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He started that dance is where those who don’t like pets. The adage his journey from Dance India his heart lies. Meet that a dog is man’s best friend is truly Dance 3 as a contestant and Sanam Johar, apt in this tear-jerker that has so many has come a long way. Meet choreographer, who ‘awww’ moments. Add to the list that Vivek Chachere, comes from a the dogs themselves are cute even if choreographer, who at present business background some of the them are big, this one is on is a part of Super Dancer 3. but decided to go the a winning streak. More so if you love “I started dancing when I other way instead of dogs. was 10-year-old. My elder settling with his The film is based on a 2012 novel brother was a dancer and I family business. by W Bruce Cameron and published by learnt the art from him. There “I was interested Forge Books is the sequel to Cameron’s was no scope of the art at that in dancing since I was 2010 book A Dog’s Purpose. A film by time, but my brother in school. I used to && & when he brings in bagh ke the same title released in 2017 in which supported me throughout. I take part in dance ' (# ) &( + ,+ apples. It is funny when a feral puppy named Toby is back in started taking part in small competitions and my - (+. you see him force her to 1950 and find’s life purpose. competitions and eventually dance teacher was . //+. ( tie a rakhi to Ashish. However, it is not necessary to have paved my way in the very impressed with # 012 Ajay Devgn as Ashish is seen the prequel to enjoy this one, a industry,” he tells you. me. He always told really good. He plays his back story is always good to know Chachere recalls that my parents that iss ko t’s not the age gap but a character to a T. He is in about since this ‘journey’ takes you though the competition was kabhi dance karney generation gap says top physical form and through love that we share with our less back then, but the sey mat rokiyega. I ISamir (played by Javed therefore, when he woos canine friend. opportunities were also less used to balance my Jaffery) When Ajay Devgn’s Rakul Preet Singh, it The movie is simply told that which made it more difficult studies and dance. My character, Ashish, who is doesn’t come across as moves is a somewhat lazy fashion even to pursue the artform as a parents never stopped 50, falls for a 25-year-old, strange. Remember Cheeni though it is a tear-jerker all the way career. most is that is never demands me from going into played by Rakul Preet Kum starring Tabu and Big through so don’t forget to carry a box of “When I started my for anything. This quality of this field but they were sceptical. My mother used Singh. For once the good B? — it was definitely tissue paper with you. journey, competition was him sets him apart from every to tell me that if in future you feel like that things part is that the film doesn’t sweet. There is chemistry This film deals with human’s rawest comparatively less but the one else. Whenever I see him, are not working out then you are more than try to go into the morals of between Devgn and Singh emotions — a bond that we share with opportunities were also I am able to relate the younger welcome to join the family business. I never had the an older man falling in love and that means that the our dog that lasts a lifetime — and equally less and it made it me to him,” he says and adds pressure of doing consistently well in this field, with a younger one expect audience is not left feeling makes for a must watch if you have a difficult to pursue dance as a that in every season the gurus which helped me in certain way to make my place poke fun at the whole uncomfortable. The way furry friend at home. career. Now the competition get to see fresh talent that is in the industry,” he tells you and adds that his mother situation. Another good is that Singh compliments L have increased, but a number a notch higher from the cried with happiness when she saw him performing that the lady in question is Devgn is cute and sweet. of dance reality shows are previous ones and it on TV for the first time. just as invested Then there is Tabu. She coming up which provide a sometimes come as a Johar says that his idol is Remo D’Souza and his emotionally. excels here. She is the one platform for the young talent. challenge for the gurus too. calm and patient nature is what inspires him the It is another thing that responsible and her entry It makes it a little easy for the He says that the thing most. Ashish is only separated in each shot and comic fresh talent,” he tells you. that kept him going was not At present, Sanam is mentoring Jay Chauhan in with Manjana played by timing is great to watch. At present, Chachere is to fear failure. Super Dancer 3 and he says that mentoring children Tabu for 18 years and She is suave and mentoring Akshit Bhandari in “The thing that has comes with a lot of responsibility. “With Jay neither have felt the need charismatic all through. the show and maintains helped me in the long run and around, I have to be careful of what I am doing and to file for a divorce nor are The film falters when it friendly relation with him. has kept me going is not to speaking because he observes even the smallest they opposed to it. This is tries hard to find a balance “I maintain friendly fear failure. I always tell the activity of mine. He learns everything from me and bound to lead to some high between modern thinking relation with Akshit. I treat contestants to have wants to everything that I do. I have to make sure drama and funny situations and traditional values. But him as my brother. He is a confidence, faith and belief in that he is learning only the good things from me, when you throw in Jimmy on the whole, DDPD is a very quick learner and there themselves. It is not important he says. Shergill who plays Suresh light romance that makes is a thirst of learning new to win everytime but aap ka “People say that apney dreams ke peeche bhaago Khurana and is besotted for a one time watch. L things in him, which makes it naam aur kaam sabkey dilon but I believe ki bhaagney ki zaroorat nahin hai. Agar with Manjana. His attempts easy for me to train him. The me rehna chahaiye,” h e t e l l s aap dheere bhi chalengay toh it will work. When you to woo her are obvious quality that I liked in him the you. are slow you can take firmer steps,” he tells you. 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After a vulnerability map- liamentary constituencies in 82857C581! . >2 ># former Punjab Chief Minister asked the voters to carry elec- The Bharatiya Janta Party’s ping was done, the number of Punjab. Over 2.07 crore eligi- "1" #!1 "2 Beant Singh, who was assas- tors photo identity cards candidate and outgoing MP sensitive booths has been ble voters including 98,29,916 sinated in 1995, is seeking re- (EPIC) to establish their iden- Kirron Kher is pitted against increased from 212 to 230 here, female and 560 transgenders Sukhpal Singh Khaira-led MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla. from Ferozepur Lok Sabha election. tity at the polling station before Congress’ former MP Pawan he added. will vote to elect their respec- Punjab Ekta Party (PEP), the Banking on his stardom constituency, considered a Bhagwant Mann, the casting votes on May 19. Kumar Bansal, Aam Aadmi The actor-turned-politician tive MPs. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and roots in Punjab, the party stronghold. He is pitted AAP’s "best bet" in Punjab, is This time, over 3.94 lakh Party’s nominee Harmohan Kirron Kher had became the In the border state of the Lok Insaaf Party (LIP), the Bollywood star Sunny Deol, against Akali Dal rebel and seeking re-election from voters in age group of 18-19 Dhawan, a former Union city’s first woman MP in 2014 Punjab, the Lok Sabha elec- Punjab Manch led by sus- whose real name is Ajay Singh now Congress candidate Sher Sangrur Lok Sabha seat from are eligible first time electors Minister in a tough triangular defeating the then Congress MP tion is seen as a mid-term test pended AAP MP Dharamvira Deol, is contesting from Singh Ghubaya. where he is facing challenge in Punjab. poll battle in Chandigarh. Pawan Kumar Bansal in last of popularity for the Captain Gandhi, the CPI and the Gurdaspur constituency Union Minister and from SAD's Parminder Singh A total of 23,213 polling The key issues on the general elections. Amarinder Singh-led Revolutionary Marxist Party where he is facing sitting MP Sukhbir Badal's wife Dhindsa and Congress' Kewal stations have been set up and minds of voters include traffic The ruling BJP is banking Congress government. of India (RMPI). and Congress candidate Sunil Harsimrat Kaur Badal is con- Singh Dhillon. of which 249, 719 and 509 and parking woes, poor sani- on “Modi factor” and nation- The Congress, which had All eyes are on two seats Jakhar. Jakhar had won the testing from Bathinda Lok The Aam Aadmi Party booths have been categorised alism plank to beat the anti- stormed to power in the 2017 — Amritsar and Gurdaspur - October 2017 by-election by Sabha seat, SAD's bastion, for (AAP) had emerged a dark as critical, sensitive and hyper @1A (1( incumbency while the assembly polls after ten years, - witnessing a clash of per- 1.92 lakh votes in Gurdaspur. the third time. She is facing horse in Punjab in the 2014 sensitive respectively. Congress had pitching its cam- is facing the SAD-BJP com- sonalities. Union Minister Also, political dynasties Congress candidate Amrinder Lok Sabha elections, winning He said that a total of paign on ‘local’ issues in the bine, Aam Aadmi Party and former diplomat Hardeep continue to dominate the state Singh Raja Warring, AAP's four seats and stunning rivals 27,703 VVPATs would be city. (AAP) and the Punjab Singh Puri is the BJP candi- politics this time. Baljinder Kaur and Punjab with its performance in the installed. First-time voters Prime Minister Narendra Democratic Alliance, a coali- date from Amritsar con- SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Ekta Party's Sukhpal Singh nine other seats. But it's a dif- will be welcomed and given a ' Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, tion of small parties, in the stituency from where Badal, who is the Jalalabad Khaira in a high-stakes elec- ferent story this time as AAP certificate of appreciation, he # Congress chief Rahul Gandhi state. The PDA comprises Congress has fielded sitting MLA, is the SAD nominee toral battle. is struggling to save its sink- added. and Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal had held rallies in the city to seek votes for their respective !B'% C party candidates. !! D* Exuding confidence about her victory, Kirron Kher said, “There is a factor of the Modi wave and also the work I car- ried out in the city in the past tation, deteriorating law and five years.” order situation, building bylaws, Listing out her achieve- lack of basic infrastructure in ments, Kher said she had villages, water supply among worked for every sector, includ- others. ing health and education, and There are a total of 646084 pointed out that the upper age voters including 341640 male, limit in government jobs was 304423 female and 21 third raised from 25 to 37 years. gender voters. This time, there Former Railway Minister are a total of 17598 first time Bansal, who lost to Kirron voters (18-19 years) in Kher in the 2014 general elec- Chandigarh, the joint capital of tions, said that the MP had Punjab and Haryana. failed to develop rapport with “597 booths at 191 polling the city residents as well as BJP stations have been set up in the workers. city. Each polling booth in Bansal has represented the Chandigarh will have three Chandigarh constituency in electronic voting machines Lok Sabha in the years 1991, (EVMs) to accommodate 36 1999, 2004 and 2009. candidates,” said an official of Notably, Chandigarh had Election Department here. seen an interesting triangular Since an EVM can carry electoral battle in 2014 with two only 16 names, the Election actors from Bollywood—BJP’s Commission has arranged for Kirron Kher and Aam Aadmi three EVMs at each booth to Party’s Gul Panag—and accommodate all the candidates Congress’ seasoned politician as well as the ‘none of the above’ Bansal in the fray. BJP’s Kirron (NOTA) option, he said. Kher had defeat Bansal with a The official said that margin of more than 69000 around 645 electronically trans- votes.
