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PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 3, ISSUE 93 | Friday, 7 April 2017 | Kolkata | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS qNIFTY 9261.95 (-3.20) qSENSEX 29,927.34 (-46.09) pDOW JONES 20,697.84 (+49.69) pNASDAQ 5,878.39 (+13.90) pRUPEE/DOLLAR 64.51(+0.36) pRUPEE/EURO 68.82 (+0.39) qGOLD/10GM 29,275.00 (-125.00) qSILVER/K 42,500.00 (-100.00) ‘MORE MISHTI, PREPARE THE ASSAD WILL BE HARD TO SURVIVE IN BETTER SCHOOLS, GROUND FOR A JUDGED AS A WAR SHOWBIZ IF YOU ARE CLEANER BURDWAN BETTER SHOW IN 2019: CRIMINAL, SAYS HONEST: RAVEENA FROM NOW ON’ PG3 SHAH TO CADRES PG5 FRANCE PG10 TANDON PG16 Quick News44 Mamata hits out at BJP for brandishing RS CLEARS 4 BILLS WITHOUT ANY AMENDMENTS Loan waiver schemes Parl clears decks for undermine honest swords at Ram Navami rally GST rollout from July 1 credit culture: RBI Guv Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Purulia on Thursday PIC/MPOST MPOST BUREAU NEW DELHI: Parliament on MPOST BUREAU Thursday cleared the decks for the rollout of the historic MUMBAI: Two days after the Yogi Adityanath- Goods and Services Tax (GST) led Uttar Pradesh government waived farm from July 1 as it approved four loans to the tune of Rs 36,000 crore and the supporting legislations to Madras High Court ordered all farm loans in usher in the one-nation-one- drought hit Tamil Nadu be waived, Reserve Bank tax regime. Governor Urjit Patel on Thursday cautioned that The Central GST Bill, loan waiver schemes “engender moral hazard”, 2017; The Integrated GST Bill, undermining honest credit culture and impair- 2017; The GST (Compensa- ing incentives for borrowers to repay bank loans. tion to States) Bill, 2017; and “I think it (loan waiver schemes) undermines The Union Territory GST Bill, an honest credit culture. It impacts credit disci- 2017 were returned by the for the GST. “I have no hesita- pline. It (impacts) incentives for future borrow- OUR CORRESPONDENT some BJP leaders and workers were the state particularly in Islampur and cooperation. “If I meet with an Rajya Sabha by a voice vote as tion in conceding that it is not a ers to repay. In another words, waivers engender found carrying swords and other and Siliguri were found carrying accident and two men run to the all parties were on board. bill for which one government, moral hazard,” he said after announcing the first KOLKATA: An FIR was on Thurs- weapons in the Ram Navami pro- swords in the Ram Navami pro- blood bank to donate blood for me A number of amendments one person or any individual bi-monthly monetary policy for 2017-18. day registered against West Bengal cession on Wednesday. The law will cession. The state president of BJP then will the doctor ask them which moved by some opposition should take a credit. It is a col- Debt waivers also entail transfers from tax- BJP chief Dilip Ghosh for leading a take its course as carrying weapons Dilip Ghosh was seen holding a club religion they belong to,” she asked. parties were negated in the lective property in which states, payers to borrowers, he said. “If on account of rally with swords on the occasion in Hindu religious processions is at a procession in Kharagpur. She said the people would foil any House where the ruling NDA political parties, central gov- this overall government borrowing goes up, of Ram Navami in Kharagpur on illegal. What will happen if people Banerjee said as per Hindu effort to divide Bengal on the basis is in a minority. ernment, successive govern- yields on government bonds also get impacted. Wednesday. belonging to other religions want to mythology, Lord Rama had car- of religion. She asked people not to Sigificantly, Congress mem- ments have all contributed to it. Thereafter, it can also lead to crowding of the pri- Police said they lodged the FIR carry weapons in processions,” she ried sword and bow and arrow and get provoked by those who “use reli- ber Jairam Ramesh did not “I have no difficulty in vate borrowers as higher government borrowing based on complaints filed by local said. As BJP is in power at the Cen- his sole purpose was to kill Rav- gion for political benefit.” press an amendment he had sharing the credit for this with can lead to increasing cost of borrowing for oth- residents in Kharagpur. tre, its followers in the state feel that ana who had unleashed a reign of Justifying the carrying of proposed, saying he had been everyone, particularly state ers,” he said. Earlier this week, the newly formed Anuj Sharma, ADG (Law and they can do whatever they like. “But terror. “The weapons look good in swords by BJP leaders and workers advised by former Prime Min- governments because we are government in Uttar Pradesh, in its first Cabi- Order), said: “Taking out proces- this will not be tolerated and law the hands of Goddess Durga as she in Ram Navami procession, Rahul ister Manmohan Singh against now creating a situation which net meeting, decided to waive crop loans up to sion with deadly weapons is ille- will take its own course as no one used them to kill evil. But, they do Sinha, former state president of the it for the sake of consensus. was originally not anticipated Rs 1 lakh, totalling a staggering Rs 36,359 crore. gal.We are taking appropriate is above law,” Banerjee pointed out. not look good and proper in the party said “Just as we played with The Lok Sabha had passed in the Constitution,” said Jait- The move will benefit over 2.15 crore farm- legal action on complaints being She said the way BJP had car- hands of those who are using reli- swords in our childhood, our lead- these bills on March 29. ley, who went to the opposi- ers, besides 7 lakh others who had secured received in concerned Police sta- ried out Ram Navami procession gion to divide people.” Banerjee ers and supporters carried swords State Assemblies will now tion benches to thank them, loans which turned into non- performing assets tions over the issue. Law will take its it appeared as if they had some sort said: “Lord Rama had used flow- in the procession. These were not have to pass the States GST Bill particularly Manmohan Singh, (NPAs). The Yogi Adityanath cabinet decided to own course. We are keeping a close of monopoly over Lord Rama. For ers to worship and his so called fol- weapons.” after which the new indirect tax for the cooperation. float Kisan Rahat Bonds for raising Rs 36,359 watch on the situation.” generations, Rama Navami has lowers are using weapons to scare Partha Chatterjee, Trinamool regime can be rolled out from The GST, the biggest tax- crore required for waiving loans of small and Earlier on Thursday, address- been observed in Ramrajatala in people.” She said the Sikhs carried Congress secretary general con- the targeted date of July 1. ation reform since Indepen- marginal farmers who form 92.5 per cent of the ing a rally at Purulia, chief minis- Howrah and “I observed Basanta kirpans in their processions “and demned the carrying of swords by Replying to the 8-hour- dence, will subsume central total 2.30 lakh farmers in the state. The deci- ter Mamata Banerjee said: “It is not Puja before I left my home in Kol- this is absolutely legal.” BJP leaders and workers and main- long debate, Finance Minister excise, service tax, VAT and sion of waiver was made against the backdrop the culture of the Hindus to carry kata,” chief minister said. Banerjee said people in Bengal tained that it was illegal to carry Arun Jaitley also gave credit to other local levies to create an of electoral promise made by BJP if it is elected swords in religious processions and BJP leaders in various parts in believed in the philosophy of love weapons. the previous UPA government uniform market. to power. ON RESTORATION OF CONSPIRACY CHARGES AGAINST ADVANI, 12 OTHERS Trai asks R- Jio The new vision Teesta pact unlikely to be signed to withdraw for India is that only Apex court reserves 3-month offer one idea will prevail during Sheikh Hasina’s visit RAHUL GANDHI order on petition NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator Trai on Thursday MPOST BUREAU MPOST BUREAU ordered Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio to withdraw the In today’s NEW DELHI: India and Ban- NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader three-month ‘complimen- gladesh will sign at least 25 pacts LK Advani and 12 others were tary’ offer of unlimited data covering an array of areas includ- part of a larger conspiracy to usage and free calls on pay- paper ing defence and civil nuclear sec- demolish the disputed Babri Mas- ment of a minimum Rs 303. tor during Prime Minister Sheikh jid, the Central Bureau of Investi- The order came days after ... Hasina’s four-day visit here begin- gation told the Supreme Court on Jio announced that it has CITY ning Friday but progress over the Thursday, arguing for charges to clocked 72 million paid users long-pending Teesta water-sharing be revived against the politicians. and is extending its one-time TRAFFIC COPS TAKE EXTRA MEASURES 4 agreement is unlikely. India’s premier probe agency BJP leaders including L K Advani, Rs 99 payment membership NATION The MoUs likely to be signed told the top court that Advani and M M Joshi and Uma Bharti in programme Prime for 15 after talks between Prime Minis- others hadn’t faced conspiracy the Babri Masjid demolition case. more days till April 15. Reli- SENA MP VOICES REGRET 7 ter Narendra Modi and Hasina on charges based on technical rea- The apex court will also ance Jio said it accepts Trai’s Saturday include one on boosting sons. The CBI wants the trial to decide whether the trial of the decision and is in the process EDIT defence ties under which India be held in a Lucknow court. VVIP accused can be trans- of “fully complying” with the will supply military hardware to The controversial demolition ferred from a court in Rae Bareli regulator’s advice. SCALING GREATER HEIGHTS 8 Bangladesh. are likely to figure prominently “Teesta agreement remains was the culmination of a fester- to Lucknow. Trai had previously INTERNATIONAL Under a first such MoU with besides stalemate over the Teesta a work in progress... We have ing dispute between Muslims and There were two sets of cases found nothing wrong with any neighbouring country, India is pact during talks between Modi not reached a closure on it,” said many Hindus, who believe the relating the demolition of the dis- its extended promotional UK VISAS WILL BE MORE EXPENSIVE 11 also set to announce a line of credit and Hasina. Ranganathan. Mughal emperor Babur razed a puted structure on December 6, offers of free data and voice of $ 500 million to Bangladesh for It is learnt that the central gov- The Teesta deal was set to be temple at the site believed to be 1992. The first involved unnamed that had helped Jio clock BUSINESS military supplies. ernment will not go ahead with inked during the then Prime Min- the birthplace of Hindu god Ram. ‘karsevaks’, the trial in which is 100 million customers. Of RBI UPS REVERSE REPO TO 6% 12 The framework agreement the agreement without taking West ister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Earlier this month, the SC had taking place in a Lucknow court these at least 72 million opted on civil nuclear energy will pro- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bangladesh in September 2011, hinted that it might revive crimi- in Lucknow, while the second set for paid services. Jio, which SPORT vide for extensive cooperation in Banerjee on board. Banerjee has but was postponed at the last min- nal conspiracy charges against of cases relates to the VVIPs in a is known for its disruptive the sector including setting up of been opposing it stridently citing ute due to objections by Banerjee. BJP and other Hindu right-wing Rae Bareli court. offers and services, said it PAES DROPPED FROM DAVIS CUP 15 nuclear reactors in Bangladesh by water crisis in West Bengal. Teesta water is crucial for Ban- leaders in the demolition case A bench comprising Jus- will be “withdrawing the 3 India. “It will be a visit without water,” gladesh, especially in the leanest that was dropped by a special trial tices P C Ghose and R F Nari- months complimentary ben- “It will be a very very special described an official in the know period from December to March, court in Lucknow on technical man also indicated that they efits of JIO Summer Surprise FOR ADVERTISING visit. We hope the visit will take the of things. when the water flow often tem- grounds. Other than Advani, the may order holding a joint trial of as soon as operationally fea- kindly contact at 9810195709 ties between the two countries to The West Bengal Chief Min- porarily comes down to less than accused include senior BJP lead- the two sets of cases by transfer- sible, over the next few days”. or new level,” Sripriya Ranganathan, ister has accepted an invitation 1,000 cusecs from 5,000 cusecs. ers Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma ring the trial from Raebareli to a “However, all customers [email protected] Joint Secretary in the Bangladesh- by the government to attend the It will be Hasina’s first bilateral Bharti and Kalyan Singh, and a Lucknow court. The bench also who have subscribed to JIO Myanmar division of External launch of some projects between visit to India in her current term as number of Vishwa Hindu Pari- said since 25 years have already SUMMER SURPRISE offer FOR SUBSCRIPTION Affairs Ministry, told reporters. the two countries as well a lunch to prime minister. She will be staying shad members. passed, in the interest of justice prior to its discontinuation kindly contact at 8800854665 Issues like combating terror- be hosted in honour of Hasina by at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Supreme Court on it will consider ordering a time will remain eligible for the or ism, containing radicalism and Modi. The issue of Teesta is likely The two prime ministers will Thursday reserved its order on bound trial on a day-to-day basis, offer,” the company said in a [email protected] enhancing security coopera- to figure during Banerjee’s interac- launch a bus and a train service a petition seeking restoration of to be completed preferably within statement. AGENCIES tion between the two countries tion with Hasina. between Kolkata and Khulna. conspiracy charges against senior two years. (WITH AGENCY INPUTS) Kurien asks government to Call drops more severe indoors: DoT survey OUR CORRESPONDENT 2467 cases were resolved through bring facts on Alwar incident optimization, rectifying hard- NEW DELHI: With a survey of ware/power problems, through MPOST BUREAU Minister of State for Parliamen- Department of Telecommunica- field visits. A total of ​​9,328 cases tary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas tions (DoT) presenting a gloomy have been resolved through this NEW DELHI: Members in Naqvi said it was a very sensi- picture on the call drop situation, initiative since the launch of ​ the Rajya Sabha on Thursday tive issue, but “no such incident it seems that mobile users will IVRS. According to the data with expressed grave concern over the has happened, the way the matter have to grapple with the connec- the department, in addition to killing of a man in Alwar district is being presented here.” tivity problem for some longer the above numbers ​some 5,529​ of the northern Indian state of “A message should not be time. According to the latest DoT cases which were not related to Rajasthan by a mob of cow vigi- sent out that the House sup- survey, the issue of call drops is call drop​s but other issues such​ lantes, with Deputy Chairman P ports cow slaughter,” he said, and more severe indoors. as related to data, roaming, bill- J Kurien asking the government added that “the state government The survey has been con- major parts of the country by The TSPs have set up an elaborate ing, MNP, mobile device​s​ etc., to probe it and inform the House has refuted (the allegations). We ducted on over 2.2 lakh mobile March-end. Through this system, mechanism for using the IVRS were also identified by the TSPs about the facts. do not justify hooliganism”. phone subscribers by the telecom subscribers received an IVRS call feedback data sent by DoT,” the for taking necessary action. Amid contradictory state- To this, Leader of Opposi- department. “About 2,20,935 sub- from short code and were asked statement added. Commenting on the con- ments about the alleged inci- RS Deputy Chairman P J Kurien ton and senior Congress leader scribers participated in the sur- a few questions on the call drop The statement said that for the tentious issue Telecom Minister dent by the Opposition and the Ghulam Nabi Azad said “I am vey. From the feedback it has been problem. fortnight ​February ​15​ to 28​, 2017, Manoj Sinha had recently said Government, Kurien said the Chair thrashed four of its occupants after let- extremely sorry that the minister is so observed that the problem of call According to the statement, as many as 43,403 feedback cases that the department is looking has to be convinced whether the issue ting off the “Hindu” truck driver. One ill-informed. Even the New York Times drops is more severe indoors,” since the launch of the IVRS sys- were taken up for investigation by into the matter and hopeful of raised by Congress member Madhusu- of them succumbed to injuries later. has reported (on it) and the minister the DoT said ​in a statement on tem​, over​ ​16 lakh calls have been TSPs. “After telephonic calls and getting it resolved very soon. The dan Mistry was true or not. As members of other opposition does not know...I have not come across Thursday. made to subscribers of all service SMS to the subscribers to seek department has taken up the call During the Zero Hour, Mistry said parties supported him, Mistry said such an insensitive government”. The data was collated through providers across the country. additional information on their drop issue seriously and accord- there was a “complete breakdown of law similar incidents were taking place in As treasury and opposition benches the Integrated Voice Response “The feedback is shared with call drop problem, 7,210 cases ingly directed all telecom service and order” in Rajasthan as “a gang of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat as also Uttar indulged in heated exchanges to counter System (IVRS) system which the Telecom Service Providers were identified for resolution,” the providers to find out a perma- gau-rakshaks (cow vigilantes)” stopped Pradesh, all ruled by BJP. each other, Kurien said he cannot go by was launched in a few places last (TSPs) every week for taking release added. nent solution to the issue, Sinha a truck carrying cattle and mercilessly Squarely rejecting the allegations, newspaper reports. December and was extended to action in a time-bound​ manner. Finally, during the fortnight, had said. 2 town mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 7 April, 2017 DAYINDAYOUT HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR What’s on Around Town CULTURAL REVOLUTION To mark the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Revolu- tion in Tibet, an exhibition of pho- tographs by Tibet Museum, Depart- ment of Informa- TodayPasta? being World Health Day, let’s talk about something tion and Interna- tional Relations, grainier, rich in fibre, vitamins and equally delicious Central Tibet Administration, Tibetan Government-in-Exile, Dharamsala will LAHARI BASU smacking dishes, pasta finds a place in is removed during processing, whole- be inaugurated on April 1at 6:30 and everybody’s list of favourite items. But grain pasta contains more natural fibre will continue for a week. oday being World Health Day, are you sure that you are consuming the and micronutrients than white pasta. WHEN: April 2 – 8 let’s talk about something right pasta? They tend to have a chewier texture and healthy and shove aside our “Most pastas avail- “grainier” taste as compared to regular WHERE: Annexe Art Gallery, IIC regular favourites from the diet able in Indian market pasta. Blends like whole-wheat-and-white TIMING: 11 am – 7 pm Tchart. For foodies who love to gorge are made of refined are perfect for families who are trying SPRING FESTIVAL into fried stuff and cheese, it’s flour, and are rich in to make the switch to whole-grain but time that you pull up your carbohydrates but no want to gradually adjust to its taste and Celebrating the spirit of spring, a socks and head straight vitamins, minerals and texture. Some brands also have unique two-day festival of dance and music, to a healthier path by fibre. Consuming large blends which include beans and lentils has been organised by IIC where the ditching them. amount of such food can along with whole-grain. first day will witness a Sarod recital Among all be harmful to health,” warns “Imported pasta for Indian consum- by Apurba Banerjee from Kolkata, fol- other lip- Dr Reeti Kapoor, Senior Man- Dr Kapoor. ers is made of 100 per cent Italian origin lowed by Hindustani Vocal Recital by ager-Dietetics, Venkateshwar Dr Himanshi Sharma, Sr Dietician, Durum Wheat Semolina (sooji) which Vivek Bhola from Delhi. The Hospital. “Foods with empty Indian Spinal Injuries Centre in the Capi- makes it about 20-36 per cent higher in carbs i.e only calories without tal says, “Eat pasta as a base for a healthy protein than other regularly used snack- second day of the festival will have a any other nutritional benefits con- snack rich in veggies, lean protein and ing products like instant noodles. More- Kathak Group Recital by Manjari Kiran tribute to weight gain without healthy fats. Choose red sauce instead of over, durum wheat pasta have negligible from Jaipur, and a Kathakali Recital, having other health benefits. How- white sauce and add a lot of vegetables. To fat content, zero trans fats and zero cho- Cleopatra – The Last Pharaoh of Egypt ever, this doesn’t mean that pasta is make a healthy dish, one can add herbs, lesterol which leaves no room for it being in Kathakali Stree Vesham – an adap- inherently a bad food. If you love pasta, lentils and healthy nuts (almonds and treated as a fatty food,” explained Rajneesh tation of William Shakespeare’s An- look for varieties that are made of whole walnut). As of very high carbohydrates Bhasin, MD, Borges India. grain which is content which may cause fluctuations in The carbohydrates in pasta supply the thony and Cleopatra by Prabal Gupta rich in blood sugar levels.” body with glucose which is necessary for from Bangalore. fibre and People who are allergic to gluten must providing fuel to the brain and muscles. WHEN: April 6-7 vita- stay away from pasta, since it may affect The National Pasta Association, USA notes WHERE: CD Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC mins them with giddiness, and abdominal that including the right kind of pasta in TIMING: 6 pm as well bloating. There are various types of pasta your diet can benefit your health. Many apart from in terms of ingredients. A 100 per cent types of pasta are enriched with vitamins MICRO DRAMA FESTIVAL carbohy- whole-grain pasta includes all the lay- and minerals, so adding them to your Vriksh, a Delhi drates,” adds ers of the wheat kernel. Since nothing diet may help you increase your intake. based theatre group will be hosting a first ever National micro drama Smartphone apps Delaying womens’ marriages festival, ‘Thespis,’ comprising of 25 micro dramas may be secretly may boost kid’s well being in 10 different languages. The 10 minutes nano drama REDUCING CHILD MAR- registered under the Prohibition tales will be based on different themes stealing your data RIAGES and delaying the mar- of Child Marriage Act, 2006 dur- and titles and will be inaugurated by riage of younger women in India ing the last three years. Prof Waman Kendre, Director, National may have significant results in In 2015, 77 cases were reported School of Drama (NSD). improving child health and educa- from the state, followed by 40 and WHEN: April 9 tional outcomes, a study has found. 35 from West Bengal and Karna- The research revealed that the taka, respectively. WHERE: CD Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC children of women who got mar- As per an analysis of the 2011 TIMING: 10:30 am – 6:30 pm ried later were more likely to com- census data by NGO Child Rights plete their required vaccinations, and You (CRY), nearly 35 mil- GOD’S SUMMIT have a higher weight-for-height. lion women and 10 million men A solo show by Temsuyanger Long- Their children were also more in north India were married as kumer envisions a utopian conversation likely to enrol at school, as well children. amongst the Gods and Prophets about as attain better grades in reading “In the absence of social norms, the predicament of what humanity has and maths. which have not been changed, done to itself. Temsuyanger highlights Getting married earlier, the and in the absence of the ability events from global history at some key women have different preferences. to enforce laws, one might want That was because she has less Kareena Kapoor married after 30 and now has a healthy baby to consider other incentives,” pivotal moments where irreversible knowledge regarding health, pos- Maertens said. change has occurred. This seminal piece sibly lower bargaining power and ics, the team looked at more than over 50 per cent of women in the Incentive schemes such as of work raises the question of what it gives birth to many children, 32,000 women, aged 15-40, living study reported being married at a the “our daughters, our wealth” means to have power, control, authority, martphone apps that designed to launch a cyberat- affecting their well-being, said in both rural and urban house- younger age. program in Haryana and those wisdom, vision. we regularly use to tack or apps that simply allow Annemie Maertens from the Uni- holds across India. According to the National that give a financial reward to WHEN: April 8 – 19 organise lunch dates, for collusion and privilege versity of Sussex in Britain. Although the legal marriage- Crime Records Bureau data, Tamil parents of unmarried 18-year- WHERE: Kamadevi Complex 40, IIC make convenient escalation, researchers said. For the study, published in the able age in India is 18 years for Nadu has been ranked the highest old girls, could offer a solution, Sonline purchases and com- In the latter category, it is Journal of Development Econom- women and 21 years for men, in terms of the number of cases Maertens said. IANS TIMING: 11 am – 7 pm municate the most intimate not possible to quantify the details are mining our data by intention of the developer, so secretly colluding with each collusion, while still a secu- other, a new study warns. rity breach, can in many cases Researchers conducted be unintentional, they said. Deep sleep may act as fountain of youth in old age the first ever large-scale and In order to run the pro- systematic study of exactly grammes to test pairs of apps, how the trusty apps on the team developed a tool oss of sleep in the elderly may increase Android phones are able to called DIALDroid to perform the risk of developing a wide range of The shift from consolidated sleep in youth to dissatisfying sleep can start as talk to one another and trade their massive inter-app secu- mental and physical disorders such as information. rity analysis. Alzheimer’s disease, say scientists who early as the 30s, paving way for sleep-related physical ailments in middle age “Researchers were aware “Of the apps we studied, Lclaim that deep slumber can act as a fountain of that apps may talk to one we found thousands of pairs youth in old age. another in some way, shape, of apps that could potentially As we grow old, our nights are frequently or form,” said Gang Wang, leak sensitive phone or per- plagued by bouts of wakefulness, bathroom trips Assistant Professor at Vir- sonal information and allow and other nuisances as we lose our ability to gen- ginia Tech University in the unauthorised apps to gain erate the deep, restorative slumber we enjoyed US. access to privileged data,” said in youth, researchers said. “What this study shows Daphne Yao, Assistant Pro- They reviewed studies which show that the undeniably with real-world fessor at Virginia Tech. ageing brain has trouble generating the kind of evidence over and over The team studied a whop- slow brain waves that promote deep curative again is that app behaviour, ping 110,150 apps over three sleep, as well as the neuro chemicals that help us whether it is intentional years including 100,206 of switch stably from sleep to wakefulness. or not, can pose a security Google Play’s most popular Though older people are less likely than breach depending on the apps and 9,994 malware apps younger adults to notice and/or report mental kinds of apps you have on from Virus Share, a private fogginess and other symptoms of sleep depri- your phone,” said Wang. collection of malware app vation, poor sleep leaves them cognitively worse The types of threats fall samples. off, researchers said. into two major categories, The set up for cyber secu- either a malware app that rity leaks works when a seem- The shift from deep, consolidated sleep in now discovering that this sleep decline is related is specifically ingly innocuous sender app youth to fitful, dissatisfying sleep can start as to memory decline in later life,” said Joseph like that handy and early as the 30s, paving the way for sleep-related Winer of UC Berkeley. ubiquitous flash- cognitive and physical ailments in middle age. “Nearly every disease killing us in later light app works in “The parts of the brain deteriorating earliest life has a causal link to lack of sleep,” said Mat- tandem are the same regions that give us deep sleep,” said thew Walker, professor at UC Berkeley. with a Bryce Mander from the University of California And, while the pharmaceutical industry is (UC) Berkeley in the US. raking in billions by catering to insomniacs, Ageing typically brings on a decline in deep Walker warns that the pills designed to help receiver non-rapid eye movement (NREM) or “slow wave us doze off are a poor substitute for the natu- app to sleep,” and the characteristic brain waves associ- ral sleep cycles that the brain needs in order to divulge a ated with it, including both slow waves and faster function well. user’s informa- bursts of brain waves known as “sleep spindles,” “We have done a good job of extending life tion such as con- researchers said. span, but a poor job of extending our health tacts, geolocation, Youthful, healthy slow waves and spindles span. We now see sleep, and improving sleep, as or provide access to help transfer memories and information from a new pathway for helping remedy that,” he said. the web. the hippocampus, which provides the brain’s Unlike more cosmetic markers of ageing, The team found short-term storage, to the prefrontal cortex, such as wrinkles and grey hair, sleep deterio- that the biggest security which consolidates the information, acting as ration has been linked to conditions such as risks were some of the least the brain’s long-term storage. Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, obesity, dia- utilitarian. IANS “Sadly, both these types of sleep brain waves betes and stroke, researchers said. The study was diminish markedly as we grow old and we are published in the journal Neuron. 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The Left Front govern- uddin Street including Anil The announcement will be ment, however, did not divide Biswas, Buddhadeb Bhattacha- made at a function in Asansol Burdwan district after coming rjee, Subhas Chakraborty and police lines on Friday. to power in 1977. The reason Biman Bose could not ignore With the bifurcation, the was purely political. Burdwan the Burdwan lobby. age-old agrarian Burdwan had produced CPI(M) lead- In 2006-11, Nirupam Sen district will be known as East ers like Hare Krishna Konar, was the state Industry minis- Burdwan while the indus- Benoy Chowdhury, Rabin Sen, ter and he was instrumental trial hub will become West Mansur Habibullah, Harad- in handing over Singur’s farm Aroop Biswas, state PWD minister, pays tribute to Bengal’s legendary actress Suchitra Sen on her birth Burdwan. han Roy and Mehboob Jahedi lands to Tata Motors to set up anniversary at Nabanna on Thursday PIC/MPOST The new West Burdwan dis- who played important roles in its automobile factory. trict will have two subdivisions are — Andal, Pandabeshwar, already two districts have come forming and shaping up the Over the years, Burdwan — Asansol Sadar and Durga- Faridpur-Durgapur, Dur- up in Bengal, They are Alipur- Left Front as a party. received reverses with many pur and will have as many as 16 gapur, New Township, Coke duar and Jhargram. The land reforms of the factories including Sen Raleigh police stations. Shashank Sethi Oven and Kanksa. East Burd- After coming to power, Left Front was the creation closing down due to militant ‘More mishti, better schools, will be the District Magistrate wan district will have four sub- Chief Minister Mamata Baner- of the Burdwan lobby with trade union movements. and Collector of the new dis- divisions namely Bardhaman jee wanted to divide Burdwan Benoy Chowdhury becoming Asansol and Durgapur lost trict. Asansol Sadar will have Sadar North, Bardhaman Sadar because of administrative rea- the Land and Land Reforms their importance as centres of cleaner Burdwan from now on’ nine police stations namely — South, Katwa and Kalna com- sons. Since Independence, minister. industry. Senior state govern- NANDINI GUHA has already been installed in Chittaranjan, Salanpur, Kulti, prising 17 police stations. three big districts in South In the second Left Front ment officials felt that with the order to achieve more scientific Hirapur, Asansol South, Asan- Thus Burdwan division will Bengal were 24 Parganas, Mid- government (1982-87), new creation of the new district, KOLKATA: Burdwan, now checking of reports of school sol North, Barabani, Jamuria have four districts namely — napore and Burdwan. CPI(M) leaders emerged from there would be total develop- being split into two instead of inspection. Computerisation and Ranigunj. Durgapur will East Burdwan, West Burdwan, The Left Front government Burdwan and they formed ment of the industrial areas like one district, has an interest- will make it easier to monitor have seven police stations Hooghly and Birbhum. had bifurcated 24 Parganas the Burdwan lobby which Asansol, Durgapur, Ranigunj ing journey of development performances and progress of under its jurisdiction. They It may be mentioned that into South and North 24 Par- played a pivotal role in shap- and Andal. mapped out for the year 2017- schools by the district admin- 18. Better implementation of istration, adds Srivastava. Central government schemes, The process of procure- Siliguri-Jalpaiguri Development Authority computerisation of monitor- ment of cereals by the state gov- CM to hold another ing process for the schools, a ernment is also being spruced new solid waste management up, he added. The mishti hub — scam: ED raids IAS officer’s home system, an active mishti hub Anurag Srivastava where mouthwatering shitab- Purulia meet today are on the agenda, says District hog and mihidana will be sold Magistrate (DM) of Burdwan which are being set up in the from — will also be operational OUR CORRESPONDENT Anurag Srivastava. twin districts. from Friday. Kumar is at present posted as the Joint Though Burdwan won two Burdwan as a district has The DM, who has earlier KOLKATA: The Enforcement Secretary of Planning, Statistics and national awards for its prog- almost achieved ODF (open served in Darjeeling, says that Directorate (ED) conducted a Monitoring Department. He was the ress in school education as defecation free) status though the new division of the state raid in the Salt lake residence well as better election man- the declaration by the state gov- will require some amount of of IAS officer Godala Kiran CEO of SJDA when the scam took place agement system, it can achieve ernment is yet to be made. Sriv- hand-holding by the existing Kumar on Thursday. The raid more penetration of the Cen- astava says that now the district administration. has been conducted in connec- to the house and carried out with the scam and was granted tre’s NREGS scheme, which administration will focus on Additional responsibili- tion with the Siliguri-Jalpai- the search operation for a few bail. It was alleged that money ensures jobs for the unskilled, developing a solid waste man- ties are being given to some guri Development Authority hours. According to an offi- for projects including setting rural poor. agement system especially in of the officers, he explained. (SJDA) scam. cial of the central investigating up of electric crematoriums at “We have scored an aver- the urban and semi-urban But Srivastava is hopeful that Kumar is at present posted agency, they have seized some Bagdogra, Maynaguri and Mal- age of 30 man-days a year but areas. Plants maybe planted the new move will benefit the OUR CORRESPONDENT will leave for Asansol where she as the Joint Secretary of Plan- documents and they would be bazar and for the installation in 2017, we would like to take for this purpose as well. state. “All that the two districts will inaugurate the 23rd district ning, Statistics and Monitor- going through them that they of CCTV cameras in Siliguri it up to 50 man-days,” Anurag The district has already achieve will ultimately benefit KOLKATA: Chief Minister of the state — West Burdwan. ing Department. He was the claim are relevant with the was paid before its completion. Srivastava, DM of Burdwan excelled in improving the the state. I think the govern- Mamata Banerjee is all set to Later, she will fly to Delhi CEO of SJDA when the scam alleged scam of Rs 200 crore. The matter had come to light in told Millennium Post. New school education system by ment has taken a wise decision chair another crucial adminis- to attend the dinner hosted by took place. Kumar, an IAS officer of 2013 and eight FIRs and sev- jobs will be created in areas introducing an efficient mon- after much deliberation. It will trative review meeting in Puru- President Pranab Mukherjee in The team comprising 2005 batch, was earlier arrested eral cases were lodged in this like solid waste management, itoring mechanism. To make prove to be prudent in the long lia district on Friday at 10 am. honour of Bangladesh Prime senior officers of the ED went on graft charges in connection connection. anganwadi centres, eco parks things better, an MIS system run,” he said. The Chief Minister on Minister Sheikh Hasina. Wednesday left an administra- Earlier on Wednesday, at tive meeting at Purulia mid- the Purulia meeting, the Chief way, reportedly after BDOs Minister had reportedly told Mamata proposes to set up granite hub in Purulia and other officials were unable the Chief Secretary that she to give satisfactory feedback would come back to the dis- OUR CORRESPONDENT ers can stay near their homes and get heart surgery is free in government women, Banerjee said: “This is all you will get drinking water through- on their work, particularly the trict once the projects were jobs,” she said. hospitals. Meanwhile, the child mor- bogus. They had killed hundreds of out the district,” she said. midday meal scheme at pri- taken up properly. Banerjee, KOLKATA: While speaking at Banerjee on Thursday laid the tality rate has gone down consider- people and had unleashed a reign of Referring to Purulia’s tremendous mary schools. This is the first who has been holding admin- the rally in Purulia, Chief Minis- foundation stone of a medical college ably over the past five years,” she said. terror in Purulia and Jangalmahal. If potential, the Chief Minister said time that Banerjee walked out istrative review meetings in ter Mamata Banerjee made a slew and hospital in Purulia. The medical Banerjee also opened two new new electrical lines are not laid then comprehensive plans had been taken of such a meeting. the districts since 2011 when of announcements. Among the college with a capacity of 100 beds will sub-divisions on Thursday — Jhalda development will be stalled,” urged to develop tourism in the Ayodhya For Friday, the Chief Minis- she came to power, was visibly announcements were one for setting have state-of-the-art administrative and Manbazar. The Chief Minister on Mamata and asked