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millenniumPUBLISHED FROM & KOLKATA VOL.13, ISSUE 174 | Sunday, 24 June, 2018 | New Delhi | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 post NO HALF TRUTHS CITY PAGE 3 NATION PAGE 4 FILM PAGE 16 PROTEST AGAINST TREE FELLING ‘CHILDREN OF WORLD MUST BE ‘GLAD I TOOK IN SAROJINI NAGAR TODAY TAUGHT ABOUT NON-VIOLENCE’ RISKS’ summons Pak’s BELGIUM, MEXICO deputy HC over denial of access to pilgrims MPOST BUREAU VIRTUALLY THROUGH NEW DELHI: India on Sat- urday summoned ’s Deputy High Commissioner Red Devils thrash Tunisia 5-2; Mexico pip South Korea here and lodged a strong pro- test over the denial of access to its envoy in Islamabad and con- MOSCOW: Two goals each cal chance of making it on sular officials to visit Gurdwara for Romelu Lukaku and Eden through three points. Panja Sahib and meet visiting Hazard and one for Michy Belgium was much the Indian pilgrims. Batshuayi swept Belgium to better team from the off, It was conveyed to the Pak- a 5-2 victory over Tunisia looking dangerous on almost istan side that preventing the support to secessionist move- on Saturday that put them every attack, but they were Indian High Commission offi- ments in India and incite the in command of World Cup seriously aided and abetted cials from discharging their Indian pilgrims, and Pakistan Group G and underlined by some ragged defending consular responsibilities vio- authorities asked to ensure that their status as one of the tour- and non-existing marking lated the Vienna Convention no such activity is carried out nament favourites. from their opponents. on Diplomatic Relations of from Pakistan soil,” it said. After racking up two wins Belgian striker Lukaku 1961 and the 1974 bilateral The Indian High Commis- and a goal difference of plus-six Belgium are virtually drew level with Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Protocol on a visit to religious sion also registered a strong assured of advancing, but it is not yet guaranteed - and made him Belgium’s highest scorer at a single World shrines. protest in Islamabad over the they will be aware that they will need to tighten up Cup - after one-and-a-half games. Deputy High Commis- incident, it said. at the back to handle the threat of the big guns Meanwhile, Carlos Vela’s penalty and a superbly- sioner Syed Haider Shah was This is the second consecu- deeper into the tournament. taken breakaway goal by Javier Hernandez gave Mex- summoned, and a strong pro- tive time Pakistan has denied Should Belgium lose their final game ico a 2-1 World Cup Group F win over South Korea test was lodged over the denial access to the Indian High Com- against England, currently on three, and on Saturday which put them on the brink of a place of access to Indian High Com- missioner to meet the visit- if pointless Panama somehow beat Eng- in the last 16. missioner Ajay Bisaria and ing pilgrims who are Indian land and Tunisia, all three would have six Mexico, shock winners over in their consular officials to visit Gurd- nationals. points, and the top two would be decided opening game, went ahead in the 26th minute when wara Panja Sahib in Pakistan’s Indian organisers, Shiro- on goal difference, though it would need Vela sent goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo the wrong way province and meet the mani Gurdwara Prabandhak a footballing catastrophe to stop Roberto from the spot after Andres Guardado’s cross hit the Indian pilgrims despite a travel Committee (SGPC), expressed Martinez’s side. outstretched arm of Jang Hyun-soo at close range. permission from Pakistan’s grave concern and dismay at Tunisia, also without a point after Hernandez added the second in the 66th minute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the incident despite the visit- two matches having extended their cutting inside his marker before guiding the ball home the Ministry of External Affairs ing pilgrims from India having 40-year World Cup winless run to 13 to finish off a lightning counter-attack after Mexico (MEA) said in a statement. asked Pakistan organisers to games, are also still in with a theoreti- won the ball deep in their own half. AGENCIES “Concerns have also been facilitate a meeting with Indian conveyed at repeated attempts High Commissioner and High by entities in Pakistan to extend Commission officials. stable and MAHARASHTRA PLASTIC BAN Dead Bihar India thrash Pakistan 4-0 in on verge of something Repeat offenders stare at doctor appointed momentous as head of Champions Trophy opener NANDAN NILEKANI NEW DELHI: India opened `25,000 fine, 3-month jail district hospital their FIH Champions Trophy campaign in style as they beat MPOST BUREAU DHIRENDRA KUMAR arch-rivals Pakistan 4-0 in the In today’s first match of the tournament : Three months after issu- NEW DELHI: In a bizarre at Breda in Netherlands on paper ing a notification, and protests and case, Bihar Health Minis- Saturday. court challenges notwithstanding, the ter Mangal Pandey had India scored three goals ... Maharashtra government on Saturday appointed a dead doctor to in the final quarter, after lead- CITY enforced its state-wide ban on a wide head a district hospital. ing 1-0 at the half-time break, range of single-use plastic items and The order was issued on to register a comprehensive ARMY MAJOR’S WIFE FOUND DEAD 3 thermocol. Thursday, while the minister victory. Steep fines ranging from Rs 5,000 was attending International Ramandeep Singh, Dil- NATION to Rs 25,000 will be imposed on those Yoga Day celebrations. preet Singh, Mandeep Singh found with these items although via- The doctor in ques- and Lalit Upadhyay scored the 14 KILLED IN UP ROAD MISHAPS 4 ble and cheap alternatives are yet to tion is Nagendra Bhushan goals for India. Mandeep Singh celebrates after scoring a goal against Pakistan during be devised for mass use. Singh, who died on May 10 Ramandeep put India 1-0 the Champions Trophy Hockey 2018, in Breda, Netherlands on Saturday PTI BUSINESS Commenting on the ban, Chief strong presence in the market. while on duty at a govern- ahead in the 25th minute, Minister Devendra Fadnavis said “The ban will succeed only with ment hospital in Dumraon guiding the ball into the net A brilliant field goal by minute to strengthen their WHATSAPP UPDATES PRIVACY POLICY 5 that the state’s decision could suc- the participation of all the stakehold- — a sub-division in Buxar from Simranjeet’s sideways 17-year-old Dilpreet doubled attacking line. But it backfired, ceed only if all the stakeholders sup- ers and that the government has made district. cross in front of the Pakistan India’s lead in the 54th minute. and Mandeep tapped the ball INTERNATIONAL port the move. a committee to ensure trouble-shoot- The government pro- goal-mouth. Dilpreet intercepted Simran into an empty net in the 57th “We want to promote responsi- ing and smooth adaptation. moted Singh, the departed India maintained the nar- Singh’s pass inside the Paki- minute after dodging his mark- TRUMP VOWS TO SECURE BORDERS 6 ble use of plastic. Therefore, we have “We do not want to promote soul, and shifted him to row lead till the third quarter, stan circle, and with his first ers to increase India’s lead to 3-0. banned the kind of plastic that can- police raj, and we are also trying to Nawada as superintendent of with Pakistan, coached by for- touch, he dodged goalkeeper And in the final minute, SPORT not be collected, regulated and recy- address the concerns of traders and the district hospital through mer India manager Roelant Imran Butt before hitting the Lalit dived in to tap the ball into cled,” he said. small vendors,” Fadnavis said. a transfer order dated June Oltmans, dominating the pos- ball into the net. the net and made it 4-0. Paki- FEDERER INTO HALLE FINAL 7 The chief minister said that the Certain plastic items that are not 21. As per the order, Singh session while searching for the Pakistan decided to take stan took a review against the ban puts the onus on the polluters, banned will now come with a recy- was also directed to join equaliser. off their goalkeeper in the 55th goal but eventually lost it. AGENCIES but at the same time some exceptions cling surcharge to ensure that they the new assignment at the FOR ADVERTISING have been made so that businesses are are not disposed of recklessly but sent earliest. kindly contact at 9810195709 not hampered till alternatives have a for recycling. PM to inaugurate Mundka-Bahadurgarh line today or Flying to US: Powdery substance over 350 gms not allowed in handbag OUR CORRESPONDENT Metro’s third connectivity of this corridor, the entire [email protected] to Haryana, adding to the stretch will now cover over 26 NEW DELHI: From next Security Administration (TSA) advising US-bound flyers to put NEW DELHI: Prime operational services to km. With a little over 11 km, FOR SUBSCRIPTION Saturday (June 30) passengers has enacted this rule after a failed such things in check-in bags to Minister Narendra Modi Gurugram and Faridabad. the Mundka-City Park stretch kindly contact at 8800854665 flying to the United States may not attempt to put an improvised avoid extra screening of the same today will inaugurate the This line is an extension will have seven stations. Four or be allowed to carry more than 350 explosive device using powder and possibly being thrown if the Mundka-Bahadurgarh metro of the Inderlok-Mundka of these stations are in Delhi, [email protected] grams of a powdery substance in explosives on a Gulf carrier in security personnel are not sure line. corridor on the Delhi Metro’s while the remaining three in handbags. The US Transportation last year. Airlines are what it is. AGENCIES This section will be Delhi Green Line. With the opening Haryana’s Bahadurgarh. P3 Heart transported 323 km in 94 INDIGO, SPICEJET, GOAIR HIKE CHARGES FOR EXCESS BAGGAGE mins, transplanted into 4-yr-old girl Travel light or you may have to cough up a MPOST BUREAU

THANE: A live heart was transported from bomb for every extra kg in your baggage Aurangabad to Mumbai, a distance of 323.5 kilometres, in one hour and MPOST BUREAU kg from domestic passengers 3,200; Rs 4,800; Rs 6,400 and Rs thirty-four minutes and at airports who have not pre- 9,600, respectively. Its passen- successfully transplanted NEW DELHI: Carrying over 15 booked excess baggage. gers who do not pre-book will into a 4-year-old girl. kg check-in baggage on domestic IndiGo hiked pre-booked need to pay Rs 400 per kg extra A statement from a Hos- flights will now cost more. Pri- excess baggage charges on its for each kilo of check-in bag- pital in suburban Mulund, vate airlines have started rais- domestic flights by one-third gage beyond 15 kg for domes- where the transplant took ing both pre-booking charges for or 33% from Friday. IndiGo’s tic flights. GoAir excess baggage place, said that the opera- excess baggage as well as the fees charges for pre-booking 5, 10, charges are exactly similar to tion was successful and the 1:50 pm. green corridor, to Fortis that need to be paid at airports by 15 and 30 kg (beyond the free IndiGo’s. girl, a resident of Jalna, was It reached the airport Hospital, 18 kilometres those who have not pre-booked 15 kg) on its domestic routes will Till last August, airlines could under observation. at 1:54 pm covering the away, in 19 minutes. the same. Air India is now the now be Rs 1,900; Rs 3,800; Rs charge only Rs 500 for the first The hospital statement 4.8-kilometre distance in 4 “The heart reached For- only airline on which domestic 5,700 and Rs 11,400, respectively. five kg beyond the 15-kg limit for said that the live heart of minutes thanks to a green tis at 3:24 pm, one hour and economy flyers can take up to Last August, IndiGo had set domestic flyers due to a DGCA a 13-year-old boy, who corridor set in place there, thirty-four minutes after it 25 kg of check-in baggage free its pre-booking charges for 5, 10, order. Beyond 20 kg, they could died in a road accident, the hospital said. was retrieved in Aurang- of charge. 15 and 30 kg (beyond the free 15 each kilo beyond the allowed 15 day (June 22), while GoAir hiked charge any amount. Airlines was retrieved in Aurang- A chartered flight abad. The distance covered Low-cost carriers (LCC) kg) at Rs 1,425; Rs 2,850; Rs 4,275 kg. All these charges have now from Saturday. challenged that DGCA order in abad’s MGM Hospital on brought the heart to Mum- stood at 323.5 kilometres,” IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir, are and Rs 8,550, respectively. And been hiked 33%. SpiceJet pre-booking charges courts and were allowed to set Friday from where it left bai Airport at 3:05 pm from hospital officials said on now charging Rs 400 per kg for flyers who did not pre-book were IndiGo and SpiceJet revised for 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 kg for excess baggage charges beyond for Aurangabad Airport at where it was rushed, via a Saturday. each kilo beyond the allowed 15 required to pay Rs 300 per kg for their excess bag charge from Fri- domestic flyers are Rs 1,600; Rs 15 kg itself. 2| NEW DELHI|SUNDAY, 24 JUNE 2018|millenniumpost mp Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love Weekend Break - Mother Teresa

THE BIGGER PICTURE How a drone photographer is capturing inequality from the air

owering skyscrapers and crumbling shanties, swathes of land awash in greenery and cramped urban dwell- Miller captures different landscapes in one frame, leaving a trail of ing spaces, regal-looking bungalows Tand slums may co-exist on ground but when socio-economic inequality reflected in geographical discrepancies viewed from the sky, they can reveal structural inequality prevailing all around us. “It’s not confined to one region of the world. rich, and a fragile marine ecosystem. Billion- Drone photographer Johnny Miller, who has It’s not confined to one group of people, or one dollar houses in the form of skyscrapers exist been awarded fellowships by Code For Africa nation – it is intersectional, it is international. next to vast slums covered in blue tarps against (a news organization in South Africa) and the But I thought it was strange how easily it was the monsoon rains,” he shared. London School of Economics (LSE), with his to become habituated to inequality.” Using drone photography, Miller is able to somewhat unique project “Unequal Scenes” has “To drive past these shacks every day, but capture extremely different landscapes in one set on to portray snapshots of inequality from not really think about it – or to ignore a problem frame, leaving a trail of socio-economic inequal- South Africa, the United States, and among which seems so intractable,” he added. ity reflected in geographical discrepancies. “A other places, India’s maximum city, Mumbai. So what degree of difference does a drone add large population of the city lives in slums. And What makes his project interesting is the fact to a photography project as unique as his? He I think you can see that from the images -- how that all these photographs have been captured said the drone provides an objective separation vast and overwhelming the scale of poverty is, using a drone. from subject that can be powerful when dealing especially when juxtaposed with the extreme Driving past the tin shacks around an air- with an emotionally charged issue like inequal- wealth of some of other half of the population. port in South Africa, Miller was struck with the ity. The height and distance allow the viewer to “I think that this helps understand that the stark difference between them and affluent -sub see inequality almost as if it were a structural city functions in partnership with slum dwell- urbs. Inequality stared him in the face everyday, problem. Miller has also photographed from ers, not in spite of them. And that when people and, in his words, that was a status quo he was locations such as Mexico city and Nairobi, and “not OK with”. the scale and the scope of slums in Mumbai was “One day in April 2016, I had a ‘light- the most striking find for Miller. bulb’ moment when I decided to take a drone “It contains the heart of India’s most power- over one area of Cape Town I knew to be very ful industries, and some of its poorest slums – it’s unequal – and the project was born,” Miller said. an urban jungle, a vertical aerie for the super- Writing exercises may improve body image in women

omen, please take note. If studies, we found that spending just you are struggling with your 15 minutes writing and reviewing one body image, writing your of three specific types of letters to one- talk of ‘redeveloping’ places like Dharavi, it Wblues may act as a positive step, a new self can significantly increase women’s needs to be done in a way that redistributes study suggests. The study, published body satisfaction, at least short-term,” wealth, rather than made ‘profitable’ only to in the journal Psychology of Women Engeln said. “In two of the letter-writ- the rich,” he said. Quarterly, found that self-compassion ing interventions, the focus was on In India, a mega-diverse country in itself, and body functionality-focused letters self-compassion. The third type of let- instances of inequality are plenty. Identity could improve body image. Positive ter-writing intervention asked women markers like religion, caste, gender, race, abil- body image interventions focused on to write a letter to their body, show- ity and ethnicity, bear a strong influence on telling women they are beautiful the ing gratitude for all of its functions. All the social status of an individual, even creat- way they are or exhorting them to “love three of these letters increased body sat- ing a geographic hierarchy. Zooming out from their bodies” are often doomed to fail, isfaction,” the researcher added. In the everyday vision on the ground, this bird’s-eye said co-author Renee Engeln, Professor final study, the researchers turned the view presents a bigger picture. When looked at at Northwestern University. letter-writing instructions into a sim- like this, inequality seems systemic. ‘Unequal According to the researchers, body pler, faster writing activity that could Scenes’ has been internationally recognised dissatisfaction among women is wide- be completed online. It was the same and awarded, and used by diverse institutions spread and can lead to a number of basic idea, but women wrote a series of across the the world to promote the awareness worrisome outcomes.“In the first two sentences instead of a formal letter. IANS in inequality issues and championing ways to end it. IANS

