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     hoped that the BSP chief repos-        mised on issues of Dalits and  ing her faith in Rahul and Sonia       ! "#$ other backward communities Gandhi will provide it a win-   !"   % # " in the past and will not do so      n a snub to the Congress and dow of opportunity and “creas-         in future too,” she said. Ia big jolt to the Opposition es will be ironed out” with &  '( Mayawati alleged that the unity ahead of the Lok Sabha harmony.  ) '( %    %  Congress had always insulted    polls, Mayawati-led Bahujan The Congress may be *(  #     *( Dalits and even Dr BR Samaj Party (BSP) on hopeful of still wooing    &  " + Ambedkar and Kanshi Ram   Wednesday announced to go it Mayawati, but the BSP chief were not spared by them. alone in the Madhya Pradesh was vehement in her criticism  , '    “These feudal-minded political     and Rajasthan Assembly polls of the grand old party.  +  # % &  %% parties, who are castiest and slated for later this year. Mayawati claimed that BSP +     ++ "#    - have communal faces, are      The announcement was had the power to change the %  always opposed to leaders who made on the day senior political tide of the country and    %  " come from backward castes     

Congress leader and former the Congress was just trying to   %+ -   +& and now they are trying to wipe Madhya Pradesh Chief hold the party to ransom by %$% !% ' , out the BSP through their ustice Ranjan Gogoi, who Minister Digvijay Singh, in an offering a few seats in the political conspiracy,” she said. Jtook over as the 46th Chief interview to a private news alliance. She even went to the sure,” she said. ny,” he told reporters, adding particular person, but not us,” The BSP president also did Justice of on Wednesday, channel, alleged that Mayawati extent of alleging that the Congress chief spokesper- once the leaders have amicable, Surjewala said. not spare the BJP saying both did some plain speaking on his was reluctant to be part of an Congress was trying to finish son Randeep Surjewala said, respectable, fruitful relationship The BSP has already forged the Congress and the BJP were first day in office, telling the Opposition alliance as she had the BSP. “Mayawati has expressed her with each other, all other creas- a pre-poll alliance in two sides of the same coin. lawyers that fresh parameters succumbed to the pressure of Mayawati went on to allege sentiments and we respect that. es can be ironed out. Chhattisgarh with the Janata “The BJP has ditched the peo- would be worked out for the CBI and Enforcement that the Congress always tried She has reposed full faith in “In this yajna, those who Congress (Chhattisgarh), led by ple of the country by not ful- urgent mentioning of the mat- Directorate (ED). to corner the BSP and other Rahulji and Soniaji and we will support the Congress will former tribal Chief Minister filling any of the promises ters for hearing. “We will have no truck smaller parties. “They should respect that too. If there is har- move together with us and they Jogi last month. made during the 2014 Lok The CJI also came out with the Congress in Madhya know that the BSP is a party mony among Sonia Gandhi, are welcome according to the Talking about the sacrifices Sabha polls, besides demon- with a new roster allocating Pradesh and Rajasthan which came into existence who is our guide, and Rahul political situation. Those who made by the BSP and herself, etisation and GST have broken cases to various benches and Assembly polls and the party from struggle to represent the Gandhi, who is our leader, are unable to walk along are Mayawati said that she scarified lives of the people and the decided that the Public Interest will contest all the seats in both sarv samaj along with Dalits, and Mayawatiji, then no fourth free to choose their own path. her Government in UP in economy. Rising prices of Litigation matters will be heard the States,” Mayawati tribals and the poor. We have person can create a rift among But, that does not mean, the 2003 while later a few years petroleum products and by him and a Bench headed by announced in the natinal experienced several such bul- them. Congress’ pledge and fight back she resigned from the devaluation of rupee in com- Justice Madan B Lokur, who is * + %  '     Capital on Wednesday. lying tactics in the past by the “If there are any creases left, against the BJP and in remov- Rajya Sabha for the cause of parison to dollar has created an next in seniority to him. ,- * (   Trying to play down the Congress and the BJP but have they will be ironed out mutu- ing it from power has weak- Dalits and sarv samaj. economic crisis in the country,” Justice Gogoi was admin- +    .   "    development, the Congress never bowed down to any pres- ally among them with harmo- ened. It can be a thought of a “We have never compro- she added. istered oath of office by      President Ramnath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on that some Rohingya refugees  !    Wednesday morning after were on the verge of being          !" which he attended the court deported and the matter and sat with Justice SK Kaul required urgent hearing. "       and KM Joseph in court num- Making an exception he           MSP for all rabi crops is high- ber 1, the CJI’s court. said, “If somebody is going to er than the cost of production      “No urgent mentioning of be hanged tomorrow, then we head of the upcoming     R #$%& ranging from 50-112 per cent. cases will be allowed”, except in can understand (urgency).” AAssembly polls in five As per the CCEA decision, the ndia will deport seven Rohingya immigrants, who have been matters like execution of death The Supreme Court web- States, the Union Cabinet has  ) "  "    -  3"  MSP of barley has been Istaying in Assam illegally, to their home country Myanmar on penalty and eviction till “para- site showed the roster of the approved 105 per quintal hike increased by 30 per quintal to Thursday. meters” are laid down for them, work for fresh cases notified &"   +" +  '( & 45  in the minimum support price & /0-/12 + $& +% 1,440 per quintal, while the This is for the first time Rohingya immigrants would be sent the CJI said. “We will work out under the order of the Chief (MSP) of wheat to 1,840 per masur’s MSP has been raised by back to Myanmar from India. Snuffing out their last hope of pre- the parameters, then we will see Justice of India with effect quintal for 2018-19 season, an  )  %% %+  #  ) 3"   $ 225 to 4,275 per quintal. The venting their deportation, the Supreme Court rejected urgent as to how mentioning will be from October 3 till further increase of six per cent. The + #      '( & + support price of rapeseed/mus- hearing on this matter, raised by lawyer Prashant Bhushan. done,” he told lawyers led by orders. MSP of wheat was 1,735 per +"" & &" 6"7 &" 5-588  tard has been hiked by 200 to The seven Rohingya immigrants will be handed over to Prashant Bhushan. The CJI has decided to quintal in the 2017-18 crop  # ( 5-/08 % 9  4,200 per quintal. Safflower Myanmar authorities at Moreh border post in Manipur The Bench, also compris- keep with himself the PIL and year. MSP of channa (gram) is MSP has been increased by Thursday, a Home Ministry official said. ing Justices SK Kaul and KM the petitions based on the let- also likely to be raised from 845 per quintal to 4,945,” Joseph, was told by Bhushan ters received. 4,400 to 4,620 per quintal, an Union Agriculture Minister increase of 5 per cent. Radha Mohan Singh said after  The move is aimed at giv- the meeting of the Cabinet ing farmers an additional Committee on Economic 3-4  income of 62,635 crore and Affairs (CCEA) headed by 3 5.   63 help contain their simmering Prime Minister Narendra $6"    discontent over high input Modi.   !& & ,-  cost and low sales realisation Despite patchy rainfall in  >+ +&  &  The Government some parts, the Agriculture '     announces MSPs for most Ministry has set a foodgrain     L %+$M crops yearly to set a bench- production target of 285.2 mil-   +&  #  L"A mark, although State agencies lion tonnes for 2018-19, a +M &   #+B usually buy limited quantities marginal increase from the of staples such as rice and increased based on the rec- to provide farmers a 50 per previous year’s harvest of 284.8 35$3 3  wheat at those prices due to a ommendations of farm advi- cent profit on the cost of pro- million tonnes. 5  6$  lack of storage and funds. sory body CACP (Commission duction. The Modi Government $6)  & Market prices for many crops for Agricultural Costs and “The decision will help has faced four mega protests by " ! + %" typically run well below MSPs. Prices) and is part of the farmers earn an additional the farmers in the less than     + The support price has been Government’s announcement income of 62,635 crore. The seven months this year.   & + + &       & &   "B )    # '   #    &   #     B      #   '( )        pocket better returns, analysts said. Stocks also fell by more   $   he rupee on Wednesday than 1.5 per cent due to the Tplunged by 43 paise to rupee falling to record low breach the historic low of 73/$ levels. The benchmark BSE level as soaring crude oil prices Sensex plunged by 550 points fuelled worries over capital or 1.51 per cent while the outflows and widening current broader Nifty tanked 150 account deficit. points or 1.38 per cent. The domestic currency The RBI on Wednesday closed at a record low of 73.34, relaxed policy on borrowing down by 43 paise. from overseas to allow state- Rising US interest rates owned fuel retailers to raise up           P              and bond yields have encour- to $10 billion external debt for      !  "   # $       %     P  aged investors to pull out funds working capital needs.         '     (             from emerging markets to Related reports on P10          )(

     wiped out from the area,” advo- cate Ritwick Dutta told the he Supreme Court asked Bench, which was hearing a %       Tthe Centre Wednesday to matter related to the re-intro- look into the mysterious deaths duction of cheetahs in India of 23 lions in Gujarat’s Gir sanc- from Namibia in Africa.      cab drivers and other motorists issued by the Union Ministry should be used for petrol/CNG Government has introduced or announce on radio or tele- tuary in the past three weeks, The counsel said the man- were not of the SC order and of Road Transport and and orange colour for diesel grey colour for all other vehi- vision then only people will get amid fears that the wild cats ner in which the lions have abs and private vehicles even those who had informa- Highways, the “self-destruc- vehicles. cles. to know,” said a businessman could have died due to virus died, there was a fear of the Cthat are entering the tion appeared confused as they tive type” hologram-based The self-destructive type is “I am aware of the new pol- who travels to Delhi from infection. epidemic spreading to other national Capital are flouting the were not sure how to get these stickers of light blue colour for the security purpose. The icy but confused where to go to Gurugram every day. “Today, we are faced with animals. Supreme Court order which in coloured stickers. procure the stickers. The An executive with a multi- a peculiar problem. Lions are The Gujarat Government August had ordered them to As per the recent advisory Government should advertise national firm, who travels from dying. There seems to be some on Monday said some of the paste hologram-based coloured Ghaziabad to Delhi, said, “It kind of virus. We do not know. lions died due to a virus infec- stickers on vehicles on the #%%!&/ seems the implementing It is coming in . You tion. It said it was yet to iden- basis of fuel they use — CNG,   #"!%!##    !" authority itself is not sure. Are find it out,” a Bench headed by tify the type of virus that led to petrol and diesel — in order to ! %"" #$K 4-8;-2/-;/< stickers available at petrol Justice Madan B Lokur told the deaths. control air pollution from 6 %  + 14- 084<7 pump, regional transport Additional Solicitor An application was filed in October 2. !& '% !"#! offices? Commuters are quite ANS Nadkarni, who was the top court by the National In a reality check by The #" # % "" confused.” appearing for the Centre. Tiger Conservation Authority Pioneer, it was found that none ! ' !#  %% " !& When asked, Sanjeev The Bench, comprising (NTCA), seeking a direction of the vehicles — private or   !0 !! '#!"#!(# Singla, Sub-Divisional justices S Abdul Nazeer and that the court’s 2013 decision commercial like cabs, tempos " 1# #! $)## , Magistrate, Gurugram, said, Deepak Gupta, was informed rendered in a wildlife case and other four-wheelers — %%! "!#/ - !.K 3=( “As of now, we have not got any that 23 lions have died in the does not prevent authorities that entered the national information or notification %#"! %"%''%" %# K  only abode of Asiatic lions in from taking steps in conformity Capital had the coloured stick- %!!! P#"#"# from the State transport K    + the world in the past three with the law to re-introduce ers pasted on their wind- ! !!  !& authority of Haryana regarding weeks. “If there is any kind of cheetahs from Africa to suitable screens. the implementation of virus infection, all lions will be sites in India. Most of the vehicle owners, coloured stickers.”   ()  ( *+ ,-./  

#    &                       O)122P             Uttarakhand. Among them was "  P the principal of SMJN College      Dr S K Batra.     Speaking to , Neha Malik, wife of the   !     deceased, said that human body is a gift of God. “It cannot be nstead of superfluous passing   ! ! manufactured in the laborato- Iof a resolution in the State ries. However, if rightly used Assembly demanding a status etting an example-still rare after death, the body can serve of ‘Rasthra Mata’ for cow, the Sin the State-a woman from the society at large. It can help State Government should Vishnu Garden has handed many to live long and healthy life undertake a drive for registra- over the body of her husband as several organs of the body can tion of the same, said the   !  who died on Tuesday to a hos- of HIMS in June this year. He be transplanted from one founder of Veer Savarkar Yuva pital for research and other had injured his shoulder a few human body to another. Besides, Sangathan Kuldeep Swedia. niversity of Petroleum and purposes on Wednesday. She days ago and died on October as there is an acute shortage of He, further, warned that the UEnergy Studies (UPES) said that she has just fulfilled 2. His registration number cadavers for the medical stu- activists of the organisation claimed to have achieved yet the pledge made by her hus- with the Department of dents to work on the body would pick up the stray bovines another milestone with the band. “This is for a greater Anatomy Jollygrant Hospital donation gesture would go a wandering around the streets of selection of its B.Tech cause,” she added. was 347. long way. It would finally serve Dehradun and leave them in Aerospace Engineering (ASE) Things have been done in While the wife of the the cause of humanity. The peo- the courtyard of the residence student Shradha Ghosh, of the just six hours. On being deceased showed courage to ple are indifferent because they of the Minister of State for 2014-18 Batch, for admission to informed of the pledge, a team have her husband’s pledge ful- are ignorant. I on my part would Animal Husbandry Rekha the ‘Masters of Science in Space of doctors from the Eye Bank filled, his mother was not too continue to motivate them to Arya. Engineering (MSSE)’ degree of Uttarakhand and the eager to send the body to the this noble gesture,” she said. Addressing the media per- Thereafter, we would have no be issued by the police stations the sale of oxytocin injections, programme of the world Himalayan Institute of Medical hospital instead of the cremation Dr Anuradha, sons, Swedia said that through choice but to take the stray famous University of Pisa, Italy. Sciences (HIMS) reached the ground. Ophthalmologist, Jollygrant registration many problems cows to the residence of the      $ Arun Dhand, senior director house on time. The eye However, the children of the Hospital, said that any person of like smuggling, slaughter, acci- Minister and leave them there,’’         public affairs, informed that removal process started just deceased said that they would any blood group can donate eyes dents due to the strays and he said. every year, ‘MSSE’ attracts after and a few hours following carry forward the flame lighted on death to the blind. “The even communal flare-ups He, further, said that the   $    thousands of engineers from all the eyes’ removal, the whole by their father. They would also corneal blind people can be ben- would be solved.“On dairy operators are responsible   $   $    over the world but only the top body was taken to the hospital work for the greater cause of the efitted by this. The cornea from September 24, a delegation of for the stray problem. “They let 100 aspirants qualify for admis- for medical education and society, said Jolly and Muskan, a dead must be removed six to the Veer Savarkar Yuva the male calves and old cows        sions. research. the son and the daughter of eight hours after death. It takes Sangathan met the Animal loose on the roads. The % &   Besides being selected to Neeraj Malik, a business- Neeraj. just 15 to 20 minutes to remove Husbandry Minister and Government should maintain a the coveted master’s pro- man from Vishnu Garden, had A large number of people the cornea and contrary to the demanded the Government to register of the dairies and it gramme, Shradha has also been pledged to donate his body on gathered at the house to hail the popular belief, there was no dis- act on the sensitive issue with- should inform the people about for transportation of cows,” he Swedia said that despite the ban, chosen for the award of ‘schol- death to facilitate anatomy body donation initiative, some- tortion in the face because of the in ten days. The ten-day dead- those authorised to trade bovine said. these milk inducing injections study by the medical students thing which is still very rare in removal,” he added. line is ending on October 4. breeds. The permission should Demanding legal action on are freely available in the market.      +       % ) *             arship based on academic ,          excellence’ provided to the ‘7 Best Candidates from all over         the World’ (Non-EU) among (  those who qualify for admis-   % sion to this Master’s Degree   ! !   !  programme of Space Science.      Her accomplishment adds one anic prevailed after a snake op singer Shael Oswal is in more another feather to the Pentered a shop in the     PMussoorie to shoot the UPES achievements, Dhand Shishmahal area of Kathgodam video for a romantic song titled said. on Wednesday. However, the he mutilated carcass of a “Tere Bin”. Talking about his Attributing the feat to her forest department snake rescue Tleopard cub was discovered love for the hill station he said, Alma Mater UPES, Shradha team managed to capture the in the Ramnagar forest divi- “Uttarakhand and Mussoorie said that it was thanks to the reptile and release it in the sion. According to department in particular, has always been academic rigour maintained at woods before it could come to officials, it is suspected that the the university that provided her any harm. cub was killed by a big cat. '    with the knowledge and Soon after the snake The Divisional Forest     encouragement to compete entered the shop, the shop Officer of Ramnagar division,    with the top students globally. owner Salman Saifi informed Neha Verma informed that dur-    %  “The academic curricular at the Gaula forest range officer ing routine patrolling, the %  )    UPES is at par with the cur- department staff spotted the it appeared as if the cub had cub estimated to be aged about        riculum of the top universities '   carcass of a leopard cub in the been killed by an adult tiger or four months. worldwide and that contributed Pareva beat of Kosi Raji range. leopard. A team of veterinary offi- %     majorly for my admission and      She, further, said that consider- Due to the mutilated state cers conducted the post mortem     further to winning the  %  ing the condition of the body of the carcass, it was not possi- examination of the carcass after %     $N Scholarship based on academ- estimated to be about a day old, ble to ascertain the gender of the which it was burnt, she added.  ic excellence.     The wide-ranging compe-  %%  (Rural). Swachchh Iconic Places. titions, workshops and learning        The award was presented Entries had been invited from close to my heart. The location initiatives along with regular by Union Potable Water across the nation for best that we have decided to shoot updates on the technological

