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India on Friday inked the five In a joint statement issued buying Iran oil billion dollar deal to buy S-400 after the summit, India and New Delhi: In the first clear Triumf air defence system from Russia agreed to “converge indication of India’s willing- its time-tested and long-stand- their efforts” to eradicate ter- ness to continue trade with ing strategic ally Russia after rorist networks, their sources of Iran despite US sanctions, summit level talks between financing, arms and fighters’ state refiners Indian Oil President Vladimir Putin and supply channels, to counter Corporation and Mangalore Prime Minister Narendra Modi terrorist ideology, propaganda Refinery and Petrochemicals in the national Capital. and recruitment. Ltd have contracted 1.25 mil- The India-Russia agree- “The sides denounced ter- lion tonnes of Iranian oil for ment for the missile system was rorism in all its forms and man- import in November, the signed in the presence of Putin ifestations and reiterated the month when the US sanctions and Modi at the summit. need to combat international against Iran’s oil sector The two countries also terrorism with decisive and kicks in. PTI resolved to fight the scourge of collective response without any terrorism and drug trafficking double standards,” said the even as they inked seven pacts statement titled ‘India-Russia: in the fields of nuclear energy, An Enduring Partnership in a space and railways among oth- Changing World’. ers, besides the S-400 con- “Our two countries have Sanctions against Russia not tract. Russia also agreed to train Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin before their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi common interests in cooper- Indian astronauts for India’s on Friday PTI ating on countering terror- ambitious human space mis- ism,” Modi said during his sion project Gaganyaan sibility of a presidential waiv- Government deal with Russia with China. joint Press statement with aimed to hurt ally India: US planned for 2022. er of sanction subject to the US in 2014 to procure the lethal As regards to India, the IAF Putin. Talks with Putin have The biggest takeaway, how- Congress approval. missile system. Moscow has will start inducting the S-400s given new direction to the PNS n NEW DELHI dollar deal was inked, US any sanctions decisions.” ever, from the 19th annual The US urged its allies to already started delivery. two years after the date of ink- bilateral strategic partnership, Embassy spokesperson said “The intent of our imple- summit-level meeting was the forgo transactions with Russia, Two days ago, IAF chief B ing the contract, sources said. Modi said, adding, “Our special eacting to the S-400 deal the intent to slap sanctions on mentation of CAATSA is to signing of the S-400 Triumf warning that the S-400 missile S Dhanoa said the induction of The other important issue strategic partnership will Rbetween India and Russia, Russia was to impose costs for impose costs on Russia for its contract for the IAF, thereby defence system that India want- S-400 will act as a “booster to figure during Modi-Putin achieve new heights.” the US on Friday said sanc- its “malign behaviour.” malign behaviour, including by ending all speculation about ed to buy would be a “focus dose” for the operational capa- dialogue was the scourge of ter- Recognising the impor- tions were against Russia and Responding to a query on stopping the flow of money to the deal not going through due area” for it to implement puni- bilities of the force. The rorism. Both sides condemned tance of adopting the were not aimed at imposing impact of anti-Russia sanctions Russia’s defense sector. CAAT- to US cautions in the past few tive sanctions against the advanced surface-to-air missile cross-border terrorism and safe Comprehensive Convention damage to the military capa- on India after the conclusion SA is not intended to impose weeks. The US had maintained nation undertaking “signifi- defence system can detect an havens to terrorists as they on International Terrorism, bilities of “our allies or of the S-400 Triumf air defence damage to the military capa- that arms purchases from cant” business deals with incoming target be it an aircraft called for a “decisive” response pending in the United Nations, partners.” system contract, the bilities of our allies or part- Russia could invite sanctions Russia. or missile at a range of more to the menace of international to become part of the interna- The US also said waiver spokesperson said, “Waivers of ners,” the spokesperson added. under the Countering In fact, it did impose sanc- than 600 km and neutralise it terrorism without any “double tional law, both sides called will be considered on a trans- the Countering America’s However, the US Embassy America’s Adversaries Through tions against China some days at 400 km. India wants the standards.” upon the international com- action by transaction basis Adversaries Through spokesperson said, “The waiv- Sanctions Act (CAATSA) insti- after it procured six S-400 long-range missile systems to The statement came munity to make sincere efforts and that it cannot prejudge any Sanctions Act (CAATSA) er authority is not for a blan- tuted by the US Congress. Triumf systems from Russia. tighten its air defence mecha- against the backdrop of India towards its early conclusion, sanction decisions. Section 231 will be considered ket waiver. It is transaction- The US lawmakers, China was the first foreign nism, particularly along the accusing Pakistan of indulging it said. Making this assertion here on a transaction-by-transac- specific. There are strict crite- though, have allowed the pos- buyer to seal a Government-to- nearly 4,000-km-long border in cross-border terrorism and Continued on Page 6 shortly after the five billion tion basis. We cannot prejudge ria for considering a waiver.” Action against UP Interpol prez RBI keeps rates intact; If allies want, I will goes missing cops over protests after leaving Sensex sinks 792 pts, PNS n LUCKNOW stables posted there suspend- become PM: Rahul HQ for China ed on Friday. “A departmental ` hree SHOs have been probe is on,” DIG (Law and PNS n NEW DELHI AFP n PARIS lifetime low at 73.76 Tremoved, four constables Order) Praveen Kumar told suspended and two ex-police- reporters. ongress president Rahul he president of Interpol, a PNS n NEW DELHI/MUMBAI the broader NSE Nifty dropped men arrested as the UP police The photographs of con- CGandhi on Friday minced Tformer senior Chinese 282.80 points to 10,316.45. cracked down on social media stables of the three police sta- no words in asserting his prime security official, has been fter back-to-back hike With five of its six mem- protests from within its own tions went viral on the social ministerial ambitions as he reported missing after he trav- Asince June, the Reserve bers voting for a status quo, ranks over the action taken media, after which officers said he could assume the top elled to his native country at the Bank of India (RBI) on Friday RBI’s monetary policy com- against two constables who swung into action. They, how- job if the allies wanted so. But end of September, a French kept interest rates unchanged, mittee left repo rate at 6.50 per allegedly shot dead an Apple ever, did not confirm whether the first step is for all parties to judicial official said on Friday. surprising markets that had cent and changed policy stance executive last week. the photographs were current get together and defeat the rul- Meng Hongwei’s wife expected a rate hike to support to “calibrated tightening” from Pictures on the social or old. ing BJP, he outlined adding it’s reported on Friday that she had tumbling rupee and combat “neutral”, which RBI Governor media show police personnel On Thursday, former con- a two-stage process and a deci- not heard from her 64-year-old inflationary pressures from Urjit Patel said meant there wearing black armbands in stables Brijendra Yadav and sion on who will be Prime husband since he left Lyon, high oil prices. would be no rate cut in the cur- support of their colleagues, Avinash Pathak, dismissed Minister comes second. France, where Interpol is based, The RBI decision struck a rent cycle. who were arrested after the from service earlier in differ- “We have had discussions temple visits and the RSS. said a single, suffocating ide- said the official, who spoke on blow for the rupee and stock Bankers have rued the tech company executive was ent cases, were arrested from with allies and what we decid- He said he has been going ology is being imposed upon condition of anonymity to pro- markets, with the rupee skid- RBI’s unexpected decision. shot dead when he refused to Varanasi and Mirzapur, while ed is that this is a two-stage to temples, gurdwaras and 1.2 billion Indians. “The ideo- vide details of an ongoing ding by 18 paise to finish at a “This is a risky move by the stop his car for checking. policeman Sarvesh process: one is to get together mosques for years, but the logical centre that is fighting investigation. fresh lifetime low of 73.76 RBI since the market was posi- Incharges of Naka, Chowdhury, posted in Rae and defeat the BJP and stage issue of his visits to temples has the BJP can only be the The French official said against the US dollar after tioned for a rate hike, purely as Gudamba and Aliganj police Bareli, was suspended over two is, once the election is over suddenly been publicised. Congress,” he said. Meng did arrive in China. falling below 74 mark, and the a rupee defence,” HDFC Bank stations in the state capital the same issue. then we will decide what hap- “I guess the BJP doesn’t like “I am ready to take criti- There was no further word on BSE Sensex plunging 792.17 chief economist Abheek Barua were removed and three con- Continued on Page 6 pens,” the Congress chief said. it. It infuriates them. The BJP cism and questions. Why can’t Meng’s schedule in China or points to end at a near six- said. Insisting further about the feels only they can go to tem- the Prime Minister do the what prompted his wife to month low of 34,376.99, while Related reports on P7 possibility of him becoming the ples,” he said even as he main- same. India desperately needs wait until now to report his Prime Minister, Rahul said, tained that he has developed a healing and listening and all absence. “If they (allies) want me, sure... thick skin. He can understand sections want it,” he said. In a statement, Interpol I will.” During the campaign- criticism and is not disturbed Asked about the differ- said it was aware of reports ing for the Karnataka Assembly by it. “My response is to listen.” ence between his leadership about Meng’s disappearance polls too, Rahul had not shied “Leadership is an evolu- style and that of his mother, and added “this is a matter for away from expressing his intent tion. It is something which is Sonia Gandhi, the Congress the relevant authorities in both to become the Prime Minister, constantly changing and you president said, “I have learnt a France and China”. following which the BJP had learn. At least in my evolution, lot from her, she has taught me The statement noted that gone hard against him on I am going much more into lis- to be patient. I used to be much Interpol’s secretary general, the issue. tening to people and trying to more impatient. She tells me and not its president (Meng On Friday, speaking at the understand them,” he said. how to be patient, sometimes Hongwei), is responsible for the HT Leadership Summit, Rahul Taking on Prime Minister I tell her she is too patient. She international police agency’s Policemen wear black bands to protest the against action their two colleagues for also answered questions on a Narendra Modi, the BJP and its goes by gut feeling and I go by operations. RBI Governor Urjit Patel (2nd L) with deputy governors arrive for a post-monetary their role in the killing of an executive in Lucknow last week range of issues, including his ideological mentor RSS, he thinking.” Continued on Page 6 policy Press conference, in Mumbai on Friday PTI Ex-ISIS sex slave Nadia, Dr Miracle win Nobel Peace AFP n OSLO protected in war,” she said. the violence and trauma of sex- assault that year on the and ululating wildly as the “courage, compassion and One a doctor, the other a ual abuse and rape in the war- Kurdish-speaking minority, winner was announced — humanity” while German ongolese doctor Denis former Islamic State sex slave, torn eastern Democratic which the United Nations has although Mukwege himself Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CMukwege and Yazidi cam- both have come to represent Republic of Congo. described as genocide. was in surgery at the time. spokesman Steffen Seibert paigner Nadia Murad, who the struggle against a global Women, children and even Her nightmare began when “Dr Mukwege was in the described them as “two excel- shot to fame after fleeing ISIS scourge which goes well babies just a few months old, Islamic jehadis stormed her vil- middle of an operation when lent prize winners, both of sexual slavery, won the 2018 beyond any single conflict, as Mukwege has treated tens of lage in northern Iraq in August he heard the news,” said visit- whom stand for the cry for Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for the #MeToo movement has thousands of victims of rape at 2014. “The first thing they did ing Swedish doctor Ellinor humanity amid unimaginable their work in fighting sexual shown. The prize was Panzi hospital, which he found- was force us to convert to Adelroth, telling Sweden’s TT horrors that people commit violence in conflicts around the announced as #MeToo marks ed in 1999 in South Kivu. Islam. After conversion, they news agency he was “very against one another.” world. The pair won the award its first anniversary after a year Known as “Doctor did whatever they wanted.” happy” at the news. “It was the Both Mukwege and “for their efforts to end the use in which allegations of sexual Miracle”, he is an outspoken The Nobel committee said sixth time he was nominated. Murad had “put their per- of sexual violence as a weapon abuse, rape and harassment critic of the abuse of women Murad had shown “uncom- But he was convinced he sonal security at risk” by of war and armed conflict,” have toppled dozens of power- during war who has described mon courage” in recounting wouldn’t win.” focusing attention on and Nobel committee chairwoman ful men. rape as “a weapon of mass The combo of file photos shows Doctor Denis Mukwege (left) from the Democratic her own sufferings, saying she The UN hailed the Nobel combating such war crimes, Berit Reiss-Andersen said in By recognising the pair’s destruction”. Republic of Congo and Yazidi woman Nadia Murad AP had “refused to accept the awards as “a fantastic Reiss-Andersen said. unveiling the winners in Oslo, work, the Nobel committee “Denis Mukwege is the social codes that require announcement”, with spokes- “Denis Mukwege is the an announcement which won has placed a spotlight on the foremost, most unifying sym- Alongside Mukwege, the months as a sex slave before women to remain silent and woman Alessandra Vellucci helper who has devoted his life international praise. use of sexual violence in war as bol, both nationally and inter- committee honoured Murad, a managing to escape. ashamed of the abuses to which saying it would “help advance to defending these victims. “A more peaceful world can a global problem. nationally, of the struggle to 25-year-old Iraqi woman from She was one of thousands they have been subjected.” the cause of ending sexual vio- Nadia Murad is the witness who only be achieved if women and Mukwege, 63, was recog- end sexual violence in war the Yazidi community who in of Yazidi women and girls who In eastern DR Congo, staff lence as a weapon of conflict”. tells of the abuses perpetrated their fundamental rights and nised for two decades of work and armed conflicts,” Reiss- 2014 was kidnapped by ISIS were abducted, raped and bru- at Panzi hospital broke into EU President Donald Tusk against herself and others. security are recognised and to help women recover from Andersen said. militants and endured three talised by jehadis during their ecstatic celebrations, cheering hailed the pair for their Continued on Page 6 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2018 city 02

BJP kicks off No release of effluent in booth-level Deadline to declare UP ODF campaign

Ganga after Dec 15: CM Lucknow (PNS): Bharatiya extended again to Dec 31 Janata Party has started its three- PNS n LUCKNOW “Those nullahs (streams) day booth-level campaign under PNS n LUCKNOW Choudhury, in a press confer- UP stood first in construction which open directly into the which party workers are contact- ence here on Friday said that of toilets in the country and hief Minister Yogi river Ganga should be tapped ing people at the village level and he Uttar Pradesh govern- though 99.7 per cent of the had been awarded by the Adityanath has asked and if they cannot be tapped, getting voters not figuring in Tment has again extended rural areas had been covered Centre on October 2 for its Cofficials to ensure that the remediation work should electoral roll included in the vot- the date of declaring the entire with toilets against the nation- achievement. He said the award effluents, both domestic and start at the earliest,” Yogi said. ers list. state Open Defecation-Free al average of 94.69 per cent, it was given to UP by President industrial, are not released in The officials concerned Chief of electoral roll cam- (ODF) by another month — would require at least three Ram Nath Kovind on the basis the river Ganga after December informed the Chief Minister paign and vice-president of the December 31. months to declare the entire of results of the Sanitation 15 and adequate arrangements that till date, 99 nullahs had party, JPS Rathore, said that this Prime Minister Narendra state ODF. Survey (Rural) for people’s par- are made for treating sewage at been tapped and remediation campaign would continue till Modi had announced the Lauding the effort of Chief ticipation in Swachh Bharat effluent treatment plants (ETP) work had started in 127 nullahs. October 8 and attempts would Swachh Bharat Abhiyan from Minister Yogi Adityanath and Abhiyan. before being discharged in the view of Kumbh Mela, impor- The Principal Secretary be made to enrol around 50 lakh the Red Fort in Delhi on officials of his department, the Choudhury, the minister Ganga. tance should be given to the (Irrigation) said that on the voters, who have been left out for August 15, 2014 and the dead- minister said that between for implementation of the pro- Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, While reviewing progress auspicious days like Makar auspicious dates additional some reason. line for declaring the entire April 1, 2017 and October 4 Bhupendra Choudhury, addressing gramme and ensuring people’s of the shifting of tanneries in Sankranti, Paush Purnima, water would be released from Rathore said that there were country ODF was set as this year, the state government media persons in Lucknow Pioneer participation in the Swachh Kanpur in view of Kumbh Mauni Amawasya, Basant Tehri, Bhimgauda, Narora and 1.63 lakh polling booths in the October 2, 2019. had constructed 1.41 crore toi- Bharat Abhiyan, said over 500 Mela, the Chief Minister said Panchami, Maghi Purnima and Kanpur. The Chief Minister state and the target was to enrol Chief Minister Yogi lets in the rural areas. He training programmes were that officials should ensure Mahashivratri and it should be was also informed that work at least 25 new names in each of Adityanath had initially pointed out that to date, 82,863 “While the number of AES organised across the state and construction of ETPs within ensured that devotees get clean had started for renovation of them in the voters’ list. announced that the entire state villages and 30 districts had patients, which was 2,118 in an army of 60,000 sanitation the stipulated time. “In no way water for bathing. Shahi nullah in Varanasi and “The party has given would be declared ODF on been declared ODF by the 2016, came down to 970 in volunteers was raised for bring- the effluent should be dis- “Help of IIT Kanpur and over 62 per cent of the work responsibility to leaders to October 2. However, earlier this government. 2018, there was not a single ing behavioural and attitudinal charged into the river Ganga IIT-BHU, Varanasi should be was completed while in strengthen the booths and this week, the Chief Minister had The minister said that the case of JE in 2018 against 47 change among the rural people. after December 15. The offi- taken to ensure cleanliness,” he Dinapur (in Varanasi) the work process to enrol new voters is a extended the deadline to construction of toilets and cases in 2016. Similarly, there Besides, he said, IEC cials should ensure that pure added. was around 90 per cent over. step in this direction,” he said. declare the state as ODF to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan had were 2,168 cases of diarrhoea (information, entertainment, and clean water reaches Prayag The Chief Minister said Forest Minister Dara Singh The party has also decided November 30. Now the state controlled vector-borne dis- in 2016 and they came down to communication) campaign was for Kumbh,” Yogi said, adding that special cleanliness drives Chauhan, Chief Secretary to enrol 50 new members from government has further eases like Acquired 900 in 2018. There were 43 also launched in which LED that for community ETPs, non- should be launched in 1,627 Anup Chandra Pandey and each both. Out of them 20 extended the deadline to Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), patients of acute jaundice in vans were deployed, nukkad conventional energy should be villages situated across the Principal Secretary to Chief members will be from December 31. Japanese Encephalitis (JE), 2016 but in 2018 there was no nataks (street plays), wall right- used. Ganga river and they should be Minister, SP Goyal, were pre- Scheduled Castes, Scheduled UP’s Minister of State for diarrhoea an jaundice in the such case,” he said. ing, hoarding and door-to- The Chief Minister said in declared ODF. sent in the meeting. Tribes and OBC category. Panchayati Raj, Bhupendra last two years. The minister also said that door contact were conducted.

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However, both dk0 n0w ft0iz0 'kkgtgkia qj the pilots remained unhurt as months are left for next parlia- they ejected safely before the mentary polls they have again aircraft crashed. started talking about construc- “The crash took place at tion of Ram Mandir,” Congress 9:45 am on Friday when the leader said, adding that reli- ML-130 aircraft took off from gious issues should be kept out the Hindon air base, of politics. Superintendent of Police in The Congress leader, who Baghpat, Shailesh Kumar is also member of AICC pub- Pandey, said. licity committee, hoped that the District Magistrate R mahagathbandan (grand Kumar, who visited the spot alliance) for the 2019 Lok along with the police officers, Sabha polls was still possible said that the plane nosedived and Bahujan Samaj Party, and crashed after hitting the Samajwadi Party and Congress ground. would come on one platform to PNS n LUCKNOW fight against the BJP. Addressing a press confer- SSM constitutes ith the Congress going ence here on Friday, Singh Wfor soft Hindutva to said that Ayodhya was also 4 frontal outfits counter the Bharatiya Janata close to the hearts of Congress Party’s bid for communal like the majority people of the Lucknow: Samajwadi polarisation, senior party leader country. Secular Morcha, the new polit- and Rajya Sabha member “But speaking anything on ical outfit floated by Shivpal Sanjay Singh said here on it would be wrong as the issue Singh Yadav, on Friday Friday that the Congress always is sub judice,” he said. announced four frontal organ- stood for construction for Ram Singh also said that isations similar to those of temple in Ayodhya but would Congress had clarified its views Samajwadi Party and nominat- wait for the apex court verdict on the BSP snapping ties with ed presidents and general secre- on the matter. it for Madhya Pradesh and taries of the district and city Singh said that there was Rajasthan assembly polls “But units. no need for hurry on this issue I am sure that for the 2019 Lok Shivpal constituted and accused the BJP and saf- Sabha polls, there will be a Samajwadi Secular Lohia Vahini, fron outfits of raising the tem- mahagathbandan to take on the Samajwadi Secular Yuvjan ple issue as general elections BJP,” he stated. Sabha, Samajwadi Secular were coming near. The Congress leader was Morcha Chhatra Sabha and “Congress has never said critical of the deteriorating law Samajwadi Secular Morcha that it is opposed to Ram tem- and order in the state. He said Pichhara Morcha. He said the ple. It was during the Congress if Chief Minister Yogi presidents of these frontal organ- regime that the lock of the tem- Adityanath was unable to con- isations had been nominated. ple was opened in Ayodhya. trol the administration, he The party has also appoint- Congress always wants an ami- should step down. ed district and city unit presi- cable solution to the vexed “The present BJP govern- dents at 21 places in the state. issue,” he said, while accusing ment has failed to deliver and Meanwhile, Shivpal Yadav visit- the BJP for doing politics over the law and order is deteriorat- ed Thakurganj area of the state Ram temple. ing day by day. The crime rate capital on Friday to meet the “BJP only remembers Lord in the state has gone up but the family members of the two Ram when elections are near government is making no effort brothers who were killed on and now when just a few to control it,” he said. Wednesday over rivalry. Expedite implementation of Ayushman: CS to officials PNS n LUCKNOW tional beds for providing free to expedite the process of medical treatment to the ben- empanelment of hospitals for ttar Pradesh government eficiaries of the health insur- the health insurance scheme. Uhas asked the Medical and ance scheme He said in each of these hospi- Health department to expedite Chief Secretary Anoop tals there should be separate the implementation of Chandra Pandey, while review- wards and additional beds for Ayushman, the medical health ing the progress of implemen- the scheme. insurance scheme launched by tation of the Ayushman He also directed the offi- Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheme, said all necessary cials to put up hoardings near for the poor. arrangements be made for pro- the district hospitals, office of The government has viding free medical treatment the district magistrates and directed the department to to the poor. district courts for spreading ensure that all the beneficiaries He said all the required awareness about the health of the scheme get its benefits equipment of information tech- insurance scheme among the like free hospitalisation and nology and POS (point of ser- poor. treatment. vice) be set up in each hospi- The Chief Secretary said in The department has also tal empanelled for the scheme. the districts where required been asked to ensure appoint- He said private hospitals number of hospitals were not ment of Arogya Mitra (health empanelled for providing med- available for empanelment, volunteers) and their training ical treatment under the health medical college and other pri- and posting in hospitals insurance scheme would have vate hospitals be empanelled empanelled for the health to bear the cost of setting up the for the scheme. He said the insurance scheme. The IT equipment and other pending cases of empanelment empanelled hospitals have also requirements. of hospitals be completed and been asked to construct sepa- The Chief Secretary asked referred to the state empanel- rate wards and provide addi- the Health department officials ment committee at the earliest.