the people to not Hills and its surroundings and other ter has asked the former district annoyed when she heard that up a granite hub in Purulia. buildings, hostels for boys and girls, Thursday announced the formation get swayed away by rumours. tourist spots. She maintained that the magistrate of Purulia Tanmay most of the projects had not She said no land of the tribals quarters for the doctors and nursing of the Mahato Kurmi Development Banerjee said elaborate measures growth in tourism would help local Chakraborty who is now the been taken up in Purulia. would be forcibly acquired and the staff. She also inaugurated a 20-bed Board and Mahato Kurmi Cultural had been taken to provide filtered youth to get jobs. She also said that the DM of Malda to be present She also told the officials hub would be set up following all envi- special neo natal care unit (SNCU) Academy with its headquarters in water to the draught-prone district. district is coming up as an educational along with senior officials of that some of them did not ronmental norms. “No land of the at the Raghunathpur sub-divisional Purulia. There are 20 lakh Kurmis The Japan International Cooperation hub very fast. the district including those cooperate with the new Dis- tribals would be forcibly taken over hospital. who live in Purulia, Bankura, West Agency (JICA) will provide Rs 1,200 She added that the state govern- who have been transferred to trict Magistrate Alokesh Prasad and all the environmental norms will “Once completed, the medical col- Midnapore and Malda. The devel- crore to supply filtered water in the ment would give all support to those other districts. Roy. However, the date of the be followed. I request you to think of lege and hospital will help the local opment board would help the com- rural areas. To provide drinking water intending to set up poultries and the The state Chief Secretary meeting has been rescheduled the matter. There are skilled stone- people. Purulia district already has munity to pursue its own culture and in some pockets where there was scar- same for ducks. She also said that the Basudeb Banerjee and Home and the former District Mag- cutters in Purulia and many of them super-specialty hospitals and people tradition, she said. city during summer, Purulia and Rag- state government would give them Secretary Malay De will also istrate has been instructed to are going to distant places like Cooch will not have to go to Kolkata for treat- Criticising the Maoists who had hunathpur municipalities would be chicks free of cost with a view to reach attend Friday’s meeting. After attend the meeting on Friday Behar for work. It is good if the hub ment,” she said. been telling people that laying of given additional funds. “Please bear the target of producing 80 lakh eggs in the meet, Mamata Banerjee morning. comes up in Purulia so that the work- “Treatment for kidney ailments to electrical line would affect pregnant with us and within a year-and-a-half the years to come. Govt, UNESCO to start documenting ‘Depression: Let’s talk’ theme on World Health Down Kanchankanya Express Day: HIDCO hosts medical camp at Eco Park averts major fire mishap OUR CORRESPONDENT a fear of stigma prevent many it. As New Town is gradually folk culture of the Hills in May AMITAVA BANERJEE from accessing the treatment becoming the hub of several train was nearing the Bagra- KOLKATA: Housing Infra- they need to have a healthy and attractions, HIDCO authori- kot station in the Jalpaiguri dis- AMITAVA BANERJEE support as well. The groups structure Development Corpo- productive life. ties have decided to hold the DARJEELING: Presence of trict, the engine driver noticed have already staged more than ration (HIDCO) will organise Depression is becoming the camp at Eco Park where there is mind and quick action averted fire on the cables. The engine DARJEELING: The “Muc- 20 performances in different a medical camp at Eco Park second biggest killer in India enough greenery coupled with a major catastrophe with a fire was quickly detached from the hunga” a folk instrument places including Kolkata and to mark World Health Day after cancer. From the elderly a huge waterbody. Several steps breaking out in the engine of bogies. The engine was then played in the Darjeeling Hills Goa,” added Bhattacharya. on Friday. to children are falling prey to have been taken to increase the the 13150 down Kanchankanya driven away to a distance. and Nepal becomes the “Mor- As part of this project, The theme of the day this the deadly disease. Mood vari- green cover in New Town. Express. Two fire engines from the chang” in Rajasthan. “Mouth a two-day long Darjeeling year is “Depression: Let’s talk”. ations and depression are two In 2016, as many as 40,000 The fire broke out near Malbazar fire station arrived Harp,” the international avatar folk festival was staged at the A recent survey conducted by very common problems faced tree saplings were planted Bagrakot station in the Malba- and doused the flame. of Muchunga, is played in 17 amphitheatre of the Darjeel- the World Health Organisa- by schoolchildren these days. by state Urban development zar block of Jalpaiguri district A major catastrophe could different countries across the ing Chowrasta. With the ongo- tion (WHO) suggests that more HIDCO’s health camp will minister Firhad Hakim dur- on Thursday evening. How- have occurred if the fire would globe including Italy, Spain and ing tourist season, the festival than 300 million people are be set up near gate 4 of the Eco ing the week-long Banmahot- ever, there were no reports of have spread in the moving Brazil. Tung Buk — a string attracted both tourists as well now living with depression, an Park. The camp will be opened sav celebration. Swapno Bhor, a any casualty or injuries. train. instrument of the Lepcha com- as local residents. increase of more than 18 per- from 11 am to 4 pm where the park meant for senior citizens The train departs At around 10 pm, another munity is similar to the Dotara The folk festival in progress at Folk songs and dances of cent between 2005 and 2015. health check-up will be free. has been set up in New Town Alipurduar Junction for Seal- engine was used to drive the popular among the Bauls or the the Darjeeling Chowrasta different communities includ- Lack of support for people with The residents of New Town where the elderly meet regu- dah at 4 pm. train to the New Jalpaiguri wandering minstrels of Bengal. ing Lepcha, Dhimal, Tamang, mental disorders coupled with have been requested to attend larly and spend quality time. At around 7 pm, when the station. The same Dotara becomes the art can be the epicentre of self Sherpa, Mangar and Tibetan “Dutar” in Iran and “Dutor” in sustaining eco-systems. communities were staged by Uzbekistan. Immense success resulted 10 teams. The two-day festival Come May, the Bengal in the scaling up of this project concluded on Thursday. IPL X: 200 folk artistes to showcase talent government, along with the to “Rural Craft and Cultural “The folk artistes proposed UNESCO will start document- Hub” which added 12,000 ben- that we should have a museum OUR CORRESPONDENT selected to perform in the event,” the ing the rich folk culture and eficiaries involved with handi- to showcase and preserve the official said. tradition of the Hills in order to crafts and folk performing arts rich and unique folk culture of KOLKATA: As many as 200 folk artistes However, this is not the first time trace their roots and preserve across 15 districts of the state. different Hill communities. We from Bengal will showcase their talent when folk artistes from Bengal are going such valuable information for Around 600 folk artistes from will put forward a proposal to at the inaugural ceremony in Kolkata to be a part of the IPL. Earlier, they had the coming generations. “We different communities along UNESCO and the state gov- as part of the 10th edition of the Indian performed in a programme organised expect to launch this audio- with handicraft artisans have ernment as part of this proj- Premiere League (IPL) celebrations. to felicitate members of KKR when it visual documentation by Octo- been selected for this project ect. It will definitely be an asset, This year, there will be eight sepa- became the champion. But this time, ber this year” stated Amitava from Darjeeling and Kalim- especially for the future gen- rate inaugural ceremonies in the home the platform is much wider as they will Bhattacharya, founder Direc- pong districts. erations,” added Bhattacharya. grounds of every team. The inaugural not only be performing in front of the tor of banglanatak.com, a social “This project focuses on The festival drew in a mas- ceremony for Kolkata will be held on spectators present in the ground but enterprise working as partners developing skills of traditional sive crowd. “The festival show- April 13 ahead of the match between also those who will watch it live from of UNESCO and the imple- performers and also provides cased the rich culture and Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI all over the globe. menting agency of the project. direct market linkages. Preser- traditions of the Hills. Darjeel- Punjab at Eden Gardens. by people from different parts of the and North 24-Parganas and officials are The official added that two groups of The Micro, Small, Medium vation of the art forms through ing is truly a melting pot of dif- According to an official of the world,” the official said. hopeful that this will be a completely folk artistes from Bengal will be going Enterprise and Textile Depart- documentation and providing ferent and unique cultures and state Information and Cultural Affairs Artistes of different genres of folk different kind of experience for them. to Puri in May to perform at a folk fes- ment of the government of exchange collaboration are key traditions,” stated Monoranjan Department, the artistes who are dance including baul, chaau, natua, They will be dancing on a theme music tival. The event in Puri will be held from Bengal and UNESCO had aspects of the project. There are Das of Assam. enrolled under the state government’s dhak, dhunuchi and tribal dance will be that has been prepared especially for the May 15 to 17 where chaau and raibeshi developed 10 rural crafts hubs around 12 performing groups “A two day Bhawaiya festi- Loko Proshar scheme will be perform- participating in the event and will reach performance of the inaugural ceremony dance artistes from Bengal will be show- across 11 locations from 2013 from different communities val will be held at Majidkhana ing in the programme. “The artistes three days in advance of the programme of the IPL in Kolkata. casing their talents. The teams of Jod- to 2016. from the hills of North Ben- school in Alipurduar on April 8 have performed in many big events in for their rehearsals. “Since this is an event of interna- huram Kumar and Dukhoharon Pandit The aim of the project was gal. We provide them with and 9,” stated Nirmalya Roy, the different parts of the country. This is Most of the artistes are coming tional standard, best among all the will be performing chaau and raibeshi to demonstrate how traditional costumes and instruments’ manager of the festivals. again another event that will be watched from districts like Purulia, Burdwan artistes from each genre have been respectively. 4 city mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 7 April, 2017 This Saturday onwards, FOR OUR SECURITY reach Dhaka via Khulna Cops take extra measures to To protect Kolkata Metro, team from Kolkata by bus of 28 commandos deployed OUR CORRESPONDENT avoid road mishaps in Digha KOLKATA: On Saturday, bus services between Kolkata and Dhaka via Khulna PRITESH BASU will be inaugurated. The buses from Kolkata will be operated KOLKATA: Besides taking all by a private company under the supervision necessary steps to bring down the of the West Bengal Transport Corporation. number of road accidents across Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime the state, the police are taking extra Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina and precautions to avoid any mishap Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be on roads near tourist spots, mainly inaugurating the bus service from Delhi Digha, where traffic load becomes through video conferencing and the buses almost double every weekend. OUR CORRESPONDENT It was also learnt that will start its first journey towards Ban- Digha is connected by National the commandos will be sta- gladesh from near the state secretariat, Highway 116B from Nandakumar. KOLKATA: The Metro Rail- tioned at Dum Dum, Park Nabanna. The buses will ply on Mondays, After passing through Contai and way has deployed a team of Street and Kavi Subhash sta- Wednesdays and Fridays from Kolkata. It Digha, the 91 km long road ends 28 commandos and two offi- tions apart from others. They will start its journey from Karunamoyee at at Chandaneswar near Balasore in cers from the Railway Protec- will move to any station if sit- 7 am and it would take around 12 hours to Odisha. tion Force in order to tackle uation demands. All the RPF reach Kamalpur in Dhaka. The same bus One has to take a right turn from unforeseen incidents. The unit commandos who have been will start from Dhaka on the alternate days Nandakumar to reach Digha, cover- has undergone rigorous train- deployed at the metro stations at 7.30 am. The buses are GPS enabled and ing a distance of 76 km. Only a small ing at the Counter Terrorism are below 30 years of age. A to ensure safety of passengers, CCTVs have stretch has to-and-fro facility and and Jungle Warfare College at senior official said if there is been installed in them. Moreover, wi-fi ser- the remaining road is narrow with Kanker in Chhattisgarh. The any such situation, the team vices will also be available in the buses. It six sharp bends. Buses, both govern- commandos will work in two that would be stationed at was also learnt that soon, buses with bio- ment and private, ply at breakneck shifts respectively — one from the nearest station will move toilet will be introduced. speed here. chances of accidents. Thus, steps particular stretch. the responsibility of their part for 6.30 am to 2.30 pm and the to the spot immediately. The The trial run of the buses that will cover There is no control over the have been taken accordingly to curb Officers in all the police stations, avoiding road accident. other from 2.30 pm till the last number of commandos may 400-km from Kolkata to Dhaka via Khulna plying of slower vehicles like van accidents in the stretch. Consider- under whose jurisdiction the area At the same time, there will also train reaches their final desti- be increased later depending was held on September 30, 2016. rickshaws, three wheelers and auto- ing that creating awareness is the comes, including Nandakumar, be check points to control speed of nation. Around 15 commandos upon the situation. At present there are bus services rickshaws which pose a serious best way to reduce accidents, the Chandipur, Ramnagar Contai and vehicles and policemen from local will work in each shift. According to a senior between Kolkata to Dhaka via Goalanda threat to safe driving. police have taken initiative to hold Digha have been involved to take police stations will be monitoring The Commandos have been Metro official, this step will Ferry Ghat and Kolkata to Agartala via Buses often collide with cars and seminars and campaign to make up projects in their respective area movement of vehicles. imparted high level of training further strengthen the secu- Dhaka. But the new buses will be pass- people try to avoid the road after more and more people aware about to make people aware of the road Many school goers take the road on counter insurgency, coun- rity arrangements within the ing through Khulna. Senior officials of the dusk due to frequent road accidents. road safety measures,” said an offi- safety norms. to reach their school by foot. Thus, ter-terrorism operation, quality system. There was a need of state Transport department will be going Also, there is a lack of proper light- cer of the West Bengal Traffic Police, A road safety seminar was the policemen have been directed to of leadership, devotion to duty specially trained forces at the to Bangladesh in the bus that will start its ing arrangements. The stretch is adding that steps have also been organised in Digha in January. keep a watch during school hours. and alertness. The Comman- Metro stations on the face of journey from Nabanna bus stand on Sat- very congested as it passes through taken to ensure that drivers follow Besides local people, drivers who “Precautions have also been taken to dos can move to any Metro sta- security threats. Passengers urday. The service will be helpful to hun- residential areas. traffic norms. ply buses on the route, small vehi- reduce accidents on roads connect- tions here in the city to create travelling in the Metro trains dreds of people. “Human habitation on both Drivers will be made to drive cles’ drivers and school goers were ing other tourist spots in the state,” a sense of safety and security are also happy after the deploy- sides of the road increases the vehicles as per the speed limit on a involved to make them understand the officer said. amongst the passengers. ment of the specialised forces. Husband murders wife after Flight suffers bird hit while landing in Kolkata Fire breaks out at cotton she found him stealing, held OUR CORRESPONDENT godown in Howrah OUR CORRESPONDENT from the house when his KOLKATA: An aircraft coming from Bengaluru suffered bird mother-in-law was away. This hit while landing at the NSC Bose International Airport here on OUR CORRESPONDENT Six fire tenders were pressed KOLKATA: A 24-year-old had infuriated the accused so Thursday. Airport officials said though the right engine of the housewife was brutally killed much that he took out a sharp Jet Airways plane was damaged, it landed safely. KOLKATA: Fire broke out at a cotton godown into service to douse flames by her husband after she found weapon and slashed her. Their The aircraft was being repaired and the passengers who in Howrah on early Thursday morning, trig- him stealing ornaments from son Jahim Seikh told the police booked tickets for its return journey were accommodated in gering panic in the area. No one was injured in damaged in the blaze. The local residents alleged her parental house where the that he found his mother in a other flights, the officials said. the incident. that there was no proper firefighting mecha- accused had been staying for pool of blood with his father The incident took place at around 6 am. The technical staff Six fire tenders were pressed into action to nism in the godown. They also said that it could a while. The incident triggered sitting beside the body . As the started repairing the damaged engine soon after the incident. douse the flame. The local residents spotted have been devastating if the fire tenders had not tension in the locality. news spread, the local people “That damaged flight was scheduled to go to Mumbai. Pas- smoke billowing out of the godown situated in reached on time. No casualty or injury had taken The incident occurred at rushed to the spot and arrested sengers were waiting for it. Later, another flight was arranged Baluhati area under Domjur at around 6 am on place as the incident occurred early in the morn- Mirjapur area under the Bel- the accused. It was also learnt for them,” said an airport source. However, several passengers Thursday. The local residents initially tried to ing. The fire tenders were swung into action and danga police station in Mur- that the accused has admit- were worried about the episode. “We were really tensed. But extinguish fire but they failed to do so as thick the situation was brought under control after shidabad late Wednesday night. ted his crime in the face of later we got another flight,” said a passenger. smoke had engulfed the entire area. The locals nearly two hours. According to the preliminary Police arrested the accused interrogation. In another incident, an Air Arabia flight made an emergency informed the matter to the fire brigade. investigation, police and fire brigade person- husband Jamirul Seikh. The not have a job and used to stay The woman was taken to a landing at NSCBI Airport on Thursday morning. The flight was As the area is densely populated, the local nel suspect that a huge amount of inflammable victim has been identified as at her house. Despite repeated nearby hospital where the doc- going to Sharjah from Dhaka when the pilot saw black smoke people staying at the adjacent buildings stepped materials were stored inside the godown that Fatema Bibi. Police said that pleas, the husband did not tors pronounced her brought coming out from the cockpit. The pilots of the flight, which out of their houses fearing that the fire could had aggravated the fire. Police and fire brigade the accused had been living at move to his own house situ- dead. Police have started a was carrying around 164 passengers and 17 cabin crew mem- spread in the nearby area. The local people said started a detailed probe in this incident. Police his wife’s parental house for the ated in an adjacent village. detailed investigation in this bers, decided to make an emergency landing at NSCBI airport. that the room which had caught fire was mostly are investigating if the godown had fire licenses last four years. Regular quar- The woman had protested connection. They are also The technical staff checked the plane and it was flown to its used for stocking cotton. They also alleged that or other permissions to stock various inflamma- rels used to take place between against the accused when he investigating all possible angles destination in the afternoon. some other inflammable materials were also ble materials. The exact cause of the fire and the the couple as the husband did tried to steal some ornaments into the incident. stored inside the room which was completely extent of the damage are yet to be ascertained. CID arrests trader ON DURGAPUR E-WAY Cops recover Oil tanker drivers protest Police arrest youth for manufacturing 20 injured in explosives from for hacking friend fake edible oil truck in Birbhum, against attack by locals bus accident OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT 2 arrested OUR CORRESPONDENT between two groups of youth and that the OUR CORRESPONDENT hospital. The bus driver who drivers were innocent and further stated KOLKATA: Bidhannagar City Police KOLKATA: Criminal Inves- received severe injuries was OUR CORRESPONDENT KOLKATA: Several drivers of oil tank- that the reason behind the attack was not arrested a youth who allegedly attempted tigation Department (CID) KOLKATA: As many as 20 immediately taken to the ers blocked the road in front of Indian Oil known to any of the drivers. to kill his friend with a sharp weapon. West Bengal arrested an oil- persons were injured, some Chinsurah Imambara Hospi- KOLKATA: Police recovered depot on Thursday morning alleging that Meanwhile, the protest stopped load- Police learnt that the two friends had trader from Nadia’s Shantipur of them critically, after a Dur- tal in Hooghly. According to a huge amount of explosives they were beaten up by local youth. ing and unloading of oil in the depot. Cops quarreled with each other on Wednes- on charges of manufacturing gapur-bound bus from Kolk- the police, some of the passen- from a truck at Birbhum’s Nal- The blockade led to a huge traffic con- from Sankrail police station and Najirgunge day night. One of the two youth came fake edible oil. Nripen Sarkar, ata lost control and hit a truck gers received serious injuries hati on late Wednesday night. gestion. The drivers and their assistants Police Outpost rushed to the spot. back with a sickle on Thursday morn- the accused trader was pro- from behind on the Durga- in the accident. After being The incident triggered tension alleged that some local youth beat them up In the afternoon, police managed to ing and hacked his friend. The injured duced before the local court pur Expressway on Thursday informed, the police reached in the area. over certain issues and also aged that the convince the drivers to withdraw the block- youth was admitted to a hospital in criti- on Thursday. morning. the spot and recovered the bus Acting on a tip-off Birbhum cops remained silent over the issue. ade. “We’ll again block the road if such inci- cal condition. Police said Sarkar was the The local people said that from the ditch. The front por- police and CRPF raided the Several cops were seen stationed in front dents happen. We are truck drivers and we Sanjoy Thakur and Sunil Munda sud- owner of Rahul Enterprises the incident took place at the tion of the bus was badly dam- truck and seized detonators of Indian Oil depot at Mourigram’s Chunab- do not have any other interest. But we were denly started to fight with each other. The which was manufacturing fake Somsara village under Dadpur aged in the accident. The police worth around Rs 1.80 lakh. hati. “Some youth came here to beat us on beaten up by some youth who actually came incident took place in Salt Lake’s Khas- edible oil. Those drums of oil police station at around 9 am. suspect that the driver of the After getting information, the Wednesday. They also beat up our assis- to take revenge against their rival groups,” a mahal area under the jurisdiction of Bid- were sold in the market under Witnesses said that the bus was bus might have fallen asleep at Birbhum district police along tants. Such incidents had happened earlier driver alleged. “Some of us received injuries hannagar South police station. a famous brand name. “Acting running at a high speed when the time of the accident. with the CRPF jawans were as well,” said a driver who was protesting during the incident and had to be taken to On Thursday morning, Munda came on a tip-off, we raided the fac- the driver of the SBSTC bus lost Following the incident, conducting checking at vari- alongside his fellow mates. the hospital,” he added. Police, meanwhile, back with the weapon when Thakur tory. We seized 900 such drums control over the vehicle and hit local residents demanded an ous points. When the checking “Drivers were submitting the receiving started an investigation. The investigators was sitting in front of his residence and from Sarkar’s factory,” said an a truck from behind. After hit- underpass in the area as they was going on at Khabpur area slips to the depot authority. Some youth assured the victims of steps against the Munda hacked him from behind. investigator. It may be men- ting the truck, the bus rammed claimed the number of acci- under Nalhati police station, a started to quarrel with them there. The errant youth. According to police sources, The assailant decamped the spot as tioned that the police started into a iron fencing before fall- dents is going up as there was truck driver aroused the police’s drivers were beaten up for no reason,” said investigators are inquiring the role of a local the victim was lying in the pool of blood. investigation after getting com- ing into a ditch. no underpass. suspicion and they stopped the another driver. Some drivers also alleged Councillor and a political party leader in The neighbours took the victim to hospi- plaints from many areas across After hearing about the The vehicles run at a top vehicle before it had reached that the incident was the result of a dispute this case on Thursday. tal. Later, police arrested Munda on the the state regarding fake egg as incident, the local residents speed leading to road accidents the checking point. Policemen basis of the complaint lodged by victim. well as milk recently. Getting rushed to the spot and res- quite often. Police are, however, caught the vehicle and carried The police are investigating the rea- the information about fake edi- cued the injured passengers. investigating the real cause of out a search. They found that NATMO mulling concept of voice, son for the fight between the two friends. ble oil from Nadia district, the They were taken to a nearby the accident. the truck was loaded with var- The accused was interrogated and the investigators conducted a raid ious explosive substances. It victim will be interrogated after he is dis- there on Wednesday afternoon. was learnt that after the police charged from the hospital. The owner of the factory was Clash breaks out at bottling intercepted the vehicle, both touch integrated guide app for blind arrested and was interrogated the truck driver and the helper by the investigators. tried to flee the spot. But they KOLKATA: India’s carto- Man suffering from The accused was charged were easily caught by the graphic body has come up under the sections of Essential plant in Budge Budge policemen who were present at with a concept of voice-inte- asthma kills self Commodities Act, Trade and the checking point. The driver grated and touch-enabled OUR CORRESPONDENT Merchandise Marks Act and The truck drivers and the helper of the vehicle navigation app to cater to KOLKATA: Mystery shrouds Indian Copyright Act. A spe- were taken to the police station the visually challenged, an the death of an 85-year-old cial team of CID reached the KOLKATA: A clash broke out alleged that the and were arrested by the police official said. Gour Chandra Das, whose sport and arrested the accused between two groups at a bot- after brief questioning. The Kolkata-headquar- trader from Shantipur. A com- tling plant unit of Indian Oil accused were Police said that the two tered National Atlas and body was found in a pond plaint was lodged with Shanti- at Budge Budge in South 24 demanding a were the residents of Telangana. Thematic Mapping Organ- near his house at Thakurpu- pur police station. Parganas. huge amount of Police were interrogating the isation (NATMO) under kur. Police suspect that he Police seized two iron It was alleged that a group accused to know where they Department of Science committed suicide, but they punching machine, 6 drums demanded subscription from money for holding were taking the huge amount & Technology recently are yet to ascertain the exact of soybean oil, 7 drums of palm the truck drivers for organ- a event of explosives and detonators. designed a comprehen- oil and several other things ising an event. As the truck The investigating officers came sive Braille atlas for nearly reason behind his death. which were used to make the drivers denied to give them to know some important infor- 50 lakh visually challenged REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE Police also discovered two fake edible oil. “This is a popu- subscription, the members of The truck drivers alleged mation relating to the incident. people in the country. bricks tied with his neck. lar brand. People generally do the group attacked them with that the accused were demand- Police are yet to divulge any A mobile app is being with the concept and are guishable in terms of shapes Interestingly, there was also not doubt before buying this arms. ing a huge amount of money further information relating considered to take forward trying to see how it works and textures. a plastic bag tied with his leg brand. Sarkar took this brand to The truck drivers also for holding a event. to the incident. According to navigation for the visually out,” Tapati Banerjee, Direc- The atlas has 20 maps spread his edible oil business,” alleged that a member of the When they refused the the preliminary investigation, challenged. tor, NATMO, said. on different themes like containing a suicide note. said an investigator. However, group put a gun on the head money that was demanded, police suspect that the consign- “There would be a voice In the Braille Atlas, maps physical, socio-economic, The suicide note said: “No- the investigators suspected of a truck driver. the accused attacked them. ment was coming from out of over... they can touch and are raised and embossed river system, crops pat- body is responsible for my that Sarkar was connected with The truck drivers managed They also ransacked a portion the state. Police are yet to con- detect their location and with simple lines and point tern, natural vegetation, death, I can no more tolerate some other people in this case. to catch one of the accused and of the bottling plant. Police firm where the explosives were then the voice-over will symbols to facilitate its users cultural, metropolitan Some influential people may handed over to the police who have started a detailed probe being taken. The driver and the guide them to their desti- to realise the location and areas, roads and railways, the pain of asthma.” MPOST also be involved in this case. have arrested him. in this connection. helper are being interrogated. nation. We have come up area coverage easily distin- and crops. AGENCIES 5 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 7 April, 2017 mp nation Prepare ground for better show CBI to investigate fake Beti Bachao scheme forms: Govt in 2019: Amit Shah to BJP cadres OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: The government OUR CORRESPONDENT has ordered a CBI probe into complaints regarding alleged NEW DELHI: BJP president BJP will continue working fake forms filled by people in Amit Shah on Thursday asked states for ‘Beti Bachao, Beti party leaders to chart a winning Padhao’ (BBBP) scheme to path for the outfit from “Kash- for poor, marginalised: PM avail cash benefits. mir to Kanyakumari”, adding Minister of State for that they should prepare the OUR CORRESPONDENT BJP Karyakartas who built the Women and Child Develop- ground for a “better show in Party brick by brick with the ment Krishna Raj said the 2019” and not just be satisfied NEW DELHI: On the BJP’s endeavour to serve society,” action followed after some fake MoS for Women and Child with the previous (2014) Lok 37th foundation day, Prime said Modi, who visited the BJP BBBP forms/ applications were Development Krishna Raj said that the Sabha results. Minister Narendra Modi on headquarters here to pay floral received whereby false prom- Addressing the BJP Parlia- Thursday recalled the struggle tributes to Deen Dayal Upad- ises were made regarding cash action was taken after some fake BBBP mentary Party meeting here of cadres and said the party hyay, whom he described as incentive of Rs 2 lakh between forms/ applications were received on its foundation day, he asked would continue to serve the “our inspiration”. the age of 8 to 32 years. party MPs to work for strength- country especially the poor In another tweet, he said it “It started in Uttar Pradesh whereby false promises were made ening the outfit in states where and the marginalised with is a matter of pride that people and later spread to other states regarding cash incentives of `2 lakh its reach remained limited great vigour. across India and across all sec- namely Haryana, Uttarakhand, between the age of 8 to 32 years and exhorted them to take the PM Narendra Modi paying tribute to Deendayal Upadhyay as BJP “On the Sthapana Diwas tions of society have placed Bihar, Delhi and West Bengal. “NaMo track record” of gover- president Amit Shah looks on during the party’s 37th foundation of @BJP4India, I congratu- their trust in the BJP and The Ministry wrote to Chief nance to the masses. day celebrations in New Delhi on Thursday late the entire family of BJP expressed gratitude to them. Secretaries and DGPs of the and addresses on challeng- immediate action and preven- Prime Minister Narendra birth anniversary of Dalit icon Lok Sabha) but aim for more. Karyakartas working across “Guided by the Mantra of above states to take appropri- ing mindsets and deep-rooted tive measures to contain the Modi was not present at the Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The BJP had won 282 seats in the length and breadth of Antyodaya, our efforts to serve ate actions. patriarchy in the society, strict problem of fake BBBP forms meet as he had left for the east- The programmes will focus the 2014 polls. India,” he tweeted. India especially the poor & the “A media disclaimer cam- enforcement of PC&PNDT Act by taking up the matter with ern Indian state of Jharkhand to particularly on the states and the BJP’s allies may be present “We recall with pride the marginalised continue with paign was also launched. Since and advancing education of the concerned state government attend an event. Lok Sabha seats, where the party in several states where the party hardwork of generations of great vigour,” he added. the menace spread to other girl child. authorities. FIRs have been Shah asked the MPs to “obey had not performed well in the is not strong but it should not bordering states and with the “We are concerned about filed in districts. A disclaimer with smile” the top brass’ direc- 2014 elections so as to improve deter its leaders from working tors of casteism, family rule and ister Ananth Kumar briefed increased volume of applica- this falsehood,” she said. has been uploaded on website tives for events slated for the the party prospects in 2019. The to boost its strength, he said. appeasement fail Indian politics. reporters following the meet- tion forms received in the Min- She said under the scheme, of the Ministry,” she said. next few days. BJP has lined up programmes “You have NaMO (Naren- “People had dealt a blow to ing and said apart from promot- istry, the case was handed over there is no provision for indi- Raj said that the Ministry The BJP has come out with a of Union ministers and senior dra Modi) track record start- these factors by voting for the ing digitisation and Bhim app, to the Central Bureau of Inves- vidual cash incentive/cash has launched a massive media series of programmes for its par- leaders in these places. ing from Gujarat before you. BJP in 2014. They have done a digital payment interface, the tigation (CBI),” she said reply- transfer component by the publicity campaign through liamentarians and other lead- Shah told the saffron lead- Take the NaMO role model of it again in the recent Uttar party leaders will also inform ing to supplementary questions Government of India. “There Doordarshan/AIR, other radio ers during the eight-day long ers that they should not sit back good governance and develop- Pradesh polls. We have vowed the masses about benefits of the in Rajya Sabha. is no direct beneficiary.” stations, social media as well as period between April 6, its foun- with satisfaction after getting ment to the masses... Modi had to rid polity of these ills,” he said. Goods and Services Tax (GST) The Minister said the “Ministry of Women and through newspapers, warning dation day, and April 14, the 272 seats (majority mark in the said in 2014 that the three fac- Parliamentary Affairs Min- during the period. BBBP scheme mainly focuses Child Development took the people on the issue. PMLA CASE: `1.18 CR ‘RTI rules do not seem to be attempt to dilute Act’ ASSETS ATTACHED `100 cr black money: I-T raids OUR CORRESPONDENT they own the government and NEW DELHI: The En- every piece of information held forcement Directorate has NEW DELHI: The proposed by it. Thus everyone has the RTI Fact File attached assets worth Rs at 50 locations across nation RTI rules do not appear to be right to get the information Number of applications rejected by the government 1.18 crore of government OUR CORRESPONDENT a move to consciously dilute which is sought by an appli- under the RTI Act has increased over the last few years officials and others in have visited 30 locations in cit- about 50 per cent on the undis- the law and its efficacy, former cant,” he said. ies like Rajkot, Mumbai, Delhi, closed income. Officials said the Central Information Com- Gandhi said allowing with- Applications Filed Rejected connection with its money NEW DELHI: The Income Tax Hyderabad and Ahmedabad as taxman had inputs about the missioner Shailesh Gandhi on drawal of RTI appeals would laundering probe in the department on Thursday con- part of this action and multiple said company taking “bogus” Thursday said. be a direct encouragement to Bikaner land deal case. ducted searches at over 50 loca- entities and people have been entry deposits through alleged Terming the rule on the undesirable pressure on appli- The agency said it has tions as part of its crackdown brought under the action. shell firms and operators based

