling hills. pital where he was admitted market capitalisation and single- and 13 per cent, respectively. directed at the text messag- million), Vodafone (1.13 million) and Idea Cellular Airport for Rs 2,202 crore, but Pro-Gorkhaland supporters after being allegedly injured in factor based index strategies "Many of these operators ing or other communications (0.19 million). Aircel and Reliance Communica- retained a 10 per cent stake and had on Wednesday set ablaze a Saturday's clashes between the over longer time frame," IISL are seeking to provide special services of mobile phones or tions added 0.17 million net subscribers each. PTI management control. PTI panchayat office and damaged police and GJM supporters. PTI CEO Mukesh Agarwal said. PTI offers for free data, or unlim- smartphones. AGENCIES Skoda drives out new Etihad to get fuel directly from Essar Oil UK in Manchester dazzling Octavia NEW DELHI: Billionaire Ruia Etihad Airways is the tion sector. This is aligned with Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi- brothers-owned Essar Oil (UK) national airline of the United our strategy of expanding the based Etihad Airways has on Thursday said it has won a Arab Emirates (UAE) and part downstream presence of the slammed American Airlines’ contract to sell jet fuel (ATF) of the Etihad Aviation Group business." decision to end its codeshare directly to Etihad Airways at (EAG). It operates two flights The agreement with Etihad relationships with the for- Manchester Airport. per day direct from Manches- Airways is the latest develop- mer as “anti-competitive and Essar commenced supply to ter, UK to Abu Dhabi. ment in Essar Oil UK's strat- anti-consumer”. Etihad on July 1, the company From its Abu Dhabi base, egy of downstream integration, The American-Etihad code- said in a press statement here. Etihad flies to more than 110 which has also seen a success- share, which started in 2009, Essar Oil (UK) Ltd is a sub- passenger and cargo destina- ful entry into the UK fuel retail would end on March 25, 2018, sidiary of Essar Energy Ltd, tions in the Middle East, Africa, market with the opening of 33 an Etihad Airways spokes- which owns and operates the Europe, Asia, Australia and the Essar branded service stations man confirmed in a statement Stanlow Refinery located on Americas. to date. "Looking forward, Essar e-mailed to Khaleej Times. the south side of the Mersey "This deal strengthens has also committed to a signifi- “We view the decision by Estuary near Liverpool. Stan- Essar's aviation proposition in Stanlow supplies, on a Executive Officer at Essar Oil cant multi-million dollar capital American Airlines as being anti- Director, Sales Service & Marketing, Skoda Auto India, Ashutosh Dixit low produces 16 per cent of the UK, with the company now wholesale basis, a significant UK, said: "This is another sig- investment in major improve- competitive and anti-consumer. at the launch of the new Skoda Octavia car during a press conference the UK's road transport fuels, having direct jet fuel supply proportion of Manchester air- nificant step in realising our ments to key units at Stanlow This action will reduce choices including three billion litres of agreements in place with major port as well as Liverpool John objective of value chain integra- to deliver further reduction in for consumers and may result in New Delhi on Thursday PIC/NAVEEN SHARMA petrol and 4.4 billion litres of airlines operating out of Man- Lennon and other regional air- tion by combining our refinery crude oil costs and improved in higher fares for travellers to NEW DELHI: Czech car- help further boost the com- diesel, as well as 2 billion litres chester, Heathrow and Leeds ports' jet fuel demand. supply strength with our mar- yields across the finished prod- and from the United States,” the maker Skoda on Thursday pany's sales, which has wit- of jet fuel per year. Bradford airports," it said. S Thangapandian, Chief keting capabilities in the avia- uct range," the statement added. statement read. AGENCIES launched an all-new version nessed 15 per cent growth in of its best selling sedan Octa- January-June. CORPORATE KALEIDOSCOPE via in India with price start- Skoda Auto India sold 7,576 ing at Rs 15.49 lakh (all India units during the first half of this ex- showroom). year. The car will be available in "We plan to grow our sales both petrol and diesel engine 30 per cent this year on the options. The petrol version back of new products and fur- comes with two engine options ther consolidate our position of 1.4 litre and 1.8 litre, priced in the premium segment," between Rs 15.49-20.89 lakh. Dixit said. The new Octavia is The Octavia diesel is pow- equipped with features such ered by a 2-litre engine and as hands- free parking, iBuzz priced between Rs 16.9-22.89 driver fatigue alert and eight lakh across four variants. safety airbags. "The Octavia is the heart of "While retaining its strong Skoda brand. Globally, it has characteristics of space, all sold over six million units in round comfort, safety and tech- total. In India, it has sold over nology, the new Octavia will be 90,000 units since 2001 when a compelling proposition in its the company entered the mar- segment and will continue to Rakesh Kumar, Director/Finance, and other Functional Directors of ket with the model," Skoda drive Skoda's success in India," Engineers India Limited (EIL) took part in a mega mock drill organised by Delhi Government in association with National Disaster Management NLCIL SubirDas, V Thangapandian and R Vikraman reviewing the Auto India Director Sales, Ser- Dixit said. Authority on June 30, 2017 to