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SUBMIT KYC, AADHAAR DETAILS: I-T DEPT Parl condemns BJP Bank accounts may Threats don’t scare activist’s bounty offer be blocked if not self- NEW DELHI: Parliament announced Rs 11 lakh bounty on Wednesday strongly con- for anyone who brings the certified by Apr 30 me, says Mamata demned a statement by a BJP head of Chief Minister. Min- youth wing leader Yogesh ister of State for Parliamen- OUR CORRESPONDENT by RSS affiliates, she said, “Some Varshney announcing a Rs 11 tary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas MPOST BUREAU locals have popped up suddenly lakh bounty to anyone who Naqvi said: “I strongly con- DOMKAL: In wake of a BJP youth asking people to play with swords. beheads West Bengal Chief demn such type of statements. NEW DELHI: Accounts opened from July 2014 wing leader announcing a bounty That’s not the Bengal’s culture,” she Minister Mamata Banerjee, State government is free to to August, 2015 will have to submit know your on her head, Bengal Chief Minis- said adding “Let them learn Bengal’s with the Centre saying the take appropriate legal action customer (KYC) details and their Aadhaar num- ter Mamata Banerjee on Wednes- culture first, then comment about state government was “free to on this issue”. ber to banks and financial institutions by April day said one can threaten or call her the state”. “There is no need to give take legal action” against him. BSP supremo Mayawati 30 and self-certify them to comply with FATCA names, but cannot scare her. importance to them,” she said. The issue was raised in termed it as a “serious mat- regulations (Foreign Tax Compliance Act), the Without naming anyone, Baner- Meanwhile, the BJP’s youth both the Houses by Trinamool ter” and said “BJP should not tax department said on Tuesday. jee said, “They can abuse me, vilify wing on Wednesday disowned Congress members, with all just condemn the statement, In case the account holders are unable to me and conspire against me. They its leader Yogesh major polit- but should also take action.” furnish details and provide self-certification by can abuse me as much as they want. Varshney, who ALL POLITICAL PARTIES ical parties Other opposition parties the new deadline, banks and financial institu- I pray to God to forgive them. They had announced a STAND BY MAMATA and the gov- including Congress, Left and tions have the option of blocking the accounts . do not know what they are saying. I Rs 11 lakh bounty ernment con- SP, also supported TMC on Once the details are furnished they can will not say anything more.” Mamata Banerjee at a public function at Domkol on Wednesday PIC/MPOST on West Bengal demning the this issue and condemned the operate the accounts. The provision applies to In an apparent reference to the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s statement. incident. Jaya Bachchan (SP) accounts which come under the ambit of FATCA Hindutva brigade, she told a public us. That will help us move forward. ganda spread through the Internet head and demanded legal action In the Rajya Sabha, Deputy said there was a need to take regulations. meeting here in Domkol in Mur- Now we are in Bengal. We will move and social networking site. Social against him. Chairman P J Kurien said the “aggressive” steps for pro- Banks and financial institutions were asked shidabad, “If anyone says that being to Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and networks have been used to spread “BJYM stands against the state- state government can register tection of women. “You can to obtain self-certification and carry out due a Hindu I can’t go to a mosque or a then to Delhi,” she said. false rumours in lieu of money. ments made by Yogesh Varshney, an FIR and take action. protect cows and women are diligence for all individual and entity accounts church, it cannot be so. I am com- She also reiterated that the peo- Huge funds from abroad are com- and also urges the local admin- Raising this issue dur- facing atrocities,” she added. opened from July 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015 to mitted to the people. I am commit- ple would decide what they want to ing in for this. istration to take all the necessary ing Zero Hour in the Upper “How dare somebody talk like comply with the Foreign Account Tax Compli- ted to protecting everyone. eat or what they wear. No political “Don’t be scared. Always legal actions against him as per law,” House, TMC member this”, especially against women ance Act (FATCA) pact signed by India and the There is no use threatening me. party can decide that she said and remember that I am there as your Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha said Sukhendu Sekhar Roy said a CM particularly when women United States. “The more you threaten or call asked the people not to get pro- biggest custodian,” Banerjee said. in a statement, adding Varshney BJP youth activist has publicly are feeling insecure. “Is this the In July 2015, India and the US signed a tax me names, the more I will proceed... voked by any instigation. Referring to the brandishing of was expelled two years ago from described West Bengal Chief way you are going to protect information sharing agreement under a new US Your criticism will be blessings for “Do not fall prey to false propa- swords at Ram Navami processions the party. Minister as a “demon” and women,” Bachchan asked. MPOST law, FATCA, aimed at bolstering efforts for auto- matic exchange of financial information between the two nations about tax evaders. PILOT PROJECT TO BEGIN IN 5 CITIES “The account holders may be informed that, ‘Conviction rate of CBI dipped in last 3 years’ in case self-certifications are not provided till April 30, 2017, the accounts would be blocked, Petrol, diesel prices to MPOST BUREAU rate, Government had taken various mea- ing for more than five years, six cases are which would mean that the financial institution sures for improving the functioning of the pending for more than 10 years and two would prohibit the account holder from effecting NEW DELHI: The conviction rate of the CBI which, inter alia, includes modernisa- cases are pending for more than 15 years,” any transaction with respect to such accounts,” change every day in these CBI has dipped from 69 per cent in 2014 tion of the CBI, enhanced quality of train- he said. the tax department said in a statement. to 66.8 per cent in 2016, the Lok Sabha was ing, upgradation of infrastructure, creation He was asked by BJP MP Feroze Varun informed on Wednesday. of additional posts of public prosecutors, Gandhi about the number of cases that are 5 cities from May 1 Minister of State for Personnel, Public modernisation of CFSL etc,” he said. pending for investigation with the Central MPOST BUREAU Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh The minister said according to data on Bureau of Investigation for different peri- We have requested said in the year 2014 the conviction rate February 28, 2017, there are 1,174 cases ods from two, five, 10 and 15 years. the President for his NEW DELHI: Come May 1, petrol was 69.02 per cent, in 2015 it was 65.1 per pending under investigation with the CBI. The minister said out of 1,174 cases, and diesel prices will change every day cent and in 2016 it was 66.8 per cent. “Out of these, 157 cases are pending for 108 cases relate to disproportionate assets urgent intervention in sync with international rates, much “In order to ensure better conviction more than two years, 35 cases are pend- and 223 cases relate to cheating or forgery. like what happens in most advanced to protect India’s markets. constitutional democracy State-owned fuel retailers Indian GHULAM NABI AZAD Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petro- leum Corp Ltd (HPCL), which own over 95 per cent of nearly 58,000 pet- In today’s rol pumps in the country, will launch a pilot for daily price revision in five select cities from May 1 and gradually While petrol price was freed from paper extend it to all over the country. government control in June 2010, diesel “Ultimately, we will be driving rates were deregulated in October 2014. ... towards market linked rates on a daily Technically, oil companies have CITY basis at all pumps across the coun- freedom to revise rates but often they try,” IOC Chairman B Ashok said on have been guided by political consider- CRUDE BOMBS EXPLODE IN BURDWAN 4 Wednesday. ations. Rates differ by only a few paise NATION A pilot for daily revision of pet- between pumps of the three state fuel rol and diesel price will be first imple- retailers. Unbranded petrol at IOC DALAI’S VISIT IMPACTS BORDER DISPUTE 7 mented in Puducherry, Vizag in pumps in Delhi costs Rs 66.29 per litre, Andhra Pradesh, Udaipur in Rajas- while the same at BPCL pumps in the EDIT than, Jamshedpur in Jharkhand and city is priced at Rs 66.37 a litre. HPCL Chandigarh, he said. pumps sell for Rs 66.48 per litre. ROAD WILL BE SAFER NOW 8 State fuel retailers currently revise Unbranded diesel at IOC pumps in INTERNATIONAL rates on 1st and 16th of every month Delhi costs Rs 55.61, Rs 55.66 at BPCL based on average international price of outlets and Rs 55.69 a litre at HPCL 8 INDIANS HELD BY SOMALI PIRATES FREED 10 the fuel in the preceding fortnight and pumps. currency exchange rate. With daily changes, which are BUSINESS Instead of using fortnightly average, unlikely to more than few paise per pump rates will reflect daily movement litre, the political pressures for not FACTORY OUTPUT DOWN, INFLATION UP 13 in international oil prices and rupee- revising rates particularly when they US dollar fluctuations. are to be hiked will go, sources said. SPORT “It is technically possible to change Petrol price was last revised down- SINDHU ENTERS SECOND ROUND 15 rates daily but we have to first do a pilot. ward by Rs 3.77 a litre on April and Once pilot is done and its implications diesel rates were cut by Rs 2.91. This studied, we will extend it to other parts was the first revision in two-and-half- of the country,” he said. months as oil firms did not change FOR ADVERTISING While Ashok said the pilot is to prices during assembly elections in five kindly contact at 9810195709 be “launched within one month” and states, including Uttar Pradesh and or did not give a specific date, industry Punjab. Ashok said prices of petrol and [email protected] sources said the pilot is planned to be diesel in a particular market (city or launched on May 1. town) will be the same. FOR SUBSCRIPTION Daily price change will remove the “By and large, in a particular market kindly contact at 8800854665 big leaps in rates that need to be effected it should be same. or at the end of the fortnight and con- Though, there might be marginal [email protected] sumer will be more aligned to market difference from pump to pump,” he dynamics. said. EC CHALLENGE TO PARTIES, EXPERTS Come, try hack our EVMs MPOST BUREAU of days. There is a strong possibility NEW DELHI: Come try hack that EVMs used in the Uttar our EVMs and show they can Pradesh polls could also be be tampered with, the Election brought in for the challenge. Commission said on Wednes- BSP had alleged that tam- day, inviting political par- pered machines helped BJP ties and experts to the “open win the polls. As per rules, challenge”. the machines cannot be taken While the Commission is out of the strong room for 40 yet to decide on the exact date, days — a period within which it said the challenge would be an aggrieved person can file held in the first week of May an election petition before and could continue for ten the high court concerned. days. That period will end later this The last time such an event month. had taken place was in 2009 and AAP leader Arvind Kejri- be Nirvachan Sadan, the EC “From first week of May, when 100 machines from dif- wal had met Chief Election headquarters. experts, scientists, technocrats ferent parts of the country were Commissioner Nasim Zaidi The specifics would be can come for a week or 10 days kept at Vigyan Bhawan. No with a complaint on EVMs last decided by the Commission’s and try to hack the machines,” one, EC claimed, could hack week, he was told that the poll technical expert committee on an official source said. the electronic voting machines. panel is planning such an event. EVMs and the details would be They said the challenge will When Delhi Chief Minister This time, the venue could made public in the next couple be open for a week or 10 days. 2 town mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 13 April, 2017 ‘We won the war Masood Khalili but lost the peace’ he story of Afghanistan – of the The Afghan diplomat further shared war against the Soviets and of his perspective on the role of Afghanistan terrorism that has gripped the in the 21st century and the many hurdles landlocked country ever since in achieving that goal. “If you lose hope, T– is in many ways also the story of diplo- you lose everything. It is through hope mat Masood Khalili, who motivated his that we Afghans were able to defeat the people and led them in their fight against Red Army, one of the superpowers of the Red Army. the world. Just imagine, a super power It was a war of liberation, says Khalili, was defeated by the super poor. How? the country’s ambassador to Spain and Through mobilisation and through keep- Masood Khalili who has also served in New Delhi, ing hope alive. Wrong can never stay for lamenting that even after defeating the long. Just like the British and Soviets, the said that there is Soviets, Afghanistan lost its peace. Taliban also will not be able to stay for- “Can you believe it? To win the war but ever,” he maintained. an urgent need lose peace? It was very hard for me and my He said that there is an urgent need to friends, but we lost it. Our actions and the “bring an end to government corruption to ‘bring an end actions of our neighbours have kept the and inefficient spending” in Afghanistan war going to this day. In the time of the and that the country needs “real leaders” to government war against the Soviets, the whole country as weak leaders without vision cannot was in one way or another involved, but bring about peace and stability. corruption now not everyone is involved in the war The Afghan freedom fighter further against the Taliban,” said Khalili. urged “friends from around the world The victory against the Soviets was cap and our own leaders in Kabul” to bring and inefficient expected, by all means, to ensure lasting pressure on Iran and Pakistan to stop stability in Afghanistan. How did things to the west (Iran) keep involving them- the war against the Soviets from 1980 every month,” he recalled. In the sum- supporting fundamentalist groups inside spending’ in go awry? selves negatively in our internal affairs, to 1990 and a close adviser to legend- mer of 1986, Khalili was forced to leave Afghanistan to further their own interests Khalili, whose memoir, ‘Whispers training, funding and arming our ene- ary resistance commander Ahmad Shah behind his wife Sohaillah and their sons in the region. Afghanistan, of War: An Afghan Freedom Fight- mies to mobilise against the government Masood, also known as the Lion of Pan- Mahmud and Majdood in Pakistan before To combat terrorism, he said, it was er’s Account of the War’ (published by in Kabul,” he contended. jshir. He is largely credited with moti- embarking on his journey to mobilise important to contain poverty and to and that it needs Sage Publications; Rs 495) has just been The memoir is an account of the vating his people in the war against the the people in Afghanistan. During this support the youth of Afghanistan. “We, released, attributed this to lack of expe- search for ever-elusive peace in Afghan- Soviets. period, he maintained a regular diary, the old generation, fought against the leaders with rience, a lack of vision and “a concerted istan. Translated by his son Mahmud “If you do not mobilise your people, which now finds mention in the just- Soviets and are still fighting against the effort by our neighbours, especially the Khalili, the book brings to life the diplo- the enemy mobilises them. This is why I released offering. Taliban, Daesh and Al Qaeda – but it vision to restore ISI of Pakistan”. mat’s letters to his wife during the trou- travelled throughout Afghanistan more “Even if I was in the most horrible should be our youth who should get “In the war against the Soviets, not one bled times when he journeyed through than 13 times on horse, donkey or on condition, writing in my notebook about more involved in every sphere of society. peace Afghan had exploded himself in order to the Himalayan region. foot. It was not an easy task at all, but I had my own plight and that of my poor, war- They can make their future better and gain something but now, our southern Khalili was the political head of the to do it in order to end the horrible war torn countrymen, would give me strength we should give them the means to do it,” neighbor (Pakistan) and our neighbor Jamiat-i-Islami Party of Afghanistan in that was killing thousands of my people to move on,” he said. he contended. IANS Why your shoelaces DAYINDAYOUT often get loose What’s on Around Town FILM SCREENING: LEELA IN EVER WONDERED what causes your sity of California-Berkeley. shoelaces to loosen even when you tie Using a slow-motion camera and a KHERIYA them as firmly as possible? series of experiments, the researchers The film ‘Leela in Kheriya’ directed by Dr It is because while running, the assessed a pair of running shoes that Molly Kaushal tells the stories of a few force of a foot striking the ground were laced-up and were on a treadmill. stretches and then relaxes the knot, a They found that shoelace knot fail- individual lives in Kheriya, deeply en- study has showed. As the knot loosens, ure happens in a matter of seconds, meshed with the Ramlila performed every a second force caused by the swinging triggered by a complex interaction of year in the village. Kheriya is located leg acts on the ends of the laces, like forces, as when running, the foot strikes near the township of Firozabad, known an invisible hand, which rapidly leads the ground at seven times the force of for its glass making factories. In the film to a failure of the knot in as few as two gravity. ‘Once Upon A Time’ spreads its magic of 53 minutes, the furnaces of these fac- strides after inertia acts on the laces. In addition, the study showed that tories serve as metaphors for rhythms of The findings, published in the jour- some laces might be better than oth- nal Proceedings of the Royal Society, ers for tying knots, but the fundamen- OUR CORRESPONDENT life, its grit and grime, as also its sublime may help understand things like DNA tal mechanics causing them to fail is essence. Lives of both Hindus and Muslims that fail under dynamic forces, the the same.“The interesting thing about ‘ONCE UPON A TIME’ a play created by Miran Produc- of Kheriya converge on the Ramlila stage, researchers said. this mechanism is that your laces tion finally gave an impactful route to the crowd. The play making it a moment of self liberation and “When you talk about knotted can be fine for a really long time, and was held by a brilliant cast, none other than Tom Alter, Charu self realisation for each. Prof Pushpesh structures, if you can start to under- it’s not until you get one little bit of Shankar, Sunit Tandon. Pant and Dr Sukrita Paul will discuss the stand the shoelace, then you can apply motion to cause loosening that starts The play was a repertoire of five short stories based on it to other things, like DNA or micro- this avalanche effect leading to knot human emotions and relationships. Such entertaining pieces film after the screening. structures, that fail under dynamic failure,” said Christine Gregg, grad- from everyday life are magnificent in their simplicity. An WHEN: April 17 forces,” said Christopher Daily-Dia- uate student at the University of amalgamation of human psyche and sentiments, there is a WHERE: CD Deshmukh Auditorium, India mond, graduate student at the Univer- California-Berkeley. IANS tale for every occasion set in reality whether depicting love, International Centre (IIC) longing, anxiety or fear. Directed by Sujata Soni Bali, it is a TIMING: 6:30 pm unique collection that will make the audience laugh, cry, feel and think, all in a roller-coaster journey of one hour! Care- THROUGH THE EYES OF fully curated from different genres and varied in their nar- ration and style, the stories are related in their richness and YAMUNA intensity. All five stories, got the audience – old and young Last Letter – A touching story about a father who writes Witness the beauty of the capital city alike – hooked on to the play with their interesting story line. his last letter to his daughter on her birthday. Original story through the eyes of Yamuna by being a The five stories were as follows: by Dipanker Mukherjee. part of the Kathak production, a classical Sharifan – A poignant story set at the time of partition; Twenty Questions – An amusing story that shows an dance form by Shivani Varma and di- where violence begets violence or could it be the turning interesting conversation between two people who meet in an rected by Beenu Rajpoot. This is the story point for peace? Original story by Saadat Hassan Manto. arranged marriage set up. Original story by Twinkle Pandey. The Classroom – A depiction in lighter vein that describes Ek Lamha – An ethereal depiction of a poet finding his of Delhi through the eyes of the Yamuna, what goes on in the mind of a teacher when she takes her first muse as he passes by the tenth floor of a building. A true nar- who predates this gathering that is this class. Original story by Sutapa Basu. ration by Tom Alter. city and still watches silently from the sidelines. This production is based on text written by Pavan K. Varma and the nar- ration is done by Begum Syeda Hameed. WHEN: April 16 WHERE: CD Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC TIMING: 7pm CHAMPARAN SATYAGRAHA ATMA RATI Modern Individual indulges in self – movement gets a musical touch exploration, self – reflection, self- OUR CORRESPONDENT actualization and of culture including the melody of Bhojpuri traditional course selfies. The Ramleela folktune through this project i have made n the occasion of 100 years of Cham- and effort to make Bhojpuri as the language of intel- world has evolved paran Satayagraha, the first Satyagraha lectual literature world.” technologi- movement initiated by Mohandas Gan- The screening saw a host of Union Minsters and cally; no dhi, in the Champaran district of Bihar, Parliamentarians who attended the event to show real change OKalpana Patowary, a folk artist initiated a musi- solidarity. Present were, Parsottambhai Rupala has taken cal movement as she released a musical travelogue Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Wel- place psy- inspired by it. fare, Jual Oram, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Champaran, is a district in the state of Bihar Ramdas Athawale, Minister of Social & justice and chologically. A classical dance wherein tens of thousands of landless serfs, inden- Women Empowerment and Krishna Raj, Minister presentation ‘Atma Rati’ by Dr tured labourers and poor farmers were forced to for Child and woman. Neelam Sonkar, Member of Dimple Kaur aims to show how grow indigo and similar cash crops by the British ever, unfortunately Bhojpuri is still not included in Parliament under whose patronage the event was the psychological view of Gita East India company and subsequently, the British the 8th schedule of Indian constitution today and initiated expressed, “Kalpana’s musical contribu- is relevant in the modern con- government in colonised India. This indigo was through this musical movement the artiste wants to tion towards Champaran Satyagraha is laudable. text, and the teachings and bought from them at a very low price to export to request the State Government and Central Govern- Despite belonging to Assam she has spent the past learnings from Gita need not China as opium. That is when Raj Kumar Shukla, an ment to give a respectable place to Bhojpuri. By and 16 years in musically trying to revive Bhojpuri lan- indigo cultivator, persuaded Gandhi to go to Cham- large, it is her musical Satyagraha for inclusion of guages which is also the language of the people of be larger than life as por- paran and thus, the Satyagraha began. Kalpana has Bhojpuri in the 8th schedule of Indian constitution. Champaran. No one has taken such an initiative and trayed but can be inculcated dedicated this project to the land (Bihar) and the Talking about the musical travelogue Kalpana I extend my heartfelt appreciation and support in in simple day to day acts. legend (Gandhi) so that the colloquial dialect of expresses, “Champaran Satayagarha was important her quest towards this musical expedition.” WHEN: April 18 the region, Bhojpuri can be recognised as an Indian not only for farmers who were exploited by British- Interestingly, as the country celebrates the th WHERE: Stein Auditorium, India language. The musical also brings to the fore how ers. Actually, Champaran Satayaghara was the real 100 year of the Champaran Satyagraha on April Habitat Centre Bhojpuri was the soul of Champaran Satyagraha freedom movement insisted by people in rural area 14, Bollywood film Begum Jaan where Kalpana ren- and also the main tool used by Gandhiji to connect like Champaran.” She further goes on to express, dered her voice for ‘O Re Kaharo’, is all set for release TIMING: 7 pm with people of Champaran hundred years ago. How- “The Satyagraha connects with the rich Bhojpuri on the same day. 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If anyone brings me her opinion for tagging both the unit of Sagardighi plant OUR CORRESPONDENT gation Department (CID) will severed head, I will give that cases into one. initiate a probe into the “pro- person Rs 11 lakh.” Partha Chatterjee, secretary KOLKATA: The 127th birth vocative” statement of BJP Yuva Sources said that the police general of Trinamool Congress, anniversary of Babasaheb B R Morcha leader Yogesh Varsh- will probe to find whether the demanding his arrest said: Ambedkar will be held in all ney announcing Rs 11 lakh statement was made just to “This cannot be the language the 341 blocks in the state on bounty for beheading Chief gain publicity or there is some of politics or religion and he April 14. Minister Mamata Banerjee. hidden motive behind it. The should be arrested immediately The programme will begin Rajesh Kumar, ADG CID, police will investigate to know for making such a provocative with garlanding of the photo- said: “We are starting a case in Yogesh’s “background” and if statement.” Subrata Mukherjee graph of the Father of Indian the state of West Bengal. The needed, he will be brought to said BJP was trying to destabi- Constitution at 11 am. This will probe will be taken up by the Bengal for the sake of investi- lise society and this trend was be followed by a discussion on CID and law will take its own gation. The police will also be dangerous. “How can a leader the Indian Constitution with course.” In connection with a collecting the video footage in make such an irresponsible special emphasis on his role to religious rally in Suri on Hanu- which he was found announc- statement.” WBPCC president reserve Constitutional rights man Jayanti, Yogesh said in an ing the bounty and it will be Adhir Chowdhury said “ RSS is for the backward classes. interview to a news agency: sent for forensic test. functioning like the ISIS, that This is for the first time “Mamata government beat up A police officer said the case is, if they do not like anyone when the birth anniversary of people. If someone was wear- has been initiated considering they go for beheading him or B R Ambedkar will be observed ing a red shirt or a red pant, that such statements might her. This is most unfortunate.” in all the blocks following they were beaten up brutally leave a negative effect on people CPI(M) MP Mohammad instructions from Chief Min- by the police. I don’t under- and it has been considered as a Selim said “such a statement ister Mamata Banerjee. stand... Mamata Banerjee orga- case of criminal intimidation. is uncalled for.” Condemning The programme will start nises Iftar party, she argues for Uttar Pradesh police have the incident, state BJP presi- at 11 am in all the blocks and the Muslims. I want to ask also registered an FIR against dent Dilip Ghosh said: “It was its duration will continue for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Domkal on Wednesday PIC/MPOST her are Hindus not human? If Yogesh in this connection on unfortunate and uncalled for.” about an hour. Senior state government OUR CORRESPONDENT she said. She further added that Rs 400 to eight crore people in the state-run hos- officials felt it was necessary AI to serve Bengali delicacies on ‘Poila Baishakh’ crore worth Kandi master plan has been pitals and Bengal is number 1 in the coun- to make the state govern- KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mamata prepared. try in providing free treatment to people ment employees aware of KOLKATA: National carrier Air India will serve Bengali cuisines on April 15 to Banerjee inaugurated the fourth unit The Chief Minister said as many as in government hospitals.” the Indian Constitution and of Sagardighi Thermal Power Plant on 4,000 families from Murshidabad, who The Chief Minister also added that the the role played by Babasaheb celebrate ‘Poila Boishakh’, the first day of Bengali New Year. “These lip-smack- Wednesday and laid the foundation stone had lost jobs due to demonetisation, had students have been benefitted immensely Ambedkar. ing dishes will be offered on April 15 on Air India flights from Kolkata to all the of the fifth unit that would be set up at an been given Rs 50,000 each to start busi- by Kanyashree, Yubashree and Sabuj Sathi. Being a prolific student, he metros, Port Blair and international destina- estimated cost of Rs 3,800 crore. The fourth nesses of their own. Cycles were distributed among students of earned doctorates in econom- tions,” AI sources said on Wednesday. Variety unit has been set up at an estimated cost of “We are trying to help those who lost Classes IX and X under the project. ics from both Columbia Uni- Rs 3,000 crore. their jobs due to demonetisation. The The Gatidhara scheme has also helped versity and the London School of Bengali foods — Cholar Dal with kismis Speaking at the function, she said amount many not be very big but it shows over 10,000 unemployed youth to become of Economics, and gained a and narkel, Hinger Kachuri, Murgi or Mochar around 50 to 60 lakh people would be the genuineness of the state government self-reliant. She said as many as 21 Kishan reputation as a scholar for his cutlet, Beetroot chop, Dimer Devil, keemar benefitted by the project and stressed that to address all sorts of people who are in Mandis have been constructed so far in research in law, economics and tarkari, baked singara, dal bora, sitabhog almost 100% people in the rural areas have distress.” the district and farmers are getting cor- political science. would be served for the breakfast and Hi-tea. received electricity in the state under the Banerjee said the healthcare system in rect prices for their produce and the mid- In his early career, he was an “Sabar ghore alo” project. Murshidabad had improved over the past dlemen now have no role in the district. economist, professor, and law- For lunch and dinner - Aam Posto Murgi, Dak- Criticising the Congress MPs, she few years. Three multi-superspecialty hos- It may be mentioned that Murshid- yer. His later life was marked Bungalow Murgi, Sonamug Dal, Echorer Kalia, added that Murshidabad district had been pitals have come up in Jangipur, Sagardighi abad district which was considered to be by his political activities after Ghee bhaat, Pataler Dolma, Chanar Dalna with badly hit by soil erosion along the river and Domkol and 25 Sick Neonatal Care the stronghold of Congress had switched he became involved in cam- Aam sandesh and Mishti doi would be served bank but none of the MPs had raised the Units (SNCU) have been constructed. over to Trinamool last year. paigning and negotiations for to the passengers. Gandharaj Lebur Ghol and matter in Delhi. The child mortality rate has gone down The Zilla Parishad has come under India’s Independence, publish- “The state government had asked for Rs over the years. People are getting free treat- Trinamool too. In Domkol, the munici- ing journals, advocating polit- Daber Jol would be the highlights among the 700 crore to repair the embankments but ment in the state-run hospitals. pality election will be held in May and it ical rights and social freedom welcome drinks to quench the thirst in a typi- the amount has not yet been released. Dur- “Costly treatments like dialysis and will prove to be a litmus test for the Trin- for Dalits, and contributing sig- cal Bengali style. OOR CORRESPONDENT ing my recent visit to Delhi, I had requested heart operations are free in state-run hos- amool as Congress and CPI(M) are set to nificantly to the establishment the Prime Minister to release the amount,” pitals. We have been providing treatment form an alliance. of the state of India. Commissioner of Rly TMC leader State to train 3,500 SC, ST shot dead in Better facilities in safety cites concern over youth to ‘fit’ Sabuj Sathi cycles East Burdwan nature resorts: Review encroachments OUR CORRESPONDENT meeting to be held KOLKATA: Zahir Sheikh (45), OUR CORRESPONDENT performances during 2016- Trinamool Congress leader and 17. “ER succeeded in loading president of Ketugram I Gram KOLKATA: Concerned over 35.45 metric tonnne of coal and Panchayat in East Burdwan growing encroachments beside 24.67 MT of general goods. ER was shot dead by unknown railway tracks, the Commis- also earned Rs 4,533.10 crore criminals late on Wednesday sioner of Railway Safety, from freight loading and car- evening. Eastern Circle expressed his ried 118.34 crores of passengers No one has been arrested displeasure to the General this year. ER earned Rs 2,572 in this connection yet. Senior Manager of Eastern and South crore from passenger traffic,” police officers have rushed to Eastern Railway. Agrawal informed. the spot and investigation has Pramod Kumar Acharya, “The goods earning of the begun. A massive man hunt is the commissioner, warned the South Eastern Railway is Rs on for the criminals. General Manager that he could 11,555.75 crore in 2016-17 According