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Also, the details According to police, Developmental Studies ly-abled people. abled people were taken. tiative, a total of 19,351 startups of the State Governments, Ravindra Manjhi (24) entered (KIMDS), aided by Jharkhand “We had conducted a sur- “We are planning to have been recognised so far out which have formulated start-up the house of Ankita Kumari Disabled Forum or Jharkhand vey in all the 24 districts of the indulge NGOs for this cause. In of which 158 startups are from policies in their respective (17), where her father and Viklang Jan Forum, organised a state to analyse voter turn-out. addition to this, there is also a Jharkhand. The highest num- States at present, and the top mother were present. workshop on ‘The participation A total of 105 differently-abled need of voting personnel in ber, recognised at 3,661 star- five States in the country with He stabbed Ankita and of Specially Challenged people representatives from all around every district dedicated to this tups, is from Maharashtra, highest number of registra- when her mother tried to in the election procedure’ in the the State, shared their voting cause. We are also planning to then comes Karnataka with tions. protect her, he stabbed her city. experiences in the event,” said spread awareness regarding this 2847 startups, followed by According to the respons- mother too, police said. “An event like this is a first Mehta. issue via campaigns. Provisions Delhi with 2,552. Uttar es provided by the Minister, Sources said that Ankita of its kind in the State. The Chief Electoral Officer, L. for issuing voter cards for dif- Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana & Startup India initiative was Kumari succumbed to her % !    theatre. The facility is cater- increase in voter count is Khiyangte, explained electoral ferently-abled people will also Tamil Nadu follow in that launched on 16th January 2016, injuries at Gomia hospital in  &  $# ing to the employees and also indeed the beginning of inclu- facilities and the necessary be made,” said Mehta. order and Jharkhand is ranked consists of 19 Action Points Bokaro, while her mother is to the local residents. sion in elections. But a lot of improvements that must be Director of RKDF, SK at number seventeen. Union that act as a guiding document undergoing treatment and Dr Kumar added that the work has to be done in this brought in them. In addition to Singh, Director of the Institute, Minister of Commerce & for the initiative. Since its stated to be out of danger  8$ +4#17 eye-operation theatre enables direction to ensure 100 per cent this, he guaranteed the imple- A. K. Singh, Diwakar Pandey, Industry Piyush Goyal provid- inception, 19,351 Startups now, police said. the hospital to offer the best participation of the differently- mentation of the various sug- Gopika also took their views in ed the information on June 28 across the country have been According to police ity’s leading health hub, and the latest in technology. abled people in elections,” said gestions given in the workshop. the workshop. Anoop Rajput, in Rajya Sabha, while replying recognised by Department for sources, Ankita and Ravindra CTata Motors Hospital is All the components of the convener of Jharkhand Blood Bank, Sandeep, Vijayalakshmi, to the questions raised by RS Promotion of Industry and Manjhi were known to each gearing up to add new facili- theatre system are fully inte- Disabled People Forum, Rahul Representative, Binay Pattnaik, Navneet etc. had made a MP Parimal Nathwani. Internal Trade (DPIIT) as on other for some time. ties to cater to the growing grated and designed to carry Mehta. said, “In the past elections, the remarkable contribution to the Under the Fund of Funds 24.06.2019. Ravindra wanted to needs of the patients. On the out advanced surgeries with a In the light of ‘Sabka Sath voting percentage of different- workshop too. for Startups set up by GoI, The Minister also said that marry Ankita but she had occasion of Doctors’ Day, the quality which can be bench- Alternative Investment Funds the GoI had established Fund denied and therefore, he was senior management of the marked with any interna- (AIFs) have made an aggregate of Funds for Startups (FFS) annoyed with her. hospital interacted with tional standard. & '          investment of 1,625.73 crore with corpus of 10,000 crore to After the incident, the media and shared their future Tata Motors Hospital is a in 247 startups so far. The meet the funding needs of accused escaped and police plans. 404 bedded multi-specialty  8$ +4#17 soil had largest amount of 499.85 crore startups. DPIIT is the moni- were trying to trace him Dr Sanjay Kumar, head hospital in Jamshedpur, which received has been invested by AIFs in 75 toring agency and Small arresting, police said. medical services, Tata Motors was established in 1968. This nner Wheel Club of adequate startups from Karnataka, fol- Industries Development Bank Police said that the girl said that they are working on hospital has been continu- IJamshedpur West embarked rainfall lowed by 440.38 crore spread of India (SIDBI) is the operat- was declared brought dead on a project to increase Intensive ously striving to offer the on tree plantation at Uchatar which over 68 startups from ing agency for FFS, he said. arrival at a nearby hospital. Care Unit (ICU) beds from highest standard of services to Madhyamik Vidyalaya at would Maharashtra. The total corpus of 10,000 She sustained stab injuries eight to 20 beds. patients with great empathy Chilgu in Chakulia. A total of help to Parimal Nathwani wanted crore is envisaged to be pro- on her neck and stomach. Moreover, Dialysis units and humanity. 102 saplings were planted. improve to know about the salient fea- vided over the 14th and 15th The accused attacked on will be increased from seven “We have a wonderful President of the club Reema the sur- tures of the Startup India Finance Commission cycles her by traditional weapon to 12 beds. The hospital will team of doctors in all depart- Adesara, secretary Nikita vival of Scheme and the number of reg- based on progress of the and girl died soon after, said also add new male medical ments who give the best pos- Mehta, vice president Chandni the newly istrations done under this scheme and availability of the Officer-in Charge. ward. sible clinical care to our Mehta, ISO Neha Sanghari and planted scheme since its inception funds. “These projects are part of patients. We have state-of- Parul Vagadia were present. saplings. our ongoing expansion plans. the-art Pathological and The students were also given a The We are confident of com- Radiological units having talk on the importance of saplings pleting these projects in next equipment like 3/5 part planting trees for our environ- would be four months. Tata Motors Hematology Analyzer, Color ment and how to protect trees. nurtured Hospital recently also opened Doppler, CT scan etc. to sup- The tree plantation pro- by stu- the doors to a new state-of- port our clinicians,” noted gramme was launched today, dents who are thinking of fur- flower beds, fruits and a the-art facility eye-operation the head. this year, after assuring that the ther beautifying the place with green belt.          

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    Government has selected five conservation.    ! blocks of Bokaro and Dhanbad The CS instructed the   $     districts of the State for this, but DCs to make a water harvest-    considering the need for water ing structure in all govern- conservation, the State gov- ment buildings in the State  7$06 ,     7$06 ernment has directed it to run and said that it should start -     the campaign till the Panchayat from the Collectorate tate Bharatiya Janata Party n a bid to save water in the level in the entire State. Under Buildings. Explaining the S(BJP) on Monday alleged      IState, the Government has the campaign, the Chief importance of reaching the that the Opposition parties   !  started ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan’ Secretary instructed the people water supply campaign from always keep quiet on the reser- 
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  lic awareness on July 7. On the eficial suggestions. total reservation of Scheduled make the water conservation    $!     other hand, for the success of Dr Tiwari has instructed Cast category in the class 1 and % &.$%' '  $ campaign successful in their $ ' the entire campaign, to give the effective work done in class 2 of Government’s job, 85 parties raise questions,” he %  $ ' districts. responsibility to one officer every district under the Jal per cent goes to converted added. The CS instructed to stop sion mode for this, he shared Department. from the district, block to the Shakti Abhiyan to share the tribal. “Sarna Community of Hitting hard on Opposition they should leave negative pol- the wastage water, thereby lift- the draft of the Jal Shakti Dr Tiwari emphasised on Panchayat level. success story on the portal Scheduled Tribe, which prop- parties, Shahdeo said that now itics. “The Government has ing the ground water level and Abhiyan with the Deputy the need for connecting the Jal At every level, he empha- made for it. agates tradition of tribal only the tribals have become aware done several welfare works but ensure the smooth flow of rain Commissioners and instructed Shakti Abhiyan with the mass- sized on filling the feeling He said that to promote gets 15 per cent benefit in about their rights and they will Opposition is always finding water to the reservoirs. He them to ensure execution at es and from the employees to among people that everyone water conservation, three dis- Government jobs. Surprisingly, not come under opposition’s loopholes in it. People have said that about 92 per cent of every point. The CS instruct- officials and said that the Chief felt that the rain water was tricts will be rewarded with leaders from Opposition par- trap. The 65 plus target set by given them befitting reply by the rain water in the State is ed all the departments involved Minister has given compre- theirs. It has the right to use better results at the State level. ties keep quiet on the issue. the National Democratic giving thumping victory to wasted. State can become an in the campaign to work in hensive instructions about this and conserve it. On the other At the district level, two blocks Other than BJP, no political Alliance will be achieved, he Narendra Modi but the example of water power by pre- coordination and said that its in the meeting with all the hand, he also directed to take that perform better at the parties openly talk for Sarnas. added. Opposition not learned yet serving it. Explaining the need nodal department would be Block Development Officers. various publicity measures to district level will also be When BJP talks for benefits of Appealing to the and doing still politics of to work in awareness and mis- Rural Development He informed that the Central spread awareness about water rewarded. Sarnas, then these Opposition Opposition, Shahdeo said that appeasement,” he added.           +&" '   .  7$06 in the last four and a half years. 1 !  rom being the first State to Talking about the func- Fintroduce land registration tioning of registration direc-  ! ! in Re. 1 for women to forma- torate, Bauri informed that the tion of Tana Bhagat entire process right from pre-  7$06 Development Authority, registration to payment of Minister of Revenue, court fee has been made online ree diabetic retinopathy Registration and Land to ensure transparency. Also, Fresearch and eye checkup Reforms, Amar Bauri on integration of Aadhar and PAN camps was organised at Dr Monday informed about the with e-registration application Sanjay Rai’s diabetes clinic and various achievements of the has also been made compulso- SS High School Ormanjhi State government in the last ry to prevent forgery. under the aegis of All India four and a half years. “New district registration Ophthalmological Society, Addressing media persons office has been created in Jharkhand Ophthalmological here on Monday Bauri said, “As Ramgarh and Sahibgunj. Also, Society and Kashyap memori- many as 1,52,521 women of the
