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!" 8,&,1, /#&, 7,((# he urban heartland in #$ ! ! TJammu & Kashmir remained peaceful even as the administration restored low- speed mobile internet and " landline services and eased restrictions on movement of people in selective areas, but the Line of Control (LoC) & Q became tense with an Indian 1989+:;7,((# Army jawan succumbing to ! fatal injuries in a ceasefire vio- aising the alarm bells for ""#Q $ lation by Pakistan in Nowshera Rthe security establishment, # sector of Rajouri district. a group of 10-12 Pakistan- %! Defence PRO in Jammu backed terrorists has managed Lt-Col Devender Anand said, to sneak into the Kashmir “In the exchange of fire, 35- Valley in the last three days & year-old Lance Naik Sandeep Poonch, Banihal, Kishtwar and Relations Dr Syed Sehrish despite the forces having foiled Q Thapa attained martyrdom. Bhaderwah towns for the day, Asgar were also present on the as many as 12 infiltration NO He belonged to Village Government spokesperson occasion. attempts along the Line of ) * Rajawala, Tehsil Vikas Nagar, Rohit Kansal told reporters in He added that in Jammu Control (LoC) during the same $ District Sahaspur, Dehradun.” Srinagar. As for the Valley, he division landlines services are period. With a major attack on He is survived by his wife, said relaxation has been pro- already functioning. Kansal the security installations by this , ! Nisha Thapa. vided in 35 police stations. said the administration is close- group now being apprehend- an apparent attempt to inter- now, officials in the security N% - O Life began limping back to “The process of relaxation ly monitoring the whole situ- ed, the security forces have nationalise the Kashmir issue, establishment said here on & normalcy with the restoration and easing of restrictions is in ation and so far no untoward been asked to be on their the Pakistan Army has stepped Saturday. At least 25 terror of 2G mobile internet services progress and most of the tele- incident has been reported tightest vigil. up ceasefire violations also in launch pads were also activat- in five districts of Jammu divi- phone exchanges in Valley from anywhere in the Valley. Incidentally, the infiltra- the last three to four days ed in the last few days in POK ! sion and making of 17 tele- should be functional by Sunday He said the plying of public tion by such a big group from attracting retaliation by the across Poonch and Rajouri ! phone exchanges operational evening,” Kansal said. transport normally on the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir Indian Army. sector of Jammu division, they - . across Kashmir Valley. Inspector General of Police roads is a good sign and there (POK) to stoke violence is the Admitting that the pres- added. It indicates that the / . Now there are no restric- (IGP) Kashmir Swayam are reports that the same has first such since the abrogation ence of a large and well-trained coming days may see more tions in 10 districts of Jammu Prakash Pani and Director been noticed in rural areas also. of special status under Article group of Pakistan-backed ter- bids by terrorists to sneak in. Q $ with ongoing relaxation at Information and Public Turn to Page 4 370 on August 5. Moreover, in rorists is a matter of concern Turn to Page 4 ! 0 ! $ 1 23! % !" 4 ! !% ! ) 3 ! ! &M & &' (& M # # !"# O N $ O $ " % % $ #&' 1989+: 1989+: io Paralympics silver N O Rmedallist Deepa Malik was ! major fire broke out on the ( 1 2 2/ on Saturday nominated for the Asecond floor of an All # ! ! Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the India Institute of Medical ) * 4 . / country’s highest sporting hon- Sciences (AIIMS) building that % 0 3 3 our, joining Asian and houses the teaching block here 1 ! 3 ! Commonwealth Games cham- on Saturday evening. Though ' 1-NO 3 pion wrestler Bajrang Punia. no casualty was reported, offi- 0 The name of 48-year-old cials said the blaze destroyed 1 ! Deepa, who won a silver in shot samples and medical reports. put F53 category in 2016 Rio Authorities at AIIMS !"#$# + % $ Paralympics, was added for closed the adjacent emergency the Khel Ratna by a 12-mem- department as a precautionary ! " ,- . $ 7 ! ! # $ % 3 ber selection committee on measure. Patients from some the second day of the two-day floors of the AB ward, close to Former Finance Minister 4.50 pm following which 34 fire / 0 $3 M meeting here. avoid conflict of interest as her the Microbiology department Arun Jaitley is admitted at the tenders were rushed to the 1 $ /!/ &&M World No. 1 wrestler in personal coach Chhotelal where the blaze started around Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of spot. L% 3 M' $ " ! 65kg, Bajrang was nominated Yadav was in contention for 4.50 pm, were evacuated along the cardio-neuro centre, “The fire was brought for the prestigious award on Dronacharya Award. She with those in operation theatres housed in a different building under control around 6.30 pm,” )* ! $3 Friday, by the panel headed by attended the meeting, which above it as the smoke spread, in the complex. And he is safe said Garg. “The exact reason % % $ 8 Justice (Retd) Mukundakam nominated Bajrang for Khel they said, adding the fire was there, sources said. behind the fire is yet to be 3 , Sharma. Ratna on Friday, but skipped doused within two hours. According to Atul Garg, ascertained. Initial investigation , & 5 Olympic bronze medallist the whole of second day’s pro- The Microbiology depart- Chief Fire Officer of Delhi suggests short-circuit to be ( O ! . Q boxer MC Mary Kom recused ceedings. ment’s virology unit has been Fire Services, a call regarding reason behind the fire,” said a - & . ! herself from the meeting to Turn to Page 4 completely gutted, sources said. the fire was received around fire official. 7& ' & 9 8 & & ) )/2 $ 0 :;< * +, 0 1989+: mm against 329 mm; Himachal Pradesh recorded +#51)8 departments. hile the flood situation 538 mm against 427.1 mm. ! 0 ! “Till the complainant is not Win Kerala and Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir hief Minister Yogi satisfied, the complaint is not improved significantly on recorded 368.1 mm against the CAdityanath on Saturday considered disposed of. If the Saturday, it’s now the turn of normal of 361 mm. said that no religion was greater general public is satisfied, only the northern States to bear the In Punjab, rain lashed sev- . ! than public service and people then it will be believed that you brunt of the torrential rain that eral places, including always remembered a person are doing good work,” he said, has lashed Punjab, Himachal Ludhiana, Amritsar, Mohali who does good work. adding that unless a competi- Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Chandigarh. People living , ! “People always remember tive atmosphere was created, Haryana, Rajasthan, and near the Sutlej river and low- ! the officers who do good work,” the officials would not perform Jammu. lying areas have been advised the Chief Minister said on to their fullest. The Punjab Government to be vigilant and take pre- 72 !! Saturday and sought to inspire The Chief Minister said the issued a high alert following cautions to safeguard them- , government officers by his government was striving to the release of excess water selves. ! personal example to serve peo- provide all facilities to the offi- from the Bhakra Dam on Besides, the Bhakra Beas ple. “I work for 17-18 hours cers, so that they work with full Saturday while the Himachal Management Board authori- every day, I will always be commitment in resolving the Pradesh Government was ties discharged 17,000 cusecs remembered if I do good problems of the people. forced to close all education- of excess water out of total =>;= work,” he said addressing a He, however, rued that al institutions in Kangra dis- release of 53,000 cusecs ! meeting of members of pro- despite the state government trict due to incessant rainfall through the spill gates, an /! % & %' moted PCS Officers’ ( ) taking several measures favour- and landslides that ensued. official said. The remaining !. 3 Association at Indira Gandhi ing officials, many of them “The monsoon trough was 36,000 cusec was released after Pratishthan here on Saturday. were not reciprocating to the passing through Rajasthan, its use for power generation. 3 “There is no greater reli- that the role of all officers was ed out that the government had government’s favours with ded- Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, According to Sumeet # gion than public service. Being important. “The more gold is changed many rules so that no icated service to the people. Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jarangal, Deputy ? directly connected with the put to heat, purer it becomes,” employee or officer was “The government has West Bengal, and Bangladesh, Commissioner, Roop Nagar, public, the promoted civil ser- he said while pointing out that harassed and also got timely given ample opportunity to and heavy to very heavy rain there are reports of crops get- vice officers can solve the prob- the officials would reach their benefits. He said that one every officer to prove his/her is likely in the next two days ting submerged in the water in ! lems of the general public in a offices at 11 am or even in noon should not relate work to one’s worth and hog the limelight but and thunderstorms are likely some villages adjoining the 0 % better way by discharging their if the government did not put salary. majority of the staff is not tak- over Punjab, Himachal Sutlej river in Anandpur Sahib & duties,” he said. pressure on them. He said that earlier com- ing advantage of it,” the Chief Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, of Rupnagar district due to the Q ! He asked the officers to The Chief Minister said plaints on the Chief Minister’s Minister quipped, and stressed Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, release of excess water and . Q & work with commitment as they that promotions were being grievance portal were disposed that all officers should con- Rajasthan and Andhra rainfall. “An advisory has 8 ! would not be officers forever. done regularly in the present of without attending them or tribute to take the state on the Pradesh,” the IMD said. already been issued to people “Neither will I be chief minis- government. “Our government even going through them. He path of rapid development. As per data, Rajasthan living near Sutlej river. The ter forever nor will you be offi- did not stop promotion of any said that 90 per cent of the He asked the officers to recorded 405.8 mm rainfall district authority is fully cers always,” he said. officer and employee,” he said. problems of the people were shun trade union style of func- against the normal of 293 geared up to deal with any sit- The Chief Minister said The Chief Minister point- related to revenue and police tioning. mm; Punjab recorded 281.9 uation,” Jarangal said. + ,-. /0,1
& P 1 2# # ( 4*# 03 56 22 Lucknow (PTI): Fuelling +#51)8 +#51)8 fresh speculation of a possible Zabaykalasky Krai for co-oper- cabinet reshuffle in Uttar ation in farming and food pro- hief Minister Yogi Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi ith the aim to achieve the cessing. Adityanath said that Adityanath met Governor Wambitious trillion-dollar P Meanwhile, Yogi Cthere should be no dis- Anandiben Patel here on economy mark by 2024, Uttar Adityanath has invited Russian crimination in the place of Saturday. Pradesh is looking beyond the entrepreneurs to invest in pro- God and the vision of ‘Ek “Chief Minister Yogi state and national boundaries posed UP defence industrial Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ Adityanath met Governor — to faraway Russia. corridor which is projected to would be realised if this was Anandiben Patel at the Raj The state government has !" attract investment of Rs 20,000 engrained in our conscience. Bhavan on Saturday. The one- mooted a proposal of contract # crore. In fact, the state govern- Yogi Adityanath, who par- on-one meeting lasted for farming by UP entrepreneurs $! % ! " ment will soon send a high ticipated in the Pran Pratishtha around 30 minutes,” an official in Russian Far East regions, ! level delegation to Russia to dis- (consecration) ceremony of a told PTI. He declined to elabo- which have abundant land but cuss investment and trade pos- new Shivalinga in Tapasi Dham rate further. are sparsely populated, to ! ' sibilities. temple in Basti on Saturday, The appointment of OBC exploit the available natural ! (# The Indian delegation to said the gates of temple should leader and UP minister resources. The state is looking Russia comprised about 190 be open to everyone. Swatantra Dev Singh as the to create an agricultural value members, including 145 entre- Addressing a Sant Samagam new state unit chief of the chain to benefit the farmers ment in agriculture, contract In his media briefing ear- preneurs. The Russian delega- function in Basti on Saturday Bharatiya Janata Party has put and entrepreneurs of UP. farming, dairy, animal hus- lier, Yogi Adityanath had stat- tion comprising 200 members afternoon, Yogi Adityanath said the spotlight on a possible Chief Minister Yogi bandry and allied activities. ed that Russian Far East had consisted of their deputy prime that Tapasi Dham was the focal reshuffle of the cabinet headed Adityanath had recently In his directive, Yogi about five million hectares of minister, ministers and entre- point of national integrity. by Yogi Adityanath. (August 11-13) visited the Adityanath stressed that the agriculture grade land, howev- preneurs. “Here, the Independence As per the BJP’s “one person Russian city of Vladivostok as roadmap be drafted for each of er, most of it was fallow due to Last month, Israeli Day programme is held for one post” principle, Singh can- part of an Indian delegation led these verticals for boosting lack of manpower and modern Ambassador Ron Malka had three days in which people not simultaneously hold the by Union Commerce Minister economic activities and also farm techniques. met Chief Minister Yogi from different regions take the positions of a minister and the Piyush Goyal and comprising creating employment for UP’s Underscoring that the Adityanath. During the meet- pledge of national unity and state party chief. He is current- chief ministers of UP, Gujarat, youth, including farmers. Russian region was also rich in ing, the Chief Minister dis- integrity,” he said. ly Minister of State (independent Goa and Haryana. “We are looking at the mineral resources, including cussed possibilities of co-oper- Highlighting the schemes charge) for Transport and After returning from prospects of entrepreneurs coal, diamond, natural gas, ation in the domains of agri- of the UP government, the Protocol. Russia, he had convened a from UP taking up land in timber etc, the official said that culture, water conservation Chief Minister said that his “The possibility of a reshuf- meeting of senior officials and Russia for mechanised and the target of doubling farmers’ and recharging, drinking water, government was committed to fle in the state cabinet increas- asked them to prepare a contract farming. The state income could well be achieved water recycling, irrigation, food the welfare of farmers. classes and sections of society,” that in Basti there were a num- es with Singh’s appointment as roadmap for harnessing the agencies will facilitate such by diversifying into food pro- processing etc. He said the Munderwa he said. ber of holy places. He said the new UP BJP chief,” a senior natural resources and other activities with policy and other cessing and other allied activ- The Chief Minister moot- sugar mill would crush 50,000 The Chief Minister said efforts were being made for state leader of the ruling party business opportunities offered support,” said an official here ities, such as dairy. ed Israeli collaboration in agri- quintal sugarcane per day and that the medical college in revival of Makhoda Dham said, requesting anonymity. He by Russian Far East in the fields on Saturday. During the Russia visit, cultural management, agro it would start from October. Basti was running smoothly while the flow of Manorama pointed out that three state of contract farming, mecha- The official added that seven government-to-govern- marketing, industrialisation, The Chief Minister said and it had started MBBS river had been accelerated by ministers — SP Singh Baghel, nised farming, food processing such farm related activities ment (G2G) and business-to- irrigation, crop management, that the farmers of Basti would course. “This is the pious land desilting the river. Rita Bahuguna Joshi and and energy. were also aimed at boosting the business (B2B) memorandums skill development, dairy, infra- not have to go anywhere else of Maharishi Vashishth and so “Other schemes of the gov- Satyadev Pachauri — had been In the meeting, the Chief food processing industry in UP. of understanding (MoUs) were structure development, inland and by 2022 every farmer we have named the medical ernment are also running effec- elected to Lok Sabha while — Minister said that Russia He said the land could be signed with Russia in diverse waterways, expressways etc, so would have a house of his college after him,” he said. tively in Basti district,” he Om Prakash Rajbhar of SBSP — offered unlimited avenues for either leased or procured out- fields. They included a G2G that UP could derive optimum own. “We are working for all The Chief Minister said added. was sacked. UP’s entrepreneurs for invest- right. MoU with Russia’s benefit. 5 " ## #6 * . +#51)8 Singh said after delimitation, the state # organisation would become the largest in he Uttar Pradesh unit of Bharatiya the country. The BJP has divided UP into TJanata Party has crossed the target of 94 districts and this number is likely to +#51)8 bags and dumped the head enrolling 50 lakh new members in the increase after delimitation. about 100 metres from his membership drive which concludes on The number of mandals in BJP’s UP n what can be called a beast- home, and the body about a August 20. unit is expected to increase to 2,000 after Ily act, a man in Gorakhpur kilometre away. National returning officer of the party, delimitation. sexually exploited his daughter When the neighbours did former Union minister Radha Mohan Singh said that a meeting in connec- and when she raised a strong not see the girl for a fortnight Singh, said here on Saturday that so far tion with the organisational election in dis- objection, he slit her throat. they became suspicious and over 53 lakh new members had been tricts would be held from August 25 to 31. The man later stuffed the girl’s enquired about her from enrolled in UP and with this the total num- He said the returning officers for the elec- head in a gunny bag and the Sarvesh but he did not give any ber members of the party had crossed the tion would be from different district. remaining body in a separate convincing reply. The neigh- 1.7 crore-mark. The process of organisational elections bag and dumped them at bours then informed the police The BJP leader said the term of the will commence from September 1 and secluded places. about the disappearance of new members would be of three years and election of booth committees will be held The incident took place on the girl and their suspicion that those enrolling 50 members would qual- on September 11. July 27 but the inhuman act she was killed. ify as active members of the party. The elections of mandal and district came to light on Friday after On Friday evening, the He said the party had enrolled three members. committees would be held from October the man was grilled to extract cops picked up Sarvesh and crore new members across the country and He said for the purpose of organisa- 11 to November 11. the truth. The police recovered after some grilling he broke the verification of the new members tional election, a delimitation commission Singh said that assistant returning offi- the head of the girl and were down and confessed that he would be done till August 25. would be set up by the BJP and party’s UP cer for each district had been announced. making efforts to recover the had killed his daughter as she Singh said the head of the booth com- leader Lakshman Acharya would head the UP’s Medical Education Minister Ashutosh remaining body. had refused to satisfy his lust. mittees had also been asked to enrol active panel. Tandon is the returning officer of UP. Reports said that Sarvesh On his clues, the cops (name changed), a native of recovered the head. Gola locality of Gorakhpur, A case was registered and was living with his wife and the accused was sent to jail. -./0(12(34 daughter. About three years Meanwhile in a separate back, his wife passed away. As case in Banda, a man and a the man gave no money to his married woman who were started living at her parent’s house as her hus- daughter to run the house and allegedly in a relationship were NOTICE 067 band allegedly used to beat her after consum- also harassed her, she took up found dead on a railway track Bareilly: A 75-year-old man committed sui- ing alcohol, Singh said. On Saturday morning, a job in a shop in the city area. on Saturday. cide miffed after his children stopped him from when Ranjeet Chauhan did not reach home, his Sarvesh, in a beastly act, According to the family It is notified that I Ashlisha getting married for the second time, police said elder brother searched for him and found his raped his daughter a few members, Surendra (25) and Rathore daughter of Shri Om on Saturday. Arshad was found hanging from body, and informed the police. The body was months back. The hapless girl Ramkali Pal (23) left the house Prakash be known to all as a ceiling fan at his home in Kanshiram Colony sent for post-mortem. A case has been registered did not reveal her trauma to on the pretext of answering the Ashlesha Rathore. on Friday morning, a police officer said, adding against four people and efforts are on to nab anyone to escape embarrass- nature’s call on Friday evening. that his first wife had passed away. According them. ment. However, Sarvesh took When they did not return, the NOTICE to police, when Arshad’s children got to know advantage of this and sexual- family members launched a about their father’s intention of getting married ly exploited her later on. search for them. Finally their Be it known to all that I have again, they tried to dissuade him arguing that Fed up with regular sexu- bodies were found lying on the change my name from Vibbhav it would harm the family’s reputation. An Amethi: A 28-year-old man died after al exploitation, the girl finally railway tracks near Ken river Prasad to Vibhavv Prasad and adamant Arshad refused to budge which lead allegedly consuming spurious liquor here, said no and threatened to on Saturday morning, Deputy that Vibhav, Vibbhav Prasad, to a heated argument between him and his chil- police said on Saturday. According to the lodge a report against her Superintendent of Police Alok Vibhavv Prasad are all the name dren on Thursday. “On Friday morning, when police, the incident took place on Friday night father if he tried to touch her. Mishra said. While the woman of the same and one person. In the family members woke up, they found in Rajaphattepur village under Mohanganj This enraged Sarvesh and on was married in June, the man future I Should be known as Arshad hanging from the ceiling fan,” the police police station area of the district. The deceased the night of July 27, he first slit was not married. Vibhavv Prasad (S/o Chandrama said. The man had five sons and three of them was identified as Rakesh Yadav. “It is still not her throat and then chopped The bodies have been sent Prasad R/o A-1/87, Vineet were living with him and his three daughters are clear whether the deceased died due to con- off the head. He stuffed the for post-mortem and further Khand, Gomtinagar, Lucknow. married. The post-mortem report confirmed sumption of spurious liquor or excessive con- head and body in separate investigations are on. that the man committed suicide. sumption of alcohol. This will be clear only after post-mortem,” Additional Superintendent of NOTICE Police Dayaram said, adding that the deceased Amethi: A 27-year-old man was killed was a habitual drinker. + 2 I, Mazhar Husain R/o Near when his motorcycle was hit by a truck here on Lal Masjid,B-1, IInd Floor, Alam Saturday, police said. The accident took place on #2 0 Plaza, Golaganj, Lucknow, Amethi-Gauriganj national highway when Rajesh Mirzapur: Two boys were feared drowned inform that my son name is was going towards Gauriganj, SHO Gauriganj while taking a bath in the Ganga river in Jafar Ali written in La Martinière Pramod Kumar Pandey said. The man sustained Chhathan village here on Saturday. Ashish Yadav Lucknow: Expressing con- College record, but now I serious injuries and was taken to the district hos- (15) and Saurabh Yadav (16) were swept away cern over the prevailing eco- change my son’s name from pital but was pronounced brought dead by the by the water current in the river, SHO Pandri nomic condition in the coun- Jafar Ali to Ali Jafar. Now he doctors. The body was sent for autopsy. Saajid Siddiqui said. Locals immediately try, Bahujan Samaj Party chief should be known by the name informed police and divers were pressed into Mayawati on Saturday said of Ali Jafar in future. action to find the two boys, he said, adding that threat of an “economic reces- Bhadohi: A woman, who was having an an NDRF team also reached the spot. sion” was looming over the affair with her brother-in-law, allegedly killed country. her husband at her parent’s house in Bhadohi “In the midst of serious district on Saturday, police said. Kumkum Baghpat: A 60-year-old man was found issues like widespread unem- Chauhan called her husband, Ranjeet Chauhan, dead in Bijwara village of the district on ployment, poverty, price rise, ( !")$% 30, to her house at Naurangabad village and Saturday. Police said. the man had an injury on illiteracy, health, tensions/vio- &!' &( )(* +! killed him with the help her brother, father and his face apparently caused after being hit with lence, the threat of an economic ,%-0 /$*0&12" her alleged lover Dheeraj Chauhan, who is her a sharp-edged weapon. Padam Singh had gone recession is looming over the "3 $ 4 335 sister’s husband, police said. Ranjeet Chauhan to water his agriculture field, but when he did country,” she tweeted. "6 7 893 was hit by a heavy object on his head and he died not return his family started searching for him. “The trader community is on the spot, Suriyawan police station incharge They found his body with injury on the face in dejected and worried. After job suicide. The Centre must take ,(9: $ %;&<2) Vijay Pratap Singh said. Kumkum Chauhan the field, police said. PTI cuts, they are forced to commit this seriously,” she added. PTI
