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! medicos. sequences. She subsequently “We are satisfied with the held out threats of invoking    6#, talks being held in an extreme- Essential Services Maintenance ly cordial atmosphere,” said Act (ESMA) and cited how the he sinister design of terror- one of the 31 delegates of doc- State Governments of Gujarat, Tists to enact the February 14 tors from all over Bengal who Rajasthan, Haryana, J&K, and like Pulwama terror attack on were escorted by a Government Tamil Nadu had taken strin- Monday evening in Arihal area vehicle to the State secretariat gent actions against striking of Pulwama by triggering an Nabanna, where the Chief doctors. IED blast on a patrol party of Minister met them for more Fresh from an unimpres- 44 Rashtriya Rifles was foiled than an hour and a half. *  +,       (              # sive show in the parliamentary and damage minimised due to “This discussion was very elections and under pressure the alertness of the security fruitful as both the sides reci- Hours later the doctors assaulted physically or verbal- against the assaulters.” from all quarters to stand by forces and the troops travelling       ,,             procated to each other’s views formally told reporters at Nil ly. We assume after our con- In a remarkable display of the doctors, Mamata invited in the hardened ALS (a fortified           (         in a very positive manner,” the Ratan Sarkar Medical College versation with the Chief diplomatic skills, Mamata the doctors to a meeting where truck). !      # Chief Minister said, adding, she and Hospital (NRSMCH) that Minister that the State will turned the situation in her she was accompanied among However, in another inci- was “grateful to the doctors as they are ending the strike and have zero tolerance against favour yielding to the doctors’ others by Minister of State for dent earlier, an Army Major military troopers were killed. to powerful explosion”. “The they responded to my call for “will join our work as soon as assault on doctors. This has to demand for a live coverage of Health Chandrima was martyred and a terrorist The area, where Army entire area has been cordoned discussion and came all the way possible,” adding “we are now be remembered by the entire her meeting with them. The Bhattacharya, Chief Secretary killed, while another officer and vehicle was targeted by the ter- off and search in the area is to Nabanna. The talks with convinced that the Chief population not only of Bengal doctors initially wanted her to Malay De, Principal Secretary two troopers were injured on rorists was roughly 25 kms going on,” he added. them were constructive and I Minister will take action if any but the entire country. If there visit the epicentre of the move- Health Rajiv Sinha, State DGP Monday in an encounter away from the site of the In another anti-terrorist hope the doctors will go back doctor is assaulted in future.” is violence then that will come ment at the NRS Medical Virendra, Kolkata between security forces and the Pulwama terror attack. A operation, a Major of the and announce their withdraw- One of their representatives with consequences. The Chief College and Hospital but sub- Commissioner of Police Anuj ultras in Jammu & Kashmir’s Ministry of Defence spokesper- Indian Army on Monday al of strike as we have accept- iterated, “No doctor or nobody Minister has told us that there sequently conceded to the Sharma and others. Anantnag district, officials said. son in Srinagar claimed a attained martyrdom in Badura ed all their demands.” from any profession can be will be stringent legal action Chief Minister’s conditions that Deliberating on the 12- An intelligence report “failed” attempt was made to area of Anantnag while one ter- Drawing a loud applause point demand of the doctors about terrorists’ attempt to use attack a mobile vehicle patrol rorist, believed to be a foreign from the doctors’ delegation, the CM said the Government an IED blast on a Army convoy in the general area of Arihal in national, was neutralised dur- the Chief Minister further said, would forward allow only two in South Kashmir districts and Pulwama. ing the day-long operation. “These are like our children. It      !   persons to go inside the subsequent alertness obiviated He said, “All troops are safe Police spokeperson in is their right to make justified Emergency enclosure, tighten the crisis. with minor injuries”. Srinagar said, “During a search demands and the Government security network, make a pro- Terrorists had used a sim- Police spokesperson in and cordon operation by the will always stand by them, vision for public relation offi- ilar strategy while targeting a Srinagar said, “Six Armymen joint forces at Badura in including in their times of dis-          cials to handle the patients’ CRPF convoy on the Jammu- have sustained injuries in the Achabal area of Anantnag, ter- tress, as they are serving the party more effectively. Srinagar National Highway on terror incident while two civil- rorist fired on the search party.” society against all odds.”  $78$5). Continued on Page 4 February 14 in which 40 para- ians also sustained injuries due Continued on Page 4  s the medical fraternity’s Anationwide strike hit healthcare services and left "#

 
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    ,, gusty winds and intermittent 19,” Skymet, a private weather rain protected Delhi from the forecast agency, said. sweltering heat, with the weath- In the past 48 hours, rain  $78$5). erman predicting the temper- has been witnessed in isolated atures will remain below nor- pockets of Delhi and adjoining espite respite in northern mal for another three-four days. areas of Noida, Gurugram, DStates, including Punjab Drizzle in some parts of the Faridabad, and Ghaziabad. The and Haryana, from heatwave, Capital and its adjoining areas Safdarjung observatory said Bihar continues to reel under brought mercury down with the city received 0.6mm rain- a searing heatwave which has maximum temperature being fall during the past 24 hours. swept most parts of the recorded at 36.3 degrees Celsius The humidity recorded at 8.30 province, killing around 180 and Haryana, an alert has been Rural Employment Guarantee while minimum stood at 28. am was 54 per cent. On Sunday, people in the State. issued by the Bihar Act (MGNREGA) have been According to the India the maximum temperature set- The prevailing situation Government in the wake of the stopped after 10.30 am. Metrological Department tled at 36.3 degrees Celsius and has prompted the Nitish rising death toll. The Gaya district admin- (IMD)’s Delhi region weather the minimum at 28.02 degrees Kumar Government to order People have been advised istration has banned any cul- wing forecast, more rain and Celsius. closure of academic activities in to take care while stepping tural programme or gathering thunderstorm activities are On Monday, the maximum all schools till June 22, officials outside. The administration in in open spaces, between 11 am expected on June 18, 19, 20. temperature at Safdarjung said on Monday. Gaya, Aurangabad and Nawada and 4 pm. Majority of heatwave “A cyclonic circulation is observatory was recorded 33 Though the MeT districts has imposed Section deaths have been reported persisting over Haryana and degrees Celsius and minimum Department on Monday said 144 of the CrPC to force the from Aurangabad, Gaya and adjoining areas. Also, the 27. At Palam observatory the rain and thunderstorm have public to stay indoors so that Nawada districts, where tem- humid wind from the Arabian maximum temperature was over in Delhi as from June 23 perature for June 23 has been heatwave for prolonged period. brought down the mercury they don’t fall victim to the peratures hovered around 45 Sea is increasing moisture over recorded 32 degrees Celsius and onwards temperature will forecast 41 degrees Celsius by In fact, on June 10, the mercury and there will be no heatwave killer heatwave. degrees Celsius for the past the northern plains, including minimum 28. increase again, said weather the IMD. This summer, Delhi- soared to 48 degrees, the high- conditions this week in north- Even works under the three weeks. Delhi. This moisture incursion The heatwave is not yet experts. The maximum tem- NCR witnessed spell of severe est in Delhi’s history. ern States, including Punjab Mahatma Gandhi National Continued on Page 4       !"# $

