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PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 3, ISSUE 217 | Thursday, 10 August 2017 | Kolkata | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS qNIFTY 9908.05 (-70.50) qSENSEX 31,797.84 (-216.35) qDOW JONES 22,085.34 (-33.08) qNASDAQ 6,370.46 (-13.31) qRUPEE/DOLLAR 63.84 (-0.21) pRUPEE/EURO 74.96 (+0.24) pGOLD/10GM 29,550 (-200.00) pSILVER/K 39,500 (+1130.00) EDUCATED YOUTH MARITAL RAPE NOT N KOREA CONSIDERS RE-OPENING OFFERED CLEANING PENAL OFFENCE, MISSILE STRIKE ON US THE DEBATE ON STAFF JOB AT PRIVATE PARLIAMENT PACIFIC TERRITORY OF DHANANJAY’S FIRM, KILLS SELF PG4 DEBATED IT: SC PG7 GUAM PG10 HANGING PG16 EVMs to use paper trail CHIEF MINISTER SAYS BJP SUBVERTING DEMOCRACY ‘Are ‘forces of darkness’ in Gujarat polls: EC to SC destroying democracy?’ MPOST BUREAU Mamata launches ‘BJP MPOST BUREAU NEW DELHI: The Election Commission NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday told the President Sonia Gandhi on Supreme Court that it quit India’ campaign Wednesday expressed appre- will be able to conduct hension whether the “forces the Gujarat assembly of darkness” were trying to elections, due late this OUR CORRESPONDENT destroy the roots of democ- year, using EVMs with Bengal has always racy, as she took a veiled paper trail. MEDINIPUR: Chief Minister fought for communal jibe at the RSS saying some A bench headed by Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday harmony and peace. organisations had opposed Chief Justice J S Khe- accused the BJP government at the It is the land of the Quit India movement har accepted the sub- Centre of subverting democracy and played no role in the mission of Election Commission of India (ECI) and said the TMC will work with all Swami Vivekananda, freedom movement. and disposed of the plea seeking direction for opposition parties to oust the BJP in Rabindranath and Nazrul Speaking in the Lok use of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. and any attempt to Sabha during a special dis- its ideological mentor RSS, machines in Gujarat assembly polls. She addressed a mammoth rally cussion to commemorate without naming them. “ECI in its affidavit has said that it will con- to mark the beginning of “ BJP Quit destabilize Bengal will be the 75th anniversary of the “We should not for- duct the Gujarat polls using VVPAT. We are sat- India” movement here on Wednes- dealt with severely Quit India movement, she get that there were people isfied by the submission. day afternoon. It was on August 9, said there was a feeling that and organisations which The petition is disposed of,” the bench also 1942, 75 years ago, that Mahatma from our coffers to keep ICDS cen- the “clouds of the politics of had opposed the Quit India comprising Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and Gandhi had launched the Quit India tres functional.” She said by making division and hate” are hover- movement and had played D Y Chandrachud said after the ECI’s counsel movement to put an end to British Aadhar mandatory to get benefits ing over the plural and egali- no role in getting our coun- apprised it of the poll panel’s stand. rule. The first phase of Trinamool’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a rally on Wednesday Pic/ Amit Datta under various schemes, the Centre tarian values enshrined in the try freedom,” she said. The VVPAT machine is connected with anti-BJP movement will continue has actually harassed poor people. Constitution. People have to fight for EVMs and dispenses a paper proof for the vot- till September 5. The second phase agencies,” she alleged. the common people. More than 100 “ They talk big and work little but “It seems secular, demo- the India they believe in, ers so that they can verify that their vote is cast will start after Bhai Phonta. She cautioned the people against people had died because of note despite financial constraints, Ben- cratic and liberals values are which is loved by one and all correctly. Referring to the Rajya Sabha BJP’s attempt to fuel communal ban. “Lakhs of people lost their gal government has taken up several being endangered. The public and which was envisioned by The court, however, posted other matters election in Gujarat which was held riots. “ BJP is trying to trigger com- jobs and the economic condition schemes for the poor.” space for debate and differ- the freedom fighters, Gan- connected to use of VVPAT in polls for tomor- on Tuesday, Banerjee said it was a munal riots in Bengal and we should of India took a nosedive. Till today Banerjee said she would attend ence of opinion is shrinking... dhi said. row on the plea of petitioners. fight between democracy and dicta- be alert and foil their attempts.” BJP has not clarified what it had the rally convened by RJD supremo “Have the forces of dark- “We can and will not “If the adjournment is without any reason, torship and “it is good that democ- BJP’s divisive politics has weak- done with the notes it had collected Lalu Prasad Yadav in Patna later ness emerged? Is there a fear allow the idea of India to be there will be consequences. You can’t waste the racy has triumphed.” ened the country. “ They are trying from common people.” BJP leaders this month. about the existence of a sense a prisoner to narrow mind- court’s time,” the bench said. Coming down heavily on the to divide India on the basis of reli- are talking about poor people and The TMC leader also accused of freedom? Are attempts edness, divisive and commu- In its affidavit, the EC has said it will be BJP she said it was trying to crush gion. But we will not allow this to “ then have their lunch and din- the BJP of shedding “crocodile tears” being made to destroy roots nal ideology. able to conduct the upcoming Gujarat assem- the opposition parties and the fed- happen. “ Bengal has always fought ner in star hotels,” she said adding for adivasis and backward sections of democracy which is based If we have to preserve bly polls using EVMs with paper trail if it gets eral structure of India. for communal harmony and peace. “ if you really work for the people of the society, on equality, social justice, freedom, we will have to 73,500 VVPAT machines by September from “They can threaten us by using It is the land of Swami Vivekananda, then why do you slash the Centre’s “On the one hand they (BJP) are law-based system and free- defeat the forces endanger- the manufacturers. the ED, Income Tax and the CBI Rabindranath and Nazrul and any contribution in different projects. lynching adivasis and people from dom of expression,” Gandhi ing it. We can’t and we won’t The poll panel maintained that Electronic but we are not afraid of it. The cen- attempt to destabilize Bengal will Earlier, Centre used to contribute backward sections of society, while said. allow sectarian forces to suc- Voting Machines (EVMs) currently used for tral government has turned into a be dealt with severely.” 90% in ICDS projects and the state’s on the other hand, they are clicking Prime Minister Naren- ceed,” she said, asking people conducting Lok Sabha and assembly elections government of the agencies, by the Banerjee said in the name of contribution was 10%. But now the photographs with adivasis and having dra Modi listened to her as to defeat such “repressive” in the country cannot be tampered with. agencies, of the agencies and for the note ban and GST, BJP has ruined trend is reversed and we are paying lunch at their houses,” she charged. she took digs at his party and forces. MASSIVE MARATHA PROTEST, GOVT ANNOUNCES SOPS Need to bring Chandigarh stalking case: Haryana BJP chief’s together whole of India Saffron sea at Azad Maidan as 9L son held again; police press abduction charge SUMITRA MAHAJAN protestors converge upon Mumbai MPOST BUREAU ing the fresh charge, the DGP explained that in the last four days, the police had MPOST BUREAU CHANDIGARH: Haryana BJP chief Sub- recorded the statements of witnesses and In today’s hash Barala’s son Vikas and co-accused also examined CCTV footage. MUMBAI: After an overwhelm- Ashish Kumar were arrested on Wednes- “We reconstructed the scene of crime. paper ing show of strength by the agitating day on charges of trying to abduct a We have also reconstructed the route Maratha community on Wednesday, 29-year-old-woman, the daughter of an of the chase and from there, many new ... chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has IAS officer, the police said. facts, new evidences have emerged,” CITY agreed to their main demands. The non-bailable charge of attempt- Luthra claimed. The chief minister has extended all ing to abduct under section 365 of the The two accused will now be produced INCOME OF TRANSPORT DEPT UP BY 30% 3 the educational concessions that Other IPC and section 511, which relates to Motor Vehicles Act. before a court on Thursday and the police NATION Backward Communities (OBC) receive attempt to commit an offence punish- We had summoned both the accused will seek their custody, he said. to the Marathas as well. There are 605 able with life or other imprisonment, and they were questioned for nearly three “Because in this investigation, there INDIAN FORCES STRONG ENOUGH 5 streams in which OBCs currently get a had also been pressed against the two, a hours on Wednesday during which many are many things for which we require concession, and this will be given to the senior official said. things came to the fore, Chandigarh DGP their custody...We will confront them with EDIT Maratha community as well. The accused will be produced before a Tejinder Singh Luthra told reporters. facts and the scene of crime, which was the MILESTONES IN 70 YEARS 8 The government has also offered but as an “ordinary member” of the court on Thursday, he added. “We have decided that against both route of the chase. It will be reconstructed land and announced a grant of Rs Maratha community. This is the second time that Vikas and the accused we are going to press fresh along with the accused. Many facts will be INTERNATIONAL 5 crore to build hostels for students Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh his friend Kumar have been arrested in charges; one is attempt to abduct, which confirmed in that process,” he said. from the Maratha community in every also voiced his support to the protest the stalking case, which has triggered will have two sections - 365 and 511. We Varnika Kundu, the woman who had QUAKE IN CHINA’S SICHUAN 11 district march with a tweet. a nation-wide outrage and a spate of have also decided to put both the accused lodged the complaint termed the arrests BUSINESS Mumbai’s Azad Maidan turned “Ek Maratha, Lakh Maratha,” the protests. under arrest,” he said. on Wednesday as a “great development”. into a sea of saffron on Wednesday as actor tweeted in Marathi, referring to a The two were earlier arrested on Satur- The maximum punishment for the Thanking everyone for their over- GOVT GIVES GST RETURNS DEADLINE 12 thousands of people demanding res- popular slogan. day following the woman’s complaint but offence under the charge applied today is whelming support, she said “if we con- ervations for the Maratha community At Azad Maidan, a morcha par- released on bail as they had been booked upto seven years’ imprisonment. tinue this movement, cases like these will SPORT gathered here in what was their 58th ticipant — dressed like Chhatrapati under bailable sections of the IPC and the Asked about the reason behind add- get a lot rarer”. PROFLIGATE UNITED PAY HEAVY PRICE 14 protest in a year. Shivaji — was heard extolling the vir- Wearing saffron caps and carrying tues of a “government of the people flags, the protesters walked down south and for the people”, as practised by the Dalai Lama says Doklam standoff not very serious Mumbai’s JJ flyover, which was closed Maratha king. FOR ADVERTISING for vehicular traffic, winding their way Ishanvi Deshmukh, a three-year- MPOST BUREAU in peace. dependent on each other,” he I don’t like”. kindly contact at 9810195709 to the protest venue. old girl, impressed the gathering with Asserting that any prob- said, speaking at the Rajen- “There is some tension, or At the Jijamata Udyan, where the a well-memorised speech seeking res- NEW DELHI: Describing the lem has to be resolved dra Mathur Memorial Lec- but I do not think it is very [email protected] Maratha morcha began at 11 am, pro- ervations for the Maratha community. ongoing Doklam standoff as through talks, the 81-year- ture organised by the Editors serious. We need to make testers tore banners put up by the Shiv Some residents of Kopardi village “not very serious”, the Dalai old Tibetan spiritual leader Guild of India here. distinction between people Sena, stressing that they did not want in Ahmednagar district, where the Lama on Wednesday invoked said the theme of 21st century The spiritual leader, who and governments. The other FOR SUBSCRIPTION any “political interference”. brutal rape and murder in July 2016 “Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai”, should be dialogue. calls himself a “chela” (dis- day, I mentioned that Hindi- kindly contact at 8800854665 Rajya Sabha member Chhatrapati of a 14-year-old girl belonging to the a catch phrase that defined “That’s the only away. One ciple) of India, also needled Chini Bhai Bhai is the only or Sambhaji Raje told reporters at Azad community triggered massive protests Sino- India ties in the 1950s, side’s retreat and defeat is an China saying he can do more way. India and China have [email protected] Maidan he was participating in the across the state, also participated in stressing that the two neigh- old-time thinking. In mod- in India, which has freedom. to live side by side,” the Dalai march not as a Member of Parliament Wednesday’s morcha. bours have to live side by side ern times, every country is “Where there is no freedom, Lama said. HIGH VOLTAGE GUJARAT RAJYA SABHA ELECTIONS Cong expels 8 Gujarat How a mystery voter helped Patel checkmate Shah MLAs for cross-voting MPOST BUREAU vote. And I have voted for him,” said candidate but is changing his stand the JDU lawmaker, Chhotu Vasava. for public consumption because of MPOST BUREAU The Gujarat Congress spokes- GANDHINAGAR/NEW DELHI: The big concern for the Congress his community, the Patels or Pati- man Manish Doshi said the eight It’s a huge relief for the Congress after is whether Pawar’s party ditched it dars, are angry with the BJP and AHMEDABAD/NEW DELHI: MLAs were expelled for cross- top leader Ahmed Patel managed his with both legislators, in fact, voting would turn on him if he admits he Cracking down on dissidents in voting in favour of BJP candidates re-election to the Rajya Sabha, but the against Patel. Though Pawar is a long- stood by the party. Gujarat, the Congress on Wednes- defying the whip issued by the victory is also a curious whodunit. time ally of the Congress and was a The Patidars, traditionally loyal day expelled for six years eight party. To win, Patel, who is the top member of its earlier national gov- to the BJP, have been galvanized of its MLAs who cross-voted in These MLAs are: Shankarsinh aide to Congress chief Sonia Gan- ernment, there are repeated reports by young leader Hardik Patel, 24, Tuesday’s Rajya Sabha elections. Vaghela, his son Mahendrasinh, dhi, needed 44 votes. He got 44. It of his growing understanding with against the party because it has not AICC general secretary Raghavji Patel, Bhola Gohil, was that tight. And it wasn’t without the BJP. If that fructifies, it will blow succeeded in including them among incharge of Gujarat unit Ashok Dharmendra Jadeja, P K Raulji, “a foreign hand” - his victory rests another hole through the group of the groups that get reservation quotas Gehlot said he has also recom- Amit Chaudhary, Karan Patel. on cross-voting by a lawmaker from anti-BJP parties who are trying to which guarantee them to state jobs mended the expulsion of six of Vaghela, a former chief min- another party. Congress supporters celebrate Ahmed Patel's win on Wednesday PTI find a way to work together ahead of and seats in colleges. its legislators who had earlier ister, had resigned from the Con- The Congress had 43 legislators the 2019 election. The first blow to Patel’s re-election followed a resigned as MLAs. Three of them gress and the post of leader of the that stuck by the party. Another two gress. So who cast the crucial 44th If that is the case, then something that 18-party front came when Nitish month-long drama which included had later joined BJP. opposition in the Assembly weeks were disqualified after the Congress vote that ensured Mr Patel’s triumph, just doesn’t add up. Because the lone Kumar exited it last month to hitch his party’s lawmakers being holed up Asserting that indiscipline will ahead of the RS elections, but not pointed out that they broke the rules however slender? legislator in Gujarat from the Janata his wagon to the BJP; they now run for a few days at a Bengaluru resort not be tolerated in the Congress, from the House. by showing their ballot papers to a Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Con- Dal (United) or JD-U, which is led by Bihar together. to prevent them from being poached Gehlot said those expelled were “We have expelled them for BJP representative - that was crucial gress Party or NCP has two legis- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, What could allow Pawar plau- by the BJP, whose chief, Amit Shah, indulging in anti- party activities. six years as they defied the party for Patel, because with their removal, lators in Gujarat. The party has says he too voted for Patel. Which sible deniability is that a BJP law- was accused of scheming big-time to Gehlot, a former chief min- whip and cross-voted. We will the overall strength of the house was accepted that one of them defied its means Patel should have got 45 votes, maker, Nalin Kotadiya, claims that engineer Patel’s defeat, which would ister of Rajasthan, said the party take action against them under reduced and he needed fewer votes stated support for Patel but insists the not 44. ‘’There is no reason to not he voted for the Congress in a revolt. have been a massive loss of face for will strengthened further ahead the anti-defection law also,” said to win: 44. other stuck with party instructions believe me. Ahmed Patel is an old His party has denied his pronounce- the Congress ahead of the state elec- of the state Assembly elections Gujarat Congress chief Bhar- 43 came from within the Con- and backed him. friend and I had assured him my ment, alleging that he voted for its tion in December. due later this year. atsinh Solanki. 2 mp town MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Thursday, 10 August, 2017 PAMPERED PUPPY cannot be a good guide dog

uppies with overly attentive mothers are less likely involves obstacles,” said Robert Seyfarth from University to succeed at completing a training programme to of Pennsylvania. become guide dogs for blind and visually impaired Researchers conducted a second part of the study after people, according to a study. the puppies had gone to live with foster families and then PResearchers embedded themselves at a breeding facility, returned for specific guide-dog training. taking videos and closely observing 23 mothers and their 98 The dogs, at this point young adults at 14 to 17 months puppies for their first five weeks of life. old, were given tests to measure their cognition and “We documented things like her nursing position, how temperament. much time she spent looking away from the puppies and how A test of cognitive problem-solving skills, for exam- much time she spent in close proximity to her puppies or lick- ple, involved a game with which the dog has to perform ing and grooming them,” said Emily Bray from University of a multi-step task in order to reach a treat. Pennsylvania in the US. Tests of temperament included observing the dogs’ A statistical analysis of all of this data revealed differences reactions, such as how long they took to bark to an across the mothers, with some being particularly attentive umbrella being opened or to entering a room with and others less so. a mechanical cat they’d never seen When researchers tracked the puppies a couple of years before, researchers said. down the line, they found that those with mothers that were “We saw that some dogs were more attentive were less likely to graduate from the training calm and collected and solved prob- Even five weeks of programme to become guide dogs. lems quickly, while others were In particular, those dogs whose mothers nursed more often more reactive and perseverated at pampering can hamper a lying down, as opposed to sitting or standing up, were less likely the problem-solving tasks,” Bray said. to succeed, researchers said. Dogs that did well at the problem- puppy’s success as a guide “It is remarkable. These puppies were with their mom for solving tasks and took longer to only five weeks and it is having an effect on their success two years later. It seems that puppies need to learn how to deal with dog for visually impaired small challenges at this early age and, if they do not, it hurts them later,” Bray said. or blind people two years If a mother is lying on her stomach, the puppies basically bark have free access to milk, but, if the mother is standing up, then at novel objects were more likely to suc- later. Puppies need to learn the puppies have to work to get it, researchers said. ceed in the guide-dog-training pro- “A hypothesis might be that you have to provide your off- gram, researchers said. 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Mamata Banerjee on Wednes- said school, got South Bengal State Transport At present, there are 12,429 day came down heavily on KOLKATA: The transport cor- Corporation (SBSTC). permanent employees in the those who are trying to malign highest marks in porations in the state witnessed The amalgamation of three Corporations and 10,743 the Ramakrishna Mission Santhali language a hike of around 30 percent in the three Corporations had get pension. In the last month, Vidyamandir Ekalabya Model and received an income in the past two years. ensured effective use of the several employees were brought Residential School here. In reply to a question in the infrastructure and manpower. under the Voluntary Retire- Addressing a rally, she said award from CM state Assembly on Wednesday, At the same time, real-time ment Scheme (VRS) to reduce Ramakrishna Mission is work- Suvendu Adhikari, the state location tracking of buses and dependence of the STUs on the ing among the poor and the students of this school are doing Transport minister, said that introduction of smart cards had state’s exchequer. He further needy and “some teachers with well in Madhyamik and High income of the transport corpo- helped in improving the service said steps have been taken to vested interests are trying to Secondary examinations. rations has gone up by around as well as revenue generation repair and construct the jetties malign Ekalavya Model School. Uday Murmu, a student 30 percent in the past two years. for the Corporations. following a standard operating They are spreading canards of the said school, got high- It may be mentioned that The minister said decision procedure. For each jetty, Rs 10 and I urge the people not to est marks in Santhali language soon after returning to power has been taken to buy 270 buses lakh was being sanctioned. It get swayed by their false pro- and received an award from the for the second time, the state in the current fiscal. During has been decided to construct paganda,” she said. Chief Minister. Transport department had Chief Minister Mamata Baner- 16 jetties in the Sunderbans. The Chief Minister further RKM has set up a laboratory started taking several steps to jee’s visit to different districts He further stated that added: “They are telling peo- for the students and through minimise loss of all the trans- to hold administrative review stringent measures have been ple that seats in the school will programmes, the students port corporations. meetings, people’s representa- taken to check rash motorcy- be given to the children of rich have been taught about their The first step of them was tives approached her to intro- cle driving. families. This is absolutely false.” rich culture and heritage. RKM amalgamation of Calcutta duce the bus services. Following The fine for rash driving of It may be recalled that Baner- has chalked out a comprehen- Tramways Corporation (CTC) the Chief Minister’s instruc- motorbikes has been increased jee had urged the then gen- sive plan to provide best educa- and Calcutta State Transport tion, more than 165 buses will to Rs 5,000. With the Chief eral secretary of RKM Swami tion to tribal students who are Corporation (CSTC) and West be bought and for that it would Minister launching the state- Suhitanandaji to take over the studying there. Bengal Surface Transport Cor- take around two months’ time. wide Safe Drive Save Life cam- Ekalavya Model School to train In the past few days, some poration (WBSTC) to form He further added that around paign, steps were taken to On Wednesday, the 75th anniversary of Quit India movement, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raises boys and girls coming from people with vested interests West Bengal Transport Cor- 600 buses have been bought in ensure that no one rides motor- the slogan “BJP Quit India” at a public meeting in Midnapore. “I will go to New Delhi tomorrow poor tribal families. Accord- have tried to spread canards poration (WBTC). At present, the past six years, but the sub- bikes without wearing helmets. (Thursday). On August 27, I shall attend an anti-BJP rally in Patna. On August 30, I shall visit ingly, the Backward Classes against some girl students and there are two more corpora- sidy has not gone up. Moreover, Now, the step to increase the Jharkhand that is witnessing frequent incidences of attacks over Dalits,” she said PIC/MPOST Welfare Department handed had tried to create law and tions besides WBTC and they the new buses are fitted with fine has been taken to check over the school to RKM. The order problem in the area. are North Bengal State Trans- CCTVs and GPS systems to rash driving. Class II students No specific proof beaten up: Partha Sanatan Thakur remanded to of my involvement orders probe judicial custody for 14 days in murder case, OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT The court on Wednesday told the police that he inserted says Gurung sent Sanatan to judicial custody the needles knowing that it will KOLKATA: Partha Chatterjee, KOLKATA: The prime accused for the next 14 days. He was result in a slow death of the girl KOLKATA: Gorkha Janmukti state Education minister, on of the Purulia girl murder case taken to Purulia district court which was quite essential for Morcha chief Bimal Gurung Wednesday said a probe will be Sanatan Thakur on Wednesday soon after the hearing was over. him to attain moksha. on Wednesday claimed in a conducted into the allegation was remanded to judicial cus- Additional policemen and The investigating officers city court that the CBI has not against the teacher-in-charge of tody for 14 days. women police were deployed in have recorded his statement. It been able to provide any spe- Rajendra Siksha Sadan Primary He was produced before the the court to avoid any untoward is learnt that initially Sanatan cific proof of his involvement in School after it was reported that Purulia district court. He was incident when the accused was had attempted to distract the the murder of All India Gorkha she had beaten up two Class II taken to the court amidst tight produced before the court. The investigating officers by posing League chief Madan Tamang. students last week. security considering that locals police had taken Sanatan inside as if he didn’t know what had Gurung’s counsel Milan Chatterjee said till the probe might attack him to vent their the court room with his face actually happened. He used to Mukherjee submitted before is completed, the teacher-in- anger for killing the three-year- covered with a piece of black keep singing different songs Chief Sessions Judge Kundan charge will not be allowed to old girl. cloth. He was even taken out of even after sent to the custody Kumar Kumai that specific join school. The police had On Wednesday as well, the court premises amidst tight of the police. It was learnt that proof has to be provided by the arrested Dipsikha Ghosh, there was a lawyer who security arrangement. later he had failed to maintain prosecutor even for framing teacher-in-charge for allegedly appeared for Sanatan in the The investigating officers his cool in front of the investi- of charges against an accused. beating up the students. She court. The state’s counsel too have already completed taking gating officers and confessed Hearing in the matter was later granted bail. didn’t plea before the court to his statement in the past seven the reason for which he had would resume on Thursday. Ghosh allegedly beat up extend the accused’s police cus- days. During interrogation, killed the girl by inserting nee- The city sessions court is two girl students of Class II on tody as the police have almost Sanatan has confessed that to dles into her body. He also told hearing arguments for framing August 4. She had reportedly completed taking his statement attain moksha, he used to carry the police about the role played of charges against 46 accused tied their hands, put hand- in connection with the murder. out occult practices. So he had by the victim’s mother Mon- for criminal conspiracy and Minister for Urban Development Firhad Hakim meets Hajj pilgrims at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose kerchiefs in their mouth and He was in police custody for inserted needles in the body gala whom he claimed to be murder of Tamang. Mukherjee beat them up. She also told the past seven days. of the three-year-old girl. He his wife. International Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday PIC/MPOST dismissed as baseless the prose- the victims not to complain to cution’s claim that Gurung had their parents. ER GM holds meeting on safety aspects along with other GJM leaders The girls went back to their Darjeeling: To prevent arson, GJM picketers conspired to kill Tamang. He homes and narrated the inci- claimed that the CBI has not dent to their parents. They said KOLKATA: Harindra Rao, General Manager, Eastern Railway been able to provide any proof. the teacher had asked them to held a high-level meeting on safety, punctuality and security to be posted in all vulnerable areas “The CBI has claimed that Kalia, clean a table. aspects with the principal head of departments and Divisional who had allegedly attacked The victims refused as some DARJEELING: With incidents of responsibility. We have our picketers meeting the MPs and Chief Ministers Tamang with a sharp weapon, senior students had kept used Railway Managers at Eastern Railway’s Headquarters, Fairlie arson continuing unabated in the to ensure that vehicles and the public to seek support for Gorkhaland. The was Gurung’s bodyguard. But plates and soiled papers on the Place on Wednesday morning. Sasanka Sekhar Das, Loco Pilot Hills, the GJM has decided to post are not harassed in any way,” stated GJM will be taking out rallies in differ- just being seen beside him at table. On being refused, the / Sealdah and Sunil Kumar, Asstt Loco Pilot/ Andal were hon- picketers in all vulnerable areas to Binay Tamang, Assistant Secretary, ent parts of the Hills. The GJM will be some public rallies does not teacher beat them up. oured with safety awards in the meeting, in presence of Ram check such incidents. The GJM claims GJM. On Wednesday morning, a vehi- holding “Tiranga Yatra” from August mean he was the bodyguard, The parents of the vic- Prakash, Chief Safety Officer, Eastern Railway and other prin- that they have no hand in the incidents cle carrying newspapers from Siliguri 9 to 15 in the Hills, Terai and Dooars he can be a party supporter,” tims could not meet her as the and it’s an attempt by outside forces to to the Hills was torched at Zero Point with the slogan “Bengal quit the Hills”. Mukherjee submitted. Gurung school was closed on Saturday cipal heads of departments, for their sincere and diligent work malign the GJM. on Rohini Road. In another incident, “These rallies will be brought out and some other GJM leaders and Sunday. On Monday, when in averting possible disruption in train movement and untoward A GJM central committee meet- a truck carrying foodgrains and other in the Hills, Terai, Dooars and also on accused in the murder were they came, Ghosh refused to incident. Sasanka Sekhar Das, while driving 31152 Down Bard- ing resolved that in order to make the essential commodities to Sikkim from the National Highway 55 connecting allegedly in Kalimpong when meet them. dhaman–Sealdah local on July 7 suddenly saw a tractor with ongoing bandh more effective and Siliguri was torched near Hanuman- Siliguri to Darjeeling; NH10 connect- Tamang was killed in Darjeeling The guardians went to a trolley on that track between Rasulpur and Palsit stations. prevent miscreants from harassing dhara on the National Highway 10 to ing Siliguri with Gangtok, Sikkim,” on May 21, 