 (  Minister Uma Bharti to State Swachchh Iconic Place. at will be a visual treat for my advancements at UPES made a Ganesh Chandra Tripathi. coordinator DR Joshi at a Gangotri was selected in the fans and I think this song is a positive impact towards my The forest department   function held in the national second stage and nominated masterpiece from my team accomplishment” she said. snake rescue team shortly capital. for the award. that will last in your mind for She also applauded the reached the site and after some Under the Swachchh Swajal director in a longer time,” he opined. Department of Aerospace effort managed to capture the   !  Bharat Mission (Rural) imple- Uttarakhand, Raghav Langer The song is composed by Engineering for inculcating reptile. The snake was later mented by Swajal project in informed that it was due to the the Vidyut Goswami and writ- best professional and practical released in a secure forest area teams of the forest depart- reptiles from being hurt or angotri was recognised as Uttarakhand, the Potable and works done for saniation by the ten by Ravi Basnet. Film and knowledge among the students much to the relief of the locals. ment have not only prevented killed by people in scenarios Gspecial Swachchh Iconic Sanitation ministry had nom- Swajal project that television actress Ruhani like her that eventually con- It is pertinent to mention snakes from causing damage to when the snakes stray into Place on the fourth anniversary inated Gangotri, Yamunotri, Uttarakhand was chosen for Sharma also features in the verted into many success sto- here that the snake rescue humans but have also saved the human habitat and buildings. of Swachchh Bharat Mission Mana and Kanwashram as the award. song video. ries. '           R    ' 

nation for writers, artistes and Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, snows. Mahatma Gandhi who later > ?  those spiritually inclined. Not Swami Vivekananda, Sri All through the day the became famous as Sarla Ben. !  only has Almora, its cultural Aurobindo and Uday Shankar, mountains around Kausani The ashram works for the heart, been the birthplace of to its panorama of Himalayan seem to change in shape and progress of Kumaoni women, ahatma Gandhi’s 150th famous artistes and poets, but peaks and lush green valleys colour. Each change provides helping them become self- Mbirth anniversary cele- it has also been a sought-after and meadows. Till this day, an entrancing spectacle and dependent. In the ashram, the brations are underway the destination for many a well- people in Uttarakhand do not induces a deeper communion women are taught several skills, world over. This is an apt occa- known spiritual seekers and tire of recounting the time the with nature. The Anasakti like growing vegetables, cook- sion to recall the time he spent thinkers. Mahatma spent here and how Ashram atop a hill commands ing, caring for the animals and in Uttarakhand’s picturesque It was the picture-perfect he was greatly taken in by the one of the most magnificent cleaning. The basic purpose of Kumaon region. The region beauty of Kumaon, which beauty of Kausani, fifty kilo- views of the mountain ranges Lakshmi Ashram is to provide has always held a great fasci- pulled Mahatma Gandhi, metres north of Almora. around Kausani. The vast Kumaoni women a safe shelter sweep of the mountain view and equip them with basic (simply called "The View" skills to lead an independent locally), which encompasses a life. Many orphaned girls and remarkable 350 kilometers at woman live in the ashram. Kausani, is the central point of Ten kilometres from the attraction in this little hill sta- heart of Kausani is the sun tem- tion. ple at Katarmal, one of the most Kausani is the favourite of important temples dedicated to several VIPs and celebrities the Sun God (Surya Devta). It who spend short vacations was originally built by a Katyuri here, away from the public Raja in the 9th century AD. eye, relaxing completely. The The deity here is known as most well-known of them is the Burhadita or Vraddhaditya (the former Congress president old Sun God).The temple is Kausani, with its lovely tea Bhagwad Gita. His disciple evening, prayers are conduct- Sonia Gandhi. Dense pine noted for its architecture, stone gardens, has been eulogised by Sarla Ben (Katherine ed in the main hall. One can get forests, picturesque tea gardens and metallic sculptures and poets and philosophers and is Heilemen), founded the a mesmerising view of the and panoramic views of the carved pillars and doors. the ideal place for those who “Anasakti Ashram”. Earlier, the Himalayan sunset and sunrise Himalayas make Kausani spe- Kausani will always cherish wish to spend time with them- guest house of a tea estate, it is from the Ashram. Today, cial. Trishul (7,120m), Nanda its association with the selves amid an idyllic environ- now an ashram and offers a despite deforestation in the Devi (7,816m) and the Mahatma and people often ment in the mountains. It is good resting place for travellers. area, Kausani can still lay claim Panchchuli (6,904m) can be speak of the hill town and also the birth place of famous It accommodates 300 people. to the title bestowed on it by seen from here. Gandhi ji in the same breath. poet Sumitranandan There is also a small library Gandhiji. Quaint villages, About a kilometer away If Gandhi ji's association with Pant. where books on Gandhian phi- orchards laden with fruit and from the Anasakti Ashram is Kausani is highlighted by the Kausani was extremely losophy are available. hill slopes covered with pine located the Lakshmi Ashram , State Government and more close to Mahatama Gandhi’s Gandhiji’s spinning wheels trees escort one into Kausani. a social service centre run by importance is given to it in the heart. He spent quite some time (Charkhas) can be seen at this In the distance, snow-man- women. It is located amid a for- tourism circuits, celebration here in 1929 while he was ashram. He was so enamoured tled peaks glitter in the sun and est. Lakshmi Ashram was of his 150th birth anniversary writing the book “Anasakti of Kausani that he called it the the breeze carries with it much established in 1964 by will acquire a new dimension Yoga”, a commentary on “Switzerland of India”. Every of the cool freshness of the Catherine Hillman, a disciple of in Uttarakhand.                                                                                                                                                !        "                                            #            $ % S                      '                "       (          

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Mahra, Manoj Rawat, Adesh Negi, Matbar Singh Kandari, Taking a dig at the PM over o placate all the squabbling Chauhan , Furkan Ahmed and Mahendra Singh Mehra,   !  his self-proclaimed chowkidar Tfactions ahead of the high- Mamta Rakesh. Navprabhat, Surendra Chandra of the nation rhetoric, the State stake general election, the The board also has former Arya and Hira Singh Bisht. etermined to take the State Congress chief said that Modi Congress high command has Ministers included as members The party has also appoint- DGovernment and the rul- has been exposed. “He is all set accommodated members of like Tilak Raj Behad, Dinesh ed a nine-member disciplinary ing BJP head-on, the State to kiss defeat in the upcoming the factions in the newly-con- Agarwal, Soorveer Singh committee headed by Pramod Congress has decided to hold elections,” he said. stituted parliamentary board, Sajwan, Harish Chandra Kumar Singh. a major demonstration on the Speaking to the media per- disciplinary committee and Durgapal, Rajendra Singh The party insiders say that day the Prime Minister sons, the State party in-charge coordination committee. Bhandari and Ram Singh Saini parliamentary board and coor- Narendra Modi arrives in Anugrah Narayan Singh said Releasing the list of the besides the former deputy dination committee being Dehradun to inaugurate the that the PM must answer the party functionaries here on Speaker Anusuya Prasad packed with Harish Rawat loy- Investors Summit on Sunday. simple question put forward by Wednesday, the State Congress Maikhuri. alists has confirmed the impor- Informing the media per- the Congress president Rahul in-charge, Anugrah Narayan Former MLAs-Ranjit tance the former Chief Minister sons on Wednesday, the State Gandhi over the exact price of Singh said that all the promi- Rawat, Mayukh Mahar, Ganesh enjoys among the party’s top Congress chief Pritam Singh Rafale fighter planes. “But the nent leaders of Congress in Godiyal, Madan Bisht, Vikram brass. “However, the faction led said that the party would PM has been maintaining a Uttarakhand have been includ- Singh Negi, Jeet Ram and by the PCC chief Pritam Singh organise a dharna at Gandhi stony silence,” he said. ed in these committees. Manoj Tiwari-have also been and the leader of the opposition Park on October 7, the day PM Dubbing BJP as a party In the important parlia- included in the parliamentary in State Assembly Indira Modi would visit Dehradun. pandering to the industrialists, mentary board, 30 leaders have board along with leaders like S Hridayesh has not been given a “We would ask the PM to commodities and fuel, in par- the State, Singh said that the tently claiming that the prices Anugrah Narayan Singh said been included. Among those P Singh, Ashok Verma, P D short shrift. inform the people about the ticular,’’ he said. price of gas cylinder has are under control,” he said.. that the BJP Government is included are the former State Bhatt and Brahmswarup It is a fine example of deli- sum the country is paying for Launching a blistering crossed 900 while the prices In a barb at BJP over the changing the labour laws to Congress president Kishore Brahmchari. cately modulated balancing act, Rafale fighter jets. Besides, we attack on the NDA of petrol and diesel are going saffron party having organised benefit the industrialists at the Upadhyaya, former MPs-K C In the coordination com- crafted with eyes on the upcom- would demand him to explain Government at the Centre and through the roof. “Yet, the foot marches to mark on expense of the working class Singh Baba AND Mahendra mittee, the party has accom- ing general election,” says a the spike in prices of essential the BJP-helmed Government in State Government is consis- Gandhi Jayanti, he said that BJP people. Pal Singh and MLAs Karan modated 31 members, including State Congress watcher. 3!  ' ))  6                    0! ) '                     '   8    .    Corporation of Dehradun ( 1 2  tinues to stare them in the face tisement for the contractual ment too, the medical college  3 MCD) is undertaking extensive   !  this year is less as compared to      as regards the faculty retention appointments for the posts of is offering lucrative special  fogging in many parts of the last year there is no room for      in the college set up in 2008 to seven professors, 12 associate allowances. city to keep a check on the pop- n view of the spike in dengue complacency. provide medical facility to the professors and 26 assistant pro- A walk in interview to fill ulation of mosquito. Icases, the State health depart- As per the experts, the     people living in the Garhwal fessors, the difference in 45 faculty positions in Srinagar   !  He, further, said that the ment has issued an advisory to cases might witness a surge in   hills. salaries offered is quite appar- Medical College would be held people should ensure that the the schools. Issuing the advi- number in the coming days as The attrition rate of facul- ent. at Chander Nagar-based office he dengue onslaught is breeding places of mosquitoes sory, the additional secretary season is now changing, he ty is so high that most of the While in a medical college of the Medical education Tcontinuing unabated in inside their homes and vicini- medical health and mission warned. The advisory says that >$  faculty appointed on contrac- located in the plains, a con- department on October 4. Uttarakhand as 60 new cases ty are destroyed. He said that director National Health the children should wear full !  tual basis leave the college in a tractual professor gets an aver- However, given the past expe- have been reported by the Aedes mosquitoes-the vector of Mission (NHM), Yugal Kishore sleeve clothes to prevent expo- space of just six months. age monthly salary of 1.5 riences, it is unlikely that the health department on dengue-are capable to lay their Pant said that all the district sure for mosquito bite while in d-hocism coupled with With only 56 faculty mem- lakh, 171600 is offered to a Srinagar Medical College Wednesday. With them, the eggs in one spoonful of water. magistrates have been asked to schools. Aofficial apathy has ensured bers left against sanctioned professor interested to work in would be able to fill all the number of patients afflicted by It is, thus, imperative that the ensure that the school children The school administration that despite the prospect of posts of 99, the situation has Srinagar Medical College. In vacancies despite most lucrative the dreaded vector-borne dis- pots, vases, water bottles and are kept safe from dengue. should identify the potential being paid the best salary, the come such a grim pass that the subjects like Radio diagnosis, of salaries being on offer. ease has mounted to 272 in the coolers are decanted, he said. He said that the patients breeding places of mosquito medicos are not interested to recognition from Medical the Srinagar Medical College “The post of the professor State. In Haridwar alone, 50 The officer added that the affected by the disease are and destroy them. The health work as teaching faculty in the Council of India (MCI) would offers whooping Special in department of radiology, new cases have been reported Aedes mosquito bites during mostly being reported from department has also asked the Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali elude it for a long time to come. Allowance–referred to as Srinagar is likely to remain on the day which has taken the day time and so it is advisable Dehradun, Haridwar, Udgam schools to start an awareness Government Institute of Interestingly, the Srinagar Allowance-of 1.40 vacant and the college would number of the afflicted to 112 that everyone wears full-sleeve Singh Nagar, Nainital, Pauri, drive regarding the disease to Medical Science and Research, Uttarakhand Government has lakh per month taking the deem itself lucky if it is able to so far this season. clothes to reduce exposure of Tehri and Almora districts. He make both the parents and the Srinagar (Garhwal). made special arrangements to total monthly package of the recruit even one assistant pro- In Dehradun, seven new body for the mosquito to bite. said that though the number of children aware of the preven- Efforts to make regular ensure that higher salaries are professor to  311600. Similarly, fessor in the department. cases have been reported by the Dengue is a viral infection patients afflicted by the disease tives. appointments over the past paid to the faculty members the assistant professor in the Instead of working in Srinagar, health department on the day spread by the mosquito Aedes few years having proved futile, appointed in the Srinagar- radio diagnosis department a radiologist would prefer to after their samples were found Aezypti popularly known as the medical education depart- based medical college to com- would be paid Srinagar work in a city like Dehradun or positive in the Enzyme Linked Tiger Mosquito. The symptoms ment perforce resorted to con- pensate for its location-related allowance of 68000 per Haridwar where they are in Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) of the disease are persistent        tractual appointments. disadvantage. month. great demand,’’ said one senior test, the confirmatory test for high fever, rashes, headache However, the same failure con- In the recent recruit adver- In the anaesthesia depart- doctor working in the health dengue. and pain in the joints. In the department. The district vector-borne acute cases the platelets num- The principal of Srinagar diseases officer, Subhash Joshi ber decrease drastically which (   P    Medical College, Dr CMS said that the department in col- may prove fatal for the patient. Rawat said while talking to The laboration with the Municipal Pioneer that the medical col-    3  .* lege would be able to get suffi- cient faculty.   !  and investors coming to the He, however, admitted that summit from across India and after the Government Doon he Bharatiya Janata Party abroad. However, its Medical College had been set Thas alleged that Congress’ announcement to hold a up many faculty members of opposition of the Investors protest has exposed its men- Srinagar had switched to it. Summit is a sign of its anti- tality. Congress leaders have The director Medical development mentality. been opposing the summit Education Department Dr Reacting to the Congress since the start. Ashutosh Sayana also sounded announcement of a protest on They consistently tried to confident that better packages the day of the summit’s inau- maximise negative publicity in would be able to attract guration, the BJP State media their attempt to make the sum- medicos to join Srinagar in charge Devendra Bhasin mit an unsuccessful event. Medical College. opined that this shows that the Their efforts have failed as He informed that after Congress mentality is basical- already the investment target of interviews are held in Srinagar ly against development and 40,000 crore has been sur- on October 4 walk in inter- interests of Uttarakhand. passed. views would be held for He said, “If the Congress The Congress is hassled GDMC and Haldwani Medical was sensitive towards interests and has chosen to protest on College on October 8 and 10 of Uttarakhand, it would have the day when the PM is arriv- respectively. welcomed the prime minister ing to inaugurate the summit.”        .! /  6 !!    

