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PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 3, ISSUE 161 | Thursday, 15 June 2017 | Kolkata | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS pNIFTY 9618.15 (+11.25) pSENSEX 31,155.91 +52.42) pDOW JONES 21,328.47 (+92.80) pNASDAQ 6,220.37 (+44.90) pRUPEE/DOLLAR 64.05 (+0.39) pRUPEE/EURO 72.03 (+0.17) qGOLD/10GM 29,250 (-70.00) qSILVER/K 39,100 (-50.00) CM MAMATA GOVT EXTENDS THIS WIN HAS TAUGHT ‘WORD OF MOUTH, MEETS GOVERNOR, INTEREST ME NEVER TO GIVE AUDIENCE SUPPORT DISCUSSES SITUATION SUBSIDY ON CROP UP ON DREAMS: IMPORTANT FOR IN THE HILLS PG3 LOANS PG5 BOPANNA PG15 SMALL FILMS’ PG16 Quick News44 BJP STALWARTS WILL MEET SONIA AND OTHER REGIONAL LEADERS 12 dead in massive ‘12 big defaulters identified fire at London by RBI to be named soon’ Govt, Opposition go into residential tower LONDON: A huge blaze on NEW DELHI: The Finance Ministry on Wednesday engulfed a 24-sto- Wednesday said names of the 12 big defaulters rey residential tower block in identified by the RBI for initiation of bankruptcy huddle over Prez choice west London housing over 100 proceedings will soon be made public. families, killing at least 12 peo- The RBI on Tuesday said it has identified SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE Opposition leaders on Wednes- ple and injuring 74 others, with 12 large loan defaulters who account for 25 per day met to chalk out a strategy for police suspecting the death toll cent of the total NPAs in the banking sector and NEW DELHI: The BJP on the upcoming presidential poll but could rise further. those will be referred to respective banks for fil- Wednesday upped the ante in its no names were discussed in the The fire at Grenfell Tower ing insolvency proceedings. These cases will be efforts to garner maximum sup- first round of talks of a nine- party on the Lancaster West Estate Eyewitnesses described accorded priority by the National Company Law port for its presidential candidate sub-group set up for the purpose, in Latimer Road was reported people trapped in the burn- Tribunal (NCLT). with the three-member party panel members said. at 01:16 local time. About 600 ing tower, in north Kensington, The Finance Ministry further said that speaking to a number of allies as 10 opposition leaders met in people were believed to have screaming for help and yelling NCLT was being strengthened to fast-track well as opposition parties, amid the Parliament chamber of the been inside the tower’s 120 flats for their children to be saved. bankruptcy proceedings under the Insolvency indication that its nominee will file Leader of Opposition in Rajya when the blaze ripped through Firefighters rescued many and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). nomination next week. Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad. the building. people and are still trying to “You have got 12 cases that have been identi- Party sources have indicated The leaders including Azad and The Metropolitan Police, put the fire out in the 24-storey fied, the names will be shortly announced, and that the NDA candidate for the Mallikarjun Kharge from the Con- which previously had put the block 12 hours on. they account for as much as 25 per cent of the top constitutional post is likely to gress, JD-U’s Sharad Yadav, RJD’s number of fatalities at six, now Police say there may still be bad assets,” Finance Ministry’s Principal Eco- file his nomination before Prime Lalu Prasad, CPI-M’s Sitaram raised the death toll to 12. people in the building who are nomic Advisor Sanjeev Sanyal said. Minister Narendra Modi leaves for Opposition leaders at a meeting in Delhi on Wednesday PTI Yechury and NCP’s Praful Patel. Commander Stuart Cundy, unaccounted for. Each of the defaulters identified by RBI owes the US on June 25. Derek O’Brien of the TMC, R S of the Metropolitan Police ear- Eyewitnesses said they saw over Rs 5,000 crore to banks. MPOST They ruled out filing of nomi- briefed PM Modi about the poll BSP and Praful Patel of the NCP, Bharathi of the DMK, Ram Gopal lier said the recovery operation lights - thought to be mobile nation by its candidate this week as at a meeting on Wednesday with sources said. He will also reach out Yadav of the SP and Satish Chandra would be complex “over a num- phones or torches - flashing the consultation process will take other party top brass. to most of the regional outfits from Misra from the BSP were also present ber of days.” at the top of the block of flats, Multiple people injured in more time with Union ministers Home Minister Rajnath Singh, South India. at the 10 -member group’s meeting. He said it was likely to be and trapped residents coming Rajnath Singh and M Venkaiah Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Finance Minister Arun Jait- Azad said: “A sub-committee some time before police could to their windows - some hold- Naidu, two members of the BJP Naidu were appointed by BJP pres- ley, who is also a member of the was formed in which leaders of identify the victims, and it was ing children. San Francisco shooting panel, scheduled to meet Congress ident Amit Shah on June 12 to hold panel, will sound out leaders such nine parties were included, as there too early to speculate on the It is understood that “sev- chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday as talks with opposition parties and as Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) was a need for a smaller commit- cause of the fire. eral hundred” people would SAN FRANCISCO (KRON): Multiple people they work to evolve a consensus. allies in a bid to select a consensus leader Nitish Kumar, while Singh tee,” he said. The fire is thought to have have been in the block when have been injured in a shooting in San Francisco They are likely to meet Left candidate for the poll. may confer with West Bengal This was the first meeting of the started because of a faulty the fire broke out shortly Wednesday morning. The shooting happened at leaders following the meeting with The notification for the July 17 Chief Minister and TMC supremo group on Wednesday. refrigerator on the 3rd or 4th after midnight, most of them around 9:00 a.m. in the area of 17th and Utah. Gandhi. polls was issued on Wednesday, Mamata Banerjee. “The nitty gritty details were floor of the building soon after sleeping. This location is near a large UPS center. The It is learnt that the ruling coali- beginning the nomination process The home minister is also likely not discussed. No names have been midnight and destroyed flat “This is an unprecedented shooter has been shot and is being taken to a tion’s candidate will file their nom- for the election. The last date for fil- to speak to Shiv Sena chief Uddhav short-listed yet,” he said after the after flat. incident. In my 29 years of hospital. Witnesses say they heard several shots ination on June 23. Highly placed ing papers is June 28. Thackeray. 30-minute meeting. By noon, the building being a firefighter, I have and saw people running out the UPS building. sources added that senior BJP lead- Naidu on Wednesday spoke to Amid consultation among “The process has just started. looked to be just smoking ruins never ever seen anything of No officers were injured in the shooting. ers Venkaiah Naidu and Rajnath Anbumani Ramadoss of the PMK, political parties, the BJP has given In such conditions, the selection but the fire again took hold, this scale,” London Fire Bri- Police are advising the public to avoid the area. Singh - part of the BJP’s Presiden- N Rangaswamy of the All India little indication of its choice for the of a final candidate is impossible.” and cladding began to fall to gade chief Dany Cotton told Officers are doing a search of the area. They are tial poll panel with Arun Jaitley - NR Congress, Satish Mishra of the top post. he added. the ground. reporters. AGENCIES asking people in the area to shelter in place until further notice. AGENCIES Women cabbies in GOVT TO CHIEFS OF REGULATORY BODIES CM AT SSKM HOSPITAL The government will rural areas to get Can’t take both salary, pension interest-free loan never compromise on MPOST BUREAU NEW DELHI: The Centre will the issue of terrorism launch a new scheme to provide NEW DELHI: The chairpersons and MJ AKBAR interest-free loan to women self- members of regulatory bodies can- help groups in rural areas on the not take both salary and pension, the purchase of small commercial Centre has said. vehicles, to boost public trans- Existing norms provide that In today’s port and generate employment. chairpersons and members shall be The new scheme is likely to deemed to have retired from central paper be called ‘Pradhan Mantri Gram or state government service on the chairpersons and full-time members Parivahan Yojana’ and launched date of their appointment to any reg- of Telecom Regulatory Authority of on August 15. It will be on the ulatory authority. India (TRAI), Insurance Regulatory ... lines of the ongoing rural roads “In case such officers are in receipt and Development Authority (IRDA), CITY scheme, ‘Pradhan Mantri Gram of pension, the same shall be deducted Central Electricity Regulatory Com- Sadak Yojana’. in accordance with the prevailing mission (CERC), Securities and HUSBAND HELD AT GUNPOINT, WIFE RAPED 4 “The scheme will be a revolu- orders applicable to the re-employed Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and NATION tionary move as it will not only pensioner,” the Department of Per- Competition Commission of India revamp the public transport sys- sonnel and Training (DoPT) said. (CCI) have been de-linked from gov- ED CHARGESHEETS MALLYA 7 tem in rural areas but will also The directive comes as there have ernment salaries. generate enough employment been complaints against chairpersons The pay and allowances of the EDIT options, especially for women,” and members of a few regulatory bod- chief and members of Pension Fund GST & COOPERATIVE FEDERALISM 8 Union Rural Development Min- ies for receiving pension in addition Regulatory and Development Author- ister Narendra Singh Tomar said. to the salary. ity (PFRDA), Petroleum and Natu- INTERNATIONAL Roads have already been con- “With the latest order, such per- ral Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), structed in these areas, so by pro- sons will have to face a cut in their Warehousing Development and Reg- B’DESH LANDSLIDES TOLL REACHES 152 10 viding more and easily available salary. The amount of pension will be ulatory Authority (WDRA), Airports BUSINESS modes of public transport, the deducted from their salary,” a DoPT Economic Regulatory Authority of government wants to bridge the official said. India (AERAI), Railway Development WILL DGFT BE MERGED WITH CBEC? 13 gap between villages and cities, After the implementation of the Authority (RDA) and Insolvency and Tomar added. MPOST seventh central pay commission Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) SPORT report, the pay and allowances of have also been de-linked. PAK THRASH ENGLAND 14 US Congressman shot at baseball practice session FOR ADVERTISING WASHINGTON: A gunman opened Steve Scalise ment officers and one congressional kindly contact at 9810195709 fire at a congressional baseball prac- staffer were shot. Scalise “was not or tice session in Alexandria, Virginia able to move on his own power. He [email protected] on Wednesday injuring Republican was dragging his body from the sec- Congressman and House major- ond base infield to the outfield to get FOR SUBSCRIPTION ity whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana away from the shooter while all this and several others. The practice ses- firing was going on,” Brooks told the kindly contact at 8800854665 sion came ahead of an annual game channel. Scalise is reported to be in a or between lawmakers in a Washing- Brooks told a television news chan- stable condition at the George Wash- [email protected] ton suburb. nel that Scalise was shot in the hip, ington University Hospital. His inju- Chief minister Mamata Banerjee visited SSKM hospital on Wednesday PIC/MPOST See P4 Fellow Republican lawmaker Mo adding that at least two law enforce- ries are not life-threatening. AGENCIES KOLKATA FIRM CHEATED UNITED BANK OF INDIA CBI raids 10 cities in `184 cr in bank fraud case GJM bandh temporarily puts the brakes on

OUR CORRESPONDENT in the CBI case. The nine directors of the company have been booked on charges of Darjeeling’s iconic toy train services KOLKATA: The CBI on Wednesday con- criminal conspiracy under Section 120B of ducted searches in 10 cities across five states the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and cheating AMITAVA BANERJEE take a ride in the DHR. It is very depress- organisation with the Railway authorities as part of a probe against Kolkata-based under Section 420 of the IPC. ing. It is not every day that we can plan immediately” stated Samrat Sanyal, East- Ramsarup Industries group accused of The CBI officers have searched the office DARJEELING: The Gorkha Janmukti trips to Darjeeling” stated a crestfallen ern Himalaya Travel and Tour Operators cheating the United Bank of India of Rs premises of the group and houses of some Morcha’s ongoing agitation has robbed Andrew Stone from Australia. Association (EHTTOA.) 184.43 crore. of the directors at 10 different locations. the world heritage Darjeeling Himalayan As for the locals, reservations and can- The Railways is incurring huge losses The searches were carried out at Kol- Searches have been conducted at six differ- Railway of its steam. The Railway has shut cellations have become difficult with the owing to the discontinuation of ser- kata, Nagpur, Gurgaon in CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY ent places in Kolkata includ- down DHR services indefinitely keeping reservation counters remaining closed. vices. The joy rides are 16km round trips Haryana, Jamshedpur in ing the main office of the in line Morcha’s indefinite Government “We have to depend on online reserva- of 2-hour duration from Darjeeling to Jharkhand and Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Ramsarup Industries Limited. office bandh in the Hills since June 12. tions from home or go through a travel Ghoom and back with a 10-minute halt The Central Bureau of Investigation reg- The UBI authorities had lodged a com- Along with the services, the reserva- ager, Darjeeling. agent to get our tickets done. It has been at Batasia loop and a half hour stop at istered the case on Monday night against plaint alleging that the directors have tion counters at the Darjeeling station “It is sad that services have been dis- causing a lot of inconveniences” rued A Ghoom to visit the DHR museum at the promoters and directors of Ramsarup cheated the Corporate Finance Branch of have downed shutters causing incon- continued. We have heard so much about Rai, a local resident. Ghoom station. Industries Limited: Ashish Jhunjhunwala, the bank in Kolkata of Rs 184.43 crore. venience to both the tourists and local the DHR and we were looking forward “The passengers who have booked The cost for the steam loco joy ride is Naveen Gupta, Ayush Lohia, Lalit Mohan After preliminary investigation, the residents. to taking a ride but owing to the ongoing DHR service tickets in advance can get Rs. 1300 per person. For the diesel service, Chatterjee and Bimal K Jhunjhunwala on a CBI officers came to know that Rs 130.95 “We cannot take the risk of any dam- unrest we have not been able to do so” cancellations done from counters in Sili- the rates are Rs. 800 per person. At pres- complaint of the bank. crore of the total amount that was taken as age to the world heritage rolling stock stated Jayesh Bapodra from Ahmedabad. guri and NJP” added Pradhan. ent, there are 6 steam and 4 diesel joy ride The General Manager of IDBI, Debash- loan was diverted to a group of companies and injury to the passengers in case pro- Foreign tourists, many of who visit The DHR was marked as a World Her- services in operation. ish Sarkar (a former UBI employee), for- — RAV Dravya Private Limited — which testors forcefully stop the services. The Darjeeling just to take a trip in the DHR itage site by the UNESCO on December The diesel loco service from NJP to mer Executive Director of Vijaya Bank is also based in the city. According to a Railway authorities have decided to dis- are a dejected lot. “I am a steam loco 2, 1999. “Railways fall under emergency Darjeeling and from Darjeeling to NJP Mohd Shahid and a retired IAS officer, spokesperson of the CBI, the officers have continue services till normalcy returns” enthusiast and my trip to India revolves services. They should immediately resume operates daily along with daily to and fro Krishan Murari Lal, have also been named seized several documents. stated Suman Pradhan, Station Man- around my visit to Darjeeling to under- it. The matter will be taken up by our services from Darjeeling to Kurseong. 2 mp town MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 15 June, 2017

Evolution has shaped the brain to incline humans toward certain emotions, thoughts LONELINESS MAKES and behaviour. From that perspective, loneliness serves as the psychological counterpart of physical pain, say scientists people more selfish

oneliness can trigger a vicious cycle by mak- of distress that had no redeeming value or adap- ing people more selfish which in turn leads tive purpose. to further social isolation, say scientists. In 2006, researchers proposed an The findings show that such effects -cre evolutionary theory of loneliness based Late a positive feedback loop between the two traits. on a neuroscientific or biological As increased loneliness heightens self-centred- approach. ness, the latter then contributes further to enhanced In this view, evolution has loneliness. shaped the brain to incline “If you get more self-centred, you run the risk humans toward certain of staying locked in to feeling socially isolated,” said emotions, thoughts and John Cacioppo, professor at the University of Chi- behaviour. cago in the US. “A variety of “Targeting self-centredness as part of an inter- biological mechanisms vention to lessen loneliness may help break a pos- have evolved that capitalise itive feedback loop that maintains or worsens on aversive signals to motivate loneliness over time,” researchers said. us to act in ways that are The outcome that loneliness increases self-cen- essential for our reproduction tredness was expected, but the data showing that or survival,” researchers said. self-centredness also affected loneliness was a sur- From that perspective, lone- prise, said Stephanie Cacioppo, assistant professor liness serves as the psychological at University of Chicago. In previous researches, counterpart of physical pain. scientists had reviewed rates of loneliness in young “Physical pain is an aversive to older adults across the globe. signal that alerts us of potential tis- Five to 10 per cent of this population com- sue damage and motivates us to take plained of feeling lonely constantly, frequently or care of our physical body,” researchers said. all the time. Another 30 to 40 per cent complained Loneliness, meanwhile, is part of a warning of feeling lonely constantly. system that motivates people to repair or replace The new findings published in Personality and their deficient social relationships. Social Psychology Bulletin, are based on 11 years of “Humans evolved to become such a powerful data taken from 229 individuals who ranged from species, in large part due to mutual aid and 50 to 68 years of age at the start of the study. protection and the changes in the brain that proved They were a diverse sample of randomly selected adaptive in social interactions,” John Cacioppo said. individuals drawn from the general population “When we don’t have mutual aid and protection, who varied in age, gender, ethnicity and socioeco- we are more likely to become focused on our own nomic status. Early psychological research treated interests and welfare. That is, we become more loneliness as an anomalous or temporary feeling self-centred,” he said. PTI

