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The nation hat India's second moon launch of Pioneer 0 was unsuc-          tained that Chandrayaan-2 is proud of our space pro- Tmission did not go as per the cessful.         achieved 90-95 percent of its gramme and scientists. The script isn't the first such instance The first successful mis-        mission objectives. best is yet to come in our space globally. Only half of the lunar sion to the moon was Luna 1   !      In fact, ISRO said programme. There are new missions involving landing on by the USSR on January 4,      Chandrayaan-2's orbiter, whose frontiers to discover and new moon surface have succeeded in 1959. It was also the first  "#$# %  &     mission life was planned for places to go. India is with you," the last six decades, as per the 'Moon flyby' mission. The suc-      just one year, could now last for Modi said adding the nation is US space agency NASA's 'Moon cess had come only in the sixth     seven years due to the precise proud of the scientists and Fact Sheet'. mission.   !  launch and mission manage- stands with them. There have been a total of From 1958 to 1979, only the      ( ment and it will help in the ISRO had planned to make 109 lunar missions from 1958, US and the USSR (now Russia)     understanding of the Moon's India the first country to out of which 61 were success- launched Moon missions. In  )    evolution, mapping of its min- achieve a soft landing on the ful, according to NASA. these 21 years, the two countries     erals and water molecules in south pole on the grounds that As many as 46 missions launched 90 missions.     ( the Polar Regions. ISRO chief the lunar surface area that involved landing on the lunar There was a lull in the *  (   K Sivan attributed the exten- remains in shadow there is surface, including landing of decade that followed with no    sion of lifespan to the "extra much larger than that at the the rover and sample return. lunar missions from 1980-89.      fuel" right now available in the north pole and there is a pos- And out of these 21 were suc- Japan, the European     Orbiter. "Right now the com- sibility of presence of water in cessful, while two were par- Union, China, India and Israel &  munication is lost, we will try permanently shadowed areas tially successful. have been late entrants.     to establish a link for the next around it. Sample return means mis- The countries have      14 days," he said. The south pole region also sion that involves collecting launched different lunar mis-      The 2,379-kg orbiter's cam-                has craters that are cold traps and returning samples to sions — orbiters, landers and        era is the highest resolution       !   "#           !  ! and contain a fossil record of earth. The first successful sam- flyby (orbiting the moon, land-    camera (0.3 m) in any lunar $%   !  &    ' the early Solar System, ISRO ple return mission was Apollo ing on the moon and flying by       mission so far and shall provide maintained. 12 of the US launched in the moon respectively).     high resolution images which which aimed at studying not (MCC) along with some 60- Former ISRO Chairman November 1969. In a span of a little more     will be immensely useful to the just one area of the Moon but odd schoolchildren, led from and former Secretary in the This year, Israel, too, than a year, from August 1958   global scientific community, it all the areas combining the the front to boost the morale of Department of Space G launched its lunar mission to November 1959, the US and   stated. exosphere, the surface as well the scientists and later also Madhavan Nair said Beresheet in February 2018 but the USSR launched 14 mis-      A senior ISRO official, as the sub-surface of the moon hugged a visibly crestfallen Chandrayaan-2 has achieved it crash landed in April. sions. Only three — Luna 1,     however, said, the four-legged in a single mission, stated ISRO chairman K Sivan to 95 per cent of its mission In 2008, India had Luna 2 and Luna 3 — were +     lander and the six-wheeled ISRO, which got the backing of console and encourage him. objectives. "Already, orbiter is launched Chandrayaan-1 successful. All were launched      rover 'Pragyan' housed inside the global scientific communi- The hug video has since gone in space and it should do an which had an orbiter and an by the USSR.     that was planned for a rollout ties as well. viral. "There will be a new excellent job of mapping," he impactor. One of achieve- The Ranger 7 mission      between 5.30 am and 6.30 am Prime Minister Narendra dawn and better tomorrow. said. The Rs 978-crore ments of the mission was dis- launched in July 1964 by the  !    !  to carry out experiments may Modi, who had watched the The best is yet to come in our Chandrayaan-2 Mission was covery of water molecules on US was the first to take close-     have been lost. proceedings from ISRO's space programme. India is with conceived a decade ago. the moon. up pictures of the moon. &    This was a unique mission Mission Control Centre you," the PM told the scientists. Turn to Page 4 The maiden mission to the Turn to Page 4                                     ,!                      !                  -            .          / 0                 6#$619,   L M               !     1  ational Security Adviser  2       3   ,1""'"$ NAjit Doval on Saturday             said Pakistan is bent on creat-         4  . %  .5Q akistan on Saturday refused ing trouble in Kashmir, where   "# "  &  PIndia’s request to allow normalcy can be restored only           !     