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n a major victory for ,     R Ithe International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday       ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence to Indian      national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to     death by a Pakistani military court on charges of “espionage      and terrorism”. India hailed the ICJ verdict    "#  with Prime Minister saying “truth and justice”   0- (-,1/-0.2 have prevailed. “We welcome today’s ver- '-+ ) 1) 2 he 15 rebel Congress-JD(S) dict in the @CIJ_ICJ. Truth and  -   TMLAs cannot be forced to justice have prevailed.    $    %&' take part in the proceedings of Congratulations to the ICJ for the ongoing Assembly session a verdict based on extensive ment directive immediately. while Speaker KR Ramesh              study of facts. I am sure “This judgment validates Kumar enjoys the freedom to !  ""  #    $    %&' Kulbhushan Jadhav will get India’s position on the case. ' P)   *    "+  ,)-    .%/) /' 0 ! decide on their resignations justice. Our Government will We’ll continue to work vigor- '     -    -     $    %&' within such time-frame as con- looks inevitable. lic mandate, setting a “terrible always work for the safety and ously for Jadhav’s early release sidered appropriate by him. While Speaker Kumar wel- judicial precedent”. welfare of every Indian,” the and return to India,” he said. access to Kulbhushan, to visit there was a three-week delay in said it was “undisputed” fact This is the crux of the comed the court decision and The court order on pleas by PM tweeted. The Ministry of Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian him in detention and to informing India about Jadhav’s that Pakistan did not accede to Supreme Court ruling on the said he would conduct himself rebel MLAs for a direction to External Affairs too welcomed Navy officer, was sentenced to arrange for his legal represen- arrest on March 3, 2016, lead- India’s appeals. ongoing Karnataka political responsibly in accordance with the Speaker to take a decision the ICJ decision. death by the Pakistani military tation”, the judges said. ing to a “breach” of Pakistan’s The court said Pakistan has crisis that has come as a big jolt the principles of the on their resignations comes a “We appreciate direction by court on charges of “espionage Pakistan was under the obligations under the Vienna not explained how any of the for the JD(S)-Congress alliance, Constitution, the rebel MLAs day before the Congress-JD(S) the ICJ that Pakistan should and terrorism” after an in- obligation to inform India Convention. wrongful acts allegedly com- which faces trust vote in the camping in Mumbai also hailed Government faces a floor test review and reconsider convic- camera trial in April 2017. His about the arrest and detention Noting that India has made mitted by India may have pre- State Assembly on Thursday. the decision and said there was which will end the suspense tion sentence given to Jadhav sentencing evoked a sharp of Jadhav under the Vienna a number of requests for the vented it from fulfilling its The order by a Bench no question of going back on over the numbers game trig- by Pakistani military court. reaction in India. Convention, Judge Yusuf ruled. consular access, which was obligation. headed by Chief Justice Ranjan their resignations or attending gered by a raft of resignations We note that the court has A Bench led by President The Bench observed that denied by Pakistan, the court Continued on Page 4 Gogoi dashed the hopes of the session. by lawmakers of the ruling directed that Pakistan is under of the Court Judge Abdulqawi Chief Minister HD Karnataka BJP chief BS coalition. an obligation to inform Jadhav Ahmed Yusuf ordered an $  O ,  1   Kumaraswamy to cling to Yeddyurappa said While 16 MLAs — 13 from without further delay of his “effective review and reconsid-  $ 5161% # $  power, who is locked in an Kumaraswamy will have to the Congress and three from rights to provide Indian con- eration of the conviction and " +" $ 4"#"   $ intense face-off with rebel resign on Thursday when he JD(S) — have resigned, two sular officers access to him in sentence of Kulbhushan”. The  % " & $% 1    MLAs. faces the confidence vote in the independent MLAs S Shankar accordance with Vienna Bench also ruled by 15 votes to  1  $  +" $  "  The Speaker’s inaction on Assembly since he doesn’t have and H Nagesh have withdrawn Convention,” Raveesh Kumar, 1 that Pakistan had violated #     "   " $  their resignation has so far majority. their support to the coalition MEA Spokesperson, said. India’s rights to consular visits  $ %1  "4"#"     % $  4"#"  saved the Government, but Expressing reservations on Government. The ruling coali- Asserting that the ICJ ver- after Jadhav’s arrest. +" $%3".     1   %1  now that the rebels cannot be the order, the Congress said it tion’s strength in the House is dict validated India’s position Pakistan “deprived the         +       $   compelled to abide by the whip nullifed the whip and provid- 117 — Congress 78, JD(S) 37, on this case, Kumar said India Republic of India of the right 1  %()*(% #* + 7 (%)$% %*(% 1  ,-.% %(%/ and attend the House, the fall ed “blanket protection” to BSP 1, and nominated 1, expected Pakistan to imple- to communicate with and have of the Kumaraswamy regime MLAs who have betrayed pub- besides the Speaker. 

             P        $%          &' &(   )*+                   30-,(2/403        ,32- stopped police from arresting        them till August 3 in a land and dispute led to a mas-  !   "  umbai terror attack mas- grabbing case and setting up a Lsacre in Ghorawal area of       Mtermind and JuD chief Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) sem- Sonebhadra district on #   "    $  Hafiz Saeed was arrested on inary over there. Wednesday when a gram  " #$  Wednesday on terror financing Saeed-led JuD is believed pradhan and his henchmen $  % charges by the Counter- to be the front organisation for opened indiscriminate fire on Terrorism Department (CTD) the LeT which is responsible villagers to forcibly take pos-       of Punjab Province, just days for carrying out the 2008 session of a property. !   !" ahead of Pakistan Prime Mumbai attacks that killed 166 The firing claimed the #$%&% &  $  Minister ’s maiden people. He was listed under UN lives of as many as 10 persons, "("!   visit to the US. Security Council Resolution including three women, and   "$ N  O Saeed, a UN-designated 1267 in December 2008. left 18 injured out of whom the  N + O $ # terrorist whom the US has The US Department of the condition of four is said to be  !  $  placed a $10 million bounty on, Treasury has designated Saeed critical.   !  $ was travelling to Gujranwala as a Specially Designated The incident occurred in  % from Lahore to get pre-arrest where former Prime Minister Global Terrorist, and the US, Murthiya village under bail in terror financing cases Nawaz Sharif is serving seven since 2012, has offered a $10 Ghorawal police station. registered against him there years imprisonment in a cor- million reward for information Taking a serious note of when he was arrested, a CTD ruption case, the official said. that brings Saeed to justice. the incident, Chief Minister !    %  &+%            $    %&' official told PTI. In a statement, the CTD Under pressure from the has directed “The JuD chief was going said Saeed was arrested in a international community, the District Magistrate of dent Akhilesh Yadav blamed to Gujranwala from Lahore case registered in Gujranwala Pakistani authorities have Sonebhadra to ensure proper the UP Government for the    #   on Wednesday morning when and he will face the trial in launched investigations into treatment to all the injured incident and demanded 20 a CTD team intercepted him ATC, Gujranwala. matters of the LeT, the JuD and persons. He also constituted a lakh each for the families of $ ! near Gujranwala city (some 80- The CTD on July 3 had its charity wing the Falah-e- two-member high-level team the deceased. “The incident km from Lahore) and arrested registered 23 FIRs against 13 Insaniat Foundation (FIF) to probe the firing. proves that there is no rule of Lucknow: Two policemen were after a hearing in a Chandausi him on terror financing top leaders of Jamaat-ud- regarding their holding and use The CM has asked law in the State,” Akhilesh shot on Wednesday in Sambhal court, were killed in the auda- charges,” the official said. Dawah (JuD), including Saeed, of trusts to raise funds for ter- Divisional Commissioner of Yadav said. district as some unidentified cious attack on the police team. Saeed was presented before on the charges of “terror rorism financing. Mirzapur and Zone According to ADG (Law miscreants opened fire at a jail Chief Minister Yogi an Anti-Terrorism Court financing” in different cities of Saeed’s arrest comes just ADG to jointly investigate the and Order) PV Ramashastri, van and fled with three under- Adityanath expressed grief over (ATC) in Gujranwala that sent Punjab province. ahead of Prime Minister Khan’s incident on the causes and fix Murthiya village head Yagya trial prisoners. Sambhal the death of the two police per- him on judicial remand for On Monday, Saeed and maiden visit to the US on July responsibility for the lapses Dutt and his supporters Superintendent of Police sonnel. He announced a com- seven days. He was subse- his three aides were granted 21 during which he will hold that led to the incident, and opened fire on the victims fol- Yamuna Prasad said two con- pensation of 50 lakh each to quently shifted to Lahore’s pre-arrest bail by an anti-ter- talks with President Donald submit report within 24 hours. lowing a quarrel over the long- stables, escorting 24 undertri- the next of kin, a Government high-security Kot Lakhpat jail rorism court in Lahore, which Trump. Samajwadi Party presi- pending land dispute. al prisoners to Moradabad after job to each dependent. PTI *       ! "   ,-    .# ,               0 the information by now since Sangh activists are not known    01     "  letter purportedly issued by to be secretive. They function Athe special branch of the in a transparent manner,” he oa Health Minister Bihar Police with directions for remarked sarcastically.   0- (-,1 international law.” GVishwajit Rane has said the collecting details about func- Rai pointed to the timing Earlier, Minister of State for State Government is planning tionaries of the RSS and its of the letter. It was around the sserting the Modi Home Nityanand Rai said the to bring in a legislation to affiliates has raised hackles of same time when Nitish Kumar AGovernment’s tough stance Centre has received many rep- make the HIV test mandatory State BJP leaders and brought refused to join Narendra Modi against illegal immigrants in resentations for extending the for couples before registration to fore the uneasiness in its ties Government at the Centre the country, Home Minister NRC deadline in adding of marriage. with the JD(U). despite contesting the Lok on Wednesday said a petition signed by about 25 “The plan is to make the Home department officials Sabha polls as an NDA ally. in the Rajya Sabha that the lakh applicants was submitted HIV test mandatory for couples were tight-lipped about the Kumar’s JD(U) was expect- Centre will identify them and to the Centre and the President before registration of marriage veracity of the purported com- ed to have representation in the turf them out from every inch demanding extension to cor- in Goa,” he said. munication dated May 28 Union Cabinet. However, the of the country. rect anomalies. The Goa law department is wherein a report on name, Chief Minister who also heads This response by the Home Since many genuine names vetting the proposal to make address, telephone number and the party decided otherwise Minister came in reply to a Replying to Khan’s supple- have been left out and many the test compulsory in the occupation of district-level Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, asserted the development will stating that the JD(U) was question by Javed Ali Khan mentary during the Question bogus names are registered, the coastal State, he said. “Once the office-bearers of 19 Sangh who holds the home portfolio not have any bearing on the being offered a symbolic rep- (Samajwadi Party) whether the Hour, Shah said, “It is a very Minister said, “So the legislation is cleared by the law Parivar outfits had been sought in the NDA Government in BJP-JD(U) ties. BJP MLC and resentation not commensurate National Register of Citizens good question. The NRC is Government has requested the department, we can introduce by the special branch. The Bihar. party’s media cell national co- with its strength in Parliament. (NRC) will be implemented in part of the Assam Accord and (Supreme) Court to extend it in the State Assembly during recipients of the letter had BJP MLA and State vice- incharge Sanjay Mayukh said it The Chief Minister has other parts of the country as was also in (BJP’s) election the time for this purpose.” the upcoming monsoon ses- been asked to submit their president Mithilesh Tiwari would be better if the officials also remarked wryly on a cou- well. Currently, the NRC is manifesto based on which the He also said there will be sion,” Rane said. reports within a week. expressed surprise that the responsible for issuing such a ple of occasions thereafter that being updated under the strict Government has come to some delay but the NRC will be In 2006, the then Goa State BJP leaders expressed police were involved in sur- communication come clean the BJP is actually not in need monitoring of the Supreme power. “implemented properly with- Congress-led Government pro- surprise over the police move veillance of activists of Sangh on the matter. “I am astonished of allies for running its Court in Assam, and July 31 The Government will iden- out any faults,” asserting that posed a similar legislation with BJP MLC Sachchidanand Parivar, “Who are known to be that the Government is seeking Government at the Centre and has been set as a deadline for tify illegal immigrants living on the Government’s intention is which met with opposition Rai saying the party must be selflessly devoted to nation such information. The a mere symbolic representation final publication of the regis- every inch of the country’s soil to ensure no genuine citizen is from several quarters. careful of the intentions of building”. Tiwari, however, Government should have had is of no significance. tered data. and will deport them as per the left out of the NRC.    !"#  

                  hat is the favourite pas- ones we hate. We praise them our obituary writers. So, no Indira as India. tions because people saw the But, conscientious leaders Parliament and chairmanship denotes the death of democra- Wtime of Indians? If some- for what they achieved and wonder, they now conclude Not to be left behind in the then Opposition leaders as a within the party still can prove of National Advisory Council? cy in a country. one asks me this question, bury them with tears of joy that it is the right time to write appeasement game All India bunch of jokers who gallantly them wrong by choosing to That puts in perspective Rahul Meanwhile, the Congress without even blinking my eyes, because we know mankind the obituary of Congress which Radio too had gone along the indulged in the revelry of move away from the shadow of Gandhi’s resignation and also leaders should be particularly I would answer “writing obit- has not come across any case of is fast withering away in the elaborate charade, tweaking its infighting, day in and day out. the Gandhi family, taking explains why the future presi- grateful to prime minister uary of those not dead yet.” I resurrection since the times of BJP hurricane. programmes to extol the Much water has flown in advantage of Rahul Gandhi’s dent may not get a free hand in Narendra Modi who despite firmly believe that as a nation, Jesus Christ! This being the Their reading is not alto- virtues and greatness of Indira the since the time of resignation. The process may reorganising the beleaguered being their arch-rival has pro- we are very adept in this art and case, it is no wonder obituary gether wrong considering the Gandhi so much so that many , but the blarneys not be easy, though Rahul party. It does not mean that all vided them with a golden I must, with some conviction, writers have found their latest fact that sycophants within the kept wondering then: would- of the Congress leaders do not Gandhi insists on someone is lost. Congress after all has the opportunity to create a new say we love doing it. prey in the have been imploring n’t it be more appropriate to call seem to abate. On the other outside his family becoming legacy of bundling out the Congress, a Gandhi-Mukt The media, in particular, Congress (INC), India’s grand the Gandhi family, with folded it All Indira Radio? If one hand, they are getting louder by the next party president. For, British, making India an inde- Congress. love writing obituary probably old political party. hands, to lead them from the decided to go to a movie to the day. the family won’t let go off its pendent nation. If the party But, it is a task that is because the bored readers need For some time now, obitu- front as it had done in the past. escape the ‘bragging torture’, This is despite the fact that control over the party that could achieve so much those beyond the sycophants. It takes to be enthralled and enter- ary writers have been obsessed Such unabashed show of there too Indira Gandhi India today has a fresh crop of easily despite the tall talk. days, can’t the present leaders a Mahatma to do it. Or to put tained by introducing new with the party’s dwindling for- flattery reminds me of the appeared in the newsreel either youngsters that has no emo- After all, didn’t Sonia achieve independence for the it bluntly, the Congress needs heroes every now and then tunes. Prime minister Narendra days of Indira Gandhi, India’s dancing gleefully with the trib- tional connect with the Gandhi Gandhi play a crucial role in party from the steely grip of the another Mahatma to free it killing neatly the old ones, Modi’s promise to create a former prime minister who al women of Andaman Nicobar family and the ones who can showing the doors to PV Gandhis? It is a doable thing from the clutches of the creating not even an iota of sus- Congress-Mukt Bharat, devas- ruled the country relying on or surveying the flood-hit vil- still relate somewhat, now Narasimha Rao, India’s for- and must be done with no Gandhis, deliver it to the peo- picion. tating defeat the Congress suf- her kitchen cabinet for long lages of Assam sitting inside the promptly recoil at the sight of mer prime minister and uncertainty because the people ple to whom it rightly belongs We did it to Sachin fered in the 2019 general elec- before discovering her own safety of a copter with a glum such uninhibited kowtowing. Sitaram Kesri, the erstwhile of India need Congress more and in the process stop the obit- Tendulkar, we are now doing it tions and the subsequent res- individuality. She grew in and serious face. But, to many Congress leaders, Congress president? than their leaders or the uary writers on their tracks, to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. ignation of Rahul Gandhi as stature and status over the Despite such promotional Gandhis continue to be the Yet, in the year 2006, did- Gandhi family even if it means offering them some rest. Why? It is a million dollar president owning up the years and eventually the lack- tactics, Congress lived with deities that need to be admired, n’t she project herself as a the party should sit in the question. Still, from the psy- responsibility for the party’s eys within the Congress even the reality of fluctuating for- adored and worshipped. So, the noble person much above the Opposition for some more (The writer is a senior chological perspective, I can say dismal election performance went to the extent of pro- tunes. But, it managed to obituary writers are not entire- realms of power by deciding to years to come because the journalist, political analyst it is the best way to bury the appear to spur the creativity of claiming India as Indira and emerge unscathed in most elec- ly wrong in their assessment. give up her membership of death of Opposition also and communication specialist)   /             (-,2(0 Pandey to remove encroach- ments especially from the '          early half of the 150 drains, 150 encroachments had Nencroachments marked in been marked by us. We started      Dehradun have been removed a drive at the start of July and so   (-,2(0 dors return to encroaching on so far by the Municipal far about half of the marked public space. A municipal offi- Corporation of Dehradun encroachments have been ome months ago, MCD had cial said, “There is not a lot we   (-,2(0 (MCD). Continuing its drive on removed.” Adding more in this Sstarted a drive against unau- can do. The unauthorised ven- Wednesday, the MCD removed official said, “The target is to thorised vendors on roadsides dors are penalised. However, he police have arrested encroachments from Gandhi remove encroachments from but problem has remained there are some proposals Tthe manager of Kamal ( ))      Park, Dispensary Road and all over the city. After all the largely unresolved. As soon as regarding construction of the Jewellers for the theft com- Clock Tower areas. encroachments are removed officials stop visiting the mar- vendors zones which will like- mitted in the shop on June 29. An MCD official said, “We from the city area, we have ket areas, unauthorised ven- ly be given by tender process. Dehradun police arrested the have been conducting anti- planned to move to the isolat- accused manager Puran ! *+,&    encroachment drives regularly. ed areas from where complaints erbated.” Municipal commis- the city. This is part of our reg- Thapa from Moradabad in After the recent orders by the of waterlogging regularly reach sioner Vinay Shankar Pandey ular work. Clear orders have Uttar Pradesh. Stolen jew- district magistrate C us. It is due to the encroach- said, “A team with proper equip- been issued to remove ellery amounting to about Ravishankar and municipal ments on the drains that water- ment has been deployed to encroachments and penalise Rs 11,15,000 has been recov-   commissioner Vinay Shankar logging problem has been exac- remove the encroachment from those guilty of encroachment.” ered. (-,2(0 According to information provided by the police, the ehradun accused was under debt of Rs Dpolice have eight lakh and on failing to arrested two of return the money to the the five accused of lenders, he planned to steal the armed rob- the jewellery. bery that was car- His employers didn’t sus- ried out at a pect him as he had been courier company working for them for 15 years. on Doon Superintendent of Police University road (city) Shweta Choubey said, on Sunday night. “On the night of June 29, the Police have recov- accused Puran Thapa took ered Rs 60,000, a jewellery from the shop say- motorbike used ing that he was going to show for committing it to some customer. the crime and a The employer didn’t sus- revolver. pect him as he had done so in Those arrest- the past too. However, when ed have been he did not return, the employ- identified as Mohit Kumar (21) and Shubham rogated the employees and the manager. We got er filed a police complaint. Saini (21) while Rahul, Sonit and Monu are information about former employees who left We formed a team under absconding. Superintendent of Police (city) their jobs in the past two-three years. Circle Officer (city) Shekhar Shweta Choubey said, “We received a complaint On the basis of this we found the activities Suyal. from the manager of the courier company that of Mohit and Shubham suspicious. Getting We got information that four people had robbed their company of Rs one information from the surveillance and sources the accused was located at the lakh cash on the night of July 14. The employ- we arrested Mohit from Bhandaribagh and Indo-Nepal border. Following ees present there that night were threatened at Shubham from Saharanpur. that lead our team went there, gunpoint and locked in the bathroom. Both of them were the masterminds of this but by then he had gone to The eye witnesses said that there were four robbery. They contacted Sonit-- who has a Moradabad, where we arrest- people involved but later we came to know that criminal record in Haryana-- who contacted his ed him. He had gone to the a fifth person was also involved.” She further cousins and they all together committed the border area to sell the jew- said, “Receiving the information we first inter- crime.” ellery but didn’t get the expected amount so went to Moradabad to sell it. We have recovered all of the stolen jewellery.”  !      3!  4    

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Citing Protection and Pollution the marriage function to Agriculture Minister Subodh the value of Control Board (UEPPCB) Dhauli Ganga and other Uniyal released Land Use-Land space technol-   (-,2(0 regarding the extravagant sources of water nearby. The Cover of Uttarakhand, Remote ogy in the agri- marriage event held by South court has directed the board Sensing And GIS Based culture sector, aking serious cognisance of African businessmen broth- to again check the environ- Applications in Agriculture he said that it Tindiscipline by Khanpur ers Ajay and Atul Gupta at mental damage caused by Sector, Geospatial Techniques helps policy MLA Pranav Singh ‘Champion’, Auli last month, the High the event and send the clean- for Forest, Ecology and Climate makers and the Bharatiya has Court has directed the UEP- ing bill to the Chamoli dis- Change Sector of Uttarakhand administrators expelled him for a period of six PCB, Chamoli district mag- trict magistrate. and An Atlast of Snow Cover in finalising important decisions Remote Sensing and GIS Based years. The decision has been istrate and State Government Further, on the request of Studies of Uttarakhand pub- related to import-export. Applications in Agriculture taken by the party’s central dis- to submit a detailed report the petitioner Rakshit Joshi, lished by the Uttarakhand Science and Technology Sector contains 2018-19 satel- ciplinary committee in the within 10 days. The UEPPCB to make Forest Research Space Application Centre secretary RK Sudhanshu said lite data-based evaluation of wake of the viral clip of the member secretary submit- Institute of India, Wadia (USAC) on Wednesday. that using satellite and field area and production of various MLA seen dancing drunk, tot- ted the report to the division Instittue of Himalayan On the occasion, Maurya data on various natural crops in different districts. ing guns and using abusive lan- bench of chief justie Ramesh Geology, Geological Survey said that space technology is resources of Uttarakhand, Study of changes in agricultural guage. Ranganathan and justice of India and Nehru Institute very important for scientific USAC is preparing maps of land in Dehradun and Almora The BJP state media in- Alok Kumar Verma on of Mountaineering parties in research in Uttarakhand con- various scales. The information districts using multitemporal charge Devendra Bhasin Wednesday. the case, the court has asked sidering the state’s geographi- contained in the four publica- satellite data has shown that in informed that earlier, the MLA The report states that these institutions to state cal conditions. She commend- tions brought out by USAC will the past 27 years 41.84 square had been suspended for three there was no toilet and other whether Auli is a Bugyal ed USAC for compiling its sci- prove useful for linear depart- kilometers and 122 square kilo- months from the party for facilities for 200 labourers (high altitude alpine mead- entific works and publishing ments in developmental works meters agricultural land in allegedly threatening a jour- al general secretary Arun Singh to the BJP. It showed the MLA who were at Auli before and ow) and how much environ- the same in the form of books. and policy formulation. Almora and Dehradun respec- nalist. After the latest video clip also issued a letter to this dancing to a movie song with after the marriage. There was mental damage has been The maps and data in these Earlier, USAC director tively have transformed in to went viral, the suspension was effect. Both the central and three handguns and a carbine rain during the programme caused by the event. It will be books will prove useful to the MPS Bisht informed that apart construction areas. An At last extended to an indefinite peri- state leadership of the party in his hands while sipping which washed away the waste recalled that Joshi had filed a linear departments in the state. from completing various pro- of Water and Snow Cover od and he was served a show took serious cognisance of the liquor and using abusive lan- generated by labourers into PIL in the high court before She said that while USAC is jects funded by the Centre Studies of Uttarakhand is a cause notice and given 10 days MLA’s actions and words in the guage while also referring to the Dhauli Ganga river. The the wedding stating that the working for the conservation of and State in past years, the cen- compilation of three studies. By to reply. The explanation pro- video clip which recently went Uttarakhand. The MLA had report also states that items event would cause major the state natural resources, the tre is currently working on var- studying glaciers and major vided by the MLA was not viral. claimed that the video clip made from polythene were environmental damage at the general public will also have to ious projects. The land use-land sources of water in the state found to be satisfactory by the It will be recalled here that was old and tampered with. He used in the event apart from winter sports destination of come forward for this. cover atlas contains land use/ through remote sensing and party’s central disciplinary though the Khanpur MLA has had claimed that it was a con- which JCBs were used for Auli. The petitioner had also Uniyal said that while India land cover geo-database and GIS, this atlas is intended to committee. Hence, taking seri- been involved in controversies spiracy by his detractors. cleaning and other works. pointed out that the event had achieved position among maps of 13 districts. These provide accurate information ous cognisance of his actions, in the past too, the latest video However, such explanations The court has asked the was a violation of earlier the top few nations in space show details of the various to the various departments he was expelled from the party clip which went viral had did not carry weight with the board as to how the garbage court orders banning night technology, since its formation natural resources and basic concerned, said the USAC for six years. The party’s nation- caused much embarrassment party leadership. generated at the event was stays in Bugyals. USAC too has done com- infrastructure of the state. director.       " "    "    )*