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   7$06 fed a mixture of prepared salt  7$06 operate with one and soil throughout the year another and work n accordance with the guide- which is high in minerals and eputy Commissioner, with full determina- Ilines of the National Tiger is good for their nutrition. DRanchi, Rai Mahimapat tion. He said, “Both Conservation Authority This concoction is hung at Ray, on the occasion of fourth the members of VLE (NTCA), the Betla National various places in the reserve anniversary of Digital India and CSC are parts of Park under Palamu Tiger and is consumed by all varieties highlighted the growth in self- the Government as Reserve (PTR) will remain of animals. employment due to digitiza- well as the public. All closed for tourists for the next & #' $ ' “After this mating season, tion. “It’s not only the anniver- of you should work three months- July 1 to a substantial increase in the sary of digital India but that of like a bridge and  7   7     0  O     September 30. Visitors to the wildlife population is expect- self-employment too,” said Ray. + '   '  ensure public wel-           + $6+  park will be allowed entry fauna, Betla is home to tiger, ed. When the reserve is On the successful comple- $"  8
  + fare.”    "               from October 1 onwards. elephant, deer, leopard, wild reopened in October, the tion of 4 years of Digital India, ,  Kinjela Mishra,                 " “This is breeding time for boar, flying squirrel and bison. tourists are sure to have a Ranchi District administration  *$  Hatma, Kanke and              " L#      all wild animals, so the park is More than 180 species of resi- great experience. During this conducted a programme here on Rajiv Kumar, Itki were  
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                  Ainauguration Atal Smriti said that the vendors have Card, Voter ID and others. are also a banquet hall, a    6      "        Vendors’ Market started func- been categorised according to Ajay Kumar Keshri, a cafeteria, 23 offices, 472            " 2    J    tioning as hundreds of street their trade as garment, blan- shopkeeper who opened his kiosks, 108 shops is the first                      vendors opened their shops at ket, leather items, and shop in the market said that and the biggest Vendors " their allotted space at the mar- footwear among others. A now they have no fear of Market of the State with all ket on Monday. The market lottery has been done accord- police, rain and other prob- State-of-the- Art facilities. 2   was constructed in order to ing to their categories to lems, which they were facing Constructed at a cost of Rs. 54 $  7-  remove the encroachers from avoid any confusion on allot- on the road. But, the sale is crore granted by the +  road between Kutchery chowk ment of shops, he added. down, he added. Government of Jharkhand   to Sarjana chowk. At the first time the civic Another shop owner of (GoJ) has advance facilities #+ 7   A total of 416 vendors body received 660 applica- footwear shops Naim Ansari ranging from CCTV cam-       classified under three cate- tions from vendors for getting said that finally we have got eras, fire extinguishers, pub-    gories have been allotted a shop in the newly con- permanent place for our shop. lic announcement systems, .1(?K/ *   space in the market complex. $ '  ''%(  6 '   structed market. It didn’t not “In the first list of RMC my advance parking service,      Out of 416 vendors 302 are in ($  materialize because the town name was not shortlisted but landscaping and fountains 0    "  the single occupancy catego- vending committee of RMC in the next list they have have been equipped inside the      ry, 102 are in two-in-one cat- The Ranchi Municipal the market to the street ven- which given approval to 448 included my name. I am very building for better crowd         $           $62  egory and 12 are in the three- Corporation conducted lot- dors according to their cate- vendors for allotment of space happy and I am thankful to management and mainte-    264     $   " #   7 in-one category. tery system to allot shops in gory wise. Informing about in the market but after that it the civic body,” he added. nance. +                "    " ! "#$   #3

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   ,   <9)$79 ing constructed on a 30 x 40 square feet site and above to  8$ +4#17 queried, expressed his has Municipal Corporation install rainwater harvesting sys-  7$06 tusker was electrocuted unawareness about the elec- C(CMC) officials started the tems to tackle with the deplet- Aafter coming in contact trocution of the elephant, but inspection of buildings to assess ing groundwater level but over he Urban Development with a high-tension line at said that he would get it the condition of rainwater har- 90 percent household under Tand Housing Department Kharsawan jungle under inquired soon. He had soon vesting (RWH) structures, CMC area till date have adopt- Secretary, Ajoy Kumar Singh, Seraikela forest division in sent the sub-divisional officer informed Mayor Bholu Paswan. ed this system, sources said. reviewed the cleanliness work Seraikela-Kharsawawn district, (Electrical), Kharsawan divi- Flouting norms to adopt Beside houses in the CMC and development schemes on the wee hours of Monday. sion, Sandeep Kumar Paswan rainwater harvesting systems area several government build- under Ranchi Municipal The tusker which was in a to the spot for inspection. (RWH) erection of private as ings in Bokaro are yet to adopt Corporation (RMC) on herd came to the jungle near Villagers, including well as government buildings is rainwater harvesting system Monday and gave various Tinagora village and while women, assembled at the farm on the rise here in Bokaro including administrative build- instructions. crossing the stretch it came in . Some women smeared ver- despite the fact that the ings, Sadar Hospital, ANM During the meeting, Singh contact with 11,000 KV over- million on the trunk and fore- Government had made the sys- training Centre and others. It is issued instructions on moni- head power line belonging to head of the elephants. Some tem mandatory for each build- happening due to the lack of toring the day to day cleanli- Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam also placed coins on the carcass ing across the State, he said. groundwater recharge. The rise ness work. Ltd (JBVNL). Seraikela divi- and performed customary rit- Groundwater is very fast in concrete jungles and rapid The officials were also sional forest officer, Ashish uals. depleting in the CMC area, ear- urbanization are another reason directed to supervise the work Narayan confirmed the inci- An official of the forest lier in the year 2000 the ground- behind it. at all the wards and zones. dent of electrocution of the department said that it's the water level was at 60 feet and Except few, over thousands On behalf of RMC, tusker. beginning of the Monsoon later started depleting consis- of households are yet to set up Municipal Commissioner "It is really a sad incident. season and so is the elephant tently. In 2005 it reached at 100 a rainwater harvesting system. Manoj Kumar demanded the We are probing the mishap as menace. feet and in 2015 it comes to 150 Regardless of the repeated purchase of some machines per our information the tusker At several parts of the twin feet and presently the ground- attempts of the Municipal from the Department. was electrocuted while moving districts of Singhbhum, paddy water level in CMC area is at Corporation to make the pub- The Secretary gave toward a pond at Tinagora, and crops were destroyed by herds 185 feet, said an official. lic understand the need and instructions of buying a water the fatal mishap took place due of tuskers that have begun In 2016, the Government importance of rainwater har- tanker but not a tractor based to the high-tension line," said their annual migration through made it mandatory for a build- vesting, said Paswan. tanker. Driver and conductor- the DFO. the villages. Rampaging herds both are to be involved in door Narayan said they will get of tuskers in the villages are to door garbage collection. a post-mortem of the carcass forcing innocent tribal to spend $       Installation of semi under- for which they are making sleepless nights. In an area ground dustbins on roads arrangement. The forest officer that boasts of a forest cover of  *$75$ towards Garhwa. When they where as mechanised sweep- said they will conduct an 30 percent, the human-ani- woman and youth died in reached near forest check post, ing of Mahatma Gandhi Marg enquiry regarding the electro- mal conflict is major concern Atwo separate incidents they were hit by a truck. All and Harmu bypass. cution of the tusker and lodge of the people. In past one week within 24 hours in the district. three fell on the road and A separate cleaning a complaint against the power cases of elephant’s regularly First incident took place at truck crushed both leg of arrangement to be made func- department regarding this all. damaging standing crops have Ranka where a woman Nasira Nasira, 45. She died on way to tional at the airport, railway An official of JBVNL when shot up. Bibi died and her husband Garhwa hospital. The father station and bus stand and and son were injured when a and son are undergoing treat- allotment of shops at the truck dashed them near forest ment at Garhwa hospital. newly constructed vendors check post at Ranka. In another incident one 22 market was also directed. &'   According to police, years old youth Muslim Khan Kumar also spoke about Sohrab Ansari, his wife Nasira was electrocuted while remov- the beautification of lakes and Bibi and son were coming ing the charger from mobile. ponds around the State capi- tal. Widening of the road   ( leading to the Harmu crema- tion ground and construc- PM, FICO, MM, PP, QM and tion of a new bridge over  7$06 SD. It was launched in the pres- Harmu River were also direct- ence of all Executive Directors ed. he ERP (Enterprise Resource of the Plant, General Managers, The Secretary also TPlanning) system named as the ERP team, officials from reviewed the ongoing work at Project PRAGATI went live on TCS - the implementing partner Bada Talab, Karamtoli Talab, Monday morning at IISCO Steel and PWC – the consultant of the sewerage drainage and Plant. While launching the sys- project. The product has been Nagababa Khatal and gave tem CEO A V Kamlakar called licensed from SAP and is host- directions of planting trees it a “quantum leap” for ISP. The ed on a Cloud Server. M H Siraji, around the various water bod- internationally acclaimed system GM (Electrical & ERP) and the ies. integrating various business Project Head congratulated the State Urban Development processes will help in improving entire ERP team for timely Agency (SUDA) Director productivity, quality, supply implementation of the crucial Amit Kumar, Joint Secretary chain and is in line with the Steel project. Enterprise Resource Sanjay Bihari Ambashta, Plant’s long term vision to estab- Planning (ERP) is business Deputy Secretary Manish lish a seamless production, qual- process management software Joseph Tigga, Additional ity and customer experience that typically integrates various Municipal Commissioner chain. 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    crisis in the country, the Centre In his first address in the Upper House related to con- Javadekar said. Condemning gressing well in achieving goals Baidya(CPM) talked about     " on Monday launched a water second edition of monthly cern over climate change and the attack, TRS working pres- under the Paris pact to check drought like in many states conservation campaign, ‘Jal tral Government, led by addi- show ‘Mann ki Baat’, the Prime water crisis in the country, ident K T Rama Rao had said climate change. He also said including Jharkhand, Tamil       Shakti Abhiyan’, with an tional secretaries and joint sec- Minister also said ‘one-size-fits- drought in many parts, plight no one was above the law even while India is not responsible Nadu, Telangana and some    emphasis on 1592 stressed retaries, have been assigned to all’ approach is not required in of Andhra tobacco farmers as Opposition Congress and for the problem of pollution at other states.   