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Phone: 0120-4879800 & 4879900 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2018 city 03 IISF begins with young scientists’ conclave Science & Tech PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Kanpur, he told his father that he was not interested in Expo kicks off he India International becoming an engineer. “I found TScience Fest-2018 kicked my tool in the computer that we off on Friday with a plethora of use and later when I went to the events which included ses- USA, the e-mail had just start- sions, discussions, conclaves ed. Since then there have been and expos in different parts of a lot of changes in the social the city with the majority of networking platform. With so events taking place at the main many people on the same plat- venue, Indira Gandhi form, it has emerged as a vital Pratishthan. It remained abuzz area for advertising. This can be with young and senior scien- of great use in the elections also. tists excitedly making a beeline In the last elections in the USA for various sessions throughout the social platform was used in the day. reaching out to a very specific The festival commenced audience.” He added that it with the inaugural ceremony of was important to incorporate PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW same institute Meenakshi the Young Scientists’ Conclave social scientists in researching Jadhav said they were also by Union Minister for Science this emerging trend because he ‘Mega Science and working on the relation of and Technology Harshvardhan, this was likely to have some TTechnology Expo’ at Gomti neurological diseases and their who told the young scientists major ramifications in the fore- Nagar railway station kicked off link with the food. She said the that he had been watching the seeable future. The young sci- on Friday under the India studies carried out at NCCS festival grow during the past entists from across the country, International Science Festival- were relevant and important three years and it had provid- who participated in the con- 2018. It showcases institutes from a national perspective ed them a huge platform. The clave and other sessions, were under the Biotechnology since many of them were session also witnessed the pres- delighted to be a part of the department doing exemplary focused on Indian population. ence of secretary, festival. research. “Therefore, these research Biotechnology department, Tilotiha from the Madurai The National Centre for findings are valuable for work- Renu Swaroop. Kamraj University in Tamil Cell Sciences (Pune), which is ing towards developing more The poster session of the Nadu, who has done MSc in the largest repository of cell efficient strategies to diagnose, Young Scientists’ Conclave wit- Biotechnology, said that she lines, is doing some great manage and cure diseases, nessed some refreshing ideas enjoyed her session on the first researches. Scientist Srikant specifically in the Indian pop- which had been put forth by day. “I liked the city and inquired Pawar told The Pioneer that ulation. While engaging in young scientists in terms of about the manner in which PhD they were working on how a basic research, the scientists at innovations. Union minister Dr Harshvardhan, Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma and mayor Sanyukta Bhatia at the exhibition at Gomti Nagar railway station on Friday Pioneer students are admitted here,” she diet of vegetarian and non-veg- NCCS also collaborate with Tamoghna Mukherjee said. Surya Punnuswamy from etarian food could be the cause clinicians to explore possibili- from the Amity University, said. The young scientist said be carried out accordingly,” he reaches the farmer in his native ed from waste matter and we the same university said that he of diseases. “Human micro- ties for translating their West Bengal, through his that he had checked the work- said. P Gokulakrishnan from language,” he added. are working in that direction in was happy with interactions he biome research has changed the promising scientific break- poster depicted the device for ing of the device and discov- the PSNA College of The Global Indian Science solid waste management,” he made with different scientists. study of microbial identifica- throughs into tangible benefits a visually-impaired person for ered that in most cases it gave Engineering and Technology, and Stakeholders’ meet, which said. The minister said that Prabhakaran, who is also doing tion in health and diseased for the people,” she added. deciphering signages on the a correct answer even when the Tamil Nadu, said that his poster was held in the Pluto Hall of the Indian scientists would have to MSc in Biotechnology from the population. NCMR works on Meenakshi said that the road. Talking to The Pioneer, he symbol was placed at an angle. gave details of the crop advi- Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, was work hard to help people. same university, said that they diet and its influence on the success of NCCS on this front said: “If a visually-impaired Piyush Kumar from the sory system which they had attended by a galaxy of scien- Dr Vijay Saraswat, an understood the opportunities health of the individuals. It was exemplified by the fact that person puts this device on his Amity University, Mumbai, developed. “There is so much tists from all over the globe. America-based Indian scientist, which were available in the sec- works on understanding the some of their medically-useful or her forehead, it will help while explaining his poster, of information that the farm- Addressing them, Minister while addressing the audience tor. Vignesh Kumar, who is effects of consumption of high technologies were earlier trans- translate signages into verbal said that they were using the ers are overloaded with it and for Urban Development and in the same session, said that he doing PhD, said that in the ses- gluten diet and its effects on ferred to government organi- messages. If there is a sign of a Raman Spectroscopy for the get confused. We have devel- Parliamentary Affairs Suresh was working on the idea of a sion he got the idea of working individuals,” he said. sations free of cost as a service female toilet, the device will monitoring of oral cancer and oped a system in which the Kumar Khanna said that tech- social networking platform and on creating a disease-resistant He pointed out that intesti- to the nation. capture the image and translate its progress. “With the help of advice is given by analysing the nology was playing an impor- artificial intelligence and their banana with a large number of nal microflora had been “For example, the ‘Bone it into an audio which will help these statistical tools we are able real time soil condition by tant role. “Till a few years ago, use in the area of elections. bananas in the several states suf- observed in UC and their study Marrow Cryopreservation’ the blind person hear the to see how the disease is pro- both the computer and the people did not know that so Born in Lucknow, he said fering from the disease of was aimed investigating the technology was transferred to sound of a female toilet,” he gressing so that treatment can human experts. The SMS many things could be generat- that when he joined the IIT, fusarium. changes in mucosal tissue asso- the Armed Forces Medical ciated microbiota during var- College (Pune), along with ious phases of UC. The study high-end equipment, with involves understanding the training being provided to the Bio-beads that purify mucosal microbiota associated AFMC staff to help them Disseminating scientific knowledge with colon biopsy and also fecal appropriately utilise the tech- samples of patients. nology. Another technology Pawar said they were also for large scale expansion of industrial wastewater focusing on assessment of alter- human skin culture for the PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW aim of Science Fest: Harshvardhan ations in the microbial com- treatment of burns, vitiligo munity in diseased state in dia- and non-healing ulcers was cientist Rajiv Ranjan from PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW betes and understand active or transferred to Lokmanya Tilak SAgra, who made a presen- functional microbial commu- Municipal Corporation tation at the India International inister of Science and nities involved in disease tran- Hospital (Mumbai) and Lok Science Festival, said their team MTechnology Harshvardhan sition from healthy to pre-dia- Nayak Jaiprakash Narayan had developed bio-beads which inaugurated the third edition of betic to diabetic state. Hospital (New Delhi),” she could be used for fast, easy and the Science Village of fourth Technical officer from the added. user handy purification of India International Science industrial waste water which Festival – 2018 on Friday at the might be further used for irri- CSIR-National Botanical gation and drinking purposes. Research Institute. The Ministry “One needs only to put the of Science and Technology and bead in the water to get the the Ministry of Earth Sciences, results. The bead can be thrown in association with Vigyan out after some time. Heavy Bharati (VIBHA) is organising metals, also known as trace the fourth India International metals, are one of the most per- Science Festival (IISF-2018) sistent pollutants in waste from October 5 to 8 in Lucknow. water. The discharge of high Rajiv Ranjan In his inaugural address, amounts of heavy metals into Harshvardhan said that the aim water bodies leads to several Architecture of these promot- of this festival was to disseminate environmental and health er elements can be redesigned the information about the impacts. Some negative for modifying the gene expres- progress India had made in sci- Schoolchildren at an IISF exhibition on Friday Pioneer impacts of heavy metals to sion. In our project, we focused ence and technology to children aquatic ecosystems include on over expressing the top-4 across the country. “This festi- attempts would be made to find Aadarsh Gram Yojana. The five students and one teacher death of aquatic life, algal metal binder proteins by our val will provide a great oppor- our young innovators. He added Science Village will be a mass from their adopted village. bloom, habitat destruction custom synthesising strong tunity to our children to know that a book had been compiled representation from the rural The nominated students from sedimentation, debris, promoter, suitable for expres- about our scientists, their untir- by including the biographies of parts of India, a continuation of will be from classes IX to XII increased water flow, and other sion in microbes and plants. ing efforts and their contribution 55 leading scientists of the coun- the democratic process: standard. It will be a lifetime short & long-term toxicity of After getting successful clones in nation building.” He expressed try so that children could draw ‘Parliament to Panchayat,’ senior opportunity for them to become chemical contaminants,” he we fabricated the bio-beads,” he his joy over the great participa- inspiration from them. He scientist SK Tewari said. a part of such a mega event elaborated. explained. tion of children in the festival. appealed to children to take the Science Village-2018 is set to under a single roof. Each par- Ranjan said that biological He said they were grateful He also remembered former maximum benefit from the fes- repeat the success by making a ticipating student and teacher remediation processes (micro- to the department of Prime Minister Atal Bihari tival and to set their future much greater attempt to reach will get an opportunity to visit bial remediation and phyto- Biotechnology, New Delhi for Vajpayee, who gave the slogan goals. Earlier, director of the out to the rural masses and the Mega Science Expo: - An remediation) were indicated providing funds, and giving ‘Jai Vigyan’. Harshvardhan also institute SK Barik welcomed all propagate science to the extent exhibition showcasing India’s to be very effective in the them an opportunity for expe- spoke about the various pro- dignitaries and participants and of seeking scientific solutions to achievements in science and treatment of heavy metal pol- riencing the largest synthetic grammes launched by the said that the NBRI was com- the diverse challenges facing technology by various min- lutants in waste water. biology competition that was Indian government to attract mitted to the dissemination of our society, particularly the istries, departments and insti- “The expression of metal- held recently abroad. students and arouse their inter- scientific knowledge to the pub- rural parts of India. Students will tutions of the Government of binding proteins or peptides in “Our team got an exposure est in science. He spoke about lic. “The NBRI has been con- undergo unique activities which India, to interact with eminent microorganisms and plants in to various research projects the ‘Jigyasa’ programme, which tinuously trying to get scientif- will cultivate a scientific temper scientists from India and abroad, order to enhance heavy metal from many renowned univer- connected more than one lakh ic solutions to various chal- among them and arouse their to visit R&D laboratories in accumulation tolerance has sities around the globe which students every year to scientists lenges being faced by our coun- interest in science. The prime Lucknow. interact with the rep- great potential. Several differ- motivated us to a great extent and various research centres of try and society, especially rural goal of Science Village is to give resentatives from different gov- ent peptides and proteins have and helped the students in the country. India,” he said. “The theme of exposure to students from rural ernment departments and moti- been explored. The over developing our intellectual He said that new and inno- the Science Village programme India and make them aware vational speakers, to become a expression of metal binding knowledge. Not only we vative ideas had been sought has been sculpted in such a way about India’s achievements in part of the live hands-on science proteins has been widely increased our research aptitude, from children of five lakh that the teacher and student del- the frontier areas of science activities conducted by science exploited to increase the metal but also gained confidence by schools across the country and egates are selected and nomi- and technology,” said the scien- communicators, to watch sci- binding capacity, tolerance or sharing our research project, on approximately one million nated by the MPs from their tist. He said that the Science ence films, to see celestial objects accumulation of bacteria and which we worked dedicatedly unique and novel ideas would be respective adopted villages, Village programme was linked through a telescope in the night- plants. An expression level of in the last few months. We identified for the possibilities of spreading over all states and with the Pradhan Mantri Sansad sky watch programme and a gene of interest depends upon bagged the bronze medal at their utilisation from the local to union territories under the aegis Adarsh Gram Yojana through workshop on scientific the strength of promoter. the event,” Ranjan pointed out. the national level and added that of the Pradhan Mantri Sansad which each MP would nominate instruments. Stress on increase in farmers’ income PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW culture crops was concerned. how the market-based agri- states participated in the event. discussed where post-harvest He gave an example of ‘bhag- culture could be promoted and In the second session on handling and value addition n agriculture conclave was wa’ pomegranate which has gave an example of how a the mechanisation, the focus could increase farmers’ income Aorganised on the opening enabled the farmers to get group of 30 farmers in MP was was on diversification possible manifold. day of the International Science more than Rs 15 lakh as exporting vegetables to Japan only with the help of mecha- CISH director Shailendra Festival on Friday. It was inau- income from one hectare area. by meeting their requirements. nisation of different farm activ- Rajan gave example on how gurated by Minister of State for Shekhawat narrated the Five sessions were organ- ities. In the fourth session on consumers were ready to pay Agriculture and Farmers’ views of African and many ised with different themes, natural resource management, many times higher price for the Welfare Gajendra Singh other countries participating in aimed at doubling farmers’ the panelists suggested judi- product if assured that it was Shekhawat. There was a special the Global Food Summit that income. In the first session on cious use of water, maintaining free of insecticides. He said car- address by Agriculture Minister were interested in using agri- enhancing income through organic matter in the soil, use bide-free and insecticide-free SP Shahi, who laid emphasis on cultural technologies devel- diversification, stress was laid of metrological data for agro mangoes helped farmers get soil sickness and use of organ- oped by India and adopted on the inclusion of vegetable advisory, and maintaining better price in the market. ic matter. In a special address, them for boosting the produc- farming, fruit culture, animal nude micronutrient health of He also laid emphasis on DARE secretary and ICAR tion under odd conditions too. husbandry, and fisheries. soil. The last session on post- primary processing of horti- DG T Mohapatra spoke on He laid emphasis on the Farmers asked several harvest management and value culture produced at village how the technologies devel- search of markets in different questions about the problems addition was chaired by Vice- level. Value addition through oped by ICAR Institute had countries where surplus agri- they are facing in different Chancellor of Banda simple grading and attractive changed the scenario as far as cultural produce can be export- parts of the country. About Agriculture University SL packaging could add a good production and export of agri- ed from the country. He spoke 1,100 farmers belonging to 25 Goswami. Various issues were profit, he added. 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Constables sport black BJP corporator hit AIMPLB flays ordinance armbands in protest by auto driver by govt on triple talaq PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW Mishra in a fit of rage took PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW the brick and hit him on his PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW JP corporator Harshit head thrice in which Dixit was large group of police con- BDixit sustained serious seriously injured. When Dixit ll-India Muslim Personal Astables, including women, head injuries near his house in was hit by Mishra, the former ALaw Board’s woman wing on Friday observed a protest Udaiganj in front of PCF raised an alarm which drew has decried the ordinance on day by pinning black ribbons building under Hussainganj the attention of his family. triple talaq promulgated by on their arms to express soli- police station when he was Later, Dixit fell unconscious. the Centre, saying it was darity with their suspended col- attacked by auto-rickshaw dri- After hitting Dixit, Mishra infringement on Muslim per- leagues for their involvement in ver Manoj Mishra in the wee escaped the spot. Dixit was sonal law and Shariat. the killing of Apple executive hour of Friday. The driver was rushed to the Civil Hospital Union Law Minister Ravi last week. arrested later in the evening where his condition is stated Shankar Prasad, while Reacting over the protest in near KKC College. He hails to be stable and out of danger. announcing the approval of the Shariat Committee), Uttar Khan, Ameena Rizwan the afternoon, SSP Kalanidhi from Bahraich district. Mishra He was discharged later in the ordinance by the Union Pradesh, the speakers, most of Mominati and Dr Saba Naithani said the police were a is living in a rented room of a day. The news spread like a Cabinet on September 19, had whom were women, slammed Takamin also supported the disciplined force and no such house located in Udaiganj wild fire and people in large said that “there was compelling the Bharatiya Janata Party gov- Maulana and claimed that the nuisance from any rank could and engaged in auto driving number came out in protest necessity” to bring the ordi- ernment at the Centre for ordinance had created further be tolerated at any cost. A for the past 10 years. and laid siege to the nance as instances of talaq-e- bringing the ordinance on problems for Muslim women majority of constables, around Hussainganj police sta- Hussainganj police station in biddat or instant talaq contin- triple talaq. AIMPLB member in the country. The ordinance 90 per cent, who participated tion incharge AP Shukla was the morning. Later, they were ued unabated despite the and head of the Tahriq was promulgated a month after in the protest belonged to 2011 transferred later in the joined by local BJP leaders Supreme Court striking down Tahuffuze Shariat, Maulana the government had approved and onward batches. No senior evening for his irresponsible and workers demanding the the social malice in 2017. Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali, certain safeguards in it, such as constables were seen taking approach in dealing with the arrest of the driver and strict The Muslim women’s said that the Centre’s ordi- adding a provision of bail for part in the agitation. case. He was replaced by action against police person- organisation campaigning for nance was against the funda- the accused before trial. On The protesting constables Irshad Tyagi. nel for their irresponsible the bill banning triple talaq had mental rights guaranteed by the August 9, the Union Cabinet formed a queue at their respec- station incharge pushed away officer of Lucknow police SK The police said Dixit went approach. said, “Prime Minister rings the Constitution to the citizens on had approved three amend- tive police stations in the after- agitating constables and did not Rai politely told agitating con- to the Charbagh railway sta- The activities in and knell of social justice for our their religious belief. ments to the Muslim Women noon with black ribbon pinned allow them to protest. stables to leave the compound tion to see off one of his rel- around the areas came to a Muslim sisters, the real minor- “The ordinance is an insult Protection of Rights on on their right arm. Surprisingly, Those who were deployed immediately when they were atives at 1 am. He returned to halt due to a large turnout of ity within the minority who for the community and inter- Marriage Bill which has been women constables also turned at the SSP office situated on protesting on the premises of the house at 3 am. He was BJP workers and locals dis- have suffered silently for years! ference with the Shariat,” the cleared by Lok Sabha but is up in a large number to par- Nabiullah Road near City SSP office on Sapru Marg. annoyed when he saw Mishra turbing the movement of the A small step for womankind, Maulana said and appealed to pending approval of the Rajya ticipate in the protest day. Station also lodged a protest on The traffic cops deployed having parked his three- traffic on the main giant leap for humanity! the community to solve their Sabha. The government was This scene can be wit- the premises but were dis- at main crossings in the state wheeler in front of his house Hussainganj road. The situa- Cannot thank our Government domestic issues in the Darul unable to get the Triple Talaq nessed at the police stations persed before the attention of capital for managing the traf- and sleeping. Dixit pulled tion was brought under con- enough.”In a meeting held here Qaza, the Shariat courts. Bill passed during the monsoon falling in rural areas. As per seniors were drawn towards fic at the peak hours were not him out from the vehicle and trol on the intervention of SSP on Friday under the banner of Women members of the and the budget sessions of report, Mohanlalganj police their activities. Public relation seen with black ribbons. started ridiculing him. Kalanidhi Naithani. Tahriq Tahuffuze Shariat, (Save AIMPLB, Nighat Praveen Parliament. Purvanchal Vidyut: CITYBRIEFS Vitaran Nigam Mystery shrouds death Limited Vidyut Nagar, P.O.-DLW Varanasi-221 004. E- Tender Notice E-tender is invited for the of 30-year-old labourer following Work. The tenderer will be accepted up to 15.00 hrs. Please visit website PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n LUCKNOW crime branch incharge www.etender.up.nic.in. for Vimlesh Kumar Singh at 8 pm details/ download and for any hirty-year-old labourer on Thursday that the criminal other corrections/amendments / TSatyendra Kumar died had come to Lajpat Nagar modifications/ extensions till the under mysterious circum- area and would leave for his date of submission of bids. stances at St Mary Hospital sit- native Sitapur district late at Sl.No. 1. Tender Specification uated on Kursi Road under night. Acting promptly, a joint Photo exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi’s life Training programme for new LMRC recruits Gudamba police station. The team was constituted and a No. EAV-73/18-19, Name of EXHIBITION Work Prepare of monthly account Sport College authorities said trap was laid in and around the GeM. Senior officers and staff global burden is contributed by BSUL during the financial year of all Units, ZAO & Discom he died after he had fallen ‘pucca pul’ area. A man on a The Regional Outreach from RDSO, Northern Railway, developing countries,” gynae- 17-18. While presenting the Varanasi alongwith prepare of down from the height of 30 motorcycle was spotted at Bureau, under the Ministry of North-Eastern Railway, IRITM, cologist Dr Jyotsna Mehta said. annual report for the year end- balance sheet of Descom, feet while working on a civil midnight and he was asked to Information and Broadcasting, MCF (Rae Bareli) and CORE, According to project head Dr ing March 31, Kumar said that Earnest Money (Rs.) 30,000.00 site while his colleagues stop and produce the docu- celebrated the 150 birth and over 100 vendors partici- Nidhi S Tandon, a joint study construction of the project in claimed he was killed follow- ments of his vehicle. He got anniversary of Mahatma pated in the workshop. RDSO by ASSOCHAM and National Bundelkhand area was going to Tender Fee (Rs.) 5,000.00+ ing a conspiracy hatched by his The deceased was nervous when the police Gandhi by organising a photo director general Virendra Institute of Cancer Prevention start shortly and it would have GST@5% Last date & Time for rival group. engaged in fixing refused to set him free despite exhibition on Friday. Kumar was the chief guest. In and Research (NICPR), India 32 MW installed capacity. online submission of The police said the chairs on the upper several pretexts. The police Additional director general of his address, he explained var- accounts for one-fourth glob- tender document 05.11.18, TRAINING PROGRAMME deceased was engaged in fix- middle floor of an personnel grew suspicious and the department Arimardan ious features available on the al burden of cervical cancers. In 15.00 Hrs. Date & Time for ing chairs on the upper mid- brought him to the police sta- Singh said the exhibition was GeM portal. “This is an online fact, according to an estimate, CONCLUDES online opening of tender Part- dle floor of an indoor bad- indoor badminton tion. During the interrogation, being held from October 3 to platform for purchase of goods one in every 53 Indian is like- New recruits at Lucknow I 06.11.18, 15.00 Hrs. minton court of the Sport court of the Sport he confessed to his crime. 7 at Chhatrapati Shivaji audi- and services of government ly to suffer from cervical can- Metro Railway Corporation SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER College and had slipped from College and had torium, Ramadheen Inter departments,” he added. GeM cer during her lifetime. It (LMRC) completed their (MM-I) No. - 4246, Date - the height of 30 feet on slipped from the FIRE BREAKOUT College. He said through the has crossed transactions worth accounts for 17 per cent of all intensive training on soft 05.10.2018. Save electricity in Thursday at 6 pm in which he height of 30 feet on A fire broke out in a cot- exhibition, information related over Rs 10,000 crore since its cancer deaths among women skills and English proficiency the interest of Nation. was seriously injured. He was ton godown located in Indrani to Gandhi’s life was being inception. aged between 30 and 69 years. on Friday. LMRC had col- rushed by his colleague Desh Thursday at 6 pm in Nagar under the Bazaarkhala showcased. Under the Swachh laborated with Amity Raj to St Mary Hospital where which he was police station. However, no Bharat Mission, the exhibition HPV VACCINATION BSUL MEETING University for the training U.P. RAJYA VIDYUT he succumbed to injuries at seriously injured. He one was injured nor any also showcases Gandhi’s In a bid to spread aware- BSUL hosted its third programme. This is in addi- UTPADAN NIGAM 1.30 pm. He was a native of was rushed to St causality was reported. Goods thoughts and efforts in this ness about cervical cancer, annual general meeting at tion to the intensive technical LIMITED - OBRA Barabanki district and sur- worth lakhs of rupees were direction. A large number of chairperson of FICCI Ladies Faridabad on October 3. training imparted to the new THERMAL POWER vived by his wife and Mary Hospital where damaged. Chief fire office AB students saw the exhibition on Organisation Renuka Tandon Chairman, BSUL, Ratish recruits at the Centre of STATION, OBRA - two sons. he succumbed Pandey said probably short Friday and also enjoyed various and other members organised Kumar addressed the share- Excellence for Training SONEBHADRA CORRIGEN- Meanwhile, a criminal car- circuit was the cause of fire cultural programmes. a free-of-cost HPV vaccination holders at the AGM wherein (COET), Transportnagar DUM The opening dates of rying a reward of Rs 10,000 on Thakurganj area. Two country- outbreak. The godown was drive for underprivileged girls board members and other Metro Depot. The two-week e-Tender No. 22/O&MMC-V/ his head was arrested by a joint made pistols, five live car- owned by Durga Ram TRAINING SESSION on Friday. The vaccination senior officers from BSUL were training programme for a TMD/BTPS/2018-19 of team of the crime branch and tridges, a pouch containing Agrawal and his partner Ram Stores Directorate of RDSO camp was held at Dr Jyotsna also present. Kumar expressed batch of 33 participants Overhauling of C.W. pumps, Chowk police near the ‘pucca smack weighing 25 gram, jew- Naresh Agrawal. It was rent- organised an awareness and Mehta’s clinic in Alambagh. gratitude to all the sharehold- included junior engineers of electric & Diesel Fire pump, HP pul’ under Chowk police sta- ellery worth a few thousand ed to a firm of Raghubar training session on procure- About 25 girls were vaccinated ers for their contribution to the Electrical discipline, PR assis- pump, R.W. pump, B.C.W. pump tion. He was identified as rupees and stolen motorcycle Dayal and Rajesh Kumar ment from GeM on Friday for in the first phase. “Cervical company. He also highlighted tants, HR assistants and Vakil Khan, a native of Sitapur were found in his possession. located on 8, Subhash Marg in buyers, indenters, paying cancer is a major cause of can- the achievements made by account assistants. to be carried out during annual district and was living here in An information was flashed to Chowk area. authorities, and vendors asso- cer mortality in women and running / breakdown mainte- ciated with procurement from more than a quarter of its nance of CW pump house of 5x200MW, BTPS Obra is here- by against extended as below :- Last Date and Time For Submission of E-Bids (Technical and Financial) at e-procurement website, http://etender.up.nic.in 12.10.2018 up to 18:00 hrs., Last Date and Time For Submission of Hard- copy of Requisite Documents in HPV vaccination drive by FICCI FLO BSUL annual general meeting the Office of Undersigned, 15.10.2018 Up to 16:00 hrs., Date and Time of Opening of AMU orders probe into Jinnah photos at exhibition E-Bids (Part-I) : 17.10.2018 up to 16:00 hrs. Other terms & con- Aligarh: The Aligarh removed the photos and a Thursday demanded the “University authorities certain- ditions of the tender shall remain Muslim University (AMU) has show cause notice was served removal of some group photos ly do not want any controver- the same. ordered a probe into how pic- to the librarian, who is the in which the Mahatma is seen sy on such a matter, keeping in SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER tures of Pakistan founder curator of the exhibition, an along with the Pakistan mind the fact that the campus O&MMC-V, BTPS, Mohammad Ali Jinnah with official said Friday. The week- founder. “The probe has been is functioning peacefully. We OBRA - SONEBHADRA. Mahatma Gandhi were put on long exhibition, themed around ordered as to how these pictures are only focused on our acad- CORRIGENDUM The opening display at a photo exhibition in the life and times of the were included in the exhibition emic schedule,” he said. The dates of e-Tender No. 23/O& the varsity. In May, a portrait of Mahatma, is being held as part and a show cause notice has AMU has removed two pic- MMC-V/TMD/BTPS/2018-19 of Jinnah at the university’s stu- of the Gandhi Jayanti celebra- been served to the librarian tures, including the one in Round the clock routine / pre- dents’ union office had caused tions at the AMU. Thursday,” Aligarh Muslim which Gandhi and Jinnah are ventive maintenance works of a major row. The probe was ordered University (AMU) spokesman seen along with others such as Turbine & its auxiliaries of unit University authorities have after BJP MP Satish Gautam Shafey Qidwai said Friday. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. no. 12 and CW pump house of 5x200MW, BTPS Obra is here- by against extended as below : SCHOOLSCAN Last Date and Time For Submi- ssion of E-Bids (Technical and CALLIGRAPHY Financial) at e-procurement CONTEST website, http://etender.up.nic.in During the ongoing 12.10.2018 up to 18:00 hrs., ‘Hindi Literary Month’ Last Date and Time For Submi- with plethora of activities ssion of Hard-copy of Requisite being organised to Documents in the Office of enhance knowledge and Undersigned, 15.10.2018 Up to enrich the students with 16:00 hrs., Date and Time of new information about Opening of E-Bids (Part-I) : the language and cul- 17.10.2018 up to 16:00 hrs. ture, an inter-House Other terms & conditions of the Hindi calligraphy com- tender shall remain the same. petition for classes SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER Nursery to V was held at both the branches of The O&MMC-V, BTPS, Lucknow Public OBRA - SONEBHADRA. Collegiate (Ruchi No. - 249, Date - 01.10.2018, Khand-I, Sharda Nagar "SAVE ELECTRICITY IN THE and 3, Jopling Road) on INTREST OF NATION" Friday. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2018 nation 05

SHIFT BIG CATS First bio-bank for drug Bring petrol, Take steps to save Gir pride from diesel under GST: resistant microbes opened Rahul urges PM ARCHANA JYOTI n NEW DELHI biological materials that collects, deadly virus, Centre advised processes and distributes biospecimen PNS n NEW DELHI ndia’s battle against “superbugs” has catalogs, and keeps samples of materi- Ijust got more teeth with the al, such as urine, blood, tissue, cells, ongress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday PNS n NEW DELHI Government setting up a bio-reposito- DNA, RNA and protein from humans, Curged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ry for resistant microbes, the first of its animals or plants to support future sci- bring petrol and diesel under the purview of he virus that killed 30 per cent of total kind bio-bank in the country at the entific investigations — is expected to the Goods and Services Tax (GST), saying the Tlion population in East Africa was also Pune-based National Centre for be a boon to clinicians and researchers people were distressed over their skyrocketing responsible for the death of five out of the Microbial Resource (NCMR). The bank in the field of AMR as they could deposit prices. 23 Asiatic lions in Gujarat’s Gir forest since is part of the Union Science and or obtain samples of infective agents for The Congress earlier said that the rise in September 12, the Government’s top Technology Ministry’s Mission pro- scientific investigation. petrol and diesel prices were due to “excessive research body has warned and advised the gramme on Anti-microbial resistance Anti-microbial resistance has seri- taxes” imposed by the Central and State Centre to immediately take steps to save (AMR) initiative with the vision to ous implications for a country like Governments. the big cats by shifting them to different develop indigenous and cost-effective India where misuse of “last-resort” His fresh push for bringing petrol and sanctuaries. therapies against the superbugs like bac- antibiotics for common health condi- diesel under the purview of GST came a day The scientists from the Indian Council teria and fungi. tions is rampant. Many microorganisms after the Centre effected a `2.50 per litre cut of Medical Research-National Institute of Though India has many bio-repos- such as bacteria and fungi have an in their prices. The Centre cut excise duty on Virology (NIV) in their report have said that itories, a dedicated facility for superbugs exceptional capacity to survive in petrol and diesel by `1.50 per litre and asked Canine Distemper Virus(CDV), associat- at the NCMR is the adverse surround- oil firms to absorb `1 a litre of prices. ed with the dogs, was responsible for the first such unit in the ings. “Respected Modi ji, the common man is death of five Asiatic lions in the Gir forest. country. Antimicrobial very distressed over skyrocketing prices of The ICMR, which is the apex body in “AMR is one of resistance is resis- petrol and diesel. Kindly bring petrol and diesel India for the formulation, coordination and the major threats to tance of a microor- under the purview of GST,” he tweeted in promotion of biomedical research, has also vention for Gir lions,” it said. threat posed by CDV to the lives of this human health in the ganism to an Hindi. suggested that 300 shots of CDV vaccine are CDV causes a highly contagious and endangered species, ICMR has requested 21st century, with antimicrobial drug The Congress chief has been attacking the imported from the United States. The report life-threatening disease in dogs and also the Government of India to take immedi- some bacterial that was originally Government over high petrol and diesel prices has been submitted to the Union affects wild carnivores such as wolves, ate steps to save these Asiatic lions, which pathogens acquiring effective for treat- and his party has accused the ruling dispen- Environment Ministry for further action. foxes, raccoons, red pandas, ferrets, hye- are heading towards extinction. resistance to all clin- ment of infections sation of earning `13 lakh crore due to taxes Around 23 Asiatic lions have died in nas, tigers, and lions. A wildlife expert said “As a precautionary measure, 300 shots ically available caused by it. imposed on petrol and diesel. Gujarat’s Gir forest since September 12, that there are lots of domestic dogs living of CDV vaccine are imported from the US antibiotics. According to The Congress had on Thursday hit out at prompting the government to launch a mas- in human communities around the Gir for- for the lions. ICMR has also recommend- Worldwide, infec- health experts, the the Modi Government over what it described sive operations to ensure that the infection est, and probably they shared the infect- ed that to avoid extinction of the lions, the tions caused by multi-drug resistant situation in India is alarming on AMR as a “meagre” reduction in excise duty on petrol does not spread to other big cats in their only ed kill. The prevalence of this virus and its animals should be placed in two to three (MDR) bacteria are now a major cause front. A study has pointed that a inten- and diesel, saying it is like applying a band-aid abode in Asia. According to a 2015 census, diversity in wildlife of India is not stud- different sanctuaries,” the statement said. of morbidity and mortality and have sive care units of 20 tertiary care hos- after inflicting a thousand wounds on the peo- Gir is home to 523 lions, including 109 male, ied and only a few reports are available The condition of three of over 36 lions, markedly enhanced healthcare costs. pitals showed that 7 per cent of critically ple of the country. 201 female, 73 sub-adults and 140 cubs. regarding the detection of CDV in captive currently under observation of the forest “Considering AMR as a national pri- ill patients are resistant to antibiotics. “ICMR-NIV, based in Pune, found wild carnivores which included tigers department in Gujarat, is critical. ority, under National Action Plan Drug resistance to first-line antibiotics CDV responsible for the death of five and red panda. There has been regular demand for endorsed by the Government the also results in 58,000 neonatal deaths INSHORT Asiatic lions in Gir forest, Gujarat. As such The research body said a 2016 report shifting the Gir lions to other suitable habi- Department of Biotechnology has ini- each year. for the first time a complete genome of CDV of CDV infection Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, tats to ensure their genetic survival. In fact, tiated the fight against AMR in a mis- The DBT is also working to share was recovered by NIV,” a statement from was confirmed by Indian Veterinary in 2016, a 18-member Supreme Court led sion mode envisaging needed mea- the information regarding National ARINDAM BAGCHI APPOINTED INDIA’S ICMR said. “The sequence was compared Research Institute where dogs were con- committee, led by Wildlife Institute of India sures,” said an official from the DBT. AMR-specific Pathogen list which will AMBASSADOR TO CROATIA to available CDV sequences and it was sidered to be the primary source of infec- (WII) additional director general Bisen He said that the DBT has already be available very soon including a land- New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday found to be related to the East African tion and virus transmission. Singh Bonal has said that Palpur-Kuno given green signal to the NCMR to col- scaping report on existing rapid and announced the appointment of Arindam Bagchi as strains. The scientists of ICMR-NIV have “In the past, CDV wiped out 30 per cent Sanctuary in Sheopur district is “ideally suit- lect, preserve and characterise drug- cost-effective diagnostic kits to identi- the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of also recommended existing CDV vaccine of the total population of lions in Serengeti ed” for relocation of Gir lions. resistant microbes in the bio-bank. fy AMR-specific pathogens, the official Croatia. Bagchi is currently serving as India’s Deputy which should work as a protective inter- forest areas in East Africa. Considering the The bio-bank — a storage place for added. High Commissioner to Sri Lanka in Colombo. Cong forms 9 committees to Gutka scam: CBI Rajnath blames Pak manage Raj Assembly polls searches Delhi residence for unrest in J&K PNS n NEW DELHI campaign panel and former Union Minister CP Joshi as the chief of the Says 90% people keen to the panchayat and urban local bodies in ith the Rajasthan Assembly publicity panel. Congress secretary Jammu & Kashmir, the Home Minister said Wpolls inching closer, Congress in-charge of Punjab Harish of CCI’s Deputy DG participate in panchayat polls 90 per cent people of the State would like to president Rahul Gandhi constitut- Choudhry, a former MP, will chair get involve in the poll process, which the cur- ed nine different committees to the manifesto panel. PNS n NEW DELHI Assistant Commissioner at DGCEI, S Sridhar rent Government has started after a long manage its campaign in the State. Other committees Rahul whose premises were searched on Thursday. PNS n NEW DELHI break. When asked about the several BJP can- Former State Chief Minister formed include discipline, transport he CBI on Friday carried out searches at the Additional Commissioner of Goods and didates getting elected to the local bodies Ashok Gehlot has been named and accommodation and protocol. TDelhi residence of the Deputy Director Services Tax (GST) Senthil Valavan, whose laming Pakistan for the unrest in Jammu unopposed, Singh said in the recently held chairperson of the State coordina- Lakshmangarh legislator Govind General of Competition Commission of India premises were also searched on Thursday, has B& Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath panchayat elections in West Bengal, 43 per tion committee. As the chairman of Singh Dotasra will helm the media (CCI) in connection with the Tamil Nadu gutka been summoned by the agency to join the Singh on Friday claimed that 90 per cent peo- cent candidates won uncontested and such Coordination Committee, Gehlot and coordination committee, while scam, agency officials said. probe, they further said. ple in the State would like to participate in things are not uncommon. will have authority to call other former Lalsot legislator Parsadilal The searches were conducted at the East The scam came to light on July 8, 2017, the panchayat and urban local body polls Talking about the now-snapped BJP-PDP senior leaders as special invitee in Meena head the transport and Delhi residence of Ravi Chandran, the CCI when Income Tax Department sleuths raided scheduled this month. alliance, he said both the parties had joined the Coordination Committee accommodation committee. Deputy Director General who was earlier the godown, offices and residences of a pan “I do agree that the situation in Jammu hands, honouring the mandate of the last State Meetings. Rajasthan Mahila Congress chief posted as Senior Intelligence Officer at the masala and gutka (a concoction of tobacco and & Kashmir should improve. But, the prob- Assembly elections, but the “experiment did Rajasthan Congress president Rehana Riaz has been made in Directorate General of Central Excise pan masala) manufacturer in Tamil Nadu, who lem that we face is mostly because of not succeed”. Singh said naxalism was the Sachin Pilot will head the state elec- charge of the protocol committee. Intelligence (DGCEI) in Chennai, the officials had been facing charges of tax evasion to the Pakistan. We have always tried to improve biggest challenge the nation was facing till a tion committee which will shortlist The disciplinary committee will be said. tune of `250 crore. relations with Pakistan. But the country will few years ago, but the menace has been con- candidates for the Congress Party’s headed by former Rajasthan The CBI move comes after getting inputs The manufacture, storage and sale of the not mend its ways. It continues to sponsor ter- tained to a great extent now. “Naxalism was central election panel’s review. Education Minister Bhanwarlal about Chandran’s suspected role in the scam as chewable forms of tobacco, including gutka and rorism in Jammu & Kashmir,” he said speak- spread in 126 districts and it has come down Senior party leader Raghu Sharma Meghwal. Rajasthan is slated to go a DGCEI officer during 2013-15, they said. pan masala were banned by the Tamil Nadu ing at the HT Leadership Summit here. to just 50-52 districts now, and among them has been appointed president of the for polls later this year. The agency also questioned the then Government in 2013. Referring to the forthcoming elections to the worst hit is just 10 to 12 districts,” he said.