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The doctor on ment’s healthcare facilities such Institute of Medical Science) duty was attending to a high- as GTB Hospital and DDU he Delhi Government has Trauma Centre by the atten- risk patient at that time when Hospital, along with some pri- Tsuggested amending rele- dants of a patient late on the attendants asked him to vate hospitals withdrew non- vant rules of the Delhi Sunday night, junior doctors at attend their patient on priori- essential medical services such Cooperative Societies Act, the premier institute have gone ty basis. as OPD, and held protests. 2003, to check “arbitrary” sack- on a strike withdrawing all “The doctor asked them to Doctors at several hospitals in ing of employees by coopera- nonessential services till wait for a while saying he Delhi attended to patients wear- tive banks and thrift and cred- Tuesday morning. attending a high-risk patient ing bandages on forehead, black it societies. The AIIMS Resident who required immediate med- arm-bands and some even put Delhi Cooperative Doctor’s Association (RDA) ical care. He told them that he on helmets as a sign of protest. Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam said services at outpatient will definitely attend the patient. The protesting doc- on Monday, met officials at the departments (OPDs) and rou- But the attendants started ver- tors are demanding a compre- office of Registrar of decided by the board of direc- tine operation theatre, and bally abusing the doctor and hensive central legislation to Cooperative Societies, Delhi, tors of cooperative banks. ward visits have been with- even manhandled him,” Dr check violence against doctors and discussed the matter with The officials cited the drawn from Monday noon till Singh claimed. and other medical profession- them. The minister suggested example of Delhi Nagrik 6 am Tuesday, but emergency “The doctor at the Jai  !   !   ##           ,*   ' ( %   als at hospitals. amending relevant rules of the Sehkari Bank and Jain services such as ICU, casualty Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Meanwhile, police said that Act to make the approval of the Cooperative Bank, which “arbi- and labour room services are Centre was allegedly assaulted “Only bringing a central act to impossible. So till something across the nation are on strike. they have a received a registrar of cooperative soci- trarily sacked a number of available. for giving preferential care to a will not solve the matter. The happens on that front, our fra- But of course we are in soli- complaint that the doctor eties in the Delhi government employees, without giving AIIMS Resident Doctor’s critical patient,” the RDA said institutions have to take respon- ternity has to remain united”, darity with our fraternity so we was restrained from perform- mandatory for appointment them any hearing”. The minis- Association (RDA) president in a statement and demanded sibility of following up with the said Dr Rajeev Ranjan, Gen are doing a symbolic protest”, ing his duties. Two attendants and removal of staff by coop- ter suggested that service rules Dr Amarinder Singh Malhi enactment of a comprehensive cases. Even the law that exists Secretary of RDA (AIIMS). Dr Rajeev said. of the patient have been erative banks, they said. of cooperative banks and thrift said the incident took place central law for checking vio- in 19 states does not have a “We have decided not to Patients faced inconve- detained and a case has been At present, the terms of and credit societies be sent to around 11.30 pm on Sunday in lence on doctors and healthcare defined section in CrPC or IPC hamper the patient services nience after doctors at govern- registered, they said. recruitment and termination of him to develop a system for the emergency ward of the staff at hospitals. so convicting someone is next even when our colleagues all ment and a few private hospi- services of employees are effecting control. #$       '(    *% ! ,   %"  &   "           ,, ))    $78$5).    ))    $78$5). he Delhi University (DU) n order to de-congest traffic Tknown as one of the pres- Ijams and to create safe and tigious institutes appears to be ))    $78$5). SDMC. The report further stat- secure facility for the pedestri- sleeping as the varsity even ed that 22971legal notices have ans at Peeragarhi junction on after a letter from the t least 21 fresh cases of been served to owners of hous- the Outer Ring Road, the Public University Grants Commission Amalaria were traced in last es, hotels and others for various Works Department (PWD) of (UGC) has not notified and one week, taking the total num- violations and 1156 prosecu- the Delhi Government will implemented the regulations of ber of patients suffering from tions initiated. construct a signal free corridor Gazette of India to fill the the vector borne disease to 55 Among the areas falling from Jwala Heri Market Red vacant teaching positions and till June 15. The national Capital under the three municipal cor- light to Jwalapuri Red light on promotions within six months. also witnessed spurt in patients porations, the cases of breeding Rohtak Road/ NH-10. The pro- Currently there are 4,500 pend- suffering from dengue as 67 reported were from areas of posal for the Inter Transit ing vacant positions in the cases have been traced this north, south and east corpora- Corridor Development / varsity. year so far in which seven new tions are 6452, 10749 and 4806 Connectivity Plan for the net- The UGC regulations were “As per the letter send by Convenor Indian National cases recorded in a week. respectively, the report stated. work of ‘Rohtak Road or NH- notified on July 18th in Gazette UGC to complete the appoint- Teachers Congress (INTEC). According to a data A senior corporation offi- 10 has been passed by the of India 2018 and these were ment process within six The teachers further released by the South Delhi cial said that the regarding Unified Traffic and Besides, as part of this pro- new Metro Station (Phase-IV),” subsequently notified by DU’s months can only be imple- demanded that a meeting of EC Municipal Corporation zonal officials have been direct- Transportation infrastructure ject, the PWD has also pro- said a PWD official. approved by Academic Council mented only if these regula- must be called immediately to (SDMC) on Monday, out of ed take precautionary mea- (Planning and Engineering) on posed grade improvement at The official further added on 16th January 2019. To tions are approved by EC and approve UGC regulations 2018 total cases of malaria, 16 cases sures and to ensure there was Monday. Peeragarhi Chowk Junction that the the project corridor is implement the new provisions become rules in the University so that permanent appoint- diagnosed belong to the neigh- no breeding of mosquito larvae Under this mega corridor and the Right of Way (ROB) a part of NH-10 and starts from completely it has to be finally for Appointment Process of ments against 4500 vacancies bouring states while 42 patients inside the houses. Usually development plan, the PWD along Outer Ring Road towards Jwala Heri Market Red light to approved by the Executive teaching posts. can be made within six months. suffering from dengue traced in cases of vector-borne diseases will construct a Flyover at Mangolpuri to Mundka and Jwalapuri Red light and con- Council but DU has not called Even after passing of 5 The teachers further said Delhi belong to other states. are reported between July and Rohtak Road (near Laxmi Mundka to Janakpuri will be nects various residential areas the EC meeting for last 6 months these regulations are that UGC must sanction and The report also stated that hos- November but this year Narayana Mandir Road) and extended. such as Punjabi Bagh, Mundka, months. not approved by EC only shows release teaching posts of second pitals did not provide address civic body has traced many two underpass U-turns at “This proposal will provide Paschim Vihar, Nangloi and Witnessing the attitude of the indifferent and callous tranche of Other Backward of 12 patients diagnosed of cases in months of March and Rohtak Road for the right turn- pedestrian safety and a flyover other important areas. the varsity towards the teach- attitude of the Vice-Chancellor Caste (OBC) expansion and dengue. Meanwhile, there were April. ing traffic towards Chaudhary will be constructed between “Peeragarhi is a major ers, the faculties of DU have (VC) Yogesh Tyagi proportionate teaching posts as no new cases of Chikungunya Civic bodies have stepped Balbir Singh Marg. Peeragarhi and Ugyog Vihar intersection on Outer Ring started protest against Vice towards the Problem of per Economically Weaker reported in the city. up awareness campaign and The project was approved Metro Station. Further, a sec- Road and the main aim behind Chancellor (VC) Yogesh Tyagi appointment of thousands of Section (EWS) expansion in The north, south and east deployed Dengue Breeding by the UTTIPEC in its 60th tion of phase IV metro project this project is to incorporate the to press the demand for con- pending teaching posts in con- various colleges of DU, so that corporations have found mos- Checkers (DBCs) in various meeting of governing Body is also coming on this route for provisions for adequate space ducting EC meeting along with stituent colleges of DU,” said interviews for these posts can quito breeding in 22007 house- wards in order to check breed- under the Chairmanship of which the PWD will also pro- for safe movement of pedestri- the meeting of AC scheduled Pankaj Garg, former Academic also be held with other vacant holds in the city till now, as per ing and advising people to take Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L- vide facility and improve pedes- an in this stretch,” added the on June 22. 