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    mid the ongoing furore on of the mouse, the health offi- 4 Q  Athe pathetic condition of cers claimed and added that it health services in the State, would also enable the CM, the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh state administration and the  
67 inaugurated e-Health Service health directorate officers to   ! Dashboard at his residence on constantly monitor the hospi- Saturday. The new initiative is tals located across the state.   9,? 3# “It is clear that negligence led aimed at completing digitisa- Among those present dur- to the death. One can easily tion and ensuring transparen- ing the launch were the secre- lleging that the health ser- understand the horrible state cy and speed in the health ser- tary, medical health Nitesh Avices in the State have of the health service in the vices in the State. Speaking on Jha, project director of completely crumbled down, remote areas when things are the occasion, Rawat said that Uttarakhand Health System the State Congress has warned so bad in the State capital,” he the State Government is taking Development Project Yugal that it would launch a State said. the help of Information Kishore Pant and additional –wide full-blown agitation if The Congress leader fur- Technology (IT) to provide project director Dr Prem Lal. the health services do not ther said that 61 ambulances good health services in the improve in the next ten days. are rusting away in their long   9,? 3# yelled slogans in the office of remote areas of the State. environment in the health On Saturday, the Congress wait for refurbishments. “The CMS Dr Meenakshi Joshi. CM claimed that his facilities. ) =   =0  activists staged a protest at the Government is apathetic,” he ttarakhand Kranti Dal Tension running rife, some of Government has made sincere Dwelling on the advan- office of the director general said. He warned that his U(UKD) activists torched the UKD activists were efforts to bring transparency, tages of the e-health service PNS: On the occasion, a their recognition from NABH, (DG) of State health services party would be forced to effigy of the State Government involved in minor skirmishes discipline and commitment dashboard, he said that it Memorandum of insurance for infants and and articulated anger over launch a State –wide, vigor- on Saturday to vent anger with the hospital staff. Police to duty in the health services. would not just bring trans- Understanding (MoU) was senior citizens in OPD ser- the recent death of a mother ous agitation if the conditions over the poor condition of the had to intervene to restore “As part of the endeavour to parency in the hospitals and signed between the Himalayan vices, training at different lev- and her new born in the do not improve in the next female hospital of peace. ensure better health services, the health services but it would Hospital, Jollygrant and the els and others are made with female hospital of ten days. Government Doon Medical Later, the nursing staff of new doctors have been recruit- also be helpful in administra- State health department under the help of private service Government Doon Medical The president of College (GDMC). the hospital staged a protest ed for the remote areas. tive and management works. the Uttarakhand Health providers under public -private College (GDMC). Earlier, in Mahanagar party unit, Lal The party’s women wing outside the administrative Besides, with the same end in “Moreover, it would also pro- System Development Project participation. In the first phase, the day, a large number of Chand Sharma said that the activists gathered outside the block of the hospital. The view, telemedicine facility has vide figures to the doctors (UHSDP). The Himalayan the Himalayan Hospital would party workers led by the state Doon Hospital should be sep- female hospital- now in the nurses and other staff mem- been launched,” he said. engaged in research works,” Hospital would provide qual- provide best quality health party vice president Surya arated from the medical college eye of a storm following the bers demanded that the hos- CM further said that CM said. ity health facilities in the dis- services at the district hospi- Kant Dhasmana Assembled and its old status as the district death of a mother and her pital administration should efforts are being made to cre- In the dashboard, the trict hospital Tehri and a com- tal, Tehri, two CHCs and oper- outside the DG office and hospital should be restored newborn due to alleged med- provide them with adequate ate a good environment in the patients would be able to do munity health centre (CHC) ate three mobile health vans. staged a stir. Speaking on the immediately. ical negligence- in the after- security in view of the repeat- hospitals. “We are also ensur- online registration for any each at Beleshwar and This is meant to ensure that no occasion, Dhasmana said that A Congress delegation noon and staged a stir. Led by ed assault attempts on them. ing adequate availability of hospital through e-slip. It will Devprayag. Under UHSDP, one is forced to go out of the the incidents of death of a later submitted a memoran- the women wing chief of the The agitated nurses were later doctors and nurses in the hos- also have information per- provisions for tasks like the district for the normal diseases poor woman and her new- dum to the additional director party Rameshewari Chauhan, pacified by the assurance of pitals,” he said and added that taining to the availability of availability of quality health and also for surgical proce- born baby and the death of a Suman Arya, demanding the workers put to flame an security being strengthened in behaviour of the doctors is blood, medicines and doctors services in large hospitals, ful- dures, the state health officers baby in the mother’s womb in prompt corrective steps in the effigy of the state govern- the hospital campus from important in creating a good in different hospitals, number filment of the conditions for said. the biggest female hospital of interest of the people of the ment. 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On issue the show as they played the of reservation in ULBs, BJP Opposition in the House while Hridayesh failed to come into condition of the state. members Deshraj Karanwal, tearing hard into the her true colour so far this ses- Many of the observers Chandan Ram Das and Suresh Government on issues of pub- sion. “This is really disap- seemed to have been shocked Rathore launched a fiery attack lic interests. pointing. Besides, there was by the Congress legislators’ on the State Government. The Congress lawmakers expectation of fireworks from failure to latch on to the broad Similarly, BJP MLAs Surendra seem to have cut a sorry figure the deputy leader of the day light murder of a building Singh Jeena and Munna Singh   9,? 3# and MPs would be held which dent leaders to engage in works sum of 300 crore to 55 as their performance so far this Congress legislature party material supplier in an area Chauhan raised issues which would be beneficial for the like environmental protection, degree colleges of the state for session is far from impressive, Karan Mahara. His perfor- falling within the chief minis- embarrassed the weather-beat- itching for simultaneous country. tree plantation and polythene- bettering infrastructural facil- say the observers. “It is not that mance was not impressive as ter’s constituency. “This is baf- en Forest Minister Harak Singh Pelections for three-tier Expressing his happiness free colleges campuses. ities. He claimed that 76 they lacked issues to attack the per the expectation. The least fling, given the fact that the Rawat. On day three, BJP MLA Panchayati raj system, State over a large representation of “Besides, you must engage degree colleges would be State Government with. Either said about the rest the better. brutal, premeditated murder Chandan Ram Das bemused Assembly and Parliament, the females among the office-bear- yourselves in removing illiter- shifted to their new buildings they lacked the will to go all- They were ill- prepared and was committed when the the House when he offered to Chief Minister, Trivendra Singh ers of the student unions, CM acy. The society looks for- soon. The Minister further out or the factional schism worse, unconcerned,” said the House was in session,” said an resign from membership of Rawat said that time, money said that the women must ward to your participation in said that academic calendar of gnawing at the State party unit observer. observer. the Assembly on the issue of and energy would be saved if all come out strongly against other creative social causes,” he 180 days of classroom studies came in the way of the robust Interestingly, the Congress True, on the very first day man eater leopard prowling the elections are held at the injustice, exploitation, violence said. is being strictly followed in aggressive role expected of the legislators have so far failed to of the session on Tuesday, the around in Bageshwar. same time. He said this while prevailing in the society. CM reminded the student the state and the examinations Opposition party. The vacuum raise emotive issues like gang Congress members tried to Many hope that the addressing a conclave of the While citing the single- union leaders of the pledge of would be conducted by June was aptly filled by some of the rape of a school girl in one of corner the Government on the Congress lawmakers would newly elected representatives of day student union elections the State Government to make 30. He further announced BJP MLAs who bared prowess the most prominent boarding issue of price rise. But the rise up to the occasion when the students unions of colleges held across the State, he said Uttarakhand completely liter- that an anti-drug campaign while tearing into the ministers schools, sexual harassment of intervention of the the Assembly meets again on and universities at his residence that Uttarakhand has set up an ate by 2019. “The college stu- would be launched in the with sharply pointed questions a visually challenged girl in Parliamentary Affairs Minister Monday, would show some on Saturday. example in the country. “This dents have an important role to colleges soon. on important public interest National Institute of Visually Prakash Pant blunted the fireworks and salvage the image CM said that if ‘One is an example which should be play in achieving the target,” he Among others present on issues,” said a State watcher. Handicapped (NIVH) and the Opposition attack by his spir- of the party as a responsible, Country, One Election’ concept emulated by all. Now we have added. the occasion were the addi- Another observer said that alarming spike in number of ited and cogent defence of the public-spirited Opposition is adopted simultaneous elec- to seriously deliberate on ‘One The Minister of State for tional secretary higher educa- despite her long experiences in crimes against women, bring- State Government, according to which has taken a severe beat- tions of gram pardhans, Country, One Election’ in the higher education, Dhan Singh tion, Iqbal Ahmed besides legislative politics, the leader of ing under spotlight the fast the observers. ing in the first phase of the ses- chhetra panchayat representa- country,” he said. Rawat said that the Union senior officers of the education the Opposition Indira deteriorating law and order On the second day of the sion. tives, block pramukhs, MLAs Rawat exhorted the stu- Government has provided a department. ,
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       3 +    >;   ! !        * $+   9,? 3# identification of separate routes for arrival and departure of a ecretary Tourism Dilip large number of investors on SJawalkar held a meeting at different roads and deploy- Rishikesh to review the prepa- ment of sufficient number of rations for the coming police force for managing the ‘Investors Summit’ on Saturday. traffic. In the meeting, Jawalkar Secretary Tourism inspect- instructed the officials of the ed the places where the summit Irrigation department, Garhwal will be held and asked the Mandal Vikas Nigam Haridwar Development (GMVN), National Highway Authority to make all necessary Development Authority, police arrangements at the place. The department, Nagar Palika, National Highways Authority Haridwar Development representatives were instructed Authority, PWD, forest depart- to repair the roads by ment, Tehri district adminis- September 30. tration and local administra- It is to be mentioned that tion to complete all the neces- ‘Investors Summit’ is being sary arrangements for the sum- organised in the state in mit by September 30. October. He asked the irrigation He made it clear that after department to complete the the declaration of tourism as an construction works at the ghats industry, the holding of such a and the stairs for the “Ganga summit is every important. Aarti” programme to be held Among those present at the during ‘Investors Summit’ and meeting were the nodal officer Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam K K Mishra, district magistrate (GMVN) to complete the Tehri, SDM Narendranagar, repair works at Ganga Resorts SDM Rishikesh, executive offi- by September 30 so that all the cer Nagar Palika and officials of arrangements are completed PWD, power departments and on time. Jawalkar asked the officers and representatives of   9,? 3# ! 