SC/ST ACT Faulty implants for hip SC dismisses plea seeking replacement: SC asks Apex court gives Centre’s response to PIL time to petitioner full statehood for Delhi New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to respond to a plea alleg- to collect data on New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dis- al arrangements for Delhi were responsible for ing that 15,820 persons have been fitted missed a plea seeking full statehood for Delhi say- the mismanagement in administration of the with faulty hip implants supplied by a FIRs lodged ing it has become “infructuous” in view of the national capital which results in several problems multinational company. Constitution bench verdict which had held that including air pollution, traffic jams, water log- A bench headed by Chief Justice New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Delhi cannot be accorded the status of a State. ging, unauthorised constructions. Ranjan Gogoi asked the Centre to file its Friday granted four weeks to an The matter came up for hearing before a It claimed that these issues could be resolved response on the PIL, filed by Arun Kumar organisation, which has filed a peti- bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur, S by giving full statehood to Delhi. Goenka, which alleged that faulty implants tion seeking a direction that the Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta and the advo- On July 4, a Constitution bench of the top were used for hip replacement surgeries. original Schedule Castes and cate appearing for the petitioner referred to the court had unanimously held that Delhi cannot The plea, filed through senior advo- Schedules Tribes (Prevention of judgement delivered by a five-judge Constitution be accorded the status of a state and had clipped cate Salman Khurshid, sought directions Atrocities) Act 1989 be “maintained”, bench on July 4. the powers of the Lieutenant Governor saying to the Centre to advertise across India to collect data on the number of FIRs “It (petition) is infructuous,” the bench said he has no “independent decision making power” about the recall of the faulty implants. lodged in India under this law. while dismissing the plea. and has to act on the aid and advice of the elect- It also sought action against officials, On August 9, new amendments The court was hearing a plea seeking to ed government. who had issued certificate to the multi- to the SC/ST Act were passed by declare Article 239AA (which deals with pow- The apex court had said that except for three national firms for selling the faulty prod- Parliament which overturned the ers and status of Delhi) of the Constitution and issues — public order, police and land — the uct without any clinical trial. March 20 verdict of the apex court. The Government of National Capital Territory Delhi government has the power to legislate and The plea also asked the Centre to In its March 20 verdict, the court of Delhi Act 1991 as “unconstitutional” on the govern on other issues. appoint Special Investigations Team (SIT) had held that there will be no imme- ground that a territory of India has to be either It had also held that there was no indepen- to oversee effective measures for imple- diate arrest on any complaint filed a full state or a union territory. dent authority vested with the Lieutenant mentation of immediate action against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin after delivering a under the law. The plea had also alleged that constitution- Governor to take independent decisions. implants. joint statement following their talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Friday Alwin Singh | Pioneer It had also passed a slew of directions, and said that a public ser- vant can be arrested in cases lodged KATHUA RAPE AND MURDER CASE under the SC/ST Act only after prior 1 more held in Muzaffarpur approval by the competent authori- ty. shelter home case The Centre had earlier filed a plea Accused pleas for fresh, independent probe rejected in the top court seeking review of its judgement after several states were New Delhi: The Supreme Court on other accused had moved the apex He also argued that police officers lawyer argued that from the charge Muzaffarpur (Bihar): One permission to the investigating rocked by violence and clashes on Friday rejected two pleas by the court seeking a direction that the probe were also arrayed as accused in the sheet filed in the case, it was established more person was arrested on agency to send for forensic April 2 following a ‘Bharat Bandh’ call accused in the Kathua gang rape and be transferred to an independent case. that the investigation was “botched up”. Friday in connection with the examination some skeletal given by several SC/ST organisations murder case, with one seeking a fresh agency. However, the bench said, “Your When he referred to the state- shelter home sex scandal by the remains, which were found protesting against the verdict. investigation alleging “motivated” “According to us, this matter does prayer is for transfer of investigation. ments given by some of the witness- CBI which produced the during an excavation carried The matter came up for hearing probe by the State police and the other not require de-novo investigation. We are declining that prayer”. es in the case, the bench observed, “We accused before a court and out at a crematorium here ear- on Friday before a bench of Justices demanding that the probe be trans- Whatever are the infirmities, you can The lawyer appearing for the are alive to that but that is not a mat- obtained his custody for four lier this week. A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan. ferred to an independent agency like try to take advantage of them in the other accused claimed before the ter which entitles you to seek fresh days. The excavation was car- The counsel appearing for peti- the CBI. trial,” the bench said. apex court that two officers of the spe- investigation”. Gaurava Kumar alias ried out following a tip-off by tioner — All India Federation of A bench comprising Justices U U Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, cial investigation team, which has The bench also sought to know Motu, a former employee of Thakur’s driver Vijay. While SC/ST Organizations — told the Lalit and D Y Chandrachud said appearing for the two accused Vishal probed the matter, were themselves about the number of witnesses exam- prime accused Brajesh Thakur, the case was being investigat- bench that they were in the process there was “no reason to interfere” in Jangotra and his father Sanji Ram, told facing criminal charges of custodial ined in the case by the trial court. was arrested in the town and ed by police, one of the of collecting country-wide data on the matter and the accused could raise the bench that there were “two ver- murder and under the provisions of The counsel said 80 prosecution produced before the Special inmates at the shelter home number of FIRs lodged under the law. these issues during the ongoing trial sions” in the charge sheet against them. the Prevention of Corruption Act. witnesses were already examined in the POCSO court here. had alleged that a girl lodged When the lawyer referred to the before the lower court at Pathankot in “The petitioners here are father He claimed that a “motivated matter. “We have gone through the Special POCSO judge R P there had been beaten to plea filed by the Centre seeking Punjab. and son. It is improbable that a father investigation” was conducted in the writ petition (filed by one of the Tiwari granted four days CBI death by the staff and her review of the verdict, the bench said, While one of the accused had will call his son from Meerut, where matter and witnesses were being accused) and we see no reason to inter- custody of Motu, with whose body was buried in the “The petition is already pending. You sought “de-novo (fresh) investiga- he (son) is giving his examination, to “coerced”. fere,” the apex court said and told the arrest the total number of per- courtyard. However, nothing can intervene in that matter.” tion” in the matter claiming that commit such crime,” Kumar said, “Why are you asking for a de-novo counsel that he could raise these sons held so far in the case has incremental was found when Later, the court granted four probe conducted by the state police’s adding that “it is improbable in Indian investigation?,” the bench asked. issues before the lower court during reached 15. the courtyard was dug up in weeks to petitioner to collect the data. Crime Branch was “motivated”, the two context that father and son will do this”. Responding to the query, the the trial. The court also granted July. PTI LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2018 nation 06

High Court stays Fiscal slippages to have Mamata’s puja RBI keeps rate unchanged adverse bearing on PTI n MUMBAI Sensex sinks 792 pts, closes below 35k-mark inflation, markets: RBI dole to committees he Reserve Bank opted for Ta surprising status quo at PTI n MUMBAI ing the 74-mark. The central sparking fears of accelerating SAUGAR SENGUPTA n KOLKATA the bi-monthly review on bank kept the interest rate inflation, brokers said. PTI n MUMBAI there will not be any slippages. Friday on expectations of soft- he BSE Sensex plunged 792 unchanged at 6.5 per cent. The 30-share index The RBI projected retail he Calcutta High Court ening price rise, but changed Tpoints on Friday to end at Sentiments were also bear- remained in the negative zone he Reserve Bank on Friday inflation to be between 3.9-4.5 Ton Friday put a stay on the policy stance to “calibrated a near six-month low of ish largely in tandem with a through the session. Selling Tsaid the Centre and States per cent in October-March of Mamata Banerjee tightening” from “neutral”. 34,376.99 after the RBI unex- sell-off in global markets as US activity gathered momentum should stick to the fiscal deficit the current fiscal. Government’s decision to dis- A majority of the analysts pectedly maintained status quo Treasury yields surged to after the RBI kept target as any slippage will have It said the inflation outlook tribute funds to Durga Puja and bankers were expecting the on the policy rate but changed multi-year highs on robust rates unchanged but changed an adverse bearing on inflation calls for a close vigil over the committees. six-member Monetary Policy its stance to “calibrated tight- economic data and comments its stance to “calibrated and increase market volatility. next few months because sev- While hearing a Public Committee to go at least for a ening” amid the rupee breach- from the Federal Reserve, tightening”. In its fourth bi-monthly eral upside risks persist. Interest Litigation filed by 0.25 per cent hike in key rates monetary policy for the fiscal, “The MPC notes that glob- advocate Saurabh Dutta chal- at the review. the RBI made a strong case for al headwinds in the form of lenging the Government’s deci- “The MPC reiterates its com- improving domestic macro escalating trade tensions, sion, the court of Acting Chief rest from the districts. mitment to achieving the medi- Unchanged repo economic fundamentals to volatile and rising oil prices, Justice Debashis Kar Gupta Appearing for the petitioner, um-term target for headline infla- ` slumps to all-time low neutralise the impact of glob- and tightening of global finan- and Justice Shampa Sarkar advocate Bikash Ranjan tion of 4 per cent on a durable al trade tension and rising oil cial conditions pose substantial wondered whether there was Chakrabarty said the decision basis,” the resolution of the MPC PTI n MUMBAI rate to help realty prices. risks to the growth and infla- any specific guideline based on of the Government was uncon- after a three-day meet said. “...Should there be fiscal tion outlook. It is, therefore, which the Government was stitutional and needed to be The repo rate, at which the he rupee skidded by 18 paise to finish at a fresh lifetime low revival: Experts slippage at the centre and/or imperative to further strength- granting special funds to the stopped. Earlier, Taha Siddiqi, RBI lends to the system, will Tof 73.76 against the US dollar on Friday after the RBI unex- state levels, it will have a bear- en domestic macroeconomic Durga Puja committees. the head of Furfura Sharief, one continue to be at 6.5 per cent pectedly kept the policy rate unchanged. PTI n MUMBAI ing on the inflation outlook, fundamentals,” the apex bank As Advocate General of the largest Muslim congre- and the reverse repo at which The domestic unit crashed below the 74-mark for the first besides heightening market said. Kishor Dutta failed to provide gations in the State, had also it absorbs excess funds will be time ever in intra-day trade on persistent capital outflows and he Reserve Bank of India’s volatility and crowding out Prices of bent crude any satisfactory reply, the HC raised similar questions won- 6.25 per cent. The Monetary high crude oil prices. T(RBI) decision to keep the private sector investment,” the crossed $86 a barrel — the directed the Government to put dering about the need to pro- Policy Committee (MPC) Markets were caught off guard as the Reserve Bank main- repo rate unchanged will give a RBI said. highest in 4 years. India, which on hold the grant till next vide such grants by a secular voted 5:1 in favour of a status tained status quo on the benchmark interest rate. However, the much needed boost to the real The Government imports 80 per cent of its crude Tuesday. There was huge Government for religious pur- quo, with only Chetan Ghate central bank warned that rising oil prices and tightening of glob- estate sector which is witnessing Thursday announced a `1.5 per oil requirements, has been amount of money involved in poses. He said, “The voting for a 0.25 per cent hike. al financial conditions pose substantial risks to growth and infla- signs of revival in the past six litre cut in excise duty which impacted by the crude price the decision and the court Government should provide The MPC headed by RBI tion.It also changed its policy stance to ‘calibrated tightening’ from months, industry experts said. would result in a revenue loss rise with petrol and diesel needed to know about the funds for all religious commu- Governor Urjit Patel said that ‘neutral’. The apex bank on Friday of `10,500 crore in the current prices touching record high guideline based on which such nities if it does provide doles to the recent excise duty cut by the A majority of the analysts and bankers were expecting the kept the repo rate unchanged at fiscal. There are apprehensions levels. huge amount of money was any one community.” The Chief government on petrol and diesel six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to raise inter- 6.50 per cent, despite global and that this may have a bearing on Oil prices remain vulnera- dispersed by the Government, Minister, however, defended will help contain inflation. est rate by 0.25 per cent. “Rupee was caught off guard and weak- domestic macro-economic the Centre’s fiscal deficit target ble to further upside pressures, the court reportedly said. her stance and said the grants Meanwhile, RBI ened beyond 74, after RBI surprised headwinds of rising interest of 3.3 per cent. Similarly, cer- especially if the response of oil- Chief Minister Mamata had already been cleared to the Governor Urjit Patel on markets by keeping rates unchanged. Given the rising oil and rates in the US, rising crude tain states too have cut VAT on producing nations to supply Banerjee on September 10 had clubs and that she did not know Friday reiterated that the trade tensions, traders will bet on exports going up, to curb fur- prices, threat of crude oil fuelled the domestic fuel. disruptions from geopolitical announced a grant of `10,000 how they could be refunded. “It domestic currency is still bet- ther weakening in the currency,” said Anand James, Chief Market inflation, weaker currency and Finance Minister Arun tensions is not adequate. each to 28,000 clubs organising has already been disbursed. I ter than its emerging market Strategist at Geojit Financial Services. FII outflows, Knight Frank Jaitley has, however, assured The recent excise duty cuts Durga Puja. Out of these clubs don’t know how it can be peers and that the apex bank Meanwhile, the FBIL set the reference rate at 73.5809 for the India Chairman and Managing that the Government will stick on petrol and diesel will mod- 3,000 are from Kolkata and the refunded,” she said. does not have a target for it. US dollar and 84.6975 for the euro. Director Shishir Baijal said. to the fiscal deficit target and erate retail inflation. Nobel laureates Nadia, Husband kills Tejashwi blames Nitish 21-year-old Family cries murder after Mukwege nominated for over dowry in burned body of AAP for ‘rule of AK-47’ Mother Teresa Award-2018 Nangloi, held leader found in Gzb FAIZAN AHMAD n PATNA recent murder after abduction TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI Dr Mukwege is a New Delhi (PNS): A 21- were reported and some high Congolese gynaecologist year-old woman, Aisha, was he Opposition has profile murders took place that nti-rape campaigners Nadia who, along with his found dead in Delhi’s Nangloi SP SINGH n GHAZIABAD q The family of the deceased Tslammed Chief Minister too with AK-47 rifle. AMurad and Dr Denis colleagues, has treated II on Tuesday. The family of the alleged that she was murdered by her husband Faizan, who Nitish Kumar for all the bad The large scale recovery of Mukwege, who were earlier in tens of thousands of rape deceased alleged that she was n Aam Aadmi Party things happening in Bihar and AK-47 rifles and its parts from the day declared as the Nobel murdered by her husband A(AAP) leader, Naveen was demanding dowry from accused some of his legislators Munger recently has also put Peace Prize winners for 2018, victims in warfare Faizan, who was demanding Das (25), was found “charred” her and would frequently beat for patronising the heinous a question mark on the gover- have been nominated for this dowry from her and would to death on Friday morning her up crimes including the recent nance and policing. The high year’s “Mother Teresa Memorial Foundation plans to hold a frequently beat her up. A case inside a burnt down car in q They were married on August murder of former mayor of level meetings by the CM with Award” instituted by the city- small celebrations at Hotel Taj was registered at Nangloi police Ghaziabad, police said. Some 26 this year. Within 15 days, Muzaffarpur and the smug- top brass of police and civil based Harmony Foundation. Lands End, Bandra to mark station and police revealed that passerby, who noticed the they demanded for `5 lakh and gling of AK-47 weapons. administration hardly yielded Announcing the nomina- Murad-Kassim engagement. the deceased’s husband has car, made a call to the police a car, said victim’s fathher Leader of opposition a result or made a difference. tion of Ms Murad and Dr Recognised officially rec- been arrested. control room. According to Tejashwi Prasad Yadav said, dom to be a sovereign country. Deputy CM Sushil Kumr Modi Mukwege for prestigious ognized by the Missionaries of “An FIR has been registered police while the deceased “The criminals of Sushasan Today Bihar has got its freedom was even heard urging the ‘Mother Teresa Memorial Award Charity, the award includes a at Nangloi police station and the mobile phone was found not found inside the car. are selectively killing traders to use AK-47 freely. Thank you criminals to stop their activi- -2018’, Harmony Foundation unique silhouette image of St. husband Faizan has been arrest- intact the car keys were They contemplate that with AK-47 and Nitish gov- Nitishji for letting ur MLAs bla- ties at least for a fortnight dur- Chairman (Dr.) Abraham Mother Teresa designed in ed under Section 304 B of the missing. some accused might have ernment has totally surren- tantly using AK-47 for good(?) ing Pind-dan in Gaya when Mathai said: “Ms Murad will sparkling crystal and a citation Indian Penal Code (IPC). The The Investigating Officer called him to the abandoned dered before the criminals.” He governance, Bihar has truly devotees from outside and arrive in Mumbai on October 21 for the winners. “There could not victim Aisha was found hang- (IO) said incident might have area and locked him inside also alleged that one JD(U) seen AK-47 terror under ur abroad come. along with her fiancé to receive have been a better theme for this ing in her home. We have sent taken place between 2:30 and car before putting it on fire. MLA was involved in the continuous watch for 13 years,” The defence by the JD(U) the award in person, while year’s ceremony. It is apt for both the body for post-mortem and 3:00 am on Friday. The spot They alleged that in the smuggling of AK-47, without his tweet reads. leaders was even more laugh- Mukwege has prior engage- the winners - ‘Celebrate Her, are awaiting results,” a senior where the charred car was absence of key he could have revealing his name, and chal- RLSP leader and Union able. Bihar JD(U) spokesman ments and expressed his regrets. Protect Her, Empower Her’,” police official said. found is an abandoned place failed to bring down glasses lenged the CM to take action Minister of State Upendra Ajay Alok said, “The criminals We shall send the award to him Mathai added. The victim’s father told The located alongside the road and unlock the car. and expel the MLA from the Kushwaha also accused Nitish to Tejashwi will be taken to in Congo”. In the past, Nobel laureates Pioneer that the family of her leading to Loni from The SP City Shlok Kumar party. “The CM has no courage of failing to check worsening task,” while referring to an Ms Murad, an Iraqi Yazidi who were among those nomi- son-in-law frequently asked Sahibabad in Bhopra locality told The Pioneer that on the to take action against his law and order. In his tweet two incident of Nawada where a who was tortured and raped by nated “Mother Teresa Memorial dowry. “They were married on which comes under complaint of his family mem- Bahubali legislator,” he alleged. days back he said, “Yesterday mahadalit woman was killed Islamic State terrorists and later Award” included the office of August 26 this year. Within 15 Sahibabad police station of bers a criminal case has been In another tweet Tejashwi the body of abducted trader and JD(U) accused RJD men as became the face of a campaign United Nations High days, they demanded for `5 lakh Ghaziabad. registered in Sahibabad police accused Nitish of the leader of was found and today the body assailants. to free the Yazidi people, is Commissioner for Refugees. and a car. My daughter was sent According to police, station. The dead body has the party of dreaded criminals. of a bank manager kidnapped Senior JD(U) leader K C engaged to an Iraqi refugee (UNHCR), Malala Yousafzai, home several times with bruis- while the data from the been sent for postmortem. “During the past two months from Nalanda was found in the Tyagi alleged that during Lalu Abid Shamo Kassim. Kassim the Dalai Lama and Medecins es. Faizan has been arrested but phone was being retrieved it His sister told police that at his 2 MLCs and one MLA are jungles of Koderma………In Prasad and Rabri Devi regimes has been granted US citizenship. Sans Frontieres International. we want the police to arrest his was found that till 4:30 am 12:30 am, the deceased talked involved in murder of the lead- this situation neither Narendra the ransom money after kid- Dr Mukwege is a Similarly, international parents.” “We received a call at the WhatsApp notices were to her in which he told her ers of opposition parties. One Modi nor Nitish Kumar will nappings were finalised at the Congolese gynaecologist who, dignitaries like Malaysia’s Dr. 3 am on Tuesday from the hos- received on the phone. that he had searched a MLA is in the smuggling of win…. I am afraid the NOTA CM residence. He also dis- along with his colleagues, has Mahathir Mohamad, UAE’s pital. They told us that she died While the family mem- house in Delhi to be taken on AK-47 and they are also may get majority in next elec- agreed with Sushil Modi’s treated tens of thousands of Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, from hanging but when we bers of the deceased who rent. involved in murder, rape and tion in Bihar.” appeal to the criminals and said rape victims in warfare. UK’s Baroness Caroline Cox, saw her she had bruises on her reached the spot after being According to police, bootlegging. When they are The Nitish Government instead the Deputy CM should During Ms Murad’s visit India’s Priyanka Chopra have face, her chest and other parts. informed claimed it to be a Delhi Chief Minister Arvind caught `Naitik’ (moral) Kumar has come under sharp attack come down heavily on the to Mumbai to receive the been among many others We believe she has been mur- murder rather than an acci- Kejriwal visited the grieving protect them,” he said. from both rivals and allies criminals with harsh warning “Mother Teresa Memorial nominated for the Mother dered by Faizan and his family,” dent. However, the mystery family of the Aam Aadmi “In 1947 India got its free- over law and order where some and rule of law. Award”, the Harmony Teresa award . the victim’s father said. shrouds as the car key was Party leader.

