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   &(&4%156  17   !  "!Q$$ %&$ "!     QR       *3&)42'2 synonymous with stability. Wherever we go, we bring sta-    eeking his political future in bility,” Nadda told reporters at Srealms of numerology, his maiden Press conference Karnataka BJP president BS where he also shared the    Yeddyurappa changed his last Government’s name to Yediyurappa a few achievements in its first 50    weeks ago. The stars did smile days. on him and on Friday he took Nadda played down     oath as Chief Minister of queries about the fact that Karnataka for the fourth time Yediyurappa is over 75-year age   356347# on Friday. bar the party has stipulated for Governor its leaders holding any pposition parties on Friday administered the oath of office Government position. Ostrongly protested to Rajya and secrecy to the 76-year-old Yediyurappa was the leader Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Yediyurappa at a ceremony at of the BJP legislature party in Naidu over the hurried passage the Raj Bhavan. Only the State and it was natural for of Bills in Parliament without Yediyurappa was sworn in. him to be the party’s choice for requisite scrutiny and in breach BSY, as he is popularly the Chief Minister’s post, he of convention. called, carried the last name of said. Leaders of 17 parties, scrutiny. However, the letter Further, 11 more Bills have Yediyurappa till 2007 when he “It depends,” he said when including Congress, Samajwadi said, in the 16th Lok Sabha, been listed for introduction, became the Chief Minister for quizzed about the party’s age- Party, Trinamool Congress, only 26 per cent of Bills were consideration and passing, it the first time in 2007. Then he bar and then added, “you see, Bahujan Samaj Party, Rashtriya sent for scrutiny. said. The parties said that the changed his name to first of all he is a leader, he is Janata Dal, Telugu Desam “Now, in the 17th Lok first sessions of the 13th, 14th, “Yeddyurappa” on the advice of an elected leader of the legis- Party, Communist Party of Sabha, 14 Bills have already 15th and 16th Lok Sabha had numerologists. lature party. Accordingly, he is India and CPI(M) urged Naidu been passed in the first session. about 10 sittings each and dur- The name change then taking oath. It is a continuous to ensure that the voice of the None of these Bills has been ing that time only a handful of wasn’t of much help as the process and the party takes Opposition is not “smothered”. referred to a Standing Bills that had undergone par- coalition with the JD(S) note of ongoing developments “We, the undersigned par- Committee or Select liamentary scrutiny were Government survived for only from time to time.” ties, wish to register our Committee for legislative passed. a week. As the leader of Opposition anguish and serious concern scrutiny. Public consultation is The Opposition parties Sources said acting on the he is alright and the day he over the manner in which the a long established practice also demanded that short dura- advice of a numerologist, BSY takes oath the question is asked Government is hurriedly pass- where parliamentary commit- tion appeals should be allowed has reverted to older spelling. about his age, he said, adding ing legislations without any tees scrutinise Bills, deliberate, in the House. “We urge you to Sources said BSY had got his that it does not work like that. scrutiny by Parliamentary engage and work towards ensure that the voice of the name changed in State           !     "#$! &&     '  ! (  The BJP under Prime Standing or Select Committees. improving the content and Opposition is not smothered in Assembly records a few weeks   (   * "   " (  +!  ,-. Minister Narendra Modi and This is a fundamental depar- quality of the legislation,” the the Rajya Sabha. While we ago. its president has ture from the established prac- letter stated. understand our responsibility Yediyurappa-led BJP Governor to stake the claim for Amit Shah. ident JP Nadda said the introduced the 75 years limit tice and healthy traditions of The parties also asked and the need to enact legisla- Ministry is assuming office Government formation and This is the fourth times Congress-JD(S) coalition for Ministers in the party-run enacting legislations,” the letter Naidu, the Vice President, to tion, any attempt by the three days after the collapse of requested him to administer Yediyurappa will occupy the Government fell due to inter- Governments as well as for its said. intervene in the matter. The let- Government to undermine the the Congress-JD(S) the oath of office and secrecy chair of the Chief Minister — nal reasons and asserted that candidates in the recent Lok It said that in the 14th Lok ter further said the ongoing privileges of members, the Government with the defeat of on Friday itself. Before the the last one was after the May his party would provide a sta- Sabha election to ease out Sabha, 60 per cent of Bills Lok Sabha Session has the rules and established conven- the motion of confidence swearing in, Yediyurappa said 2018 Assembly polls, when he ble Government in the State. many veterans, including LK were sent for scrutiny to “dubious” record of passing 14 tions will diminish the role of moved by HD Kumaraswamy he would decide on members barely lasted three days after “They (Congress-JD-S) fell Advani, Parliamentary Committees Bills, none of which has been the Council of States as envis- in by 99-105 votes. to be inducted into the ministry being sworn in. under their own weight due to and Sumitra Mahajan among while in the 15th Lok Sabha, 71 scrutinised by any aged by our founding fathers,” Yediyurappa met the after consulting party president In Delhi, BJP working pres- internal reasons...The BJP is others. per cent of Bills were sent for Parliamentary Committee. the letter stated.           P  "  $%& O   P            "                     !    ogy to resolve the issue.        Azam’s remarks to Rama ''$"$(        Devi when she was in the          Chair during a discussion on   $7)6#&)'7 of CGST Act 2017, any person L       the triple talaq Bill on Thursday who contravenes the provi-   M"   * 356347# "    were slammed as malicious, handigarh’s JW Marriott sions of this Act is liable to a utterly condemnable and a blot CHotel may have to cough penalty which may extend to       ay after the Supreme Court #    on all legislators by the up a penalty of 25,000 for 25,000.       Ddirected setting up of a Ministers and MPs who spoke charging an exorbitant amount “A day before, the team of   "# #   centrally-funded designated   356347# after BJP’s Sanghmitra Maurya for two bananas served to UT Excise and Taxation $ % & court in each district having raised the issue during the Bollywood actor Rahul Bose Department had also seized     '  more than 100 FIRs under the he Lok Sabha on Friday saw Zero Hour. during his stay at the luxury documents related to the sale (   '    Protection of Children from Ta massive uproar over Several women MPs, hotel. in the hotel to check whether #  ) *  Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act Samajwadi Party MP Azam including Central Ministers, The actor was charged they have been depositing reg-    to deal exclusively with cases of Khan’s “sexiest” comment TMC, NCP, DMK and BJP, 442.50 for two bananas at the ularly the relevant tax to the    L   sexual offences against chil- against BJP woman MP Rama vociferously demanded hotel which is located in Sector department or not. We are  O     M" dren, the Delhi Cabinet Devi with members of the strongest possible action Azam’s remark. 35 here. checking the violations from all approved the proposal of the House authorising Speaker Om against the SP MP as the Congress leader Adhir A team headed by RK angles and will act against the   P  $% Law Department to set up 18 Birla to seek an apology from Speaker opened the floor and Ranjan Chowdhury said his Chaudhary, Assistant Excise hotel authorities accordingly,” & ' &( permanent fast-track courts the lawmaker. allowed all to speak during the party does not approve of such and Taxation Commissioner, the officer said.   "# *,- and 22 new commercial courts. MPs cutting across party Zero Hour. behaviour and Privilege or Chandigarh, has already begun Bose had posted a video on   ,  According to the CrPC, lines condemned Azam’s Parliamentary Affairs Ethics Committee should look probe into the levying of tax on Twitter expressing shock over      cases of rape and incidents of Commercial Court judges remark in strong terms with Minister Pralhad Joshi said into the issue. He, however, also fresh fruits and other items at being charged 442.50 for two ".&     sexual assault against minors along with ancillary staff. some saying that if such sexi- the Speaker was the custodian said that at times a Congress JW Marriott and the hotel bananas at the hotel in which /. 0 under the POCSO Act should A total 212 posts, request- est behavior prevailed in the he could take strong action leader was also referred as authorities have been asked to he is seen explaining how he    -     be decided in two months after ed by the Delhi High Court in august house against women against the MP. He said all MPs “daughter of Italy, Italy ki kath- submit a reply by Saturday. was charged 442 (including    " the filing of the chargesheet. January, have been approved. than what is to be expected have to maintain decorum in putli”. A senior officer of UT GST) for two bananas. Such trials necessitate the exis- The Government decision will elsewhere. the House and asked the This evoked protests from Excise and Taxation “You have to see this to )'*  '& tence of fast-track courts. have the annual financial After hearing out the Speaker to take “most exem- the Treasury Benches which Department said under the believe it. Who said fruit was- &  +*   The Cabinet chaired by implication of 13,55,90,280. House for one hour, the plary punishment” in the case. demanded the Congress to GST regime, fresh fruits are n’t harmful to your existence? #,-. 2 -$ Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal When it comes to fast- Speaker said he would decide Other Central Ministers, come clean on its stand on the tax-free items and this is a clear Ask the wonderful folks at JW  % ' also approved a proposal of track courts, Delhi already has on the issue after consulting all including Ravishankar Prasad, current issue. Chowdhury later violation by the hotel authori- Marriott Chandigarh,” the  --  0 creation of 22 posts of Delhi 20 of them, all set up in 2005, leaders. According to sources, , Smriti agreed with the prevailing view ties. While the hotel is expect- actor, captioned the video,      Higher Judicial Services but they operate entirely with the Speaker may ask the SP to Irani and Anurag Thakur, that the Speaker should take a ed to submit its reply by adding “bananas are just too  " (DHJS) in super time scale for ad-hoc staff. tender an unconditional apol- vociferously condemned the call on punishing Azam. Saturday, under the Section 125 good for me.     "   time,” the Army chief reacted Singh said the bravery and war memorial to attend the Cantonment. General Bipin Rawat paid trib- Singh, Lt Gen YK Joshi, GOC firmly standing tall in the sacrifice of soldiers cannot be ‘Kargil Diwas’. In Drass, Navy chief utes wearing their respective Fire and Fury Corps, former &     )   * + backdrop of a war memorial forgotten. He landed in Srinagar and Admiral Karambir Singh, Air forces’ combat fatigues. Army Chief (Retd) Gen VP located at the foothills of the To commemorate the 20 participated in the Vijay Diwas Force chief BS Dhanoa both GoC-in-C, Northern Malik too were present on the  R"" #"  ,  Tololing feature. years of the Kargil War, Prime function at Badami Bagh accompanied by Army chief Command, Lt-Gen Ranbir occasion. Minister Narendra Modi * +  *  ,)2 shared pictures of his visit to the area during the conflict and s India commemorated 20 his interaction with the sol-  "  (   Ayears of Kargil war, Army diers. “During the Kargil War chief General Bipin Rawat on in 1999, I had the opportunity Friday warned Pakistan against to go to Kargil and show soli-   $7)6#&)'7 Army man, accused the pre- As a special case, he will be attempting another Kargil-like darity with our brave soldiers,” vious SAD-BJP Government of recruited as an Assistant Sub- “misadventure”. he said on Twitter. n an apt celebration of Kargil ignoring the credentials of Inspector, in relaxation of Rule General Rawat was asked The Prime Minister said IVijay Diwas, Punjab Chief Satpal at the time of his recruit- 12.3 of the Punjab Police Rules by a reporter at a Press con- that in 1999, he was working Minister Capt Amarinder ment in 2010. by the DGP, who has been so ference to share his message for for the BJP in Jammu & Singh came as a saviour for a “Satpal, who joined the authorised by the Chief Pakistan on the 20th anniver- Kashmir and Himachal Kargil War hero on Friday Punjab Police after his dis- Minister, he said. sary of India’s victory in the Pradesh. “The visit to Kargil ordering double promotion charge from the Army, has Satpal was posted in Kargil war. and interactions with soldiers for Vir Chakra awardee Satpal been awarded a double pro- Drass Sector during Earlier on Thursday, while are unforgettable,” Modi said. Singh after learning that he was motion to the rank of Assistant Operation Vijay and was part interacting with the media- this was evident during the Meanwhile, speaking in In the photographs, he is managing traffic after being re- Sub-Inspector following direct of the team that helped the persons in Drass, the Army Kargil war in 1999. They will the Lok Sabha on the occasion seen interacting with Army employed as a senior police orders from the Chief Minister Indian Army capture Tiger chief had said, “The enemy not dare to repeat it.” as Parliament paid tributes to men and meeting wounded constable — a rank below his in recognition of his valiant Hill. He killed Pakistani would never be allowed to “Don’t do it. This was a Indian soldiers who drove soldiers. stature — in Sangrur district of contribution during the Kargil Captain Karnal Sher Khan of succeed. No matter what misadventure. Misadventures out enemy forces and Meanwhile, bad weather the State.     !# & # ( War,” a Punjab Government the Northern Light Infantry heights they capture, we will are normally not repeated. You reclaimed Kargil heights, prevented President Ram Nath The CM, himself a former spokesperson said. and three others. always get back to them and will get a bloodier nose next Defence Minister Rajnath Kovind from visiting the Drass     !" 