President Ram Nath Kovind to if the neighbouring nation  #$O&  1  Q       use its airspace for his flight to “starts behaving” and “stops '      ()* *               Iceland. Kovind will embark on indulging in subversive propa-         ! 1       8 a visit to Iceland, Switzerland ganda.”    &         and Slovenia from Monday He said according to intel-      1    during which he is expected to ligence reports some 230 ter- doing their job properly and $    !       brief the top leadership in rorists were prowling along were warned that Pakistan   "#%  *            those countries on India’s LoC in Pakistan Occupied would send them bangles if  +   +    &     “national concerns”, especially Kashmir, some of whom have they didn’t do something   +         in view of terror incidents, sneaked into border areas to quickly to disrupt the law and *+  ",      8   including the Pulwama attack. create trouble, which includes order situation in J&K.    (    #         '             The decision was approved intimidating traders and locals Thereafter, the two men    +  !          by Pakistan Prime Minister to prevent them from carrying went to the residence of a New Delhi for treatment at used by Pakistan and terrorists            Imran Khan, his Foreign out their normal business. prominent fruit merchant in AIIMS, he said. for subversive activities, but the    +           Minister Shah Mehmood Speaking to a select group Sopore, Hamidullah Rather, to Asked what India will do if it should not prevent people &  '            Qureshi told broadcaster PTV. of Indian and foreign journal- intimidate him on Friday. Not Pakistan continues with its from going about their normal             In New Delhi, Ministry of ists, the NSA also highlighted finding Rather at home, the ter- ways, Doval said, “There is a lives.        !      !    External Affairs spokesperson the case of two Punjabi-speak- rorists shot and injured his 25- solution to every problem.” “In any society, people         )            Raveesh Kumar regretted ing terrorists whose conversa- year-old son, Mohammad He, however, did not elaborate. always want more. But to us  . ++/0 +O !   9    Pakistan’s decision to not allow tions with their Pakistani han- Irshad, and his two-and-a- Doval justified the restric- their life is more important,” he                     the President to use its airspace dlers were intercepted, in which half-year old daughter Asma tions imposed on mobile said, adding that 92.5 per cent *   1           for his flight to Iceland. they were reprimanded by Jaan, who is critical, Doval phone and Internet services in of the geographical area of 23124 $       Turn to Page 4 Pakistani handlers for not said. Jaan is being airlifted to J&K, saying they can easily be J&K is without restrictions.   !

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The in a business family, you have gaya aur kuch nahin kar paaya. their children, that each child has a Hirani managed to deliver the     other day, I saw myself on the to become a businessman. I Other than this the calibre and perform acordingly. message. Tiwari should have taken a    ! billboards. I have been in Mumbai was also groomed to take over challenge was to earn a living. Chhichhore, directed by Nitesh leaf out of that. ,    from 11 years but I never saw myself the family business. But destiny It was not like back home Tiwari, walks a similar path. And this The one-liners, the nick names   +    +  + on the billboards. I feel blessed. It’s a has a different trajectory for where you are being served is where the movie begins to and life during the college days are        !  feeling that I cannot express in words. me; I was destined to be an everything on a platter. Here, disappoint. 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The one almost eight years I am back on       ' !@   I"       ++  thing that keeps the viewers hooked to the same channel narrating the   +     1 "           such shows is the love for their culture, tales of Ramayana. It feels good,”    & ! !    />      * tradition, values, beliefs and at the same he recalls. 9     " O   +  ! $!   *    time they get a sneak-peak of the Kabra went on doing shows like  DEE ' '   +    *    +   + country’s history. Salim-Anarkali, Vighanaharta !   !     ,       But, one thing to look out for in such Ganesha and also featured in a few TV      '      !    shows is the creator’s imagination. They commercials. '   +1    AL, +       +     have the ability to make the same story so Krish Chauhan, who is seen playing =+2+ !"+    " >  ! "!9    '! unique that it grabs eyeballs. Now comes Kush in the show made his way in the            +     #    ! $!  how they do it — it’s not only because of industry with a dance reality show — DID  +   +   +   + !9 + />I the CGI and the VFX but also the maker’s L’il Masters Season 3. He was selected in    +7 >     . +       vision and the power to narrate the same the top 26 out of the 2 lakh contestants who ' !9         ,O+    P     story in a hundred different ways and still auditioned.       ! !M 6 +O  manage to maintain the freshness. And Chauhan recalls that he was never #O   !        not to mention that CGI, VFX, lighting interested in dance until one day he   $1   " O& 0          and sound effects does leave an impact thought of giving it a try.  O       + O!      0     by enhancing the viewer’s audio- “My elder sister was a     +  7  !     visual experience and professional dancer. I used to see                   !' making the show stand her practice at home. Then one  +F+   >   5    out in the clutter. day an idea striked my mind      +          Time and again, the that why should not I give a try.  !" +  %       tales of Ramayana have Then I started learning dance.   *         been of much interest for the Then DID L’il Masters      7          viewers and it’s time when the happened with me. Then, I  +     +   +   show is back on TV but with a went on participating in    !       different perspective. Ram Siya dance competitions.           ! Ke Luv Kush will narrate the The most memorable "+ 0     =   +  story of how Luv-Kush played one is a competition   *  '              an instrumental role in where Ganesh       +   +      reuniting their parents. The Hegde was the  + +$ +* !    <+>!        show airs on Colors TV, judge. I won the Though it’s a bit heavy and we have to carry $         +  %%  !  & Monday to Friday at 8:30 first prize there. our bow and arrow too but that doesn’t F    9   +2 1 '        pm. 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He said Milan programme held in from October 2, state-wide soon the construction Takhatpur area of Bilaspur. would commence. STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR unravel the seventh level of Chief Minister said in his implementation of Poshan Abhiyaan would begin. In his He also dedicated ‘Chakravyuh’, but by clearing six address to the programme Barrister Thakur hief Minister Bhupesh levels, a history of its own is Municipal Council after Extending warm greet- vals such as Hareli, Teeja, address to the programme, that the demands of govern- Chedilal Agriculture CBaghel on Saturday created which is enough to make examining the requirement. ings of Teeja festival to International Day of World's Chief Minister mentioned ment Girls College in College and Research applauded the efforts of the sci- one ‘Abhimanyu’,” he said. Home and PWD Minister women, Chief Minister said Indigenous People and about Narva, Garva, Ghurva Takhatpur and Government Centre at Sarkanda, entists of Indian Space Research “ISRO has sent out a mes- Tamradhwaj Sahu, Takhatpur that it is an important festival Chhath. aur Bari Yojana and said that College in Sakri will be incor- constructed at a cost of Organization (ISRO) on close MLA Rashmi Ashish Singh, of Chhattisgarh, to celebrate He said that celebration this scheme would accelerate sage to the world that the 21st porated as provisions in the Rs 8.59 crore. He also success of moon landing mis- Advisor to Chief Minister which married women come of 'Poshan Maah' has been economic growth of century is going to be India’s. I next budget. He also laid foundation stone sion, Chandrayan-2 and said Pradeep Sharma, all the way to their parent’s commenced with 'Pora Chhattisgarh. He said that salute the hard labor and efforts announced introduction of and dedicated develop- that he salutes the painstaking Commissioner Bilaspur BL house. Tihaar' with the goal of agro-based industries would of everyone,” he added. dairy-related curriculum in mental works worth Rs efforts of the scientists. Takhatpur College. Banjare and a large number of State Government has making the vision of be promoted in all the devel- The tweet evoked good 150 crore at Bilaspur in In a tweet posted from his Chief Minister said in the women, public representa- taken the initiative to con- well-nourished Chhattisgarh opment blocks of the state. response and generated 243 the function held at official handle, Teej Milan programme that tives and common people serve indigenous culture and into reality. PWD Minister comments, 2,500 retweets and district sports premises while citing the character of fire brigade vehicle will be were present in the pre- tradition and has declared September month would Tamradhwaj Sahu also 14,700 likes by Saturday of the city. Abhimanyu from Mahabharat provided to Takhatpur ogramme. general holidays on the festi- be observed as Poshan Maah, addressed the programme. said, “It could take time to evening. 4-member panel headed We will attain 100% literacy Singhdeo to dedicate new X-ray by CS to probe DKS scam in Nava Chhattisgarh: Baghel machine for cancer patients today n STAFF REPORTER n will consist of Additional involved in construction STAFF REPORTER RAIPUR STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Chief Secretary finance, of the super specialty hos- n the occasion of International Principal Secretary to the pital, the audit of corpora- RAIPUR hief Minister Bhupesh OLiteracy Day, Chief Minister Chief Minister and tion will also be done. Bhupesh Baghel has extended hearty ealth and family welfare, CBaghel has constituted Secretary health. According to the state a four-member committee wishes to people of the state. Hpanchayat and rural The team will government, initially Rs Baghel in his message said that development minister T. S. headed by Chief Secretary investigate whether 96.90 crore was estimated Sunil Kujur to investigate this day is all about creating aware- Singhdeo will dedicate the during the planning and as the establishment cost ness on important of literacy. “This new modern D.R. system (X- the alleged financial irreg- of DKS Hospital and it execution of DKS the pro- day is all about illuminating the ray machine) for the cancer ularities happened in the was supposed to start posal was examined and society with awareness, peace and patients on September 8 at construction of DKS duly approved by the function by March 2018. prosperity with the light of literacy,” 12.00 pm at Regional Cancer Super-specialty hospital finance department. Since Moreover, bank loan of Rs illiterate, and to achieve the goal of Raipur, officials informed the project cost was over 65 crore was taken for its he added. 