abatement of proceedings in cants, and deal making. 9,77,353 issued a provisional order against tax evasion to the tune of This is the first major I-T in Mumbai and Kolkata for fake case of death of the applicant “The law expects all infor- attaching the properties over Rs 100 crore, its first major action after the black money sub-contract charges and vari-

8,34,183

as “controversial”, Gandhi said mation to be available suo 64,666 action after the black money window of the PMGKY, ous other expenses totalling

63,351 of a person identified as

7,55,247 it should be changed and dis- moto. This proposed rule 60,127 Jai Prakash Bagarwa, the disclosure window of PMGKY announced by the government over Rs 100 crore. A similar closure of information on the should be modified to state that then Patwaris of the area ended recently. for stash holders to come clean search has also been conducted website should be made man- when an appeal is sought to Uma Charan Sharma Officials said the first set post-note ban, came to a close in at least 19 locations in and datory in such cases. be withdrawn or an appellant of raids are being conducted on March 31. The window had around Pune against a corpo- and Mahaveer Swami, “It has not been appreciated dies, the information sought 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 against an Ahmedabad-based allowed black money holders rate group engaged in “process- the then Nayab Tehsildar that the information sought in shall be placed on the website,” Source: Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question # 3923 KBK Infographics real estate and infrastructure to declare their illegal wealth ing and trading of agricultural RTI belongs to all citizens since he said. Fakir Mohammad”. player. Tax sleuths, they said, by a paying a tax and penalty of commodities”.

Towards the prospect of a radiant future Paschim Bardhaman The new district of West Bengal

ke official announce ill ma ment 7 April 2017 w 1 : 30 pm AMATA BANDYOPADHYAY Asansol Police Line Ground M Minister, Government of le Chief West Be Hon’b ngal

GLORIOUS PRESENCE

Shri Aroop Biswas Shri Moloy Ghatak Shri Swapan Debnath Hon’ble Minister Hon’ble Minister Hon’ble Minister Janab Siddiqullah Chowdhury Shri Indranil Sen Hon’ble Minister Hon’ble Minister

Shri Sunil Kumar Mandal Dr. Mamtaz Sanghamita Shri Debu Tudu Hon’ble M.P Hon’ble M.P Hon’ble Sabhadhipati

Shri Jitendra Kumar Tewari Shri Alok Kumar Majhi Shri Saikat Panja Shri Subhas Mandal Hon’ble MLA Hon’ble MLA Hon’ble MLA Hon’ble MLA Shri Ujjwal Chatterjee Dr. Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay Shri Bishwajit Kundu Shri Rabindra Nath Chatterjee Hon’ble MLA Hon’ble MLA Hon’ble MLA Hon’ble MLA Shri Tapas Banerjee Shri Nabin Chandra Bag Mohtarma Nargis Begam Janab Sekh Sahonawez Hon’ble MLA Hon’ble MLA Hon’ble MLA Hon’ble MLA Shri Bidhan Upadhyay Shri Nepal Ghorui Shri Nitish Kumar Malik Shri Abhedananda Thander Hon’ble MLA Hon’ble MLA Hon’ble MLA Hon’ble MLA

Shri Basudeb Bandyopadhyay Chief Secretary You are cordially invited Besides, there will be inauguration of a cluster of projects, foundation stones will be laid and services will be Government of West Bengal provided in the presence of Hon’ble Chief Minister

ICA - 683(16)/2017 Heartfelt congratulation to all the people of Paschim Bardhaman and Purba Bardhaman 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 7 April, 2017

JAMMU & KASHMIR, HIMACHAL TOO GET AVALANCHE WARNINGS It's April and snowing Avalanches in Ladakh while parts in Himachal; 4 dead of north India receive downpour