check preparedness of state machinery in the event of an earthquake. Officials from State Administration, NDRF, status of GST implementation at NLCIL with senior officials of the vice and Marketing Ashutosh The new Octavia will take Delhi Fire Service, Delhi Police, Health Department, PWD, Civil Defence and MCD constituted the drill exercise company at Corporate office,Neyveli, on July 12 Dixit told reporters here. on Toyota's Corolla Altis in the He said the new car will segment. PTI 14 sport mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Friday, 14 July, 2017 VIRAT KOHLI ON ‘MUCH-NEEDED AJAX’S NOURI SUFFERS SEVERE AND PIQUE ADMITS RONALDO FAVOURITE BREAK’ WITH ANUSHKA SHARMA PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE TO WIN BALLON D’OR NEW YORK: Virat Kohli is on a “much-needed break” with AMSTERDAM: Young Dutch midfielder Abdelhak Nouri MADRID: FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique admitted Anushka Sharma. The actress latest social media posts indicate has suffered severe and permanent brain damage fol- that Cristiano Ronaldo is the favourite to win the 2017 Ballon they are in New York, where the IIFA Weekend and Awards lowing his collapse on Saturday, his football club AFC d’Or award, given to best footballer of the season by France begins on Thursday. “Much-needed break with my <3 (heart Ajax said on Thursday. Nouri’s brain functions have Football magazine since 1956. Pique chose Ronaldo over emoji),” Virat posted on his Instagram page on Wednesday with been checked in recent days on the intensive care of the his Barcelona clubmate Lionel Messi following the Portuguese a photograph featuring him and Anushka in a car. hospital in Innsbruck. striker’s title win in La Liga and Champions League. Venus trip awaits Muguruza in final Thakur tenders LONDON: Venus Williams can was wide and deep across groundstrokes, Williams was double fault in the fourth game unconditional apology defied time, the odds and the baseline. lethal. However, the worn court tipped Konta into a mini crisis, Johanna Konta over two ragged No active player can match was tough to read at times on but she rescued one of three sets here on Thursday to reach Williams’s 20 Wimbledon day 10, and she sometimes break points with a delight- her ninth Wimbledon final at appearances. This was her 101st struggled to get low enough to ful stop volley, and scraped in Supreme Court 37, the oldest contender since singles match at the All Eng- cope with the uneven bounce. a forehand into empty space Martina Navratilova in 1994. land club, her 10th semi-final While blessed with bet- for 30-40. But, off balance, she The American made– where she has won five times ter movement and a bigger dumped a forehand and Wil- her Wimbledon debut just – and Konta’s 12th and her first serve, Konta did not bring liams was three games away three years after that and semi-final. as much variety, but she fig- from her ninth Wimbledon has been an adornment Those numbers represent ured what was good enough to final. ever since – and a five-times a yawning gap in experience beat Donna Vekic and Simona Meanwhile, Spaniard Garb- champion at her favourite and achievement, which the Halep in two thrilling three- ine Muguruza smashed Slo- tournament. sixth seed set about narrow- setters ought to do the job vakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova Williams defeated Britain’s ing with her uncomplicated against Williams. 6-1, 6-1 on Thursday and best – and first semi-finalist but increasingly potent game: Williams saved a break advanced into the women’s since Virginia Wade in 1978 – hitting hard and flat behind a point for 5-4, paying no heed singles final of the Wimbledon 6-4, 6-2 in an hour and a quar- solid serve, and trusting legs to the applause that greeted tennis championships for the ter in front of a Centre Court that are 13 years younger than her double fault and a butch- second time. audience who had earlier been her opponent’s. ered drive volley. There could One hour and four min- left short-changed in the first Three aces to hold in the be no questioning the strength utes was enough for 14th seed semi-final, when Garbiñe sixth game gave Konta not only of commiseration for the Muguruza to get rid of the Muguruza beat the inexperi- parity on the scoreboard but British player, though, who 28-year-old Rybarikova, who enced world No87 Magdalena confirmation that she could lost her way serving to stay has never passed the third NEW DELHI: Former BCCI asked Thakur to be present on Rygarikova 6-1, 6-1 in just 65 beat Williams with pace and in the set, hitting her final round at any Grand Slam president Anurag Thakur on July 14 to tender the apology, minutes. placement. The American was backhand long. before the 2017 Wimbledon, Thursday tendered a fresh indicating that it was willing to The American ignored the simply not moving for those There had been little in the reports Efe. “unconditional” and “unequiv- accept the apology and close the attentions of a friendly bee to well-struck balls 10 feet and first frame, but Konta need to Rybarikova, who ousted ocal” apology in the Supreme contempt proceedings against begin with an easy hold; and, more away from her. The trick rediscover her early rhythm. third seed Karolina Pliskova, Court, saying it was never his Thakur. while it took Konta a few solid for Konta was to keep picking Williams, meanwhile, was seemed off-colour in front of intention to undermine the maj- Senior advocate P S Patwa- strikes to calm the nerves run- her spots. determined to keep the points Muguruza who put on a strong esty of the apex court. lia, appearing