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Information Technology (IT) Faridabad districts under its nology and petitions regarding functioning of the cells will be cer said. cell at their Sector-43 State ambit. different departmental irregu- monitored by the senior If the cells start function- olice and the power distri- Vigilance Bureau office in “The decision to constitute larities will be tackle easily Vigilance officer. ing effectively, it will enhance Pbution company BSES have Gurugram and Faridabad dis- independent vigilance cells is and speedy. “The decision to constitute public accountability. Better busted a gang whose members tricts. part of a bid to enhance the Sources said Officers for the cells gains significance in coordination with the other allegedly tried to extort money A proposal has been sent to efficiency and transparency in heading the vigilance IT cells the wake of a string of allega- probe units in the department from a consumer in Greater the state government. As of the department. We need ded- will be appointed after secur- tions and cases that have come including headquarters will Kailash area by posing as now, the department has only icated cells with adequate pow- ing the approval of the state up against various government surely help the complaints to be enforcement officials of the one IT cell in Bureau head- ers to crack down on corrup- Government. offices. The new system offers disposed of within a specific power supply agency. that these people were quarters at Panchkula. tion and nepotism,” a senior A special officer in the scope for the public to direct- time, he added. A spokesperson of the dis- “imposters”. com that one of the gang mem- A team of senior BSES bers, identified as Ravi Kumar, officials, with the help of the a resident of Budh Vihar, was consumer, set up a trap. As had     ,,,   arrested last week. Two other been decided earlier, the con- gang members are absconding, sumer met the gang members he said. and paid Rs 30,000. The gang was trying to Kumar was nabbed by the 9:         extort Rs 30,000 from a resident BSES officials and the police of affluent Greater Kailash area personnel, he said, adding that  $78$5). and a green corridor was facil- Hospital said the recipient of and almost succeed in doing so his two accomplices, who were itated by traffic police author- the heart was a 28-year-old by posing as BSES enforcement on a motorcycle, managed to everal people got a new ities of both the cities,” a senior man, who had undergone an officials, he added. flee. An FIR has been registered Slease of life after receiving official of Fortis Healthcare unsuccessful heart surgery two The gang members had at the Defence Colony police organs of a 56-year-old woman, group said. T h e months ago. approached a Greater Kailash II station in this connection, the including her heart that was woman had died at Fortis “The green corridor was resident and owner of an under spokesperson said. sent to a hospital in south Hospital in Noida. facilitated last night and the construction house in the area’s Efforts are being made by Delhi for transplant for a man, The distance of 28 km surgery took two-and-a-half S Block, the spokesperson said. the police to nab the two through a green corridor from between the two facilities was hours,” a Max Hospital group “They almost managed to absconding gang members, Noida, officials said on covered in just 21 minutes, a spokesperson said. convince the resident that he whose identities have been Monday. spokesperson of the hospital The patient had a swollen was misusing the electricity established, he said. The BSES The woman, from group said, adding that the heart because of end stage connection and would have to has intensified the crackdown Ghaziabad, had suffered a seri- heart reached Max Hospital heart failure caused due to pay a penalty of Rs 1,25,000. against “impostors”. In the last ous head injury in an accident around 10 pm. cardiomyopathy. When the consumer was seem- three to four years, over 30 such and was declared brain dead “One of the kidneys of the The patient had earlier ingly convinced, the gang “impostors” have been appre- despite best efforts by doctors woman and the liver were undergone open heart surgery offered to settle the matter for hended and most of them at a private hospital in Noida retained by Fortis Hospital, to fix this condition which an amount for Rs 30, 000,” he arrested, he said. Sunday, a senior official of the Noida. The second kidney was remained unsuccessful, the said. The official said that if hospital said. sent to Fortis Hospital, hospital said. The man was called to the consumers notice anything sus- “After getting consent of Shalimar Bagh in north west “The patient is stable and Andrews Ganj bus stop, which picious, they should immedi- the family, the harvested organs Delhi, but no green corridor under observation”, said Kewal is close to the BSES’ enforce- ately alert the nearest BSES -- heart, liver, two kidneys and was needed for that,” the Krishan, Director Heart ment office. Suspecting fraud, office or call 262 73311 / cornea -- were sent to multiple spokesperson added. The Transplant and Ventricular he contacted his business part- 39999707 for BRPL and patients at different hospitals in corneas were sent to Shroff Eye Assist Devices, Principal ner and subsequently informed 8010930719 /41999808 for Delhi-NCR. The heart was Centre, the hospital said. 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             ( ( in academic and professional circles — shall same, several schemes were launched by the NCTE; or other regulatory bodies could not achieved effectively if everyone learns sincere-         +  *    4  be scrutinised in the context of what was pro- Union Government. One of these was the attain and maintain credibility’ will determine ly and seriously from the success of the past posed and to what extent it was really achieved enactment of the National Council for Teacher the fate of the success or otherwise of the pro- and more than that from the failures encoun-    ? 1       #     in actual implementation. Chapter five of the Education (NCTE) Act and also the formula- posed mechanism that separates funding, tered so far. One wonders how long teachers R3 / S             draft NEP-19 on “teachers” begins with the tion of a scheme of restructuring and revital- standard setting, regulation and accreditation. in sarkari schools shall continue to be assigned                 $   objective: “Ensure that all students at all lev- ising teacher education. Education policy-makers were knowl- non-teaching functions by district administra- F             4    els of school education are taught by passion- Let us take up NCTE first. It was the ful- edgeable enough to include in the NPE-86 that: tions in spite of repeated recommendations not #    R4 8  1 +  0 S     ( ate, motivated, highly qualified, professional- fillment of demand of senior and sincere “Teachers form the very heart of the educa- to do so and even court judgments being in                 ly trained and well-equipped teachers.” Indeed, teacher educators for over 20 years to create tion process — all teachers will have academ- support of it. Is it not cruel to children in a two-   #           ( this is a very well thought out comprehensive a regulatory body for teacher education insti- ic and professional support within a motivat- teacher school if both teachers are sent out for       6<       policy statement that encompasses every tutions as they were not satisfied with the man- ing environment and culture.” Towards this, the months together for census, cattle-head count- #     4S       ( aspect of what a child, community or society ner universities were handling recognition and Government of India offered extensive finan- ing, vaccination or elections being held rather   P   Q            could expect from a teacher. regulation of teacher education institutions. cial and professional support to State regularly? States have shunned their respon- It will be relevant to recall the initial state- There were serious concerns about the restruc- Governments to re-energise their teacher sibility for decades together by not appoint-                 ment of the National Policy on Education of turing and renewal of programmes, content education institutions. The scheme of estab- ing regular teachers. One simply hopes that                  1986/92 (NPE 86/92): “The status of the and pedagogy, which had become out of date. lishing a District Institute of Education and official hypocrisy will vanish in future and rec-   ?    