9     blocks in 256 districts. these 256 districts. conservation of water. and poor working conditions of BJP slammed the K the global level but wants to be Manoj Jha(RJD)sought    $ O  The campaign will focus The district administra- A Niti Aayog report in workers in the backdrop of 15 Chandrasekhar Rao govern- part of the solution. stringent laws to protect work- #     0    on five aspects — water con- tion will also nominate two June last year had rung alarm labourers dying in Pune due to ment. The issue of plight of ers in the backdrop of 15         servation and rainwater har- members to join these teams. bella saying that 600 million wall collapse. Drawing the attention of tobacco farmers of Andhra labourers who died in Pune         vesting, renovation of tradi- The conservation efforts people in India face high to On the attack on the the house to fast receding glac- Pradesh was raised by G V L some days back after a wall col-   "      tional and other water bodies, will be supplemented by ini- extreme water stress in the woman officer, Javadekar said iers in Indian Himalayas, Narasimha Rao(BJP)who lapsed on their abode.         reuse of water and recharging tiatives like developing block country. About three-fourths of the Government has taken a Jairam Ramesh(Congress)said urged the government to help Javadekar informed the house       of structures, watershed devel- and district water conservation the households in the country serious note of the assault on a there are about 10,000 glaciers the distressed growers. that two builders were arrest-        " opment, and intensive plans and ‘krishi vigyan kendra do not have drinking water in forest department official in in that region. He said quality of tobac- ed and appreciated the need for afforestation, said Union Jal melas’ to promote efficient their premises. With nearly Telangana and will do whatev- Referring to a recent US co crop, including in the West strict laws to ensure safety of   '  (" Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh water use for irrigation and bet- 70% of water being contami- er possible as a regulator. report, he said the rate of melt- Godavari district, was poor workers.    P   Shekhawat while launching the ter crop choices. nated, India is placed at 120th The Telangana Police on ing of glaciers had doubled in due to consecutive Tiruchi Siva (DMK)raised    +   mission. In urban areas, plans with among 122 countries in the Sunday arrested ruling the last 15 years as compared five-year drought in the area the issue of drilling of wells to          #63 Modi in his monthly pro- time-bound targets will be water quality index. Telangana Rasthra Samithi’s to the previous 15 years and and farmers were not getting explore oil and natural gas in          #- gramme had pitched for con- developed for waste water reuse In its Composite Water MLA Koneru Kannapa’s broth- urged the Government to take reasonable price for their pro- Tamil Nadu leading to water *
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   Defence Minister Rajnath currently. Devendra Fadnavis will be the by States/UTs; to examine various of the common man. interest rate of 8.7 per cent -     Singh on Monday sought to “I want to assure the Convenor of the committee and provisions of Essential Commodity The Congress leader, who now which was 9.2 per cent      allay fears about the aircraft House that our AN-32 fleet NITi Aayog member Ramesh Chand Act (ECA), 1955 and situations that raised the issue in the zero during UPA’s time.      " saying it was completely air- is airworthy and there was will be member secretary. The Chief require ECA and to suggest changes hour, accused the BJP Congress has been worthy. Terming the accident as unfor- no problem. But this incident happened, Ministers of Karnataka, Haryana, in the ECA to attract private invest- Government of being “anti- demanding a reversal of the      tunate, he, however, said the accident rate which is very unfortunate,” he told the Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, UP, ments in agricultural marketing and common man”. reduction in the interest       of aircraft of IAF had gone down over the house. The average accident rate has MP and Union Minister of infrastructure; to suggest mecha- Chowdhury read out the rates.During the Congress-    +   years. reduced from 1.04 per 10,000 flying Agriculture, Rural Development and nism for linking of market reforms comparative list of post office led UPA Government, inter-           Making this assertion during the hours in 1999 to 0.52 in 2004. This has fur- Panchayati Raj will be other mem- with e-NAM, GRAM and other rel- schemes including senior cit- est rates on two-year deposit            Question Hour in the Rajya Sabga, he said ther reduced to 0.46 in the next five years bers. evant Centrally Sponsored Schemes. izen saving schemes and scheme, five-year deposit       nearly 52 AN-32 aircraft were upgraded. and currently the accident rate is 0.33 per Officials of aAgriculture Ministry The Committee will also propose Public provident fund with scheme, public provident           267 However, it was not correct to assume that 10,000 flying hours, he said. said that the Committee to discuss any other relevant reforms for trans- high interest rates prevailing fund and senior citizens’ sav-        the non upgraded transport planes were He also said if there was no improve- measures for transformation of agri- formation of agriculture sector and during the UPA regime and ing scheme were 8.4, 8.5, 8.7        
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In Service Tax, 1,66,553crore and 96,496 he HRD Ministry on (        Request for Proposal(RFP) tive and to encourage partici- tion to a wide application in 43,718 cases involving revenue crore for service tax and cen- TMonday approved a new       ;'?K(?@ worth over 15,000 crores for pation by a larger number of military and coastal surveil- of 1,20,907 crore were pend- tral excise, respectively, as on ‘Scheme for Trans-disciplinary  ;'?&(?A       acquisition of various and ships Indian shipyards, an exercise lance, these vehicles have sub- ing in the appeals at the end of March 31, 2018. Research for India’s Developing          for the Navy and the Coast was undertaken by the stantial potential in the com- 2018. “However, the closing bal- Economy’ (STRIDE) to provide innovation and support trans-  $   2 Guard. A tender for Air Ministry along with Indian mercial sector like civil trans- According to the audit by ance of arrears as per Tax support to research projects disciplinary research for India’s 7    . $27/" Cushion Vehicles (ACV) was Navy and Coast Guard. portation, disaster manage- the Comptroller and Auditor Arrear recovery reports for that are socially relevant, local- developing economy and also floated for the Army. This led to rationalisation ment and tourism. Considering General of India (CAG ), total March 2018 was 1,27,809 ly need-based, nationally national development and to Giving details of the ten- of guidelines for capacity the need for absorbing the rel- arrears had increased from crore and 85,158 crore for important and globally signif- fund multi institutional net- ders, officials said here the assessment of shipyards that evant design and construction 1,17,904 crore in 2017 to  Service Tax and Central Excise, icant. work high-impact research % !  $,* RFP for six Next Generation have been promulgated recent- technology for building these 1,66,553 crore in 2018 in ser- respectively. One of the reasons To function under the aegis projects in humanities and Missile Vessels (NGMVs) was ly. craft in India at affordable vice tax. Similarly, total arrears for difference was that closing of University Grants human sciences.   $" issued to seven shipyards, RFPs Rationalisation and pro- cost, a feature to encourage had increased from 84,200 balance of Tax Arrear Recovery Commission (UGC), STRIDE While component-1 will for 8 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) mulgation of financial selection joint development of design by crore in 2017 to  96,496 crore reports of June 2017 was not will support research capacity endeavour to identify the moti- and 12 Air Cushion Vehicles criteria have paved the way for Indian shipyards in collabora- in 2018 in central taxes. taken correctly in the opening building as well as basic, vated young talents with  *%  (ACVs) and eight Missile-cum- issue of RFPs for a large num- tion with a foreign design “Further, recovery as per balance of July 2017”, the CAG applied and transformational research and innovation apti- Ammunition Barges were ber of shipbuilding projects house of ACVs or by sourcing cent of gross arrears had said. action research that can con- tude in universities and colleges issued to shortlisted Indian that have been pending. the design for construction of reduced from 1.19 per cent in The audit examined and tribute to the national interest. with grant upto one crore,   045 436 shipyards. The RFP for ACVs Further, in a significant move ACVs with substantial Indian 2017 to 1.02 per cent in 2018 found shortcomings in moni- “STRIDE will support creation, under component-II collabo- also includes the initial require- to encourage smaller ship- content has been included in for service tax. Similarly, recov- toring mechanism for appeal development, and integration rations between universities, he Supreme Court on ment for six ACVs of the yards, participation in the pro- the RFP for ACV, they said. ery as per cent of gross arrears cases in CBIC. of new ideas, concepts, and government, voluntary orga- TMonday dismissed a plea practices for the public good nizations and industries will be seeking direction to the Centre and strengthening civil society,” encouraged under grant upto to declare Pakistan-occupied said HRD Minister Ramesh  50 lakh - one crore. Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit as )*
# "#  +   Pokhriyal Nishank. The component-III will two Lok Sabha seats and The Minister said that fund high impact research pro- imposed 50,000 fine on a    array of electrodes placed on Yoga asanas need to be per- STRIDE scheme will strength- jects in the identified thrust former intelligence officer for 045 436 the skin surface over the mus- formed with near perfection in en research culture and inno- areas inhumanities and human filing it. cles to be tested. Recording can order to derive maximum ben- vation in colleges and sciences through national net- A bench headed by Chief team of scientists at the be made using a hand-held efits. The method proposed Universities and help students work of eminent scientists Justice Ranjan Gogoi termed ABangalore-based Indian device, which is applied to the and tested in this project helps and faculty to contribute from leading institutions. the PIL filed by Ram Kumar Institute of Science (IISc) has skin surface at different sites. assess the correctness of per- towards India’s developing Grant available for this Yadav, the former official of found a method to measure Electrical activity is formance. economy with help of collabo- component is upto Rs one Research and Analysis Wing whether the yogic asanas are assessed by computer analysis This paves way for making rative research. He also added crore for one higher educa- (RAW), as “not tenable” and being performed in a correct of the frequency spectrum, appropriate corrections, thus that focus on Humanities and tional institutions it will be dismissed it with a fine. manner or not. They have amplitude, or root mean square enabling practitioners to derive Human Sciences will boost five crores for multi institu- “Is this a PIL. You are liv- developed a new mathematical of the electrical action poten- maximum benefit from the quality research on Indian lan- tional network. ing in Delhi. What is your metrics to quantify the exper- tial. In the IISC study, the data asanas. The method helps dis- guages and knowledge sys- HRD Secretary R. interest in PoK,” the bench, tise in terms of stability and captured from instrument tinguish between an expert tems. Trans-disciplinary Subrahmanyam said that the which also comprised justices steadiness. called 3-axis Accelerometers is and a novice in the field of research is a team effort of National Innovation Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha The metrics is based on being used in qualitative vali- ipants between 21-60 years subjects stayed in final position yoga, according to an official investigators from different Foundation has a database of Bose, said, adding, “we are sEMG or Surface electromyo- dation of the muscle activity including male and female had for 20 seconds with normal from the DST. disciplines to create new con- over three lakh technological not inclined to entertain this graphy (sEMG) signals. The results obtained from proposed participated. Before conduct- breathing and relaxed mind. With subsequent research ceptual, theoretical, method- ideas from over 608 districts (PIL).” sEMG signals are a measure of sEMG analysis. ing the experiment, each sub- Yogasanas such as Trikonasana, and analysis, this method can ological innovations that inte- waiting to be explored. UGC “These are officially parts muscle activity which records The study supported by ject was given clear knowledge Vrikshasana, Veerabhadrasana- be used for generating a quan- grates and transcends beyond Chairman Prof D.P. Singh said of India,” the counsel for Yadav and differentiates between the Department of Science & about the asana to be per- 1, Veerabhadrasana-2, titative measure of the ‘exper- discipline-specific approaches STRIDE will provide support to said. The plea referred to the electric activity of groups of Technology’s (DST) SATYAM formed and the orientation Veerabhadrasana-3, tise’ of any subject being mon- to address a common problem. the innovative research projects fact that India has muscles at rest and during programme was conducted in was verified before mounting Parsvakonasana were tested itored, which would be essen- The main objectives that are Socially Relevant, the ownership over the areas activity. the Biomechanics Lab of the the sensors. using the method and the tial considering the increasing include identifying young tal- Locally Need-based, Nationally called PoK and Gilgit and there The procedure is per- IISc. The data was collected for sEMGs of experts and novices popularity of yoga around the ent, strengthen research cul- Important and Globally are as many as 24 assembly formed using a single or an Around 60 healthy partic- approximately 110 seconds and tested. world. ture, build capacity, promote Significant. seats earmarked for these ter-    ! "#$   #7 0 # 0  ">     =   #     ">   > "$"&'()*+"$),-        '    +             ,    ,                      1   1+  O 
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As per an          ?     