 ( *:  ;   (&2   356347#  * '   cycle carriers, motorcycles and   "##         in one case in Odisha a man     -   ssues like exorbitant fees 30     0 carried the body on his head. 6  'A %  Icharged by private schools     Khan demanded that it  -    and a demand to regulate them,     should be made mandatory for   6     #  illegal sand mining in various #    all private hospitals to have   356347# Minister Narendra Modi and its Sumitra Mahajan among others. parts of the country thereby some vehicles earmarked for   0B       0 ,C@D."2  president Amit Shah has intro- Asked about reports that posing threat to environment        ferrying bodies and sought laiming that the Congress- duced the 75 years limit for some rebel Congress-JD(S) and lack of facilities like hearse same systems in the       CJD(S) coalition in Ministers in the party-run MLAs may be accommodated and ambulance to ferry the 4-    -  Government hospitals. Almost   Karnataka collapsed under its Governments as well as for its by the BJP Government in dead from the hospital saw the 0    the entire house agreed with      “own weight” and internal con- candidates in the recent Lok Karnataka as Ministers, members from nearly all polit-     Khan who lauded the Odisha     flicts, BJP’s working president Sabha election to ease out many Nadda said it is for these MLAs ical parties expressing concern Government decision to pro-  0  " JP Nadda on Friday dismissed veterans, including L K Advani, to decide their future course of in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. 6= E*,F   vide free facilities to take the  0  the argument of age bar of 75 Murli Manohar Joshi and action. Raising the fees issue,  O     bodies from hospitals to homes.  #  years applicable to BS Shwait Malik(BJP) demanded  6   Among other matters, DP 0B    Yediyurappa saying he is mov- that such schools should be       Vats (BJP) demanded that a   0 >>%2=  ing from being the leader of regulated to provide succor to  0    ,2" heroes’ gallery showing pic-     " Opposition to taking the man- /,0 !!  !! , hapless parents. He said edu- 7       tures of Defence personnel tle of Chief Minister of the State.    0 +!  cation had now become like   -6) who have sacrificed their lives      Nadda said the BJP was * ,  shops with industrialists and )$ $  for the country be set up at the *     synonymous with “stability” traders opening educational     ,2 Jawaharlal Nehru University   "#%$ and would provide a firm is over the 75-year age bar the institutions and exploit through (JNU). He said elite institutions     Government in Karnataka. party has stipulated for its lead- various charges like building Haryana. She alleged illegal of armed forces like National       He dismissed the charges of ers holding any Government   356347# Government has deleted 44 fund and force the parents to mining was taking place with Defence Academy (NDA) and     0-   horse trading in the State saying position, he played it down. labour laws and ensured their buy books and uniform from connivance of political parties Army Cadet College are affil-    E)3%F the Government fell on account Yediyurappa was the leader peaking on the 50-day deci- minimum wages, improved the school. and administration. iated with the JNU. He said stu- *O    of its own contradictions. of the BJP legislature party in the Ssion making in the Modi-2 working conditions, and Associating himself with Echoing similar sentiments, dents passing from those insti-  0 -  Quizzed on West Bengal Chief State and it was natural for him Government, Nadda said these upgraded their health, safety his assertion, Surendra Singh Vikas Mahatame (BJP) said tutes simultaneously become 0  " Minister Mamata Banerjee’s alle- to be the party’s choice for the were much more and concrete conditions which would bene- Nagar (SP) said schools have after China, India is the biggest alumni of JNU. gation that BJP was destabilising Chief Minister’s post, he said. than taken during last 50 years fit 50 crore workers. He men- seen 150 per cent rise in fee in consumer of sand for con- RK Sinha (BJP) said  +    States, Nadda said, “Apne kara- Yediyurappa is 76 years old. of other parties and reflects tioned pension for small the last 10-15 years. In 2018, struction. As the demand and Bhojpuri language should be  '  no se unko dar laga hai” (she is “It depends,” he said when political will of the leadership. traders which would help three Uttar Pradesh made a law to supply gap is growing, sand included in the Eight Schedule   "#'A%0 scared for her own reasons.) quizzed about the party’s age-bar He said by 2024, 1,00,24,000 crore small traders. control private schools but it has mafia was exploiting the situa- of the Constitution. He said the  -  “They (Congress-JDS) fell and then added, “You see, first houses with electricity, toilets Nadda said Government not been implemented, he said. tion. He also said instances of language is spoken in over 0O *   under their own weight due to of all he is a leader, he is an elect- and gas connections would be has taken steps to support The Centre should frame a law officers and locals getting mur- two dozen countries besides by '     O internal reasons...The BJP is ed leader of the legislature party. ready for delivery and make way women employment by helping to end exploitation of parents dered and assaulted after object- 20 crore people in India. Vaiko ) GH/G  synonymous with stability. Accordingly, he is taking oath. for “ease of living”. He said by self-help groups in the country and students by private schools, ing to illegal mining also came (MDMK) opposed the drilling   0 Wherever we go, we bring sta- It is a continuous process and the 2024 every rural house will get by giving Rs 5,000 and Rs 1 lakh he added and various other to notice. The entire House for hydrocarbons permitted in       " bility,” Nadda told reporters at party takes note of ongoing tap drinking water which itself loan to them that would go a members cutting across lines associated with the issue. Tamil Nadu, saying the “most his maiden Press conference developments from time to would be a “revolutionary step”. long way to improve rural agreed with his contention. Drawing the attention to disastrous and dangerous” 5%<    where he also shared the time.” As the leader of opposi- PM Gram Sadak Yojana economy. Highlighting the hazards the plight of poor in ferrying activity will destroy fertile land     *  & Narendra Modi Government’s tion he is alright and the day he will have 1.25 crore km roads Similarly, he said the caused by illegal mining in the bodies of their relative from in the Cauvery delta. Dola Sen   "#   achievements in its first 50 days. takes oath the question is asked made in rural areas, providing scheme of scholarship to mar- many parts of the country, hospital, Javed Ali Khan (SP) (TMC) opposed corporatisa- %      Asked about the fact that about his age, he said, adding rural connectivity and creating tyred families in the army has Kumari Selja (Congress) said said several instances came to tion of Indian Ordinance       BJP leader Yediyurappa, who is that it does not work like that. network for business and mar- now been extended to police natural resources were light where due to lack of trans- Factories saying it will eventu-   &   taking oath as Chief Minister, The BJP under Prime keting. He said Modi and para-military forces too. destroyed and cited instances in port, bodies were taken on ally lead to privatisation. 'A%0   0O * - 0          "  :    *     "#%$    )  .0  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the     -    Centre’s response on the allegation that it has not   356347#         356347# *07 $  implemented a slew of directions issued last year to      B   $'I curb lynching and mob violence. A Bench compris- New Delhi: Karnataka political rivals, BJP’s BS inance Minister Nirmala      he Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached       0O 0O ing Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Yediyurappa and DK Shivakumar of Congress, FSitharaman on Friday informed      Tassets worth Rs 66.57 crore in the Manesar Land Gupta issued notices to the Ministry of Home Affairs were seen on the same side in the Supreme the Lok Sabha that the Government Scam under Prevention of Money Laundering Act. 0  ' G>...@      A " and State Governments on a petition filed by an organ- Court on Friday — opposing an application has de-registered 4 lakh shell com-        The attached assets consisting of 14.56 acres of land isation, Anti-Corruption Council of India Trust. seeking to revive an alleged corruption case panies and tightened the Corporate at Gurgaon (valued at Rs 43.54 crore) belongs to Senior advocate Anukul Chandra Pradhan, relating to denotification of land in Bengaluru. Social Responsibility (CSR) norms. !   Mahamaya Exports Pvt. Ltd., and 4 acres of land and +*     / appearing for the trust, said incidents of lynching were The matter, which came up for hearing She was speaking during the debate " #$%&'(  bank balances worth Rs 23.03 crore of other accused  *   increasing and no step was being taken to implement before a bench of Justices Arun Mishra and on the amendments to the      persons.   "#4-%0%- the directions of the apex court aimed at tackling the MR Shah, saw their advocates questioning the Companies Bill.    $ ED initiated investigation under the provisions of 8*   - 4-   menace of mob lynching. The trust said a slew of maintainability of the application filed by an Piloting the Companies      PMLA, on the basis of an FIR registered initially by directions passed on July 17, 2018, by the apex court intervenor for reviving the criminal case in Amendment Bill 2019, the Minister Gurgaon police under IPC sections related to cheat- $  $          02 -    to the Government to provide “preventive, remedi- which the complainant has already with- said companies not spending the    +   ing, criminal conspiracy and forgery besides provisions al and punitive measures” to deal with offences like drawn his plea. The issue relates to denoti- mandatory 2 per cent profit on CSR of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Subsequently the .GH@.." mob violence have not been implemented. fication of 4.20 acres of land allegedly in con- activities for a total period of four      case was transferred to CBI for investigation against $    G/4- The directions were passed on the PIL by travention of the Karnataka Restriction of years will be required to deposit the  unknown public servants of Government of Haryana %00 'A Congress activist Tehsin Poonavall who had Transfer of Land Act, 1991. amount in a special account. and unknown private persons. %00 " brought the issue of rising incidents of mob Senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and AM The amendments in the required to shell out at least two per The Government of Haryana had issued notifi- lynching and cow vigilantism. Singhvi, who were appearing for Companies Act, she added, were cent of their three-year annual aver- cation under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on  *  *)  The apex court had asked Parliament to con- Yeddyurappa and Shivakumar respectively, aimed at improving ease of doing age net profit towards CSR activities. August 27 and had issued notification to the effect     sider enacting a new law to sternly deal with mob told the bench that the complainant in the business and also reducing compli- India, Sitharaman said, has become on August 25 for acquisition of land measuring about   "# %$ lynching and cow vigilantism, warning that such case had withdrawn his appeal from the apex ance burden on the companies, espe- the first country to make CSR spend- 912 acres for setting up an Industrial Model     incidents may rise like a “Typhon-like monster” court last year and a third party, who has cially the smaller ones. The Bill was ing mandatory through a law. Township in villages Manesar, Naurangpur and )  J    across the country. nothing to do in the case, cannot be allowed later passed unanimously after The companies will have one year Lakhnoula of Gurgaon district.  N5O  0 The top court had said that it was the duty of to intervene at this stage. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan to firm up the CSR proposal and A large number of land owners, in haste, had to     the States to strive and promote fraternity amongst Shivakumar was present in the court- Chowdhury withdrew statutory res- another three years to spend funds. sell about 400 acres of their land at throwaway price    0,% all citizens, as such mob violence was being insti- room during the hearing. olution opposing it. In case money remains unspent for to private builders and thereby caused a wrongful loss  27  gated by intolerance and misinformed by circula- Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing Responding to the concerns of one plus three years, the money will of Rs 1,500 crore to the land owners of Manesar, ) %    tion of fake news and false stories. for intervenor NGO ‘Samaj Parivartana members on shell companies, have to be moved to an escrow Naurangpur and Lakhnoula villages and corre-    " The apex court had said there was a need to Samudaya’, told the Bench that complainant Sitharaman said the word “shell com- account, she said, adding it could even sponding wrongful gains to the realtors. enact a special law as it would instill a sense of fear had withdrawn his plea from the apex court panies” has not been defined in the be the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. “Investigations under PMLA revealed that the pri-   *  for law amongst those who involve themselves in on mentioning the matter before a Bench but rule book, but it is loosely referred to Opposing the ordinance brought vate builders, to whom the licences were granted, made      mob lynching. intervention plea can be heard. He sought inactive companies or those which do earlier, Chowdhury and Saugata Roy wrongful gain by conspiring with the public servants   "#)*   It had said it was the duty of State Governments recall of the February 21 order by which the not maintain a registered office. (TMC) said it was not required as the of Haryana Government and politicians, who were   -   to ensure law and order in the society, besides ensur- plea filed by the complainant was “dismissed “Four lakh companies have been law has been amended on several involved in decision making for release of land,” the ED 0   # ing that the rule of law prevailed. PTI as withdrawn” by the top court. PTI identified and de-registered,” she occasions. Pinaki Misra (BJD) said in a statement. Most of the land was purchased by   >>  said, adding non-maintenance of described the bill as “disastrous”, say- ABWIL Group controlled by Atul Bansal. After obtain- 0 O*   registered office will be a ground for ing the legislation has been drafted ing the licences, ABWIL had fraudulently sold the 4-%0 " de-registration of companies. by bureaucrats and the lawmakers licenced/ unlicensed land and licences to the private per- A key change in the Bill pertains have just rubberstamped it. A Raja sons/ developers, making huge profit, the agency said.   +      to CSR spending, wherein companies (DMK) said the registrar of compa- Proceeds of crime consists of 14.56 acres of land =  * would have to mandatorily keep nies has been given “excessive pow- of Mahamaya Exports Pvt. Ltd in which Atul Bansal   "#& unspent money into a special ers” which is not good. PP and Sona Bansal hold 74 per cent of shares and four      account. Under the Act, companies Chaudhury (BJP) said once the law acres of land and balances in the bank account of -%0 @ earning profit of over Rs 5 crore, is amended, it will help in ease of other accused persons were provisionally attached  0  turnover of Rs 100 crore or networth doing business and give a boost to under PMLA. Earlier in this case, assets worth Rs 0    *  (&  356347# $  @     of more than Rs 500 crore are commerce. 42.19 crore were attached.      " E) 46F") 46    he deadly connection   -0  0  "# O Tbetween toxic lead and  -   - fatty liver disease has been    E$=6 F"    (,       known for a while, but IIT 4     # Mandi researchers have recent-         ( *+  356347# #,/#0,#-  ,""0# >8.0,#/ ly unraveled the process by   -  0 seeding for artificial rain in ing July 24, after receiving 20 per which the harmful metal can these regions. 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Lead salts absorbed by the will be identified based on artificial rain in southern dis- A, 8/">,, - A,8-> ,8F>8008..- season began on June 1, but in an increased risk of cardiovas- Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi had human body is stored in soft tis- factors such as rainfall deficit tricts of Maharashtra along 80>"8-/ -.? ?,8.-.00# ,.F"" some states such as Gujarat, the cular disease (CVDs). jointly conducted the research sues, and autopsy studies have and moisture deficiency, cloud the borders of Karnataka and .%14 - F>0//#?#/3< biggest producer of cotton and Lead toxicity is a serious work, which was recently pub- shown that the liver hoards formation and data generated Telangana have arrived at the "8-/ -.?/0A 8F 0# ,8-F>08..#>#># >"/ groundnut, the rainfall deficit is concern in India given that use lished in a reputed peer-reviewed almost 33 per cent of the total by the radars. Solapur airport,” the IMD said. "C /" ,8-- A80//8-- -,> G/8"->,8.-8- H as high as 42 per cent. The of paints containing lead, pes- journal “FEBS Letters”. lead cruising in the body. According to the India Cloud seeding is a type of 8,"I-A,8A. /-/A ,/ -.0# ,08>0/>"8- country has received 325.5 mm ticides, packaging and even Dr Prosenjit Mondal, De novo lipogenesis or DNL Meteorological Department weather modification in which >8.- ./08.08"0 ,0/>,8A#/>"A,8> // / as against the normal rainfall of beer contributes towards high Assistant Professor, School of is a complex process that involves (IMD), cloud seeding will be car- chemicals like silver iodide, 394.5 mm so far. exposure of people to this toxic Basic Sciences, IIT Mandi, who numerous biomolecules, one of ried out in Aurangabad, Solapur potassium iodide, dry ice (solid shortfall in the drought-prone Solapur, Osmanabad and According to the metal and its salts. has uncovered the pathway by which is Carbohydrate and Ahmednagar districts in carbon dioxide) or liquid North Interior Karnataka is at several districts from Agriculture Ministry data Experts say, NAFLD is a which lead promotes NAFLD, Responsive Element Binding Maharashtra and Mysuru and propane is dispersed in the air to 21 per cent. The deficit in Marathwada and Vidarbha released on Friday, the total dangerous epidemic of this said, “While the connection Protein (ChREBP). ChREBP Hubballi in Karnataka from act as cloud condensation to alter Coastal Region and South have received rainfall between kharif crops area covered so far generation and is a rapidly between lead and fatty liver dis- activates the regulatory enzyme, Monday. Maharashtra had con- its microphysical processes. Interior Karnataka is estimat- 50-75 per cent of their average remained 688.78 lakh hectares growing health problem inti- ease has been known for a while, fatty acid synthase, which is ducted a similar cloud-seeding In Karnataka, the progress ed at 16 per cent each. precipitation while (lh), as compared to 736.18 mately related to the metabol- the actual mechanism by which responsible for fat production in experiment over Marathwada in of monsoon in Karnataka has On the other hand, Maharashtra is experiencing an lakh hectare, a less than 47.39 ic group of diseases such as lead worsens this condition has liver cells. The activity of 2015 while Karnataka had pre- not been satisfactory so far. Maharashtra’s water crisis has overall 9 per cent shortfall in lakh hectare planted during the obesity and diabetes, among hitherto remained unknown.” ChREBP in human liver cells is viously carried out cloud seed- While half of the State has been steadily worsening since rainfall. As on July 26, dams in corresponding period last year, others. While obesity has been NAFLD, and most meta- kept in control by another bio- ing in 2017. received normal rains, there is last year, particularly in the State have just 24 per cent The sowing of rice, pulses, known to be the leading cause bolic group of diseases, are often molecule called sorcin. “We The India Meteorological deficit in the remaining areas. drought-hit Vidarbha and water stock, compared to 46.5 oilseeds and coarse cereals are for NAFLD, recent observa- caused by the poor regulation of observed Pb2+ ions to suppress Department (IMD) predicts Cumulative rainfall across Marathwada. Nearly two per cent stock during the same worst affected. Rice planting till tions have shown that even thin De novo lipogenesis (DNL), a sorcin activity, and this over-acti- India is likely to get above-aver- Karnataka this monsoon sea- months into the monsoon — time last year. Shockingly, dams this week is stood at 185.14 people can be ‘metabolically complex process in which car- vates ChREBP, which in turn age rainfall in the next two weeks son has witnessed a deficiency that officially begins on June 1 in Marathwada have just 0.82 lakh hectare as compared to obese’ and have NAFLD. bohydrates circulating in the triggers fatty acid synthase. This after receiving below average of 19 per cent till date. The — Marathwada and Vidarbha per cent of water. 