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Printed & Published by Jaiyendra Kumar Sharma on behalf of Front Row Media Pvt. Ltd. and printed at Pvt. Ltd., A-8, Sector-7, Noida-201 301 (U.P.) and published from First Floor, Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002. Editor: Durbar Ganguly, Executive Editor: Arya Rudra. Email: [email protected], Tel. No. 011-47777500 millennium post | NEW DELHI|SUNDAY, 24 JUNE 2018 | 3 mp @drharshvardhan ji..... Please request ur Central Govt to not proceed with redevelopment of Central Govt Colonies City - Greater Kailash MP Saurabh Bharadwaj on Mundka-Bahadurgarh section Army major’s wife found dead in south west Delhi of Green Line to open today OUR CORRESPONDENT the suspect, but there evi- dence of robbery or any sexual NEW DELHI: The wife of an assault. Investigation is being PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate corridor through video-conference Indian Army major was found conducted from all angles,” dead on Saturday with her said Deputy Commissioner of OUR CORRESPONDENT work will expand to 208 sta- Haryana already has over 21 throat slit on a street at Brar Police (West) Vijay Kumar. tions, spread across 288 km. km of lines under the DMRC Square in south west Delhi just The woman’s body had skid NEW DELHI: Prime Minister City Park is the name of the network. With this section, the near the cantonment area. marks, to make it appear as if Narendra Modi will inaugu- station that falls in the satellite Delhi Metro section in Hary- Police said the culprit tried she had been mowed down by rate the Mundka-Bahadurgarh city of Bahadurgarh, a bustling ana will expand to 25.8 km. to give the murder the pretense Cops on Saturday said they have a vehicle. section of Delhi Metro’s Green urban settlement in Haryana’s In Delhi, stations will of a hit and run, through cops identified the accused PIC/MPOST Cops further said that the Line on Sunday evening. Jhajjar district. be Mundka Industrial Area, believe the woman was first woman was last seen taking a The Mundka-Bahadurgarh “Every alternate train from Ghevra, Tikri Kalan and Tikri murdered and then run over. road. When they reached the lift from outside the hospital, stretch, with seven stations, Mundka will go up to City Border, while in Haryana, it will Cops said the 35-year-old spot, they found to be the same after she was dropped outside would be an extension of the Park in Bahadurgarh, and a be Modern Industrial Estate, victim had left home on Satur- woman, with her throat slit. by the driver. existing Green Line (standard- frequency of around eight Bus Stand and City Park. day morning for a physiother- The major was also immedi- “We received a call for an gauge tracks) from Inderlok to minutes will be maintained With the opening of the apy session at Base Hospital ately informed, police added. accident, but later found inju- Mundka. between Mundka and City Mundka-Bahadurgarh corri- in Delhi Cantonment, adding “A PCR call was received ries on her neck. We have reg- This would be the Delhi Park. dor, the span of Phase-3 net- she was found dead half-an- around 1.30 p.m in Narayana istered a murder case and have Metro Rail Corporation’s City Park is the name of the station that falls in the satellite city of The total running time work will expand to nearly 98 hour later. about the accident of a woman. solid clues about the accused. (DMRC) third foray into the Bahadurgarh, a bustling urban settlement in Haryana between Inderlok/Kirti Nagar km, the official said. An official vehicle assigned A police team went to the loca- Several teams have been made neighbouring state of Hary- and City Park (Bahadurgarh) Moreover, the total network to the Major dropped her out- tion. Initially, it looked like an to investigate and arrest the ana. Metro services are already facility from his office. on Saturday said, “Passen- will be about 50 minutes,” an of the DMRC outside Delhi will side the hospital. “When the accident. On closer inspection accused,” Kumar said. operational in Gurugram (Yel- Union Urban Affairs Min- ger services on the City Park official said. spread to 39.33 km with 27 driver went to pick her up, he the body, it was found to be a The body has been sent low Line) and Faridabad (Vio- ister Hardeep Puri and Hary- (Bahadurgarh)Mundka metro After the opening of this metro stations. Another 49.17 was told that the woman had murder case. After investiga- for post-mortem and cops are let Line). ana Chief Minister Manohar corridor will begin from 4 PM corridor, the entire Inderlok- km of new lines with 36 sta- not turned up for the physio- tion, the deceased was identi- analysing calls made from and The Prime Minister will Lal Khattar will also attend the on Sunday.” Bahadurgarh section would tions (including Noida-Greater therapy session,” police said. fied to be the 35-year-old wife received in the woman’s mobile inaugurate the corridor function in Bahadurgarh. With the opening of this become 29.64 km long, the Noida corridor) is being cur- Soon, cops got a call from of a Major,” an investigator said. phone. Cops suspect that the through a video-conference A statement by DMRC section, the Delhi Metro net- DMRC said. rently built, the official added. passersby about a body on the “We have strong clues about killer is known to the victim. LG inspects progress of grade Delhi govt Wall collapses in Greater issues SOP to separator at Rani Jhansi road Kailash; one dead, five injured rescue bonded OUR CORRESPONDENT of Police (Traffic) and officials The beautification and hor- of PWD briefed the LG about ticulture works have also been OUR CORRESPONDENT 42-year-old Satish was declared brought labourers NEW DELHI: Lieutenant the planning of de-congesting undertaken simultaneously. dead,” said Romil Baaniya, DCP (South). Governor Anil Baijal on Sat- the entry and exit points of The LG also directed all NEW DELHI: The wall of an under-con- On behalf of builder Nitin Verma, his NEW DELHI: The Delhi gov- urday inspected the project the proposed Grade Separator concerned departments to struction building collapsed in south Del- father as well as the contractor are being ernment has issued the Standard site of grade separator at Rani from ISBT Kashmere Gate to complete their respective works hi’s Greater Kailash area, killing one person questioned by police to verify whether nec- Operating Procedure (SOP) to Jhansi road, along with the Panchkuian Road, as the vol- within the given timelines, so and injuring five others on place on Satur- essary permissions were taken and requi- all authorities for rescue and senior officials of North Delhi ume of traffic would increase that the project can be dedi- day afternoon. site safety arrangements were made during financial assistance of bonded Municipal Corporation (North after opening of Grade Sepa- cated to general public before Officials of the Delhi Fire Services the construction work. labourers. MCD), Indian Railways, Public rator for general traffic. Independence Day on August (DFS) received a call about the incident at The remaining injured persons have According to the SOP, the Works Department (PWD) of Railway officials, mean- 15. 12.10 pm and soon a team was rushed to been identified as Narayan (48), Durga information received by the dis- Delhi Government, Delhi Traf- while, submitted that the con- The grade separator project, the spot for rescue work. Majhi (38), Kapil (27), Ramswarup (50) trict magistrates or sub-divi- fic Police and other involved struction work on their part which was originally conceived Locals were helping members of the and Ravi Mishra (35). sional magistrates pertaining government agencies. has been nearly completed and in 1998 and suppposed to be construction crew in the rescue work, The under-construction building in Greater Sources said that the under-construc- to bonded labourers, must be The inspection was also only 10-15 days work is left. inaugurated in 2010 before the before the DFS team arrived. Kailash where the accident occured PIC/MPOST tion basement wall collapsed and its debris kept strictly confidential and the attended by Dr MM Rao from Officials of North MCD Commonwealth Games, has Three fire tenders were sent to the spot, fell on the labourers working on it. Local rescue should be done within 24 Indian Institute of Technol- submitted that the construction been plagued by numerous a fire service official said. He added that “On Saturday, a PCR call was received police, PCR team, fire personnel, disaster to 48 hours. ody–Delhi and Dr Rajiv Goel, work on their part is in its last delays and bureaucratic hassles. six people were injured and taken to the at CR Park police station that a wall col- management teams and CATS ambulances “The rescue must be done senior principal scientist, Cen- stage and would be completed Agencies responsible for Trauma Centre at All India Institute of lapsed at E-583, Greater Kailash, in an all attended to the incident. in a manner that assures all vic- tral Road Research Institute by July 31, simultaneously with removing bottlenecks have Medical Sciences, where one of the victims under construction basement, where a “We have registered a case and legal tims of their safety and dignity. (CRRI), along with their teams. the special safety audit by CRRI often passed the buck for years, succumbed to his injures, while the others total of six labourers were injured. All action is being taken under sections 287 “Representatives from vari- The Special Commissioner and IIT Delhi. leading to the delay. are undergoing treatment. were sent to AIIMS Trauma centre, where and 304A of the IPC,” Baaaniya added. ous departments involved, par- ticularly the police department, A REWARD FOR CLEANLINESS must be present on the ground Delhi govt forms 11-member Prime accused in murder of at the time of rescue,” it stated. The Delhi government’s Revenue department has issued committee for Wi-Fi project siblings arrested in Najafgarh the SOP which also states that the rescued victims should be NEW DELHI: The Delhi OUR CORRESPONDENT Hera village Najafgarh. separated from the accused government has formed an Committee Local police reached at and he or she should be taken 11-member Specificationcomprises NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police the spot and took Yadav to a to the DM or SDM offices. It Committee for its much- on Saturday said they have nearby hospital, where doctors also stated that authorities con- awaited project of providing representatives arrested Naveen Kumar, the declared her brought dead. cerned must provide financial free Wi-Fi facility at public from Delhi Police, last and prime accused in the It was soon found out assistance to rescued victims. places across the city. sensational double murder of a that her neighbor Naveen An official of the labour “Keeping in view of special- and Public Works, brother and sister in south west Kumar and his associates were department said that the move ised nature of the Wi-Fi proj- Power, Home and Delhi’s Chhawla on March 5. involved in the shootout and will ensure better coordination ect which requires the inputs On June 19, a tip-off was she had been shot at from point between different departments of various stakeholders from IT departments of received by cops that Kumar blank range. in rescuing the bonded labours. the field, the PWD constituted Delhi government would be found near Old Her son, who was also “On the basis of the prelim- a Specification Committee for Khaira road in Najafgarh at present at the spot, and was inary inquiry and information the Wi-Fi Project in Delhi,” ernment, which came in power night. lucky to escape, as the pis- recorded, the DM/SDM must said a Delhi government order in 2015. A pilot project on the Eventually, a Delhi Police tol’s used by the accused had make a prime-facie finding/ issued earlier this week. same was launched in 2016 but team reached the spot and malfunctioned. report as to whether the case The Committee consti- had failed. arrested Kumar, a resident of Yadav’s wife Ashok Kumar is one of bonded labour or not tutes representatives from The Delhi government in Delhi’s Ghumman Hera village. recorded his statement, alleged and pass an order recording the Delhi Police, and various the 2018-19 budget has ear- During sustained interroga- that his wife had been killed by same within 24 hours. department of the Delhi gov- marked Rs 100 crore for free tion, he revealed that deceased their neighbor Naveen Kumar It also stated that the DM ernment, including Pub- Wi-Fi access across the city. Anita Yadav and her brother and his associates. or SDM will ensure that the lic Works, Power, Home and Last year, the Delhi gov- Jaikishan were killed over a dis- A day after Yadav’s death, a victims, who do not have any Information-Technology. ernment had revised the dead- New Delhi Municipal Council chairman Naresh Kumar receives the Swachhta Award 2018 from Prime pute on around five bigha of dead body was recovered from identification, are assisted with Providing free Wi-Fi facility line for creating free Wi-Fi Minister Narendra Modi at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday. The Council bagged the first position land in the same village. Sadar Bahadurgarh area, and applying for an card at public places was one of the hotspots and the first phase of under the category of areas with population below three lakh, and secured fourth position overall in On March 5, a PCR call was the deceased man was iden- within 48 hours of the rescue key poll promises of the Aam the project was to be launched the country. Last year, the overall position of the Council was seventh received at Chhawla regarding tified as Jaikishan, Anita’s and the same are received as Aadmi Party-led Delhi gov- by March this year. MPOST Yadav being shot in Ghumman brother. soon as possible. MPOST Protest against tree felling in Sarojini Nagar today OUR CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI: To save about more than 16,500 fully grown trees from being chopped down in the national Capital, locals and social organisations will come together to organise a campaign on Sunday on the lines of ‘Chipko’ movement to save the trees from being felled. According to official sources, while 3,000 trees have already been cut down since last year in various areas of south Delhi, the central government-run construction company NBCC People during a candle light vigil against cutting of Ltd will chop an additional 16,500 trees in Sarojini Nagar and Nauroji Nagar areas for trees in Sarojini Nagar on Saturday PIC/PTI construction of flats for central government Meanwhile, the Forest department of the employees. Opposing this project, locals and Delhi government has already cleared the activists have decided to initiate a ‘Chipko project, an official told reporters, while a senior movement’-type protest in Delhi and hug the official of the Union Environment Ministry said trees at 4.30 pm on Sunday in Sarojini Nagar to the central government has nothing to do with express their resentment. the tree chopping, as the permission to do so Environmental activists feel that the Capitals falls under the Delhi government. is already too polluted and the felling of over Meanwhile, the Delhi government and the 16,500 trees – that too in areas with the best of Forest Ministry have been trading blame over Delhi’s green cover to construct a colony and the approval to the felling of trees. market area – is a very dangerous decision. Officials of the NBCC, which comes under On Sunday’s protests, numerous activists the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, and locals will hug several trees in south Delhi however clarified that there will be more to protest the unregulated felling of trees for plantation to compensate for the trees being construction purposes. cut down. 4| NEW DELHI|SUNDAY, 24 JUNE 2018|millenniumpost mp BJP will not allow to get disintegrated from India Nation - Amit Shah PM LAUNCHES IRRIGATION PROJECT IN RAJGARH, MADHYA PRADESH Pulled out as PDP govt ‘To glorify one family, deliberate attempts made to ignored interests of belittle contributions of other towering leaders’ Jammu, Ladakh: Shah OUR CORRESPONDENT not prevail. The BJP president OUR CORRESPONDENT poor, Modi said. "I have just done the formality of also asserted that the party does His thoughts and actions for the launching the project by pressing the NEW DELHI: On his maiden not regret the fall of its govern- RAJGARH (MP): Prime Minister country's industrial policy, things he button, but it's actual launch was done visit to Jammu after the ment with PDP as the party is Narendra Modi said on Saturday had done in the areas of education, when they toiled hard for it," he said. J&K government collapsed, of 'patriots'. "Last year when that to glorify one family, deliberate women empowerment and nuclear The project would supply drinking chief I came to J&K, we were in a attempts were being made to belit- policy were far ahead of his times and water to 400 villages and its water will Amit Shah lashed out at Meh- coalition govt. Today, Presi- tle the contributions of other tower- they are still relevant, the prime min- reach more than 700 villages, he said, booba Mufti government. He dent's rule is imposed here ing leaders in nation building, as he ister said. adding that it would irrigate 1.25 lakh said, "The development was since we took back our support. paid rich tributes to Bharatiya Jana Education, finance, development, hectares of land. never balanced. We decided Political parties regret when Sangh (BJS) founder Syama Prasad health and national security were his "It is a great service to women and to not be a part of such a gov- their govt falls but BJP is the Mookerjee. main focus areas, Modi said. sisters who face lot of difficulties in ernment and better to sit in the only party which raised slogans In a veiled attack on the Congress, "His vision was to impart skills to fetching water from long distances," opposition benches. How can of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'. It shows he said it was spreading "lies, confu- the youth and give them opportunity he said. we let a government run that BJP's patriotism," Shah said. sion and pessimism" and was cut off so that they become capable of serv- "I congratulate all the people does not let Jammu and Ladakh Making a scathing attack from the ground reality. ing the country. Programmes such as associated with these water projects, develop?" on Congress leader Ghulam "It is unfortunate that to glorify Startup India and Make in India are a including the people who carried the Shah added that the Mufti Nabi Azad, Shah said, "I can- one family, deliberate attempts were reflection of his ideas," he said. bricks on their heads...They have done government had deliberately not even repeat what Azad said. made to belittle the contributions of "Today BJP's government at the a great job in nation building," Modi not worked for the develop- He speaks and soon gets the other towering personalities in the Centre and in the states are running said. ment of the region while, "The support of Lashkar-e-Taiba." country," Modi told a public meeting based on the vision of Mookerjee," Praising Madhya Pradesh Chief Centre had released Rs 2,100 Earlier last week, Azad sparked after launching the Mohanpura Irri- he added. Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the crore to build a ring road in a controversy when he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan during gation Project in Rajgarh district of the inauguration of Mohanpura Irrigation Project, in Rajgarh on Saturday He said Mookerjee died in a "sus- prime minister said when the BJP Jammu and each, but Army operations in Jammu Madhya Pradesh. picious" manner in Kashmir, where he came to power in the state, the irri- while work started in Srinagar, and Kashmir killed more civil- He said the party which ruled the hya Pradesh, the BJP had worked confusion and pessimism are cut off was on a visit in 1953. gation capacity of the state was 7.5 the road in Jammu is in limbo. ians than terrorists. Report- country for maximum years never for the uplift and empowerment of from the ground reality." "It is a coincidence that today is the lakh hectares. The government did not even edly, in an emailed statement, trusted the people and their hard poor, farmers and deprived sections Recalling Mookerjee's contribu- death anniversary of Syama Prasad "But it rose to 40 lakh hectares lay the foundation stones for LeT spokesman Dr Abdullah work. of society. tion to the country, Modi said, "His Mookerjee. On June 23, he died in in 2018 and the state government is AIIMS in Jammu." Ghaznavi quoted chief Mah- He said when the Congress ruled "In the last four years, we never vision inspires us even today and helps a suspicious manner in Kashmir. I working on expanding it further to Shah was on a day-long trip mood Shah saying they agreed the state, Madhya Pradesh was called spoke of frustration and dismay. We us come out of despondency." remember him on this occasion." 80 lakh hectares by 2024," he added. and while addressing a rally with Azad. a BIMARU state, but the BJP govern- are the ones who are marching ahead As independent India's first indus- The BJP, the successor party of He said MP's agricultural average to mark the historic martyr- BJP observes June 23 as ment pulled the state out of that tag. with confidence," he said, adding that tries and supplies minister (in the the BJS, observes June 23 as 'Balidan growth rate has been 18 per cent in the dom anniversary of Jana Sangh Mookerjee's 'Balidan Diwas'. "The Congress never saw this as an people believed in the BJP and its gov- Jawaharlal Nehru cabinet), he framed Diwas'. last five years, which is the highest in founder Syama Prasad Mook- Meanwhile, Shah also chaired insult to the people of the state. The ernment, which was working for their the nation's maiden industrial policy, For the Mohanpura Irrigation the country. erjee, he also mentioned that the party's election committee BJP had worked hard to remove this welfare. the prime minister said. Project, the prime minister gave credit Modi also said that soil health maintaining peace and ensur- meeting to discuss the issues tag," he added. "People trust the BJP and its gov- Mookerjee believed that the gov- to the labourers "who worked hard cards were given to 14 crore farmers ing the development in all three for the both impending Lok Modi said in the past four years ernment. Your huge presence here is ernment should fulfil the dreams of with tools and machines, sweating it in the country, including 1.25 crore in regions of the state were part Sabha and Assembly elections at the Centre and 13 years in Mad- a proof of it. But those spreading lies, its people and improve the life of the out day and night". Madhya Pradesh. of agreements. But, peace did in 2019. Class 10 student held for death 25 Air India flights delayed BJP leader threatens Kashmiri of junior in due to software malfunction journalists, draws flak Vadodara school OUR CORRESPONDENT that they were conducting an stranded at the IGI Airport investigation to find out the here, tweeted to Civil Avia- OUR CORRESPONDENT ing facts and supporting ter- Reacting to the remarks of VADODARA: A Class 10 NEW DELHI: Scores of Air root cause of the network con- tion Minister Suresh Prabhu rorists and their sympathisers. the BJP leader, the National student was held under the India passengers were stranded nectivity issue and prevent a to draw his attention to the JAMMU/SRINAGAR: For- Misinterpretation has become Conference termed it as out- Juvenile Justice (Care and at several airports across the recurrence. passengers ordeals. "Sir please mer minister and senior BJP a norm and reporting facts a rageous and said it merited Protection of Children) Act in country as a technical glitch in "We have been following up enquire about the situation leader Lal Singh has warned rarity. Journalistic freedom is immediate cognizance by the connection with the killing of a the airline's check-in software on this matter and the systems of Air India flights at Delhi Kashmiri journalists to draw absolute but not at the cost of state police. junior student in a school here, delayed 25 flights on Saturday, have now been restored. Apol- Airport urgently. It's a com- a line between reporting facts nation and nationalism." National Conference an official said on Saturday. officials said. Union Minister ogies for the inconvenience plete chaos since last 4 hours. and supporting terrorists or Singh, who has started a strongly condemns the outra- The body of the 14-year- of State for Civil Aviation Jay- suffered. @airindiain has been No flight has taken off and all face the fate of Rising Kashmir campaign for a CBI probe into geous remarks and threatening old boy, a Class 9 student, was ant Sinha tendered apologies asked to ensure that our val- passengers are extremely dis- editor Shujaat Bukhari, who the Kathua rape-and-murder of Kashmiri journalists by BJP found dead with multiple stab for the inconvenience caused ued passengers are kept fully turbed. The ground staff is was shot dead by militants. case after resigning from the leader and MLA Chdaudhary wounds in the washroom of to the passengers. informed at all times," Sinha totally ineffective in answer- Singh's statement drew con- previous PDP-led government Lal Singh. This merits immedi- the school on Friday. Services remained affected tweeted in reply to a passenger ing any query." Reacting to demnation from the Kashmir in April, has over the past few man of the Kashmir Editors ate cognizance by the @JmuK- The victim had 10 stab for three hours from 12.10 PM who vent his ire against the air- the incident, a spokesperson Editors Guild and the Jammu months blamed the media, Guild (KEG) said in a state- mrPolice. We hope the law isn't wounds on his body, Deputy to 3.10 PM, the airline said. line for failing to provide infor- of SITA said, We experienced and Kashmir National Con- especially Kashmir-based jour- ment, Singh, who was earlier subverted party spokesperson, Police Commissioner (DCP) While an Air India spokes- mation about the delays. a complex network connectiv- ference. The party said this nalists, for creating a wrong being termed as a serious suf- the party said in a tweet. R S Bhagora had said yesterday. person said that the departures "Due to unexpexted net- ity issue at one of our data cen- was a brazen attempt to muz- perception about the January ferer of foot-in-mouth disease, Earlier, NC vice president The 17-year-old accused, of 23 flights were delayed by work connectivity issues at ters today, impacting primary zle the media in Kashmir and incident. has moved way ahead and and former chief minister a student of the same school 15-30 minutes, the airline later SITA #Atlanta #Datacen- and secondary routes, which that his "open threat" merited Singh and his colleague issued a direct threat to the Omar Abdullah wrote on his located in Baranpora area, was tweeted putting the figure at 25 ter , which had a #worldwide resulted in some services to "immediate cognizance" by the Chander Prakash Ganga had media in Kashmir. Twitter account, Dear journal- held in Valsad town in South as passenger queues kept swell- impact, 25 flights were delayed our customers being disrupted. state police. "Kashmiri jour- resigned on April 13 over their "Singh's statement indicates ists, your colleagues in Kash- Gujarat late last night, Vado- ing at check-in counters. from 1210 hrs to 1510 hrs on The connection has now been nalists have created an errone- participation in a rally allegedly that he holds some informa- mir just got threatened by a @ dara police Commissioner Some unconfirmed report #Airindia network. Operations restored by our network pro- ous atmosphere and I would in support of the accused in the tion about Bukhari's murder BJP4India MLA. It seems Shu- Manoj Sashidhar said. suggested that some inter- are normal now (sic)," the air- vider and services are returning like to ask them to draw the gang rape and murder of the and must be investigated. KEG jaat's death is now a tool for A police team from here national services were also line tweeted soon after. to normal operations." line," Singh had told reporters eight-year-old girl in Kathua reserves the right to lodge a goons to use to threaten other has been sent to Valsad to affected at the IGI Airport here. Just reached Delhi Air- "We regret any impact this in Jammu on Friday. district. police case against the law- journalists. bring the teenager to the city, Air India's software solu- port and found out that Air incident has had on our cus- "You want to live like what We resigned because the maker who, earlier as well, This was a brazen attempt he said. tion is managed by SITA, a India servers are down for the tomers and their passengers. happened to Basharat (Shujaat perception created by the named a number of reporters to muzzle the media in Kash- He will be questioned to global airlines IT services solu- last two hours. All domestic Our priority remains, as always, Bukhari)... Take care of your- national media was not good. for his fall from grace in wake mir. Lal Singh's open threat to learn the reason behind the tion major, which provides its and international flights are to ensure a stable system so that selves and draw a line so that It portrayed the situation in a of the Kathua probe, now in a the media fraternity in Kash- brutal killing of the Class 9 stu- check-in, boarding and bag- grounded. The airport looks our customers can conduct the brotherhood is not broken wrong way, which was not the trial stage," the guild said. mir had exposed an intoler- dent, police said. The accused gage tracking technology. like a mela of stranded pas- their business efficiently and and it is maintained so that case at all. It was portrayed that Bukhari and his two per- ant, vituperative and criminal student came under the lens The airline blamed glitch sengers with hardly any space effectively. We are currently progress and development (of the entire Jammu region was sonal security officers were shot mindset that threatens to sub- after he was spotted in CCTV in SITA's central server in to even walk, BlueKraft Digi- conducting a full investigation the state) is ensured, he said. siding with rapists," he had ear- dead by unidentified gunmen vert freedom of speech and footage entering the wash- Atlanta for the system failure tal Foundation CEO Akhilesh to discover the root cause to In a tweet today, the BJP lier claimed. outside the newspaper's office democracy in the state, NC room along with the victim, with worldwide impact. Mishra wrote on Twitter. establish the cause and to pre- MLA said, "There is need to Condemning the former in the heart of Srinagar on June spokesperson Junaid Azim they said. AGENCIES A SITA spokesperson said Another passenger, vent a recurrence, he added. draw a line between report- minister's remarks, a spokes- 14. Mattu said in Srinagar. 14 killed in separate road V-P Naidu calls for mindset ‘Children of world must be accidents in Uttar Pradesh change to empower widows taught about non-violence’ MPOST BUREAU LUCKNOW: At least 14 Police Siddhartha Verma said. ing two minors, were killed and OUR CORRESPONDENT people were killed and three In Lakhimpur Kheri, four two others seriously injured NEW DELHI: Vice President others injured in road acci- members of a family, includ- when a sand-laden truck over- M Venkaiah Naidu on the AHMEDABAD: The ideals dents in different districts of ing a minor, were killed when turned on their car, police said. occasion of International Wid- of Mahatma Gandhi were still Uttar Pradesh, police said on a speeding truck overturned The car was on its way to ows Day on Saturday called for relevant, Seychelles President Saturday. on their roadside eatery at Bangarmau on Friday night change of mindset for uplift- Danny Faure said here on Sat- A woman and a girl were the Sisaiya crossing early this when the truck driver, coming ing the widows facing "depri- urday, adding that the prin- killed and another person was morning, police said. from the opposite direction, vation" in the country. ciple of non-violence should injured around 8.00 am on Sat- The deceased, identified lost control over the vehicle He asked the government to be taught to children across urday when their motorcycle as Badalu (70), ran the eatery following which it overturned, focus on providing livelihood the world. was hit by a container vehi- on the Sisaiya-Bahraich road, killing four members of a fam- skills to widows and facilitate The visiting leader of Sey- cle in Hathras on the Hath- his daughter Nazima (35) and ily and another on the spot, education of their children to chelles also paid rich tributes ras-Aligarh road. The victims granddaughters Mahek (3) they said. The deceased were empower them and end the treatment" to children of wid- to the icon of India's freedom have been identified as Sudha and Ruby (18), they said. The identified as Hiralal (40), his "life shattering emptiness and ows in education. movement. (21) and Sangita (16). Motor- speeding truck overturned on wife Nirmala (35), daughter void" faced by millions of such "We as a society need to Faure, who landed in Guja- Seychelles President Danny Faure tries his hand on a spinning wheel or cyclist Manoj was admitted to their eatery, killing all four on Vaishnavi (11), son Suraj (9) women. reflect on the social attitudes rat last evening as part of his charkha', at Gandhi Ashram in Ahmadabad on Saturday a district hospital for treatment, the spot, police said. In another and Sarvan (45), police said. "Two things are impor- towards widows and how the India tour, visited the Sabar- Additional Superintendent of incident, five persons, includ- Three persons also lost their tant including societal change stigma, humiliation and isola- mati Ashram today, where tre and the "Hriday Kunj", the (charkha) at the ashram and lives in Deoria district in two of mindset and adopting this tion attached to widowhood Gandhi lived between 1917 place where Gandhi used to understood the process of pro- road accidents, police said on social cause as a mission for can be overcome," and 1930. live. ducing Khadi strands. Government of West Bengal Saturday. uplifting condition of wid- On the occasion, Union "The principle of non-vio- "Faure showed a keen inter- He was gifted two books North Bengal Development Department Additional Superintendent ows," Naidu said at an Interna- Law and Justice Minister Ravi lence is what we need to teach est about the life and times of on Gandhian philosophy by Branch Secretariat Uttarkanya, Fulbari, Jalpaiguri of Police Surendra Bahadur tional Widows Day organised Shankar Prasad said his min- the children of our world and Gandhiji. He sought to know the ashram. In return, Faure ABRIDGED -e-NIT said, "Rambali (26) and Tun- by Loomba Foundation. istry will take "decisive inter- what was expressed by Gan- why Gandhiji chose Ahmed- gifted a book on his country, NIT ref. Name of work Estimated Last date tun (25) were going to attend The concept of New India vention in favour of the rights dhi many years ago remains abad and what exactly did he Modi said. no. Amount of Bid the marriage ceremony of encompasses economically of the widows," referring to relevant even today -- an eye do during his long stay here. Earlier, Faure visited the submission their friend on Friday, when emancipated women. If that a case concerning welfare of for an eye will make the world "He also wanted to know Indian Institute of Manage- NIT No 19 of Additional works for Piped Water Supply 860687.00 03/07/2018 up they were hit by an unidenti- vision is realised, many of the widows being heard by the blind," the president of the the details about the Dandi ment-Ahmedabad (IIMA), 2018-19 for Bara Moniram, Kilaram, Ketugabur, to 15:00 Siubar & its adioininq area in Naxalbari Hours fied vehicle. They were taken social ills like atrocities on Supreme Court. The minis- island nation wrote in the vis- March (a civil disobedience where he held a meeting with Block, District- Darjeeling. to a hospital, where doctors women and neglect of wid- ter also favoured empowering itors' book at the ashram. movement against the Brit- the institute's director, Errol Sd/- Executive Engineer declared them as brought dead. ows can become a thing of the the widows through digital lit- Ashram trustee Kartikey ish rule), which was started D'Souza. North Bengal Development Department 70-year-old Baliraj Prasad died past, he said. The vice president eracy initiatives and asserted Sarabhai and secretary Amrut from the ashram," Modi told He also visited the heri- Details can be seen in the Official Website www.wbnorthbengaldev.gov.in when he sustained serious inju- appealed the government, civil that their welfare can not be Modi showed him around reporters. tage campus of the top busi- For all details and online tender submission visit https://wbtenders.gov.in ries after being hit by a motor- society and private sector to ensured unless it is taken up as the premises, which house Faure also tried his ness school, a release from the cycle on Friday." AGENCIES join hands to give "preferential a movement. an archive, an exhibition cen- hands on the spinning wheel IIMA said. millennium post | NEW DELHI|SUNDAY, 24 JUNE 2018 | 5 mp Russia joined partner countries in backing an OPEC-led pledge to boost oil production in response to growing global demand Business - Angolan Oil Minister Diamantino Azevedo WhatsApp updates privacy policy Two years on, Brexit vote has ahead of payments service launch