originating at Tala Kaveri in the Western Ghats 400$6 56  Over the years, successive Development Agency (NWDA), under agreement worked out by the then                ( in Karnataka and flowing through Tamil Nadu +76+$63$ $ Governments in Tamil Nadu — be it the Ministry of Water Resources, has Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the and Puducherry before merging with the Bay from the AIADMK or the DMK — prepared a great detailed project report three riparian States of Maharashtra,            60 $07$ of Bengal. If the southwest monsoon fails, it is #7$4+ 56 have failed to chalk out a permanent about the inter-linking of rivers. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh were  $            certain that there won’t be any water in this river, solution to this recurring water scarci- Chowdhury may not be aware of the to contribute five TMC ft of water each               which is known to be the lifeline of the south- 5913 $D4 ty. Both the AIADMK and the DMK fact that the Common Minimum to Tamil Nadu, which the latter could          (  )    ern State. The dispute between Tamil Nadu and $74++4 failed to push the Centre to take steps Programme of the UPA had assured draw from the Srisailam Dam.               Karnataka for a few more thousand million 4 5$ 47 to divert the surplus water from the people of the country that it The three Chief Ministers signed        (        cubic feet (TMCft) of water is about 50 years old. +97 $*4 2$4 Hemavathi and Nethravati in would initiate steps to inter-link the agreements too. The task of con- #         (   A case pertaining to this matter is 4D47: +4$+90 Karnataka to Kaveri, which are peninsular Indian rivers. (Page 13, structing a canal between Chennai and         )     with the Supreme Court and it is a never-end- otherwise discharged into the National Common Minimum the Srisailam Dam was left to Tamil          / ing legal saga. Arabian Sea. Programme of the Government of Nadu. But for reasons known only to      6    /        Farming operations in Tamil Nadu depend Hydrologists like Prof PM India, May 2004). the Tamil Nadu Government, it did not on the northeast monsoon (October-December). Natarajan found out that 1,000 TMC The Department of Atomic Energy show any interest in building the        4       )#) Tamil Nadu does not get much rain from the ft of water from Godavari is discharged has designed desalination plants, which canal and instead dug up a canal to    *+,H         southwest monsoon (June-September) and is into the Bay of Bengal every year. If a use the reverse osmosis technology to Kandaleru, a stormwater lake in neigh- 3       $ 6   dependent on Kerala and Karnataka — the main part of this water is convert sea water into pure drinking bouring Chittoor district of Andhra            (   catchment areas of this edition of the weather diverted to Tamil Nadu, inter-linking water. This is not a costly technology Pradesh, which is able to supply just #           #   3 cycle. If the southwest monsoon fails to bring the peninsular Indian rivers, water as made out by a section of environ- one TMCft of water every year.                 rain in Kerala and Karnataka, normal life in woes of the State could be solved for mentalists. Those, who doubt the fea- The fact is parties lack the politi-   #      $ 6  *+,H Tamil Nadu loses its rhythm. The State is out- once and forever. sibility of the RO technology, should cal will to solve the water scarcity prob-       3      ( side the rain shadow area and only if the rain “It is a win-win situation for both come to Kalakkam near Chennai, lem. Scientists at the Indian Institute                gods are generous will it get its due share of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The sur- where the Atomic Energy Commission of Technology, Madras, have developed %            ( water. Political leaders did not see the writing plus water from Hemavathi and operates desalination plants at an a process using nano-technology to on the wall and failed to take corrective mea- Nethravati could replenish Kaveri, unbelievably low cost. These plants purify sewage water in Cooum River   )                ( sures. They were dependent on the Centre to which flows through Karnataka and supply the entire water required by the and Buckingham Canal. Prof                  push Karnataka to release water from Kaveri. Tamil Nadu. Farmers in both States Madras Atomic Power Stations, Indira Sundararama Prabhu, head of the               Another aberration was the Mullaperiyar stand to benefit with this link,” said Gandhi Centre for Atomic Energy Physics Group of IIT, Madras, had held                Dam, which is owned by Tamil Nadu but situ- Prof Natarajan and G Kishore Babu, (IGCAR) and the residential township a demonstration in front of the media     ated in Kerala. Now, the neighbouring State editor, World Focus, who has studied housing the entire staff of Kalpakkam and other policy makers way back in F        ( wants to construct a new dam in place of the this topic for almost two decades establishment. 2009. Since it costs only a few hundreds              150-year-old one, citing longevity and safety now. During the last 22 years, one has of crores, there are no takers for the             # "   issues. A committee appointed by the Supreme The other day, Congress leader not seen any political party in Tamil technology innovated by Prof Prabhu.             Court, that included KT Thomas, a retired judge Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was heard Nadu pass any unanimous resolution The solutions are here, right in              ( of the apex court, found the dam to be safe and saying in the Lok Sabha that inter-lik- in the legislative Assembly, asking the Chennai. Fact is, once the problem of strong. But authorities in Kerala are not con- ing of rivers is not viable and is Centre to speed up the inter-linking of water scarcity is solved, our politicians               vinced and the dispute continues. doomed to fail. He belittled Sir Arthur rivers. Yet another proof of official apa- will lose an issue to agitate and demon- %                ( Tamil Nadu is having another battlefront Cotton, the person who conceived the thy is the Tamil Nadu Government’s strate over. Who cares about the com-     S       with Andhra Pradesh as the latter is construct- idea of linking the major rivers in the failure to execute the works of a canal mon man?          ing a series of check dams across Palar River. country, so that the surplus flood water connecting Chennai with Srisailam (The writer is Special    Tamil Nadu is apprehensive that the check dams of north Indian rivers could be shift- Dam in Andhra Pradesh, which would Correspondent, The Pioneer) .$                           +-*%9) :             

While the IT industry has seen in their respective regions. ing, technical support, medical tran- phenomenal growth during the last After three-and-half years of their scription and digital marketing to three decades, unfortunately, it was lim- launch, the schemes are thriving suc- international clients from the US, the ited to leading metropolitan hubs like cessfully. The nodal agency in charge UK and Canada. Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and for implementing them has left no Once such BPO centres are set up Kolkata. Consequently, these cities stone unturned in achieving the in small towns and cities and they start witnessed a spurt in urbanisation as Government’s vision. Today, 52,972 operations, they will not only create massive populations from the country- seats have been allocated out of a total direct employment for the local youth $3340*4 92 side and smaller towns migrated to of 53,300 seats. Around 42,830 seats are but also generate further opportunities *39<$3 4$ 60* 4 21' *% these cities in search of jobs. This operational across 120 cities by employ- for ancillary sectors to operate and cre-           unchecked migration resulted in ing over 28,579 local youth, including ate indirect employment. Eventually,     
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 behemoths ambitious, the Government ily needs in a holistic manner. issues and challenges faced by the for employment beyond target and ful place on the IT map. laid by the Indian IT industry is also is more concerned about putting the Moreover, metropolitan cities have youth, the Government envisaged two wider dispersal within the State beyond Employment opportunities for being leveraged for an all-inclusive         tier-II and tier-III cities on the IT rev- already reached a saturation point for BPO schemes — the India BPO the capital cities to attract the local the local youth, too, have been creat- growth of smaller/mofussil towns      olution map. Metro cities in our coun- BPOs because of high cost of infrastruc- Promotion Scheme (IBPS) and the entrepreneurs. Such strategies have in ed in smaller towns. Moreover, through through such schemes. With employ-      try have attracted big domestic and ture and civic amenities. Tier-II and North East BPO Promotion Scheme turn encouraged local entrepreneurs to such schemes, a significant number of ment and economic dividend to       international players from the IT field tier-III cities, including the likes of (NEBPS) — under the Prime leverage associated benefits and join the women have been employed. In some regional players, these programmes      by leveraging pro-active policies of the Ahmedabad, Patna, Varanasi, Ranchi, Minister’s Digital India programme. bandwagon of dispersal of the BPO companies, the percentage of women have been significantly reducing the Government, huge engineering talent Imphal, Nashik Jaipur and Chandigarh With a total budget outlay of 543 industry to smaller towns. employment is even more than 50 per rural-urban divide, alleviating the       pool and IT grade infrastructure. The among others, have proven their crore, the two BPO schemes envisage In addition to this, the provision cent. load of migration to metros and   "    success is evident from the growth of strength for a very long time as an effec- employment of 1,50,000 youth in tier- of joint venture between two or more Currently, these BPO units are pro- paving the way for a resurgent India      " the IT industry — its turnover in 1991 tive alternative to already developed II and tier-III cities. companies has also lifted the spirit of viding services in 16 languages like that echoes inclusive development for #      was just $1 billion and two and a half metropolises such as Bengaluru, Under the above mentioned local entrepreneurs to participate in Arabic and Spanish in around 18 all citizens.         " decades later, in 2019, it stands at $177 Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, schemes, the Government provisioned such schemes and reap benefits so as domains, including but not limited to (The author is director-general of billion. Hyderabad and Delhi. A demograph- various incentivisation strategies such to generate employment opportunities healthcare, KPO, e-commerce, e-learn- Software Technology Parks of India)  