DAYINDAYOUT Tips for keeping body cool in summer Kids who follow their interests What’s on Around Town STOCK UP ONION, lemon and curries, dips, raitas, salads and eggs in your kitchen in summer as chutneys to help keep you cool. The they help cool down your body, say red onions, in particular, are very build a happier tomorrow RAMADAN FEAST experts. Chef Ashish Massey at The rich in quercetin, which is a natural This Ramadan, head towards Eros Hotel Ancient Barbeque, and chef Sonu anti-allergen. Having lots of onions across India, 73 per cent of the a career that is in demand but for the Iftaar meal and enjoy delicacies Negi share tips for keeping your body can provide you protection against parents felt their child’s interest not always as per their liking. like Khajoor-e-Khaas, Gulab Sharbat, cool during summer: sunstroke. was a reflection of their happi- “Most people you meet will Gosht Haleem, Seviyan ka Muzaffar * Keep your body hydrated. Drink * Mint is a simple and easily avail- ness; 16 per cent linked inter- say they would have picked a and so on. A truly grand platter of plenty of water and try to add a glass able herb which you can add to curd est to hobbies and 11 per cent different career path, given a culinary offerings awaits you at Singh of water half hour before every meal. to make pudina raita or have it in the to aptitude. choice. It is no surprise then Sahib and Blooms (Eros) every eve- This helps in easy digestion of food. form of chutneys besides using it in Further findings revealed: that while these decisions fulfil * Have fruits in morning and try dips. The best thing about it is that 54 per cent parents had ‘some- us in the short run, in the long ning post Sunset at an exclusive price to avoid fruits in the night as the sugar you can grow it in a small pot at home what of an idea’ about their run they only lead to dissatis- crafted specially for you. level of the fruits keeps you energetic for your use. Though it does not help child’s interests, while 20 per keep changing with age, time fac- tion and profes- WHEN: Till Eid and is absorbed in day more as com- bring down the body temperature, but cent did not know what their and social dynamics. Parents sional fatigue,” WHERE: Blooms & Singh Sahib, Eros pared to night. is refreshing to eat. children’s true interests were rely on their instinctive under- she said. IANS Hotel, Nehru Place * Add lemon to your meal. Lemon * Eat two boiled eggs daily for and the rest 26 per cent said standing of their children’s TIMING: After Sunset rich in vitamin-C helps to keep your breakfast as it is the best form of pro- they have a good idea about the interests, which is loosely based skin healthy. tein in the market. Egg rich in protein A MAJORITY OF PARENTS interests of their child. on day-to-day observations and A KATHAK EXPLORATION * Onions have amazing cooling and good carbohydrates has a rich feel their child’s interest was a Rachna Khanna, founder clues they pick up during their This summer season sway to the classi- properties. You can add it to your property of fast digestable food. IANS reflection of their happiness, and CEO, Pinwi, said in a state- interactions with them.” cal beats of the much awaited Kathak reveals a survey. The survey, ment: “The findings of the sur- She also pointed out that dance drama by Sanchita Abrol. 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On a sample WHEN: June 17 size of over 800 respondents WHERE: ShowShaa Theatre, Kingdom of Dreams TIMING: 5:45 pm onwards GENESIS-17 Indulge in all natural Italian delights An Exhibition of Indian Contemporary art, Genesis-17 is an exposition by 18 The summer-friendly menu, introduced by Executive Chef Neeraj Tyagi, majorly artists in a manner that traces a timeline of developments in style, themes and boasts of fabulous Italian seafood dishes for fitness freaks schools of what has emerged today as LAHARI BASU tion alive with a wholesome twist. prawns or a plateful of slow roasted Indian contemporary art, in their visual The summer-friendly menu, introduced by new island duck, or even the lamb languages as paintings, sculptures, he fad of eating healthy and organic food Executive Chef Neeraj Tyagi, majorly boasts of fabu- which ever suits your palate. There photographs, and mix media. It was is back yet again, now before you set out lous Italian seafood dishes. 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Clearing every morsel of it off the how would a sweet-tooth feel complete after a down WHERE: Gallery C and D, All India fine ness and well-being, Shangri-La’s - Eros Hotel, New plate easing the dishwasher’s job with your clean meal if no bit of dessert their arts and crafts society Delhi is celebrating the Global Wellness month all performance, you might choose to indulge in a oesophagus? TIMING: 11 am – 7 pm through June with Sorrento presenting to its patrons platter of poached Well, that has been a new ‘Au Naturel’ menu keeping the Ital- taken care of as well. Fresh sor- FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL ian tradi- bets, accompanied with olive oil cake Celebrate this Father’s Day with your and flax seed tuile – that’s a dessert at family at Café Knosh. Book a table for your service, as healthy and delectable a multi-cuisine brunch buffet spread as possible. The tuile adds to the much- and reward your dad with a memo- needed crunch in the combo making rable family meal. 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The Chief Minister had said while The Chief Minister went to meet leaving Nabanna on Tuesday that the Governor on her way to Nabanna the situation in Darjeeling is “under on Wednesday morning. c o n t r o l ”. In another development related to IAS officer of 2007 batch C Muru- the Hills, the secretary of the Gork- gan has become the new secretary of haland Territorial Administration GTA. He was earlier posted as man- (GTA) has been changed and the new aging director of the West Bengal PRITESH BASU venience of tourists when the executive director of GTA has been Tourism Development Corporation. Chief Minister herself moni- brought in. Murugan has been made the secre- KOLKATA: Unrest caused tored the situation to ensure According to Raj Bhawan sources, tary of GTA by replacing Don Bosco by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha safety of tourists. the Chief Minister briefed the Gover- Lepcha. (GJM) against the “interest of Three senior IPS officers nor about the present situation in Dar- Lepcha, who is an IAS officer of the people” has affected the Jawed Shamim, Siddh Nath jeeling and how the Gorkha Janamukti 2001 batch, has been made the First state coffers so dearly that it has Gupta and Ajay Nand were Morcha (GJM) is creating trouble LA Collectorate and Collectorate, to spent Rs 1.85 crore only to posted in Darjeeling and against the interest of the people in Stamp Duty in Kolkata. hire 150 additional vehicles of at the same time, Akhilesh the Hills when the tourist destination In place of Murugan, IAS officer different sizes for three months Chaturvedi has been made had witnessed a record footfall in the of 2006 batch Tanmay Chakrabarty, for transportation of policemen the Superintendent of Police last summer. who is at present the joint secretary and security forces in the Hills. of Darjeeling. With posting of While reacting on the present sit- of the state Tourism Department, will Sources said that the state the senior IPS officers, the situ- uation in Darjeeling, Tripathi said on be holding the additional charge of the police have sent a proposal to ation has been brought under Tuesday that all the concerned author- managing director of the West Bengal the state Home department control. ities should sit together and discuss Tourism Development Corporation. to take necessary steps in this But there are apprehensions the matter to resolve the issue. The Chief Minister went to meet the Governor on her way to Nabanna on Wednesday morning Deepa P Priya, who is an IAS offi- regard and the officials of the of further trouble to be caused The Chief Minister is monitoring loving” local people. ple do not face inconvenience unnec- the offices open, GJM supporters are cer of 2011 batch, has been given the Home department are doing by the GJM. So, there would be the entire situation in the Hills and the The state government has also essarily by not getting the required keeping a tab on the situation and tak- additional charge of executive director the necessary “on an urgent necessity to mobilise additional state government has taken all nec- issued notifications to ensure that services. When the state government ing down details of the employees who of GTA. She will continue to work as basis”. policemen and security per- essary steps to ensure safety of both all government offices in the Hills is trying its level best to keep the situ- have reported for work despite the the chief executive officer of Siliguri- As per the proposal of the sonnel to the Hills for which, tourists in Darjeeling and the “peace remain open so that common peo- ation in the Hills normal by keeping GJM’s attempts to bring everything Jalpaiguri Development Authority. state police, there is a require- the vehicles would be needed. ment of a total of 150 vehicles According to a senior offi- of different sizes in addition to cial, this is a rare occasion when the existing ones. The vehicles the state police need to hire so ‘Construction of GJYM threatens indefinite strike if rallies are stopped will be mainly used to transport many vehicles at a time just for policemen and for other uses of the Hills. Usually, the police AMITAVA BANERJEE reports of untoward incidents. meet, where five outfits includ- the Central government’s inter- the police. Out of 150, there is use hired vehicles apart from connecting road via A GJYM meet took place in ing the BJP pledged support to vention in the ongoing impasse. a need of 100 cars, 30 medium the ones that are of their own DARJEELING: Chances of a Malidhura around 12 km from the GJM in the shape of an uni- Administrative reshuffle size vehicles like mini-buses or round-the-year but that is a dif- scuffle on Thursday loomed Darjeeling town on Wednes- fied movement for Gorkhaland, also took place at the GTA mini-trucks and 20 big ones ferent matter because those are large with the Gorkha Janmukti day attended by GJM presi- Gurung warned: “We will fur- amidst the ongoing special like buses. It has been estimated for regular use. Lake absurd’ Yuva Morcha (GJYM-youth dent Bimal Gurung. Talking ther intensify our movement to audit. C Murugan, Managing that it would take around Rs “Officials have been wing of the GJM) threatening to mediapersons after the meet- counter police and administra- Director, WBTDCL was moved 1.85 crore to hire the vehicles engaged to carry out special OUR CORRESPONDENT to clamp an indefinite general ing, Prakash Gurung, the GJYM tive excesses. It might take the in replacing Don Bosco Lepcha for three months. audit of the Gorkhaland Terri- bandh in the Hills if security president stated: “The nari mor- shape of indefinite bandhs. It is as the secretary, GTA. Deepap The situation in the Hills torial Administration (GTA) as KOLKATA: The state Urban forces try to stop their rallies. cha will take out three rallies on advisable for tourists and out- Priya P was brought into the started turning worse after irregularities of fund have been Development department has The women’s wing of the Thursday from Dali, Darjeeling siders who work here to avoid GTA as the Executive Director. GJM supporters attacked the alleged. Now, for the trouble no proposal to construct a road GJM will be taking out three Railway Station and Singamari. the Hills at this point.” A large security force con- policemen and set some of caused by GJM, the state gov- connecting Southern Avenue rallies on Thursday which have If the police try to stop the ral- GJM general secretary tingent arrived at Malidhura their vehicles on fire soon after ernment has to invest such a with Lake Gardens flyover via been denied permission by the lies forcefully or resort to any Roshan Giri left for Delhi on led by S P Akhilesh Chaturvedi the Cabinet meeting headed by huge amount of money that Rabindra Sarobar. district administration and kind of force, we will call for an Wednesday evening. He would when Gurung and the GJYM Chief Minister Mamata Baner- could have been used for devel- Senior officials of the state police. Meanwhile, the third indefinite bandh in the Hills.” be meeting BJP leaders and were holding a meeting. They jee was held in Darjeeling on opment work as undertaken by Urban Development depart- day of the indefinite bandh call Getting a shot in the arm ministers in Delhi including the went around the area and left June 8. The deterioration of the Chief Minister,” the offi- ment on Wednesday said never passed off peacefully with no from Wednesday’s all party Union Home Minister seeking after some time. the situation had led to incon- cial said. did such a proposal come up in the department as construction The officials added that ALL PRAISES of a connecting road via Rabi- there is no traffic jam between ndra Sarobar is absurd. Dur- Gol Park and Southern Ave- 100 new waste bins installed in ing a discussion some months nue-Sarat Bose Road cross- ago, a suggestion had been put ing. Hence, the vehicles going forth from the city police to from Gol Park to Lake Gardens explore the possibility of set- flyover can well use Southern Salt Lake, more in the offing ting up a connecting road via Avenue, go straight up and take Ballygunge Lake. a left turn at its intersection OUR CORRESPONDENT kets would be renovated and the market They said the construction with Sarat Bose Road. “The vol- committee would have to pay charges for of a connecting road by wid- ume of traffic on both South- KOLKATA: Bidhannagar Municipal Cor- dumping garbage. ening the existing pathway on ern Avenue from Gol Park end poration (BMC) has installed new garbage It was also discussed to install 595 kg the southern part of the Lake is manageable and for this, an bins across the city. The civic body has also capacity bins in every market. Shopkeep- that runs parallel to the rail- additional route will be not of requested residents to drop their garbage in ers would dump their waste in this bin way tracks is absurd as it has much use.” the newly-installed waste bins from where and the corporation staff would empty the narrowed down in the West- An official alleged that it will be taken to the dumping ground at bins once a day. The shopkeepers would be ern side. There is no scope for some people with vested inter- Mollar Bheri. charged Rs 2 per day for this service. widening the entry point of the ests are spreading rumours that Around 100 such garbage bins were The corporation has also instructed path from the Western side. a road will be built affecting the installed on the roadsides and the corpo- the garbage collectors to segregate waste Moreover, if traffic is allowed greenery of Rabindra Sarobar. ration is planning to introduce more in the into biodegradable and non-biodegradable from Southern Avenue entry They are also saying that 400 near future. “We have already requested waste. The pay package of sweepers was point, then, people cannot odd trees will be uprooted to the residents to put their garbage in these revised and they were taken under medi- use the long stretch from the construct the road and envi- new waste bins. Our trucks will carry cal insurance policy as well. entry point to the southern- ronmentalists have given their the garbage from there to the dumping ment Authority (NKDA) and Nabadiganta In Mollar Bheri, there is no waste segre- most part of the Lake where a reactions on the basis of a mat- ground,” said Devashis Jana, member, Industrial Township Authority (NDITA) gation system and the site is slowly getting swimming club is situated and ter which does not exist. Mayor-in-Council (Sewerage and Solid — the three ULBs off-load garbage at a site saturated. The corporation is taking differ- during the sessions, from April The artificial lake was built Waste Management). popularly known as Mollar Bheri. ent steps to solve the problem. to September end specifically, in the 1930s by the Kolkata It may be mentioned that a compre- BMC is also planning to introduce It will be recalled that people started over 1,000 people visit the club Improvement Trust and the hensive solid waste management scheme charges for the markets for garbage dump- residing in Salt Lake from mid 1970s. There daily. To allow traffic on this earth that was excavated was Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee felicitates toppers of madrasas for Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation ing. This matter was already discussed in was no proper trenching ground. Later, it stretch, the club will have to be used to level the land over vast at Nabanna on Wednesday PIC/MPOST is underway. Bidhannagar Municipal Cor- the meeting but a final decision was not was decided that a trenching ground would closed down. areas in South Kolkata. poration, New Town Kolkata Develop- taken yet. It was discussed that all the mar- be set up in Mollar Bheri. EXTORTION CALL Former branch Hike in festival bonus Taxi hits car, two Cops to quiz Mathew manager of bank students and cab over featuring in video hailed by govt employees held for fraud OUR CORRESPONDENT driver injured OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT KOLKATA: The decision of the state OUR CORRESPONDENT KOLKATA: The Kolkata Police government to increase the festival bonus will interrogate Narada News CEO KOLKATA: The and advance has been welcomed by its KOLKATA: Two school students were injured Mathew Samuel on Thursday in con- city police’s detective employees. after a taxi hit the car in which they were travel- nection with the Munchipara case in department arrested On Wednesday, the state govern- ling at Salt Lake on Wednesday afternoon. Police which a former Central minister from the former manager of ment has made the announcement of said that the taxi hit the private car from behind Bihar received a call from Central Kol- Burrabazar branch of a giving adhoc bonus and advance to its and the two students who were sitting inside kata demanding extortion money of private bank, who was employees. received injuries on their heads and legs. The Rs 5 crore. at large for the past two Employees, who get salary between injured students were taken to a local hospital The caller had threatened the min- years, on charges of mis- Rs 26,000 and Rs 36,000 will be get- along with the taxi driver who received minor ister of posting a video footage featur- appropriating Rs 19.90 ting Rs 5,000 as adhoc bonus. It may injuries as well. Police later arrested the taxi ing him in social networking site if the lakh after transferring the money that was kept as be mentioned that the amount has been On Wednesday, the driver from the hospital. money is not given. Samuel was also fixed deposit in his bank to a fictitious account in increased by Rs 1,000. Last year, the state government Police learnt that the two students – Boby found in the video footage. another private bank. Acting on a tip-off, the police employees getting salary between Rs Das and Sayan Das — were coming back from a According to an officer of the conducted a raid at a house on Eliot Road in Cen- 26,000 and Rs 36,000, had received ad- has made the private tuition when the incident took place. The city police, Samuel will be reaching tral Kolkata and arrested the accused 35-year-old hoc bonus of Rs 4,000. At the same time, announcement of car was hit by the taxi near Salt Lake’s Vidyas- Munchipara police station at around a raid on February 14 after receiving Md Shirazuddin. In 2014, Shirazuddin was posted the employees whose salary is below Rs agar Island. 12 noon. He will be coming from an information from Bihar Police that as the manager of the Burrabazar branch of the pri- 26,000 will be getting ad-hoc bonus of Rs giving adhoc bonus “I was standing nearby when the incident Cochin where he was being interro- the former Central minister D P Yadav vate bank when he had liquidated a fixed deposit 3,600. It has also been increased as last and advance took place. The car was running at a normal gated by both the Central Bureau of had been receiving threat calls from worth Rs 19.90 lakh of one Sushila Devi Bajaj. He year the amount was Rs 3,400. speed but the taxi, which was coming at a Investigation and Enforcement Direc- somewhere in Munchipara station had transferred the money to his own account in According to a notification of the of which will be Rs 3,600. high speed, hit the car from behind,” said an torate in connection with the Narada and the caller demanded Rs 5 crore another private bank and had later withdrawn it. state Finance department, Muslim state The state government employees eyewitness. sting operation. He will reach Kolkata from the minister. While tracking the The matter came to light when the woman went to government employees will be getting have welcomed the move of the state The local resident rescued the students and in a flight at around 11.45 am. caller, the police reached the hotel the bank to get her money in 2015, when the fixed the ad-hoc bonus by June 19 and in case government in increasing the advance the taxi driver and took them to the hospital. The police have recovered a lap- and recovered the laptop. The accused deposit had matured. An internal inquiry was car- of other employees, it will be disbursed and bonus. They appreciated the move They called up police to remove the damaged top in which the video footages were had, however, managed to flee. The ried out by the bank authorities and subsequently, between September 11 and 18 2017. “In of the state government saying that the vehicles standing on the road. found. Sources said that the police will accused had provided a fake identity Shirazuddin was asked to return the money within a case there is any failure, the disburse- Mamata Banerjee government has taken “The students were really scared. We have be asking Samuel to clarify the reason card while checking into the hotel and week. Instead of doing so, he had fled and was at large ment should be made as early as pos- the step despite giving a huge amount called up their parents and relatives after taking behind his presence in the video foot- claimed himself as one Vikram Singh. for the past two years. He used to keep changing his sible before the festival of Durga Puja/ to the Centre to clear the debt made by phone number from them. Later, police removed ages. They will be also asking Samuel It is learnt that Samuel will also be location in the city and its outskirts and used to stay Eid-Ul-Fitre.” The casual workers who the erstwhile Left Front government. the cars from the road,” the eyewitness added. to describe that how the youth, who going to the office of the CBI at Nizam at different places by changing his name and look. have put in work at least for 120 days Moreover, despite such a situation, the Meanwhile, in another incident on Tuesday had fled from the hotel finding the Palace in Kolkata and ED’s office at He was remanded to the custody of police till and the employees on consolidated pay Chief Minister is taking all necessary night, a taxi collided with a private car face to face police, got hold of those footages. CGO complex in Salt Lake after the June 20 after being produced before the Bankshall in the year 2016-17 will also be entitled steps to ensure an overall development near Technopolis Crossing in Sector V. Police The Kolkata Police had conducted interrogation by the Kolkata Police. Court on Wednesday. to ad-hoc bonus, the maximum amount of the state. seized both the vehicles. 4 city mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 15 June, 2017 Gang of four storm into Two fake doctors under KMC to take up sweeping house, loot scanner in Durgapur valuables OUR CORRESPONDENT of state-run hospitals KOLKATA: Two fake doctors OUR CORRESPONDENT were found to be practicing at OUR CORRESPONDENT ing would be ready. Durgapur in West Burdwan. The Chief Minister then KOLKATA: A gang of four One of these two fake doctors KOLKATA: A day after Chief went to the place where the miscreants stormed into the used to run a clinic where abor- Minister Mamata Banerjee proposed organ transplant house of a businessman and tions were illegally performed paid a surprise visit to Samb- unit will come up. From there, looted valuables. by the accused. hunath Pandit Hospital, it was Banerjee went to the build- The incident occurred at The district administration decided that henceforth, the ing situated opposite the Ron- Sonarpur in South 24-Par- is preparing a detailed report Kolkata Municipal Corpora- ald Ross building from where ganas on Tuesday night. The on the whereabouts of these tion (KMC) will sweep and cards for the outdoor patients miscreants hit the housewife two accused doctors which will clean the compounds of the are issued and talked to some with a heavy substance when sent to the state Health depart- state-run hospitals in the city of the relatives of patients. she refused to hand over the ment. One of the accused has twice daily. She listened to their com- key of almirah to the miscre- been absconding since the mat- So long, the state Public plaints and instructed the ants. The incident occurred ter came to light. Works department (PWD) medical super to listen to when her husband and her A senior administrative used to look after the solid the grievances of the patients daughter were away from official of West Burdwan said and medical waste manage- and their relatives. She home. that stern action will be taken ment in state-run hospitals. instructed Dr Bandopadhyay Police said that the mis- against these two accused PWD had assigned private to ensure that sweeping and creants looted gold orna- who were allegedly practic- REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE agencies to do the job. cleaning is done regularly and ments worth few lakh rupees ing without a valid registra- When Banerjee made twice daily. and hard cash from the house. tion number. Both the accused and the senior sub-divisional to be fake, failed to produce a surprise visit to Samb- It may be mentioned that The housewife, Anjana Dey used to run their chambers at officials of Durgapur visited the any valid registration number hunath Pandit hospital on in the administrative review fell unconscious after being Raghunathpur area of Dur- chamber. The accused doctor to the police. Rajak had also Tuesday, the hospital super- meetings held in the districts hit on her head. gapur. The accused S R Sur has been at large since the inci- been practicing as an alopath intendant had told her that recently, Banerjee pulled up The miscreants tied her who is actually a homeopathy dent came to light. The police doctor in Main Gate area of there was some problem in officials of state-run hospitals with a rope when she fell on doctor used to practice as an and the district administration Durgapur. Police said that the getting sweepers from the and medical establishments in the ground. The miscreants MBBS doctor. were carrying out a probe in accused used to sell medicines designated agency regularly. the districts and urged them later opened the almirah and He used to write MBBS this regard. Police said that four without a drug license. The The same complaint was to work seriously. looted the valuables. When against his name on the sign- persons used to work under the district administration also echoed by Dr Manimoy Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee along with state Sports minister and As the state government her husband Satya Narayan board that was put up on the accused at his chamber and the received complaints against Bandopadhyay, medical chairman of SSKM Rogi Kalyan Samity Aroop Biswas paid a surprise is providing free medical ser- Dey returned home along wall outside his chamber. The visitors were all women. the two accused. super of SSKM when asked visit to SSKM Hospital on Wednesday PIC/AMIT DATTA vice to patients in state-run with their daughter Puja, district police had raided his A senior administrative “A probe is being con- why sweeping and cleaning hospitals which is first-of-its- they found that the woman chamber and collected many official in the district said that ducted in this regard. A report was not done at the hospital days work scheme for the reached the hospital at 12.20 kind in the country, Baner- was lying on the floor with important materials including they have collected some infor- will soon be submitted to the regularly. purpose. pm. She got down in front of jee, who is also the Health her hands and legs tied with a catheter and anesthetic drugs. mation and are also preparing a senior officials of the state After returning to On Wednesday afternoon, the building that houses the minister, does not want to a rope. The investigation officers are report which will soon be sub- Health department. Action will Nabanna, Chief Minis- Banerjee made a surprise visit Emergency ward and went leave any stone unturned to She was taken to a pri- certain that the accused used mitted to the Chief Medical be taken against the accused ter Mamata Banerjee held a to SSKM hospital. She along to the place where the con- ensure that not only the vate hospital. After being to perform abortion illegally. Officer of Health in the district. if found guilty,” a senior meeting with Mayor Sovan with Aroop Biswas, state struction of the new Emer- patients get the best treat- informed, police rushed to A senior official from Dur- Another accused Santosh administrative official in the Chatterjee and asked him to Sports minister and chairman gency building is underway. ment but also get to avail the the spot and started a probe. gapur Municipal Corporation Rajak who is also believed district said. engage labourers under 100 of SSKM Rogi Kalyan Samity She inquired when the build- services in a good ambience. Husband held at gunpoint, wife gang-raped Three fake CID officers held OUR CORRESPONDENT One of the miscreants by the real ones in Siliguri KOLKATA: Two youth stormed into a house at Bishnupur in South 24 Parga- managed to flee OUR CORRESPONDENT further demanded Rs one lakh nas and gang-raped a woman keeping from the spot after According to more from the victim. her husband at gunpoint. KOLKATA: The Criminal CID sources, the The businessman contacted The incident occurred at Gajirhat the incident while the Investigation Department the office of the CID at Siliguri area of Raspunj under Bishnupur police other had been caught (CID) has arrested three fake three accused and came to know that there station on Tuesday night. The miscre- by the local residents. CID officers from Fasideoa in introduced were no such officers in these ants entered the house of the victim Siliguri sub-division. names. He told the CID officers by breaking open the door and car- The incident triggered The accused have been themselves as about the matter. The CID offi- ried out the crime. They miscreants tension among the identified as Subodh Roy, CID officers and cers in the district asked the vic- came on a motorcycle and parked it out- Ranjit Choudhury and Bharat tim businessman to call up the side the house. One of the miscreants local residents Das. According to the CID, demanded money three accused on pretext of giv- managed to flee from the spot after the Subodh Roy, a retired rail- ing money to them. As advised incident while the other had been sion in the area. way police personnel was learnt that the CID has prepared by the senior CID officers, the caught by the local residents. The In another incident, a minor girl the mastermind behind the a list of fake doctors in the state. businessman called up the fake incident triggered tension among the was alleged raped by an accused. The incident. Police have also recov- According to CID sources, officers saying that he was ready local residents. incident occurred at Fasideoa block in ered a car which was used by the the three accused introduced to give them the money and One of the accused who was caught Siliguri. The local residents also beat three accused. themselves as CID officers asked them to come to a par- and later handed over to the police has victim’s husband told the police that accused were trying flee from the house up the accused and later handed him The incident comes at a time and demanded money from ticular place. When the three been identified as Piklu Pramanik. The the accused broke into his house. One when the local people caught one of the over to the police. The accused Md Safir when the CID has been carry- one Mehboob Alam, a local accused came to the place, they local residents became agitated and of them put a gun on his head while accused. allegedly lured the victim girl to his ing out a probe in connection businessman at Chathat area were arrested by CID sleuths. beat up the accused before handing the other dragged his wife to a cor- Police identified the other accused house and allegedly raped her. After with fake doctor issue. Many of Fasideoa. It is suspected that the him over to the police. The irate mob set ner of the room and tortured her. The who fled from the spot as one Nitai Sar- being attracted by the screams of the fake doctors including some The accused threatened the accused used to extort money the motorcycle on fire that was parked accused threatened the victim’s hus- dar. Both the accused are residents of a victim, the local residents rushed to who were attached with some of businessman that if he does not from the businessmen in the outside the house of the victim. band of dire consequences if he nearby village. Police are conducting the spot and caught the accused. The the prominent private hospitals pay the amount they would area and a probe has been After being informed, police reached shouts and tries to attract the attention raids to nab the culprit who has been victim was rescued and sent to North in the city have been arrested. book him in false charges. The started in this regard. The CID the spot and arrested the accused on the of neighbours. absconding. A police picket has been Bengal Medical College and Hospital Many other fake doctors were businessman then gave them officers also seized the mobile basis of the compliant by the victim. The After committing the crime, the set up in the village as there was ten- for treatment. under the CID scanner. It was Rs 1.1 lakh. The accused had phones of the three accused. millenniumpost.in Locals protest over suspension of trains in Purulia Special trains for Eid KOLKATA: OUR CORRESPONDENT To cope with the ex- bad-Chandrapura segment under the The daily passengers have alleged pected rush of passengers during is now available in everypart of Bengal East Central Railway was also sus- that the students and the teachers KOLKATA: The local residents in pended. The board has also shut some would face a lot of problem as the ensuing Eid-ul-Fitre festival, East- ern Railway will run two pairs of SL DISTRICT Centre Name Agent Name Contact No Purulia protested on Wednesday after railway lines in Jharkhand suspecting summer vacation is over now. “We knowing that railway services on a an underground mines fire. will inform the matter to local MLA specials for different directions viz NO NAME certain stretch would soon get sus- Meanwhile, most of the daily pas- and MP and request them to bring a Howrah-Raxaul-Asansol Special 1 East Midnapore TAMLUK N.C.Bera 7501493175 pended. The railway board recently sengers in Purulia alleged that the rail solution to this issue,” another resi- and Howrah-Nautanwa Special. cancelled 19 trains and diverted authority did not even inform them dent said. HALDIA Ayesha 9474306356 The Howrah-Raxaul-Asansol Begum,Ranichak routes of seven other trains after a the reason of suspension of those It may be mentioned that on the mines fire reached close to the tracks trains. Some of them also alleged that basis of recommendation of the Direc- special train will have General DIGHA Kamal Lochan Panda 8906868884 on the Dhanbad-Chandrapura seg- the authority should arrange some tor General of Mines Safety (DGMS), Second Class, Sleeper Class and 2 West Midnapore MIDNAPORE Balaram Pandit 9932708271 ment. This has stopped the services of alternative trains for them. But no the railway board on June 10 had Air-Conditioned coaches and the 3 Jhargram JHARGRAM Champa Maity 9547230220 Jhargram-Purulia-Dhanbad Passen- such steps were taken. declared the Dhanbad-Chandrapura Howrah- Nautanwa special train 4 North 24 - Parganas BARASAT/NILGUNJ B N Kundu 9836333630 ger, Ranchi-Jhalda-Kotshila-Dhanbad “I was a regular passenger in some segment as unsafe for its closeness to Passenger and Ranchi-Asansol-How- of the trains. But I was informed that Jharia mines fire. The land around will have Sleeper Class and Air- BARRACKPORE Biswajit Ghosh 9830830798 rah Intercity Express which pass these trains will not be available now. the coalfield has also started caving Conditioned coaches. BASIRHAT Uttam Biswas 9474574927 through Purulia. The movement of The rail authority did not even inform in and the age-old railway tracks are OUR CORRESPONDENT 5 Bardhaman BURDWAN Kamal Mukherjee 9332192230 goods train on the 34 km long Dhan- me the reason,” said a local resident. no longer safe. 6 West Bardhman ASANSOL Hiralal Sen 9933662126 DURGAPUR WARIA Joy prakash Ray 9563601176 / 7864818860 After gutka, Burdwan Municipality bans NIRSHA Gopal Chatterjee 9386695330 BARAKAR Jai Bhagwan Singh 9334652173 7 Murshidabad BAHARAMPUR COURT Dipak Choudhury 9851612424 polythene carry bags below 40 microns 8 Nadia KALYANI / Dey News Agency 9830609355 OUR CORRESPONDENT KANCHRAPARA REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE other reasons especially when solid waste management is 9 Howrah HOWRAH CENTRE Manik Lal Bag 9883393201 KOLKATA: The Burdwan concerned. Anybody caught /9732243933 Municipality has decided to using polythene will be penal- 10 Purulia PURULIA D.C.Nag 9434130550 ban polythene carry bags less ised,” the source said. 11 Jalpaiguri SILIGURI Toton Saha 9832046238 than 40 micron in thickness. It may be mentioned that The civic body has recently the work of beautification is 12 Hooghly CHINSURAH / CHAN- B.Singh 9883108806 learnt that consumption of going on in Burdwan town. The DAN NAGAR polythene results in large num- civic body has taken up sev- 13 Birbhum SHANTINIKETAN Anita Shaw 9232162151 ber of animal deaths. It may be eral beautification projects to 14 Darjeeling DARJEELING Bitta Newspaper 9434131515 mentioned that the Municipal- increase the attraction of the ity had earlier declared gutka, city. Banning plastic and gutka Agency a chewing stimulant, banned were really necessary for the 15 Cooch Behar COOCH BEHAR Jayanta Das 9434217084 from its area. civic body before the beautifi- 16 Alipurduar ALIPURDUAR Bablu Saha 9733166169 Many residents expressed cation work is completed. 17 Kalimpong KALIMPONG Sandeep Jain 9832016738 concerns over increasing use According to West Ben- of polythene carry bags and gal Pollution Control Board, 18 Uttar Dinajpur RAIGUNJ Pradyut Karmakar 9434384154 their consumption in large various types of polymers 19 Dakshin Dinajpur BALURGHAT Sujan das 8670582892 number by animals. “The civic are widely used through- 20 Malda MALDA TOWN Ashim Kr.Sarkar 7797919580 board has decided to ban poly- out the world for a variety of thene unanimously. It is really a useful purposes. The most Others District List good move,” said a Municipal- will be strictly checked. “No person should man- tobacco and pan masala,” the popular polymers include 21 Jharkhand RANCHI Birendra Nath Singh 9431929279 / ity source said The colour of the carry ufacture, stock distribute or source added. polyethylene, polypropylene, 8409298763 The Municipality has men- bags will be in natural shade sell any carry bag made of “Animals eat polythenes polyvinyl chloride (PVC), poly- TATA NAGAR Surender Singh 9835170495 tioned in a notification that or transparent. Colourful bags polythene which is less than which chokes the digestive sys- styrene and nylon. However, during the course of manufac- will be allowed but the man- 40 microns in thickness. tem resulting into their death. the biggest problem with the DHANBAD S.K.Pandey 8409984151 turing, stocking, distribution, ufactures have to follow the Sachets using plastic material Imposing ban on polythene use conventional plastics is non- 22 Bihar PATNA Nandalal Yadav 7765012713 sale and use of carry bags and norms set by the Bureau of will not be used for storing, will protect their lives. Poly- biodegradability and release of sachets, the pollution norms Indian Standards. packing or selling gutka, thene is also harmful for some toxic pollutants. 5 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 15 June, 2017 mp nation Govt extends interest subsidy All six new AIIMS turn out to be non-starter on crop loans for 2017-18 DHIRENDRA KUMAR OUR CORRESPONDENT cent for 2017-18. NEW DELHI: Former Prime Additional, 3 per cent Minister Atal Bihari Vajpay- NEW DELHI: Farmers will interest subsidy will be given ee’s ambitious vision to have at continue to get short-term to those who repay on time. least one AIIMS-like hospital crop loans up to Rs 3 lakh at Only 4 per cent interest will be in every region of the country an interest rate of 7 per cent and charged from prompt repayers, seems to have developed Achil- prompt repayers at 4 per cent as the statement said. les’s heel as all the six AIIMS the government on Wednesday As an interim measure, the approved during his regime is approved extending a scheme Reserve Bank last month had proving to be a non-starter. with Rs 20,339 crore funds to asked the banks to continue According to the lat- make available cheaper loans to giving the discount on interest est report, all the six AIIMS the farming community. on short-term crop loans in the approved by the Vajpayee gov- That apart, farmers will get current fiscal. The interest sub- ernment are running short AIIMS, Raipur loans for post-harvest storage vention will be given to pub- of faculties and footfalls of of their produce at a subsidised lic sector banks (PSBs), private patients are 10 times lesser According to the report, AIIMS-Jodhpur witnesses interest rate of 7 per cent for lenders, cooperative banks and in comparison to the parent just 750 patients are visiting 1,600 patients during OPD six months. To provide relief regional rural banks (RRBs) on AIIMs in the national capital. AIIMS-Raipur during OPD hours, with 450 surgeries to farmers affected by natural use of own funds and to Nab- Given the present condi- hours every day, while the hos- and 750 admissions; AIIMS- calamities, the government has ard for refinance for RRBs and tion of six AIIMS, it looks very pital conducts only 16 surgeries Rishikesh sees 1,250 patient decided to give 2 per cent inter- cooperative banks. challenging task for the govern- in a month and 250 patients get footfall, 300 surgeries and est subsidy for first year on the The Cabinet decision to ment to expedite 20 more new admission. Similarly, the condi- 725 admissions; AIIMS-Bhu- restructured amount. continue the interest subven- AIIMS on the lines of Delhi’s tion of AIIMS-Patna is also as baneswar has 1,750 patients at These decisions were taken tion comes at a time when premier health institute. like other regional AIIMS as OPD, 600 surgeries and 1,550 at the Cabinet meeting on farmers are in agitation mode The report shows that all the hospital get 1,040 patients admissions and AIIMS-Bho- Wednesday, headed by Prime in several parts of the country, the six new AIIMS, which were during OPD hours, while 325 pal get only 950 patients dur- Minister Narendra Modi. especially in Madhya Pradesh, established to reduce increas- surgeries in a month and 370 ing OPD hours in a day, with “The Cabinet has approved help in delinking the farmers initiatives of the government. But the government has been demanding loan waiver. Uttar ing patient burden on Delhi admissions. 150 surgeries and just 350 the Interest Subvention Scheme from non- institutional sources The interest subvention providing interest subvention Pradesh and Maharashtra AIIMS, not proving to be a sav- Notably, AIIMS-Patna was admissions. (ISS) for farmers for 2017- of credit where they are com- scheme, which has been run- to make available short-term have already announced such iour for 60 per cent patients vis- opened to provide AIIMS- On the faculty front, AIIMS 18... The government has ear- pelled to borrow at usurious ning since 2006-07, will con- farm credit at an affordable rate waiver.The government said all iting Delhi AIIMS for quality Delhi like treatment to patients Raipur has just 79, AIIMS Patna marked a sum of Rs 20,339 rates of interest. tinue for the current fiscal and and help boost farm output. short-term crop loan accounts treatment at affordable prices. from Bihar in their own state has just 52, AIIMS Jodhpur has crore for this purpose,” an offi- Since the crop insur- will be implemented by the Under the scheme, the gov- will be Aadhaar-linked from In AIIMS-Delhi, about only, but it’s not working as 99, AIIMS Rishikesh has 86, cial statement said. ance under Pradhan Mantri National Bank for Agriculture ernment will continue to pro- the current year. 2,300 patients get admitted patients from Bihar, Uttar AIIMS Bhubaneswar has 137 Stating that credit is a criti- Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Rural Development (Nab- vide 2 per cent interest subsidy For 2017-18, the target of every month while 8,500 sur- Pradesh, Rajasthan, etc are and AIIMS Bhopal has just 54 cal input in achieving higher is linked to availing of crop ard) and the Reserve Bank. to ensure farmers get short- agriculture credit has been geries are being done every still contributing to 60 per cent faculties. Every AIIMS has less farm output, the government loans, the farmers stand to ben- Normally, farm loan attracts term farm loan of up to Rs 3 raised to Rs 10 lakh crore, from month, which is not the case footfall of all the patients at the than one-fourth of total sanc- said the institutional credit will efit from both farmer-oriented an interest rate of 9 per cent. lakh at an effective rate of 7 per Rs 9 lakh crore in 2016-17. with all six AIIMS. premier institute. tioned faculty strength of 305. Petrol pumps withdraw strike No stay on trial Karnataka: Bill tabled for comprehensive court order call over daily price revision in Pachauri’s legislation for varsities under govt’s purview