to the police, withdraw the rail service from and the passenger earning was the victim was on his way PRITESH BASU also be present in the meeting. some routes if such encroach- Rs 1,924.75 crore. The sur- home from the party office We will also discuss in which ments continue growing. plus earning in 2016-17 is Rs when, near Raikha, some KOLKATA: West Bengal For- resorts eateries can be trans- “Recently, we were discuss- 5,940.74 crore,” Agrawal fur- criminals accosted him and est Development Corporation formed to restaurants.” ing this issue in an informal ther said, adding that “South before he could run for his life, (WBFDC) will hold a review At present, WBFDC have conversation. He was wor- Eastern Railway loaded 147.73 they fired at him from a point- meeting to take a stock of the 91 resorts with accommoda- ried about the encroachments MT freight in 2016-17. The scheme, which is the first-of-its kind in India, will help in getting the bicycles assembled blank range. progress of the ongoing proj- tion of around 260 people at a alongside some routes. He even About the passenger ame- They fled the spot leav- ects in North Bengal districts time. The resorts are situated in warned me that he could with- nities of the Railways, the TARUN GOSWAMI ter Mamata Banerjee and she thus become self-reliant. Those ing Sheikh on the road lying and assess further development 18 different locations of North draw train services from those General Manager pointed out had sketched the logo which receiving training by the three in a pool of blood. Alarmed needed in the nature resorts and South Bengal. But maxi- routes for the sake of safety,” various steps which were KOLKATA: The Backward is being embossed in every companies that are supplying by the noise of gunshot, vil- to provide better facilities to mum number of the resorts are said S N Agrawal, General already taken. “In ER, 134 Classes Welfare department cycle. It is important to men- the bicycles, will be given tools lagers rushed to the spot and tourists. in South Bengal. Manager, Eastern and South Point of Sale machines have (BCW) has taken up a unique tion that the price of every cycle free of cost. found Sheikh lying on the road. The decision of transform- Since the resorts remain Eastern Railway. been introduced to promote scheme to provide training to is Rs 3,312. There is a three-year war- They rushed him to the hos- ing eateries in the resorts, where booked most of the time in “This problem is particu- digital payment while, wi-fi 3,500 Scheduled Caste and The youth are being given ranty for the cycles that will pital where he was declared only boarders are allowed to eat a year, the corporation had larly in the Eastern railway. has been provided at Howrah Scheduled Tribe youth who training in six districts — Ali- be distributed among the stu- brought dead. A large police at present, to restaurants will decided to increase accommo- We’ll discuss the matter with and Sealdah stations and will will work as fitters in the Sabuj purduar, Jalpaiguri, Siliguri, dents. They will be given war- contingent went to the spot also be taken in the meeting dation capacity in the resorts. the state government,” Agrawal be provided at Burdwan, Asan- Sathi project with a view to South Dinajpur, Nadia and ranty cards and the fitters will and began investigation. The scheduled to be held on April The work to increase the said at the sideline of a press sol and Bhagalpur very shortly,” make them self-reliant. Hooghly — under the skill be maintaining the cycles for cause of murder is yet to be 14 at Siliguri. The restaurants capacity started in the resorts conference on Wednesday. the General Manager said. It The scheme, which is the development project. The cycle three years free of cost. The ascertained. Preliminary will be opened for non-board- at Jaldhaka Valley in Dooars, However, the Eastern Railway was mentioned that the South first-of-its kind in the country, spares come in 121 boxes. cycles are fitted with 12 reflec- investigation revealed that ers to let people enjoy the local Malangi in Hasimara and Lole- and the South Eastern Railway Eastern Railway recorded only will help in getting the bicy- An average fitter working tors and a unique identification political rivalry might have cuisine. gaon. In some of the eco-tour- presented highlights of their two accidents in 2016-17. cles assembled that will come in the shops can assemble a number which are machine led to his murder. Senior Tri- It may be recalled that the ism spots, floors are getting to the state soon. The state gov- maximum of two cycles in a readable. namool Congress leaders vis- eatery in Buxa Jungle Lodge added to the resorts while in ernment has already distrib- day. Around 4,500 fitters who The BCW has already ited the area and condemned in Rajabhatkhawa was trans- some places another building uted 30 lakh bicycles among had come to assemble 30 lakh stored the data containing the killing. They alleged that formed to a restaurant ahead is coming up to accommo- the students of Classes IX, X, cycles could complete fittings names of 30 lakh students, their CPI(M) and BJP had formed of Durga Puja in 2016. Now, date more people. WBFDC is XI and XII of state-run, aided of seven to eight cycles per day. guardians, schools where they an alliance and were trying to the decision to implement the a profit making corporation and sponsored schools. Now, these SC and ST study along with the date when create trouble before the Pan- same project in other nature of the state government and a Another 30 lakh cycles youth will be trained to assem- they had received the cycles. chayat election scheduled in resorts of WBFDC would major share of the profit comes will be distributed among the ble seven to eight cycles per day It has already prepared a data 2018. CPI(M) and BJP were be taken in the forthcoming from the resorts. students of Classes IX and which will do away with brin- bank of those who will receive regularly attempting to scare meeting. Thus, the stock on the prog- X. The project that started in ing fitters from other states. the cycles. people and trying to project as Udayan Guha, Chairman of ress of work which were taken S N Agrawal, General Manager, Eastern & South Eastern Railway 2015 has brought great success Once all the cycles have Thus, the department has if law and order situation had WBFDC, said: “We have many up to increase the capacity addresses the press at Fairlie Place on Wednesday. Satish Kumar, and has helped students par- been distributed, the trained names of 60 lakh students deteriorated in rural Bengal. plans and there will be a meet- will be taken in the forthcom- Additional General Manager, Eastern Railway, DRMs of Howrah, ticularly in the rural areas to youth can open cycle repair- studying in state-run, aided They said a high-level meeting ing on April 14 to discuss the ing meeting to ensure that the Sealdah and Kharagpur along with principal head of departments of reach school. The project has ing shops with financial assis- and sponsored schools in its would be held to condemn the same. General and divisional work does not get unnecessar- been renamed by Chief Minis- tance from the government and data bank. politics of murder. manager of North Bengal will ily delayed. Eastern & South Eastern Railway were also present PIC/MPOST Pressure pipe Soon, Diet Road to be a reality in Sector-V DEBAMOY GHOSH prehensive transport plan that puts safety. A study which was done by detachment delays train the person-commuter at the cen- some researchers in the United States KOLKATA: The concept of “diet tre with emphasis on the “diet road”. indicated that diet roads can reduce OUR CORRESPONDENT ing station,” Eastern Railway road” may still be unfamiliar in India’s The experts will come up with a plan road accidents by almost 19-43 per- spokesperson R N Mahapatra transportation system, but Kolkata is before we proceed with the work,” said cent in a busy area. KOLKATA: The pressure said. all set to get one soon. Debashis Sen, Additional Chief Sec- NDITA is now working with IIT- pipe between the engine and “There was no possibility of Salt Lake Sector-V, Bengal’s first retary of the Bengal government and Kharagpur to implement the concept. bogies of 12317 Up Akal any mishap as the train came to IT destination, will get a “diet road” Chairman of NDITA. Around 2 lakh people work in Sector- Takht Express got detached on a halt following the detachment to find solution to its unmanageable Diet road, often called lane reduc- V and approximately four-six lakh Wednesday morning after leav- as lack of air pressure automati- traffic congestion, especially in rush tion, is actually a technique in trans- people regularly commute to this area. ing Kolkata station, leading to a cally activate the brakes,” he hours in the morning and evening. portation planning by which the “We have discussed the traffic delay of 54 minutes. said. “However, an enquiry Nabadiganta Industrial Town- effective width of the road is reduced diet road is also possible but it is advis- down the diet road as it would save a jam issue in our internal meeting. “The pressure pipe between has been ordered to find out ship Authority (NDITA), the devel- in order to achieve systematic able to avoid it,” Sen explained. lot of time for them since they would The decision was taken recently to do the engine and the first com- the cause of the detachment,” opment authority of the tech-sector, improvements. “This concept is pop- Through this kind of road, it will not get stuck in traffic jams. something for the pedestrians. But not partment of Amritsar-bound Mahapatra said. has recently decided to construct “diet ular in foreign countries. Diet road is take more time for one to reach his There are many key benefits of a only the diet road, we are also con- Akal Takht Express got The train left for its destina- road” to get rid of such chock-a-blocks. actually a narrow road where people destination. The car cannot move diet road including lower vehicular sidering to construct non-motorised detached at 7.30 am, soon after tion at 8.24 am after necessary “We have asked Indian Institute can walk or ride cycles easily. Driving freely through the narrow diet road. speed, reducing the possibility of road roads exclusively for cyclists and leaving Kolkata, the originat- repairs. WITH AGENCY INPUTS of Technology (IIT) to make a com- cars to reach one’s destination via the But people would prefer to walk accidents and improving pedestrian’s pedestrians,” Sen added. 4 city mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 13 April, 2017 MCI RECOMMENDS TO SCRAPE UNDERGRADUATE SEATS IN MEDICAL COLLEGES OF STATE Govt starts process to Seven injured after regularise para-teachers Bengal’s dream of crude bombs explode KOLKATA: The state government has started the process to resolve the problem regarding the recruitment of para-teachers in primary schools. in Burdwan There are around 500 such candidates who producing more doctors cleared the TET but their recruitments are still OUR CORRESPONDENT uncertain. In South Dinajpur district, there were 55 such teachers who earlier got the appointment KOLKATA: Seven persons including three children suf- but later the appointments were cancelled. The may hit roadblock fered splinter injuries when teachers started repeated demonstrations in front some crude bombs exploded in of the district inspector (primary education) office a crowded area of Sahapara area and also met the MoS, North Bengal Develop- PRADIP CHATTERJEE MCI to admit the candidates in under Ketugram police sta- ment, Bachchu Hansda. Hansda approached Par- the permitted seats. Permitted tion in Burdwan, a few meters REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE KOLKATA: Chief Minis- seats are those against which away from a local fair ground tha Chatterjee to discuss the issue and assured ter Mamata Banerjee’s dream the state government needs to on Tuesday night. The crude bombs the teachers that they would be reappointed soon. of increasing the number of take permission from the Cen- The victims are undergo- blasted when It may be mentioned that the teachers chose the doctors in the state-run hos- tre every year while for the per- ing treatment at the Katwa two youth were option of ‘para-teacher’ during their form fill up pitals may be hit as the Med- manent seats, there is no need sub-divisional hospital. The but were unable to submit necessary papers to ical Council of India (MCI) to take permission. The MCI children who received severe carrying a bag has recommended the Centre has recommended the Centre injuries on their bodies are the West Bengal Board of Primary Education. to scrape some of the existing not to renew permission for stated to be in a serious con- on a cycle and Meanwhile, most of such candidates informed the undergraduate medical seats these seats as it had found some dition. Senior police officers the bag fell on board that they have mistakenly identified them as in eight medical colleges of the lapses in the infrastructure of rushed to the spot immedi- ‘para-teacher’ during the form fill-up. MPOST state. these medical colleges. ately after the incident and the ground. Cops After their recent visit to It was learnt that the MCI started a detailed probe into have detained various state-run hospitals to has recommended the Centre the incident. assess infrastructure, a team of not to renew permission for Tension ran high among the one of the youth senior MCI officials have rec- the permitted seats in various local residents following the & are quizzing Woman killed, son ommended the Union Health medical colleges of the state. incident. The blast took place Ministry not to allow these As a result of this move, the where there was a fair going him for leads medical colleges to admit can- Calcutta Medical College and on and lots of people including alleges father’s role didates in these seats for this Hospital (CMCH) may lose 95 many children congregated in gating where these bombs were academic year citing poor permitted seats this year, while the area. Local people told the being taken to by the accused. Cops suspect that the husband might have infrastructure. Now, it is up to the NRS Medical College and police that they heard a loud The investigating officers are the Centre if it would allow the Hospital, Calcutta National explosion. not taking the incident lightly killed her over financial burdens as the state government to admit can- CMCH may lose 95 permitted seats Medical College and Hospi- On reaching the spot, they as similar incidents of blasts didates in those seats that were this year, while the NRS Medical tal (CNMCH), SSKM Hospi- found the seven persons includ- had earlier taken place in the expenses for her medicines were high already recommended for can- College and Hospital, CNMCH, SSKM tal may lose around 100, 50, ing three children wreathing district. OUR CORRESPONDENT cellation or not. 50 undergraduate medical seats in pain as they suffered splin- Police said that the bombs Many people in the state Hospital may lose around 100, 50, respectively. ter injuries on various parts of that were being carried inside KOLKATA: Mystery shrouds the death of an ailing housewife are, however, crying foul at the 50 undergraduate medical seats Midnapore Medical College their body. Police came to know the bag exploded after the bag whose body was found inside her house at Vivekananda Nagar step taken by the highest reg- and Hospital, North Bengal from the local residents that fell on the ground. Three chil- area of Garfa late on Tuesday night. ulatory body. They find this respectively Medical College and Hospital, the blast had taken place when dren along with others who The incident had taken place at around 11.45 pm on Tuesday. move politically motivated and Burdwan Medical College and two youth who were carrying were passing through the area According to the preliminary investigation, police suspect that also accused the highest regu- medical seats to address the 80,000 doctors per year in the Hospital and Bankura Sammi- a bag on a bicycle which sud- received injuries. After hearing the victim was strangulated to death. The victim, Dipa Das (55), latory body of being an instru- dearth of doctors at various country. Currently, around lani Medical College and Hos- denly fell on the ground. One about the incident, local people who became almost bed-ridden, was found dead on her bed on ment of the Centre to satisfy its hospitals across the state. 62,000 doctors are produced pital will not get permission of the two youth also received rushed to their rescue and the Tuesday night. The victim’s son Subhajit has lodged a complaint political vendetta. Following the Chief Minis- across the country in a year. for admission against 50 seats severe injuries in the incident. victims were taken to a hospi- with the police saying that his father Kalyan Das might have mur- After coming to power, ter’s order, the undergraduate Even the state government’s each too if the recommenda- Meanwhile, cops are interro- tal for treatment. Police have dered her as she had been suffering from various diseases for a Chief Minister Mamata Baner- seats were increased at vari- effort to meet the crisis of doc- tion is followed. gating the other youth Rajesh started a detailed probe in this long time. Subhajit also said that his father has been absconding jee had taken a number of ini- ous medical colleges but they tors in various hospitals may The permanent undergrad- Seikh who was allegedly car- regard and are conducting raids since the incident had taken place. Police are conducting raids tiatives to increase the health are still awaiting the Centre’s face some challenges following uate seats in CMCH, NRS, rying bombs in the bag to nab the culprits who might to nab the accused. infrastructure in the state. She nod. If the Centre cancels these this move. CNMCH, SSKM hospitals cur- Police have detained Seikh have engaged the two youth to Kalyan, an employee of Kolkata Municipal Corporation used also instructed the state Health seats, it will also affect the Cen- The medical colleges have rently stand at 155, 150, 150 for his alleged involvement in take the crude bombs to a cer- to often involve in quarrels with his wife over buying medicines. department to increase the tre’s ambitious plan to produce to obtain permission from the and 100 respectively. the incident and are investi- tain place. It had become difficult for Kalyan to arrange money for the med- icines of his wife. As Subhajit is still unemployed, he could not contribute for the treatment of his mother. Hence Kalyan had to bear all the expenses for her treatment. The victim’s son told the Bengal bags Boy killed by mentally ill aunt while in sleep police that his mother had suffered a cerebral attack around four months ago. Since then, she became bed-ridden. Subhajit also said Krishi Karman OUR CORRESPONDENT 24 Parganas as she was suffering from cide squad of the detective department that his father was suffering from mental depression as he could some mental ailments. started an investigation and collected not arrange for the fund to continue her treatment. Award 5th KOLKATA: In a tragic incident, an Like other days, the boy went to samples from the room where the crime The victim’s son also said that since his mother had suffered 8-year-old boy was hacked to death by sleep with his aunt at her room on Tues- had taken place. The weapon that was a cerebral attack, an attendant was engaged to look after her. He time in row his aunt who is mentally challenged day night. The family members of the used in the crime has also been seized also said that his mother was recovering well but it had become and undergoing treatment. The inci- boy heard him screaming and rushed by the police. Photographs of the room extremely difficult for Kalyan to keep funding her treatment as OUR CORRESPONDENT dent triggered tension among the local to the spot to see him lying in a pool of were also taken for the sake of inves- there was a huge financial burden on him. This mihgt have led people at Rajabagan. blood on the bed with the aunt sitting tigation. Police have started a specific Kalyan to murder his wife, police suspect. Police have arrested the accused by his side with a weapon in her hand. case on the basis of the statements of On the basis of the complaint lodged by the victim’s son, police KOLKATA: Bengal has yet Jyotsna Bibi from the place of the inci- Police said that the accused slashed the the boy’s father. Police suspect that the have started a murder case against Kalyan who is still at large. again bagged the Centre’s dent and seized a sharp weapon which victim’s throat with the weapon that was boy’s throat was cut when he was asleep. Subhajit also alleged that his father locked the door from outside Krishi Karman Award for was used to commit the crime. Police smeared with blood. The family mem- Meanwhile, the cops are interrogat- after killing his mother who was found lying on her bed. After the fifth consecutive year said that the victim Rakib Molla (8) bers and the local residents rushed the ing the accused to ascertain the cause being informed, police reached the spot and recovered the body for excellence in agriculture. used to stay with his aunt at a room dur- REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE boy to the SSKM Hospital where he was behind the murder. Police are also which was sent for a post-mortem examination. He alleged that Congratulating farmers ing night. The accused who was married declared brought dead. investigating if the accused has commit- his father fled after committing the crime. of the state, Chief Minister to one Mehtab Molla of Pachpara Road the father of the victim for quite some- After being informed, police ted the crime to take any revenge on the Meanwhile, the cops are investigating all possible angles into Mamata Banerjee’s post on had been staying with her elder brother, time. She was undergoing treatment at reached the spot and arrested the boy’s family or she had become angry the incident and are conducting a detailed probe in this regard Facebook on Wednesday Abdul Malik Molla, who happens to be Anatra Hospital at Baruipur in South accused. Senior officers of the homi- over certain reason and killed the boy. and raids are on the nab the accused. read: “Bengal has done it again! For the fifth time in a row, Bengal has again bagged 3 detained from the prestigious “Krishi Kar- Woman molested, husband Weapons in religious rally: 7 man Award” of the Govern- airport for carrying ment of India for excellence in agriculture.” beaten up over car parking including 3 BJP workers arrested She maintained: “In spite fake passports of the devastating floods OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT of 2015-16, our state has OUR CORRESPONDENT Police said that a religious rally achieved spectacular growth The woman was KOLKATA: Police detained three foreigners from KOLKATA: Seven persons was organised near Tala Bridge on in pulses production while KOLKATA: A woman was allegedly molested when she Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport including three BJP workers sustaining overall growth in molested and her husband was beaten up on Wednesday after their passports were found were arrested late on Tuesday Tuesday. There were around 300 who food production. I dedicate by some local youth following a dispute tried to save her carrying some other persons’ names. night on charges of brandish- joined the rally. Suddenly, a section this wonderful achievement over parking of their car. The incident husband. Later, local The foreigners were interrogated by the inves- ing arms while taking part in a of the participants started displaying to all my farmer brothers and took place at Bhowanipore late on Tues- people and some tigators who later found that two of them were Sri rally that took place near Tala sisters. My best wishes to all.” day night. Police said that a case has been Lankan nationals and one was from Bangladesh. in North Kolkata. weapons including swords, Banerjee received the initiated following a complaint lodged policemen of the area The immigration department of Netaji Subhas Police said that a religious good news when she was by the victim. A police officer said that Chandra Bose International Airport handed over rally was organised near Tala choppers and daggers addressing a rally in Dom- the couple along with their child went to rushed to the spot the accused to the police. The two Sri Lankan’s, Bridge on Tuesday. There kal on Wednesday. a temple in the area after parking their K Prasanth and Alosious Arul Maari, landed in were around 300 who joined Police initiated a case If one is found guilty It may be mentioned that car near a hotel on Elgin Road. tried to save her husband. Later, local Kolkata from Hong Kong on Tuesday night. “The the rally. Suddenly, a section against them under different on charges of rioting when Bengal had bagged the Krishi They found a no-parking sticker on people and some policemen of the area officers saw that their passports were carrying of the participants started sections of the Indian Penal armed with deadly weapons, Karman Puroskar last year their car when they returned from the rushed to the spot and brought the sit- some other persons’ names. They could not even displaying weapons including Code (IPC) on charges of riot- then the punishment may for the increase in the culti- temple. They had also admitted that the uation under control. Their child was answer the questions of officers there,” said an air- swords, choppers and daggers. ing armed with deadly weapon extend to imprisonment for vation of food grains and oil car was parked by them in front of the traumatised finding someone beating port source. On the other hand, the Bangladeshi A case in this connection was (148 IPC), unlawful assembly three years. seeds in the 2014-15 fiscal. hotel without knowing that it was a no- up his parents mercilessly. The police national Amrit Khan was going to Kuwait via Kol- lodged with Chitpore police (149) and promoting enmity Meanwhile, three per- Like the previous year, parking zone. Suddenly two youth came took statements of the woman and her kata and Doha. He was also carrying a passport station and the police initiated between different groups on sons were arrested on Tues- the Agriculture department out of the hotel and they got engaged into husband. The couple told the police in which some other person’s name was written. a probe. grounds of religion, race, place day in connection with the will be getting a prize money a heated altercation with the couple. The that they had mistakenly parked their Khan was also taken to the police station. The six of the seven arrested of birth, residence and language scuffle that broke out between of Rs 2 crore for bagging the situation turned worse when the youth, car at that place. But they didn’t under- It may be mentioned that the incidents of trav- persons are FIR name accused and doing acts prejudicial to some people who were taking Krishi Karman Puroskar and one of whom was allegedly in an ine- stand that why the youth from the hotel elling with fake passport are frequent in Kolkata and they were arrested when maintenance of harmony. They part in a rally in Suri and the two farmers from the state briated state, started beating them up. suddenly attacked them. Search for the airport. The intelligence wing, CISF and NIA have the police conducted raids late were also booked under differ- police. They were remanded to – one male and one female- The woman was molested when she accused has also been initiated. been watching closely on every such incident. last night. ent sections of the Arms Act. judicial custody. will be getting Rs 2 lakh each for their remarkable perfor- mance in the agriculture CMRI ransacking: Prime sector. The Tiger Hill project will be eco-friendly: Deb Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be handing over accused lands in police net the award to the delegation AMITAVA BANERJEE project on the environment. Let me in these areas. We then staged dhar- comprising senior officials of assure them that the project will be nas in public places in Park Street OUR CORRESPONDENT The irate mob had alleged that the Agriculture department. DARJEELING: Trying to lay to rest environment-friendly. All neces- and Chowringhee to create public medical negligence during the treat- In the 2013-14 fiscal, the allegations of green groups and sary permissions have been taken awareness,” stated Amir Basnet, Gen- KOLKATA: Police arrested ment was the only reason of that the state had bagged the political parties that the tourism from the state Forest department. eral Secretary, youth wing, JAP. the prime accused of the Cal- child’s death. award for the increase in project at Tiger Hill in Darjeeling No government project can come up JAP also formed human chains in cutta Medical Research Insti- The girl was admitted there production of coarse cere- would cause serious damage to the without following proper norms and different parts of the Hills including tute (CMRI) ransacking case on with stomach ache and the doc- als and a sharp rise in pro- environment, state Tourism Minister rules,” stated Deb. the Darjeeling Chowrasta protest- Wednesday. Muhammad Shakil, tors claimed that they had duction and increase in area Gautam Deb claimed that the project The minister stated that there ing against the project. The protest- the accused fled soon after the inci- decided to go for a surgery but of maize cultivation. Simi- is eco-friendly and in no way would existed a chalet built by the British in ers have expressed concerns stating dent and was absconding for sev- the patient died before they could larly, in 2011-12 and 2012-13 harm the environment. 1916. “The chalet had been torched that the project is inside a wild life eral weeks. do anything. financial year, too, the state The West Bengal Tourism Devel- during the Gorkhaland agitation in sanctuary hence it would adversely The investigators from Meanwhile, Chief Minister had bagged the award for opment Corporation Limited has the 1980s. We are rebuilding it.” affect many endangered species of Alipore police station arrested him Mamata Banerjee had earlier said the increase in cultivation undertaken the project which Meanwhile, the Jan Andolan the fauna along with the flora. Fur- from one of his hideouts. It may be that stern actions would be taken of coarse cereals. In the past includes four cottages, 20 double- Party (JAP) supporters staged dhar- ther, they have expressed concerns recalled that an unruly mob dam- against those who ransack gov- few years, there was a mani- bedded rooms and a 20-bedded dor- State Tourism minister Gautam Deb nas at Nabanno in Howrah and the over the sewage and garbage from aged the properties of CMRI hos- ernment and non-government fold increase in production mitory at Tiger Hill, around 13-km work started. New Secretariat Building in Kolkata the project that will contaminate pital at Ekbalpore area of South properties. of food grains and oil seeds. from Darjeeling town. The project The project soon ran into rough protesting against the tourism proj- the three lakes located just below Kolkata in February. By that time, police started raid- Major steps were taken to cost is around Rs 40 crore. The foun- waters with protests from green ect at Tiger Hill. the project site. The three Sinchal The people beat up several hos- ing to nab the accused of CMRI ran- bring in more agricultural dation stone of the project was laid groups and other political outfits. “We were removed from both the lakes are the main sources of pota- pital staff including doctors after sacking case. The investigators were land for oil seed cultivation. in the first week of March by Deb, “Some people have expressed con- places with the police stating that ble water for Darjeeling town and the the death of a child who had been on the lookout of Shakil who was following which the construction cerns regarding the impact of the Section 144 CRPC has been clamped surrounding areas. brought there for treatment. arrested on Wednesday. 5 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 13 April, 2017 mp nation MPs protest fee PARLIAMENT DIARY hike in Panjab 50,000 villages don’t have Univ, Bilaspur institute in RS