 be punished. He also demand- police department to prepare National Highways *  +  ed that the State Government   9,? 3# Garhwal and the Kumaon As per the weather forecast, a traffic plan and asked for Development Authority. ttarakhand Kranti Dal     should waive off the loans of regions, including Dehradun, the sky would be mostly over- U(UKD) has demanded    + the farmers. fter a few days’ dry spell, Haridwar, Uttarkashi, cast in Dehradun on Sunday Gairsain be declared as the cap-     Bhatt added that the Athe wet climate returned to Chamoli, Rudraprayag, and there is a likelihood of one     .   ital of the State without any fur- +    Government should regularise the state. It rained intermit- Bageshwar and Pithoragarh or two spells of shower or ther delay.    the services of UPNL workers tently in Dehradun since Friday during the next 36 hours. thundershower in the city on Speaking to the media $       and strictly enforce the guide- night. The sky was overcast on Besides, light to moderate rain the day.   9,? 3# associated with social concerns persons after the end of the line of providing 70 per cent Saturday and it rained the and thunderstorm might occur Meanwhile, Dehradun and environmental awareness. two- day convention of party —UKD president of jobs in the State to the local whole day. The regional Met in the rest of the state on experienced a wet day on fter a prolonged illness, Apart from his active involve- executive here on Saturday, people. He warned that the centre issued heavy to very Sunday. Saturday as it rained or driz- Athe eminent statehood ment of the Uttarakhand state- UKD president Diwakar Bhatt the long over- due decision in UKD would launch a State- heavy rain alert for a large In an orange alert issued zled intermittently throughout activist, senior journalist and hood movement, Bisht contin- said that the State tune with the soul of the wide agitation if the swathe of the state, including by the Met office based in the day. The sky remained philosopher Shamsher Singh ued his struggle to save the Government should respect statehood agitation,” he Government fails to accept Dehradun, for the next 36 Dehradun on Saturday, the cloudy. The maximum and Bisht passed away on Saturday forests and rivers, he said. CM the sentiments of the people said. their demands. “These are the hours. weather officers said that the minimum temperatures are in Almora. He was 69. Chief added that during the ‘Askot to and declare Gairsain as the He further said that the people’s demands and the As per the regional mete- present wet spell would con- likely to hover between 28 to Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat Arakot Yatra’ in 1974, he turned permanent capital of the state officers involved in the excise State Government cannot orological centre, heavy to tinue for a few days and the 21 degree Celsius in the city has expressed condolence over down all the offers and was right in the Monsoon session and mining scam as exposed by afford to sit on them for an very heavy rain might lash sev- monsoon season is likely to on the day, the Met officers the demise of Bisht. In his completely engaged in the ser- itself. “The State Government the report of Comptroller and indefinite period of time,” eral districts across the end by the end of this month. said. message, he said that Bisht was vice of Uttarakhand. must stop dithering and take Auditor General (CAG) should UKD chief said.   (  )* +,- +./0  ,        
 * ;*     (;                 #91 Director, IIT 9:,! Delhi said, “Industry Day      *,0) : later handed over to the CBI, ( ,  he Indian Institute of presents an ideal but the Congress is still not TTechnology-Delhi (IIT-D), way to identify he ruling BJP in Madhya satisified," he said, adding that organised its second Industry meaningful col- TPradesh on Saturday although the CBI did not find Bhopal: The Bhopalites wit- formed 'sajda' and chaupaiyan Day 2018 - “Accelerating laborations that accused the Congress party of any tampering with the elec- nessed an evening with the of Ramayana. Ravi Tripathi Innovation in Science & will both enhance trying to mislead the people tronic evidence in the Vyapam melodious old songs in a musi- performed folk-style songs, Technology” on Saturday. The industry and on the Vyapam issue. case, the Congress continued cal concert ‘Ek Shaam the songs that were also sung IIT-D flagship program is a research needs. The saffron party alleged that to mislead on the issue. Sadabahar Geeto Ke Naam’ held in movies as well. In the folk platform that brought togeth- This year's event the opposition was scared of Raising a question mark at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal songs, Ravi Tripathi mes- er academic researchers and has been a stimu- Chief Minister Shivraj Singh over the timing of Digvijay Museum Auditorium here on merized the audience by pre- business houses from across lating one for the Chouhan's popularity and Singh's petition in the local Sunday. Renowned Bollywood senting ‘Nain Lad Jhaiye’ and the board. tionships between industry attendees and we are happy hence moved to the court court, Mishra said, "Instead of playback singer Ravi Tripathi ‘Kahe Tose Sajna’. With the aim for promot- and academia based on current that we will be moving towards ahead of the State going to public, Congress was in Bhopal and presented a Later, Ravi performed some ing innovation and research societal requirement,” bringing exciting new devel- assembly polls. Minister Narottam Mishra moved the court ahead of the scintillating performance before of his songs as well and the songs done by the institute at the informed IIT-D. opments to market.” The BJP's reaction came told, "Congress doesn't state assembly elections to the musical lovers of the city. of legendary singers too. The flagship programme “Industry The Industry Day focused A host of innovative solu- hours after a local court believe in any investigating mislead the people." In the beginning of the pro- singers presented as many as 25 Day 2018” a range of innova- on five themes - Healthcare for tions were on display, such as recorded the statement of agency. They questioned the "The case was discussed gramme, Apoorva Mishra old songs before the music lovers tions, start-ups and products all, smart manufacturing, arti- Pesticide-based treatment for Congress leader Digvijay police investigation into the in the local court, the high performed many popular of the city. Being the wondrous developed by the students of ficial intelligence and snake bites, the advancement Singh in connection with a Vyapam case. Thus, the probe court as well as the apex songs of the Indian film presentation for the old music IIT-D were displayed. IIT-D is Blockchain Technologies, of recombinant DNA technol- private complaint filed against was handed over to the STF court, yet the Congress lead- world, while introducing lovers, the show evoked a good focusing on commercializa- Sustainable Habitat and ogy, Ultra Precision Machining Chief Minister Chouhan, (special task force). ers did not produce the evi- ‘Main Tenu Samjhanwa Ki’ response. The listeners enjoyed tion of technical solutions Strengthening the Start-up for Strategic Manufacturing Union Minister Uma Bharti However, since it was not dence. Now, they have moved and ‘Babuji Dheere Chalna, the musical night with a lot of through patents and start-ups. Eco-system under which the Capability, Air Pollution and five others in the satisfied, a high court-moni- the court ahead of the elec- Pyar Me Zara Sambhalna’. enthusiasm. The singers were “The event brought event highlighted IIT Delhi's Monitoring from Space and Vyapam scam. tored SIT investigated tion," he said adding that the After this, Ravi Tripathi per- accompanied by live musical together over 350 industry array of cutting-edge work Phase Change Material (PCM) While talking to media the charges.” opposition is feared of Chief formed 'Madhuban orchestra that made the perfor- experts to discuss major col- and research capabilities. incorporated bricks for com- persons, Public Relations "The investigation was Minister's popularity. Khusbuda', then he per- mance even more zestful. SR laborations and build rela- Prof. Ramgopal Rao, posite climate.