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:&6- -9&6 The entire coterie of During the previous elec- tle ground too remains Patiala is confident of con- and AAP having no grounds Preneet Kaur is already out in her husband's two-year stint as Punjab Chief Minister tions, Dr Gandhi emerged unchanged, and so is his oppo- quering the seat this time to hold among the Patialvis. the field preparing to reclaim the Chief Minister vis-à-vis the ‘Maharaja’ Capt Amarinder from a political non-entity to nent. But the forces, he was again even without it. Besides his opponents, Dr her throne. 10-year “misrule” of the pre- ok Sabha polls are turning Singh is, on the other hand, a Parliamentarian. At that representing, is not the same, Dr Gandhi, who has now Gandhi is facing another chal- With Chief Minister and vious SAD-BJP government in Lout to be bigger and backing the candidature of time, his own credentials as a virtually relegating him to the floated his own party (Nawan lenge of making the people his entire coterie with her, the State. stronger than the Patiala peg his wife ‘Maharani’ Preneet cardiologist, a social worker, position of a one-man army. Punjab Party) and is contest- aware about his election sym- Preneet is confident of romp- A Congress pocket-bor- itself in the “royal” con- Kaur making the battle and a listener to the grievances An aam aadmi Dr Gandhi ing May 19 elections as a joint bol as most of the people still ing home to victory this time. ough, Patiala seat has always stituency of Punjab where a between the “unequals” equal. of others had gone in his took on the royalty when it candidate of the Punjab recognise him as “jhaadoo Leaving no stone unturned, remained a challenge for the commoner for the second time Challenging them, favour. appeared almost invincible Democratic Alliance (PDA) — wala”. As a candidate of Nawan Preneet has toured every nook Akali Dal which has won only is throwing a challenge to Her Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) His own charisma was with all its grandeur and influ- a conglomeration of six outfits, Punjab Party, the election and corner of Patiala Lok four elections out of total 16 Majesty. has fielded former State coupled by the support of ence over the voters in the was “suspended” from AAP in commission has allotted him Sabha constituency — a seat the constituency has wit- The fight between the Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra, AAP on whose ticket he con- royal city of Patiala; and suc- 2015 after he raised his voice “microphone” as his poll sym- once represented by her moth- nessed. bourgeois and the royalty had who emerged as an underdog tested the previous elections. ceeded. This time, he made against Arvind Kejriwal’s “dic- bol, and Dr Gandhi ensured to er-in-law Maharani Mohinder Rakhra, a modest-but- last time seen the victory of a to stun the Patiala Royals in During his five-year tenure, Dr clear his intentions to cause tatorial” attitude by ousting carry a microphone, similar to Kaur in 1967, and then her strong politician, has a firm cardiologist with voters exer- 2012 state assembly polls by Gandhi did not leave his vot- the downfall of the Patiala’s senior leaders like Yogendra his election symbol, to let the husband Capt Amarinder grip over the constituency’s cising their franchise direct defeating Capt Amarinder and ers dissatisfied with the aggres- royal family — a process he Yadav and Prashant Bhushan. people know where they have Singh in 1980. rural voters. Facing a daunting from their heart in his favour. Preneet’s son, Raninder Singh, sion he showed not only inside initiated in 2014 by defeating Banking on his series of to press the EVM button. Preneet’s defeat in 2014 task to turn the tide in his This time, Dr Dharamvir from Samana. the Lower House of the “Maharani” Preneet Kaur by a development works across the Out of the total Rs 25 crore elections was attributed to the favour, the Akali leader is Gandhi does not enjoy the Even as the AAP has field- Parliament, but everywhere margin of 20,900 votes in his constituency, with common MP LAD (local area develop- absence of her husband in banking on the Modi wave — sweeping power of a broom ed an industrialist Neena by raising issues not only con- electoral debut. cremation grounds for people ment) fund, Dr Gandhi has Patiala as he was also busy which Preneet denied to have after biding adieu to the Aam Mittal, after its sitting MP Dr cerning his constituency but Giving half credit to AAP’s of all castes topping the list, utilised 98 percent of total fighting it out on Amritsar any impact in Punjab, and the Aadmi Party (AAP), but he is Gandhi parted ways, she has also of other people in the “broom” for his stunning win coupled with “honest and sim- funds — highest amongst the electoral battlefield against development by the SAD-BJP still being seen as a candidate failed to make her presence felt State. during the previous elections, ple image”, Dr Gandhi main- Punjab’s MPs. BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley. combine government in its 10- strong enough to wrest the and turn the Patiala battle Dr Gandhi has perhaps the 67-year-old MP from tained that Patiala contest is As Dr Gandhi has made a Preneet, who is contesting year stint in the State. royal bastion once again. into a four-way contest. remained the same. The bat- his direct fight not only with place in the hearts of all from Patiala for the fifth con- Patiala royal family, but with Patialvis, cutting across all secutive time, is banking on the Punjab Government head- sections of society, through his her “clean and accessible” ed by her husband Capt hard work, commitment and image, achievements and Amarinder Singh, with SAD social works, the “accessible” development works during #:&/'#0--9-#'
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. parliamentary constituency. reserved seat for SC candidate. Pradesh’s 17-month- old BJP As per the data available, 11 candidates are contest- government. he four parliamentary there are 5330154 voters in the ing from Kangra, 17 from The BJP had wrested Tseats in Himachal Pradesh state out of which 2724111 are Mandi, 11 from Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh from the will go to polling on Sunday. males, 2605996 females and 47 and 6 from Shimla. Congress in December 2017, A total of 45 candidates third gender voters. With the electorate, tradi- winning 44 seats in the 68- including one female candi- 7730 polling stations have tionally in the Lok Sabha polls, member Assembly. The date, are in the fray for the four been set up for elections to four favouring the party at the Congress had won 21 seats, Lok Sabha seats in the hill Lok Sabha seats with Kangra, helm in the state, these elec- independents two and the state. The only female candi- Mandi, Hamirpur as general tions are being seen as a ref- Communist Party of India- date is contesting from Kangra seats whereas Shimla is a erendum on Himachal Marxist one. ? -9 / 9/
From Page 1 diture limit. It is always difficult To my mind, the issue of are booths where large-scale The more important ques- to monitor expenditure — par- greater consequence is the right impersonation happens — tion centres on the integrity of ticularly the use of cash for of voters to make up their often with the active collusion the poll process. A lot of atten- voter inducement — precisely. minds and vote without intim- of poll officers. tion has been focussed on It can safely be said that most idation and intrusive supervi- Normally, the EC takes a money power. Over the years, candidates spend much more sion. In large parts of the coun- statistical view of the problem. the EC has put in place a than they are supposed. The try, even where electoral com- If less than five per cent of monitoring mechanism to unofficial estimates of the real petition is fierce, a free vote is booths are adversely affected, ensure that candidates and expenditure per constituency taken for granted. The demo- the inclination to order a repoll parties stay within the expen- often exceeds the permitted cratic spirit is alive and thriv- is less marked, unless there was amount by more than 200 per ing in most parts of India. a malfunctioning EVM. cent. In southern India the However, there are areas where This is an unsatisfactory expenses are even higher the process is seriously flawed. approach. If a contest is pre- because micro-level bribery The EC is handicapped by cariously close, the winner has become customary. Is there the fact that the election may well be chosen on the a feasible way in which expen- process is totally dependant on strength of votes that were diture can be regulated without the cooperation of the local improper. In West Bengal there jeopardising the legitimate administration. However, in a was large number of com- publicity expenses of candi- State where the local adminis- plaints but there were hardly dates in constituencies that are tration is excessively partisan, any booths where repoll was truly large? The answer is prob- the creation of a level-playing ordered. More to the point, no ably in the negative. In which field has become virtually action appears to have been case two solutions can be con- impossible. The injection of taken against polling staff that templated. First, to remove the Central paramilitary forces to either colluded in the derail- ceiling altogether but insist on boost local confidence is of ment of democracy or didn’t candidates giving a faithful course helpful but since such an report the malpractices. Unless account of the expenditure, outside depends exclusively on exemplary action is taken at all along with the sources of fund- local guidance, their effective- levels against officials guilty of ing. Secondly, to determine a ness is often compromised. dereliction of duty, the sancti- separate limit for expenses on The electronic media has ty of the poll process cannot be polling day when the huge reported cases of polling offi- made fool-proof. army of polling agents have to cers looking the other way as These are the questions be fed, transported and even local toughs either take over that should be the focus of the provided pocket money. This booths or force voters to vote coming debate on the EC. may seem preposterous to in a particular way. In other Instead the focus will be on the NGOs who have appointed places, polling agents of some EC’s role as the monitoring themselves as watchdogs of political parties are forcibly authority of political grand- competitive politics but it is a prevented from sitting inside standing. And on whether the conclusion that stems from the room where polling is Prime Minister should have practical experience. being held. And finally, there used such a phrase or not. + ,-. /0,- , - :/+?(? /+/ 9 ( * & lier directives," said the CPI(M) the Chief Election including 298 in 30-Tamluk letter to the EC. Commissioneron Saturday. constituency. This re-polling he Trinamool Congress and A CPI(M) delegation The Left party previously has become essential due TCPI(M) have urged the including party general secretary demanded re-polling in 630 to large-scale disturbances + ' Election Commission to con- Sitaram Yechury and politburo booths, across reported in many polling duct impartial polling in West member Hannan Mollah met various constituencies, booths, it said. Bengal on Sunday. Agartala: The Tripura High TMC supremo and West Court has served a notice to the Bengal Chief Minister Mamata "P Election Commission asking it Banerjee on Saturday wrote to to furnish details about West the Election Commission to -/-$'/- &'& deliberate and mala fide, per- (democracy) into “gun- Tripura Lok Sabha constituen- ensure "peaceful and impartial" petrated though thinly veiled datantra” (hooliganism). “We cy by May 21 in response to a elections in the State without the institutions and federal structure phases. It spread to the n an unprecedented devel- references of bhatija (nephew) are fighting against the atroc- petition seeking countermand- interference of the BJP. of the country and extend due streets of Kolkata on Tuesday, Iopment involving a Prime and didi while being fully ities of Trinamool as people are ing of elections in the seat. urgency of the matter. The EC should ensure that respect to the opposition parties when suspected Minister, Trinamool Congress aware that Mamata Banerjee is fed up with them,” he said. The petition was filed by sit- Dutta had approached the Sunday's polling is held without , urging it to deploy central TMC and BJP workers leader Abhishek Banerjee has referred to as didi and my client The junior Banerjee is also ting CPI(M) MP and candidate Supreme Court, which had the "undue interference of the forces present in West Bengal to clashed during a roadshow of shot off a libel notice to is her only nephew.” the outgoing Banerjee from of the constituency, Shankar turned down the case for urgent Central Government" and any build confidence among people saffron party chief Amit Shah. Narendra Modi accusing him The Prime Minister had a Diamond Harbour where he is Prasad Dutta on May 15. hearing and asked him to take intervention by the ruling party for the final phase of voting on A bust of polymath and of making derogatory and couple of days ago attacked engaged in a multi-pronged Alleging large scale vio- up the matter with the high at the Centre", Banerjee said. Sunday. social reformer Ishwar Chandra wildly fabricated remarks Abhishek — also the nephew of contest against CPI(M)’s Fuad lence by the ruling Bharatiya court. "In the final phase of the The e CPI(M) has also writ- Vidyasagar was damaged. Both against him and demanding the Bengal Chief Minister — Halim and BJP’s Nilanjan Roy. Janata Party during polling on The Congress too has election, I would request your ten to the Election Commission, the parties have blamed each unconditional apology within from an election rally at Banerjee had earlier April 11, Dutta had sought backed the demand by the good office to kindly ensure that urging it to deploy central forces other for its desecration. Monday. Diamond Harbour saying demanded an apology from the directions from the court to