OUR CORRESPONDENT been changed. cal difficulties which we have OUR CORRESPONDENT its functioning and is consid- cation under one umbrella to the Chancellor shall exercise Oil Minister Dharmendra addressed in our meeting suit: HC ered necessary to bring uni- ensure that there are common all the powers in consultation NEW DELHI: Petrol pump Pradhan said the new timing with leadership of all the three BENGALURU: A bill aimed at formity in monitoring of these rules to be followed by all of with the state government for owners on Wednesday called of the price change was agree- petroleum dealers association OUR CORRESPONDENT providing for a comprehensive universities by the state govern- them regarding their admin- uniform, speedy and effective off their proposed strike over able to the dealers and so daily today,” he told reporters here. legislation for all universities ment. It said the new legisla- istration and functioning,” the decision making. Among the daily revision of petrol and die- price revision will be imple- Instead of changing rates at NEW DELHI: The Delhi High under the purview of Depart- tion aims at consolidating and bill in its statement of objects other bills tabled in the Assem- sel prices from Friday after the mented from June 16 as previ- midnight, it has been decided Court on Wednesday refrained ment of Higher Education in enhancing the performance and reasons said. The bill also bly on Wednesday include Kar- government agreed to change ously decided. that prices should change from staying a trial court order Karnataka was tabled in the and to bring uniformity in proposes “significant” changes nataka State Higher Education the timing to 6 am everyday Private pump owners, who before the start of business, he to record evidence during the Assembly on Wednesday. administration of all state uni- like search-cum-selection Council (Amendment) Bill, instead of midnight. make up for three-fourth of said. “Daily prices will change summer vacation in a Rs one- It also aims to replace sev- versities but by retaining their committee for appointment Karnataka Rajya Dr Gangubai Until now price revisions the nation’s 54,000 retail out- from 6 am,” he said. crore defamation case against eral acts in force for establish- special characters in academic of Vice- Chancellors consists Hanagal Sangeetha Mattu Pra- used to come into effect from lets of the public sector firms, Federation of All India activist Vrinda Grover and ing such universities. attainment, research, extension of eminent academicians, the darshaka Kalegala Vishwavidy- midnight but considering the had threatened to go on a strike Petroleum Traders president another woman by former The bill tabled by Higher and related activities. senate, syndicate or executive alaya (Amendment) Bill, and fact that dealers would have to over concerns of inadequate Ashok Badhwar said the gov- TERI chief R K Pachauri. Education Minister Basavaraj “The bill brings together council renamed as executive Karnataka Compulsory Ser- deploy manpower everyday to infrastructure to revise prices ernment has taken the deci- The high court initially told Rayareddi states that presently all the state universities exist- council and common recruit- vice Training By Candidates change rates in the middle of every midnight. sion of daily price revision in the lawyers for Grover and the there are seven universities acts ing under the purview of ment board, among others. Completed Medical Courses the night, the timing has now “There was some practi- public interest. other woman to ring up and in force and each one differs in Department of Higher Edu- It also clearly states that (Amendment) Bill. request the local commissioner, appointed for recording the evi- dence, to accommodate them CBSE scrapping re-evaluation by re-scheduling the process slated to begin from June 19. After the lawyers said that the facility challenged in HC local commissioner could not be reached over the phone, Jus- OUR CORRESPONDENT answer sheets is still available. The submission tice Sunil Gaur issued notice to was made during hearing of a plea by some stu- Pachauri, three media houses NEW DELHI: A student who wrote the class dents who were seeking re-evaluation of their and the Centre on Grover’s XII board exams this year from Saudi Arabia answer sheets. plea seeking their response by has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the Subsequently, the Orissa High Court had June 16. CBSE’s November last year decision to do away allowed the students to apply for re-evaluation The high court said it will with re-evaluation of answer sheets. A bench of and had directed the Board to set up an expert not pass any order without justices S Muralidhar and C Hari Shankar issued committee to carry out the exercise within three hearing the other side and did notice to the Central Board of Secondary Exami- days, the petition has said. The petitioner student not grant a stay on the trial nations (CBSE) and its controller of exams and from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, has sought parity court’s decision. sought their stand on the student’s plea also seek- with the students from Odisha who were allowed Advocate Anupam Srivas- ing re-evaluation of his Physics, Chemistry and to apply for re-evaluation of their answer scripts. tava, appearing for Grover, said Maths answer sheets. The Delhi High Court while seeking the his client was not opposed to The petitioner has claimed that CBSE had CBSE’s reply to the petition by June 21, also recording of the evidence and recently made a statement before the Orissa directed the Board to place on record the state- that she only wanted it to be High Court that the facility of re-evaluation of ment made by it before the Orissa High Court. postponed to July. Govt appoints envoys to Italy, Advanced safety system on 3330 Denmark, km to prevent train accidents Belgium and EU OUR CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI: Train travel is set to become faster and safer in certain sections with Indian Railways introducing Train Protection and Warning Sys- tem (TPWS) on total 3330 km at an estimated cost of Rs 2000 crore. Reenat Sandhu The advanced accident pre- vention measure, under which trains will be in constant com- OUR CORRESPONDENT munication with the signals through sensors installed on NEW DELHI: The govern- the track side, will be imple- loco pilot’s error of signal pass- Tambaram-Chengalpattu ment on Wednesday appointed mented in two phases over the ing at danger or over speeding, section. ambassadors to three European next three-four years. said a senior Railway Ministry In the second phase, the countries, Italy, Denmark and A pilot project of the sys- official involved in the project. implementation of TPWS Belgium. tem was operationalised a few It is important to see that on 2086 km route has also Gaitri Issar Kumar, a 1986- years ago in certain sections when the line capacity is sat- been taken up on high den- batch Indian Foreign Ser- of the railways. The TPWS, urated and more trains are sity routes including Delhi- vice (IFS) officer, has been which also reduces delays running, there is a proper and Ambala- Amritsar section, appointed as India’s next during foggy weather, is a effective train control system, Ghaziabad-Tundla- Kanpur, ambassador to Belgium. She proven European train protec- he said. TPWS work has been Kanpur-Mughalsarai and will also be accredited as India’s tion technology and deployed sanctioned on 3330 route km Agra-Gwalior sections, Mum- ambassador to the European extensively on world railways. on automatic signalling/high bai Central-Virar-Vadodara Union (EU), the external affairs With the Railways plan- density routes. Ahmedabad section and Ara- ministry said. ning to go for semi high speed Currently the work is kkonam- Jolarpettai section. While Reenat Sandhu, a and high speed trains, there is underway for installing the The phase-I and phase-II 1989-batch IFS officer, will a need to have automatic train advanced safety measure in are planned for implementa- head India’s diplomatic mis- controlling system. two phases. tion in next 3-4 years. sion in Italy, Ajit Vinayak Gupte TPWS has capability to In the first phase, the imple- The requirement of from the 1991 batch, who is control the speed of train in mentation of TPWS works has enhanced safety for train presently joint secretary in the accordance with the sectional been taken up on 1244 km operations has always been of ministry, has been appointed as permitted speed and signal route of automatic signalling paramount importance. With ambassador to Denmark. aspect ahead by automatic sections with EMU services increasing speed and dense The new appointees are actuation of brakes, in case loco including Sealdah-Howrah- train traffic on the Indian Rail- expected to take up their pilot fails to do so in time. Khana section, Delhi-Panipat way network, enhanced safety respective assignments shortly, Thus it mitigates safety risk section, Howrah-Kharagpur assumes greater significance, the ministry added. of accidents/collisions due to section and Chennai Beach- he said. 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 15 June, 2017 Congress to launch statewide AIADMK MLAs pay-off issue fight-for-right yatra in UP today rocks Tamil Nadu assembly OUR CORRESPONDENT LUCKNOW: Aiming to corner Stalin demanded dismissal of AIADMK government over alleged pay-offs the Yogi Adityanath govern- ment as well as the Centre on OUR CORRESPONDENT judice matters to be discussed farmers’ issues and the problem in the House. of unemployment, the Con- CHENNAI: Waving currency He recalled that when the gress will begin a “haq mango notes, opposition DMK MLAs DMK was in power in January abhiyan” (fight-for-right) yatra led by M K Stalin on Wednes- 2011, then Speaker R Avudai- across Uttar Pradesh from day staged noisy protests before yappan had cited the grounds Wednesday. being evicted en masse from of ‘sub-judice’ to deny permis- The march, which will cover the Tamil Nadu Assembly, after sion to an AIADMK member all the 75 districts of Uttar their demand for a debate on to raise the issue of ‘Nira Radia’ Pradesh, will start from Aligarh. alleged horse-trading involving tapes in which DMK MP Kani- The party has coined slo- ruling AIADMK legislators was mozhi’s name had figured. gans like “na karzmafi, na rozgar hoodwinked by this govern- but the powers at the helm did disallowed. The Speaker said that Avu- ka mauka, prachand bahumat, ment which had promised loan not like it, Tripathi said. Stalin, who is the Leader of daiyappan had also sought “evi- phir bhi prachand dhokha” (no waiver and jobs,” Tripathi said. “Farmers today are on a Opposition, demanded the dis- dence” on the Radia tapes while loan waiver, no jobs; a massive Farmers today are forced to warpath not only in Madhya missal of the AIADMK gov- not allowing a discussion, and betrayal after a massive man- commit suicides and the youth Pradesh but also in Baghpat ernment over the issue of the asked the DMK also to produce date), for the yatra. have to migrate to other areas (western UP), Haryana, Rajas- alleged pay-offs, which rocked proof on the matter. The march will be led by as the promises made to the than, Gujarat, Maharashtra and the Assembly on the opening DMK working president and opposition leader M K Stalin along with Durai Murugan and other MLAs staging Asserting that the matter state Congress chief Raj Bab- BJP have remained unfulfilled, Andhra Pradesh and we are a day of its Budget session. a road blockade following the order of their eviction by Speaker P Dhanapal in Chennai on Wednesday PTI was sub-judice, the Speaker bar and other senior leaders he said. national party and it is our duty After being removed from said he will not allow the dis- will be joining it in the later Against the promise of two to stand with them in their fight the House, Stalin and fel- broke out after SS Sarava- the voice was not his. Assembly. cussion at any cost. phases, party general secre- crore jobs annually, a mere 1.35 for their rights,” he said. low MLAs resorted to a road nan, a party MLA belonging In the Assembly, Speaker P Earlier, in a stormy start to “I have repeatedly pleaded tary and spokesman Dwijen- lakh have been provided in the During the yatra, party lead- blockade outside the state Sec- to the dissident faction led by Dhanapal disallowed a discus- the three-week long Assem- with you for your coopera- dra Tripathi said on Wednesday. three years of the Modi govern- ers and workers will interact retariat, leading to their brief O Panneerselvam, purport- sion as sought by Stalin, saying bly session, the DMK sought tion for the smooth running According to sources, Con- ment, Tripathi. with the locals, hold panchay- detention at a marriage hall by edly made some claims in the matter, based on a private to raise the issue of alleged of the House for nearly 45 min- gress vice president Rahul Gan- “At this rate, it will take 500 ats and public meetings to get police. a TV ‘sting’ operation about TV channel’s ‘sting’ operation, horse-trading. utes. But you seemed to have dhi too might join the yatra years to remove unemployment to know about their problems DMK cadres were also alleged pay-offs to ruling party was sub-judice. The DMK MLAs resorted decided deliberately to disrupt in the later phases as he is and many generations will go and tell them that the Congress arrested in different parts of MLAs ahead of the February He later ordered the evic- to high decibel sloganeering proceedings which I cannot abroad presently to meet his jobless in the process,” he said. was with them, he said. the state for staging demon- 18 trust vote that was won by tion of all DMK members as even as some of them were seen allow,” he said before ordering grandmother. The Congress vice president In the first phase, the state strations against the eviction incumbent Chief Minister K his repeated pleas for order and waving wads of currency notes, their eviction. “The yatra is being taken out has always been at the forefront president will personally visit 17 of Stalin and others. Palaniswami. cooperation for the smooth newspapers, and held papers He then read out the names at the behest of the party vice in highlighting the problems of districts to highlight the plight Trouble for the AIADMK, Saravanan yesterday said it conduct of proceedings fell on with something written on it. of all DMK MLAs present president in order to highlight farmers. He had also made an of the farmers, youth and the which is already in the grip was him in the video footage deaf ears. DMK has a strength Dhanapal said there was a before summoning the mar- the plight of farmers and the attempt to go to Mandsaur to unkept promises of the BJP of an intense factional feud, aired by the TV channel, but of 88 MLAs in the 234-member precedent for not allowing sub- shals to evict them. youth and how they have been express solidarity with them government. Nikhil Dey, 4 UP govt mulls others convicted CM visits Mandsaur, loan waiver Pondy CM dares Bedi to prove allegations of corruption in 19-yr-old case, OUR CORRESPONDENT the Assembly, he asserted Territory. in a transparent and fair man- gives Rs 1 cr cheque to for physically that government’s Central- “It is for the first time ner,” he added. The 50 per cent PUDUCHERRY: Chief Min- ised Admission Committee that the Puducherry govern- quota under government cat- granted bail challenged ister V Narayanasamy on has adhered strictly to orders ment had procured 50 per egory was also filled in a fair Wednesday dared Lt Gover- issued by the Health Minis- cent quota of total seats in PG manner through the coun- OUR CORRESPONDENT kin of deceased farmer OUR CORRESPONDENT nor Kiran Bedi to prove her try, Medical Council of India, courses in the colleges under selling, he said. “Kiran Bedi charges of “corruption and the Supreme Court and High government category for stu- should establish her allega- JAIPUR: RTI activist Nikhil LUCKNOW: The Uttar malpractices” in admission to courts in conducting counsel- dents of the Union Territory tions that malpractices were Dey and four others have been Pradesh government is mull- Post Graduate courses in pri- ling to select students for PG as no government in the past committed in finalising the list sentenced to four months in ing a loan waiver for the physi- vate medical colleges here. and diploma courses in pri- had initiated any step to do of students and that 71 seats jail by a court in Ajmer after cally challenged on the lines of Making a “suo moto” state- vate colleges during 2017-18 so,” he said. “The counselling were bartered away to private it found them guilty of “caus- the ambitious crop loan waiver ment after question hour in academic year in the Union by CENTAC was conducted colleges,” he said. ing hurt” and “trespass” in a announced by the Adityanath 19-year-old case. government for farmers. However, all of them were The Divyaangjan Shashak- released on bail soon after. tikaran Vibhaag of the Uttar Panipat Gurdwara Dey, a representative of Pradesh government wants to NATION BRIEFS Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sang- waive pending loans worth Rs ODISHA: EGGS HURLED AT UNION hatan (MKSS) along with other 3.88 crore. collapse: Toll up to 5 accused were convicted in a “In the next 100 days, TRIBAL AFFAIRS MINISTER’S VEHICLE case registered under IPC sec- the endeavour of the depart- OUR CORRESPONDENT tions 323 (punishment for vol- ment will be to waive pend- KENDRAPARA: The BJD activists in Odisha today untarily causing hurt) and 451 ing loans worth Rs 3.88 crore PANIPAT: Two more bodies hurled eggs at Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual (trespass) in 1998. which were availed of by 6,821 were found from the debris of Oram’s vehicle and waved black flags at him in Kend- The other who were con- OUR CORRESPONDENT that he was beaten up by divyaangjans (disabled). So a gurudwara which collapsed rapara district. The incident took place at Aul market victed by the court in Kis- policemen. far, loans worth Rs 1.60 crore on National Highway 1 here, here when the minister was on his way to take part in hangarh town include former MANDSAUR: Madhya Chouhan along with his have been paid by them. We taking the toll in the incident to ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ programme at Rajkanika. sarpanch of Harmada village Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj wife Sadhna reached Mandsaur want to waive the loans of five. NDRF and Haryana Police Condemning the incident, Oram later tweeted, “I Norti Bai and activists Ram Singh Chouhan today visited in a special plane and went to divyaangjans on the lines of teams have now called off the Karan, Babulal and Chotu Lal Mandsaur, where five culti- Badwan village to meet the kin crop loan waiver announced rescue operation. condemn in the strongest terms the anti Adivasi mindset Malakar. The case pertains to a vators were killed during the of farmer Ghanshyam Dhakad, by Chief Minister Yogi Adity- “Two more bodies were of BJD who have thrown eggs on me in Kendrapara.” dispute with the then sarpanch farmers’ stir, and handed over who was killed in police firing. anath,” Divyangjan Empow- pulled out from under the “The incident seems to be the handiwork of miscreants. of Harmada, Pyare Lal Tak. a cheque of Rs 1 crore to the The chief minister handed erment Minister Om Prakash debris last night. With this, the Law enforcing agencies had tried their best to ensure Dey and four others had family of one of them. a cheque of Rs 1 crore as com- Rajbhar said. total number of deaths in the peace during the union minister’s visit,” Kendrapara SP gone to the house of Tak to see The state government yes- pensation to the kin of Dhakad, At present there are almost incident has risen to five,” Kar- five lakh to the kin of those Dayanidhi Gochayat said. some records on May 5, 1998, terday sanctioned financial aid as promised. two crore ‘divyaangjan’ per- nal Range Inspector General of killed and Rs two lakh to those after they received several com- of Rs 1 crore each to the fam- He also assured the family sons residing in UP. Police, Subhash Yadav said on who sustained grievous injuries PANTRY CAR STAFFER HELD FOR plaints from people that they ilies of the six farmers killed members that strict action will “The UP government is Wednesday. and Rs one lakh to those who were not getting money, they during the violent stir by peas- be taken against those who shot planning to make the divy- He said the incident site has sustained minor injuries. RAPING PASSENGER IN MOVING TRAIN were entitled to, under the ants in Mandsaur. dead the farmers. aangjans self-reliant. Efforts been cleared and no more bod- The gurudwara, where SURAT: A pantry car staffer of the Mumbai-Jaipur Indira Awas Yojna and other The aid was sanctioned Chouhan is also sched- are being made to link them ies were lying under the debris. some construction work was Aravali Express was arrested for allegedly raping a government schemes. from the chief minister’s dis- uled to visit Lodh, Nayakheda, with the Centre’s National Skill “The rescue operation has going on, had collapsed on They wanted to see the cretionary fund and it would Piplyamandi, Barkheda Panth Development Mission. The been called off now,” the IG Monday evening. Among passenger on the train, the police said on Wednesday. related documents after a be given by the Mandsaur col- and Budha villages to extend divyaangjans are also being said. Postmortem examina- those who died in the incident The 32-year-old woman, a resident of Ghaziabad in change in the rules which lector through e-payment facil- condolences to the kin of the encouraged to start their cot- tion of all the five bodies has included three labourers and Uttar Pradesh, stated in her complaint that on June 9, allowed people to access pan- ity, a public relations official other farmers killed in police tage industries and gradually been conducted and they were a priest. Nine persons were she was travelling from Mumbai to Jaipur by Aravali chayat records was made in earlier said. firing. The district administra- venture into MSME (Micro, later handed over to their kin, injured in the incident. Express on an unreserved ticket and the coach was 1997. On May 6, 1998, the On June 6, five farmers tion made elaborate security Small, Medium Enterprises) Panipat Civil Hospital’s Med- Khattar had ordered a overcrowded. Azhar Khan, a staffer of the pantry car, activists reached Tak’s house were killed as the agitation arrangements for Chouhan’s sector,” Rajbhar said. ical Superintendent Dr Alok probe by a high-level commit- approached her with a promise of a seat. He then but they were allegedly threat- by peasants turned violent in visit. He also said that the finan- Jain said. tee, headed by Panipat Addi- ened by the sarpanch and his Mandsaur. Five helipads were made at cial assistance provided to Haryana Chief Minister tional Deputy Commissioner took her to the ‘no-entry’ section of the pantry car and family members. Besides, a 26-year-old various places to ensure that ‘divyaangjans’ to start their Manohar Lal Khattar, who Rajiv Mehta, into the incident. allegedly raped her, P N Gamit, police inspector, Gov- Meanwhile, Dey said he will farmer had died in Badwan the chief minister reaches the business/shops could be raised yesterday visited the site and The committee had been ernment Railway Police, Surat, said. The woman, who challenge his conviction in a village of Mandsaur district. venue without any trouble, a from the existing Rs 30,000 to reviewed the relief work, had asked to submit its report was travelling alone, did not have a reserved seat and higher court. Locals on June 9 had alleged senior official said. Rs one lakh. announced an ex gratia of Rs within 15 days. the bogies were overcrowded, he added. Not a day of special remission NGT FINES UPSIDC RS 2 LAKH A DAY Click driver talking on mobile, FOR NON-FUNCTIONING STP given to Dutt: Maha Home Dept NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs 2 lakh per day on the UP State OUR CORRESPONDENT get prize: UP govt to passengers Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) for a non- functional waste treatment plant in Ghaziabad’s MUMBAI: Not a single day of OUR CORRESPONDENT lion kilometres catering to the Tronica City. This had resulted in industrial pollution “special remission” was given travel needs of over 1.4 million in the area. The integrated industrial township was to actor Sanjay Dutt in the 1993 LUCKNOW: Roadways bus people, earning over Rs 70 mil- conceived in the 1990s to develop the industrially- serial blasts case and the Maha- drivers talking on phones while lion everyday. backward area of Loni and to attract the untapped rashtra government is ready to behind the wheels in Uttar The minister said the effort entrepreneurial skills of northeast Delhi. Despite an defend in the Bombay High Pradesh need to watch out as will help in bringing down the Court its action of releasing passengers clicking them while number of mishaps caused due undertaking by UPSIDC that it would remove the de- him early, a Home department that Dutt deserved leniency. flouting rules will win prizes. to non-attentive drivers, who ficiencies and make the sewage treatment plant (STP) official said on Wednesday. “Cases involving high pro- Errant drivers will have to talk over phone while driving. functional, the directions had not been complied with “Sanjay Dutt’s release is file inmates are especially cough up fines as part of the Singh lamented that a large till date, a vacation bench headed by Justice Jawad exactly as per the rules and sensitive considering intense state government initiative to number of accidents were Rahim said this week. jail manual, just like a com- scrutiny they are subjected to. deter bus drivers from talking occurring due to traffic rule mon prisoner. Not a single There is no possibility that over phones while driving. violations. 47-DAY TRAWLING BAN IN KERALA day of special remission has even an iota of favouritism was “Though there are rules Singh said the initiative drivers, who know that if they The minister said he has been awarded to him. He has shown to him. Nobody would and regulations to prevent use is getting an encouraging use mobile phone, they will be directed the UPSRTC and COAST FROM MIDNIGHT been treated as an ordinary take the risk,” the official said. of mobile phones while driv- response though the depart- clicked,” the minister said in an other departments to formu- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 47-day annual mon- prisoner all along,” the official The official said that the ing, complaints from passen- ment was yet to compile the interview. late plans to ensure safe travel. soon trawling ban on mechanised fishing boats, with said, speaking on condition of government is ready to defend gers keep pouring in. We are number of cases. Though an offender can be “It is a matter of concern a view to protect marine resources, will begin from anonymity. The Bombay High its stand in the Court. now taking help of passengers “It is a new idea. We can booked under the Motor Vehi- that everyday we see that due to midnight along the Kerala coast. The government had Court had on June 12 asked the “The prisons department and have asked them to click give the data at a later stage,” cles Act, and punished with a violation of traffic norms, acci- state government some search- has already submitted its affi- photographs of drivers flouting he said, when asked as to how jail term extending up to six dents are taking place,” he said. directed the Marine Enforcement and Coast Guard to ing questions and sought jus- davit on the actor’s release. rules and send it to us through many drivers were fined or pas- months and a fine of Rs 1,000, “The accidents which are strictly enforce the trawl ban. The Fisheries department tification for its its decision to The Court has asked for more Whatsapp,” UP Transport Min- sengers rewarded. the rule is hardly followed. happening, are taking place due has instructed all boats operating from other states grant the actor early release details, which we will provide,” ister Swatantra Dev Singh told He said the idea was help- The state-owned UP State to lack of awareness about traf- to leave the coast or to anchor them in their respec- from prison. he said. “No case has been reg- said here. Giving details of the ing in two ways. “First the pas- Road Transport Corporation fic rules. UPSRTC and other tive ports. The department has also opened a 24-hour The court has directed the istered against him of default, initiative, he said, “After the sengers are feeling empowered provides transport services departments working in the control room times of emergency for fishermen. state government to file an affi- indiscipline while he was in jail. photographs are received, the to report the misuse of mobile in Uttar Pradesh and other field of road transport should davit stating what parameters There was no adverse report concerned driver will be fined phone while driving, and sec- adjoining states in North India. formulate plans to ensure The ban, intended to enhance marine fish stock and were considered and the proce- from police as well when he and the passengers will get cash ondly it is helping in instilling With a fleet of over 11,851 passengers enjoy safe journey,” improve their habitat, will be in force till July 31. dures followed while deciding was out of the jail,” he said. reward.” a sense of responsibility among buses, it operates over 3 mil- he said. 7 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 15 June, 2017 mp nation RS 900 CRORE IDBI-KFA BANK LOAN CASE SC relief for man after 16-year ED chargesheets Mallya in jail for killing sister-in-law MPOST BUREAU ayya's family after the demise death of her sister," it said. of her husband, cannot be His wife had testified before The agency, in charge sheet, has called Mallya ‘prime mover of entire plot’ NEW DELHI: He spent 16 brought under the offence of the court that her sister had told years behind the bars for kill- murder as there was no inten- her in August 2001 that she was OUR CORRESPONDENT described how funds of over Rs total loan of Rs 860.92 crore, ing his wife's widowed sister tion to kill her. beaten up by the man and on 400 crore were moved abroad sanctioned and disbursed by but the Supreme Court has now He has already served a jail the same day, she succumbed MUMBAI: The ED on in alleged violation of rules. IDBI, Rs 423 crore has been ruled that he had no intention term of more than the maxi- to the injuries. The apex court Wednesday filed its first charge The investigations con- remitted out of India. to murder the woman he was mum of 10 years awarded for said though the victim had died sheet against liquor baron Vijay ducted by the ED, it said, had The said payments were treating as his spouse. the offence of unintentional due to the injuries caused to her Mallya and eight others in con- found that Mallya, KFA along shown to be made towards air- Madanayya will now walk killing as held by the apex by the man, "none of the inju- nection with its money laun- with IDBI bank officials “crimi- craft rental leasing and main- out from a Maharashtra jail. court bench of Justices Ashok ries by itself was sufficient for dering probe in the about Rs nally conspired to obtain funds tenance, servicing and spare He desired to have equal Bhushan and Deepak Gupta. causing death". 900 crore IDBI-KFA bank loan to the tune of Rs 860.92 crore parts.” The agency is expected number of children with the The convict was living with "The postmortem report case. despite weak financials, nega- to soon file a supplementary woman as he had with his his wife at his in-laws house also shows that she died within The 57-page charge sheet tive net-worth, non- compli- charge sheet in this case. legally wedded spouse but the where the woman had returned a couple of hours after partak- or prosecution complaint, with ance of corporate credit policy Mallya (61), sought by two children born out of their after the death of her husband. ing a heavy meal. In this view voluminous annexures, was of new client, non- quality col- India for defaulting on sev- relationship did not survive. During their stay under the of the matter, it is difficult to filed under various sections of lateral security and low credit eral bank loans amounting to The convict regularly beat same roof, both of them had impute the intention to kill to the Prevention of Money Laun- (Industrial Development Bank role of other officials and exec- rating of the borrower, out of nearly Rs 9,000 crore, had yes- up the woman, holding her developed a relationship and the appellant," the bench said dering Act (PMLA) before a of India) bank. utives of KFA and IDBI bank which Rs 807.82 crore of prin- terday claimed during his court responsible for the death of the his conviction was based on the while altering his conviction. special anti-money laundering The agency, in the charge in this deal and has explained cipal amount remains unpaid”. appearance in London that he two children, and that resulted testimony of his wife. The apex "As the appellant has been court here. The court is soon sheet, has called Mallya the how the alleged fraud of bank The Enforcement Director- has “enough evidence” to plead in her death in the intervening court noted that the prosecu- behind bars for sixteen years, expected to take cognisance of “prime mover of the entire loan in this case was done, with ate had registered a criminal his case and taunted authorities night of August 23- 24, 2001. tion's story was fully supported in our view, this is sufficient the charge sheet, officials said. plot” and has described how the help of flow charts and case in this deal last year under saying, “you can keep dreaming The man was sentenced to by the statement of the man's punishment for his crime and A total of nine accused have funds obtained from the bank diagrams. the PMLA and has attached about a billion pounds”. life term for murder by a Gad- wife and there was no reason therefore, we reduce the sen- been named in the charge sheet loan were allegedly routed ille- The agency also appended assets worth over Rs 9,600 He has been in the UK since chiroli court, which was upheld that she would falsely implicate tence after altering the sentence by the ED including Mallya, gally including “substantial the statements of KFA and IDBI crore till now. The total loan March 2016 and was arrested by the Bombay High Court. her husband. as aforesaid to the period of Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), payments” being diverted by bank officials in the charge sanctioned and disbursed by by the Scotland Yard on an He appealed to the Supreme "The story of the prosecu- incarceration already under- United Breweries (Holding) the beleaguered businessman sheet, that were recorded by the the IDBI bank to KFA was Rs extradition warrant on April Court which discussed the tion is fully supported by the gone by the appellant-accused. Limited and senior employ- to the Formula-1 car racing it under the PMLA law, during 860.92 crore. 18. The central bureau of inves- entire story and held that the wife of the accused. There is no He shall be released forthwith ees and executives of the now- event abroad. the course of investigation. The ED said its “money trail tigation (CBI) too is probing death of the woman, who was reason why she should falsely unless wanted in any other defunct airline and the IDBI It has also mentioned the The agency also has analysis revealed that out of the this case. staying together with Madan- implicate her husband in the case," the apex court said. Pakistan violates 8 killed, 30 Liquor ban across highways: ceasefire in Floods in northeast affect normal life injured as bus Rajouri and MPOST BUREAU falls from bridge Kerala's beer parlours in SC NEW DELHI: Floods and landslides con- NEW DELHI: Several Ker- The FL-11 licence pertains Poonch districts tinued to affect normal life in Mizoram and OUR CORRESPONDENT ala-based beer and wine par- to the sale of beer and wine for Assam while other states in the northeast lour owners on Wednesday consumption by public in a sep- JAMMU: Pakistan on Wednes- were also pounded by rains even as people JAUNPUR (UP): At least eight approached the Supreme arate room in a beer and wine day violated the ceasefire twice in north India bore the brunt of a hot sun persons, including a woman, Court seeking clarification of parlour. They have claimed that by shelling mortars and firing on Wednesday. The swollen Khawthlang- were killed and 30 injured its order to shut down liquor after the apex court's March 31 from small arms on forward tuipui river in Mizoram has submerged when an Uttar Pradesh road- vends within 500 metres of order, the excise department posts and civilians areas along over 350 houses in Tlabung sub-division ways bus fell on the bank of Sai national and state highways "started threatening" them not the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch in Lunglei district, where eight people died river from a bridge. from April 1. The matter was to operate their hotels, bars, districts of Jammu and Kash- after flash floods caused by heavy rainfall The incident took place at mentioned before a vacation restaurants and beer and wine mir, drawing retaliation from wrecked havoc on Tuesday. Bargudar Pul area under Sikr- bench of Justices R K Agrawal parlours which are situated the Indian side, the Army said. Disaster Management department offi- ara police station at around and Deepak Gupta which said within a distance of 150 metres There have been nine cease- cials estimated that over 2,000 families 1.30 pm on the Jaunpur-Rae the plea would be heard after to 350 metres from national fire violations in the past four were affected by the floods. Bareli national highway, Dis- the summer vacation in July. and state highways. days and total 12 along the LoC The whole of south Mizoram –Serch- Collapsed portion of a building caused by a landslide after heavy rainfall in Japorigog, trict Magistrate of Jaunpur Sar- The applicants told the The applicants have sought and the IB in Jammu region hip, Lunglei, Lawngtlai and Siaha districts Guwahati on Wednesday vagyaram Mishra said. court that they were granted a clarification from the court since January 1 in which one and eastern Champhai district bordering The UPSRTC bus was going FL-11 licence in different cate- that its order does not apply civilian was killed and seven Myanmar remained cut off from the rest of days, which has triggered flash floods and the Met department about heavy rains in to Jaunpur from Allahabad. At gories by the excise department to the service of beer and wine others were injured. the country for the third day on Wednes- landslides. the state. around 1.30 pm, the driver lost of Kerala and their licences parlours as they serve material “Pakistan Army initi- day due landslides at many places. In Assam, Lakhimpur, Darrang and "The home ministry is constantly control over the vehicle which were renewed on March 31 for which contains alcohol below ated indiscriminate firing of Landslides at several places in Aizawl Hailakandi districts have been hit by floods monitoring the heavy flood situations in hurtled down the bridge and a period of one year. 6 and 12% respectively. AGENCIES small arms, automatics RPG city prompted the state government to affecting nearly 14,000 people in 39 vil- Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and other fell on the bank of the river," he and recoilless rifles from 0930 evacuate over 50 buildings and shift lages there. More than 2,000 people were states for necessary help," Union Minis- said. Mishra said eight passen- hours in Naushera sector around 100 families to safer places. Around affected due to landslides and waterlogging ter of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has said. gers, including a woman, lost GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL along the Line of Control in 10 buildings have submerged in the swell- in Guwahati and the SDRF has evacuated In the northern states of Punjab and their lives and 30 were injured. Office of the Director Transport Directorate Rajouri district today,” defence ing waters of the Tlawng river. about 500 people. Incessant rains over the Haryana maximum temperatures rose by a Two of the seriously Paribahan Bhaban-2, Kasba spokesman Lt. Col. Manish Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla has set past few days in Arunachal Pradesh have few notches in most parts, with Hisar being injured passengers have been Tel. No. (033)-2475-1621/23 Mehta said. up a high-level committee to assess the thrown life out of gear with water level of the hottest at 44.3 degrees Celsius, three referred to Varanasi for treat- “The Indian Army posts are flood situation in the state. all major rivers and their tributaries rising. notches above the normal limit. ment, he said, adding that NOTICE retaliating strongly and effec- Some other North-Eastern states are In Meghalaya, a Disaster Management Ambala recorded a high of 41.3 degrees other wounded persons were E.0.I is invited for Establishment and Operation tively and the firing is presently also taking a stock of the situation fol- Authority official said all districts have Celsius while Karnal, too, had a hot day at undergoing treatment at a local of 32 nos. of new Auto Emission Testing Centre on,” he said. AGENCIES lowing incessant rains since the last three been alerted following a warning from 42 degrees Celsius. hospital. (AETC) at different locations in Kolkata and ENCOURAGING YOUNG TALENT Howrah. Last Date of tendering E.O.l at Oops! It is Spain-Morocco road Paribahan Bhaban-2/RTO, Howrah/PVD Beltala is 27/06/2017 up to 4 pm. For details ,please shown as floodlit Indian border visit the website http://transport.wb.gov.in or contact Asst. Director(Tech), PVD , Beltala or NEW DELHI: A glitter- restoration work on a damaged Regional Transport Officer, Howrah Collectorate, ing picture of an awe inspir- floodlight area is underway. Treasury Building during office hours. ing landscape –what looks The details are followed by like a brightly lit frontier area the brightly yellow-lit picture Sd/- –appears in the Home Minis- –captioned: "Floodlighting Director, Transport, Kolkata trys new annual reports bor- along the Border" –of a long ICA/T 2030(2)2017 Date-15/06/2017 der floodlighting chapter. But stretch of road that ends at a this image is from the Spain- sea shore. One wonders where Morocco border over 7,100 is the sea shore in Punjab, Raj- km away, clicked by a Spanish asthan or Jammu and Kashmir. photographer. Perhaps in Gujarat? But The latest in the series of then the landscape doesn't government bloopers appears look like an Indian border and Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar felicitated the award winners of on Page 40 of the Home Min- the caption also doesn't specify National Science Talents-2017, at a function, in New Delhi on Wednesday istry's 2016-17 annual report, where and when the picture boasting of how the govern- was taken. There is no credit ment had completed flood- for the photographer who had lighting of nearly 1,944 km of clicked it or any website where NBCC donates Rs one crore to soldiers' fund the sanctioned 2,044 km along it had been downloaded from. the International Border in The bloomer was first NEW DELHI: The National Minister M Venkaiah Naidu "Thank you @MVenkaiahN- J&K, Punjab, Rajasthan and reported by an online media Buildings Construction Cor- at a simple function here. Top aidu ji for you deep concerns Gujarat. The floodlighting of platform "Alt News" that tracks poration on Wednesday officials of the NBCC were towards our veer Jawans". the borders is aimed at curbing fake news circulated on social donated Rs one crore to a also present on the occasion. "I Within months of its infiltration attempts and cross- media networks and other home ministry fund which express gratitude on behalf of launch, several crores have border crimes, it said. media platforms. Digging a helps families of paramilitary MHA to Union Minister Shri been donated by people to The project has been com- bit deeper and doing an image personnel who laid down their @MVenkaiahNaidu & NBCC the 'BharatKeVeer' fund. Of pleted in Punjab, Rajasthan and search on Google revealed that lives fighting extremists. for making a contribution of it, Rs 60 lakh was received for Jammu where lights have been the picture is of the tiny bor- The amount for the fund Rs 1 crore to @BharatKeVeer," the 25 personnel who were installed along the 495 km, der stretch between Morocco –'BharatKeVeer' –was given to Singh said in a tweet. massacred by the Naxals at 1,022 km and 186 km stretches and Spain clicked in 2006 by Home Minister Rajnath Singh Union Minister of State for Sukma in Chhattisgarh on respectively. The pending 100- Spanish photographer Javier by Union Urban Development Home Kiren Rijiju tweeted, April 24. MPOST km stretch is in Gujarat where Moyano. AGENCIES 37 nurses commissioned as lieutenants OUR CORRESPONDENT the best bed side nurse rolling trophy. Till date 753 nursing officer have PANCHKULA: Thirty seven proba- passed out from the School of Nursing TENDER NOTICE tioner nurses of the 48th batch of the in this region. Addressing the newly School of Nursing were on Wednesday commissioned Nursing Officers, Maj. Notice Inviting Tender is invited by the Assistant Engineer, Bidhannagar West commissioned as lieutenants at a cer- Gen. Ganguly said, "Military nursing is Sub-Division-III, P.W. Dte., Govt. of W.B.,vide NIeT No. 05/AE/BNWSD-111/ emony at Western Command Hospital a noble and highly challenging profes- PWD OF 2017-2018 for the work of “Yearly Maintainence work of damaged at Chandimandir here. sion where a nurse needs to work hard soil line , Rain-water line and G.I.Tank of Bidhan Nagar North Police Station Major General Manomoy Ganguly, many times even in difficult terrain to (Police Quarters) (S&P WORKS) & Cleaning and disinfecting all underground MG (Med) of Headquarters Western provide a compassionate and compre- Command and Major General Mukti hensive care to the soldiers and their and overhead Reservoirs of Police Housing Complex,Bidhan Sishu Sarani, Sharma, Commandant of Western families". He called upon the young during the year 2017-2018” Estimated Amount Rs. 1,73,143.00 & Rs. Command Hospital awarded the rank Nursing Officers to keep abreast with 4,61,335.00 respectively. of lieutenant to the newly commis- the latest trends in the health care deliv- Last date of time limit for application of Tender 16.06.2017 UP TO 12.00 sioned military nurses. Maj. Gen. Gan- ery system to ensure optimum care and A.M. guly later gave the medals and trophies well being of the patients. to distinguish performers. Maj. Gen. Mukti Sharma, Comman- Intending bidders are requested to visit the website http://etender.wb.nic.in Brig. S V Saraswati, Principal Army nurses snap a selfie during their commissioning ceremony at Command Hospital dant of Western Command Hospital in and this Office notice board. Matron of Western Command Hospi- (Western Command) at Chandimandir near Chandigarh on Wednesday her address emphasised the importance Corrigendum notice(s) of this NIeT, if any, will only be published in the above tal administered the oath to the newly of the profession which requires con- website. commissioned Nursing Officers, a medal for securing the first position in for being second in the batch. Lt. Malini stant selfless devotion and prepared- defence spokesman said here. academics. Lama was adjudged the best all round ness to meet the health demands of the ICA/T 2033(3)2017 Sd/-AE, PWD,BNWSD-III Lt. Chinchu Eldhose won the gold Lt. Binsa K Sasi won the silver medal cadet and Lt. Jyoti Prusty was awarded Armed forces. 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 15 June, 2017 EDITORIAL GST & cooperative federalism Turf war Mass consumption goods must have moderate rates ith barely a fortnight to in the hills G. SRINIVASAN go, the lingering ques- n a welcome development, the Centre on Tuesday dis- tion with a significant patched 600 paramilitary personnel to assist the West import on the efficient Bengal government in restoring normalcy to the Dar- Wfunctioning of the domestic economy jeeling hills, which saw its second day of violence. The pertains to whether the much-bally- Ispike in violence follows a region-wide bandh instigated by hooed Goods and Services Tax (GST) the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)-led Gorkhaland Territo- is wrapped and ready for rollout on the rial Administration (GTA)—the semi-autonomous body that deadline of July 1 as devoutly desired administers the region. The initial sparks for the current unrest by the Centre? This is particularly the were lit when the State government announced its decision case today as a couple of States/UTs to make Bengali compulsory in school on May 15, much to including Tamil Nadu and West Bengal the chagrin of certain sections of the Nepali-speaking Gorkha still harbour doubts about this signifi- populace. But the agitation has continued despite Chief Min- cant indirect tax reform that poten- ister Mamata Banerjee’s clarification that the order will not Since GST is a tially unifies a plethora of Centre/State/ apply to the hills. The apparent demand by the GJM and its local levies to improve the ease of doing ilk for a separate Gorkha state to be carved out of West Bengal consumption tax, business in India. is nothing but an extension of a political turf war between the experts observe With a final GST Council meeting ruling Trinamool Congress, and the Bimal Gurung-led GJM slated on June 18 to take stock of the and its ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party unit in Bengal, for the that it should not rollout readiness and any new propos- Darjeeling hills. Admittedly, there are long-standing ethnic be tasked to do als from States, the GST Council in its and linguistic factors that had driven the Gorkhaland move- penultimate meet on June 11 resolved ment since the era of British rule, but in this instance, the issue heavy-lifting like to revise tax rates on 66 products and is one of a political turf war. Once the firebrand leader of the meeting other enlarged the elbow room of a conces- Gorkha movement, Gurung has struggled to deliver on good sional tax payment scheme for small governance and popularity has naturally taken a dip. The Cen- political goals businesses and restaurants. The feisty tre has seemingly maintained a neutral stand on the matter such as protecting Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley GST Council: Union Finance Minister as Chairman and all Finance Ministers of States and Union Territories and said on Tuesday that it was ready to offer all assistance to who is credited with single-handedly the State government. Creating further trouble for the State employment, pushing this decade-long tax reform the new format GST compliance forms prising the Union Finance Minister other political goals such as protect- government, a whole host of Gorkha parties, including the industrial policy, with the ardent effort said the Coun- would be a bit intractable to grasp for as the Chairman and all the Finance ing employment, industrial policy, and GJM and Gorkha National Liberation Front, came together cil went an extra mile to lower the tax many a small businessperson. Under Ministers of States and Union Territo- social engineering. They point out par- to adopt a resolution calling for a separate Gorkha state. Even and social burden on many of these items even this window, eligible traders can pay a ries as members—is a Constitutionally- ticularly the five disparate slabs within though the BJP sent its representatives to the all hills-party engineering. The below the level of the tax burden they tax of 1 per cent of sales, while manu- mandated responsible forum to make GST which mean mass consumption meet, it did not sign the resolution. Kailash Vijayvargiya, the currently impose, taking into account facturers can pay 2 per cent and res- decisions on consensus after hearing items having a vital bearing on those BJP’s national secretary who is overseeing the party’s affairs five disparate altering consumption norms and eco- taurants 5 per cent, the same rates set the viewpoints of all stakeholders. At living on margins are protected from in Bengal, clarified this piece of news to the media. If the BJP slabs within nomic realities. This is so even as the earlier. The objective to enlarge the the end of the day, in a federal set-up, being charged the higher rates. had no intention of adopting the resolution, why did it send GST mean mass tax burden on some of these items scheme is based on the fact that these the decisions from the GST Council Proposals for a pan-India value- a representative to the all-party meet? There is indeed con- was historically high with the Council segments are large job creators, a pri- by consensus mean that those who added tax were in the making for fusion in the ranks. Suman Sharma, BJP's assistant secretary consumption having been inundated with proposals ority programme of the government. disagree with it also make a common decades with the consensus for mov- (Hills unit), admitted that the call for a separate state goes items having seeking relief on 133 items. On June 3, the GST Council wound cause of bolstering the implicit spirit of ing to a national level GST to be shared against the party’s longtime stand on the matter. In its mani- Accordingly, the tax rate on job up the fitment rates for a few conten- cooperative federalism by not staying by the Centre and the States culminat- festo for the 2014 general elections, the BJP made no mention a vital bearing works was lowered to enable outsourc- tious goods such as gold, diamonds, away from implementing them. ing in the Budget 2006-07 when it pro- of a separate state, but said that the party would "appropriately on those living ing of business activities. The tax rate biscuits, textiles, farm machinery, read- Late last year, there was a broad posed a timeframe for its introduction. consider and sympathetically examine the long-pending prob- on movie tickets costing less than Rs ymade garments and footwear. Having agreement on five GST slabs: 0(the But it has taken quite a decade now as lems of the Gorkhas". The GJM has received no real support on margins are 100 is likely to be at 18 per cent, while finalised and fitted the rates on well- exempted category), 5, 12, 18, and 28 the new rollout is slated for July 1, 2017. from the Centre for their demand for a separate Gorkha state, protected from those above this would attract 28 per nigh all commodities and services into per cent. There was also agreement that The delay could partly be explained by although the BJP MP in Darjeeling has reportedly articulated cent. For the tinsel world which relies different slabs, though a far from ideal cesses—to finance possible compensa- the fact that Constitution barred the his support for the cause. being charged the on the common man's support on the norm of one tax rate that the GST is tion to the states—would be levied on Centre from taxing sales and empow- In 2011, the GJM had signed an accord with the TMC higher rates principle of economies of scale, this promised to presage, the potent GST certain demerit goods such as tobacco ered it with the exclusive right to tax government after a similar period of unrest in the region. The would be a breather as lakhs of cine- Council is also making efforts to ensure and related products, aerated bever- services. Hence, it was deemed a neces- agreement saw the creation of the GTA, which was given greater goers cannot fork out a hefty 28 per that businesses pass on any tax cuts age, luxury cars, etc., With the GST sity to forge a ‘grand bargain’ between administrative powers than the former Darjeeling Gorkha cent tax on the only entertainment and benefit to consumers when the new Council earlier this month setting the the Centre and the States to enable tax- Hill Council, in 2012. At the time, Chief Minister Banerjee recreation they have in an otherwise indirect tax regime comes into force on tax rate on gold, silver, diamond and ation of sales by the Centre in exchange had announced to all and sundry, “the Darjeeling problem drab daily life. July 1. But this is a delicate job as the other jewellery at 3 per cent and uncut for a share of GST revenue to the States. has been solved”. What has changed in 2017? There are some The scope of the concessional corporate houses do not like their min- diamonds a notional duty of 0.25 per It would be safe and orderly if the who argue that the establishment of GTA, which was meant scheme—a presumptive taxation imum profit to evaporate by the return cent, there are now effectively seven outlier States/UTs do hasten to pass to give the locals greater autonomy to manage their affairs, scheme letting small traders, manu- of an inspector-raj in the form of super- slabs. With the exemptions for critical the relevant legislation in their Assem- has not produced the desired results as it does not have suffi- facturers and restaurants to disburse vising anti-profiteering machinery! sectors like health and education, real blies so that the process of ushering in cient powers. However, as argued earlier in this column, the a 1-5 per cent GST rate on total sales So the task ahead for the GST Coun- estate, electricity, petroleum products a GST seamlessly across the country is current flare-up is a product of a political turf war. The ruling without tax credits, has been widened cil demands dexterity as it should not and alcohol, GST in its extant form is not derailed and that the spirit of coop- TMC has made serious inroads into the territory dominated to incorporate assesses up to a turn- kill the goose that lays golden eggs by manifestly far removed from the “One erative federalism evident lately is not by the GJM. On May 17, the ruling TMC won four out of the over of Rs 75 lakh from the Rs 50 lakh cracking the whip too harshly or incul- Nation, One Tax” it is touted to be. lost to the holistic development of the seven municipalities and created history by securing the Mirik ceiling fixed earlier. This would per- cating any fear psychosis in the minds Since GST is a consumption tax, country. IPA Notified Area in the Darjeeling hills (winning six of the nine mit more small businesses to avail of of businesses. experts observe that it should not be (The views expressed wards), besides securing one seat in the 32-ward Darjeeling a hassle-free compliance regime since No doubt, the GST Council—com- tasked to do heavy-lifting like meeting are strictly personal.) municipality. The TMC became the first mainstream politi- cal party from the plains to open its account in a municipal- dear ity of the Darjeeling hills, a feat which eluded the Left Front Quote martial HIGH TIME EDITOR millenniumpost.in during its 34-year rule. Although the GJM won more than its fair share in the elections, it was unable to accept the electoral Mountains of trash only block productive land and supplies toxins around. The serious mat- Log on to write letters to the gains made by the TMC. Individual observers contend that Bitterness is like political parties from the hills had come to an arrangement ter of waste management is one that must be addressed promptly and competently. Burning editor or send them to of sorts with the erstwhile Left Front government that either cancer. It eats upon the garbage is adding to environmental hazard through air pollution. Leaving it be will poison [email protected] side would keep out of the other’s electoral space. In securing host. But anger is like land and water. The way out of it remains to recycle it. The Scandinavian countries import You can also send your a historic win in Mirik, the TMC shattered that old arrange- fire. It burns it all clean garbage to produce their electricity. We have plenty. People must be sensitised to the need comments to The Editor, ment. The symbolic significance of Mamata’s decision to con- duct a State cabinet meeting in Darjeeling last week (the first of keeping bio-degradable and non-bio-degradable wastes separate so as to recycle them. Millennium Post, time in nearly four decades) was not lost on the GJM. She has And for the time being, with the boon of cheap labour, the task of segregating garbage can Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah also passed a whole host of other administrative measures to MAYA ANGELOU generate employment. ADITYA TIWARI Via email Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 break the electoral influence of the Gorkhas on the hills. Her decision to carve of Kalimpong district from Darjeeling, and the establishment of "development boards” across the region in an apparent bid to reach out to other ethnic minorities, including the Tamangs, Bhutias, and Lepchas, has left the Bimal Gurung-led GJM flustered. It is imperative to note that public Splinter groups may instigate China response on the first day of the bandh was underwhelming by all standards. On Tuesday, tensions flared up further because the GJM found allies among individual trade unions repre- senting tea-garden workers, who were demanding better pay. S.S Khaplang’s death puts a question mark on Northeast insurgency How will Gurung sustain his political battle against the State government? Suffice it to say, he does have a real fight on his BARUN DAS he death of Shang- to re-open the dialogue with hands in the upcoming polls for the GTA. The Darjeeling hills GUPTA wang Shangyung the Centre. This has now been do represent the final political frontier for the TMC in West Khaplang, the confirmed by Nagaland Chief Bengal. On that front, it has recently made serious progress. 77-year-old leader of Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu For the BJP, which is seeking to use the current unrest as a Tthe National Socialist Coun- himself after Khaplang’s death. platform to further its presence in the state, there is a lack of cil of Nagaland (NSCN) fac- If Khaplang’s followers join the clarity on the subject of a separate Gorkhaland. tion named after him, puts a peace process, it will brighten question mark on the future the prospects of a settlement of rebel movements in north- with the Nagas, even if it takes east India. time. Under cloud It is necessary at this stage Though they will never he cloud of Moscow continues to hover over the to go back a little into his- go on record, the rebels have administration of United States President Don- tory. The original rebel outfit realised that a sovereign Naga- ald Trump. On Tuesday, the US Attorney General that demanded an indepen- land is not possible. Now they Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Intelligence The Centre has to dent Nagaland was the Naga are insisting on a Nagalim TCommittee, and called accusations that the Trump campaign National Council, formed in which will bring all Naga areas had colluded with the Kremlin during the US Presidential find a way out by the early 1940s by Angami including those in Manipur, elections a “detestable lie”. Sessions’ testimony comes just days either persuading Zapu Phizo. The present-day Assam, and Arunachal, into after former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Nagaland was then a district one administrative unit. But Comey told the committee that the Russia links were unde- the NSCN(I-M) of Assam. In 1953 Phizo raised the concerned States are dead niable. Comey also believed he had been sacked because of to give up the banner of revolt and NNC opposed to ceding any terri- the FBI’s investigation into Moscow’s meddling in last year’s started an armed struggle. tory to the Nagas. The Centre Presidential election. Despite putting up a brave front, Ses- the demand Later, Phizo moved to London has to find a way out by either sions refused to answer a whole host of questions, including for Nagalim where he died in 1990. Shangwang Shangyung Khaplang (Right), leader of National Socialist Council of Nagaland persuading the NSCN(I-M) to one on whether he spoke privately to US President Donald In his absence, the local give up the demand for Nag- Trump about the inquiry. Sessions was also evasive about or getting the leaders of the NNC decided Shillong Accord formed the faction massacred its rivals, Minister Modi signed the alim or getting the consent of his interactions with Comey, who reported directly to him consent of the to enter into a peace treaty National Socialist Council of Khaplang formed his party, the “Framework Agreement” the contiguous States to cede while he was FBI director. The appointment of the former with the Government. After Assam in January 1980. It was NSCN(K) on April 30, 1988. with the NSCN(I-M). But some of their lands. The ball is FBI Director Robert Mueller as the special counsel to inves- contiguous States lengthy negotiations, the ‘Shil- led by Isak Chishi Swu (chair- Since then the two factions the contents of the agree- in the Centre’s court. tigations into the Trump campaign’s collusion with the Rus- to cede some long Accord’ was signed on man) and Thuingaleng Mui- have been at daggers drawn. ment have never been made A lasting solution to the sians has upped the ante on the embattled President. What of their lands. November 11. 1975, between vah (general secretary). The Much later, both factions public. Meanwhile, Khaplang insurgency problem in the makes the appointment of Mueller a significant threat to the L P Singh, the then Gover- new outfit pledged to con- entered into a ceasefire agree- was trying to unite different north-east has assumed greater Trump administration is that the President has found him- The ball is in the nor of Assam, and four others tinue the struggle for a sover- ment with the Centre, and an rebel groups of the north-east importance now with China self mired in allegations of obstructing justice. The issue will Centre’s court “on behalf of the represen- eign Nagaland. endless round of negotiations like the ULFA (Paresh Barua adopting a more hostile atti- be whether the President has obstructed justice first by ask- tatives of the underground However, the dominant started for an ‘honourable set- faction) under an umbrella tude to India and firming up its ing the former FBI Director James Comey to let his former organisations.” leadership of NSCN soon tlement’ of the Naga demand, organisation. logistic build-up against India national security advisor Michael Flynn off the hook for his Clause 3(ii) of the Accord realised the futility of carry- short of sovereignty. In March Khaplang’s death has in Tibet. Paresh Barua of the alleged ties with Moscow. After Comey had declined Trump’s dealt with NNC’s decision to ing on an armed struggle and 2015, Khaplang unilaterally undoubtedly created a void, ‘anti-talk’ faction of ULFA is request, he was fired. Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser bring out and deposit arms at tried to open channels of nego- terminated the ceasefire agree- and the inevitable question is: reportedly shuttling between Jared Kushner is also in the crosshairs of investigators. If the 'appointed places.’ The domi- tiation with the Centre for a ment with the Centre and on who will lead his party now? his hideout in northern Myan- FBI investigation indeed finds concrete proof that the Trump nant leadership of the NNC peace accord. This angered the June 4, his faction raided an His followers are learnt to be mar and China. He cannot campaign had coordinated with Moscow, it would end up as a was then in the hands of the third most influential leader of army camp in Manipur and discussing several possibili- achieve a sovereign Assam, but kind of scandal that could render the US President vulnerable Angamis – the tribe to which the outfit, S. S. Khaplang and killed 18 military personnel. ties, one of which is to give up he will be of nuisance value to impeachment. Herein lies the catch. There is yet no con- Phizo belonged. Other tribes his supporters turned against The army soon retaliated by the path of armed struggle and to the Chinese. The political crete proof to definitively suggest that the Trump campaign disagreed with the decision to those who were loyal to Swu destroying some of Khaplang’s return to the negotiating table. flexibility and far sight of New team, aided and abetted by the Moscow, undermined the US surrender arms and called it and Muivah. After a murder- camps situated just across the There were indications that Delhi are on the test. IPA Presidential elections. a betrayal of the Naga cause. ous attack on the rival fac- border in Myanmar. during the last part of his life, (The views expressed Those opposed to the tion in which the Khaplang On August 3, 2015, Prime Khaplang himself was seeking are strictly personal.) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 15 June, 2017 mp in focus Universal pensions from government? As India ages, over 61 per cent of elderly will have no income security by 2050, inform Kinjal Sampat and Nandini Dey