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 *  8   ,*9       Chandigarh: Widespread rain-  ,     fall across Punjab, Haryana Indore: Police here on Saturday and Chandigarh on Saturday   7   arrested a student of Devi brought miseries to farmers as Ahilya University for alleged- untimely showers have affect- fter keeping an eye on the ly sexually harassing a 35-year ed the standing paddy crop in Asuspects for a few days, the old Biotechnology researcher the agrarian states. Food Safety teams of Punjab from Nigeria. Besides, the The maximum tempera- finally nabbed a top brands University administration has ture at most places has been replica manufacturing racket in also formed a committee to below normal due to the Mansa. look into the matter. downpour, weather officials In a statement, KS Pannu, The accused, identified as said here. Commissioner Food Safety and Udham Singh Dohre (22), was Farmers in both Punjab Drug Administration Punjab arrested following a probe into and Haryana said the rain on Saturday said a raid was the victim's statements. The during this period was not conducted around midnight accused is a student of a post- good as the harvesting of the by food safety team along with graduate course in the Physical paddy crop was on. the police officials at a house in Education department of Devi "The harvesting is on and Mansa. Ahilya University. the rain will increase the mois- "The domestic premise was Bhawarkuan Police Station ture content in the crop that and Food and Supplies Complaints of water-logging received from the Ministry of being used to prepare the ‘fake ghee of low cost to concoct a quality tea were also found. in charge Sanjay Shukla said will get damaged if the rain Departments are expecting a were also received by author- Earth Sciences, the state is like- branded products’. The accused mixture to fill in the packaging Entire stock including wrap- that Dohre offered tea to the persists," farmer Ajaib Singh of bumper paddy crop in both ities in the adjoining towns of ly to experience widespread were caught preparing fake similar to top brands in the pers and packets was seized Nigerian researcher at Fatehgarh Sahib told IANS. the states this year. Panchkula in Haryana and rainfall from late Saturday to brands of Verka, Amul and market. and FIR has been registered Takshashila campus located at Reports said that the An official spokesperson Mohali in Punjab. Monday, a government Milkfood ghee. Besides, fake A crude "chulha cylinder" under relevant sections against Khandwa Road late Thursday paddy crop, which is almost said elaborate arrangements Traffic on highways in spokesman told IANS. Tata Salt, Good Day Salt , Tide was installed to mix vanaspati, the accused. evening. During the meeting, ready for harvest, was dam- have been made to procure the Punjab and Haryana was slow He said many districts in Detergent and other fake prod- cooking medium and mixture Similarly, a case of fake the accused also gave his mobile aged in some areas. expected 200 lakh metric due to the rain. The Punjab Doaba, Majha and Malwa ucts under the label of famous of oils to make ghee . A large labeling case pertaining to number to the woman, the Procurement of paddy in tonnes of paddy in Punjab. government on Friday issued were very likely to get very brands were found on the number of labels of various mustard oil was detected in official said. Punjab and Haryana is sched- In Chandigarh, traffic was an alert for heavy rains across heavy rains, even more than 12 spot," the statement said. products were recovered, indi- Sangrur where in a mustard oil "The accused allegedly fol- uled to begin from October 1. affected as water accumulated the state till September 24. cm, during this period. The official said that the cating the involvement of other packer by the name of Ganesh lowed her after she had her tea. Officials from Agriculture at many places in the city. As per information IANS accused made desi ghee from people stationed at different Trading Company was found After some time, he inappro- vegetable fat mixture and places for preparing and selling labeling the rice bran oil as pure priately touched the victim who stamped and labelled the pack- the fake products under the mustard oil. managed to run away and take ets at their house. Five brands garb of famous brands. The owner confessed the refuge in a professor's house C      ($  of vanaspati were being used About 700 printed packets crime. Sampling was done and nearby. The accused fled the alongwith three brands of desi of Tata Tea Gold filled with low the unit was sealed. spot," Shukla said. SR ) *     9  
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  (, #!2 ?, !    -      ,!4: eader of Opposition in ,9 ((!9# , ))9#9         : )   Chandigarh: Haryana Chief to Harikot at a cost of Rs 41 lakh, temple in village Gorchhi at  # !: ,?99 @!:049?9 LPunjab Assembly, Harpal   +     Minister Manohar Lal on road from Mangaali to Kaimri at accost of 15 lakh, construction hirteen people, including A?04 @33 0# !C3#! Cheema on Saturday alleged   ,!4: Saturday dedicated develop- a cost of 60 lakh, road from of park-cum-gymnasium in vil- three couples, died after a that the Capt Amarinder Singh *./     T ?0  ,9 !::-A 9 ? H ment works worth 54.54 crore Chrod to Barwa at a cost of 215 lage Baadya Rangraan at a cost vehicle veered off a road and government has "looted"  *   =9,!(:9 J*9 ?!#2 imachal Governor Acharya to the people of Nalwa assem- lakh and pucca road from the of 49 lakh. Besides construc- fell into a deep gorge in Panchayat Samiti and Zila 
*    HDevvrat and Chief Minister bly constituency. field of Jagdish Patwari of village tion of park-cum-gymnasium in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla ?92!? !0# #34*9? ,) Parishad elections with "unbri- Jai Ram Thakur will launch These works include Kisan Gorachhi Sarsana miner chowk village Panihaar Chakk, village district on Saturday. Governor 76 7;BPK 1  0# ! 1 C dled use of muscle power and     Prime Minister Jan Arogya Sewa Kendra to be set up by to Dhani of Mahender singh at Chaudhrywas and village Acharya Devvrat and Chief 0 !C3#! A?04 1 ? government machinery". /  Yojna (Ayushman Bharat Yojna) Haryana State Agricultural a cost of 150 lakh. Mingaani Kheda at a cost of 32 Minister Jai Ram Thakur have Cheema alleged that Police, +  from Shimla on Sunday. Marketing Board (HSAMB) at Animal Husbandry lakh each, a park-cum-gymna- condoled the death. daughter Ridhima (6), Attar administration and election 0  +  Health Minister Vipin village Chaudharywas at a cost Department would develop vet- sium in village Harita at a cost of The accident happened at Singh (44), his wife Munna Devi commission has worked for Singh Parmar will also be pre- of 35 lakh and the road upto erinary hospital in village 17 lakh and park-cum-gym- Sanail, three kilometres from (40), Bittu (42), Bandi Devi (48), Congress as if they were its *    sent on this occasion. Shahpur Gaushala in village Panihaar Chakk at a cost of nasium in village Bhojraj at cost Kuddu on Tiyuni Road. The Ner Singh (35), Manoj (35) and cadre. "It is not the loss of  *+  The Ministers will simul- Hindwan will be widened at a 35.83 lakh. A Shok sabha of 35 lakh. Department of ill-fated Trax vehicle (bearing Anil (28). opposition parties rather peo-  * 1' taneously launch this scheme in cost of 107 lakh. Apart from Bhawan will be constructed at Elementary Education would registration number HP 02 A police team led by ple and democracy have lost * */  the districts. Irrigation and this, HSAMB will construct road Ghat situated on Patan Road in rebuilt the wall behind the girls' 0695) was on its way to Tiyuni Jubbal Station House Officer the battle," he said in his state- /2    Public Health Minister from Chirod Road to Devesar Arya Nagar at a cost of 25 lakh Middle school at a cost of 15.55 from Swara. and Swara police post in- ment. Mahender Singh Thakur and Head at a cost of 66 lakh and by the Urban Local Body lakh. New rooms in lieu of old All the thirteen occupants charge reached the site short- The Leader of Opposition  ++ *./ MP Ram Swroop Sharma will 101 lakhs will be spent on Department. and obsolete rooms and main- were killed in the accident, ly after getting information said perhaps this is first launch the scheme from strengthening of road from vil- Irrigation Department gate in Government school vil- Shimla Superintendent of about the accident. The team instance in the history of launched by the ruling party Mandi, Food and Civil supplies lage Harita to Boora. Apart from would clean the canal in village lage Basda at a cost of 10.34 Police Omapati Jamwal said. rescued three injured people Punjab when goons of the rul- and gave a befitting reply to Minister Kishan Kapoor at this, HSAMB will set up road Talwandi Rukka through lakh, construction of boundary While 10 of them died on the and sent them to Rohru hos- ing party have unleased a ter- Congress by defeating its can- Dharamshala, Education from Baadya Brahman to Boora Gaushala and lift pump house at wall of Government school in spot, three succumbed to pital but they died, ror right from the beginning of didates at many places," he said, Minister and MP Virender at a cost of 66 lakh, road from a cost of Rs 600 lakh so as to run village Boora at a cost of 18.72 injuries at Rohru hospital, Jamwal added. Panchayat Samiti and Zila adding the government Kashyap from Solan, MPP and Balaawas to Baadya Brahman at the canal smoothly. Likewise, lakh. The Public Health Jamwal said. In his condolence mes- Parishad elections upto the machinery worked alike Power Minister Anil Sharma at a cost of 173.90 lakh, road from park-cum-gymnasium would Department will construct a The deceased included sage, the Governor prayed to announcement of results. It is Congress workers and at many Bilaspur, Urban Development village Daahima to Sultanpur at be constructed by Development new water works in village eight members of three fami- the Almighty to grant peace undoubtedly left a blank spot booths 60 to 70 votes were Minister Sarween Chaudhary a cost of 224 lakh abd from vil- and Panchayat Department in Gujaar at a cost of 175 lakh lies. Three couples were among to all the departed souls and on the democracy of Punjab. rejected. from Chamba, Rural lage Maatri shyam to Mingri village Boora at a cost of 35 and repair the water works in the deceased. strength to the bereaved fam- "Inspite of all this Aam Cheema said that had the Development and Panchayati khera at a cost of 83 lakh, 2 km lakh. It would also make pucca village Gorchhi at a cost of 88 The deceased have been ily members to bear this Aadmi Party is thankful to all Capt Government fulfilled its Raj Minister Virender Kunwar road from Sarsana Miner Bridge roads in Mahatma Gandhi basti lakh. It would also construct a identified as Matvar Singh (48), irreparable loss. Jai Ram those Punjabis who showed promises made to the public and former Chief Minister located on Muklana Aryanagar in in village Gorchhi at a cost of new water works at Balawas his wife Basanti Devi (44), their Thakur has also expressed courage to keep the lamp of there would have been no need Prem Kumar Dhuaml at road at a cost of 92 lakh, road Rs 12 lakh, construction of road Gunjar at a cost of 301 lakh. son Munish (24), Prem Singh grief over the death of 13 per- democracy alight amid the to highjack the democratic Hamirpur, Industries Minister from Mangaali Jhara main road from Gaawad Mor to Sati Dadi PNS (38), his wife Poonam (30), their sons in the road accident. anti-democracy storm system. Bikram Thakur and MP Anurag Thakur from Una, Forest Minister Govind Singh Thakur at Kullu, Social Justice     ": >   
 