/ %  Biodiversity Congress to be Thursday at FRI. the theme of biodiversity for Former foreign secretary    17#7,   held in Dehradun form and special envoy on climate ) 0 Thursday. change, Shyam Saran will     Addressing the media, deliver the keynote address "//  Department had a District noted environmental activist "   3 % with State Forest and Wildlife Veterinary Hospital at   Vandana Shiva said that the Minister Harak Singh Rawat  Dispensary Road in the heart   % IBC 2018 is a joint initiative as the guest of honour.     of Dehradun city. The of Thiruvananthapuram        FRI director Savita said     Hospital was constructed     based Centre for Innovation that with population pres- in 1890 on 16 Bighas of land.   in Science and Social Action sure consistently rising and  Two hundred animals were (CISSA), Navdanya, Forest    3   environmental resources / - $ treated per day. The   !  Research Institute (FRI), dwindling, the time has come MDDAhad demolished the Uttarakhand Biodiversity to take a call on indispensable /   hospital in the year 2008. cientists, elected public Board and Uttarakhand State   !  resources. She said, “I say aspects like biodiversity. Thereafter, in February 2008, Srepresentatives and Council for Science and this as an individual-we will She expressed confidence   !  an important decision was pital at the new rehabilitated activists from across India Technology (UCOST). It will eferring to the Investors not allow the traditional that the IBC will come up taken in the MDDA board site. and abroad will participate be inaugurated by the Chief RSummit to be held in knowledge or biodiversity of with viable solutions to bio- he High Court of meeting whereby it was agreed However, the cost of the and share their views in the Minister of Sikkim, Pawan Dehradun on October 7-8, the State to be exploited diversity related issues. TUttarakhand has directed to allot one acre of land and construction has escalated and three-day International Kumar Chamling on environmental activist unjustly. The works following Uttarakhand Biodiversity the Mussoorie Dehradun approximately 3crore was now a sum of Rs.12.24 crore is Vandana Shiva stressed that the investment should all be Board member secretary Development Authority to con- sanctioned for the construc- required for the construction simply having the money and carried out within the frame- Sargam Singh Rasaily said struct a state of art Veterinary tion of new building of vet- of a new hospital. willingness to invest it does- work of the law in place to that various challenges Hospital at Transport Nagar in erinary hospital, Sadar and the According to the affidavit, n't mean that one can indulge protect biodiversity and other including the general atti- Dehradun, within a period of VeterinaryHospital. These the MDDA should either con- in biopiracy or unjust aspects,” she stressed. tude towards the major issue two years or alternatively pay a averments have been made by struct the hospital on the exploitation of natural of biodiversity continue to sum of 12.24 crore to the State the Dehradun District newly rehabilitated site at face those working in this for the construction of the Magistrate, Dehradun in his Transport Nagar and if the At a time when biodiver- ecological civilisation. sphere. said veterinary hospital in counter affidavit filed in an construction is not possible, sity and its conservation has The discussion will be “There is need for raising Dehradun. earlier petition. then it should release the become all the more essential around the idea that fulfilling awareness especially to tack- The division bench of act- In the present petition, amount in favour of the State. for survival of humans, all the commitments to con- le the tendency of cutting the ing chief justice Rajiv Sharma the respondent number one - The animals do need a women from various serve biodiversity is possible branch one is sitting on-as in and justice Manoj Kumar State has also filed the counter state of art veterinary hospital. Himalayan States will also be only through creating an eco- the case of biodiversity,” he Tiwari issued these directions affidavit. The existing veterinary hos- joining hands for a biodiverse logical civilisation, with deep- said. in a public interest litigation According to the aver- pital was demolished in the Himalaya during the IBC. er ecological thinking and IBC organising secretary filed by animal rights activist ments made in the counter year 2008 to make room for a About 700 delegates from knowledge on biodiversity, A Biju Kumar and UCOST Gauri Maulekhi. affidavit, the MDDA had commercial complex built by across India and 100 foreign promoting the philosophy of senior scientist DP Uniyal According to the aver- made a commitment to pro- the MDDA. The hospital is delegates will participate in ‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam’ also expressed their views in ments made in the petition, vide  3crore or to construct now being run in only four 5         !   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 $)  *     !"#!  "!" "$% !"# +        3! ties like water supply, sewerage, plots are sold and a special pro- with government intervention. family annually, would be imple-    electricity and road connec- vision for exceptional colony The Mission would facili- mented with another name in      early 7,000 illegal colonies, tivity etc. having more than 75 percent tate job seekers for placement Punjab. For the same, the Nplots or buildings, set up Highlighting the key fea- built-up area. in government, private jobs, Cabinet has authorized the Chief  + +   (     before March 19, 2018, are set tures of the policy, the Spokesperson said that the overseas employment and skill Minister to rename the scheme to be regularised. For, the spokesperson said that unau- colonizer would be required to training as per their aptitude for Punjab, where the Congress, 7          Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday thorized colonies developed submit registered sale deeds and skills, said the spokesper- in its election manifesto, had As per the instructions of the %  okayed the regularisation pol- before March 19, 2018, shall be within three months from the son adding that it would also committed itself to providing $   SC, the report of the expert icy for the same. regularized, with regulariza- grant of provisional regulariza- offer a platform for major job universal health insurance.   " committee formed by the     $ All the colonies, developed tion charges earlier paid under tion certificate in case sale and entrepreneurship ventures, The Cabinet has decided to Union ministry of Environment  " before March 19, this year — the previous policies to be agreements are submitted as and bring employers and set up a committee under the and Forests regarding hydro- the day on which the Cabinet adjusted. proof of sale. No legal action employees together. Chief Secretary to work out the   !  electric projects in Alaknanda passed ‘Punjab Laws (Special The charges, thus received shall be initiated against the col- It would also create an financial modalities for the and Bhagirathi river valleys in   !  Provisions for Regularisation from the regularization of the onizer who pays full charges as exhaustive database of unem- implementation of the scheme to hief Minister Trivendra view of the environment con- Authorised Colony) Bill- particular colony, would be per demand notice, and no ployed household in the state, be implemented at an estimated CSingh Rawat met Union servation and maintaining con- n the Investors Summit 2018’—would be covered used for providing basic infra- interest shall be levied on the besides developing and pro- cost of over 300 crore by cut- minister for Water Resources, tinuous flow of rivers, the state Ibeing organised in under the decision to check the structure to that specific colony pending payment, added the moting an ecosystem, con- ting the budgets of other depart- Nitin Gadkari regarding government, MoEF, Power Dehradun on October 7-8, mushrooming of unplanned only and payment of charges spokesperson. ducive to employment genera- ments, as and where necessary. resumption of stalled hydro ministry and Government of Japan and Czech Republic and haphazard constructions shall be made in instalments. PUNJAB TO SETUP tion, amongst all stakeholders While PMJAY had proposed power projects in Uttarakhand. India had given its approval. have been declared as the across the state. Besides, committees of ‘PUNJAB GHAR GHAR which would help to ensure at to cover 14.96 SECC families in He said that the state has a The committee has sanctioned partner countries. Singapore At the same time, the officers shall also be consti- ROZGAR AND KAROBAR least one job or source of the state, the Captain Amarinder capacity to generate 25,000 to start work on ten hydro-elec- will also attend the Investors Cabinet has decided to initiate tuted for quick regularization MISSION’ employment or self-employ- Singh government has decided MW of power from its available tric projects while it has not Summit. During the summit, stringent action against the of colonies, as well as plots Punjab Cabinet on ment in each household — as to extend the scheme to provide water resources. The state gov- given sanction to 24 hydro-elec- focusing on the industrial coloniser of a colony, which falling in these unauthorized Wednesday gave approval to promised by the Congress five lakh insurance cover to 42 ernment has identified to tric projects with a capacity of best practices being adopted comes up after the cut-off colonies. setting up the ‘Punjab Ghar before elections. lakh of the total 61 lakh families explore 17,000 MW of power 2676 MW of power which by the partner countries, date, that is March 19, 2018, “Residents Welfare Ghar Rozgar and Karobar in the state, including families of taking into consideration envi- could have brought Rs 27000 Uttarakhand Government and also against those who do Association (RWA) can also Mission’ (PGRAKM), with PUNJAB’S 42L FAMI- farmers, construction workers ronmental concerns as well as crore investment. A sum of Rs will organise the country ses- not apply for regularization. submit an application for reg- Chief Minister to be the chair- LIES TO BE COVERED and small traders, as well as other developmental needs. The state 1540 crore had already been sion. During the said sessions, As per the available data, ularization of the colony. man of its Governing Council. UNDER PMJAY poor families (currently covered has till date exploited only 4000 spent by different developers on the participating countries there are presently around Where there is no colonizer, The Mission, to be regis- under the MW of power despite the fact these project. The CM said that will focus on the areas of part- 7,000 illegal colonies, of which creation of RWA shall be tered as a society under the Giving in-principle Sehat Bima Yojana – BPSSBY). that the state has a demand of stopping these projects on nership with the Uttarakhand 5,000 were located outside the mandatory. However, the area Societies Registration Act, approval to the implementation With another six to seven 13000 million units per year which 80 per cent of the money government and there will be municipal limits. under the road or park would 1860, would facilitate every of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya lakh government employees which is increasing at a rate of has been spent is not in the brainstorming on the new The move is expected to be transferred in the name of jobseeker in securing wage or Yojna (PMJAY), Punjab already covered, only the few rich 5-8 per cent per annum. He fur- interest of the state. dimensions of industrial give an opportunity for regu- the local authority immedi- self-employment in Punjab, Cabinet has extended the cen- families are left out of the ther said that there are 70 Herequested that it is necessary development. larisation to colonisers or resi- ately, and subsequently would India or abroad. tral scheme to cover over 42 purview of the scheme, thus hydro-electric projects in in the interest of the state that Meanwhile, Chief dents who have failed to apply be transferred to RWA as and Spokesperson said that the lakh families, instead of the effectively reaching out to the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river pending hydropower projects in Minister Trivendra Singh for either getting their unau- when formed for its mainte- proposed society would focus proposed 14.96 lakh SECC entire population of the state. valleys, out of which 19 are run- rivers other than Bhagirathi and Rawat said that Uttarakhand thorized colonies regularised nance. Till that time, the on creation of necessary frame- (Socio-Economic Caste Spokesperson said that esti- ning while remaining are under Ganga basin should be imple- is all set to hold the Investors or unauthorised plots or build- upkeep shall be the responsi- work to facilitate wage and self- Census) families, thereby ful- mated cost of annual premium at construction/ under develop- mented. Later, the CM said that Summit. “The first investors ings falling in unauthorised bility of the colonizer,” said the employment for state’s unem- filling the Congress poll the rate of 1,082 per family ment. his talks with Gadkari had summit is to be held in the colonies compounded under spokesperson. ployed youth, besides improv- promise of providing universal would be shared between the Rawat said that the work on been positive. Gadkari assured state. This Investors Summit previous policies, or whose Unauthorized colonies ing employability through skill health cover. Central and State Governments 33 hydro-electric projects hav- the CM of necessary action is expected to bring invest- application are pending. have been categorized into training or skill upgradation. It But, the Centre’s ‘Ayushman in the ratio of 60:40, which would ing capacity of 4000 MW had regarding the projects related to ment of about Rs 77,000 Spokesperson said that the four categories — where up to would also identify areas hav- Bharat-National Health cost 65 crores to the State been stopped due to various the State interest and also crore. MoUs amounting to Rs policy would enable residents, 25 percent plots are sold, where ing the potential for employ- Protection Mission (AB- Government annually, for environmental reasons and assured that this matter will be 65,000 crore have already living in these colonies, to get 25 to 50 percent plots are sold, ment generation and would NHPM)’, renamed as PMJAY, which the Finance Department decisions of the Supreme Court. raised with the Prime Minister. been signed,” he said. facilities of basic civic ameni- where more than 50 percent strive to harness that potential provides five lakh coverage per had already agreed.    9          