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  8  . 2019, has in place oil reserves pronged strategy broadly com- morning trade as Chinese supply cuts. of 459.84 million tonnes. prises of increasing domestic he Indian rupee surren- President Xi Jinping and his Amid soaring US produc-   045 436  045 436 These reserves are spread production of oil and gas, pro- Tdered most of its early American counterpart Donald tion and weak global economy, over 16 assets it currently moting energy efficiency and gains and settled for the day 9 Trump at the G20 summit OPEC+ has been reducing oil total of over 6.8 n signs of sluggish momen- extracts oil from, he said. conservation measures, giving paise higher at 68.94 against the agreed to re-launch the stalled output to prevent prices from Alakh compa- Itum in tax collections, “ONGC has established thrust on demand substitution, US dollar on Monday as negotiations to end the sliding. nies have been Goods and Services Tax 230.29 million tones of oil ini- capitalizing untapped potential investor sentiments were trade war. Meanwhile, the 10-year closed across India (GST) receipts in June fell to tial-in-place during the last in bio-fuels and other alternate revived by US-China trade “Indian rupee started the government bond yield was at till date, the Lok 99,939 crore, down from three years,” he added. fuels/renewables and imple- truce. day on positive note amid 6.88 per cent on Monday. Sabha was told on over 1 lakh crore in the pre- The company produced menting measures for refinery At the interbank foreign record foreign-exchange Foreign institutional Monday. vious month, the Finance 21.11 million tonnes of oil in process improvements,” he said. exchange (forex), the domestic reserves, narrowed current- investors (FIIs) remained net The number of Ministry said Monday. currency opened at 68.96 a dol- account deficit and start of US- sellers in the capital markets, closed companies While the GST collec- lar and gained further strength China Trade talks. But rupee pulling out Rs 513.19 crore account for 36.07 tions in June were lower than to touch a high of 68.82 during gave away intra-day gains as Friday, provisional data per cent of the total 18,94,146 and striking off of the regis- 1,00,289 crore in May, they #2  Q%''   the day. traders rushed for dollar buy- showed. companies that are registered tered companies which have were higher than 95,610 The domestic currency, ing amid higher crude oil The 30-share BSE Sensex under Registrar of Companies. not filed their financial state- crore receipts in the same  +   3 however, could not hold on to prices,” said V K Sharma, settled 291.86 points, or 0.74 Out of the total 6,83,317 ments or annual returns in two month of the previous year. the gains and fell to 69.09. The Head-PCG & Capital Market per cent, higher at 39,686.50. companies that have been shut, preceding financial years. “The total gross GST rev- rupee finally settled at 68.94 a Strategy, HDFC securities. The broader NSE Nifty too over 1.42 lakh were in Regarding details on steps enue collected in the month  045 436 rent Quarter. Earlier, PFC raised dollar, higher by 9 paise over its Brent crude futures, the jumped 76.75 points, or 0.65 Maharashtra, more than 1.25 taken by the Government to of June, 2019 is 99,939 crore $1 Billion through issuance of previous close. global oil benchmark, rose 2.33 per cent, to end at 11,865.60. lakh were in Delhi, over 67,000 cancel the registration of fake of which Central-GST is ower Finance Corporation Reg-S bonds which was the The Indian unit had settled per cent to $1.51 per barrel Meanwhile, Financial were in West Bengal while no companies, she said “the term 18,366 crore, State-GST is PLimited (PFC) has success- biggest bond issuance overseas at 69.03 against the US dollar ahead of the Benchmark India Private Ltd company was closed in Sikkim, fake company is not defined 25,343 crore, Integrated- fully raised equivalent $300 by a Government. owned NBFC. Friday. OPEC+ meeting. (FBIL) set the reference rate for the data showed. under the Companies Act.” GST is 47,772 crore (includ- Million through 3 Year By concluding the current The dollar index, which A meeting of the the rupee/dollar at 68.9180 Responding to a Lok Sabha In a written response to a ing 21,980 crore collected Syndicated Loan from State $300 million deal, PFC has gauges the greenback’s strength Organization of the Petroleum and for rupee/euro at 78.3579. query, Minister for Finance separate question, Sitharaman on imports) and cess is Bank of India, Hong Kong already mobilized $1.3 Billion against a basket of six curren- Exporting Countries, Russia The reference rate for and Corporate Affairs Nirmala said a total of 2,448 companies 8,457 crore (including 876 and MUFG Bank Limited, indicating investor’s confidence cies, rose 0.27 per cent to and other producers, an rupee/British pound was fixed Sitharaman said the were registered in the north crore collected on imports),” Singapore. in PFCpostacquisition of 96.39. alliance known as OPEC+, is at 87.3476 and for rupee/100 Government has undertaken eastern region between finan- the ministry said in a This is PFC’s second foreign Government shareholding of Forex traders said the scheduled to be held on Japanese yen at 63.97. special drive for identification cial years 2016-2019. statement. currency borrowing in the cur- 52.63% in REC Limited.    ! 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I pray of the speedy Mumbai, three persons --- barking from their trains and time colleague and now BJP 17/6787 was on its way from were ferried in a separate recovery of those injured.’’ Parvati Kore (55) Chatursingh A maximum rainfall of Eastern Express Highway, walking to nearest railway sta- member Jaya Prada, on Sunday Keshwan to Kishtwar when it Pawan Hans chopper.Among Former Chief Minister Rajpu (41) and Sanket 298 mm to 361 mm was Western Express Highway, tions along the trains to either used a victory speech to vent his met with an accident. these, 7 year old Arjun Singh Omar Abdullah, sharing his Chormule (17) were fatally reported in Dahanu region in Ghodbunder Road, Sion- head to their offices and home ire. Around 20 passengers was still battling for life in the concern tweeted, “Terrible struck by lightning when they Palghar district. Panvel road witnessed massive using some other available “We have not opened a killed in the accident were emergency ward of the news coming in about the high took a shelter in a shed at Mumbaikars and their traffic snarls with vehicles mov- means of transport. dance bar here...” the Rampur below 25 years of age and were Government Medical college death toll in a bus accident in Mandrup village near Solapur counterparts will have no ing in snail's pace. However, as television MP said in his speech in heading for work. hospital. He was travelling in Kishtwar. Condolences to the in western Maharashtra. Two respite from rains for the next Heavy rains led to major channels went to town about Hindustani without naming Confirming the total num- the minibus along with his families of the deceased and others, who were injured in the two days. The Indian disruptions in the suburban the disruptions caused heavy anyone. Khan, who also used ber of fatal injuries Deputy mother and maternal aunt. He prayers for the swift recovery of same lightning incident, were Meteorological Department, train services of the Western and the consequent water-log- abusive language, was address- Commissioner, Kishtwar lost his mother in the fatal acci- the injured.” rushed to the district hospital. Mumbai, has forecast inter- and Central Railway. “During ging at many places across the ing the electorate for the first Angrez Singh Rana told The dent Jammu & Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti also While the Island city of mittent rains/showers with the last 48 hours, an unprece- metropolis, Mumbai Mayor time since his win in the gen- Pioneer, “35 passengers were Governor, Satya Pal Malik has tweeted, “Saddened to hear Mumbai received an average heavy and very heavy falls at a dented heavy rainfall coupled Vishwanath Mahadeshwar put eral election. killed and 20 others received announced an ex-gratia of Rs about the tragic accident in rainfall of 64 mm till 6 pm on few places, during the 48 hours. with high tide was observed in a foot in his mouth by claim- “People know whom it is critical injuries when a minibus 5 lakh each to the next of the Kishtwar. Deepest condolences Monday, the eastern and west- The continued heavy Mumbai suburban area. The ing that there was no inunda- being referred to. In a society plunged deep in to a gorge early kin of the deceased and direct- to families of the bereaved.” ern suburbs registered 74 mm downpour crippled normal life total rainfall was 545 mm tion in any part of the metrop- where this word is classified as Monday morning near ed the administration to pro- On June 27, 11 students and 88 mm rainfall respectively in Mumbai and suburbs. which is a record in a decade. olis. “Everything is normal in respectable, how will it progress Sirgwari area of Kishtwar vide best medical treatment to from Poonch died in a road during the same period. Heavy Following overnight rains, All the stations and sections are Mumbai. There are no traffic and keep its head high?” he around 7.30 a.m”. the injured in Kishtwar road accident on Mughal Road battered north-eastern suburb inundation was reported from being manned for 24 hours by bottlenecks or jams. Normal asked. “Will those who drag Rana said, “spot verifica- accident. In New Delhi, Prime when an overspeeding Tempo of Chembur and north-western as many 137 spots, Matunga, officers.. Heavy duty pumps life has not been affected as is down the respectable tell us tion of the accident site hinted Minister Narendra Modi Traveller skidded off the road suburb of Bandra, with both Sion, Dadar, Parel, Wadala, have been installed along with being claimed by the media”. what to do? They will take the accident was caused due to expressed grief over the loss of and plunged into a gorge. areas recording a maximum Mahim, Santacruz, Andheri, staff deployed round the clock “I don't see any problem, themselves as gods and god- sheer negligence of the driver lives in Kishtwar accident. Among the 11 dead, nine were rainfall of 188 mm and 194 mm Jogeshwari, Malad and Dahisar, to monitor the water levels,” a offices are running, schools are desses.” “You saw what the of the minibus”. He said, “the Taking to Twitter, PM girls. respectively. During the 24 bringing to halt traffic move- Central Railway spokesperson on. Wherever there was inun- result was. How much money road condition was okay and Modi wrote, “The accident in The students were on an hours ending at 8 am, the city ment at several places. Major said. dation , water was pumped was spent and power was used there was no curve either at the Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar excursion from Surankote and suburbs received an aver- traffic jams were reported from Heavy water logging was out. Traffic issue is a daily prob- to defeat me? They said that accident site”. is heart-wrenching. We mourn tehsil in Poonch district to age rainfall of 91.9 mm and across the metropolis. witnessed in the Kurla-Sion lem in Mumbai,” Mahadeshwar they will be humiliated if Azam 12 injured passengers were all those who lost their lives and Mughal road. 92.6 mm respectively. The arterial roads like area. As a result, many subur- said. 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the Regulations for Licensing & 2    controlling places of Public     Amusement, 1980. To further understand the process and how       these parks get the permission to operate when they are not well     equipped and lack professional trainers, we had a conversation      with Pradeep Singh, Inspector     from licensing department. He    @ A      says, “We ask NOCs, reports and       no-objection certificate from all $ I      the concerned departments. In turn, the operators are required to          