  and Empowerment Minister Rajiv Saizal in Sirmaur district.   (, #!2 ?, elected unopposed to various "Booth capturing is taking sticks as weapons causing the people of Punjab for stand- State Assembly, Urban Local zila parishads and 369 nomi- place and as an MLA I will not minor injuries to a few. 7      ing firm against the Bodies, Gurdaspur he Congress on Saturday nees were elected unopposed to tolerate this in my area. Police In Bathinda, former min- 7   7   Opposition’s attempts to sway Parliamentary and Shahkot Temerged as the clear win- the panchayat samitis. was not performing its duty. ister and Akali leader Sikander      them, and to thwart the free Assembly by-polls, the Chief ner in the Punjab Zilla Parishad There are a total of What kind of elections were Singh Maluka accused  P 7 and fair democratic poll Minister termed it a vindica- and Panchayat Samiti polls, 1,27,87,395 registered voters in these, where booths were cap- Congress workers of booth Chandigarh: Soon after the process, with its cheap pressure tion of his party’s efforts to winning the most number of Punjab, comprising 60,99,053 tured and nomination papers capturing at Kangar, Bhai Rupa results, Punjab Chief Minister tactics and false propaganda. bring the state out of the seats against its rival Shiromani women and 97 third-gender of Akalis rejected," he asked. and Salabatpura. Akali workers Capt Amarinder Singh on He also lauded the State quagmire of devastation into Akali Dal. voters. Further, the SAD alleged bogus led by Maluka blocked Bhagta Saturday hailed the Congress Election Commission, Civil which it had been plunged by Counting of votes for the Earlier, Opposition party votes were polled at some loca- Bathinda Road to register their victory in the Zila Parishads and Police administration, and the previous SAD-BJP local polls took place on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) tions. protest against the ruling party. and Block Samitis poll results all the poll officials for ensur- Government. Saturday after the state went to accused the ruling party of Clashes between Congress A total of 17,268 polling claiming it to be an endorse- ing smooth conduct of Zila Capt Amarinder trashed vote on September 19. electoral fraud. Former chief and Akali workers were report- booths were set up, 35 ment of his government’s poli- Parishads/Block Samitis elec- the Akali allegations of booth A total of 354 zila parishad minister Parkash Singh Badal ed from Rajasansi in Amritsar, observers appointed and cies and programmes, and a tions in a free, fair and trans- capturing by the Congress, and 2,900 panchayat samiti at Muktsar claimed a large Jhoke Harihar in Ferozepur, around 50,000 police personnel total rejection of the parent manner. saying that it was the SAD, on members are to be elected number of Congress workers, Lodhi Gujjar in Ajnala and deployed for the polls in Opposition’s malicious cam- Pointing out that this was the the contrary, which had through these polls. There are brandishing swords, were Sohia Kalan in Majitha. Punjab.The Congress was tout- paign against the ruling dis- fourth consecutive humiliating stooped to all kind of hooli- 22 zila parishads and 150 pan- involved in booth capturing. During the clashes mem- ed as the favourite to win the pensation. defeat of the SAD-BJP com- ganism to try and derail the chayat samitis in the state. He accused the police of being bers of both factions pelted zila parishads and panchayat In a statement issued here, bine, after back to back victo- poll process, particularly in 33 candidates were earlier "mute spectator". stones at each other and used samitis after a gap of 10 years. Capt Amarinder congratulated ries for the Congress in the Sri Muktsar Sahib.   (  )* +,- +./0  3

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It is a party gheraoed by women during cordon and search According to the complaint lodged at Government was kept informed by Forum, an outfit floated by the of cheats and crooks. What we operations by the security forces. Golkonda police station the incident occurred the then Government of the island Lankan Tamils based In Chennai should understand from Rajapaksa’s The companies operate from a base at search operations and often engaged for throw- on the same day as the incident of rape of a nation about each and every stage of declaring its support to the statement is that the Congress and Bemina in Srinagar and dispatched to locations ing stones on the security forces. In such a sit- four year old girl came to light leading to the the final phase of the civil war September 25 public meetings against the DMK were in secret alliance with based on operational requirements. The women uation, our boys (jawans) are at receiving end and closure of school last week. against the Liberation Tigers of the Congress-DMK axis. “We know the Sri Lankan military in the anni- personnel are equipped with assault rifles like the terrorists escape after taking advantage of the The parents of the second victim told the Tamil Eelam in May 2009 has left the that the DMK leaders were hand in hilation of 1.5 lakh Tamils in the May AK-47 for operations in the hinterland and 9 mm disturbance. The Mahila companies will now take police that they came to know when their DMK and Congress leaders per- glove with the Congress and the Sri 2009 civil war,” said Radhakrishnan. pistol for close combat in urban settings besides care of the stone-pelting women and those dis- daughter spoke of the abuse, she and her class plexed. Lankan military in murdering Tamils The Congress in Tamil Nadu, bullet-proof vests. rupting anti-terrorist operations.” mates were subjected to by an unknown Rajapaksa, during his recent visit in northern Sri Lanka. The Tamils facing factionalism and group war, As part of pre-induction training, the com- The separatist and terrorist groups often “uncle”. to New Delhi to address the delegates extend our support to the publlc found it difficult to clear the doubts panies were initially deployed in guard duties at made a huge issue when protesting women were The girl told the parents that the “uncle” of the Virat Hindustan Sangham led meetings to be held in Tamil Nadu among the people about the approach various places including the Srinagar airport. The injured even inadvertently by security forces dur- pushed her and other class mates into a dark- by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy had on September 25,” said Agni, coor- of the party towards the Lankan women personnel have also been exposed to riot ing operations or for controlling violent stone- room and after beating sexually abused her said that a team of officials from India dinator of the Forum. Tamils. S Thirunavakarassar, presi- control and mob control. The companies have throwing mobs. The human rights groups also and others. He also threatened to kill them if and Sri Lanka were in the know of “The DMK has no role in that dent, TNCC, stated that the been trained in counter-insurgency and anti-ter- used to make a huge issue out of such lawful they told anybody about it. things about the progress of the war incident. What the AIADMK announcement by the AIADMK rorist operations for operational requirement in operations by the security forces against the ultras The fresh case came to light even before which led to the annihilation of the Government is trying to do is to government to hold public meetings the Valley. who were readily backed by local women and the students of the school and the parents LTTE and its leader Prabhakaran. divert the attention of the people against the DMK was to create con- The CRPF has already deployed Mahila com- children, a source said. could recover from the shock of the first inci- The former Sri Lankan president also from the corruption charges faced by fusion in the Congress-DMK panies for anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh The CRPF has deployed over 60 battalions dent a week ago. After the complaint of the said that India had cooperated with the Edappadi Palaniswamy alliance. “A wave of anti-AIADMK and Jharkhand. (60,000 personnel) in Jammu and Kashmir for rape was lodged last week the school educa- his country in the last stage of the Government,” said TKS Elangovan, statement has begun sweeping the A senior CRPF officer handling training in law and order and anti-terrorist operations in the tion department ordered the closure of civil war. the official spokesman of the DMK. State. Hence protest meetings on the the paramilitary said, “The decision to put trained insurgency-hit State. school. This led to the AIADMK Pon Radhakrishnan, Union sri Lankan Tamil’s issue will never women on the ground in the Valley was taken Earlier, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police that Nayyara Feroz, correspondent of the Government in Tamil Nadu to Minister of State for Shipping, help the party save its Government as part of tactical requirements as the separatist guards the Indo-China border had deployed five school said that they were yet to receive any declare on Friday that the party Highways and Finance said in or come back to power,” said groups and terror- sympathizing outfits often companies for combat operations in the high- official information about the second com- would organise public meetings all Nagercoil that the disclosure by Thiruvanakarassar. bring women to the fore to disrupt cordon and altitude frontier. plaint. +,*-    -( Q R    $R " ,    *9"%   *      *9#2 :3?3 Rafale fighters in our facility. As clauses in the RFP which were, added. .   the impact we are cash unfortunately, not workable. Another official said the s the political war and strapped. We have only 1,500 He said “ I feel there was no buyback share has affected   8  ,C9? *  Participating in an inter- Ablame game escalates over crore and have to pay 400 other option for the MoD but the financial position to a action with the journalists and controversial Rafale fighter jet crores as salaries per month to cancel the proposed contract great extent. He said recently    eteran journalists and journalism students under the deal, the Defence PSU HAL approximately for the employ- due to the defective RFP issued the employees union demand- Vfamous TV personality aegis of Press Club, Hyderabad headquartered in Bengaluru ees.” by the them. He said “1.Only ed a pay hike and company Karan Thapar has said that the here on Saturday, Karan Thapar is worried over the impact of “The SU-30 production is one contract will be signed by could not give them any hike (    #91 9:,! statement of former President recalled that Modi can not the deal on its existence. coming to end and the finan- MoD with the OEM. HAL will but rejected their demand of France, François Hollande, question the integrity of ex- Hindustan Aeronautics cial crunch has hit the design sign a separate contract with because of the the financial he Ministry of Home that Indian Government had French President as he had Limited with over 29,000 and development of new pro- OEM. 2. OEM has to take the position. TAffairs (MHA) has come suggested the name of Anil invited him at the chief guest of employees spread across the jects in the pipeline. We have responsibility of warranty and HAL has the experience of out with a draft of ‘microdot Ambani’s company for the the Republic Day celebrations country has very much cash to stop IMRH( Indian delivery of all the aircraft pro- working with Dassault where system’ to curb incidents of Rafale deal and Dassault was in 2016. strapped and now looking at a Multirole Helicopter), two aero duced by him as well as the 108 over 60 Mirage 2,000 fighters motor vehicle thefts in the not given any choice possibly “This (Rafale deal episode) bleak future. HAL in it’s over 70 engine development and new jets assembled by HAL. 3. were maintained and upgrad- country. Under this, thousands could be “Bofors moment” of has higher profile than Bofors. years of existence has suffered UAV projects apart from oth- OEM has to include the cost of ed recently. Only they have of small dots laser etched will the BJP and Prime Minister While there was a smoking gun a huge financial crunch and ers’, he said and added that gov- aircraft assembled at HAL in orders for 73 Advanced Light be sprayed with a vehicle iden- text at least 60 times. Narendar Modi. and money trail in Bofors might affect some of the ongo- ernment should come to the the overall quotation and 4. Life Helicopters (ALH) and tification number on all over Characters on the microdot It has not only exposed the scandal, here thre was a suspi- ing projects. rescue of HAL to bring back cycle cost to be included in the sources say so far there is no the vehicle’s body including its shall be consecutive and not lies of the Defence Minister cion of a smoking gun now”, A senior executive who is its glory by reviving projects in quote”. confirmation about 83 LCA engine. As the dots are less than separated by spaces,” the draft Niramala Sitaraman and Arun Karan said. part of HAL’s many projects on the pipeline. “We all know the result of and waiting for the confirma- 1mm in diameter it is impos- said. Jaitely that it was the decision He recalled that when the condition of anonymity Another senior retired offi- negotiation with Dassault. It’s tion. sible to locate and remove According to officials, the of Dassault but also showed Swedish Radio had exposed feels the cancellation RFQ for cial who has seen the Rafale not higher man hours claimed HAL which is the back- everyone. This makes it very ministry discussed the tech- that the Modi Government Bofors, the Opposition led by production of 106 Rafale fight- RFQ from the beginning said by HAL or perception of bone of Indian defence forces difficult for a car thief to con- nology with several industry insisted that a particular VP Singh had effectively used ers and technology transfer for the first time in the histo- Nirmala Sitharaman about is struggling for its existence ceal the vehicle’s true identity. experts before arriving at the organisation should be given it and members of all the par- has hit the PSU very badly. He ry of HAL, MoD wanted to sign HAL, it’s the defective RFP and became an easy prey to the It also allows usually untrace- final conclusion.” offset making mockery of the ties barring Congress had said “ because of the faulty RFQ a contract with OEM and which pulled the curtain before political slugfest of the Rafale able parts to be linked to a par- The use of marking vehi- rules. resigned from Parliament. we have lost the production of accordingly introduced new the show could begin” he deal. ticular vehicle, thereby aiding cles with microdots is called in the recovery of stolen com- Whole of Vehicle Marking ponents. The technology is (WoVM),” officials added. In  )'2 :  being used in countries like South Africa it is a legal    )).0$ South Africa, Australia, New requirement to have microdot   Zealand, Chile, Taiwan, fitted to all new vehicles sold Canada, the US and the since September 2012.     