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tung by spurt   (-,2(0   (-,2(0 Sin cases of dengue in areas total of 18000 posts are he Hans Foundation would which also house Avacant in different depart- Thelp the state government many schools, ments of state government. in building a residential Model the district health This information was pro- School on 37 acres of land in department has vided to Chief Minister Jaiharikhal of Pauri district. started a drive to during The school would be for the sensitise school a meeting of the officials of the students of classes VI to XII children on Uttarakhand Public Service and bright students of eco- dengue. The dis- Commission, Subordinate nomically weaker sections of trict health department has so summer uniforms are sitting Service Selection Commission society would be given admis- far reported 11 cases of the dis- prey for Tiger Mosquitoes and officials of state govern- sion in it on priority. The Hans ease in Dehradun and most of (Aedes Aezypti) which are the ment at secretariat on foundation would also set up a the them are concentrated in vector of dengue as they strike Wednesday. In the meeting, skill development centre at Raipur road and Adhoiwala during day time when children CM directed the service com- Lawad village near Satpuli. localities. Apart from housing are in the school. During this missions to expedite the On Tuesday, the CEO of many schools, these localities time of the year the children process of recruitment on Hans foundation Lt General are in vicinity of Dalanwala usually wear half sleeved shirts, vacant posts. (retired) N S Mehta called area where majority of famous skirts /shorts as part of their On the occasion the CM upon the chief minister private schools of Doon valley summer uniforms. also reviewed the status of Trivendra Singh Rawat at his are situated. The district vector Meanwhile the health vacant posts in different note he said that action would the recruitment requisition DPCs during this span of posts have been earmarked to residence on Wednesday and borne diseases officer, Subhash department has intensified fog- departments and the steps be initiated against the officers for including 10 percent reser- time. He informed that be filled by the commission. expressed foundation’s will- Joshi said that a team of health ging in the affected areas. The taken to fill them. In the who are not updating the vation for economically weak- recruitment process for 852 Raju said that for the conve- ingness to help in these ven- department would start visiting Chief Medical Officer of meeting the CM said that the Annual Confidential Reports er sections of upper castes and posts and 3080 DPC is cur- nience of applicants, the tures. CM said that modern schools in the affected areas Dehradun, Dr S K Gupta vis- departments should send clear (ACR) of the employees under send these requisitions to rently in progress. commission has made facilities would be provided in from Thursday. He said that ited the Government Doon and error free recruitment them on time. Emphasising on commission concerned. The Chairman of arrangements for online appli- the Model residential school school students would be Medical College (GDMC) hos- requisitions to the commis- transparency in recruitment The chairman Subordinate Service Selection cations. The meeting was also and suggested that efforts taught about methods of pre- pital on Wednesday and sions and the process of process, he said that lack of Uttarakhand Public Service Commission, S Raju said that attended by the Additional should be made to start the venting spread of the diseases. inspected the isolation ward for recruitment should be trans- clarity results in litigations Commission, Major General a total of 63 examinations Chief Secretary (ACS) Radha school from next academic Joshi said that use of audio and the patients of dengue. The parent. He suggested that a which delays the recruitment (Retd) Anand Singh Rawat were conducted by commis- Raturi, ACS Om Prakash, session. He said that an video clips would be made CMO said that eight bed iso- day in every month should be process. Rawat directed the said the commission has done sion from 2017 and it has sent Secretaries Shailesh Bagoli, arrangement for guest lecture during the visits to school. lation wards have been set up earmarked for Departmental senior officials that they 2511 recruitments from April recommendation on recruit- Nitesh Jha, Bhupinder Kaur from a officer of all India ser- It is worth mentioning here in GDMC and Coronation Promotion Committee (DPC) should give top priority for 1, 2017 till date. The com- ment of 3109 positions. He Aulakh, Harbans Singh Chug vice every month would be that school children donning hospitals. of the employees. On a stern making necessary changes in mission has also done 876 further informed that 3177 and Sushil Kumar. made for the school.     ! ! !   , "$    "   

#$   Prabha Sharma as deputy have remained unchanged.’’ other activities of the higher director. Interestingly these It is pertinent to mention education institutes has also %  officers are now retired. Apart here that the department has not been updated from almost '     from showing names of offi- its jurisdiction over 12 gov- five years. To know about the cers who used to don the ernment and 18 private uni- reasons for not updating the %    positions shown against them versities of Uttarakhand. It data on the official website, "   four to five years ago in the also controls 100 government this correspondent tried to ‘Contact us’ section, all the and scores of aided colleges of contact the officiating direc- data shown the official web- the state. Though the website tor of the Haldwani based       site is obsolete. One senior claims to have been last directorate, H C Pant but his (-,2(0 officer who was transferred updated on July 12, 2019, phone went unanswered. long ago from the department every information it shows is When contacted, the ne of the purported but whose name still figures old. The department has not Secretary ( In-charge) of Oobjectives of the Higher education department of Uttarakhand is to pro- vide opportunities of quality higher educa- tion for the young- sters so that they are able to meet global challenges. It also endeavours to provide trained human resource for the fast changing knowledge ecosystem. These exalted claims of the department fall flat on their faces when one   ,21( 2 military personnel deployed repairs side by side on the Light rain creates cracks in the visits its official web- for smooth conduct of the fair national highway and Kanwad road and it is not fit for the site he.uk.gov.in. The he city of Haridwar was but Kanwadias trod on bad Patri route,” said the PWD commuters to walk on.” website of the depart- Tdrenched in religious spir- roads dotted with potholes executive engineer DM Even the crowd manage- ment has not been it with the start of Kanwad and puddles. Choudhary. However the locals ment becomes tough with vehi- updated from a long Mela on Wednesday. The The fortnight long festival opine that the quality of the cle users trying to dodge the pud- time and it still shows, Kanwadias have started reach- brings pilgrims from Uttar road repairs is inferior. One of dles on the road. “Temporary S Ramaswamy as Secretary. in the website told The updated the data of the vacant Higher education department ing Haridwar to fetch holy Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, the commuters near parking facilities have been made This officer now holds the Pioneer that he still receives posts of teachers since June 1, Ashok Kumar said that he water from Ganga and offer it Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Premnagar Ashram Chowk at Rishikul, Hari Ram Arya Inter position of the Chairman phone calls from people as his 2013. The information pro- would look into the matter. in Shiva temples in their home- Pradesh and other states. which connects to highway College- Kankhal, Motichoor Revenue board after serving phone number is shown by vided in the section of all He accepted that the data on town. The Mela area is divid- According to the police three said, “They are using just sand and Chandighat. Temporary bus as 14th Chief Secretary of the website. “I have raised the important Rashtriya Uchhatar the website should be updat- ed into 12 super zones, 31 crore Kanwadias are expected and gravel for patch works. stand is made at Gauri Shankar Uttarakhand. The website issue with the officials of Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) ed from time to time and zones and 133 sectors with to arrive this year. Without enough binding mate- Dweep area near Har Ki Paidi,” depicts B C Malakani as offi- directorate and asked them to which provides all important assured that the website 10,000 police, PAC and para- “We are doing the road rial, the repairs won’t last long. said SSP Janmejay Khanduri. ciating Director and Lalit update the website but things funds for infrastructure and would soon be updated.    !"#  +  )*  % *! +,& %  .% Q  

   0- (-,1 State Government to deposit  It said the special invitees 20 crore in an escrow account from Indore can be incorpo-  R1!.  oting unsatisfactory State for clearing the legacy waste rated in the committee as Nof affairs in dealing with and constituted a committee to they have successfully han- garbage at Gurugram and ensure removal of waste from dled removal of waste in that   ,0(1.2, lege incident took place,” he said. Faridabad, the National Green the site. city. The tribunal directed that Reacting to SAD core commit- Tribunal has directed the "We direct the State of an interim report of the steps idiculing SAD president tee’s decision of rejecting the Haryana Government to clear Haryana to transfer a sum of  taken may be furnished to it by RSukhbir Badal over his CBI closure report, Randhawa about 25 lakh tonnes of legacy 20 crores to an escrow account Urban Local Bodies secretary “crocodile tears” on the Bargari said that if Sukhbir cared so waste at the Bandhwari landfill with liberty to the State to of Haryana within a month by sacrilege issue, Punjab Chief much about the Sikh interests within six months. recover the said amount from e-mail, and posted the matter Minister Capt Amarinder Singh as he loudly professes at every A bench headed by NGT the concerned stakeholders in for hearing on September 25. on Wednesday made it clear platform, he should get the clo- Chairperson Justice Adarsh accordance with the Solid NGT had earlier directed that the State Government sure report rejected by the Kumar Goel also directed the Waste Management Rules, the Haryana chief secretary to would follow the cases through Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur submit an action taken report to their logical conclusion. Badal in the meeting of the 2016," the bench said in a of the recovered land for and take punitive action against The Chief Minister has Union Cabinet instead of the recent order. Integrated Waste Processing the officers for failing to stop asked the state Advocate- SAD core committee. “If the The committee will com- and Treatment Facility and leachate from the Bandhwari General Atul Nanda to look into possibly to wriggle out of his Union Cabinet refuses to reject prise of Haryana chief secre- also for Treatment, Storage landfill site. all the legal options to take the own responsibility in ensuring the closure report, Harsimrat tary, Finance and Urban Local and Disposal Facility (TSDF) The green panel had earli- case to its logical conclusion. a fair and thorough probe into must immediately tender her Bodies secretary, for hazardous waste. "At the er directed the Gurgaon Reacting to the Akali Dal’s the matter under the SAD-BJP resignation and show solidari- Commissioners of Municipal periphery a bio-diversity park Municipal Corporation to sub- decision to challenge the CBI rule. The Chief Minister asked ty with the panth,” he said. Corporation of Faridabad and can be developed to improve mit a performance guarantee of closure in the Bargari cases, the Sukhbir not to forget the sim- Randhawa said that there Gurugram, CPCB representa- the air quality and ambience. 25 lakh for stopping leachate Chief Minister lashed out at ple fact that even now, when the was no use meeting the Union tive and member secretary of The committee may have the from the Bandhwari landfill Sukhbir for trying to fool the CBI has filed the closure report Home Minister Amit Shah over Haryana state pollution control Commissioner, Municipal site. It had slammed the people by pretending to be which he wants to challenge, it the issue as the latter would not board. Corporation, Indore and Dr Haryana government and its concerned about the issue. is the NDA Government in take a decision inimical to the NGT said the committee Syed Asad Ali Warsi, Chief civic bodies over the disposal Instead of probing the mat- power at the Centre, with his agency which is directly under may co-opt any other technical Executive Officer of the Indore of industrial waste and con- ter himself, Sukhbir, who was SAD a part of it. It is time to the command of the Union persons or agencies and after Municipal Corporation as spe- struction debris in the Aravalli then Deputy Chief Minister and stop trying to fool the people by Government, especially his the removal of waste from the cial invitees," it said, adding that forests along the Gurgaon- Home Minister of the state, had twisting facts and raising false Ministry. entire or part of the land, the the panel may meet preferably Faridabad road. been responsible for sending flags, he told the SAD president. State may consider using part within two weeks. The green panel was hear- the first three cases related to Reiterating his promise to SAD’S “POLITICAL ing a plea filed by environ- the Bargari issue to the Central bring to book all those involved GIMMICK TO GRAB EYE- mentalist Vivek Kamboj and Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in the sacrilege of Guru Granth BALLS” AAP Amit Chaudhary, alleging that pointed out the Chief Minister. Sahib, and the subsequent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) the municipal corporations of Now that the CBI has com- police firing on peaceful pro- on Wednesday said that the Gurgaon and Faridabad were pleted its probe and filed a clo- testors, Capt Amarinder said SAD’s decision to reject the disposing industrial waste and sure report, Sukhbir is getting that his Government was com- CBI’s closure report in Bargari construction debris in these the jitters, indicating complic- mitted to expose the entire sacrilege case was “nothing but forest areas. Kamboj had ity at some level in the entire conspiracy that was clearly a political stunt” enacted by the referred to a media report affair, he added. “How else can behind the incident. “Nobody Badals, who were privy to the which said construction debris the SAD decision to challenge can be allowed to get away with chain of events. were found dumped in the for- the CBI closure report in court such brazen attempts to spread AAP MLA and the Leader est and quoted a local resident be explained,” asked Capt disharmony in the state,” he of Opposition in Punjab as saying that several vehicles Amarinder, lambasting Sukhbir declared. Assembly Harpal Singh dumped waste there every for once again seeking to politi- Cheema said that SAD chief Sunday morning. cize the sensitive issue and GET CLOSURE REPORT Sukhbir Badal was a master of OF CBI REJECTED BY theatrics who knew how to UNION CABINET: RAND- leverage a given situation in HAWA CHALLENGES earning brownie points. “The SUKHBIR Badals, who were privy to the Punjab Cabinet Minister chain of events relating to the Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa act, are now shedding crocodile on Wednesday challenged the tears. It is disgraceful that those SAD president Sukhbir Badal to who are allegedly involved in get the closure report of CBI the case as their own govern- rejected by the Union Cabinet, ment is in power then are of which SAD is the part and its expressing sheer ignorance, out Bathinda MP Harsimrat Badal to gain sympathy from the is the Minister. “SAD president people,” he said. Sukhbir Badal should stop the Expressing surprise over drama of crying hoarse over the the hip hop on the development, closure report filed by the CBI in Cheema said that it was only the incident pertaining to the sac- due their overriding interven- rilege of Guru Granth Sahib at tion in the affairs of investigat- Bargari as it was during the ing teams that those behind the SAD-BJP’s tenure that the sacri- incidents were walking free.    "       , 

  (-,2(0 Superintending Engineers (SE) to complete transfers of line- aking a stern note of the men within seven days. These Terratic power supplies in decisions were taken by the sec- Dehradun and industrial areas retary during a review meeting of Haridwar, Udham Singh of power supply, checking and Nagar and Haldwani, the sec- revenue collection of retary, Power, Radhika Jha has Uttarakhand Power directed that all such additional Corporation Limited (UPCL) engineers and Sub Divisional chaired by her at Urja Bhawan Officers associated with distri- here on Thursday. In the meet- bution who are deployed at ing she ordered transfers of SE same positions from last five distribution, Roorkee Amit years should be transferred Sharma,SE distribution within three days. She has also Haldwani S C Tripathi, SE dis- directed the chief engineer and tribution, SIIDCUL Haridwar Y S Tomar, SE Mohanpur divi- sion Mohan Mittal, SE Roorkee Anoop Saini, SE Dehradun, Vijay Kumar Singh and SDO SIIDCUL Haridwar Sashikant with immediate effect. She also directed the offi- cials to ensure that transfers of accountants in department are done within ten days.    !"#  ,  6R 786 * '% )% %0* %  P   !    0- (-,1   $   #   -$ $  +  8     H-I$ #   0  %1$ $ he Centre on Wednesday  +$$ B!@@A H:BB=A I  Tapproved Rs 1,600 crore  "$::!BB;    - &#*% & &. %- ?#. &# -(#,- (@?& ,>#) & )* @#( %) % )*% /,*?% -(? %)B & worth pre-investment for the      J$$ +$ #$ "$  1  1-& >%?6 )%&#)% % -?##-6 B##* %(-6 B)B *, (B%(* &# *>(* ?#..,)& ) % (#1,-& .%))( %)* & (?(,&.)&6  %. ( ?%(6 .,-& 1 *#) %& )%&#)%  !       highest and largest hydro elec-     BC@   #    1  $ tric of India, Dibang $  % +$  $  (#   (#  Multipurpose Project, in &( $ " $      0- (-,1 Arunachal Pradesh.    +$!BC@J $ $  H#  The decision taken at the   "  I!     J   $"   resident Ram Nath Kovind Cabinet Committee on     ;AA  LAA ! "  "   Pon Wednesday hailed the Economic Affairs (CCEA)  "       J  $"      Supreme Court’s efforts to pro- chaired by Prime Minister  ;BA  =CA #$ "$ vide judgements in nine ver- Narendra Modi gave clearance nacular languages to litigants to the project which will gen-  3 $  !" $  .   :B who are not conversant in erate 2,880 MW (12x240 MW) $      +$ English saying the issue was power to produce 11,223 Mega 6  % -   %7        3 “very close to his heart”. Unit of energy in a 90 per cent Pradesh from free power and river, of which Dibang MPP is *   $    %&' He also congratulated the dependable year. This is the contribution to the LADF will one of the component, sizable apex court collegium and the largest ever hydro-electric pro- be Rs 26,785 crore over the pro- area will be protected from posal for introduction of Dam Dayal Upadhyaya Junction (for- Centre for working together to ject to be constructed in India. ject life of 40 years, it stated. flooding and help in mitigating safety Bill 2019 in Parliament. merly Mughalsarai) at ensure that the top court is now The dam is 278 metres The construction of Dibang the perennial damage due to The Bill aim to implement an estimated cost of Rs 2,890 working at its full strength of 31 high and will be the highest MPP shall prevent the sizeable floods in Assam. The project is safety procedures for around crore. The project will be com- “able judges”. dam in India once completed. downstream area from floods, having all statutory clearances 5,600 dams in the country. pleted by 2023-24 and will be “I appreciate the Supreme The project is located on the said Union Ministers Piyush such as TEC, environment The CCEA also approved executed by the Construction Court’s open mindedness in Dibang river in Lower Dibang Goyal and Prakash Javadekar, clearance, forest clearance two railway projects in Uttar Organisation of North Central, developing and deploying soft- Valley District of Arunachal detailing the project approved (stage-l) and defence clear- Pradesh and one in Assam to said . ware that translates judgment Pradesh. Under the project, a by the CCEA. ance except forest clearance ease traffic on the busy Delhi- The capacity constraint on texts into different languages. 278-metre high concrete grav- After implementation of (stage-II) for seeking invest- Kolkata route and through the the route, which is currently at I am certain that with time and ity dam (above deepest foun- master plan of the ment sanction from the Central northeastern States. The CCEA 159 per cent, is expected to experience, the software pro- dation level), six horseshoe- Brahmaputra Board for flood Government. has given its approval to lay 150 come down to around 80 or 90 gramme will only improve and %  "*           !     shaped head race tunnels of moderation of all rivers con- Javadekar said the Union km-long third railway line per cent after the completion of incorporate many more lan-   . !0 *   $    %&' length varying from 300 metre tributing to the Brahmaputra Cabinet has approved the pro- between Allahabad and Pt Deen the project, he said. guages. “Our aim should be to to 600 metre, an underground ensure that the maximum promise. Supreme Court of artificial intelligence often pose power house and six horse- number of judgements of the India has responded in a man- tricky questions and challenges shoe-shaped tail race tunnels of Supreme Court and the high ner appropriate and shall con- for our courts by deploying length varying from 320 metre . /)/ % %!* ! *!) courts should be available in tinue to do so, round the clock- them for translation, our judi- to 470 metre will be con- major Indian languages. Ideally all over the year,” Gogoi said. ciary is converting such chal- structed. this should include judgments Law Minister Ravi Shankar lenges into opportunities,” he On completion, the   0- (-,1 The amended Code would Commission, headed by NK       1  $ on crucial constitutional mat- Prasad advocated an all India said. According to Kovind, all Arunachal Pradesh also provide greater clarity on Singh, to suggest, among other   "$ H1I ters,” Kovind said after inau- judicial service for recruiting 31 vacancies in the Supreme Government will get 12 per n a significant move, the permissibility of corporate things, the formula for devo-     $$  gurating an additional building judges in subordinate courts Court have been “filled by able cent free power from the pro- IUnion Cabinet on restructuring schemes, clarity lution of funds to States by the $    $ " of the Supreme Court. and said that the meritorious judges and this has happened ject i.e. 1,346.76 MU, one per Wednesday cleared seven on rights and duties of autho- Centre for five years com-      He noted that priority has and backward classes should after a full decade, and for this cent free power (i.e. 112 MUs amendments to the insolvency rised representatives of voters, mencing April 1, 2020.    "   been given to judgements relat- get their due share in judicia- achievement I must congratu- will be given in the Local Area law. The amendments to the manner of distribution of Cabinet meeting chaired  "  $ ed to labour laws, consumer ry. “Perhaps today the time has late the Collegium and the Development Fund), according Insolvency and Bankruptcy amounts amongst financial and by Prime Minister Narendra       " L # protection, family and person- come to seriously reflect upon Government for working to the statement. The total Code (IBC) are aimed at filling operational creditors as well as Modi also approved a bill to .     " al laws, land acquisition and the need for an all India judi- together with such under- value of benefit to Arunachal critical gap in the corporate applicability of the resolution scrap 58 laws which have lost     "  rental disputes, and similar cial service having the best standing and urgency”. insolvency resolution frame- plan on all statutory authorities. their relevance. The NDA $   #     areas — because these concern place, national law schools, He said efficiency and -./0%1 work while at the same max- The amendments would Government in its two terms $ $   "  "  common people. good lawyers, giving due regard responsiveness of the judicial imising value from the resolu- “enable the government to has sent to the chopping block     $   Chief Justice of India to deprived community in a system are dependent on both     tion process. ensure maximisation of value 1824 old laws which had       "  Ranjan Gogoi highlighted the robust manner and the recruit- quality and quantity. The CJI      The amendments would of a corporate debtor as a become redundant. After the   $ role of the apex court in nation ment, I am very clear, must be said there is a dire need for     !    “enable the Government to going concern while simulta- Repealing and Amendment Bill,   # $   building, safeguarding and pro- done at national level,” he said. introspection among the stake-     $ "   ensure maximisation of value of neously adhering to strict time- 2019 gets parliamentary nod,  "$"  $  !$ moting Constitutional values. In his inaugural address, holders as to where and how :<@A!    a corporate debtor as a going lines,” the release added. 