215.71 lakh hectare sown in the Researchers from Council of blood are converted into fat. The increases fat production in the rains in the past two weeks. Malnad region that consists of are facing rainfall deficits of 35 According to IMD, the same week last year. Similarly, Scientific and Industrial poor regulation of DNL leads to liver, leading to NAFLD,” IMD said the Government Western Ghats has the highest per cent and 42 per cent respec- monsoon rains were 35 per cent pulses cultivation recorded 9.24 Research (CSIR)-Indian Institute abnormal production of fat, explained Dr Mondal. has decided to carry out cloud deficit of 33 per cent, while the tively (as on July 26). below average in the week end- lakh hectares less this year. RAIPUR | SATURDAY | JULY 27, 2019 chhattisgarh 03 State govt mulls light rail Caste certificate issuance to ease traffic pressure procedure will be simplified: CM STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR services on the basis of fake caste certificates. o simplify the process of caste Baghel also gave instructions Tcertificate issuance, a to ensure speedy redressal of cases five-member committee has been filed under Scheduled Caste and between Raipur & Durg constituted that will study caste Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of certificate issuance process for Atrocities) Act. Chief Minister scheduled castes, scheduled tribes said that efforts should be made to and OBCs in various states. stay vacate the cases, which have The committee will visit been put on stay by the court. Jharkhand and Odisha to study Chief Minister said that the the caste certificate issuance pending payment of incentives to process there. the beneficiaries of Antarjaatiy This decision was taken in the Vivaah Protsahan Puruskar Vivah meeting of state-level Vigilance Protsahan Yojana should be and Monitoring Committee cleared as soon as possible. chaired by Chief Minister Baghel also directed principal Bhupesh Baghel on Friday at secretary of Law Department to Mantralaya (Mahanadi Bhavan). review the works of public In the meeting, cases filed prosecutors in the courts under under Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Mohile, Bhuvaneshwar Baghel, government officials and local Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Atrocities Act) were reviewed, Manoj Mandawi along with community there. He gave The meeting was attended by according to a government secretary and director of instructions to the committee to Tribal Caste Development STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR officials of the Nuam company will bear the complete communiqué. Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe submit report in three months. Minister Premsai Singh, Home Technopreneur Pvt Ltd informed project cost and after operating it The committee constituted for Department will be the members Chief Minister has given Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, he state government is plan- the Chief Minister that light rail for 30 years the project will be simplification of the caste of the committee. instructions to expedite the Women and Child Development Tning to introduce ‘light rail’ system is based on Russian handed over to the state certificate issuance process will be Chief Minister said that this process of caste certificate Minister Anila Bhendiya, Industry system as a new public transport Technology. This battery-operated government. headed by former minister and committee will visit various states verification and to take strict Minister Kawasi Lakhma, Food mode to ease the traffic pressure rail has eight bogies that run on an As per company officials the MLA Rampukar Singh. Besides, of the country and collect the immediate action against people, Minister Amarjeet Singh Bhagat between Raipur and Durg. elevated rout. Nankiram Kanwar, Punnulal relevant information from who are working in government among others. As a pilot project, Chief light rail has a guaranteed life of 70 Minister Bhupesh Baghel has The modern coaches of the years and in past two years, they asked officials of Nuam rail are fully air-conditioned, wifi have already installed 100 km rail Technopreneur Private Limited equipped with sitting capacity of line and are operating the same. It Departments vow to create Mumbai to develop a light rail 1,068 passengers. The rail tracks could be also used as rail cargo, HC stays appointment of Katre route between the busy Shashtri could be used for installing street they added. Chowk and Tatibandh. light and telecom cables. Forest Minister Mohammed awareness on AIDS control Officials of the Mumbai-based Construction of elevated rail line Akbar, Principal Secretary to company met Chief Minister here requires only 3X3 feet land, Chief Minister Gaurav Dwivedi RAIPUR: Several departments and organisations vowed to as CEO in Ayushman scheme at Mantralaya on Friday. company officials stated. along with key officials create awareness on AIDS and its prevention during the During the meeting the The official proposed that the participated in the meeting. review meeting of the National AIDS Control Organisation n held at New Circuit House, Raipur on Thursday. STAFF REPORTER RAIPUR Representatives of government departments, public and n an important decision, Chhattisgarh private sector organisations were briefed on the HIV infesta- IHigh Court, Bilaspur gave a stay order tion status and efforts to control it. All representatives were on the appointment of Vijendra Katre as New Governor Uikey to arrive today urged to take effective steps and play role in AIDS control. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nodal As per details of the meeting, telecommunication Centre of Ayushman Bharat Scheme. STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR On July 29 she will pay department assured to seek assistance of all service providers The appointment made by health homage to Martyr Veer to fight the dreaded disease, an awareness drive will be car- department of the state was stayed by ewly appointed Narayan Singh memorial at ried out among drivers at the refueling centre at Mandir Chhattisgarh Governor the court on petition of a social activist, N 9.00 in the morning before Anusuiya Uikey is arriving in Hasaud, sports and youth welfare department has also Uchit Sharma, on the grounds that the state capital on Saturday taking the oath. assured for cooperation, National Cadet Core (NCC) will Katre didn’t had essential qualification evening. She will be taking oath at spread message through its camp while social welfare for the post of the CEO. The hearing Notable, the appointment of Katre She is going to take oath of Darbar Hall of the Rajbhawan department will ask all NGOs under it to spread the message. into the matter was taken place on to the post was controversial right from office and secretary on July 29. at 4.00 p.m. on July 29. The Similarly, South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) will Wednesday. the beginning and the then Health According to official oath will be administered to provide HIV counselling and testing facilities in all its hospi- Katre is a graduate in Dairy Secretary, Shikha Rajput Tiwari had to sources Uikey would be her by Chief Justice of the tals. The facilities will be extended to truck drivers and con- Technology while the essential mini- face the wrath on the issue and was arriving in the state capital at Chhattisgarh High Court, tract workers. The other departments, private industrial mum qualification for the post of CEO removed from the post and was 7.15 p.m. by a regular flight Bilaspur, P.R. Ramchandra units have also agreed to spread AIDS control messages and was a medical degree with specialization assigned a new post as a District from New Delhi. Menon. inform people about the HIV AIDS toll free number 1097. in community medicine. Collector, Bemetara. Two Naxals surrender in Sukma High-Power Committee Two girl students die of deliberates on skywalk’s fate snakebites in school, STAFF REPORTER n magisterial probe ordered RAIPUR High power committee, STAFF REPORTER n on part of the school Aconstituted by the state JASHPUR teacher who instead of tak- government to decide the ing the girls to Primary fate of an under-construc- wo girl students of Health Centre took them to STAFF REPORTER n SUKMA Madkam Soni member of Naxal tion skywalk in the capital TTatkela government pri- their homes. In the absence KAMS (Kisan Adivasi Madjur city, deliberated on the pos- mary school of the district wo hardcore Naxals surren- of their parents at home, the Sangh), police said. sible future of the contro- died of snake bite on Friday teacher left the students on dered before police in the T Sukka was pre-salwa judum versial structure. due to alleged negligence of their own fate. insurgency-hit Sukma district Naxal operative and had joined The meeting held at school teacher. on Friday. One of the surren- “If the girls were taken to the rebel outfit in his childhood Mahanadi Bhawan in Nava Taking cognizance of the hospital on time they might dered ultras carried a cash alleged negligence by the as a member of Bal Sangham. Raipur was chaired by Chief have been saved”, he said. A reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head. Secretary Sunil Kujur. school faculty member, He was then promoted as magisterial probe had been Police said they had decid- Sangham member, DKAMS The committee comprised Jashpur District Collector ordered and harsh actions ed to join the mainstream after member and later President of private technical experts, offi- Nilesh Kumar Mahadev being dissatisfied with the DKAMS operating in cials of government depart- Kshirsagar ordered of mag- would be taken if the teach- Maoist ideology and violence Kondapalli region of the dis- ments like Department of isterial enquiry into the mat- ers were proved to be guilty, being perpetrated by Naxals in trict, police informed. Public Works and Town and liminary round of meeting on dismantling the struc- According to informa- ter. He also ordered immedi- he said. the Bastar region. Sukka was carrying a Country Planning as well as of the committee and that ture as it was creating hin- tion some of the experts ate suspension of the absent Notable, Jashpur is a The surrendered ultras reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head. district collector and superin- the meeting remained drance in normal traffic at were of the view that in a bid head mistress and a school snakebite prone area and were identified as Madkam The duo will be provided tendent of police. inconclusive as there was the hub of the city, the offi- to save the public money teacher. hundreds of deaths due to Sukka who was president of with compensations and relief Engineer-in-Chief differences of opinions cial said the committee had from being wasted, the Kshirsagar while talk- snakebites are reported here banned Maoist outfit as per the state government’s Public Works Department, among the experts. all the options open and structure might be convert- ing to The Pioneer said every year. The incidents of Dandkaranya Kisan Adivasi rehabilitation policy for the D.K. Agrawal informed The On a query whether the razing the structure was also ed into a foot over bridge prima facie it was found snakebites increase in the Madjur Sangh (DKAMS) and ultras, police sources said. Pioneer that this was pre- committee also discussed a possible alternative. instead of dismantling it. that there was negligence rainy season. Japan’s NEC keen to work in C’garh Sanitary napkin production STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR centre inaugurated delegation of Japanese corpo- Arate giant Nippon Electronic STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR to eight women, according to a gov- Company (NEC) met Chief ernment source. Minister Bhupesh Baghel here on HE and Gramodyog Minister Meanwhile, safety equipments Friday and expressed interest in PGuru Rudra Kumar inaugurated a were also distributed to woman working smart city, transport and sanitary napkin production Centre in labourers under schemes of Labour road safety sectors in Narayanpur headquarters on Department. PHE Minister was on Chhattisgarh. Thursday. day-long visit to Narayanpur. “Chhattisgarh needs research- On the occasion, the minister said Collector PS Elma informed that based IT solution providing it’s a commendable effort of the gov- 30 tribal women have been given institution. If the corporation ernment and administration to pro- training to manufacture low-cost san- (NEC) takes initiative in this vide employment to tribal women and itary napkins. Sanitary napkin manu- direction then it will be wel- make them aware towards importance facturing machine costs around Rs comed,” the Chief Minister stated. currently working in the traffic 2017 about 4,500 people and in of hygiene. 7.50 lakh. Women are provided train- Deputy Managing Director, safety, BRTS, bus service sector 2018, about 5,000 people were The Centre is being operated ing through computer-based projec- NEC Masaharu Hasegawa, in the along with Aadhar. killed in road accidents. Principal under Antyavsayi Training Centre. tor, which costs around Rs 3.50 lakh. meeting informed that NEC is one He informed that the compa- Secretary to Chief Minister The minister distributed cheques He informed that raw materials of the fortune 500 companies ny wants to work in the sector of Gaurav Dwivedi, Principal amounting Rs 3 lakh as financial aid supplied from capital city Raipur are which has over 64,000 IT, ITEC road safety, smart city and trans- Secretary Commerce and for self-employment to six youths, used. Main objective of this initiative patents. The company is known port in Chhattisgarh. It was also Industries along with other key under various schemes of antyavsayi. is to provide them employment and to for ICT innovation and is informed in the meeting that in officials took part in the meeting. He also distributed sewing machines create menstrual hygiene awareness.      !"

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aryana Chief Minister HManohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced that top 100 schools of 10th and 12th   %7#4) the cottage construction told The work for the cottage standard in the State would be IANS. was initially handed over to developed as Model School on ven as the Congress He said the walnut wood is Delhi-based architects in 2008. the basis of evaluation of their EGeneral Secretary turns on being mainly used for carvings, In 2011 the entire building results and infrastructure for the heat in the plains with her ceiling designing and for some was pulled down -- not because the academic session 2019-20. political posturing, Priyanka daily use furniture items. The of any dispute -- but apparent- Besides, new Super 100 Gandhi Vadra has readied her- main furniture has already been ly the Gandhi scion was unhap- Centres (in addition to the self a place in the cool climes purchased from the designer. py with the size of the rooms existing 2) would be opened in of Shimla and is all set to move "After the monsoon rains, and the building design, lead- for government school stu- into her dream house set amid the polish work of the wood ers privy to the Gandhi family dents where top performing cherry, peach and apple trees will begin. The entire interior said. students would be provided Currently, the five-room work is likely to be over by Later, it was re-construct- coaching in competitive exam- cottage —with wooden frames October and will be ready for ed and redesigned by inations like JEE Mains, and shingled exteriors and a possession too," he added. renowned Shimla-based National Eligibility cum sloping tiled roof —is being Congress leader and for- builder Tenzin in the hill archi- Entrance Test (NEET), CLAT furbished with interiors at a mer Cabinet Minister Vidya tecture style with strong foun- etc. for admission into engi- height of more than 8,000 feet Stokes had played an important dation, an open terrace at the neering, medical and law col- amid thick forests of pine and role in helping Priyanka top, bigger rooms and drive-in. leges. cedar in Charabra, some 15 km Gandhi buy a three-and-a-half Already the planted cher- Khattar made this training would also be made videos and other teaching said that 107 out of 119 blocks cation policy in their States. uphill from the Himachal bigha (one bigha is 0.4 hectare) ry trees in the lawns are bear- announcement while speaking for them. He said that pro- training material, Saksham are Saksham and 14 out of total He said that as a result of Pradesh capital. agricultural plot for around 47 ing fruits. Last month some at the State Level Saksham gramme would also be organ- Samiksha app - a GIS based 22 districts have become fully various initiatives taken to A State Congress leader lakh in 2007. cherry boxes were sent to Samman Samaroh in ised after regular intervals for application for the effective Saksham. improve the quality of educa- said the earlier house had less The then Congress gov- Priyanka in New Delhi, a care- Panchkula. honouring the teachers in monitoring of 15,000 schools State Education Minister tion in the State, about 56,000 space in its backyard and that ernment in the state had taker said. Moreover, over 200 district recognition of their contribu- and Saksham District Ram Bilas Sharma said that the students have migrated from it was not secure from the secu- relaxed norms to let the Vadras He said some saplings of and block education officers tion in the field of education. Dashboard to see the key per- State Government has imple- private schools to government rity point of view. Moreover, buy the land. almond were also planted in along with over 500 best per- He also launched Saksham formance indicators of all dis- mented the teachers transfer schools last year and this fig- the cottage had a seepage prob- The plot is close to The the lawns. forming principals attended CM Scholarship under which tricts online.On this occasion, policy and 13 states including ure would be increased further lem in the slate roof. Retreat, the summer holiday The then Himachal the function while all 22 more than 8000 meritorious 640 Board toppers of class Punjab is following our edu- in the time to come. Priyanka Gandhi along resort of the Indian President. Pradesh government had Deputy Commissioners and students of 6th to 12th stan- 10th were given away laptops. with her children and mother Oberoi Group's luxury spa relaxed land rules under 10,000 schools in the State dard would be given scholar- While Chief Minister present- Sonia Gandhi are regularly Wildflower Hall also lies close Section 118 of the Land were also connected to the pro- ship. ed laptops to 23 students, lap- visiting to inspect the con- to Priyanka Gandhi's cottage. Reforms and Tenancy Act to gramme through video con- He also launched online tops to the remaining 617 stu- struction work of the two- The Congress leader is one of facilitate the sale for the Gandhi ferencing. service book under which ser- dents were given away by the storey house on a four-bigha the most high-profile people to family. The law prohibits out- Khattar also announced vice book of 1.15 lakh employ- respective Deputy plus agricultural plot that was build a house in Himachal siders from buying land in the that to ensure employment to ee of the education department Commissioners. purchased in 2007. Pradesh years after former hilly state and those who wish the skilled students, career would be made available He said that the State has "We are getting the best Prime Minister Atal Bihari to buy land for non-agricultural counseling would be started in online, Saksham Adhyapak witnessed a revolutionary possible wood for the interior Vajpayee chose Kullu Valley for purposes have to seek a relax- the schools. Apart from this, App, a mobile App which change in the field of education work," an official supervising a cottage. ation from the government. arrangement of vocational would have question banks, during the last few years. He A0$  0   ( 5 ?   $7)6#&)'7

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He said that 527 Capt Amarinder exhorted the Sangrur, to honour the next of brave soldiers of the country youth to follow their ideals to kin of the 54 Kargil heroes of had sacrificed their lives in uphold the country’s sover- Punjab.July 26 is celebrated as Kargil.Paying glowing trib- eignty and integration, besides Kargil Vijay Diwas every year utes, the Haryana Chief imbuing themselves with a to mark India''s triumph over Minister said the heroes would spirit of patriotism and nation- Pakistan in Operation Vijay. never die and "if they do, they sacrifice of the martyrs. alism. The Indian soldiers recaptured will live in the hearts of the He said that the forces of Capt Amarinder said the the mountain heights in Kargil people." the country are fully capable to heroics of the Indian Army sol- sector on this day in 1999 "Let''s honour and salute face any challenge of the diers will remain etched as from intruders backed by the the victorious Kargil heroes enemy and our Armed forces defining moments in the Pakistani army, after an armed who sacrificed their lives for are world famous for their nation''s history. In a tweet, the conflict that lasted a little over the motherland''s peace and bravery. Punjab chief minister said, "I two months. On the occasion, prosperity," Khattar tweeted. On this occasion, the salute our Bravehearts, who the Chief Minister also inter- Earlier, a police contingent Chief Minister also interacted made the ultimate sacrifice acted with the young cadets of paid homage to the martyrs with ex-servicemen protecting the sanctity of our Mai Bhago Armed Forces and the Chief Minister bowed and prayed for their better nation".At the wreath laying Preparatory Institute, Mohali. down to pay homage to the health. 7   0  " !  &    & ,  !! (     &  scale, many other countries   $7)6#&)'7 have also started celebrating Gita Jayanti in their coun-    aryana Chief Minister, tries. HManohar Lal Khattar on "Mauritius organized Gita   $7)6#&)'7 Friday offered Nepal to be the Mahotsav in the month of partner Country for the February 2019 and now it is unjab Government would International Gita Jayanti being organized in United Puse the talent and exper- Mahotsav scheduled to be Kingdom (UK) from August tise of Olympic Gold medal- held at Kurukshetra this year 7 to August 9, 2019. Canada ist Abhinav Bindra to guide from December 3 to has also proposed to organize budding athletes in the new December 8. similar Mahotsav in their Sports University coming up He made this offer when country," he added in Patiala. Ambassador of Nepal to India Ambassador of Nepal to After meeting Bindra Nilamber Acharya called on India Nilamber Acharya said here, Sports and Youth Affairs him here. that India and Nepal has lot Minister, Rana Gurmit Singh Khattar said that Haryana of similarities though Nepal is Sodhi said that the Sports has been celebrating Gita Shrimad Bhagwad Gita a small country. landscape in Punjab is set to Jayanti Mahotsav of would also be organized as He said that both witness a transition with new International Level for the part of the celebrations on Haryana and Nepal could initiatives being undertaken in last three years and every December 6 and the devotees collaborate in the fields of Sports Science and year a country is invited to and scholars from Nepal agriculture, agro industry and Technology, facilitated by become a partner country for could participate in it. industrialization and share Abhinav Bindra Targeting the event. This year, Nepal is He said as a result of their best practices thus con- Performance, India's leading invited to be a partner coun- efforts made by Haryana for tribute significantly in the High-Performance Centre. try. He said that an the promotion of Shrimad development of India and "The brand, an initiative International Seminar on Bhagwad Gita at a grand Nepal, he added. by Beijing Olympic Games Gold Medallist Abhinav Bindra, makes use of the tech- nology that was used by him during his training," the min- ister said. The Olympic Champion on the occasion also saw the gallery of photographs of eminent sportspersons, including his, displayed at the minister's room, who have carved out a niche for them- selves as well as brought lau- rels to Punjab. The minister also recalled the memories of Beijing Olympics (2008) in which Bindra won India's first Gold Medal in Individual category and where the minister was also present.     !"  !"#