100% literacy, individual interest Centre, attached with Pt here on Saturday. Rs 50 crore whether it was construction which was to He appealed people to pledge and community participation is Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial The committee is approved by the be paid through the fees that they would contribute in build- required. Medical College, Raipur. expected to submit its committee of Chief collected from the ing Nava Chhattisgarh with 100% Baghel said that keeping in view Regional Cancer Centre report within one months. Secretary. patients. literacy as well as 100% digital liter- the outreach of information technol- director and department Additionally, the govern- The Chief Minister Officials further acy. ogy and its influence on lives of head Dr Vivek Choudhary needs no imaging plate as it through the X-ray. ment has also decided to has asked officials to get claimed that so far Rs 110 “Literacy is the first door to the common people, 'Chief Minister said the new Rs 1.5 crore- uses digital electronic sensor Therefore, it does not need get the audit done of all done the audit of money crore has been paid and magnificent world of education. Functional Literacy Programme' has worth D.R. System is high and digital capturing device analog film, cassette, dark expenses of the hospital spent on the construction still Rs 130 is left as out- Literacy and education, education been launched. It is first of its kind quality digital X-ray which against the traditional analog room and chemical process, by CAG. of DKS hospital through standing amount. The and development are directly con- initiative in the country. Chief will take lesser time as the electronic-film, he added. thus eliminating all these As per official infor- the CAG. Additionally, hospital has turned out to nected,” the Chief Minister said. Minister has expressed hope that image is seen on computer The other benefit is that processes. The image is cap- mation, apart from the since Chhattisgarh be a non-performing- He said that as per an estimate, this programme would benefit the immediately. processing speed is higher as tured and transmitted to Chief Secretary the team Medical Corporation was asset (NPA), they said. nearly 25% population of the state is masses. The digital radiograph digital image is obtained view-station as digital image. Minor reshuffle in Antagarh Tape Scandal: bureaucracy as Court issues production Sonmoni Borah returns warrant against Amit STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR Renu G. Pillay (IAS-1991), has STAFF REPORTER n RAIPUR been relieved from the charges onmoni Borah has been of principal secretary, higher local court on Saturday issued pro- Smade principal secretary, education department. But Aduction warrant for September 12 higher education department Pillay will retain charges of against Janta Congress Chhattisgarh and is also given additional Principal secretary, skill devel- (Jogi) leader Amit Jogi in Antagarh charge of secretary, tourism and opment, technical education Tape case. culture department on his and employment department Amit Jogi is presently lodged in jail return from higher studies. and additional charge of at Gaurella, Bilaspur under judicial A 1999 batch IAS officer Director General, Chhattisgarh remand after a FIR was lodged against Borah had gone for Long-term Administrative Academy. him by Sameera Painkra for forgery. training programme ‘Executive Avinash Champavat S. K. Farhan counsel for Amit Jogi Master in Public (IAS-2003) secretary, water when contacted said an application application before the High Court of Administration (EMP) at resources department and was moved before First Judicial Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur on Saturday. Maxwell School, Syracuse additional charge of secretary, Magistrate First Class Leena Agrawal The court has not considered the appli- University, USA. religious trust and endowment urging that he wanted to contest the cation for hearing as per legal sources. General Administration department, secretary, tourism case in person for which he could be He had moved the High Court department on Saturday and culture department has called through production warrant. after ADJ Court Pendra had recently effected a minor bureaucratic been relieved from the The court accepting the applica- rejected his bail application and sent reshuffle by taking additional additional charge of secretary, tion, issued production warrant direct- him to jail. Following health issues, he charges from two officials and tourism and culture department ing Amit Jogi be produced before the was shifted to CIMS but on Friday late A view of a Lord Ganesha idol installed at a pandal in Veerbhadra Nagar, Raipur. Photo Santosh Sahu handing it over to Borah. while retaining all other court on September 12, Farhan said. night he was shifted to ICU of Apollo The GAD order stated that charges. Meanwhile, Jogi has moved a bail Hospital, Bilaspur. 