ndia’s 860 million-strong work- less than Rs 1,000 per month. ing population (15-64 years), How much did people think it the world’s largest, is beginning took to ensure a dignified living? The to age. Over the next 33 years, average monthly ‘sufficient’ pension Iby 2050, 32.4 million Indians, or 20 amount in Rajasthan was Rs 1,875 per cent of the population, will be whereas in Gujarat it was Rs 2,494, above 60 years of age. If pension con- the study found. This amount is tinues to cover only 35 per cent of equivalent to half the minimum wage Older people senior citizens as it does today, 20 presently assured. The civil society million, or 61.7 per cent of India’s group Pension Parishad has been living with elderly population, will be without making similar demands regarding families any income security by 2050. amount of entitlement. The Centre pays Rs 200 per Bolivia, a country with a sizably supported month under the Indira Gandhi smaller economy but comparable to universalisation National Old Age Pension Scheme India on other economic indicators, (IGNOAPS) to every Indian over offers about $38 per month, a little of pensions as the age of 60 and living under the over Rs 2,400, as part of its pension much as those poverty line (the ability to spend Rs programme, Renta Dignidad. Most 33 per day in urban and Rs 27 per countries with decent pension pro- living alone. day in rural areas as per the Ten- grammes such as Bolivia’s ensure an This is important dulkar committee on poverty line). entitlement amount equivalent to The states are encouraged to add to anywhere between 15 to 25 per cent because till this sum and are free to expand the of per capita GDP. about 2007, the coverage. Currently, states pay any- Family/social support and the thing between Rs 200 and Rs 2,000 amount of pension desired by a ben- National Old as public pensions. eficiary share a counter-intuitive rela- Age Pension Should public pensions be uni- tionship. Elderly respondents singly versal or targeted? What should be taking care of themselves consistently Scheme, as it the minimum offered by a public, quoted a smaller amount than the was then called, non-contributory pension? From ones being taken care of by fam- considered which age should it be granted? ily. This fits in with field observa- To find answers to these questions tions–many older citizens expressed destitution both through opinions of older people, a a desire to buy petty essentials such as a reason and study was conducted in Gujarat and notebooks or a fruit for a grandchild Rajasthan by the Centre for Equity or to pay for the medical expenses a condition for Studies (CES), New Delhi in August- of an ailing family member. They being entitled to November 2016. thought of their inability to pay for The study, yet to be published, these small expenses as a personal non-contributory, collected opinions and experiences of failing. public pensions 1,505 people above the age of 55 years Many factors such as average across 14 locations in Gujarat and life expectancy, age structure of the Rajasthan. The states were chosen A popular opinion is that pensions should be initiated at an earlier age (Representational Image) society and physical atrophy should because they represent two ends of inform the age at which pensions the spectrum in the universalisation entitlement. and the delivery of the public good Old Age Pension Scheme, as it was opportunities. are initiated. The IGNOAPS initiates debate: Gujarat, India’s 10th richest Gujarat pursues a narrowly tar- or service in question–in this case, then called, considered destitution Beneficiaries above the age of 75 pensions at the age of 60 like many state in per capita gross domestic geted scheme whereby only the pensions. both a reason and a condition for years were entitled to Rs 750 a month. industrially advanced nations. But product (GDP) ranking, offers a tar- poorest senior citizens are entitled The results of the survey showed being entitled to non-contributory, These pensions did not allow elderly the average life expectancy in India– geted pension of Rs 400 only to the to public pensions. Rajasthan has that public opinion is functioning public pensions. In Gujarat, destitu- Indians working in the unorganised 68 years–is much lower than indus- poor at the time the study was con- near-universalised pension entitle- independent of the policy on the tion continues to be used as a crite- sector, who need public pensions the trially advanced nations. We asked ducted (since then the amount has ments whereby women above the age issue of universalisation. Majority (83 rion–senior citizens who have sons most to retire. These entitlements people during our research whether been revised to Rs 500), and Rajast- of 55 years and men above the age of per cent) of respondents from Guja- above the age of 21 years are not con- don’t support lowest official poverty they thought pensions should be ini- han, 23rd in the per capita GDP list, 58 years receive pensions as long as rat, a state which has experienced a sidered eligible for public pensions. line consumption levels of Rs 27 in tiated at an age earlier or later than extends Rs 500 to (nearly) all senior they are not entitled to pensions from targeted public pension scheme, were Support for universalisation rural and Rs 33 in urban per day as the one stipulated by the policy at citizens. any other source or are not taxpayers. in agreement with those from Raj- was observed in similar proportion per the Tendulkar Committee. present. The majority of people felt The study found a wide and con- Arguments against universalisa- asthan (81 per cent) who have expe- across gender. The support was also People across Rajasthan and that pensions should be initiated at clusive gap between pension policy tion suggest that the cost of univer- rienced a near-universal pension consistent across scheduled tribes, Gujarat voiced concerns about the an earlier age. IANS and public opinion. Opinion across salisation is generally lowering the scheme for about five years. The pub- other backward classes and other amount of entitlement. Less than 3 (In an arrangement with India both states was unanimous that pub- entitlement for those who need it lic opinion is unequivocally skewed castes. per cent in Rajasthan and 13 per cent Spend.org, a data-driven, non- lic pension should be extended to all the most. Targeting allows for pub- in support of universalisation. Pensions are an assurance of in Gujarat stated a figure equivalent profit, public interest journalism elderly and should be initiated ear- lic funds to be utilised for those who Older people living with fami- continuation of consumption levels to or less than Rs 750 a month–at platform. Kinjal Sampat is a Delhi- lier than at age 60 years. The popular need them the most. On the other lies supported universalisation of required for dignified living in the present the highest amount entitled based researcher and Nandini Dey view was that Rs 2,000 was an ade- end of the spectrum are arguments pensions as much as those living face of reduction in income due to under IGNOAPS to those above the is a researcher with Centre for quate pension sum, which is four to which propose that universalisation alone. This is an important finding physiological atrophy and compara- age of 75 years–was sufficient. Less Equity Studies. The views are six times higher than their present strengthens the moral-politico claim because till about 2007, the National tively restricted income-generating than one-third mentioned a figure strictly those of IndiaSpend.)