for Thakur had ning through her racket, she There was the small matter short, robbing her opponent of performance, to get into the Thakur, a senior BJP leader said that though his client was PIC/AP/PTI quickly calculated the best way of the ball coming the other rally time. final for the second time at the and a Member of Parliament willing to tender an uncondi- to test the 37-year-old Ameri- way and, when she lined up her A cruel clip of the net and a All England Club. AGENCIES from Hamirpur in Himachal tional apology, he had a very Pradesh, was asked by the apex good case on merit through FEDERER SHINES BRIGHT IN TWILIGHT ZONE court on July 7 to tender an which it can be proved that he KCR hails Raj for creating ODI Wimbledon: apology in explicit terms to get did no wrong. Senior advocate LONDON: Roger Federer insists he is only slightly surprised to find himself tantalis- relief from the contempt pro- Gopal Subramanium, who is record in women’s cricket Bopanna wins, ingly within touching distance of a record eighth Wimbledon title despite his 36th ceedings initiated against him. assisting the court as amicus birthday fast approaching. The Swiss star reached the Wimbledon semi-finals for “I humbly submit that it was curiae (friend of court) in the HYDERABAD: Telangana Chief Minister K Chan- Sania loses the 12th time on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) win over Milos Raonic. It never the intention of the depo- matter, had said if the court drasekhar Rao congratulated Indian women’s team was his 100th match at the All England Club and the 50th Grand Slam quarter-final nent to undermine the majesty was magnanimous in grant- of this court and since uninten- ing pardon to Thakur, then skipper Mithali Raj on creating a world record by of his career. At 35, Federer is the second oldest man to reach the semi-finals after tionally some kind of misinfor- he has nothing to say, but the becoming the first player to cross 6,000 runs in the Ken Rosewall who finished runner-up in 1974 at the age of 39. With ‘Big Four’ rivals mation and miscommunication apology should be unqualified history of women’s ODI. Rao, who sent a congratu- Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic suffering injury-hit exits on Wednesday and Rafael has occured, I unhesitatingly and explicit in terms. The apex latory message to Raj, said she made the country Nadal having lost in the fourth round, Federer is favourite to reclaim the Wimbledon tender my unconditional and court had initiated contempt title on Sunday and break the tie for seven he has shared with Pete Sampras since unequivocal apology to this proceedings against Thakur on proud with her achievement, a release from his court,” he said in his affidavit January 2 this year for filing a office said. Rao wished that the Indian women’s 2012. It would also take him to 19 career majors and make him the oldest champion at Wimbledon in the Open era. “The plan was always to hopefully be strong later filed on Thursday. false affidavit regarding writ- cricket team achieve greater heights under the The apex court had directed ing to the International Cricket on in my career,” said Federer who will face Tomas Berdych in Friday’s semi-finals. leadership of Raj. Raj created the world record dur- him to file a “one-page short Council (ICC) on the issue of “I don’t see myself playing better than a few years ago. I always hope to improve ing the World Cup match against Australia. AGENCIES affidavit” tendering an apology BCCI’s autonomy. It had slapped every year “I’m just very happy that I’m still doing so well. Am I surprised? Maybe a while making it clear that it was Thakur with contempt and per- little bit.” The contrast between Federer and Murray and Djokovic on Wednesday not going to consider his earlier jury notices for filing a false affi- was impossible to ignore. AGENCIES affidavit of apology. davit over writing to the ICC The apex court had also on the issue. AGENCIES

LONDON: Sania Mirza crashed out of the mixed doubles competition while ‘Hurt’ by ‘falsehoods’, CAC writes to COA chief Rohan Bopanna and his partner entered the quar- NEW DELHI: The Cricket heart and soul into the process, letter. “As we have outlined, that terfinals of the Wimbledon Advisory Committee (CAC) approaching a task made deli- (forcing Zaheer and Dravid Championships here. on Thursday shot a letter to cate by the recent developments on Shastri) is not the case, it Sania and her Croatian COA chief Vinod Rai, express- with a clear head and with soul is imperative that the cricket- partner Ivan Dodig, seeded ing “pain” at the perception that aim of providing Indian team loving public at large is made fourth in the tournament, appointments of Rahul Dravid with best resources possible to aware of the reality. We could lost 6-7 4-6 to the defend- and Zaheer Khan were forced become world beaters they are do it ourselves, of course, but ing champions Henri Kon- upon head coach Ravi Shastri. capable of being. we don’t want to further queer tinen of Finland and Heather The Committee of Admin- “It has both pained and the pitch. So we would respect- Watson of United Kingdom istrator (CoA) has reportedly disappointed us, therefore, to fully request you to clear the air in a third round match that given the impression that CAC see the light in which the CAC and set the record straight in lasted 53 minutes. has gone beyond its brief in has been portrayed in vari- this regard,” the penultimate Iconic cricketers Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman Bopanna and Gabri- appointing Dravid and Zaheer ous sections of the media,” the paragraph