NEW DELHI/NEW YORK: government on these details of sApp collects information WhatsApp, which is testing how its service works. "when you send, receive, or taken a toll on UK economy its payments services in India, WhatsApp had received request a payment, includ- today said it is updating its permission from NPCI to ing the date and time and ref- LONDON: While it's still it more freedom to strike new While prices rose, wages terms of service and privacy tie up with banks to facilitate erence transaction number". unclear what Brexit will look trade deals around the world. lagged, even though unemploy- policy to "reflect the addition financial transactions via Uni- Also, when someone makes a like when it happens next year, Others want to keep Britain ment is at its lowest since 1975, of payment interoperability fea- fied Payments Interface (UPI). payment to a WhatsApp con- the decision to leave has already as close as possible to the EU, at 4.2 per cent. tures" ahead of the full-fledged "We still do not have a tact, the company collects the had a clear effect on the econ- Britain's biggest trading part- "After Brexit, prices defi- launch of the service. launch date but this terms and sender and receiver's names omy: households are poorer, ner, which could mean it has nitely went up", said Nagesh Almost one million people policy update bring us one and BHIM UPI IDs. companies are more cautious to obey more of the bloc's rules. Balusu, manager of the Salt are "testing" WhatsApp's pay- step closer to full launch," the The company added that about investing, and the prop- Big companies are sound- Whisky Bar and Dining Room ments service in India, which spokesperson said but declined it uses "all the information erty market has cooled. ing the alarm bell, with plane in London. "We struggled a bit is the largest base for the Face- to comment on the launch date we have to operate, provide, In the two years since the making giant Airbus this week earlier this year, so now we've book-owned company that has of the service. WhatsApp pay- improve, understand, custom- vote to leave the European threatening to pull out of the increased the prices." over 1.5 billion users globally. ment service, which rivals the ise, support, and market our Union, Britain has gone from country, where it employs The bar is next to Hyde WhatsApp has over 200 mil- likes of Paytm, has been in services". "This includes using being a pace-setter among the 14,000, if it gets no clarity on Park, a popular destination for lion users in India. beta testing over the last few the information to provide pay- world's big economies to fall- future trade deals. foreign visitors. "We'll be updating our months. Industry watchers ments and customer support, ing into the slow lane. And the "Thousands of skilled, year it expanded by just 0.1 per tion hit a high of 3 per cent late "The tourists have a good WhatsApp payments Terms expect the full-fledged launch to protect you and others using uncertainty over what relations well-paid jobs are now on the cent from the previous three- last year. exchange rate. They know they of Service and Privacy Policy in the next few weeks. our services from fraud, abuse, with the EU will be when Brexit line because of the shambolic month period, its slowest rate The weaker pound helped can spend a little bit more than to provide simpler language As part of the updated or other misconduct, and to becomes official on March mess the government have cre- in about five years. some companies: exporters and they usually do. But the locals on how the payments feature terms, WhatsApp said it may review your account activity 29, 2019 could make matters ated over the Brexit negotia- For most people, the first multinationals that do not sell are coming a little less. They operates. It also reflects the collect additional information to determine whether you con- worse. tions," said Darren Jones, the and most noticeable impact mainly in the UK. But it hurt are starting to think about addition of payment interop- when payments service is used. tinue to meet our Terms and Prime Minister Theresa lawmaker for the community was the drop in the pound. consumer spending and busi- how much they spend." The erability features we've added "We've added new fea- Payments Terms," it added. May's Conservative govern- where Airbus has its plant. The currency slid 15 percent nesses that depend on their governor of the Bank of Eng- since the beta started," a What- tures like interoperability that It also outlined that the ment remains split on what Before the referendum of after the vote in June 2016 to shopping. The retail industry land, Mark Carney, estimated sApp spokesperson said. request additional informa- company works with "the those relations should be. June 2016, the British economy a post-1985 low of USD 1.21. was hit hard, with high-profile recently that average house- The spokesperson added tion (related to) WhatsApp other Facebook companies There are those who favor a had been one of the fastest- That boosted prices by mak- companies like Toys R Us and hold incomes are around 900 that the company has worked payments user and user of any to provide payments, includ- "hard Brexit," a clean break that growing industrial economies ing imports and energy more Maplin going bust, and super- pounds lower than the bank closely with National Payments BHIM UPI-enabled app," the ing to send payment instruc- takes Britain out of the bloc's for years. Now, it's barely grow- expensive for consumers and market chain Marks and Spen- was forecasting on the eve of Corporation of India (NPCI), spokesperson said. tions to PSPs (payment service free trade union but also gives ing. In the first quarter of this companies - the rate of infla- cer planning deep cuts. the referendum. AP bank partners, and the Indian The terms state that What- providers)". PTI Infosys stable and on verge of something momentous: Nilekani

BENGALURU: Infosys Non- "We have a very stable man- last year, followed by R Sesha- digital capability to its land- mended a final dividend of Executive Chairman Nan- agement team and board, and sayee and some other directors. scape, it also has a gameplan Rs 20.50 per share for the year Murthy stays away from AGM dan Nilekani on Saturday said everybody is united, and agrees Speaking at the AGM, Nile- to bring its traditional core sys- ending March 31, 2018, he said. the company has taken sev- that we are really on the verge kani assured that the company tems into the modern era. The Board also has recom- eral steps during the year to of something momentous. The would spare no effort to do all Hence, he said a very mended a special dividend of for second straight year remedy the concerns raised focus is now on relentless exe- it can to realise its aspirations, important aspect of the com- Rs 10 per share, he added. on the matter of stability and cution," he added. with the generous support of all pany which it is doing is ener- In October 2017, the com- BENGALURU: For the sec- other co-founders including is on the verge of something Infosys faced months of stakeholders and his colleagues gising the core for its clients in pany paid an interim dividend ond straight year, Infosys co- Nilekani, S Gopalakrishanan, momentous. "When I stepped protracted standoff between on the board. as big a way as it is powering its of Rs 13 per share, Nilekani founder N R Narayana Murthy S D Shibulal and K Dinesh had for the second time into Info- its founders led by N R Nara- It was the resilience of this digital transformation. said. The total dividend for this stayed away from company's stayed away for the first time sys in August last year, one of yana Murthy and the previous team that helped Infosys get The company has evolved year, excluding the special divi- Annual General Meeting here. from the AGM on June 24, the concerns that you raised management over issues of cor- through some rather testing from leveraging classic soft- dend, is Rs 33.50 per share and "He (Murthy) is out of 2017. They remained absent was about the company's stabil- porate governance and com- times in the year gone by and ware development methods to including the special dividend, country," his close aide said. amid differences over gover- ity. We have taken several steps pensation to former executives. helped it deliver strong finan- nity to serve this iconic com- approaching software creation is Rs 43.50 per share, he added. Non-Executive Chairman nance issues with some of the during the year to remedy this," The tussle had led to the cial performance, he said. pany once again," he added. in more agile and digital ways, "Total dividend paid last Nandan Nilekani participated Board's previous members he said at the company's 37th sudden resignation of the then "I am grateful for this and Nilekani further said even Nilekani said. year was Rs 25.75 per share," in the 37th AGM of Infosys. and its first non-founder CEO Annual General Meeting here. CEO Vishal Sikka in August for the privilege and opportu- as the company brings in new The board has recom- he said. PTI Last year too, Murthy and Vishal Sikka. PTI ‘SWACCHTAA CARNIVAL’ AT CCL Prabhu asks officials to prepare policy to set up stalls of GI products at airports