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pond when he spotted the body of a one-day-old male child and informed the police. A police team reached the scene and sent the body for autopsy. However, locals claimed that the police swung into +#51)8 about her death around 10 am conducting a probe into the action only after a picture of on Saturday. She died due to allegations,” he said. the body went viral in social elatives of a one-year- wrong treatment by doctors at Hazratganj SHO RR Singh media groups. Police old girl created a scene the hospital,” he alleged. said no FIR was registered in spokesman said the body had Rat a private hospital in As the news spread, a this connection so far. “The been sent for autopsy. “Prima Hazratganj after she died dur- huge number of Mishra’s rel- aggrieved parents are yet to facie, the body had no injury ing treatment at a private atives living in the city reached lodge a complaint in this con- marks. However, the post- % & hospital in Hazratganj on the scene and created a nection,” he said, adding that mortem report will ascertain # , $ -" O P P - Saturday morning. Police sent ruckus. On being informed, a the autopsy failed to ascertain the cause of death,” he said. " " $ - the body for autopsy follow- police team reached the hos- the cause of death. Meanwhile, unidentified ing a complaint by the father pital to bring the situation “Doctors recommended miscreants looted a mobile of the deceased. An FIR was under control. The police suc- preservation of the viscera phone from a youth, identified yet to be registered in this ceeded in mollifying the irate and sending the same to as Karan Singh of Barabanki, connection. mob by assuring them action forensic lab to ascertain the in Jankipuram on Saturday % According to complainant against those found guilty. cause of death,” the SHO said. evening. Reports said Karan Saurabh Mishra of Kanpur, his Police spokesman SB Meanwhile, the Kakori was riding pillion on a scooty daughter Kiara Mishra was Shukla said the girl was suf- police recovered the body of which was being driven by his admitted to the hospital in fering from typhoid. “The a child from a pond in the area aunt Shubha Singh. “When we =@ 9 33 Hazratganj. “Doctors attend- aggrieved family alleged that on Saturday afternoon. reached a deserted road ing to her administered her the girl was administered a Reports said Abrar Khan of stretch, the miscreants looted some wrong injection which wrong injection and it result- Chandoiya locality in the area my mobile and sped off,” +#51)8 mation digital screens with all checked the lock-up and direct- cerned have been asked to claimed her life. We were told ed in her death. The police are was passing from near the Karan told the police. the facilities of UPCOP App. ed the officials to intensify keep inspecting prison vans ucknow police will set up “There will be an emergency vigil. The SSP was accompa- and lock-ups. They have also Lkiosks and public help desks call box on UP police website nied by ASP (West) Vikas been asked to check the duty at 14 crossings in the city soon. in each kiosk and it will be Tripathi and Kaiserbagh CO register of cops tasked with 7$ $ * ! " SSP Kalanidhi Naithani said he linked with the control room. Sanjeev Sinha. The move was escorting undertrials,” the SSP had talks with the manager of The kiosks also will have aimed at alerting the cops on said. Lucknow Smart City Project on CCTV surveillance and public duty so that undertrials would The kiosks will be coming Saturday. “We have proposed to addressing system,” the SSP not be able to give them up at Sikandarbagh, Rana set up 14 kiosks at different 14 said. the slip. Pratap, Ravindralaya, Daliganj ' crossings in the city,” he said. Meanwhile, Naithani car- A team will soon be Pul, Lal Batti, Lok Bhawan, The SSP said the fully air- ried out a surprise inspection formed and deployed in and Subhash, Mawaiyya, Lalbagh, conditioned kiosks, with seat- inside the court premises and around the court premises. Alambagh bus station, +#51)8 He said the loader driver $! Nagar on his scooty. When he ing arrangements for four checked police preparedness in The SSP said he had asked the Kaiserbagh bus stand, Charak, fled the scene, abandoning reached Shanker crossing in policemen, will also be handling the undertrials pro- CO, Lines, to prepare a work Charbagh and Rumi Darwaza n a tragic incident, a three- the vehicle. “We have ! the area, a bike hit his scooty equipped with public infor- duced for hearing. He also plan. “The police officials con- crossings. Iyear-old boy died in a road impounded the loader and * from the opposite direction. mishap while his father sus- launched a manhunt for the Both the riders suffered tained injuries in Sarojini errant driver,” the S-I said, ! ! injuries in the mishap and Nagar on Friday night. The adding a case was registered in were rushed to Mayo deceased was identified as this connection. ! ! Hospital. Ziaul Haq’s family Ayush of Sarojini Nagar. Police spokesman SB +,- $ lodged a case against the As per reports, Ayush, Shukla said the loader hit the other biker accusing him of along with his father Soni scooty from behind and that ! ! reckless driving. Singh (27), was riding a scooty was why Ayush suffered fatal ! Meanwhile, a 74-year-old when he was hit by a speeding injuries. man, identified as Basant loader at Hydel crossing in the In another incident in Vallabh Pant of Kharika in area around 6.30 pm on Friday. Gosainganj, a farmer, identi- " ! Telibagh locality, was fatally The commuters rushed a crit- fied as Ram Teerath (35) of knocked down by a speeding ically injured Ayush and his Mastemau village, was killed bus at Casa Green crossing in father to the KGMU Trauma in a road mishap on Saturday spot. His cousin Shailendra Ashiyana on Saturday morn- Centre where the child was morning. Reports said Ram Yadav lodged a complaint in ing. His son KC Pant also sus- declared brought dead. Teerath was returning home this connection. tained injuries in the mishap. “Ay u s h s u f f e r e d h e a d on his bike. Around 10 am, a Meanwhile, two persons Reports said the elderly man, injuries and he died of exces- speeding vehicle hit his bike were injured when their bikes who was a retired armyman, sive blood loss. His father has from behind on Lucknow- collided in Gomti Nagar on was going to a hospital along suffered multiple fractures in Sultanpur road. Due to heavy Saturday afternoon. As per with his son to see a doctor on limbs and is admitted at the impact, Ram Teerath fell off reports, Ziaul Haq of a scooty. At the crossing, the Trauma Centre,” sub-inspector the bike and landed on his Golaganj (Wazirganj) was bus hit the scooty from Ramanand Patel said. head. He bled to death on the going to his office in Gomti behind. Pant died on the spot. . - +#51)8 had to be careful to ensure no wrong facial muscle was inject. or those who think that “This is not something which Fbotox is all about cosmetol- should be done in beauty par- ogy should know that these lours as it needs to be done by injections should be taken only a qualified dermatologist or a ( under the supervision of doc- plastic surgeon,” he asserted. tors, organising secretary Dr “One has to understand what a Ankur Bhatnagar said on the patient wants. If a patient wants sidelines of a conference on to get better results in terms of botox injections at SGPGI on looks, he or she should go for Saturday. Talking to The Pioneer, surgery in which changes are Dr Bhatnagar said those non- permanent,” he added. invasive techniques of giving the Asked whether tampering face a better look were prevalent with nature was the right thing in the western world and were to do and how he gave nod to just picking up in India. “The botox injections, he said it dif- workshop has been organised fers from case to case. for the first time to hold dis- “There are some people cussions on these techniques who want changes as it impacts and share knowledge,” he said. their jobs. For example, people He added that there were may have a permanent scowl on several myths associated with their faces due to which they the use of botox injections. lack confidence. However, if “Most of the people think that the cause is purely psychologi- this can be done in beauty par- cal, we do not take up the case,” lours, which is not right. It has he said. Dr Bhatnagar said peo- to be done precisely and only ple mostly from marketing areas trained doctors should e doing and media houses approached it. Another myth is that it is per- them for non-invasive tech- manent. It is not true because its niques because they feel it would effects diminish after a certain give their careers a fillip. He period and one has to take pointed out that at SGPGI, they these injections and fillers again. received almost two to three People feel that it changes the queries as most of the people face of an individual but it is not went to private sector. He added the case. It only slightly gives that the cost varies and depends people better looks,” he on the sessions and it starts at Rs explained. He pointed out that 15,000. Dr Bhatnagar said fillers the procedure involves injecting were substances which, when the botox toxin in facial muscle, injected, absorb water like a which reduces its activity and jelly and swell, thus filling thus erases wrinkles. 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+#51)8 with a specially curated theme +#51)8 and newer elements. Eighteen ctor, producer and anchor contestants are now divided inger Malini Awasthi cast a AVikas Gupta said here on into two factions. As they fight Sspell over the audience with Saturday that reality shows bring through unnerving challenges, her breathtaking performance out the real self of people. In the shrinking walls and on Saturday. She presented city for promotion of ‘Ace of Mastermind’s curveball will myriad shades both as a singer Space’ season 2, he said it was add to the pressure. and dancer. The singer showed difficult not to be your true self In addition to this, the that she was a jack of none and when put in a small space. show will have some new-age master of all styles of Gupta, who also took part in tasks and interactive elements Hindustani music. The pro- ‘Bigg Boss’, said he discovered his through enhanced digital inter- gramme was jointly organised action that promises to keep by Son Chiraiya and Punjab U.P. POWER TRANSMIS- the contestants and the view- National Bank. SION CORPORATION LTD. ers engaged. A UPite to the ‘Tirayee’, which means the E-TENDER NOTICE Following E-Tenders are invit- core, Gupta said he was look- sum total of three Vedas, was ed from the experienced/reputed contrac- ing forward to having mangoes represented at various levels. tors/suppliers for the execution of follow- and kebabs in Lucknow. Malini explained at the start of ing works:- For more details login on web- He was in the city along the programme that it repre- site www.etender.up.nic.in 1- Short Term E-Tender No. 67/AETC/2019-20:- with former contestants Pratik sents three segments into Diversion of 132 KV Jaunpur-Jaunpur & Sehajpal, Chetna Pande, which she has divided her 132 Jaunpur-Mariyahu line on D/C Tower Miesha and Faizy. Together, songs. “It often happens that for construction of NH-56 by NHAI includ- , ( ) ing construction of line and disantalling work they brought a trans-Gomti my audience tells me they want of old line under Electy. Trans. Division, shopping mall to a standstill. to listen to classical music Jaunpur. Earnest Money: Rs. 10000.00 new self in the show. “When generation. Commenting on way into people’s hearts as we Two of the former contestants when I am singing folk songs, (Rs. Ten Thousand) only. Tender Cost: Rs. you are outside, you are a dif- his comeback and the launch tested the guests and made were put inside a glass room and vice-versa. Here, I have 1180.00 (Rs. One Thousand One Hundred Eighty) only. Earnest money will be in ferent person and hence, such of the second season of ‘Ace of them choose between head installed in the mall while two tried to bring all these flavours shape of RTGS/NEFT duly pledged in reality shows actually make Space’, Gupta said: “I am back and heart. With the second others took control outside. At in one programme,” she said. favour of Superintending Engineer, Electy. you a better person,” he said. with the second season. It’s dif- season, it’s going to be tougher the helm was Vikas Gupta Her presentations also Transmission Circle, UPPTCL, Azamgarh. He added anchoring was a dif- ficult to not do something and more challenging as I will tricking it through his mind symbolised the three elements Tenderer can upload their tender bids against Short Term E-Tender No. 67 upto ferent experience altogether. that you loved and learned so be testing their beliefs and games. Adding to the fanfare of earth, water and fire which 14.00 Hrs. of 03.09.2019 the same will be He said the coming years much doing it. My fans got to conditioning.” further, the commoners got a highlighted the stillness of opened on dated 04.09.2019 at 15:00 hrs. would see most of the reality see me in a new avatar. Season ‘Ace of Space’ was an chance to try out the same ragas and soothing tones of folk through E- Tendering. Intimation regard- ing opening of Tender Bid Part-II i.e. Price shows going on the OTP plat- 1 was an experimental show instant hit amongst the audi- activity and decide the fate of music. She changed her look Bid will be given on above e-website in due forms because the content was which did extremely well and ence last year. In the second the contestants that raised the for the three presentations. course of time. Please visit web site being watched by the younger we succeeded in making our edition, the show notches up cheers. The singer dedicated the www.etender.up.nic.in for details/down evening to her father, who was load and for any other corrections/ amend- ments /modification extension till the date present on the occasion. of submission of tender. In case the ten- 3 +89 :/! Starting off with the clas- der opening date is holiday or undersigned sical songs, Malini stuck the remain out of headquarters the date of sub- right chord with the audience mission and opening of tender will stand extended to next working day. Undersigned in the first thumri based on monium. Her second song, Punjabi tappa which has now has the right to reject/divide any tender ‘Raag Desh Mishr’. The back- which was a dadra from become an essential part of without assigning any reason thereof. ground of a flowing river and Banaras Gharana, had a foot- singing in Banaras, has to be Conditional tenders shall not be accepted. Superintending Engineer (Trans.) pictures of well-known singers tapping feel to it. “In this cre- mastered. If you can’t sing a Azamgarh No. 1066 Date 16.8.2019 such as Girja Devi, Sitara Devi ation, one can almost imagine tappa, it is assumed you cannot Save Electricity in the interest of nation. and Begum Akhtar flashing the entire scene with a lady sing a thumri,” she said. created the right ambience. waiting for her beloved,” she The next segment which She rendered the thumri explained. brought in the folk flavour with all its modulations facili- As the programme pro- had her in her elements. She tated by her musicians, includ- gressed, she had the audience admitted it was difficult to ing Ram Kumar Mishra on captivated with an old ‘bandish’ choose songs for this particu- tabla, Murad Ali on sarangi and and concluded with a ‘tappa’. lar segment because the range ' # # P # Dharamnath Mishra on har- “It is stated that this was vast.
tor, MHRD representative, laid and their alignment with !37&&'!3 - Apoorva Sewa Samiti will emphasis on the interdiscipli- Syndicate Bank on national priorities is being organise a seminar on ‘Beti nary nature of technical edu- Saturday kick-started consul- conducted at zonal level by Padhao, Paryavaran and Jal cation and regional language. tative workshops for idea gen- Andhra Bank on Saturday and 12,3 Sancharan’ at Eco Park in Vinit The workshop was aimed at eration at grass-roots level. Sunday. The meet focuses on City Montessori School, Khand, Gomti Nagar, on familiarising technocrats with The objective is to provide bot- the ways and means to increase Mahanagar, is organising a 4- Sunday. Organiser Sanjay the technical terms in region- tom-up approach to stimulate credit to various sectors of the day international festival of Malhotra said the committee al language. the ideation process at the economy, enhance use of tech- history and civics, ‘Reflections- would also organise a planta- bank. The ideas have to aim at nology to bring about innova- 2019’, at school’s Kanpur Road tion drive and saplings would 8 optimising banking by increas- tion and enable big data ana- auditorium from August 31 to be planted by children. Flora Fauna Science ing use of technology and lytics, and make banking citi- September 3. Over 500 students Foundation (FFSF) launched aligning banking with the zen-centric as well as more from Nepal, Sri Lanka, the first special issue of its mag- national priorities. responsive to the needs and Bangladesh and various states The Government of India, azine ‘Flora Sarthi’ on the aspirations of senior citizens, of India are arriving at Commission for Scientific and occasion of Independence Day. farmers, small industrialists, Lucknow to participate in the Technical Terminology, The launch issue contains arti- The first stage of the bot- youth entrepreneurs, students festival. Convenor of the pro- Ministry of Human Resource cles by scientists on varied top- tom-up consultative process and women. gramme and principal Kalpana Development (department of ics such as a glimpse of invis- designed to generate ideas and Tripathi said students of vari- ideas and learn about the cul- divine civilisation based on Higher Education) organised a ible biodiversity of microbial review performance of banks ous countries would not only ture and civilisation of various world unity and world peace. two-day workshop on flora and fauna, forgotten and their alignment with Bank of Maharashtra con- get an opportunity to test their countries. CMS founder He said the event would bring ‘Importance of Technical nutritious vegetables and fruits, national priorities was con- ducted the first stage of the bot- abilities in history and civics Jagdish Gandhi said through about a revolutionary change in Terminology in Indian role of micronutrients in ducted on Saturday by Bank of tom-up consultation process to but they would also be able to meaningful education, we must the mindset of the youth and Language on Technical human health, career and Baroda’s regional office in generate ideas and review per- exchange their thoughts and lay the foundation for a new children. Education in India’ on August entrepreneurial and opportu- Lucknow, involving all 106 formance of public sector 16 and 17 at Babu Banarasi Das nities and technologies for branches within the region’s banks and their alignment Educational Group, Lucknow enhancing income in agricul- jurisdiction. The programme with national priorities at zonal scientifically based curricu- Mahan, Sarvesh Asthana, HN campus, under the supervision ture. Founder president of the will continue on Sunday too. level on Saturday. The delib- Little Millennium (Aliganj) lum nurture the roots and lay Upadhyay (principal of MD of chairperson Alka Das Gupta foundation Suman PS Khanuja This is a first-of-its-kind con- erations focused on various organised its ‘Class the foundation to help every Shukla Inter College), writer and president Viraj Sagar. The said FFSF currently has more sultation where the branches discussion points involving Presentation’ at International child achieve success in all Kusum Mansi and Priya workshop was inaugurated by than 30 active members com- were asked to review their credit growth in various sectors Baudh Shodh Auditorium in phases of life,” said the teach- Bajpai were the jury members Vice-Chancellor of Dr APJ prising scientists, researchers, performance, deliberate on the of economy, usage of technol- Gomti Nagar on Saturday. The ers. Children participated in who gave away prizes to the Abdul Kalam Technical technocrats, educationists, issues before the banking sec- ogy to bring about innovation theme of class presentation class presentation with zest winners. LPS founder-man- University Vinay Pathak. He entrepreneurs, industry lead- tor and ideate on future strat- and enable big data analytics, was ‘Independence Day of and fervor. ager SP Singh, MLC Kanti highlighted the aspect of incor- ers, farmers, social workers, etc. egy and the way forward. and make banking citizen- India’. “Our philosophy is to Singh, chief inspector porating regional languages in He added that it was a unique centric as well as more respon- provide each child with a cul- Suchitra Chakravorty, mem- technical curriculum through foundation with the widest sive to the needs and aspira- turally appropriate environ- Lucknow Public Schools bers of inspection depart- various MOOCS lectures and diversity of backgrounds and The first stage of the bot- tions of senior citizens, farm- ment, values, love and protec- and Colleges ment, principal Anita timely seminars to cater to expertise of the members and tom-up consultative process ers, small industrialists, entre- tion needed to grow healthily organized an inter-branch Chaudhary and dean LS students from all walks of life. unity of thoughts to change designed to generate ideas and preneurs, youth, students and in body, mind and spirit. Our Hindi debate competition on Awasthi were also present on Prof ML Meena, assistant direc- lives through science. review performance of banks women. stimulating environment and a Saturday. Senior poet Mukul the occasion.