mobile networks: Govt NEW DELHI: The issue of Panjab University students pro- MPOST BUREAU testing fee hike being beaten up 908 IPS posts deployed under Ops Con- Marked by some historic events, by the police was raised in the trol of Army is determined NEW DELHI: Mobile net- Rajya Sabha today, as the gov- lying vacant by defence food specifica- work has not yet reached ernment said it has sought a tions or by Food Safety and around 50,000 villages across Parliament Budget session ends report on the matter though it Standards Authority of India the country, the government was not a central varsity. There are 908 vacancies in the (FSSAI). The issue made said on Wednesday. MPOST BUREAU budgets. The session also saw HRD Minister Prakash Indian Police Service (IPS) as headlines earlier this year There are many locations all the parties coming together Javadekar said the Centre has on January 1, 2016. In a writ- when BSF Jawan Tej Baha- in the Northeast, Naxal-hit NEW DELHI: Marked by in both the Houses over the not raised any fee in the Panjab ten reply to a question in the dur complained about food states, Andaman and Nico- some historic events, the Bud- death sentence awarded to University, which is a separate Upper House of Parliament quality. The ministry added, bar Islands and Lakshadweep get session of Parliament came Indian national Kulbhushan entity and not a central varsity. on Wednesday, MoS for Home "Some forces like Assam Rifles where mobile network has not to an end on Wednesday after Jadhav by a Pakistani military "Punjab University is a sep- Affairs Kiren Rijiju said, "As are reported to have engaged reached yet, Telecom Minister approval of four landmark GST court on the charges of spying. arate entity. This is not a central on 01.01.2016, 3,894 IPS offi- nutritionists to prepare a stan- Manoj Sinha said in Lok Sabha. bills and several other legisla- The first part of the session university. We have not raised cers are in position against AN dard menu based on calorific "We have never claimed tions besides the Budget and was from January 31 to Febru- any fees," he told Congress authorized strength of 4802. requirements of troops." "In that mobile network has the demand for grants of vari- ary 9 and the second part from members while responding to The minister added, “The the Forces, Unit Medial Offi- reached all over the country. There are many locations in the ous ministries. March 9 till Wednesday. their protests over the incident. authorised strength of IPS in cer/ Deputy Officer/ Senior There are around 50,000 vil- The two-part session, which Altogether, there were 29 Taking cognisance of the Kerala is 163 as on 01.01.2016. Officers check food for nutri- lages where mobile network Northeast, Naxal-hit states, Andaman was advanced for the first time sittings, with the Lok Sabha matter, Javadekar said he has There are 41 vacancies of tious value and quality dur- has not reached," he said. and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep in the country's history, com- working for 176 hours and 39 sought all information with IPS existing in Kerala as on ing their visits. Monthly mess The Minister said he has menced on January 31 with the minutes and the Rajya Sabha regard to the fee hike and those 01.01.2016." He clarified that meetings are also carried out written to all states to inform where mobile networks have not customary Address by the Pres- for over 136 hours. pertaining to financial grants to the "Calculation of authorised to look into grievances and his Ministry how many of the reached yet, Telecom Minister Manoj ident to a joint sitting. The Lok Sabha lost eight the Varsity. "This matter per- strength depends upon func- ensure further improvements villages in their state the mobile Sinha said in the Lok Sabha For the first time, the Bud- hours and 12 minutes due to tains to the state government. tional requirement of a par- in quality of foods." network has not reached. get was presented on February disruptions, including one by This is not a central university," ticular cadre. As per rule 4 (2) Sinha said an ambitious one, almost a month ahead of the Shiv Sena over the flying the minister said. of IPS Cadre Rules, 1954, the project 'BharatNet' is being been laid for 12,172 km (4,213 of more spectrum through auc- the usual date, as the govern- ban by domestic airlines on The police had clashed with Central Government, ordinar- 10,000 NGOs’ implemented for providing GPs) and 443 GPs have been tion and installations of BTS ment wanted to complete the one of its MPs who had alleg- students in the Panjab Uni- ily at the interval of every five registrations 100 mbps broadband connec- provided with broadband con- (Base transceiver station) in budgetary exercise before the edly thrashed an Air India versity yesterday as the week- years, reviews the strength and tivity to all Gram Panchayats, nectivity," he said. more areas, call drop problem end of March instead of May, employee. The Upper House long protests over the steep fee composition of each such cadre cancelled in 2 yrs approximately 2,50,000, in the Replying to a supplemen- has been improving. Replying the time by which the process lost 13 hours because of furore hike turned ugly. Over 60 stu- in consultation with the State country. The phase-I to con- tary, the Minister said the to another question, Sinha said would be completed earlier. over different issues. dents were arrested and many Government(s) concerned and nect 1,00,000 GPs is being problem of call drops has been the government has no plans Another historic develop- Both the Houses passed of them slapped with sedition revises the authorized strength The Ministry of Home Affairs implemented currently, he said. resolved to a great extent and to offer shares of BSNL to its ment witnessed this time was four bills of the GST (Goods and criminal charges, reports of the IPS for each Cadre." "The (MHA) clarified that the FCRA "As on March 31, 2017, as per a survey of TRAI, the employees and the company is the merger of the Railway Bud- and Services Tax), the biggest said. Students claim that the authorised strength includes registration of more than trenching and ducting has been call drop situation has been making operating profit in last get with the General Budget, tax reform which would bring fees for various courses were Senior Duty Post, Central Dep- 10,000 NGOs during finan- completed for 11,294 km (4,780 improved by 60 per cent. two years after increasing the ending a 92-year-old practice India under a uniform indirect hiked from around Rs 5,000 to utation Reserve, State Depu- cial year 2014-15 to 2016-17 GPs), Optical Fibre Cable has He said with the allocation customer base. of presentation of two separate tax regime. over Rs 50,000. AGENCIES tation Reserve, Leave Reserve got cancelled as mainly on and Junior Reserve, Training account of non-filing of the Reserve and Promotion quota," annual returns as mandated PM Modi reviews the clarification mentioned. in the FCRA, 2010 and rules Voices of dissent being muzzled, made there under. "The FCRA, 2010, Rules, FAQs and notices Sensitive Delhi or advisories for filing of the ministers’ performance buildings get Annual Returns and renewal application etc. have been put fear prevails: Oppn to President regular security on the MHA website for cre- ating greater legal awareness MPOST BUREAU review amongst the Voluntary Sector," Oppn carrying out MoS Home Kiren Rijiju men- NEW DELHI: Major oppo- "The security of sensitive tioned in a written reply. A list sition parties met President disinformation buildings in the national of such cancelled organization Pranab Mukherjee on Wednes- capital including Parliament is available on the Ministry's day and put forth their con- campaign against House, Supreme Court, High website www.fcraonline.nic.in. cerns over recent incidents of Courts, Govt buildings, vital violence, including attacks by govt: Naidu Installations and important cow vigilantes, and attempts to monuments etc is reviewed 200 foreigners held "muzzle voices of dissent". NEW DELHI: Opposition periodically," MoS for Home under Narcotics A delegation of leaders of parties have launched a disin- Kiren Rijiju said on Wednes- various political parties, led by formation campaign, includ- day. To a question from Con- Act in 2016 PM Narendra Modi being greeted by Parliamentary Affairs Minister former Prime Minister Man- ing questioning the reliability gress MP Ambika Soni in the Ananth Kumar at a function organised at Parliament on Wednesday mohan Singh and Congress of EVMs, because they are Rajya Sabha, he said in a writ- president Sonia Gandhi, called unable to digest defeat in ten reply that in the wake of The MoS for Home said in the OUR CORRESPONDENT been asked to provide data that on the President at the Rash- elections, the government the recent terrorist incidents Rajya Sabha on Wednesday Opposition leader Ghulam Nabi Azad with Congress president Sonia shows the progress made since trapati Bhavan and sought his said on Wednesday. in London, the Indian secu- that Narcotics Control Bureau NEW DELHI: Prime Minister the BJP-led government came urgent intervention "to ensure Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh and party vice-president Rahul Referring to the Oppo- rity agencies have been briefed data show that more than 200 Narendra Modi on Wednes- to power. the rule of law" in the country. Gandhi addressing the media outside President House on Wednesday sition petition to the Presi- to remain extra-vigilant while foreigners were arrested and day held a meeting to review Last week, Information and They presented a memo- rights of citizens to ensure the lynching of a dairy farmer in dent on Wednesday, Union and ensure proper security prosecuted under the Narcotic the performance of his cabi- Broadcasting Minister Ven- randum to him listing their rule of law in this country," he Alwar in Rajasthan and simi- minister M Venkaiah Naidu arrangements in the Parliament Drugs and Psychotropic Sub- net colleagues. The PM holds kaiah Naidu had sent a letter various concerns and urged the told reporters. The delegation lar incidents in Una in Gujarat, said that after its defeat in House Complex. The Minis- stances Act, 1985 during 2016. such meetings on the third to all the ministers explain- President to ensure that consti- also raised issues of alleged Dadri in UP and Udhampur in polls, the opposition par- try of Home Affairs (MHA) The Government is maintain- Wednesday of every month ing that these inputs would tutional democracy and fun- EVM tampering during their Jammu and Kashmir, besides ties have started a disinfor- also mentioned in a statement ing the database of arrival and but was not able to hold it for be included in a booklet that damental rights of citizens are meeting. Azad said the delega- many others across the country. mation campaign against that, “Recently, instructions to departure and visa details of the last two months due to hec- the government plans to pub- protected. Leaders of promi- tion drew the attention of the The delegation also raised the the government. He said strengthen the security of Gov- all foreigners visiting India tic campaigning for recently lish before May 26, the day PM nent opposition parties includ- President to the recent political issue that critical appointments the obstructionist attitude of ernment buildings under MHA under the Immigration, Visa concluded assembly elections Modi took oath three years ing the Congress, the Left developments which have "seri- have been made "arbitrarily the opposition in the Rajya security cover have also been and Foreigners Registration in five states. “As the Modi ago. The ministers have been parties, TMC, SP, BSP, JD-U ously undermined the accepted bypassing the Parliament and Sabha based on its numeri- issued on 31.03.2017." Tracking project (IVFRT). "A government is completing its asked to make three-page sub- and the RJD were part of the norms of governance and insti- other institutions". cal superiority has led to the Unique Case File (UCF) is cre- three years next month, the missions that must be in bullet delegation. After the delegation tutional integrity". He said an They also alleged that key disillusionment of the people ated for each of the Indian Visa ministers were asked to spell points only and must list the met the President, Leader of environment of fear and inse- legislations are being "dis- towards the upper house. Jawans given applicants and all the details out their achievements in their key performance indicators or Opposition in the Rajya Sabha curity is prevailing in the coun- guised" as Money Bills "to "They will have to explain FSSAI-specified are clubbed. So far about 2.70 departments, while a few of KPIs of the department. Ghulam Nabi Azad said, "An try and voices of dissent are bypass and undermine the their attitude in the Rajya crore UCF has been created. them showcases their perfor- Some ministers have been environment of fear and inse- being muzzled. Constitution position of Rajya Sabha to the people," he told food: Govt The UCF data is useful in get- mance through presentations,” asked to prepare notes on curity is prevailing in the coun- "In a democracy, the rule Sabha". Azad said the states reporters outside the Prime ting details that may be needed the sources said. specific sectors. Minister of try and voices of dissent are of law must prevail, but self- ruled by non-BJP parties "are Minister's residence where in specific cases. It helps in bet- Notably, Cabinet minis- State for External Affairs MJ being muzzled." styled lumpen elements have being destabilised by misusing a cabinet meeting is on. He The top brass of the MHA ter profiling of the foreigners ters have already been asked Akbar has been asked to write "We have requested the indulged in violence, mob the powers of Governors and slammed the opposition par- clarified in a written reply in at the Immigration Counters to list five achievements each one on the highlights of PM's President for his urgent inter- lynching of citizens and harass- artificial majority is cobbled up ties for obstructing laws and the Upper House of the Par- in less time," said an MHA in their ministries that have tours abroad and on increased vention to protect India's con- ment is being witnessed across by unethical means" and recent making "baseless" allegations liament that the food quality statement. benefited people, including investment flow from foreign stitutional democracy and the country," he said. examples of Goa and Manipur in the upper house. MPOST given to the jawans (CAPFs) SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE key reforms. They have also countries. safeguard the fundamental He cited recent incidents of were cited in this regard. Number of LS members wish IAEA flags cyber threat concerns 'Heart attacks, suicides kill more securitymen killed Speaker on her birthday for nuclear facilities: Govt in mine blasts has CRPF jawans than Naxal ops' OUR CORRESPONDENT specific details. declined: Govt "Government takes these OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: Global nuclear concerns seriously and remains NEW DELHI: The number watchdog IAEA has expressed alert and is prepared to deal NEW DELHI: Heart attacks, of security personnel killed concern over possible cyber with such threats," he said. depression and suicides have in mine blasts in the country and terrorist threats to nuclear Further, the Minister said killed more CRPF troops, over have sharply declined from 285 installations worldwide, with the critical infrastructure of 24 times higher, than opera- in 2010 to only 32 so far this the government on Wednes- Indian nuclear establishment tions and ambushes in Naxal year, the government told Rajya day saying it was prepared to is isolated from the internet violence-hit areas in the last Sabha on Wednesday. Replying deal with any such eventuality. and access to such systems was two years. to supplementaries, Minister of Noting that no cyber intru- restricted to authorised person- Union Minister of State State for Home Affairs Hansraj sion has happened so far with nel and closely monitored. for Home Hansraj G Ahir on Gangaram Ahir said “for the last respect to nuclear installations, There are also Computer Wednesday provided data in few years, our securitymen who Union Minister Jitendra Singh and Information Security this regard in Rajya Sabha, stat- have died in mine attacks have told the Lok Sabha that nuclear Advisory Group (CISAG) and ing 5 CRPF men were killed reduced largely. We are also installations in the country are the Task Force for Instrumen- in 2015, 31 in 2016 and 13 till using drones and helicopters NEW DELHI: Members House, I wish you a long and "designed and operated fol- tation and Control Security April 4 this year in the three 13 due to dengue or malaria, 35 two years. The minister added and other modern equipment.” cutting across party lines healthy life," he said. lowing a defence in- depth (TAFICS) to look after "cyber/ Left Wing Extremism affected owing to depression and sui- that in order to boost the He said the number of secu- on Wednesday conveyed The Speaker in return philosophy". information security of the states of Chhattisgarh, Bihar cides while 277 lost their lives morale of the troops deployed ritymen who died in mine blasts their greetings to Lok Sabha thanked everyone for their To a query on whether Department of Atomic Energy and Jharkhand. As compared due to other reasons. in anti-Maoist operations mea- in 2010 were 285 and the num- Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on greetings. IAEA (International Atomic units including regular cyber to these operational or on-duty The about three-lakh per- sures like grant of risk allow- ber is gradually coming down. the occasion of her birthday. On a lighter note, she Energy Agency) and the security audit", he added. deaths, 476 personnel of the sonnel-strong CRPF is coun- ance, house rent allownace and “In 2011, 142 security personnel Soon after the House said she hoped the mem- US-based non-profit group Responding to questions country's largest paramilitary try's largest Central Armed extension of facility for reten- died in mine attacks, while in assembled, all members bers would not mind as Nuclear Threat Initiative (NIT) related to monazite reserves force died last year while 407 Police Force (CAPF) and is tion of government accom- 2012, the number came down to stood up and wished her a she has been reprimanding have alerted the world commu- in the country, Singh said in died in 2015 owing to non- also the lead force to conduct modation at the last place of 114. In 2013, 115 security per- very happy birthday and say- them often while conducting nity of a possible threat of cyber the garb of granite mining, operational reasons. anti-Naxal operations, and also posting is "already in place". sonnel died in mine attacks, 88 ing they prayed for her good the House. and terrorist attack on nuclear there have been instances of The data for last year shows render a variety of duties in the "In addition, insurance and in 2014, 59 in 2015, 65 in 2016 healthy and long life. Maha- Later while asking a sup- facilities, the Minister replied monazite being mined. The 92 Central Reserve Police internal security domain of the various advances and loans are and so far in 2017 security per- jan turned 73 on Wednesday. plementary during Question in the affirmative. government has taken "due Force (CRPF) personnel died country. given to ensure financial well sonnel who died in such attacks Parliamentary AffairsHour, TRS member Jithender During the Question Hour, cognisance" of the instances, due to heart attacks, five due to The combined data show being. Basic amenities like came down to only 32,” he said. Minister Ananth Kumar Reddy wished her on her the Minister of State in the he added. There is around 12 malaria and dengue, 26 owing that heart attacks, depression, proper accommodation, med- Ahir said each batallion said he, on behalf of the birthday and said a play, based Prime Minister's Office said million tonnes of monazite to depression and suicide and suicides, malaria, dengue and ical facilities, timely evacuation of security forces have at least entire House, wanted to con- on her book 'Matoshree' and IAEA has expressed concern reserves and about ten per cent 353 due to other non-opera- other such reasons constitute of injured, better promotional one or two mine-protected vey greetings to her for her staged in the Parliament in general terms about the pos- of thorium can be extracted tional reasons. 24 times more, over opera- avenues, gallantry awards, vehicles (MPVs) and only birthday. House complex yesterday, was sibility of cyber and terrorist from it while "continuous Similarly, the data for 2015 tional duties, as the major rea- rewards/appreciations, griev- 10 MPVs have been sent to "On behalf of the entire very good. AGENCIES threats to nuclear installations efforts" are going on for explo- reveals that 82 troops of the sons for the death of CRPF ance redress among others are Kashmir so far. AGENCIES globally, without indicating any ration, he said. force died due to heart attacks, jawans and officers in the last being addressed," Ahir said. 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 13 April, 2017 DIAL’s retailer bias in space allotment putting IGI Airport flyers at risk: PAC

GAUTAM LAHIRI warned that the lanes for passenger movement are so narrow that there is NEW DELHI: Public Accounts Com- a grave danger of mishap or disaster. Parl panel finds irregularities in mittee (PAC) Chairman K V Thomas, The committee was told by DIAL in his last report as the panel’s head, that the license holders are using has severely criticised Delhi Interna- licensed land and space areas for a award of ad contracts in railways tional Airport (P) Ltd (DIAL) for not large number of other offices in sepa- giving enough space to passengers at rate wings. OUR CORRESPONDENT the last 25-30 years. All con- fraud in allotment of adver- both terminals of Indira Gandhi Inter- The Air passengers Association of tracts which were allotted on tisements and involvement of national (IGI) Airport. India raised grievances about the poor NEW DELHI: A parliamen- the basis of the first come, first railway officials which were The report says that operators have state of facilities at IGI Airport, which tary committee has found served basis for commercial inquired into by the Central not allocated space inside the build- include restrictions in safe movement irregularities in award of con- publicity should be terminated Vigilance Commission and ings of Terminals 1 and 3 in a scientific of passengers, dirty lounges and rest- tracts of advertisements in the with immediate effect, the PAC action taken against a few manner and commercial establish- rooms during peak hours, low quality Mumbai division of the rail- headed by KV Thomas said in officials, the committee rec- ments are obtruding into areas meant of food and ill-managed food courts, ways and recommended a CBI its report. ommended a CBI inquiry to for passenger movement, compromis- inadequate seating facilities at the T1 inquiry into it. The committee has found probe. ing passenger safety. and T3 lounges, inconvenient baggage The Public Accounts Com- that there was no transparency The CBI inquiry should Retail shops have cropped up at handling counters, and lack of trans- File Photo: Indira Gandhi International Airport mittee (PAC) in its latest report in award of contracts in Central probe the first come, first every nook and corner, with some port connectivity between T1 and T3 has noted the irregularities in Railway and Western Railway. served policy in Mumbai divi- of them protruding sharply into It also referred to poor cart facili- check points. suggestions or complaints. Thomas is award of contract of adver- The Mumbai division is sion, it said. The committee is the walking spaces, the PAC report ties, uneven terrain outside termi- The committee found that demitting office as the PAC’s Chair- tisements on a first come, first part of Central Railway and for strict action against err- pointed out. nals and long queues both outside the although feedback forms are available, man on April 30 after completing a served basis which was prevail- Western Railway. ing contractors and officials Members of the committee also Terminals and inside at the security no action has been taken on these three-year term. ing in the Mumbai division for Taking note of the alleged involved in the alleged fraud. Police officer 'slaps' woman during HC stops Tata CBI arrests 4 for duping housing project anti-liquor protest; sparks outrage near Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh OUR CORRESPONDENT Protesting this, a section of banks of Rs 2240 crore the agitators allegedly pelted NHRC notice to OUR CORRESPONDENT COIMBATORE/CHEN- stones at the police, who then OUR CORRESPONDENT so far shows that there was no NAI: A senior police officer resorted to lathicharge to dis- Chief Secy, DGP NEW DELHI: The Delhi High genuine business. was caught on camera slap- perse them. Court on Wednesday stopped NEW DELHI: Four directors The agency has registered ping a woman protester dur- Police said three persons CHENNAI: The construction of a proposed of a company which manufac- five cases against the company ing an agitation for closure of a were injured in the melee with National Human high-end Rs 1,275 crore resi- tured tobacco fragnance have so far out of which charge state-owned liquor outlet near one of them being hospitalised. Rights Commission dential project promoted by been arrested by the CBI for sheets have been filed in two. Coimbatore, sparking outrage As the video showing the the Tata Housing Development allegedly cheating a consor- Probe is underway in three and condemnation. act went viral, various political- on Wednesday de- Company in the vicinity of the tium of public sector and pri- cases. Following the incident parties, including DMK, con- scribed the alleged Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh vate banks to the tune of Rs The funds given as loan by last evening, the Tamil Nadu demned the 'police brutality'. police assault on holding that it falls within eco- 2,240 crore. the banks were used for pur- government on Wednesday Shops in the locality anti-liquor protest- sensitive catchment area. Directors of Surya Vinayak poses other than those they ordered closure of the outlet in remained shut on Wednesday ers in Tirupur as a Tata Camelot Housing Proj- Industries Limited--Chairman were meant for, the CBI alleged. Tirupur district and an inquiry. in protest against the police ect spread on 52.66 acres of land Sanjay Jain, Rajiv Jain, Rohit According to the books of The incident occurred in action. "serious violation of near the Chandigarh Capitol Chaudhary and Sanjeev Agar- the company, the stock of per- Shamalpuram, about 20 km The incident came up in rights", and issued Complex featured 19 towers wal-- have been arrested by the They said the directors including four private banks, fumery items were shown to from Tirupur, when a group the Madras High Court when notices to the Chief ranging between 7 and 28 sto- CBI on the complaint of Punjab were not cooperating with the sources said. be Rs 887 crore to the banks of people, including women, social activist Traffic Ramas- Secretary and Tamil reys. The project was proposed National Bank (PNB). the agency and were allegedly They said the account of but the investigation showed blocked a road demanding wamy and PMK's legal wing Nadu DGP in this re- to be carried on the land which CBI Spokesperson R K reluctant to share details of the the company was declared as that only Rs five crore worth closure of the TASMAC liquor member K Balu, made a spe- was originally alloted to the Gaur said they have been sent purported fund diversion. non- performing asset in July, stock was available with it, the outlet that was relocated to cial mention and sought action gard. "The Commis- 'Punjab MLA Society' for con- to 10 days of agency's custody. The agency has alleged that 2012 when the total outstand- sources said. their locality consequent to the against the police officer. sion has observed struction of residential houses The company manufac- the directors used more than ing towards company was Rs "The said firm also allegedly Supreme Court ban on sale of When the petitions came that it appears the of MLAs of Punjab Legislature. tured fragrance used in various 100 shell companies for routing 2,066 crore which swelled to Rs diverted Rs 376 crore out of the liquor within 500 metres of the up for hearing before a bench police had taken the Subsequently, the land was tobacco products commonly and diversion of bank funds, 2,240 crore when the FIR was working capital limit obtained highways. of Chief Justice Indira Baner- law into their hands sold to Hash Builders Private called 'zarda'. they said. The firm and the registered in 2014. from consortium of banks to As the protesters refused jee and Justice M Sundar, state Limited with an understanding The accused named in the shell companies had no genu- The CBI alleged that the six wholly owned foreign sub- to disperse, Additional Dep- Advocate General R Muthu- by exceeding their that each member of the 'Punjab CBI FIR registered in 2014 have ine business transactions, the company had availed work- sidiaries based in Singapore, uty Superintendent of Police kumaraswamy submitted that power in resorting to MLA Society' would be allotted been arrested as the agency sus- CBI sources said. ing capital by fudging account Hong Kong, Dubai, Indone- Pandiarajan slapped one of the action was being initiated indiscriminate beat- one flat each. pected that they were trying The company was given books, stock statement and sia, Ghana and China. Further women and pushed two oth- against the erring police offi- ing of the protest- A bench of Chief Justice G to flee the country, the CBI a loan of over Rs 2,000 crore accounts of people. investigation is continuing," ers, asking them to move away cer and an inquiry had been Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai sources said. by a consortium of 20 banks, The sources said the probe Gaur said. from the road. ordered. ers," NHRC said. Endlaw held that the environ- mental clearance given for the housing project was not in "con- Odisha CM visits violence-hit Hindu Yuva Vahini activists formity with the mandatory NATION BRIEFS requirements of the Ministry 72 MISCREANTS NABBED BY HARYANA of Environment and Forests Bhadrak as situation improves (MoEF)". POLICE UNDER ‘OPERATION DURGA’ thrash interfaith couple It said the map of Survey of OUR CORRESPONDENT India demarcating boundaries NEW DELHI: With a view to ensure the safety of OUR CORRESPONDENT women, Haryana Police have launched a massive cam- of the catchment area of the BHADRAK (ODISHA): As the The youth Sukhna Lake is binding on the paign ‘Operation Durga’ wherein 24 teams constituted violence-hit town turned near MEERUT: Members of the brigade created Punjab government. by Chief Minister’s flying squad nabbed 72 persons normal, Odisha Chief Minister Hindu Yuva Vahini founded "In turn, Tata Housing indulging in various crimes against women in public Naveen Patnaik on Wednes- by Chief Minister Yogi Aditya- a ruckus after Development Company Ltd places in the state. “The teams comprised woman day visited Bhadrak and prom- nath on Wednesday barged into some residents (HDCL) is also bound by the personnel including nine sub-inspectors of police, 14 ised stern action against those a house and allegedly roughed informed them same. The area over which the assistant sub-inspectors, six head constables and 13 responsible for violence and up a Muslim man and a woman project in question is proposed full compensation to all who belonging to another faith after that the man to be constructed by Tata HDCL constables, apart from other police personnel from suffered loss. they were found together. forms part of the catchment area each district,” said Haryana Police a spokesman. Amid a nine-hour relaxation Yogi Adityanath had had called the of Sukhna Lake as demarcated GIRL CHILD WELFARE NEXT ON period of curfew, Patnaik toured recently instructed police not woman to his in the Survey of India map dated the violence-hit areas, inter- to harass "innocent" couples friend's rented September 21, 2004," the bench ADITYANATH GOVT'S LIST acted with the affected people Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik interacting with communal after some unsavoury incidents noted. The high court order and enquired into damages due violence affected people in Bhadrak on Wednesday involving anti-romeo squads. accommodation came on a plea filed by the Sarin LUCKNOW: In line with its election manifesto, the BJP to violence triggered by alleged Police said the youth brigade Memorial Legal Aid Founda- government in Uttar Pradesh has directed officials