NEW DELHI: Commerce and Indus- try Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday directed officials to prepare a policy to set up stalls of GI products at all the airports of the country. The move will help promote these products in the country. A Geographical Indication (GI) is primarily an agricultural, natural or a manufactured product (handicrafts and The message of ‘Swacch Bharat and Swastha Bharat’ (Clean India and Healthy India) industrial goods) originating from a defi- was manifested through colorful, creative, cultural; acts, attire and art by the youths of nite geographical territory. Jharkhand during the ‘Swacchtaa Carnival’ held at Darbhanga House, Central Coalfields Typically, such a name conveys an Limited (CCL), Ranchi in the presence of Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu. In his welcome assurance of quality and distinctiveness, address, CCL CMD Gopal Singh said that the presence of Governor would motivate them to which is essentially attributable to the place step up our efforts for creating ‘Swacch Bharat’. MP (Lok Sabha) Ram Tahal Chaudhary and of its origin. MLA (Kanke) Dr. Jitu Charan Ram were also present as the special guest of the Carnival. In a meeting with senior officials here, Director (Personnel) R S Mahapatro, Director (P&P) V K Srivastava, Chief Vigilance Officer A K he also suggested displaying GI products Srivastava, CCL employees, students along with public in large number witnessed the carnival from all over India at all international air- ports of the country. PTI China’s Xiaomi targets Europe as it kicks off IPO HONG KONG: Chinese the US dampens investor senti- The company will invest Wang Chuan, co-founder and smartphone maker Xiaomi ment. But at a press conference around HK 8.3 billion from its senior vice president of Xiaomi, will aggressively target - in Hong Kong on Saturday, the IPO proceeds towards boosting said on Saturday. "Xiaomi is pean markets, using part of the company's co-founders were its presence in overseas mar- very optimistic about the devel- proceeds from its initial public bullish about its prospects, kets including Spain, Russia opment of China-US trade, as offering worth $6.1 billion in signalling plans for interna- and Indonesia. The firm, which every economic entity is relying Hong Kong, the company's co- tional expansion in Europe mainly sells cheap but high- on each other," Wang added. founder said on Saturday. and Southeast Asia. "Someone quality smartphones in China, Founded in 2010 by entre- The company is offering asked me if Xiaomi (will) only has been looking to push into preneur Lei, Xiaomi has grown 2.18 billion shares at HK dol- expand in developing coun- Europe –recently opening its from a start-up in Zhongguan- lar 17-HK dollar 22 apiece, in tries? Last year we started to first flagship store in Paris –as cun –China's "Silicon Valley" a bid to raise $6.1 billion, far enter the European market and the home market reaches sat- –to the world's fourth biggest less than the $10 billion origi- we realised we have a lot of 'Mi uration point. "We are plan- smartphone vendor at the end nally expected, as an escalating fans' in Europe," Lei Jun, Xiao- ning for the US market and will of last year according to Inter- trade war between China and mi's co-founder and CEO said. find a proper timing to enter it," national Data Corp (IDC). AFP Kannur Int’l Airport to begin ops in Sept

NEW DELHI: Kannur Inter- national Airport will begin operations in September, Ker- ala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday after meeting Union Aviation Min- ister Suresh Prabhu. Kannur aerodome will become the fourth interna- tional one in Kerala, which is already the state with the most number of international air- ports in the country. Vijayan said Prabhu has assured that issues regarding the operations of foreign air- lines at the airport would be sorted out and that the issues would be discussed with the overseas carriers. PTI 6| NEW DELHI|SUNDAY, 24 JUNE 2018|millenniumpost mp Russia will continue to play its part in the search for a solution to the weapons standoff in the Korean Peninsula World Russian President Vladimir Putin Trump vows to secure borders, Scores injured in grenade wants merit-based people inside US

WASHINGTON DC: Presi- dent Donald Trump has vowed blast at Ethiopian PM's rally to secure US' international bor- ders and prevent people from illegally entering America, and ADDIS ABABA: One killed Police later used tear gas to and left hundreds of people said that he wants only those and scores of people were hurt clear the area, while an AFP dead. While it remains unclear based on merit to come inside in a grenade blast at new Ethi- photographer saw two men and how deep Abiy’s support the country, amid a major opian Prime Minister Abiy two women taken into custody runs within the ruling Ethio- immigration row. Ahmed’s first mass rally in the on suspicion of being involved pian People’s Revolutionary Trump, who earlier this capital that sent crowds fleeing with the blast. The rally in the Democratic Front (EPRDF), week bowed to public pressure in panic. central Meskel Square was his actions thus far represent and reversed the controversial Abiy had just wrapped up Abiy’s first public speech in dramatic shifts in the power migrant family separations pol- his speech in the heart of Addis the capital since he took office balance within Africa’s second- icy, made the remarks while Ababa before tens of thousands in April, although he has made most populous country. hosting family members of loved ones have not died in 15,000 Americans died from a of people when the explosion several in provincial areas. Political rallies of on Sat- those killed by undocumented vain," he told the angel families. heroin overdose. went off, sending droves of sup- In the past three months, urday’s scale are rare in Ethio- immigrants at an event at the He alleged that it is the sto- More than 90 per cent of the porters towards the stage as the Abiy has made major changes pia, where the EPRDF controls White House. ries of these families that the heroin comes from across the prime minister left hurriedly, in Ethiopia including shaking all seats in parliament and He emphasised that his gov- Opposition Democrats and southern border. As a result of an AFP correspondent said. up the security services, releas- opposition parties complain ernment's first duty and highest people that are "weak on immi- sanctuary city policies, in fiscal In an address broadcast ing jailed dissidents, moving to of harassment. But at the rally loyalty was towards the citizens gration" don't want to discuss. 2017, more than 8,000 criminal afterwards on state television, “As of now, based on reports weren’t successful in the past liberalise the economy and to people openly displayed flags of the United States, towards "No major (news) network aliens were in police custody, Abiy said the blast was orches- from police and hospitals, 83 and you won’t be successful in resolve a two-decade conflict of banned groups such as the ensuring safety in the country sent cameras to their homes, or and were released because of trated by groups who wanted to people are injured. Of the 83 the future,” he said. with arch-enemy Eritrea. Oromo Liberation Front, an and along the borders. displayed the images of their weak laws. undermine the rally but did not injured, six are in critical con- The AFP correspondent “Ethiopia will be on top act that would usually result "We want people in our incredible loved ones across "Where is the media outrage name them. “The people who dition. No death so far has been said the blast happened stage again, and the foundations will in arrest. Abiy’s reforms have country based on merit, not the nightly news. They don't do over the catch-and-release poli- did this are anti-peace forces. reported,” Arega said. right from Abiy and sent up a be love, unity and inclusivity,” spurred some anti-government based on a draw where other that. They don't talk about the cies that allow deadly drugs to You need to stop doing this. “Some whose heart is filled small puff of black smoke. he declared, drressed in a green groups to seek rapprochement. countries put their absolute death and destruction caused pour into our country? Where You weren’t successful in the with hate attempted a gre- More than 100 people then T-shirt and a hat. After the release of top official worst in a bin and they start by people that shouldn't be is the condemnation of the past and you won’t be success- nade attack,” he added, vow- stormed the stage, hurling vari- Abiy succeeded Hailemar- Andargachew Tsige in May, drawing people," he said told here, people that will continu- Democrats sanctuary cities that ful in the future.” He said sev- ing that the perpetrators will ous objects at police, shouting: iam Desalegn, who resigned in anti-government group Gin- the victim families, also known ously get into trouble and do release violent criminals into eral people had been killed, but be brought to justice. “Down, down Woyane,” and February amid a wave of anti- bot 7 announced on Friday as 'angel families'. bad things," Trump said. our communities and then pro- his chief of staff Fitsum Arega “The people who did this “Woyane thief”, using a pejo- government protests led by the it would cease armed attacks "You think they're going to According to a 2011 gov- tect them, like the mayor of San later said on Twitter that there are anti-peace forces. You rative term for the government, country’s two largest ethnici- in the country, citing Abiy’s put their good ones? They don't ernment report, he said, the Diego, when she warned every- were no deaths. need to stop doing this. You the AFP correspondent said. ties, that started in late 2015 reform agenda. AGENCIES put their good ones, they put arrests attached to the crimi- body that 'ICE is coming', and their bad ones. And then when nal alien population included they scattered," he asked. they commit crimes, we're so an estimated 25,000 people The Trump Administration Five migrants surprised. We'll not rest until for homicide, 42,000 for rob- created the Victims of Immi- Trump declares N Korea 'extraordinary threat' our border is secure, our citi- bery, nearly 70,000 for sex gration Crime Engagement die, nearly 200 zens are safe and we finally end offenses, and nearly 15,000 for (VOICE) Office in order to sup- WASHINGTON DC: US Pres- the immigration crisis once and kidnapping. port the victims and families rescued off Libya ident Donald Trump cited an US to send for all," he said. In Texas alone, within the affected by illegal alien crime. "unusual and extraordinary caskets to North Trump said the US wants last seven years, more than a US Immigration and Cus- threat" to American national people to come in, but in the quarter million criminal aliens toms Enforcement launched TRIPOLI: Five migrants died security as he maintained long- Korea to return proper way. have been arrested and charged the VOICE Office in April and nearly 200 were rescued off standing economic restrictions "So thank you all for being with over 600,000 criminal 2017, following an Executive the coast of Libya while trying on North Korea, including the war remains here, these are incredible fam- offenses, he said. Order by the President calling to cross the Mediterranean to freezing of any assets in Wash- ilies, incredible people. Your In 2016, he said, more than for its creation, he said. AGENCIES Europe in two boats, the Libyan ington, a media report said. SEOUL: South Korean navy said on Saturday. An official declaration, media reported that the Three children and nine contained in a notice to Con- 150-mn-yr-old turtle fossil discovered in China women were among 94 migrants gress, came on Friday despite US military plans to send rescued on Friday when their Trump's assertion this month 215 caskets to North Ko- BEIJING: A turtle fossil dating back exploration bureau confirmed it was a inflatable dinghy sank 12 nau- that his June 12 historic sum- rea through a border vil- 150 million years to the Jurassic period fossil of a snake-necked turtle from the tical miles from Garabulli, east mit with North Korean leader party has been extended or foreign policy, and economy lage on Saturday so that of the capital Tripoli. Kim Jong-un ended Pyong- expanded several times by for- of the US,” Trump wrote in the has been found in southwest China's Jurassic period, state-run Xinhua news the North could begin the Chongqing municipality. Farmer Liu agency reported. The fossil will be Five migrants -- from yang's nuclear weapons threat, mer President Barack Obama declaration. process of returning the Sudan, Nigeria, Chad and Egypt reports The Washington Post. and Trump himself in response Friday’s development Changyu found a turtle-shell-shaped displayed at the geological museum of -- aboard the same vessel lost Harsh economic restric- to North Korean missile tests comes in contrast to a tweet remains of US soldiers "rock" while in Qijiang district earlier Qijiang district. Qijiang is rich in geo- their lives, said navy spokes- tions will continue for one year and other actions. on June 13 where Trump said: who have been missing this month. Liu's daughter uploaded logical resources, including a cluster of man Ayoub Kacem. Another 91 under the declaration Trump “The existence and risk “Just landed - a long trip, but since the 1950-53 Ko- photos to 'WeChat', which were spread dinosaur and primitive fish fossils. Juras- migrants travelling in another signed Friday. of proliferation of weapons- everybody can now feel much rean War. Officials from and spotted by the district's land sic turtle fossils were previously found boat were rescued in the same The paperwork keeps in usable fissile material on the safer than the day I took office... the United States Forces area, the spokesman said. place restrictions first imposed Korean Peninsula (and_ the There is no longer a nuclear resources and housing management in Chongqing and in the neighbouring Korea and South Korea's bureau, said Xie Xianming, director of Sichuan province, but it is the first time A total of 900 migrants have a decade ago by President actions and policies of the threat from North Korea.” Defense Ministry did not been intercepted or rescued by George W. Bush. government of North Korea... The move follows as the US the geopark management department for a snake-necked turtle fossil to be the Libyan navy since Wednes- The ban on the transfer of Continue to constitute an and South Korea cancelled two immediately return calls of the bureau. Invited by the depart- found in Qijiang District, according to for comment. AGENCIES day as departures pick up due any American assets by North unusual and extraordinary more training exercises on Fri- ment, paleontologists from the municipal Xie. AGENCIES to favourable weather. AGENCIES Korea's leaders or its ruling threat to the national security, day, reports the BBC. AGENCIES Hundreds of World's smallest computer device created Discarded napkin resolves women march in WASHINGTON DC: Scientists have station provides light for power and pro- murder mystery in US Rio to demand developed the world's smallest computer gramming, and it receives the data. a device that measures just 0.3 millimetres One of the big challenges in building and could help find new ways to monitor the device called Michigan Micro Mote WASHINGTON DC: A dis- Police say Michella Welch the spot where they were sup- legal abortion and treat cancer. was how to run at very low power when carded restaurant napkin and her two younger sisters posed to meet for a picnic, the Previous systems, including the 2x2x4 the system packaging had to be transpar- helped police officials in the went to Puget Park, Tacoma chief said. RIO DE JANEIRO: Hundreds millimetre Michigan Micro Mote, retain ent. The light from the base station - and US to identify a murder sus- (Washington) on March 26, The girls notified their baby of women marched in Rio de their programming and data even when from the device's own transmission LED pect 32 years after he commit- 1986. About 11 am Michella sitter, who contacted the girls' Janeiro to demand the legaliza- they are not externally powered. - can induce currents in its tiny circuits. ted the crime, a media report rode a bicycle home to get mother. Police were called tion of abortion in Brazil. Unplug a desktop computer, and its We basically had to invent new ways of said on Saturday. lunch. While she was gone, the and a search began, CNN The march followed a break- program and data are still there when it approaching circuit design that would be Pierce County prosecu- sisters went to a business to use reported. through for abortion support- boots itself up once the power is back. equally low power but could also tolerate tors on Friday charged Gary the restroom. A search dog found Michel- ers in neighbouring Argentina, However, these new microdevices lose all light, Blaauw said. Charles Hartman, 66, with When they returned, they la's body that night in an iso- where the lower house of con- prior programming and data as soon as For example, that meant exchanging first-degree murder and first- didn't see Michella and contin- lated area in the gulch, more gress approved a bill this month they lose power. new system. diodes, which can act like tiny solar cells, degree rape in the 1986 death ued to play in a gulch until they than a quarter mile away from that would legalise elective We are not sure if they should be called In addition to the RAM and photo- for switched capacitors. of a 12-year-old girl. noticed the bicycle and lunch at the play area. AGENCIES abortion in the first 14 weeks computers or not. It's more of a matter of voltaics, the new computing devices have Another challenge was achieving high PUBLIC NOTICE of pregnancy. opinion whether they have the minimum processors and wireless transmitters and accuracy while running on low power, It is to bring to the notice of all concerned Carrying banners reading functionality required, said David Blaauw, receivers. Since they are too small to have which makes many of the usual electrical that Sh.Kuldeep Singh, legal heirs of Late "rich (women) abort but the a professor at the University of Michigan conventional radio antennae, they receive signals (like charge, current and voltage) Smt.Joginder Kaur (recorded lessee), R/o AGENCIES II/50/9-10-10A,10B & 13, Sy.No.49/25/3, poor die" and chanting slo- in the US, who led the development of the and transmit data with visible light. A base noisier. Sadar Bazar Delhi Cantt has requested the gans in support of abortion Cantonment Board for mutation & transfer of legalisation, the protesters in lease hold rights in respect of Sy.No.49/25/3, admeasuring 640.50 sq.ft, Sadar Bazar, Delhi Rio marched from the state Cantt. If any person has objection to the mu- assembly to the city council tation of above property/transfer of lease hold Ex-South Korean premier Kim late yesterday. rights in favour of above applicants, may file his/her objections within 30 days of the "A woman should not be publication of this notice to the undersigned forced to be a mother" said Tina with documentary proof in support of his/ Tigri, a producer of cultural her objection,failing which the matter shall Jong-pil, spy agency founder, dies be referred to the competent authorities for events who has two children consideration and taking appropriate deci- and participated in the protest. sion as per law. "We just want it (abortion) to be SEOUL: Kim Jong-pil, the He served as Kim Dae-jung's Tele:- Sd/- (B. Reddy Sankar Babu) 011-25693837 Chief Executive Officer legal, safe, in a hospital". AGENCIES founder of South Korea's spy prime minister from 1998-2000 011-25695450 Delhi Cantonment agency whose political skills under a power-sharing plan. Board Sadar Bazar helped him also serve twice as The 2007 panel report did Delhi Cantt-110010 prime minister, first under his not draw a clear conclusion on dictator boss and later under a whether the kidnapping was man his agency kidnapped, has ultimately aimed at killing died. He was 92. Kim Dae-jung, who said his Kim was declared abductors nearly dumped him dead on arrival at Seoul's from a ship at sea before they Soonchunhyang University stopped when a US military Hospital from his home on helicopter made a low pass Saturday, said hospital official over the vessel. Kim Dae-jung Lee Mi-jong. He described the won the 2000 Nobel