CPI(M) seeking a fresh election. election is completed peaceful- present in West Bengal to build "Though central forces are The legal notice marking intoxicated by power the Prime Minister failing which a hold fresh polling for the seat. On the poll panel's direc- ly, impartially and without any confidence among people for the present in the state, they are not the crescendo of a polarized ‘nephew’ had illegally occupied libel notice would be sent to The MP's counsel Tapas tions, re-polling was done in 168 undue interference of the final phase of voting on Sunday/ being deployed to create confi- and stormy electoral season some buildings from where him. The notice demands an Dutta Majumder said the peti- of the 1679 polling stations of Central government and any It said the central forces are not dence among people regarding addresses the Prime Minister he ran his office. apology from the Prime tion was heard by the court of the constituency on May 12. intervention by the ruling party being deployed for polling and the conduct of a free and fair saying, “your speech, punctu- Modi had launched a vit- Minister within 36 hours or Justice Arindam Lodh on Friday There are two Lok Sabha at the centre," Banerjee wrote to the promised route marches by poll. The promised route march- ated by false malicious and riolic attack on the Chief face legal action. and it issued the notice to the seats in the State — West Chief Election Commissioner them are "not taking place". es by the CRPF is not taking defamatory content, was an Minister and her nephew, Abhishek is pitted against EC, state chief electoral officer Tripura and East Tripura (ST). Sunil Arora. Violence has marred polling place. This should immediately embodiment of political cal- accusing them of running the the BJP's Nilanjan Roy. The PM and returning officer of the seat, Election in the East Tripura con- She also requested the poll in West Bengal during the pre- be rectified and the CEC must culation and mischievous “bua-bhatija model of gover- had campaigned in Roy's sup- asking them to furnish their stituency was held on April 23. body to "protect democratic vious six direct the compliance of its ear- intent. Your imputations were nance” and turning “gantantra” port on Wednesday. detailed reply, considering the PTI 8 1 ' - #%%)$%#(#) #! % %).)!( / )(% / ).)( ' 9 # #$% &
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No doctor will ment of Vice Admiral curement of bulletproof hel- Police and as also Rajasthan CRPF to explore and procure MHA/Senior officers in HQ approve this helmet /patka Karambir Singh as the next met/patka which can with- police, which have failed the headgears with highest stan- concerned and other IPS offi- specification for humans. The Navy Chief, overlooking his stand only 9 mm bullets and test. dards of appropriate protec- cers which have all the brains current patka specification will seniority. In its order, the not the ones fired from assault The Home Ministry sent tion level, keeping in view to check Facebook/Whatsapp not protect from AK 47 ammo Defence Ministry said the rifles like AK 47. the complaint to Director their wearability, and avail- but not Google the latest spec- kinetic energy. Modiji please appointment was made con- The complainant also General of CRPF Rajiv Rai ability in market. As of now, ifications for helmet for jawans Google and you will see many sidering all laid down norms, sought an end to all procure- Bhatnagar for furnishing a keeping in view the abysmal- in J & K. Shri Vijay Kumar (Ex companies selling AK 47pro- asserting that seniority can't be ments of 9 mm resistant hel- report. The Home Ministry ly low holding of Bullet DGCRPF) was the only officer tection helmet. I request you to the only criteria for the selec- mets/patkas and demanded also sought a separate report Resistant Head Gears (only , who demanded AK protection stop all procurement of 9 mm tion, according to officials. lawyer of Verma said the vice officer to the post. Verma, procurement of such head- from Chief Vigilance Officer 5,361 Nos against an authori- helmet for CRPF jawans and helmet/patka and investiga- Verma had moved a mili- admiral will challenge at the senior to Singh, was among the gears that can withstand AK 47 (CVO) of CRPF to conduct an sation of 1,22,485 Nos BR refused to buy 9 mm protection tion should be done why MKU tary tribunal questioning Vice AFT the Government's order contenders for the top post. bullets, a preferred choice of the enquiry on the complaint after head gears helmet/patkas, a helmet or patka. " 9 mm protection helmet Admiral Singh's appointment rejecting his petition. Verma is While appointing the terrorists against security forces identification of the com- process to procure 20,000 Nos "I would like to inform you /patkas are being pushed in as the next Navy Chief and the at present serving as comman- Army chief in 2016, the gov- in Jammu & Kashmir. plainant and submit report BR Helmets is underway. The that there are CRPF officers in CRPF and any force in India," tribunal on April 26 gave three der-in-chief of the Andaman ernment did not follow the The Prime Minister's under his signature. tender was opened on HQ which are pushing for hel- it further alleged. weeks to the Defence Ministry and Nicobar Command. long-held tradition of going by Office (PMO) referred the "Since encounters in 18.05.2017 and the field trials mets from MKU which only MKU supplied BP jackets to decide on Verma's petition. He had filed a statutory seniority. Bipin Rawat was complaint to the Union Home Jammu and Kashmir, Naxal-hit were conducted on protects from 9 mm pistol. in Mumbai police and also in The Defence Ministry, in complaint with the Defence appointed Army chief super- Ministry which in turn passed States and Northeast entail fir- 4/12/176/12/17at TBRL, Modiji when you say in your Rajasthan police , which have its reply to Verma's plea, said a Ministry on April 10, chal- seding then Eastern Command it on to CRPF to enquire into ing by insurgents and terrorists Chandigarh. Two firms i.e. speech "brothers and sisters", failed the test. "MKU is able to robust selection procedure was lenging appointment of Singh, Chief Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi the issues. from SLRs, LMGs, assault rifles SMPP and MKU Ltd went to we really look at you for top buy the government officers followed for selecting the next and asked it to respond with- and Southern Command Chief The CRPF has said the pro- like AK 47 and other such the field trials. The procure- quality armour protection. I am and manage the order even Navy Chief and that the peti- in 10 days. However, as there PM Hariz. Besides Verma, the curements have been made as weapons, headgears with 9 ment process is yet to be an officer in CRPF deployed in with substandard supply , tioner found unsuitable for was no response from the min- other contenders for the Navy per qualitative requirements mm resistance can be suicidal finalised . Thus any allegation J &K and before that I was please protect and stop this evil the top post, according to the istry, he approached the AFT Chief post included Vice Chief (QRs) fixed by MHA and there for the unsuspecting jawans," a of favouring any particular doing duty in Naxal areas. I am scam. We only need the best. officials. on April 24. In his petition, of Naval Staff Vice Admiral G is no question of favouring CRPF insider said. firm is highly misplaced and a big supporter of you Modiji, I have seen many die during The Ministry held that no Verma wondered why he was Ashok Kumar, FOC-in-C of MKU Ltd that supplies the hel- In its report to the unsubstantiated," the CRPF you are sent by God to save the course of my duty. Please unsubstantiated, frivolous, overlooked for the top post Western Naval Command Vice mets/patkas. Ministry, the CRPF said hel- said in its report. India from corrupt officers. I issue orders, only the best extraneous or irrelevant con- despite being the senior-most Admiral Ajit Kumar and FOC- The complainant has also mets and patkas are two pro- The CRPF further said, demand for CBI enquiry to be specification for all the prod- siderations have any bearing on in the line of command, in-C of Southern Naval alleged that in collusion with tective headgears used exten- "In an effort to attempt pro- done on the purchase of hel- uct should be approved for ten- appointment of the next Navy terming as "wrongful" the gov- Command Vice Admiral Anil the MHA and senior CRPF sively used by security forces in curement of higher level pro- met/patka, both don't save der as substandard specifica- Chief, they said. Verma, the ernment's decision to appoint Kumar Chawla. officials, MKU has been sup- India. Till date, MHA approved tection from rifle bullets, it was your brothers," the complainant tion product (jugad specifica- senior-most naval commander, Singh to the post. The govern- Singh, who is at present plying substandard quality QRs of helmets that could CRPF that proactively took claimed. tion) is compromising the safe- had moved the Armed Forces ment had in March named serving as the Flag Officer head gears. The complainant offer protection against rifle, initiative and took up the case "Modiji we don't need 9 ty of Indian soldiers under Tribunal last month after the Singh as the next chief of naval Commanding in Chief (FOC- further alleged that MKU also are not available. with MHA to review the QRs mm helmets. The deformation your leadership with huge defence ministry did not staff, to succeed Admiral Sunil in-C) of the Eastern Naval supplied bullet proof vests to MHA-approved QRs are of BP patkas." (to helmets/patkas from bul- financial losses due to purchase respond to his statutory com- Lanba who retires on May 30. Command in Visakhapatnam, Mumbai and Rajasthan police available only for 9 mm pro- In the anonymous letter on lets) should not exceed 13 mm. of products which are not plaint against Vice Admiral The government made the will be the first helicopter pilot which had failed tests. tection helmets. "CRPF has a CRPF letterhead to Prime Can you ask all the officers in needed by forces on the gound, Singh's appointment. selection following a merit- to become chief of naval staff. The anonymous com- never made any procurement Minister Narendra Modi, titled CRPF HQ on the pay rolls of added the complainant who The Armed Forces based approach and did not go Verma is brother of former plainant requested the PM to through its own tender on the "CRPF-Helmet and Patka sub- MKU, which are pushing for 9 only identified himself as AC Tribunal here is scheduled to with the tradition of appoint- Navy chief Nirmal Kumar stop all procurement of 9 mm basis of these MHA approved standard quality procurement mm helmets for us in J&K to (Assistnat Commandant) hear the case on Monday. A ing the senior-most eligible Verma. helmet and Patka, being pur- QRs. However, CRPF procured scam", the complaint said, "I wear the helmet and get a test (Srinagar Sector), Kashmir. # ' & 1/@89
Alwar: Police on Saturday filed Hansraj Gurjar, and Mahesh authority concerned to block the accused called up the hus- culated the video on social a chargesheet against the six Gujar are accused of raping the the video," Lal said. band and demanded money, media. (9/ accused in the Alwar gangrape woman. Deshmukh said a technical threatening to upload the video When the matter came case in a SC/ST Court here. While, they have been team was making efforts to on social media. The husband into light on May 7, the next Meanwhile, another case charged with rioting, gangrape, ascertain the identity of the then narrated the incident to day of polling, protests rocked -$#,--?0:& has been registered against criminal intimidation and kid- accused who would be arrest- family members and the state and the Ashok Gehlot- unidentified people for upload- napping, Mukesh Gurjar, who ed. approached the then led Congress government faced t least one out of four ing the video of the gangrape shot and circulated the video, The video was uploaded on Superintendent of Police Rajiv severe criticism. Apatients of TB is in the grip on YouTube, the police said. has been charged under the IT May 10 and it has more than Pachar with his complaint on Prime Minister Narendra of psychiatric disorders, par- Investigating Officer and Act. 30,000 views, the police said. April 30. Modi, BSP chief Mayawati con- ticularly depression owing to Deputy Superintendent of Alwar Superintendent of The victim was going with Pachar marked the com- demned the incident, while long duration of treatment for Police Jagmohan Sharma said Police Anil Paris Deshmukh her husband on a motorcycle plaint and asked him to meet the BJP, the Rashtriya the disease, stigmatisation and a350-page chargesheet was said the maximum punish- on Thanagaji-Alwar road on the SHO of Thanagaji Police Loktantrik Party held protests absence of family support, filed in the SC/ST Court ment for gangrape is impris- April 26 when the accused Station but the the officer did in Alwar, Jaipur, Dausa and Government doctors have said against six accused. "Five of onment till death and added stopped them and took them not give a serious response and other areas, alleging that the in a recent study. them have been charged with that the case has 35 witnesses. behind a sand dune along the the FIR was only lodged on case was covered up for polit- Unemployed patients and Director-Professor and her two died due to TB. various sections of the IPC, the SHO of Kotwali Police roadside. May 2. ical reasons during elections. those from the lower strata are junior and senior residents On the mental health front SC/ST Act and IT Act, and one Station Kanhaiya Lal lodged a They thrashed the hus- The accused kept calling The Rajasthan more prone to depression, said Umang P Salodia and Surabhi the situation is grim. Currently, accused has been charged with case under section 228-a of band and raped her in front of up the husband for money, fol- Government placed Pachar the doctors as they stressed on Sethi from Department of the country has 9,000 psychi- sections of the IT Act," he said. IPC, which deals with the dis- him. The couple were held lowing which he sought help under awaiting posting order psychiatric evaluation of all Community Medicine, atrists, 2,000 psychiatric nurs- The next hearing in the closure of identity of the victim captive for nearly three hours from the SP and police again, (APO) status, suspended the such patients at least once Vardhman Mahavir Medical es, 1,000 clinical psychologists case is on May 21. of certain offences. before they were let go in the but they asked him to wait, say- SHO of Thanagaji police sta- when they come for treatment College and Safdarjung and 1,000 psychiatric social Inderraj Gurjar, Ashok "The case was registered on evening. ing they were busy in elections. tion and shunted four police- at the Directly Observed Hospital, Delhi suggested that workers, too inadequate to Gurjar, Chotelal Gurjar, Friday. We have written to the Initially, they kept quiet but On May 4, the accused cir- men to lines. PTI Treatment Short-course "Physicians and DOTS meet the increasing demand in (DOTS) centres. providers should have a high view of rising number of men- The study published in the index of suspicion for depres- tal illness patients. To meet the & ) recent issue of Indian Journal sion when assessing TB WHO health standards, an % & of Public Health was conduct- patients. Those from lower additional 30,000 psychiatrists, ed among 106 TB patients pul- socioeconomic status and those 37,000 psychiatric nurses, ( monary and extrapulmonary who are unemployed during 38,000 psychiatric social work- TB, enrolled at a DOTS center their illness are especially prone ers and 38,000 clinical psy- Bhaderwah/Jammu: A five- communal colour to the inci- ' (% & in a rural area of Delhi. to depression. chologists will be needed to member special investigation dent to flare up the situation. Depression was found to "Their lack of employment provide healthcare to a 130- team (SIT) was constituted on "A five-member SIT head- be present in 25 (23.6 per may be contributory to the crore population. Saturday to probe the death of ed by Superintendent of Police, New Delhi: The All India biggest radio network of the available live on YouTube cent) participants with a high- financial hardships of the fam- As per a national mental a person in firing here which Bhaderwah, Raj Singh Gouria Radio will continuously broad- country, will continuously channel of AIR News, the state- er proportion of them being ily, predisposing them to health survey conducted in triggered violent protests, forc- has been constituted to probe cast a special programme on broadcast a special programme ment said. unemployed, belonging to mid- depression" 2014-16, about 1 per cent of the ing authorities to impose an the killing of Shah," Senior results of the Lok Sabha and on election results for 40 hours, AIR correspondents from dle or lower class. Depression While India has the high- total population suffers from indefinite curfew in the com- superintendent of Police, Doda, assembly elections in four states an official statement said. across the country will contin- is a common mental disorder, est number of TB patients in severe mental disorders and 9 munally-sensitive town, offi- Shabir Ahmad Malik told PTI. for 40 hours. The AIR News will mount uously provide latest live characterized by sadness, loss the world, ironically it has per cent from common men- cials said. Gouria, along with other News Services Division of "Special Janadesh 2019" — updates of counting of votes. of interest or pleasure, feelings inadequate mental health tal illnesses. The Doda district admin- members of the SIT, and a All India Radio (NSD-AIR) has bilingual programme in Hindi Similarly, all 46 Regional of guilt or low self worth, dis- experts. As per the Global TB By 2020, it is projected to istration had refuted reports team of Forensic Science made elaborate arrangements and English — from 7 am on News Units of AIR throughout turbed sleep or appetite, feel- report 2017, India accounted rank second among contribu- that "cow vigilantism" was the Laboratory (FSL) visited the for providing authentic and lat- May 23 to 11 pm on May 24. the country will mount special ings of tiredness, and poor for about a quarter of the tors to disability adjusted life reason behind the killing of scene of the incident at Kachi est results of the polls from May The programme will be programmes and news bulletins concentration. world's TB cases. In 2015, an year, calculated for all ages Nayeem Shah and said some Nalthi village and collected 23 morning. broadcast on AIR FM Gold and in regional languages of their The team of health experts estimated 28 lakh cases and sex, second only to heart people were trying to give fresh evidence. PTI For the first time, AIR, the other channels. It will also be respective states, it said. PTI led by Dr Anita Khokhar occurred, and 4.8 lakh people diseases. + ,-. /0,- 0 Q?B& R + % " -/-$'/- &'& Parganas, South 24 Parganas - ! Dum, Barasat, Basirhat (in against BJP’s Anupam Hazra a and Kolkata. “All the booths : North 24 Parganas), Jadavpur, TMC turncoat and CPI(M)’s aking note of a fierce street will get CAPF coverage,” an EC : Mathurapur, Joynagar and Bikashranjan Bhattacharya 9 (9 Tfight between the BJP and official said even as the poll ! D333 Diamond Harbour (in South who is also a former Mayor of TMC supporters during the panel transferred the Diamond ! E 24 Parganas). Kolkata and a senior High road show of BJP president Harbour SDPO. - Out of the 1,49,63,064 vot- Court advocate. At Dum Dum &- . .% which will be unlocked have rebounded on the Amit Shah in Kolkata and Apart from the Special ! ! ers, 7698023 are males voters, TMC’s Saugato Roy is contest- on the morning of BJP from an altogether apprehending violence in the Observer and a Special Police ! 7264664 female voters and 377 ing against BJP’s Samik ith the countdown for the May 23,” said a unexpected direction seventh and final phase of Observer this round will see are third gender voters. Bhattacharya and CPI(M)’s Wcounting of votes for the leader close to the in the form of elections the Election more than 3,000 micro- ! While Chief Minister Nepal Deb Bhattacharya. Lok Sabha polls having begun, Congress candidate Maharashtra Navnirman Commission has made an elab- observers keeping a watch on DA D) Mamata Banerjee’s nephew suspense punctuated by an contesting from one Sena (MNS) President Raj orate security bandobast for the polling. Apart from the ! Abhishek Banerjee is contest- unusual phobia over the gami- of the constituencies Thackeray. Sunday’s polling. political temperature the envi- ing from Diamond Harbour ness of the Electronic Voting in Mumbai. The MNS did not contest The ECI has deployed an ronmental temperature is like- against BJP’s Nilanjan Roy, Machines (EVMs) has gripped Politicians are also wonder- a single seat this elections, but unprecedented 710 companies ly to be between 37 and 38 their franchise deciding the fate CPI(M)’s Fuad Halim, at various Opposition parties and ing what will be the impact of the Thackeray held around 10 ral- of Central forces to man 17,059 degrees with high humidity. of 111 candidates contesting Jadavpur film-actor-come- their leaders in Maharashtra. over a dozen “poll-eve migra- lies and launched vitriolic booths of nine constituencies in A total number of from nine seats of Kolkata TMC candidate Mimi The EVMs, which were first tions” on their respective parties attacks on the ruling BJP-Sena three districts of North 24 1,49,63,064 voters will exercise North, Kolkata South, Dum Chakrabarty is contesting used in 50 polling stations in the and candidates and whether the combine and the National 1981 bypoll to North Paravur scions of political families would Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Assembly constituency in Kerala, continue their influence. the key constituencies which are now looked upon as an Among the many attracted enthusiastic crowds. enigma. Given most Opposition crossovers, prominent were With embarrassing audio- ) parties believe the EVMs could those of Congress leader of visual presentations which be manipulated, they are keep- Opposition Radhakrishna pushed the ruling combine to ing their fingers crossed. Vikhe-Patil’s son, Sujay Vikhe- the walls, there is huge ‘sus- Though the elections in the Patil, and senior NCP leader pense’ as to what impact will State were completed on April and ex-deputy Chief Minister Thackeray’s rallies have on the 29, there is a lot of trepidation Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil’s son election outcome, and if this in the minds of all the political Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil, both of could be a harbinger of things parties who hope for the best whom jumped ship to the BJP. to come in the upcoming &'& Singh’s nephew is contest- and prepare for the worst ahead Then there is worry over Assembly elections in the state. ing against former TMC MLA of the declaration of election the impact of Prime Minister In a first, Maharashtra wit- iolence continued unabated and State Minister Madan results on May 23. Narendra Modi’s rallies in the nessed a volatile Dalit-Muslim Vas alleged rivalry between Mitra from the seat. The State, along with the state in which he primarily tar- force — the Vanchit Bahujan the Trinamool Congress and the Even as the two parties rest of the country, witnessed geted NCP President Sharad Aghadi — a combination of BJP saw several vehicles being blamed each other for the a bitter campaign for its 48 Lok Pawar and his family members. Bharipa Bahujan Mahajan and set on fire at Bhatpara Assembly arson large posse of Central Sabha seats between the two Buoyed by Modi’s repeated All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul segment in North 24 Parganas. forces had reached the spot and main contenders -- the ruling attacks on the State’s numero Muslimeen, which jointly con- The Assembly seat goes to poll started area domination work, Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv uno political family, other BJP tested all the 48 seats in the State. on Sunday. sources said even as experts Sena alliance and the Congress- leaders joined the chorus and Annoyed by the promises The seat was vacated after wondered whether the Nationalist Congress Party publicly vowed to permanent- not materialising even as a local TMC MLA Arjun Singh Saturday’s violence could be a combine. ly “eliminate” the Pawars from severe drought confronts the quit his party and joined the BJP lead-up to a “larger bloody pic- “The suspense is killing. I state politics, but the Pawars state, there is ‘suspense’ over to contest from the Barrackpore ture” that could unfold in the can’t wait too long for the laughed it off. which way the farmers’ ire , ' parliamentary constituency seventh phase of Lok Sabha authorities to open the EVMs However, this seemed to may have vented in the EVMs. & against TMC’s Dinesh Trivedi. polls on Sunday. ( + - ( - ( , . ( Patna: A clash of titans is on the cards in Patna Sahib where & Digha Assembly segment Shatrughan Sinha is seeking to under Patna Sahib Lok retain the seat for a third con- wo young women, Sabha seat which goes to secutive term, this time on a Tresidents of the Bihar polls on May 19. Congress ticket, surmounting capital and joined at the Their touching story a formidable challenge posed head since birth, have was recently shared by by Union Minister Ravi earned the right to be the Election Commission Shankar Prasad. treated as separate indi- of India on its official Altogether 18 candidates viduals with independent twitter handle with the are in the fray for the con- voting rights. Sabah and #Chunavkikahaniyan. stituency, which covers the entire Farah (23), the conjoined Born in a poor fam- Patna city and a part of the out- twins who live in ily, the girls were taken to skirts, though the contest is Samanpura locality of the city, gle voter could have been that the AIIMS at New Delhi by being viewed as essentially a would be casting their votes on it has to be secret ballot and no their parents where attempts straight one between the actor- Sunday as per their respective other individual is supposed to were made, unsuccessfully, to turned-politician and Prasad. choice unlike the 2015 be present when one is casting separate them through surgi- Named after centuries-old Assembly polls in the State his or her vote. However, the cal intervention. Taking note Sikh shrine located on banks of when their names were twins are conjoined in such a of their plight, the Supreme Ganga where Guru Gobind inscribed on a single voter ID way that their heads are Court had directed the State Singh was born and spent his card and their vote was, con- turned, always, in opposite Government to provide their early childhood, Patna Sahib sequently, treated as one. directions. So there should not family with a monthly assis- Lok Sabha seat came into being The twins cannot be be much of a problem. tance of Rs 5,000 which was in delimitation of 2008 and denied their individuality on Moreover, they were also later raised to Rs 20,000 at the Sinha won it in 2009 and account of the way they are made to attend the Systematic instance of Chief Minister retained seat five years later. physically. They have different Voters Education and Nitish Kumar. The BJP is, however, dis- minds, different opinions and Electoral Participation The sisters are diehard missive of his prospects and choices. Therefore, this time (SVEEP) workshop held fans of Bollywood actor asserts that Sinha’s stellar vic- they have been issued separate recently. Salman Khan, whom they tories were on account of his voter ID cards and they will be They have been told how fondly call bhai (brother) and association with the party.PTI allowed to cast their votes by to go about the exercise. Poll the star had, learning about turns, District Magistrate, officials of the assigned booth them, once arranged for their Patna, Kumar Ravi told have been directed to do the visit to Mumbai where they PTI on Saturday. needful when they arrive, he met their favourite hero in He said the reason why said. The Siamese twins are person and tied a rakhi they had been treated as a sin- enrolled in the electoral roll for on his wrist. $ ( & / .