' abusive remarks against Hindu ing misery to the peace loving directed to make proper created a ruckus after some local of obscenity, they said. tion and advocate Aalok Jagga to start work on 'Bhagya Lakshmi Yojna' to give Rs deities on social media. After people of Odisha, he said. assessment of damage and loss residents informed them that Sachin Mittal, Meerut zonal against the grant of approval by 50,000 on the birth of girl child in poor families. reviewing the situation with Appealing to the people to caused by violence for early the man had called the woman head, Hindu Yuva Vahini said, various authorities to the Tata "The officials have been asked to prepare a detailed senior officials, the chief min- maintain peace and harmony, compensation. to his friend's rented accom- "People have become confident housing project near the Lake, plan to implement the scheme as promised in BJP's 'Lok ister said those responsible for the chief minister said full com- Before holding the review modation. The activists told and more aware since Aditya- which was expected to cater to the violence would be punished. pensation would be provided to meeting at the district collec- police that the two were alleg- nath has taken charge as the high-profile people. Kalyan Sankalp Patra'. Under the scheme, a develo- Further, the state govern- the people affected in the vio- torate, Patnaik walked through edly found in an objectionable chief minister. They want things The Supreme Court had ear- ment bond of Rs 50,000 is given on the birth of a girl ment would take strong steps lence and new vending zones areas like Puruna Bazar, Chan- position. While the woman was to become better. The people in lier stayed the ambitious hous- child in poor families," an official spokesman said here. to counter the divisive forces constructed for rehabilitation dan Bazar and Apartibindha released after warning, the man, the neighbourhood, where this ing project which was given The direction in this regard was issued by Chief Minis- creating discord and violence in of the affected street vendors. where people turned out in large who is a resident of Muzaffar- incident took place, informed clearance by the Punjab and ter Yogi Adityanath at a meeting here on Tuesday. the name of religion and bring- The administration was numbers to narrate their plight. nagar, was booked on charges us about it." Haryana High Court. DMK LEADERS MEET GOVERNOR, SEEK TN CM'S DISMISSAL Ex-Cong men Rane, Godinho IAS officer gets notice for MUMBAI: A delegation of DMK leaders on Wednes- day met Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao here and picking holes in ODF drive demanded dismissal of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palanisami alleging that he and some ministers in his get berth in Parrikar cabinet OUR CORRESPONDENT the open. cabinet indulged in "large scale bribery of voters" She also raised doubts about in the run up to the R K Nagar Assembly bypoll. The OUR CORRESPONDENT himself won his 11th term as BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh the availability of water to keep delegation met the Governor, who also holds charge a legislator in the last polls), government has served a notice clean the toilets constructed of Tamil Nadu, at the Raj Bhavan and submitted a PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister defied the Congress whip to to a woman IAS officer for rais- under the ODF campaign. memorandum highlighting the party's demands in the Manohar Parrikar on Wednes- vote against the trust motion ing some serious questions After picking holes in the wake of tax officials questioning Health Minister C day inducted former Congress brought by Parrikar by absent- about the Centre's Open Def- way the scheme was touted by leaders Vishwajit Rane and ing himself from the House. ecation Free (ODF) campaign. the government, she concluded Vijayabaskar in an alleged tax evasion case. It also Mauvin Godinho into his cab- He joined BJP last week in the Deepali Rastogi, a 1994- saying, "Don't get me wrong, demanded a CBI probe in the matter. inet, raising the strength of his presence of Parrikar and other batch IAS officer presently I'm all for toilets. After all, I am ministry to twelve. Rane, who leaders. serving as Commissioner of the a city-dweller. I'm just uncom- HIMACHAL PRADESH CM MAY APPEAR had won the Valpoi assembly Rane had served as Health Madhya Pradesh Tribal Wel- fortable with the way we are BEFORE ED IN PMLA CASE TODAY seat on a Congress ticket in the minister in the Digambar fare Department, expressed her pushing it." February 4 state polls, had quit Kamat-led Congress govern- views on ODF campaign in an The opposition Congress NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate is likely the party and joined the ruling ment between 2007-2012. article in an English daily ear- criticised the government to question Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virb- BJP last week. Godinho, who has been lier this month. for slapping a notice on the hadra Singh on Thursday in connection with a money Godinho, who is the BJP representing Dabolim assem- "A show cause notice has civil servant saying the ques- laundering probe case against him and others. The MLA from Dabolim constit- Ex-Cong Minister Vishwajit Rane with Goa CM Manohar Parrikar bly constituency since 1994 been issued on Tuesday to tions raised by her should be agency had, earlier this week, issued summons to uency, had joined the saffron (till date), was a minister in the Deepali Rastogi for alleged addressed instead of suppress- Singh for personal appearance and it is likley that party in December last year, within a month. We will meet the ministers in the first phase Pratapsinh Rane-led cabinet. violation of All India Services ing the voice. he may depose before the Investigating Officer of months before the assembly on April 17 or 18 to discuss it on March 14. He was also was the Deputy (Conduct) Rules," a senior offi- "Nobody is against the con- polls. They were administered with the coalition partners," Both Rane and Godinho Speaker of Goa Assembly dur- cer at the state Secretariat said struction of toilets. But, the the case at an Enforcement Directorate office here. the oath of office and secrecy Parrikar told reporters. were ministers in the Congress- ing the Digambar Kamat-led on Wednesday. questions raised by Rastogi are Sources said that the CM will be questioned and his by Governor Mridula Sinha at With the induction of Rane led governments in the past. government. The notice sought an expla- relevant," MP Congress Com- statement will be recorded under the provisions of Raj Bhavan. and Godinho, the total number Rane had quit the Con- Talking to reporters, Parri- nation about her article raising mittee Chief Arun Yadav said. the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The latest After the induction, Par- of ministers (includ- gress and resigned his assem- kar said coalition parties (GFP serious questions over the Cen- "We are not even able to ED action comes close on the heels of filing of a rikar said that a meeting with ing Parrikar himself) has gone bly membership after the party and MGP) attended the NDA tre's flagship scheme. provide drinking water so far in charge sheet by the CBI against Singh, his wife and alliance partners will be held on up to twelve- five from the failed to form the government meeting held recently in New In her article, Rastogi said many areas then how the water April 17 or 18 to adopt a Com- BJP, three from Goa Forward in Goa despite emerging as the Delhi. "There are times when the ODF campaign was an would be arranged to flush the others for allegedly amassing assets worth around Rs mon Minimum Programme. Party (GFP), two from Maha- single largest bloc winning 17 we have to match our agenda attempt to change a centu- toilets. Even on Wednesday in 10 crore disproportionate to their known sources "We had announced that rashtrawadi Gomantak Party seats in the 40-member Assem- with that of alliance partners. ries-old mindset in just a few rural areas, people have to fetch of income. the Common Minimum Pro- (MGP) and two independents. bly. Rane, son of Congress vet- Such meetings help to match months because the white peo- drinking water from distant gramme would be adopted Parrikar had inducted nine of eran Pratapsinh Rane (who the agenda," he said. ple say it is wrong to defecate in places," he said. 7 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 13 April, 2017 mp nation Dalai Lama's visit SC verdict negated protection negatively impacts to armed forces, says Centre border dispute: China MPOST BUREAU "Either you bring it within the param- inherently dangerous and mostly BEIJING: China on Wednes- eters of a curative petition and if you MANIPUR CASE unpredictable and security person- day warned India that the NEW DELHI: The Centre on do not bring it within the param- nel cannot be prosecuted for taking Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Wednesday told the Supreme Court eters of a curative petition, we can- part in such operations, it said. Pradesh will have "negative that its verdict in the alleged extra- not help you." The Centre also said that the apex impact" on the settlement of judicial killings case in Manipur has When the attorney general court had proceeded on an incorrect the border dispute and accused "negated" the protection available to referred to counter-insurgency oper- premise that there "is no war-like New Delhi of violating its com- the armed forces under the AFSPA ations in the north-east and J-K, the situation" in Manipur as the armed mitment on the Tibet issue. during anti-militancy operations. bench said, "Okay. We will see it." forces are confronted with secession- Chinese foreign ministry In a curative petition seeking The apex court, in its verdict ist and terror groups which are wag- said Beijing will take "further recall of the verdict of July 8 last year delivered on July 8 last year, had given ing war against India. action" to safeguard its territo- as well as the order dismissing the the police liberty to probe the role of "This court ought to have appreci- rial sovereignty and slammed review plea, the government said that the armed forces in alleged encoun- ated that the principles of the right to the "provocative" statements the action taken by the army during ter cases in areas where the Armed self defence cannot be strictly applied of the Tibetan spiritual leader "important consensus" of such operations "cannot be put to Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) while dealing with militants and ter- and the Chief Minister of resolving the dispute through judicial scrutiny". is in force. rorist elements in a hostile and unsta- Arunachal Pradesh, Pema talks and consultations. Officers and men in the armed In its petition, the Centre has said ble terrain. Khandu, who has said that the "We hope that the Indian forces, engaged in counter- insur- there is "error apparent on the face of "This court ought to have taken state shares its border only with side bear in mind the funda- gency operations, are required to be record" in the verdicts passed by the into account the complexity and Tibet, not with China. mental interests of the two given requisite measures of protec- apex court and it has "hampered" the The apex court, in its verdict delivered on July the reality of the conduct of mili- In the strongest comments countries and the two peoples tion, it said. ability of the armed forces to respond tary operations and tactics especially since April 4, when the 81- and safeguard the political Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, to "insurgent and terrorist situations". 8 last year, had given the police liberty to while combating terrorists," the cura- year-old Dalai Lama began foundation of the bilateral rela- appearing for the Centre, mentioned "If the position maintained by probe the role of the armed forces in alleged tive plea said. his visit to Arunachal Pradesh, tionship and do not take any the issue before a bench headed by impugned order continues, it may, It said that judicial review of mil- parts of which China claims as provocative actions," he said. Chief Justice J S Khehar and said it one day, be well-nigh impossible to encounter cases in areas where the Armed itary operations will have damaging Southern Tibet, foreign minis- Asked to elaborate what was a "very, very important matter" maintain peace and security. The Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is in force consequences for operational effec- try spokesperson Lu Kang said "negative impact" he was refer- having far-reaching consequences Indian Army has to, in given circum- tiveness and may erode the fight- their "provocative" statements ring to on the border dispute, as the armed forces were engaged in stances, take quick decisions which ing power. "exceeded the scope of religious Lu said, "I would like to correct such operations regularly in areas in cannot be dissected later on like an "The army and Assam Rifles have and integrity of the country, espe- The apex court's verdict last year activities." one mistake in your remark, I the north-east as well as in Jammu appeal against the ordinary murder paid a heavy price for their diligence cially in areas which are plagued on investigating the role of the armed Lu said despite China's said the Dalai Lama was visit- and Kashmir. appeal," it said. and sincerity and have lost 928 per- with constant militant and insur- forces in encounter cases had come objection, India insisted on ing the disputed eastern section The bench, also comprising Jus- Regarding the issue of alleged sonnel at the hands of insurgents gency activities. on a petition alleging that the forces arranging the Dalai Lama's visit of the China-India boundary. tices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul, human rights violation by the armed with 1,463 injured while operating in "The Indian Army has a record were misusing the protection under "in the disputed areas of the It's not the Indian territory. The agreed to hear the curative plea in forces while operating in "disturbed Manipur from 1990 to 2015," it said. of maintaining the highest level of the AFSPA in Manipur during anti- eastern section of the China- Indian government has made which it has been alleged that the areas" under the AFSPA, the govern- The plea said that the apex court's humanity and is not a rogue army. militancy operation. India boundary". He also said solemn commitment on Tibet- army and paramilitary forces are ment has said that as per the data, directions, including that allegations Human rights and respect for the life It had observed that the situation that "some specific Indian offi- related issues and the boundary combat forces and there should not 18,670 insurgents were arrested by of use of "excessive and retaliatory of a human being are kept at the high- in Manipur has "never been one of cial" had indulged in provoca- question," he said. be this kind of a fetter on them in the security forces from 1990 to 2015 force" by the armed forces in Mani- est pedestal," the plea said. war" and killing of citizens on suspi- tive political statement but did "We have lessons to learn anti-militancy operations. in Manipur as compared to 1,881 pur must be probed, have far- reach- Counter-insurgency operations cion that they are the "enemy" gravely not name Pema Khandu. from history. When the Indian The bench also told Rohatgi, who died in the encounters. ing ramifications on the security are combat operations which are endangers democracy. "China has lodged repre- side violated commitments sentations with the Indian side on the relevant issues, the and) we will take further action Indian side insisted on arrang- Asaram case: to safeguard the territorial sov- ing the visit of the Dalai Lama UK ready for tech transfer to Money meant for poor ereignty and national security," in the disputed section of the Guj court asked Lu said, without elaborating. China-Indian boundary and "What India has done is indulged in provocative politi- India for weapons production going somewhere else, to speed up violated the solemn commit- cal statements. We have already ment on Tibet-related issues expressed our solemn repre- recording evidence and it also has negative impact sentations and it will of course OUR CORRESPONDENT says shocked SC on proper settlement of the ter- have negative impact on bilat- ritorial disputes between the eral relations," he said. NEW DELHI: Britain on NEW DELHI: The Supreme two sides through negotia- India and China have been Wednesday offered technology MPOST BUREAU Court on Wednesday asked tions," the spokesperson said. negotiating to resolve the bor- transfer to India for co-pro- a Gujarat trial court to expe- He said the boundary and der dispute for more than 20 duction of military platforms NEW DELHI: The Supreme dite recording of evidence of Tibet-related questions "bear years but an agreement is yet and weapon systems to jointly Court on Wednesday prosecution witnesses in a sex- the political foundation of to be reached. The dispute cov- become "world beaters" in arms expressed "shock" that the ual assault case lodged by two China-India relationship" and ers the 3,488-km Line of Actual exports. Britain's Defence Sec- money, meant for the welfare Surat-based sisters against self- the two countries have reached Control. AGENCIES retary Michael Fallon also of construction workers across styled godman Asaram. called for strengthening coop- the nation, and which was sup- A bench comprising Chief eration between the two coun- posed to go to the poorest peo- Justice J S Khehar and Justices Court reserves order on ED's tries to effectively deal with ple of the country was going DY Chandrachud and S K Kaul terrorism and extremism, call- British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon with Sunjoy Joshi, Director, "somewhere else". asked the Surat trial court to ing them a major challenge fac- ORF at a conference in New Delhi on Wednesday The top court observed that record the testimonies of 46 plea for NBW against Zakir Naik ing the globe. there was no record as to how remaining prosecution wit- The British Defence Sec- the UK need to work hard to "We are looking at gov- Rs 5,000 crore out of a total of nesses including the alleged MUMBAI: A special court ing against Naik and others retary is on a four-day visit to combat it," he said, particu- ernment-to-government around Rs 26,000 crore was the petitioner, claimed that rape victims. here on Wednesday reserved last December after taking India aimed at enhancing secu- larly emphasising on boosting framework for transfer of tech- spent and asked the Comp- huge amount of money was "The trial court is directed till tomorrow its order on cognisance of a complaint rity and defence ties. cyber security cooperation to nology," he said, on technol- troller and Auditor General transferred and it was being to expedite the examination of Enforcement Directorate's plea registered against him by the During an interactive ses- protect youths from radicalism ogy transfer to India in defence (CAG) to file an audit report used for "all kind of sundry witnesses as expeditiously as seeking a non-bailable war- National Investigation Agency sion at a leading think-tank and extremism. manufacturing. in the matter within two weeks. purposes". may be practically possible," rant against Islamic preacher under the Unlawful Activities on UK-India strategic ties, he Fallon refused to respond The British Defence Sec- "Out of these Rs 26,000 "Roughly, how much will the bench said. Zakir Naik. (Prevention) Act. Hiten Ven- referred to a spate of recent ter- to a question on death sentence retary also gave a run down crore, Rs 5,000 crore have been be the amount," the bench Additional Solicitor Gen- The central agency said it egaonkar, ED's lawyer, said ror attacks including in Lon- given to Kulbhushan Jadhav by of reform measures taken by spent. We do not know where asked a CAG official, who was eral Tushar Mehta, appearing had sent summons four times Naik laid down conditions for don, St Petersburg and Egypt a Pakistani military court. his country in the defence sec- the money has been spent. You present in the court. for Gujarat, said this is the same since January to Naik, who is appearance and tried to dic- and said both India and the UK On Indo-UK defence pro- tor and said a partnership with have to ensure that it is not Responding to court's case in which two prosecution at present in the United Arab tate terms to the agency. He will have to work harder to deal duction, he said with inno- India will provide an unprec- spent in tea or lunch," a bench query, the official said the witnesses have been killed. Emirates (UAE), but he didn't demanded time, and once with the menace. vation and collaboration, edented opportunity to match comprising Justices M B Lokur total amount may be around He further said that 29 appear before it. asked the agency to record his "No country is immune Britain and India can prove to the British experience with and Deepak Gupta told Addi- Rs 28,000 crore. When the prosecution witnesses have The ED registered a crimi- statement through a video link, from terrorism. India and be "world beaters". Indian brainpower. tional Solicitor General (ASG) apex court asked the official already been examined and nal case for money launder- the lawyer claimed. AGENCIES Maninder Singh. about the Rs 5,000 crore which the recording of evidence of "Lot of money is involved has been spent, he said, "we 46 others is still remaining. ‘Punjab-Haryana in this. It is supposed to go to will look into it and give an "Don't linger it. This is what Bikaner land PMLA the poorest people of the coun- audit report". The bench has we want to say (to) you (Guja- PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, WEST BENGAL meeting over SYL try. It is not going to them. fixed the matter for hearing rat). Expedite the recording of 161-A, S.P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata - 700 026 It is going somewhere else. on May 5. evidence," the bench said while case: ED raids three case on April 20’ It is a very important matter. The CAG had earlier told fixing the plea filed by Asaram IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT The money should reach to the court that they would file for further hearing in the third Schedule for Commission’s forthcoming Interviews:- NEW DELHI: Stating that it the poorest people," the bench an affidavit giving the latest sta- week of July. locations in NCR does not want to shut the door said. Singh told the bench that tus with regard to the audit of Earlier, the top court had Sl. Advertisement Name of the Post Dates of to an amicable solution to Sut- money was lying with the state the funds meant for welfare of refused to grant bail to Asaram No. No. Interviews lej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal governments and "it is not that construction workers across on various grounds including 1. 15(3b)/2015 Assistant Mistress in English 18th, 19th, 20th, case, the Supreme Court on the money has disappeared". the nation. his poor health in two separate (Bengali Medium) for New 21st, 24th, 25th th Wednesday deferred the final The apex court, however, The court had earlier in sexual assault cases lodged in Integrated Govt. Schools under & 26 April, B.R.G.F. Scheme under the 2017 hearing in the matter to April observed that what has been 2015 expressed displeasure Rajasthan and Gujarat. School Education Department. 27. The final hearing was put told to it was shocking and the over non-utilisation of a whop- The apex court, while dis- off after the Centre informed Centre must find out a solu- ping Rs 27,000 crore by the missing his bail plea on January The Commission will take interviews for recruitment the court that a meeting of tion to deal with the situation. Centre and various state gov- 30, had observed that Asaram to the aforesaid posts. Lists of eligible candidates are Punjab and Haryana has been "What has been told to us ernments, saying it cannot get had placed a "fictitious docu- being kept in the Commission’s Enquiry Counter and convened by it on April 20 to is very shocking. You have to worse than this. ment" to persuade the court to resolve the matter. The court, find out a solution. It is a mat- The apex court had also grant him bail and had ordered displayed in the Commission’s Websites at http://www. however, made it clear that if ter of 26,000 crore," the bench said it was "ridiculous" that the registration of an FIR against pscwb.org.in and http:// www.pscwbonline.gov.in for a solution is not found, it will asked the ASG. money meant for these work- those responsible for pre- information to all concerned. Candidates are requested to proceed with the matter on the Senior lawyer Colin Gon- ers was spent on the 'babus' paring and filing the alleged download their respective call letters for the above men- next date of hearing. AGENCIES salves, who was appearing for and advertisements. fake papers. MPOST tioned interview from Commission’s website at http:// ED sleuths raid residence of Congress MLA from Tigaon Lalit Nagar in www.pscwbonline.gov.in on and from 13.04.2017. connection with Robert Vadra land scam, in Faridabad on Wednesday Fresh NBW against Vijay Mallya ICA/733(6)2017 OUR CORRESPONDENT dering Act (PMLA). The case pertains to a land NEW DELHI: The Enforce- in Kolayat area of Rajasthan's ment Directorate (ED) Bikaner district which was in a FERA violation matter on Wednesday conducted meant to be alloted to those searches on premises of two displaced due to the army's MPOST BUREAU The court, which put up India but the situation is that persons in connection with a Mahajan field firing range. the matter for next hearing on he has not taken any such step. money laundering probe in the The ED had registered a NEW DELHI: A Delhi court November 8, however, asked Mallya, who is reportedly Bikaner land deal case. criminal case under the PMLA on Wednesday issued an open the agency to file a progress in London, had submitted Officials said the ED raided in the matter in 2015 taking ended non-bailable warrant report in this regard within before the court on Septem- at least three locations in Farid- cognisance of FIRs filed by against beleaguered business- two months. ber 9 that he wanted to come abad near here. the state police after the local man Vijay Mallya in a case of On November 4 last year, back to India but was "incapac- ABRIDGED NOTICE INVITING e-TENDER They said the agency is Tehsildar had complained of allegedly evading summons in while issuing non-bailable itated" to travel despite "best WBIW/SE/WC-I I/NIT- 11e/2016-17 (2nd. Call) looking at collecting and seiz- alleged forgery. a FERA violation matter. warrant against Mallya, the intentions" as his passport had Tender Id — 2016_IWD_108562_1 Superintending Engineer ing important documents and The agency, in this case, had Chief Metropolitan Mag- court had observed that he been revoked. To this, the ED, Western Circle-II invites On-Line tender for the work `Protection other possible incriminating also issued notices to a firm istrate Sumit Dass passed the had no inclination to return wanted to return to India but on October 4, had told the of the R.C.C. Ferighat on river Haldi, in Block - Nandigram-II, evidence in this case and hence, linked to Robert Vadra, the order after the Enforcement and had scant regard for the was "incapacitated" to travel as court that Mallya had no inten- P.S. - Nandigram, Dist.- Purba Medinipur , Amount Put to Tender- raids are being conducted son-in-law of Congress party Directorate submitted that law of the land. his passport had been revoked tion to return to India and his `5998292.00 Tender forms and other details can be obtained on premises of two persons president Sonia Gandhi. non-bailable warrant issued It had said that coercive by Indian authorities, was passport was revoked due to from the Department website www.wbiwd.gov.in http:// involved in the matter. However, it did not men- earlier on November 4 last year process has to be initiated "malafide" and "abuse of the his own conduct. etenderwb.nic.in (Direct Site) The ED had recently tion the name of Vadra or any by the court has not been exe- against liquor baron Mallya process of law". On July 9, the court had Last date of submission of Bid 04/05/2017 at 17-30 hours attached assets worth Rs 1.18 company linked to him in its cuted and it needs more time as he was facing proceedings The court also said that on cancelled the exemption Sd/- crore of government officials FIR filed under the PMLA. to do so. in several cases and evading October 4 it had specifically from personal appearance S Sarkar and others in connection with In the FIR, it had named An 'open-ended NBW' appearance in those matters. noted that he could approach granted to Mallya and directed Superintending Engineer, Western Circle-II the case under the provisions of some Rajasthan government does not carry a time limit for The court had also held authorities and obtain emer- him to appear before it on I & W. Dte. Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur. the Prevention of Money Laun- officials and the "land mafia". execution unlike 'NBW'. that Mallya's plea, that he gency document to return to September 9. 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 13 April, 2017 EDITORIAL Road will be safer now Dealing with Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill provisions are welcome n April 10, the Lok issue, the fact remains that food wastage Sabha passed a instant and urgent relief and G. SRINIVASAN landmark piece of succour is given to the family arge-scale food wastage is not a trivial problem in a legislation called of the victim without making country, where nearly 27 crore people live below the Othe Motor Vehicles (Amend- them run from pillar to post poverty line. During his fortnightly address to the ment) Bill 2016, which is aimed in quest of sustenance help for nation on April 9, Prime Minister Narendra Modi at securing a modicum of order those left behind. Though the Lcomplained about the amount of food that is wasted across in the country’s chaotic road Standing Committee scruti- the country. In a 2015 report titled, State of Food Security in traffic and encouraging some nising the 2016 bill favoured the World, released by the UN’s Food and Agricultural Orga- relief from egregiously reckless deleting the provisions per- nization, India accounted for the highest estimated num- drivers. The well-intentioned taining to capping liability, the ber of undernourished people in any single country—194.6 amendments moved by a few Government has done a yeo- million. India maybe one of the fastest growing economies responsible Opposition mem- man’s service in helping out in the world, but according to a study by the International bers were rejected as they lam- hapless families who are the Food Policy Research Institute nearly 30% children below the The quintessence entably lacked the legitimacy of victims of road rage and con- age of 5 years are underweight. These statistics should con- of the Bill numbers. Still, the Bill, with the tretemps to enable them to cern any policymaker in government, especially in a coun- due sanctity of law after assent face the future with a ray of try where there is seemingly no dearth of food. In response includes from the Upper House and the hope through the monetary to Prime Minister Modi’s call, Consumer Affairs Minister addressing issues subsequent Presidential impri- assistance. Ram Vilas Paswan suggested that restaurants must disclose matur, is poised to improve the Other changes proposed in the size of portions they serve so that consumers are aware such as third road traffic situation. Representational Image the Bill cover, inter alia, include of how much they need to order. Contrary to reports that the party insurance, In the course of passing of mandatory disclosure of Aad- Centre is proposing to control the food portions that restau- the Bill, the BJP MP Meen- of vehicles in case of manufac- her heir drags the issue to get of ten lakhs of rupees which haar number to apply for driv- rants serve, Paswan’s suggestion for not wasting food after it regulation of akshi Lekhi let the cat out of turing defects, protection of settled in the courts. Inciden- would at least address some of ing licence, process of getting has been served seems reasonable. Why should a consumer taxi aggregators the bag when she conceded good Samaritans from civil or tally, compensation amounts the existential concerns of the driver’s license going online, unknowingly order “four idlis when a person can eat only candidly that “this Bill had to criminal action and enhance- are calculated by the courts on bereaved family if it loses its making contractor responsi- two”? And as the minister goes on to argue, it even saves and road safety be brought because India is sig- ment of penalties for several the basis of several parameters sole bread-winner. ble for bad roads liable to be money for the consumer. The minister reportedly wants to and the extant natory of the Brasilia Declara- offences under the well-nigh such as age, earning capabil- Once the maximum instant penalised, proposal of stricter check with restaurants whether they will introduce this mea- tion with the pledge that it will three decades old 1988 Act. ity of the victim or in the case compensation is ascertained, penalties for high-risk offences sure voluntarily, or whether it will be necessary for the gov- categories of make all-out endeavor to halve The last is significant in that of a young woman with kids the insurance companies such as drunken driving, per- ernment to pass a law in this regard. driver licensing, the number of road accident novel practices such as road who leave behind the uphill would also breathe easy as ilous driving, and non-adher- As per a recent study by the Ministry of Agriculture and deaths and fatalities by the year rage claiming lives because of task upbringing the children they would not have to con- ence to safety norms by drivers Farmer Welfare, India is wasting up to 67 million tonnes of recall of vehicles 2022”. Even as this suggests that the altercations in the jittery to the care of her husband or tend with the unlimited and such as not putting on seat belts food every year. This amount of food can feed the state of in case of we act only under duress sans junctures of the intersections in-laws which may take a bad, unquantifiable amount by way and helmets. The bill also pro- Bihar for a whole year. According to data published by the manufacturing our enlightened volition, the of roads was seldom known in good, or ugly turn for the chil- of compensation which might vides for an accident victim Ministry of Food Processing Industries on Tuesday, harvest fact needs to be lauded that at a painfully pronounced man- dren in their later life. rob them of their hard-earned fund which would be used in and post-harvest loss of India’s major agricultural produce defects, long last a significant thrust to ner as they are now. By capping the maximum premium pots. In his reply, case of hit-and-run incidents are approximately Rs 92,651 crore. This is nearly two-thirds protection of usher radical reforms on the It would be germane to set liability for third party insur- the Minister confirmed that and for providing treatment of what it costs the government to feed almost half of the road transport sector is given out and amplify the provisions ance in case of a motor acci- on third party insurance the to the injured during the pre- population with subsidised rations under the National Food good Samaritans by the authorities for the weal of significant amendments in dent at Rs 10 lakh in the event upper limit of the compensa- cious golden hour. With the Security scheme. Another damning statistic is that from 2013 from civil or of all. This is particularly note- the Bill. Third party insurance of death and at Rs 5 lakh in tion amount claims made to proposal of the new fund, the to 2015, approximately 40,000 tonnes of food grains were worthy because as the Minister is the liability purchased from case of grievous injury, the Bill the tribunal by the victims’ heir extant Solatium Fund would wasted in godowns operated by the Food Corporation of criminal action of Road Transport and High- an insurer (insurance com- offers instant relief to the vic- had not been fixed, and the be merged into this new fund. India. In other words, the problem is not with hotels, restau- and enhancement ways and Shipping, Nitin Gad- pany) by a person (insured tims’ family. Most of the vic- entire amount will have to be The bill also seeks to pave the rants or other such commercial establishments, but a severe kari said while moving the Bill party or vehicle owner) to pro- tims from poor households, paid by the insurance compa- way for far-reaching changes in structural problem at the production and distribution levels. of penalties for for its passage that more than tect one against claims from for instance, do not get any nies. He said the victim’s heir rural-urban transportation and The lack of an efficient cold storage (warehouse) network in several offences five lakh road accidents hap- affected persons (the victim compensation because the might accept the amount set last mile connectivity. India results in the degradation of large quantities of perish- pen in our country every year or third party) in the event owner of the vehicle, if con- in the amendment bill as oth- With the country’s passen- able goods, while they are being transported from the field to and about one and a half lakh of death, injury or damage to science-smitten, throws up a erwise, they would be free to ger vehicle sales having crossed the market. Analysts contend that the government needs to people lose their lives in these property. Under the 1988 Act, pittance for the murderous act approach the claims tribunal. three million marks in 2016- invest more time and money in building a more robust stor- major mishaps. third party insurance is manda- to shirk the heavy responsi- The incontrovertible induc- 17, the amendment Bill has not age network to reduce wastage. There is a strong link between The quintessence of the tory for all motor vehicles and bility by skirting court pro- tion one draws is that where come a day too soon. Though better storage facilities and food