read. They concluded ela Dabrowski of Canada, as consultants when they were constituted the CAC letter read. That the legends with another strongly worded seeded 10th, got the better of to select only the head coach. ommended Mr Khan and Mr and Mr Dravid and these two were deeply hurt was palpable paragraph. the Croatian pair of Nikola “We spoke to Mr Shastri Dravid, in their respective legends of Indian cricket has where they urged Rai to “come “The three of us played our Mektic and Ana Konjuh 7-6 about getting Mr Khan and capacities,” the letter read. The been foisted on the head coach. public” with transparency cricket with great integrity, and 6-2 in a 59-minute third Mr Dravid on board in these legendary trio reminded Rai of Also we did inform you (Rai) of the system. we have brought that same round match and advanced capacities, and he readily agreed an e-mail where he had appar- over the phone along with Rahul “It is our desire that you trait in fulfilling this impor- to the last eight stage of the to the idea of having them in ently given them a free-hand in Johri and Amitabh Choudhary come public about the trans- tant responsibility bestowed tournament. the set-up so that it would ben- picking the coach of the Indian of all that transpired immedi- parency of the process of identi- upon us by the BCCI. While Bopanna and Dab- efit the team and Indian cricket cricket team. ately after the meeting was over.” fying the next head coach so that we are not looking for plau- rowski will face the duo of as a whole in time to come. It “There have been sugges- In the beginning of the letter the the falsehoods are put to bed.” dits, we do not appreciate the Kontinen and Watson in the was only after getting Mr Shas- tions that the CAC has exceeded CAC expressed its anguish. “You Their anger and disgust tone and the falsehoods of quarter-finals. AGENCIES tri’s consent that we also rec- its ambit in going with MR Khan will be aware that we put our came out while concluding the the narratives.” AGENCIES Harikrishna defeats World Corrupt former FIFA official No.4 Aronian; Blazer dead, say lawyers grabs top spot LOS ANGELES: Corrupt foot- ball official- turned-whistle- GENEVA: Indian Grand blower Chuck Blazer, whose Chhattisgarh Rural Road Development Agency Master Pentala Harikrishna evidence helped trigger the dished out a stellar perfor- FIFA bribery scandal, died on Civil Lines, Raipur (CG) mance to beat World No.4 Wednesday, his lawyers said. No.220/RC-4/CGRRDA/2017 Raipur dated: 12.07.17 Armenian GM Levon Aro- Blazer, who was banned Amendment No. - IV nian in his sixth-round for life from all football activi- encounter at the Geneva ties for corruption in 2015, had The following amendments are issued on press notice of NIT FIDE Grand Prix here. Hari- been battling cancer up to his 220/CE/Tech/CGRRDA/2017 dated 24.06.2017 PMGSY krishna has now climbed up death. He was 72. Phase-II Roads, Work for Bilaspur Mungeli, Korba, Kawardha, the ladder to be tied first on “We are truly saddened by Durg, Balod, Mahasamund, Bemetara, Raipur, Rajnandg- the leaderboard and stake a the passing of our client and aon for 84 number of Roads with Estimate Cost totaling Rs huge claim at a spot in the friend, Chuck Blazer,” his law- 66142.42 Lacs:- Candidates tournament. The yers said. 1. The previous date of Online Bid Submission of above NIT World No.22 Indian, playing “His misconduct, for which was 13.07.2017; now read as 22.07.2017 instead of with black pieces, started on a he accepted full responsibil- 13.07.2017 balanced note but capitalised ity, should not obscure Chuck’s 2. The previous date of Receiving of offline EMD of above as the top seeded Armenian positive impact on interna- luxurious, globe-trotting VIP “Chuck felt profound sor- NIT was 17.07.2017, now read as 25 .07 .2017 instead slipped with a miscalculated tional soccer,” the statement lifestyle. row and regret for his actions,” of 17.07.2017. move. “It was a balanced posi- added. His notorious excesses his attorneys said Wednesday. 3. The previous Date for opening of Part-I of the Bid (The Tech- tion throughout the game but The bearded, hulking foot- included an 18,000-a-month “He expressed sincere remorse nical Qualification Part) of above NIT was 18.07.2017, now he miscalculated a move and ball official was a pivotal fig- apartment in Trump Tower in towards his former constituents read as 26.07.2017 instead of 18.07.2017. from there on I had the upper ure in the corruption scandal New York — and a separate and colleagues, and to all of the 4. The Date of opening of Part-II of the Bid (The Financial Part) hand and won the game,” the which convulsed FIFA in 2015 6,000 unit in the same build- soccer players and fans disap- of the Bidders who Qualify in Part I of the Bid of above NIT, 31-year-old from Guntur said. and ultimately led to the down- ing just to keep his mob of pointed by his conduct.” While now read as 03.08.2017. After the end of six rounds, fall of former supremo Sepp unruly cats. FIFA banned Blazer in 2015, he 5. The Other Conditions of NIT will remain same. Harikrishna has amassed a Blatter. Blazer had pleaded guilty in had in fact cut a deal to work Chief Engineer ( Tender Cell) total of four points courtesy Yet for years Blazer himself 2013 to charges of racketeering, with investigators years earlier, Chhattisgarh Rural Road Development Agency two wins and four draws. He was seen as emblematic of the wire fraud, money laundering taking recording devices into Civil Lines, Raipur (C.G.) is now joint first along with worst excesses of FIFA during and tax evasion as part of a web meetings to help build a case samvad81957/3 E-mail :[email protected] Alexander Grischuk and the Blatter era, unapologetically of corruption that spanned against corrupt officials across Teimour Radjabov. AGENCIES pocketing millions to fund a multiple decades. the globe. AGENCIES sport 15 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Friday, 14 July, 2017 mp