    3! been increased to 1.50 crore for Singh award, which is an expres- retired government employee !       Silver medallists, and from 51 sion of appreciation and grati- by any government, in which iving in-principle nod to lakh to one crore for Bronze tude of the state to the medal case he would not be eligible for  Gthe state’s new Sports medalists, whereas the cash winners for winning laurels for pension.  8     Policy-2018, Punjab Cabinet award of 2.25 crore for Gold the state and country, The State Government has decided to enhance awards medalists remains unchanged. spokesperson said that under would grant pension of 15,000 Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali promised the same in the for its sportspersons in recog- In Asian or Para Asian the new policy, top 20 players per month to a medal winner Dal (SAD) on Wednesday Vidhan Sabha in March and Q  nition of excellence in nation- Games, existing cash award of and one differently-abled play- in Olympics, 7500 per month extended its support to the then shifted the date to al and international perfor- 26 lakh has been enhanced to er, who have won medal and to a medal winner in Asian or Scheduled Caste students who September 30 during a state- mances — aimed at promoting Rs one crore for Gold medal, participated in various interna- Commonwealth games and did a ‘gherao’ of the residence ment given to the media in     3! 25000 per acre be sports among youth. from 16 lakh to 75 lakh for tional level tournaments and World Games, 5,000 per of Punjab Welfare of SC/BC August. “Now, Dharamsot has announced,” he said in his let- At the same time, the Silver and from 11 lakh to 50 have been graded on a scale of month for national games Minister Sadhu Singh given a fresh statement saying eader of opposition in ter. Cabinet has also authorized the lakh for Bronze medal. 100 points as per the guidelines, medal winners, who have won Dharamsot to protest against that the money will be released LHaryana Assembly and Meanwhile, former Chief Minister to decide on the Similarly, in Official World will be selected every year. at least two medals in last five the Congress Government’s in December”, they added. senior leader of Indian Haryana Chief Minister and matter of issuing separate Cup or Championship, the All Padma, Arjuna and national games. alleged refusal to release 327 The students said that National Lok Dal, Abhay senior Congress leader guidelines for recruitment existing cash prize has been Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratana To motivate coaches, cash crore received from the Centre Dharamsot’s statement was also Chautala on Wednesday shot Bhupinder Singh Hooda has under the Sports quota. increased from 21 lakh to 80 Awardees, who were sportsper- award would be given to those for post-matric scholarship to against the written assurance off a letter to Chief Minister also demanded that the State Underlining the need to lakh for Gold medal, 11 lakh sons of Punjab, would be auto- who have trained players who the SC students. given by Chief Minister Capt Manohar Lal demanding spe- Government give a special ‘catch them young’ to groom to 55 lakh for Silver and matically eligible for awards in win medals in Olympics, World Three SAD legislators — Amarinder Singh that the cial girdawari (crop loss package to farmers whose budding players, the Chief seven lakh to 45 lakh for addition to the select 20 play- Championships, Asian and Pawan Kumar Tinu, Dr scholarship amount would be assessment exercise) and crops were damaged due to Minister said that the State Bronze medal. ers. Maharaja Ranjit Singh Commonwealth Games. Sukhwinder Sukhi and Baldev released soon. Stating that more compensation at the rate of Rs heavy rains in the last few Government was committed to In Commonwealth Games Awardee shall get five lakh as Such coaches, who have Khera — staged a sit in outside than one lakh dalit students had 25000 per acre for affected days. continuing with three percent or Para Commonwealth cash award with Trophy and trained at least for one year and Dharamsot’s residence seek- been unable to take admission farmers in the state. Paddy, bajra and cotton reservation in all jobs of the Games, gold medallists would Blazer, and would be entitled to whose trained players win ing an explanation regarding Rs in colleges this year due to the In the letter written to the crop were damaged due to State Government, as well as in now get enhanced cash award health insurance cover of Rs medals would be given cash 327 crore received for SC schol- Congress government’s refusal Chief Minister, Chautala said, heavy rains which lashed the its Boards, Corporations, of 75 lakh against earlier 16 one lakh per year for indoor award equivalent to 40 percent arship from the Centre more to release funds of the same, “Newspaper reports suggest state between September 22 Cooperative or Statutory bod- lakh, 50 lakh for Silver from treatment for five years. of the cash award, which the than three months back. they said that now another that you have a firsthand and 24. ies and local authorities for existing 11 lakh, and 40 In addition, the state player shall be entitled to under Holding placards, hun- two lakh students faced a bleak knowledge of the damage Hooda, while talking to graded sportspersons who are lakh for Bronze from six lakh. Government would also pro- this policy. dreds of SC students staged a future with college manage- thus caused. It, therefore, sur- the mediapersons in New residents of Punjab and have Spokesperson said that the vide financial support as pen- In case of multiple players dharna outside the Congress ments refusing to let them sit prises me that special gir- Delhi on Wednesday alleged represented the state at nation- new policy would help involve sion to veteran players who winning medals in events other minister’s residence and later in for examinations next month dawari to assess the damage that the BJP led Central and al level. the state’s youth in sports and have won a medal at various than team events who have front of the ministerial complex unless they paid the tuition fee. done to the crops has neither State Governments are anti- The Cabinet also decided physical activities. Besides, it international tournaments or been trained by a coach, for to demand not only immediate Stating that the SAD been announced nor has it farmers and have not taken to enhance existing amount would also be instrumental in championships, and have every additional medal, the release of the central grant but would not let the Congress begun.” any step for the welfare of cash award to sportspersons in building talent and excellence attained age of 40 years and are coach would be entitled to 20 also State assistance of 68 government get away with “On behalf of the farmers farming community despite recognition of their outstand- of sportspersons so as to enable not employed or have an annu- percent of the cash award to crore as per the scheme. this, Tinu demanded that the of the state and as a Leader of their big poll promises. ing performance at various them to bring laurels to the al income of six lakh or more which the additional players are The students, raising slo- government must immediate- opposition and INLD’s senior The senior Congress national and international state at various national and per annum. entitled to. gans against the Minister, con- ly direct all educational insti- leader, I demand that a spe- leader demanded that the tournaments or champi- international levels while par- The pension would be in In case of team events, the demned him for changing his tutions not to force dalit stu- cial girdawari be announced government must give special onships. ticipating in different sports addition to any sports pension coach will be entitled to the stance every day. They said that dents to pay tuition fee them- immediately to assess the loss package to the farmers who In case of Olympic or competitions. being provided by the Central same amount of cash award as the Minister had first promised selves and not stop them from to the farmers due to damage have suffered crop damage Paralympics Games, the existing Highlighting the new com- Government or any other a single player as team member to release scholarship grant in sitting in the forthcoming to crops. I also demand that and compensate them with at cash award of 1.01 crore has ponents of Maharaja Ranjit agency except a pension as is entitled to. February this year, then examinations. PNS compensation at the rate of least 20,000 per acre. 1  .20!!  3456  Q3  R &  ''(        3! Government would set up professionals being able to get of BPO or ITeS operations in o propel the Information business process outsourcing jobs,” said the State Information the digitally backward regions  ) &  TTechnology or IT-enabled (BPO) or ITeS operations. Technology Minister Vijay of Punjab under the ‘BPO Services (ITeS) industry in “Owing to the efforts of the Inder Singla on Wednesday. Promotion Scheme’. the backward areas of Punjab Punjab Government, the state’s He said that the Union As per the scheme, the eli-     3! and also to provide maxi- share of allotted seats has been Ministry of Electronics and gible companies would also be mum job avenues to the increased from 1200 to 2600 Information Technology would provided with capital assis- he Aam Aadmi Party state’s youth, the State which would lead to 3900 IT provide fillip to the setting up tance in the form of Viability T(AAP) in Punjab Gap Funding (VGF). Wednesday announced for- It is also the part of the mation of a 22-member com- scheme to encourage invest- mittee, comprising MLAs, two ment in the IT/ITeS sector for MPs and party leaders, for regional expansion of the IT "independently" taking deci- sector as a whole. sions in connection with state issues. .   "The AAP has formed a  22-member core committee. All the decisions related to " % Punjab be it in connection    with fighting the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, shortlisting can- convener Arvind Kejriwal in AAP has been in turmoil fol-  didates for elections, holding Delhi. lowing the removal of Khaira )%   dharnas etc will be taken by Mann said the core com- from the post of Leader of '   this core committee," Sangrur mittee was formed earlier also Opposition. MP and the party’s senior but it could not function effec- AAP’s dissident MLAs had    leader Bhagwant Mann said. tively. On the issue of resolv- declared the party’s Punjab %   The committee will be ing differences with Khaira unit "autonomous" and "dis- headed by Budhlada MLA and his group, he said the solved" its current organisa-    % Budh Ram. The committee party has always opened doors tional structure during volun- (1 )' was formed in the wake of for them to resolve issues. teers convention in Bathinda eight dissident MLAs fighting "This core committee can on August 2.   for autonomy for the Punjab form a sub-committee to reach Mann further announced    unit of the party. out to Khaira group to make to hold a day-long hunger    Mann said if any MLA peace with them," the Sangrur strike in front of Chief from the rebel group of MP said while addressing Minister Amarinder Singh’s  % Sukhpal Khaira intends to reporters here. house here on October 7,  5   become the member of the At the same time, Mann pressing the Congress-led gov- core committee, he is welcome attacked Khaira for criticising ernment to take action against O(1 to join the panel. the party’s Delhi leadership former chief minister Parkash    The decision of forming and said "It is Khaira’s nature Singh Badal and his son the core committee was to challenge the Delhi leader- Sukhbir Singh Badal in con-  P announced a day after AAP ship." nection with sacrilege inci- MLAs met party’s national The Punjab unit of the dents.   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     mentioned in a reply in Parliament in 2016 that the price of each Rafale        s controversy rages over the is 670 crores while Jaitley said A59,000-crore Rafale deal, IAF recently the NDA deal was nine per Chief BS Dhanoa on Wednesday cent cheaper than the negotiated termed the induction of the fighter price by the previous regime.        jets as a “game changer in the sub- Besides charging the present continent and said along with the S- Government with buying Rafales at      not offensive.” However, the IAF has number of these can be expected to 400 Triumf missile defence system, a very high price than negotiated by plans in place to meet any threat, be brought against us in the Tibet it will act as a “booster dose.” Russia it, Congress is also accusing the gov- he IAF is monitoring infra- Dhanoa said. Autonomous Region in case of and India are likely to ink the near- ernment of benefitting Anil Tstructure development in China He made this point when asked hostilities,” he had observed while ly five billion dollar deal for five S- Ambani’s Reliance Defence Ltd from and has plans to counter contin- about China building airports espe- addressing a seminar. 400 systems during President the Rafale deal. The BJP has dis- gencies, Air Chief B S Dhanoa said cially in the border regions at a The Air Chief also said though Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi missed all the allegations as false. here on Wednesday against the rapid pace thereby posing a threat India was facing a grave security later this week. Dhanoa also said the Asked about this issue, Dhanoa backdrop of reported presence of to India. Fielding another question threat, its combat squadron has cost of the aircraft arrived at after said he cannot “comment” on the more than 50 Chinese fighter jets in about the reported presence of come down to 31 from sanctioned negotiations was “reasonable and partnership adding as per offsets Tibet. Asserting they were not a more than 50 fighter jets in Tibet, strength of 42 which is a matter of adequate.” clause of Defence Procurement threat, he, however, expressed con- Dhanoa said “it is not a threat.” The concern. Each fighter squadron Defending the Government-to- Policy(DPP), the original equip- cern over the depleting strength of Air Chief also said India is also has 16-18 aircraft. Government deal with France for 36 ment manufacturer(OEM) chooses fighter jet squadrons of the IAF. undertaking infrastructure devel- “Indian armed forces are oper- Rafale jets, the Air Chief also assert- his Indian partner. In this case At present, the IAF has 31 opment hinting at better airports ating in a unique environment. ed that the IAF was consulted at the    .  !       $    Dassault opted for Reliance and squadrons(one squadron has 18 and advanced landing Presently, there are very few coun- “appropriate level.” This came in the !  "         when former French president to20 jets) against the approved 42 grounds(ALG) in border areas fac- tries which are facing security chal- backdrop of allegations that the Francois Hollande’s claims came squadrons to fight a two-front war ing China besides strategic roads to lenges as grave as ours,” he said, IAF was not in the loop before the for buying 126 medium multi-role ing fresh tenders would have delayed out the French aerospace conglom- with Pakistan and China simulta- maintain logistical support to the referring to threats from Pakistan deal was announced during Prime combat aircraft(MMRCA) had the acquisition process of modern erate said it chose Reliance. neously. In this backdrop, Dhanoa armed forces. and China. “India’s neighbours are Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to reached an “impasse” in negotiations fighter jets by another five to seven Justifying the decision to buy 36 said “the depleting fighter jets is an A few weeks back Dhanoa had not sitting idle.... We have a unique Paris in 2015. The Air Chief also due to differences between HAL and years. jets, the IAF chief in the past too issue.” The induction of 83 indige- said China was significantly increas- situation of having two nuclear lamented delays in delivery sched- Dassault, manufacturer of Rafale, Claiming that the Rafale deal was India had gone in for such a step to nously developed and manufac- ing its air power including deploy- armed neighbours on our borders. ules of some frontline fighter jets by over issues like price, man hours and a “good package” and the aircraft will meet operational requirements. tured Tejas light combat air- ing fighter jets in Tibet and India No other country in the world has the Aeronautics as to who will be responsible for 108 be a “game-changer” in the subcon- On question marks about the craft(LCA), 36 Rafale besides must modernise its air force to this kind of a situation,” Dhanoa Limited(HAL). jets to be manufactured by HAL in tinent, he said adding “we got a lot capabilities of the HAL to build lat- Sukhoi-30s will arrest the drop match the capabilities of its “adver- said. Fielding a host of questions of India. of advantages in Rafale deal.” The jet est generation aircraft, Dhanoa said down from the existing 31 saries”. China has significantly devel- over the Rafale deal during the The IAF had three choices. comes with modern sensors, latest he was grateful to HAL for support squadrons, he said. India was facing a unique situ- oped and upgraded infrastructure annual news conference ahead of the They included either to wait for the electronic warfare systems and India to the IAF. However, he flagged con- As regards China, the Air Chief, ation of having two nuclear armed in Tibet Autonomous Region and Air Force Day on October 8, Dhanoa ongoing negotiations and hope for specific enhancements, he said. cern over delay in delivery schedules while addressing annual news con- neighbours — China and Pakistan that fighter jets and surveillance jets said the IAF had given options to the the best or withdraw the Request for Refraining to put a figure to the of ongoing projects including six ference ahead of the Air Force Day — on its borders and the intentions have been permanently stationed in Government to address the issue of Proposal(RFP) or go in for emer- cost of each aircraft, he said Minister year time overrun for Jaguars, three on October 8, said “we are watch- of the adversaries could change airfields in the area bordering India, bolstering the dwindling fighter jet gency purchase of two squadrons, he of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre years for SU-30, two years for ing infrastructure development in overnight, he said. he said adding “We have to match squadron strength of the force. said adding the government took the and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Mirage-2000 and five years in case China. They have been saying air- “China has approximately 1,700 the force level of our adversaries so Giving the background, the Air “bold step”by going with the last had given the amount and “we of indigenously developed Tejas ports are coming up there for fighter aircraft of which 800 are that we can fight simultaneously on Chief said the earlier proposed deal option. The Air Chief also said issu- stick to same figures.” Bhamre had light combat aircraft(LCA). improved regional connectivity and fourth generation jets. A large two fronts.”     $ /  )8.1-'    3'R  8288  .> 5?5- .--4         $6 *( % " '   %%  2       India’s commitment to envi- &"    ronment has only increased, he 0 + +  ""#  $  !  clean and green environment said, adding that his Government + A+ &  B      (MoR) over a basket of stations. km comprising of 14 stations all ele- Ais at the root of his is working to bring down “emis- -   %%  Furthermore, redevelopment of rail- vated. As many as 23 lakh of Bhopal Government’s policies, Prime sion intensity” by 20-25 per cent     *(  + head of the coming Assembly way stations across the country will agglomeration area is expected to be Minister Narendra Modi said in the next two years against its %# & )- ($ Apolls in Madhya Pradesh this have a multiplier effect in the econ- benefitted from this project. here on Wednesday as he was pre- 2005 figure and by 30-35 per cent      *$ & !,  " year, the Union Cabinet on omy with increased job creation and The metro project in Indore sented the UN’s Champions of the by 2030. (  (# & (B Wednesday approved 14,441 crore improved economic growth. would run at 31.55 kilometres Earth Award by United Nations “We have also pledged to get fter having goofed up by easing out for metro projects in Bhopal and The idea of setting up metro stretch. It would cover most of the Secretary General Antonio rid of single-use plastics by 2022,” Atravel restrictions against the 17th 3- --  3 Indore. Both the projects would be rails in Bhopal and Indore was con- city. The total cost of the project is Guterres. he said in his speech. Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje leading to 3;? . .  completed in four years. These two ceived in 2009. This is the first metro estimated at 7,500.80 crore and Modi and French President Citing ancient Hindu shlokas his flight to the US in April, 2017, the $6) 3"  metro rail projects will impact at proposal, approved after the imple- would also take four years to com- Emmanuel Macron were jointly and texts, the Prime Minister Centre has now asked the Tibetan spiritu- %+  $  & +   least three dozen Assembly seats in mentation of new Metro Rail poli- plete. The Ring Line will be from awarded the UN’s highest envi- also referred to India’s traditions al leader to return to India.  & &  LM + & the State. There will be 30 stations cy. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Bengali Square — Vijay Nagar — ronmental honour for their pio- to assert that respecting nature had Union Home Ministry officials said the #  0-888 % &  each in both these metro lines and Prasad made the announcement Bhawarsala — Airport — Palasia — neering work in championing the always been part of Indian soci- Government has asked the Karmapa to ' '"  6''7  the per km is expected to be between after the Cabinet meeting and said Bengali Square. As per plan, num- International Solar Alliance and ety. return to India as his followers want him +    #  182 crore and 200 crore. that the project in Bhopal would be bers of stations on the Ring Line are promoting new areas of cooper- The honour bestowed on him to stay in the country. O A  %+  The Union Cabinet also a 50-50 arrangement between the 30. ation on environmental action. is a recognition of Indian tribes liv- The Karmapa was staying in India on O  #  - approved redevelopment of Railway centre and the State Government. The Ring line will connect In his address, Modi said cli- ing in forests who respect trees a refugee card since January 5, 2000 and has %   + B)  Stations by Indian Railway Stations The total length of Bhopal metro densely populated areas of the city mate and calamity are linked to more than their lives, its fishermen been negotiating with the Indian inter-  " '+ !, 3 # Development Corporation Limited would be 27.87 kilometres while the with the new developing areas along culture, and it will be difficult to who capture only as much fish as locutors for parity of status with the 14th    "  $  (IRSDC) as Nodal Agency and main expenditure is estimated at 6,941.40 with Railway Station, Airport and avoid calamity as long as concerns they need to earn their living and Dalai Lama who has been granted politi-  + !, *   Project Development Agency, crore. The length of Karond to ABD under Smart City project. The for the climate do not become a farmers whose lives are inter- cal asylum since his arrival to India in 1959. %% '' +& ' ' B through simplified procedures and AIIMS corridor is 14.99 km, which financing of Indore Metro Rail part of culture. twined with the cycle of seasons, The Karmapa in collusion with the for longer lease tenure of up to 99 is mostly elevated and partly under- Project will be partly from Central From agriculture and indus- he said. Central Tibetan Administration has been  3 5.5  years. This program will help provide ground (at Bhopal Railway Station Government and State Government trial policies to building houses It is also an honour for Indian trying to sideline the 83-year old Dalai Lama, - 5  35-5 state-of-the-art amenities for pas- and Bus Station) and comprises of 16 of Madhya Pradesh on equal equity and construction of toilets, the women who have worshipped the tallest leader in the Tibetan Buddhism $6"   sengers, generate additional rev- Stations (14-elevated and 2-under- basis and partly as loan from Asian need for a clean environment has trees as gods.”Reuse and recycle” hierarchy. The Karmapa, who is an accused %"  $ enues and will be overall at least cost ground). The length of Bhadbhada Development Bank (ADB) and New been driving his government’s have always been a part of their in a money laundering case in India, has 3     neutral to Ministry of Railways to Ratnagiri Tiraha corridor is 12.88 Development Bank (NDB). programmes, Modi said. lives, the Prime Minister said. acquired a passport of Dominican Republic,  &  %+ #  &   considered to be a money laundering hub. "# -  % Interestingly, the travel restrictions put ear- "+ %  "  lier Karmapa were relaxed despite the -  # +"%  '    3)  ,       &*  Union Home Ministry having an advisor for  ++&   5; + & (B Tibetan affairs Amitabh Mathur, a former        Research and Analysis Wing officer. Mathur 3 @ $$(       was appointed for the job in October 2017 $  35 - for a period of three-year term which ended $6 )   New Delhi: The Supreme Court all States and UTs have filed their on September 23.   " >+ on Wednesday sought reports responses in two weeks. New Delhi: Noting that devotees’ sen- ourable Supreme Court,” RSS General a local temple tradition and faith to Currently, the Karmapa is allowed to 6'%+ (7 +   within two weeks from State Petitioner in-person advo- timents “cannot be ignored” while Secretary Suresh Bhayyaji Joshi said which sentiments of millions of devo- travel anywhere in India, except the + &  + (  Governments and Union cate Gaurav Bansal said that considering the Supreme Court ver- in a statement. tees, including women, are attached, Rumtek monastery in Sikkim but with prior   %+   Territories on the status of setting more than 15,000 people are dict allowing entry of women into the On September 28, the apex court the RSS underlined that these senti- permission from the Union Home Ministry. # " #   up rehabilitation homes for peo- forced to stay with the mentally Sabarimala temple, the RSS on threw open the doors of Sabarimala ments of the devotees cannot be The Cabinet Committee on Security, "-   & +  ple with mental illness. ill patients. Wednesday called upon all stake- temple in Kerala to girls and women ignored while considering the judge- headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, + & #   Ten States and a UT have filed He said that except for few, holders to come together and address of all age groups by lifting the ban on ment. has also decided to allot a piece of land to  % &  B their response on the compliance many States and UTs have not the issue availing “judicial options the entry of those between the age of “There is an obvious reaction to the Karmapa in Delhi to construct his of the Centre’s guidelines for set- complied with the order of July also”. 10 and 50, holding this centuries-old the same by the devotees, especially monastery. The CCS has decided to allot 35$33  ting up of rehabilitation homes for 10, 2017, in which they were The judgement of the Supreme Hindu religious practice is illegal and women, who are protesting against the six acres of land to the Karmapa in Delhi,  6$  persons living with mental illness asked to implement the guide- Court should be honoured, the unconstitutional. forceful breaking of the tradition,” possibly in the Dwarka area, officials said. $6 )  & (who have been cured, or who do lines prepared by Centre within Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) “While the Supreme Court Joshi said. Despite repeated assurances to the " ! + %" not need further hospitalisation, one year period. maintained. judgement should be respected, RSS The RSS, which has wide presence Indian officials, the Karmapa has ditched     + or who are homeless or are not The bench said it will take “The recent judgement on calls upon all the stakeholders, includ- in the Left-ruled Kerala and has to return to India that granted him a refugee   & + + &  accepted by their families). up the matter for hearing imme- Sabarimala Devasthanam has evoked ing spiritual and community leaders, been at loggerheads with the ruling card. Karmapa is the singular Tibetan spir-      & &  A bench of Justices U U Lalit diately after three weeks and reactions all over the country. While to come together to analyse and CPI(M), termed the state govern- itual leader recognized by both the Dalai  "B and D Y Chandrachud which asked Bansal to prepare a chart we all respect the varied temple tra- address the issue availing judicial ment’s decision to implement the apex Lama and the Chinese government. He    #     issued fresh notice said that it will based on the replies filed by the ditions followed by devotees in Bharat, options also,” the RSS said. court’s order with immediate effect as heads the Kagyu sect of the Tibetan &   + " & go into the merits of the case after state. PTI we have to also honour the hon- Emphasising that it is an issue of unfortunate. PTI Buddhism.    +  + %    "- ++   " &  (.)"&91-718 Q    R*9:&  3 ""         637      + & R       )++  + 6 ) 7B  #         ; 5 /5 3   , 1  2  $ 5 ? 5 $6  &&         +    ' " ',  New Delhi: With Mayawati She accused the Congress  "   New Delhi: Minister of Railways through social media is continu- announcing to go alone, the of trying to “finish” the BSP, '+A3  Piyush Goyal has warned zonal rail- ously being received on daily basis. BJP on Wednesday took a dig saying the grand old party was 3   +  $   9      ways to stop data manipulation to MR (Minister of Railways) has at the Congress saying forging more interested in destroying  +   '+   + show improvement in punctuality, expressed his serious displeasure a coalition was not in its DNA her party than dislodging the &"  +" +B New Delhi: The Maharashtra Granting relief to Navlakha, 65, the indicating that punctuality figures and directed that the practice must and it only gives importance to BJP. L$  +    Government on Wednesday moved the high court also quashed the trial court’s provided by zones varied from stop forthwith. Please ensure strict the Gandhi family. BJP general secretary Ram   & " "B Supreme Court against the Delhi High transit remand order which he had chal- passengers’ feedback. compliance to avoid any unpleasant “With whom the Congress Madhav also took a dig at the  C' "', +" Court order allowing Gautam Navlakha, lenged before the matter was taken to the The national transporter had situation,” it said. allies is entirely their business, Opposition over its unity '3 C B  one of the five activists arrested in con- Supreme Court. released figures that showed 76 per Punctuality performance of but in light of concerns and efforts. % + +     nection with the Koregaon-Bhima case, The high court said Navlakha’s deten- cent trains were running on time, mail/express trains during the peri- pain of Mayawati, I can only “Mahagathbandhan (grand   +" +- ' to be freed from house arrest. tion had exceeded 24 hours which was as compared to an average 60 per od from September 17 to say that coalition is not a part alliance) in ‘progress’. First &"    & "   The Delhi High Court freed “untenable”. cent all through. September 23 showed that the of the Congress DNA. They AAP and now BSP calling the -M   %$% Navlakha from house arrest on Monday, The bench of Justices S Muralidhar In a letter to the zonal heads, Ranchi division in the South only give importance to the bluff. Mayawati says Congress !  "  & five weeks after he and four other rights and Vinod Goel, while setting aside the the Railway Board last week warned Eastern Railway had achieved 100 family,” Union Minister Ravi arrogant, a new revelation for ',O "  3 B activists were arrested in connection with August 28 order of the chief metropoli- against such fudging of data. per cent punctuality and 21 divi- Shankar Prasad told reporters. her, and declares no alliance in the Koregaon-Bhima violence in tan magistrate granting Navlakha tran- “Wrong feeding of sions had recorded punctuality of The BSP supremo Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan .5>  Maharashtra. sit remand, had said there was non-com- arrival/departure of trains at ter- 90 per cent and above during the announced that her party will too. Chhattisgarh already  $ A The plea challenging the order was pliance of basic provisions of the minals and interchange points con- period. contest Assembly elections in dumped,” he tweeted. $6"# ,  3 % filed in the apex court registry Constitution and the CrPC which were tinues to be adopted by zonal rail- This is a major improvement Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Mayawati has announced +"   Wednesday morning, Nishant mandatory in nature. ways and divisions falsify records to from the average 60 per cent punc- either on its own or in alliance that the BSP will tie up with Ajit  # +  ( & Katneshwar, counsel for the Maharashtra The bench also said the trial court improve punctuality. tuality being maintained just two with regional parties but not Jogi’s party for Chhattisgarh   " + government, told PTI. order was unsustainable in law. PTI “Feedback from general public months back. PTI with the Congress. Assembly polls. PNS 6 7 &   084        the eastern State. workers from Bengal, who Maharashtra. The joint massive izen of the country “We will in the coming elections. Chief Minister Nitish ?  + % '  !  8         "    )( Sources in the state BJP took training in Gujarat also rally of the MIM and Bharep have to pay back the debt of Dr Prakash Ambedkar, who Kumar addressing the well unit said that already 20 travelled various districts of Bahujan Vanchit Aghadi in Ambedkar by sending Prakash was a popular Dalit leader in attended Sammelan declared 1,224 crore in 2018-19. The 12.5 Musahar community is ‘Vistaraks’ have been trained at Gujarat and attended meetings Aurangabad on Tuesday sahab to the Parliament”, he Maharashtra, said that the suc- that no power on earth could per cent out of school children, found?” asked former MLA Gujarat BJP’s headquarters of different committees and evening was attended by an said. Owaisi vowed to work to cess of the Alliance would snatch the reservation benefit mostly dalits, have been brought Arun Manjhi. And he ‘Shri Kamalam’ recently. morchas. estimated half a million people get him elected to Parliament depend on how closely and enshrined in the Constitution to schools, several hundred new answered, because of death in Now senior BJP leaders They also studied respon- from across the State. the same way as Muslims of harmoniously both the which was authored by B R schools opened and over a lakh this community at earlier stage handpicked by BJP president sibilities given to page-presi- The combine show of Bengal had elected Dr BR Muslims and Dalits work Ambedkar. “There are a lot of teachers appointed for the edu- due to boozing habit. Amit Shah would camp at dents during elections. They strength marked the coming Ambedkar to the constituent together on the ground. “It is rumour mongering that the cational push to dalit children. Earlier Sammelan convenor Kolkata and other cities to were given knowledge of together of the weaker sections, Assembly of India. for you to strengthen it and reservation benefit would be “The neglected and and JD(U) national secretary impart micro management sys- Gujarat BJP’s operations right which were largely pushed to “Who gave us this consti- make it successful”, he said. taken off but this is only a false oppressed class will not remain Shyam Rajak highlighted the tem of campaigning during from booth level. the margins of the State politics tution? Not the Sanghi organi- The rally was preceded by propaganda by vested interest- so,” declared Nitish and asked works done by Nitish for the dalit the elections. They were given chance over the decades. zation (RSS), not the Nehru a daylong convention, which who have nothing to do and the society to remain united and society. He said he gave a sense “The training sessions for to meet top brass of BJP Addressing the rally MIM Gandhi family. The constitu- was attended by delegates from only to creae confusion,” he maintain communal harmony of honour and dignity to the class Bengal BJP leaders and work- including state president Jitu President and Member of tion was given to us by Dr several districts of Maharashtra. said without elaborating. at every cost for the larger by elevating their social status. ers would be part of the party’s Vaghani, secretary organisa- Parliament from Hyderabad Ambedkar”, he said amid the The leaders of Bahujan Vanchit The reservation policy, the interest of the society and the The CM, Rajak said, has made long term plan and not limit- tion Bhikhu Dalasania Asaduddin Owaisi said, “This is slogans of “Jai Bheem Jai Aghadi from districts said that CM added, was to help the mar- nation and development. He a practice to invite the senior dalit ed to upcoming Lok Sabha and others. an alliance of all the oppressed meem” signifying the Dalit- the Dalit would have to dispel ginalised sections and to bring also claimed that the total pro- villager to hoist flag on polls. BJP is making its base Meanwhile, Gujarat BJP and suppressed sections of the Muslim alliance. the impression that any upper them in mainstream and this hibition enforced by his Independence and Republic broad in the state and the workers from Saurashtra region society”. He gave a call to the He recalled how the Dalits caste party can buy the over by policy could not be amended or Government was bearing pos- Days very year in a remote vil- party is also eying to win 2021 and northern parts of the State supporters of both the organi- were subjected to inhuman offering them a little money or diluted. “The country cannot itive results in the society par- lage. This was the second dalit assembly polls there,” said a to support their counterparts in sations to work tirelessly to treatment and the practice of a liquor bottle. prosper with the prosperity of ticularly the dalits and mahadal- conference, the first being at Barh senior BJP leader. poll bound Rajasthan. Trained ensure that Prakash Ambedkar untouchability before the con- The alliance and the rally a handful of people,” he said. its where boozing was part of a couple of days back, and the Amit Thaker, senior BJP party workers from central was sent to Parliament in the stitution came into effect. mark major step forward for the Nitish said when he came to their culture and civilisation and brain behind the organisation is leader and former national and south Gujarat would visit next elections. “Prakash sahab is “Who are the people who MIM in Maharashtra where it power in 2005 the budget for the the men were dying at lesser age. JD(U) top leader RCP Singh who president of BJP Yuva Morcha, Madhya Pradesh where assem- our elder brother. He is the are suffering the worst dis- had won 2 assembly seats in 2015 scheduled cases was only 12.5 “Do you know why no has planned to hold such con- the youth wing of the saffron bly polls would be held during grand son of the architect of crimination even today. Dalits and has presence in several civic crore which has jumped to man with grey hairs in ferences across the State. party has been appointed as the the current year. Indian constitution Dr Baba and Muslims have the same bodies of the State. (1'18'.; .*  '      #&     1;/<1"8'              )  !   6      : The ruling BJP on     Wednesday swept the bypolls for the vacant seats in different 3B G ! Murthy’s death has come        Panchayati Raj Institutions, even before the TDP could bagging 113 Gram Panchayat veteran Telugu Desam Party recover from the shock the seats, officials said. Aleader, member of Andhra death of another senior party The Bharatiya Janata Pradesh legislative council and leader N Harikrishna in a road Party's ally Indigenous People's former Member of Parliament accident in Nalgonda district Front of (IPFT) from Visakhapatnam MVVS near Hyderabad recently. secured nine seats in Gram Murthy was killed in a road acci- The latest in the series of Panchayats, Tripura State dent in the United States of many such tragedies hitting the Election Commission (TSEC) America on Tuesday. TDP men has left the party officials said. According to his family cadres wondering whether the The opposition Communist members in Visakhapatnam 76 party was hit by any curse. Party of India-Marxist (CPI- years old Murthy, who had The long list of party lead- M) and the Congress won four founded the renowned deemed ers who fell victim to the road seats each. university “Gitam” died when the accidents include former The BJP also won five Panchayat car he was travelling in collided Parliamentary party leader K Samiti seats while the CPI-M with a truck in Alaska. Murthy, $   )!   Yerran Naidu who was killed on managed only two seats. The by- also famous as “Gitam Murthy”    November 2, 2012 in when he elections to 3,386 seats — 3,207   ')"/   and Gold Spot Murthy for suc- was returning to his hometown Gram Panchayat seats, 161 ) !F) (!    ) $ cessfully marketing the soft drink twice in 1991 and 1999. Srikaulam from Visakhapatnam.    + +            Panchayat Samiti seats and 18    '  of that brand, was in the USA to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister His car was hit by a truck.           #     Zilla Parishad seats — were The Kerala Government has address an Alumni meet of the N Chandrababu Naidu He was one of the politburo            scheduled for September 30, told fishermen not to venture   $    university he founded. expressing deep grief and dis- members of the party. but polling was held in only 130 into the sea after October 5   Murthy and three others tress over the death of senior TDP general secretary and )    Her desperate husband made Gram Panchayat and seven following warning of a   1  died when they were on their party leader directed the State former MP Lal Jan Basha, repeated calls for an ambulance Panchayat Samiti seats in 11 cyclone by India =$   way from Alaska to visit Government officials based in another key leader of the party to take her to hospital but blocks as over 96 per cent of the Meterological Department, %     Anchorage wildlife sanctuary. New Delhi to make necessary died on August 15, 2013 while 3B G ! could not get any help, as there seats were won by the BJP can- Chief Minister Pinarayi Others who died in the acci- arrangements to bring the body going from Hyderabad to his was no navigable road linking didates unopposed. Vijayan said on Wednesday.      dent include V of Murthy for funeral with hometown Guntur. n a shocking incident a the village to outside world. These seats fell vacant fol- The Government is mak- 1  3$ % Basavapunnaiah, V State honors. MVVS Murthy His vehicle overturned Ifarmer had to carry his dying Finally the husband carried lowing large-scale resignations ing arrangements to inform "    Shivaprasad, VBR Choudhary. was with the TDP since its for- near Narkatpally in Nalgonda wife on his shoulder for three Pushpa on his shoulder and of elected representatives of the people in the coastal areas of    Telugu Association of mation by the film star turned district and he died on the spot. kms and also wade through a walked and also waded Left and other parties after the the state, he said. North America president Satish politician NT Rama Rao. It was in the same district river to take her to a through a river to reach the BJP-led coalition came to "The IMD has sounded a eventuality as landslides can Vemana said that all the four A successful businessman that another politburo of the Government hospital. But all spot where a vehicle was power in Tripura in March. red alert in Idukki, Palakkad be expected, said Vijayan. bodies were shifted to Alaska Murthy turned to education TDP N Harikrishna died on his frantic efforts went in vain arranged. But by the time she Some of the three-tier and Thrissur districts, as very "In view of the forecast, it's State Medical Examination when he founded Gandhi August 29 last when his vehi- and she was declared dead on was taken to Government pri- Panchayat seats were lying vacant heavy rains have been pre- better to avoid travel at night, Centre for postmortem. Institute of Technology and cle over turned after hitting reaching the rural hospital. mary health centre at Narnoor also due to the death of the elect- dicted on October 7, while especially in the hilly areas. Another person who was Management and worked hard divider at a very high speed. According to the police 30 she had breathed her last. ed representatives. Almost all several parts of the State are Starting Friday, travel towards injured in the accident was also to take it to new heights. The He was on his way to attend a year old Pushpa Rathod, a debt The heartrending tragedy parties, including the BJP's junior likely to get heavy rains on Munnar should be avoided until admitted to hospital. Institute was recognized by wedding. He was son of party ridden tenant farmer attempted took place just 300 kms away partner IPFT, had been demand- October 5," the Chief Minister further orders. Also, those living The news of his death sent the Government of India as a founder NT Rama Rao and suicide by consuming pesticide from the State Capital ing rescheduling of the told media here. along the banks of lakes and waves of shock in deemed university. brother in law of Chief after her cotton crop was Hyderabad, one of the fastest September 30 Panchayat elec- District authorities have rivers should not go out for fish- Visakhapatanam from where Another addition to a Minister N Chandrababu destroyed by the recent rains. growing and one of the most tions to ensure the participation been asked to be ready for any ing," said Vijayan. he was elected to Lok Sabha long list Naidu. Her husband Ram Rathod said developed city in India. This has of all parties following large-scale that they had borrowed a loan of come close on the heel of anoth- violence during electioneering. 1,00,000 from bank and private er incident in neighboring The Opposition CPI-M- 5   moneylenders to grow the crop Andhra Pradesh where a tribal led Left Front, the Congress >P '  3(   %       but his wife went into depression woman had to deliver in the and the IPFT, a tribal-based  when the crop was destroyed by open forest area while she was party, had separately urged the the heavy rains recently. being taken by the local people State EC to reschedule the ? 5  5?  3! tigated by the Police. )%;   lenge", said Praveen Sood,  +   A resident of remote on a makeshift palanquin. election process as they claimed Foundation      Director General of Police, 5   3 )