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James Fahn proposes navigating towards a ‘Paris Agreement for the oceans’ MAMATA BANERJEE @MamataOfficial he first ever UN shipping industry (to follow Ocean Conference these rules) could end up being came to a close on $35-50 billion, so you might June 9 with a “Call think they would be opposed,” Seeing reports about ForT Action”, over 1,300 vol- explained Hudson. “But they a big fire in a tower untary commitments made are more concerned about all to support ocean health, and the different standards they block in London. aspirations for a new conven- currently have to face when Our prayers with the tion to protect biodiversity in entering different ports, so in people. Let all be safe the roughly half of our planet the end, they embraced the which lies beyond national convention.” #londonfire jurisdictions. The other major ocean- The commitments range related negotiations currently from vague policy intentions under discussion are the subsi- Considered to to declarations of marine pro- dies that governments provide RAMANS MANN be the largest tected areas extending for mil- to fishing fleets, which critics @ramanmann1974 lions of square kilometres. say have been spurring over- such gathering Many of these conservation fishing and illegal activities on Perplexing;how some for the oceans zones are being set up by small the high seas. people scream their ever convened, island developing states whose It’s estimated that the fish- fate in a world being altered by eries industry benefits from hearts out when farm the Ocean climate change was the sub- $35 billion in subsidies every loan is waived but Conference that ject of much attention at the year, most of which are con- loose oratory skills conference. sidered to be “harmful”, includ- took place at the Efforts to staunch the mas- ing fuel subsidies for China’s when corporate sec- UN headquarters sive flow of plastic pollution distant water fishing fleet. But tor loans are con- into the seas, one of the most A whale sculpture made out of ocean plastic debris on display at the UN conference centre (Image: James Fahn) these talks are being carried in New York visible signs of the oceans’ out under the auspices of the cerned was designed decline, were another major a six per cent decrease every diversity Beyond National Speer, it can participate in the World Trade Organisation and point of emphasis. The threat year from 2015. Has that been Jurisdictions (BBNJ) agree- negotiation of implementing will be the focus at a ministe- to boost support of micro-plastics to human happening?” ment would take place under agreements under the Con- rial meeting in Buenos Aires in SADANAND DHUME for Sustainable health, as small beads used The answer is almost cer- the UN Convention on the Law vention and has already signed December. @dhume in cosmetics and other indus- tainly no, and underlying the of the Sea (UNCLOS), accord- another such agreement (on China is also the biggest Development tries, end up being ingested by conference was a general con- ing to Lisa Speer of the Natu- fisheries management). source of plastic pollution in Goal 14, marine life and passed up the cern that progress on this sus- ral Resources Defense Council. US officials, like those from the oceans, responsible for an food chain, received particu- tainable development goal has “We began talking about a China, kept a low profile at the estimated one-quarter of all the @TheJaggi: It is time which lays out lar attention. been lagging. high seas convention about ten UN Ocean Conference, which plastic flowing into the seas. for a mea culpa on ambitious targets Considered to be the largest The commitments made at years ago,” said Speer. was co-hosted by Sweden and The key to solving this prob- demonetisation. It has such gathering for the oceans the conference will help, but A convention would try Fiji. A brief statement made lem, experts say, is improving to conserve and ever convened, the Ocean Con- they’re non-binding. The treaty to coordinate and sustainably by a US official at the confer- solid waste management. failed. [Always a lunatic sustainably use ference that took place at the negotiations over rules that will manage all kinds of activities ence plenary emphasised the “The Chinese govern- idea if you ask me.] UN headquarters in New York govern the oceans in the future on the high seas -- not just need, and the country’s efforts, ment has announced it will marine resources was designed to boost sup- instead are taking place outside fishing, but mining, energy to fight illegal, unreported and take action on this problem, port for Sustainable Develop- the conference. Notably, global development, even carbon unregulated (IUU) fishing and although it is not clear yet what ment Goal 14 (SDG14), which delegates are due to gather in sequestration efforts -- to try lauded the recent entry into it will do,” said Erik Solheim, lays out ambitious targets to New York next month to decide and maintain the immense bio- force of another treaty, the FAO the UN Environment Direc- AADITYA THACKERAY conserve and sustainably use whether to pursue an interna- diversity found in the oceans. Port States Agreement, which tor. “Historically, China has @AUThackeray marine resources. tional agreement on managing The real question, noted requires signatory parties to looked more to its rivers than “SDG14 is arguably the the high seas: Roughly 70 per observers, is likely to be the prevent vessels from landing its oceans, so taking on ocean Also huge most ambitious of the goals, cent of the oceans -- nearly half position of the US. With the illegally caught fishing prod- issues is new to China. But the with targets not just for the the world’s surface area -- lie start of the UN Ocean Con- ucts in port. country is moving so fast, and congratulations to year 2030, but also 2020 and beyond national jurisdiction. ference overshadowed by The UNDP’s Hudson, I’m absolutely confident they @IndianFootball !! 2025,” explained Andrew Hud- Heralded by Sir Rich- the Trump administration’s meanwhile, lauded another will do this.” IANS son, Head of Ocean and Water ard Branson and Leonardo announcement of its intention convention recently agreed (In an arrangement with What a win yesterday Governance for the UN Devel- DiCaprio -- two of the many to leave the Paris Agreement to which will set rules for thethirdpole.net. James Fahn and what a goal @ opment Programme (UNDP). celebrities who participated in on climate change, no one the disposal of ballast water is a journalist and executive chetrisunil11 ! “We’re supposed to go the week’s ocean-related fes- seems sure how it will engage from ships, a major vector for director of Internews’ Earth from 30 per cent of global fish tivities -- as a potential “Paris in ocean-related treaty talks. the introduction of invasive Journalism Network. Views Congrats coach @ stocks being overfished down Agreement for the Ocean”, for- Although the US is not a sig- species. expressed are strictly those StephenConstan to zero per cent by 2020. That’s mal negotiations on this Bio- natory to UNCLOS, explained “The price tag for the global of thethirdpole.net.) 10 world mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata |Thursday, 15 June, 2017