2010. According to Jadavpur police station and people and committing crimes like Sikkim by masked men. Fingers were added Tamang. Meanwhile, police and Mukherjee, though it has been lodged a complaint. On He at once applied emergency brake and stopped his train and arson, GJM picketers will be posted pointed at the GJM for both the inci- the CRPF continued area domination claimed that mobile phones of Wednesday morning, the par- thereby an untoward incident was averted. Kumar, Asstt Loco in all vulnerable areas in Darjeeling dents. The GJM, however, denied any and raids in Singamari, Patleybash some leaders including Gurung ents demonstrated outside Pilot/ Andal, while driving a goods train on July 24 suddenly Kurseong, Mongpu, Kalimpong and involvement in both of them. It was areas. Though not wanting to divulge were under surveillance, the the school and later gheraoed felt a heavy jerk. He immediately stopped the train by applying Mirik. “We have earmarked vulner- decided that the ongoing Gorkha- details, the security forces raided the prosecutors have not submitted the teacher-in-charge. Cops emergency brake. He spotted a rail fracture and immediately able areas in Darjeeling Kurseong, land agitation will be further intensi- house of Bimal Gurung along with any transcript of alleged con- from Jadavpur arrived at the Mongpu, Kalimpong and Mirik and fied after August 15. The GJM will be the GJM party office at Patleybash, 8 versations among them to prove spot and brought the situation reported the matter to the concerned department for rectifica- will post picketers. Outside these sending a high-level team to Delhi and km from Darjeeling town and a GJM that they had conspired to get under control. tion and thereby a mishap was averted for his alertness. MPOST earmarked points it will not be our North-East states where they will be stronghold. OUR CORRESPONDENT Tamang killed. AGENCIES FULBARI MURDER Firhad Hakim Husband arrested, remanded visits ED office Three-fold rise in applications of to 14-day police custody in Salt Lake women mountaineers this year KOLKATA: Firhad Hakim, OUR CORRESPONDENT thus arousing suspicion. Ratan the state Urban Development Saha, the elder brother of Late and Municipal Affairs minister, PRITESH BASU Ujjal Roy, a member of WBMASF, DARJEELING: Abhinandan Rita Saha (wife of Abhinandan went to Enforcement Director- said: “The number of women applicants Saha was remanded to 14 days Saha who had been murdered) ate (ED) office at Salt Lake in KOLKATA: With several steps initiated have gone up by three times this year. of police custody by a Jalpai- had lodged an FIR against Abhi- connection with Narada sting by the Mamata Banerjee government At the same time, the number of men guri court in connection with nanadan at the New Japaiguri operation. for women empowerment, a number of applicants has also gone up by around the Fulbari twin murder. He had police station of Saturday nam- Sources said that he has them have shown interest to take part in 100.” been arrested on Tuesday night. ing Abhinandan. Ratan Saha been asked to submit some adventure sports and as a result, appli- Roy further added: “Every year we Saha’s wife and daughter asked the police to probe Abhi- documents and he also had dis- cations for mountaineering has gone up select 10 men and 10 women for the were allegedly murdered on nandan’s involvement claiming cussions with the ED officers by three fold in the past one year. expedition. Despite such a huge num- August 3 in their residence in that in the past his sister had that is probing the money trail. According to the data available ber of applications this year, the same Patkelguri, Fulbari, in the Jal- been mentally and physically “I’ve full faith in the judi- with West Bengal Mountaineering number of men and women have been paiguri district. Saha, who was tortured by him on multiple ciary of the land and it is and Adventure Sports Foundation selected who will be taking up the expe- allegedly injured during the occasions. Forensic teams had my duty to cooperate with (WBMASF) under the state Youth Ser- dition as two separate teams. But with incident, was undergoing treat- examined the site of the crime the investigating agency,” vices and Sports department, around such an increase in number of appli- ment at a private nursing home and also Abhinandan Saha, col- Hakim said. It may be men- 150 girls from different parts of the state cants, we are planning to increase the in Siliguri. lecting finger print samples. The tioned that the ED had earlier have applied this time to take part in an number of teams to three from next On Tuesday evening, Saha forensic team is also trying to questioned Syed Tazdar Ali expedition to climb mountains measur- year,” said Roy adding that this year the was interrogated. As soon as ascertain whether the injury Mirza, alias Tiger, in the ing around 7000 metre in Garhwal divi- selected applicants will be taking up he was released from the nurs- on Saha’s person was caused by same connection. The police sion of the Himalayas. The number of expeditions on two peaks — one is of ing home, policemen in plains others or self inflicted. had questioned Tiger to ver- women applicants was only 50 last year. around 6,500 metre and other is 7,000 clothes arrested him. He has According to police sources, ify statement of Narada News The state Youth Services and Sports metre in Garhwal division of the Hima- been charged under Sections Saha, a businessman, had shut CEO Mathew Samuel in con- department organises the expedition layas. The date of the journey is yet to 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to his grocery shop and had gone nection with the case. every year and selected candidates are be finalised but the 25 to 30 day long murder) and 120b (criminal up to his residence at around A team from ED’s Kolkata provided with financial assistance. They expedition is expected to begin in the conspiracy) of the Indian Penal midnight on Wednesday. office went to Cochin a few also get certificates and medals after suc- first week of September. Code. Saha on Wednesday was At around 1.30 am, Saha’s weeks ago and interrogated cessful completion of their expedition. It may be mentioned that the state According to the experts, the state ited several schools and colleges in the produced at the Chief Judicial neighbours heard him scream Samuel in this connection. Following the advertisement in dai- government had taken a slew of mea- government’s support to help moun- past two years to encourage students to Magistrate Court, Jalpaiguri. for help. A large crowd gath- Now, the central inves- lies seeking applications from interested sures to ensure safety of mountain- taineering aspirants taking up expedi- take part in adventure sports consid- Police had prayed for 14 days of ered outside his house. Saha was tigating agency are verifying ones above 18 years and below 40 years eers aspiring to climb 8,848 metre high tions on around 6,500 to 7,000 metre ering that it helps to build sportsman- Saha’s remand to police custody standing on the balcony stat- statements of Samuel by ques- of age, around 150 women and 250 men Mount Everest or any other peak above high peaks help in sharpening their ship and sense of fellow feelings among which was granted by the court. ing that some people had mur- tioning the people whose had applied with all sorts of documents 8,000 metre. The steps were taken after skills before they attempt to climb them. It also helped in encouraging Earlier, police had found dered his family members and names have cropped up in this to get selected for the expedition that to death of mountaineers from the state Mount Everest. more people to apply for the expedi- disparities in Saha’s statements escaped. connection. MPOST begin in the first week of September. while climbing Mount Everest in 2016. WBMASF members have also vis- tion this year. 4 city mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 10 August, 2017 Abnormal pathological Educated youth offered cleaning test results, husband staff job at private firm, kills self files complaint OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT During the interview, the youth was offered Had I continued KOLKATA: With the job scenario a job of cleaning the office room. The KOLKATA: The family mem- the treatment being grim all over the country, bers of one Reshmi Majumdar, a topped with increased competition, victim readily denied the offer and told the housewife from Nabapally area of my wife on finding a job these days is tough interviewers that he is fit for some better job as in Barasat lodged a compliant the basis of the but being fairly educated and being with various forum including offered the job of a cleaning staff is he has completed English honours and also has the West Bengal Medical Coun- report given by unacceptable and derogatory and at a BEd degree cil, the Chief Medical Officer of Specialist Clinic times unbearable. Health in the district and the After having completed his grad- District Magistrate against a and Diagnostic, uation and B.Ed degree, a youth pleted English honours and also has that he would listen to some music private diagnostic clinic alleging the patient would committed suicide after he was a BEd degree. and went to his room and locked it that there were discrepancies in offered a job as a house cleaning But the interviewers reportedly from inside. a clinical test which might cause have been in staff by a private company. told him that there were vacant posts The victim’s younger brother some harm to the patient. serious trouble The incident occurred at Natun- for cleaning of rooms. The youth, knocked on the door few minutes Reshmi’s husband Amit pally area of Sonarpur in South 24 however, told the interviewers that later but the victim did not respond. Majumdar said that he took TSH level in the patient’s blood Parganas on late Tuesday night. The he would not able to do such a job As he did not open the door follow- his wife to Specialist Clinic and from another renowned diag- family members of the victim told and left the office. ing repeated calls, the family mem- Diagnostic, situated at Naba- nostic centre near Park Street. the police that he had taken the dras- He returned home in the eve- bers broke open the door to find pally area on July 22 for thyroid The victim’s family members tic step after he had been suffering ning with a heavy hurt and was vis- the victim hanging from the ceil- test as per the advice of Dr G K received the report on August from depression. ibly shattered. After his return home ing fan. After being informed, the Ghatak. He got the report of the 3 and they were shocked to Police said that the victim, Atanu ment job and due to this, he had asked to appear for an interview. when the family members of the vic- police reached the spot and recov- blood test on the next day when see that the TSH level in the Mistri, had been toiling hard to been under tremendous depression. On Tuesday he went to the office tim asked him what happened in the ered the body and it was later sent he found that the report was patient’s blood was 4.64 micro find a job for quite a long time after After failing to get a job in the for an interview. During the inter- interview, he remained silent. When for post-mortem. absurd. The report said that TSH IU/ml. completing his bachelors in English government sector, the victim view, the youth was offered a job of he was asked to take some food, the According to the preliminary level was at 27.17 micro IU/ml. “Had I continued the treat- honours. decided to go for walk in interviews cleaning the office room. The -vic youth told his mother that he was investigation, police suspect that Amit Majumdar said that ment of my wife on the basis He also completed his BEd as in private companies. Couple of days tim readily denied the offer and not interested in taking food. He the youth might have committed Dr Ghatak started treatment of of the report given by Special- he was interested in teaching. But ago he called at a number after see- told the interviewers that he is fit also said that he would never get suicide due to depression. Police the patient as per the report of ist Clinic and Diagnostic, the the youth failed to secure a govern- ing an advertisement and he was for some better job as he has com- a job. The victim told his parents have started a probe. the clinical test. But he did not patient would have been in seri- provide medicine to his wife as ous trouble as the TSH level in he had doubted the authentic- the report was abnormally high,” 1 dead, 2 injured after Domestic help ity of the report. On July 30 he Majumdar said. Man dies after falling from took the patient to another diag- He urged the district Chief nostic centre where TSH level Medical Officer and the District found hanging at in her blood was recorded at Magistrate to carry out a probe truck rams into another tree while trying to flee 5.93 micro IU/ml. He then con- and also requested them to take sulted a MD doctor who advised action against the clinic if it is OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT The local residents retd cop’s house After entering the the patient’s husband to test the found guilty. KOLKATA: One person was told the police that OUR CORRESPONDENT KOLKATA: A 37-year-old man died school premises, the killed while two others were when he fell from a tree while attempting Tollywood actor assaulted injured when a truck lost con- the truck was at a to flee after showing indecent gesture to accused went to a trol and rammed into another high speed when KOLKATA: Mystery shrouds the death of a students of a girls’ school at Munchipara place from where girl KOLKATA: Tollywood actor Arindam Haldar truck from behind. it rammed into 17-year-old girl who was found hanging on Wednesday afternoon. popularly known as Lama on Wednesday lodged a The incident occurred from a room in the house of a retired police Police said the victim Manish Rai was students were passing near Ullas More in Burdwan another truck officer at Amherst Street in North Kolkata on a resident of Liluah in Howrah. instead of going to complaint at Baguaiti police station alleging that on National Highway 2. The Wednesday. Preliminary investigation revealed the renovated site. He he was assaulted by some workers working at a deceased has been identified as serious. The local residents told Police said that the victim Mousumi Das was that some renovation work was done in centre where he went along with his wife to make the driver of the truck that hit the police that the truck was at a resident of Ketugram in Burdwan. She had been the school a few days ago and the man had shown indecent some changes in the Aadhaar card. The actor the other truck. The injured per- a high speed when it rammed working as domestic help in the house of the had entered the school saying that he gestures to the girls also claimed that his wife was also not spared. He sons are believed to be helpers into another truck from behind. retired sub-inspector Swapan Das for the past came to check the renovated site. He of the truck. The incident had They also told the police that two-and-a-half years. posed as a daily wage labourer working who had started alleged that some of the workers present there caused huge traffic jam on the the accident happened when The retired police officer used to stay in the under the contractor Santanu Mondal, crying for help. The were gossiping and asked them to wait. When he National Highway in the morn- one truck stopped at the sig- first floor of the four-storeyed building and there who had undertaken the renovation wanted to know the reason why they were kept on ing. After being informed about nal near Ullasmore. The driver are some abandoned rooms in the third floor. The work in the school building. headmistress and wait unnecessarily, some of the people attacked the incident, police reached the of the other truck could not girl was found hanging from the ceiling fan in one After entering the school premises, others went to the spot spot and brought the situation control the vehicle and hit the of the abandoned rooms. the accused went to a place from where him. He was hit on his head by the accused. under control. The body of the loaded truck. Local people brought down the girl and the girl students were passing instead of mango tree. Despite repeated requests Lama’s wife who came to his rescue was also as- driver was trapped inside the Police are yet to confirm police had also reached the spot. The girl was going to the renovated site. he didn’t come down from the tree. He saulted by the accused. Lama told the police that vehicle due to the intensity of the exact reason of the acci- declared brought dead when she was taken to He had shown indecent gestures to had somehow slipped and fell down from the accused had argued that it was their lunch the accident. The police and dent. They are investigating if Calcutta Medical College and Hospital. the girls who had started crying for help. the tree when it started raining heavily. time and hence the couple had to wait till the time local people tried to remove there was any technical prob- Police said that there was no injury marks The headmistress and others went to the He became unconscious after falling the body of the truck driver but lem. Police are not ruling out the found on her body that has been sent for an spot. The contractor was called to the down. The police found him lying in a they finish their lunch. He also said that when he failed to do so. Later, the body possibility of the driver being autopsy. school. He also brought all his labour- pool of blood. Policemen from Munch- stood in the queue, he was never told that they was removed with the help of in an inebriated state. After the Since there were no injury marks on her body, ers to the school. Manish was identified ipara police station went to the spot and have to wait for a long time because of the lunch a crane. The body was sent to accident, the local residents police suspect that the girl has committed suicide. as the accused and he had also con- took him to Calcutta Medical College time of the employees. The actor said that he the Malda Medical College and alleged that police fail to check The victim’s family members have been fessed to his guilt. The school authori- and Hospital where he was declared received injury on his head after being attacked by Hospital for the post-mortem over speeding vehicles on the informed and the police are trying to ascertain ties and the contractor both decided brought dead. Police sent the body for examination. National Highway as a result of the exact reason that had forced the girl to com- to inform the police. Soon after know- an autopsy to ascertain the exact reason the accused. They also manhandled his wife. On The other two are undergo- which, accidents have become mit suicide. The police will be asking her parents ing that the police will be called, the behind his death and initiated a probe the basis of specific compliant, police have started ing treatment at the hospital. an everyday phenomenon in whether she was suffering from depression or fac- accused attempted to flee. He ran out in this connection though no complaint a probe. OUR CORRESPONDENT Their condition is stated to be the area. ing any problem. of the office room and climbed up a has been lodged in this connection yet.

millenniumpost.in 7-year-old girl molested by neighbour in Bandel Pregnant woman forced is now available in everypart of Bengal OUR CORRESPONDENT sexually abused her. The vic- to consume acid, dies tim returned home in a trau- OUR CORRESPONDENT SL DISTRICT Centre Name Agent Name Contact No KOLKATA: A seven-year-old matised condition. She also in tremendous pain with her accused had demanded from NO NAME girl was allegedly molested by fell sick. When the victim’s face burnt. They rushed the vic- them as dowry. The victim had one of her neighbours. The family members asked her KOLKATA: A pregnant woman tim to Tamluk district hospital been subjected to both mental 1 East Midnapore TAMLUK N.C.Bera 7501493175 incident took place at Jora what happened, the girl broke was allegedly forced to consume where the doctors said that foe- and physical torture at her in- HALDIA Ayesha 9474306356 Assathhatala area of Bandel. down and told them about the an acid-like liquid by her hus- tus the woman had been carry- laws’ house. The accused hus- Begum,Ranichak The local residents on incident. band after she failed to bring ing was killed. Despite doctors’ band used to create pressure DIGHA Kamal Lochan Panda 8906868884 Wednesday ransacked the The baby had to be admit- money from her parental house. attempts to cure the victim, she on the woman to bring money house of the accused. Police ted to Chinsurah Imambara The woman later died in the died in the hospital as various from her parental house. After 2 West Midnapore MIDNAPORE Balaram Pandit 9932708271 said that the accused and his hospital on Tuesday night. hospital and the foetus she had organs, including the food pipe the accused came to know that 3 Jhargram JHARGRAM Champa Maity 9547230220 family members have been at After the local residents came been carrying was also killed were completely damaged in the woman became pregnant, 4 North 24 - Parganas BARASAT/NILGUNJ B N Kundu 9836333630 large since the incident came to know about the incident, in the incident. The incident the incident. The family mem- he asked her to undergo abor- to light. The family members they gathered outside the occurred at Chandipur in East bers of the victim lodged a com- tion. As the woman protested BARRACKPORE Biswajit Ghosh 9830830798 lodged a complaint at the local house of the accused and Midnapore on Tuesday night plaint in the local police station against it, she had been beaten BASIRHAT Uttam Biswas 9474574927 police station on the basis of found that the accused and which triggered tension in the on the basis of which police up by her husband. A quarrel 5 Bardhaman BURDWAN Kamal Mukherjee 9332192230 which the police have started other family members had area.The accused husband and have started a probe. The vic- broke out between the victim 6 West Bardhman ASANSOL Hiralal Sen 9933662126 a probe. fled from their house. The his family members fled from tim Rubina got married to Seikh and her husband on Tuesday The victim was playing local residents then went on a the spot immediately after the Rejaul a few years ago. The vic- night when the latter forced the DURGAPUR WARIA Joy prakash Ray 9563601176 / in front of the house of the rampage ransacking the house incident. The local residents of tim’s family members alleged woman to consume acid. 7864818860 accused Seikh Saheb who is of the accused. Police later the Narayandari village under that the accused started tortur- Police are conducting NIRSHA Gopal Chatterjee 9386695330 a mason on Tuesday evening. reached the spot and brought Chandipur police station heard ing his wife a few days after their raids to nab the culprits who The accused lured the girl with the situation under control. the screams of the victim. When marriage and used to demand are still at large. The body has BARAKAR Jai Bhagwan Singh 9334652173 a promise of a gift and took Locals demanded strong they rushed to the house, they money. The victim’s father had been sent for the post-mortem 7 Murshidabad BAHARAMPUR COURT Dipak Choudhury 9851612424 her inside his house where he action against the accused. found the woman wreathing failed to pay the amount the examination. 8 Nadia KALYANI / Dey News Agency 9830609355 KANCHRAPARA 9 Howrah HOWRAH CENTRE Manik Lal Bag 9883393201 /9732243933 Miscreants attack woman, steal 10 Purulia PURULIA D.C.Nag 9434130550 11 Jalpaiguri SILIGURI Toton Saha 9832046238 12 Hooghly CHINSURAH / CHAN- B.Singh 9883108806 valuables inside Botanical Garden DAN NAGAR 13 Birbhum SHANTINIKETAN Anita Shaw 9232162151 OUR CORRESPONDENT been following her for a long necessary treatment. 14 Darjeeling DARJEELING Bitta Newspaper 9434131515 time. They stood in front of her The police initiated a probe Agency KOLKATA: A PhD scholar and forced her to stop walking in this connection and took was attacked inside Botanical when she was passing through down the statement of the 15 Cooch Behar COOCH BEHAR Jayanta Das 9434217084 Garden at Shibpur in Howrah a deserted place in the garden. woman. The police have col- 16 Alipurduar ALIPURDUAR Bablu Saha 9733166169 and valuables were snatched They asked the woman to lected footages of the CCTVs 17 Kalimpong KALIMPONG Sandeep Jain 9832016738 from her on Wednesday give them her gold chain and in the botanical garden. The morning. mobile phone. But the woman investigating officers are going 18 Uttar Dinajpur RAIGUNJ Pradyut Karmakar 9434384154 Police said that the woman was not ready to handover through the footages to iden- 19 Dakshin Dinajpur BALURGHAT Sujan das 8670582892 is originally a resident of the the valuables to them. It led tify the accused. 20 Malda MALDA TOWN Ashim Kr.Sarkar 7797919580 city but now stays in Hyder- to heated exchange of words. A police officer said it Others District List abad for her work. She came One of the miscreants took seems that the accused are to the city a few days ago with out a razor and attacked the well aware of the area and 21 Jharkhand RANCHI Birendra Nath Singh 9431929279 / a plan to stay here for a few woman. She received injuries they are frequent visitors at 8409298763 days. She visited the Botanical on her neck. her purse. cries for help. the garden. TATA NAGAR Surender Singh 9835170495 Garden on Wednesday morn- The woman was left help- They fled before anyone They informed the police. The police have also spoken DHANBAD S.K.Pandey 8409984151 ing after a long time. less after receiving the injuries could come to the spot. Later, Policemen from Botanical Gar- to some other visitors of the She was attacked when she and the miscreants utilised the other tourists and security per- den police station rushed to garden to know whether they 22 Bihar PATNA Nandalal Yadav 7765012713 was taking a walk inside the opportunity to take away the sonnel of the garden reached the spot and took her to a local had seen the youth fleeing after garden. The miscreants had gold chain, mobile phone and the spot hearing the woman’s hospital where she received committing the crime. 5 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Thursday, 10 August, 2017 mp nation RS adjourned after heated Indian forces strong enough to meet any challenge: Jaitley exchanges between govt, Oppn OUR CORRESPONDENT

OUR CORRESPONDENT was directly administered by NEW DELHI: Amid the the Home Minister who should border standoff with China, NEW DELHI: The Rajya come to the House and give a Defence Minister Arun Jaitley Sabha on Wednesday witnessed statement on the issue. on Wednesday said the Indian heated exchanges between the Terming the banking bill armed forces are strong enough government and the opposition as important one, Sharma said to meet any challenge to the over whether to take up legis- that “Please do not pass it in country’s security as he under- lative business or debating the the din.” lined that lessons have been Chandigarh stalking case and D Raja of CPI also said no learnt from the 1962 war. printing of differently-sized bill should be passed in the din. He also said in the Rajya new currency notes, leading Kurien then said if the Sabha that the people of the to its adjournment for the day. House was always witnessing country have a predominant The House, which had ear- a pandemonium, “what can the wish of retrieving the parts of lier seen a discussion on the Chair do”. Jammu and Kashmir occupied Finance Minister Arun Jaitley speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the 75th anniversary of the Quit Pressing for a discussion on by Pakistan since 1948. ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, on Wednesday PTI India Movement, witnessed the issues raised by the oppo- Jaitley, while initiat- two adjournments as the oppo- sition, Sharma said tomorrow ing a special debate to mark that our brave soldiers have strong, just and economically- sition and the treasury benches the new chairman of the House the 75th anniversary of Quit capabilty to keep our country progressive country. stuck to their respective stands will join and there would be no India Movement launched by secure, may it be challenges on He underlined the need before the Chair called it a day. time for a discussion on the bill. Mahatma Gandhi in 1942, said the eastern border or the west- for freeeing the country from While the government Selja said the government India had faced many chal- ern border,” he said. all kinds of violence, be it in wanted to push the Banking was protecting the accused in lenges over these decades but “The armed forces can the name terrorism, politics or Regulation (Amendment) Bill the stalking case and trying to “we can proudly say the coun- give any kind of sacrifice for religion. for consideration and passage, Opposition members protest in the well of the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday PTI push matter under the carpet. try became stronger with each the security of the nation,” the Jaitley said the country the Congress-led opposition Even after intervention by challenge”. defence minister asserted. is facing a bigger challenge members wanted to discuss the While the government wanted to push the Banking Kurien, both sides remained He said India had “learnt a Jaitley’s message assumes from terrorism and Left-wing contentious issue of Chandi- defiant on their respective lesson” from the 1962 war with significance as it comes amid a extremism. garh stalking case and discrep- Regulation (Amendment) Bill for consideration and passage, stands, leading to the prema- China that “the armed forces two-month-long border stand- In a clear reference to Indira ancies in the printing of new the Congress-led opposition members wanted to discuss ture adjournment of the House will have be made fully capa- off with China in Doklam even Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, he currency notes. for the day. ble on our own because even though he did not specifically said a prime minister and a for- Consensus eluded on run- the contentious issue of the Chandigarh stalking case and Earlier initiating the dis- today the nation faces chal- mention it. mer prime minister had to lose ning of the House even after the discrepancies in the printing of new currency notes cussion, senior congress leader lenges from our neighbouring He also referred to the their lives to terrorism. leaders of the two sides met in Kapil Sibal gave a notice to sus- countries.” Compared to 1962, occupation of parts of J&K Jaitley said people from the presence of Deputy Chair- pend legislative business in and the armed forces were made by Pakistan soon after the across the border and also man P J Kurien to break the had agreed to take up legisla- Prasad repeatedly stressed Chandigarh stalking incident, take up the matter related to stronger in 1965 and 1971 wars, Independence. some people within the coun- deadlock. tive business first and later dis- that the Banking Regulation the opposition members led discrepency in the sizes of Jaitley said. “Initially (after Indepen- try who have taken to arms, Those who attended the cuss the issues raised by them Bill was “very important and by those from the Congress the new currency notes being In 1962, India had to face dence), we faced a crisis. Our are trying to spread terrorism meeting after the second and claimed that the Congress pro-poor” and would empower trooped into the well, raising printed. a war imposed by China and neighbour had an eye on Kash- especially in northern region adjournment included Union party was “now retracting from the RBI to ask banks to initiate anti- government slogans. “We are confronted with suffer severe reverses. However, mir. Even today, we cannot for- of the country. Ministers Mukhtar Abbas its commitment”. proceedings against bad loans. They also raised slogans a very serious issue...we have in the wars of 1965 and 1971 get that a part of the country He said the security forces, Naqvi and Ravi Shankar He said the government However, the opposition against the BJP on the mat- discovered differently-sized thrust by Pakistan, India had has got separated. It is a wish including army, CRPF and Prasad, Leader of Opposition understood the opposition’s members did not relent and ter related to stalking of a girl notes in the public domain. emerged victorious. of every Indian today as to how Jammu and Kashmir police Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand intention that they would first stuck to their stand on discuss- in Chandigarh by the son of a We would like to know what “I agree that some chal- to retrieve that part,” the min- have contributed a lot in fight Sharma, Jairam Ramesh and discuss the issues they are rais- ing the issues first and then tak- Haryana BJP leader. is going on? Who is printing lenges are still there. Some peo- ister said. against terrorist in J&K, though Kumari Selja. ing and then walk out of the ing up the legislative business. Congress deputy leader these notes,” Sibal said. ple are targeting our country’s Jaitley, who is Leader of