OUR CORRESPONDENT down all schools in the Val- tinued to hover slightly below ley till Sunday in view of the normal after light rains lashed NEW DELHI: Parts of north rain and snowfall at this time many parts of both the states, India received rains on Thurs- of the year. In Kokernag area including Chandigarh, for the day keeping the scorching heat of south Kashmir's Anantnag second day on Thursday. at a bay, while incessant rainfall district, two persons are feared While rains brought down in Jammu and Kashmir led to drowned while five others were the mercury, it caused worries landslides forcing closure of rescued after a cab skidded off to wheat farmers as even a driz- the Jammu-Srinagar National the road and fell into an over- zle at this time of the season Highway and a flood advisory flowing stream, police said. is considered harmful for the OUR CORRESPONDENT the past two days. being issued in the Valley. In Odisha, heat wave con- standing crop, which are ready An official statement said In Batalik sector of Ladakh, ditions prevailed in most parts for harvest. Ambala recorded SHIMLA: It's April and large four persons died due to five soldiers were trapped at an with the mercury touching 42.9 maximum temperature of 33.6 parts of Himachal Pradesh on weather-related incidents in Army post after multiple ava- degrees Celsius at Jharsuguda, degrees Celsius, while Hisar Thursday witnessed cold con- the state in the past two days. lanches, triggered by unprec- making it the hottest place in registered a high of 34.6 degrees ditions, with the minimum Two people were killed and edented snowfall, hit the area. the state. Celsius. Light rains and thun- temperature staying close to the eight injured when a lightning Two of them have been res- Mercury hovered above dershowers occurred at iso- freezing point owing to wide- hit them at Khadaan village in cued, while efforts are on to 40 degrees Celsius in at least lated areas of Uttar Pradesh, spread snowfall and rainfall, Rampur subdivision of Shimla save the other three, an Army eight places, mostly in west- leading to fall in day tempera- weather officials said. district on Wednesday, while official said. ern parts of the state, while the tures at many places in the state. Four persons have died due one person and 15 head of cat- Warm conditions prevailed coastal areas witnessed overcast Hamirpur was the hottest place to weather-related incidents. tle were killed in a lightning in the national capital with the conditions. in the state with a maximum A government spokesper- stike at Dharjot village in Bai- maximum temperature set- Vehicles make way through a waterlogged street following heavy rain in Srinagar on Thursday Sundargarh and Bhawa- temperature of 42.2 degrees son said traffic on the National jnath subdivision of Kangra tling at 38 degrees Celsius, nipatna both recorded max- Celsius. Highway No. 5 (NH-5), linking district. four notches above the sea- on Wednesday. rial Jammu-Srinagar National hours, officials said. imum temperature of 42.5 In Bihar, Patna recorded a Shimla with Sumdoh border- The fourth death was of a son's average, a day after the In Vidarbha region, Chan- Highway. The downpour has According to the MeT degrees Celsius, followed by high of 34.2 degrees Celsius, ing Indo-Tibetan border, has man who was reported to have city witnessed record showers drapur recorded the highest triggered landslides and shoot- department, Srinagar received Titlagarh 42.1 degrees Celsius three notches below normal, been disrupted at several points accidentally fallen in Sunder- for April. maximum temperature over ing stones at several places 83.9 mm rain and snowfall and Hirakud 41.6 degrees Cel- while Dehri-on-Sone in Roh- in Kinnaur district owing to nagar subdivision of Mandi The minimum temperature the plains at 43.2 degrees along the 300-km road. since on Wednesday while sius. Bhubaneswar recorded a tas district registered highest landslides triggered by the rain district. was 23.2 degrees Celsius, the Celsius. Jhelum has crossed the Kokernag in south Kashmir high of 34.8 degrees Celsius. maximum temperature of 39 and snow. According to a Meteoro- MeT department said. A flood advisory was issued 'alarm level' of 18 feet at San- received 69.9 mm of rains in Chandrapur in Vidarbha degrees Celsius Chief Secretary V.C. Pharka logical Department official According to the Safdar- in south and central Kashmir gam in Anantnag district. the same period. Pahalgam, region recorded the highest "At present, an easterly held a state-level disaster man- here, hills overlooking Manali jung observatory, the reading after rise in the water level of Although the water level was also in south Kashmir, recorded maximum temperature over wind is blowing that brings agement meeting to take stock experienced moderate spells of of which is considered the offi- the Jhelum river and its trib- still rising in the river, the rate rainfall of 64.2 mm since on the plains at 43.2 degrees Cel- humidity and hence tempera- of losses due to heavy rains snowfall – significant for the cial marker for the city, Delhi utaries, while incessant rains of increase had showed a down- Wednesday. sius. In Punjab and Haryana, ture will not be very high," a and hailstorm in mid hills and season. The condition will con- recorded 0.4 mm rainfall since have forced closure of the arte- ward trend in the last couple of Authorities have closed maximum temperatures con- MeT department official said. snowfall in higher reaches in tinue till Friday. India to sell military hardware Clash over liquor Exercise restraint during protest 80% attendance must for class to Bangladesh for first time shop shifting in against liquor shops: UP CM GAUTAM LAHIRI signed this time. residential area IX to XII pupils in Uttar Pradesh Bengal chief minister has OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: To neutral- also been invited by the Pres- BHOPAL: Two vehicles were OUR CORRESPONDENT ise Chinese presence in the ident Pranab Mujkherjee for burnt and four others damaged LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh sub-continent India will sell the special dinner at the Rash- in Bareli town of Raisen district Chief Minister Yogi Aditya- LUCKNOW: 80 percent atten- military hardware for the first trapati Bhavan on April 9, after locals and employees of a nath on Thursday appealed to dance may soon become com- time to Bangladesh for $500 along with other chief minis- liquor contractor clashed over people to not take law in their pulsory for students of classes million. ter of the north -eastern states shifting of the shop to a resi- hands during protest against IX to XII of Uttar Pradesh gov- Bangladesh Prime minis- and the friends of Bangladesh. dential area. shifting of liquor vends from ernment schools while a bio- ter Sheikh Hasina is visiting She also said that Bengal "The Excise Department highways to populated areas. metric attendance mechanism India on Friday for four days Chief minister would also officials were trying to shift The Chief Minister made will be put in place for teachers. after a gap of seven years for attend Banquet lunch in hon- the liquor shop from highway the appeal while reviewing with The Yogi Adityanath led a bilateral talks. our of visiting Prime Minister to Krishna Colony in the town police, excise and administra- ment also accused the previous government in the state has During her visit a mem- but she would not take part in on Wednesday in accordance tive officers some alleged inci- governments of not adhering to also readied a draft of the orandum of understanding the bilateral talks. with the Supreme Court direc- dents of outburst of people's the Supreme Court order. ordinance planned to regu- along with a framework for Whether Teesta would tives," said police. The Supreme anger during protest against The Chief Minister alleged late school fees charged by defence cooperation will be be discussed or not, at least Court has recently banned sale shifting of liquor shops to the previous governments had private schools and put it up tary Jitendra Kumar said. ment will also study the sim- signed. A civil neuclear cop- informally during the lunch, of liquor within 500 metres of populated areas following a not followed the orders of the on the website of the second- He added that the state gov- ilar drafts of different states eration agreement will also be Rangnathan said that Ben- national and state highways. Supreme Court order banning Supreme Court and the High ary education department for ernment has already uploaded including Punjab and Guja- signed during the visit. gal Chief minister is still not The residents of Krishna Col- sale of alcohol near highways, Court, and shifted liquor shops suggestions. a draft Act of the ordinance rat," he said. Joint Secretary of the on board on the Teesta river ony, where the shop was being an official spokesman said. from highways to populated "We are planning to make pertaining to the school fees The Uttar Pradesh govern- MEA Sripriya Rangnathan water sharing agreement, moved from the nearby high- "He appealed to public to areas, which resulted in the 80 percent attendance of stu- charged by private schools on ment is considering to bring clarified that though Ben- which she felt was detrimen- way, opposed this shifting. not take law in their own hands "outburst" of people's anger. dents (from classes 9th to 12th) the official website of the sec- ordinance to regulate admis- gal Chief Minister Mamata tal for the interest of the peo- Police said confrontation and said that the state govern- The Chief Minister also said compulsory. At the same time ondary education department. sions and fees. Director Sec- Banerjee has accepted an invi- ple of Bengal. On the same started after locals opposed the ment respect the public senti- the government would ensure biometric system of attendance "Suggestions have also ondary Education A N Verma tation from the PM Narendra ground she has not given opening of a liquor shop in the ment," the spokesperson said. that the liquor shops follow the would also be made mandatory been invited from the public. said that these points are con- Modi to attend the launching green signal for the proposed residential area. AGENCIES The Adityanath govern- court orders. for teachers," Principal Secre- A committee of the depart- sideration of the government. ceremony of Kolkata-Khulna Ganga barrage project of the bus service, Kolkata-Khulna Bangladesh. SC imposes costs passenger train along with a She said that, more than High Court refuses to defer goods train service from Rad- 20 agreements or MoU would Three 'cow vigilantes' sent to hika pur to Beloina of Bna- be signed during the visit. on 13 states, 2 gladesh, the much awaited India would provide a new Dinakaran trial in FERA case Teesta river water shar- loc of $5 billion to Bangladesh one-day police remand UTs for not filling ing agreement would not be for development project. OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT vacancies in SCCR CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Thursday junked JAIPUR: Three men accused NEW DELHI: Acting firmly, NATION BRIEFS AIADMK deputy chief TTV arrested in connection with the the Supreme Court has slapped ONGC DIRECTORS FLAG OFF THEIR EVEREST Dinakaran’s plea to defer his death of a Muslim man who a fine of Rs 50,000 each against trial in a money laundering- was beaten up by cow vigilan- 13 states and two Union territo- EXPEDITION TEAM AT NAMCHE BAZAAR cum-foreign exchange viola- tes in Rajasthan's Alwar district ries for not filling up vacancies tion case till the April 12 RK were sent to a day's police cus- in their State Commission for Nagar assembly bypoll being date for it. tody by a court on Thursday. Child Rights (SCCR), saying a contested by him. The judge denied reprieve We had produced the central law must be adhered to. Justice R Mahadevan refused to Dinakaran while hearing his accused including Vipin Yadav A bench comprising Justices to give relief to the AIADMK petition against the EO Court’s (19), Ravindra Yadav (30) of Madan B Lokur and Deepak deputy general secretary observ- order which had refused to defer Behror and Kalu Ram (44) of Gupta noted that these states ing that the court was neither his trial by six weeks. Ratanpura at a local court from 143, 323, 341,308,427 and 379 that they were smuggling cows. were in "clear violation" of sec- staying nor deferring the trial Dinakaran had asked the which has sent them on a day's which relate to other offences. As many as 16 people were tion 18 of the Commissions against Dinakaran in the Eco- court to defer his trial saying police remand, Alwar SP Rahul The three arrested men illegally transporting 36 bovine for Protection of Child Rights nomic Offences Court-II here. that he was a candidate in the Prakash said. were identified from video animals in six pick up vans. Act, 2005 which deals with Justice Mahadevan agreed April 12 RK Nagar by election He said that other teams footage and are among the They were on their way appointment of a chairperson with the Enforcement Director- and had to undertake campaign have been sent on a hunt for prime accused in the case, towards Haryana from Jaipur and other members of such a ate counsel’s submission that in for it. Questioned by the judge the other accused. police said. when the vigilantes stopped commission. KATHMANDU: In a historic moment, the 11-member the absence of an interim stay, on the ED’s stand on Dinakaran’s All the three arrested per- Last Saturday, Pehlu Khan two of the vehicles in Behror on The bench imposed the fine ONGC Everest Expedition Team has embarked on to the lower court was free to go personal appearance, ED coun- sons have been booked under (55) and four others including Jaipur-Delhi national highway. on Andhra Pradesh, Assam, scale the Mount Everest from Namche Bazaar, Nepal ahead with Dinakaran’s trial sel said the agency is not keen IPC section 302 which relates to his two sons were beaten bru- On Monday, Khan died Goa, Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, on April 10, fixed as the next to press for it. murder and apart from sections tally by villagers over suspicion while undergoing treatment. Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, on Thursday. This is first time that a corporate has Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, taken a Mission to send a team to mount the highest SP leaders hold Telangana, Tripura and Utta- peak of the Earth. Minister of State (I/C), Petroleum rakhand and Union terrotories & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off the senior members, Team Panneerselvam puts up figurine of Chandigarh and Delhi. ONGC Everest Expedition at a glittering ceremony "Under the circumstances, held in Delhi on March 28. Director (Technical & EVMs responsible for these governments should fill Field Services) Shashi Shanker and Director (Human up all the vacancies of the chair- party becoming weak person/members under the Resource) Mr D.D. Misra flagged off the team from of 'Jaya in coffin' during campaign 2005 Act within four weeks... Namche Bazaar on Thursday. LUCKNOW: Some leaders subject to payment of costs of of the Samajawadi Party on OUR CORRESPONDENT Panneerselvam, K Pandiarajan Rs 50,000 to be deposited by MOU INKED FOR GEOTAGGING Thursday attributed the oppo- highlighted their demand for each government within three OF AGRICULTURE LAND sition of official candidates by CHENNAI: A replica of a the judicial probe during the weeks with the Supreme Court few senior members and the coffin with late chief minis- campaign. Legal Services Committee for electronic voting machines for ter Jayalalithaa's figurine was Moments before the 'coffin' utilisation in juvenile justice the party's poll debacle and its on Thursday deployed by was dramatically unwrapped issues," it said. weakening. AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi in the middle of campaign, a The court also said that if In a meeting here, they said Amma) faction as part of cam- woman speaker talked about the appointments are not made, that the party was weakened paign for the RK Nagar assem- Jayalalithaa's death at a private "we may require the presence of because of the problems in the bly bypoll, highlighting its hospital here last December the secretary of the women and electronic voting machines demand for a probe into her and the demand for a probe. child development department (EVMs) and the senior leaders death. The figurine of Jayalalithaa in the government concerned opposing the authorised party Placing the 'coffin' over the draped in National flag was to explain the difficulty in doing NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and nominees in the elections, SP bonnet of an open top jeep, a replica of the original and so and for violating the law". National Remote Sensing Centre signed an MoU on spokesperson Rajendra Chaud- supporters of former chief min- attracted the people's attention. "We may record the fact that Thursday for geotagging of agriculture land. The hary said. The meeting was ister O Panneerselvam sought Ever since Panneerselvam the statute referred to is a par- agreement was signed in the presence of Union chaired by SP chief Akhilesh votes for their candidate E Jayalalithaa's death, campaign- tory, the demand for the probe revolted against AIADMK liamentary law and the provi- Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and Minister Yadav but patron Mulayam Madhusudanan. ers urged the voters to cast their will get strengthened, they told chief VK Sasikala in February sions thereof must be adhered of State for Department of Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh Yadav and his brother Stressing on an indepen- votes for 'electric pole' symbol the voters. last, he has been raising the to by the governments," the and senior leader Shivpal Yadav dent judicial inquiry to go into to strengthen the demand. Former School Education issue of a judicial inquiry into bench said and posted the mat- Singh. gave it a miss. AGENCIES the circumstances surrounding On Madhusudanan's vic- Minister and a key loyalist of "Amma's" death. ter for hearing to July 11. AGENCIES 7 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 7 April, 2017 mp nation FLYING BAN ON MP RAVINDRA GAIKWAD Rahul attacks Modi, RSS for Alwar killing Despite Sena fury & MP’s ‘regret’, OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thurs- day attacked the Prime Minis- Air India says ban still in place ter and the RSS for the Alwar attack, saying there is no place OUR CORRESPONDENT AIR INDIA TO STEP UP STAFF SECURITY in the country for those dis- agreeing with them and that NEW DELHI: The Shiv Sena AT MUMBAI, PUNE AIRPORTS tragedies of huge proportion and its MP Ravindra Gaik- NEW DELHI: Air India is likely to step up security of occur when government “abdi- wad, in the eye of a storm over its staff at Mumbai and Pune airports after Shiv Sena cates responsibility”. assaulting an Air India staffer Taking on Prime Minister last month, on Thursday blew lawmakers allegedly threatened to stall the airline’s Narendra Modi and the RSS, hot and cold over revocation of operations at these two aerodromes. “We are enhanc- the Congress Vice President the flying ban on the Lok Sabha ing security of our staff deployed at Mumbai and Pune charged that the Prime Min- member from Osmanabad. rpt Pune Airport in the wake of threat to ground flight ister is propagating a vision Declared persona non grata operations at these aerodromes,” an Air India source where only one idea will pre- by all major domestic airlines, vail. “This is a new vision for said. The security of Air India’s employee is paramount Rahul Gandhi at Parliament Gaikwad on Thursday tendered India that Narendra Modiji is on Thursday apology to the Lok Sabha for and it can’t take any chance over this, the source said. propagating. It is a vision where the incident and also voiced “As the restriction on flying is erent Shiv Sena MPs creating an only one idea will prevail and “When Government abdi- “regret” over the “unfortunate affecting the effective discharge uproar in the Lok Sabha where any other idea, anybody who cates responsibility and allows incident”, while a combative of my duties and responsibili- they surrounded Raju after the does not listen to or agree with lynch mobs to rule, tragedies Shiv Sena threatened to disrupt ties, I would request you to lift latter refused to concede their Narendra Modi or RSS has of immense proportion follow. AI operations in Mumbai and this restriction and let the inves- demand for lifting the ban. no place in India. That’s the Shocking breakdown of law Pune forced repeated adjourn- tigation eventually determine The House watched in shock vision,” Gandhi told reporters and order in Alwar,” he said in ment of the House over the issue. the circumstances which led as Sena MPs banged Raju’s outside Parliament. a tweet. He said all right think- It also declared it would Ravindra Gaikwad and other Shiv Sena MPs in the Lok Sabha on Thursday to the incident,” Gaikwad said. bench in unbridled fury and He was asked to comment ing Indians must condemn this not attend the April 10 meet- ban lifted, a string of meetings for the unfortunate incident incident may kindly not be seen Air India sources, mean- refused to allow him to leave. on the Alwar violence where a “blind brutality” and hoped the ing of the NDA if the ban was followed to break the impasse, that took place on 23rd March, as a reason for likely recurrence while, said the ban is still in Among those who joined in man was killed after an attack state government will take strict not lifted. with first signs of a possible res- 2017 in the Air India Flight of such an event in future also,” force. creating the ruckus was the lone by cow vigilantes. action against those respon- Gaikwad, who attended olution emerging when Home No. AI-852 seat No. 1F,” Gaik- he said in the letter. Sources in the Civil Aviation Sena minister in the union cabi- “That is what they are sible for the “senseless attack”. the proceedings for the first Minister Rajnath Singh assured wad, who has been steadfast in The letter, according to offi- Ministry said Gaikwad’s letter net Anant Geete. doing. This is going to have Gandhi said, “We expect Gov- time since the incident when the House that discussions will refusing to tender an apology to cial sources, followed a meeting was being “examined”. Rajnath Singh had to inter- very severe consequences for ernment to take strict action he assaulted an Air India be held with the stakeholders either the national carrier or the in Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra “MoCA (Ministry of Civil vene to placate the agitated Sena the country. It is their way of against those responsible for employee and boastfully claimed to find an “amicable solution” staffer concerned, said. Mahajan’s chamber in Parlia- Aviation) has always maintained members and usher Raju out. thinking that anybody who this brutal and senseless attack.” on national TV about having at the earliest. “It could have been no one’s ment where Shiv Sena MPs were that Gaikwad should tender “Aircraft is a machine where does not believe in their way A 55-year-old man died hit him with slippers 25 times, In the evening, Gaikwad intention to have let the situa- told that if Gaikwad issued a an apology. Now that we have people fly. Safety is important. of thinking has no place in the at a hospital in Alwar district played a victim, insisting he wrote a letter to Union Civil tion aggravate to the level that statement committing that he a letter with an undertaking Safety cannot be compromised,” country.” Earlier in a series of after allegedly being beaten by had only retaliated against Aviation Minister Ashok Gaj- it eventually did. While the on- would not engage in any such that such incidents will not Raju had earlier said, while tweets, the Congress Vice Pres- a group of cow vigilantes, with provocation. apthi Raju voicing “regret” over going investigation will bring incident in future, the govern- be repeated, his letter is being responding to the Shiv Sena’s ident had hit out at the Rajast- the police arresting three per- As the ruling NDA ally made the “unfortunate incident”. out the factual sequence of ment could intervene and have examined,” sources said. demand. His response left the han government for the “brutal sons in connection with the an all-out attempt to get the “I write to convey my regrets events to fix responsibility, this the ban revoked. The day started with bellig- Sena MPs fuming. and senseless attack” in Alwar. case. NATION BRIEFS Rare consensus between BJP, Cong over GST bills in Rajya Sabha SEXUAL HARASSMENT: 90-DAY PAID LEAVE OUR CORRESPONDENT amendments, their party col- who told me that don’t do this The ruling NDA is in a “It was Dr Manmohan of votes was sought on two FOR COMPLAINANTS AT GOVT OFFICES league Subbarami Reddy was because it will send a wrong minority with only 74 seats in Singh who advised me not to amendments. NEW DELHI: Paid leave of up to 90 days can be NEW DELHI: As the Rajya absent altogether from the signal for a new federal frame- the 245-member House. move it. After the passage of the Sabha approved four GST- House even though he had work,” Ramesh said. Ramesh said he was not I am just trying to highlight bills, Finance Minister Arun given to a woman government employee who has supporting bills on Thursday, proposed amendments to a “In deference to what the moving this amendment at the difference between the for- Jaitley went up to Congress complained of sexual harassment at her workplace the House saw rare consen- number of clauses. former PM said, in spite of the all in keeping with the spirit mer Prime Minister who is a benches and shook hands with while the inquiry is pending, Union Minister Jitendra sus between the government It was Ramesh who then former PM being at the receiv- of consensus, to maintain the statesman and the present Manmohan Singh and other Singh on Thursday said. In a written reply to the Rajya and the Congress, as a result spilled the beans. ing end of the jibes of his suc- federal framework and to give Prime Minister who is a poli- Congress leaders including Sabha, he said leave up to a period of 90 days may of which the main opposition “On Wednesday the for- cessor including rain coat and respect to the GST council. tician,” Ramesh said. Ghulam Nabi Azad to thank be granted to an aggrieved female government ser- party did not press amend- mer Prime Minister (Singh) what not, I think in view of Later, while not moving While Congress members them. ments, citing Manmohan advised me not the move the the statesman-like approach another amendment, Ramesh did not move their amend- Deputy Chairman P J vant during the pendency of inquiry under the Sexual Singh’s advice. amendment because it will be that the former PM Manmo- reiterated that it was the for- ments, their counterparts Kurien also congratulated all Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, While Congress members disturb the fine consensus that han Singh has advised me not mer prime minister who asked from the Trinamool Congress members of the House for Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Jairam Ramesh and Vivek has been arrived in the GST to move this amendment,” he him not seek amendments in and the Left pressed their the “excellent debate” on the CENTRE TO PAY WEAVERS 90 PER CENT Tankha did not press their Council. It is the former PM added. the matter. amendments, and Division important legislation. COST OF THEIR NEW LOOMS: IRANI Allegations of EVM tampering NEW DELHI: The Centre would fund 90 per cent cost Annexure - B of new looms for weavers to replace the old ones, Tex- tiles Minister Smriti Irani said on Thursday. This move is ‘far from truth’: Ananth Kumar among various measures which have been initiated to NEW DELHI: Allegations on suggested that there could be help weavers, including a dedicated helpline for them, tampering of Electronic Vot- an alternative mechanism to WEST BENGAL STATE COUNCIL OF TECHNICAL & she said in the Lok Sabha. Responding to concerns ing Machines (EVMs) are “far the machines. from truth” and the Opposi- Responding to the allega- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & SKILL DEVELOPMENT raised by CPI-M member P K Sreemathi Teacher tion is trying to discredit the tions, the Parliamentary Affairs about the problems faced by the handloom industry victory of the BJP in the recent Minister said “it is totally far (Technical Education Division) in Kerala, Irani assured that she would try her best to polls, Union Minister Ananth from truth and misleading”. help the handloom weavers in Kannur, Kerala. Kumar said on Thursday. Opposition parties have Raising the issue of alleged been raising the issue of alleged Erstwhile West Bengal State Council of Technical Education, IAS, IPS OFFICERS WERE ‘PREMATURELY tampering of EVMs during the tampering of EVMs. Zero Hour, CPI-M leader P “If there is anything today, Karigori Bhavan, 4th Floor, Plot no.- B/7, Action Area–III, RETIRED’ IN PUBLIC INTEREST: GOVT Karunakaran demanded an in- then EVM is the best,” Kumar NEW DELHI: An IAS officer and two IPS officers have depth and independent inquiry said and took a swipe at the Newtown, Rajarhat, Kolkata–700160 been prematurely retired in public interest for be- into the matter. Opposition saying they wanted ing poor performers, Union Minister Jitendra Singh Mentioning reports about to discredit the election vic- th on Thursday said. These officers have been given an EVM being tampered with tories of BJP and raising the Memo No. WBSCTVESD/TED/2017-18/1260 Dated, 6 April, 2017 MPOST premature retirement in the last three years based on in Madhya Pradesh, he also “bogey”. review of their performance, he said. A service review is conducted twice for an all-India service officer - first ‘India will become permanent after 15 years and again on 25 years of completion Admission Notice for Govt. ITIs of of qualifying service. member of Security Council’ in Rajya Sabha, Swaraj said West Bengal through CET 2017 PREZ AWARDS SHAURYA CHAKRAS TO India has all the credentials to become a permanent member SOLDIERS FOR LOC SURGICAL STRIKES of the Security Council and four 2 Common Entrance Test (CET 2017) for admission to different trade courses NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee on Thurs- permanent members, US, UK, day awarded Shaurya Chakras to the officers who France and Russia have extended in Govt. ITIs of West Bengal will be held on 4th June, 2017. took part in the daring surgical strike across the Line support. The fifth member, of Control last year. He also awarded the Shaurya External Affairs Minister Sushma China, has also “not publicly Swaraj speaks in the Rajya Sabha opposed it”, the External Affairs Chakra posthumously to Lt Col Niranjan Ek, who died minister said. 2 All Class X pass out or appearing candidates and Class VIII pass out can- while recovering IED from the bodies of Pathankot NEW DELHI: Expressing con- “I am confident that if not terrorists in January 2016. As per the citation against fidence that ndiaI would become this time, then next time, India didates may apply for CET 2017 for “M” Group of trades and “E” Group Shaurya Chakra awardees, Major Rajat Chandra a permanent member of the would become a permanent of trades respectively. killed two terrorists during the surgical strike, while UN Security Council, External member of the Security Coun- Captain Ashutosh Kumar eliminated four terrorists. Both Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj cil,” she said. To a question on Thursday said the country whether India would also get belong to 4 Para Special Forces, which took part in the expected that the new mem- the ‘veto’ power, Swaraj said the 2 Last date of Application for CET 2017 has been extended upto 5th May surgical strike in September last year. Major Deepak bers would have the same rights, country wants the same espon- Upadhyay and Paratrooper Abdul Qayum were also including the veto power, as the sibilities, prerogatives as well as 2017. awarded with Shaurya Chakras. existing permanent members. obligations as the current per- During the Question Hour manent members. MPOST 2 Application forms will be available at all Govt. ITIs and Govt. Polytech- nics of West Bengal against payment of appropriate application fee in cash. 35 airports don’t have night Willing applicants are requested to submit the correctly filled application forms on or before 5th May 2017 within 4:00 pm at any Govt. ITI or Govt. landing facility, Govt tells LS Polytechnic. OUR CORRESPONDENT process and is undertaken by the Airports Authority of India 2  NEW DELHI: As many as depending upon factors like Applicants may also apply online through www.wbscvt.net. 35 functional airports in the commercial viability, traffic country do not have night demand, operational require- landing facility, Civil Aviation ments, demand from airlines 2  Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju and technical feasibility. Applicants are also requested to visit www.wbscvt.net for detailed said on Thursday. Endorsing BJP member information. Airlines have to apply to Abhishek Singh’s statement the Airports Authority of that “airports are not for cat- India to facilitate night landing tle grazing but for the use by By Order facility in a particular airport the aircraft”, Raju said the cen- and then process of offering tral government was promot- Chief Administrative Officer the convenience starts. ing the aviation sector and it “There are 47 licenced for it,” he said during Question ing the infrastructure, includ- has now become fastest grow- ICA-687(6)/2017 WBSCT&VE&SD landing airports in the coun- Hour in the Lok Sabha. ing night landing facility at ing aviation market in the try while 35 are yet to apply The Minister said improv- the airports, was a continuous world. 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata| Friday, 7 April, 2017 EDITORIAL Scaling greater heights Order of In its 37th year, BJP is firmly poised for the next leap n April 6, the BJP the day completed 37 years of its founding. 37 eparation of powers between the three arms of the years of ceaseless state—executive, legislature, and judiciary—is a con- Osustenance and progression cept that should ideally underpin Indian democ- ANIRBAN for an intellectual and politi- GANGULY racy. At least, those who were involved in framing cal movement is indeed strik- Sthe Constitution had envisioned this dynamic when they ing and in its 34th year, in had embarked on this historical process. Framing laws and 2014, when the BJP reached formulating policy were strictly under the domain of the its peak, it demonstrated that it executive and legislature. The judiciary’s role was to ensure had entered its phase of robust the implementation of the law in both letter and spirit and youthfulness which would see protect the constitutional rights of her citizens. Policymak- the party expand, deepen its ing comes directly under the domain of the executive and roots and evolve into a greater legislature primarily because the people elect these individu- structure of the masses. In the als and it is they who have to exercise the will of the citizens. last few months and years, BJP’s The executive, meanwhile, is answerable to the legislature, reach has percolated across the although the anti-defection law has muddied the waters on spectrum, it has widened its this front in the era of a majority government. If the legis- reach and acceptance, it has lature goes against the will of the people, citizens can vote touched those who were seen to them out in the next round of elections. These checks and One of the be beyond the pale of its vision balances were meant to ensure the smooth functioning of for India and has succeeded in Indian democracy. However, the judiciary is neither elected hallmarks of a enlisting them in the march for by the people nor selected by its representatives. In other robust political India’s integral transformation. words, the people have no say in the appointment of judges. One of the hallmarks of a Under these peculiar circumstances, the assumption is that movement is its robust political movement is the judiciary is aware of the limits to its powers and would ability to generate its ability to generate an uplift- respect them. Recent pronouncements by our honourable ing narrative which eventu- Representational Image courts, however, have once again raised concerns that the an uplifting ally finds wide acceptance judiciary is overstepping its mark. Earlier this week, the narrative which and adherence. The other is and more importantly has seen political party in recent mem- a legion of leaders, trained in what she might or might not Madras High Court took up the role of a policymaker to its capacity to work out that it re-state a philosophy of gov- ory has undertaken such a vast the Jana Sangh mould directly do – the kind of obsession that aid farmers suffering from a mountain of debt brought on eventually finds narrative. While most other ernance, of politics and also a and intricate exercise in order under Pandit Deendayal Upad- had been oppressively pres- by the severe agrarian crisis in Tamil Nadu. Many farmers wide acceptance parties are struggling to evolve reiteration of its ideological to ensure that the ideological hyaya pledge to work towards ent at practically all confer- in the State are in dire straits after another failed monsoon or re-articulate their respective core, which, because the party core remains well-watered. It a new alternative for India. ences of Opposition Parties in last year, and some of them have taken their protests to the and adherence. narratives, one needs to see derives its strength from a long is these constant seeding that The formidable M.C.Chagla, recent years. The BJP conven- national capital. Among other acts of protest, they held the The other is the example of how the Con- and upholding ideological flow, makes a political party a self- Nehru’s Education Minister tion was, unlike them no gath- skulls of farmers who had committed suicide in their region gress and the exhausted and keeps evolving and re-formu- renewing entity and pushes it and Indira’s Foreign Minister, ering of frightened men. There to communicate the desperate state of affairs in their area. its capacity to fast dwindling species of Indian lating itself. beyond conventionality. present at the convention later was, on the contrary, a quiet but The protesters demanded a farm loan waiver, saying they work out that communist parties have lost In the last two years or so This is the BJP’s strength, wrote in a piece that appeared palpable self-confidence. This are not in a situation to repay their debts because of severe the ability of political articu- the party has seen a phenom- while other parties have in a leading national daily, a seemed significant. It certainly droughts. On Tuesday, however, the court directed the State narrative. BJP lation and narrative creation, enal expansion of its activi- remained predominantly few weeks before his death, that made for constructive delibera- government to waive all farm loans issued by nationalised has been able to but the BJP has been able to ties and reach. It is again a beholden to dynasties, fam- “there is just a glimmer of hope tions.” This is what set the new and cooperative banks and ensure that no punitive action successfully successfully to do both over sign of health when a politi- ilies and foreign ideologues; which is beginning to show experiment apart from the rest or loan recovery is initiated against them. In the order, the the years, especially in the last cal party can ideate and work the Jana Sangh and the BJP itself and that is the extraordi- and which has seen it through court made no attempt to differentiate between those farm- do both three years. The articulation out a creative and constructive have always based their polit- nary strength which this new all these years. A major peak ers with large or small land holdings, and in fact argued that of a “New India” is its most programme of cadre training, ical praxis on distinct indig- party, the Bharatiya Janata has now been reached and its this distinction was “arbitrary”. Standard government pol- appealing narrative, a narra- worker mobilisation, ideolog- enous political thinking and Party, has shown...And if this time for scaling greater heights. icy on farm loan waivers makes a clear distinction between tive which seeks space and is ical orientation and societal theory. In evolving that theory party goes on from strength As BJP president Amit Shah farmers with large and small land holdings. The Uttar gaining acceptance and will outreach. BJS and BJP’s political thinkers to strength and receives the once reminded the workers of Pradesh government, for example, had recently sought to eventually propel India towards The BJP under its president assiduously and copiously read support of people all over the the party’s departments, “we alleviate the suffering of small and marginal farmers spe- the future. Amit Shah has continuously and examined political philos- country we might at last have a have reached a peak but it is not cifically, while waiving loans worth Rs 30,729 crore. Admit- From being only a cadre done all of these. It has gone ophies of the world but they democratic alternative to Indi- for plunging downward but to tedly, those farmers sitting in protest and opposition parties based party of the Jana Sangh beyond being a mere election- were always conscious and con- ra’s government.” leap towards greater heights.” in Tamil Nadu will laud the court’s decision. Although it’s days, the BJP evolved into both fighting machine or a party that vinced that the political praxis A veteran journalist observ- In its 37th year, BJP is firmly tempting to praise the court’s desire to help farmers, it has – a cadre based and guided came alive only during elec- for India had to be inspired and ing the convention made a very poised for that next leap. no business making policy. This is an unfortunate breach of mass party. Few political con- tions. The systematic training of driven by her indigenous civili- perceptive point when he wrote (Dr. Anirban Ganguly constitutional propriety. glomerations have been able newly inducted party workers sational and political ethos and that “one aspect of the con- is Director, Dr. Syama In Tamil Nadu’s case specifically, the judgement comes to replicate this feat in such a and a sort of refresher for those world-view. vention has, however, gone Prasad Mookerjee Research soon after the State government passed its annual Budget. short time. Indeed, the last few who have been with the party The party’s first conven- virtually unnoticed: its being Foundation, New Delhi. At a time when the State’s finances are in a precarious situ- years have seen the party’s phe- for years is an exercise that is tion held in Mumbai between relatively free from any obses- The views expressed ation, the government announced that it would not issue a nomenal expansion and growth worth examining. No other December 28 and 30, 1980, saw sion with Mrs. Gandhi and are strictly personal.) blanket loan waiver scheme. Moreover, the State govern- ment contended that the court cannot interfere in the pol- dear icy decisions of the government, especially if it involves the Quote martial A LONG WAY AHEAD EDITOR millenniumpost.in economic policy of the government. In imposing itself on the State executive and legislature, the court runs the risk of Log on to write letters to the undermining its authority too, as officials will find it hard to Your diet is a bank The grave matter of malnourished children and stunted growth that bears a permanent implement these orders. It’s poor policy on the court’s part, effect on their lives is one that needs immediate attention. No amount of government editor or send them to as argued by numerous studies. None of these schemes play account. Good food policies will reverse the condition of thousands of children affected by malnutrition. [email protected] a role in improving the lives of landless farmers, who have choices are good Beginning in prenatal stage, care for children begins with welfare for their mothers. You can also send your little or no access to bank loans, and other small farmers comments to The Editor, stuck under the thumb of vicious moneylenders. In fact, investments Women and child welfare is an area that lies trapped in the cobwebs of oppressive Millennium Post, according to a 2013 report by the Comptroller and Auditor socio-economic conditions. Improvement in the social sector is the beginning of ad- General of India on the UPA’s 2008 farm loan waiver scheme, Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah small farmers deserving of much-needed assistance were BETHENNY FRANKEL dressing these issues. AAKASH KAPOOR Via email Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 left out, while ineligible big farmers pocketed undue mon- etary gains. Not only is a blanket loan waiver poor policy, but the court has no business issuing such orders. A similar issue was raised when the Supreme Court recently decided to uphold and slightly modify its order banning the sale of Defining the future of industry alcohol within 500 metres of state and national highways. The court had argued that its order was based on the “expert determination” of the Union government. Nonetheless, as noted Delhi-based lawyer, Gautam Bhatia, argued in a recent Amit Kapoor and Sandeep Goyal write about capturing column, “the question is not whether the government’s determination is correct or incorrect, but which body is consumer attention in a competitive landscape authorised to act upon that determination”. On the issue of enforcement, the past weekend has noticed some unusual he onset of summer and ris- steps taken by administrators in their areas of jurisdiction. ing mercury levels will soon States are now desperately de-notifying their highways, fear- lead to a huge demand for ice- ing job losses and falling revenue. For example, the admin- creams and frozen desserts istration in Chandigarh, a Union Territory, has reclassified Tacross India. This implies a huge sales highways passing through it as district roads. The hospital- opportunity for these companies in ity industry in India has grown by leaps and bounds in the India. However, with Hindustan Unile- past two decades, and the liquor business in many parts is ver Limited (HUL) filing a case against an integral part of it. These are realities that such prohibi- Amul, an interesting twist has been tive orders cannot hope to ignore. States like Goa, and UTs added to the tale. like Puducherry, are literally situated between the highway The point of contention is a media and the sea, and relocation for many businesses in these campaign launched by Amul to educate areas will be incredibly tough, if not impossible. These are customers on the difference between just two recent examples of the perils involved in the courts Communicating ice-creams and frozen desserts -- the going beyond their remit. the facts key difference being that the former uses dairy fat while the latter uses veg- or creating etable oil. awareness about However, the basis of the legal tussle Yet another and concern shown by HUL to Amul’s the ingredients media campaign is unwarranted due to of the product the following reasons: sordid chapter Firstly, the TV commercial and n yet another shocking instance of brutality in the ongo- offerings always print advertisement recently launched ing war in Syria, at least 58 people were killed in a sus- builds trust and by Amul is just an act of creating aware- pected chemical attack. It is not clear yet whether the ness regarding the fundamental differ- Representational Image attacks in Khan Sheikhoun, located in the volatile Idlib transparency ence between ice-creams and frozen Iprovince, were carried out by Syrian government forces or with the customer desserts. The whole idea is to allow the saging that empowers customers to ity, and variety are some of the domi- on the following questions to decide Russian troops. The European Union and the United Nations consumer make a conscious choice make conscious choices should only nant factors in making a choice of an upon the winning combination: What have directly blamed the Bashar-Al Assad regime for this and should be while trying to soothe their taste-buds be encouraged. ice-cream or a dessert. HUL is as strong kind of product offerings in a specific monstrosity. Russia, which has been the Assad regime’s closest encouraged by and beat the summer. As of now, a majority of the con- as Amul on all these aspects of value industry provides more value to the ally, rejected the UN’s claims. It said that the atrocity in Khan There are just a few who really sumers in India buy ice-creams or fro- offerings, creation, and delivery. The target segment? How can the compa- Sheikhoun was the result of a Syrian government airstrike on all companies understand or appreciate this differ- zen desserts sold by ice-cream carts and concern by HUL regarding switching nies reconfigure their value chain to a rebel chemical munitions depot. If the UN’s claims are cor- ence while making a purchase despite shops on the assumption that they are of customers to the ice-cream players create a positive social and environ- rect, then this chemical attack represents not only a major the labelling as per Food Safety and buying ice-creams. simply due to a media campaign by mental impact-based differentiation? war crime but a serious violation of a significant international Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Thirdly, the ice-cream and frozen Amul lacks sufficient appeal. What kind of engagement models can agreement, in which both the United States and Russia had guidelines. In such a scenario, commu- dessert industry has been growing in The companies must realise that the be designed to bring together the mar- agreed to get rid of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles after nicating the facts or creating awareness India at an average of 15-17 per cent. rules of the game are changing with ginalised people from the poor com- the horrific 2013 sarin gas attack in Damascus that killed hun- about the ingredients of the product The growing demand potential is also their trying innovative ways of captur- munities as suppliers, employees, or dreds. How did the Assad regime get their hands on this new offerings always builds trust and trans- evident from the entry of local and mul- ing consumer attention in a competitive micro-entrepreneurs across the value stockpile of chemical weapons? Despite US President Donald parency with the customer and should tinational players like Naturals, Hav- landscape. There are two ways to com- chain? How can the companies redefine Trump’s claim that this recent attack has crossed “a lot of lines” be encouraged by all companies. more, Fresh and Naturelle, Cocoberry, pete in India. One, the businesses can their business model to target the rural for him, Washington has either backed rebel forces involved in Secondly, HUL’s apprehension Hagen-Dazs, and the like. fight for survival in the existing markets markets for their offerings? gross human rights violations or has been directly responsible regarding negative publicity and impact Both Amul and HUL carry a strong by focusing their budget and resources These are the kind of questions that for acts that have resulted in the killing of innocent civilians. on its sales is unfounded -- the rea- brand appeal of quality product offer- on advertising, star campaigning, and will define the future of every industry It has consistently refused to apologise or make reparations. son being that the campaign does not ings in this industry and maintain premium product positioning. Two, the in India. The sooner companies realise It is imperative to note that Assad is not the lesser evil in this say that other companies are making strong market shares in India. So, it businesses can choose to act differently this reality, and the better will be their protracted war and should be held accountable for his regime’s a false representation on their prod- is unlikely that consumers who like by focusing on shared value orientation chances of survival. IANS crimes. In a war that has already claimed more than 400,000 uct labelling. It is simply highlighting HUL’s frozen desserts and ice-creams in terms of defining new products or (Amit Kapoor is chair, Institute for lives and displaced millions, this recent chemical attack is yet the difference between ice-cream and will make a shift to Amul or other ice- markets or networks for value creation Competitiveness, India. Sandeep Goyal another shameful chapter. frozen dessert as per the technical def- cream brands. and delivery. is CEO, Shared Value Initiative, India inition by FSSAI. This kind of mes- The taste, pricing, ease of availabil- The companies can deliberate The views are strictly personal.) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 7 April, 2017 mp in focus IT industry must reorient strategy Revised H-1 B visa rules pose challenge to Indian firms