Umbri village of Adilabad dis- The video of the incident that "massive violence pre- n a major initiative to com- Chairperson Sudha Murty said "  )'- CID, Karnataka. trict, Pushpa consumed pesti- made by a tribal youth had vented their nominees from fil- Ibat cyber crimes, Karnataka CCITR is a project for the pre- “DSCI continues its com- cide on Tuesday to end her life. gone viral on social media. ing papers. IANS Government has roped in sent and the future, aiming to  5 %    mitment to build the capacity even Myanmar national who , the phil- build the state-of-the-art facil-  % $  of law enforcement in handling Shad been in a detention anthropic arm of Infosys, on ities to tackle cyber and foren-    &%& cybercrimes through our Cyber camp for over last five years Tuesday and signed a sic crimes in Karnataka. & %    Forensics initiative. The would be deported to the neigh- Memorandum of "Once operational, it will     Cybercrime investigation man- bouring country on Thursday. Understanding (MoU) with be a proud milestone for CID uals developed by DSCI are act- Aditional Director General the Karnataka Criminal and DSCI to curb misuse and %    ing as reference material for the of Police (Border) Bhaskar Jyoti Investigation Department unethical use of technology to 9  police, prosecution and judi- Mahanta said this today while (CID) and Data Security create distress and uneasi- ciary in handling cybercrimes. adding that all the seven Council of India (DSCI) for ness for fellow beings, "she investment for hardware, soft- DSCI is pleased to partner Myanmarese nationals would be setting up the Centre for said. “The CCITR is a project ware and working capital with Infosys Foundation in deported through the Moreh Cybercrime Investigation for the present and the future; requirements for conducting scaling up the capacity build- International border in Manipur. Training & Research (CCITR) aiming to build state of the art training programs, conferences ing efforts and setting up the “They were lodged in .As part of this MoU, the facilities to tackle cyber and and digital forensic analysis, Centre for Cybercrime Silchar detention camp. We Infosys Foundation will sup- forensic crimes in Karnataka. Technological infrastructure Investigation Training and have sent them to Moreh today port the establishment of the Infosys Foundation is proud by providing specialized tools Research at CID Headquarters after their travel documents Centre that will house the to contribute to this project. and incurring relevant licens- which would enhance the have arrived. They would be CCITR through a public-pri- Once operational, it will be a ing costs, Upgradation of the investigation capabilities of deported tomorrow morning vate-partnership model. proud milestone for the CID existing cyber lab for a period Karnataka State Police,” said in presence of officials of both The CCITR aims to train and the DSCI to curb misuse of five years. Rama Vedashree, CEO, Data the countries,” said Mahanta. police, prosecution, judiciary and unethical use of technol- “Cyberspace has turned Security Council of India. It may be mentioned here and other departments in han- ogy to create distress and out to be the world’s largest Deputy Chief Minister and that several foreign nationals dling technology investigations uneasiness for fellow beings, ungoverned space demolishing Home minister G including Bangladeshi, and create standard operating she added.” all geographical boundaries. Parameshwara, stressed the Myanmerese and Paksitanis procedures (SOPs) in cyber- Under the MoU, the Crimes using cyberspace will need for such a lab to detect are languishing in different crime investigations. The cen- Infosys Foundation will sup- be the biggest organised crime crimes in an effective and jails and detention camps in ter will also be used to perform port the setup cost and associ- in the times to come. Law quick manner. The required Assam. They were arrested research in digital forensics ated facility management and enforcement agencies need to training for the personnel from different places at vari- and cybercrime investigation operational costs, including proactively get equipped in would be ensured by inviting ous times for entering the                %   ' O  @3          that will improve the prosecu- maintenance of equipment and terms of hardware, software cyber experts from other coun- country without valid docu- "    )( tion of cybercrime cases inves- their fittings, the capital and expertise to face this chal- tries, he said. ments and overstaying.   ()  ( *+ ,-./  =