the some incidents still take place. Naqvi later said in the House so that the bill is not Pressing for a discussion Anand Sharma said Chandi- His notice was however sovereignty and integrity. Rajya Sabha, said today was the Jaitley stressed that the House that the Congress party passed. on their issues including the garh being a Union Territory rejected by the Deputy Speaker. But I am fully confident day to commit to make India a House and the whole nation needed to commit in one voice to fight the menace of terror- ism. He also emphasised on Azad equates Gujarat RS polls Govt aims to cover 31 cr probity in public life and reduc- tion of money use in politics. Emphasising that different religions and castes are an inte- to Quit India Movement events children in deworming drive gral part of the country, Jaitley said it is important to manitain OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT 2015 after WHO raised its con- harmony in the country. cern about growing number The minister said there NEW DELHI: Leader of NEW DELHI: In a move of children under the risk of should be no place in the coun- Opposition Ghulam Nabi aimed at tackling worm infec- soil-transmitted helminthia- try for violence in the name of Azad on Wednesday tar- tions in children, the govern- sis (STH) in India. The WHO politics, religion and terrorism. geted the ruling BJP by ment is all set to start its second estimated that 220 million chil- “The country should be equating yesterday’s devel- round of national deworming dren below 14 years of age are freed from such violence,” he opments related to the Rajya campaign from Thursday. The at risk of STH in the country. said and added that on this Sabha polls in Gujarat to the Ministry of Health and Fam- The deworming day is historic day there is a need events witnessed when the ily Welfare (MoHFW), which organised twice in a year cov- to take pledge to make India Quit India Movement was is spearheading the drive in 33 ering all the children from strong, just and economically launched on this day in 1942. states & Union Territories, has 1-19 years of age except the progressive. He trained his guns at set a target to cover 31 crore states of Rajasthan and Mad- the BJP in the Rajya Sabha children. hya Pradesh where deworm- while participating in a spe- The deworming initiative ing is carried out once in a year. cial debate to commemorate would be followed by mop- initiative through Anganwadi implemented in February cov- The STH prevalence in 75th anniversary of Quit India up activities on August 17. and ASHAs workers. ered 26 crore children with a these two states is less than 20 Movement. According to ministry officials, “This is one of the larg- coverage of 89 per cent,” the per cent. Under the campaign, “I don’t want to mention a total of 7.8 crore children are est public health programme Health Ministry said in an offi- all the children are provided the incidents of the last night. targeted in private schools and reaching a large number of cial statement. deworming tablet Albenda- It looked like the same 3.5 crore out of schoolchildren children during a short period. The deworming pro- zole in schools and at Angan- night (August 8/9, 1942) would be covered under the The first NDD round of 2017 gramme was launched in wadi centres. because the developments Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad speaks in the Rajya Sabha kept us awake till morning,” on Wednesday PTI the Congress leader said. He was referring to the which Mahatma Gandhi con- Need to bring together whole of India: Speaker bitter fight witnessed during In another tributed, were banned. counting of votes in the Rajya apparent jibe “It is now a different OUR CORRESPONDENT erated by Pandit Deen Dayal Sabha polls which ended after issue that we are fighting for Upadhyay by saying that the the Election Commission at BJP and RSS, the newspapers which were NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha development should reach the declared votes of two rebel Azad said he mouth piece of India’s free- Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on last man. “This is the concept Congress MLAs as invalid, did not want to dom movement,” he quipped. Wednesday said there was a of the Antyodaya (rise of the resulting in the victory of In another apparent jibe need to start an initiative to last person,” she said. Ahmed Patel of the Congress. go into details on BJP and RSS, Azad said he unite the people of the country, “Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar “I don’t want to bring of which parties did not want to go into details as was done during the Quit Tilak had said ‘freedom is my politics because today it’s a which parties participated in India Movement launched to birth right and I shall have it’. different occasion. But yes- participated in the Quit India Movement gain country’s independence Similarly, it is important to say terday’s night and day were the Quit India and which opposed it. “This in 1942. now that ‘Suraaj’ (good gover- the same,” the veteran Con- is a history and the entire “The freedom fighters nance) is my ultimate duty and gressman said, equating it to Movement and information could be found then had said ‘Bharat Chhodo’ I will do it,” she said. the events of 1942. which opposed it on Wikipedia and Google,” (Quit India). Now, we require Mahajan said the quali- Referring to the August he said. At this point, CPM a ‘Bharat Jodo’ (Unite India) ties of energy, courage, belief, 7-9, 1942 events, Azad said leader Sitram Yechury said movement,” she said address- determination and self-con- that night a resolution was the same night and the Con- internet was not working. ing the Lok Sabha on the occa- that a strong and united India reach every part of the coun- fidence that gave the coun- passed and Mahatma Gan- gress was banned on August To this, Azad said the sion of the 75th anniversary of could be built. try,” he said. The Speaker said try independence, have to be dhi gave a clarion call. 9, 1942, Azad recalled. country has defeated the the Quit India Movement. “Our freedom fighters had Mahatma Gandhi had said the followed again so that “we Mahatma Gandhi, the Even newspapers -- “mightiest powers” and one Mahajan said the move- dreamt of an India which has poorest sections of the society are able to build an India of then Congress president National Herald, in which should not be afraid of such ment can be run from Kash- inclusive development. We should be the priority when it our dreams which is the best, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sar- Nehru used to contribute, and small issues like absence of mir to Kanyakumari and cover will have to work hard that comes to the issues of develop- strongest, prosperous and a dar Patel were arrested on Young India and Harijan, in internet. all the regions of the country so the fruits of development ment. This statement was reit- world leader”. Yechury warns against creation of ‘Hindu Pakistan’

OUR CORRESPONDENT tion is -- are we doing anything Independence. to make it quit?” However, he regretted that NEW DELHI: Highlighting Reciting a couplet about there were some traitors at that the dangers of communal- communal harmony, he said time also, who did not partici- ism, CPI(M) leader Sitaram a ‘Hindu Pakistan’ should not pate in the movement at that Yechury on Wednesday warned be created. time. against creating a “Hindu Paki- The CPI(M) leader There were parties at that stan” out of India. recounted the contribution of time which sided with the He was speaking in the several communist leaders in British to derail the Quit India Rajya Sabha while participating the fight against British rule. He movement, Roy said. in a special discussion to com- said a lot of people in the cellu- “Even today, there are memorate the 75th anniversary lar jail were communist leaders some traitors who threaten of Quit India Movement. from Bengal and Punjab. our brotherhood,” he said, Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury While talking about the He, however, emphasised adding that Trinamool Con- freedom struggle, he said the that attempts should not be speaks on Wednesday PTI gress leader and West Bengal country’s Independence also made to appropriate the free- The Quit India movement to 58.4 per cent. Chief Minister Mamata Baner- had the painful episode of par- dom struggle. belonged to the people and is a The need is to eliminate jee would launch ‘BJP Bharat tition attached to it. Yechury said there were two common heritage, he said. neo-liberal policies and com- chhodo andolan’ (BJP Quit Yechury, whose term as communist leaders - a maulana He said the divide between munalism, Yechury said. India movement) from today. Rajya Sabha member is coming and a swami - who had moved the rich and poor was widen- Participating in the debate, At this juncture, Deputy to an end with this session, said a resolution for complete inde- ing. From 49 percent earlier, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy (Tri- Chairman P J Kurien said pol- Prime Minister Narendra Modi pendence at a meeting of the the amount of the country’s namool Congress) recalled itics should not be brought into has mentioned that communal- Indian National Congress in GDP held by 1 percent of the the contribution of free- this discussion which has to be ism must quit India. “The ques- 1921. country’s population has risen dom fighters in the country’s at a higher level. 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Thursday, 10 August, 2017 Nitish, Lalu invoke Gandhi to Twin setback to SP as MLCs fire salvos at each other OUR CORRESPONDENT

quit UP Legislative Council PATNA: Chief Minister Nit- ish Kumar and his ally-turned OUR CORRESPONDENT BJP. bete noir RJD supremo Lalu The three sitting MLCs Prasad on Wednesday invoked LUCKNOW: In a twin set- Bukkal Nawab and Yashwant Mahatama Gandhi to appar- back to the Samajwadi Party, Singh (both Samajwadi Party) ently fire salvos at each other. its MLCs Ashok Bajpai and and Thakur Jaiveer Singh (BSP) Addressing a function here Ambika Chowdhury (now in had resigned from the mem- to mark Earth day, Kumar said BSP) on Wednesday resigned bership of the House. that besides giving the 'Quit from the Uttar Pradesh Legis- The resignation of five India' call on August 9, 1942, lative Council, taking the num- MLCs - four of the SP and Mahatama Gandhi had said ber of party legislators who one BSP - assumes signifi- that the earth is capable of ful- have quit recently to five. cance as the saffron party has filling requirements of human Bihar CM Nitish Kumar delivering his speech on 'Bihar Earth Day' The resignation of Bajpai, to soon take a decision on five beings but not their greed. who said he was upset over the of its ministers in UP, includ- "There is an urgent need to at the official residence of his Though the CM did not treatment being meted out to ing Chief Minister Yogi Aditya- put a stop on growing tendency wife Rabri Devi, an MLC, said elaborate on the matter as senior leaders like Mulayam nath, who are not members of of greed," he added. this while attacking Kumar for an investigation is on into it, Singh Yadav, comes a day after either House. Though he did not name dumping the Grand Alliance reports from Bhagalpur said three SP MLCs resigned and Besides Adityanath, Deputy anyone, it could easily be government and joining hands that the scam is related to the joined the BJP. Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad understood that the speech was with BJP to form a new govern- withdrawal of cash from the Bajpai is also expected to Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, as an attack against RJD Presi- ment in Bihar. district treasury in the name of follow suit, sources said. ministers Swatantra Dev Singh dent Lalu Prasad and his fam- Kumar had in the past a NGO which helps women in "I am tendering my resig- and Mohsin Raza are also not ily on the series of corruption used the popular Hindi prov- running small scale manufac- nation from Council mem- Samajwadi Party MLC Ashok Bajpai said he was upset over the treatment being meted out to senior leaders members of either of the two cases levelled against them. erb 'Kafan me jeab nahi hota' turing of food items etc. bership. I am peeved at the like Mulayam Singh Yadav Houses. They have to be elected Deputy Chief Minister (there is no pocket in a shroud) An FIR had been registered treatment meted out to 'Netaji' Assembly polls but was still an and will remain there," Chow- As he is not active in the party, to either House (Assembly or Sushil Kumar Modi, who was to condemn persons nourish- with Tilkamanjhi police station (Mulayam Singh Yadav). He is MLC, also tendered his resig- dhury said. I have resigned. I don't have Legislative Council) in order sitting beside Kumar at the ing temptation due to which of Bhagalpur in this regard on being ignored in the party. We nation to the Council chairman On August 4, SP MLC Saro- problems with anyone in the to continue as ministers. function, had levelled a series they indulge in corruption. the instruction of district mag- have not worked to strengthen after Bajpai. jini Agarwal also resigned from party and I respect every- With the resignations in of charges against Lalu Prasad During his speech he also istrate Adhesh Titarmare. the party for this day. Senior Chowdhury had also con- the Legislative Council mem- one. I felt awkward after split the Council, the entry of these and his family for allegedly talked about illegal sand min- Not long after the CM leaders are being ignored and tested Assembly polls on BSP bership and joined the BJP. in the party and I did not feel leaders in the House is consid- acquiring benami properties. ing cases in which names of a talked about illegal with- the message going from this is ticket from Phephna seats in On the reasons for her res- like working in it," Agarwal ered an easy task. RJD President Lalu Prasad few RJD leaders have come to drawal of Rs 250 crore from visible," Bajpai said after giv- Ballia district but had lost. ignation, she had said she was had said. SP has 62 members in the returned the barb to Kumar the fore. the Bhagalpur treasury, a team ing his resignation to Council "I was MLC in SP quota. not feeling comfortable in the Earlier on July 29, dur- Council, while BSP has 9, BJP saying "Gandhiji had rightly Kumar also mentioned headed by Inspector General of chairman Ramesh Yadav. I had to resign earlier but I party as Mulayam was not ing BJP president Amit Shah's 8, Congress 2, RLD 1, indepen- said about greed ... But politi- about an alleged scam of Rs Police (Economic Offence) G Another SP MLC, Chow- could not due to some rea- given any importance. visit to the state capital, two SP dent group 5, teachers group 5, cal laalach (greed) is far more 250 crore at Bhagalpur where S Gangwar landed in Bhagal- dhury, who switched sides sons. 'Behenji' had also asked "I had been party MLC MLCs and one from the BSP independent 1, unaffiliated 1, dangerous than corruption." the amount was illegally with- pur to speed up probe into to BSP from SP during the me to resign later. I am in BSP twice due to Netaji (Mulayam). had resigned and joined the and 6 are vacant. Prasad, who was speaking drew from treasury. the matter. 3 militants killed in J&K: 10 dead, 15 injured Shabir Shah NATION BRIEFS sent to JC, R N RAVI GETS 1-YEAR EXTENSION AS Kashmir encounter as tempo falls into gorge seeks bail JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE CHIEF NEW DELHI: R N Ravi was on Wednesday given OUR CORRESPONDENT Srinagar one-year extension as chairman of Joint Intelligence Uri In a message, he has prayed NEW DELHI: After intense for peace to the departed souls grilling for two weeks, Kash- Committee (JIC), a body tasked to assess intelligence JAMMU: A vehicle carry- Pok LoC and wished the bereaved fami- miri separatist leader Shabir gathered by various snoop agencies including IB and ing passengers on Wednesday lies the strength to bear this Shah was on Wednesday sent Poonch INDIA RAW. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has skidded off and rolled down sad loss. He has wished speedy to a 14-day judicial custody by approved extension in tenure of Ravi for a period of into a 200-feet deep gorge in Rajouri recovery to those injured in this a court here in a decade-old one year, an order issued by the Department of Per- Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi Reasi Kishtwar accident. case of money laundering for district killing 10 people and Jammu & The Governor expressed alleged terror-financing. sonnel and Training (DoPT) said. Ravi, a 1976 batch injuring 15 others, police said Katra Kashmir concern over recurring road Additional Sessions Judge IPS officer from Kerala, retired from service in 2012. on Wednesday. accidents and reiterated that Sidharth Sharma sent Shah He was then working as special director in IB. He was Jammu INDIA The tempo, which was on its every concerned agency should to jail for two weeks after the made the JIC chief for three years in 2014. The JIC way to Buddan to Mahore, fell PAKISTAN be held accountable for strictly accused was produced before functions under the National Security Council Secretar- into the gorge at Shishi Nallah enforcing regulations regard- him on the expiry of his At least nine people area of the said district, Senior ing the age and worthiness of Enforcement Directorate cus- iat. Ravi is also the interlocutor for Naga peace talks. were killed after a Himachal Special Operation Group personnel checking a vehicle during a surprise Superintendent of Police (SSP) the passenger carrying vehicles, tody and after the central probe tempo fell into a deep check in Srinagar following a gun-battle at Tral in Pulwama Reasi, Tahi Sajad Bhat told PTI. condemnation of unfit vehicles, agency's lawyer, N K Matta, DEFENCE MINISTRY SEEKS ADDITIONAL He said 10 people were gorge in Reasi district KBK overloading, over-speeding, fit- told the court that he was not FUNDS OF RS 20,000 CRORE SRINAGAR: Three local mili- brought to SMHS hospital here killed and 15 others injured in been identified as Javed Ahmed ness and past record of driv- required more custodial inter- tants, who were part of Zakir with critical pellet injuries in the accident. A rescue opera- (26), Wazira Begum (35), ers to ply passenger vehicles on rogation. After the accused NEW DELHI: The defence ministry has sought an ad- Musa-led Ansar Gazwatul the chest, the official said, add- tion was launched earlier and Charan Singh (22), Liquat Ali notified hill roads, and punitive was sent to judicial custody, a ditional allocation of Rs 20,000 crore from the finance Hind - an offshoot of al-Qaeda, ing, the boy succumbed to inju- the injured were rushed to a (20), Mohd Ashraf (19), Mohd summary fines to be paid by bail application was moved by ministry to speed up the procurement of arms and were on Wednesday killed in an ries at the hospital. hospital, Bhat said. Asif (14) and Jamat Ali and the offenders. his lawyer M S Khan, claim- weapons systems, officials said. The government had encounter with security forces The security officials said While eight people died on Mubbashar Ahmed (5). He noted that no unqual- ing that the charges levelled last month empowered the Army to procure ammuni- in Pulwama district in south the group affiliation of the the spot, two succumbed to Meanwhile, Governor N N ified and unlicensed person against Shah were "motivated" tions and other military hardware directly to maintain Kashmir. slain militants was being their injuries on their way to Vohra has expressed grief over must be allowed to drive any and based on "falsehood" and A teenaged boy also died ascertained. the hospital, he said. the tragic loss of lives in the personal, transport or com- that he was falsely implicated combat readiness for short-duration "intense wars" due to pellet injuries during However, Hizbul Mujahi- Some of the victims have accident. mercial vehicle. in case. AGENCIES and the officials said the additional funds were sought clashes between protesters deen claimed that the trio were to address its requirements. The government had and security forces near the on their way to rejoin the ranks set aside Rs 2.74 lakh crore for the armed forces in encounter site. of the outfit after being associ- Judge who staged sit-in outside MP HC suspended the Union Budget and the Rs 20,000 crore has been Security forces launched a ated with so-called Ansar Gaz- sought in addition to that. The officials claimed that cordon and search operation watul Hind for sometime. in Gulab Bagh area of Tral after Zahid, Ishfaq and Ashraf JABALPUR: The Madhya departmental enquiry has been in front of high court here for the demand for the additional funds had nothing to do receiving specific inputs about who were part of the Zakir Pradesh High Court has sus- initiated against Shri R K Shri- The judge three days from August 1 in with India's standoff with China in Dokalam. the presence of militants there, Musa-led group were about to pended on grounds of miscon- vas, the then officer on special maintained that he protest against his four trans- a police official said. rejoin Hizbul Mujahideen but duct additional district judge R duty, High Court of MP Jabal- fers in the last 15 months which As the forces were conduct- they were killed in a gunfight K Shrivas, who recently staged pur, presently posted as addi- would continue his he said were in violation of ing the search operation, the on the way, a Hizb spokesman a sit-in outside the court alleg- tional district judge Neemuch fight against the transfer policy (for judicial offi- hiding militants fired on them, told local media outlets over ing "wrongful" transfers. for showing act of grave mis- cers). Shrivas, who started as a resulting in an encounter, the the phone. The spokesperson "The administrative com- conduct." "And whereas, alleged injustice Judicial Magistrate First Class official said. He said three mil- said the doors of Hizbul Muja- mittee of Madhya Pradesh serious nature of acts of mis- meted out to him (JMFC) in 2000 was promoted itants were killed in the gun hideen were always open for High Court has taken a deci- conduct warrant his suspen- as an additional district judge battle with security forces. militants who are part of Ansar sion to suspend R K Shrivas sion from service," the orders about three years ago. They were identified as Zahid Gazwatul Hind. on Tuesday. The orders of the issued by Principal Registrar recent transfer from Jabalpur, He said that he had written Ahmad Bhat, Ishfaq Bhat and Ansar Gazwatul Hind same have been issued," the (Vigilance) further added. said that he received the orders to the Chief Justice of Madhya Mohammad Ashraf Dar. headed by Musa has been cre- high court's Principal Reg- Shrivas maintained that by fax at 6 pm on Tuesday. Pradesh High Court and the A 16-year-old boy died after ated to divide the Kashmiri istrar (Vigilance) Satyendra he would continue his fight "I received orders by fax at 6 Chief Justice of India (CJI) last suffering pellet injuries near the nation, he claimed. "We will Kumar Singh said. He, how- against the alleged injustice pm. I will be headquartered in year about rampant violation encounter site during clashes issue a detailed statement in ever, refused to share the rea- meted out to him. Shrivas, Neemuch during this period. of Transfer Policy 2015, which Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu at the exhibition of innovations between protesters and secu- this regard and will also expose sons for Shrivas suspension. who had assumed the charge I will oppose this suppressive allows a person to work at one organised by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) rity forces. the elements behind this con- The suspension orders, as additional district judge at action," he added. place for a maximum period of in Parliament Mohammad Younis was spiracy," he added. AGENCIES however, stated, "Whereas a Neemuch on Tuesday after Shrivas had staged a sit-in three years. AGENCIES 4,000-yr-old bone ornaments Go to field to understand ground found in excavation near Hyd realities: PM Modi to collectors HYDERABAD: Nearly MPOST BUREAU 4,000-year-old bone orna- The archaeologists have also found a impact, just because people are race, similarly, the develop- ments, a capstone and other capstone (a large flat stone) which was not aware about them. ment baton passes on succes- rare objects belonging to the NEW DELHI: Move beyond Similarly, the Swachh sively from one collector to the megalithic age have been in the shape of an anthropomorphic files and go to the field to Bharat Abhiyan is dependent next, he said. found at different sites near (having human characteristics) figure, understand ground realities. upon a responsive administra- He said that as representa- Hyderabad, a senior official of This was the message of tion and awareness among peo- tives of their districts, collec- Telangana's archaeology and said N R Visalatchy, director of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ple, he said, while emphasising tors now have to decide where museums department said on Telangana's archaeology and museums to the district collectors of the that the real change in this they want to see their districts Wednesday. country during his first-of- its- regard can only come through in 2022, what deficiencies must The bone ornaments were department kind interaction with them via public participation. be overcome, and what services found in Narmetta area, on the video conference. Referring to GST, the prime must be ensured. outskirts of Hyderabad, during ing human characteristics) fig- aspects, she said, adding that He said the collectors minister asked collectors to The prime minister said excavations conducted at dif- ure," said Visalatchy. The bone its carbon dating (determina- should particularly understand explain to traders in their dis- the government is asking each ferent sites from March to May ornaments show that the tech- tion of age or date of organic the conditions related to health tricts how it is a Good and individual, each family, each this year by the department, its nology prevailed even then to matter) would also be done. services in remote parts of the Simple Tax. He asked them to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi addressing the district collectors across organization to aim for cer- director N R Visalatchy said. precisely cut the bones and the "2000 BC to 500 AD is the districts, according to a state- ensure that each trader is regis- the country via video-conference, in New Delhi on Wednesday tain goals which they should "The ornaments are basi- mathematical sense to make timeline (as to how old the ment issued by the PMO. tered under GST. He also asked accomplish by 2022, the cally cut bone pieces, but them of a precise size, she said. bone pieces are)," she said, add- During the interaction them to avail of Government change in the lives of the poor. that their resolutions would be PMO said. (are) very precisely cut, all of "It also implies a certain ing that a skeleton with a skull under the theme 'New India e-marketplace for all procure- He asked the collectors to achieved, and in the process, He noted that some districts equal shape, design, which sense of aesthetics. (They are) was found at another burial Manthan, he said the more a ment in their district. listen carefully to the poor, the country too, would reach have always lagged in basic ser- in the 100 years of history of clear geometrical figures with site. "This will be a boost to us collector visits the field, the Recalling Mahatma Gan- who approach them with their new heights of achievement. vices such as electricity, water, the department of archaeol- exact size. There was a cer- in having a scientific approach more active he will be on files. dhi s message that the ultimate grievances, the statement said. The prime minister com- education and health. ogy and museums we have tain sense of calculation, cer- towards the understanding of The prime minister said goal of governance should be to Noting that district collec- pared the development work in He said that when the socio- never come across," she said. tain technology, aesthetecity the megalithic culture," she collectors must also make peo- improve the lives of the poor- tors are young and capable, he a district to a relay race. economic conditions improve The archaeologists have also involved," the official said. said. The department, one of ple aware about the benefit of est of the poor, Modi urged said they could make resolu- Just as the baton is passed in the 100 most backward dis- found a capstone (a large flat The scientific analysis of the oldest in the country, had initiatives such as LED bulbs, the collectors to ask them- tions for 'New India of 2022' in on from one athlete to the next tricts, it would give a big boost stone) which was in the shape the bone pieces would throw undertaken many excavations BHIM App etc as many times, selves every day whether they respect of their districts. in a relay race, with the ulti- to the overall development of an "anthropomorphic (hav- more light on its different in the past, she added. AGENCIES schemes fail to have the desired had done something to bring He expressed confidence mate objective of winning the parameters of the country. 