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  Amusement Park lete equipment creates safety gaps pulled apart.” There were no that she should have been guid- being asked if medical assistance     brought attention to in the long run. immediate ambulance facilities ed by the professionals before get- and ambulance facilities are theO issue of negligence of safety in and she had to wait for 15 min- ting on to the ride. “As the casu- included under the norms, he says    ( amusements parks. Steel cables  !"#$"$% &'($) utes for it to arrive at the venue alty took place, the staff there had yes. Further, on being questioned  R  M holding one of the platforms of a In 2018, a Facebook post of a while she was bleeding. The park no clue about what to do. They about the mishap, he says, “We G      ride named Free Fall Tower Delhi girl went viral when she authorities and contractors had said that their work was only to take strict action against such   " snapped and came down crash- shared about a horrific incident claimed that it was not their fault load and unload the riders. They parks and cancel their license if ing, leaving one dead and 15 at the Worlds of Wonder, Noida. and blamed her instead. It has were not even given any training their explanation to the happen-    injured. A similar collapsing inci- In the first flip of the ride, the been nine years since Neha filed or instructions on how to ride,” ings is not satisfactory. In case of      dent took place at Chennai’s shoulder safety harness got two cases against the park author- says she. any casualty, whoever reports to    Kishkinta Amusement Park in unlocked and a man fell off the ities. However, the final judge- A resident from Mayur Vihar, us, be it local police or any    2016. The elevated merry-go- ride hitting his head to an iron ment has only been stretching. Rohan Mehra shares his experi- agency we act accordingly.” The     round ride called Disco Dancer rod on the step down. This clear- Months later, in a similar ence of the break dance ride. Police Commissioner, Sub- collapsed into three pieces due to ly indicates towards the negli- Furthermore, even though incident, a woman passed away “During the ride, a woman got a Divisional officer, Station house           a mechanical fault and flung its gence of the park machinery. park owners and operators might while riding a go-kart at an sprain in her neck. Her family officer and Inspectors process           riders into the air. Twenty people They are desserted for a while generally check the working of amusement park near Yadavindra asked the riders to stop the ride the complaints right from the                ( were injured in the mishap after such accidents but bounce their rides periodically or when Gardens, Pinjore. but they were unable to do so moment any mishap takes place.       " From mechanical glitches to back to their operations when the there is a breakdown — this On the contrary, Imran Rana, promptly. Instead, it took them six The government licences and faulty execution, there are numer- cases start fading. could be too late. The parks are director, Atlantic Water World more minutes to finally end the period safety audits are mandato- ous reports of accidents at amuse- Experts claim that one of the usually governed by laws in most says, “Every morning a team of ride,” he says. It was because they ry but the main concern that lies O  ment parks that elicit shock and major causes that leads to such states but the ability of each state guards and operations manager were unable to control the ride as here is that, there are no specific  provoke anger for some time but severe cases of mishap at amuse- to monitor if these laws are being check the functioning of each it was too fast. However, one of laws governing amusement parks their essence might soon get dil- ment parks in the country is that followed is hampered by a state’s ride. They brief lifeguards and the other reasons one can cite for in India which would ensure that  %  luted. Albeit there are height and they are still in their budding financial and personnel con- assistants about the loading this unwelcoming behaviour is the safety standards are met.   age restrictions, however, how phase and require significant straints. This is one of the major capacity and time frame. We call that they often load people more There are no guidelines to adhere  much could mishappenings be investment on both infrastructure facts that contribute to negligence various rides manufactures to than the capacity in order to make to. However, a detailed set of  avoided even then? What is the and machinery up-keep. As per as it may leave many parks to self- give training to our staff. They are more money. Not only should guidelines is formulated by the probability of assurance of safe- the data, they require at least 700 monitor and also make a profit. trained for 10-15 days before they be provided proper training, Indian Association of 1= % ty? The parks are for amusement crore for mega parks and 100 It was on a winter evening in operating the rides.” On being instead should be taught how to Amusement Parks and Industries    and a fun escape from the usual crore for mid-sized ones. There is 2011 when Amritsar-based Neha questioned about the medical handle the situation in case of but the parks are not bound to
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Through Amazon, level of love and respect I saw in him was He adds that the list of names is our financial conditions weren’t that stable,” this day, even as the tribe engages in their contact reaches about 190 coun-    enough to make me realise that in the film always released on Facebook he adds. this laborious artwork, which has tries. The campaign ensures that “the he will portray me in the best way pos- after the result. “We did that While the programme became a rage found a place in the people’s customers pay the rightful price.” The     " sible.” the previous year too.” among the people within a few years, did he wardrobes, the alarming loss of cul- acceptance of tribal goods in the mar-          And evidently, both Hrithik However, now, hav- feel the need to expand it further? He did- ture clouds them. Trespassing on the ket corresponds to the customer’s           and Anand didn’t shy away from ing waded through it all, n’t. He says that it was all about delivering a native soil of the tribals has pushed demand. The consumers want natur-           controversies. Recently, there Anand is happy that at message in the society that “education could their cultural identity to the edge of al items with good quality. Tribals have been numerous reports least most students have be free too and most importantly, available disappearance. Political ambition has have targetted two birds with their -       " and allegations against Anand seen hope. He is glad to for those who can’t afford it. This also influ- further vandalised their attempts to collection like Madua, Jowar, Bajra.        and he has been accused of see the level of curiosity enced other people to create centres like maintain their culture and skill. That But what about the longevity of          projecting inflated success rate and excitement in people Super 30. And now that a film is being made is why they channel anguished voic- the impact? Krishna says, “It aims to  8   "  for his coaching institute and for when he looks at so many on it, it is only growing.” es in their artistry, which is purely double the turnover every year and misleading IIT aspirants. In a recent journalists waiting for his Talking about his reaction when he was hand-crafted and their tradition and has a five-year perspective to        PIL (Public Interest Litigation) in interview. “I am happy first approached by the filmmakers who history echoes in every intricate enhance tribal livelihood. We pro-  "    ( Guwahati High Court by four stu- because they will be able to wanted to adapt his life story into a movie, detail of the product. pose to raise tribal man-days from      dents of IIT-Guwahati, it was see what my struggles have Anand says he had conditions. “I didn’t want ‘By the Tribals, for the Tribals and the present 13-50 lakh over two years    N ( alleged that Anand charges 33,000 been throughout my life. It anything to go or be showcased without my through the Tribals’ is the root of ‘Go and so on.”        from IIT aspirants for the coach- will reach maximum people consent as I couldn’t have let a wrong mes- Tribal Campaign’, a collaborative While the campaign counters ing. The petition also says that he and help make an impact by sage or image be delivered about me in the endeavour of TRIFED, Ministry of economic instability of adivasis, the     claimed 26 out of 30 of his stu- influencing others,” says he. society. The condition was that the film Tribal Affairs and Amazon Global to other facets of their livelihood can- $  ;';'    " dents cleared IIT entrance in 2018 So how did he first get shouldn’t send any wrong message or create give the community, about eight per not be ignored. “Promoting tribal 0   but never disclosed their names. the idea for such an initiative? a faulty image of mine in the society. Yes, a cent of country’s population, a domes- trade provides the right economic       Another PIL in Patna High Court What were his struggles? Did bit of creative freedom is allowed when it tic and international market for trade. impetus for all social developments,”      also accused Anand of claiming stu- he have enough funds to comes to films but it couldn’t have elements Combating radical transforma- explains he. The tribals also fear the dents from other institutes as his teach 30 students for free? of fiction. That is why I had read and made tion in their culture, Pravir Krishna, crisis of eviction. He responds, “Well  "  own or taking cuts from other Even though the film changes in the script 13 times,” he says and managing director, TRIFED, shares earning tribals will manage to fight     coaching centres. In 2018, a local would answer just that, he goes on to add, “Uske baad laga ki haan ab the idea behind the monumental all their battles. The VanDhan cam-      8 daily labelled him as fraud and narrates, “I had got an admis- kahaani sahi hai (then I felt that the story was campaign, “In the last two years, the paign aims to promote processing <    quoted former Super 30 students sion in the Cambridge correct).” procurement from tribals witnessed and marketing of forest products " who said that fascinated IIT aspi- University in 1994. My father Anand hasn’t watched the film but an impressive high from 500 to 3,600 through setting up 60,000 SHGs rants would land in Patna seeking was an employee in postal when he first saw the trailer, he felt “it was lakh, which encouraged us to for- (Self-Help Groups).” L    admission in Anand’s institute, but services and used to schedule me, not Hrithik. Mera hi image tha voh. I malise it on a larger scale. The suc- The initiative works within a     much to their surprise and shock, they letters for posting so we did- have seen Hrithik work very hard to get into cess was the fact that we were able to detailed framework where both cus- 2   were asked to take admission in the n’t have enough money to my skin. I have seen him following my way provide work to 13 lakh adivasis.” T h i s tomers and tribals are facilitated.     Ramanujan school classes, which fund my education and trav- of walking and my body structure. Mere was not only a crucial but also an There might be an inkling of fear for were paid. el fee. Apart from my educa- strong muscles (laughs). I have seen him encouraging result from which the yet another bout of tribals’ exploita-      Talking about the allegations, tion, he had other responsibil- practising my Bihari accent aur trailer me dynamics of the campaign were born. tion here, but such insinuations are        ( Anand defends himself by say- ities too as my chacha’s (uncle) dikh raha hai ki kitna perfectly aaya hai (its But what makes this initiative’s lan- dismissed, “Their hard work will be    3   "M ing that after the film, the case children were also dependent perfection is evident in the trailer).” guage different from the ones that pre- translated to a high economic har- at Guwahati HC was the last on him since he was paralysed. (The film releases on July 12.) ceded it — will it benefit the tribals? vest. They will receive 60 per cent of one, which everyone heard about in detail. In the midst of all this tension, he $$!" “It aims at beating the competition at the profit from these sales,” says he.