P        teacher reflects the socio-cultural ethos of the It was inadequate and unable to respond to Training (DIET) had the potential to transform ommendations made (once again) regarding           Q B       society. It is said that no people can rise above fast-changing scenarios in school education the very face of school education in India. It teacher recruitment will sincerely be imple- 4          /*B      the level of its teachers. The Government and with the advent of computers, internet and uni- had all the potential to create a vibrant pro- mented within a time-frame. The Indian             ( community should endeavour to create con- versalisation of the accessibility of the fessional community of teachers. However, teacher education system still has — though      # $  ? S      ditions, which will help motivate and inspire Information and Communication Technology. most State Governments did not make regu- in a small proportion — dedicated institutions    P      Q      teachers on constructive and creative lines. The demand for the creation of a statutory lar appointments to academic positions even and academics who are convinced that they are 4       /*B        Teachers should have freedom to innovate, to NCTE was also accentuated by the mushroom- against posts for which the Union Government lucky enough to get an opportunity to prepare   P    Q      4  develop appropriate methods of communica- ing of correspondence courses that were ini- provided full financial support. They preferred teachers for tomorrow. Thus, they are making tion and activities relevant to the needs and tiated by some universities to clear the back- to bring in people on deputation. the future of India. Let them be identified,         ,     capabilities of and the concerns of the com- log of large number of untrained teachers in Similar was the fate of colleges of Teacher given the responsibility, inspire and encour-             #        munity.” The NPE-86/92 made a very strong schools. State Governments had begun to Education and Institutes of Advanced Studies age others to become partners in building new    /*B       4S   # statement that “the system of teacher educa- squeeze the grants to universities, some bril- in education. These and similar schemes India. India can learn a lot from how Japan —     $  ? ?          tion will be overhauled.” It went ahead to rec- liant minds converted correspondence cours- were revisited — and redesigned — a couple a highly demoralised nation after World War > 5.6<            ommend the reorganisation of the methods of es into degree-awarding resource generating of times but the originally expected vibrancy II — could achieve an unprecedented trans-     4   P  Q  P  recruitment of teachers to ensure “merit, objec- adventures. Every policy implementer in edu- always evaded actual implementation. When formation through its teachers: Known for pro-  Q  *      %    C/   ( tivity and conformity with spatial and func- cation must comprehend that the decline in the private entrepreneurs witness Government ducing worst products in 50s, the best of the           4   tional requirements.” One was privy to the quality of teacher education began mainly institutions being ignored and neglected — no products now come from Japan. Yes, teachers     C/(*      4 0  ?  deliberations of the 1992 policy revision and because of gross misuse of the distance edu- regular recruitments and no promotions— did it. It was the teacher community that con-    /*B    #     formulation and it was agreed upon that there cation mode by university dons, vice chancel- they follow the suit, appoint staff only on paper vinced young impressionable children that was no need to make any changes in what was lors and the University Grants Commission and manage inspections following the well- anything they do must be for the welfare of /*B    P   Q       already stated in the NPE-86 on teachers and (UGC). The UGC was granting “yearly” per- established — though unstated — practices. their country. That they owe it to Japan to work          4      /*B  teacher education. mission to continue the BeD courses through The result in over 92 per cent of the private hard, never waste time and equip them con-      "      ,   Practically, all that was envisaged in ear- correspondence, without in any way assessing institutions “do not even attempt to provide tinuously to perform better. India has the expe-         (         lier policies finds a place again in the new draft, the quality of courses and products. The NCTE a good education; instead many are function- rience. It can achieve a real change after the                 ( which has comprehensively captured the became functional around 1994-95 and in spite ing as commercial shops.” And hundreds of new education policy is formally announced.              teacher-education scenario as it exists today. of serious hurdles, could discipline the truant thousands of young people with BeD degrees (The writer is the Indian Representative on          It has given indications for formulating a well- universities. 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 ,#. explicit objective of monetary improve commercial viability of policy,” Das told a group of urban co-operative banks like a  $78$5). inancial stability has emerged senior IAS officers at the Lal proposal to establish an umbrel- Fas a key consideration for Bahadur Shastri National la organisation and a centralised rivate sector lender ICICI monetary policy formulation in Academy of Administration in fraud registry for them and gov- PBank on Monday the post-2008 financial crisis Mussoorie. ernance reforms. approached the National world beyond the imperatives of “The fact remains that “We are also encouraging Company Law Appellate inflation and growth, Reserve though the focus of monetary voluntary merger and consoli- Tribunal (NCLAT), seeking a Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das policy is mainly inflation and dation in the sector to help direction to NCLT Allahabad said Monday. growth, the underlying theme has reduce operating costs, diversify to hear urgently its insolvency A healthy financial sector is always been financial stability,” he risks and economise on capital,” petition against Jaiprakash a pre-requisite to improve growth stressed. he added. Associates Ltd (JAL) and pass prospects, he said, and expressed The RBI will focus on effec- Pointing to the 2013 taper the order without any confidence that the end of polit- tive communication and coor- tantrum experience, he said mar- further delay. ical uncertainty with the recent dination to “achieve broader ket volatilities in emerging mar- In its plea before the appel- polls and continuation of eco- macroeconomic objectives of kets could have been avoided late tribunal, ICICI Bank sub- nomic reforms may lead to a price stability, growth and finan- through clear advance commu- mitted that there has been no reversal of the current weak- cial stability,” he said, adding a nication on calibrated with- progress in its insolvency peti- nesses. healthy financial sector is a must drawal of monetary policy tion filed against JAL, which the dues by filing an insolven- Allahabad Bench to hear the The comments come amid a to “reinvigorate” the sagging accommodation. was filed in September last year. cy plea against the company (matter) ... On an urgent and   $78$5). 937.13 crore in these 11 trad- slew of troubles plaguing the growth by improving invest- Das said even after more The bank alleged that Jaypee under section 7 of the day-to-day basis and pass final ing days. NBFCs which account for a fifth ment climate. than a decade since the global group’s flagship firm is delay- Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code order of disposal ... hares of Jet Airways plunged Stock exchanges will of the credit market. Das said the Reserve Bank has financial crisis and six years after ing admission of the insolven- (IBC). Expeditiously and without any S18 per cent on Monday as impose restrictions on trading The central bank is taking a accorded high policy attention to the taper tantrum, the “global cy plea by approaching sever- However, JAL challenged further delay.” stock exchanges last week in Jet Airways shares from “fresh look” at shadow banking reform both banking and non- economy is still not on a stable al judicial forums. the ICICI Bank petition before ICICI Bank also alleged decided to impose restrictions June 28 as part of preventive regulation and supervision, and banking sectors, and exuded con- growth path.” ICICI Bank also said that the Allahabad High Court but that JAL is delaying the insol- on its trading from June 28. surveillance measures to curb is also monitoring the activities fidence that the new NPA guide- “India has continued to hearing before the Allahabad the same was rejected. Later, vency resolution process by The scrip tanked 16.76 per excessive volatility, according to of large NBFCs with a view to lines will “sustain the improve- exhibit robust growth driven by bench of National Company JAL moved Supreme Court, approaching several judicial cent to close at 68.30 on the a circular issued last week. ensure financial stability, Das ments in credit culture.” consumption and investment Law Tribunal (NCLT) was which too refused to stay the forums “only to prolong and BSE. During the day, it plum- The cash-starved airline