0 ''' with disability. It will be a big after traversing the Pir Panjal al damage which would put Deepa became the first boost for the Paralympic , ranges. This means that ISI the Government in a spot and Indian woman to win a medal at movement in India,” she said. and the Pakistan Army have bad light. the Paralympics when she bagged Last year, she shifted to now adopted a new tactic to Faced with these likely a silver in the shot put F53 cat- javelin and discus throw and ter Toor and heptathlete international competitions. sports-athletics), Bhamidipati push in ultras from south of scenarios, the security forces egory (for para-athletes who created a new Asian record in Barman had won a gold each The award carries a cash prize Sai Praneeth (badminton), Pir Panjal, they said. will try to prevent the critical make seated throws and have full Jakarta, becoming the only in 2018 Asian Games in of 5 lakh. Simran Singh Shergill (polo). Explaining the dangers asso- mass of protesters from gath- muscle power at their shoulder, Indian woman to win medals Jakarta while Anas had Dhyan Chand Award is Dronacharya Award ciated with such a move, they ering in order to avoid situa- elbow and wrist in the throwing in three consecutive Asian claimed three silver in the given to honour those (regular category): Vimal said terrorists have to trek for tion getting out of hand, offi- arm) at 2016 Rio Paralympic Para Games (2010, 2014, same Games. Chinglensana sportspersons who have con- Kumar (badminton), Sandeep at least two days after infil- cials said adding the local Games. She became paraplegic 2018). She won a bronze each was a part of the bronze-win- tributed through their perfor- Gupta (table tennis), trating to reach the Kashmir commanders have redrawn when a spinal tumour made in discus (F51-52-53) and ning team in 2018 Asian mance and continue to pro- Mohinder Singh Dhillon (ath- Valley and have to constantly their tactics to prevent a spike walking impossible for her 17 javelin throw (F53-54) in 2018 Games while Moudgil has mote sports even after their letics) avoid capture. However, this in violence in the coming years ago. She was previously Asian Para Games. been one of the most consis- retirement. The award carries Dronacharya Award (life- group has managed to evade days. honoured with the Arjuna Award Khel Ratna is given for the tent shooters, having secured a cash prize of 5 lakh. time category): Mezban Patel the security dragnet thereby in 2012 and Padma Shri in 2017. most spectacular and out- a Tokyo Olympics quota in The Awards will be (hockey), Rambir Singh posing a grave challenge, they %9 ''' Deepa said the Khel Ratna nom- standing performance by a women’s 10m air rifle. bestowed by the President of Khokar (kabaddi), Sanjay admitted. Providing details about ination will inspire women ath- sportsperson over a period of To be eligible for the India at the Rashtrapati Bhardwaj (cricket). As the administration is opening of schools in the letes with disability to take to four years immediately pre- Arjuna award, a sportsperson Bhawan on the occasion of Dhyan Chand Award: set to ease restrictions and Valley, he said that schools sport. “I think it will give a huge ceding the year during which should not only have had National Sports Day, which Manuel Fredricks (hockey), open educational institutions beginning from primary level inspiration to women athletes award is to be given. The good performance consistent- commemorates the birth Arup Basak (table tennis), in Kashmir from Monday, shall open from Monday, awardee is given a medal, a ly for the previous four years anniversary of hockey wizard Manoj Kumar (wrestling), security forces apprehend the besides, all the Government => "$$*( $$!"66 ) certificate and cash prize of at the international level with Major Dhyan Chand. Nitten Kirrtane (tennis), C terrorist group may try to offices will start functioning @"$" 62::3 !( 7.5 lakh. excellence for the year for List of sportspersons nom- Lalremsanga (archery). shatter peace by engineering normally from the same day. %-9 ! $$ -- The committee also which the Award is recom- inated for various awards. some big incident. Intelligence On the LoC, giving a befit- 3 A99 3 !B "$$C picked 19 sportspersons for the mended, but should also have Khel Ratna: Bajrang ,2 ,1''' reports suggest the target will ting reply to the Pakistan $$* :3 !( %- Arjuna Award, including the shown qualities of leadership, Punia (wrestling), Deepa Giving details of the 12 be security forces. In case, army, Indian troops reported- ) , likes of cricketers Ravindra sportsmanship and a sense of Malik (para-athletics) infiltration bids foiled by the they retaliate and some collat- ly inflicted casualties to 10/ECTD-II/(Lko.)/2019-20 Jadeja and Poonam Yadav, discipline. The Award carries Arjuna Award: Tajinder Pal Army in the last three days, eral damage takes place in Pakistani troops besides dam- @%&!% $"% !(% !($*$C%+,$*E$*F " track and field stars Tejinder a cash prize of 5 lakh. Singh Toor (athletics), they said these attempts took terms of civilian casualties, the aging several forward posts in E &!% !( A Pal Singh Toor, Mohammed The panel also nominated Mohammed Anas Yahiya (ath- place all across the LoC in blame will obviously will rest their area. The situation +,- E4 Anas and Swapna Barman, three names for Dronacharya letics), S Bhaskaran (body South and North of Pir Panjal on the law enforcement agen- remained tense in the region E$ ";"<% !( E footballer Gurpreet Singh Award, including former bad- building), Sonia Lather (box- ranges. While south compris- cies. In the present atmos- as several residential areas too = BE$" !($*$C+,$*E Sandhu, hockey player minton star Vimal Kumar, ing), Ravindra Jadeja (cricket), es Poonch and Rajouri, sensi- phere, it may prove counter- came in the line of fire of $*F " E G &!% Chinglensana Singh and and three for Dronacharya Chinglensana Singh Kangujam tive districts of Tangdhar and productive for the Pakistani guns. Lt-Col Anand A +, - E shooter Anjum Moudgil. Award (lifetime caregory), (hockey), Ajay Thakur (kabad- Gurez are part of north. Government to maintain calm, said, “Pakistan army initiated 5 @ $*F !- Jadeja has been an integral including 2011 World Cup di), Gaurav Singh Gill (motor Generally, the terrorists sources said. Handlers located ceasefire violation around 6.30 H!8 ";,I part of India’s Test and ODI winning cricketer Gautam sports), Pramod Bhagat (para try to come in from Tangdhar across the border have also am by firing of small arms and / %$ !! '";%,I J +) teams in the past few years. He Gambhir’s childhood coach sports-badminton), Anjum and Gurez as the mountain instructed ultras active in the shelling with mortars in !K $($$"/<--<23 A ==$* is one of the key members of Sanjay Bhardwaj. Five per- Moudgil (shooting), Harmeet passes are rugged and dotted Kashmir Valley to refrain from Nowshera sector of Rajouri on $!"66 ) "$" L the Indian team that rose to sons were nominated for Rajul Desai (table tennis), with jungles thereby making it taking part in anticipated mass Saturday.” !K !,++!&&&2 world number one in Tests. Dhyan Chand Award. Pooja Dhanda (wrestling), difficult for the security forces protests unlike in the past “Indian Army responded $ "" 6)C! !+ -<23 Poonam has been a part of Dronacharya Awards are given Fouaad Mirza (equestrian), to guard the entire stretch. when they used to brandish strongly and effectively. Heavy A ,, ,"-0$C%3 8 the Indian team that reached to honour eminent coaches Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (foot- However, terrorists have infil- weapons. Instead, they have damage to Pakistan Army (%3 53 3 MM"/6 ; % the World Cup final in 2017 who have successfully trained ball), Poonam Yadav (cricket), trated from Poonch and been directed to snatch posts and casualties to Pakistan and semifinal of Women’s T20 sportspersons or teams to Swapna Burman (athletics), reports indicate that the group weapons from security forces soldiers have been inflicted by &%NNI World Cup last year. Shot put- achieve outstanding results in Sundar Singh Gurjar (para has entered the Kashmir Valley inviting reaction and collater- own troops,” he added. + ,-. /0,1 /
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1989+: The 16 immovable proper- ing products like suit length the ED said. ties that have been attached are and edible items. “Primary objective of the he Enforcement located in Hisar, Adampur, “They (promoters of the promoters of the company is to TDirectorate (ED) has Kulam, Delhi and Chandigarh group) extensively advertised lure the gullible public with attached assets worth Rs 261 apart from bank balances worth their commission model in promises of huge commissions crore in connection with its Rs 252 crore kept in 34 accounts. which very high commissions and with dreams of becoming money laundering probe The total value of the attachment were paid for enrolment of new rich without much effort quick- against a Haryana-based multi- is Rs 261 crore, it said. members in the down links of ly,” it said. level marketing group that The ED said it filed a the pyramid,” the ED said. “They also cheated the allegedly perpetrated ponzi PMLA case in March this year It alleged funds were fraud- public by falsely claiming that schemes and cheated investors. after taking cognisance of FIRs ulently collected from sub- their fraud pyramid scheme According to ED, an order, registered against the group by scribers as deposit towards was a legitimate direct selling under the Prevention of Money the Telangana police for cheat- membership in the scheme network scheme by introduc- Laundering Act (PMLA), for ing common public by propa- through a chain of agents ing sub-standard products like attachment of residential plots, gating a false theme of “a life spread across India. cheap suit lengths and supple- agricultural lands and residen- turning opportunity to earn These deposits collected ments,” the agency said. tial units belonging to Hisar- income of Rs 20,000 to Rs 10 through the schemes were ille- Probe found that the based Future Maker Life Care lakhs per month”. gally diverted into the person- accused have fraudulently col- Private Limited and its two It said the group invited al accounts of the directors, lected around Rs 2,950 crore Directors Radhe Shyam and gullible people to become their family members and from lakhs of members and the Bansi Lal, their family mem- members of their ponzi pyra- other associates and to same has been identified as the bers and associates has been mid scheme “in the guise of” other shell companies incor- proceeds of crime in this case, issued. multi-level marketing by sell- porated by the two directors, it said.
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KVIC also BJP delegation led by party mid much debate on eco- “Even the Village Industries brought major PSUs in the AGeneral Secretary Arun Anomic slowdown, Khadi has reached to Rs 71,123.68 crore in Khadi fold, for purchasing Khadi Singh would visit China on a reason to explain the growth! 2018-19 with respect to gift coupons, for their employ- August 24 for a party level Unpalatable though it may turnover Rs 31,965.52 crore in ees — which has given the busi- interaction in that country. sound, the sector that was 2014-15, with a growth rate of ness of over Rs 100 crore.” The BJP delegation is believed to be tagged with 123 per cent,” he said, adding, The KVIC Chairman also understandably visiting China ‘Dadaji’ and ‘Netaji’ till five years “Khadi has made an average outlined the introduction of e- on the invitation of Communist ago, has made a quantum jump jump of 62 per cent in Khadi marketing through Paytm, party of China (CPC) and since then. Yes, the Khadi pro- fabric production in the last five and 5,600 modern looms, which Shop’nShop and approaching expected to visit some of the duction, which was of Rs 879.98 years, i.e. from 103.22 million has increased the Khadi pro- Universities, Colleges, Schools, key cities in that country. crore in the year 2014-15, has square meters in 2014-15 to duction. “During this duration, Municipal Bodies etc. for adopt- In 2014, a 14-member gone to Rs 1,902 crore in 2018- 170.80 million square metres in 376 new Khadi institutions have ing Khadi Uniforms and cere- youth delegation of the BJP led 19 - which is a growth of more 2018-19. In the fiscal 2014-15, been added along with over monial gowns for promotion of by the then party National than 100 per cent. Similarly, the the share of Khadi in overall 40,000 new Khadi artisans. The Khadi, which has increased the Secretary Siddharth Nath Khadi sale was Rs 1,310.9 crore Textile production was 4.23 KVIC has also created employ- reach of Khadi among the Singh, currently a Minister in in year 2014-15, has gone to Rs per cent, which in the year ment through Khadi in the young generation and made it Uttar Pradesh, toured China 3215.13 crore in 2018-19, record- 2018-19 has gone up to 8.49 per remotest part of the country such buyer-friendly. “The introduc- and interacted with CPC lead- ing a growth of over 145 per cent. cent, which almost the double.” as Leh, Ladakh, Kaziranga for- tion of new trendy designs such ers besides holding extensive Jubilant with Khadi’s Laying stress on how the est, Sunderban in West Bengal as Ladies Westernwear, Modi discussions at the party level. turnover going over Rs 74,323 artisan-centric initiatives could etc.,” he said, adding, “We, for the Jacket, Modi Kurta, Vichar This team was in China on crore in 2018-19, the Khadi and make a big impact, Saxena said first time, brought Major Textile Vastra and other high-end a ten-day visit from October 26 Village Industries Commission during the last 3.5 years, the corporate like Raymonds, products, with high-quality to November 4 having an (KVIC) Chairman Vinai KVIC provided more than Arvind Mills and Aditya Birla stitching, has changed the image extensive visit of Chinese cities Kumar Saxena does not want to 32,000 New Model Charkhas Textiles in Khadi sector for its of Khadi,” he said. 1 " which included Hangzhou, Beijing and Chongquig. With the Modi Government firmly placed at the Centre, the Chinese are keen to build P 2%1 “afresh” party level “relation- ship” with the BJP and in the process “opening up a second New Delhi: Chief Justice of al convocation of National Law in law and arts. This initiative changes in syllabi and structure He said it must be asked as were also awarded with gold offers, the law graduates natural route” of dialogue on the burn- India Ranjan Gogoi on University here, added that was on a strong commitment to to bring up new generation of to how many law schools are medals and cash prizes. Delhi choice is not the legal profes- ing issues, sources said. Saturday said there is a need to the purpose of law schools is to improve existing legal infra- lawyers who will think more serving the purpose they were Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar sion,” he said. Another BJP delegation led look at the role and function- bring out lawyers who would structure. Indeed with this critically and analyse compre- designed for and added that the Dev was also awarded a degree He added lawyers also act as by former Bhagat Singh ing of lawyers and understand serve the country as prospec- ambition, five-year law schools hensive and argue articulately,” primary reason for setting up in LLM professional course adjudicators, negotiators and Kosiyari had also paid visit to why a law graduate’s natural tive leaders of the bar, adjudi- have spearheaded critical the CJI said. the five-year law schools was to and a gold medal. mediators and they are great China on a study tour and met choice is not the legal profes- cators on the bench and edu- strengthen the bar. Justice Gogoi said the five- educators too. Career in law CPC members. CPC members sion in spite of great attractions cators and teachers. Besides Justice Gogoi, Delhi year model was aimed at devel- firms and corporates have have also been meeting BJP and opportunities. He said it is time now for High Court Chief Justice DN oping socially conscious become popular choices and leaders including party The CJI said lawyers act as introspection and analyse as to Patel, who is the chancellor of lawyers who serve society by continue to remain so, the CJI President Amit Shah. In 2015, advocates and advisors of liti- whether the five-year law course, the NLU, Justice Rajiv Sahai developing skills in the field of said, adding the highly attractive Shah met Wang Jiarui, Minister gants and help them secure a combined degree in law and Endlaw, Chief Minister Arvind advocacy, legal aid, legislation career at the bar and the bench of the International their rights under the law. arts, has met its ambitions. Kejriwal, his deputy Manish or reforms and also organise also needs to be highlighted. Department of the Communist While working for their clients, He said the five-year law Sisodia, Delhi Chief Secretary lectures, conferences and pro- “Practice of law is a rea- Party of China’s Central they interpret and mould the school model has not entirely Vijay Kumar Dev, NLU vice mote legal knowledge. sonably lucrative profession. I Committee at the BJP head- law and help the judges in lay- failed in achieving the purpose, chancellor Ranbir Singh and “One will necessarily have do not wish to be drawn into the quarters. Jiarui had then ing down the legal propositions but it has also not brought about registrar GS Bajpai were also to look on the role and func- financial side of the legal pro- extended an invitation to Shah that have binding effects on the the expected transformation. present in the programme. tioning of lawyers and try and fession... All that I would like to to visit China while the duo also future generations. “National law schools have Degrees were conferred on understand why in spite of say is that the issue is left to the discussed ways of encouraging Justice Gogoi, who was sought to foster intensive five- the students of LLM and BA. great attractions and opportu- members of the bar to ponder people-to-people interaction speaking at the seventh annu- year course, combined degree LLB courses and the toppers nities that the legal profession and decide,” the CJI said. PTI between the two countries. + ,-. /0,1 7
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1989+: election. Mishra, who was elected from Karawal Nagar, ormer Minister in the has challenged his disqualifi- * # '3 FAAP-led Delhi cation in the high court. Government and disqualified Pandey, who headed the AAP's Member of Legislative women's wing and was a , Assembly (MLA) Kapil spokesperson, said the AAP Mishra, along with AAP born out of search of "alterna- N women’s wing chief Richa tive politics". "I realised the Pandey, joined the Bharatiya alternative politics I was seek- O & Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi on ing was not there at the Rouse Saturday. Avenue (AAP headquarters), 7,((# Speculations about Mishra but it is here in the BJP," she joining the BJP were doing the said. "Aam Aadmi Party has soldier was killed on rounds since he started criti- become a 'khas' (special) party ASaturday as Pakistan vio- He said the along the LoC. cising AAP National Convenor " of 'khas' people." lated ceasefire by shelling for- “unprovoked firing” “Lance Naik and Delhi Chief Minister Pandey said she had spo- ward posts and villages along from across the bor- Thapa, who is sur- Arvind Kejriwal after being ken against the BJP and its the Line of Control (LoC) in der started at around vived by his wife removed as a Minister in May taking a U-turn from its prin- Tiwari said: "I hope they will leaders like P Chidambaram, leaders as an AAP leader, Rajouri district, prompting 6.30 am and contin- Nisha Thapa, was a 2017. He grew close to many ciples and anti-corruption serve Delhi by following the Kapil Sibal and NCP's Sharad adding that now she felt like a strong response from the ued intermittently brave, highly moti- Delhi BJP leaders and often stand of the 'India Against policies of Prime Minister Pawar, against whom party "wayward person who has Indian Army which inflicted throughout the day. vated and sincere shared stages with them. Corruption' movement, from Narendra Modi and philoso- volunteers once faced police managed to reach back home". casualties and heavy damage to “Indian Army ) " soldier. The nation The two leaders joined the which it was born. "I was feel- phy of Deendayal Upadhyaya lathis while protesting. Kapil Mishra's mother, Pakistan Army posts, a defence responded strongly will always remain BJP at the party office here in ing helpless for the past few and Syama Prasad Mookerjee." The former minister said Annapurna Mishra, who is a spokesman said here. and effectively. Heavy damage indebted to him for the the presence of vice-president years due to the murder of the Jaju, who is the incharge he would work to end the "neg- senior BJP leader and former Lance Naik Sandeep Thapa to Pakistan Army posts and supreme sacrifice and devotion Shyam Jaju and Delhi unit anti corruption movement, of the Delhi BJP, said Mishra ativity" in Delhi by helping the east Delhi mayor, was also (35), a resident of village casualties to Pakistan soldiers to duty,” the spokesman said chief Manoj Tiwari, former lies and manipulations of the had expressed his desire to join BJP win the assembly polls due present at occasion. "My moth- Rajawala in Sahaspur district of have been inflicted by our Last month, two Army Union Minister Vijay Goel party I was in," Mishra said. the party when Kejriwal sought next year. Earlier this month, er used to argue with me, but Dehradun, sustained fatal troops,” he said. personnel and a 10-day-old and Leader of Opposition in "Joining the BJP, I feel like a "evidence" of the surgical Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas I could not understand. It's injuries in the Pakistani firing The latest ceasefire viola- baby were killed and several the Assembly Vijender Gupta. man who has finally reached strikes. Goel had disqualified Mishra true you realise the worth of in Nowshera sector of Rajouri tion comes two days after civilians injured in heavy Terming the occasion an the shore." Taking a dig at the chief under the anti-defection law your parents' wisdom after district, Jammu-based defence Pakistan claimed that its four Pakistani shelling and firing in "emotional moment" for him, Welcoming Mishra and minister, Mishra said the AAP after he campaigned for the getting knocked down," he PRO Lt Col Devender Anand soldiers were killed in firing by the twin districts of Poonch Mishra accused the AAP of Pandey into the BJP fold, chief was seen with Congress BJP the during Lok Sabha added. said. Indian troops on their posts and Rajouri in Jammu region. 4 )$ " Q* Q ! R+ ; R 2 0 5)+5,, ident. 