137 laws, which according to the  “This institution has stood like Kovind said he was “happy to they would like to see this insti- "  "$   concern while simultaneously The Cabinet decided to government, have lost their rel-  #  $     a sediment of constitutional receive and be introduced to tution in the decades ahead.     +     adhering to strict timelines,” extend the 15th Finance evance will be scrapped in the :E9  $   O ethos and there have been sev- translations of 100 important He said the top court and all  +"  said Union Ministers Prakash Commission’s term by a month next lot.  # 0 ;A eral occasions where threats to judgments of the Supreme its constituents would require to   $ % $ " Javadekar and Piyush Goyal, till November 30, and broad- The list of the 58 laws the constitutional fabric have Court. “These will now be avail- revamp existing methodologies    E@ $#    $$ " $BC! briefing the media about Cabinet ened the ambit of its recom- which will be repealed was not been warded off by the able in a variety of regional and and revisit conventional wisdom       BA:<     decisions. The changes are mendation to include funds for immediately available, but Supreme Court of India. Indian languages, and accessi- and traditions in good time so #!#" "$   ( $   "  expected to lead to timely admis- defence and internal security, sources in the Government “It would suffice to say that ble to hundreds of millions of that the institution is geared up .      $ . $   sion of applications and timely an official statement said. The said most are Acts which were the commitment of this insti- our fellow citizens who may not and ready to meet new kind of $ $    $$"   :C  completion of the corporate Government on November 27, enacted to amend principal or tution that the call for justice know English,” he added. challenges that seem to be  $          insolvency resolution process. 2017, notified the 15th Finance main laws. can and does have no com- “Digital technologies and emerging. $      $% 7;                    0 )1 4. ! 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It was further alleged that  "#    ! esponding to the Congress $ "  $" the NIA Amendment Bill in the Aseemanand, in the 2007 proof in the charge sheet?” Certain incriminating doc- when the businessman (# !4! "# ! Rstatement in the Lok Sabha  3  $ $   afternoon. The latest amend- Samjhauta Express blastscase. On the question of doing uments and articles have been opposed the same, the associ-  !  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" and China are respecting bilat-    0   facture or sale of prohibited Agency (NIA) had miserably shown it can strike inside the Sections relating to criminal It was further alleged in the     eral pacts to maintain peace       M arms, cyber-terrorism, and failed to prove charges against enemy territory. conspiracy, criminal intimida- FIR that the businessman was        and tranquility on the border        "  offenses under the Explosive main accused Swami “Don’t worry about tion, extortion, robbery, cheat- criminally intimidated and  "  &    though at times “apriya halat”   "  Substances Act, 1908. Aseemanand and three others Pakistan,” he said, adding there ing, forgery, grievous hurt to beaten up by Ahmed and his $ $ $ #$  (unpleasant situation) do take $  $ Participating in the debate, in the Samjhauta train blast are other foreign countries extort property, rioting and men and all his four business $      $ place along the Line of Actual  N"#     Union Home Minister Amit case, Shah said the charge which would reciprocate in unlawful assembly following a firms were forcefully trans- $    "$ $   % Control (LAC) . #   Shah said that Opposition sheet in the case was filed by dealing with terrorist acts directive from the Supreme ferred in the name of the asso- 2   " "  The Defence Minister was should not undermine the effi- the Congress government. against Indian and their prop- Court. The case was original- ciates of the dubious politician. G , " 2!  responding to Congress leader uation on India’s border and ciency of the bill and the leg- “Prosecution agency argues erties. He appealed to the ly registered by the Uttar Ahmed was an SP member    $ $  " in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan periodically reviews it. islation will not be misused. the case (in the court) based on House to pass the amendment Pradesh Police. in the 14th Lok Sabha from  ."+    who had raised the issue of The Government has Participating in the debate, evidence in the charge sheet... unanimously to give a united It was alleged in the FIR Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh from    $ "   # Chinese troops “entering over focused on building infra- Shah defended the govern- In Samjhauta blast case, the message against terrorism. that the former MP had been 2004 to 2009. $ "   & six km in Demchok” in Ladakh structure, like tunnels, roads,  "    1  % this month saying they also railway lines and air fields, planted their flags in the Indian along the Indo-China border, %$  !   !    << territory. he said. %#) %  %         Rajnath assured that not Both Governments, the    " ;B%@:$  only along the LAC but all bor- Defence Minister said, period-   9 P        $   " ders in the country were secure ically engage at different levels, : :<  #$  and allayed Opposition con- including meetings between New Delhi: The Central Public nance, special repairs and secu- 4% %' %R %# *!!  < "  ,  O cern over the alleged their National Security Works Department (CPWD) rity-related works. “The agency 0 (      border encroachment by the Advisors and join-secretary- will hire a single private firm will do these works at a cost of   0- (-,1  .%&&( ?%. &# & LIC agent or an income tax fil-  #   % Chinese troops. rank officials, he said. for three years to carry out around 72.36 crore against the B& %@&( -#. ing agent, but still at the level Making a statement on the Following the Wuhan “comprehensive maintenance” estimated cost of Rs 94.68 t seems the officials of the of the commissioner level, this O    OD,%@*P ?%)**%&-     "P prevailing situation along the meeting, they have also issued of bungalows of Union crore,” the official said. ICentral Board of Excise & interview is being carried out India-Chinese border, Rajnath strategic guidance to their Ministers in Lutyens’ Delhi. The department is respon- Customs (CBEC), an arm of **)P& @)* &( )%. ) on its own. According to        said there is complete restraint armies, he said. Until now, several private con- sible for the maintenance works the Finance Ministry, are not sources, the candidates have  1       by armed forces of India and “India and China are tractors were hired by the of Union Ministers bungalows yet aware of the decision taken & @)% -& ) & also made several complaints at    .    China at Doklam following respecting bilateral pacts to CPWD for undertaking repair in Lutyens’ Delhi. It has recent- by Modi Government in 2015 (?)& ?#)?,** the highest level against the   "     months long stand-off between ensure peace and tranquillity works at the bungalows occu- ly constructed 36 new duplex wherein interviews for recruit- continuation of interview. 3,0# H0" them in 2017. While saying to along border,” he said. pied by Central Government flats which have four bed- ment of non-gazetted posts -?&#) %.)%&#) Intriguingly, when con-   I " J he said “kabhi-kabhi apriya Peace has mostly prevailed Ministers. rooms each, a lift, modular were scrapped as the National @#( ?,-&#.- tacted, senior-level officials .      halaat” do crop up along the along the border but differ- The CPWD also set a tar- kitchens and an office area. Academy of Customs, Indirect expressed their ignorance    "   %B)&- 1    $   $ border but several mechanisms ences in the two countries’ get of March next year for con- These flats have a view of the Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN) about the continuance of inter-   $ J are in place to iron out issues. perceptions about the posi- structing the “Museum on Rashtrapati Bhavan. These low- is conducting interviews to views for the customs agents. 0(.    % The Defence Minister said tion of the LAC have caused Prime Ministers of India” in the rise building flats are equipped select its customs agents. The historic decision was “After January 1, 2016, onwards Prime Minister Narendra Modi unsavoury incidents at times, Teen Murti Bhavan complex with solar panels, LED lights, The matter came to the taken by the Modi Government the interview process for selec- !   "  and Chinese President Xi he said. It has been happening here, which houses the Nehru a dedicated basement parking light after some ‘qualified’ can- to put an end to corruption in tion of lower-level staff was dis-  !   Jinping had an informal sum- since 1962, he said, referring to Memorial Museum and for two cars each and all mod- didates didn’t find their name recruitments and ensure selec- continued, while it continued    # !L mit meeting at Wuhan where it the Indo-China war. Library (NMML). According to ern amenities to cater to the in the final list in the recently tion in a transparent manner. for selection of Group B   2   $ $M!# was decided that peace and Meanwhile, Biju Janta Dal an official, “the comprehensive parliamentarians. concluded selection examina- As per the examination gazetted or above positions,”  "   tranquility will be maintained leader B Mehtab in a statement maintenance” will be carried The CPWD is the biggest tion for customs agents by criterion, even after passing a the official said, adding that      K   $J at the border. stressed on the need to back the out at a cost of Rs 72.36 construction agency of the NACIN. Notably, the customs written test to become a custom appointment of custom agent  "  !$   ! The Defence Minister government on the issue and crore at these bungalows till Central Government and it agents are appointed by the agent, it is still mandatory to should also be done on the # !"   ! wondered as to why the also its foreign policy. The August 2022. looks after the maintenance of Department to carry out paper- clear the interview, which is basis of passing the written   !$! ! ! Congress leader raised the House should extend full sup- “We have selected a private Central Government buildings work for goods imported from handled by a commissioner examination only as when the +$     ! issue in the House and assert- port to Prime Minister agency to carry out compre- and erecting of fences on the abroad and for this, online level official. interview for a job is non-exis-   #"2 "# % ed that the Union Government Narendra Modi in one voice, he hensive maintenance, which country’s international bor- examination is conducted by The nature of custom tent, there is no justification for is very much aware of the sit- said. includes day-to-day mainte- ders, among others. PNS the NACIN. agent’s job is like GST agent, interviewing agents.    !"#  2

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Sharing his angst, Bandh in chief BS Yeddyurappa on his resignation letter wrote,       434 human rights is so admirable in Wednesday welcomed the   "the party had upended after ,” and “why the police Supreme court order on the Mufti Mohd Sayeed's ven as the Opposition fault- and TMC goons are teaming up political crisis, asserting that it     demise,where the old/elect- Eed the Trinamool Congress to prevent no-confidence was a “moral victory” for the ed/experienced lot was not Government for trampling legal motions against Trinamool rebel MLAs, whose resigna- only neglected but humiliated provisions while dealing with boards in a number of munic- tions have pushed the ruling      to the core and a few men with the rival outfits, Bengal Chief ipalities.” Congress-JD(S) coalition to parachute launching decid- Minister on Wednesday said The opposition leaders the brink of collapse. eeling “neglected” and ed/dictated and shaped a dis- Muzaffarnagar: Five people that her Government was com- raised the issue of a government Yeddyurappa underlined F“humiliated” at the hands of aster of where we stand today". have been arrested for alleged- mitted to frame good laws so as sub-assistant engineer posted in that the political parties cannot top brass of the Peoples In his resignation letter, ly slaughtering stray cows and to ensure justice for all. East Midnapore being show- issue a whip to the 15 rebel law- Democratic Party (PDP), three PDP leader also wrote, " it 60 kg meat has been seized The Chief Minister claimed caused for sharing a humorous makers, who have resigned time former MLA and Cabinet isn't an easy decision since from their possession in Uttar that her Government had poetry on the Chief Minister. their Assembly membership, The BJP president also ed on Wednesday that the 15 Minister Mohammad Khalil I have been part of this Pradesh's Shamli district, offi- already set up 19 human rights “Is this not a violation of human and they cannot be compelled emphasised that the speaker rebel Congress and JD(S) Bandh on Wednesday bid party since long. But i do cials said on Wednesday. courts ever since it came to rights,” asked a BJP leader from to attend the House proceed- has been directed to take a MLAs "ought not" to be com- goodbye to PDP after tender- believe with conviction that a The men, Imran, Irshad, power in 2011. the district mentioning how a ings. decision at the earliest and pelled to take part in the pro- ing his resignation to the party political party isn't worth con- Asif, Aleem and Momin, were In a tweet on the occasion BJP youth leader from Howrah The apex court gave its ver- submit his order to the ceedings of the Karnataka president, Mehbooba Mufti. tinuing when the basic and arrested after police raided a of International Justice Day Priyanka Sharma was recently dict keeping all the facts about Supreme Court. Assembly, which is slated to Bandh was one of the founding principles are com- forested area near Burtada vil- Banerjee said “Bangla jailed for sharing a meme and Karnataka in mind, he said. "I welcome the Supreme decide the confidence motion senior PDP leaders from South promised, elected representa- lage following a tip off, they Government is committed to had to seek bail from the Against this backdrop, Court decision. It is a victory moved by the HD Kashmir and served the party tives are treated like naive men said. framing good laws for people Supreme Court. Chief Minister HD of the Constitution and democ- Kumaraswamy-led State under the leadership of PDP with a miniscule authority both Police also seized 60 kg and ensuring good justice for Questioning the Chief Kumaraswamy will have to racy. It is a moral victory for Government on July 18. Patron Mufti Mohd Sayeed for within the Government and meat which they suspect is all,” adding “19 human rights Minister’s claim of “superb resign on Thursday when he rebel MLAs. A bench headed by Chief a long time. He resigned from otherwise". beef. courts have already been set up human rights records,” Raju will face the confidence vote in "It is only an interim order Justice Ranjan Gogoi also said the post of district president With his resignation, Two pistols and instru- in the last eight years.” Banerjee another saffron leader the Assembly, Yeddyurappa and in the future, the SC will Karnataka Assembly Speaker Pulwama and from the basic Bandh joined the club of ments used for slaughtering In a prompt rebuttal of said if that be so then “why the told reporters here. decide the power of the speak- KR Ramesh Kuma was free to membership of the party. around 10 senior PDP leaders cows were also recovered from Banerjee’s claim opposition BJP BJP is being forcibly stopped "When there is no majori- er. It will set a new trend in the decide on the resignations of Bandh, who last served as who had already stepped out of the accused, police said. and CPI(M) wondered “why from bringing a no-confidence ty, he (Chief Minister) will parliamentary democracy," the rebel legislators within such Agriculture Minister, had won the party accusing close aides A case has been registered netizens are being targeted by motion in Bongaon munici- automatically resign tomor- Yeddyurappa said. time-frame as deemed appro- three Assembly elections since of PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti and an investigation is on, the police for innocuous face- pality despite a High Court row," he said. The Supreme Court direct- priate by him. PTI 2002 from South Kashmir of playing 'dirty' politics. they said. PTI book posts if the record of order.” 9%/1 * -2 *) % .&  ) 2 / *!  :6  1   Jammu: A 35-year-old woman and Ballia: Senior Samajwadi Party in the state as per a plan. her minor niece were killed on leader Ram Govind Chaudhary SP chief Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday after being hit by an has accused Uttar Pradesh Chief has already constituted a 21- Army vehicle in a border village in Minister Yogi Adityanath member committee, led by Rajouri district of Jammu & Kashmir, of implicating SP MP Azam leader of opposition in the police said. Khan in fake cases and said his Legislative Council Ahmad A four-year-old boy, who is party would fight against this Hasan, to probe "fake cases" paralysed by polio and unable to harassment. lodged against party MP Azam speak, was also injured in the acci- "Yogi Adityanath is person- Khan in Rampur. dent which took place near Qilla ally taking interest in inciting "The 21-member commit- Darhal in Laam area of Nowshera people to lodge fake cases tee of party legislators led by the sector, a police official said. against Azam Khan out of polit- leader of opposition in legisla- He said while seven-year-old ical vendetta," the SP leader tive council will reach Rampur Rubia Kousar died on the spot, her Chaudhary said on Tuesday on July 20 and probe fake cases aunt Kaneeza Begum succumbed to night. "Samajwadi Party will pertaining to the encroachment injuries at a hospital after being hit raise this issue of harassment of of land of farmers against Khan, by the army vehicle. its senior leader in the Vidhan who is also the vice-chancellor The boy, Yasin Din, is admitted Sabha and also come on the road of Mohammad Ali Jauhar at a hospital where his condition is against it," said Chaudhary, also University," said SP chief stated to be critical, the official said. the Leader of Opposition. spokesman Rajendra He said police have registered a The charge of land grabbing Chowdhury. The committee case and started an investigation to against Khan is fake as the uni- will also probe into incidents of bring the erring driver to book. versity about which it is being harassment to Khan by the dis- Senior civil and police officers levelled is 16 years old and no trict administration and submit visited the area and took stock of the one had raised it till now. its report to the party president situation following the accident, he Chaudhary alleged Muslims within three days of the visit, he said. PTI and Yadavs were being targeted added. PTI #  !            * % ) $    %&' ) !  ) '-/%3004 2  )  77/ )%  !  $       ;     ; !   56 Q/ 4/2;  !         1 had convened, Maharashtra Mathura: Over 11 million chief minister Devendra devotees undertook circum-    4< he toll in Tuesday’s Fadnavis reviewed the situation ambulation of the holy Thiruvananthapuram: More TKesarbhai building collapse arising out of Tuesday’s Govardhan hillock and visit- than three years after a major at Dongri in south Mumbai Kesarbhai building collapse. ed the Mudiya Poono Mela in fireworks tragedy at a Kerala Patna: Death toll in the Bihar Purnea (07) Darbhanga (05), mounted to 14 on Wednesday, At the meeting, it was decided Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura dis- temple claimed over 100 lives, flash floods, caused by torrential Kishanganj (04) and Supaul even the Maharashtra to enact a law to facilitate re- trict that ended on a judicial commission of inquiry rainfall in the catchment areas of (02). Casualty figures have risen, Government called off the development of C1 buildings – Wednesday. which probed the incident sub- Nepal over the weekend, soared since Tuesday, in districts like search and rescue operation male children. The nine the structure that need to be The fair, which is dubbed mitted its report to Chief to 67 on Wednesday. Araria, Kishanganj and Sheohar after the Mumbai fire brigade injured comprised five women, evacuated for demolition at the as Mathura's 'mini-Kumbh', Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on at the temple precincts in the The officials asserted that while Purnea, Darbhanga and and NDRF personnel ascer- two men and two children — earliest. began on July 12 and was to Wednesday. early hours of April 10, 2016. water levels have begun to Madhubani reported no death tained that there were no more one male and one female. It was also decided that the end on Tuesday but it contin- Justice PS Gopinathan A spark from a cracker fell recede in the inundated areas till Tuesday. Muzaffarpur bodies left under the debris of The 80-year-old Kesarbai and old and dilapidated be re- ued till Wednesday amid a Commission, which probed the on to a large storehouse of and focus has now shifted to pre- administration has confirmed the four-storey structure. building — which had in July developed with MHADA as the huge rush. tragedy that hit the century-old crackers and fireworks, trigger- vention of outbreak of diseases. that no death has been caused by The civic officials pegged last year had been classified in builder and that the displaced "Over 11 million devotees Puttingal Devi temple at ing the massive explosion that The death figure, as per the floods so far while figures were the number of fatalities at 14 a structural audit submitted to residents from the old buildings have undertaken the circum- Paravoor in Kollam district, destroyed more than 100 hous- state disaster management awaited from Katihar, Saharsa and number of persons injured the Brihanmumbai Municipal be give rent for two years, ambulation of the hillock this submitted the report to the es and partially damaged 2,000 department, has registered a and East Champaran. Many at 9, as they wound up the Corporation (BMC) as a struc- pending the redevelopment of year," said an elated Sarvagya CM at his official residence here, houses in the vicinity. more than two-fold rise since 24 media reports claimed that the search and rescue operations at ture “to be evacuated for demo- their structures. Ram Mishra, the District official sources said. Several wells at the nearby hours ago when it stood at 33. number of deaths has already 4 pm, more than 28 hours after lition at the earliest” — had Meanwhile, Chief Minister Magistrate, as the festivities In one of the worst temple locality caved in under the Sitamarhi with 17 deaths, as crossed 80 and that bodies were the 80-year-old Kesarbai build- caved in at around 11.30 am. announced ended without any untoward tragedies in Kerala, as many as impact of explosion. against 11 the previous day, being fished out from the waters ing caved in like a proverbial At a joint of meeting of the a compensation of 500,000 incident. 111 people died and more than Prime Minister Narendra remained the district reporting in flood-hit areas by the per- pack of cards. BMC Commissioner, state-run each to the kin of the deceased, Shortcomings would be 300 injured during an explosion Modi and then Congress Vice- the maximum number of casu- sonnel involved in relief work as Of the 14 persons killed in MHADA chief, Mumbai Police 50,000 to all injured and the analysed and necessary as an unauthorised display of President Rahul Gandhi had alties, followed by Araria (12), a result of which the toll was the mishap, there were four Commissioner and state hous- government will foot all their actions will be taken next fireworks display was going on visited the accident spot. PTI Madhubani (11), Sheohar (09), shooting up. PTI women, seven men and three ing department officials that he medical expenses. time, he added. PTI .) !    & ' % ) '%     .)  *# " /%  :6R 6 Kollam (Kerala): A Keralite Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Sunil Kumar and bring him Lucknow: A wanted Naxalite The accused is being who had allegedly raped a Act, police said. before the law. carrying a reward of 50,000 on brought to Lucknow and will be    case. Police statement said, minor girl two years ago and The accused had befriend- A red corner notice was his arrest was held on presented before the court "After conducting medical fled to Saudi Arabia, was ed the girl's uncle and had com- issued by Interpol on the Wednesday by the Uttar where attempts will be made to wo main accused involved in examinations and other required nabbed with Interpol's help mitted the crime. The incident request of Kerala police, Merin Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad take him in remand. Tthe alleged rape case of a procedures IO has also record- three weeks ago and brought came to light after the victim Joseph said. (ATS) from Bareilly, police said. Singh was active in many minor girl, resident of Lohai ed the statement of victim u/s here from Riyadh by a Kerala spoke to her classmates about A letter of request was Kheem Singh was arrested farmers' agitations between Malhar area of Billawar in 164 CrPC before magistrate". police team early Wednesday. her ordeal. submitted to the National from outside the Bareilly railway 1983 and 2003 and was a mem- Kathua district, were arrested by According to local reports, Sunil Kumar, 38, had raped Childline, an NGO, was Crime Bureau, Riyadh, follow- station on a specific information ber of CPI (Maoist), the police the district police on Wednesday, statement claiming, "Police the incident was reported in the the 13-year-old girl, belonging informed and a case was reg- ing which the accused, who provided by Manish Srivastava, said. almost 10 days after the com- Station Malhar has arrested two first week of July, when the par- to the scheduled caste com- istered. was working as a tile worker, who was in custody for his He was wanted in a number plaint was registered by the accused for committing rape ents of the girl had gone to the munity, in 2017 when he had The victim, who was was detained two weeks ago, alleged involvement in Naxal of cases in Uttarakhand, they parents, facing death threats. with a minor girl". Basantgarh area of Udhampur. come to Kerala from the shifted to a women's police said. activities, Inspector General of said, adding the state police had Due to inaction of the local According to police, "both As per the complaint, "Two Middle East for a holiday, home here, later allegedly com- The Kerala police was then the squad Asim Arun said. declared a reward of 50,000 on police authorities, anger was the accused are identified as locals reportedly barged into the police said. mitted suicide by hanging, informed and a three-member Singh, who hailed from his arrest. simmering in the area for last Mohd Iqbal and Babu din, both house of the victim during night Charges had earlier been police said. team— Kollam police com- Uttarakhand was on his way to Earlier this month, the state couple of days. resident of Sadrota, Lohai and raped the minor girl" framed against him under It was after the girl's death missioner Merin Joseph, dis- Dhanbad to meet his fellow ATS had arrested a couple — On Tuesday, several organ- Malhar". To cool down tempers of Indian Penal Code section 376 that the accused, slipped out of trict crime record bureau assis- cadres, the IG said, adding a Manish Srivastava and his wife isations joined hands together Police had earlier registered local residents in the area, Sub- (Rape), the Protection of the country, they said. tant commissioner M Anil country made pistol, cartridges, Varsha alias Anita Srivastava — and disrupted traffic in the area a case FIR 07/2019 u/s 452, 376 Divisional Police Officer, Children from Sexual Offences As the case gathered dust, Kumar and Oachira circle a pen drive, a knife and a wire from Bhopal for their suspect- to register their strong protest. and Section 4 POCSO Act in Billawar, was rushed to the spot (POCSO) Act and the Kollam police commissioner inspector R Prakash, left for cutter were recovered from his ed involvement in Naxal activ- On Wednesday, Kathua dis- Police Station Malhar and also to pacify the protesters on Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Merin Joseph decided to track Riyadh on July 14. PTI possession. ities. PTI trict police issued a written initiated investigation in the Tuesday.    !"#  5 & % ,1 !  O>   3?>  #'!   &           @ 4!!)  7       !!P ,/ ! !  Aligarh (UP): Two children primary health centre after Kolkata: The Enforcement The Saradha group owned died and 52 others were taken they were taken ill, the CMO Kolkata: Former Kolkata the CBI. Directorate (ED), which has the dailies 'Bengal Post' and ill allegedly after drinking con- added. Police commissioner Rajeev Mukherjee wondered been probing the money laun- 'Sakalbela', which had ceased taminated water from a hand The situation there is now Kumar on Wednesday told whether the CBI is indulging *% dering aspect of the multi-crore publication after the scam broke pump in their village school in "under control" and a probe has the Calcutta High Court that in a pick and choose game to Saradha ponzi scheme, on out in April 2013. the district. been ordered in this connec- the CBI was indulging in a harass Kumar as he was one of Wednesday interrogated sus- Ghosh was initially arrest- The incident occurred tion, he said. pick and choose game by sum- 121 officers involved in the      pended TMC leader Kunal ed by a special investigation Tuesday afternoon in Salgawan A team of Health moning him in the Saradha state SIT investigation. Ghosh for the second time. team of the Police village under Charra Department officials including ponzi scam case among 121 Kumar's counsel claimed Joint team of security Ghosh, who visited the Commissionerate in November police station where two chil- doctors has been rushed to the officers of the SIT that probed that the CBI has not been able Aforces on Wednesday elim- agency's office here at CGO 2013 in connection with the dren, respectively aged seven village, said Dr Agarwal, the fraud on lakhs of investors. to unearth a single rupee from inated Lashkar-e-Tayyeba Complex, was questioned for case and later, the Central and one and a half years, died adding the team will camp in Kumar's counsel Milan the money trail in the scam (LeT) terrorist, responsible for nearly two hours. Bureau of Investigation(CBI) while 52 others were taken ill the village till the completion Mukherjee submitted that he since beginning its probe in recruiting local boys, in Gund ED sources told PTI that took over the investigation on after drinking "contaminated of preliminary enquiry into the looked after the day to day November 2014. Brath area of Sopore. Ghosh, a former Trinamool the orders of the Supreme water" from the hand pump, matter. operations of an SIT formed He also claimed that there The killed terrorist has Congress MP, had allegedly Court. Aligarh's Chief Medical Officer The medical team is by the govern- were violations of provisions of been identified as Adnan Ali received funds from the Saradha Ghosh was granted an ML Agarwal said on also investigating whether ment to investigate ponzi SEBI Act, RBI Act and IT Act Channa resident of Arampora group to head its media unit. interim bail in 2016. Wednesday. the mishap could be connect- scams, but the CBI did not in the scam, but these angles Baramulla by the local police "We are probing the flow of TMC's sitting MP Satabdi There is a hand pump in ed to the seepage of contami- consider calling him as a wit- were not investigated by the authorities. funds which Ghosh had alleged- Roy, two businessmen Sajjan the school compound which nated water into the hand ness till October 2017. CBI, despite the SIT having Jammu & Kashmir police ly received from the Saradha Agarwal and Sandhir Agarwal, provides drinking water to the pump following heavy rains, he Mukherjee claimed before provided it with leads into spokesman in a statement said, group and also the money laun- East Bengal Football Club offi- children, said Dr Agarwal, said. the court of Justice alleged complicity of some "the operation was launched in dering angle," the sources said. cial Debabrata Sarkar and adding the children com- Agarwal said the Madhumati Mitra that he officers of the capital market the area on the basis of credi- al terror attacks in the area. Ghosh was earlier interro- Arindam Das, a close aide of plained of nausea, vomiting children who were taken ill could have been the star wit- regulator. ble reports of presence of ter- "Several terror crime cases gated by the agency in connec- Saradha scam mastermind and loose motions after drink- were being treated at the pri- ness for the CBI, but was not A vacation bench of the rorist in the area". were registered against him tion with the case in October Sudipta Sen had also been sum- ing its water. mary health centre and were considered for the role for high court had on May 30 "During the search opera- including Case FIR No. 2013. moned by the ED. PTI They all were rushed to the out of danger. PTI three and a half years since it granted Kumar protection tion, the hiding terrorist fired 41/2019 pertaining to the took over investigation. from arrest and any coercive on the search party. The fire killing of a civilian Arjumand Kumar, now additional action till July 10 in the was retaliated leading to an Majeed Bhat in Jatti Baramulla director general of West Saradha chit fund scam case. encounter. In the ensuing in March 2019, Case FIR No. ?4  '       #P  Bengal CID, moved the high The protection from arrest encounter, LeT terrorist was 33/2019 pertaining to firing on court seeking quashing of a was later extended to July 22. killed and the body was a civilian Feroz Ahmad Gojree Kolkata: A total of 516 Indian Meanwhile, the search for notice issued to him in May by The bench had directed retrieved from the site of of Zaloora Sopore in May fishermen, who had been the remaining 24 missing fish- the CBI to appear before it for Kumar to cooperate with the encounter". Police spokesman 2019". According to police, stranded in follow- ermen is on by the BCG in assisting the investigation into CBI investigation into the said, " it was a clean operation Adnan was also involved in ing inclement weather, on Bangladesh Waters and the ICG the case. 2,500 crore Saradha scam. and the security forces suffered recruiting locals to the terror- Wednesday reached Kakdwip along the IMBL and off West The court adjourned hear- Kumar's counsels had ear- no collateral damage during the ist ranks. harbour in South 24 Parganas Bengal coast, the statement ing in the matter till Thursday, lier told the high court that he encounter". Meanwhile, fresh batch of district from where they had said. when it will be taken up for has been interrogated by the According to the Police 13,928 pilgrims offered prayers sailed 10 days ago, the Indian Twenty-five fishermen had hearing again. CBI for 39 hours and 45 min- records, "LeT terrorist Adnan inside Amarnath Cave shrine Coast Guard (ICG) said here. gone missing after two fishing Mukherjee submitted that utes in Shillong, and claimed Ali Channa was operating in on Wednesday taking the total The fishermen on board 32 boats allegedly sank at the con- Kumar was the commissioner that the probe agency was the areas of Baramulla & pilgrim footfall to 2.19 lakh on boats were handed over to the fluence of the Haribhanga river of Bidhananagar Police when now seeking to take him in Sopore and was involved in the 17th day of the annual pil- ICG by the Bangladesh Coast They had strayed into the boats reached from Payra and the on July 7, the multi-crore Saradha ponzi custody out of "vendetta". planning and executing sever- grimage. Guard (BCG) on Tuesday. Bangladesh waters due to rough Port of Bangladesh to the amid heavy rain and rough scam broke out in 2013 and They maintained that "The Indian Coast Guard seas and strong currents on July International Maritime seas. looked after the day to day Kumar has neither been successfully handed over 516 6 and 7. Boundary Line (IMBL) for One of them, Rabindranath operations of a Special named as an accused nor as a fishermen along with 32 Indian "They had been provided repatriation, where they were Das, managed to remain afloat Investigation Team (SIT) to witness in the seven charge fishing boats to the West Bengal with shelter at Payra Port by the taken over by ICG ships Vijaya for four days, holding onto a probe the scam. sheets the probe agency has State Fisheries authorities at Bangladesh Coast Guard. They and Anmol. piece of bamboo, before being The Supreme Court had filed in the case so far. On May Kakdwip fishing harbour post were also provided food, fresh The fishermen arrived rescued by a Bangladesh-flagged on May 9, 2014, ordered trans- 17, the Supreme Court had repatriation from Bangladesh" water and fuel to reach back to home safely and united with cargo ship near the Chittagong fer of all cases related to ponzi withdrawn protection from on Wednesday, the ICG said in India," the ICG said. their families, the ICG statement port on July 11. He reached scams, including the one arrest to Kumar, which it had a statement. Under escort of the BCG, said. Kolkata two days later. PTI involving Saradha Group, to granted earlier. PTI & + 3      )  

Itanagar: Two persons were mudslips occurred at around seriously injured and many 8.45 AM along NH-415 near vehicles damaged in a massive the police headquarters. landslide here on Wednesday, The arterial highway was officials said. blocked for several hours Triggered by incessant because of huge amount of rain for the past few days, the debris. The two injured persons — Tarin Mosu and Biri Tath — were admitted to Ramakrishna Mission Hospital (RKMH) here with hand and head injuries, Capital Superintendent of Police (SP) Tumme Amo said. The debris was cleared and no one else was found trapped under it as had been feared earlier, Home Minister Bamang Felix said after visit- ing the site. Dozens of cars, most of which were parked along the the roadside and inside a nearby garage, were damaged as rocks and boulders rolled down the hill and rammed into them. The highway remained blocked for over five hours at that spot and cars remained stuck on both sides, Amo said. NH-415 is the lifeline for residents in the twin capital cities of Itanagar and Naharlagun, which are 14 kilometres apart, as the road connects the north-eastern state with neighbouring Assam. PTI    !"#   6 +   + $# %$ /   5(    %$ /  /  9  ) 2  64    7    !  ) !   ! & ) 28.  R            (   $  $ # 1       $  "   .  4  5 1  $.       S   $         $  $ $ $     4 (6  7+  8          gets in Germany. Later, Irgun * )6$S      ( bombed a club in London,    +  4  %   ( injuring several servicemen.             Prominent British public figures connected with Palestine also           ( received death threats. In June            ( 1947, the Stern Gang launched  S    +     a letter-bomb campaign in Britain, which targetted promi-           nent member of the Cabinet. Sir      P Q       ;           ( ,,  Stafford Cripps barely escaped    +  S            ( ( becoming a victim. Similarly, Sir t is perhaps for the first time since the Anthony Eden was lucky to have                  ( Sadat-Begin accord presided over by escaped. There was no counter "   (    )       ( Jimmy Carter 40 years ago that the US from the British, much less                     last month announced a very laudable from the Palestinians, as the      .              and a concrete proposal for the devel- British by then, had almost Iopment and mainstreaming of Palestinians. made up their mind to quit the           +            Worth over $7 billion, the plan was mandate.                       unveiled at a recent conference in Bahrain Ultimately the strength of by Kushner, the son-in-law of US President the Jewish activists, with support                         Donald Trump. Though the Palestinians did of influential Jews from all over  <=       ;         not attend, some Israeli private entrepreneurs the world and amply demon-     1              were present. For the present, without an offi- strated by its armed struggle in        <<>       <--    ( cial Israeli approval, it is difficult to visualise Palestine, persuaded the United any forward movement towards the imple- Nations in November 1947 to        <<,  <-? # )6$  <-?      ( mentation of such a proposal, which made partition Palestine into separate,      ;          <-@     virtually no contribution towards ending the independent Jewish and Arab                  Israeli-Palestinian conflict. states. This led to a virtual free To the current generation of youth, for all and a war-like situation            )6$          Islamic terrorism is synonymous with between various competing fac- ;        "     (     S images of 9/11, Osama Bin Laden and ISIS. tions from which Israel emerged                  (( To their parents, it would be the Munich as a viable State, while Palestine Olympics massacre, a violent Beirut and ceased to exist. The Palestinian  +    "      #      ( numerous hijackings. Research papers and population, largely leaderless         5     )6$       books have been written to theorise that and ill-prepared for war, was dri- .   S     ;         Islam is a manifestation of a violent civili- ven out of what became Israeli sation and its interface with other religious territory by a combination of                      communities bristles with faultlines. While greater involvement in the war Lord Moyne, in Cairo. This was deliberate attacks. When the                  this may be only true in certain specific effort as at that time Kerensky followed by an escalation of vio- war ended, Palestinians had )   (           .       instances and not as a generality, at the same was playing a very dominant role lence in Palestine, with several been reduced to a refugee status time it would be important for us to under- in the government. Later, how- incidents against the British. In and kept in camps. Not surpris-    A        5        stand the genesis of violence involving ever, with the success of the the absence of any clear direc- ingly, this gave birth to a new               )6$   Islamic groups in the contemporary scene. Russian revolution, also in tions on policy, the British chose generation of insurgents, who        (        S   # )6$ For this we have to go back in history by November 1917, the ground ,-93923 not to respond. But when Irgun later turned to the same meth- about a hundred years. situation changed drastically as ,1102.-0? launched a wave of attacks, ods that Jews had used to drive                 P Q     When Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb, Lenin declared an armistice bombing trains and bridges out the British. This was the                      ( assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand on with Germany unilaterally. 39-1.,(-(- connecting Palestine to neigh- birth of the PLO.         *  B       June 28, 1914, a series of events was set in Nevertheless, the British promise .311 bouring states, a response came The seeds of terrorism had motion leading to the World War I and the remained intact. swiftly. Mass arrests were made been sown with the tree grow-                    subsequent collapse of the Ottoman and Even though the adminis- ?10.330 across Palestine and over 2,000 ing rapidly with several branch- 4                    other empires. After the war, this resulted in tration under the mandate was ,-3! Zionists were arrested. However, es of varied shades. Some were B +     4   67+8         uncertainty for Syria, Palestine, Egypt and in the hands of Britain, Jews none of the ring leaders of taken over by the Left wing rev-             # 4       Algeria, countries which had been conquered from all over the world began to 2-.1300( Irgun or Stern Gang was caught. olutionaries nurtured by the 400 years ago for the Ottomans by Selim I. make serious plans and efforts This resulted in escalation of vio- Cold War politics. On the other    67+8         /      B +  Later, under the aegis of the League of to start administering the 32(.-10 lence with Irgun inflicting a dev- hand, we had a nation state        *       4   Nations, a permanent Mandate Commission Palestinian territory sometime (199-2-0932 astating blow to the British rule fighting for its existence, secu- 67+8                  was constituted, which allowed certain in future. This led to heavy influx in Palestine when it bombed the rity and sovereignty. This state countries to be administered by those who of Jews into this area. Despite the ?(199-2-0 King David Hotel in Jerusalem. of action and reaction between               had won or occupied such territories. Syria, fact that some of these areas were ?-2%10,- As is well known, this bombing Israelis and Palestinians has        4      4     . Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Iraq and Algeria, in an active theatre of World -01-!,- was planned by the leader of the continued for decades with sev- +                 all parts of former Turkish Empire, were clas- War II, the hardliners wanted the Irgun, Menachem Begin, later to eral wars in addition to local sified as category A mandates, which were mandate to be circumvented as 31139 be the sixth Prime Minister of level intersecting conflicts. In the         4  5 +      entitled to eventual independence. The quickly as possible. The obvious Israel and a joint winner of a mean time, the politics of Islamic                    administration of Iraq, Palestine and Egypt aim was that when Palestine 11 Nobel Peace Prize for the 1978 dominance, Gulf and Middle #                   4  was handed over to Britain while Syria and would be ripe for independence (3100-!.9 Arab-Israel accord. East oil, besides the super power Lebanon were awarded to France. Keeping and the British left after the com- Begin, in his book The rivalries and their attempts to                    in line with the spirit of the mandates, Iraq pletion of the mandate, it should 0(1((-- Revolt, has explained “history ensure through surrogates that .   1  %          became independent in 1937. become a Jewish territory. In due 31!-1(-,- and experience taught us that if their sphere of influence remains    )                 At this stage it is important to recall that course, such hardliners began a we are able to destroy the pres- strong and intact, has kept the while the war was still raging, in November campaign to harass the British -23 -2 tige of British in Palestine, the pot boiling. This has had conse-            )  )6$   4   1917, then foreign secretary of Britain, so that they were compelled to regime will break. Since we quences for the world which              S        Arthur James Balfour wrote to Baron vacate Palestine sooner than 21&21-!, found the enslaving govern- have been serious and long-last-    (                  Rothschild, head of an English Jewish bank- later. In this context, the activi- 4-,-3 ment’s weak point, we did not let ing. The fallout from this insur- ing family, pledging British support to ties of the Irgun and the Stern it go.” After the success of this gency of eight decades ago is still Zionist efforts for establishing a Jewish state gangs, both Jewish terrorist out- 3110. bombing, the Irgun and the playing out on the local, region- in Palestine. This was a war-time commu- fits, are worth recalling. Stern Gang extended their activ- al and world stages in different !%%) ' nication known as the Balfour declaration, Their campaign began in ities outside Palestine. An Irgun forms by different players. conveying an intent on future policy in order November 1944 when the Stern cell bombed the British Embassy (The writer is a retired Delhi 9   ! !)    to win over the Russians, who were at that Gang assassinated the British in Rome and followed this with Police Commissioner and former )        time under the influence of Jews, for their Minister for the Middle East, a series of attacks on British tar- Uttarakhand Governor)     )     ( #          (  0  . 4 '-1             $  "     " # "J#               "   # " "$   #$"  "#  # "   # *      "        $  $ " %       $  #"        % $ ! O  " "$  "$   J   !    "      !            (       %      "9J;E + % "    " $                     #. )-&( ?&#( >#&?%)  (-*)& ?&#( K(  "  K 4"   )          K  K4 ,                                    1 1  %  1 0 11 /   4-10% +                             #      )      were foreign commercial satel-     lites. 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               ( capitalising untapped potential in biofuels and 92,-2!1 alternative fuels/renewables; and implementing          5      ( measures for refinery process improvements 3(1011-                  (SIAM White Paper 2019). The government has (--0(-0-30                    ( even adopted several steps towards curbing pol- 2(--0-2.? associated with the production need a sions. Further, it could minimise depen- be questioned. Recently, the Central              lution such as switching over to CNG transporta- 32-0( careful exploration. dence on crude energy sources and government has shown certain improve- A            ( tion along with various policy initiatives like ,-0-3( Here, the underlying question is the hence could reduce the existing burden ments along the same lines by way of               FAME I and now FAME II to substitute existing 2-(-,- readiness of India in terms of infrastruc- on foreign reserves. In a way, the evo- declaring income tax reduction of up to            # %      status quo with Electric Vehicles (EVs). Very -M110. ture back-up (like charging stations) till lution of an electric set-up may prove 1.5 lakh on the EV purchase loans                  recently, the government announced its desired 2(-030 the proposed year (2025) of transition to be a business opportunity for charg- along with various exemptions such as              intention to move to mandate mass adoption of 932-1.0 to EV mode. For EV adoption at the ing station infrastructure operators. custom duty on EVs manufacturing. But    electric two and three wheelers. Due to failed 2--2&-%10 mass level, there has to be a healthy grid As per FAME II guidelines, both end- a lot needs to be still covered. precedents, most of the affected auto makers have infrastructure in rural India. Besides, users and manufacturers may be Certainly, e-mobility can’t be con- 1                to face grave concerns due to the absence of ?!,- India is not equipped and experienced rewarded in the form of zero road toll sidered an item of luxury but remains              thoughtful policy implementation by the govern- -&3130390 enough to create a battery plant set-up tax, subsidies in manufacturing, free indispensable for our very survival in            ( ment. So, there are still many questions. What has --21-J to obtain economies of scale from the municipal parking with supplementary these toxic times. The only alternative  # $  5  .  + G 7$5.+G8     been done so far globally or nationally to incen- ?23&-3 associated players. It seems that the tar- purchase discounts and so on. left for us is to switch to green sources     )        tivise citizens? And, is the existing push by the -10- get set by the government is highly At the same time, it is quite relevant and transmission of energy in the near                 Indian government sufficient to adopt and do 33201? ambitious, yet impractical in a way. to note that sectoral transport carbon future. Additionally, India needs to                   mass production of EVs? Is it a realistic approach 932,2.10. Moreover, since the auto sector con- emission accounts for only 11 per cent involve a greater number of private play- +             or another added discontent and risk? What could 130 tributes to half the GDP, most of the in comparison to 47 per cent emissions ers along with suitable related infra-        be the possible challenges of benchmarking glob- 109222- spare parts of EVs are to be still import- from the power industry and 25 per cent structure. Surely, to encourage Indian %            al economy for India? Let’s try and explore the 3-232 ed from China and other neighbouring from other industrial combination manufacturers, new industries for bat- above. nations, only to strain Indian foreign (IEA, 2018). With the higher demand teries (used in EVs) would make India            The adoption of EVs requires the willingness reserves and greater dependence on of fuels in future, it is expected that the a globally competitive player, otherwise                  and commitment of producers, industrial part- imports. Indian citizens mainly focus on contribution could rise to 346 TMT by it could only adversely affect our export       )           ( ners, public authorities, government and con- value for money which remains a 2022 in a business-as-usual case, an competitiveness. Especially for three-                  sumers. Globally, nations are using multiple strate- dream with existing associated battery increase of about 150 per cent. This can wheelers, CNG penetration could be  gies to promote the adoption of EVs. For and maintenance costs. In the initial potentially result in an increased con- increased and by the year 2030 the gaso- +    $5.+G             instance, in Norway, there is an exemption of sev- phase, the move has to be steady, since tribution to overall CO2 from the line powered vehicles ought to be made       H ; I-<@    <J>J    ( eral statutory tax reliefs in the form of registra- anything in haste would be deleterious transport sector, which is around seven exclusively compatible, depending upon             ,0     tion tax, VAT, vehicle licence fees, road trolling to the initiative as a whole and further per cent against global averages of 20 per the sustained availability of fuels. #         $5.+G      charges, free parking on municipal parking and may cause displeasure among the users. cent (SIAM White Paper 2019). This is Further, second phase transformations        #             easy access to bus lanes. Other countries like UK, Another drawback would be the speed in stark comparison with global sectoral could be by promoting the use of EVs US, Sweden, France, and Canada have embraced dynamics of EVs in comparison to con- composition, making transport the by the cab-hailing services (Ola, Uber)                   ( relaxed statutory norms such as road tolls, point ventional vehicles. Needless to mention, fifth largest of the total after emissions and retail chains (Swiggy,               of sales incentives, declaration of tax credits, pur- India may have to incur a huge replace- from land use changes (forestry). Does Zomato).           (      ( chase incentives and higher fossil fuel-based ener- ment cost of conventional vehicles. it pose a serious question? Is our target- In order to pave the way for a green              ( gy sourcing. Some of the welcoming steps are Against this backdrop, it is quite rel- ing righteous to contain gross carbon future, small but stringent efforts are to                ( undertaken in India too, like waiver of road tax evant to evaluate the principal benefits emissions? Are we budging in the right be employed with amalgamated stakes                 and toll charges, income tax benefits, free park- of the transition to EVs. One of the direction or not? to make it feasible.     %              ing and 50 per cent reduction in power tariffs. recent reports has mentioned that India Much said and done, the govern- (The authors are Research Scholar,   ;     Additionally, very recently, the sale of EVs has has the potential to shift to 100 per cent ment’s foundation to ensure future University of Delhi and Assistant          been subsidised with a GST levy at five per cent electric mode by the year 2025 that electric mobility in the form of FAME Professor, Daulat Ram College for instead of 18 per cent. However, the spare parts would, in turn, save 1 gigatonne of emis- I and FAME II policy guidelines cannot Women, University of Delhi)    ;)                  30%-8.9     ! "!          ,1,-291,U $ -"  0  ed respite and breather to us citizens. rying capacity of the area is assessed blamed are incidentally those which the sand mafia that is backed by the  $!    Contending that economic and new units or expansion propos- run along our major rivers such as enforcement power and machinery    " # development cannot take place at the als are found viable with regard to the Ganga and Yamuna. The easier of the state, it will break the back of L0  MJ   cost of public health, the bench, carrying capacity and environmen- disposal of effluents and chemicals these mining lobbies that have      headed by NGT chairperson Justice tal norms. It, however, also made it in the river makes it easy for these extracted a huge price from mother Adarsh Kumar Goel, directed the clear that white and green or non- polluting units, particularly if the nature by mercilessly exploiting nat-  % CPCB to assess, in coordination with polluting industries, which are not nature of business justifies their ural resources. Across the world the . #9 "  "  the state pollution control boards, the causing any pollution, will not be proximity to water sources. Tanneries concept of industries in the middle #:%;#  quantum of compensation to be affected by this order. and leather goods manufacturers of the cities is increasingly becom-     #BALA! ,- %-% recovered from polluting units for The order explicitly directed the have wreaked havoc in the name of ing outdated. The relocation of the #"  "  the last five years, taking into account CPCB to take the assistance of economic growth and generating units has been done long ago and the n a welcome step, the National the cost of restoration, the cost of experts to compile information with employment. Affluent people with people as well as the environment     Green Tribunal (NGT) has direct- damage to public health and environ- regard to polluted industrial areas connections to the top echelons of have stopped paying the price of liv- $ % +  Ied the Central Pollution Control ment and the deterrence element. based on water and air pollution power manage the ownership of ing with toxins. But a sick India is still   J 0  Board (CPCB) to shut down pollut- The scale of deterrence may be norms and notify such data in the these factories; as a result the enforce- fighting for clean urban air and  "    ! ing industries in “critically polluted” related to the period and the frequen- public domain within three months. ment agencies frequently find their water.  $ ! and “severely polluted” areas within cy of defaults. Such other factors as The tribunal also directed the hands tied. In fact, these polluting The recent amendment to the three months. This decision came on may be found relevant may also be Ministry of Environment and Forests units have become comparable with Motor Vehicle Act, allowing for       the basis of a study jointly carried out taken into account. This initiative to take steps for enforcement of an months has seen any concrete action the sand mafia, which digs up the steep and stiffer fines for traffic vio-  #  by the CPCB and state pollution con- alone would go a long way in not action plan. The green panel sought being taken to rein in the pollution river beds in broad daylight across lations, is an example of sorts to be  $    trol boards in 2009-10. In the study, only acting as a deterrent for poten- a compliance report by the CPCB levels. However, with this step of India in full contravention of the followed in the case of environment  % ! the industrial clusters were notified tial polluters but also instill among after three months by email and post- expressly restricting industries in the laws. Anyone raising his or her also. The stiffer the fines, the high- as Polluted Industrial Areas (PIAs) our people a culture of caring for the ed the matter for hearing on already critical zones, the NGT may voice against the same is dealt with er the compliance. After all, no  $  and they were ranked as “critically environment. November 5. have prevented an apocalypse not in the most fearsome manner. smart businessman would like to pay     polluted area” (CPA), “severely pol- The NGT order specified that no The welcome action by NGT has just in the National Capital Region But with the NGT stepping in his profit as environmental penalties. "    # " luted area” (SPA) and “other pollut- further industrial activities or expan- been long overdue. The deplorable (NCR) but also elsewhere in India with this order, backed by a time- So let’s wish NGT the best and hope "  0    ed areas” (OPAs), depending upon sion will be allowed with regard to state of affairs of our air and water where urban industrialisation is rife bound execution, the errant lobby of that this order is the first of many    $   :LT the Comprehensive Environmental “red” and “orange” category units till has been a much-debated issue. and has become a bane for the envi- the pollution industries seems to be more to come. Pollution Index (CEPI) scores. The the said areas are brought within the Many initiatives have been discussed ronment. on the back foot. If the courts can (The writer is an environmental  :;T% NGT directive gives the much-need- prescribed parameters or till the car- and discarded but none of the recent The cities that are the most to be bring about a similar judgment for journalist)         !"# :

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Infratech, to file an affidavit the appellate tribunal has sug- exit of promoter-chief executive The Government aims to listing out new terms and con- gested some guidelines for new Rana Kapoor over governance take a decision in this regard ditions if a fresh round of bid- terms and conditions. concerns by the RBI. said it has identified assets of slower than the system 10 per at an early date,” Minister of ding is conducted. “All allottees would be The bank’s fresh slippages over 10,000 crore which led it cent, while the net interest State for Commerce and A two-member bench given flats according to their at 6,232 crore nearly doubled to provide extra 2,100 crore and margin slipped to 2.8 per cent Industry Hardeep Singh Puri headed by Chairman Justice S builder buyer agreement. If if compared to the 3,408 crore report a maiden quarterly loss. primarily on a surge in NPAs.    0- (-,1 Rojgar Protsahan Yojana said in a written reply to Lok J Mukhopadhaya has asked allottee not present then CoC in the previous quarter, leading Later, reports had also Retail loans grew 43.3 per (PMRPY) initiative, there has Sabha. IDBI Bank to file an affidavit by has to decide how it has to be the gross non performing assets come about watchers express- cent and now account for 18.3 hrinking of unorganised been a signifcant improvement He said a number of inter- Friday in this regard. The appel- adjusted,” the bench said. ratio to rise to 5.01 per cent ing concern over its exposure per cent of the overall loans as Ssector is a “positive” indica- in registration of beneficiaries actions with industry, trade late tribunal has listed the mat- “Land attached to the against 1.31 per cent in the to companies like DHFL, the against 14 per cent in the year- tor of development and the and as many as 1.2 crore associations, ministries con- ter for next hearing on Monday. building and with common year-ago period and 2.91 per Anil Ambani Group companies ago period. Government will prepare a employees benefitted in the last cerned and states have been “Counsel appearing for area amenities would remain cent three months ago. and also the realty sector. The corporate banking separate data on unorganised three years, he said. held by Department for lenders is allowed to file new with the allottees,” it added. The overall provisions gal- It sold one account with an assets slipped 4.6 per cent dur- workers in India, Labour and The Unorganised Workers’ Promotion of Industry and terms and conditions in case Meanwhile, NCLAT also loped 184 per cent to 1,784 exposure of 412 crore to an ing the last three months, and Employment Minister Santosh Social Security Act stipulates Internal Trade (DPIIT) to con- fresh bidding takes place,” the orally suggested to the counsel crore. It used 1,399 crore of asset reconstruction company grew 4.2 per cent as compared Kumar Gangwar told the the formulation of suitable welfare sider issues facing retail sector bench said. representing the Adani Group the 2,100 crore in additional (ARC) during the reporting to the year ago period, and now Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. schemes for unorganised work- and possible solutions for In the second round of bid- to improve its bid. Adani has provisions made during the quarter. form 63.9 per cent of the over- The Government has taken ers. Life and disability cover is resolving them. ding, the committee of credi- made an unsolicited offer to March quarter. Downgrade of “This was a ‘quarter of all advances. several measures towards provided through Pradhan In a separate reply, the tors (CoC) had first rejected the acquire the debt-laden realty two finance companies led to consolidation’ in which the The bank’s overall capital expansion of the organised Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima minister said the US imposed resolution plan of Suraksha firm. a 1,109 crore hit in provisions bank has demonstrated strong adequacy slipped to 15.7 per sector, he said. Yojana and Pradhan Mantri additional customs duties of Realty and then voted against Jaypee Infratech went into during the reporting quarter. resilience in revenues and asset cent, while the core tier-I stood Responding to the supple- Suraksha Bima Yojana to the 25 per cent and 10 per cent state-owned NBCC’s offer. insolvency in August 2017 after The provision coverage quality. We believe that earn- at 10.7 per cent, which points mentaries during the Question unorganised workers depend- on certain steel and alu- In the voting that took the National Company Law ratio dropped to 43 per cent, ings trajectory should strength- towards the need to utilise the Hour, the Minister said, “...Our ing upon their eligibility. minium products, respec- place on NBCC’s bid, 34.75 per Tribunal (NCLT) admitted an one of the lowest among private en significantly from hereon,” enabling provision to raise Ministry will prepare a nation- The health and maternity tively in March 2018 on a cent of home buyers voted in application filed by an IDBI sector lenders. the statement said in a “man- equity sooner. al data on unorganised sector.” benefits are addressed through global basis. favour, 1.44 per cent voted Bank-led consortium. Despite the setbacks, the agement commentary” on the The bank scrip, which has There is no separate pub- Ayushman Bharat Scheme. “While India’s steel export against, whereas 23.8 per cent In the first round of insol- bank, however, maintained its numbers. been on a slide ever since lished data for unorganised Recently, the Government in the affected lines to US did not vote. vency proceedings conducted credit cost guidance at 1.25 per Its core net interest income Kapoor’s termination, slipped sector as a whole. “However, launched Pradhan Mantri declined 35 per cent during All the 13 banks, which last year, the 7,350-crore bid cent for the entire year, stating grew by a tepid 2.8 per cent to 5.25 per cent to 98.45 on the the shrinking of unorganised Shram Yogi Maandhan to pro- 2018-19 compared to 2017-18, constitute 40.75 per cent of of Lakshdeep, part of Suraksha that the same stood at 0.32 per 2,281 crore after absorbing BSE, as against gains of 0.22 per sector is a positive indicator of vide monthly pension of 3,000 aluminium exports in the CoC, voted against the bid by Group, was rejected by lenders. cent for the first quarter. losses of 223 crore on NPAs cent on the benchmark. The development,” he said in his to the unorganised workers affected lines have increased 14 the state-run firm to acquire Later in October 2018, the At the time of announcing during the quarter. results were announced after written reply. after attaining the age of 60 per cent during the same peri- Jaypee Infratech. Home buyers IRP started the second round results last time, the bank had The loan assets grew by a close of markets. Under the Pradhan Mantri years, the minister added. od,” he said. have nearly 60 per cent voting of bidding process. )     , . !0-  7    5< =R          !  $   - B   4#,*    CC   C     ! %6 New Delhi: The Government Wednesday approved a bill to    0- (-,1 on the exchange platform,”  O       amend the Companies Act, 2013. NSE said. The bill would replace an ordinance issued in 2019. ational Stock Exchange As per the release, the  P    0- (-,1 ing of defence and internal “The proposed amendments will lead to further promotion N(NSE) Wednesday said it stock exchange has similar security ought to be set up and    0- (-,1 of ease of doing business, de-clogging of National Company Law has signed a pact with the arrangements with seven other    0- (-,1 he Government if so how such a mechanism Tribunal and Special Courts,” an official release said. Haryana Government to help states — Uttar Pradesh, TWednesday extended the could be operationalised,” an he Union Cabinet The focus would be on serious cases of violations of the Act boost the growth of MSME sec- Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, he Government plans to 15th Finance Commission’s official statement said. TWednesday approved and ensuring enhanced compliance by corporates. PTI tor in the state. Punjab, Gujarat, Andhra Tauction more than 41 new term by a month till November Also the Cabinet approved loans of 330.35 crore to three As per the memorandum Pradesh, and Odisha. coal blocks “very shortly”, 30, and mandated the panel to the extension of the term of the state-owned pharma compa- of understanding, NSE will “Development of SMEs is Union minister Prahlad Joshi suggest ways for allocation of Commission up to November nies to help them clear          support the Haryana govern- the focus for the state and to fur- said on Wednesday. non-lapsable funds for defence 30, 2019. employees’ liabilities, and  2<        " ment in enhancing the financ- ther this commitment, Haryana He told the Lok Sabha that and internal security. “It will enable the announced setting up of a ing opportunities for micro, government and NSE have a number of important steps The Government on Commission to examine vari- ministerial panel to decide on Noida: Spectrum metro, a high street commercial space locat- small and medium enterprises entered into mutual cooperation have been taken to augment November 27, 2017, notified ous comparable estimates for the closure or sale of four ed at Noida Sector 75 to offer possession soon. It will be ready (MSMEs) in the state, through for enabling SMEs to list on NSE and monitor coal dispatches to the 15th Finance Commission, financial projections in view of PSUs. for fit-out by the end of 2019. It has recently paid the lease rent listing on NSE’s SME exchange Emerge for raising capital in an power plants. headed by N K Singh, to sug- reforms and the new realities to The Cabinet, chaired by of about 13 Crore for Block C to Noida Authority, which is the platform, NSE Emerge, the efficient manner and scale up In 2018-19, all commodi- gest, among other things, the finalise its recommendations Prime Minister Narendra first phase of the upcoming High Street and is likely to obtain stock exchange said in a release. their businesses to compete ties loading by the Indian formula for devolution of funds for the period 2020-2025,” the Modi, took the decision to occupancy certificate of 4 lakh square feet area in C tower of the On the other hand, the globally,” said Devender Singh, Railways was 1,223.29 million to states by the Centre for five statement added. provide budgetary support as mall. In October 2018, Noida Authority had asked Currie & Haryana government would Addl Chief Secretary of tonnes, out of which coal load- years commencing April 1, It further said that the ToR loan to the tune of 330.35 Brown, an international agency to monitor the Spectrum Mall facilitate the listing of MSMEs Commerce & Industries, ing was 605.82 MT, which is 2020. of the Commission takes into crore for meeting the employ- Project. PNS on NSE Emerge through finan- Government of Haryana. almost 50 per cent, the Coal The meeting of the account the fiscal /budgetary ees’ liabilities of Indian Drugs cial assistance. Listing helps companies and Mines minister said. Cabinet, chaired by Prime reforms. & Pharmaceuticals Ltd Besides, “Haryana to get better access to capital for A committee, comprising Minister Narendra Modi, The commission was con- (IDPL), Rajasthan Drugs and Government will explore the expansion and growth, pro- coal and power secretaries, Wednesday approved the stituted in the backdrop of Pharmaceuticals Ltd (RDPL) possibility of setting up a gov- vides visibility to local compa- and Member (Traffic) of changes to the Terms of various major fiscal /budgetary and Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd ernment-sponsored equity par- nies at the national level and Railway Board reviews coal Reference (ToR) of the 15th reforms introduced by the gov- (HAL). ticipation fund to invest in the gives them high credibility, transportation and supply on a Finance Commission to ernment in the past 4 years, like “Budgetary support of fast growing SMEs in the state, NSE noted. regular basis. address “serious concerns” closure of the Planning 330.35 crore would help in regarding the allocation of ade- Commission and its replace- disbursing the unpaid salaries quate, secure and non-lapsable ment by NITl Aayog, removal and providing support for funds for defence and internal of distinction between Non- VRS of employees of IDPL, security of India. Plan and Plan expenditure, RDPL and HAL. The decision “Under the ToR of the advancing the budget calendar would mitigate sufferings of Commission, it is proposed to by one month and passing of more than 1,000 employees of ensure an assured allocation of the full budget before com- these PSUs,” an official state- resources towards defence and mencement of the new finan- ment said. internal security imperatives. cial year, introduction of Goods Of the 330.35 crore, “The amendment provides and Services Tax (GST) from 158.35 crore will be utilised that 15th Finance Commission July 2017 and new FRBM to clear unpaid salary and shall also examine whether a architecture with debt and fis- 172 crore for meeting the separate mechanism for fund- cal deficit path, it said. VRS liability.

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New Delhi: The Government   =  is working for the revival of struggling PSU BSNL and its result could be seen soon,  " "   Union minister of state for telecom Sanjay Dhotre said in    0- (-,1 period were non-genuine. Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The four entities were Dhotre also said the Bharat arkets regulator Sebi has among the various entities that Sanchar Nigam Limited Mlevied a total penalty of 20 indulged in non-genuine (BSNL) is providing 2G, 3G lakh on four entities for indulging trades, the Securities and and 4G (at few locations) in fraudulent and non-genuine Exchange Board of India (Sebi) mobile services in its Licensed trades in the illiquid stock options said. Service Areas (LSAs). PTI segment of BSE. “Reversal trades were The entities facing the penal- undertaken by the Noticee ty are: Arpna Capital Services Pvt with its counterparty with a    ! Ltd, Assam Valley Finance and pre-determined arrangement     Investments, Aroma Chemicals to book profit or losses respec- and Anantnath Vincom Pvt Ltd, tively, and, therefore, the par-    according to Sebi’s separate ties to the trades were not trad- !  orders. ing in the normal sense and The capital market regula- ordinary course of business. Gurugram: Luminous Power tor imposed a penalty of Rs 5 Such transactions in illiquid Technologies, a home electrical lakh each on the four entities. stock options cannot be taken company in India launched After observing a large- as genuine one,” Sebi said about the Tierra range of switches. scale reversal of trades in the four entities in separate but Existing two ranges - illiquid stock options, the reg- similarly worded orders. Zolio&Vivace and now Tierra ulator had conducted a probe “These non-genuine and offers a wide portfolio of from April 2014 to September deceptive trades are covered switches to the customers, both 2015. under the definition of fraud in white, grey and colored Pursuant to the investiga- and dealing of Noticee were plate options. Ever since then, tion, Sebi found that a total of fraudulent as defined under.. Luminous Modular 2.91 lakh trades, comprising PFUTP (Prohibition of Switcheshas been able to grow over 80 per cent of all the trades Fraudulent and Unfair Trade the business with more than executed in stock options seg- Practices) regulations, the reg- 50% growth y-o-y. PNS ment during the investigation ulator added.     !"# ::  ) @, 7!>5  !5(?<@*  !   ! )/) (@ 3 !  >( % !%   %  =   +A7> !    0- (-,1 “We delivered IT services company, is yet to announce its crore in the same quarter of    0- (-,1 sales was faster than urban mar- 4 **4 ,? margins of 18.4% and free quarterly results. 2018-19, the bank said in reg- kets led by factors such as T major Wipro Ltd on cash flows of 98.8% of our net Wipro’s earnings per share ulatory filing. On standalone he FMCG sector in India increasing affordability, avail-    1 ries on the trade war. The IWednesday posted a income. We had a slower start (EPS) for the June quarter was basis, the bank’s net profit Twill face a slowdown in ability, and demand. Indian market continued to 12.5%rise in consolidated net to the year, we however remain at 3.97 per share, up 12.5% stood at 113.76 crore in April- 2019 with a growth rate of “However, rural growth is xtending gains for the move sideways as the market is profit at 2,387.6 crore for the focused on our operations and from the previous year. June period this fiscal, down by around 9-10% impacted by a slowing down double the rate of third consecutive session, lacking triggers for steep direc- April-June quarter, and guided continue to invest in talent and The company said it would 91% from 1,260.36 crore a dip in demand, particularly the urban in recent quarters.This Emarket benchmark BSE tional moves. Markets have for up to 2% sequential revenue capabilities for the future,” complete its previously year ago. rural, according to a report. has brought rural growth clos- Sensex rose 85 points on already factored in weak earn- growth for the July-September Wipro Chief Financial Officer announced 10,500 crore buy- Income (standalone) The FMCG growth rate for er to urban growth in second Wednesday, driven by gains in ings however, expectations of period. Jatin Dalal said. back proposal of up to 323.1 increased to 9,088.80 crore the first half of 2019 is around quarter of 2019,” it added. banking and IT stocks. rate cuts are keeping the mar- Its revenue increased by Wipro saw a sequential million equity shares (at a during the first quarter, as 12%, which is lower than the Nielsen expects food cate- After a volatile session, the ket resilient. about 5.3% to 14,716.1 crore drop of 3.8% in net profit from price of 325 apiece) after against 8,272.18 crore in the previous forecast of 13-14%, gories to grow at a higher rate in 30-share index settled 84.60 “Bond yields rebounded during the reported quarter, 2,483.5 crore in March 2019 receiving approval from mar- same period previous fiscal. In the report by data analytics the coming quarters at 10-11% points or 0.22% higher at 6bps after falling for consecu- compared to 13,977.7 crore in quarter, while revenue dropped ket regulator SEBI. terms of asset quality, the gross firm Nielsen said. and personal care and home care 39,215.64. It swung 203 points tive five days,” said Sunil the year-ago period. The 1.9% from 15,006.3 crore in Wipro’s IT products seg- non-performing assets (NPAs) “Based on an analysis of key category at 7-8%. “The outlook intra-day, hitting a high of Sharma, Chief Investment Bengaluru-based company’s the previous quarter. ment reported revenue of 240 of the bank swelled to 5.01% of factors, a revised forecast for the for next quarter stands at 7-8% 39,284.73 and a low of Officer, Sanctum Wealth consolidated income rose by “Our efforts on client min- crore, while that of its India the gross advances at June-end year-end of 2019 puts all India and H2 2019 in the range of 39,081.14. Management. about 5% to 15,566.6 crore ing have resulted in an addition state-run enterprises (SRE) this year, compared to 1.31% in FMCG growth to be in the 9- 8%,” the report said. The broader NSE Nifty Sectorally, BSE IT, teck, during the reported quarter. of three customers in more segment was about 210 crore. June 2018. The net NPAs rose 10% range,” the report ‘India According to the report, in ended 24.90 points or 0.21%up FMCG, bankex and finance Wipro’s mainstay IT ser- than USD 100 million bucket. to 2.91% from 0.59% a year ago. FMCG Growth Snapshot’ April-June 2019, FMCG value at 11,687.50. During the day, indices ended up to vices revenue was USD 2,038.8 We will continue to build dif- "  G2    In value terms, the gross added. growth has dropped to 10% the index hit a high of 1.01%higher, while auto, utili- million, up 4.3% year-on-year. ferentiated capabilities to drive   97H NPAs or bad loans were at In 2018, FMCG sector had “inching towards a slowdown”. 11,706.65 and a low of ties, oil and gas, energy, telecom The company, which competes business transformation for Private sector Yes Bank on 12,091.10 crore at June-end a growth rate of 14%, The sec- “The FMCG growth trend 11,651.15. and power lost up to 1.01 per with rivals like Tata our customers by investing in Wednesday reported a slump of this year, up from 2,824.46 tor is estimated to have around is majorly dampened by volume Top gainers in the Sensex cent. Consultancy Services and our big bets,” Wipro CEO and over 92.4% in its consolidated crore. The net NPAs stood at 4.2 lakh crore sales. led growth which has also pack included SBI, Tech The broader BSE midcap Infosys, had earlier said its IT Executive Director Abidali Z net profit to 95.56 crore in the 6,883.27 crore, compared to According to the report, moved 3.7 percentage points Mahindra, HCL Tech, Kotak and smallcap indices under- services revenues in June 2019 Neemuchwala said. first quarter ended June this fis- 1,262.57 crore. the demand is impacted by down from 9.9% in Q1 Bank, IndusInd Bank, Asian performed the benchmarks, quarter are likely to be in the Wipro’s topline numbers cal. The bank had reported a rural sales, which contribute (January-March) to 6.2% in Q2 Paints, Infosys and TCS, rising shedding up to 0.15%. range of USD 2,046 million to lag behind those of larger rivals net profit of 1,265.67 crore in   G2   around 36-37% of the total of 2019,” it added. up to 2.31%. Elsewhere in Asia, USD 2,087 million, excluding TCS and Infosys that the April-June quarter of the Mid-sized IT firm FMCG sales. According to Khiani, April- On the other hand, Yes Shanghai Composite Index, the impact of the divestment of announced their first quarter previous fiscal ended March Mindtree on Wednesday post- In rural sales, 60% spend on June 2016 had the slowest Bank was the biggest loser, Hang Seng, Kospi and Nikkei its Workday and Cornerstone performance last week. TCS 2018. Sequentially, the private ed a 41.4% rise in consolidat- FMCG is on food items which growth rate of 2.4%. “This is the cracking 5.25% ahead of its Q1 ended in the red. Equities in On Demand business. logged a revenue growth of sector lender had posted first ed net profit to 92.7 crore for include salty snacks and biscuits, third consecutive slowdown in results. Europe were trading on a For the July-September 11.4% to 38,172 crore during ever loss of 1,508.44 crore in the quarter ended June 30. said Sunil Khiani, Nielsen India the sector after Q3 of 2018 ONGC, Maruti, Bajaj Auto, mixed note in their respective quarter, Wipro expects its IT the June quarter, while Infosys the quarter ended March, 2019 The Bengaluru-based firm had Executive Director Client which has 16.2% growth,” he NTPC, Axis Bank and Tata early sessions. services revenue to be in the saw its topline rising 14% to due to mounting bad loans. registered a net profit of 158.2 Solutions. “Sales in urban areas added. Motors were among the other On the currency front, the range of USD 2,039 million to 21,803 crore. Total income (consolidat- crore in the year-ago period, it are also impacted but the decline FMCG growth trends con- losers, shedding up to 1.64%. Indian rupee depreciated 10 USD 2,080 million — translat- HCL Technologies, which ed) increased to 9,105.79 crore said in a statement. Mindtree’s is almost twice in rural areas,” he tinue to see a consistently high “Globally the markets were paise to 68.81 against the US ing into a sequential growth of overtook Wipro to become the in three months to June of revenues rose 11.9% to 1,834.2 said. price-led growth of 3.8% for the soft on the back of fresh wor- dollar (intra-day). up to 2%. third largest Indian IT services 2019-20, up from 8,301.06 crore in the quarter. Earlier, growth rate of rural first two quarters of 2019.

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203.45 LTI 1,650.00 1,673.85 1,610.15 1,619.30 JKTYRE 77.85 78.8 77.8 78.65 SJVN 26.4 26.4 25.7 25.8 SBIN 364.05 373.55 363.05 373 8.65 IBULHSGFIN 635.9 672.4 635.9 667.8 GILLETTE 7,082.85 7,082.85 6,973.00 7,024.00 GNFC 227.2 233.75 226.1 229.15 COROMANDEL 382.35 382.95 377.8 379.45 ASHOKA 126 127.55 124.6 126.8 TECHM 675.95 695.5 673.05 690.3 14.35 RBLBANK 580.8 595.5 565 590.2 M&M 624 626 615.35 617.9 GODREJIND 475.15 480.6 474 474.4 SUNDRMFAST 457 458 447.25 452 JMFINANCIL 73.05 74.8 72.35 74.55 INDUSINDBK 1,482.80 1,508.55 1,457.00 1,504.00 30.8 INDIGO 1,440.00 1,483.00 1,418.85 1,466.70 DISHTV 33 33.65 31.85 32.95 SUNTV 481.35 485.5 476.85 479.65 PGHH 11,001.05 11,001.05 10,879.95 10,886.00 ALKEM 1,776.80 1,786.00 1,732.00 1,742.00 KOTAKBANK 1,501.90 1,546.85 1,497.05 1,532.65 31.2 KOTAKBANK 1,491.00 1,546.80 1,491.00 1,532.90 IDEA 11.79 12.49 11.65 11.97 MGL 801 804.8 787.2 800.1 CREDITACC 525 533.35 522 528.5 BLUESTARCO 745.25 748.6 736.8 737.05 HCLTECH 1,024.40 1,043.00 1,020.90 1,040.00 20.35 DHFL 51.7 59.65 50.35 56.2 GAIL 146.1 146.3 142.6 143.4 ITI 87.65 88.5 87.1 87.55 KANSAINER 432.35 449.5 430.25 430.25 SYNGENE 322 327.5 319 325.5 BRITANNIA 2,753.95 2,809.95 2,748.00 2,801.00 53.85 INDUSINDBK 1,480.00 1,508.00 1,457.30 1,500.70 SPARC 143.5 147.5 139.15 142.15 ABCAPITAL 89.45 91.7 89.45 90.35 WABAG 288.8 292.3 286.25 287.55 SREINFRA 15.1 16.55 15.1 16.4 M&MFIN 385.9 391.35 382 384.4 KAJARIACER 576 583 553.2 554.05 RCOM 1.63 1.7 1.63 1.63 SONATSOFTW 350 356.8 343.2 351.45 ANDHRABANK 22.8 22.8 22.5 22.5 ASIANPAINT 1,377.00 1,404.85 1,375.50 1,394.00 21.7 DCBBANK 222 222 196 199.65 IRB 87.45 95.45 86.25 91.9 MOTHERSUMI 118 119 116.9 118.5 BIRLACORPN 617 630 608 615 CENTRUM 26.15 26.15 25.6 25.85 INFY 783.9 795 776.75 794 9.15 MARUTI 6,174.00 6,174.00 6,050.00 6,074.20 DLF 191.95 192.65 188.75 190.7 RADICO 284.4 298.4 283.25 290.8 IDFC 35.5 36.45 35.35 35.95 CAPPL 417.2 418.8 412.05 413.85 HINDUNILVR 1,740.00 1,765.55 1,725.85 1,760.40 19.1 LT 1,469.60 1,470.00 1,452.50 1,455.25 MINDTREE 755.85 761.25 741.6 751.95 JETAIRWAYS 46.8 48.2 46 47.95 JSWENERGY 70.75 72.3 70.3 71.9 ENDURANCE 997.45 999.5 972 986.65 VEDL 167.6 169.1 166.8 168.35 1.45 HDFCBANK 2,398.80 2,411.50 2,391.00 2,401.70 ASHOKLEY 85.85 86.6 85 85.15 DEEPAKNI 304.15 317.9 303.25 310.95 ADVENZYMES 161.15 163 160.5 162.8 VMART 2,058.45 2,058.45 1,996.05 2,020.00 CIPLA 554 558.5 547.45 557 3.45 SBIN 364.55 373.5 363.2 372.15 EDELWEISS 175.8 175.8 153 161.55 DBL 421.9 427.5 418.95 420.7 LALPATHLAB 1,073.90 1,099.60 1,044.00 1,086.45 AEGISLOG 210.4 210.4 205.1 206 BAJFINANCE 3,440.00 3,481.75 3,440.00 3,465.05 16.35 TATAMOTORS 170 172.4 166.3 167.85 CANFINHOME 371.75 387.95 371.4 382.45 TVSMOTOR 423.6 427.6 422.35 423.35 MOTILALOFS 661 667.15 643.1 643.1 CORPBANK 26.75 26.9 26.55 26.55 HDFCBANK 2,392.95 2,411.60 2,391.30 2,401.90 10.7 ICICIBANK 424.05 426.9 422.65 424.7 EQUITAS 122 129.5 120.85 128.25 CEATLTD 895 904.25 884.15 894 3MINDIA 22,051.05 22,362.80 22,051.00 22,190.35 FINEORG 1,383.45 1,453.00 1,383.45 1,448.55 HDFC 2,277.00 2,289.45 2,277.00 2,285.40 7.85 BAJFINANCE 3,445.00 3,479.90 3,440.00 3,468.65 BPCL 358.05 358.55 350.6 352.75 NAUKRI 2,232.75 2,268.95 2,220.95 2,241.80 VBL 951.05 955.25 930.6 936.2 MAGMA 101 101 95.15 96.1 ULTRACEMCO 4,600.90 4,622.55 4,590.90 4,614.00 13.1 RELIANCE 1,296.80 1,296.80 1,280.00 1,281.55 RECLTD 154.95 155 151.65 153 BOSCHLTD 15,994.00 16,151.55 15,855.05 16,000.00 CYIENT 540 545.7 529.4 544.3 IOB 12.1 12.22 12.03 12.04 TCS 2,108.00 2,125.00 2,092.10 2,111.80 5.8 HDFCAMC 2,032.50 2,127.85 2,032.50 2,074.45 PFC 125.85 126.5 124.1 125.3 KTKBANK 100.85 101 99.15 99.4 HSCL 92 94.5 91.35 91.9 ECLERX 684.7 689 676.95 680 ITC 272.45 273.15 270.7 272.6 0.65 INFY* 784.7 795 777 794.3 ORIENTBANK 86 86.7 83.65 84 BLISSGVS 159.15 159.8 157.25 157.5 PNCINFRA 193.4 193.9 185.1 191.35 GAYAPROJ 143 144.25 138.2 144.25 POWERGRID 208.8 210.55 206.45 208.9 0 TCS 2,106.00 2,125.00 2,092.55 2,117.15 SBILIFE 776 793.85 757.25 764.35 JAICORPLTD 98.4 100.1 97 97.9 INOXLEISUR 317.35 321.9 316 319.5 GPPL 82.9 82.9 81.35 81.65 WIPRO 262 262.8 258.1 260 0 FEDERALBNK 107 107 102.1 103.05 CENTURYTEX 945.05 969 942 955.3 ABB 1,518.35 1,534.00 1,482.15 1,488.20 VINATIORGA 2,144.55 2,180.50 2,143.50 2,173.90 JSL 31.25 31.6 30.85 31.4 ICICIBANK 424.6 427.05 422.5 424.4 -0.2 TATASTEEL 475.2 479.7 469 475.7 SAIL 47.5 47.7 46.75 47.15 MARICO 371.05 376 370.3 372.4 TTKPRESTIG 6,340.15 6,355.00 6,200.10 6,200.15 CCL 243 246.4 241 245 INFRATEL 263 265.9 262 263.5 -0.2 MCX 820.1 881.45 820.1 854.35 SRF 2,777.55 2,784.40 2,680.00 2,719.50 LTTS 1,654.55 1,667.10 1,635.95 1,663.80 JYOTHYLAB 163.55 163.75 162 163.3 PERSISTENT 622 622 609 613.15 IOC 149.25 149.25 145.7 146.9 -0.15 AXISBANK 761.7 765.6 750.2 752.65 LUPIN 780.05 785 768.15 768.15 HINDZINC 229.15 231.75 227.8 230.55 ATUL 3,807.45 3,831.90 3,789.55 3,791.05 ZYDUSWELL 1,364.00 1,381.95 1,357.60 1,381.95 ADANIPORTS 420.2 421.1 414.3 417 -0.75 RELINFRA 48.4 52 47.7 49.6 COALINDIA 233 234 229.05 230.05 OIL 173.1 173.6 169.7 170.5 GUJFLUORO 920 934.8 914.4 922.95 ITDC 244 244 226.65 228.55 TATASTEEL 476 479.8 468.5 475.7 -1 BANKBARODA 124.7 128.3 123.3 127.25 MANAPPURAM 136 137.6 132.9 133.55 KNRCON 276.5 286.4 274 281.6 KEI 466 482 462.7 465.3 HAL 674.05 683.6 666 676 BAJAJFINSV 7,882.00 7,909.00 7,820.50 7,858.70 -23 POWERGRID 209 210.5 206.6 207.5 HEG 1,200.00 1,219.00 1,164.45 1,168.75 IGL 320.15 322.2 316.45 317.9 EIDPARRY 166 167.95 164 164.3 JAGRAN 100.45 100.5 97 97.85 REPCOHOME 364.45 369.5 362.45 363.65 LT 1,461.00 1,470.55 1,452.00 1,455.55 -5.65 PEL 2,048.00 2,074.25 2,021.50 2,058.00 COLPAL 1,129.00 1,169.60 1,126.50 1,166.20 DEEPAKFERT 91 95.2 90.45 92.2 IRCON 394.4 394.4 386.35 388.25 RELCAPITAL 52.75 56.65 51.25 54.35 GRAPHITE 300.75 304 297.1 301.15 ADANIGREEN 49.5 50 48.25 48.45 APLAPOLLO 1,547.00 1,566.00 1,532.00 1,556.35 DRREDDY 2,665.60 2,687.90 2,642.45 2,666.00 -10.5 SUNPHARMA 435 436.45 428.25 430 EIHOTEL 169.1 169.95 167.8 167.9 SWANENERGY 106.05 106.05 103.45 104.5 PIIND 1,150.00 1,150.00 1,132.20 1,149.00 BPCL 359 359 350.4 352.8 -1.65 PAGEIND 20,870.00 20,870.00 20,161.00 20,165.85 BHARATFORG 463.8 473.8 461.7 462.45 PFIZER 3,236.65 3,236.65 3,160.00 3,179.70 GODFRYPHLP 767.55 787 766.6 773.7 GRASIM 929.4 939 921.45 925 -5.5 STAR 370 375.1 347 366.15 BIOCON 260 263.55 258.9 262.8 OBEROIRLTY 567.35 574.55 556 559.95 JKCEMENT 978.55 995.4 974.3 989.95 M&M 623 626.45 615.3 618.4 -4.5 UPL 642 665 642 658.1 HEROMOTOCO 2,540.00 2,556.30 2,508.80 2,520.00 FRETAIL 436 444.4 423.35 428 MAHSCOOTER 4,224.00 4,264.00 4,181.70 4,186.00 TITAN 1,110.25 1,118.00 1,105.30 1,106.50 -8.25 ZEEL 345.1 356.05 345.1 353.55 RAJESHEXPO 711.95 711.95 685 685.75 ABFRL 202 204.6 200 202.7 SYNDIBANK 39.3 39.8 39.25 39.3 JSWSTEEL 272 275 268.8 271.7 -2.2 SHREECEM 21,642.15 21,738.10 21,417.50 21,540.00 BHEL 64.95 64.95 63.95 64.1 KRBL 211.2 221.6 211 215 MAHINDCIE 220.45 220.45 215.7 218.6 SUNPHARMA 433 436.3 428.1 429.65 -3.65 L&TFH 120.2 123.85 120.2 122.35 TORNTPHARM 1,618.20 1,620.00 1,576.10 1,580.00 GRUH 285.25 287.5 282.45 283.95 DCMSHRIRAM 525.7 528.75 505 510.55 AXISBANK 763.1 765.55 750.05 754 -7.05 HDFCLIFE 494.7 503.5 486.5 497.1 MPHASIS 923.15 934 911 919.25 AJANTPHARM 915 934.5 914.45 928.7 THOMASCOOK 191.15 191.15 187.5 189.8 HEROMOTOCO2,521.00 2,556.60 2,505.05 2,520.00 -24.35 JUSTDIAL 751.95 759.2 745.05 747.05 IBVENTURES 291.7 295.9 287 290.4 ENGINERSIN 110.95 110.95 107.7 108.5 AIAENG 1,770.75 1,783.50 1,754.00 1,754.00 RELIANCE 1,294.30 1,297.00 1,280.00 1,280.50 -12.5 BHARTIARTL 350 353.2 344.6 347 HCLTECH 1,020.05 1,043.25 1,020.05 1,041.00 MRPL 59.75 59.9 58.8 59.35 CENTRALBK 19.65 19.8 19.5 19.55 BHARTIARTL 350.55 353.4 344.8 347.25 -3.5 ASIANPAINT 1,375.05 1,404.00 1,375.05 1,394.80 TATAGLOBAL 259.6 263.35 255.95 256.7 EXIDEIND 205.8 208.35 203.9 205 BASF 1,137.95 1,168.00 1,137.95 1,153.45 TATAMOTORS 170 172.35 166.3 168.05 -1.95 ADANIPOWER 64.15 64.15 62.4 63.35 GSFC 87.05 89.15 86.8 87.2 PRSMJOHNSN 94.15 96.3 93.75 95 ASTERDM 125.15 127.3 125.1 125.9 COALINDIA 232 234.15 229 230 -2.8 CANBK 276 280.65 275.4 280.05 AMBUJACEM 219.9 221.75 217 218.95 NIITTECH 1,340.00 1,348.90 1,340.00 1,344.60 MAXINDIA 64.2 65 62.9 63.05 NTPC 131.6 132.15 128.7 129.2 -1.75 NTPC 131.5 132.05 128.7 129.35 UBL 1,346.00 1,420.00 1,346.00 1,392.55 VENKYS 1,523.60 1,550.10 1,516.00 1,519.60 CUB 205.85 210.1 205.85 208.1 BAJAJ-AUTO 2,725.00 2,735.75 2,691.35 2,695.00 -37.45 TATAMTRDVR 81.55 81.95 79.2 80.25 PHILIPCARB 113 116.85 113 116.2 BDL 300.55 308.85 299.45 302.95 ONGC 152.4 153.65 149 149.95 -2.3 CIPLA 555.9 558.2 548.4 557.3 NOCIL 104.9 105.05 100.65 104.8 CHOLAHLDNG 495 495 481 493.9 MARUTI 6,168.00 6,174.00 6,050.00 6,059.00 -99.05 APOLLOTYRE 186.8 189.15 184.1 184.7 ADANITRANS 223 225.35 221 222 MINDAIND 322.45 323 312.25 312.25 GHCL 223.1 223.1 220 220.6 GAIL 146.05 146.4 142.45 143.3 -4.05 CGPOWER 17.75 19.55 16.8 19.55 NESTLEIND 11,666.00 11,742.40 11,618.00 11,722.20 HUDCO 38.55 38.9 38.25 38.25 NH 229.9 229.9 224.65 224.9 LINDEINDIA 507.7 512.15 501.9 503.15 EICHERMOT 19,050.00 19,050.00 18,310.05 18,480.00 -561.25 PNBHOUSING 756.75 764.95 750 751.65 RNAM 227 227.5 226.85 227.25 LAURUSLABS 348.55 364.05 348.55 356.9 ICICIPRULI 383 391.2 381 390.75 JINDALSAW 77.9 79.2 77.35 79.2 TATACOFFEE 77.8 79.1 77.25 78.3 THYROCARE 465 465 458 461.65 YESBANK 108.5 108.5 97.55 98.4 -5.45 IDBI 34.7 35.4 34.2 35.2 ALBK 44.8 44.8 43.3 43.5 UFLEX 228.15 230.3 226.1 226.1 FINCABLES 383.65 385 382.8 385 OMAXE 201.9 201.9 199.75 199.75 JISLJALEQS 24 24.15 23.25 23.5 JBCHEPHARM 372 379 369.15 374 LEMONTREE 64.95 65.15 64.5 65   BAJAJ-AUTO 2,732.25 2,735.50 2,691.65 2,695.00 PTC 64.3 64.85 63.85 63.95 GRANULES 94.4 95.3 94 94.6 GMDCLTD 72.9 73.15 72.65 72.8 ULTRACEMCO 4,625.00 4,625.00 4,596.15 4,608.75 IBULISL 153.35 161.6 148 151.2 ABBOTINDIA 8,875.00 8,875.00 8,686.00 8,699.95 SUPREMEIND 1,089.30 1,090.65 1,080.15 1,080.15 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE INDIANB 233.45 235.75 226.25 232.95 INFRATEL 256.25 265.2 256.25 264.15 TIINDIA 402 419.3 399 415.7 ASAHIINDIA 204.1 204.1 201.25 202 NIFTY NEXT 50 27,371.50 27,547.50 27,354.95 27,428.35 62.85 IBREALEST 115 116.4 114.3 115.1 SUVEN 240.75 247.7 239.65 245.3 J&KBANK 39.3 39.75 39 39.25 KPRMILL 595.55 596.75 589.45 595.85 HDFCAMC 2,037.95 2,127.00 2,032.75 2,068.80 78.5 PCJEWELLER 36.6 38 36.4 37.2 CROMPTON 234.35 237.8 228.8 230 GLAXO 1,184.60 1,198.80 1,172.75 1,182.45 MINDACORP 107.3 107.45 105.6 107.35 BANKBARODA 124.2 128.4 123.25 128 3.8 LICHSGFIN 555.4 556.4 546.15 549.2 HFCL 20.6 20.9 20.4 20.5 SCHNEIDER 88.25 91.2 88.25 89.65 STARCEMENT 119 119 110.95 113 COLPAL 1,127.00 1,169.45 1,126.75 1,167.00 32.7 TATAPOWER 68.35 69.65 67.95 69 CONCOR 552.2 560.8 550.6 553.5 WELCORP 137.35 138.4 135.6 135.6 ITDCEM 93.6 94.1 91.55 92.05 ICICIPRULI 382.95 391.65 381.2 391 10.1 SUNTECK 452.3 453.05 445.35 446.7 THERMAX 1,079.50 1,096.75 1,079.00 1,096.75 BAJAJHLDNG 3,560.70 3,587.25 3,536.10 3,561.50 ALLCARGO 100.25 100.9 98.5 100.9 BIOCON 259.95 263.8 259 263.5 5.35 IDFCFIRSTB 42.05 43.35 42 43.1 RALLIS 155.05 156.4 153.15 154.85 DCAL 221.55 222.5 213 213.9 TIMKEN 737 737 726 726 GODREJCP 634.5 650.45 631.6 644.9 11.65 BEL 104.25 104.4 102.25 103.35 GMRINFRA 15.28 15.28 14.96 15.05 GODREJAGRO 496 496.75 490.75 494.75 VARROC 444.85 447.85 440.4 445 UBL 1,365.00 1,419.00 1,363.40 1,392.50 22.25 TORNTPOWER 311 312.7 307.35 310.6 FCONSUMER 36.65 37.85 35.6 36.85 LAKSHVILAS 62.7 64.65 62.65 63.75 FDC 170.15 171.65 168.5 168.5 HDFCLIFE 492.3 503.8 486.6 499 7.95 STRTECH 166 170.5 165.25 168.05 CRISIL 1,444.00 1,444.00 1,380.85 1,382.00 KALPATPOWR 510.5 515 509.35 515 SYMPHONY 1,231.05 1,234.80 1,226.25 1,229.25 DABUR 425 433.25 424.5 430.3 5.3 BATAINDIA 1,368.95 1,370.00 1,358.00 1,360.00 RITES 287.35 292 286.8 288.05 NATCOPHARM 526.15 528.2 512 515 ERIS 447.4 449.9 444 445 INDIGO 1,440.00 1,483.95 1,419.10 1,463.20 17.95 CADILAHC 247 247 238.6 240.25 BAJAJELEC 470.3 471.25 463.35 465.4 GUJALKALI 487.4 498 482.3 485.7 INOXWIND 66.9 67.35 65.2 66.25 L&TFH 120.85 123.9 120.65 122.1 1.35 DRREDDY 2,669.00 2,687.00 2,644.50 2,668.50 JPASSOCIAT 2.71 2.89 2.66 2.72 GESHIP* 248.5 261.5 248.5 261.5 ORIENTELEC 158.05 159.95 158 158.75 MOTHERSUMI 117.35 118.95 116.7 118.4 1.2 NATIONALUM 47.25 47.9 47.2 47.55 PARAGMILK 259 261 258.6 259.6 GICHSGFIN 260.75 260.75 253.25 255.4 SOLARINDS 1,177.55 1,177.55 1,160.20 1,160.20 MARICO 368.25 376.1 368.2 371.35 3.2 PETRONET 247.15 251.9 247.15 251.05 GSKCONS 7,467.20 7,560.00 7,450.00 7,554.00 CARBORUNIV 340.4 340.4 332.75 335.4 MONSANTO 2,191.00 2,203.50 2,181.00 2,187.85 IDEA 11.75 12.5 11.65 11.9 0.1 ADANIPORTS 421.5 421.5 414.5 417.5 TATACOMM 491.75 495.5 483 488.15 JKLAKSHMI 335.35 351.25 333.7 348.95 SHK 127.95 128 125.5 125.65 PEL 2,045.00 2,074.70 2,020.00 2,052.00 14.85 GDL 117.85 119.05 114.65 117.5 RAIN 93 93.7 91 91.55 IFCI 8.5 8.83 8.5 8.58 PHOENIXLTD 650.8 665.25 650.15 659.1 HINDZINC 229 231.75 227.7 230.55 1.5 GODREJCP 634.75 650.25 632.85 643.65 CHOLAFIN 280.9 286 268.3 275.5 TV18BRDCST 23.85 23.85 22.9 23.05 TATAINVEST 855.05 859.9 848.25 851.5 VTL 1,045.00 1,045.00 1,008.00 1,010.40 PETRONET 248 252 247.25 250.8 1.6 WIPRO 262.75 262.9 258.25 259.7 VGUARD 244.95 244.95 240 241 VIPIND 411.25 415.95 410 411.5 JSLHISAR 72.5 73.95 72.2 72.5 SKFINDIA 1,928.45 1,945.00 1,922.45 1,945.00 PIDILITIND 1,225.00 1,239.90 1,225.00 1,225.10 7.1 PVR 1,735.45 1,784.00 1,735.45 1,754.00 HEXAWARE 361 366.5 357.6 359.05 CHAMBLFERT 162.2 166.35 161.1 162.3 ASTRAL 1,315.60 1,317.00 1,290.00 1,291.85 INDOSTAR 356.65 359.35 348.4 351.6 GICRE 225.4 231.8 224.05 226.5 1.15 PNB 75.7 76.15 74.4 75.35 TATACHEM 607.65 615.75 604.7 610.6 TRENT 449.6 452.4 446 446.6 SCHAEFFLER 4,400.00 4,400.00 4,357.10 4,370.55 IFBIND 765 765 735.8 740.6 DIVISLAB 1,652.50 1,656.25 1,635.60 1,652.60 4 BANKINDIA 85.25 85.9 83.7 84.9 OFSS 3,311.45 3,369.75 3,280.00 3,321.05 CHENNPETRO 201.8 201.8 195 196.25 EVEREADY 74.9 75 70.5 71.15 COFFEEDAY 219.4 219.6 216 216.2 HINDPETRO 298.8 301.25 294.8 296 0.3 JINDALSTEL 145 146.6 143.05 144.25 NBCC 54.55 55.15 53.7 54.15 NAVINFLUOR 639 646 623.4 624.4 BAYERCROP 3,410.00 3,414.45 3,326.05 3,326.05 MAHLOG 458.55 460.6 451.15 453 MCDOWELL-N 593.3 603.1 589.45 596 -0.95 ESCORTS 544 554.5 536.9 539.2 FSL 52.25 54 52.25 53.3 INDHOTEL 146.5 148 145.65 146.5 MOIL 149.75 151.4 148.35 148.8 SHOPERSTOP 466 466.85 463.6 463.6 BAJAJHLDNG 3,566.00 3,584.50 3,528.90 3,550.20 -6.85 DABUR 425.8 433.25 424.35 430.2 RCF 55.2 58.2 55.2 56.8 BBTC 905.6 920.2 905.35 912.2 HIMATSEIDE 158 160.55 157.8 159 TEJASNET 138.15 138.35 136 138.3 SHREECEM 21,559.00 21,765.00 21,399.00 21,510.00 -52 TITAN 1,115.00 1,118.55 1,106.50 1,107.00 VOLTAS 596 598.55 588 589.55 LAXMIMACH 4,580.00 4,635.35 4,500.00 4,615.00 REDINGTON 99.95 102.25 99.5 100.65 TIMETECHNO 86 87.45 84 84.6 CONCOR 553 561.3 550.25 551.15 -1.55 APOLLOHOSP 1,390.00 1,427.05 1,370.80 1,383.80 DIVISLAB 1,650.00 1,655.30 1,636.65 1,652.60 NBVENTURES* 96.85 99 94.45 97.2 TEAMLEASE 2,985.75 3,005.00 2,936.55 2,990.00 SFL 1,272.50 1,305.00 1,271.00 1,295.00 BOSCHLTD 16,000.00 16,172.90 15,862.65 15,950.00 -46.7 ADANIENT 140 141 137.05 137.7 BERGEPAINT 313.9 317.6 312.75 316.7 NHPC 24 24.1 23.7 23.8 NETWORK18 25.85 26.05 24.15 24.45 MHRIL 232.65 232.65 227.15 227.8 SAIL 47.15 47.7 46.7 47.1 -0.15 UJJIVAN 286.2 298.6 285.75 293.45 CASTROLIND 129 131.4 128 131 FINOLEXIND 501.4 526.4 501 514.55 ASTRAZEN 2,005.00 2,021.50 1,996.90 2,005.60 HATSUN 701.55 703 701.5 703 AMBUJACEM 220 221.7 216.8 219.15 -0.75 ACC 1,614.50 1,625.00 1,586.85 1,596.00 SOUTHBANK 13.2 13.36 13.13 13.31 TRIDENT 60.15 62.7 60.15 62.55 SUDARSCHEM 316.95 323.75 316 319.8 GULFOILLUB 835.5 844.6 835.5 839 SRTRANSFIN 1,084.45 1,104.95 1,076.25 1,080.00 -4.15 DMART 1,455.00 1,472.00 1,445.00 1,463.75 BANDHANBNK 547.9 548.15 535.55 539.45 APLLTD 526.4 529 522 527.55 MAHLIFE 413.15 424.25 408.3 421.25 MAHSEAMLES 420.65 431.5 420.55 431.45 SIEMENS 1,232.00 1,244.70 1,215.00 1,224.80 -5.55 BRITANNIA 2,749.00 2,807.20 2,745.00 2,797.25 CUMMINSIND 740 756.6 732.25 755.85 JUBILANT 469.55 472 462 468.4 MASFIN 598.4 622 592.85 601.75 HERITGFOOD 370.2 371.65 368 368 OFSS 3,340.00 3,369.00 3,283.80 3,329.90 -18.65 EMAMILTD 319.9 348.75 305.75 323.3 TVSSRICHAK 1,850.00 1,885.00 1,840.60 1,853.40 NIACL 139.05 140.25 133.9 134.35 WABCOINDIA 6,111.05 6,138.00 6,100.05 6,113.20 ELGIEQUIP 269.5 269.5 257.15 264.4 DLF 190.45 192.6 188.7 190.2 -1.15 EICHERMOT 19,006.80 19,028.00 18,323.40 18,472.15 GRASIM 920 938.9 920 926.55 NESCO 560.95 575 549.1 552 GRINDWELL 588.15 589 571.55 583.25 ZENSARTECH 248.45 248.45 240.05 243.05 DMART 1,454.00 1,472.90 1,445.75 1,454.20 -9.4 JSWSTEEL 273.8 275 269 271.75 RPOWER 3.96 4.08 3.92 3.95 MEGH 59.25 61.05 59.25 59.65 FORTIS 130.1 130.65 129 130.45 HATHWAY 22.3 22.45 22.05 22.2 BHEL 64.5 64.9 63.95 64.05 -0.45 ONGC 152.05 153.6 149 149.85 RAYMOND 713 715.9 699 703.75 WHIRLPOOL 1,557.55 1,616.80 1,557.55 1,590.00 HSIL 234 237.35 233 234.25 TVTODAY 282.85 284.4 280.55 283.95 MRF 56,510.00 56,510.00 55,817.50 56,088.30 -422.6 TECHM 677 695.1 675.5 691.15 WESTLIFE 315 319.85 301.3 302.5 GICRE 224.9 230.1 224 225.6 BAJAJCON 315.4 315.6 310.6 311.35 DHANUKA 390 400.2 388 393.5 HAVELLS 735.95 735.95 728 730.3 -5.9 RELAXO 424.75 425.4 420 423.9 QUESS 485.1 492 465.5 472.3 IPCALAB 957.2 958.4 921.9 935.15 JCHAC 1,600.00 1,644.00 1,551.00 1,626.35 LAOPALA 199.45 201 193.7 199 PGHH 11,001.00 11,041.45 10,861.15 10,907.00 -90.35 ITC 272 273.2 270.7 272.8 WOCKPHARMA 356.05 360.75 351.85 355.35 SCI 30.8 31.4 30.6 30.75 DBCORP 174 180.3 168.45 172.95 AKZOINDIA 1,745.00 1,753.50 1,729.65 1,746.20 NMDC 114.55 116.55 113.3 113.9 -1.05 AUROPHARMA 581.95 586.95 568.4 573.25 GLENMARK 456.8 457.3 446 446.55 KEC 324.1 325.55 321 322.25 TATAMETALI 554.5 560 554.1 559.25 UNITEDBNK 10 10.02 9.92 9.97 ACC 1,616.00 1,625.90 1,586.05 1,595.00 -17.85 PIDILITIND 1,228.10 1,240.00 1,225.00 1,225.00 AMARAJABAT 639.95 653.7 637.75 649.3 INFIBEAM 42.6 43.1 42.3 42.55 LUXIND 1,118.25 1,122.00 1,103.60 1,103.60 TRITURBINE 98.3 102.85 96.75 101.25 ASHOKLEY 85.5 86.65 85 85.3 -1.05 SRTRANSFIN 1,082.60 1,104.65 1,077.25 1,078.00 MUTHOOTFIN 635 638 626 631.8 RAMCOCEM 771.75 781.4 770 775 ORIENTCEM 107.9 109.7 106.05 107.6 APARINDS 566.6 567.45 560 560.75 LUPIN 779.95 782.65 768 769.05 -10.5 HINDPETRO 297.1 301.05 295 297.15 GODREJPROP 980 991.95 980 989.7 NLCINDIA 64.5 64.5 62.3 62.85 CENTURYPLY 143.4 147.6 143 143 FLFL 466 470 460.8 470 NHPC 24.15 24.15 23.7 23.75 -0.35 HAVELLS 736.35 737.5 727.8 730.95 INTELLECT 285 285.75 270.4 271.4 BALMLAWRIE 179.4 180.95 176.2 177.6 ESSELPRO 130.75 130.75 129.95 129.95 TNPL 177.7 177.75 176 176.75 ICICIGI 1,060.10 1,073.95 1,049.10 1,050.00 -15.65 HINDUNILVR 1,742.00 1,764.50 1,726.05 1,760.80 SUZLON 4.39 4.6 4.26 4.46 GREAVESCOT 131 134.65 130.4 133.9 MAHABANK 15.85 15.95 15.7 15.8 GET&D 223.65 226.65 221.85 223.95 AUROPHARMA 581 586.9 568.3 572.25 -8.85 PGHL 4,720.00 4,995.00 4,680.00 4,904.00 DELTACORP 160.85 163.45 158 159.75 HINDCOPPER 38.6 38.6 37.45 37.55 BLUEDART 2,411.30 2,445.60 2,356.00 2,408.00 CERA 2,724.00 2,747.00 2,724.00 2,724.35 SBILIFE 773 793.1 757 764.05 -11.8 BEML 896.6 924.9 895 913.7 MFSL 420.65 429.5 420.65 428.95 SANOFI 5,850.00 5,910.00 5,824.55 5,873.95 GEPIL 839.85 856.15 839.85 856.15 TCNSBRANDS 805.75 805.75 784.85 784.85 CADILAHC 246.05 246.95 238.75 240.9 -4.2 VEDL 168.7 169.1 166.85 168.65 AVANTI 329.8 344.6 329 336.45 HEIDELBERG 203 204.8 197.1 200.25 AAVAS 1,518.70 1,518.70 1,507.35 1,509.65 NILKAMAL 1,136.50 1,144.60 1,127.85 1,127.85 PAGEIND 20,675.00 20,750.00 20,151.00 20,203.85 -373.55 JUBLFOOD 1,269.85 1,274.00 1,247.25 1,254.95 ICICIGI 1,060.35 1,073.00 1,048.70 1,049.05 PRESTIGE 278.9 281.1 273 276.5 SOBHA 572 574 567.5 568.05 SOMANYCERA 425.95 427.25 418.15 425.8 BANDHANBNK 549 549.95 535 540 -11.3 SIEMENS 1,229.20 1,242.55 1,215.70 1,224.05 IEX 145.5 145.5 144.6 144.9 WELSPUNIND 55.75 57.2 55.75 56.6 TAKE 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It is this, that we utilise,” carry a print, or one with two prints on as well as for detailing in the kurtas as O#  needs to step up and get its act togeth- pany is also actively working on water he says. two sides or even different colours. “It are the waste buttons,” says Aishwarya. er. After agriculture, the textile industry conservation. A process called pigmen- However, wouldn’t the use of plastic gives you the option of two different out- She sources these from tailors, boutiques "   is a front runner in the consumption of tation uses zero water. It is keenly work- affect the breathability as well as lead the fits without cluttering your wardrobe. It and factories.  water. According to the Water Footprint ing on environmental factors where the fabric to heat up which could could prove is actually the lining of the garment Pushpa, on the other hand, believes   Network, in conjunction with the United air emissions, chemical discharge and disastrous in a tropical country like which is made of a different fabric and in the basic idea of slow fashion. “I am     Nations Educational, Scientific, and water wastage are being minimised. India? Rajesh points out, “We blend it gives it a new look,” says Sonia. a designer by day and embroidery artist   Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) IHE “Hundred per cent of our energy needs with natural fibre and cellulose and can Moving away from the delicate and by night. 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ith vistas of colourful culture plays that elucidate evolution of earth, and a wide variety of traditions, world, and dinosaurs of India and Wspirituality, cuisine and enter- Gujarat and the KT extinction theory, the tainment as well as the world’s tallest stat- museum installations include 3D projec- ue, now explore the latest addition to tion mapping, 360-degree virtual reali- Gujarat’s attractions — India’s first ty models, 3D stereoscopic projections, Dinosaur Museum and world’s third interactive kiosks, and a vivid display of largest fossil park at Raioli village, near triassic, jurassic and cretaceous times Balasinor town. besides gaming consoles and much more. The museum offers an informa-         tive, interactive and amusing experience The state has always carried an ele- for children and people of all ages. ment of surprise that has caught the eyes Arrive to witness the era of the gigan- of one and many across the globe. As tic reptiles. The museum is open to Gujarat was also home to dinosaurs in tourists from 10 am to 6 pm. Tickets can the pre-historic times, it is one of the very be purchased between 10 am and 5 pm, er with HDFC bank to promote appren- few states in the country that has a rich outside the museum. The museum ticeship training in the financial sector. treasure of fossilised remains of remains closed on Monday. - In another MoU, Urban Clap collab- dinosaurs. Besides the Dinosaur Museum, the orates with NSDC to ensure that it has a One hundred and fifteen kilometres state is well-known for its rich culture. workforce, which is 100 per cent Skill away from the capital city of The folk arts of Gujarat form a major India-certified through recognition of Gandhinagar, the museum is spread part of the culture of the state. It pre- prior learning’s (RPL) programme under across an area of over 25,000 sq feet with serves the rich tradition of song, dance, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 10 galleries spread across two floors, drama as well. Handicrafts include (PMKVY). depicting various forms of visuals includ- bandhani, patolas of atan, kutchhi work, -Between RDSDE (Regional ing static and dynamic installations. khadi, bamboo craft, block printing, Directorate of Skill Development and Raioli is the world’s second largest embroidery, woodcraft, pottery, namda, n the World Youth Skills Day, the Entrepreneurship) Punjab and Trident hatchery and boasts of being fertile rogan painting and many more handi- OMinistry of Skill Development and group for women empowerment. breeding ground for many species of crafts. Undoubtedly, the Arabs, Entrepreneurship (MSDE) celebrated the - Between the Directorate General of dinosaurs, which existed 65 million Portuguese, Dutch, Mughals and British fourth anniversary of the Skill India Training (DGT) and Dassault Aviation for years ago. Fossil remains, bones and eggs as well as Parsis have left their mark on Mission on Tuesday. the launch of Aerostructure Fitter and have been excavated here since the early its culture. A clutch of big-ticket announce- Welder program at ITI, Nagpur 1980s. Ahmedabad, leading city of the ments and signing of MoU’s to empow- state is the most preferred place for med- er the youth with appropriate skill-train-          ical tour or medical treatments in India. ing marked the celebrations. The event - Designed by the MSDE and the The new museum creates a Jurassic With world class health amenities and saw several ministers and government Ministry of Human Resource and era, when dinosaurs would roam around an affordable, reasonable pricing, the city officials who came together to show Development (MHRD), a degree appren- freely in Raioli. Nearly 50 sculptures of is becoming one of the most sought-after their commitment to the avowed mission. ticeship programme in collaboration with dinosaurs are showcased, including a life- medical tourism centre in the country. Dr KP Krishnan, secretary, Ministry industry and academia has been launched. sized one — Rajasaurus Narmadensis — More than 1,500 foreigners visit the state of Skill Development and The dual vocational education program the indigenous breed that can be called every year for various medical treat- Entrepreneurship, opened the ceremony shall have apprenticeship or on-the-job the ‘king of dinosaurs.’ Along with dis- ments. by welcoming all delegates and guest. He training embedded in a three or four year said, “The Ministry would focus its university degree programme. efforts on the informal and unorganised -The SBI shall be engaging 5,000 sector especially the small and medium apprentices as banking front office exec- enterprises.” utive and tele-caller in FY19-20. The event was graced by Nirmala -The HDFC bank will be hiring Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and 10,000 trained professionals under the ‘job Corporate Affairs as the chief guest. ready’ programme, designed and created Sitharaman pointed towards how the Skill in association with NSDC, over the next India Mission has offered new avenues of three years. livelihood to the youth of the country by -In collaboration between NSDCC, urging young people to follow their heart BFSI Sector Skill Council and India Post in pursuing their ambitions. She said, “If Payments Bank, 170,000 grameen dak you want to acquire a particular skill and sewaks will be certified as banking corre- you are comfortable with it, you should spondents under RPL program of utilise it to the fullest. Do not settle for PMKVY. something just because it is easy. Strive for Additionally, the directorate general what you want and put in your heart to of training also announced the establish- achieve it. Earlier, it was not easy to look ment of a new Japan India Institute for for opportunities but today, through the Manufacturing (JIIM) in Haryana and help of the Ministry, the government has new courses in ITIs around training on created an ecosystem for training. I Electric Vehicles (EVs), in line with an would urge each one of you to utilise avowed intention of the government to whatever is given to you by the govern- work for greener energy sources. ment. , Minister for Law Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister and Justice, Communications, Electronics for Skill Development and and Information Technology, said skilling Entrepreneurship, said, “I want to congrat- has been the backbone for all initiatives ulate all those who have been associated and the driving force behind this are the with Skill India in its four-year journey. youth of India. An idea that germinated with our Prime “The concept of Skill India has a Minister’s vision of a Skilled India has now unique interplay with other visionary reached its next phase. The foundation has schemes, including Make in India, Start- already been laid. It is essential that there Up India, Stand-Up India, and Digital is seamless convergence across skill devel- India. All of these will have to work in tan- opment programs, for which we seek sup- dem for them to succeed. The Indian port of all ministries, states and indus- economy has grown manifold to become #." 05 , ,"- 42%R% tries.” the third largest in the world now. Today, He added that a number of initiatives our country’s youth aspire to be job-givers have also been announced, “which will and not job-seekers and this has given rise  '4 '.00"0. 0"     !  engage the youth in various skills designed to the number of start-ups in the coun- to cater to new avenues of employment. try. India has a unique demographic div- ublic Relation Society of India, fter closure of the Though it had been a long We have placed emphasis on promoting idend and I urge the Minister of Skill PDelhi Chapter organised a ADonimalai iron ore mine for wait for NMDC, the news has apprenticeship and have rationalised the Development, Dr Pandey, to match the workshop on ‘Optimisation and more than eight months, brought in lot of cheers, especial- stipends to increase participation in this aspiration of the youth with the global Effectiveness of Media NMDC is set to resume opera- ly to steel makers, investors, the program.” demand.” Investments’ at Himachal Sadan tions in accordance with the mining fraternity, customers The highlight of the event was Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of for media and corporate commu- decision of the Karnataka High and employees who have been Kaushal Yuva Samwaad, an open dialogue Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and nication professionals as a part of Court. eagerly waiting for it, said N with the youth to discuss potential issues Minister of Rural Development, added, PRSI Delhi Chapter knowledge NMDC has approached Baijendra Kumar, IAS, CMD. and solutions from the candidates’ per- “Skill training has always been an integral sharing initiative named ‘Under Karnataka’s government to facil- He also expressed his grat- spective. The two-week consulting pro- part of the country’s culture and tradition- the Shadow of Banyan Tree’ series. itate execution of lease deed and itude for the co-operation gramme was organised on a nation-wide al education system. Our ITI ecosystem The event witnessed a footfall of resumption of operations at extended by the Ministry of scale to engage young job-seekers and has been one of the most credible and about 60 participants from public Donimalai mine. The resump- apart from providing the much- Steel, government of Karnataka, understand their views and ideas, iden- long-standing network but it is only relations departments of PSUs, most expert and experienced tion of mining at Donimalai needed iron ore to the steel legal bodies and particularly, all tify opportunities to help the Ministry in now, that these institutes are being mod- government and other media clients, at times become naive to would avoid further loss to industry for the development of stakeholders for having faith on building on existing programmes and ernised through improvised curriculum, agencies. realise the effective output of their national and state exchequer the state. NMDC at all times. improving overall efficiency of its projects. state of the art infrastructure and The workshop was moderated media spends.” The future recommendations would be enhanced pedagogy to the meet the aspi- by Vineet Sodhani, CEO, Spatial The welcome address was       compiled and referred for further program rations of youth, turning into preferred Access Pvt Ltd, who talked about delivered by SS Rao, secretary, '   $  !   implementations. choices for skill training.” emerging media trends and said PRSI DC and AGM, Corporate  & ,   !!  The MSDE also announced the , Minister of HRD, that it is a misconception to believe Communication (PFC). He said, !   *  D launch of Kaushal Pakhwada, a 15-day said that India is set to become the hub that greater spending on advertis- “This new series will bring togeth-  3        campaign, which began from July 16, of skill development in the world in the ing will always lead to the product er professionals on a platform to    3 3M      where sessions and workshops will be con- next few years. “In the coming 25 years, being good or consumer worthy. enhance and polish their skills.” '          ducted across the country to aspire young India will be the only country that will Naresh Kumar, Chairman, Rajat Gupta, EC member, PRSI  3       trainees under the Skill India Mission and remain young, allowing us more oppor- PRSI Delhi Chapter and GM (CC), was the coordinator of the work- !     ! promote the initiative among them. tunities for economic development. Powergrid welcomed the mentors shop while GS Bawa, programme   /!    DN The event also witnessed an introduc- Apprenticeship is one of the most sustain- and said, “The core of the work- director, delivered the vote of '         tion of the 48-member contingent, which able modules through which our youth shop was to highlight how even the thanks.  D will be representing India at World Skills can learn and earn at the same time. The International Competition, which will be recent reforms towards initiating appren- held from August 22 to 28 in Kazan, ticeships are commendable.” n Guru Purnima and Russia. These young skill trainees, below RK Singh, MoS, Ministry of Power Ofoundation day of '4.    2  23 years, will be competing in 44-skills and Ministry of New and Renewable Kalakosh division of Indira against their peers from 66 other coun- Energy, Ministry of Skill Development Gandhi National Centre tries. and Entrepreneurship, said that the day for the Arts (IGNCA), the Gallery of Modern Art, resents divine forces and creating the Natyaveda, marked an important occasion to pause centre unveiled a statue of director general and sculp- the classical art tradition of Brahma asked Bharat #-   and reflect on the efforts towards promot- sage of theatrologist Bharat tor), Bharat Gupta (trustee, India. Archeologist R Muni to popularise this - Between Retailers Association’s Skill ing skill training in the country. He said, Muni, who composed the IGNCA) and dancer Jaganathan had guided the Veda on earth. For this, Council of India, Ness Wadia College of “It is important to celebrate milestones. Natya Shastra, an ancient Padma Subrahmanyam. sculpture. sage Bharat introduced Commerce and McDonald’s for degree This is an opportunity for us to pause and Sanskrit text on perform- While speaking about The Natya Shastra is Natya Shastra. apprenticeship in the retail sector. reflect on the need gaps and the roadmap ing arts. the statue, she said that she considered to be the oldest Among others, Dr -Between the Media and ahead for Skill India. In a fast-moving The statue was had a sight of Bharat Muni literature in the field of Sachchidanand Joshi, Entertainment Skills Council, Shri economy riddled with disruptions, many unveiled by Sonal in Dhyan Mudra. dramatic arts. Legends say (member secretary of Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College have questioned whether India will be able Mansingh (Rajya Sabha The black sculpture, that when god asked IGNCA), Mallapuram G for Women, Bot VFX Limited and Vikatan to address the needs of a vast population MP and classical dancer), conceptualised by Brahma to create a Veda Vinkatesh (ex-vice chan- Group for degree apprenticeship in the by providing them skills that will make Ram Bahadur Rai (IGNCA Subrahmanyam and that could be understood cellor of Karanataka media sector. them employable in the future. The president and senior jour- sculpted by Bengaluru- by commoners, he created University), and Sanskrit -Between the National Skill answer is definitely yes and can be seen nalist), and Adwaita based artists TN Rathna Panchamaveda (fifth Veda) scholar Satyvrat Shastri Development Corporation (NSDC) and in the eyes of our youth who aspire to live Gadanayak (National and S Venkataramana, rep- called the Natyaveda. After was also present there. the State Bank of India (SBI) and anoth- a better life.”    !"#   :,

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  -2, Madrid, starred in United’s dom- Casilla. Romelu Lukaku was once inant first-half and was part of a Manager Ole Gunnar again absent fuelling speculation aul Pogba shined as an under- pretty chain of passing to set up Solskjaer changed his entire line- he had been dropped from the He was joined after the break by German Ppressure Manchester United 17-year-old Mason Greenwood’s up at half-time in a repeat of squad amid reports he was close winger Leroy Sane, who has been linked with a big- stepped up their pre-season cam- first senior goal in the seventh Saturday’s match against Perth. to securing a move to Inter Milan. money move to Bayern Munich. paign with a 4-0 thrashing of old minute. United continued to dictate, United said the Belgian suf- Spanish international Rodri joined rivals Leeds on Wednesday. Moments later, a powerful with Phil Jones scoring a thump- fered a knock at training. City earlier this month on a five-year deal from United had faced criticism strike from the French midfield- ing header from a corner kick in Illness kept out goalkeeper Atletico Madrid. after an unconvincing 2-0 victo- er was well saved by goalkeeper the 51st minute. David de Gea, who is reportedly The 23-year-old officially became a City play- ry over a depleted Perth Glory on Kiko Casilla. Anthony Martial rounded close to signing a new five-year er a day after the La Liga club revealed the 70-mil- the weekend. But it was only a matter of out a spectacular performance in deal with United in excess of lion-euro ($78.5 million) release clause in his con- In a much-needed tonic, the time before United broke through the 68th minute by converting a £350,000 ($435,000) a week. tract had been triggered. Red Devils clinically dismantled with a moment of magic in the penalty after Tahith Chong was United will have further pre- City’s arrival in China for the Premier League Leeds, who have high hopes of 27th minute from Marcus taken down in the box. season games against Inter Milan Asia Trophy had been delayed by two days returning to the English Premier Rashford, a livewire in the first The first clash in eight years in Singapore on July 20 and because of an “administrative issue”. League for the first time since half. between the one-time bitter ene- Tottenham in Shanghai on July 25, But if it bothered the English champions it did 2004. After a wondrous dribble past mies fizzled out, but a near capac- while Leeds will head to Sydney not show, Sterling sealing a handsome City win Pogba, who has been linked the lead-foot defence, the 21- ity Perth Stadium crowd of 55,000 to face Western Sydney with composed finishes on the hour and then again with a move to Juventus and Real year-old expertly tapped it past underlined the rivalry’s stature. Wanderers. soon after. In the other match in the exhibition tourna- ment, the scale of the task facing new head coach Steve Bruce was laid bare as Newcastle United were 1 #    "!      thrashed 4-0 by Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bruce, whose appointment was confirmed just    4 hours before kick-off, will jet over to take charge    42 Yin next, World No 9 Srikanth Rituparna Das advanced to the of Newcastle’s next friendly, against West Ham, in osts India made a bright start to meets the winner of the clash pre-quarterfinals of their respective Shanghai on Saturday. Htheir campaign at the 21st op Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu between France’s Brice Leverdez singles competition at the Russian It was only a low-key friendly, but the heavy Commonwealth Table Tennis Tand Kidambi Srikanth made and Hong Kong’s Ng Ka Long Open BWF Tour Super 100 here on defeat to Nuno Espirito Santo’s Wolves in Nanjing Championships, topping their groups impressive starts to their campaign, Angus. Wednesday. was more evidence that Newcastle are likely to be to qualify for the Super Eight stage in progressing to the second round of Among other Indians, HS In the men's singles event, battling relegation this season. both men’s and women’s team events the Indonesia Open with con- Prannoy and B Sai Praneeth bowed Subhankar, who had won the City face Wolves in the final. here on Wednesday. trasting wins at the BWF World out of the men’s singles competi- SaarLorLux Open last year, defeat- The domination of Indian paddlers Tour Super 1000 tourna- tion. ed England's Hin Shun Wong 21- was such that they lost just two games ment here on Praneeth, 10 21-6, Siril Verma saw off local — one by Achanta Sharath Kamal Wednesday. who had shuttler Sergey Sirant 21-15 12-21 4   )  against Singapore’s Zheyu Clarence Rejuvenated after a reached the 21-11 and Rahul Yadav Chew in the men’s event and another month-long break from Swiss Open Chittaboina mauled another by Ayhika Mukherjee against a hectic BWF schedule, final this year, Russian Anton Ivanov 21-5 21-9 in     Chamathsara Fernando of Sri Lanka in Sindhu and Srikanth lost 15-21, 21- another match. the women’s category. The Singaporeans have brought a prevailed over Japanese 13, 10-21 to Subhankar will face Japan's   30(30 Newcastle manager following The team management kept faith in young women’s team here, while shuttlers Aya Ohori and Kenta Hong Kong’s Wong Wing Ki Kodai Naraoka, Siril meets Benitez's exit. the threesome of Sharath Kamal, G England, just with experienced Samuel Nishimoto in women's and men’s Vincent, an opponent against Slovenia's Miha Ivanic and Rahul ewcastle risked stoking the Manchester City assistant Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai, who did Walker in their ranks, is the team to singles respectively. whom he had a 2-2 head-to-head will square off against sixth seed Nanger of their frustrated Mikel Arteta had also been their job pretty well to first beat beat as they are likely to meet Indian Fifth seed Sindhu, who is look- count before the match. Pablo Abian of . fans by hiring former linked with the job, as were for- Scotland 3-0 and then follow it up with men in the knockout stage. ing for her first title of the season, Prannoy too dished out a good In women's singles, Rituparna Sunderland boss Steve Bruce as mer Manchester United boss a similar verdict against Singapore. In the women section, Malaysia staved off a challenge from Ohori performance but couldn’t get past beat Singapore's Chua Hui Zhen their head coach on David Moyes and Belgium In the women’s event, India tried stunned Australia, the group C topper, with a 11-21, 21-15, 21-15 win, China’s second seed Shi Yu Qi, los- Grace 21-12 21-8, while Vrushali Wednesday. manager Roberto Martinez. out their bench strength with different 3-1 in another match. while eighth seed Srikanth, who ing 21-19, 18-21, 20-22 in a 71- Gummadi defeated Russia's Alina Bruce has agreed a three- But Lee Charnley, managing combinations in the two group match- In a latest development, Uganda had entered the finals at India minute match. Kurguzova 21-8 21-9 to enter the year contract with the Premier director at Newcastle United, es. and Guyana have got their respective Open this year, beat Nishimoto 21- Mixed doubles pair of pre-quarterfinals. League club, but his appoint- said the club was pleased to Manika Batra and Ayhika government’s nod and they would be 14, 21-13 in 38 minutes. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Rituparna will face fifth seed- ment to succeed Rafael Benitez appoint a coach of Bruce's "vast Mukherjee, who played against Sri sending their teams for participation in While Sindhu extended her Ashwini Ponnappa also crashed ed Ksenia Polikarpova of Israel wasn't met with universal experience and connections..." Lanka posting a 3-0 triumph in the individual events. stranglehold over Ohori with sev- out after losing 13-21, 11-21 to while Vrushali will lock horns approval by Newcastle sup- "The hard work for Steve company of Archana Kamath, were According to a communication to enth straight victory, it was Indonesian combination of Winny against seventh seed Pai Yu Po of porters. and his team starts immediate- rested for the match against South Table Tennis Federation of India from Srikanth’s fifth win over Oktavina Kandow and Tontowi Chinese Taipei. "Newcastle United can now ly and we will be fully prepared Africa. the two federations, Uganda will be Nishomoto, who had defeated the Ahmad. However, Riya Mookerjee lost announce that Steve Bruce has for the challenge of a new Instead, Madurika Patkar and sending a five-member team while Indian only once in their six meet- 11-21 19-21 to third seed Thuy been appointed as the club's Premier League season," he Sutirtha Mukherjee were tried out three from Guyana will compete in sin- ings. "6     24 Linh Nguyen of Vietnam, while new head coach," the club said added. with Archana and they didn’t disap- gles and doubles events, which gets While World No 5 Sindhu   Five Indian shuttlers, promising men's singles shuttler on their official website. Bruce is no stranger to point, posting yet another 3-0 victory underway from July 19 after the team will face either Denmark’s Mia including top seed Subhankar Dey Lakshya Sen gave a walkover to Former Manchester United bridging the divide between over South Africa. finals. Blichfeldt or Hong Kong’s Yip Pui and former national champion Miha Ivanic of Slovenia. defender Bruce, who resigned rival clubs, having previous from Championship side managed Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday prior to their rivals Wednesday, as well joining Newcastle, said: "I'm as Birmingham and their hated delighted and incredibly proud neighbours Aston Villa. 2  !  BC  to be appointed as head coach Bruce, who has won four of Newcastle United. promotions from the second- "This is my boyhood club tier of English football, has   123 the golden boot with 22 goals, Niang and Mane. Mikel, Ghana's Abedi Pele and and it was my dad's club, so this suffered relegation from the and a European crown in June, 310.399,1 In the absence of the sus- Rabah Madjer of Algeria. is a very special moment for me Premier League twice, in 2005- fter a Champions League Mane is the face of a new, suc- 323191 pended Kalidou Koulibaly, the It would also make a com- and my family." 06 with Birmingham and 2014- Atitle with Liverpool, Sadio cessful generation and deserves 2-1-2-.- forward will be forced to assume pelling argument for Mane's The 58-year-old might be a 15 with Hull. Mane is out to conquer a second recognition in the battle for the added responsibilities to get his Ballon d'Or prospects, with local boy after growing up on But Bruce has his work cut continent in as many months as revered Ballon d'Or. -30!9101,10. hands on the trophy, an obses- Liberia's George Weah, in 1995, Tyneside, but his two-year spell out at Newcastle, who have Senegal attempt to capture a first As the spearhead of a team 10,2--J ?1- sion for Senegal and their coach, the only African to have claimed as coach of Newcastle's fierce already lost their leading for- Africa Cup of Nations title that returned to the World Cup 932,-.3(-0 who was the of the the prestigious prize. rivals Sunderland and a wards from last season — against Algeria in Friday's final in 2018 after a 16-year absence, runners-up 17 years ago. In front of him though stand the mediocre record as a Premier Salomon Rondon and Ayoze in Cairo. A calf injury ruined Mane has guided his side to the 33 1,BB "I'm even ready to swap a irrepressible duo of Lionel Messi League manager are major Perez — and are the only top- Mane's 2015 Cup of Nations, Cup of Nations final, the coun- .3!0( Champions League for a Cup of and Cristiano Ronaldo, as well black marks for an already flight club yet to make a sign- while his missed penalty try's second after 2002, with Nations. Going to Dakar with as club team-mate Alisson, angry fan base. ing since the end of last term. knocked the team out in a quar- three goals and an assist at this -23-023 0 the trophy would be extraordi- Brazil's Copa America-winning Some Newcastle supporters The Premier League trans- ter-final shootout two years ago, tournament. "He has something 100-!0-1 nary. It would be my wildest goalkeeper. are furious that controversial fer window closes in less than and he has already twice failed unique, nothing is predictable ,-9-390- ! dream," Mane told France "You can't think about the Newcastle owner Mike Ashley a month, adding to the pressure from the spot in Egypt. with him. There is no plan he Football ahead of the competi- Ballon d'Or. What's important failed to keep the popular on Bruce as he tries to win over Mirroring the fortunes of can be held to. He can make the -9 tion. Victory in two days' time for Sadio is that he continues to Benitez at St James' Park after disillusioned fans amid calls for the Teranga Lions, often difference at any moment, with .-0-21300( would put Mane in esteemed fight for the team and delivers more than three years with the a boycott of St James' Park until favourites but never champions, a dribble, a pass or a sudden (--2&- company as one of just a hand- performances. He's in that club. Ashley sells the club. the 27-year-old has sometimes attack," said Senegal coach Aliou ful of players with both mindset. My talks with him are Ashley has been criticised The Newcastle squad are disappointed, although he like- Cisse.He has made Mane the 2-3.0113010,- Champions League and Cup of clear: give everything for the for failing to back his previous currently on a pre-season tour ly holds the key to Senegal eras- focal point of a fearsome, yet -932,- Nations honours, joining the team, and the team will give you managers in the transfer mar- in China and Bruce and his staff ing 60 years of hurt in African ever-changing attack amid the likes of Cameroon's Samuel it back," said Cisse. "He's a boy ket, while former England boss are scheduled to travel to join football. Coming off his most shuffling of Ismaila Sarr, Keita 2-&-2-( Eto'o, Ivorian pair Salomon whose head is screwed on right, Sam Allardyce reportedly them there following prolific Premier League season, Balde and Krepin Diatta around 30(832 Kalou and Yaya Toure, Nigerians who understands the team will turned down the chance to Wednesday's match in Nanjing finishing in a three-way tie for the consistent presence of Mbaye Finidi George and John Obi always come before individuals." return for a second spell as against Wolves.  /  !"#   :2 9   2       $  !  !"V$   1  

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Warwickshire seamer Olly Roy was a crucial part of -0.0(8 Stone, who made his England’s England’s first World Cup- one-day international debut ,      !   $  !  winning campaign, with his --32 last winter in Sri Lanka, earns return after missing three his second call up to the Test matches with a torn hamstring -2-4--03 squad.    $ # coinciding with the winning Stone, 25, has fully recov- streak that carried them to the .-,12-(J ered from a back injury, which title. 21- had kept him out for most of - #    South Africa-born Roy this season. scored 443 runs in the World ,-(39,- Lancashire wicketkeeper-   30(30 “I certainly hope that Cup, but England’s selectors batsman Jos Buttler and what he is doing right now, were keen to get him red-ball ,-BA:< Durham all-rounder Ben ndrew Strauss, unless he is absolutely clear practice ahead of the Ashes Stokes — man of the match in AEngland team director, he wants to carry on, is just series against old rivals -21- the World Cup final — were is all praise for captain taking a bit of time to Australia, which starts on .10 both rested after their exploits Eoin Morgan, saying he reflect where he is at,” said August 1 at Edgbaston. in the 50-over tournament. has climbed Everest — the Strauss. However, Durham’s Wood, 3(21& Archer, who has yet to highest mountain in the “To stay on as captain who has a side strain, and make his England debut in Test world — by winning the he needs to be driven and Sussex paceman Jofra Archer, 21! cricket, will have a period of World Cup 2019. motivated to push people suffering from the same injury, rest before being considered for On July 14, Morgan- on as he has done over the were not selected for the ,1,2 selection for the Ashes. led England ended the 44- last four years and if he has Ireland clash. 30.: He will have a short break year-old drought to the bit between his teeth Wood is expected to be out in Barbados before returning to become world champions then we’ve seen just what a of action for four to six weeks -(.30 the UK later this month. when they defeated New fantastic leader he is,” he following the injury he sus- After playing a pivotal role Zealand on boundary added. tained in Sunday’s final, leav- in the World Cup triumph, count in the summit clash Wicketkeeper-batsman ing him certain to miss the tors Ed Smith confirmed Roy Archer has been awarded an of the 2019 edition of the Jos Buttler, who is current- start of the five-Test Ashes. would make his debut against increment contract by the ECB showpiece event. ly vice-captain in all three Roy’s aggressive approach Ireland, telling Sky Sports: “We for the next 12 months. “The question for him formats, is Morgan’s most set the tone for England’s have total confidence he will be Meanwhile, a squad of 16 is what he wants to achieve likely successor. He has World Cup run, which culmi- able to adapt to red ball crick- players will attend a pre-Ashes here,” ESPNcricinfo quoted previously led the side in nated in Sunday’s thrilling final et.” training camp this weekend at Strauss as saying, “because six ODIs and four T20Is. victory over New Zealand. On James Anderson’s St George’s Park, the Football he has climbed Everest. On Monday, Buttler With England meeting chances of being involved Association’s national football That is the question for all said there was “no reason” Ireland at Lord’s in a Test against Ireland as he returns centre in Burton. the players, because we why Morgan should not match next week — scheduled from a calf tear, Smith added: That group includes World have made mistakes in the stay on as captain. “There for four days instead of the “It's not clear. He’s making Cup winners Roy, Root, Buttler, past. We’ve won Ashes is plenty of life in him yet,” standard five —Roy will be good progress and, if he’s fit to Stokes, Wood, Chris Woakes, series and got to No 1 in he said. “I hope (he carries handed the chance to underline play without risk against Jonny Bairstow and Moeen the world and thought that on). He has done an his ability to thrive in the Ireland, that’s a possibility.” Ali. was the end in itself. incredible job. He is the longer form of the sport as well After Eoin Morgan cap- England squad to face “We have to find a way best captain we’ve ever had as in limited overs. tained England’s World Cup Ireland in Test match at Lord’s, of making this a launchpad and all of us love playing It will be the 28-year-old’s team, it is Joe Root who starting on July 24: for something bigger and under him. We are all very first first-class match since last resumed his role as Test skip- Joe Root (capt), Moeen better and that is a huge hopeful.” November when he batted at per against Ireland. Ali, Jimmy Anderson, Jonny challenge,” added Strauss. England will now shift number three for the England Root’s squad includes Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Rory The former England their focus to Lions against Pakistan A in Somerset bowling all-rounder Burns, Sam Curran, Joe Denly, skipper also said that it’s as they will face arch-rivals Abu Dhabi, making 59 off 73 Lewis Gregory, who earned Lewis Gregory, Jack Leach, upto Morgan to decide Australia in the five-match balls. his first call-up after impress- Jason Roy, Olly Stone, Chris whether he wants to lead Ashes Series beginning England chairman of selec- - " 3 3    &  #             $ 9 P  ing for Somerset and the Woakes. the side or not. August 1.     "    "    !) 6R *%/ %    0- (-,1 We know you have one    30(30 Having taken into account Stokes’ Test team-mate for the Vaughan who saw him (Stokes) hand on that WC. You not the two completed runs and the upcoming Ashes series against after the game, Ben Stokes ndia head coach Ravi just Kane. You Kane and ngland World Cup hero resultant boundary from the Australia, said that the England actually went to the umpires IShastri has saluted New Able. God bless,” Shastri EBen Stokes asked the overthrow, Stokes was awarded all-rounder, who apologised and said, ‘Can you take that four Zealand skipper Kane wrote on his Twitter han- umpires to take away the four six runs, though some experts the moment the incident hap- runs off. We don’t want it’. But Williamson for showing dle. Williamson displayed overthrows that proved decisive have opined that he should pened by raising his hands, had it’s in the rules and that’s the way remarkable composure immaculate poise during during their summit clash win only have got five, which would appealed to the umpires to it is,” added Anderson. during his team’s heart- the finals even though over New Zealand on Sunday, have left England a run short of overturn their decision. “It’s been talked about for a breaking loss to England things didn’t go New according to his Test team- New Zealand’s total of 241 for “The etiquette in cricket is while among the players, poten- in the World Cup final, Zealand’s way on multiple mate Jimmy Anderson. 8. if the ball is thrown at the tially that being a dead ball if it where the winner was occasions, the most A throw from Black Caps If Stokes had his way, the stumps and it hits you and goes does hit the batsman and veer decided by boundary prominent being the over- fielder Martin Guptill deflect- match might have never into a gap in the field you don’t off somewhere.” count rule at Lord’s. throw which gave six runs ed off Stokes’ bat while he was reached a tie and gone to a run. But if it goes to the bound- Christchurch-born Stokes “Your composure and to England during their diving to reach his crease to Super Over, where both teams ary, in the rules it’s four and you said after the summit clash dignity viewing the tense chase of 241. complete the second run and scored 15 runs and England can’t do anything about it,” that he might have to say sorry sequence of events was That throw in the the ball ran off to the boundary eventually won the World Cup Anderson told the BBC’s “for the rest of my life” for the remarkable. Your dignified final over tilted the game #     ! !   in the dying stages of the on boundary count. Tailenders podcast. extra runs which he labelled grace and silence 48 hours in England’s favour, lead-   4       $   England run chase. Anderson, who will be “I think, talking to Michael “fluke”. since is simply remarkable. ing to a Super Over. 1 # 1 9&!.  1        $  $     42,1 #:=@" D  !   akistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq Pstepped down as the chief selector on    032,30( Wednesday but was open to take up any new    0- (-,1 assignment from the Cricket Board. kipper Manish The under-fire chief selector told a press SPandey struck he Kapil Dev-led ad-hoc com- conference in Lahore that he would not seek an impressive Tmittee has emerged as the fron- an extension or renewal of his contract, century while trunner to pick the next national which expires on July 31. Krunal Pandya coach but a final decision on panel “After more than three years as chief selec- took five wickets formation would be taken only after tor, I have decided not to seek a renewal of my to guide India A the next Supreme Court hearing. contract,” the former skipper said. to a 148-run win The application deadline for all “With the ICC World Test Championship over West Indies the coaching roles is July 30. due to get underway in September, the ICC A in the third unof- The Committee of T20 World Cup in 2020 and the ICC Men’s ficial ODI and take Administrators (CoA) running Cricket World Cup 2023, I believe it is the right an unassailable 3-0 lead Indian cricket had asked the court for time for the to appoint '61  !    9  in the five-match series here. directions on the continuation of a new chief selector who can bring in new ideas Opting to bat, India A put on a big total of Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) and fresh thinking. consistently across the three formats. It has 295 for 6 in their allotted 50 overs and then comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav “I spoke to PCB chairman Ehsan Mani and been a pleasure to see these players grow and bowled out the hosts for 147 in 34.2 overs. Ganguly and VVS Laxman. Managing Director Wasim Khan on Monday make names for themselves in international Although the visitors lost their opener However, if there is no directive and conveyed my decision to them separate- cricket. Anmolpreet Singh for nought, the other open- from the court on CAC, the CoA ly. I also thanked them for backing and sup- “I will follow their progress with interest ing batsman Gill (77 off 81 balls) and one-down might be left with no other alterna- porting the selection committee since taking because I firmly believe these players have all Shreyas Iyer (47 off 69 balls) shared a valuable tive but task the Dev-led committee over the reins of Pakistan cricket,” Inzamam, the ingredients to take the Pakistan cricket 109-run stand for the second . with picking the national coach, a the most capped Test player, said. team to greater heights,” he said. Thereafter, Pandey continued from where move that could again divide the SC- A veteran of 120 Tests came under severe Inzamam did admit that the team could Gill had left, scoring a 100 off just 87 deliveries. appointed panel. criticism as the chief selector for being uncer- have done better during his tenure and the Pandey added a solid 110 runs with Hanuma One thing is certain that no    "          tain about some selection decisions and poor players have more potential than their results Vihari (29) for the fourth wicket. panel would be formed till the next planning ahead of the World Cup, where reflected. Chasing 296 for a win, the home team got hearing. the women's coach selection process asked to choose one out of their mul- Pakistan failed to qualify for the knockouts. “The team could have performed better off to a decent start with John Campbell (21) and The ad-hoc body comprising unconstitutional. tiple cricketing roles as per the Chief selector since mid-2016, Inzamam during my time than the results reflect and I Sunil Ambris (30) putting on 51 runs together former India captain Kapil, She had asserted that only the BCCI constitution. headed the selection committee that also may have inadvertently overlooked some for the opening wicket. Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Cricket Advisory Committee was The COA, however, is yet to take included Wasim Haider, Tauseef Ahmed and potentially deserving players, but I have But soon, Krunal (5/25) ran through their Rangaswamy had earlier appointed empowered to do so. CoA is now a a call on the matter. Wajahatullah Wasti always had the best interests of Pakistan crick- batting line-up with a fifer to bowl West Indies W V Raman as the Indian women’s three-member body with the Dev and Ranagsawamy too fall His decision to rest captain Sarfaraz et foremost in my heart. I hope the passion- A out for below 150 runs. team coach in December. appointment of Lt General Ravi in the ambit of conflict of interest as Ahmed and five other players for the one-day ate Pakistan cricket fans will understand and Lower down the order, Keemo Paul (34) tried Earlier in the day, one of the Thodge in February. they are also responsible for the for- series against Australia in UAE before the can see this in my decisions.” to put up some resistance but at the end it was members confirmed that the BCCI But with serious doubts over the mation of the players’ association as World Cup was slammed by former stalwarts, Inzamam insisted that he, along with cap- a comfortable victory for the Indians. has approached the ad-hoc commit- future of CAC owing to conflict of per the new BCCI constitution. critics and fans alike. tain Sarfaraz Ahmed and coach Mickey Arthur India A had won the earlier two matches at tee to pick the men’s head coach as interest charges, the CoA may have The BCCI on Tuesday invited Inzamam claimed that the national team had worked well as a group, stayed together Coolidge (by 65 runs) on July 11 and at North well. considered it prudent to hand the applications for the men’s team sup- had come a long way since the retirements of in difficult times and continued to collective- Sound (by 65 runs) on July 14. Back then, the CoA was a two- responsibility to the ad-hoc panel. port staff, including head coach stalwarts like Misbah-ul-Haq and Younus ly move in the same direction. The fourth and fifth unofficial ODIs between member panel — comprising chair- While Tendulkar has been who will need to be less than 60 years Khan in May 2017 and now the youngsters Inzamam, meanwhile, made it clear that the two sides will be played at Coolidge on Friday man Vinod Rai and former India cleared of conflict of interest charges, of age with a minimum internation- have grown in experience and stature. he was ready to take up any new job that the and Sunday respectively. captain Diana Edulji, who had called Ganguly and Laxman have been al experience of two years. “They are now ready to excel and perform PCB offered him.