INDIA-RUSSIA... minister of public security — track such people. It has come To address the threats of the national police force — CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 to the fore that some constables Scam targeting Windows chemical and biological ter- since 2004. In the meantime, he terminated from service are rorism, the two countries sup- served as head and deputy Resolution 1820. And the stables were posting their pic- involved in it,” the DIG said. A ported and emphasised the head of branches of the coast #MeToo movement, which rose tures with black armbands in police spokesperson said: “It need for launching multilater- guard, all while holding posi- up a year ago following allega- support of the two accused col- has come to our notice that users busted in Delhi al negotiations at the tions at Interpol. Meng’s duties tions of rape, sexual abuse and leagues, and that action would constables are tying black rib- STAFF REPORTER n NEW DELHI Conference on Disarmament in China would have put him harassment against Hollywood be taken against those found bons and posting such pictures on an international convention in close proximity to former director Harvey Weinstein and involved in such acts. Apple on social media.” The posts are he Cyber Crime Cell of for the suppression of acts of leaders, some of whom had fall- has since swept the globe, has executive Vivek Tiwari was being examined, he said, TDelhi Police busted ten ille- chemical and biological ter- en afoul of President Xi also had a very sobering shot dead early on September adding in the last two days, gal call centres running rorism. The joint statement Jinping’s sweeping crackdown effect.”#MeToo and war crimes 29 when he allegedly refused to investigating officers had come “International Tech Support also talked about special atten- on corruption. In particular, is not quite the same thing. But stop his car for checking in across instances where mor- Scams”. These call centres, oper- tion to be paid to the issues of Meng likely dealt extensively they do, however, have that in Lucknow's posh Gomti Nagar phed or old pictures were post- ating from different places in the security and stability, including with former security chief common: that it is important to Extension. Two constables, ed on the social media. national Capital were targeting combating terrorism, illegal Zhou Yongkang, who is now see the suffering of women, to Prashant Chowdhury and Clarifying the situation, the users of Microsoft Windows by drug-trafficking and organ- serving a life sentence for cor- see the abuses and to achieve Sandeep Kumar, were arrested DIG said: “Some people posing fraudulently popping up a mes- ised crime, thereby increasing ruption. Xi has also placed a that it is important that women after an FIR was lodged on as policemen and anti-social sage on their screen stating effectiveness of cooperation premium on obtaining the leave the concept of shame and basis of a complaint by Tiwari’s elements are involved in it. We that their systems have been hit team leaders, of these illegal call persuade the consumer to allow within the Shanghai return of officials and business speak out,” said Reiss- colleague Sana Khan, who was will take strict action.” When by malware and in lieu of ser- centres have been arrested them remote access to the con- Cooperation Organisation people accused of fraud and Andersen. Mukwege and in the car with him. Some peo- asked about the issue, Vivek vices, these fake call centres used incriminating evidence in the sumer’s computer to diagnose (SCO) Regional Anti-Terrorist corruption from abroad, mak- Murad will receive the prize at ple claiming to be batchmates Tiwari’s wife Kalpana said: “My to charge victims between 100- form of cheques from customers the alleged problems on the Structure. Russia welcomed ing Meng’s position all the a ceremony in Oslo on and sympathisers of Prashant innocent husband was killed, I 500 dollars. in the name of Microsoft Tech computer. These centres tricks the participation of India in the more sensitive. When Meng December 10, the anniversary Chowdhury and Sandeep want justice for him. I am not According to Dr Anyesh support, call recordings, virtual the consumer into believing counter-terror military exercise was elected in 2016 as Interpol of the death of prize creator Kumar, were seen campaigning against the police. This (cam- Roy, Deputy Commissioner of dialers, Microsoft Tech support the computer has serious mal- “Peace Mission -- 2018”, the president, rights groups Alfred Nobel, a Swedish phil- for them on social media, and paign in support of accused Police (DCP), Cyber Crime training material, call log tran- ware infections,” said the DCP statement said. expressed concern that he anthropist and scientist who seeking donations to help constables, if any) should not Cel, they have filed an FIR after scripts detailing the conversation “Stressing the risks to the would pursue an agenda of died in 1896. them. “An FIR has been regis- be held. Senior officers should Microsoft India alleged that a with victims of fraud, payment consumer’s financial security as INTERPOL PREZ... politicised policing that tar- tered at Hazratganj police sta- take cognisance of it and take large number of illegal call cen- gateway records, servers, were a result of the infections, the News of the investigation geted Xi’s opponents. ACTION AGAINST... tion on Thursday against action.” About reports that tres are running in Delhi who recovered and had been seized,” centres then sells a service, into Meng’s disappearance An FIR was also regis- unnamed people under the constables were collecting are targeting its users. the DCP added. Giving the often a costly long-term sub- came during a weeklong pub- EX-ISIS SEX SLAVE... tered against Sarvesh Police (Incitement to money to help their arrested “During our initial investi- details of their modus operan- scription agreement, to fix the lic holiday in China. In Beijing, “Each of them in their Chowdhury for posting an 11- Disaffection) Act, and cyber colleagues, DGP OP Singh had gation, ten such call centres were di, Roy said these illegal call cen- non-existent problem. Though the foreign and public securi- own way has helped to give minute video in which he pur- teams are looking at such posts on Thursday said: “We have identified at the following loca- tres primarily establish contact these fake call centres primari- ty ministries did not immedi- greater visibility to war-time portedly claimed that he had to take the case to a logical alerted our officers and a close tions — Rohini Sector-7, with consumers through three ly aim to sell a bogus service to ately respond to calls and faxed sexual violence, so that the per- offered and had been collecting end,” a senior police official said watch is being kept on the Janakpuri, Dwarka Mod, Kirti methods: ‘Cold-calling’ (unso- fix a non-existent problem, they requests for comment Friday. petrators can be held account- money for the two constables here. The Act provides a max- social media. The officers have Nagar, Moti Nagar, Hari Nagar, licited call to a consumer), sometimes also remotely access Meng was elected president of able.” Sexual violence as a accused in the killing of the imum punishment of six been asked to interact with Mahipalpur, Shahdara and ‘Internet search engine adver- financial and identity data from Interpol in November 2016. weapon of war has been going Apple executive. He was also months. constables and tell them about Okhla Phase-II,” the DCP said. tising’ and ‘Web browser pop- the consumer’s computer while His term runs until 2020. He on for centuries, but it was only seen taking swipes at political “Rumours are being spread the incident and explain them “A police team raided these up messages’. “fixing” the problem and even has held a variety of positions recently acknowledged as a leaders and top police officials. on the social media... We have circumstances under which illegal call centres. So far 24 peo- “Once they have established install malware onto the con- within China’s security estab- crime against humanity with Officials said a probe was taken the matter seriously and they were arrested and ple, including the owners and contact with the consumer, they sumer’s computer,” Roy added. lishment, including as a vice the UN’s adoption in 2008 of ordered into reports that con- surveillance is going on to dismissed.” LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2018 nation 07

NRC IMPLEMENTATION IN TRIPURA ‘Govt against appeasement for inclusive growth’ IANS n GUWAHATI ignored” areas which had constructed by the Modi Assam Chief Minister been deprived of these facili- Government in the minority Sarbananda Sonowal was pre- Rajnath assures INPT nion Minister for ties since the Independence. concentrated areas. This has sent in the meeting. UMinority Affairs Mukhtar “Lack of such facilities led to significant improve- Besides, Ministers, Abbas Naqvi on Friday said was the reason behind low lit- ment in lives of weaker sec- Principal Secretaries, the BJP-led NDA eracy rate among Minorities tions, minorities especially Secretaries and other senior Government, which was especially Muslim girls. women,” he added. officials in-charge of social to look into demand against the minority appease- “During the last four Naqvi added that school welfare and Minority wel- ment policy, has removed the years, 16 degree colleges, 1,992 dropout rate among fare Departments of Assam, ANUP SHARMA n GUWAHATI WE HAVE MET RAJNATH SINGH The BJP led Assam. regional and social imbalance school buildings, 37,123 addi- Minorities especially Muslim Tripura, Manipur, Sikkim, WITH OUR DEMAND OF Government has in July this in terms of development in the tional classrooms, 1,147 hos- girls, which was earlier more Arunachal Pradesh, fter Assam, National IMPLEMENTATION OF NRC IN year published a draft NRC country by its commitment to tels, 173 Industrial Training than 70 per cent, has now Mizoram, Nagaland, ARegister Citizens (NRC) TRIPURA. SINGH SAID THAT NRC that included the names of 2, “inclusive growth”. Institutes (ITIs), 48 polytech- been reduced to about 35-40 Meghalaya, Odisha, West might be updated in north- OF 1951 IS UPDATED IN ASSAM 89, 83,677 people but left Naqvi made the remarks nics, 38,753 anganwadi cen- per cent due to awareness Bengal, Jharkhand and senior eastern State of Tripura. 4,007, 707 people out of the here while addressing a Zonal “vote bank politics” and tres, 3,48,624 houses, 323 and educational empower- officials from Union Minority Union Home Minister AND GOVERNMENT WILL LOOK document. At resent, the Coordination Meeting of worked with the “nationalis- sadbhavna mandaps, 73 resi- ment programmes. Affairs Ministry attended this Rajnath Singh has assured a INTO IF THE SAME CAN BE process of claim and objection Ministers, Principal tic politics” based on “draft of dential schools, 17,397 drink- “Our goal is to bring it important Zonal delegation of the Indigenous IMPLEMENTED IN TRIPURA,’ is going on in Assam for those Secretaries, Secretaries development”. ing water facilities have been down to zero per cent.” Coordination Meeting. Nationalist Party of Tripura SAID INPT PRESIDENT BIJOY people whose names are left incharge of Social Welfare, Prime Minister Narendra (INPT) that the Central KUMAR HRANGKHAWL out of the NRC. Minority Welfare of various Modi’s commitment to Government will look into the A Bharat Bhushan Babu, States. “Inclusive Growth” has demand of implementation of tation of NRC in Tripura. Singh spokesperson Union Ministry He said that earlier the ensured that poor, weaker National Register of Citizens said that NRC of 1951 is updat- of Home affairs in his tweets on Centre used to focus on select- sections including Minorities (NRC) in Tripura. However, ed in Assam and Government Friday clarified, “It is categor- ed regions for development have become an equal partner the Ministry has stated no will look into if the same can be ically asserted that no decision process and other regions of the development process, assurance of any kind was implemented in Tripura,” said has been taken on the issue of especially the northeast, had he said. given by the Home Minister INPT president Bijoy Kumar NRC in Tripura.” been neglected. Naqvi said that the pre- regarding the implementation Hrangkhawl on Friday. “Union Home Minister “The Modi Government sent Government, keeping in of NRC in Tripura. “We need NRC in Tripura met delegation of INPT led by has broken all the barriers of mind the educational empow- A delegation of the INPT, as indigenous people are its President Bijoy Kumar regional and social imbalance erment and employment ori- which is a partner of the BJP- reduced to minority in the Hrangkhawl on 4th October, in terms of development and ented skill development of led Government in Tripura , State. The State has faced immi- 2018. However no assurance of connected all the ‘ignored minority girls, is providing met Union Home Minister gration from Bangladesh and any kind was given by Union and neglected’ backward areas school, college, polytechnic, Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on we need NRC to ascertain as to Home Minister regarding of the country with the main- girls hostel, IT, skill develop- Thursday in this regard. why indigenous people of the implementation of NRC in the stream development process,” ment centre under the “We have met Rajnath Singh State were reduced to minori- State of Tripura,” Babu added Naqvi said, adding that the “Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas with our demand of implemen- ty,” he said. in another tweet. Centre has demolished the Karykram” in “backward and Kerala’s 4th 4 killed, 15 hurt as banner crashes in Pune international TN RAGHUNATHA n MUMBAI airport to n a bizarre incident, four per- Isons – including a 70—year- open on Dec 9 old man — were killed and 15 others injured, when a huge IANS n KANNUR (KERALA) illegal flex banner collapsed on several vehicles and pedestrians erala’s fourth interna- at the Shahir Amar Shaikh Ktional airport at Kannur is junction in Juna Bazar locali- slated to open on December ty of Pune on Friday afternoon. 9 following an approval by the The banner came crushing Director General of Civil down on a stretch of road at the Aviation (DGCA), a top offi- busy junction at 1.30 pm when cial said here on Friday. some workers were pulling Kannur International down the unauthorised banner Airport Ltd (KIAL) Managing using cutters. Director, V. Thulasidas con- Apart from resulting in firmed the launched date, say- human causalities and injuries ing that “we are ready for to passers-by, at least six auto operations”. rickshaws, a few two wheelers KIAL authorities are trying and one car were damaged. their best to see that commer- Of the 15 injured persons Bypassers gather around the site where a hoarding collapsed, near Juna Bazar in Pune on Friday PTI cial operations commence soon who are being treated at the after the inauguration, but the State-run Sassoon General Bhagwanrao Dhotre (48), Pardeshi (40) and Samruddi the Railway administration in Airport Authority of India will Hospital (SGH), the condition Bhimrao Kasar (70), Shivaji Pardeshi (18). the past to remove the unau- be deciding on that. of at least six persons was Devidas Pardeshi (40) and Ironically, the property on thorised hoarding. However, Already 11 international described as “critical”. “These Javed Missabuddin (49) The which the collapsed hoarding the Railway authorities had carriers and six domestic critically injured persons are critically injured comprised had been erected belonged to not bothered to oblige. operators have confirmed undergoing treatment at the Umesh Dharmaraj More ( the Railway. After the mishap, Meanwhile, the traffic at their decision to fly hospital’s Intensive Care 36), Kiran Thosar (45), Railway authorities have the Shahir Amar Shaikh junc- into KIAL. Unit,” a senior official at the Yeshwant Khobare (45), ordered an inquiry into the tion that had been badly The first trial operations SGH said. Mahesh Yeshwant incident. The Pune Municipal affected following the mishap were undertaken successfully The police identified Vishveshwar (50), Rukhmani Corporation (PMC) had on at was restored around at the aiport on September 20 those killed in the mishap as Pardeshi (55), Devesh least four occasions written to the evening. and a repeat rehearsal the fol- lowing day. On Thursday, DGCA gave its final approval for the air- port’s opening. ‘No positivity’ about Parrikar’s health: Goa Dy Speaker The `1,892 crores airport is located at Mattanur, near IANS n PANAJI “He can hear less, it seems Goa has invited criticism from Kannur. It is spread over 2,000 now... We all are praying that he the Opposition and the civil acres of land. here is “no positivity” about comes out of his sickness. But society, who have demanded With this, Kerala will be Thealth condition of ailing till today (Friday), there is no that he should resign in order to the only state in the country to Goa Chief Minister Manohar positivity about his coming make way for a fully-fit Chief have four international air- Parrikar, who is currently admit- out,” Lobo told reporters on the Minister who could efficiently ports with the others at ted in the AIIMS in New Delhi, sidelines of a protest meet discharge his official duties. Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi BJP MLA and Deputy Speaker organised by a pro-mining Several top BJP leaders, as and Kozhikode. Michael Lobo said on Friday. resumption lobby. well as the Chief Minister’s The swanky airport has 24 Lobo, who is considered Parrikar, who is being treat- Institute for Medical Sciences Office have, however, main- check-in and 32 immigration close to Parrikar in political cir- ed for advanced pancreatic can- (AIIMS) in the national capital tained that Parrikar is suffering counters. It will begin with a cles here, said the former Defence cer, has been in and out of hos- since February this year, when from a pancreas-related health runway of 3,050 metres, Minister’s hearing faculties have pitals in Goa, Mumbai, New his illness was diagnosed. ailment and his health is increasing to 3,400 metres in 18 also been impacted of late. York and now the All India His prolonged absence from improving. months and eventually to 4,000 metres. The Central Industrial Security Force will be in charge of the airport’s securi- ED grills Sudip in chit fund case ty operations. PNS n KOLKATA Bandopadhyay. Why is he being persecuted “Documents were incom- and harassed like this?” ormer Union Minister and plete and replies were too,” She said Bandopadhyay’s fault Bengaluru new Fsenior Trinamool Congress sources said adding the MP was that he had been vocal in MP Sudip Bandopadhyay was had been asked to appear once parliament against the BJP. Deputy Mayor on Friday grilled for long hours again with relevant documents Meanwhile the CBI which by the Enforcement Directorate supporting his claims. was also probing the chit fund Ramila dies of in the Rose Valley chit fund Another TMC MP Tapas cases had issued summons to case. Paul had also been summoned senior IPS officers including heart attack Bandopadhyay who was by the ED. Kolkata Police Commissioner earlier arrested by the CBI and Reacting to the Friday’s Rajeev Kumar, A Ghosh and IANS n BENGALURU spent about an year in jail was development a visibly livid former Additional CP Pallab currently out on bail. Sources Chief Minister Mamata Kanti Ghosh. Ghosh has engaluru’s new Deputy in the ED said Agency was not Banerjee said Bandopadhyay already appeared before the BMayor Ramila Umashankar satisfied with the answers and was being unnecessarily being direction from Delhi. “I want CBI and recorded his state- died following a massive heart documents provided by harassed by the agencies at the to know what has he done? ments. attack early on Friday, said an official. She was 44. “Ramila died after a mas- sive cardiac arrest around 2 NC workers shot in J&K 12.50 a.m. at a private hospi- tal in the city,” Bengaluru civic corporation official L. KHURSHEED WANI n SRINAGAR ing. They died instantly while Police (SSP) Imtiaz Ismail told three of my party workers. Suresh said. She is survived by another person accompanying reporters that they were ascer- Allah Jannat naseeb karey,” her husband, a son and a uspected terrorists shot dead them sustained minor injuries. taining the details. “It is interi- Omar tweeted. He said anoth- daughter. Stwo workers of National Police said militants were or area and we are looking into er NC worker Shakeel Ahmad The ruling Janata Dal- Conference and injured anoth- behind the attack. The attack the matter,” he said. Zangoo has been injured and Secular (JD-S) counsellor from er in a shooting spree in Karfali occurred three days before first Governor Satya Paul is in hospital. Kaveriapura was elected on Mohalla area of old Srinagar on phase of urban local body’s Malik condemned the attack Former Chief Ninister September 28. “Ramila’s hus- Friday while a Central Reserve elections was being held in and said such acts would not and Peoples Democratic Party band (Umashankar) rushed Police Force (CRPF) personnel Kashmir amid tight security defeat the Government’s (PDP) president Mehbooba her to the hospital after she was injured in a grenade attack and boycott of two mainstream resolve to conduct the upcom- Mufti also condemned the complained of chest pain and in south Kashmir’s Tral sub- parties NC and the People’s ing elections. killing of duo NC workers. difficulty in breathing,” district, officials said. Democratic Party. National Conference pres- “Pained to hear about the Suresh said. The Bruhat Sources said that unidenti- The slain workers were ident Dr Farooq Abdullah killing of two NC workers. Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike fied gunmen opened fire upon close aides of NC legislator and vice president Omar My heart goes out to their (BBMP) declared a holiday two functionaries of National Shamima Firdous who repre- Abdullah condemned the families and children. Cannot for its offices, schools and Conference Nazir Ahmad Bhat sents the Habba Kadal con- killings. “I cannot condemn possibly imagine what they civic wards across the city. and Mushtaq Wani near the res- stituency. strongly enough the murder- must be going through,” Hospitals and markets though idence of latter on Friday morn- Senior Superintendent of ous terrorist attack against Mehbooba tweeted. would remain open. THE PIONEER THE PIONEER 8 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2018 COMMENT & ANALYSIS LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2018 9