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He was quot- short-range missiles into the sea, its first test since an impromptu as it continued its pressure Un, who supervised Thursday’s Bloomberg TV that working- ed as saying the possession of meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean      * + campaign ahead of potential test launch, and President level talks with North Korea “such a state-of-the-art weapon- leader Kim Jong Un last month that produced an agreement to +   & nuclear talks. Donald Trump seemed to pro- could start “in a couple weeks.” ry system” is of “huge eventful resume a working-level denuclearisation dialogue. “We want to have 8/>8 '  0 South Korea’s military later vide a step forward in stalled “Everybody tries to get significance” in bolstering his diplomatic engagement with North Korea and we continue to urge 2%& @  said that the flight data of the nuclear negotiations. ready for negotiations and cre- country’s armed forces and them to resolve all the things that the president and Chairman Kim )  $ - - weapon launched Thursday Although the North had ate leverage and create risk for That’s likely a reference to guaranteeing national security. have talked about through diplomacy,” US State Department spokes- K 0K & showed similarities to the harsh words for South Korea, the other side,” Pompeo said of South Korea’s purchase and A joint South Korean- woman Morgan Ortagus told reporters in Washington. AFP   : 8    Russian-made Iskander, a short- the statement stayed away from the launches. ongoing deployment of U.S.- US analysis of the launches     "K#  0 range, nuclear-capable missile. the kind of belligerent attacks on The North Korean state- made F-35 fighter jets. Earlier showed the North Korean of department rules. place, primarily Patriot missile  0        A North Korean version could the United States that have ment was gloating at times, say- this month, North Korea said weapons are of a new type of That missile is designed to batteries and the THAAD anti-         likely reach all of South Korea marked past announcements, a ing the weapons test “must it would develop and test “spe- short-range ballistic missile fly at a flattened-out altitude of missile defense system. The  0        — and the 28,500 US forces sta- possible signal that it’s interest- have given uneasiness and cial weapons” to destroy the that have a “similar flight fea- around 40 kilometers (25 Iskander is also quicker to     '  tioned there — and would be ed in keeping diplomacy alive. agony to some targeted forces aircraft. In its biggest weapons ture” as the Iskander, which has miles) and make in-flight guid- launch and harder to destroy  K   : extremely hard to intercept. It made clear, however, enough as it intended.” It also purchase, South Korea is to buy been in the Russian arsenal for ance adjustments. Both capa- on the ground, because of its        The North Korean state- that North Korea is infuriated accused South Korea of intro- 40 F-35 fighter jets from more than a decade, a South bilities exploit weaknesses in solid fuel engine. Its advanced  "    - ment was carried in state media over Seoul’s purchase of U.S.- ducing “ultramodern offensive Lockheed Martin by 2021. The Korean defense official said, the US and South Korean mis- guidance system also makes it ' : A    and directed at “South Korean made high-tech fighter jets weapons.” first two arrived in March and requesting anonymity because sile defenses that are now in more accurate.   - -    K 0K     '   " R     @  *  * )  ,// "/ *               *'2%%34% warned that the terms of the R +   /  ,* Cairo: Libya’s coast guard objections to such a move, the agreement struck in November @0-   recovered dozens of bodies of UN refugee agency said. he European Union on by his predecessor Theresa ,* (   O&  P QR    Europe-bound migrants who The Anti-Illegal TThursday flatly rejected an May were “unacceptable” and    0" perished at sea as search oper- Immigration Agency in the aggressive push by Britain’s would “sign away our eco-   !'   .,/$ ations continued on Friday, a capital, Tripoli, said that up to new prime minister Boris nomic independence”.      day after up to 150 people, 350 migrants were on board the Johnson to rewrite the Brexit The former foreign secre- London: With Britain’s depar- Paris: Boris Johnson will trav- Dublin: Boris Johnson has delib-    including women and chil- boats that capsized on agreement. Chief Brexit nego- tary also threatened to with- ture from the European Union el to France to meet French erately set Britain on a “collision ./      dren, went missing and were Thursday off the coast of the tiator Michel Barnier warned hold the $39 billion ($49 bil- due in less than 100 days, new President Emmanuel Macron course” with the EU over Brexit     feared drowned after their Libyan town of Khoms, around EU member states that Johnson lion) divorce bill that Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the next few weeks, French negotiations, Ireland’s Foreign % 0     boats capsized in the 120 kilometers east of Tripoli. was trying to divide them by has previously said it owes the is a man in a hurry. But he’s not officials said on Friday, while Minister said. “He seems to    *A$3 0  Mediterranean Sea. The migrants include amping up the threat of a European Union and spend it rushing off to Brussels. warning the new British pre- have made a deliberate decision    A top UN official described nationals from Eretria, Egypt, damaging “no-deal” divorce. instead on preparing for a no- The UK leader has no mier against “posturing” and to set Britain on a collision      Thursday’s shipwreck as “the Sudan and Libya, the agency And the president of the deal outcome. meetings scheduled with EU “provocations.” The French course with the European Union  )  " worst Mediterranean tragedy” so said. Libyan officials said more European Commission, Jean- Just hours later, Barnier officials. Instead, he is in cen- leader, who has said he is and with Ireland in relation to the far this year. Also Friday, Libyan than 130 migrants have been Claude Juncker, told Johnson in warned that Johnson’s demands tral England on Friday, talking happy to be considered the Brexit negotiations,” Simon O *    authorities transferred dozens of rescued since Thursday. At a phone call that EU leaders were “unacceptable”, in an about his promise to recruit “bad guy” in the Brexit nego- Coveney was quoted by Irish    * P migrants rescued from the dis- least a dozen were taken to a have given Brussels no mandate email to member state ambas- 20,000 more police officers. In tiations, is set to be a key fig- state broadcaster RTE as saying 8.-8.* :    aster to a detention center near hospital in Khoms while the to renegotiate. sadors seen by AFP that the coming days, he’ll speak on ure during the tricky and in Belfast. “I think only he can      Tripoli that was hit by an airstrike rest were transferred to differ- Earlier, in a pugnacious described the speech as “rather other aspects of a packed potentially bad-tempered talks answer the question as to why 0       earlier this month despite UN ent detention centres. AP parliamentary debut as leader, combative”. “PM Johnson has domestic agenda that looks in the months ahead. he’s doing that.” In his maiden    " Johnson had urged the stated that if an agreement is to suspiciously like an election Macron extended the invi- parliamentary speech as PM     European Union to “rethink” be reached it goes by way of platform. tation to Johnson in a call late Johnson promised to reopen 2( 0  its opposition to re-opening the eliminating the backstop,” Britain’s next scheduled on Thursday from his official the deal agreed with the EU —        current deal. Barnier wrote, referring to a election is three years away, but summer vacation residence in despite firm pushback from      “If they do not, we will of clause of the current deal that signs suggest Johnson may be the south of France. But in a other EU leaders. AFP     " course have to leave the EU would keep the Irish border preparing for a snap poll to sign of wariness in France without an agreement,” he open under all scenarios. break the Brexit impasse that about Johnson’s anti-EU declared, vowing to “turbo- “This is of course unac- defeated his predecessor, rhetoric, France’s Europe charge” preparations ahead of ceptable and not within the Theresa May. Minister Amelie de Montchalin . ! 3  !&   the latest deadline of October mandate of the European Observers say there may be urged Britain’s new leader to 31. The former London mayor Council,” he wrote. no other way Johnson can ful- work on creating a working # '  (    fill his pledge leave the EU by relationship with his partners October 31. AP on the continent. AFP Houston: The Indian-American a child in Sherin’s tragic death. foster father of 3-year-old Sherin He was originally charged Mathews, sentenced to life in with capital murder by author- connection with the death of the ities in the US state of Texas after toddler whose body was found they discovered Sherin’s highly in a culvert in 2017, has start- decomposed body after a mas- @ ed serving the jail term in a state sive search that lasted 15 days. London: US President Donald Trump relationship with new UK prison, days after he filed an A Dallas County jury heard the Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going to be “sensational” as the appeal for a fresh trial. case in June and Mathews was two have a lot in common in their leadership style and desire Wesley Mathews, 39, was sentenced to life in prison on to “get things done”, US ambassador to the UK Woody Johnson transferred from Dallas County June 26 in Sherin’s death. He will said on Friday. “I think they do have a lot (in common). Both Jail to a state prison around be eligible for parole after 30 these leaders have their own style, but they have similarities and 12:58 am on Thursday to serve years’ imprisonment, US media I think they have clear vision of what they want to accomplish,” his life sentence, Dallas County reported in June. Last week, the ambassador told the BBC. Trump had welcomed Boris Sheriff officials said. Mathews’ attorney confirmed he Johnson’s rise to power earlier this week, saying he would do a In a case that attracted is appealing the sentence and his “great job” and even described him as “Britain Trump”. “We have much international attention, attorney also filed a motion for a really good man who’s going to be the Prime Minister of the Mathews pleaded guilty on June a new trial. PTI UK now,” the US President had said. IANS 24 to a lesser charge of injury to ? , QR  78&(8& authority since the city’s 1997 handover. undreds of Hong Kongers, The protests were trig-  &33=) Hincluding flight attendants, gered by a controversial bill held a rally in the airport’s which would have allowed he UN human rights chief arrival hall on Friday to “edu- extraditions to mainland Ton Friday condemned cate” visitors about the demon- China, but they have evolved “international indifference” in strations currently gripping into a call for wider democra- the face of mounting deaths in the international finance hub as tic reforms and a halt to slid- Syria, warning that those it braces for another weekend ing freedoms. responsible for air strikes tar- of protests. Organisers billed the air- geting civilians could be The cavernous hall is usu- port rally as an opportunity to charged with war crimes. ally filled with excited friends brief arrivals on the political Since late April, the Syrian and relatives waiting to greet unrest, particularly visitors regime and Russia have stepped loved ones as they make their from mainland China where up deadly raids on the Idlib way out of one of the world’s the state-controlled news has region of three million people, busiest airports. portrayed the protests as a a jihadist-held bastion in the But on Friday visitors violent, foreign-funded plot to country’s northwest. were greeted by a sea of destabilise the motherland. United Nations High black-clad protesters chanting The demonstration was Commissioner for Human anti-government slogans, hold- peaceful and good-humoured, Rights Michelle Bachelet said ing banners and handing o and there were no reports of she was alarmed at “the appar- ut flyers. any disruption to flights. ent international indifference to The rally is the latest bid to One particularly creative the rising civilian death toll keep pressure on Hong Kong’s group were using a television to caused by a succession of pro-Beijing leaders after seven display a satirical version of an airstrikes in Idlib.” weeks of largely peaceful mass airline safety announcement Bachelet stressed that med- demonstrations followed by video that details the move- ical facilities, schools, markets violent clashes, an unprece- ment’s demands and warns of and other clear civilian targets dented challenge to Beijing’s protests in the city. have been hit.     !" % & - - 0-"L N6   "LL

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While money has start- “No Pakistani was involved in these warlords with weapons, “unnecessary expenditure.”      $           ed trickling in bits, it has extracted a severe 9/11 but it decided to participate have become a lost memory. Trump has added one more to       $       " price from the common citizenry as they reel in the US’ war on terror” and Both Imran Khan and Trump his embarrassingly long list of under spiralling price rises and shortages. added, “Pakistan suffered 75,000 now shake hands and the former documented inexactitudes,       '((   $      - The onerous task of re-setting to “Naya casualties in this war and over 57#43#6#) thanks the Presidents of the which now “exceed 10,000.”                Pakistan” essentially implies the reneging of $123 billion was lost to the ) &7)#%) United States of America Both the US and Pakistan     "          $   various Pakistani positions. 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A certain disillusionment against ten and forgiven and Imran of “surprise” at the Indian decessors. the built-up hype of “Naya Pakistan” start- Khan is back to reverse-swing- response to “Trump’s offer of (The writer, a military veter-        ed afresh. ing his “Naya Pakistan” with mediation” as he feigned igno- an, is a former Lt Governor of The US was already breathing down revised gusto — this time in rance at India’s unwavering and Andaman & Nicobar Islands        Pakistan’s neck for its duplicity and US Washington, DC. consistent stand on a bilateral and Puducherry)                        ! "#        $             $  $   5A  5E 2%F 8 0     !%$&'(&&            @ E- F                "       -6   E F @    0  E  F:    #"#   )       0 "   " #& "    "  S  $    S$) 00,C#.-# F./0 , "=C , )#0 *8/ 8./ ""8, .8../0 ,      $P   Q K% ' K*- K($ K'A %  P   Q  "    -             $      $-    $   !   P   Q        !  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The best empire has been reduced to a mere Brexit was floated as a political employment and the economy.      $              " such a massive divide between option for the UK is to stay put kingdom even as the centres of its teaser, a trial balloon. None had Shubham   $0 S        S    people across their society, no in the EU. It will be a win-win economy shifted elsewhere. The expected it to turn menacingly real Via email one knows what would happen situation for both. global economic downturn of and burst on a disillusioned popu- $     "7       "# next and what should be done. Bal Govind 2008 aggravated problems as it lace. Soon enough, the UK not only # !!  4            " Boris Johnson, the new Noida struggled to provide jobs to its tied itself into knots over Brexit but " 00 ,/08A8. ,J?"9>8     !" !( ( ) - - *+ 1   6 !/0 3!/0 3 *      &  & *  *      1       (   + *      ) * *    *  *     ( )    9 * &9 *      9 3   0      " 0 L      L(P ) +              * (        DD 22"4+   $     $                               5       O                 -$     - 0  % "           #  2 : #;  -  -  2             &EEF"  0       -     2          " 0  $     >&(((          @    $     2   "" "2 12               "#           $   G he nationalisation of the 14 largest com-   $      0 $    mercial banks on July 19, 1969, by the then       "    $     TIndira Gandhi Government, was the most 0  0 :00;  H 7    significant decision, which has had wide impli- :H7;     ''A    -  $  cations across the economy even 50 years later.    9   $     $ These 14 banks accounted for 85 per cent of the  ) " $        - bank deposits in the country. Nationalisation was   $   &'( "   5     done to free up the banks from the hands of a $  $     O7   few industrial houses, who tried to use the  -   - "! $%      depositors’ money under their control to  A'      - increase credit flow and thereafter address the rank neglect of rural and agricultural sectors,  5    "5      $ which were starved of funds.  $         Circumstances leading to nationalisation    " Recognising the need to improve the flow )  $         $  of credit in rural areas as also the agricultural        :I;    sector, the then Government took the move to DFE"DD      2   nationalise 14 large banks by passing the  $ 2      1  Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer      %     :%I;" of Undertaking) Bill in 1969. India’s agricultur-   >((     2    al growth had just started recovering after the !  I         successive drought years of 1966 and 1967 with help from green revolution technologies, which #       !   1 resulted in more intensive farming than tradi-      "0'(&F   00 - tional methods. Industrial recovery, too, had just       >'A?  begun after the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war and by    ! :!;"          $ 1968, the country recorded an industrial growth         "     $- of 6.2 per cent. All of these created huge demand            $    for credit across sectors, especially from farm-    )    1 $  0     ers and small-scale industrialists. Petty business-      $  G   men, farmers and consumers suffered a cash branchless banking in villages. Now, one ATM tor constrained the autonomy of PSBs to oper- Government PSBs were recapitalised to the crunch all those years as business houses main- is available for every three villages and for every ate on commercial lines. The mandatory expan- extent of 3.12 lakh crore, with an infusion of    "!   7  0   ! :70!;      $   $- tained their dominant position and the banks 375 people, one Point of Sale is available in India. sion of branches in unbanked centres with low 2.46 lakh crore by the Government and mobil- focussed on giving credit to them with an aim Effectively, 80 per cent of adults aged 18 and business potential impacted their working. isation of over 0.66 lakh crore by PSBs them-    G!    $         to earn profits. This total neglect of agriculture above have a bank account as of today. Of the Regulatory entry barriers for private sector to selves. As per RBI data on global operations  $-)       " and the rural sector by private banks prompt- 36 crore new savings bank deposit accounts make a foray into the banking sector acted as (provisional data for the financial year ending .            /   ed the Government to nationalise the banks and opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan hindrance for the development of a healthy com- March 2019), gross NPAs of PSBs have declined %  I   2 &(   take direct control of credit delivery. The move Yojana till May 2019, Public Sector Banks (PSBs) petition between the two. Too much involvement by 89,189 crore from the peak of 8,95,601 5     -      also made banking in unbanked areas a reality accounted for 96.6 per cent, reflecting their suc- of the Government in the banks’ operations and crore in March 2018 to 8,06,412 crore in March  #"   $         $ while also giving a powerful tool to a vast major- cess in achieving socially responsible banking. failure to invest in new technology perpetuat- 2019 (provisional data).            "    - ity of weaker sections, including the rural and Banks as an extended arm of the ed the inefficiency of the banking sector for a It is questionable as to how long the       $   $  $   agricultural farmers and labourers. This was the Government prolonged period. Government can infuse capital into the PSBs     S        most prudent decision taken by the Indira The nationalised banks, now popularly Entry of private sector banks through recapitalisation by spending huge   $!= =    =  Gandhi Government at that time. known as PSBs, played a major role in the imple- Since 1993, the entry of new private sector sums of tax payer’s money. $ S  "5       Shift from class to mass banking mentation of a plethora of credit-linked inter- banks brought new technology and institution- Way forward Immediately after the nationalisation of est subsidy schemes. Programmes such as the al innovations. Their entry infused the much- The current situation demands a totally dif-             $ - banks, a plethora of measures was taken by suc- Integrated Rural Development Programme needed competition in the banking sector. Post ferent approach compared to the one taken in  ".    