he Trump Administration of the United States (US) is bent upon a hot pursuit of unilateralism on the trade front, refashioning its extant Ttrade laws to “Make America First”, ignoring G. SRINIVASAN its post-war avowed commitment to bolster multilateralism and rule-based model for the conduct of commercial engagements. Besides showing scant regard for reviving Doha Development Agenda of World Trade Organization, it was able to make WTO con- form to its own agenda by getting Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) accepted by all members of the WTO sans much ado. In fact, at the very first ministerial meeting of WTO in Singapore way back in 1996, TFA issue was opposed by many members includ- ing India which now got ratified by a major- ity of WTO members with New Delhi too abjectly surrendering. Undoubtedly, barriers to the export of merchandise goods both tariff and non-tar- Instead of iff, particularly the latter in advanced nations sending our had multiplied despite WTO policing the global trading regime. But the services sec- engineers to the tor which has of late emerged as a crucial sav- sites, the time has iour to emerging economies like India in the trade front also risks confronting its murky come to make an moments of comeuppance soon. It needs no alternative model mention that India’s technology and business service industry is the most dynamic in the of taking the work world as India is home to an abundance of from the foreign software skill, unmatched in any part of the world being offered and continually honed by companies and its technical educational institutions, some of executing it here which rank high in the global arena. From offering basic information tech- leveraging the nology (IT) services when it began rather Representational Image vast talent pool unobtrusively in the 1990s, the Indian tech industry has shaped ahead swiftly to offer together account for about 90 per cent of the take a hard look at the row over H-1B visa mounts. It is against this backdrop that the ject H-1B petitions filed before April 3, 2017. and providing functional IT later in the 1990s and enter- total IT-ITES exports for fiscal 2016-17. currently playing itself out in the US. The US President Donald Trump and members It has also kept in abeyance all premium pro- plentiful prise resource planning (ERP) and produc- The importance of Indian software per- H-1B visa programme was purported to of Congress from both parties have prom- cessing for this visa till the start of the fiscal tivity software in the early 2000s. Besides sonnel as service providers by moving and permit the US-based companies to get for- ised to overhaul the visa programmes used year on Oct 1. It is against this avalanche opportunities earning handsome foreign exchange and relocating themselves to the location in eign workers temporarily admitted in select by firms to bring overseas workers to the US. of changes abruptly introduced that Indian to other skilled helping to relocate young and intelligent which their service is sought to be gainfully high-level positions, mainly in engineering A measure of their concern is reflected in the techies and IT firms need to evolve strategies. people to share Indians in the overseas mostly in the United employed can hardly be gainsaid. But a real- science and IT. The annual cap for such visas fact that in the current (115th) Congress, as Prof. Ajay Shah of the National Institute States and in the United Kingdom, IT indus- ity check reveals that when NASSCOM talks is 65,000 approvals as set by the US Congress. many as four bills pertaining to H-1B and of Public Finance Policy (NIPFP) put forth a the bounty try has become a linchpin in the wheels of the about 90 per cent skilled Indian personnel, Additional 20,000 approvals are reserved for L-1 visa programmes have been introduced novel proposal, stating that instead of send- domestic economy too as it absorbed skilled it mainly speaks about those who have been foreign citizens with US Masters or higher by individual congressmen and senators. ing our engineers to the sites, the time has personnel by providing employment outlets flocking to the US and a much less extent to degrees. Traditionally the US Citizenship They include, among others, the “Protect come to make an alternative model of tak- in the real sectors of the economy. the UK, with other European countries not and Immigration Services (USCIS) would and Grow American Jobs Act” Bill by Con- ing the work from the foreign companies and It was during this period that iconic IT demonstrating any iota of interest to give monitor the number of petitions received gressman Darrell Issa on January 5, 2017, executing it here leveraging the vast talent companies such as Tata Consultancy Ser- them permanent residency lest their local to notify the public when the cap has been the “High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act pool and providing plentiful opportunities vices (TCS), Infosys, WIPRO, and Satyam population should react otherwise. With met. Here a digression is in order as most of 2017” by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren to other skilled people to share the bounty. took firm roots in overseas markets, etching nationalism emerging as a battle cry even of the Indian students who got educated in on Jan 24, the “H1-B and L-1 Visa Reform This means the extant body-shopping model a name and brand for themselves even in far- from multicultural place like Britain which prestigious IITs, BITS, or engineering col- Act of 2017” by Congressman Pascrell Jr on needs to be scrapped and the pie of the cake flung places like Australia. National Associ- had seen the drama and trauma of its exit leges straight head for higher studies to the March 2, besides another Bill “H-1 B and L-1 of foreign assignment widely shared with ation of Software and Services Companies (Brexit) from the European Union in a ref- US universities to pursue their Masters only Visa Reform Act of 2017” by Senators Chuck all the necessary skilled personnel here and (NASSCOM) estimates IT and IT-Enabled erendum last June, the scope and hope for to stay put, secure a green card and citizen- Grassley and Dick Durban on Jan 20. augmenting their income too. With export Services (ITES) industry’s contribution rela- other insular European countries in taking ship, prompted by the lure of Mammon and A notable move made at the end of last opportunities for merchandise goods shrink- tive to India’s gross domestic product (GDP) skilled personnel under the WTO category love for living far from the madding crowd month when USCIS department set forth ing due to global economic slowdown and is about 7.7 per cent in fiscal 2016-17. The of Mode 4 of the so-called services negotia- here which push them willy-nilly. guidelines making it harder for companies to laggard recovery, the opportunity for utilising total IT-ITES industry revenue (excluding tions look tenuous. The WTO is itself facing With the influx of those settling in the US bring foreign technology workers to the US services exports cannot be lost too by stick- hardware) is estimated at 130 billion dol- an existential threat as a few puissant mem- and those constantly seeking to settle their using H-1 B visa tack. It further announced ing to the so-called rights and claims for our lars (Rs 8.40 lakh crore) in 2015-16 includ- bers displaying their open disdain for its remaining ceaseless, the pressure on IT firms that it would begin accepting H-1 B visa peti- people when none exist in reality. IPA ing exports of 108 billion dollars (Rs 7 lakh advocacy of multilateralism. to cater to the clamant demand, regardless tions for the fiscal year 2018 (beginning on (The views expressed crore). NASSCOM estimates US and Europe It is in this context that one needs to of the repercussions this might spawn, also October 1) on April 3, rejecting all cap-sub- are strictly personal.)

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What really matters is the combined effect of sun’s changing strength and the OFFICE OF RG varying greenhouse effect, explainGavin Foster, Dana Royer, & Dan Lunt @OfficeOfRG arbon dioxide concentrations When Govt abdicates are heading towards values not seen in the past 200 mil- responsibility&allows lion years. The sun has also lynch mobs to rule, Cbeen gradually getting stronger over tragedies of immense time. Put together, these facts mean the climate may be heading towards proportion follow. warmth not seen in the past half a bil- Shocking breakdown lion years. of law & order in Alwar A lot has happened on Earth since 500,000,000 BC – continents, oceans, and mountain ranges have come and gone, and complex life has evolved and KAVITA KRISHNAN moved from the oceans onto the land @kavita_krishnan The climate has and into the air. Most of these changes changed in the occur on very long timescales of mil- lions of years or more. However, over Please stop saying 'Gau past, but the the past 150 years, global temperatures Rakshaks' have 'taken current speed of have increased by about 1℃, ice caps and glaciers have retreated, polar sea-ice has law into their hands',i.e change is highly melted, and sea levels have risen. usurped the job of unusual. For Some will point out that Earth’s cli- cops. They are terror- mate has undergone similar changes instance, carbon before. So what’s the big deal? ists patronized by BJP dioxide hasn’t Scientists can seek to understand Govts past climates by looking at the evidence been added to locked away in rocks, sediments, and the atmosphere fossils. What this tells us is that yes, the Representational Image climate has changed in the past, but SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY as rapidly as the current speed of change is highly warming, we are still technically in an world totally uninhabitable. The dino- became stronger through time, atmo- @Swamy39 today for at unusual. For instance, carbon dioxide “icehouse” climate state, which sim- saurs thrived, after all. spheric CO₂ gradually decreased, so hasn’t been added to the atmosphere as ply means there is ice on both poles. That doesn’t mean this is no big deal, both changes cancelled each other Karnataka Govt made least the past 66 rapidly as today for at least the past 66 The Earth has naturally cycled between however. For a start, there is no doubt out on average. But what about in the million years. million years. these two climate states every 300m that humanity will face major socio- future? We found no past time period a mistake in going for In fact, if we continue on our cur- years or so. economic challenges dealing with the when the drivers of climate, or climate Review of JJ order The absolute rent path and exploit all convention Just prior to the industrial revolu- dramatic and rapid climate change that forcing, was as high as it will be in the climate warming fossil fuels, then with the rate of CO₂ tion, for every million molecules in the will result from the rapid rise to 2,000 future if we burn all the readily avail- in SC. Now the door is also likely to be emissions, the absolute climate warm- atmosphere, about 280 of them were or more ppm. able fossil fuel. Nothing like it has been has been opened for ing is also likely to be unprecedented in CO₂ molecules (280 parts-per-million, But our new study also shows that recorded in the rock record for at least Sasikala to go free unprecedented in at least the past 420 million years. That’s or ppm). Today, primarily due to the the same carbon concentrations will 420m years. at least the past according to a new study we have pub- burning of fossil fuels, concentrations cause more warming in future than in A central pillar of geological science lished in Nature Communications. are about 400 ppm. In the absence of previous periods of high carbon diox- is the uniformitarian principle: that “the 420 million years In terms of geological time, 1℃ any efforts to curtail our emissions, ide. This is because the Earth’s tempera- present is the key to the past”. If we carry of global warming isn’t particularly burning of conventional fossil fuels will ture does not just depend on the level of on burning fossil fuels as we are at pres- VIJAY GOEL unusual. For much of its history the cause CO₂ concentrations to be around CO₂ (or other greenhouse gases) in the ent, by 2250 this old adage is sadly no @VijayGoelBJP planet was significantly warmer than 2,000ppm by the year 2250. atmosphere. All our energy ultimately longer likely to be true. It is doubtful today, and in fact, more often than not This is, of course, a lot of CO₂, but comes from the sun, and due to the that this high CO₂ future will have a Earth was in what is termed a “green- the geological record tells us that the way the sun generates energy through counterpart, even in the vastness of the Great day for #sports! house” climate state. During the last Earth has experienced similar concen- nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium, geological record. DOWN TO EARTH greenhouse state 50 million years ago, trations several times in the past. For its brightness has increased over time. (Gavin Foster is Professor of @Pvsindhu1 reaches global average temperatures were instance, our new compilation of data Four and a half billion years ago when Isotope Geochemistry, University career high ranking of 10-15℃ warmer than today, the polar shows that during the Triassic, around the Earth was young the sun was around of Southampton; Dana Royer is regions were ice-free, palm trees grew 200 million years ago, when dinosaurs 30 per cent less bright. Professor of Earth and Environmental World No.2 & @Indi- on the coast of Antarctica, and alliga- first evolved, Earth had a greenhouse So what really matters is the com- Sciences, Wesleyan University; and anFootball achieves tors and turtles wallowed in swamp climate state with atmospheric CO₂ bined effect of the sun’s changing Dan Lunt, Professor of Climate Sci- highest ranking in 2 forests in what is now the frozen Cana- around 2,000-3,000ppm. strength and the varying greenhouse ence, University of Bristol. This article dian Arctic. So high concentrations of carbon effect. Looking through geological his- was originally published on The decades of 101 In contrast, despite our current dioxide don’t necessarily make the tory we generally found that as the sun Conversation. Views are personal.) 10 mp world MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 7 April, 2017 Show your cards on Assad will be judged as a Syria, Russia tells war criminal, says France Donald Trump Survivors described that the gas bombs were dropped from planes MOSCOW: Russia on urs- rova said. Kremlin spokesman day challenged US Presi- Dmitry Peskov warned against PARIS: French Foreign Min- the news report said. dent Donald Trump to set “snap judgments”. ister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Youssef and many mem- out his strategy on Syria aer “It’s indeed a very menac- ursday said that “a day will bers of his extended fam- he declared that an apparent ing course of events, dangerous come when international jus- ily live on the northern edge chemical weapons attack had and horrible crime. However, tice will give its verdict on of Khan Sheikhoun, a town transformed his views on the sticking labels on everyone, Bashar al-Assad who is mas- in Idlib province, where the regime of President Bashar prematurely, is not a correct sacring his people.” attack took place. On Tues- al-Assad. thing to do, in our opinion,” Speaking to news channel day, airstrikes battered an area On Wednesday, Trump said Peskov told the media. CNEWS, he added: “ ese near their local bakery, meters the attack on Tuesday against Russia is Syria’s most pow- crimes must not go unpun- from Youssef’s home. Syrian civilians that killed over erful ally and has provided the ished. In any case, there are Assad has been accused of 85 people “crossed a lot of lines military might behind Assad’s investigations, United Nations using chemical weapons in the for me” and now Syria was his grip on the country, which commissions... there will be a strikes. It was meant to rattle “responsibility”. When asked plunged into civil war six years war crimes trial.” the rebel-held area. Instead it if Moscow would reconsider ago. At least 86 people were killed many and injured more its backing for Assad, Russia’s Trump has maintained that killed on Tuesday in rebel- than 200. Youssef arrived in Foreign Ministry instead chal- the bloodshed in Syria was the held Khan Sheikhun in his parents’ house to nd his lenged the US to show its cards. result of weak policy under for- northern Syria in a suspected two brothers dead. Panicked, “I will tell you, what hap- mer President Barack Obama’s chemical attack that le peo- he rushed back to his home to pened on Tuesday is unac- administration, reports CNN. ple choking and foaming at check on his wife and babies. ceptable to me,” Trump told Several countries, includ- the mouth. “ ere was foam com- reporters at a news conference ing Britain and Turkey, have France is again pushing ing out of their mouths, there with Jordan’s King Abdullah on now said they believe the Syr- for a resolution at the United were convulsions. ey had all Wednesday. ian regime carried out Tues- Nations to condemn the been on the oor,” Youssef told “And I will tell you, it’s day’s chemical weapons attack. attack blamed by the West on said on Wednesday, sobbing. already happened that my atti- France said it would Assad’s regime, but Ayrault “My kids, Ahmad and Aya, tude toward Syria and Assad continue to push a resolu- did not sound optimistic aer he added. report said. Youssef scrambled to make and my wife… they were all has changed very much,” tion through the UN Secu- the rst discussions yesterday Moscow, which launched a ey also described that sure his nine-month-old twins martyred. My entire family’s though when asked at an ear- rity Council that would force at the international body. military intervention in 2015 the gas bombs were dropped were still alive. Apparently gone.” Global condemnation lier meeting whether he was the Syrian government to “It’s dicult because up in support of Assad’s forces, from planes, directly contra- unharmed, he passed them to intensied on Wednesday, the formulating a new policy on provide ight logs from the to now every time we have has defended the Syrian gov- dicting the government’s ver- his wife and told her to stay in day aer the attack, one of the Syria, Trump said: “You’ll see.” day of the attack. Russia on presented a resolution, there ernment against accusations sion of events. Abdul Hamid the house. deadliest since the Syrian war “Russia’s approach to Assad is Wednesday claimed that the has been a veto by Russia and it is responsible for the attack. Youssef said that the attack Rushing outside to check began six years ago. clear. He is the legal President deaths were caused by a Syrian sometimes by China ... but we Survivors of the deadly shook him from a deep sleep. on his parents next door, At the UN, Western pow- of an independent state. What regime airstrike on a chemical must cooperate because we chemical attack say they were He awoke, nding it dicult Youssef passed people stag- ers lambasted Russia for is the US approach?” Ministry munitions depot held by a “ter- need to stop this massacre,” gassed as they slept, a media to breathe. Leaping from bed, gering and falling in the street, standing by the regime. AGENCIES spokeswoman Maria Zakha- rorist” group. AGENCIES ‘Indo-Pak should Trade, N Korea pose Syria: Airstrike on IS depot engage in challenges as Trump containing toxic materials dialogue’ DAMASCUS: Syria’s For- eign Minister Walid al-Moal- lem said on ursday that the prepares to meet Xi Syrian airstrike on the Islamic State-held town of Khan Sheik- WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump holds his rst houn struck a rebel depot con- meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on ursday facing taining chemical materials, pressure to deliver trade concessions for some of his most fervent and denied that the air force supporters and prevent a crisis with North Korea from spiraling dropped poisonous gas bombs. out of control. e leaders of the world’s two biggest economies At a press conference held to UNITED NATIONS: India are to greet each other at the president’s Mar-a-Lago retreat in comment on the international and Pakistan should nd a Palm Beach, Florida, late in the aernoon and dine together with accusation that Syria allegedly peaceful solution to their their wives, kicking o a summit that will conclude with a work- red toxic gas on Khan Sheik- issues through engagement ing lunch on Friday. houn in Idlib province on Tues- possession of such weapons. the Syrian army, which Mos- and dialogue, the United Trump promised during the 2016 campaign to stop what he day, al-Moallem said the news Al-Moallem said Al Qaeda- cow had said it will continue Nations has said, as it noted called the the of American jobs by China and rebuild the coun- reports were “lies”. linked Nusra Front and like- to in the ght against terrorist that its observer group is try’s manufacturing base. Many blue-collar workers helped pro- He said it is not logical to minded groups have been groups. e third reason is to investigating alleged cease- pel him to his unexpected election victory on Nov. 8 and Trump use chemical weapons at a time storing chemical materials they exert pressure on Damascus, re violations in the PoK. wants to deliver for them. e Republican president tweeted last when the Syrian government brought into Syria from Iraq. which he said will not change “ e UN Military week that the United States could no longer tolerate massive trade was optimistic that the interna- e minister also said there its approach to ghting terror- Observer Group in India decits and job losses and that his meeting with Xi “will be a very tional community was becom- were probably several reasons ism and will work on politi- and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) dicult one.” US labor leaders say Trump needs to take a direct, ing closer to realising the extent behind the accusation. e rst cal solution at the same time. is investigating alleged cease- unambiguous tone in his talks with Xi. International Association of conspiracy against Syria. was to reverse the opinion of e minister said a change in re violations on the Paki- of Machinists President Robert Martinez said the US continued He also asked how could US President Donald Trump, the stance that Trump talked stan-administered side of to lose manufacturing jobs to the Chinese, saying: “It’s time to the world powers be so quick who said aer the attack that of could have been achieved the Line of Control. And as bring our jobs home now.” to hurl accusation against the his opinion toward the Syrian by the attack. “I realise the we’ve said before, we con- e most urgent problem facing Trump and Xi is how to Syrian government within an government has changed. Pre- seriousness of the American tinue to underline the need persuade nuclear-armed N Korea to halt unpredictable behav- hour of the attack. e minis- viously, the US administration remarks and maybe their aim is for the parties to nd a peace- ior like missile test launches that have heightened tensions in ter repeated his government’s said that toppling President to practice pressure on the Rus- ful solution through engage- South Korea and Japan. N Korea is working to develop an inter- denial that “ e Syrian army Bashar al-Assad was no longer sian and Chinese sides toward ment and dialogue,” Associate continental ballistic missile capable of hitting the US. Trump forces have not and will not use a priority. e second reason, the UN dra resolution” Spokesperson for the Secre- has threatened to use trade to try to force China to exert chemical weapons”, and that al-Moallem said, was to exert put forward on Wednesday, tary-General, Eri Kaneko said inuence over Pyongyang. AGENCIES the forces were no longer in pressure on Russia not to aid he said. AGENCIES here yesterday. Kaneko was respond- ing to a question at the daily press brieng about Pakistani Syrian govt sets terms for Putin slams ‘unfounded troops violating the ceasere by shelling mortar bombs on forward posts along the LoC inquiry into gas attack accusations’ over Syria in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. DAMASCUS: e Syrian gov- with Turkey. sion of inquiry”. Earlier this week, UN Sec- ernment set conditions on US President Donald “It must not be politicized, chemical attack retary General’s spokesman ursday for any international Trump on Wednesday said it must leave from Damas- Stephane Dujarric had told inquiry into a suspected chem- President Bashar al-Assad’s cus and not Turkey. We have reporters that the UN had ical attack that killed scores of government had gone “beyond numerous questions about this seen reports of the alleged people, saying it must not be a red line” and said his attitude subject. When we are certain ceasere violations in the PoK “politicized” and should set toward Syria and Assad had these questions are addressed side of the Line of Control at out from Damascus and not changed. But he gave no indica- with convincing answers, we Domel, Kotli and Bhimber. Turkey. tion of how he would respond. will give you our response,” He added that the viola- Foreign Minister Walid Moualem did not directly he said. Western states have tions were being investigated al-Moualem said Syria’s past respond to questions about accused the Syrian government by UNMOGIP. AGENCIES experience with international Trump’s comments. But he said of carrying out the chemical inquiries had not been encour- he recognized “the gravity” of attack on Tuesday that killed aging. e government would recent US statements, and cited at least 80 people including at only decide on the idea once speculation US comments may least 20 children. Russia has its concerns were addressed, have been a means of exercis- said the deaths were caused by he said. ing diplomatic pressure at the a gas leak from a depot where Moualem also reiterated United Nations. rebel groups were storing the government’s strong denial Moualem, speaking at a chemical weapons, aer a Syr- that it was behind the attack on news conference in Damas- ian air strike. Tuesday in Khan Sheikhoun in cus, said the Syrian govern- Moualem said a Syrian air the northwestern province of ment’s Russian allies had put strike had hit a store where the Idlib, an area mostly controlled forward ideas for the formation Nusra Front was storing chemi- MOSCOW: Russian President chemical munitions depot. But by rebel groups at the border of a “non-politicized commis- cal weapons. AGENCIES Vladimir Putin on ursday evidence points to the regime slammed “unfounded accusa- launching the chemical attack, GOVERNMENT OF CHHATTISGARH, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT tions” over the “incident with and Russia has a track record of chemical weapons” in Syria in dubious denials over atrocities OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER a phone call with Israeli Prime in the six-year conict. Brit- WATER RESOURCES DIVISION, JANJGIR-CHAMPA, CODE No. 239 Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ain’s Foreign Secretary Boris DISTT. JANJGIR-CHAMPA (C.G.) the Kremlin said. Johnson rejected the Russian “Putin in particular under- explanation, saying, “All the CORRIGENDEM No. 3 lined the unacceptability of evidence I have seen suggests making unfounded accusa- this was the Assad regime… e following corrigendum has been issued to Notice Inviting Tender No. 05/SAC/ 2016-17. tions against anyone before a using illegal weapons on their Dated 09.02.17 . “Development and Protection Work Near BASANTPUR BARRAGE Distt. thorough and impartial inter- own people.” And a US ocial Janjgirt-Chamba (C.G.).” national investigation is car- told Reuters that Russia’s claim S. No. Item Previous Issue Amendment ried out,” the Kremlin said in does not “comport with reality.” 1. Details regarding the project, can be viewed 21.03.2017 19.04.2017 a statement. Russia’s explana- Russia has repeatedly lied on sub portal of water Resources Depart- tion for the devastating chem- about its role in Syria. It uses ment, Chhattisgarh website http:/cgwrd.in ical attack isn’t getting any misinformation as a tactic Announcements from Date. traction in the international there and elsewhere. Mean- 2. Last date for submission 0f EOI documents 05.04.2017 till 5:30 PM 03.05.2017 till 5:30 PM community. while, a British chemical weap- 3. Date of opening of EOI proposal document 07.04.2017 at 3:30 PM 05.05.2017 at 3:30 PM Syria’s closest ally on ons expert said such a strike Wednesday rejected a UN would simply destroy sarin, All other terms and conditions of NIT are remain unchanged. Security Council resolution the nerve agent suspected to Executive Engineer that blamed Bashar Assad’s have been used in the chem- Water Resources Division forces, and said that the atroc- ical attack, which killed 86 G 40072/4 Janjgir-Champa. Code No. 239 (C.G.) ity in Idlib was the result of people in the town of Khan a regime airstrike on a rebel Sheikhoun Tuesday. AGENCIES world 11 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 7 April, 2017 mp Scotland’s leader won’t call unilateral independence vote