7 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Thursday, 10 August, 2017 mp nation Marital rape not penal offence, Sharad Yadav congratulates Ahmed Patel on winning RS poll Parliament debated it, says SC OUR CORRESPONDENT PATNA: Senior JD(U) leader MPOST BUREAU lege-going teens, below 18 nomic conditions of the coun- Sharad Yadav on Wednes- years of age, engage in sexual try in mind, the Parliament has day congratulated Congress' NEW DELHI: The raging issue activities consensually and get kept the age of 15 as threshold. Ahmed Patel for winning the whether to make forced martial booked under the law. Who "It has been considered election to a Rajya Sabha seat intercourse and sexual acts part is going to suffer? The boy is pragmatically and every aspect from Gujarat, "in spite of the of offence of rape in penal law not at fault. The punishment was considered by the Parlia- toughest hurdles". has been extensively debated of seven years is too harsh," the ment," she said, adding that "Heartiest congratulations and now it cannot be con- bench observed. keeping the child marriage on your victory in Rajya Sabha sidered as a criminal act, the It said, similarly, problem prevalent in some societies it election in spite of toughest Supreme Court on Wednes- arises when a girl, under 18 has been done. hurdles. Wish you all success day said. years of age, elopes and engages Earlier, the apex court had in your career (sic)," he wrote Section 375 of the Indian in consensual sexual activity, in 2015, made National Com- on Twitter. Penal Code (IPC), which the male gets booked for rape. mission for Women (NCW) Yadav also posted a pho- defines the offence of rape, has "In these cases, we do have party to explain how the tograph of his with Patel, the an exception clause that says problem if look at various offence of rape in the Indian political secretary to Congress appointing an election agent tour. the intercourse or sexual act by aspects," the bench said as it Penal Code (IPC) afforded an president Sonia Gandhi, on the for the Rajya Sabha poll. "We have nothing to do a man with his wife, not below asked the Centre to apprise it exception to a man to have microblogging website. Yadav, who is a Rajya Sabha with his yatra...it is a personal 15 years, is not a rape. about the number of prosecu- physical relationship with his Apparently charting a dif- member from Bihar, has posted programme of Sharad Yadav," The apex court, however, tions under the Child Marriage minor wife and still not qualify ferent path vis-a-vis his party, the details of his three-day tour JD(U) chief spokesman in sought to know as to whether Act for past three years in three Advocate Gaurav Agarwal ship," the lawyer said. it as crime. the senior JD(U) leader is of the eastern state on his Twit- Bihar Sanjay Singh told PTI. Parliament debated the aspect weeks. It also asked Centre to appearing for NGO Indepen- Senior advocate Gopal Sub- The NGO in its petition scheduled to embark on a ter handle. Another JD(U) spokesman, of protecting married girls, apprise it about appointment of dent Thought said that distinc- ramaniam, who was part of the sought direction to declare three-day tour of Bihar from After he lost to Rajesh Ran- Neeraj Kumar, also described between the age group of 15-18 the Child Marriage Prohibition tion made in between 18 and 15 Justice J S Verma Committee exception 2 to Section 375 of tomorrow to have a "direct dia- jan alias Pappu Yadav from the Yadav's tour as a "personal" years, from the forced sexual Officers (CMPO) under statu- is illegal and unconstitutional. constituted in the aftermath the IPC as "violative of Arti- logue" with the people. Madhepura Lok Sabha seat in programme. acts by their spouses. tory provisions in the country "Parliament cannot impinge of the December 16 gangrape cles 14, 15 and 21 of the Con- His congratulatory message 2014, the JD(U) had sent Yadav Singh refused to speak It also asked whether the and posted the matter for hear- upon Article 21 by allowing the in Delhi and was present in stitution to the extent that it to Patel assumes significance to the Upper House of Parlia- much on Yadav, but said, "He court could intervene to pro- ing after four weeks. The bench girl to marry under 18 years the courtroom said, they had permits intrusive sexual inter- at a time, when the JD(U) has ment last year. has changed his path." tect the rights of such mar- was hearing a plea questioning of age and allowing her to get considered various aspects and course with a girl child aged joined hands with the BJP to Yadav's Bihar tour is being RJD supremo Lalu Prasad ried girls who may be sexually the constitutionality of a provi- pregnant or have intercourse. after that, suggestion to crimi- between 15 and 18 years, only form the government in Bihar. viewed as a sign of his annoy- has praised Yadav and appealed exploited by their spouses. sion permitting a man to have The Parliament should have nalise marital rape was made. on the ground that she has been Yadav's message comes in ance over Nitish Kumar break- to the veteran leader to join the "Parliament has extensively physical relationship with his considered various reports of The committee wasmarried." It has also referred to the backdrop of reports of the ing the Grand Alliance of the fight against the communal debated the issue of marital wife even if she is aged between the United Nations," he said. headed by former Chief Jus- the provisions of the Protec- lone JD(U) MLA in the Guja- JD(U), RJD and Congress and forces in the country. rape and considered that it was 15 and 18. He said that a girl in the age tice J S Verma and comprised tion of Children from Sexual rat Assembly, Chhotu Vasava, joining hands with the BJP to During his three-day Bihar not an offence of rape. The apex court said accord- group of 15-18 is not that phys- former judge Leila Seth and Offences Act (POCSO), 2012, voting for Patel, notwithstand- form the government in that tour, Yadav is scheduled to Therefore, it cannot be con- ing to prevailing law, if a man ically developed and she is not Subramaniam. and said these provisions were ing the fact that his party is in a state. interact with the people of sidered as a criminal offence," has physical intercourse with a capable of taking an informed "Without any remuneration contrary to the IPC provision. coalition with the BJP in Bihar. Two other JD(U) MPs, Patna-Sonepur and Muzaffar- a bench of justices M B Lokur girl under 15 years of age, it is decision or consent. we have submitted the report to The POCSO provision The JD(U) had last night Ali Anwar and M P Veeren- pur tomorrow. and Deepak Gupta said. termed as rape irrespective of "The State has failed to the government and that too provides that physical rela- removed Arun Shrivastav, dra Kumar, also reportedly On August 11, he is sched- The apex court also said "consent or no consent" and protect her as there is no pro- without any extension. It was tionship with a minor consti- a close confidante of Yadav, miffed over Kumar's decision, uled to visit the Muzaffar- that marriage of a girl, who is if she is below 18 years of age, tection for her is she is below an exhaustive work," he said. tutes the offence of rape and it from the post of party general had met Yadav to express their pur- Darbhanga-Madhubani below the age of 15 years, was but more than 15 and married, 18. Above 18 years of age she Advocate Binu Tamta does not exclude such relation- secretary for writing "without resentment. stretch and on August 12, he is "illegal". then no offence of rape is made is developed and can think of appearing for Centre said that ship between a man and his authorisation" to the returning Meanwhile, the JD(U) dis- scheduled to go to Madhubani- "There are cases when col- out. coming out of abusive relation- keeping the social and eco- minor wife. officer of the Gujarat Assembly, tanced itself from Yadav's Bihar Supual-Madhepura. Prez felicitates Gujarat riots case: HC defers 93 freedom Parl panel for Army-like performance fighters order on Jafri's plea to Aug 21 appraisal system for babus AHMEDABAD: The Guja- before the court that its report 'At Home' rat High Court on Wednesday challenged by Jafri was inves- MPOST BUREAU joint secretary and above level ciated the difficulty for anyone process followed by the armed deferred to August 21 the pro- tigated under the watchful posts under the Government to be truly objective "if his/her forces, the immediate reviewing NEW DELHI: President Ram nouncement of its order on a eyes of the apex court and was NEW DELHI: A parliamen- of India, predominantly com- assessment is to be disclosed officer shows his assessment to Nath Kovind on Wednesday petition by Zakia Jafri, widow largely accepted by all. tary panel has suggested mak- prise officers of only one ser- to the person reported upon". the officer reported upon up to felicitated 93 freedom fight- of slain Congress leader Ehsan It had submitted that the ing partial disclosure to civil vice, the IAS, the Department The panel said some amount a certain rank, the report said. ers from across the country at Jafri, challenging a lower court lower court, where the case was services officers of their per- Related Parliamentary Standing of sanctity should be brought "So, the problem of down- his first 'At Home', presenting order upholding a clean chit first heard, had looked into all formance appraisal report on Committee on Personnel, Pub- back to the appraisal system grading or giving fewer points each of them with a gift that to the then chief minister Nar- aspects of the allegations to the lines of the process fol- lic Grievances, Law and Justice by devising a mechanism and having problems in the carried a personalised message endra Modi and others in the conclude that there was no lowed by the Army. It said the said in its report tabled in Par- wherein the the entire report working space do not arise actu- from him, a Rashtrapati Bha- 2002 riots cases. further need to investigate the newly innovated "360-degree liament yesterday. is not disclosed to the apprai- ally in the Army. The same could Zakia Jafri van spokesman said. Justice Sonia Gokani told matter from the angle of larger appraisal system" for appoint- "This is perceived by non- see, but "there is a partial dis- be applied in the civil services," The President of the coun- the lawyers representing Zakia, cial Investigation Team (SIT) conspiracy. ment of bureaucrats at the top IAS services to have tilted the closure only". "The committee, it said. try hosts a function today on the SIT and the state govern- on the alleged larger criminal Zakia's lawyer Mihir Desai level in the central government balance in favor of the IAS in therefore, desires that the gov- The committee said the the anniversary of the Quit ment that she will pronounce conspiracy behind the 2002 had told the court that the mag- need to be made more transpar- the empanelment and place- ernment should look into the 360-degree appraisal sys- India Movement. This year the order on August 21. riots. The petitioners also istrate, who accepted the SIT's ent and rule based. ment process," it said. aspect of limited disclosure, tem –that includes assessing marks the 75th anniversary of The hearing in the case had demanded fresh investigation. closure report, did not even The committee noted the The committee felt there somewhere between the Annual bureaucrats on integrity and the movement, which called for concluded on July 3. The high The petition demanded that consider other options like concerns raised by various was a need to make the pro- Confidential Report and Annual reputation, through a com- an end to British rule in India. court had earlier said that it Modi and 59 others be made as rejecting the report, or order- stakeholders that the empan- cess broad-based by associat- Performance Appraisal Report prehensive background check, The President's press sec- would pronounce the order accused on charges of criminal ing a fresh probe. He submit- elment under the Central Staff- ing officers of other services in to retain the best of both the before their empanelment –is an retary, Ashok Malik, said in a on Wednesday. It has heard a conspiracy behind the riots. ted that the lower court ignored ing Scheme is not providing a the empanelment and place- procedures," the report said. innovation of the government statement that each of the free- criminal review petition moved On 28 February 2002, 68 the Supreme Court's guide- level playing field to all partic- ment process for appointment The committee wasfor appointment of bureaucrats dom fighters was gifted an elec- by Jafri and activist Teesta people, including Ehsan Jafri, lines and had not considered ipating services, especially the to the posts of joint secretary informed by "experts and stake- at the top level in the central tric kettle with a personalised Setalvad's NGO Citizen for Jus- were killed by a mob at Gulberg the signed statements of wit- non-IAS services. and above and stressed that . holders", in their submissions, government. message from Kovind. tice and Peace, challenging the Society in Ahmedabad. nesses which suggested that All the institutions or bod- It favoured making the about the appraisal system in It has recommended that the "I extend warm greetings to lower court order upholding During the course of hear- there was conspiracy behind ies involved in the empanelment appraisal process consultative the Army. entire process should be trans- you on the 75th Anniversary the clean chit given by the Spe- ing, the SIT had submitted the incidents. and appointment process of and transparent but also appre- In the performance appraisal parent and rule based. of the Quit India Movement. The nation is proud of our free- dom fighters and salutes them. BJP MP Sanwar Lal Jat is dead This small token is our people s Molestation of girls: CRPF constable arrested, 2 suspended appreciation of your successful OUR CORRESPONDENT party president Amit Shah struggle against colonialism. OUR CORRESPONDENT event, Dantewada Superin- to light. A CRPF spokesper- suspension and the matter has Extremism in the area, has at Jaipur last month follow- I wish you happiness, good tendent of Police Kamlochan son said, "Keeping in view the been handed over to the local been organising such events in NEW DELHI: Former Union ing which he was admitted to health and a long life," was RAIPUR: The CRPF has sus- Kashyap said. Shamim Ahmed gravity of the allegation, a high- police for investigation and Palnar since some years. minister and BJP MP from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) the President's message on pended two of its person- (31), a constable belonging to level enquiry chaired by DIG legal action," the spokesper- Nearly 500 girls took part Ajmer Sanwar Lal Jat died of Sawai Man Singh Hospital each gift. The function was nel identified as suspects in the CRPF's 231 battalion, was Dantewada with representative son said. in the July 31 event and tied here on Wednesday of cardiac there. He was shifted to the attended by outgoing Vice the molestation of girl stu- arrested on Wednesday, he of Balika Ashram Government The incident allegedly took rakhi to the CRPF personnel. arrest aged 62, a top official at AIIMS from Jaipur after his President Mohammad Hamid dents of a residential school said. The constable will be pro- Girls School and a lady officer place on July 31, when a 'Rak- The event was aired on a local the AIIMS said. condition turned critical. Ansari, Prime Minister Naren- in Dandtewada district even duced in local court. had been ordered to ascertain sha Bandhan' programme was news channel on August 7. Jat, who served earlier as "Jat had a cardiac arrest in dra Modi, Union Home Min- as local police arrested one The SP said that a police the factual position. organised by the CRPF troop- Later, the school hostel's Minister of State for water Jaipur which caused damage ister Rajnath Singh and other of the accused paramilitary team was sent to nab the other "Based on findings of ers ahead of the festival at the warden complained to the resources in the Narendra to his brain. He was initially dignitaries. personnel. identified personnel, who is enquiry team of CRPF, two state-run residential school district administration that Modi government, died at 6.15 admitted to the Sawai Man The President also released The two personnel were believed to be on leave since personnel have been identi- in Dantewada's Palnar village CRPF personnel allegedly fol- am, AIIMS Director Dr Ran- Singh Hospital and thereaf- a set of eight commemorative identified last evening based August 3 and went to his home fied as suspect to be involved under Kuakonda police station. lowed the girls to the toilet and deep Guleria said. ter was shifted to AIIMS. He postage stamps to mark the on the statements of the vic- town Dehradun in Uttara- in the incident. Both individ- The paramilitary force, molested them on the pretext The BJP MP had collapsed was on ventilator since then," occasion. AGENCIES tims and photographs of the khand after the incident came uals have been placed under deployed to counter Left-Wing of frisking, the SP said. during a meeting chaired by Guleria said. Patkar arrested on her Drought issue: Judges can't run govt, way to Dhar, sent to jail ask for miracles, Centre to SC BHOPAL: Narmada Bachao the ADGP said. Subsequently, proper arrangements are made Andolan (NBA) leader Patkar was produced before a for their rehabilitation," Patkar, MPOST BUREAU have filed a detailed affidavit ness and the provisions of the Medha Patkar was arrested sub-divisional judicial magis- who came out of the hospital stating all steps are being taken Act will be implemented in on Wednesday when she was trate at Dhar who sent her to on a wheelchair, told reporters. NEW DELHI: Judges can- by us. There has to be an end. all the states and the UTs. All on her way to Dhar district of jail. Patkar (62) and 11 others She claimed that the pro- not run a government and ask Your lordships cannot run the efforts will be made by the cen- Madhya Pradesh to meet the were forcibly removed from cess of rehabilitation of the dis- it to do "miracles", Attorney government. tral government in this regard," Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) Chikhalda in Dhar on August placed people in the Narmada General K K Venugopal on "We cannot be asked to do the bench said. During the pro- oustees, the police said. 7, where they were staging valley was yet to be completed. Wednesday told the Supreme miracles as this is such an enor- ceedings, the chief secretaries "We have arrested her as she an indefinite fast demanding "At many places, even Court while opposing fresh mous task. We are trying to of various states were present insisted on going back to meet a proper rehabilitation of the drinking water is not available. pleas being made by NGO persuade the state governments in the courtroom. The judges the oustees. We have told her oustees, and were admitted in But the state government 'Swaraj Abhiyan' in a PIL for to do the best thing possible. were informed that state food that it is not possible to allow different hospitals. is insisting the people to go to relief measures in drought-hit The government is concerned commissions have been set up her to go to Dhar as section Earlier in the day, Patkar these places. This situation is states. with the issue and is putting in Madhya Pradesh, Maharash- 144, CrPc has been imposed in was discharged from a private not acceptable to the oustees A bench, headed by Justice the best way forward. But grant tra, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and the area," Ajay Sharma, Addi- hospital in Indore after her and therefore, they continue to M B Lokur, directed the Cen- us some time, preferably six Karnataka. tional Director General of condition improved. stay put at their original dwell- tre to set up state food com- months," Venugopal said. With regard to constitution Police (ADGP), Indore range, After she was discharged ings," she added. missions, as mandated under He said that if fresh issues pensation, reduction in person have brought it to the notice of of the commission in Haryana, said. The police stopped Pat- from the Bombay Hospital, Patkar said a special leave the National Food Security were raised, then there would days under the Mahatma Gan- the attorney general that since the counsel, appearing for the kar and informed her that she Patkar said her indefinite fast petition (SLP) came up before Act (NFSA), 2013, even in the be no end to the grievances and dhi National Rural Employ- we are dealing with a parlia- state, told the bench that the could not proceed to Dhar, but would continue. Patkar (62) the Supreme Court on Tuesday, states not hit by drought. moreover, the Centre was look- ment Guarantee Scheme and mentary statute namely the matter was pending in the Pun- as she refused to relent, she was and the other activists have but it was dismissed as a related Venugopal took strongly ing into the issues and has writ- absence of social audit. National Food Security Act, jab and Haryana High Court. placed under arrest at the bor- been fasting for 14 days. case was pending before the opposed the submissions of ten numerous letters to states Ordering setting up of state 2013, it will be appropriate if The top court also asked der of Indore and Dhar dis- "Medicines were admin- Madhya Pradesh High Court. Prashant Bhushan, represent- concerned. food commissions, the bench the provisions of the Act are the states to implement other tricts, and subsequently, taken istered through drips to the "The hearing in the case ing the NGO run by activist The bench, also compris- said the provisions under the faithfully implemented in provisions of the Act includ- to Dhar, he added. fasting agitators in various is scheduled tomorrow in the Yogendra Yadav, and termed ing Justice N V Ramana, then NFSA provided for such com- all the states and the Union ing appointment of vigilance "We will ask her to furnish hospitals but none of us has high court. On behalf of the them as fresh ones. told the attorney general that missions in all the states and territories. committees and the district a bond stating that section 144 eaten food so far. We demand dam oustees, we appeal to the "New submissions are being the petition would be confined Union territories (UTs). "The attorney general has grievance officers and conduct will not be violated. If she fur- the oustees be allowed to stay judiciary to deliver justice in made every time. The issue to only three issues -- delay in "Although this writ peti- assured us that the matter will of social audits of government nishes it, we will release her," in their original dwellings till the matter," she added. AGENCIES (PIL) cannot go on forever. We payment of wages and com- tion is confined to 10 states, we be taken up with due earnest- ration shops. 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Thursday, 10 August, 2017 EDITORIAL Milestones in 70 years Drama at EC V.Srinivas chronicles the journey of Indian economy so far he midnight drama which unfolded at Election Com- mission had many gripping on to their television gration into the global economy. remotes, impatient to witness the final verdict of the The global financial crisis which Gujarat Rajya Sabha war. Ultimately, Ahmed Patel began in 2007 took a turn for the worse Temerged victorious after a long tussle that had been fuming in September 2008 with the collapse of since the last fortnight. The Congress had strong hopes glued several international financial institu- on their reliable manager, Patel, who has been a reputed task- tions. Indian stock markets witnessed master standing strong by the side of the UPA government a 60 per cent loss in values, foreign during its 2004-2014 tenure. Indian politics is known for its portfolio investment slowed down and upheaval, uncertainty and often anti-climatic situations. Yes- rupee lost 20 per cent value against the terday was another such day when a battle was being strongly dollar reaching Rs. 50/dollar. Expecta- fought between BJP and Congress for a seat in the Rajya Sabha. tions that the Indian economy is ‘decou- While Smriti Irani and Amit Shah comfortably secured their pled’ from the West were completely positions, the gritting contest that witnessed conspiracy and belied. A substantial fiscal stimulus controversy was fought between Patel and his Congress turned was provided through two packages BJP counterpart Balwantsinh Rajput. Not long ago the BJP on December 7, 2008, and January 2, would have decided to not wield a candidate against the pow- 2009. The Reserve Bank of India took a erful 'Ahmedbhai’, yet situations have overturned since the number of monetary easing and liquid- seemingly undefeatable duo of Amit Shah-Narendra Modi ity enhancing measures including the has taken centre-stage of BJP’s electoral power politics. With The GST reduction in the cash reserve ratio, this win, Congress has bounced back, providing some hope to statutory liquidity ratio and key pol- the opposition of being able to showcase strength in the Rajya represents a icy rates. The objective was to facilitate Sabha which too seems to be slipping out of their control. Last major milestone funds from the financial system to meet night’s controversy erupted after eight Congress MLAs, six the needs of productive sectors. from Shankarsinh Vaghela’s camp deflected on to the side of in tax reforms. India’s economy was one of the first the BJP to cast their vote against Patel. However, two of these The economic in the world to recover after the global votes were considered invalid, as they had bypassed the strin- crisis. Prompt fiscal and monetary pol- gent norms of secrecy. Rule 39-A and 39AA of Conduct of transformation icy easing combined with a fiscal stim- Election Rules, 1961, clearly states that every elector to whom from an IMF ulus had brought growth to pre-crisis a ballot paper has been assigned must maintain utmost secrecy levels. Capital inflows were back on of casting their vote, being allowed to share that information program country the rise and financial markets regained only with an authorised party representative. to the world’s ground. Growth was projected to rise MLAs Bholabhai Gohil and Raghavji Bhai Patel have been fastest growing from 6 ¾ per cent in 2009-10 to 8 per- accused of disclosing their vote to Amit Shah, the BJP Chief. cent in 2010-11. India faced challenges As soon as this was enacted, party delegations of the Congress major economy Representational Image in managing capital flows and steril- and the BJP made a dash to the Election Commission, each represents ised intervention was pursued to help placing their own distinct demands. The former demanded ndia’s economic history over the not materialise. cessful in bringing economic reforms reduce exchange rate volatility. that the votes be considered invalid as this was against the a significant past 70 years has been marked by The balance of payments situation to the Indian economy. India entered On October 8, 2016 the Indian norms of voting, as maintaining secrecy was of paramount success story several critical milestones amongst changed dramatically in 1979-80. Infla- the 1990s with structural rigidities Finance Minister addressed the Inter- importance. BJP, on the other hand, demanded that imme- which are the crises years of 1966, tion soared from 3 per cent in 1978-79 and imbalances in the economy, pro- national Monetary and Financial Com- diate counting is put into place contending that once ballot for the Indian I1981, and 1991 and India’s emergence to 22 percent in 1979-80. The external nounced macroeconomic imbalances mittee (IMFC) during the Fund-Bank papers had been put into the box their existence cannot be economy at 70 from the economic crisis as the fastest terms of trade worsened significantly despite a significant growth rate of 5 Annual Meetings presented India as the questioned. The Election Commission on hearing narratives growing major economy of the world. owing to higher prices for imported per cent. Several adverse domestic and fastest growing major economy globally of both sides, and reviewing the video recording that exposes India’s balance of payments position petroleum and fertilisers. Trade deficit external developments precipitated in with GDP growth at 7.2 per cent, foreign the act declared that the votes must be considered invalid, was under pressure throughout 1965. zoomed. Government undertook defi- the balance of payments (BOP) crisis in exchange reserves of USD 372 billion, asking the returning officer(RO) to reject these by segregat- As the year 1966 opened, exchange cit financing on an unprecedented scale. 1991. From this crisis, emerged a com- current account deficit of (-)1.1 per cent ing them by serial number at the time of final counting. Even reserves had already been reduced to In 1981, to meet the short term cyclical prehensive reform agenda backed by and CPI inflation at 5.05 per cent. The though the BJP alleged that the arguments of the Congress a low level. In March 1966, a standby imbalance, India drew SDR 266 million an IMF program which was effectively Government showed a deep commit- were baseless, and the verdict of the RO who had rejected arrangement of US$ 200 million was of the SDR 500 million approved under implemented. ment to fiscal consolidation, lowering Congress’ appeal was final, the Election Commission contin- approved by the IMF. Rupee was deval- the compensatory financing facility On August 27, 1991, India the cost of credit to private sector and ued to put forth their final conclusion disqualifying the two ued by 36.5 per cent to bring domestic (CFF) from the IMF. The main elements approached the IMF for an 18-month help price stability. Subsidy reforms votes which could have potentially hampered Patel’s chances prices in line with external prices, to of the Government’s strategy for restor- standby arrangement in an amount were undertaken with better target- at a Rajya Sabha seat. “In the case of Independent members enhance the competitiveness of exports. ing the viability of balance of payments equivalent to SDR 1656 million. The ing of subsidies by linking oil subsidies of the Assembly, he is not to show his ballot paper to anyone The US dollar which was equivalent to was an increase in the domestic pro- adjustment strategy entailed a set of with aadhar. Government constituted at all. Thus, even the provision of open voting in Rajya Sabha Rs. 4.75 now rose to Rs. 7.50 and the duction of petroleum and petroleum immediate stabilisation measures an empowered monetary policy com- election does not mean that the principle of secrecy of vote pound sterling from Rs. 13.33 to Rs. products, fertilisers, steel, edible oils, adopted in July 1991 most notably mittee and fixed an inflation target of 4 has been given a complete go by and that the ballot paper of 21. The Government declared a plan and non-ferrous metals. India’s strat- an 18.7 per cent depreciation of the per cent with a tolerance level of +/- 2 an elector can be shown to, or seen by, any member present holiday. The fourth five-year plan was egy for bringing balance of payments exchange rate and further tightening of per cent for the period 2016-2021. The in the place of the poll,” the EC said, sealing its final verdict. abandoned in favour of three annual under control paid rich dividends. The monetary policy including increase in GST represents a major milestone in tax This came as a huge relief to the Congress, who will now have plans in the wake of disruptions in the Government voluntarily decided not to interest rates, designed to restore con- reforms. The economic transformation the trusted Patel in the Upper house. Many would say that this economy on account of two years of avail of the balance of 1.1 billion SDR fidence and reverse short term capital from an IMF program country to the victory emerges largely as callousness or maybe over-confi- drought, two wars, and the devaluation under the Extended Fund Facility of outflow. world’s fastest growing major economy dence, or maybe even a calculated game of the deflected MLAs. of the rupee. The annual plans guided the IMF. A comprehensive program built represents a significant success story for Had they not exposed their votes to Shah, the game against development with immediate focus on The IMF programs of 1966 and around the twin pillars of fiscal consoli- the Indian economy at 70. PIB Patel would have gone BJP’s way. For now, though the Con- stimulating exports and searching for 1981 helped tide over periods of high dation and a radical structural reform (V.Srinivas is an IAS officer of gress camp can breathe a sigh of relief, as after long they have efficient uses of industrial assets. The inflation and difficult balance of pay- to shift away from past policies was 1989 batch, presently posted as ensured to win a game against the mastermind Amit Shah. devaluation failed; it did not achieve its ments position faced at that point of adopted. In many ways, the IMF pro- Chairman Rajasthan Tax Board. Shah had put in concentrated efforts to ensure that Patel did objectives. The promised foreign aid did time. That said, they were modestly suc- gram of 1991/92 ensured India’s inte- Views expressed are strictly personal.) not secure his Rajya Sabha seat. It was a game of prestige to prevent Patel from grabbing dear that one valuable place in the upper-house. Patel a deep strat- Quote martial SAFE AND SECURE CHILDREN EDITOR millenniumpost.in egist himself seems to have tipped over the BJP maestro in this round of the ongoing bout. While Opposition members Child abuse is a serious concern that must be addressed in ways beyond awareness. It is Log on to write letters to the can enjoy a night of peaceful sleep knowing that ‘Ahmedbhai’ Live so that when editor or send them to has ensured one seat of victory for them, they still have a lot your children think a misconception that poor children are most vulnerable to this evil. The cases with poor more to traverse prior to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, which still children may be reported as there is no fear of social stigma with them as it is with better [email protected] seems to be slipping out of their clutches. Patel has harnessed of fairness, caring, You can also send your great reputation as the ‘master-manager’ of the Congress camp, and integrity, they off families. The fact is that all children must be protected because they are all equally comments to The Editor, standing strongly by the side of Sonia Gandhi. His repute was vulnerable just because they are children. Poverty, unemployment, substance abuse, etc. becoming nebulous with a question of defeat lingering in the think of you Millennium Post, background. Yet, this midnight victory, ensured by the EC ver- are some factors that trigger this evil. Creating a safe environment, particularly at school Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah dict has brought in relief, and also highlighted the drama that H. JACKSON BROWN, JR. and around home will contribute significantly to the safety of children. Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 pinnacles the nature of Indian politics. One can be assured, that a lot more is to unfold until 2019 when the real-epic is ARPITA GOSWAMI Via email played out on the streets of our country! Fresh face of Justice A unique global asset ustice Dipak Misra is set to become the 45th Chief Jus- tice of India, as his name was recommended by erstwhile Chief Justice JS Khehar. Chief Justice Khehar’s term ends Pragit Parameswaran discusses the contribution of Indian diaspora across the world on August 27, when Justice Misra is set to assume the role Juntil October 2, 2018. Originating from Odisha, he has served hen Saddam Hussein’s Pravasi-friendly Policies in the Orissa High Court, Madhya Pradesh High Court, and Iraqi forces invaded The government continued to accord Delhi High Court before being elevated to the Supreme Court Kuwait in 1990, Mat- high priority for safeguarding the big- of India on October 10, 2011. Known for his quiet demeanour, hunny Mathews better gest asset, NRIs with a slew of initiatives resilience and astute confidence, immense is expected of this Wknown as Toyota Sunny stepped in as and policies. The Ministry continued to stalwart who has been a venerated figure within legal circles. ‘Messiah Mathews’. Sunny’s immense improve the institutional framework Justice Misra had scripted history when he led a three-Judge contribution played a crucial role of towards ensuring a safe, orderly, legal bench which heard the mercy plea of Yakub Memon, who had The nation saving 1,70,000 Indians from the Kuwait and humane migration process. One of been convicted of being an active agent enacting the Bom- war in 488 flights. the priority areas was to strengthen the bay blasts that shook the commercial capital of India in 1993. boasts of largest Indian Diaspora in 2017 witnessed a eco-system that supports migrant work- Memon’s death penalty was granted by Justice Misra, who has ‘diaspora’ in the biggest lose when Bollywood flick ‘Air- ers in all stages of migration cycle – pre- since received several death threats and continues to be pro- lift’ inspired hero Toyota Sunny died. departure, in countries of destination, as tected under the highest security. In May 2017, Justice Misra world with more There are many more Non-Resident well as on return. New initiatives were also conducted the landmark judgment which confirmed the than 30 million Indians (NRI) who make India proud Google CEO Sundar Pichai, a prominent Indian abroad (Representational Image) launched towards skills upgradation death penalty of the four convicts involved in the horrific Nirb- at different junctures of the country’s and certification of vocational skills of haya rape case, providing some solace to restless Indians across persons of Indian journey. has taken hold. and respect for the country go up. The Indian emigrant workers. the world. In his verdict, Justice Misra penned that the "brutal, origin living From Google CEO Sundar Pichai A diaspora estimated at over 30 mil- influential Indian diaspora affects not A Memorandum of Understand- barbaric and diabolic nature" of the crime could create a "tsu- to Nobel laureate scientist Har Gobind lion people fills mainstream roles and just the popular attitude, but also gov- ing (MoU) was signed on July 2, 2016, nami of shock" to destroy a civilised society, he said. He has abroad. The Khorana and Microsoft CEO Satya responsibilities in their adopted coun- ernment policies in countries where between the Ministry of External Affairs been a propagator of women’s safety, which was explicit in his crowd represents Nadella to world’s one of the leading tries, helping shape the destiny of these they live, to the benefit of India. (MEA) and the Ministry of Skill Devel- judgment to ban dance bars in Mumbai which witnessed ram- music conductors Zubin Mehta, the countries. The President of Singapore, India benefits tremendously through opment and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) pant exploitation of women in the cultural industry. At present just 1 per cent of list of NRIs and their contribution to Governor-General of New Zealand, these people in luring large multina- for implementation of the Pravasi Justice Misra is hearing several consequential cases concern- India’s population the world is endless. and Prime Ministers of Mauritius and tional companies as well as entrepre- Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY). The ing BCCI’s transparency in Indian cricket, the SEBI-Sahara What we see today is Indians in all Trinidad and Tobago were all of Indian neurial ventures. National Skills Development Corpo- spat which seeks to unveil the corruption of Sahara seeking to but it is crucial walks of life. We have Indian filmmak- descent. The government’s emphasis on ration (NSDC) is in process of setting forfeit them to repay their several investors. He is also leading cog that the NRI ers, Indian lawyers, Indian prosecutors, Between 1995 and 2005, over a quar- domestic transformation continued to up customised India International Skill a bench which is endeavouring to grant approval to women Indian authors, Indian businessmen, ter of immigrant-founded engineering gain acceleration with India’s foreign Centres to operationalise this Scheme. up to a certain age to enter the famous Sabarimala Temple in pool contributes and Indian émigrés rose through the and IT companies in the United States policy strategy. On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Kerala. As Justice Misra assumes office as the 45th Chief Jus- 3.4 per cent of ranks across the globe. were started by Indians, according to a The Diaspora population bring tech- last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tice of the country he will begin hearing the extremely crucial The nation boasts of largest ‘diaspora’ study by Duke University and the Uni- nical and domain expertise to domestic inaugurated the Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra and volatile Ram Mandir and Babri Masjid case. While Justice India’s GDP in the world with more than 30 million versity of California. And Indian expats startups and often act as angel investors. or overseas Indian Centre in New Delhi Misra has added several feathers to his cap he has an uphill persons of Indian origin living abroad. owned an estimated 35 per cent of the Diaspora Indian faculty abroad volun- and dedicated it to the Indian diaspora. task at hand. Justice Misra’s decision to revoke President’s rule The crowd represents just 1 per cent of country's hotels. teer time and resources to help faculty The Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra has been in Uttarakhand is an example of this very powerplay. Further, India’s population but it is a crucial cog According to the 2000 U.S. census, on Indian campuses improve the quality established to commemorate the trials courts across India are witnessing unprecedented distress at that the NRI pool contributes 3.4 per Indians had median annual earnings of education — as in the case of member and tribulations, as well as the subse- the moment. Over 2.8 crore cases remain pending in District cent of India’s GDP. of $51,000, compared to $32,000 for institutions of the Indo Universal Col- quent evolution and achievements of courts across the country, with 5,000 posts lying vacant. The A World Bank report released last Americans overall. About 64 per cent laboration of Engineering Education. the diverse Indian diaspora. ‘Indian Judiciary Annual Report’ presenting this data also year said that India was the largest remit- of Indian-Americans have a bachelor's This was reflected in advancing Commemorating the return India’s suggests that to make-up this loss close to 15,000 new judges tance-receiving country in the world, degree or more, compared to 28 per cent projects whether through government one of the greatest Pravasis, Mahatma have to be appointed to cover up the lapse and move forward with an estimated $69 billion in 2015. of Americans overall, and 44 per cent arrangements or private commercial Gandhi from South Africa to India, the judiciously. Justice Misra now holds the fortune of 1.3 billion India’s diaspora is considered to be for all Asian-American groups. Almost deals related to Make in India, Skill nation also celebrates Pravasi Bharatiya Indians, who look up to him with immense faith that he will skilled, educated, and wealthy. Fur- 40 per cent have a master's, doctorate, India, Digital India, Start Up India Divas during which the contributions not he will not disembark the validity and veracity of the judi- ther, the proportion of highly-skilled or other professional degree, five times as well as those aimed at improving of Indian Diaspora is acknowledged by ciary. Now that our courts are under severe distress, Justice Indian migrants has increased consid- the national average. our infrastructure and transportation the country. PIB Misra’s alacrity could be a fortunate saviour. erably over the past decade as the glo- When people of Indian origin are links and fostering all round sustainable (The author is a media consultant. balisation of trade, capital, and labour held in high esteem, understanding development in urban or energy sectors. Views expressed are strictly personal) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Thursday, 10 August, 2017 mp in focus Recycling sector under GST Under the new GST regime, all categories of scrap now have a high tax rate of mostly 18 per cent, writes Neha Walani

he Goods and Services Tax instead wipe out the sector that has (GST) is a step in the right been providing incredible service to direction for India. But the India’s people and environment. rates on certain goods are a Tdeep cause of concern. These include Effect on the environment Large scale scrap material. Increased GST rates will defi- Before GST, there was no tax on nitely lead to more waste piling up waste dealers scrap material except on e-waste and in our landfills because recycling will are laying off metals (6 per cent Value Added Tax). reduce. The customer/waste genera- Under the new GST regime, all cat- tor and the informal sector will see their employees egories of scrap now have a high tax no economic benefit in it. To cite an involved in rate of mostly 18 per cent. example, plastic carry bags and wrap- Vivek, a kabadiwaala (scrap- pers were never getting recycled in waste sorting seller) in Dwarka, New Delhi told India because it was not economi- and recycling Down To Earth: “Due to GST on cally viable to recycle them. But the in order to cut scrap, our work has reduced because other kinds of recycling was thriving the customer/ waste generators are especially through informal channels costs. Increased now getting lesser rates for their recy- because the resource/ raw material GST rates will clable waste. They are looking for for it was free but now it comes at a better prices elsewhere or just throw- cost making the industry infeasible. definitely lead ing away their waste. Earlier, if we This will wreak havoc on the envi- to more waste were getting 2.5 quintal per month ronment. Taxing scrap doesn’t seem of paper, now we are hardly getting to be in line with the Swachh Bharat piling up in our 2 quintals.” mission that should ideally facili- landfills because tate more recycling or even with the What does this mean for the recycle Sustainable Development Goals that recycling will economy? India has committed to. reduce. The Every large waste dealer or recy- cler with sales above Rs. 20 lakh per Possible Solutions: customer/waste year has to pay GST every 15 days. Rescinding the GST levied on generator and But waste in India has a very big scraps of plastic, paper, cardboard chain of dealers. The lower level deal- and glass is a must. As Shashi Bushan the informal ers are not formalised and exempt Pandit from All India Kabadi Maz- sector will see no from GST and the customers/waste door Mahasangh puts it, “Tax should generators too don’t have a GST Rag pickers have absolutely no bargaining power. Their incomes have shrunk by more than half (Representational Image) be on the waste generator, not on economic benefit number so the large dealer has to waste.” He cites another solution, “In in it not just pay higher tax rates on his ter staple fibre (PSF) had 2 per cent Inputs from on ground waste collec- rates because their already meagre have the benefit that they can pro- Colombia, informal waste pickers or own margin but also for the value excise duty while virgin PSF had 12.5 tors/buyers/dealers (kabadiwaalas) incomes will get further squeezed.” duce bills of taxes paid so will be dealers are now getting money from he purchases the scrap at from all the per cent excise duty.) on how scrap selling and buying rates The biggest sufferers in this entire preferred by the large scale dealers/ the government for providing their links in the chain below. The recy- So, what the large scale dealer is have changed for them post-GST. chain are as always the people at the recyclers, but we are also obviously service to the people and environ- clers also do not want to increase the doing now is buying scrap at lower bottom of this pyramid–the rag pick- suffering because now we have to ment. They get 2$ per day. If India’s final selling price of recycled goods in prices from before and in turn, the It’s effect on informal waste ers. The waste dealers or kabadiwaa- pay tax on purchase and sale both.” government has to impose tax on order to make it competitive to goods mid and small level dealers are also collection las who are middlemen can at least says Bhumika Puri of POM POM, a waste/ scrap, then at least the money made from virgin material. (It is to be buying the scrap at lesser prices thus According to Chitra Mukher- hedge their losses by paying less for recycling organisation operating in collected should go in paying the real noted that previously, recycled goods reducing the rate the kabadiwala and jee from non-profit Chintan, “Recy- the material they buy. But the rag South Delhi. environmentalists of our country – had cost advantage when compared rag picker get. Not only this, large cling is being carried out in India pickers have absolutely no bargaining Swachh Survekshan 2018 lays the rag pickers and the kabadiwaa- to goods made from virgin material scale waste dealers will lay off their almost entirely by the informal sector power. Their incomes have shrunk by emphasis on formalisation of the las.” DOWN TO EARTH because they had much lesser taxes employees involved in waste sorting of more than 4 million people who more than half. informal sector in the legal system, (The views expressed on them, example recycled polyes- and recycling in order to cut costs. will be greatly affected by the new “Registered recyclers/dealers but high GST rates on scrap will are strictly personal.) tweet Rhino horn trade will threaten its existence RETWEET The international wildlife trade is believed to be the fourth largest BRAHMA CHELLANEY @Chellaney illegal trade in the world, informs Vishal Gulati DIVIDENDS: By hosting some Indian journalists, China widely publicizes in Indian press new threats against India and a bogus claim on Doklam A legal trade AHMED PATEL in rhino horns @ahmedpatel stimulates demand and I want to thank each stimulates the & every MLA who voted for me despite market, which unprecedented facilitates intimidation & increased pressure from BJP. poaching and They voted for an trafficking. It inclusive India creates a flow of horns into which RAMACHANDRA GUHA rhino horns @Ram_Guha from poached animals can be No prominent leader laundered. The of the RSS was only thing that arrested during Quit curbs poaching Rhino horn is more valuable by weight than gold, diamonds, or cocaine (Representational Image) India, whereas all the of rhinos and llowing trade in trade in other countries too, poached animals can be laun- species) species. Rhinos are commercial venture, and there prominent Congress rhino horns in South Lieberman, who has worked dered. We have seen histori- Appendix I, and there should is no evidence it will benefit illegal trade Africa will undercut on the international wildlife cally that the only thing that be no commercial trade,” said conservation.” leaders were in horns is a enforcement efforts trade for more than 25 years, curbs poaching of rhinos and Lieberman, who foresees no “Many countries and Ain rest of Africa, China, Viet- said, “poaching would likely illegal trade in horns is a shut- domestic demand for rhino NGOs are working hard to shutdown of the nam and other Asian coun- increase, not decrease”. down of the market,” she said. horns in South Africa. change consumer purchasing market tries. It is a major setback in The government of South About lifting the ban with “South Africa may allow behaviour in Asia, for exam- SMRITI Z IRANI tackling trafficking in wildlife, Africa, home to 80 per cent the aim of helping to generate export of rhino horns but that ple, and this will undermine @smritiirani a renowned wildlife advocate of the world’s 25,000 rhinos, revenues, she said: “Lifting the does not create a legalised inter- those efforts. Many countries has said. “We see this as very has prepared draft regulations domestic ban in South Africa national trade as they still need and partner organisations are dangerous and threatening for a limited export of rhino is about revenues for private to be legally imported else- also working hard to curb the Commemorating 75 the future existence of rhinos horns. It would allow foreign- reserve owners, and is a major where and most source coun- trafficking of rhino horn and years of Quit India in many countries,” US-based ers to export up to two horns setback in efforts to curb traf- tries have banned the import this will also undermine those Movement - Salutations global advocacy Wildlife Con- apiece for personal use. The ficking and poaching.” of rhino horns, e.g., Vietnam efforts,” she advocated. servation Society (WCS) Vice guidelines come in the wake “There is no market to and China,” she said. Saying A research finding pub- to the brave men & President for International Pol- of a constitutional court rul- speak of in South Africa and that she cannot predict which lished in Science Advances, an women who paved the icy Susan Lieberman told IANS ing in April overturning a 2009 allowing these sales will under- country would be the main online academic journal, says in an e-mail interview. moratorium on domestic trade cut enforcement efforts in other buyer of these legalised rhino the rhino horn is more valu- way for a free India. “There is no reason some- in rhino horns. African countries with rhinos horns, she added: “It’s against able by weight than gold, dia- one would need horns for India too is home to over and those where horn is traf- the law in China and Vietnam monds, or cocaine. The rhino personal use -- this would be 2,500 one-horned rhinos, ficked, besides China, Vietnam, to purchase or sell rhino horns horn -- thought to have powers a cover for trade, and would according to the World Wide and other Asian countries.” or products with rhino horns; as a cure for cancer, an aphro- likely stimulate further traffick- Fund for Nature. Indian wild- The international wildlife this would undermine their disiac and a cure-all in some P. CHIDAMBARAM ing and poaching,” she added. life advocates fear it could also trade, which generates approxi- enforcement efforts.” Asian nations --currently goes @PChidambaram_IN Breeder John Hume, who lead to a surge in the demand mately 14 billion euros per year, “If South Africa proceeds for $60,000 a pound, says lead owns more than 1,500 rhinos for the horns of Indian rhi- is believed to be the fourth larg- with this, it could (be the end author William Ripple, a pro- on his private ranch in South nos in the international wild- est illegal trade in the world of rhinos) lead to an increase fessor of ecology at Oregon Africa, has announced an life trade. Lieberman, who has after drugs, weapons, and in poaching of wild rhinos State University. IANS Money, muscle and online auction of horns August also worked with the US gov- human trafficking. “Just as with in far too many countries, as (IANS correspondent 21-24, saying “revenues will be ernment, said, “a legal trade in ivory trade, there is no effec- well as undercut efforts aimed Vishal Gulati is an Internews’ manipulation could not used to further fund the breed- rhino horns stimulates demand tive way to regulate the trade at curbing the trafficking of Earth Journalism win in the Gujarat RS ing and protection of rhinos”. and stimulates the market, in rhino horns. In some cases, rhino horns.” On the demand Network Biodiversity Fellow. election. Admitting that there’s a which facilitates increased there can be a regulated com- of those who favour legalis- He attended the just concluded possibility that the limited poaching and trafficking”. mercial trade in species; under ing the horn trade as this will International Congress for trade in rhino horns will ini- “It creates a flow of horns CITES, that is not allowed help raise money for conserv- Conservation Biology in tiate demand to legalise its into which rhino horns from for Appendix I (threatened ing rhinos, she said: “This is a Cartagena in Colombia.) 10 world mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Thursday, 10 August, 2017 Germany urges AFTER TRUMP’S ‘FIRE AND FURY’ WARNING China warns ‘restraint’ from against stoking North Korea, Korea tensions Trump N Korea considers missile strike after Trump ‘fury’ BEIJING: China responded to BERLIN: Germany on US President Donald Trump’s Wednesday urged North Korea apocalyptic “fire and fury” and the United States to show threat against North Korea “restraint” after apocalyptic on US Pacific territory of Guam by pointedly warning today threats from President Donald against any rhetoric that could Trump and Pyongyang in their GUAM/SEOUL: North Korea said on inflame tensions over Pyong- mounting war of words. Wednesday it is considering plans for yang’s weapons programmes. “We are watching the a missile strike on the US Pacific ter- Trump sending ‘message’ that Kim Calling the situation on the increasing rhetorical escalation ritory of Guam, just hours after Pres- Korean Peninsula “complicated regarding the Korean Peninsula ident Donald Trump told the North can ‘understand’: Rex Tillerson and sensitive”, China’s foreign with the greatest concern,” for- that any threat to the United States ministry issued a statement eign ministry spokesman Mar- would be met with “fire and fury”. WASHINGTON: Donald Trump issued his dire threat of “fire warning that parties involved tin Schaefer told reporters. The sharp increase in tensions rat- and fury” to North Korea to send a strong message “in lan- in the impasse should avoid “That is why we call on all tled financial markets and prompted “words and actions that esca- sides to use restraint.” Schae- warnings from US officials and ana- guage that Kim Jong-un can understand”, US Secretary of late the situation”. fer said Berlin was convinced lysts not to engage in rhetorical slang- State Rex Tillerson has said. Tillerson sought to downplay the The ministry had been a “military option” could not ing matches with North Korea, which escalating diplomatic crisis, saying Americans “should sleep asked to respond to Trump’s be “the answer in the quest regularly threatens to destroy the well at night”.“I do not believe that there is any imminent comment on Tuesday that for a nuclear weapon- free United States. threat” from North Korea, he added. His intervention came North Korea would “be met Southeast Asia”. He urged North Korea said it was “carefully with fire and fury like the the international community examining” a plan to strike Guam, after Trump told North Korea’s leadership it would be “met world has never seen” if it did to “thoroughly implement” which is home to about 163,000 with fire and fury like the world has never seen” if it made not refrain from further belli- the latest round of sanctions people and a US military base that more threats to the US. Pyongyang in turn said it was “care- cose threats against the United against North Korea approved includes a submarine squadron, an fully examining the operational plan for making an enveloping States. by the United Nations Security airbase and a Coast Guard group. fire at the areas around Guam”, an island in the Pacific home Chinese Foreign Minister Council. And he backed a call A Korean People’s Army spokes- Wang Yi urged North Korea on by US Secretary of State Rex man said in a statement carried by to around 6,000 US military personnel. Tillerson, speaking as Tuesday to make a “smart deci- Tillerson to resume talks with state-run KCNA news agency the he returned to Washington from a tour of Southeast Asia, said sion”, after the United Nations Pyongyang if it halts ballistic plan would be put into practice at any North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a long-range strategic ballistic rocket the President’s comments were an attempt to prevent “any imposed tough new sanc- missile tests. “We must all con- moment once leader Kim Jong Un miscalculation” by the North.“What the President is doing is tions on the isolated regime tinue our diplomatic efforts -- makes a decision. in another statement that any plans imously imposed new sanctions on sending a strong message to North Korea in language that over its missile and nuclear it is the only way to ensure that Guam Governor Eddie Calvo dis- to execute this would be met with an North Korea on Saturday. programmes. “It will help the threat of the illegal North missed the threat and said the island “all-out war wiping out all the strong- Trump issued his strongest warn- Kim Jong-un can understand, because he doesn’t seem to the DPRK to make the right Korean nuclear weapons pro- was prepared for “any eventuality” holds of enemies, including the US ing yet for North Korea in com- understand diplomatic language,” the Secretary of State said. and smart decision,” Wang gramme can be contained,” he with strategically placed defences. He mainland”. ments to reporters in New Jersey “I think the President just wanted to be clear to the North Ko- told reporters, according to a said. Trump sharply intensi- said he had been in touch with the In a small show of goodwill on Tuesday. rean regime on the US’ unquestionable ability to defend itself, translator, after discussing the fied his rhetoric against North White House and there was no change though, North Korea said it had “North Korea best not make any sanctions with North Korean Korea yesterday, threatening in the threat level. released a Canadian pastor serving more threats to the United States. They will defend itself and its allies.” AGENCIES Foreign Minister Ri Hong-Yo “fire and fury” over its weapons “Guam is American soil ... We are a life sentence there on humanitar- will be met with fire and fury like the ahead of a regional security programmes. not just a military installation,” Calvo ian grounds. world has never seen,” Trump said. “China calls on all sides to sent to Reuters, repeating its custom- forum in the Philippine cap- North Korea raised the said in an online video message. North Washington has warned it is ready China, North Korea’s closest ally uphold the main direction of a ary stance. ital Manila. However Wang stakes just hours later, say- Korea, which is pursuing missile and to use force if needed to stop North despite Beijing’s anger at Pyongyang’s political resolution to the Korean North Korea has made no secret of also emphasised that negotia- ing it was considering missile nuclear weapons programmes in defi- Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear missile and nuclear programmes, peninsula nuclear issue, and its plans to develop a nuclear-tipped tions were the only way to solve strikes near US strategic mili- ance of UN Security Council resolu- programmes but that it prefers global described the situation as “complex avoid any words or actions that may missile able to strike the United States the issue, after the US had left tary installations on the Pacific tions, also accused the United States of diplomatic action, including sanc- and sensitive”, and urged calm and a intensify the problem and escalate and has ignored all calls to halt its open the possibility of military island of Guam. AGENCIES devising a “preventive war” and said tions. The UN Security Council unan- return to talks. the situation,” it said in a statement weapons programmes. AGENCIES action against the north. AGENCIES Khaleda Zia gets Former chief of staff to David Davis permanent bail in graft charges describes Brexit as a ‘catastrophe’ LONDON: Brexit Secretary age to put the country first if DHAKA: The High Court on David Davis’ former chief of all fails.” Emily Poole, a for- Wednesday granted permanent staff has described Brexit as mer special adviser to the bail to former prime minister a “catastrophe” and called for former Work and Pensions Khaleda Zia in a corruption the formation of a new politi- Secretary Stephen Crabb, case involving embezzlement cal party in Britain. said she “couldn’t agree more” of 21 million Bangladeshi Taka. James Chapman, who with Chapman, adding: “Great The graft case was filed in announced he was leav- to see another former special 2008. The Anti-Corruption ing his Government role adviser standing up for their Commission case accused before the general election, convictions.” Khaleda, her son Tarique Rah- added that Britain’s exit from David Davis Shortly after leaving his man and four others in the the European Union could role at the Department for Zia Orphanage Trust corrup- also be reversed through a on newspapers that advocated Exiting the European Union tion case. The bench of Justice second referendum. Brexit “to admit it is going to (DExEU), Chapman also said M Enayetur Rahim and Jus- “Past time for sensible MPs destroy the lives of many of his former boss Davis had tice Shahidul Karim passed the in all parties to admit Brexit is their readers”. been “hamstrung” by Theresa order today after holding the a catastrophe, come together Responding to the posts, May’s red-line on ending the final hearing on a ruling issued in new party if need be, and Vince Cable, the new leader jurisdiction of the European by the High Court in 2008, The reverse,” the former Daily Mail of the Liberal Democrats, said: Court of Justice. Daily Star reported.Khaleda, political editor posted on his “I agree with David Davis’ Speaking in June to the accused in 37 cases, is now on Twitter account. ex chief of staff. The public BBC’s Week in Westminster, bail in all the cases, said Advo- Chapman, who should have a chance to exit he added: “She’s [Ms May] set cate Zakir Hossain Bhuiyan, a also worked as George from Brexit.” a red line effectively for a con- lawyer to the BNP chief. The Osborne’s former direc- Labour MP Wes Street- ference speech that hamstrung court in 2008 issued a rule ask- tor of communications in ing said it was a “strik- these negotiations in my view. ing the government to explain the Treasury before joining ing warning from a notable “There have been red lines why the BNP chief should Davis after the EU referen- source”, but added: “Doesn’t that have been set for him that not be granted regular bail dum, added it was also “past need a new party though. Just make the job he has to do very in the case. AGENCIES time for sensible” journalists enough MPs with the cour- difficult.” AGENCIES