Peace cause of death as age-related prime minister, the country's start a coalition of Japan-based Prize for his efforts to promote complications. No. 2 post, from 1971-1975. South Korean organisations democracy and reconcile with A retired lieutenant colonel, Park used the spy agency as to work for their country's North Korea. Related to Park by Kim was a key member of a 1961 a tool to suppress his political democratisation. It was the marriage, Kim Jong-pil was his coup that put army Maj. Gen. rivals at home, including then- first official confirmation of one No. 2 man for much of his rule. Park Chung-hee in power until opposition leader Kim Dae- of the most notorious KCIA But after a new military junta led his 1979 assassination. jung, who became South Korea's operations to stifle dissent. by Gen. Chun Doo-hwan seized After Park seized power, president in the late 1990s. Kim Jong-pil didn't direct power through a coup following Kim created and headed the A government fact-finding the agency at the time of the Park's death, Kim was accused Korean Central Intelligence panel said in 2007 that KCIA 1973 kidnapping, and 25 years of corruption and surrendered Agency, a predecessor of the agents kidnapped Kim Dae- later he joined forces with Kim property worth millions of current National Intelligence jung from a Tokyo hotel in Dae-jung and helped him win dollars before moving to the Service, before serving as Park's 1973, days before he was to the 1997 presidential election. United States. AGENCIES millennium post | NEW DELHI|SUNDAY, 24 JUNE 2018 | 7 mp We are here to test young players Sports - Iran coach Swiss coach Colombia, Poland Shaqiri’s last-gasp goal takes unimpressed with celebrations in aim to recover from Swiss closer to Round of 16 win over Serbia opening losses KAZAN: Smarting from their KALININGRAD (RUSSIA): when Tadic’s in-swinging cor- opening game defeat against A last-minute Xherdan Shaq- ner found him unmarked at the Japan, under-pressure Colom- iri breakaway goal has handed back post but the Manchester bia will have their task cut out Switzerland victory as they United midfielder couldn’t sort against wounded Poland in came from behind to defeat his feet out. a Group H FIFA World Cup Serbia 2-1 in Kaliningrad. Matic said during the build- clash here on Sunday. The win puts Switzerland in up the team were expecting a Colombia’s preparations Cup in Brazil, would be ideal pole position to make it out of “hellish” encounter with the for Sunday’s crunch match along with Juan Quintero a tough Group E that contains Swiss, who in their game with got overshadowed by a police in midfield and Pekerman five-times winners Brazil but Brazil fouled star forward Ney- investigation into death threats would be desperate to use that they were pushed all the way mar 10 times alone. made to midfielder Carlos San- combination. by the Serbs. Switzerland grew in stat- chez after he received a red card Poland are eighth in the It was a sweet victory for ure after the break and were KALININGRAD: Swiss coach in the third minute of Tuesday’s FIFA rankings but lost to Sen- Shaqiri and fellow Swiss goal- rewarded with a spectacular Vladimir Petkovic said that 1-2 loss against Japan. egal in their opening encoun- scorer Granit Xhaka, who along equaliser courtesy of Xhaka’s politics and football should The incident brought back ter courtesy a pair of disastrous with team-mate Valon Belrami 52nd-minute piledriver. “never mix” after two players memories of the killing of late errors. were booed relentlessly by Ser- They had the better chances celebrated goals in a 2-1 vic- star defender Andres Escobar, Senegal’s well-drilled back- bia’s fans throughout. in the second period, with Shaq- tory over Serbia with political who was gunned down after line kept Poland’s star striker Shaqiri, Xhaka and Belrami iri’s curling effort from the edge gestures. scoring an own goal during a subdued trace their roots to Kosovo, a of the area grazing Stojkovic’s Xherdan Shaqiri’s last min- match against the United States and coach Adam Nawalka will former province of Serbia, a bar on the hour mark. ute winner capped an impres- which contributed to Colom- hope his midfield plays with fact which had stoked tensions Coach Vladimir Petkovic sive comeback for the Swiss in bia’s elimination from the 1994 more purpose to boost sup- before the match. brought on attackers Breel an eventful Group E encoun- World Cup. ply to the country’s record Both Shaqiri and Xhaka Embolo and Mario Gavra- ter in Kaliningrad after Arse- Sanchez was sent off for a goal-scorer. pointedly celebrated their goals Switzerland’s Granit Xhaka, right, celebrates with teammate Blerim Dzemaili after scoring his side’s novic in a bid to force a win- nal midfielder Granit Xhaka deliberate handball after try- The recall of defensive stal- by making an eagle gesture with opening goal during the group E match AP ner, and Gavranovic forced a levelled following Aleksandar ing to block a shot inside the wart Kamil Glik, who missed their hands, viewed as a symbol smart save from Stojkovic from Mitrovic’s opener. penalty area and will miss the the Senegal opener with a of defiance. the ball past left-back Ricardo Milinkovic-Savic fizzed a right- On the half-hour mark, a close range effort with 10 min- Both Shaqiri and Xhaka match against Poland. shoulder injury, would be a Serbia raced out of the Rodriguez, cut back on his footed shot narrowly wide of cleverly teed up utes remaining. trace their roots back to Coach Jose Pekerman could huge boost to Poland’s hopes of blocks, funnelling possession favoured left foot and deliv- Sommer’s right post on 15 Blerim Dzemaili but the Hof- But it was Stoke City winger Kosovo, a former province of play Mateus Uribe in place of stopping the likes of Rodriguez to Southampton winger Dusan ered a majestic cross that Mitro- minutes, and Mitrovic almost fenheim man got his feet in a Shaqiri who struck the decisive Serbia, a fact that stoked ten- Sanchez as he also has to deal and AS Monaco star Radamel Tadic on the right flank, who vic duly buried with his head. scored with a spectacular bicy- muddle and Vladimir Stojkovic blow, breaking through Serbia’s sions before and during Fri- with injury concerns to star Falcao. troubled Switzerland with his In a frenetic first half, Swit- cle kick that went the same way was able to parry away. But it offside trap to slot home calmly day’s clash. attacking midfielder James There are still doubts over crossing all match. zerland had more of the ball minutes later. was Serbia, who beat Costa Rica as the 90 minutes wound down. Both Shaqiri and Xhaka Rodriguez, who was used as a Glik’s fitness however, so An Aleksandar Mitrovic but were sloppy with it, giving Switzerland, who came to 1-0 in their Group E opener, Serbia will now need some- pointedly celebrated scoring by 59th minute substitute against Thiago Cionek, his replace- header forced a smart save away possession in advanced Russia ranked ahead of the likes who nearly went in two up. thing from their final Group E making a ‘double eagle’ gesture Japan as he recovers from a calf ment against Senegal, may from Swiss keeper Yann Som- positions and sending Serbia of France and Spain, felt their Nemanja Matic missed a match against Brazil, while a with their hands representing problem. keep his starting place despite mer after four minutes. on the break. way into the game as the first- glorious chance to double draw against Costa Rica would the Kosovo flag, viewed as a Rodriguez, the Golden conceding an own goal in that Seconds later, Tadic took Lazio’s highly rated Sergej half progressed. the lead just before the break see Switzerland through. AFP symbol of defiance. AGENCIES Boot winner at the 2014 World match. AGENCIES Chechen strongman Vietnam craftsman makes Confident Japan, Senegal in crunch tie makes Egypt’s Salah WC mascots YEKATERINBURG (RUS- Haraguchi said his side will completely different story. into their next game. SIA): Riding on confidence focus on strengthening their “We must keep our feet on Most of the Senegal play- from eggshells after victories in their respec- defence on Sunday, which will the ground, we have to take into ers feature in different Europen honorary citizen tive opening fixtures, Japan and also enhance their attacking account that we played against clubs and with plenty of experi- HO CHI MINH CITY: Foot- Senegal will lock horns in their ability. “We had to start by build- 10 men for almost 90 minutes,” ence, they could make life tough ball scarves, shirts and... egg- second Group H encounter of ing the base, which is defence,” Hasebe said, referring to Car- for Japan. shell art? World Cup swag has the FIFA World Cup 2018 at Haraguchi was quoted as saying los Sanchez’s dismissal which After scoring his first inter- taken a quirky turn in Vietnam the Ekaterinburg Arena here pipped Colombia 2-1. by Kyodo news agency. gave Japan the advantage against national goal, which proved to where a retired schoolteacher is on Sunday. The Asian giants’ win against “But with that base in place, Colombia. be a decisive second for Senegal making mascot memorabilia A win on Sunday will virtu- Colombia was one of the biggest our ability to attack and respond Senegal on the other hand, against Poland, M’Baye Niang from hollowed-out eggs, metic- ally seal a pre-quarterfinal berth surprise of the ongoing mega to different situations is increas- too came out with an impressive said that the story is still not ulously crafted by hand. for the winner. event and the Akira Nishino- ing,” he added. all-round show against Poland, over as they have a lot more Nguyen Thanh Tam, 67, Japan on Tuesday became coached side will be eager to Meanwhile, Japan skipper beating them 2-1. to achieve. spends hours every day mak- the first ever Asian nation to dish out yet another spirited Makoto Hasebe felt that despite The Africans will be look- “My benefit, of which you ing the models, driven by his beat South American opposi- show. a major win, his side has to be ing to continue the momentum speak, is the work of a whole football fanaticism -- a passion tion at a World Cup when they Japan midfielder Genki grounded as Senegal will be a from that unexpected victory group,” Niang said. AGENCIES shared by millions across Viet- nam glued to the World Cup Punjab born Simi since the tournament kicked off in Russia earlier this month. Confident England aim to build on winning start in Ireland squad Most of his tiny statues are MOSCOW: After his team Vladimir Putin, rules Chech- of tournament mascot Zabi- REPINO: Confident Eng- Lingard were particularly guilty for India T20 Int’ls crashed out of the World Cup, nya with an iron fist, drawing vaka, a wolf in sports gog- land will start as hot favourites of spurning simple chances Egypt’s star player Mohamed constant condemnation from gles kicking a football, and he against debutants Panama in a before Kane saved them the DUBLIN: Ireland have named Salah has won a consolation human rights groups. has models of football heroes Group G FIFA World Cup clash blushes. the 14-member squad led by prize in the form of honorary He is known as an ardent Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel here at the Nizhny Novgorod Kane, who plays for Totten- Gary Wilson for the two T20 citizenship of Chechnya. football fan and in 2013 took to Messi in the works. Stadium on Sunday. ham Hotspur in the English Internationals against India Chechen strongman Ram- the public address system dur- “Over the past few years, I England struggled against Premier League (EPL) and is and one of the notable names zan Kadyrov wrote on Tele- ing a match involving Chechen have been spending my time the well organised and physi- a two-time EPL Golden Boot is 31-year-old Punjab born off- gram that he had presented the team Akhmat (formerly Terek) making football mascots with cally imposing Tunisian defence winner, lived up to his billing spinner Simranjit ‘Simi’ Singh. Liverpool star with the honor- to publicly insult the referee. eggshells as a way for me to in their first match of the tour- and performed on the biggest Singh has already played ary title while hosting a din- Salah has been photo- show my love for football,” nament. Skipper and star striker stage for his country with the seven ODIs and four T20 Inter- ner for the Egypt team, whose graphed smiling and clasping Tam told AFP, speaking before Harry Kane’s last gasp winner in first double by an English player nationals but save his debut World Cup training base is in hands with Kadyrov during the a basket of eggs in his Ho Chi second half injury time handed at the World Cup since Gary against , he has the Chechen capital Grozny. tournament. Egypt crashed out Minh City home. England a winning start for the Lineker in 1990. not played against any cricket- “Mohamed Salah is an of the World Cup after losing Though not widespread in first time in a major tournament Southgate’s planned team ing powerhouse. Born in Bath- honorary citizen of Chechnya! to Russia 3-1 on Tuesday, with Vietnam, using eggshells in art after 12 years. was inadvertently revealed lana village in Kharar district of That’s right!” Kadyrov wrote Salah returning to action for is not unheard of: traditional England dominated the when assistant manager Steve Punjab, Simi has eight wickets late Friday. the first time in three weeks lacquer works often feature game and wasted a hatful of Holland’s notes were photo- from seven ODIs and six scalps “Tonight I signed a decree following a shoulder injury inlaid eggshell in lieu of white chances against Tunisia, and graphed at training on Thursday. suffered a thigh injury against quoted as saying as he criticised from four T20Is. to grant the high honour to the but unable to save his team. paint. on Sunday coach Gareth South- According to the notes, Mar- Tunisia. “If we were to give the the media for helping the oppo- Meanwhile Joshua Lit- great footballer who plays for The Egyptians play their final Tam says working with the gate would want his wards to cus Rashford will replace Ster- opposition the opportunity of sition. “So of course our media tle and Andy McBrine have Egypt and Liverpool.” Kadyrov, match against Saudi Arabia on fragile shells requires sharp improve on that. ling with Ruben Loftus-Cheek having our team it’s a disad- has to decide if they want to help been recalled to for the India supported by Russia’s President Monday. AGENCIES focus. AGENCIES Raheem Sterling and Jesse stepping in for Dele Alli, who vantage to us,” Southgate was the team or not.” AGENCIES games. AGENCIES Roger Federer beats Kudla Suranga Lakmal to lead Gold for Solanki, MONGOLIAN BOXING TOURNEY Hussamuddin at Sonia & Mandeep in final; to reach 12th Halle final Lanka in pink-ball Test German boxing Shiva Thapa takes bronze HALLE WESTFALEN (GER- BARBADOS: Sri Lanka MANY): Roger Federer booked Cricket on Saturday named NEW DELHI: The fast-rising NEW DELHI: World silver- Munkh-Erdene, while Vanhm- his 12th career final at the ATP paceman Suranga Lakmal as Gaurav Solanki (52kg) notched medallist Sonia Lather (57kg) limpuia was beaten by Iran’s Halle grass tournament on Sat- skipper for the third and final up his second successive inter- and Mandeep Jangra were Mousavi Seyedshahin. urday, beating qualifier Denis Test against the West Indies national gold medal, along with among the five Indian boxers Sonia, a two-time world, Kudla 7-6 (7/1), 7-5. that gets underway here late Mohammed Hussamuddin to enter the finals, while four and Asian championships sil- The Swiss needs to win the Saturday -- with a pink ball and (56kg) as India ended a strong others, including Shiva Thapa ver-medallist defeated Tiantian title on Sunday - it would be his under lights. campaign with six medals at the (60kg), signed off with bronze Zhao of China in a split deci- tenth at the event - to remain The decision has come in Chemistry Cup in Halle, Ger- medals in the Ulaanbaatar Cup sion. The Indian looked off- world number one heading into the aftermath of regular cap- many on Saturday. The Indian in Mongolia on Saturday. colour in the opening round, Wimbledon. tain Dinesh Chandimal’s ban contingent picked up two gold, Those who made the final which Zhao dominated with He will face either Spanish being upheld by the Interna- a silver and three bronze medals along with Sonia and Man- her well-connected right hooks. fourth seed Roberto Bautista tional Cricket Council (ICC) in all. The presence of power- deep were Lovlina Borgohain However, Sonia staged a Agut or Croatian Borna Coric. appointed Judicial Commis- house Cuba lent the competitive (69kg), a gold-medallist at the strong recovery in the second Federer’s win was his 20th in 14 Halle appearances. apiece, sealing his effort with sioner, Michael Beloff, who edge to the event’s small draws, India Open earlier this year, and third rounds, drawing from a row on grass, dating to June, Taming Kulda was no easy an ace, one of his dozen in the rejected his appeal against the day that he split the webbing in which several boxers had to Himanshu Sharma (49kg), her huge reservoir of experi- 2017. task, with Federer losing a match. ball-tampering sanction on between his ring and small fin- win just one bout to be assured and Muhammed Etash Khan ence to fetch a favourable ver- Federer needed just under break after taking an early 2-0 Federer gained the crucial Friday. gers of his non-bowling hand of medals. (56kg). dict in the end. She will face 90 minutes to get the job done lead. The first set went into a service break for a 6-5 lead as “Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to during training on Thursday Solanki, gold-medallist at Ending with bronze medals local favourite Tumurkhuyag and hold off the 109th-ranked tiebreaker where the 20-time Kudla returned long, and the announce the appointment of and was a doubtful starter for the Gold Coast Commonwealth were Shiva, debutant Vanhm- Bolortuul in the summit clash. Kulda, who had not lost a set Grand Slam winner was able to Swiss closed out the victory a Suranga Lakmal to captain the the day-night Test. Games in April, pulled off a limpuia (75kg), Ashish (64kg), Lovlina, in contrast, domi- going into the semi-final. step his game up a gear, racing game later on the first of two third Test against West Indies, Meanwhile, Chandimal massive victory by edging past and Bina Devi Koijam (48kg), a nated from the very start, taking Federer is back in a familiar to 6-0 in the decider and tak- match points. which will start Saturday. Lak- faces a lengthy ban after hav- fancied Cuba’s Jorge Alejandro direct entrant into the last-four good advantage of her oppo- spot in Halle, which models its ing it two points later with his Federer skipped the clay mal was appointed as the cap- ing admitted to the more seri- Merencio in a draining contest. stage owing to the small size of nent Enkhbaatar Erdenetuya’s Centre court after its name- seventh ace. campaign to concentrate on tain, in the absence of Dinesh ous Level three offence which CWG bronze-winner the women’s draw. sluggish foot movement. sake at the All England club, The top-seeded Swiss kept the grass, and after consecutive Chandimal,” a statement from relates to ‘conduct that is con- Mohammed Hussamuddin While Shiva lost a closely- The Indian punched at as he works to fine-tune with a the pressure on Kudla in the tournaments on the lawns - he the board read. trary to the spirit of the game.’ (56kg), meanwhile, defeated contested bout to home boxer will, her jabs connecting pow- Wimbledon title defence start- second, with the qualifier sav- won the Stuttgart title last week Veteran left-arm spin- If found guilty, Chandimal former national champion Battumur Misheelt, Bina was erfully. The Assam-boxer will ing a week from Monday. ing break points before Federer - plans a light week of training ner Rangana Herath was also could miss both Test matches Madan Lal in a rare all-Indian out-punched by Korean Kim now square off against Chinese The 36-year-old has reached salvaged three of his own to and rest in London ahead of among the choices to lead the against South Africa at home final at an away international Kum Sun. Ashish too lost to Taipei’s Nien Chen Chen in her the final four in each of his last square the set at four games Wimbledon. AFP team but SLC revealed on Fri- next month. AGENCIES tournament. AGENCIES a Mongolian in Uranchmeg summit clash. AGENCIES NEW DELHI|SUNDAY, 24 JUNE 2018|millenniumpost 8| mp