5): 2018 deluge which resulted in the icant role in popularising rubber ! ** Chowdhury, a member of book “Flood and Fury”. cultivation across the county but he leader of the Congress in the Congress Working lood and fury, deluges, land- It may be a strange coinci- by strictly enforcing a standard TLok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Committee (CWC) — the Fslides, death and destruction dence that when the first bunch operation protocol in converting 1,/&#- Chowdhury, has said it will be highest decision-making body have become annual rituals in of copies hit bookshelves across fertile forest land said that the tough for any leader from out- of the party — however, noted Kerala, once known as God’s the State last week, Kerala faced present day destruction was oming down on red- side the Gandhi-Nehru family it would be tough for someone Own Country. Events of the last yet another deluge, landslide beyond human imagination. “My Ctapism, Union Minister to run the party, as it has from outside the Gandhi fam- two years have proved that the and cloudburst resulting in more mission was to eradicate pover- Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday “brand equity”. ily to run the party. State is anything but the sobri- than hundred persons disap- ty and malnutrition but by pre- that he warned some officials He also said the revival of “It would indeed be diffi- quet. B Viju, a Kochi based jour- pearing from the face of this serving the delicate and exotic earlier in the day that if a the Congress largely depended he said regional parties lack cult for someone from outside nalist who had reported exten- earth. “This is unprecedented and balance between man and certain issue was not resolved, I have been elected by people. on the weakening of regional ideological motivation and the Gandhi family to run the sively about the devastating unheard of in Kerala,” said John nature,” said Ramachandran who he would tell people “dhulai I am answerable to people. If parties that lack ideology, and mass support a national party party. In politics, too, there is floods of 2018 in the State Peruvanathanam , one of the pio- works as a bio diversity evange- karo” (thrash them). you commit theft, I will say you claimed that the country was like the Congress has. brand equity. If you look at the thought of leaving a trace of the neer environmental activists in list across the State. The Union Minister, whose are a thief. headed for “bipolar politics”. He said Sonia Gandhi was present BJP, without Narendra history to the future generation the State told The Pioneer. There is no need to waste portfolios include road trans- “Today I held a meeting at Chowdhury said only a reluctant to helm the party Modi and Amit Shah, will it by bringing out a comprehensive P K Ramachandran, former time by searching for the present port and Micro, Small and RTO office here...Director and party like the Congress, with its once again, but yielded to the function smoothly? The answer copy of his experiences covering deputy director of the Rubber state of affairs in Kerala. “This Medium Enterprises, was transport commissioner “strong” ideological mooring, request of senior Congress is no. the massive destruction of the Board , who has played a signif- was a disaster which Kerala had addressing a convention of attended,” Gadkari, who rep- and pan-India presence, can functionaries when the organ- “In our Congress party, asked for. The poor are paying Laghu Udyog Bharti, an RSS- resents Nagpur in the Lok counter the “communal jug- isation was facing a “crisis” after too, the Gandhi family is our for the sins committed by the linked outfit working in the Sabha, said.”I told them, you gernaut” of the BJP. Rahul Gandhi’s resignation. brand equity. There is no harm political class and some reli- MSME sector. Asking the solve this problem within eight “The way regional parties “Sonia Gandhi has led the in it. No one else in our party gious leaders who portrayed the entrepreneurs who attended days, otherwise I will tell peo- are functioning, they will lose party in times of crisis. It was has the charisma which they Report as anti-people and anti- the convention to expand their ple take law into your hands their importance in the days to due to her leadership in diffi- have. It is a hard reality,” he said. farmer,” said Prof Madhav Gadgil, businesses fearlessly, Gadkari and thrash them (`dhulai come. Their losing importance cult times that the Congress Sonia Gandhi, 72, was appoint- chairman, Western Ghats spoke about businessmen being karo’). My teachers have taught means the nation will head was able to form the ed the interim Congress pres- Ecology Expert Panel, the scien- harassed by Government offi- me this — throw out the sys- towards bipolar politics. Government twice in 2004 and ident barely 20 months after tific team that studied the rami- cials. tem which does not give jus- “When there is bipolar 2009,” Chowdhury said. she had voluntarily relin- fications of the unprecedented “Why we have this red- tice,” he added. The Minister, politics, we would again come The Congress leader from quished the post in favour of environmental degradation and tapism, why do all these inspec- known for his blunt way of back to power. So, the future of West Bengal said while Sonia son Rahul, who refused to prepared the Gadgil Report . tors come, they take ‘hafta’ talking, did not elaborate on the Congress is bright,” Gandhi heads the party as continue as the party chief Dr V S Vijayan, member (bribe). I tell them to their face, which problem he was refer- Chowdhury told PTI. interim chief, efforts are under- after the humiliating 2019 gen- WG EEP, said the entire report you are (Government) servant, ring to. Responding to a question, way to elect a new party pres- eral election defeat. was prepared with a focus in restoring the ecology of areas with anthropogenic activities . “No where we had mentioned that farming or agricultural oper- 1 4 ations should be stopped or peo- ple be displaced. When we mean ecologically sensitive areas, we mean only areas where there are # human habitation and activities. We had clearly mentioned in the report about ecologically sensi- 5)+5,, youth and son of the owner of an tive areas in the Western Ghats upmarket restaurant chain was arrest- ,” said Dr Vijayan, a research sci- ate night rash driving claimed more ed even as he tried to flee with his vehi- entist groomed by the legendary Llives in Kolkata even as city’s civil cle. The accident happened in the Dr Salim Ali. society strongly condemned the “high- small hours of Saturday at the crossing ly infectious spoilt brat syndrome,” of Shakespeare Sarani and Loudon demanding stringent laws for reckless Street in south-central Kolkata where driving. A day after BJP MP Rupa Farhana Islam Tania (30), a resident of Ganguli’s son was arrested for rash and Dhaka, and Kazi Md Mainul Alam (36), negligent driving with his car literally from Jhenaidah district in Bangladesh piercing through a concretewall in a were weighting to catch a cab. south Kolkata locality, two Bangaldeshi A third person who was also nationals were killed when a speeding injured in the accident said the duo Jaguar lost control and rammed into a were standing by the police kiosk Mercedes Benz which flung in the air when the speeding Jaguar jumped sig- and crushed the victims against a nal and hit the Mercedez making it lit- police kiosk near which they were erally fly in the air and hit the victims standing to avoid pouring rain. One crushing them against the kiosk. among the victims is the vice president They were in Kolkata for treatment, of a top multi-national Bank in the witness said adding “I escaped with Bangladesh. The driver of the erring minor injuries as there was no barrier Jaguar, Parvez Arsalan, a 22-year-old (police kiosk) behind me. + ,-. /0,1 : # ## 7 R :)1/5)1/ 12 0 " < ong Kong democracy Hactivists kicked off a week- P end of fresh rallies on Saturday in a major test for the move- Q ( ! ment following criticism over an airport protest earlier this % :91H:91E:1,F in military fatigues, using Asked if Hong Kong police week — and as concerns shields, poles and other riot- could maintain order or if mount over Beijing’s next -# 9+ embers of China’s para- control gear. In one exercise, mainland Chinese interven- move. The new marches came Mmilitary People’s Armed two groups marched in for- tion is becoming inevitable, as thousands of pro-govern- he European Union on Police marched and practised mation with those in front Hong Kong police commander ment supporters — many wav- TSaturday called for “inclu- crowd control tactics at a sports raising shields as if to protect Yeung Man-pun said that while ing Chinese flags — gathered sive dialogue” to calm ten- complex in Shenzhen across themselves from projectiles. they face tremendous pres- in a park to condemn their sions in Hong Kong, where ten from Hong Kong in what some Others behind held red flags sure, “I can tell you we’re con- opponents and support the weeks of protests have plunged interpreted as a threat against and banners. The words “the fident the police have the capa- police, a stark illustration of the the city into crisis and prompt- pro-democracy protesters in law” and “prosecuted” could be bility to maintain law and polarisation now coursing ed mainland China to take a the semi-autonomous territo- seen on one. order.” through the city. more hardline tone. ry. Outside, dozens of Germany, meanwhile, said Ten weeks of demonstra- “It is crucial that restraint The sound of marching armoured carriers and trucks it considers China to be a tions have plunged the inter- be exercised, violence rejected, boots and synchronized sat in the parking lot of the responsible actor that will national finance hub into cri- and urgent steps taken to de- shouts echoed from the Shenzhen Bay Stadium, close to respect Hong Kong laws guar- sis, with communist-ruled escalate the situation,” EU grounds on Friday. Officers a bridge linking mainland anteeing freedom of speech and mainland China taking an 8 # 0 diplomatic chief Federica in green camouflage stood China to Hong Kong. rule of law. increasingly hardline tone, Mogherini said in a statement. guard at closed entrances. A including labelling the more men they accused of being prompting the United States to to respond to a single demand “Engagement in a process stadium security guard said violent protester actions “ter- Chinese spies. The images warn Beijing against sending in and has escalated force through of broad-based and inclusive “it wasn’t clear” when the rorist-like”. Democracy activists damaged a movement that troops, which analysts say the police to suppress the peo- dialogue, involving all key paramilitary police would are billing the weekend rallies until then had largely only tar- would be a reputational and ple’s voices,” a 25-year-old pro- stakeholders, is essential.” leave the grounds. as a way to show Beijing and geted the police or government economic disaster for China. tester, who gave his first name The statement came as Chinese state media have the city’s unelected leaders that institutions, and prompted Saturday’s rallies began as Mars, told AFP. Hong Kong democracy only said that the Shenzhen their movement still enjoys some soul-searching among with thousands of teachers “If we don’t come out, our activists kicked off new round exercises were planned earlier broad public support, despite protesters. China’s propaganda marching through torrential future, our next generation of protests that began over a and were not directly related to increasingly violent tactics apparatus seized on the vio- rain in support of the largely will face even more suppres- plan to allow extraditions to the unrest in Hong Kong, deployed by a minority of lence, with state media churn- youth-led protests. sion,” he added. mainland China. though they came shortly after hardcore protesters that have ing out a deluge of damning In the afternoon thousands But across the harbour at the central government in cast a shadow. articles, pictures and videos. also marched through Hung the pro-Beijing rally, where a on democracy protesters. Beijing said the protests were On Tuesday, protesters State media also ran images Hom and To Kwa Wan, two giant screen showed recent “Their acts are not human, beginning to show the “sprouts blocked passengers from of military personnel and harbourside districts popular clashes with police, 60-year-old they have all become monsters. of terrorism.” boarding flights at the city’s air- armoured personnel carriers with mainland tourists. retiree Irene Man had a very They are rioters, with no rea- From a distance, police port and later assaulted two across the border in Shenzhen, “The government has yet different take as she rounded son, no thinking,” she said. could be seen conducting drills +22 # # # 0+2 2 #
8, :1/)1 and Pakistan and the momen- any outcome or statement from discussions with UNSC mem- 8, :1/)1 diligently on the path forward tum created during their recent the powerful 15-nation UN bers, India was able to break in Afghanistan.” S President Donald meeting at the White House,” organ, dealing a huge snub to down “piece by piece” each of S President Donald “In continued close coop- Trump on Friday con- Gidley said. Pakistan and its all-weather the arguments. India’s approach UTrump chaired a meeting eration with the government Uveyed the importance of In Islamabad, Pakistan ally China to internationalise was that how can a constitu- on the Afghanistan peace deal of Afghanistan, we remain India and Pakistan reducing Foreign Minister Shah the issue, which an over- tional matter become a threat to with his national security committed to achieving a tensions through bilateral dia- Mehmood Qureshi said Khan whelming majority stressed is a peace and security, as claimed team that, the White House comprehensive peace agree- logue during a phone call with took the US President “into bilateral matter between New by Pakistan in reference to said, went “very well” and ment, including a reduction in Prime Minister Imran Khan, confidence” regarding the UN Delhi and Islamabad. Article 370. negotiations are proceeding. violence and a ceasefire, the White House said. Security Council meeting at the Sources familiar with the “How does a federal The talks, attended by Vice- ensuring that Afghan soil is The phone conversation UN headquarters after the consultations told PTI that arrangement create an impli- President Mike Pence, never again used to threaten between Trump and Khan took Indian government revoked China was pushing for an out- cation for beyond the border,” Secretary of State Mike the United States or her allies, place before the close-door- the special status to Jammu and come or a press statement to be the sources said. Further, India Pompeo and National Security and bringing Afghans togeth- consultation of the 15 members Kashmir. delivered after the consultations has been repeatedly stressing Adviser John Bolton among er to work towards peace,” the of the UN Security Council on “Prime Minister Khan con- by Poland, the President of the that it is committed to the others, were held at Trump’s secretary of state said. Kashmir. The White House veyed Pakistan’s concern on Security Council for the month Simla Agreement on the issue golf resort in Bedminster, The meeting was also readout of the call was issued recent developments in of August. of Kashmir. New Jersey, on Friday. attended by Defense Secretary after the meeting concluded at Kashmir and the threat they However, majority of the 15 Sources familiar with the Soon after the meeting, Mark Esper, Special the UN headquarters in New pose to the regional peace,” members said there should not development also said that if the president tweeted: “Many Representative for York. Qureshi was quoted as saying be any statement or outcome Pakistan feels Article 370 is a on the opposite side of this 19- Afghanistan Reconciliation “The President conveyed by the state-run Radio Pakistan. issued after the consultations material change of a situation, year war, and us, are looking Zalmay Khalilzad, Chairman the importance of India and The Foreign Minister said and their will prevailed, leaving “what is CPEC”, a reference to to make a deal - if possible!” of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Pakistan reducing tensions the conversation between the China to come out and make a the China Pakistan Economic According to the White Joseph Dunford and CIA through bilateral dialogue two leaders was held in a “cor- statement in its national capac- Corridor (CPEC). “How many House, discussions centred Director Gina Haspel. regarding the situation in dial environment”. They also ity followed by Pakistan. material changes have they around ongoing negotiations Trump chaired the meet- Jammu and Kashmir,” deputy agreed to remain in contact Briefing the media follow- done?” and eventual peace and rec- ing after Taliban and US nego- press secretary Hogan Gidley over the Kashmir issue, he ing the conclusion of the UNSC On August 5, India revoked onciliation agreement with tiators wrapped up their lat- said in a statement. said. meeting, India’s Permanent Article 370 of the Constitution the Taliban and the govern- est round of talks for a deal on The White House said Qureshi said Pakistan has Representative to the UN Syed removing the special status to ment of Afghanistan. The Monday that would see Trump spoke with Khan to contacted four of the five per- Akbaruddin said India’s posi- Jammu and Kashmir, and also meeting went very well and America shrink its troop pres- “discuss regional develop- manent members of the UN tion was and remains that mat- bifurcated the state into two negotiations are proceeding, it ence in Afghanistan. ments” and to follow up on lat- Security Council and are “also ters related to the Article 370 of Union Territories — Jammu said. Details of a possible deal ter’s visit to Washington, DC, trying to contact French the Constitution are entirely an and Kashmir, and Ladakh. After briefing the presi- with the Taliban is yet to be last month. President so that his country internal matter of India and Reacting to India’s move, dent on the progress of the made public, but adminis- “The two leaders further understands our position”. these have no external ramifi- Pakistan expelled the Indian negotiations in the war-torn tration officials have said that discussed how they will con- The rare closed-door con- cations. High Commissioner soon after country, Pompeo issued a the president wants the troops tinue to build on the growing sultations on Kashmir by the Sources with knowledge of deciding to downgrade bilater- statement, saying, “Led by back from Afghanistan as relationship between the US Security Council ended without the proceedings said that in its al diplomatic ties. the president, we are working soon as possible. ! 2 ( Q " R 3# Q" R : " + 2 # 2 ! ) ( 198A)-5 +,(,, 9)#+ Pyongyang’s official Rodong Sinmun newspaper n autopsy on disgraced pping the ante, Pakistan orth Korea on Saturday published photos that showed AUS financier Jeffrey Usaid on Saturday that its Nsaid leader Kim Jong Un what appeared to be a missile Epstein — who was found army was “fully prepared” to supervised another test-firing soaring from a launcher dead in his jail cell — has con- face any challenge posed by of an unspecified new weapon, installed on a vehicle and strik- cluded that he committed sui- India in the wake of current seen as an attempt to pressure ing what appeared to be a cide by hanging, a coroner tensions between the two coun- Washington and Seoul over coastal target. Kim is seen said Friday, answering one of tries over Kashmir. slow nuclear negotiations and jubilantly raising his fist while the questions surrounding his Addressing a joint press their joint military exercises. since late July that revealed celebrating with military offi- death. conference with Foreign Pyongyang’s Korean developments of a new rocket cials. The ruling comes six days Minister Shah Mahmood Central News Agency said that artillery system and two sepa- “(Kim) said everyone after the 66-year-old, who was Qureshi following a meeting of following Friday’s launches, rate short-range mobile ballis- should remember that it is the accused of trafficking girls as the country’s top brass on the Kim expressed “great satisfac- tic missile systems that experts (ruling) party’s core plan and young as 14 for sex, was dis- situation in Kashmir, Army tion” over his military’s “mys- say would expand its ability to unwavering determination to covered dead in New York’s spokesman Major Gen Asif terious and amazing success strike targets throughout South build a powerful force strong high-security Metropolitan Ghafoor said it was possible rates” in recent testing activity Korea, including US bases enough to discourage any Correctional Center. India could launch an attack to and vowed to build up “invin- there. forces from daring to provoke New York’s chief medical divert the world’s attention cible military capabilities no KCNA did not describe us and to leave any opponent examiner Barbara Sampson from Kashmir. one dare provoke.” The report what Friday’s weapons were or defenceless against our Juche said in a statement emailed to “We have apprehension did not mention any specific how they performed, but it said weapons of absolute power AFP that “after careful review that India can launch attack to comment on the United States that the tests were successful even in situations of physical of all investigative information, divert attention but we are or South Korea. and strengthened the military’s clashes,” the agency said, refer- including complete autopsy fully prepared to deal with any The launches were North confidence in the reliability of ring to the North’s national ide- findings” it was determined misadventure,” he said. Korea’s sixth round of tests the system. ology of self-reliance. that Epstein killed himself. O P P
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Or were they Tsplash, the subject being Hollywood of the He is confident and determined. His motto in life guilty of the crime they were accused of? Is this what the late 60s, and the delightfully vague scheme of is to uplift himself in the eyes of the society. He movie wants to ask? Or is it just trying retell the story as things that pan out on the mountainous slide of falls in love with a Brahmin girl — Suman who it happened and reported by various newspapers? Boulevard Hollywood away from Hollywood sees a potential in him. She is impressed by It is all this and beyond since there are many events that makes this movie a dishy one. his thoughts and his approach towards life. take place and Batla House is a story that needed to be told. Not just the rakish cowboy in Leornardo di How did acting happen? Not because in the end the police won but because we as Caprio but the rakish looks of his chauffeur- Acting happened since I was four-year-old. citizens of this country need to take a step back and view buddy-stuntman Brad Pitt make for a I started my career with a Marathi film some events without letting bias raise it’s ugly head. May be compelling story. Yes, you may question the — Suna Yeti Ghara. Then, I went on the movie tries to drive home this point but the truth is: Is hippie violence as a biased viewpoint, doing Dhangad Dhinga, Raju Chacha a Class X student stone pelter innocent. He is a student. No playing to the hilt on a high platform, but it and eventually entered the Hindi denying. But is he innocent? He may have been forced or is a typical Tarantino finish that plaques industry with a kids-based show — brainwashed. But the question still remains— is he the film with many groovy moments, Shaka Laka Boom Boom. !! &- -1 ' innocent? 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The minute there is a ran the story from every angle possible to get to the truth. his dreams-in-the-eyes wife, with blond career graph. Why? connect, there is a winner. So much so that Then there is John Abraham. After being part of recently hair. Some may find the story of Rick After doing Shaka Laka Boom lmost every Indian knows about despite knowing the end result, one still released movies like Parmanu, Satyameva Jayate and Dalton (Leo), a star-turned-villain-turned- Boom in 2006, I took a break from The Mission Orbiter Mars roots for the team to succeed. Romeo Akbar Walter, the actor has managed to finally find out-of-work-pushed-to Italian westerns, as acting because I wanted to focus on A(MOM) or Mangalyaan, a space Then, there is some great performance a spot for himself that fits him to a T without making him gloomy but Tarantino ensures that there is my studies. Education is important for probe, which was a success. Most of us by the actors. Akshay Kumar as Rakesh look uncomfortable. much more mood in the film that any other moulding one’s personality and I know that our country was the first in Dhawan is absolutely brilliant. Passing the The docu feel to the film because of the clipping from could have managed. didn’t want to compromise on that. the world to have achieved this success spotlight to his women co-stars will win real life footage gives Batla House a break from what would Hence, the gap. After I completed my at first go. The US failed four times brownie points from the women viewers. otherwise become monotonous since it is a repeat of the same graduation, I came back to work. before it’s Mars mission was a success. Vidya Balan who plays Tara Shinde, the thing. The item number by Nora Fatehi on the song O Saki Any mantra that you follow in life? Russia has failed eight times. Therefore, project director exhibits an energy that Saki provides a break as well. Being an actor you have to keep all kudos to the entire team of ISRO and gives us a glimpse why some people Advani and his writer Ritesh Shah need to be learning and growing. You can’t it’s scientists who made India proud and become scientists— they see, dream and congratulated for making a movie that is not only intense stop. in turn made every Indian proud of the live it. Not many of us in jobs can boast of but engaging as well. A moment that made you feel moment since it started orbiting since this. HG Dattatreya who plays a wizened L nostalgic... September 24, 2014. scientist endears himself with his antics. The passion that entire unit Mission Mangal tells this story — how Sharman Joshi does his bit as do Tappsee works with, makes me feel nostalgic it all happened. It goes without saying that Pannu who may not be a leading lady here everytime I am on the sets. It is the to make the movie appealing for the but manages to make her presence felt as same as it was earlier, when I was a masses, there has been dramatisation by does her Pink co-star Kriti Kulhari. Sanjay child actor. All actors work with so director Jagan Shakti. Interestingly, it is this Kapoor, who plays Vidya Balan’s husband, much dedication that I feel nothing dramatisation that keeps the viewers is just as good. His angst that his children has changed since then. For Jaat Na engaged which could have otherwise been are not confirming to what he thinks is Poocho Prem Ki, we had to shoot in another docu-film that would lost itself in right is sweet and evokes laughter. Banaras in extremely hot weather. the many others that have been made over On the whole, the film captures the But, the entire team was shooting the years. lives of the scientists in a manner that is as if it was cool. 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t all started when his teach- Soul within human body with connec- ers would make him write tion to the super soul, creates cotton sculp- Ion the blackboard. His ture. Human body is medium of creativity handwriting was good so he — Anant Khairnar was made to write news head- lines and notes that the teach- orn in 1966, in a small town Jawhar, ers wanted to be written on the (Palghar district of Maharashtra), board. Besides having a good BAnant Khairnar even as a child was handwriting, it was the fact that interested in drawing and painting. He it was legible, clear and in a used to gather just any material lying straight line that introduced around to create art. However, it was not him to play with chalk. Meet till he was in college, while pursuing his Sachin Sanghe, a techie who bachelor’s degree in Science from Pune hails from Mudigere, 80 km University that his full potential was from Bengaluru, who is mes- realised. merising people with his “It was in 1987, last year of college, miniature pieces of art carved when there was a lot of discussion to cre- out of chalk and pencil lead. % ! ate something new, never seen before idol He tells you that even as a :) for Ganesh Festival. Since I always thought child, he used to crave out just ) of myself as an artist rather than a Science anything and everything on the ; student, I was asked to give my suggestions. pieces of chalk with the help of After much deliberation that took me a compass that was always in biggest. It was all related to three-four days, I suggested that we should his Geometry box. magnitude. There was no place create an idol of Lord Ganesh using cot- “Drawing and craving under which I could place my ton wool. This proved to be a turning point things out of chalk was some- work. I got dejected and gave in my life,” the 52-year-old cotton sculp- thing that I loved and it was up,” Sanghe says and tells you tor says who worked in the private sector more of an hobby and I carved that the chalk that he use for his for three years before he spent his next 28 things till I was in school. I was pieces are dust-free. years working for LIC. good in sports as well. But my The more elaborate pieces Creativity, spirituality, sensibility and passion lay in engineering and are also made from three-four captivity are the qualities of the soul with- hence pursued it. My hobby piece of chalk — three to four in he tells you. “I am a God gifted artist. turned into full-time passion inches in height. The only dif- But all through my career I never gave up and somewhat of a profession ference is that he attaches the my passion to create. Art can be taught, but only after I completed my engi- other pieces with glue to bigger creativity is inborn. Nature has bestowed neering and was working with pieces of art. But he explains me with this unique art. I never worked HCL. It was then that I decid- that in photos it looks bigger under any master to learn the art. My , ed to take up where I had left than they really are. The actu- knowledge comes from within. A divine off to pass time when I was in al height of the art pieces are which I sit and carve these fig- to chalk. While, I don’t need to power always directs me whenever I hit a 1999; Adarsh Nagrik Puraskar, Jalgaon — Chennai,” Sanghe says who has not more then a couple of inch- ures. Right now, my eye sight is draw what I want to carve in a roadblock,” Khairnar says. 2000; Thane GauravAward, Thane — presented his work to Prime es. The tools that he uses are good. Also, even though a fig- paper, I do keep a picture for To begin with he would need a base 1 ! " 2009 and Samaj Seva purskar, Chennai — Minister Narendra Modi — also not expensive. ure may take up to 20 hours, I reference since the lead sculpt- (like a wooden structure and paper) ! ! ( 2015 to name a few. art pieces of chalk with the PM “People ask me if the tools don’t sit for more than three- ing is in 3-D,” Sanghe says who before he would start making a cotton His sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi in various yoga poses and one that I use are expensive or spe- four hours at a stretch. Also I uses 6B or 8B pencil. To carve sculpture. But, three decades down, with # 2 ' which is seven-and-a-half feet tall has won with his mother. cial. The truth is that my most work only over the weekends. letters, he uses carpenter pen- the technique that Khairnar has perfect- him an award. He also made a sculpture The reason why he has not trusted tool is a dissection knife Since the rest of the days, I am cil. ed, the entire sculpture that he makes today of Shri Ram (12 feet tall for the Khumbh turned his hobby into a career that you find in the surgical box working full-time with Cisco To buy a lead or chalk fig- are made from a special grade of surgical ! # - Mela) which posed some challenge to path is because there are still that one buys when you are in Systems. urine, Sanghe tells you that gauge. begin with due to it’s height. But he over- some risks involved. He tells school. It was a knife that I used His work with pencil lead usually people contact him via “When I made the first cotton sculp- ' came that. Today, going big and tall is no you that he would have make to dissect cockroaches with is something that Sanghe start- social media. “Nowhere have I ture I used cotton wool. I also needed to longer a challenge for Khairnar who it his profession if what he does back in school. Another tool ed in 2013. He tells you that mentioned that I am in the pro- create a rough body before I could give the charges 15,000 per foot for his work. was a recognised and estab- that I regularly use which I acci- there are certain advantages fession of selling my art. People idol the final look. But with time, I have ! # Though, there are a few Indian clients lished art form. “Another obsta- dentally found was left behind and disadvantages of working who are interested contact me perfected my art form. Today, I don’t need ! 2 as well, most of his clients are foreigners. cle is that I need a team. I alone by a senior in my room. It is a with pencil lead sculpting. through Instagram or a base. As long as I have a reference pic- “Over the years, people have come to know can’t do much to make enough tool that dentists use — an exca- “The advantage is that there is Facebook. The cost also ture in front me, I am good to go. Also, cot- ! " ' about me and my work. I have a website money. But this doesn’t mean vator. I also use the blade from no dust while carving. Chalk is depends on the piece that they ton wool has been replaced with a special where I share my work from time to time. that I am not looking at ways the sharpener. Then there is the brittle, lead is not. The disad- want, but it varies between kind of gauge. There were two steps I get orders as well. Since my art form is to turn it into a full-time screwdriver that one uses to vantage is that the lead is thin 4,000 to 12,000. A lot of peo- involved while making these sculptors. unique, only my family is involved. My son career,” Sanghe explains who open hard to reach places. as compared to chalk. Because ple want a Lord Ganesh or First, involves using a special combination is pursuing his MS in the US. He also looks had tried to get his work reg- Basically, small tools,” Sanghe lead is so thin, I use surgical even Lord Krishna. The com- of chemicals. Second, at the same time, after the marketing side of my work. I see istered with Guinness World says and tells you even though scalpel to carve figures. For plexities happen when people pieces of surgical gauge are used to give to wait for up to a day for the liquid to dry,” to the creative side. It takes around a- Record. Sadly, he couldn’t find the art pieces that he carves are example, if one were to carve want a portrait. The face has to shape to the sculpture. These chemicals Khairnar explains who has taken up his month-and-a-half to create one piece a category under which he miniatures, there isn’t much something on lead and the look like the person. A wrong play a vital role in my sculptures. They not passion full-time, now that he has retired. because I spend only four hours a day. could put his work. strain on the eyes since he does- same on chalk, one might need cut and the face changes. So I only give shape but have sticking quality Over the years, Khairnar has own Making these sculptures need a lot of “I explored the possibility n’t spend more than four hours to look at the art piece more need to be more careful. One as well. The good part is that they are not many awards. Limca Book of Records — patience,” Khairnar says who is now busy but found that the categories at one sitting. closely to figure out what it is has to be very patient,” Sanghe volatile, hence they evaporate quickly. But 1997; Guinness Book of World Records — giving finishing the few orders that he has were tallest, shortest and “I don’t use any lens under as lead is small in comparison says. weather plays spoilsport. Sometimes, I have 1999; Outstanding Young Indian Award — of Lord Ganesh idols for Ganesh Chaturthi.
%%0 0 ) visit to darzi gali in Patiala will throw up a surprise. Not because there are Aso many tailors but because there is tion that was due to him. When he was The beauty of these portraits lie in the Book of Records on February 4, 2015 and a man who creates beautiful works of art around 20, he dreamt that he was painting shading that Bajaj has incorporated. To the Unique World Records on September using thread. He makes paintings using his a portrait of Guru Nanakji using a sewing achieve this was no mean task. “Unlike a 24, 2016. His other popular works include trusted sewing machine. Yes, you read that machine. The dream was so real that Bajaj painting when one can give shading by a portrait of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Jesus right. Meet the self-proclaimed Needle Man could clearly see the completed painting in painting over it, giving shading using Christ and even that of Prime Minister from Patiala— Arun Kumar Bajaj. front of his eyes. When he got up he was threads was a challenge. Nobody had Narendra Modi whom he presented the The 36-year-old artist who is a tailor surprised that there was no such painting done this kind of work before me. I didn’t painting in person. by profession tells you that he hated work- in front of him. But it got him thinking — have a template that I could follow. It took He tells you that his recently finished ing in his father’s tailor shop. “I was 12 was it possible to make a painting using dif- many trials and errors before I perfected thread painting of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s when my father said that I should accom- ferent threads and a sewing machine? the art of shading. Take for example the darbar (4x2 feet) fetched him 11 lakh. pany him to the shop and learn the trade. “When I woke up, I thought to myself painting of a tiger that took me over two Most of his thread paintings are in the range I hated it. At that age I wanted to go some- can I realise my dream? Or is it just some- years to complete. The moss on the cave of 60,000 to 4 lakh. The first thread thing different, something unique. I learnt thing that my subconscious mind had floor has so many shades that had to be painting that he sold was that of an old embroidery. I have made so many clothes thrown up since I wanted to be different incorporated to give the painting a feel that man, he tells you and adds that he has for celebrity singers over the years. All the from others and do things that nobody had it has been made using paints and not already applied for Guinness World Record. embroidery on their clothes was done by done before. I thought about it and decid- thread,” Bajaj explains and says that usu- “Almost all the formalities are over. I me. Back then, I was still exploring other ed to give it a try. I went to my shop. I had ally a small portrait takes up 10-15 days to have submitted all the paperwork that is avenues when my father passed away in a portrait of Guru Nanakji; I traced that on make. However, a big one may take as long required. Now, they have to cross-check 2000. I had to shoulder the responsibility. a piece of paper and then on a piece of # $ $ ;) as six months. and see that the sewing machine that I use I was only a teenager. But, I didn’t shirk cloth. I bought different coloured threads The six feet by four feet Lord Krishna is not computer operated. I hope that I will from what I had to do,” Bajaj recounts. and began. It took me a week to complete a success. From there, there was no turn- 2,000 paintings. Each more beautiful and portrait was made in three years using 28.36 get this coveted record this year,” It was fated that Bajaj got the recogni- it. Due to God’s grace my first attempt was ing back” Bajaj recalls who has painted over brilliant than the last. lakh m long thread has won him the India Bajaj says. + ,-. /0,1 5
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))+/9 bar they have set and now it’s up to them to raise the bar,” Shastri 4 R*=" ! * 3 he reappointed Ravi Shastri assessed the team’s performance Tsays his primary endeavour in the last two years. will be facilitating a smooth He stressed on the +)1)1 transition by the time he leaves improvements the current setup the scene. There will also be has made in fielding. ustralia batsman Steve Smith just room for experimentation, he “One thing that is most Amissed his third Ashes hundred said, as the team looks to leave important is that over the last in as many innings after returning fol- a lasting legacy. four-five years the biggest lowing a sickening blow to the neck Shastri, 57, was on Friday improvement is fielding and the from a Jofra Archer bouncer on the reappointed for a second term. endeavour is to make this the fourth day of the second Test against As per BCCI’s constitution, the best fielding side in the world. England at Lord’s on Saturday. national team’s head coach has “So it is a clear diktat to Smith’s 92 was the centrepiece of to be below 60 years, the age whoever wants to play for this Australia’s 250 all out in reply to Shastri will be approaching by team the standards of that par- England’s first innings 258. the time his current tenure ticular player’s fielding will The star batsman had made 80 ends. The 2023 World Cup still have to be of the highest level, when he was felled by a bouncer from a long way and winning 2021 especially in white ball cricket.” World Cup-winner Archer, making World T20 is the realistic goal “Collectively, looking at the his Test debut, timed at 92.4 mph. for the team. coaches, the players, the team The ball struck him on the side of “Next two years is to see management the endeavour is the neck and head. that smooth transition hap- to keep this consistency going Smith, fell face forward onto the pens because you will get a lot and try and take it to another ground. He was wearing a helmet of youngsters coming, espe- level.” without the additional neck protection cially into the white ball setup. that was introduced following the There will be youngsters com- death of Phillip Hughes after his for- ing into the Test match setup as mer Australia team-mate was hit by well,” Shastri told BCCI tv. COOLIDGE: Vice-captain a bouncer in a 2014 domestic Sheffield “You will need to identify Ajinkya Rahane, who is on a Shield match in Sydney. another three-four bowlers to tricky wicket with regards to his Smith, who had marked his come- add to the pool, those are the place in the Test XI, failed once back Test following a 12-month ball- challenges. So that the team, at again as India reached 89 for 3 tampering ban, with innings of 144 the end of our tenure, in 26 against West Indies A at lunch and 142 in Australia’s 251-run win in months, my endeavour would on the opening day of their the series opener at Edgbaston last be to leave the team in a hap- three-day warm-up game here week, received several minutes of on- pier place. So that they can leave on Saturday. field treatment involving both teams’ a legacy for the time to come,” Rahane, who has been in medical staff. the former India all-rounder wretched form for the past cou- He got to his feet but eventually said. He wants the team to leave ple of years and also had a poor retired hurt, with Smith receiving a the kind of legacy that future county stint with Hampshire, generous round of applause as he generations would find it diffi- was out for 1, edging seamer walked back into the pavilion. cult look to emulate. all-rounder Jonathan Carter Australia were then 203-6. “I had the belief that this behind stumps to keeper-cap- Archer had previously struck team could leave a legacy very tain Jahmar Hamilton. Smith, then on 70, on his unprotect- 1 P 4 < ) P" few teams have left behind in The dogged Cheteshwar ed forearm with another bouncer dur- years to come, not just for the Pujara was batting on 16, hav- ing a fiery eight-over spell that cost 31 Peter Siddle’s exit left Australia 218- umpire Chris Gaffaney’s decision the left ear,” the spokesman said. wicket-taker, took 4-65 in 27.3 overs moment they are playing but at ing faced 51 balls alongside runs. 7. From the second and third balls he almost as an after-thought before “He was assessed lying on the and Woakes 3-61 in 19. the end of it all... The kind of Rohit Sharma, who got a few And it was that injury, not the faced on his return after 46 minutes replays confirmed his dismissal. pitch at the instructions of team doc- Archer finished with figures of 2- legacy other teams going down crisp boundaries to remain blow to the neck, which an Australia off the field, Smith hit two fours off This series, the first of the ICC’s tor Richard Saw. 59 in 29. Australia had resumed decades will want to try and unbeaten on 22 off 38 balls. team spokesman said prevented Smith Chris Woakes — a slammed shot over new World Test Championship, has “Dr Saw made the precautionary Saturday on 80-4 with Smith 12 not emulate. Earlier, KL Rahul looked from fielding at the start of England’s mid-on followed by a backfoot drive seen the introduction of concussion decision to remove Steve from the out and Matthew Wade, who also “That is the desire, we are fluent during his knock of 36 second innings. through the covers. protocols designed to allow injured field of play to have him further made a hundred at Edgbaston, on track. There is always room off 51 balls with five fours and “Steve Smith is off the field But on 92, facing his ninth ball, batsmen to be replaced by a substitute assessed under Cricket Australia’s unbeaten on nought. for improvement. And with a six but fellow opener Mayank because of his sore left forearm and Smith shouldered arms to a Woakes — previously restricted to fielding head impact protocol. Broad soon had Wade caught low youth coming in through the Agarwal’s (12) defence was has been taken for a precautionary X- delivery that nipped back and was duty alone. “Steve then passed his assessments down by Rory Burns at third slip for ranks, I think it’s very exciting breached within the first hour. ray of that arm after being struck there plumb lbw to leave Australia 234-8. But the Australia spokesman and will now be monitored on an an innings of six that took 45 balls. time,” he said. Rahul looked good for a during his innings,” the spokesman In total, he faced 161 balls includ- insisted Smith’s health had not been ongoing basis, as is routine.” Smith, amid some typically “It’s been superbly consis- big one before being holed out said. ing 14 fours. put at undue risk by letting him Stuart Broad, leading the attack in extravagant ‘leaves’, completed his tent if you look at the perfor- to Romario Shehperd off new Earlier, Smith’ resumed his Smith turned towards the pavil- resume his innings. the absence of the injured James fifty when he lofted spinner Jack Leach mance over the last two-three ball bowler Keon Harding’s innings as soon as he could when ion, signalling that he was reviewing “Steve was hit on the neck below Anderson, England’s all-time leading over long-on for four. years. But like I said that is the bowling. 46 " O
and the highest successful run :,5, are the reasons why we found him suit- chase here is 99. But this track able,” he added. 1 " 2" held together and there weren’t he Bangladesh Cricket Board on Domingo, the lone candidate to any demons for batsmen making TSaturday named South Africa’s face an interview for the post when he Test match against Afghanistan and life difficult. Russell Domingo as the new head coach arrived in Dhaka on August 7, said he also the tri-nation tournament,” he Both openers were slow off of the national team, replacing was eagerly looking ahead to his new said. the blocks with the first bound- Englishman Steve Rhodes. challenge. ary coming in the 22nd over. The 44-year-old has agreed to a “I have followed Bangladesh’s QSVX9d9 VCXGVCQCRX7 Karunaratne was the first to two-year term with the BCB and is progress with keen interest and I am Bangladesh one-day interna- reach half-century with a cut shot expected to arrive in Dhaka on extremely excited to assist the team in tional cricket skipper Mashrafe off William Somerville. It was the Wednesday to take charge. reaching the goals that they are capa- Mortaza has asked for two months Sri Lankan skipper’s 23rd Test “He has a wealth of experience and ble of,” a BCB statement quoted him as to confirm his retirement plans. fifty. we have been very impressed with his saying. He was expected to confirm his Thirimanne reached his sixth passion and coaching philosophy,” Domingo was the assistant coach retirement thoughts after the recent half-century with a flick for four BCB president Nazmul Hassan of South Africa in 2011. He replaced World Cup where he claimed just off Ajaz Patel. After a series of low said. Gary Kirsten as national team head one wicket in eight matches. scores, he was under pressure to Bangladesh were struggling coach of the Proteas in 2013 and The 35-year-old seamer missed post a decent figure and the half- to appoint a head coach ahead remained there 2017. " = the latest Sri Lanka tour due to ham- century will have saved his place of hosting Afghanistan for a one He led South Africa to semifi- string injury and is facing a long for the next Test in Colombo. Test series in early nals of the 2014 World Twenty20 :,5, absence from international cricket as The duo went onto establish September and a tri- in Bangladesh. Bangladesh are not scheduled to play the highest partnership by a Sri nation tournament Domingo will have angladesh Cricket Board have any ODIs until June next year. Lankan opening pair in the fourth with the visitors compatriots Charl Bdecided to rest out-of-form Bangladesh Cricket Board ! ) " ) P4 innings. It is also the highest part- and Zimbabwe. Langeveldt and Neil opener Tamim Iqbal for next month’s (BCB) last week said they were plan- nership by a Sri Lankan pair for Hasan said McKenzie among his one-off Test against Afghanistan ning to host a one-off ODI sometime /,++9 Sri Lanka needing a further 135 the first wicket against New they chose support staff. following a request from the player, in September against Zimbabwe to runs to record their first win in Zealand. Domingo Bangladesh last an official said on Saturday. organise a farewell for Mashrafe. ri Lanka’s batters set the stage the World Test Championship. Earlier, resuming from the ahead of month appointed Afghanistan arrive later in But the plan has been shelved Son Saturday for a thrilling Karunaratne was unbeaten overnight score of 195 for seven, other candi- Langeveldt as the August for their maiden Test against following Mashrafe’s meeting on final day, reaching 133 without on 71 off 168 balls with two New Zealand posted 285 with dates because pace bowling coach Bangladesh in Chittagong from Saturday with board officials. loss at stumps on day four as they boundaries while Thirimanne Watling top scoring with 77 runs. of his avail- and retained September 5. “He sought two months to make chased 268 to beat New Zealand was on 57 having faced 132 He was well supported by the tail ability. McKenzie as batting Chief selector Minhajul Abedin his final decision and we said that is in the first Test in Galle. deliveries and hit four fours. with William Somerville hitting “We also coach. said Tamim would also be rested fine,” BCB president Nazmul Hassan Openers Dimuth They were in no mood to with- his highest score in first class sought a full-time Former New during a tri-nation Twenty20 tour- told reporters. Karunaratne and Lahiru draw to the dressing room but cricket — 40 not out. coach... (Domingo) Zealand captain Daniel nament from September 13 which The veteran who made his Thirimanne were involved in a bad light ended play 34 minutes Lasith Embuldeniya finished said he was very keen Vettori has also been will also involve Zimbabwe. Bangladesh debut in 2001 kept play- record opening stand of 133 runs before schedule. with four wickets while to work with the boys appointed as new spin bowling Abedin said the board had ing 50-over ODIs and has alredy and benefited from some sloppy Batting fourth in Galle is not Dhananjaya de Silva claimed and didn’t want any coach up to ICC World accepted Tamim’s request for a retired from Tests (in 2009) and T20s fielding by the tourists. It leaves the prettiest thing for batsmen three. holiday breaks. These Twenty20 in Australia next year. break. “He will now rest both in the (in 2017).
111, final against Russian veteran 9 # -B Svetlana Kuznetsova, who beat % * " 8 shleigh Barty edged closer third seed Karolina Pliskova 3- Ato a return to the top WTA 6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 to end the ranking on Friday, reaching the play the US Open,” she said. Czech’s chances of claiming the 111, WTA semi-finals as current “I don’t even really think number one ranking next week. number one Naomi Osaka about winning the tournament. fter flirting for a few retired with a knee injury. I just want to have the chance to RS #RSXDSAYW Amonths with doubles as he Barty, the Australian top play it now. Barty said a potential return recovers from January hip seed, engineered her second “If there is a 1 percent to number one wouldn’t be her surgery, Andy Murray on comeback in as many days, chance of me not playing it, that’s focus this weekend. Friday said that his days in that overhauling Maria Sakkari 5-7, what’s concerning me.” “I’m in the semis for the first speciality are over. 6-2, 6-0. Osaka had won time here,” she said. “I’m not Murray and Feliciano But the US Open alarm bells the second set to level thinking of the ranking at all. Lopez lost in the Cincinnati were ringing for Osaka less the match when she Elsewhere in the men’s draw, Masters men’s doubles quarter- than two weeks before the start first complained of France’s Richard Gasquet earned finals, going down in what for of her title defense at Flushing apparent knee pain his first Masters 1000 quarter- the 32-year-old Scot was an Meadows after a left knee injury and after one game of final victory in six years, defeat- uncomfortable confrontation saw her retire against Sofia the third set called for ing Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 with his elder brother Jamie — Kenin — sending the American the physio. (7/2), 3-6, 6-2. who combined with fellow Brit into the semis with a 6-4, 1-6, 2- With the knee Gasquet won his last contest Ken Skupski for a 6-7 (5/7), 7- 1 0 victory. heavily taped Osaka played one at this level in Miami in 2013 5, 10-4 defeat of Murray and Men’s top seed Novak more game before packing it in and had since lost seven Masters Lopez. week’s ATP tournament in “I realized that if I want to Djokovic also had the trainer on and sending Kenin to the semis. quarter-finals. Three-time Grand Slam Winston-Salem, but he will get back to singles at the high- during his 7-6 (7/2), 6-1 victo- # “This is not the way I wanted to He will play for a place in champion Murray, who won not play singles at the US est as quickly as possible, I need ry over Lucas Pouille, but hoped win,” said Kenin, who will next the final against 16th seed David Queen’s Club in June with Open. to avoid doubles. discomfort in his right elbow compatriot Andrey Rublev, con- Japanese star admitting it put a play fellow American Madison Goffin, who advanced in a Lopez said that he has decided Murray said that after play- “Doubles was slowing wouldn’t linger. querer this week of Roger cloud over her upcoming US Keys, a 6-2, 6-3 winner over walkover against Japanese qual- to dump doubles in hopes of ing doubles last week in down everything. Now that The 16-time Grand Slam Federer, 6-2, 6-3. Open title defense. Venus Williams. ifier Yoshihito Nishioka, who returning to singles. Montreal and here in the US, my doubles is done, the focus champion will next face Daniil Osaka’s left knee trouble “Last year I won the US French Open champion could not take the court due to He accepted a wild card he’s keen to return to his former will be totally on singles, which Medvedev, who beat Russian was more of a concern, the Open and this year I’m trying to Barty will play for a place in the illness. into the singles draw at next life as a top singles player. should help in the long run.” + ,-. /0,1 55 5/%2,@A&5//34 ) > 486 : % ; 484 +)1)1 DGEYV9XG`CPc anchester City were forced 5 to settle for a 2-2 draw & Magainst Tottenham after 7+ ECF the Premier League champions !P were denied a dramatic winner by !Q0!PE F' VAR, while Liverpool extended their perfect start to the title race , with a 2-1 win at Southampton on P"&+ = 9 K Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side failed to 8 - ) E! !F win for the first time in 16 Premier : :%E!!=F League matches dating back to last season following a controversial fin- ' ish at the Etihad Stadium. - City thought they had stolen % > three points when Gabriel Jesus fired home in stoppage-time, but $ their celebrations were curtailed ' when a VAR review showed + !! Aymeric Laporte had flicked the &+ ball on with his arm. $3 % 0 The drama echoed Tottenham’s $ Champions League quarter-final % *% second leg triumph at City’s , != - ' expense last season when they * 1 went through on away goals after Raheem Sterling had a late goal &+ ruled out by VAR. (8 , !PP 0 City were in front in the 20th 83 ; ; P # $ minute when Kevin De Bruyne’s sublime cross was met by Sterling matched a club record of 11 in Istanbul. for Burnley just before half-time. 1 ' at the far post and the City winger successive Premier League But Adrian was With two successive wins to headed back across Hugo Lloris for wins to move two points guilty of a mistake in the start the season for the first time in ( his fourth goal of the season. clear of City as they built 83rd minute when he hit 10 years, the early signs are promis- &+ # But Tottenham hit back inside on last week’s 4-1 thrashing a panicked clearance ing for Unai Emery’s team ahead three minutes as Erik Lamela beat of Norwich. against Danny Ings, the of sterner tests against Liverpool !PE slow-to-react City keeper Ederson Jurgen Klopp’s side ball bouncing off and Tottenham in their next two , F' from the edge of the area. took the lead in first half Southampton’s former games. & City’s lead was restored in the stoppage-time when Liverpool striker into the Teemu Pukki hit a hat-trick as &+ 0 1 7 9 9 35th minute when Sergio Aguero Senegal winger Sadio empty net. Norwich clinched their first win of glanced in a close-range finish Mane, who scored twice “I really loved how the season with a 3-1 victory 9 %!PPC' from another pin-point De Bruyne against Chelsea in the European much respect we showed today,” against Newcastle at Carrow Road. , cross. Super Cup victory in midweek, Klopp said. Pukki struck in the 32nd, 63rd &+ However, after less than 20 sec- returned to haunt his former club Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and 75th minutes to become the P0! ' onds on the pitch as a replacement with an agile turn and curling strike was Arsenal’s match-winner again first Norwich player to score a % . for Harry Winks, Brazilian forward into the far corner. as they beat Burnley 2-1 at the Premier League treble since Efan , R Lucas Moura climbed higher than Roberto Firmino made it two Emirates Stadium. Ekoku in 1993. 7 &+ Kyle Walker to head Tottenham with his 49th league goal for Gabon forward Aubameyang Everton boss Marco Silva / - & level from Lamela’s corner. Liverpool, the Brazil forward tak- had netted the only goal in last enjoyed a 1-0 win against his for- : ( ' Aguero exchanged angry words ing Mane’s pass, dribbling and weekend’s victory at Newcastle mer club Watford at Goodison with Guardiola when he was sub- then firing home in the 71st and he emulated that crucial con- Park. , + % stituted for Jesus, who was even minute. tribution with another decisive Bournemouth condemned Q ?E ! F more frustrated than his team-mate Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian strike. Aston Villa to a second consecu- as he protested to the officials at the started despite suffering an ankle Alexandre Lacazette’s first goal tive defeat with a 2-1 victory, CS&+ final whistle. injury when a fan slid into him dur- of the season had given Arsenal the while Brighton drew 1-1 with , 9 $ ) P At St Mary’s, Liverpool ing the celebrations against Chelsea lead before Ashley Barnes equalised West Ham. % ' >94 . ( % %
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Only last month Barcelona made a nightmare start to the minutes inti the second half but a Zidane had said it would be “best defence of their La Liga title by losing 2* stunning 30-yard shot from Toni for everyone” if the Welshman Luis Suarez to injury and then losing 1- ,-9+)1, ing Barca without their two Kroos put Madrid firmly back in were sold. 0 to Athletic Bilbao, after a sensational premium strikers. )-(#1 A curling long-range strike control. Eden Hazard, who injured his thigh in late volley from substitute Aritz Aduriz. arcelona striker Luis Messi sustained a calf from Alcacer and a debut goal By the time Lucas Vazquez added a training on Friday, will certainly start when Suarez hobbled off in the 37th minute BSuarez suffered a right injury in training earlier this adon Sancho helped Borussia for new signing Julian Brandt delicious third, at the end of a silky pass- he is fit again and there will be much with what looked like a calf injury leg injury during his side’s month and was not deemed JDortmund to a 5-1 win over completed the rout for ing move, it was possible to wonder tougher opponents than Celta, who fin- before Aduriz came on in the 88th, the defeat at Athletic Bilbao in ready for the match. Augsburg in their first game of Dortmund. where this Madrid have been for the last ished 17th last season and were dead and 38-year-old striker who has announced Friday’s La Liga opener, the Barcelona did not reveal the new Bundesliga season on Elsewhere, Former 12 months, particularly as this starting line- buried before Iker Losada delivered a late he will retire at the end of the season. Spanish champions have how long Suarez would be Saturday, scoring in the second Dortmund boss Peter Bosz up included not a single summer signing. consolation. This was a spectacular start to the confirmed. out of action for, saying on half to pick up his second goal watched his Bayer Leverkusen Zidane wanted Paul Pogba but it was But, after a poor pre-season, Zidane finale as Aduriz threw himself into the Suarez joins Lionel Saturday he had a “right leg” of the new campaign. side stumble their way to a 3-2 Casemiro, Modric and Kroos in midfield, needed a positive opening. This one was air and acrobatically volleyed past Marc- Messi on the sidelines after injury and that his availabil- England international victory over promoted minnows the same trio he picked for the Champions made all the sweeter by Barcelona’s defeat Andre ter Stegen to send San Mames wild hobbling off in the 37th ity depended on his recov- Sancho, who claimed his first of Paderborn. League final in 2018. by Athletic Bilbao on Friday night. on La Liga’s opening night. minute at San Mames, leav- ery. the term in Dortmund’s Werder Bremen, widely Supercup victory over Bayern tipped as dark horses in this Munich two weeks ago, year’s race for Europe, got 6A0263 3)14 found the net just after their season off to the &///C304/%7# 1D half-time as Dortmund worst possible start with ran riot to go top of the a 3-1 home defeat to Three goals each by Tushar Sharma and Shahrukh table. Fortuna Duesseldorf. Ali helped National College crushed Chowk Stadium Having thrown A sweetly timed vol- 11-0 in a league match of Lucknow Hockey League at ( %( (P ' 3%%% 4506 ( ( /5, %7%(8 "%'%( away a nine-point lead and ley from Maximilian Arnold Mohd Shahid Stadium on Saturday. Abhishek Sonkar narrowly missed out on the title and a simple finish for Wout struck the brace while Gaurav Yadav, Anurag Yadav )5A) last season, Dortmund had Weghorst saw Wolfsburg edge Atif Raynee netted a goal each. promised another attack on a 2-1 win over promoted side In other matches, Northern Railway blanked KD he Indian women’s hockey team started its Bayern’s hegemony in 2019/20. Cologne, while late goals from Singh Stadium while SSB spanked Gomti Nagar Tcampaign in the Olympic test event with a They were given an early Lucas Hoeler, Jonathan Schmid Stadium 8-0. Divit Bishat scored three goals for SSB resilient 2-1 victory over hosts Japan here on boost when the champions and Luca Waldschmidt while Vishal Yadav sounded the board twice. Saturday. dropped two points against snatched a 3-0 win for Freiburg India took an early lead through their Hertha Berlin in Friday’s season over Mainz. % penalty corner specialist, Gurjit Kaur, in the opener, before romping to vic- Following are the day 2 results of the Sub-Junior ninth minute, but the hosts equalised in the 16th tory in front of their own fans PYAIc FCVXF9 State Judo Championships. Principal St Anthony minute as Aki Mitsuhashi scored a field goal. on Saturday. Earlier on Friday, a brace for Public School Lakshmi Saxena AMU deputy drector However, Gurjit stepped up again in the Florian Niederlechner’s Robert Lewandowski was not Anis ur Rehman gave away the prizes. 35th minute to convert yet another penalty cor- first-minute opener for enough to save Bayern Munich RE$SULTS: GIRLS: (-35 kg) 1-Jasmeet Kaur, 2-Suhani ner, which turned out to be the decisive goal Augsburg left Dortmund from making a spluttering start Verma, 3-Akansha Dhanra; (- 30 kg) 1-Navya in the match. stunned, but it took the hosts all to the new Bundesliga season as Sriwastawa, 2-Ishanika, 3-Sania Zara Zaidi Both the teams, playing with 16 players as of two minutes to draw level, as the reigning German champi- (2007 & 2006) (-32 kg) 1-Rukhsar Alvee, 2-Anshika; per the Olympic Games guidelines, made swift Paco Alcacer gratefully pounced ons were held to a 2-2 draw at (-36 kg_ 1-Riya Kashyap, 2-Shikha, 3-Priyanshi Saxena and timely substitutions throughout the match, on a mistake from Augsburg home to Hertha Berlin. and Sakshi Mishra; (40 kg) 1-Prachi, 2-Anchal Gautam, and it was in the 16th minute that Japan’s sub- keeper Tomas Koubek. Lewandowski insisted that 3-Aridhya and Palak Taliyan stitution worked for them. Koubek was at fault once visitors Hertha had been (2005) (-44 kg) 1-Aashi, 2-Hema Devi, 3-Muskan The 29-year-old Mitsuhashi combined again when Sancho put “lucky” after he saved a point Sindhu and Sambhavi; (-52 kg) 1-Naina, 2-Deepika well with her teammates before drawing par- Dortmund ahead after the for Bayern with a second-half Dixit, 3-Pooja Verma; (- 57 kg) 1-Rohini Chauhan; (+ ity. break, flapping at a low cross penalty. 57 kg) 1-Sneha, 2-Jasmit Kaur. The teams have played each other frequent- moment of magic from Gurjit saw India opening match, the men’s hockey team also per- before the Englishman smashed Hertha, who finished 11th ly in the past couple of years, which showed on regain their one-goal advantage as the 23-year- formed in a similar vein as they defeated the ball in at the far post. last season, cancelled out the field as they understood each other’s tac- old smashed the ball into the back of the net. Malaysia 6-0 in their opening encounter at the The Czech keeper then Lewandowski’s opener with DPS Eldeco attained the sole lead with 6 points in tics well, and it meant that the teams went into The hosts tried to look for another equalis- Oi Hockey Stadium. crowned a miserable Bundesliga two unusual goals to take a sur- the 5th Avinash Chandra Chaturvedi Memorial Chess the half-time break level at 1-1. er in the remaining minutes, but could not con- Forwards Mandeep Singh (33’, 46’) and debut as he dropped the ball at prise lead in the first half and Championship at DAV College on Sunday. In upto Class The third quarter saw India dominate the vert their opportunities into goals. Gursahibjit Singh (18’, 56’) scored a brace each the feet of Marco Reus to gift ultimately deal an early blow to 8 category, DPS Rising Stars were leading the tally with initial few minutes, and winning themselves After the Indian women’s hockey team reg- for India, while Gurinder Singh (8’) and SV Dortmund a third goal. Bayern's title defence. six points. another penalty corner in the 35th minute. A istered a convincing 2-1 win over Japan in their Sunil (60’) also registered their names on the + ,-. /0,1 " ' ' 5 N+ @ O
What is your character in The environment but it was of a reception- Indian audience — be it the characters Bollywood’s first musical. I have done because she is a big actor. Office about? ist and here I play the boss. It is a dif- or the work environment. This makes everything and I hope I continue to add A lesson learnt in the industry. I play Riya Pahwa. She is the boss’ ferent role altogether. Moreover, it is a it an interesting watch. A big show like newer mediums and genres in my list. You don’t need to be affiliated to boss. She sits in the Delhi head office. web series and being aired on Hotstar. this deserves an Indian adaptation. You have been a part of a lot of real- some big name from the industry to She has a lot of critical decisions to When the team of Applause Is there a checklist that you follow ity shows. Any plans to step into the earn fame. Your hard work earns you make. She keeps telling Jagdeep Entertainment approached me for the before signing projects? mainstream TV? work. Doing good work brings more Chadda (played by Mukul role there was no reason to turn it First, the script should be good. If I am offered a good lead char- good work in your way. Chadda), who is a branch down. Second, I look for the production acter, then yes. But, the role has to be Good, bad and ugly of trolling. manager, that he has to lis- What is that one thing that is house. Third, good director is a must. appealing. I would love to do some- Trolling is only bad and ugly, ten to her advice other- attracting people towards remakes or Fouth, the platform on which it will be thing around love, drama and there is no good. The only good can be wise the company will adaptations of foreign shows? shown. For web series, the platform is romance because I haven’t done that that it teaches you how to ignore peo- suffer losses. Basically, When you see a movie and if you decided at a much later stage but then yet. ple who want to bring you down. Talktime time and again she like it, you want to see it’s sequels too. good names should be associated with How was the experience working How has your journey been thus gauahar khan makes Chadda realise Same goes for this. If there is a good a project. with Vidya Balan in Begum Jaan? far? Known for her role in Begum Jaan, Khan has that she is the boss. adaptation people will watch it. The You have worked in films, TV and There were so many lessons that I only see my journey as a glass half won hearts through her acting and bold She is confident and a Office is an adaptation of a cult show now web. Where do you find yourself I took back home from her. More than full. I don’t care about the time when nature. She speaks with Musba Hashmi sorted woman. which was an international format. It’s most comfortable working in? an amazing actor, she is an amazing things didn’t turn out well. I am a very What made you say not as if it’s a scene to scene pick up. I find myself most comfortable in human being. She takes care of peo- optimistic person. about her latest yes? You have to make the required changes. front of the camera. Medium doesn’t ple around her and is very much What are your upcoming projects? projects and journey. In order to get It is a character that Here comes the connectivity with the matter. I love playing different charac- aware of what’s happening around. I There are two web series in the fame, one needs to work I haven’t played before. In audience. For example, it is an Indian ters. I am comfortable working in any love her to bits. She is very profession- pipeline. I don’t want to talk more about hard, she says my first film — Rocket Singh, adaptation so accordingly everything medium as long as I am performing. I al, throws no tantrums and never it but I have completed shooting for one my role was set-up in an office has been decided keeping in mind the have also done Zangoora, which was causes any trouble to anyone just and have signed the other.