security-agricultural growth. Bill include, among others, the liability of the third party ceedings. In a few cases, the the victim’s heirs do not have the law has flaws as it’s hard to Only 10% of foods get cold storage facility in India, and most amending the Motor Vehicles insurer is unlimited which is local police also abet such bla- the time, energy and cost to satisfy every segment, it will go of them are for potatoes, according to a recent study con- Act, 1988 to address issues understandable as the party is tant misuse of provisions of take the issue to the tribunals/ a long way in bringing trans- ducted by Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata. Allied such as third party insurance, the victim of the accident. This compensation by coercing the courts, they would be satisfied parency to the existing system with other poor supply chain management practices, India regulation of taxi aggregators means that the insurer has to victim’s heirs to take up the with the compensation set out of road transport administra- has become a significant contributor towards food wastage such as those being operated cover the entire amount of the meagre amount. Now this in the law. Whether the com- tion, which itself is a redemp- both at pre and post harvest waste in cereals, pulses, fruits by Ola and Uber and road liability incurred (compensa- odious practice would come pensation of Rs 10 lakh is the tive exercise in salvaging it and vegetables. “A key sub-industry in modern agriculture safety and the extant catego- tion) as resolved by the tribu- to an end as the victim’s heirs ultimate price for a human from rack and ruin. IPA is warehousing. Storage reduces price fluctuations. Trusted ries of driver licensing, recall nals/courts if the victim or his/ must get instant compensation being’s life is a philosophical (Views are strictly personal.) storage permits `dematerialisation’, where warehouse receipts are traded or delivered and is the vital link between physi- dear cal goods and finance. At present, the quantity and quality Quote martial RESERVED MATTERS EDITOR millenniumpost.in of warehouses in India are inadequate. This is a key bridge that has to be crossed for the modernisation of agriculture,” Reservation came about to ensure that the deprived communities are given equal access to resources. Log on to write letters to the says a blog posted by researchers at the National Institute of A great man is The argument that “irrespective of the economic progress we make, we continue to remain socially editor or send them to Public Finance and Policy. For a better cold-chain infrastruc- different from an ture, however, a lot more needs to be done. In an interview disadvantaged” by those benefiting from this is unacceptable.Reservation destroys self-respect, so [email protected] with the Wall Street Journal, Rick Blasgen, the chairman of eminent one in that much so that competition is no longer about determining the best but the most backward. Is it fair to You can also send your the world’s largest body of supply chain professionals, the US- he is ready to be the extend reservation to the children of professors, scientists, bureaucrats, MPs, and MLAs belonging comments to The Editor, based Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, argues that India must improve its transport infrastructure. servant of the society to the SC, the ST, and the OBC? If in the bygone days, the “manuvadis” deprived the backward sec- Millennium Post, “It is critical to improve the cold-chain infrastructure. Then, tions of opportunities, today the educated and well-placed SCs, STs and OBCs are denying them to Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah B. R. AMBEDKAR a lot has to be done by the government. For example, road the lesser privileged among them. Via email Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 connectivity from ports is poor. India can rely on third-party LALITHA providers, who know how to bring the infrastructure. That knowledge exists. The infrastructure has to built by develop- ing small islets. That will also bring business into the coun- try. The Chinese government has built railways and roads, although they have the same challenges as India. They have Analysing the Modi-RSS dynamic also built large ports where ships can easily come and go,” he said. The problem of food waste is not merely relegated to In the Line of Fire India. More than 40% of the fruits and vegetables grown in Both entities continue to share an uneasy relationship the Asia-Pacific region and nearly 20% of the grain fails to reach the consumer due to poor storage and transportation ower is an extremely effective facilities, according to the United Nation’s Food and Agri- glue to keep disjointed organ- cultural Organization. PINAKI isations together. The appar- BHATTACHARYA ently dysfunctional individuals Premain behind a façade of unity, like say, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Dealing with EVMs one side, and Mohan Bhagwat, the RSS arlier this week, sixteen opposition parties urged Sarsanghchalak, on the other. the Election Commission to revert to the paper bal- Example: While Bhagwat said on lot system, claiming the faith of the people in the Sunday (9 April) that he wanted a electronic voting machines (EVMs) has “eroded”. legislative ban on cow slaughter, he ERepresentatives of parties including Congress, BSP, DMK, wanted the so-called and self appointed Trinamool Congress and the Left met top officials of the Elec- cow-slaughter ban vigilantes to show tion Commission of India to demand reintroduction of the restraint. The PM naturally had to come ballot paper system. On Wednesday, however, senior Con- out against the same people as the chief gress leader Veerapa Moily criticised his party for taking such of the executive arm of the country. a position on the subject and added that there is no question Modi realised that But Modi never had an easy and of going back to manual methods. Opposition parties, from except for his own cozy relationship with RSS. The rela- Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party to Delhi Chief Minister state of Gujarat tionship had deteriorated further Arvind Kejriwal have recently made a hue and cry about how after he was made the Chief Minister EVMs are being manipulated on a massive scale, endangering and a substantial of Gujarat. The RSS sought to control democracy and delivering victories to the Bharatiya Janata number of him by instrumentalising the organis- Party. As proof, they point to media reports circulating that ing secretary of the state BJP through seem to show EVMs registering a vote for the BJP no matter Hindus, most of Sanjay Joshi whose career in the party what button is pressed on the machine. The veracity of these the country is of ran parallel with Modi. Both men had stories is still under a cloud of doubt. Nonetheless, these are giant sized egos. And both of them were serious allegations because the very premise of a democratic inclusive nature. highly ambitious. So conflict was inher- system of government rests on the idea of free and fair elec- They believed in ent in the relationship. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tions. Globally, scepticism about electronic voting methods Such was Modi’s animus against is widespread. Most countries have rejected the practice for assimilating at Joshi that after a fall from grace and an agenda of ascension to political power candidature of Mohan Bhagwat as As usual there are upsides and paper ballots and in some instances an accompanying paper a socio-cultural expulsion from the party for six years, as its métier and an opportunity to president of the country was probably downsides of each political move that trail. Many European countries and American states found he was sought to be rehabilitated by change the shape of the country to an floated as a trial balloon to see whether is made by people to seek to direct a that electronic voting machines are vulnerable to hacks and level. He had to Nitin Gadkari when he became the ideological nation-state. Modi became it was acceptable to the RSS rank and country of the population and spa- manipulation. At the very least, electronic voting methods soften his visage BJP president. Joshi was made a mem- their chosen face in the general election file. If Bhagwat can be sent to the opu- tial size of India that is Bharat. Even can sometimes present an inaccurate picture of electoral out- ber of the party’s national executive in in a rather thin field of people who had lent Rashtrapati Bhavan – the Presiden- if Hosabale becomes an even nomi- comes. However, the demand for a return to paper ballots to be accepted by 2011. Modi refused to attend a subse- the requisite administrative capability tial palace on the head of the Raisina nal voice of the Modi regime in RSS, would be difficult primarily because of the sheer costs and these people quent national executive. He also cre- to run institutions of State. Hill – then the rather spartan quarters the wayward affiliates like VHP and logistical issues involved—their printing, storage and trans- ated such pressure on the party and its By himself, Modi also realised that of the Keshav Kunj, the RSS headquar- Bajrang Dal would be restrained in portation, and their safe storage between elections--not to ideological parent, the RSS that Joshi except for his own state of Gujarat and a ters in Jhandewalan, central Delhi may their high pitched, quixotic Hindu- mention booth capturing. In big states like Uttar Pradesh, had to be removed from the only office substantial number of Hindus, insecure seem less appealing. tva agenda. Bihar, Madhya Pradesh one also has to confront the problem he held then. enough in themselves to hold tight their On the other hand, Dattatreya The downside would be that a bro- of scale, as lakhs of ballot boxes are required. In a bid to quell That was not the only inflection religious identity, most of the country Hosabale, the current sah-sarkaryawah ken and diminished opposition would all doubts, experts have called for an early rollout of voter- point between the RSS and Modi. There was of inclusive nature. They believed (joint general secretary) of the RSS, be able to gear itself since the internal verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines in all polling have been various others. When Modi in assimilation and assimilating at a appointed recently at Modi’s behest is restraints of Modi would be loosened. stations across the country. Many experts have argued for a underwent the stigma of 2002, though socio-cultural level. He himself had to believed to be a potential successor of Considering the Prime Minister’s belief paper trail accompanying the electronic voting process, which RSS stood by him, on the face of then soften his visage to be accepted by these Bhagwat. If he were to take upon him- of strong-man politics and a hard State, confirms that the votes have been cast correctly. The Election Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, people. After BJP won at the hustings, self the mantle of Presidency and when he needs some backstopping now and Commission of India has roundly debunked allegations of wanting him to be replaced and fail- RSS did think whether they should Hosabale becomes his successor, Modi then. If the RSS becomes totally his tampering, caming out with an “open challenge” to anybody ing, he still had to confront the global sponsor Modi for Prime Ministership. would expect to dominate the parent horse to ride, while he might ride into to hack its EVMs in the first week of May. This is unprec- opprobrium. The years between 2004 But that was quickly shed as Modi was organisation. By 2019, when Modi’s re- sunshine, millions could see their lights edented although it should be welcomed as it allows for an and ’14 – ten in number – was a long a favourite of the big bourgeoisie. election becomes due, the RSS would dimmed. honest public discussion on the subject of poll tampering. time for a rightist party being guided by But the relationship between the become an ally closer than it ever was (The views expressed an obscurantist organisation – with an two is still rocky. The recent supposed to the Prime Minister. are strictly personal.) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 13 April, 2017 mp in focus SC allays concerns over EVMs Robin R. David analyses the issue of possible tampering of votes he first general elections the controversial electronic voting were held in India in 1952, system. The devices were originally with the symbols of each put on trial in three constituencies in candidate marked on sep- the 2002 General Election and were Tarate boxes in each polling station. intended for nationwide use in the However, the system of maintain- 2004 European and local elections. ing separate ballot boxes for each But many security and transparency of the contesting candidates soon issues were raised, undermining the gave way to the ballot paper system public’s trust. The nation has gone The Supreme which presented multiple names of back to paper and pencil mode. Simi- the contesting candidates along with larly, Netherlands were both an early Court issued their election symbol. Advancement adopter and early abolisher of elec- directions for the in technology ensured the ballot was tronic voting. It started using the then replaced by the Electronic Vot- EVM in the 1980s. In 2008, the use of introduction of ing Machines (EVMs). electronic machines was abolished. VVPAT system The aspersions cast on the EVM So what course does India chart? today go a long way back to the very Does it follow the path adopted by which involves year in which it was first employed. It countries like Germany and scrap a printing paper was the by-election of Parur Assem- electronic voting altogether? Do trail when the bly constituency of Kerala in 1982, we get rid of EVMs from the poll and the EVMs had been installed booths? Much like the courts, the voter casts his in 50 polling stations. Consterna- Election Commissioners have time vote in addition tion rose the minute the result was and again shown a preference for the announced. Of six candidates, Sivan adoption of the VVPAT along with to the electronic Pillai of the Communist Party of the EVMs instead of merely doing record of the India came out on top securing 123 away with the system altogether. For- votes more than A.C. Jose of the mer Chief Election Commission- ballot. This is Congress (A) Party. The result was ers S Y Quraishi and H S Brahma for the purpose immediately challenged by Jose on recently called for a quick rollout the ground that the EVMs should of the VVPAT machines in all poll- of verification not have been introduced without ing stations across the country. They of his choice of making due amendment in the Rep- Representational Image explained their stance saying that it resentation of People’s Act, 1951. was the only way to silence doubts candidate and The Supreme Court in the chal- reared its head time and again before Court directed that to ensure greater but several other countries. In the nature of elections is a fundamental over the alleged tampering of EVMs. also for manual lenge made by Jose struck down the the courts, though the courts have transparency in the system and to 2017 United States Presidential elec- precondition for democratic political The Election Commission has sent election results of booths where the ruled it out. The Karnataka High restore the confidence of the voters, tion, nearly 70 per cent of the voters will formation and creates a major more than ten reminders to the Cen- counting of votes EVMs were employed. Subsequent to Court in 2004 in Michael B. Fer- and it was necessary to set up EVMs cast paper ballots by hand. Follow- pre-condition for the well-founded tre since June 2014 for the release of in case of dispute. the pronouncement of the Supreme nandes vs. C.K. Jaffer Sharief held with VVPAT system. ing their custom, the five states— trust of the citizen in the correct oper- funds to carry out phased implemen- Court in A.C. Jose, Section 61A was that EVMs were fully tamper-proof The system was accordingly Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, South ation of the elections. The use of elec- tation of the VVPATs. The judgment inserted in the Representation of and further held that there was no introduced by the Election Com- Carolina, and New Jersey—used the tronic voting machines requires that As recently as 24 March 2017, concluded that the People Act, 1951 by the Parliament possibility of manipulation or mis- mission of India in 21 polling sta- “direct recording electronic” (DRE) the essential steps of the voting and the Supreme Court issued a notice to in December 1988 which empow- chief at the instance of anyone. The tions of the bye-election of Noksen machines exclusively and more than the determination of the result can the Election Commission on a Pub- “paper trail” is ered the Election Commission to issue of possible tampering was also Assembly Constituency in Nagaland half of the other states conducted be examined by the citizen reliably lic Interest Litigation pertaining to an indispensable use EVMs. negated by the Madras and Bombay during September 2013. Later, acting post-election auditing, by checking and without any specialist knowledge the introduction of a paper trail. The The EVM which has lately High Courts. on a dispute over the election result, vote totals against paper records. of the subject. The Constitutional Supreme Court observed that the requirement for grabbed the spotlight, interestingly The Supreme Court, while hear- the Election Commission carried out Such audits are designed to verify Court, however, explicitly left the Election Commission had not com- free and fair were first developed for a different ing the Public Interest Litigation filed a count of the paper slips of VVPAT that the electronic voting systems door open for the use of electronic plied with the directions issued by it elections purpose. Scientists of Bharat Elec- by Dr Subramanium Swamy, issued in respect of all polling stations and (either DRE voting machines or opti- voting machines if the constitution- in 2013. This again has provided fresh tronics Limited (BEL) initially devel- additional directions to ally the fears found no discrepancy between the cal scan voting systems) are accu- ally required possibility of a reliable fodder for the debate over the verac- oped the machine for trade union surrounding this electronic voting electronic and paper count. Despite rately recording and counting the correctness check is ensured. The ity of the EVMs. While the courts elections. Grasping the utility and machine. The Court issued direc- the directions issued by the Supreme votes. In the randomly-selected pre- Constitutional Court held that voting have repeatedly held that the EVMs its relevance to the country’s general tions for the introduction of VVPAT Court, the introduction of EVMs cincts, a hand count of the voter-ver- machines are conceivable in which used in the Indian electoral process elections, the Election Commission system (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit with VVPAT has not been imple- ified paper records is compared to the votes are recorded elsewhere in are tamper proof it has also provided then approached BEL. for manu- Trail) which involves a printing paper mented fully. The recent elections in the totals reported by the electronic addition to electronic storage. While directions for the introduction of facturing an EVM suitable for the trail when the voter casts his vote in UP and the claims by the Opposition voting system. the court’s decision did not rule out the VVPAT system to rule out the general elections. The scientists after addition to the electronic record of of alleged tampering of EVMs has After a largely successful trial the use of voting machines in prin- remotest concerns. In lending sup- careful experimentation and research the ballot for the purpose of verifi- brought the issue again to the fore- period spanning from 1998 to 2005, ciple, the decision by the German port to the VVPAT, the Indian leg- designed such an EVM, manufac- cation of his choice of candidate and front. The non-availability of funds two citizens challenged the constitu- Constitutional Court, stressing the islature has shown the way forward tured in 1989-90; these were for the also for manual counting of votes in with the Election Commission to the tionality of electronic voting before need for transparency in the electoral in this heated debate over EVMs. Its first time used in 16 Assembly Con- case of dispute. The Supreme Court tune of Rs. 3,000 crores, for the pur- the German Constitutional Court. process without specialist technical stern directions for the quick imple- stituencies in Madhya Pradesh and in its judgment concluded that it was chase of 16 lakh EVMs has been cited The case argued that the use of elec- knowledge, effectively ended use of mentation of the VVPAT along with Rajasthan. The machines also made satisfied that the “paper trail” is an as one of the main reason for this tronic voting machines was uncon- electronic voting in the country and EVMs is proof of its commitment to their debut in Delhi at the General indispensable requirement for free failure. The need to dispel voter con- stitutional and that it was possible to no further moves to adopt machines assuage the voter and hence secure Elections to the respective Legisla- and fair elections and that the con- cerns over the increasing use of tech- hack the voting machines thus the that meet the transparency require- the democratic processes. tive Assemblies in November 1998. fidence of voters in the EVMs can nology in elections and the lack of results of the 2005 election could not ments have been made either (The writer is an Advocate prac- Much water has flown since but be achieved only with the introduc- transparency thereof has been a mat- be trusted. In April 2009, the Irish govern- ticing in Supreme Court. Views the issue of possible tampering has tion of the “paper trail”. The Supreme ter of great debate not only in India The Court held that the public ment announced the scrapping of expressed are strictly personal.)

tweet Pulses price & flaws in agriculture policy RETWEET Not just government support, but having a sound marketing policy is equally important BRAHMA CHELLANEY @Chellaney good monsoon that ABHISHEK led to record sowing WAGHMARE and production of Trump wants Putin to pulses -- especially abandon Assad and Xi Atur dal (pigeon pea) -- has almost halved their wholesale to help oust Kim Jong and retail prices in 2017, a year Un. Why would either after dal prices skyrocketed to Rs 200 per kg in some cities at do the bidding of a US the end of 2015. president meandering In many state-regulated recklessly? agricultural markets of major tur-producing states such as Maharashtra and Karnataka, prices have fallen to Rs 4,000 ATISHI MARLENA per quintal in some markets, @AtishiMarlena 20 per cent below the mini- mum support price (MSP) of A ban on exports, Rs 5,050 per quintal (includ- Delhi's AAP Govt has restrictions on ing a bonus of Rs 425) since performed the best in December 2016. stocking by A ban on exports, restric- the country towards private agencies tions on stocking by private Representational Image improving conditions of agencies in a bumper-crop street vendors and sav- in a bumper-crop year and absence of futures above Rs 100/kg. lion tonne in 2016-17. So, in effectively reducing the price with some exceptions. Exports year and absence trading in agricultural com- Maharashtra, Karnataka, 2016-17, the market is awash from MSP to the market price are about one per cent of total ing them from harass- modities have been cited as Telangana, and Gujarat are the in dal, and traders are buying of around Rs 4,000 per quin- domestic production, accord- ment. of futures trading key reasons for pulses to fol- major tur-producing states. it from farmers at prices below tal,” he said. ing to government data. in agricultural low “the usual roller-coaster Rural district markets con- the MSP. In Karnataka, water short- The pulses shortage in of high and low prices” in con- nect with farmers directly and In a bid to reduce the age has imperilled the summer 2015-16 saw imports rise to commodities have secutive years, wrote Ashok consumers indirectly, since impact of the supply glut on and winter (Kharif and Rabi) 5.8 million tonne or a third of OFFICE OF RG been cited as Gulati, Infosys Chair professor they involve intermediaries. farmers, the Central govern- crops. The state government the production. In the over- @OfficeOfRG for agriculture at the Indian At large consumer markets in ment increased the buffer has responded with a spe- supply year of 2016-17, exports key reasons for Council for Research on Inter- cities, such as Mumbai and stock -- produce that govern- cial state bonus of Rs 450 per remained banned. pulses to follow national Economic Relations, Ahmedabad, pulses from dis- ment buys directly from the quintal, taking the procure- Even when farmers are “the usual roller- in The Indian Express. trict markets are sold to retail- farmer as a safety measure ment price of tur to Rs 5,500 getting less than Rs 4,000 per Now protesting After two consecutive ers and consumers. for farmers as well as market per quintal, the highest ever quintal in domestic markets, against fee hike is coaster of high drought years, a good mon- The wholesale price in availability -- for pulses ten- by any state. pulses are still being imported soon prevailed in most parts major district markets -- fold, from 0.2 million tonne to Not just government sup- at a price above Rs 10,000 per also sedition? Do the and low prices” in of India in 2016, barring some Amravati, Gulbarga, Vado- two million tonne. port, but having a sound quintal, Mallikarjun Kharge, young have no right to consecutive years districts of Punjab, Haryana, dara, and Narsinghpur -- in Although the buffer stock marketing policy is equally leader of the Congress par- speak in this country? Kerala, and Gujarat, among the four major tur-produc- has been increased, govern- important, Gulati argued in liamentary party said in Lok the major states. The situation ing states surged in 2015 and ment agencies are not ready his article, a view he expressed Sabha. turned after a good monsoon, saw an almost equal or worse to stockpile pulses because in August 2016 as well. “Farm- A government commit- even as a perfect storm around decline in 2016. storage space is limited, as is ers should take planting deci- tee headed by Chief Eco- tur dal -- monsoon failures, Supply fell in 2015, reduc- evident in Parbhani district, sions based on likely future nomic Adviser Arvind PIYUSH GOYAL insufficient MSP, poor yield ing dal in the market, com- Maharashtra. prices and not last year’s mar- Subramanian recommended in @PiyushGoyal per hectare of dal and grow- pared to 2014. Traders paid “Farmers with tur have ket prices,” his March 2017 col- September 2016 that the MSP ing public preference to opt farmers more than Rs 100/kg been waiting at the district umn said. for tur should be increased to for eggs and meat for proteins for tur -- a record -- and mid- procurement centre of Food If farmers knew from Rs 6,000 per quintal in 2017 -- would keep its price high for dlemen and retailers increased Corporation of India for futures prices that they would and Rs 7,000 per quintal in Clean affordable power a long time. the price to Rs 180/kg in gro- more than a week as the Cen- be paid below the MSP this 2018. IANS for all: Solar achieves Monsoon in 2016 turned cery shops. tre is running out of space,” a season, they could have opted (In an arrangement with out to be above normal in In 2016, the sowing area of regional agricultural officer, for cotton, which saw a reduc- IndiaSpend.org, a data- another record low Maharashtra, and productivity tur in Maharashtra increased who did not wish to be named, tion in the area sown. driven, non-profit, public of Rs 3.15/ unit (flat increased from about 360 kg/ 25 per cent to 1.53 million told IndiaSpend. Pulses exports were banned interest journalism platform. ha to 760 kg/ha, and farmers hectares, but production is “They will get a better price in 2006 when record exports Abhishek Waghmare is a rate) during auction in planted dal on a record area, estimated to have increased (MSP) at the Centre, but the of 0.5 million tonne in 2005 Mumbai-based researcher. Kadapa, AP by NTPC. since the previous year, 2015, 160 per cent, from 444,000 tractor with tur costs them aggravated domestic shortfalls. The views expressed are fetched them record prices at tonne in 2015-16 to 1.17 mil- around Rs 800/day, which is The ban has not been lifted, strictly those of IndiaSpend.) 10 world mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 13 April, 2017 Yemen prez’s Pakistan, India ‘cannot forces attack, 38 killed in 8 Indians held by Somali remain enemies heavy fighting forever’, says Pak NSA SANAA: Yemeni security and military officials say forces pirates freed: Officials loyal to Yemen’s internation- ally recognised president have MOGADISHU: Somalia’s mil- ing to stabilize the country after launched an attack on Shiite itary has rescued eight Indian 25 years of conflict. rebels around the southeastern crew members who had been But frustrations have been port city of Mocha, unleash- held hostage by pirates, an offi- rising among Somali fisher- ing heavy fighting that has cial said on Wednesday. men, including former pirates, killed some 38 fighters from The sailors of a ship at what they say are foreign both sides. hijacked last week were res- ships illegally fishing in local They said on Wednesday cued after regional forces sur- waters. that the fighting began a day rounded their pirate captors in In March, Somali pirates earlier and was supported a small village outside Hobyo hijacked the Comoros-flagged by the Saudi-led coalition town, Abdullahi Ahmed Ali, oil tanker Aris 13, marking opposing the rebels, known said the town’s mayor. the first such seizure of a large as Houthis. The military offi- Four pirates were arrested commercial vessel since 2012. cials say troops loyal to Pres- during the operation, he said. They later released the ves- ident Abed Rabbo Mansour All the Indian crew mem- sel and its Sri Lankan crew Hadi aim to take the area’s key bers have now been rescued without conditions, Somali port at Hodeida, further north. as two had been freed in the officials said at the time. All officials spoke on con- ship on Sunday, the mayor Pirates in late March also dition of anonymity because said. Ten crew members were seized a fishing trawler, which they were not authorised to taken captive, not 11 as initially police warned could be used brief journalists. The Saudi- announced by officials, he said. for further piracy. led coalition launched an air Pirates made the captive On Saturday, pirates ISLAMABAD: Accusing India each other and resolve dis- campaign against the rebels crew members walk long dis- boarded the Lebanese-reg- of “defeating the spirit of bilat- putes,” Janjua was quoted as two years ago that has failed tances in the bush for days to hungry because of that long Somalia’s coast after five years lessened in recent years after istered OS 35 cargo ship but eralism” by defying talks over saying by the state-run Associ- to drive them from the cap- avoid troops that were chas- ordeal,” the mayor said. of inactivity. The piracy was an international effort to patrol abandoned it the next day the Kashmir issue, Pakistan’s ated Press of Pakistan. ital and other territory they ing them. In recent weeks there has once a serious threat to the near Somalia, whose weak cen- before naval forces recovered National Security Adviser “Pakistan and India can- control. AGENCIES “They are exhausted and been a resurgence of piracy off global shipping industry but tral government has been try- the ship. AGENCIES Nasser Janjua has said that not remain enemies forever,” the two neighbours “cannot he said, amid a strain in Indo- remain enemies forever” and Pak ties. San Bernardino school shooter Kabul: IS claims they need to engage and resolve Janjua and Calderwood dis- Brexit referendum site suicide bomb their disputes. cussed regional dynamics and threatened his wife: Police Janjua’s remarks comes bilateral ties, Pakistan’s role in attack that killed 5 against the backdrop of spike eradicating terrorism, coun- SAN BERNARDINO: The man who opened fire in in Indo-Pak tensions over the ter-terrorism cooperation, may have been hacked KABUL: Islamic State mil- death sentence awarded to the implementation of the a San Bernardino school was a pastor and Navy itants claimed responsibility Indian national Kulbhushan National Action Plan (NAP) veteran who accused his newlywed wife of infidel- LONDON: Foreign hackers the possibility that there was line. There is no evidence to for a suicide bomb attack on Jadhav by a military court and and Pakistan-India relations ity. When he failed in his efforts to win her back, may have attacked the voter foreign interference in the EU suggest malign intervention. Wednesday near the Afghan New Delhi’s warning to Islam- with reference to the US’ offer he went to her classroom and fatally shot her registration website for the referendum caused by a DDOS We conducted a full review into Defence Ministry that killed at abad to consider the conse- for mediation. and one of the special needs children she taught, Brexit referendum in June last (distributed denial of service the outage and have applied the least five people. quences on bilateral ties if he Janjua also underscored year, a group of British MPs attack) using botnets, though lessons learned. We will ensure A statement by the Afghan is hanged. the need for a non-discrimina- police said on Tuesday. In the weeks before Mon- said on Wednesday. we do not believe that any such these are applied for all future Interior Ministry reported Pakistan’s NSA claimed that tory approach while consider- day’s violence Karen Smith told family members The website had crashed on interference had any material polls and online services,” a several more people were the international community is ing Pakistan’s membership for her new husband, Cedric Anderson, had tried to registration deadline day, June effect on the outcome of the EU Cabinet Office statement said. wounded, while a Defence overlooking Kashmir issue due elite Nuclear Suppliers Group get her to return home and threatened her, San 7, weeks before the referen- referendum,” the report said. According to evidence sub- Ministry spokesman said to their own strategic interests (NSG). dum on Britain’s membership “Lessons in respect of mitted to the committee from at least one civilian and two related to India. According to Janjua, the Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said. of the 28-nation bloc European the protection and resilience the Association of Electoral members of the Afghan secu- “Although India consid- international community is She didn’t take him seriously and thought he was Union (EU) on June 23. against possible foreign inter- Administrators, the electoral rity forces were among the ers Kashmir a bilateral issue, it overlooking the Kashmir dis- just seeking attention, he said. Police do not know At the time, the UK govern- ference in IT systems that are registration system “could not casualties, adding that the tar- has defeated the spirit of bilat- pute for their own strategic what triggered the attack or why Anderson chose ment had attributed the crash critical for the functioning of cope with the demand... and get appeared to be a police post eralism by defying any dia- interests in India. to attack Smith at the school, Burguan said, add- to high demand and extended the democratic process must any contingency measures were near military headquarters. logue over it,” Janjua said while He said Pakistan expected the registration deadline. extend beyond the techni- wholly inadequate”. The com- Islamic State claimed respon- speaking to Canadian High the international community ing she never shared any information about her However, MPs on the cal,” it said. The UK Cabinet mittee called on the govern- sibility in an online post. Commissioner Perry Calder- to stand with morality and marital problems with colleagues. “She effectively House of Commons Pub- Office, which ran the website, ment to set up a new Cyber A police officer at the scene wood on Tuesday. human rights, adding that kept her private life private,” Burguan said. On lic Administration Commit- stressed that it did not suspect Security Centre to monitor told Reuters the attack appeared “Extreme thoughts are to be Islamabad welcomed the US Monday morning, hundreds of panicked parents tee said in a report today that any “malign intervention”. and contain potential attacks to have been carried out by mitigated through a change of offer to mediate between India descended on the North Park School in San a foreign cyber-attack could “We have been very clear on UK elections and refer- a suicide bomber on foot. A perception, by winning hearts and Pakistan. not be ruled out. The report about the cause of the web- endums, particularly foreign Reuters witness reported see- and minds and not by use of India regarded Kashmir as a Bernardino, waiting for hours for information on did not name the countries that site outage in June 2016. It attempts to influence pub- ing several damaged cars, force alone,” he said, referring bilateral issue, but defeated the their children. AGENCIES may have been responsible for was due to a spike in users just lic opinion and disrupt the with possible injuries to to the situation in Kashmir. spirit of bilateralism by defying the crash. “We do not rule out before the registration dead- democratic process. AGENCIES the occupants. AGENCIES “We need to engage with any dialogue, he said. AGENCIES Indians become biggest migrant group in Victoria: Census