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It involves spraying 2016 followed by Uttar Pradesh Mishra, his son and supporters should say why the two students thousands of the small dots with 34,480 automobile thefts. were booked on Saturday for est Bengal Chief Minister were killed,” she said while laser etched with a Vehicle Maharashtra reported third opposing a Muharram proces- WMamata Banerjee on interacting with journalists from Identification Number (VIN), highest 22,435 thefts of vehicles sion, police said. Saturday blamed the RSS and the city who were accompany- throughout the vehicle. followed by Rajasthan 17,544 Five cases were registered at the BJP for the death of two stu- ing her. The dots, which are less and Madhya Pradesh 15,878. Cantonment and Bithari dents during a protest against “They (BJP, RSS) are like than 1 mm across, are carried As per Delhi police data, in Chainpur police stations against appointment of Urdu teachers in vultures waiting for a death and in an adhesive that fluoresces 2018, an average of 110-120 Mishra and others for opposing a school and accused them of then start doing politics over it. under Ultra Violet light. It’s a vehicles being stolen in the cap- a Muharram procession in vil- trying to create communal dis- They do politics even with death simple matter then to identify ital every day has been report- lage Khajuria, they said. turbance. of students. First they commit a a treated area and recover one ed. What is more shocking is The village lies at the bor- Banerjee, who is in Milan, murder and then play holi with of the dots for viewing under the fact that less than 8 per cent der of the limits of the two Italy, on an official tour, also the (dead person’s) blood. a special magnifier, which cases are solved by the police. police stations. “Five cases per- came out in support of provid- “The BJP and the RSS have reveals the dot’s number. Motor vehicle thefts account taining to rioting, disturbing ing Urdu teachers to Daribhita to answer why the two students Because the dots are spread for nearly one-fifth of the total peace and obstructing School in Islampur in North were killed. And until they give throughout the vehicle, it is number of cases registered Government officials from per- Dinajpur where a clash between their answer I ask my party impossible to find and remove under the IPC in Delhi. Last forming their duty were regis- protesters and police claimed the activists to conduct peaceful every one. “The microdots are year, cops recovered only 10 per tered against Rajesh Mishra, BJP lives of the two students. meetings and rallies in their brushed or sprayed onto the cent of the stolen vehicles. The MLA from Bithari Chainpur, his The BJP has called a 12- respective areas without fighting key parts of an asset to provide Delhi Police report states that son, three aides and 25 uniden- hour shutdown in the state on over the issue,” the Trinamool complete parts marking,” offi- 41,000 vehicles were stolen in tified persons,” Inspector September 26 to protest against Congress supremo, who is cur- cials said. “All the text on every the last year of which around Cantonment police station the death of the two students. rently on an official tour of (     3  
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Wholesale Store stocks over for the fourth straight week, eign exchange reserves rose by $ Gvacy policy of its Indian Tata Steel will help the compa- The new store simultane- 5,000 items, including a wide plunging to hit a fresh life-time 1.207 billion to $ 400.489 billion digital payments mobile appli- ny in “significant reduction” of ously got integrated with the B2B range of fresh, frozen and low against the US dollar before in the week to September 14 on cation, days after local rival its debt, Usha Martin said in a e-commerce platform, making it chilled foods, fruits and veg- managing a small recovery. account of increase in foreign Paytm complained that the US filing to the BSE. The deal is the 22nd Best Price store to go etables, dry groceries, person- Overall, the forex mood currency assets, according to RBI tech giant's platform allowed expected to be completed in 6- online, a release said here. al and home care items, hotel broadly undermined on the data. In the previous week, disclosure of customer data for 9 months, it added. "I am very excited about and restaurant supplies, appar- back of increasing impact of forex reserves had declined by $ advertising and other purposes. whether they were made due to Tata Steel, in a release, said opening the 22nd Cash and el, office supplies, electronic geopolitical threats and con- 819.5 million to USD 399.282 The row has erupted amid Paytm's letter or any subsequent it has executed definitive agree- Carry store in India. It reiter- goods and other general mer- cerns on macro-economic billion. heightened debate about user communication from the NPCI. ments for the acquisition of ates our commitment to India chandise items. PTI front. Foreign investors and privacy and how technology “These changes are done Usha Martin’s steel business The Government's confi- funds pulled out a massive Rs firms treat data in India and from time to time and are through a slump sale on a going dence building measures to on the trading front towards 9,400 crore ($ 1.3 billion) from abroad. The Government is based on product features and concern basis. “It is proposed 1 6 curb the currency volatility the tail-end session even as the the capital markets in developing a new data protec- development,” a Google that the steel business of Usha also fell short of many investors' US dollar fell to seven-week September so far, on widening tion law which could force spokesman said. Martin Ltd will be acquired expectations, causing heavy lows after Donald Trump current account deficit due to companies to change how they Dilip Asbe, the chief of the subject to transaction closing, sell-off and the local stocks to announced fresh 10 per cent a surge in oil prices and depre- transfer or store customer data. NPCI which oversees the pay- for a cash consideration of ! # take a massive plunge. tariffs on Chinese imports ciating rupee. In a letter to the National ments services in India, between 4,300 and 4,700 Trading in an extremely The stubbornly high glob- The latest outflow Payments Corporation of India declined to comment. crore (subject to various trans-    @0:@  organised by MCCI and volatile market environment, al crude oil prices are opening comes following a net infusion (NPCI), dated 13 September, Paytm, which is backed action adjustments),” the WBSEB Officers Assoctaion the bruised rupee ended at up a can of worms to height- of close to  5,200 crore in the Paytm complained that Google by China's Alibaba and release said. he West Bengal govern- here on Saturday, Chatterjee 72.20, showing a steep loss of 36 ened inflation risks and likely capital markets, both equity Pay's privacy policy amounted Japan's SoftBank, also The closing of the acquisi- Tment is the process of said detailed project report paise. to disrupt government's fiscal and debt, last month and to “clear disregard for a con- declined comment. tion is subject to fulfilment of comissioning floating solar (DPR) of the projects has been Panic dollar demand from maths along with deteriorating 2,300 crore in August. sumer's need for privacy”. Paytm's letter to NPCI various conditions under the power plants already pre- importers and speculative global financial conditions. Fitch Ratings has upward- Google Pay's privacy policy indicates the increasingly fierce agreements. by next year, pared. traders sent the home currency Considering that India is a ly revised its forecast for India's had said it could “collect, store, competition in India's digital Usha Martin’s steel business state Cost for sinking to a historic low of net importer of crude oil, the economic growth to 7.8 per use and/or disclose” personal payments market, which is comprises the specialised 1 Minister for constructing 72.99. impact of this imported infla- cent from 7.4 per cent for the data and “any communications expected to grow five-fold to million-tonnes-per-annum Power and the It lost a whopping 229 tion is expected to be signifi- current fiscal. made through Google Pay”. $1 trillion by 2023. Other (MTPA) alloy based manufac- Non-renew- Sagardighi paise in its four-consecutive cant. Backtracking a brief week- A Reuters review of companies vying for a bigger turing capacity in the long able Energy plant would weekly slide. Although, the The upcoming week will end recovery trend, the rupee Google's privacy policy that share of the market include products segment based in Sobhandev be Rs five domestic currency managed bring a Fed's monetary policy opened with a sharp 66 paise was updated on Thursday PayPal and Facebook's Jamshedpur, a producing iron- Chattterjee crore, he regain some lost ground, meeting, with rates expected to fall to 72.50 against the US dol- showed the company had Whatsapp. ore mine, a coal mine under said. said adding trimming its weekly decline. be rising by 25 bps.The bench- lar at the inter-bank foreign dropped the word “disclose” Paytm gained traction after development and captive The two that the cost The crash came despite mark 10-year sovereign yield, exchange (forex) market. from its privacy clause. the government banned power plants. plants would of installa- the governments recent however fell by 5bps to 8.08 per It quickly extended losses Google told Reuters in a demonetised 500 and 1,000 The transaction and acqui- come up at Sagardighi and tion reduces with the increase announcement of a slew of cent from 8.13 per cent. due to heavy speculative sell- statement that the changes were currency notes in November sition structure would be deter- Mukutmanipur with generat- in generating capacity. measures to attract more for- In the meantime, crude off and crashed to hit an all- made to make it easier for cus- 2016, boosting digital pay- mined shortly, Tata Steel added. ing capacities of five MW and Chatterjee said that in the eign fund inflows into the prices pared gains, following a time low of 72.99, forcing RBI tomers to understand their mon- ments. It has 95 million active Tata Steel had an annual 100 MW respectively. last seven years, industrial country. report that OPEC and its allies intervention in the currency etisation and data usage policy. monthly users, compared to capacity of 27.5 MTPA as on Speaking to reporters on demand had increased 27.22 The Asia's third-largest are considering a coordinated market and restricting the It declined to comment on Google Pay's 22 million. March 31, 2018. PTI the sidelines of a seminar per cent. economy - India is facing increase in crude production. local unit from breaching the severe macro challenges and The OPEC meeting with 73-mark. goldilocks economic condi- allies in Algiers is expected to Anyway, the domestic unit $       tions are now changing fast. focus on production gains as recovered some ground and 5 + 4      A sharp spike in interna- Iranian sanctions and depletion extended to subsequent trading tional crude oil prices weighed rates in Venezuela look to force breakouts.  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REC Silicon manufacturing to raise the issues facing the US JChina's Internet industry, In a letter to Trump, the group facility, they said. “The closure polysilicon industry, and we termed the speculation around of five lawmakers from will result in the loss of 150-200 request a progress report on his retirement as a “sea gossip”, Washington State urged him to highly skilled manufacturers these negotiations as soon as pos- saying he would rather die on find an immediate resolution to and will severely impact the sible,” the letter reads. PTI the beach than in his executive office at Alibaba. who has a dream for the future, On 10 September, Chinese gossips, rumours, hardships 2 6  billionaire Ma, on his 54th and frustrations will always be birthday, announced that he part of your life.”  