EDINBURGH: Scottish First she told The Associated Press in Sturgeon says the decision Speaking on Wednesday I’ll set out in due course the uncertainty about how quickly Minister Nicola Sturgeon an interview that a new refer- to leave the EU has changed during a trip to the United steps I intend to take next.” it could reapply and regain says Britain’s prime minister endum “should be on the same things fundamentally, and States to drum up support for Sturgeon said she put for- membership. is doing nothing to break an basis as the last referendum in Scottish voters must not be Scottish businesses, Sturgeon ward compromises “but we If Scotland is inside the bloc impasse over Scotland’s future Scotland, which was by agree- forced out of the bloc against said May’s position is “not a haven’t had any sign from the and the rest of the UK out, that after Brexit, but she ruled out ment and consensus.” their will. sustainable one.” UK government that they want could threaten the currently holding a referendum on inde- Britain as a whole voted She wants a referendum to “Simply saying, ‘Now is to meet us halfway.” frictionless border between pendence without the British in June to leave the European be held between the fall of 2018 not the time’ only takes you so Independence is a long- England and Scotland. government’s support. Union, but in Scotland, the vote and spring of 2019, before Brit- far before you have to answer cherished goal of Sturgeon’s “Scotland and England Prime Minister Theresa was 62-38 percent to remain. ain leaves the European Union the question, well when is the Scottish National Party, but should always trade freely with May has rejected Sturgeon’s That has reignited the issue but when details of the divorce time?” she said. pushing for a new referendum each other,” Sturgeon said. “It’s request for a legally binding of independence, which had are clear. “I might put forward the is a major political gamble for in our mutual benefit. But I vote on independence within seemed to be settled after Scotland’s Edinburgh- timescale I think makes sense, the 46-year-old leader. want that as well as trade within two years. Scots rejected a break with based parliament has backed and if she doesn’t agree with Sturgeon said an inde- the (EU) single market because Sturgeon could ignore her the United Kingdom in a that call, but May says now is that then we should discuss pendent Scotland should be a that is so important to Scot- and call a consultative vote, but 2014 referendum. not the time for another vote. what the alternative might be. member of the EU, but there is land’s interests.” AGENCIES 10 held for duping people in US, Oz PM Turnbull to India of $9 mn discuss opportunities for St Petersburg metro attack: NEW YORK: Ten people have been arrested and two others collaboration with Modi charged for allegedly duping ‘Bomb’ found in city raid persons in New York, Las Vegas and Mumbai to the tune of over USD 9 million through fraudu- Russian investigators arrested several people suspected of links to the suicide bomber lent diamond trade. Godel Sezanayev, Mark MOSCOW: Russian author- ing powers that is looking into Mullakandov, Albert Foozailov, ities raided a residential the bomber’s background, said Imanil Muratov, Manashe building in St Petersburg on in a statement it was look- Sezanayev, Nathan Itzchaki, Thursday and found explo- ing into the backgrounds of Arkadiy Israilov, Ali Javidne- sives similar to those used by a people it suspected of being zhad, Mark Natanzon, Sholom suicide bomber who this week accomplices. Muratov, Menachem Abramov blew up a metro carriage killing It said it had identified sev- and Nizamuden Akbari were 14 people, two security sources eral people of central Asian ori- arrested for defrauding dia- said. gin who had been in touch with mond traders of more than The discovery of the explo- Akbarzhon Jalilov, the main USD 9 million, acting US attor- MELBOURNE: Austra- the world’s fastest growing sives raises the possibility suspect. A search of the sus- ney for the Southern District of lian Prime Minister Malcolm major economy. Two-way that a string of bomb attacks pects’ homes had turned up New York Joon Kim said. Turnbull on Thursday said he trade exceeded 19 billion dol- was being planned in the city objects that were important for Two others named Javidne- will use his first trip to India lar in 2015-16. Turnbull will be involving a group of plotters. the investigation, it said. zhad and Akbari are abscond- to further strengthen the bilat- accompanied by his Education The explosives were dis- Russian news agency Inter- ing and have been charged, he eral ties and discuss with Prime and Training Minister Simon covered when security officials fax reported that investigators said. “Centered in Manhattan’s Minister Narendra Modi the Birmingham who is leading a raided an apartment build- had detained several people diamond district, America’s “enormous opportunities” for strong delegation of education ing in the city. They detained suspected of being Jalilov’s busiest hub in the diamond collaboration in areas like trade experts. “With the Minister for several people, according to a accomplices. trade, the defendants allegedly and security. Education and Training, Sena- neighbor who saw the deten- It was unclear if those took advantage of an industry- Turnbull will arrive in New tor the Hon Simon Birming- tions taking place. detained at the site of Thurs- wide system of credit and trust Delhi on Sunday on a four-day ham, I will address a dinner Russian investigators said day’s bomb scare were the sus- to obtain largely untraceable visit to India. “Prime Minister to celebrate our partnership they had detained several sus- pected accomplices identified diamonds, and then, using var- Narendra Modi and I will dis- in education, recognising how pected accomplices of Akbar- by the investigative committee. ious allegedly illegal schemes, cuss the enormous opportuni- Australian expertise in skills zhon Jalilov, born in mainly None of the detainees’ neigh- refused to pay,” Kim said. Since ties for collaboration between training can help India to meet Muslim Kyrgyzstan, who is the bors said they had ever seen in or about 2015, the FBI has Australia and India,” he said. its goal of training 400 million suspected bomber in Monday’s Jalilov, who was born in Osh, been investigating a series of “With converging political, people by 2022,” he said. metro blast. southern Kyrgyzstan but held predatory frauds perpetrated economic and strategic inter- “In Mumbai, meetings It was not immediately clear a Russian passport. by a group of diamond mer- ests, we will use the meeting with leading Indian CEOs and if the suspected accomplices Kyrgyz authorities have so chants in the city. This group to strengthen our relation- business people will focus on were the same people detained gave his name only as Anatoly, chad Vosstaniya metro station. said that the quantities of far failed to turn up evidence swindles diamond wholesalers ship even further for the ben- growing two-way trade and at the apartment building. said he had seen police detain That bomb did not deto- explosives at the apartment of links between Jalilov and in a variety of ways. AGENCIES efit of both nations.” India is investment,” he added. AGENCIES Security officials search- four young men occupying an nate. State investigators said and in the unexploded bomb Islamist radicals, sources in the ing the apartment complex eighth floor apartment next to they believed the device had were similar. capital, Bishkek, and in Osh where the men were detained his own. Vasily, another neigh- been left at Ploshchad Vosstan- Russian is still reeling after told Reuters. also found an explosive device bor, said that “many people” iya by Jalilov before he went on the Monday attack which took They said they could not UK visas to get more expensive there. Bomb disposal experts had lived in the apartment to another part of the subway place on the day Russian Presi- confirm a report by Russian made the device safe after evac- and the detainees looked to be network and detonated another dent Vladimir Putin was visit- agency Interfax, that Jalilov had uating people living in apart- around 30. bomb he was carrying. ing St Petersburg, his home city. tried to cross into Syria via Tur- for Indians, non-EU nationals ments on two stairwells. The two security sources One of the security sources The attack has put renewed key in February after a visit to “We were told: the house said that the explosives dis- said the explosives found in the focus on the large number of Osh. NEW DELHI/LONDON: reduced rate of 364 pounds The regulations would not is mined, get out quickly,” one covered at the building, in the apartment building on Thurs- emigres from mostly Muslim wJalilov’s relatives told Starting Thursday, obtaining for small or charitable organ- be applicable to PhD-level woman, who only gave her east of the city, bore similari- day was “was exactly like” the central Asian states, who have Reuters the young man had visas for UK will get tougher isations, it (Immigration jobs and international students name as Tatiana and lives in ties to a bomb which was found unexploded bomb found at the moved to Russia to work. spent about 10 days with his and more expensive for Indi- Skills Charge) is designed to switching from student visas to the building, told Reuters. on Monday inside a fire extin- metro station. Russia’s state investigative family during his visit and had ans and other non-European cut down on the number of working visas. Another resident, who guisher at St Petersburg’s Plosh- A second security source committee, a body with sweep- not gone out much. AGENCIES Union citizens, who mostly businesses taking on migrant The UK Home Officer use Tier 2 category of visa to workers and incentivise train- added this was, “a key protec- enter UK. ing British staff to fill those tion to help retain the talented UK caps The multiple changes incor- jobs,” the UK Home Office was workers and students who porated in the Tier 2 category quoted as saying by PTI. are vital in helping the British tax credit of visas includes “Immigra- This might prove detrimen- economy grow.” tion Skills Charge” — which tal for Indian workers looking The changes, which were LONDON: The UK requires British companies to for employment in the UK. announced in 2016, are being government on shell out money by compa- The latest levy, how- made by British govern- nies who wish to hire Indian ever, offers an exemption ment in their efforts to cut Thursday capped its or non-EU nationals. to retain workers ‘helpful’ down the number of immi- practice of providing “Set at 1,000 pounds per in contributing towards the grants and have stringent tax credits to British employee per year, and a British economy. visa regulations. AGENCIES families at two chil- dren. The so-called Aus supports to “two-child benefits” Sex crimes in London are aimed at saving rebuild Lanka’s money for the state schools and nurseries and intended to in- war-torn regions fluence the behav- up by 60%: Report iour of less well-off COLOMBO: Australia on families. AGENCIES Thursday extended all sup- port to rebuild Sri Lanka’s war-battered North and East regions and reaffirmed its commitment to the govern- ment’s reconciliation process with Tamils. Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator Concetta Fierravanti- ABRIDGED NOTICE INVITING e-TENDER Wells visited the Northern Province and met Chief N.I.T. No.: WBIW/EE/WMD/NIT-01e/2017-18 Minister CV Wigneswaran. Executive Engineer West Midnapore Division invites tender for 06(six) nos. works During the meeting, LONDON: Police figures show there were nearly 500 reports of Amount Put to Tender for Sl. No.: 1) Rs. 958511.00 2) Rs. she reaffirmed Austra- sexual offences in the last academic year including rape, assault, 1241638.00 3) Rs. 1251029.00 4) Rs. 1222465.00 5) Rs. lia’s ongoing commitment grooming and exposure. The youngest victim was said to be two. 907256.00 6) Rs. 404249.00 to the development of the Lib-Dem education spokesman John Pugh said he was Tender forms and other details can be obtained from the province and support for angered by the levels uncovered by his party through a Freedom Department website www.wbmd.gov.in http://etenderwb. Sri Lanka’s reconciliation of Information request. “I believe these figures are the tip of the nic.in (Direct Site) process. iceberg in London and that is an utterly horrific thought,” he said. Last date of submission of Bid 20/04/2017 at 17-30 hours Since 2009, Australia “The youngest victim was two years old. This breaks your Sd/- has provided more than 250 heart. It is good news that more victims have the confidence Executive Engineer, l & W. Dte million dollar to support the to report abuse, which I believe in part explains the figure.” He West Midnapore Division reconstruction of conflict- added that he was shocked by reports of “serious and life-changing Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur affected communities in the crimes being committed on very young children on school prem- North and East. ises, even in a nursery”. In 2013/14 there were 309 reported crimes. Australian support has This figure was 59 percent higher in 2015/16 at 493 crimes. included housing and local More than 35 types of sexual offence were reported each year dur- infrastructure construction, ing the period. Among the most horrifying were the rape of girls de-mining, education, and a and boys aged under 13 and activity with a child with mental dis- wide range of economic and abilities. Not all victims were necessarily pupils, but all incidents business activities. reported were on school premises. The Met believes the increase The Australian minis- could be down to more children reporting incidents, with issues ter visited a crab processing such as “sexting” previously being dealt with by teachers without plant in Iranaimatha Nagar, police involvement. It is also possible some victims may have Poonakary in the Killinoch- reported historical sexual offences which may have occurred chi District. when the victim was a child at a specific school. This Australian-sup- London’s deputy mayor for policing Sophie Linden said: ported joint venture is “Every child should be safe at school and tackling violence against exporting Sri Lankan crab women and girls is at the heart of the Mayor’s Police and Crime to the United States. AGENCIES Plan, to be published later this month. AGENCIES 12 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 7 April, 2017 Present NPA resolution level untenable: Urjit MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank on Thurs- day said even though there have been a NEFT transfers to few positives on the bad loans front the RBI keeps 6.25% repo rate, ups current level of dud loan resolution is become quicker untenable as there has been a deteriora- tion in the NPA situation, and promised MUMBAI: The Reserve new measures to tackle the pain. Bank has decided to slash reverse rate to 6%, cuts MSF “The present level of NPA resolution is untenable,” Governor Urjit Patel said clearance time for Na- while addressing the media at the cus- tional Electronic Funds MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank RBI's First Bi-Monthly Monetary from the GST implementa- tomary post-policy presser. Transfer (NEFT) in an left its benchmark lending rate Policy Statement 2017-18 tion, while the third upside Deputy governor SS Mundra, who attempt to enhance ef- unchanged at 6.25 per cent RBI Key Policy Rates risks to inflation comes from heads the banking department, chipped for the third monetary policy the 7th pay commission award, in saying “we are yet to get the final ficiency of the electronic review in a row on Thursday Cash Reverse according to the Monetary Pol- % Reserve Repo Repo result of Q4 which has just ended. But payment system and add citing upside risk to inflation. Ratio Rate Rate icy Committee. based on the figures that were available to customer convenience. RBI however increased the 4 Aug 4.00 6.25 7.25 “For 2017-18, inflation is for the December quarter, the various reverse repo rate -- which it projected to average 4.5 per In line with the docu- 29 Sep 5.75 indicators of the stressed assets have pays to banks for parking funds 4.00 6.75 cent in the first half and 5 per further deteriorated during this period.” ment on Vision-2018 for with it -- by 0.25 per cent to 6 2 0 11 5 Dec 4.00 5.75 6.75 cent in the second half,” the He said the positives achieved by the Payment and Settlement per cent, narrowing the pol- 2 Feb 4.00 5.75 6.75 RBI said. banks include a slowdown in the accre- Systems, the NEFT settle- icy rate corridor. The Marginal 5 Apr 4.00 6.00 6.50 It further said that in case tion of fresh NPAs and stable provision ment cycle will be reduced Standing Facility, on the other 7 Jun 4.00 6.00 6.50 the increase in house rent coverage ratios. The former commercial hand, has been revised down- 9 Aug 4.00 6.00 6.50 allowance as recommended from hourly batches to half 2 0 1 6 banker cautioned that the current situa- RBI Governor Urjit Patel with deputy governors Viral Acharya, S S Mundra, B P Kanungo, wards by 0.25 per cent to 6.5 4 Oct by the 7th CPC is awarded, it hourly batches, the RBI 4.00 5.75 6.25 tion will put a pressure on capital for the N S Vishwanathan and Executive Director Michael Patra during the customary Press per cent. MSF is RBI’s lending 7 Dec 4.00 5.75 6.25 will push up the baseline tra- said in the first bi-monthly banks, especially for the state-run ones. conference after the Monetary Policy Review Meeting in Mumbai on Thursday PTI rate for banks against govern- 8 Feb 4.00 5.75 6.25 jectory by an estimated 100- As resolution of the stress comes monetary policy for ment securities. RBI said in its 6 Apr 150 basis points over a period 2017 4.00 6.00 6.25 into the foreground, Mundra said there first bi-monthly monetary pol- of 12-18 months. 2017-18. “Consequently, Source: RBI KBK is a need to understand that there can- RBI allows banks to invest in REITs, InvITs 11 additional settlement icy review of 2017-18 that given “Another upside risk arises not be a ‘one size fits all’ approach and the upside risks to inflation and from the one-off effects of the advocated adoption of various tools. batches will be introduced excess liquidity in the system, on three fronts with regard to GST. The general government He reiterated the RBI is also in talks MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank on Thursday allowed banks to at 8.30 am onwards, taking the repo rate -- at which it lends inflation as well as the econ- deficit, which is high by inter- with government on how to improve invest in Real Estate Investment Trust (REITs) and Infrastruc- the total number of half to banks -- has been retained at omy. The first stems from a national comparison, poses the existing frameworks, and the dis- ture Investment Trusts (InvITs), a move that will help revive hourly settlement batches 6.25 per cent. possible El Nino impact on the yet another risk for the path cussions are centred around how to act the cash-starved infrastructure sector. Banks are allowed to during the day to 23,” the The central bank said monsoon. of inflation, which is likely to faster on joint lenders’ forum decisions, invest in equity-linked mutual funds, venture capital funds the policy decisions are “The main one stems from be exacerbated by farm loan enhance the number and role of over- newly appointed Deputy unanimous. the uncertainty surrounding waivers,” the policy review said. sight committees, or whether to look at (VCFs) and equities to the extent of 20 per cent of their Net Governor B P Kanungo On the gross value add the outcome of the south west On the downside factors, it sector or size-specific problems while Owned Fund (NOF). “It is proposed to allow banks to invest in said. This will enhance the (GVA) basis, RBI sees the econ- monsoon in view of the ris- said, international crude prices tackling resolution. The RBI has intro- REITs and InvITs within this umbrella limit. Detailed guide- efficiency of the NEFT sys- omy accelerating to 7.4 per cent ing probability of an El Ni o have been easing recently and duced a slew of instruments to tackle lines will be issued by May-end 2017,” the RBI said in its first in the current fiscal, up from event around July-August, and their pass-through to domes- the NPA menace, which has crossed 9.5 tem and add to customer 6.7 per cent in 2016-17. its implications for food infla- tic prices of petroleum prod- bi-monthly monetary policy for 2017-18. PTI per cent of the system or Rs 14 trillion convenience, he said. PTI The monetary author- tion,” it said. ucts should alleviate pressure as of December 2016. PTI ity however said it is worried The second worry arises on headline inflation. PTI India logs world’s highest Twitter launches JNPT net surplus up Boman app partners Gujarat Lions, air passenger growth ‘Lite’ version scores 70% user rise on IPL day 1 for India to `866 crore in FY17 for 23rd straight month NEW DELHI: Twitter on MUMBAI: Country’s largest while two are by private part- NEW DELHI: Eyeing an user base of half a Thursday launched a lighter container port JNPT on Thurs- ners. JNPCT, the state-run ter- million subscribers by June, social gaming NEW DELHI: India topped release. IATA noted that there version of its platform -- Twit- day reported a 20 per cent minal, registered a 7.33 per cent app Rooter expects to break even in about a the global charts in domestic is little sign that the surprise ter Lite -- in India, which is increase in its net surplus after growth in cargo as against 4 per year from now. “Rooter plans to break-even air passenger growth for the withdrawal of certain denomi- among its top five audience tax for financial year 2016-17 at cent for private operators in the by IPL 2018. The company has seen 70 per 23rd straight month in Febru- nation bank notes in late 2016 markets globally. Rs 866.02 crore and announced country. cent growth in daily users on the first day of ary, helped by strong demand has unduly affected air passen- The browser-based prod- investments of Rs 16,000 crore The port’s deputy chairman IPL 2017,” Rooter Founder and CEO Piyush and increased load factor, IATA ger demand. uct, which will also be rolled over next few years. Neeraj Bansal said the port is in Kumar said. said on Thursday. “Airlines are scheduling a out in countries like Indone- “Our net surplus after tax various stages of undertaking Funded by Bollywood actor Boman Irani In February, the country’s 5 per cent increase in domes- sia and Philippines soon, uses grew because of expenditure works entailing an investment and mobile phone maker Intex Technolo- growth in revenue passenger tic routes in 2017, along with a 70 per cent less data and loads management measures. We of over Rs 16,000 crore. gies, Rooter connects sports fans of particular kilometres (RPK) stood at 17 similar-sized increase in aver- 30 per cent faster compared to were also able to post a 19.45 This includes a Rs 3,000 team or game around the world and engages per cent. age flight frequencies on each the app. per cent growth in the net sur- crore six laning of a highway them through an unique Live match predic- Globally, RPK -- an indi- route. It will be available in 42 lan- plus before tax at Rs 1,303.89 to the port, the Rs 8,000-crore tion game. Fans create their rooter profile with cator of passenger growth -- “Both factors will translate guages, including six Indian crore,” its chairman Anil Dig- fourth terminal and a Rs 2,000 teams or players they support. The live match declined to 4.8 per cent during into time savings for passengers languages (Hindi, Bengali, gikar told reporters here. crore dredging to increase the prediction game engages fans through matches the same period. and will have the same stimula- Tamil, Kannada, Gujarati and The port, which handled channel’s draft to 15 metres. with predictions based on statistics and enable Load factor refers to occu- tory impact on demand as a cut Marathi). 4.5 million standard container Diggikar said at present, the them to interact in a live match chat forum. pancy level in a flight. in fares,” it said. “India is a critical market units of cargo during the fiscal port is in talks with the Exim The company has partnered with Rajkot- “India topped the domes- According to IATA, for for us. It is among our top five which makes it the 32nd big- Bank and Singaporean lender based IPL cricket team Gujarat Lions for tic growth chart for the 23rd Asia-Pacific carriers, the large audience markets and among gest in the world, saw a mar- DBS for arranging finance for connecting the fans. “Gujarat Lions was a month in a row in February. markets in India, China and the fastest growing. Our goal ginal increase in operating the dredging project slated to revelation in the IPL last year and fans are Adjusting for the leap year Japan mean that domestic is to make Twitter available income at Rs 1,677.90 crore. start soon. JNPT will continue eagerly awaiting the return of probably one of effect, February was the 16th travel accounts for 45 per cent to everybody and we believe The operating expendi- to use the successfully tested the strongest teams on paper. Rooter wanted consecutive month in which of the region’s operations. Twitter Lite will help in that tures grew 13.76 per cent to Rs external commercial borrow- to play its part in adding to the fervor of its the annual RPK growth rate Russia has joined India and direction,” Twitter Managing 788.49 crore. ing route where the interest fans by providing them with an unique space exceeded 20 per cent,” the China among the fastest grow- Director Asia Pacific Maya Of the three terminals, one rates are a fraction of domestic on the app,” Kumar said. PTI global airlines’ body said in a ing markets, it added. PTI Hari said. PTI is operated by the port itself borrowing, Bansal said. PTI Acer logs in to tech ItzCash to be Kings XI alliance with RCB Punjab’s top sponsor Govt electrifies over 13,000 Toyota recalls 23,157 units