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GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA ISLAMABAD: Shehbaz Sharif PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION, YAVATMAL is set to be appointed as pres- E-TENDER NOTICE No. 9 / 2017-18 ident of the PML-N after Pakistan’s Election Commis- Sealed Tenders are invited in “B-1 Format” for following works by Executive sion asked the ruling party Engineer,P.W. Division, Yavatmal to replace his brother Nawaz Sharif, who was disqualified as E- Tender Name of work Estimated Cost Work No, (Rupees) Lakhs LOS ANGELES: US country broken up to hear about my prime minister by the Supreme and pop singer Glen Camp- friend Glen Campbell. An Court, a senior leader has said. 1 2 3 bell has died after a long battle incredible musician and an Raja Zafarul Haq, senior with Alzheimer’s, his family even better person. I’m at a Pakistan Muslim League- 1 Improvement with Two Year Annual Maintenance Moha 108.9 said on the musician’s offi- loss. Love and mercy.” Nawaz (PML-N) leader, told Madni Naygaon MDR- 15 Km. 0/00 to 3/500 Tq, Babhul- gaon Dist. Yavatmal cial Facebook account. He Parton called Campbell the media that Shehbaz Sharif, was 81. A string of celebrities “one of the greatest voices of 65, would be the new president 2 Improvement with Two Year Annual Maintenance on Man- 85.99 have paid tribute to him on all time”. Campbell, who dur- of PML-N. grul Rui Akolabajar Road SH-290 Km. 77/800 to 78/00, social media. ing his life sold more than The formal decision 83/00 to 84/00 & 87/00 to 88/00 Tq.Ghatanji Distt. Yavatmal. Campbell passed away on 45 million albums, gained would be taken later this Tuesday, Efe news reported. “It national and international week in Lahore in meeting of Date Time of Opening the Tenders is with the heaviest of hearts fame in the 1960s and 1970s the PML-N. Though Nawaz Appending for E-Tender that we announce the pass- not only for his hit songs but still holds sole authority to 1 Details of Tender form is available on website “https://pwd.maharashtra.etend- ing of our beloved husband, also for his television and appoint anyone to any post father, grandfather,” their movie appearances. Born in but he consults party before ers.in,” The tenderers should please ensure. statement said. 1936 into a humble family major decisions. 2 Tenderes are to submit their offers online / electronic system. Musicians like Blake in Delight, Arkansas, Camp- The 67-year-old ousted 3 Intending Tenderness should register themselves for Digital Signature in appro- Shelton, Brad Paisley, Tim bell got his start in the music prime minister was president priate class and get registered for empanelment on above mentioned website. McGraw and Dolly Parton world at an early age and, as of the ruling party until he was 4 For any clarification, please contact on 07232 - 243228 during office hours. have paid tribute to Camp- a guitarist, always admired disqualified by the Supreme 5 Contact person & address for correspondence : Executive Engineer,Public Works bell on social media. “Miss Django Reinhardt. Court on July 28 over the Pan- you already Glen Campbell,” In his early 20s, Camp- ama Papers scandal. Accord- Division, Yavatmal. Tel No.07232-243228, Email [email protected]. Miley Cyrus tweeted. Singer bell moved to Los Angeles, ing to the local laws he lost his (C.U.Mehetre) Kevin Jonas called it a “sad” where he gained fame as an seat in the national assembly Executive Engineer news for the music industry excellent and much sought- and cannot hold any post in Public Works Division, while Shelton sent “prayers after studio musician, work- the party. and thoughts” to Campbell ing with stars such as Elvis Opposition parties had DGIPR 2017/2018/2102 Yavatmal and his family. Singer Brian Presley, Dean Martin and lodged petitions against the Wilson tweeted: “I’m very Frank Sinatra. AGENCIES then premier. AGENCIES world 11 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Thursday, 10 August, 2017 mp China accuses Japan PARIS ATTACK FBI conducted of meddling in South predawn raid Police make motorway arrest at Manafort’s China Sea dispute after car drives into soldiers home PARIS: Police in northern of emergency introduced after France have shot and arrested the November 2015 terrorist a man who drove a car that attacks. ploughed into soldiers patrol- Gerard Collomb, the inte- ling a Paris suburb, injuring six. rior minister, visited the scene The suspect — reportedly of the attack on Wednesday unarmed — was taken to hos- afternoon. He said the car pital after he was stopped near had started driving slowly and Paul Manafort, seen in July 2016 a petrol station on the A16 about five metres from the sol- when he was chairman of Donald motorway between Boulogne- diers suddenly accelerated. “It Trump’s presidential campaign sur-Mer and Calais. A police was clearly a deliberate act,” BEIJING: China on Wednes- and also laid claims on the Sen- officer was injured by a stray Collomb said. WASHINGTON: FBI agents day lodged a diplomatic pro- kaku islands under the control bullet during the arrest. The defence minister, Flor- raided the Alexandria home test with Japan over its defence of Japan in East China Sea and The French prime minister, ence Parly, who accompanied of President Trump’s former white paper which criticised resorted to aggressive patrols Édouard Philippe, said the man Collomb to Levallois-Perret, campaign chairman late last Beijing’s aggressive policies in in the last two years. Viet- was driving the BMW used in condemned the “cowardly act”, month, using a search warrant the South and East China seas. nam, the Philippines, Malay- Wednesday morning’s attack saying it did “nothing to dent to seize documents and other In the white paper of more sia, Brunei and Taiwan have but gave no other details. soldiers’ determination to work materials, according to people than 560 pages, Japan devoted counter claims over the South The incident occurred at for the security of the French familiar with the special coun- 34 pages to “unjustified crit- China Sea. Geng said conduct- about 8am during the change- p e o p l e”. sel investigation into Russian icism” of China’s normal ing patrols and law-enforce- over of soldiers stationed at Although French authori- meddling in the 2016 election. defence construction and mil- ment activities in waters off Place de Verdun, not far from ties remain cautious as to the Federal agents appeared at itary activities, Chinese Foreign the Diaoyu (Senkaku) Islands the town hall in Levallois-Per- motives of the driver, the inci- Paul Manafort’s home without Ministry spokesperson Geng is China’s inherent right and ret. Six members of the 35th “It’s without doubt a delib- tled by a loud crash outside unconscious. dent appears to be the latest advance warning in the pre- Shuang said. Japan is in no position to point infantry regiment were injured. erate act … This vehicle was her building and rushed out- Police officials say the driver assault on France’s security dawn hours of July 26, the day Japan said in its defence fingers at those activities. None have life-threatening waiting for them,” he said. “The side to see two soldiers on the apparently ambushed the sol- forces. It came four days after after he met voluntarily with white paper that “China has The Chinese side, carrying injuries. BMW accelerated very quickly ground. Other soldiers ran diers and rammed into them Opération Sentinelle soldiers the staff for the Senate Intelli- tried to change the status quo out normal sea and air activi- The weekly council of min- the moment they came out. after a speeding car, shouting: as they emerged from a build- arrested an 18-year-old man gence Committee. in the East China Sea and ties in accordance with inter- isters was taking place at the This happened in the middle “After him! Follow that car!” ing to approach their vehicles with a history of psychological The search warrant was South China Sea based on its national law, relevant domestic Élysée Palace as the first reports of the town. It happened very She said the scream that to start a new patrol shift. problems at the Eiffel Tower, wide-ranging and FBI agents own assertions, and this has laws and regulations as well emerged. Counter-terrorism quickly. followed the crash was still Roger Karoutchi, a local where he had brandished a working with special counsel become a common concern as national defence needs, is prosecutors later opened an “Levallois is a calm place echoing through her head. senator, said: “We have to be knife and shouted “Allahu Robert S. Mueller III departed of the region and the world at beyond reproach, he said. investigation. … this is an odious aggres- “I’ll never forget that scream, careful, but it wasn’t a clas- Akbar”. He told investigators he the home with various records. large.” Geng accused Japan of The construction of neces- Patrick Balkany, mayor of sion against our military that a scream of pain and distress,” sic road accident. As for the wanted to kill a soldier, sources The raid came as Manafort meddling in the South China sary and appropriate facilities Levallois-Perret, told BFMTV a nobody expected.” she told the Associated Press. motives, we will have to wait close to the case told Agence has been voluntarily produc- Sea, saying China has lodged by the Chinese side in some BMW parked nearby appeared Witnesses suggested the Jean-Claude Veillant, a res- until the person or people con- France-Presse. ing documents to congressio- solemn representations with reefs and islands of the Nan- to have been waiting for the driver was the only person in ident, said he saw two uni- cerned are arrested.” In April, a police officer nal committees investigating the Japanese side. sha Islands is a legitimate right soldiers to leave their bar- the vehicle, which was alleg- formed soldiers prone on the The soldiers were deployed was killed in a shooting on the Russia’s interference in the Geng reaffirmed that the granted to sovereign states racks. The vehicle was driven edly parked in a cul-de-sac near ground when he came down as part of Opération Senti- Champs-Elysées. In June, an 2016 presidential election. will of the Chinese government by international law, which the wrong way down a one- Place de Verdun before the to the entrance of his 13-sto- nelle. About 10,000 soldiers Islamic State supporter drove a The search warrant indicates to safeguard national sover- has nothing to do with mili- way street before it hit the incident. Security services have rey building. “It was horrible,” and 4,700 police and gen- car loaded with gas bottles into investigators may have argued eignty and maritime rights and tarisation and does not pose troops and sped off. Balkany been sent to the area, which has he said, adding that both sol- darmes are involved in the a military vehicle on the same to a federal judge they had rea- interests is firm. China claims a threat to regional security, described the attack as a “delib- been sealed off. diers appeared to be in bad operation, which was launched road. The attacker died when son to believe Manafort could almost all of South China Sea Geng said. AGENCIES erate aggression”. Nadia LeProhon was star- shape and one of them was under France’s ongoing state the car caught fire. AGENCIES not be trusted to turn over all records in response to a grand jury subpoena. It could also Iran’s Hassan 1 dead, 6 hurt after gunmen have been intended to send a Qatar dispute puts UK-Gulf trade talks on hold message to President Trump’s Rouhani names open fire along Chicago street former campaign chairman DOHA: Plans for a prestigious isation over an air, land and that he should not expect gen- two female UK-Gulf Co-operation Coun- trade embargo imposed by CHICAGO: Police say several gunmen opened fire tle treatment or legal courtesies cil meeting in London this year other Gulf states in a legal dis- from Mueller’s team. have been put on hold, threat- pute that could take years to on a group of people standing on a Chicago side- The documents included vice-presidents ening UK plans for a quick resolve. walk, killing one and wounding six others. Chicago materials Manafort had already free-trade deal with some of The complete collapse of police say the shooting happened yesterday along provided to Congress, said peo- TEHRAN: Iranian Pres- the richest economies in the the GCC, which was formed a street in the city’s Bronzeville neighbourhood, ple familiar with the search. “If ident Hassan Rouhani world after Brexit. in 1981, would complicate Brit- about two blocks from the Chicago Police Depart- the FBI wanted the documents, appointed two female vice Theresa May promised last ish efforts to set up free-trade they could just ask [Manafort] -presidents on Wednesday, a year to host the firs t meeting deals to supplement the loss of ment headquarters. A 28-year-old man who was and he would have turned day after coming under fire of the GCC nations outside the EU trade post-Brexit. shot in the back was pronounced dead at a hospi- them over,” said one adviser from reformists for nominat- Gulf in December as part of said the two-month dispute pute worsens Qatar will be sus- In 2016, UK trade with tal. Six other people were treated at hospitals with close to the White House. Josh ing no women ministers. a symbolic show of the UK’s between Qatar and three other pended from the GCC, or that GCC states stood at £30bn, gunshot wounds to the knees, legs or buttocks. Stueve, spokesman for Mueller, Massoumeh Ebtekar, strengthening trade and secu- Gulf states has put planning for the organisation itself will fold. higher than its exports to The wounded include men and women ranging in declined to comment, as did known internationally for her rity ties with the regional bloc. the summit on hold. There have Qatar has filed a legal action China and more than double Reginald Brown, an attorney role as spokesperson during But Gulf nation sources been suggestions that if the dis- with the World Trade Organ- those to India. AGENCIES age from 21 to 46. AGENCIES for Manafort. AGENCIES the 1980 US embassy hostage crisis, was named as vice pres- ident in charge of women’s Government of West Bengal Quake in China’s Sichuan NADIA ZILLA PARISHAD Office Of The Superintending Engineer PWD South Western Electrical affairs, having previously run Krishnagar, Nadia Sahid Mangal Pandey Sarani, Midnapur-721101 the environment brief in Rou- E-Tenders have been invited by the under hani’s office. signed from the bonafied Contractors for Abridged NIT province kills 19, injures 247 the following works at different sites— Laya Joneydi was appointed NIT- 28 / NZP of 17-18 (SI- 1 to 5): Notice Inviting e-Quotation No. - as the vice president for legal S&P works for Plassey Spots Complex, WBPWD/SE/SWEC/NIQ11/2017-18 affairs, while another woman, BEIJING: At least 19 people Xinhua news agency reported. Construction of RI office at Dharmadaha, Tender ID: 2017_WBPWD_123675_1 Mahisura & Nabadwip Municipality Shahindokht Mowlaverdi, was were killed and nearly 250 Jiuzhaigou, or Jiuzhai Val- other renovation work at Nadia ZP Name of Work: Electrical work and installation of five water named as a special adviser for others injured after a power- ley, is a national park famed office compound and NIT- 29 / NZP cooler cum purifires related to facelifting of the Haldia citizens’ rights. ful 7.0-magnitude earthquake for more than 140 lakes whose of 17-18 (SI- 1 to 4): S&P works at different SHG cum Mkt. Infrastructure Govt. college, Purba Medinipur - Repair and renovation Rouhani, who had three struck a mountainous region waters range from crystal- at Buddha Park, Kalyani; Kanpur- of electrical wiring at main academic building and female vice presidents during in China’s southwest Sichuan clear to turquoise, lying at the Gayeshpur, Hudapatia, Ranaghat-II, improvement of pathway lighting at college surroundings. his previous term, still has sev- province, with rescuers today feet of forest-clad mountains. Block and Natipota, Tehatta-I Block. Total estimated costs are Rs. 73.91 Iakh Work Site : Haldia Govt. College, Purba Medinipur eral more deputy positions to evacuating over 45,000 tour- The death toll in the quake and 104.51 lakh respectively. Last date of submission of bid :-23/08/2017 up to 16:55 Hrs. fill and it was unclear if any ists from the area, according in Sichuan has risen to 19, Last date of submission of e-tenders (both) would go to women. to the official media. with 247 injured, including is 25.08.17. Please see website www. Further details can be seen in the above mentioned office during wbprd.gov.in or contact to this office. working hours or in Official Website www.pwdwb.gov.in The lack of any women The temblor that struck 40 seriously, authorities said. Sd/- among Rouhani’s new minis- the popular tourist destina- 2,000-km away. The injured included a District Engineer, For all details and online tender submission visit https:// ters, announced on Tuesday, tion in Jiuzhaigou County last The massive earthquake French man and a Canadian Nadia Zilla Parishad wbtenders.gov.in has been strongly criticised by night was followed by another in Sichuan struck at 9:19 PM woman. The exact number of SE,SWEC,PWD his reformist allies who say he 6.6- magnitude quake today in (local time) last night and the casualties of foreign nationals has bowed to pressure from the the far northwestern region of epicentre was monitored at in the disaster was not imme- religious establishment. AGENCIES Xinjiang province, more than a depth of 20 km, state-run diately known. AGENCIES Russia, Indonesia strengthen ties to fight IS in South East Asia

JAKARTA: Indonesia and Russia pledged on Wednesday to strengthen cooperation in cyber- security and counter-terrorism as concern grows about the spread of radicalism in Southeast Asia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is on a two-day visit to Indonesia, said the two countries would work together more closely to ICA/T 3227(3)2017 counter the spread of Islamic State (IS) ideology. “The threat that the ISIL is has not vanished. Its members have been spreading all over the world, including areas close to the Russian and Indone- sian borders,” Lavrov said, using another acronym for the group. AGENCIES Afghan families recount horrifying Taliban, IS massacre ICA/T 3217(3)2017 MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Tali- urday after overrunning a ban and Islamic State fighters government-backed militia, unleashed a killing spree tar- said officials. geting civilians after capturing The insurgents also took a a remote village in northern number of residents captive, Afghanistan, traumatised but released 235 hostages late families said on Wednesday Tuesday after elders and pro- after being released by the vincial officials struck a deal insurgents. with the group. The militants killed about Survivors fleeing the 50 villagers, including women violence described night- and children in Mirzawalang marish scenes, detail- — a mainly Shiite village in ing how the militants went Sayad district of northern from house to house, Sar-e Pul province— on Sat- shooting villagers. AGENCIES ICA/T 3216(3)2017 12 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Thursday, 10 August, 2017 83% Indian workforce prefers Terms of HPCL sale to ONGC to be entrepreneurs: Survey

NEW DELHI: Entrepreneurial tweaked to avoid 'open offer' ambition among the workforce is highest in India, with 56 per cent of respondents in a survey NEW DELHI: The govern- made in the July 21 Request indicating that they are consid- ment has tweaked the terms of for Proposal (RFQ) by saying ering leaving current jobs to sale of its 51.11 per cent stake it wants to engage one advi- start their own business. in HPCL to ONGC by includ- sor from reputed professional According to the Randstad ing phrases that will help avoid consulting firms/ investment Workmonitor survey, 83 per triggering an open offer, an offi- bankers/ merchant bankers/ cent of the Indian workforce cial said. financial institutions/ banks for would like to be an entrepre- The Cabinet Committee on managing the disinvestment neur, higher than the global Economic Affairs (CCEA) had process, and not two as was average of 53 per cent. on July 19 granted 'in-principle' advertised previously. "A stable business environ- approval for strategic sale of the Besides, one reputed law ment, market oriented reforms their own business as com- respondents said they prefer to government's existing 51.11 per firm with experience and like raising of FDI caps, imple- pared to the workforce in the work for a multinational firm. cent stake in Hindustan Petro- expertise in mergers and acqui- mentation of GST, and key age group of 25-34 years (72 Around 76 per cent of the leum Corp Ltd (HPCL) to Oil sitions or takeovers or strate- initiatives like Make in India per cent) and 35-44 years (61 workforce from India stated and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) gic disinvestment would be and Digital India are fostering per cent). that they would like to work "along with the transfer of man- code and compel ONGC to cashing out on its holding, the open market. appointed to act as legal adviser, a new aspiring and ambitious Around 86 per cent of the for a startup, whereas 69 per agement control, which will make an open offer to acquire amended terms make it clear Another official said ONGC according to the notice invit- Indian," Randstad India MD & survey respondents indicated cent indicated that they would result in HPCL becoming a an additional 26 per cent stake that it will continue to retain will have to borrow about Rs ing bids. CEO Paul Dupuis said. that the ecosystem to run a prefer to work for a small or subsidiary company of ONGC". from the minority sharehold- control of HPCL, the official 25,000 crore to fund just the Bids have been invited for He further said a robust startup was favourable in India medium enterprise or a pri- The Department of Invest- ers, he said. said, adding since there is no purchase of government stake. consultants and legal adviser SME ecosystem driven by and 84 per cent said the Indian vately managed company, ment and Public Asset Man- So, DIPAM on August 7 transfer of actual control, there Half of the company's Rs by August 10, the notice said. aspiring entrepreneurs has his- Government actively supports the report added. The Rand- agement (DIPAM) had on July amended the terms to state would be no requirement of an 15,000 crore of cash has already The official said the -gov torically seen higher growth new startups in the country and stad Workmonitor covers 33 21 used the same formulation that "HPCL will continue to open offer. gone into buying Gujarat State ernment is keen to complete for the formal sector, and has a provides a favourable entrepre- countries around the world. to invite expression of inter- be a Government company in At Wednesday's trading Petroleum Corp's stake in a the transaction within the cur- knock-off effect on the evolu- neurial climate. The study is conducted online est from investment and mer- terms of section 2(45) of the price of Rs 431.85, ONGC KG basin gas block, and after rent fiscal. tion of other companies in the Regarding workplace pref- among employees aged 18- chant bankers to manage the Companies Act, 2013 and will would have to pay Rs 33,633 accounting for capital expen- HPCL currently has 24.8 ecosystem. The workforce in erence, MNCs are the most 65, working a minimum of 24 transaction. continue to be controlled by the crore for buying government's diture requirement for the cur- million tonnes per annum of the age group of 45-54 years (37 favoured employers for Indian hours a week in a paid job (not But, since the offer meant Government of India through 51.11 per cent stake. Had it rent year, ONGC would be left refining capacity. Mangalore per cent) are hesitant to start workforce as 84 per cent self-employed). PTI transfer of management control ONGC under the administra- been required to make an open with Rs 4,000-5,000 crore. Refinery and Petrochemicals from government to ONGC, tive control of the Ministry of offer, it would have had to shell The rest will have to be bor- Ltd (MRPL), a subsidiary of there was apprehension it Petroleum and Natural Gas". out another Rs 17,100 crore to rowed, he said. ONGC, has 15.1 million tonnes Tata Motors profit zooms Thomas Cook would trigger Sebi's takeover Though the government is buy another 26 per cent from Another change DIPAM capacity. PTI 42% to `3,199.93 cr in Q1 India Q1 net up NSE cuts currency futures 10% to `68.24 cr Govt gives Sept dates for filing NEW DELHI: Homegrown auto major Tata Motors on NEW DELHI: Travel services charges to deepen market Wednesday reported 41.54 provider Thomas Cook India July, August returns under GST per cent jump in net profit to on Wednesday reported a 10.04 NEW DELHI: Looking to NEW DELHI: The government Rs 3,199.93 crore for the June per cent rise in consolidated bring in more liquidity in has notified the timeline for fur- quarter of the current fiscal, net profit to Rs 68.24 crore for derivatives, the National Stock nishing final tax returns for July benefiting from one-time gain the first quarter ended June 30, Exchange (NSE) has signifi- and August under the Goods relating to changes made to JLR 2017. The company had posted cantly lowered transaction and Services Tax (GST) regime. pension plans. a net profit of Rs 62.01 crore for charges in currency futures. The GST Council, chaired It had posted consolidated the corresponding period of The decision is expected by Finance Minister Arun Jait- net profit of Rs 2,260.4 crore previous fiscal, Thomas Cook to help in reducing trading ley and comprising state coun- in the April-June period of last India said in a BSE filing. and hedging costs for various least Rs 3,000 crore will attract terparts, had in June allowed fiscal, Tata Motors said in a BSE broadly reflected JLR's lower Consolidated total income entities, including small and Rs 70 for every one crore of businesses extended timeline filing. Income from operations wholesale volumes excluding from operations also rose to Rs medium enterprises. traded value, while the same for filing final GST returns in during the period under review China JV and continuation of 2,784.13 crore for the quarter The fee starts at Rs 90 per for over Rs 3,000 crore would forms GSTR-1, GSTR-2 and GSTR-1 was 10th of the next plies and inward supplies along stood at Rs 59,818.22 crore, as higher competitive incentive under consideration as against crore of traded value for incre- attract transaction charges of GSTR-3 for July and August. month. with the payment of amount of against Rs 66,165.89 crore in levels and launch and growth Rs 2,505.16 crore for the same mental monthly turnover of Rs 35 for every one crore of In the interim period, busi- Details of inward supplies in tax, was 20th of the next month. the year-ago period, down 9.59 costs seen in FY17. period year ago. up to Rs 1,000 crore in the traded value. nesses have to file GSTR-3B Form GSTR-2 for July will have As regards GSTR-3B, the per cent. In the domestic market, Commenting on the results, currency futures and it comes Earlier, the exchange used to which is a summary of self- to be filed between September GST Network portal has started "Consolidated profit before there has been significant de- Thomas Cook (India) Chairman down as turnover rises. The levy a fee of Rs 30 per crore of assessed tax liabilities with 6-10. For August, the date is the facility for filing of July tax for the quarter includes growth in the medium and and MD Madhavan Menon said: new rate is applicable on both traded value on monthly turn- consolidated details of outward September 21-25. returns from August 5. The last one-time gain of Rs 3,609 crore heavy commercial vehicles "Despite continued geo-political active and passive trade. over of over Rs 35,000 crore. supplies and input credit. The original date for filing date for filing the GSTR-3B for (437 million pound) relating to segment, flat light commercial challenges in key destination Earlier, Rs 110 per crore "It has been decided to The Central Board of Excise of GSTR-2 was 15th of the next July 2017 is August 20, while the the changes made to the Jag- segment and moderate growth markets, we have seen signifi- transaction fee was levied on revise the transaction charges and Customs (CBEC) has now month. same for the month of August uar Land Rover pension plans," in passenger vehicles segment. cant growth across our leisure such contracts. for currency futures, with effect notified the dates for filing the Form GSTR-3 for July will 2017 is September 20. Tata Motors said. Tata Motors MD & CEO segments". As per the new slab struc- from August 1, 2017," National GST returns forms. now have to be filed between Over 71.30 lakh excise, ser- Volume sales, including Guenter Butschek said: The company's shared ser- ture for currency futures, incre- Stock Exchange (NSE) said in As per the notification, out- September 11-15 and for vice tax and VAT payers have exports of commercial and pas- "While the first quarter results vices platform too is delivering mental monthly turnover of a circular. ward supplies in Form GSTR-1 August the date is September migrated to the GSTN portal senger vehicles for the quarter have not met our expecta- well with overall increased effi- over Rs 1,000 crore to up to Rs The move is based on feed- for the month of July will have 26-30. and over 15 lakh new assessees stood at 1,11,860 units, down tions, we are working with ciencies and productivity gains 2,000 crore will attract Rs 80 for back received from the market to be filed between September The original date for filing have registered on the platform. 11.8 per cent when compared renewed focus and energy to becoming visible, he added. every one crore of traded value. and is aimed at improving the 1-5. For August, it is to be filed GSTR-3, which is the monthly GST, which has subsumed to the corresponding quarter improve performance of our Shares of Thomas Cook On monthly turnover of liquidity in the currency deriva- between September 16-20. return on the basis of finalisa- over 17 different levies, has last year, it said. Tata Motors commercial and passenger India Ltd closed 0.38 per cent more than Rs 2,000 crore to at tives segment, it added. PTI The original date for filing tion of details of outward sup- kicked in from July 1. PTI said its operating performance vehicle businesses." PTI down at Rs 222.35 on BSE. PTI ICICI Bank dangles instant Avendus to acquire UK-based Opec gets output BoI back in black in Ocean Dial Asset Management compliance vow credit card against savings A/C from 4 producers Q1 on lower NPAs MUMBAI: Financial ser- The deal value was undis- NEW DELHI: State-owned MUMBAI: Ahead of the fes- fied customers will be able to vices firm Avendus Capital on closed. "Avendus has been DUBAI: OPEC says a technical Bank of India (BOI) swung into tive season, ICICI Bank on instantly get the credit card Wednesday said it is acquiring consistently making efforts to committee secured commit- black by registering a standalone Wednesday introduced an number online, which can be UK-based Ocean Dial Asset bolster its asset management ments from four oil producing net profit of Rs 87.71 crore for instant credit card which can used for the shopping, it said Management, a move which businesses and this acquisition countries to work to bring their the first quarter ended June as be availed online and helps in a statement. A customer can will help boost its asset man- is one such step in the journey production in line with previ- bad loans were brought down a customer to start shopping get a credit card instantly with a agement business and bring in of growth," Avendus Capital ously agreed output targets. year-on-year. even before the plastic card credit limit of upto Rs four lakh clients from other parts of the managing director and CEO The organisation said in a The bank had reported a gets delivered. based on pre-checked credit world. Ranu Vohra said. statement late on Tuesday that net loss of Rs 741.36 crore in "(The card) will empower bureau scores, it said, adding Ocean Dial currently man- "The acquisition will help the United Arab Emirates, the April-June quarter of previ- our customers to instantly entertainment ahead of the that it is secure and the physi- ages assets worth 450 million us scale up our public equities Iraq, Kazakhstan and Malay- ous fiscal due to bad assets and get the credit card online in festive season, which wit- cal card is delivered in few days. pounds in long only India equi- presence. As the public markets sia agreed to fully cooperate higher provisioning to cover it. a few steps and immediately nesses higher consumption. The facility can be availed ties, across three funds. are deepening, we are observ- with committees charged with Compared sequentially also, crore on its books. Earnings- start transacting on e-com- The lender claimed it is a first only through the bank's inter- "Avendus has signed a ing a switch from mutual funds monitoring adherence to pro- the performance has been good wise, bank's total income during merce sites to take advantage of its kind offering in the Indian net banking platform at pres- binding agreement to acquire to alternate investment funds. duction targets with the aim of as there was a net loss of Rs April-June quarter of 2017-18 of offers," the bank's executive banking space and said that ent, the statement said. the 100 per cent shareholding The acquisition is synergistic, reaching "full conformity." The 1,045.54 crore on bank's bal- increased to Rs 11,106.61 crore director Anup Bagchi said. selected savings account cus- Charges and fees on the from Raju Shukla, chairman as we will work to make Ocean statement followed closed door ance sheet during March quar- from Rs 10,664.36 crore in the He said there will be many tomers of ICICI Bank will be card, and if it differs with its and managing director, Ocean Dial a bigger play by bringing talks with the countries and ter of previous fiscal, the bank same period a year earlier. interesting offers in catego- able to get the card. existing offerings, was not men- Dial Investment Company and in investors from other geog- the technical committee that's said in a regulatory filing. While Net NPAs or bad loans fell to ries like shopping, travel and "A few lakh" pre-quali- tioned in the statement. PTI the management team," the raphies into the fold," Vohra ended on Tuesday in the Emi- for the full year 2016-17, there 6.70 per cent of the net advances company said in a statement. added. PTI rati capital of Abu Dhabi. PTI was a net loss of Rs 1,558.34 by June end this year. PTI Amazon launches Virtual Sebi shell firm order drags Sensex down 216 pts to 3-wk low Customer Service In India MUMBAI: It was the third NSE NIFTY BSE SENSEX RupeeVS Dollar straight session of loss for stocks JKumar, Parsvnath move SAT MUMBAI: Amazon on on Wednesday as the Sensex Intra-day on August 9, 2017 Intra-day on August 9, 2017 ` per US $ Wednesday announced the took a hit of 216 points to close High:9,969.80 Low:9,893.05 High: 31,967.28 Low:31,731.91 launch of Virtual Customer Ser- at a three-week low below the -70.50 -216.35 against ‘shell company’ tag Open: Open: 63.58 63.63 vice (VCS) model, an initiative 32,000-mark on growing sense 9,961.15 (-0.71%) (-0.68%) 63.70 +11p +17p launched to create cost effi- of disquiet following Sebi crack- 31,926.14 +37p MUMBAI: A number of com- press upon the exchanges that Previous close: Previous close: cient employment prospects for down against suspected shell 9,978.55 32,014.19 panies, including JKumar they are not shell companies skilled candidates seeking more companies. 