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Cmoned the US ambassador Chinese military and its direc- expressed strong indignation ing in New York was “arrogant”, Pakistan after the “two deeply “Pakistan...Categorically to lodge an official protest tor, Li Shangfu, for engaging in and opposition to US sanctions resident Pakistan Prime Minister Imran disturbing” developments reject these allegations...Our over sanctions imposed by “significant transactions” with on the equipment develop- PHassan Khan said on Saturday, assert- would be “meaningless”. authorities would be prepared Washington on a Chinese mil- Russia’s main arms exporter. ment department of the Rouhani vowed ing that he was “disappointed” “In view of the changed sit- to conduct a joint investigation itary unit for purchasing The US said the purchas- Chinese military and its direc- on Saturday to by the New Delhi’s “negative” Pakistan’s new Prime Minister uation, there will be no meet- to establish the truth,” Faisal advanced fighter jets and mis- es of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 tor,” the state-run China Daily boost Iran’s bal- response. Imran Khan to the world as ing between the Foreign said. sile systems from Russia, fighter jets and S-400 surface- quoted a military spokesman as listic missile India on Friday cited the well as Islamabad’s evil agenda Ministers of India and Pakistan On the issue of the postage according to a media report. to-air missiles by China’s saying. capabilities “brutal” killing of three police- behind the proposal for talks. in New York,” he said. stamps, he said they were Also, China has cancelled Equipment Development Col Wu Qian, a spokesman despite Western concerns that men in Jammu and Kashmir as “The latest brutal killings of Reacting to india’s remarks, issued before the July 25 elec- a reported move to send Vice- Department (EDD) of Ministry for the Ministry of National were cited by his US counter- well as the release of the postal our security personnel by Pakistan Foreign Office tions and before Prime Premier Liu He to Washington of Defence has violated US Defence said that the military part Donald Trump in May stamps “glorifying” Kashmiri Pakistan-based entities and the spokesman Mohammad Faisal Minister Khan assumed office for talks to end the escalating sanctions on Russia. cooperation between China when he abandoned a land- militant Burhan Wani for call- recent release of a series of 20 said on Friday that the “so- on August 18. trade war between the world’s It was the first time the and Russia is within the normal mark nuclear deal with Tehran. ing off the meeting between postage stamps by Pakistan called ‘disturbing develop- “We choose not to further two largest economies, follow- Trump administration target- range of cooperation between “We will never decrease External Affairs Minister glorifying a terrorist and ter- ments’” alluded to in the Indian comment beyond saying that ing imposition of tariffs on ed a third country with its sovereign states in accordance our defensive capabilities... We Sushma Swaraj and her rorism confirm that Pakistan statement predated the Indian these comments are against all Chinese goods by the Trump Countering America’s with international laws, and the will increase them day by day,” Pakistani counterpart Shah will not mend its ways,” Kumar agreement to hold the bilater- norms of civilised discourse administration. Adversaries Through Sanctions US has no right to interfere. Rouhani said at a military Mehmood Qureshi on the side- said. al meeting in New York. and diplomatic communica- The Chinese Foreign Act of 2017 (CAATSA), The US move has trampled parade. lines of the United Nations “Disappointed at the arro- He said the alleged killing tion,” Faisal said. Ministry summoned the US designed to punish Russia for on the basic norms of interna- “The fact that the missiles General Assembly (UNGA) in gant and negative response by of a BSF soldier took place two “We believe by its ill-con- ambassador to protest against its seizure of Crimea and other tional relations in a full embod- anger you shows they are our New York this month. India to my call for resumption days prior to the Indian sidered cancellation of the US sanctions on the equipment activities. iment of hegemonism, seri- most effective weapons,” he Announcing the cancella- of the peace dialogue,” Prime announcement of its agree- meeting, India has once again development department of While the Chinese Foreign ously damaging relations said, referring to the West. tion of the meeting, External Minister Khan said in a tweet. ment to hold the bilateral meet- wasted a serious opportunity to the Chinese military and its Ministry spokesman, Geng between the two countries and Iran has ballistic missiles Affairs Ministry Spokesperson “However, all my life I ing. change the dynamics of the director, the official media Shuang on Friday expressed their armies, he said. with a range of up to 3,500 kilo- Raveesh Kumar said in New have come across small men When the allegations of bilateral relationship and put reported on Saturday. outrage and asked Washington The Chinese military urged metres (2,200 miles), enough to Delhi that the incidents occupying big offices who do Pakistan’s involvement first the region on the path of peace The US State Department to revoke the decision or face the US to correct its mistake reach both Israel and US bases “exposed” the “true face” of not have the vision to see the appeared, Pakistani rangers and development,” he added. said on Thursday that it would consequences, China’s military and withdraw sanctions, or in the Middle East. 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I remember GrowingY up in Press Enclave, I was surrounded kind of impact power distribution patterns and There was a time when issue-based films were there was such a big conversation whether, as a with journalists, intellectuals and their families, their abuse have on ordinary people is huge. considered arthouse and then there was the hero, I should wear glasses or not. It used to be so there was a certain culture vibe. I was quite a There’s actually a three-and-a-half minute mainstream which dealt with the cliché of the so hard to convince everybody back then that naughty kid and very spoilt by my grandparents speech in the climax of this film, which is a rich-poor divide. Now the lines have blurred glasses would not emasculate the hero. Or that as I used to live with them. I was very close to monologue delivered by me and we did it in a and issue-based commercial films have they didn’t signify tragedy or depression. I’m my maternal grandfather and my strongest single shot. It was a four-page content and it gained commercial credibility. How difficult fortunate that Imtiaz (director Imtiaz Ali) was memories are of him dropping me off to school made me cry because it spoke about the prob- a job it is to walk the line as an actor? forward thinking and we could do things in (Gyan Bharati) every morning and the conver- lem from a common man’s perspective with I find it much easier. Honestly, I used to find it that film that might sound so stupid today. Yet, sations we had. I don’t remember a single day facts and logic. India needs to hear this voice. I very troublesome when I had to participate in it was a big deal then. I am eternally grateful for when he didn’t walk me to school. He was an was very emotionally moved by that speech films which were too flighty for my liking. I my role in Kaminey because it provided me an extremely learned man and I was very attached when I read the script and it stayed with me in was 21, so I guess people thought being in col- opportunity to surprise and shock people at the to him, imbibing my fundamentals. So whenev- much the same manner that certain chapters lege was the only thing I could pull off at that same time and that, as an actor, but happens er I come to Delhi, it reminds me a lot of my leave an imprint when you are reading a book. I time and that was a huge psychological barrier. once in a while. However, it also raised my bar. grandfather. In that sense, this city is my influ- felt this is the reason why this film should be My age and my boyish looks were like an For me to surprise people that much today is encer. made. So I signed up. !!#2 !# ,9 impediment in my career because they restrict- more difficult because they have a certain I think the times that you have spent in life Haider and Udta Punjab dealt with socially ed the offers that came my way. Yeh to dance expectation and reference point. So I have to before you became an actor, when you have relevant issues. Haider spoke about the issue of (04A0? 0A karta hai, cute lagta hai. I have struggled with consistently rediscover myself like I did in been living life just as anybody else has, make a human rights in a disturbed area, a very sensi- that perception for a good 10 years and it is Haider or Udta Punjab. The idea is to do differ- very big part of whatever it is that you portray tive subject. 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We have become more vulner- when all the things around us cease to able. Because our standard response to exhibit their regular or inherent qualities this is complaining about the aid in the and take some horrible shape and form, form cash and kind. It’s simply conve- it is a warning from heaven — the unnat- nient to talk about the role of the ural state of things warns us that some- Government, write some angry thing untoward is likely to happen. Facebook posts, and eventually forget In Julius Caesar, these were projec- about what happened. We fail to talk tions used to unnerve a gullible Casca about the role of individuals in creating into believing that Caesar’s rise to glory an environment for sustainable develop- was what the heavens did not approve of. ment, in identifying ways through which However, it can apply even to the world we can help our society and our econo- we live in today. The screaming head- my progress simultaneously. lines, the scary news reports full of spine- Commercialisation and commodifi- chilling details that we wake up to every cation of everything has brought our morning suggest that something is rot- society to an impasse. Posts on Facebook, ten in our seven-decade-old democracy. Twitter, and WhatsApp do indicate that There are recurrent signs of our people at least understand that some- society going awry. Recently, three thing wrong has happened and that they girls died of hunger in the nation’s want to create awareness about it. But it Capital. In the same National Capital, should not stop at just that. Our duty as members of one family were found dead individuals should not begin with read- under suspicious circumstances. ing those posts and end with forward- Reports suggested that they were under ing them with one or two added com- duress. And why just the Capital? In ments. There is a need to think of the July, Jharkhand saw six members of a remedies to reinvent society. The first family end their lives over similar rea- thing that is needed is ‘renovision’ — a sons. And just two weeks later, in the different, perhaps more rational way, to same State, seven members of a family look at the problems that face our soci- committed suicide, leaving