said. On the crisis-hit NBFC sec- demand in recent past. However, adjourned almost 12 times application. delay the admission of the meted 19.56 per cent to hit a suspended operations in April. He said while a “delicate bal- tor, he said RBI has issued draft we have seen a loss of speed since from September 10, 2018, to “However, despite this, Insolvency Application”. multi-year low of 66. In a circular on ance” is necessary between infla- guidelines for liquidity frame- the second half of FY19 as some May 27, 2019, and such there is no development in this “It is submitted that the At the NSE, shares plunged Wednesday, the NSE said tion and growth in setting the work and is “taking a fresh look drivers of growth, notably invest- adjournments were “unfairly matter,” said ICICI Bank coun- Respondent (JAL) has been 18 per cent to close at  66.95. shares of the company would monetary policy in a flexible at their regulatory and supervi- ment and exports, slowed down,” delaying” the resolution sel on Monday. deliberately abusing insolvency On the traded volume be shifted from “Rolling inflation targeting framework sory framework”. he said, adding activity in agri- process. “We want direction to resolution process by approach- front, 26 lakh shares were trad- Segment to Trade for Trade like the one we adopted since the “It is our endeavour to have an culture and manufacturing mod- Hearing the matter, a sin- NCLT to expedite the matter,” ing different forums to stay or ed on the BSE and over two Segment, wherein the settle- past two years, financial stabili- optimal level of regulation and erated sharply. gle-member NCLAT bench of the counsel said, alleging that set aside the Insolvency crore shares on the NSE during ment in the scrip will take place ty is also important in the present supervision so that NBFCs are It is expected that the end of Justice Bansi Lal Bhat directed the proceedings before NCLT Application,” it added. the day. on gross basis with 100 per cent context. financially resilient and robust,” he political uncertainty associated to list ICICI Bank’s plea on July are being played into the hands JAL was in the RBI’s sec- In 11 trading days since upfront margin and 5 per cent “Financial stability has said, and reiterated that RBI will not with an election season and con- 1 for hearing. of the JAL promoters. ond list of 26 defaulters, against May 30, the scrip tumbled price band”. emerged as another key consid- hesitate to take any step to main- tinuation of economic reforms JAL owes around 1,296 In its petition, ICICI Bank which banking sector regula- 54.72 per cent from 150.85 on There are restrictions in eration for monetary policy, tain financial stability. would lead to a reversal of the crore and the bank had has requested the appellate tri- tor had directed to initiate the BSE. The company’s mar- trading of shares that are under though the jury is still out as to The governor also said a current weaknesses in some of approached NCLT to recover bunal to “direct NCLT, insolvency process. ket valuation has fallen by Trade for Trade Segment. whether it should be added as an number of steps were taken to the indicators in our economy.   
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Pradhan has been facturing and agriculture sec- down from a cyclical high of Company Law of Tribunal -Shaman Wheels and Gaggar creation of a robust ecosystem. India is 83 per cent depen- making calls to leaders of tors showed signs of slowing 8.1 per cent in the March (NCLT) as they have not yet Enterprises — had moved the In its Budget wish list, the dent on imports to meet its oil oil-rich nations ever since down over the past year. quarter of 2018. received any concrete propos- NCLT seeking bankruptcy pro- Society of Manufacturers of needs and is reliant on nations the BJP came back to The global rating agency “This is the lowest growth al for the airline. ceedings against the airline Electric Vehicles (SMEV) also like the UAE to meet half of its power and he was reap- had earlier in March lowered outturn in five years. The slow- The decision was taken and on June 13 the tribunal, asked the government for a cooking gas (LPG) needs. pointed petroleum min- the growth estimate for 2019- down over the past year has after a meeting of the lenders. which is yet to admit the peti- dedicated allocation for ‘clean Pradhan in Twitter posts ister. 20 to 6.8 per cent, from 7 per been driven by steadily cooling “After due deliberations, tions put off the matter for fur- air’ campaign, which could be said he held telephonic dis- State and Group CEO “Reviewed current devel- cent projected earlier, on weak activity in the manufacturing the lenders have decided to seek ther hearing to June 20. integrated under the Swachh cussions with UAE Minister @AdnocGroup H.E. Dr. Sultan opments in oil markets and momentum of the economy. sector and, to a lesser extent, resolution for Jet Airways under The tribunal asked these Bharat Mission. and Abu Dhabi National Oil Ahmed Al Jaber and discussed ongoing supply disruptions. The cut in growth forecast agriculture. Weaker momen- the bankruptcy code since only parties to serve legal notices to “We strongly advocate the Company (ADNOC) Group ways to collaborate and work Expressed concern over sig- comes ahead of the presenta- tum has been mainly domesti- a conditional bid was received,” the grounded Jet Airways. imposition of a notional green CEOP Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber together to strengthen our nificant oil price volatility and tion of the Union Budget on cally driven, though export SBI said in a statement. The airline, which was cess on the polluting vehicles over tensions in the Gulf region hydrocarbon engagement,” resulting challenges to Indian July 5. growth has also faltered more The statement further said grounded on April 17, owes and use it to accelerate electric following attacks on two oil Pradhan said. consumers,” he said on his dis- Indian economy grew at its recently,” Fitch said. the move was necessitated as 8.74 crore to Shaman Wheels mobility,” SMEV Director tankers last week. During the telephonic call, cussions with OPEC Secretary slowest pace in five years at 6.8 It said the Reserve Bank the prospective investor wants and 53 lakh to Gaggar. General Sohinder Gill said in “Expressed concern at the he also discussed UAE’s lead General. per cent in 2018-19. In the has cut interest rates by 0.25 per some Sebi exemption deal the Jet Airways owes more a statement. supply disruptions in the Strait role in ongoing India’s strategic India, he said, “will con- January-March quarter, the cent in its June meeting - the deal which can be worked out than 8,000 crore to a consor- He further said funds gen- of Hormuz. Dr. Jaber assured petroleum reserves pro- tinue to work with OPEC growth slumped to a five-year third cut so far this year- in the better under the IBC. tium of banks led by the State erated from such a cess can me of oil and LPG supplies to gramme. membership on responsible low of 5.8 per cent. Following face of weak growth momen- The bank said lenders have Bank of India, which now run help reduce burden on the India despite the disruptions,” The UAE has hired stor- oil pricing, which is the best this India lost the fastest grow- tum and contained inflation. been taking efforts to find a res- the airline, while it has a much Government exchequer. he tweeted. ages in the underground stor- interests of both producers ing economy tag to China, “We expect another 25 olution for the grounded car- larger debt pile by way of accu- “This fund could be The attacks on oil tankers ages India has built as insur- and consumers.” which grew at 6.4 per cent in basis point cut later in 2019, rier outside IBC but now have mulated losses to the tune of utilised in the frontloading of last week raised concerns over ance against supply disrup- Also, it was decided to the same quarter. which will push the policy decided to seek a resolution 13,000 crore and vendor dues incentives to customers and supplies through the Strait of tions. work towards an early con- “We see growth for repo rate down to 5.50 per cent. within the IBC. of over 10,000 crore and bring electric two-wheelers Hormuz that is the conduit for Pradhan said he also spoke vening of the 4th India-OPEC FY2019-2020 printing at 6.6 per Monetary and regulatory eas- It can be noted that on June salary dues of over 3,000 prices down to the level of a fifth of the world’s oil. to OPEC Secretary-General high-level institutional dia- cent, before stepping up to 7.1 ing from the RBI, along with a 10, two operational creditors- crore. petrol two-wheelers,” Gill said. “Spoke to UAE Minister of Mohammed Barkindo on logue, he added. per cent in FY 2020-2021 and recovery in portfolio inflows, 7.0 per cent in FY 2021-2022,” should support a recovery in Fitch Ratings said in its latest credit to the private sector and Global Economic Outlook. reverse the drag from the neg- RBI has projected a growth ative credit impulse,” Fitch rate of 7 per cent for the cur- added.