! P P P% % E F Q 'A $ 0 5A40A82&1/4 * 8 ( ! 8.452<24<8/ * * ' % $ You have been in the industry for almost two decades now. How do you think you have evolved as an artist? :,+1 ,5 91, It has not been an overnight thing. It takes time. Every day is a learning process. At the end of the day, I analyse the mistakes and try not to repeat them. I learn by seeing myself. I am still evolving. I try to improve and keep progressing. How has your journey been? Were there more ups or more with my creative side,” the 32-year- peers, and to connect with the artist downs? old says who agrees that a piece like community at large. 2019 marks our The truth is that you have to hit the lows to go high. It is impor- 2 this is not what people would be wil- third edition, and we are proud to be tant for one’s progress. If you are already on that high, then there ing to buy. able to support four artists again this is only downfall. I would rather like lows coming in my life so “The idea is not to sell art in the year during the early stages of their that it can prepare me for the highs. form that we are used to. My idea is creation by offering them inspiration, You have choreographed for people like Shah Rukh Khan and to tell people that art is not just a space and time to focus solely on Kareena Kapoor Khan. How is it like to work with them? western concept and for people who enriching their practice and build- It is more of a giving process since I am choreographing them. wear suits. Art is for everyone, even ing their arts network.” While working with actors, you have to understand that this is a farmer. Nobody is going to buy a Farah Mulla, a sound artist and what they are and you have to bring out the best in them. The running water system or crop a curator, tells you that the her audience doesn’t know if they can dance or not, it is up to me residue. But that doesn’t mean that research is all about sound and it’s see see how to present them. This is when our expertise come here is an adage— beauty lies disturbing the tranquility in the it has no value, it does for the peo- effects on humans; how acoustic into work. It is also a challenge to figure out how to present a par- in the eyes of the beholder. shrine. One can draw a similar here ple from rural India. But just like a soundscape helps us to navigate the ticular actor, since everyone has their own strengths and weak- TThis saying can’t be more apt with what is happening in Kashmir. video can be sold, my work can also social and public place and how it nesses, so that they come out as a better version of themselves. when applied to art. To each his own It is such a beautiful place, yet there find buyers— not in it’s entirety but influences us. “Sound does not have Out of all the actors you have worked with, which one is your is what works here. What may is violence everywhere,” Ahmad at least in part,” Prasad says who material quality yet it speaks of favourite? appear to be dull and dark and not explains who belongs to a perform- passed out of an art college in materiality of objects. Ranbir Kapoor is my favourite. I love working with him. The worth even looking at, can be a piece ing art community from Budgam. Hyderabad and since then he has That got me interested. I work reason being he has nothing to say. If I am giving him a step he of art worth lakhs. Hence, it has been He tells you that as a child he been trying to create a space for his with cross model sensory perception just does it without any ifs and buts. He just does everything that seen that the young artists are. It just used to accompany his family to per- kind of work. where one sense can enhance the is taught to him for the love of dance and for the love of what’s experimenting with the medium formance at a various events. “We “I am based out of Guwahati experience other. I wanted to have happening around him. He knows that he is with professionals but the concept of what art is all belong to the bhand community. Our where there are no takers for my these little transfusions between dif- who will give him the right moves and what it takes to make the about. It is no longer restricted to performing style involves a tradition- work. So I make do by painting por- ferent mediums and started building song a hit. canvas, wood or clay. Today, artists al folk theatre of play and dance. So what my life has been. I was born in traits. The path that I have chosen is different insulations that are on dis- What was the most challenging project for you? display a concept and sell that to the I was inclined towards art. After fin- Bihar and lived there for 10 years and tough but I want to reposition play like there is a piece that has been The song Senorita in the movie audience who understands what the ishing my schooling from a then moved to Guwahati. I did my myself. Life is not just about making created to make sound by touch,” Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was chal- creator wants to show. Government school, I joined an art schooling there and pursued paint- money. Art is everywhere. I want to Mulla says and adds that art is a sen- lenging. We had to be in Spain The work on display at Dharti college in Srinagar. It was here that ing from an art college. I then be in a place where I can bring all the sory perception that engages your and had to complete the song Arts Residency Open Studio by I learnt how to fine tune my body art moved to Hyderabad but went back knowledge that I have gained and put senses and makes you interact. in just 10 days. There was a lot Serendipity Arts Foundation in the performance. I was introduced to to Guwahati and visited many vil- it on a single platform. For me art is “I am interacting in a different of hard work that went into it Capital by artists Khursheed Ahmad, painting and photography. I learnt lages. It was living in an urban city not just a painting on canvas. Art is medium. My medium is sound and and the appraisal was so well Dharmendra Prasad and Farah how one could use different strokes and then in a rural area. This got me not restricted to any genre or medi- I find it interesting because it is done. It also got a National Mulla are a case in point. In fact, 26- to tell the audience what we want to thinking how I could use this into um,” Prasad explains. immaterial, it is reproducible, at the Award for us. year-old Ahmad’s work is more convey. The idea is not to sell my my art. I wanted to use the knowl- Smriti Rajgarhia, Director, same time recording is not a repro- What are some of the best about what he wants to say through work but to introduce people to dif- edge that I had gathered and my Serendipity Arts Foundation & duction. The morality of the medi- moment of your journey? his work rather than the art itself. He ferent aspects of art. That doesn’t interest in ecology led to me create Festival tells you that as an arts foun- um interests me,” Mulla says who I have enjoyed each and every tells you that his work is a reflection mean that I turn down work when a work that showcased that aspect. dation, they are pleased to be able to travels constantly for work. moment of my life. It is not a sin- of what is happening in the Valley. it comes to me. Sometimes people I am working with farmers and provide a platform for artists and to “There was a time when gle memory that turns out to be “A piece that I have created — a like the photographs that I have artisans in different seasons. When be part of the process of creation there were not many takers in best for you but it is a collabo- shrine made from wood with win- taken and want me to paint that on I came to Delhi, that got me think- while they explore their individual India. There was a time when rative effort of each and every- dows — with a video where I am a canvas, other times, they want a big ing what I could create to show my artistic practices and grow their most of my work was outside thing in your life. It will be banging the wall with my hands poster size of the photograph; it all background. I wanted to treat the network within the arts communi- of the country. The good wrong to term any particular wearing shoes is symbolic. A shrine depends,” Ahmad tells you. space I was given as a field. The piece ty. thing is that things are incident or memory as the is a place of peace and a place of wor- Dharmendra Prasad, who is shows the agrarian side of India Sunil Kant Munjal, Founder changing here. My work has best one. But, yes one of the ship. People go there to soak in the from Guwahati tells you that his art using hydraulics, irrigation tech- Patron, Serendipity Arts Foundation: taken me to Baroda or deep best moments can be the peaceful ambience. But then there is is what a farmer would perceive as nology and different kind of agricul- “The Dharti Arts Residency allows into the Himalayan moun- year 2000 when my debut this violent banging, a noise, that is art. “The piece that I have created is tural byproducts and mixing this artists to create and collaborate with tains,” Mulla says. film as a choreographer — Mission Kashmir released. 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The popular platforms such as not given much attention or credit; however, The industry is a part of IFSG — which is a FanMojo, MPL, Dream11 amongst others are after the debut of fantasy gaming, people Since this form of sport is a fairly new phe- federation for fantasy sports players in India. capturing the imagination of people across started getting aware of various games as well nomenon, there exist misconceptions about IFSG is helping the industry set up regula- the urban and rural belt of our country, with as players, irrespective of the gender or how the gaming concepts — one of them being tions to be followed as a standard practice. males below 30 years age bracket forming the prevalent the sport was formerly considered that fantasy gaming is fancy betting. But is it As smooth as the process sounds, it isn’t core of the player base. in the society. really? Is it betting and is there any defined really a cakewalk. The challenges associated Surveys reveal that up to 85 per cent of term of the bet being “too much”? Well, fan- with fantasy gaming include various the users from significant cities play fantasy tasy gaming is primarily a game of skill, prospects, one of which being dealing with sports one to three times a week. Predictably, A fantasy sports venture allows its users to which allows users to apply their knowledge the Tech Bots. The Tech Bots represent the cricket remains the front runner in India with handpick their players, use their skill to play of the game, players, teams, weather condi- advancement in technology and aid the 90 per cent of the users playing a fantasy ver- games, compete and win prize money. Most tions, to judge and pick their best playing 11 industry to experiment, innovate and create sion of the sport, followed by 45 per cent platforms cover popular sports in India — players while making the team. This skill better applications. However, when one playing kabaddi and another 30 per cent on cricket, kabaddi and football. To get going, allows a more informed player to win more develops fantasy gaming portals, the Tech football. users have to select a match they wish to par- often than not moving the fantasy sports Bots take their time to learn the game and the ticipate in and then make a team of their towards a game of skill and not a game of in-built strategies etc. It takes Artificial choice by selecting 11 players playing the chance where users despite their experience Intelligence quite a significant deal of mental Indian fantasy sports platforms have over 80 game. As the live game progresses, players and knowledge will have equal chances of aptitude and development to imbibe the million registered users and are expected to 1,1*,1, A from the team are awarded points, and user winning. aspects of fantasy gaming and its entire hit 100 million by the end of 2020. The num- &)- &+,*)-( team with the highest points wins the respec- Betting, on the other hand, is done on the process. ber of fantasy sports platforms has also tive cash prize assigned against the match. game of chance only — how many runs in an Another challenge standing in the way of grown from 10 to over 70 in the last two to :,@9)@9-Q Users can participate with entry fees as small over will a batsman score, how many wickets success for fantasy game development seems three years. The advent and rising popularity (++)1-9/ 9-9 as 27 and increase their stake to as high as will go in this over... This is just pure guess- to be the extensive data and information of of sports premier leagues in the field of crick- # 9- ,1,-9 5000 per game. work, and users with limited knowledge can the players involved in the fantasy game. Data et, kabaddi, football, hockey, table tennis, etc. 9L&99):! The platform is generally focused on the guess correctly as well. The bids placed in integration and filtration have to be dealt has not only increased the popularity of simplicity of the user experience while play- fantasy sports are reasonable and reassuringly with carefully before the fantasy sport goes sports but also has given fantasy sports play- (++)1A:991 ing a game and has many built-in features to legal. The players are picked based upon their live or hits a success mark in the industry. ers more chances to engage with their cus- )* ':9 support the quick creation of the user team. values, where the international bids hike These struggles have to be taken care of to tomer base. 1#(9-)**,1, A To ease the addition of money, the platforms comparatively higher than the bids for maintain the CAC (customer acquisition) to Various fantasy game platforms have &)- &+,*)-( offer leading payment options from net national ones. However, the game makes it LTV (lifetime value) ratio. Fantasy sports cat- hosted plenty number of games in the past banking, UPI, wallets, credit and debit a point to prove itself as a sport and not egory allows less room for innovation in the few years across multiple sports categories. :, ,+ )/-)81 card. Like any other fantasy sports an immeasurable, untamed and illegal basic product structure due to legal restric- Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG) is *-)(! ))@9-" player, the platform makes money in bet. tions of the industry. Therefore the fantasy a self-regulating body for Indian fantasy 1:9+, 8)) the form of commission Besides providing sports platforms are presenting new endeav- sports providers who help regulate the players :-99A9,- earned on the capital entertainment, fantasy ours with every passing day to smoothen the in the industry. Daily fantasy sports is a vast invested in the game, leagues over time have process for end users, ensuring their comfort. and well-regulated market in more prominent so more the invest- enabled players to par- Fantasy sports remain a highly regulated countries and continents like the USA and ment, higher is the ticipate in the game, body, which is changing the entire game of the Europe. commission rev- where they can make sports sector. It is growing into a big industry With the introduction of IPL in the coun- enue earned. active decisions. with online gaming revenue expected to be try, the fantasy gaming industry also wit- For those With the advent of 11,900 cr by 2023, further targeting 10 mil- nessed a boom in the sector. Along with the looking to crack fantasy sports, non- lion users by the end of this financial year. ICC World Cup stepping in right after the the game, each platform indicates cricket sports now get the opportuni- Opening the doors to various possibilities, fan- IPL, the statistics have hitched exponentially certain patterns than a gamer learns ty to grow in prevalence and drive tasy gaming is taking the market by storm. for fantasy sports. Guests selecting their own to master and use to his advantage engagement for their teams. Among — The author is an industry insider and players, based upon the current match sce- over time. For instance, one impor- all the emerging games, kabaddi has co-founder, U2opia Global nario seemed to intrigue the audience and tant tip that most of FanMojo users gained significant traction over the hence a significant contributing factor in follow is making the team once toss past couple of years as these sports making the concept a success. for the match is done and the are associated with fantasy league CC< 9+9@91A)#- 9+*K8:)#, :#(+9#-9, )1,+9)1*919 1A)#-)81&)89- A)#,11) yvixiari 9 #9 *#+)-:,&&A' K1)-(,1@191&9,+9 0=E!F<=> ?2001 &-,()&,:,5 5 % 1; $ -, :,/) 8,( " ' urging him to discharge his duty as a Kshatriya king, but also became instrumental in the Pandavas winning the battle of Mahabharata. This restored peace in major parts of India under the rule of Yudhishthira at Hastinapore. Krishna then went on to build his own king- dom of Dwarka as safe and free from the opponents. Dwarka nagri, estab- lished by Krishna, was said to be sur- rounded by sea on all sides. Its loca- tion proved almost insurmountable to the enemy kings, with whom he had to fight. These kings included Bana, Shalva, Naraka, who were said to be the rulers of Shontipura, Kashi and ustice delayed is justice denied, goes the popular say- Assam, respectively. ing. But the question is why is justice delayed? As the Further, by overpowering these JChief Justice of India expresses concern that over the hostile kings, he spread peace in 1,000 cases that are pending for 50 years in courts across those regions and also brought them the country and over two lakh for 25 years, it certainly in alliance either with the Yadavas or needs to be figured why. Statistics are rather mindboggling. the Pandavas. For instance, by killing There are over 90 lakh civil cases and 2.1 crore criminal Bana and Naraka who were rulers of cases that are waiting justice in India. Details, if sought may the far-off regions, he succeeded win- prove to be revealing, because as per the Chief Justice, the ning over large number of kings and total pendency in criminal cases at the summoning stage princes to his side whose daughters or is more than one crore. The responsibility for summon- sisters numbering sixteen thousand ing lies solely with the executive. That there is “a growing one hundred had been kidnapped and trend of belligerent and reckless behaviour on the part of held captive by the evil king, Naraka. some individuals and groups” in the society, is the unfor- Among his several feats, which tunate side of this story. There is a need to think serious- provide evidence to his strong Nation- ly about what is to be done. The public faith and confi- building trait, one is the importation dence in the institution is still intact, as evident from the of the heavenly plant called Parijat promptness with which people seek legal recourse when from king Indra’s kingdom (which they are dissatisfied with the executive action. What is wor- sounds like some foreign land) to rying is that executive intransigence and callousness cou- Dwarka. The second refers to a pecu- pled with delay in judicial redressal may someday leave liar type of dance mixed with water people in a state of hopelessness. That certainly would be sports which was enunciated by a severe blow to a democratic state. It is the balance of Krishna at Dwarka for the recreation power between the executive, legislature and judiciary and of his people. He had accomplished an independent fourth state that keeps a democracy tick- the feat with the help of divine ing. And with judiciary being the final arbiter, the popu- women known as Apasaras (which lace has a belief that in the end truth does prevail. Lately, again sounds like artistes from a for- there have been disturbing portends as attempts to discred- hri Krishna has played a sig- many great men of the world history, dom of Dwarka which he had estab- eign land). And finally, his role in the it institutions on which public faith rests are on the rise. nificant role as the builder of he is assigned with large number of lished in far off place in the sea. famous Syamantak-Gem episode How do we face this challenge? Some of the suggestions Indian nation, along with his victories in battles. It is said that there According to Krishna saga, India wherein he succeeded in setting right made by the Chief Justice himself would certainly help. other roles — as an emotion- was no limit to his strength, power during his times, was divided into the vile conspiracy prevailing in his But there is a need to do more. There are certain weak- al guide and spiritual preach- and energy. small kingdoms and their rulers and own people for the possession of the nesses in the legal system that must be addressed. It must Ser (vide Gita) — the threefold char- Born in the pastoral Yadava clan, kings often aligned with one or precious gem. be realised that the executive ego is a major reason for cre- acteristics that are upheld as traits of he started very young when he dis- 15- :1, against someone. Such conditions Finally, recapitulating Krishna’s ating litigious people. If the executive decisions are rea- the great men of world history. played his great youthful energy provided Krishna with the ample role as nation-builder, let us recount son driven rather than ego driven, things would be much In this role, he excels the other through his various adventures, -9,:9 :9 opportunity to exert himself as a that he has discharged this role smoother. To curb such tendencies on the part of the exec- great men of history because of his including slaying deadly enemies )#+)*1,':9 Nation-builder by proving his supe- throughout his life within his all lee- utive, the law of Torts needs to be strengthened. It is iron- power to influence the thought (like Kansa and his associates, who are riority by siding with the worthy las at Vrindavana. Mathura-Dwarka ical that the executive fights the public with public fund, process and lives of the Indians — a referred to as demons); Putana and -9&-9 91 :9 neighbouring kings. whereby at each step, he ushered in a whereas the public is forced to pay from their hard earned power he continues to wield even others, who were sent to kill him and :9,-,1 )#+)* It is also said that during Krishna’s new era with a new scenario. The money. If the executive is made to understand that in case today and perhaps in the ages to come. his people. The role he played at times, the Aryans had entered his ter- killing of Kamsa and his associates to their actions do not stand the scrutiny of law, they may The sole reason behind this is that he Vrindavana and Mathura as well as at :91,1 $, :9 ritory near Yamuna-valley. He made restore peace at Mathura and in the be made liable for the costs that have been incurred on inspires the various aspects of life for Dwarka only establishes his influence peace with them and later, at Dwarka region. Next, his encounters at the part of the system and the victim, who is litigant. When an individual. As goes the saying: “In over people. 