MELBOURNE: Indians have emerged as populated state and its second-most pop- Persons from the UK continued to be the fastest growing migrant group in the ulous state overall. the largest group of overseas-born resi- Australia’s second-most populous state In terms of population growth nation- dents, accounting for 5.0 per cent of Aus- of Victoria, recording a growth of 2.3 ally, for the top 50 countries of birth in tralia’s total population till June last year percent in the last ten years, according to 10 years, people from Nepal had the followed by persons from New Zealand at latest census figures. highest rate of increase with an average 2.5 percent, China at 2.2 percent, India at There were higher proportions of annual growth rate of 27.8 percent which 1.9 percent and Philippines and Vietnam India-born residents in Victoria followed stood at a small base of 4,400 persons in at both one per cent. by Italy, Vietnam, Greece and Sri Lanka 2006. New South Wales had the highest pro- than any other state or territory, it said. The second fastest increase over the portion of people from China grown at According to the latest figures released period was in the number of persons from 2.6 percent since 2006. by Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Pakistan at 13.2 percent per year on aver- Nationally, the proportion of Austra- in Victoria, Indians have emerged as the age followed by those from Brazil at 12.1 lians born overseas continued to reach fastest growing migrant group in the state. percent, India at 10.7 percent and Bangla- new heights recording a growth of over Victoria is the country’s most densely desh at 8.9 percent. 28 percent. AGENCIES

PUBLIC NOTICE I Smt. Sushma Jain W/o Shri Ishwar Chand Jain, R/o UN: Boko Haram BT-20, West Shalimar Bagh, Delhi-88 that my Original Perpetual Lease Deed lost anywhere Property No. 529, increasingly using Block-A, Pkt-1 Sector-34 Rohini Delhi area measuring 60 Sq Mtr. If anybody found pl contact me at 9810258623. children as bombers PUBLIC NOTICE I Smt. Sushma Jain W/o Shri DAKAR: Radical Islamic Ishwar Chand Jain, R/o BT-20, militants from Boko Haram West Shalimar Bagh, Delhi -88. are increasingly forcing chil- That my Original DDA Demand dren to carry out bombings, Letter, DDA Possession Letter, with the number of attacks Site Possession, Perpetual Lease since January already nearly Deed, GPA, Agreement to sale & reaching the total for all of Receipt lost of Property Plot No. last year, according to a report 1171 Block & Pkt C-4 Sec 34 released on Wednesday by the Rohini Delhi. If anybody found UN children’s agency. pl contact me at 9810258623. UNICEF says at least 117 attacks have been carried out by youth in the Lake Chad basin region since 2014, with nearly 80 per cent of mitting such horrific acts is and 21 were freed in Octo- the bombs strapped to girls, reprehensible.” ber through negotia- who were sometimes drugged The new report coincides tions with Boko Haram before their missions. The with this week’s third anniver- mediated by the Swiss very sight of children near sary of the mass abduction of government and the Inter- marketplaces and checkpoints Chibok schoolgirls by Boko national Committee of the is sparking fear, according to Haram, which has pledged Red Cross. Marie-Pierre Poirier, UNI- allegiance to the Islamic State. The government denied CEF’s regional director for The mass abduction of 276 a ransom was paid and that West and Central Africa. As girls from a boarding school it freed some detained Boko a result, nearly 1,500 chil- in Nigeria in 2014 mobilised Haram fighters in exchange dren were detained last year an international campaign to for the girls. At that time, across Nigeria, Cameroon, find and free the girls, many officials said they were press- Niger and Chad. “These chil- of whom were forced into ing on with negotiations and dren are victims, not perpe- marriages with fighters and expected the release of a sec- trators,” Poirier said. “Forcing became pregnant. ond group, but no more have or deceiving them into com- Dozens quickly escaped, been freed. AGENCIES world 11 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 13 April, 2017 mp Putin meets Tillerson FOOD FOR THOUGHT amid Syria turmoil Trust has eroded between the US and Russia under Donald Trump, Putin declared as Moscow delivered an unusually hostile reception to Rex Tillerson in a face-off over Syria

MOSCOW: Despite specula- accused the administration of tions to the contrary, US Sec- President Trump, who Ameri- retary of State Rex Tillerson can intelligence agencies believe Former German President Joachim Gauck (centre) and his partner Daniela Schadt (left) hand out food on Wednesday met Russian benefited from Russian cyber- to homeless people during a visit to the railway mission at the Zoo in Berlin on Wednesday AP/PTI President Vladimir Putin in attacks intended to embarrass Moscow. There was specula- his Democratic rival during the tion this would not happen election campaign, of fabricat- United Airlines due to the tension between the ing the evidence to create a fake two nations. “Russian President confrontation. B’desh executes CEO apologises Vladimir Putin is meeting US “This reminds me very Secretary of State Tillerson and much of the events of 2003, after passenger Russian Foreign Minister Lav- when US representatives in the rov at the Kremlin,” Presiden- Security Council showed alleged HuJI chief, 2 is removed tial spokesman Dmitry Peskov chemical weapons discovered said. Peskov did not elaborate in Iraq,” Putin said, referring CHICAGO: Since the video of on what the three discussed. to an intelligence failure that a passenger being yanked off Earlier in the day, Tillerson held Trump has also cited in recent associates his seat and dragged along the a meeting with Sergey Lavrov. months. “The exact same thing aisle of United Airlines flight The top US diplomat is visit- is happening now,” he charged. has gone viral on social media, ing Moscow amid a conflict He quoted two Russian writ- the CEO of the US carrier has over the alleged use of chemi- ers, Ilya Ilf and Yevgeni Petrov, issued a public apology. cal weapons in Syria. The US authors of the 1928 satire “The The head of the airline com- blamed the incident, which hap- 12 Chairs,” and said, “‘It’s bor- pany said they are trying to talk pened almost two weeks ago, on involving toxic agents may necessary to establish the truth. accused Putin’s government of ing, ladies.’ We have seen this all to the victim in order “resolve Damascus, and retaliated with follow in Syria, now that the Relations between the covering up evidence that the before.” But the diplomatic the- this situation”. Hours after the a barrage of cruise missiles tar- Trump administration has dem- United States and Russia have Syrian government of President ater playing out in Moscow on a incident, the official described geting a Syrian airbase. onstrated it can be baited into grown so tense that it was Bashar al-Assad was responsi- rainy Wednesday morning was the man as “disruptive and Russia called it a possible the reaction that the enemies of unclear whether Putin would ble for sarin gas attacks on its far from boring: Putin, operat- belligerent”. Later on Tuesday false flag operation and said the Damascus want from it. agree to see Tillerson, a man he own people, launched from a ing on home turf, was looking afternoon, CEO Oscar Munoz US attack was an act of interna- Moscow believes a proper once gave a medal of friendship. base where Russian troops are for any way to shape the narra- expressed contempt for this tional aggression. It also said investigation, including at the In the 24 hours before Til- operating. Putin shot back that tive of Tillerson’s first trip here barbaric act and stated that, more provocative incidents scene of the reported attack, is lerson landed, the White House the charge was fabricated and as secretary of state. AGENCIES “No one should ever be mis- treated this way”. The passenger, identified as David Dao, 69 a resident ‘Malaysia may have Xi urges peaceful resolution of of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, a DHAKA: Bangladesh on out the attack at the shrine of convict with a series of charges Wednesday executed banned saint Hazrat Shahjalal in Sylhet, involving his prescribing of compromised Kim’s case’ N Korea tensions in Trump call Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami chief also the birthplace of Chowd- drugs and spent years trying Mufti Abdul Hannan and his hury, as he went to visit there to regain his medical license. KUALA LUMPUR: A lawyer deal with North Korea did not BEIJING: Chinese leader two associates for a 2004 attack 18 days into his new assign- While Dao’s past instan- for one of the women accused affect the investigation. Xi Jinping has urged Donald on a shrine that killed three ment in Dhaka. taneously became a focus of of murdering North Korean The February 13 killing of Trump to peacefully resolve people and wounded the Brit- A speedy trial tribunal orig- attention, but it fails to justify leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged Kim Jong Nam sparked a fierce surging tensions over North ish high commissioner at the inally tried the case and deliv- the ill-treatment faced by the half brother with a chemical diplomatic battle between two Korea’s nuclear programme, time. ered its verdict on December physician. In the video, the vic- nerve agent said on Wednes- countries that once had warm as the US president touts the Hannan was hanged at 23, 2008, sentencing to death tim is seen quietly standing in day that Malaysia has poten- relations. Aisyah and another power of a naval “armada” sent Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur HuJI leaders Sharif Shahedul the aisle speaking softly, “I want tially compromised the case woman, from Vietnam, have to counter fresh provocations along with his accomplice Alam and Delwar Hossain to go home, I want to go home.” and that he’s afraid his client been charged with murder for by Pyongyang. Sharif Shahedul, alias Bipul, at alongside Hannan. After the horrifying inci- will become a scapegoat. allegedly smearing Kim’s face Trump said on Tuesday that 10:01 pm, Home Minister Asa- Hannan and seven other dent the CEO has asserted that In an interview with The with VX nerve agent at a bus- the US was ready to solve the duzzaman Khan was quoted as kingpins and operatives of Huji the policies regarding passen- Associated Press, the attor- tling airport terminal. North Korean “problem” with- saying by the Bdnews24.com. were earlier sentenced to death gers to give up their seats would ney for Siti Aisyah said the Although Malaysia never out China if necessary, as he His associate Delwar Hos- by another court in Dhaka for be reviewed, for peacefully man who he believes recruited directly accused North Korea and Pyongyang engage in tit- sain Ripon was executed in Syl- a deadly 2001 bomb attack that handling oversold situations his client was allowed to leave of carrying out the attack, spec- for-tat saber-rattling that has het jail, the minister added. killed 10 people during Bengali and for partnering with air- Malaysia late last month, after ulation is rampant that Pyong- sent tensions soaring in East ness Network. “We have sub- weapon in the coming days. President Abdul Hamid had New Year celebrations at a pub- port authorities and local law the country struck a surprise yang orchestrated a hit on a Asia. “North Korea is looking marines. Very powerful. Far The US show of force rejected their mercy petitions. lic park. HuJI was formed in enforcement. Dao’s attorney deal with North Korea. long-exiled member of its rul- for trouble,” Trump wrote on more powerful than the air- prompted the North to declare On March 19, the Supreme 1992 by Bangladeshis who took has confirmed that he is being “(He) may not be impli- ing elite. Twitter. “If China decides to craft carrier.” The strike group it was “ready to react to any Court reconfirmed an earlier part in the Afghan war against treated at a Chicago hospitals cated in the actual event The countries ended a tense help, that would be great. If not, includes the Nimitz-class air- mode of war desired by the US.” verdict of itself endorsing death the Soviet forces in Afghani- for the injuries he sustained of the murder, but his evi- standoff on March 31 with a we will solve the problem with- craft supercarrier USS Carl “This goes to prove that the penalty of Hannan and the two stan. The US has designated during the act. dence is so important, central deal that gave North Korea out them! USA.” In a phone call Vinson, a carrier air wing, two US reckless moves for invading others for the 2004 attack on HuJi as a foreign terrorist orga- As per the records provided to our defense because it custody of Kim’s body and with Trump, Xi told him China guided- missile destroyers and the DPRK have reached a seri- the then UK envoy. nization and “specially desig- by the Kentucky Board of Med- clearly shows how this naive allowed Malaysia to question “advocates resolving the issue a guided-missile cruiser ous phase,” a spokesman for the The then Bangladeshi born nated global terrorist” while ical Licensure, Dao graduated girl was duped into doing three North Korean men who through peaceful means,” Chi- A barrage of recent North North’s foreign ministry said, British High Commissioner Indian officials suspected the from University of Medicine of things outside her knowl- had been hiding in their coun- nese state broadcaster CCTV Korean missile tests have according to state news agency Anwar Chowdhury narrowly outfits links in the Jaipur serial Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, edge,” Gooi Soon Seng said try’s embassy in Kuala Lum- said on Wednesday. Trump stoked US fears that Pyong- KCNA. During their call, Xi escaped the grenade attack at bombings and several other 1974. He was a specialist for at his office in the suburbs of pur. Malaysian police then made his comments as a US yang may soon have an inter- told Trump that China remains a shrine in northeastern Syl- blasts there. pulmonary disease. His legal Kuala Lumpur. allowed the men to fly home, naval strike group headed continental ballistic missile “willing to maintain communi- het that killed three people, Bangladesh has wit- troubles erupted in 2003, when Malaysian police did not saying they found no grounds towards the Korean peninsula. capable of delivering a nuclear cation and coordination with all policemen, and injured 70 nessed a spate of attacks on his license was terminated after immediately respond to calls to hold them. “We are sending an armada. warhead to the US mainland. the American side on the issue others. Anwar sustained minor secular activists, foreigners an undercover sting operation for comment, but they have It was an abrupt turnaround Very powerful,” Trump said in North Korea is also believed to of the peninsula,” according to injuries. and religious minorities since at a Louisville. AGENCIES said in recent weeks that the in the investigation. AGENCIES an interview with Fox Busi- be preparing to test a nuclear the CCTV report. AGENCIES The HuJI operatives carried 2013. AGENCIES Pak to be first South Muslim woman assaulted, Death toll in Nigeria meningitis Asian country to test 5G outbreak up to 489 RAWALPINDI: Minister of officials of the Pakistan Soft- hijab ripped off in US State for Information Technol- ware Export Board and offi- WARRI: Nigeria’s meningitis outbreak has ogy Anusha Rehman on Tues- cials of other leading IT and WASHINGTON: A Mus- The woman, who did not “Certainly we’re scared for killed at least 489 people as of Monday, health day said Pakistan would be the telecom companies were pres- lim woman’s hijab was alleg- wish to be named, said a car our community members. As officials said on Wednesday. Health Minister first country in South Asia to ent on the occasion. Rehman edly ripped off in the US by a pulled up alongside her. an Islamic community, we want Isaac Adewole says 4,637 meningitis cases have test 5th generation cellular ser- said information technology man who she claimed beat her One man came from a car. to make sure our community been confirmed. The federal government has vices for fast connectivity. was booming in the country “like an animal” and repeatedly That man wanted only one is always safe. The initial reac- Speaking at the Information and broadband penetration stepped on her head, prompt- thing — to remove the woman’s tion is shock,” said Munjed kicked off a nationwide vaccination campaign Communication Technology increased from three per cent ing calls for a hate crime probe. hijab, or headscarf, she said. Ahmad with the Islamic Soci- for millions of people, though there is a world- (ICT) awards ceremony, organ- to 27pc in the last two years. The woman from Milwau- “He said to take my hijab, ety of Milwaukee. Those at the wide shortage for the strain, which inflames ised by the Rawalpindi Cham- “We are working towards mak- kee was attacked as she walked my scarf. I tried to fight him. Islamic Center believe this was the spinal cord and brain. Zamfara state in the ber of Commerce and Industry ing a digital Pakistan. Digital home from prayer. ‘Don’t take my hijab,’ you a hate crime. “Nothing was sto- north is the worst hit with 216 deaths. Katsina, (RCCI), Rehman said: “Paki- economy through IT, freelance, Milwaukee police told know? So he threw me on the len. There was no robbery. Her stan recently won the GSMA start-ups, e-commerce and FOX6 News they were investi- floor then he beat me like an valuables remain with her. The Kebbi, Niger and Sokoto states in northwest award and ranked third in the mobile apps are the future,” gating the crime. animal,” she told the TV station. only motive we can think of and north-central Nigeria also have seen cases list of mobile telecom operator she said. The incident happened on The attacker was able to pull — because everything stayed since the disease surfaced in December. Most groups.” The government was RCCI president Amer said Monday and the victim was the scarf off and blood stains with her and this individual of the victims have been children. A meningitis working on a project to pro- the ICT award initiative was released from the hospital on remained on it, the report said. went straight for her scarf — vide at least one mobile tower taken to promote a healthy Tuesday. The woman said her is a hate crime,” Ahmad was epidemic killed 1,100 people and infected more per 100 users in every village competition among organisa- “I said to myself, ‘I am going attacker threw her to the side- quoted as saying than 10,000 in Nigeria and neighboring Niger in by 2030, she added. Pakistan tions in the IT sector. He said to die today for sure.’ So he gets walk, and then stepped on her The victim somehow made 2015. There are fears that this outbreak could Telecommunication Authority the ICT sector had a market up from the car and told me to head repeatedly. She said he it home. That is where she had again spread across the border. AGENCIES Chairman Ismail Shah, RCCI share of approximately $3 bil- come here,” said the woman also took out a knife to cut her a seizure and was taken to President Raja Amer Iqbal, lion in Pakistan. AGENCIES who was attacked. jacket and her arm. the hospital. AGENCIES Signs of life found below world’s deepest point

LONDON: Scientists have discov- which they brought back to their lab from biology at all, in a natural ver- ered potential evidence of life ten for study. “This is another hint at a sion of the process humans use to kilometres below the sea floor in the great, deep biosphere on our planet,” make synthetic oil and fuel. However, Mariana Trench - the deepest part of says study leader Oliver Plümper, a this alternate possibility would still the world’s oceans. researcher at the Netherlands’ Utrecht be an exciting one, according to the The trench is part of a subduction University. “It could be huge or very research team. zone, where the Pacific tectonic plate small, but there is definitely some- “If it can do that, it is amazing in slips beneath the Philippine Sea plate. thing going on that we don’t under- itself,” says Plümper, who notes that The surrounding seafloor is littered stand yet.” Serpentine is a mineral the mud volcanoes where the ser- with hydrothermal vents and mud that forms when olivine in the upper pentine formed are thought to have volcanoes, churning out ingredients mantle meets water pushed up from existed when life on Earth got its from the deep Earth. Researchers, a subduction zone, researchers said. start. “Then we know that geologic including those from Utrecht Uni- Such reactions produce methane process can create complex organic versity in the Netherlands, ventured gas and hydrogen, which could be molecules.” to Mariana Trench located in the used as a food source by microbes, The team used data from prior western Pacific Ocean. They used researchers said. studies to calculate how far below the Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) Serpentine is pushed to the sur- organic material that was very similar tine samples are evidence of life living sea floor the serpentine was formed. to extract about 46 samples of ser- face of the sea floor by hydrothermal to that produced by microbes living in far below the surface, researchers said. The study was published in the jour- pentine from the ocean floor near vents, where the researchers found it. more accessible places, the ‘Phys.org’ It is also possible that the organic nal Proceedings of the National Acad- the South Chamorro mud volcano, They found trace amounts of reported. It is possible that the serpen- material was produced without help emy of Sciences. AGENCIES 12 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 13 April, 2017 Govt studying Trai proposal PSU ports beat private cos in cargo handling growth

NEW DELHI: Boosted by a to share TV broadcast infra slew of steps to enhance effi- ciency, the country's 12 major NEW DELHI: The Informa- ports surpassed private players tion and Broadcasting Min- Finmin sets up by handling a record 673.43 istry on Wednesday said it million tonnes of cargo in would take an "informed deci- panel to take 2016-17, Union Minister Nitin sion" on TRAI's suggestion on Gadkari said on Wednesday. sharing of infrastructure in "Major ports under the television broadcasting sector. stock of virtual Centre handled a record On March 29, the Tele- 647.43 million tonnes (MT) com Regulatory Authority of currencies of cargo in 2016-17 register- India (TRAI) issued the rec- ing an annual growth rate of ommendations on sharing of NEW DELHI: Finance Minis- 6.79 per cent against 4.32 per infrastructure in television try on Wednesday constituted cent in 2015-16," the Shipping, broadcasting sector. an inter-disciplinary commit- Road Transport and Highways "We are considering it... tee to examine the existing Minister told reporters here. achieved highest ever handling up to 14,583 tonnes as against (we) will take an informed framework for virtual curren- Annual growth rate of 1.53 million TEUs during 13,748 tonnes during the last decision on it," Minister of cies, including bitcoins, and recorded by private ports was 2016-17, registering a growth year. State for Information and suggest measures to deal with only 4 per cent, he said, add- rate of 7.33 per cent. Major ports have been Broadcasting Rajyavard- issues like money laundering. ing the performance of major Among commodities han- benchmarked to international han Singh Rathore told the The committee, to be ports was steadily improving dled, iron ore traffic picked standards, he said, adding that Lok Sabha while replying to chaired by special secretary on the back of a number of up again, attaining the highest 70 initiatives have been imple- questions. (Economic Affairs), will sub- initiatives taken by the gov- growth rate of 163.67 per cent mented and the remaining will On the face of it, the sug- mit its report within three ernment to enhance their while other miscellaneous and be done by 2019. gestion for sharing infrastruc- Venkaiah Naidu said in a writ- for high definition channels. across multiple platforms. This months, a finance ministry efficiency. general cargo grew by 18.53 This has resulted in ture looks like a "valid point", ten reply to questions. Naidu said the total satellite creates capacity constraints statement said. "Kandla Port retained its per cent and petroleum, oil, unlocking 80 million tonne Rathore said but added that The Ministry has not transponder capacity used by and also is a significant cost for The inter-ministerial group top position among all major lubricants (POL) products by per annum capacity. coding and set top boxes used received any proposal from the DTH operators presently each operator, thus making the will have representatives from ports and handled 105.44 8.16 per cent. India has 12 major ports by DTH (Direct To Home) DTH operators for sharing stands at 104 transponders service expensive, Naidu said. revenue department, home MT followed by Paradip Port The minister said efficiency – Kandla, Mumbai, JNPT, service providers are different. of satellite transponders and and there is a demand for 68 "In this scenario, enabling ministry, RBI, ministry of which handled 88.95 MT and indicators in major ports are Marmugao, New Mangalore, TRAI's recommendations earth station facilities with more transponders. sharing of infrastructure may electronics and information Mumbai Port that handled steadily improving and during Cochin, Chennai, Ennore, V O are to enable a policy environ- other DTH players and distri- Presently, all the DTH address the issue of demand technology and State Bank of 63.05 MT," Gadkari said. the last fiscal, total turnaround Chidambaranar, Visakhapat- ment for facilitating sharing of bution platforms, Naidu said. operators uplink signals of supply mismatch of transpon- India. JNPT recorded highest time came down to 3.44 days nam, Paradip and Kolkata infrastructure in TV broad- The requirement of sat- television channels to differ- der capacity and reduce capi- The committee will take ever handling of 4.5 million as against 3.64 days during the (including Haldia) which han- casting distribution sector on ellite transponder capacity ent satellites located at differ- tal and operating expenditure stock of the present status of TEUs (twenty foot equivalent last year. dle approximately 61 per cent voluntary basis, Information for DTH services has been ent orbital slots and majority of the service provider," he virtual currencies, both in units) during 2016-17 while Likewise, average output of the country's total cargo and Broadcasting Minister M increasing with rise in demand of the channels are replicated added. PTI India as well as abroad. PTI port-owned terminal JNPCT per ship berth day has gone traffic. PTI Ras Al Khaimah Cabinet clears decks Bengal Chemicals posts India asks US to relax eyes 30 per cent for listing of 11 CPSEs norms for greater growth in Indian profit after 40 years NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Also, MSTC under the access to mangoes arrivals in 2017 has approved listing of 11 cen- administrative control of the KOLKATA: Central PSU tral public sector enterprises, steel ministry, and power PSU Bengal Chemicals and Phar- The company has made a turnaround NEW DELHI: Ras Al including five PSUs under North Eastern Electric Power maceuticals Ltd (BCPL) on Khaimah is eyeing 30 per the railway ministry and four Corporation (NEEPCO) are Wednesday announced turn- in financial year 2016-17, registering cent growth in visitor arrivals defence companies. also up for disinvestment around after 40 years in 2016- a net profit of` 4 crore against a from India in 2017 as it under- “The Cabinet Committee through IPO route. 