www.dailypioneer.com Behind Bollywood’s bad behaviour PAPER WITH PASSION Significant Seven Unlike Hollywood, the crusade against sexual predators in Bollywood is bottom-up instead of top-down. Let there be no illusion that the industry is still dominated by men Dutta, a has-been Miss India and actor, with a complaint wasn’t investigated or addressed prop- therein lies the problem. The entertainment ter women. And let there be no disenchantment didates and privileged club cards for those coopt- clutch of lip support from here and there, most- erly all those years ago and apologising to her. industry across the world has sold itself on the that it is a male-dominated business. A word here ed. No free speech can be encouraged among While the deportation of seven illegal Rohingya is significant, it ly from “outsider” players in the industry — Richa And just like a decade ago, when ceaseless harass- “showgirl syndrome,” one where the women were and there can make or break a star. Casting is still such a stranglehold of lobbies. Only khushi and Chadha, Swara Bhaskar, Anurag Kashyap — seek- ment forced her to move to the US, she is being projected as an object of beauty and fantasy. more a prerogative of the male star/producer, no gham allowed in this incestuous dream pari- may not get India rid of its unwelcome visitors ing justice for inappropriate behaviour on the sets, branded a publicity-monger. Nobody realises that Peddling them were mostly men, who were sometimes both being the same person, and vaar. As Tandon tweeted, the wives of offending a professional public arena, by co-star Nana it was precisely to avoid cheap publicity when the financiers, producers and directors. And though women actors are known to have benefitted from men were equally guilty of turning a blind eye et’s be honest, the Rohingya are a problem. It’s not that all of them are Patekar years ago. She is battling a barrage of harrowing incident happened years ago that she women in cinema onscreen have traversed the their recommendations and references. Which to their partners’ indiscretions, seasonal flings and defamation notices, slut-shaming and a new low, moved out of the arclights. She had spoken out growth curve to being flesh and blood, this has is why this clammy friendship restricts them from eroding a newbie’s career after the gratification radicalised Islamist extremists — though some certainly are, have been RINKU threats from the MNS for calling out its leader then of a breach of the contract clause on body not translated offscreen where young aspirants speaking out against their misbehaviour even if and fleeting pleasure. If this is true, half our indus- Lproven as such, and we have to be ruthless in dealing with them — GHOSH Raj Thackeray over unleashing goons to terrorise exposure, inappropriate gestures and coercion in have to trade their integrity to get past the misog- they aren’t the victims themselves. Imagine the try men would lose their ageless sheen. but all of them definitely are illegal immigrants because the Government of her at the behest of Patekar. Then and now. the professional workspace and staked her ynist powerplay and make a point. So trauma- case of aspirants or starlets then. Yes, they could Driven by outrage over molestation, even the While Gadot made DC pay a price for career on the oblivion forced upon her by the tised and ashamed are they of this mostly unwill- say no at the beginning, but for the many who Malayali film fraternity set up a women’s collec- India has not accepted any refugees from the Rakhine Province of Myanmar his is not a story of comparison. Nor should endorsing a proclaimed sexual offender, Dutta industry. Once an insider, she knows the rules ing but sometimes willing compromise that they do not have privileged lives or have no option B tive like in Hollywood, where women actors, pro- (Burma). These are the incontrovertible facts. Now, with seven illegals who it be. But it helps explain why a #MeToo says she is being made to pay a price for speak- of the game and now that she has nothing to lose shove it under the carpet. Take the case of to fall back on as a career (especially rebels and ducers, agents, writers and executives have entered India through Assam having been deported to Myanmar from Moreh Tmovement has a long time coming in the ing up. The only women witnesses from the or prove a point, she is not raising a bogey or lob- Gwyneth Paltrow, who has openly admitted that runaways), crossing the line is a grey area. And formed an ambitious, sprawling Time’s Up ini- Indian film industry, Bollywood in particular. industry who have stood by her are an assistant bying but rather seeking validation for herself. had it not been for her then boyfriend Brad Pitt, the sweep of denial is, therefore, stronger, the tiative to fight systemic sexual harassment. This in Manipur where they had been kept in custody within moments of the Hollywood actor Gal Gadot, whose Wonder director and a choreographer, on the weightage Unlike Hollywood, the crusade against sex- who threatened offender-producer Harvey transgression usually trashed as an unfortunate includes legal aids and funds, pushing for legis- Supreme Court rightly refusing to intervene in the deportation, the issue Woman is the only woman superhero success of of whom an A-lister like Sonam Kapoor and an ual predators here is bottom-up instead of top- Weinstein and asked him to back off from seek- episode. The powerful have preyed on this fun- lation to penalise companies tolerating sexual of the Rohingya in India, over 40,000 of them by Government estimates, the DC franchise, refused to sign the sequel con- out-of-spotlight Raveena Tandon have taken a down. While in Hollywood too it began with the ing favours over casting her, she would not have damental middle-class insecurity and fear of harassment, discouraging non-disclosure agree- tracts as the studio was financed by director and stand. Priyanka Chopra, too, but then she has outliers, Oscar winners like Streep, Oprah made it ahead. Refusals are usually followed by being exposed for overstepping the laxman rekha. ments to silence survivors, ensuring pay parity has not only taken centre stage but is likely to become a poll issue for both producer Brett Ratner, who had been accused of quite disentangled herself from Bollywood and Winfrey and Frances McDormand lent it steam, hitbacks or a snip of the career curve, which force Hypocrisy is justified as self-preservation. and relentlessly raising issues on the red carpet. the forthcoming State Assembly elections and the General Election due in sexual harassment and even assault by a num- is more Hollywood now. But for the many divas turning it into a mainstream campaign to end sex- most exploited women into silence. Hollywood Then there’s unabashed nepotism, with film This collective is a far cry in Bollywood. The pun- 2019. The truth of the matter is, though, that while in a significant deci- ber of women. She forced the studio’s hand over and leading ladies who rule the trade, not even ploitation in the industry. Cut to home and most women spoke out only when they had somewhat families holding each other’s hand in a clannish ishment, even farther. But remember this is the sion Yangon has accepted the seven Rohingya as bona fide citizens of endorsing a wrong-doer and stood up for the a whisper of solidarity or coalescing of ideas for A-listers, except Kangana Ranaut, while acknowl- cemented their social, political and economic rel- manner, spreading their tentacles in multi-dis- first time an actress has decided to name the many wonder women on and off screen taken a work code on the floors. Though none of them edging the casting couch syndrome, fail to men- evance in the industry. ciplinary aspects of the industry — production, errant actor and seek justice. Let’s not forget that Myanmar who had crossed over illegally into India where the appropriate for granted and considered peripheral midgets. is exactly Meryl Streep, one had expected an tion specifics or claim immunity on the ground Back to Bollywood. While women-oriented direction, acting, promotion, live shows, endorse- studio head Harvey Weinstein is bankrupt after courts held them to be illegals which is why their deportation passed off She used her power as one of the highest-earn- encouragement for a just cause. They could have that they had not been subjected to exploitative films are doing well and pay parity is emerging ments, franchises, campaigns — even spilling over his dirty doings tumbled out of the can. Also, once without any hitch, it is highly unlikely that our friendly neighbouring coun- ing stars to make a point and win an argument. afforded to, considering that many of them have advances though others may have been preyed as a re-negotiable issue, this is just a small upris- into mainstream culture like sports, seminars and dubbed “America’s Dad,” comedian Bill Cosby, Still Gadot is not bigger than a studio, produc- held up a film on their shoulders and driven 100- upon. If we were to collate all these comments, ing against feudatory practices in an industry that books and, most importantly, spawning their next 81, has been labelled a “sexually violent preda- try will have the same approach towards the tens of thousands of Rohingya ers or the guilds. But she used her time in the crore plus revenues as onscreen protagonists of it would seem that the topliners of the industry has continued to remain revisionist despite cor- of line on social media from the moment they tor” by a US court. Perhaps, it is Bollywood’s turn staying illegally in India. Our other friendly neighbouring country, spotlight to clean the dirt under the red carpet. women’s issues. This despite CINTAA (Cine and really had a smooth, happy ride and their male poratisation. There is still career dependence on are born. There is no theory of natural selection to pay back. Bangladesh, has meanwhile flatly refused to accept that even a single And in Bollywood, there is Tanushree TV Artists’ Association) admitting that Dutta’s counterparts were rock solid gentlemen. And male superstars or producers, even among A-lis- here, there is only election among known can- (The writer is Associate Editor, The Pioneer) Rohingya in India is a citizen of its country thereby ruling out deportation. The conclusion we must necessarily draw, therefore, is that while the POINTCOUNTERPOINT deportation of the seven illegals is significant it may not be the start of a process that will get India rid of its unwelcome visitors as much as the Dinakaran is trying to fish in troubled He (O Panneerselvam) wanted to meet me ruling dispensation may like to create such an impression. For one, the waters. He and his aides will say anything to oust the Chief Minister. This shows the Skill India process Myanmar Government has, as reported in The Pioneer, conveyed to India to stay relevant, to keep his flock together. double face of the AIADMK leadership Brushing up on financial literacy that any illegal Rohingya immigrants in India must be identified as such —AIADMK spokesperson —AMMK leader R M BABU MURUGAVEL TTV DHINAKARAN only on the basis of a separate, bi-lingual nationality verification form pro- Depth and breadth of financial systems determine the stability of any society. The triad of financial inclusion, financial literacy and financial stability will be very stuck in transit vided by them. In addition, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was told relevant in the coming days because our lives are going to be more complex in no uncertain terms that Myanmar would not entertain any other veri- financial awareness, attitudinal and will not yield optimal results unless Training is an economic emulsion. fication method and would go only by its Rohingya database. The ille- behavioural changes necessary to backed by a suitable product that All stakeholders must dare to coat make sound financial decisions. It’s demonstrates its proper use. Cognitive gals, meanwhile, are voting with their feet — fearful of further deporta- and uncoat. The tions and/or long overdue action against them which the BJP Government Race to keep up with technology necessary to teach people the basic constraints rather than lack of atten- nuances of finance so that they keep tion are a key barrier to improving ‘not my monkeys, not my circus’ MADHVENDRA to its credit has initiated, there are credible reports being inquired into distance from nefarious characters financial knowledge. analogy doesn’t work here SHUKLA MOIN whose schemes have lacerated the Those aspects in which a service by the Union Home Ministry that they are migrating, this time internally, Customers have been looking for service providers to bring in transformative technology and QZAI to State such as Kerala and West Bengal where the feel for whatever rea- financial lives of so many after they provider was involved in the pro- t’s strange,” he said, “that you always changed everything and I changed noth- got into serious mess with them. grammes observed a better under- sons that they will not be targeted. Simultaneously, as another ground services in the IT-services industry. Tactical and strategic transformations are the future ing and yet we’ve both ended up in the same place,” said Rachel Cusk, in her oney is the greatest Like all other rights, citizens standing and product usage, accord- novel, Transit. Gautam Buddha, too, evoked the positioning of ‘truth’ when he and the most ill- have a right to the ability to partici- ing to the United Nations I report from Rohingya camps in Delhi in The Pioneer has brought out, said, “Truth cannot be on extremes.” That’s why, perhaps, both Skill India and many families are desperately seeking Indian Muslim grooms for female While the bare-bones of a company’s used factor in life. pate in the economy using all finan- Development Program (UNDP) product could be very similar to those of its People don’t know cial tools they deserve and do what report on financial literacy pro- skilling India ended up in the same place — the start line. For readers, Skill India members so they can stay on. All of which goes to underline that the pri- competitors, it is the software that controls how to tend it, how most people do on a daily basis — grammes in India. It gave consumers is an ambitious programme of the Indian Government to skill around 400 million mary motivation for this illegal migration is economic. While one may sym- the behaviour of the product in the operat- Mto manure it, how to water it, how manage their money for a better life. a better handle on some of the finan- Indians by 2022, and skilling India can be the so-called process/action built upon pathise with those Rohingya refugees not co-opted by radicalism and here ing environment, enriching the user expe- to make it grow, and when to pluck Financial literacy minimises barriers cial nuances and enhanced their an ecosystem of trainees, trainers and training providers to train them. rience, and thereby, providing the necessary its flowers and when to pluck its that prevent the unbanked from prospects for a stronger financial The basis of any economy is demand and supply. Where we stand in this only to build a better life for their families, given India’s own teeming mil- CHARY MUDUMBY differentiators. The IT services industry also fruits. These were the words spo- using traditional savings methods foundation. These hands on and cycle has been modestly answered by Skill India (analytics). However, per- lions are still bereft of even the essentials of life the limited resources of embraced concepts from the industry espe- ken by Margayya, the people’s Financial literacy increases indi- minds on interventions improve formance on job, in industry, thorough training via this programme, is slow- the state cannot and must not be spent on non-citizens. cially from manufacturing and services banker in the novel, “The Financial vidual participation in the formal basic awareness of financial choices ing. All impetus in skilling would be rudimentary if we fail to undertake quali- industries. Expert” by RK Narayan. financial system and enables them to and attitudes and lead to sound ty check of trainees, trainers and training providers. The composition of skilling he world has been witnessing rapid Examples from manufacturing are lean Finance is the glue that holds all undertake meaningful financial financial decisions. 50WORDEDIT Safe buses courses; their relevance to today’s industrial need; their competitiveness with technological growth in the past few manufacturing and value stream mapping. pieces of our life together. Ideal transactions — both savings and This has led to the concept of other courses of the same trade at the same National Skills Qualifications Delhi Transport Corporation buses, once the lifeline Tdecades. Computing power and stor- IT services industry adapted both of these financial societies are those which loans. People with robust financial financial capability which supersedes age are becoming cheaper, faster and concepts into the Agile DevOps based appli- provide safe and convenient ways skills are able to plan their lives bet- financial literacy as a way of better rep- Framework (NSQF) level; and the promising vertical mobility/career progression for commuters in the Capital till the advent of the smaller in size. Communication networks cation development and support services. of managing these simple monetary ter. On the other hand, consumers resenting the phalanx of factors that of the learner is what can primarily make a difference. NSQF is abound with Metro and now once again finding favour with resi- have become more robust and reliable with This greatly helped the IT services compa- affairs. This philosophy is known as who cannot comprehend basic finan- shape financial decision-making. ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ to cater to the aforesaid difference-making, however, paradox dents given the hike in metro fares, are to get safer. increased bandwidth and speed. nies to provide products and services with financial inclusion. It is providing cial concepts, such as interest com- There are three main features of finan- errors have been fully utilised in skill promotion because it provided cover and Come March 2019, all DTC buses will have CCTV Development technologies, software pack- higher accuracy and speed by reduction of financial tools to the people — tools pounding and financial risk diversi- cial capability. First, the concept of honourable escape to all-in-all. cameras fitted in them in addition to the 1,200 mar- ages as well as methodologies have been rework and waste. IT services companies that they can afford, and are safe fication, often end up paying high- financial capability seeks to capture The incumbent Industrial Training Institute (ITI) system in India has been at continually modernised. All industries learnt a lot on good customer service from and properly regulated and can be er transaction fees, pile up unman- the idea that individuals need skills the forefront. There was a time when getting admission into coveted trades, such shals already deployed on buses to prevent any that are heavily dependent on IT are in a banking and financial services, retail and a accessed conveniently from formal ageable debts and also end up pay- and knowledge as well as the ability untoward incident. About time. as electrical, civil and welding in ITIs, was a matter of pride for even serious learn- race to keep up with technological changes. few other industries, in turn helping them- institutions. ing higher interest on loans. to put these into practice through their ers. Over a period of time, these trades have certainly not lost the sheen, but dete- IT services companies are no exception to selves to be customer-centric with needed These tools enable people to The Organisation for Economic attitudes and self-efficacy. this. They face the same challenges in mod- specific knowledge of the customers’ appli- velocity, flexibility and innovation. save, insure and to responsibly bor- Co-operation and Development wants, using credit card wisely, avoid- customers end up losing heavily due Second, the dynamicity of the riorating quality in ITIs has had a domino effect. Now mostly dropouts, not well- ernising themselves and helping their cations and systems. The strategic transfor- Lastly, artificial intelligence (AI) is bring- row — allowing them to build their (OECD) has articulated a working ing wastes funding expenses from sav- to harsh penalties. It is almost impos- concept emphasising on financial to-do learners get in there only to obtain a certificate only to become a part of the clients to reimagine technology to accelerate mations require deep industry and technol- ing disruptive changes to the world as a assets and improve their well-being definition of financial literacy. It con- ings and not loans, understanding sible to salvage failed insurance poli- decisions needs to be fit to different burgeoning unemployment bulge. We must not see this menace in isolation and Temporary relief business. While this has been the general ogy expertise. The effectiveness of these whole, IT services industry included. Of and financial prospects. The term siders it as “a combination of aware- terms of equated monthly install- cies. Several banked customers can’t circumstances of life. Thus, financial rather capture the whole picture which is nothing but failing quality of trades, cours- trend, the IT services industry has been transformations depend on the change man- course, IT services companies are the ones most buzzed in this respect is “the ness, knowledge, skill, attitude and ments (EMIs) before buying on EMI. manage even modest sums of money. capability may mean different finan- es, trainees, trainers and training providers. Fuel prices are on fire and before they climb again, excise duties going through significant changes which agement in customers’ own IT organisation who learn, develop and implement AI solu- unbanked” — usually defined as behavior necessary to make sound People who have a strong grasp Whilst financial products can be cial practices for different people and Recently, the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) decid- have parallels in other industries. and the co-operated efforts of the customer tions to transform businesses with the help people who don’t have a traditional financial decisions and ultimately of financial principles are able to bet- FINANCIAL hard to understand for even highly lit- even for the same people at various ed to transfer all Modular Employable Skills (MES) to Sector Skill Councils. MES were cut by the Government. But this may not solve the problem Let us examine skill specialisation and and the service provider. The current of robotic process automation, natural lan- savings account. These are the peo- achieve individual financial well- ter understand and negotiate the KNOWLEDGE IS erate consumers, the lack of this basic stages of their life. courses were mostly short-term skill courses under the Directorate General of division of labour. Till the early 90s, most IT examples of these transformation are guage processing, image recognition, voice ple who have to be brought into the being”. OECD further points out: financial landscape and avoid finan- understanding leads to unmanageable Third, the concept brings the Training (DGT), which were in-principle closed due to non-popularity and lack of f you drive past a petrol pump nowadays, you will notice something professionals did almost all the life cycle activ- DevOps, Cloud, Microservices based appli- recognition and machine learning (ML). In orbit of formal finance. “Financial education equips people cial pitfalls. Conversely, people with PARTICULARLY levels of debt for illiterate, vulnerable external environment into the picture, trainers/trainees. This decision is smart and a welcome move from the Ministry. ities with very little role separation, be it in cation developments et al. addition, these AI technologies have the Financial services are like clean with knowledge and skills, and a lower degree of financial literacy customers, pushing them deeper into allowing for a consideration of those strange; many of the towers outside the pumps, that displayed the prices the applications area or the infrastructure Many organisations are leaning towards potential to automate and transform the core water and electricity. But for mak- strengthens their attitude and belief struggle to understand money mat- IMPORTANT IN indebtedness and poverty. external features which may or may There are 40 Sector Skill Councils for all priority sectors identified by the then Planning Iof the fuel, are being changed. Because while prices of regular 87-Octane area. Over a period of time, the industry gave packaged solutions rather than bespoke IT activities. IT professionals have been per- ing successful use of these services, in themselves, to make and exercise ters and the potential impact on their Financial inclusion and financial not regulate the exercise of financial Commission, as also evoked by the Sharada Prasad Committee in its report. Staff petrol are yet to cross the three-digit mark, prices of premium fuel used rise to many specialised roles such as user development. While enterprise resource forming many mundane and repetitive tasks people need to be literate enough informed, confident and timely financial well-being as also the vari- TIMES WHERE literacy or financial capabilities are two capability by individuals. Selection Commissions (SSC) were often accused of copying the popular cours- interface (UI), business logic, back-end plannings (ERP) and their vertical specific in providing services, be it in the applications to understand the basics of man- money management decisions.” ous technical implications of various sides of the equation. Financial inclu- Every movement, including the es of DGT, ministries and institutions, often with or without their concurrence. This in sports-cars have breached the 100-Rupee mark even in Delhi. The small development, functional and non-function- implementations have been in vogue for a few or infrastructure area. Many of these can be aging money. This skill is known as A basic financial education com- products and services they opt for. INCREASINGLY sion works on the supply side by pro- one towards making every citizen formal allotment of MES courses to SSCs will pave the way for better skilling cours- cut in central and state excise duties along with asking the oil market- al testing. And in infrastructure and other decades, specialised industry solutions such automated using AI. Examples are software financial literacy. It is a combina- prises an understanding of financial Financial ignorance carries sig- COMPLEX viding financial market/services that financially literate, is driven by the es, should SSCs mind its ways of doing ‘quick -quack’ skilling. SSCs have a far ing companies to absorb a one rupee hit, changes very little. As the Reserve areas of IT, often deploying professionals with as for banking, insurance, retail, education testing and ML based algorithms for incident tion of financial awareness, knowl- planning, debt management investing, nificant costs and results in people people demand whereas financial lit- acknowledgment of the overwhelm- greater role as they are industry-led and industry-governed bodies, nicely fund- skills in just one specialised area is visible. et al are gaining popularity, given the avail- prediction. edge, skills and attitudes necessary mechanics of interest rates and invest- spending more on transaction fees, FINANCIAL eracy stimulates the demand side by ing importance of empathy — not a ed by the Government when they first began operating. While it is agreed that Bank of India did not raise rates, the Indian Rupee touched new lows Many organisations have realised that there ability of stable and robust products. This has Clearly the IT services industry has gone to make sound financial decisions ment diversification so that people getting over-extended with debts as making people aware of what they form of empathy that comes from against the US Dollar and will almost certainly go past the 75 Rupees to PRODUCTS ARE they have to have a revenue generating model but minus ‘quick-quacking’ skill is a loss of efficiency inherent in such a divi- been a growing trend over the past decade through phenomenal changes over the past and ultimately achieve individual become aware of the devastating they are ripe prospects for predatory need. Therefore, financial inclusion superiority, but one born from a pro- model. sion due to increased coordination efforts. or so, and IT services companies are part- few decades. The nature of these changes financial well-being. results of taking on too much debt or practices. They usually fall prey to and financial education must move in found humility. Empathy remains an a Dollar mark by next week. The impact of American sanctions on Iran EASILY There’s another move by the MSDE to shut all non-popular trades; roughly have made life tougher for India as well as spooking global crude prices The pendulum is swinging back where IT nering with product vendors to implement around division of labour, transformation- Financial knowledge is particu- purchasing wrong insurance policies. aggressive marketing and end up with concert; each trigger supportive reac- emotional foundation. It’s the prime professionals are required to be multi- and support those products. al services and technology disruptions are larly important in times where The science and vocabulary of finance troublesome financial products. On AVAILABLE TO tion in the other. attribute of successful leaders. Leaders 200 such trades have been closed down by the DGT. On the other hand, under back towards the 100-dollar a barrel mark. skilled and be generalists before acquiring It is a known fact that IT along with its very similar to the changes that have been increasingly complex financial prod- are now considered an essential part account of lack of proper awareness The triad of financial inclusion, must become more engaged by the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, every nook and corner of this India is stuck between two very difficult places, and there are few solu- specialised skills in fewer areas. services is not just a contributor to the growth occurring in other industries. But, the one ucts are easily available to a wide range of even general literacy. The literacy and failure of institutions to proper- A WIDE RANGE financial literacy and financial sta- rolling-up their sleeves and getting country was turned into a training space/shelter, perhaps an ‘asylum’. Such a del- tions in sight. Of course, curbing India’s insatiable appetite for petrole- Over the past decade, customers have of other industries, but has become an area that shall remain constant is the fun- of the population. To keep abreast rate in India is defined as those who ly guide them, people buy insurance bility will be extremely relevant in the their hands dirty, rather than expect- uge, invited bogus beneficiaries from both sides, and also invited the opening of been looking for service providers to bring enabler and an integral part of all the indus- damental nature and attitude of service com- even those who are financially liter- can read and write with understand- policies without planning and give up OF THE coming times because our financial ing others to always do it for them. another trade-weeding-out. There were duplicating qualification files from differ- um products is impossible if India’s economy has to grow. At best, the in transformative technology and services in tries. Over the time, many companies in var- panies of being a trusted partner, a trusted ate need to brush up on financial skills. ing. Numeracy is defined as the abil- midway because they do not have POPULATION lives are going to become complex. Leaders need to become more mind- ent institutions in the same trade with same NSQF level and nomenclature, too, Government can only control it by taking some critical actions. The first addition to providing standard application ious industries — publishing, automotive, advisor and always being available. Services This is the single biggest skill that can ity to do basic math. Only 30 per cent money to pay the premium. The depth and breadth of financial ful of how they are leading others and and in the same wavelength, duplicating training providers with a modus operan- is to encourage more domestic discoveries of oil and natural gas and do or infrastructure management services. The insurance, banking, to name a few, started companies that give paramount importance ensure economic well-being and free- of Indians qualify as being financial- Hard selling prevents agents systems determine the financial sta- how they are being perceived as they di of sub-letting training to others under not their banner but Skill India logo. The need of the hour is to provide both tactical identifying themselves as technology com- to this will be the ones to survive and thrive. dom. In modern parlance it is known ly literate based on this yardstick. from properly assessing the consis- bility of any society. sit in the corner office. unchecked use of this logo took toll from just any who aspired to perspire in Skill so by stopping silly arbitration cases against private oil drillers. The pri- and strategic transformations. The tactical panies, treating technology on par with their (The writer is Chief Technology Officer, as financial literacy. People must be trained in smart tency in income streams of the buy- Financial education programmes (The writer is the author of Village ority now is not how much people owe in tax but to exploit India’s own changes are mostly IT-related, requiring very core products. HTC Global Services) This skill is a combination of upending — prioritising needs over ers for servicing their policies. The focused on just imparting knowledge Diary of a Heretic Banker) India. A sub-committee to check duplication among Q files was constituted at the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA), while weeding-out bogus beneficia- reserves. The second is to encourage vehicle manufacturers to go down ries pertained to the National Skill Development Corporation; they have done their the path of hybrid vehicles, and by giving incentives such as tax breaks LETTERS TO THE EDITOR homework too! to do so. Even in a ‘Mild Hybrid’ where the battery does not power the The quality issue can be addressed via National Policy Framework on Training wheels, real-world fuel economy is at least 30-40 per cent greater than NO RESPITE with the responsibility to cut at least POOR POLICING can touch alarming proportions if police to comment on the quantitative aspect of Trainers. Currently, we do have National Quality Assurance Framework, which an identical amount on fuel. Opposition unity suffers a major setback training academies are not upgraded as of the scheme. normal cars. This will not only lead to fuel savings for consumers but has eight modules, and addresses varied aspects of quality assurance. As train- Sir — The Government’s carrot and But Kerala’s Finance Minister Sir — India’s poor ratio of 138 police a matter of pressing urgency. However, one has to also take into ing is vital to economic productivity, the learner must go through appropriate train- also less vehicular emissions, a win-win situation. stick policy on fuel prices though Thomas Isaac has already made it clear personnel per lakh of population, fifth racks in Opposition unity are already can afford to fight the Lok Sabha election the BJP needs and it is exactly what is gift- R Narayanan account the involvement of the people ing and trainers must become master in their job. The NSDA constituted a sub- This Government is acutely aware of the horrible optics of rising fuel interesting, is not intriguing. The that the State is not going to effect a lowest among 71 countries, is one of beginning to show. A big question meaningfully in Uttar Pradesh without an ed to it by its opponents. It is unfortu- Navi Mumbai in mass cleaning efforts. While the group on training of trainers to leverage the formulation of a policy framework on present cut on fuel prices came at a similar cut on fuel prices but will be the reasons for crime prevention mark is now hanging over the so- alliance with BSP and SP. nate that secular parties refuse to cede Government has done its bit, the present prices and the rapidly declining rupee but with consumer and industri- C training of trainers. NSDC has also had some breakthrough in this regard. Ministry time when Assembly elections to obliged if the Centre gets ready to cut measures to retreat from the training called mahagathbandhan spoken of by Contrary to expectations, the bon- political space and share seats in a spir- MASS CLEANING EFFORTS achievement could not have been pos- al demand down, rising imports even of manufactured goods particu- some crucial States are around the cor- the prices further. But at the end of syllabus. Perhaps the constable who the secular parties to take on the Bharatiya homie displayed by Sonia Gandhi and it of give-and-take and demonstrate their sible without people’s support. Clean sur- must make a move in this direction — India will have a caricature catering exclu- larly from China their hands are tied. So for the time being at least, until ner. It is but imminent that the the day, who will suffer? It is the peo- shot the Apple executive without any Janata Party (BJP) to deny it a second Mayawati at the swearing-in ceremony of commitment to secularism to be so fee- Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Clean roundings not only change our outlook sively to quality training, which will culminate into standardised skilling among learn- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is eying ple who are at the receiving end. cause was not even aware of the basics term. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) presi- Janata Dal (Secular)'s Kumaraswamy as ble. History will judge the secular par- India” (October 4). The Prime Minister’s towards the society but also empower us. ers. This will weed out differentials in training, thereby, enhancing the absorption the end of the year expect the rupee to keep falling, maybe close in at to have a clean sweep. As always, people are taken for a of policing as it ought to be. We seem dent Mayawati's decision to go solo in the Karnataka Chief Minister has dissipated ties unkindly if they do not join forces to flagship programme Swachh Bharat Efforts must be sustained. of trainees across verticals. India is transiting and our patriarchal fabric is being the 80 rupees to a Dollar mark, expect petrol prices to touch 100 Rupees The Centre has now asked all BJP- ride by leaders, who are generally to be acquiring cops who though upcoming election in Madhya Pradesh and so soon. We are unable to figure out the save the country from Hindu Right out to Mission has been a roaring success. Ever Shubham woven into an industrial one. Training is an economic emulsion. All stakeholders a litre sooner rather than later and the markets to keep correcting. The ruled States to follow suit with a indulged in lip-service on fuel cut than equipped with summary jurisdiction, Rajasthan has brought to fore the fault significance of the endearing words the hasten its retreat from secularism. since it was rolled out in 2014, the Jharkhand must dare to coat and uncoat. Please don’t say ‘not my monkeys, not my circus’. matching of `2.50 value-added tax any real practical cut on fuel. do not possess the necessary tools for lines in the secular camp. Dalit leader has for the Gandhis. G David Milton scheme has excelled in changing mind- only bright side in all this, at least year Diwali will be a bit more sub- Send your feedback to: It’s our show and the show must go on. (VAT) cut on fuel. Consequently, non TK Nandanan the job. It is now not clear how the Congress A split in the secular vote is all that Maruthancode sets of the rural people as also urban (The writer is Former Consultant, National Skill Development Agency) dued and pollution levels lower. BJP-ruled States are now burdened Kochi Our unstable police administration India. But it will, perhaps, be too early [email protected] LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2018 money 10

Irdai nod to Reliance RBI’s status quo brings cheer Health Insurance to Mercedes drives in new for real estate developers start operations AMG G63 at `2.19 crore New Delhi (PTI): Anil Ambani-led PTI n NEW DELHI PTI n NEW DELHI JLL India CEO & country head in housing demand for projects by Reliance Health Insurance, a wholly owned Ramesh Nair said it was a welcome step renowned developers”. subsidiary of Reliance Capital, has received erman luxury carmaker eal estate developers heaved a sigh for the real estate sector as it would give Gaurs Group MD Manoj Gaur said final approval from the insurance regulator to GMercedes-Benz on Friday Rof relief after the RBI kept key pol- the much-needed impetus to the hous- there was room for financial institutions start operations. The company plans to com- launched a new version of its icy rates unchanged and said any hike ing market which had been showing to cut down their lending rates for their mence operations by the December quarter premium SUV AMG G63 in the interest rate would have affect- signs of revival in the last six months. customers. of 2018. priced at `2.19 crore (ex-show- ed housing demand during the “For home buyers, the timing Gulshan Homz director Deepak In a regulatory filing on Friday, Reliance room). upcoming festival season. could not have been better as lending Kapoor said the apex bank was com- Capital said Reliance Health Insurance had The model comes pow- “RBI’s decision to keep the repo rates are not expected to increase from pelled to maintain status quo given the received R3 approval from the Insurance ered by a 4-litre V8 biturbo rate unchanged is a relief to the current levels. Besides providing a overall economic situation. Regulatory and Development Authority of petrol engine that generates developers, home buyers and real major fillip to buyer sentiment, RBI’s Signature Global chairman India (Irdai) for its new health insurance busi- 585 hp of power. It can attain estate stakeholders at large. move should also translate into boost- Pradeep Aggarwal said cut in rates ness. “The scope of health insurance in India 100 km/h from standstill in 4.5 “However, the economy is too ing demand,” Nair said. might have improved the market sce- is massive and, given the current low pene- seconds and achieve a top precariously poised for real estate to Knight Frank India CMD Shishir nario and triggered the demand and tration, is expected to grow multi-fold over the speed of 220 km/h. in the making,” Mercedes-Benz it has launched for the Indian pull itself by its bootstraps. We hope Baijal said: “While we are in a rising sales process. next few years,” Reliance Capital executive “The extreme rock-climb- India vice-president, (sales and market in 2018, he added. in particular for decisive steps to end interest rate cycle now, the pause will Elan Group CEO Raj Singhal said director Anmol Ambani said. The company ing abilities combined with marketing) Michael Jopp told “We have an exciting line- the credit freeze,” CREDAI’s nation- provide a temporary relief to the home the decision would have positive impact said health insurance in India was amongst sports car performance, class reporters here. up for the upcoming festive sea- al president Jaxay Shah said. buyer sentiment and support the fes- on the real estate sector as despite infla- the fastest-growing insurance sectors, rising leading styling and a high-tech The company continues its son and our product innova- NAREDCO president Niranjan tive season demand.” tionary pressure and rupee deprecia- at 20 per cent annually and is expected to dou- cabin makes the new Mercedes- product offensive and the new tions will continue in the com- Hiranandani said RBI had kept rates Housing.com, Makaan.com & tion, RBI had chosen to keep the rate ble to over `1,00,000 crore by 2021. AMG G63 yet another legend AMG G63 is the tenth product ing months,” Jopp said. unchanged but some banks had PropTiger.com group CEO Dhruv unchanged, thereby not increasing the already hiked interest rates. He won- Agarwala said this was a great news for cost of funds for developers and dered whether banks would now home buyers who were considering tak- investors. Zydus Cadila gets reverse their recent hikes. ing advantage of lucrative offers from Ajnara MD Ashok Gupta said the Anshuman Magazine chairman developers during the festive season. rate cut was the need of the hour to pro- Rupee slide hurting exporters: FIEO USFDA nod for (India and South East Asia), CBRE, “The hike might have impacted vide the much needed push to the real said: “Any hike in repo rate would consumption sentiment negatively estate and to facilitate growth. Mumbai (PTI): Exporters’ body short-term debt share in India’s own country,” FIEO president breast cancer drug have impacted consumption senti- ahead of the festive season. From con- Mahagun Group director Dhiraj Federation of Indian Export external debt was increasing. Ganesh Kumar Gupta said in a ment and also the real estate sector. sumers perspective, home loan rates are Jain, said the status quo would uplift the Organisations (FIEO) on Friday The rupee on Friday crashed release. New Delhi (PTI): Drug Also, the change in stance of the RBI attractive so they must utilise this sentiment of the buyers, while Saya said the rupee depreciation was below the 74-level against the US dol- He further said the most vocif- firm Zydus Cadila on Friday from neutral to calibrated tightening opportunity and make their purchas- group CMD Vikas Bhasin and SG increasing the cost of imported cap- lar for the first time. The domestic erous were the buyers from the said it had received final is an indication of the intent of the RBI es by cashing in on deals in the mar- Estates director Gaurav Gupta said a ital goods, inputs and various services currency was quoted 55 paise lower Middle East, Africa and certain approval from the US health to keep inflation levels in check.” ket,” said House of Hiranandani CMD rate cut could have driven property used by exporters paid in foreign cur- at 74.13 against the dollar soon parts of Asia demanding deep cut regulator to market ANAROCK chairman Anuj Puri Surendra Hiranandani. demand. rency, particularly the freight charges. after the RBI announced its mone- in prices, while such demands Exemestane tablets, used for said it was “unexpected stance” on part ATS group firm Homekraft CEO TDI Infracop MD Kamal Taneja, He further said though the tary policy. from buyers in the US and Europe treatment of breast cancer. The of RBI and could be favourable for the Prasoon Chauhan welcomed RBI’s too, said with real estate sector on domestic currency had depreciated “Buyers are asking for sizeable is sparingly received. “This puts company has received approval real estate sector in the short term. decision as status quo on rate hike revival mode a decrease in repo rate by over 13 per cent this year, the reduction in prices, on account of exporters in quandary, if he has from the US Food and Drug However, he said it was a worrisome would give the right boost to the sec- during the festival season could have trends in non-deliverable forward rupee depreciation, as depreciation hedged himself thus not benefiting Administration to market the development from a macro-econom- tor. “We expect with the festive season improved the market sentiment in a big (NDF) market indicated that further of buyers’ currencies have also from weak rupee yet forced to cut drug in the strength of 25 mg, ic long-term perspective. kicking in, there will be further growth way. fall was not ruled out particularly as increased the landed price in their prices,” Gupta said. Zydus Cadila said.