‘TOWER’ING INFERNO ‘Nobody on top three floors survived’ LONDON: A fire transformed throwing them out of the windows. a high-rise apartment tower in One witness said he saw a ‘child West London into an inferno early on fire’ jump from the 22nd floor as Wednesday morning, sending at the blaze took hold. least at least 74 people to hospitals Tim Downie, an actor and and raising fears that others might writer who lives close to the block, have been trapped inside. The Met- added: “The fire has spread to all the ropolitan Police confirmed that six building. The whole building has people had died and warned that the been engulfed. It has gone.” figure would almost certainly rise. One man, who saw a friend “In my 29 years of being a fire- throw two people to safety - and fighter, I have never, ever seen people jump from windows - broke anything of this scale,” said Dany down in tears as he said simply: “We Cotton, commissioner of the Lon- saw a lot. We saw a lot.” A nurse who don Fire Brigade. treated the injured at the scene said One local community leader is people were “spitting out black tar claiming that ‘nobody who lived that had gone on their lungs”. on the top three floors survived’ - Another eyewitness, Samira and that the actual number of dead Lamrani, 38, who lives nearby, Questions to be answered: Sadiq Khan could be ‘more than 50’, yet to be claims she saw people “throwing confirmed. their kids out” of windows and LONDON: London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said there are There are ‘possibly hundreds heard people screaming: “Help me! “questions that have to be answered” after residents missing’ - although the exact num- Help me! Save my children! Save my ber is understood to be hard to children!” of Grenfell Tower were told to stay in their flats in the establish as dozens were rushed to “Around midnight the fire was event of a fire. Khan condemned the “bad advice” given hospital without names being noted. only around the third floor and to residents of the West London tower block that was At least one person was spotted then, before you know it, the whole engulfed in flames overnight, killing several inhabitants falling from a window as the first 23 floors of the building were all on and leaving many trapped inside the burning building. A fire engine arrived at around 1am fire and there were people scream- - while another trapped woman ing for help and throwing kids out,” newsletter to residents in 2014 said the “stay put” policy was spotted holding her baby out she added. worked because the block had been designed according of another window. Another horrified eyewitness to “rigorous fire safety standards”. “Thankfully residents Others, dressed in their night- described the awful moment he saw didn’t take that advice but fled... these are some of the clothes, say they stepped over dead a ‘child on fire’ jump from the 22nd questions that have to be answered,” Khan told BBC Ra- bodies in their bid to escape - while floor of the burning building. one man was seen jumping with a An eyewitness named Daniel dio 4. “We have lots of people in London living in tower ‘makeshift parachute’. The first pic- told BBC Radio London said: “They blocks... We can’t have peoples lives being put at risk tures taken from inside the base- were trapped. They couldn’t come because of bad advice or lack of maintenance.” AGENCIES ment level - showing a dead body downstairs, especially from the top lying at the bottom of a stairwell - floor … people have been burned. owner of Grenfell Tower placed November and said: “It is a truly are only a hint of the true horror of “I have seen it with my own eyes. its fire safety policy under review terrifying thought but the Gren- the devastating blaze which ripped And I have seen people jump.” last year and ordered multiple fell Action Group firmly believe through the levels above. Another resident, Hicham, told changes to the way it handled fire that only a catastrophic event will A frantic mum threw her baby Sky News he saw a woman throw risk in its properties. expose the ineptitude and incompe- from a ninth floor window a hero herself from the building from the The review of fire safety pol- tence of our landlord, the KCTMO.” bystander below while others 8th floor. He said: “She was calling icy by the Kensington and Chelsea Police have been spotted using screamed “save my children” as a for help. She hit the floor. All the Tenants Management Organisation riot shields to protect fire crew from fire ravaged their tower block home. people from all angles from every- (KCTMO) was under way at the falling debris as they battle reach One eyewitness told how she where, they were shouting for help. same time as residents in the Gren- those who are trapped - with people heard people screaming “Save my “I think the fire brigade was fell Action Group warned about still being rescued 12 hours after the children, save my children!” and telling them to stay in.” The “dangerous living conditions” in blaze started. AGENCIES Bangladesh Hafiz Saeed detention case: Lahore Indian to return China ready to probe preaching landslides toll HC to announce verdict on June 19 home after 24 years charges against slain nationals reaches 152 LAHORE: The Lahore High Court will their detention on its own. on June 19 announce its verdict in the He argued that extending the deten- in Saudi Arabia BEIJING: China on Wednes- Nawaz Sharif. Subsequently, DHAKA: Over 150 people detention case of Mumbai attack mas- tion period without the mandatory day said it is intensifying efforts Pakistan Interior Ministry said were killed in one of the worst termind and Jamaat-ud Dawah (JuD) approval of the review board was “ille- DUBAI: A 52-year-old Indian national, who has to establish the veracity of the two Chinese nationals were landslides to hit Bangladesh, chief Hafiz Saeed. gal”. Dogar claimed the government been illegaly living in the deserts of Saudi Ara- reports over the killing of two involved in “preaching” in the triggered by torrential rains, A division bench headed by Justice detained the petitioners to “please India bia for 24 years, will soon return to India after of its nationals by the ISIS in country along with a Korean with most of the causalities Abdul Sami Khan had reserved the deci- and America only”. the government announced a 90-day amnesty Pakistan and offered to cooper- group. reported from a remote hill dis- sion on June 7 after the Punjab govern- He said the courts of the country period, according to a media report. ate in investigating their alleged Reports from Pakistan trict close to the Indian border. ment law officer submitted a reply and in past had declared detention of the Gana Prakasam Rajamariyan came to Saudi illegal preaching activities in said the two were killed by “We have recorded 152 Saeed’s counsel advocate A K Dogar JuD chief illegal as government failed to Arabia in August 1994 to work as a farm-hand the Muslim nation. Islamic State group after being deaths and 13 more bodies completed his arguments. prove its charges against him. in a remote village in Hail province. Rajamari- “I should stress that on the abducted by gunmen dressed were found as the rescue works “The Lahore High Court (LHC) He requested the court to set aside yan, hailing from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, possible killing of the two Chi- as policemen in Quetta in res- is underway and many are will announce the verdict in Saeed’s the detention of the petitioners for being said he was paid only Saudi Riyal 100 a month nese nationals, we express high tive Balochistan province last reported missing,” an official detention case on June 19,” a court offi- unconstitutional. for six months by his first employer. concern. But so far, Pakistan month. About the allegations said.The southeastern Rang- cial told PTI. According to the Pun- Earlier, the three-member review He was then “transferred” to another has not confirmed the informa- ciated with South Korean that they were preachers, Lu mathi hill district, which bor- jab government’s reply, Saeed and his board headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan employer and a third a few months later. He tion to China,” Chinese Foreign church groups. said, “We always require the ders Mizoram and Tripura, was aides — Abdullah Ubaid, Malik Zafar of the Supreme Court had reserved its has spent 24 years in the desert, without going Ministry spokesman Lu Kang Chinese Foreign Minis- Chinese citizens to abide by the worst hit with at least 20 Iqbal, Abdul Rehman Abid and Qazi verdict on the detention of Saeed. home for once, a Saudi Gazette report said. told media briefing here. try on June 9 said Beijing was local laws and regulations while landslides hitting it. The district Kashif Hussain — were detained Saeed last month had appeared “Of the three employers, I was not sure which “We are intensifying the informed by Pakistan offi- travelling and living in foreign alone saw 105 deaths, including on the instruction of the federal before the review board and told it that one was my sponsor. Above all, I did not receive efforts to verify the relevant cials that a Chinese man and countries, respect the customs four army personnel who were government for their alleged involve- he had been detained by the Pakistani any salary from them, so I decided to abscond information,” he said. a woman identified as Lee of the local people and stay engaged in rescue operations. ment in activities prejudicial to peace government in order to “stop him for and live illegally out of compulsion,” the news- The Ministry’s response Zingyang, 24, and Meng Lisi, alert to protect their safety and Bangladesh’s MeT office and security of the country. raising voice for Kashmiris”. paper quoted Rajamariyan as saying. came after China’s official 26, who were kidnapped last s e c u r it y.” issued a warning today predict- The government had also sub- The federal interior ministry rejected He said his destiny was the deserts where media yesterday accused South month from Quetta may have “On the information of ing “heavy to very heavy rain- mitted the report of the judicial his arguments and told the board that he spent half of his life. “My four daughters Korean Christian groups and been killed. possible preaching by the two fall likely to occur at places over review board on the detention of “Saeed and his four aides have been were very young when I left home. Now when intelligence agencies of recruit- The video of their kill- people we will cooperate with northeastern Sylhet and south- Saeed and his aides. detained for spreading terrorism in the I return, I have grandchildren of the same ing young Chinese and sending ing emerged on the eve of the Pakistan to investigate for fur- eastern Chittagong adminis- In his arguments, Dogar had said name of Jihad”. age,” he said. Rajamariyan said he was able to them for proselytising in Mus- Shanghai Cooperation Organ- ther information,” he said. trative divisions during next that the government did not produce On April 30, detention of Saeed marry off three of his four daughters with his lim countries. isation (SCO) summit in Pakistan has been grappling 24 hours”. It said the heavy the petitioners before the judicial review and his four aides was extended by the earnings in Saudi Arabia. He said he did not China has yet not released Astana which was attended by with Islamist and nationalist downpour was likely to trig- board prior to the expiry of their deten- Punjab government for another 90 days own a house nor did he have the Adhaar card details whether the two slain Chinese President Xi Jinping insurgencies in Balochistan ger fresh landslides, “at hilly tion period on April 30 and extended under Anti-Terrorism Act 1997. AGENCIES or a voter ID. AGENCIES Chinese nationals were asso- and Pakistan Prime Minister since 2004. AGENCIES regions of Sylhet and Chit- tagong divisions”. According to an official at the Disaster Management Min- Pentagon gets authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan Are you with us or with istry, until this morning, the casualties were reported from WASHINGTON: US Presi- Neither the White House Earlier this year, the Pen- commander of all Middle East impatient for a new strategy southeastern hill districts of dent Donald Trump has given nor the Pentagon confirmed tagon was considering a wars, said yesterday that the from the Trump administra- Qatar, Saudi King asks Rangamati and Bandarban, Defence Secretary Jim Mat- the news. “I don’t have any- request for roughly 3,000 US is not winning the war in tion for America’s longest war bordering the port city of Chit- tis the authority to determine thing I can comment on that more troops, mainly for train- Afghanistan. as Taliban insurgents continue tagong. 142 people were killed troop levels in Afghanistan, right now. I would refer you to ing and advising. That deci- “We’re not winning in to regain ground and increase Pak PM Nawaz Sharif in landslides, while others were media reports said on Wednes- Secretary Mattis at this point,” sion, however, has been stalled Afghanistan right now,” Mattis power, including launching drowned or killed in light- day, paving the way for sending White House Deputy Press by the broader administration said, adding: “We’ll correct this coordinated attacks on Amer- ISLAMABAD: “Are you with ning, Uddin said. The disaster more American forces to the Secretary Sarah Sanders told review of Afghan policy and a as soon as possible”. ican troops and journalists in us or with Qatar?” Saudi King claimed 29 lives in Chittagong, war-torn country. reporters. push for NATO to contribute Mattis later described win- recent weeks. Salman raised this question six in Bandarban, two in Cox’s Such an authorisation was The US currently has some more troops. ning in Afghanistan as forming The Afghanistan war has during a meeting with Pakistan Bazar and one in Khagrachhari. granted to Mattis by Trump 8,400 troops in Afghanistan. This sets the stage for US a central government that, with been dragging on since October Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, The disaster manage- yesterday. Mattis, according Army General John Nich- commanders to begin send- international help, “will be able 2001 and the US-led coalition who had visited the Gulf King- ment officials earlier said over to The New York Times, is olson, the top US commander ing more forces to Afghani- to handle the violence.” ended their combat mission dom for finding a diplomatic 4,000 people were moved to believed to favour sending sev- in Afghanistan, told Congress stan, after years of reductions The new admission from against the Taliban in 2014 but solution to the Qatar crisis. different government shel- eral thousands more troops to that he could use an infusion of made in the hope that Kabul the retired Marine Corps they are increasingly involved The Saudi monarch asked ters as the landslides ravaged Afghanistan, but has not taken US and allied troops to bolster could handle internal threats four-star general comes as in backing up Afghan forces on Sharif to take a clear position their homes. AGENCIES a final decision in this regard. support for the Afghan army. on its own. Mattis, the former Congress grows increasingly the battlefield. AGENCIES on Qatar during their meet- ing in Jeddah on Monday, The the Muslim world. Express Tribune reported, citing “Nevertheless, in order French aviator crosses English Channel in flying car Bahrain detains Qatar sympathiser diplomatic sources. to placate Saudi Arabia, Pak- “Pakistan has told Saudi istan offered to use its influ- DUBAI: Bahraini authorities have detained a citi- Arabia it will not take sides ence over Qatar to defuse the French pilot crossed ogy - the flying car is the zen for sympathising with Qatar on social media, in the brewing diplomatic cri- situation. For this purpose, the English Channel on brainchild of Jerome Dauffy, sis in the Middle East after the prime minister will under- WednesdayA in a flying car that an entrepreneur inspired by the attorney general said on Wednesday, after Riyadh asked Islamabad ‘are take visits to Kuwait, Qatar looks part dune buggy, part early aviators such as Brazilian authorities warned that sympathising with Doha you with us or with Qatar’,” the and Turkey,” it said. Sharif, paraglider. Alberto Santos-Dumont and was tantamount to a criminal offence. The depart- paper said.Pakistan has been accompanied by army chief Under a clear blue sky, Frenchman Louis Bleriot who ment of cyber crime referred a case to the public treading a careful path since General Qamar Javed Bajwa Bruno Vezzoli launched his made the first flight across the prosecutor’s office in which “a person of interest Saudi and other Gulf countries and other senior officials, flying machine down an aban- Channel in 1909. snapped diplomatic ties with travelled to Jeddah on Mon- doned wartime runway near “The automotive and aero- had posted comments to social networks that Qatar after accusing the oil- day to discuss the emerging Calais, lurching from side to nautic industries were born constitute a violation” of a ban against sympathis- rich country of supporting ter- situation in the Gulf world. side as he slowly gained alti- around a century ago and it’s ing with boycott-hit Qatar, said attorney general rorist groups. But Saudi wants Prime Minister Sharif’s medi- tude suspended beneath a only now that we are manag- Ahmed al-Hammadi, head of Bahrain’s Terrorist Pakistan to side with the king- ation visit to Saudi did not giant canopy. ing to combine the two modes,” Crimes Commission. “The prosecution has begun dom, it said. Citing a senior achieve any immediate break- “I would say that the biggest The English Channel is about 560 kilometres long Dauffy said. government official, who was through. According to an risk, just like with any engine- Dauffy’s initial ambi- investigating the matter, and the suspect has briefed on the talks at the mon- official statement, Sharif met powered machine, would be you land on the ground, but in (36 miles) away, near the Eng- tion had been to build a fly- been interrogated and is being held in custody,” arch’s palace in Jeddah, the King Salman in Jeddah and a breakdown,” Vezzoli told this case we would have to do lish port town of Dover. ing machine that could Hammadi said. Bahrain’s strict cyber crime law paper said that Pakistan would urged an early resolution of Reuters TV as he made his a sea-landing.” Named “Pegasus” - a travel round the world prohibits the expression of dissent online. AGENCIES not take sides in any event that the impasse in Gulf in the best pre take-off checks. “Usually Vezzoli landed safely 59 km winged horse in Greek mythol- in 80 days. AGENCIES would create divisions within interest of all. AGENCIES world 11 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 15 June, 2017 mp Trump criticises Republican Indian-origin doctor healthcare Trump to rollback some of Leo Varadkar becomes reform Ireland’s first gay PM WASHINGTON: US Presi- Obama’s Cuban outreach dent Donald Trump has called the healthcare reform bill WASHINGTON: US President Don- raised ironic cheers from rights sup- approved in May by the Repub- ald Trump has vowed to revisit all of porters more used to his cozying up to licans in the House of Repre- his predecessor’s diplomatic successes Saudi Arabia, Turkey and other auto- sentatives “petty”. and failures, but is he ready to slam the cratic states. The President also called door on Cuba? But watchdog groups such as on his colleagues in the Sen- On Friday, he is expected to unveil a Human Rights Watch are skeptical of a ate to make it “more generous,” new policy on relations with Cuba after return to the terms of the half-century sources from Congress told the Barack Obama painstakingly restored Cold War stand-off, with its total trade media on Tuesday, Efe news ties with the communist-run island. embargo and no diplomatic ties. reported. A month after prais- Although many Americans support “The previous administration was ing the House-approved bill the decision and the US business com- right to reject a policy that hurt ordinary and ensuring it was “incredibly munity has welcomed moves to reopen Cubans and did nothing to advance well-crafted,” Trump urged the trade, Trump’s hardline campaign rhet- human rights,” said Daniel Wilkin- senators to make substantial oric won him support among influential son, the group’s managing director for changes to the same bill, which Cuban exiles in Florida. the Americas. “The fact that Obama’s has been designed to replace The White House has not let much approach hasn’t led to political reform Leo Varadkar President Barack Obama’s slip, but a radical turnaround such as a in Cuba after just a few years isn’t reason health reform implemented in renewed break in diplomatic relations to return to a policy that proved a costly DUBLIN: Leo Varadkar was of the new European centre as 2010, but still needs the Senate’s does not yet appear to be on the cards. failure over many decades.” elected Irish Prime Minister we seek to build a Republic of approval, according to legisla- Instead, Trump may announce a return On the economic front, business on Wednesday, making the opportunity, that is a Republic tive sources cited by media out- to restrictions on US tourists heading to interests on both sides of the Florida 38-year-old son of an Indian in which every citizen gets a lets CNN and The Hill. Cuba and businesses signing partner- Straits are wary of a return to a rigor- immigrant the once-staunchly fair go and in which every part In particular, Trump ships with Cuban firms. ous enforcement of the still-active US Catholic country’s first gay pre- of the country stands to share believes the bill approved by That would be meant to press Raul sanctions legislation. mier and the youngest person in our prosperity.” the House does not go far Castro’s government toward demo- “Cuba has failed to improve its own icans such as Senator Marco Rubio, the Some 50 female Cuban entrepre- to hold the office. Varadkar’s elevation marks enough to protect Americans cratic reform and appease Cuban- human rights record. Political oppo- son of anti-Castro immigrants, who has neurs who have benefited from the Despite inheriting Europe’s another chapter in the social who depend on health insur- American voters, many of whom fled nents continue to be imprisoned. Dis- long warned that detente is moving too island’s limited free-market opening fastest-growing economy, he change that has swept through ance under Obama’s Health communist rule. US Secretary of State sidents continue to be jailed,” he told fast. “I am confident the president will have even written to Trump’s daugh- will face immediate challenges the country of 4.6 million peo- Care reform. Doubts over the Rex Tillerson yesterday acknowledged senators. keep his commitment on Cuba policy ter and adviser Ivanka. Inviting her to in the shape of neighbouring ple that only decriminalised future of the bill in the Senate that increased cooperation helps both “And as we’re enjoying the bene- by making changes that are targeted and the island to see for herself, the women Britain’s exit from the Euro- homosexuality in 1993 and rose after the Congressional countries and provides opportunities fits on the economic and development strategic and which advance the Cuban insist that “millions of Cubans” now pean Union, a political crisis in legalised divorce two years Budget Office issued a report for downtrodden Cubans. But he also side, are we inadvertently or directly people’s aspirations for economic and benefit from increased tourism and Northern Ireland and a hous- later. “As the country’s youngest in May predicting that if the cited the “dark side” of Cuba’s regime, providing financial support to the political liberty,” he said. trade. The previous US administration ing crisis at home. holder of this office, he speaks Republican reform is to go saying Trump’s review had concluded regime?” “Our view is: ‘we are,’” he Trump accused Cuba of “cruel des- softened many of the restrictions lifting Varadkar succeeded Enda for a new generation of Irish ahead, 23mn people will lose that some renewed business relations added, answering his own question. potism” in May, vowing to support its American travel to Cuba, triggering a Kenny earlier this month as women and Irish men, he rep- their medical coverage. AGENCIES help fund the regime. That view resonates with Cuban-Amer- people’s hopes for democracy, which tourism boom. AGENCIES leader of the governing Fine resents a modern, diverse and Gael party, with colleagues pin- inclusive Ireland and speaks Australia agrees to pay $53 million ning their hopes of an unprec- for them like no other,” Kenny Russia will respond to US attempts to encircle it: Putin edented third term on the told parliament, nominating to Manus Island detainees straight talking Varadkar, who his successor. MOSCOW: President Vladimir because Russia will respond dialogue with Washington they believe can widen their However it is his policies Putin said Moscow will react to adequately to all these actions. on issues related to maintain- appeal in elections that may be that will attract more scru- CANBERRA: The Australian government on Washington’s attempts to encir- “It will mean nothing more than ing nuclear balance and triggered as soon as next year. tiny at home with opponents Wednesday agreed to pay detainees on Manus cle Russia with missile defence another round of arms race,” he disarmament. “Enda Kenny’s leadership warning that the former health, Island more than 70 million Australian dollars systems, Russian News Agency declared. He said a large-scale con- enabled me to become an equal tourism and social protection ($53 million) in the “largest settlement in a hu- Tass reported on Wednesday. The Russian leader also flict between the US and Rus- citizen in my own country two minister, who first joined the man rights class-action” in the country’s history. “The US missile defence sys- noted that after the US sia with the use of nuclear short years ago and to aspire to centre-right party aged 17, tems will be installed in Eastern quit the Anti-Ballistic Mis- weapons would be a defeat hold this office, an aspiration I would nudge it further to the Over 1,900 asylum seekers who were held, or are Europe, Mediterranean and the sile Treaty (ABMT) in 2002, for both sides. once thought was beyond my right. currently being held, at the government’s offshore northern seas. Russia was forced to develop “I think no one will be able reach, at least if I chose to be While analysts expect detention centre on the island filed a class action The systems have already its missile strike capabili- to survive in such a conflict. myself,” Varadkar said in ref- few major policy shifts from suit claiming that the government did not deliver been installed in Alaska, Putin as saying in an interview ties in order to maintain the The missile shield would not erence to Ireland’s 2015 vote to Varadkar and his new cabinet, so practically the entire with American film director strategic balance of forces in have protected the US territory,” legalise gay marriage. which he is due to name later on its duty of care by housing them in. The de- Russian territory will be Oliver Stone. the world. said Putin, noting that it was “The government I lead will on Wednesday, the new Fine tainees claimed they were exposed to conditions surrounded by these systems,” Putin indicates that this was Putin also said that Mos- important to prohibit unilateral not be one of left or right. The Gael leader has hinted at some which were not up to Australian standards. AGENCIES Xinhua news agency quoted another major strategic mistake cow was seeking to continue actions. AGENCIES government I lead will be one changes. AGENCIES California guv France and Britain announce Trump has no intention to fire named advisor anti-terror action plan Robert Mueller: White House for UN climate PARIS: The leaders of France British government was already WASHINGTON: President him weakened or forced from conference and Britain on Wednes- working with social media Donald Trump has “no inten- office,” the daily said. day announced an anti-ter- companies “to halt the spread tion” of firing special counsel Trump has made no deci- SACRAMENTO: California ror action plan to crack down of extremist material and poi- Robert Mueller who is inves- sion to act against Mueller and Gov Jerry Brown has been on radicalisation through sonous propaganda that warps tigating the alleged Russian insists that he knows the risks named as a special envoy social media. young minds”, adding: “But we meddling in last year’s US pres- of doing so but people close to to states at the next United After talks with British know they need to do more. idential polls, the White House the president say Trump is so Nations Climate Change Con- Prime Minister Theresa May “Today we can announce has said. volatile they cannot be sure that ference, further elevating his in Paris, French President that the UK and France will The White House clarifica- he will not change his mind if international profile as a leader Emmanuel Macron said both work together to encourage tion has come amidst reports he finds out anything to lead on the issue as President Don- countries agreed that social organisations to do more and that Trump is contemplating him to believe the investiga- ald Trump backs away from a networks were not doing abide by their social responsi- firing Mueller. “While the pres- tion has been compromised, key international agreement. enough to stamp out terror May said she and Macron bility to step up their efforts to ident has the right to, he has The New York Times said. The announcement of propaganda. Speaking after agreed that “more should be remove harmful content from no intention to do so,” White Several lawmakers came Brown’s role at the Novem- terror attacks in Manchester done to tackle the terrorist their networks.” House Deputy Press Secretary out in support of Mueller. ber conference in Bonn, Ger- Robert Mueller and London, Macron said the threat online”. The campaign includes Sarah Huckabee Sanders told Congressman Paul Ryan, many, by Fiji Prime Minister two countries had worked on She said the British and exploring the possibility of reporters abroad Air Force One Mueller was close to fired FBI tors, and his outside advisers Speaker of the House of Rep- Frank Bainimarama comes a “very concrete” action plan. French campaign was aimed legal penalties against tech flying back from Wisconsin to Director James Comey and that he was increasingly con- resentatives, said he has “con- on the heels of the governor’s He said one of the key mea- to “ensure the internet can- companies if they fail to Washington DC. entertained the idea of firing vinced Mueller, like Comey, fidence” in Mueller. “The best meetings with Chinese Presi- sures would aim at preventing not... be used to host the radi- take the necessary action to In a major story, The New the special counsel. his successor as director of the advice would be to let Robert dent Xi Jinping and German the incitement of “hate and ter- calizing material that leads to remove unacceptable content, York Times claimed that Trump “In recent days, the presi- FBI, was part of a “witch hunt” Mueller do his job,” he told Environment Minister Barbara rorism” on the internet. so much harm.” May said the May said. AGENCIES was angered by reports that dent has told his staff, his visi- by partisans who wanted to see reporters. AGENCIES Hendricks to discuss climate change. “I will lean on Gov Brown North Korea warns Moon of to continue to bring the great David Cameron calls on Iran blames Saudi for promoting leadership he has demon- strated time and time again, ‘terrorism’ in its borders ‘brain-washing’ by US and to mobilize a strong con- Theresa May to embrace tingent of like-minded leaders TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Min- The remarks by Zarif par- Arabia has been behind June PYONGYANG: North Korea would always say no to the US,’ from around the world, to show ister Mohammad Javad Zarif tially referred to the comments 7 terrorist attacks in Tehran.“ on Tuesday warned South has now gone servile to the US,” the world that we mean busi- ‘softer’ Brexit on Tuesday blamed Saudi Ara- made by Saudi Arabia’s deputy We have obtained accu- Korean President Moon Jae-in said the commentary. ness,” Bainimarama said dur- bia by saying that the country crown prince, Mohammed bin rate intelligence that Saudi of potential “brain-washing” The US has engaged in a ing a news conference at the LONDON: David Cameron is supporting terrorism in Iran’s Salman Al-Saud, in May, who Arabia supported the ter- efforts by US President Donald “cynical ploy” against mod- historic governor’s mansion in and Ken Clarke have joined a borders, a media report said. said Riyadh would bring “the rorists and asked them to Trump during their upcoming erate governments in Seoul Sacramento. concerted push by Conserva- “We have intelligence battle” into Iran. carry out attacks in Iran,” summit in Washington. in the past to pressure them The four-term governor has tive heavyweights for Theresa that Saudi Arabia is actively Also, just hours before Major General Mohammad “The US has buckled down into accepting US policy and made reducing greenhouse gas May to accept her hard Brexit engaged in promoting terror- the deadly attacks by the Ali Jafari was quoted as say- to taming the South Korean maintaining an alliance with emissions and boosting green policy is doomed. ist groups” in Iran’s eastern Islamic State (IS) in Iran’s cap- ing by semi-official Mehr authorities in an undisguised Washington, it said. “The US technology a key tenet of his The former prime minister and western borders,” Citing ital Tehran last Wednesday, news agency. manner,” Xinhua quoted. has tamed the democratic administration. urged his successor to “consult Tehran Times, Xinhua quoted which killed 17 people, Saudi In the meantime, Dep- North Korea has criti- forces to keep pace with it He’s launched non-bind- more widely” with other par- Zarif as saying at the opening Foreign Minister Adel Al- uty Chief of Staff of the Ira- cised Moon for submitting to with utmost vigilance when- ing climate change pacts, ties on the exit talks, saying: “I of the Oslo Forum in Norway Jubeir claimed that Iran was nian Armed Forces Brig Gen US pressure and maintain- ever they rose to power in S including the newly formed think there will be pressure for on Tuesday. the world’s leading supporter Massoud Jazayeri said on ing a hardline policy toward Korea,” said the commentary. US Climate Alliance of states a softer Brexit.” Zarif told the forum that of terrorism and must be Tuesday that Saudi Arabia Pyongyang. “What matters is North Korea has urged Moon committed to upholding the The call was quickly fol- David Cameron recent Saudi officials’ remarks punished. and the US “direct and support that the present chief execu- to revive the reconciliation carbon reductions goals in lowed by a plea from Clarke, alongside French presi- against Iran are a “direct On Tuesday, commander of such acts of terrorism against tive of South Korea (Moon), process in accordance with the Paris climate agreement, the former Chancellor, for new dent Emmanuel Macron, she threat and very dangerous Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard regional countries,” Tasnim who caught the interest of the two joint declarations signed from which Trump plans to trade barriers “between us and claimed: “The timetable for the provocation.” Corps (IRGC) said that Saudi news agency reported. AGENCIES public for his remarks that ‘he between them. AGENCIES withdraw. AGENCIES our most important market in Brexit negotiations remains the world” to be avoided at all on course and will begin next costs. Meanwhile, Philip Ham- week.” Shortly before, the mond, the current Chancellor, Prime Minister appointed Supreme Court narrowly rejects Northern Ireland free abortions appeal is believed to be leading a Cabi- Steve Baker, the leader of Par- net push for the Prime Minis- liament’s most prominent DUBLIN: Women from talks with the Democratic Court’s decision, Lord Wil- made in Northern Ireland as ter to abandon her plan to pull Eurosceptic group, to a key Northern Ireland are not enti- Unionist Party (DUP) – which son said the justices had been to what will be provided by the out of the EU’s customs union. ministerial post in the Brexit tled to receive free abortions has long opposed abortion “sharply divided” about the out- NHS there,” they wrote in the On Tuesday, Sir John Major department. on the NHS in England, the – about backing a minority come. The Court’s deputy pres- judgement. warned May that her stance Cameron’s intervention Supreme Court has ruled. government. ident Lady Hale and Lord Kerr However, Lord Wilson, was “increasingly unsustain- came when he spoke to a con- Judges at the UK’s highest The 20-year-old woman at said they would have allowed Lord Reed and Lord Hughes able”, with the loss of her Com- ference in Poland, where he court announced their decision the centre of the appeal was 15 the latest appeal, because “the said these views “command mons majority, insisting: “A warned the dramatic election to narrowly reject an appeal by in October 2012 when she and policy is incompatible with the considerable respect”, but dis- hard Brexit was not endorsed results made May’s approach a mother and daughter with her mother, both of whom can- Convention rights of women missed the appeal because to by the electorate.” “difficult”. Arguing the Parlia- a three to two majority. The not be named for legal reasons, from Northern Ireland.” “The allow the ruling would contrib- However, May – at least ment “deserves a say” on any three judges who dismissed travelled from Northern Ire- difference in treatment by ute to “both a substantial level publicly – is refusing to change deal, he said: “Perhaps [there the appeal argued for the need land to Manchester. She was the NHS in England between of health tourism into England course. The Cabinet endorsed is] an opportunity to consult to “afford respect to the demo- told she had to pay hundreds of women from England and from within the UK and from the current Brexit policy when more widely with the other cratic decision of the people of pounds for a private termina- More than 724 women trav- according to the British Preg- women from Northern Ireland abroad and a near collapse of it met yesterday. parties on how best we can Northern Ireland”. The news tion because she was excluded elled from Northern Ireland to nancy Advisory Service (Bpas). cannot be justified by respect the edifice of devolved health And speaking in Paris, achieve it.” AGENCIES comes as Theresa May holds from free abortion services. England for abortions in 2016, Announcing the Supreme for the democratic decisions services”. AGENCIES 12 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 15 June, 2017 In FY08 banks had 8,580 fake May wholesale inflation dips to 2.17% on cheaper veggies note cases... 3,53,837 in FY15 NEW DELHI: Cheaper veg- etables, along with pulses and Wholesale Price Index Rate of Inflation NEW DELHI: Counterfeit A suspicious transaction, meat, dragged down whole- Base: 2011-12=100 3.85% currency detection instances in under PMLA, is defined as any sale inflation for May to a five- 2.17% the country's banking channels transaction that either indi- month low of 2.17 per cent, have seen an all time increase cates that it has been made putting pressure on the RBI to in the last eight years at over in circumstances of unusual relax interest rate. -0.90% 3.53 lakh instances, according or unjustified complexity or The wholesale price index to a latest government report. appears to have no economic (WPI) based inflation was 3.85 May April May 2016 2017 2017 All banks, either public sec- rationale or bonafide purpose. per cent in the previous month tor, private and foreign banks The definition is also appli- and (-)0.9 per cent in May All Primary Fuel and Manufactured in the country, are mandated cable to those transactions that 2016. The reading was 2.10 per Commodities Articles Power Products to report such instances to the give rise to a reasonable ground cent in December 2016. (Weight: 22.62%) (Weight: 13.15%) (Weight: 64.23%) Financial Intelligence Unit of suspicion that it may involve The Reserve Bank, in its 2.17% -1.79% 11.69% 2.55% (FIU) under anti-money laun- financing of the activities relat- monetary policy review this dering law provisions. ing to terrorism. month, had revised downwards