2  $&&F cessive Governments to enhance the flow of (IRDP), Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana this, the PSBs had to compete with the private 1969. There is a need for “denationalisation” and         ?F"DA   credit so as to make it accessible to diverse sec- (SGSY), Indira Awas Yojana (IAY), Self Help banks in spite of their social responsibility of “privatisation” barring three to four large strate-    O     - tions of society. The focus of banks shifted from Group-Bank Linkage Programme (SBLP), meeting various Government scheme targets. On gic banks. This will hasten the spread of bank    "        2- ‘class banking’ to ‘mass banking’. The commit- MUDRA loans and the most recent one, Jan top of it, PSBs had to also meet the capital ade- networks and establish a healthy competition   $       "   ment to spread the reach of banks began with Dhan Aadhaar Mobile initiative, all depend on quacy standards in line with the Basel frame- among them as well as provide a wide choice to $  P Q         the introduction of the Lead Bank Scheme (LIS) the banks to distribute subsidies so as to work from time to time. Recent data from the the consumers.   $          " in 1969, the constitution of the State Level achieve the target of integrated rural develop- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) show that private Banks should be freed from all Government !   $          - Bankers’ Committee (SLBC), district credit ment, higher interest subvention, facilitate sector banks are taking away market share from controls in exercising commercial activities,          plans, priority sector lending (PSL) norms in debt-waiver schemes and, thus, fulfill the PSBs and will extend that pie from the current including stake sale, privatisation and mergers, 1974, branch expansion policy and the forma- mandatory lending norms for agriculture and 30 per cent to 40 per cent in near future. to maximise their profitability and competitive-     $   " $   tion of Regional Rural Banks in 1975. small-scale industries. Further, a wide network High NPAs and losses ness. However, the need is also for enforcement      70!    $   Spread of banking network of PSBs has helped in the implementation of var- As per data, aggregate gross advances of of stringent regulations, improved governance  P       $- With nationalisation, unreachable and ious Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes like PSBs increased from over 18.19 lakh crore as and internal monitoring and control system to      2   "# unbanked areas were easier to reach. The num- subsidy on LPG gas, MGNREGA wages, assis- on March 31, 2008 to more than 52.15 lakh reduce NPAs so as to enhance trust in the bank-                 ber of bank branches increased from 8,187 in tance under PM-KISAN, Rythu Bandhu scheme crore as on March 31, 2014. This is due to the ing system. All large ticket NPAs need to be  2 "Q#   7) !   :7!; 1969 to 59,752 in 1990, to 1,41,756 as of March, and various other pension schemes ensuring cumulative effect of the pressure to achieve social declared as willful defaulters and subjected to     7  H      2019. The share of rural and semi-urban transparency and zero leakages. banking targets to cater to the low profitable sec- justice to maintain good health of the banking   2      2  - branches increased from 58.4 per cent to 77.2 Flipside of nationalisation tors in un-bankable areas, frequent loan waivers, sector. Instead of brick and mortar banking             per cent, to 62.89 per cent during the same peri- Although nationalisation of banks worked slower adoption of technology and inept mon- branches, the focus should shift to simplified vir-   "#        od. The total network of rural and semi-urban well until the 1980s, the Government overstayed itoring and control systems. tual banking systems with proper cyber secu- branches increased from 4,781 in 1969 to its welcome and delayed the process of privati- Because of huge NPAs and losses, some PSBs rity measures. This alone can take the outreach  $        "  46,128 by 1990 and further increased to 89,144 sation, which was badly needed under changed were put under the Prompt Corrective Action to remote people and areas.     $      " in March 2019. In addition, 1.26 lakh bank circumstances. The administered interest rates (PCA) and were not able to cater to the grow- (The writer is Principal Scientist, Agricultural    ! "#$ #$ % mitras (business correspondents) provide and the burden of direct lending to priority sec- ing credit demand. To strengthen the PSBs, the Economics, ICAR) F                                

played along the route they travel. By 2004, Vaiko turned secular, tion of the Supreme Court order that KS Radhakrishnan, former asso- opportunity to learn in Jawahar the Manmohan Singh tenure that the Vayapuri Gopalasami, popularly dumped the BJP and joined the UPA, banned the taming of bulls. These were ciate of Vaiko, who switched over to Navodaya Vidyalayas because chau- Sri Lankan Army tamed the last chal- known as Vaiko, the Telugu speaking led by the DMK and the Congress. the organisations, who stood against the DMK, mentioned in his blog, My vinists like Vaiko will not allow the lenge put up by the LTTE terrorists. Tamil leader of the Marumalarchi Though his party won all contested the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. Love Affair with Don Quixote, the hero opening of such public schools, citing A person no less than Gotabaya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam seats, Vaiko stayed away from electoral It is the same crowd, which is against of a Spanish novel by the same name the two-language policy. It is a crim- Rajapakshe, former defence secretary (MDMK), is no exception. Though he politics as he had been arrested under the Sterlite Plat at Thoothukudi and authored by Miguel de Cervantes. inal offence to deny the poor and rural and the brain behind the obliteration heads a letterhead organisation, his the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002 the greenfield eight-lane Chennai — Alonso Quixano, a knight-errant, children an opportunity to learn in a of the Tamil Tiger terrorists, had told mission is to establish a separate and was detained for 18 months for Salem state-of-the-art highway. They wanders all over the land in search of public school, which charges nothing The Pioneer that the Indian ,5 "  Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. He was a delivering pro-LTTE speeches. are also against the hydrocarbon adventures to prove his chivalric for quality education. The Congress Government as well as the then Tamil Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Jayalalithaa was adamant in her stance exploration projects undertaken by the virtues. Most of the characteristics dis- remained a mute spectator even as Nadu Government led by M oliticians in Tamil Nadu, espe- member of the Rajya Sabha for three against the LTTE and Vaiko failed to Central Government-owned Oil and played by Vaiko have similarities with Vaiko rubbished the very concept of Karunanidhi were kept in the loop cially those who are moulded terms (1978-96). When he turned out dilute her hatred for the Tamil Tigers. Natural Gas Commission. What Alonso Quixano, who addresses him- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, about the Sri Lankan Army’s actions. Pin the Dravidian gharana, have to be a threat for the coronation of MK But his association with the DMK makes these agitations and groups self as Don Quixote! launched by its own leader as part of If Vaiko has any decency left and a penchant for publicity and fame. Stalin as party chief, M Karunanidhi, did not last long. Some of his close unique is the presence of Vaiko, who Vaiko’s recent outbursts against the New Education Policy 1985. The if he still loves Sri Lankan Tamils, he They want to be the cynosure of all threw Vaiko out of the party. aides began to cross over to the DMK is always in the forefront. His double- Hindi is a point of interest. His “find- Congress is afraid to tell this Don should maintain safe distance from eyes wherever they go. Starting from Vaiko had no option but to launch as they understood that Vaiko’s LTTE standards with respect to the Sterlite ing” is that the debates in Hindi have Quixote to stay away from preventing both the Congress and the DMK the ward committee member to the his own political outfit, the MDMK. hopes would always remain a agitation became a butt of jokes. brought down the standard of discus- the opening of the schools in the State. instead of criticising Hindi debates in president of a party, none is free from But he saw the writing on the wall well pipedream. Tamil Nadu has a motley Vaiko is also among those who are sions in Parliament. His allegation that Tamil Nadu is the only State which Parliament. Vaiko can never survive this “passion” for recognition. They in advance and sided with J crowd of LTTE supporters, which demanding the release of those con- Hindi, Hindu and Hindu Rashtra are does not have a single Navodaya without publicity and media coverage. will not move out of their houses Jayalalithaa’s All India Anna Dravida includes Maoists, Islamic extremists, victed for the assassination of former all the same should be viewed as a School thanks to the hardliners. It is because of this reason that he unless they are accompanied by a Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Tamil nationalists, fringe political Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The statement made with ulterior motive. It may be a strange coincidence attacked Hindi language. Now, when cavalcade of SUVs or cars, depend- He was elected to the Lok Sabha in parties, some of the major factions of Congress is against any kind of In a country where nearly two-thirds that while children of poor parents he makes an appearance in the Rajya ing on their hierarchy in the party. 1998 with active support from the Church and professional human amnesty to these assassins as they were of the population speak Hindi, it is a struggle to get admission in private Sabha, thanks to an act of charity by Ward-level leaders are accompa- Jayalalithaa and the BJP. When the lat- right organisations. They are all all saved from the gallows by the top sin to portray that language as belong- schools, sons and daughters of lead- DMK president MK Stalin, he would nied by an army of followers in auto- ter pulled down the then NDA financed by the LTTE and these ben- court and their sentence was convert- ing to a particular religion. If what ers like Vaiko get admitted to the best be the “cynosure.” But Stalin sitting in rickshaws and two-wheelers shout- Government led by Atal Bihari eficiaries return gratitude through pro- ed to life-term as part of amnesty. It Vaiko said is right, he should put an schools and universities all across the the DMK headquarters may be chuck- ing: “Thalaivar Vaazhka”, meaning Vajpayee, Vaiko turned emotional Eelam speeches and literature. is strange that Vaiko has been braying embargo on the Tamil actors’ penchant country. Most of them end up as high ling. It was the same Vaiko who had “Long Live the Leader.” and jumped to the DMK. He was What is common among these for the blood of Sri Lanka, an island to act in Bollywood. Vaiko should also paid managers in multi-national cor- challenged Stalin’s elevation in the If they are invited for marriages or elected in the 1999 mid-term election groups is their opposition to any kind nation strategically important to India. tell the Tamil film makers not to pla- porations or as monopoly dealers of DMK and left the party to form any social get-togethers, the organis- with support from the DMK and the of progressive measure taken by the Our ties with Colombo should never giarise Hindi songs. tobacco products manufactured by MDMK. Strange are the ways of fate! ers must ensure that the larger-than- BJP. The MDMK managed to win four Central or State Government. For be sacrificed to satisfy the ego and vest- Hundreds of thousands of chil- MNCs. Vaiko’s love for Tamils in Sri (The writer is Special life size posters of these leaders are dis- sears, including that of Vaiko. example, they demanded the abroga- ed interests of self-serving people. dren in Tamil Nadu are denied the Lanka itself is dubious. It was during Correspondent, The Pioneer)     !" ,

+O+P 2 *  $ Kannur: A sessions court here amount be paid to the family of on Friday sentenced five Surendran. CPI(M) workers to life impris- The court, however, acquit- onment for hacking to death a ted two persons in the case. 9: BJP activist in 2008. The prosecution case was Thalassery Additional that the convicts hacked to Mumbai: Three days after a crimination and desecration of District Sessions court judge P death Surendran at his house group of eminent citizens wrote religious places with equal N Vinod also slapped a fine of on March 8, 2008 to settle polit- to Prime Minister Narendra vehemence when they occur. Rs 1 lakh each on the convicts ical scores. Modi on the lynching of "Instead of indulging in for murdering K V Surendran Akhilesh (35), M Kalesh (36), The court relied on the tes- minorities and hate crimes, 61 grand-standing, personalities (62). M Lijesh (32), Vineesh (25) and timonies of witnesses, includ- high-profile personalities from with a social and public profile The court sentenced P K Shaijosh (28) in the case. ing the prime witness Soumya, various fields on Friday ought to generate greater Thiruvangod residents It also directed that the fine wife of the deceased. PTI responded with a counter state- awareness on the need to tack- ment against “selective outrage le and eliminate the mind-set and false narratives”. that leads to lynching," the The July 23 letter by 49 statement added. 8# “self-styled guardians and con- Terming the open letter to D science keepers” expressed the PM agenda driven, the  selective concerns and demon- signatories said the selective strated a “clear political bias outrage "makes us believe that 4 and motive”, said the statement Aparna Sen as well as vocalist The civil society leaders they are working to a certain signed by actor Kangana Shubha Mudgal and historian had noted in the open letter to agenda and are only playing ;< Ranaut, lyricist Prasoon Joshi, Ramchandra Guha, expressed the prime minister that criti- into the hands of those forces H dancer Sonal Mansingh and concern at the number of "reli- cising the lynchings in that out Balkanise India". Lucknow: BSP supremo   (84()) filmmakers Madhur gious identity-based hate Parliament is not enough. Targeting those that sup- Mayawati on Friday attacked Bhandarkar and Vivek crimes" and noted that Jai Shri "What action has actually ported the July 23 letter, the Samajwadi Party leader Azam Kolkata: The West Bengal strike in front of Bikas Bhawan enior jurist Agnihotri and others. Ram' has become a provocative been taken against the perpe- statement said they had been Khan for his sexist remark Government on Friday in Salt Lake, which houses the SJagdeep "It (the July 23 letter) is war cry with many lynchings trators? We strongly feel that quiet on issues like killing of against MP Rama Devi in the announced a hike in the grade state directorate of school edu- Dhankar who aimed at tarnishing India's taking place in its name. such offences should be people for chanting 'Jai Shri Lok Sabha, saying he should pay of primary teachers in the cation for the past fortnight. will replace international standing and to In their statement on declared non-bailable, and that Ram', the exodus of Kashmiri not only apologise in State on the fourteenth day of "We have not seen the Keshri Nath negatively portray the prime Friday, 61 signatories ques- exemplary punishment should Pandits from Kashmir Valley Parliament but to all women. their hunger strike. order yet. But we have heard Tripathi as the minister's untiring efforts to tioned the silence of the letter be meted out swiftly and sure- and Hindus from Kairana in "The indecent language The enhancement of grade about it. If this announce- Bengal Governor is likely to be effectuate Governance on the writers on their silence "when ly," they said. Uttar Pradesh and not stand- used by Azam Khan, an SP MP pay for trained and untrained ment is true we are not at all sworn in on July 30, sources foundations of positive nation- tribals and the marginalised The response, also signed ing beside women who are from Uttar Pradesh, against a primary teachers was notified happy. We are waiting for the said. alism and humanism which is have become victims of Naxal by actor Pallavi Joshi, singer fighting the practise of triple woman presiding officer in by the school education Government's decision on the The Chief Justice of the core of Indianess," the terror". Malini Awasthi, film producer talaq. Lok Sabha yesterday hurt the department of the revocation of transfer orders of Calcutta High Court will statement read. "They have kept silent Saikat Mukherjee and former Those who have signed dignity and honour of women, Government. 14 primary teachers," Sandeep administer the oath to the new The document of selective when separatists have issued vice chancellor Netaji Subhas Friday's statement also include and is very condemnable. For "The grade pay of trained Ghosh, one of the agitating Governor. Bengal Chief outrage, it said, comes across as dictates to burn schools in Open University, Radharaman academics such as Debashish this he should not only apolo- primary teachers in enhanced teachers, said. Minister Mamata Banerjee who an "attempt to foist a false Kashmir, they have kept silent Chakraborty, emphasised that Bhattacharya from Visva gise in Parliament but to all from 2,600 in pay band 2 to State Education Minister had earlier welcomed Dhankar narrative with the intention of when the demand for dis- the PM has spoken out repeat- Bharati in Santiniketan, Avadh women," Mayawati said in a 3,600 in Pay Band 3 and the Partha Chatterjee had said on a former MP to his new assign- denigrating the democratic membering India, for making edly against lynching. University Vice Chancellor tweet. grade pay of untrained prima- Thursday that the Government ment is scheduled to remain ethos and norms of our col- pieces of her -Tukde Tukde – "Prime Minister has spo- Manoj Dikshit, Anirban Khan on Thursday court- ry teachers is enhanced from was ready to effect a hike in the present at the swearing-in pro- lective functioning as a nation were made, they kept silent ken out against it repeatedly Ganguly of the Dr Syama ed a fresh controversy when he 2,300 to 2,900 in Pay Band grade pay of the primary gramme along with other dig- and people". when slogans chanted by ter- and respective state govern- Prasad Mookerjee Research made a sexist remark against 2 with effect from August 1, teachers. nitaries, sources said. On July 23, 49 personali- rorists and terror groups were ments are empowered to take Foundation as well as MP and Devi, who was in the Chair in 2019," the notification said. Chatterjee had reasoned Dhankar will swear in as ties, including filmmakers echoed in some leading uni- action. We would urge every- journalist Swapan Dasgupta the Lok Sabha, sparking an Members of Usti Primary that the teachers were trans- the 20th Governor of the State Mani Ratnam, Anurag versity campuses in the coun- one to give up being selective and yesteryear actor Biswajit uproar and demands for his Teachers Association (UPTA) ferred to schools having short- replacing Tripathi who com- Kashyap, Shyam Benegal and try," the statement said. and condemn lynching, dis- Chatterjee. PTI apology. PTI have been on indefinite hunger age of teachers. PTI pleted his term on July 23.   ! 