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-2.22 SOLARINDS 1025.75 -4.3 -0.42 ZYDUSWELL 1343.7 -18.7 -1.37 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2018 world 11 ‘Shahbaz US pushes Pak for effective Pakistan cancels Indian Sharif held envoy’s lecture in Lahore in housing PTI n LAHORE called off a meeting between water at Jhelum basin in our campaign against terrorists the foreign ministers of the territory, but to ascertain our midst the chill in bilater- two countries in New York, need or requirement we need Aal ties, Pakistan cancelled citing the brutal killings of data India is obligated to share scam’ PTI n WASHINGTON certainly talked about the sus- at the last minute Indian three policemen in Jammu with us time to time,” he said. Lahore (PTI): Pakistan’s oppo- pension of security assistance envoy Ajay Bisaria’s scheduled and Kashmir and Islamabad Besides Kishanganga, India sition leader Shahbaz Sharif he US has told Pakistan and the importance that we lecture at a training institute releasing postage stamps “glo- had also agreed to let was arrested by the country’s Tthat it is important for it to placed on Pakistan renewing an here for not taking prior per- rifying” Kashmiri militant Pakistani experts inspect sites anti-graft body on Friday for renew an effective campaign effective campaign against ter- mission from the Foreign Burhan Wani. Pakistan yes- of two hydro­power projects his alleged involvement in a against terrorists, a top Trump rorists,” Bolton said. Office, according to sources. terday said that the opening of — 1,000MW Pakal Dul and housing scam, the latest setback administration official has said. They covered a wide range An official privy to the devel- the Kartarpur border crossing 48MW Lower Kalnal at to the embattled Sharif family. The Trump administration of other issues, as well, he aid. opment told PTI on Friday for Sikh pilgrims was linked Chenab basin — by the end of Shahbaz, 67, is the younger officials in their meetings with “But I think one of the that Indian High with the start of dialogue September. brother of ousted prime min- Pakistan’s Foreign Minister things we wanted to stress, fol- Commissioner Bisaria was between India and Pakistan. According to the report, ister Nawaz Sharif, who is fac- Shah Mahmood Qureshi this lowing up on Mike Pompeo’s invited by the National School Pak asks India to share Indian authorities had con- ing corruption charges in three week also talked about the visit to Pakistan just a few of Public Policy (NSPP) to data of water inflow and dis- firmed October 7 to 11 as cases. “Shahbaz Sharif on suspension of the US security weeks ago was that we hope deliver a lecture on Thursday. charge at Kishanganga dam dates for inspection of the assistance since early this year, with a new government there, The institution that Pakistan has asked India projects by a three-member the White House said. that we might be able to turn imparts training to civil ser- to immediately share the data Pakistani team, headed by the The Trump administra- a page and move forward,” vants invites academicians, showing inflow and discharge Indus water commissioner. tion had announced in January lion aid over the last 15 years. ductive.When asked if they Bolton said. professionals and dignitaries of water at the Kishanganga But finally it postponed the that it would suspend nearly all Qureshi, who was in the US to talked about the suspension of These are important open- for guest lectures on a regular dam in Jammu and Kashmir inspection on the pretext of security aid to Pakistan over its attend the UN General aid to Pakistan and the progress ing meetings, for the foreign basis. “The NSPP Lahore and sought a date for its local elections in held failure to crack down on ter- Assembly session, met National made by Islamabad in the fight minister in Washington he had invited Mr Bisaria for the inspection, according to a Kashmir. Shah said that rorist networks. Security Advisor John Bolton against terrorism, Bolton told said. “I think he believed they guest lecture for October 4 but media report. Pakistani authorities wanted Trump had accused and the Secretary of State Mike reporters, “I discussed that were successful, and so we’re the Indian High Commission During the 115th meeting to have a detailed tour of the Pakistan of giving nothing to Pompeo in Washington on with Foreign Minister Qureshi.” going to continue the discus- was informed that his lecture of the Permanent Kishanganga project since the US but “lies and deceit” and October 2. At a White House “We had a very productive sion and see what conclusion has been cancelled. The com- Commi­ssion for Indus Pakistan had already raised providing “safe haven” to ter- news conference, Bolton meeting. He had a very pro- we might be able to reach,” mission will be informed on Waters, India had agreed to various objections on its rorists in return for USD 33 bil- described the meetings as pro- ductive meeting,” he said.“We Bolton said. re-scheduling of his lecture,” allow Pakistan to inspect the design and construction. he said. projects built on the Jhelum Pakistan has already Sources further informed basin, including Kishanganga approached the World Bank, Friday appeared before an that the NSPP management hydroelectric project. demanding constitution of a investigation team of the Donald Trump’s counter terrorism strategy had to cancel Bisaria’s lecture Islamabad had also agreed seven-member court of arbi- National Accoun­tability after receiving orders from the to allow New Delhi to carry tration to address its con- Bureau Lahore. He was arrest- top. “The management was out inspection of the Kotri cerns. ed after he failed to satisfy the identifies LeT, TTP as potential threat to US told that in case of inviting any barrage over the Indus River. On the other hand, India investigator for his alleged role ambassador for a guest lec- “We recently asked Indian wants a neutral expert over in awarding contracts to his PTI n WASHINGTON Radical Islamist terrorist to the US, despite ongoing us ture, at least permission is authorities for Indus waters in the issue. favourite firm in violations of groups have developed and and coalition civilian and mil- required from the Foreign writing to give us dates for However in June this year, rules in the Ashiana Housing akistan-based terrorist out- used methods that have chal- itary efforts that have dimin- Office,” he said. Earlier, Bisaria inspection of the Kishanganga the World Bank reportedly scheme and Punjab Saaf Pani Pfit s — the Lashkar-e- lenged the US counterterrorism ished the group’s footprint in was also stopped from visiting dam as soon as possible. requested Pakistan to stand Company,” NAB spokesper- Taiba (LeT) and Tehrik-i- efforts, including establishing Iraq and Syria, killed thousands Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Through the letter, we down from pursuing its stand son Nawazish Ali Asim told Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — are state-like governing institu- of its members, and curtailed Hasan Abdal. The Pakistani have also pressed Indian of referring to the PTI. Shahbaz, President of the among radical Islamist groups tions within their safe havens, its global expansion. government had claimed that authorities to immediately Kishanganga dam dispute to Pakistan Muslim League- identified as a potential threat deploying sophisticated explo- “The ISIS retains the finan- Bisaria was stopped from vis- share the data concerning the court of arbitration and Nawaz (PML-N) will be pre- to the US in the Trump admin- sive devices to defeat aviation cial and material resources and iting the gurdwara because of flows of water at the river and instead accept India’s offer of sented before an accountabili- istration’s new counterterror- security measures, and using expertise to launch external security reasons as Sikh yatris releases/discharges, in/out- appointing a neutral expert, ty court for a physical remand ism strategy. In addition to the high-quality media products to attacks — including against from India did not want to flows at the dam with us but Pakistan didn’t do so and on Saturday, he said. He will be ISIS and al-Qaeda, dozens of recruit extremists in the West, United States interests — and meet him. The ties between under the relevant provisions stuck to its stance to date. kept in a highly-secured lock- other radical Islamist terrorist it said. Future radical Islamist its senior leaders continue to the two countries had strained of the Indus Water Treaty,” He said that Pakistan had up inside the NAB Lahore groups are working to advance terrorists and other terrorists call for attacks against the after the terror attacks by Dawn newspaper quoted also written a letter to Indian office until his appearance in more locally focused insur- will continually adapt these United States,” it said. Pakistan-based groups in 2016 Pakistan’s Commissioner for authorities to give dates for court. gent or terrorist campaigns, and other tactics to their cir- Meanwhile, al-Qaeda’s global and India’s surgical strikes Indus Waters Syed inspection of Pakal Dul and He was detained by NAB while still posing a threat to cumstances and the techno- network remains resilient and inside Pakistan-occupied Muhammad Mehr Ali Shah as Lower Kalnal projects at officials and his car was sent United States persons and logical advances of the age. poses an enduring threat to the Kashmir. Last month, India saying. “We are receiving Chenab basin. away. His private staff who interests overseas, said the “It is, therefore, critical homeland and United States accompanied him as security National Strategy for Counter- that the United States coun- interests around the world, the were also asked to leave, Dawn terrorism released by the White terterrorism posture be agile strategy said. newspaper reported. A heavy House on Thursday. enough to adapt as well,” said Consistent United States- Pentagon asks Pak to use influence over contingent of Rangers has been “These groups, including the strategy. Radical Islamist led counterterrorism pressure posted outside NAB Lahore, it Boko Haram, Tehrik-e Taliban terrorists have a violent extrem- has removed many of its senior said. Pakistan and the Lashkar-e ist ideology that serves to cre- leaders and reduced the group’s Taliban, stop cross border movement Supporters of the PML-N Taiba, employ a range of polit- egy, according to which radical ate a common identity and ability to operate in South have started gathering outside ical and terrorist tactics to Islamist terrorists remain the sense of purpose for those sus- Asia, but its affiliates continue PTI n WASHINGTON tions, direction, other things are the two things that we have the bureau’s office. The arrest undermine local governments primary transnational terrorist ceptible to its core message, it to plan and carry out terrorist coming from Taliban leadership, continued to emphasize with comes a little over a week and conduct attacks,” it said. threat to the US and its vital alleged. “This vile ideology is attacks against the United top American general has which remains in Pakistan, to Pakistan that they need to do. So ahead of the by-polls scheduled The LeT is responsible for national interests. Prominent used to indoctrinate new States and our allies, as well as Aasked Islamabad to use its their fighters on the ground. I do acknowledge that they for October 14. Shahbaz, a carrying out the 2008 Mumbai terrorist organisations, partic- recruits to accept terrorist raise funds from individual influence over Taliban to bring “They need to ensure that have done a lot in their own former chief minister of Punjab attack that killed 166 people. It ularly the ISIS and al-Qaeda, groups’ goals and directives supporters through the inter- them to the negotiations table they continue to ensure there country, but there is more to do province, was allegedly has been declared as a foreign have repeatedly demonstrated without question, and also national financial system, it and stop cross border move- can be no movement back and and it is those specific areas right involved in the corruption of Rs terrorist organisation by the US the intent and capability to allows these groups to maintain said. “Affiliate resources are pri- ment of their leaders, a day-after forth and that fighters can’t there where we are seeking 14 billion Ashiana Housing in June 2014. According to the attack the homeland and cohesion, ensure conformity, marily focused on local and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah come back into Pakistan to get their closest assistance,” Votel project and Rs 4 billion Punjab strategy, these organisations United States interests and and justify the use of violence regional conflicts, but key oper- Mahmood Qureshi left US after aid or medical care or other said. Saaf Pani Company scams. will probably prioritise region- continue to plot new attacks to meet the ideology’s goals. atives and elements within the holding meetings with top things with that. On Tuesday, Qureshi met This Saaf Pani Company al goals over attacks against the and inspire susceptible people “It avails terrorists of a network continue to seek out Trump Administration officials. They have to help us lower the Secretary of State Mike was established by Shahbaz’s homeland or United States to commit acts of violence world view that helps unify new opportunities to strike “As we often talk with the the violence in Afghanistan,” Pompeo and the National previous Punjab government to interests because of resource inside the United States, it their efforts by fomenting con- the homeland and United military leadership in Pakistan, Votel said.“And they need to use Security Advisor John Bolton. conceive, plan, design, exe- constraints or political consid- said. flict and attempts to legitimize States interests and to inspire we need them to continue to their influence with the Taliban ]Wrapping up his 10-day US cute and manage projects for erations. “These groups stoke and terrorism by elevating the attacks inside the United States. stay engaged in this. We need to force the Taliban leadership trip, Qureshi in his remarks at the provision of safe drinking “However, many of exploit weak governance, con- social status of group members “Veteran al-Qaeda leaders are them to help lower the violence to come to the table. And they the US Institute of Peace had water in terms of both access these groups are hostile to the flict, instability, and long- and absolving individuals from working to consolidate and in Afghanistan,” US Central can do this, they can put pres- challenged that US military and quality, to communities liv- United States, maintain net- standing political and religious culpability for their participa- expand the group’s presence in Command Commander sure on them to do this,” Votel and members of Congress to ing in rural areas of the works of sympathisers around grievances to pursue their goal tion in violence,” it said. The several regions, including in General Joseph Votel told said when asked about Qureshi’s come into Pakistan, and travel province. the world, and retain ties to the of eliminating Western influ- ISIS, the strategy, said remains Syria, from which it aspires to reporters during a Pentagon remarks a day earlier in which anywhere inside the country Shahbaz’s son-in-law Ali ISIS or al-Qaeda, underscoring ence in majority Muslim coun- the foremost radical Islamist launch new attacks against the news conference. Pakistan, he he claimed that Pakistan has and see for themselves that Imran Yousuf is also facing cor- their potential threat to United tries and remaking Islamic terrorist group and the prima- United States and our allies,” said, need to do that by making taken appropriate measures there are no safe havens any ruption inquiries in this case. States interests,” said the strat- society,” the strategy said. ry transnational terrorist threat said the strategy. absolutely sure there are instruc- against terrorist groups. “Those longer. Key senators undecided as Senate Koreas hold peace talks in Pyongyang poised to vote on Kavanaugh AP n SEOUL AP n WASHINGTON Collins also expressed sat- the Judiciary Committee, he Koreas held a high-level isfaction, calling it “a very issued a statement late Tmeeting in North Korea’s cap- he Senate is poised to take thorough investigation.” Thursday that said the FBI ital on Friday to discuss the Ta crucial vote Friday on She paid two visits to the off- reached out to 11 people and implementation of agreements whether to advance Brett limits room where the docu- interviewed 10. from a summit last month Kavanaugh’s nomination to the ment was being displayed to Six of the witnesses between North Korean leader Supreme Court as key lawmakers. Murkowski said involved Ford’s claims, includ- Kim Jong Un and South Korean Republican senators remain she was “still reviewing” her ing an attorney for one of President Moon Jae-in. The meet- undecided amid allegations of decision. Democrats com- them, and four were related to ing in Pyongyang involved South sexual misconduct and intense plained that the investigation, Deborah Ramirez, who has Korea Unification Minster Cho protests that have divided the running just six days after asserted that Kavanaugh Myoung-gyon and senior North nation. Ahead of Friday’s vot- Trump reluctantly ordered it, exposed himself to her when Korean official Ri Son Gwon, ing, Republicans emerged con- was shoddy, omitting inter- both were Yale freshmen. chairman of the North Korean fident that an FBI investigation views with numerous potential Grassley said the FBI conclud- agency that deals with inter- into the allegations unearthed witnesses. ed “there is no collaboration of Korean affairs. Details of the dis- no new corroborating details, They accused the White the allegations made by Dr. cussions weren’t immediately they said. But a level of uncer- House of limiting the FBI’s lee- Ford or Ms. Ramirez.” available. tainty lingered as Collins and way. Senators said the documents The South Korean delegation Flake spent hours Thursday Kavanaugh also turned out. Those not interviewed in they examined totaled about 50 arrived in Pyongyang on pouring over confidential FBI Trump said the protesters’ the reopened background pages. Thursday for peace talks and to Unification flags are displayed at the People's Palace of Culture in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday. A South Korean documents in the secure base- “rage-fueled resistance is start- investigation included The underlying material celebrate the anniversary of a 2007 government delegation is in North Korea for a joint celebration of the anniversary of a 2007 summit and to possibly hold further ment briefing room long after ing to backfire at a level nobody Kavanaugh himself and from the FBI included text and summit between the Koreas. Ri, peace talks. AP others had left seemingly sat- has ever seen before.” Christine Blasey Ford, who Facebook messages, said Sen. who in the past has been isfied with the findings. Even He was referring to polling ignited the furor by alleging Thom Tillis, R-N.C., including described by South Korean coun- plex if the United States takes 2007 summit, where the partici- been playing hard ball since then, without locking in support, that shows some improvement he’d molested her in a locked screenshots that “were very terparts as hot tempered, unspecified corresponding mea- pants issued a statement that accusing the United States of Senate Majority Leader Mitch for Republicans heading into room at a 1982 high school helpful” in understanding the expressed irritation after Cho sures. included a vague call for a denu- making “unilateral and gangster- McConnell pushed ahead with the midterm election. Friday’s gathering. Sen. Dianne communications between var- arrived a few minutes late for the Friday’s meeting came as U.S. clearized Korean Peninsula and like” demands on denuclearization trying to move Trump’s nom- vote is a procedural one to end Feinstein of California, the ious people discussing the sit- meeting. “You had the chairman Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged more cross-border and insisting that sanctions should inee forward in what would be the debate, and some fence-sit- Judiciary Committee’s top uation. Sen. Bob Corker, R- of the Committee for the Peaceful prepares to make his fourth visit exchanges and cooperation be lifted before any progress in an election year win for his ting senators could conceivably Democrat, said while her party Tenn., said nine of the pages Reunification of the Country to Pyongyang on Sunday with the between the rivals. The Koreas in nuclear talks occurs. party. vote to advance Kavanaugh’s had agreed to a weeklong FBI were about Mark Judge, the waiting in the hallway like he has aim of setting up a second sum- past months have held a flurry of This has left Seoul scrambling The Republican leader nomination but still hold out probe with a finite scope, “We Kavanaugh friend who Ford nothing to do,” Ri said, loudly, mit between Kim and President talks, including three summits, to keep alive a positive atmosphere has little room for error with their support ahead of a final did not agree that the White said also jumped on her while when Cho arrived, according to Donald Trump. In addition to amid a global diplomatic push to for dialogue and lobbying for his party’s slim 51-49 hold on confirmation roll call over the House should tie the FBI’s Kavanaugh assaulted her. Judge pool reports. Cho laughed and government officials, the South resolve the nuclear standoff with another meeting between Trump the Senate, even if Vice weekend. hands.” has said he doesn’t recall the blamed a wristwatch that was set Korean delegation includes law- North Korea. and Kim. Pompeo said President Mike Pence is called Two of the undeclared A hefty police presence incident. 30 minutes late. makers, civic and religious lead- The North has also used its Wednesday he’s optimistic he’ll in to break a tie. A final vote is Republicans emerged from the added an air of anxiety, as did White House spokesman During their most recent ers and the son of late South diplomacy with Seoul to get to come away with a plan for a sec- expected Saturday. Tensions secure briefing facility thousands of anti-Kavanaugh Raj Shah rebuffed Democrats’ summit in Pyongyang last month Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, Washington, resulting in a June ond summit between Trump and have been high at the Capitol Thursday accepting the FBI demonstrators. U.S. Capitol complaints, saying, “What crit- Kim and Moon said they agreed who participated in the 2007 summit between Kim and Trump Kim and progress on a “pathway with opponents of Kavanaugh, report as “thorough,” bolstering Police said 302 were arrested — ics want is a never-ending fish- to reduce the conventional mili- summit with North Korea’s then- in Singapore. The Trump-Kim for denuclearization.” However, he including survivors of sexual GOP hopes for confirmation. among them comedian Amy ing expedition into high school tary threat between them and hold leader Kim Jong Il, the father of summit produced an aspirational distanced himself from an earli- assault, confronting senators in Flake told reporters that “we’ve Schumer, a distant relative of drinking.” Barring leaks, it was another summit in Seoul, possi- current ruler Kim Jong Un. statement on a nuclear-free er stated goal of getting North the halls and holding vigil seen no additional corroborat- Senate Minority Leader Chuck unclear how much if any of the bly within the year. North Korea The South Koreans took part Korean Peninsula without Korea to abandon its nuclear across the street at the Supreme ing information” about the Schumer, D-N.Y. Sen. Chuck FBI report would be made also said it might dismantle its earlier Friday in a joint celebration describing when and how it weapons by the end of Trump’s Court. Supporters of claims against Kavanaugh. Grassley, R-Iowa, who chairs public. main Nyongbyon nuclear com- marking the anniversary of the would occur. North Korea has four-year term in January 2021. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2018 world 12

S Korea ex-president Lee jailed Interpol president reported Finding for 15 years over corruption missing during trip to China substitute for AP n PARIS lic holiday in China. In Beijing, Iranian oil for the foreign and public security AFP n SEOUL ing ill-health. he president of Interpol, a ministries did not immediate- ] The former South Korean Tformer senior Chinese ly respond to calls and faxed countries like ormer South Korean presi- leader was indicted in April on security official, has been requests for comment Friday. Fdent Lee Myung-bak was 16 charges that included reported missing after he trav- Meng was elected president of jailed for 15 years for corrup- bribery, embezzlement and elled to his native country at the Interpol in November 2016. His India: WH tion Friday, becoming the lat- abuse of power. end of September, a French term runs until 2020. He has Washington: The US is going est of the country’s ex-leaders The court found that Lee judicial official said Friday. held a variety of positions with- extra lengths to find substitute to be sent to prison. The 76- was the de-facto owner of DAS Meng Hongwei’s wife reported in China’s security establish- for Iranian oil for countries like year-old CEO-turned-presi- — a controversial auto parts Friday that she had not heard ment, including as a vice min- India and Iraq, the White dent, who served from 2008 to company which he claimed from her 64-year-old husband was aware of reports about ister of public security — the House has said, as the Trump 2013, was found guilty on was his brother’s — which he since he left Lyon, France, Meng’s disappearance and national police force — since administration prepares to charges including bribery and used to create slush funds of where Interpol is based, said the added “this is a matter for the 2004. In the meantime, he impose sanctions on nations embezzlement and ordered to around 24 billion won. official, who spoke on condition relevant authorities in both served as head and deputy defying its directive to bring pay a fine of 13 billion won Lee was also found guilty of anonymity to provide details France and China.” head of branches of the coast their oil imports from the Gulf ($11.5 million) by the Seoul of accepting nearly six billion of an ongoing investigation. The statement noted that guard, all while holding posi- nation to zero by November 4. Central District Court. won from Samsung Electronics The French official said Interpol’s secretary general, and tions at Interpol. Meng’s duties US National Security Advisor “Bringing everything into in return for a presidential Meng did arrive in China. not its president, is responsible in China would have put him John Bolton who last month consideration, heavy punish- pardon for its chairman Lee There was no further word on for the international police in close proximity to former met his Indian counterpart ment for the accused is Kun-hee, who was jailed for tax Meng’s schedule in China or agency’s operations. leaders, some of whom had fall- Ajit K Doval here, a week after inevitable,” said a judge during evasion. In this March 14, 2018, file photo, former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak what prompted his wife to wait News of the investigation en afoul of President Xi Jinping’s the 2+2 dialogue in New Delhi, the trial that was live televised. Both Samsung and Lee arrives for questioning over bribery allegations at the Seoul Central District until now to report his absence. into Meng’s disappearance sweeping crackdown on cor- said the Trump Administration Lee was not in attendance, cit- have denied any wrongdoing. Prosecutors' Office in Seoul, South Korea. AP In a statement, Interpol said it came during a weeklong pub- ruption. has made its views clear to the Indian side on oil imports from Iran. The White House said ‘UN blasts India laments inability of Thursday as it reiterated its Fears grow that more than 1,000 warning to all purchasers of India’s Iranian oil to bring it down to United Nation to adopt legal zero by November 4 or face imminent sanctions from the deportation still missing in Indonesia disaster United States. framework against terrorism AFP n PALU President Donald Trump of Rohingya’ pulled the US out of the 2015 PTI n UNITED NATIONS ore than a thousand peo- nuclear accord, saying it had Geneva (AFP): The UN Mple could still be missing “failed to achieve the funda- slammed Friday India’s depor- ndia has lamented the inabili- after Indonesia’s devastating mental objective of blocking all tation of seven Rohingya men Ity of the UN to adopt a legal quake-tsunami, officials said paths to an Iranian nuclear to Myanmar despite warnings framework to combat interna- Friday, drastically upping the bomb” and did not deal with they could face persecution in tional terrorism, saying this “lacu- number of people unaccount- Tehran’s “malign activities, a country where the military is nae” is impacting enforcement ed for a week after the disaster. including its ballistic missile accused of genocide against efforts to destroy safe havens for Palu city on Sulawesi island has programme and its support for the Muslim minority. The UN terrorists and their support net- been left in ruins after it was hit terrorism”. refugee agency said it was works. Yedla Umasankar, First by a powerful quake and a wall “I’ve had conversations “greatly concerned” for the Secretary/Legal Adviser in the of water which flattened hous- (with Indian officials on pur- safety and security of the seven Permanent Mission of India to the es and flipped over cars, with chase of Iranian oil). Others in men who were returned to UN, said here on Wednesday that has repeatedly blocked India’s bids the official death toll now the administration have had Myanmar from India on India firmly believed that a at the United Nations to list chief standing at 1,571. conversations with senior Thursday. Comprehensive Convention of Pakistan-based militant group The number of confirmed Indian officials,” Bolton told The men, who had been in against International Terrorism Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Azhar missing stands at over 100, but reporters at a White House detention for immigration (CCIT) would provide a strong Masood as a global terrorist. fears are growing that vast news conference. offences since 2012, were hand- legal basis for the fight against ter- Stressing on the importance and numbers of people have been “One of the things I think ed over to Myanmar authorities rorism and would be in the need for early finalisation and buried in a massive govern- that’s important, whether it’s for at a border crossing in India’s interest of all Member States to conclusion of the draft CCIT, ment housing complex at Iraq or India or anyone else — northeast state of Manipur. have a multilateral and collective Umasankar said nations have to Balaroa, where the sheer force particularly that’s been a pur- Before their deportation, the dimension of counter terrorism realise the gravity of the scourge of the quake turned the earth chaser of Iranian oil — we’ve UN had voiced concern that effort. of terrorism and move forward temporarily to mush. Indonesian Muslims women pray during a special prayer for the victims of earthquake and tsunami at Talise beach in Palu, gone to really extra lengths to returning the men ignored the Speaking at the meeting of for adopting the draft text of “Maybe more than 1,000 Central Sulawesi, Indonesia on Friday. AP try and find substitute sellers of danger they faced in Myanmar, the Sixth Committee, which deals CCIT which is a balanced one people are still missing,” Yusuf oil so that there would be where for decades the Rohingya with legal issues, on ‘Measures to and has emerged after long dis- Latif, a spokesman for almost zero. Using sniffer dogs Nevertheless there were signs of another tsunami,” the 50-year- alternative supplies at market have been targeted in violent Eliminate International cussions. Umasankar told the Indonesia’s search and rescue and scanners, rescuers at the life returning to normal, with old said. rates,” Bolton said. pogroms by security forces. Terrorism’, he said the interna- meeting that as a country that has agency, told AFP. “But we still heavily damaged Mercure hotel children playing in the streets, “But we still haven’t “That will help. This is UNHCR voiced concern tional community needs to work been facing the scourge of ter- cannot be sure because there’s had detected what they radios blaring out music, and returned to our homes.” About something, obviously, the that the Indian authorities had together to expose and destroy the rorism, India understands the a possibility that some people believed was a person under electricity back up and running 500 people, many wearing Obama administration wasn’t not responded to its request linkages that exist between ter- implications of this global prob- managed to get out.” After mounds of rubble the previous in most places. white skullcaps, gathered to doing at all. And I think this that they assess the men’s claims rorists and their supporters. There lem and has been very active and days of delays, international aid evening but when they “Things are improving,” pray near Palu’s devastated will help toward our effort of to international refugee pro- is need also for an international played a constructive role in the is slowly making its way to the resumed the hunt on Friday, all Azhari Samad, a 56-year-old coastline, where an iconic persuading companies and tection in the country. mechanism to ensure account- discourse on counter-terrorism. disaster zone, where the UN signs of life had disappeared. insurance salesman, said at a mosque once on stilts sat lop- governments, particularly in “UNHCR regrets that the ability and justice, enhanced dia- “Indeed, our entire region, says almost 200,000 people Survivor Risa Kusuma, mosque in Palu. But for the sided in shallow water by the Asia, that there are alternatives agency did not receive a logue and broaden understand- South Asia, has been impacted by need humanitarian assistance. who had just moved to Palu area to recover fully from the rocky shore. About 20 planes to Iran that they can pursue,” he response to this request and was ing amongst Member States. the activities of terrorist organi- Survivors have ransacked with her family to escape disaster “will take years”, he carrying vital supplies such as said in response to a question. unable to secure access for a “The inability of the United zations like Al Qaeda, Taliban, shops and supply trucks in the Indonesia’s chaotic capital, added. tarpaulins, medical equipment According to Bolton, as the lawyer from a state legal ser- Nations to agree on a Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jamat-Ud- hunt for basic necessities, recounted the horror of the “The first six months will and generators are heading second wave of sanctions come vice,” agency spokesman Andrej Comprehensive Convention on Daawa and others. The growing prompting security forces to twin calamities. As massive be traumatic, maybe in one from all over the world to the back onto Iran on November 4, Mahecic told reporters in International Terrorism, even interlinkages between terrorist round up dozens of suspected tremors threw the family year we have some progress. disaster zone. the objective of the Trump Geneva. when terrorism hovers over us, groups, cross-border operations looters and warn that they will around like rag dolls, the ter- The government will help, peo- Indonesia was initially administration is to put maxi- “UNHCR continues to seek remains one of the most impor- including terror financing net- open fire on thieves. Children rified family of five managed to ple will help from all over the reluctant to accept outside help, mum pressure on the govern- clarifications from the author- tant lacunae in the international works, propagating ideologies of with plastic containers begged tumble out of their house and country. Indonesians have a big insisting its own military could ment in Tehran. ities on the circumstances legislative framework that would hatred through exploitation of for money by the roadside run along asphalt roads that heart.” A state of emergency handle the response, but as the In an attempt to compel under which these individuals expand enforcement efforts to modern technologies and fund- while some shell-shocked res- were splitting under their bare could be extended for a couple scale of the devastation became Iran to agree to a new accord, were returned to Myanmar,” he destroy safe havens for terrorists, ing arms and weapons have cer- idents scoured for anything still feet. of months “until people in clear President Joko Widodo Trump reinstated sanctions said. He said the UN agency their financial flows and their sup- tainly left no country aloof from salvageable amongst the debris. “I thought it was dooms- Palu can stand on their own”, agreed to foreign aid. that targeted the Iranian gov- was “concerned that they did port networks,” he said. the impact of terrorism,” he said. “We’re racing against time,” day,” the 35-year-old said, days Indonesian vice president Jusuf Governments from Australia to ernment’s purchase of US dol- not have access to legal coun- He also said that over the last In a veiled reference to Pakistan, said Dwi Sulaksono, comman- after she and her three children Kalla said during a visit to the Britain are flying in supplies, lars, Iran’s trade in gold and sel, were not given the chance decade, the Global Counter- he said some states are sponsor- der of the navy base in made it back to Jakarta on a shattered city. the United Nations has pledged other precious metals, and its to access asylum processing Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) being ing the terrorist entities including Makassar, as supplies were flight out of the disaster-strick- “Places that can no longer USD 15 million to the relief automotive sector. and have their claims assessed discussed by the UN General providing safe havens to fulfil unloaded from an Indonesian en region. Some roads remain be inhabited like Balaroa must effort, and aid groups includ- In November, a second in India.” Assembly has witnessed little their political agenda. warship. “We have to distribute impassable, detritus from the be relocated,” he added. In a vil- ing Save the Children and the batch of potentially more dam- The UN special rapporteur practical impact on the ground. “Terrorism is a matter of seri- supplies as quickly as possible, tsunami is scattered every- lage outside devastated Red Cross are also on the aging sanctions will be re- on racism, Tendayi Achiume, “The Sanctions Committees ous concern. It is posing a serious especially to remote areas.” where, and terrified people are Donggala, Irham Hassan gath- ground. Indonesia sits along imposed on Iran’s oil and ship- warned India on Tuesday that established by the UN Security challenge to the entire interna- Authorities previously set a sleeping outside in makeshift ered with some 200 men at a the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, the ping sectors as well as its cen- it risked breaking internation- Council have become selective tional community as its reach has deadline of Friday for finding camps for fear of more quakes. local mosque for Friday prayers world’s most tectonically active tral bank. “It’s our objective that al laws on refoulement — the tools due to opaque working spread to an extent that the ter- anyone trapped under ruined Improvised white flags — a pil- in the world’s biggest Muslim- region, and its 260 million there be no waivers from the return of refugees or asylum methods and politicised decision rorists can strike at places and at buildings, although chances of lowcase or duvet cover — fly majority country. people are vulnerable to earth- sanctions, that exports of seekers to a country where making,” he said. times of their choosing with pulling survivors alive from the outside many homes, signify- “We feel a bit relieved quakes, tsunamis and volcanic Iranian oil and gas drop to they could be harmed. Veto-wielding nation China intent to cause maximum possi- rubble at such a late stage are ing a death in the family. because there’s no sign of eruptions. zero,” he said. Vitamin D supplements may not US names Babbar Khalsa Pompeo heads back to North boost bone health: Lancet study among separatist movements Korea with historic deal in play PTI n MELBOURNE cation for more trials of vitamin AFP n WASHINGTON ntake of vitamin D supple- D supplements looking at mus- that pose risk to its interests Iments may not prevent frac- culoskeletal outcomes,” said PTI n WASHINGTON is a broad range of revolutionary, S Secretary of State Mike tures or falls, or improve bone Bolland. nationalist, and separatist move- UPompeo heads back this mineral density in adults, a In the study, the he US has named Sikh militant ments overseas whose use of vio- weekend to North Korea as the large-scale study claims. The researchers pooled data from Tgroup Babbar Khalsa among lence and intent to destabilise contours of a potentially historic meta-analysis of 81 ran- 81 randomised controlled tri- the separatist movements that societies often puts American lives deal begin to take shape, even if domised trials, published in als. The majority of the trials pose a risk to American interests at risk. “Such groups may avoid or Kim Jong Un’s regime publicly The Lancet Diabetes & studied vitamin D alone (ie, not overseas by conducting assassina- deprioritise targeting United States stays firm in demands. The top US Endocrinology journal, also prescribed in conjunction with tions and bombings against major interests for now to avoid detract- diplomat will pay his fourth visit found no differences in the calcium supplements) and were economic, political and social tar- ing from their core goals but fre- this year to the onetime US pari- effects of higher versus lower eral density, falls or fractures. of one year or less. Most includ- gets. Babbar Khalsa International quently conduct assassinations ah as he looks to arrange anoth- doses of vitamin D. The researchers say that clini- ed women aged over 65 (77 per seeks, through violent means, to and bombings against major eco- er summit between Kim and Researchers from the cal guidelines that continue to cent of trials) who lived in the establish its own independent state nomic, political, and social targets, President Donald Trump, who has University of Auckland in New recommend vitamin D sup- community and who received in India and is responsible for sig- heightening the risk to United declared himself “in love” with the Zealand conclude that there is plementation for bone health daily doses of more than 800 IU nificant terrorist attacks in India States personnel and interests over- strongman. shape of an eventual agreement. rather than a full-blown peace little justification to use vitamin should be changed to reflect the per day (68 per cent of trials). and elsewhere that have claimed seas,” the strategy said. Among oth- Pompeo arrives Saturday in The United States has called for a treaty — but North Korea would D supplements to maintain or best available evidence. There was no clinically the lives of innocent civilians, ers, the White House said the Japan, a treaty-bound US ally comprehensive accord and rigor- stop short of delivering an exhaus- improve musculoskeletal “Since the last major meaningful effect of vitamin D according to the Trump adminis- Nordic Resistance Movement is a which has been privately uneasy ous enforcement of sanctions on tive list of its nuclear facilities, she health. The exception is for the review of evidence in 2014, supplementation on total frac- tration’s new National Strategy for prominent transnational, self- about Trump’s rapid reconciliation North Korea in the meantime. said. prevention of rare conditions more than 30 randomised con- ture, hip fracture, or falls, Counterterrorism unveiled by the described nationalist-socialist orga- with the totalitarian state, before South Korea — whose left- Kang told the newspaper such as rickets and osteomala- trolled trials on vitamin D and researchers said. There was White House on Thursday. nization with anti-Western views he meets Sunday in Pyongyang leaning president, Moon Jae-in, that the tradeoff would mark “a cia in high risk groups, which bone health have been pub- reliable evidence that vitamin The direct reference to Babbar that has conducted violent attacks with Kim. Just a year after Trump helped pave the way for Trump’s huge step forward in denu- can occur due to vitamin D lished, nearly doubling the evi- D does not reduce total frac- Khalsa, an international terrorist against Muslims, left-wing threatened to wipe out North diplomacy and who will meet clearization.” North Korea has deficiency after a prolonged dence base available,” said tures, hip fractures, or falls by organisation and banned by sev- groups, and Korea, Pompeo is hopeful that Pompeo in Seoul after he visits publicly not budged on its posi- lack of exposure to sunshine, Mark J Bolland from the 15 per cent — a clinically eral countries including the US, others. diplomacy can coax Kim to give Pyongyang — gave a preview of tions. State media ahead of they said. University of Auckland. “Our meaningful threshold, they Canada and India assumes signif- up the regime’s nuclear weapons what a deal may look like. South Pompeo’s visit said a peace treaty Vitamin D supplements meta-analysis finds that vita- said. icance because its minuscule sup- and ballistic missile programs. Korean Foreign Minister Kang “can never be a bargaining chip,” have long been recommended min D does not prevent frac- Even when lower thresh- port base in North America. In “This is a long-term problem. Kyung-wha, in an interview with saying an end to war “is not just for older people to treat or pre- tures, falls or improve bone olds were assessed, there was recent months, the Indian gov- This has been outstanding for The Washington Post, said that the a gift from one man to another.” vent osteoporosis, with some mineral density, whether at still reliable evidence that vit- ernment is believed to have raised decades. We’ve made more North could agree to dismantle Douglas Paal, a former senior US early evidence suggesting ben- high or low dose. “Clinical amin D does not reduce falls by with the Trump administration the progress than has been made in Yongbyon, its signature nuclear official on Asia policy, said the efits for bone health. However, guidelines should be changed 7.5 per cent and total fractures issue of separatist Sikhs using an awfully long time,” Pompeo site. In exchange, the United South Korean proposal could recent large-scale reviews have to reflect these findings. On the by 5 per cent, according to the United States as a platform to gain told reporters on Wednesday. States would declare a formal end appeal to Trump, who has made reported no effect of vitamin D strength of existing evidence, researchers. global traction. In its strategy Pompeo has repeatedly declined to the 1950-53 Korean War — clear his eagerness for a second supplementation on bone min- we believe there is little justifi- In secondary analyses paper, the White House said there to be drawn out publicly on the which closed with an armistice summit soon with Kim. vivacity {48 hours} 13 LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2018