2nd episode of 9 candidates left in fray for Dantewada by-poll Two Naxals ‘Lokvaani' today Antagarh tape case: Manturam STAFF REPORTER n Verma after the stipulated time Sujit Karma of the regional held in RAIPUR for withdrawal of nomination outfit JCC (J), received their papers ended, allocated the respective party symbols. names Jogi, Raman as conspirators o candidate withdrew election symbol to the respec- Besides, the registered Bijapur n Nnomination on the last tive candidates left in the fray. party candidates Ballu Ram STAFF REPORTER RAIPUR BIJAPUR: Two Naxals date of withdrawal on Ajay Kumar Nag of the Bhavani of AAP got broom ne of the accused in Pawar in his statement said Saturday, leaving nine candi- Nationalist Congress Party, and Yogesh Markam of were arrested on Friday OAntagarh tape scandal dates in the fray for the Hemant Kumar Poyyam of the Gondwana Gantantra Party evening by a joint team Manturam Pawar while he is feeling guilty as under Dantewada by-poll sched- Bahujan Samaj Party, Bhimsen received saw as symbol and of the CRPF and recording his statement before uled on September 23 from Mandavi of the Communist Sudharu Ram Kunjam (inde- District Force from the local court under section 7.00 AM to 3.00 PM. Party of India, Kalmum Devati pendent) was allocated Bijapur district, an 164 on Saturday named former pressure, he had accepted the As per information Mahendra Karma of the INC, farmer driving tractor as elec- official said. chief ministers and RAIPUR: Second episode of Returning Officer Topeshwar Ojasvi Mandavi of the BJP and tion symbol. Lakshmaiyya alias , former minister deal but did not get a single Lokvaani, the monthly radio Lachhu Kattam (43) and Rajesh Munat and former programme of Chief Minister woman cadre Chimma MLA Amit Jogi in the case. Bhupesh Baghel, will be aired alias Chinnami Kattam He stated that the whole penny from it. He is open to on September 8 (Sunday) BJP demands action against Dantewada Collector (42) were held from a deal was of Rs 7 crore. The from all the centres of STAFF REPORTER n other accused in this case are Aakashwani, FM channels RAIPUR the rally. So, he needs to face the music, BJP forest near Galgam investigation of all his demanded. Anees Memon and Feroze and regional news channels of village under Usoor JP has accused the ruling Congress of In a written complaint to the Election police station limits, he Siddqui as named by Pawar. the state simultaneously from resorting to illegal means to woo voters in property and bank accounts B Commission of India and office of Chief said. As per legal sources, Pawar 10.30am to 10.55am. poll-bound Dantewada. Electoral Officer Chhattisgarh, the party "They belong to the in his statement said he is feel- Chief Minister Bhupesh They have also demanded disciplinary kept under forced house arrest. Congress government, a alleged that district mission coordinator and same family. They have ing guilty as under pressure, he Baghel started this monthly action against district returning officer and had accepted the deal but did During the Antagarh poll Special Investigation Team district education officer have close connec- confessed that they were radio programme to share his district collector for permitting the Congress tion with Karma family (late Congress leader not get a single penny from it. 2014, Congress candidate was was constituted to inves- views with people of the state to hold political rally at Danteshwari temple in Mahendra Karma) and are pressurizing gov- part of the outlawed CPI He is open to investigation of Manturam Pawar but in last tigate the scandal and later at and learn about their Dantewada. ernment employees to vote in favor of (Maoist). They were all his property and bank date of withdrawal of nomina- Pandri police station an FIR sentiments, queries and BJP argued that the temple committee had Congress party. named in an FIR in the accounts. tion he withdrew himself from was lodged against suggestions. Topic of the decided in past that the temple premises could The party also picked up the issue of kidnapping and killing of In the statement, he had the race. Later, a CD of alleged Mantruram Pawar, Ajit Jogi, upcoming episode of not be used for political activities. However, alleged sari distribution by Congress two villagers in Usoor narrated the sequence of events conversations of persons Amit Jogi and Dr Puneet Lokvaani is: Youth and the district collector being the chairman of the Alderman in Kirandul and demanded action area in September last as how he was lured and forced named in the FIR went viral. Gupta, son- in-law of Raman Education. temple trust permitted the Congress to hold against the persons involved. year," he said. to accept the deal and even After formation of the Singh.  

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Swachchh Bharat from Sankalp aim, said the chief minister. from Shaheed Sainik Vidyalaya, These awards were to Siddhi (commitment to Under the awards given out Nainital, received the presented on Friday by achievement), all will have to by the department of Drinking Swachchh Bharat summer President Ram Nath Kovind cooperate in the mission to Water and Sanitation, Jal internship. and Jal Shakti minister achieve its target. Any Shaktri ministry, Uttarakhand The Uttarkashi district Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at campaign can be successfully received the best state award. magistrate Ashish Chauhan, the Vigya Bhawan in the only with the involvement of Uttarkashi received the best Swachchh Bharat mission national Capital. the public. Only through a district award, Mana village in project director Udairaj Singh, The representatives who clean India can the vision of Chamoli district received the former Pradhan of Bagori, received the awards on behalf healthy India be achieved. Swachchh iconic place (third Bhawan Singh Rana and of the state met the chief Rawat said that stage) award, Ajitpur village in Ajitpur Pradhan Mayaram minister at his residence here Uttarakhand is the place where Haridwar district received the were also among those present on Saturday. the Ganga and Yamuna rivers best Namami Gange Gram in the delegation which met the Congratulating the originate. Hence, it is the state award and Bagori village in chief minister. P    !  " !"#!$%   ( #     !     $697"$  district on the day. Many shops and houses were The district magistrate of also damaged in the cloud *     ne person died while many Pithoragarh, Vijay Kumar burst. Oothers sustained injuries Jogdande said that the two The Badrinath national +  !   due to cloud burst that occurred injured who sustained serious highway ahead of Govind Ghat in Munsyari area of Pithoragarh injuries were brought to has been completely damaged      district on late Friday night. In Pithoragarh hospital. at four places. the disaster some houses in the He said that the teams of The district magistrate of    Timtiya Bora village in district administration and State Chamoli Swati Bhadoria and SP Munsyari were damaged. Disaster Response Force Chamoli reached Govind Ghat  $697"$  According to the official reports (SDRF) have reached the spot and assessed the extent of one person died and three for rescue and relief works. damage. he Pradesh Congress others were in injured in Meanwhile heavy loss to The DM directed the TCommittee (PCC) Timtiya Bora village. In the property was reported after officials to repair the damaged president, Pritam Singh has incident Ram Singh ( 60 yrs) of cloud burst in Govind Ghat highway and restore water and said that the state government Timtiya Bora village died. area near Joshimath of Chamoli electricity supplies in the area. has failed miserably in Two women were injured district on Saturday morning. Heavy rains also damaged controlling dengue which has while three houses were In the deluge many vehicles properties in many villages of assumed colossal proportion in damaged in Raya Bajeta village parked in private parking in Deval and Tharali blocks in Dehradun and other parts of near Bansbagad in Pithoragarh Govidghat were damaged. Chamoli on the day. the state. Addressing media persons at Rajiv Bhawan, the headquarters of state Congress on Saturday, the PCC president said that though the health hospitals and clinics,’’ he said. unconcerned. The disaster in the disaster affected areas. rivers by using Pokeland portfolio is headed by none The PCC President added that victims are being left to fend for machines and they are other than Chief Minister the health department don’t themselves, the situation of   supplying building material to Trivendra Singh Rawat himself have any plan to tackle the supply of food grain in affected  P  Ms Gammon India Limited the health sector in menace of the disease and the areas is pathetic and the road The PCC President which is the company Uttarakhand is in pathetic way the department is connection with many areas is claimed that mining mafia are responsible for construction condition. He said that the state functioning it appears as if the not restored. ruling roost in the BJP of project. government don’t even have the department is headless. In Uttarkashi no government which boasts to Singh claimed that so far data of dengue patients in the Singh also blamed the state arrangement to procure apple have zero tolerance for three inquires have been set up state. “ Those getting their government for adopting an and other produce from corruption. in the case and all of them have treatments and investigations apathetic attitude towards the disaster affected locals is made,’’ He said that in the Juddo- confirmed illegal mining in the done at the government natural disasters. the PCC president claimed. Hatiyari hydro power project area. The Congress President hospitals are included in the “The state witnessed Continuing his diatribe on the currently in construction phase alleged that local Tehsildar is government data of the disease natural disasters in Uttarkashi, government, the Congress in Kalsi area of Dehradun involved in the illegal mining but the department has no Pauri, Tehri, Pithoragarh and leader claimed that the minster district, the mining mafia are activity and political protection knowledge about those who are Chamoli recently but the state in charges and other senior illegally engaged in mining to the business is being getting treated in private government is appearing officers are nowhere to be seen activities in Vyasi and Juddo provided.

its airspace after India revoked terror camp in Balakot. 333 special status of Kashmir. The country opened its Though, so far no decision airspace for all flights except for From Page 1 The three-crew mission was the US (Lunar From Page 1 has been taken to impose the New Delhi, Bangkok and Kuala The first lunar soft headed by Neil Armstrong. Reconnaissance Orbiter and “We regret the decision of blanket ban, Pakistan showed Lumpur on March 27. On May landing and first pictures Japan launched Hiten, an LCCROSS). Pakistan government to deny its intension by disallowing 15, Pakistan extended its from the lunar surface came orbiter mission in January From 2009-2019, ten overflight clearance for a VVIP President Kovind to use its airspace ban for flights to India From Page 1 mood of gloom descended from Luna 9, launched by the 1990. This was also Japan's missions have been launched special flight which is otherwise airspace. till May 30. It fully opened its NASA astronaut Jerry over the control centre after USSR in January 1966. first Moon mission. After of which five have been sent granted routinely by any Qureshi said New Delhi’s airspace for all civilian traffic Linenger, who flew on Russian the ISRO Chairman's Five months later, in May that, in September 2007, by China, three by the US, normal country. We call on action in Kashmir was a serious on July 16. space station Mir that operated announcement. 