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$1'5= =$ tion for all, but making Ranchi 1397.18 crores of which will be city. Smarter Ranchi will offer el time and increasing average / a Smart City is a great chal- used for developing 341 acres smarter versions of basic ameni- travel speed, stated Municipal 3< $5 72 lenge. Government has accept- in HEC as an educational hub ties –rainwater harvesting, sew- Commissioner Prashant Kumar. / * 2 > 7= ( 2 ed this challenge and will make whereas 92.09 crores is to be erage treatment plants, solid In their Smart City proposal 5 @ the most of this opportunity. As invested in Pan-city Solution. waste management, use of solar to Union Urban Development ! ' < <=$55 3 =2 a State capital, Ranchi should These expenses are to be equal- energy, Intelligent Transport Department, RMC had pro- 7( <=> ' have all the amenities: Urban ly borne by the Union System, Wi-Fi hotspots, carbon posed to develop the city as a ' ) Development Department and Government, State emission reduction to name a knowledge hub for Eastern 72 NA 2 O ' ' #= 2 5 71#+? Ranchi Municipal Corporation Government and third parties few. Internet of Things (IoT) India that will also address the B ! @ $=< <( #/5 will ensure that,” stated Urban like World Bank. will be used prominently to effi- socio-economic needs of its 5 Development Minister CP “The Area Based ciently manage them. denizens. 150 acres of the avail- 4 ' Singh during a press conference Development in HEC is meant Sluggish transport system of able land will be converted into . .) <( #/5 on Tuesday. to be a lighthouse project. The Ranchi will definitely get a an educational hub; master plan 3' The proposal from the ! &'& ( ! rest of the city will be developed boost from the urban renewal for the same will be drafted tate capital Ranchi, the only State Government opting for a # ) ! " * ( " + based on the achievements and initiative. “Five upgraded streets soon, Singh added. @ Scity to submit a proposal combination of Greenfield # )! ) lessons we experience there,” and two flyovers have been “Ranchi Smart City 5 from Jharkhand for the urban Development (development on ' !# stated Rajesh Kumar Sharma, approved by me and will soon Corporation will be established renewal initiative, has been vacant space of 341 acres in State Urban Development be taken up by the Department. within 15 days, which will 1 CD selected for Phase-II of Smart HEC area) and Retrofitting Development. We have sent a ducted in two parts – Area Agency. For the first time, RMC is going receive Rs 300 crores from the City Mission on special fast- Mode (developing an already proposal for additional 34 acres Based Development “Smart features will be to adopt hot mix plants for con- Union Government simulta- track. It will receive projects developed area in the city) of land which has received the (Greenfield Development) and incorporated in transportation, structing roads,” stated the neously with its formation. ' ! worth 1500 crores for smarter won Ranchi the Smart City tag. Government’s approval,” stated Pan-city Solutions (Retrofitting security, water and electric sup- Minister. Identical corpus of funds will be ( @ urban amenities and better “The 341 acres in HEC has Urban Development Secretary Mode). The total cost of mak- ply,” added Singh, while enu- Transportation, a part of the concurrently handed to the 5 standard of living. already been approved by the Arun Kumar Singh. ing Ranchi smarter has been merating the changes that the Pan-city Solution, will be cru- Corporation by Jharkhand “This is a matter of jubila- Cabinet for Greenfield The project will be con- pegged at 1489.27 crores. Mission will bring about in the cial in decreasing average trav- Government,” said Singh. = $ 4!$
(/'& DD ""% 5 &' ( ' ' N6 O : ; # ' higher rankings from as many could qualify for the Smart States and Union Territories, City projects through the fresh &0/ which failed to get represen- competition, said Naidu 4 tation in the first round of the adding that with the selection 2 competition held in January, of these 13 cities, 25 States/UTs !"-./01 3456 * 4 5 6. !7$8.092 34.6 ment would be given more of veteran BJP leader LK 6 O $ participated in the ‘’Fast Track were now covered under 314(/(5 than what is required. Advani and Home Minister 4 2 7/5 Competition’, the result of Smart City Mission. ( 3 # 0 Modi stressed on partici- Rajnath Singh. which was announced by “The 13 cities selected in s the BJP celebrated the pation of the people for the The glittering swearing-in he ‘City of nawabs’, Urban Development Minister the Fast Track Competition Aswearing-in of the party’s sake of good governance. ceremony came as a reminder TLucknow has topped the Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday. have proposed a total invest- first Chief Minister in Assam on “I believe that the Assam of the first Asom Gana ( list of winners of the Fast Of these 23 cities, only 13 ment of Rs 30,229 crore. Tuesday, Prime Minister Government, under the lead- Parishad (AGP)-led 6 < Track Competition conducted Narendra Modi emphasised that ership of Chief Minister Government that came to for 23 cities from as many P progress of North-East India was Sonowal will work shoulder-to- power in 1985 while riding on States and Union Territories " /C imperative for the overall devel- shoulder with the people of a six-year-long anti-illegal for- C " under the Modi Government’s opment of the country. The Assam and the Central eigners movement in Assam. ambitious ‘Smart Cities 7 6 Prime Minister said he hoped Government at Delhi will give While the AGP Mission.’ 4 5 that the BJP-led new all the support to achieve an Government under the lead- Lucknow is followed by 2 < Government in Assam would fulfil the expectations of the ership of then Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Warangal in Telangana and ! take the State to great heights. people,” said Modi. Prafulla Kumar Mahanta took Parimal Suklabaidya, Chandra Dharamshala in Himachal # ( ! Speaking at the swearing- The PM also thanked the oath at the Nehru Stadium in Mohan Patowary, Ranjit Pradesh. < $ # $ in ceremony of Chief Minister people of Assam for a historic the city, Sonowal and his col- Dutta, Pallab Lochan Das and Other winners announced + L M Sarbananda Sonowal, Modi and decisive mandate for the leagues took oath at Naba Doley also took oath as on Tuesday were Chandigarh, ' # said Sarbananda will not leave BJP. On his part, Sonowal Veterinary College ground at Ministers. Four of the alliance Raipur (Chhattisgarh), New 6 any stone unturned to bring promised a “corruption-free” Khanapara area that was partners including Atul Bora Town (Kolkata) Bhagalpur, ‘sarva anand’ (overall happi- and “illegal foreigner-free” attended by thousands of peo- and Keshab Mahanta of the Panaji, Port Blair, Imphal, ! " ness) to Assam. Assam as he took oath of office ple. AGP and Pramila Rani Ranchi, Agartala and "#$%&'( )*! ! “The North-East has and secrecy along with ten Along with Sonowal, Brahma and Rihan Daimary Faridabad. + always remained a priority for other colleagues in the presence other BJP leaders, including also took oath as Ministers. Twenty three cities, with us. I have always believed that ,- the North-East is one of the most important parts of India’s overall development. This is the reason we have announced the Act East policy, which will encourage India to engage with () * its eastern neighbours through "" India’s North-East,” Modi said. +&,-,+ . ! Modi heaped praise on the 4 2 7/5 ! new Chief Minister and said that Sonowal and his team ith the ban on diesel would do everything possible Wvehicles with engines ' to develop the State. above 2,000 cc extended to / “I have always believed the Kerala, Japanese auto major India has to develop in its Toyota is “re-looking” at its entirety and if the country has Indian operations saying to develop, we cannot leave orders are passed “against "#$$$ behind the North-East,” Modi principle of natural justice”. % said adding that the Central Although the company, which & ' ( .! Government would give all operates in India as a joint ven- ) * . " * / * support to the new Assam ture — Toyota Kirloskar Motor 0,1,2,3 Government under the lead- — with the Kirloskar group, is Orders are passed without 1' ership of Sonowal. not considering shutting shop hearing us. It is going against 2 / Modi said the Central here, but at the same time it is the principles of natural jus- Government believes in com- also not looking at launching tice. We feel our vehicles are ( petitive cooperative federal- new models in India. being targetted,” Toyota ( ism and said development is a “We have already started Kirloskar Motor Vice- ( continuous process started by re-looking at our operations. Chairman and Whole-time L the NDA Government and all What is hurting us so much is Director Shekar Viswanathan M ( the States that want develop- ! " # ! $ ! % "# not the ban but the unfairness. told PTI. ! "# $
216(5 .05'+02,25' Bollywood musical. Chief Destination #2,,+%0,&30'+50 &6'11+0 ,&3 The theme park will have Management Officer of Dubai $'1< ,>? ubai is all set to woo a glittering opening ceremony Parks and Resorts Vinit Shah 9 +30,&305#&50:+'1 2'&@,2'#5A(? Dtourists with the world’s in October attended by some said he and his team members 4 2 7/5 season will receive more boun- * 1'00#$,0 2'&B&5#+ , first Bollywood-themed of the biggest stars in have tried to take all the ingre- tiful rainfall than the first and amusement park where visitors ,&3 ,&30,'#+, Bollywood, Jellum said. dients that go into a Bollywood $&1,5$+30 0 onsoon cheers are set to will spill over to October. This +$,- * # will be able to enjoy immersive 05 Unveiling an exclusive pre- movie to create an experience 513+05,#+,&50,&3 Mcontinue with a waning El would be the fallout of the La 3-D and 4-D rides and stunts view and tour of the upcoming that stays with people visiting Niño paving the way for the Niña taking over in the latter ( ". from movies such as Krrish and 2,&;#5 park at a Press conference, the park. >0'0&0<+32 onset of its counter phenome- part of this year. RA.One and savour a Mughal- $'&51<'+,+ '''3 non La Niña in the days to come. Accordingly, rainfall will be e-Azam style banquet. Bollywood Parks Dubai 2'$%2#05+0 The country’s private weather 13 per cent below normal in the Dubai Parks and Resorts Thomas Jellum said he is sure forecaster, Skymet on Tuesday month of June. Henceforth, it complex, a Dh 10.5 billion that apart from Indians, people raised its monsoon forecast to is expected to be 8 per cent (about $2.75 billion) venture, from other countries will also 109 per cent of normal from its above normal in July, following will have 16 cinematic rides, six come to Dubai to experience earlier prediction of 105 per cent up the trend with 13 per cent themed restaurants and 30 live the vibrant celebration of India’s and also predicted that it would above normal in August, and shows inspired by contempo- film industry at this attraction, be slow at first but will reach its peaking with 23 per cent excess rary Hindi-language block- spread over 1.7 million square peak in September. rainfall in September, said the busters such as superstar feet. However, since the El Niño forecast. Salman Khan’s Dabangg, Shah The theme park will also conditions are still in the The private forecaster pre- Rukh Khan’s Don, Aamir include Broadway-style live process of weakening, the dicted that chances of nor- Khan’s Lagaan and Hrithik shows with fine-dining. monsoon season that starts mal/above normal rainfall are Roshan’s Krrish as well as clas- Tourists will have to shell out from June, will not begin with as high as 92 per cent. Central sics like Sholay and Mughal-E- extra at Rajmahal, a 850-seat a bang. As per the second pre- India and the western coast of Azam among others. theatre that will house a sepa- diction released by Skymet, the India will get plentiful rainfall General Manager rately ticketed Broadway-style second half of the monsoon this year. $" &%! #!%+ ,%+ -./-012
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hieves escaped with two Tnew motorcycle and 30 thousand cash from Raja Automobiles a showroom of Bajaj Motorcycle under Barbadda police station in Dhanbad last night. According to the police the thieves entered into the showroom after breaking the wall and escaped with two brand new bikes, they also took 30,000 cash after breaking the locker. “A case has been registered and we are investigating into matter”, said OC of local police sation. Notably, theft and snatching incidents have been rising across the city these days; spread a feeling of insecurity among the residents as the police have failed to keep a check.
! " # # $ %&' ((% ) (* &'&(( && &(&& &(&&* $ + , -. / . 0 01 2 3 0 4 # # 56 7 8+ #/1 #. 608/9: ((%: *&( #89; / #/$<' : ((% 1# =#0#98 # < (( 8 + 4 > /+ ?+ @ + 4 . @ + , ; ) +84A+(<<$ &BCC B<$B' (<<$'(BC'<(( (*%B< &' B< ! 2+ (<<$ &BCC BC > 3 + ' ! . ! D # > E( 7 < #/3& /0 ( 2 appeals of such prisoners which expected to and total number of people to are pending for more than 10 be sent to the & be covered would be reached years and are lodged in various Centre for- 267 in couple of days and the fig- jails of the State,” said Vice mally by this ures would be shared with the Chairman of Jharkhand State week end 8 # * Center to ensure the supply. Bar Council Rajesh Kumar cites a signif- * Along with that the Shukla. “It is really a com- icant judg- * Government is working hard mendable effort made by the ment of the to revive ‘grain banks’ in Chief Justice where only urgent apex court # every panchayat in order to matters are being heard which given in the ** create a buffer in case of requires immediate attention,” light of immediate grain shortage. he added. drought con- “We have named it ‘Grain ' According to Shukla, it dition pre- Gola’ which would keep 40 will prove to be beneficial for vailing in 1 9 # ++ quintal of rice reserved to <( #/5 all those people whose matters good part of meet any short supply. The #+ + # are pending since years due to the country. reserve would be revolving in ) hile several judges of the which they need immediate “The * nature which would be filled ' !# WJharkhand High Court attention or they will have to " ! ) Supreme * when allotment comes. We have left for their favourite des- remain in jails for the next one Court in a would seek rice from the tination to enjoy summer hol- month. “Only urgent criminal judgment has Center for this as well and if <( #/5 idays, Chief Justice Virender matters are being taken up in N3 3 O asked the Centre to cover all sioners and district grievance were left out otherwise. denied we would maintain it Singh has chosen to stay back the court and priority will be persons under the National redressal officers in the Special Secretary with the from our own sources,” said anchi police arrested three in Ranchi and dispose of crim- given to the pending criminal E Food Security System. We drought-hit States. Including Department Ravi Ranjan said the Minister stressing that a Rthieves for their involve- inal cases pending for over 10 appeals,” said Shukla. are ready with a proposal in Jharkhand, there are 11 other that the proposal is an exten- proposal in this regard would ment in two cases of theft years. As many as 332 such cases this regard. This would cover States that have been declared sion of the Government’s idea be brought before the Cabinet under Gonda police station. The Chief Justice along are scheduled to be heard by entire chunk of population in drought hit due to deficient which proposes to cover the soon. Ramiz Raza, Jagdish Sao and a with newly elevated judge the division bench during * ! the State besides 2.64 crore monsoon witnessed in most entire populace residing in Notably as many as 22 minor of 16 years were arrest- Justice Anant Vijay Singh vacation. Besides, there are <( #/5 persons covered under the part of the country. troubled and disturbed pock- districts of the State are reel- ed by police officials for steal- began to hold the court today. hundreds of other criminal FSA originally,” Saryu Roy, Moreover, provisions of ets in the State. ing under intense drought ing from houses of Swarna Though a system to hold a appeals which will be heard by he State Government, Minister for Food and Civil the FSA mandates the Centre “We were working on which has exposed people to Kamal Banarjee and Naval vacation court has been in a single bench of Justice Anant Twhile referring to a recent Supplies told The Pioneer on to provide food security to 75 complete coverage under FSA mass level migration and even Officer PK Singh in Dhawan practice earlier too, but it was Vijay Singh. Supreme Court order has Tuesday. per cent population in rural in naxal dens such as Saranda, hunger related disorders. The Nagar back in March. for the first time in Jharkhand Both division and single approached the Centre for Through the order pro- and 50 per cent in urban areas Sarju and Jhumra from this situation led to another recent that the Chief Justice has bench will sit during first universal coverage under the nounced last week in the while in Jharkhand the scale year itself. But since the order of the Supreme Court / * made a division bench func- week of vacation. The Food Security Act (FSA) pro- petition filed by NGO Swaraj has already been raised cov- Supreme Court order came providing midday meals in all tional in the court during Division Bench is sitting in the visions. The Department for Abhiyan, the Supreme Court ering 86.4 per cent in urban and when the entire State primary schools even during summer vacation. morning from 9 am to 11 am Food and Civil Supplies in a directed the Centre for the and 60.4 per cent in rural can be covered, we would a month long summer vaca- “It is for the first time that while from 11:15 am onwards high-level meeting on measure keeping in mind areas. Now the latest propos- look into those specific pock- tion. Following the direction, a division bench, headed by the the single bench of Justice AV Tuesday prepared a proposal gravity of the food availabil- al in this regard would stretch ets next year,” said the official, the State Government has 9 Chief Justice, is at place during Singh will hear the other in this regard. ity scenario besides, telling to the coverage to nearly 50 adding that additional decided authorities to con- * > vacation to hear criminal cases. The proposal that is appoint State food commis- lakh additional people who requirement of food grain tinue MDM in the break. During interrogation, Ramiz disclosed that he is 97/21& !$''$%+ 12 ,- working with Jharkhand Armed Police-7. The arrested criminals have confessed of being responsible for four cases & ' ( $ of theft. Their names came up when Hazaribagh police arrest- <( #/5 the situation. However, the security of the scribes in the ed Khurshid, another notorious PCI team made it clear that State. Prabhat Kumar Das thief involved in dozens of three-member team of Yadav was a working jour- and Sandeep Shankar were thefts and the mastermind of Athe Press Council of India nalist. other members of the this gang. He divulged the (PCI) has expressed concern “We also met DC and SP team that would submit its names of the criminals arrest- over delayed announcement and other officials. They report to PCI before ed from Ranchi along with two of compensation to the fam- referred Indradev Yadav as a June 10. of his other accomplices, Sonu ily of Indradev Yadav, a scribe, journalist only. We also Nag, at the same time, and Imraan, from Hazaribagh. who had been killed recently believe that he was mainly a also termed the environment “Ramiz was the one who in Chatra. The team, at the journalist. Some of his rela- challenging for journalists in rented a house in Gandhinagar same time, also rejected the tives may be in other business the State and expressed which was used by his accom- initial claims of the district but was the business was displeasure over media plices and most of the loot has administration that had illegal,” asked the member houses disowning local been recovered from his pos- labeled Yadav as a contractor. and expressed satisfaction reporters and stringers session, indicating towards his Addressing mediapersons over direction of the probe so fearing demand for active participation on Tuesday after touring far. standard facilities Departmental action will be Chatra on Monday, PCI He also dismissed the and wages. initiated against him. member Rajeev Ranjan Nag demand for a CBI probe “We in our larger Individuals who brought stolen also expressed concern over andrather stressed over better recommendation would put items from them will also be growing number of attacks on compensation and light on these issues identified and action will be journalists in the State. rehabilitation of the apart from setting up funds taken against them too,” said “The incident was very affected families. for journalists, Superintendent of Police (City) unfortunate but the State The team is likely to meet provision for Kishore Kaushal during a press Government after much hue Chief Minister Raghubar Das adequate compensation, conference on Tuesday. and cry and media pressure ! # 7 ) & ) & $ = ) ' !# on Wednesday on his return separate statute to empower Police has seized two tele- announced 5 lakh as from Assam in which besides, press and also acts for vision sets, a pair of silver compensation for the family about three-four other cases not shown sincerity on the Chatra on May 12 allegedly by so far for the murder. Initially, a set of recommendation protection of anklets, a silver note and sev- of journalist Indradev Yadav in which journalists lost their issue,” said Nag. a splinter group of Maoists. the district administration it would seek immediate journalists. PCI is eral brass utensils they stole that has not been paid yet. lives. We believe that Yadav, working for a news Three persons related to TPC had claimed that he was a arrest of the main culprit and serious on these issues,” said from a house near LPN We are also concerned Jharkhand Government has channel, was shot dead in and MCC have been arrested contractor which trivialised wider norm for safety and the member. Shahdeo Chowk. + / 01 11 1 1 . 123/14 <( #/5 ambushed in Manipur along ,&$( 6 > . " " ! " with six others including a :(6>; ,&$ 3 2 < mminent personalities JCO. Those who got killed in Iincluding politicians and offi- the incident also included # 6 # cials paid tributes to martyr names of JCO Subedaar BK # ' :#6#'; Surjit Barla at Birsa Munda Sharma, Riflemen Mahesh International Airport in Ranchi Gurung, AK Pandey, Pawan (6> on Tuesday. Those who paid Kumar and Bhupinder Singh. tribute to Barla included Urban The dead were part of a Development Minister CP 29-member team who were #6#' Singh, Ranchi DC Manoj returning to their Joupi Kumar, City SP Kaushal Battalion in the district after 1 3 # Kishore and several others. inspecting a landslide. :13#; Body of martyr Surjit Barla Soldiers retaliated and an #6#' was brought to Birsa Munda encounter ensued but the CD-* Airport in Ranchi on Tuesday attackers escaped, taking -J who was killed in a militants advantage of the thick forests attack in Chandel district of nearby, they said. They also < Manipur near Indo-Myanmar managed to take away six 1 :<1; border on May 22, 2016. weapons. ># Principal Secretary SK Last June, NSCN (K) rebels < " * //) /* Satpathy also paid tribute to the in Chandel had killed 18 sol- <1 > ,&$ ( # ' ' ( martyr on behalf of Governor ( ! # 8;" ) diers, leading to a surgical # Draupadi Murmu at the &= > = ! 7 ) 0 ! strike by the army in Myanmar 3 ' Airport. Governor in her mes- ! 7 4! ! 888291 ) * # which the government claimed sage stated that the whole had led to several militants nation was proud of Barla. She rity of the nation and have also “We are all safe because of security of the nation,” stated being killed. The area howev- also added that the soldiers of sacrificed their livers for the such real heroes. We are all the Governor. er, has been cordoned off ini- *?>"/C our Country are fully devoted unity and integrity of the grateful to such people who are Barla belonged to Gumla tiating a search operation in the ,&$ ! - JD for external and internal secu- nation. playing with their lives for district of Jharkhand who was area,” an official said. 7 + ! G )* * G ,&$ ( ' . (72 :/:7P 3 -JD <( #/5 ripped off. providing an additional man- representatives of Valmont Triclour could be brought 5 2 + < + ECON has requested “As we have no expertise rider through which one can Company which was down at any point of time in . MDefence Research and in fabric material, we are easily go on the tip of the flag entrusted to install the flag case it gets . Development Organization seeking help from the DRDO post through a cage like post in Ranchi, ripped off (DRDO) to give its expertise for which they have also given structure to fix any fault, he added. due to speeding wind. . C * # to resolve the problem it their consent. Very soon we Jha said. Notably, due to some “Since, the pully is still )" has been facing to prevent are expecting experts from “Presently we are focusing technical fault which arose stuck on the top, we have tearing of the their side who will give their on synchronization of the with the motor of the flag engaged a construction # world’s highest suggestions on the issue,” said winch fixed inside and post, the highest tricolour company to bring tricolour in the air. MECON DGM JK Jha. outside it so that they remained stuck halfway on it down,” said Pahari Mandir Notably, despite several DRDO has internally can run and stop the flag post for over a Vikas Samiti PRO Mukesh efforts made by Pahari developed some alternate together making it easier to fortnight making a mockery Agrawal. The primary aim of Mandir Vikas Samiti and fabric which may be used ascend and descend the of it. Samiti was to fix the mecha- ,&$ < 22# > + ' 6 MECON, they have not been for making the flag up or down of Taking lessons from the nism of the motor so that best able to prevent the tricolour more durable, the flag post,” last incident, Pahari Mandir use of technology could be 5 ' highest and added Jha. Jha said. Regular meetings are Vikas Samiti decided ensured and such problems CF largest tricolour in Ranchi Meanwhile, the MECON being conducted to fix problems could be avoided in future, he from being has been working on between MECON and with the motor so that the added. ' &%! #!