COACH SELECTION Shastri to pitch for Bharath Prasanna Arun despite Zaheer’s presence ‘disappointed’ with NEW DELHI: Back at the helm Arun who will implement it. CAC’s drama as chief coach of the Indian Ravi is expected to speak to cricket team, Ravi Shastri is COA on Saturday and make it likely to pitch for the return of clear that he would like Arun bowling coach Bharath Arun to join the team from Sri Lanka despite the presence of Zaheer tour itself,” a BCCI source said Khan in their ranks. on conditions of anonymity. Shastri’s choice of bowling In case Shastri can get coach was always Arun and it Arun on board, it will be a is now apparent that Cricket sweet revenge for him on his Advisory Committee did not bete noire Sourav Ganguly, take Shastri into confidence who had vehemently opposed while recommending Zaheer his candidature. Arun had as the bowling coach although replaced Joe Dawes in 2014 his role would be similar to that and was there with the Indian of Rahul Dravid — that of a team till 2016 when Shastri consultant. was dumped. It has been learnt that He didn’t have a distin- Zaheer is unlikely to give guished playing career but has around 250 days a year that always been regarded as a great KOLKATA: Former India off- Miffed with the actions of the a full-time bowling coach will academy coach with a sound spinner Erapalli Prasanna on CAC, Prasanna said there was be required to and may not be grip on the theories related to Thursday said he is “disap- no need of theatrics and the trio available for more than 100 fast bowling. Arun and Shastri pointed” with the three-mem- could have directly named Shas- days. go back a long way having been ber Cricket Advisory Committee tri, as he was the obvious choice. It may also be mentioned Shastri then apparently like Gillespie, who is already be liked by the Indian team as Administrators (COA) during buddies since their U-19 days (CAC) —comprising Sachin “There was no need for such that Zaheer’s salary package has said that : “Give me Jason Gil- contracted with Papua New one complaint against him dur- the weekend as he is expected back in early 80’s. Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and drama. Shastri was always going not yet been inked as negotia- lespie then”. Gillespie is widely Guinea. ing his earlier tenure was turn- to cut short his trip to United It was on Shastri’s rec- V.V.S. Laxman — for dilly-dal- to be the choice,” Prasanna said. tions are still on. acknowledged as the best bowl- The BCCI has also kept ing quick bowlers into line and Kingdom. ommendation that erstwhile lying over choosing the national “I am disappointed with the Earlier, when Shastri was ing coach in the cricketing Venkatesh Prasad’s name on length medium fast bowlers. “Ravi has highest regards President N Srinivasan gave cricket team’s new coach. CAC. They are three legendary asked about his choice of bowl- fraternity. stand by but it is unlikely Shas- According to reliable for Zaheer but he believes that a go-ahead to Arun’s appoint- On Tuesday, news broke first cricketers and they should not ing coach, he had said Arun but The wily cricketer that tri will settle for anything less sources in the BCCI, Shastri is a full-time bowling coach is ment with the senior team that Ravi Shastri had been named have taken such a long time to one particular member of CAC he was, Shastri knew that than Arun. expected to meet the top offi- required. Let Zak create a road- when he was the bowling con- the India coach but hours later name the coach. A consensus was against it. BCCI can’t rope in someone Prasad however may not cials and the Committee of map for bowlers and it will be sultant at the NCA. AGENCIES Board of Control for Cricket in should have been reached, and India (BCCI) Acting Secretary from what I have been read- Amitabh Choudhary denied ing, they could not come to a Bhutia to join Premier Futsal Sandhu storms the same. unanimous decision and it was Zaheer’s appointment, like Later that day, Shastri was all done at the last minute,” said despite AIFF association into last eight officially announced as the Prasanna, who was part of the coach along with Zaheer Khan famed spin quartet also involv- MUMBAI: Bhaichung Bhutia will join the Premier of Victorian as bowling consultant and ing Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Futsal as its talent director despite being involved Dravid, is tour specific: BCCI Rahul Dravid as overseas bat- Bhagwat Chandrasekhar and ting consultant. Bishen Singh Bedi. AGENCIES with the AIFF, which does not recognise the ven- NEW DELHI: The BCCI on The BCCI thanked the CAC to greater heights. After taking Open squash ture. The former captain will be heading its Indian Thursday made it clear that for its job without taking any the decision on his selection, amateur talent hunt programme. “Premier Futsal Zaheer Khan’s appointment as money. “BCCI expresses its sin- the CAC consulted him and CHENNAI: India’s Harinder League has emerged as a category-defining bowling consultant of the Indian cere gratitude to the members of decided on having Batting and Pal Sandhu got the better of cricket team is also tour spe- the Cricket Advisory Commit- Bowling consultants on over- Syed Azlan Amjed 11-5 11-7 offering in the Indian sporting landscape. It