ENCOUNTER 20 MINUTES CAUSE 10 MINUTES ‘World is awakening to zero tolerance’ Nobel Laureate KAILASH SATYARTHI talks about how there is no place for violence is a civilised society

obel laureate Kailash Satyarthi Nobel Peace Prize laureate after “Denis Mukwege is the helper, Nexpressed happiness that the Malala Yousafzai, who was 17 when who had devoted his life to defend- Norwegian Nobel Committee con- she won the award in 2014. The Iraqi ing these victims. Nadia Murad is the tinues to award the Peace prize to government congratulated her after witness, who tells of the abuses per- anti-sexual violence campaigners the announcement. petrated against herself and others. every year. Mukwege, on the other hand, is Each of them, in their own way, have This year, the award went to a gynecologist who has been seen as helped to give greater visibility to Nadia Murad, former Islamic State the saviour of victims of sexual vio- war-time sexual violence, so that the (IS) sex slave turned activist Nadia lence in his native country, where his perpetrators can be held accountable Murad, and Denis Mukwege, surgery has become a refuge and bea- for their actions,” Reiss-Andersen Congolese doctor. con of hope for thousands of women. added. “I congratulate Nadia Murad Through his work, he has earned the The Committee described and Denis Mukwege for winning the moniker “the man who mends Mukwege as a unifying symbol of the Nobel Peace Prize 2018. Clearly, the women”. He has treated tens of thou- struggle to end sexual violence in world is awakening to zero tolerance sands of victims. conflicts, not only in his native for sexual violence. In a civilised soci- The winners announced in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ety there is absolutely no place for Norwegian capital on Friday won the where civil war has killed over 6 mil- violence. By honouring Nadia and award for their “efforts to end the use lion people, but also within the Denis, the Norwegian Nobel of sexual violence as a weapon of international community. Committee has once again given war”, said Berit Reiss-Andersen, the Murad became an activist for the Keepers of tradition compassion it’s just desserts and Nobel Committee Chair. Both lau- Yazidi people after escaping the IS in sent out a loud and clear message to reates have made “a crucial contri- 2014. She campaigned to help put an the world that exploitation in any of bution to focusing attention on and end to human trafficking and won its manifestation is abominable and combating such war crimes”, she said. the European Union’s prestigious condemnable. I have always main- Sakharov Prize in 2016. Qawwali singer IDRIS QUTBI speaks to ASMITA SARKAR about tained that the only antidote for vio- In testimony to the US Congress lence is compassion without which in June 2016, Murad detailed how she peace is unimaginable. My heartiest and thousands of other Yazidi women Sufiyana heritage and how it brings one closer to god congratulations to both my fellow and girls enslaved and raped by peace laureates for furthering the their IS captors. She recounted how he Qutbi Brothers Qawwals he said. So, qawwali today has there have been no others since,” cause of the most oppressed, for six of her brothers and her mother are revered as one of India’s transformed into the negative too. he added. becoming their voice and ensuring were executed by the terror group in Tmost celebrated qawwali To become a good qawwal in The singer has taught his two that they are heard. Children and a single day. singers. They come from an 750- these times, one has to find a good sons, Arshad and Adnan, to con- women are the face of humanity and The award ceremony for the year-old school of Indian musical. mentor, serve them and learn tinue the tradition and wants to the most bitter truth remains that Nobel Peace Prize will take place in “This is an old tradition and from them. “They should carry the take it to more people. “They have they are the worst victims of violence Oslo's town hall on December 10, the qawwals don’t know the status of ishq inside them to their teachers,” also been educated in Indian clas- too. It is high time we stood up anniversary of the death of the Nobel it. It comes third in the musical HE LAMENTS he said. sical,” he said. against these inhuman injustices and Prize founder, Alfred Nobel. The win- heritage of the country. First is The record-breaking singer, We are trying to keep the tra- declared war on rape and sexual ner will be awarded 9 million Swedish Shastriya sangeet then Bhakti THAT who sang 12 hours non-stop at an ditional alive. The origin of violence that is butcher- Krona ($1.1 million). sangeet and then Sufiyana TRADITIONAL event organised by the Sangeet qawwali was in India. Khwaja ing our children and Last year’s Peace Prize winner, qawwali. Sufi is a tool for the soul Natak Akademi to promote the Mouinuddin Chrishti laid the women. Together we the International Campaign to to meet god,” said Idris Qutbi. QAWWALI IS Qawwali tradition, in November foundation in India followed by can do all that it takes Abolish Nuclear Weapons, con- He laments that traditional 2016, will soon begin his institute Ahmed Khwaja Quttubuddin to eliminate gratulated Mukwege and Murad, qawwali is not shown on screen. NOT SHOWN ON for Sufiyana qawwali since he Bakhtiar Kaki, who laid down his exploitation and saying “both laureates thor- In films, it is only for entertain- says that there is a lacuna in this life as a devotee of the tradition. violence from the oughly deserve this honour ment. In very few portrayals, like SCREEN. IN space. “There are academies for And the Qutbi brothers derive face of earth. through their incredible Khawaja mere Khwaja, the por- FILMS, IT IS Kathak, Classical, and more per- their name from the latter. The tra- Together we will,” work to address sexual vio- trayal is real. He blames this on forming arts but not to teach dition came from Ajmer to Baba Satyarthi said. lence in conflict”. lack of good qawwali artists. “To ONLY FOR qawwali in India whereas people Farid and then was taken forward Murad, 25, is a European Council become a qawwal you spend close as far as Europe, South Africa, UK by Nizammudin Aulia Amir Yazidi Kurdish President Donald Tusk to a decade serving your mentor. ENTERTAINMENT. and Bangladesh are learning,” he Khusrau. human rights said: “They have my After 12 years, they would start the said. They performed yesterday at activist from Iraq. deepest respect for the actual lesson. They tested how HE BLAMES THIS In their career spanning across an event by the Salaam Baalak She was one of an courage, compassion much ability you had to learn the ON LACK OF several decades, they have enrap- Trust. The Qawwali evening with estimated 3,000 girls and humanity they craft,” he said. tured audiences all over the world Qutbi Brothers was organised to and women from demonstrate in their daily “There is a ghazal, Mere GOOD QAWWALI in several prestigious music festi- raise funds for underprivileged the minority com- fight.” rashke qamar tune pehli nazar, Jab vals. However, he laments that children. munity who were vic- Yousafzai also congrat- nazar se milaai maza aagaya, ARTISTS there have been no qawwal who “The fund raiser helps us to tims of rape and other ulated the winners on Twitter, there are people who see negative won the Padmashri. “Musicians, connect with our donors as well as abuses by the IS when it saying: “Their work saves lives and positive. There are those who ghazal singers were awarded but raise funds for the program”, says overran key cities in the and helps women speak out about see god in this and there are not qawwals. The last qawwal to Tanya Alag, head, resource mobil- country in August 2014. sexual violence.” those who see the negative in this,” be awarded was back in 1970s and isation. She is the second youngest (With IANS inputs)

Moon in the Landscape by Manu Parekh Dandi March by Paresh Maity

o matter what the subject is — their stories on is unparalleled.” Na barn at twilight, an unpaved While artist Madhvi Parekh road winding into the distance, focuses on landscapes that bring to fireflies in the night sky, a newborn Voices from the city life the simplicity of Indian villages; life, life lived in the countryside, or artist Paresh Maity’s work pays a even a horse gazing up the hill at the tribute to Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi dawn — it all stirs romantic images March and also commemorates his of deep nights and bedtime stories. resides in different forms. Her 3D 150th birth anniversary. Madhvi The Art NOW exhibition at the It’s amusing how every piece of work varies painting, Dhitri shows a woman and explains while giving an example of Art Alive Gallery curated by a tiger in the same frame. She the current intolerant cynicism Sunaina Anand, portrays current art in terms of its perception of the viewer. Art explains, “This right of life is equal about how should clashes be dealt practices and how they have evolved to all beings and must be protected with. “It is a representation of har- over the last few years, and that is NOW brings expressions of 35 storytellers. at all costs. The lady in my work rep- mony that exists between people of the only binding factor among the resents Shakti that is protecting the different backgrounds and reli- works on display. Highlighting the By CHAHAK MITTAL girl child. This is also my message gions, of tolerance towards each signature style of each of the 35 to the world as an artist that we must other’s beliefs and roles in the soci- artists, the show brings together a look beyond the imagination but Coming from the mountain, it is take care of our girls and forms that ety. The joys of simplicity are unpar- range of topics — cityscapes and also dive into the real world. keenly looking at the ecological we see as ‘weak’ links in our set up.” alleled and pure,” he said. Even the urban civilisations, historical tran- A few of the artists reveal what changes happening due to excessive She believes that as women they fishes in her painting titled The River sitions, growing vulnerability of art means to them. Painter and misuse of nature in the plains.” need to be very strong like a tigress, in my Village are in conversation the environment, livelihood, moth- sculptor Jagannath Panda believes Artist Krishen Khanna, who has and stand up for their rights. with each other. erhood — that plague the minds of that such shows are very rele- been a witness to the Partition of Artist Manu Parekh is highly Maity, who has been particu- young artists. vant as they are a India, brings two new fascinated by the city of Varanasi as larly impressed by the Dandi March While ‘Now’ signifies the mod- selection of ener- works from his Band he believes the place holds great incident of 1930, narrates how he ern day and media currently used, gies of best in Wala series. His “magic.” He tells us about his work has “used mixed media to create tex- Anand tells us about another aspect contempo- works capture Moon in the landscape, where he ture similar to salt as it was an that is new in the third edition of the rary art. As moments in histo- “explores the different facets that important movement to send a exhibition — photography. She says, Panda’s work ry, much like pho- lead to the build up of its identity as message to the British government. “We have been talking about vari- is titled as tographs, but is a city of lights — the nature’s play of I wanted to bring that alive.” ous kind of arts, paintings, sculpture, Gaze, he different technique. The River in my Village by Madhvi Parekh light on its waters and skies; and the While photography was a new engravings, still life, and historical explains how the Through the series, his human-driven shringar (decora- addition, photographer and realist, art. We have looked at different ele- painting is a aim is to tell the story of Iranna, who grapples with the urban cement, that come together to form tion) in its temples as an ode to the G Anjaneyulu’s Untitled work is ments concerning art but photog- metaphor for a keen transition that took place society as she makes a set of five blocks, which is also what we see in gods.” He talks about yet another themed around cows and their raphy hasn’t been done. So why not eye of looking at ecolo- Photograph by G Anjaneyulu since Partition. The series sculptures titled Through Blocks the city.” facet of the city which is it’s rich her- inimitable composure even while photography from now?” gy, human behaviour and relation- shows two band walas, one is titled using cement and staple pins. She One of the few works about pro- itage of textiles that continues to they sit calm and silent. All the while Anand believes that just like art ship between nature and mankind. Jaggi ji, a pre-Partition figure, and talks about her work that “revolves tection and equality of life is from inspire. And “the Islamic influence they are in a restless motion, emo- and paintings reveal a perception of “The way we look at nature, the Practicing Solo, which is the current around cityscapes and the spaces artist Jayasri Burman whose work is on textiles is very fascinating for me. tion, movement and chaos. the artist who has painted it, pho- nature is also constantly looking at band wala. that we live in. For the very first a representation of harmony that The deftness and sensitivity that the (The show is on display from tography also teaches not just to us. My work has layers of references. The next in line is artist Pooja time, I have used staple pins and exists in nature and of life that Muslim weavers employ to share October 8 to 31 at Art Alive Gallery.) {48 hours} LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2018 vivacity 14

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ARJUN KAPOOR HARSHVARDHAN KAPOOR REMO D'SOUZA KEIRA KNIGHTLEY EMILY RATAJKOWSKI I feel proud that as a main- I am a passive person by This is the golden time for I had a mental breakdown at Today I was arrested while stream Bollywood actor, I was nature. I do not express any choreographers like me 22. So I took a year off and protesting the Supreme one of the first to make the emotion very loudly. It is inter- because of young generation was diagnosed with post- Court nomination of journey to Patna and shoot esting that Bindra's (Abhinav) actors who are also dance traumatic stress disorder. I Brett Kavanaugh, a man there. I enjoyed the love I got personality and the behavioural enthusiasts. They’re open to didn't know what I was who has been accused by and embraced the local cul- pattern is similar to mine. experimenting with new doing, didn’t know my trade multiple women of sexual ture. I am happy if I can Therefore, it will be very inter- choreography. If a change or my craft. I did hypnother- assault. Men who hurt change the negative mindset esting for me to play his charac- has come in Bollywood apy so that I could stand on women can no longer about shooting in this beauti- ter in the biopic (yet to be dance, it is only because of the red carpet at BAFTAs and be placed in positions of ful state. titled). these enthusiasts. not have a panic attack. power. An arduous BLIND journey Actor and producer SOHUM SHAH MAN’S FOLLY tells AYUSHI SHARMA how he has guarded the film as a child and nurtured it closely

Actor AYUSHMANN KHURRANA talks about moving ver since the title of Sohum Shah’s forthcoming film ETumbbad was announced it has raised everyone’s curios- SMITA ARKAR ity about the subject of the film. away from slice-of-life films with A S Tumbbad is a remote village in the Konkan region of Maharashtra and the film portrays the village in the 1930s- ressed in white disruptors pieces since once you know one he said. dents. “Sriram told me not to watch 40s era. and a brown overalls by instrument another is easy to pick He acknowledges that not being movies where actors play blind For Sohum, the film has been a lesson that has taught Ddesigner Pawan Sachdeva, up, he said. a starkid, he made the choice back characters as it is the wrong ref- him a lot. He believes that it has been a worthwhile jour- Ayushmann Khurrana looked com- His suggestion for the music of in 2012 to have a quirky spring- erence since it’s an actor playing ney. He describes the journey from his first film Ship of fortable but worn out with the pro- the film “depends”, he said. “For this board. “When I was a VJ on MTV, the character,” he said. Theseus to Tumbbad as “massive and arduous.” He says, motional side of filmmaking. Before one, we had a master musician like I had a lot of options and scripts. I The film also stars Tabu and “During the film I was just starting out and trying to under- I could ask a question, he questioned Amit Trivedi. I had nothing to say said no to lot of films since I want- Radhika Apte in lead roles. Both stand the landscape of the city. Now I am more comfortable if I wrote with an ink pen. That era as he was giving the perfect narra- ed my first to be different, not run- versatile actresses who have and confident.” of having time to fill a cartridge with tive-based songs. This is not the of-the-mill because I’m not a starkid. experimented with their charac- He feels that through the course of time, he has also ink before using is long past, but ter choices. evolved a lot. “As an actor I have come a long way and I feel maybe not from his consciousness. “Tabu ma’am is a versatile much better in terms of my craft control than I did when I His latest film Andhadhun, reeks actor. She comes from the 90s had started,” he says. subtly of a past era noir. HE’S MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF AS AN and has changed gears as an The actor, who has worked opposite Kangana Ranaut in “This film may appear dark but actor. She’s malleable as an Simran and Irrfan Khan in Talvar, has been working on the it is full of quirks and humour,” he ARTISTE BUT ALSO AS THE MAN NEXT actor. She’s done films like film for six long years. He has “guarded the film as his child” said. DOOR. UNLIKE A CHOCOLATE BOY, THE Cheeni Kam, Haider, and a and “nurtured it very closely.” He recalls his experience say- He’s made a name for himself as commercial film like Golmaal ing that “retrospecting memory is an amazing thing. More an artiste but also as the man next CHARACTERS HE OPTS FOR ARE LAYERED and now Andhadhun. I’m a big often than not, when a storm has passed by, you realise that door. Unlike a chocolate boy, the AND PORTRAY A YOUNG INDIA. BUT HE fanboy. And Radhika is very it was actually worth going through. You see that it was also characters he opts for are layered radical with her choices. She’s fun being able to stand through it and to not let any pain and portrays young India. But he MADE A CONSCIOUS MOVE TO SHIFT courageous and out-of-the-box uproot you or your confidence. I have given my everything made a conscious move to shift as an actor. In this film, she’s a to the film and made it with my complete dedication and from slice of life films to a thriller, conventional love interest so it’s Andhadhun, a pun on andha dhund, different for her,” he said. which means indiscriminate. Not one to shy away from A musician in real life, who has quirky roles himself, he said that sung and created music for many of cinema has to give the audience his films, he’s portraying one in this better options since the censor- one, albeit a blind one. “Being an ship-less digital content is forc- artist you put a lot of yourself in ing films to push boundaries every character. I was not an artist too. in this one but a musician. In Meri “On the digital platform, they pyaari Bindu, Bareilly ki barfi, I kind of film where you push for I needed to do something extreme- have the liberty to transgress played a writer,” he said. He prac- music from the outside or get an ly different and quirky. Vicky Donor boundaries. They can do more ticed playing the pieces picturised already existing track deliberately. was perfect for me. While the sub- radical and whacky but cinema in the film for three to four months This is a thriller and more than that ject was taboo it was made in a has censorship. It pushes the with his piano teacher since direc- it is by Raghavan. He doesn’t come palatable and consumable way. The script writers to do something tor Sriram Raghavan, whom he calls from the commercial school of humour was clean,” he said. better in feature films,” he said. as the master of thriller, did not use thought. Zabardasti ka gaana daal- To prepare for the role, he The actor will be soon seen in a body double for those scenes. As na, aise nahi hona chahiye. The attended extensive workshops at a another slice of life comedy. a musician, it was easier to learn the music takes the narrative forward,” blind school and observed stu- Photo: Pankaj Kumar BEHIND THE SCENES n In the season four finale, Nora There are a lot of new family elements most at the start of this new season? [Jessica Parker Kennedy] revealed As The Flash is back with its fifth season, actor in the show. It’s surely going to be a I’ve mostly worked with Jessica, ‘We shot across four monsoons. that she was the daughter of Barry GRANT GUSTIN, who plays the lead Barry Allen, special season. who plays Nora. We haven’t been It required consistency over and Iris [Candice Patton]. How together a lot as an entire cast, which those years. I had to bulk up, does the couple react to their new talks about what the audience could expect from n Barry has suddenly become a is how the show has evolved. More family member in season five? father and he has to acclimate to this and more, they seem to isolate the sto- grow a moustache, learn rope Barry and Iris have different reac- this superhero series very bizarre situation where he has ries, which I think is a better way to climbing, Marathi accent and tions to Nora. Iris is really excited that a daughter in her 20s. How does this tell the stories. Plus, it’s easier for us they have a seemingly amazing kid. Barry and I function off our gut. We aspect change his story? to shoot that way. They don’t tend to had to maintain it. It was like She wants to get to know Nora and both know that it’s our daughter. We It’s hard for Barry because he has put 10 people in the Cortex together being in a constant connect with her before they send her both believe that it’s her, but she gives always wished for a family and has anymore, which would require every- back home. Barry thinks about why off a different vibe to each parent. always wanted a kid. Getting Nora is one on set. We’re a little more split up meditative state’ is she here? Why did she time travel? strange in a way because he almost now. time.” I can’t imagine that I wouldn’t have n How would you describe Nora’s feels like he’s had some- As both an actor and producer of the film, he feels that told her not to do that. He’s a little wor- relationship with her mother? thing else stolen from What was your reac- it would have been easier for him if he was only to act in it ried. I don’t know if it was noticed, but him. His life or routine — tion to the news that this but when he’s the one producing also “it tends to become a Nora seemed to be avoiding Iris in the none of it is normal. His season’s crossover event little tougher.” n Why didn’t Barry teach his daugh- last season. She’s a little stand-offish mom was killed because introduces Batwoman When asked how did he prepare for the role, he explains ter about the danger of messing with with Iris, but its reason is not known. of these powers. He grew [Ruby Rose]? that the film was shot across four monsoons and apart from the timeline? She’s extra clingy with Barry, which is up with his dad in prison I was really excited just the physical labour it required consistency over those That’s an interesting question. It the complete opposite. We’ll fig- because of these powers. about the Batwoman news. four years. He adds, “I had to bulk up, grow a moustache, poses some other questions as well, ure out why is it so in the Now he doesn’t even We haven’t announced the learn rope climbing, marathi accent and had to maintain it ‘Was he around to teach her?’ and, first couple of episodes. get to meet his premise of it yet, have we? for those years. It was like being in a constant meditative state.” ‘Did he not want her to be a speed- The audience won’t daughter in the There is something that I Tumbbad has opened the Venice Critic’s Week this year. ster at all?’ We are going to answer be left wondering for normal way. He meets her can’t tell you, which is the premise of The actor is “extremely surprised and overwhelmed by the these questions in the first couple of long. when she’s in her mid-twen- what the crossover involves. All I can achievement.” He wanted to make Tumbbad “because it stood episodes. ties and thinks to himself, say is that I was excited and I think it’s for everything that I have enjoyed in mainstream hindi cin- n Is family one of ‘Wait... Are we going to very cool. It’s something we’ve never ema while growing, emotions, drama, edge of the seat enter- n Iris and Barry have gone from the underlying miss out on hearing her done before. tainment, music, an ambitious climax. We made this film newlyweds to having a teenage themes of season heartbeat on the sonogram? as a homage to those films, and I never expected that some- daughter rather speedily… five? Are we going to miss out on n It’s been announced that Gotham thing so specifically Indian would resonate with audiences Technically, I believe Nora is 24 The Flash has seeing her first smile?’ City will be involved... from rest of the world. It was a very pleasant surprise.” years old, so she’s our age. Nora is not always been a fami- What does this take away That’s right, but I don’t know if I’m The actor has worked mostly on off beat characters till a teenager. We were just realising that ly show. It has been from him? Well, we’ll see going to Gotham. The crossover now but also wishes to participate in more entertaining and this would be the season that Barry designed in a way so him deal with it in stages. involves something that none of the commercial films. However, for him,“Tumbbad too is and Iris would turn 30. We probably that families can At first, it’s a tough, weird shows have done on their own and somewhat like those mainstream films under big banners.” won’t do a birthday on the show, but watch it together. It situation for him because we’ve definitely never done it in a He feels that Indian cinema has evolved over the years this would be the season they reach has never been any- he does feel like he’s been crossover before either. I can’t say too and thinks that this is the best time to make movies in India. that landmark age. Time flies! thing different from robbed off a lot. He knows much without fully giving it away — He adds, “Gradually there has been more and more space that. In addition to this is a gift — but at the but it will be really, really different for diverse kind of films. I feel diversity is the re-current n Does Barry immediately accept the this, season five is same time, how will this from any of the previous crossovers. theme. A film is meant to entertain you first, and that will fact that Nora is his daughter from going to be a special affect the future? never be out of fashion in India. But I think audience is the future? season of family tones, n Do you think The Flash will be a encouraging us to tell stories that have not been told before At first, I think there’s some kind and it’s is going to be n Is Barry worried he might comfortable inhabitant of Gotham no matter what budgets you are working with. How heart- of skepticism and apprehension great. This year, Joe erase Nora from history City if he ends up having to go there ening it is to see a film like Baahubali breaking the barriers because we’ve been lied to by people [Jesse L. Martin] and somehow? in the crossover episodes? of language and proving to be such a massive hit.” that have walked into the Cortex Cecile[Danielle Yes. At one point, there’s a Sure. He has frequented Starling He grew up watching mainstream cinema and idolises before. They’ve had people say they Nicolet] brought a line where someone says, ‘She City [in Arrow] enough now. That’s Shah Rukh Khan, from whom he draws inspiration. “I want- were somebody, but they then turned baby girl into the can Marty McFly herself out of probably a little similar to Gotham. ed to become an actor because of Shah Rukh Khan,” he said. out to be somebody else, so Barry world. Barry and Iris, existence.’ That’s what could hap- Well, it’s not Gotham, but it’s not Sohum tells that he’s playing an exciting and meaty part doesn’t want to fall for anything like and the West family pen if she does the wrong Central City either. I think Barry can in his forthcoming Netflix series named Bard of Blood. He that again. I think we’ve seen Barry in general will have thing, so he’s definitely a handle himself anywhere. He went to says that there is another (yet to be titled) film that he’ll be mature a lot over the past few years. to navigate how to little worried. Earth X with Nazis and he handled producing next year. When I was cast, I was 23 years old. deal with this himself fine. Tumbbad, directed by Rahi Anil Barve is slated to release I’ll turn 29 this season. I’ve grown up grown-up kid n Who do you (The Flash season five, airs on on October 12. a lot on the show and Barry has, too. being here. work with the Colors Infinity from 10th October.) LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2018 sport 15 MORATA HITS IN BLUES WIN

Alvaro ends goal drought in Chelsea’s 1-0 win; Arsenal, Milan secure victory in Europa League

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ormer Real Madrid and Juventus striker Alvaro Morata ended a miserable spell of form Fwith the only goal of the game on Thursday as Chelsea recorded its second straight 1-0 victo- ry in the Europa League, against plucky Hungarian side Vidi. Elsewhere, substitute Patrick Cutrone netted twice in nine minutes to lift AC Milan to a 3-1 comeback triumph at home to Olympiakos, while teenage forward Emile Smith Rowe scored his first senior goal as Arsenal made the most of its longest- ever trip for a European game by winning 3-0 at Qarabag. Like Chelsea, Milan and Arsenal, last year's semifinalist Salzburg, Bayer Leverkusen, Zurich, Sporting, Frankfurt, Krasnodar and Dinamo Zagreb also made it two victories from two group games. Here's a look at Thursday's games: at home for family reasons. OTHER GROUPS Sokratis Papastathopoulos scored the first goal Sevilla lost 2-1 at Krasnodar in Group J. The MORATA ON TARGET after four minutes when Nacho Monreal headed most successful club in Europa League history went Spain forward Morata scored his first goal since the ball on from a corner. The 18-year-old Smith ahead after Charles Kabore's own goal but the August, and only his second of the season, when Rowe and Matteo Guendouzi then struck in the sec- Russian side rallied thanks to Mauricio Pereyra and he swept the ball in from close range following a ond half. Tornike Okriashvili. header from Brazil playmaker Willian, to earn Sporting rallied to win 2-1 at Ukraine's Bayer Leverkusen came from a goal down to Chelsea maximum points against Vidi. Vorskla to join Arsenal atop Group E with six defeat AEK Larnaca 4-2 and is tied atop Group A Substitute Ross Barkley then almost made it 2- points. on six points with Zurich, which edged Ludogorets 0 when his header hit the crossbar a few minutes 1-0. later. LAZIO PAIR SENT OFF In Group B, Salzburg came from a goal down Chelsea dominated but Vidi defended stoutly Lazio's Dusan Basta and Joaquin Correa were against Celtic to win 3-1 and now leads the way and occasionally threatened on the counter attack, sent off in their team's 4-1 defeat at Eintracht on six points. The Scottish champion is tied in sec- forcing two stunning saves from goalkeeper Kepa Alvaro Morata celebrates hugs Willian after scoring against Vidi in Europa League clash; (right) Milan’s Higuain battles for ball AP Frankfurt. ond place on three with Leipzig, which won 3-1 Arrizabalaga in front of the watching Hungarian Basta received a second yellow card at at Rosenborg. Prime Minister Viktor Orban. A on Sunday and with forward Gonzalo Higuain Milan leads Group F with six points, the end of the first half, while Correa was Dinamo Zagreb upset host Anderlecht 2-0 to "I'm really very happy for Morata," Chelsea returning from injury, seven-time European Cup two ahead of Real Betis, which scored three dismissed for a challenge on Jonathan de dominate Group D with six points. manager Maurizio Sarri said. "It's very important champion AC Milan looked strong in the opening goals in the second half to ease past Guzman in the 58th minute. Rennes had to travel even further than Arsenal, for him to play for the team like he did this evening. stages against Olympiakos and had an offside goal Luxembourg newcomer Dudelange 3-0. Danny da Costa (2), Luka Jovic and 5,000 kilometers (3,107 miles), to Kazakhstan's He has to take confidence from his performance." disallowed early on. Miguel Angel Guerrero gave Filip Kostic were on target for Eintracht, Astana and suffered a 2-0 defeat in Group K. With three goals early on, PAOK Thessaloniki the visitors the lead against the run of play in the ARSENAL NINE RESTED with Marco Parolo replying for Lazio. Rangers, managed by former England mid- cruised to a 4-1 win at BATE Borisov. 14th minute with a deflected header. Emery followed the example of prede- A late goal from Emilio Zelaya sal- fielder Steven Gerrard, won 3-1 at home to Rapid BATE and PAOK trail Group L leader Chelsea Milan then wasted some chances before cessor Arsene Wenger by resting nine vaged a 2-2 draw for Apollon Nicosia at Vienna with two goals from Alfredo Morelos and by three points. Ricardo Rodriguez crossed for Cutrone to head the front-line players in Baku. home to Marseille after last year's runner- a penalty by James Tavernier. Also in Group G, equalizer with 20 minutes to go. Higuain's low shot Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who netted up had led 2-0. Spartak Moscow drew 3-3 with Villarreal. MILAN FIGHTS BACK put the Italian club 2-1 up and Cutrone tapped in twice in the opening 4-2 victory over Vorskla, did- Eintracht tops Group H with six points, three Newcomer Sarpsborg beat Genk 3-1 in Group Boosted by a 4-1 victory at Sassuolo in Serie his second goal from close range in the 79th. n't travel due to illness, while Aaron Ramsey stayed more than Lazio. I to claim its first Europa League victory. Real Madrid target win in Liga

IANS n MADRID come back Sergio Ramos, who was rest- ed for that game, while Luka Modric, who eal Madrid need to overcome injuries came on as a second half substitute in the Rand rediscover their scoring touch if Luzhniki Stadium, can also expect to be they are to take all three points from their in the starting 11. visit to Deportivo Alaves on Saturday and Real Madrid have a few injury prob- avoid what could otherwise be a difficult lems with full backs Dani Carvajal and two weeks over the international break. Marcelo out with calf injuries, while Julen Lopetegui's side has only man- Gareth Bale has a groin strain which he aged one goal in their last four matches picked up in the Madrid derby and Isco and that came two weeks ago as they nar- is recovering from an emergency appen- rowly beat Espanyol in the Santiago dix operation. Bernabeu Stadium. Last season Dani Ceballos was Since then they have lost away to Madrid's hero with two goals in Vitoria Sevilla and CSKA Moscow and were held and he could well find himself in the start- 0-0 in the Bernabeu by Atletico Madrid ing 11 on Saturday, especially if Lopetegui in last weekend's Madrid derby. opts for a four-man midfield and the Failure to beat Alaves on Saturday Real Madrid players during training session AP Spaniard in the middle. would mean the rumour mill go on a Benzema's dip in form over the overdrive over the coming internation- Zidane. past fortnight could allow Mariano al break and there could even be a slight Madrid were unlucky in a chance, but so far Lopetegui has possibility of Lopetegui losing his job just Moscow on Tuesday night with kept faith in the French striker, who three and a half months after being four efforts hitting the CSKA is receiving increasing amounts of The semi-final match of the 38th All-India KD Singh ‘Babu’ Men’s Invitational Hockey Tournament between Air India and Indian Oil in progress. Indian Oil defeated Air named as the replacement to Zinedine woodwork and Lopetegui will wel- criticism from the fans. India 3-1 to set up a final match against SAI, Lucknow, which blanked CAG, Delhi 2-0. Osaka survives scare, enters semis Vettel won't ‘commit suicide' as title hopes fade Disappointing finish for AFP n BEIJING throughout despite Krajinovic having three break points which S Open champion Naomi he failed to convert. India in Chess Olympiad UOsaka overcame her emo- The former US Open tions to roar back and defeat champion advances to the last PTI n BATUMI unseeded Zhang Shuai 3-6, 6- four of the competition, where 4, 7-5 in a roller-coaster China he will face in-form Italian ndia had a disappointing out- Open quarter-final on Friday. Fabio Fognini, who march Iing at the 43rd Chess The 20-year-old Japanese towards a fourth title of the sea- Olympiad with the men's team was broken on her first two ser- son with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over finishing a poor sixth and the vice games and had tears in her Marton Fucsovics of Hungary. women ending their campaign eyes as the match threatened to at a lowly eighth spot here on slip away in the second set. NISHIKORI REACHES Friday. But the world number six TOKYO SEMIS AFP n SUZUKA He and team-mate Kimi Seeded fifth at the start of gathered herself and — TOKYO: Local favourite Kei Raikkonen struggled with their the event, the Indian men although she continued to look Nishikori thrashed fifth seed errari's Sebastian Vettel tyre life as the Mercedes pair of played out a 2-2 draw against glum and flung her racquet Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-3 to Finsisted he would not take Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas Poland in the 11th round, while about — found the resolve to reach the Japan Open semi- any stupid risks at the Japanese struck a psychological blow by the women recovered some Chinese players contest during Chess Olympiad in Batumi FIDE pull through over three nail-bit- finals on Friday, edging him Grand Prix despite being in a topping both sessions ahead of lost ground to beat Mongolia 3- ing sets. closer to a third Tokyo title. virtual must-win situation this this weekend's qualifying and 1 after facing some anxious that played with top eight seed- 7/10, Adhiban 5.5/8 and Osaka faces either of the Third seed Nishikori, who weekend. race. moments ed teams finished fourth and Sasikiran ended with 6/8. unseeded duo of Latvia's won the last of his 11 career The German trails run- However, Vettel kept a lid Both the Indian men and England came from behind to Gujrathi made five points from Anastasija Sevastova or Slovak ted struggling with the fall-out titles in Memphis two years ago, away Formula One champi- on his emotions after a frus- women's teams finished their take the fifth place ahead of his eight outings. Dominika Cibulkova in the from the US Open final, when made light of the danger posed onship leader Lewis Hamilton trating day in Japan. campaign garnering 16 match Indian men. The Indian women team last four. Williams rowed with the chair by the young Greek with a ruth- by 50 points with just five races "Today I think we were points each. Viswanathan Anand settled were under serious pressure at The 45th-ranked Zhang — umpire — began welling up. less victory in just 82 minutes. left this season and his probably both of us sliding a It was a double treat for for a draw with Duda Jan- some point against Mongolia with the Beijing crowd on her But Osaka defied her emo- After winning the Japan Mercedes rival rubbed salt in bit too much, and therefore China as they came back from Krzysztof in just 25 moves out but pulled things back thanks side — raced into an early lead tions to avoid the upset, Open in 2012 and 2014, Vettel's wounds by dominating damaging the tyres a bit more jaws of defeat in the women's of a Petroff when the Indian ace to Padmini Rout and Tania against an unusually erratic although she barely raised a Nishikori will face the winner Friday's free practice at Suzuka. than others," said the four-time section against Russia and the could not claim any real advan- Sachdev. Osaka, who had won 24 of her smile even in victory. of Kevin Andreson or France's But Vettel, whose hopes of world champion. 2-2 draw was enough to win the tage with white pieces. On the top board, D Harika previous 28 games. Also, Denmark's Caroline Richard Gasquet as he looks to pipping Hamilton to a fifth "But overall, it has been a Gold. P Harikrishna then signed played out a draw against The eighth seed, who Wozniacki booked her place in advance to the final for the third world title are quickly evapo- clean Friday — no interrup- Tying with Chinese women peace with Radoslav Wojtazsek Batkhuyag Munguntuul and stunned Serena Williams to the semi-final with an easy time. rating following the Briton's tions, no issue with the car or on 18 points, Ukrainian ladies on the second board while Tania Sachdev defeated Nomin- win her maiden Grand Slam victory over the Czech Earlier, Canada's Denis run of five victories in the last anything," added Vettel. won the Silver here while the Vidit Gurjrathi could make no Erdene Davaadembere. last month in New York, belat- Republics Katerina Siniakova. Shapovalov, who last year made six races, refused to hit the With Mercedes threaten- Bronze went to Georgia 1. headway and settled for a draw Eesha Karavade then drew edly began finding some range. The world number 2 beat unwanted headlines after panic button. ing another front-row lockout Having put together the against Piorun Kacper. with Turmunkh Munkhzul on But she continued to rack the qualifier 6-2, 6-3 to advance smashing a ball at an umpire "Obviously you don't want in qualifying, Vettel's chances best ever teams in both men B Adhiban tried real hard, the third before Padmini up errors and conceded the first to her first semi-final since she and fracturing his eye socket to commit suicide," said Vettel, could be boosted by the weath- and women section, this was a sacrificing a piece in the accounted for Yanzindulam set when she hit into the net. won at Eastbourne in June. during a Davis Cup tie, who has won five races to er, with an approaching missed opportunity for both the endgame against Jacek Dulamsuren. She was to make 66 unforced In the men's quarter-finals, squeezed past German Jan- Hamilton's eight in 2018. typhoon expected to bring Indian teams. Tomczak but in the end had to Tania Sachdev emerged as errors in all. Argentinas Juan Martin del Lennard Struff 4-6, 7-6 (9/7), 6- "If we attack we still try to wind and rain on Saturday. Nevertheless, there were split points. the best Indian performer in The 29-year-old Zhang, Potro beat Filip Krajinovic of 4. be reasonable —it's a long But while he needs all the some lessons to take back home Personally, except Gujrathi, this section scoring 7.5/10. It who has won two career WTA Serbia in straight sets on Friday Sixth seed Milos Raonic, a race." luck he can get to stop too as they lost matches in the all the Indian men performed was a pity that she could not singles titles, saved six break to advance to the semifinals in three-time Tokyo finalist, Vettel was more than 0.8 Hamilton retaining his world second half —something that above their ratings which win a bronze medal for her per- points to take the lead in the Beijing. crashed out in straight sets, the seconds off Hamilton's pace in title, Vettel refused to be drawn can prove costly in a massive means a marginal gain for sonal result falling short by just second set. The Argentine world num- big-serving Canadian toppled the afternoon after clocking into any mind games before event that has global participa- everyone in world rankings. one point after clocking a rat- Zhang broke to go 2-0 up ber four hit 12 aces en route to 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 by Russian qual- only the fifth fastest time in the the serious business begins at tion. Anand scored 5.5 from ing performance on 2441 and Osaka — who has admit- a 6-3, 6-0 victory, and held serve ifier Daniil Medvedev. morning's free practice. the weekend. For records, the Polish team nine games, Harikrishna scored points. LUCKNOW | SATURDAY | OCTOBER 6, 2018 sport 16 INDIA PLAY ON FRONTFOOT Virat, Jadeja smash centuries before bowlers dismantle Windies batting, visitors struggle at 94/6

PTI n RAJKOT MOST INNINGS TO MAIDEN TEST 100 FOR INDIA Batsman Innings Score Opponent Venue Season irat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja ravaged a clueless West Indian Anil Kumble 150 110* Eng The Oval 2007 Vattack with strokeful hundreds Harbhajan Singh 121 115 NZ Ahmedabad 2010-11 as India headed towards a demolishing Ravindra Jadeja 56 100* WI Rajkot 2018-19 win with another near-perfect perfor- mance on day two of the first cricket Manoj Prabhakar 52 120 WI Mohali 1994-95 Test here. Syed Kirmani 50 101* Aus Mumbai 1979-80 The hosts piled up 649/9 in their Faisel Features first innings before reducing West Indies to 94 for six in 29 overs when stumps were drawn for the day. After Prithvi Shaw's pehnomenal ton on debut on day one, skipper Kohli It was special: Jadeja (139) and Jadeja (100 not out) made hundreds as India put up a mammoth 649 for nine in their first innings before declaring at tea. after maiden ton It was a maiden Test ton for Jadeja, who had to wait for almost six years to reach three figures in the five-day for- Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates with teammates after dismissing Shai Hope during 1st Test PTI mat. In response, the West Indies were the southpaw, who scored a gritty 86 in to 24 Test hundreds behind only in all sorts of trouble, first against pacer the final Test in England before mak- Donald Bradman, who took 66 innings Mohammad Shami before the spinners ing an ODI comeback with the Asia to Kohli's 123. cleaned up the middle order. They trail Cup in Dubai. Pant, who made his debut series in India by 555 runs and the hosts will Jadeja enthralled the sparse crowd England memorable with a hundred, fancy themselves to bowl them out at the SCA stadium with aerial hits played his usual attacking game from twice by day three. which came mainly off the spinners. He ball one, flicking it nonchalantly Shami bowled a fiery opening ended up with five boundaries and as through square leg to get going. spell of four overs, conceding just five many sixes. Kohli enjoyed his teammates' flu- runs and removing acting captain India made 143 runs in the after- ent strokeplay from the other end as Kraigg Brathwaite and Kieran Powell to noon session, scoring at close to 4.5 Pant raced to his half century with a leave the West Indies at two for seven runs an over. Kohli did not last long four and six off pacer Paul. He used his Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after scoring his maiden Int’l hundred PTI in the fifth over. post the lunch break and Jadeja gave strong wrists to get to the desired ele- The West Indies were always going the innings further impetus. vation and distance. It was a display of PTI n RAJKOT thinking. to find it tough against India, more so In the morning session, Kohli and brute power. "I saw both batsmen were without their captain Jason Holder and Rishabh Pant (92 off 84) had taken His eyes lit up when spinners avindra Jadeja finally at the same end and I did not senior pacer Kemar Roach. India to 506 for five. were employed after first hour of the Rscored his maiden century think that Hetmyer would start Their sorry batting performance Kohli, who was 72 not out morning and welcomed Roston Chase after almost a decade in inter- running in towards the other came after a forgettable outing with the overnight, took time to knock off the with a four and six. He did the same to national cricket and the Indian end in such hot conditions. I ball as India piled on the runs. 28 runs needed for yet another hundred Devendra Bishoo in the following all-rounder says being calm in was relaxed and so thought I By tea, Jadeja had struck an unbeat- while his partner Pant, who resumed over. the nervous 90s helped him will walk to take the bails off. en 100 off 132 off balls to be the third Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring his 24th Test hundred PTI at 17, went all guns blazing. Anything pitched up, he was quick reach the 'special' milestone. His effort (run) was good," centurion of the innings. His whirlwind A second Test hundred in his to clear his one leg and deposit the ball Jadeja had scored an 86 added Jadeja, who laughed off effort in front of his home crowd came FASTEST TO 24 HUNDREDS IN TESTS fourth Test was for the taking but Pant, over mid-wicket and mid-on. and 90 in Tests against England the incident. after skipper Kohli completed his 24th BATSMAN PERIOD MATCHES INNINGS attempting another six over mid-wick- The way Pant was plundering the but could never cross the hur- Talking about the last one Test hundred in the morning. et, failed to pick the googly and top- bowlers, it seemed he would get to three dle in the previous 37 Tests in month when he did well in the Jadeja had to wait till his 38th Test Don Bradman (Australia) 1928-1947 43 66 edged it for a simple catch to Keemo figures before his skipper. But that did addition to the 140 ODIs he has only Test he played in England to reach three figures, having made his Virat Kohli (India) 2011-2018 72 123 Paul at backward point. not happen as Kohli completed his cen- featured in. before making an ODI come- debut back in December 2012. Playing Sachin Tendulkar (India) 1989-2000 79 125 His entertaining innings was laced tury with a flick off his pads towards Fittingly, he achieved the back, Jadeja sounded satisfied. with number eleven batsman Shami, he with eight fours and four sixes. fine leg. feat at his home ground and "When you are not playing experienced the nervous 90s before Sunil Gavaskar (India) 1971-1981 71 128 With Pant picking boundaries at Pant was on 87 when Kohli raised dedicated the innings to his late consistently, there is pressure. finally getting to the milestone in the Matthew Hayden (Australia) 1994-2005 75 132 will, Kohli was in no hurry get to the his bat but the wicket-keeper batsmen mother. You want to make every oppor- final over before tea. Faisel Features hundred and when he did get there, the ended up throwing it away as he went He was in the 90s with tunity count. That is what I It has been a good last 30 days for India skipper became the second fastest for another six. number eleven Mohammad thought in England also. Shami but that did not put Batting and bowling in Asia extra pressure on him. Cup was also good," he said. SINGLES "It is very special because in "I just try to develop my the past I had gotten to 80s and game with every match. I have RAIN WASHES OUT GRP C MATCHES IN VIJAY HAZARE 90s but was not able to convert. not played a lot in 2018. So, Chennai: Rain played spoilsport washing out matches Friday ‘Game slipped away from us on opening day’ Today, I was not worried, just you just have to perform when- in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group 'C' League here. While did not want to play any loose ever you get the opportunity." two games (Assam Vs Services and Jharkhand Vs Tripura) PTI n RAJKOT shot. I kept talking to Umesh Asked why he needs to were abandoned without a ball being bowled, the Bengal- and Shami and told myself that prove himself even after almost Haryana match, a reduced fixture, was called off with the est Indies bowling coach I needed to play till I score 100," 10 years of international crick- former at 69 for 6 chasing 141 for victory in 21 overs. Bengal WCorey Collymore on Friday said Jadeja after reaching three et, Jadeja came up with a witty made 140 for nine in 21 overs after being sent in to bat, riding said that his team will have to figures in the final over before response. on captain Manoj Tiwary's 60 not out. All the teams got two come up with a mammoth effort tea when India declared at 649 "Good you know that I points each due to the abandonment. to save the first Test against India. for nine. have been playing for 10 years. The visitors were in deep His famous sword cele- I must have done something PUNE JOINS PBL TO MAKE NINE-TEAM AFFAIR trouble at stumps on the second bration followed the hundred right if I have managed to play New Delhi: Pune was on Friday named as the new franchise day after being reduced to 94/6 in with his teammates applauding for that long. I don't know if of the Premier Badminton League, making the event a nine- their first innings. India declared in the dressing room. you noticed that I did well in team affair from this season. In its endeavour to make PBL a at mammoth 649 for nine. Jadeja was also in the thick the 13 Tests we played at home much bigger affair, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) "You have to be honest with of things during the West the previous season," he said. has introduced the new team for the fourth edition of the yourself. India is in the ascen- Indies innings. It turned out to "My job is just to prove league. The Pune team has been named as Pune Seven Aces dancy and it's only Day Two, be a comical incident but it myself. Sometimes I miss out and is owned by popular Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu already seriously behind so it's could have easily embarrassed because of the team require- and KRI. Taapsee Pannu, the Pune owner, said after signing gonna take a mammoth effort for the home hero. ments. If there are more left her association with the League, "I have played quite a bit of us to pull it back. But again, you A terrible mix-up between handers in the opposition badminton in my early days and have a special liking for the don't come to Test match cricket Shimron Hetmyer and Sunil eleven, then an off-spinner is game. "I always wanted to associate myself with the game in to just surrender," said Collymore, Ambris left both of them preferred, if more right handers a big way and I have found the perfect avenue to express my the former West Indies pacer. stranded at one end and Jadeja are there than I am preferred," passion through the League. I am confident that Pune Seven Collymore said the team's decided to walk than run to said the left-arm spinner. Aces will be a team to reckon with." disappointing performance on take the bails off. Seeing Jadeja's He also had words of the opening day and unavailabil- Indian players celebrate after Ravindra Jadeja run out Shimron Hetmyer during the second day of 1st Test PTI cheeky walk, Hetmyer ran to encouragement for the strug- JAYARAM LOSES IN TAIPEI QUARTERS ity of captain Jason Holder and make his ground in despera- gling the West Indies, saying Taipei City: India's campaign in the Chinese Taipei Open lead pacer Kemar Roach pushed and Keemo Paul) — they found to rotate them a bit more today, haven't come down to compete. tion, confusing the Indian who "the young team will improve them back a long way. it difficult with conditions, play- to still give them a little bit of a As a group, we have come here to suddenly stopped and threw at with every game". ended with Ajay Jayaram going down in the quarter-finals "Thursday was a very hard ing first time in India. chance. They were still feeling the win, doesn't matter if you are No the stumps. Luckily for Jadeja, Spectator turnout for the here on Friday. Jayaram lost to Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia 16-21, day. You have to realise again with "I think the sub-continent is effects from yesterday." 1 or No 8, so yes, that's what we the ball hit the stumps and first Test has been modest and 9-21 in just 28 minutes of play. Jayaram played the first game two young gentlemen - one mak- a hard place for any fast bowler, Asked if an inexperienced are here to do. Anyway, our Test Hetmyer was run out. when asked about it, Jadeja felt confidently but some poor shot selection cost him the game. ing debut and the other playing even with experience. I think West Indies can compete in the and limited overs teams are quite "You saw what happened," it could be due to the unre- The second game was a totally one-sided affair as his his second Test (Shermon Lewis that's the reason the captain had series, he added:"We certainly different." said Jadeja explaining his lenting heat in Rajkot. Malaysian opponent overpowered him easily to enter the semi-finals. Lee will now face top seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei on Saturday. Finch to lead in T20s SHUTTLERS CHAVVI, NAZMA WIN DELHI EDITION Swapna eyes Olympic medal New Delhi: Chavvi and Nazma from Chandigarh were crowned as winners of the Delhi edition of the inaugural Red AFP n SYDNEY Bull Shuttle Up, the first ever womens doubles tournament in IANSn KOLKATA Barman added. the country, it was announced on Friday. After going down in aron Finch was on Friday Along with her was former India the first game, the Chandigarh duo defeated Daman Rajkumar Anamed Australia's skipper for er coach might not think it's a realis- women's team cricket captain Jhulan and Muskan Taya 9-11, 11-9, 11-6 in an intense battle. Chavvi the upcoming T20 series against Htic target, but Asian Games Gold Goswami and India women's hockey team and Nazma will now compete at the Red Bull Shuttle Up Pakistan in the United Arab medallist Swapna Barman on Friday said she skipper Rani Rampal. National Finals. The tournament aims to further boost and Emirates, with Mitch Marsh and is targeting a podium finish at the 2020 "Since the World Cup in England last improve participation and popularity amongst aspiring Alex Carey chosen as his vice-cap- Olympics in Tokyo and will train rigorously year, the situation has changed and we are women players. The winning pair gets an exciting opportunity tains. for that. followed more keenly now. The BCCI and to play against Ashwini Ponnappa and her partner. Finch, who captained "It motivates me that all of India is root- ICC are taking care of women's cricket very Australia in the recent T20s in ing for me now. Yes at the same time, it adds nicely," said Goswami who recently called EB TO PLAY PRE SEASON FRIENDLIES IN MALAYSIA Zimbabwe, was among five debu- extra pressure. But my sir (Subhas Sarkar) time on her T20 career. Kolkata: Kolkata giants East Bengal will play two pre-season tants selected for the two-Test is there with me. He will make me train India eves reached the final of the friendlies against Malayasia Premier League second tier series before the short series. harder than ever for the 2020 Olympics Women's World Cup last year, losing to teams UiTMFC and UiTMFC in Kuala Lumpur, the club "I've been extremely which is my target," Barman said during the hosts England in the summit clash by nine announced on Friday. East Bengal, who were dethroned by impressed with his impact on the India Today Conclave East 2018 here. runs. arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in the Calcutta Football League this Test squad over here in the UAE," Sarkar had said that it would be wise to "Now a country like Thailand is par- season, have travelled to Kuala Lumpur under new coach coach Justin Langer said in a keep her eyes on defending her Asian ticipating in the ICC qualifiers for the T20 Alejandro Menendez for a training camp ahead of the the I- statement. Games Gold. World Cup. So things have changed glob- "We know he's an exception- At the Asian Games in Indonesia a ally and I believe women's cricket is the League, that is expected to start at the end of this month. The al player, and he's arguably the month ago, Swapna became the first Indian fastest growing sport in the world," Red and Golds will first lock horns with UiTMFC Sunday most in-form T20 player in the athlete to win a Gold medal in women's hep- Swapna Barman poses with Asian Games Gold medal Goswami added, wishing luck to the Indian followed by UiTMFC on October 10. world at the moment." Langer said tathlon. team ahead of the T20 World Cup to be held batsman Chris Lynn and bowler Battling poverty and having to do it all make me feel special. I sometimes feel I am in the West Indies from November 9-24. NATASHA, VISHWAKARMA IN FENESTA FINAL Nathan Coulter-Nile were return- with 12 toes — six on each foot — Barman dreaming," Barman said. Rampal, who led the India eves to an New Delhi: Siddharth Vishwakarma unleashed his power- ing from injury after getting back Australian T20 skipper Aaron Finch ICC achieved the rare feat with pain due to a Barman is yet to receive a proper pair Asian Games Silver after they lost to for- packed game to dominate Nitin Sinha while Natasha Palha in form. toothache during the finals. of shoes in order to compete in the upcom- midable Japan 0-1, said she is proud of the made a remarkable turn around to knock out top seed Zeel "Lynn's... Had an outstanding in Dubai on October 24, 26 and The 21-year-old logged 6026 points ing competitions. youngsters in her side as they fashioned a Desai as the two players entered their maiden final at the campaign in the JLT Cup to date 28. from the seven events competed for two Earlier this month, SAI Director comeback after the World Cup setback. Fenesta Open National Tennis Championships here on Friday. and reminded us how explosive SQUAD days. En route the title, she won the high General Neelam Kapur had said that they "We lost on penalties for the first time Left-handed Vishwakarma overpowered talented Sinha 6-3, and powerful a cricketer he can Aaron Finch, Mitch Marsh, Alex jump (1003 points) and javelin throw (872 had taken up the matter of Barman's spe- and the team was shattered. From there, to 6-2 in the men's singles semifinal. He will now take on top be," he added. Carey, Ashton Agar, Nathan points) events and finished second-best in cialised shoes with Adidas and they had pick ourselves up and put out a good show seed Arjun Kadhe, who beat Siddarth Rawat 2-6, 7-6(2,) 6-2 Rising stars Adam Zampa Coulter-Nile, Chris Lynn, shot put (707 points) and long jump (865 agreed to get customised shoes for her. at the Asian Games is commendable and I after battling hard against his rival for two hours. In the and Ben McDermott were also Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, points). "I will get customised shoes very soon am really proud of the youngsters in the women's singles semifinals, Natasha Palha overcame a named in the squad after impress- Ben McDermott, Darcy Short, "I have not changed since winning Gold and I am hopeful. My team is taking care side." India lost to Ireland on penalties in horrendous start to came out a 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 winner against ing in recent tournaments. Billy Stanlake, Mitch Starc, at the Asian Games. But the sudden atten- of that. I cannot explain what I suffered with the quarter-finals to crash out of the World Zeel. Agencies The three fixtures will be held Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa. tion from every corner of the country does every landing during the Asian Games," Cup earlier this year.