91)(&, 9 :9 by encouraging Arjuna to abduct Dwarka and at Hastinapore during the the point of law gets adjudicated, there is hardly any need Krishna breathes the soul of India.” It By killing his maternal uncle, (#+*,-)# Subhadra, Krishna cunningly forged Mahabharata war, too reveal his to drag the matter further. Maximum number of penden- is he who represents the heart and soul Kansa, he brought peace not only to an alliance between the two mighty many-sided involvement for the cy in the civil matters are due to this tendency to drag and of the Indians, as he encompasses the his clan, the Yadavas, but also the peo- &:, 9 )*1,1 clans of the era — the Yadavas and the preservation of the countrymen by delay matters. From one court to another, from single bench multifarious phases of Indian histo- ple of the surrounding regions such : )-A,1 Pandavas. destroying all those who stood against to double bench to a larger bench and so on. Yes, it is a ry and culture. as Gokula, Vraja and Vrindavana. This move ultimately proved ben- his mission. All his feats establish him legal right to seek such redressals. Only, if the executive It would be no exaggeration to say Further, by defeating Jarasamdha #+#-9 eficial for the country that emerged as as a wise man, a sharp statesman and is found deliberately delaying the matter, the order as to that he is a cherished leader of Indian when he attacked Mathura along one strong nation under the rule of the good administrator — all qualities of costs in case of the litigant getting matter adjudicated in nation, one who shaped its destiny. with his ally Kalayavan, a Greek king, Pandavas. As a preacher of Gita, a true leader. his or her favour must be given and liability must be fixed. For, he was the chief of Yadavas; the he succeeded in restoring peace in the Krishna further played the role of an Feeding personal ego at public cost is just not fair. great hero of Mahabharata war; the area. He followed this by shifting his unrefuted leader as he not only " ; ; god incarnated teacher of Arjuna. As people from Mathura to a new king- addressed the despondency of Arjuna, -0 - A - % @ 8 $ 8 % $ ,75#(,- :1) $ -,8:9 : 1/:$ t is a known fact that faith heals. them to make our life better. We can indeed Even scientists accept that faith make their best use and achieve happiness in Idoes wonders. Whenever they can- the modern digital world, if only we follow not explain how a patient suffering from some steps. a serious disease got cured, they give For one, we must learn to have control credit to faith. Yes, faith is a reality in over the digital media rather than allowing it our lives and it does much more than to control us. It is important to manage time heal. I am a beneficiary of faith as it intelligently in the digital world. The first strengthened in me over the years. step thus is to turn off the notifications from Faith gave me hope. The feelings of your apps so that they stop disturbing you. helplessness and sadness slowly left me. You can see them when you are free or you I am sure everyone has experienced wish to divert your mind. such a feeling when something good It is better to avoid posting your opin- happened to them, even if momentar- ions on controversial issues like politics, reli- ily. This could be due to some materi- gion, reservation which almost always invite al gain. Faith does much more; it gives counter-opinions and hate mails. You must a lasting feeling. Hope generated due to avoid displaying your personal life and affec- material gains is lost as easily as it comes tion to your loved ones on social platform. when there is some setback. Faith is not What is sacred must be kept secret to main- that fickle; it makes one mentally sta- tain its sanctity. ble over a period of time. Because faith One must be careful while making is reinforced with each new realisation/ done with the help of faith in a very last- one will be naturally inclined to follow friends on social media platforms. It is better experience. ing manner. Gone will be the days of dharma; faith has that power. Not only f numbers are to be believed, almost 3 world, this generation seems to be less hap- to carefully go through the profile before Earlier, I used to get depressed extreme emotions or severe ups and that, one will be dutiful because dhar- billion people in the world today have the pier, satisfied or social than the previous accepting a friend request. If you don’t agree when some sickness struck me or my downs in the mood. Certainly, there ma and dutifulness go together. One will Iaccess of internet and more than 2 billion ones. The internet may have made things with someone’s views, it is better to unfriend near and dear one. Now I pray to God would be changes in the mood because be mindful of what his or her duties are. people use Facebook alone. The rise of digi- easier in terms of access but hasn’t necessari- them rather than bearing their hate mes- for guidance and help. And guidance we are human, but such variations One will have duties uppermost in his tal world has helped people to instantly con- ly created better relationships. sages on your feed. You must also not hesi- and help arrives. No longer is there a would be small and tolerable. Peace will or her mind while deciding on choice nect with any person in the world and you The digital world comes with its own set tate to block and report the hate mongers, dark feeling of something sinister wait- come gradually. And this peace can not of activities. Such following of dharma can access all types of information from of problems and we still don’t know how to professional trollers and IT cell members, if ing to happen. I am engaged in positive come without God consciousness. How and being dutiful brings enormous across the world using Google and watch the handle it. No sooner you post your views on they try to harass you. acts with hope that things will work out. can we be assured of our future unless rewards in one’s life. lessons on virtually any topic from the the social media platform, particularly on We must avoid learning from the When I compare my present attitude to God is involved? Can we ensure our Faith makes one feel fortunate. experts by tuning on to their YouTube political or religious matters, you are trolled Facebook and WhatsApp University where when I was not so faithful, I am future happenings? No we cannot; we Gone will be the days when one felt that Channel. There is no need today to stand in ruthlessly. You can be branded anti-national most news and information is either fake or amazed by the change. Now, God — the are too small to do that. Faith will help. he or she was not so lucky. God gets into queue to buy tickets, pay your bills, or trans- for just having a difference of opinion. unreliable. It is better to always check the omniscient is in the picture. Not only This is not all; faith propels us the act and things begin to pan out dif- fer money as you can do everything online Young people are unable to focus on their veracity of the claim before trusting it. You does God give the right intuitions but towards goodness. This is natural. ferently. Faith helps secrete the right by a click of button on your mobile phone. studies because of the constant beep of the must also avoid spreading fake news and He helps also by arranging help, which Those linked with God are dominated chemicals in our brains. After all, our We have become so used to, rather notifications on their mobile phones. hate messages by sharing or forwarding the arrives mysteriously. No longer can I by the mode of goodness. Faith helps moods are mostly controlled by the addicted to, social media that the first thing Billions of people are wasting hours in the same. Digital world and social media is treat it as mere coincidence, because that them to overcome the two lower modes chemicals that we are producing in our- we do when we get up in the morning is to virtual world, rather than focussing on the there to stay. It is better to accept them as cannot happen every time. of passion and darkness. Remember, selves. I can go on because the advan- check the messages or notification on our real. The personal life of billions of people is conveniences and use them intelligently to Painful mood swings ail a modern these three modes are always vying with tages which accrue to a faithful person mobile phone. We are more concerned now open to the world and privacy is virtu- make our life happier. We must never lose man, who expects quick solutions. one another for supremacy inside us. are endless. We just need to get started today about the Facebook likes and com- ally dead. touch with the real world and real people One is given to extreme emotions. And Under the influence of the mode of on the spiritual journey. No one can ments on our posts by our virtual friends It is, however, futile to blame the digital because the virtual world can never substi- it hurts. It is no wonder that Lord goodness one is attracted to acts in then detract us from that path. than being liked by our friends, parents, sib- world alone for our unhappiness. The inter- tute the living. Krishna has spoken about equanimity goodness like eating foods in goodness, lings or children. net, social media, or mobile phones are just so extensively in the Geeta. God wants seeing what is good like natural scenery, # However, despite the digitisation of the tools and we carry the responsibility of using us to develop this quality, and it can be hearing what is beneficial, etc. Similarly, A $ - uvitiut 0=E!F<=> 7 #22 ong Kong is no more an administration is solely bank- H“Economic City” for ing on the leadership of Lam mainland China. It’s turned and Hong Kong Police for itself into a massive political sending the protesters back hotbed. Protest is not ebbing home. By all possibilities, Lam away. The city has entered into administration is hoping that the third month of demon- the protesters will lose steam strations. Gradually, the pro- soon. Even the security experts testers are making the city a feel that very fast popular sup- theatre of all political activities. port would be dwindling for Starting from the resignation of them. Initially, parents were city chief Carrie Lam, they have marching with their children. started demanding full auton- But then now mostly young omy from the central ones are on the road and their Government in Beijing, an parents are highly concerned " 00 independent commission to about the growing violence investigate police brutality, and that is fast engulfing the entire OO" wider political reforms to allow movement. Many of the par- = 44P ; for direct elections to elect the ents are not giving pocket -00; representatives of the money to their wards so that Legislative Council. The way they have to head home soon. the demonstrations are carried Another expectation is that ; %% out and the black-clad van- with the beginning of the new guards are handling the current academic session from early ( situation, it seems it would not September, the college and bring an end to the crisis soon- university students have to go ; er or later. Are they inviting back to their classrooms. another “Tiananmen Square” Currently, China and type crackdown that struck America are locked in a trade China way back in June 1989. war. Thus Trump is cheering Will the communist bosses in the protesters in Hong Kong Beijing allow them the kind of and is also saying that Chinese autonomy the Hong Kongers troops are moving towards the are demanding? How long the border with the island. In fact, crisis in the island will contin- China knows very well that ue? For many in international Trump has a formidable politics, these are baffling ques- weapon to use in the form of tions that might take away the Hong Kong Policy Act 1992 existing liberal atmosphere and that recognises Hong Kong as political freedom available to a separate legal and economic the islanders forever if the entity from China. It also Chinese Government directly 8 0 - 0 % ; makes Hong Kong an open comes in confrontation with economy by all standards. This the protesters. might stop China from inter- This summer, Hong Kong vening in the territory direct- has witnessed the worst polit- not brought financial and legal my of Hong Kong critically and Japan, recognised as a growth machine. The major regional headquarters of ly in the form of a military 0 ical turmoil ever since the ter- reforms demanded by the glob- important for mainland China. developed stock market by Government has turned the the giant multi-national cor- attack. This will eventually ritory’s handover to China in al business enterprises, it would The most important aspect of global index firms and coop- country and its massive human porations. And ironically, even breach the above act. July 1997. The current bout of have been possible for the its economy is that it has been eration agreements with a resources into a hub of foreign after the withdrawal of British But the bottom line is that protests stated with a demand Communist Party leadership to successful in registering a sta- number of top security regu- investment opportunities. suzerainty over the island since continued protest will block all for withdrawing the contro- make Hong Kong gradually tus within a body of interna- lators. Besides, most of the for- Needless to say that this has July 1997, such offices have the avenues for a peaceful versial extradition law pro- irrelevant for long-term busi- tional laws and rules around eign direct investment (FDI) resulted into a situation where increased by two-thirds to advocacy of resolving the posed by the city Government. ness transactions. But what the world. This has made Hong mainly flows through Hong the movement of the FDI flow- 1,500. But the American tech- conundrum for now and in And eventually, that Bill was has happened is that China, Kong possible to provide it Kong. The stock domiciled in ing into the country has no giants such as the Amazon, future as well. Hope the pro- dropped by the Legislative particularly under Xi Jinping, seamless access to the privi- the island territory has nearly increased at an alarming rate. Google and Facebook have testers listen to the writings on Council for an indefinite peri- has grown beyond the tradi- leged western markets. This doubled in the last decade up But the reality is that most of settled their offices in the wall. Else Hong Kong will od, as Lam clarified. tional Communist closet. status has many aspects: a to $2 trillion. Despite the the global investors always Singapore. With the protests soon be turning into a boiling There is another question: China has reached out to higher credit rating, low risk islanders developing suspicious prefer to have a legal stamp raging to a record high level, point of Asia. This will provide is Hong Kong still crucial for almost all destinations of the weights for banks, and counter attitude towards mainland from Hong Kong. This is there has been constant fears more ammunition to the China? Experts say that if globe. China has grown fast party exposures, the ability to China, the territory’s share of because of China’s direct refusal that many of such regional Chinese army to intervene just China behaves more in Mao- and entered into the glob- clear dollars at ease, indepen- total FDI flowing into the lat- to carry out major reforms as offices might move to to maintain the law and order era style, it might have to alised world at ease, but it has dent membership of the World ter, has remained stable at 60 demanded by a global market Singapore in the near future. situation in its own territory. depend on the island more in not opened up as it was expect- Trade Organisation (WTO), per cent. This is very striking. economy. A direct military interven- commercial terms than politi- ed in the West. equivalent status of its stock It must be admitted that China Besides being an Asian tion by China is quite unlike- (The writer is an expert on cal perspective. As China has This has made the econo- exchange in the US, Europe has become an international financial hub, Hong Kong hosts ly for now. It seems, the Xi international affairs) $23 8 / R he severity of the water cri- strong legislation to end mind- padayatras throughout the con- Tsis in India can be gauged less destruction of water bod- stituencies to convince the from the fact that it was one of ies. masses about the need to link the most important issues that India is blessed with a India via pipelines supplying hogged Prime Minister unique geographical location: water of the Brahmaputra and Narendra Modi’s speech from river bodies fuel the northern the Ganga down south to the ramparts of Red Fort on the half and sea coast borders Rameswaram or from Konkan 73d Independence Day. from below middle-zone States. or Konaseema sea coasts to Acknowledging that nearly half There ought to be a law which interior districts of Bheed, of India has no access to enforces the supply of water Kalahandi or Ahmednagar, etc. potable water, the PM termed from rivers and the seas via India can afford to consti- the crisis as a serious deterrent pipeline. Closed pipelines are tute committees for delegating ; in the country’s efforts to com- the answer to stop wastage of powers but the nation cannot bat poverty, and announced an almost 80 per cent of water afford to rest on committees to outlay of 3.5 lakh crore for Jal from conservative-forms as examine land-acquisition relat- 8 Jeevan Mission to provide mud-based old dams. ed knotty tussles for linking the water to every household. Authorities should levy heavy rivers and seas to its almost The moot point is how the fines on violators, but whistle- 150-billion strong populations. crisis can be overcome in a blowers of water-theft cases Let there be no more evapora- O P “good governance” era for a must be honoured. Those tion of water or funds allocat- “New India”. Rather than echo- opposing the national policy to ed for water supply. ing the conundrum and allow- link rivers and sea desalinated Let every citizen be brand- ing panic to cripple our think- water-supply system via robust ed as the “custodian of water”. ing, let us answer three moot pipeline technology should be This awareness campaign questions concerning the ter- prosecuted under the “essential should ideally begin at prima- rible water crisis. services” or “treason law”. ry school level and permeate Firstly, that ubiquitous Next, the Government higher echelons of society. query: Is the water-situation should bring into vogue a Some innovative ideas like indeed bad? Is it too late, or is “water-credits” system based 14B;4B6C;; % % - 8 8 ;% local bodies offering an exemp- there still hope for correction on a ‘reverse water-meter read- -3 ; P ; tion, say 5 per cent, on prop- and redemption? ing” system wherein all water erty tax for the “reverse-water I would say it is a crucial used is supplied back to a cen- supply metering system” issue and most policy-makers tral processing plant by users. should be adopted. Eventually, and water resources manage- There would no longer be types. These innovative and corruption rampant in kering with these must be and embrace innovative solu- we all win. Our future genera- "&,,3 " ment departments know that exodus of villagers to the cities methodologies should be har- department of irrigation and declared a “traitor” and fast- tions to tackle the water crisis. tions win. Humanity can be we are late. A lot of time has which have turned into urban nessed to end menace of water-boards are villains of track courts bring them to One foresees “New India” with saved from the brink of exter- elapsed without thought or meshes of imprisonment, with farmer-deaths, unemployment, the present disaster. Drip irri- justice with a minimum of life Prime Minister Narendra Modi mination. In the ultimate remedial steps since 1971. Yet, inadequate amenities and are and water scarcity. While on gation was rendered ineffective imprisonment, as a deterrent giving the clarion call for water analysis however, the willing- being a positivist and privy to incommensurate to a growing this subject, a most advanced by few private players, in con- punishment. Having said this, management. People must ness of the people and moral- ground-breaking technologies population. Village panchayats State like Maharashtra, which nivance with wicked officials. one would still insist upon make it a national movement. ity of our society as a whole will that can reshape state of the can soon transform into sup- has 36 revenue districts, has 18 Lack of accountability on part newer technologies with far- I had started the “Rashtriya determine the shape of a land nation, I can say there remains pliers of water for irrigation districts notified as water- of lineage of babulog com- reaching ramifications and Sampati Bachao Andolan” with blessed with many major rivers, hope for redemption of the pre- needs of the farmers. Each starved area. Why? A major pounds the issue of good gov- path-breaking results as the key the primary focus on water, minor tributaries and a long carious situation. and every drop can be utilised cause is the irrational cultiva- ernance. Desalination plants to unlocking the “dry” patch of since no new reservoirs or coastal belt. It is high time To help address the ground properly as the Israelis do. tion of sugarcane as a crop should be set up along the two a State which can only mum- dams have been constructed in water became the next impor- realities which remain invisible India possesses new tech- bypassing others which would coastlines and water supplied ble — “water, water every- the past few decades. tant topic of public discourse. to most of political leaders nological methods to generate not require as high an amount through pipelines. Pipelines where, but not a drop to drink”! Water is a natural resource and bureaucrats, we need to lay electricity beyond the much- of water as sugarcane. must be declared to be nation- The Government of India as well as a national treasure. 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Tasking: “What is in store of his coercive methods have become a matter ingly conducted them. Venus being combust speaks of a strong destiny? He is 9 years old. Has no inter- of past, he will begin to respond. The same way, your grandchild is urge for love, which he would be miss- est in studies. He doesn’t listen to his Remember, every child is born unique and has to be dealt differently. ing. But the good thing is that there is elders. No amount of reprimand or even unique, displaying varying mind traits. The usual way a child is handled in change of signs between Moon and beating has any effect on him. He has Try to figure out the trends of his mind Indian families won’t work on him. He Mars, which carries the possibility of a become defiant. When his parents show and psyche, and accordingly innovate has to be led with a force of love, which definite change in his behavioural pat- displeasure towards his unseemly con- ways and means to deal with him. In in turn, will tempt him to begin making tern with time, if tended with a force of duct, he himself picks up a stick and this context, I recall a story shared by efforts to prove himself in his own right. love. hands over to his father and says: ‘You someone as to how he and his younger Before suggesting a suitable remedial Remember, planets are not doers. want to beat me, please do.’ We tried to sibling were handled differently by their measure let me first run through the They are indicative of how one’s thought put him in boarding, but he refused to grandfather. Their grandfather, a astrological pointers to the child’s mind process works, and which can be very go. We are at a loss how to reform him. teacher by profession, took them under traits. well redirected through conscious Please suggest some remedial measure his charge when he found them wanting Born with Sagittarius lagna, having efforts. The best remedy for a child is to that may help bring him around.” in studies. 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