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 stated to be serious, the release multidisciplinary research cen- Kumar said no clear cause of find out whether the deaths had tions would continue for the ,) R   said. tre, according to a statement. deaths could be ascertained so any link with the background of next two days in various parts   Union Health Minister The National Human Rights far and indicated that one of the the deceased families. of the State. The department Harsh Vardhan reviewed the sit- Commission (NHRC) sent reasons could be that no rainfall, The official was speaking to has forecast rainfall and thun- )      & ! uation at a high-level meeting in notices to the Union Health even pre-monsoon rain, reporters after a meeting chaired derstorm on Wednesday in New Delhi, which was attended Ministry and the Bihar occurred in the district this by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar parts of the State. PTI Thrissur (Ker): A State-run Vijayan. We had never attempt- Aizawl: After the proposed Akademi on Monday rejected ed to change that decision deportation of over 200 the Left Government’s advice to also,” he said. Myanmarese refugees from +    (   4  %
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 “We have unanimously power.. there is no need to Police John Neihlaia told PTI man Deepak Khajuria and After hearing prosecution decided not to intervene into attach any holiness to it,” he that the government took firm Parvesh Kumar, who have been lawyers, comprising S S Basra, the decision of the expert jury said. stand on the issue of foreigners sentenced to life in jail. J K Chopra, Harminder Singh Jaipur: Amid the ongoing cele- which had selected the cartoon Two members of the entering the state illegally and “Heaven and hell are no and Bhupinder Singh, as also a & 
 bration of Mahatma Gandhi’s for the award. akademi’s general council that stringent action would be geographical locations, our battery of 57 defence lawyers, 150th birth anniversary, Chief Their decision is final and belonged to the same church taken against illegal immigrants. thoughts, actions and character the judge said, “There is noth- Mumbai: The Mumbai Police awaiting the forensic report of Minister Ashok Gehlot on we will not make any change in denomination, which had The district administration create the situation of heaven or ing on record which could on Monday opposed the bail the mobile phones of the Monday urged youths to imbibe it,” Akademi chairman Nemom raised objection to the cartoon on Saturday deferred the pro- hell for us,” judge Dr Tejwinder show that there is a false impli- plea of three women doctors, accused as well as the victim, Gandhian values of truth, non- Pushaparaj told PTI. and they were also of the opin- posed repatriation of the refugees Singh wrote in the beginning of cation (as contended by defence arrested for allegedly abetting the police said that if the violence, peace and simplicity in “Last time, the award was ion that there was no need to to Myanmar on ‘humanitarian his 432-page judgment, a copy lawyers) of accused persons in the suicide of a junior col- accused were released on bail, their lives. given to a cartoon criticising review the jury’s decision, he ground’, Lawngtlai district offi- of which is with PTI. this case”. PTI league, saying recording of they will hamper the probe. He also called upon them to Chief Minister Pinarayi said. PTI cials said. PTI statements of eye witnesses The accused— Hema spread these values around them. was underway. Ahuja, Bhakti Meher and Addressing the concluding The Mumbai crime branch, Ankita Khandelwal, attached to session of 10-day National Unity probing the suicide of Payal the BYL Nair hospital here, Camp here in which youths Tadvi, filed its reply to the bail were arrested on May 29 and from different states had come to plea before special Judge P B are currently in judicial custody. participate, Gehlot said the cel- Jadhav on Monday. They have been charged ebrations of Mahatma Gandhi’s The police said that since under relevant sections of the birth anniversary would contin- Tadvi belonged to a Scheduled IPC, the Maharashtra ue for a year even after October Tribe, the three accused doctors Prohibition of Ragging Act as 2 this year. tortured her mentally, ragged well as the Scheduled Castes Mohandas Karamchand her and forced her to commit and Scheduled Tribes Gandhi was born on October 2, suicide. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat. The accused were abscond- Meanwhile, the prosecu- Gehlot also urged youths ing for about five days after the tion moved an adjournment attending the National Unity incident and during this peri- application saying it was not in Camp here to carry the spirit of od, they planned on how to their hand to arrange the the country’s unity and integri- tackle police interrogation, they equipment required for video- ty to their respective states and said. recording of the court’s pro- impress it upon the people Stressing that they were ceedings. PTI around them. PTI 8!        4 &  
 
 
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Ahmedabad: A man in Aizawl: The proposed meeting round of repatriation of Brus Gujarat’s Valsad district has of the Joint Monitoring Group from October and that the been booked for allegedly giv- (JMG) on Bru repatriation to process should be completed ing triple talaq, prohibited by be held in Delhi on Tuesday before December this year. law, to his wife through a was postponed on the request Preparations are in full WhatsApp message, police said of the Mizoram Bru Displaced swing from May 28, the day on Monday. People’s Forum (MBDPF) lead- after the election process for An official identified the ers, a senior State Home Parliamentary polls was over accused as Jailun Javed Kalia department official said here by holding a meeting of the (27) and said he has sent the on Monday. district core committee on Bru divorce message to his father The JMG comprised of repatriation at the border town Javed Kalia a few days ago. top officials of the Ministry of of Kolasib, followed by a meet- “The victim, a 25-year-old Home Affairs, senior Home ing at Mizoram-Tripura- woman now residing with her department officials of both Bangladesh border Mamit parents in Umargam town in Mizoram and Tripura govern- town and later at Bangladesh Valsad, filed a complaint on ments and leaders of the border Lunglei town. Sunday. Jailun, a resident of MBDPF, the official said. “The repatriated Brus Sanjan, works in a shipping The JMG meeting was would be resettled within the firm and is currently abroad,” called to deliberate on the pre- Assembly constituencies where said Inspector PM Parmar of paredness of the stake-holders they had resided in 1997, Umargam police station. for the repatriation process. before the exodus in accor- “Upon getting the divorce The official said the dance with the guidelines of message from his son, Javed MBDPF said that they would the repatriation,” the official Kalia took a print-out and not be able to attend the meet- said. approached a cleric to for- ing due to ill-health of their While 4,185 Bru families malise the separation,” he said. leaders and the time for hold- were proposed to be resettled The couple were married ing the next meeting was yet to in Mamit district, 822 Bru four years ago and have a three- be scheduled. families would be resettled in year-old son, he said, adding Meanwhile, the Mizoram 10 villages in Kolasib district, that the victim has complained government has already 371 families would be resettled that she was tortured in her announced its proposal to in south Mizoram’s Lunglei marital house. PTI commence the ninth and final district. PTI