BENGALURU: PC and tablet-mak- NEW DELHI: Digital payment firm villages out of 18,452 er Acer today announced its asso- ItzCash today announced its asso- of Corolla Altis in India ciation with the Royal Challengers ciation with IPL cricket team Kings NEW DELHI: The government has managed to cross another Bangalore (RCB) as its technology XI Punjab as its official principal milestone by electrifying over 13,000 villages so far out of the NEW DELHI: Toyota Kirloskar Motor is recall- Axio sedan and RAV4 SUV crossover, due to 18,452 unelectrified ones. ing 23,157 units of its sedan Corolla Altis in potentially faulty airbag inflators. partner for the 10th season of sponsor and payments partner. “The Ministry of Power has achieved a remarkable mile- India, as part of the ongoing recall of 2.9 million Millions of vehicles have been recalled across Indian Premier League (IPL). As part of the association, ItzCash stone of electrifying more than 13,000 villages out of the 18,452 vehicles globally for defective air bags. The com- the globe due to defective safety airbags manu- “Through this tie-up, we want to logo will be present on the helmet unelectrified villages,” the Rural Electrification Corporation said pany, which is part of Japan’s Toyota Motor Cor- factured by Japan’s Takata Corp. show our support to the spirit of and all other official headgear. in a statement. poration, is recalling 23,157 units of Corolla Altis It has affected vehicle manufacturers across the cricket and look forward to Kings XI Punjab mentor and fran- According to the statement, as on April 6, a total of 13,174 manufactured between January 2010 to Decem- brands, including BMW, Chrysler, Daimler villages have been electrified under the Deen Dayal Upadhyay ber 2012, a Toyota Kirloskar Motor spokesper- Trucks, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, connect with youngsters,” Acer chise’s brand ambassador Viren- Gram Jyoti Yojna (DDUGJY). son said. Corolla Altis is priced between Rs 15.87 Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota. Earlier India CMO and Business Head, dra Sehwag unveiled ItzCash’s The goal is to light up the balance 4,441 villages by May 1, 2018. lakh and Rs 19.91 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). this year in January, Honda had recalled 41,580 Chandrahas Panigrahi said. PTI branded headgear. PTI The REC is the nodal agency for implementation of DDUGJY. The exercise in India is part of Toyota’s recall units of previous generation of Accord, Civic, According to Garv portal on rural electrification, there are of around 2.9 million vehicles in Japan, China, City and Jazz models in India as part of a global 837 uninhabited villages. PTI Oceania and other regions, including its Corolla exercise to rectify faulty airbags. PTI FMCG highest paying industry India ready to power Bangladesh’s in India: Randstad survey NEW DELHI: The FMCG abad (Rs 13.6 lakh) and NCR renewable energy sector: Goyal industry has emerged as the (Rs 13.5 lakh). highest paying industry in Chennai (Rs 13.4 lakh) SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE India with an average annual Pune (Rs 13.2 lakh) and Kol- In March, India offered like various mobile apps and web por- cost to company (CTC) of Rs kata (Rs 11.4 lakh) are the NEW DELHI: India on Thursday to give Bangladesh a tals in the power sector and the change 11.3 lakh across all levels and next three names in the list expressed its willingness to reinvigorate that the transparency and accountability functions, says a survey. of top Indian cities paying its engagement with Bangladesh in the credit line of $3.5 billion has brought about in the governance in A robust demand for highest average salaries for power sector. At a meeting with a delega- for infrastructure projects the sector. Addressing the delegation, the qualified personnel in sales, professionals. tion of senior editors and journalists from minister said that India and Bangladesh marketing and supply chain The study also listed “Hot the neighboring country, the Union Min- during PM Sheikh Hasina’s have expanded the scope of engagement management roles coupled Jobs” - roles that are experi- ister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal, New India visit as Beijing to an unprecedented scale, which has built with close to 30 per cent of encing strong demand right and Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush a great level of mutual trust between the jobs being posted in over 10 now in the job market, across Goyal, expressed his willingness to support continues to needle two nations. lakh category is being seen as industries and pay relatively Bangladesh in the Renewable Energy sec- us for geopolitical Goyal also noted that both coun- the primary driver for FMCG higher remunerations for tal- tor and Energy Efficiency initiatives, in tries have a lot to learn from each other industry to emerge as the win- ent in the 6-10 years experi- which India has achieved huge success. influence in South Asia and cooperate on a number of issues of ner. FMCG is followed by ence bracket, when compared “The scale at which the RE sector has regional and global importance. He also power and the IT sector, where to other professionals in the expanded would surely help Bangladesh to for geopolitical influence in South Asia. commended the neighboring nation on employees across all levels and industries, the study noted. uri said. same salary range. Core Java learn from India’s experiences and help the Reportedly, the credit line to its neigh- its achievements like the Grameen Bank, functions earn average annual “Today employers are cog- As per location-specific sal- professionals lead the pack with nation in transition towards Clean Energy bor would go toward a variety of projects revolution in the textile sector, on which salaries at Rs 9.8 lakh and Rs nizant of the fact that the right ary trends, IT capital Bangalore an average annual CTC at Rs in the future,” the Minister avouched. ranging from nuclear and liquefied natural India looks up to Bangladesh. “India and 9.3 lakh, respectively, the 2017 salary structure is one of the tops the chart as the highest 18.06 lakh, followed by Dig- “This would enrich and strengthen the gas power plants to ports, railways and the Bangladesh are more than just neighbors”, Salary Trends Study released by key strategies to attract, engage paying city in the country, with ital Marketing professionals engagement between the two countries in establishment of special economic zones. he added. During the meeting, members Randstad said. and retain top talent in the an average annual CTC paid for with Rs 17.09 lakh and Testing the areas of mutual and shared interests,” The interaction was organised by the of the delegation were informed about the Pharma and healthcare, organisation and hence it is talent across all levels and func- Automation Engineers with Rs he added. Ministry of External Affairs for the dele- series of reform measures that have been offering an average annual important to closely analyse tions at Rs 14.6 lakh. 14.67 lakh. The Randstad Sal- In March, India had expressed its inter- gation to learn about the turnaround that taken by the government to bring about CTC of Rs 8.8 lakh, and tele- the prevalent salary trends and Mumbai is at the second ary Trends Study 2017 analysed est to give Bangladesh a credit line of at has been achieved in India’s power sector. transparency and accountability in the com (at Rs 8.7 lakh) take the make course corrections wher- position in the list with an aver- around 1 lakh jobs across 20 least $3.5 billion for infrastructure projects A presentation was also given to the dele- power sector and to achieve the mission fourth and fifth position in the ever necessary,” Randstad India age annual CTC figure of Rs industry verticals and 15 core during the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s gation informing them about the transpar- of Affordable, Quality, and “24x7 Power list as India’s most lucrative MD & CEO Moorthy K Uppal- 14.2 lakh, followed by Hyder- functions. PTI India visit as Beijing and New Delhi jostle ency initiatives taken by the government for All”. PTI business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 7 April, 2017 mp 12% power from any plant is Services growth gallops to given to host state free: Goyal 5-month high on new orders NEW DELHI: The services sector grew at its fastest pace in India Services PMI Govt open to exploiting tidal energy for electricity generation, announces minister five months in March on surge 50 = No Change on Previous Month in business orders and softer (Seasonally Adjusted ) NEW DELHI: As much as 12 inflationary pressure, recov- 54.7 per cent of electricity generated ering for the second straight 54.3 54.5 43 hydro projects under 54 in a power project is given to month from a demonetisation- 53.7 52.0 the host state free of cost and construction: Govt triggered slump, a monthly 51.5 the government has no plan survey showed on Thursday. 52 51.9 to change the rules, Power The Nikkei India Services 50.3 NEW DELHI: Forty three hydro-electric proj- Increasing rate Minister Piyush Goyal said on Purchasing Managers’ Index 51.0 50.3 Thursday. ects, with total generating capacity of 11,928 (PMI), which tracks services 50 of growth When a power plant is set MW, are under construction, the Lok Sabha sector output on a monthly Increasing rate of contraction 48.7 up in a state, the state govern- was informed on Thursday. Out of these 43 basis, rose from 50.3 in Febru- 48 ment provides land and other projects, 16 are stalled due to financial con- ary to 51.5 in March. A read- logistics to facilitate its success- ing of 50 separates growth from straints and other reasons, Power Minister PMI: Purchasing Managers' Index 46.8 ful installation. “Host state of a contraction and the index has 46 46.7 power plant will continue to get Piyush Goyal said. The total power generation reached its highest level since Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 12 per cent free power,” Goyal capacity of the 16 projects is 5,163 MW and the October. 2016 2017 said in Lok Sabha during Ques- anticipated completion cost of these projects “India’s private sector Sources: Nikkei, IHS Markit KBK Infographics tion Hour. would be Rs 52,306 crore while their original economy stayed on an upward The Minister said the pro- trajectory during March, ben- posal for flexibility in utilisa- cost was Rs 27,027 crore, he said. “As per the efiting from an upswing in tion of domestic coal to reduce calculation made by the Central Electricity demand and output. The coun- After 3 months of contraction driven by the cost of power generation Authority, the annual loss of energy generation try’s rapid recovery from the demonetisation — from November to has been approved by the e-bidding process. in the pre-research and devel- from these stalled projects is about 15,564 mil- demonetisation-related down- January — the services sector returned Union Cabinet. “The guiding principle of opment stage and can cost any- lion units,” he said during Question Hour. The turn was accompanied by job This will allow flexibility in the methodology is that the where between Rs 17 to 36 per creation and softer inflationary to expansion mode in February utilisation of coal like use of landed cost of power from IPP unit, Power Minister Piyush minister said a panel to monitor power projects, pressures,” said Pollyanna De coal aggregated with the states generating station at the state’s Goyal said during Question set up by the Ministry of Power, independently Lima, economist at IHS Markit in their own generating sta- periphery should be lower than Hour. follows up and monitors the progress of the and author of the report. Output Index -- which tracks their own selling prices in that tions, use of coal aggregated the variable cost of generation Therefore, he said, the gov- hydro projects. He said the CEA monitors the After three months of manufacturing as well as ser- month, but the overall rate of with the one state in generat- of the state generating station ernment would not like to push progress of under- construction power projects demonetisation-driven con- vices sector -- increased to 52.3 inflation was “slight”. By histor- ing stations of other state’s utili- whose power is to be replaced people to go for such a costly traction from November to in March from 50.7 in Febru- ical standards, the increases in ties, use of coal aggregated with by generation from IPP,” he source of power. But at the through frequent site visits and interaction with January, services sector had ary, signalling a quicker rise in new work and activity remain state in central generating sta- said. same time, the government is the developers and equipment suppliers. PTI returned to growth in February. private sector activity across relatively mild, though growth tions and vice versa. Meanwhile, the govern- open to exploiting tidal energy. The improvement in busi- the country. is likely to gather speed as we Goyal said as per the meth- ment is open to exploiting tidal He explained that a five question, the minister said car- government is providing up ness conditions also promoted Going ahead, services sec- head into the new financial odology, state governments can energy for power generation metre base tidal movement is bon credit was once the out- to 30 per cent subsidy to over- job creation, while confidence tor companies indicated that year. This is shown by firms’ divert their coal and take equiv- but as the technology is still in a required to exploit tidal energy. come of a noble cause, but come the high cost. Similar towards the year-ahead outlook activity is expected to rise fur- willingness to hire additional alent power from Independent nascent stage, its per unit cost is It is available in Maharashtra today the developed world has subsidy is also being extended for activity was at a four-month ther in the next 12 months. On employees and reinforced by Power Producer (IPP) generat- exorbitant, the Lok Sabha was and Gujarat, but not in Tamil given it a go-by. for biogas. But the idea is to high during March. the prices front, input costs for stronger confidence towards ing stations selected from the informed on Thursday. Nadu. He also said in a bid to pro- move away from subsidy in the The seasonally adjusted services firms rose in March the 12-month outlook for out- competing IPPs through an At present, tidal energy is Responding to a separate mote roof-top solar energy, the coming times, he said. PTI Nikkei India Composite PMI and some companies raised put, Lima said. PTI PIO’s electric aircraft start-up Staff crunch: Air India ropes in 247 draws investments from Boeing NEW YORK: A hybrid electric aircraft to further develop its proposed regional and we seek new technologies that look to retired employees as consultants startup founded by an Indian-origin entre- aircrafts that hold 10 to 50 passengers for change the game,” it said in a statement. preneur has received investments from flights up to 1,000 miles. “As a company that is also deeply com- NEW DELHI: Air India has “At present, 247 superan- aerospace giants -- Boeing and JetBlue The jets primarily operate on battery mitted to innovation in sustainable travel, engaged 247 retired employ- nuated employees of Air India owing to its goal to develop alternative power with an aviation diesel or turbine we believe that Zunum and its quiet, envi- ees as consultants since there have been engaged as con- propulsion aircraft. Zunum Aero, founded range-extending power generator avail- ronmentally friendly aircraft will light up has been no induction of “non- sultants as there has been no by Ashish Kumar three years ago in Kirk- able as backup, a report in Fortune said. a vast network of underutilised airports operating manpower” for more induction of non-operating land, Washington is working to develop a Boeing said it made the investments and reinvent regional travel,” JetBlue said. than 15 years at the national manpower in Air India for an electric hybrid aircraft with potential in the startup through the ventures arm In a statement, Boeing HorizonX vice carrier, the government said more than last 15 years,” Sinha for performance and efficiency improve- of a new group called ‘Boeing HorizonX’, president Steve Nordlund said Zunum’s on Thursay. said in a written reply to the ments in a range of aerospace applications. an innovation cell focused on accelerating hybrid electric technology was leading Minister of State for Civil Lok Sabha. “I consider us very fortunate to have potentially transformative aerospace tech- the way in the up-and-coming segment, Aviation Jayant Sinha said these Furthermore, the minister backers like JetBlue and Boeing,” Kumar nologies, manufacturing innovations and according to the Business Insider report. consultants have been engaged said there is acute shortage of Sinha said that till date, maintenance engineer under told the Business Insider. emerging business models. According to his profile on Zunum for 1-2 years in order to meet manpower at Air India Engi- AIESL has appointed 209 DGCA CAR 145. Hence, it has “We have been engaged with both com- Boeing HorizonX is partnering with Aero website, Kumar has held leadership the immediate requirement of neering Services Ltd (AIESL). retired staffers (Airbus group been decided to take the retired panies for about a year, and both are as JetBlue Technology Ventures to invest in roles in Microsoft, Google, Dell, and McK- trained or experienced man- To address manpower 114 and 95 in Boeing group). personnel who are already passionate as we are in this opportunity to Zunum Aero. “At JetBlue Technology Ven- insey. He has a PhD in Mechanical and power in respective depart- shortage, AIESL is re-appoint- “The gestation period for licensed by DGCA to mitigate reinvent regional air travel,” Kumar said. tures, our goal is to be part of a disruptive Aerospace Engineering from the Cornell ments to ensure smooth ing retired personnel and also fresh recruits is 3-4 years to the immediate shortage,” he The startup intends to use the financing force rather than the one being disrupted, University. PTI functions. doing fresh recruitment. become full-fledged aircraft noted. PTI Gajendra Singh takes ‘SAIL to maintain growth momentum in FY18’ Airtel completes

KOLKATA: Steel Authority charge as GAIL of India (SAIL) is aiming dou- Iron ore output may have risen installation of 1.8 lakh ble digit growth in 2017-18 by greater synergy amongs vari- by 28% to 200 mt in FY17: Govt ous units that would result in Director (Marketing) maintaining traction of the pre- sites in two years vious fiscal. NEW DELHI: India’s iron ore production is likely MPOST BUREAU SAIL chairman P K Singh to have increased by 28 per cent to 200 million NEW DELHI: Telecom major backhaul capacity by eight on Thursday reviewed the stra- tonnes during the 2016-17 fiscal, a top official Bharti Airtel has doubled its times to roll out high speed NEW DELHI: Gajendra Singh tegic sales initiatives charted said on Thursday. “We did 129 million tonnes (of network size by installing 1.8 broadband network with 4G has taken charge as Director out by the PSU s marketing iron ore output) in 2014-15. In 2015-16, we did lakh mobile sites in the past and 3G coverage in all 22 tele- (Marketing) of GAIL (India) team for the current financial two years. com circles,” the statement Limited. He started his career year in city. 156 million tonnes (MT) and in 2016-17 we hope In the last two years (fiscal said. in processing and interpret- “The company has high to touch 200 million tonnes (provisional),” Mines year 2016 and 2017), Airtel has The company added over ing seismic data in upstream growth targets but numbers Chairman P K Singh Secretary Arun Kumar said during the Global deployed 180,000 mobile sites 14,500 km of fibre in its industry, and has 32 years of are not been finalised and dis- Natural Resources Conclave organised by Net- across India, the company said national network during the experience in hydrocarbon sec- closed now. We will maintain at plans, the release said. work 18 and CII. “So, I think we are on the right in a statement. past two years, it said. tor. Singh has been involved in least the previous year’s growth “We can achieve our tar- This is same as the number “This deployment will the execution of several pres- tive Director (Marketing). He momentum,” SAIL sources gets through greater synergy track and if this trajectory follows, we will start of mobile sites deployed by the leverage our spectrum capac- tigious projects of GAIL start- has been responsible to fulfil said. amongst various units of the beating Australia in export. But that’s another company in the first 20 years of ity and is yet another bench- ing from the HVJ and has held GAIL’s vision to source and A company statement organisation,” he said express- story,” Kumar said. With regard to imposition operations, making it one the mark by Airtel in execution various leadership and strategic market natural gas from inter- issued here said Singh con- ing confidence on the collective of minimum import price on certain categories largest mobile network roll- excellence. We are now in a positions. Some of these key national and domestic sources; gratulated the marketing team approach. outs globally, it further added. position to ramp up future roles where he has served as to facilitate capacity utilisa- and plants for achieving best SAIL director (marketing) of aluminium products, Kumar said, “We have The deployment is part of capacity on this network very the head of department include tion of pipeline infrastructure, production and sales in SAIL s Soma Mondal highlighted the sent our recommendations and replies of the Airtel’s ‘Project Leap’ under quickly, giving us unmatched General Manager (Gas Sourc- investment in new pipelines. history with 12 per cent growth challenging market conditions queries to the Ministry of Commerce and the which the company commit- reach and agility,” Bharti Airtel ing and Gas Marketing), Exec- He has been managing the in saleable steel production and and assured that every possi- matter is with them now”. Kumar had earlier ted to invest Rs 60,000 crore Director -- Networks, Abhay utive Director (Operations & company’s topline and bot- sales of over 13 million tonnes ble effort would be made by said that the total value of the ore produced over a period of three years Savargaonkar said. Maintenance). tomline through various zonal during 2016-17. the marketing team to boost beginning November 2015. The company did not dis- Prior to his appointment as offices across India. He joined Singh said considerably the company s profitability during the April-January period stood at Rs “Airtel has also doubled its close the number of mobile Director (Marketing), Gajen- GAIL in 1986, having worked higher targets set could be ful- through complete customer 19,417 crore. PTI overall transmission capac- sites it plans to add in the third dra Singh served as Execu- in ONGC in 1985. PTI filled with effective strategic satisfaction. PTI ity and increased the mobile year of Project Leap. PTI CORPORATE KALEIDOSCOPE NFL registers record output, sales in FY 17

MPOST BUREAU crore. In addition to urea, NFL NEW DELHI: National Fer- also imported and sold DAP tilizers Limited (NFL) has and bentonite sulphur to farm- recorded its best-ever oper- ers during 2016-17 with the ational performance by pro- objective of providing all agri ducing 38.10 Lakh MT (LMT) inputs to farmers under a roof. of urea with an overall capac- NFL has set an ambitious ity utilization of 118 per cent target of achieving a turnover during 2016-17, surpassing of Rs 15,000 crore in coming the previous best production years to realise its vision. With of 37.99 LMT achieved during Urea being its core business, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) was 2015-16. the company is making suc- NTPC-Ramagundam has taken initiative by holding Awareness Camp S K Sinha, GGM, NTPC Dadri, highlighted the achievements of NTPC awarded the India Pride Award 2016-17 under the category – CSR/ on Digital/Cashless Transaction at Millennium Hall on Thursday. All Dadri power station during 2016-17. Speaking on the occasion, Sinha Environment Protection and Conservation. Manoj Sinha, Minister The company has also made cessful forays in other fertilizers the vendors, shopkeepers, medicine store, food joints, schools and informed that the Dadri coal station achieved 101.82 per cent Annual for Communication (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for record production and sale of like DAP, MoP, NPK, Bentonite others from NTPC township participated at the camp DC during 2016-17 which is best among all NTPC stations Railways presented the award to K S Popli, CMD, IREDA industrial products including Sulphur in addition to provid- nitric acid and ammonium ing Seeds and Crop Protection nitrate worth around Rs 189 Products to farmers. 14 sport mp MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata| Friday, 7 April, 2017