 8 .   &!(6  9  <  & ) )   577  3    8 *    +    ) conduct the investigation and    the Department will leave no   A1  Mumbai: The Unit 3 of onsidering the “gravity” of stone unturned to unearth Rajasthan Atomic Power Station Cthe Nagerbazar explosion the reason behind the blast,”    5   bearing the new branch’s (RAPS-3) on Wednesday set a that on Tuesday rocked a con- the officer said remaining IFCS/MICR Codes. new record of continuous oper- gested residential area of South noncommittal about discovery oon after the Bahujan      he loan scam-hit Bank of Simultaneously, the BoM ation of 766 days, by surpassing Dum Dum Municipality in of any clue. SSamaj Party dumped the TMaharashtra (BoM) has cautioned that since the old the earlier record of 765 days set northern suburbs of Kolkata A local 7-year-old boy died Congress and announced to announced a closure of 51 IFSC/MICR Codes have been by the Unit-5 of RAPS-5 in 2014. killing a child dead and leaving on Tuesday morning when a 4- contest the Madhya Pradesh branches across the country as spiked and shall be discontin- Another NPCIL reactor — at least 10 people battling for kg socket bomb resembling a and Rajasthan assembly polls    8  part of a cost-cutting measure. ued permanently from Dec. 31 the 220 mw Unit -1 of Kaiga their lives the State Home directional mine exploded alone, Samajwadi Party chief The BoM, which was in the this year, henceforth customers Generating Systems (KGS-1) Department on Wednesday severely injuring about 10 peo- Akhilesh Yadav gave a pep talk Lucknow: Following in the alliance only for UP will look news for the wrong reasons in should conduct all their bank- — has been operating continu- entrusted the Criminal ple. "It was a socket bomb to the Congress, asking it to be footsteps of Bahujan Samaj absurd,” SP general secretary June this year after its CMD ing transactions only with the ously for 873 days. “Our reac- Investigation Department to explosion,' officials said adding large hearted and inclusive Party, Samajwadi Party has also Kiranmoy Nanda said. Ravindra Marathe, his prede- new IFSC/MICR Codes. tors reactors have demonstrat- investigate into the matter. “a socket bomb is an impro- for carrying along all like- set terms for an alliance with The SP wants to spread its cessor Sushil Muhnot and four It may be recalled that nine ed continuous operation of The CID sources said a suo vised explosive device which minded parties. Congress in Uttar Pradesh for wings in the three Hindi- others in connection with the days after they were arrested in more than a year 28 years so far,” motu case had already been may have exploded due to “Congress was delaying the 2019 Lok Sabha election. speaking States of Madhya 2,043 crore DSK group scam connection with the 2,043 a NPCIL spokesperson said. registered against unknown pressure.” the issue of alliance for assem- The SP has conveyed to the Pradesh, Rajasthan and case, has begun to tighten its crore DSK group scam, the “The consistent, safe and persons for causing death and “It is not only about the bly polls in MP, Rajasthan and Congress that any electoral Chhattisgarh where assembly belt fiscally. BoM had on June 29 this year reliable of reactors for long destruction. boy who died yesterday. Chhattisgarh with like-minded alliance will be meaningful elections are due next month. Through an advertisement divested its Managing Director period s bears testimony to the “We are looking into all About 5 more people are in a parties. This was creating con- only if it is for three poll-bound Akhilesh has toured published in a Marathi news- and CEO Ravindra P. Marathe maturity achieved in nuclear possible angles,” a CID official very very serious condition fusion among smaller parties. States and Uttar Pradesh. Three Madhya Pradesh several times paper on Monday, the Pune- and its Executive Director R K power technology,” the said refusing to dwell on who with some of them getting It is the duty of the Congress to States, Rajasthan, Madhya in the last couple of months, headquartered BoM stated that Gupta “of all the functional spokesperson said. prompted the ground zero to their abdomen blown off lit- act as an elder brother in the Pradesh and Chhattisgarh will including a recent one to it had either closed or merged responsibilities of the bank According to the be cleaned up even before the erally,” a senior doctor said alliance but they seem to have go to polls in November. Shahdole district of MP. 51 branches across the country with immediate effect”. spokesperson, the experts in the probe team could arrive at the from RG Kar medical College other priorities,” Akhilesh A senior SP leader said Earlier, the BSP, too, demand- and by December 31,2018, it Simultaneously the BoM Operation Safety Review Team spot. “We have been asked to Hospital said. Yadav said in a statement issued that the party cadre wanted ed a pan-India pact with the would annul the IFSC and entrusted A C Raut, Executive (OSART) of the International in Lucknow on Wednesday. seats from the Congress in Congress as the two sides MICR codes of these branches. Director of the Bank with all Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), The SP president said that poll-bound Rajasthan, Madhya were negotiating alliance in According to informed the functional responsibilities following the peer review of due to the delay in the Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in poll-bound States. sources in the bank, all the 51 as the Managing Director and RAPS 3 and 4had stated: “Open 6  ; announcement of alliance, exchange for a pact in UP, BSP chief Mayawati even- branches are in urban centres CEO and other Executive Communication, enthusiasm, other parties were announcing where the SP already has an tually picked Ajit Jogi’s Janata and have been identified for Director of the bank. motivation and sense of own- their candidates. alliance with the Bahujan Congress over the Congress in the action as they were The reshuffle in the upper ership were observed at all lev- The SP chief defended the Samaj Party. Chhattisgarh, and announced declared unviable and incur- echelons of the BoM had come els during the OSART Mission. ,22     BSP saying, “A deliberate lie is “After fighting against each candidates for 22 seats in ring huge losses. after the Economic Offences These attributes have cultivated being spread that the BSP chief other in these States, an Madhya Pradesh. PNS While the BoM is in the Wing (EOW) of the Pune police an environment of safety culture is under pressure from Central process of cancelling IFSC and had on June 20 arrested at RAPS 3 & 4”. Currently, Kolkata: Fires do not seem to Apart from the firefighters Government or Central inves- slammed the Bharatiya Janata Lalitpur sub-divisional magis- MICR codes of these all the Marathe, Gupta, BoM’s former NPCIL has 22 nuclear reactors leave Kolkata. About 400 and the police, West Bengal’s tigation agencies. At the same Party Governments at the trate shot himself as he was Savings, Current and other Managing Director and CEO with a capacity of 6780 MW in patients admitted in Asia’s old- disaster management authori- time, I must say that the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh for under immense pressure. bank accounts have been trans- Sushil Muhnot and three others operation and eight reactors est Calcutta medical College ty officials have also reached Congress too is a good politi- ignoring the plight of farmers. “Governance in UP has ferred to the branches with in connection with the 2,043 with a capacity of 6,200 MW are and Hospital had a providen- the medical college. cal outfit.” “When farmers raise their slipped from bad to worse. The which these have been merged. crore DSK group scam case. under construction. “Work has tial escape when the cardiolo- There was chaos and panic Akhilesh Yadav has been voice for genuine demands, situation is such that now if The BoM has, meanwhile, The bank executives and been initiated on 12 reactors gy and intensive care units of after the fire broke out. Many visiting MP frequently and they are ‘honoured’ with lath- anyone travelling in a car does directed all customers to officials have been charged with total capacity of 9,000 the hospital caught fire on patients had to be taken out of addressing public meetings is by the BJP Government,” he not stop, then he/she may be deposit their cheque-books with advancing huge sums of MW—for which administra- Wednesday morning. the building in stretchers and there, and has asked the party’s commented. shot,” Akhilesh said, referring issued from the closed branch- loans to the fraud-accused tive approval and financial sanc- The fire that broke out in even bed sheets with their state leadership to select can- Reacting to the recent sui- to the murder of Apple execu- es with the old IFSC/MICR developer Kulkarni and his tion have been accorded by the the pharmacy nearly consumed saline drips. A large number of didates for the assembly polls. cide by officers in the BJP rule tive Vivek Tiwari by two con- Codes by Nov. 30, and collect companies in alleged violation Government," the spokesman the patients but for the instant patients were shifted to neigh- Meanwhile, Akhilesh in UP, the SP chief said that stables in Lucknow. their payment instruments of banking norms. added. TN RAGHUNATHA measures taken by the staff, boring medical colleges includ- doctors and the patients’ rela- ing RG Kar and NRS Medical tives who carried out the res- College and Hospital. cue work literally carrying ITU Sources said one patient  (> % 5  >09   patients rapped in bed sheets or died of asphyxiation though the simply by hand. hospital staff would not provide  ?$  * didates are resorting to raking belonging to Jammu region Chief Ravinder Raina is He said if you people will ers to remain vigilant and not “We could not see any fire the reason of the death. up emotive issues to pin down and its poor performance in the addressing election meetings in repeat the same mistake these to treat these elections as rou- but smoke billowed out asphyx- This is the second fire in a s the campaign in the ongo- their nearest rivals. State Government. support of party candidates he 1 lakh Bangladeshi's will mul- tine elections. He said these iating the patients about 400 in fortnight the first one destroy- Aing Municipal polls in Instead of debating their To defeat Congress at any is raking up the issue of con- tiply in to 5 lakh and in next 10 illegal immigrants were allowed number and it took great effort ing the 150-year-old Bagri mar- Jammu & Kashmir is reaching own report card before the cost in the municipal polls the gress party's stand on terrorism. years local people from Jammu to encroach upon State/forest to bring them out in a matter ket, Asia’s one of the largest its crescendo, the common electorate the State BJP leader- BJP has gone to the extent of Addressing series of meet- would be forced to run away land on the outskirts of Jammu of minutes,” a security staff said whole-sale facilities. A few years issues of 'aam admi' hovering ship is still relying on the telling the voters in municipal ing in Jammu west Ravinder from Jammu to settle at any and these parties remained adding the fire brigade broke ago a similar fire at Kolkata’s around 'bijli', 'sadak' and 'pani' charisma of Prime Minister wards, "every single vote in Raina told voters, "when con- other place. He cautioned vot- mum and mute spectator. open a side wall and allowed AMRI Hospital choked to death have taken a back seat while slug Narendra Modi to bail them support of the Congress party gress party leaders issue a state- the smoke to billow out. about 90 patients. PNS fest between Congress and BJP out. On the other hand the will be a vote in favour of ment cadre of Lashkar-e- and other issues of national pol- opposition parties including Pakistan, and terrorist outfits Toiba, Hizbul Mujahideen, itics have taken centre stage. the Congress and Panthers like Lashkar-e- Toiba and Jaish- Jaish-e- Mohammad, Taliban, Almost all the parties in the party are cornering the BJP over e- Mohammad". and Hurriyat acknowledge it fray barring independent can- ignoring the plight of people Every where State BJP with loud clapping". In these election meetings Raina is frequently posing a direct question before the elec- torate" how can you support a party which is busy abusing jawans of the Indian army"? Insiders in the party claim that the State BJP Chief has adopted this approach in the final leg of the campaigning. "They have realised now that the Congress party candidates and party rebel candidates are throwing tough challenge to the BJP candidates on ground zero that is why they have start- ed raising national issues of politics at the level of munici- pal polls to defeat them". More than 40 rebel BJP candidates in the fray are receiving good response from the masses as they remained in direct contact unless para- chuted party workers and those who chose back door entry to join the fray at the last minute. Cornered by angry voters on ground zero BJP is also rais- ing the issue of settlement of Rohingyas and over 1 lakh Bangladeshi nationals in Jammu. Karan Sat Sharma, BJYM leader and son of former State BJP Chief Sat Sharma in his campaign meetings exposing the role of the Congress and National conference in allow- ing Rohingyas to settle down in Jammu. He told voters, "between 2008 and 2014 both National Conference and Congress facil- itated illegal settlement of one lakh Bangladeshi's in Jammu. (  COMMENT & ANALYSIS (     ()  ( *+ ,-./   ()  ( *+ ,-./ 

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They have reoriented role as the source of revenue and Barcelona in Europe are enue now comes from property Right strategy would be to create    ;               -  "  # %  - $ &  +" &  %+A ism. Globally, there has been no striking appli- and economic relations. Marxism is one such macy of the principles of truth and non-vio- the working of minor ports in perform a key role in ensuring developing themselves as region- and facility leasing. economic epicentres around the  +"  + #  ( 3" K "  #   3' 8   -   /1  +1             cation of Gandhian precepts and methods of ideology with its concept of the proletarian lence. The effort should be to formulate a strat- development and diversified the lasting economic growth of a port al logistics centres. The Port of Olympia has also minor ports with world-class            !      ( revolution; as are the various nationalist ide- egy for achieving all this by October 2 next year and its hinterland. 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Sentiment On the other hand, Yes sidiaries amid concerns over its subsidiaries, associates and account deficit. to open a special window for oil for equity has turned tepid Bank continued its recovery hares of IL&FS group com- financial irregularities, accord- joint ventures projected a pic- The domestic currency marketing companies which he BSE benchmark Sensex given heightened volatility in for the second straight session Spanies continued to remain ing to a senior official. ture through highly exaggerat- closed at a record low of 73.34, affected market sentiments, Tplunged over 550 points on the domestic and global finan- and emerged top gainer in the in huge demand on In a rare move, the ed depiction of non-current down by 43 paise or 0.59 per VK Sharma, Head Private Wednesday to slip below the cial markets,” he added. Sensex kitty by surging 5.79 per Wednesday, surging up to 20 Government has superseded assets in the form of intangible cent at the interbank foreign Client Group & Capital Market 36,000-mark on heavy selling According to market ana- cent, followed by Vedanta rising per cent. the board of IL&FS on Monday assets amounting to over exchange here. Strategy at HDFC Securities. in IT, auto and telecom stocks, lysts, the outcome of RBI mon- 3.09 per cent, Coal India 1.60 The scrip of IL&FS against the backdrop of debt 20,000 crore,” it had said. In the day trade, the rupee Stocks also fell by more after the rupee collapsed to a etary policy, which is scheduled per cent, ONGC 1.45 per cent Engineering and Construction defaults by some of its group According to the ministry, crashed to its all-time low of than 1.5 per cent due to the new life-time low amid surging Friday, will provide further and Bajaj Auto 0.16 per cent. Company zoomed 19.79 per entities that triggered fears of there have also been serious 73.42 per dollar as crude oil rupee falling to record low crude oil prices. direction to the markets. Among sectoral indices, cent, IL&FS Transportation liquidity crunch. complaints on some of the prices breached the $85 per levels. The benchmark BSE After a weak start, The BSE The three-day RBI policy the BSE auto index emerged Networks surged 19.29 per The corporate affairs min- companies for which an SFIO barrel mark, leading to huge Sensex plunged by 550 points 30-share barometer plummet- review began Wednesday, and the worst performer by declin- cent and IL&FS Investment istry, on whose petition the investigation has been ordered. outflows of cash. or 1.51 per cent while the ed below the 36,000-mark to the Monetary Policy ing 2.90 per cent, followed by Managers soared 9.91 per cent National Company Law Among other factors, the Investors remained con- broader Nifty tanked 150 hit a low of 35,911.82, finally Committee (MPC) is expected teck shedding 2.38 per cent, IT on BSE. Tribunal (NCLT) allowed super- ministry said that due to exces- cerned over sustained foreign points or 1.38 per cent. settling 550.51 points, or 1.51 to go for a 25 basis points hike. 2.23 per cent, bankex 1.54 per Shares of IL&FS group seding IL&FS board on Monday, sive leveraging, there was capital outflows and soaring The rupee opened lower at per cent, down at 35,975.63. The rupee breached the 73- cent, FMCG 1.17 per cent, companies had surged up to 20 has ordered the SFIO probe. “deep-rooted mismatch in the crude oil prices, analysts said. 73.26 per dollar due to high The gauge had gained 299 mark for the first time to hit an consumer durables 0.83 per per cent Monday also. The official said the Serious debt-equity ratio”. After breaching the US 85 crude oil prices against the last points in the previous session all-time low of 73.41 (intra- cent, power 0.48 per cent and In a rare move, the Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) “The high debt stress was per barrel level, the benchmark close of 72.91 per dollar. The Monday after the Reserve Bank day) against the US dollar. healthcare 0.38 per cent. Government superseded the has started the probe into affairs clearly visible in the company Brent crude stayed near four- currency pared some losses to of India (RBI) announced mea- Meanwhile, Brent crude While, metal, oil and gas, board of IL&FS on Monday of IL&FS and its subsidiaries. and its main subsidiaries for the year high levels at $84.86 per touch a high of 72.90 per dol- sures to shore up liquidity. oil near $85 a barrel. PSU and capital goods indices against the backdrop of debt The agency has started gath- last so many years, but was barrel. lar on market speculation that The NSE Nifty, too, stayed in In the Sensex pack, M&M managed to end in the positive defaults by some of its group ering information and once the camouflaged by misrepresen- According to the provi- RBI may open special dollar the negative terrain through the was the biggest loser, tum- zone, rising up to 1.74 per cent. entities that triggered fears of hypothesis is ready, then a deci- tation of facts. Besides, the fact sional exchange data, foreign window for oil companies. session and hit a low of 10,843.75, bling by 6.66 per cent, followed In the broader markets, liquidity crunch. sion would be taken into what all that the company continued to investors withdrew 1,550 However, without any clear finally ending 150.05 points, or by TCS dropping 4.14 per cent. the mid-cap index fell by 1.47 As per its latest balance specific aspects need to be inves- pay dividends and huge man- crore on a net basis from cap- signals from the central bank, 1.36 per cent, lower at 10,858.25. Other laggards include per cent, while small-cap index sheet, IL&FS Group has infra- tigated, the official added. agerial pay-outs regardless of ital markets on Wednesday. the rupee crashed to all-time Market cracked as rupee Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti shed 0.40 per cent.Domestic structure and financial assets IL&FS had 24 direct and looming liquidity crisis...,” the Rising US interest rates lows before settling at 73.34. hit a new low due to increase Suzuki, Kotak Bank, Infosys, markets were closed on Tuesday exceeding 1,15,000 crore and 135 indirect subsidiaries in release had said. and bond yields have encour- Meanwhile, the FBIL set in oil prices and concern over Bharti Airtel, Hero MotoCorp, on account of Gandhi Jayanti. is facing tremendous debt 2017-18. In a release issued on During financial year 2017- aged investors to pull out funds the reference rate for the dol- balance of payment, said Vinod Reliance Industries, Asian Meanwhile, foreign funds pressure and struggling to ser- Monday, the ministry said the 18, IL&FS had 169 group com- from emerging markets to lar at 73.02 per dollar. The ref- Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Paint, PowerGrid, HUL, Wipro, sold shares worth a net of vice around 91,000 crore in decision to supersede the board panies. Out of them, 24 were pocket better returns, analysts erence rate for euro was fixed Financial Services. Sun Pharma, SBI, NTPC, Tata 1,842 crore, while domestic debt. was taken after considering a direct subsidiaries, 135 indirect said. at 84.57 against 84.37 previ- “Despite Government’s Motors, ITC, Tata Steel, institutional investors bought Meanwhile, the BSE 30- report from its Regional subsidiaries, 6 joint ventures and “The rupee has made a ously and for the British pound plan to cut borrowing in IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, equities worth 1,805 crore share barometer plummeted Director, Mumbai, that “clear- 4 companies were associate com- new record low today on the at 94.98 against 94.88 on H2FY19, yields continued to Adani Ports, and L&T, falling Monday, provisional data 550.51 points or 1.51 per cent ly brought out serious corpo- panies, the ministry’s petition back of consistent rise in the October 1. increase due to rate hike expec- up to 3.91 per cent. showed. to end at 35,975.63. rate-related deficiencies in the filed before the NCLT had said.