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  have become commonplace this summer cles are pouring into the city on a daily overtourism brings including a pressure   ! M as the temperatures shoot up. But if one basis. To counter this, the police put up on resources. /! thinks about it, even Everest hasn’t been “Nainital Houseful” flexi-banners at Prachi Raturi Mishra, a resident of      spared the evils of tourism. Naturally, the Bhimtal Chauraha, Kathgodam Police Landour in Uttarakhand, shares her 6%0 hill stations being more accessible are eas- Chowki Crossing and Nariman Square, experience of acute water shortage in the ier prey. to discourage tourist arrivals, but to no area. “Due to overbooked hotels and With weather forecasts unable to avail. roads, it’s hard for the kids to reach their keep pace with the rising temperature, Following this, the Nainital admin- schools in the morning. Water is divert- O7  people are scrambling to find an escape istration decided to restrict the entry of ed to hotels, which leaves the local resi- 0    from the scorching heat and sweaty tourists in the hill station if the parking dents without water. I’ve never seen this 8  metro rides in the city. And while lots are full and only let them in when happen,” she says and goes on to add that tourists flock to the Himalayas and the traffic has cleared out. in order to save water, the two children 3 other hill stations to find refuge, Shimla, which has witnessed a 6.2 per in the house bathe on alternative days.   these places have descended into cent rise in tourist foot- Deepak Sharma, owner of Sim Sim    chaos. While tourists come here falls over the past Hotel in Himachal Pradesh, says, “The P
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P 40 degrees in the sur- The authorities should have planned  <&  rounding areas of tourism in an efficient and systematic >   Delhi NCR, Punjab and Haryana. buses or trains, but now they have manner.” Ravi Kumar, general manager at RS switched to their own cars. This leads to Austa further highlights the knee jerk  3    Sarovar Portico, Palampur, says, “The congestion. Parking space is a major chal- reaction of the authorities and says, “The 8 3?  ; whole of Punjab, Mumbai and Delhi is lenge. While the Kullu-Manali highway government has come up with a band aid    ?&
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he heat seems to have no intention 2 )( Tof backing off. When the mornings People mostly prefer to wear are humid and the afternoons are "$$+$%($$$ white dresses as the colour reflects downright drenching, it’s easy to stand light. Designer Reynu Taandon in front of your wardrobe and wonder apprises us that she prefers a lighter #    %   what ensemble to don without being +       <       palette, especially whites. “It’s better  !     3 subsumed by sweat. So how can you to wear a white dress in order to keep find that elusive dress, which is both         - + 7&* %%* the body temperature cool and nor-      " stylish as well as comfortable? mal. A white linen kaftan or a     Chanderi top with a multi-colour !/!8**&  )     ( work are the perfect options to look L.
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magination has no restrictions. Who would know this bet- Iter than Lewis Carroll? When Alice stepped through the looking glass one summer afternoon and fell down a rab- 3  : 3 bit hole, a tale replete with mystery, magic, twisted poetry, rhymes, confusion and logic came to the fore, where rab- bits could talk and caterpillars would smoke hookah. As artists Nusrat Ansari and Ainee Farooqui present the classics — Alice in the Wonderland and Through the  !!O              !.       Looking Glass — through the art of dastangoi, Nusrat explains how the duo brought out Alice’s story’s essence through the art form. She says, “Dastangoi has been picking up a lot    ,# #.* recently. It’s written in a way that it naturally brings out the essence of a story. It is such a natural art form that it stays icture this, artist Ram Kumar ions — the bronze skin and the Indian Modernism, for the Lalit alive within the audience too as much as the performers.” arrives in Paris at the end of 1949. N##<, -#*/./" fair toned lass, who is unable to Kala Contemporary published in She says the art form involves a lot of improvisations and PHe has a few works with him, *#4,#*7# get sleep. Indeed it also reflects 1995. voiceovers, since this time they had kept it very interactive which were done in India. Among a romantic dalliance in the fea- “Ram Kumar, an artist born as well. But how? Nusrat explains with an instance, “When them is a work titled Twins. The price +#/.;#/$8</)$ tures that Kumar created with a and brought up in the atmos- Alice has to guess the age of the queen, she tries to transfer of this gouache on paper is 65. softness and feminine aura that phere of the city middle class, the questions to the audience. So this way it is interactive. Another is called Why Can’t I Get Sleep, ),# A#+$ sparks hope, and the subtle play looking into the empty souls of And it was so good to see that the audience was also active- which has a romantic reverie about it of pensive poise. people ground down by the ly participating in giving the answers and making the guess- as you see a young maiden reclining $+#,$A/)$ The third figurative is anoth- gruelling run of the daily mill, es.” with a woman who is sitting next to her $#$# 8. /$ ./< er head turner from 1949. Sorrow looking into eyes that have lost The artist says that such classics remain timeless and ever- in companionship, perhaps presiding has a number of women with the their animation, eyes that are relevant, and hence are narrated time and again. Hence, while over the travails of the world. The work 7./)7).+)./ elongated dark faces and hollow windows opening into noth- Carroll’s classics had been penned in the 19th century, they belongs to Olga Bogroff, a gallery per- eyes. The drapes on these women ingness, is again a painter who remain relevant and ever-engrossing even today. sona in Paris, who used her home as *$-./$*/)$ are indeed a testimony to mod- has relied on his personal vision There are multiple interpretations of a character. When a gallery for young unknown artists. 8*##A5.A$O ernism and the beauty of weav- for his artistic endeavors, sad it was first presented by dastangos Poonam Girdhani and It was called Galerie Olga Bogroff and ing in a language that was ahead drooping figures, rendered with Ankit Chadha, they had their own interpretation of her, she these works today form Grosvenor’s of its time. Even when he creat- childlike directness, lingering says. Chadha had once said that the reason he chose Alice’s stunning South Asian Modern Art itics, perhaps I would have made ed figurative, Kumar had a deep like shadows in gloomy sur- stories to begin their work for children is because her adven- exhibition. the same kind of paintings understanding of fluid lines, fer- roundings of gaunt and empty tures are tilismi (magical) in nature, and the flavour of fan- because that is a part of my vour and creating an expression streets and houses.” tasy is similar to what they find in traditional dastans. Nusrat   ()(%  nature some sort of sadness, in his triangular faces that was And then there is the bril- says, “My understanding and interpretation of Alice is that Kumar’s works are a reflection of misery or whatever it is. Also my unique to its time and place. liant observation of Shyam Lal she is a very smart woman and one of those who knows that an early romance with the figurative short stories are always towards Kumar was acutely aware of his who wrote, “As a young artist, they are smart people. Even though she is being called an and a study on female studies that people who have suffered.” urban surroundings and the Ram Kumar was captivated by or escapist and a lonely person, I see her as someone who finds unravel like jewels from the yesteryear. sense of togetherness in sorrow