NIPAH VIRUS

The Nipah scare in coastal Kerala TRYST WITH DESTINY was yet another

reminder of how sive pig farming flourished in Malaysia, individual gowns (impermeable), gloves, with farmers expanding farmlands into masks and goggles or face shields and shoe our generation’s wild areas. Nipah, it turns out, was already cover have been ascribed and the procedure present in fruit bats. Bats infected pigs, and should be performed in an airborne isola- most perilous the pigs infected people. 265 people were tion room. All non-dedicated, non-dispos- infected, and 40 per cent succumbed. Eutha- able medical equipment used for patient nasia was conducted on a massive scale on care should be disinfected as per manufac- nemesis maybe pigs, almost one million pigs were culled turers’ instructions and hospital policies. to contain the virus, jeopardising the local miniscule but source of income and livelihood. In India too, cases of Nipah virus were reported Antibodies: A way out from Bengal’s Siliguri in 2001 and Nadia in India has reportedly procured 50 doses never short 2007 with around 47 deaths being reported. of an antibody from Australia, which will Neighbouring Bangladesh has also wit- help combat the virus. The Indian Council of menacing, nessed cases of Nipah outbreak. for Medical Research (ICMR) had reached Fruit Bats of the genus Pteropus are the out to the University of Queensland, Aus- natural host of NiV and these infected bats tralia, which has developed an antibody explores shed virus in their excretion and secretion. to combat and ‘neutralise’ the virus. The Nipah is a near perfect example of an emerg- Human Monoclonal Antibody (M 102.4) Abhinav Singh ing infectious disease. Its history and evolu- is a non-patented drug, developed by Dr tion follow the pattern of almost every new Christopher C Broder from Australia. virus and, therefore, it becomes difficult to After a healthcare worker, Lini Puthussery, died Samples collected from patient autop- distinguish as the symptoms are quite simi- of the Nipah virus while attending to infected sies showed histologic findings of damage, lar to influenza fever and muscle pain. mainly in arterioles and capillaries. The he sudden Nipah virus outbreak “Human bodies are not capable of mak- patients, the ministry had issued a separate brain was the most severely affected organ, in Kerala had befuddled doctors ing antibodies against these viruses, espe- advisory for healthcare personnel but other organs, including the lungs, the across the country. With the first cially when they come from animals, birds, heart and the kidneys, were also affected. case reported in mid-May, doc- rodents and insects. Nipah is a relatively new It is important to note that the antibody Ttors, microbiologists and virologists ensued virus and there is a need of understanding it precautions and travel to Kerala. Senior Secondary School in Barmapapri in can only neutralise the effects of the virus a race against time to prevent the virus from better; patients have to be cautious and tell The state health ministry of Madhya Sirmaur district, last month. However, tests and is not a vaccine. In Australia, it (vac- becoming a menacing threat to the popu- the doctors their medical history clearly,” Pradesh on May 25, issued an advisory at the National Institute of Virology in Pune cine) has only been tried in vitro (happen- lation. The zoonotic Nipah virus brought said Professor P Seth, former Microbiolo- against eating fruits that have fallen on the ruled out that the presence of Nipah virus ing outside the body in artificial conditions, back the haunting memories of Ebola, Zika gist, AIIMS. ground or appear to have animal teeth or in the bats. often in a test tube) and has been found to and H1N1 (Swine Flu), which had turned Professor Seth also said that, by and claw marks. “People should avoid going to Similarly, in Telangana, two per- be effective. into serious epidemics claiming numerous large, the symptoms include fever, headache, areas that might have bats. Stay away from sons, including one who had visited Ker- valuable lives. drowsiness, disorientation and mental con- suspected infected persons,” said Health ala recently, were hospitalised on May 25, First reported in the Sooppikkada vil- fusion which can lead to coma and poten- Services Director BN Chouhan. with suspected Nipah virus infection. The The way ahead lage in Changaroth Gram Panchayat of tially prove to be fatal. It has been said that The Bihar government issued a Nipah state health authorities, without taking any Health authorities have drawn up a list Kozhikode’s Perambra, the virus spread to the man who was first infected with the NiV virus alert on May 26, asking people to take chances, have sent their samples to Pune for of 2,000 people who had come in contact the nearby districts of Malappuram and in Kerala must have eaten a fruit infected by precautions. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, investigation. with the Nipah-affected persons to moni- Wayanad in no time. With a mortality rate the bat, which thereafter caused a domino on May 28, said that there is a need to create The Rajasthan Government issued an tor their health conditions. A control room as high as 74.5 per cent, the virus claimed effect, infecting other people too. awareness among people about the deadly advisory asking people not to travel to has been opened at the Kozhikode medical 18 of the 20 lives infected. The virus is transmitted directly/indi- virus and that they should postpone travel affected parts of Kerala and for officials to college which will update the health condi- Dr Anoop Kumar, a Critical Care spe- rectly by consuming fruits eaten by infected plans to Kerala in the meantime. maintain caution. tions, the official said. cialist at a private hospital in Calicut, was bats and birds, whereas transmission of NiV The Delhi government, while issuing a Also, efforts are on to trace the source the first to recognise the unnatural symp- to humans may occur after direct contact health advisory for the Nipah virus, said of the first outbreak in Sooppikkada vil- toms in a patient, later identified as Nipah with infected bats and pigs. Presumably, that no incidence of the infection has been Safety of healthcare workers lage. Virology experts and officials from virus. “The patient had symptoms of acute pigs may become infected after consump- reported in the national capital yet. The After a healthcare worker, Lini Puthuss- the National Centre for Disease Control, led encephalitis but the blood pressure was ris- tion of partially bat eaten fruits that are Directorate General of Health Services ery, died of the Nipah virus while attending by its Director Sujeet K Singh have already ing and pulse rate was swinging, instead of dropped in pigsties. Nosocomial transmis- said that the infection spread from animals to infected patients, the ministry had issued visited Perambra. The help of experts of dipping. The condition was quickly devel- sion is another means of spreading of the to humans and people should be careful. a separate advisory for healthcare personnel, the Animal Husbandry Department had oping and we had to act fast. When we were virus amongst humans. Panic gripped Himachal Pradesh when advising them to wash hands thoroughly for been sought to understand the exact cycle sure that the condition is unforeseen, we several bats were found dead at Government 20 seconds after contact with a sick patient, of infection. first separated him from other patients and practice precautions for infection control, Despite having the highest literacy rate sent his samples for examination so that a Pan-India overview limiting the use of injections and and best healthcare facilities among other suitable treatment could be undertaken – While the Nipah virus may not have sharp objects. For aerosol- states of the country, Kerala did not have it all happened very fast. Time is crucial in spread beyond Kerala, concerns generating procedures, any lab facility available for the testing of the such situations,” he said when quizzed about over it have spread across personal protec- infected patients and had to rely on labs at detecting the fatal virus. the country with several tive equip- the National Institute of Virology in Pune Due to the virus outbreak, Kerala State states investigating ment and the Manipal Centre for Virus Research Athletics Association (KSAA) postponed suspicious cases such (MCVR) in for confirmation. the Dr Tony Memorial 62nd Kerala State and and issuing as Though this outbreak has been con- Olympian Suresh Babu Memorial 8th Ker- advisories trolled, the future beholds many more ala Athletics Championship, scheduled to on obstacles. Zoonotic viruses and diseases be held on June 5 and 6. The Public Ser- are on the rise, as this recent brush with vice Commission had also postponed all Nipah has confirmed. The 2018 annual its exams, scheduled to be held till June 16. review of the WHO R&D blueprint Also, some Arab nations including Qatar list of priority diseases, indicates have banned Mangoes from Karnataka and that there is an urgent need for Kerala where the farmers and sellers had accelerated research and devel- pinned their hopes on the Ramadan sales opment on the Nipah virus. – the ban has irrevocably hurt business. There’s a need to up the ante and start funding R&D more vigirously for dis- Source, symptoms & history ease outbreaks, to come Nipah is not new though it was up with a suitable action only identified in 1998, when it first plan, before another epi- infected humans in Malaysia’s Sungai demic strikes. Nipah village. In the 1970s, inten- millenniumpost|NEW DELHI|SUNDAY, 24 JUNE 2018 mp |9

IMAGES: CHEMOULD GALLERY, MUMBAI; GALLERY SKE, BENGALURU

Avinash Veeraraghavan TRACING INDIA AT BASEL Jitish Kallat

Photo Caption SHAKUNTALA KULKARNI The brilliant sculptural into- nations of Shakuntala Kulkarni never fail to entice. Her decade long research inspired by the idea of protection for the female form, the Terracotta Army, and the con- temporary societal set up, has led Shakuntala Kulkarni to create a multimedia exploration. She learnt the craft of cane making to make the armour she adorns while being digitally recorded through the lanes of Mumbai, and as a part of her film Julus. Deconstructed into these ped- estals here, these cane sculptures now carry the embedded memory of hav- Atul Dodiya ing been a part of her journey as a Zen warrior traversing and reclaiming an important narrative of history. Her two you have to work a little bit yourself and know that all sculptures create dynamics in dialogue his work is based on research,” says gallerist Emmart. bringing forth the past and the present in a quaint yet quixotic medium like cane. ASTHA BUTAIL Photo Caption Shakuntala Kulkarni Ingenious in inspiration are Astha Butail’s mixed SUDARSHAN SHETTY media works created with handloom cotton muslin, At the center of the deeply charismatic acrylic on archival paper, MDF, teak wood and book. yet minimalist moorings of Gallery SKE’s Last year, Butail won the BMW Art Journey at Art India has marked its presence at the prestigious Art Basel with two compelling booth are a pair of colonial charactered stools Basel Hong Kong. The installation consisted of 322 with birds (pigeon, Himalayan quail) on branches, small wooden frames in assorted geometric shapes. galleries – Shireen Gandhy’s Chemould and Sunitha Emmart’s Gallery SKE – that while the fragment springs out of the stool. Sudar- Each frame housed hand-woven muslin pulled taut shan Shetty creates inchoate perceptions with this across archival paper; the fabric was striped and fea- showcase the array of dynamism focal to Indian art today, writes Uma Nair pair that move beyond finite practices of interiors and tured two muted tones, an eggshell white and a soft functional furniture even as it deals with the transi- brown. Here, at Basel, her works are arranged on two tory. One recalls his extinct bird sculptures done in walls. The frames arranged in sequences that suggest t Art Basel in Basel last week, the most reclaimed wood at Miami 2015. In adding this pair abstract, and minimalist representations of systems impressive of India’s artistry got on their of birds to inanimate objects like two stools, he cre- of communication. guest list to rub shoulders with the world’s ates a corollary of counterpoints that makes us think best with two top of the line galleries, even as we are attracted to their symbolism. Regen- AVINASH VEERARAGHAVAN AShireen Gandhy’s Chemould and Sunitha Emmart’s eration and transformation and death and loss, Threads beads and sequins on silk and you get the Gallery SKE. lead us to his unique and rare aes- magical momentousness of Avinash Veeraraghavan’s While Shireen Gandhy had a robust suite of works thetic sensibilities. Shetty, works that look like postcards for posterity. Over the featuring Anju Dodiya, Atul Dodiya, Bhuvanesh who plays with old medi- decades, Veeraraghavan’s art has engaged closely Gowda, Desmond Lazaro, Gigi Scaria, Jitish Kallat, ums and material to cre- with the mystery of consciousness and how Mithu Sen, Ritesh Meshram, Shakuntala Kulkarni ate new organic pat- it generates a seemingly real self. Often, and Varunika Saraf – Sunita Emmart had Sudarshan terns by improvising on existing the images that he uses and creates Shetty, Avinash Veeraghavan, Astha Butail, Martand objects, believes that the “old can are intensely personal, bordering on Khosla, Sunil Padwal and Prabhavati Meppayil. be used to tell new stories about the solipsistic and tell of a particular the same subject.” journey. The autobiographical work ANJU DODIYA “I am constantly looking for pos- Origins Unknown is a reflection on a long and Queen of the metaphor in paint, Dodiya describes sibilities of presenting the same things arduous journey traversing the oceans, and her work: “Mattresses belong to the domestic terrain through different ways – and bring arriving back at shore, battered but wiser. and here, I continue to explore their surface as a base in an element of human vulnerability,” he Through embroidery, the artist employs an to paint images of the home, dream and body. Desires said to me at the India Art Fair this year. ancient craft and labour intensive technique, and aspirations are just a flip second away from the Sudarshan is one of the very few artists in to relate the weaving of tales and stories to real. The process of staining and marking with water- India who can manage, with gentle adroitness and an exploration of the psyche. colour and charcoal on the unbleached cotton, which formal command, the interplay between resists, is playful. The geometric shapes and lines refer superficial surface and mysterious depth. to the modernist minimal art of the 70s, while the Anju Dodiya Uncanny how he opens up possibilities elements of the lamp (after Carlo Mollino) and the for a world of images and techniques. landscape (after the Italian primitives) betray my atti- “Sudarshan is a very rigorous artist. tude of devouring images from diverse sources and During this period, India was fighting for freedom, per Curve) derive their form from clusters of Hilbert To see Sudarshan’s work, spilling them onto my work.” These drawings with which resulted in the Independence from British rule Curves and Gosper Curves, which are continu- the humility of the mundane, exist between the mys- and ended with Gandhi’s assassination. Photography ous fractal-like, space-filling curves named after terious moment when all is familiar and yet nothing has a key role to play in this body of work. Gandhi’s mathematicians David Hilbert and Bill Gosper is – in the artist’s studio, in the bedroom or in love. life in the context of India’s freedom is available in respectively. A single curling line that extends written words and in photographs. Here, we have across various dimensions of curves forms each of ATUL DODIYA those images painted in oil on canvas. Conversely, the these drawings. Each small fragment of the curve Yet another master of compostion, Atul Dodiya original paintings and sculptures by modern Masters, is overlaid, one line at a time, with an inflammable excels with his Painted Photographs/ Paintings Photo- which were created during that period, are what we liquid and set aflame. Within moments, the ignited graphed, or Mahatma and Masters showing his inter- see here in the form of photographs. I was interested portion of the line undergoes phase transition from est in the first half of the 20th century in India and in this reversal of photographs getting transformed liquid to semisolid to fire, to finally arise as dark Europe. Dodiya says: “I have juxtaposed two totally into paintings and paintings/sculptures being seen fumes that record for posterity, the movement of different movements in history, arranging them side- here in the form of photographs.” the wind at that moment in time. Functioning like by-side. In the first half of 20th century Europe, a huge exploratory instruments to eavesdrop on invisible dramatic shift took place, particularly in France, JITISH KALLAT atmospheric flows, Kallat describes these evocative with artists like Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Mar- Jitish Kallat’s elemental, meditative works titled drawings as “transcripts of the silent conversation cel Duchamp, who changed the whole notion of art. Wind Study (Hilbert Curve) and Wind Study (Gos- between wind and fire”.

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Timeless Renditions of Mesmeric Mukesh

orn to Zoravar Chand Mathur nazar hai. Parasmani, and they composed a duet for and Chand Rani on July 22, 1923, Mukesh’s childhood friend and com- Mukesh and Lata, Chori chori jo tumse mili. in Delhi, Mukesh was the sixth poser Roshan was also in Bombay, who Mukesh sang several songs for them. Mukesh's voice lent a Midas touch – whatever he sang among ten siblings of Mathurs. made his beginning as composer in Kidar Mukesh was singing for various com- BAfter his matriculation from MB High Sharma’s Neki aur Badi, which was a box- posers but he always remained an integral immediately turned to gold – for music lovers, his School, Reading Road (now Mandir Marg), office disaster. But Sharma was made of a part of RK Camp. When Raj Kapoor made in New Delhi, he aspired to be a singer-actor different mettle. He gave another chance his first colour film Sangam, Mukesh sang like his mentor Saigal. He recorded some to Roshan in his next film, Banwre Nain Mere man ki ganga, Har dil jo pyaar karega mellifluous symphonies will be fondly cherished and private songs in Delhi, and left for Bom- (1950). Mukesh sang his immortal song, with Mahendra Kapoor, and O mere sanam bay, where Motilal arranged a professional Teri duniya mein dil lagta nahin, and two with Lata. Needless to say, he was at his best always remembered, writes Sharad Dutt trainer for him to hone his musical skills. duets with Geeta. The Mukesh and Roshan in Dost dost na raha. Mukesh commenced his career as combo gave several hits in Malhar. And he Even though Raj Kapoor’s dream project singer-actor in film Nirdosh (1941) with gave great hits in Shabnam (1949) too. Mera Naam Joker flopped, Mukesh’s num- Nalini Jaiwant and sang his first song for Mukesh was on a high after succes- bers Kehta hai joker saara zamana and Jaane composer Ashok Ghosh. He continued sive hits. A most sought after singer of kahan gaye wo din are remembered till date. to act in a few films in the years to come, the 50s and 60s, Mukesh worked with He recorded his last song for RK Films, signing a contract with Ranjit Movie Tone Khyyam, C Ramchandra, SD Burman and Chanchal sheetal nirmal with Lakshmikant for two years. He also acted in Roomal Madan Mohan, besides Shankar-Jaikishan. Pyarelal for Satyam Shivam Sundaram. (1949), and did a cameo role in Aah, and Khyyam used Mukesh’s talent fully in Phir As music was undergoing a radical sang Chhoti si ye zindagani. He also acted in Subah Hogi (1958). change in the 70s, Mukesh lost his demand. Mashooka (1953). Thereafter, he produced Although SD Burman took Mukesh He was getting lesser number of films but two films, Malhar (1951), under the banner reluctantly for Bombay Ka Babu to sing Chal he sang few of his best songs for Roshan: O of Dimple Films and Anurag for Mukesh re sajni ab kya soche, it became more pop- re taal mile nadi ke jal mein in Anokhi Raat; Films. He also acted in Anurag with Usha ular than dada’s own favourite Rafi num- Dekhti hi raho aaj darpan na tum in Nayee Kiran and composed for the film, too. ber, Saathi na koi manzil. This Unfortunately, Mukesh failed to taste is when Burman opted for success as an actor and producer, settling for Mukesh for the background playback singing. His song, Badariya baras solo in Bandhini. Salil gai us paar, in film Moorti was composed Choudhary gave Mukesh a by Bulo C Rani. But it was Anil Biswas who solo, Suhana safar, and a duet salvaged the career of Mukesh by making with Lata, Dil tadap tadap ke him sing in Pehli Nazar (1946), Dil jalta hai keh raha hai in . to jalne de, in typical Saigal style. The song Mukesh also sang a light num- became an instant hit but the record didn’t ber for C Ramchandra, Jap carry Mukesh’s name. It was credited to hero jap jap re. Motilal as Mushtaq. When actor Mazhar While Mukesh coveted his Khan, who was also the producer of the film, first Award for Sab listened to Dil jalta hai, he rejected the song. kuchh seekha humne, the other With much persuasion by Anil Biswas and songs of Anari, too, became very Mukesh he agreed to retain the song with a popular. In 1960, Raj Kapoor precondition that if the audience didn’t like called for a meeting to discuss the number, it would be deleted from the the story of Jis Desh Mein Ganga film. Rest is history. Behti Hai. After listening to the Mukesh sang in films Chehra, Ghulam, narrative, Shankar told Raj Kapoor Raseeli, Rajpootini and Dastaan, but none that in this story about the dacoits gained the popularity of Dil jalta hai. there was not much scope for any Anil Biswas refurbished Mukesh’s iden- song. Raj Kapoor met Shankar JaiK- tity. He saw a certain newness in his voice, ishan, Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra as simplicity was Mukesh’s USP. And Biswas to narrate the story again and amplify composed many memorable numbers for situations for some songs. Mukesh Mukesh. Unfortunately, the films got luke- sang Mera naam Raju, Pyaar karle warm response from the audience. nahin to phanshi chad jaayega, Honto low tide came, he started doing live shows. Naushad was also mesmerised by Muke- pe sachai rehti hai; duets with Lata, Discerning the choice of his songs, for Mukesh it I had this great opportunity to record him sh’s simple delivery and he sang in his reso- and a number with Mahendra Kapoor, was quality over quantity. He sang lesser number of for Doordarshan, singing Kabhi kabhi mere nant voice for him: Kabhi dil dil se takrata Geeta, and Lata, Hain. But dil mein with Lata at Geeton Bhari Shaam in to hoga and Bhoolne wale yaad na aa in the chartbuster number was Lata’s O Bas- songs as compared to Mohammed Rafi. His total film Delhi, just a month before he passed away. Anokhi Ada (1948). He again asked Mukesh anti pawan pagal… Mukesh and Shan- numbers were 900 and private songs 92 At 53, Mukesh died with his boots on to give playback for Dilip Kumar in Mela kar Jaikishan had a strong bonding as he during a tour to USA with Lata and others. (1948) and Andaaz (1949). The haunting sang several songs for them. Shankar Jai- He died in Detroit in the midst of a live show duet, Dharti ko aakash pukare, became an kishan insisted on having Mukesh for Ye Umar Ki Nayee Fasal; Aaya hai mujhe ki seema rekha hai, that fetched Mukesh a on August 27, 1976. Known to be very hum- unforgettable number. mera deewanapan in film Yahudi. He gave phir yaad in Devar; and Bhule se mohab- National Award. ble, gentle, and a deeply religious person, he When Raj Kapoor launched his own playback for Dharmendra’s debut film, Dil bat kar baitha in Dil Hi To Hai. Mukesh did a few films with Khayyam was quite fond of Tulsi Das’ Ramcharitma- banner RK Films in 1948 with the maiden Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere, for the new music When Kishore Kumar was reign- Saab and he was at his best with Kabhi kabhi nas. He started his day with renditions from directorial debut Aag, Mukesh sang one of duo Kalyanj Anandji. In fact, Mukesh did ing supreme, Salil Choudhary gave two mere dil mein with Lata and Mein pal do this scripture. Much to the joy of millions of the pensive songs in his melodious voice, several live shows with this duo singing numbers to Mukesh for Anand: Maine pal ka shayar hoon in the filmKabhi Kabhi. believers, he recorded Ramcharitmanas in Zinda hoon is tarah ke. Raj Kapoor intro- songs from their films. Mukesh sang for tere liye hi saat rang ke sapne chune Discerning the choice of his songs, for a set of eight long playing records. What- duced the new music director duo Shankar- Kalyanji Anandji for a decade. and Kahin door jab din dhal Mukesh it was quality over quantity. He soever he sang in films or private albums of Jaikishan in film Barsaat and Mukesh sang Laxmikant Pyarelal were assistants jaaye. And Salil da com- sang lesser number of songs as compared geet and ghazals left an indelible mark and a duet with Lata, Chhod gaye balam, and to Kalyanji Anandji when they com- posed his rarest gem in to Mohammed Rafi. His total film numbers he continues to be cherished by countless one racy number, Patli kamar hai tirchhi menced their career with the film , Ye jo man were 900 and private songs 92. When the fans the world over. millenniumpost|NEW DELHI|SUNDAY, 24 JUNE 2018 mp |11 A primer on populism FRESH OFF THE The global revolution of choosing populist leaders has emerged from a spatio-temporal condition that is pervasive yet specific, discusses Vikas Datta SHELF