is a cific, just like batting consultant tee (CAC) who most willingly seas tour-to-tour basis, as per 11-7 to storm into the last great honour for me to be a part of such a tourna- Rahul Dravid. agreed to undertake the process the requirement of the team,” eight of the Victorian Open ment,” Bhutia said. Dinesh Raj, managing direc- The Board of Control for of selection of the Head Coach the release added. squash tournament, a PSA tor, Premier Futsal League said, “It is a matter of Cricket in India also said that of the Indian Cricket Team. The “The BCCI wishes to thank World Tour event, in Mel- great pride and honour for us to have a personality the appointment of both Zaheer three members of the committee the CAC for the selfless pro bourne on Thursday. and Dravid was done after con- have executed the assigned task bono service rendered to assist of Bhaichung’s stature to be a part of Premier Fut- sulting new head coach Ravi with total transparency, profes- the Board in the selection pro- Sandhu got the sal.” Interestingly, the 40-year-old Bhutia is also Shastri. sionalism and commitment to cess of India Cricket Team’s involved with Indian football and All Indian Football The Cricket Advisory Com- Indian cricket,” the BCCI said Head Coach.” better of Syed Federation in multiple roles. Meanwhile, winner mittee (CAC), comprising in a release. “The recommen- At the time of announcing Azlan Amjed Ronaldinho will be visiting Mumbai on Friday and Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Ten- dation for Mr. Ravi Shastri was the new coach on Monday, the dulkar and VVS Laxman, had made on the merit of his pre- BCCI clearly mentioned Zaheer 11-5 11-7 11-7 explore his future with Premier Futsal. AGENCIES interviewed five candidates for sentation and the vision that as the team’s full-time bowling the post of head coach on July 9. he projected for taking the team coach. AGENCIES Fresh from his success in Public Works Department Government the South Australian Open in Adelaide a few days Resolution Number CAT-2017/C.R.8/ ago, Sandhu had no trou- Building-2, Dated 29 th June, 2017 FIFA lifts suspension of Sudanese federation ble in overcoming Amjed in straight games, a SRFI FORM-1 ZURICH: World football’s gov- suspension that was imposed taken following confirmation ment further added. year instead of October 2017 press note here said. Late erning body FIFA on Thurs- on the Sudan Football Asso- by the SFA that Mr Bakri Has- The SFA and its member as directed by FIFA. Wednesday night Sandhu, Government of Maharashtra day lifted the ban on the Sudan ciation (SFA) for its failure to san Salih, Prime Minister of officials are now eligible to ben- That breached article 14(a) seeded four, had stopped Football Association (SFA) comply with its obligations stip- Sudan, has issued a resolution efit from the FIFA development of the FIFA statute which men- qualifier Jacob Ford of Aus- Public Works Department imposed on it for the failure ulated in articles 14 and 19 of the suspending the decree of the programme, course or training. tions: “To comply fully with the tralia 11-7 11-1 11-8. In the to abide by agreements men- FIFA Statutes following a decree Undersecretary of the Ministry The SFA was banned on July Statutes, regulations, directives quarter-final on Friday, the Office of the Executive Engineer, tioned in articles 14 and 19 of issued by Sudan’s Undersecre- of Justice and the SFA Board of 6 for alleged discrepancies in its and decisions of FIFA bodies at Indian will face Rhys Dowl- the FIFA statute. tary of the Ministry of Justice on Directors with its President, Dr election process. Elections to any time as well as the decisions ing of Australia, whom he Public Works Division, Aurangabad “The Bureau of the FIFA 2 June 2017,” confirmed FIFA. Mutasim Gaafar Sir Elkhatim, determine the new SFA pres- of the Court of Arbitration for had beaten in the South Aus- Council has today lifted the “This decision has been have been reinstated,” the state- ident were held in April this Sport (CAS).” AGENCIES tralian Open final. AGENCIES Address :- Public Works Premise, Pad- mapura, Aurangabad 431 005 GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA E-mail address :- Aurangabad.ee@ Chris Gayle hails PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT mahapwd.com Telephone/Fax Number Office of the Executive Engineer, Public Works Division Kudal at Kankavali. :- 0240-2331174 India’s effort District Sindhudurg 416602 E-Tender Notice No. 12 (Recall, 4th time) of 2017-2018 against West Indies E-Tender for the following work in B-1 Form is invited via online e-tendering system from Contractor of Eligible class by the Executive Engineer, Public Works Division, Aurangabad in behalf of Public Works Department of Government of Maharashtra. Tender Documents are downloaded from government portal http://mahatenders.gov. in. Right to select or reject is reserved by Executive Engineer, Public Works Division, Aurangabad. Tender with condition is never accepted. 1. Name of work :- Improvement to MSH-2 to Gadejal- gaon Shewga Road MDR-52, KM 0/00 to 7/00 (KM 2/00 to 5/00), Tq. & Dist. Aurangabad 2. Estimated cost of work :- 71,34,114/- BENGALURU: West Indian 3. E-Tender available period :- form date swashbuckling opening bats- Gayle rated the man Chris Gayle on Thursday Virat Kohli-led 14/7/2017 @ said India’s recent loss to the side as one of 27.31.hours to Caribbean team in the one-off the best all-round date 24/7/2017 T20 International won’t make @ 1 8.30 hours the Men in Blue a weaker side sides in both the as the shortest format can be All information of e-tender is available on following “unpredictable”. 