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(     1#E1 ' the worst performer by declin- B Chemicals and ommerce and Industry MSME, Agriculture, Animal In the meeting, Commerce he BSE benchmark ing 2.90%, followed by teck JPharmaceuticals on CMinister Suresh Prabhu Husbandry and Defence Secretary Anup Wadhawan, Sensex plunged over 550 New Delhi (PTI): Investor wealth eroded by 1.71 lakh shedding 2.38%, IT 2.23%, Wednesday said its buyback has asked various ministries Production. informed the participants that Tpoints on Wednesday to crore Wednesday in tandem with a weak broader market where bankex 1.54%, FMCG 1.17%, offer worth up to 130 crore for such as textiles, MSME and “He urged the ministries to comprehensive efforts were slip below the 36,000-mark on the BSE benchmark Sensex plunged over 550 points. consumer durables 0.83%, over 33.33 lakh shares would chemicals to explore export work on tapping the opportu- being made for promoting heavy selling in IT, auto and Led by the sharp loss in the equity market, the market cap- power 0.48% and healthcare open on October 10. opportunities in South Asia nities with countries in this exports of merchandise and telecom stocks, after the rupee italisation of the BSE-listed companies plunged 1,71,287.84 0.38%. The company has offered with a view to promoting region, particularly in South services to improve and sta- collapsed to a new life-time low crore 1,43,71,351.05 crore. Metal, oil and gas, PSU and to buy back shares at a price of India’s outward shipments. Asia, as there is huge potential bilise the current account. amid surging crude oil prices. “Despite government’s decisive move about IL&FS, the mar- capital goods indices managed 390 per share, JB Chemicals The Commerce Ministry to increase India’s exports,” the He stated that specific short After a weak start, The BSE kets are under relentless pressure on the back of crude oil touch- to end in the positive zone, ris- and Pharmaceuticals said in a was focusing on nine sectors — ministry said in a statement. and long term goals, and terri- 30-share barometer plummet- ing multi-year highs and the rupee making fresh all-time lows. ing up to 1.74%. filing to BSE. “The buyback gems and jewellery, leather, The Minister also under- tory and commodity wise ed below the 36,000-mark to The precarious positioning of international macros is simply In the broader markets, the offer will open on October 10, textile and apparel, engineer- lined the need for exploring action points had been identi- hit a low of 35,911.82, finally not letting the pressure off the market. mid-cap index fell by 1.47%, 2018 and will close on October ing, electronics, chemicals and barter arrangements with spe- fied by the Commerce settling 550.51 points, or 1.51%, “The last-man-standing industries such as large cap autos while small-cap index shed 24,” it added. petrochemicals, pharma, agri cific countries as well as col- Department for export pro- down at 35,975.63. and IT have also started melting, almost leaving no place for 0.40%. The buyback of the shares and allied and marine prod- laborative exports in partner- motion. He also said that dis- The gauge had gained 299 markets to hide,” said Jagannadham Thunuguntla, senior vice- Domestic markets were is worth up to 130 crore ucts, an official statement said ship with other countries. cussions were on to provide points in the previous session president and head of research (wealth), at Centrum Broking. closed on Tuesday on account excluding costs such as fees, on Wednesday. Prabhu asked the line min- priority sector status to export on Monday after the Reserve of Gandhi Jayanti. brokerage, securities transac- The minister held a review istries to adhere to India’s credit to enhance the volume of Bank of India announced mea- markets,” he added. TCS dropping 4.14%. Meanwhile, foreign funds tion tax, goods and services tax, meeting of the Sectoral Export WTO commitments while credit and for enhancement of sures to shore up liquidity. According to market ana- Other laggards include sold shares worth a net of stamp duty etc, it said. Promotion Strategy last week. designing their export promo- allocation for interest subven- The NSE Nifty, too, stayed lysts, the outcome of RBI mon- Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti 1,842 crore, while domestic Shares of JB Chemicals The meeting was attended by tion policies. tion scheme and for SEIS and in the negative terrain through etary policy, which is sched- Suzuki, Kotak Bank, Infosys, institutional investors bought and Pharmaceuticals today Commerce Secretary, DG The Commerce Minister MEIS. the session and hit a low of uled Friday, will provide fur- Bharti Airtel, Hero MotoCorp, equities worth 1,805 crore closed at 299.10 per scrip on Foreign Trade, Secretaries of further said that industries Exports are up by 16.13 per 10,843.75, finally ending 150.05 ther direction to the markets. Reliance Industries, Asian Monday, provisional data BSE, up 2.41 per cent from its Textiles and Chemicals and which were relocating from cent to USD 136.10 billion in points, or 1.36%, lower at The three-day RBI policy Paint, PowerGrid, HUL, Wipro, showed. previous close. Petrochemicals, other senior China on account of rising April–August 2018-19. 10,858.25. review began on Wednesday, Sun Pharma, SBI, NTPC, Tata Mixed trend at other Asian Market cracked as rupee and the Monetary Policy Motors, ITC, Tata Steel, and European markets on weak hit a new low due to increase Committee (MPC) is expect- IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, global cues also accelerated in oil prices and concern over ed to go for a 25 basis points Adani Ports, and L&T, falling selling activity on bourses here, &           ( balance of payment, said Vinod hike. up to 3.91%. traders said. Nair, head of research at Geojit The rupee breached the On the other hand, Yes Asian stocks ended mixed New Delhi (PTI): Tightening the by businesses to transport goods worth over ple trips on the basis of same e-way bill. The Financial Services. 73-mark for the first time to Bank continued its recovery for with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng norms for issuance of e-way bill, the GST 50,000 both within and outside a state. So validity of the e-way bill is one day if the “Despite government’s hit an all-time low of 73.41 the second straight session and falling 0.13%, while Japan’s Network has made it mandatory for busi- far, businesses and transporters are required distance to be covered is less than 100 km. plan to cut borrowing in (intra-day) against the US emerged top gainer in the Nikkei shedding 0.66%. Taiwan nesses and transporters to mention PIN to broadly mention the distance and place For every additional 100 kms or part there- H2FY19, yields continued to dollar. Sensex kitty by surging 5.79%, Index too fell 0.51%. codes of places of loading and unloading of loading and unloading of consignments of, the validity of the bill goes up by one day. increase due to rate hike expec- Meanwhile, Brent crude followed by Vedanta rising In the Eurozone, Paris of consignments. for generating e-way bill. Under the revised procedures for tation from RBI. Sentiment for oil neared USD 85 a barrel. 3.09%, Coal India 1.60%, CAC rose 0.44%, but Quoting of PIN codes, according to As the validity of the e-way bill depends obtaining e-way bill, the GSTN has intro- equity has turned tepid given In the Sensex pack, M&M ONGC 1.45% and Bajaj Auto Frankfurt’s DAX was down officials, will help in calculating the correct upon the distance mentioned by the busi- duced the facility of auto population of state heightened volatility in the was the biggest loser, tum- 0.16%. 0.42% in their late deals. distance and determine the validity of the nesses, it was feared that this could lead to name based on the PIN code entered at con- domestic and global financial bling by 6.66%, followed by Among sectoral indices, London’s FTSE up 0.38%. electronic way or e-way bill, which is used tax evasion by transporters making multi- signor or consignee addresses.

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Colombo: A mass grave with skeletal remains of around 151 people have been found in Sri Lanka’s former war zone where the government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels were engaged in a 30-year civil war, officials said on Wednesday. At least 14 of the skeletal remains found in the north- eastern district of Mannar were of children. The digging work at the old cooperative store site in Mannar was conducted for the 79th day Tuesday to estab- lish if it was a mass burial site. In March, the construction workers had found remains when the ground was dug to build a new construction. Excavations were on since March. The remains have been kept in a special room of the Mannar magistrate court and will be sent for carbon testing. Amid international com- plaints of large numbers of missing in Sri Lanka’s conflicts since the 1980, the office of missing persons was set up this year. Various probes set up from time to time since the 1990s have found that nearly 25,000 people are missing as a result of the armed conflicts. Mannar was occupied by the LTTE during Sri Lanka’s civil war between 1983 and 2009. PTI   ?+   ()  ( *+ ,-./

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But Parisians and  &+ City Hall officials also are expressing deep -  qualms about having so many visitors     directly in their midst, no longer large- # " %% ly corralled in hotels but instead living,     albeit temporarily, cheek-by-jowl with locals in properties rented online.   &     The backlash in Paris against intru-    sive, on-your-doorstep tourism hasn’t yet # B   reached the proportions of other heavi-  " #  ly visited cities. Venice and Barcelona,  &"  among other destinations, have seen (  & repeated protests. But concerns voiced in   top European destinations are often the  # same: That mass tourism and its online  %  platforms are hollowing cities out, driving didn’t start with Airbnb. But Airbnb is an   & away locals with higher prices, higher In 2012, Airbnb had 4,000 Paris-area accelerator of gentrification,” he said.   rents and sheer inconvenience. listings. That surged to more than 40,000 “The risk is that Paris becomes a city no Jacques Boutault, mayor of Paris’ cen- by 2015, when Airbnb CEO Brian longer lived in by inhabitants but solely $ #  tral second arrondissement, is among Chesky was welcomed at City Hall. by tourists or foreign investors.”  &"B those sounding the alarm. The rectangu- Three years on, Airbnb counts 65,000 list- In 2017, citizens of Venice and )   lar district he oversees, boxed in by some ings inside Paris alone. But relations with Barcelona had organised anti-tourism  &   of the city’s must-visit sites, including the City Hall have soured. marches. In 2016 alone, Spain, where the &"    Pompidou art museum, has experienced Paris Deputy Mayor Ian Brossat, in protests had begun, had seen 75.6 mil- a precipitous population decline as charge of housing, says the capital has lost lion tourists, including 17.8 million " &  +"A Airbnb has taken Paris by storm, with 20,000 homes in five years, “homes that from the UK. This had been the culmi- % K " more listings than any other city world- were lived in by Parisians but are now nation of years long price rise in prop-  -  - !, wide. populated by tourists. They are no longer erties because of companies like Airbnb '   " "B $ “The population is changing com- homes, they are clandestine hotels.” but the World Tourism Organisation   "%     pletely, from those who have been here “Airbnb has veered away from its other Paris residence they may have can't lic opinion, divorced from legal reality.” (UNWTO) had defended the tourism for years to one that is just passing original model,” he says. “We’ve gone be rented to tourists at all. It said renting out properties on Airbnb sector and called on authorities to make   # $%    through,” says Boutault, the district from a sharing economy to a type of But even with inspection teams helps Parisians “boost their income and sure that the growth was sustainable.  -M  !$B mayor since 2001. The second predatory economy, with professionals going door-to-door and fines for the most afford rising living costs in their commu- In India, the frenzy has not reached arrondissement has lost 3,000 inhabitants that bought homes, sometimes buildings, egregious violators, the rules remain nities, where housing capacity has failed to such heights and the company sees in the past four years, more than 10 per in bulk to transform them into cash scantily enforced. Brossat is now lobby- to meet demand for decades.” future growth in home-sharing than tem- cent of its total and many of them fam- machines. So our role is to restore some ing for a blanket ban on tourist rentals More pressure on Airbnb and simi- porary rentals. Currently, they are pre- ilies, he says. The district’s schools have order.” in central Paris, arguing that home own- lar sites is coming with a new housing law sent in 100 cities in the country with over O'  shut three classes as a result. To regulate the growth of Airbnb and ers in the first, second, third, and fourth about to get parliament’s final blessing. 35,000 properties. They have tie-ups with   $   “I don’t want to be the mayor of a similar platforms, Paris has since arrondissements — “those most impact- It opens the door for large fines to be the Maharashtra Tourism Development   & museum, that’s to say pretty walls where December required proprietors who list ed by the Airbnb phenomenon,” he says levied against sites that host properties Corporation and the North East Tourism %   people spend a bit of time and then leave,” online to register. Parisians are only — should still be allowed to rent out spare not in conformity with French regula- Development Council and want to cre- Boutault says. “It’s important that town allowed to rent out the property they rooms but not their entire property. tions. ated 50,000 hospitality entrepreneurs,    centers remain authentic and alive. In actually live in to tourists, and for a total Airbnb France, in a statement, called Brossat expects the law to mark a including 15,000 women, by 2020.   fact, that’s what tourists come for.” of no more than 120 days a year. Any Brossat’s proposal “out of touch with pub- turning point. “The gentrification of Paris (With agency inputs)                 % 3          B; $ F'     )       G       ))     &   #+" P L 8  /   #  