Eleventh Hour Based in New Delhi, 2017 – nine years since the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, the wounds of war have still not healed. Racy and riveting, this is Hussain Zaidi at his best. Author: S Hussain Zaidi Price: `599 Publisher: Harper `299 Publisher: Profile Collins Books/Hachette India Unlocking Our Data-Driven Future

ake a prosperous country fac- In this pioneering ing a recent economic crisis work, technology where there is suddenly an lawyer Rahul improbable candidate for top Matthan traces the Toffice – a businessman claiming to be so changing notions rich as to be incorruptible while simul- of privacy from the taneously pledging to revive industry. earliest times to its He easily wins with the support from evolution through rural areas, but in power, alienates the landmark cases in middle class, faces enquiries but sacks the UK, USA and officials probing him, lashes out at crit- India. icism and promotes his own business Author: interests. Rahul Matthan If you think this only describes Don- `595 Publisher: ald Trump, you are not correct. These Harper Collins attributes also fit well with Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra – at the start of the 21st century. The Brexit vote or Trump’s victory Riding Two Tigers are so taken as crowning examples of populism that the electoral, or other- Arup Roy wise, success of several political lead- Chowdhury, ers, who promised to change the status among India’s most awarded quo to restore old glories/build a new CEOs, shares his order, are quickly forgotten. Also, the key insights from virulent criticism of this polarising path the corporate to power usually leads to its fundamen- world with those tal causes, beyond the specific reasons, who wish to climb to be ignored. the ladder without As this book shows, the instability or ‘reinventing the other unsettled conditions that give rise wheel’. to populism occur regularly in history. Author: If you take the twentieth century, the Arup Roy Chowdhury `195 Publisher: time when the common people’s views Wilkin, when the conditions are right elucidates how this tendency can affect Trinity began influencing politics remarkably – Risk analyst Sam Wilkin contends here that the and the politicians are “no less the mainstream politics. then its practitioners and/or beneficia- success – in getting into power, at least – of these victims or beneficiaries of broader Wilkin ends with a handy guide to ries range from Vladimir Lenin to Juan conditions”despite people chanting determining your own country’s sur- Peron to Ayatollah Khomeini, besides otherwise disparate political leaders is rooted in a “egomanius incarecrus!” or “referendi vival prospects in the face of a popu- The Return of Marco Polo's World Shinawatra, Greece’s first populists and phenomenon, he calls “mobilisation politics” reverso!”, such magic doesn’t fix politics. list onslaught. some more. Ruling out the two usually cited Packed with hillarious accounts of The book is Risk analyst Sam Wilkin contends reasons – economic or psychological seminal historical events (for instance, a bracing here that the success – in getting into compel millions of otherwise uninter- beginning with an uncompromisingly distress – he uses the cases of Shinawa- the drunkenness at the Winter Palace in assessment of US power, at least – of these otherwise ested people to step out of their com- uncomplimentary view of the political tra’s Thailand, Czarist Russia, Shah Raza St Petersburg during Lenin’s Revolution, foreign policy and disparate political leaders is rooted in fort zone and assume an active political proclivities of the general public at large, Pahlevi’s Iran, Peron’s Argentina (which the life of Thai royal pet ‘Foo Foo’, and world disorder a phenomenon, he calls “mobilisation role does need investigation. observes that someone with dreams of we learn was the only case of a modern the poetry readings that were behind the over the past two politics”, which can see a greater public And, despite what they feel, it is leading the people to topple the exclu- prosperous country that descended to Iranian Revolution), some redoubtable decades, anchored participation than conventional elec- not the leaders that matter here, he sivist establishment, depose a corrupt straitened circumstances) to show how women – Lenin’s mother, Eva Peron and by a major new toral democracy can ever aspire too shows, underlining that which he seeks and unjust regime or a better future, seemingly stable nations stumble when Carrie Nation, and men – Ali Shariati, Pentagon- – or counter. to explain as “how such moments of tur- will find that fellow citizens are “sheep”. the circumstances so align. and solid insight into political instability commissioned Citing the example of Brexit, whose moil come about, by telling the stories “‘Let’s remake this great nation!’ Meanwhile, his final example – of and political participation sprinkled lib- essay. result came about through the partici- of leaders who wanted rebellions, mass you will cry. ‘Baa,’ they will bleat con- the US of the 1930s, where Louisiana erally across the case studies – the book Author: pation of nearly three million citizens uprisings, or votes against the establish- tentedly, distracted by salty snacks and Governor Huey Long, or the “King- is not only for aficionados of politics but Robert D Kaplan Publisher: who had not voted in the previous gen- ment, and got them – occasionally to Instagram,” he writes. fish”, exemplified a unique brand of for anyone who wants to understand `699 eral elections – or any elections for that their own surprise.” So then, how does this mobilisa- populist politics that President Franklin how and why our present world became Random House matter, he notes that the force that can Its also not the people, for as Wilkin, tion politics work? It happens, says Delano Roosevelt later appropriated – this way. IANS In the murky shadows of China’s glittering skylines Happy Dreams traces the journey of migrants – from struggle to realising phantasmagoric ideals, writes Mayabhushan Nagvenkar

he story of Happy and racotta soldiers at the city’s army towards Xi’an – one of the four cap- urban China which is under-privi- Wufu in Jia Pingwa’s Happy museum – attracted by its oppor- itals of ancient China – is an inter- leged in every way. Dreams could be the story tunity, lustre and the urge to better esting one. The motive for Happy’s The rigours of their daily exer- of any one of the rag pick- their lives. journey is to track down a man to tions are evident in the novel, as is Ters that one would encounter in any Between the two, Happy is the whom he has donated his kidney the humour which they resort to in Indian metro. jovial philoshoper and Wufu the and who he believes resides in Xi’an. order to get along with their lives. It is, in a way, a universal, but dull-witted plodder, making the In many ways, Happy Dreams, Happy Dreams also provides an often neglected story of hundreds partnership similar in some way under layers of rustic humour, is a excellent window to the social cus- and thousands of migrants who bid to that of George Milton and Len- commentary on the social divide toms of China, including the quirk- goodbye to their homes, their fami- nie Small in John Steinbeck’s clas- in China. Set largely along the duo’s iest of superstitions like the one lies, their belongings, their famil- sic novella Of Mice and Men, both journey from Freshwind to Xi’an which gets Happy into trouble, early iar neighbourhoods in rural India of whom are hobos and the manner in which Happy and on into the novel. and travel to metros to earn a liveli- who plod along the Wufu react to the contrasting change Written in first person, Happy hood – more often than not at a huge American country- in the geography, the story exposes Dreams is woven around the narra- human cost. side during the Great the stark contrast in China, which is tive account of Happy and the trans- Happy and Wufu travel from Depression in search often in the news for its reputation lation by Nicky Harman brings out their village of Freshwind to the of whatever work as a prosperous middle class, manu- the colours and imagery in the right alluring city of Xi’an – perhaps they can find. facturing mecca, and with its cities of spirit. At 481 pages, picking up the known to a majority of Indians as The reasons for boastful skylines. book might be a challenge to some, Price: `499 the Chinese city which was on the Happy, who insti- Jia Pingwa’s China, in this novel, but for those who do muster the Publisher: itinerary of Prime Minister Nar- gates Wufu into is seen through the eyes of rag pick- courage, Happy Dreams is a literary Amazon Crossing endra Modi’s 2015 visit to China, leaving Fresh- ers whose outlook mirrors that of visa to China, the one you do not see during which he posed with ter- wind and heading a large chunk of the population in or read about very often. IANS NEW DELHI|SUNDAY, 24 JUNE 2018|millenniumpost 12| mp

Sri Lanka – the land of many fables, encapsulates a holiday that is as engaging as it is rejuvenating

Text & Select Photos: Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury

THE SRI LANKAN SOJOURN: Clean, Green, Serene

Ratnapura, producing gems and precious The best part of our stay stones, but no diamond. Quartz, ruby, topaz are among the most frequently at Grand Kandyan Hotel, available gems, and we bought a set which was being located in the was cheaper than their counterparts in metropolitan India. heart of the historical city The other strong industry of Sri Lanka is of herbs and spices, and they produce with a 360 degree view world class Ayurvedic medicines for vari- of spectacular mountain ous ailments, without using any chemi- cals or preservatives. I had the good ranges, and being close fortune of visiting a herbs and spices gar- den with 900 varieties of trees and plants to the UNESCO world from which extracts and parts were taken heritage center to produce a few dozen natural medi- cines, couple of which we bought too. Indeed, agriculture, tourism and govern- he first impression you have Kandy as there is this traditional parade Sita. We walked up some 200 steps on tourist turn-up, the concept should per- ments jobs together account for eight out when you get down at Sirimavo (“DaladaPerahara”) during this time. It a steep hill to get to the place and felt a haps change. The city needs to adapt to the of every 10 gainful employment oppor- Bandernaike International Air- is a cultural and a religious parade. Tour- divine joy at the spot. needs of the foreign visitors. For example, tunities, private or public, in Sri Lanka. port outside Colombo city is of ists as well as the locals come together to Another attraction for Hindu believ- the shops should be kept open after 8 pm, In Bentota town, we found some Ta tiny but clean, green, serene nation of witness this traditional event. However, I ers is the Sitaammankovil at Ashok Vatika more entertaining points should be open, tourism entrepreneurs unhappy with around 22 million people, with 70 per went during a non-peak time and enjoyed in Sita Eliya. This location is also a day public transportation should be increased negative local media towards hospitality cent Buddhists, and the rest evenly dis- the quietude of the country-side. tour from Kandy, but better enjoyed stay- after 8 pm for the convenience of the pub- sector and high taxes by the government tributed between Hindus (Tamils) and The total tour, for Indian tourists, ing in Nuwera Elia city. The Sita Amman lic who enjoy night life. The government on the sector taking away one-fourth of Muslims with some Christians. As you usually limits to four to seven nights. Temple, located halfway between the should encourage the businesses to open the revenue, without proportionate sup- take the inter-city roads to the nearby Commonly, they travel as a group of highland village Sita Eliya and the Hak- at night time. At the same time, the locals port to promote the business from the urban centres like Colombo or Kandy, friends or family, some 10 to 15 members. gala Botanical Gardens, has become the should change the mindset of “night life”. government end. you realise how pollution free the atmo- We were three of us and we stayed for five most venerated of all Ramayana Trail sites The government and the locals of the city However, the high-point of Bentota sphere is, how disciplined the people and nights across four cities. in Sri Lanka, because it is believed to be should come together to build a suitable was the private sea-beach of Eden Resort vehicles on the streets are. According to the government notifi- the place where Sita spent most of the night atmosphere to the city while pro- where we stayed, and the tree-houses My maiden visit to Sri Lanka in the cation of the arrival cards, 79 per cent of time during her captivity on the island of tecting its traditions embracing the con- and designer swimming pool where one last week of May, 2018 made me fall in the tourists who arrived to Sri Lanka dur- Lanka. After she refused to stay in Rav- temporary needs of tourists. could have a drink or dinner even while love with the nation. The week-long jour- ing the year 2016 were gainfully occupied ana's magnificent palace she was trans- The best part of our stay at Grand floating. The last part of the journey was ney across four cities – Kandy, Nuwera and commonly categorised under profes- ferred to AshokaVatika or AshokaVana Kandyan Hotel, which is a perfect five in the capital Colombo, which is like Elia, Bentota and Colombo – driven sionals or businessmen. where she lived under Ashoka trees. It star hotel blending palatial grandeur and any major city of India or other Asian by the handsome smiling young man, We had in mind the focus on hills was here that Ravana's wife Mandodari comforts typifying luxury in every corner, nations, with a beach (like Mumbai), but Jaanaka of Red Apple Travels, taught me sight-seeing, beach-side fun and visiting visited her and that Hanuman met her was being located in the heart of the his- far cleaner than Mumbai. The Freedom many a thing, like the entire journey from animal homes apart from a cool time in for the first time, identifying himself with torical city with a 360 degree view of spec- Square, the Lotus Tower, the Buddhist the garden to a cup of tea, moods and the hotels as our desired objectives. Mr the finger ring of Rama. Sita is said to have tacular mountain ranges, and being close temple, the beach-walk, and surely the colours of hills and beaches, the preser- Nissank De Silva of Aralia Green Hills bathed in the nearby stream. There are to the UNESCO world heritage center, the luxury business hotel where we stayed, vation of Sita-Hanuman memories of the in Nuwera Elia town informs, "A survey remarkable holes in the rocks at the river Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic and the Hotel Kingsbury, we shall not forget these Ramayanas and how the island-nation conducted by Sri Lanka Tourism high- bank believed to be footprints of Lord premier shopping area of Kandy. A beau- for some time ahead. is dependent and possessive of its two lights that 63 per cent Indians opt for Hamunan. We visited each of these and tiful experience in Sri Lanka – whether in The overall experience of the Indian million strong tourist industry which sightseeing excursions and 49 per cent had a great fun with my son hopping from Kandy or capital Colombo, people keep visitor to Sri Lanka, as per the survey contributes to one fourth of its annual go for shopping while 41 per cent also one rock to the other. their religious places extremely clean mentioned earlier, has been very delight- revenue. prefer sea bathing. Around 37 per cent The highlight of our tour was Kandy, without a piece of paper or even a rotting ful for 69.1 per cent and satisfying for Throughout the year, Sri Lanka has a Indian travelers visit the historical sites which is the second capital in Sri Lanka. flower seen on floors or in the vicinity of 30.69 per cent. For we three, it is 80 per good tourist turn out. July to August and in Sri Lanka while wildlife is of interest It was the last capital of the ancient kings' temples and Buddhist stupas. They pray cent delightful. The other important February to March are the peaks. July to for 21 per cent". era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst with white lily flowers and usually in pris- highlights of the survey shows that, 45 per August becomes a peak point specially in Sri Lanka has not just pristine beaches of hills in the Kandy plateau, which tine white dress considered a symbol of cent Indians come home with a memory but also places of religious significance crosses an area of tropical plantations, peace and purity. The public conscious- of Sri Lanka being a beautiful tropical for Hindus. Especially Kandy, it is a must mainly tea. Kandy is both an administra- ness of voluntary adherence of cleanliness country; 30 per cent say that the people see tourist destination to Hindus with tive and religious city and is also the capi- in public places is so high that I felt once of Sri Lanka are nice and hospitable; 24 several religious sights related to tal of the Central Province. Kandy is the that a delegation of Sri Lankan municipal per cent talk about the pristine beaches Hinduism. The famous Hanu- home of The Temple of the Tooth Relic authorities should be invited to Indian with golden sand. For us, we loved the makovil is situated less than (Sri Dalada Maligawa), one of the most universities and government offices in diverse attractions. Finally three out of two hours drive from the The sacred places of worship in the Buddhist a few cities to discuss how to effectively 10 Indians are repeat visitors. We surely Grand Kandyan of Kandy. world. It was declared a world heritage site implement the Swachh Bharat Mission. want to join these three sometime again According to legends, it is by UNESCO in 1988. Another interesting aspect we came in the near future. the first place Lord Hanu- For years, Kandy has been known to to know is that Sri Lanka has a reason- man landed in search for be a traditional city, and now with the vast ably good mining industry, especially in millenniumpost|NEW DELHI|SUNDAY, 24 JUNE 2018 mp |13

STORIES IN A FRAME BUSTLING BUDAPEST CANDID TALK

- KISHWAR MERCHANT- ACTOR AND MODEL

Who are your acting role models? I like Kajol a lot and now I like Ranbir Kapoor, he is so good. What do you think is the most over-rated movie? Raazi was overrated as I heard of it as something really great but I found it normal, and maybe I went with a lot more expectations. What describes you the best? The cityscape of Budapest consists of magnificent neo-Gothic inspired buildings and other beautiful architecture representing key periods of Hungarian heritage. You need to ask my mom and friends, since they know me inside out. PHOTOS: SNIGDHA BHOWMICK​ Your idea of an ideal weekend.... Right now, I am enjoying an ideal weekend in Goa SEND YOUR ORIGINAL SNAPS ALONG WITH YOUR NAME AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE STORY BEHIND THEM TO [email protected]. IF WE LIKE THEM, WE'LL PUBLISH THEM! and I believe it’s perfect! Five things you cannot do without... BASEMENTS HORROR MOVIES BRAIN DRAIN BATS HOSPITALS I can’t live without my lip balm, phone, charger, BEES INSECTS wallet and cold coffee. BIRDS LIGHTNING SUDOKU WORD SEARCH BLOOD LOUD NOISES Any tattoos? CLOWNS NEEDLES COCKROACHES NUMBER THIRTEEN Nine tattoos actually! CROWDS OPEN SPACES DEATH PAIN How would you rate yourself as an actor? DENTISTS PEOPLE 6-and-a -half. DOCTORS POPPING BALLOONS DOGS PUBLIC SPEAKING What was the lowest point of your life? DOLLS RATS DRIVING REJECTION It was about 10 years back. It was a break-up ENCLOSED SPACES ROLLER COASTERS after which I was in depression for about two- FAILURE SHARKS FALLING SICKNESS and-a-half-years. FIRE SNAKES The best compliment you’ve received... FLYING SPIDERS FROGS STORMS I don’t look 37! GERMS THE DARK GETTING OLD THUNDER If you were not an actor, what would you be? GHOSTS WASPS HEIGHTS WATER WORMS I’ve always wanted to be an air hostess. GHOST OF GIRLFRIENDS' PAST This past Christmas, I told my girlfriend that all I wanted was an Xbox. That’s it. Beginning Finish the proverb: and end of list: Xbox. You know what she got me? A homemade frame with a picture of us Where _____ is the boss there the ____must obey. from our first date together. chuckles Which was fine. Because I got her an Xbox.