%+ ,%+ -./-012 8 $? 4 0 4 ) $ ! " .( '/ 21< commissioner completed by this month. 4 Amitabh Kaushal A traffic official said that ue to illegal parking on accepting the memo- the road obstruction and con- DStraight Mile Road passing randum of the traders gestion due to violation of through Sakchi Market, traders assured of looking into parking norms has been a are facing loss in business. So the issue and suggest- problem. We do carry out much so that a delegation of ed them to approach prosecution of vehicles for Jamshedpur Chamber of Jusco. ‘no parking’ violations but Commerce led by its president Incidentally, Jusco vehicle owners plead that they Mohanlal Agarwal handed a has identified parking were not aware that this area memorandum to East spots on Sakchi was a designed ‘no-parking’ Singhbhum deputy commis- Highway (in front of spot. sioner Amitabh Kaushal. The Bengal Club), There have been road sig- The DC was apprised stretch in front of nage installed on the road at about business loss suffered as Jamshedpur Eye different points but people do customers facing parking woes Hospital, stretch near not bother to take a look at and mishap threat avoid visit- Dalda Line, stretch on these signage. ing shops situated on nearly 80 Tank Road (near Tin After consultation with meters stretch of Straight Mile Shed Market), stretch Jusco we have come up with Road in Sakchi Market. on Straight Mile Road this idea. Vehicle owners while Incidentally, the road Besides private vehicles large ty faced in parking of their own (backside of Bhola Maharaj stopping for parking on the stretch on Straight Mile Road number of commercial vehi- vehicles. Shopkeepers admit Sweet shop) and two base- road now cannot plead that witnesses heavy traffic around cles use this stretch. that footfalls to shops have also ments at Super Center. they have not seen the signage 2 lakhs daily throughout the Mohanlal Agarwal said decreased in the last few Jamshedpur Notified Area as it would be clearly visible on day as it connects residential that shopkeepers have been fac- months. The shopkeepers Committee (JNAC) special road surface. areas like Baradwari, ing complaints from regular alleged that nearly 2,000 two- officer Dipak Sahay said that This apart ! + = < = ) Bhalubasa, Sitaramdera, customers about traffic snarl wheelers are parked illegally on the construction of the parking reflective signage will also # Agrico, Sidhgora and Baridih while coming to the shops due this stretch daily. bays has already started on this indicate the zones even at with commercial hub of Sakchi. to illegal parking and difficul- East Singhbhum deputy stretch by Jusco and would be night. <( #/5 Hazaribagh to take strict action dent of Madhukam have com- against the defaulter, as he plained that the health of the . * azaribagh, DSE, Shivendra cannot challenge the system. resident residing in Madhukam HKumar has been strictly Similarly, in another case, is being adversely affected, due 1 6 "/ *" instructed to get hold of a even after the retirement from to the presence of New teacher, who has never attend- the department, Prem Shankar Goldmohar Shop and station juris- from the Superintendent of ,&$6 ( ed the school since 2002, after Prasad has been living in the Detergent factory situated in diction and police, Giridih Akhlesh V. 1 :6(1; > being appointed there and have same house which has been the area. In another case from recovered Varier early this morning, a # 2 3 . failed to deliver his service. allotted to him during his ser- SBI Shivpur Branch, Garhwa, more than 5 police team lead by the officer- Bipin Singh was appointed as vice tenure. Prasad has occu- where the benefit of widow tonnes of ille- in charge of Bengabad police a teacher in primary school in pied the residence since 2010 pension scheme is not reaching gal coal. station Manoj Kumar, raided Ichak, Gobarbanda Dangi, and even after several orders to the beneficiaries, the author- Motorbikes an illegally run depot at Hazaribagh district. issued to him, he has not yet ities have asked SBI, DCM to and bull-card Bengabad locality .The illegal According to information acted on it seriously. However, act on this immediately and loaded with coal dump was functioning / collected, Singh has also con- the nodal officers have assured resolve the matter. illegal coal following the dumping of ille- tested election from Bihar Barnwal that within 15 days, Another plea came from were also gally mined coal and was being recently. The decision has been Prasad will be compelled to family members of deceased seized during run by some coal smugglers. taken today in the weekly give the rent. If the nodal offi- Munnan Prasad, whose fami- the police According to police 7! review meeting of CM Jan cer fails, strict action will be ly has yet not received any action and sources, when the police team ! Samvad presided by Secretary taken against the officers in compensation from Road three persons reached at the locality and O 2 : ; to CM, Sunil Kumar Barnwal, charge, Barnwal pointed out. Construction Department. identified as pounced upon them and . where he ordered the DSE to The Pollution Control Even after writing to the offi- Md Kalim arrested three persons and also 4 act promptly on the matter. Board has been issued the cials at Road Construction ,Pankanj Das seized several motorbikes and M Barnwal has asked DSE, show cause notice, as the resi- Department, the family mem- and Premi bull-cards with stolen coal bers have not received any pos- * * 35<525/ Mukesh were arrested in this were seized. The raids which itive response from the B6 < = connection . will be continued in routine / ! N' department. Barnwal ordered It has been one of the huge work as created panic among O :'($(7;O . the official to consider the he Bengabad police of seizures of illegal coal made by transporters of coal ,said Manoj 6(1 1 ' ( matter with utmost TGiridih district conducted the Giridih police here on Kumar ,O/C of Bengabad 5 :1'(52; # 1 O seriousness. raids within Bengabad police Tuesday following direct orders police station . # 5 :#5; &%! #!%+ ,%+ -./-012 $@ 6& ( 47& ! $ *++," 3 &" C . for entrance in their medical not effectively put forth their 4 2 7/5 and dental colleges, and instead views in the right perspective 2& * admit students on the basis of before the Supreme Court, we resident Pranab Mukherjee * # marks obtained at Class XII brought this Ordinance in Pon Tuesday promulgated the A examinations for their State order to provide them relief. Ordinance to keep State boards Government seats, admissions He said that after the apex " ( " out of the ambit of the common in these States for the current court order, many State entrance test (NEET) for MBBS 2& 6 * : * year only, will be as per present Governments had approached C . and dental courses for this year. "$+B * 2& procedure being adopted by the Centre and apprised it of 4 2 7/5 The second phase of NEET will these two States. various issues, including ongo- be conducted on July 24. The K . (22( “All State seats will be filled ing tests of States, parity of syl- he Defence Ministry has first phase was held on May 1. up either by NEET or by their labus and regional languages. Tscrapped a 1,700-crore Health Minister JP Nadda State examination board and in Nadda said that after due proposed deal for procuring said the Ordinance gives the tained, rejecting Congress’ private institutions will have private medical colleges, the consultations, including an all- torpedos from Finmeccanica NEET a firm statutory support charge that the Government exemption (if the State quota that they have for States party meeting and State health for Scorpene submarines now and backing to bring in trans- was going against the test. Government concerned so will also be filled up by the State Ministers’ meet, a consensus under construction at Mazagon parency in examinations. “The He explained that only opts) for the current year. list or NEET list. PG examina- was reached that NEET “in Docks Limited(MDL), Government was very clear State Government seats in However, said Nadda, as tion in December 2016 will be principle” is to be implement- Mumbai. The deal was put on from the beginning that it was Government medical colleges Tamil Nadu and Puducherry a complete NEET,” he said. ed which is why the Ordinance hold in 2014 by the then UPA in favour of NEET,” he main- and State Government seats in do not conduct an examination He said as the States had was brought. Government in the wake of AgustaWestland VVIP heli- copter deal controversy. Finmeccanica, the Italian con- /00 3 glomerate is the parent com- pany of AgustaWestland. The Government is likely to float a 1 &Q0 fresh golbal tender or request for proposal(RFP) to procure 4 2 7/5 a man from Bangladesh who torpedos. had come to India in search for Disclosing this here on al daily that “I will make the Germany’s Atlas Elektronik ix years after a Delhi boy Sonu’s parents. The Bangladeshi Tuesday, sources said Black Scorpenes functional. Don’t had emerged as the second Swent missing from his citizens and Sonu’s parents later Shark torpedo, manufactured worry about it.” lowest bidder and sources said home, he has now been tracked met External Affairs Ministry by Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Replying to another ques- at the time of technical trials to Jessore in Bangladesh from officials and MEA promised to Subacquel(WASS), a subsidiary tion whether the Governemnt there were some differences where the Indian Government resolve the issue soon. of Finmeccanica, emerged as will go for ‘Make in India’ option, between the German manu- is trying to bring him back. “Thanks for bringing this the lowest bidder and negoti- the Minister said there are other facturers and the French firm A senior official in the Indian to my notice. We have initiat- ations began in 2013 for fitting companies who can supply it. building the Scorpene sub- High Commission in Dhaka is ed action already. We will 98 torpedos on to six Scorpene He, however, refrained from marinies in collaboration with travelling to Jessore in south- resolve this soon,” Swaraj had submarines. Incidentally, the giving further details and said MDL. western Bangladesh to meet 12- tweeted after her attention was first submarine christened INS these issues could not be dis- “However, it seems that the year-old Sonu after External drawn to Sonu’s plight. Kalvari is now undergoing colsed due to security reasons. differences have been resolved Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Sonu had reportedly gone final trials and expected to join Given the urgency of the now,” sources said adding that intervened in the matter. missing from Delhi in 2010 and ( ! ( ( # " # " !' $ service in September. project, sources said fresh RFP either a fresh tender could be “A First Secretary from a man from Jessore recently # ( When asked how the will take time and the Ministry placed or the Government may @ihcdhaka is going to Jessore contacted his family here and # $ #7 Government proposed to may go for Governemnt to go in for direct purchase. If the today to meet with Sonu,” gave details about the where- maintain operational pre- Governemnt deal. This process issue is not resolved fast, the External Affairs Ministry abouts of the boy, who is O paredness of the submarines in entails that the foreign made Navy would be inducting the spokesperson Vikas Swarup reportedly in a child care home the absence of torpedos, torpedo finally selected will be first Scorpene submarine with- tweeted on Tuesday. Swaraj in Jessore. The details of how / Defence Minister Manohar backed by that Government out its main anti-ship attack swung into action after TV the boy had gone missing are Parrikar told a reputed nation- instead of the vendor. system. channels showed a report about not yet known. ) "// ! P #65 &126 /73 2 # # 6 5 :#65; 31 6/1 / & ( ! ? >!# 4 2 7/5 4 > 6 he CBI on Tuesday ques- Ttioned Uttarakhand Chief 2 . Minister Harish Rawat in con- #65 4 2 7/5 nection with an extra legal ( L probe under a Preliminary he CBI has registered a Enquiry relating to a sting Tcriminal case against former * operation involving him. M Vice-Chancellor of Viswa # Rawat accompanied by < Bharati University, some supporters and an MLA . C . was an interim direction and Shantiniketan, S Duttagupta, ' arrived at the CBI headquarters ( 6 4 2 7/5 the matter is to be finally decid- in connection with alleged irreg- at about 11 am and was grilled ' # ed at a later stage. ularities in the appointment of * till 4 pm. He will again appear he Supreme Court on However, the Bench ques- a deputy registrar and con- 3 before the agency on June 7. ' ( <65 3 TTuesday questioned the tioned the basis for judicial ducted searches at five premis- Rawat said he will present his basis for refusing water supply intervention in such a matter. It es of the accused persons. side of the story before agency to the distilleries and breweries said, “These are all policy deci- The agency had registered * on June 7. in drought-hit Maharashtra sions and the court’s interference the case against the Vice- CBI had registered a after it was asked to modify a will be like taking over gover- Chancellor of the then * Preliminary Enquiry (PE) on = Bombay High Court order that nance. Even the 60 per cent cut Registrar D Gunasekaran April 29 to probe the sting recently ordered the State to cut has no basis. There can be no (Presently Registrar, IIT, not meet the educational cri- operation in which Rawat was up to 60 per cent water sup- justification. These are all poli- Bhubaneswar); Finance Officer teria and had an age above the purportedly shown negotiating !5 plied to the liquor producing cy decisions and the courts can- AP Trivedi and Deputy maximum age limit by at least a deal to buy the support of N O units in the wake of the dry not interfere in all these matters.” Registrar Shyamala Ray Nair 7 years,” the CBI said in a state- rebel Congress MLAs ahead of ( spell in Marathwada region. The Bench told the peti- under Section 120-B (criminal ment. the floor test. @ The petitioner before the tioner’s counsel to rest content conspiracy) and revenant pro- The agency conducted the A Preliminary Enquiry High Court, Sanjay Bhaskarrao with the HC order as it strikes visions of the Prevention of searches on Tuesday on five (PE) as opposed to Regular 6 Kale, had approached the a “balance” between the inter- Corruption Act, 1988, official premises in Shantiniketan, Case (FIR) is beyond the man- Vacation Bench of the Supreme est of the petitioner and that of sources said. including two in Kolkata (West date under the Criminal + Court to ensure not a single the liquor industry. The peti- The FIR alleges that Bengal) and two premises in Procedure Code. Often the drop of water is supplied to the tioner later decided to with- Duttagupta, in connivance with Bhubaneswar (Odisha) which PE lingers for long periods as distilleries and breweries in the draw the petition and sought other accused officials, appoint- led to recovery of relevant the agency is not bound by the 3 State in the face of severe liberty to approach the High ed Shyamala Ray Nair as “incriminating” documents, provisions under the CrPC to drought conditions this year. Court. Deputy Registrar illegally in the agency added. file a final report under stipu- ( ! ) =7 Snubbing the petitioner for The Aurangabad Bench’s violation of UGC guidelines. Searches continued till late lated time period of 60 or 90 $ #7 pursuing such a petition for order became effective from “It was alleged that the said in the evening and further days. “publicity”, the Bench of Justices May 10 and is to remain oper- officials entered into a criminal investigation is continuing. The CBI had last week Court also did not stay the CBI tenable”. Prafulla C Pant and Dhananjay ational till June 27. The HC had conspiracy amongst themselves CBI sources said the case was rejected the State Government’s probe as requested by Rawat. The agency had sum- Y Chandrachud refused to pass also ordered the State and in pursuance thereof, a registered following a reference notification withdrawing the CBI had said the notifica- moned Rawat for examina- any directions to the State. It Government to curtail water Deputy Registrar was appoint- from the Centre. nod for probing the case which tion was rejected after taking tion for May 9 but he had even did not choose to alter the supply to other industrial units ed in the University in violation The prestigious university was given during President’s legal opinion, which said there sought more time after which High Court order realising that to ensure the limited water of the laid down UGC Rules as was founded by Nobel laureate Rule. was no ground for its with- he won the floor test and the order passed by the stock gets diverted to people for the said Deputy Registrar did Rabindranath Tagore. The Uttarakhand High drawal and it was “not legally returned to power. . ( Aurangabad Bench of the HC their daily needs. 2 4 + 1 1 . 5 5 ' 100 1 567 4 C . 4 2 7/5 accordingly. We will take action 4 2 7/5 as soon as the report comes,” * )! 4 2 7/5 asked the State Secretary for otassium bromate used in Nadda told reporters. Medical Education, MK ith a view to gain expe- Pbreads including pav and However, indicating that it lmost six months after Bhandari to ensure protection Wrience for the gruelling buns may soon be banned had already submitted the APrime Minister Narendra of site in Jammu from flood- circumnavigation of the globe with the Health Ministry wak- report seeking ban on the Modi announced setting up of ing of Devak river as well as in 2017 in sailing vessel INS ing up to study the recom- chemical, FSSAI CEO Pawan two AIIMS-like institutes in join two patches of the site sep- Mhadei, the first ever all- mendations of the country’s Kumar Agarwal said, Jammu & Kashmir as part of arated by national highway women officers team on food regulator for removal of “Potassium bromate is one of the Centre’s development pack- either through the bridge of Tuesday sailed for Mauritius the toxic chemical from the list 11,000 food additives that are age, the Union Health Ministry underpass. For the AIIMS site from Goa. The boat is expect- of permissible food additives. allowed in food business. After has cleared sites—Awantipora in Kashmir, the State ed to complete the 2,500 nau- The move comes a day careful consideration, the in Pulwama district in Government has to either close tical miles(5,000km) voyage after a report by CSE claimed FSSAI has recommended Kashmir and Vijaypur in down the firing range of the in about 25 days and return to the presence of the cancer- potassium bromate from the Samba district in Jammu for army located adjacent to the Goa in mid July. causing chemicals list of permissi- establishment of the health proposed site permanently or The first open-ocean voy- in bread samples of 3/: 1 ble additives.” institutions. relocate to another area. age by the six-member crew led Pratibha Jamwal, Lt Vijaya and training under Commanderdr of setting up an ocean sailing virtually all top On the noti- The proposed AIIMS will In 2015-16 Union Budget, by Lt Commander Vartika Lt Payal Gupta to weather that Dilip Donde, India’s first cir- node at Goa to promote ocean brands. fication, Agarwal said, “As far as be spread over 200 acres of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Joshi is part of the training to would be faced by them during cumnavigator, who undertook sailing and a spirit of adven- Union Health Minister JP issue of notification is con- land. had announced setting up of face ordeals in the sea for the the circumnavigation in 2017. his voyage on the same boat, in ture amongst young naval offi- Nadda said he has directed the cerned the FSSAI has already The J&K Government had an All India Institute of forthcoming expedition. For All the women officers are 2008-09. cers and sailors. Mhadei and Food Safety and Standards sent the recommendation to identified three locations — Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the ongoing voyage, the crew keen sailors who took to the The all-women crew cir- her sister vessel would be Authority of India (FSSAI) to Ministry of Health and it would one in Kashmir and two in IIM in the State. The decision will have to negotiate rough sport after joining the Indian cumnavigation of the globe based at this node in Goa. The take the matter seriously and be issued by the Ministry and Jammu—for establishment of to set-up AIIMS in Kashmir seas and heavy weather in the Navy. The skipper Vartika Joshi would be undertaken on board exploits of this all-women submit a report at the earliest, there it may take a week or two.” the institutions. Besides triggered protests in Jammu, Arabian Sea due to south-west and Swathi were part of the new sailing vessel of the crew on board Mhadei,along the regulator long back had After the removal of potassium Awantipora in Pulwama dis- prompting the Centre to sanc- monsoon thereby testing the Mhadei crew on earlier voy- Navy presently under-con- with accounts of their voyage submitted a report in this bromate from the list its use as trict in Kashmir, the State tion another such institution navigation skills of the officers. ages. The officers have under- struction at M/s Aquarius and photographs, can be fol- regard to the Ministry. food additive would be banned, Government had proposed for the region. Giving details of the voy- gone theoretical training in Shipyard Pvt Ltd, Goa. The yet- lowed on the Facebook page “I have told FSSAI to take he said adding that on use of two sites—Vijaypur and Under the development age, Navy officials said here on Navigation, Communication, to-be-named boat is expected ‘Mhadei’. The boat is expected the matter seriously and submit potassium iodate, FSSAI is Ghagwal in Samba district in package announced by Modi, Tuesday, this training will Meteorology and Seamanship to be delivered to the Navy by to enter Port Louis on June 11- the report. They are coming examining the evidence and Jammu. the Centre has earmarked expose the crew including Lt P at the navy’s training schools in February 2017. 12 and return to Goa by early out with a report. The Ministry soon a decision will be taken According to sources in 4,000 crore for establishing Swathi, Lt B Aishwarya, Lt Kochi. The crew is undergoing The Navy is in the process July. will take appropriate action over the same. the Ministry, the Centre has the institutions. &%! #!%+ ,%+ -./-012 $B , 4 (* '" + 5 $% !"' 6 )R! .& +=7+(( 026 72 2)1 piced up by the stupendous 1 2 $ / .) ! ) +=#/5 Smajority with which the Trinamool Congress has roared + ' # new Government of the back to power in the recently ACPI(M)-led LDF will take concluded Assembly elections, charge in Kerala on Wednesday Mamata Banerjee is planning # $ 6 evening with a 19-member to bring in fresh faces to replace 1 3 6 Cabinet headed by Chief tainted names in her new 2 Minister-designate Pinarayi Cabinet inside sources said. $ # 4 ' # Vijayan, CPI(M) Politbureau The TMC has notched up 7 member, being sworn in at a 211 out of 294 seats while the 6 6 "simple" ceremony at the Central Congress and Left have bagged 5 # Stadium in 44 and 33 each. BJP has won 3 Thiruvananthapuram, ending seats and GJM 3. In an Mukherjee who may once Sabha ethics committee finds the allegedly corruption-ridden apparent bid to clean up the again get his original portfolio any truth in the sting video.” five-year rule of the Congress- 8 party’s imag blemished by despite his alleged involve- The new faces who may get led UDF. Sharada, Narada, SGDA, Trident ment in the Narada scam. Cabinet berth are Forward "The Government to be 3 and other scams Banerjee may Mukherjee had done “an excel- Bloc turncoat Udayan Guha sworn in tomorrow will be one drop some her Ministers and lent job in 100-days’ work who is likely to get inducted as of the entire people. There will P * shift others to lesser portfolios, scheme which brought the the North Bengal Development be no party, religious or caste a senior leader said. Trinamool its bulk of votes” so Minister. Former Chief Whip = ! @ discrimination," CM-designate According to sources, he will not be deprived of his and a man known for his ! = & Pinarayi said in Giving an indication that However, outgoing Chief Urban Development Minister place. integrity Sobhandeb + + #7 Thiruvananthapuram on the new Government would Minister Oommen Chandy Firhad Hakim may not get Party MP and Banerjee’s Chattopadhayay is likely to get Tuesday. "The new not tolerate corruption, nepo- denied the charge saying that, back his old Ministry, while Nandigram spearhead Suvendu the Law Ministry, sources said. who had replaced Chatterjee to protest against the ongoing Government's only agenda will tism and such negative tenden- "The State's coffers are not Cabinet berth for Kolkata Adhikary who was brought Bratya Basu a former handle Industry as the addi- violence in the State. be to work for the welfare of the cies, Pinarayi said, "Some 'incar- empty. Isaac will correct his Mayor Sovan Chatterjee who back to the State politics and Education Minister is likely to tional charge also failed mis- “How can we take part in people and unity of the State and nations' may appear claiming opinion once he takes charge." also seen taking bribe in the won the Nandigram Assembly get the Information and erable to bring investment. the swearing-in when our men it will hope to see a similar closeness to me. Such an inci- As a first indication of his Narada video footage may also seat this time round is also like- Culture portfolio while senior Meanwhile, the Congress are being attacked their prop- approach in return," he said. dent has already taken place. determination to keep austerity get deferred for a while. ly to get an important portfo- leader and Parliamentary and the Left on Tuesday decid- erties and party offices looted The CPI(M), CPI and other They don't know my style. All and transparency in The CM will take oath on lio despite his appearance in the Affairs Minister Partho ed to boycott the swearing-in and torched, their women partners of the LDF coalition should be alert about such Government spending, Pinarayi May 27. The only exception Narada footage, sources said Chatterjee may get back his ceremony on May 27. Both the raped” Adhir Chowdhury have already finalized their rep- 'incarnations'. I should take care issued an instruction that no could be Panchayat and adding the Chief Minister “will Industry port folio after even parties have decided to hold a Pradesh Congress president resentatives in the Cabinet. too," he said. modification works should be Irrigation Minister Subroto take a decision later if the Lok Finance Minister Amit Mitra rally at Esplanade in Kolkata to asked. However, formal confirmation On Monday afternoon, carried out on the ministers' res- on the names and their portfo- Pinarayi and the party col- idences when new occupants lios will come only by leagues who would be ministers moved in. Corruption to the Wednesdaymorning. The paid tributes at the Martyrs' tune of lakhs of rupees used to + CPI(M) will have 12 Ministers Memorials at Punnapra and take place in such modifications including the CM, the CPI four Vayalar in Alappuzha district. and renovations at the start of and three minor partners, Janata He also paid a visit to 97-year- Governments. Dal (S), NCP and Congress(S), old communist KR Gowri who The real test, however, for P * will have one each. had recently been showing signs the Government of Pinarayi In the Assembly election of patching up with the CPI(M) will be over how it would deal held on May 16, the Left had 22 years after her expulsion with the allegations of corrup- scored a landslide victory by from it. tion against the members of the $ bagging 91 of the total 140 Sources in the CPI(M) said outgoing Oommen Chandy seats and confining the ruling that the immediate task before Cabinet, and what action it sition parties stepped up their Congress-led UDF to a mere 47. the Government to be sworn in would take to bring to book the 3 jungle raj chorus and started The CPI(M) won 63 seats and was to take steps to avoid a culprits behind atrocities against speculating that the the CPI 19 but the Congress financial catastrophe, the threat women including in the case of Mahagathbandhan Government could get only 22 seats. The BJP- of which was very much in the the brutal rape-murder of a would not last even half of its led NDA opened account in the air due to alleged mismanage- Dalit law student in 7 term, Lalu stepped in to clear the State by winning one seat. ment in the five years of the Perumbavoor on April 28. misconception. He said, “Our "We had just seen a furiously UDF rule. "The Cabinet meet- Nonagenarian Marxist VS / J * ( ( alliance is strong like a rock and fought election. But that is over. ing of Wednesday is sure to con- Achuthanandan, whom the it is unbreakable. The opposition What we now need is to work sider this but actions will come CPI(M) denied the post of CM fter giving a long rope to is totally frustrated over their with unity for the State's devel- only in the coming days," said a after using his services as the Athe Nitish Kumar baiters in defeat in the Assembly polls and opment," Pinarayi said. He will top CPI(M) leader. chief campaigner for the Left in his party, the RJD supremo good governance by the present have a meeting with the State CPI(M)'s central committee the election, on Tuesday gave a Lalu Prasad has decided to rein Government. I can understand Governor on Wednesday morn- member TM Thomas Isaac, clear but indirect warning to in them and rescue the embat- the pain of RSS, BJP, Ram Vilas ing at which he will hand over who will take over as Finance Pinarayi over such matters. "The tled Chief Minister from Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi. to him the list of Ministers. The minister, has already said that people are meant to eat the fruits embarrassment. Lalu asked his They need not salivate by think- first Cabinet meeting will be the State finances were in a of victory. Don't make them eat partymen to refrain from ing that this Government would # 4 =<#% " held lateWednesday evening shambles and a White Paper defeat. We will be remaining unnecessary utterances and if fall due to infighting.” ' % #7 after the swearing-in ceremony. would be issued on this. alert," he said on the Twitter. they have any issue they should With the slapping of the instead contact him. show cause notice to Nitish who is already under Taslimuddin, the Nitish baiters fire from the opposition for the in RJD have fallen silent. The alleged deterioration in law political observers said that ! 3 '( 0 and order situation, spate of Lalu was playing smartly to gag murders and involvement of the critics in his party in the the ruling class legislators or larger interest of his GenNext, their kin in the crime, also or his two sons Tejashwi Prasad *"" #/ (5 1:(' DMK lost the battle, the defeat came under stinging attack Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav, was full of dignity. “We will be ! / from the senior leaders of the who are number two and num- hough the AIADMK won seeing a resurgent DMK as well RJD who went a step ahead of ber three status respectively in Tthe elections held to the as the Congress in the the opposition training their the Government. Any crack in Tamil Nadu Assembly and party Assembly. Though they did guns at the CM. the grand alliance at this General Secretary J Jayalalithaa not win the match, the DMK- Amongst them the most moment would jeopardize their was sworn in as Chief Minister Congress combine put in a ster- $ ,* vocal is RJD MP and octoge- future, they feel. Even Lalu is for a “historic” consecutive term, * ling performance. If they con- narian leader Mohammad enjoying unchallenged power data collected from the election tinue this unity, then the *"" #/ (5 do not even look at each other. Taslimuddin. He said, “Making as his party bounced back due results may not be music to the AIADMK will have a tough Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi Nitish as CM was a mistake. The to this alliance. ears of the winners. time in the 2019 Lok Sabha arking the beginning of a had not greeted each other even RJD should have nominated its Tejashwi, who is Deputy Jayalalithaa who contested election,” said Murugan who Mnew era in the DMK, Tamil once during their political career. own person as CM. Nitish is not CM, reportedly expressed his from the Radhakrishnan Nagar seats out of the 41 it was allo- also disclosed that Karunanidhi Nadu’s principal opposition For a change, Stalin greeted even eligible to become a grave annoyance over the crit- constituency, a Chennai suburb, assembly election in Tamil Nadu cated by the DMK. has started his scheming for the party, MK Stalin (63) was elect- Jayalalithaa for her victory in the Mukhiya and he is day dream- icism by Taslimuddin, defeated her nearest rival Shimla has a lot of similarities with the “Had the Congress leader- next Lok Sabha election. ed as the leader of the legislative assembly election. He also ing to become the PM. If I had Raghubansh and Prabhunath Muthuchozhan of the DMK by results of the famous Calcutta ship accepted the initial offer It was true that there was party on Tuesday. This means attended the swearing in cere- my way I would have walked and told his dad in no uncer- a margin of 39,545 votes. It is League Football match between made by DMK chief no visible anti-incumbency Stalin would be the Leader of the mony on Monday along with ten out of this alliance right now.” tain terms that giving a long being projected as an impressive traditional rivals East Bengal Karunanidhi, the result would factor against the Jayalalithaa Opposition in the 15th party MLAs. But the seating Nitish also came under rope to them would be disas- victory by the AIADMK cadre. and Mohun Bagan. Whoever is have been entirely different,” a Government. But the directives Legislative Assembly which is arrangement offered to Stalin attack from other two senior trous for the government and But what they have forgotten is the winner, they scrape through source close to Karunanidhi issued by various factions of having its first meeting on and colleagues has vitiated the RJD leaders Raghubansh Prasad the alliance. Publicly, he the fact that Jayalalithaa had con- by a whisker! told The Pioneer. “Karunanidhi the Church (Tamil Nadu Wednesday. AIADMK-DMK relation fur- Singh and Prabhunath Singh, assailed the opposition for tested from the same con- The AIADMK contested in had offered the Congress ten Bishop Council representing The DMK legislature party ther with Karunanidhi lambast- both former MPs. RJD vice defaming Bihar by mounting stituency in 2015 in a by-election all 234 constituencies (election seats from where the party would the Catholic sect, the Church meeting held at the DMK head- ing the AIADMK leadership for president Raghubansh has made attack on the government. He and won by a record margin. to two constituencies has been have won handsomely. He also of South India and the quarters was presided over by the “deliberate disrespect” shown it a point to criticise Nitish asked, "Why the BJP leaders are In the by-election held in the deferred) and won in 134 con- put forward another option to Pentecostal Church) urging party chief M Karunanidhi. to his heir apparent. every now and then and not taking pride in admitting month of June 2015, Jayalalithaa stituencies. But the DMK the party; the Congress could the laity to vote only for the Veteran leader Durai Murugan The AIADMK camp point- Prabhunath opened front that one of their rapist and had polled 1,60,432 votes while which won in 89 constituencies select ten seats of its choice DMK-Congress combine has been elected as Stalin's ed out that the personalised against him after shifting of for- absconder leader is a Minister her nearest rival C Mahendran had contested only in 173 seats from where the DMK would could have played a major deputy. The one-day session of attacks by Stalin on Jayalalithaa mer RJD Siwan MP at the Centre and another from of the CPI could poll just 9,710 leaving the remaining to its ensure their victory. But Ghulam role in this election, feels Pon the 15th Mohammad Shahabuddin from whose house unaccounted votes. Within one year, allies Indian National Congress, Nabi Azad, the Congress repre- Vijayaraghavan, BJP leader Legislative Siwan to Bhagalpur central jail. money to the tune of Rs 1.50 Jayalalithaa lost 63,214 votes to Muslim League,Puthiya sentative who held negotiations from Kanyakumari. He has Assembly on In its first, the RJD issued crore was seized is also a a greenhorn fielded by the DMK. Tamilakam, MMK. The with the DMK leadership was enough reasons for his con- Wednesday will a show cause notice to Central Minister?" Privately, The AIADMK leaders need to Congress won in eight con- not impressed and wanted more clusion. Not a single AIADMK see the newly Taslimuddin for his comments the Deputy CM prevailed upon do a lot of introspection about stituencies and the Muslim seats,” said the source. or BJP candidate could win elected 232 giving him one week time to his father to take action against the drastic reduction in the League in one. Congress lead- N Murugan former IAS from Kanyakumari district members being reply or face action. the critics of the CM and number of votes polled by the ers could feel happy in the fact officer and a close confidante which has considerable sworn in by the While the leaders of oppo- silence them. party. The final result of the 2016 that the party won the eight of Karunanidhi said though the Christian population. pro-term Speaker S Semmalai. The !+ !+ uniqueness of !+ > " " 3 *4 8 , 4 , 9/ 22 this House is #7 that the ruling AIADMK and the Opposition during the election campaign ing these special ponds in them height were immersed in the DMK is evenly matched. While can never be forgotten that eas- 3 / # for immersion this year. The Hussain Sagar lake. the treasury bench will have 134 ily. “He exceeded all limits while 6 State Government has allocat- A case seeking restriction members, the DMK has 89 criticising Amma and we will ed 6.95 crore for these works. on the immersion in Hussain members. The Congress with never forget the words he used,” Simultaneously in accor- Sagar was pending before the eight members and the Muslim said a senior AIADMK leader. / D /?2 <(6(2 special ponds within the historic dance with the High Court High Court for the past many League with one member will Election of the Speaker will Hussain Sagar lake specially directions, the State years. The petitioners, including increase the Opposition bench to take place on June 3. It is only his year’s Ganesh Chaturthi for the immersion of the idols. Government and the GHMC environmental activists had an effective strength of 98 mem- after the election of the Speaker, Tfestival in Hyderabad is all Each of these ponds will be were also trying to create aware- sought the intervention of the bers, a record figure in Tamil the official schedule of the first set to be drastically different in 44 meters in size and 13 feet ness among the people and the court on the grounds that the Nadu politics. full-fledged session of the House terms of arrangements for the deep to ensure proper immer- organisers of the festival to immersion was adding to the Though the DMK chief would be announced, said immersion of the idols. Greater sion of the idols of various sizes. reduce the size of the idols to the pollution in already stinking Karunanidhi too is a member of sources close to the AIADMK Hyderabad Municipal The plans also include imme- possible extent and not to use lake. Though the Court had the House, he usually does not leadership. Meanwhile, CM Corporation (GHMC) has diate clearing of the debris from the harmful chemicals and been issuing interim orders and attend the House when the Jayalalithaa expanded her started initiating measures to these ponds and also releasing paints in preparation of the idols directions around the festival AIADMK is the ruling party. He Cabinet by inducting four more implement the orders of the them fresh water by clearing out and prefer the use of mud and time every year, this time the did not attend any sessions of the members late Monday evening. Hyderabad High Court to the used water. bio degradable material. orders have come well in 14th House though he had been The four new ministers which ensure that the immersion of GHMC officials said that Hyderabad witnesses one of advance giving ample time to elected from Thiruvarur. The include a woman, would be thousands of Ganesh idols does similar arrangements will also the biggest Ganesh processions the officials to make necessary explanation given by him was sworn in at the Raj Bhavan on not result in much pollution or be made at nine other ponds in in the country with thousands arrangements. that the House has no ramp for Wednesday evening. With the harm to the water bodies. the city and surrounding areas. of idols in various shapes and However it remains to be a physically challenged person induction of Nilofer Kafeel, the Keeping in view the suc- Though the Ganesh idols were sizes, the biggest being the seen how the BJP-VHP con- like him who is always confined MLA representing Vaniyambadi cessful model of Bengaluru, immersed in as many as 44 lakes Khairatabad mandap idol of 58 trolled Bhagyanagar Ganesh % ! to a wheel chair. constituency, the council of min- the civic body in Hyderabad was in the city and its outskirts, only feet. Last year as many as 22,000 Utsav Samiti will respond to Unlike in other States, lead- isters will have representation taking up the works to create 10 ten have been chosen for creat- idols, many of them 20 to 25 feet these Government measures. % ers of the AIADMK and DMK from the Muslim community. $> &%! #!%+ ,%+ -./-012 4 93 * .9/ / D /?2 <(6(2 & 1(: 2 94 fter the intermittent rains of Alast fortnight had cooled # 2 * # the weather down, the temper- (121&/ ' 0 4/7( 0( /9 atures were again rising across ' * # # ' ** * Telangana and heat wave con- 2 ?. / D /?2 <(6(2 ditions have returned to many parts of the State. warning that the heat wave con- in the state during the summer fter the death of a 25-year The mercury was rising in ditions will prevail over the dis- season so far. The deaths due to Aold Hyderabadi maid Hyderabad where the temper- tricts of Adilabad, Nizamabad, the sun stroke and other heat Asima Khatoon in Saudi Arabia ature had dipped last week Karimnagar, Waragal, related problems occurred from due to alleged torture of her below normal to hover around Khammam and Nalgonda over March when the summer set in employer, many more families 37-38 degrees but now it has the next 48 hours. to May 21, officials said. in the city were coming forward again crossed 40 degrees In neighboring Andhra Nalgonda district recorded with the complaints of torture Celsius. At many places the Pradesh too the summer heat the highest number of deaths and harassment in Saudi Arabia temperature was two to four was on the rise and 91. These deaths were con- and demand that their women Degrees Celsius above normal. Rajahmundry in East Godavari firmed after verification by a should be brought back to According to the Indian district recorded the maximum three member panel. India. Meteorological Department, temperature of 46.5 degrees However, the number of While one maid Husna Ramagundam in Karimnagar Celsius. deaths due to the heat wave Begum, resident of Hasan district was the hottest place in Meanwhile the Disaster condition in the state this year Nagar in Hyderabad has sent the state with 46 Degrees Management Department of was much less than last year two videos with her tale of woes Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj the police. Celsius. Telangana has officially con- when nearly 1300 deaths were and appeal to the Center and and the Chief Minister K Chadarghat police has The IMD has issued a firmed the death of 315 people reported from all over the State. the State Government for help, Chandrasekhar Rao seeking booked a case and was looking families of three other women directions to the Indian in to the matter, officials said. 7&' / 272&/ have lodged a complaint with Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Meanwhile the minister for +O 2 the city police alleging torture Ahmad Javeed and the police NRIs welfare in Andhra by their employer in Saudi authorities to intervene and Pradesh Palle Raghunatha Arabia. get the lady released from ille- Reddy has also written a letter Husna Begum's father gal custody and also to take to Sushma Swaraj complaining # O Mohammed Yousuf told the action against the travel agents that the women domestic work- ! media in Hyderabad that in in Hyderabad and Mumabi ers from Andhra Pradesh and December 2015 she had gone to who cheated her. Telangana were being sold like Saudi Arabia on the promised After the story of Husna "products in retail shop". . 6 3(71<1 job of dress designer in King Begum came to light, families He urged Ms Swaraj to % Fahad hospital in Dammam. of three other women intervene and extend help to major political row erupted "But on landing there, her Shameem, Anees Fatima and these women to come back Aover ill treatment and employer Abu Saif Haris took Sameena Fatima, residents of home. He said that a large harassment to a Dalit woman by her to Haffar Al Batin, 480 kms Malakpet in Hyderabad number of such women were personal security staff of CM away from Dammam and approached the Chadarghat languishing in Gulf states after Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru. In forced her to work as a house police station alleging that they attempting to flee their abusive a press conference in Bengaluru maid promising that she will get were being tortured by their employers or overstaying their on Tuesday Savitha, a dalit the promised job later". employers in Saudi Arabia visas. woman alleged that she was But when after some time They told the police that a "Necessary steps should be detained humiliated and labelled the lady refused to work has a local agent Muskan had sent the initiated to bring them to their as a call girl by the security staff house maid, her employer start- three ladies to Saudi Arabia as native places safely by provid- of Karnataka CM as she forced ed harassing and torturing her. house maids and Sultan Bin ing free travel and necessary her way to have Janata darshan "She was not being allowed to Nazeer Bin Salesh Al Ammar visa documents at the earliest of CM to plead her grievances. go out of the compound and was their employer. possible", he said in the letter Savitha, a mother of two, even use a phone to talk to her The families told the police sent a week ago. told the reporters she was family in India", Yousuf said. that they were neither paid "Women are being sold to humiliated when she had gone * * 4 ny, where wreath was laid by Husna Begum narrated the salaries nor were being allowed the tune of Rs 4 lakh in Saudi to meet the Chief Minister on 1 6(5 Brigadier SK Agarwal, same story in two video mes- to go out or contact the Indian Arabia and between Rs 1 lakh May 17 to seek his intervention Commandant, 2 Signal sages she somehow managed to embassy officials. to Rs 2 lakh in Bahrain, UAE over a family property dispute. undreds of people from Training Center in Goa in the send to Hyderabad. A city When they approached the and Kuwait", the Minister said She said “I was made to wait HAmboli and neighbouring morning. Gawade’s body was political leader Amjadullah local agent Muskan about their in the letter. He also revealed entire day on the road outside villages in Sindhudurg district of transported to the soldier’s Khan Khalid on the basis of the safety, she demanded Rs 2 lakh that 25 women jailed in Gulf CMs official residence. The coastal Maharashtra on Tuesday native village Amboli later in video messages of the lady from each to bring them back States had sought the help of the " & ' security people did not allow my bade an emotional adieu to the morning. wrote a letter to the External to Hyderabad, the families told Government recently. ! ( # #7 memorandum to be handed martyred soldier Naik Gawade Brigadier Pravin Shinde, over to him. I protested and was Pandurang Mahadev, who suc- Commandant of Maratha Light taken to High Grounds Police cumbed to critical injuries that Infantry Regimental Center, " * station where I was abused and he had sustained during a fierce Belgaum laid wreath to the (#* , " put to lot of mental torture. encounter with terrorists in mortal remains of the soldier They even called me a call girl north Kashmir's Kupwara dis- prior to the cremation. and it happened in front of trict on Saturday last. Gawade had been critical- "#$%&' 1 / < everyone. For it was humiliat- Gawade’s last rites were ly injured in a fierce encounter .4 2 ' 5 ing and terribly embarrassing.” performed at his home village that resulted in the elimination 0 $ ! She said she was seeking justice of Amboli with full military of five heavily armed terrorists K6 K and protested. According to honours, in the presence of his on Saturday last at Durgmulla 6 6 ( reports she was taken to High grieving family members who in Kupwara district. The soldier 1 :66(1; 7 Grounds Police station and sent included his parents, wife, two was part of the column which 4 1 her to a remand home. She was children and two elder brothers initially located and engaged 71#+ =4 released later next day after the who had earlier served the the terrorists hiding in a clus- K intervention of her husband. Army. While entire Amboli vil- ter of houses. He was evacuat- okayukta Justice (retired) Sanjay Mishra dis- @ 5 The incident has taken a lage had turned out for Gawade’s ed to the Military Hospital but Lpatched a letter to Chief Secretary, Alok * *C K # political turn and JDs chief and funeral, hundreds of people later succumbed to his injures. Ranjan, recommending a three tier probe into the '<5 (3(< former CM HD Kumaraswamy from the neighbouring villages Gawade, who belonged to ‘Salary Sharing Scam’ in Colvin Talqudars College sought a detailed probe into the had trekked all the martyred the 41 Rashtriya Riffles (RR), which came up during an enquiry. wo militants of incident. He said “ this is just soldier’s village to pay their last succumbed to injuries at the Earlier the former State Ombudsman, NK TJaish-e- 5 horrible. CM claims to be a respects to the brave soldier. Kashmir Military hospital. Mehrorta sent a letter to Chief Minister Akhilesh Mohammad outfit champion of Dalits and back- The mortal remains of the Thirty-four-year-old Gawade Yadav, alerting him that how the bureaucracy and including a com- K K2 5 K ward classes and his security staff brave martyr had arrived Goa is survived by wife Pranjal and senior educational officer were illegally distrib- mander were killed are indulging in humiliating a on Monday evening. After a two sons, Prajwal (6) and uting salaries to staff of said College. in a swift action by CC 5 dalit woman. The law and order solemn wreath laying ceremo- Vedant (four months). Sources confirmed that present State police and security situation has deteriorated. He ombudsman sent a letter to Alok Ranjan in which in capital Srinagar. can’t remain a mute spectator. he recommended to set-up three tier probe into The action came a / ,D Congress will lose.” Meanwhile the Colvin College Salary Sharing Scam. The few hours after = Bengaluru police Chief NS probe is to be conducted by the Finance Hizbul Mujahideen " 7 Megharikh denied the allega- Department, Education Department as well as the militants shot dead 7 + 07 CC tions and said the police have the Law Department of the Government. three policemen & evidence to prove that she was Sources said that Ombudsman asked Ranjan including a junior "# 5 treated well like any other peo- to submit the findings of the said departments officer in two sepa- ple. He dismissed her charges back to him so that necessary legal proceedings rate attacks in the capital city on Monday. 5 and said “we had to take her to could be made against the accused, who were Monday morning. “The two militants fired on the custody as she threatened to hand-in-gloves to distribute salaries illegally. Locals said that the two slain men search party. We retaliated and the commit suicide in front of CM’s It may be mentioned that earlier then had taken a room on rent in a build- militants were killed in a brief residence”. Lokayukta in his report termed the above ing at Saraibala a few days ago intro- encounter,” the official said. irregularities as ‘Salary Sharing Scam’ in the State ducing themselves as students from A shutdown was observed in the Government. Mehrotra in his letter reportedly south Kashmir. Police have taken locality on Tuesday against the killing requested Akhilesh Yadav to immediately take grandson of the widowed landlady in of two militants. All shops and other Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur cognisance before the education department offi- custody for questioning. business establishments in the area J.L.N. Marg, Jaipur - 302017 cials would misuse their power to distribute Director General of Police (DGP) remained closed and vehicular move- NOTICE INVITING TENDER salaries in the name of directions from the Court. K Rajendra said that among the two ment was affected. There were reports “In none of the orders of the Apex or the High slain militants one has been identified of minor clashes between a group of Sealed tender are invited for the procurement of following items/work: Court, directions have been given to State as Saifullah, while the identity of local youth and police in the area. SI Name of Items / Work Last date of Government to release salaries to teachers of another slain militant is being ascer- The youngsters attempted to hold No. Submission Colvin but still the principal secretary (secondary tained. The DGP said that one AK- funeral prayers in absentia for the slain 1. Dimming Solution & Lighting Control 20.06.2016 education) and district inspector of school in 47, one pistol and other weapons were militants. Meanwhile, senior separatist in Prabha Bhawan Lucknow misguided the Government and illegally recovered from the encounter site. leader Syed Ali Geelani rejected Detailed Tender documents can be obtained from Institute web site www.mnit.ac.in sanctioned salaries, thus resulting into huge loss Police said that after specific police claim that the slain men were to State ex-chequer”, Mehrotra reportedly information about the presence of militants and they died in an davp 21312/11/0015/1617 Registrar appraised to the Chief Minister while requesting militants, forces cordoned off encounter. He demanded impartial him to intervene before Salary Sharing Scam Saraibala area and launched house to probe into the gun-battle and would incur further loss to the Government. house searches at around10:00 pm on described it as “staged”. &%! #!%+ ,%+ -./-012 $. ," ,, , ( * * ! ' & ** )$ 1 " $ $$ ( 7 K D% 45 # ast week, two back-to- tion programme, had told the three 5 @ back book discussions Services they would have to make ! on war and hard power do with smaller budgets till the passed off routinely when GDP growth rate took off. The con- they ought to have sequences of that decision were felt # attractedL higher political and pub- during the Kargil war, when defence K CDD, lic interest and attention: After all, inventories for fighting even two ! / it is never too late to review past divisions dried up. But for the SOS = 4 5 strategic errors and oversight to Israel and South Africa, many 5 ! which have cost India dear by more lives would have been lost on allowing China into making India the Kargil heights. 5 M 6 a military and economic laggard. Does India wish to be a great < ! The release of Air Vice Marshal power, leave alone why it is not one Arjun Subramaniam’s outstanding yet? The US is keen to help India 3 history of India’s Wars 1947-1971 in becoming a great power in its K ( was a landmark event, as the book own right. During UPA2, Congress is the first collective account of president Sonia Gandhi and Prime wars penned by a serving Air Force Minister Singh literally shied away officer whose version was cleared from the poser of India’s great power by Government censors. The book status at a Hindustan Times summit. ! = is all the more striking because the That the question was ducked by official account of India’s wars has both tells us something: Great been suppressed since indepen- power status brings rights and dence by Governments led by the responsibilities; India wants to be 7 Congress, the BJP and the Third recognised as a great power but is 5 Front. The ruling NDA unwilling to fulfil the accompany- Government was expected to ing responsibility. K ! unlock the dark secrets of politi- Is the BJP-led NDA cal and military failures but has Government any different? In its ( chosen to maintain the veil of first avatar, little was done to 5 ! # secrecy. Fortunately the BJP’s MJ enhance the Military Order of ( 5 Akbar, the keynote speaker, made Battle after the attack on Parliament. a candid observation: “Military his- But it did cosy up to the US — sup- tory has not been made public porting ballistic missile defence, ( K ! because the political class is as providing logistic assistance in afraid of its failures as it is of the Afghanistan and escorting US ships military’s successes.” across Malacca Straits. After the + The lack of knowledge and nuclear tests, the Next Steps to # ' ( experience of defence and strategic Strategic Partnership with the US security among the Indian political were completed by the Vajpayee 5 class was due partly to Whitehall Witness the unrequited parlia- national interest, no national secu- Government culminating in the ! retaining both as its exclusive pre- mentary resolutions on Kashmir rity strategy and no joint military ten-year Defence Framework 3 # ! # serve. Worse was its transforming and the 1962 debacle focus on doctrine document. The nub of his Agreement and the India-US Civil 6 6 civilian political control into recapturing every inch of lost argument is that India lacks the soft- Nuclear deal with the UPA regimes. K ! bureaucratic control of the military ground leading to defence forti- ware of hard power and is hobbled Then Defence Minister AK Antony without any accountability or fications around ditch-cum-bund by resources: Small and inconsistent was rather suspicious of the US. The @ 5 ! responsibility. Jawaharlal Nehru’s and canal obstacles. Even 45 defence budgets, nascent military Defence Intelligence Sharing 5 5 idealism coupled with Mahatma years after the great 1971 victo- / =25 < 35 industry and rudimentary defence Agreement of 2003 lapsed in 2008 5 (6 > K CDD- Gandhi’s pacifism in a milieu of ry, the conventionally superior 2 '5 /(>5 3 research and development. By con- and has not been renewed. : ' CD-C !( ' ; ! missing strategic culture turned the Indian military is flummoxed by Q# 77 trast, India’s space and nuclear Similarly, the Defence Foundational 5 British empire’s greatest Army into Pakistan’s wily employment of programmes are world-class. By Agreements have been languishing a reactive and defensive force. The cross-border terrorism under a < 7(5= ' 45/ February 1964, India’s secret nuclear for more than a decade. # strategic mistakes of not preventing nuclear shadow, virtually programme had reached a nuclear The Modi regime, despite hav- K ! China’s occupation of Tibet, proac- paralysing a military response / =6( ( weapons threshold, but Nehru ing excellent relations with the 5 tively attempting to resolve the after the attack on Parliament and (2 5 5'<(5= dithered and did not test. Last week, Obama Administration, has failed $ 6 / inherited disputed McMahon Line, Mumbai. For the under-utilisa- the US State Department declassi- to figure out how to leverage and and prematurely terminating the tion of the military are three rea- /(' $(57 2 = fied a report noting that India had optimise US defence technology ( @ CD-* ! war in Kashmir by taking it to the sons: Lack of political will, weapons grade plutonium to support to upgrade its military = UN, are still extracting a high cost. absence of higher political and $531< =1 /=4 go nuclear. capability. This week’s US House E 5 !5 The central question AVM military direction, failure to build = 7 > <(3 ( 2 Karnad argues that sequencing Amendment enhancing defence 5 K 5 K 4 = Subramaniam asked about the a military edge with a killer the rise of India as a great power and security cooperation with India strategic content of the wars was instinct. On the other hand, India =5 5' 1' through first becoming an econom- could be a game-changer if New lost in the tactical details of war has flaunted strategic autonomy, 2 $ # ic power followed by developing Delhi stops flip-flopping on its fighting. Except the 1971 war, eschewing military alliances and military power is not tenable, as policy of balancing China. where a synergised politico-mil- calibrated use of force. Strategic #/ =7=3? hard power must accrue in sync According to any yardstick, India is . 94 0 itary and diplomatic strategy restraint and strategic patience are '1=< with soft power. The Chinese in an under-achiever, when after inde- underscored the 13-day lighten- proclaimed as virtues. their Four Modernisations had rel- pendence, it was punching above its ing campaign, in other wars the The second book is Bharat egated defence modernisation to the weight. Karnad’s lament is that India ) 2$ strategic thinking was conspicu- Karnad’s Why India is Not a Great fourth place — and, therefore, the is not a military Great Power, it ously absent. Reason: Since the Power (Yet). Karnad is at his auda- yawning military capability gap under-utilises military strength, is political and military defeat in the cious, provocative and unconven- with the US. In 1991, Finance outwitted by China, and if China ( ( 1' high Himalayas, a passive and tional best and, therefore, the book Minister Manmohan Singh, while can do it, why can’t India. It has to reactive mentality had taken root. is fun debating. He says there is no launching the economic liberalisa- get strategic to be a great power. 4 O # 01 72:31& # 0 11 3 + 01 80 11 1 6 0 ( 131 &1 0 0 1 ( 4 1 010 1 !0 1 3 A80 ( 4 1 010 % ;$ < 3 3 1 ( 0 K ( 1 3 110 0 1 3 1 1 1 01 1 1 )=>? O $!-* 1' 3 01 9( # K / ! 9( 1 ##1 // 01 ( O = M/ M( M! /0 7 ( 6 7 O ! ? O &&/ = / 25=< 3 ( Q Taliban chief Mullah Mansour. Pakistan is upset that the US vio- 4 2# 2 . ,: lated its sovereignty. Yet, question Sir —This refers to the report, of violating Pakistan’s sovereign- Sir — Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor ! “Save every drop of God’s prasad- ty would not have arisen had is correct about the naming every K water” (May 23). Water is the 9 2, 2 Pakistan not been nurturing the other road, school, bridge, airport elixir of life. Unfortunately, indis- militant and others of his ilk. in India after a Nehru-Gandhi ( criminate use of water has left the L. J -M : CG; KV Seetharamaiah family member. In contrast, there $ 1' earth parched. Prime Minister (5(2 + 3 K Hassan has been no Damodardas Modi Narendra Modi has taken a wel- 2 + International Airport or Hirabai 3 come initiative to sensitise the 5 $ 7@ Modi College, even though Prime people towards the need to con- ! Minister Narendra Modi has serve every drop of God’s prasad. ' introduced many welfare 5 = -, Water scarcity is posing many 6 @ Sir — As expected, BJP leader and schemes. Instead, he is focussed P-, challenges, such as drought, heat ! three-time Lok Sabha MP from on his work, and that’s why the ( deaths and falling agricultural ' # Himachal Pradesh, Anurag nation adores him. ! productivity. To mitigate agrari- Thakur, has been elected as pres- Hansraj Bhat ' an distress, it is imperative to save ident of the Board of Control for Mumbai water resources. ' @ 5 Cricket in India. The BCCI is the < ( A comprehensive plan for ( # . . world’s richest cricketing body ( ( water conservation that includes but it is also fighting an existen- ( rainwater harvesting and .&%,5,+,1,&),-,30,& tial battle. Hence, Thakur will face O afforestation, is needed. People many challenges as he takes up Sir — This refers to the letter, K O should help their elected repre- the top job. “Pampering Hindi” (May 23) by sentatives with innovative devel- Generally speaking, Thakur is Kajal Chatterjee. Belgium, though # 3 ( 1' # opment solutions and contribute known to be a result-oriented smaller than Kerala, recognises O#3 ! to projects like Namami Gange politician and has a good track Flemish, French and German as and Swachch Bharat Abhiyan. record. He has also vowed to its official languages to avoid strife K Shreyans Jain carry on the reforms process in within its diverse population. It O = ( ! Delhi the BCCI, insisting that the Board also ranks high on the Human will not run away from imple- Development Index. We should O menting the ‘practical’ recom- learn from Belgium on how to N K mendations of the Supreme shape good language policies. ( 6 4 Court-appointed Lodha Sujit De ( 5 ( O Sir — Pakistan has expressed its Committee. One can only hope Kolkata displeasure with the US for the that he delivers at the BCCI. / @@ 5 ' !5 latter’s drone strike on Pakistani J Akshay E 7 !! ! soil that recently killed Afghan Bangalore 55+05'<'&+K-1,?$'1 &%! #!%+ ,%+ -./-012 5 $, $%72&/ $% 6 * 6 8 ' 8 * 6 6 # * & * 0 39 * C A L: ( L6 39 /)12: '9/1 )12E &2:'/ R 92.; 41/& #5: ; M 7(2 ) *! 9, 4, & 4 #5# <5 ( 4 R . CD-, 6 # 5 # ! 2 5 1 3 C:;:; <5 ( #5# ! ( #5# ! <5 ( 5 #5# 5 ! "! ! ( #5# 5 ( #5# 2 #5# #5# <5 ( L MM #5# <5 ( M #5# ' -L <5 ( M #5# < 5 :( ; 6 CD-, $ @ =<# + * #73!6 $ 0#7#+ = & ** hen in power or in ies and revisionists. Assembly election. Eyewitnesses say 38 in the districts of Kerala. In over three < 5 :( ; 6 CD-, ! majority, the Over the years, this network and year-old Pramod was attacked with bricks decades in West Bengal, adopting the 7 ' CD-G 3 Communist Party of denial-web has worked to their advan- on the head and was rushed in a critical same line, the comrades destroyed fam- 6 India (Marxist) and all tage, and the Indian communists — situation to the hospital at Kodungallur, ilies, killed and maimed thousands of 7 ' other types and genre of though most regressive and violent in later to another hospital at Irinjalakkuda, activists of opposition parties — then 5 @ ! Wcommunist parties in India have always nature and outlook — have passed and on becoming unconscious was mostly belonging to the Congress and E 5 #5# ! * displayed the most intolerant and fascist themselves off before the world as the rushed to a third hospital in Thrissur city, later to the Trinamool Congress. It was, R #5# CD-J attitude, by hacking away at democrat- most suave, articulate and conscientious where he finally succumbed. This was fol- therefore, pitifully ironical to see / # ! 1 ic systems, frameworks, institutions and protectors of India’s social fabric and lowed by an unabated spate of attacks on Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee share stage < *** approaches. Communists have general- national life. Never at the forefront of homes and establishments of BJP and RSS with the confused Congress scion Rahul 5 ( CDDJ ! ** * ly displayed contempt and intolerance social or community service, never at the workers, injuring and rendering a large Gandhi at an election rally in Kolkata, towards any kind of opposition, be it forefront when calamity strikes, never at number of them homeless. Women and State Congress chief Adhir Ranjan D 5 ! political or intellectual. When in a the forefront when India’s integrity and activists and youth activists in Kerala are Chowdhury, felicitate Bhattacharya on D5 ! minority or out of power, they cry wolf safety is at stake — in fact, on these bearing the brunt of these senseless the occasion. It was in 1998 that in a pub- ! and deftly act out the victim card, con- counts, the comrades can never ever attacks — with the self-styled ‘liberals’ lic meeting in Behrampore in juring up the spectre of violence and equal the work of the RSS — the com- remaining silent or looking the other way. Murshidabad, Bhattacharjee, then Chief claiming to be victims. rades have only excelled in widening The spate of murders of BJP and RSS Minister, had called Chowdhury “an anti- 5 #5# K ! Years of mastering the techniques faultlines, in keep embers of potential workers in Kerala has been on for social element who is trying to run a par- * of Goebbels like propaganda and conflict alive and in trying to ensure that decades and it aggravated especially allel administration” and who should be erecting a propaganda super-structure, conflicts never abate but exacerbate. from 2015 onwards, when the BJP began “dragged by the hair and locked up”. The # which has enabled them to obfuscate Such an approach to Indian polity and to be perceived as emerging and consol- blinded Congress central leadership #5# CD-J ! *** issues and present a narrative that is public life has also ensured that the com- idating itself as a major force in State pol- agreed to an alliance of political oppor- 3 ! 1 always insidiously false and subversive rades continue to be feted, invited and cel- itics. Just before the Assembly election, a tunism and erected it over the memory ( in nature, the communists have suc- ebrated among certain academic cartels BJP worker and auto-rickshaw driver E.K. and legacy of its forgotten workers mur- * ceeding in the keeping the lid on their in the West — cartels, whose sole research Biju, for example, who was ferrying dered by the communists in West records of governance and human and academic objective is to somehow school children, all of them below 10 years Bengal. Such is the level of politics that rights in India. While communism and prove, despite contrary evidences and of age, was waylaid and attacked by the the present Congress leadership practices ! communist regimes the world over have often lack of evidences, that India under CPI(M)’s henchmen in Kannur district — shorn of ideology, of principles and 5 ! been exposed and their diabolic record Narendra Modi and the BJP is breaking and lynched to death, with blood spatter- of gratitude for the thousands of its work- of governance has come out in the open, and unravelling at the seams. The last two ing on the school uniforms and bags of ers who sacrificed themselves resisting the record of communism in India is yet years, especially, have been particularly the children Biju was ferrying. The com- communist rule in West Bengal. to be documented in its entirety. bad for the Indian comrades, faced as they rades, having seen the BJP’s electoral per- The CPI(M) and the communists The prop of intellectualism has with rising political irrelevance, and now formance in the State, have realised that parties in general refuse to see the writ- been the Indian communist’s greatest academic marginalisation. the ground beneath them will gradually ing on the wall — of their nearing polit- cover for carrying on, undetected, their The comrades’ latest display of acute shift away in the years and force upon ical decimation — and continue to politics of violence and retribution. fascism and Stalinism in the form of them into oblivion and irrelevance in the remain active as a disruptive element in Over the years, the comrades have built extreme violence undertaken with the State (as in West Bengal). Therefore, per- India’s body politic, injecting violence and up an ecosystem of acolytes, adherents intention of liquidating political and haps, there is desperation to take recourse falsehood while supporting elements that and drum-beaters who are, at a given sig- intellectual opponents, began on the to third degree methods in dealing with are clearly inimical to the country’s well- nal, ready to justify, divert and dialecti- night of May 19, with the killing of BJP a political and democratic opposition. being. While Congress-mukt Bharat is cally explain away the fads and excess- youth activist and swayamsevak Pramod, Much in the same the line that they actively on the way to becoming a real- es of their co-ideologists as the manifes- who was battered with bricks by a com- have followed in West Bengal in over ity, it is time to sound the bugle for a Left- tations of an extreme revolutionary munist mob which was celebrating the three decades, the comrades have begun mukt or a communist-mukt Bharat as urge to cleanse the system of reactionar- LDF victory in the just-concluded going about spreading terror and panic, well. Achieving this will signal true azadi. ' " " " 6. ! ( 6.! 2( * . ) 1 he stupendous victory of created an appeal. This has has had to suffer for the non- agreed to allow India to use its North-East progresses, the have to be solved to give econ- # the Bharatiya Janata Party helped the party leave its stamp performance of the predecessor fibre optic cables, Tripura has Prime Minister would have to omy the necessary boost. The Tin Assam is indicative of on other States as well, though UPA on several counts. It inher- been able to get Internet connec- look for amicable solutions to curbs on diesel cars, high taxes 1 the people endorsing Prime electoral gains in the number of ited an economy, which has a tivity. It generated many jobs. various irritants without disturb- in the name of so-called pollu- Minister Narendra Modi’s eco- seats may have been for now severe cash crunch; banks were Much of the current dismal ing either the social fibre or rela- tion and similar issues are not * nomic programmes. The hope minimal. Opening an account in denuded by reckless loans taken economic scenario at the tions with our neighbours. helping. Auto giant Mercedes # he has kindled is reflected in the difficult terrain itself is an indi- by large houses; jobs had dwin- Central level and the States are The Modi Government is put its Indian investment on mandate. Merely to say that the cation that the party is making dled owing to severe mechani- the result of populism. In on a critical path. Its goodwill in hold over the quixotic orders on # result is due to the polarisation inroads into virgin pastures. sation and corporate apathy in Assam, no populist slogan was Assam and the North-East 2000cc diesel cars. Toyota, # of votes is to over-simplify a This is also the challenge for recruiting people. Despite this, given. There is an undercurrent depends on diplomatic solutions M&M and Tata’s Jaguar have myriad picture. During elec- the Prime Minister, who is com- the Prime Minister went on to that once the BJP-led to issues that were kept pending also been heavily hit. With Euro 1 tions, polarisation does not take pleting two years in office. His announce new programmes like Government is in power, the for long by Congress IV-plus standards, vehicular * place merely because people numerous programmes — from Ujjawla, that gives free gas con- Bangladeshis would be sent out. Governments in the State. It has pollution should not be an issue. want to jump to one side. The Make in India to Stand Up India nection to poor families. In the The BJP’s partner, the Asom to strive hard not only to create But, whatever the growth # * hopes parties generates lead to to Start-Up India — reviving short tenure of two years so far, Gana Parishad, has been new highs but also to ensure that may be, it does not seem to be * the final result. agriculture, eliminating corrup- the vision for electricity has also demanding this since the 1985 the economy in all the parts of translating into jobs. Possibly, Assam, where the BJP-led tion, providing direct benefit changed. There is improvement accord with Rajiv Gandhi. The the country takes a new turn. the growth is not in employ- NDA has swept the poll, indi- transfers etc — have been able in power generation; and over- issue is ticklish. But for that, the The hope it has generated ment-oriented sectors or over- cates the rejection of the to win the people’s trust. It is no all improvement in relations BJP did not in the poll campaign should not be belied. all growth is overstated. Prime Congress’s Manmohanomics on less than a miracle amid sharp with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. make any populist projection. The Opposition is keen on Minister Modi has to reorient all fronts. It is not only at the non-cooperation by a com- Bangladesh’s relationship with The situation is challenging. upsetting the applecart on issues the economy. Perception about social or political plain but also bined Congress-Left opposi- the Modi Government is partic- The Union Government would like prices and jobs. But Prime his programmes and reality has L 3 that the aspirations for better tion. The Opposition did not ularly cordial, especially given its have to make efforts to solve the Minister Modi has to go beyond. to match. economic conditions, jobs, agri- leave a chance to heckle the ability to seal the land swap deal issue not only because it has The hurdles being created by the Assam should not be culture and industrial growth Government, stall land and (to finally demarcate the India- made a promise. The new State National Green Tribunal and betrayed. The belief of its peo- have changed the equation. The GST Bills and cause ruckus at Bangladesh border). Government and the Centre similar other organisations to ple in the economic vision of the Prime Minister’s catch-line, the slightest opportunity. It is also important to note would be of the same party. As delay projects and create an BJP-led NDA has to be realised ‘Gramoday to Bharat Uday’ has The Modi Government also that, only because Bangladesh the economy of Assam and the unfriendly industrial scenario for the nation to transform. &%! #!%+ ,%+ -./-012 * +$ # * ( & (* &9BB : * ** * / F 23 (26126 :1/&7/ F 014 G&1) 0 + 5 ' 312 /&/E 22&03/(212 91: 9)1: #, +&8/R . ,92* ( +,8 .' ( 4 2 7/5 4 . 9: ; n a move to promote Iinvestments in exchange- traded funds (ETFs) for this A week after report- tors too,” PNB Managing behind the decision, she said impacted. But the conscious bank has identified 53 financial year, Government is ing the worst set of numbers Director and Chief Executive earlier banks looked more at attempt is to repair these accounts worth 6,600 crore planning to hold a meeting in the nation’s banking his- Usha Ananthasubramanian the names of the promoters, assets,” she said. for this quarter. with Central board of trustees tory with a net loss of 5,367 told a select media meet here. but today, “since we are bit- She also pointed out that Stating that steel sector is (CBT) soon. “We will soon crore for the March quarter, She further said, “There ten so badly, we are in the most of the troubled steel still not out of the woods, she hold the Central board of Punjab National Bank on are certain areas, certain process of having high col- accounts are too big to be said she expects around 7,000 trustees (CBT) meeting Tuesday said it will be cau- industries which you may lateralised or good quality allowed to go under or even crore of letters of credit (LCs) where the proposal of raising tious on troubled sectors like have to shut shop or not be an proposals”. invoke SDR, because they to get devolved in the year. EPFO’s investment in stocks steel till a lasting solution is active player. In some of “There are certain sectors are very large assets. She said the bank has nine will be discussed. But I am found. them like steel, we have huge to be avoided and there are She said the only way SDR accounts worth 5,458 confident that it will go on its 5,920 crore invest- Aggarwal added. As much as a quarter of exposure and we will cer- certain sectors even if we do forward is finding a lasting crore as of now and none of beyond five per cent,” Labour ment in ETFs from August 6, In a bid to see quantum the 55,818-crore of dud tainly be pruning them, irre- not have expertise like solution “We also have to them have reached a resolu- Minister Bandaru Dattatreya 2015 to February 29, 2016. increase of investments of loans that PNB had reported spective of the nuclear power, we may hire understand that the prob- tion. said at a press meet here on The market value of invest- Employees’ Provident Fund in the March quarter came promoters/promoter groups.” consultants,” lems of the steelcompanies Similarly, under the 5/25 initiatives taken by Labour ments of 5,920 crore in the Organisation (EPFO) into from the steel sector. Just five The New Delhi-based Ananthasubramanian said, are not their making alone,” scheme, the bank has restruc- Ministry in the last two years ETFs in 2015-16 was 5,355 stock markets, the Minister steel accounts alone con- lender had reported gross adding that there is a con- assertedtured 17 accounts worth of NDA regime. crore as on February 29, hinted at increasing EPFO’s tributed to over 12,500 crore non-performing assets of 12.9 scious decision on processing Ananthasubramanian. 7,239 crore. Under the Uday Asked about the unions’ 2016, as per an analysis of investment in exchange- in bad loans, the country’s per cent in the March quar- of proposals and upskilling of On the measures that the scheme, it has resolved 4,700 protest on this issue, the equity investment by the traded funds (ETFs) for this second largest state-run bank ter, almost double from what its employees. bank is taking to stop its bal- crore worth of SEB loans and Minister, however said, “We EPFO. fiscal from 5 per cent cur- said. it had a year ago at 6.55 per Stating the the steel, tex- ance-sheet from worsening has an NPA of 1,620 crore will listen to the CBT mem- However, Labour rently. “We have been bitten very cent, while its net NPAs too tiles and chemicals are the further, she said it has created from one of the UP discoms, bers. They will speak on it Secretary Shankar Aggarwal The CBT is the apex largely by the steel sector. So, more than doubled to 8.61 worst hit, where the bank has a war-room with a general Ananthasubramanian said. whether to increase it or not. that the EPFO invested decision making body of the we have decided to keep away per cent from 4.06 per cent. high exposure, she said in the manager in charge to track and The PNB counter closed But the final decision will be 6,788 crore in ETFs so far EPFO, which is headed by from those sectors where we This had the bank setting banking business nobody can make recoveries. down 0.3 percent at 71.95, of the Labour Ministry. I am since August last year and the Labour Minister. Trade have been bitten until that aside 11,380 crore for bad afford to claim that the bad “Since April 1, we have taking its market capitalisa- the Chairman of CBT and in has got a return or yield of unions have already lodged sector turns around. loans, which included 385 days are over. recovered 1,800 crore out of tion down to a paltry capacity of Chairman I will 1.68 per cent on these their protest against parking “Apart from steel, we have crore for discoms and 167 “We are working in a our first quarter target of 14,128.10 crore on the BSE take a decision.” investment. “At present, the EPFO’s funds in stock mar- heavy exposure to textiles crore for losses on Punjab dynamic environment. If steel 5,000 crore,” she said. on Tuesday whose bench- As per the past estimates investment is only 5 per ket and submitted their dis- and chemicals as well... We food-grain related loans. is able to pick up, possibly On asset sales to ARCs, mark Sensex closed down 0.3 of the EPFO, it earned a neg- cent in ETFs and in long sent note on the issue in ear- will be cautious on these sec- Explaining the rationale something else will get Ananthasubramanian said the per cent to 25,305.47. ative return of 9.54 per cent terms it is profitable,” lier meetings of the CBT. 9 8% #) < ,2 *.,=4 20 44 " $ Mahindras on Tuesday surveys to gauge the sense of the C"* Tasked by markets West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, became the third entity to drop market, after which it took regulator Sebi to sell land parcels Assam, Gujarat and Tamil out of the payments bank race, , "* 3 4 536 7 decision. He said though there of Saharas, HDFC Realty and SBI Nadu. saying business profitability were no major investments Capital Markets have initiated The assets being sold would take longer time due to Fifth largest soft- Lighthouse from the group in the venture, the process for e-auctioning 61 include land parcels, agricultural “aggressive posturing” by many ware exporter Tech Communications acquired it had spotted the top tier exec- properties owned by the belea- land as well as residential, com- deep-pocketed players. Mahindra on Tuesday in 2014 for $240 million and utives to drive the business. guered group across the country. mercial and industrial proper- Tech Mahindra is the third reported a 90 per cent jump shed 20 per cent of the The announcement comes While HDFC Realty has ties. applicant to abandon the plan to in post-tax profit for the business which was not a day after RBI deputy governor pegged the circle rate value of 31 HDFC Realty said these set up payments bank after three months to March at profitable enough, Gurnani SS Mundra had expressed dis- properties to be auctioned by it “land parcels shall be available Cholamandalam which quit 897 crore on wider mar- said. pleasure over licencees aban- at about 2,400 crore, SBI Cap for sale through e-auction last month and Dilip Shanghvi- gins from an expanded rev- Gurunani said it will doning their plans to set up pay- would auction another 30 land whose date will be declared IDFC Bank-Telenor combine enue base, forex gains and 3,118 crore, while revenue it had acquired in 2012 for take another four quarters ments banks. “We would cer- properties with an estimated through a public notice”. last Friday. lower tax payout. was up 17.1 per cent to 260 crore and performed for the company to turn- tainly feel little aggrieved market value of about 4,100 Besides, SBI Caps has pre- “Over a period of time, we While its total revenues 26,494 crore. exceptionally good in the around, while Kulkarni said because lot of efforts from the crore. pared an information dossier have realised that the amount of grew to 6,883 crore from Chief financial officer reporting period, chief exec- TechM’s ultimate target is to part of RBI go in processing The Securities and Exchange having details of all 30 proper- aggression that has come into 6,116 crore a year ago, its Milind Kulkarni explained utive and managing director take the profit margin from these applications,” Mundra has Board of India (Sebi) roped in ties including location map. the marketplace only erodes the pre-tax profit margin that the profit margins were CP Gurnani said Tech low-single digit to double- said. HDFC Realty and SBI Cap after “The entire auction process margins,” Tech Mahindra man- expanded to 17 per cent pulled down by two acqui- Mahindra has repeatedly digits for this company. The 11 in-principle being asked by the Supreme of these 30 properties would be aging director and chief execu- from 15.4 per cent, lifting sitions done in 2014-15, shown its capacity to turn This US company under- licensees were selected after Court to initiate the process of completed in next four months tive CP Gurnani told reporters, the bottom-line for the and the turnaround in the around businesses acquired went an organisational sifting through the proposals of selling Sahara properties whose and advertisement for the first after its board decided not to reporting period. acquired companies has at lower valuations. restructuring exercise where- nearly two dozen applicants. titles have been deposited with five properties is likely to be pursue the opportunity. For the full year ending helped it post good numbers The company is cur- in Manish Vyas has been The in-principle approval is it by the group. published in this week,” sources After the Reserve Bank had March, the company’s net in the reporting period. rently working to lift the appointed as the chief exec- valid for 18 months, during Following a go-ahead from said. given in-principle approval for income rose 18.7 per cent to Citing Comviva, which performance of its US-based utive of the business. which time the applicants must the Court, the two entities have As per the court directions, payments banks to TechM and comply with requirements put in place a mechanism to auc- these properties cannot be sold 10 others last August, it had said sive posturing by competition TechM becomes the third a time when the RBI is in the financial inclusion. under the guidelines and fulfil tion as many as 61 properties put at less than 90 per cent of circle group company Mahindra which has the who’s who of the entity, after the Chennai-based process of giving out the final But he was quick to add that the other conditions as may be together. rates. After spending two years Finance would be an equal telecom world, including the Cholamandalam Group and licences. “it has to make business sense stipulated by the apex bank. These properties are locat- in jail, Sahara chief Subrata Roy partner in it. Ambanis, the Birlas, Airtel and Dilip Shanghvi (of Sun When asked if RBI condi- because at the end of the day if The payments bank will not ed in various states including is currently out on parole. He Gurnani said profit margins Vodafone, among others, only Pharma)- Telenor-IDFC Bank tions are onerous, its chief strat- it doesn’t make business sense be allowed to undertake lend- Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, was sent to jail on the orders of were always supposed to be made it realise that “business combine last week announced egy officer Jagdish Mitra said then the objective of financial ing services and non-resident Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, the Supreme Court in a long “razor thin” in the payments profitability will take a much to withdraw its name from the the regulator cannot be blamed inclusion is not met.” Indians will not be allowed to Chhatisgarh, Kerala, Jharkhand, running dispute with Sebi. bank business, but the aggres- longer period”. race. These withdrawals come at for pursuing the broader goal of Mitra said they did a field open accounts. * ")$ )$ " ) $ # ) ( :' /<( India. ;:<6 !$ ! C"* Nokia Networks is in talks with Indian telecom opera- Sources said India has tors to start trials of next generation 5G networks even as the coun- ndia has sought a discov- also expressed interest in try is yet to see full-scale roll out of 4G technology based mobile voice Iered oilfield from Iran for investing in chemicals, and data services. raising crude oil imports petrochemicals and fertil- The Finnish telecom equipment maker is already testing the fifth- from the Persian Gulf nation izer plants if Iran provided generation networks with global telecom giants like US-based Verizon, as part of efforts to widen natural gas at low prices. It Korean SK Telecom and Japan’s NTT Docomo. economic and energy ties also is looking at setting up The 5G technology will guarantee delivery of 100 megabit per post lifting of sanctions. an ammonia/urea plant in second speed at homes and will be capable of handling 1000 times Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Chabahar Free Trade Zone more data traffic when it will be commercialised by 2020, Nokia the nation’s largest oil firm, with long-term off-take of Networks Head of Mobile Broadband Milivoj Vela said on the side- has proposed to Iran that it urea to India. lines of an event today. be given rights to operate While Mangalore State-run Bank of crore. In India, Nokia Networks is part of Telecommunications and produce crude oil from Refinery and India on Tuesday joined its Rego said the bank made Standards Development Society which is working on 5G, and is in the discovered field to help Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) peers to report deeper losses at a provision of 100 crore with discussion with telecom operators to start 5G trials. move away from buyer-sell- and Essar Oil Ltd -- the 3,587 crore in the quarter to respect to certain NPA However, Indian telcos are still investing in 4G technology to er relationship to a strategic biggest Indian buyers of March as provisions for bad accounts sold to asset recon- roll out the fourth generation networks and large parts of the coun- partnership, sources privy to Iranian oil -- are likely to loans more than doubled to struction companies during try are yet to be covered under the high-speed data and voice ser- the development said. maintain buying at around 5,470 crore. 2014-15, but the provision vices. The oil produced from 5 million tonnes each, The bank had reported a was deferred to FY16. Talking about 5G networks, Vela said that 5G will focus on data the field can then be Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd net loss of 56 crore in the The bank provided 353 services while voice calls will be facilitated through 4G technology. shipped home, the IOC has the 16 fields that Iran is like- cubic meters of reserves. (BPCL) and Hindustan same quarter last year. crore towards pension liabil- “It will be used for purposes beyond voice and data communi- said. ly to put on auction short- The field besides hold- Petroleum Corp Ltd “Losses in the quarter was ities and 1,829 crore for cations carried by people today. It will has less than 1 millisecond IOC had last fiscal ly. ing smaller reserves is more (HPCL) may begin import- on account of higher provisions accounts under asset quality latency that will be used by machines for quick action like for to stop imported 1.2 million tons of The fields sought by challenging, OVL feels. ing oil from the Persian made for NPAs, for accounts review in the quarter. in case it identifies any obstacle, surgery from remote location etc.” crude oil from Iran. In the OVL, the overseas arm of Sources said India may Gulf nation. under asset quality review, It also made a provision of “Discussion about spectrum (at global level) in which 5G will fiscal year that began from state-owned Oil and Natural import as much as 20 mil- HPCL-Mittal Energy pension liabilities, Uday 298 crore on account of operate will finish by 2019. Commercial 5G deployment will start April 1, it is looking to raise Gas Corp (ONGC), is liontonnes of crude oil from Ltd (HMEL) has indicated it scheme and the Punjab food Uday scheme and Punjab in 2020. Then you will see 100 mbps guaranteed speed everywhere,” it by at least three-fold. besides the Farzad-B off- Iran in 2016-17 fiscal, up will buy a small quantity grain case,” the bank’s foodgrain issue. Vela said. Prime Minister Modi’s shore field for which it is in from about 11 million with an option to raise vol- Managing Director and Chief “The total impact of the He said that 5G will operate in spectrum band above 6000 Mhz visit to Iran was aimed at advanced talks to secure tonnes in the previous year. umes. Executive Melwyn Rego told above factors, which are non and the technology will be launched in phases. boosting trade and com- developmental rights. This follows lifting of In addition, private reporters. recurring in nature, is 2,580 “One cell (mobile antenna) in 5G will be able to handle 1000 merce between the two OVL had in 2008 dis- sanctions against Iran in refiner Reliance Industries The bank’s total provisions crore out of a total loss of times more data traffic in 2020 compared to data traffic in 2010. We countries. His trip came just covered the Farzad-B field January. is seeking to buy 5-6 million more than doubled to 5,470 3,587 crore,” Rego said. have already achieved 1 million devices connected to single cell site months after lifting of inter- in the Persian Gulf. The Till 2010-11, Iran was tons of Iranian oil, mainly crore in the March quarter Fresh slippages stood at and 30 gbps speed on 73 Ghz band in lab,” Vela said. national sanctions on Iran field holds 12.5 Trillion the second biggest supplier heavy grades. from 2,256 crore a year ago as 13,500 crore during the quar- At present spectrum band between 700 Mhz and 2.6 Ghz are following Tehran’s historic cubic feet of recoverable of crude oil to India after India imports about 189 its gross NPAs more than dou- ter and for the full year they available for mobile services in India. Wifi services are generally used nuclear deal with the reserves. Saudi Arabia. Fresh US million tonnes of crude oil bled to 13.07 per cent from 5.39 rose to 27,500 crore. between 2.4 Ghz to 5.9 Ghz. Western powers over its Sources said Iran has so sanctions in 2010 led to to meet about 80 per cent of per cent, while net NPA too “The bank expects to face “Already 4G is taking voice calling to high definition voice calls contentious atomic pro- far not responded to the imports, which were 18.5 its oil needs. Saudi Arabia more than doubled to 7.79 per asset quality challenges and voice call cannot be better than this. 5G will about high quali- gramme. requests by the Indian firms. million tonnes in 2010-11, sold about 38 million tonnes cent from 3.36 per cent. though in a much compara- ty data experience. It will enhance telepresence (web conferencing) Besides IOC, ONGC It has, however, shown to fall to 11 million tonnes. of oil to India in 2015-16, In absolute terms, net tively lower magnitude during to a level where one will not feel the difference if a person is in room Videsh Ltd has also sought willingness to give Farzad- Iraq is now the second while Iraq supplied 33 mil- NPAs stood at 27,776.40 the next two to three quar- or on telepresence,” Vela said. two discovered fields from A, which holds 283 billion biggest supplier of oil to lion tonnes. crore as against 13,517.57 ters,” Rego said. &%! #!%+ ,%+ -./-012 * ++ $ ' $ = P-3 101 10 Q? )$ 7 2 * 20 ' ( 34 ( 1 3 01 " R = ,$8 Q 9 0* R 0 D Q 4 2 7/5 NEW DELHI: Although the ease omen in India earn 18.8 4 2 7/5 7 8 sible infrastructure for data of doing business has improved 4 2 7/5 Wper cent less than men, 5? # 1 * centres. According to the in the last two years of the NDA higher than the global average, he Government is focussed * 5$ report, India's data centre infra- Government, more work needs to n an apparent criticism of RBI largely due to lack of represen- Ton improving infrastruc- structure market is pegged to be done especially in the real estate IGovernor Raghuram Rajan’s tation in highest-paying job ture and driving innovation to be around $7 billion by 2020 sector that has ‘complicated’ monetary policies, Union functions and industries, says a ensure that India ranks among 6 from about $2.2 billion cur- approval process, according to Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on report. According to Korn the top 30 countries in terms of rently. This would make India leading industrialist Adi Godrej. Tuesday said high interest rates Ferry Hay Group, women glob- ‘ease of doing business’ in the the second largest market for The $4.1-billion Godrej Group are impacting cost competitive- ally earn 17.6 per cent less than next 3-4 years, Niti Aayog CEO * data centre infrastructure with- has a large presence in the real ness of the industry, especially men and the figure for India Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday. in the Asia/Pacific region by estate sector through its firm small and medium enterprises. stands higher at 18.8 per cent. Speaking at an IAMAI 2020. “India has the potential to Godrej Properties, besides in The Minister said she has already The global study by the event here, Kant said the ecosys- 1 ( capture a big share in the glob- a variety of other sectors, taken up the matter with the group’s PayNet database tem of innovation is just ‘begin- 1 al data centre market. However, including FMCG, consumer Finance Ministry and written to trolling inflation raised interest rates tracked and analysed gender ning to blossom’ and one is see- 1 * there is a need to address some durables and agri-products. the Central Bank on the issue. leading to “collapse of industry and rise and pay for more than 8 mil- ing a resurgence of young * of the risks and barriers and “Real estate permissions have “I have already said that the of unemployment in the economy”. lion employees in 33 coun- Indians starting new business- create the right incentives for become very complicated in our input cost cannot be so high. Asked whether she agrees with tries, including 57,000 job es. “Our objective is that India 21&1 E76 7 (1&30 '2& businesses to build effective country. (As permissions are) Particularly, if we keep in mind those Swamy’s views, Sitharaman said: holders in India. must become a very easy and a data centre infrastructure in the given by the State Governments, industries, say for small and medi- “Mid-sized corporates have been “Our data shows that very simple place to do business Bank’s Doing Business Report opportunities for India to country,” IAMAI President the Centre should work on um industries, who do not have any engaging with us. They have also when it comes to thinking in. This is one Government that 2016, India ranks 130 out of 189 become a leading player in the Subho Ray said. improving the ease of starting in group companies or holding com- voiced this. SMEs have voiced it. about pay on the basis of is focussed on innovation and try- countries in the ease of doing global data centre market. The report calls for the new real estate projects,” Godrej panies outside from where they can Industry, when interacting with the gender, a man and a woman ing to make India an easy simple business. “Our objective is that “Decision to set up data government to facilitate data told PTI in an interview. get cheap credit. So interest rates do ministry, has also expressed similar in the same company, doing place to do business,” he added. in the next 3-4 years, India must centre in the country cannot be centre operations in India As per CREDAI, it takes at have a bearing on the cost com- views.” She told NewsX channel: “We the same job, will usually be Stating that India has come in the top 30 countries as mandatory and it will not be through clear policies to facil- least 18 months to get various petitiveness of industries,” have communicated with the paid nearly the same – but jumped up 12 positions in the far as ease of doing business is conducive for the ecosystem. itate trans-border flow of approvals for starting a real estate Sitharaman said an interview to a Finance Ministry, we have also once still favouring men by 1.6 ease of doing business, Kant said concerned,” he added. For a conducive policy and data and tax sops and incen- project. While commending the news channel. written to the RBI.” per cent,” Ben Frost, a glob- the government has taken var- Kant added that the regulation on data centres, we tives to woo foreign players. Government for taking up a slew The Minister was asked about While refusing to be drawn al reward expert at Hay ious steps in this regard includ- Government is strongly have to work in partnership It also warns against the dan- of measures to improve ease of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy into Rajan’s statement that Group said, adding that the ing bringing in the bankruptcy focussed on enhancing the with the industry and bodies gers of ‘forced localisation of doing business, he, however, said: attacking the RBI Governor for Inspector Raj culture still exists data shows this very con- law, e-biz platform for a single infrastructure sector and like IAMAI,” he said. data’ adding that the same “They have said that they would affecting fortunes of mid sized cor- in India, she said the Govt has sistently, from Sweden to channel of approvals and is improving connectivity. He also He added that a dialogue would reduce competitive- not levy retrospective taxes. One porates by keeping the interest rates been putting efforts to improve South Africa. In India, for also introducing a national released a report by the Internet will be initiated with depart- ness, harm India's GDP and of the things on which they may high. Swamy had earlier stated that the ease of doing business and the similar job levels and company law tribunal. and Mobile Association of India ments like IT, telecom and fledgling reputation as an have to do is ease of doing business Rajan was ‘not appropriate for the move towards ‘self certifica- functions the pay gap, how- According to the World (IAMAI) that highlights the energy to create the best pos- emerging data centre hub. in real estate permissions.” PTI country’ as he had in the garb of con- tion, lack of inspections’. ever, is 3.5 per cent. P$ Q0 3 1 1 3 CJ7! G ' J 1 E>F G/ H1Q 4 2 7/5 25 lakh crore in the sector in the by 2019. In the next one year, the said. Gadkari said that 50,000 4 2 7/5 (Gross Value Added) growth to next three years. We rolled out the government will award projects crore investment has already been improve to 7.8 per cent y-o-y in overnment expects invest- majority of the 403 stuck projects worth at least 5 lakh crore, he said lined up for the port sector and a MUMBAI: Market benchmark ndia’s GDP growth for the Q4 vs 7.1 per cent in Q3,” Gments worth 25 lakh crore worth 3.85 lakh crore. The adding that projects worth 2.5 massive work is underway to Sensex on Tuesday reversed its Ifourth quarter of 2015-16 is Citigroup said in a research in the infrastructure sector by developers who were shying away lakh crore only could be award- develop the waterways as well. four-day fall and ended high- likely to improve to 7.8 per cent note, adding that this would be 2019 which will help generate 4 were brought back again and now ed in the last two years but now Citing an example of how bad er by over 75 points, taking - the highest pace in six quar- the highest pace of growth in crore jobs, Union Minister Nitin the stage is set for an unprece- the target is to achieve building of the situation was when he took comfort from encouraging cor- ters - on account of uptrend in six quarters. Gadkari has said. “First two years dented work,” Road Transport and 41 km of highways a day. When charge in 2014, the Minister said porate earnings despite lin- economic activity and favorable The report noted howev- were spent in correcting the lega- Highways Minister Gadkari told the system gets streamline it is eas- at that time Larsen & Toubro gering worries about a likely base effect, says a report. er that any upward revision to cy we had inherited of stalled pro- news agency an interview. ier to work, he said adding the first CMD had come to him express- rate hike by the US Fed as early According to the global fourth quarter GDP of the jects. We could manage to award Gadkari further said the two years were spent in solving ing inability to work in the high- as June. A higher opening in financial services major previous financial year could projects worth 2.5 lakh crore only union Cabinet took as many as 21 problems but now things have ways sector. “Sector had col- Europe and a mixed trend in Citigroup, the January-March introduce ‘downside risk’ to as most of our efforts were direct- major decisions pertaining to become smooth. lapsed. Larsen & Toubro chair- Asia offered some respite. quarter GDP is likely to rein- the projections. As per the ed towards addressing roadblocks. highways sector besides other “There is no dearth of money man came to me that seeking Sentiment got a lift after force growth optimism. report, on the back of the The infrastructure space was policy initiatives. The Minister fur- in pursuing the dream of a world- rejection of a tender in Tata Power and National “Given the sequential third advanced estimate of one of the worst victims and ther said that with the massive class infrastructure. What I say, I Maharashtra and said they were Fertilisers posted strong earn- uptrend in several economic agriculture production, agri- things were at standstill. Yet, with projects that are lined up, the do. We are spending only 12 lakh ready to pay penalty as their Board ings for the March quarter, activity indicators and sup- culture output could surprise our grit we bulldozed majority of country will witness at least 4 crore crore in Sagarmala project of had decided to not to do any road brokers said. But the possi- points in the past four sessions ported by a favorable base positively despite second year the problems impeding growth. direct and indirect jobs and a which projects worth 1,500 crore project as the company had suf- bility of the US Federal on foreign fund outflows after effect, we expect real GVA of inadequate rainfall. “We expect investments worth boost in GDP by up to 3 per cent already have been rolled out,” he fered loss of 2,500 crore. Reserve raising borrowing regulator Sebi tightened costs kept investors on a leash, guidelines to check any mis- which capped the gains. A use of P-Notes. Tata Power (23* :( :" 04 9 ! &4 higher rate would temper and National Fertilisers surged Q% $ @ capital flows to emerging up to 3 per cent after their NEW DELHI: Prices of models like Toyota lakh and 9.59 lakh while earlier they were markets, including India. quarterly numbers for the Camry Hybrid and Maruti Suzuki India’s tagged between 8.23 lakh and 10.28 lakh The 30-share Sensex March quarter gave investors @ R mid-sized sedan Ciaz and multi-purpose (all prices ex-showroom Delhi). Price of diesel slipped in early trade on sus- much to cheer. vehicle Ertiga, which feature micro hybrid Ertiga with SHVS technology (hybrid) has tained foreign fund outflows However, Jubilant 1 6(5 arrangements, a statement is critical for security profes- technology in diesel variants, have come been cut by up to 61,891. The vehicle is now and a weakening rupee against FoodWorks and Britannia from PwC said. While five sionals and management to be down in the capital due to VAT reduction by priced between 7.08 lakh and 8.66 lakh. the dollar. However, some Industries tumbled up to 4.45 number of companies years back, physical security aligned and work together to the Delhi Government on such vehicles. Earlier, it was tagged between 7.58 lakh and value-buying and higher open- per cent on Tuesday amid Afeel the existing security assessment was rare, on identify potential strategic Price of Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s Camry 9.28 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). ing in Europe took the barom- concerns over bread samples standards as well as legal, Tuesday almost 46 per cent of security threats and prepare a Hybrid has come down by 2.3 lakh after VAT “These changes (in prices) are due to Delhi eter to 25,305.47 at the close, up of virtually all top brands in regulatory and compliance the organisations surveyed in plan for resilience and suste- came down to 5 per cent from 12.5 per cent government VAT reduction on hybrids. These 75.11 points, or 0.30 per cent. Delhi reportedly containing frameworks in the country the country conduct a physi- nance of their business. in Delhi. The vehicle, which was earlier priced apply at the dealership level only in Delhi,” The gauge had fallen 549 cancer-causing chemicals.PTI are not adequate to support cal security risk assessment There is also a strong need at 33.2 lakh, is now priced at 30.9 lakh (all Maruti Suzuki India spokesperson said. The corporate security require- once a year, whereas 17 per for public-private partnerships prices ex-showroom Delhi). Similarly, Maruti SHVS micro-hybrid system used in the diesel ments, a survey said. cent do it monthly, it said. and involvement of industry Ciaz will be cheaper by upto 68,534 in the variants of the Ciaz and Ertiga comprises fuel- A majority of the respon- “Over the past few years, veterans in the policymaking capital due to the duty reduction. Its differ- saving tech like an engine stop-start function and dents felt that the industry is corporate India has witnessed process, besides the need for ent variants are now priced between 7.68 a brake-energy regeneration system. PTI not fully equipped to prompt- a steady increase in the num- setting up a compliance stan- ly respond to natural disasters ber of physical security threats dard for baseline requirements such as floods and earth- and breaches. While we have and benchmarks for physical quakes, according to the sur- very little control over occur- security, the report said. vey conducted by PwC India rences such as floods, earth- Anand further said the and American Society for quakes and terror attacks, we Private Security Agencies Industrial Security (ASIS). do have control over the ways (Regulation) (PSAR) Act, 2005 However, many organisa- we can safeguard our busi- also needs to be reviewed. tions have woken up to the nesses and people against The report added that cyber- implications of physical secu- them,” said Dinesh Anand, crime and corporate espionage rity over the past few years and Partner and Leader-Forensic have been rated as two of the there has been a conscious Services India. most serious threats to organ- effort to ensure better safety The report suggests that it isations in the coming years. 7 7 " ! 8; " ) 0 :7 ! ! % % !! *% " + "' ! !' !%: . *!+ 7# %#! ! &% ' ' !FF7%")3 6 ! &% ! %: /G! ! 0 :" %: 4 4 H %" ) 0 = + &= < ) # + <@+) ! % ( ) = ) " + # = : 8;" ) < # 88! 82910 "! 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The national identity card, David Hale to express concern impact the ongoing efforts by two main contenders had development will complicate Balochistan, when his car came too, was issued to ‘Wali’ from over the drone strike by the Quadrilateral Coordination backed out of the leadership the job of the Taliban’s O * under the drone attack, killing man killed was the Taliban Quetta in 2002 and after com- American forces in Pakistani Group (QCG) for facilitating race. Mullah Yakoub, the supreme council, which has * " P him and his driver. A passport supremo, believed to be in his pletion of its 10 years’ validity territory to kill Afghan Taliban peace talks between the Afghan Taliban founder’s son, and been holding emergency "'&3'& and a computerised national early 50s. it was renewed from Karachi. chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour Government and the Taliban.” Sirajuddin Haqqani, an meetings since Sunday at an 4 identity card found near the ‘Wali’ frequently travelled The official claimed that which it said was a “violation The Special Assistant said implacable foe of US forces, undisclosed location in burnt car bore the name of between Karachi and Dubai, ‘Wali’ was a frequent flyer and of its sovereignty”. that Pakistan and the US had were seen as the two fron- Pakistan to find a unifying fig- # Muhammad Wali. It is sus- and Iran via the Pakistani bor- 70 per cent of his travel origi- According to a statement been closely coordinating in the trunners for the job after ure for the leadership post. pected that Mansour carried der town of Taftan. He had nated from Karachi airport by the Foreign Office, Special fight against the menace of ter- Mansour was killed Saturday in The insurgents have yet to fake travel papers, Dawn News returned to Taftan from Iran on while once he flew from Quetta Assistant to Prime Minister on rorism and that “this cooper- a rare American drone strike officially confirm the death of reported. May 21 and was killed the airport. He started travelling Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi ation needed to be maintained”. deep inside Pakistan. Mansour, which has thrown While Pakistan has not same day around 3 pm (local abroad on March 12, 2006, and pointed out to the US envoy Mansour, believed to be in his “Yakoub has refused to the deeply factionalised Taliban K NO officially stated that the person time) by a US drone in the flew to Dubai from Karachi air- that the drone strike was a “vio- 50s, was killed when a US accept the role, saying he is into disarray nine months after K GL J CD-G killed in the drone strike was Kochki area of Nushki district, port. His last travel on March lation of Pakistan’s sovereign- drone fired on his vehicle in the too young for it,” a senior he was elevated to the Taliban CJ Mansour, US President Barack the report said, citing a senior 31, 2015 was also from Karachi ty and a breach of the UN’s southwestern Pakistani Taliban source in northwest leadership following a bitter CD-- Obama has confirmed that the official of an Investigation to Dubai, the report said. Charter that guarantees the province of Baluchistan. Pakistan said. power struggle. PTI ! *""/ * 9 +#5 2 ! A; $ & 5 ' ' 4('/5 3= rity assistance to Pakistan. sion of the bill, which was Islamabad is taking action 6 !( O NDAA-2017 is scheduled passed last week, calls for against the Haqqani network -JG E Senate panel has approved to come up before the Senate blocking $450 million of the for the release of last $300 mil- Aa legislation which blocks for voting, during which several $900 million US aid to Pakistan lion of the coalition support $300 million US military aid to Senators are expected to bring in coalition support fund. fund to Pakistan. “We are allowing tens of the polls are within the sam- Pakistan unless the defence in amendments to this bill. The Senate version has “The defence secretary has thousands of them into our pling error. Trump, who so far * . " C secretary certifies to the Senate version of the reduced both the figures to not taken a decision yet,” Navy country now, so on top of has self-funded his campaign, ",'+ 5 Congress that Islamabad is tak- NDAA differed with that of the $300 million and $800 million, Captain Jeff Devis, the wars on foreign land, wait until would hold his first fund rais- ing demonstrable steps against House on many issues, includ- respectively. However, for Pentagon spokesman, told you see what happens in the er on Tuesday in New Mexico. the Haqqani terror network. ing Pakistan. The House ver- release of this fund, both seek reporters on Monday when future. It is probably not going 3 A The Senate Armed certification from the asked if Ashton Carter has to be pretty,” Trump said. ., / @ # Services Committee, defence secretary issued the Congress-mandated Meanwhile, Trump met which renewed blockage that Pakistan is tak- certification. Senator Bob Corker, Chairman $Q! R of $300 million coalition ing demonstrable In its report accompanying of the Senate Foreign Relations 7 / # support fund to Pakistan action against the NDAA-2017 sent to the Senate, Committee in New York, ' ) subject to action against Haqqani network. the Senate Armed Services fuelling speculation that this " # 2 ( -L*F the Haqqani network like NDAA 2016, Committee noted that Pakistan was part of his vice presiden- # previous year when it which ends on has been a long-standing strate- tial search. Corker, however, N O passed the National September 30 this gic partner of the US and refuted such reports. Defence Authorisation Act year, makes it believes that the bilateral rela- “We talked more about Washington: Democratic (NDAA)-2017 last week, mandatory for the tionship between the two coun- China, Russia. You know, I will presidential front- runner CC" has however argued in defence secretary to tries will continue to be strong 4('/5 3= tell you what is interesting. I Hillary Clinton has alleged favour of continuing secu- certify that and enduring. met my counterpart last week that Donald Trump could +&E 3 resumptive Republican from China. The fact that he is “bankrupt” America like his Ppresidential nominee challenging some of the status companies as the controver- Donald Trump has said he quo, it is causing these coun- sial presumptive Republican : 522 / ., 4 4 would have no problem asking tries to think a little bit differ- nominee’s economics is a 2>2 the Congress for a declaration ently about the US and I say “recipe” for lower wages, 4 of war against terrorism. that in a positive way,” Corker fewer jobs and more debt. * 3 “It would not bother me at told reporters after meeting “Ask yourself, how could 92 all doing that, we probably Trump. A new poll by anybody lose money running 1 ' 6 5.5 3 in Beijing where many of the should have done that in the Washington Post/ABC News a casino? Really? And that is $ 5 ( country’s top universities first place. This is a war against poll showed Trump is leading not all. I hear every day from ' ' 5($ hina is grappling with big are located. Shandong was sec- 2 90 42, people that are vicious, violent his Democratic presidential families who are afraid of Cincrease in fake and phony ond, with eight fake colleges, that we have no idea who they rival Hillary Clinton, 68, by what a Donald Trump pres- # universities, colleges and while Shanghai has seven. 52= 5 3< # Without Borders charity, said are or where they come from,” four per cent in a hypothetical idency would mean for mil- ,* ) schools whose numbers have Names of institutions are the operation was proceeding Trump, 69, told Fox News when November match up. lions of immigrants living 4 3 gone up to over 400 as they use usually slightly altered ver- reek authorities sent hun- “very smoothly” and without asked if he would support ask- In the NBC News/Wall and working in America,” names of real institutions by sions of the names of real uni- Gdreds of police into the incident. “We hope it will con- ing Congress for a declaration Street Journal poll, Clinton is Clinton, 68, said as she C ! slightly altering them to con- versities and colleges to confuse country’s largest informal tinue like that,” she said. of war to fight terrorism. leading Trump 46-43. But both mocked Trump, 69. PTI " * fuse and dupe prospective stu- prospective students. refugee camp on Tuesday to The camp, which sprang up !'+%( dents, state media reported on Accreditation is usually support the gradual evacuation at an informal pedestrian bor- Tuesday. fabricated or out of date. of the Idomeni site on the der crossing for refugees and / A list of fake universities, According to the website, 66 of Macedonian border. migrants heading north to *2 2, ( colleges and schools was last the 73 bogus colleges were not The left-led government wealthier European nations, week released on sdaxue.Com on the college list published by has pledged that police will not was home to an estimated 8,400 5 5 website that helps students the Ministry of Education use force, and says the opera- people — including hundreds # 3 choose higher educational (MOE), while six used old tion is expected to last about a of children — mostly from ! 2 2*4 ( institutions. names of legal colleges. week to 10 days. Journalists Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. At ( -* It exposed 73 Chinese uni- One used an alternative were blocked from covering its peak, when Macedonia shut / /<( L( # E versities or colleges as unac- name of a Party school in inside the camp its border in March, the camp / 7 / ' M credited diploma mills. Beijing. By about midday 23 buses housed more than 14,000, but ran’s Assembly of Experts 2 0 The website has been pub- These colleges usually woo carrying a total 1,110 people numbers have declined as peo- Ichose another hardline cler- lishing its annual list of fake and swindle high school grad- had left Idomeni, heading to ple began accepting authorities’ ic as its chief on Tuesday, keep- / /( =5 schools since 2013. uates through slick recruit- new refugee camps in northern offers of alternative places to ing the powerful religious body The list pushes the total ment sites, it said. Greece, police said, while earth- stay. In Geneva, UNHCR in ultraconservative hands S President Barack Obama number of phony colleges Xinhua reporters contact- moving machinery was used to spokesman Adrian Edwards despite gains by reformists and Utold communist Vietnam exposed to over 400, state- ed a dozen of them, all sup- clear abandoned tents. No vio- said the evacuation appeared to moderates in February elec- on Tuesday that basic human run Xinhua news agency posedly located in Beijing, but lence was reported. be taking place “calmly,” and the tions. The assembly oversees rights would not jeopardise its reported. none of their phone numbers Vicky Markolefa, a repre- UN refugee agency was send- the work of supreme leader stability, in an impassioned On the list are 23 schools were available. sentative of the Doctors ing more staffers to Idomeni. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and appeal for the one-party state Islamabad: Five Pakistan navy would choose the 76-year-old’s to abandon authoritarianism. officers linked to the ISIS have successor if he dies during its In a sweeping speech, been sentenced to death in a # " " = $ eight-year term. which harked back to the secret military trail for alleged- Its 88 members elected bloody war that defined both ly planning to hijack a Pakistani Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, 89, nations but also looked to the warship to attack one of the US $ )) as chairman, defeating two future, Obama said that ended in 1973. navy’s refuel ships, a media conservatives. The cleric is one “upholding rights is not a threat Obama’s visit has formally report said today. London: A 34-year-old British Muslim mother has been jailed of the few hardliners who to stability”. Vietnam ruthless- reset the relationship between Sub-Lieutenant Hammad for two and a half years by a UK court for lying to authorities secured re-election in the ly cracks down on protests, jails the former foes with the lifting Ahmed and four other naval and trying to take her children, including an 11-month-old baby,to February vote that saw a land- dissidents, bans trade unions of a US arms embargo. Trade officers have been sentenced be raised in Islamic State-held territory in Syria. slide for reformist and moder- and controls local media. has dominated the trip, with after being convicted by a Navy Muslim convert Lorna Moore was found guilty of failing to ates in the capital and big But the US leader said bol- multi-billion-dollar deals tribunal for their involvement tell authorities her husband Sajid Aslam, 34, was about to leave gains elsewhere. stering rights “actually rein- unveiled, as well as further in the September 6, 2014 attack for Syria to join Islamic State (ISIS), Old Bailey court in London The hardliner also chairs forces stability and is the foun- endorsement by both sides of on Karachi Naval Dockyard. ruled on Monday. the Guardian Council, the body dation of progress”, in his the planned Trans-Pacific “The five were charged She was also found guilty of plans to take her three young which vets all candidates for speech to a packed auditorium Partnership (TPP). with having links with the mil- children to the war zone, including an 11-month-old baby. “One public office in Iran and has a including Communist Party Immediately after his itant ISIS group, mutiny, hatch- of the troubling things about you is your facility for telling lies,” veto over all legislation. officials. The visit is Obama’s speech, Obama flew to ing a conspiracy and carrying Judge Charles Wide said in his ruling, adding that she had told The council sparked con- first to the country and the Vietnam’s boisterous southern weapons in the dockyard,” “lie after lie”. Moore was convicted alongside 28-year-old troversy in February’s election third by a sitting president commercial hub Ho Chi Minh Hammad’s father Retired Major Ayman Shaukat, who was found guilty of preparing terrorist acts by disqualifying thousands of since the end of the Vietnam City, where he will meet tech- Saeed Ahmed told the Dawn by helping Aslam and Muslim convert 22-year-old Alex Nash hopefuls, most of them War in 1975. Direct US startup entrepreneurs later on newspaper. on their way to ISIS territory. PTI reformists. involvement in the conflict Tuesday. PTI &%! #!%+ ,%+ -./-012 +5 H9 " -" 6 & * L L 9 8291 (( ( ( : ((; # ( ! / 6 ( :6(; 5 55 3 3 ! . @ *" " " ! 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For example, an different game genres, as well know Management Studies under the Within the Indian Media and and is on its way to become one of the animator will need to be comfortable what makes each genre unique and aegis of the School of Entertainment (M&E) industry, gam- fastest growing employment sector in with the animation tool-set in Maya fun. They also need to have strong Management and ing has created a significant niche for the coming years. It could be the best or Max while a 3D artist will need to written and verbal communication Entrepreneurship is also open Communications Engineering, itself and is on the cusp of a strong time to taking up game development have an understanding of tools for 1 skills, as well as knowledge/exposure for intakes and is uniquely and MTech in Computer phase of growth driven by rising digi- as a serious career. A host of top inter- creating polygonal models in software to product design. 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Scholarship given to data network and connectivity like 3G along with general management posi- by a training programme at a spe- game artists and also accepts talent- one regularly updates oneself with School of Humanities and meritorious students and reser- and now 4G and a youthful popula- tions. Game Art creation is an evolved cialised training institute. InGame, ed non-BFA degree holders. state of the art developments in the Social Sciences: Inter-discipli- vation as notified by Haryana tion which is a quick convert to tech- field of art involving various spe- the training programme run by Game design is a structured dis- field frequently. nary courses across English, State Technical Education nology advancements, have all aided cialised workflows and developing a Lakshya, for example, provides hands cipline and each functional area has 3 H:* 6 History, Sociology, Economics, Society. The selection procedure Art Design and Performing is based on entrance exams, Arts, Communications and group discussion and personal Education etc. interview. The last date for sub- '1Q0 / , (2* 0 2 4 School of Natural Sciences: mission of application is July 30 Research-based programmes in 2016. n a bid to support the Skill India and Sarva ambridge International Examinations has year we extended the series to include some popular Chemistry, Mathematics, Life IShiksha Abhiyan movements, Cannounced the results of its second March exam Cambridge International AS & A Level subjects – Sciences and Physics etc. aisectmoocs.com has been launched as India’s series for students in India. This year, for the first time, specifically to help our Cambridge learners bridge the School of Engineering: It The Manav Rachna largest free online open learning platform. This nine popular Cambridge International AS & A Level gap between the international board examinations and he Hello Health Services Pvt Ltd, includes courses like Chemical Educational Institutions (MREI) Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) portal, subjects were introduced to the March series, along- the application cycles for Indian universities.” Tone of the largest multi-discipli- Engineering, Civil Engineering, invites applications for admis- launched by the Bhopal-based education group side a range of Cambridge IGCSE subjects. Students also showed an increasing interest in sub- nary healthcare organisations in Computer Science and sion to its undergraduate AISECT, will offer over 2,000 courses includ- STEM subjects such as mathematics, physics and jects such as Environmental Management and Global India, in collaboration with Health Engineering, Electrical and Engineering programmes. The ing school courses, skill courses and higher edu- chemistry made it to the list of the top five subject Perspectives which provide them with an opportunity Careers, a leading Australian health- Electronics Engineering, applications are being invited cation courses. All courses on aisectmoocs.com entries in both Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge to cultivate the critical thinking, research, commu- care education provider, has come up Electronics and under the banner of MREI for will be free of cost. International A Level examinations. English and Hindi nication and collaboration skills. with training programmes to provide Communication Engineering, two of its flagship institutions — For this initiative, AISECT has partnered were also in the list of the top five subjects. The entries for the March exam series in 2016 have international standard nursing and and Mechanical Engineering. Manav Rachna International with Ireland-based Alison, which is the glob- Ruchira Ghosh, regional director South Asia, more than doubled to 26,000 compared to 11,000 healthcare specific training for peo- Shiv Nadar University has University and Manav Rachna al leader in free online certified skills train- Cambridge International Exams, said: “Since we intro- entries in 2015. The series caters specifically to Indian ple in rural areas, in local lan- earmarked a scholarship fund of University. The last date for ing for the workplace with seven million reg- duced a March series of exams in India last year, students applying for places at Indian colleges and uni- guages, and using the latest tech- 35 crore for its undergraduate receiving applications for the istered learners and 800,000 graduates world- entries have more than doubled. We are delighted to versities by releasing results in time for the applica- nology. students. Scholarships at the Engineering programmes is 15 wide. All 750 plus diploma and certificate level see such an enthusiastic response from schools. This tion May deadlines. The partnership aims to raise the university cover full or partial June, 2016. Alison courses will be offered through the level of skills and capability of educational and living expens- A number of new pro- AISECT MOOC portal. Additionally, AISECT healthcare staff as they take up es for the entire duration of the grammes and specialisations will offer courses on school curriculum as well he Honda Motorcycle and opportunities to become part the undergraduate programme. The are being launched in 2016 for as courses on higher education subjects. TScooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) in Hello Health team as the company last date of receiving application which the admission process is Initially, the course curriculum will be avail- association with Delhi Traffic Police expands further into rural areas of forms for undergraduate pro- already in progress. MRIU has able in English and Hindi but more regional inaugurated the Road Safety Summer tered for the Road Safety Summer trained on Honda Riding Trainer (a India, and also enable highly skilled grammes is May 31, 2016, and a tie-up with IBM and is offer- language content will be added to the MOOC Camp 2016 in Delhi. It was inaugu- Camp. The Road safety Summer virtual riding simulator which helps healthcare professionals to take up the last date to appear for ing BTech (four-year) Computer platform over the next few months. rated by Alok Kumar Verma, Camp which has started today will people above 13 years of age to expe- global opportunities. Their training SNUSAT and APT test is June Science and Engineering pro- Aisectmoocs.com offers a range of short- Commissioner of Police, Delhi and continue till June 10, 2016. Honda’s rience over 100 possible dangers on programmes will be available at 9, 2016. For more information, gramme with three new spe- term courses in areas like digital literacy and Yadvinder Singh Guleria, senior Road Safety Camp will have an road before actual riding on road). Hello Health training centres and log on to www.snu.edu.in. cialisations ie Mainframe IT skills, health literacy, financial and eco- vice-president, sales and marketing, assortment of theoretical and prac- Children in the age group of 9 to 12 virtual classrooms in Sant Kabir Technology, Open Source nomic literacy, languages, personal develop- HMSI in the presence of eminent tical experiences for children. The years will be trained on Honda’s CRF Nagar, UP in the first instance, and * Software and Open Standards as ment and soft skills, business and enterprise dignitaries. specially designed fun engagements 50 model, specially imported from expand to more than 17 rural cen- The KIIT College of also Graphics and Gaming skills, beauty and wellness, retail, electronics, The camp aims at imparting key like Road Sign Intelligence Game, Japan to help them understand the tres by this year. Students will have Engineering, Gurgaon, invites Technology. Moreover, BTech in etc. The duration of the courses ranges from learnings of road safety and appeal- painting and traffic quiz contests will importance of safety riding. access to learning resources and lead- application for its engineering Electrical Engineering with spe- three hours to six months and students get an ing to the consciousness of young make the younger ones aware on At the end of the camp, students ing educators from around the courses BTech with specialisa- cialisation in Power Electronics online certificate on successful completion of school children. More than 1,000 basics of road safety. will also be awarded with a certifi- world as they open new horizons in tion in Computer Science in association with SU-KAM is the course. young aspirants have already regis- High school students will be cate of completion. the health care sector in India. Engineering, Electronics and also a new entrant in the field. the second position in Humanities. “If 0 (1 10 10 excellence in academics is the hallmark ' of any good institution then the Class he 2015-16 batch of students of XII result of our school proved without he students of CRPF Public School, Rohini, he Usha International Limited, in collab- Beginners. These daily, two-hour sessions will TFather Agnel School, Noida, an iota of doubt that Father Agnel Thave done exceedingly well in Class XII Toration with the Junior Training cover all aspects of the game including long notched up a brilliant performance in School, Noida has done it once again. CBSE Board exam results. Ashish Ranjan Programme (JTP) of the Delhi Golf Club, is drive, putting, chipping, bunker and pitching the CBSE Class XII exam declared on Wish them a great success in their (Science stream) and Simran Walia running junior golf training for the age as well as the rules and etiquette. Each camp Saturday. While Mononito Goswami of future endeavours,” Father Carvahallo, (Humanities) topped the exam with 97.2 per groups of eight to 15 years at Delhi Golf Club, will conclude with a prize distribution award- Science stream is the topper of the director of the school, said. cent aggregate marks followed by Muskan Joon Dr Zakir Hussain Marg, New Delhi till June ed as per the age and ability across all disci- school securing 95.2 per cent followed Kalka Public School, Alaknanda in (Commerce) with 96.6 per cent, Muskaan 24, 2016. The 30th edition of JTP is divided plines. by Shipla John at 94.6 per cent, South Delhi too came out with brilliant Kansal (Science) and Akash Tiwari (Science) into four camps (of 10 day duration) starting Speaking about the event, Komal Mehra, Shreshtha Singh topped the Commerce Class XII results. Mayank Mishra, who with 96.0 per cent. Some of the students who May 26, June 5, and June 15 respectively. events head, Usha International Limited said: with 94.4 per cent and Shambhavi Dutta is the son of a senior railway person- scored 100 marks includes Aditya Pal and Under the guidance of A-category coaches, “We are strongly committed to the develop- bagged the top honors in the nel, obtained 443 out of 500 in the Simran Walia in Psychology, Ashish Ranjan in Vikram Sethi, Nonita Lal Qureshi, Jasjit ment of sports in the country and have been Humanities securing 95.2 per cent. Commerce including 96/100 in Chemistry and Computer Science and Akash Singh and Ajay Gupta, every participating a major supporter of golf. As we continue to According to the school, Bhavesh ! % ! ! Accountancy and principal Dr Anju Tiwari in Biotechnology. The principal Nidhi child will be trained on the basics of the sport. partner with junior training for golf with DGC Agarwal who scored 91.8 per cent stood " + # Mehrotra wished him a great success in Chaudhary has congratulated students and As per their ability and knowledge about the for a decade now, we want more and more second in the Commerce while Shriya $ " the corporate world which he wishes to entire school staff for this splendid success. game, camps are divided into three levels of juniors to take up this training at the learn- Rai with a score of 95 per cent was at ;/08 join after doing his MBA. ability — Advanced, Intermediate and ing stages of their life.” &%! #!%+ ,%+ -./-012 +? Q ,, 0 0++ $( ,* 0 R = 5#( (7/=<( +( 2/(<5 62 . ( CD-* 3 '( 3 ( ?(2(> Tell us about the present scenario of ", . publishing industry in India? A career in publishing industry has a lot of scope in today’s time, especially ccording to RL Trikha, director, FIITJEE, in the education sector. We have a lot of Alast year the cut-offs had to be lowered publishers in India in a niche segment as since most of questions were with negative well as service provider sector. Foreign marks in both papers. “Numerical based companies are collaborating with Indian questions (subjective in nature) only had no publishing houses for the printing and negative marks. There was not even a single distribution of their books, novels, etc. question with only one correct choice. Both Do you also conduct workshops on papers had combined 18 questions with one how to publish your own book, start a or more correct with 50 per cent negative publishing house and make a career in marks. Even paragraph based questions in publishing industry? paper II had 50 per cent negative marks. Paper We did that abroad. In July, we are I had two matrix-match type questions with going to conduct various workshops for ! !! ++ each of four rows having one or more correct training and skill development with the ! !=% answers carrying 50 per cent negative marks. nodal agency of Malaysia. Unfortunately, This year, paper I had five Multiple in India, such forums do not exist under learning, Science and Mathematics edu- Choice Questions (MCQs) with single option the Government’s nodal agencies. I have cational kits for the laboratories. correct. Eight questions of one or more cor- seen some new training come up. We do We have partnered with Intel and rect type with 50 per cent negative marks with training for the election commission Microsoft for providing content. Netra, a difference that there is scope of partial marks employees. Government has to take our augmented reality free app, is gain- if no incorrect option is darkened. For each & more initiative. We can only do it in a ing popularity. We sell copyright and correct option there is one mark awarded. Five (A1 0 small way through the Federation of export books. We have also started the- numerical based questions carry no negative * L +$ Indian Publishers which gives us candi- atre in education to make teaching and marks. 8 F 5@ dates to train free of cost. learning more interesting. We have This year, even in paper II, each subject he format of the JEE (Advanced) Organic Chemistry, six from Inorganic How are start-ups doing in the pub- launched our e-commerce site for pur- had six single correct Multiple Choice Tpaper I was more or less like the 2015 Chemistry and seven from Physical lishing industry? chasing books. Questions (plus 3, minus 1); eight questions 8 F "? @ paper. It contained single answer correct Chemistry. It would be difficult to score There are many start-up companies How has been the response of MBD multiple choice that had one or more correct "$+@ MCQs, multiple answer correct type 80 per cent in the Chemistry paper. that have been launched in the past 10 Disha for teacher’s training? with marking similar to paper I and two para- MCQs and integer answer MCQs. Two In Mathematics, the paper was typ- years. We would like to boost some We have done that in collaboration graphs with two questions each with marking key changes were there. First, the par- ically tough. There were about four-five promising start-up firms in this indus- with Imagine Education (UK). The way scheme (plus3, 0) — no negative marking. ing problems, should have no difficulty in tial marking for multiple answer correct questions which had lengthy solutions. try through collaboration and investment they do teacher training is different from Hence, this year cut-offs are expected to cracking the papers. There are one or two was brought back. Second, the paper was Scores wouldn’t be high. — start-ups which are promoting digi- India and thus we are adopting new mod- be normal — 10 per cent per subject and 35 questions in each subject which are more logical than calculative. In Physics, overall paper was the tisation in the publishing industry, soft- ules for training teachers in various fields. per cent overall as against seven per cent per tricky/lengthy or require assumptions to be In Chemistry, overall difficulty easiest. All questions were standard and wares etc. I’m looking for more path We have been teaching teachers for a long subject & 24.5 per cent overall in 2015. able to effectively use data given. Thirty per level was moderate. There were at least clear. Average expected score is between breaking ideas on online platform. time and but never thought it will “Students who have been regular and have cent questions were easy, 48 per cent were four questions which were not easy and 40-60 per cent. How is the waste management indus- become such a huge industry and developed deep conceptual understanding & moderate and only 22 per cent were difficult,” could easily be misinterpreted by the stu- " try working to recycle the papers ? Government will take up such initiatives. analytical abilities by constant practice of solv- Trikha says. dents. There were five questions from " H We have a large unit for recycling So far we have trained around 30,000- paper or book sized stationary, but the 42,000 teachers. industry wants white wood paper. With You are also providing skill develop- G E response and zero in all other cases. recycled paper, there is issue of colour dif- ment and vocational courses... The booklet had 36 printed pages and 54 2 Maximum marks for this section was 12. ferences and raw material being expen- It offers residential training and questions in total. sive. Children don’t want to write on non-residential training courses and There were three parts of paper I. Marks / paper which is dull. Education industry books in the field of printing, web for each subject was 62. zero to nine both inclusive. The marking Section I had six questions with four They found the overall level of paper mod- doesn’t recycle as much as it should. designing, editorial services to IT, ITES In each part there were three sections. scheme was plus 3 for the correct response options in which only one of the options was erate but not easy. In order of difficulty level, There are a few units in India that are and Hospitality, with the aim of bridg- Section I had five questions with four and zero for others. Maximum marks was 15. correct. Marking scheme in this section is plus Chemistry was reported toughest followed by producing recycled materials. However, ing the gap between the supply and options in which only one of the options were 3 for correct response, zero for no response Maths and then Physics. India is not inclined towards it right now. demand of skilled manpower. We are correct. Marking scheme in this section is plus / and minus 1 for all other cases. Maximum No mistakes reported till now as complete Tell us about the educational services working on various Government projects 3 for correct, zero for no response and minus They found the overall level of paper mod- marks for this section was 18. paper is yet to be analysed. provided by MBD Group? across India like Udaan to train and pro- 1 for others. Maximum marks for this sec- erate but not easy. In order of difficulty level, Section II had eight questions with four From textbooks for all grades, all vide jobs to 5,000 students in J&K. The tion was 15. Maths was reported toughest followed by options in which one or more than one of the C *" ! subjects, all major boards in India and for endeavour is to train about a million by Section II had eight questions with four Chemistry and then Physics. options were correct. Marking scheme in this Both papers were balanced and of moderate all major languages in India, activity 2020. There have been talks to incorpo- options in which one or more than one of the No mistakes reported till now as complete section is plus 4 for correct response, partial level unlike last year. books, workbooks to teaching manuals, rate vocational courses at school level in options were correct. Marking scheme in this paper is yet to be analysed. marks if an option was correct provided no There were no Matrix Match Type ques- teachers’ and students’ resources, refer- a big way. section is plus 4 for correct, partial marks if incorrect options were marked, zero for no tions this year ence books and State board syllabus, we What else is there in the pipeline? an option was correct provided no incorrect G E response and minus 2 for all other cases. Both paper I and II were of equal marks offer a wide range of services covering We’ll be doing e-learning wherever options were marked, zero for no response The booklet had 36 printed pages and 54 Maximum marks for this section was 32. The coverage of questions from Class XII every platform. Adding to that basket is required and adapt and make it available and minus 2 for others. Maximum marks for questions in total. Section III had two paragraphs with two versus Class XI was 60:40. E-learning (online and offline), M- worldwide. We are going to launch ver- this section was 32. There are three parts of paper II. Marks for questions. Each question had four options out learning, language education apps, assess- sion three of E’cademy, an e-learning plat- Section III had five questions with cor- each subject was 62. of which only one option was correct. The ) = ment engine, Enterprise Resource form for schools, whose contents will be rect response being a single digit integer from In each part, there were three sections. making scheme was plus 3 for the correct 77 $ O ! B ' @ ' R T (12:1& ! ? ! 5 T ' 7 O > ( 5 2 > ? < 5 ? / / ( @ O # ! ( O T @ !! ! 4 ' ' < O # !! "" ' ( 5 # @@ 4 ! 12 33/14 . " " Application Ambience Malls, Gurgaon creative thinking while offer- IMT Ghaziabad’s Centre The seven parameters determinants. deadline: The applica- and Vasant Kunj, are organis- ing them and their families a for Distance Learning (IMT included — quality of study Speaking on this achieve- tion deadline is July 13, ing the third edition of edu- great time. CDL) has been ranked No 1 material, faculty and ment, Dr SR Musanna, Dean 2016. tainment festival —We Love Activities include basket- in the Distance Education resources, examination and (Academics) said: “This rank- Summer 2016 Kids Carnival ball and football workshops, National Ranking Survey result process, interaction ing underlines our commit- IMT School for The Indian Council of till June 5, 2016. The festival kids robots activities, puppet 2015-16. The survey, con- with students/alumni, online ment to offer an exceptional Advanced Studies Lucca is Agricultural Research will see non-stop fun and workshop, paintball, bakery ducted by DNA and Daksha material, lear- academic experience for stu- providing 34 PhD scholar- (ICAR) is offering 30 Netaji learning with an array of care- classes, theatre workshops, Skill Development Pvt Ltd for ning and information, teach- dents. This recognition ships for the academic year Subhas-ICAR international 5 fully designed activities for music and dance classes, ice PG programmes, evaluated ing/mentoring and interac- affirms that commitment and 2016-2017. These positions fellowships for 2016-2017. varied interests. The carnival skating, zumba-kickboxing, distance education institutes tion/response. Student and demonstrates the value of an are available to candidates These are available for pursu- / intends to expand children’s meditation through music. on seven key parameters. employer satisfaction are also IMT CDL qualification.” without regard to nationality, ing a doctoral degree in agri- age, gender or religion for the culture and allied sciences at E programme starting in the recognised agricultural / "" / November 2016. universities/institutions in + 123%,+ &055#5': Eligibility: Applicants India and abroad. &5, $&$0 L *'0<5, The Management bouring countries. Students Creation Infoways Pvt Ltd, end to end web solutions to country with our state-of-the- must meet these criteria: Eligibility: Applicants '#+0 Education & Research Institute from neighbouring countries a fast growing single source start-ups to help them drive art solutions as well as a high- Proficiency in English is com- must have: Master’s degree in 2 collaborated with Unity will also visit India. internet and related service operational efficiency as well ly experienced and proficient pulsory. No knowledge of agriculture/allied sciences + ! ,5 '- ': International Foundation to Unity International provider, has announced its as inflate their customer base. team. With youths forming the Italian is required. A univer- with an Overall Grade Point #+0&- '#+0 give its international business Foundation has been able to support to the Prime Further more, Creation majority population, the sity degree of at least four Average 6.60 out of 10.0 or 6 ' : ; students a chance to meet del- mark its presence across bor- Minister’s initiative — Start Up Infoways has also decided to potential in online and mobile years or equivalent. For for- 65% marks or equivalent will + ',& ,#+ 1'+, egates, ambassadors and other ders as an platform delivering India, Stand Up India — fol- provide high potential start- space for start-ups is immense eign degrees, eligibility will be be the eligibility requirement #+0&- &055#50 7 delegation of neighbouring international harmony and lowing which it will help ups with financial support to and Creation Infoways will assessed by the PhD Selection for the NS-ICAR IFs. Fresh '#+0 2 3 countries like China, Bhutan, peace. The association is glob- potential start-ups with tech- spur the growth of entrepre- strive to help them tap these Committee. Applicants candidates should not be more Nepal and others. The basic ally appreciated for its valuable nical as well as financial sup- neurship in the country. booming opportunities, Satya obtaining their degree by no than 35 years of age on the last T aim of this collaboration is to attempts in lessening the port. “We are committed to Satapathy, director, Creation later than October 30, 2016 date prescribed for receipt of +,3 ': ,&,-1&5 foster international relations movement of youth towards The company will offer help young businesses in the Infoways said. can also apply. applications. The upper age &055#5 2 '#+0 between India and neigh- terrorism and drugs. How to apply: limit for in-service candidates < T 5 Applications for the PhD pro- will be 40 years on the last date + ,%#&5,, '- ': ! gramme can only be submit- for receipt of applications. #+0&- " ted electronically. Applicants The notification for the fel- '#+0 ' must fill out the online appli- lowship will contain the Baidu’s India office has chance to intern at Baidu’s New In an attempt to translate handling. editing, scripting, cation form (registration detailed eligibility require- announced its participation Delhi office, and visit the com- into reality the Ryan vision as anchoring and recording. required), providing person- ments. The council will iden- in Baidu Inc’s first pany headquarters in Beijing. envisaged by chairman Ryan They got the opportuni- al data and attaching the tify and announce the prior- International University Speaking at the event, Group of Institutions, Dr ty to make their own news required documents. Basic ity areas of research and the Marketing Competition. The Zhang Gao, general manager Augustine F Pinto, and man- bulletin along with adver- instructions for the submis- list of institutions — for competition, which aims to of Baidu’s Educational Business aging director Grace Pinto, tisements. They also had the sion procedure will be pro- admission, one year in empower the next generation Unit said: “The Internet is the students of Ryan privilege to interact with vided after registration. advance. of marketers, will be open to changing the world quickly, International School, Vasant many child artists. On ter- Admission to the programme How to apply: Two hard university students in India, and there’s a huge need for dig- Kunj attended a summer mination of the course all par- is competitive on an interna- copies by post and one soft China and Indonesia. ital marketing talent. The com- course in journalism — ticipants received the title of tional level, with evaluation copy on-line should be sub- The India portion of the petition is a platform for stu- Beyond Breaking News at Young Journalist. The Ryan mainly focusing on past aca- mitted. campaign will encourage local dents to put their best foot for- Ryan International School, Group of Institutions, once demic performance (grades) Application deadline: university students to create ward and showcase their cre- Malad in Mumbai. again guided students towards and scientific relevance to the The application deadline is short marketing videos for a ative ideas.” Students learnt camera a new path of excellence. selected curricula. June 30, 2016. &%! #!%+ ,%+ -./-012 meter @ A B C A : 9 D : 9 0 *4. 2 ,BF ' O G-! ), 3 -JL < # 6 6 3(71<1 board FIGURATIVELY wayne Smith hammered 73 off 41 balls to help Gujarat Lions recov- &# Der from a disastrous start and post <#6 C, ) ' -J F-F 158 all out against Royal Challengers 3 7 < :< # 6 ; Bangalore in Qualifier 1 of the Indian < -G Premier League here on Tuesday. : -G *JL CDDF 57 Smith hammered six sixes in his :' / ; whirlwind knock and shared an 85-run 3 ) -J *D, < 3 stand with Dinesh Karthik (26 off 30) after :< # 6 ; K Lions lost their top three batsmen for nine : 57 runs. 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ASTANA (KAZAKHSTAN): $ ( ! &"!(I 6% 4 2 7/5 ' 7 :J); 5 wo-time champions Kolkata (56( 4K 4 4 2 7/5 TKnight Riders would look to # assert their supremacy while @ ' ssured of his skill set, rookie off- Sunrisers Hyderabad will have K ( < ,!D Aspinner Jayant Yadav (in pic), revenge on mind when the two 5 who is set for his maiden India tour teams clash in the IPL Eliminator, @ < of Zimbabwe next month, said he here on Wednesday. = J- *D )J would never attempt to bowl a Both Sunrisers and KKR fin- "doosra" in his career since it cannot ished their league engagements on " ## $%# & be done without a bit of elbow kink. 16 points each but the Gautam MUNICH: 5 ( "I have never bowled a doos- Gambhir-led side ended fourth 7 3 ra in my life and will never bowl behind Sunrisers due to inferior @ K , one. I believe doosra can't be net run rate. 5''$ <B 4 # bowled without a bit of kink. My But going into Wednesday’s ( 7 stock ball is the off-spinner and game, KKR have psychological = that's my strength. I am working on advantage over the Sunrisers hav- ' # JLC my carrom ball but to be honest, I ing beaten them on both the occa- @ have not reached a stage where I sions during the league stage. -J -) 5 can use it at a big platform like IPL KKR spanked Sunrisres by @ or international matches," the 26- eight wickets in their first meet- JL, 5 year-old, who has 110 first-class in awe of him. I simply could not ing this season and came out vic- /7: &7 1(12&7/ Live on Sony Six HEAD wickets from 40 matches, said. speak as it was like standing in torious by 22 runs in a must-win TO For Jayant, playing first-class front of Rahul Dravid. Then as I match last Sunday to qualify for " * 7 2 2 C) HEAD % #' ()* + matches at the seamer-friendly interacted, I was amazed at his the play-offs. 6 2 2 F 6 < # 6 VADODARA : 6 ' K E ( 1!-* 4 A @ Bansi Lal Stadium in Lahli is a homework. Going by records too, KKR 7 5 * J 3 77 ! / challenge as he has had to fight for "That was evident in IPL where enjoy edge having won the tour- 6 + Q5 ) * a place in the state team with Amit in each of the five matches I had nament twice in the past — 2012 $HH*7 CG = 6 6 ' / L 7 3 7 J 4 2 '2(? LEDD *0 . * Mishra and Yuzvendra Chahal. the same role and it was a specif- and 2014 — and finishing in the "I think it has made me ic one. I was told that I will have Play-offs in 2011. 6 < ' L @ 6 # ( tougher that we play at Lahli, to bowl in Powerplays. Rahul bhai Sunrsiers, on the other hand, 6 + Q5 * < >5=1' 5 3 ' ( which is known for its seamer- believes that in match situations, managed to secure a play-off 6 < ' C 7 < # 6 & <+ + + 5 . ' # friendly tracks. Also when Mishy every player is his own coach and berth in 2013 and would be gun- F < :-G*BC; ' bhai (Amit Mishra) is around, he needs to learn to think out of the ning for glory this time around. / :-GCB); , $% # - 7 5 * 7 3 7 * NEW DELHI: 5 = is obviously the first choice spin- box," said Jayant, who is employed Wednesday’s match will also give ner. If we play a second spinner, the with Chemplast and plays in Sunrsiers an opportunity to 6 ' / CC ' fight is between myself and Yuzi TNCA league for the renowned avenge their defeats to KKR. *! 6 3 7 J &,(( + + (Yuzvendra Chahal)," Jayant said. Chennai club side. KKR have been led from the < :-)-B*; ' < 3 In fact, for him it was a deci- Talk about his favourite off- front by Gautam Gambhir, who 7 < # 6 6 5 LJ / :-GFBL; CC K + < ( ( sion by Haryana CA supremo and spinners, he names Ravichandran would be desperate to prove a GJ 6 < ' BCCI treasurer Aniruddh Ashwin and Graeme Swann. point to the national selectors 7 ++< L G * JC ! -G = 3 Chaudhary that proved to be the "Swann had such amazing drift after being ignored for the tour of 6 5 ) 7 2 2 ) turning point. in his deliveries while Ashwin is a Zimbabwe and West Indies JD 6 3 7 -D 57 < 3 + "It was my Ranji Trophy debut master of variations. As a bowler, despite scoring consistently in the 6 + Q5 ) in 2011 against Gujarat in Surat. it is necessary to have variations ongoing IPL. 6 + Q5 J < 2 4 -G We were fighting to save relegation. when one aspires to play at the Gambhir is the leading scor- 7 < ' 7 2 2 * Mishy bhai and Chahal were sup- highest level." er for KKR with 473 runs from 14 ,G 57 > " . / posed to play and Aniruddh sir Yadav believes that coming games with five half-centuries. His 7 + + < CC 6 < # 6 +K )L -G NEW DELHI: 5 ( 7 said that I should be played. It was through the age-group ranks has opening partner Robin Uthappa -J a match that could have been helped him go through a steady (383 runs) and Yusuf Pathan 1' = = make or break for me and he progress. (359) too shone with the bat but # # = . (Chaudhary) had belief in my "I have played for Haryana in they too were being ignored for recovered from his injury. Kuldeep Yadav sizzled with three Just like Gambhir, David -* -F $ G* (T abilities. I got six wickets in the all age-groups. Right from U-15, national call-up. The big-hitting Jamaican all- and two wickets respectively to Warner has been inspirational for 6 7 J* game and we saved relegation," said U-17, U-19, U-22 and then the But KKR's young batsman rounder, who has two man-of- script the win against Sunrisers in Sunrsiers as captain. The !*D Jayant, who is waiting to have an state side followed by IPL and India Manish Pandey, who has scored the-match performances this sea- their last game. Australian is the second highest 4 3 < 1' = interaction with Mahendra Singh A. It's been a gradual progression. 212 runs from 11 games so far, has son, missed their last two games Sunrisers, on the other hand, run getter in the tournament, ( 7 Dhoni as he has never spoken to In fact, at U-15, it was Yuzvendra, been picked up for the because of a leg injury and KKR did not have the best of outing in amassing 658 runs from 14 games. the Indian captain. who was our captain." Zimababwe tour and would be would pray for his recovery ahead their last two games. The Warner's opening partner 7 6 = The next big turn came when While he hails from Gurgaon, eager to justify his selection with of the do-or-die clash. Hyderabad outfit's confidence may Shikhar Dhawan has also found # 3( # he got to interact with Rahul Dravid Jayant lives with his parents in the another fine outing with the bat. Just when it seemed KKR is have taken a dent due to defeats his mojo back after a slow start during last year's India A stint. Air India quarters at South Delhi's It also remains to be seen getting no more success from his against Delhi Daredevils and KKR and has scored 463 runs with an -&$0 "For the first two days, I was Vasant Vihar area. whether KKR's Andre Russell has spinners, Sunil Narine and young in their previous two matches. unbeaten 82 being his highest. &%! #!%+ ,%+ -./-012 +B '"$%""*P *H%" ME (**::="** " H$:$M:( ( #/ ' < o, after $375 million in transfers, two seasons of often Smind-numbing football, one trophy and countless references to his "process" and "philosophy," Louis van Gaal is no longer manager of Manchester United. So how will Van Gaal be remembered? Here's a look at Van Gaal's legacy at United: C* C Van Gaal will forever be known as the man who oversaw an outlay of $375 million on new signings over two seasons without ostensibly improving his squad. Expensive signings like Angel Di Maria ($99 mil- lion), Memphis Depay ($48 million), Morgan Schneiderlin ($39 million) and Bastian Schweinsteiger ($23 million) have disappointed or failed to adapt to Van Gaal's rigid system. Di Maria is a genuine world- class player who was a star at Real Madrid and has gone on to be a key player at Paris Saint-Germain. How he was wasted by Van Gaal. Despite Van Gaal's heavy spending, he managed to 4 ? 98" * ' leave himself an unbalanced squad lacking in strikers % P & ( P L and creative attacking midfielders. Daley Blind has =::!E < ! ' % "# played as an emergency center back for most the sea- son and he cannot settle on regular fullbacks. since Ferguson retired. 1 Van Gaal arrived with his reputa- ""/ "" )6C /7/7&/ /1: tion on a high after leading the Dutch United's end-of-season scoring stats make grim to a third-place finish at the 2014 World reading for Van Gaal. The 49 goals netted in the league > HIGHS: United was top of the league this sea- win over Club Bruges in the Cup in Brazil. He spoke of implement- is United's lowest return in Premier League history, and WINNING THE FA CUP son. A commanding 3-0 win against Champions League playoff in August, ing his "philosophy" at Old Trafford, never previously has the team failed to score in 10 games 3 K "Now I have won the cup in four Sunderland last September saw United with new signing Memphis Depay which ended up translating as long peri- countries," a grinning Van Gaal said climb the summit for the first time in demonstrating his full range of skills ods of possession and a pressing game after the 2-1 extra-time win over two years. and Wayne Rooney scoring a hat trick without the ball. He achieved his first M Crystal Palace on Saturday. "Not "It is a very nice feeling, being in the second leg. aim of qualifying United for the many managers can say that" top," Van Gaal said. "It is not so easy Champions League at the end of his first It didn't count for much in the to keep that." And that was as good BEATING LIVERPOOL, CITY season, after the club had spent a year end - within an hour of the final whis- as it got for United in the Premier If one match under Van Gaal out of Europe's top competition. tle, it was being widely reported that League under the Dutchman. cements itself fondly in the memories United even led the Premier League Van Gaal would soon be out of a job of United supporters, it is the 2-1 vic- in the early part of this season, but the — but the victory at Wembley UCL RETURN tory against fierce rival Liverpool at squad always looked unbalanced — Stadium at least gave him something A fourth-place finish in the 2014- Anfield in March 2015. A 4-2 come- short of strikers and real speed in mid- ( #/ ' < tangible to take from his reign. It got 15 season saw United return to the back victory against crosstown rival field — and there were reports of United back among the trophies after Champions League after a one-year Manchester City the following month senior players being unhappy with Van eplacing Alex Ferguson is proving a three-year gap and gave the club a absence. United was back where it saw a rare attacking demonstration Gaal's restrictive style of play. United harder than Manchester United record-equaling 12th FA Cup title. belongs — among Europe's elite. from Van Gaal's side and he leaves hav- drew 0-0 in five out of nine games in a Rcould ever have imagined. United And everything pointed to a suc- ing lost just one of four Manchester der- spell between late October and early is looking for its third manager since TOP OF THE LEAGUE cessful season in 2015-16 when bies. He also won all four league December and a soundtrack of "Attack, * ' % : "# Ferguson's trophy-laden 26-year dynasty It seems a while ago now, but United surged to an easy two-legged matches against Liverpool. attack, attack" was the backdrop of many ended in 2013 after firing Louis van Gaal games at Old Trafford as supporters in one campaign. on Monday following months of uncer- became disgruntled. Meanwhile, United went into halftime drawing 0- tainty around his position. LOWS: losing 3-2 to Wolfsburg on Dec. 8 in "It is not always the club that has Van Gaal's position started to look 0 in 24 of its games this season. And its players played Jose Mourinho is set to take over at a match United headed into knowing to fire (me)," Van Gaal said. perilous after United was eliminat- more backward passes than any other team in the Old Trafford as the latest coach attempt- MISSING OUT ON UCL victory was essential. "Sometimes I do that by myself." ed from the Champions League in Premier League. ing to revive the fortunes of England's A failure to guide United into next When United was pitted in a He had walked out of a news con- December, and the team was win- biggest club. season's Champions League badly group with PSV Eindhoven, Wolfsburg ference after four minutes, 58 seconds less in eight games between Nov It was beyond David Moyes, who damaged Van Gaal's stock. A finish in and CSKA Moscow, the draw was in the build-up to the Stoke match, 25 and Jan 2 Van Gaal raised the Some would say his tactics were a demonstration of lasted 10 months as Ferguson's hand- the top four, coupled with winning the viewed as favorable for Van Gaal. But after speaking of his frustration at Jose prospect of quitting during "total football" long favored by the Dutch. Many more picked successor, and now Van Gaal has FA Cup, and Van Gaal might have the doomed European campaign was Mourinho being linked with his job. that sticky patch. likely would say they were the result of muddled think- departed after two underwhelming limped on. symptomatic of United under his He lasted to the end ing. What proved to be his last match — the FA Cup years when he oversaw more than $350 As it was, a second season in three guidance — the team appeared focused HUMBLED BY MK DONS of the season, with final — provides an example. Ashley Young, a wide mid- million of spending on new players. years away from the European elite, on defensive organization and lacked United was drawn to play speculation about fielder, came on as a second-half substitute and played "I am very disappointed to be missing out on the prestige and vast the attacking flair and creativity to third-tier MK Dons on the Mourinho — his for- as a lone striker. By the end of the match, Young was unable to complete our intended three- riches, and playing on Thursday nights break down stubborn opponents. back of encouraging news, hav- mer assistant at playing at left back and United also had a center for- year plan," Van Gaal said. "I believe that in the Europa League just wasn't good ing confirmed the signing of Barcelona — never ward in deep midfield (Wayne Rooney). the foundations are firmly in place to enough for the Old Trafford hierarchy. LVG CONTEMPLATES QUITTING playmaker Angel di Maria from far away. In one of United's most significant matches this sea- enable the club to move forward and A loss to Stoke on Dec 26 was Real Madrid in a 59.7 million Mourinho's son, against Wolfsburg in UCL in December, Van Gaal achieve even greater success." CHAMPIONS LEAGUE EXIT United's fourth straight defeat and left pound ($84 million) deal. But arrival would ended the game with two young full backs (Varela and United, the record 20-time English Van Gaal had earlier disappoint- Van Gaal looking bewildered and MK Dons doused any excite- throw into Borthwick-Jackson) and a 21-year-old Nick Powell whose champion, said its "decision on a suc- ment with the UCL this season. United pondering his future when he faced ment around the club by record- doubt Ryan last match for United came 18 months previously in the cessor as manager will be announced was eliminated at the group stage after the media after the match. ing an emphatic 4-0 victory. Giggs' position at League Cup. United lost 3-2 and was eliminated. Van soon" while giving no names. United. The club Gaal mostly played playmaker Juan Mata out wide, and Delivering United's first trophy — great has been often played two holding midfielders in home games. an FA Cup on Saturday — since Munich and the Netherlands in a stel- "(Van Gaal) leaves us with a legacy Mourinho has been heav- assistant manager under Ferguson's retirement was not enough lar coaching career. of having given several young players ily linked with the United job for Van Gaal and was often !*" ! to save Van Gaal. He paid the price for "Having managed in Holland, Spain the confidence to show their ability on months and told The Associated Press regarded as the man like- Van Gaal's one saving grace has been his adherence failing to qualify United for next season's and Germany, I had always hoped for the highest stage," Woodward said. last week that he would sign a contract ly to take over from the to United's traditions of bringing academy graduates Champions League, with the team fin- the opportunity to manage in English Indeed, the redeeming feature of with a new team by the end of next Dutchman. into the first team. ishing fifth in the Premier League. football and be part of English culture," Van Gaal's reign was his continuation month. The Portuguese coach is a ser- Instead, United Some of them might have been forced on him "I hope that winning the FA Cup Van Gaal said. "Both of these experi- of the club's long-held policy of giving ial winner, guiding Chelsea to three appears to have gone for because of injuries — striker Marcus Rashford springs will give the club a platform to build ences have lived up to expectations and youngsters a chance, including Jesse Premier League titles in his two spells, the experience and repu- to mind — but he hasn't been afraid to use young play- upon next season to restore the success been fantastic." Lingard — the scorer of the winning but his footballing philosophy and con- tation of Mourinho, which ers and decided against more splurges in the transfer mar- that this passionate set of fans desire," United executive vice chairman goal in the FA Cup final against Crystal frontational style has long been regard- adds spice to the Premier ket in the January windows. The club's pathway for youth Van Gaal said. Ed Woodward praised Van Gaal for Palace. But Van Gaal's turbulent tenure ed as at odds with United traditions. League with Pep Guardiola remains open, and youngsters coming through will see The 64-year-old Van Gaal could behaving with "great professionalism has been marred by accusations from United has often dominated the to start a three-year con- how the likes of Rashford, Jesse Lingard, Cameron now be heading into retirement. He has and dignity" in the two years since he critics that he betrayed United'sheritage league and been European champion tract at Manchester City Borthwick-Jackson and Timothy Fosu-Mensah have also coached Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern replaced Moyes. by playing a defensive, risk-averse style. three times, but the club has lost its way from next season. established themselves as regular squad members. * . 7 094 2 ,!" #'! The French Open's Twitter feed posted a video of the crowd at Court Suzanne Lenglen giving 2010 + title winner and 2011 runner-up !" Francesca Schiavone a standing ova- tion after her 6-2, 6-4 first-round loss (<5' "It's unbelievable what he is his back to the net, smacked a fore- to 26th-seeded Kristina Mladenovic. doing," Murray said. "At 37 years old, hand between his legs. By then, (<5' And Tuesday's tweet included this afael Nadal is back doing what he coming out and fighting like that. I Groth was up at the net, but the ball line: "For her last Roland Garros, Rdoes best: Demolishing oppo- don't expect to be doing that myself zipped by him for a down-the-line ovak Djokovic treated the Francesca Schiavone, 35 years old nents on the red clay of Roland at that age." passing winner. NRoland Garros crowd with and the champion in 2010, deserved Garros. Murray had rallied from two sets Nadal grinned and raised both some great tennis shots on a real ovation." The nine-time champion's 6-1, 6- down twice before at Roland Garros, arms overhead as the Court Suzanne Tuesday. His charm offensive Schiavone was surprised to get 1, 6-1 victory against Sam Groth of against Richard Gasquet in the first Lenglen crowd roared. continued after the match. that send-off when she left the Australia added another notch to round six years ago and then to beat Also advancing in the men's Interviewed on court by court, saying that the poor way she Spanish player's stunning record Viktor Troicki in the fourth round in draw were seventh-seeded Tomas former Wimbledon champion played certainly didn't merit that sort here, now at 71 wins, with just two 2011. Berdych, No 13 Dominic Thiem, No. Marion Bartoli, the top-ranked of adulation. And she was unaware losses. With Aljaz Bedene, Kyle Edmund 15 John Isner and No. 20 Bernard Serb pleased the fans on Court anyone thought this might be her Groth, an Australian ranked 100 and Murray through, Tomic. Philippe Chatrier with a few final appearance at the clay-court. who has yet to make the second there are three British words in French. Besides, the Italian explained, round of theFrench in two visits, male players in the Djokovic is craving a career "When I retire, I'd like to retire on lacked the variety of shots and power second round at Kerber received treatment on Grand Slam at the French my couch, without any sort of cele- to derail Nadal's pursuit of a 15th Roland Garros for her shoulder during a changeover as Open after losing in the final bration. Roland Garros announced major title. first time since 1975. she trailed 3-0 in the deciding set. The three times over the past four my retirement, but I didn't. So you "So bad, so bad," he muttered to French Open champion, was also Even the normal- left-handed Kerber then briefly years. A fans' favorite in can stand up, all of you, and go back himself after netting a backhand as eliminated, losing to Kristina ly intense Rafael left the court and returned to Paris, he has dramatical- to work in the office, because I did- Nadal raced through the first set. In Mladenovic 6-2, 6-4. Nadal cracked a win her service game but ly improved his level of round French Open loss. n't say that. I will announce when I all, they were on court for 80 minutes. Stepanek, the oldest mid-match smile in could not break back and lost French in recent years. The ninth-seeded will want to stop.” Seeded fourth, Nadal lost last year man in the field at 37, hit appreciation of the the match. "These two weeks American needed nearly 2 in the quarterfinals to Novak 57 winners in his sus- 'tweener he pro- Kerber arrived in Paris on might be the most hours to get past 82nd-ranked ! Djokovic, ending a 39-match winning penseful encounter on duced Tuesday at the the back of early losses in both important in the whole Anett Kontaveit of Estonia 7- Andy Murray says his some- streak at Roland Garros. Court Philippe Chatrier. French Open. Madrid and Rome. Last week, she season (for me)," Djokovic 6 (5), 7-6 (4) on Court 1 at times fiery on-court behavior was- Andy Murray rallied to win from Murray was leading 4-2 The bit of magic pulled out of the Nuremberg tourna- said after defeating 95th- Roland Garros on Tuesday. n't the cause of his split from coach two sets down for the ninth time, in the fourth set when play came in the next-to-last ment because of her shoulder injury. ranked Yen-hsun Lu of Taiwan Less than a month shy of Amelie Mauresmo. Speaking after a advancing to the second round of the was suspended Monday game of the nine-time "It's getting worse and worse, but 6-4, 6-1, 6-1. her 36th birthday, Williams is first-round win at the French Open, French Open by beating qualifier because of darkness. champion's lickety-split I hope it's not too bad," Kerber said. Djokovic was in complete the oldest woman in the tour- Murray insisted "we certainly didn't Radek Stepanek 3-6, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7- He was twice two 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 victory over It was the second time in three years control, broke his opponent nament. She is a seven-time fall out," and their relationship 5 on Tuesday. points from losing Sam Groth. that the Australian Open women's seven times, and closed the Grand Slam champion, but she remains "good" despite the end of In the women's draw, Australian while serving and Chasing a lob by champion lost in the first round at match with a drop shot. He dropped her opening match at their ground-breaking, two-year Open champion Angelique Kerber trailing 5-4 in the Groth, Nadal raced Roland Garros - the same thing hap- joined his main rivals Rafael the Australian Open in January, coaching tie last month. Murray says lost in the first round. fifth. to the baseline pened to Li Na in 2014. Chris O'Neil Nadal and Andy Murray in the and also exited in the first he and Mauresmo parted on good Hampered by a left shoulder But he held there, and, (1978), Barbara Jordan (1979) and second round. round at the French Open in terms." To say that the reason that we injury, the third-seeded Kerber was then broke Stepanek and with Lindsey Davenport (2000) are the Meanwhile, Venus Williams 2013 and 2015. Williams has- stopped working together is because beaten by 58th-ranked Kiki Bertens served it out after wasting his other reigning Australian Open cham- avoided a second consecutive n't been past the second round of my behavior on the court, that is of the Netherlands 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. first match point with a pions who lost in the opening round on first-round Grand Slam loss - in Paris since reaching the not true," he said. "%H$ 7H Francesca Schiavone, the 2010 double-fault. the Parisian clay. and a second consecutive first- fourth round in 2010.