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I love you simply, interesting to put together was that it  %$ &    As one enters the Nitin Kohli without problems or pride.” Do these wasn’t enacted by a troupe of actors, but     Home at the Ambavatta Road, near lines from Pablo Neruda not make you by singers, who have not acted before. Qutab Minar, one comes across furni- feel that love shall never perish? That it’s This, for Jadhav, who has been in the   ($B tures and objects seen in our daily rou- unconditional and eternal just like the industry for more than 25 years, was the tines that we hardly pay attention to. He spring that might be forgotten for some most “surprising” aspect. follows themes for all kinds of spaces time, but would never draw its last “These are singers-turned-actors in the home — dining hall, living room, breath. and most of them do not know Spanish. O-  bedroom and even the conference The Republic of Love, a zarzuela, In fact some of might not even know room — and reveals the colours that directed by Yashraj Jadhav and Santanu how to speak English fluently, since we   P lead the trend these days. Bose, is a production of the Neemrana are all Hindi-speaking people.” He As we walk with him to have a look Music Foundation in collaboration with added, “It’s difficult to balance the two ' %"A+ at the furniture display, he tells us that the Embassy of Spain in India and because for opera-singing, you need to $-  the drawing room section follows a spe- Instituto Cervantes. They are bringing have a large vocal apparatus and work &   $ cific colour pattern. From chartruese, used to be so simple once, with a sin- a saga of love to India, an operetta sung on a lot of high notes. You need to have emerald, sage, basil and fern to seaweed, gle-bed and a study table, is no longer in Spanish with scenes in English. the energy and timing to walk, dance, ""- the section has all shades of green. Nitin in vogue. Today, even children work While his other plays have been move, speak and sing, all together, and +"  says, “It follows a very colourful and study on laptops and ipads, they based on different themes and subjects, on top of it, you have to sing in Spanish, +"  approach. We have chosen all sorts of don’t want a huge tables or shelves for a Spanish zarzuela was a first for Jadhav. a language you are not even familiar  # greens and blues.”As Nitin points out their books. In fact electronics have It is a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that with. It’s like a combination of all kind - towards corners and rooms that are shrunk. You have a phone in your hand alternates between spoken and sung more for formal purposes, he states that so a TV in every room isn’t important. scenes, the latter incorporating operat-    “in the formal section the colour trend The TV has become so small, it’s in your ic and popular song, as well as dance.    that we are introducing are rose, pinks hands. A sleeker and trendier kind of This zarzuela production is a 1909 #  and creams, which are a part of the soft- furniture is what people are shifting musical comedy by Vicente Lleo, set in  )F  er colour palette.” He adds, “It works towards.” For designers, it’s a boon since the Indian sub-continent, in the land of this way. For formal, we go for the soft- new collection, we have also moved they don’t have to design keeping Amalandia. It talks about a rare species   - er colour palettes and for the informal towards a modern take on classic bulky electronics in mind. of trees that bloomed once in a century + # ones, a bit colourful and strong palettes designs,” he said. While eating on the floor has been and to let it happen the trees shed flow- * "B are preferred. In the conference room, The bedroom is littered with fab- known as the true Indian aesthetic and ers with a subtle dust that exerted a   +# we keep it really simple through the ric panels, paintings and photographs culture we have shifted towards the din- mood of falling in love on the creatures of arts.”   &A creams and the whites. Today even the of places and scenic landscapes clicked ing table, incorporating Western table that inhaled it. As the tree blossoms, Despite the challenges they put up conference rooms come with a kind of by Kohli, who calls himself “a passion- manners. Nitin refers to one such everybody falls in love and there is the production just over a month.     dining setup, which is generally not ate photographer.” While some are in- example of blending Western cultures excitement and nervousness in the air. Jasmin Morotell, the voice coach, and AF+ seen.” house, other artworks and paintings and Indian home aesthetics, which is no In a garrison ruled by a disciplinarian, Nadya Balyan, the choir conductor, +  "A He explains that it is because it canvas are done by renowned artist longer a challenge anymore since every- many will fall in love including the stick- who has been working in India for the + +  needs to be very simple as well as Sunayana Molhotra who is currently thing is now “universal.” He says, ler for rules himself. past 12 years, believe that “it wasn’t that &  A exquisite “because once we are sitting also displaying her works in Europe. “Even eating patterns are the same uni- “Santanu and I have only done the difficult to train the singers who were not with the clients there and discussing As technology and comfortable versally. People want to eat on the bed drama part and casting the actors. How familiar with the Spanish language. It  " A certain things and colours, it helps us decors change the living habits, Nitin, all over the world. They would prefer they enter and exit, with what emotions was rather one beautiful journey of    +B L) to actually see those colours in neutral- who is a veteran now, explains how the their beds more than tables while eat- and expressions they speak. Music is in spending time with some really fantas- % %   " + ity. Hence, a place for informal meet- change has come about and how ing at home. Of course, it’s a different Spanish and is done by a different tic and talented troupe of singers.” &BBB  ++ ings should be filled with more vibrant shrinking homes have given more set up when guests come over, but in team. It wasn’t as difficult as it seemed Among the performing singers were      colours and formal spaces should be space for the designers to innovate daily routines, it’s their bed.” because once you get to know your Shambhavi Mishra, Jahnnobi Roy, Akash simple.” themselves. He says, “Things have With luxe materials and upholstery, teammates, about the play and its writer, Gadamsetty, Nishant Rana, Rajeev   %%  “People are really looking for really evolved over the years. Today, we and carefully-handcrafted furniture, you tend to get familiar with it. I have Sahore, Gabriel Harrison, Navneet Kaur,    -M vibrant, beautiful and yet simple display not just furniture, curtains or the furniture at NKH is taking inspira- an inclination towards knowing about Pratikesh Bansal, Vaibhavi Singh,  B designs. They do not want anything that interior designs, but we also present tion from the real world and local and different cultures, so it was easy for me Shivam Sharma, Subhankar Sharma, is filling and restraining to the eye. It how our way of living has changed. For global cultures to furnish an urban to understand the subject of the story. Oliva Kullu, and Rueben Mathew. should be elegant to look at. 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he IndiaSkills National It is the Prime Minister Narendra pete across 10 skill competitions in the ?! $?P Competition 2018, the biggest Modi’s vision to make India the skill Abilympics and the winners will be Tskill competition of the country, capital of the world and the IndiaSkills felicitated at the closing ceremony on kicked off in New Delhi on Tuesday. Competition is another initiative October 6. These winners will then (?)F  The five-day event which is being host- towards realising this. The participa- undergo the best-in-class industry ed from October 2 to 6 is being organ- tion of divyangs (Abilympians) is also training for the WorldSkills ised by the National Skill Development a wonderful addition to this event. The International Competition in Kazan, he largest Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) in the Corporation (NSDC) under the aegis perception of skill is changing, mak- Russia in August 2019. Tfertiliser sector—National Fertilisers Limited (NFL) of the Ministry of Skill Development ing it more aspirational. The landscape Commenting on the importance of recently hosted its 44th Annual General Meeting at New and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The of skills is undergoing transformation such a completion, Dr K P Krishnan, Delhi. The AGM was chaired by NFL’s chairman and competition has brought together and we are seeing the addition of more, the Secretary, MSDE, said, “We have managing director, Manoj Mishra, which saw various over 70 corporates and academic new-age skills. Innovation and technol- improved our performance at shareholders of the company in attendance. institutes, along with 22 state govern- ogy are going to play a major role in WorldSkills over the years and are at The chairman informed that during the financial year ments to realise the vision of establish- the 19th position today. The 2017-18, NFL delivered superlative performance. The ing India as the skill capital of the IndiaSkills 2018 promotes the aspi- company registered a record total income from opera- world. The event will witness over 400 rational value of acquiring skills. tions (standalone) of 9025 crore with a participants from across 27 states and The government has been offering Excellence won by the country, India beauty therapy and bricklaying to profit before tax (PBT) of 334.83 crore, union territories showcasing their tal- assistance to states and we have ranked 19th among 56 countries at the name a few. which is also the best ever in the last ent and competing in 45 skills, 10 tra- organised over 150 workshops to WorldSkills 2017 in Abu Dhabi. More Apart from the skill competition, 15 years. The company also earned a ditional skills and four demo skills. improve participation in these than 1,300 competitors competed in 51 the event is also hosting several engag- net profit (profit after tax) of 212.77 The competition was inaugurat- competitions. The difference can skills at this event. ing initiatives such as career counsel- crore for this financial year. NFL ed by Dharmendra Pradhan, the shaping the future of jobs and Skill be seen in the number of entries that In order to select the best talent to ing, a skill exhibition and try-a-skill has recorded the highest ever Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas India has taken several initiatives to has doubled this year. A platform like represent at IndiaSkills 2018, the event among others for the youth. Urea production of 38.10 lakh and the Minister for Skill Development train our youth in the emerging areas.” IndiaSkills inculcates a strong sense of MSDE and NSDC have competed at Several other events such as the State MT and a record fertiliser sale and Entrepreneurship. The minister The event will for the first time, see pride in the youth and goes a long way more than 500 district and state level Minister’s Conference, a Skill Conclave, of 43.09 lakh MT which com- said, “I welcome all those who have Abilympics—the ‘Olympics of Abilities’ in taking us closer to the vision of a and over 40 regional competitions in and an Industry Round Table will also prises the sale of 39.16 lakh MT made their mark at the regional lev- for persons with disabilities (PwDs). new India.” With one Silver, one 46 skills including 3D game art, aircraft be organised on the sidelines of the of Urea and 3.93 lakh MT of other fertilisers. els and have reached the national stage. As many as 60 participants will com- Bronze and nine Medallions of maintenance, autobody repair, bakery, IndiaSkills Competition. While highlighting the achievements of the compa- ny, Mishra said, “NFL has gradually transformed from a single product to a multi-product organisation in the n the occasion of completion of 150 years last few years by way of adding DAP, MoP, SSP and com- Oof Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, a    P          plex fertilisers, bentonite sulphur, seeds, new strains of Multimedia Exhibition was organised in New bio-fertilisers and agro chemicals in its product line.” Delhi which used new technologies to bring to The shareholders applauded the overall performance life the various aspects of the father of the nation “New technologies used in this exhibition have features like a quiz on the life of the Mahatma, of NFL and the milestones achieved by NFL under the to every citizen of the country. Organised by the brought the life of Mahatma Gandhi much clos- interactive timeline depicting his life, a photo leadership of Mishra. Bureau of Outreach Communication, the exhi- er to the people. This multimedia exhibition is booth with various backgrounds to choose bition was inaugurated by the Union Minister of more interactive and engaging.” He expressed that from, a 3D video wall and so on. On this occa- ( (-); State for Information and Broadcasting and this multimedia exhibition should be conduct- sion, Col Rathore released 11 books by various Sports and Youth Affairs, Col Rajyavardhan ed in various cities across the country to take the authors on the life of Mahatma Gandhi which  -5   -5 - Rathore (Retd) in the august presence of the idea to a much larger audience. “The life of have been brought out by the Publications )    & % '+ 6 '7  Secretary of Information and Broadcasting, Gandhi is an example for all. He is a global cit- Division. He also released three short films on  +  '" (# Amit Khare, the Director General of Bureau of izen and the pride of every citizen. He dedicat- Mahatma Gandhi, produced by the Bureau of  18A3 "- & Outreach Communication, Satyendra Prakash ed his life for swachhata seva. The Prime Outreach Communications, Doordarshan and      and the Director General of Publications Minister Narendra Modi has taken this as a chal- the Films Division respectively. A magazine &  +  %B ) Division, Dr Sadhana Rout among other senior lenge and now change is visible through Jan titled—‘Jan Connect’ with the theme of develop- +     # officials of the ministry. Andolan,” added Rathore. ment of farmer’s livelihood was also released dur- ($ *$-   Addressing the audience, Col Rathore said, The exhibition showcased many engaging ing the event. & !   %+ &  " &  '-   '"B > + 48  40  ( (-);  #       9;)+#=5Q=:5 3*6>  +  #,+B   +    +  +  '$ " "   3 ("%   #  +B  '66?3%#,3%9*6*    +    # #   +B

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aulo Dybala scored a hat-trick as Juventus shrugged off Cristiano PRonaldo's absence with a 3-0 Champions League win over Young Boys on Tuesday to go top of Group H ahead of Manchester United who were held goalless at home by Valencia. The suspended Ronaldo watched from the stands after his red card dur- ing the Italian side's 2-0 win over Valencia in the first round of games. But Dybala, who has been over- shadowed since the arrival of   $  3 3           ?   6   Ronaldo from Real Madrid, ran riot in his first European appearance this season, volleying in the opener follow-  ! ' ( ) '  > ) ing a Leonardo Bonucci long ball after five minutes. 3 ' He doubled his account on 33 minutes when he picked up a rebound from a Blaise oni Kroos' mistake proved costly as Matuidi shot, with Juan Cuadrado setting TReal Madrid's goalscoring problems up the Argentine for his third on 69 min- + ?  '3  3! !" 3    ! .  3  3%       continued on Tuesday with a surprise utes. 1-0 defeat to CSKA Moscow in the The Swiss champions played the final Chilean for the weekend defeat at West Ham "This is one of the happiest days I have Champions League. quarter of an hour a man down after United — failed to pay off. had at this club as it will help us going for- Gareth Bale and Sergio Ramos Guinean centre-back Mohamed Ali Camara "Our attacking players aren't in ward." were among a number of key players was sent off for a second yellow card pro- their best moments of confidence City next face Shakhtar Donetsk, missing at the Luzhniki Stadium but it voked by Dybala. and individual level," moaned who squandered a two-goal lead to draw was Kroos' dreadful backpass that >        +   "I wanted to have a game like this," said Mourinho. 2-2 with Lyon in France, in a game allowed Nikola Vlasic, on loan from 24-year-old Dybala. "We thought with played behind closed doors. Premier League Everton, to put CSKA with Isco and Marcelo out injured, but "Obviously, a player always wants to three or four chances we Brazilian forward Junior Moraes ahead after just 68 seconds. Bale and Ramos were left at home to play. Last season I had the opposite, as I start- would score and win the scored twice for Shakhtar, but Lyon Madrid searched for an equaliser rest and Luka Modric started on the ed with a lot of goals and then lost my way game." fought back to draw with goals from but, despite hitting the woodwork bench. a little. Moussa Dembele and Leo Dubois. three times, was resisted by a deter- Madrid were three down by half- "Being left out made me work harder  3 . ? It was a good result for Lyon, whose fans mined CSKA defence. The reigning time against Sevilla last week and this and get back into shape, so I am taking full Guardiola saw Manchester were missing as a punishment for trouble European champions have now failed time they were behind within two min- advantage of that now." City come from behind to beat at a game against CSKA last season, and they to score in three consecutive matches. utes. Juventus confirmed their 100 percent Hoffenheim in Germany in now top the group. CSKA's veteran goalkeeper Igor It was self-inflicted as Kroos tried record after nine games this season — seven Group F. Akinfeev was sent off deep into added to half-volley a bouncing ball back to league games and two in the Champions David Silva scored three min- .  time after picking up two yellow cards Navas but Vlasic read it and inter- League. utes from time to get the Premier Meanwhile, Bayern could not hang on for dissent but nothing could spoil the cepted. Raphael Varane was slow to It was Young Boys' second defeat from League champions back on track to the early lead given to them against Ajax hosts' victory which lifted them above react and the weaving forward finished two group games after they lost their open- after they started their campaign when Mats Hummels headed in Arjen Madrid in Group G. into the corner. er 3-0 at home to Manchester United. with a 2-1 home defeat against Robben's cross. Young full-back Noussair Julen Lopetegui's side lacked spark, CSKA coach Viktor Goncharenko Lyon. Mazraoui equalised to give the Dutch side thrust and cutting edge in attack. said biggest concern was that his play- - -$5 $ Ishak Belfodil had put a 1-1 draw. They missed Bale, Isco and, perhaps ers would slump after the high of a At Old Trafford, the pressure Hoffenheim ahead after just 44 sec- Those sides are level atop Group E even, the lethal touch of Cristiano remarkable victory. continued to build on Mourinho onds, but Sergio Aguero equalised in ahead of Benfica, who won 3-2 in a thriller Ronaldo. "We played agressively, boldly, we as United produced another the eighth minute before Silva's late at AEK Athens with Alfa Semedo scoring "Goals come when you keep cre- defended really well. Of course an early insipid attacking display in their winner. the deciding goal. ating chances and believe you will be goal helped us a lot," he said. goalless stalemate with Valencia. "This competition isn't always a red Czech champions Viktoria Plzen, who more accurate," Lopetegui said. "Now we will all enjoy the evening. They are now four games carpet. Manchester City is a fantastic club, were crushed 5-0 by Roma. "That is all we can do. 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A"  )   4 * $ '-  )A4<  at Suzuka this week as he chases a fifth Wolff expects Hamilton, who won in Krajinovic of Serbia in the last eight on a polished display with an ace in a 7- An early break in the decider broke $   # &      F, %%- title. Japan for the fourth time last year, to con- Beijing's outside hard courts. 5, 6-3 victory over Petra Martic of the Australian's resistance and Anderson    )   &" -  ##  )$ Hamilton's eighth win of the season tinue his dominance this weekend. Bulgaria's Dimitrov was on the end Croatia. closed out the match with a thumping '       B -  & and third in a row left the Silver Arrows "Lewis is hungry, focused and of a major shock in the Chinese capi- The Dane faces Estonia's Anett serve down the centre line. He plays +"% , '  $%%    &  & red-faced and sparked fresh debate over determined to succeed," he said. tal, totting up nine double faults in a Kontaveit in the last 16. American Frances Tiafoe in the last 16.  $ "%%-     %-   A team orders with many Formula One fans "It has been great to see the power three-set defeat to Serbian qualifier Seventh seed Karolina Pliskova of Earlier, Australia's Alex De Minaur &" 3,    + % &   &  taking to social media to vent their anger. he has brought to this c’ship and how he's Dusan Lajovic. the Czech Republic set up a meeting beat France's former world number six # $    +- *  %  3A 'B   Despite the criticism, Mercedes team taken it to the next level." Lajovic meets Britain's fifth seed against China's top player Wang Qiang. Gilles Simon 6-7 (1/7), 7-6 (7/5), 6-2.             ?: