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AD ROW: SHAPOORJI 5 HELD FOR N KOREA CONDEMNS WHEN PALLONJI FLOUTS ASSAULTING CRPF MEN, US FOR BRINGING HRITHIK ROSHAN REAL ESTATE NEW VIDEOS SPARK ‘HUGE’ NUKE ASSETS ALMOST GAVE UP REGULATIONS PG3 FRESH ROW PG6 TO REGION PG10 IN LIFE PG16 Quick News44 THE US DROPPED BIGGEST NON-NUCLEAR BOMB AT 7.30 PM ON THURSDAY TARGETING ISIS CAVES PAK SAYS IT HAS CREDIBLE EVIDENCE Imposing only fine demands copy of on woman convict in ‘Mother of all bombs’ Jadhav chargesheet MPOST BUREAU access to Jadhav so that we can appeal," he said. serious case unfair: SC ISLAMABAD/NEW Sources in New kills 36 ISIS militants DELHI: India on Fri- Delhi said apart from NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has held KABUL: The attack on a tunnel day demanded from diplomatic options, that imposing only a fine in serious offences, complex in remote eastern Afghan- What is the MOAB bomb? Pakistan a certified India will also explore which entail award of jail terms and fine both, istan with the largest non-nuclear »»The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast copy of the charge- legal remedies per- on women convicts would lead to “unfair” weapon ever used in combat by (MOAB) is a 21K-pound, GPS-guided explosive sheet as well as the mitted under Pakistan and “unjust” consequences. Observing this, the US military left 36 Islamic State judgement in the death sen- legal system including Jadhav's the apex court set aside the Himachal Pradesh group fighters dead and no civil- »»This is the first time that the US has used the tence of its national Kulb- family appealing against the High Court verdict imposing only a fine on a ian casualties, Afghanistan officials MOAB bomb in combat hushan Jadhav and sought verdict. woman, who was convicted of drugging and said today. »»The bomb, developed by Albert consular access to him. Pakistan's military Gen- taking part in robbing a man, and said leniency The Ministry of Defense said in Weimorts of the United States Indian High Commis- erals on Thursday decided not cannot be shown beyond what has been allowed a statement that several IS caves and military, was first tested in 2003 sioner in Islamabad Gautam to make any "compromise" on in the statutory scheme. P7 ammunition caches were destroyed U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the Bambawale met Pakistan For- the death sentence given to by the giant bomb, which terri- military's largest non-nuclear bomb on »»It was manufactured during the time of Iraq eign Secretary Tehmina Jan- Jadhav. fied villagers on both sides of the an Islamic State target in Afghanistan war in the year 2003, but was never used jua in connection with the Meanwhile, Pakistan on SBI targets `1 lakh cr Afghanistan-Pakistan border with case of Jadhav, who has been Friday said the death sen- its “earsplitting blast.” Built by Length Weight Target Radius given death sentence by a Paki- tence to Kulbhushan Jadhav The US military headquarters in MOAB: Boeing 30 feet 21K pounds IS caves 1 mile stani military court for alleged was based on "credible" and digital transactions Kabul said the bomb was dropped spying. "specific" evidence that prove at about 7:30 pm local time Thurs- kilometres from the border with penetrate, with tunnels as deep as successful mission.” "I have asked for a certified his involvement in spying and NEW DELHI: Country’s largest lender SBI on day on a tunnel complex in Nan- Nangarhar. “I jumped from my bed 40 meters. The bomb, known officially as a copy of the charge-sheet as well terror activities and asserted Friday said that it aims to reach 5.2 lakh Accep- garhar province, where the Afghan and came out of my home to see The US estimates 600 to 800 IS GBU-43B, or massive ordnance air as the judgement in the death that more active diplomacy is tance Touch Points and collectively do Rs 1 lakh affiliate of the Islamic State group what has gone wrong in our village.” fighters are present in Afghanistan, blast weapon, unleashes 11 tonnes sentence of Kulbhushan Jad- needed to arrest the "growing crore transaction in 2017-18 to take forward has been operating. The target was Gen. Daulat Waziri, the spokes- mostly in Nangarhar. The US has of explosives. Inamullah Meyakhil, hav," Bambawale said. crises" in the Indo-Pak ties. government’s digital agenda. close to the Pakistani border. man for the Afghanistan Ministry concentrated heavily on combat- the spokesman for the central hos- "They have denied our Pakistan PM's Advisor on The State Bank of India (SBI) said in a state- “I was sleeping when we heard of Defense, said the death toll of ting them while also supporting pital in eastern Nangarhar prov- request for consular access 13 Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said ment that it has implemented various initiatives a loud explosion. It was an earsplit- IS fighters could rise. He said the Afghan forces battling the . ince, said the facility had received times (in the last one year). I that due process of law was fol- as part of Digital India and Digi Dhan Mela ting blast,” said Shah Wali, 46, who bombing was necessary because the President Donald Trump called no dead or wounded. have again requested the Paki- lowed in the trial of 46-year-old campaign launched by the government. These, lives in the village of Goor Gari, 15 fortification was extremely hard to Thursday’s operation a “very, very More reports on P10&11 stan Foreign Secretary to give Jadhav. (WITH AGENCY INPUTS) include adoption of 110 villages to develop dig- ital eco system, and targeting deployment of FLYING PRIEST 25,000 terminals at 12,500 villages under a NAB- ARD scheme. “In FY 2017-18, the bank’s ambi- BJP national executive: Party to focus on tion is to reach 5.2 lakh Acceptance Touch Points which include 4 lakh Digital PoS (Bharat QR and states crucial for its fortunes in 2019 Aadhaar Pay) and collectively will receive Rs 1 lakh crore of transaction value,” SBI said. P12 NEW DELHI: Having on Saturday. paid tributes to ers”, a reference to the majority reclaimed power in Uttar Gaining strength in the dalit icon Bhim Rao Ambed- mark in the 147-seat Odisha Pradesh after 15 years, the BJP eastern states is on the top kar on his birth anniversary assembly. India should aspire will now turn its focus to the of BJP president Amit Shah’s and later joined his state party The BJP has also planned states where it has been tra- to-do list now. Prime Minister colleagues in celebrating the a virtual road show for Modi to become global ditionally weak but which are , besides Shah Odia new year. The BJP organ- when he arrives here on Satur- critical to determine its for- himself are likely to give a call ised a motorcycle rally to wel- day. He is likely to be greeted tunes in the 2019 for pushing the party’s expan- come him. at several places on his road power of happiness polls as its national execu- sion in the new territories. He was also presented with travel from the airport to Raj PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE tive meet begins in Odisha After arriving in the city, a garland of 74 “victory flow- Bhavan. MPOST See P7

In today’s A priest, flying around the devotees with the help of a rope, distributes ‘prasad paper during the inaguration of Charak festival in Kolkata on Friday PTI ... OPERATION CLEAN MONEY-II LAUNCHED CITY 60,000 people TUNNEL BORING UNDER HOOGHLY BEGINS 4 NATION under I-T scanner BJP TARGETTING ME: MAYAWATI 5 MPOST BUREAU identified under the latest operation and all suspicious and similar inter- EDIT NEW DELHI: The Income Tax depart- related transactions have been chosen ment has identified over 60,000 “high and brought under it. UNDER THE JUDICIAL LENS 8 risk” persons for a probe under the “The deposits under the scrutiny of INTERNATIONAL second phase of the ‘Operation Clean the latest operation are no doubt high- Money’ which was launched Thursday value ones,” he said. WAR COULD BREAK OUT AT ANY TIME: CHINA 10 to detect black money generation post The officer added that while the demonetisation. The CBDT said the initial communication to these 60,000 BUSINESS category of people who will undergo people will go via the online medium, “detailed investigations” as part of the the taxman will also undertake search SOFTBANK PUMPS IN RS 1,675 CR IN OLA 13 next phase of the operation include and survey action and also seek physi- businesses claiming cash sales as the cal documents from the assessee as part SPORT source of cash deposits, like petrol of the operation. The threshold under pumps and other essential services like the first phase of the operation, that KKR FACE SRH IN SUPREMACY BATTLE 14 hospitals, which is found to be excessive began on January 31 and ended on Feb- compared to their past profile or indus- ruary 15, was kept at deposits made to try norms during the notes ban period. the tune of Rs 5 lakh and above. FOR ADVERTISING It will also probe those government “More than 60,000 persons, includ- or Public Sector Undertaking employ- ing 1,300 high-risk persons have been kindly contact at 9810195709 ees who made “large cash deposits”, identified for an investigation into or people who have undertaken high- claims of excessive cash sales during [email protected] value purchases, those who “layered” or the demonetisation period. laundered funds by using shell compa- “More than 6,000 transactions of FOR SUBSCRIPTION nies and those who did not respond to high-value property purchase and kindly contact at 8800854665 taxman’s queries under the first phase 6,600 cases of outward remittances or of the said operation. shall be subjected to detailed investiga- [email protected] A senior officer said there is no tions,” the CBDT, policy-making body threshold of deposits that has been of the department, said in a statement. PEPSI TO SELL BOTTLED WATER AT SAME MRP ACROSS INDIA Hoteliers overcharging in name of service charge to face the music DHIRENDRA KUMAR not make it mandatory that a certain per- Hearty greetings and best centage would have to be levied as service wishes to all the people of NEW DELHI: Cracking the whip on charge. It is a violation of consumer pro- errant hoteliers for overcharging in the tection law,” Paswan added. the state on the occasion of name of service charge, the government Some hoteliers have approached the has decided to issue an advisory to all state Supreme Court for relief in the matter after Nabobarsho governments soon. The Ministry of Food the National Consumer Disputes Redressal and Consumer Affairs has sent a draft Commission’s order came in the govern- advisory to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) ment’s favour. for the final approval. In another major development, Pepsi “The ministry is hopeful of getting the has decided to sell packaged mineral water Mamata Bandyopadhyay PMO’s approval on the advisory as it is in Aquafina at the same maximum retail price the interest of consumers. The restaurants (MRP) across the country, while Board of Hon’ble Chief Minister, West or food outlets are charging for serving Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has the food, which is against the provisions also ensured that bottled water would be of consumer law. The service charge is sold at same MRP in all of its cricket stadi- a voluntary component and should not ums. The decision in this regard has been be imposed upon consumers,” said Food advisories that the hotel industry would taken after Paswan’s push for the same Department of Information and Cultural and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas have to follow. It’s a known practice that MRP for packed food and beverage. The Affairs, Government of Paswan. when a customer is treated well at any food minister opined that after Pepsi’s move, “The government will not bring any law outlet of the country, they voluntarily offer other may also follow suit in the larger ICA-742(22)/2017 to regulate it, but yes, there will be some a tip to the waiter, but restaurants can- interest of consumers. 2 town mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Saturday, 15 April, 2017

Strangers can help you choose Poignant but flawed ‘AFTERMATH’ Director: Elliott Lester; Cast: Arnold Schwar- zenegger, Scoot McNairy, Maggie Grace, Martin BETTER PROFILE PICTURES Donovan, Hannah Ware, Kevin Zegers; According to researchers, people make poor choices when Rating: selecting flattering images of themselves for online profile ftermath is a slow-moving, pictures, which affects other people’s perception of them grim drama in- spired from true ant a new Facebook tend to select images that high- Aevents. It follows the lives profile picture? Let a lighted positive personality of two men who fall into a deep depression after two stranger do the choos- traits in line with the context planes collide in mid-air. ing, say scientists who of the website that the image The duo: Roman Melnyk is a Ukrainian immigrant Wfound that people are not good at pick- was for. ing out flattering pictures of themselves “Our results demonstrate that construction worker who loses his wife and daughter for online profiles. people know how to select profile in the plane crash, and Jacob Bonanos, often referred In the first study to investigate the pictures that fit specific networking to as Jake , is the air traffic controller who was on call process by which people choose their contexts and make positive impres- during the accident. profile pictures, researchers from Uni- sions on strangers: dating images After the accident, distraught and depressed, Roman versity of New South Wales (UNSW) in appear more attractive, and profes- abandons his job and spends his days watching his Australia found that images selected by ual’s character and personality within sional images appear more competent,” strangers convey more favourable first a split second of seeing a photograph said White. However, when researchers family videos and recollecting his happy days. All he impressions than images people select of their face, so our results have clear showed these images to strangers they wants by way of compensation is an apology from the for themselves. The findings which practical implications,” he said. had recruited via the internet and asked person responsible for the accident. were published in the journal Cog- “If you want to put your best face them to rate how attractive, trustwor- On the other hand, Jacob suffers from guilt pangs and nitive Research appear to contradict forward, it makes sense to ask someone thy, dominant, confident or competent finds himself unable to lead a normal life. He retreats previous research which showed that else to choose your picture,” he said. the person in them appeared, they into a shell after the exterior of his house is painted people tend to portray themselves more To find out whether selecting found that the images people had favourably than others. one’s own profile picture might have selected for themselves made a with accusatory graffiti. “Our findings suggest that people a positive or negative effect on first less favourable impression In his depression, he suffers a nervous breakdown and make poor choices when selecting flat- impressions, the researchers asked 102 than images selected by nearly serves his son raw eggs for breakfast. His wife tering images of themselves for online students to select two out of 12 photos others. PTI Christina suggests that they spend some time apart. So, profile pictures, which affects other of their own face that they were most he moves to a new town under an assumed name, Pat people’s perception of them,” said David or least likely to use as a profile picture Dealbert, and a new job profile. But then Roman and White, from UNSW. in three online network contexts: social “This effect is likely to have a sub- networks, dating sites and profes- Jacob’s paths would soon intersect, is apparent from stantial impact on online interactions, sional networks. the very beginning. the impressions people form and the Participants were then asked Both actors convey grief and loss with plenty of raw decisions they base on them, includ- to do the same for 12 images of emotions on display. Arnold is surprisingly convincing ing whether to employ, date, befriend a randomly selected stranger as the old man Roman in perfectly costumed tacky, or even vote for someone,” White said. who had participated in the study tucked-in, loud-print shirts and a weathered leather “Previous work has shown that peo- previously. coat. With a stubble and moist eyes on the edge of ple make inferences about an individ- The researchers found that people tears and madness, he has never looked so good onscreen. But on the emoting front, he is limited as an actor. Scoot McNairy as Jacob delivers a fantastic performance. He is aptly supported by Maggie Grace Smartphone addiction Married LGBT adults as his wife Christina. Their chemistry is palpable and you feel sorry for the family. healthier, happier: Study While the film manages to engage and invest in its may create personal, characters as they head towards their respective fates, FOR YEARS, studies have linked mar- the real problem with “Aftermath” isn’t the acting or riage with happiness among heterosex- directing, it is the script. ual couples. A new study now shows The script hardly delves into the mind of its characters, SOCIAL PROBLEMS that the benefits of marriage extend to particularly Roman’s, which makes some of his actions lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) couples as well. towards the end seem implausible and never lets the Both groups experience per- In the study, published in the jour- audience fully understand what really led up to his sonal, social and workplace prob- nal The Gerontologist, LGBT partici- actions at the end. lems due to a compulsive need to be pants who were married reported better on their smartphones, according to physical and mental health, more social the study published in the Informa- support and greater financial resources The story of a brothel tion Systems Journal. than those who were single. Females were most likely to For the research, Jayn Goldsen from BEGUM JAAN exhibit susceptibility to addiction. the University of Washington, and her “While self-identified ‘addict’ colleagues used survey data from more Director: Srijit Mukherji; users were in the minority, I predict than 1,800 LGBT people, aged 50 and Cast: Vidya Balan, Chunky technology addiction will increase older, in locations where gay marriage Pandey, Gauahar Khan, as technology continues to advance was already legal in the US in 2014. Sumit Nijhawan and application, game and gadget About one-fourth were married, developers find new ways to ensure another fourth were in a committed et in the backdrop PEOPLE WHO use smartphones dopamine is being released, and users’ long term engagement with relationship and half were single. of late Indian Inde- in excess may experience personal, over time this makes us acquire technology,” Vaghefi said. Married respondents had spent an pendence period of social and workplace problems, a desire for quick feedback and The researchers said that if average of 23 years together, while those S 1948, Begum Jaan is Hin- warns new research. immediate satisfaction. This process you constantly check your smart- in a committed, unmarried relationship di remake of the Bengali In the study, participants who also has contributed to developing phone, even when it does not ring had spent an average of 16 years. identified themselves as “addicts” shorter attention spans and being or vibrate, or you get paranoid when Among the study participants, more film Rajkahini (2015). It is and “fanatics” exhibited signs that more and more prone to boredom,” the smartphone is not with you, women were married than men. a story of eleven prostitutes who refuse to part ways could indicate depression, social Vaghefi said. seeking professional help might be Researchers found that, in general, with their brothel and each other during the partition isolation, social anxiety, shyness, The umbrella term “technology a good idea. participants in a relationship, whether between India and Pakistan. The local king has taken impulsivity and low self-esteem. addiction” refers to addictive behav- Moreover, if you use technol- married or in a long-term partnership, them under his wings and that’s a relationship Begum “Our smartphones have turned iour related to social media, exces- ogy as a way of escaping problems showed better health outcomes than loves to flaunt. The locals are scared of her, so is the into a tool that provides short, sive texting, information overload, or relieving feelings of helplessness, those who were single. quick, immediate satisfaction, online shopping, gambling, video guilt, anxiety or depression, or you But those who were married fared administration. Her crumbling mansion is her kingdom. which is very triggering,” said Isaac gaming, online pornography and ignore what is happening in real even better, both socially and financially, lower physical, psychological, social Nobody dares talk to her in a mocking tone. How- Vaghefi, Assistant Professor at Bing- overall smartphone usage. time in favour of what is happening than couples in unmarried, long-term and environmental quality of life; ever, her inner self is much mellowed and benevolent hamton University-State University According to the study, seven virtually, you might then be a right partnerships. and to have experienced the death of than what she cares to show and she knows what it of New York. per cent were identified as “addicts” candidate to seek professional help, Single LGBT adults were more a partner, especially among men, the means to be a sex worker. “Our neurons get fired and and 12 per cent as “fanatics.” the researchers said. IANS likely to have a disability; to report findings showed. IANS MAPPING THE GROWING CAPITAL OUR CORRESPONDENT months, patiently hunting for maps and documents that could unveiling n the era of digital Google the story of the capital. The National maps which are accessi- Archives of India, the Delhi State ble to all, people have for- Archives and many others institu- gotten the significance of tions, the author said, hold incredi- maps.“I Maps are an important chan- ble treasures whose true value needs nel to know a city even when you’re to be appreciated. far away from it; existence of maps The author further shared that lies beyond its navigation abilities: the book unveils the development of they are symbolic of power, govern- the capital, showing the most impor- ment and marking the borders is a tant changes in its urban planning political act,” said Pilar Maria Guer- over two hundred years. rieria in her opening statement at “I believe it is an interesting the recent launch of her first book book for both academics and non- Maps of Delhi. academics. For the first ones, given The book presents an exquisite back in those days for the purpose lots of garden all around. It is built has been an incredible life experi- the amount of valuable primary study of the maps of Delhi, from of understanding the city for better according to British standards, and ence. Took a very long time to col- sources information, is an impor- the onset of the 19th century to governance. The copies were created so is Bangla road. But if you look at lect, select and put in order all the tant detailed specific reference the master plan of 2021. It is first of those maps: one was sent to Lon- Patel Nagar, the construction of this maps scattered in several Indian point. Instead, for the second ones, of its kind, a collection of maps of don; and other kept in India for the part of the city brings out a post- archives. Dealing with chaotic and I believe the book provides a fasci- the city, a breathtakingly illustrated purpose that if the ship might sink, independence understanding; it’s diverse archives, handle bureau- nating sense of growth and expanse cartographic history of the capital. all the work doesn’t go in vain. built according to a rationale pattern cracy, time spent getting the right of the city, kick starting the curiosity Manosi Lahiri, author of the book “The book was a part of my of economically using the available information and patience used to of exploring hidden historical trea- Mapping India mentions that it must PhD program and it was done out space to accommodate people. The keep going, have been the main sures,” maintained the author. have taken Dr Pilar sheer amount of of necessity, and it was a great work- book presents its readers not just the challenges of the research process,” Referring to the capital as “City hard work in collectivizing and com- ing experience in Delhi,” said Dr maps, which are on the ground but recalled Guerrieri, who holds a PhD of Cities,” the author added that piling all these maps together and Pilar, the author of Maps of Delhi. also master plans and expert pieces in Architectural Design, Architec- Delhi is a city of distinct parts – each dealing with National Archive. She Through maps one can understand of town planning which if executed tural Composition, Criticism and with its distinct characters and fea- further mentions that first few maps the human interaction of the time. and implemented can make Delhi a Theory. tures – so distinct that we are actu- in the books are those historic maps If you look at Shahjahanabad, better place and more organised city. Guerrieri said that after getting ally able to identify those parts as prepared by British cartographers it’s an airy, open, healthy city with “The process of finding the maps access to archives, she sat there for micro cities within the city. 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Though tant sari would be the Chief Minister. merce giant Amazon. For those Ben- of Amazon-US will be the first to main product to be uploaded by Tantuja will continue to take the galis who are settled abroad and crave sell Bengali tant in faraway Amer- Tantuja, a variety of cotton skirts, omni-channel marketing route for to wear their very own tant, here’s ica. Even other Tantuja products scarves, stoles and other unstitched reaching out to more customers, flouts real estate the good news. will also be sold. products and silk as well could besides introducing new products. Tantuja, under West Bengal State “Amazon-United States will sell also be displayed there on Amazon “We are getting huge response Handloom Weavers’ Cooperative tant sari. This is a new initiative website, a state government source from the customers in online Society, will work together with which will promote and sell Tan- revealed. shopping platforms which are Amazon-United States for overseas tuja’s product in the United States,” However, Tantuja is working on a big encouragement for us. About Disclaimer: promotion and marketing of the said Swapan Debnath, Minister of special saris for special occasions this new venture with Amazon- The layout, regulations products. State, Handloom and Textiles. like marriages, similar on lines of United States, I can say that tant saris amenities... The It may be mentioned that Chief “Amazon and Flipkart have Baranasi saris. Weavers from Vara- are something unique that Bengal developer reserves the Minister had already been selling Tantuja prod- nasi have been invited to the state to can offer to the rest of the world. right to change the layout revived Tantuja which once suffered ucts. But with this effort, the Ama- finish the project before this year’s So, we are really excited about it,” huge financial losses. zon-United States will take Bengal’s Durga . the minister added. plan, building plans, amenities, specifications KANTHI SOUTH BYPOLLS & features without USHERING IN THE NEW YEAR prior notice... Biman Bose admits organisational weakness

OUR CORRESPONDENT Meanwhile, CPI(M) leaders have begun to find out ways and OUR CORRESPONDENT more without informing the buy- tent authority, are disclosed or fur- KOLKATA: Left Front chairman means to counter BJP in Bengal. ers. Shapoorji Pallonji, knowing nished to the person who agrees to Biman Bose on Friday admitted that Party leaders admitted that organ- KOLKATA: The advertisement well that the RERA has come into take one or more of the said apart- organisational weakness was the isational weakness had affected the given by Shapoorji Pallonji to woo force, published the advertisement ment, plot or building as the case main reason for the party’s abys- party badly. The party had failed buyers for its proposed project Joy- because the Regulatory Authority may be, the promoter shall not mal performance in Kanthi South badly to woo young workers. Also, vile in West Howrah has flouted has not been set up in Bengal. make any addition and alterna- Assembly by-election. the party has failed to back young provisions of the Real Estate (Regu- State Housing minister Sovan tion in the sanctioned plan, lay- Bose was talking to newsmen leaders and the old guards who are lation and Development) Act, 2016. Chatterjee recently met the stake- out plan and specification and the after garlanding the statue of B R running the show have failed to lead The project is coming up on holders and the Regulatory Author- nature of fixture, fitting and ameni- Ambedkar on his birth anniversary the team. a 30-acre land which the builder ity will be set up soon. The chairman ties described therein in respect of in Kanthi this morning. Meanwhile, Union Home min- brought from Kolkata West Interna- of the State Law Commission Jus- the apartment plot or the building Chandrima Bhattacharya of ister Rajnath Singh on Friday urged tional City (KWIC), the project of tice (Retired) Pranab Chatterjee is as the case may be which are agreed Trinamool Congress won the by party workers to strengthen the Prasoon Mukherjee, which has not studying the act and the rules and to be taken, without the previous election by defeating her nearest organisational roots of the party. been completed though the con- the regulator will be set up shortly. consent of that person. BJP candidate by over 42,000 votes. Addressing a meeting of party struction began 10 years ago. The RERA has specifically said “Similarly, section XIV (2) of The result of the by-election was workers in South Kolkata he said the In the advertisement, Shapoorji that once the building plan is passed the said Act states that for any announced on Thursday. Congress Central leadership was very happy Pallonji had written that the devel- by authorised body, a builder can- change in the sanctioned plan or and SUCI candidates got 2,270 and with the progress of the party in oper reserves the right to change the not change it. However, to make layout plan the builder will have 1,476 votes respectively and lost Bengal. He urged party workers not layout plan, building plans, ame- some changes, written consent of to take prior consent of at least 2/3 their deposits. The CPI candidate to get swayed away by the canard nities, specifications and feature two-third of the allottees will be of the allottees before approach- got only 17, 423 votes. BJP candidate which are being spread by CPI(M) without prior notice. There will be required. Section XIV (1) and Sec- ing the appropriate authority to Sourendra Mohan Jana got 52,843 and Congress against Trinamool a swimming pool, multiple sports tion XIV (2) of the Real Estate (Reg- incorporate the changes in the votes which was more than three Congress and BJP. courts, professional football coach- ulation and Development) Act, sanctioned plan or layout plan. times which the party candidate got “Remember, Trinamool is ing with an international club for 2016 deal with the matter in details. Any other alteration and addition in in 2016 Assembly poll in the seat. our biggest enemy and we should the children of the flat owners and Section XIV (1) states: “After the sanctioned plan, layout plan of Bose said six months before improve the organisation of the connectivity to modes of transport. the sanctioned plans, layout plans the building or the common areas the by-election, many LF workers party.” said the way BJP Earlier, the builders used to and specifications and the nature within the project without the pre- joined BJP and they had organised was progressing in Bengal it clearly change the layout plans and build- of the fixtures, fittings, amenities vious consent of at least 2/3 of the Kolkata Police decorate some of its landmark buildings on the eve of Poila the election. He admitted that the indicated that the party would be ing plans without informing the and common areas of the apart- allottees other than the promoter Boisakh in the City of Joy on Friday PIC/MPOST BJP candidate had got support of able to oust Trinamool Congress in buyers. They used to increase the ment plot or building as the case who have agreed to take apartment the LF voters. the 2021 Assembly polls. area of the flat and charge buyers may be as approved by the compe- in such building.” Fire and Emergency 1st-ever angling dept proposes Soon, 6 more hostels for youth to be built in districts PRITESH BASU lowing an assessment which interest could also book a room fest a huge hit amendment in Fire revealed that many students do The step has been taken to ensure or so in a youth hostel. KOLKATA: The state Youth Ser- not get proper accommodation that not a single student or a youth One can go online for book- Service Act vices and Sports department has when they visit different places of ing the rooms in youth hostels set a target of making six more interest in the state. face inconvenience in getting better but one need to get permission OUR CORRESPONDENT hostels for youth operational in According to a senior offi- accommodation when they visit any district of the concerned officials of the the next three months. cial of the Youth Services and department in case he/she needs KOLKATA: The state Fire and The step has been taken to Sports department, it was decided in the state with the purpose to study or to book many rooms for a long Emergency Services depart- ensure that not a single student or in a recent meeting that at pursue sports activities and others period of time. ment has proposed to bring a youth face inconvenience in get- least six more hostels have to It may be recalled that the an amendment in the existing ting better accommodation when be made operational by the end department has engaged a set West Bengal Fire Service Act they visit any district in the state of June. the official said. to make at least six more youth of senior officers to visit all the OUR CORRESPONDENT 1950 to ensure stringent pun- with the purpose to study or pur- Thus, the officials are planning He further said that with six hostels operational was taken in districts for two days in a week ishment for violating fire pre- sue sports activities and others. to make hostels in places includ- more youth hostels becoming a recently-held monthly review to monitor the progress of dif- KOLKATA: As many as 30 people took part in vention and fire safety norms. At present, there are 21 youth ing Durgapur, Bishnupur, Mython operational, there will be a total meeting of the Youth Services and ferent projects taken up by the the first-ever angling festival held at Eco Park Sources said that a draft in hostels in the state which are oper- and Nabadwip operational in the of 27 youth hostels in the state. Sports department. department. on Friday. The festival was organised by Hous- this connection has already ational and the state government next three months. The accommodation capacity of Though the hostels are mainly “Constant monitoring helped ing Infrastructure Development Corporation been prepared which has been has taken up projects to set up “The civil work of the six hos- each of the six newly-built hos- built to facilitate easy availability in timely completion of many (HIDCO) with technical assistance from State sent to the Advocate General. more in the districts. tels is almost complete. The work tels is around 100. Thus, the total to students and youth, it would projects and the target of mak- Fisheries Development Corporation (SFDC). After the opinion is given by The decision to set up more including electric wearing and accommodation capacity will go also help in boosting the state’s ing six hostels in the next three The unique feature of the festival was the “catch- the Advocate General it will be hostels were taken up after the furnishing is left. These works will up by 600. tourism sector. months would also be achieved,” n-release” of fishes. Hosted at the behest of Chief sent to Chief Minister Mamata change of guard in the state fol- be completed by the end of June,” Sources said that the decision People visiting the places of the official said. Minister Mamata Banerjee, the venue for the Banerjee. The amendment Bill event was the 112-acre waterbody inside Prakriti is expected to be tabled in the Tirtha. The festival was held in two batches — state Assembly next session. It Massive traffic congestion on NH-31 for almost To appear for TET, students must secure from 9 am to 12 noon and from 1 pm to 4 pm. may be mentioned that a series The participants brought their own rods and of fire incidents took place in baits and the booking was done online. the city in the recent past and 5 hours after two trucks collide head-on 50% marks in Higher Secondary exam Taking into consideration the huge response, two persons were killed when a the second edition of the festival will be held on OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT fire broke out in Hotel Golden Police said a Siliguri-bound truck collided Council for Teacher Education April 29. The festival was the prelude to the series Parkk on Ho Chi Minh Sarani (NCTE) has made a guideline for of functions that will be held in New Town to cel- in central Kolkata. She had also KOLKATA: A road accident in head-on with another heavy lorry that KOLKATA: The state government every state to recruit primary teach- ebrate the Bengali New Year on Saturday. Steeve expressed her concern over the which two trucks collided head was approaching from the opposite side has decided to allow those securing ers. NCTE had given some relaxation Locket and Chandan Gupta, expert anglers, fire safety measures in the high on led to massive traffic conges- 50 percent marks in Higher Second- to Bengal during the recruitment pro- were its judges. The winners were — Tathagata rises and commercial buildings tion on National Highway 31 of the Siliguri-bound truck got 4 am on Friday and work was ary examination to appear for Teach- cess through TET. Nath got the first prize for a 3.4 kg catch. Para- in the city and its surrounding with traffic movement remain- punctured when it was cross- initiated to clear the road could ers’ Eligibility Test (TET). It was not mandatory to have 50 sar Naksar was also awarded for a 2.3 kg catch. areas. With the amendment in ing suspended for almost five ing the bridge and the driver only be started at around 8.30 State education minister Partha percent marks in the Higher Second- Evoking tremendous enthusiasm among the the Act, hotels and buildings hours on Friday morning at failed to control the vehicle. am. Huge cranes were pressed Chatterjee recently convened a meet- ary for the last TET in Bengal. Neces- participants and spectators, the spirit did not die in which restaurants and bars Islampur in North Dinajpur. It led to a head-on collision into service to remove the ing with officers of West Bengal Board sary training for the examination was down despite knowing that they would have to are situated, have to ensure fire Police said a Siliguri-bound with the heavy lorry that was damaged trucks. The roads of Primary Education and the state also not mandatory for the candidates. release their catches. Firhad Hakim, state Urban prevention and fire safety mea- truck collided head on with approaching from the opposite remained close for around 5 education department regarding the It may also be mentioned that the Development minister, who was scheduled to sures in the buildings. Hun- another heavy lorry that was direction. Though no one was hours with vehicles standing in same. It was decided that the future state government recruited around give away the prizes could not attend the func- dreds of people visit such places approaching from the opposite injured in the incident, both long queues on both the lanes candidates of TET will have to obtain 43,000 people as teachers of primary tion because of an unscheduled appointment. every day. Thus, necessary steps direction on a bridge at Hatga the vehicles were damaged. of the road. The police took 50 percent marks in Higher Second- schools recently. Debashis Sen, chairman of HIDCO, said fishing have to be taken to ensure their area in Islampur. People who As a result both the lanes another one hour to clear the ary and they need to have necessary The education department source as a sport was coming up very fast and should safety. The amendments will witnessed the accident told the on the bridge were closed. The traffic congestion that led to training as well. informed that 25,000 more people will be encouraged. be brought in the Section 11C cops that one of the rear wheels incident took place at around inconvenience for scores. It may be mentioned that National get jobs through TET. and 11J of the chapter IIIA of the Act. Section 11C states: “Owner Birth anniversary of Ambedkar or occupier of high-risk build- On Poila Boisakh, in Darjeeling remember the yesteryears ing has to provide fire preven- tion and fire safety measures” celebrated across all districts AMITAVA BANERJEE the good old days of Darjeeling’s very arrive at the Mahakal temple as early as and the Section 11J reads: own Poila Boisakh,” stated Sabyasachi 5 am. After a round of puja, we all used “Whoever contravenes any OUR CORRESPONDENT DARJEELING: Gone are those days Dutta, a teacher. to have a day-long adda session at the provision of Chapter IIIA shall of lobongolotikas and chandropulis as a Even the Bengali sweettooth is suf- Chowrasta, catching people returning be punishable with imprison- KOLKATA: The 127th birth dwindling Bengali population struggles fering in Darjeeling’s so-called mod- back from Mahakal and forcing them to ment for a term of three years anniversary of the Father to keep their footing in Darjeeling. ern times. part with their prasad. I still miss Dar- which may extend to five years of Indian Constitution B R Poila Boisakh (Bengali New Year) is “I miss the Poila Boisakh of yes- jeeling’s Poila Boisakh,” stated Nila Bag- or with fine of Rs 20,000 which Ambedkar was observed as nothing much but a sweet reminiscence teryears. Though the Bengalis did not chi who has settled in Kolkata. may extend to Rs 5 lakh or with “Pabitra Din” in all the 341 etched in a Bengali’s mind in this beau- own sweet shops in Darjeeling, the The Capitol Movie hall used to b o t h”. blocks in the state. tiful Hill town. local sweet shops mostly run by the screen Bengali movies on the occasion With the amendment in This is for the first time Except for a visit to the Mahakal Bihari population used to prepare spe- of Poila Boisakh. the Act, the punishment for that his birth anniversary was temple, the present day Poila Boisakh cial festive sweets like lobongolotika, “In the evening, the Nripendra violating the set norms would observed in all the blocks fol- Upen Biswas, chairman has definitely changed avatar. “After a chandropuli, chanar murki and khirer Narayan Bengali Hindu Hall used to become stringent. Moreover, lowing instructions from Chief WBSCSTDFC, garlands statue of hectic week’s work, with both the hus- on this day. All this is history stage a cultural programme which licence to run hotels, bars or Minister Mamata Banerjee. B R Ambedkar on his 127th birth band and wife working these days, it now. Canned rosogollas and shonpa- would be either a gitinatya or a drama. restaurants will be given by the A programme was held in anniversary on Friday PIC/MPOST is too tedious to prepare a Poila Bai- pri in plastic boxes is what we get these Rehearsals used to take place well ahead. local civic body only after the the Cultural Research Institute sakh spread at home. We usually go to days,” stated 65-year-old Sadhan Mitra. Poila Boisakh used to be observed in a state fire and emergency ser- where James Kujur, minister Development department a movie followed by eating out. With no If quantity of fish consumption is by grand way by the Brahmo Samaj of Dar- vices department gives nod to for Tribal Development; Upen were present. Important con- authentic Bengali restaurant in Darjeel- anyway considered to be a gauge of the jeeling also,” stated Debasish Ghosh, a use cooking gas in the premises Biswas, chairman, West Ben- tributions of Ambedkar were ing, we have to make do with Tibetan, Bengali population, then it definitely resident. and issues No Objection Certif- gal Scheduled Caste Scheduled highlighted. In the blocks, the Chinese or Thai cuisine. cuts a sorry figure. “I used to sell more “It is hard to get participants for the icate. No Objection Certificate Tribe Development Finance programme started at 11 am. A “I do miss the Polia Boisakh of than 300 kg of fish on this day even in cultural shows owing to the dwindling is issued only if all the fire pre- Corporation and S K Thade, citation on Ambedkar was read my childhood where pulao and kosha the ’80s. Now, it is less than 40 kg,” said For many who have moved out of population. Hence we have discontin- vention and fire safety norms Principal Secretary, Backward out, followed by a discussion on mangsho used to adorn the table. I feel Shyamal Das, a Bengali fish vendor and Darjeeling, Poila Boisakh still brings ued it,” stated Protapadittya Guha, Sec- are properly followed. Classes Welfare and Tribal his life and works. sad for my kids that they don’t get to see the last of his tribe. back sweet memories. “People used to retary, of the Bengali Hall. 4 city mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Saturday, 15 April, 2017 AFTER DEATH OF THREE 3 die, 2 fall ill CII eyes exchange programmes, while trying to Railways to create recover hidden Chinese investment in N Bengal awareness to not take bag of poppy OUR CORRESPONDENT On the visit of the Consul General of Republic of China, Kolkata, to Darjeeling, exchange selfies on the move KOLKATA: Three persons died and two others fell ill and programmes in the avenues of tea, culture, education and tourism were discussed Three youth on Thursday were mowed had to be hospitalised at Mal- da’s Kaliachak while trying AMITAVA BANERJEE down by a train while trying to save to collect bags of poppy seed hidden inside a dried up well DARJEELING: Adding more their friend who had fallen from another on Thursday. Police suspected muscle to West Bengal Gov- that the victims inhaled some ernment’s business engagement moving train while taking a selfie poisonous gas that was ema- with the world’s second largest REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE nating from the bags. economy China, the Confeder- The victims identified as ation of Indian Industries (CII,) Kauser Momin (32), Rabi North Bengal Zone, is eyeing Momin (35) and Anarul investors from China. Shekh (24) died at the sport. In a meeting between the Their bodies were taken to CII and Ma Zhanwu, Con- the hospital where they were sul General of Republic of declared brought dead. Muk- China, Kolkata, in Darjeel- selur Momin (34) and Bassed ing, exchange programmes Momin (34) were admitted to in the avenues of tea, culture, the hospital. education and tourism were Kauser, Anarul and others discussed. “We requested the hid the bags of poppy seed a Consul General for help to OUR CORRESPONDENT year before inside the well. DNA-map the high quality According to a The rain-soaked poppy seed tea bushes of Darjeeling. This KOLKATA: The railways are spokesperson produced poisonous gases would be of immense signifi- taking steps to create aware- which killed the people. cance of tracing the roots of “All these records can be Ma Zhanwu is on an offi- the Consul General. than 50 Chinese companies ness among people to avoid of the Eastern “After starting investi- this world famous tea,” stated straightened out if we can DNA cial tour of Darjeeling. “I vis- Interestingly, Chief Min- took part in the Bengal Global any action that may lead to an Railway, the gation, we learnt that the Rajiv Lochan, Chairman, CII, map the tea and match them ited schools and tea gardens ister Mamata Banerjee, is Business Summit (BGBS) untoward incident that often people apparently hid the North Bengal Zonal Council. with the DNA maps of the Chi- in Darjeeling. There could be scheduled to visit Jiangsu and organised by the state govern- happen while taking selfies in Railway Protection bags of poppy seed a year Interestingly, the East India nese variety. For this, the help educational exchange pro- Yunan provinces of China in ment in Kolkata this year. moving trains. Force and the back in that well. Inhaling Company has to be credited for of the Chinese government is grammes between this region the month of June this year on “The fact that as many as The step has been taken poisonous gases coming out introducing tea commercially. required,” stated Lochan talk- and China. Indian visa policy an invitation from the Com- six business delegations have following the death of three Government from the bags was probably The tea being the Chinese vari- ing to Millennium Post. is very good hence it attracts a munist Party of China. visited the state in the past youth after being hit by a train Railway Police the reason of their death,” ety was smuggled out of China The CII has requested the lot of tourists from China spe- “We would like to call upon one year is an illustration of in between Belur and Liluah a police officer said. The by Irish botanist, plant hunter Consul General for a represen- cially in the Buddhist circuit the Hon’ble Chief Minister to the importance with which stations in Howrah on Thurs- always keep a investigators are waiting and traveler Robert Fortune in tation of Chinese Tea scholars including Bodh Gaya, Nalanda. make a special case for North Chinese companies are look- day night. The youth were watch to avoid for the post-mortem report the mid 1800s. However, histo- to take part in a World Tea Her- High quality Darjeeling tea Bengal when she meets Chi- ing at Bengal as a rewarding running along the tracks to to proceed further in the rians claim that the prevalence itage Conference scheduled to is imported from India. The nese CEOs,” stated Lochan. business destination,” stated save their friend who had fallen such accidents. But investigation. of tea drinking in India existed be held in Darjeeling at the end import figures will definitely West Bengal’s engagement Laxmi Limbu Kaushal, Head, on the tracks from another people also have to However, the Malda dis- since 750 BC. of this year. increase in the future,” stated with China is on the rise. More CII, North Bengal Zonal office. running train while taking trict police took various a selfie. be careful so that initiatives to stop poppy cul- The victims were residents such accidents do tivation in different places. Two injured of Dum Dum and the incident not happen District police even held sev- 2 held for TMC leader’s murder took place when they were eral meetings with the local after bomb returning after offering puja at Panchayat members to dis- OUR CORRESPONDENT was someone close to the victim who was Tarakeswar in Hooghly. to avoid such accidents. Posters cuss the issue. A police officer said that constantly passing information about his According to a spokesper- will be put up at all stations to Earlier, the district police explodes in KOLKATA: Police arrested two youth the two youth, who were movement to the hired killers. son of the Eastern Railway, make people aware of the out- used drones to track ille- late on Thursday night in connection with A police officer said that the two youth, the Railway Protection Force come of using cell phones or gal poppy cultivation in the Jagatdal the murder of Trinamool Congress leader already arrested, could who were already arrested, could help and the Government Railway taking selfies in a situation that blocks situated close to India- Jahir Sheikh. help them in tracing the them in tracing the whereabouts of the Police always keep a watch may lead to an accident. border. OUR CORRESPONDENT The accused — Sohel Akhtar and Asif ones still at large. to avoid such accidents. Awareness will be created “Kauser, Anarul and their Akhtar — were remanded to custody of the whereabouts of the ones Family members of the youth, however, But people also have to be through social media including associates were basically KOLKATA: Two persons police for four days after being produced still at large claimed that they were not at all involved careful so that such accidents Facebook and Twitter. Thus, it poppy seed traders in the area including a minor boy were before the Katwa Sub-divisional Court. in the incident and the police are framing do not happen. would help in creating aware- and were trying to sell those injured after a bomb blast at Police said that the victim’s family them for no reason. Crossing railway tracks ness. The people will also be bags to a client from North North 24 Parganas’ Jagatdal members had lodged a complaint against considering that they were well aware of The police have also taken statements while using headphones to lis- cautioned about the risks of Bengal. They would have on Friday. The victims were 15 persons in connection with the mur- the murder that was chalked a day ago the of the local people who had witnessed the ten to music or speaking over standing near the doors of any delivered the bags to the cli- taken to Bhatpara State Gen- der of the president of Ketugram-I Pan- incident had taken place. incident. The police have also come to the phone are major prob- moving train. ent to get a huge amount of eral Hospital. chayat Samity. After preliminary investigation, the know about some people with whom the lems. These often leads to acci- It may be mentioned that money,” said the officer add- The eye-witnesses of the Acting on a tip-off, a team compris- cops came to know about the person victim had rivalry. A police officer said dents and now taking selfie taking a photograph in a rail- ing: “The client fled from the incident said that the bomb ing policemen from the local police sta- who had masterminded the murder that raids were conducted in the houses of has cropped up to be another way station or inside a train is village after he heard that exploded at ward number 18 tion conducted raids at different places of Jahir. the suspects but they are at large and their menace that is claiming lives prohibited. But it is not always Rabi, Kauser and Anarul died of Bhatpara Municipality near and arrested the youth. After interrogating Police suspected that hired killers family members also failed to give any clue of people. possible to stop people from inhaling poisonous gas inside Meghna Crossing. them, police detained seven more persons were engaged to execute the plan. There about them. Thus, steps would be taken doing so. the well.” “Muhammad Salman (19) and Muhammad Salam (12) were standing there while the NRS student feared bomb exploded there. Both of Tunnel boring under Hooghly kicks off Prabhu flags off them received splinter injuries and we took them to Bhatpara OUR CORRESPONDENT dead after drowning State General Hospital,” said a local resident. KOLKATA: The tunnel-boring in Digha fully air-conditioned “The hospital authority was machine (TBM) of the East-West denying to admit the injured Metro started boring below the riv- OUR CORRESPONDENT but later they were admitted erbed for making a tunnel on Friday. Maitri Express there,” he added. The final journey of the TMB KOLKATA: A student of NRS Medical Police, after initiating a would be under the river Hooghly, College and Hospital is feared drowned probe revealed that the explo- measuring around 2 km from Howrah while taking bath in Digha with two sion took places in a house. The to Kolkata. It may be mentioned that friends. The incident took place on Thurs- victims were standing at the the TBM had started boring the tunnel day evening. gate of that house. The house from Howrah Maidan on April 16, last EAST-WEST METRO Police said that the student Sujay was partly damaged after the year. Now, it has reach till the riverbed. Kumar Dey is originally a resident of Dur- incident. On Friday, the engineers and the A prayer and Ganga Aarti was held on Friday before the machine started boring gapur. On Thursday morning, he went to Bhatpara MLA Arjun site-workers arranged a prayer and Metro, reached under the riverbed. river Hooghly by September–October. Digha with two other friends. All three Singh visited the spot. Some Ganga Aarti before the machine We have taken all the precaution- Initially, the workers would work 30 friends went to take bath in the sea in local CPI(M)-backed criminals started working. ary measures,” the engineer added. metre below the water level and then evening. People were present on the sea were involved in this incident, “The TBM will work non-stop for On Friday, the TMB was stationed they would climb up to 12 metre below shore at that time found all three youth Singh alleged. CPI(M), how- around 8 to 10 months. But we can- around 30 metre below the surface water and then they again go down to crying for help. Some boatmen rushed and ever, ruled out the allegation. not run it if any technical problem and from here, it will go deeper. From 18 metre below the level of water. managed to rescue two of them but failed “Many criminals take safe suddenly appears. This is a German Strand Road, it had reached the deep- The 14.67 km East West Metro will to rescue Sujay. The search continued till shelters in this area. The police machine which requires 6,000 kV est point on its journey which was 40 connect Salt lake Sector-V to Howrah night but the boatmen couldn’t find him. also know that the area has power,” said an engineer. metre below the surface, before start- Maidan. The elevated portion of the His friends lodged a missing complaint with become a den for those crimi- “The Kolkata Metro Railway Cor- ing to climb up again. According to the route is 5.77 km and the underground Digha police station. The police engaged GM Eastern and South-Eastern Railway S N Agrawal on Friday at nals. But we do not see action poration Ltd (KMRCL), the imple- the sight-workers, the TMB machine portion is 8.90 km. It will be the first- boatmen on Friday morning too but they Kolkata station during the flag off of the Maitri Express against them,” alleged a local. menting agency of the East-West would reach to the other side of the of -its-kind project in India. are yet to find him out. OUR CORRESPONDENT has fulfilled the long cher- ished aspirations of the peo- KOLKATA: Railway Minis- ple from the two countries In a first: Girl takes interest in CM’s Sabujayan ter Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu and improved bilateral rela- flagged off Canton- tions between India and Ban- ment Maitree Express, a fully gladesh considerably. air-conditioned train from Kol- He further said that since project, pursues it as PhD programme kata station on Friday. people of both the countries “Although there is an inter- are demanding more and more national border between the connectivity between them, the TARUN GOSWAMI panacea to a host of environ- The grass was brought servation measures and agro two, the cultural and social two nations have decided to mental problems. from Tamil Nadu. But to techniques like adjusting row bonding between both sides run another passenger train KOLKATA: Plantation of Vet- This grass is scientifi- reduce cost, more than 75 spacings to reduce riverbank of the Bengalis living on either between Kolkata and Khulna iver grass to check soil erosion cally known as Chrysopogon nurseries have been set up erosion. Secondly, to stan- side of the border is still as through Petrapole and Bena- renamed as Sabujayan proj- Zizanioides L Nash, which where the grass is cultivated. dardise a package of prac- warm as it was used to be 70 pole route. ect by Chief Minister Mamata is a densely tufted perennial Till date, Vetiver has been tices for Vetiver in the state years back,” said the minister “To implement this deci- Banerjee has become a topic grass found in India. The planted along the river banks scenario and to study its effect after the flag off through video sion, the trial run of the train for PhD thesis. grass has deep roots and can covering an area of around on Vetiver growth, soil prop- conferencing from New Delhi. was already taken place on Kasturi Ghosh, a gold prevent soil erosion during 200 km. Vetiver experts from erties after cultivation etc. “In view of this, the govern- April 8. I hope that the regular medalist from Bidhan Chan- heavy floods. Additionally, the country and abroad had Dharanidhar Patra, Vice- ment of two nations decided to train service between Kolkata dra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, is it shows high level of toler- visited the nurseries and Chancellor BCKV also an run passenger train the Mai- and Khulna will be able to com- the first student from the state ance to toxic levels of salin- expressed satisfaction. eminent Vetiver scientist tree Express between Kolkata mence by July, 2017,” the min- to do a PhD on Chief Minis- ity, acidity, alkalinity, and a Recently, to encour- said the research will and Dhaka Cantonment Sta- ister added. ter’s project. whole range of heavy metals age scientific research,“help scientific basis of plan- tion on April 14 in 2008 which S N Agrawal, General Man- Banerjee had inaugurated and agrochemicals. Bidhan Chandra Krishi tation for river embankment normally coincides with the ager, Eastern and South East- the project at a function in Nadia is a flood-prone Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, protection and other uses Bengali New Year. Since then, ern Railways said efforts are Nadia in 2015. Vetiver grass is district. Vast areas of the dis- Nadia and the state govern- in Nadia.” the train has been made by on to introduce end-to-end being planted along the river- trict get flooded every mon- ment have taken up a joint It may be mentioned, in conventional coaches manu- visa immigration formalities. side for protection of the river soon resulting in massive initiative to promote and East Midnapore, steps have factured by Integral Coach Fac- Railways will work to reduce embankment. soil erosion. standardise the different agro been taken to plant Vetiver tory (ICF). Now, the Maitree the journey time and deten- The admin- To combat the formida- techniques of Vetiver culti- to check soil erosion. Diby- Express has been converted tion period at Gede on the istration brought Sabujayan ble problem of soil erosion, Kasturi Ghosh, a gold medalist from Bidhan Chandra Krishi vation along the river banks endu Sarkar, Commissioner into a fully air-conditioned Indian side and at Darsana in Project under the Mahatma the state government came Viswavidyalaya, is the first student from the state to do a PhD on Chief in Nadia. MGNREGA said: “We are train from Friday, which will Bangladesh. Gandhi national Rural up with a solution of plating Minister’s project Sabujayan The main objective of taking up the scheme of Veti- provide more passenger ame- Similar arrangements will Employment Guarantee Vetiver grass along the banks Ghosh’s research is river ver throughout the district nities and safety,” the minister also be made in case of Khulna- Act ( MGNREGA) scheme. of rivers Bhagirathi, Jalangi, tance of around 743 km. Chief but encouraged the officials bank stabilisation of river under MGNREGA for its cost further added. Kolkata Maitree Express which The Vetiver grass technol- Churni, Mathabhanga, Padma Minister Mamata Banerjee to expedite plantation of the Bhagirathi at Nakashipara effective green bio-engineer- Prabhu also said that the will be on a regular run from ogy is a newly emerging and Ichamati covering a dis- not only renamed the project Vetiver grass. involving soil and water con- ing properties.” running of Maitree Express July this year. 5 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Saturday, 15 April, 2017 mp nation Law on triple talaq only DR B R AMBEDKAR’S 126TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED ACROSS NATION after consensus: Naqvi BJP targetting me for raising voice OUR CORRESPONDENT

MUMBAI: A law on the prac- tice of 'triple talaq' among on EVM tampering: Mayawati Muslims would be formulated only after there is a consensus OUR CORRESPONDENT will continue to do his busi- among the stakeholders, Union ness as before so that he is not Minister of State for Minority : BSP supremo dependent on anyone finan- SC should decide triple Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Mayawati on Friday accused cially, she also allowed him to said here on Friday. the BJP of targeting her for bring any other member of the "Triple talaq is a serious raising a voice against alleged family, having a missionary issue. Non-serious players EVM tampering and said zeal, in the party fold. talaq issue: BSP chief should not destroy the posi- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi she was not averse to shak- Speaking for the first time tive, constructive debate over it. ing hands with other parties before party workers on her LUCKNOW: BSP supremo raked up, specially on election Reforms should start from in her fight against the saffron medical condition which she Mayawati on Friday said the eve, for political gains. within the community, not Ayodhya dispute, party on the issue. said has forced her not to Supreme Court should decide "The prime minister and the from outside," Naqvi, who "I'm being targetted under speak loudly. She said she has the issue of triple talaq as per central government instead of was in the city to attend a pro- triple talaq on a conspiracy so that I stop instead been advised to read the Constitution to ensure jus- interfering in the issue of tri- gramme at the Haj House, said. speaking on EVM tampering written texts by doctors. tice for Muslim women. ple talaq should better leave He said suggestions on 'tri- AIMPLB agenda by the BJP...but I'm not going The BSP chief has been "Our party wants the it to the Muslim community ple talaq' were pouring in from to withdraw from this fight to under fire following a recent Supreme Court to take a deci- to form a common opinion," different sections of the society LUCKNOW: The Ayod- save democracy," she said at an BSP supremo Mayawati addressing supporters on the 126th birth decision of the Yogi Aditya- sion on the issue of triple talaq she had said. Raising a ques- and discussions were underway hya dispute and triple talaq Ambedkar anniversary func- anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar in Lucknow on Friday nath government to order a as per the Indian Constitution, tion mark on the functioning with all the stakeholders. will dominate the agenda tion of her party here. probe into sale of sugar mills keeping the state and central of the govern- "Some people are support- of the 2-day meeting of All "Our party will continue adding that EVMs were tam- my brother Anand Kumar, and construction of memorials governments out," she said ment, Mayawati said its policies ing while some are opposing. It India Muslim Personal Law to fight against the tampering pered with in some 250 seats that of party's national vice under her government. while speaking at Ambedkar are hollow. is all part of a healthy democ- Board (AIMPLB) begin- of EVMs by the BJP. For this of 403 in the state. "On other president, with the condition "It is being projected as if Jayanti function of the party The closure of slaugh- racy. As far as the government ning on Saturday. "The BSP now has no reservations seats they thought they will that he will work selflessly and I'm responsible whereas I have here. "From media reports, it terhouses has forced those is concerned, we will wait for a executive meeting of the in taking the help of anti-BJP win anyway," she said. The BSP never become an MP, MLA, never held either of the depart- does not seem that senior per- involved in its trade to knock consensus before forming any All India Muslim Personal parties in its fight against EVM chief who had announced that minister or chief minister," ments...the sugar department sons associated with the Mus- the doors of the court, she said. law on triple talaq. It (the law) Law Board is scheduled to tampering and the BJP as it is her party will hold protests on she said. was headed by Naseemuddin lim personal law boards are On demands to close down will not be sudden. The pro- be held at Nadwatul Ulama the democracy which comes every 11th of the month on the Elaborating on the rea- but he did not take the deci- serious about Muslim women liquor shops in populated areas, cess is on," Naqvi said. "What- in Lucknow on April 15-16," first...we have to keep democ- issue said this programme has sons for giving her brother this sion to sell it, it was taken by getting justice on the issue of she said her party supported it ever the government does, will AIMPLB secretary Zafaryab racy alive," she said. been put on hold as the matter responsibility, Mayawati said the Cabinet," she said. triple talaq...we do not feel but termed as unfortunate the be done within the framework Jilani said. "It is in the interest of is now in the apex court. as she has to spend maximum "A thorough inquiry that the board will be able BJP government's silence on of the Constitution, but a con- AIMPLB member Mau- the party that EVM tamper- Addressing the first pro- time in Lucknow she needed should be conducted into the to ensure justice for Muslim the issue for its economic gains sensus on triple talaq remains a lana Khalid Rashid Farangi ing is checked at the earliest gramme of her party after someone in Delhi for sharing Rs 1,100 crore scam. If nec- women soon...the apex court and capitalist mentality. They priority for us," he added. Mahali had earlier said that for which we are ready to use a dismal show in the recent her burden. "I had to rush to essary, the state government should ensure justice for them," have maintained silence as they The Centre had, earlier this the meeting will discuss the venom against venom," she Assembly elections, Mayawati, Delhi every four to five days would also recommend a she said. know that the areas where there week, told the Supreme Court Ayodhya dispute against the said. in a major announcement, also for signing papers but since CBI inquiry into the issue," In October last year, May- are liquor shops are inhabited that the practices of 'triple backdrop of the Supreme "The BJP gained power appointed her younger brother our party constitution pro- the chief minister had said awati had criticised Prime Min- by Dalits, backwards and the talaq', 'nikah halala' and polyg- Court's suggestion for an in the 2014 Lok Sabha elec- Anand Kumar as the party's vides for same signing rights when presentations about sug- ister Narendra Modi over his poor among the upper castes amy had an adverse impact on out-of-court settlement and tions by tampering EVMs... vice president. to the vice president, it will arcane development depart- stance on the issue, saying such whom this government wants the social status and dignity of the issue of triple talaq. MPOST but we realised this only in "I have decided to give save party's money," she said. ment were made before him matters should be left to the to harm though liquor shops, Muslim women. the recent elections," she said, important responsibility to Stressing that her brother last week. Muslim community and not be she said. MPOST CVC concerned over slow disposal Sonia pays tributes to Ambedkar Modi pays tributes to Ambedkar of corruption MPOST BUREAU as BJP reaches out to Dalits NEW DELHI: Congress pres- Congress launches ‘Quest for cases in courts ident Sonia Gandhi on Friday OUR CORRESPONDENT dalits and neo-Buddhists, with hailed B R Ambedkar as one Equity’, a website on Ambedkar folded hands for a few minutes NEW DELHI: The Central Vig- of the greatest icons of Mod- NAGPUR: Taking forward in prayer. ilance Commission (CVC) has ern India and said his life is a NEW DELHI: On the 126th more accessible to all. In this the BJP's aggressive dalit out- The Prime Minister's visit expressed concerns over slow guiding light to all Indians who birth anniversary of the Dalit quest, AICC s SC Dept has reach, Prime Minister Nar- to Nagpur is being seen as disposal of corruption cases want to live together. icon Dr B R Ambedkar, Con- launched http://www.quest- endra Modi on Friday flew an extension of his and BJP's registered by the CBI and pend- Greeting fellow citizens on gress on Friday launched a forequity.org, which hosts into Nagpur to pay homage to efforts to reach out to dalits, a ing in various courts, some for Ambedkar Jayanti, Gandhi said website 'Quest for Equity', Babasaheb's work and data Bhimrao Ambedkar at 'Deek- move which helped the party over 20 years. 'Babasaheb' was indeed one that hosts Babasaheb's and reports on equity issues," shabhoomi' where the archi- shore up its performance by A total of 6,502 cases regis- of the greatest icons of Mod- work and provides a plat- the party said in tweet. tect of the Indian Constitution leaps and bounds in the key tered under Prevention of Cor- ern India and his contribu- Paying tributes to one of form for data, research and It is designed to serve as had embraced Bhuddhism 61 cow belt state of ruption (PC) Act were pending tion to the making of India as the greatest sons of India and legislation on issues related the definitive platform for years ago. where it formed its govern- trial, as on December 31, 2016. a nation shall always remain a champion of social equality to SC/STs. data, research and legislation Modi, who has often pro- ment after a hiatus of 15 years. Prime Minister Narendra Of these, 209 were pending undisputed. "Dr B R Ambed- and democracy, Gandhi said The website launched by on issues related to Sched- foundly praised Ambedkar Modi paying tributes at Ahead of his visit, Modi for more than 20 years, 1,424 kar's life is a guiding light to that the path of social democ- the party's scheduled caste uled Castes (SC) and Sched- for his struggle, and claimed Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur, to mark tweeted on Thursday that he for more than 10 years and up all us Indians who want to live racy shown by Babasaheb shall cell hopes to encourage criti- uled Tribes (ST). the previous Congress govern- Ambedkar Jayanti on Friday was "extremely honoured" to to 20 years, and 1,974 for over together, united and under the forever remain relevant. cal analyses of contemporary "Congress is proud to ments failed to give the dalit be visiting Nagpur on the "very five years and up to ten years, as shade of our Constitutional Party vice-president Rahul socio- economic and politi- launch on Friday a plat- icon his due for his contribu- special occasion" of Ambed- per CVC's annual report tabled laws and ethos. The Indian Gandhi also remembered cal issues. form designed to deepen tions to nation building, paid his followers in converting to kar Jayanti. In Nagpur, the seat in Parliament recently. Constitution is a living affirma- Ambedkar on his birth anni- "This occasion is an our understanding of Bab- floral tributes to him at Deek- Buddhism against the oppres- of the RSS, BJP's ideological As many as 955 cases were tion of the inclusive cohesive- versary and said, "Babasaheb's opportunity for us to fur- saheb's thoughts," Congress shabhoomi to mark his 126th sive and discriminatory caste mentor, Modi inaugurated pending for more than three ness and guarantee for equality life and his work embody the ther Babasaheb's dream of vice-president Rahul Gandhi birth anniversary. system in the Hindu society. a raft of development proj- years and up to five years, and that Babasaheb envisaged," she struggle for the conscience of making the promise of India tweeted. MPOST It was at Deekshabhoomi Modi stood at the place, ects, including an IIIT, IIM 1,940 were pending for less than said in a statement. a nation." in 1956 that Ambedkar had led which has become a shrine for and AIIMS. three years, it said. "The Com- mission is concerned about the slow progress of disposal of the large number of cases pending Must keep non-serious parties out trial in different courts for long periods, at times for over twenty years," the report said. of political system: House panel Such inordinate delays in dispensation of justice defeat MPOST BUREAU help people convert their back a law should also be explored the very purpose of efficient money into white by accept- to "prevent misuse of facilities vigilance administration and NEW DELHI: There is a need ing donations. While the poll available to registered politi- are an impediment to the fight to keep non serious parties out watchdog has the mandate to cal parties by unscrupulous against corruption, it said. of the political system, and to register a political party, it lacks elements". The Commission has been ensure they do not misuse facil- power under electoral laws to As its demand to get power emphasising that effective mea- ities like tax exemption, their deregister any party. to deregister a party is pend- sures are required to be taken to registration should be regu- "The Committee is of the ing with the Law Ministry, the increase the disposal of pend- lated by law, a parliamentary view that provisions relating Election Commission uses its ing PC Act cases under trial/ panel has said. to registration of political par- powers under Article 324 of the appeals/revision in order to The recommendation of the ties needs to be made more Constitution to delist parties effectively combat corruption. committee comes days after the stringent so that non serious for being dormant and not con- The pendency of these cases Election Commission wrote political parties are not able to testing elections for a long time. have been brought to notice of to the Income Tax depart- register in the first place and There are over 1,780 regis- the authorities concerned with ment asking it to look into the if registered, their registration tered, but unrecognised politi- a request for such appropriate finances of 255 political parties could be cancelled," the parlia- cal parties in the country. action as are possible to expedite it has 'delisted' for not contest- mentary standing committee Besides, there are seven the finalisation of such cases, the ing elections. on Law and Personnel has said national parties - Bharatiya report said. The probity watch- The Commission has, over in it's latest report tabled in the Janata Party (BJP), Congress, dog also highlighted corrup- a period of time, identified just-concluded Budget session. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), tion cases pending with CBI, various parties which have not The committee said the Trinamool Congress (TMC), a few for more than five years, contested polls since 2005 and possibility of regulating reg- Communist Party of India due to "too much of workload" has 'delisted' 255 of them. istration of political parties (CPI), CPI (M) and National- and "inadequacy of manpower" The poll panel believes that and suspension/cancellation ist Congress Party (NCP) - and among other reasons. AGENCIES most of them exist on papers to of their registration through 58 State parties. 630 mn people in SE Asia, India using water from faeces-contaminated source: WHO NEW DELHI: Around 630 financing is still insufficient to million people in the South meet nationally-defined targets East Asian countries, including for WASH services. India, use a faeces- contami- "Today, almost two billion nated drinking water source, people use a source of drink- the WHO on Friday said. ing water contaminated with Worldwide, the global faeces, putting them at risk of health body said, almost two contracting cholera, dysen- billion people use a source of tery, typhoid and polio. Con- drinking water contaminated taminated drinking water is with faeces, putting them at estimated to cause more than the risk of contracting cholera, 5,00,000 diarrhoeal deaths dysentery, typhoid and polio. each year and is a major fac- In a new WHO report, pub- ing their spending fast enough 2017 report, the countries have tor in several neglected tropical lished on behalf of UN-Water to ensure water and sanitation increased their budgets for diseases, including intestinal - the United Nations inter- targets, under the Sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene worms, schistosomiasis, and agency coordination mecha- Development Goals (SDG) for at an annual average rate of trachoma," WHO Director, nism for all freshwater-related 2030, are met. According to 4.9 per cent over the last three Department of Public Health, issues, including sanitation, the UN-Water Global Analysis years. Yet, 80 per cent of the Environmental and Social it asserted that the nations and Assessment of Sanitation countries report that water, Determinants of Health Maria worldwide were not increas- and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Neira said. MPOST 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Saturday, 15 April, 2017 PAC highlights slow 5 held for assaulting CRPF men; new pace of upgradation disturbing J&K videos spark row of coastal security MPOST BUREAU MPOST BUREAU Will look into PAC pointed SRINAGAR: Five people were Kashmir video Omar's failure to check MUMBAI: The Public arrested on Friday in connec- Accounts Committee of Maha- out that of the tion with the assault on CRPF issue: Rajnath stone-pelting in 2010 led to rashtra legislature has rapped 2,134 personnel men during bypoll to the Sri- the state government for tardy nagar parliamentary seat on KOLKATA: Home Minister pace of upgradation of coastal appointed at April 9, while two more dis- Rajnath Singh on Friday said current situation: Mehbooba security in the aftermath of the coastal police turbing videos went viral, he will look into the issue of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. stations, only sparking a fresh row in the res- videos shot in Kashmir, includ- MPOST BUREAU Of the 19 new coastal police tive Kashmir valley. ing the one showing a man tied stations which were to be set up 916 have been After receiving a complaint to an army jeep, which has gone JAMMU: Jammu and Kash- along the 720-km long coast- trained by Coast from the CRPF, five persons viral on the social media. mir Chief Mehbooba line, work was yet to start at were arrested, and a hunt was "Whatever incident hap- on Friday said the "failure" of seven locations, PAC said in its Guard so far on for others seen in the video Jammu and Kashmir Police Officials of the central para- pens anywhere, we will look the previous Omar Abdul- latest report. shot in Budgam district, police chief S P Vaid on Friday lauded military force claimed the local into the issue. I do not have any lah government to deal with Nine years after the Mum- said. Budgam accounted for the restraint shown by the police had abandoned the poll- information on the video as of the issue of stone-pelting had bai attacks, which high- existing 25 coastal police sta- the death of seven of the eight CRPF jawans and said, "Any ing station, leaving the ITBP now," he told a press conference led to the unrest last year and lighted woefully inadequate tions were not a part of this protesters during the poll-day armed force in the world would jawans without any non-lethal here. The video showed a man the situation in the Valley at denly last year and till now, coastal security as the terror- project, and upgradation of violence. have retaliated with force". riot-control weapon. tied to an army jeep, purport- present. we have not been able to stop ists entered Mumbai via sea infrastructure in these stations The video surfaced a day "We have registered an FIR The third video showed a edly as a human shield against Her remarks came as a this," Mehbooba said. route, upgradation of security was proceeding at a slow pace, after the polling in which in police station Chadoora youth in Beerwah being tied to stonepelters, in the Beerwah response to National Con- On Abdullah's charge, she was still incomplete, said the it said. some CRPF personnel were against the ruffians who heck- an army jeep, ostensibly to be area of Budgam district of ference chief Farooq Abdul- said: "The NC had in 2010 report, tabled during the bud- The coastal police were sup- seen walking down a street led the CRPF personnel. They used as a human shield against Jammu and Kashmir on April lah, who had on Thursday said the PDP, which was in the get session. posed to get their own helicop- while being heckled, kicked will be dealt with as per law," stone-pelting by rampaging 9. Singh said, "I have already said the Mufti government opposition at that time, was PAC pointed out that of the ter which didn't happen, PAC and punched by youths, set- Vaid told a news agency. protesters. asked for filing an FIR on the was "financing stone-pelting". giving money to stone-pel- 2,134 personnels appointed at pointed out. ting off a nationwide outrage. The DGP said an FIR has The video triggered an out- incident (of) CRPF jawans "There was no mea- ters. Now, Farooq Abdullah is coastal police stations, only 916 Of the 61 functional boats There was no retaliation by the also been lodged after a video rage, with former Chief Minis- (being heckled) while carrying sures taken with regard saying the PDP government have been trained by the Coast which coastal police have, 34 security personnel, who quietly surfaced in which an ITBP per- ter Omar Abdullah terming it electronic voting machines." to the youths, who took to is paying boys and youths Guard so far. boats do not have GPS, while walked to their camp as they sonnel was seen shooting right as "shocking". In that video, a CRPF man the streets to hurl stones for throwing stones. "Some Shockingly, 1,225 (57 per against the requirement of 426 were under instructions to not in the head of a stone-pelting The video was report- on polling duty was seen being (in 2010). What steps were time ago, Farooq sahab him- cent) of these personnel can bullet-proof jackets only 170 open fire, sources in the para- protester outside a polling sta- edly shot in Beerwah, Omar's heckled by protesters in the taken at that time to check self said they all (stone-pel- not swim, despite a govern- jackets are available, it said. military said. tion in same area. assembly constituency. "This Chadoora area of Budgam dis- stone-pelting? ters) are nationalists and now ment notification in Novem- As to the plan to provide The CRPF had strongly "A case has been regis- young man was TIED to the trict. Another video shows a No treatment was done. he is saying all those nation- ber 2014 making it mandatory biometric identity cards to fish- protested with the Jammu and tered in connection with that front of an army jeep to make stonepelting protester purport- "It is because of the fail- alists are being paid by the for them to be able to swim. ermen, the report said 1.50 lakh Kashmir police as its person- incident also. It is a matter of sure no stones were thrown at edly being shot dead from close ure to take steps to treat the PDP government to resort to Between 2005-10, the Cen- fishermen were given these nel and polling staff had aban- investigation and action will be the jeep? This is just so shock- range by security force person- ailment. It churned lava (in stone-pelting. I think Farooq tre sanctioned Rs 104 cr for cards while another 80,000 doned the polling station early, taken against whoever is found ing!" Omar wrote on Twitter. nel outside a polling station in youths), which exploded sud- sahab is confused." beefing up the coastal security fishermen were yet to receive officials said. guilty," the DGP added. Kashmir. MPOST in . However, the them. No revolt against me, no demand CM Adityanath pitches for Academic session shrinking for sacking minister: Dhinakaran e-tendering to curb mafia says UP CM; opposes school MPOST BUREAU and Vijayabaskar, whose names MPOST BUREAU on Prime Minister Narendra holidays on birth annivs were reportedly linked to money Modi saying that before Modi MPOST BUREAU CHENNAI: Rallying behind distribution to voters before LUCKNOW: The Uttar took over, people had "no faith 220-day academic embattled Tamil Nadu Minis- the now-cancelled R K Nagar Pradesh government will award in their representatives". ter C Vijayabaskar, AIADMK Assembly bypoll. contracts through e-tendering "But after PM Modi LUCKNOW: There should be session has been (Amma) faction leader TTV Election Commission had to remove "mafia and criminal assumed office, an atmosphere no holiday in schools on birth reduced to 120 days Dhinakaran on Friday said no cancelled the April 12 polls, elements", chief minister Yogi of trust has increased in the anniversaries of great person- demand has been made by Chief necessitated due to of Chief Adityanath said on Friday as he country," he said.Adityanath alities instead students should due to such holidays Minister K Palaniswami or his Minister Jayalalithaa's demise, pitched for digital payments to reiterated that by November be taught about them on these and if the tradition colleagues to drop him. citing use of money power in eliminate corruption. 2018, all the villages and house- days, Uttar Pradesh Chief Min- (of such holidays) Dhinakaran also termed as dropped following the Income the constituency here. "All the contracts will be holds in the state will get elec- ister Yogi Adityanath said on 'rumours' the reports of a revolt Tax searches at his premises here The AIADMK deputy gen- awarded through e-tendering. tricity supply. "Earlier damaged Friday. continued, there will against him by some ministers and in Pudukottai. eral secretary, who is steering This will remove the mafia transformers languished for His remarks came as he be no day left for and ruled out any immediate The IT searches against the party in absence of the jailed and criminal elements from 3-4 months awaiting repair. addressed a gathering on the teaching in schools shakeup in the two-month old Vijayabaskar, a Dhinakaran's party chief and his aunt V K the contract chain, as these But now the government has occasion of Dr B R Ambed- Palaniswamy cabinet. loyalist, and against actor- Sasikala, also indicated all was elements do not want trans- instructed the energy depart- kar's 126th birth anniversary birth anniversaries of great per- "There is no such informa- politician R Sarath Kumar of well in the party. parency. The quality of these ment to ensure that damaged here and flagged concern over sonalities. Instead special two tion, it could be a rumour," he AISMK, an AIADMK ally, has "He (Vijayabaskar) has said contracts was very bad and here. He added that IT Parks transformers in rural areas are shrinking academic sessions hour programme should be held said. The AIADMK (Amma) prompted the opposition to there is no mistake on his part. there were no DPRs (detailed would be established in the repaired in 48 hour, while those due to increase in number of to teach students about them", deputy general secretary's mount a strong attack on the Opposition parties will keep project reports)," the chief min- state. The Uttar Pradesh chief in urban areas are repaired in such holidays."There should Adityanath said. comments came amid reports ruling dispensation. making demands (for his sack- ister said. It was due to these minister also lavished praise 24 hours," the CM said. be no holidays in schools on "220 days academic session in a section of media that DMK Working President M ing). When there is no mis- factors that there were cost has reduced to only 120 days Palaniswami and some other K Stalin has petitioned Gover- take on his part, how can he be escalations for projects, delays due to such holidays and if the ministers wanted the Health nor Ch Vidyasagar Rao seek- removed (from the cabinet)?" in completion, besides incon- UP govt, Centre ink pact for 24x7 power supply tradition (of such holidays) con- Minister Vijayabaskar to be ing dismissal of Palaniswami Dhinakaran asked reporters. vnience to the public, he said. MPOST BUREAU tinued, there will be no day left "The UP government is Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, panel pumps will be distributed. for teaching in schools," he said. Punjab Governor committed to keep these ele- UP Energy minister Shrikant It was also agreed upon to The children should be NATION BRIEFS ments (mafia) away from the LUCKNOW: The Uttar Sharma and state minister for distribute to energy consumers motivated to learn about tra- asks PU to contracts," Adityanath said. Pradesh government and the Power Swatantra Dev Singh energy efficiency bulbs, tube- dition of personalities and INDIA'S CP OUTLET MARKS To bring transparency there Centre on Friday entered into were also present on this occa- lights and fans at cheaper rates. their contribution towards the review fee hike is need to adopt the new cash- an agreement which promises sion. The state government also Apart from this, the rural con- country, the chief minister said, ITS 62ND FOUNDATION DAY less systems, he said adding to provide 24x7 power supply to announced that it is expanding sumers will also get the facil- adding his government would NEW DELHI: Amid much fervor and gaiety, the 62nd CHANDIGARH: Punjab Gov- that 60,000 service centres in all the households in the state. the ambit of helpline Dial 1911 ity of making digital payment provide uniform, notebooks and foundation day of erstwhile Khadi Gramodyog Bha- ernor and Chandigarh Admin- UP have been linked to 'Digi The 'Power for All' pact through which the consumers through e-bhugtan. As many textbooks to students of primary istrator V P Singh Badnore on Dhan'. "Efforts should be made was signed in the presence of in rural areas in coming days as eight sub-stations of UP schools. Paying tributes to the wan now known as 'Khadi India Showroom' at Con- Friday asked Panjab University so as to bring more and more Chief Minister Yogi Aditya- could communicate their griev- Power Transmission Corpo- chief architect of Indian Consti- naught Place was celebrated here on Thursday. This (PU) to review in a "holistic people under the ambit of dig- nath and Union Minister of ances pertaining to power and ration Limited worth Rs 331.69 tution, the Chief Minister said flagship outlet of KVIC was established in the year manner" all issues including the tal payment. This will help in State (Independent Charge) for electricity. The Centre's under- crore and 12 sub-stations of Ambedkar was against "play- 1955. Paying rich flowery tribute to Mahatma Gandhi fee hike, over which students eradicating corruption from Power Piyush Goyal at 5 Kali- taking Energy Efficiency Ser- UP Power Corporation Lim- ing politics" at the cost of the on this occasion, KVIC chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena had clashed with the police on the society," Adityanath said, das Marg, the official residence vices Limited (EESL) will install ited worth Rs 75.60 crore were country and assured his nobody also felicitated as many as 12 employees of the show- the campus. while addressing a gathering at of UP Chief Minister. Deputy 10,000 energy efficiency solar- also unveiled. would be allowed to flout law in Badnore held a meeting with the 'Digi Dhan Mela' being held Uttar Pradesh. room – who had completed 25 years of service with University authorities, advisor this organisation by offering shawls to them. to the administrator, Parimal Rai, Director General of Police, Sangeet Som gets clean chit from ISRO to launch South Asia Satellite 3 KILLED, 2 HURT IN J&K ROAD MISHAP Chandigarh T S Luthra, in the BHADARWAH (J&K): Three persons, including an wake of the clash which led SIT in inflammatory video case employee of the Forest Department, were killed and to injuries to several students on May 5; Pakistan not on board two others seriously injured when a vehicle they were and policemen. The Gover- MUZAFFARNAGAR: A Spe-

' traveling in skidded off the road and fell into a 100- nor sought input on the steps cial Investigation Team (SIT) HYDERABAD: India plans to lift-off mass of 2,195 kg, would Satellite) because of that only which could be taken to attend probing riots related cases has launch on May 5 the 'South Asia carry 12 ku-band transponders. (Pakistan not being part of it)," feet deep gorge near here in Jammu and Kashmir's to the concerns of the students given a clean chit to BJP MLA Satellite' that will benefit all the "Pakistan is not included in Kiran Kumar said. hilly Doda district. The accident occurred near Pounra and the University, said a PU Sangeet Som in in connection countries in the region, except that. They did not want (to be Earlier, it was named as village here late last night when the vehicle was on its release here. "The Governor has with a case of a fake but inflam- Pakistan which is not a part of part of the project)," he said. 'SAARC Satellite.' "Basically, it way from this town to Manthla, police said. desired that all issues relating matory video uploaded on a media site Facebook in USA the project. Sources said the satellite is (the satellite) is meant for pro- to enhancement of the inter- social media website. about details pertaining to "It's going up in the first week viding communication and PARTY DEFENDS RJD CHIEF LALU YADAV nal income of the University, Inspector Tyagi, the uploading of a video that of May," Indian Space Research GSAT-9 disaster support, connectiv- FROM BJP CHARGES ON LAND DEALS including the Senate approved the investigating officer in the incited communal passions. Organisation (ISRO) Chairman ity among States. It will pro- tuition fee hike, be reviewed case has filed a final report in a But the Facebook head- A S Kiran Kumar told media. designed for a mission life of vide a significant capability to PATNA: Under attack from BJP over alleged land in a holistic manner," said the court here saying that no evi- quarters failed to provide the According to ISRO sources, the more than 12 years. PM Modi each of these participating deals by Lalu Prasad's family, RJD on Friday fielded release. When contacted, PU dence could be found against details about the names of the launch of this communication had made an announcement States in terms of DTH, certain its leaders to defend its chief and attack the saffron Vice Chancellor Arun Kumar the accused. During investi- people who had uploaded or satellite (GSAT-9) is scheduled about this satellite during the VSAT capacity plus linking party senior leader Sushil Kumar Modi "to stop the Grover said the Governor asked gation, the SIT had through liked the video saying they they for May 5 on board the space SAARC Summit in Kathmandu among the states for both disas- fictious game of exposure." RJD national spokesman about the varisity's income gen- the Central Bureau of Inves- maintained a record of one year agency's rocket GSLV-09 from in 2014 calling it a "gift to India's ter information transfer and eration and fiscal situation in his tigation (CBI) sought a report only, the SIT said in its report Sriharikota spaceport. Kiran neighbours." "It (name) was also in terms of library type of Manoj Jha accompanied by state party presi- over two-hour long meeting. from the headquarters of social filed in the court. AGENCIES Kumar said the satellite, with a changed to this (South Asia things," he said. AGENCIES dent Ramchandra Purbe batted for Lalu Prasad while addressing the press at the party office here to refute Sushil Modi's allegations. Jha denied any kind of ir- Principal urges HC to quash FIR Punjab sets up fresh commission to probe sacrilege incidents regularities by Prasad's family in the land deals and MPOST BUREAU said all the details have been furnished in the income filed by peon for WhatsApp joke ing in Kotkapura on October 10, 2015 and village Behbalka- tax return. MUMBAI: A school principal The HC said it would pass CHANDIGARH: Rejecting as lan, District Faridkot, in which CHLORINE GAS LEAK IN GUJARAT has urged the Bombay High an order after hearing both the "inconclusive" the report of the two persons died. Court to quash an FIR filed parties on April 20. The princi- Zora Singh Commission, the As per its terms of reference, VILLAGE; 19 HOSPITALISED against him by a peon for for- pal and the peon of the private Punjab Government on Fri- the Commission will identify VADODARA (GUJ): Atleast 19 people were hospital- warding a joke on a WhatsApp school were in the WhatsApp day constituted a fresh Com- and enquire into the role of the group which allegedly violated group in which the former for- mission of Inquiry headed by police officers in incomplete or ised following the leakage of chlorine gas in a small provisions of the IPC and the warded the joke, which referred Justice (retd) Ranjit Singh, to Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh inconclusive investigations into village on the city outskirts, district officials said on SC/ST Act. to jobs obtained through reser- investigate all cases of sacrilege Ji, in the ambit of the Justice Court. the earlier incidents of sacri- Friday. The incident took place last night due to leak- A bench of Justice Prakash vation. On reading the post, the in the state. Ranjit Singh Commission's The commission willleges so far. age in the valve of a chlorine gas cylinder, when the Naik and Justice S C Dharmad- peon felt aggrieved and filed an "The government, through terms of reference," an official enquire into the detailed facts The notification follows the process of chlorination in a drinking water tank located hikari, in an order on April 7, FIR against the principal under a notification issued by the spokesman said. and circumstances of what hap- state government s conclusion, in Por village was underway, they said. Those affected asked the principal of private IPC section 153 A (promot- Department of Home Affairs The new Commission, set pened and to identify the role after considering various factors after their exposure to the gas were admitted to the school here to file an affidavit ing enmity among people on and Justice, has included all sac- up under the Commission of played by various persons in including the Punjab Advocate by April 20, stating if he was grounds of religion, race, resi- rilege incidents, including those Inquiry Act 1952, has a ten- various incidents of sacrilege in General's advice, that the Justice state-run Sayajirao hospital here when they began prepared to tender an uncon- dence and language and doing involving the Srimad Bhagwad ure of six months. Justice (retd) Faridkot and other places in the Zora Singh Commission had complaining of eye and throat irritation, Vadodara ditional apology for sharing acts prejudicial to the mainte- Gita and the Holy Quran Sharif Ranjit Singh is a former judge of state. It has also been tasked to "not answered the very sub- District Collector Lochan said. the joke. nance of harmony). AGENCIES besides Sri Guru Granth Sahib the Punjab and Haryana High enquire into an incident of fir- stance of the reference. " 7 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Saturday, 15 April, 2017 mp nation Imposing only fine on woman Now, BJP to focus on states convict in serious case unfair: SC crucial for fortunes in 2019 MPOST BUREAU NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has held that imposing OUR CORRESPONDENT only a fine in serious offences, BJP to make its Odisha lab for which entail award of jail terms NEW DELHI: The city of and fine both, on women con- Bhubaneswar is decked up for victs would lead to "unfair" and ’s (BJP) welfare schemes: Pradhan "unjust" consequences. conclave with hoardings hav- Observing this, the apex ing posters of Prime Minis- OUR CORRESPONDENT get, Pradhan said. court set aside the Himachal ter Narendra Modi along with "The allocations made to Pradesh High Court verdict his trusted lieutenant and BJP BHUBANESWAR: The BJP Odisha in railway develop- imposing only a fine on a respondent has committed. ity to alter a sentence of impris- president Amit Shah. About on Friday said Prime Minister ment indicated Prime Min- woman, who was convicted of "As can be seen, these cir- onment and fine with sentence 300 plus BJP functionaries, Narendra Modi has decided to ister Modi's responsibility drugging and taking part in cumstances were taken into only of a fine, the consequences including PM Modi and party make Odisha the laboratory of towards the state," Pradhan robbing a man, and said leni- consideration by the trial court will be unfair and unjust." chief, will be meeting in Odis- welfare schemes for the poor. said adding, Odisha has been ency cannot be shown beyond and on that basis, the trial court Justice Sikri, however, said ha’s capital for a two-day brain- Union Petroleum and the biggest beneficiary from what has been allowed in the took a lenient view by awarding though gender is not a mitigat- storming session on the party’s Natural Gas Minister Dhar- the recommendations of the statutory scheme. imprisonment for two years in ing circumstances in awarding “Mission 2019”. About 300 plus BJP functionaries, including PM Modi and party mendra Pradhan said "While 14th Finance Commission. A bench, comprising Jus- respect of each of the offences sentence, in Indian context, a The BJP national executive chief Amit Shah, will be meeting in Odisha’s capital for a two-day Prime Minister Modi's accept- He said the Centre has tices A K Sikri and Ashok under Sections 307, 328 and woman can be shown leniency meeting is scheduled to begin brainstorming session beginning from Saturday ability has increased in Odi- allocated Rs 3,000 crore for Bhushan, who wrote separate 392 of the IPC, which were to in some cases as the impact of on Saturday at Janata Maidan, sha, the people are annoyed rural development in Odisha. but concurring verdicts, said be run concurrently. jail term on her kids cannot be wherein the efforts of party guidance would be felt at the at the state BJP headquarters over the ruling BJD. People "While 1,600 km National the convict was already shown "There was no reason to lost sight of. workers would be hailed for meet. Union ministers, chief to celebrate the Odia New Year. have changed their mind as Highways were constructed leniency by the trial court on show any further mercy by the "Insofar as Indian judi- winning recent assembly elec- ministers of 13 BJP-ruled states Meanwhile, Bhubaneswar they voted in favour of BJP in in Odisha during Atal Behari the ground that she has three High Court. Further, as found cial mind is concerned, I find tions. The emphatic victory and three deputy chief min- has turned into a fortress ahead large number in the panchayat Vajpeye's tenure, Modi has minor kids. The trial court above, removing the element of that in certain decisions of this in Uttar Pradesh and Uttara- isters will attend the meet,” of the PM’s two-day visit as polls than the previous general planned to build 4,800 km awarded her a two-year jail imprisonment altogether was, Court, gender is taken as the khand would be showcased to Pradhan told reporters while massive security arrangements elections in 2014." of NH in the state," Pradhan term and a fine of Rs 6,000. in any case, erroneous in law," relevant circumstance while motive the workers of Odisha inaugurating the media cen- have been made to avoid any Stating that the BJP is pointed out. The High Court raised this the judge said. fixing the quantum of sentence. for taking on ruling party in the tre, set up for the conclave. untoward incident. holding its national executive He said Modi has planned fine to Rs 30,000 and allowed Justice Bhushan was I may add that it would depend state –Biju Janata Dal (BJD), According to Petroleum Min- “The way we prepared meeting here after a gap of 20 construction of 450 km coastal the woman to walk free. harsher in his observations and upon the facts of each case, a former ally of NDA. As all ister, party veterans LK Advani the security arrangements years, Pradhan said the cen- highway from Gopalpur in Justice Sikri said "In the said, "Appellate Court cannot whether it should be treated as Cabinet ministers, Chief Min- and MM Joshi will also attend for the BJP's national execu- tral government led by Modi Odisha to Digha in West Ben- present case, two mitigat- exercise its power under 386(b) a relevant consideration and no isters of BJP-ruled states would the national executive meet. tive meeting, it is nothing less is committed to fulfil the aspi- gal, which will help boost Odi- ing circumstances which are (iii) to alter the sentence of the hard and fast rule can be laid mark their attendance at the “The Prime Minister is than Rath Yatra preparations. rations of the people. sha's industries and tourism pressed into service by the imprisonment and fine into a down," he said. meet, External Affairs Minister scheduled to arrive at the Odi- During Rath Yatra, we deploy He said BJP president Amit sector. respondent (accused) are that sentence of only a fine, which The verdict came on an Sushma Swaraj is likely to skip sha’s state capital by 3.30 pm around 4,000 police personnel Shah has been strengthening He also said the number she is a woman and she is shall be contrary to the statu- appeal against the High Court the meet on health grounds. on Saturday. The PM will pro- at Puri. For the security and the party. of LPG consumers in the state having three minor children. tory scheme. order which modified the trial “Sushmaji will not be able ceed to the Raj Bhavan before traffic management on April The BJP-led NDA govern- has already increased to 43 This has to be balanced with "In event, such power is court order and imposed the to attend the national executive attending the national execu- 15 and 16, we will mobilise at ment has already allocated lakh this year from 23 lakh the nature of crime which the conceded to Appellate Author- fine only on her. meeting on health grounds. She tive meet at Janata Maidan at 5 least 3,000 cops,” said a senior Rs 5,200 crore for railway in 2014. has been advised rest by doc- pm,” Pradhan said. police officer. development in Odisha dur- Claiming that Modi's pop- tors,” said Union Minister of BJP president Amit Shah, Police said that Modi’s ing the last three years, while ularity has increased mani- PIL in SC to make Apex court asks Centre State for Petroleum and Natu- who reached Bhubaneswar on security is being looked after the amount was dismal during fold across the country and ral Gas Dharmendra Pradhan, Friday, garlanded the statue of by the Special Protection the Congress-led UPA govern- abroad, the Union Minister Hindi compulsory who has been tasked to organ- BR Ambedkar at AG Chhak, Group, whereas Z Plus secu- ment. During the UPA's ten- said the people of Odisha have to mull extending finance ise this mega show. near the secretariat. Shah is also rity arrangements will be made ure, maximum allocation was accepted the Prime Minister's in class I-VIII “Swaraj’s presence and slated to attend a programme for the 13 chief ministers. Rs 1,000 crore in one rail bud- plans and programmes. NEW DELHI: A PIL has been benefits to para forces filed in the Supreme court seek- Massive fire in Editor-in-Chief of ing a direction to the Centre, NEW DELHI: The Supreme promoted. NATION BRIEFS states and union territories to Court has asked the Centre to Solicitor General Ran- ANDHRA CM NAIDU LAYS FOUNDATION forest area near make Hindi compulsory for re-think on the issue whether jit Kumar, representing the Sudarshan TV gets bail students of class I-VIII across paramilitary forces –CRPF, Centre, told the apex court if STONE FOR RS 100-CR AMBEDKAR PARK the country to promote unity BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB –can the paramilitary forces were Mount Abu OUR CORRESPONDENT AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chan- Chavhanke, Itrat Hussain and national integration. be given monetary benefits like declared as organised group Babar and Sanjay Shankh- The plea, likely to come up the "organised services". 'A' services, there cannot be drababu Naidu on Friday laid the foundation-stone OUR CORRESPONDENT SAMBHAL (UP): Editor-in- dhar for promoting enmity for hearing next week, referred The apex court was hear- any deputation and no one for the Rs 100 crore Dr B R Ambedkar Smriti Vanam Chief and Chief Managing between different groups, to various constitutional provi- ing a batch of appeals including from IPS cadre can come on (memorial park) at Inavolu village here, marking the JAIPUR: A major fire broke Director of a news channel, inciting fear among the peo- sions and non-execution of the one filed by the Centre against deputation. 125th birth anniversary of the architect of Indian Con- out in the forest area near who was arrested for allegedly ple and disturbing the com- three-language formula enunci- the Delhi High Court's Sep- The apex court said it per- stitution. He also laid the foundation-stone for a 126-ft Mount Abu in Sirohi dis- promoting enmity between munal amity." ated in the 1968 National Policy tember 2015 verdict asking ceives that the paramilitary statue of Ambedkar that will come up in the park, trict, prompting the Indian different groups here, was on Chavhanke was arrested Resolution by the Centre in con- the government to consider all forces personnel were grieved spread over a 20-acre site. The Smriti Vanam will Air force to deploy an MI-17 Friday granted bail by a court on April 12 night by Sambhal sultation with the states. paramilitary forces as "organ- by the non-grant of 'equal chopper to douse the flames. here. police with the help of Luc- Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, ised services". pay for equal work', a benefit have a multi-purpose Convention Hall with a seating The fire broke out in the District Magistrate of know police from the Chow- Delhi BJP spokesperson and The high court had said granted to the organised ser- capacity of 3,000 persons. The state government has morning and spread over sev- Sambhal Bhupendra S Chaud- dhury Charan Singh Airport, lawyer, said the three-language officers of paramilitary forces vices, and if the conferment of allotted Rs 97.64 crore for the project that is expected eral kilometres. The admin- hary said Suresh Chavhanke when he was about to leave formula provided for study of should be given the bene- monetary benefit can assuage to be completed in 24 months. This includes Rs 25 crore istration is making use of a was produced before junior the city. "Hindi, English and modern fits including non-functional their grievance, the govern- for the 126-ft statue. modified MI-17V5 helicop- division judicial magistrate, An FIR was lodged against Indian language in Hindi- financial upgradation (NFU), ment might think over it. ter to put out the blaze, Dis- where he was granted bail. him under various sections of speaking states and Hindi, Eng- earlier available to 'Group "In the ultimate eventuate, HIMACHAL PRADESH TO CELEBRATE trict Collector Abhimanyu Chavhanke on the other the IPC including those deal- lish and a regional language in A organised services', from we think it apt to say that if the Kumar said. The affected area hand termed police action ing with promoting enmity the non- Hindi speaking states" 2006 in terms of the 6th Pay conferment of monetary ben- ' 70TH STATEHOOD DAY TODAY is close to Mount Abu, the against him as improper and between different groups on and it is still unimplemented. Commission. efit can assuage the grievance SHIMLA: The hilly state of Himachal Pradesh cel- sole hill station in the state, was initially reluctant to take grounds of religion, race, "In order to promote fraternity, Under NFU, if all the offi- of the respondents, the Union ebrates its 70th anniversary on Saturday. It was on this where a large number of tour- bail. But, after administrative place of birth and over con- assuring dignity of individual cers of a particular batch can- of India may rethink over the day in 1948 that Himachal came into existence after ists arrive in the summer sea- officials convinced him, he tent to cause, or which is likely and unity and national integra- not move up the ladder owing matter without disturbing its son. However, tourist activities relented, officials said. to cause, fear or alarm to the tion, study of Hindi should be to lack of vacancies but only sense of discipline as it con- merger of 30 odd princely hill States. Congratulating remained unaffected in the Superintendent of Police public, or to any section of the compulsory for all the students one does, the others will auto- ceives," a bench comprising the people of the state, CM Virbhadra Singh said, “I area, a police official said. Ravi Shankar Chhavi said, public and other sections on of I-VIII standard through the matically get financial upgrada- Justices Dipak Misra and M M felicitate entire populace of the State and pay my A defence spokesperson "Cases were registered against April 10 in Sambhal. country," the plea said. AGENCIES tion like the one who has been Shantanagoudar said. AGENCIES respect and gratitude to the great sons and daughters said: "The helicopter unit at of the soil, who toiled hard to secure for Himachal a Phalodi in Jodhpur swung into separate entity, and make it a distinct identity. I pay action on receiving a call from Mercury crosses 40 deg C at many places, Jaisalmer sizzles at 45.6 deg C the state government, seek- my special respect to Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the ing help in dousing a massive architect and first Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.” forest fire in the hills fast pro- OUR CORRESPONDENT imum temperature of 40.6 degrees tions prevailed in the western part of PM’S WIFE JASHODABEN VISITS gressing towards the inhabited Celsius, five notches above the sea- the desert state. areas assisted by winds." NEW DELHI: The Mercury rose in son's average. Bikaner, Churu, Kota and Jodh- TEMPLE IN TELANGANA A suitably modified MI- many parts of northern India and hov- Areas under Palam, Ayanagar and pur recorded maximum temperatures HYDERABAD: 17V5 helicopter with a bambi ered around the 40 degrees Celsius Ridge registered a maximum temper- of 44.5 degrees Celsius, 44.2 degrees Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wife bucket reached the site and mark as Odisha continued to sizzle atures of 42.4, 40.8 and 41.4 degrees Celsius, 44.1 degrees Celsius and 44 Jashodaben on Friday visited a temple in Vikarabad conducted a quick aerial recce and normal life was affected in Raj- Celsius respectively while it was 39.2 degrees Celsius respectively, the MeT town (Telangana), about 70 km from Hyderabad, before the operation. It drew asthan due to heat wave in parts of degrees Celsius at Lodhi road, a MeT department here said, adding day tem- and offered prayers. When contacted, Prahlada water out of Nakki lake in the the state. department official said. peratures at other stations were below Rao, Vikarabad district BJP chief said she came to middle of Mount Abu. It was a hot day in the national cap- Normal life was affected in Rajas- 44 degrees Celsius. the town on an invitation by one Ramesh, a former The IAF team managed to ital with the mercury crossing the 40 than due to heat wave sweeping parts Hot weather conditions intensified municipal councillor of Vikarabad. “She came along push in seven sorties dropping degree Celsius mark in some parts of of the state with Jaisalmer being the in Odisha on Friday with the mer- close to about 20,000 litres of the city. hottest place recording a maximum cury hovering above 40 degree Cel- with her brother and two others last night. They stayed water over the spread of fire The Safdarjung observatory, whose Women cover faces to protect themselves temperature of 45.6 degrees Celsius. sius in at least 13 places in the state in Ramesh’s house. On Friday morning, she visited dangerously close to inhabited recording is considered the official from heat wave in Amritsar on Friday Barmer sizzled at 45.4 degrees Cel- and Titlagarh remained the hottest at Santoshi Mata Temple in Vikarabad town and offered area, he said. figure for the city, recorded a max- sius, while Severe heat wave condi- 43 degrees Celsius. prayers,” Rao said. THREE TN MINISTERS BOOKED FOR WB HIDCO ‘OBSTRUCTING’ I-T OFFICERS UPPCB, Cantonment Board to e-Tender notice No.3 of 2017-2018 CHENNAI: Three Tamil Nadu ministers and two oth- e- tender is invited for “Maintenance of Golf Course within Eco Park, New Town, Kolkata. (For Twelve months).” in the manner as ers were on Friday booked by police on charges of described in the detailed e-tender notice available on WBHIDCO threatening and obstructing Income Tax officers from pay for Mathura pollution: NGT website-www.wbhidcoltd.com in e-tender portal Last date of Bid performing duties during searches, including at a min- submission closing (on line)-22.04.2017 upto 2.00 P.M. Detailed ister’s residence, here last week. An FIR has been filed NEW DELHI: The UP pollu- may be seen in our website at www.wbhidcoltd.com. tion control board (UPPCB) NGT slaps Rs 50 L fine on Tehri against ministers Udumalai K Radhakrishnan, R Kama- and Mathura Cantonment ICA/T 769(3)2017 General Manager (Engg.)-IV raj and Kadambur Raju and others on a complaint by Board have been directed by the Income Tax department, police said. Others named the National Green Tribunal Hydro Development Corporation in the FIR include Thalavai Sundaram, Tamil Nadu to pay Rs 5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh special representative in Delhi, police said. respectively for causing pollu- NEW DELHI: Development does not mean destroying nature, tion in the temple town. the National Green Tribunal has said while slapping an environ- NIGHT CURFEW CONTINUES IN BHADRAK, "The problem of MSW is ment compensation of Rs 50 lakh on Tehri Hydro Development not confined to Mathura Can- Corporation (THDC) for throwing debris of its Vishnugad 146 ARRESTED FOR VIOLENCE tonment Board or Mathura city "We have no hesitation in Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project in the Alaknanda river. BHADRAK (ODISHA): Night curfew continued in but it is a national problem. It holding that the UPPCB as well Coming down heavily on THDC, a bench headed by NGT Bhadrak on Friday despite the town returning to requires collective, progressive as the Mathura Cantonment Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, held it responsible for normal, while the number of arrests rose to 146 in and effective steps to be taken Board have miserably failed to polluting the river and restrained it from throwing any "muck, before the MSW is managed protect the environment and soil and stones" by carrying out blasting in the floodplains of connection with the violence sparked by alleged and disposed of in accordance discharge their statutory and the water body. AGENCIES ICA/T 779(3)2017 abusive remarks against Hindu deities on social me- with the law in force," a bench public law obligation in accor- dia. “Normalcy has returned to violence-hit Bhadrak headed by NGT Chairperson dance with the law in force. For water pollution... They have the NGT said. WB HIDCO town, but curfew, which was relaxed for 12 hours on Justice Swatanter Kumar said. this reason, they are liable to also failed to seek permis- It also directed both the e-Tender notice No.113(2nd Call) of 2016-2017 Friday, will remain in force during the night,” Bhadrak The green panel castigated pay Environmental Compensa- sion for the use of trenching authorities to pay the compen- e- tender is invited for “Repair, restoration & strengthening of the Superintendent of Police Anup Sahu said. Curfew was UPPCB and the Canton- tion (EC) in terms of Section 15 ground under the law in force sation to the Central Pollu- existing Service Road from Link canal to 1st Rotary including drain line ment Board, which works as and 17 of the NGT Act. and operating it without the tion Control Board within two works in AA-I, New Town, Kolkata. Length of Work - 300.00mtr.” in relaxed from 6 am till 6 pm following considerable a municipal body, for failing "Thus, we direct that consent of the Board or with- weeks and asked the Board to the manner as described in the detailed e-tender notice available on improvement in the situation and was re-clamped in their constitutional duties UPPCB shall pay Rs 5 lakh as out any authorisation and in submit application for consent WBHIDCO website-www.wbhidcoltd.com in e-tender portal Last date from 6 pm on Friday till 6 am on Saturday, of Bid submission closing (on line)- 18.04.2017 upto 2.00 P.M. Detailed and causing continuous air and EC while Cantonment Board complete violation and disre- to operate and for authorisa- may be seen in our website at www.wbhidcoltd.com. Sahu said. water pollution. shall pay Rs 10 lakh for causing gard of the Solid Waste Man- tion within two weeks to the ICA/T 770(3)2017 General Manager (Engg.)-IV continuous air, water, ground agement (SWM) Rules, 2016," UPPCB. AGENCIES 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Saturday, 15 April, 2017 EDITORIAL Under the judicial lens No guarantees BJP’s expanding political footprint will also allow for contact with here will be much concern among foreign policy man- unfamiliar lifestyles and gastronomic partiality in various regions darins in New Delhi after the recent US-China sum- AMULYA GANGULI mit, in which Chinese President Xi Jinping and his here was a slight It is not only the Supreme TAmerican counterpart Donald Trump took part in lengthy lull in the murder- Court’s castigation of the cow discussions on a whole host of issues. Top of the pile, how- ous antics of the gau vigilantes which will impede ever, was the threat posed by a nuclear weapons-armed North rakshaks or cow pro- the BJP’s efforts to mould the Korea and trade. After their meeting, US President Donald Ttectors after Narendra Modi people’s food habits in accor- Trump tweeted: “I explained to the President of China that a said that a majority of them dance with its own Brahmini- trade deal with the U.S. will be far better for them if they solve were anti-socials. After the cal ideas of the Hindi belt, the North Korean problem!” What followed soon after was an BJP’s sweeping victory in UP, the party’s expanding politi- affirmation by Trump that Washington no longer considers however, the rakshaks have cal footprints will also make China as “currency manipulator”—a significant about-turn regained their righteous anger it come into contact with from the rhetoric he peddled during his bid for the US presi- against the suspected killers unfamiliar lifestyles and gas- dency. He backed this stunning assertion with the rationale of cows, especially if they are tronomic partiality in vari- that it was not as if the Chinese currency is deliberately kept Muslims. ous regions. Yet, the need for “weak”, but that the American dollar is “getting too strong”. Beef, for instance, This fateful religious iden- widespread support in these This fact received confirmation from a US Treasury spokes- is kosher in tity where the Hindu Gestapo previously unexplored terri- man. This major concession is a complete break from the is concerned motivated the tories cannot but compel it to promise Trump had made during his election campaign. In Kerala, Goa, and killers of Pehlu Khan, who was bow to the local preferences an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump argues that the Northeast. leading a group of dairy farm- even if they are antithetical to if the US officially deems China to be a currency manipulator, ers, mostly Muslims, trans- what the party practices and it would jeopardise any attempt to resolve the threat North Not long ago, V porting cows from Alwar, preaches in its areas of influ- Korea poses. While both sides remain divided on how to deal Muraleedharan Rajasthan, to Mewat, Hary- ence in northern and western with North Korea and there is little clarity on how they will ana. It was a rerun of an ear- India. move ahead on trade-related concerns, recent developments of the BJP’s lier murder of a suspected beef Various factors, therefore, indicate that they have arrived at some common ground. Kerala unit had eater in Dadri near Delhi. Even including Modi’s development There is a definite change in Beijing’s tone with regards to as Union minister of state for agenda with its need for law North Korea. If the North Korean government of Kim Jong- said that his party parliamentary affairs Mukhtar and order are making an exclu- Un goes ahead with a test of either an intercontinental bal- had “no intention Abbas Naqvi, one of the BJP’s sionary party come to terms listic missile or a nuclear device, Beijing has promised to take token Muslims, tried to pre- with the inclusive and plural- stern action. In an editorial in the State-backed Global Times to protest against tend that nothing had hap- istic “idea of India”. It is also on Wednesday, it was argued that North Korea must rein its people eating pened, the Rajasthan home noteworthy that the saffron nuclear ambitions, or else China would “severely limit” oil beef”. More minister equated the assailants Parivar nowadays routinely supplies. China even recently decided to abstain from vot- with the victims by saying that condemn violence because, as ing on a UN Security Council resolution condemning last recently, a BJP both were guilty. the RSS chief, , week’s chemical attack on civilians in Syria, and not back candidate in However, the has said, it defames the cause. Russia by vetoing it. At a time when New Delhi’s relationship camp may not be able to con- This is a welcome change from with China has hit new lows, it would be interesting to see the Muslim- tinue with such equivocations the time as after the 2002 Guja- how far Trump will back Indian interests when push comes dominated since the Supreme Court has Representational Image rat riots when the supporters of to shove. For the uninitiated, Beijing’s desire to undermine now intervened, asking the the BJP said that the Muslims India’s security and strategic interests on multilateral forums Malappuram Centre and several BJP-led The focus of the agenda was movement, was the BJP so stituency promised to provide had been served right and that at every possible turn and New Delhi’s subsequent response in constituency state governments about the clarified with admirable can- forthright about its obsession “good quality” beef if he was the outbreak denoted the rise playing the ‘Tibet card’ has soured relations. One could even steps they have taken – or dour by the Gujarat Chief Min- with the cow and the culinary elected. of the Hindus. argue that issues of US-China trade or the North Korea prob- promised to failed to take – against the cow ister, Vijay Rupani when he prescriptions for the citizens of Goa’s Chief Minister Even then, since the cow lem are entirely different from India’s concerns over its hos- provide “good vigilantes. The scope for delib- said after the passage of a law Hindu Rashtra in the making. Manohar Parrikar also said and beef are central to the tile neighbour and that the Trump administration will deal erate or inadvertent official and prescribing life sentence for the The judiciary’s decision to ask not long ago that what one BJP’s worldview, any retreat is with these matters separately. It is hard to tell which way the quality” beef if political inaction, therefore, killer of a cow that he wanted questions will make the Parivar ate was a matter of “individ- bound to create fissures in the wind will blow, but one thing is for certain. New Delhi must he was elected has been severely limited. the state to become vegetar- aware, however, of the difficul- ual opinion”. The Shiv Sena’s monolithic Parivar with the not take the previous Barack Obama administration’s claims If the BJP chief ministers ian. As of now, this order can- ties of imposing its wish list. Uddhav Thackeray, too, had more militant groups like the that the US-India ties “will be one of the defining partner- are compelled to crack down not be enforced. It can only be As it is, political impera- urged the BJP to “stop peeping Vishwa Hindu Parishad and ships of the 21st century”. on the gau rakshaks or ask an obiter dictum, to use a legal tives have come in the way into homes to see if people eat the straining at them at least to lie low for a term. But the manner in which of enforcing the list. Beef, for beef”, adding that it is “ghastly the restraining leash. Time will while, it is likely to be consid- the UP results have embold- instance, is kosher in Kerala, to kill people because they tell whether Modi and Bhag- ered a serious impediment by ened the hardliners can be seen Goa and the Northeast. Not consume beef”. Since the BJP wat will succeed in control- Pak’s tryst with the Hindu Right to pursue its from this directive and also long ago, V Muraleedharan of had assured the north-eastern ling them – or whether their divisive objective. If the dep- from the Chhattisgarh Chief the BJP’s Kerala unit had said states before the recent elec- denunciation of violence will redations of the vigilantes are Minister Raman Singh’s threat, that his party had “no inten- tions that it would not impose be seen as being for the record blasphemy stopped or at least curtailed, delivered with a smile, to hang tion to protest against people a beef ban, it is unlikely that only. IPA the ’s dietary those who kill cows. eating beef”. More recently, a it will do so even if it opens (The writer is a political n an event that should shake the conscience of any rea- agenda relating to beef will Never before, not even BJP candidate in the Muslim- up the party to the charge of analyst. Views expressed sonable individual, a vigilante mob in Mardan, Pakistan, suffer a setback. during the Ramjanmabhoomi dominated Malappuram con- speaking with a forked tongue. are strictly personal.) on Thursday thrashed and then killed a university student Iand seriously injured another for alleged blasphemy. Both dear students of mass communication at the Abdul Wali Khan Quote martial DIGITISING THE WAY AHEAD EDITOR millenniumpost.in University were accused of promoting the Ahmadi faith on social media. The incident occurred in the presence of local Log on to write letters to the Without continual This initiative by this government is without a doubt one to take India to greater heights. police, who were outnumbered by the vicious mob. Reports By integrating various departments, Digital India will ensure quicker and effective imple- editor or send them to from Pakistani media paint a rather horrific picture of what growth and progress, took place during this incident. For nearly a century, members such words as mentation of decisions. But given the latest reality of India, this initiative can seriously [email protected] of Ahmadiyya community have suffered ostracisation for an improvement, aggravate the socio-economic divide among people. One of the core components of the You can also send your interpretation of Islam that differs from traditional orthodox initiative is to ensure digital literacy. This very component is going to decide the success of comments to The Editor, positions of the majority Sunni community. “Ahmadis are achievement, and success prohibited from declaring or propagating their faith publicly, have no meaning this initiative. If not, this initiative will only enlarge the gulf between the digital haves and Millennium Post, building mosques or even referring to them as such, or mak- the have-nots, and engender a fresh problem. The demonetisation drive is only proving this Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ing the call for Muslim prayer,” according to Human Rights point in distressful ways. Via email Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 Watch. Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code, which is VINEETA popularly known as the blasphemy law, has been used to tar- get religious and sectarian minorities. “Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation or by any imputation, innuendo, or insinua- Tapping unused government land tion, directly or indirectly, defiles the sacred name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine,” reads Section 295-C. It was under the dictatorship of Assessment of land acquisition and allotment for infrastructure projects are General Zia-ul-Haq in the 1980s when Pakistan passed down a series of orders to create and sharpen blasphemy laws. It was needed to eliminate the possibility of creating surplus, unproductive land under General Zia that narrow and bigoted religiosity became state policy. What began during Zia’s tenure did not end with SAMAR s a natural, immovable, and him. The vicious attack on minorities, their place of worship, LAHIRY non-renewable asset, land and subjecting people to incarceration on the mere suspicion is a distinct resource essen- of blasphemy, are regular occurrences in Pakistan today. One tial for production. While is not surprised by the arrival of an Islamic State-like ideol- Athe demand for land is increasing with ogy into mainstream public discourse. This has raised seri- growing population and economy, its ous concerns that sectarian violence could further intensify stock is limited. India has sufficient in an already strife-ridden Pakistan. According to Hussain land for all uses—agriculture, indus- Haqqani, the former ambassador of Pakistan to the United try, human dwelling, infrastructure and States and a leading South Asia expert, there is already broad others—if used with prudence. support for such an ideology. “While many Pakistanis might There is a need to assess land acqui- be troubled by the violent ramifications of global jihad within There is a need to sition and allotment for infrastructure the country, broad sympathy in Pakistani society for jihadis evaluate the land projects, to eliminate the possibility remains a reality,” he writes in an academic paper titled, of creating a surplus and unproduc- Pakistan and the Threat of Global Jihadism: Implications for use pattern of tive land. Regional Security. “Most Pakistanis support Sharia rule, an Central Ministries Islamic caliphate, and an Islamic state, even if they disagree Accounting for unused land on the definition of those concepts.” and Departments. Looking for rapid growth in India, It is an unfortunate reality that has played itself out in Identification of new enterprises were set up by the massive public support for Mumtaz Qadri, who was exe- government. This led to the acquisi- cuted on February 29 last year for the assassination of Pun- idle land under tion of vast tracts of land for establish- jab Governor Salmaan Taseer in 2011. Days before the first these ministries ing large- and medium-sized public anniversary of Qadri’s death earlier this year, thousands of sector industries as per the Industrial people had prepared to converge at Islamabad to commemo- should be made Policy Resolution, 1948. State govern- rate him. Millions of Pakistani Rupees were collected from quickly to create ments also created developed industrial all over the country to construct a shrine in memory of the infrastructures for attracting entre- assassin. For the uninitiated, Qadri was working as Taseer’s land banks. It is preneurs. A sizeable investment was bodyguard when he shot him 28 times after the Governor desirable to start incurred in expanding roads, railways, Representational Image spoke out against the country’s controversial blasphemy law. and ports. Similarly, state governments Qadri was sentenced to death by Pakistan’s highest court and stocktaking of have established industries in backward unoccupied. There are also large tracts the CEO of NITI Aayog is now working lying vacant. It is also reported that in subsequently executed. Many of Qadri’s supporters believe land that is locked areas for attracting industrial invest- of vacant land with Central Ministries out details of the master plan. DIPP is 2012, Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infra- that he had done a service to his religion by killing Taseer. ment apart from setting up of State especially Ministry of Defence, Minis- planning to sell the huge chunk of idle structure Corporation had 139,000 Despite the government’s decision to bar Islamist organisa- up with closed/ PSUs. try of Railways, Ministry of Civil Avi- salt land to public sector enterprises acres of land, of which 50,000 acres tions from staging rallies commemorating a killer, it is an sick PSUs However, a significant amount ation. It is observed that significant or state governments at market rates. were not allotted, and 23,000 acres of unfortunate reality that widespread support for such a vio- of land acquired by governments for quantum of land has remained idle and The situation in the states is no dif- the allotted land was unused. lent ideology persists. There are tragic consequences for a this purpose remains unused. Over become unproductive in the absence ferent. It is reported that five states, There is an urgent need for a con- country that fails to maintain the distinction between reli- 2.35 lakh acres of surplus land is avail- of proper land resource management. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, certed effort of landowning agencies gion and governance. “In Pakistan, post the 1970s Muslim able with 58 underperforming CPSUs There is a need to evaluate the land Uttar Prades, Rajasthan, and Gujarat to tap into vacant and unproductive attitudes towards blasphemy allowed theological ideas to be which have faced losses of Rs 56,845 use pattern of Central Ministries and acquired 572,793 acres in their indus- land which is necessary given the con- enshrined in law increasingly. What resulted was chaos as a crores (DPE annual survey, 2013-14). Departments. Identification of idle trialisation drive but of this, 255,471 troversial nature of land acquisition in host of groups, using religion as their authority, challenged the Similar large-scale infrastructure land under these ministries should be acres (around 45 per cent) have not a largely rural society like India. The state itself. Like India’s current cow hysteria, rumours around projects have been sanctioned by other made quickly to create land banks. A been allotted to any industrial projects. vast amount of unproductive industrial blasphemy and Quran desecration often result in violence government units like Department of realistic assessment of quantum of sur- Even in Gujarat, billed as India’s pre- land can be absorbed by better manag- that the state is either unable or unwilling to control,” says a Industrial Policy and Promotion. These plus land with various CPSUs would mier destination, only 50 per cent land ing the existing land resources, develop recent editorial in Scroll.in. Similar fears are coming to light growth centres have failed to attract need to be worked out by the Dept of of the 103,784 acres has been allotted. land banks faster and tighter monitor- in India with cow protection laws, cow vigilante murders entrepreneurs, and only 53.6 per cent Public Enterprises (DPE). It is desir- Maharashtra, for instance, despite ing. DOWN TO EARTH and unconditional support from influential sections of the of the developed plots were occupied able to start stocktaking of land that is its land bank of 100,000 acres of land (The writer is former Adviser, political class for those who engage in such acts of violence. (Planning Commission, 2002). locked up with closed/sick PSUs. was in the midst of acquiring land for Planning Commission and Chief India’s political class would be well advised to observe what Special Economic Zones (SEZs) It is reported that the government its ambitious Delhi Mumbai Industrial Executive, Haryana Environmental is going on in Pakistan in the name of religion. also face a similar fate. Barring a few, will first use unutilised land in existing corridor. In Uttar Pradesh, UPIDC has Management Society. Views expressed the majority of such centres remain industrial parks. A committee under reported 35 per cent of its 49,000 acres are strictly personal.) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Saturday, 15 April, 2017 mp in focus Role of teacher as a moral educator Teaching is a calling where one has the power to impart not just knowledge but skills and right attitudes

RAJEEV oral education is one of the TALWAR most ubiquitous terms used equivocally both by students and teachers. The term takes Mthe shape through ordinary and informal contacts we have with other people. Moral- ity is a progressive process that takes shape over a period of time. In one of those poignant moments when I had sought to question whether the new found “scientific” education systems in schools and colleges is doing more good than harm, I was reminded of an anecdote, that I heard from my maternal grandfather, who was a strict disciplinarian. Even at 93, he is not only self-dependent but is also a great source of strength for many. His zest for life is unmistakable! He had once passionately spoken about his school and college days. In fact, he had In order to be inculcated his strong values from his teachers who were his role model during his college called educated, days at the famous DAV College in Lahore. one must be able Reminiscing his college days, he had said that on the first day of college, he was greeted by to preserve and an ordinarily dressed person at the college expand their gate. Later he learnt that he was the Princi- pal of DAV College but from his appearance, cultural heritage. he could have been easily mistaken for a col- The practice of lege peon. The fact that the principal of the college was standing at the gate, greeting all Vedic knowledge new students, left a deep impression on his can assist us mind. Simplicity with a deep sense of disci- pline and honesty is how we might describe immensely in Shri Mehar Chand. He probably had only many ways two sets of clothes – one to be worn and the other to be washed. including Every fortnight, the principal used to character-building call the barber to the hostel and get his hair by proper trimmed. However, his routine was unshak- able and it took time for us to realise that we, development of the students also must follow suit. We soon Representational Image the moral feeling realised that his ordinary lifestyle coupled with ‘unspoken’ actions were actually meant dents with the objective of motivating them room meant for the students so that he could anecdote of my grandfather has opened up cultural heritage. To be called educated, one to instill in students ‘morals’ that educa- to join the Army. The officer also lured the get insight into the difficulties faced by the new doors of awareness. It is time we should must preserve and expand his cultural her- tion otherwise cannot teach. My grandfa- students with a healthy stipend that would boarders. He even continued with the same begin to see how classroom work can be itage. Vedic ideals of education can help ther remarked that “majority of us developed be paid and that they could complete their modus operandi of disciplining students! In coupled with moral significance. There is maintain discipline in modern educational a deep sense of admiration for Shri Mehar degree along with their stint in the Army. his tenure as the hostel warden, few students need to infuse everyday classroom teaching institutes and create cordial relation between Chand, and aped his minimalistic and sim- Just when it had caught the attention of a had once scaled the roof of the hostel build- with ways in which a lesson is taught that teacher and student. The practice and utili- plistic lifestyle. As a result, the education we few students, Shri Mehar Chand called for ing to play cards. When Shri Mehar Chand can contribute to the learning environment. sation of Vedic knowledge can indeed assist received includes moral education as well.” an urgent assembly and to the utter aston- came to know about it, he had no intentions These activities are generally not thought us in many ways. Vedic education is the solu- The principal and teachers not only knew ishment of the British Army Officer, advised of catching them red-handed or scolding of as having moral significance. They are tion to all problems which we find in this all the students but also addressed them by the students against joining the Army. Shri them for their act. Rather, he wanted the stu- normally described as issues of classroom world. Character-building by proper devel- their first name. The very thought of private Mehar Chand emphasised the importance of dent to realise that breaking rules or an act of management, curricular focus, instructional opment of the moral feeling is the aim of tuitions by external tutors was shunned as completing education first, before starting a indiscipline is incorrect. method, and so forth. However, in actual Vedic education. Therefore, the aim of educa- the teachers took upon themselves to ensure career. He fearlessly told the British Army Without a word, Shri Mehar Chand sim- practice, they embody ongoing moral les- tion, whether literary or professional, should their individual learning capabilities. As a officers that the parents have trusted him and ply took a cot and laid it at the exit point sons about how to treat other people, how to be to make the student fit to become a use- result majority of students scored a mini- the college and have send their children to from the roof, waiting for the students to treat oneself, and how to regard the process ful member of society. Education ought to mum first class in and only a handful secured give education and therefore, before a student climb down and confess after realising their of education. Teaching is not a mere profes- develop man’s ideal nature by giving him a high second class. There were absolutely no decides to avail the offer, he needed a writ- mistake. On the other hand, when the stu- sion but a ‘calling’, where one is given the sure moral feeling and enabling him to con- third divisioners and the question of failing ten consent from the concerned parent. He dents came to know that Shri Mehar Chand power to pass not just knowledge but skills trol his original animal nature. The aims and never came up. also highlighted the paramount importance was there, they waited so that he tires out and right attitudes. ideals of Vedic education were to promote Continuing with his college sojourn, dur- of parents’ advice in a child’s life. and leaves. However, they could not defy Vedic literature is supposed to be a part simultaneous and harmonious development. ing the Second World War, my grandfather Even after retirement, Shri Mehar Chand his patience. Accepting defeat, they climbed of our daily life and has nothing to do with Vedic education not only emphasised social recollects that the college was once visited continued his selfless service as the warden down and vowed never to repeat such an act employment opportunities. It would be rele- duties but also promoted social happiness. by a senior officer from the British Army. of the college hostel. He shared the same of indiscipline. vant if we can have it as an essential subject in (The author is Chief Finance Officer, The officer freely interacted with the -stu food and also stayed in one of the hostel Having been a teacher myself, this unique school. Vedic education is the core of India’s NIELIT. Views are strictly personal.)

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Over 99% of India’s population lives in areas under cow protection laws, highlights Alison Saldanha @ShashiTharoor Denial of consular n March 31, 2017, maximum fine of Rs 1 lakh. the Gujarat state In and Uttara- access: India shld Assembly amended khand too, cow slaughter is take legal action agnst the state’s cow pro- punishable with a maximum Pakistan at @CIJ_ICJ Otection laws to extend the maxi- sentence of 10 years’ rigorous for violating Art.36 of mum sentence for cow slaughter imprisonment, but a lower fine from seven years to a life term of Rs 10,000. In contrast, restric- Vienna Convention and a fine of up to Rs 5 lakh. tions on cow slaughter in Ker- 1963 #SaveJadhav The amendment made offences ala and Sikkim are the mildest. under the Gujarat Animal Pres- In Kerala, cow slaughter is ervation Act of 1954, which prohibited in rural areas under criminalises cow slaughter as the Kerala Panchayat (Slaughter IMRAN KHAN well as transportation of cows Houses and Meat Stalls) Rules, @ImranKhanPTI After the Congress for slaughter and possession of 1964, and in urban areas as per split in 1969, beef, non-bailable. a 1976 government order, but After these amendments, is allowed if the bovine is over over 80 per cent Gujarat holds the mantle of the 10 years of age. Offenders are Strongly condemn the of the states that state with the strictest laws in the fined Rs 1,000. Similarly, the US dropping a massive country to protect cows, bull- 2008 Sikkim Police Act prohib- conventional bomb on enacted new ocks, bulls, and their progeny. Representational Image its cow slaughter only in public laws prohibiting In an analysis of cow pro- spaces and provides for a mon- Afghanistan that has cow slaughter tection laws across the country, dure code, cognizable offences time, after J&K. 11 states and UTs, prescribing etary penalty only for unsani- vaporised everything IndiaSpend found that: are serious crimes such as mur- 1977-1979: After a gap of stricter punishment in 10 of tary slaughter. The four states of within a mile radius. did so under a 4 As of March 2017, cow der, rape, dowry deaths, and eight years, the enactment of these barring Sikkim (where Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, slaughter has been prohibited kidnapping. In such cases, the cow protection laws saw a resur- restrictions and punishment Mizoram, and Nagaland and Janata Party in 84 per cent of India’s states police can make an arrest with- gence when the Janata Party, are among the mildest). Nine the UT of Lakshadweep have or a Bharatiya and Union Territories (UTs), out a warrant and start investi- with its Hindu nationalist ele- of these states were ruled by the no laws related to cow slaugh- which account for 99.38 per gation without a magistrate’s ments from the Bharatiya Jana BJP at the time of enactment or ter, according to this document FARHAN AKHTAR Janata Party cent of the country’s population. permission. Sangh (which later formed the amendment. In 12 states, cow from the central Department @FarOutAkhtar government. 4 Laws banning cow slaughter Cow protection has a long BJP), came to power in 1977 slaughter can lead to a prison of Animal Husbandry, Dairy- in nearly half of these states are history in Indian politics, dat- and served a two-year tenure at term ranging from two to 14 ing and Fisheries. The docu- The footage of Cow protection roughly 50 years old, enacted ing back to pre-Independence the country’s helm. Laws came years. Prior to Gujarat’s recent ment notes that DAHD receives laws enacted or during the tenure of the Indian times when it found support into force in the UTs of Goa amendment, the Muslim-domi- numerous representations for our soldiers being National Congress. The oldest from mass organisations such and Daman & Diu and the state nated state of J&K had the most banning cow slaughter across slapped and heckled amended over bans on cow slaughter have been as the Arya Samaj and a person- of Himachal Pradesh under a stringent punishment for cow the country and declaring the the last 23 years in place in Jammu & Kashmir age of no less than Mohandas Janata Party government and slaughter. The law was insti- cow as India’s national animal. is sickening.. their in 10 of 11 states (J&K) and Manipur, promul- Karamchand Gandhi. Andhra Pradesh under Con- tuted in 1932 under the Ranbir While cow slaughter is banned restraint admirable. are especially gated by their former rulers in 1950-1968: Post-Indepen- gress rule. Maharashtra, also Penal Code, the code introduced in the Andaman & Nicobar Action must be taken 1932 and 1936, respectively, dence and after India became under a Congress government, during the reign of the Dogra Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli immediately. more stringent prior to Indian Independence a republic in 1950, cow protec- strengthened its cow protection ruler Ranbir Singh, which still and , as mentioned in and the annexation of states. tion enthusiasts were reigned law, replacing the Bombay Ani- applies in J&K. the DAHD document, there 4 After the Congress split in in and a ban on cow slaughter mal Preservation Act 1954 in This law makes cow slaugh- is limited information publicly 1969, over 80 per cent of the was only included as a Directive force till then. ter a cognizable and non-bail- available about their laws. MIRZA WAHEED states that enacted new laws Principle of State Policy, and 1994 to present: Coinciding able offence punishable with The law in Manipur is based @MirzaWaheed prohibiting cow slaughter did not as a fundamental right as with a spike in communal con- up to 10 years’ imprisonment on a 1936 darbar resolution so under a Janata Party or a its supporters had demanded. flict across the country in the and a penalty of up to five times proclaimed during the reign Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Nevertheless, Congress govern- early 1990s, the promulgation the value of the bovine killed. of Maharaja Churachand Singh, government. Cow protection ments enacted laws prohibiting of cow protection laws restarted Cows are estimated to cost lakhs whose contours are therefore laws enacted or amended over cow slaughter in 15 states and in 1994, with the introduction in J&K. In terms of severity of vague–it does not specify, for Twelve-year-old boy the last 23 years in 10 of 11 states UTs, until just before the 1969 of the Delhi Agricultural Cat- punishment, Haryana comes instance, if cow slaughter is a Faizan was killed - are especially more stringent. Congress party split. The offence tle Preservation Act. The law in third. Enacted in 2015, the cognizable and non-bailable 4 In 77 per cent or 24 states was made punishable with a made cow slaughter punishable Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan offence. IANS 'shot in the back of his and UTs that prohibit cow prison term ranging from six with a five-year prison term and and Gausamvardhan Act deems (In an arrangement head' - by Indian troops slaughter, the offence is cog- months to two years. Madhya a fine of Rs 10,000–the strict- cow slaughter a cognisable, non- with IndiaSpend.org, with in Kashmir. nizable, and in more than half Pradesh, with a prison term est of its time after J&K. Since bailable offence inviting a maxi- whom Alison Saldanha is of these (13), it is non-bailable. of three years and a fine of Rs then, cow protection laws have mum punishment of 10 years’ Assistant Editor. The views Under India’s criminal proce- 5,000, had the strictest law of its been enacted and amended in rigorous imprisonment and a are of IndiaSpend.) 10 world mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Saturday, 15 April, 2017

US DROPS ‘MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS’ ON ISIS CAVES THE ‘EGG’ PLANT ‘Afghanistan was in loop when US bombed IS target’

KABUL: The Afghanistan gov- various terrorist groups. ernment has said that it was in The US Forces in Afghan- the loop when the US forces istan in a statement said: “At dropped the “mother of all 7.32 p.m. (local time) Thursday, bombs” in eastern Afghanistan US Forces-Afghanistan con- to target the hideouts of Islamic ducted a strike on an ISIS tun- State terror group. nel complex in Achin district, At least 36 IS militants were Nangarhar province, Afghani- killed when the US military stan, as part of ongoing efforts dropped a massive GBU-43, a to defeat the terror group in non-nuclear, 10-tonne missile Afghanistan in 2017.” The Hundreds of Easter eggs decorate a locust tree at Blankenburger Strasse in Saalfeld, Germany. For decades, a couple powered by a wave of air pres- commadner of the US forces from Saalfeld has been decorating a local apple tree with up to 10,000 painted Easter eggs. Due to their age, the sure, on an IS hideout in Achin in Afghanistan, General John couple stopped in 2015. Still, the tradition is continued by the city PTI district of Nangarhar province Nicholson said: “As ISIS’s losses on Thursday, Kabul’s Minis- have mounted, they are using try of Defence announced. The IEDs, bunkers and tunnels to Office of the President, ARG thicken their defence. North Korea condemns Palace, said on Friday that the This is the right muni- strike took place in close coor- In this May 2004 photo, a group gathers around a GBU-43B, or massive ordnance air blast (MOAB) weapon, tion to reduce these obstacles dination between the Afgani- on display at the Air Force Armament Museum on Eglin Air Force Base near Valparaiso AP/PTI and maintian the momentum stan forces and foreign troops of our offensive against the US for bringing ‘huge’ based in the country, reported this airstrike,” President Ashraf in the airstrike, said an offi- nate terrorism and to maintain g roup.” Khaama Press. Ghani said on Twitter. A large cial. The statement said that peace and stability in the coun- US President Donald “Precautions were taken to amount of ammunition and the Afghanistan forces will try and around the world as Trump called the bombing avoid civilian casualties with weapons were also destroyed continue their fight to elimi- they are on the frontline against “another successful job.” AGENCIES nuclear assets to region Spain saves 26 migrants from sinking PYONGYANG: North Korea China warns: War could break out denounced the United States on Friday for bringing “huge boat in Mediterranean nuclear strategic assets” to the at any moment over North Korea Korean peninsula as a US air- MADRID: Spain’s maritime rescue service said it craft carrier group headed for has saved 26 migrants, including one pregnant BEIJING/NEW DELHI: In response to ris- North Korea on notice that any further prov- the region amid concerns the woman, from a boat that was taking on water as it ing tensions over North Korea’s nuclear pro- ocation would not be tolerated, whereas North may conduct a sixth tried to reach the European coast during the night. gram, China said a conflict could breakout officials have confirmed that Trump admin- nuclear weapon test. Tension any moment. As per reports from news agency istration will focus its strategy on tougher has risen since the US Navy The migrants were 15 miles southwest of the At- AFP, China said in a statement, ‘Conflict could economic sanctions. fired 59 Tomahawk missiles lantic coastal town of Barbate, which lies between break out at any moment’ over North Korea. Earlier North Korea’s vice foreign minis- at a Syrian airfield last week Cadiz and Gibraltar. The maritime rescue boat “Sal- China also said there can be no winner in war ter Han Song Ryol, while speaking to news in response to a deadly gas KCNA news agency said on Fri- China, North Korea’s sole vamar Gadir” found the struggling smugglers’ boat over North Korea. agency AP said they will launch nuclear test attack, raising concerns about day, citing the statement. major ally and neighbour, Earlier on Friday, China had said using whenever the supreme headquarters find it US President Donald Trump’s “This has created a dan- which nevertheless opposes early on Friday. Emergency services for Spain’s force won’t help in resolving the issue. An appropriate. Attacking the US, he further said, plans for North Korea, which gerous situation in which a Pyongyang’s weapons pro- southern Andalucia region say the 20 men and six influential Chinese newspaper had urged the “Pyongyang won’t ‘keep its arms crossed’ in has conducted missile and thermo-nuclear war may break gramme, has called for talks women were all of North African descent. AGENCIES North Koreans to pause its nuclear programme face of US pre-emptive strike.” He also took a nuclear tests in defiance of UN out any moment on the penin- leading to a peaceful resolution in return for Chinese protection. dig at Donald Trump for ‘making trouble’ for and unilateral sanctions. sula and posed serious threat to and the denuclearisation of Amid rising concerns of North Korea pos- posting aggressive tweets. President Donald The United States has the world peace and security, to the peninsula. sibly conducting a sixth nuclear test in defi- Trump’s tweet read, “North Korea is looking warned that its policy of “stra- say nothing of those in North- “Military force cannot ance of UN sanctions, US issued warnings that for trouble. If China decides to help, that would tegic patience” is over. US Vice east Asia,” it said. resolve the issue,” Chinese a policy of patience is no longer applicable. be great. If not, we will solve the problem with- President Mike Pence travels North Korea, still techni- Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China had earlier called for talks that would out them! USA.” to South Korea on Sunday on cally at war with the South after in Beijing on Thursday. “Amid lead to peaceful settlement and the denucle- Meanwhile, US Vice President Mike Pence a long-planned 10-day trip their 1950-53 conflict ended tensions we will also find a arisation of the peninsula. will visit Seoul on Sunday, in what his aides to Asia. A spokesman for the in a truce, not a treaty, has on kind of opportunity to return The Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, said was a sign of the US commitment to its North Korean Foreign Minis- occasion conducted missile or to talks.” while speaking to media, had said, “Military ally in the face of rising tensions over North try’s Institute for Disarmament nuclear tests to coincide with While Trump has put North force cannot resolve the issue”. The minister Korea’s nuclear program. This will be Pence’s and Peace issued a statement big political events and often Korea on notice that he will also added, “Amid tensions we will also find a first visit as vice president as it comes at a time condemning the United States threatens the United States, not tolerate any more provo- kind of opportunity to return to talks”. when there are concerns that Pyongyang could for the attack on Syria, while South Korea and Japan. cation, US officials have said US President Donald Trump has put soon conduct its sixth nuclear test. AGENCIES also calling for “peace by On Saturday, it marks the his administration is focusing strength”. “Day of the Sun”, the 105th its strategy on tougher eco- “The US introduces into anniversary of the birth of state nomic sanctions. Trump said the Korean peninsula, the founder Kim Il Sung. The dol- on Thursday Pyongyang was world’s biggest hotspot, huge lar fell on Friday against a bas- a problem that “will be taken nuclear strategic assets, seri- ket of currencies, on track for care of” and that he believed ously threatening peace and a losing week as tension over Chinese President Xi Jinping security of the peninsula and North Korea underpinned would “work very hard” to help pushing the situation there to the perceived safe-haven resolve the challenge. the brink of a war,” the North’s Japanese yen. AGENCIES OPCW: Syrian WORLD BRIEFS chemical attack INDIAN-ORIGIN DOCTOR IN US HELD allegation FOR CHILD GENITAL MUTILATION WASHINGTON: An Indian-origin female doctor in the ‘credible’ US was arrested and charged with performing fe- male genital mutilation on girls as young as six-yr-old. THE HAGUE: A prelimi- nary assessment showed Jumana Nagarwala, 44, was charged with perform- that the alleged use of chem- ing the procedure on six- to eight-year old girls at a ical weapons in Syria “was a medical clinic in Livonia, Michigan, reported WXYZ TV credible allegation”, said the channel on Thursday. Nagarwala, who is an emergen- Chhattisgarh Rural Road Development Agency Hague-based Organisation cy room physician at a hospital, was investigated. for the Prohibition of Chem- Civil Lines, Raipur (CG) ical Weapons (OPCW) on PUTIN TO ATTEND BEIJING’S BELT AND No. /RC-4 /CGRRDA/2017 Raipur dated: 13.04.2017 Thursday. Chairperson of the Amendment No. - II OPCW executive council, ROAD FORUM The following amendments are issued on press notice of NIT Ambassador Odette Melono MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will 185/CE/Tech/CGRRDA/2017 dated 22.03.2017 Balance of Cameroon, in consultation Work (ADB) in the districts of Raipur and Balodabazar-Bhat- with the Director-General attend the Belt and Road Forum for international apara for 04 number of Roads with Estimate Cost totaling Rs of the OPCW Ambassador cooperation to be held in Beijing on May 14-15. Putin 1009.43 Lacs :- Ahmet Uzumcu, convened a made the disclosure on Thursday when he met visiting 1. The Previous Mode of invitation in the Press Notice was per- meeting of the council to dis- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, who was here centage rate Now read as Item rate instead of Percentage cuss these allegations, Xin- for meetings with the China-Russia Investment Coop- Rate. hua news agency reported. 2. The Other Conditions of NIT will remain same. eration Committee and with the Russian chair of the “The Director-General China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee. China Chief Engineer(Tender Cell) shared with the council the Chhattisgarh Rural Road Development Agency immediate steps taken by put forward the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, with Civil Lines, Raipur (C.G.) technical secretariat experts the aim of building a trade and infrastructure network samvad80695/3 E-mail: [email protected] to analyse the available infor- connecting Asia with Europe and Africa. mation and their preliminary BRITISH TOURIST STABBED TO DEATH Chhattisgarh Rural Roads Development Agency assessment that this was a credible allegation,” said the IN JERUSALEM VIKASH BHAVAN, CIVIL LINES, RAIPUR (C.G.) UN watchdog on chemical E-Procurement Tender Notice weapons. The OPCW fact- JERUSALEM: A British tourist was killed on Friday NIT No. 188 /CE/TECH./CGRRDA/2017 Dated 13 /04/2017 finding mission has col- when an Israeli Arab stabbed her near Jerusalem’s lected samples, which have The Chief Engineer (Tender Cell), CGRRDA on behalf of Governor of Old City, officials said. The 25-yr-old woman from Chhattisgarh invites the percentage rate bids in electronic tendering system been sent to OPCW desig- Britain was stabbed while travelling on a tram. The for construction of roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Balance Work nated laboratories for anal- attack took place around 12.50 pm next to the walls in the district of Bastar for 17 number of Roads with Estimate Cost totaling ysis. OPCW experts are Rs 4023.30 Lacs including their maintenance for five years from the eligible currently analysing all infor- surrounding the Old City. She arrived at a hospital contractors registered with unified registration system ( e-registration). mation gathered from vari- in critical condition and was declared dead shortly Date of release of Invitation for Bids through e-procurement:19 /4/2017 ous sources. thereafter, the hospital spokeswoman said. The stab- Availability of Bid Documents and mode of submission: The bid The Director-General bing occurred while hundreds of Christian pilgrims document is available online and should be submitted online in https:// called on state parties that were recreating the Stations of the Cross on the Via eproc.cgstate.gov.in. The bidder would be required to register in the web- are in a position to do so to site which is free of cost. For submission of the bids, the bidder is required to Dolorosa to commemorate Good Friday. have a valid Digital Signature .Certificate (DSC) from one of the authorized share with the Secretariat any Certifying Authorities. The bidders are required to submit (a) original bid relevant information without INDIA, FRANCE TO STRENGTHEN security in approved form and (b) original affidavit regarding correctness of delay and allow the experts information furnished with bid document as per provisions of Clause 4.4 B to complete its work within COOPERATION IN RAILWAY SECTOR (a) (ii) of ITB with Chief Engineer, Tender Cell, CGRRDA, Vikash Bha- the next two to three weeks. NEW DELHI: India and France on Thursday reaf- wan, Civil Lines, Raipur C.G. on a date not later than three working days On April 4, a reported after the opening of technical qualification part of the Bid, either by Speed/ firmed their commitment to further strengthening their Registered post, failing which the bids shall be declared non-responsive. toxic gas attack hit the rebel- held town of Khan Sheik- cooperation in the field of railways and agreed that Last Date/ Time for receipt of bids through e-procurement as per time houn in Syria’s Idlib, killing mutual collaboration and exchange of expertise will schedule. For further details please log on to https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in. over 80 people and wound- benefit both countries. In a bilateral meeting, Ministers Chief Engineer ( Tender Cell) ing scores of others. Two from both sides decided to share their experiences Chhattisgarh Rural Road Development Agency days later, the United States regularly “in order to address the common challeng- launched 59 cruise missiles Civil Lines, Raipur (C.G.) es”, a release said. samvad 80696/3 E-mail : [email protected] against the Shairat military base in central Syria. AGENCIES world 11 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Saturday, 15 April, 2017 mp 1 killed, 3 injured Canada announces in Atlanta transit new sanctions ‘WikiLeaks is non-state train shooting against Syrian officials OT TAWA: Canada announced new sanctions against Syria Prime Minister today in response to its alleged hostile intelligence service’ Justin Trudeau April 4 chemical weapons attack, freezing assets and ban- extended the WASHINGTON: Central WikiLeaks”. On Thursday, ning transactions with senior sanctions to 27 Intelligence Agency (CIA) Pompeo cited the intelligence leaders of the regime of Presi- Director Mike Pompeo has community’s January report dent Bashar al-Assad. additional slammed whistleblowing concluding that the GRU, Rus- The latest sanctions were high-ranking agency WikiLeaks, calling the sia’s foreign military intelli- Canada’s first against Syria organisation a “non-state hos- gence unit, used WikiLeaks to and Assad since 2014 when a regime officials, tile intelligence service”. release hacked emails from the ATLANTA: One person conservative government was said Canadian In his first major public DNC to influence the presiden- was killed and three others in office. Assad, his family, gov- appearance since taking the tial election. were injured on Thursday in ernment and the Syrian mili- Foreign Minister top intelligence post in Presi- Pompeo called Assange “a a shooting aboard a transit tary hierarchy have long been Chrystia Freeland dent Donald Trump’s admin- fraud, a coward hiding behind train in Atlanta, according to the targets of sanctions. istration, Pompeo on Thursday a screen”, skewering him for police with the Metropolitan But the government of against innocent children, took aim at WikiLeaks founder exposing information about Atlanta Rapid Transit Author- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau women and men,” Freeland Julian Assange and former democratic governments rather ity (MARTA). extended the sanctions to 27 said. “Last week’s chemical National Security Agency than authoritarian regimes. Police say a suspect is in additional high-ranking regime weapons attack in southern (NSA) contractor Edward Last month, WikiLeaks pub- custody. The three wounded officials, said Canadian Foreign Idlib is a war crime and is unac- Snowden, who leaked confi- lished purported CIA hack- victims have been transported Minister Chrystia Freeland. ceptable. Canada is working dential information about NSA ing tools in a series of releases to a hospital. Officials said the Among them were three gen- with its allies to end the war in surveillance to news outlets called “Vault 7”. Experts have suspect and victims are all erals — Adib Salameh, Jawdat Syria and hold those responsi- before seeking refuge in Rus- largely described the content adults in their 30s, according Salbi Mawas and Tahir Hamid ble to account,” he added. sia, The Hill magazine reported. of the releases as unsurpris- to CNN affiliate WSB-TV. Khalil — accused of ordering On April 7, the US launched “It’s time to call out ing, noting that WikiLeaks The shooting occurred attacks on civilian targets and 59 cruise missiles against a Syr- WikiLeaks for what it really is: nation’s national security and of WikiLeaks since inaugura- presidential campaign, pub- has exaggerated what they about 4.30 pm (Local Time) torturing regime opponents. ian military airfield in response A non-state hostile intelligence they will continue to do so in tion, even though the Presi- lishing hacked emails from her reveal. But the releases have near the West Lake MARTA “Today’s (Friday) new sanc- to the Assad’s regime’s chemical service often abetted by state the long term”, adding that the dent staunchly backed them campaign chairman and the nevertheless inflamed the station, west of downtown, said tions against key officials are weapons attack. However, Rus- actors like Russia,” he said. revelations have hurt the US’s as a candidate, reports the Democratic National Com- debate over government sur- WSB. “Due to a Police action part of our continued efforts to sia, Iran and Syria unanimously Pompeo said disclosures relations with foreign partners. magazine. WikiLeaks targeted mittee (DNC) that led to dam- veillance.Pompeo did not the Wst End Stn is close, there increase pressure on the Assad regarded the missile strikes as by Assange and Snowden The Trump administra- Trump’s opponent, Democrat aging leaks.Trump declared comment on specifically on is no train or bus service at the regime to stop the violence an aggression. AGENCIES have done “great harm to our tion has been publicly critical Hillary Clinton, throughout the on the campaign trail, “I love those releases. AGENCIES station. A bus bridge is provid- ing service,” MARTA tweeted. SYRIA CHEMICAL ATTACK Rashad Caleb and his fam- ily were traveling to North IS activist from Kerala killed in DeKalb Mall for a family day when the shots rang out. Moscow, Tehran, Damascus “Between HE Holmes and West Lake station I heard US bombing in Afghanistan ‘Pop’ pop,’” Caleb told CNN by seek on-site investigation phone. “The train makes a lot WASHINGTON: An Islamic Kerala, was among the IS mili- death came to a relative of ever non-nuclear bomb. It of noise so you think it’s just State (IS) activist from Kerala tants killed after the US mili- Mohammed. Unlike simi- was so massive that it had to the train.” is believed to have been killed tary struck the IS’ position in lar news received in Febru- be dropped from the rear of MOSCOW: Russia, Iran and Shortly after the bursts, along with 36 IS militants when Nangarhar province, near the ary about the death of another a cargo plane, said Pentagon. Syria have proposed an on- Caleb saw a number of peo- the US unleashed a massive Pakistan border, on Thursday youth from here, this time Afghan officials said 36 mil- site investigation into the use ple running from the train GBU-43 bomb, also known with a massive 10-tonne mis- there are no pictures (to estab- itants were killed in the strike. of chemical weapons in Syria, car behind his family. His first as the “mother of all bombs”, sile-powered bomb. lish the death),” the officer said. “The strike has destroyed Russian Foreign Minister Ser- thought: bomb. on the terror group’s position Speaking to IANS, a top A relative of Moham- an IS headquarters, three IS gei Lavrov said on Friday. “I was waiting for a bang,” in a cave network in eastern intelligence officer in Kasar- med received only a message hideouts along with several “We insist on conducting he said. “That’s just me watch- Afghanistan. gode said that around Thursday that he was killed, accord- bunkers and deep tunnels as a meticulous, objective and ing too many movies,” he According to Indian intel- midnight they got information ing to the Kerala Police well as huge amount of weap- unbiased investigation into the added.Caleb said he yelled ligence officials, Murshid of Mohammed being killed in intelligence wing. ons and ammunition,” the alleged chemical weapon attack to other passengers to move Mohammed, in his 20s, who the US military assault. The bomb used in the strike Afghanistan Defence Ministry by Syrian aircraft on April 4,” to the front. AGENCIES hailed from Kasaragode in “The information of the is claimed to be the biggest- statement said. AGENCIES Lavrov said at a joint confer- ence after talks with his Ira- nian and Syrian counterparts, Mohammad Javad Zarif and Over 200 children protest against Turkey in final Walid al-Muallem, respectively. The trio said that the probe should be carried out by a well- referendum push as balanced team of experts under at least 89 people in Syria’s Idlib its allies should respect the sov- Trump’s immigration policies the auspices of the Organisa- province. Washington blamed ereignty of Syria and abstain tion for the Prohibition of the Syrian government for from similar actions,” he said. Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the attack. But Russia said it At the press conference, jihadists detained the UN chemical weapons might have been caused by the Syria’s Muallem reiterated that watchdog, reported Xinhua explosion of chemical weap- his government no longer pos- ISTANBUL: The opposing key has sought to join for the news agency. ons stored by rebels in a local sesses chemical weapons and sides in Turkey’s tightly-con- last half century. “April 16 will Russia and Iran hailed the depot during a raid by the Syr- the destruction of its previous tested referendum on expand- be an answer to the European readiness of the Syrian govern- ian Air Force. stockpiles had been confirmed ing President Recep Tayyip Union,” Erdogan said in a TV ment to accept such a mission, Russia, Iran and Syria by the OPCW. Erdogan’s powers made a last interview late on Thursday. Lavrov said. unanimously regarded the US “We do not use chemi- push for votes on Friday as the He expressed confidence On April 7, the US launched missile strikes as an aggression cal weapons against terror- arrest of five suspected jihad- that the new presidential sys- 59 cruise missiles against a Syr- in brutal violation of interna- ists or our own people. We ists fuelled security concerns. tem would be approved, saying ian military airfield in response tional law and the UN Charter, condemn any use of chemi- Opinion polls – usually treated there were no longer undecided to the Assad’s regime’s chemi- Lavrov noted. cal weapons,” said the Syrian with caution in Turkey -have voters. “‘Yes’ has gone up con- cal weapons attack that killed “We insist that the US and top diplomat. AGENCIES predicted a tight outcome on siderably, while ‘No’ has gone Sunday despite the consider- down,” he said. A poll by the able advantages of the ‘Yes’ Konda group showed ‘Yes’ Canada bans campaign in both airtime and ahead at 51.5 percent but the 4 injured in rocket campaign resources. Sonar group has projected a forcibly removing The referendum will take ‘No’ vote of 51.2 percent, and place under a state of emer- with other polling companies explosion in Idaho passengers from gency that has been in place producing different figures the WASHINGTON: Over 200 I’m here is that the President clear to the Trump administra- since last summer’s failed coup outcome remains uncertain. IDAHO: Four people were erwise, but that they were still overbooked flights children along with other wants to separate families. He tion that they were not going which has seen some 47,000 Erdogan to speak on Saturday injured at the University of gathering information and an demonstrators staged a pro- shouldn’t do it, because it’s bad to give up. arrested in the biggest crack- in Konya, the Anatolian city Idaho campus on Thurs- investigation into the causes of OT TAWA: The Canadian gov- test outside the White House to do that. We need for him not Rosana Araujo, from Uru- down in Turkey’s history. seen as the heartland of con- day night after an explosion exactly what happened with the ernment has banned all air- against US President Donald to do it,” seven-year-old Naya- guay, came in the caravan that Analysts regard the referen- servative supporters who have stemming from an experi- initial explosion was ongoing. lines in the country to forcibly Trump’s immigration policies, huari Mesa, who was here with drove up from Miami, as part of dum as a turning point in the benefited from his rule. mental rocket test gone awry, Grant Thurman, a member remove passengers from over- the media reported. her three-year-old brother and the Women Working Together modern history of the coun- The leader of the opposi- school officials and local of the school’s Northwest Orga- booked flights, officials said. According to the organis- parents from New York, told organisation, said that she is try that will affect not just the tion Republican People’s Party authorities said. nization of Rocket Engineers, In a letter issued on Thurs- ers, the group included chil- Efe news. one of those immigrants with- shape of its political system but (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu has The incident at the college told the Moscow-Pullman day to the heads of all airlines dren from Miami, New York, Her mother, Felicia Mar- out papers who could be sepa- also its relations with the West. called for a ‘No’ vote, arguing campus in Moscow, Idaho, Daily News that the explosion that fly in and out of the coun- Colorado and the Wash- tinez said that Nayahuari was rated from her US-born son. If the new system is passed, there was too much uncertainty occurred as individuals were resulted from the club testing try, Transport Minister Marc ington D.C. area who began aware of the situation and, “We came with our chil- it will abolish the office of over the consequences of the gathered to test the device in an rocket fuel it had created. Garneau warned that an inci- their journey to the capital last although fortunately her hus- dren, we’re a group of fathers, prime minister, enabling the new system. “We will alto- unoccupied parking lot next to The University of Idaho dent like the one injuring a pas- week to “send a message” to band was able to acquire per- mothers and kids who - in president to centralise all gether write a legend of democ- a steam plant. said the incident was not a senger aboard a United Airlines the President, The Hill maga- manent US residence just a (Easter Week) - want to send state bureaucracy under his racy (on Sunday) because our Daniel Ewart, vice president bomb threat. flight earlier this week is not zine reported. month ago, after 12 years as an a message: that family unity control and also to appoint questions have been left unan- of infrastructure at the school, Capt. Tyson Berrett of the allowed to occur in Canada, They stopped in Atlanta undocumented migrant, she exists,” Araujo, who has been cabinet ministers. Supporters swered,” he said in Istanbul. said during a press conference Moscow Police Department Xinhua news agency reported. and the Raleigh-Durham area wants to be part of the fight in the US without papers for 14 see the new system as an essen- The referendum is taking that as a result of the explosion, said there was no known dam- “I am sure that you were in North Carolina before end- to prevent other families from years, said. “Let the raids stop, tial modernisation step for Tur- place after a bloody year of ter- one individual was put in criti- age to any buildings. He added as disturbed as I was, and as ing their trip here. Under the suffering possible separation. let there be more protection key to streamline government ror attacks in Turkey blamed on cal condition while the other that the FBI had come in to join all Canadians were, over the slogan “We belong together”, Legal immigrants and for immigrants, for each com- but opponents fear it risks jihadists and Kurdish militants. three were in stable condition the investigation, which Mos- appalling incident that took the protesters on Thursday undocumented migrants, as munity to become a sanctuary granting Erdogan authoritar- Adding to security con- after being taken to Gritman cow police said is routine pro- place onboard a United flight gathered at Lafayette Park, in well as families who were able community, for our mayors, ian powers. Erdogan has raised cerns, Turkish police on Fri- Medical Center. tocol, because of their technical earlier this week, when a pas- front of the presidential man- to take advantage of the immi- commissioners and represen- hackles in the West through- day detained five suspected He could not confirm expertise regarding explosions. senger was forcibly removed sion, to “raise the communi- gration relief plans pushed tatives to support the commu- out the campaign with his Islamic State jihadists in Istan- whether those injured were The explosion occurred from his seat,” he wrote. ty’s awareness that we should by former President Barack nity and not cooperate with the repeated denunciations of the bul accused of planning a “sen- students. Ewart said the cam- at approximately 9:52 pm “I am writing to you today be united”. “The reason why Obama, joined forces to make police,” she said. AGENCIES European Union, which Tur- sational” attack. AGENCIES pus was considered safe oth- local time. AGENCIES to convey that such an incident would be unacceptable in Can- ada.” The warning is not only 8 police officers killed for Canadian airlines such as 7,350 people start evacuating 4 Syrian towns Air Canada and WestJet, but also to all international air- by gunmen in Tanzania lines that fly in and out of the DAMASCUS: As many as government fighters in Kafraya country. The minister’s letter DAR ES SALAAM: Officials Home Affairs Minis- 7,350 people have started and Foa. The low-scale swap comes after a passenger named say eight Tanzanian police offi- ter Mwigulu Nchemba says evacuating four Syrian towns took place through the Syrian David Dao, 69, was dragged off cers have been ambushed and he has increased the number on Friday under a deal con- Arab Red Crescent (SARC). an overbooked United flight in killed while returning from of police to hunt down gun- cluded between the Syrian gov- The deal, reached late last Chicago on Sunday after refus- patrol outside the commer- men who have killed doz- ernment and rebels, a military month, includes evacuation of ing to leave his seat to accom- cial hub of Dar es Salaam. The ens of police and civilians in source said. rebels and their families from modate airline crew members. attack happened on Thursday recent months. In A total of 60 buses carrying the besieged towns of Madaya Dao was seriously injured night in an area called Jaribu. 2015, Gunmen killed seven around 2,350 rebels and their and Zabadani, which are under by security officers who forced Police chief Ernest Mangu people and seized weapons families evacuated the town the rebel control northwest of him off the plane against his said today the identities of the and ammunition in a raid on of Madaya and nearby areas capital Damascus, as well as will. The minister’s warning assailants are unknown. The a police station. toward rebel-held areas in the Kafraya and Foa, both pro- comes ahead of expected leg- gunmen first fired at the driver Unknown attackers have province of Idlib, the source government towns besieged by islation to introduce a passen- of the patrol vehicle before kill- been seizing weapons such as told Xinhu news agency. the rebels. gers’ bill of rights in Canada. ing seven other officers and sub-machine guns in a series In return, around 75 buses Genuine political commit- The legislation will outline seizing their weapons. of raids on police stations and 20 ambulances carrying ment to peace in Syria would what passengers can expect President John Magufuli across Tanzania over the past 5,000 people, including fight- the city of Aleppo. The actual els and the government forces. Foa, and returned the bodies of be needed if 2017 was to offer from airlines in situations said in a message to the police few years. ers, left the Shia towns of implementation of the deal The rebels in Idlib released four eight government forces men any prospect other than the such as bumping from over- chief that “I can’t even describe Security forces in east Kafraya and Foa toward gov- started on Thursday, by a swap children and eight women they in exchange of the release of death and destruction of the booked planes or for lost or how bad this is.” Africa are on alert. AGENCIES ernment-controlled areas in of detainees between the reb- kidnapped from Kafraya and 19 rebels detained by the pro- past six years. AGENCIES damaged luggage. AGENCIES 12 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata| Saturday, 15 April, 2017 Nation’s top bank SBI targets Pakistan’s exports to India `1 lakh cr digital transactions increased despite tensions ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to India have NEW DELHI: Country’s larg- grown despite border tensions and war of words est lender SBI on Friday said between the two neighbours, according to a that it aims to reach 5.2 lakh Digital transactions gallop 23 media report. Acceptance Touch Points and According to Dawn News, a recent report collectively do Rs 1 lakh crore times since note ban to 64 lakh by the State Bank of Pakistan showed that Paki- transaction in 2017-18 to take stan’s exports to India grew during the first eight forward government’s digital NEW DELHI: Digital transactions increased months of 2016-17 fiscal while imports fell by agenda. by about 23 times in March to nearly 64 lakh, 23 per cent. The State Bank of India with total value of Rs 2,425 crore, from last During the period, the two countries were (SBI) said in a statement that it locked in bitter rivalry with terror attacks by has implemented various ini- November when demonetisation took effect. Pakistan-based militant groups, Kashmir and tiatives as part of Digital India “Volume of all digital transactions increased border tensions impacting ties. and Digi Dhan Mela campaign by about 23 times with 63,80,000 digital trans- However, this seems to have had little impact launched by the government. actions for a value of Rs 2,425 crore in March on bilateral trade relations, the report said. These, include adoption of 110 The trade balance was in favour of India, villages to develop digital eco 2017, compared to 2,80,000 digital transactions it noted. system, and targeting deploy- worth Rs 101 crore till November 2016,” Niti Growing by 14 per cent, exports from Paki- partially offset the declines witnessed in the two ment of 25,000 terminals at Aayog said in a statement. Aadhaar Enabled stan to India amounted to $286 million in July- other major markets,” said the SBP report. 12,500 villages under a NAB- Payments have increased from 2.5 crore in February. Imports from India fell by 23 per cent For more than five years, the balance of trade ARD scheme. November 2016 to over 5 crore in March 2017, to $958.3 million from $1,244 million recorded has been in favour of India as Pakistan failed to “In FY 2017-18, the bank’s In FY 2017-18, the bank’s ambition is to a year ago. create a market for its products in the neigh- ambition is to reach 5.2 lakh it said. After scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 People who are in favour of better trade rela- bouring country. Political resistance to better Acceptance Touch Points reach 5.2 lakh Acceptance Touch Points which notes on November 8, 2016, the government tions with India have to face harsh criticism in trade relations continues to exist in both coun- which include 4 lakh Digi- include 4 lakh Digital PoS (Bharat QR and had launched two schemes to incentivise digital Pakistan. The same situation prevails across the tries, it said. tal PoS (Bharat QR and Aad- Aadhaar Pay) and collectively will receive payments -- Lucky Grahak Yojana and DigiDhan border, the media report said. In the first eight months of the current fiscal haar Pay) and collectively will Vyapar Yojana on December 25. The statement One reason for Pakistan’s improved exports year, Pakistan recorded a trade deficit of $672 receive Rs 1 lakh crore of trans- `1 lakh crore of transaction value to India is high cement demand in the neigh- million with India. The deficit was $993 million action value,” SBI said. alswo said Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) bouring country. This has offset the negative in the same period of the last fiscal year. The bank’s Chairman transactions have also increased from 3.6 crore impact of a decline in Pakistan’s cement exports Imports from India in 2015-16 were worth Arundhati Bhattacharya said process of digitalisation”. it will continue the digital to 6.7 crore during the same period. In order to to Afghanistan and South Africa, the report said. over four times the exports from Pakistan. In that with the Digital India ini- Rajnish Kumar, MD of SBI drive to bring in more inno- achieve the target of 2,500 crore digital transac- The SBP said cement exports continued their fact, imports from India were at a five-year high, tiative pursued collectively by said that UPI and Aadhaar pay vative products and services tions in the current financial year, the Prime downward trend, with the largest share in the although political and diplomatic relations with the government, banks and are two very innovative plat- for customer convenience. year-on-year decline in the first half of 2016-17 the eastern neighbour were at a low ebb, the technology companies, “India forms which will lead to effi- Online SBI, the bank’s web Minister today announced about 75 townships originating from two markets -- South Africa report said. is transforming into a digitally ciency in costs and provide banking platform, is the fifth spread all over India as ‘less-cash townships’, it and Afghanistan. Pakistan imported goods worth $1.8 billion empowered society and SBI convenience to customers. most visited financial site said. PTI “A slight consolation was continued strong in 2015-16 compared to the exports of just $400 is playing a pivotal role in the The bank further said that globally. PTI demand for Pakistani cement from India. This million. PTI Anil Agarwal Brics bank plans to issue rupee, Irdai unveils portal acquires over ‘China digital tech for insurers to 11% shares in progress spurred yuan bonds this year: Kamath Anglo American BEIJING: The New Develop- issued outside India. sell policies online LONDON: Indian metals-to- India’s digitisation’ ment Bank (NDB) set up by the Kamath said the NDB plans mining magnate Anil Agar- BRICS countries Brazil, Russia, to lend $2.5-3 billion to fund 15 NEW DELHI: Insurance regu- can create a login credential for wal has acquired an over 11 BEIJING: China’s rapid strides micro loans with a scan of their India, China and South Africa projects to member-states this lator Irdai has launched a web registration and submit ISNP per cent stake in British min- in digital technologies have phones, he said. plans to issue bonds this year year, up from $1.5 billion for portal for insurers that will application form on the portal. ing company Anglo American, indirectly inspired India to “The demonetisation in Indian rupee and Chinese seven projects in 2016. allow them to register and sell In its guidelines issued according to a London Stock digitise its economy, TCS’ Asia- accords with the Indian gov- yuan, its president K V Kamath Most projects last year were policies online. in March, Irdai had said that Exchange notice. Pacific president has said. ernment’s push to combat the said on Friday. connected to clean energy and The portal -- isnp.irda.gov. companies may offer discounts With an 11.44 per cent In mobile payments and black market, increase trans- The bank sold its first three transportation. in -- is also open to interme- to customers if their policies stake, the London-based Indian artificial intelligence, China is parency and digitise the econ- billion yuan ($437 million) Kamath said the loans will diaries in insurance business, are sold through e-commerce billionaire’s family-owned Vol- already leading and has shared omy. Clearly China has played yuan-denominated bonds go to more sectors this year. Irdai said in a circular. websites. can Holdings investment firm its expertise with its neigh- a significant role in this,” he in China last year in July to For example, in India the Last month Insurance This will help companies becomes the second largest bours, Girish Ramachandran said. fund clean energy projects in bank will prioritise rural drink- Regulatory and Development increase insurance penetration shareholder with voting rights said. From the all-in-one app member-states. ing water networks and infra- Authority of India (Irdai) in the country, it said. in the company. The transac- The Belt and Road Initiative WeChat, to some of the nascent Kamath, a former execu- three billion yuan, similar to structure projects. issued guidelines on e-com- The ISNP portal will offer tion for a total of 160,685,162 will help China bring some of artificial intelligence start-ups, tive with India’s largest private the last one. The BRICS bank was set up merce for insurance sector. host of services including shares took place on Tuesday, its world-class technologies to Ramachandran said China has lender ICICI Bank, told the He said the issuance will with an initial authorised capi- Announcing the launch of change of policy details like the London Stock Exchange economies along the trading exhibited huge potential in the state-run Xinhua news agency come after the bank is rated by tal of $100 billion after leaders registration portal for Insur- name and address, collection of (LSE) notice said. routes, he said. global high-tech race. that after last year’s issuance international rating agencies. of Brazil, Russia, India, China, ance Self Networking Platform renewal premiums, surrender Last month, Volcan “The initiative is a great It is now time for China to of bonds, the preparation for Between $300-500 million and South Africa signed a (ISNP), Irdai said insurance or withdrawals, fund switch- Investments Ltd (“Volcan”), opportunity for global trade, properly brand these technolo- the second batch of yuan- of rupee-denominated ‘masala’ treaty for its establishment dur- companies, brokers and corpo- ing, policy revival or cancel- the majority shareholder of and to build connectivity,” gies and make them available denominated bonds, possibly bonds will be issued after July, ing the sixth BRICS Summit in rate agents can sell and service lation or transfer, duplicate Vedanta Resources Plc, had Ramachandran has been overseas. in the second half of this year, added Kamath, who is based Fortaleza, Brazil, in 2014. insurance policies through this policy, death/maturity claim announced that it intends to quoted as saying by state-run “Most of the apps, technol- is expected to be more smooth. in Shanghai. ‘Masala’ bonds It officially opened in platform. and other policy specific ser- make an investment in Anglo China Daily today. ogies and services are being The size will be around are rupee-denominated bonds Shanghai in 2015. PTI Insurers and intermediaries vices, it added. PTI American Plc shares of up to Chinese technologies are used in China only. Turning 2 billion pounds, according to making inroads in India, them into world-renowned an LSE notice dated March 15. exemplified by the export of brands would pave the way for “Anglo American plc is a Ant Financial Services Group’s China’s next phase of growth,” Suzuki, partners to set up lithium ion plant in India great company with excellent wireless payment solutions he said, adding that the Belt assets and a strong board and to Paytm. The two signed an and Road Initiative would cer- TOKYO: Japan’s Suzuki Motor cles in India. The JV firm will further examined in detail motive space where