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uoyed with the massive Bmandate from the people during 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ./0"/12! on Thursday delivered his sixth (in a row) address to the nation he creation of the post of from the ramparts Tthe Chief of Defence Staff of the Mughal-era structure (CDS) is a major step towards Red Fort. promoting integration of the The PM announced a slew three services. In a major of policy decisions taken by his defence reform to keep pace Government during the first 75 with fast changing war fighting days. The PM announced a capabilities world over, Prime Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Minister Narendra Modi on post to oversee the tri-ser- Thursday announced the cre- vices, a “Jal jeevan mission” to ation of post of the CDS. provide water for all and an The CDS will be a single- investment of 100 lakh crore point military advisor to the in infrastructure. political leadership on matters The National Democratic of modernisation, operational Alliance (NDA) Government preparedness and fight jointly. move to do away with the The CDS proposal gathered ‘special status’ to Jammu & dust for the last 17 years. Kashmir provided under A review committee head- Article 370 of the Constitution, ed by K Subrahmanyam, set up formed the focus of the PM’s top to fine-tune higher defence ! " #! $ % 92-minute long speech inter- management in the wake of & spersed with varied issues fac- 1999 Kargil war, had given this ' ing the country. proposal to a Group of The PM on the 73rd Ministers. The GOM headed by here, Modi said time has come streamline and further Independence Day address to then Home Minister LK Advani to enhance coordination improve the coordination the nation dwelt at length to endorsed this proposal. among the three services to among the three forces and justify the abrogation of Government was not the one to contentious subject of ‘popu- However, successive deal with security challenges their functioning. “CDS will Articles 370 and 35A and took allow the festering issue of lation explosion’ in the coun- Governments did not go in for facing India. have a long lasting and a pos- potshots at the previous Articles 370 and 35A to linger. try and expressed concern the crucial reform citing lack of “To further sharpen coor- itive impact on India’s securi- Governments, especially led Launching a blistering attack about its possible fallout in the & 6 > political consensus. Also, the dination between the forces, I ty,” Singh said. by the Congress party. on the previous Congress long run. “Those who believed % three services could not come want to announce a major deci- The creation of the CDS will “One Nation, One Governments, the PM said, in having their family to only % ! + on one platform leading to sion from the Red Fort: India eventually lead to the formation Constitution — this spirit has “Agar dhara 370 aur 35A, itna two children were true patri- $ 78 ! N @6 delay in the creation of the will have a Chief of Defence of tri-service theatre commands become a reality and India is zaruri tha to pichhle 70 saalo ots and they deserved respect,” 6 CDS. Many western countries, Staff — CDS. This is going to intended to create vertical inte- proud of it,” Modi said while me isko permanent kyu nahi he said. L M 6 including the UK, have the make the forces even more gration of the three forces. The reiterating that his kiya, kyu temporary karke He also defended the ban >A institution of the CDS. The PM effective,” he said. The PM said CDS will be a single window Government’s decisions to end rakha (if it was so important on triple talaq or instant !+ made the political leadership’s as head of the three services, the advisor to the Government and the special status granted to life-changing and you were divorce and said it was much 0 intent clear during his speech CDS will ensure synergy and also synergise long term plan- Jammu & Kashmir and bifur- very sure about its impact, needed for the welfare and + $ on Kargil Vijay Diwas last provide effective leadership to ning, procurements, training cating it into Union Territories why did it remain temporary empowerment of Muslim % month where he stressed on the Armed forces in dealing and logistics of the three ser- (UTs) were the during last 70 years and why women, saying, “If we can take “jointness” and said it was time with security challenges. vices. After Modi’s announce- culmination of India’s first despite having huge majority, steps against ‘sati’, female foeti- L5;M + to connect among three services In a tweet, Defence ment, the Defence Ministry will Home Minister Sardar these two articles were not cide, child marriage and dowry, + % in terms of “action and system.” Minister Rajnath Singh said now begin the process to select 6 Vallabhbhai Patel’s dream of a made permanent)?” then why not against instant Making the important the announcement has been the CDS, his tenure and other unified India”. Also, the PM touched triple talaq?” < 7 =+ announcement during his made keeping in view the related issues, officials said. ; % The PM said his upon the often discussed but Continued on Page 4 Independence Day speech much needed reform to Continued on Page 4 !"#$ # % Q R 5$3 ith thousands of gun- Wwielding jawans occu- 3.! /".$ !&. pying the deserted streets of the Kashmir Valley, Governor he UN Security Council is Satya Pal Malik hoisted the Tscheduled to hold a rare national Tricolour at the Sher- meeting on Kashmir after India e-Kashmir stadium in revoked the special status to Srinagar on Thursday and Jammu & Kashmir, sparking a said the Government is row with Pakistan, diplomats committed to facilitate safe told AFP on Thursday. The return and rehabilitation of meeting will take place behind the Kashmir Pandits in the closed doors on Friday morn- Valley. In Jammu, Advisor to ing, the diplomats said. Governor, Farooq Khan, “China asked for closed hoisted the Tricolour at consultations on the Security Parade Ground. Council agenda item ‘India After peaceful Eid prayers, Pakistan Question’. The Council to discuss Kashmir. Independence Day celebra- , -. $ ! ( ( request was in reference to the The last time there was a full tions too passed off peacefully ! # Pakistani letter to Security Security Council meeting on the across Jammu & Kashmir with Council President,” the diplo- Himalayan region was in 1965. no major incident of violence Security Advisor, Justice Gita Secretary, Dilbag Singh, DGP mats said. Friday’s discussion is not reported from anywhere in Mittal, Chief Justice of J&K and senior officers from civil, Poland, which currently considered a full security meet- the region. However, commu- High Court, K Vijay Kumar, police and Central Armed holds the council's rotating ing but rather referred to as nication blockade, completed KK Sharma, KK Skandan, Police Forces were present at presidency, has listed the mat- closed door consultations, 11th day in succession, across Advisors to Governor, Judges of the Sher-e-Kashmir stadium in ter for discussion at 10:00 am, which are becoming increas- different parts of Valley. the J&K High Court, BVR Srinagar. #( %! )%!* ( ( ' the diplomats added. It is ingly more common, the diplo- Ajit Doval, National Subrahmanyam, Chief Continued on Page 4 # +& ' extremely rare for the Security mats said. ' ! R 34$! Khan’s Bodyguard in 2011. ( Vidya featured in both "# eteran Bollywood actress romantic and serious roles and 1&."&. VVidya Sinha known for had a string of successful films $% her memorable roles in most like Chhoti Si Baat (1975), n Iranian oil supertanker, popular films like Rajnigandha, Inkaar, Kitaab (both 1977) and Aits Indian captain and three ./0"/12! Pati, Patni aur Woh and Chhoti Pati, Patni aur Woh (1978). She other Indian crew members !" Si Baat died here on Thursday also acted in films like Hawas have all been released on akshabandhan turned out following a lung ailment. She (1974), Chatterjee’s Safed Jhooth Thursday by authorities in Rto be a nightmare for thou- ! was 71. (both 1978), a horror flick Gibraltar, despite a last-minute sands of commuters travelling She had suffered breathing Saboot (1980), Love Story and as claim on the vessel by the US in the Delhi Metro especially problems last Sunday and was a gangster in Josh (both 1981). Department of Justice. on the Blue Line, as the services rushed to a private hospital at After taking a long break “I am grateful and thank- were hit for nearly one hour Juhu in north-west Mumbai from acting, she returned to ful for my release. And I am due to overhead electricity Her condition became crit- small screen through a char- grateful to all who have facili- — were aboard the Panama- (OHE) tripping caused due to ical and she was put on venti- acter role in television serial tated my release in my legal flagged supertanker that was kite threads entangled at mul- P lator. However, she failed to Kkavyanjali (2005) and acted in team,” the Captain of the Grace detained off Europa Point in tiple locations from Subhash recover and breathed her last at other serials like Zaara (2006), 1 tanker said in a statement. Gibraltar, a British Overseas Nagar to Rajori Garden section. $%&' 1 pm on Thursday. Neem Neem Shahad Shahad A spokesperson for Territory on the Spanish coast, “Services on Blue Line ($ )%* Vidya, who was a popular (2011), Haar Jeet(2012 ), Gibraltar’s Government also last month. The Gibraltar were affected on Thursday +,! O actress in the seventies and early Qubool Hai (2012-15), confirmed that police pro- authorities had said the vessel between 2:00 pm and 3:15 % eighties, was recently being Zindagi Wins (2015), Ishq Ka ceedings against four members is loaded to capacity with crude pm,” said an official of the % talked about for her prominent Rang Safed (2015-16), of the crew had ended. oil enroute to Syria, in breach DMRC. % role in popular television seri- Chandra Nandini and Kulfi The arrested Indian crew of European Union (EU) sanc- However, the services + al Kulfi Kumar Bajewala. She & '(')*+N -.'(/0') Kumarr Bajewala ( 2018-19). members — the Master, Chief tions. resumed later. had earlier acted in Salman Continued on Page 4 Officer and two Second Mates Continued on Page 4 Detailed report on P3 !"#$%!& ' '( ) * ./0"/12! ./0"/12! . he celebration of 73rd ,E TIndependence Day in national Capital passed off without any untoward inci- 6 dent on Thursday, with sever- al layers of security in place. 8 The city was enveloped in a 87! "6 thick security blanket with the + deployment of police and para- ; military forces, with the max- ,; % imum attention paid to the 17th century Red Fort where %+ Prime Minister Narendra Modi ,, addressed the nation. 6 Leaving no stones unturned, the security person- 2 %" nel used cameras with facial ,; 6 recognition software for the " first time. Anti-drone detection F.+" system was also deployed to ; secure the skies while special control rooms were subse- <& ' ' ! quently monitoring alerts and coordinating with security (<&')6"6 agencies. 6 % <&'6 6 Delhi Police Public 20,000 Delhi Police personnel Red Fort were under surveil- suspects lodging there. Relation Officer (PRO), were also deployed to man lance and police personnel From 4 AM to 10 AM, only ! % %! H= E ' @ Mandeep Singh Randhawa said the security when the Prime are taking help of trained snif- labeled vehicles were permitted 6 + that 20,000 personnel were Minister unfurls the tricolor fer dogs to check vehicles in on Netaji Subhash Marg from < <4 , 6$ 4" $ deployed at the Red Fort and and addressed the nation from north and central districts of Delhi Gate to Chatta Rail, % on the other roads connecting the ramparts of the historic Red Delhi. Lothian Road from GPO Delhi % $ 6 with venue. Fort. Special "spotters" were to Chatta Rail, S.P.Mukherjee 2 + $ A multi-layered security "Security agencies had keeping an eye on parking Marg from H C Sen Marg to ,E 4 arrangement, involving Special taken all measures to cover all areas and kite catchers will Yamuna Bazar Chowk, 8 7 6 61 +% +& Weapon And Tactic (SWAT) possible space from ground to ensure a distraction-free event Chandni Chowk Road from , commandos and National the sky. Indian Air Force (IAF) on Thursday. Special control Fountain Chowk to Red Fort, 463 ,; E 6N.4 @ % 6$ 6 Security Guards (NSG) snipers, fighter jets were also on alert to rooms will monitor alerts and Nishad Raj Marg from Ring / were put in place for the fly at a short notice of two min- coordinate with security agen- Road to Netaji Subhash Marg, 5 +6. <+6 2 + * , +6 2 6 national capital. Men and offi- utes in the event of an emer- cies. Police personnel were Esplanade Road and its Link cers drawn from the Indian gency," a senior Delhi Police regularly conducting anti-sab- Road to Netaji Subhash Marg Army, Central Armed Police officer said. otage drills and making and Ring Road from Rajghat to Forces (CAPFs) and over The roads leading to the enquiries at hotels for possible Y-Point-Hanuman Setu. &
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were honoured in a district- ineteen Delhi Police men <3,3<,$ level I-Day function in Nand officers, including six Gurugram. Four of them were women, have been awarded he 73rd Independence Day inspectors - Ved Prakash, SHO three President's Police Medals Twas celebrated in the Devi DLF Phase-1 police station, for Distinguished Service and 16 Lal Sports Complex of Basant, SHO Sadar police sta- Police Medals for Meritorious Gurugram with colourful pro- tion, Azad, SHO Traffic Police Service, on the occasion of 73rd " . 3# #( 3"+ 0 . ! 3# grams filled with joy. - 1, Naveen, Incharge CIA Independence Day. "+# 5 -% "+3 Haryana Chief Finance Sector-31 and Satish, SHO Shivaji Sinha, Joint Minister Capt. Abhimanyu Cyber Crime cell. The other Commissioner of Police, Singh on Thursday unfurled was Harvinder Singh, ASI Dinesh Tiwari, Assistant the national flag in Gurugram Intelligence Branch. Commissioner of Police (ACP) and paid tributes to all known A grand and attractive and Pushpa Jaggi (Sub- and unknown martyrs of the march past was presented by the Inspector) have been awarded country. parade troops at the Presidents Police Medal for While underlining the Independence Day celebrations. Distinguished services achievements of his ACP Usha Kundu was honoured Chou Kundimang Mein, Government, he said that in a for the excellent march past at Additional Commissioner of short tenure of the present the ceremony. The first place in Police, Mohammad Akhter ! 3 3 % ! 3# ! '+ 3# " BJP Government in Haryana the parade contingents was the Rizvi, Deputy Commissioner of ") "* ( +5 "06 has resolved to change the sys- Gurugram Mahila Police con- Police (DCP), Harender Kumar tem, which was a hindrance in tingent led by SI Savita. Singh, Additional DCP, Suman Medals. Prakash was alleged- Jaggi joined Delhi police in the progress of the State. Second place went to NCC Nalwa, Prinicipal/Police ly assaulted during a meeting 1988. In recognition to her "Now results have started Senior Division contingent and Training School in Dwarka, at Kejriwal's official residence excellent services, she was coming and the gradually cor- third place to Gurugram Meena Naidu, Assistant on February 19 last year. awarded the President's Medal ruption-free system is taking Pleased with the cultural lakh for the police depart- Mahila Police contingent. The Commissioner of Police (ACP), As the DCP (Economic on the occasion of Republic place. The E-technique has programs at the event the min- ments and announced a holi- NCC Senior Division contin- Inspector Harish Chander, Offence Wing), Singh investi- Day in 2011. enhanced the speed of the ister announced an award of 2 day in all the schools of the dis- gent was presented the Captain Sub-Inspector Kiran Sethi, gated a number of sensation- As Deputy Commissioner working of the Government," lakh for the children of all the trict on 16 August. Umang Bhardwaj Trophy for Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) al white-collar offences and of Police, Principal of Police the Minister said. participating schools and 2 Meanwhile, six policemen best march past. Bheru Singh Rathore and ASI initiated severe actions against Training School (PTS), Suman Vijayan are among those who ! ! 3, " the builder lobby duping Nalwa, led "Nipun", an e-learn- have been awarded Police +! investors. He also served as the ing system, to impart online Medal for Meritorious Service. deputy commissioner of police training to Delhi police per- +, -R) / Harender Kumar Singh, case and chargesheeted Chief (traffic) and implemented new sonnel. Her achievements as Additional Deputy Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his technologies, traffic engineer- PTS principal include estab- Commissioner of Police deputy Manish Sisodia and ing and improvising circula- lishment of PTS (Dwarka) (DCP), who supervised the other MLAs, is among the 16 tion plan in South Delhi. exclusively for female investigation of the assault officers selected for Police Sub-Inspector Pushpa inductees. ./0"/12!
he Delhi University's TRajdhani College had " P organised a programme titled 'Azadi' on the eve of 73rd Independence Day. ./0"/12! by the Congress leaders for Rajiv Gandhi Maidan in Mumbai on 9th Encouraging the students, achieving Independence for also sacrificed August, 1942 to coin the Quit the Rajesh Giri, Principal of the elhi Congress leaders laud- the country. their lives for India slogan. college asked the students to Ded the efforts and sacrifices Delhi Pradesh Congress the unity and Addressing the party work- reinforce the spirit of freedom made by party leaders to Committee (DPCC) working integrity of ers, they said that India attained in all spheres of life. He inter- uphold the "aan-baan aur presidents Haroon Yusuf, the country," fast achievement during the last preted freedom as getting rid shaan" of the tricolour on Devender Yadav and Rajesh they said, 70 years, whether it was the of one's own vices and free Thursday after unfurling the Lilothia with other party lead- adding that launch of Mangalyaan (Mars oneself to achieve big. dance, art and fashion to can be brought by training and Vyas, Additional Director national flag at party head- ers and workers unfurled the Aruna Asaf Orbit Mission), or to make The programme by the explain about the freedom and right upbringing of boys- General, All India Radio quarter. national flag on the occasion of Ali was made the first president India the fourth largest military cultural committee of Rajdhani celebrated the Independence Bete ko Samjhao. Mallikarjun Iytha, Managing Delhi Congress working Independence Day. of the Delhi Pradesh Congress power in the world. They said College saw enthusiastic stu- Day. A skit was also performed The programme was Director, F- Tec, Professor president Haroon Yusuf said "The first woman Prime Committee after independence all these landmark achieve- dents who used different by the students highlighting attended by senior professors Sunil Sharma and Rajesh Giri, that the tricolour reminded the Minister of the country Indira and she had hoisted the ments happened during the medium such as music, drama, the theme that social change and guests such as Rajshekhar Principal of Rajdhani College. sacrifices and struggles made Gandhi and Prime Minister Tricolour at the August Kranti Congress rule in the country. 0 ' ( 0 + 2 "
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3 4' October," he added. On controversies over free rides in metro, the Chief 5 4 Minister said that in a democ- racy divergent and critical views 1 / are essential and the govern- ment would like to address the views of those who are opposed ./0"/12! to free travel for women in pub- lic transport of Delhi. n his Independence Day He also set aside views that Ispeech at Chhatrasal Stadium, advocated the scheme is against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind gender equality, saying that the Kejriwal on Thursday percentage of women in work- announced free rides for force is merely 11 per cent in the women on Delhi Transport city and only 30 per cent women Corporation and cluster buses are using public transport. from October 29. The Chief Minister said Terming the move extreme- "We should not run away from ly important for women digni- harsh realities and in our coun- ty, empowerment, and safety, he try where female foeticide still said the Government is also exists, where preference is given working on a proposal to pro- to males in families. We should vide free rides to women in encourage women in all walks Delhi Metro. of life and free travel in public "Today I am fulfilling my transport for women is a step in duty towards all my sisters of this direction," " # . O% ., : " ! 3 $ ! . , # Delhi on the day of Raksha Talking about his govern- " ! "' 0' Bandhan. The move will ment achievement, he said that government schools have Deshbhakti Curriculum in its national capital is going on. Delhi Police, Civil Defence, encourage women to work it has been able to take major undergone a revolutionary schools from the next academ- "I would like to appeal to all Delhi Fire Service, DDMA, more and to fulfil their dreams pro-people decisions due to the ple and help them immensely in medicines in Delhi govern- transformation in infrastructure ic session with an aim to achieve women of Delhi that get CCTV NCC and children of various because they have to travel long faith reposed by the people of raising the savings of families. ment hospitals and mohalla such as constructing swim- three important goals, which cameras installed in your local- schools of the Capital. distances for their studies and Delhi in this government. "Delhi government had not clinics are basic rights of resi- ming pools, top class class- Mahatma Gandhi wanted to be ities wherever you want and the Kejriwal also paid tributes work," Kejriwal said. "Taxpayers money must go back imposed a single new tax on the dents of Delhi that is fulfilled by rooms and other infrastructure, inculcated in the people of the government will provide as to the great freedom fighters "The Delhi Government to the taxpayer. It is the money people during last four and a the Government. Speaking resulting in better results ," he country, he said. many cameras as you want. The and who laid their lives during had earlier this year declared its of the people and it should be half years and on the contrary, about the transformation of said, adding that Today Delhi In order to insure women government will leave no stone the freedom struggle for liber- intent of making public trans- returned to them," he said. it has reduced taxes on the peo- educational institution, the government schools have top safety, the Government is doing unturned to ensure its success," ating the millions and millions port free for the women and as The decision is taken at a ple," he added. Chief Minister said that lots of class infrastructure which even all that it can to take effective he said. people of the country. The a first step the government has time when there is a talk of eco- He said decisions like pro- initiatives taken by the Delhi better than that of the private steps to ensure it, Kejriwal said, The Chief Minister Chief Minister also awarded the decided to begin with the DTC nomic slowdown in the coun- viding 200 units of electricity government over the past four schools. adding that the work of unfurled the Tricolour- National medals to the officers and ex- and cluster buses from the try, he said, adding that it will free, 20,000 litres of water free years and a half to improve the Besides, the government installing CCTV cameras in Flag and in took the Guard of officers of Delhi Fire Services for occasion of Bhai Dooj on 29th provide a great relief to the peo- every month, free tests and quality of education. "Delhi has decided to introduce residential areas across the Honour from the contingents of their distinguished services. ( ' # excessive kite threats. Scores of were removed/destroyed by The DMRC further in kites were found entangled at 3:15 pm and normal train order to facilitate the com- 1 2 multiple locations on the movement was restored on muters, it provided services on down line section from entire blue line thereafter, said loops during this period on Subhash Nagar to Rajori Delhi Metro Rail Corporation both the underground and ./0"/12! Garden section. (DMRC) elevated section. "Service was As per the officials, the "Services on Blue Line run on both up/down lines in or the commuters travel- cause of OHE tripping was were affected today between one loop from Kirti Nagar to Fling on Delhi Metro to cel- found to be due to excessive 2:00pm to 3:15 pm due to Over Noida/Vaishali. Services were ebrate Rakshabandan on kite threads getting entangled head electricity (OHE) tripping run on single line *(thru up Thursday, Blue Line became a at multiple locations in this on down line section (going line as down line was being nightmare as the train services section which were physical- towards Noida/Vaishali) from physicaly checked by mainte- were adversely impacted ly checked/removed by main- Subhash Nagar to Rajori nance teams for kite threads)* between 2 pm and 3:15 pm tenance team by patrolling Garden section," said the offi- between Kirti Nagar and due to overhead electricity the affected section. cial. However, the services Janakpuri West section," said (OHE) tripping caused due to All the kite manza/threads resumed later. the official.
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Later she and her Independence Day celebra- charge its cargo in Syria and ! 6< + ! 4 56E > Born in a family with a film daughter moved to Sydney, tions at the Indian High therefore not be in breach of 6M0 background in Mumbai on where she married an elderly Commission here on Thursday. EU sanctions. J % > November 15, 1947, she began Australian doctor Netaji A limestone carved relief “On 13 August, I received + 6 L! % her career after becoming Miss Bhimrao Salunke online in sculpture, originating from written assurance from the 5 Bombay and modelled for sev- 2001. They adopted a daughter Andhra Pradesh and estimat- Republic of Iran that, if released, 6 6 J % eral brands. She made her shortly afterwards. ed to be dated between 1st the destination of Grace 1 + 1 debut in film Raju Kaka (1974) Her second marriage Century BC and 1st Century would not be an entity that is % ' (1 ') + ! 6 opposite Kiran Kumar. A find ended in a divorce in 2009. AD, and a “Navaneetha subject to European Union % % $ During that period, she lodged % M + J L % % of Basu Chatterjee, she became Krishna” bronze sculpture, sanctions. I welcome that assur- < / 0+ % % 6 a household name in alterna- a complaint against Salunke originating from Tamil Nadu ance. This is an important (/0 ) M2 > tive cinema film Rajnigandha charging him with physical and dated around 17th Century material change in the destina- , 2 6 56 (1974) directed by the and mental torture. She later on AD, were handed over to the tion of the vessel and the ben- 6 6< 1+ renowned filmmaker. She acted won a legal battle against Indian High Commissioner to eficiary of its cargo,” said Fabian 30-odd films before her career Salunke for maintenance. the UK, Ruchi Ghanashyam. Picardo, Chief Minister of Gibraltar, a semi-autonomous British Overseas Territory. “Indeed, this assurance has #$ #%& ''' the effect of ensuring that we have deprived the Assad regime in Syria of more than USD 140- From Page 1 have another request. By resorting to violence. India imagination and it has infil- million of valuable crude oil… The PM said the October 2, on the birth will keep on fighting decisive- trated our lives like termites. In light of the assurances we Government planned to spend anniversary of dear Bapu ly against those spreading ter- We are trying continuously to have received, there are no `3.5 lakh core to bring piped (Mahatma Gandhi), I want to rorism. Any incident of ter- throw it out,” he said. longer any reasonable grounds From Page 1 tions pertaining to the tri-ser- with India’s national security water to every home and spend urge the citizens to rorism in any part of the world “Bad habits and old dis- for the continued legal deten- Also, the Defence Ministry vices also favoured the CDS. with a comprehensive Rs 100 core in infrastructure give up single-use plastic,” said is a war against humanity. This eases get cured sometimes but tion of the Grace 1 in order to will have to take a call on the In the present set up, the approach, officials said. The building and pitched for drink- Modi. is why India is making efforts it is seen that such diseases ensure compliance with the EU seniority of the CDS. At present, senior most Chief functions as decision to appoint the CDS is ing water to each and every “Shopkeepers should sell to expose those supporting, often return back at the first Sanctions Regulation,” he said. the three Chiefs are four-star the Chairman of the COSC but also seen as an indication by household in the country by jute and cloth bags. Customers sheltering and exporting ter- available opportunity. A total of 28 crew on board generals and it remains to be it an additional role and the the government to set up inte- 2022 when India attains 75 should adopt ways to reduce rorism in an effort to strength- Corruption is a disease and to the vessel include majority seen whether the CDS will be a tenures have been very short. grated theatre commands. years of its freedom. “It is plastic usage. We must also put en global efforts to deal with defeat it, we have taken certain Indians but also Russians, five-star general therefore senior For instance Air Chief Marshal These commands will see unfortunate that so many peo- technologies in use to abolish the menace,” the Prime steps by using technology con- Latvians and Filipinos, who to the Chiefs. If the CDS is four- (CM) BS Dhanoa took over as assimilation of manpower and ple lack access to water even 70 plastic usage,” the PM said. He Minister said. tinuously. We have received a had spent over a month in star general, then he will be first the Chairman COSC on May assets and led by one officer. years after independence,” he also stressed that people must He congratulated people of certain degree of success in detention on board the ship among equals, it was learnt. 31 from outgoing Navy Chief The US as well as several other said. “The period between 2014 buy indigenous products and Afghanistan for their weeding out corruption but the since it was seized in early July. While the G0M proposal Adm Sunil Lanba. However, countries has adopted this and 2019 was about fulfilling strives to make the Independence Day that was malaise of corruption is so They should now be able to sail was lying in cold storage since Dhanoa will be in the role for model. Since the idea of inte- people’s needs. Now is the time policy of “Make in India” a suc- just four days away, in a subtle deeply ingrained, it will take on to a destination agreed with 2001, in 2012, the Naresh only few months as he is set to grated theatre commands to meet their aspirations and cess. rub to Pakistan that is seen as sustained efforts to root it out Iran and the owner of the Chandra committee recom- retire on September 30 after gained currency in India, offi- dreams”, he added. Though the PM did not the mischief monger in dis- completely” he said and adding tanker - the National Iranian mended the appointment of a which the baton will pass to cials have mooted having at The PM urged people to name Pakistan during his turbing the peace in the Centre has been trying sin- Oil Company. Permanent Chairman of Chiefs Army Chief General Bipin least two such commands. shun single-use plastic and national address but said, Afghanistan, often referred as cerely to ensure that honesty Picardo, who said he has of Staff Committee (COSC) as Rawat who will then be the While one command will take encouraged usage of jute and “India will continue to expose the “Roof of the World” and transparency are recog- been conducting consultations a midway to allay apprehen- senior most. Rawat too is set to care of Pakistan in the western cloth bags to protect the envi- those supporting, sheltering During his marathon nized. with the Iranian authorities for sions over the CDS. A com- retire on December 31 after sector, the other in the eastern ronment. and exporting terrorism, speech, the Prime Minister Prime Minister ended his weeks in an effort to de-esca- mittee headed by Lt General three years in office. sector will face China. “During my 2014 speech, I asserting there is no ambigui- reminded people about the ills speech with his Bharat Mata ki late the political tensions sur- D.B. Shekatkar (retired ) com- The CDS will perform the However, a consensus as of spoke about cleanliness. It ty in its approach in dealing of corruption. “My dear coun- Jai and Vande Mataram as rounding the seizure of the ves- mittee which submitted its role increasing operational now amongst the three Services became a movement in the with the challenge”. “India has trymen, you know it very well enthusiastic school children sel, confirmed that the tanker report in December 2019 coordination among the Army, eludes about the creation of country and the common man a clear and firm policy of going that corruption and nepotism joined him in the raising the has since been re-flagged under which had 34 recommenda- Navy or Air Force and deal these commands. took it up with gusto. Today, I after those spreading fear and has hurt our country beyond pitch. the flag of Iran and re-insured. !"#$%!& ! " + , - ./0
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CGandhi on Thursday said there the leadership of Prime Minister Earlier, RSS general secretary is no place in India for bigotry and Narendra Modi, RSS chief Mohan Bhaiyyaji Joshi hoisted the nation- fanaticism, and asked the nation to Bhagwat credited Modi’s “willpower” al flag at the Sangh headquarters stand against every act of injustice, for revoking Article 370 and assert- located in Mahal area here on the intolerance and discrimination to ed that the entire society backed it occasion of the Independence Day. truly cherish freedom. with determination. Bhagwat hoist- “The country is moving forward In her message on the occasion of ed the flag at Dr Hedgewar Smruti to realise the dream of the nation’s the 73rd Independence Day, Sonia Mandir premises in Nagpur. great men. The hopes of common appealed to all to reinvigorate the prin- BJP patriarch LK Advani, 91, people will be fulfilled and India ciples of compassion, coexistence unfurled the Tricolour at his resi- will scale new heights in the world,” and inclusive development as the dence despite his illness and main- Joshi said. indelible features of polity, society and tained his decades-old tradition. !! % ! (! In the national Capital, Advani economy. Extending greetings to fel- BJP working president Nadda .%0 ' !! B kept with his decades-long practice low Indians after unfurling the nation- said it was a matter of pride to work of hoisting the national flag at his al flag at the Congress headquarters as citizen of India when the coun- residence on Independence Day here, she said India has surged ahead " P ! $ #"" try was taking leap under Modi and ular among BJP supporters — that state. despite suffering from viral fever but exponentially in all arenas but at the hoped that country would become “Modi hai to mumkin hai”, h e s a i d “People say this about the prime had to miss another of his old cus- core are the founding principles of on independence Day. ing the integrity of India”. She also a developed nation. “it is not wrong”. minister that if he is there, then tom, a visit to the Red Fort where “truth, nonviolence, compassion and The Congress president said the hailed the role of farmers, labourers, Nadda described Prime Greeting people during the everything is possible. It’s ok and not Prime Minister unfurls unwavering patriotism”. baton of nation building as also artisans, scientists, tradesmen, teach- Minister’s speech as unprecedented Independence Day celebrations at wrong to say that, because finally it the tricolour. “A democratic and resilient building a modern, equal, just and ers, artists, writers and thinkers in and historic which has the RSS headquarters n depends on the willpower of the per- Advani’s office had on India at 73 has no place for bigotry, egalitarian society founded upon nation building. infused energy, trust and pride in Maharashtra, he said, “Article 370 son (at the helm),” he said. Wednesday said he would not be superstition, sectarianism, fanati- scientific temper, is in the hands of Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, for- countrymen. could be removed because the “The willpower of the society is hoisting the national cism, racialism, intolerance or injus- the youth. Reminding the nation mer Congress chief Rahul Gandhi RSS, the mother organisation of entire society made a resolution, necessary to bolster the determina- flag on Thursday due to viral infec- tice, yet millions of fellow citizens that independence was a result of said, “Complete Independence will be the BJP, was also effusive in its praise so on this day we renew that tion of the people who are tion but his condition improved in encounter discrimination every immeasurable sacrifices of those complete only to the extent of our of Prime Minister in taking the bold resolve again.” at the helm of the country,” the RSS the morning. day,” Sonia said in her first public who made India what it is today, the approach in practice to truth and decision of revoking Article 370 “Today is the day to remember chief said. “He was feeling a little better. So speech after she was named the Congress chief called upon every cit- nonviolence”. The flag hoisting cere- which had earlier accorded auton- the sacrifices made for the inde- “We all wanted benefits of inde- we decided to go ahead,” a family interim President of grand old party izen to observe the solemn duty of mony at the party headquarters was omy to Jammu & Kashmir. pendence and to resolve for it pendence experienced by all our source said. last week. “We must rise as a Nation protecting and preserving the val- attended by senior Congress leaders, “People say about the Prime again,” he said. states to be experienced in that state. He added that the former to stand against every act of injus- ues of freedom, brotherhood, peace including former PM Manmohan Minister that ‘woh hain to mumkin Bhagwat, without naming Modi Our citizens of that state should also Deputy PM had also been going to tice, intolerance & discrimination to and equality. While wishing all Singh, Rahul Gandhi, Ahmed Patel, hai’ (if he is there, everything is pos- and Jammu & Kashmir, said it was directly get equal rights under the Red Fort on every Independence truly cherish our freedom,” Sonia Indians at home and across the Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Kapil Sibal, sible), which is ‘not wrong’,” Bhagwat the people’s “willpower” which Constitution,” he said. Day every year for several decades said. Rahul Gandhi who stepped world, Sonia Gandhi said that “we Motilal Vora and Ghulam Nabi Azad. said at Nagpur. strengthened the country’s leader- “Such was our willpower for the but had to take a break this year due down as party chief recently also must not forget the supreme sacri- Sonia Gandhi also greeted the peo- Referring to the slogan — pop- ship to take the decision for cause which gave power to the lead- to his health condition. took to Twitter to greet countrymen fice of our armed forces in protect- ple on Raksha Bandhan. **5 8 &( % 2! ( ./0"/12! 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Let us also resolve that we n Independence Day, fer- excessive use of chemical fer- %, processed fertiliser coopera- will all work together to safe- Otiliser major IFFCO on tilsers and pesticides. = C% tives in the world with a ok Sabha Speaker Om Birla guard the freedom, unity and Thursday reduced the price of The price of DAP has been % turnover of Rs 27,852 crore in Lon Thursday urged the peo- integrity of our country from all its complex fertilisers, includ- reduced to Rs 1,250 per bag (of 2018-19 fiscal year. ple to resolve to work collec- threats and collectively strive to ing DAP (di-ammonium phos- 50 kg) from Rs 1,300 earlier. 6 It has five manufacturing tively towards building a ‘Naya achieve the task of nation build- phate), by Rs 50 per bag as part Similarly, the rate of NPK 1 has !EE'& plants and produced 81.49 lakh Bharat’ and become partners in ing so that the country rises to of efforts to bring down farm- come down to Rs 1,200 from "$ % tonne fertilisers. Besides fer- the development of the nation. new heights of development in ers’ input cost. Rs 1,250 per bag, while NPK 2 , 6*= %( tilisers, IFFCO has diversified Birla, who unfurled the nation- all fields,” Birla said. “On the occasion of 73rd rate will now be Rs 1,210 from = +) , 67 into sectors like general insur- al flag on the Parliament’s In his message to the peo- Independence Day, IFFCO has Rs 1,260 per bag. The rate of 6 . ance, rural mobile telephony, premises on the occasion of the 5(! ' ! (;% 0 ple on the eve of Independence further reduced the rates by Rs NP has been slashed to Rs 950 , 6* oil and gas and international 73rd Independence Day, said Day, Birla had said the day 50/bag of its all complex fertilis- per bag from Rs 1,000. , 6*= %6.* trading, food processing, there is an atmosphere of joy tively towards building of a country from the British rule reminds people of the ers for the benefit of farmers and NPK stands for “nitrogen, %, 6* organics, amongst others. and happiness across the coun- “Naya Bharat” (New Inida), it and even laid down their lives supreme sacrifices made by reducing their input agriculture phosphorus and potassium”, , 6*I % Farmers in India, who are try on this festive occasion. said. Earlier, Birla was to achieve this end. This is also freedom fighters. cost,” the IFFCO said on the three nutrients that com- . % , H= heavily dependent on monsoon He suggested that people presented a guard of honour by the time to salute the valor of He had also urged the peo- Thursday. On the other hand, pose complete fertilisers. % , 6 rains for their crops, use about should develop a feeling of ded- a contingent of the Central our brave soldiers who guard ple to resolve that they all will Prime Minister Narendra Modi IFFCO managing director 55 million tonne urea and ication and sacrifice in their Reserve Police Force in the the nation’s borders from work together to safeguard the gave a clarion call to farmers to US Awasthi said the coopera- income by 2022. P&K (phosphatic and potassic) lives towards the nation, and Parliament’s premises. aggression and safeguard our freedom, unity and integrity of gradually reduce use of chemi- tive is continuously working for The cooperative provides fertilisers every year for high- become partners in the devel- “This day reminds us of the much-valued freedom. India from all threats and col- cal fertilisers and eventually stop the growth and benefit of farm- its services to more than five er yields. In addition, there is opment of India in a coopera- supreme sacrifices made by “May this day bring about lectively strive to take the coun- their usage to protect soil health. ers to fulfil the Prime Minister’s crore farmers with more than a rampant use of pesticides to tive spirit Birla urged the peo- our freedom fighters who had even more progress, prosperity try to new heights of develop- Modi, from the ramparts of the goal of doubling farmers’ 35,000 cooperative societies tackle crop damages. ple to resolve to work collec- fought for the freedom of the and equanimity among all cit- ment in all fields. % ( ' ' Q
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As many as 1,000 people 265 lh (304 lh) nearly 13 per cent Himachal Pradesh on August 18. districts of western being given out to the flood vic- trict,” Mhaisekar said. have been died in floods, land- down. Flood-hit West Bengal (a in many places, there are northern districts of Kannur and The warning for extremely has Maharashtra further to 51 on tims in cash and kind, Pune Meanwhile, a survey of slides and rain related incidents, deficit of 9 lakh hectare), Odisha 1,75,373 still sheltered in 1,057 Kasaragod on Thursday been issued for the plains, lower Thursday, even as the revenue Divisional Commissioner Dr the damaged caused by the displaced one million and (5 lakh hectare) and Bihar (5 lakh relief camps. while’yellow alert’ (heavy rain- and middle hills of the State. authorities began distributing Deepak Mhaisekar said, “We unprecedented floods has destroyed over 50,000 houses in hectare) were among the States According to the Kerala fall) has been issued in Idukki, In Maharashtra, which relief in cash, foodgrains have distributed cash relief revealed that 588 houses have eight States since June 1. that reported the maximum Disaster Management Authority, Kannur and Kasaragod for includes the financial capital and kerosene among the affect- amounting to a total of Rs collapsed fully in Kolhapur As per the India drop in rice planting. Sowing was a total of 11,901 houses have Friday, the IMD said. Mumbai, 222 people died in the ed families. 7,14,95,000 among 14,299 flood district and 9.413 houses have Meteorological Department also down in Chhattisgarh, been partially damaged and Kerala’s neighbouring State floods and rain related inci- Sangli, which is one of the victim families in five districts partially collapsed. In Sangli, (IMD), India has received 1 per Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya 1115 fully damaged. Search Karnataka continues to battle dents. The flood waters have two worst affected districts of the Pune revenue division at 1,829 houses have partially cent more rainfall than average Pradesh and Telangana. operations continued at monsoon fury, the death toll started receding. As many as after Kolhapur, accounted for a the rate of Rs 5,000 per family. collapsed, while 11 houses have since the start of the monsoon According to the National Kavalappara in Malappuram mounted to 94. The floods have 769 villages are affected from maximum of 24 deaths, includ- Similarly, we have distributed caved in fully. season. The southwest mon- Disaster Response Force and Puthumala in Wayanad, also resulted in heavy loss of floods in the State. ing 17 persons killed in a boat 2,296 quintals of wheat, 2,296 The rescue work is fast get- soon are crucial for farm out- (NDRF), the southern States of where a series of landslides had livestock with 1050 animals In Madhya Pradesh, the tragedy on August 8, Twelve quintals of rice and 10,251 ting over in both Sangli and put and economic growth as the Kerala and Karnataka, and wiped out two villages last week, reported dead. The IMD has biggest producer of soybeans, bodies of those killed in the litres of kerosene among 22,962 Kolhapur district. “Only eight agricultural sector forms about Maharashtra and Gujarat in the to trace those who were feared predicted heavy to very heavy heavy rains killed 32 people and boat mishap had been recov- affected families”. rescue teams involving 20 15 per cent of India’s $2.5 tril- west, were among the hardest to have been buried alive. rainfall during the next 24 damaged crops. Over 145 vil- ered earlier, while five bodies The work of shifting the expandable boats and 176 men lion economy. India received 45 hit by floods that washed away “Currently, there is no ‘red alert’ hours in most parts of lages are inundated and107 were found earlier this week. marooned people to relief are currently in Sangli, while per cent more rainfall than the thousands of hectares of sum- warning in any of the 14 districts Karnataka, with extremely people reported to have died in There were 10, 8 and 8 camps is continuing in the there are only seven rescue 50-year average in the week to mer-sown crops and damaged of the Kerala as the intensity of heavy falls at isolated areas of rain-related incidents in Gujarat, flood-related in Kolhapur, worst-affected districts of teams involving 25 expandable August 15. The rains from June roads and rail lines. rains decreased. An ‘orange Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru and while landslides killed nearly a Satara and Pune districts Sangli and Kolhapur. “We have boats and 180 men in Kolhapur to September are a lifeline for In Kerala, the people have alert’ (isolated heavy to very Shivamogga districts. dozen people in the northern respectively, while Solapur dis- so far shifted 3,11,220 flood- district,” Mhaisekar said. rural India, delivering some 70 started shifting to their homes heavy rainfall) was sounded in Several rivers are in spate hilly state of Uttarakhand. !"#$%!& ! )
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Without asking her observed a vibrant parade as about the reason of her going Bengal joined the rest of the to the BJP office we cannot dis- nation to celebrate the 73rd miss as traitor and we cannot Independence Day. take action against her.” Appealing to the people On Sovan Chatterjee’s join- work towards protecting India’s ing the BJP another senior democracy which was a “price- leader Sobhandeb less asset,” Banerjee said, “Let Chattopadhyay said “sacrificing us take an oath today, not to one’s ideology is a difficult divide India. We must unite task and those who do it are not India. Irrespective of caste or praised. Those who go to other creed, we are all one India. parties shunning their ideolo- Secularism is what identifies gy are not respected even by and unites us as a nation.” their new friends.” !"#$%!& ! 1 5 (' O= + P ' A 1/2 5$3 Pakistan Army’s claims that five Indian soldiers died in the adakh, which will become a ensions escalated along the ceasefire violations along the LUnion Territory after TLine of Control (LoC) in Line of Control (LoC). the bifurcation of Jammu Jammu & Kashmir after Indian Meanwhile, Northern & Kashmir, celebrated Army reportedly killed at least Army Commander Lt Gen Independence Day with fer- three Pakistani soldiers in Ranbir Singh accompanied by vour on Thursday, with local strong retaliatory action the Chinar Corps Commander BJP MP Jamyang Tsering on Thursday. Lt Gen KJS Dhillon, Namgyal saying the region Earlier, Pakistan Army had on Thursday visited Kupwara has got “independence initiated ceasefire violation on the occasion of the 73rd from Kashmir”. even before 73rd Independence Independence Day. The parliamentarian, day celebrations went under- exchange of firing continued till from precarious situation in He interacted with the whose speech in the Lok Sabha way in border areas of Poonch. 5.30 pm, he added. In response, Jammu & Kashmir”. troops and was briefed about after abrogation of special sta- Fresh exchange of fire in Uri Indian Army befittingly retal- Releasing pictures of three the recent counter infiltration tus to Jammu & Kashmir drew sector was also reported in iated to the ceasefire violation Pakistani soldiers Asif Ghafoor operations. praises, was seen dancing and Kashmir valley. by the Pakistani troops,” tweeted, “three Pakistani sol- He was appreciative of the playing the drums along with Defence PRO in Jammu, he said. diers,killed in the ceasefire sharp vigil and alertness along the locals. Lt-Col Devender Anand Pakistan Army spokesper- violations, have been identified the Line of Control. Accompanied by BJP claimed, “Pakistan Army initi- son Major General Asif as Naik Tanveer, Sepoy The Army Commander national general secretary Ram ated ceasefire violation by fir- Ghafoor had earlier accused Ramazan and Lance Naik lauded the high morale of the Madhav, Namgyal hoisted the ing of small arms and mortars the Indian Army of “increasing Taimoor”. troops and exhorted them to national flag at the local om Krishna Ghati sector of firing” along the Line of Meanwhile, the Indian remain alert to meet emerging party office. %,, ' Poonch around 7.00 a.m The Control to “divert attention Army has also denied the security challenges. On August 5, the Centre stripped Jammu & Kashmir of its special status given under hanging along the roads of this by students were a delight of our heroes. We paid our Article 370 and split it into two picturesque town. the celebrations and the entire respects to the four young Union territories, Jammu & In a series of tweets, atmosphere was filled with heroes who laid down their Kashmir and Ladakh, which Namgyal said the tricolour in patriotic fervour and unity. lives agitating for the UT sta- will come into existence on each and every house of Ladakh “So, we decided to celebrate tus for Ladakh”. The four peo- October 31. symbolises the patriotism of the Independence Day in the tradi- ple died a few years ago. The region has got “inde- people and their unwavering tional Ladakhi style through the The MP also shared on pendence from Kashmir” and commitment towards India. beating of the ‘daman’ and Twitter pictures of Buddhist the celebration is “just a trail- “Ladakh got independence ‘surna’,” he said, adding these cel- monks hoisting national flag at er” for the development of from Kashmir,” he said, adding ebrations are “just a trailer for the his native village Matho, where Ladakh, Namgyal said. that the spirit of patriotism is development of Ladakh”. people were celebrating “1st Banners bearing slogans very high among school stu- Namgyal said, “On the Independence Day after decla- like “UT of Ladakh celebrates dents and adults alike in the occasion of Independence Day, ration of Ladakh as an its 1st Independence Day” were region. Cultural performances we celebrate the martyrdom of Union Territory”.
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2 3 Srinagar: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal, who is under detention, has been taken to a makeshift detention centre at the Centaur Hotel here, officials said on Thursday. He was shifted from his home to the hotel during the night, they said. Faesal who was stopped from taking a flight to Istanbul at the Delhi airport during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday was flown back to Srinagar where he was detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA), they said. During preliminary ques- tioning, Faesal said he was tak- ing a connecting flight to London from Istanbul, the offi- cials said. The former bureaucrat from Jammu & Kashmir had floated the Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Movement party after resigning from the IAS. After being detained at the Delhi airport, he was again detained under the PSA on his arrival in Srinagar, the officials said. Faesal had criticised the “unprecedented” lock-down in the Valley with its eight million population “incarcerated” like never before post the removal of special status to Jammu & Kashmir, provided under Article 370. He is among the last political leaders who have been placed under house arrest. Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were detained after the Centre revoked the special status and announced that the state be bifurcated into the territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. PTI !"#$%!& ! ! * % + C B " C C (-(45 3(- 67 9 4 : R ( 4 ' ' ' ' 44; < % 4 ) $ * ( + + ( (
$ * * + ) ( , - ./0 1 # ( 2 ( ithout strong watchdog 2 institutions, impunity becomes the very founda- ) tion upon which systems ) of corruption are built. WAnd if impunity is not demolished, all - efforts to bring an end to corruption are in vain,” said Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel )S ( Peace prize winner of 1992 from 34 P6 Guatemala. Writing for Transparency International on June 12, 2017, Menchu + Q summed up the essence of it all as to why ./0 - a watchdog institution like an Ombudsman 6 ) 6 8 ( (Lokpal), a much awaited body, is a must and is required to be constituted for our country to fight corruption. # 8 S The year 1809 is of notable significance ./0 since it was during this time that the con- cept of Ombudsman took birth in Sweden. 9 : $ ( The Swedish Parliament created the post ) of Riksdagens justitieombudsman, now 8 9 # ( commonly known as Ombudsman, whose - ) duty was to help maintain public confi- dence in the court’s activities and in pub- $ lic administration by ensuring that the said $ * ) - S functionaries acted within the framework ) # ( of law and the duties cast upon them. The Swedish model was so successful and estimable that other Scandinavian - countries adopted it in the due course of time. As of now, 150 countries have adopt- What now and what next is The first is the Right of but there are shortfalls and dis- the Whistleblowers Protection ed such model and have an ombudsman the question on many people’s Citizens for Time-Bound affection in their delivery. They Act must see the light of day as ) ( in place. The spread of the concept of minds. For common men and Delivery of Goods and Services find hope in the Lokpal. The soon as it is supplemental in ) ombudsmen across a diverse geographical women, for whom it is a strug- and Redressal of their present arrangement needs a nature to the Lokpal Act.
- ( and political spectrum is a reverential gle to make a living every day, Grievances Bill, 2011 and the serious revisit and relook what- I hope that the powers acceptance of a creditable experiment. It is they want relief from any kind second is the Whistle Blowers ever be the reason for non-res- that be take note of the same ( #;0 + 8 ( also an ode to all those who not only earned of demand or forced payment Protection Act, 2014. Aimed at olution of complaints. and respond by bringing the : ( respect for themselves but also brought cre- of speed money to get things safeguarding disclosures affect- Many other public griev- two legislations at the earliest. # - dence to the institution. LM Singhvi, one done from Government agen- ing the sovereignty and integri- ances can be redressed if not This will not only enhance the of the members of the Constituent cies or authorities. For the ty of India and security of the addressed under the Right of image of the Government by Assembly, was so enamoured by the func- informed or opinion-makers, it state, the Government intro- Citizens For Time-Bound showing its resolve to fight ( tioning of the Swedish body that he talked is the systemic and structured duced the Whistle Blowers Delivery of Goods and Services corruption at all levels but also - ( of the same on the floor of the Lok Sabha corruption, which has implant- Protective (Amendment) Bill, and Redressal Of Their save valuable time resources on April 3, 1963, and urged the powers that ed itself in the very innards of 2015 in the Lok Sabha, which Grievances Act, if enacted. The and energy of the Lokpal if * ;0 be to form a body like an Ombudsman for the system, that has been a passed it on May, 13, 2015. On said Bill is required to be complaints are channelised # the country. It was he who coined the term cause of worry. being transmitted to the Rajya brushed up, may be recast and to the body which was con- 8 P ( “Lokpal”, which has come to stick with the This country has experi- Sabha, the said Bill is still brought in as legislation without templated under the Right of body in its Indianised avatar. enced many popular move- ruing its fate. losing out on the object and rea- Citizens For Time-Bound Q < 9 9 The administrative reforms commis- ments when corruption made The newly-elected sons as well the need why it was Delivery of Goods and # ( sion set up in January 1966 made several life insufferable for a majority Government has set a record of drafted in the first place as a Bill. Services and Redressal Of S ( recommendations. One of them was to of the citizens and Article 21 of kind in productive legislative The Whistleblowers Their Grievances Bill 2011. have an institution to redress grievances of the Constitution of India ie, business in the two Houses. Protection Act, 2014 enables Many complaints do not citizens on the lines of an Ombudsman. Right to life, remains illusory. Hoping the same momentum any person (ie, a whistleblow- come within the purview of the ( The foundation was laid for the introduc- To recall some noticeable ones, to be alive, steps should be er) to report an act of corrup- Lokpal Act but are still issues " 8 tion of a Bill in 1968 in the Lok Sabha. Jayaprakash Narayan’s concept taken to include the two legis- tion, wilful misuse of power or that vex most citizens in their $ S * However, it did not take the shape of a law. of “Total Revolution” and the lations as part of legislative discretion, or criminal offence daily interface with govern- Many failed attempts were made by suc- more recent one by Anna business in the next session. by a public servant. This mental and administrative = cessive Governments, to be precise nine Hazare’s movement against This writer has a reason to includes all public servants, agencies. That is sullying the % > times, till a popular movement by “India corruption. The fall of the argue for this based on experi- including Ministers, Members image of governance cumula- > < 8 Against Corruption” forced the hands of UPA-II Government is attrib- ence, gained in the last few of Parliament, regulatory tively. If it were not so, political parties to put their acts together uted to the people’s anger months, from the volume of authorities, Central and State Transparency International ( * ( and pass the legislation ie, The Lokpal and against “corruption” in all its complaints received by the Government employees. Such would not have ranked India < 9 Lokayuktas Act, 2013. It came into force forms and reach. Lokpal from diverse corners disclosures are made to a spec- 78th globally in its 2018 report. 6 ?00 from January 16, 2014. Despite the Act hav- Along with the Lokpal Bill, and cross-section of people of ified competent authority, who This isn’t complimentary for ing been on the statute book, it took anoth- two other legislations were the country. Besides complaints must conduct a discreet inquiry any self-respecting nation. ( er five years and three months for the body introduced that are of vital sig- on issues of corruption, a large and conceal the identity of the (The writer is former Chief ( ( ( to be formed. It was a record of sorts as the nificance in the fight against number of them relate to such complainant and public ser- Justice of Chhattisgarh High * ?0 3? 3; ( period of gestation for the Lokpal lasted 51 corruption but somehow have public grievances for which vant. Now that the body of the Court, now Judicial Member, not yet seen the light of the day. there are mechanisms in place Lokpal has been constituted, Lokpal of India) /0 years. = ( # % P* )Q ( 0! + & ! ; 5L + % O 3 6 6 4 ! ) ?4 ) ;0;; % O + ! 6 % + % ' > ( * 78 1: 1 ;# 1 ;1#$1 =#$# =7"!#; =:&$ K K+ K,;< .4 , , K + ( # ( ( # # 9 % ) * Sir — This refers to the editori- Sir — The beating of Pehlu Khan al, “Hong Kong troubles” (August % ' ; 77 by the mob of self-styled vigilantes 7 4 6 ( $ $ ;0?@( 15). The burgeoning protest in was captured on camera but all Hong Kong has attracted the , 6' 5 ,;< accused of murdering him were ?A S world’s attention. Hong Kong is % % ' acquitted by a Rajasthan trial ( a special administrative region of 4 > court, questioning the authentic- S B ( China but has its own currency, ; ity of the video. political system and cultural iden- It is unfortunate that the pros- $ - tity. The city was a colony and ter- E P H8P6 *I HPIK % ecution could not build a water- C + ( ritory of the United Kingdom for ; @ % tight case or get a forensic audit in ( C more than 150 years until the 6 +% 4 A spite of the crime being recorded British handed it back to China ' ;4 on video. Videos showed Pehlu in 1997. Its legal system still ' 4 ;4 6 % * Khan begging for mercy as cow mirrors the British model and its 6 1' ! %+ vigilantes set upon him after stop- de facto Constitution guarantees = ; !6 ping his truck with cows in the freedoms that are unavailable to 2' 6 % back. He died but his sons sur- Chinese mainlanders. * H 6 6 I=6 ; vived. A helpless Pehlu Khan One of the tenets in the Basic % % tried to save himself by showing Law is that Hong Kong has the ' 5 ' the cattle purchase receipts but was right to develop its own democ- + ; + 6 nonetheless beaten up with rods racy and previous Chinese offi- % 2 ' 6 and sticks. Just as in the case of the cials pledged that the Central ' > 6 ; 2 $:$>$#6$# film No One Killed Jessica, it now Government in Beijing would not ' + appears that no one killed Pehlu interfere with that. But in recent Khan. If the culprits in this case go years, Beijing has repeatedly rein- unpunished, something that can- terpreted the Basic Law and now, mainland China is already start- their viewpoint as this is the best balling into a highly volatile sit- not be ruled out, it would send a China says it has “complete juris- ing to encroach on those rights. mode to catch the attention of uation. People fear that the iron wrong signal about the country’s diction” over Hong Kong. This has triggered a regular international tourists visiting the hand that quelled the Tiananmen justice system. The Basic Law states that confrontation between the region. Square protests in 1989 would JS Acharya Hong Kong shall safeguard the Chinese Government and Hong The Chinese Government also rush to quell the protests in Hyderabad rights and freedoms of the resi- Kong protesters. Not even Hong on the other hand is moving Hong Kong. dents’ for 50 years after the han- Kong’s international airport was troops to the border. The situa- TK Nandanan ! ' ( 2 dover. But many residents say that spared by protesters to register tion is so tense that it is snow- Chennai ##1!# > :1?32$ ; 2 !"#$%!& , ' #( ! # < 5 6 ( ' % % 3'6% ' 2 4 ''< 0
fter having read many discourses on the almost empty. I was lucky that my village was only subject of refugees, I listened to my five miles from Ludhiana. inner voice, which told me that there One day, three men, Sohan Singh, Bachan are not many with my experience who Singh and Tota Singh, visited me. That day, a Kafila can relocate refugees from both sides. was stationed for the night at a camp where there A few months before Partition, I was posted at an is an agriculture university now. The following day, Army transport company stationed in Lahore I went to my village and found that the three men $ %%& Cantonment. A unit had just come back from Iraq had not reached the village. We got worried as they ( ( to India and all jawans and officers had guns. Still, had to pass by the refugee camp on foot and might there was shortage of ammunition. During have been cornered. When we went to the camp- Partition, this unit came under the jurisdiction of site next day, we saw some freshly spread soil and , 9 - 19 9 Pakistan and had men from all States, religion and after digging the site, we found their bodies. Our 9 * $ D caste. Non-Muslim jawans had to stay in Lahore apprehensions proved right. During this period, a BE 9 ( until the unit had the required strength of Patwari from our village went with cash to a refugee # 19 Muslims. Our company was also assigned the camp to pick up a good breed horse. Neither did $ # 8 ,S responsibility of relocating the Muslim soldiers’ fam- he return nor was his dead body recovered. $ * 92 # F B ilies, who were in India as also the Indian soldiers’ Besides being used for the refugees, my vehi- < # families residing in the villages in Pakistan. cles were also deputed to the PWD for construct- ,(9 - August 15, 1947, passed and after a few days, ing the refugees rehabilitation camps at a site where > I was deputed with a couple of lorries to go to the there is now a new model town. One of the camps G # 9 ( ammunition depot at Kasu Begu and bring the was raised by my school friend Jagjit Singh Gill. One ammunition for the armoury. The depot was locat- day, passing through my village on my return, an )S ed near Ferozepur on the Indian side. When we old woman stood in front of my jeep and said, “Oh ( , - reached Kasu Begu, the depot commander told us my son! What is this creation of Pakistan? My mar- , that he had just received an order saying that ried daughter is sitting in my house and her hus- 2 - ?A04 ammunition should not be dispensed to the units band has kept a Muslim woman in his house. I came 9 + + ?A@4 based in Pakistan. A problem had arisen. I made to know that his house was in Ramgarh village in B # S earnest supplications but the commander seemed Patiala State.” Lt Ajmer Singh Gill of the Patiala 3400 ( tied. I tried to find a way out and told him that he Lancers was a good friend of mine and he was in 9 ?AH4 - had received the signal only that day and could sim- charge of the Doraha refugee camp. Whenever I ,S ( ply backdate the release order. The officer under- had to go to Doraha, I would visit him and when % 3400 stood that this would solve the problem and we he came to Ludhiana, he would visit me. When I loaded the ammunition in the trucks. told him about the story of the old woman, he 9 - % S A friend of mine, Nur Mohammad Gondal, assured me not to worry and that we would see her # ( was posted in the Ferozepur Cantonment. Both of settled. Lt Ajmer Singh used to go hunting near 9 - ,S us had returned to India from the supply depot in Doraha. One day in the evening, after eating and 9 - S Aden (Saudi Arabia now Yemen). Later, I was post- drinking, we went to Ramgarh village with two or , ed to Lahore and Gondal was posted to Ferozepur. three vehicles. A word was spread in the village that - When I went to see him, I came to know that he the vehicles had come to transport all Muslim 9 + + 9 had gone to a village to fetch the family of a Muslim women to Pakistan. There in that village, the liquor D ( jawan. I waited for him and camped in his unit. shop was auctioned from time to time and during E * # Soon after arriving from Aden, Gondal got mar- that period, the contract was held by a classmate , ried and was staying with his family in Ferozepur. friend of mine from Lalton village. He was very At the gate of his house, there was a guard with a happy to meet us and invited us for food and drinks sten gun and a few riflemen. His house was on a and assured us that he would settle the girl from (, main street that was being patrolled by many groups my village. After meals we found the entire village P Q D - shouting anti-Pakistan slogans. At night, we dis- under the Pakistani command, there were no major refugees from Pakistan and take back Muslim empty, menfolk with the shady women hid in the cussed the possibility of transporting him and his problems. After a couple of days in Lahore, I applied refugees from here. On reaching Lahore, I got the fields. That day we did not succeed. In a few days , E family to Lahore. We both went to his comman- for a visit to Ludhiana. During the Raj, all the big vehicles emptied in front of the Sadar Police Station. time, however, my friend successfully rehabilitat- I 6 9 - S 9 8 der and he agreed. The whole night we packed his units were commanded by a British officer. Our Next day, when I repeated the same procedure, the ed the girl from my village. Those days, when the ( (( ?AH4 household and prepared for our departure. When unit commander, a Major, turned out to be an Thanedar requested me to drop the refugees at the Kafilas would move on the roads, the scene would ( offices opened the next day, Mohammad got his extremely helpful person. Our unit used to get many refugee camp outside Lahore on the Ferozepur road be the same everywhere. Once, when I was return- 9 " 9 - duty slip and we left for Lahore. On the way, there requests to supply vehicles. I transported some more as they were spreading a lot of filth around. After ing from Doraha at night after a meeting with Lt , were a few sloganeers on the road and many groups non-Muslims to Ludhiana and when we reached that, I never faced any problems. Evacuating the Ajmer Singh Gill, my jeep toppled over. The three people in the rear fell out but the driver and I S indulging in loot, who seeing military vehicles, the Jalandhar check post on our return, I was shown refugees from the Sikh National College, I was also would give way. On the day of our arrival, similar a communiqué stating that any vehicle going to asked to evacuate the refugees from DAV college remained trapped in our seats under the jeep. 9 - 9 - S $ * , ( scenes were to be seen. Here, I would like to men- Pakistan, before proceeding further, was to report hostel to Amritsar. Grateful that my head was sticking out of the jeep 9 8 ( tion a scenario. About 200-300 yards near the to the camp commander of the Jalandhar In due time, all the Sikh and Hindu refugees and the driver was breathing heavily behind the # ( Ferozepur border, one could see (if one knew) the Cantonment refugee camp. There were a few afflu- were evacuated from Lahore. Everyday, the Kafilas front glass frame. The three people managed to Kikar (Acacia arabica), where Shaheed Bhagat ent Muslim families waiting at the check post, who (caravans) and the trains were attacked and final- lift the jeep a little and rested it on a stone but could , Singh was hanged. Military guards were posted out- asked me if I could take them to Lahore. I informed ly, we got orders to transport non-Muslim jawans not turn it over. After a little while, a truck stopped ( side my house — the only bungalow between Sadar them that these vehicles were for ferrying the in lorries and to report for duty at Jalandhar and four people climbed out and straightened our P Q Bazaar Lahore and Mughalpura railway station — Muslim families of the military personnel and Cantonment. There was so much bloodshed near jeep. The driver tried to start the engine and we , , ( allotted to me and shared with another officer. refused their requests. Earlier in Ludhiana, I had Mughalpura that we were asked not to take the drove directly to Brown Hospital, Ludhiana. The ?A./ ?A@4 ) F = ( On reaching Lahore, Gondal and his family requests from friends to carry some Muslim fam- Amritsar road but to go via the Ferozepur- doctor on duty there gave me first aid and tran- ( were sent to Gujarat (north of Gujranwala) and the ilies across and I refused them, too. Along with the Ludhiana route. After crossing Ferozepur, contin- quilisers, enabling me to sleep for the night. Next lorry brought back non-Muslim families from there. refugees from the Jalandhar camp, we proceeded uous downpour forced us to break our journey in day, I was transported by military ambulance to # Three brothers of my father used to stay in Arif towards Lahore. On reaching, I got an order for my Ludhiana. We parked our vehicles near the old the military hospital in Jalandhar Cantonment. , - Wala near Mandi Montgomery. To fetch them and platoon to pick up refugees from the Sikh National courts down the Mall road. I went to see the My shoulder and left hand were fractured and other families from that area, I got two vehicles and College, take them to India and on our return, bring Sessions Judge and requested permission to stay were put under plaster. At the hospital I would ( on reaching, we found that all of them, together back the refugees assembled at Khilchia, a big for the night in his office premises. listen all day long to the radio in the Officers Mess. < with other refugees, had left via Pakpatan to India. Muslim village between Beas and Amritsar. Next day, we passed through Philaur, Guraiya, On the evening of January 30, 1948, the radio was $ * = ( Deadly scenes on the Pakpatan Fazilka road were As soon as the lorries entered the college, peo- Phagwara and crossing Railpur, on the right hand interrupted and we heard that Mahatma Gandhi , 9 - seen. Driving through the deserted habitats, innu- ple filled up the vehicles without permission. When side opposite the railway station, we came to know had been assassinated. It was being continually # # merable dead bodies lay scattered. At many I reported to the camp commandant for further that both the bridges on the river Wayin had been repeated and I was informing everybody around. ( 9 places, the stench was so overwhelming that we had instructions, he showed his constraints. People were blown up. We had to stop and camp at the railway Readers can very well imagine that from - , " to block our noses while passing through. At many sitting on the bonnet cover of the engine. I tried station and we arranged to get rations and vegeta- before the creation of Pakistan up to January 30, places enroute, we had to get off the lorries and clear in vain to convince them that we would take all of bles from Jalandhar Cantonment. Rail and road 1948, my entire time was spent in the service of , the road of dead bodies blocking our way. them in turns. When we started and were about communication from Jalandhar and Amritsar was the refugees. My life was spared because of the D E * , Ultimately, we did make it to Fazilka. In these lor- to exit Lahore, we met a magistrate at a police con- stopped. One day, after crossing the broken bridge honesty in the delivery of my duty. When I was 9 - P Q ries, the seat next to the driver had a shutter above trol. He insisted on checking every single vehicle over the hanging girders, both the Majors, struck under the jeep, many instances came to that could be opened. For almost the entire jour- as they were Pakistani property and we were tak- Commanding Officers (British) of the Lahore and my mind. One instance I want to mention is that , ( ney, I stood in this opening. Passing through the ing them out of the country. I made him under- Jalandhar transport companies, arrived on foot at an elderly acquaintance stopped me near the 9 - middle of Fazilka Bazaar, I spotted my father’s elder stand that my vehicles would return with refugees our camp and ordered me to go to Ludhiana and Ghanta Ghar, Ludhiana, when I was transport- B ( brother running and stopping the lorry. It was a from Khilchia and if the vehicles were stopped con- take up the command of the Platoon of the ing Muslim families of jawans to Lahore. He came 9 - " moment of happiness as he told me that they had stantly, I would not be able to do my duty. I Jalandhar transport company there. After a while, over to my side and said, “Dalip, there are many , ( all reached Fazilka and some relatives were at the promised him that in return, I would not get the our Brigade was ordered to shift the refugees from rich families, who have not been able to go to refugee camp. After picking them up, we spent the vehicles checked that would come with refugees Doraha refugee camp (which was under Patiala Pakistan, if you can take them to Lahore, they can night in the Fazilka dak bungalow. from Amritsar. He understood the situation and State that time), Ludhiana camp, Mulanpur camp, give you money in abundance.” I told the person The next day, we left for Lahore via Ferozepur. we moved on. The refugees were taken off at a Jagraon camp up to Bahina Police jurisdiction and “Masterji, these vehicles are only meant to 19 8S I made the mistake of taking that route instead of Hindu camp, set up in an orchard on the left side look after the safe movement of the Kafilas to their transport the families of the army jawans, not any- - + another direct road to Lahore via Ludhiana. After of the road and we proceeded to Khilchia. While destinations. When those moved on, I had orders body else.” Also, while stuck under the jeep, I was # 8 crossing the border on our way to Lahore, we came returning with Muslim refugees, we were stopped to provide transport for the sick and elderly, who thinking if I had not done my duty honestly, my across a number of Pakistani military check posts by a non-Muslim refugee leader, who on seeing the were neglected and left behind at the camps and life would not have been spared. S and I had to explain myself everywhere. At many Muslims, wanted to seize them. I made him under- to transfer them to the next refugee camp. After (Translated by AR Ranjit Singh, son of the ! places, they checked the lorries. Since my unit came stand that it was my duty to bring non-Muslim the Kafilas had been moved, the roads looked author) 5 ' '# E