63.69 Infraprojects and Parsvnath and are in compliance with all +01p 63.80 flexible work opportunities. The regulator clamped down -22p 63.84 Developers, on Wednes- regulations. With the initiative, Amazon on 331 such firms on Monday, -21p day approached the Securi- "We are shocked to find our is reaching out to a wider talent directing exchanges to take Close: Close: ties Appellate Tribunal against company's name amongst the pool to ensure a high rate of action against them. 9,908.05 31,797.84 234789 Sebi classifying them as "shell list of suspected shell companies diversity while also roping in Investors also ran for cover 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 August 2017 companies". Sebi defended as a result of which, our equity talent who might not be able to Amazon, said in a statement. after a flare-up in tension (Inverted scale) KBK Infographics the move even as several other shares...are being shifted to physically attend regular office "We hope that this initiative between the US and North firms are expected to take simi- GSM VI on the stock exchanges. for various reasons, it said. VCS will help many people resume Korea over the latter's ballis- now lost 527.57 points in three vices. Overseas, Asian stocks Simmering geopolitical ten- lar recourse and challenge the J Kumar Infraprojects on has currently been launched their career and find an earn- tic missile programme. They sessions. The NSE Nifty also ended lower and European sions took centre-stage once regulator's decision asking stock Tuesday said it is not a shell in Hyderabad, Pune, Coim- ing with the comfort of being fear for the worse as both sides remained under pressure and shares dropped in early hours. again following hardening of exchanges to restrict trading company and suspicion of the batore and Noida and is hiring at home," he said. show no signs of backing down, was down 70.50 points, or 0.71 Foreign portfolio investors stand by both the US and North in 331 firms referred to it by regulator is uncalled for. for entry level job opportuni- With this initiative, Amazon according to traders. per cent, to close at 9,908.05. (FPIs) were net buyers of shares Korea, dampening forex market the government for being "sus- "Our company's compli- ties along with opportunities aims to provide and enhance a Selling pressure built up Intra- day, it cracked below the worth Rs 1,539.82 crore while sentiment. pected shell companies". ance track record both with for team managers and group proficient support experience following muted June quarter 9,900-mark to touch 9,893.05. domestic institutional investors A modest pick-up in the dol- These companies are seek- the exchanges and Registrar of managers in these cities, it said. to customers. earnings by some companies, "Global headwinds owing to (DIIs) bought shares worth Rs lar demand, amid growing con- ing stay on trading restrictions. Companies have been impecca- "We believe in opening The virtual customer ser- they added. It was so strong geo-political tension between 798.55 crore on Tuesday, pro- viction that the Fed remains on Sebi has asked the exchanges ble. As a result, our company's up comfortable channels of vice would help reduce custom- that all the sectoral indices, led North Korea and the US pro- visional data showed. track to raise interest rates fur- to restrict trading in shares of securities may be traded only employment to people and ers' effort, make it simpler to by healthcare and auto, ended vided more cues to the domes- Amid heightened global ther in 2017, largely put pressure 331 such companies, some of once in a month on a trade to VCS is an opportunity for those detect and quickly resolve the in the negative zone. tic market, which is already uncertainties, the rupee on on the local currency. Domes- which have investments by sev- trade basis and Sebi has envis- who are unable to come to office problems, apart from anticipat- The Sensex recovered par- reeling under Sebi's regulatory Wednesday retreated sharply by tic bourses too found the going eral well-known domestic and aged a "financial audit" thereby every day due to personal rea- ing their needs and educating tially before settling down pressure... Small- and mid-cap 21 paise to end at 63.84 against tough and posted the third foreign investors. On Tuesday, implicitly castigating us and tar- sons but are passionate about them on relevant products, pro- 216.35 points, or 0.68 per cent, underperformed on Wednes- the American currency due to straight session of losses. The many of the companies tagged nishing our reputation," Pars- their work," Priti R, the direc- grammes and services offered at 31,797.84 -- its lowest clos- day," said Vinod Nair, Head of fresh demand for the greenback domestic currency had recov- annual reports and other finan- vnath Developers had said on tor, talent acquisition APAC, by Amazon. PTI ing since July 18. The gauge has Research, Geojit Financial Ser- from importers and banks. ered 17 paise on Tuesday. PTI cials along with their filings to Tuesday. PTI business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Thursday, 10 August, 2017 mp Cyber Coordination Companies garner `3,700 crore Centre made from NCDs in April-July period operational: Govt NEW DELHI: The first phase of National Cyber Coordination The government NEW DELHI: Three com- tum of inflows into the equity Centre, set up to scan the coun- has also made panies raised Rs 3,700 crore Aggregate equity schemes of mutual funds indi- Sebi allows MCX try's web traffic to detect cyber through retail issuance of non- inflows into cates that the financialisation to start options security threats, has been made operational convertible debentures (NCDs) domestic mutual of the domestic savings cycle operational now, Parliament the botnet and in the April-July period of the in India which began in ear- was informed on Wednesday. malware cleaning ongoing fiscal to meet their funds rose to a nest in 2014 is becoming deeply contract in gold NCCC scans internet traf- business expansion plans. record high of entrenched,” Deutsche Bank fic coming into the country to centre which will In comparison, five com- said in a research note. MUMBAI: The Multi Com- detect real-time cyber threat detect malicious panies had collected Rs 2,400 `18,200 crore in The report further said the modity Exchange Ltd (MCX) and alert various organisations crore through this route in the rising component of Systematic on Wednesday said it has as well as internet service pro- software in April-July period of 2016-17. July, indicating the Investment Plans (SIPs) in total received markets regulator Sebi viders for timely action. citizens’ devices The funds have been mobil- ‘financialisation’ monthly inflows underscores approval to launch country’s The government has also and clean them ised for business expansion, how significantly the profile first gold options contract soon. made operational botnet and supporting working capital of the savings of Indian savings is shifting “We have already com- malware cleaning centre that requirements and other gen- cycle in India towards equity investments. menced mock trading and will detect malicious software data level to generate situational eral corporate purposes. Moreover, domestic mutual conducting bullion participant in devices of citizens and clean awareness," he said. NCDs are loan-linked 3,699 crore through retail issu- base size of Rs 500 crore. According to the global funds’ ownership of BSE 500 awareness events. In the next them. NCCC, a multi-stakeholder bonds that cannot be converted ance of NCDs in the current Overall companies had financial services major, July companies rose from a low of couple of weeks, we will final- "The Government has pro- body, will be implemented by into stocks and usually offer fiscal till July 31. mobilised about Rs 29,550 was a historic month for Indian 3 per cent in March 2014 to 6 ise exact contract specifications posed to set up National Cyber Indian Computer Emergency higher interest rates than con- Individually, Muthoot crore in the entire preceding equities, with total equity per cent as of June 2017. and launch date,” MCX spokes- Coordination Centre (NCCC). Response Team (CERT-In) at vertible debentures. Finance raised Rs 1,969 crore as fiscal. inflows (equity plus equity- “We view this as a con- person Girish Dev said here. Phase-I of NCCC has been Ministry of Electronics and According to the latest against a target of Rs 200 crore Total equity inflows into linked savings schemes plus structive development, as it In June this year, Sebi made operational," Minister of Information Technology. data with markets regulator in the ongoing fiscal, Mahin- domestic mutual funds rose to equity component of balanced incrementally reduces the vul- allowed options trading in State for Electronics and IT PP The Centre derives neces- Sebi, three firms -- Muthoot dra & Mahindra Financial Ser- all time high of Rs 18,200 crore funds) into domestic mutual nerability of Indian equities commodities to deepen the Chaudhary said in a reply to sary powers as per provisions of Finance, Mahindra & Mahin- vices garnered Rs 1,150 crore as in July, indicating the ‘finan- funds rising to an all-time to external developments and market but permitted each the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. section 69B of the Information dra Financial Services and Srei against a target of Rs 250 crore cialisation’ of savings cycle in high of Rs 18,200 crore or $2.8 also reduces the cost of capital exchange to launch options on "The Centre will scan the Technology Act, 2000 and the Equipment Finance -- have and Srei Equipment Finance India, says a Deutsche Bank billion. for domestic companies,” the futures of only one commodity cyberspace in the country for Rules notified thereunder, the mopped-up funds totalling Rs raked in Rs 580 crore against a report. “The accelerating momen- report noted. PTI initially. PTI cyber security threats at meta- minister said. PTI NHPC quarterly profit rises 0.56% Farm exports dip to BSE curbs trade on remaining 5 suspected shell firms MUMBAI: Leading stock Sebi's August 7 direction by SAT against Sebi and the idends regularly to our share- to `862.66 crore $33.87 billion in FY17 exchange BSE on Wednes- imposing the directed curbs BSE for being tagged as shell holders since 2011. Our scrip day imposed maximum trad- with effect from August 8. companies. is actively traded in BSE and NEW DELHI: State-owned ing curbs on five remaining In a circular issued on In a regulatory filing, Inter we have also complied with all NHPC on Wednesday reported firms from Sebi's list of '331 Wednesday in furtherance to Globe Finance on Wednesday the regulations and at no time a marginal rise of 0.56 per cent suspected shell companies', the Monday circular, the BSE said it has made representa- the authorities had issued any in standalone net profit at Rs expanding the restrictions to said the remaining five securi- tions to Sebi and the BSE on notices to us in this regard," the 862.66 crore for the first quar- a total of 167 stocks traded on ties will also be moved to GSM the matter. company said. ter ended June 30, 2017. its platforms. Stage VI under the same direc- The company said it is a It further said the com- The company had posted Out of the total list, trading tions with effect from August "surprise" to note that its name pany has no investor com- a standalone net profit of Rs in 164 companies had already 10 and all provisions stated has been mentioned in Sebi's plaints which are pending and 857.82 crore for the year-ago been suspended for various in the Sebi directions shall be list of 331 firms. there is no income tax depart- period, NHPC said in a BSE penal reasons or as part of sur- applicable to these companies. "At the outset we would like ment matter which was pend- filing. veillance measures, before Sebi These five companies are to inform you that we are not a ing and therefore keeping it Total income of the com- NEW DELHI: India's agri- 2013-14. issued directions to the stock Inter Globe Finance Ltd, Green syn, Cals Refineries, Filmc- "shell company" as alleged. We under shell company is "totally pany also increased to Rs cultural exports have declined She added that export and exchanges seeking actions Fire Agri Commodities Ltd, ity Media, GV Films, JKumar are not a company which can unwarranted and uncalled for". 2,432.77 crore, from Rs to $33.87 billion in 2016-17 import of agricultural products against 331 firms, alleged to NovaGold Petro Resources Ltd, Infraprojects, Kwality Credit by any stretch of imagination The company also asserted 2,360.06 crore in the year-ago from $43.23 billion in 2013- depend on various factors such have indulged in tax-related Triton Corp Ltd and Bhagyas- and Leasing, Lotus Eye Hos- be termed as such and we are that there has never been any period. 14, Parliament was informed as availability, international and and other violations. hree Leasing & Finance Ltd. pital, MVL Ltd, Nicco Corp, a healthy profit making com- occasion when it has been Its total expenses during the on Wednesday. domestic demand and supply Out of the 167 actively Earlier on Monday, the 162 Nimbus Foods, NU TEK India, pany having an annual turn- indulged in any kind of mal- first quarter of the ongoing fis- The primary reasons for situation and quality concerns. traded companies, BSE companies on which these Parsvnath Developers, REI over of over Rs 77.50 crore and practices in stock market and cal were at Rs 1,535.72 crore as decline in export of agricul- "Edible oils and pulses, announced maximum trad- curbs were imposed included Ago, REI Six Ten Retail, San- profit of Rs 2.45 crore during asked the regulator and the against Rs 1,453.74 crore. tural commodities are low which are in short supply in ing restrictions -- Stage VI of ATN International, Adhunik guine Media and Zenith Birla. the Financial Year 2016-17. exchange to withdraw their NHPC, a mini ratna firm, commodity prices in the inter- India, account for the bulk of Graded Surveillance Measures Industries, Anshu's Clothing, Some of these firms on "We also have over 13,900 directions and allow normal is a premier organisation in national market, "which has India s import of agricultural (GSM) -- on the same day of Assam Company, Birla Cot- Wednesday approached plus shareholders and paid div- trading in its stock. PTI the country for development made our exports uncompeti- products," the minister said. of hydropower. tive," Commerce and Industry In a separate reply, Sithara- According to the compa- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman man said the share of agricul- Sahara moves GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA ny's website, presently NHPC is said in a written reply to the tural exports in total exports of engaged in the construction of Rajya Sabha. the country has declined mar- SC to put on PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION, ACHALPUR 5 projects aggregating to a total However, import of agricul- ginally during the past three E-TENDER NOTICE NO. 1 /SBD)/ 2017-2018 (No. 3961 /TC/Dt. 29.7.2017 ) installed capacity of 4,290 MW tural commodities (including years. hold Aamby including 1,000 MW (Pakal plantation and marine prod- It has declined to 12.26 per Dul HE project) being executed ucts) in 2016-17 rose to $25.09 cent in 2016-17 from 12.59 per Valley auction TENDER NOTIFICATION UNDER E-PROCUREMENT through JV company. PTI billion from $15.03 billion in cent in 2014-15. PTI NEW DELHI: Sahara chief Online E-Tenders in “B-2” (Item Rate) SBD Form are invited by Executive Engineer, P.W. Division, Achalpuer ,( Telephone No. Subrata Roy on Wednesday 07223-220260)for the following works from bidders who satisfy the qualifying criteria. The tender documents should be down- moved the Supreme Court loded from the Government Website http:// maharashtra.etenders.in The competent authority reserves the right to accept or Panasonic eyes `2,000 cr revenue seeking to put a hold on the reject any or all the tenders. Conditional Tenders will not be accepted. auction process to sell the group's Rs 34,000-crore worth from India smartphone business Aamby Valley property by the official liquidator of the Bom- NEW DELHI: Japanese tech bay High Court. major Panasonic expects a rev- A bench, headed by Justice enue of Rs 2,000 crore from its Dipak Misra, considered the smartphone business this year as fresh interim plea, mentioned it revamps operations by launch- by senior advocates Kapil ing new devices and undertakes Sibal and Mukul Rohatgi for aggressive marketing. an urgent hearing, and said that The company plans to he would consult justices Ran- launch as many as 28 devices jan Gogoi and A K Sikri and this year, priced in the range of then fix a hearing date. Rs 6,000 to Rs 20,000. A special bench which has "We ended our partnership been dealing with the matter with Jaina in April and are relating to the SEBI-Sahara now pursuing the smartphone payment dispute, comprises business on our own. Last few justices Misra, Gogoi and Sikri months have been spent on pre- are part of The senior counsel, paring for the launch and now "We will launch 28 smart- data prices, a huge number of representing the Sahara Group, we are ready to bring in the best phones this year. About 20 will feature phone users are also said the auctioning process for products for Indian customers," be offline and rest will be online. migrating to smartphones and the Aamby Valley property in Panasonic India Business Head In the next 30-40 days, we will seek affordable devices. Pune district of Maharashtra be Mobility Division Pankaj Rana bring in 11 of these into the According to research firm put on hold as the group has a said. He added that the company offline market," Rana said. IDC, 27 million smartphones payment plan to offer. is targeting the youth with its Panasonic has been trying were shipped to India in the The apex court had on July smartphone offerings so as to to make inroads into the hyper January-March quarter of 2017. 25 asked the embattled Sahara convert them into buyers of its competitive Indian smartphone Samsung led the market chief to deposit Rs 1,500 crore consumer durables range also. market but has not met much with 28.1 per cent share, while in the SEBI-Sahara account by Panasonic has also roped in success. Xiaomi and Vivo had 14.2 per September 7 and said that it actor Taapsee Pannu as brand India is one of the world cent and 10.5 per cent share might then deliberate upon his ambassador, along with Varun s fastest growing smartphone respectively. Lenovo had 9.5 per plea seeking 18 months more Dhawan, for the smartphone markets. Driven by increasing cent, while Oppo had 9.3 per time for making complete vertical. data consumption and falling cent share in the said quarter. PTI repayment. PTI CORPORATE KALEIDOSCOPE All Details are Display on 1 http:mahapwd.com 2 http://maharashtra.etenders.in (lf any change in tender notice then all changes are shown in above website & Online time table will be applicable and final.) 3 Tender Notice board at P.W.. Dn. Achalpur

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1. All eligible / interested bidders are required to be enrolled on portal http: //maharashtra.etenders.in before downloading ten- der document and participating in e-tendering process. 2. Bidders are requested to contact on following telephone numbers for any doubts / information / difficulty regarding online enrollment or obtaining Digital Signiture Certificate, Sify Technotigics Ltd. Nextender (India) Pvt. Ltd, On 020-25315555/ 25315556 (Pune) and Mobile No. 9167969601 & 04 3. Tender Document Fee and EMD will be paid via online (RTGS/NEFT) mode only. It should be ensured that the Bid Security is paid online through the bidders account only. Oil India Limited won the Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry 4. These works include the Post Qualification Criteria. (FIPI) Award 2016 in the category Exploration & Production- Company Jayanta Das, General Manager, ITPO and Raj Kumar Gupta, Senior 5. Public Works Department Registration is not required for these works, any competent contractor and any international contrac- of the Year on August 8. The award was presented by K D Tripathi, Vice- President, CIFI jointly presented the Awards for Excellence tor whose sub company is Indian and who fulfill all the terms and condition of tender can participate in e-tendering process. Secretary, MoP&NG to Utpal Bora, Chairman and MD, OIL in the in different categories to the winners at third edition of India Executive Engineer august presence of D K Sarraf, Chairman FIPI and Chairman and MD- International Footwear Fair 2017 held at Pragati Maidan in New ONGC, Sanjeev Singh, Vice-Chairman FIPI and Chairman-IOCL and Dr Delhi. The event was organised by ITPO and CIFI with support of the Public Works Division , R K Malhotra, DG, FIPI along with members on the Board of OIL apex bodies including CLE, CLRI and IFCOMA DGIPR 2017/2018/2139 Achalpur 14 sport mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Thursday, 10 August, 2017 RANATUNGA URGES ICC TO MOURINHO SAYS SIGNING GARETH BALE KCA SEEKS BCCI DECISION ON SREESANTH’S PROBE SRI LANKA CHIEF FROM REAL IS ‘GAME OVER’ READINESS TO COMEBACK COLOMBO: Arjuna Ranatunga has blamed Sri Lanka’s string of MANCHESTER: Jose Mourinho says it is “game over” for KOCHI: The Kerala Cricket Association on Wednesday wrote humiliating defeats on the country’s cricket chief and demanded Manchester United’s hopes of signing Gareth Bale from to the BCCI seeking its decision and directions on cricketer S his investigation by the International Cricket Council. In what Real Madrid. United boss Mourinho previously said he Sreesanth’s readiness to make a comeback to competitive crick- could be the opening shots of a new bid to head Sri Lanka would “fight” to sign Bale if Madrid wanted to sell, but et. The KCA’s move after the recent Kerala High Court judge- Cricket, Ranatunga, said there was no “proper discipline” in the conceded it looked unlikely after the forward started the ment, lifting the life ban imposed on Sreesanth by the BCCI in national team which has had a horror run of results. 2-1 Uefa Super Cup win over United. the wake of the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal. Getting to play 3rd Commentators: Profligate United pay heavy Gavaskar & Co Test will be reward may have to sign price as Real clinch Super Cup undertakings for hard work: Yadav NEW DELHI: Former India The breakthrough came just captain Sunil Gavaskar along past the midway point in the with other enlisted in the BCCI’s first half as Dani Carvajal was panel of commentators will have afforded the time to flight a ball to sign an undertaking that they over Victor Lindelof -- another don’t have any ‘Conflict of Inter- United debutant -- for Case- est’ as per the recommendations miro to stretch and volley past by the Lodha Panel. David de Gea. The BCCI has already De Gea, formerly a Madrid zeroed in on four names as transfer target, then needed to their enlisted commentators. intervene to save a Karim Ben- They are Sunil Gavaskar, Sanjay zema snap-shot that followed Manjrekar, Murali Kartik and a driving run into the area by Harsha Bhogle, who is return- Luka Modric, as Zidane’s side ing after a fall out with the BCCI were restricted to a one-goal lead post World T20 in 2016. at the break. Mourinho sent on The BCCI today did not offi- Marcus Rashford for Jesse Lin- cially name the quartet as COA gard at the start of the second member Diana Edulji said that half, yet it was at the other end KANDY: Chinaman Kuldeep me. I have been doing nets and all the issues pertaining to ‘Con- that the chances kept coming. De Yadav is hoping his hard work he has been talking to me dur- flict of Interest’ is being looked Gea repelled a Kroos piledriver will be rewarded with a place ing the nets from even before into. “We have discussed the but there was nothing he could in the playing eleven for the the first Test. It is a good expe- names but it has not been final- do to stop Isco making it 2-0 in third Test against Sri Lanka as rience,” he said. ised. We need to look into the the 52nd minute. Surrounded he competes with Axar Patel, If it happens, this will be his Conflict of Interest rules prop- by red shirts just inside the area, who is a like-for-like replace- second Test, after Yadav took erly. We still don’t know who’s Isco escaped their attentions ment for the suspended Ravin- the cricket world by storm on having what interest,” Edulji by playing a one-two with Bale dra Jadeja. his debut in Dharamsala. He said. However it was learnt before coolly finishing past De Though Axar has been picked up 4 for 68 in the first from a senior official that all Gea. Bale then struck the bar, called up to join the team in innings against Australia and names have been finalised but and all this was going on without Sri Lanka, it is widely antici- was instrumental in helping the four enlisted commentators SKOPJE: A delightful goal by League winners United that Jose “It is all down to hard work. Despite the presence of 75 Ronaldo, who appeared from the pated that impressive Yadav India seal the series 2-1. Since will need to sign an undertak- Isco proved the difference as Real Mourinho had feared was all too We know there is a lot of talent million ( 97 million) signing bench to warm-up, raising hys- will make the cut ahead of him. then, he has had to wait for ing. It will primarily ask them Madrid survived a Manchester evident and it looked like the in this team and there is so much Lukaku up front, with Paul terical cheers from the sizeable He has been with the squad all this next chance for obvious to declare that they do not have United fightback to win 2-1 and Spaniards would go on to win hunger too, they always want Pogba behind, United often gave number of locals with sympa- through as the third spinner. reasons. any relationship with any Play- lift the UEFA Super Cup in the by a wider margin. more,” said Zidane after lifting the impression that they could thies for the Spanish side. “Obviously there is excite- “Definitely you will have ers’ Management Firm. “The Macedonian capital Skopje on But Romelu Lukaku pulled more silverware. “Today was an do with some extra inspiration United had a mountain to ment. I was excited to play my to wait for your chance if no.1 BCCI does not want to take Wednesday. one back just past the hour, almost perfect match, and the in the final third. Having missed climb and were not helped when debut Test as well. So if I get and no.2 spinners (Ashwin and any chances. The Lodha Panel Casemiro put the reigning marking his competitive debut first half was spectacular.” While much of last season’s run-in due Lukaku blazed over after Keylor a chance to play in Sri Lanka Jadeja) in the world are in the reforms states clearly that one European champions in front for United with a goal and spark- Ronaldo started on the bench for to injury, Bale is fit again, but it Navas pushed a Pogba header I will be very happy because same Test squad. You cannot needs to ensure that anyone on 24 minutes on a steamy sum- ing a big improvement from the Madrid having only commenced was Casemiro who emerged as into his path. this will be a result of my hard walk into the team so easily associated with the BCCI does mer’s night in the Balkans and Premier League club in the final pre-season training at the week- the unlikely main threat going Lukaku did not make the work. While I am excited, I am and you have to wait as that’s not have any Conflict of Inter- Isco doubled their lead seven stages. It was to no avail, with end, Bale was included in the forward for Real in the first half. same mistake twice, converting also nervous because I want to the rule of cricket. est. We must remember that minutes into the second half Zinedine Zidane’s side winning first XI. United boss Mourinho The Brazilian midfielder the rebound when a Nemanja perform,” said Yadav. “I try to stay with them former COA member Ram- after a one-two with Gareth Bale. this trophy for the second year caused a stir on Monday when almost opened the scoring in Matic drive was not convinc- “It is still not clear (if I will mostly and keep talking to chandra Guha, in his resignation The gulf in class between running and the fourth time he claimed he would make a bid the 16th minute, getting in front ingly dealt with by Navas, but play) because there are three them and they help me a lot. letter, had referred to Gavaskar’s Madrid -- for whom Cris- overall. It is the eighth time in to take the Welshman to Old of Matteo Darmian to head a the goalkeeper redeemed him- days left for practice. But ever So I have learnt a lot from them involvement with Professional tiano Ronaldo appeared as a nine years that a Spanish club Trafford if he were not a starter Toni Kroos corner against the self with a vital late save to since I have come here, (Ravi) especially playing Test cricket Management Group,” a BCCI late substitute -- and Europa has won the Super Cup. at the Philip II Arena. bar from six yards. deny Rashford. AGENCIES Shastri sir keeps on motivating with them. AGENCIES official said. AGENCIES Sindhu, Saina get byes in first 4 NEW TEAMS SUBMIT BID TO BE PART OF I-LEAGUE GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA KOLKATA: Four new clubs have submitted bid documents to be a part of the PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION, WASHIM round of World Championship I-League football season 2017/18, an official said. “Teams from Kerala, Karna- email - [email protected] Telephone no. 07252-232334 taka, Gujarat and Rajasthan have submitted their bids. The decision will be taken NEW DELHI: P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal on August 18,” an official said on Wednesday. The All India Football Federation E-TENDER NOTICE No. 6 / 2017-18 received first- round byes at the World Champion- (AIFF) had invited bids from new clubs in July from various cities across the country Online item rate e-tender in SBD formate based on item rate contract are invited ship starting in Glasgow, Scotland from August 21. including Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi, Ranchi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bhopal, Lucknow, by Executive Engineer, Public Works Division, Washim for following works from any P V Sindhu will open her campaign against either Ahmedabad, Malappuram and Trivandrum. While the names of clubs from Rajast- eligible contractors who fulfilled the condition of Tender document. Tender doc- Korea’s Kim Hyo Min or Egypt’s Hadia Hosny in the han and Gujarat could not be traced, it has been learnt that Bengaluru’s Ozone FC, ument download form Govt. web site https://maharashtra.etenders.in Rights are second round and is likely to meet China’s Sun Yu participating in the I-League second division, and Gokulam FC, who are based in reserved for All or any one of the tender may be rejected by the competent authority. for a place at the quarterfinals. Saina will take on Malappuram in Kerala, are interested to play in the country’s premier league, the Conditional Tenders are not accepted. the winner of the match between Switzerland’s winners of which will get a chance to play in the AFC Champions League playoffs. If DSK Shivajians, who have had financial problems relating to payment of players, Sr. Name of work Etimated Tender Sabrina Jaquet and Ukraine’s Natalya Voytsekh take part in the I-League, then only one team will make the cut. If DSK don’t play, No Cost (Lakhs) and is expected to clash with Korean Sung Ji Hyun there could be two new teams next season. AGENCIES 1 2 3 for a place in the pre- quarterfinals. AGENCIES 1 Improvement, Maintainance & Repairs for Two years to Chich- 282.16 khed Ward Jahangir Umra Shamshoddin Pardi Asra M.D.R.17 Km.28/00 to 38/00. Tq.Washim, in Washim District. Olympics issue referred to general 2 Improvement, Maintainance & Repairs for Two years to Jod- 284.64 gavhan Pangri Navghare Amani Atkali Kekatumra Jumda M.D.R.19, Km.21/00 to 31/400 M.D.R.6. Tq.Washim, in Washim District. body, Rs 15 lakh for selectors 3 Improvement , Maintainance & Repairs for Two years to Dhanora 289.04 NEW DELHI: India’s partic- Asegaon Kumbhi IVI.D.R.4, Km.0/00 to 11/500 Tq.Mangrulpir, ipation in Olympics will be in Washim District. decided only by the general 4 Improvement, Maintainance & Repairs for Two years to Tor- 286.37 body of the BCCI, which in nala Dubalwel Jaulka Amana Pangrabandi M.D.R.16, Km.8/00 all likelihood won’t change its to 18/00 Tq.Malegaon in Washim District. present stance of not taking part as they don’t want to fol- 5 Improvement, Maintainance & Repairs for Two years to Kamar- 283.97 low the Olympic charter. gaon Ladegaon Bhamdevi road including C.D.works M.D.R.26, A decision in this regard Km.10/00 to 20/00 Tq.Karanja in Washim District. was taken during a meeting 6 Improvement, Maintainance & Repairs for Two years to Karanja 290.30 between BCCI’s office bearers Mokhad Kamargaon M.D.R.27, Km.4/00 to 14/200 Tq.Karanja and the Committee of Admin- in Washim District. istrators (COA), where they also decided to award Rs. 7 Improvement, Maintainance & Repairs for Two years to Karanja 285.01 15 lakh each to members of Dhanaj road M.D.R.25, Km.12/500 to 22/500 Tq.Karanja in Washim District. men’s and women’s selection committee. 