17 with a net profit of Rs 4 crore loss of `9.13 crore in 2015-16 takes a slew of initiatives to on Economic Affairs (CCEA) The statement said listing of from a topline of Rs 111 crore. promote itself as a preferred has given its approval for list- CPSEs will be through public "The company has made a destination. ing of 11 CPSEs (Central Pub- offer of shares up to 25 per cent turnaround in 2016-17 after tion of any strategic partner already pulled out this com- India is the fourth larg- lic Sector Enterprises) on stock of Government of India’s share- a gap of 40 years registering a as the PSU was a loss making pany out of coma and now it est source market for Ras Al exchanges,” an official statement holding, which may include net profit of Rs 4 crore against entity since 1977 when govern- requires bit of care and I think Khaimah, which is one of the said. offer of fresh shares for raising a loss Rs 9.13 crore the previous ment took over the company this company has potential to seven emirates that comprise The PSUs under the railway of resources from market. year. In the next fiscal, we are set up by Acharaya Prafulla become profitable on a sus- the United Arab Emirates. ministry that will launch initial “However, actual disinvest- aiming a profit of Rs 10 crore Chandra Ray, the Father of tained basis," he said. "We are targeting 30 per public offerings (IPO) are Rail ment in respect of each CPSE with new initiatives," BCPL Indian Chemistry, in 1901. In the current fiscal, the cent growth from India in Vikas Nigam Ltd, IRCON Inter- along with the mode of raising managing director P M Chan- The Cabinet in December company will begin commer- 2017. national Ltd, Indian Railway resources has been delegated for driah told reporters here. last year has cleared the sale cial production of injectable In 2016, over 37,000 vis- Finance Corporation (IRFC) decision on a case to case basis It was team work that led to of BCPL, India's first pharma antibiotics which has potential NEW DELHI: India has asked exporters, she said. itors from India visited us", Ltd, Indian Railway Cater- to the Alternative Mechanism, the turnaround, he said. company. It is one of the PSUs to generate additional revenue the US to relax certain norms Besides, the country has Ras Al Khaimah Tourism ing and Tourism Corporation headed by the Finance Minis- "If I am given five years that NITI Aayog has identified of Rs 50 crore. related to irradiation for greater proposed that US should Development Authority CEO (IRCTC) and RiTES Ltd. ter,” it added. time, I will make this a Rs 200- for sale of government's major- BCPL was expecting reduc- access to homegrown man- allow National Plant Protec- Haitham Mattar said. The defence ministry PSUs The CCEA has also approved 300 crore company with Rs ity stake to private companies tion of interest burden of Rs goes in the American markets, tion Organisation to carry out India being an important to be listed on bourses include reservation of shares for eligible 30-40 crore profit," Chandriah in order to bring in greater effi- 8 crore for government loans. Parliament was informed on pre-shipment inspection of source market, is expected to Bharat Dynamics Ltd, Garden employees of 11 CPSEs as per said, while replying about gov- ciency and professionalism in The PSU also aims to pay- Wednesday. mangoes to save cost, a pro- be an important contributor to Reach Shipbuilders & Engi- SEBI norms. Listing of CPSEs ernment's outlook about a pos- their functioning. off remaining Rs 13 crore loan Several other agri and non- cess which is currently con- the emirate's vision to attract neers, Mazagon Dock Ship- will also promote ‘people’s own- sible divestment. "There is nothing as of now. of United Bank of India in the agri products face non-tax bar- ducted jointly by India and the one million visitors by the end builders Ltd and Mishra Dhatu ership’ by encouraging public The Centre was contem- But, I don't know what govern- FY18' to reduce the interest riers in the US markets. US, she added. of 2018, he added. Nigam Ltd. participation in CPSEs. PTI plating divestment or induc- ment will do. However, I have burden. PTI The phyto-sanitary (related Similarly, the US has India ranks as the fourth with plants) norms imposed imposed certain irradiation largest source market for the by the US for mangoes from treatment conditions for pome- destination after Germany, India requires irradiation treat- granate exports from India. United Kingdom and Russia India world’s 2nd fastest growing PV market ment and inspection prior to The minister said America and the average stay of Indian the shipment. has not granted market access visitors is two and half nights, NEW DELHI: India was the In overall sales, the country in the previous year. In terms "This time consuming and to the Indian grapes either. Mattar said. second fastest growth mar- retained its position as the fifth of size the country was, how- costly process of certification "The US has granted market "The main drivers for ket for passenger vehicles biggest global market for pas- ever, the fourth largest market makes Indian mangoes less access to Indian Litchis after growth are great value for among the top five nations senger vehicles (PVs). behind Japan, which witnessed competitive in the US mar- the performance of cold treat- money that Ras Al Khaimah globally, behind China, hav- China posted a growth of a decline of 1.65 per cent in ket," Commerce and Industry ment. However, no Litchis have provides like adventure activi- ing expanded by 7 per cent last 14.93 per cent at 2,43,76,902 its passenger vehicle sales at Minister Nirmala Sitharaman been exported in the last two ties, natural attractions, being year. units last year as compared to 41,46,459 units last year as said in a written reply to the years," she said. a family destination along with According to global auto- 2,12,10,339 units in 2015. It against 42,15,889 units in 2015. Rajya Sabha. This is because of APEAD's a growing trend of MICE and mobile industry body Organ- remained the world's biggest The world's second larg- She said that the govern- inability to organise a training weddings there", he added. isation Internationale des market for PVs. est market for PVs was the ment has requested the US to programme for their officials "Our aim is to promote Constructeurs d Automo- Germany was the third fast- US which clocked a total of "relax these norms". on cold treatment monitoring. activities and events with a biles (OICA) data, passenger est growing market for PVs 68,72,729 units in 2016 as com- India has also sought the The minister also listed out view to encourage Indian vis- vehicle sales in India stood globally with a growth 4.54 per pared to 75,16,826 units in the option of irradiation at source other non-tax barriers being itors to lengthen their stay, at 29,66,637 units last year as cent at 33,51,607 units in 2016 previous year, down 8.56 per or upon arrival in the US to faced by Indian exporters in Mattar said. PTI against 27,72,270 units in 2015. as compared to 32,06,042 units cent. PTI provide flexibility for Indian the US market. PTI Toyota has robotic leg brace to Cisco launches its fifth global help paralysed people walk cyber range lab in Gurugram GURUGRAM: US-based tech giant Cisco on Wednesday Flipkart to invest in new TOKYO: Toyota is introduc- WelWalk is more of a system launched its fifth global cyber ing a wearable robotic leg brace that uses robotics than a stand- range lab here with an aim to designed to help partially para- alone robot. Given how com- train Indian firms and govern- businesses like PhonePe lyzed people walk. mon paralysis due to strokes ment agencies on real-world The Welwalk WW-1000 is in fast- aging Japan, Toyo- cyber attacks. BENGALURU: E-commerce company Flipkart system is made up of a motor- ta's device could be very help- "The Cisco cyber range lab on Wednesday said it proposes to invest major ized mechanical frame that fits ful, Saito said. He said patients aims to provide highly special- part of money raised from latest deals, includ- on a person's leg from the knee using it can recover more ised technical training work- down. The patients can practice quickly as the sensitive robotic shops to help cyber security Cisco will also launch a ing with Microsoft, in new businesses such as walking wearing the robotic sensor in Welwalk fine-tunes professionals build the skills... Security Operations Centre PhonePe and fintech considering opportuni- device on a special treadmill the level of support better than to combat new-age threats," (SOC) in Pune -- its fourth ties in online money transfer segment. "A large that can support their weight. a human therapist can. Cisco India President India after the US, Poland and Japan part of the money raised from the latest deals Toyota Motor Corp. dem- "This helps just barely and SAARC Dinesh Malkani -- in the next few months to struck with Tencent, Microsoft and eBay, will be onstrated the equipment for enough," said Saito, explain- said at the Cisco India Summit provide a broad range of ser- reporters at its Tokyo head- ing that helping too much can 2017 here. vices, including monitoring invested in new businesses, especially PhonePe quarters on Wednesday. slow progress in rehabilitation. The facility was inaugu- of threats and its end-to-end and fintech," Flipkart co-Founder and CEO Binny One hundred such systems The field of robotic aids for rated by National Cyber Secu- management for enterprise Bansal said. There was a huge opportunity on will be rented to medical facili- walking and rehabilitation is rity Coordinator Gulshan Rai. needs. It will be linked to other the payments side because a large chunk of ties in Japan later this year, Toy- growing quickly. A battery- Cisco has four other such labs Cisco SOCs across the world. ota said. The service entails a versity, explained. The uni- in the device can monitor the powered wearable exoskeleton in Australia. These centres are part of business comes from people sending money to one-time initial charge of 1 mil- versity joined with Toyota in walking and adjust quickly to made by Israeli manufacturer Rai said an effective imple- Cisco's USD 100 million invest- each other online, he said. "Yeah, opportunities lion yen ( 9,000) and a 350,000 developing the device. help out. Medical staff control ReWalk Robotics enables peo- mentation of cybersecurity ment commitment to India. are definitely there on the payment side becom- yen ( 3,200) monthly fee. A person demonstrating it the system through a touch ple relying on a wheelchair to requires IT infrastructure and According to estimates, ing a business on its own. Even if you look at the The gadget is designed to strapped the brace to her thigh, panel screen. stand upright and walk. technical expertise for which the demand for cybersecurity business on Wednesday, a large part of the busi- be worn on one leg at a time knee, ankle and foot and then Japanese automakers have Such systems also can the industry should play a experts has grown three times for patients severely para- showed how it is used to prac- been developing robotics aid therapists in monitor- responsible role. faster than any other IT jobs. ness comes from people sending money to each lyzed on one side of the body tice walking on the tread- both for manufacturing and ing a patient's progress, Luke "I would like to suggest that Therefore, training and other on phone pay, UPI platform," he said. In due to a stroke or other ail- mill. Her body was supported other uses. Honda Motor Co.'s Hares, chief technology officer Cisco should offer different skilling of cybersecurity the biggest round of funding by an Indian Internet ments, Eiichi Saito, a medi- from above by a harness and Asimo humanoid can run and at Cambridge Medical Robot- modules for tech profession- workforce has become one company till date, Flipkart on April 10 raised $1.4 cal doctor and executive vice the motor helped to bend and dance, pour a drink and carry ics in Britain, said in a phone als and agencies like police," of the top priorities for many billion from blue-chip technology companies. PTI president at Fujita Health Uni- straighten her knee. Sensors on simple conversations, while interview. AP he said. organisations. PTI business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 13 April, 2017 mp Factory output dips by 1.2% to Rlys spending more for each ` earned, op ratio up to 94.9% four-month low in February All metre gauge NEW DELHI: Industrial out- put slipped to 4-month low, Retail inflation tracks to be contracting 1.2 per cent in Feb- ruary, mainly on account on hits 5-month converted into decline in the manufacturing sector and lower offtake of capi- high of 3.81% broad gauge tal as well as consumer goods. The Index of Industrial Pro- in March NEW DELHI: All Metre duction (IIP) had registered a Gauge tracks in the country growth of 1.99 per cent in Feb- NEW DELHI: Retail will be converted into Broad ruary last year. inflation jumped to Gauge phase-wise, Railway For the 11 month period to NEW DELHI: The operat- better financial health of the Minister Suresh Prabhu said February of the last financial a five-month high ing ratio of the railways has system. on Wednesday. year, IIP growth was nearly flat of 3.81 per cent in witnessed a deterioration in The recommendations of "All Metre Gauge lines at 0.4 per cent as against 2.6 per March on costlier comparison to previous fiscals 7th Pay Commission with will be converted into Broad cent a year ago. protein items, edible indicating more expenditure regard to pay and pension Gauge phase-wise. We have For January, the Central oils and non-food and less saving for the public were approved by the gov- already taken a decision in Statistics Office has revised the transporter, Lok Sabha was ernment for implementation this regard," he said in the Lok IIP growth rate to 3.27 per cent products like fuel told on Wednesday. during 2016-17 and accord- Sabha during Question Hour. from 2.74 per cent in the provi- and light. Inflation The railways' operation ingly, the operating ratio of The Minister said the Rail- sional data released last month. based on Consumer ratio was 91.3 per cent during railways in revised estimates way Ministry has been mobil- The previous low was Price Index was at 2014-15. It improved to 90.5 2016-17 was estimated at 94.9 ising Rs 3.5 lakh crore for recorded in October when the 3.65 per cent in Feb- per cent in 2015-16. How- per cent, Minister of State for completion of old and incom- IIP contracted by 1.87 per cent. ever, for the fiscal 2016-17, Railways Rajen Gohain said plete projects gradually. Thereafter, it shot up to 5.59 per cent in the month compared Wednesday pitched for more tive sign while strongly recom- ruary. Protein rich operating ratio was 94.9 per in the House. "In the past, foundation cent in November. to a growth of 0.6 per cent. The reforms to create a conducive mending to the government to items such as milk cent, a deterioration over the Implementation of 7th pay stones were laid for many The decline in the IIP in non-durable consumer goods environment for investments initiate more effective short- & products and eggs last year. panel has affected the railways projects without making February is mainly on account output shrank by 8.6 per cent and boost manufacturing as term revival measures. were costlier during In the railways, an oper- as its expenditure for pay and financial provisions. We have of 2 per cent contraction in in the month over a contraction industrial output shrank 1.2 It also highlighted the the month with infla- ating ratio of 80 per cent or pension has increased con- now decided that all sanc- manufacturing sector, which of 4.9 per cent year ago. per cent to a four-month low need for creating a conducive lower is considered desirable. siderably. Gohain said the tioned and old incomplete constitutes over 75 per cent In the consumer-durable in February. environment for investments, tion prints of 4.69 An operating ratio indi- railways sought assistance projects will be completed of the index. The sector had segment, the output dipped by The fall in industrial output capacity utilisation and aug- per cent and 3.21 per cates how much the railways from the Finance Ministry to phase-wise," he said. recorded a meagre growth of 0.9 per cent in February against as per data released on Wednes- mentation of industrial produc- cent, respectively. spends to earn a rupee. An meet the additional liability Prabhu also said he would 0.6 per cent in February, 2016. a growth of 10.4 per cent in day was mainly on account of tion on priority basis. Prepared meals, operating ratio of 94.9 per arising out of 7th Pay panel inform each member of the The capital goods output same month last year. a decline in the manufacturing The decline in IIP in Feb- cent means that the railways recommendations. House about the incomplete declined by 3.4 per cent in Feb- Overall, 15 out of 22 indus- sector and lower offtake of capi- ruary is mainly on account of snacks and sweets is spending 94.9 paisa to However, the Finance projects in their respective ruary over a contraction of 9.3 try groups in the manufactur- tal as well as consumer goods. 2 per cent contraction in man- prices were also high earn 100 paisa (one rupee). Ministry advised the rail- constituencies and states per cent last year. Similarly, the ing sector have shown negative Industry body Assocham ufacturing sector, which con- as prices grew by A lower figure of operating ways to explore raising own and the initiatives taken overall consumer goods pro- growth in February. termed the latest estimates of stitutes over 75 per cent of the 5.65 per cent. PTI ratio is therefore regarded resources for implementation by the Railway Ministry duction declined by 5.6 per Meanwhile, India Inc on industrial production as a nega- index. PTI better and is indicative of of the recommendations. PTI to complete them. PTI ‘` appreciation Chintels announces SUPER-FAST INDIA hurting exports’ Govt okays BIMSTEC power grid proposal handover of Phase-1 NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on of it’s first Group Wednesday approved a pro- Over 13,000 posal for signing an agree- Housing Project ment to establish electricity villages grid interconnection among NEW DELHI: Chintels India BIMSTEC countries. electrified Ltd. (CIL) a real estate develop- “The Union Cabinet, ment company, in the process chaired by Prime Minister under DDUGJY of developing over 600 acres of Narendra Modi, has approved self-owned prime land in and the proposal of the Ministry of NEW DELHI: Gov- around Dwarka Expressway Power for signing of a Mem- ernment of India has bordering and including Delhi, Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari orandum of Understanding announced the commencement launches a project on Wednesday (MoU) for establishment of achieved another of handover of Phase-1 of its the BIMSTEC Grid Intercon- milestone in village first development ‘Chintels Par- NEW DELHI: The Indian nection,” an official statement electrification where adiso’ a group housing project rupee has appreciated con- said on Wednesday. the optimisation of using the a group of countries in South out of 18,452 un- in sector 109. Bhel’s second 800-mw siderably over the past two According to the state- energy resources in the region Asia and South East Asia viz. Chintels Paradiso is the months. A continued rupee ment, the MoU will be signed for mutual benefits on non- Bangladesh, India, Myan- electrified villages, foremost project of Chintels appreciation is bound to make by member states of the Bay of discriminatory basis subject to mar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhu- over 13,000 villages Metropolis, which is spread supercritical unit starts Indian exports uncompetitive. Bengal Multi-Sectoral Techni- laws, rules and regulations of tan and Nepal. have been electrified across 3 premium sectors of "The volatility in rupee cal and Economic Cooperation the respective parties. The “Plan of Action for under Deen Dayal New Gurgaon Sectors 109, 108 will adversary effect export (BIMSTEC) at the upcoming It will also promote effi- Energy Cooperation in BIM- Upadhyaya Gram and 106. Elaborating on the commercial operations growth", said Sanjay Budhia, 3rd BIMSTEC Energy Min- cient, economic and secure STEC” was formulated in the announcement, Prashant Solo- Co-Chairman, CII National isters’ Meeting to be held in operation of power system first BIMSTEC Energy Minis- Jyoti Yojna. All the mon, Managing Director, Chin- NEW DELHI: Bharat Heavy capacity involving a fuel-effi- Committee on International Nepal shortly. needed through the develop- ters’ Conference held in New remaining 4,481 un- tels India, said “We are very Electricals Limited (BHEL) cient advanced-class gas tur- Trade and Exports. The agreement will provide ment of regional electricity Delhi on October 4, 2005. electrified villages pleased to announce the hando- has commenced the commer- bine at Yelahanka, Bengaluru. A continued trend of a broad framework for the par- networks. In this plan, under the are targeted to be ver of the first phase of Chintels cial operation of its second BHEL undertook com- rupee appreciation will result ties to cooperate towards the It will also facilitate optimi- “BIMSTEC Trans-Power electrified by May, Paradiso to our esteemed buy- 800 MW supercritical unit at plete design, engineering, in many Indian exports implementation of grid inter- sation of capital investment for Exchange and Develop- ers despite the various market 2x800 MW Yeramarus Ther- manufacture, supply, erec- becoming uncompetitive. connections for the trade in generation capacity addition ment Project”, it was decided 2018. The latest data challenges. Our first project has mal Power Station (TPS) of tion and commissioning of CII, urges the Government electricity with a view to pro- across the region and power that a task force led by Thai- on village electrifica- been one of the most antici- Raichur Power Corporation the state-of-the-art Yerama- to put in place measures to moting rational and optimal exchange through cross-border land, with representatives of tion is available on pated projects in New Gurg- Limited (RPCL) in Raichur rus supercritical project on ensure rupee is maintained at power transmission in the interconnections. member countries, will give ‘GARV’ Mobile App aon and is an integral part of district of Karnataka. turnkey basis. It has supplied a level which is conducive to BIMSTEC region. The BIMSTEC is an inter- a report on draft MoU for the major expansion plans we Notably, the milestone for all the critical equipment like and web portal. MPOST export growth. MPOST This MoU will facilitate national organisation involving grid interconnections. PTI have in NCR region. MPOST the second unit was achieved boiler, turbine & generators, within a month of com- electricals, key packages of mencement of commercial balance of plant and has also Make in India: Oil PSUs to Tesco logs £40m annual loss on accounting scandal operation of the first unit. carried out the associated BHEL and Karnataka Power civil works. The major equip- prefer domestic cos in buys Corporation Ltd. (KPCL) are ment for the project has been LONDON: Supermarket giant ish wholesaling giant Booker to the main equity partners of manufactured by BHEL at NEW DELHI: In a big boost to cial said. The policy, approved Tesco revealed on Wednesday be submitted for shareholder RPCL, the owner and opera- its Haridwar, Trichy, Bhopal, 'Make-in-India', the Union Cab- by the Cabinet headed by Prime that it fell into an annual net approval by either late 2017 or tor of this power plant. Ranipet, Hyderabad, Jhansi, inet on Wednesday approved Minister Narendra Modi, will be loss of 40 million due to a costly early 2018. Significantly, the com- Thirumayam and Bengaluru a policy to provide purchase applicable for five years. accounting scandal at Britain's "We are confident that we mercial operation of these plants, while the construction preference to domestic man- A steering committee will biggest retailer. can build on this strong perfor- units marks BHEL's foray as of the plant was undertaken ufacturers in procurements be constituted to oversee imple- The after-tax loss, equiva- mance in the year ahead," said a co-developer in the field of by the company's Power Sec- done by state-owned oil and mentation of the policy and lent to 50 million or 47 million chief executive Dave Lewis in power generation. This move tor- Southern Region. gas companies. carry out annual review and euros, was skewed by an excep- the statement. is in line with the company’s BHEL is the market Under the policy, the tar- recommend continuation of the tional charge of 235 million in "On top of this, our pro- key strategy to fuel growth. It leader in both the subcriti- gets of Local Content will be policy from year to year basis. costs arising from the three- posed merger with Booker will will gradually add to the exist- cal as well as the supercriti- stipulated for certain oil and The new policy is expected to year-old scandal. bring together two complemen- ing revenue streams. cal segments in the country. gas business activities. encourage suppliers and ser- The company's performance tary businesses, driving addi- BHEL has supplied and The company has secured "The manufacturers/ ser- vice providers to progressively contrasted with a net profit of tional value for shareholders executed 4,810 MW of coal orders for 48 supercritical vice providers who meet the adopt 'Make in India' practices 138 million in the previous And annual sales grew for the firm will not face prosecu- by realising substantial syner- based sets for KPCL and steam generators (SG) and local content targets and whose and add value to their goods financial year, Tesco added in the first time in seven years tion. However, charges have gies and enabling us to access its joint ventures, which 41 supercritical steam tur- quoted price is within 10 per and services within the country. a statement. by 3.7 per cent to 55.9 billion, previously been brought against the faster growing 'out of home' accounts for 96% of the util- bine generators (STG) - the cent of the lowest valid price bid PM Modi had in 2014 However, operating or despite fierce domestic competi- three former Tesco executives, food market." ity's coal-based installed highest in the country by any would be eligible for purchase launched the 'Make in India' underlying profits rallied almost tion. The news comes two weeks who will face trial over alleged Tesco is the world's third- capacity. BHEL is also pres- power equipment manufac- preference for a stipulated por- initiative to make the country a third to 1.28 billion in its after Tesco agreed to a fine and fraud and false accounting. biggest supermarket chain after ently executing KPCL's first turer. Of these, 14 SG and 12 tion of the purchase order on a global design and manufac- 2016/2017 financial year, which compensation costs in Serious Tesco also said it expected its France's Carrefour and global gas-based combined cycle STG have already achieved matching such price," an offi- turing hub. PTI ran until the end of February. Fraud Office deal, under which vast 3.7-billion takeover of Brit- leader Wal-Mart. AFP power project of 370 MW capacity addition. MPOST PSUs POWER INDIAN ECONOMY

To mark the beginning of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of ICSI and on crossing 50,000th membership mark, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India formally adopts the Golden Quote “Satyam Vada, Dharmam Chara – Speak the Truth, Abide by the Law” as ‘ICSI Motto’ . Tapan Ray, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs unveiled The ICSI Motto in the august presence of Shyam Agrawal, president, ICSI, and Dinesh Chandra Arora, Secretary, ICSI. On this occasion, Tapan Ray congratulated The Institute PV Ramesh, CMD, REC and Ajeet Agarwal, Director (Finance), REC, of Company Secretaries of India and urged ICSI to take forward it’s great cause of inculcating Good On the occasion of 8th Public Sector Day, President Pranab Mukherjee present the prestigious SCOPE receive Standing Conference of Public Enterprises Awards from Corporate Governance in the business and economic structure of the Country in a big way and further Award in special commendation in institutional category to Sanjay Gupta, C&MD, Engineers India Limited make efforts to educate the masses at the grass root level President Pranab Mukherjee 14 sport mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 13 April, 2017 NOT SURE IF DHONI IS STILL A GOOD T20 BANGLADESHI 2ND DIVISION TEAM IN IF INDIA BECOMES WEAK, WE ALSO BECOME PLAYER, SAYS SOURAV GANGULY PROTEST CONCEDES 92 OFF 4 BALLS WEAK, SAYS BCB CHIEF NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednes- DHAKA: A Bangladeshi cricket team conceded 92 runs in just NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board chief Nazmul Hasan day said Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a “champion ODI player” four balls to deliberately lose a match in what they called a Papon on Wednesday said issues that India has regarding ICC’s but doubted if he is still that good in the shortest format. “I am protest over biased umpiring in their league. In the 50-over proposed revenue model need to be sorted as a “weaker BCCI not too sure if Dhoni is a good T20 player. He is a champion match of Dhaka Second Division League on Tuesday, Lalmatia means weaker Bangladesh”. The BCB chief, who is also a part ODI player but when it comes to T20 cricket, in 10 years, he has Club were dismissed for just 88 off 14 overs before opponents of ICC Working Group, met COA chief Vinod Rai to discuss is- got one fifty and that’s not the best record,” Ganguly said. Axiom Cricketers reached 92-0 off just four balls. sues related to the ICC Board Meeting later this month. Lynn-less KKR look to start Profligate Sunrisers post home run with win against KXIP KOLKATA: Two-time cham- IPL TURNS 10: MATCH PREVIEW pions Kolkata Knight Riders would be wary of a transformed 158/8 vs Mumbai Indians and formidable Kings XI Pun- MUMBAI: Sunrisers Hyder- In the very next over, jab in their Indian Premier abad (SRH) squandered a McClenaghan provided the League face-off at the Eden great opening start before fall- vital breakthrough in the form Gardens here on Thursday. ing apart to post 158/8 against of a set Dhawan, crashing his The Purple Brigade, cham- Mumbai Indians in an Indian leg-stump with a full toss after pions in 2012 and 2014, may Premier League (IPL) 2017 the southpaw faced 43 balls and boast of a 13-6 win-loss record match at the Wankhede Sta- sent the ball five times to the against the perennial brides- dium here on Wednesday. fence and once over it. maid but the scenario looks From a comfortable 105/1 Next in, Yuvraj Singh (5) different, especially in the con- after the 13th over, the visitors failed to recreate the magic he text of an injured Chris Lynn, lost seven wickets within a span produced in the opening match the leading run-getter of the of 53 runs to completely lose of this IPL against the Royal season. the track in the slog overs. Challengers Bangalore (RCB) The Aussie had become Put in to bat, Sunrisers were when he played on a short of IPL’s latest batting sensation off to a steady start with skip- length delivery from Hardik after his 41-ball 93 not out per David Warner (49) and Pandya. in a record 184-run opening Shikhar Dhawan (48) putting Aussie all-rounder Ben Cut- stand with Gautam Gambhir on 81 runs before the Austra- ting (20) struck four boundar- (76 from 48) handed Gujarat lian fell one short of his half ies during his brief stay which Lions a 10- wicket rout in the century. was ended by a full and dead opening match. Mumbai started well with yorker from medium pacer But Lynn aggravated an KKR captain Gautam Gambhir, Sunil Narine and Suryakumar Yadav the experienced Harbhajan Jasprit Bumrah before slinger old injury in his left shoul- inspect the pitch in a practic session at Eden Gardens in Kolkata PIC/PTI Singh and Sri Lankan Lasith Malinga picked Vijay Shan- der against Mumbai Indians Malinga giving away just five kar (1) to reduce the visitors where KKR suffered a four- runs from the first couple of to 147/6. wicket loss. Eden Gardens gears up for IPL overs. The final over saw Bum- Lynn had undergone sur- Warner broke the shack- rah getting another couple of gery on the same shoulder in opening ceremony les in the third over with two wickets -- Naman Ojha (9) and 2014 and the injury returned Mumbai Indians’ Harbhajan Singh and Rohit Sharma celebrate the wicket of David Warner during an IPL consecutive boundaries off Rashid Khan (2) -- as Hyder- to haunt him, throwing his IPL KOLKATA: Bollywood starlet Shraddha Kapoor is Harbhajan before milking Mal- match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai on Wednesday PIC/PTI abad failed to seize the momen- campaign in disarray even as an inga for another two after the mark in the eighth over. strongly the very next ball to full length to complete a stun- tum in the death overs. official word was still awaited. set to sizzle at the Eden Gardens as the city gears Lankan changed ends. Coming back for his sec- dismiss the Aussie. ning catch at short point. Brief Scores: While Lynn looks doubt- up to host its opening ceremony before the start Dhawan, who by now had ond spell, Harbhajan’s first Warner, who had faced 34 Two overs later, Harbha- Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers ful starter against KXIP, KKR, of the match between Kolkata Knights Riders and faced 16 balls for his seven ball was powerfully muscled balls and struck seven bound- jan returned to bowl his final Hyderabad however, will be boasted by Kings XI Punjab on Thursday. The program will runs, opened up with two over the third man bound- aries and two sixes by then, got over and struck first ball with Sunrisers: Shikhar Dhawan the return of star India pacer be a fusion of Bengal’s traditional chhau dance fours and a six off Australian ary by a right-handed Warner a top-edge while attempting the wicket of Deepak Hooda (48),David Warner (49) Umesh Yadav who has joined pacer Mitchell McClenagan as for a mammoth six before the another reverse-sweep as wick- (9), caught by Keiron Pollard Indians: Jasprit Bumrah (3/24), the team on Tuesday. and Punjab’s bhangra. The 19-minute opening Hyderabad crossed the 50-run 36-year-old tweaker came back etkeeper Parthiv Patel dived at long-on. Harbhajan Singh (2/23).AGENCIES The pacer had complained ceremony will take place before the match and of right hip and lower back commence with a performance by Shillong Cham- Kohli undergoes NAWAB’S ‘DADA’GIRI soreness to miss the first two ber Choir. The chhau dancers will introduce the Lynn’s injury KKR matches after a gruelling KKR team, while KXIP will make an entry with the home season where he played fielding drills not as bad as 12 of the 13 Tests and was bhangra dance troupe in the third segment of the instrumental in India’s 2-1 win opening ceremony. Singer Monali Thakur will also in RCB practice we thought, over Australia. perform during the ceremony. AGENCIES says Kallis On spin-friendly condi- session tions, Yadav was incisive with his new-found rhythm as he Ravichandran Ashwin and 19 runs in the penultimate over BENGALURU: Injured Royal KOLKATA: Kolkata gave vital breakthroughs to fin- Ravindra Jadeja. against Mumbai, who chased Challengers Bangalore cap- Knight Riders new- ish the season as India’s third- Yadav is likely to replace down KKR’s challenging 178 tain Virat Kohli, who is yet to found opening sensa- highest wicket-taker behind Ankit Rajpoot, who gave away with a ball to spare. AGENCIES feature in the ongoing Indian tion Chris Lynn has Premier League, on Wednes- day went through some field- not yet been ruled out Harbhajan among 8 Sanju Samson ing drills during the team’s net of the Indian Premier session, here. League, head coach says bad After spending some time Jacques Kallis said on in the pavilion, Kohli climbed ambassadors for ICC down the staircase before walk- Wednesday. The initial times taught ing into the ground, carrying investigation of scan his kit. on his left shoulder, Champions Trophy him a lot After doing a few loosening which suffered a third exercises, Kohli sat on the chair injury in 18 months, PUNE: Sanju Samson, who to watch Sachin Baby and Chris stormed back into spotlight Gayle bat in the nets. has not revealed any with the first hundred of IPL After half an hour, Kohli serious injury as was 10, says he has become a bet- joined a bunch of players who speculated. “It’s not ter cricketer and human being were getting ready for fielding as bad as we thought. after going through bad times. and catching drills at the Chin- Our medical staff is “I think you need to have naswamy Stadium. bad times to learn about life. The RCB captain was seen working overtime to If you keep on being suc- swiftly running around to see how quickly we cessful, you do not learn. If you hold on to some high and low can get him ready. do mistakes, you learn from catches under the watchful eyes Good chance that he them and become a better per- of team’s fielding coach Trent will still play a role in son. My past has helped me Woodhill. become a better cricketer and Kohli didn’t drop a sin- this season for us,” human being,” said Samson gle catch during the drill Kallis said on the eve after smashing 102 off 63 balls and was seen throwing the of their first home against Rising Pune Supergiant ball at wicketkeeper Kedar match, against Kings on Tuesday night. Jadhav with great power, He is back to his best after which is an indication that XI Punjab. Lynn is a forgettable domestic season he has recovered from the set to miss Thurs- DUBAI: Veteran Indian off- runs with 48 centuries, and tak- which was marred by disciplin- shoulder injury he had suf- day’s match and is spinner Harbhajan Singh was