esults of the Lok Sabha polls in Kerala would be Rannounced later than usual on May 23 due to counting of slips from five EVM’s with Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail system, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Teeka Ram Meena said here Saturday. “The counting of VVPAT slips will take nearly four to five hours. The results will be officially announced after the counting of slips. The results can be seen in the Suvidha website,” Meena said. VVPAT enables Electronic Voting Machines to record each vote cast by generating the EVM slip. The Supreme Court had recently directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to increase physi- cal counting of VVPAT slips to five random EVMs in each Assembly segment/constituency. The plea of 21 Opposition parties, for VVPAT verification in 50 per cent or 125 polling booths in each constituency was earlier dismissed by the Supreme Court. Meena said all arrangements are in place for counting, with 29 locations being arranged, where the exercise will start at 8 am. + ,-. /0,- &1 2
. // -/ # * (() / ) ! .4+#5 5 + ( % C22 & ) ( / &- , & ' “The two leaders discussed 3 the United States’ Section 232 section of grounded Jet &- he US on Friday reached an tariffs on steel and aluminum AAirways’ employees com- &- in 2018. Tagreement with Canada and Canada’s retaliatory tariffs. prising members of airline t may not be over till it is It had provided the oppo- and Mexico to lift tariffs on The two leaders also discussed unions have written to SBI Iover. Even as some industry nce the high-voltage Lok sition parties of different hues steel and aluminium, and the relations with China, uranium, Caps seeking asset and other veterans believe that grounded OSabha polls come to an a common ground to rally corresponding retaliatory tar- and the new NAFTA,” a financial details of the crisis-hit Jet Airways may have hit the end, the new Government will against the BJP-led govern- iffs, a move likely to ease trade Canadian press release said. company for raising $700 mil- end of the road, State Bank of have a major challenge of get- ment ahead of the ongoing tensions between the three Such an agreement lion (4,917 crore) from a mix India (SBI) Chairman Rajnish ting rural economy back on the general elections. North American countries. between the US, Canada and of domestic and foreign Kumar remains optimistic that track, especially, in the wake of Farm analyst Devinder Elimination of these tariffs Mexico clears a major obstacle investors. clarity over the future course of forecast of delayed, below nor- Sharma said the farm sector is expected to remove a signif- to the congressional approval of SBI Caps is the transaction the airline will emerge in a mal monsoon this year with has been in “terrible distress” icant barrier to passing the new North American trade advisor for the lenders of Jet prises members of Society for Company Secretary have week’s time. chances of drought parts of the for the past few years and United States-Mexico-Canada deal called USMCA. Airways and managing the Welfare of Indian Pilots (SWIP) resigned from their respective “Various options are being country. immediate steps were needed Agreement (USMCA). The The steep US tariffs stake sale process for the debt- and Jet Aircraft Maintenance positions citing personal rea- evaluated. Legal opinion is Despite higher farm output to arrest the situation from USD 1.4 trillion in North imposed last year — 25 per laden carrier. The State Bank of Engineers Welfare Association sons. Close on the heels of res- being taken. There are many in the country in the previous deteriorating further. American trade supports more cent on steel and 10 per cent on India (SBI) is the lead lender (JAMEWA). It is being led by ignation by airline’s whole- investors who are showing years, the remuneration to “First, Farm Commission than 12 million American jobs. aluminum — became a major and currently in management Singh. The employee-investor time director Gaurang Shetty, interest. We have to see farmers has lowered due to the should be formed by subsum- “I’m pleased to announce stumbling block to ratifying a control of the airline. consortium has asked SBI Caps Etihad nominee on the board whether they have the money widening gap between demand ing Commission for that we’ve just reached an new North American trade “We would like to assure to provide details about the Robin Kamark resigned on and the wherewithal. I think and supply ratio. Agricultural Costs and Prices agreement with Canada and pact negotiated last year by the you that our resources are at level of debt post haircut by May 16. the clarity should emerge in a Poor procurement of com- (CACP) to ensure remunera- Mexico and will be selling our three countries. your disposal if they can be of banks and restructuring. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad week’s time,” the SBI top boss modities owing to inadequate tive prices to farmers. In addi- product into those countries US Commerce Secretary any help. Also, as understood by Among key financial details, Airways, which holds 24 per told IANS on Saturday. number and delay in the open- tion, direct income support to without the imposition of tar- Wilbur Ross said Trump’s strat- us during the meeting of 2nd Singh has asked as to how cent stake in crisis-hit Jet Asked if there are investors ing of purchasing centres by the farmers should be increased iffs or major tariffs,” Trump egy has worked. May, we are actively working much stake investors will get Airways, is currently the only other than those who have government agencies forced from current 6,000 per year to said in his address to the By acting in the best inter- with potential Indian and for- after infusing $700 million and solicited bidder for a stake in submitted unsolicited offers, the farmers to make distressed at least 18,000 per month in National Association of ests of national security, the eign investors to secure equity the fund requirements for run- the airline. But experts have Kumar said that there are some sale in past few years. order to bring them out of the Realtors Legislative Meeting. President’s imposition of based funding commitment of ning the airline for the next 24 found its bid unattractive for but their seriousness will have In case of vegetables, while vicious cycle of indebtedness,” Trump said the agreement Section 232 tariffs has brought $700 million,” Capt. PP Singh, months. the lenders, given multiple rid- to be checked. the retail prices hovered he said. is going to be a “fantastic deal” American steel and aluminum Senior vice-president at Jet Facing a severe liquidity ers attached to it. Lenders of Jet Airways, between 20-30 in major cities, Sharma also said the gov- for the US. He hoped the plants roaring back to life, Airways, wrote to SBI Caps. crisis, Jet Airways had sus- Besides offering to invest led by the SBI, are currently in the prices received by farmers ernment should allow public Congress will approve the providing thousands of new Sensing that the options to pended its operations on April just 1,700 crore against the the process of selling the airline for semi-perishable commodi- investment in the farm sector USMCA quickly. jobs and billions of dollars of revive the grounded airline are 17 and remains grounded. The requirement of 15,000 crore to to recover their dues of over Rs ties such as potato and onion and come up with ‘ease of “And then the great farm- investment across our nation, fast running out, a group of airline lenders are trying to revive the crisis-hit airline, 8,400 crore. Private equity firm were found to have slumped to doing farming’ on lines of ease ers and manufacturers and he said. employees had on April 29 pro- rope in an investor to resusci- Etihad, has in its proposal, put TPG Capital, Indigo Partners, 1 per kg. of doing business. steel plants will make our econ- “These industries are cru- posed to bid for management tate the airline and recover their the onus of finding a majority National Investment and The fall in crop prices led “Over 50 per cent of the omy even more successful than cial to protect our national control of the airline. They money. buyer on the lenders. The Gulf Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and the agitated farmers across the population in the county is it already is if that’s possible -- security and critical infra- claimed to secure a funding of While lenders are vetting carrier also wants exemption Etihad Airways were short- farmers to vent their anger on dependent on agriculture while which it is possible,” he said. structure, and this deal is 3,000 crore from outside various proposals, most of the from giving an open offer in listed to submit their bids after streets, and five mega what we spent on it is just 2-3 Earlier, Trump spoke with another notch in the long investors. top airline executives including case its stake goes beyond 26 they put forward their rallies by them were held in the per cent of the GDP (Gross Canadian Prime Minister line of successes of The employee group com- its CEO, CFO and the per cent. Expression of Interest (EoI). national Capital alone Domestic Product). Justin Trudeau. 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European Union membership Tpassed an amendment by Rohingya refugees from Ative coalition led by Prime A Nine-Galaxy poll ahead of key European which Sikhs in the country will Myanmar from attempting a Minister Scott Morrison on released shortly before the vot- Parliament elections. be allowed to carry kirpans and perilous boat journey to Saturday made a “miraculous” ing stations closed in the east EU Council President use it during religious and cul- Malaysia. comeback and is set to form the of the country showed a victo- Donald Tusk and Poland’s tural functions. Police in Pekua said 67 next government after winning ry for the centre-left Labor opposition leaders are among ‘The Offensive Weapons Rohingya Muslims from most number of seats in the party and Liberal Party-led those marching in Warsaw. Bill’ received the royal assent Kutupalong — the largest elections, defying exit polls coalition losing its bid for a The pro-EU rally aims to this week. The Bill aims at tack- refugee settlement in the world which predicted a victory for third three-year term. underline that Poles want to be ling rising knife crime in the — were stopped as they wait- the Opposition Labor Party. The poll showed the Labor an important member in the UK and it become an act of law ed to board a fishing trawler. Australians on Saturday winning as many as 82 seats in 28-nation bloc, even though after receiving the Royal Assent They included 31 women and voted to elect their next par- the 151-member House of the current rightwing govern- of Queen Elizabeth II on 15 children. liament and prime minister, in Representatives, beating the ment is highly critical of the EU Thursday. On Saint Martin’s, a small what has been widely referred governing Liberal coalition. and its institutions. The Bill had been amend- Bangladesh island in the Bay of to as the climate-change elec- On Friday, media reports Before the march, leaders ed late last year to ensure that Bengal, the country’s coast tion. After five weeks long also endorsed Labor Party from centre-left parties called it would not impact the right of guard stopped 17 other election campaigning across leader Bill Shorten as the best on the Poles to vote in polls, the British Sikh community to Rohingya and five Bangladeshi the country, around 16 million chance to end a “cycle of insta- saying they are crucial for possess and supply kirpans, or traffickers before they could Australians swarmed to the bility” in Australian politics. Poland’s standing in the EU.AP religious swords. board a rickety fishing boat.AFP 1 8278 1 55$ 581! #223 Colombo: Thousands of Tamils in Northern Sri Lanka observed the 10th anniversary of the brutal civil war between the government and LTTE by lighting oil lamps and remem- bering those who lost their lives in the over three-decade-long conflict. Tamils gathered at Vellamullivaikkal, the scene of the final battle on May 18, 2009 when the forces killed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, bringing to an end the bloody armed conflict fought mainly in the north and east of the island nation. PTI + ,-. /0,- 6& 7
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But all-rounder Mosaddek 909'='-#:9' -&(33 be held in UK from May 30. changes in the 15-member Openers Shai Hope and helped Bangladesh race to the The 34-year-old Jadhav's preliminary squad are permitted Sunil Ambris both made fifties finish line with a sparkling, Shanghai: 1 #8 # 2 7 58#! !15 participation in the World Cup till May 23. as the Windies reached 154-1 unbeaten 52. 2 $ 31! !#71$!##15 2 821#52$> 8-4--B8 8272 was doubtful after he had Speculation was rife that if from 24 overs before rain With 27 needed to win from --58 2 5127 12 sustained a shoulder injury Jadhav will not recover, wicket- intervened. the last three overs, the 23-year- 74 #8E8 $#82 ;4 champion Saina Nehwal, 2019 7 (( & India Open finalist Kidambi 8 3" & Srikanth and BWF World Tour ) 8 Finals semi-finalist Sameer Verma. ->■ ' . India first will look to quell the challenge of Malaysia on en Stokes's unbeaten 71 rescued Monday before taking on the BEngland from a top-order collapse as the mighty 10-time champions China World Cup hosts and favourites beat the next day. Pakistan by three wickets with three balls With former World No 1 Lee to spare at Trent Bridge. Chong Wei missing in action this Friday's win in a floodlit match saw time, the 13-member Indian team & 3 45 67 ) England secure the series at 3-0 up with one will fancy their chances against to play, but it was far from routine. Malaysia, who are likely to bank "I had luck in the decisive England were cruising to a target of 341 on Lee Zii Jia in the men's singles. moments in the second set tiebreak," at 201 for one when Jason Roy's dismissal In women's singles, Goh Jin *$$&7$'$:;$/ : said the 31-year-old. for 114 sparked a collapse that saw three Wei or Soniia Cheah will lead the "Towards the end of the first set wickets lost for seven runs in 10 balls. charge for Malaysia but they are he just started hitting the ball really And when Moeen Ali was out for a unlikely to pose any threat to # & # 7 well from both corners. duck, England were 216 for five. Sindhu or Saina. "Also backhand side, backhand But Stokes steadied the ship and with &■ Malaysia will need their down the line. He was playing really No 8 Tom Curran (31) got England back doubles to put up a good -> ■ '. last week, after almost three hours on well. Gave me a lot of trouble. But I on track in a stand of 61. ndia will continue their hunt for performance to salvage hopes of (1 1 + 1 the red clay of Rome. never lost faith," the four-time Rome Curran, pushing for a place in Ian elusive medal when top making it to the knockout stage. efending champion Rafael %& 1 1 Dutchwoman Bertens had winner said. England's final 15-man World Cup squad, shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina But the return of Satwiksairaj DNadal swept past Greece's advanced to the semi-finals after "I'm just really pleased to had already taken four for 75 in Pakistan's Nehwal spearhead the Indian Rankireddy after an injury gap Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to advance 911 1 9 world number one Naomi Osaka of overcome." 