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morning, before sunrise. “Pandit Taranath’s rees have always been the style is much more orthodox. Lessons most penetrating preachers began at four in the morning and he need- Tand at Vriksha, six ceramic ed pin-drop silence and deep concentration artists create works that celebrate the while teaching. He would get exceedingly power and the beauty of trees in all offended if I tried to speak. Lessons with its manifestations. Pandit Sohan were of a great help to Standing five-feat-tall, created in understand Taranath’s style of teaching and stoneware ceramic is Vipul Kumar’s playing,” shares Anupam about his growing artwork that heralds tales from yore process as a student. and tree spirits. His handling of the With all this training, he was bound to medium and the porosity in his prove his worth. It was the Guru Purnima, technique is what sets him apart as which gave him the opportunity to debut one of the finest practitioners in the to a group of fellow musicians. “I can still medium of stoneware ceramics recall playing two compositions in Raag today. While Vipul’s tall tree like Khamaj followed by Jhala,” he says. But abstraction creates a stunning state-     musical inspiration can come in from any ment, Saraswati Renata from     corner and here was another such case. “A Pondicherry has an attractive set of complimentary audio tape that I received playful porcelain pieces that shows      on purchasing a sound system included her perfection of glaze. She also has music by the Shehnai maestro Ustad 37 flowers that celebrate procreation    Bismillah Khan saheb on one side and and the tensile beauty of flowers in     Vidushi Kishori Amonkarji on the other. It an installation specially recreated by was like my gospel of music,” he says. the artist Mukesh Sharma for the   !   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The chances of having a suc- His search for a guru began. “I was 13, when Chaurasia, son of a wrestler, with no techniques of cre- wall platters that she cessful performing career is I first heard Ustad Ali Akbar Khan saheb 34$70 $<3$ 6 5$+ music in his family has already been a great ation. The gaze and creates. Tensile, tender doubtful, until and unless you are playing Sarod on the radio. I instantly fell $35$:+ 60 474+ 4 example of hard work. Joshi now not only Shampa’s fingers can and soft hued tranquil- Ta famous Pandit or an Ustad’s son or daugh- in love with it and decided I had to learn falls into his gharana but also follows his feel the vegetation’s ity scenes bring to the ter or their prime disciple. There was a time that. 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I have aldo Keshari Nandan, an shop mentor, architecture becomes a friendly key into the world of eage. All along Anupam’s search continued. performed with storytellers. I try to con- award winning artist at professor, who decided to exclusivity. But once in a while you find “I then came across Ken Zukerman, a senior #3$:60* +$79 90 nect my music to the emotion of the story. AIFACS this year, creates step away and start dabbling musicians, who grow with their own mer- disciple of the legendary Ustad Ali Akbar 7$69 297 4 267+ Till date I have played for stories like a tree in stoneware. It is in the magic of the moment its and become an inspiration for others. Khan, who was also a faculty at eponymous Meghdoot by Kalidas and stories by Calcutta bulky, porous and cer- in firing and glazing. Manjari Born in a lower-middle-class institute in Switzerland. Lessons sustained 6 4" 6 60+ $0 3: Carvan. 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Hong Kong: Combative pro- as she walked backward shout- testers tried to break into the ing at Lam to resign and with-   
2  Hong Kong legislature on draw the "evil" legislation. She Monday as a crowd of thou- later told reporters she was sands prepared to start a voicing the grievances and &/ /  2:BC   march in that direction on the opinions of the protesters, who 22nd anniversary of the for- could not get into the event. mer British colony's return to The annual march starting Tehran: Iranian Foreign China. in the afternoon was expected Minister Mohammad Javad With a crowd of a hundred to be larger than usual because Zarif said on Monday that or so people around them, a the proposed extradition bill Iran has exceeded a limit on its small group of people repeat- has awakened broader fears enriched uranium reserves set edly rammed a cargo cart into that China is eroding the free- under a 2015 nuclear deal, a glass panel of the building, doms and rights guaranteed to semi-official news agency wedging the cart partially Hong Kong for 50 years under ISNA reported. through the damaged safety a "one country, two systems" "Iran has crossed the 300- glass. framework. kilogramme limit based on its The unexpected disrup- Two marches in June plan," Zarif told ISNA, saying tion stalled the start of the against the legislation drew Tehran had set out its inten- march on Monday. The crowd more than a million people, tions "very clearly" in May. has started filing out of .   '     -"        *  
-" according to organiser esti- The US withdrew from Victoria Park but police asked  $ mates. AP the nuclear deal last year and the marchers to change their reimposed biting sanctions on The EU said on Friday mented yet," he added. route or cancel the march. Carrie Lam has come ly," she said in a five-minute Iran as part of its "maximum after a crisis meeting aimed at Meanwhile, The UN's Both the combative pro- under withering criticism for speech to the gathering in the $     '  B pressure" campaign. salvaging the deal that a special nuclear watchdog confirmed testers and the marchers trying to push through the leg- city's cavernous convention In retaliation on May 8 payment mechanism set up to on Monday that Iran has oppose a Government attempt islation. She said a series of center. Tehran announced it would no help Iran skirt the sanctions, exceeded a limit on its enriched to change extradition laws to protests and marches that have She insisted her '  A$ longer respect the limit set on known as INSTEX, was final- uranium reserves set by a 2015 allow suspects to be sent to attracted hundreds of thou- Government has good inten- its enriched uranium and heavy ly "operational" and that the nuclear deal. China to face trial. The pro- sands of students and other tions, but said "I will learn the Hong Kong: Anti-government bers after successfully breach- water stockpiles. first transactions were being The International Atomic posal has increased fears of participants in recent weeks lesson and ensure that the protesters in Hong Kong seized ing the complex's reinforced It also threatened to go fur- processed. Energy Agency "verified on eroding freedoms in the terri- have taught her that she needs government's future work will the Parliament's main debating glass windows, shouting slo- ther and abandon more nuclear But "the Europeans' efforts July 1 that Iran's total enriched tory that was returned to to listen better to the youth be closer and more responsive chamber late Monday, daubing gans and spraying the city's commitments unless the were not enough, therefore Iran uranium stockpile exceeded China in 1997. and people in general. to the aspirations, sentiments its walls with graffiti and fix- coat of arms with black paint. remaining partners — Britain, will go ahead with its announced 300 kilogrammes", a The embattled leader of "This has made me fully and opinions of the commu- ing a British colonial-era flag A black and white banner China, France, Germany and measures," Zarif said. spokesperson said, shortly after Hong Kong pledged to be realise that I, as a politician, nity." to the main podium, an AFP hoisted in the chamber read Russia — helped it to circum- "INSTEX is just the begin- Tehran announced it had more responsive to public sen- have to remind myself all the Security guards pushed reporter on the scene said. in Chinese: "Bow to protect vent sanctions, especially to sell ning of (their) commitments, crossed the limit in retaliation timent in a speech at a flag- time of the need to grasp pro-democracy lawmaker Dozens of masked pro- rule of law. Oppose extradi- its oil. which has not been fully imple- to new US sanctions. AFP raising ceremony. public sentiments accurate- Helena Wong out of the room testers stormed into the cham- tion." AFP 0   %+  Q < -    Seoul: North Korea on saying they spurred new    & Monday described the week- momentum into deadlocked )'   #"       end meeting between its leader nuclear talks, while others Kim Jong Un and US President described them as "reality show Washington: US National for a new round of negotiations. and Trump then walked a few Donald Trump in the theatrics". Security Advisor John Bolton The development came paces into North Korean ter-  0 !+ Demilitarised Zone as "his- The first Trump-Kim sum- lashed out on Monday at a after Trump and North Korean ritory — the first US president toric" and "amazing". mit took place in a blaze of report that Washington might leader Kim Jong Un met in the ever to do so. Washington: US President Air Base after his meeting The two leaders agreed to publicity in Singapore last year settle for a nuclear freeze with Demilitarised Zone on Sunday The Times said the Donald Trump has said many with Chairman Kim. "resume and push forward pro- but produced only a vaguely North Korea, calling it a "rep- and agreed to resume work- nuclear freeze concept, which North Koreans were literally in "Many people, I noticed, ductive dialogues for making a worded pledge about denu- rehensible attempt" to box in ing-level talks within weeks on has been taking shape within tears when he stepped into from Korea were literally in new breakthrough in the denu- clearisation. President Donald Trump. the North's nuclear program. the Trump administration for their country before his his- tears," he added. clearisation of the Korean The meeting took place "at A second meeting in The unsourced report in Kim and Trump shook weeks, "essentially enshrines toric meeting with Kim Jong- Trump on Sunday peninsula", the official Korean the suggestion of Trump", it Vietnam in February collapsed the New York Times said offi- hands over the border line at the status quo, and tacitly un in the demilitarized zone returned to the White House. Central News Agency said. added. after the pair failed to reach an cials hope the nuclear freeze Panmunjom, the truce village accepts the North as a nuclear dividing the peninsula. The New York Times After a Twitter invitation The impromptu meeting in agreement over sanctions relief idea might create a foundation that divides the peninsula, power." AFP Trump travelled to the described the meeting by the US president on the DMZ was full of symbol- and what the North was will- demilitarised zone (DMZ) between Trump and Kim as a Saturday, the two men met a ism. ing to give in return. with South Korean President masterpiece of drama. day later in the strip of land that Trump's border-crossing Contact between the two Moon Jae-In and met with "President Trump's large- has divided the peninsula for — which he said was uncertain sides has since been minimal )'1" O 
6 troops stationed there before ly improvised third meeting on 66 years since the end of the until the last moment — was an — with Pyongyang issuing fre- meeting Kim at a marker Sunday with Kim Jong-un, Korean War, when their coun- extraordinary sequel to the quent criticisms of the US Beijing: China on Monday wel- encounter. Their previous meet- DMZ line between the South delineating the border the North Korean leader, was tries and their allies fought each scene at Kim's first summit position — but the two leaders comed as "constructive" the his- ings at Singapore and Hanoi and North Korea, Geng said. between the two states. a masterpiece of drama, the other to a standstill. with Moon Jae-in last year, exchanged a series of letters toric meeting between US failed to bring about a break- "The meeting is important The North Korean leader kind of made-for-TV specta- Kim and Trump shook when the young leader invited before Trump issued his offer President Donald Trump and through to end North Korea's specifically for the US and both then invited Trump to cross cle that Mr Trump treasures," hands over the concrete blocks the South Korean president to to meet at the DMZ.Trump North Korean leader Kim Jong- nuclear programme which lead Koreas to discuss re-starting into his country. Trump the daily said. dividing North and South walk over the Military said after Sunday's meeting un at the demilitarised zone to the imposition of heavy sanc- working-level consultations in accepted his offer and walked Trump and Kim held a before Trump walked a few Demarcation Line, as the bor- that they had agreed working- (DMZ) dividing the Korean tions by the UN. the near future," he said, adding over the demarcation line, historic first summit in paces into Pyongyang's terri- der is officially known."It was level talks on the North's peninsula, saying their interac- Asked for comments that China welcomes and sup- becoming the only sitting US Singapore in June, which con- tory -- the first US president an honour that you asked me weapons programme would tion yielded positive outcomes. on Trump-Kim meeting, ports that move. president to set foot inside cluded with a vague joint ever to set foot on North to step over that line, and I was take place within weeks. Trump stepped onto North Chinese Foreign Ministry Trump's meeting with Kim North Korea. statement where Kim pledged Korean soil. proud to step over the line," He also floated the idea of Korean soil on Sunday and met spokesman Geng Shuang told followed last month's surprise After posing for photos, to work toward denuclearisa- "The top leaders of the Trump told Kim. sanctions relief — repeatedly Kim in the DMZ, becoming the the media that China welcomed visit of President Xi Jinping to Trump and Kim held a bilat- tion. DPRK and the US exchanging KCNA described it as a demanded by Pyongyang — first sitting US president to the meeting. North Korea, the first by a eral meeting at the Freedom Then they met in historic handshakes at "historic moment", marking and said he invited the North cross over the line diving the "The two leaders had a Chinese leader in 14 years. House in border town of Hanoi, Vietnam in February, Panmunjom" was an "amazing the "first time in history" a sit- Korean leader to the White South and North Koreas. friendly meeting which should Trump had accused Xi in the Panmunjom, South Korea. but talks broke down without event", KCNA said, describing ting US President set foot on House. The two leaders agreed to be welcomed. Their constructive past of influencing Kim in the "I actually stepped into any joint agreement as Kim the truce village as a "place that North Korean soil. Such a trip would have to set up teams to resume stalled meeting yielded positive out- finalisation of the deal for de- North Korea and they say it's pushed for sanctions relief had been known as the symbol Analysts have been divid- come "at the right time", Trump nuclear talks. comes," he said. nuclearisation of Korean a very historic moment," he and the US pushed for denu- of division". ed on Sunday's events, some added. PTI This was their third Both leaders walked past the Peninsula. PTI told American soldiers at Osan clearisation. PTI   1'     /   C:     !   +  %  