50-over and 20- portal. Acknowledging that the over formats a) http://mahapwd.com current World T20 champi- ons are the best in the short- ers. “To lose against the West b) http://mahatenders.gov.in If any change made in est format of the game, Gayle Indies in T20, that’s our best this e-tender is informed on above portal. rated the Virat Kohli-led side format, they won the One-day c) Notice board in the office of the Executive as one of the best all-round International (ODI) series. Engineer, Public Works Division, Aurangabad. sides in both the 50-over and T20 cricket is unpredictable. 20-over formats. With a one-off game, anything O.W.No./Tender/ (Shri Khandelwal) “India is in the top three, could’ve happened. They still No. PWD/KNK/AB/TC/ Date :- one of the best. The players, got 190,” he added. Office of the Executive Engineer, Executive Engineer too, got one of the best all- India, however, clinched Public Works Division Kudal Executive Engineer, round team as well. They have the preceding five-match ODI At Kankavali Dist.Sindhudurg : Public Works Division Kudal Public Works Division loads of experience in 50 overs series 3-1, after one match was D.G.I.P.R.2017/2018/1560 At Kankavali D.G.I.P.R.2017/2018/1579 Aurangabad and T20s,” Gayle told report- washed out. AGENCIES 16 mp Entertainment MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 14 July, 2017

People should know where Kirti plays a poetess who stammers in Indu Sarkar, set in the 1980s, in the backdrop to draw line: Kirti on of the Emergency. The film also features Supriya Vinod, Neil Nitin Mukesh, and Tota ‘INDU SARKAR’ Roy Chaudhary and is set to release soon CONTROVERSY KOLKATA: Actress Kirti Kulhari, who through the subject we decide to make plays the protagonist in Madhur Bhan- the film on. So far so good... we have been darkar’s forthcoming film Indu Sarkar, able to handle it. I do hope people watch which is embroiled in a censorship con- the film and react to finally what they see troversy, believes people should know onscreen,” she said. where to draw a line when it comes to She plays a poetess who stammers in reactions that are based on a three-minute the film that is set in the 1980s. The film trailer of the movie. The actress who shot Indu Sarkar, set in the backdrop of the to fame with Pink said its her first brush Emergency, features Neil Nitin Mukesh, with controversy in cinema. Kirti and Tota Roy Chaudhary and is all Director Madhur Bhandarkar has set to release on July 28. Kirti opined that denounced the many edits ordered to his the censor board should limit itself to cer- Emergency-themed movie Indu Sarkar as tification only. ‘absurd’ and denied that the film is pro- “I think it’s time CBFC just give a cer- paganda. The Central Board of Film Cer- tificate and let people take a call for them- tification had demanded 14 cuts toIndu selves whether they like what they see or Sarkar, including references to the RSS, they don’t like it,” Kirti said. the Akali Dal and even singer Kishore “Also give they should give the audi- Kumar! ence the freedom to form their own opin- “This is my first time for sure with ion rather than giving out the version of controversy. I have heard a saying in Bol- the film which they think is good for the lywood that every publicity is good pub- people,” Kulhari told reporters here. “We licity so as far as our film is concerned, whatever they feel about the film just keep talking about censorship, we don’t its great... people will have reactions,” looking at a three minutes trailer which realise that we live in an age of the inter- she said. is really amazing for me,” the actress said. net where everything is available online,” “I understand the film has a subject “But having said that, as long as those she added. which will invoke further reactions, which protests don’t harm us or our film or our Indu Sarkar stars Supriya Vinod as are more negative than positive, I would release of the film, we will handle it. We former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. say,” she further added. Kirti said the team are handling it,” she added. Neil Nitin Mukesh plays Sanjay Gan- is “handling” the reactions and hoped “People should know where to draw dhi. Neil who is well known for his per- the audience judges the film based on its a line. If they want to have the freedom formance in films likeJonny Gaddaar entire content. to express themselves, they should also and New York will be seen in Indu Sarkar “In the name of freedom of expres- let us have the freedom to express our- after his cameo in Wazir (2016) opposite sion people are just expressing themselves selves through the films that we make, Amitabh Bachchan. AGENCIES ‘Jagga Jasoos’ Katrina ‘privileged’ to misses overseas ‘Wanted to release give wife all work with the Khans MUMBAI: She has worked with the Khan trio - Salman, Shah Rukh and Aamir - before and is teaming up with them yet again for different films LUXURIES’ and actress Katrina Kaif said she feels privileged to get this opportunity. She will be seen opposite Salman in the upcoming Tiger Zinda Hai, a sequel MUMBAI: Actor Anil Kapoor, who has been to their 2012 blockbuster Ek Tha Tiger and will star alongside Aamir in married to Sunita for over three decades, Thugs of Hindostan after their super hit Dhoom 3. Katrina and her Jab says he always wanted to give his wife all Tak Hain Jaan co-star Shah Rukh are working in Aanand L Rai’s movie. the luxuries and that’s why he took time to “I have worked with Aamir, Shah Rukh and Salman before and those marry her. were wonderful films. So, I am very happy to be a part of great