a note which ety. We have been playing the blame said that they were taking the extreme game for far too long. step because they were in debt. They When we invoke the Constitution, had been unable to repay a substantial our focus should not be on just the fun- amount of money they had borrowed damental rights. It is about time we gave from different sources for the medical a thought to our fundamental duties, too. treatment of their child. Are we grad- Our emphasis on technology-based edu- ually drifting towards an orderless cation has, at some instances, come at the society? Has it become normal for us to expense of inculcating the right values read about people dying for such rea- and inspiring interest in the social sci- sons or to find out about mobs lynch- ences. Progress cannot be guaranteed by ing people in broad daylight? Rise in population and the resultant favourite whipping boy of all and sundry else. In the society, which seems to have technological advancement alone. It The Nirbhaya case of December crowding that social scientists have for any kind of problem that society lost the fundamental human qualities of comes from a proper attitude. The atti- 2012 was, it now seems, just a precursor been warning India against for quite faces. Maybe it provides some kind of compassion, love, camaraderie and con- tude that guides one to think right and to the horrors that are now unfolding. some time, still continues. The fact that ! ! !4)0? # 0 catharsis, a vent for pent-up feelings that cern for fellow beings, a society that has drives one to act right. Reports of gang rapes continue to it is the cause of many evils has become mount year after year. The frustrations, turned paranoid, it is important to For decades, our focus has been on appear, that too at a nauseating frequen- common knowledge. And still, it persists ,!#@ *03 1,  the angst, the failures, the lapses and of think hard about what it is that we are functional literacy. Computer literacy, cy. This tendency to treat women with to threaten us with more mind-numb- 19 ?9 ?9 ::C #2?C course the wasted opportunities — they really angry about. We must try to find too, quickly acquired a place of impor- violent contempt has brought India the ingly dreadful incidents in store. all pile up and reflect in our statements out the reasons for this derailment in tance in our scheme of development. But kind of infamy that will take some time There is another aspect to the story *03 19 43 A!# about our Government. However, we society. It is a job cut out for social sci- in this process, we might have made the to be wiped off. Nirbhayas are wronged that throws up a contrast. It is to do with need to introspect to find out if our ire entists. Why does even advancement in blunder of neglecting ethical literacy. It across the country on a daily basis — be the rise in the Gross Domestic Product ,9 ?9 0# A0? ,! is directed right. An honest evaluation science and technology, or growth in is time for us to go back to the basics. it in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur or Haryana’s and the growth prospects of a trillion 9? !:49# !# 0(!9C will reflect that it is not. Had it been so, economy, or improvement in school edu- Ethics will form the very core of our Jind. If the global opinion finds India dollar economy. 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So I am At least that’s who I am. with yourself only when you’re acting workshop at NSD con- used to this phase of wanting to Eventually, you have to find happy with what you’re doing. ducted by Naseer sir find myself and being my own yourself. And whatever success (Naseeruddin Shah) for only a person. But it is because of this you get will be truly relevant What has been your actor’s week where I met Randeep that I also feel a family is the when you become original and workshop? What were your Hooda too. I had, at that time, bedrock of society. You truly say something that is different. I first film inspirations? already become an actor and understand that when you have have seen people also connect to There are so many films and so was getting some work, so I it. So that is something I would your truth. Our audience is many actors like Dilip sa’ab to thought ki thoda better kar lete definitely want to say openly. I actually so accepting and sensi- Balraj Sahni. But my first film hain skills apne aap before kisi can see that people are afraid, tive. And the camera never lies, experience was at Anupam the- ko pata chale ki bohot kharab hai unsure and sometimes not even so you’ve got to be honest. atre, now PVR Anupam. It was a yeh (laughs). As I said, I saw my prepared to give so much to documentary on white elephants parents work really hard to be something as marriage and a Have you, therefore, eased (laughs). That was my strongest exceptional. It is never just home, but I feel that what you your position in the fraternity memory though not very excit- about popularity but about the give to it is nothing compared to because, let’s face it, there are ing. I have subsequently watched skill and drill of the craft. what you get from it. Whoever I industry pressures of being serious classics. 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      optimum temperature as part of consumer have a lopsided education system awareness which can help consumers to that is a means to an end — to lead a ($'&'&;667 make informed decisions. This announce- luxury lifestyle at the cost of the value ment by the Ministry drew huge public system which is already at a low ebb. response from various sectors. A few appre- And therefore, sports and music ciated the move and others simply raised are considered antidote to education. questions about attempts by the Government The overall development of a child is to control the personal choice of service. not possible without a proper set of sports system. One-third problems of Understanding defaults the country are related to physical In the case for ACs, default temperature weakness of the youth, Vivekanand is the temperature which is automatically had said. assigned by the company or maker when the To address the issues, the Modi machine is switched on. It is a setting or posi- Government is leaving no stone tion that has been pre-selected but can be unturned to refurbish the education changed by the users if they wish to do so. side” to “print on both sides” at a universi- 50? The answer may depend on the condi- the temperature of air conditioners is pro- system that empowers people through This is a mass default as it applies to all con- ty and noticed 15 per cent reduction of paper tions on which defaults are set. Defaults are posed to be set at 24 degrees Celsius as education. Under “Khelo India” sumers of a product or service, without tak- consumption for printing. set because users are not always rational in default for major establishments, then the scheme, the Government is trying to ing consumers’ individual characteristics or From the above studies, it is evident that their decision making and bound by their major point to keep in consideration is that improve sport infrastructure in villages. preferences into account. when people are provided with environment habits, intentions and lack of enough infor- all establishments don’t have similar con- “One Bharat Shresth Bharat” aims In setting default, policymakers take ini- friendly options as default, they tend to stick mation. If consumers are overloaded with sumers and these consumers require dif- to bridge the regional disparity. The tial decision for consumers without their to it and do not take decision to opt out of information which is complex and difficult ferent services. Government is keen to synergies the knowledge (occasionally) but also keep a it until their intention changes or their to understand, then they don’t tend to choose The temperature in an Information ingenious knowledge system and scope of changing that decision if requirement of the service changes. the best available option rather they opt for Technology (IT) firm will have different modern technology. “Technology is they want to. first available option or option that satisfies requirement as compared to an office or a the biggest driver in improving the Many of us fail to acknowledge that Faulty defaults or restricting choice the minimum requirements (known as sat- library. The IT firms may require keeping the quality of education,” said HRD The debate on the need for foreign defaults have become part of our lives. Take Defaults are portrayed as mechanism to isficing) at less effort and cost. ACs at 16 degrees Celsius as they want the Minister Prakash Javedekar. The dig- faculty members is picking up, even as an example of wallpaper of laptops or mobiles ensure welfare of society but there is scep- In general, defaults are for welfare of soci- machines to be maintained properly even ital black board is one of the top pri- the concept of “Gurukul” has been when we unpack it for first time. That wall- ticism around their adoption as it is seen as ety and therefore sticking to default can be though this temperature is highly uncon- orities of the Government. And efforts pigeonholed as traditional. Rubbing paper is a default; it will stay unchanged until authoritarian and paternalist move by the considered as a rational decision as it can save formable for the employees. But a library can are on to use technology to enhance salt into the wound is the exodus of we change it. Similarly we have lot of default Government to make choice for the con- time, effort and money. easily maintain the temperature of 24 degrees teachers’ skills as well. brains from quality educational insti- setting in MS office which will not change until sumers. But, these settings are usually based Default setting remained unchanged by Celsius. In this case, default setting for library There are several other initiatives tutions in India to the US and the EU, we do it. Research in various fields e.g. deci- on libertarian paternalism (the term was the consumers when it is completely unob- can be successful but for an IT firm it may that aim at improving the overall con- indeed for greener pastures. To address sions to buy insurance, organ donation, coined by Richard H Thaler and Cass R served by the users or when it is not affect- fail. Therefore, it would be better if the mass dition of the education system. More this burning issue, the Central breaking unhealthy food habits, improving Sunstein in 2003) which suggests that it is ing the users adversely. But, if the default default can be more of smart default. than hundred new Kendriya Government is trying to reverse the environmental concerns, addressing privacy possible and legitimate for private and pub- goals are unrealistic i.e. if they are too low It can be a smart strategy in which var- Vidyalayas and 62 new Navodaya brain drain into brain gain through the concerns in various countries have shown that lic institutions to affect the behaviour of con- or too high as compared to self set goals, then ious defaults can be set for various sectors Vidalayas have been opened during scheme of Prime Minister Schemes of policymakers made decision as a reference on sumers along their freedom of choice. The they will detrimentally affect behaviour