340 for seven. challenge at the prestigious will fuel India's hopes in both to his first final on clay this season Japan retired with a hand injury Del Potro had pulled out of "We got there in the end," man-of-the- Sudirman Cup which gets men's doubles and mixed doubles. at the Italian Open on Saturday. ( 6 : 111 before their match Friday. Indian Wells and Miami with a knee match Roy told Sky Sports. underway here on Sunday. Satwik will form a formidable The eight-time Rome winner 1 : 1 1 + Konta next meets either Czech injury, but matched Madrid Open "I knew we had a big total on the board India reached the men's doubles pair with Chirag had been stunned by Tsitsipas, fourth seed Karolina Pliskova or winner Nadal shot for shot, wrapping and I got out and I knew the job wasn't done quarterfinals twice in the 2011 Shetty, while pairing with the seeded eighth, in the semi-finals at 1 . Greek qualifier Maria Sakkari, who up the first set 6-4 in just over an so I was very frustrated. and 2017 editions but failed to experienced Ashwini Ponappa the Madrid Open last weekend. 61 11,1 beat the British number one on clay hour. "But then the boys came in and finished cross the last eight stage. in mixed doubles. But the 32-year-old Spaniard in the final of the Moroccan Open The world number nine received it off extremely well." The Indians would have to At the last edition, India had was clinical on the red clay of the earlier this month. treatment on a bloodied big toe after Pakistan captain Safraz Ahmed was ensure they pull no punches put up a superb performance to Foro Italico winning through in 1hr just a week before he starts his assault Earlier on Friday late night, Djokovic levelled one-set all. once again left lamenting his side's sloppy when they face heavyweights upset 1989 winners Indonesia on 42min to maintain his record of on a 12th French Open title at World number one Novak Djokovic But he kept up the pressure with fielding. China and avoid any early hiccups their way to the quarter-finals having not dropped a set this week. Roland Garros. saved two match points against Djokovic again needing to save "It was definitely tough luck for us after against 2009 semifinalists where their run was ended by Nadal next plays either world In women's first semifinal, former US Open champion Juan three break points on his serve in the we put runs on the board," he said. "But Malaysia in Group 1D to qualify eventual runners-up China. number one Novak Djokovic or Britain's Johanna Konta fought back Martin Del Potro to advance to the fourth game of the final set before unfortunately our bowling execution was from the group. This time too China boosts of Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who from a set down to seal victory on semi-finals of the Italian Open in a breaking for 3-2 as the momentum not up to the mark and we didn't field well." India's chances during the formidable team which comprises meet in the second semi-final. her fourth match point against Kiki three-set Roman thriller. swung his way. Earlier, Pakistan failed to capitalise on mixed team championship will Olympic champion Chen Long Nadal, seeded second, was Bertens to reach the final at the Djokovic saved match points in The 15-time Grand Slam winner Babar Azam's hundred. depend on the quality singles and 2018 All England Champion playing his fourth straight semi-final, Italian Open on Saturday. the second set tie-break before next plays Argentine Diego Their innings fell away following a players such as reigning BWF Shi Yuqi in men's singles and but had not managed to go further Konta, ranked 42, came through winning through 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4, Schwartzman, who eliminated century stand between Babar, who made World Tour Finals winner Sindhu, reigning All England champion on clay this season. 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 against sixth seed sealing victory with an ace on his first Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori 6- 115, and Hafeez (59). 2019 Indonesia Masters Chen Yufei in women's singles. His run to the Rome final comes Bertens, winner of the Madrid Open match point after a three-hour battle. 4, 6-2. %(2 3 ' ( %( 3% 3(2 % 4% 3 3 3 3 3(2 3 %'' ( 3 $ )%(53 %6 4 L % %3%6 /% . ( ) #!#") ( +, & & ! != !! & P# $?$ 3 3$?$ 3 3 ?5 ?5 & I & I ? ? 3 3 2 28("1F 1282 272' 2 12 7 ##8 !78 2(27(27)"2E8 2#"12# 8 12( ##2 2 5 2 512482 1#7"1# (27$ 21 2 5>1"1827#1#8842871!81#12(# 21" 8 8 "1# 1!2 52 n the recent years, the Indian coast lines. Rao writes, “Until 1958, decades. For the first time in the ter, ‘Maritime boundaries between 7, 2016, the Prime Minister said, “The Ocean region has once again the Indian Navy was headed by modern history of Indian Ocean India and its neighbours’. Indian Ocean region is one of my fore- become an arena of strategic British officers. During this era, the politics, the regional states — India Analysing India’s naval capabilities, most policy priorities. Our approach is competition among extra- vision of Navy was just confined to and China — are not only prepared Rao writes, “There are huge gaps in the evident in our vision of ‘SAGAR’, which regional and resident powers. coastal waters. The college of Naval but also capable enough to play key required capacity and capability of the means ocean, and stands for ‘Security IThe emergence of China and India as Warfare was established only after 40 roles. Since the 15th Century, the Indian Navy if it has to perform effec- And Growth for All in the Region’. We rising maritime forces and the relative years of Independence!” Indian policy extra-regional players with colonial tively the crucial task ahead in the would continue to actively pursue and decline of the US pre-eminence in the makers, occupied with a continental and imperialistic notions managed Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific region. promote our geo-political, strategic, and recent past have altered the power mindset, were unable to recognise the to dominate the Indian Ocean, with The nation is more than a decade economic interests in the seas, in partic- equations in this strategic and economic importance of the regional players and other lit- behind in procuring and building state- ular the Indian Ocean.” Modi has always region continu- the Indian Ocean region. toral states driven to the fringes. of-the-art naval craft.” He writes that stressed the need for greater engage- um. After the In this timely new book, the Although many factors have played the plan “strategy for force build-up” or ment with Indian Ocean littoral states. withdrawal of author has discussed topics ranging an effective role in enhanced strate- the imperative diplomatic initiatives for The utility of Rao’s book could have the Soviet Navy from maritime boundaries between gic rivalries and cooperation in the achieving the goals of the “maritime enhanced with the inclusion of a chap- in the early India and its neighbours, to India’s Indian Ocean region, resource has strategy of 2007” remained only on ter on Indian Ocean regionalism. The 1990s, the US outreach to the Indian Ocean and been a key factor. Middle East oil paper until the Modi Government took Pan Indian Ocean grouping, Indian emerged as an Pacific Ocean. Prior to examining was one of the key factors behind it seriously. The author writes, as sug- Ocean Rim Association (IORA), since uncontested PM Modi’s initiatives to enhance the US- Soviet Union rivalry in the gested by experts, Indian security con- its establishment in 1997, was missing maritime power engagement with the Indian Ocean Cold War period, and now again, cerns can be effectively taken care of by required collective actions to pursue its " % 1% in the Indian regional powers, extra-regional pow- resource and maritime trade are having three aircraft carriers and at objectives and execute the decisions Ocean, and ers, and other littoral states, Rao has compelling China and India to least five nuclear submarines. taken during the IORA Council of other regional and extra-regional successfully illustrated the back- enhance influence in the region. The Modi Government’s initiatives Ministers meetings. Learning from its powers could frame their Indian ground of the Indian Ocean geogra- Underlining the strategic impor- to bring back Maldives and Seychelles mistakes, the IORA is now imparting Ocean policy broadly in the ambit of phy, economics, politics, and strategy. tance of Andaman and Nicobar into India’s sphere of influence are can- the much needed attention to imple- the American ascendancy. However, India’s interventions and outreach in Islands and Lakshadweep Islands, the didly discussed in the book. Rao writes, ment the IORA Action Plan (2017-21) in recent years, the power equation the Indian Ocean and Pacific region author writes that India has potential “In a significant shift in strategic — the first action plan since the estab- has gradually shifted as China, India, are also discussed in detail. assets in its water as Eight and Nine approach, PM Modi was able to con- lishment of the association 21 years ago. and Japan’s naval potential has grown, In the chapter ‘China’s intrusion Degree channels. These islands need vince Seychelles for India’s naval base in It can be perceived that some key issues repressing the US naval dominance. in the Indian Ocean’, the Sino-Islamic to be transformed into strategic Assumption Island during his visit to — such as promotion of multilateral- In the early 1990s, besides the with- axis, China’s anti-piracy mission in assets to enhance India’s influence in Seychelles in March 2015. Yes, there are ism, reform in the IORA’s institutional drawal of the Soviet Navy, the Gulf the Indian Ocean, debt trap, and port the Indo-Pacific region and protect it / hiccups, but the diplomatic initiatives structure, sustainable development and War I and liberalisation of the Indian development strategy are discussed from adversaries. By recognising the are in the right direction.” During the responsible fisheries management and economy created an opportunity for in length. Expressing concern over strategic and economic potential of ' same visit, Modi outlined a strategy of development, maritime safety and secu- India to alter its Indian Ocean policy. China’s growing influence in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the ' enhanced engagement with the Indian rity, Blue Economy, women’s economic India began to downplay the idea of Indian Ocean region, the author Government of India aims to trans- O Ocean’s littoral states. Maritime safety empowerment, and tourism — will gain the Zone of Peace. Reversing the Cold writes, “For over a decade, China has form these islands as important cen- and security and sustainable develop- focused attention in the future. War policy, India began to engage been making concerned attempts to tres of India’s security strategy and a P ment have emerged as the key vectors of A key facet of the book is the series major powers and other littoral states. gain strategic foothold in the Indian bridge to connect South and South ' India’s Indian Ocean policy. of maps and diagrams accompanied with Instead of isolation, New Delhi began Ocean region. It has built the East Asia, and also to enhance India’s “To me, the blue chakra or wheel in detailed information of the subject. to pursue the policy of engagement. Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka and maritime influence in the eastern ' India’s National Flag represents the However, some chapters linked with the The book, India’s Ocean Gwadar Port in Pakistan. Only some- Indian Ocean region. Rao also '( potential of Blue Revolution or the Indian Ocean strategy and economics Neighbourhood: Narendra Modi’s one naive would believe that these argued that “the radicalisation of Ocean Economy. That is how central the lack in-depth analysis. The book also Strategy Initiatives, written by SV are exclusively commercial ventures.” Jihadis in Maldives and their growing ' Ocean Economy is to us,” Modi had said lacks serious conversation on the Cold Seshagiri Rao is an attempt to assess Concerned over the presence of hostility towards India requires much '* while commissioning the Offshore War power politics, current strategic sce- India’s changing strategy towards the Chinese submarines in the Indian stronger force deployments in Patrol Vessel (OPV) Barracuda in nario, India’s policy options, regionalism Indian Ocean region: How India’s Ocean, the author argued: “The Lakshadweep to tackle multi-dimen- . . Mauritius on March 12, 2015. This and sub-regionalism, and the idea of Blue maritime strategy could not succeed Indian Ocean today is heavily infest- sional threats”. .'( clearly reflects the Government’s com- Economy in the Indian Ocean region. in getting any prominence in ed with nuclear submarines, particu- The agreement between India mitment to develop the Blue Economy However, this is a must-read book for Jawaharlal Nehru’s strategic thinking; larly of belligerent China. Nuclear and Sri Lanka on the boundary in ' as one of the key vectors of India’s scholars who need detailed information and how under the leadership of submarines would not only be historic waters (June 26-28, 1974), ' Indian Ocean strategy. To attain the key regarding the Indian Ocean geography, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the equipped with the delivery platforms, the agreement between India and Sri objective of development with environ- marine resources, maritime disputes in region is now gaining importance in but would also be loaded with Lanka on the maritime boundary in .' mental sustainability, India is looking India’s neighbourhood, and India’s out- India’s foreign policy calculus. The nuclear warheads, unlike land and air the Gulf of Mannar and the Bay of O*' forward to enhanced linkages among reach to the Indian Ocean and Pacific author writes that with the passing missile delivery systems, since they Bengal and related matters (March various sectors of the Blue Economy regions. It will also be useful for scholars away of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the were meant to be available thousands 23, 1976), and the agreement 'P and enhanced cooperation with Indian and students of international politics, Indian Ocean lost its importance in of kilometres away from their bases.” between India, Sri Lanka, and Ocean littoral states. India is cooperat- Indian foreign policy, and maritime law. India’s strategic thinking. And for The recent endeavours of China Maldives concerning the determina- ing with Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives, 8 many years during Nehru and Indira in the Indian Ocean region suggest tion of the Tri-Junction Point Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka to promote + % ( " Gandhi’s era, the South Block worked that it is set to emerge as one of the between the three countries in the Blue Economy in the region. deliberately to refute the country’s key potent actors in the Indian Gulf of Mannar (July 31, 1976) are During the International Fleet strategic advantages due to the long Ocean power politics in the coming discussed in detail under the chap- Review in Visakhapatnam on February HH9G 'P'* P %P) %''&O.&;B- '% P % buuqy .'P ' *'. / & %++%;38 %" < *3 1 3 2 82$113(# 5% 852#!1 88712 8 88 7$ "1"#1! 8#32 2 12,,1! 