8 Improvement , Maintainance & Repairs for Two years to Dhanora 281.19 “The matter (Olympics par- Shendurjana Waigaul M.D.R.I9, Km.25/00 to 35/00 Tq.Manora CENTRAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ticipation) is still being dis- in Washim District. NOTICE INVITING e-TENDERS cussed and it will go to the ICC assignment. also discussed in the meeting. general body,” COA member The BCCI is also trying “Azharuddin’s case has been 9 Construction of Cement concrete road at Nagar panchayat 535.05 The Executive Engineer(E), Dehradun Central Division No. Manora Ward No. 6 to 17 Manora Tq. Manora Dist. Washim Diana Edulji told mediaper- to adhere to the Lodha Panel referred to the general body I CPWD, Dehradun on behalf of President of India online sons today. recommendation of 15-day and Sreesanth’s case, the legal 10 Construction of Cement concrete road at Nagar panchayat 182.96 Item rate tender for Serial No 4 and Percentage rate tender It is a given that BCCI’s gen- window between international team is still studying,” Edulji Manora Ward No. 1 to 5 Manora Tq. Manora Dist. Washim for Serial, No 1,2 & 3 from approved and eligible contrac- eral body would give a thumbs assignment and the Indian Pre- said. tors of CPWD down to India’s participation mier League. Acting president Khanna Tender download period :- Dt. 03.08.2017 to Dt. 07.09.2017 1.NIT No 82/EE/DCD-1/2017-18/ Name of work:- Extention in Olympics as it would mean “We are trying our level said: “Azharuddin’s case was of room no.12 of Surveyor General’s Office, Hathibarkala that they would be counted best. We will try and adhere discussed at length. The legal For Work Sr. No. 1 to 9 Pre-Tender Conferance will be held on Dt. 18.08.2017 at Dehradun. Estt. Cost Rs. 08,08,812/- Earnest money Rs as National Sports Federation to it as far as possible since the team has given its opinion and 12.00 Hrs. Office of The Chief Engineer, Public Works Region Amaravati 16,172/-Time 02 (Two Months). with players needing to sign Future Tours & Programmes I believe general body will take For Work Sr. No. 10 Pre-Tender Conferance will be held on Dt 19.08.2017 at 12.00 2.NIT No 84/EE/DCD-1/2017-18/ Name of work Providing WADA’s whereabouts clause (FTP) are decided way in a favourable decision.” Hrs. office of The Superintending Engineer, Public Works Circle Akola vitrified floor tiles in SGO Office, Survey of India, Dehra- (the Indian players are com- advance,” she said. On the much-anticipated dun. Estt. Cost Rs. 14,37,635/- Earnest money Rs 28,753/- pletely against it). A notable issue that was revision of pay for first-class Tender opening :- Dt. 19.09.2017 Time 02(Two Months) On the cash award of Rs. 15 supposed to be discussed was cricketers, Edulji informed that All Information related to Tender are available at following Web site. 3.NIT No 86/EE/DCD-1/2017-18/ Name of work Repair and lakh to the selectors, she said: former skipper Mohammed treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhary “They have been rewarded for Azharuddin’s pending dues is working on the modalities 1. http://mahapwd.com Renovation of first floor toilets in D-Block New Hostel, IGNFA, Dehradun. Estt. Cost Rs.9,47,840/- Earnest money selecting good teams.” and that matter has also been and they expect that a figure It was learnt that Edulji referred to the general body. will be worked out before the 2. https://maharashtra.etenders.in Rs 18,957/- Time 04(Four Months). raised the issue of rewarding Azhar was suspended for life next COA meeting in Mumbai (Any Corrigendum / changes can be seen Only on web site ) 4.NIT No 89/EE/DCD-1/2017-18/ Name of work AIR & M/o to women’s selectors for team’s by the BCCI on charges of on August 23. Residential & Non Residential building of HBE, SOI, Deh- stellar show in the World Cup match-fixing. The former India women’s Copy available at E.E. P.W. D. office information Board. radun drg. 2017-18. (Sh: Supply of Material for Residential Out Word No 5092 e-tn-6/mantralaya/tc/17 dt 24/7/17 Sd/- but BCCI’s acting president CK Andhra High Court in team captain said that 10 state & Non Residential area). Estt. Cost Rs.7,76,511/- Earnest Khanna suggested if women 2012 quashed all charges of units have sent the list of their Office of the Executive Engineer ( K. R Gadekar ) money Rs 15,530/- Time 01(One Month). selectors were paid, then men match- fixing against the for- members as per COA diktat. Public Works Division Wrashim Civil line Washim Executive Engineer The last date & time for submission of is 16-08-2017.at 3.30 pm. should also be paid. mer skipper. “There are 10 units that www.tenderwizard.com / CPWD www.cpwd.gov.in The logic is that both Two days back, S Sreesanth’s have sent the list. Those who DGIPR 2017/2018/2093 Public Works Division Wrashim www.eprocure.gov.in men’s and women’s teams fin- life ban was revoked by the Ker- don’t, they will figure in the Sta- ished runners-up in their last ala High Court and that was tus Report,” Edulji said. AGENCIES sport 15 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Thursday, 10 August, 2017 mp Doping as criminal offence: Coe Don’t compare Tendulkar and prefers sports bodies’ control Kohli, says Rhodes LONDON: Amid calls to crimi- he has done for the sport of ath- wood movie. You never know nalise doping in some countries, letics,” Coe said. the end. You do not know the including India, IAAF President The Brit, on several occa- end if you don’t reach the end. If Sebastian Coe on Wednesday sions, has described Bolt as you opened the book and if you said he prefers sports bodies to the greatest sprinter of all time, don’t go to the last paragraph be in control of sanctioning ath- comparing the towering Jamai- and see the line about who wins letes as taking matters to court can to boxing legend Muham- or lose, you don’t know. would “complicate” things. mad Ali for the impact he had “I guess we have become Speaking on the sidelines beyond the sport. so used to seeing Bolt win race of the ongoing World Athletics “He (Bolt) is a showman and after race in the Olympic Games Championships, the Interna- his remarks at the end of the race and World Championships, in tional Association of Athletics about the other athlete (Gatlin) Diamond Leagues and breaking Federations (IAAF) chief said was very generous,” Coe added. world records. So, it was a shock tackling doping should remain American Gatlin, who was (for some) not to see him win. the sole prerogative of sports twice suspended earlier for dop- But I don’t think anybody was bodies. ing offences, was booed by the thinking that it is impossible In order to tackle the men- London crowd at the packed for him to lose,” said the Briton. ace, some countries (like Ethi- Olympic Stadium on Saturday Just hours after Bolt lost opia, Austria, France and Italy) last. Gatlin had later said later to Gatlin, Coe had said that Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes signs a portrait of have passed legislations to make that Bolt told him he did not the American would not have doping a criminal offence. deserve to be booed. won the gold here had he been himself, during an event at a school on the outskirts of Chennai PIC/PTI In India too, deliberations Asked if he expects the Lon- handed a lengthier “eight- CHENNAI: Former South Kaif were some of the better are underway to do the same. don crowd to boo Gatlin again year ban, which would have Africa cricketer Jonty Rhodes fielders around. Virat Kohli, he “There is a discussion going during the 4x100m relay race in essence been a life ban” on Wednesday said Sachin Ten- is ok. But Suresh Raina for me is on now. Some say it is better for on August 12, Coe simply said, for his second dope offence dulkar and current India captain the best fielder in India. sports itself to deal with doping can imposes sanctions may be of see Usain Bolt finish third in the race on Saturday but Coe said “I think the crowd would want in 2006. Virat Kohli were both great in “He goes for the ball, regard- cases instead of doing that by the four years and thus sports can 100m sprint even though he was that result will have no bearing to watch fantastic athletics. The The new World Anti-Dop- their own way and it was wrong less of whether he thinks he can courts. Sometimes sports can deal with it in a tougher way. not very surprised. on the Jamaican bowing out as relay will be very competitive.” ing Agency (WADA) Code does to compare the duo. get it or not. He reminds me a imposed sanctions that criminal “Personally I prefer sports However, Coe feels it will the greatest sprinter of all time. The crowd at the stadium not have a provision for a life “I am not a great believer lot of a much younger Jonty courts cannot impose,” Coe said. to be in control of sanctioning not dent the affable Jamaican’s “Everybody wanted him was stunned at the sight of Bolt ban and the maximum sanc- in records and I don’t like to Rhodes.” “Then you have the discus- athletes. Once you allow crim- status as the greatest sprinter (Bolt) to end his career as a win- being beaten in the 100m final tion for a second dope offence compare players from different To a question if the future of sion that ‘does such a case go to inal courts to be involved, the of all time. ner. But it is a small part of his not only by Gatlin but also by is an eight-year ban. But Coe, eras. They are wonderful play- Test cricket was at stake, Rhodes courts first or to sports first?’ If it case becomes very complicated,” Justin Gatlin avenged his history. He will look back and another American, Christian who is helming the IAAF in the ers. Both are great in their own said, “In my opinion it is not Test goes to criminal courts first and he added. second place finish to Bolt in realise that it does not actually Coleman, who grabbed the aftermath of a Russian doping way. Tendulkar is Tendulkar cricket, but 50- overs cricket that a person serves a prison sen- Turning to the ongoing five successive World Champi- change anything about his sta- silver. scandal, maintained that the and Virat (Kohli) is Virat,” he is in trouble. T20 has changed tence, that may be for just three World Championships, Coe said onships and Olympics finals by tus, who he is and how good his “I was not surprised because option of a life ban should not said at a function organised by the way the game is played now or four months. Whereas sports it was quite a shock for some to clinching the gold in a dramatic races have been and how much athletics as a sport is not Holly- be abandoned. AGENCIES Velammal Vidyalaya here to and Test cricket has become felicitate the school’s achievers more exciting.” in the field of sports. He said T20 cricket has Asked if Kohli could break improved the skills of the play- Sanchez to miss Arsenal’s EPL opener against Leicester Tendulkar’s records, he said, ers in all three departments of “Tendulkar started at the age the game. LONDON: Abdominal strain news conference on Wednes- there yet.” munity Shield against Chelsea of 16 and played till the age of “T20 has brought a change will keep star Arsenal forward day, ESPNFC reported. Wenger also dismissed on penalties. nearly 40, for almost 24 years in the manner cricket is played Alexis Sanchez out of their first Wenger though stressed on Chelsea’s reported interest in Players like Mesut Ozil, and set several benchmarks. I these days. In Test cricket, they English Premier League (EPL) the fact that Sanchez remained Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Aaron Ramsey and Per Merte- don’t know if Kohli can play play with a lot of freedom now, football game against Leices- “focused” on playing for Arse- saying he is still firmly in his sacker are also uncertain for the for such a long time, given the there is no fear of failure,” he ter City on Friday, head coach nal this season. The Chile first-team plans. Leicester clash. demands of a modern-day said. Arsene Wenger has said. player has been linked with a “Personally, I think he is While Ozil and Ramsey cricketer.” “When I was playing in the “He had a little abdominal move to Paris Saint-Germain. a hugely talented player. He missed the Community Shield, On Kohli, he said, “Virat has last century, batsmen used to strain that he caught on Sun- Wenger said Sanchez is on the way up and he will Mertesacker was taken off started his career very well. His struggle in the 90s. The nervous day morning in training, before would be missed but admit- continue to move up because injured after sustaining a head prolific run-scoring is incredi- nineties they called it. he came to Wembley (for the ted he would not have started that potential is there,” injury. ble. He has made a lot of runs at There were several batsmen FA Community Shield final on the game against Leices- Wenger said. “I cannot go into the game a young age. Kohli must be just who got out in the 90s. Now, Sunday),” Wenger was quoted ter even if he was deemed fit “He is today very conscious with too many uncertainties. Kohli and should not be com- that is not the case. Some times, as saying by Arsenal’s website to play. of his qualities as well, which he I can take a gamble on one, pared with Tendulkar.” batsmen reach 100 from 94 with on Tuesday. “Alexis Sanchez is always a was not always, and I person- maybe maximum two,” Wenger Asked who was his favou- a single shot, a six. The players “He had a scan two days ago loss for us, of course. But all the ally believe he will be a very said. rite Indian fielder, the former are very confident these days. and he’s out for a while -- we other players prepared in pre- great player.” “I will focus more on the South African cricketer, who I don’t think Test cricket don’t know if it is two weeks or season and are ready,” Wenger year of contract, Wenger said: will try to extend the contract Wenger hinted his team for players who had the right num- is on the coaching staff of IPL is in trouble. In reality, one more week, but he will not said. “When a player goes into the because there is no reason we Leicester clash could be similar ber of competitive minutes in team Mumbai Indians, said, 50-over cricket is in trouble,” be available,” Wenger said at a On Sanchez and Ozil’s final final year of their contract we shouldn’t do it, but we are not to the one which won the Com- recent weeks.” AGENCIES “Yuvraj Singh and Mohammed Rhodes added. AGENCIES Amid high hopes, javelin thrower Southampton sign midfielder Lemina LONDON: Southampton FC coneri, he won both the Serie record fee. Neeraj Chopra begins world campaign have broken their club record A title and the Coppa Italia “In a volatile market with in signing Gabon midfielder twice, and featured in last sea- some extraordinary and inex- LONDON: Fast-rising jav- Mario Lemina from record Ital- son’s Champions League final, plicable transfers taking place, elin thrower Neeraj Chopra ian football champions Juventus against Real Madrid. Southmap- we are determined to go about will have the weight of expec- for a transfer fee of 17 million ton Vice Chairman (Football) our work in a diligent and cor- tations on him when he begins euros ($19.95 million). Les Reed said in the statement: rect way. “This is a player who his World Athletics Champi- “The 23-year-old completed “Mario is an outstanding tal- has won trophies and played onship campaign on Thursday, his switch from the Italian side ent who has already achieved a in the Champions League final aiming to infuse some life into and has joined the club on a great deal in his career, winning less than three months ago and India’s listless performance in five-year contract,” Southamp- a number of titles and gaining he has signed for Saints amid a the mega-event. ton said in a statement posted experience of playing on some host of suitors.” Commenting The 19-year-old world on their website on Tuesday. of the biggest stages in world on his move, Lemina said: “I junior record holder has an Confirming Lemina’s sale, football. “Investing in a player am really happy to have signed outside chance of clinch- Juventus said that Southamp- course of the duration of the and then moving to Juventus in of Mario’s quality and buying for Southampton. I think that it ing a medal and he will fea- ton’s cost may increase up to contract. A senior international 2015, initially on loan, before from a club like Juventus is a was the project that attracted me ture in the qualification round maximum 20 million euros with Gabon, Lemina started his completing a permanent trans- significant statement of intent the most and the one my fam- on Thursday. ($23.47 million) on achieving career in France, with Lorient, fer last summer. from the club, and this is a pur- ily was really behind. I am really Davinder Singh Kang is the given sport conditions in the before joining Marseille in 2013 In his time with the Bian- chase that has set another club- happy to be here.” AGENCIES second Indian in fray in men’s javelin throw. Kang tested posi- tive for marijuana in June but was named in the 25-member East Bengal start Rally driver Gill blasts Arjuna Indian team as the banned sub- Olympic and world cham- onships. It was a bit difficult in stance was in the specified list of pion Thomas Rohler -- have the first couple of days but now the World Anti-Doping Code crossed the 90m mark this year I have fully acclimatised to the campaign against (WADA) and does not attract while eight athletes have gone conditions and I am 100 per selection panel after snub automatic suspension. beyond 87.64m, the distance cent ready,” Chopra said. India’s best bet for a medal covered by the bronze-winner Chopra has come here NBP Rainbow AC NEW DELHI: India’s top rally is Chopra, whose season’s best in 2015 World Championships without a coach but he sought driver Gaurav Gill has hit out of 85.63m puts him at 14th in in Beijing. to dwell on the positives, say- at the Arjuna awards selection the IAAF rankings. The Indian has three 85m ing, “I have to do it with what I committee after being ignored He has a personal best throws this season and two have. The Athletics Federation for the government honour, of 86.48m, which he did of these came during his Dia- of India has finalised a coach saying the panel should do its while setting a junior world mond League appearances in (javelin great Uwe Hohn of bit to convert a niche sport into record last year, but needs to Paris and Monaca last month Germany). a mass sport. improve at least a meter more -- where he had finished fifth “But he is unable to join Gill, a two-time Asia Pacific than to be in contention for and seventh respectively. for this World Championships Rally (APRC) Champion, a medal. “I have been training here (as he still has a contract with argued that if disciplines like Two javelin throwers -- for the last 10 days and so I am the Australian team). I am fine golf, carrom and cuesports can Johannes Vetter and reigning well prepared for the champi- with that,” he said. AGENCIES be recognised regularly by the government, why not a phys- PAKISTAN’S NEW PCB BOSS EYES INTERNATIONAL TOURS ically demanding sport like motor racing. LAHORE: Newly elected Pakistan cricket chief Najam Sethi vowed on Wednesday to “I would call them games bring international competition back to the terror-hit country after years of isolation. KOLKATA: The city heavy- also mulling Kalyani Stadium (golf, carrom and cuesports), Sethi made the promise after being elected chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board weights East Bengal will as an alternate venue. not even a sport with due (PCB) for a three-year term. The new chief, whose first term as chairman in 2013 begin their season against “Work is still underway respect to the people who have was marred by court wrangling, said bringing international cricket back to Pakistan NBP Rainbow AC when they to increase the capacity of received the awards in these is not much happening in the evaluation is tougher for kick off in the ‘OC Blue Cal- the Kalyani stadium to about disciplines,” Gill, who will be Indian motorsport, govern- sports which are not part of would be a challenging but worthwhile goal. “We need to show patience because it cutta Football League Premier 23,000. We will decide about competing in round four of ment recognition would the major multisporting events. is related to the security situation in the country,” Sethi said on Wednesday. Barring a Division-A’. the derby after seeing the com- APRC in Malaysia this week- have given it a big boost, Cricket too is not an Olym- limited-over series against Zimbabwe in 2015, Pakistan has not hosted foreign squads Mohun Bagan will take on pletion certificate. Either Kaly- end, said. feels Gill. pic sport but the players are since a militant attack targeted the visiting Sri Lankan team in 2009. Sethi said he Southern Samity to start the ani or Siliguri will host the No Indian racing or rally “It is only when the authori- awarded every year consider- hoped the planned World XI tour next month would pave the way for future competi- campaign. match,” IFA secretary Utpal driver has been bestowed with ties consider racers for Arjuna ing the unmatched popularity tion in the country. “We hope to bring a World XI for a three-match Twenty20 series The Indian Football Associ- Ganguli said. an Arjuna award ever. In fact, it awards, motorsport will gain of the game. and the next two-three months will bring more good news,” said Sethi. The cricket boss ation today released fixtures for On the incomplete fixture, was only in 2015 that the Sports popularity and will become Gill, however, is pained three rounds and said that the Ganguli said: “It’s a long league Ministry recognised motor a career option for masses. by the bias towards popular said he will also attend an Asian Cricket Council meeting in Colombo Saturday where tournament will be over before and depending on the weather racing as a sport by including It cannot be the other way sports. he hopes to persuade Sri Lanka to send their team to Pakistan. “We have invited Sri the Durga Puja festival, which conditions we will take the call. FMSCI in the list of national around,” said the 35-year-old “Any cricketer who throws Lanka to play a few matches after their series with us and I will try to get a reply on will commence with Mahalaya However the league will be over sports federations. Delhi-based racer. 10 good balls or does well once that invitation,” said Sethi. Pakistan are due to play a two-Test, three one-day and on September 19. by Durga Puja.” However, India’s first For- Medallists from sports that in a while, is awarded. It is a two Twenty20 match series with Sri Lanka in September-October, which will likely be The much-awaited season’s Eleven teams will vie for top mula One driver Narain feature in the Asian Games, joke,” said Gill. held in the United Arab Emirates — Pakistan’s neutral venue for its home series since first derby between defending honours in the coveted Kolk- Karthikeyan did receive Padma the Commonwealth Games or “In my sport, I have been champions East Bengal and ata league with Rs. 25 lakh for Shri, the country’s fourth high- the Olympics benefit from the competing with best in the 2009. AGENCIES Mohun Bagan is likely to be winners and Rs. 20 lakh for the est civilian honour, in 2010. points system in place for the business but still there is no held in Siliguri but the IFA is runners-up. AGENCIES At a time when there national sports awards while support,” he added. AGENCIES 16 mp Entertainment MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 10 August, 2017 Re-opening the debate on DHANANJAY’S

Arindam Sil, Nandini Guha, HANGING In an exclusive interview with director of the film based on one of the high profile criminal case of Dhananjay, talks about why he chose this particular case them life-long. As a director I was stepping out from any comfort zone Ghosh’s suggestion that I should make a and handling the naked truth with the film on the story of Dhananjay Chatterjee, maximum integrity and humanity that I a liftman who was hanged to death for rape was capable of. ctor, director and producer and murder of a teenage schoolgirl, Hetal Arindam Sil has just received Parekh in Kolkata in 1990. Chatterjee was What did you find on visiting Dhanan- the Mahanayak Uttam Kumar hanged in 2004 after serving a life sentence jay’s family? 2017 from the West Bengal and all pleas for Presidential pardon were They live in utter seclusion from the rest Agovernment for best film director. He has shot down. My plan to direct a film on this of society. We visited them many times. I also bagged the best director award for story was followed by a year of painstaking spoke to his father, his wife on several occa- Byomkesh Pawrbo and Egoler Chokh at the research where my team spoke to all the sions. It was painful. IBFA(International Bangla Film awards) stakeholders of this case like Dhananjay’s held at the Silicon Valley earlier this year. family, especially his father, his wife, the What was the most challenging aspect A marketing whiz who took to celluloid cops and so on. We could not however trace about directing this film? in 2009, Sil is known to be one of Bengal’s Hetal Parekh’s family even in Mumbai. Recreating reality was the toughest part finest line producers before he took to film Then several unknown aspects of the story of the film. Enacting the court room scenes direction. A slew of hits like Ebar Shobor, tumbled out to the extent that producers in such a sensitive case was the most dif- Har Har Byomkesh, Byomkesh Pawrbo, SVF Entertainment confidently felt that ficult part. Then there were torture scenes Egoler Chokh followed, even as the audi- this was their next celluloid project. Now too. In one such scene, I show the father’s ence now waits with bated breath for his the film is ready for release on August 11. moustache being ripped off after the crime. are also brilliant in the film. August release, Dhananjay, based on one of Then the last scene of the film where I use the most high profile criminal cases of Ben- So what does your film depict? Dhanan- magic realism as a technique, was chal- What are your marketing plans for the gal that led to the hanging of Dhananjay jay the criminal or was he someone who lenging. But sometimes, one has to break film? Chatterjee. Sil opens a whole new debate didn’t deserve capital punishment? conventions and step beyond the ordinary. The film has been acquired byAma - about the crime committed, the investiga- I did not go into whether Dhananjay zon Prime. It is the first Bengali film to tion process and whether capital punish- was guilty or not guilty. I merely started a How did you line up the cast for the film? be acquired by Amazon Prime. We are ment was justified in this case. debate. I’m not questioning the Court in Some of the actors actually bore resem- also targeting international film festivals. any way. However, the investigation lead- blance with real characters linked to the The film is also likely to be screened at the Why did you choose this very diffi- ing upto his death may not have been fool- incident. Veterans like Paran Bandopad- Indian Panorama section of the national cult subject for your upcoming film, proof. Someone else may have been guilty hyay, Kanchan, Mir, Kaushik Sen, Sudipta film festival. Dhananjay? of the act. If after watching the film, the Chakraborty, Mimi Chakraborty have It is the most difficult film among all the case reopens, my entire crew and cast will put up fine performances. Anirban Bhat- Your next film after Dhananjay? seven films I have directed so far. I must breathe a sigh of relief. Dhananjay’s fam- tacharya who plays Dhananjay and Anu- I am beginning to shoot Shabor from say that it all began with director Atanu ily is alive but the stigma remains with sha Viswanathan who plays Hetal Parekh September 7. Have to fight for everything in life: Kangana ‘Toilet: ek prem katha is not just a MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Kan- ing about my journey is that I have to before they collaborated for Simran, movie but a movement’ gana Ranaut said maybe it is her fight for everything in life, even the he had approached her with a film destiny that she has to fight hard smallest of the things. I don’t know post her debut in Gangster. SYEDA EBA to get everything in life but she has why it happens. Maybe it is my des- “I was pursuing her for a film made peace with it. The actor, who tiny but I have made peace with it.” since years. In fact, I had called her he much talked about launched the trailer of her next, Sim- The actor said people might give to my office for a script narration, movie Toilet: Ek Prem ran, said she often wondered about her several tags but she will eventu- just after Gangster. I was confident Katha is set to hit the her journey in Bollywood. ally take what is hers. she will say yes. But she refused,” Ttheatres this Friday. The film, “My journey has been quite dif- “A lot of you might think, ‘to be Mehta said. made on the much popular- ferent. While flying to Mumbai for or not to be’ but it is okay or like you To which, Kangana quipped, “I ized subject of Swachh Bharat, the conference, I was thinking about guys use the word rebel, ladaku... I don’t remember this incident at all. has finally been successful in all sorts of questions that would be don’t take offence to that... I will take He said his ego was hurt a lot. But attaining the ‘UA’ certificate asked to me here. So I thought, ‘Has what is mine, be it by fighting or any this is the story of my life, whether from CBFC after three verbal my journey really been unusual or is other means.” At the event, she was I remember or not, I definitely hurt cuts. it only me who thinks that way?’ accompanied by director Hansal ego.” Simran is scheduled to release Denying all the false news “But the one aspect that is strik- Mehta, who revealed that much on September 15. PTI about eight cuts in the movie, the Khiladi Kumar recently clarified, “I was surprised to someone took an initiative of up uncommon subjects. It is hear about the exaggerated making a commercial film and possible to make a film like Desire for ‘more kids’ news of eight cuts in the movie. not a documentary on this ‘Toilet..’ with a mainstream The board has asked for mere subject,” said Kumar, who has actor in the lead. It feels fantas- three verbal cuts, which in no been tagged as the ‘new Manoj tic to be a part of a film which led to divorce way makes any difference.” Kumar’, for the choice of films is entertaining yet respect TheRustom actor is excited that he is working in lately. the credibility and sensitiv- LOS ANGELES: Actors Chris for the movie as it is a peculiar Also, the audience will get ity of the audience.” “Strength Pratt and Anna Faris, who love story which is based on to see Anupam Kher play- of this film is the portrayal of announced their separation on real life incidents. “I found it ing a substantial role in the women’s condition across the August 6 after being married for quite interesting since no such movie. Considering it to country where they have to eight years, reportedly split because love story, revolving around be the golden period of struggle to defecate Faris wanted more children but the issue of toilets in India, Indian cinema, he says, in the open” added Pratt was not ready for it. The adjust the balance between fam- has been made yet. Narendra “Today, the audience is Anupam, who con- estranged couple currently have ily and career. When he married Modi, who is the man behind so amazingly educated siders ‘Toilet’ as a son named Jack, who was born Anna back in 2009, she was much the initiative of Swachh Bharat, and welcoming that a movement in August 2012. bigger than him. was equally enthusiastic. He filmmakers do not rather than just “Anna wants a family that is “He’s now at the top of the Hol- appreciated the fact that finally hesitate in picking a movie. pretty much together most of the lywood food chain, and with that time. She wants a base... Which comes opportunities that take him for her has been Los Angeles. She all over the world, shooting mov- wants more kids. The upshot... ies that take him away from home I was body-shamed Anna wants a traditional family,” for months at a time. He doesn’t a source told tmz.com. want more kids... at least not in “Chris, on the other hand, has the foreseeable future, because he by co-star: Chloe had some life-changing experi- can’t juggle a growing family with ences that has required him to his career,” the source added. IANS LOS ANGELES: Actor Chloe Moretz has revealed she was fat-shamed by a former co- star when she was just 15. LOS ANGELES: Actor Liam Hems- The 20-year-old Carrie star said she was worth has prompted speculation that he once driven to tears by an on-screen love Hemsworth, Miley has exchanged marital vows with girl- interest after he told her he’d never date friend and actor-singer Miley Cyrus after her in real life because she was too big he was spotted wearing a band which for him, reported Variety. already married? appeared to be a wedding ring. “This guy that was my love interest He was spotted wearing what was like, ‘I’d never date you in real life,’ appeared to be a wedding band while and I was like, ‘What?’ And he was like, spending time with Miley’s mother Tish ‘Yeah, you’re too big for me’ – as in my Cyrus in a Kentucky farm over the week- size. It was one of the only actors that end, reports dailymail.co.uk. ever made me cry on set,” Moretz said. Dressed in a casual singlet and shorts, “I went bawling to my brother and the actor was seen wearing a thick gold he was like, ‘What happened?’ And I was band around his left ring finger. like, ‘He told me I was too big.’ And my It was previously reported that brother was like, ‘What just happened?’ Miley is currently planning her wed- My brother was so angry,” says Moretz, ding to Hemsworth, who is known who is extremely close with her four older for films like The Last Song, The brothers. The actor said the situation Hunger Games, The Dressmaker and was “really dark” as she was so young at Independence Day: Resurgence – which the time, but has learned to forgive and will find its way onto the Indian small not forget. screen on Star Movies and Star Movies “I had to pick it up and go back on HD on August 15. set and pretend he was a love interest, Miley and Hemsworth started dat- and it was really hard... It just makes ing in 2009 after meeting on the set you realise that there are some really of the film The Last Song. They got bad people out there and for some rea- engaged in 2012 but split a year later. son, he felt the need to say that to me. It came out in January 2016 that they “You have to kind of forgive and had reunited. IANS not forget really, but it was just like wow. It was jarring.” PTI