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INGREDIENTS METHOD INGREDIENTS 1 phyllo dough Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. Butter the bottoms and sides of a 9×13 inch pan. Quinoa 2 kg mixed nuts Dijon Mustard chopped (available Chop nuts and toss with cinnamon. Set aside. Unroll phyllo dough. Cut the entire stack in half to fit Lemon at Foodhall) White Wine 1 cup butter the pan. Cover phyllo with a dampened cloth to keep from drying out as you work. Lace two sheets of dough Vinegar 1 tsp cinnamon, Salt ground in a pan, butter it thoroughly. Repeat until you have 8 sheets layered. Sprinkle 2-3 Pepper 1 cup water Sugar 1 cup sugar tablespoons of nut mixture on top. Top with two sheets of dough, butter, nuts, layering as Olive Oil (Extra 1 tsp vanilla essence Virgin) ½ cup honey you go on. The top layer should be about 6-8 sheets deep. Arugula Using a sharp knife cut into diamond or square shapes all the way to the bottom of Baby Spinach Cucumber the pan. You may cut into 4 long rows to make the diagonal cuts. INGREDIENTS Bake for about 50 minutes until baklava is golden and crisp. Tomato While the baklava is baking, prepare the sauce. Boil Tortilla Curd Butter White Onion sugar and water until the sugar is melted. Add Red Bell Pepper Green Olive Egg Plant Parsley vanilla and honey. Simmer for about 20 minutes. Veg Mayonnaise Pepper Garlic Remove the baklava from the oven and French Fries Salt Capsicum

GASTRONOMY immediately pour the sauce Green Zucchini Jalapenos Mushroom METHOD over it. Let it cool. Leave it Feta Cheese Onion Refined Oil Put arugula leaves and baby spinach and dice uncovered or it might get METHOD tomato, white onion, dice cucumber, cherry tomato soggy if it is wrapped up in a salad bowl. (Courtesy: Swasti Apply tzatziki sauce on warm tortillas. Then place assorted vegetable like bell pepper, green zucchini, jalapeno, onion, egg plant, capsicum, Dress it with tangy lemon vinegar dressing. Aggarwal, Mix well, serve fresh. Food white mushroom. Grill it. Stack Roman lettuce on the bottom and all Strategist, grilled vegetables, feta cheese and few french fries. Make a roll out of it properly, place it in on a warm plate. Serve with tzatziki sauce (Courtesy: Group Executive Chef-Mayank Tiwari, Foodhall PVR -The Luxury Collection) India) and french fries. (Courtesy: Group Executive Chef, Mayank Tiwari, PVR - The Luxury Collection) NEW DELHI|SUNDAY, 24 JUNE 2018|millenniumpost 14| mp

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You deserve to feel This is completely your personal deci- (Send your questions to This is a period of You will be highly she is the right person before you ever happy and safe where you live. The sion. If you like him, you have faith [email protected]) separation from spiritually inclined. your partner. While You need to realise you’re apart, fill the wisdom of your hours with healthy activi- humility on this spiritual path. LIONEL MESSI ties, which help your present You need to keep a balanced or future relationships. In perspective with respect to the ionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer, counted certain cases, there may also practical and spiritual aspects Lamongst the best players in the history of world football. He is be a break up or divorce. In of your life. 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You all-time leading goal scorer with 55 goals in 112 matches. intense pleasure that draws could take assistance from a You share your birthday with birthday your share You you to each other. You need qualified energy healer or from to weigh your consequences your own energy. Take mea- carefully before leaving your sures to boost your energy and current partner or embarking vitality such as exercising and on an affair. If the chemistry is eating healthy. You need a lot Help the stray in need mutual, it merits exploration. of positive energy at this point. Never hesitate to help a stray in need, our Constitution allows for provisions in each locality to designate areas for feeding stray animals

My neighbours do not want me to look after feel reassured that you mean no harm. You the animals on our street. What do I do? could do so by offering food and water. You don’t wear clothes and eat according Once you are sure that the dog trusts to what your neighbours want. So, why should you, you can approach the dog. If you tailor your acts of compassion accord- the dog is unknown, you could use Heads ing to them. Please do not get deterred a net. Then muzzle the dog using due to certain individuals. I know it rags or a cloth. Do so by wrapping is very discouraging if people of a the cloth around their jaw and tie a locality foolishly hate Indian dogs bow behind their ears. and the people who look after them »» For lifting the dog – if the dog is tails but, they should realise that you are small, cradle their neck with one protecting them by feeding and look- hand and place your other arm over Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, ing after dogs. A hungry sick wounded its back and around its body. Hold the fight dog is dangerous. There is no law in the dog, like a baby. against each MP & Union Cabinet Constitution of India that prohibits people »» If the dog is large, slip one arm under other in a pit Minister, also an eminent from looking after strays. However you should their neck, and place your other arm for the enter- not feed them non vegetarian food as it leaves under their stomach. Lift with both arms. tainment of the animal rights activist a stink. You should not feed them in front of »» If the dog is very large, slip one arm under spectators. It is and environmentalist, people’s houses as they might get upset. And, their neck, holding their chest in the crook extremely cruel. It you should pick up their feces if it is near any of of your arm. Place your other arm under the is never done simply answers Millennium Post the houses. There are scoopers that you can get dog’s rump and, pressing your arms toward to watch two starved, readers’ queries related which are easy to use. You could feed them at a one another, lift the dog. wounded dogs to animal welfare issues designated area - the Supreme Court has ruled »» In case a stretcher is needed, use a flat board The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act that every colony has to designate areas for feed- or a blanket. Use a flat board if you suspect 1960 and the Supreme Court of India have ing. Put collars on all of them so that they are a broken back. passed a law against dogfights, cockfights and known as colony dogs. Finally, transport the dog to the vet. Bring bullfights and have asked each state to take strin- How do I take a stray dog to the vet? her/him back if necessary and keep in your gent steps to eradicate this practice. Firstly, thank you for being a good person. verandah or house if it is still too sick. Feed him/ If you encounter dogfighting, cockfighting Each person looks after his own possessions. Few her regularly and give them the medicine they or bullfighting anywhere report it to the police. people go out to look after the world, especially need till they are well. (Views expressed and information the most helpless beings in it. Is dogfighting legal? provided are personal. Send your questions to Gently approach the dog and make them Dogfighting is a blood sport where two dogs [email protected]) millenniumpost|NEW DELHI|SUNDAY, 24 JUNE 2018 mp |15

WORLD CUP 2018: BIG GUNS MISFIRE The 15th edition of the World Cup in Russia has had less than a glorifying start as most big guns have failed to showcase their brilliance, while the 'smaller teams' have displayed greater resilience, discusses Daman Singh

t’s not uncommon to hear piles of ence to the hot-shots of the tournament, predictions outpouring, balanced the cracker between Portugal and Spain strategically with a string of eye- ended in no difference between the two catching yet exhaustive analyses; sides which played some pretty attrac- and,I not to forget, pinning of the 'favou- tive football. But the Portuguese could rites' tag every time the World Cup have ended up on the losing side of the reaches its brink. Venerated as the stage scoreboard had their captain Cristiano on which the biggies muster a show of Ronaldo not stepped up in the intrigu- their talents – this 15th edition, however, ing encounter to end the night on a clas- of the biggest showpiece event, witnessed sic note by scoring a brilliant free-kick a rather different turn of events. The to level the match in the dying moments World Cup, so far, has been a surprise before putting his side ahead twice. His package and arguably an exhilarating hat-trick against Spain – considered to one as regular heavyweights struggled be one of the favourites to lift the cup – to find their rhythm in Putin's Russia. enabled him to become just the fourth The host nation also cleared the air player to score in four world cups and regarding their capacity to host the event goes down as another record etched successfully – which had earlier raised against his sensational career. suspicion about the same being inter- Banging up to the date, the Real twined with other off-field concerns. Madrid superstar became the leading Nevertheless, it has, until now, been a European goalscorer after he scored the great ride, especially one that has gone winner against Morocco which certainly well with little in the way of unpleasant will see his side through to the next stage off-field incidents. of the tournament. While it remains to With the first round of the group first-round encounters. Australian side in recent years, must be seen whether his rival hot-shots can matches all but done and dusted, five of Decoding the debacles, Messi’s be accounted. Not many anticipated Experts and fans fiercely backed their respective translate the same form and lead the way the top six nations in the FIFA rankings Argentina had dropped points against the dragged pace of the first-round fancied teams who were touted to use the opening in their upcoming fixtures. La Roja also have battled it out in Russia without even Iceland on Saturday, defending champi- encounters. Experts and fans fiercely huffed and puffed but finally registered one of them registering a victory. Heavy- ons Germany lost 1-0 to an upbeat Mex- backed their respective fancied teams fixtures as stepping stones to smoothen the road their first win of the campaign by defeat- weights such as Latin duo Brazil-Argen- ico, causing arguably the biggest upset of who were touted to use the opening fix- ahead, making their campaign somewhat hassle-free ing Iran 1-0 as the second round sets in. tina and Germany have scripted 11 the tournament so far, and the Samba tures as stepping stones With players like Messi and Neymar World Cups between them – but none of boys failed to kickstart their World Cup to smoothen the road performing below their usual standards, them could find themselves on the win- campaign with a win against Switzer- ahead, making their campaign somewhat hassle-free. But as to defending aerial balls. the epic football tournament, so far, has ning side in their opening encounters. As land. Also, 2010 champions Spain's they say, expect the unexpected – the big Likewise, it was the same bitterly dis- thrown up quite a few surprises for the evident, four pre-tournament favourites failure to beat Portugal in a thrilling 3-3 boys evidently struggled against their appointing scoreline which showed up at footballing world. Some fascinating and their respective stars performed far draw and France’s apparent struggle small but industrious opponents. More- the end of their counterpart – Argenti- games paralleled alongside some upsets below par but credit ought to be given in overcoming seemingly the weakest over, former World Cup winners – Uru- na’s contest against the tiny Iceland who – accredited to the smaller nations who to the 'smaller teams' who refused to get guay, France and England – somehow stood tall against them as they soaked in showed zero fear in their matches with intimidated, displaying boisterous per- managed to carve out triumphs but all much of the pressure from the Albice- some of the heavy-hitters of soccer. formances against the much-favoured of them were largely seen as scrappy leste thanks to their sound Interestingly, the onset of the second nations in their opening matches. Raise performances won by late goals or, defensive organisation round of games promises to comply the bar from top six to top twelve, only as was the case with France – an and tremendous lev- to the same lines of bravery and steely two of the top dozen teams won in their own goal. South American giants els of industry and, nerves as demonstrated earlier by the Brazil and Argentina too strug- partly, to the Argen- lesser-lights. gled widely against their Euro- tine skipper missing pean opponents Switzerland the penalty. Mexico and Iceland respectively as the cranked it up a level fur- European minnows put on a ther to send shock waves around the display marked with resilience, world by mingling a solid defensive organisation and solidarity at the wall with lightning-fast counter-attack back clubbed with a perfectly exe- football, to hand defending champions cuted man-marking of the num- Germany a resounding defeat which ber 10s which by-and-by choked the raised a worrying alarm in the Die South Americans’ attacking potential Mannschaft’s media sphere back and left them dead in their tracks. home. A large slice of blame for the Phillipe Coutinho’s stunning curled occurrence of these disappointing effort from outside the box found results for the odds was more or less the back of the net in the first-half also attributed to their respective only for the Swiss Zuber to cancel talisman not rising on the required it out with a header as Switzerland occasion. Whereas, in a rather simi- once again exposed the Selecao’s lar outcome in the form of a stalemate age-old vulnerability when it came but contrasting performances in defer- NEW DELHI|SUNDAY, 24 JUNE 2018|millenniumpost 16| mp If it can be written or thought, it can be filmed -Stanley Kubrick ‘GLAD I TOOK Huma Qureshi has established herself as an actor of substance across many film industries. Here she is in conversation with Team Box Office India

ll the films that you are doing goodRISKS’ day. When my phone rings and I get ‘action’ and ‘cut’. Then I am Huma, the real are slightly unconventional nice messages, when I read good reviews person. I come back home. I have a life, I films. What draws you to such on Twitter, and when my fans reach out to have my parents and I have my relation- characters? me, those are great days when you feel your ships with people. Your work should not AI don’t set any sort of restrictions on work is being appreciated. affect you. So, I don’t have any method. I myself. In that sense. I always try and think At the same time, the lows are also low only listen to the director. as an artiste, I should try and go out there because sometimes you feel scared and and do different characters. As an actor, I alone. You feel like it is a lonely profession Were you nervous about working with think I would be very exhausted if I were to and you do not know what you are doing, ? do the same thing again and again. if you are going to work or not going to The first time I met sir, we were shoot- I don’t want to be the pretty girl in the work, if your choices are right or not. An ing for some pictures. We were deciding on film all the time (Laughs). My strength actor’s journey is also about the choices the looks of the characters. All of us were is playing different characters, doing dif- they make. It is more than anything else. doing the look test. I met him for the first ferent accents and changing my look. I Ability is one thing, talent is one thing. time on that day. He said, ‘Hello’. I told him get drawn to unconventional characters It is also about the right opportunity, the how happy I was to be a part of the film. because I guess they too come to me. I right time and the right release. There are Rajini sir is true-blue humble and he said guess it’s a two-way process. so many factors. that they were very happy to have me on the film. I said to him, ‘Arrey sir, yeh sab Is that what attracted you to Kaala, the You said that when you got Kaala, you mat boliye. Aap toh aise sweetnesss mein unconventional character, and even the didn’t talk about it to a lot of people bol doge, main toh teen din tak sochti age factor that is there? because there are detractors who would rahungi ki Rajini sir ne aisa bola’ (Laughs). Absolutely. Dhanush called me and have tried to talk you out of it. How do I went home and joked with Saqib (Sal- said he was producing this film and it was you deal with that? eem) a couple of times, and said, ‘Listen, with Rajini sir. I was like, wow! I never I don’t talk to them (Laughs). I tell them I am talking to God. So, talk to me with thought Dhanush would call me to do a after I take the call. The more number of respect.’ He said I had gone mad. film with him. I went to Chennai, I met brains are involved, more points of view On the first day, I was very nervous. We the director and he narrated this beauti- emerge. Everyone’s point of view is correct, had a lengthy scene on the third day of my ful story to me. And I absolutely fell in nobody is wrong. There is a theory called shoot. On the first two days, we shot some love with it. Before I took the flight back the ‘Black Swan Theory’. We think that first songs, which was easy stuff. The dialogues home that night, I had said yes to the film there is a cause and then there is an effect. were in Tamil. We had some very intense because I knew that this was a very strong But, basically, first there is an effect and scenes. I was memorising my lines so that character. If I had come back to Bombay then people figure out the cause behind it. I could learn them by heart. The last thing and spoken to people about it, they would When somebody becomes successful, you want to do is forget your lines, espe- have put things in my head, saying that we try and decode the reason for that suc- cially, when you are acting with an actor it’s a very old character and I was playing cess. But it doesn’t happen that way. You of that calibre. a character 20-30 years older than myself. wake up in the morning, work hard and I know that a lot of North Indian girls Why was I doing that? only then, will you get success. It is like do a lot of South films, but I genuinely had People around you always try and you sow the seeds first, water it and then no connection to that industry. In a film make you feel that your shelf life is one fine day, the plant grows. It grows only with such good characters, I did not want only that much. Somebody is there when it is time for it to grow. We like to to look out of place. I was very aware of to take your place, you are only believe that we have control, but we don’t. these things. I did not want my lip sync about your youth and beauty. You have to keep doing your work. What to be off. I worked really hard on that. I That’s the one idea everyone is meant to happen will happen. wanted people who watch the film even in keeps pushing. As an actor, I Chennai and across Tamil Nadu to accept am not going to get scared and What is your process for approach- me as one of them. For me, that is very not do a great film and a great ing a role? important. part only because of some super- I read the script (Laughs). I don’t ficial issues. Yes, I was a little appre- have a process. I am not a method actor You are venturing into the regional space. hensive, I wanted the film to work, I at all. I hate people who say that they are You have done a Marathi film also. How wanted my work to be appreciated and I method actors. I find that very boring. I different are the regional film industries wanted people to know that I had taken a am a very instinctive actor. I hate rehears- from the Hindi film industry? risk and I am glad it paid off. als. I am a director’s actor, in that sense. A film is a film. I am not all that intel- I need to know ligent to analyse industries. I have done With your role and the other roles we have an English language film, I have done a seen lately, do you think there is a dent in Marathi film and I have done a Malay- this stereotypical thinking now? alam film. For me, the choice is very sim- I think so. I think these are very ple. I will go where good scripts are or exciting times, when you have films where good films are. I don’t limit myself like Raazi and Veere Di Wedding. You have by restricting myself. really great parts written for women. Even As an actor who wants to work in in a Rajini film women are not Hindi films and who wants to have a just there pan-India reach, you need to have fans in every part of the country. In the regional film industry, there is some really amaz- ing cinema being made. The stories are so good and the technicians down South are amazing. A Rajini film is watched by fans everywhere. I was shooting for something in Cannes and the entire camera department team was from Chennai. Suddenly, I was surrounded by them and they said to me, ‘You did a film with our Rajini sir.’ I did not know how to respond to that. I feel that may be, if I was an what filmactor from the Hindi film industry, I would the director is making, what I not have received that kind of love. They that is moving am doing in the film and then I follow were so excited to meet me. I was doing a people and it’s doing well. instructions. In that sense, my prep is film with their superstar. Brilliant, very basic. I only read the script in just one word. He has a Were you scared that the strong because everything is written to be res- very different voice as a filmmaker. He woman character that you play in the film there and if I don’t understand cued. You are not a dam- makes commercial films, he makes big might be overshadowed by Rajnikanth? something, I ask the direc- sel in distress any more; you are films, but at the same time I think his voice With a big star, that fear is always there. tor about it. standing up for yourself and you is very unique. He is very connected to his There are certain things that are not in Certain people say that are taking a stand. roots. He is a Dalit filmmaker, who is very your control. Whatever is meant to hap- they take their characters I play a single mother in politically aware, and I think his films are pen will happen. I have a very zen philoso- back home and they can’t the film, who is 50 years old, a reflection of that. But he also gives you phy in these matters. I think overthinking escape from their char- but she stands up to the bad very entertaining films that anybody will and worrying too much do not get you acters, but I am not like guy and she gives it back understand and simple stories that people anywhere. You have to do the best within that. I do so many dra- to him. She is not hiding can relate to. your ability. matic roles. If I take all of behind the hero and waiting I am blessed to make my Tamil debut them back home, my parents for him to rescue her, and I with this film. So I called up Ranjith How do you deal with the highs and lows wouldn’t be able to recognise think it’s a sign of good times. and thanked him for this opportunity. I that the industry throws at you? me! I think going to the set is like couldn’t have asked for a better debut and, There is no manual that tells you how a job. You get into the charac- How was it collaborating with together, I think we have made a really to deal with a ter and then you get out of Pa Ranjith? beautiful film it. Your work lies between