compact management team who are agreement in 2015 to create an tainly drive that goal. Corporation has joined hands come up this year and move The JV firm by the three stakeholders and cars rule, introduction of sus- executing a focused strategy to Alipay clone in India. China’s high-tech giants with Toshiba Corporation and to manufacturing phase at the will come up this will be subject to approval by tainable technology suitable for drive shareholder value. I am India, like China, does not have already entered the South Denso to set up a plant in India earliest, Suzuki Motor Corpo- respective authorities in accor- such affordable cars is required, delighted to become a share- have an entrenched credit card Asian market. Tencent Cloud, to produce lithium ion batter- ration said in a statement. year and move to dance with applicable compe- it added. The joint venture will holder in Anglo American plc,” culture. So with the right tech- the cloud business division of ies, entailing an investment of “The initial capital expendi- manufacturing phase tition laws. On the rationale ensure stable supply of lithium- Agarwal had said. nologies and business models, Tencent Holdings Limited, 20 billion yen (nearly Rs 1,200 ture will be 20 billion Japanese for such a move, Suzuki said ion battery packs in India in the Volcan is a holding com- jumping from cash to mobile has established overseas ser- crore). The three Japanese enti- yen. The joint venture company at the earliest higher attention is being paid course of promoting sustain- pany wholly owned by the payment is not difficult, he said. vices nodes in India and a data ties have signed an agreement will be capitalised at 2 billion to environment and new CO2 able cars in the country and Agarwal family trust and the Today, Paytm covers 150 center in Singapore to pro- to form a joint venture, which is Japanese yen, with the planned cent and Denso 10 per cent, standards for automobiles are will contribute to Make in India investment has been described million users in India and vide “secure and cost efficient” aimed at tapping into the grow- participation ratio of Suzuki respectively,” it added. being planned to be introduced initiative by the government, as a personal investment made enables people to complete a IT infrastructure, the Daily ing popularity for electric vehi- (50 per cent), Toshiba 40 per The JV company will be in India. In the Indian auto- Suzuki said. PTI by the family trust. PTI variety of purchases and access report said. PTI TCS, US university plan to set up Fund raising through SME IPOs facility for cutting edge research doubles to `811 crore in FY17 PITTSBURG: A prestigious brand-new facility for educa- NEW DELHI: Small and US university and Tata Con- tional research that we are cel- medium enterprises (SMEs) sultancy Services have collabo- ebrating today has deep roots. raised a staggering Rs 811 crore rated to set up a state-of-the-art In fact, the historical parallels through initial public offerings facility here which its promot- and connections between the in 2016-17, more than two-fold ers say would lay the ground- Tata Group of companies and jump from the preceding fiscal. work for the fourth industrial Carnegie Tech and Carnegie The huge fund-raising can revolution by conducting cut- Mellon make this new chapter be attributed to reforms and ting edge research. in our partnership even more initiatives taken by the govern- The collaboration comes meaningful,” Suresh said. ment to encourage the SME more than a century after Jam- “In the late 19th century - sector. Funds raised through shedji Tata came to this city years before this university was the issue were used for business known as the steel-making founded - the Tata family patri- expansion plans, working capi- capital to understand technol- arch, Jamshedji Tata, came to tal requirements and other gen- ogies which he would later use Pittsburgh - the steel capital of eral corporate purposes. to launch India’s own industrial the world - to learn from expert A total of 80 companies got revolution. steelmakers how to launch his listed with initial public offers Top Indian industrialist own steel-making business in (IPOs) worth Rs 811 crore in Ratan Tata, joined by Carne- India,” he said. the last fiscal as compared to gie Mellon University presi- Jamshedji Tata famously 46 firms which tapped the IPO ers,” Pantomath Group Manag- Momai Apparels, Agro Phos and infrastructure; manufac- dent Subra Suresh along with had four goals in life: setting route to garner Rs 304 crore in ing Director Mahavir Lunawat India, Maheswari Logistics and turing; agriculture; aquacul- Tata Sons chairman N Chan- up an iron and steel company 2015-16. said. Geographically, Gujarat Nandini Creation are some of ture; food and processing; and drasekaran broke the ground in India, opening a world-class In 2014-15, 37 firms made has proved its dominance in the companies that received IT and IT-enabled service. of the new TCS Hall at the uni- learning institution, building a debut on the SME platform and the SME listing by contribut- participation from institu- BSE and NSE had launched versity campus. unique cartel, and constructing raised Rs 271 crore. These com- ing 33 firms on SME bourses tional investors. “Governance SME platforms in March 2012, Supported by an unprece- a hydroelectric plant, he added. panies are listed on the small which is the maximum, fol- structures, improved credit rat- becoming the only two bourses dented $35 million grant from “Years later, a company and medium enterprise plat- lowed by Maharashtra (15), ing, reduced finance cost, easy to offer such a segment in the TCS, which is the largest ever Ratan Tata speaks at the ground breaking ceremony of TCS Hall in affiliated with one of Andrew forms of BSE and NSE. Rajasthan (10), West Bengal finances and branding are some country. Since then, several industry donation the CMU, Pittsburgh on Thursday PTI Carnegie’s executives landed a “SME capital market is (4) and Delhi (3). of key benefits for listing on the companies have got listed on the building when complete contract to build the Tata plant witnessing participation from Further, average issue size SME platform. Besides valua- them and some have even by next year, would become the at a collaboration of intellec- nership a visionary collabora- in India, bringing to life the wider class of investors and the also increased during the past tion has helped listed SMEs to shifted to the main-board. hub of CMU and TCS collabo- tual skills and the development tion of skills that will bring Jamshedji Tata goal that mir- trend is expected to continue. fiscal to Rs 10 crore as com- achieve speedy growth in sys- The platform provides rations on promoting next gen- of two countries together that understanding between young rored Andrew Carnegie’s life’s Even institutional investors pared to Rs 7 crore each for the tematic manner at early stage opportunity to SME entrepre- eration technologies that will might bring about global people of India, the United work: the great steel empire have started showing inter- preceding two financial years. of their respective business life neurs to raise equity capital for drive the 4th Industrial revo- understanding between peo- States and other places in the built here in Pittsburgh, and a est in SME investing and the Besides, institutional cycle,” Lunawat added. growth and expansion. It also lution, Suresh said. ple,” Tata said. world. “The wide-ranging great university, Carnegie Tech, market looks up to them with investors including banks and The companies which got provides immense opportu- “Today, we are not looking Ratan Tata, Chair- multi-national partnership that now known as Carnegie Mel- expectation. mutual funds have started listed in the past fiscal are from nity for investors to identify at heavy metal and millions of man emeritus of Tata Sons, is creating new research oppor- lon as we celebrate it today,” “Most of the listed SMEs showing interest in the SME’s sectors such as finance; media and invest in good SMEs at an tons of steel. We are looking described the CMU-TCS part- tunities, new student aid, and a he said. PTI have added value to sharehold- public offers. Bohra Industries, and entertainment; real estate early stage. PTI business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata| Saturday, 15 April, 2017 mp Japan’s SoftBank powers Ola MF assets soar by 42% by `1,675 cr to take on US Uber to `17.5 trillion in FY17 NEW DELHI: Japanese inves- MUMBAI: The assets under management tor SoftBank has pumped in India, Japan discuss increase (AUM) of the mutual fund (MF) industry saw about Rs 1,675 crore in fresh an exceptional growth of 42 per cent at Rs 17.5 funding in Indian transporta- of bilateral trade, investment trillion in fiscal 2017 from Rs 12.3 trillion a year tion startup Ola to give it more ago, says a report. muscle to take American rival NEW DELHI: India on Friday said Japan is The quarterly average assets under man- Uber head-on. agement also registered a quarter-on-quarter SoftBank subsidiary SIMI a “natural partner” in achieving the goal of growth of 8 per cent in the March quarter, rat- Pacific Pte picked 12,97,945 increasing the share of manufacturing in GDP ing agency Icra said, quoting the data collated shares valued at Rs 10 at a pre- to 25 per cent in the coming years. Both the by the industry lobby Association of Mutual mium of Rs 12,895 in ANI countries discussed ways of increasing bilateral Funds in India. Technologies -- which runs Ola trade and investments during a day-long con- Investors poured in an additional Rs 3.4 -- filings with the Registrar of trillion across categories during the year under Companies showed. ference in Nagoya in Japan. A business delega- review. The allotment of shares was tion led by Commerce and Industry Minister Net inflows in liquid, income and equity done in November last year, it Nirmala Sitharaman participated in that event. (including equity linked savings schemes or added. “India wants to increase the contribution of ELSS) categories saw fresh investment of Rs The latest funding, however, manufacturing sector to GDP to 25 per cent and 1.2 trillion, Rs 96,000 crore and Rs 70,000 crore is believed to have come at a respectively, Icra said. lower valuation. Japan is a natural partner in our goals,” an of- Equity funds (including ELSS) witnessed Equity funds including ELSS According to sources, the ficial statement quoting Sitharaman said here. net inflows of Rs 8,216 crore in the March quar- move comes at a time when Currently the manufacturing sector contributes ter, up from Rs 6,462 crore in February. During witnessed net inflows of Softbank is working on sell- about 17 per cent to the country’s GDP. the quarter, assets of equity funds (includ- `8,216 crore in the March ing Snapdeal, an e-commerce ing ELSS) reached an all-time high of Rs 5.4 platform it invested heavily in The government is taking steps such as im- trillion. quarter, up from `6,462 India, to larger rival Flipkart. proving ease of doing business and relaxing FDI The category witnessed month-on-month crore in February. During the The Bengaluru-based firm norms to boost the sector. Sitharaman also met jump of 4.5 per cent and a year-on-year growth quarter, assets of was aggressively looking at Earlier this week, India’s largest Governor of Aichi Prefecture Hideaki Ohmura of 40.7 per cent. raising funds to compete with e-commerce firm Flipkart raised $1.4 in Nagoya. Hideaki acknowledged that the India In fiscal 2017, the total inflow into the cat- equity funds reached an Uber, the world’s most valu- egory stood at Rs 70,367 crore with net inflows able start-up. After selling its bn from China’s Tencent and US eBay Conference will further encourage the compa- in every month. all-time high of Rs 5.4 trillion Chinese business to Didi last and Microsoft in a round that saw its nies in Aichi Prefecture to invest in India. According to Amfi, the industry added year, Uber has now set sights Japan said although it is the third largest about 6.2 lakh systematic investment plan added in a month in the entire fiscal at 10.1 on India making it one of its valuation dip from $15 bn to $11.6 bn foreign investor in India ($25.2 billion during accounts every month on an average during lakh. The growth was driven by the ELSS cat- top priorities. the April 2000 December 2016), behind Mauri- the year (till February), with an average ticket egory that added 3.2 lakh folios in the month. Though Indian Internet tainable business model. Flush India’s largest e-commerce size of Rs 3,100 per account. Out of the 10.1 lakh folios, 7.4 lakh came companies have seen a boom with private equity and venture firm Flipkart raised $1.4 bil- tius and Singapore, it can be considered a top In the year gone by, the industry added 77.4 from the equity (including the ELSS) category. in user base, their valuations capitalist money, many start- lion from Tencent, eBay and investor as the other two countries are used lakh new folios, or around 6.4 lakh new folios The folio count for the liquid category more have come down as investors ups continue to have high burn Microsoft in a round that saw by companies from across the world to route every month, despite volatility in the overall than doubled in the year, suggesting that retail are now focussing on path to rate that has been a concern its valuation fall from $15 bil- investments. PTI market conditions, the report said. investors are looking at this route for surplus profitability and building a sus- for investors. Earlier this week, lion to $11.6 billion now. PTI March saw the highest number of folios cash deposit. PTI IAHE inks pact with New Most newly listed firms deliver Lucky Grahak: Mobile EMI fetches South Wales smart returns to investors `1 crore bonanza for student Univ for smart NEW DELHI: Four out of ucts is trading 64.68 per cent NEW DELHI: An EMI payment of Rs padmanabhan for accepting a payment transport the five firms which got listed Among gainers, higher than its IPO price of Rs 1,590 for a newly bought mobile phone The second prize of of Rs 300 at GRT Jewellers in Tambaram, this year are trading above shares of Avenue 460. has earned a mega lottery of Rs 1 crore for Tamil Nadu. The second prize of Rs 25 their issue price, giving smart In case of BSE, Asia’s oldest 20 year-old engineering student Shradha `50 lakh under the Lucky lakh was won by Ragini Rajendra Uttekar, NEW DELHI: Indian returns of up to two-times to Supermarts have stock exchange, its shares have Mohan Mengshette under the govern- Grahak Yojana was won owner of a small beauty parlour in Thane, Academy of Highway Engi- investors, helped by positive soared 2.62 times zoomed 27.54 per cent from ment’s Lucky Grahak Yojana. by Hardik Kumar from Maharashtra, the statement said. neers has inked a pact with broader market sentiment. against the issue the IPO price of Rs 806. Mengshette, a second year student of She accepted a payment of Rs 510 University of New South So far this year, five compa- Similarly, Music Broadcast Electrical Engineering from Latur district Khambhat in Gujarat which won her the amount, it added. Wales for building an nies have launched their IPOs. price of `299 is up by 7.64 per cent against in Maharashtra, received the cash prize NITI Aayog’s two schemes to incen- advanced transportation Out of this, four have yielded the issue price of Rs 333. from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at tivize digital payments -- Lucky Grahak technology and systems. positive returns against the touching its 52-week high of In contrast, CL Educate saw a function in Nagpur on Friday. from Khambhat in Gujarat. The 29-year- Yojana and DigiDhan Vyapar Yojana -- “In line with the Min- price at which they had issued 30,007.48 on April 5. its shares trading 15.19 per cent She won the mega prize for making old is a primary school teacher who used was launched on December 25 last year. istry of Road Transport shares to investors, an analy- Among the gainers, shares lower against the issue price a transaction of Rs 1,590 through her his Rupay card for making a transaction According to the statement, Rs 258 crore and Highway’s vision to sis of the performance of the of Avenue Supermarts, opera- of Rs 502. Last year, 26 com- Rupay card online. of Rs 1,100. of prize money was won by 16 lakh win- influence and adopt global newly-listed firms showed. tor of retail chain D-Mart, have panies collectively raised over The second prize of Rs 50 lakh under Under the Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana ners, including customers and merchants innovation into the trans- The BSE 30-share Sensex soared 2.62 times against the Rs 26,000 crore through IPOs, the Lucky Grahak Yojana, an official state- category for merchants, the first prize of belonging to different corners of the portation sector, a Memo- has gained nearly 11 per cent issue price of Rs 299. making it the best one for pub- ment said, was won by Hardik Kumar Rs 50 lakh was won by Anand Anantha- country and from varied walks of life. PTI randum of Understanding so far this year, with the index Shankara Building Prod- lic offers since 2010. PTI was signed between the Ministry through the IAHE and UNSW to set GST: CBEC proposes up a CATTS,” Ministry of PM dedicates Koradi Future Group puts in place C&D Road Transport and High- ways said in a statement. The MoU was e-way bill for goods exchanged between the thermal power Lab for GeNext technology Director of Indian Acad- emy of Highway Engineers worth `50k in transit (IAHE) V L Patankar and NEW DELHI: The Kishore Biyani-led Future Vice Chancellor of Univer- project to nation Group on Friday announced setting up of We are creating an open NEW DELHI: Moving goods transit within 24 hours and the sity of New South Wales Future C&D (consumer and digital) Lab in worth more than Rs 50,000 final report within three days of (UNSW) Ian Jacobs in the MUMBAI: Prime Minister Bengaluru backed by a Rs 100-crore Accelera- environment of collaboration under GST will require prior inspection. presence of Simon Bir- Narendra Modi on Friday dedi- tor Fund. and co-creation with some of the online registration of the con- “Where a vehicle has been mingham, Australian Min- cated 1980 MW of the Koradi “Future C&D will focus on the consumer signment and securing an intercepted and detained for a ister for Education, it said. super-critical thermal power and digital space to bring in next generation best young Indian minds who are ‘e-way bill’ that tax officials period exceeding 30 minutes, The vision for CATTS project of state-run Mahagenco innovations using artificial intelligence, Big working with new technologies to can inspect anytime during the transporter may upload the include accelerating the near Nagpur in Maharashtra to Data analytics, Blockchains, Internet of Things, the transit to check tax evasion. said information in (prescribed evaluation and adoption the nation. robotics and allied technologies,” Future Group create solutions that can impact The Central Board of Excise form) on the common (GSTN) of new transportation The 1,980 MW capacity said in a statement. the retail and consumer space and Customs (CBEC) has portal,” said the guidelines. technologies and explore includes three units of 660 The research and development activities will issued draft rules on Electronic Nangia & Co Direc- market opportunities for MW each, which are now com- be supported through a Rs 100-crore Accel- over the next couple of years Way (e-way) bill that require tor (Indirect Taxation) Rajat them in India and Aus- pletely operational, marking erator Fund that will be set up to fund the registered entities to furnish, in Mohan believes that the e-Way tralia besides conduct- the completion of the last phase MW. Modi was accompanied operations, technology development and IPR a prescribed format, GST-Net- bill will give respite to countless ing research, development of expansion of the project. by Maharashtra Chief Minis- creation by the teams working at the Lab. work (GSTN) website infor- transporters as now any trans- and training in the areas The plant currently has one ter Devendra Fadnavis, Gov- Future Group founder and CEO Kishore access to test, experiment and prototype their mation relating to any goods porter whose vehicle has been of transport system mod- unit of 200 MW, two units of ernor K Vidyasagar Rao, Union Biyani said: “The Future C&D Lab is aimed at technologies across Future Group’s brand and worth more than Rs 50,000 intercepted and detained for a elling and data for smart 210 MW each and with the Roads and Highways Minis- co-creating next generation technologies for retail platforms that serve over a million cus- they intend to move within a period exceeding 30 minutes, cities,it added. addition of the three units of ter Nitin Gadkari, Union Law the consumer space in India. We are creating tomers everyday,” it added. state or outside. he may upload the said infor- This would be the 660 MW each, its total capac- Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, an open environment of collaboration and co- Future Group Director Vivek Biyani is lead- GSTN will generate e-way mation on the GSTN portal. world’s first transportation ity has increased to 2,600 MW. Union Power Minister Piyush creation with some of the best young Indian ing this initiative. bills that will be valid for 1-15 Analysts said this provision centre involving two coun- With this, the total gener- Goyal, Union HRD Minister minds who are working with new technologies The Lab is tracking technology develop- days, depending on distance will act as a two-way sword as tries committed to seeing ation capacity of Mahagenco Prakash Javadekar and state to create solutions that can impact the retail and ments that will influence consumer experience to be travelled - one day being now accountability of the tax technological innovation now stands at 12,977 MW, Energy Minister Chandrashek- consumer space over the next couple of years.” in areas such as payments, unique consumer for 100 kilometres and 15 days officer intercepting the vehicle for economic development which includes coal-fired har Bawankule among others. The Lab, the group said, brings together identification and development of one-on-one for more than 1,000 km transit. will increase, but at the same through improved safety capacity of 9,540 MW, gas- Modi, who was in the win- multiple teams and companies working on consumer conversations, analytics and predic- “Upon generation of the time it will give opportunity and reduced congestion, based capacity of 672 MW, ter capital of the state on Friday, these areas, housed in a common, collabora- tive modelling as well as back-end functions e-way bill on the common to the transporter to file com- the statement said. PTI hydro-based capacity of 2,585 also paid tributes to Babasaheb tive space set up in the IT city. such as supplier engagements, supply chain portal, a unique e-way bill plaint. “I believe electronic way MW and solar capacity of 180 Ambedkar. “These teams and companies have a ready automation and infrastructure deployment. number (EBN) shall be made bills would be the final nail in available to the supplier, the the coffin for people dealing in recipient and the transporter black markets or in the unor- CORPORATE KALEIDOSCOPE on the common portal,” stated ganised sector,” Mohan said. the draft norms. These e-way bills will also The person in-charge of come with a mechanism for conveyance will be required self-check where every regis- to carry the invoice or bill of tered supplier will have to pre- supply or delivery challan, and inform the government about a copy of the e-way bill or the the location of goods to be e-way bill number, either physi- transported, which will also cally or mapped to a Radio Fre- be re-confirmed by the trans- quency Identification Device porter, he added. (RFID) embedded on to the Although the draft e-way conveyance. The rules autho- rules did not specify what rise the tax commissioner or an documents will have to be officer empowered by him on filled in the bill, experts said his behalf to intercept any con- the consigner will have to veyance to verify the e-way bill give the name and address of or the number in physical form both the sender and receiver for all inter-state and intra-state of the goods. Also, they will movement of goods. be required to give description Physical verification of con- of the goods, its valuation and veyances can be carried out on weight. The government has specific information of evasion already come out with nine set Union Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs Minister releasing the FLO Gender Parity of tax, as per the rules. of GST rules earlier this month Index: A Toolkit to Evaluate Gender Diversity & Women Empowerment in the Formal Sector of Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) paid homage to Dr B R Ambedkar on Friday on his 126th birth anniversary. The officer will be required and today unveiled two set of India, at the 33rd Annual Session of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) in Delhi on Friday DSP CEO A K Rath paid floral tribute at the statue of Dr Ambedkar at the steel township to submit a summary report of rules for ‘assessment and audit’ every inspection of goods in and ‘electronic way bills’. 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WE’RE GOOD FRIENDS WITH INDIAN PLAYERS, AIFF MAKES REQUEST TO FIFA TO ALLOT INDIA ASSISTANT COACH SIMON KATICH CREDITS SAYS DAVID WARNER MATCHES TO NEW DELHI UMESH FOR KKR’S WIN OVER KXIP KOLKATA: Australia opener David Warner says he remains NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation has requested KOLKATA: Sunil Narine may have caught everyone’s attention good friends with Indian cricketers despite a bitterly fought FIFA to allot India’s group matches of the U-17 World Cup to but Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach Simon Katich on Friday Test series which India won 2-1. During Australia’s tour of India, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. It will be held across six cities in the gave credit to India star pacer Umesh Yadav for setting up their Virat Kohli might have said that he was no more friends with the country from October 6-28. Usually, the host country is placed eight-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab. “It’s never easy to walk Australian cricketers, but Warner feels at the end of the day a in Group A but when the schedule was announced, Mumbai’s D straight into the side and turn around the game. Let’s not forget cricketer always wants to play the game in the right spirit. Y Patil Stadium was to host Group A matches. he had a couple of weeks off,” Katich said about Umesh. Pollard spoil Kohli IPL Preview: KKR face SRH in battle for supremacy KOLKATA: Buoyant Kolkata season, was made possible by the opening match against further boost their morale. party as MI beat RCB Knight Riders will look to con- another Gautam Gambhir Gujarat Lions where Lynn and Yadav, who finished the tinue their winning momen- masterstroke in letting Sunil Gambhir shared a T20 record season as India’s third highest tum when they face defending Narine open the innings as the opening stand of 184. KKR’s wicket-taker behind R Ashwin champions Sunrisers Hyder- duo killed their chase with their spirited run was halted by and Ravindra Jadeja, got into by 4 wickets abad in the Indian Premier best ever Powerplay display of Mumbai Indians in their sec- the act especially at the death League here on Saturday. 76 runs. The KKR ‘mystery’ ond match but last night’s vic- after conceding 11 runs in his It will be a battle between spinner showed his skill with tory with Narine shining with opening over. two top bowling sides of the the bat, slamming three sixes the bat will boost the team At a time when KXIP were IPL and Kolkata will hope to and four boundaries en route which is struggling to find sighting a score of 200, Yadav avenge their defeat in the Elim- to a 18-ball 37 after regular Lynn’s immediate replacement. dismissed David Miller and inator round last season. opener Chris Lynn unfortu- In the transformed Eden Wriddhiman Saha of succes- After a win and a loss, the nately aggravated his old shoul- Gardens track, India star pacer sive balls and took his fourth two-time former champions ing of Kings XI Punjab with Their 11th successive run- der injury. Umesh Yadav claimed four wicket in Axar Patel in the last began their campaign at home 21 balls to spare on Thursday chase at Eden Gardens, which The victory was no lesser wickets in his comeback match delivery that restricted them with an eight-wicket thrash- night. began in the triumphant 2012 than KKR’s 10-wicket win in after an injury layoff and it will to 170/9. AGENCIES Mustafizur ‘Tye’ breaker: Lions bowler hopeful his RCB’s Virat Kohli celebrates his fifty against Mumbai Indians. MI’s off-cutters will Kieron Pollard (picture below) enroute his 70 PICS/PTI BENGALURU: Kieron Pol- work on Eden lard scripted Mumbai Indian’s sensational four-wicket win takes 5 as Pune wilt at 171 over Royal Challengers Ban- galore with a blistering 70-run RAJKOT: Debutant Gujarat more importantly set the tone knock which overshadowed Lions all-rounder Andrew Tye with a 64-run second wicket Samuel Badree’s hat-trick in an provided the second hat-trick stand with the Australian cap- IPL game here on Friday. of the day after Royal Chal- tain. Englishman Ben Stokes Chasing a 143-run target, lengers Bangalore’s Samuel then joined Smith to add 25 Mumbai looked down and out Badree got one in the afternoon runs before the strategic time with Badree’s hat-trick that game against Mumbai Indians, out after the 9th over once reducing the visitors to seven even as Rising Pune Supergi- again turned out to be of great for four in the third over. It was ant (RPS) reached 171/8 in an advantage for the fielding side. first hat-trick of IPL-10. Indian Premier League (IPL) Returning from the break, It soon became 33 for five 2017 match at the Saurashtra West Indian all-rounder KOLKATA: Since it’s a but the big-hitting West Indian Cricket Association Stadium Dwayne Smith got the prized day game and the wicket is and Krunal Pandya (37 not here on Friday. scalp of the Australian, who expected to remain dry, Ban- out) stitched a match-winning Tye bagged five wickets mistimed a back of a length gladesh pacer Mustafizur 93-run partnership to stage a (5/17), the first in this edi- outside off to be caught at long- Rahman is hopeful his off- dramatic turnaround. Mum- tion of the IPL, including a on by Finch. Smith’s 28-ball 43 cutters will come good when bai went into the innings break hat-trick in the final over of contained six boundaries and defending champions Sunris- having the upper hand after Pune’s innings, which yielded a six. Two overs later, Stokes ers Hyderabad (SRH) take on limiting RCB to 142 for five for a single in the sec- only four runs as the visitors departed to another slower Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) despite Virat Kohli striking a ond over of the innings, lost the settled duo of Manoj delivery from Tye which in an Indian Premier League classy 62 off 47 balls in his first Kohli found his ominous Tiwary (31), Ankit Sharma (25) knocked off his off-stump, (IPL) tie here on Saturday. competitive outing in nearly touch. His opening partner and then Shardul Thakur (0) off after the IPL 2017’s costli- “Cutters depend on wicket. a month. This was Mumbai’s Chris Gayle was the second consecutive deliveries. est buy faced 18 balls, hit- If the strip is dry and it’s a day third win on the trot after los- highest contributor with 22 Put in to bat, Pune’s open- ting two boundaries and a six. match, like it is tomorrow, yes ing their campaign opener off 27 balls. However, RCB lost ing woes continued to haunt All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, there is a chance you will get against Rising Pune Supergiant. their way after Kohli’s dismissal them with the loss of the in- playing his first match of the to see them,” Mustafizur, who RCB failed to capitalise on in the 16th over, struggling to form Ajinkya Rahane (0) in season, immediately provided is also called “The Fizz”, told Andrew Tye of the Gujarat Lions celebrates the wicket of Ben Stokes of Rising Pune Supergiant during the the good work done by Kohli, 127 for five from 110 for one in the very first over. It was the another breakthrough with the reporters on the eve of the managing just 31 runs off the a space of 17 balls. change of line that worked for match between the Gujarat Lions and the Rising Pune Supergiant PIC/PTI wicket of former India skipper match. last five overs and lost four Brief Scores: Royal Challeng- veteran Praveen Kumar. Half- (43), who along with opener patching him for two consec- set for a massive total, Tye pro- Mahendra Singh Dhoni (5), “I always try to give my wickets. Kohli, out of action for ers Bangalore vs Mumbai way into the first over, his good Rahul Tripathi (33) launched utive sixes and a four before vided the hosts with the crucial whose form continued to des- best when I am playing. If I almost a month with a shoul- Indians length delivery came back in an onslaught, which Praveen Smith fetched two back to back breakthrough in the form of ert him for the fourth consecu- play, I will definitely try and der injury he suffered during RCB: Virat Kohli (62), Chris which Rahane gently tried to will perhaps remember for a boundaries as Pune rushed to Tripathi with a slower delivery tive match. give my best,” the 21-year-old, the third Test against Austra- Gayle (22), Samuel Badree dab to third man only to find long time. their fastest IPL 50. Smith was which the batsman failed to lift Brief Scores: Gujarat Lions vs who made heads turn with his lia, opened the innings and he (4/9). Suresh Raina latching on a Bowling his third over equally harsh on left-arm spin- and was caught by Aaron Finch Rising Pune Supergiant superlative effort against India got into the groove in no time. MI: Kieron Pollard (70), stunning catch at first slip. on the trot, the 30-year-old ner Shadab Jakati, punishing at mid-off. Tripathi’s 17-ball Supergiant: 171/8 (Steven in 2015, said. After mistiming a short Krunal Pandya (37), Mitchell Rahane’s dismissal brought medium pacer was milked him with a boundary and a six effort was laced with three hits Smith 43, Manoj Tiwary 31) After not featuring in the ball off Harbhajan Singh McClenaghan (2/20). AGENCIES in the skipper Steve Smith for 25 runs, with Tripathi dis- in his first over.As Pune looked to the fence and two over it but Lions: Tye 5/17. AGENCIES first two matches due to inter- national commitments as Ban- Mohun Bagan gladesh were playing Sri Lanka, Kohli’s return brings fans in droves to stadium IPL Preview: Delhi Daredevils Mustafizur returned to action look for full for SRH whom he had joined BENGALURU: The return of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat last year. But the left-arm pacer had a bad day in office, conced- points against Kohli to lead the host team against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier to test Punjab on home turf ing 34 runs off 2.4 overs with- League (IPL) match brought thousands of his die-hard cricket fans to the out taking a wicket. “In the Minerva Chinnaswamy stadium here in droves on a hot Friday afternoon. NEW DELHI: Their confi- 38 is still being talked about. start and it will be interesting first match, what I wanted did Kohli missed this campaign’s first three league ties, including two away at dence restored after a bumpy Punjab, who beat RPS and to see if they persist with Tare not happen. There was a bit of LUDHIANA: Title contend- Hyderabad on April 5 and Indore on April 10 and one here on April 8, as he start, a transformed Delhi Royal Challengers Bangalore in or change the combination at length problem and I could not ers Mohun Bagan would look Daredevils will look to stretch the first two games, squandered the top. It seems Billings will bowl in the areas I would have to shrug off from the drawn was recovering from the right shoulder injury he suffered in the Third Test Kings XI Punjab to the limit an advantageous position to continue in the opener’s role. liked to,” the off-cutter special- result in their previous match against Australia at Ranchi on March 16. As Kohli walked into the middle to when they face off in the Indian lose to Kolkata Knight Riders Despite not having many ist said. Asked if pace-heavy and grab a win when they take open the innings with Chris Gayle after Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma chose Premier League (IPL) here on by eight wickets on Thursday specialist batsmen, Daredevils’ SRH will have an advantage on on laggards Minerva Punjab to field first despite winning the toss, fans cheered him loudly and chants of Saturday. night. Daredevils boast a strong strength is their young batting the Eden turf which assists the in their I-League match here “Kohli, Kohli” reverberated across the packed stands. “It’s heartening to see Daredevils’ huge win over battling line-up, which is full line-up even as skipper Zaheer quicks, Mutafizur said: “If the on Saturday. Rising Pune Supergiant acted of all-rounders and will fancy Khan and spinner Amit Mishra wicket is good, definitely we Mohun Bagan are currently Kohli play again, as his absence in the first three games made a difference as a warning to the rival teams, their chances against Pun- have done reasonably well early will do well. We have a strong at the top of the table, tied on to the team. He has been in great form and led India successfully in all the including their immediate jab bowlers, who did a decent into the tournament, and they pace bowling unit. Batting is 30 points with Aizawl. three formats of the game over the year with brilliant batting and captaincy,” opponents, whose unbeaten job before being hammered would expect others to chip in. also good.” On a different note, Yet, there were a lot left recalled Vinay Kumar, a sales executive, in the pavilion enclosure. True to his run in IPL-10 has just come to around by the KKR batsmen. Punjab bowlers have a job Mustafizur said Mashrafe Mor- to be answered going by the form and much to the delight of his fans, Kohli did not disappoint them, as he a screeching halt. The batsmen have largely at hand, specially after KKR taza will be missed in the short- sluggish performance (1-1 Daredevils are entering the delivered for the hosts except exposed their weaknesses at est version of the game as he draw) against Shillong Lajong settled down early to play an anchoring innings and made 62 in 47 balls with match after hammering Rising the openers -- Aditya Tare and the Eden Gardens. The Pun- retired recently. “Not only for midweek. five fours and two mighty sixes before he was out in the 16th over when the Pune Supergiant by 97 runs, Sam Billings. One or the other jab bowlers managed to restrict me, we all will miss him. when The weary Mohun Bagan score was 110 for 1. Ahead of the crucial game, after RCB lost both the away thanks to young batsman batsmen has clicked when RPS and RCB under 165, but bhai (Mortaza) is around. He side need to recover real quick games to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs and to Kings XI Punjab by eight Sanju Samson’s maiden IPL ton the situation demanded - be KKR skipper Gambhir and is of great support to us. Now if they want to finish cham- and Chris Morris’ incredible it Rishabh Pant or Samson or surprise opener Sunil Narine he has retired from T20s. One pions, twice in three years. wickets, Kohli said he was excited to resume playing. AGENCIES power- hitting down the order. Morris. But the openers have took them to the cleaners with dayers he will play till the time Mohun Bagan will need their The South African’s nine-ball struggled to provide a solid remarkable ease. AGENCIES he can.” AGENCIES talisman Sony Norde to be back in the reckoning once more. “We are looking for a win KKR’s Sunil Narine foxes because we only have three Playing regularly for India has helped me matches left. Aizawl and East one and all with his bat Bengal are close and so you need to win if you want to win KOLKATA: Sunil Narine is back for Kolkata Knight Riders the championship. (KKR), this time with the bat. Just when it looked like Narine was improve my line and length, says Umesh It will not be easy and we no more a mystery after he rose to KKR’s pinnacle in the wicket- have to work hard but we taking column (105 in 78 matches), the West Indian has roared KOLKATA: Playing almost all on being asked if he was carry- the last 10 months, our coaches will play for three points,” back with a typical spell 1/19 in four overs. But what surprised of India’s Test matches at home ing his Dharamsala form in the Sanjay Bangar, Anil (Kumble, said Mohun Bagan coach one and all was the way he batted. has helped pacer Umesh Yadav Indian Premier League (IPL) as chief coach)sir who have a fair Sanjoy Sen. Sans the services of Chris Lynn who is recuperating from a improve his line and length also well, where he returned to duty amount of idea about bowling Jeje Lalpekhlua will be shoulder injury, KKR pulled a rabbit out of their hat by sending letting him know his strong for the Kolkata Knight Riders have helped me a lot.“Sanjay sir given a start after scoring a Narine along with Gautam Gambhir to open the batting. Chas- points and areas to improve. (KKR) with a four-for against had told me that when you run wonderful goal after coming off ing 171 for victory against Kings XI Punjab at the Eden Gardens, The Vidarbha pacer who Kings XI Punjab to help the in to bowl, sometimes you run the bench and alongside Dar- it was a move that left everyone talking and later, applauding. picked up 17 wickets at an aver- purple brigade cruise to a eight- faster than required in order to ryl Duffy should be a handful First, it was whether the 28-year-old who averages 13.18 in age of 23.41 in eight innings in wicket win. “It’s like a bowl- bowl faster. “Then you risk the against Minerva. T20Is for the West Indies and 12.03 in T20 first class cricket has the recently concluded India- er’s line and length is sorted chance of disturbing your line Duffy and Jeje had scored ever opened before. Australia series has been the with regular bowling. I think, and length. You should enjoy twice each in Mohun Bagan’s Six overs later, Narine was dismissed by pacer Varun Aaron mainstay of India’s bowling. the number of matches I have you run up which will help you 4-0 thrashing of Minerva but not before cracking an 18-ball 37, featuring four fours and Yadav impressed with played has helped me better bring control to your bowling.” at home in the first leg. “We three sixes. Narine, who in six Tests, 65 ODIs, and 43 T20Is has control and consistent pace my line and length. Now I have KKR have six more matches have to travel 14 hours from never batted higher than at the eightg spot (in Tests and ODIs) throughout, but particularly come to know my strong points at the Eden Gardens, where Meghalaya. and sixth in T20Is, got a standing ovation from the Eden crowd in the final Test against Aus- and the areas I need to bowl to,” Umesh looked to be in sublime “Our players were tired yes- as he returned to the pavilion. tralia at Dharamsala. the 29-year old, who used to be form with the ball. The relaid terday but somehow we have “Actually we were quite surprised,” Kings XI and India pacer On the liveliest of pitches wayward before, said. Narrat- 22-yar strip, the pacer said, was to manage and there will be no Ishant Sharma told media persons after the game on Thursday. used in the four-Test series, decks of Australia and South “This is all due to my hard- ing an incident of how Team to his liking with a lot of carry excuses from us,” said Sen. “Then Maxi (Glenn Maxwell, Kings XI captain) told us in Yadav tormented the tourists to Africa. work. In the last 8-10 months India coaches, especially bat- and bounce. “The wicket is very Sen was not happy at the the CPL and Big Bash he opened the batting for a few teams. We claim five wickets, also hinting For many, including for- I am playing continuously ting coach Sanjay Bangar has good,” Umesh, who missed the treatment meted out to his side, didn’t know how he is going to bat. We were thinking about Robin that India now have the nec- mer captain Sourav Ganguly, (for the Indian team). The helped him understand the franchise’s first two matches especially the training in the Uthappa, so when you see that you don’t know what’s going to essary fast bowling resources Yadav was the find of India’s more you bowl the better you finer nuances of his game, like due to right hip and lower back afternoon heat. AGENCIES happen,” Ishant added laughing. AGENCIES to clinch the deal on the hard long home season. become,” Yadav told reporters the run-up, Umesh said: “In soreness, said. AGENCIES sport 15 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Saturday, 15 April, 2017 mp India to skip Sultan of Johor Cup hockey due Manchester United, Ajax poised to to Pak presence reach Europa League semi-finals

MADRID: Manchester to Genk’s Jean-Paul Boetius. the hosts level with a goal in the United, who drew 1-1 away The hosts pulled level five 83rd minute and Jeremy Morel at Anderlecht, and Ajax, 2-0 minutes later on a goal by scored the eventual match win- winners at home over Schalke Pione Sisto and took a 2-1 lead ner two minutes later. 04, emerged the strongest in in the 18th minute courtesy of Commenting on the match, the Europa League quarterfi- a strike from Iago Aspas. The coach Jose Mourinho said the nal first leg. Spanish side looked to be in full result was good but they could The outlook is more com- command after John Guidetti have been better in the middle. plicated for Celta Vigo who on scored in the 38th minute to “The result is positive - to Thursday won but conceded make it 3-1. But Genk got what play at home with an advan- two away goals to Genk, while could turn out to a decisive sec- tage, to start the game with an Olympique Lyon prevailed 2-1 ond away goal thanks to a Celta advantage, it is a good result REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE against Besiktas in a match that defensive miscue that set up but I think the result should be started 50 minutes late due to Thomas Buffel’s goal in the 67th much better,” Mourinho was NEW DELHI: The Indian clashes between home-team minute. In Lyon, pre-match quoted as saying by the club’s men’s hockey team will not Hockey India supporters and travelling Turk- tensions between Olympique official website. “We can only take part in the Sultan of said since Sultan ish fans, reports Efe. and Besiktas fans spilled onto blame ourselves because we Johor Cup in Malaysia for of Johor Cup is Henrikh Mkhitaryan the pitch, requiring police to had an easy game to play in the second year in a row, cit- scored in the 37th minute to intervene. The delay seemed the second half and we didn’t ing the presence of Pakistan in an invitational stake Man United to a 1-0 lead to have no impact on the Turk- play in attack with that instinct. Anderlecht’s Leander Dendoncker scores his side’s first goal duringthe Europa League quarter-final first leg the event to be held in Octo- tournament it in the match at Constant Van- ish squad, who jumped out to We lost the ball easily too many ber. Hockey India said since den Stock Stadium in Belgium. match between Anderlecht and Manchester United in Brussels PIC/PTI a 1-0 lead with a goal in the times, we stopped our counter- Sultan of Johor Cup is an invi- would continue The visitors preserved United need only a scoreless sive side of the day, dominat- alty, the second in the 53rd with 15th minute by Ryan Babel and attacks because of sloppy deci- tational tournament it would its stand of not their advantage until the 86th draw in the second leg at Old ing Schalke 2-0 at Amsterdam an assist from Justin Kluivert. looked likely to come away with sions, sloppy touches of the ball continue its stand of not tak- minute, when Leander Den- Trafford to claim a berth in the Arena. Davy Klaassen scored Celta got off to a rocky start at the victory until the final 10 and then we gave them oppor- ing part in any series against taking part in any doncker equalised for Ander- semifinals. both goals. The first coming Vigo’s Balaidos stadium, con- minutes, when Olympique ral- tunity to have some counter- Pakistan until it tenders an series against lecht, but the away goal means Ajax were the most impres- in the 23rd minute on a pen- ceding at the 10-minute mark lied. Corentin Tolisso brought attacks,” he added. AGENCIES unconditional apology for the 2014 Champions Tro- Pakistan until I-LEAGUE phy controversy. Sultan of it tenders an Johor Cup is an U-21 tour- Rattled Dortmund seek solace after attack nament and India won the unconditional Preview: title in 2015. It is not a global apology for the BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund “Some players saw the explo- last weekend. The Poland star event held under the aegis of face the difficult challenge of sion... there were lots of dif- is the league’s top scorer with Aizawl eyes full world governing body FIH or 2014 Champions recovering from Tuesday’s ferent feelings and therefore 26 goals but missed Bayern’s any continental body. In January, Trophy frightening bomb attack on many different ways of han- 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid in points against HI announced its decision not their team bus as they prepare dling the trauma.” Germany the Champions League with a to play any tournament against controversy to host Eintracht Frankfurt in winger Marco Reus, sidelined bruised shoulder. Carlo Ance- Pakistan until they submit an the Bundesliga this weekend. for the past six weeks by a ham- lotti will hope to have both Churchill unconditional written apol- ground to not take part in any Players and staff alike were string injury, is set to return Lewandowski and Mats Hum- ogy for lewd and unpro- series against Pakistan until badly shaken after their team for Dortmund but Bartra mels (ankle) back in time for VASCO: Title aspirant Aizawl fessional behaviour of the they submit an uncon- coach was rocked by three faces four weeks out. Frank- Tuesday’s quarter-final return FC will be looking to garner Pakistan team during the ditional apology for explosions on the way to Sig- furt were quick to extend their leg in Madrid. Leverkusen are full points when they take FIH Champions Trophy in what happened in 2014,” nal Iduna Park ahead of their best wishes to the Spaniard, but desperately looking to stop on Churchill Brothers in the India in 2014. Ahead of the 2016 said Hockey India spokesper- Champions League tie against solidarity aside, Niko Kovac’s their slide down the table after crucial Round-16 match of Junior World Cup in Lucknow, son R P Singh. Monaco. men need the points on Satur- just one win in their last seven football Hero I-League cham- Pakistan Hockey Federa- “Since the Sultan of Johor Defender Marc Bartra day having dropped to ninth league games. Second-placed pionship, to be played here tion (PHF) alleged that India Cup is not a mandatory tour- underwent emergency sur- following a run of nine games RB Leipzig are edging ever on Saturday. did not want Pakistan to nament, Hockey India has gery on a fractured wrist and 24 hours after the planned kick- agreed to play on Wednesday. without a win.As a result of the closer to finishing their debut Earlier on Sunday, Aizawl take part in the tourna- decided that it will withdraw to remove glass that became off. “Unless you experienced it, German police are still Dortmund attack, authorities Bundesliga season by qualify- FC suffered a jolt to their title ment. India had outrightly from the tournament. We had planted in his arm after the you can’t understand how bad hunting the culprits and an offi- are beefing up security across ing directly for the Champions aspirations when they went rejected the claim. “Though not brought up the bad behav- blast shattered windows on the it was for us,” said defender cer was also hurt in the blast. the country ahead of this week- League but have a tricky trip to down to defending champions Hockey India and its play- iour on part of Pakistan during Dortmund bus. Sokratis Papastathopoulos. Tuchel is sure to rotate his end’s fixtures. Runaway league Freiburg. Freiburg, last season’s Bengaluru FC by a solitary goal ers had let go of the hurtful the FIH Champions Trophy in His team-mates also felt the “I am just happy to be alive, fourth-placed squad to try to leaders Bayern Munich, who second division champions scored in added time. incident in 2014, it was 2014 for a very long time. psychological effects, losing 3-2 it was the worst day of my life,” help give those worst affected are at Bayer Leverkusen, have ahead of Leipzig, have exceded With three rounds to go, the recent allegations by “It is actually PHF who to Monaco after their quarter- he added, referring to the night by the attack time to recover. for the first time introduced expectations this term by chal- Aizawl FC is now tied on 30 PHF (during the Junior bring it up again and levy final first leg was pushed back of the attack. Tuchel accused “We must find a way of security checks at open train- lenging for a Europa League points each along with Mohun World Cup) that has baseless allegations against to Wednesday. UEFA of treating Dortmund overcoming that. But we still ing sessions. Bayern are 10 place. Ex-Bayern striker Nils Bagan at the top, and three resulted in India pulling Hockey India to hide their own Many in the Dortmund as if only a “beer can” had been don’t know how that’s going to points clear of RB Leipzig but Petersen equalled the Bundes- points above East Bengal, who out of this tournament. incompetency. squad said they had not wanted thrown at their bus. happen,” admitted Tuchel. will again be without striker liga record of 18 goals off the are on the third place. The “By not fielding the It is about time PHF takes to play, while manager Thomas But European football’s gov- “Everyone must face up Robert Lewandowski, this time bench when he came on to match will be played at the Indian team at the Sultan of responsibility for its incapabil- Tuchel railed at the decision to erning body rejected the claim, to it in their own way. No one through suspension after he secure their 1-0 win over Mainz Tilak Stadium. Johor Cup, we have stood our ity,” he added. AGENCIES reschedule the match less than insisting that both clubs had felt it in exactly the same way. picked up his fifth yellow card last weekend. AGENCIES Aizawl FC, who got rele- gated last year but got a chance to play this season after three Goan clubs - Dempo SC, Sal- Sindhu loses; Praneeth, Srikanth enter Singapore semi-finals gaocar FC and Sporting Clube de Goa - pulled out of the tour- SINGAPORE: Olympic silver- on Friday. hour and 11 minutes to eke Ginting. In the mixed dou- Marin, who showed tremen- long back in Delhi. The Indian nament, are in race for their medallist P V Sindhu suffered Sindhu, who had reached out a 15-21 21-14 21-19 win bles competition, B Sumeeth dous agility and pounced on just couldn’t match up to the maiden I-League title along a crushing quarterfinal loss to a career-best World No.2 after over eighth-seeded Tanong- Reddy and Ashwini Pon- every opportunity to emerge pace of Marin. Sindhu tried a with Mohun Bagan and East arch-rival Carolina Marin but winning the India Open by sak Saensomboonsuk of Thai- nappa lost 11-21 8-21 to the victorious. Sindhu, who had late comeback but it was too Bengal. B Sai Praneeth and Kidambi beating Olympic champion land. Srikanth smashed past third-seeded Chinese duo of dropped down to world No.5 little too late as Marin grabbed The team’s coach Khalid Srikanth dished out gritty per- Marin in New Delhi, went Chinese fifth seed Shi Yuqi Lu Kai and Huang Yaqiong. due to her first round exit at the match point with a body Jamil is optimistic that his team formances to enter the men’s down 11-21 15-21 in a lop- 21-14, 21-16 in 36 minutes to It was a rare bad day in office the Malaysia Open last week, smash. Sindhu then handed can win the title. singles semifinals of the Sin- sided quarterfinal match. Pra- set-up a last four clash against for Sindhu as she was com- never looked the player who over the match to the Spaniard In another match, Shillong gapore Open Super Series here neeth, however, battled for an Indonesian Anthony Sinisuka pletely outwitted by arch-rival had outsmarted Marin not too with a service fault. AGENCIES Lajong will have their task cut out when they take on Benga- luru FC in their last home game ‘Barcelona Sharapova slams ITF for lack of doping warning of the I-League on Saturday. Having snatched a point join Bayern in LONDON: Maria Sharapova hit out at tennis authorities on Friday for failing to from table-toppers Mohun warn her that a drug she had been taken had become a banned substance. Bagan in their last home encounter, Lajong would like race to sign Sharapova, a five-times Grand Slam champion, had an initial two-year sus- to settle for nothing less than pension by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) reduced to 15 months full three points against Benga- Paulinho’ after she tested positive at the 2016 Australian Open for meldonium.This was luru in the Round of 16 match a medication the Russian had been taking when it was within the rules but at the Nehru Stadium. A win RIO DE JANEIRO: FC Bar- which was later reclassified as a prohibited drug. “Why didn’t someone come on Saturday against the Ben- celona have joined the race galuru side will keep Lajong in to sign Brazil midfielder up to me and have a private conversation, just an official to an athlete, which the hunt for a top three finish. Paulinho from Guang- would have taken care of the confidentiality problem they talked about later?” Bengaluru, on the other hand, zhou Evergrande, according Sharapova told The Times. However, she did accept she had become “com- come to the tie on the back of to media reports. Paulin- placent”, saying she was responsible for failing the drug test. “Ultimately the a hard-earned last minute win ho’s agent, Giuliano Berto- fault was mine,” she added. “I had been getting clearance on everything I over Aizawl FC at home and lucci, has been contacted by would be desperate to bolster the officials of the Catalan was taking for seven years and I became complacent,” she said. AGENCIES their reputation as a formidable football giants following I-League side. AGENCIES the 28-year-old’s hat-trick in Brazil’s 4-1 victory over Uruguay in a World Cup Different moods for top teams in weekend action qualifier last month, reports Xinhua news agency. Bayern Munich and AC Milan have MADRID: La Liga leaders also made inquiries to Berto- Real Madrid will go into their lucci, which cited unnamed away game against Sporting sources with knowledge Gijon in a far more positive of the negotiations. Pau- frame of mind than Barcelona linho has scored 10 goals will approach their match at in 67 matches for Guang- home against Real Sociedad zhou since joining the Chi- in what could be another deci- nese club from Tottenham sive week in the battle for the Hotspur. Under the coach- Spanish football league title ing of former Brazil chief and also to avoid relegation. trainer Luiz Felipe Scolari, Saturday kicks off with Paulinho has helped Guang- Deportivo la Coruna desper- zhou win two consecutive ate for a win at home against a Barcelona will be looking to bounce back after a shock defeat to Malaga while Real Madrid will take on Chinese Super League Malaga side that has climbed (CSL) titles. AGENCIES away from the relegation zone, Sporting Gijon in a far more positive frame of mind thanks to consecutive wins, bly rest some of his key play- slender lead over Leicester City and David Zurutuza both fit reports Xinhua news agency. ers for the return leg of their in their Champions League tie, for the visitors, Barcelona will Real Madrid are next European tie, but won’t have Atletico coach Diego Sime- have to improve on their mid- in action with a trip to play that luxury in defence where one will also be tempted to week showing in order to avoid Sporting Gijon, whose hopes Sergio Ramos and Nacho Fer- make changes and will hope an upset which would defini- of avoiding relegation have nandez are his only two fit cen- striker Kevin Gameiro is avail- tively end their title hopes. suffered a huge setback with tral defenders. able to play. There is a different Leganes suffered a body two consecutive defeats that Atletico are next up and mood in Barcelona, after their blow to their chances of avoid- have left them five points away aim to cement their place in 0-3 thrashing away by Juven- ing relegation when they lost from safety. third at home facing bottom tus and the post-match criti- to Osasuna last week, but they Madrid travel north on the of the table Osasuna, who nev- cism head coach Luis Enrique still have a five-point cushion back of their 2-1 win away over ertheless travel to the capital directed at his players. Bar- over Sporting Gijon, which Bayern Munich in the Cham- following consecutive wins, celona entertain fifth-placed they can add to win their home pions League and with their which will probably do lit- Real Sociedad, who have their game against Espanyol, who morale sky high. Head coach tle to help their campaign to sights set on a place in Europe. maintain an outside chance of Zinedine Zidane will possi- avoid the drop. With only a And with Asier Illaramendi a top-six finish. AGENCIES 16 mp Entertainment MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Saturday, 15 April, 2017

‘I see my entire journey as a very Ekta Kapoor heading positive one. Take digital with ‘ALT Balaji App’ positively every single time you OUR CORRESPONDENT he daily soap queen feel disempowered and film producer Ekta Kapoor finally geared up as it is an Tfor the digital world by launch- ing the ‘ALT Balaji Application’ opportunity to out here in Delhi. Along with Ekta – the learn and to grow,’ Joint Managing Director and Creative Director of Balaji Tele- says the actor films, very well known peeps of b’town, such as, Rajkumar Rao, Nimrat Kaur, Nagesh Kuku- noor, with most popular tele- vision couple, Ram Kapoor shooting for shorter episodes; as well the same audience we and Sakshi Tanwar were also there will be series with less have, so I am not worried about part of the launch. Apart than 20 episodes, which will the show.” ison with technology medium, from them, the team of Balaji definitely explore some never Asking about Nimrat’s role cinema will always be there, but house were also there to grace seen before stuff.” in ‘The test case’, she said, “It technology has its own audi- the event, including Sameer On the other hand, Ram was like nothing else I worked ence, people will go through Nair(Group CEO), Nachiket and Sakshi seemed confident before, yes, I went through with with both. As I personally pre- Pantvaidya(CEO ALT Digi- about their upcoming series hard task and it was a great time fer technology and go for cin- tal), Manav Sethi(CMO ALT ‘Karle tu bhi mohabbat.’ “We for being the part of the physi- emas too.” Balaji). While sharing her expe- are confident about the show cal training I been through to The app launched by Ekta rience for the same, Ekta stated, because we have same audience portray as an army officer.” Kapoor, ‘ALT Balaji Applica- “As a producer, last year we like before; it was our destiny For the trending technol- tion’ marks her ambitious plat- didn’t have a good experience, that we got so much of hype ogy perspective nowadays, form into the digital domain, so we decided to come up with in the past,” said Sakshi. While Rajkumar Rao shared his own and it’s going to showcase origi- something, and here we are. Ram said, “I personally feel safe thoughts, “Ekta’s vision for this nal, exclusive and never seen When Hrithik Roshan This is the very first time I am and confident to be with Ekta, series is really high. In compar- before content. Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck almost gave up in life officially file for DIVORCE

MUMBAI: For Hrithik Roshan, life and presumably the best doctor of the said the 43-year-old. He says it was then LOS ANGELES: Jennifer Gar- planned to divorce despite what has been the best teacher of lessons he country was sitting in front of me, tell- that he introspected that when some- ner and Ben Affleck have filed for people said. If you look at their now willingly shares with his wide fan- ing me that I did not have the genetics thing in life disheartens you or disillu- divorce nearly two years after the first statement it says divorce not base. The actor says there have been that would allow me to do the kind of sions you, it also gives you an insight couple originally announced their separate. They just did it the way instances when he almost gave up in things an actor needed to do in a Hindi into the true reasons why you should be split. Garner and Affleck filed the they wanted to and did what was life, but he overcame that feeling with film – things like dancing, jumping, fall- doing something. docs together and they are both best for their kids. There was no a new learning everytime. The actor, ing, twisting, break dance and all of that,” “Take positively every single time seeking joint legal and physical catalyst, it was just time. Noth- who has come up with a video to moti- Hrithik said. He remembers it as a “big you feel disempowered as it is an oppor- custody of their three kids. The ing has changed, they are and still vate people to ‘Keep Going’ in life, says blow” as he was even advised to rethink tunity to learn and to grow,” advised the date of separation, as well as the will be putting their kids first,” a he credits “all the adverse moments” in his career, which today he finds “foolish”. father-of-two, whose knee injury during division of property and any spou- source says. his life – including his separation from “What I learnt from then on is that you the Jodhaa Akbar shoot also moved him. sal support, is still to be deter- Affleck and Garner broke off Sussanne Khan – for where he is today. must arm yourself with enough infor- “It is my belief that there is always a mined, reported People magazine. their 10-year marriage in June of “If you just look at it objectively and mation and not confine yourself to one way out if you just keep holding on and The former couple filed mir- 2015. Over the following months, without attaching it to being a Hrithik person’s point of view.” The second life- walk an extra mile. Never stop seek- ror-image paperwork and they Garner and Affleck, both 44, Roshan story and view it just as a jour- changing moment, he says, was when ing and believing that there always is a each filed “in propria persona” sometimes sparked reconcilia- ney, I think there’s a lot to learn. Do his father Rakesh Roshan was shot at way out,” said the actor, who later even which means without an on- the- tion rumors as they continued to not feel disempowered by the situations in 2000. dealt with a brain surgery in 2013 for the record attorney. Both Affleck and live together, vacation together in your life. They are there to serve a “It was so disempowering to see him removal of a clot.“I see my entire journey Garner noted that they will keep and co-parent their kids while also purpose, they are there to teach you in the hospital with blood on the white as a very positive one. Even in something any earnings they made since stepping out for solo outings. something,” Hrithik said. He reminisced sheets. It took away all meaning from like my separation, which is emotion- they separated, so the separa- The friendly exes have been the multiple times he faced adversity to what I was doing... from being an actor, ally the most disempowering situation, tion date they determine could spotted out frequently during the come out stronger. “I was 21 years old doing a dance, doing a comedy scene,” I could survive.” IANS affect the settlement. “They always last few months. PTI