43     (    ?H Gandhinagar: The Justice DK The children had gone black magic rituals on the two Trivedi Commission which missing from the school's hos- children, causing their death. Mumbai: The Bombay High groups and banned terror out- "Can you say that only probed the death of two chil- tel two days earlier. Asaram's "Missing of Dipesh and Court on Friday reserved its fit Hizbul Mujahideen. someone who drops a bomb is dren who studied at a residen- `ashram', which housed the Abhishek, from the ashram verdict on a plea filed by rights She had said the police had a terrorist, there are abetters tial school run by controversial school and hostel, is situated campus from 3-7-2008 in the activist Gautam Navlakha, recovered some documents too," the bench said. godman Asaram in along the riverbank. late evening is due to the neg- seeking that the FIR filed from the laptops of Rona "Some of the documents Ahmedabad in July 2008 has "There is no evidence to ligence of the management and against him by Pune Police in Wilson and Surendra given by police show inno- given a clean chit to him and his suggest that in the ashram, according to the commission the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Handling, Navlakha's co- cence, others need an investi- son Narayan Sai. Asaram-ji and his son Narayan such negligence is not at all tol- Koregaon case be quashed. accused in the case, to prove gation. We will apply our mind The commission's report, Sai performed Tantrik Vidhi erable," the report said. A bench of Justices Ranjit the same. and pass an order," the court submitted to the Gujarat gov- (black magic rituals)," the The medical evidence was More and Bharati Dangre, However, on Friday, said while reserving its verdict. ernment way back in 2013, was report said. "The management conclusive and the possibility of which heard the plea, said Navlakha's counsel, Yug The interim protection tabled in the Assembly on of the gurukul as well as ashram death due to drowning cannot while some documents placed Chaudhary, denied the against arrest granted to Friday, almost six years later. authorities are custodians and be ruled out, the commission on record by police suggested charges. Navlakha by the high court The commission, however, guardians of the children who said. It also noted that no that activist Navlakha was He argued that a mere earlier this month will contin- held that school authorities are staying in gurukul hostel organs were missing from the innocent, the rest of the mate- claim by the police of having ue till the verdict, it said. had been negligent. and it is their duty to look after two bodies. It was speculated rial on record needed further found some documents with The police had arrested the On July 5, 2008, decom- the children," it said. earlier that some organs had investigation. He is among the five rights er this week, Pune Police's his client's name did not prove five activists in August last year posed bodies of cousins Dipesh "From the perusal of the been removed. Following a vio- The case, in which activists booked in the case. counsel Aruna Pai alleged that that he was a "terrorist". in connection with an FIR Vaghela (10) and Abhishek evidence, the commission is of lent agitation demanding action Navlakha is an accused, relat- Navlakha has been booked the police had adequate evi- The bench, however, said lodged following a conclave — Vaghela (11), studying at the view that the same is lack- against Asaram over the deaths, ed to an event, Elgar Parishad, on a slew of charges, including dence to show that Navlakha that Section 13 of the Unlawful 'Elgar Parishad' — held in Asaram's 'Gurukul' (residential ing by the management of the the state government set up a and subsequent violence at sections under the Unlawful was complicit in the Bhima Activities (Prevention) Act Pune on December 31, 2017, school) in Motera area of gurukul," the report added. probe panel headed by Justice Bhima Koregaon village near Activities (Prevention) Act Koregaon incident. also provided for punishment that had allegedly triggered Ahmedabad, were found on the Parents had alleged that Trivedi, a retired high court Pune between December 31, (UAPA), an anti-terrorism law. Pai had also alleged that for "advocating, abetting, and violence the next day at Bhima bank of the Sabarmati river. Asaram and his son performed judge, in July 2008. PTI 2017 and January 1, 2018. On the last hearing earli- Navlakha had links with Naxal advising on unlawful activities. Koregaon. PTI D     ! = ! ,       9R Morigaon (): The car- added. The cause of the death H casses of two rhinos have been of both the animals was drown- Kolkata: The Border Security found from Assam's flood-hit ing in the flood inside the sanc- Force (BSF) on Friday appre- Bengaluru: BJP Karnataka become chief minister for the the two subsequent terms as Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary tuary, said the forest official. hended six Bangladeshi and chief BS Yeddyurappa has fourth time this evening, has chief minister did not last Mumbai: Former Lok Sabha announced his resignation as which had recorded no animal The entire Pobitora one Indian national while they reverted to the earlier English gone in for the change based long. MP Eknath Gaikwad Mumbai unit chief owing to the deaths because of inundation Wildlife Sanctuary, the densest were trying to cross the inter- spelling of his name BS on numerology. Meanwhile, BJP workers was appointed the working party's poor Lok Sabha show- even four days ago, an official habitat of one horned rhinos in national boundary illegally in Yediyurappa, apparently influ- He had changed the held celebrations across the president of the Mumbai ing, has been asked to contin- said. the world covering an area of West Bengal. enced by numerology. spelling of his name from state after the party staked Congress. ue, sources close to the former Forest Protection Force in 46 sq km, was completely sub- "We had apprehended The change became pub- Yediyurappa to Yeddyurappa claim to form the government The announcement was Mumbai South Lok Sabha MP Pobitora recovered the carcass merged by the flood waters six Bangladeshi national lic on Friday in his letter to after he had to resign as chief three days after the fall of the made by AICC general said. of a rhino calf from the flood forcing its wild animals to and one Indian national during Governor Vajubhai Vala, stak- minister in 2007. HD Kumaraswamy-led coali- secretary (organisation) KC Later in the day, in a state- waters near Amaramul Camp leave for the nearby highland, the night when they were ing claim to form the gov- He had to quit barely a tion front of the Congress and Venugopal through a ment, Deora asked the party's inside the sanctuary on Friday, the ranger said. trying to crossover to India ernment, and later, in the week after becoming the CM the JD(S). statement on Friday, with leadership to take a decision on its ranger said. Over 100 rhinos living in and vice verse. They were official invitation for the as the then coalition partner Party workers danced to party sources claiming that his resignation. The forest guards had also the sanctuary have been facing arrested from various sectors of swearing-in ceremony of the JDS reneged on its promise to drumbeats in various parts of one more person will be "I trust that the party will found the carcass of another serious problems as there is no Malda, Baharampore BJP leader as Karnataka chief share power for 20 months the state, burst crackers and appointed to the post of work- take a decision on the post of rhino calf on Wednesday from green grass or sufficient food for and Nadia," a senior BSF offi- minister. each. raised slogans hailing the BJP ing president. Mumbai Congress president at the sanctuary which was flood- these endangered species, forest cial of south Bengal frontier There are reports that the However, it seems to have and Prime Minister Narendra Milind Deora, who had the earliest," Deora said. PTI ed by the Brahmaputa, he department sources added. PTI said. PTI BJP strongman, who will failed to bring him any luck as Modi. PTI 0 ( &        !    43  > Kohima: A political solution to R N Ravi, is scheduled to take "Your support to the gov- political problem. 2# the Naga issue has to be charge on August 1. ernments efforts towards real- He also recalled the frame- achieved within a year because He expressed hope that the ising permanent peace and work agreement signed Nagaland needs permanent new governor will deliver solution to the Naga political between the NSCN-IM gener- # peace for development and goods to the people and work issue is well appreciated," Rio al secretary Thuingaleng progress, outgoing Governor P for the solution of the Naga said. Muivah and the governments Srinagar: National Conference Ansar Gazwatul-ul-Hind com- B Acharya has said. political issue. As constitutional head of interlocutor R N Ravi, in the leader Omar Abdullah on mander Zakir Mussa belonged "And for this, we have Ravi had been the Centre's the State, Acharya had a metic- presence of PM Modi, on Friday warned the people of to — pointing out a contradic- Akola: A gang of eight people, Prime Minister Narendra interlocuter for the Naga peace ulous and exemplary tenure, August 3, 2015. Kashmir against boycotting tion because of the boycott of two of them from adjoining Modi, who has the will and talks. the chief minister said. As the governor, Acharya the forthcoming Assembly the polls. Madhya Pradesh, was arrested guts to resolve the issue," Acharya also offered to "The state experienced a had played his role in this elections in the State, saying it "Imagine, there will be a for allegedly practicing black Acharya said while addressing extend his support to the state, few political crises during the event, which makes him an would benefit the BJP. BJP MLA from the same Tral magic while looking for a "hid- a farewell programme, organ- whenever required. past few years but the governor integral part of Naga history, He said the election boy- where from Burhan Wani and den treasure" here in ised by the State Government, "I am leaving as the gov- conducted himself in an Zeliang said. cott had benefited the BJP in referring to the BJP's lead in the Zakir Mussa were if there is a Maharashtra, police said on on Thursday. ernor of the state but not the impeccable manner and upheld The agreement had come the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in the Tral assembly segment of south boycott," he said. Friday. Acting on a tip-off, a Noting that Nagaland is Nagas, and I will always be at the Constitution of India in after over 80 rounds of nego- Tral segment of Anantnag Lok Kashmir's Anantnag Later, referring to the con- police team went to Dahikhed rich but Nagas are economi- your disposal," he said. exemplary fashion, for which tiations spanning 18 years, Sabha constituency. Parliamentary constituency due troversy over his remarks with village near here on Thursday cally weak, he said, "We also Mentioning that the Naga he deserves to be compliment- with the first breakthrough "If the trend of parliamen- to poll boycott. some news channels accusing and nabbed these people, all need to march along with people were fortunate to have ed," the chief minister said. made in 1997 when the cease- tary polls continues in the Abdullah asked the people him of praising the slain mili- part of a gang, when they were other states towards develop- such an eminent personality as Leader of Opposition T R fire agreement was sealed after assembly elections, then there to imagine a scenario where tant commanders, the former conducting rituals at an agri- ment and progress." their governor, Chief Minister Zeliang expressed hope that decades of insurgency in will be a BJP MLA from Tral," there could be a BJP MLA from chief minister said he was only culture field as part of black Acharya was sworn in as Neiphiu Rio said, the people Acharya will continue to sup- Nagaland, which started soon Abdullah said addressing party Tral — a town where slain pointing out the strange con- magic, Akot rural police station the 19th Governor of Nagaland have been enriched through port the Naga people for an after the country's indepen- workers here. Hizbul Mujahiddeen com- tradiction of the boycott and in-charge Inspector Dnyanoba on July 19, 2014. His successor, his guidance and leadership. amicable solution to the Naga dence in 1947 . PTI The NC vice-president was mander Burhan Wani and did not praise anyone. PTI Phad said. PTI     !" /

$** ;# :< I 4 $$ ,R Pilibhit (UP): An FIR was + *   deputy leader of the DMK in a rich man and in Tamil Nadu lodged against 43 persons on $73)# the assembly is a former PWD politics money matters a lot. Friday after a video showing minister. The AIADMK has You should take note of what     (84()) surpass 1 lakh crore in the next maintained, sources said. some villagers beating an adult lection from Vellore Lok allocated the seat to the New happened in the case of T R general elections, Banerjee said Alternatively the government tigress to death went viral on ESabha Constituency which Justice Party , one of the Parivendhar, who contested ollowing reports that thou- the issue should be addressed may also bear the expenses on social media. was rescinded following the fringe groups in the region. A from Perambalur under the Fsands of crores have gone immediately. behalf of the parties for fighting According to Principal seizure of a large cache of C Shanmugan founder of the DMK symbol. He won with a into campaigning during the “I urge you to call an all- the elections. Conservator of Forests, Sunil money from the residence and NJP is contesting in the Two margin of more than 4 lakh Lok Sabha polls, Bengal Chief party meeting with the single This will also ensure some Pandey the tigress had on office premises of the DMK Leaves symbol of the votes though he is a non-enti- Minister Mamata Banerjee has agenda of public funding of elec- sorts of level-playing field for all Wednesday attacked and injured candidate would be held on AIADMK. ty in the State,” said Johny. Jalpaiguri (West Bengal): Ten written to Prime Minister tions in India, with the objective the parties and the competing nine villagers while they were August 5. Tamil Nadu is in the Next week will see Chief Parivendhar owns the SRM people were electrocuted after Narendra Modi seeking thor- of rooting out what has been ideologies, experts maintained. working in an agriculture field grip of another poll fever Minister Edappady University in Chennai and they came in contact with a ough “electoral reforms” and called the mother of all corrup- The Chief Minister has in Deurea range of the Pilibhit despite the fact that the result Palamiswamy and Leader of heads a party by name India high tension wire in West State funding of elections. tion,” the Chief Minister has referred to how State funded tiger reserve. would not make any impact on the Opposition M K Stalin Jananayaka Katchi. He was Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on In her letter she has called written in her letter, sources said. elections take place in advanced The forest staff rushed to the national politics. touring the constituency solic- imprisoned in a cheating case Friday, police said. upon the Prime Minister to Referring to the letter countries like Japan, Italy, UK, spot but was manhandled by the People are watching with iting votes for the respective for weeks by the Tamil Nadu Their condition is stable, explore possibilities of public sources said how the Chief Germany, Canada, Australia villagers, Pandey alleged. interest whether the DMK candidates. Most of the politi- Police but still managed to win the police said. funding of elections and build Minister has expressed her deep and France where the “political The staff later found the would walk away with the seat cal observers are of the view the election, pointed out Johny. The incident occurred at up a consensus through an all- concern about the degenerating parties receive direct funding for tigress dead, Pandey said, adding as the party-led alliance won 37 that the DMK is likely to win The Vellore election is a Mainaguri block's Uller Dabri party meeting. electoral scenario. “She has fighting the elections.” that a three-member panel of the 38 seats where election in Vellore because there has precursor to the two Assembly area on Friday afternoon when Public funding of elections drawn the Prime Minister’s She said, “the poll which conducted the post was held in the month of April been no major political changes by-elections to be held from they were boarding a Siliguri- will lead the Government to bear notice for an urgent electoral expenditure of Parliamentary mortem examination of the ani- 2019. The DMK-front’s only in the State over the last two Tamil Nadu. Nanguneri assem- bound private bus and a 11,000 the expense of contesting the reforms,” so that elections can be election in 2019 had crossed all mal found broken ribs, injuries loss was at Theni where former months which could make any bly constituency fell vacant volt overhead wire snapped elections on behalf of the polit- conducted in a “free, fair and limits, reaching a minimum of and excessive bleeding as the union minister EVKS impact in the political for- following the resignation of and fell on them, Mainaguri ical parties. transparent manner,” a senior 60,000 crore (8.65 billion) cause of the death. Elangovan was defeated by tunes of the main contenders. Vasanth Kumar (Congress) police said. She has referred to news- official said. and maximum expenditure Later, a video showing the AIADMK’s Raveendra Kumar But K A Johny, political who was elected to the Lok Deaths were averted as the paper reports which alleged State funding of polls may remains unknown and could be locals beating the adult tigress by a narrow margin. commentator and a keen DMK Sabha while K Radhamani, the power connection in the wire 60,000 crore had been spent in imply the political parties con- much higher,” adding “may I with sticks surfaced, he said. Vellore which has a con- watcher chose to differ slight- DMK legislator representing got disconnected as soon as it this year’s parliamentary elec- tributing on their behalf the elec- point out that combined expen- A case was registered against siderable Muslim population is ly from other analysts . “It is the Vikravandi constituency snapped, he said. tions saying such reports will not toral expenses to the diture in the United States of 31 named an 12 unnamed per- a DMK stronghold. The party true that there is nothing died last month. Moreover, Five of the injured have do any good to India’s reputa- Government which will then America for Presidential and sons at the Puranpur Kotwali has fielded D M Kathir Anand, against the DMK as of now. But Tamil Nadu is getting ready for been shifted to Siliguri super- tions as a democratic country. spend the money on their behalf Congressional elections in 2016 and a probe is underway, a son of local DMK chieftain Shanmugan , who owns a uni- the local body elections which specialty hospital, the police Fearing that this amount may so that transparency will be was $ 6.5 billion.” police officer said. PTI Durai Murugan . Murugan , versity and medical colleges is are long overdue. said. PTI . (!  ! ' !     " !5(# ! 6!   45*

3    ! 4'   356347# the HRD Ministry said in the also provided documents of (NCTE) launching a portal for  !   ( advisory. higher education from the purpose. So far the process he Human Resource "Both the letters are, there- renowned institutes of different used to be manual. Union HRD Guwahati: Assam Industry there are two lakh small tea TDevelopment (HRD) fore, completely forged and fab- states in the country," police had Minister Minister Chandra Mohan growers in Assam, but they are  (  7, Ministry on Friday issued an ricated. It is abundantly clarified said. 'Nishank' launched the portal at Patowary on Friday said a geo- not getting the just price for advisory informing that a fake that no letters have ever been The ministry has advised all the inauguration of the new graphical indication (GI) tag their produce. board, which has cheated more issued by the ministry recog- students, parents and other building of NCTE on Friday. would have helped "save" the "Our tea has not been able Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh could exactly be said about the than 10,000 students from nising the said entity," it added. stakeholders to not engage with "The platform has been state's ailing tea industry. to compete with the new vari- government on Friday said it state of the driver as the post- across the country, has been The advisory stated that if the fake board in any manner. designed by NCTE to facilitate Opposition Congress MLA eties of tea... The big tea leaf has accepted recommendations mortem report says he died due operating in the name of “Board any other documents are pro- In a separate communica- registration of teacher-pupil Rupjyoti Kurmi raised the issue sellers blend our tea with other of a committee formed after the to drowning," the minister said. of Higher Secondary Education, duced in relation to the board's tion HRD Ministry said that and essential documentation of the tea industry in the teas and then brand them to Yamuna Expressway accident He said the duty of the bus Delhi’, and it has not given any recognition, then the same may students pursuing teacher train- while seeking employment as assembly, stating that GST and sell as theirs, because we do not for breath analyser test of dri- driver on that fateful day was recognition to the same. be deemed to be fake and the ing courses, including BEd and school teachers," Nishank said high fuel prices were some of have GI (tag) for Assam Tea," vers travelling on longer routes. scheduled as per norms. "It has come to the notice of veracity of the documents may MEd, will now be able to get at the launch. According to the deterrents to its economic Patowary said. "If we had GI, it Twenty-nine people were "He had joined after three that one entity operating in the first be confirmed from the con- degree verification certificate officials statistics, there are progress. "Despite noticing would have saved the state's tea killed and 18 others injured days of leave and took the bus name of 'Board of Higher cerned organisation. online with the National 19,000 BEd colleges in the these shortcomings, there is no industry. Our government has when their bus veered off the at 11 pm on the route on which Secondary Education, Delhi' is Delhi Police had in Council of Teacher Education country and 90 lakh teachers. sincerity of the state govern- taken it up so that Assam Tea Yamuna Expressway and he had gone earlier as well. As claiming to be a recognised December last year busted a ment to revive the tea industry," cannot be used and branded plunged into a deep drain on per the norm, a long route dri- board of education by us. On gang operating the fake board. Kurmi alleged. without our permission," the July 8. ver is put on eight-hour duty scrutiny of the relevant records "The gang has cheated more In reply, Patowary said minister added. PTI "We have accepted the rec- and half-an-hour rest after five- of this, it has been found that no than 10,000 students from Uttar ommendation of the commit- hour travel. In a week, drivers such letters, as being circulated, Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, tee formed after the Yamuna working hours are fixed at 54 have ever been issued by us in Chhattisgarh, and several other expressway incident that breath hours," Khanna said. favour of the so-called board," states. The fake board syndicate analyser test of long routes be According to the UP State conducted," Parliamentary Road Transport Corporation Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar (UPSRTC) officials, it has been Khanna said. recommended to use breath He was replying to a ques- analyser on each driver before tion in state legislative assem- and after completion of every bly. trip. When asked about the rea- The corporation officials sons which led to the accident, are in the process to equip 286 Khanna said nothing concrete government-run bus stations in could be said about the state in the state with breath analysers. which the driver was at that Any bus driver found time. drunk during checking will be "The bus before falling into suspended immediately while gorge ran 50 metres. The steer- contractual drivers will be ing of vehicle should have been removed from the service on turned, which was not. Nothing the spot, the officials said. PTI .'8  9'  !      &! ! ' 