ing 838 wickets. ary issues. fered while fielding during likely to be replaced by on Wednesday named one of The Champion Ambas- Samson had left the team the third Test against Australia allrounder Shakib Al the eight ambassadors for the sadors will be involved in the dressing room in the middle at Ranchi. ICC Champions Trophy sched- Champions Trophy Tour and of a Ranji Trophy match but The injury forced Kohli Hasan. Kallis, how- uled in England from June 1 will also make appearances in the Kerala Cricket Association to miss the fourth Test at ever, chose not to give to 18. the UK. (KCA) let him off with a warn- Dharamsala. a time frame of Lynn’s Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, In addition to this, the eight ing with a rider that his father Kohli, on Tuesday, had return and said they Bangladesh’s Habibul Bashar, cricketers will be part of an ICC Viswanadh would not “inter- dropped hints that he may do not want to rush England’s Ian Bell, New Zea- editorial team and will provide fere with his son’s cricketing just make a return from injury land’s Shane Bond, Australia’s match previews and match activities”. in RCB’s next match against the batsman, who had Mike Hussey, Kumar Sangak- analysis through exclusive col- An unconditional apology Mumbai Indians. undergone a surgery kara of Sri Lanka and Graeme umns which will be available salvaged the situation for the Kohli also posted a video CAB president and former captain Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag during Kings XI Punjab’s on the same shoulder Smith of South Africa were on the ICC website. father-son duo. on his instagram account of his practice session at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday PTI in 2014. AGENCIES unveiled as the other ambas- ICC Chief Executive David Asked about the signifi- gym session. AGENCIES sadors for the tournament. Richardson said: “The pro- cance of his hundred, Samson The announcement comes gramme will connect these said it was a special knock but exactly 50 days before the first greats of the game with a new he has a long way to go. ball is bowled in the tourna- generation of fans and players “It is one of the special days MCC amends laws to minimise injuries to ’keepers from bails ment-opener between England through our Cricket For Good of my life but every cricketer and Bangladesh at The Oval. project and leave a real lasting here dreams to play for India. LONDON: With an aim to eye while trying to go for a big work in progress, but what Harbhajan, who was a member legacy for the sport.” Former Indian team is the world’s best protect wicketkeepers from shot in the final T20I against MCC have done is make such of the India side which shared Pakistan captain Afridi said and to get into it, you have to do freak injuries, the Marylebone Zimbabwe last year. devices permissible in the the 2002 trophy with Sri Lanka it feels good to be part of an something special. I am happy Cricket Club has ratified the Responding to these inci- Laws. After that, it is up to the in Colombo, said he feels hon- esteemed group. “Three more that I played one big innings use of tethers to limit the dis- dents, MCC has decided to governing bodies to allow for oured. “To be appointed as Ambassadors and we would but there is a long way to go,” tance that bails can travel when alterate Law 8.3, following an their use.” Law 8.3.4 now reads: an Ambassador for a global have made a tournament-win- said the 22-year-old. He is still the wicket is broken. approach from two compa- “Devices aimed at protecting event in which India will be ning side,” he quipped. very young but has managed Mark Boucher had suffered nies - one from South Africa player safety by limiting the the defending champion is “India is the defend- to gain a wealth of experience such a freak injury when he was and the other from the UK - distance that a bail can travel one of the highs for me as a ing champion, and I sin- through years of playing IPL struck by the bails in the left who have submitted designs off the stumps will be allowed, cricketer and something to cerely believe that we have the and first-class cricket. And that eye during the opening match for mechanisms that tether the subject to the approval of the be really proud of,” Harbha- strength, ability and stability has helped him deal with differ- of South Africa’s 2012 tour of bails to the stumps, without Governing Body for the match jan was quoted as saying by to defend our crown. We just ent match situations. England. He had undergone limiting their ability to be dis- and the ground authority.” the ICC in a statement. “I am need to be at the top of our “We need to change our a long surgery but eventually lodged. “If it prevents some- The UK version, designed confident that team India will game,” Harbhajan also said in batting style according to the had to retire. one losing their eyesight, it’s by Gus Kennedy, a former achieve greater heights and a column. “Let’s not forget that match situation. I have been Former India wicketkeeper got to be worth considering,” Oxford and Cambridge MCCU am sure that millions of fans this tournament will feature the playing IPL for sometime now. South Africa’s Mark Boucher (on the ground) had suffered such a freak Saba Karim’s career also ended Fraser Stewart, MCC’s Laws wicketkeeper, comprises of two back home will be following world’s eight top-ranked teams. I have had my experience and I after he had a similar injury injury when he was struck by the bails in the left eye during a match Manager said. holes, drilled down into the off the side’s fortunes.” The eight So every team is going to fancy have learnt from it. Sometimes during an Asia Cup encounter Kumble that struck the bats- Former India skipper “The companies involved and leg stumps, and a tiny, Ambassadors, between them, its chances. It will come down you need to slow down, some- against Bangladesh in Dhaka man on the boot and rose to hit Mahendra Singh Dhoni also are still working on their pat- lightweight ball, attached to a have played 1,774 One-Day to the team that holds its nerve times you need to make a part- in 2000. It was a ball from Anil Karim on the right eye. was hit by the bail on his right ents, so this is very much a piece of cotton. AGENCIES Internationals, scoring 51,906 on the day,” he said. AGENCIES nership,” he said. AGENCIES sport 15 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 13 April, 2017 mp Bhopal to host 7th Jr National Sindhu enters second Hockey C’ship Dybala double helps for men round of Singapore Open Juve stun Barcelona SINGAPORE: Olympic silver Sameer -- as well as for Ritu- NEW DELHI: Bhopal’s Aish- medallist P V Sindhu staved parna Das in singles events. bagh stadium will host the sev- off a stiff challenge from 2016 While National Champion enth Junior National Hockey All England champion Nozomi Sourabh failed to match Indo- Championship (Men) ‘B’ divi- Okuhara of Japan to make a nesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Gint- sion from April 14 to 22. positive start to her campaign ing and lost 15-21 14-21 in just The tournament will wit- at the Singapore Open here 39 minutes, Syed Modi Grand ness 25 teams competing in on Wednesday. Prix Gold champion Sameer eight pools. Sindhu, who had clinched battled hard before going down The finalists are guaranteed her maiden India Open Super 26-28 21-23 to Hong Kong’s Hu an automatic promotion to the Series title earlier this month, Yun. Chinese Taipei’s Hsu Ya ‘A’ division. fought back from a game down Ching ended Rituparna’s cam- The defending champi- to eke out a 10-21 21-15 22-20 paign, handing her a 18-21 ons of the ‘B’ division The win in the opening round of 13-21 defeat in 58 minutes. Mumbai Hockey Association a women’s singles match that The Indian will clash with Mixed doubles pair of Ltd beat Hockey Maharashtra in lasted an hour and two min- China’s Qiao Bin on Thurs- Satwiksairaj Rankirteddy and last year’s final. utes here. day. New pair of Ashwini Pon- Maneesha K, however, lost This year’s champion- The fifth seeded Indian will nappa and N Sikki Reddy also 13-21 21-16 11-21 to Lu Ching ship occupy greater signifi- face Indonesian Fitriani Fitri- showed their prowess in a Yao and Chiang Kai Hsin of cance, thanks to the recent ani next. Runners-up at Syed fighting 21-19 21-19 win over Chinese Taipei, while men’s upsurge of Indian hockey Modi Grand Prix Gold in Janu- Malaysian combo of Yin Loo doubles combo of Manu Attri over the past year. India’s ary, B Sai Praneeth also dished Lim and Yap Cheng Wen in and B Sumeeth Reddy suffered success at the Junior Men out a gritty performance to pre- women’s doubles competition. a 8-21 16-21 defeat to Japanese World Cup, coupled with con- vail 17-21 21-7 21-19 over Den- However, it was curtains for combo of Takeshi Kamura and sistent performances by the mark’s Emil Holst. Verma brothers -- Sourabh and Keigo Sonoda. AGENCIES Juventus’ Paulo Dybala scores his side’s second goal during the Champions League quarter-final, first-leg match between Juventus and Barcelona senior men and women teams have raised the profile of the TURIN: Argentina forward last four. footed shot inside the far post, Miralem Pjanic fired Cudra- sport in the country. Paulo Dybala scored a delight- Juventus last met the Span- beyond the outstretched hand do’s cutback high and wide, Captain Buffon warns Juventus, says tie “The Junior Nationals ful first-half double to eclipse ish giants when they lost 3-1 of goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter while Higuain and Leonardo for men are one of the high- his illustrious compatriot Lio- in the 2015 final, but here they Stegen. It took Barca until 21 Bonucci both had Ter Ste- with Barcelona not over lights of our calendar year. nel Messi as Juventus recorded ran Luis Enrique’s men ragged minutes to threaten, but Gianlu- gen scrambling to save in the The tournament shows us a stunning 3-0 win over Bar- and nullified the visitors’ front igi Buffon denied Andres Iniesta final minutes of the half. Bar- the strength and the depth of the celona in the first leg of their three of Messi, Neymar and Luis after he had been picked out celona coach Luis Enrique TURIN: Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon has warned the Italian football grassroot system and forms Champions League quarter- Suarez. A Sami Khedira effort in by a superb Messi pass. Buffon took off French left-back Jer- giants that they should not take FC Barcelona for granted despite a 3-0 lead a basis for future selec- final. Dybala netted twice before the opening minutes went well pumped his fist in defiance, and emy Mathieu and brought on in the first leg of their Champions League tie. Paulo Dybala’s first-half brace tion to the national teams,” the midway point in the first half over, but it was a sign of things he was pumping both in cel- Portuguese midfielder Andre and a Giorgio Chiellini header in the second half gave Juventus a 3-0 win on Hockey India secretary and Giorgio Chiellini added Gomes at half-time, moving Tuesday at the Juventus Stadium. But Buffon, 39, has asked his teammates general Md Mushtaque the third goal early in the sec- UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Javier Mascherano back into Ahmed said. ond half in Turin to leave Juve defence. The visitors briefly to keep their feet on the ground ahead of second leg in Barcelona next week “The hosts Bhopal have in control of the tie ahead of to come in a great opening half ebration moments later when showed promise, with Suarez as they were aware of Barcelona’s 6-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) history for producing great next Wednesday’s return at the for the hosts that saw 23-year- Dybala met Mario Mandzukic’s firing just wide of Buffon’s out- after going down 0-4 in the French capital. “The feelings are positive. This was hockey players, teams and Camp Nou. old Dybala sparkle. ball in from the left to sweep a stretched hand, but Juve went no fluke result. We deserved it and we have no reason to fear anyone,” Buffon academies and I have no Having made history when Juve’s seventh-minute first-time shot inside Ter Ste- further ahead on 55 minutes. told Juventus’ website.“We played our game and showed what we’re capable doubt the tournament will be a they overturned a 4-0 first-leg opener was a work of simplic- gen’s near post to make it 2-0. Chiellini, famously bitten by rousing success.” deficit against Paris Saint-Ger- ity finished off by a Dybala mas- Messi had the ball in the net Suarez when Italy played Uru- of but you only have to look at the PSG match to remember that we must be Hockey Mizoram will main in the last 16 by winning ter stroke. Juan Cuadrado was on the half hour, but the goal guay at the 2014 World Cup, careful. We’re happy, but we’re not through yet,” he added. The match-up take on Kerala Hockey the return 6-1, Barcelona will the provider on the right flank, was disallowed for an earlier held off Mascherano at a corner was a repeat of 2015 Champions League final where Barcelona prevailed over in the opening match on need another stunning come- setting up Dybala who turned infringement, and Juve finished to send an angled header in off Buffon-captained Juventus in Berlin. AGENCIES April 14. AGENCIES back if they are to reach the 12 yards out and curled a left- the opening half with a flurry. the far post. AGENCIES Enrique takes Bayern-Madrid tie not threatened, Formula One: Dortmund bus blast: entire blame McLaren’s Alonso for defeat to more security in place: Police to miss Monaco Cops confirm first arrest for Indy 500 DORTMUND: German police Juventus have confirmed that one per- LONDON: McLaren’s former son has been arrested as part TURIN: FC Barcelona chief two-time world champion Fer- of the investigation into a sus- coach Luis Enrique has taken nando Alonso will miss next pected terrorist attack on the the entire blame for the Cata- month’s Formula One Monaco Borussia Dortmund coach. lan football giants’ 0-3 defeat to Grand Prix to race for them A spokesman for the Juventus in the first leg of their in the Indianapolis 500, the Bundeskriminalamt also Champions League quarter- British-based team said on revealed that they were for- finals tie here. Wednesday. tunate to not be dealing with Barcelona have been under- The two showpiece races any casualties after shrapnel whelming this season losing take place on May 28 and was found lodged in other to Malaga in the weekend and McLaren -- whose fortunes areas of the bus. “These explo- then conceding two goals by have plummeted in F1 -- “will sives contained metal shards - halftime against Juventus on enter a single car in the 101st we can be happy that nothing Tuesday. Paulo Dybala scored Indianapolis 500,” said a team worse happened. “One of the both the goals with Giorgio statement. Dortmund players stand outside the team bus after it was damaged in metal shards in the explosive Chiellini adding gloss to the McLaren did not say who remained lodged in a seat head- an explosion before the Champions League quarter-final soccer match scoreline with a third strike. will take the Spaniard’s place rest. It could have been worse. between Borussia Dortmund and AS Monaco in Dortmund “It was a difficult first half, for the Monaco race, one of “Two suspects are currently the blaming Germany’s military responsibility for the attack very similar to the one in Paris the highlights of the grand prix subject of investigations. One involvement in surveillance is also being examined by and the second was much bet- calendar. person has been arrested. “We operations against Isis in Syria. investigators. ter. If you gift the first half, then However, his absence are treating this incident as a Investigators have since said The explosions occurred obviously you’re going to have MUNICH: The Munich police sparked speculation that his terrorist attack,” before add- the letter may have been an shortly before the Cham- problems,” Enrique was quoted said that there are no signs of A spokesman for the Munich police position could be filled in ing, “an Islamic background is attempt to mislead authorities pions League clash at Signal as saying by Mediaset. a threat to Wednesday’s Bay- told Efe that they are in contact with Monte Carlo by Britain’s Jen- possible.” A letter recovered at over the true identity of those Iduna Park around 7.15pm “A coach does everything ern-Real Madrid Champions son Button, another ex-For- the scene is being analysed for behind the attack. The letter, on Tuesday night, smash- to help the team and prepare League quarter-finals match, the authorities in Dortmund to analyse mula One world champion, authenticity, but claims respon- written in German, is reported ing some of the vehicle’s win- them, but evidently I did not. however, intense security mea- the situation, following Tuesday’s who remains under contract sibility for the attack. It details to have started with the words: dows and leaving Spanish We have to improve, learn sures will be applied. explosion near the bus of Borussia in an ambassadorial role with Islamist motives, and invoked “In the name of Allah, most defender Marc Bartra with an from these mistakes, anal- A spokesman for the McLaren. the Christmas market attack gracious, most merciful.” A injury to his hand and arm. yse the game carefully and Munich police told Efe that Dortmund’s first team Alonso will race in a which also took place in Ger- possible second letter from He later underwent surgery for realise where we went wrong,” they are in contact with the Honda-powered Andretti car many at the end of last year, the anti-fascist scene claiming a broken wrist. AGENCIES he said. AGENCIES authorities in Dortmund to and wrist on Tuesday night. Wednesday. The three devices, branded as a McLaren for the analyse the situation, follow- A note was found near the thought to have been placed Indy 500, one of US motors- ing Tuesday’s explosion near blast site claiming responsi- in a hedge, detonated as the port’s most prestigious races. Chinese the bus of Borussia Dortmund’s bility for the attack, accord- bus passed by, damaging the The 2005 and 2006 F1 Mohun Bagan go to top of table first team. ing to the prosecutor’s office, vehicle and shattering some of champion said he wanted to badminton head The spokesman said that the which declined to reveal more its glass. compete in the Indy 500 to number of officers in the vicin- details as authorities investigate Fans attending the match have a chance of fulfilling a coach Li Yongbo after 1-1 draw against Lajong ity of Bayern’s Allianz Arena its veracity. Security has been will probably undergo regu- career ambition of completing stadium will be increased from tightened around hotels host- lar security checks, but with motorsport’s “Triple Crown” 370 to 450. ing the players of Bayern and more precision, so it will be in winning the Monaco Grand to retire SHILLONG: Former champi- The police and the prosecu- Real Madrid, while their buses advisable to arrive early to Prix, the Indy 500 and the Le ons Mohun Bagan failed to log tion said they are not ruling out will be subjected to inspec- the stadium. The Munich Mans 24 Hours. BEIJING: Li Yongbo, who led home full points after Shillong any possible scenario regard- tion as part of Munich’s safety police said that their football The only driver to achieve the Chinese national badmin- Lajong held them to a 1-1 draw ing the incident, in which a standards. match security measures had the feat was the late Graham ton team to gold medal victory but managed to climb up to the police officer riding a motor- The three explosionsbeen reassessed and updated Hill, with the British driver, in six Olympic games, will step top of the I- League table, here bike ahead of Dortmund’s occurred around 7.15 p.m. local since the Paris attacks of like Alonso, a double F1 One down as head coach, media on Wednesday. bus was wounded when three time, when the players left their November 2015. world champion. “I realise I’ll reports said on Wednesday. India international Jeje Lal- explosive devices went off as hotel on the bus to play the first Meanwhile, one sus- be on a steep learning curve, Fans have been calling for pekhlua struck in the 75th min- the vehicle passed. leg of the Champions League pect has been detained, but I’ll be flying to Indianapo- Li’s retirement since China’s ute to give Bagan the lead but Spanish player Marc Bartra quarter-finals against Monaco German prosecutors said lis from Barcelona immediately sub-par performance at the the joy was shortlived as home was wounded by the blast and -- a match that was finally Wednesday in the Dortmund after the Spanish Grand Prix,” 2016 Rio Olympics, where they team striker Dipanda Dicka underwent surgery on his hand cancelled and postponed to bus blast case. AGENCIES said Alonso. AGENCIES won only two gold medals, the equalised within three minutes. lowest number since 2000. Mohun Bagan are on 30 “After serving so many points now from 15 games Liverpool launches bid to years in the post, I feel tired... and atleast for three days will and I’ve realised it is time to remain at the top. host CWG in 2026 or 2022 step back and give the younger With the league set to be generation the opportunity decided in the 35-36 point LONDON: Liverpool monwealth Games. to use their new thinking to zone, Bagan will like to atleast took a deflection and crashed the Bagan defenders early on. on Wednesday officially Mayor Anderson has lead the team,” Tengxun Sport win a couple of matches in their into the far left post. In the 18th Finally, the deadlock was launched its bid to host the already paved the way for quoted Li as saying. last three games.Lajong clearly minute, an advancing Dicka broken in the 75th minute by Commonwealth Games, one Everton FC to move from He will be reassigned along looked the better side in an guided a firm shot towards Jeje who was brought in for of the world’s biggest sporting its historic home at Goodi- with some other coaching staff exciting first half which saw a the net, however, Mazumdar Balwant Singh. A long ball events. Mayor Joe Anderson son Park. The mayor’s office to an advisory panel with the couple of chances each go down made a desperate leap to deny from the midfield found the wants to bring the multi-sport announced on Wednes- Chinese Olympic Committee, for both sides. In-form Dicka the I-League lead scorer. Bagan Bagan forward upfront and event to the northern England day that its bid would be the report said. got the crowd into the act as regrouped post the half-hour he chipped it over an advanc- port city in 2026. chaired by Liverpool born The national team did not early as the 11th minute creat- mark with the likes of Sony ing Vishal Kaith to give his But he said Liverpool sports executive Brian Bar- issue a statement on the move ing a buzz in the Bagan defence Norde, Katsumi Yusa, Darryl side the crucial lead. Three could host the games four wick, the 62 years old chair and did not respond to AFP’s with a bicycle kick that even- Duffy and Eduardo Soares in minutes later, Lajong substi- years earlier in 2022 following of the Rugby Football League requests for confirmation. tually landed safely on Debjit the thick of the action. Four tute Fabio Pena’s attempt from the decision by announced (RFL), Super League Europe During his 24-year tenure Mazumdar. Six minutes later, minutes later, Eduardo’s header inside was clipped by the hand host city Durban to withdraw, Ltd, the National League as head coach, Li saw China last match’s hero Redeem Tlang of a Sony Norde free kick of one of the Bagan defend- reports Xinhua news agency. and a member of the FA secure its position as the sport’s almost got the breakthrough bounced over the post much to ers. The result was a penalty Local media is reporting Council. Barwick is former most successful country, win- for his side when he unleashed the dismay of coach Sanjoy Sen. and Dicka made no mistake that a proposed riverfront sta- head of BBC Sport, control- ning 18 Olympic gold medals a left- footed scorcher from Crossing over Lajong looked to convert it from the spot dium for English premiership ler of ITV Sport and Chief as well as numerous interna- close range. Mazumdar could to maintain the same intensity much to the delight of the over club Everton, could double as Executive of the Football tional tournaments. AGENCIES back it only partially as the ball and created a few niggles for 6000 -strong crowd. AGENCIES a main arena for the Com- Association. AGENCIES 16 mp Entertainment MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 13 April, 2017 The actor enjoys being a Taapsee Pannu begins public figure ACTING IS NOT but travelling ‘action’ for Judwaa 2 is her passion.

She likes to LONDON: It’s ‘lights, camera, action’ time again for Taapsee Pannu, who has just delivered the cook, and action-packed film Naam Shabana. The actor has MY LIFE: NARGIS plant flowers. now started filming here for Judwaa 2. She commenced shooting for the film, in She wants which she is paired with actor Varun Dhawan, on Tuesday. to explore This film is even more special for the actress as it reunites her with her first director from Bol- things, which lywood – David Dha- wan – with whom are not she made her debut in 2013 with Chashme related to Baddoor. Taapsee said in a cinema statement: “Working with David sir again is an absolute delight. Doing the sequel to one of the most memo- rable films from the 1990s is something

extremely exciting for me. Looking forward to working with Varun on this one.” Varun has stepped into superstar Salman Khan’s shoes to play a double role in the remake of the 1997 film Judwaa. He has begun shooting with Taapsee, and Jacqueline Fernandez will be joining the set soon. Directed by David Dhawan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Fox Star Studios, Judwaa 2 is set to release on September 29. IANS

MUMBAI: Actor Nargis Fakhri said being in films she enjoys being a public figure but travelling and never do that again. I will go slow now on. One film is not her only aim in life and she wants to pursue exploring different places is her passion. “I am a a year will be amazing.” Nargis, who launched her other things as well. The 37-year-old actor said she different person. I like to cook, plant flowers and own app last evening, says there are both pros and wants to meet new people and learn new things. travel. I like to live life. I want to explore other cons of being on various social media platforms. “Acting is not the only thing...I want to do a lot in things but not related to cinema as such. I would “The positive side is you see you are so pop- Sanjay Dutt biopic 60 life. When you are on sets you are always acting want to be a public personality on television or do ular. I did not know I was so popular. I felt I am you are not interacting with people in life and not something different,” she adds. like a regular person and nobody likes me. But per cent complete, says learning anything new. After doing back to back films like Azhar, when I see social media and the good comments “There is so much more to learn and do differ- Housefull 3 and Banjo last year, the actor has now and when I go out and people talk sweet things to ent things in life. I want to balance things by doing decided to go slow. “Last year I did four me, I feel overwhelmed. There is a negative side as Ranbir Kapoor acting and other things,” Nargis said. The actor said films and it’s damn tiring. I will w e l l .” PTI I will not tolerate Abhay Deol tears into evil men: Janelle fairness cream ads MUMBAI: Actor-producer right to left. Duh! Even if the LOS ANGELES: Janelle Monae says that she Abhay Deol has slammed fair- writing on the tube reads loves men but will not cow down before the ness cream advertisements, fea- ‘Intensive fairness moistur- ones who are evil and continue mistreating women. turing celebrities like Shah Rukh iser’. It just means it’s ‘fair’ to In an interview with Marie Claire, the 31-year-old Khan, Deepika Padukone and all who use it,” the actor cap- actor-singer said that she wants men to actively partici- John Abraham, in “reference tioned the image. In another pate in making a difference in the world. to a comment made by a poli- one, featuring actor Vidya Balan, “I love men. But evil men? I will not tolerate that. You tician on TV”. he wrote: “This one asks the don’t deserve to be in my presence. If you’re going to rule Though he didn’t name question ‘How true is your fair- this world, I am not going to contribute anymore until the politician, he may have ness?’ And further asks if you you change it,” Janelle says. been taking a swipe at BJP just have an ‘outer white layer’ MUMBAI: Actor Ranbir added Ranbir. Ranbir was last The Moonlight actor adds that women “have to MP Tarun Vijay, who told Al or is your ‘radiant fairness from Kapoor, who will be seen essay- seen in the movie Ae Dil Hai realise our power and our magic. Because I am all Jazeera last week: “If we were within?’ It even has the words ing the role of Sanjay Dutt in a Mushkil, a romantic drama writ- about black-girl magic, even though I’m standing racist, why would we have all ‘Veda’ in the packaging and that biopic on the thespian, said more ten and directed by Karan Johar. with all women. But this year? This yeah, I am so the entire south... why do we goes to prove we are originally than half the project is complete. When asked about his carefree black girl.” PTI live with them if we are racist? white from within. Know your Ranbir, who was spotted at the upcoming film Jagga Jasoos, We have black people around history folks!” red carpet of the fourth edition Ranbir said: “Jagga Jasoos is us.” Following the remarks, He also shared an ad with the of Lokmat Maharashtrian of the already delayed, but it will be Abhay posted a series of fair- image of actor Shahid Kapoor. Year 2017 Awards on Tuesday, releasing soon. I think around ness cream campaigns on Face- He wrote alongside the image: was sporting a different look. end of July it will be released”. book on Wednesday. “His face is dark on the right He said: “As you can see, I’m He even rubbished the news “We are not a racist coun- only because that part of the in the look of Sanjay Dutt and about Katrina Kaif not promot- try! I will prove it to you. In the paper was left exposed to the the movie is 60 per cent com- ing the film, in which she too picture below, John holds a card sun. They are clearly not trying plete and soon it will get over.” appears with him. with shades from white to dark. to show a dark shade going on “I feel very proud that I’m “She will promote the film Hey! You can see the promise of to light. Shame on you to think doing the Sanjay Dutt biopic as she gets free from the shoot,” Don’t care if Jon darker skin too if you read the our celebs would be so irrespon- and I’m very thankful to said the actor, who had earlier card from left to right!,” he said. sible, there’s a good explanation Vinod sir (Vidhu Vinod Cho- worked with Katrina in Ajab Snow is ‘The “He’s not telling you to go from for everything!” IANS pra) and Sanjay sir specially,” Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani”. IANS Prince That Was COLOMBIA: Continuing an amaz- Promised’: Kit ing streak of success that includes record-breaking smashes ‘Chantaje’ NEW YORK: Kit Haring- feat. Maluma and ‘Deja Vu” with ton said that he does not care Prince Royce, Grammy Award- whether his character Jon SHAKIRA winning singer, songwriter, and Snow is actually found out to global superstar Shakira unveiled be the “prince that was prom- her new single ‘Me Enamoré’ via ised”, as per one of the popular Sony Music Latin. fan theories for ‘Game Another Spanish-language of Thrones’. Releases track, the title ‘Me Enamoré’ trans- The 30-year- lates to “I Fell In Love.” Written by old actor says Shakira, the song was produced by fans will have Her New Single Rayito (Ricky Martin, Julio Iglesias, Claire Foy happy to to wait for etc.) and co-produced by her ‘Chan- the upcom- taje’ collaborators ‘Rude Boyz’. ing season of ‘Me Enamoré’ seamlessly mixes leave ‘The Crown’ the HBO TV up-tempo pop and reggaetón all series to find ‘Me Enamoré’ carried by Shakira’s powerful and LONDON: Claire Foy said us it’s like, seven years of play- out what lies in universally recognizable voice. It’s that she is relieved to leave ‘The ing the same person? And this fate for the Lord the second single from her highly Crown’ as she feels dedicating is a tough job, you know? It’s Commander of the anticipated new album—out this a long period of time to play a long, a good nine-monther. Night’s Watch, reported year. single character is a daunting And that’s a lot of your life that The Huffington Post. ‘Me Enamoré’ stands out as task for an actor. The 32-year- you sign over to it,” Foy said. “I think you have to wait the latest hit from the interna- old actor, who essays the role The show will take a leap and see what happens this tional powerhouse. ‘Chantaje’ has of Queen Elizabeth II in the in the lives of Queen Eliza- year, and if we find out any- become one of the biggest smashes TV series, said she knew what beth II and Prince Philip, where thing more about Jon. I think in her illustrious career, captur- she had signed up for and is her co-star Matt Smith will be Jon would hate the term ‘The ing #1 on Billboard’s Latin Air- glad that it is over, reported recast instead of artificially age- Prince That Was Promised’. If play Songs Chart, Latin Pop Songs The Independent. ing them using prosthetics or someone turned to him and Chart, Hot Latin Songs Chart, Latin “That’s not a shock. We CGI. Foy adds that she will said, ‘You’re The Prince That Digital Sales Chart, Latin Stream- always knew when we signed miss being on the show and Was Promised,’ he just wouldn’t ing Songs Chart, and Latin Digi- up to it, and also not to be says, “I’m going to miss it ter- pay much attention. tal Songs Chart. Upon release, it funny but it’s also a real plus. ribly. But I just can’t wait to see “That’s what I love about debuted at #1 on Spotify’s Global As an actor there’s nothing where it goes, I just can’t wait.” him, so I don’t really care about Most Streamed Songs Chart in 11 worse than the sound of ‘seven The second season of ‘The it either. You know, I think countries, and #1 on digital stores in years’. “I’m sure, to some peo- Crown’ is expected to hit Net- that’s what’s great about him. 18 countries. At YouTube, it went #1 ple it sounds amazing but to flix in November. PTI He’s got very little ego on him,” in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, says Harington. PTI and Spain. MPOST