global assessment of forest biodiver- trove of life on earth, they are also our and wildlife, which is becoming sity by the World Wide Fund for greatest natural ally in the fight extinct. India, too, is no stranger to this Nature (WWF). against climate breakdown. Protecting situation but unlike the global forum, Wildlife is an essential component wildlife and reversing the decline of our country is yet to take concrete of natural and healthy forests. They nature require urgent global action. steps that can ensure that our forest play a major role in forest regeneration The need is to preserve harmonious remain replete with ample flora and and carbon storage by engaging in pol- land use in our region, including for- fauna. The annual forest reports and ,/$ !.</4&1$ lination and seed dispersal. Thus, the est management and protect the most allied data show that since indepen- loss of fauna can have severe implica- valuable surviving ecosystems. Given dence, India has lost quite a lot of for- /% '( - tions for forests’ health, the climate and these circumstances, there is an urgent est cover, mainly due to man-made humans, who depend on forests for need for global leaders to kick start an reasons than climate change. The y any standard, forests around their livelihoods, said the WWF report action plan immediately to protect and usurping of forest land by land mafia % the world are the last barriers titled, Below the Canopy. Until now, restore nature and keep our forests is emerging as the biggest reason. This K 6 6 Bbetween mankind and the ill- forest biodiversity had never been standing. Only a quarter of the land situation is made worse due to poach- effects of climate change. How the assessed but forest area was often used on earth is now free of the impacts of ing activities, which put an end to + K human race has so far managed to stay as a proxy indicator. tiles and amphibians (particularly Nearly 20 per cent of the threats human activities. wildlife. % /% outside the grasp of worsening envi- The new findings were based on from the tropical forests), it was less were due to overexploitation. Of the In a bid to conserve nature, world How can the Government or the ronmental conditions is a miracle and the Forest Specialist Index, developed among birds (especially from temper- 112 forest-dwelling primate popula- leaders have agreed to launch a ‘New judiciary stem the loss of green cover %6 can be attributed to the neutralising following the Living Planet Index ate forests), said the report. tions, 40 were threatened by overex- Deal’ for Nature and People in 2020 in India and prevent wildlife from capabilities of the forests and their methodology — an index that tracks Further, the report found that just ploitation (hunting), the report in China. The new set of commit- poaching remains to be seen. The / inherent wildlife. wildlife that lives only in forests. In the changes in tree cover — deforesta- showed. Climate change, on the other ments will likely draw together a glob- Government must ensure that Indian But the health of our forests total, data was available for 268 species tion or reforestation — were not hand, threatened to 43 per cent of al biodiversity framework with rein- forests are treated with priority and %% 6% largely depends on the health and the and 455 populations of birds, mam- responsible for the decline in wildlife amphibian populations, 37 per cent of vigorated action under the Paris protect the wildlife within. Unless number of wildlife species they host. mals, reptiles and amphibians. Of the populations. Other major threats reptile populations, 21 per cent of bird Agreement and the United Nations- immediate measures are taken, the loss It is also a fact that this insurance cover 455 monitored populations of forest were habitat loss, forest exploitation populations but only 3 per cent of mandated Sustainable Development for our country would be permanent against the vagaries of environment is specialists, more than half declined at and climate change. In fact, the loss of mammal populations. More than 60 Goals. and the green barrier that stands +6 now depleting at a rapid rate. There an annual rate of 1.7 per cent, on aver- habitat due to logging, agricultural per cent of threatened forest special- The state of affairs of our forests between us and impacts of climate % has been a 53 per cent decline in the age between 1970 and 2014. expansion, mining, hunting, conflicts ist populations faced more than one is not at its best phase. Nations across change would be gone forever. number of forest wildlife populations While the decline was consistent and spread of diseases accounted for threat, the report noted. the world are aware about the grow- (The writer is an environmental since 1970, according to the first-ever in these years among mammals, rep- almost 60 per cent of threats. Not only are forests a treasure ing problem of disappearing forests journalist) .! / !"#$%!&
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New Delhi: North eastern New Delhi: Saudi Arabian Oil long-term strategy to increase States registered over 30 per Co (Aramco) buying a 20 per its refining and petrochemical Washington: US manufactur- cent growth in GST collection cent stake in Reliance capacity. ing continued its steady decline during the first four months of Industries’ oil-to-chemical busi- Saudi Aramco continues in July amid the ongoing trade the current fiscal 2019-20, ness will help it regain the to show a keen interest in war with China and slowing much more than the increase position of being the biggest accessing the Indian market, global economy, while the hur- witnessed in larger manufac- supplier of oil to the world’s which has the strongest long- ricane-hit oil sector also helped turing states. fastest-growing oil market. term growth prospects, he said. drag down total output, the Growth in Goods and Saudi Arabia, which tradi- Following the same strate- Federal Reserve said Thursday. Services Tax (GST) collection tionally has been India’s top oil gy, it along with UAE’s ADNOC Production fell across the recorded by most of the seven source, lost the slot to Iraq dur- had signed up to take 50 per board in US manufacturing, sister states is over three times ing the last two financial years. cent stake in a planned 60 mil- with only rare bright spots, the national average of 9 per This will change with lion tonne a year refinery on the dropping 0.4 percent com- cent. Aramco buying 20 per cent west coast. Aramco and pared to June. The sector has as summer heat increased the In absolute terms, the total stake in the RIL’s oil-to-chem- ADNOC are to supply half of fallen in four of the last six need for air conditioning, near- tax collection during April- ical (O2C) business, which has the crude oil required for the months and is down 1.5 per- ly offsetting the sharp drop in July of this fiscal year rose to an enterprise valuation of USD proposed refinery that will cent so far this year, according June. 3.56 lakh crore, as per the data 75 billion as it will be accom- come up not before 2025. to the data. Overall output is still 0.5 accessed by PTI. lower at 27 per cent with 350 declined to 12,700 crore dur- digit growth of 6 per cent in panied with a deal to supply Saudi Arabia is keen to get Total industrial produc- percent higher that a year ago Among the north eastern crore collection. ing April-July 2019, compared GST collection. Punjab clocked 500,000 barrels per day or 25 a foothold in the world’s fastest- tion fell 0.2 percent, erasing the but manufacturing has seen states, Nagaland registered The laggard States of with a little under 13,000 7 per cent growth, while million tonne a year of crude growing fuel market to get a gain in June, and defying ana- two quarters of contraction, highest growth of 39 per cent at Tripura and Manipur too reg- crore a year ago. Haryana’s growth was at 9 per oil. captive customer for the crude lysts who had expected a slight meaning the sector is in reces- 393 crore during April-July istered 16 per cent growth, According to experts, Delhi cent. “Crude supplies of 500,000 oil it produces. Crude oil is the uptick, according to the report. sion. period, the data revealed. more than double of large has been adversely hit as the tax Tamil Nadu and Karnataka b/d represents about 40 per cent basic raw material for the man- Output also was pulled The only sizable increase in It was followed by industrial States like arbitrage on central sales tax recorded 10 per cent and 11 per of Reliance’s crude intake, sig- ufacturing of petrochemicals. down by the 1.8 percent drop manufacturing was in aero- Arunachal Pradesh with 35 Maharashtra, Haryana and (CST) has ended. In the past, cent growth in GST collec- nificantly higher than the stake Like other major producers, in mining after Hurricane space and miscellaneous trans- per cent growth at 514 crore Gujarat. Delhi imposed a lower CST of tions, respectively. taken, although Saudi Aramco it is looking to lock in cus- Barry “caused a sharp but tem- portation equipment. and Sikkim with 32 per cent Out of 37 States and union 1 per cent, prompting many In contrast, consuming historically supplied 20 per tomers in the world’s third- porary decline in oil extraction Industrial capacity in use increase to 370 crore. territories, Delhi, Lakshadweep companies to ship goods from states like Bihar, Odisha, Uttar cent of Reliance’s crude oil largest oil consumer through in the Gulf of Mexico,” the Fed retreated again, falling back to While Meghalaya clocked a and Puducherry registered de- the union territory by locating Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh requirements,” said Alan the investment. Kuwait is also said. 77.5 per cent, far below the growth of 30 per cent in GST growth of 2 per cent, 17 per cent their offices here. are faring better than the indus- Gelder, vice president refining looking to invest in projects in The volatile utilities sector long-run average, the report collection at 680 crore, and 8 per cent respectively. Big states like Maharashtra trial states with double-digit and chemicals at Wood return for getting an assured jumped 3.1 percent last month said. PTI Mizoram’s growth was a tad GST collection of Delhi and Gujarat recorded a single- growth. PTI Mackenzie. offtake of their crude oil. Saudi Arabia in 2018-19 fis- Saudi Aramco is also keen cal exported 40.33 million on retailing fuel in India. A tonne of crude oil to India, over refinery in India can also be a 5:$ '? ;;; = / 15 per cent short of 46.61 mil- base for it to export fuel to lion tonne sold by Iraq, accord- deficit countries in Europe and ing to data sourced from the the Americas. Directorate General of India has a refining capac- tribution from non-oil and gas “The Petroleum & Natural Commercial Intelligence and ity of 247.6 million tonne, business; and 5-6 times current Gas Ministry has announced Statistics. which exceeded the demand of *90 market capitalisation.” several enabling policies which, Additional oil supplies fol- 206.2 million tonne. Speaking on ONGC’s busi- I am sure shall bring in positive lowing the Reliance deal will Reliance’s refining and New Delhi: Energy major Oil ness performance, he said that changes in India’s oil and gas catapult Saudi Arabia to top petrochemicals assets include and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) the company earned the high- sector,” he said. spot again. 1.2 million b/d of highly- is investing around 83,000 est ever revenue of 1,09,655 Supporting Prime Minister The O2C business includes sophisticated refining assets at crore in 25 major projects to crore in 2018-19, an increase of Narendra Modi’s call for a Reliance’s refining and petro- Jamnagar in Gujarat. Both its boost oil and gas production, 29 per cent over the previous domestic solar revolution, chemical divisions, and its 51 refineries in Jamnagar are heav- which has stagnated over last fiscal. It has also logged a ONGC had launched a nation- per cent stake in its fuel mar- ily integrated with petrochem- years, its chairman and man- record net profit of 26,716 wide Solar Chulha Challenge. keting business. The remainder icals. aging director Shashi Shanker crore, an increase of 34 per cent. Shanker said that through this 49 per cent stake in the fuel The company also has a said on Thursday. ONGC Videsh Ltd, the initiative and with the help of marketing business, which world-leading position in poly- Addressing ONGC firm’s overseas investment arm, IIT-Mumbai, 86 Solar PV comprises of 1,400 petrol ester and intermediates, as well employees on the 73rd recorded the highest ever pro- cooking stoves were installed pumps and aviation fuel facil- as steam crackers and poly- Independence Day, he said: duction of 14.83 million tonne at Bacha and Jamthi in Betul ities at 31 airports, has been sold olefins capacity at another four “15 of these projects currently of oil and oil equivalent gas dur- district of Madhya Pradesh. to BP for Rs 7,000 crore. locations in India. “This strate- under execution will directly ing FY19. The entire village of 74 house- The terms of the deal are gy is being achieved through a contribute to oil and gas pro- In downstream refining, holds has been benefitted at yet to be finalised, but Reliance, combination of project and duction.” its subsidiary MRPL achieved Bacha village. The 73rd going by the enterprise value acquisitions, with this acquisi- “The cumulative oil and gas highest ever throughput of Independence Day was cele- announced by its chairman tion following on from last gain from these projects is Another 10.1 million tonne of 30,000-plus employees across business, he talked about the 16.43 million tonne with capac- brated at all the 38 domestic Mukesh Ambani on Monday, year’s acquisition of SABIC and expected to be over 180 million oil and 4.736 bcm of gas was 38 work locations of ONGC, ambitious ‘Energy Strategy ity utilisation of 109.5 per cent. work centres of ONGC as well will get roughly USD 15 billion, SASREF, and the memorandum tonne of oil and oil equivalent produced from its overseas according to a company state- 2040’ that will help ONGC Newly acquired HPCL as its 40 overseas projects in 21 including some debt adjust- of understanding Aramco gas in their life cycle,” he said. assets. ment. achieve “three times revenue (ONGC subsidiary) has also countries. Apart from hoisting ments, for the 20 per cent stake signed this year to acquire a 9 The firm produced 24.23 ONGC envisages a natural The directors of ONGC distributed across exploration achieved the highest ever sales the national tricolour, the when the sale closes later this per cent stake in Zhejiang million tonne of crude oil in the gas output of over 32 bcm by were also present on the occa- and production, refining, mar- volume of 38.7 million tonne offices of the national oil com- year. Petrochemical’s 800,000 b/d 2018-19 fiscal year and 25.81 FY24, Shanker said in his which sion. keting, and other businesses; with a domestic sales growth of pany held cultural pro- Gelder said the deal is fur- integrated refinery and petro- billion cubic metres of natural was webcast from company Pitching for an transfor- four times current profit-after- 4.7 per cent over historical grammes to mark the occasion, ther evidence that Saudi chemical complex in Zhoushan, gas from its domestic fields. headquarters in Dehradun to mative approach to the energy tax (PAT), with 10 per cent con- high, he said. the statement added. PTI Aramco is executing on its China,” he said. PTI 9 '$ ' + 4 4 0 . : ( 0(- / @ ' Beijing: Chinese e-commerce “Alibaba had a great quar- Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s financial breaks for small busi- giant Alibaba said on Thursday ter, expanding our user base to Government unveiled HK$19.1 nesses, more generous student Beijing: China on Thursday that first quarter revenue beat 674 million annual active con- billion ($2.44 billion) worth of subsidies and goodies for low- threatened retaliation if San Francisco: Hundreds of demanded that the Silicon analyst estimates, defying a sumers, demonstrating our economic relief measures and income households. Washington steps up their war Google employees on Thursday Valley-based company pub- slowing economy and a trade superior user experience,” said downgraded its growth fore- Ten weeks of unprece- over trade and technology by called on the internet titan to licly commit not to support war with the United States. Daniel Zhang, Chief Executive casts on Thursday as the inter- dented rallies, demonstrations going ahead with planned avoid working for US immi- Immigration and Customs Revenue for the April-June Officer of Alibaba. national hub reels from sim- and occupations in Hong Kong September 1 tariff hikes on gration officials until they stop Enforcement, the Office of period rose 42 per cent year-on- “We will continue to invest mering pro-democracy protests have seen millions of people additional Chinese imports. “engaging in human rights Refugee Resettlement, and year to 114.9 billion yuan ($16.7 in technology and bring digital and the US-China trade war. take to the streets in the biggest Beijing will take unspecified abuses.” CBP. billion), a company statement transformation to millions of Last week city leader Carrie challenge to China’s rule of the “necessary countermeasures,” A petition signed by more By providing technology said, outpacing an average ana- businesses globally.” Lam warned that 10-weeks of semi-autonomous city since the Cabinet said. It gave no than 600 “Googlers” as of late support to those agencies in lyst estimate of 111.6 billion Alibaba has been pouring anti-government protests were its 1997 handover from Britain. details. afternoon was prompted by the current climate, Google yuan compiled by Bloomberg money into what it calls “new hitting businesses like a “tsuna- The social and political President Donald Trump word that US Customs and would be “trading its integri- News. retail”, which optimises in-store mi”. unrest was triggered by a bill has said he plans to impose 10 Border Protection (CBP) was ty for a bit of profit, and join- Joe Tsai, Alibaba’s Executive sales and service using data On Thursday, financial Instead, he said, the pri- which would have allowed per cent duties on an addition- preparing to request bids on a ing a shameful lineage,” the Vice-Chairman, attributed the culled online. chief Paul Chan predicted the mary headwinds remained extraditions to mainland al $300 billion of Chinese massive cloud computing con- petition argued. results to China’s demographic It has also been fighting to city’s economy would grow by ongoing trade tensions between China, but has evolved into a imports. The Chinese announce- tract. “History is clear: the time trends and continued urbani- grow its business abroad, pri- a miserly zero to one percent Washington and Beijing — call for wider democratic ment made no mention of Google is a major cloud to say ‘NO’ is now,” the petition sation, pointing to the growing marly in Southeast Asia where this year, the worst rate since two major markets for Hong reforms and a halt to sliding Trump’s decision Wednesday to computing provider. Its rivals read. “We refuse to be com- urban middle class willing to it runs the Lazada e-commerce 2009 after the global crash hit. Kong — and the possible freedoms. postpone penalties on about 60 in the market included plicit.” Those who signed the shell out for brands on Alibaba’s platform. But as he announced a impact of Brexit. The retail and tourism sec- per cent of those goods until Amazon and Microsoft. petition argued that it would be e-commerce platforms. Orders on Lazada grew raft of sweeteners in a surprise “Based on the latest devel- tors have been especially hit by December. Their lopsided trade “The winning cloud “unconscionable” for any tech Net profit for the quarter over 100 per cent on-year for the “mini-budget”, he denied the opments and assessments on the drop in arriving visitors to balance means China has almost provider will be streamlining company supporting those was 21.2 billion ($3.1 billion), third consecutive quarter, the move was linked to the roiling the outlook, the Hong Kong the city, but the property mar- run out of US imports for tariff CBP’s infrastructure and facil- agencies given current practices more than double from the company said. unrest. economy will continue to face ket remains strong. hikes following previous increas- itating its human rights abus- at the US southern border. same period a year earlier. Alibaba’s large entertain- “The measures that we an austere environment for At a “citizens press confer- es in retaliation for American es,” a copy of the petition post- Google last year dropped Revenue in the Hangzhou- ment division including the have just announced... Trying the rest of the year,” he said. ence” on Thursday, one protest punitive duties. ed on medium.Com said. out of the bidding for a huge based company’s core e-com- Netflix-like Youku grew 6 per to tackle the current econom- Nonetheless, the sweeten- group blamed the city’s eco- But Beijing already has “It’s time to stand together Pentagon cloud computing merce segment, which accounts cent, as China’s movie industry ic difficulties and the coming ers seemed to be aimed at nomic woes on the local lead- extended penalties for US com- again and state clearly that we contract that could be worth up for the vast majority of its busi- faces a tough regulatory envi- economic headwinds, is not winning over support from ers who they accused of under- panies by delaying customs clear- will not work on any such con- to $10 billion after a protest by ness, jumped 44 per cent, while ronment with authorities can- related to the political difficul- moderate Hong Kongers as mining the city’s business ance for their goods and delay- tract.” Google did not imme- employees urging the compa- the smaller but fast-growing celling films they deem unpa- ties that we are facing,” Chan the city reels from the protests. appeal by kowtowing to ing issuing licenses in finance diately reply to a request for ny to stay out of the business of cloud computing unit surged 66 triotic and continually changing told reporters. The measures included Beijing. PTI and other fields. PTI comment. The petition war. PTI per cent. censorship guidelines. PTI !"#$%!& !01// 3 & +7 2&.<&.< 'N %@ hree senior Hong Kong " P Tpolice officers said on Thursday that they are not D' aware of any plans for Chinese F, 0 forces to join efforts to quell London: China will not "sit by and watch" and is ready to "quell mass demonstrations in the ter- the unrest swiftly" if the crisis in Hong Kong becomes "uncon- ritory, as images this week trollable", China's ambassador to London said on Thursday. . showed paramilitary exercises "If the situation deteriorates further into unrest uncontrol- in a neighboring mainland lable by the SAR (Special Administrative Region) government, city. then the central government will not sit by and watch," Liu 0$2!.< &. The officers added that Xiaoming said in a televised press conference. they are unsure whether they "We have enough solutions and enough power to quell the S President Donald Trump said Thursday that a meeting would be informed ahead of unrest swiftly," he said. Ubetween Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Hong Kong's pro- time if Chinese paramilitary or Images taken by AFP earlier on Thursday showed thousands democracy activists could lead to a "happy" ending to months army forces were deployed in of Chinese military personnel waving red flags and parading at of protests. Hong Kong. They agreed to a sports stadium in the city of Shenzhen, just across the border "If President Xi would meet directly and personally with the speak to a group of reporters from Hong Kong. protesters, there would be a happy and enlightened ending to for foreign media only on the Dozens of armoured personnel carriers and supply trucks the Hong Kong problem. I have no doubt!" Trump tweeted. condition of anonymity. were also parked nearby. Trump appeared to be clarifying a tweet he wrote on Protests that began in early "We hope this will end in an orderly way. In the meantime Wednesday on Xi, trade relations, and Hong Kong, which he June have paralyzed parts of the we are fully prepared for the worst," Liu said. ended by saying "Personal meeting?" That was taken by some territory, including its interna- He also protested against "foreign interference" in the Hong as Trump offering to meet with the Chinese president. tional airport, and led to more Kong protests and urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Trump has been reticent to criticize China's stance on Hong than 700 arrests. The largely government to handle the issue with "great caution". Kong, indicating he regards the unrest as an internal matter for peaceful rallies attended by ! ! "I think some politicians in this country... Still regard Hong Beijing, while he focuses on negotiations to resolve a grinding tens of thousands of Hong 0 . & # Kong as part of the British empire," he said. trade war between the United States and China. Kong residents have increas- The Hong Kong protests were sparked by opposition to a plan "Of course China wants to make a deal. Let them work ingly concluded in clashes really losing public support," hands" if the situation in Hong appear to be armored person- to allow extraditions to the mainland, but have since morphed humanely with Hong Kong first!" Trump tweeted Wednesday. between some protesters and one officer said. Another offi- Kong continues to deteriorate nel carriers and other vehicles into a wider -- sometimes violent -- call for democratic rights. But State Department officials and top US lawmakers spoke police. cer referred to a "silent major- after more than two months of belonging to the China's para- The movement represents the greatest challenge to Beijing's out in defense of the protesters and warned Beijing to respect While protesters have ity" of Hong Kong residents near-daily street protests. military People's Armed Police authority since the city was handed back by the British in 1997 the territory's autonomy. thrown bricks, gasoline bombs who support the police but are Liu Xiaoming said extrem- parked in a sports complex in under a deal that allowed it to keep freedoms that many Hong The call for Xi to meet with activists came as thousands of and other objects at law afraid to publicly voice their ists masquerading as pro- the city of Shenzhen, across the Kongers feel are being eroded. Chinese military personnel were seen assembling in a sports sta- enforcement, riot police have opinions. democracy activists are drag- border in Hong Kong, in what China earlier this month warned Britain to stop "meddling" dium in Shenzhen, just across the border with Hong Kong. countered with tear gas and Residents of neighbour- ging Hong Kong "down a dan- some have interpreted as a after Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called Hong Kong leader China's ambassador to London warned on Thursday that rubber bullets in an attempt to hoods hosting the protests gerous road." threat from Beijing to use Carrie Lam and emphasised the need for a "fully independent Beijing will not "sit by and watch" and is ready to "quell the unrest disperse crowds. have taken to heckling police He told a news conference increased force against pro- investigation into recent events". AFP swiftly" if the crisis in Hong Kong becomes "uncontrollable." The senior police officers officers and calling them "gang- in London that if unrest testers. said the situation is "worse sters" after media footage becomes "uncontrollable... The China's Defense Ministry Hong Kong authorities, Tuesday night and 17 more on where critics say they could Chan announced Thursday. than Occupy Central," a 79-day showed police officers swing- central government would not has pointed to a legal provision however, have maintained that Wednesday during clashes out- face torture and unfair justice, "Domestically, the recent pro-democracy sit-in in 2014. ing their batons at protesters sit on its hands and watch." that would allow Hong Kong- they are capable of handling the side police stations in the Sham protesters are demanding elec- social incidents have hit the While the current movement and firing rubber bullets and "We have enough solu- based People's Liberation Army situation themselves. Shui Po district. toral reforms and an investi- retail trade, restaurants and was initially a response to now- tear gas at close range. The tions and enough power with- troops to be deployed for "pub- The senior police officials This week's clashes high- gation into alleged police abus- tourism, adding a further blow suspended extradition legisla- senior police officers said about in the limit of the Basic Law to lic order maintenance" at the said they have 3,000 officers lighted the hardening posi- es, with some calling also for to an already weak economy, tion, the focus has since shift- 300 of their colleagues have had quell any unrest swiftly," he request of the city govern- who are currently deployed tions of pro-democracy pro- the resignation of Chief and also affected the interna- ed to democracy and demands their personal information said, referring to Hong Kong's ment. for riot control operations and testers and the authorities, Executive Carrie Lam. tional image of Hong Kong," for an independent inquiry shared online. mini-constitution adopted after The troops, called the hundreds others to draw from. which show no sign of abating That is also having an Chan said. into alleged police brutality. In some cases, people have the former British colony was Hong Kong Garrison, released Flights have mostly as long as the government effect on what is already a dif- A total of 29 countries No officer has been disci- appeared at officers' homes at handed over to China in 1997. a promotional video earlier resumed after being halted by continues to refuse calls for dia- ficult economic situation for have issued travel safety alerts plined for use of excessive odd hours or circulated photos "We hope this will end in this month that showed sol- mass demonstrations and logue. the financial services and for Hong Kong, while interna- force since the protests began, of their children. an orderly way. In the mean- diers partaking in a "riot drill" spasms of violence at Hong Along with scrapping the export hub, with the forecast tional credit rating agencies according to the senior police China's ambassador to the time we are fully prepared for in which they fired tear gas and Kong's airport on Monday and extradition legislation, under for economic growth for the have also expressed concern officers. UK said Thursday the Beijing the worst." water cannons at people who Tuesday. which criminal suspects could year downgraded to 0 to 1%, about the situation in the ter- "It's difficult to say if we are government will not "sit on its Satellite photos show what appeared to be protesters. Police made five arrests be tried in mainland China, city Financial Secretary Paul ritory, he said. :&6 (#
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House of Commons. general election for after In a letter to other opposi- Liberal Democrat leader Jo October 31. eremy Corbyn urged anti- tion leaders and leading rebel Swinson urged MPs to back a "We have to stop no-deal," JBoris Johnson MPs to make Conservatives, Corbyn said his law stopping Britain leaving the she told BBC radio. him Britain's caretaker prime plan "can halt the serious threat EU on October 31 without a A Downing Street minister to avoid a no-deal of no deal, end the uncertainty deal, and request a delay to the spokesman said Corbyn would Brexit -- but his proposal met and disarray, and allow the pub- departure date in order to hold "overrule" the 2016 referendum with a mixed response on lic to decide the best way ahead". another referendum. vote to leave the EU, and Thursday. While the Scottish She does want to oust "wreck the economy". The Labour main opposi- Nationalists, the second-biggest Johnson through a no-confi- If Johnson lost a vote of no tion leader said once in power, opposition party in parliament, dence motion and install an confidence, that would trigger he would seek to delay Britain's welcomed the idea, the Liberal emergency government. a 14-day period, by the end of October 31 exit date from the Democrats, the next-biggest, But rather than Corbyn or which either he, or another fig- European Union and then call dismissed it as "nonsense", say- even herself, she suggested it ure, must be able to show they a general election. ing Corbyn could not lead the could be led by the longest- can command a majority in the Corbyn -- the only person charge. serving male or female MPs in Commons. who can trigger a vote of no Corbyn has pursued so- the house. If not, a general election confidence in Prime Minister called "constructive ambiguity" She proposed Conservative must be held -- with Johnson Johnson's government -- will over Brexit -- and many of his former finance minister Ken having sway over the date. do so after MPs return to par- own Labour MPs are queasy at Clarke or former Labour tem- The Britain Elects opinion liament on September 3, if he the idea of the veteran leftist porary leader Harriet Harman, poll aggregator puts the feels sure of victory. becoming prime minister. as figures who are clearly not Conservatives on 30 percent, Conservative PM Johnson Rebel Conservatives said seeking long-term power. with Labour on 25 percent, the has pledged to take Britain out they were happy to discuss the Labour's business spokes- Liberal Democrats on 18, the #! . ( ! . 5' , =GH>3 ! 3! . of the EU on October 31, with- idea with Corbyn, Sky News woman Rebecca Long-Bailey Brexit Party on 15 and the @! . , + ' , 3 ! I I out a divorce deal if one can- television reported, while insisted Corbyn's plan was "the Greens on six percent. ( ( # 230 .4 5 , : < ( 201 1 5 3 2 O : && $ Tokyo: Japan's new emperor has become a flashpoint with rebuke from close ally the spoke Thursday of "deep Japan's neighbours, especially United States. remorse" over the country's China and South Korea. He has since stayed away as &'&0 Vostochny Bank of 2.5 billion wartime past in his first speech This year's ceremonies the leaders of both China and rubles ($38.7 million) -- to commemorate the end of came as Tokyo and South Japan attempt to maintain their Moscow court on charges they deny as fabricat- World War II since his Korea -- one of the countries improving but delicate rela- AThursday released French ed by a competitor. enthronement in May. that suffered most from Japan's tions, with Chinese President banker Philippe Delpal from Speaking during Emperor Naruhito's com- wartime military atrocities -- Xi Jinping expected to visit jail into house arrest, days Thursday's hearing, Delpal ments were being monitored in are embroiled in a war of Japan next year during spring before a summit between the rejected the allegations and Tokyo and throughout Asia for words over trade and history. cherry blossom season. Russian and French presidents. promised he would not leave any change in tone, but he During a speech to mark the Yasukuni honours 2.5 mil- Delpal, a senior executive Russia if released from deten- closely echoed the language anniversary of Korea's liberation lion war dead, mostly Japanese, in investment firm Baring tion during the investigation. employed by his father Akihito. from Japan's 1910-45 rule, who perished in the country's Vostok, was arrested in "I am not implicated in this "Looking back on the long President Moon Jae-in, however, wars since the late 19th century. February together with com- alleged crime," he said. "My life peaceful years after the war, struck a conciliatory tone towards It also enshrines senior pany chief Michael Calvey and is in Moscow, fleeing is not an reflecting on our past, and Japan, offering to "join hands" if military and political figures other suspects. option because it will seem like bearing in mind the feeling of Tokyo chooses dialogue. convicted of war crimes by an The arrests raised serious I recognise my guilt." deep remorse, I earnestly hope But the foreign ministry in international tribunal after concerns among foreign His release into house that the devastation of war will Seoul voiced "deep concern" at World War II. investors in Russia. arrest follows a similar decision never be repeated," said the 59- the offerings to Yasukuni, This makes it a magnet for Judge Anatoly Korolev in for Calvey, a longtime investor year-old Naruhito. which it said "glorifies Japan's criticism from countries that the Moscow City court ruled in in Russia whose fund gave a "During the 74 years since past colonial plunder and war suffered from Japan's colonial- favour of Delpal's appeal head-start to some of the coun- the end of the war, the peace of invasion and enshrines war ism and aggression in the first against last month's decision to try's top companies. and prosperity of our country criminals." half of the 20th century. extend his detention by anoth- Delpal has lived in Russia today has been built through "The government urges There were no reports of '' A+ 3 A # :#J= er three months. with his wife and two children the tireless efforts of the people. Japan's political leaders to show members of Abe's cabinet vis- (3 3 @ A # :#J=3 JJK Delpal was released in the for the last 15 years. "Yet when I think of their humble reflection over histor- iting the shrine although 3 (' ( : L ( ( @ courtroom, an AFP corre- His wife had long argued past full of suffering, I am truly ical issues," said the ministry. dozens of parliament members J3 3 ' # spondent there said. that Delpal should be moved to overcome with deep emotion," Meanwhile, Abe sent an made their annual pilgrimage. The surprise decision came house arrest. She bought a flat Naruhito told the solemn cer- aide and a cash offering to Abe also stuck closely to &'&0 The Ural Airlines' flight The aircraft was travelling ahead of talks between Russian in Moscow to increase the emony in central Tokyo which Yasukuni Shrine but continued the script in his speech, offer- A321 performed a hard land- from Moscow to Simferopol in President Vladimir Putin and chances of her husband being also featured a minute's silence his policy, that has been in place ing "heartfelt respect and grat- t least 23 people were ing near Zhukovsky Crimea, with 226 passengers his French counterpart released from jail and into a for the war dead. for several years, of not visiting. itude" to Japan's war dead and Ainjured after an Airbus International Airport, south- and seven crew members on Emmanuel Macron, who are residence. Meanwhile, conservative The nationalist premier vowing to "never again repeat plane with over 200 passengers east of Moscow, after its engines board, China’s official news meeting at a seaside retreat in Macron urged Putin to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last visited the shrine in the devastation of war." "This on board made a hard emer- were struck by birds, the agency Xinhua news agency southern France on Monday. release Delpal when the two shied away from visiting a December 2013 to mark his pledge has never changed and gency landing on Thursday Sputnik news agency quoted reported. The case alleges that met during the G20 summit in controversial shrine that com- first year in power, sparking will never change" in the new near Moscow shortly after tak- Russia's Federal Air Transport The plane landed in a corn Calvey, Delpal, and other sus- Japan in June, according to an memorates war dead, including fury in Beijing and Seoul and era under Emperor Naruhito, ing off, authorities said. Agency as saying. field near the airport. pects defrauded Russia's aide to the French leader. convicted war criminals, that earning a rare diplomatic Abe vowed. !"#$%!& !01/ : ; +1 &&# ness, a spirit of resistance unit- The deal brought an end to new transitional civilian-major- said the four "squad" lawmak- tion since she joined Congress Macron told veterans at the 3 ! + 3 # ed by courage," Macron said. nearly eight months of ity ruling council is due to be ers, all US citizens, should "go in January. Boulouris national cemetery in Richard Imbert, a 94- upheaval that saw masses announced on Sunday, fol- back" to their countries of ori- Her remark that US polit- Saint-Raphael. Nazi Germany's grip. the war's tide. year-old veteran who attended mobilise against the 30-year lowed two days later by the gin. ical backing for Israel is fueled He was joined by the presi- Only a handful of French The remnants of France's the ceremony, welcomed rule of Omar al-Bashir, who naming of a prime minister. Omar is a refugee who by money from a pro-Israel dents of Guinea and Ivory Coast, soldiers had taken part in the free forces, alongside thousands Macron's speech. was eventually ousted in April. The cabinet is due to be fled Somalia as a child, and lobbying group, and her open Alpha Conde and Alassane Normandy invasion a few of soldiers from its African "People only talk about the The deal brokered by the unveiled on August 28, with the Tlaib was born in Detroit, support for a boycott and Ouattara, for a ceremony mark- weeks earlier, which for colonies, made up the bulk of the Americans. We've kind of for- African Union and Ethiopia newly-appointed ministers due Michigan to Palestinian immi- divestment movement against ing the 1944 operation which decades overshadowed the Allied force for what was code gotten the Africans, it's a good was welcomed with relief by to meet the sovereign council grants. the Jewish state, led to fierce saw French forces take a lead role Provence landings that were named Operation Dragoon. idea to name streets after both sides, with protesters cel- on September 1 for the first Omar has been at the cen- criticism from both sides of the in freeing their country from nonetheless crucial in turning "For decades these African them!" Imbert said. ebrating what they saw as the time. ter of a swirling debate about political aisle. 2% -+9 C B !E 3 $"/. Wednesday ruled out talks 4/!,3 ble," he added. F@ with the separatists until they Nasrallah said the joint Saudi-Emirati mili- withdraw from positions they ayyed Hassan letter was sent on Aug Atary delegation arrived in $ seized in Aden. SNasrallah, leader of 14 because this is the Aden on Thursday to discuss The Yemeni embassy in the Lebanese party date that marks the end the pullout of UAE-backed &: F $ Washington, quoting the for- Hezbollah, sent a letter of the 2006 Israeli war separatists from positions they eign ministry, on Wednesday of support to Iranian against Lebanon and captured in Yemen's interim + welcomed the Saudi initiative Foreign Minister Mohammad the defeat of the enemy. capital, government and sepa- + to address the "coup" in Aden. Javad Zarif over US sanctions On July 31, the US ratists sources said. 6 % But, it said in a tweet, sep- against the minister, according Department of the Treasury The delegation arrived in ' ( ') aratists "must first commit to to the National News Agency announced sanctions against the city "to discuss the issue of & total withdrawal from areas (NNA). Zarif by freezing any assets the the withdrawal of southern % forcibly seized by STC in past "You, your Excellency, are Iranian minister may have in Security Belt forces from gov- few days before start of any the voice of truth in all inter- the United States. ernment camps and positions ' ' ! F talks." national forums," Nasrallah Ties between the United they seized last week," a source 5 3# #. #' +! 3 ( HH $ % % South Yemen was an inde- said in his letter carried by the States and Iran have deterio- in the government of Yemeni D 0 ' # 6 + pendent country until it NNA on Wednesday, Xinhua rated significantly since President Abedrabbo Mansour merged with the north in 1990. reported. Washington withdrew from Hadi told AFP. ther details. forces loyal to Hadi left 40 peo- northern-based Huthi rebels. condemned the takeover and Thousands of Yemeni "They aimed at besieging the landmark 2015 Iranian A source from the Forces loyal to the STC, ple dead. The clashes saw forces that urged the Security Belt force to demonstrators marched in and terrorizing you but you nuclear deal in May 2018 and Southern Transitional Council which seeks an independent The fighting sparked ten- back the STC take five bar- pull out from positions it cap- Aden on Thursday in support have become stronger and you later re-imposed energy and (STC) confirmed their arrival, South Yemen, seized the pres- sions within a coalition, led by racks, the presidential palace tured, calling for peace talks to of the STC and called for will always be a defender for financial sanctions on the saying "we will hold talks with idential palace in Aden on Saudi Arabia and the UAE, that and the prime minister's office. resolve the standoff. declaring South Yemen an the oppressed and vulnera- Islamic republic. them," without providing fur- Saturday after clashes with backs the government against The Saudi-led coalition Yemen's government on independent state. ! ( % %
4,$!1!$ former army officer and apol- who flatter the powerful and pre- + 2 ogist for Brazil's 1964-1985 tend to be brave in the face of the ens of thousands of military regime at around 30 most defenseless," Lula wrote. Twomen, many of them per cent, down from more "This difficult moment," 4/!,3 the northern city of Aleppo, province as well as parts of indigenous, reinvigorated than 55 per cent in January. he said, is "a pause in the con- which was retaken by loyalists neighbouring Hama, Aleppo opposition to right-wing The progressive opposi- struction of the Brazil that yrian regime forces cap- from rebels in December 2016. and Latakia provinces. President Jair Bolsonaro with tion, largely quiet until now in everybody wants: with popular Stured a string of insurgent- "The aim of the advance is A buffer zone deal bro- an impressive mobilization in light of the right-wing major- sovereignty, democracy, jus- held villages in northwest Syria to surround Khan Sheikhun kered by Russia and Turkey last the Brazilian capital. ity in Congress, appeared to tice, equality and freedom from on Thursday, inching closer to and reach the highway," year was supposed to protect Organizers estimated find its voice with Wednesday's violence." a key jihadist-run town in the Observatory head Rami Abdul the Idlib region's three million turnout at 100,000, while police demonstration. Haddad concluded the Idlib region, a war monitor Rahman told AFP. inhabitants from an all-out said it was closer to 20,000. "We are back," Paulo reading of the letter with a said. Fighting in southern Idlib regime offensive, but it was Either way, it was the largest Pimenta, a lawmaker with the chant of "Free Lula" and the Over the past week, pro- on Thursday killed five regime never fully implemented. protest held in Brasilia on center-left Workers Party (PT), thousands gathered in front of regime fighters have advanced combatants and 11 jihadists Regime and Russian air Wednesday since Bolsonaro told Efe news. Congress joined in. on the southern edges of Idlib and allied rebels, said the strikes and shelling since late took office in January, Efe The great unifying figure of # ' I5 I The former presidential province, controlled by Syria's Britain-based monitor. April have killed more than 820 news reported. Brazil's fractious left, former 5 5 ! 3 candidate also repeated his call former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Regime air strikes also civilians, according to the Participants expressed President Luiz Inacio Lula da 3 % " % & # for the resignation of Justice Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). killed one civilian in southern Observatory. opposition to the government's Silva, took part in the event Minister Sergio Moro, who, On Thursday, regime loy- Idlib, the Observatory said. It said more than 1,280 agriculture policy, which favors from the jail cell he has occu- defeat hope. Brutishness will not to speak, to organize." while still a federal judge, con- alists stood just three kilome- A day earlier jihadists jihadist fighters and 1,140 large-scale producers over fam- pied since April 2018 on a cor- defeat solidarity," the 73-year- Rousseff, a one-time guer- victed Lula and sent him to jail tres (1.8 miles) away from the downed a regime plane near regime forces have died in the ily farmers, and to the presi- ruption conviction. old former head of state wrote. rilla who was jailed and tor- in the context of the sprawling key town of Khan Sheikhun, Khan Sheikhun, and took the same period. dent's plan to cut back regula- Fernando Haddad, the PT Even behind bars, Lula, tured by the military dictator- corruption probe known as after capturing five villages to pilot prisoner. The violence has also dis- tion of mining in Amazonia, standard-bearer who lost the who governed Brazil from ship, served one full term as Lavo Jato (Car Wash). its northwest overnight, said A video released by HTS placed 400,000 people, accord- home to most of Brazil's indige- October 2018 election to 2003-2011, remains the coun- president and won re-election The Intercept, an online the Syrian Observatory for on Thursday purported to ing to the United Nations. nous reserves. Bolsonaro, read aloud from a try's most popular politician. in 2014 only to be ousted by news outlet, published in June Human Rights. show the captured pilot, who AFP correspondents have Also targeted for criticism letter Lula drafted in his cell in During his tenure and that Congress for alleged budget the contents of private com- The town lies on a key identified himself as Lieutenant reported seeing dozens of fam- was Bolsonaro's extensive his- the southern city of Curitiba. of his PT successor, Dilma irregularities in August 2016. munications among prosecu- highway coveted by the regime. Colonel Mohammad Ahmad ilies flee fighting over the past tory of making misogynistic, "The women of our land Rousseff, Lula said, Brazil was The "political persecution" tors and Moro revealing that The road in question runs Sleiman of the Syrian air force. few days, heading north in homophobic and racist state- will have again the respect and "beginning to build a better that put him in jail set the stage the then-judge was deeply through Idlib, connecting gov- HTS has since January trucks stacked high with ments. affection they deserve. Hate country, with social inclusion, for "a Brazil that is governed by involved in shaping the prose- ernment-held Damascus with controlled most of Idlib belongings. Polls show support for the will not defeat love. Fear will not democracy - freedom to think, hate and the madness of those cution strategy against Lula. / !"#$%!& NURTURING
0 . = CP THE DIFFERENCE ! O ; $"@ $:O 6 +% 6% ( ' $ ; 4 0 ( % % %O ' ( 6 ! 4 71+#< <+)+ onversations about inclusive educa- tion for differently-abled children in Cmainstream schools is a debate % % that has been alive for a while but its imple- 4 mentation is a challenge and hence, yet to 0 +% be completely realised. ‘The State of the Education Report for % India 2019: Children with disabilities’ 6 reveals that there is a steady drop in the % schooling of disabled children with each > 6L,+ successive level every year. Armaan Ali, 2 executive director of National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People, NCPEDP and a member of the edi- % 2 torial board of the report, says, “This is a % phenomenon which has steadily been pre- % sent since 2002 and is even reported in var- have not provisioned these children in our + ious government policies. However, I system. Every child has his/her own needs don’t see the government taking any steps and if you don’t fulfill those or the educa- to such dropouts of disabled children or tion system doesn’t know how to do it, then 2 to promote inclusive education.” it becomes very difficult for the child to One can cite a plethora of reasons for continue his/her schooling. It is very M this drop, right from the lack of proper important for our schools to gear up for facilities in schools to the policy framing this ‘special child.’ body, Ministry of Human Resource The founder secretary of Koshish Parents play a vital role in uplifting a major reason for the setback. When asked poor economic condition and to work O Development. Armaan says, “There is no School (a school for specially-abled chil- differently-abled child. They can empow- about not admitting them in a normal to help their parents make ends meets. scheme or policy in HRD ministry to pro- dren), Mridul Singh says, “Person with er, encourage and make him/her aware of school, Reeta says, “I sent him to a gov- Another serious challenge is the fact that !352 mote inclusive education. How do you see Disabilities Act, 2016, says that all the dis- his/her potential. Mridul says, “Parents feel ernment school but the students’ behav- most disabled people are still excluded 20 0 children being included in it? There is no abled children should have proper facili- that getting a disabled certificate and pen- iour left much to be desired. So I had to from equal access to mainstream edu- 820 concept of pedagogy or teachers training ties at schools such as ramps, lifts and esca- sion is enough for the survival of the child. get him out of there. I don’t think there’s cation. Adding to this, large class sizes or accessible transport for children with lators for their mobility and schools They are not aware of the child’s potential any level of awareness in the society regard- pose another challenge for its implemen- 9! disabilities. That is the reason for this con- should be equipped with braille maps, tac- and this sets them back.” Reeta Sharma, a ing this.” School is an institution which tation. tinuous decrease.” This is making gener- tile maps and other study material to facil- parent of two intellectually-disabled chil- brings everybody together, if a child is left Researches have shown that most : ; ations of children with disability lag itate disabled schooling. But no one is there dren, says, “It is a challenge to handle them out it is our responsibility to help them get students learn and perform better when !352! !0: many barriers for the child in attending the “Sensitisation at the community level is got a scholarship for the same. I am proud never be able to empower the disabled. caring classroom environments. Their 2 <302 0; school. The roads in Delhi are so narrow needed. We are not yet ready to welcome of him, he is not disabled, he is special.” But And even though government has classmates also experience growth in <0!..0 < 1 that a child living in an urban slum will find a disabled child,” adds she. It is the need when it comes to his independence and attempted to take measures and make social cognition as they often become 2 0 . : 2 it difficult to even walk. Once you reach of the hour for us as a society to not only stability, she is worried. “Society mei policies that are inclusive for these more aware of the needs of others. An inside the school, there are a lot of push- recognise the needs of the disabled but also uthna baithna mushkil rehta hai. They are people, their implementation efforts interesting side effect is that these par- 20 0= !. back factors. The foremost is getting meet them. Along with upgrading our not aware of how the world beyond the have not resulted in a more inclusive sys- ents report that they also feel more com- .!0 5:20 admission because they say, we can’t deal infrastructure, we also need to broaden our closed doors is,” adds she. tem of education. Students are forced to fortable with people with special needs 0!. 2! with this child.” She further says that we mentalities and attitudes towards them. Disability discrimination has been a leave the school due to their parents’ because of their children’s experiences. = !. !352 !. < 05 5 without making it offensive or con- > 12 0: troversial, was in second year of his ! 0 1.
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odern restaurants are no longer just about food. They Moften sell concepts, tell a story or haul the diners into anoth- er dimension through their ambi- ence. La Roca, certainly tries to do the last by paying an ode to modern Spanish design in all its splendor. arinating is a terrific basic As I entered, one of the first Mkitchen technique. Essentially, things that jostled to catch my atten- you can take any kind of meat, fish, tion was the ceiling of the restaurant, seafood or even vegetables or soy an immense dome-shaped roof. Of products, submerge them in a course there were also the tables, marinade, and you’ve turned a each one in the vast restaurant, 9 plain something into a great dinner. designed to give a different dining Marinades add flavour — what experience because each side was kind obviously depends on the positively off beat. Sit on the left and ingredients and seasonings. You can an assortment of golden rimmed make or buy anything from a mirrors accompany you through Mediterranean herb and citrus- dinner, find a seat somewhere in the centered marinade to a ginger and centre and you will have a gracious soy-based Asian marinade to an view of the glorious bar, which is Indian, spice-infused yogurt mari- undeniably the highlight of the nade. It also makes foods more ten- restaurant, I might even go forward der. But how long do you marinate and label it as a crowd-puller. Despite chicken? Pork chops? Vegetable not drinking alcohol, I couldn’t help kebabs? Tofu? Here’s a primer on all but be enamoured by how extensive inspired from a deep-rooted Spanish things marinade. Some general boil and a temperature of at least the bar was and add to it the fact that tradition, yet it found its way across guidelines for marinating success: 165 degrees F. Marinades with a lot it was grandly emphasised with the world in different forms. The thinner the food, and the of sugar in them might burn golden lighting which contrasted The beetroot salad was next. less dense it is, the less time it needs though, and with a lot of acidity with the dim-lit restaurant. The Laid on sour cream, it had both in the marinade. might change in flavour. hanging lamps were suggestive of the chunks and thin slices of beetroot, The more acid (citrus juice, fact that if someone walked from balanced by the sweetness of vinegars) there is in the marinade, their table and into the bar, they caramel oilnut. It had a somewhat the less time the food should mar- Some guidelines (most recipes would be transported into a lateral sour taste and I couldn’t help but inate. Acidic ingredients can start to will give you specific instructions): space yet remain in the element of scrunch my face at it. It wasn’t my “cook” the food and change its tex- the restaurant. Quite a place. favourite but was a different expe- ture (for example, making it '2!'/.D Before I ascended into the read rience with its contrasting flavours. mushy). Whole chicken: four to 12 hours through of the dishes, I wouldn’t Enoki nigris were one of the Unless you are marinating food Bone-in pieces: two to six hours want to wait any longer to appreci- best delicacies of the night. Nigris for 20 minutes or less, or the food Boneless pieces: 30 minutes to ate the impeccable service where the wrapped in sweetness with a small is a non-meat item like vegetables, two hours servers were not just quick but also strip of nori, had fried enoki mush- make sure you put it in the refrig- quite knowledgeable about the rooms on top. I was quite apprehen- erator, especially if your kitchen is /$ D menu, something of a rarity. The sive of trying them but they warm. Bigger roasts, such as a chuck upbeat ambience and matchless ser- absolutely blew my mind with roast, leg of lamb, pork shoulder: vice meant that I was already writ- their brilliance. Truly tasteful and two to eight hours ing them a perfect grade point. I would definitely return solely for Tougher or larger steaks, like The first to arrive to our table the nigris. If you want to use some of the strip, T-bone, rib-eye or London were two beverages — orange juice A close second favourite were marinade as a sauce, separate it broil: one to two hours and a coconut drink. While the first the lamb khurchan tacos where from the rest of the marinade More tender cuts of meat, like drink somewhat treaded outside small pieces of the meat were sand- before adding your raw protein. sirloin, skirt or flank steak, lamb or the taste of an ordinary orange juice wiched between lettuce and mexi- For food safety, never reuse a pork chops: 30 minutes to one with an underlying taste of pineap- can salsa and topped with a dollop carried an aftertaste of cheese. I cottage cheese that struck a leftover marinade or serve it as a hour ples, the coconut welcome drink was of cream. The hard shell of the taco couldn’t form a truce with it even harmony with tortilla sauce; it can contain harmful bac- an unusual encounter too. Never enveloped the juicy and flavourful after a second serving. It seemed crumbs. As someone teria. If you’re using the marinade E!2$."/$E&&"D having tasted anything similar to it, lamb. It was slightly spicy, which I that too much was going on who has loved cottage to baste, stop basting with it well Filets, scallops, shrimp: 15 to 20 I approached it with unblemished loved no less but nothing the inside the little ball and my cheese for the longest before the food is cooked, so any minutes curiosity. It was a bartender special, coconut water could not drown. mind couldn’t decipher one time, it was a delec- raw meat, fish or poultry juices in Whole fish, thick fish steaks: 30 a connoction of pineapple, fresh Next up were the chicken flavour before the next hit my table dish. the marinade have time to cook minutes cream and flavoured coconut water. skewers which were the most tongue. It might have been The dinner away. The ivory colour might try to fool intriguing. They were marinated in pretending to be something seemed to have been &F,&"3' D you but take a sip before you descend lemon juice, coriander, salt and which it was not. 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The prize will be awarded to one er Pernille Harder bagged the Arsenal then with- of the trio during the draw for the women’s prize. drew the pair for the Champions League group stage in The midfielder won after a jury Gunners opening Monaco on August 29, after they were made of 80 coaches from clubs tak- Premier League game of shortlisted by a jury of coaches and ing part in the Champions League and the season on Tyneside . ( journalists. the Europa League, as well as 55 jour- due to “further security England’s Lucy Bronze, Ballon nalists from each of UEFA’s 55 mem- incidents.” However, d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg and ber associations selected by the Emery confirmed both France’s Amandine Henry have been European Sports Media (ESM) group had returned to training shortlisted for the women’s award. All voted for him. this week and could fea- three play for European champions Apart from Messi, Ronaldo and ture at the weekend. Lyon. van Dijk, the other seven players in “Yes, 100 percent,” . ' ( Van Dijk has joined Messi and the fray are: ; # said the Spanish coach Ronaldo, the two iconic players of Alisson Becker (57 points) when asked if Ozil and their generation, on the shortlist after Sadio Mane (51 points) Kolasinac were mentally <$11/ starring in defence for Liverpool as Mohamed Salah (49 points) 1&."