DAVID WARNER BACKS YUVRAJ SINGH TO IPL: 3 HELD BY INDORE COPS FOR FAKE JADHAV’S RUN OUT WAS THE TURNING POINT, CONTINUE HIS GOOD FORM TICKETS, BLACK MARKET SALE SAYS RCB SKIPPER WATSON HYDERABAD: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner INDORE: Police arrested 3 persons, in separate cases, for sell- HYDERABAD: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Shane said if Yuvraj Singh continues his rampaging form in the tourna- ing tickets of the Indian Premier League matches in the black Watson said that losing too many wickets in the middle of the ment they have every chance of defending their Indian Premier market as well as for selling fake tickets. “We arrested Vijay chase led to his team’s loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the League title. Warner was all praise for Yuvraj, who played a and another person, his accomplice, for black-marketing of Indian Premier League opener here. “207 was a big total. The swashbuckling 62-run knock to help Sunrisers beat Royal Chal- tickets costing Rs 1,600 and Rs 2,200, and seized 15 tickets,” wicket was really nice....Even half way through our batting in- lengers Bangalore by 35 runs in the IPL 2017 opener. said Additional Superintendent of Police Amrendra Singh. nings, we were on target,” said Watson after the loss. Hardik helps MI post 184/8 against RPS PUNE: All-rounder Har- dik Pandya’s last-over hero- ics helped Mumbai Indians recover from a mediocre posi- tion to post a healthy 184/8 against Rising Pune Supergi- ant (RPS) in the second game of the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Maharash- tra Cricket Association Sta- dium here on Thursday. Bengal medium pacer Ashoke Dinda was the culprit for the home side conceding 30 runs in the final over when Hardik (35 not out) hammered the right-armer for four sixes (including three consecutive) and a four to change the course of the game. Earlier, South African leg-spinner Imran Tahir, who went unsold in the auc- tions and was a late addition to the Pune squad, brought (Right) Mumbai Indians batsman Jos Buttler plays a shot during the match played against Rising Pune the hosts back into the game Supergiants (Left) Mumbai Indians’ Parthiv Patel also gets in on the act with three quick wickets PICS/PTI after the Mumbai opening thick inside edge. Ambati Rayudu (10) before a stunning running catch by duo of Jos Buttler (38) and Before his dismissal, But- dismissing Krunal Pandya (3) Mayank Agarwal at the long- Parthiv Patel (19) added 45 tler lived up to his billing, cheaply. on boundary off Stokes. runs for the opening wicket. milking his English team- Australian leggie Adam The West Indian struck Introduced in the fifth over, mate and IPL-10’s costliest Zampa then added to the three boundaries and a six Tahir struck in his second ball buy Ben Stokes (Rs 14.5 crore) misery for the visitors by in his 17-ball innings as he when he bowled Parthiv round for two consecutive sixes picking the crucial wicket of added 21 runs for the seventh his legs before packing Mum- and then dispatching rookie Nitish Rana (34), comfort- wicket with Hardik Pandya. bai skipper Rohit Sharma (3) Rajasthan medium-pacer ably caught by Bhatia at deep Hardik then added 37 runs and Buttler in his next over to Deepak Chahar for a four midwicket. for the eighth wicket with reduce Mumbai to 62/3. and a six off back-to-back Rana looked good for New Zealander Tim Southee Rohit, who has been out of deliveries. His 19-ball knock his 28-ball knock, consist- (7) to put Mumbai in a I’m batting with more freedom action for almost five months, was laced with three hits to ing a four and two sixes, but commanding position. was slow on his feet and it the fence and as many max- it was the 30-run fourth- Brief Scores was enough for Tahir to break imums. After the strate- wicket stand with Rayudu and Mumbai Indians vs Pune after India comeback: Yuvraj through his defence. One ball gic time-out, Pune skipper 18 runs with Keiron Pol- Supergiant: 184/8 (Jos later, Tahir trapped the danger- Steve Smith introduced vet- lard (27) that mattered more. Buttler 38, Hardik Pan- HYDERABAD: Star all- time for defending champi- ous Buttler in front although eran all-rounder Rajat Bhatia, Pollard, who was dropped by dya 35 not out, Nitish rounder Yuvraj Singh said he ons Sunrisers Hyderabad in television replays later showed who responded well by taking Dhoni on 22, struggled to get Rana 34, Imran Tahir 3/28, has been batting with more their Indian Premier League that the Englishman had got a a simple return catch to pack the big shots before falling to Rajat Bhatia 2/14) AGENCIES freedom after making a suc- opener against Royal Chal- cessful return to the Indian lengers Bangalore (RCB). “I ODI team earlier this year. enjoyed my batting tonight. Misbah Yuvraj made a comeback to My batting has been up and Knights look to kick-start the Indian team against Eng- down over the couple of land earlier this year and years, but I am feeling really retires from roared back to form with a good at the moment. I just brutal century in the second need to continue this good campaign by slaying Lions international ODI in Cuttack and then fol- run forward. “The comeback lowed it up with a gritty 45 into the Indian team has RAJKOT: Two-time champions Kolkata Knight cricket in the third and final game really helped me.I am more Riders (KKR) will look to improve their record in Kolkata.Vintage Yuvraj free in my mind comeback,” against Gujarat Lions and start their Indian Pre- LAHORE: Pakistan’s Test cap- was again on full display, this said Yuvraj. AGENCIES mier League (IPL) campaign with a win when tain Misbah-ul-Haq on Thurs- the two sides meet at the Saurashtra Cricket day announced his retirement Association Stadium here on Friday. from international cricket, IPL breaks In 2016, KKR lost both their matches to the saying the upcoming series in Lions with the Suresh Raina-skippered franchise the West Indies will be his last registering a comfortable six-wicket victory here. assignment. barriers: After restricting the Gautam Gambhir led The 42-year-old has been Knight Riders to a pedestrian 124/8 in 20 overs, leading the Test side since Henriques the Lions just lost four wickets in their run 2010, taking over the reins in chase with Raina leading from the front with the aftermath of the spot-fixing HYDERABAD: A relent- an unbeaten 53. scandal in England. less war of words might have At the Eden Gardens earlier last season, the The first of the three-Test marred the recently-con- Lions had won by five wickets. series against the West Indies cluded Test series between Riding on a superlative league stage perfor- begins in Jamaica on April India and Australia, but mance, Lions topped the points table only to 21, followed by a Test in Bar- Moises Henriques has said return second best in both the qualifiers against bados on April 30. The series that the IPL will break bar- Royal Challengers Bangalore and eventual concludes with the third and riers and bring the play- champions Sunrisers Hyderabad. final Test in Dominica, start- ers closer. “It (IPL) breaks KKR on the other hand, finished fourth ing on May 10. Speaking at a down those barriers and in the league stage, losing to Sunrisers in the press conference at the Gad- you get to know players off eliminator. dafi Stadium, Misbah said he KKR’s Yusuf Pathan during a practice session in the field which is probably This season, while the Lions will look to would continue to play domes- the most important piece to outdo their first stint, which was by all means Rajkot on Thursday PIC/PTI tic cricket. know,” Henriques, who is a a successful one, KKR would pull no punches But on Friday, Lions will miss the services of “I am announcing my key all-rounder for Sunris- in performing better than last time where their West Indian T20 specialist allrounder Dwayne retirement from international ers Hyderabad, said. “Once sojourn was marked by inconsistency. Bravo who is injured and man-of-the-series in cricket. The upcoming series you get to know people and Lions have a top-heavy look to their batting the India-Australia Test series Ravindra Jadeja against West Indies will be what they are like off the lineup with the likes of Brendon McCullum, who is cooling his heels after a long Test season. my last,” he said. Misbah, who field, that’s when you start Dwayne Smith, Aaron Finch, Suresh Raina, and The Lions will pin hopes on Karthik was named one of Wisden’s building true friendships. Dinesh Karthik expected to start. who was the cornerstone of Tamil Nadu’s five Cricketers of the Year on What happens on the field To put things into perspective, the Lions were success in the Vijay Hazare and Deodhar Wednesday has led his side in that’s competitive, that’s the only team last year to score 70 or more in Trophy where they finished winners. Karthik 53 Tests since taking over and emotional. But when you the Powerplay - a feat they achieved four times. amassed 854 runs in 12 innings - the fourth- won 24 times. “I will continue slow down, when you realise, Five of their batsmen -- Raina, Finch, McCul- highest in a List A season in India. He notched to play cricket at the domestic there are absolutely more lum, Karthik and Smith -- aggregated more than up match-winning centuries in both finals, in level. Regarding when I will important than cricket,” 300 runs. None of their rivals had more than addition to four half-centuries in his last nine leave domestic cricket, I will MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SONIPAT he said. AGENCIES three batsmen who aggregated 300 and above. 50-over games. AGENCIES decide it later,” he said. 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Sonipat in mind before taking The letter stated: the BCCI at the ICC.” 8 851 Construction of community centre in delhi 43.03 2000 86000 05/04/2017 15/04/2017 17/04/2017 18/04/2017 6 months any decision at the Spe- “Members may kindly While the COA is eli- camp ward 11 m.c Sonipat cial General Meeting on note that the Com- gible to attend the SGM Note: 1) The terms and conditions are also available on website https://etenders.hry.nic. in 2) Any resident of M.C. Sonipat, who has stake in any of these works and wishes to be member of the citizen supervisory Com- April 9. mittee of Adminis- but its head Vinod Rai mittee to be set up by the M.C. Sonipat for supervision of the execution of works on the ground, may submit their willingness giving name, The COA’s instruc- trators has decided will be travelling address, academic qualification, professional experience and contact number to the undersigned by 17/04/2017. Superintending Engineer, tion before Sunday’s to seek appropriate abroad and won’t PRDH-Advt. No:-1078/11/4621/1718/48489 Municipal Corporation Sonipat Dated: 06/04/2017 [email protected] SGM is an indication directions from the be present in the upcom- about what the mem- Hon’ble Supreme Court ing meeting. AGENCIES Sport 15 MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 7 April, 2017 mp Sindhu rises to second spot in Chelsea prove ‘Hazard’ous to Manchester City’s title dreams LONDON: Eden Hazard’s sive stalwart Vincent Kompany, made the initial save against In Wednesday’s other brace powered Chelsea to a sidelined since November by Silva, but Kun Agüero pounced matches, Tottenham came BWF rankings 2-1 victory against Manchester an injury. on the rebound and put the ball from behind in a 3-1 win at City as the London club main- Chelsea struck first in the in the net. Swansea City to keep pace NEW DELHI: Rio Olympic tained a seven-point advantage contest at Stamford Bridge Nine minutes later, the ref- with Chelsea, while Arsenal silver medallist Shuttler P.V. over Tottenham Hotspur in the here, as Hazard scored in the eree pointed to the spot after dominated West Ham United Sindhu reached her career race for the English Premier 10th minute on a shot that vis- Kompany fouled Pedro in the 3-0 to vault over Manchester best world rankings, grab- League (EPL) title. iting goalkeeper Willy Cabal- area. Courtois stopped Haz- United into fifth place, trail- bing the number two position Chelsea on Wednesday lero should have stopped. ard’s first effort from the line ing Man City by four points with 75759 points in the lat- bounced back with a ven- Man City pulled level in only to see the Belgian convert with a game in hand. Hull City est Badminton World Federa- geance after faltering 1-2 last the 26th minute, courtesy of on his second try and put the climbed out of the drop zone, tion (BWF) rankings released weekend at home to Crystal an unaccustomed gaffe by Blues ahead 2-1. beating relegation-bound Mid- on Thursday. Palace, while City were com- Chelsea keeper Thibaut Cour- City, who enjoyed an edge dlesbrough 4-2. Southamp- Sindhu, who recently ing off a 2-2 draw with Arsenal, tois, whose poor clearance in possession throughout the ton topped Crystal Palace 3-1 clinched the India Open title reports Efe. ended up on the foot of David night, never really threat- and Bournemouth produced defeating Carolina Marin of For City, the match marked Silva. ened the Chelsea goal in the a late goal to hold Liverpool Spain in the summit clash, the return of captain and defen- The Belgian international second half. 2-2 at Anfield. AGENCIES moved three places up to number two spot, supersed- BEST EVER IN 2 DECADES ing Japan’s Akane Yamugachi and thus becoming the second Indian woman to break into the top-five of the world rankings. Paes dropped from Davis India rise to 101 Saina Nehwal, who lost in the opening round of the ongoing Malaysia Open, how- in FIFA rankings ever, moved one place down to ninth spot with 64279 points in Cup squad, 27-yr run halted NEW DELHI: The Indian foot- 1-0 victory over Myanmar in the rankings, which is led by ball team achieved its best- the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers -- Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei ever FIFA ranking in over their first-ever in Myanmar in with 87911 points. BENGALURU: Long-serving in 1990 at Jaipur, has been two decades as it jumped to over 64 years. Before that India’s Marin remained in third Leander Paes was on Thurs- dropped from the Davis Cup 101 in the latest list released first win in an away encounter spot with 75664 points. day dropped for the first time team on form - or the lack of on Thursday. in over a decade came when In the men’s singles rank- in 27 years from India’s Davis it - for the first time in nearly This is the team’s best-ever they beat Cambodia 3-2 in an ings, Ajay Jayaram, who on Cup squad as non-playing cap- three decades. ranking since May 1996 - it was International Friendly. The 4-1 Thursday defeated Viktor tain Mahesh Bhupathi picked Over the last couple of ranked 101 then also. win at home for India last year Axelsen of Denmark 9-21, Rohan Bopanna instead for the Davis Cup ties involving India, India have jumped 31 places against Puerto Rico was also 21-14, 21-19 to move into the tie against Uzbekistan. the focus has had been centered from its last rank of 132nd in commendable. “It has been a quarter-finals of the Malaysia The Asia/Oceania Zone around Paes going past Nicola the previous month. difficult road. Bringing in new Open, remained the highest Group I tie begins here on Pietrangeli’s record of 42 dou- Following a couple of blood and creating competition ranked Indian on 20th spot. Friday. bles rubbers’ wins. wins in recent times, India for places in the team has been a Jayaram’s match which Bopanna will pair up with Bhupathi said it was a tough are now ranked 11th in Asia. process, and I’m pleased we are lasted around 44 minutes at Sriram Balaji in the second decision to drop his one-time The highest FIFA ranking moving in the right direction,” the Stadium Perpaduan - 3 round doubles tie and lock doubles partner. achieved by India ever is 94, India coach Stephen Constan- here, saw a fightback from horns with Farrukh Dustov “It was tough and that is which was attained in Febru- tine said. “It’s been a total team the Indian shuttler after drop- and Sanjar Fayziev at the Kar- why the last-minute decision. ary 1996. India were ranked effort. Unless Mr. Patel (AIFF ping the opening game 9-11. nataka State Lawn Tennis I was clear from the start that I 99 in November 1993 and 100 President Praful Patel) and Mr. But Jayaram gave a much bet- Association. wanted to go with three singles in October 1993, December Das (AIFF General Secretary ter display in the second and Bopanna is ranked 24th options only because the cou- 1993 and April 1996. The last Kushal Das) allowed me to do third games to settle the issue. in the world, 29 spots above ple of boys have never played couple of years had been fruit- the things and the manner I In the first game, it was a neck Olympic medallist and mul- under Davis Cup stress situa- ful for India as they won 11 of wanted it to be done, this won’t and neck competition but soon tiple Grand Slam winner Paes tion, so going in with two (dou- their 13 matches, including an have been possible ever. I also Axelsen took complete control (53rd). bles) specialists was going to be unofficial game against Bhu- need to thank the support staff of the opening game with some Ramkumar Ramanathan a high-risk situation,” he said. tan, while scoring a total of 31 for their commitment for the attacking shots. But the sec- will spearhead India’s singles Bhupathi said the other goals. India recently posted a team,” he added. AGENCIES ond game saw a great fightback challenge in place of injured players in the team had prac- I have won a Challenger recently, Rohan hasn’t from the Indian shuttler to bag Yuki Bhambri. Ramanathan tised more than Paes. the game 21-14. Continuing will face Temur Ismailov in the “I think these boys have won anything, says Leander Paes his dominance, Jayaram hit first singles rubber on Friday. been here since Sunday, and some great shots and showed Prajnesh Gunneswaran, we were able to play a lot of BENGALURU: India’s most experienced tennis player, Leander Paes, was on swift court movements in the who replaced the injured sets with Rohan and Bala. They Thursday dropped from the Davis Cup squad for the upcoming Asia/Oceania decider game. AGENCIES Bhambri, will take on Fayziev played three sets everyday. in the second singles rubber. Leander, unfortunately, came zone group 1, second round tie, against Uzbekistan. The reason given for the In the reverse singles on only yesterday and he played 43-year old’s axing is his recent form. While Paes has accepted the verdict Sunday, Ramanathan could three games and it started of new non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi, he gave a tongue in cheek face Fayziev and Gunneswaran raining. response when asked about his exclusion. Speaking to a private news chan- will be playing the final rubber So, there wasn’t Davis Cup nel, Paes said he was a ‘bit confused’ by the reason given for his axing. against Ismailov. doubles highest stress situa- Justifying his decision to tions,” he said. In his response, he targeted Bhupathi’s decision to include Rohan Bopanna pick Bopanna over Paes, Bhu- Asked if Paes stood a at his expense. Paes won his first title of the season earlier this month, pathi said the Bengaluru lad chance had he joined earlier, combining with Canadian Adil Shamasdin to lift the Leon Challenger Tour is serving and seeing the ball Bhupathi said: “If I had the full tennis tournament’s men’s doubles trophy after a straight-set triumph in well and also had a good start team by Sunday and Monday, to the year. I would have had more time the final. Paes though went on to say that every captain has his own style of “Yeah, like I said the condi- probably to make a dedicated working and that it was important to have the best team out there. AGENCIES tions obviously are very quick decision.” here. Rohan is serving well... When asked if it was end ing Leander, that this is by no Bhupathi said he is not a big That was the basis of the deci- of the road for Paes, Bhupathi means the end of the road. His believer of having doubles spe- sion,” Bhupathi said. responded in the negative. being in the team is invaluable, cialists in the Davis Cup team Paes, who made his Davis “Not at all. I made it clear the experience, the energy he unless they are among the top Cup debut against Japan to everyone involved, includ- brings to Davis Cup ...,” he said. five in the world. AGENCIES Real Madrid, Barcelona win in La Liga MADRID: Real Madrid on Tuesday night. remained top of the Spanish Atletico wasted several football league with a two- chances to extend their lead, point lead over FC Barce- including one incredible miss lona following a 4-2 away win by Fernando Torres, but the over Club Deportivo Leganés result was never in doubt but they were made to work thanks to another committed much harder than expected display in midfield and defense by the La Liga minnows and Simeone’s side are back to whose annual budget is less their best four days ahead of than half of what Madrid paid trip to face Real Madrid. for Colombian international Villarreal move back into James Rodriguez. fifth thanks to Adrian Lopez’s Things looked to be going 47th minute goal which gave according to script as goals them a 1-0 win away to strug- Real Madrid players celebrate after scoring against Leganes from James and two from gling Betis, who rarely looked Alvaro Morata put a much- Madrid’s two-goal cushion time. Sevilla have not won in like getting anything from the changed Madrid 3-0 ahead early in the second half, but their last four league games game, while Athletic Club Bil- after just 23 minutes on Leganes pressed them right and may have to start looking bao have moved above Real Wednesday night, reports Xin- until the final whistle. Bar- over their shoulder in order to Sociedad into sixth thanks to hua news agency. The home celona kept up the pressure ensure they remain at least in an easy win at home to Espan- side managed to steady the at the top of the table with a fourth place. Atletico Madrid yol. The match had been billed ship and got right back into 3-0 win at home to Sevilla FC. strengthened their grip on as a clash between two candi- the game with quickfire goals Lionel Messi was the archi- third place and a direct qualifi- dates for Europe but Athletic from Gabriel and Luciano tect of the win with two goals cation for next season’s Cham- dominated completely and Never on 31 and 34 minutes. and the pass which set up Luis pions League after Felipe Luis’ had the result in the bag by An own goal from Mar- Suarez for Barca’s opening in a first half goal gave them a 1-0 halftime thanks to two goals tin Mantovani restored game which was over by half win at home to Real Sociedad from Aritz Aduriz. AGENCIES Messi shouldn’t suffer Argentina burden: Sampaoli

BARCELONA: Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli says that compatriot Lionel Messi should be the pride of Argen- tina rather than criticised for his failure to deliver a major trophy. Messi was in top form on his return from suspen- sion and scored twice as Barcelona extended Sevilla’s slump in a 3-0 win on Wednesday. But while he is a hero at the Camp Nou, Messi has not always had the same adulation in his homeland. “There is a necessity for some people to win some- thing solely thanks to Leo,” said Sampaoli, who has been linked with taking over as Argentina boss for the rest of their faltering World Cup qualifying campaign. “That seems like too much of a burden to me for a player who has given everything and who makes all of Argentina proud that he is the best in the world.” Messi was handed a four-match international ban for insulting an assistant referee in a 1-0 win over Chile on March 24.Without the five-time World Player of the Year, Argentina then lost 2-0 to Bolivia to fall to fifth in South American World Cup qualify- ing with only the top four guaranteed their places in Russia next year. AGENCIES 16 mp Entertainment MILLENNIUM POST | Kolkata | Friday, 7 April, 2017 HARD TO

SURVIVEin showbiz if you are honest: Raveena Tandon

The actor, who will soon be seen inMaatr, believes that all women have a loving and caring nature that we celebrate often forgetting Being an actor about the inner strength they possess was never my MUMBAI: National Award-winning actor seen in Maatr, believes that all women dream: Parineeti Raveena Tandon says she faced many dif- have a loving and caring nature that the ficulties in her professional life for speak- world celebrates, but forgets about the MUMBAI: Actor Parineeti Chopra, whose next Bol- ing the truth and that it is hard to survive inner strength that they possess. lywood outing is Meri Pyaari Bindu, says she never in the entertainment industry if a person According to her, perhaps that is why dreamt of being in the acting field. Parineeti ventured is transparent and honest. Apart from the outer world thinks women are weaker, into the Hindi film industry in 2011 with Ladies vs her craft, Raveena is known for her which is untrue. Since childhood, Raveena Ricky Bahl, and went on to featured in movies like outspoken nature. Asked if she had has been caring for wounded crows, stray Ishaqzaade, Shuddh Desi Romance, Hasee Toh Phasee to pay a price for it, she said: “Yes, dogs and cats. and Daawat-e-Ishq. I think at times it is challeng- Considering the fact that Maatr, set for Talking about her journey, Parineeti said in a state- ing and hard to survive in the a May 21 release, is on social discrimina- ment: “Being an actor or acting was never my dream entertainment industry if you are tion and physical violence against women, but knew I was living my dream when first film of mine honest. I faced a lot of trouble the actor emphasised on a strong judicial got released, and I saw thousands of people go out there, for that, where I have been system and sensible parenting to deal with watch my films, love me and then mob me on the road.” thrown out of films. I have such situations. It can’t be denied that crime The actor is one amongst those Bollywood celebri- been called a liar and I against women in our society is on the rise. ties who feature in Mark Bennington’s photographic have been treated badly.” Asked if the lifestyle of parents and book titled ‘Living The Dream’. The book has a pho- “However, I stuck to working mothers who don’t get enough tograph of Parineeti, captured at a fan meet after the being honest and treated time to spend with their children are caus- release of Ishaqzaade. The 28-year-old actor says it was people with respect, some- ative factors, Raveena said: “No, I don’t “awesome” to be captured by Bennington. thing that I have learnt from think so. Statistics say that most of the “My photograph in the book is very special,” she my upbringing. All I knew is children who are bullying any weaker liv- added. The book has been published by Harper Collins that time will unveil the real- ing creatures like stoning a bird, breaking India, with a foreword by Karan Johar and an afterword ity. Today, I live with a clear or throwing little puppies from rooftop at by casting director Shanoo Sharma. IANS heart and sleep in the night a very young age end up becoming crimi- with a clear conscience. So nals because they start taking pleasure in I have no regrets.” the pain of a weaker person or animal. After making her Bolly- “So it should be taken care of at a very wood debut with Patthar Ke early stage of life. It is the responsibility of Phool in 1991, Raveena went parents to develop a compassionate mind on to act in films like Dilwale, in their children. You could be a home- Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, Aks, maker or a working parent; if you don’t Satta and won a National Award have a sharp observation of your child’s for Kalpana Lajmi’s Daman: A behaviour, you can’t do that. I see no rea- Victim of Marital Violence. son to blame working mothers for that,” The actor, who will soon be she added. IANS

‘Filmmakers grab too ‘Tom Cruise changed my career’

much from real life’ LONDON: Hollywood star Jessica Cruise. Someone contacted him CHENNAI: Mani Ratnam feels centered on live-in relation- Chastain has thanked Tom Cruise from my agency and said, ‘Listen, filmmakers at times take too ships, Kaatru Veliyidai is a for changing the course of her career, she wants to work with you. And she much from the real life and says period film in the backdrop of after he helped her to secure a role in would love to, but there is this other his upcoming release Kaatru the Indian Air Force. Zero Dark Thirty. film, and it’s so important.’ And he Veliyidai is also inspired from “I always look for genu- The 40-year-old flame-haired said, ‘OK, we’re going to let you out people he has came across. ineness. If I feel I can connect actor has revealed that she owes her of your contract.’ ” “Most of it is based on people with the audience, I will try to role in the political action-thriller The two have never worked you know or meet. So, there are develop it. For example, the to Cruise, who used his consider- together, said Chastain, but “I really some tacit real-life inspirations genesis of ‘Kannathil Mutham- able influence to help Chastain star hope to find something in the future if not apparent. ittal’ was an article published in in the hit movie about the real-life you on something.’ And I was like, to do with him because I’m very Sometimes, I think film- the a magazine.” Asked about search for Osama bin Laden, rather ‘What? Please give her my number’. grateful.” She added, “I’ve seen him makers grab too much from the recurring shots of sun and than his own film Oblivion, reported “I was signed to do another afterwards. And I was like, ‘Dude, real life. You pick from vari- rain in his films, Ratnam says long-known for writing strong Contactmusic. movie (at the time). I was contractu- you’re awesome!’ ” ous sources invariably,” he said. they are great tools for film- women characters in his films, “I got cold-called by (director) ally obligated to do something else So is the character Chastain plays While Ratnam’s previous makers to tell the story and but he doesn’t believe in the Kathryn Bigelow. I was in Toronto, that I was really wanting to do, and in her new movie, The Zookeeper’s outing OK Kanmani was a con- provide certain visual power concept of ‘women-centric’ and I had heard from (producer) I was excited to do [the 2013 thriller Wife, based on the Diane Acker- temporary romance-drama to the script. Ratnam has been movies. PTI Megan Ellison with whom I had done Oblivion, starring Cruise]. But when man book about the real-life Anto- a film, Lawless,” she says. this came my way, I realised I had to nina Zabinski, who saved hundreds “And she said, ‘By the way, do you do this.” of Jews from the Nazis by hiding know Kathryn Bigelow is trying to And the person who made it pos- them in her Warsaw zoo. The movie Portman steps out with baby get a hold of you? She wants to meet sible for me to do this movie is Tom released on March 31. PTI Amalia for the first time Demian Bichir to Ciaran Hinds to play Steppenwolf in star in Conjuring 2 Spin-Off The Nun Justice League LONDON: ‘Game of Thrones’ LOS ANGELES: Oscar-nomi- actor Ciaran Hinds has con- nated actor Demian Bichir will firmed that he will play vil- join The Conjuring 2 spin-off lain Steppenwolf in superhero The Nun. team-up movie Justice League. According to The Holly- In an interview with The wood Reporter, Bichir will play Independent, Hinds suggests a priest named Father Burke in that his performance as Lot in LOS ANGELES: Actor Natalie Portman has been the movie. The priest is ordered his 1981 movie Excalibur may enslavement to Darkseid, but spotted with her newborn baby for the first time by Rome to investigate a mys- have helped him to get the role. he has to keep on this line to since she gave birth in February. The Jackie actor was terious death of a nun. “They were great fans of try and take over worlds,” says pictured stepping out with her baby girl, Amalia, in Corin Hardy directs Excalibur, Zack and his team,” Hinds. In DC comics, Steppen- Los Angeles’ Los Feliz area, reported Ace Showbiz. The Nun, while James Wan, says Hinds, addressing Justice wolf is a member of Darkseid’s In some pictures, Natalie was seen keeping her who helmed The Conjur- League director Zack Snyder. elite. He once leads an army to new bundle of joy close to her chest with a black ing and The Conjuring 2, “Maybe that’s how I got the conquer the Earth in the name material carrier as she took her to popular walker serves as producer along with role (in Justice League)! Who of Darkseid. spot Griffith Park. The 35-year-old Israeli-born Peter Safran. Wan also co- a demon. The terrifying appear- knows?” Hinds reveals that he Justice League is scheduled actor left the stroller at home and carried the baby writes The Nun script with ance of the nun helped the will play Steppenwolf through to be released in US on Novem- girl in the sling due to the park’s walking trails hav- Gary Dauberman. movie earn a spectacular $320 motion capture, which means ber 17. The movie will feature ing a steep gradient. Natalie gave birth to Amalia on The Nun will center on the million at global box office. that his character will be mostly Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry February 22, just days before the Academy Awards. demon nun which stole view- Bichir was nominated for an computer-generated except for Cavill as Superman, Gal Gadot It’s the second child for the Black Swan star and her ers’ attention in The Conjuring Oscar for his performance in his eyes and mouth. as Wonder Woman, Ray Fisher dancer husband, Benjamin Millepied. 2. The movie script originally A Better Life. His other movie “Basically they’re going to as Cyborg, Amy Adams as Lois Their first child, a son named Aleph, was born didn’t have the iconic demon credits include The Hateful construct something, digitally, Lane, Ezra Miller as The Flash, in June 2011. A year later, Natalie and Benjamin nun in it. The character was Eight and “7:19”. Bichir will and then they will use my eyes Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor tied the knot in an intimate Jewish ceremony in added during re-shoots, when next be seen in Ridley Scott’s and mouth. He’s old, tired, still and Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Big Sur, California. PTI Wan had an idea to reconcieve Alien: Covenant. PTI trying to get out of his own yVulko. PTI