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Colombo: Accusing suspended the duo should be tried for Kabul: At least 50 children were At least three people have tion workers and schools". Toronto: A Canadian cartoonist has lost his job police chief Pujith Jayasundera "grave crimes against humani- among more than 100 people been killed, including one child, Such an attack was "utter- after his controversial illustration of US and former defence secretary ty" for their failure to prevent the wounded on Monday when and 116 wounded, according to ly deplorable", Save the President Donald Trump playing golf over the Hemasiri Fernando of com- Easter Sunday bombings. the Taliban detonated a pow- the health ministry, though Children said in a statement, bodies of two drowned migrants from El mitting "grave crimes against De Livera also slammed erful car bomb in Kabul, offi- that figure is expected to change warning that "Children's small- Salvador went viral, according to media reports. humanity", the Sri Lankan Wickremeratne for not taking cials said, the latest deadly once the clearing operation er bodies sustain more serious Michael de Adder said on Twitter that he Attorney General on Monday any action against the two as attack in one of the most dan- has been completed. injuries than adults" and that had been let go by a publishing company in New instructed the authorities to directed earlier on June 27. gerous countries in the world to Among the wounded were the trauma of such attacks can Brunswick, Canada. charge the duo for their failure Wickremaratne's inaction was be a child. 50 children, the education min- stay with them for years to De Adder's illustration depicted Trump ask- to prevent the massive Easter of a serious nature, he said. Save the Children led inter- istry said in a statement, adding come. ing the two dead migrants, "Do you mind if I Sunday terror attacks that Sirisena had appointed a national condemnation of the that most had been hurt by fly- The Taliban claimed the play through?" claimed 258 lives. three-member panel to probe blast targeting a defence min- ing glass and were in stable con- attack, which came just two The cartoon refers to the image of Oscar Jayasundera and Fernando the negligence by the top offi- istry building, which sent a dition. days after the insurgents began Alberto Martinez and his 23-month-old daugh- were suspended by President cials despite the availability of plume of smoke into the air dur- Some social media images a seventh round of talks with ter, Angie Valeria, lying face down in water sur- statement on Sunday that "it is entirely incor- Maithripala Sirisena for their intelligence inputs on the ing rush hour and shook build- purportedly taken at a hospital the US in Qatar as Washington rounded by reeds. The two drowned while rect to suggest" that it canceled a freelance con- alleged inaction on the intelli- impending attacks. ings nearly two kilometres away. showed wounded, stunned eyes a breakthrough before attempting to cross the Rio Grande River to get tract with de Adder over the Trump cartoon. gence shared by India, which Both Jayasundera and It was followed by gunmen children in school uniforms, Afghanistan's September pres- into the United States. "This is a false narrative which has emerged warned of an impending attack Fernando have testified before storming a nearby building still clutching books as they idential election. "The highs and lows of cartooning. Today carelessly and recklessly on social media," the by Islamic militants, and there- an ongoing parliamentary probe and triggering a gun battle arrived for treatment. "We were sitting inside the I was just let go from all newspapers in New publishing company wrote. by, failing to prevent the serial panel on the attacks. Both of with special forces in the Puli In its statement, the edu- office when the world turned Brunswick," De Adder tweeted. It said that de Adder never offered the blasts on April 21. them claimed that there was dis- Mahmood Khan neighbour- cation ministry said five schools upside down on us," said Zaher He later clarified that he had technically Trump cartoon to the company and had In a letter to acting police counting of the seriousness of hood of the Afghan capital. had been partially damaged, Usman, an employee at a been under contract to work for Brunswick already decided to "bring back" another car- chief Chandana the threat at the very highest Officials said all five attack- and asked "all sides involved in branch of the culture ministry, News Inc., and was not an employee who could toonist it said was popular with readers. Wickremaratne, Attorney level. Sirisena is the minister-in- ers have been killed and a fighting to guarantee the safe- which he said stands just 150 be fired, CNN reported on Monday. "[N]egotiations had been ongoing for weeks," General Dappula de Livera said charge of defence. PTI clearing operation is ongoing. ty of students, teachers, educa- metres from the blast. AFP Brunswick News Inc. Responded in a it stated. PTI )<  @%) D  $ %  5  *6  
 

     Colombo: President in the island nation. can not interfere in our sover- Opposition for opposing imple- said there were over 450 pris- Maithripala Sirisena on The President said that the eignty," Sirisena said. menting the death penalty on oners in Sri Lankan jails, Monday accused the European 28-member European Union Sirisena's decision has serious offenders of illegal drug including five women. Out of Islamabad: Pakistan's anti- The NAB investigators are arrested in the Park Lane case Union of challenging Sri bloc has threatened to withdraw come in spite of Sri Lanka sup- trafficking. that at least 48 are drug con- corruption body on Monday of the view that if Zardari's which is related to the alleged Lanka's sovereignty by threat- the EU GSP Plus trade conces- porting the UN moratorium on He said that countries like victs. While 30 of them had arrested jailed former presi- physical remand, which ends properties in London. ening with tariffs if capital sion if Sri Lanka implements the death penalty. the US and China implement appealed against their death dent Asif Ali Zardari in on Tuesday, is not extended by Zardari became the co- punishment is re-introduced in the death penalty. He said he had signed four the death penalty. sentence, 18 of them could be another corruption case. the court, they would require chairman of PPP after the the country after 43 years. "This is a threat on our sov- death warrants on drug con- The last hanging in Sri hanged, officials said. He is already in the cus- another option and could use assassination of Bhutto in Last week, President ereignty," Sirisena said referring victs who are currently in jail Lanka took place in June 1976 Sirisena has said that he tody of the National the arrest warrants in the 2007. Sirisena signed the death war- to the EU comments that Sri condemned to death. Their when Siripala alias Maru Sira, would sign the death warrants Accountability Bureau (NAB) Park Lane case to keep him in His arrest came after he rants to hang four drug con- Lanka's GSP+ trade facility sentences have been commut- a noted criminal was hanged for only for drug convicts. till July 2 in a multi-million NAB custody for longer, the withdrew his interim bail victs, ending a four-decade-long which was restored after 2015 ed to life terms as all Sri Lankan murder. The country's last The EU's GSP+ facility dollar money laundering case Dawn newspaper reported. applications filed with the moratorium on the capital pun- when Sirisena became the pres- presidents since 1978 refused to hangman quit in 2014 without which gave Sri Lanka's exports along with his sister Faryal The 63-year-old co-chair- Islamabad High Court against. ishment in the country. ident could be under threat if sign death warrants. He did not ever having to execute anyone, to the EU preferred tax status Talpur. man of the Opposition Zardari said that he with- Addressing the National Sri Lanka hanged people. announce a date for the hang- citing stress after seeing the gal- was suspended in 2008 when According to the NAB, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) drew the plea as the NAB Drug Prevention Day event "I openly say that what the ing to take place. lows for the first time. Another Sri Lanka's human rights record duo made transactions of Rs and husband of the country's would come up with more here, Sirisena underlined the EU is saying is a threat, They Sirisena also slammed the hired last year never turned up came to be questioned under 150 million through alleged first woman prime minister fake cases if he was granted importance of his campaign to should not issue threats to Government of Prime Minister for work. Sirisena's predecessor, Mahinda fake bank accounts. Benazir Bhutto was this time bail. PTI combat the drug related crimes independent countries. They Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Justice Ministry in March Rajapaksa's regime. PTI  ?( ● ? (@ & -=# + -( %   (&     "(&%(- 
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 39090 the second round beating Pierre-Hugues Herbert of efending champion France 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. DNovak Djokovic got his Anderson will now play campaign for a fifth Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic Wimbledon title off to a who registered his first win winning start on Monday at the tournament in seven with newly-hired coaching years when he defeated team recruit, and 2001 win- Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 6- ner, Goran Ivanisevic help- 4, 6-7 (2/7), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. ing steer the ship. In the women's event, Djokovic, chasing a fifth third seed Karolina Pliskova title at the All England Club, made it through, beating saw off 35-year-old Philipp China's Zhu Lin 6-2, 7-6 Kohlschreiber of Germany 6- (7/4). 3, 7-5, 6-3. Czech former world But he had to recover number one Pliskova, fresh from early breaks in both of from winning the the first two sets against a Eastbourne title, has never player who beat him at got past the fourth round at Indian Wells this year, as well Wimbledon. as a nasty fall on the Centre She will next face Court grass. Olympic champion Monica Djokovic, chasing a 16th Puig. career major, will face Denis Slovakia's Magdalena Kudla of the United States Rybarikova, a semi-finalist in for a place in the last 32. 2017, caused the first big If his victory was rou- upset of the tournament tine, there was nothing pre- when she put out 10th seed- dictable about the Serb's sur- ed Aryna Sabalenka of prise decision to bring Belarus 6-2, 6-4 in just 70 Ivanisevic into his inner minutes. sanctum over the weekend. It was Sabalenka's sec- Djokovic said that he ond successive loss in the and Ivanisevic have been first round long-time friends. Former French Open "I have always looked up champion Simona Halep to Goran. When he won overcame an injury scare to here in 2001, I feel I was part make the second round with of that as he had trained in a 6-4, 7-5 win over Germany at the same base as Aliaksandra Sasnovich. me when I was 13-14," said Halep, seeded seven and Djokovic. a semi-finalist in 2014, need- "I feel as if I contributed ed to have her left ankle to his victory," he joked. strapped after a worrying fall Fourth seed Kevin on Court One. Anderson, runner-up to She then slipped at 2-5 Djokovic in 2018, eased into down in the second set