films, good Anil and his nephew Arjun Kapoor scripts, work with good directors and co-stars. I think I am really privi- appeared on popular children singing dance leged right now to have exciting work,” said Katrina. She was speaking at a reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs special event to promote Jagga Jasoos, which is finally releasing this Friday. Season 6’ to promote their forthcoming film “It’s been a long journey of three years. Anurag Basu (director) has MUMBAI: There is more Mubarakan. given everything to the film. Ranbir Kapoor and I have put in a lot of love disheartening news for Anil got nostalgic about his marriage and hard work in it. I really hope audiences like it,” she said. Her co-star the already delayed Jagaa when he saw contestant Dhroon Tickoo Ranbir said he was thankful to composer Pritam, who has given him sev- Jasoos. Due to last minute performing on the song ‘Zindagi har eral chartbuster movie albums like Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Yeh Jawaani post-production activities, kadam’ from the movie Meri Jung. Hai Deewani, for creating the required buzz for the film. “Pritam da is the film missed its release “The day I signed the contract for my responsible for the buzz that ‘Jagga Jasoos’ has received,” Ranbir said. PTI in the UAE, Dubai and Sin- movie Meri Jung, the first thing I did was gapore on Thursday. But go to my girlfriend’s house and ask for the good news is that the her hand in marriage. Thanks to that film makes it for its Friday movie, I have been happily mar- Shia LaBeouf issues release in the nick of time. ried for the past 32 years,” Anil The film’s co-producer said. Bimal Parekh admits there “One of the reasons I apology for racist outburst has been a costly delay. took so long to ask my “We could not open in wife to marry me was UAE , Dubai and Singapore because I wanted to LOS ANGELES: Shia LaBeouf has arresting officers, and I am grate- on Thursday morning. We give her all the luxu- issued an apology after a series of ful for their restraint. The sever- had a choice of opening ries in life. Today, when videos surfaced showing the actor’s ity of my behaviour is not lost on with the evening shows. Dhroon sang the song, eccentric behaviour towards police me.” The 31-year-old actor added But we decided against I took a trip down the officers during his recent drunk- that his disrespect for authority it. Rather than taking a memory lane to the enness arrest. TheTransformers: was problematic and completely risk (with the release), we most beautiful day of Revenge of the Fallen star took to destructive, “It is a new low. A low I decided to open on Friday my life. his Twitter account to say that he’s hope is a bottom. I have been strug- along with all the other cen- “Dhroon you sang sorry for his racial outburst while gling with addiction publicly for far tres in India and overseas.” beautifully and I pray admitting that he’s struggling with too long, and I am actively taking “If it wasn’t for Disney’s that one day, your name addiction, reported Ace Showbiz. steps toward securing my sobriety marketing I don’t know is amongst the legend- “I am deeply ashamed of and hope I can be forgiven for what we would have done,” ary singers of our coun- my behaviour and make my mistakes.” Shia was taken Parekh shudders. IANS try,” he added. The no excuse for it,” Shia said. into custody last weekend by episode featuring Anil “I don’t know if these state- Savannah-Chatham Metro- and Arjun will be ments are too frequent, or politan Police in Georgia aired on Sunday. not shared often enough, but after he allegedly IANS I am certain that my actions went off on cops Cheryl offered 500,000 pounds for warrant a very sin- while drunk cere apology in public. to the PTI ‘The X Factor’ return

LONDON: Singer Cheryl, who left ‘The X Fac- Celine never afraid to experiment with fashion tor’ in 2016 after announcing plans to work on her music career, has reportedly been offered 500,000 pounds to return on the popular talent reality show. LOS ANGELES: Singer According to a source, the show’s creator Simon Celine Dion says she is not Cowell is offering her amount to Cheryl for just two afraid of trying out different days work, reports dailymail.co.uk. Cheryl, 34, has types of fashion. She plans her been out of the spotlight since giving birth to her outfits and prefers to choose first child Bear in March. what resonates on the day. “Simon wants to pull out all the stops According to her stylist Law for this year’s show, and bagging Roach, all the clothes that Cheryl’s long-awaited return to telly Dion can be seen wearing in would be one of his top wishes,” the photographs, belong to her, source told Heat magazine. reports telegraph.co.uk. The source further revealed “The Gucci is very that the makers are also looking much a new side of her, this to involve Cheryl’s boyfriend Liam experiment with silhouette and Payne. embellishment. I can literally “It would be telly gold. Noth- bring Celine any silhouette, though, we always go with dressed every day with me. She ing’s decided yet, but bosses are any colour and she will want what resonates on the day,” comes down in the morning, very fond of Cheryl and when she’s to see it on. Some things just Roach said. we greet each other, and then ready to do something, of course don’t work, that’s the nature of “The clothes you see in based on her mood we’ll we’d be interested,” the source fashion, but she’s never afraid the picture are all her clothes, choose her outfit for the day,” added. IANS to find out. It’s never planned, she comes to this room to get Roach added. IANS