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110.4 increased from a mere 8,580 in by banks as compared to any WPI is now based on the 109.8 2007-08 to 35,730 in 2008-09 other financial intermedi- new base year 2011-12, which and 3,53,837 in 2014-15," the ary mandated to do so in the was revised last month from report said. country. 2004-05, with an aim to reflect May 2016 April 2017 May 2017 Annual Rate of Inflation However, the amount of Acting on these STRs, the macroeconomic picture Figures for April & May 2017 are provisional KBK Infographics fake currency detected has not the report said, "the CBDT more accurately. been specified. 90 per cent, were filed by pri- of FICN entering the bank- aimed to check money laun- (Income Tax Department) Government data showed tained status quo on key short- tion ticked up in segments like CCR is defined as the usage vate Indian banks and a major- ing system which forms a very dering and black money. detected unaccounted income that prices of food articles term lending rate (repo), citing cement, lime and plaster, rub- of a forged or counterfeit cur- ity of them pertain to usage important part of the function- The report, however, did of Rs 4,471.65 crore while it shrank by 2.27 per cent in May upward risks to inflation. ber and plastic products and rency note or bank note as gen- of fake Indian currency notes ing of the economy. not talk about the results after seized assets worth Rs 65 crore, on a yearly basis. Industry body Ficci is hope- wearing apparel. uine or where any forgery of a (FICN) and not any other valu- "While the figures of the the CCRs were handed over the Customs and Service Tax The inflation print for veg- ful that the central bank will The May inflation in the valuable security or a docu- able security as defined under eight years, since the regime of to probe agencies like the department detected tax eva- etables read (-)18.51 per cent. take a "relook" at its monetary fuel and power segment surged ment has taken place during the CCR terminology. reportage of such incidents first National Investigation Agency sion to the tune of Rs 21.59 While potato saw a deflation policy stand in light of these to 11.69 per cent in May this a cash transaction at a bank. "The private Indian banks began, have shown an increas- (NIA), the Directorate of Rev- crore and the Enforcement of 44.36 per cent, for onion, new numbers. year while prices shrank in the As per the data complied contribute majority of CCRs. ing trend, it is good that the enue Intelligence and others. Directorate detected and seized it came in at 12.86 per cent. "Ficci would like the RBI year-ago period. since 2007-08, when the gov- The compliance levels of banks are increasingly able to The report said the FIU, proceeds of crime to the tune Pulses and cereals saw a slower to also be more accommoda- The index basket of the ernment first mandated the the public sector banks con- detect them and report to the during 2014-15 also received of Rs 25 crore during 2014-15." growth in prices. The rate of tive through an easy monetary new series has a total of 697 FIU to receive such reports tinued to be low despite the FIU," the official said. a total of 58,646 suspicious The agency also received price increase was 4.15 per cent policy as the current real inter- items, including 117 for pri- under the Prevention of Money matter having been taken up The FIU under the Union transaction reports (STRs) over 3.4 lakh cross-border wire in cereals, down from 6.67 per est rate remains on the higher mary articles, 16 for fuel and Laundering Act (PMLA) from with the RBI," the report said. finance ministry, acts as the from all types of banks, finan- transfer reports (CBWTR) cent in May last year. Protein- side," the industry lobby said. power and 564 for manufac- banks, the year 2009-10 saw It added that during the national agency to provide cial institutions like insurance during the said time period. rich pulses turned cheaper Another group, Assocham, tured products. reportage of 1,27,781 CCR, "review" of public sector banks financial intelligence to law companies, intermediaries like A CBWTR pertains to any in May as prices fell by 19.73 said the fall in WPI numbers The slowdown in whole- in 2010-11 it was 2,51,448, on this issue, the best prac- enforcement agencies for safe- stock brokers and additional money transfer of Rs 5 lakh per cent. Eggs, meat and fish will have a consequent down- sale inflation comes against the in 2011-12 it was 3,27,382, in tices of private Indian banks guarding the economy from non-financial businesses and and above or its equivalent in saw a price decline of 1.02 per ward impact on retail infla- backdrop of retail inflation eas- 2012-13 they were 3,62,371 in detection and reporting of abuses of money laundering, professions like casinos and foreign currency where either cent annually. Inflation in fruit tion, which may give the RBI ing to a multi-year low of 2.18 and in 2013-14 a total of counterfeit currency notes terrorist financing and other private locker operators. the origin or destination of basket read (-)0.73 per cent in room to push up demand by per cent in May. The build-up 3,01,804 such instances were were highlighted. offences, further disseminates The STRs in the latest data fund is India. May. reducing interest rates. Rate of inflation rate in the financial reported. A senior Finance Ministry this data to investigative agen- compiled year of 2014-15 were The central financial intel- The RBI primarily factors price increase in manufactured year so far (April-May) was The data for 2010-11 to official put the figures in -per cies to ascertain the source of the second highest after 61,953 ligence agency first started in retail inflation based on the items like sugar, leather and (-)0.35 per cent as against 2.51 2014-15 shows that the major spective: "CCRs are meant to the FICN and undertake legal such reports were received by getting these reports from Feb- consumer price index (CPI) to related products and tobacco per cent in the same period of chunk of these reports, at over check the menace and extent action under criminal laws the FIU in 2013-14. ruary, 2014. PTI set its policy. This time, it main- was lower in May. But infla- 2016-17. PTI NTPC to energise coal output Sebi issues comprehensive IATA, Star Alliance Lodha expects norms on margin trading facility £1.5 bn revenue to 3 million tonnes this fiscal anxious about AI from London NEW DELHI: State-run power NTPC has been allocated eight NEW DELHI: Sebi has issued ity to another client, even if giant NTPC has awarded coal blocks –Pakri- Barwa- a comprehensive framework on the same is authorised by the housing projects Mine Developer-cum-Oper- dih, Chatti-Bariatu & Chatti- margin trading facility (MTF) first client. In addition, brokers privatisation plan ator (MDO) contract for its Bariatu (South), Kerandari, including disclosure norms and have to disclose to the stock LONDON: India's leading Dulanga coal mine in Odisha, Dulanga, Talaipalli, Banai, eligibility requirements for bro- exchange the details on gross realty firm, Lodha Develop- as part of its plan to produce 3 Bhalumuda and Mandakini-B kers to provide it to clients. exposure including name of the ers is expecting sales revenue million tonnes of the dry fuel by Government of India. The facility is executed with clients and the PAN, category of 1.5 billion pounds (over Rs this fiscal. In addition, the govern- borrowed funds or securities of holding (promoter-non- 12,000 crore) in the next three NTPC made a debut in coal ment has also allocated Kudan- that enable investors to take promoter), name of the scrips years from two ongoing hous- mining during the last fiscal. ali- Luburi coal block jointly exposure in the market over (Collateral and funded) and if ing projects in the central parts "In another major devel- produced more than 4.6 Lakh to NTPC and the state of J&K, and above their resources. they have borrowed funds for of this city. opment, NTPC has already tonne of coal from Pakri- with NTPC s share of coal The markets regulator said the facility, name of the lenders The Mumbai-based firm is awarded Mine Developer-cum- Barwadih mine and success- reserves in this block being in a circular that only corpo- and amount borrowed. also looking to acquire more Operator (MDO) contract for fully despatched 58 coal rakes two-thirds. rate brokers with net worth of At any point of time, the projects here to grow the busi- its Dulanga coal mine, located (2,02,480 tonne of coal) to its Similarly, Banhardih at least Rs 3 crore are eligible total indebtedness of a broker ness. It had forayed into the in the State of Odisha," NTPC Barh power station. coal block, allocated earlier for providing MTF to their cli- should not exceed five times of realty market here in 2013 with said in a statement. The Pakri-Barwadih mine to Jharkhand Urja Utpadan ents. The brokers would have to its net worth. The "total expo- CANCUN (MEXICO): Global line into the grouping. the acquisition of the landmark According to the statement, has an estimated mining capac- Nigam Ltd, is now being submit to the exchange a half- sure" of the broker towards airlines' bodies have expressed Talking to PTI on the issue, MacDonald House at 1 Gros- NTPC is looking at 3 million ity of 15 million tonnes per assigned to Patratu Vidyut Uta- yearly certificate from an audi- MTF should not exceed the concern over the debt-ridden Star Alliance CEO Jeffrey Goh venor Square in prime Cen- tonne coal production this fis- annum (mtpa) and has been padan Nigam Ltd (PVUNL), tor confirming the net worth. borrowed funds and 50 per Air India's disinvestment or said, "if the ownership and tral London from the Canadian cal. It also said that after the allotted by the central govern- a JV company incorporated For providing MTF, a bro- cent of his net worth. privatisation, saying such a effective control of Air India is government for over GBP 300 start of coal production and ment to NTPC as basket mine between NTPC and Jharkhand ker may use his own funds or Brokers have to ensure move should not "distort" the within the Star Alliance fam- million (Rs 3,100 crore). dispatch from Western Quarry to meet the fuel shortfall of its government. borrow from scheduled com- that the exposure to a single national carrier's competitive- ily, we don't have a problem The group acquired another of Pakri-Barwadih coal mine power stations. From these 10 coal blocks, mercial banks or NBFCs reg- client does not exceed 10 per ness or affect its alliance with with that." site in prime Central London, in December 2016, NTPC has Coal mining is integral to with a total estimated geologi- ulated by Reserve Bank of cent of the "total exposure" global players. "If, however, the owner- New Court at 48 Carey Street now started the same from NTPC's fuel security strategy, cal reserves of about 7.3 Bil- India. A broker is not allowed of the broker. Besides, expo- International Air Transport ship and effective control is for 90 million pounds in 2014. Eastern Quarry of this mine, which believes that greater lion Metric Tonnes, NTPC to borrow funds from any other sure towards stocks purchased Association (IATA) chief Alex- outside Star Alliance, we will The company's arm, Lodha as well. Already 56,352 tonne self-reliance on coal will go expects to produce about 107 source. Further, it said, brokers under MTF and collateral kept andre de Juniac, in an interview need to review the situation to UK launched its first project of coal has been extracted from a long way in ensuring sus- Million Metric Tonnes of coal would not use the funds of any in the form of stocks need to be to PTI, parried questions on see whether it is still compat- Lincoln Square last year and this quarry. NTPC, so far, has tained growth of generation. per annum. PTI client for providing the facil- well diversified. PTI the proposals to privatise Air ible with our strategy. Because has so far achieved a sales India, while observing that this if particularly it's an airline booking of 170 million pounds. was the second time such an (which takes over Air India), The second project 'No.1 announcement had been made. we don't want the acquisition Grosvenor Square', located in EU opens probe into Intel to invest `1,100 crore Maintaining that "we don't of one of our members becom- the heart of Mayfair, has been have a position on that (priva- ing a back door entry into Star launched this week. tisation)", de Juniac said "the Alliance," Goh said. "Our first two develop- 'Hello Kitty', Nike to advance R&D in India government can do whatever Star Alliance is the biggest ments in London have started BENGALURU:Intel on more opportunities," Karna- they like with the airline, pro- airline grouping, whose 28 off on a strong footing. Over Wednesday announced over taka IT and BT Minister Pri- vided they do something which member airlines serve 1,300 last 9-10 months, we have had Rs 1,000 crore investment to yank Kharge said. The facility is competitive or competition- destinations with about 5,000 sales of over 170 million and licensing deals expand its R&D presence and will be located at Intel's 44-acre oriented. If there is no distor- aircraft flying over 650 million our Lincoln Square develop- build a state- of-the-art design campus here.With approxi- tion in the market, it's okay. passengers per year. ment, next to Covent Garden BRUSSELS: The EU's top anti- house here to reinforce its com- mately 620,000 square feet of Then do it." Besides Air India, its mem- and LSE, is the most success- trust regulator on Wednesday mitment to advanced cutting space,including lab capacity, While the IATA has said bers include Lufthansa, Sin- ful project in Central London launched probes into whether edge R&D and innovation in in the IT industries and such the new building with spe- that the national carrier's pri- gapore Airlines, United, Air over this period," Lodha group Nike, Universal Studio and San- India. an investment would propel cialized infrastructure will be vatisation process should not China, Air Canada, ANA, Swiss MD Abhishek Lodha said here. rio's Hello Kitty illegally blocked "Such investments will bring the state and in turn move the used for design and verifica- "distort" competitiveness in and South African Airways. At the current prices, these retailers from selling merchan- tremendous job opportunities country forward in achieving tion purposes. the aviation market, the Star Goh said the national car- two projects together will gen- dise across bloc borders. and strengthen the IT sector greater heights, an Intel state- "This additional capacity Alliance, of which Air India is rier had big challenges, not erate revenue of 1.5 billion The European Commis- in the country," Karnataka met quoted him as having said. will help Intel India consoli- a prime member, has said the only in terms of a large organ- (over Rs 12,000 crore), he said, sion "is investigating whether Chief Minister Siddaramaiah "I am confident Intel's date its R&D operations to a ownership and control should isation, but also "lots of financ- adding that these would pro- Nike, Sanrio and Universal Stu- said. Bengaluru has the right investments will encour- large extent at the SRR campus," not affect its network or lead to ing or funding challenges, that vide the group a potential to dios are restricting cross border potential required for growth age innovation and bring in the statement said. PTI the "backdoor entry" of an air- is quite high, $8 billion." PTI further grow business here. PTI and online sales of merchandis- ing products," EU Competi- The probe is one of tion Commissioner Margrethe several stemming Vestager said in a statement. GST registration for businesses to reopen on June 25 "We are going to examine from the EU’s whether the licensing and dis- ambitious project NEW DELHI: If you have not GSTN Chairman Navin even if they miss this window of migrated into the GSTN portal, tribution practices of these three been able to register on the GST Kumar sought to allay concerns June 15, they can come back on about 30 lakh has not completed companies may be denying con- to build a digital Network within the deadline of businesses who have not reg- June 25," Kumar added. the second stage of registration sumers access to wider choice single market ending on Thursday, do not istered so far saying that the tax However, GSTN is prodding since they are having troubles and better deals in the Single panic! There's one more chance department is "obligated" to pro- taxpayers and has sent emails to uploading digital signature or Market," she added. across the union of coming your way as the registra- vide them smooth transition over 30 lakh assesses who have getting EVC. The probe is one of several 28 countries and tion for existing excise, service into the GST regime but trad- not completed their registration "What we are telling the stemming from the EU's ambi- tax and VAT payers will reopen ers should also come forward process to make them ready by businesses is if you do not tious project to build a digital 500 million people, on June 25. and complete the registration scheduled rollout date of July 1. complete the migration pro- single market across the union which as a bloc There are about 80 lakh process by filing up the appli- When a business registers cess you cannot issue invoices. of 28 countries and 500 million excise, service tax and VAT cation form. under GST, it is given a provi- In the e-mail, we have asked people, which as a bloc is the forms the world’s assessees as present, of which "Whosoever wants to do sional GSTIN. After that, in the them to complete the registra- world's biggest economy. biggest economy 64.35 lakh have already migrated business under GST and wants second stage, the business has to tion by filing up the required The probe involves a whole to the portal of GST Network – to migrate, we will provide facil- log in to the GSTN portal and documents and saving them range of products, such as the companies may have bro- the company readying the IT ity to them even after June 15. give details of its business, like on the portal. The GSTN will clothes, shoes, bags or toys, ken EU competition rules by backbone for GST regime. The From June 25, anyone who the main place of business, addi- then e-mail them the Applica- which are sold featuring some restricting a manufacturer's or window for migration to the is left out now, can come and tional place of business, direc- tion Reference Number (ARN) of the world's biggest brands retailer's ability to sell licensed GSTN, which opened on June file information and migrate to data as well as file return forms are subsumed under GST if they tors and bank account details. after June 15," he said. Busi- and characters including the merchandise cross-border and 1, will close on Thursday and GST," Kumar told PTI. on this portal. have a valid PAN then they will Thereafter, the business has nesses with turnover above Rs Minions, Hello Kitty and the online. These deals limit con- during the fortnight, 4.35 lakh Registration with the GSTN "People should not panic. be given a valid registration. to verify its registration through 20 lakh has to register with the Barcelona football team. In its sumers' ability to shop for highly taxpayers have enrolled taking is necessary for doing business If you are left out, you will get "So, it is the tax department's digital signature, or by generat- GSTN. Those with turnover latest effort to break down bar- popular merchandised products the total to 64.35 lakh. in the Goods and Services Tax another opportunity because obligation to give them provi- ing electronic verification code below the threshold too has to riers in the European Union, the across EU borders in the hunt However, this is 80 per cent (GST) regime as businesses will the law says anybody who is sional GST registration pro- (EVC). Kumar said that of the register if they want to claim Commission will probe whether for cheaper prices. PTI of the existing assessees. have to upload monthly sales registered under taxes which vided they have PAN. Therefore, 64.35 lakh assessees who have input tax credit. PTI business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 15 June, 2017 mp Govt working on proposal to merge IOC, BPCL, HPCL to build $30-bn DGFT with CBEC Ratnagiri refinery... India's biggest NEW DELHI: The govern- ment is working on a proposal to merge the Directorate Gen- IOC Chairman Sanjiv Singh, HPCL CMD Mukesh Surana, BPCL CMD D Rajkumar sign historic pact eral of Foreign Trade (DGFT) with Central Board for Excise NEW DELHI: State-owned oil adjacent to it for exports, with and Customs (CBEC) to pro- firms IOC, BPCL and HPCL on a capacity of 29 million tonnes. mote ease of doing business for Wednesday signed an agree- The refinery being planned by exports and imports. ment to jointly set up India's the state-owned firms will be The DGFT and CBEC are biggest refinery at Ratnagiri bigger than that. The phase-1 under the ministries of com- district of Maharashtra at a cost itself will be bigger than any merce and finance, respectively. of $30 billion or Rs 2 lakh crore. one single unit. The proposal also assumes Indian Oil Corp (IOC) will Being on the West coast significance as a bulk of the tion is with one body. Out- be the lead partner with 50 per will provide the unit a natural current work profile of the for- ward looking infrastructure cent stake while Hindustan advantage of easily sourcing eign trade regulator DGFT is support related activities will Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) crude oil from the Middle-East, going online with digitisation be taken care of by the DGFT and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd Africa and South America, offi- and rollout of the goods and post merger," they said. (BPCL) will take 25 per cent cials said, adding East coast was services tax (GST). With the focus on digitisa- stake each. not being considered as ship- The DGFT, headed by an tion, most of the activities are The three oil refining and ping crude oil there will add at Indian Administrative Service now being handled online like marketing companies signed least $1 per barrel to cost. (IAS) officer, facilitates exports, providing export-import code the joint venture agreement Also, moving products to formulates foreign trade policy numbers and the like. here this evening. The pact consumption heartland from and administers programmes Once the new indirect tax was signed by IOC Chairman west will not be difficult. like the Merchandise Exports regime GST comes into effect, Sanjiv Singh, HPCL Chair- India has a refining capac- from India Scheme, Advance all the remaining work will be man and Managing Director ity of 232.066 million tonnes, Authorisation and Export Pro- carried out digitally, sources Mukesh Kumar Surana and which exceeded the demand of motion for Capital Goods. added. BPCL Chairman and Manag- 194.2 million tonnes in 2016- Indian Trade Service (ITS) As India is also implement- ing Director D Rajkumar. 17 fiscal. cadre officials mainly work in ing WTO's trade facilitation Officials said the 60 million According to International this body. agreement, it would be pru- tonnes capacity refinery at Bab- Energy Agency (EA), this According to sources, the dent that all trade facilitation ulwadi, Taluka Rajapur in Rat- plex, naphtha cracker and poly- Rs 50,000-60,000 crore, they The refinery will produce 15 million tonnes unit at Para- demand is expected to reach matter was discussed recently related work comes under a nagiri district is being set up mer complex. Phase-1 will cost said. IOC has been looking petrol, diesel, LPG, ATF and dip in Odisha. Reliance Indus- 458 million tonnes by 2040. in an inter-ministerial meet- single body. keeping in mind the future fuel Rs 1.2-1.5 lakh crore and will at West coast for a refinery as feedstock for making petro- tries holds the distinction of IOC has 11 refineries with ing convened by the Cabinet As per the World Bank's demand and the export poten- come up in five-six years from catering to customers in West chemicals that are basic build- building the biggest refinery a total capacity of 81.2 million Secretariat. ease of doing business report tial of the country. The refinery the date of land acquisition, and South was difficult with its ing blocks in plastic, chemical in India till now. It built its first tonnes while BPCL has four "There are some syner- (2017), India is ranked 130th and the accompanying mega they said. The entire refinery refineries mostly in the North. and textile industries. Fifteen refinery at Jamnagar in Gujarat refineries with a total capac- gies between customs and the out of 190 economies and petrochemical complex will be will include three crude units of HPCL and BPCL have also million tonnes a year is the with a capacity of 27 million ity of 33.4 million tonnes. DGFT. further lower at 143rd when set up in two phases. Phase-1 20 million tonnes each -- first been looking at a bigger refin- biggest refinery any public tonnes, which was subse- HPCL has three refineries The two can be merged so it comes to 'trading across will be 40 million tonnes of these will be part of phase-1. ery because of constraints they sector unit has set up in one quently expanded to 33 million with a total capacity of 24.8 that policy and implementa- borders'. PTI together with an aromatic com- The second phase will cost face at their Mumbai units. stage. IOC recently started its tonnes. It has built another unit million tonnes. PTI Cabinet clears Bill to deal with crisis in banks, insurers Chinese insurer who owns NY's NEW DELHI: A proposal to introduce a Bill in Parlia- Waldorf Astoria detained? ment for setting up a Resolu- Banks express concern over tion Corporation to deal with BEIJING: The Chinese series of setback including fail- bankruptcy in banks, insurance stress in telecom sector insurer that owns New York ing to complete several foreign companies and financial enti- City's Waldorf Astoria Hotel takeovers, including the pro- ties received Cabinet go-ahead NEW DELHI: Four large 80,000 crore. said on Wednesday its chair- posed purchase of US-based on Wednesday. banks that met an inter-minis- They added that the IMG man was unable to perform his Fidelity & Guaranty Life for The Financial Resolution terial group (IMG) on Wednes- may meet the banks once more duties following a report he was $1.6 billion. In May, Anbang and Deposit Insurance Bill, day expressed concern over but the date has not been final- detained by regulators amid was ordered to stop selling two 2017, which aims to instil dis- "stress" in the telecom sector ised yet. accusations of possible finan- financial products that regu- cipline in financial service pro- and flagged the possibility of The IMG, comprising offi- cial misconduct. lators said violated industry viders in the event of a financial loan default by operators. cials from ministries of com- Anbang Insurance Group rules. Other Chinese insur- crisis by limiting the use of The IMG met officials from munications and finance, is Ltd. Chairman Wu Xiaohui ers also have been investigated public money to bail out dis- the Bill. "It will also result in of non- financial entities. The four leading banks – State Bank meeting operators and lenders was "temporarily unable to per- China Insurance Regulatory following complaints of reck- tressed entities, was approved the repealing of the Deposit proposed Bill complements the of India, Punjab National Bank, to discuss financial difficulties form his duties due to personal Commission did not respond less speculation in stocks and by the Union Cabinet chaired Insurance and Credit Guaran- Code by providing a resolu- Axis Bank and HDFC Bank being faced by the industry, and reasons," said a one-sentence to questions sent by fax. real estate. The chairman of by Prime Minister Narendra tee Corporation Act, 1961, to tion framework for the finan- on financial difficulties being measures that can be taken to statement on the company Anbang has been under scru- the Chinese insurance regu- Modi on Wednesday, an offi- transfer the deposit insurance cial sector. Once implemented, faced by the telecom industry, ease the situation. website. It said Wu authorised tiny since a multibillion- dollar lator is under investigation by cial statement said. powers and responsibilities to this Bill together with the Code whose debt burden stand at a Last month, SBI chairman other executives to do his work global string of asset purchases, the national anti-corruption The proposed Bill will pro- the Resolution Corporation," will provide a comprehensive whopping Rs 4.6 lakh crore. Arundhati Bhattacharya in a and gave no other details. including buying the Waldorf agency. vide for a comprehensive reso- it said. resolution framework for the "They (banks) say that the letter to the telecom secretary On Monday, the magazine for $2 billion, raised questions Regulators have declared lution framework to handle any The Resolution Corpora- economy. telecom sector may be in stress had expressed concern over Caijing reported that Wu, who about how it was paying for its reduction of financial risks in bankruptcy situation in banks, tion would ensure the stability It seeks to give comfort to and there can be defaults," the stress in the telecom sector founded Anbang in 2004 and buying spree. the Chinese economy a prior- insurers and financial sector and resilience of the financial consumers of financial service sources familiar with the devel- reaching "unsustainable levels". built it into one of China's big- The privately held company ity this year. Rising Chinese entities. According to the state- system, protecting the consum- providers during any financial opment said. "The stress in the sector has gest insurers, was detained last said the money was raised from debt levels have prompted ment, the Bill when enacted ers of covered obligations up distress. It would help in main- The banks in the two-hour reached highly unsustainable week by insurance regulators. shareholders. It denied accu- concern about the stability of will pave the way for setting up to a reasonable limit and pub- taining financial stability in the meeting talked about measures levels after the entry of new Citing unidentified sources, sations by another magazine, the country's financial system. of the Resolution Corporation. lic funds to the extent possible. economy by ensuring adequate that can be taken to enhance players and launch of free ser- it said authorities told the com- Caixin, in April that Anbang Anbang has a reputation for It would also lead to repeal The government haspreventive measures while at liquidity. vices which led to erosion of pany about the detention but improperly used payments unusually aggressive expansion or amendment of resolution- recently enacted the Insolvency the same time providing nec- Sources further said that topline and EBITDA of the gave no reason. Spokespeople from policyholders to increase in a Chinese insurance indus- related provisions in sectoral and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, essary instruments for dealing SBI's exposure to the telecom telecom service providers," the for Anbang did not respond its capital base. More recently, try dominated by state- owned Acts as listed in Schedules of for the insolvency resolution with a post-crisis situation. PTI sector is to the extent of Rs letter said. PTI to phone calls or emails. The the company has suffered a companies. PTI Record export growth of May palm oil WORLD BLOOD DONATION DAY IndianOil's 24x7 control import up 21.58% Indian spices in 2016-17 to 7,99,346 tonnes rooms for dealer queries KOCHI: Indian spices and Chilli continued to be the spice products surged to a most demanded spice in the NEW DELHI: Palm oil import on daily price revision record export growth worth Rs 2016-17 financial year with rose 21.58 per cent to 7,99,346 17,664.61 crore ($2633.30 mil- exports of 4,00,250 tonnes tonnes in May because domes- MUMBAI: Come June 15, lion) and a volume of 9,47,790 amounting to Rs 5,070.75 tic vegetable oil output fell as IndianOil will be setting up 87 Customers can tonnes in 2016-17, sustaining crore, registering an increase farmers were reluctant to sell control rooms pan India for their robust demand in inter- of 15 per cent in volume and oilseeds below the minimum addressing technical glitches/ check the prices national markets in the face of 27 per cent in value. support price for processing, system issues that may be in their cities by stiff competition. Cumin was the second- industry body Solvent Extrac- arising at Dealer’s end. The sending SMS RSP< The buoyancy in exports most exported spice, recording tors Association (SEA) said on control room cell at 70 Divi- of spices and related prod- an increase of 22 per cent in vol- Wednesday. India, the world sional Offices will be manned SPACE >DEALER ucts, both in terms of value ume and 28 per cent in value. A s leading vegetable oil buyer, by Technical, Operations and CODE to 92249- and volume, compares favour- total volume of 1,19,000 tonnes had imported 6,57,454 tonnes Retail Sales officers, while at ably with figures of 8,43,255 of cumin valued at Rs 1963.20 palm oil in May 2016. The SEA its 16 State Offices, the con- 92249. The Dealer tonnes valued at Rs 16238.23 crore was exported from India cautioned that lower realisa- trol room cell will be manned Code of each crore ($2482.83 million) in in 2016-17. tion could impact planting of by Information Systems (IS), 2015-16,thereby registering The increase was largely due oilseeds in the ensuing kharif Engineering and Retail Sales petrol pump would an increase of 12 per cent in to mandatory checks on cumin season. To check price fall, the officer. be prominently volume,nine per cent in Rupee and its byproducts imple- industry body demanded the The CISF DSP Unit organised a blood donation camp to commemorate ‘World Blood Donation Day’ on The apex cell at Market- displayed in terms and six per cent in dol- mented by the Spices Board government to immediately Wednesday. 30 CISF personnel donated blood on the occasion ing Head Office , Mumbai will lar terms, a Spices Board release in the backdrop of rapid alerts hike import duty on crude and comprise of officers from IS the petrol pump said here on Wednesday. from importing countries. PTI refined edible oil. PTI , Pricing and Retail groups. These control rooms will oper- premises ate round the clock till the sys- tem to establish an appropriate RSP< SPACE >DEALER SJVN to train 1,600 farmers at agricultural universities mechanism for Daily Price CODE to 92249-92249. The Revision stabilizes. Dealer Code of each petrol Further through its 129 sup- pump would be prominently SHIMLA: For furthering the the other with CSK Himachal In terms of the MoUs, the besides a stipend of Rs.1400 ply locations spread across the displayed in the petrol pump “Skilling India Initiative” of the Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, two universities shall provide per participant to compensate country, IndianOil is ensuring premises. Government of India as well as Palampur, recently. all technical and infrastruc- the earning loss. that 90% supplies reach Deal- IndianOil’s nearly 450 sales the national mission of dou- Nand Lal Sharma, Direc- tural support to train the young Kaushal further told that er’s fuel station within 24 hours. areas have conducted dealer bling the income of farmers, tor (Personnel) and Chairman entrepreneurs/farmers in var- the Foundation will also bear to This supply and distribution training workshops to ensure Public Sector SJVN Limited of the SJVN Foundation told ious income generating pro- and fro travelling expenditure mechanism ensures that the that customers do not face has undertaken to provide skill that the scheme was akin to the fessional activities/courses of of the participants from their impact of increasing/decreas- any pricing misinformation development training to 1600 Government of India’s mission horticulture, forestry and allied place of stay to the University. ing price trends on working or glitches. IndianOil has also individuals from Himachal of doubling the farmers income disciplines like social science, He disclosed that an expendi- capital is minimised. re-checked the mobile no. and Pradesh in the fields of horti- by 2021-22 and had hence been environmental science, ento- ture of more than Rs.1.10 crore The daily price revision is email data of its 25,000 plus culture, floriculture, vegetable, named ‘Deen Dayal Upadhayay mology and pathology whereas will be incurred on sponsoring an initiative for ensuring the dealers to ensure that timely mushroom farming, bee-keep- Krishi Kaushal Vikas Yojana”. SJVN will fund the project. the 1600 youths for skilling in best possible prices to the cus- information on the effective ing, medicinal and aromatic He added that the initia- D. P. Kaushal, Secretary of the desired areas of horticul- tomers as well as improved prices at a pre-designated time plants, nursery plant protection, tive of SJVN was to support the Foundation told that the ture, agriculture and floriculture transparency in the pricing i.e. 20:00 hrs for the next day, organic farming and environ- the national mission to achieve 6 days’ long residential train- etc. Out of the 1600 individu- mechanism. reaches the right person. The ment impact assessment, etc. the target of helping farmers ing programme each will cover als to be imparted training in While petrol pumps will dealers will be receiving the For imparting training in engage themselves in allied sities under the CSR initiative of been provided training in these 1600 participants in groups of 32 groups 400 will be drawn be displaying the daily prices, updated price via customised these fields, the SJVN Founda- income generation ventures. the SJVN Foundation. Sharma two universities for enhancing 25 each at the two universities from the SJVN’s project affected there are various other ways SMSs, e-mails , mobile app ad tion, a registered Trust of the He further told that the Skill told that preference will be their skills in various fields. during the current financial areas. to check the daily prices. Cus- web portal for dealers. company has signed two Mem- development training to young given to the needy persons who In view of the feedback from year 2017-18. This being an ongoing tomers can access IndianOil’s IndianOil has also com- orandums of Understanding aspiring entrepreneurs and were already engaged in farm- the participants and the univer- SJVN Foundation, he said, endeavour of the SJVN Foun- mobile app Fuel@IOC for the menced all India trial run (MoUs) one with Dr Y S Par- farmers of Himachal Pradesh ing and inclined to increase sities, the number of sponsored had offered to bear the total dation will continue to provide rates. Alternatively, custom- for daily price revision w.e.f mar University of Horticulture will include training and field their income. During the last candidates had been enhanced expenditure on course fees, such skilling training to more ers can also check the prices June 13, 2017 at all its petrol and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, and demonstrations at these univer- year, he said, 1000 farmers had to 1600 this year, he told. boarding and lodging charges youths of the state. MPOST in their cities by sending SMS stations. MPOST 14 sport mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday,15 June, 2017 INDIA PLAYED BEST FOOTBALL AGAINST XI JINPING MEETS FIFA CHIEF INFANTINO MALDINI ASKS VERRATTI TO GO TO BARCA KYRGYZSTAN: CHHETRI BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping met world foot- MILAN: Italian football legend Paolo Maldini has advised com- ball governing body FIFA president Gianni Infantino on patriot midfielder Marco Verratti to join La Liga giants Barcelona BENGALURU: India skipper Sunil Chhetri says he does not re- if he wants to take his game to the next level. It is rumoured that member in his decade-long career the last time the team played Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi noted that the Chinese government attached great Barcelona have put in a bid of 100 million euros for the 24-year- such good football after they rode on his superb second-half old Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) player. The Italian international strike to beat Kyrgyzstan in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A significance to the development of football and provided - is reportedly very keen to move to five-time Champions League qualifier here on Tuesday. India are top of the group having six strong support, although China lagged far behind tradi tional football powerhouses for years in terms of both its winners Barcelona and is actively lobbying for an exit from his points from two matches. domestic popularity and competence on the pitch. current club. PSG are not too keen to let go of their star player. Mercurial Pak stun sorry Virat Kohli promises top England, reach CT final mark in no time. Ali slowed down a bit mid- show against Bangla Tigers way till he picked Liam Plunkett for a boundary as the second BIRMINGHAM: Profession- cricketing history, if they man- innovation is required. wicket partnership flourished alism will be pitted against age to pull off a victory. Fifty overs is adequate time to 50 off 55 deliveries. passion when defending A victory for India will be in which the tiny nation have But a slower one from pacer champions India square off par for the course for which gained its mojo in the past 3 Jake Ball saw the back of the with Bangladesh in the second they won’t possibly get the years building a reasonably opening batsman. Ali, who semi-final of the ICC Champi- credit that one gets for beat- good unit that can put up a had by now faced 100 deliver- ons Trophy, here on Thursday. ing Australia, South Africa or fight. They have shown they ies, only managed to get a bot- On paper, India are over- England. But a defeat will lead could do that during the 2015 tom edge which crashed into whelming favourites against to unparalleled criticism from home series which they won his own stumps. Needing 39 the next door neighbours but fans and critics alike with some 2-1, thanks to the then teenage runs to win, the experienced in a game of glorious uncer- of the uncomfortable behind sensation Mustafizur Rahaman Mohammed Hafeez (31 not tainties, it will be foolhardy the scene happenings (like the and his deadly cutters. out off 21 balls) and Azam fin- to count Bangladesh out of alleged Anil Kumble-Virat But the 50-over India ver- ished off in style with a 42-run equation. Kohli rift) again raising their sus Bangladesh contests have unbeaten third-wicket stand. Especially after their inspi- head. It will be interesting to never been short of drama — Hafeez, who started off rational “come from behind” see if India retain Ravichan- thanks to the overtly passion- clobbering all-rounder Ben victory against New Zealand dran Ashwin or bring Umesh ate fans and media. ‘Tigers’, as Stokes for a massive six, got the that paved the way for their Yadav back as his pace scared they are referred to have such a winning runs with a boundary semi-final berth. the Bangladeshi batsmen dur- passionate following that their Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez (left) and Babar Azam celebrate after off the same bowler as Pakistan India, after a clinical per- ing their 240-run thrashing in country’s media has been suc- their victory against England in the first semi-final at The Cardiff overhauled the target with 77 formance against South Africa, a warm-up game. cessfully able to ‘marry’ nation- Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on Wednesday AP/PTI balls to spare. alism with cricket taking it to Earlier, Pakistan bowl- INDIA VS BANGLADESH SEMI-FINAL an altogether different level. CARDIFF: Pakistan cruised the two, bringing up his second ers led by Hasan Ali put up a An interesting anecdote will to the ICC Champions Trophy consecutive fifty off 49 balls, quality display to restrict Eng- would like to maintain the In case of Bangladesh, their reveal how cricket and nation- final after thrashing hosts Eng- laced with six boundaries and land to 211 runs in 49.5 overs. same intensity against a team aim will be to repeat the perfor- alism has been inter-linked land by eight wickets in the first a six off a bouncer from pacer Ali was complimented well that could prove to be a pro- mance of the 2007 World Cup in Bangladesh’s social life and semi-final at the Sophia Gar- Mark Wood in the very first by Juniad Khan and debutant verbial banana peel for them. of opener in Port of Spain — even cricketers have been vol- dens here on Wednesday. over of the innings. It seemed Rumman Raees, who chipped Batsmen in form, bowl- still a ‘Red Letter Day’ in crick- untarily a part of it. Chasing a below-par 212, the Pakistan batsmen were in in with two wickets each. ers on target and fielding top eting history. It is learnt that the entire the Green Brigade rode on a a hurry to get to the total as For England, Joe Root (46), notch — Virat Kohli’s men Four members of that side Bangladesh team was watching brilliant 118-run opening stand the duo helped the team touch Jonny Bairstow (43) and Ben have covered all bases so far — skipper Mashrafe Mortaza, the England versus Australia between Azhar Ali (76) and the three-figure mark in the Stokes (34) were the major con- and Mashrafe Mortaza’s men Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur game together. Once England’s Fakhar Zaman (57) before next seven overs before Ali too tributors to the cause. England, — after their lucky entry into Rahim and Tamim Iqbal — are victory ensured Bangladesh’s Babar Azam (38 not out) and got to his half century off 68 who were brilliant in the group semi-finals — will have to pull stars of this current line-up. qualification, their strike Ali helped the team with a deliveries. Unable to find the stages, wasted a steady start, off something really special at One day cricket is one for- bowler Taskin Ahmed started 55-run second-wicket stand to breakthrough, English skipper thanks to the immaculate line the Edgbaston Cricket Ground mat where perhaps Bangladesh singing a popular song with set their date with the winner of Eoin Morgan got Adil Rashid and length of the bowlers, who on Thursday. have the best chance of beating others joining in chorus. the second semi-final between back into action, and the leg- were right on the coin through- For India, nothing short of a India. This is a format which The 2015 World Cup quar- India and Bangladesh, on Sun- spinner delivered on the very out the match. place in the summit round will is neither too long like Test ter-final against India at the day. After bowling the hosts first delivery of his fourth over The home side’s ploy to satisfy them while Bangladesh cricket where temperament is MCG still sticks out like a sore out for 211, thanks to pacer with the wicket of the danger- bring back Bairstow in place AP/PTI are standing at the cusp of what challenged nor too short like thumb for the Bangladesh play- Hasan Ali’s 3/35, the Pakistani ous Zaman, stumped by wick- of Jason Roy clicked but some could be the biggest day in their T20 where quick-on-the-feet ers and fans alike. AGENCIES opening duo of Ali and Zaman etkeeper Jos Buttler. poor middle-order batting saw made light work of the English The wicket of Zaman Pakistan dominating the game. bowlers as the visitors crossed brought in Azam, who wasted Brief scores: England 211 the 50-run mark at the end of no time in settling down, all out in 49.5 overs (Root INDIA’S STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES the mandatory powerplay. dancing down the track to loft 46; Ali 3/35). Pakistan 215/2 AFTER defeating South Africa pretty Fielding: After a below-par show in the walked out to take guard, there were only The 27-year-old Zaman Rashid over for a straight six as in 37.1 overs (Azhar Ali 76, was the more destructive of the visitors crossed the 150-run Zaman 57). AGENCIES convincingly on Sunday, defending cham- first two matches, India’s fielding depart- four balls remaining. pions India will take on Bangladesh in the ment rose to life in the third match. Bowling inconsistency: Apart from second ICC Champions Trophy semi-final Batting: Rohit Sharma has been ex- Bhuvneshwar Kumar, none of the other on Thursday with odds in favour of Virat tremely consistent and had helped India Indian bowlers managed to pick wickets Pressure is on India not Kohli’s men to go through to the last stage. cross the 300-mark along with Dhawan in in all the three matches. While Bumrah However, it may not be as easy as it looks on the first 2 ties. Similarly, Yuvraj Singh and went wicket-less in the first two games, B’desh: Ashraful, Bashar paper. Bangladesh have pulled off several Virat Kohli got back to form against SA. Jadeja was hammered for 52 runs in his upsets and have shrugged off the ‘minnows’ Among the teams that have already quali- six overs against Sri Lanka. Bhuvneshwar KOLKATA: India may be out- for 4 in a sensational run chase according him the biggest tag in the recent past. As Kohli’s men gear fied for the semi-finals, India have lost the (10th) is also the only Indian bowler in the right favourites in the Champi- before their progress was con- “threat” will be Indian opener up for the tricky fixture, here’s a look at the least number of wickets (11). top-10 list of the highest wicket-takers in ons Trophy semi-finals against firmed when fancied Austra- Rohit Sharma whose 137 in Bangladesh but the defend- lia, plagued by two rain-hit their 2015 World Cup quar- strengths and weaknesses of Team India: WEAKNESSES the tournament. Slow starts: India have never gone past ing champions will be under games, lost to England the next terfinal win is “still fresh” in STRENGTHS Lower order not tested: Because of the more pressure, former cap- day June 10. “We have previ- his mind. the 50-run mark in the first powerplay in An in-form Shikhar Dhawan: With 271 prolific form, India’s top four batsmen are tains Mohammad Ashraful ously reached Asia Cup final. “We not only need early the three matches. While openers Rohit runs in three matches, Dhawan currently in at the moment, the lower order has vir- and Habibul Bashar said on But no doubt this is the big- breakthroughs but will have to Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan managed Wednesday. gest moment in the history ensure that we keep striking. leads the tally for the highest run-getter tually not been tested in the tournament to put up just 46 and 48 runs against “Aar ektu upare jete chai of Bangladesh cricket. It’s like I’m a big fan of Rohit Sharma in the tournament and is in supreme so far. India had lost six wickets against Pakistan and SL, respectively, the tally (having come all the way, we mini World Cup. India are the and his wicket will be the key,” touch of late. England, but when no. 7 Ravindra Jadeja badly don’t want to miss out defending champions it’s no he said referring to Sharma’s came down to 37 against SA on Sunday. on a final spot now),” Bashar, secret that they will be under century after being given not who led Bangladesh to their more pressure. We have an out on 90 as Rubel’s delivery epic 2007 World Cup win over experienced side and we need was called a no-ball in a dubi- India at Port of Spain, said from a team effort,” the current selec- ous decision. Dhaka. tor said. Now-exiled Ashraful also Bangladesh beat New Zea- The 44-year-old said their said pressure would be on India land in Cardiff from being 33 bowlers will hold the key but and added only one-two per- cent separates both the teams. “If Sri Lanka can beat them, why not us? From 33/4 we could win against the Kiwis. I’m sure they will give their best and the match will be a tough for both the teams,” Ashraful said. AGENCIES AP/PTI US Open golf: Chopra leads strong Indian connection