of depending on their requirements of service the last four years. Ekalavya Model fellowships. Though it is not enough, behalf of users and set a default for users’ wel- libertarian aspect insists that people should users and the impact can be negative or pos- keeping in consideration various factors i.e. Residential schools will be opened in well begun is half done. fare which resulted in positive outputs. be free to opt out of a specified arrangement itive depending on the reason of default. demographic variables or climatic variables the tribal areas. One of the fundamental aims of An experimental study was conducted and should be able to make their decision, It is observed that unrealistic and extreme etc. It would be relevant to observe and under- Despite these praiseworthy ini- the education is to identify the core by Danieal Pichert and Konstantinos V whereas paternalistic aspect emphasised on defaults are less likely to stick for long peri- stand the behaviour of consumers and iden- tiatives, higher education is smitten values. The core values of India are Katsikopoulous in 2008 in which they the autonomy of private and public institu- od of time and can be rejected by consumers tify the factors which nudge them towards with many ills. The scheme of upgrad- world peace and betterment of the noted that consumers use more of green tions to make attempts to influence con- especially when they do not trust the policy sticking to default and saving electricity. ed autonomy is bound to create fur- humanity. It flows from the cultural electricity (electricity generated from renew- sumers’ choice for the welfare of society. makers who are devising default setting. This shift towards smart default ther problems in education system. “I heritage of India. There is need to con- able resource) given to them as default as The libertarian paternalism is consid- will have better chances for sticking am a Stephenian, a JNUite or a LSRite” nect children with Indian heritage compared non-green electricity. In other ered as a weak and non-intrusive type of Way ahead: Smart default for long time. will only widen the chasm. The exist- along with the western tips. study named “Can indifference make the paternalism as choices are not blocked and Air conditioning technology is one of ing apartheid system in educational world greener”, Johan Egebark and Mathias does not impose huge sum of cost for devi- the technologies which is predicted to be (Vandana Maurya is a PhD scholar at system will further deepen if the (The writer is Head of the Ekstrom in 2013 conducted a natural field ating from the policymakers’ option. widely adopted in coming days especially Centre for Studies in Science Policy, Jawaharlal Government policies are not imple- Department of Political Science, Central experiment in which they changed the But what is the extent of paternalism and when the temperature is expected to increase Nehru University, New Delhi; Professor mented in toto. University of Haryana) default setting of printers from “print on one liberalism used in devising defaults? Is it 50- due to change in climatic conditions. When Madhav Govind teaches at the same centre)

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In 2005, after an importance in the country has intensive vaccination campaign been justified on the grounds of with the new monovalent Type 1 some small saving for developed vaccine, the number of cases of nations”. polio in India had been brought A group of Indian doctors and down to a low of 54. This led to academics, dubbed the ‘dissenters’ optimistic predictions that the by the historian William Muraskin, disease could be wiped out the subjected the polio campaign to following year. But between 2006 the kind of critical scrutiny that it and 2008, the numbers had shot was not accustomed to anywhere up again to nearly 900 cases. else in the world. The polio Vaccinators and their campaign blamed the health supervisors in Uttar Pradesh and authorities in the problem States of Bihar were being stretched to UP and Bihar for not their limits by these repeated implementing immunisation campaigns. Some went on strike campaigns with sufficient care and demanding better pay. Parents rigour. Yet Indian critics wrote “the were becoming increasingly failure of the eradication campaign irritated and suspicious about is not because of a lack of proper these repeated knocks on their implementation (as they so often doors by health workers forcing be seen as part of the polio It was in India that the vaccine on the grounds that the demanded greater attention? Or claim) but because of a flawed polio drops on their children. eradication mission? debates over the dangers of the ,9 9? !( !0# risk of the virus reverting to a was it a greater priority for the strategy itself.” Many of these Could polio actually be It was not just the Government Sabin vaccine and its propensity disease state needed to be wealthy developing countries that objections were valid, and others wiped out from India? Should the that was sceptical. A group of to provoke paralysis in some 0A ,9 )0:!0 balanced with the benefit of a had eliminated the disease, but less so. 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The Northern Ireland tionless trade is impossible out- “maximum facilitation”, would Theresa May’s Chequers plan vote was split on political lines. side of the Single Market. be employed in the Irish Sea or is unpopular with Brexiteers and Michel Barnier, the EU’s in British ports, rather than on Brussels alike but while the likes ‘Who wanted to stay and who chief negotiator, believes the Irish border. of Boris Johnson want to chuck wanted to leave? Chequers would compromise the At a recent meeting of EU- the proposals, the EU (European The Democratic Unionist Party, integrity of the Single Market 27 Ambassadors, the commis- Union) is intent on cherry-pick- the country’s largest party, sup- and argues that any alignment of sion pointed to British data that ing from them. The impasse can ported Brexit. Sinn Féin, the standards can only apply to showed that only half of goods only be resolved by a fudge, U- SDLP, the Ulster Unionists, Northern Ireland and not the destined for the island of Ireland turns and climbdowns or the Alliance and the Green Party whole of the UK — putting a go through Northern Ireland. collapse of negotiations. wanted to remain in the EU. The border in the Irish Sea. If product standards were Irish Government also support- The ERG’s technological aligned, those goods could be 78   ed a ‘remain’ vote. border claims were long ago dis- checked by simply scanning The Prime Minister insists the missed by EU officials as “magi- barcodes on containers while only choice is Chequers or no How might Brexit impact cal thinking”. Its agricultural they were in transit rather than deal Brexit. May’s plan calls for Northern Ireland? rules proposal has also been checking each individual con- the creation of a free trade area Northern Ireland faces the ruled out by Brussels, which tainer. This could be done by in goods buttressed by a com- unwelcome prospect of a hard argues standards can only be UK officials, it has been sug- mon rulebook on standards and land border between the EU and met under the jurisdiction of the gested, and would take care of by technology that smooths UK. Without careful negotiation European Court of Justice. VAT, if the tax is levied at the trade and reduces customs clear- this may once again put North- The EU has called for a end of the chain. ance time. There would be no South relations under strain. “backstop” that would keep There are already controls border checks between mainland On some models Brexit Northern Ireland in the EU’s on animal, plant and animal Britain and Northern Ireland or might also have a disproportion- custom territory and aligned products from Britain to on the Irish border because the ate impact on Northern Ireland’s with its rules on goods, if the Northern Ireland, which has a whole of the UK would be economy, which is heavily reliant der with the EU trade bloc. The Almost certainly not. However, deal with the EU that would UK Government’ and the separate island of Ireland vet- aligned with EU standards on on exports to the EU. The food EU and the Irish Governments EU ministers have concluded leave scope to diverge from Brexiteers’ preferred options of a erinary regulatory oversight. goods through the common and agriculture sectors could be would prefer for the Irish Sea to that Northern Ireland would Brussels regulation and gain a free trade agreement and tech- After Brexit, the current system rulebook. Britain would reserve hit hard if the UK ends up pay- be the border between the automatically rejoin the competitive advantage but also nological solutions fail. Without of spot checks will have to be the right to move away from ing EU tariffs. United Kingdom and Ireland, European Union if it reunified necessitate stricter checks. The a backstop, there will be no replaced with checks on every Brussels’ rules on services, avoiding the prospect of a land with Republic of Ireland. 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ore than three-quarters of museums, galleries and other Mattractions in the UK are giving £65m of ticket-price concessions to the over-60s every year, while in many cases young people are charged full-price tickets, according to a study. People over 60 are offered conces- sions regardless of their ability to pay and even when they are below the state pension age, according to the Intergenerational Foundation (IF), a charity that researched 35 of the UK’s leading attractions’ ticketing policies. The giveaway to older people is expected to fuel concerns that Britain has failed to adjust to growing pension- er incomes and wealth. With millions of Only one out of the 35 organisa- pensioners boasting incomes above the tions offers a young person discount — average wage, the IF said it was con- the Royal Shakespeare and Swan the- cerned that charging policies developed atres in Stratford-upon-Avon — in previous decades were out of date. although 27 offer student discounts. While they all offer the over-60s senior Among the worst offenders are discounts apart from RHS organisa- Scottish attractions Edinburgh Castle, tions, only four — Chester zoo, the National War Museum in Stonehenge, Canterbury Cathedral and Edinburgh, Stirling Castle and Urquhart Bristol zoo gardens — have raised the Castle, all of which offer an over-60s ife as a Year 1 parent is very Is this how it goes, I wonder? Does into my term-time routine with Edie — ticket-price concession threshold in line concession but no student or young different to life as the mother childhood really whizz by, as everyone whereby for at least one day (and with the state pension age (SPA) of 65. person’s discount. of a child in reception. Bryony warned me? ‘Savour it,’ I was told again night) a week I would be able to Gordon, 38, married to a very and again — but only during the seem- indulge my need to nurture — was patient husband Harry, and ingly never-ending newborn stage, really, really exciting. motherL to Edie, five, says, “When Edie when a day feels like a week and a And there I was, last Wednesday, at  
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