&. ready to return. they won a sixth Champions League Eden Hazard (38 points) “Their mentality is eft-arm spinner Ajaz Patel became the first New and came close to winning their first Matthijs de Ligt (27 points) rsenal manager Unai focused on us, for train- LZealander to claim a five-wicket haul in Galle as domestic league title in 29 years. Frenkie de Jong (27 points) AEmery will have ing and the match. the tourists restricted Sri Lanka to 227 for seven at Messi won the first edition of the 77 ( " 5 5' Raheem Sterling (12 points) Mesut Ozil and Sead “My focus is to be stumps on day two of the first Test on Thursday. Kolasinac available for positive and think the In reply to New Zealand’s first innings total of 249 Burnley’s visit to the players are 100 per cent all out, Sri Lanka were on 143 for two as Angelo Emirates on Saturday with their mind here.” Mathews and Kusal Mendis laid the foundation for * !) 2 # $ Q* after the pair missed last Police confirmed on a big total. weekend’s trip to Sunday that two men had However a lapse of concentration saw Mendis Newcastle over security been charged with a pub- throw away his wicket in the penultimate ball before ./0"/12! injuries. The Indian duo dashed their hopes of a good Thailand Open didn’t heal as if we play then it can aggra- fears. lic order offence in con- tea and they collapsed, losing five wickets for the addi- became the first men’s dou- performance at the upcom- quickly as we expected, and vate and we might miss out Ozil and Kolasinac nection to the two play- tion of 18 runs. ndia’s new doubles sensa- bles pair from the country to ing prestigious tournament, I also had pulled up my abs a month or two. So being the were caught in an ers. From 143 for two, Sri Lanka slumped to 161 for Ition Chirag Shetty and win a BWF Super 500 title scheduled to begin from during the semifinals, so we pre-olympic year, we decid- attempted car-jacking in Reports suggested the seven before an unfinished 66-run stand for the eighth Satwiksairaj Rankireddy on last Sunday, helping them August 19 in Basel, decided to skip the World ed not to take any risk. London last month. men were arrested after wicket between Niroshan Dickwella and Suranga Thursday pulled out of the break into the top 10 rank- Switzerland. Championship,” Chirag said. “We will be playing the CCTV footage becoming involved in an Lakmal stopped the rot. Sri Lanka trail New Zealand upcoming Badminton World ing. “Satwik’s shoulder injury “We spoke to the coach- China Open and Korea showed Kolasinac leaping altercation with security by 22 runs. Championship owing to However, injuries which he suffered at es and physio and they said Open in September.” from the vehicle to con- staff outside Ozil’s house. It was the second five-wicket haul in Test crick- et for Bombay-born Patel, who was tidy with his length on a track that offered lot of assistance for spinners. Patel was not afraid to flight the ball even after Mendis completed his 10th Test half-century with a 1 0 E< 5 0 ( boundary off him. For the next delivery, the penultimate ball before tea, Mendis attempted to play an expansive drive with- '!.'!..$ ! enjoy it. That’s what I’m supposed to final set to beat Russian Ekaterina TSITSIPAS, ZVEREV OUT out much foot work and was caught at first slip by do.” Alexandrova 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 after two In the men’s draw, fifth seed Stefanos Ross Taylor. orld number one Naomi Osaka Osaka advanced with eight aces, 24 hours on court. Tsitsipas saved three match points but still The slide continued after tea with Kusal Perera Wand Wimbledon champion winners and breaks on four of five The Romanian has finished runner- lost to Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff 6- (1) and Dhananjaya de Silva (5) adding to the mis- Simona Halep battled to three-set tri- chances against an opponent who was up in Cincinnati three times, last 4, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (8/6). ery. umphs on Wednesday at the ATP and treated on her right knee several times. reaching the final a year ago against Kei Nishikori went out to fellow Mathews was dismissed soon after completing his WTA Cincinnati Masters while top seed Australia’s Barty, 23, won the bat- Kiki Bertens. Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka 7-6 (7/2), 6- half-century, becoming Patel’s fifth victim. Ashleigh Barty ousted Maria Sharapova. tle of former number one players in just In the next round, the 27-year-old, 4 in a remarkable match. Then off-spinner William Somerville dismissed Reigning US and Australian Open over 90 minutes. The reigning Roland who retired injured from her Toronto Alexander Zverev, seeded seventh, Akila Dananjaya for a sixth ball duck. champion Osaka needed more Garros champion beat five- quarter-final against Czech qualifier remained winless in his Cincinnati career Lakmal, who had claimed four wickets earlier in than two hours to outlast time Grand Slam winner Marie Bouzkova last week, will face after losing 6-7 (4/7), 6-2, 6-4 to 19-year- the day, then gave solid support to Dickwella as Sri Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6 (7/3), Sharapova, who was American Madison Keys, a 6-4, 6-1 old Serb Miomir Kecmanovic. The Lanka fought back. Lakmal was given out caught at 2-6, 6-2. Cincinnati champion in 2011, winner over Russia’s Daria Kasatkina. German struck an unbelievable 20 dou- slip when he was on nine but he successfully The Japanese star will next for the second time this sea- “It was a very, very tough match,” ble-faults in defeat. reviewed the decision. face a third-round match against son after a win at the Halep said. “She played well, hitting the Ninth seed Daniil Medvedev, losing There were some cheeky shots played by Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei, who Australian Open. ball very strong. “Mentally, it was finalist to Rafael Nadal in Montreal last Dickwella, who is under pressure to save his place hav- defeated American Jennifer It was Barty’s 40th victo- tough to return for me at the start after weekend, eased past Benoit Paire 7-6 (7/2), ing been overlooked for the World Cup. Brady 7-6 (11/9) 6-3. ry of 2019 and she goes on to playing injured last week. 6-1 and will next face Struff. Lakmal’s contributions were welcomed as well as Osaka finally scored a win here at face Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit, who beat “But I didn’t have pain, which is France’s Richard Gasquet, who ended Sri Lanka know that chasing anything above 150 on the US Open warm-up after losing in Polish teenager Iga Swiatek 6-4, 7-6 good. It took time to get a rhythm and Andy Murray’s comeback singles tourna- this track is dicey. the first round a year ago. (7/2). then do something on court.” ment in the first round, saw off Resuming from the overnight score of 203 for five, “I was just trying to have fun,” Barty fired 18 winners, breaking World number three Karolina Argentinian Federico Delbonis 7-5, 7-6 New Zealand were knocked out for 249 losing their Osaka said. “In the second set I was tak- Sharapova four times as the Russian Pliskova beat China’s Wang Yafan 6-1, (7/1). last five wickets for 46 runs. ing myself too seriously and was down made 31 unforced errors. 6-3, while seventh seed Elina Svitolina, Australian Alex de Minaur defeated Lakmal claimed the four wickets to fall on day on myself. Fourth-seeded Halep took a late a semi-finalist four years ago, advanced American Reilly Opelka 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 to two while Tim Southee was run out. “Now I just want to have fun and break in the penultimate game of the ! past Belgian Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-1. set up a third-round tie with Nishioka. !"#$%!& !0/)
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I have In what appeared to be his last ODI dered a start, wicket-keeper batsman * 6 P been around for the West Indies, Gayle smashed his Rishabh Pant showed that he is not learn- for a while and way to a 72-run knock, leading the hosts ing from his mistakes as he was again % he was not to a competitive 240 for seven in the rain- guilty of playing a reckless shot, getting 6 intimidated at curtailed match after they elected to bat. a first-ball duck. 7 all, he was very Soon after his dismissal, the Indian In complete contrast, Iyer played * confident, very players rushed towards Gayle, shaking smartly and with maturity to raise a cru- ! % * 2 sure of his hands with him. Kohli even performed cial 120-run stand with Kohli for the P &"!+ game. At no typical Gayle jig before the burly West fourth wicket, taking the team near the + % * P stage he looked Indian walked off. target. $ O + ,+ like getting out, Gayle, in his inimitable style, put his His knock came off 41 balls with five that is great to helmet on the top of his bat’s handle and sixes and three boundaries. see,” Kohli said lifted the bat in the air while walking off. When he was dismissed, India need- P6HI* * after India’s six Near the boundary ropes, he hurled the ed 43 more runs from 40 balls but Kedar E $ 5> wickets win helmet in the air only to catch it back. Jadhav (19 not out) ensured there was no under D/L The gestures suggested that Gayle has twist in the tale. He raised an unbeaten I6888 * Method to played his last ODI. 44-run stand for the sixth wicket. 1+ 5 clinch the ++ India were set a stiff revised 255-run Earlier, the West Indies reached a three-match 7 . 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Nicholas Pooran played a whirlwind Brathwaite added 16 runs with a six and mering them for sixes with remarkable He added 115 runs with fellow builds on to M It was India’s ninth consecutive ODI 16-ball 30-run knock to take the hosts a four. ease. opener Evin Lewis, who was equally this and keeps ! *8 !O 6 series win, at home and away, over the past 200-run mark. The left-hander Gayle came out with a clear plan to Spinner Chahal was the only bowler impressive with his 29-ball 43 which was performing like %% West Indies. smartly handled the Indian spinners, attack the Indian bowlers, making the who commanded some respect from the laced with five fours and three sixes. this for the , % ! Coming out to bat when India had launching Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal most of what seemed his last internation- West Indian marauder. It was Chahal who brought some team ... He can % lost opener Rohit Sharma (10), Kohli for massive sixes. al performance. The left-handed opener — the self relief for the Indian camp by dismissing be a strong % % % raised his 43rd ODI hundred and in the Shami struck again by sending back Whether it was Bhuvneshwar Kumar, proclaimed Universe boss — punished Lewis and soon Gayle too departed by contender and 6 % process crossed the phenomenal 20,000 Pooran, who chipped a full-length deliv- Shami or Khaleel Ahmed (3/68) no the Indian bowlers with five sixes and hitting one straight to rival captain Virat a regular fea- ! runs mark in international cricket. ery straight to Mainsh Pandey. Carlos Indian pacer was spared with Gayle ham- eight shots to the fence in his entertain- Kohli at mid-off. ture in the mid- + dle order,” the L! O + O Indian captain ! O (% ) said. ! O ; 6M 2 ' 4 ' 6 The Indian team is still try- $ +% ing to figure % 6 &, &E$!. ond and third ODIs respective- of the) match can change his game. At no stage he he was taking “revenge” for out its middle- L1+6 O % + 0! ly, overcoming tricky situations. and anything can happen in looked like getting out. He Chahal being hit for maxi- order puzzle ! ndian captain Virat Kohli In the third game, Iyer came the team position,” Iyer told has suddenly presented a mum runs by Nicholas and the 24- % 4 O Ipraised him for coming good out when India were in a spot of Chahal in an interview after role for himself, playing Pooran during the West year-old Iyer’s % + ! % under pressure in the ODI series bother at 91 for three in the 13th the third ODI. according to the situation. Indies innings. ability to han- M against West Indies and Shreyas over while chasing a revised tar- At the post-match Hopefully he keeps per- “I have to take revenge dle pressure Iyer said he loved batting in get of 255 from 35 overs. His press-conference, an forming like this for the of our bowler being hit. He with calm and composure can offer a solution to the tough situations when the dress- counter-attacking 65 from 41 impressed Kohli said Iyer team ... He can be a strong (Pooran) is a fine batsman problem. ing room is “nervous”. balls took the pressure off Kohli, could be a “regular feature contender and a regular but since Chahal has been “We were under a bit of pressure but his (Iyer’s) The 24-year-old Iyer played who remained not out on 114, in middle order” if he con- feature in the middle order,” hit I am angry and so will knock was game-changer (in the third ODI). I think a big role in India’s 2-0 series win and changed the complexion of tinues taking responsibility Kohli said. have to take the revenge,” Shreyas, the way he played took all the pressure off against the West Indies, ably sup- the match. like he did during this three- Iyer hit five sixes during Iyer joked. me and I could just play with my usual tempo and porting captain Virat Kohli, who “I am very happy. I want to match series, which India his 41-ball knock — two Asked by Chahal what control the game from one end,” said Kohli who hit excelled with back- to-back cen- come out to bat in this kind of won 2-0. each off the bowling of he had during the breakfast 114 not out off 99 deliveries in the third ODI. turies. tough situation when everybody “He (Iyer) was not Roston Chase and Fabian before the match, Iyer said, “He understood the value of performing in these Kohli and Iyer had partner- in the dressing room is nervous. intimidated at all, he was Allen and one off Carlos “I did routine and had my situations. It will only boost his confidence further,” ships of 125 and 120 in the sec- I love it because the (complexion ! 7 . P very confident, very sure of Brathwaite — and he joked breakfast. I ate three eggs.” he added. )* # * = +;
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Wagainst India here appeared to be Gayle, who also had played in 103 here on Wednesday. the last international match for Chris Tests, had earlier announced that the At the a post-match press confer- ndia’s head coach Ravi Gayle but the ‘Universe Boss’ has sug- ICC World Cup would be his last ence, West Indies captain Jason Holder IShastri is a runaway favourite gested after the game that he has not international assignment, before said, “To my knowledge he hasn’t to retain his post when the yet retired. revealing a change of plans towards the retired from international cricket.” Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory After the game, Gayle dismissed end of the marquee tournament. “But today was an example of his Committee (CAC) interviews suggestions that this was his farewell During the World Cup, he said he career. The knock he played was out- the six short-listed candidates game. wanted to play the ODIs and Tests in standing. He got us off to a really good here today. “I didn’t announce anything...Any the home series against India, possibly start. He was entertaining, he showed Apart from Shastri, the retirement,” he said in a short video setting up a farewell Test at his home- presence, and that’s just what people other big names who will give posted by Cricket West Indies, when town Kingston. However, Gayle was have come to expect of Gayle over the presentations to the three- asked whether he has retired from ODI not selected for the two-match Test years.” member committee include former Australia all-rounder and Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody, along with ex-New .. " Zealand and Kings XI Punjab ! + coach Mike Hesson. J?J?5 India’s 2007 World T20- winning cricket manager 34$! 1&."&. Lalchand Rajput, former Mumbai Indians head coach olkata Knight Riders appointed the recent- ustralia’s Josh Hazlewood Robin Singh and West Indies’ ! P Kly retired Brendon McCullum as their new Amarked his entry into this sea- Phil Simmons, who until head coach for the next edition of Indian son's Ashes with three wickets as recently was Afghanistan Champions’ is not back at the ing coaches will be conducted Premier League in 2020. England were dismissed for 258 after national team coach, are the helm till the 2021 World T20 in by the selection committee McCullum has been very closely associated the second Test at Lord's finally got other candidates in fray. India. headed by MSK Prasad. with the KKR as a player first from 2008 to 2010 underway on Thursday. Shastri’s record since his Shastri is expected to The position for adminis- and again from 2012-2013 and was part of the World Cup-winning England comeback in 2017 has been appear via Skype while Rajput, trative manager — Sunil IPL winning squad in 2012. fast bowler Jofra Archer then very impressive, having guided Hesson and Singh are expect- Subramaniam’s poor conduct He was also part of the Trinbago Knight marked his Test debut with an elec- the team to its maiden Test ed to appear in person in front has been criticised by one and Riders (TKR) squad in the CPL, from 2016-2018, trifying opening spell but the only series win on Australian soil of a panel that will also com- all — will also be up for grabs. during which wicket Australia lost before stumps last year. prise former India women’s While Bharath Arun is all TKR won was when David Warner was In 21 Tests since July 2017, captain Shantha Rangaswamy but certain to be retained as back-to-back bowled by Stuart Broad. under Shastri, India won 13 of and opener Anshuman bowling coach having played champi- At the close Ashes-holders them with a victory percentage Gaekwad. his part in creating a potent onships in Australia, were 30-1 — a deficit of of 52.38. It’s even better in Shastri’s nearest competitor pace attack, the same can’t be 2017 & 2018. 228 runs. T20Is with 25 wins from 36 could be Hesson, considered said of former all-rounder “It’s a Cameron Bancroft was five not games with a win percentage of one of the shrewdest coaches Sanjay Bangar. great honour out and Usman Khawaja 18 not out. 69.44. The ODI record takes around and Moody, who has The only thing that can to take on England suffered an all-too , 0 ' ( ( , J the cake with 43 wins in 60 had a successful record as an save Bangar is if Shastri, in his this respon- familiar collapse as they slumped to games and a success rate of IPL coach for Sunrisers capacity, demand his own sup- sibility. The 138-6 before a seventh-wicket stand Test wickets with a return of 3-68. Hazlewood. 71.67. Hyderabad. port staff. Kolkata of 72 between Jonny Bairstow and Australia captain Tim Paine Burns completed an admirable The only blip could be the Moody has appeared a Vikram Rathour is in run- Knight Rider Chris Woakes repaired some of the decided to field first on winning the 119-ball fifty including seven fours fact that in 2015 World Cup in couple of times for the coach- ning for the post with a fair franchises in damage. toss after Wednesday’s first-day but was out when Bancroft held a Australia (when he was Team es’ interview but was not con- amount of backing from one of IPL and CPL Only opener Rory Burns (53) washout. brilliant diving left-handed catch at Director) and the last edition in sidered, and this time his task the influential figures in Indian have become iconic and have set the standard in and wicketkeeper Bairstow, last Hazlewood backed him up short leg off Cummins. UK, the team couldn’t go is even more uphill. cricket’s junior set-up. Unless franchise cricket. We have fantastic squads in man out for 52, passed fifty in the when, with just the ninth ball of the And England were 138-6 when beyond the semi-finals. Rajput has also tried to get things change drastically, both KKR & TKR and I along with the support innings. day, his third, he had Jason Roy Ben Stokes (13) was lbw on the But the complete domina- the coveted job multiple times Rathour remains the favourite staff will be looking to build on the successes both Hazlewood, the lone change to caught behind by wicketkeeper sweep to Lyon. tion in the Caribbean, in both and he might miss out again as to pip Bangar. franchises have enjoyed.” the Australia side that won the first Paine after the batsman fended at a Woakes was out shortly after T20s and ODIs, indicates that Shastri’s credentials are too Incumbent R Sridhar is KKR CEO Venky Mysore said, “Brendon has Test by 251 runs at Edgbaston last rising delivery outside off stump. being hit on the head by a Cummins he has been doing most of the strong to be ignored. also ahead in the fielding been an integral part of the Knight Riders fam- week, took three wickets for 58 runs Hazlewood then had England bouncer. things correctly. There could, however, be coach’s race even though he will ily for a long time. His leadership qualities, hon- from 22 overs. captain Joe Root lbw for 14 to a ball Bairstow completed a defiant With a very vocal and pub- some debate over if Shastri will be in direct competition with esty, positive & aggressive style, combined with New-ball partner Pat Cummins that nipped back. 82-ball fifty that came after he had lic backing from skipper Virat be able to retain his complete the legendary Jonty Rhodes, his natural ability to bring the best out of the took 3-61 from 21 while off-spinner Joe Denly (30), shaken up by a managed just 30 runs in his six pre- Kohli, it will be a major surprise support staff. The interviews who has worked with Mumbai teams he has been part of makes him ideally suit- Nathan Lyon equalled Australia couple of short balls from vious Test innings before he holed if the ‘Champion of for batting, bowling and field- Indians. ed to lead KKR & TKR as a Head Coach.” pace great Dennis Lillee's tally of 355 Cummins, was caught behind off out off Lyon.