WISCONSIN: Daniel Chopra, a two- time winner on the PGA Tour, will be Anirban Lahiri will be among the three players with Indian missing his second connections at the US Open golf cham- pionships, the second Major of the successive Major season. after 10 straight The two other are amateur Sahith Theegala and professional Aaron Rai, appearances at Majors a winner on the European Challenge going back to the 2014 Tour. All three came through the US Open qualifiers at various venues. British Open While Theegala, now an American, has Indian parents, who went over years McIlroy, also back from a injury, Jordan ago, Rai’s parents, also of Indian origin, Spieth, Jason Day, Jon Rahm, Hideki arrived into England via Kenya, where Matsuyama, Justin Rose, Sergio Gar- they have shifted. cia, Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson. Anirban Lahiri will be missing But one stat that will stay upper- his second successive Major after 10 most in the minds of all will be that the straight appearances at Majors going last Major champions have been first- back to the 2014 British Open. timers, who had never won a Major While Chopra, who learnt his golf before. Phil Mickelson, who has said in India at the Delhi Golf Club and Daniel Chopra learnt his golf in India at the Delhi Golf Club and grew up with his he will skip the US Open if the start is grew up with his grandfather in the grandfather in the Indian capital not delayed as he is due to attend his Indian capital, will play with Kim Whee daughter’s high school ceremony, now and Ted Potter Jr. in the first group to The good news for the golfers is son, who missed the first Major of the seems to have an outside chance, as tee off from the tenth tee, Rai is paired that after concerns expressed by some season because of a freak injury fall- there is 50-50 possibility of a thunder- with Yusaku Miyazoto and JT Poston. players that Erin Hills’ thick seedhead ing off the stairs at his rental home in storm at the start Thursday. Amateur Theegala is paired with Daniel fescue was too penalizing, there were Augusta, is the favorite heading into That could well mean a fairy-tale Miernicki and Tyler Light. Both Cho- reports that they have been cut back the tournament. story for Mickelson who needs a US pra and Rai have also played in Hero on four holes. Other big stars expected to contend Open to complete a career slam and Indian Open in recent past. Defending champion, Dustin John- over the weekend are world No. 2 Rory has six second places. MPOST sport 15 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 15 June, 2017 mp AIFF chief’s proposed Ex-tennis player Srikanth, Prannoy Frost accused of This win has taught advance to 2nd round new competition match fixing QUEENSLAND (AUSTRA- LIA): Former professional ten- me never to give up on hits roadblock nis player Isaac Frost has been accused of match fixing after KOLKATA: All India Foot- an investigation involving sev- ball Federation (AIFF) Pres- eral other players by Queens- ident Praful Patel’s proposed lands Crime and Corruption dreams: Bopanna new competition involving Commission. top four teams from the “The investigation led NEW DELHI: Basking in the I-League and Indian Super detectives to suspect that a glory of his first Grand Slam League (ISL) might not see number of people received title win, Rohan Bopanna says the light of the day. information that the match his mixed doubles title tri- “Yes, it is difficult to would allegedly be fixed and umph at the French Open has accommodate three leagues subsequently placed bets strengthened his belief that H S Prannoy (left) and Kidambi Srikanth in the calendar keeping in through various betting agen- “one should never give up on JAKARTA: Indian shuttlers Kid- mind national team com- Praful Patel cies,” a Queensland police offi- d r e a m s”. ambi Srikanth and H S Prannoy The world No. mitments next year,” a top cer was quoted as saying by Bopanna had to wait for 14 advanced to the second round official said on Wednesday. clubs will have to cough up. ESPN. years after turning Pro to clinch of the men’s singles competi- 29 Prannoy saw India would be taking This has been a bone of The 28-year-old is accused a Major trophy, the French tion at the $1,000,000 Indone- off 20th ranked part in the SAFF Champi- contention and thus the idea of fixing a match at the Chal- Open mixed doubles with sia Super Series Premier here on onship next year from May has not gone down well with lenger Tournament in Traral- Gabriela Dabrwoski, and the Wednesday. Anthony Sinisuka 1-12 and before that national the organisers of the cash- gon, Victoria, that police 37-year-old said it was worth The world No. 29 Prannoy Ginting 21-13 21- team coach Stephen Con- rich ISL. Patel, in a meet- allege attracted several sus- the wait. saw off 20th ranked Anthony 18 in a 43-minute stantine is likely to hold a ing with Kolkata giants picious bets. Match fixing in It’s not only the defeats and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah felicitates French Open Mixed Sinisuka Ginting 21-13 21-18 in preparation camp. East Bengal and Mohun Queensland carries a maxi- tough times that teach, cer- Doubles Winner Rohan Bopanna in Bengaluru PTI a 43-minute battle. He will next battle. He will next The domestic season is Bagan in New Delhi last mum punishment of 10 years. tain victories too signal a few face top seeded Malaysian Lee face top seeded expected to start from the week, had promised them The Queensland police things. Bopanna refused comment doubles champions and not Chong Wei. third week of November and of equal mileage in terms of have also charged Frost with “Never give up on your on the perception but asserted singles? “It’s not about com- Srikanth then staved off a Malaysian Lee run till April, as has been television coverage in the dealing in cannabis, cocaine, dreams. That is something that to have singles champions, plaining. We should look at it in challenge from Hong Kong’s Chong Wei discussed in the AIFF execu- I-League as well. East Ben- oxycodone and other prescrip- which stands out (in this many things need to change a positive way. Everyone from Wong Wing Ki Vincent 21-15 tive committee meeting held gal and Mohun Bagan have tion medications to Anderson, win),” Bopanna, only the fourth in India. outside plays a part (in progress 17-21 21-16 in a 56-minute in Mumbai last week. maintained that they won’t tennis coach Dean Santillan, Indian ever to win a Grand However, nothing can be of a player), whether it is Fed- match. He is likely to clash with a 1-2 head-to-head record, Sri- According to Patel’s pro- be part of the ISL as they two middling former semi-pro- Slam, said in an interaction taken away from Bopanna’s eration, parents, coaches. fourth seeded Jan O Jorgensen of kanth made sure he left after posal, top eight teams from would not pay the franchise fessional tennis players and an after meeting Union Sports achievement since he took These guys need support Denmark next. levelling their score. The Indian both the leagues will play in fee of Rs 15 crore. The two aspiring professional surfer. Minister Vijay Goel. up a sport which hardly finds from junior level and that is After back-to-back titles dished out a gritty game as he a separate competition from clubs had also demanded Frost, who is from Brisbane, He is a late bloomer, who support from corporates in when you create champions.” at Singapore and Thailand, B fought hard from the start, where the top two teams will that they should be use Kol- reached a career-high ranking has contributed in some of the country and is in the lime- Bopanna is doing his bit for Sai Praneeth bowed out in the before breaking off at 7-7 in the play in the AFC Champi- kata as their home base. The of 458 in 2012 before taking a India’s most memorable Davis light most of the time for wrong the sport by bringing in for- opening round following a opening game to eventually earn ons League play-offs and issue of using Kolkata as a two-year break from tennis the Cup wins in singles, but it does reasons. When an athlete is eign coaches at his academy 14-21 18-21 loss against second the bragging rights. the AFC Cup. But for that home base by Mohun Bagan following year. He last played not matter. recognised only after achiev- — UK’s Aubrey Barrett and seeded Son Wan Ho of Korea in In the second, Wong opened to happen, a minimum of 14 and East Bengal have grave at a tournament in Cairns last “Age is only a number. You ing something at the global Serbia’s Dragan Bukumirovic. 40 minutes. up a 7-3 lead and kept his dis- matches needs to be played implications for Atletico de October. AGENCIES can’t set a timeline (for achieve- stage, such victories are to be “I am also bringing a couple The men’s doubles pair of tance despite some tough com- among the eight sides. Kolkata — the current ISL ments). As long as you believe savoured and Bopanna is liv- of coaches to my academy in Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and petition from Srikanth, who It has been learnt that representatives from the city in yourself and keep working ing every moment of it. Bangalore from outside. They Chirag Shetty also suffered a had narrowed down the defi- Football Sports Develop- — as it will mean that their hard, nothing can stop you. “To get singles champions will be here for a year and help 9-21 19-21 loss against Fajar cit to 16-18. But Wong sealed ment Limited (FSDL) — support base in football- I worked towards my goal, we need to have a system in these kids. I tell the players if Alfian and Muhammad Rian the game and roared back into the organisers of the ISL crazy West Bengal will dis- every single day and I am feel- place at the grassroots level. they go outside, go for a year Ardianto. It was also curtains contest. — is also not with the AIFF appear overnight. The ISL ing grateful that my team also We have a very limited support not for a month or so. for Ashwini Ponnappa and N In the decider, Srikanth on this proposal. If the top has announced the two new put in efforts. Although tennis from the Federation (AITA), or “In a month it does not Sikki Reddy after the duo suf- fought back from 6-8 and 11-13 four teams take part in the teams — a Tata Steel outfit is an individual sport, everyone Corporates. We need that sys- really help improve much. fered a 21-19 19-21 13-21 loss down to reel off six straight proposed new competi- from Jamshedpur and JSW- has contributed in it,” said the tem to compete with European That’s why I am bringing to the Indonesia combo of Dian points at 14-14 to eventually tion, I-League clubs will get owned Bengaluru FC — last winner of 16 ATP titles. standards. We still have a long these coaches, let’s hope the Fitriani and Nadya Melati. comfortably seal the match in a shot at representing Asia Monday, virtually closing Mixed doubles is played way to go,” he said. kids make good use of this Coming into the match with his favour. AGENCIES from India without paying the door on the traditional only at Grand Slams and So there shouldn’t be com- opportunity, coming this the franchise fee, a sum ISL heavyweights. AGENCIES even considered a side show. plaints about only having month,” he said. AGENCIES

FOOTBALL FRIENDLY millenniumpost.in India will see what it has not millenniumpo NO H ALFst TR U THS CHANGE OF NAME Dembele scores late winner I, Manish Karakoti S/o seen in football so far: Ceppi Diwan Singh R/o H.No. as France beat England N-219, Gali No-15, NEW DELHI: FIFA U-17 World Cup’s Sadatpur Extn, Dayalpur, tournament director Javier Ceppi says PARIS: Ousmane Dembele Delhi-110094 have India will see a brand of football it has helped France beat England 3-2 changed my name from not witnessed so far, in the upcoming with a late winner in an inter- Manish to Manish Karakoti mega-event. national football friendly at the for all future purposes. The tournament will be held across six Stade de France here. cities from October 6 to 28. Tuesday night’s game was “It is a great moment to be a foot- tied at 2-2 when the 20-year-old ball fan in the country, as the best youth Dembele scored off an assist by national teams and players across the the 18-year-old sensation Kyl- world will be coming here in less than 120 ian Mbappe in the 78th minute, days and will show a quality of football reports Xinhua news agency. that has not been seen in India before,” France lost last weekend’s Ceppi said. World Cup qualifiers 2-1 to Some of the top footballing nations Sweden due to a fatal error from such as Brazil, Germany, Spain, France their goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in and Colombia are going to compete in the stoppage time. However, the the tournament, the first FIFA event in the venues. “The fans will make sure that Korea 2017 has had a fantastic culmina- head coach Didier Deschamps the country. football takes over India from now until tion, all the attention of the football fans still kept Lloris as their skipper, The game was tied at 2-2 when the 20-year-old Dembele scored off an “We know that fans have huge expec- October,” Ceppi said. on the planet will shift to India. also bringing in Mbappe, Dem- assist by the 18-year-old sensation Kylian Mbappe in the 78th minute tations because they have picked up a With the FIFA U-20 World Cup con- “It will be our duty to deliver the next bele and Thomas Lemar into large part of the inventory of tickets we cluding with England emerging cham- FIFA World Cup in the calendar, the FIFA the attacking line-up. back-heel freed Ryan Bertrand Giroud, whose header was had put up for sale and we are sure that pions, the focus has now shifted to the U-17 World Cup India 2017,” said Ceppi. A minute of silence was from the left wing to set up a blocked by the goalkeeper Tom they will not be disappointed by what U-17 event. The official draw for the event will be observed to honour the vic- low cross, and the Tottenham Heaton, while central defender they will see and experience in each of “Now that the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Mumbai on July 7. AGENCIES tims of recent attacks in Man- Hotspur striker coolly put the Samuel Umtiti followed in to chester and London before the ball into the net. make it. match, with French President France forward Olivier Gir- They went on to get an upper AB to lead SA in T20Is Emmanuel Macron and Brit- oud had his volley ruled offside hand in score shortly before the Altibox chess tournament: ish Prime Minister Theresa May on 14 minutes, and Dembele break. Heaton stopped Dem- against England also on the stand. wasted a chance of levelling the bele’s brilliant shot, but failed Harry Kane, last season’s score in just two minutes, only to finish another save on right Johannesburg: Dynamic batsman Anand to meet Nakamura Premier League top scorer, to see his shot off the post. back Djibril Sidibe’s shot on the AB de Villiers will lead South Africa opened the scoring account The hosts managed to score rebound. However, there was as early as in the ninth min- an equalizer in the 22nd min- much concern for France early in the upcoming Twenty20 Interna- STAVANGER (NORWAY): Former three remaining games, Anand gets ute, when Raheem Sterling’s ute, as Lemar’s free kick found in the second half. AGENCIES tional (T20I) cricket series against world champion Viswanathan Anand two white and one black which might hosts England, to be held from will take on Hikaru Nakamura of the just help the Indian ace to turn the tide June 21 to 25. Cricket South Africa United States in the seventh round of in his favour. After the white game said on Tuesday that De Villiers Altibox Norway Chess tournament against Nakamura, Anand will play as here. After a rather slow start that cost black against Aronian and in the final will lead the side in the absence him two losses in the first five rounds, round he will again have white against of their regular T20I captain Faf Anand rose back in style defeating Carlsen. The world champion has been du Plessis, who flies home for the Fabiano Caruana of United States in clearly struggling on his home turf and birth of his first child. The state- the previous round. time might already be running out for ment also mentioned South Africa Nakamura and Levon Aronian of him. Magnus Carlsen is still looking Armenia are leading the tournament for his first victory in the tournament ODI regular Dwaine Pretorius is the on four points each, a full point clear of and is yet to show an impressive dis- only uncapped member included Russian duo of Vladimir Kramnik and play here. Aronian, with scalp of two in the squad. “I would like to thank Sergey Karjakin, Anish Giri of Holland former world champions, has done Farhaan Behardien for leading the and Wesley So of United States. quite well. Inflicting a loss to Carlsen, side so ably in the recent series Anand shares the seventh spot in the Armenian followed it up with the 10-player round-robin tournament a victory against Kramnik in the pre- against Sri Lanka,” said CSA along side world champion Magnus vious round and he seems to be the National Selection Panel convener Carlsen of Norway, Maxime Vachier- man in form. Much would depend on Linda Zondi. AGENCIES Lagrave of France and Caruana who how things shape up in his game all have 2.5 points apiece. In the last against Anand. AGENCIES Morientes confirms India visit for Legends’ El Clasico

KOLKATA: Former Spain and Real “This is Michel Salgado saying hi to Madrid striker Fernando Morientes India. We will be there playing against confirmed his India visit to play for Real Barcelona on September 15. See you there Madrid Legends against FC Barcelona guys,” right-back Salgado, who spent close Legends in an “El Clasico” fixtures here to a decade with Real, also said in a video on September 15. message. Confirming the visit and the “I thank Indian fans for the support. (I match, organisers Football Next Founda- am) looking forward to seeing you soon,” tion’s founder Kaushik Moulik said over Morientes, who has won three Champi- phone from Madrid on Wednesday: “The ons League titles and two Spanish La Liga match will take place on September 15 in crowns with Real,” said in a video message Kolkata. on Tuesday. lez, yesteryear stars Victor Sanchez del “The stadium is yet to be zeroed in on Besides, the 41-year-old former Span- Amo, Koke Contreras, Michel Salgado but we are expecting to finalise it by next ish international who once formed a great and Ivan Perez is also likely to be seen in week. The whole list of players will also be partnership up front with Raul Gonza- action for Real. out soon.” AGENCIES 16 mp Entertainment MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Thursday, 15 June, 2017

‘Word of mouth, audience support important for small films’

NEW DELHI: Konkona Sensharma, whose directorial debut A Death In The Gunj has opened to glowing reviews but limited screens, believes that mak- ing and promoting a niche film is not easy. The actor says while both com- mercial and independent films are important, alternative cinema has a With her difficult journey from production to the ticket window. “It is important that directorial all kind of films are made. Mainstream cinema exists in most large industries debut A Death and then there is the alternative cin- They are the ones who came forward an anecdote that has been a part of her ema which does not follow the con- and did not charge their market rate own family. ventions of the mainstream movies.” to help me make this film. They knew The actor, who speaks fondly of in the Gunj “But when your film is small and that making such movies is not easy.” McCluskieganj, says people often con- does not have A-listers, then you have It was a bit of a struggle for the actor fuse it as McLeodganj but she always out, Konkona a limited budget and it becomes hard to get the movie financed but she cred- knew that the place would play an to release your film. Stars are a part of its her filmmaker mother, Aparna Sen, important role in her story. Sen Sharma is our emotional psyche but audiences for pushing her. Konkona’s father Mukul Sharma should also support a good indie “Once the script was ready, I sat would often narrate the story at family hoping that the film which may not have a big star,” on it because I did not think any- gatherings, so much so that it became Konkona said. one would spend money on it. But a part of her childhood memories. “I Vikrant Massey, Gulshan Devaiah, my mother told me to shop the film heard this story from my father. He is film will find its Tilottama Shome, Kalki Koechlin, Om around. I went to some of the bigger a very good storyteller and he would Puri, Tanuja, Ranvir Shorey, Arya studios and they were kind enough to really evoke the era for me. The inci- audience since Sharma and Jim Sarbh feature in the give me a meeting. They said they liked dent kept getting bigger and bigger in movie and Konkona says most of the the script but it was not something they my head and I kept fictionalising and unconventional actors took a cut to help the film get were looking to produce,” she recalls. dramatising these childhood experi- made. Konkona finally got Honey Trehan ences until it became a full-fledged “I am lucky to have got such a fabu- and Abhishek Chaubey onboard as s t or y.” films don’t get lous cast and crew. Veterans like Omji producers. While she is now keen to act in a added a certain integrity and value to Set in McCluskieganj of 1979, good movie before taking up direction much publicity the movie. Vikrant is amazing in the the film, about a family vacation that again, Konkona hopes that her debut film. I am grateful to all my actors. unravels into a tragedy, is inspired by film finds its audience. PTI

‘Newton’ to Amber ‘getting serious’ Tiger Shroff says he’s ‘biggest release on August 18 with Tesla founder fan’ of Michael Jackson

MUMBAI: Newton starring posted a series of photographs playing with National Award- winning actor his sons Damian, Kai, Saxon, Xavier, and Rajkummar Rao will release on Griffin at the Sydney Opera House while August 18. Directed by Amit they were in Australia as she filmedAqua - Masurkar, the movie is about man in May. rookie clerk on election duty Musk’s children are from his first mar- in a conflict-ridden jungle of riage to wife Justine. His second wife was Central India, who tries his best actor Talulah Riley, but they divorced in 2015. to conduct free and fair voting. Now, the two are back in Los Angeles Rao took to Twitter to and were acting like a cou- announce ple as they dined the at a restaurant last MUMBAI: Actor Tiger Shroff, who release week. “Elon had his is gearing up for the release of his date and arm around Amber forthcoming film Munna Michael, share a as they waited in says he believes he is late pop legend new poster. line. They were both Michael Jackson’s biggest fan. “He is very friendly and &pictures has partnered with coming. seemed happy,” Eros International and Next Gen #Newton the source Films to bring a contest titled “Main #SeedhaAad- LOS ANGELES: Actor Amber Heard and con- Hoon Michael” ahead of the theatri- miUltiD- Tesla founder Elon Musk are reportedly get- cluded. cal release of Eros and Viki Rajani’s uniya,” he ting serious about their relationship. “They IANS Munna Michael. Tiger will travel to captioned the are getting more serious. It’s definitely not different cities across India to identify photo. Thea casual relationship. That’s not Elon. He the biggest dancing fans of Jackson. movie, which also stars doesn’t do anything casually,” a source told Talking about it, the actor said Pankaj Tripathi and actor Anjali people.com. in a statement, “When it comes to Patil in the lead role, had its The source added that Musk, Michael Jackson, I like to call myself world premiere at the 67th Ber- 45, “is still very fascinated by his biggest fan. And ‘Main Hoon lin International Film Festival Amber and loves her company. He Michael’ is an opportunity for me to (also called Berlinale), and won seems very happy with her. She is meet people who share the same pas- the International Federation of spending a lot of time with his kids”. sion for MJ as I do.” Art Cinemas (CICAE) award in Heard, 31, who finalised her divorce Tiger and debutante Nidhhi its Forum segment. PTI from actor Johnny Depp in January, Agerwal will visit Lucknow, Ahmed- abad and Indore between June 18-25 for the auditions. The actors will shortlist participants from each city Ariana Grande to get honorary who will travel to Mumbai in July for the grand finale. “I wish all the best to the citizenship of Manchester dancers for the auditions. It will be great to witness so much talent and LONDON: Singer and success of our city. shortlist nine winners who will travel Ariana Grande will be “We’ve all had cause to Mumbai for the final face-off,” getting honorary citi- to be incredibly proud Tiger added. IANS zenship of Manches- of Manchester and the ter under plans put resilient and compas- forward by the city sionate way in which council. The council is the city, and all those LOS ANGELES: Actor Michelle Monaghan is proposing a system to associated with it, have all set to join the cast of the upcoming movie recognise outstanding responded to the ter- Mission: Impossible 6, alongside Hollywood star contributions to the rible events of 22 May Tom Cruise. The 41-year-old actor, who featured city, reported BBC. - with love and courage in 2006’s Mission: Impossible III as Julia Meade, The 23-year-old rather than hatred and fiancee to Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, took to Instagram singer is in line to be fear,” he said. to break the news. the first recipient for Under the pro- “Mission accepted. So thrilled to be reuniting organising the ‘One posals for, honorary with Tom Cruise for #MI6! Can’t wait to show you Love Manchester con- citizenship of Manches- guys more of Julia’s story #missionimpossible,” cert’ in aid of victims ter could be granted Monaghan posted alongside a selfie. The film, of the bomb attack at to those from out- written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, her gig, in which 22 side Greater Manches- marks the actor’ third appearance in the fran- people died. Council ter. The plans will go chise. She also appeared at the end of 2011’s Mis- leader Richard Leese, before the council on sion: Impossible Ghost Protocol. said many people July 12. Monaghan’s reprisal was also confirmed by would already consider Some 50,000 people Monaghan thrilled McQuarrie. The shooting of the film started on Grande to be “an hon- went to the One Love April 8 in Paris. Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, orary Mancunian”. Manchester concert at Simon Pegg, Alec Baldwin and Sean Harris are “This seems a fitting Old Trafford on 4 June, to reunite with Cruise reprising their roles from previous films while moment to update the which raised almost Henry Cavill, Vanessa Kirby and Sian Brooke way we recognise those £3m for victims of the have come onboard as new characters. The film who make noteworthy Manchester Arena for ‘Mission: Impossible 6’ is slated to release on July 27, 2018. PTI contributions to the life attack. PTI