Mumbai: Sounding an orange and Raigad districts, while alert for Raigad, Ratnagiri and extremely heavy rainfall is like- Sindhudurg districts of ly at isolated places in Palghar Maharashtra, the India district," the official added. Meteorological Department Meanwhile, K S Hosalikar, (IMD) on Friday also predict- Deputy Director General ed heavy to very heavy rainfall (DDG) of the IMD tweeted, in Mumbai, Thane and Navi "Rainfall in last 24 hrs at morn- Mumbai in the next 24 hours. ing 6.30 am today in Mumbai An orange alert signifies and around: few stations report- that the authorities should get ed heavy rainfall in Mumbai and ready for necessary action. Navi Mumbai. Rest it was mod- "We have issued an orange erate as expected. Today watch alert for Raigad, Ratnagiri and for more rains please." PTI Sindhudurg districts. An orange alert is merely a warning for authorities to get prepared, while a red alert directs them to take action as the situation might turn severe," an IMD official said. "Heavy to very heavy rain- fall is likely in Mumbai, Thane,



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So, in the second round, we cial 2018 GDP measure to 2.5 spending on autos, food and agriculture sector, it was not bids to operate, manage and On Friday, Mohapatra said expect signification participa- per cent, undercutting President clothing. possible to double the farmers develop the six airports — he would take charge as DPIIT tion coming from airports like Donald Trump’s frequent boasts Federal spending also took income by 2022. Replying to Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, secretary on August 1. them,” he said. about beating 3.0 per cent. its biggest leap in a decade — supplementaries, Minister of Mangaluru, Explaining about the plan- In November last year, the The new data covering the with non-defense spending ris- State for Agriculture Thiruvananthapuram, and ning related to the second government had decided to past five years now show the ing at the fastest pace in 21 years Purshottam Rupala said, “We Guwahati — which the round of privatisation, he said, privatise airports in Lucknow, world’s largest economy actu- — a one-time jolt when the agree with Ram Gopal ji’s query Airports Authority of India “What we have done is we have Ahmedabad, Jaipur, ally slowed in the year after government resumed paying that it was not possible to dou- had put up for privatisation in appointed a consultant to Mangaluru, Trump pushed through a employees following the five- ble farm incomes with the cur- the first round. understand relative attractive- Thiruvananthapuram, and sweeping tax overhaul. week partial government shut- rent growth rate in agri sector.” “We have privatised six ness of various airports for pri- Guwahati for operation, man- The updated data also down at the start of the year. He said the raising of farm airports... We are now planning vate sector investments.” agement and development highlight how momentum But that was not enough to income was not possible with , 0  " ,  ! +!  ,0"5 !   to privatise 20-25 airports in “It is open for everyone to through public-private part- deteriorated in the final months make up for tumbling invest- growth in only one sector, but the # @?A< *B4*$ ! 6  , 0  " #  next phase,” said Mohapatra at bid. There are tremendous nership (PPP) model. of 2018, when the Federal ment in factories and com- government was making efforts ' 'D6 , 0  " 3( 3 !6   a press briefing here. possibilities. With this (success In February, the Adani Reserve raised interest rates in mercial buildings, which sank to promote allied sectors of agri- , 0  "  He said the AAI will decide in first round), I am sure that Group bagged contract for all defiance of intense pressure more than 10 percent for the culture and that will aid in help- the names of these airports — in the next round of privatisa- six airports by winning the bids from Trump. quarter, and falling income ing double the farm income. with annual passenger traffic tion we do, I am hoping to see with huge margins. The central bank next week from software royalties and Rupala also informed the over 1.5 million — soon and a lot of foreign airports partic- The AAI had chosen the is widely expected to cut its other intellectual property. house that the government recommend them to the ipating in it.” winner on the basis of the “per- benchmark lending rate, Amid a global economic was making efforts to increase Ministry of Civil Aviation. He said airports such as passenger fee” offered by the reversing December’s increase. slowdown, weakening foreign the clusters under organic “They will take a final call,” Dublin and Munich showed bidders. The Commerce demand for US exports meant farming and was giving them he said. tremendous interest but they On July 3, the Union Department reported that GDP American factories sold fewer various incentives. In the latest bureaucratic “probably required more con- Cabinet had approved the leas- in the April-June quarter autos, parts and factory equip- “We are running 20 centres shuffle, Mohapatra was trans- fidence” and waited to see the ing out of Ahmedabad, slowed to 2.1 per cent from the ment. The ailing American for promotion of organic farm- ferred to the Department for success of the first round of pri- Lucknow and Mangaluru air- first three months of the year, manufacturing sector also pro- ing.... We have set a target of Promotion of Industry and vatisation. ports to Adani Group. The cab- slowing sharply from 3.1 per duced fewer non-durable setting up 1 lakh clusters of Internal Trade, which comes “They have seen that now inet is yet to approve the leas- cent growth in the first quarter, goods while retail and whole- organic farming in this Plan,” under the Ministry of that it is successfully happen- ing out of the other three. but that was better than expect- sale trade softened. he said. " . ! # ! ! +!  ((!  !   <       &&        !# ! ! ,  K %0     #   ! &! ?-".#      !F    ' ,        K < ! ( /  (- (0 (    ( &   I  (    ".## *  ((!   New Delhi: Reckitt Benckiser on Friday launched Vanish, an ’All-   New’ detergent booster. Studies conducted by leading market- L  , ing agencies Nielsen and Third Eye revealed that more than 60 43% per cent consumers are inherently dissatisfied with their laun- dry results despite using premium detergents. Vanish aims to fill  356347# #  the void in the market by providing home makers with the per- fect laundry solution. 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Open hardcourt tuneup event third time in Montreal, but we V Sindhu crashed out of finals. both the boys and girls dou- The Indian contingent in Montreal, saying he needs understand his decision and Othe Japan Open bad- Sindhu was leading 12-7 in bles teams crashed out after this time has returned empty more rest after capturing his we wish him a quick return minton tournament after a sec- the first game but she squan- losing in the quarterfinals in handed from the event, a year 16th Grand Slam singles for the rest of the season,” ond successive defeat to local dered the advantage as her Suzhou, China on Friday. after Lakshya Sen won the crown. Montreal tournament director favourite Akane Yamaguchi reigning Asian champion oppo- The boys’ doubles pair of boys’ singles title. The 32-year-old Serbian, Eugene Lapierre said. while B Sai Praneeth continued nent clawed her way back to Ishaan Bhatnagar and Vishnu “Despite facing tough who outlasted Roger Federer Del Potro was injured last his good form to advance to the level the scores at 14-14. Vardhan Goud Panjala lost 14- opponents, the Indians did not in an epic All-England Club month at Queen's and under- semifinals here on Friday. From there on, Sindhu lost 21, 19-21 to the unseeded feel intimidated which was a final earlier this month, was went right knee patella Sindhu lost to Yamaguchi momentum allowing Singapore combination of Jia huge positive to take from this joined by Argentina’s 12th- surgery and is undergoing 18-21, 15-21 in a 50-minute Yamaguchi to surge ahead to Hao Howin Wong and Chuan tournament,” said India’s ranked Juan Martin Del Potro rehabilitation for the setback. women’s singles quarterfinal 18-15 and then to 20-16. Shen Aaron Yong. junior national coach Sanjay in pulling out of the ATP “In del Potro’s case, we match. This was Sindhu’s sec- Sindhu won two consecu- It was the same story for Mishra. Masters Canada tournament. wish him a speedy recovery, ond defeat at the hands of tive points to narrow the gap to “I’m sorry to announce he who has experienced his Yamaguchi, who had beaten the 18-20 but could not stop her that I decided to pull out of share of injuries in the past Indian in the final of the opponent from bagging the match points and she wrapped list Indonesian to play the catch- Rogers Cup,” Djokovic said in few years,” Lapierre said. Indonesian Open last week. next point and the first game. up the tie without much hassle. up game. a statement released by Tennis “We look forward to see- However, in men’s singles, In the second game, both Sai Praneeth, in contrast, The second game was a bit Canada. ing him back on court in the Sai Praneeth recorded an easy were locked 6-6 initially but hardly broke a sweat as he just closer but Sai Praneeth kept the “With the support of my near future.” win over Indonesia’s Tommy from there on, it was Yamaguchi took 36 minutes to clinch up the lead from the start. Not more team, I have decided to give World number three Sugiarto to reach the semifinals. all the way as she raced to 13-7 match. than four points separated the my body longer rest and Federer said after his His 21-12, 21-15 win over and then to 16-10. Sindhu The unseeded Indian led two for most part but the Indian recovery time before coming Wimbledon final loss that he Sugiarto fetched him a clash recovered a bit by winning two almost all through the first reeled off three consecutive back again to play. too intended to skip Montreal. against top seeded Japanese consecutive points but in no game leaving the former world points from 18-15 to win the “I love Canada and I have Frenchman Richard Kento Momota in the semifi- # ,    &   time, the Japanese had five championships bronze-medal- match. many friends there that Gasquet and Mikhail always make me feel like Kukushkin of Kazakhstan I’m at home and I’m will take the two avail- looking forward to com- able spots in the   ing back again to play in Montreal main draw '   (  (!  @: & front of all of you in as a result of the with- ,&8@@ Montreal.” drawals by Djokovic Djokovic’s withdrawal and Del Potro. means Spanish star Rafael  !!   356347# Nadal, an 18-time Grand Slam singles champi-  &5)&,2 ndia’s leading table tennis player on, will be the top IManika Batra on Friday said she seed in Montreal merican star Caeleb Dressel, doesn’t want to burden herself ahead when main draw Aswimming's chiselled, tat- of the next year’s Tokyo Games and is begins August 5. tooed pin-up boy, destroyed instead targeting a singles medal at the Nadal has Michael Phelps's 100 metres but- 2024 Olympics. captured the terfly world record Friday as The 24-year-old paddler made Canadian crown countrywoman Simone Manuel history last year by winning as many four times, most retained her 100m freestyle world as four medals at the Commonwealth recently last year title. Games including a singles Gold. by defeating Reigning champ Dressel At the Asian Games, Batra and vet- Stefanos Tsitsipas clenched a fist in the direction of eran Sharath Kamal almost did the in the final. flag-waving American fans after unthinkable by clinching a mixed Djokovic clocking an astonishing 49.50 doubles Bronze, ending India’s 60-year- has won the seconds in Gwangju to eclipse the long wait for a medal in the sport. Canadian American legend's old bodysuit “All the paddlers are working hard event that mark by 0.32 and rob him of a for the Olympics and if we play our best alternates second world record in 48 hours. and are lucky, we will win a medal. But between Dressel's fireworks were I don’t want to put pressure on myself Toronto and matched in the next event when for 2020, I am aiming for a singles Montreal American teenager Smith crushed medal in 2024 Games,” Manika said on four times, the women's 200m backstroke the sidelines of Ultimate Table Tennis twice in world record, before Russian (UTT). each city — Anton Chupkov emulated them Manika, who recently parted ways Toronto in 2012 and as he stormed to gold in the 200m with her childhood coach Sandeep 2016 and Montreal in breaststroke. Gupta to train with Sanmay Paranjape, 2007 and 2011. But Dressel, who has already said she is happy with the progress in won three gold medals this week, her game after moving her base to '  "  ! (   - -  & &(      remains the hottest ticket in Pune. South Korea. “I changed the coach because I strong so I have worked on that. I have think if we practice more we will be in the services of a coach but the world "It can be a scary thought," needed something new in my game. I worked on it a lot now. I turn and contention for a medal. Sharath and I number 56 feels the appointment of said Dressel, who looks on course have improved a lot. My forehand has switch and finish from the forehand. I have a good understanding which is Papic will help in doubles and team to match or even surpass the improved. I have beaten Chinese and have also been working on my rallies,” very important in mixed doubles. events but it will be a difficult road seven golds he scooped at the Korean players, so I am quite happy she explained. “Practice is important, so we have ahead. 2017 world championships in with my training in Pune.” With the Olympics less than a year decided we will train for mixed dou- “Individually it’s easy like Sharath, Budapest. The Commonwealth Games Gold to go, India’s best shot at winning a bles before the Asian Championship Sathiyan, everyone go outside to train. "I woke up today and I want- medallist, who feels opponents are now medal in table tennis comes from the and also before Grand Finals. We may But for mixed doubles we need the ed to do it," added the 22-year-old, able to read her game, said she has been Asian games Bronze medallist mixed go to Europe and train together,” she coach and are already scheduled to who logged a 21.18 in the 50m working on introducing variations in doubles pair of Manika and Sharath. added. have a camp. freestyle semis after a quick turn- her style of play. Talking about the preparation, On Tuesday, new national coach “Massimo (Constantini) knew the around. “I am working on changing my Manika said the duo is keen to win an Dejan Papic accepted the one-year con- game of all the Indian players. Now "I didn't really have the game because internationally players Olympic medal as both the players have tract offered by the Sports Authority of when the new coach comes, it will be nerves, I just wanted to do it. are taking note, they are studying my the potential to succeed. India (SAI) to coach the Indian table very difficult for him and for us. It will Records are meant to be broken, game. “We are keen to get an Olympic tennis team. take time for him to settle down. We I hope Michael was happy watch- “Everyone used to play on my fore- medal in this event and we have also Since the Asian Games last year, need the coach for team matches,” ing me do that." hand because they knew that wasn’t got a Bronze in Asian Games. So I the Indian paddlers have been without Manika said. .084   356347# Olympics bronze-medallist Sakshi Malik, opted for an tar wrestler Bajrang Punia attacking approach but Khatri Sneeded less than four minutes not only defended well but also to book a berth in India's World outsmarted his rival with his Championship squad while Ravi counter-attacks. Kumar Dahiya earned his Also booking a berth in the chance by winning the most World Championship, slated to competitive category during the be held in Kazakshtan from   356347# trials, here on Friday. Septmber 14-22, was Sumit Presence of proven per- Malik in the 125kg category. He ormer junior world champion Nikhat Zareen (51kg) was the former Bajrang in the 65kg tri- beat Satender 3-0 in the final. Flone woman boxer to make the finals, while Asian silver-win- als meant that most of the The trials for the 74kg cat- ner Deepak Singh (49kg) led a four-strong Indian men's charge wrestlers in this category pre- egory, in which two-time into the summit clashes of the Thailand International Tournament ferred to stay away. Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar in Bangkok on Friday. Only Harphul Singh, the competes, have been pushed to Ashish Kumar (75kg), Commonwealth Games bronze-medal- reigning national champion, next month since both Jitender list Mohammed Husammuddin (56kg) and Brijesh Yadav (81kg) took on the world number one Kumar and Praveen Kumar are  356347# ing, the League is set to estab- were the other three men to make the gold medal bouts. but he could not compete with injured. lish Boxing as one of the most However, former Asian youth silver-medallist Ashish (69kg) Bajrang for two full rounds. They sought more time to he legendary M C Mary popular sports in India," it lost his semifinal bout to sign off with a bronze medal. Ashish lost Harphul suffered a knee injury recover and the WFI obliged. TKom and Asian Games added. to Thailand's Wuttichai Masuk in a split decision after an exhaust- when the Asian Games gold- Meanwhile, it has come to gold-medallist Amit Panghal The auction will cover both ing clash. medallist got hold of his right leg light that a few wrestlers were are among the stars who will India and global rights. The Among the women, Manju Rani (48kg) and Bhagyabati Kachari in the second three-minute peri- not allowed to compete at the take the ring in the inaugural league has set a base price of  (81kg) ended with third-place finishes. Manju went down to od. trails but WFI explained its Indian Boxing League which four crore for India rights and  Chuthamat Raksat of Thailand, while Bhagyabati lost to China's Bajrang was leading 7-0 decision. will be held from October 20 to 4.5 crore for the global rights per Li Qian. when the bout had to be A wrestler Shravan Kumar November 9. season. Earlier, Deepak hardly broke a sweat against Bhutan's Tashi stopped. had alleged that the Federation The rights holder and "...Big Bout will be another Wangdi. The Indian's dominance was such that Wangdi faced two "If the bout had lasted for did not allow him to compete in organisers of the league, feather in the cap of Indian box- standing eight counts and was left with a gash above his right eye. full six minutes, it would have 65kg and instead asked him to SportzLive, will also auction ing as the first amateur boxing The judges eventually ruled unanimously in the Indian's favour. been good for me as well as the fight in either 57kg or 61kg the live digital streaming rights league in the world. It definite- Nikhat was up against Thailand's Jutamas Jitpong. The fans who came to watch us wres- coach Virender, outplayed Rahul The 86kg category also fea- weight division. for the initial three seasons of the ly has the potential to take the Hyderabadi impressed with the ferocity of her punches as she edged tle. It feels bad when the bout has 12-2 in the final bout. tured just two grapplers with "This wrestler was injured league through a separate ten- sport to the next level and this past the local favourite 4-1 and let out a scream to express her ela- to end like that. When a wrestler The final was expected to be Deepak Punia winning 5-0 and was no anywhere to be seen der process. OTT bid, a first of its kind for tion when her hand was raised by the referee. suffers an injury,it really pegs a stiff battle but Rahul, who against Pawan. The 20-year-old in the last 18 months. Suddenly "There will be a total of 90 any Olympic Sports in India will "I dedicate my today's Semi-Final victory at the Thailand Open him back. All of us work hard, knocked out 2016 Asian Deepak has considerable inter- if he comes and wants to com- bouts of three rounds each, set an example for others to fol- to our brave soldiers of Kargil war who sacrificed their lives for I feel bad for him," said Bajrang. Champion Sandeep Tomar, and national exposure but it will be pete for such prestigious event, spread over 18 days across three low," BFI President Ajay Singh our country," Nikhat said after the bout. The 57kg category featured Kale, were no match to a wily his first senior World we can't allow," WFI Assistant venues. With 5 bouts across dif- said. Also advancing was Husammuddin (56kg). In a messy slugfest seven wresters, including the Ravi. Championship. He also trains at Secretary Vinod Tomar said. ferent weight categories between Echoing his view, Atul with Thailand's Ammarit Yaodam, the Indian came out as the more very talented Sandeep Tomar "There will be stiff compe- Chattrasal with Virender. "He is not a part of the two teams, each day...," the Pande, MD of Sportzlive added, aggressive and clean puncher to emerge triumphant in a 3-2 deci- and Utkarsh Kale. However, it tition at the Worlds. Asia is a A few exciting bouts were national camp, how can we Boxing Federation of India said "We believe that OTT & Mobile sion. was Ravi, the last year's U-23 powerhouse of wrestling. You witnessed in the 97kg category allow him. This is not Nationals in a press release. will be a key consumption des- In the 75kg category, Ashish defeated Uzbekistan's Fanat World Championship silver- have tough wrestlers from Japan, in which Mausam Khatri happening, it's World "...(with) leading boxers like tination for this sport." Kakhramnov to make the finals. medallist, booked a flight to Iran, Mongolia and Kazakhstan. emerged winner by beating Championship trials. You must Mary Kom, Amit Pangal, SportzLive, is also the long- Brijesh was up against local favourite in Saranon Klompian in Kazakhstan. I am training hard and hopeful- Satyawart Kadiyan 8-1 in the prove your fitness at national Gaurav Bidhuri, and Sonia term rights holder of the the last bout of the day and produced a ferocious performance. A Ravi, who trains at ly I will have good result," said final. level then be a part of the camp, Lather and over 50 leading Premier Badminton League left hook just a minute into the second round sent his opponent Chhatrasal stadium under his the 22-year old from Haryana. Satyawart, husband of Rio only then we can allow. international boxers participat- (PBL). crashing and the Thai could not regain his composure after that.     !" (% 2 2 Q   : ;<&7(# Q =<&'>  0  ?@  $   Q 3 &=? 