rather obsessed with the human her own way through her struggles, is a dreamer and believ- Twins and Why Can’t I Get Sleep are  2  is the mood that he binds in this face because of the ease and er, and has vivid ideas and imagination. She is a strong woman two succinct works steeped in histo- Twins has two female figures, historic image. It is an insight to intensity with which it registers who can find out her ways.” ry. This is perhaps the best time to go their saris billowing in the breeze, both technique and treatment. In the drama of life. The sad, des- The dastan, based on Carroll’s classics, starts with Alice back in 1993 to Ram Kumar’s words while Why Can’t I Get Sleep has this image of women in sorrow, perate, lonely, hopeless or lost entering the fantasy land and discovering the world through as he recalled, “Perhaps every artist a reclining young woman with a Kumar treats the feminine figures faces which fill the canvases of the looking glass. After her size changes multiple times, Alice starts with the figurative because bare midriff, eyes wide open rest- with a sombre tenderness, invok- his early period render with begins her journey on the chessboard to become a queen. when we go to an art school, there is ing in leisure while another sits ing the idioms of both sympathy pathos his view of the human Talking about how the art form has evolved over the a model and we have to do drawings, next to her. The division of the and sorrow. It is the mood of the condition.” This small suite years, which had lost its charm among the audience in the learn anatomy and all that. So perhaps space into a grill and the fore- gathering and the grace in sad- belonging to Olga Bogroff is the late 1920s and brought back to life by Mahmood Farooqui it is a very natural thing, along with ground textured with small ness that transcend their own cir- stuff of history, the testament of during 2005. “People were amazed by what they saw and landscape, at least for me. The reason strokes speaks of both simplici- cumstances. Indian contemporary art’s gen- wanted to continue it after that. They saw it as an art form I made these sort of paintings, was that ty and sophistication. In this While looking at these epic esis in Paris and the connection and an engaging form of storytelling.” I was a bit inspired by the left politics composition, Kumar creates a early works one recalls the words of great French ambassadors This is the first time, she says, that the classic is being at that time and I was inclined towards tableau vivant. This painting of India’s greatest abstract guru, and diplomats who played such presented even to the adults when it is mostly labelled as chil- the tragic side of life. It all started here, combines the realism and cultur- the thinker, the critic and the a seminal game in the growth of dren’s tales or literature. “We did not just focus on children becoming more mature in Paris. And al symbolism of a social construct genius J Swaminathan when he Contemporary Indian art’s mas- but kept in mind the adult audience too. And even they were even if I had not been inspired by pol- with the contrast of two complex- wrote in an essay on Trends in ters The Progressives. equally engaged throughout.”

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You Snation right when they take on the game, Morgan insisted there is no need to that includes the likes of Tom Curran and However, the players from the war- Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil look over at where they are practising, they low-ranked but spirited Afghanistan in hit the panic button just yet. His fitness will Moeen Ali. torn nation can take confidence from the Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, are practising against quicks, and look over their bid get closer to a semi-final berth be monitored over the next 24 hours before After suffering a shock loss to Pakistan, fact that they almost pulled off a win James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood. at our nets and we’re practising against spin. today. the final call is take on his participation England have got their act together, against Sri Lanka. 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        tom far corner. On 27 minutes, Alexander a damp squib of an affair. CAuger-Aliassime's wait for a lievable guys... there were a lot of Uruguay 4-1 before blanking Uruguay were rampant and Dominguez made a brilliant The fourth came in calami- maiden ATP title was extended on tough moments," said Berrettini, Poland 5-0. if that happens, it will be eas- Dutchman said his team is had the ball in the net soon low save to turn behind tous fashion as Gaston Pereiro Sunday as the teenager was beat- who did not lose a set during his A victory against World ier for us to win the match- now gelling well. afterwards only for Cavani to Cavani's half-volley from 15 tried to pick out Suarez from en by Italian Matteo Berrettini in run, ousting second seed Karen No 44 Fiji in their last Pool es,” said Marijne. “The most important be given offside in the build-up. yards. Cavani's cross even though he the Stuttgart final. Khachanov in the second round. A match will ensure a semi- “What has impressed aspect for me, is to see how Ecuador brought a physi- Paris Saint-Germain for- was only six yards from goal. The 18-year-old has risen to Auger-Aliassime is one of a final place for the Rani me in the first two matches the players enjoy playing cality to the contest that upset ward Cavani was denied again His header dropped to Ecuador 21st in the world rankings this sea- number of Canadian youngsters Rampal-led Indian side on has been the fact that we together, and how they com- the Uruguayan players and when Dominguez stunningly center-half Mina, who inadver- son, but fell to his third defeat from climbing through the tennis ranks, Tuesday. have created good field bine on and off the field. Quintero was perhaps lucky to tipped his clever back-flick tently volleyed into his own as many finals, as Berrettini won including Denis Shapovalov and “There is no doubt that opportunities, and have also When you keep trying to escape punishment when onto the post one-handed. goal. 6-4, 7-6 (13/11). Bianca Andreescu. the team has played well in been able to earn more combine on the field, it catching Diego Laxalt with an But it was third time lucky “The important thing was The victory in the grass-court He saw five set points come the first couple of matches, penalty corners. The team is results in everybody getting elbow in an aerial challenge. on 33 minutes as Diego Godin that the team won and now Wimbledon warm-up was the and go in the second-set tie- but we want to be perform- enjoying themselves on the an opportunity to play and But moments later, his arm headed the ball into the danger we'll prepare for the next 30th-ranked Berrettini's third title, break, before the 23-year-old ing at the highest level pos- pitch, and that is good to see perform as well,” he said. made contact with Lodeiro's area and Cavani acrobatically match,” against Japan on after triumphs on clay in Gstaad Berrettini — the first Italian grass- sible, and I believe that there as a coach that your players The chief coach said the face when challenging for rasped a bicycle kick from Thursday, said Suarez, who last year and Budapest in April. court finalist since Andreas Seppi is still room for improve- are enjoying each other’s team is focused on winning another header, this time draw- seven yards past a helpless notched his 57th goal for The Italian won all 50 of his at Eastbourne in 2011 — took his ment. Our conversion rate company,” he added. all the matches and won't ing blood. Dominguez, his 47th interna- Uruguay. service games in Stuttgart, and third match point. can definitely be higher and The 45-year-old take any opponent lightly.