1966, the US successfully Japan launched Selene, and one each by India and Pakistan to recognise futility of issue which he would take up Pakistan has already in low Earth orbit, said the Millions of people globally launched a similar mission another orbiter mission. Israel. such unilateral actions,” Kumar with the United Nations suspended its trade with India lessons learned from India's waited with bated breath to Surveyor-1. There were six lunar Since 1990, the US, Japan, said. Human Rights Council. and stopped the train and bus "bold attempt" to soft land witness the lander's touch The Apollo 11 mission missions from 2000-2009 -- India, the European Union, Khan’s Government has Pakistan had fully closed its services in protest to India’s Chandrayaan-2's Vikram down after the mission was was the landmark mission Europe (Smart-1), Japan China and been under pressure from the airspace in February after an August 5 decision to end module on the lunar surface launched on July 22 to through which humans first (Selene), China (Chang'e 1), Israel launched 19 lunar Opposition and some ministers Indian Air Force strike on a Jammu and Kashmir’s special will help the country during its flawlessly cover nearly 4 lakh stepped on the lunar surface. India (Chandrayaan-1) and missions. to impose ban on India to use Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) status. future missions. kilometres in 47 days in The process of controlled multiple manoeuvres. descent started with the rough The last-minute glitch, braking of the 1,471-kg lander however, will not impact named after Dr Vikram A ISRO's other ongoing plans,        ! ,-./// 0 #   1 2 # Sarabhai, father of the Indian officials said. ISRO plans to space programme, its send three Indians to space by progression to fine braking 2022 and launch Aditya L-1, rules and regulations need to the Director General of Forests four years has occurred. education in India. (till the altitude of 2.1 km), all India's first solar mission, by framed in such a manner that (DGF) and Special Secretary, He added that water considered "complex and next year. the common people could Siddhanta Das said the country conservation is imperative in   terrifying," culminated with a There are also plans to Q come forward to encourage is witnessing a paradigm shift attaining the target of 2.5-3.0 The ceremony started with statement by ISRO's chairman build a space station and tree planting. in priorities of scientific forest billion ton of carbon a majestic academic procession. in a choked voice that contact launch interplanetary missions UKR Giving a slogan ‘Plant Tree, management. sequestration. A total of 315 degrees including with 'Vikram' was lost. A to Mars and Venus. Grow Tree, and Use Tree’, the He said that contrary to the In his address, the 62 PhD and 253 Master of  $697"$  Forest Research Institute (FRI), Minister said that by ensuring earlier priorities like timber and chancellor of the university Science (MSc) were conferred Deemed to be University, here the availability of adequate non wood forest products, now and Director General of in different disciplines and he Union Minister of on Saturday. food and water in the forests, conservation of forests and ICFRE, Dr S C Gairola, talked programmes of forestry. TEnvironment, forests and He said that the approaches the problem of man-animal wildlife, livelihood generation, about some of the important In the convocation gold climate change Prakash like social forestry and agro- conflict can effectively be and water conservation have initiatives of the ICFRE like medals were awarded to the Javadekar said that due to the forestry and awareness tackled. become the top agenda of the preparation of second National Nidhi, Oindrila Basu, Shabnam efforts made during the last five generation among school He said that as cutting of contemporary management Forestry Research Plan (NFRP) Bandyopadhyay (Forestry), years, the country has students through raising trees is banned in India, the strategies. for the country and preparation Ajin Sekhar, Mitinam Jamoh witnessed an increase of 15,000 nursery on the school premises country has to import Das said that by of DPR for rejuvenation of 13 (Environment Management), sq km tree cover. are responsible for increase in wood worth 40,000 crore successfully implementing the major rivers through forestry Priya Bisht, Subrata Pal (Wood He was addressing a the tree cover in the country. every year. ‘Pradhanmantri Jal interventions. Science and Technology), Vijya convocation ceremony at Javadekar opined that the Addressing the gathering, Swavalamban Yojana’ in He said ICFRE have taken Kumar, Gursimaran Kaur Rajasthan, a significant rise of important steps in re- Bagga (Cellulose and Paper 4.2 feet of water table in just vitalisation of forestry technology). M  %. RR  6#$619,8'65"1 7 +)/*, ifting the sombre mood in Lthe Indian Space Research handrayaan-2 mission was a highly complex mission, Organisation (ISRO) and Cwhich represented a significant technological leap com- pointing to a “brighter future” pared to the previous missions of ISRO, which brought togeth- ahead of them, Prime Minister er an Orbiter, Lander and Rover to explore the unexplored south Narendra Modi on Saturday pole of the Moon. asked scientists not to get dis- Since the launch of Chandrayaan-2 on July 22, 2019, not only heartened by the hurdles in the India but the whole world watched its progress from one phase moon mission Chandrayaan-2 to the next with great expectations and excitement. This was a and affirmed that there