2722#178 3712$ "51 (8& . he year 2020 will mark the birth The fact that a non-governmental organ- centenary of Nani Ardeshir isation could get a law deleted from the Palkhivala, the legendary lawyer IPC by the court itself is dubious. The and Constitutional expert, who author’s claim that the deletion of the during his lifetime had set the Section has offered equality before law is courtroomsT on fire with his scholarly eru- not the last word on the topic. Senior dition and superhuman wisdom. I doubt lawyers specialising in the Constitution as whether there are or were any other legal well as clinical psychologists are unani- luminaries in the country whose words are mous in their view that the homosexual spoken and quoted with the kind of rev- characteristics found in a section of the erence and adoration as that of Palkhivala. population are because of “psychological I do remember the special convocation and physiological disorders”. ceremony of the Manipal University held The argument put forward by the at Chennai in 1998 to honour Palkhivala, ‘Drop Section 377’ brigade is that “the C Subramaniam, and APJ Abdul Kalam Article 14 of the Constitution provides that (who was then the scientific advisor to the the state shall not deny to any person Prime Minister of India). What stood out equality before the law or the equal pro- in that ceremony was the convocation tection of laws within the territory of address delivered by Prof BM Hegde, the India”. One is reminded about the boon cardiologist with a big heart, the then Vice- given to Bhasmasura by Lord Shiva that Chancellor of the university. It still echoes anyone whose head he touched with his in the ears: “Ladies and gentlemen, today hand should burn and turn into ashes. In we are honouring three great sons of India the story, it is said that Lord Vishnu with PhD (honoris causa). C appeared as Mohini to get rid of Subramaniam, who gave us our food, Nani Bhasmasura when he became a major nui- Palkhivala, who gave us our democracy sance to the universe. But there is no pos- and freedom, and APJ Abdul Kalam, who sibility of any Mohini appearing in this retrieved our self respect.” (The function chaos filled world to save us from this lib- was held within months of India’s peace- eral brigade, which seeks total freedom ful nuclear explosion at Pokhran). from the great Indian tradition! It was the shortest ever convocation Our society is bound together address I have heard till date. “Isn't it because of some eternal values pre- self-explanatory and why should I irri- scribed by the great acharyas of yore. The tate the gathering with a big speech,” said without these words of decoration. What “present a new way of reading the the Supreme Court and the judges gave a great physicians and rishis, who lived Prof Hegde when this writer asked him was the purpose for which this amend- Constitution as India approaches the verdict which was celebrated with élan by thousands of years ago, had formulated about the shortest address, after the ment was made and that too through the 70th anniversary of its adoption”. a section of the population. The angry certain guiding principles for the smooth function. The next day, I got the chance back door,” asked Palkhivala. Bhatia has focussed on the success young man of Indian television held an and safe life on earth. There are rules, reg- to meet Palkhivala at the residence of The incident crossed my mind while achieved by the people of his ilk in get- hour-long ‘debate’, in which one heard ulations, laws, and dos and don’ts speci- Subramaniam. The great lawyer was not going through the book, The ting Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code some of the individuals who had been fied by them for happy, peaceful and pros- in the best of health and did not say any- Transformative Constitution: A Radical struck down by the Supreme Court. The affected by the particular section singing perous life. Whenever these rules are vio- thing after the convocation. But with Biography in Nine Acts, authored by author points out that Section 377 (pop- hallelujah to the judiciary. The author lated, the repercussions were disastrous. much pain and difficulty, he explained Gautam Bhatia, a young lawyer. Palkhivala, ularly known as the sodomy law) of the describes the sodomy act itself as “carnal Long ago, while attending a lecture by to me that the Indian Constitution was too, has authored a couple of books, which IPC, which had made “carnal intercourse intercourse against the nature”. Striking Palkhivala at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, our Magna Carta. could be described as the Gita or Bible of against the order of the nature” an illegal down Section 377 from the IPC is a sure Bombay, I remember him saying that free- There were comments from some the legal profession. But the books, We, The act. The law was drafted and incorporat- recipe to some kind of anarchy, says K dom was not free. The US learnt it the hard sources that the Constitution needed a People, We, the Nation, and Nani ed into the IPC by Thomas Macaulay in Ramkumar, a widely respected lawyer with way. Today, it is said that more than 60 per revisit as it has outlived its purpose and Palkhivala, Selected Writings were the 1864, but the Supreme Court last year decades of impeccable experience in cent of the children born in the US do not failed. “The Constitution has not failed. outcome of his decades long sadhana in ruled that “application of Section 377 to courts. The author has preferred to remain know who their father is. One has to read It’s we, the people, who have failed the the world of law. (I am not forgetting the consensual homosexual sex between silent about the origin of the word ‘sodom’ Fatherless America by David Blankenhorn to Constitution. The foundation of the Law and Practice of Income Tax authored adults is unconstitutional, irrational, even as he articulates about the sodomy understand the gravity of the situation faced Constitution has been shaken by our cor- by Kanga and Palkhivala). indefensible and manifestly arbitrary”. The law. Sodom was a city destroyed by God by the world’s richest country. Live-in rela- rupt politicians and negligence of the elite,” The readers may ask what Bhatia’s author claims that the ruling by the Apex $ < because of the evil nature of its inhabitants. tions, cohabitations, license to use drugs, and said Palkhivala. He pointed out the so- book has in common with Palkhivala? Court is yet another success for people ? 5 The details are furnished in The Book of the gun culture have taken the US to a stage called amendment of the Constitution by Absolutely nothing. Whenever one fighting for equality before law and has Genesis (chapters 18 and 19). of ruin. By a strange paradox, Fatherless the Indira Gandhi-led Government, which comes across the word ‘Indian devoted nearly 100 pages of the 499-page 3 8 Interestingly, the section of people who America, too, was published by incorporated the words ‘secular, socialist Constitution’, the first name to crop up book to “eulogise this victory”. have welcomed the Supreme Court ruling HarperCollins, the publishers of Bhatia’s book. and democratic’ to the Preamble. “Our is that of the legendary Palkhivala. It was a Delhi-based NGO which ques- $ 9? + JJ speak the same language as that of the self- Well, the choice is for the readers to make. country survived thousands of years What Bhatia has done in this book is to tioned the propriety of Section 377 before styled liberals and intellectuals of India. 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During a cross- enthusiasm for the special food. $8522725$#!#7 1#8 country run with his squadron, Ummer The NDA mess staff did not disap- 28124/&1 #O8752121 spotted Majid running ahead of him and point. They had cooked an elaborate meal 1 15 87$ 38278 2 883##8 ran faster to catch up. for all the Muslim cadets. It was evident 8 5##12 81$ 152 2##C “Sir, roza starts tomorrow. Kashmir that they had been hard at work in the 5 2 34*15 ## 327 has seen the moon.” “Yes Bhai! I con- kitchens from midnight. The mess work- > 21581 2>27212# firmed with my Ammi too and fasting ers also went around the tables, making 8F 78(/ 8 751 2 88 does start tomorrow.” Majid smiled at sure the cadets were eating well and coax- 1! 7#84 857"!152 27 Ummer, not wanting to damage his ing them to take just a little more. Their 1 8 12712824 morale. But he knew that only sheer grit health and well-being was of supreme would see them through fasting and importance to the staff of the NDA. These training at the same time. And with the Malik to the boys, and Bhoi interrogat- he and Bhoi bore an uncanny resemblance looked a little wounded. “Which side of cadets were training to defend the nation ( ) (%!$)% stress fracture, he was worried for ed him until he was satisfied. Malik to each other apart from the extra the bed did you get up from this morn- and the Academy would do everything #! .4 .) Ummer. They reached the end of their revealed that he was from Lucknow, that pounds. The boys relaxed when Majid left ing?” he asked Ummer, evidently want- in its power to help them succeed. +%( %( cross-country course, and Majid came he was born in Shamli but had studied the room. “Run fast, huh! We’ll see how ing to divert the conversation from his It was also the day that Ummer began % ' (. :-- over as Ummer was cooling down with in Rudrapur in Uttarakhand, and that his fast he runs from tomorrow, once he starts own weaknesses. “I don’t know about learning a new skill to add to his reper- his squadron in the parade ground. “All father worked in a horticulture firm. fasting.” Malik was clearly not happy about today, but tomorrow, I better get up on toire — horse riding. The horses at the 5 8$ "812 set for tomorrow?” Majid enquired. “Yes At this point, Majid walked in. All of being compared to a snail. “It’s all just the early side so I get some time with NDA are majestic animals. Ummer 13218##$1 58#!4 sir! It will not be the same as fasting and them sprang to attention. He had come practice, Malik. Bhoi here is a good exam- Allah before I begin my roza.” looked at them with awe, marvelling at 2 praying with the family back home. But to ask Ummer to wake him up the next ple. He was no runner to begin with, but “Oh, you will probably get some food their muscular structure and wondering (!15 7"#15.28 27 I don’t intend to miss roza at any cost.” day. He trusted his pal in this regard more now he maintains good speed,” said before roza starts. Could I also come with how many times he was going to fall off 1!!8 1## 121!"812#818 “Ummer, you will be amazed to see than he did his alarm clock with its seduc- Ummer, wanting to defuse the tension. you to the mess tomorrow?” Malik them before he mastered the art. After all, 1 2172#1 4 how well-supported we are here during tive snooze button. “Yes sir!” cried Still annoyed, Malik continued to begged. “Of course, you are welcome to unlike bicycles, horses were flesh and #1138$ 3 2 8 #"1"# 8 the holy month. 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I’m good at firing.” “That’s assuming that was an unearthly hour to wake up, even and adjusting the stirrups. Then there was ##2 2 2158Q 152 Kashmir. Ummer’s heart felt lighter by the “A n d y o u , halwai, you need to lose some you have a gun to fire a bullet from. That’s for precious food. Ummer was at Majid’s a brief on how to mount and dismount #17$ 1 #721$ Q 52 1 knowledge. That evening, Ummer, Bhoi, weight. That Prabhu and you are both not always the case in a war zone. room at 0300 hours sharp, and they had their steeds. The final session was on $!277 512#18 8 and Ayush were hanging out in their overweight, and you slow down the entire Sometimes all you’ve to do is run to save their sehri at the mess. Roza is observed grooming the animals. ## 8128Q1 2 > 27 177 dorm. 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Turkish state Kemal Ataturk, of Turkey, and poll has evoked strong criticism Third, Hamas, possibly has historically not tolerated ushered in “one man rule”, the from international quarters. with backing of Turkey, fired a the assertion of civil society and second Islamist coup of May 7, However, the moot point few rockets on Israel. President democratic voices. All military 2019, resulted in the annulment is: What makes Istanbul so cru- Erdogan swiftly condemned coups in modern Turkey (60, of elected Opposition candi- cial that Erdogan does not the Israeli’s retaliation. 70, 80, 1997) are the negations date Ekrem Imamoglu — who want to lose it at any cost? This Fourth, the Government of democratic voices; today it held the mayoral office for is despite the fact that he has announced the “surprised mil- is the Erdogan regime, itself a three weeks — as mayor of already lost this election sym- itary intervention” inside Syria product of electoral democra- Istanbul by the Supreme bolically — both politically to take place soon. All such cy, which is standing against Election Board (YSK), was and morally — even if his party measures are aimed to win over the assertion of civil society and staged to secure the survival of AKP’s candidate wins in the re- a section of Kurdish and democratic voices. This is the President Erdogan. run election, scheduled for Turkish Muslim voters for June core challenge that lies ahead Nothing is more bizzare, June 23, 2019. There are three 23 Istanbul mayoral repoll. for Turkey. illogical and crass partisan- compelling reasons for such, In most likelihood, The possible death of political than the ground of blatant undemocratic and Erdogan is going to succeed. democracy in Turkey will have cancellation by the YSK and its unprecedented decision. He has to prove by winning the wide ranging ramifications in rejection of Opposition’s com- First, Erdogan is a Istanbul mayorship, the previ- the region too. Already low in plaint. The YSK cancelled the “Kasimpasa boy” — one of the ous defeat was due to conspir- democratic indicators of gov- election on the ground of pres- poor districts (comprising acy hatched by FETO (Turkish ernance, the failure of democ- ence of a few non-public offi- mostly of migrant families state’s dysphemism for Gulen racy in Turkey would con- cials as presiding officers and from Anatolian rural hinter- Movement) as he did in recent vince many in the region that in the polling stations. land) of Istanbul — from where past: facilitated the failed mil- democracy is alien to However. it rejected the he started his political career. itary coup to prove his con- Muslim/Islamic culture and Opposition’s petition to enlarge He became Mayor of Istanbul tention that corruption charges tradition. Second a “democra- the scope of its decision to in 1994, which he held till 2003 ( & A (*( * ( (December 2013) and later tic vacuum” in the region invalidate the entire March 31, before becoming Prime % %B8 failed military coup (July 2016) would continue to provide a 2019, local elections in Istanbul Minister and President of were basically conspiracies conducive condition for the and other districts of Turkey’s Turkey and never lost to any national leadership, Prime political capital of Turkey, Istanbul mayorship would be Erdogan would go any extent hatched by FETO in alliance development of ISIS and other biggest metropolis, the 2017 other political party except in Minister and President goes Istanbul is the cultural and suicidal for Erdogan’s transition possible to win Istanbul may- with the West to overthrow his kind of Islamist terrorist forces constitutional referendum and March 2019 election. As through mayorship of Istanbul. commercial capital of Turkey, to possible coronation of him- orship with Yildrim as candi- Government. globally and regionally. the 2018 presidential and par- Erdogan reached the height of If Ankara symbolises “Secular whose revenue is crucial for the self in 2024 as Caliph as well as date as his victory is centrally However, democracy in Third, an Islamist Turkey is liamentary elections on the power and came to personify Turkey”, Istanbul represents Erdogan regime to maintain his preparing ground for family connected with Erdogan’s Turkey will be lost forever if likely to provide more fodder same ground, stating that YSK’s Turkish state, Government, “Muslim Turkey with memory “politics of clientelism” — succession. Hence Erdogan’s future politics of Caliphate Erdogan succeeds in winning to forces of Islamist radicalisa- decision is final and is not sub- party and nation, the loss of of Caliphate and Ottoman thereby providing social secu- choice of Binali Yildrim for and ensuring smooth transition the re-election. There were tion within and outside the ject to review or modified as Istanbul mayorship to an ordi- Empire” from where Erdogan rity to the members of his polit- Istanbul mayorship — a trust- to family succession. two critical moments in recent region. It is therefore in the per law! nary CHP candidate appeared derives his politics and author- ical constituencies. Further, ed and pliable figure who facil- It is therefore no accident times when people and civil interest of international stake- While “principle of regime to be a personal loss and a seri- ity. This explains why Erdogan the crony capitalism of Turkey itated everything during his that the cancellation of Istanbul society threw challenges to the holders and democratic states security” is the bane of Middle ous jolt to his charisma and could accept the electoral loses with its inbuilt corruption — Premiership that Erdogan mayorship was immediately Turkish state to be violently to extend support to forces of Eastern politics and Turkey is politics. In Ekrem Imamoglu for mayorship in Ankara, build and sustained by the wanted: A Presidential system followed by a few important rebuffed back. One was the democracy, peace and stabili- not immune to political culture — a “black” practicing Muslim Izmir, Antalya and other big Erdogan regime — thrives with constitutional amend- developments in Turkish pol- 2013 corruption charges ty in Turkey and in the region. that denies or obstructs the Turk with Anatolian back- cities but not Istanbul. He, mostly on “tender” and “con- ment, which gave Erdogan the itics. First, Abdullah Ocalan, against the Erdogan regime, the duly elected government to ground — Erdogan saw a polit- therefore, must avenge this tract” related to “developmen- kind of executive, judiciary the PKK supremo who is regime responded violently, (The author is Senior govern. But never in history of ical rival emerging on nation- loss: Remove this emerging tal work” in Istanbul. and legislative authority the behind bar since 2000, was engineered a coup and vio- Fellow, Policy Perspectives modern Turkey an electoral al level. In Turkish Muslim’s threat either by hook or crook. Third, and most impor- country has hardly witnessed in given access to his lawyer for lently crushed the democratic Foundation, New Delhi. The mandate was cancelled. The popular imagination, a road to Second, if Ankara is the tant, a non-AKP occupant of modern times. Therefore first time during last 8 years. voices of civil society. view expressed is personal). )%) (#5) - R / / / 99 ) ( % ( 1& = > " L & < - ) L & & %P %* ))%'3* he enforced disappearance Army, FC and intelligence to avoid a clash with the October 27, 2013. The first activists from Gilgit and ances of the people. This con- its natural resources. There internal political instability or Tof Baloch nationals — by agencies to release missing indomitable Army and intelli- phase, a 730km walk, ended in Baltistan regions, but the fession was made in a Press are no provisions in the UN any other public emergency, the Pakistan Army, Frontier persons and stop inhuman gence agencies on one hand, Karachi with a demonstration Pakistan Army and intelli- conference of Major General charters and other interna- may be invoked as a justifica- Corps (FC), intelligence agen- practice of enforced disap- and on the other, to attenuate in front of the Press Club on gence agencies have been out- Asif Ghafoor, the Director tional laws condemning or tion for enforced disappear- cies, mainly ISI and Military pearances. The said petition led the public and international November 23, 2013, while the right denying their involve- General of Inter-Services forbidding the movement of ances; Intelligence — has been a to a tussle between the apex pressure on Pakistan to deliv- second phase started on ment in the incidents of Public Relations (DG ISPR), on oppressed people for their Rome Statute of the burning issue for over a decade. court and the Pakistan Army, er justice to the Baloch victims. December 13, 2013, from enforced disappearances. April 29, 2019. In an answer to national freedom from the International Criminal Court, The Voice for Baloch Missing which resulted in the dismissal The Pakistan Army and Karachi and reached Islamabad On April 16, 2018, Justice a question of prominent jour- yoke of alien or colonial rule. part 2, Article 7(i) too enlists Persons (VBPM), the Human and arrest of judges by General intelligence agencies have been on Friday 28, 2014. They tried (Retired) Javed Iqbal, the head nalist Hamid Mir, the DG Instead, there are a number of enforced disappearance as a Rights Council of Balochistan, Pervez Musharraf. using enforced disappearances their best to highlight the issue of the Commission of Enquiry ISPR responded, “We know provisions in international laws crime against humanity. the Baloch Human Rights After a prolonged move- as a covert policy to bear down but could not draw the atten- on Enforced Disappearances you have a great attachment to and UN’s resolutions in con- Therefore, the legal posi- Organisation, and the Human ment, Justice Chaudhry and all on the Baloch freedom move- tion of biased civil society of and chairman of “National missing persons (issue). We too demnation of alien and colo- tion is clear that enforced dis- Rights Commission of Pakistan other judges were reinstated by ment and have been vocifer- Punjab and its media, because Accountability Bureau (NAB), have. We don’t want any person nial rule. Nothing can be con- appearance is not justifiable have been reporting enforced the Government of Premier ously disputing the reports of like other civilian institutions, shamelessly claimed that for- to go missing but where there strued from the statement of under any pretext. disappearance of the Baloch Yusuf Reza Gelani of the PPP. enforced disappearances of the so-called civil society and eign agencies illegally appre- is a war, you have to do a num- the DG ISPR, except a clear Although until now the people from all walks of life. Soon, Justice Chaudhry took people. The so-called civilian media are controlled by the hend people and pin the blame ber of (undesirable) works. It’s confession of the crime. armed conflict and human The issue of disappear- up the petition and continued Governments, apex kangaroo Army and intelligence agencies on the Pakistan Army, Inter- said that everything is fair in Though the DG ISPR tried to rights abuses in Balochistan ances has been occasionally hearing of cases of persecution courts of Pakistan and com- in Pakistan. services Intelligence (ISI) and love and war. War occurs to be justify forced disappearances by have not drawn the desired raised in public and parliament of Baloch nationals till his missions on enquiry have been On January 13, 2018, 27- Military Intelligence. He fur- ruthless.” saying that everything is fair in attention of the UN and the by political parties, including retirement. But he failed to toeing the line of the Army and year-old Pashtun model ther said that 70 per cent of the The above statement of love and war, this dictum finds world community, the increas- PPP, PML(N), MQM, annihilate the inhuman prac- intelligence agencies. The Naqeebullah Mehsud was missing persons are found to be the DG ISPR manifests: no support in law. ing intensity of the crime and BNP(M), and NP (when on tice of enforced disappear- Pakistan Army and intelli- killed by a team lead by Senior pro-military. Iqbal made these 1) There is a war in Belligerent parties and worsening human rights con- Opposition benches). Initially, ances by the mighty Army gence agencies, with the pas- Superintendent of Police Rao claims while briefing a meeting Balochistan; their actions are subject to dition requires the civilised the media and courts were and spy agencies. After the sage of time, extended the use Anwar of Malir district of of National Assembly’s 2) The Pakistan Army and international laws. The pre- nations, UN Security Council vocal on the issue. When retirement of Justice Chaudhry, of enforced disappearances in Karachi in a fake encounter, Standing Committee on intelligence agencies are using amble of the International and the prosecutor of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry the said petition started gath- former FATA regions of which led countrywide protests Human Rights. His statement enforced disappearances as a Convention for the Protection International Criminal Court was Chief Justice of the ering dust. On March 1, 2011, Pashtunkhwa, interior Sindh, by Pashtuns. Later the move- manifests how Commission of means of repression as well as of All Persons from Enforced to initiate investigation against Supreme Court of Pakistan, the the toothless PPP Government Karachi, Gilgit and Baltistan, ment was named as Pashtun Enquiry on Enforced a policy with a view to suppress Disappearance maintains that the Pakistan Army, paramili- apex court entertained a peti- set up a “Commission of where targets have been Tahafuz Movement (PTM). Disappearances, courts and the national freedom move- enforced disappearance con- tary forces and intelligence tion of the Balochistan Bar Enquiry on Enforced Pashtun and Sindhi nationalists PTM highlighted how thou- Governments are collaborating ment of the oppressed Baloch; stitutes a crime against human- agencies for their role in the Council. Although, in Disappearances” with the and activists of the MQM. sands of Pashtuns from former with the Army and intelli- 3) The DG ISPR justifies ity. Similarly, Article 1 of the enforced disappearances and to Pakistan’s power structure, law appointment of Justice The VBMP launched FATA and Swat have gone gence agencies to hide their the enforced disappearances said convention reads: bring them to justice. courts are not empowered to (Retired) Javed Iqbal as its “Long March” from Quetta to missing at the hands of the crimes against humanity. with his comments “every- 1) No one shall be sub- punish the Army personnel president and Justice (Retired) Islamabad via Karachi to press Pakistan Army and intelli- But the truth always pre- thing is fair in love and war”. jected to enforced disappear- (The writer is former guilty of enforced disappear- Gous Muhammad and IG the Pakistani authorities for gence agencies. There are also vails. So despite constant Indeed, there is a war of ance; Secretary General of Baloch ance of Baloch people, the police (Retired) Muhammad recovery of missing Baloch similar reports of enforced dis- denial, the Pakistan Army has liberation in Balochistan 2) No exceptional circum- National Movement (BNM) Chaudhry-headed bench exert- Sharif as its members. The people. Long March partici- appearance of Sindhi nation- eventually confessed the abduc- against Pakistan’s occupation, stances whatsoever, whether a @BNMovement. He tweets ed pressure on the Pakistan commission’s ulterior aim was pants left Quetta on foot on alists, MQM activists and tion and enforced disappear- colonial rule and plundering of state of war or a threat of war, @RahimBalochh) ' / *' ''4 ' . axu! 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' identifies itself with the inherent mind pick up the most appropriate lead. trends and then passionately pursues Recently, someone with an inflated South Korean who consulted me ties, will lead you nowhere. Only well- them as if that would be its end game. In ego, as would eighth aspect of Mars on sought two clarifications against reasoned dreams can prove fruitful. It the process, it doesn’t feel the necessity to Jupiter imply, got into a self-undoing act Amy observation on his chart: “Is would be, therefore, desirable to first invoke buddhi (the faculty of discrimi- because of his mental inconsistencies, being ambitious and dreaming of a good discriminate whether the dreams nate intelligence) for due diligence. which cost him heavily. The Sun placed future an illusion? You have talked about nursed are worth pursuing, especially Often, those with inflated egos become adverse to Saturn speaks of a negative my inflated ego. Would it mean that I in view of one’s individual worthiness vulnerable and get stuck to the callings of mindset charged with a sense of fear am groundless and an ungrateful brat?” and ground realities. Second, one has to one’s preconditioned mind. Caught up in and insecurity, also having an identity There is nothing wrong with being be well geared up to pursue the dreams this, seldom does one care to invoke bud- crisis. The Sun conjunct Mars is placed ambitious and nursing dreams. In fact, in the right earnest, as quality efforts dhi for a reality check before jumping adverse to delusionary Neptune and dreams are necessary for reaching the need to be put in to successfully make it into action. So, the probability of failure Moon. It implies, in the first place, that heights one is capable of, since they to the desired destination. Third, one becomes higher. Evidently, if you look at he would be stuck to his fanciful per- serve a focus to reach an objective. Since should be alert enough to intelligently life within the frame of such a restricted ceptions, distanced from ground reali- time immemorial, the Moon fascinated combat impending challenges posed by vision, you may also miss out on better ties. He may not acknowledge the truth and evoked man’s curiosity, seen every external factors. All these would need opportunities, if any available. If, howev- on its first appearance and continue day, yet unknown. A longing to know an orderly mind. The irony, however, is er, one remains conscious about invoking pursuing his line of thinking till pushed and understand it led scientists to send that blinded to dream perception, sel- buddhi, an exclusive human privilege to the wall. Second, he is irritable and man on the Moon. All creative persons dom does one remain conscious about before taking a call, greater chances are temperamental and may blow up on the are dreamers — scientists, philosophers, addressing inherent infirmities before- that ego may lead you towards a better slightest provocation, losing sense of poets, artists, writers. In fact, dreams hand. The result is obvious. tomorrow. So, ego is not necessarily a purpose and order. If that is not drive their innovative ideas and creative Now coming to the question of ego: compulsive spoiler. It can take either turn enough, his selfish streak playing heavy spirit. It is, however, equally important Let me make it clear that no ordinary — fruitful or self-defeating — depending in his mind doesn’t allow him space to to note that not everybody’s dreams are mortal could be ever devoid of ego. For, on how we use it, and which depends on care for others’ sensibilities and con- fulfilled. Non-realisation often brings in it is a necessary constituent of the mind how orderly our mind is. cerns. And the result is there to see. frustrating experiences. Would it mean that brings in the sense of ‘I’, and which On both counts, it becomes incum- ( that we are so helplessly fated? holds the key to how we steer our lives. bent upon us to watch our mind-trends, =++ Not exactly. More often, it is an Any good or bad decision, it is ego’s call. identify and acknowledge fault-lines, H& = dreams, distanced from ground reali- from external influences. Invariably, ego spective, filter off the undesirables, and + & 2=& = '- -'.- .'6R & ' ') ( ' ' ★ 9-0:/-..'& R )& .'( ' 'G / H : # =