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ngland bowled Ireland out for just 38 to win their one-off Test Eat Lord’s by 143 runs on Friday, emphatically crushing the visitors’ hopes of a stunning upset. Ireland, playing only their third Test, were chasing just 182 runs to complete what would have been one of the biggest upsets in cricket his- tory. But they did not get close, last- ing just 94 balls as Chris Woakes "    #  took a career-best six wickets for 17 runs and Stuart Broad returned fig- ures of 4-19 . Their second innings score was G   3F ! the seventh-lowest total of all time. “I knew that was a lot of runs (to  4868 Hohns in a statement. make) on that surface,” said Root, “David and Steve also have whose side mustered just 85 runs pening batsman Cameron the advantage of being proven themselves in their first innings. OBancroft was on Friday players at Test level while “It’s very pleasing, the way we included in Australia’s 17-man Cameron has produced impres- managed certain pressure situa- #   !      !!  . !8#   -&  ( 6 ( !  9@9  !  (  squad for a five-Test Ashes series sive numbers for county side tions,” he added. “It wasn’t by any against England alongside Steve Durham this season. stretch the perfect game for us but 2(  — one of three wickets that fell for Smith and David Warner. “His innings in the intra- sometimes that can be a really >8,  AA8. .0  . /8. no runs to leave the visitors 24-6. All three batsmen served squad match in Southampton on important part of your learning. An extraordinary match ended lengthy bans for their roles in a a tough pitch was outstanding and We’ll take a lot from this game.” >/ 3  )  % GCC@CJ when Woakes cleaned up tailender ball-tampering scandal in South showed his quality.” Ireland, playing England for the D )  3  8 GCC Tim Murtagh for his best return in Africa last year. Holders Australia are looking first time in a Test, have now lost all J/ 3  )  0 GCH>@H/ Test cricket. Former captain Smith and his to win their first Ashes series in three of their Tests following losses One-day world champions then deputy Warner were both England since 2001. to Pakistan and Afghanistan, but J 3  % )  4 GH.J England, missing injured paceman given 12-month suspensions by Australia’s 17-man squad for a their day started brilliantly. C/ 3  # 4O  .GH James Anderson, were indebted to Cricket Australia, with Bancroft five-Test Ashes series against The home side resuming on  nightwatchman Jack Leach’s sec- — who actually applied sandpa- England announced on Friday: their overnight 303 for nine, saw >8,  ,/  AA8. .0  . /8. ond-innings 92 — his career-best per to the ball while in the field Tim Paine (capt/wkt), Cameron their second innings end with the score — with the Somerset left-arm during a Test in Cape Town — Bancroft, Patrick Cummins, first ball of the third day’s play when  J" I 3  )- GH/>@// spinner named man-of-the-match banned for nine months. Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, debutant Olly Stone was bowled for D. GC">/ % )  3   30  GCH/@H for his batting heroics. Both Smith and Warner were Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, a duck by Stuart Thompson. D. G"D % )  3  *  GH> Yet there was no disguising that expected to be in the Ashes squad Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Rain delayed the scheduled start England’s top-order batsmen strug- after doing well in the recent Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Michael by a few minutes but any hopes D/ ">/ % )  3  $ GCHC@HH gled badly in the match, just a week World Cup, when the defending Neser, James Pattinson, Peter England had of adding to their D D" % )  )  0 GHDG@D before the start of a five-match champions reached the semi- Siddle, Steve Smith, Mitchell overnight total evaporated when D D )  3  *  GH. Ashes series against Australia at finals. Starc, Matthew Wade, David Thompson’s inswinger knocked over Edgbaston. Bancroft, who has been cap- Warner. Stone’s leg stump. DC G/"> # 3  4: .GH Ireland captain William taining English county side Ireland had yet to give off the +3.#6<++63-7*6# Porterfield said his side were partic- Durham, appears to have forced  '   mark in their second innings when ularly disappointed because they his way in after making an August 1-5: First Test, Edgbaston, rain stopped play just seven balls      with 55 in Ireland’s first innings total had put themselves in a position to unbeaten 93 in the tourists’ intra- Birmingham. into their chase and kept the play- The cascade of wickets in an of 207, fell next when he edged Broad win the game. squad match at Southampton August 14-18: Second Test, ers off the field for more than an innings where only opener James to Root at first slip. “We knew it was going to be this week. Lord’s, London hour. McCollum made it into double fig- Kevin O’Brien, who hit the tough with the lights on and drizzle “David Warner, Steve Smith August 22-26: Third Test, But when the match resumed ures began when Woakes had Ireland quickest World Cup century when in the air,” he said. and Cameron Bancroft have Headingley, Leeds the overcast conditions — the flood- captain William Porterfield caught Ireland beat England at Bangalore in “But we had to dig deep and get forced their way back into the Test September 4-8: Fourth Test, Old lights were switched on — made behind by wicketkeeper Jonny 2011 and made a hundred in their through that. Fair play to the two lads squad through the excellence of Trafford, Manchester conditions ideal for seamers Woakes Bairstow for two. inaugural Test at home to Pakistan to how they bowled — they made it their recent performances,” said September 12-16: Fifth Test, The and Broad. Andy Balbirnie, who top-scored last year, fell for just four, lbw to Broad difficult.” Australia national selector Trevor Oval, London. 20   (84()) been tasked to conduct interviews for said on Friday. the lost semifinal against the New the rest of the support staff. However, same can’t be said Zealand, a decision that has been ndia’s current bowling coach Bharat If those privy to the develop- about Bangar, who many believe roundly criticised. IArun is likely to retain his position ments are to be believed, Arun could hasn’t been able to create a solid While Arun is the favourite even if there are multiple candidates turn out to be a unanimous choice middle order despite four years in among three specialist coaches, while R Sridhar will have his nose considering the performance of the job. Sridhar is also not far behind as ahead despite South African star India’s pacers in all formats of the “Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma India has made rapid strides in the Jonty Rhodes throwing his hat in the game. have been performing much before fielding department.    ! (    (    ring for the fielding coach’s position. “In the last 18 to 20 months, the Bangar came into the fray. He has But he will get a tough fight But batting coach Sanjay Bangar work put in by Arun has been phe- no role in their success. However, from Rhodes, who is set to get an   !  . might find it difficult to retain his nomenal. The current Indian attack his job was to create a few solid opportunity to give a presentation position when the national selectors is considered to be the best in the options in the middle order and we to the selection committee. pick the support staff for the Indian longest format. Mohammed Shami have seen in the World Cup that he “Rhodes is a big name and his team. back at his best and (Jasprit) Bumrah’s has failed miserably in that,” the candidature can’t be ignored. F !. !  As per norms, while the new consistency are a few things Arun official added. However, this also needs to be Cricket Advisory Committee — must get credit for. It’s up to the selec- There have been reports that it taken into account that how the   %,87O% chaired by Kapil Dev — will decide tors but they might find it difficult to was on Bangar’s insistence that MS team’s fielding performance has on the head coach, the selectors have replace him,” a senior BCCI official      ( "  3 ! (. ! P     Dhoni was asked to bat at No 7 in been,” the official said. eteran opener Chris Gayle was on Friday Vnamed in the West Indies squad for the three-match ODI series against India, beginning August 8. Left-handed opener John Campbell, fellow '  (    (  batsman Roston Chase and all-rounder Keemo Paul have all been recalled to the 14-member squad for the series which will be contested on 87))6)#'#3%% August 8 at the Guyana National Stadium, and on August 11 and 14 at the Queen’s Park Oval  ,8-  )C0/  L $)  /0 in Trinidad.  F8, . G> /G H".H /"G D @C> Ahead of the England series in March, Gayle F0 ,.  C DG"/G H"CC G @>> had said that he planned to retire following the   D GGH D.">J >". > @>> ODI World Cup but he changed his mind dur- +3.#6<++63-7*6# ing the tournament and has made himself available for this series. ring to the non-stop cricket he played since return- The southpaw will miss the preceding T20 ing to the Pakistan team after the end of his five- series as he will be busy with GT20 Canada. year ban for spot-fixing in 2015. The self-proclaimed “Universe Boss” also has Last year, he had informed head coach Mickey the extra motivation to chase two records dur- Arthur about his intentions but was told to carry ing the ODI series. on till the World Cup. Gayle currently has 10,338 runs and needs “Playing for Pakistan remains my ultimate just 11 more to pass batting legend Brian Lara desire and objective, and I will try my best to be (10,348) for the highest aggregate in ODIs for in the best physical shape to contribute in the team’s West Indies. upcoming challenges, including next year’s ICC T20 He has also amassed 10,393 runs and needs World Cup,” he said. 13 to again overtake Lara (10,405) for the most “It has not been an easy decision to make and runs by a West Indian in the history of ODIs. '  !3      (  G&  I have been thinking about this for some time. But “Chris is a very valuable player and he brings with the ICC World Test Championship commenc- a lot of experience, a lot of knowledge, he lends   ()')$7# ing shortly, and Pakistan boasting some very excit- a lot to any dressing room and it is great to have ing young fast bowlers, it is appropriate that I call him in the squad,” said interim West Indies head akistan’s tarnished left-arm pacer Mohammad on my time in Test cricket so that the selectors can <  '  (      " ( !&&- .F  ! (  .     coach Floyd Reifer. PAmir retired from Test cricket on Friday but plan accordingly,” he added. Reifer said Campbell, Chase and Paul have affirmed his commitment to continue playing lim- “I want to thank all my team-mates as well the  $848*8 Shafiul Islam, who finished balls. Mendis walked after a muted been brought back to add more balance to the ited-overs for his country. opponents in red ball cricket. It has been a privi- with 3-62 in his first match in three appeal for caught behind from squad, whilst Sunil Ambris, Darren Bravo, Convicted in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal in lege to play with and against them. I am sure our usal Perera scored a quick-fire years, drew first blood for wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim Shannon Gabriel and Ashley Nurse have all England, the 27-year-old has been indicating for paths will continue to cross in limited-overs crick- Kcentury to power Sri Lanka to Bangladesh when he had opener and bowler Rubel. missed out on selection for the matches against some time now that he wanted to quit playing Test et as all of us play and compete with the same 314-8 in the first of a three-match Avishka Fernando caught by Angelo Mathews took Sri Virat Kohli’s side. cricket and focus on ODIs and T20s. vigour and determination.” One-day International series against Soumya Sarkar at slip for seven. Lanka's total past the 300-run The rest of the World Cup squad remains in In a statement issued by the Pakistan Cricket PCB’s Managing Director, Wasim Khan said Bangladesh in Colombo on Friday. Perera was reprieved on 49 mark with 48 off 52 balls. place. Board, Amir said: “It has been an honour to rep- Amir has been one of the most exciting and tal- Perera struck 111 off 99 balls runs when the third umpire over- Mustafizur dismissed Mathews “We have a mixture of some experienced and resent Pakistan in the pinnacle and traditional for- ented left-arm fast bowlers in Test cricket in recent with 17 fours and a six, his fifth turned a caught behind decision off before finishing with 2-75. young ODI players,” said Reifer. mat of the game. I, however, have decided to move times. ODI century, as Sri Lanka punished Shafiul. Tamim Iqbal is leading “It is good to have Keemo, John and Roston away from the longer version so I can concentrate “He overcame adversity as a young cricketer Bangladesh's wayward bowling Part-time seamer Soumya Bangladesh, becoming the coun- back, and they will help to bring further balance on white ball cricket.” and came back stronger not only as a cricketer but after skipper Dimuth Karunaratne ended the valiant knock of Perera try's 14th ODI captain. to the team. Looking ahead to the series, I think Amir, who played 36 Tests for his 119 wick- also as a better human being. His skill, on the field, won the toss and elected to bat first. as he was caught at short fine leg by The game at R. Premadasa we have a lot to build upon following the World ets, has also appeared in 59 ODIs and 49 T20 inter- and his personality will be missed in the dressing Perera put on 97 runs with Mustafizur Rahman. Stadium is also special for Sri Cup. We have retained a large number of play- nationals. In the recent World Cup in England, he room in the longer format,” he said. Karunaratne for the second wick- Mendis who was dropped on Lanka's Lasith Malinga, who will ers from the World Cup squad, so there is a lot ended with 15 wickets. “However, we respect his decision and look for- et before adding 100 with Kusal 28 by Mahmudullah Riyad off retire after the match. to build on and I am looking forward to the In a recent interview, Amir had said that he ward to him continuing to play an integral role in Mendis for the third to set up the Soumya fell to Rubel Hossain the Malinga was unbeaten on six in series,” he added. was a human being and not a machine while refer- white ball cricket for Pakistan,” he added. platform for a strong total. next over after making 43 off 49 his final ODI innings.