will be unique mission which aimed at studying not just one area of the a “new dawn”. Moon but all the areas combining the exosphere, the surface as ISRO's plan to soft land well as the sub-surface of the moon in a single mission. Chandrayaan-2's Vikram mod- The Orbiter has already been placed in its intended orbit ule on the Lunar surface did around the Moon and shall enrich our understanding of the not go as per script in the early moon's evolution and mapping of the minerals and water mol- hours of Saturday, with the lan- ecules in the Polar Regions, using its eight state-of-the-art sci- der losing communication with entific instruments. ground stations during its final The Orbiter camera is the highest resolution camera (0.3m) descent of 2.1 km on the sur- in any lunar mission so far and shall provide high resolution images face of Moon . which will be immensely useful to the global scientific commu- Addressing the scientists nity. The precise launch and mission management has ensured hours after ISRO announced a long life of almost 7 years instead of the planned one year. that it had lost communication The Vikram Lander followed the planned descent trajecto- with the lander, he also said ry from its orbit of 35 km to just below 2 km above the surface. that the country's determina- All the systems and sensors of the Lander functioned excellently tion to land on the moon has until this point and proved many new technologies such as vari- become even stronger. able thrust propulsion technology used in the Lander. The suc- “We came very close, but cess criteria was defined for each and every phase of the mis- we need to cover more                  0   &    ' sion and till date 90 to 95% of the mission objectives have been ground.... Learnings from today accomplished and will continue contribute to Lunar science , will make us stronger and bet- moon surface at an ISRO cen- in the times to come. Learning he added. to Vikram's failure to lower its Chandrayaan-2's final journey notwithstanding the loss of communication with the Lander. ter,” he told the scientists, tre here. from today will make us Praising the scientists, he speed as planned during its did not go as per plan. adding, “The best is yet to come Modi delivered a message stronger and better. The nation said they ventured where no descent to the lunar surface. “Your eyes said a lot and I “When the message of There will be many more in our space programme. India of optimism, solidarity and is proud of our space pro- one previously went and India This is how poets will could read the sadness on your communication cut-off with opportunities to be proud of is with you.” hope to scientists in an address, gramme and scientists. The is proud of each and every one describe it, he said, adding the face. I have lived those the mission was received, you and rejoice, he said, adding that Describing ISRO an which was broadcast live, seek- best is yet to come in our space of them, and expressed confi- will to touch the moon has now moments with you,” he said, were all shaken,” Modi said, as ISRO scientists do now draw “encyclopedia of successes” , he ing to rally the nation around programme. There are new dence that they will achieve become stronger and more adding that this was why he did he sought to lift their morale, lines on a butter cake but on said a few moments of halt can- the Indian Space Research frontiers to discover and new success in the next attempt. intense. not stay for long with them in asserting it will strengthen stone. not push its flight “out of tra- Organisation, hours after it places to go. India is with you,” The prime minister sought The prime minister began the early hours and came back their resolve for future suc- “You came as close as you jectory” and that no hindrance announced it had lost com- Modi said. to lighten the mood in the his near 25-minute speech, in the morning, not to preach cesses. could, look ahead,” he said. can stop India from realising its munication with the lander. “Effort was worth it and so moments of disappointment delivered in a mix of Hindi and them but to be inspired by Modi also recalled a num- There have been disappointing dreams and aspiration in the The nation is proud of was the journey. It will make us for scientists, saying the moon English, with “Bharat Mata Ki them. ber of ISRO's successful mis- moments in the past but they 21st century. them and stands with them, he stronger and better. There will has been so much romanticised Jai” (Hail Mother India) slogan, He was also seen hugging sions, including the one for have not crushed our spirits, he Modi had earlier watched said. be a new dawn and brighter in poems and literature that and said he could understand and consoling a visibly disap- Mars, to assert that there is no said, adding that “the effort was the proceedings as the lander “We came very close but tomorrow very soon... I am Chandrayaan in its last steps the feelings of scientists when pointed and emotional ISRO failure in science but only worth it and so was the jour- began its descent towards the we need to cover more ground with you, nation is with you,” ran to embrace it, a reference it became clear that chief K Sivan. experiments and efforts. ney”. 0 #% 56R  0  6#$619, failure was only another step  ; +)/$" towards progress. “Repeat after ours after Chandrayaan- me - it is not a failure...It is one New Delhi: Lauding the space H2's Vikram Lander lost more step in the advancement agency, the Congress on Saturday contact with Indian Space of science. Those who call it a  !  said the country “stands by” Research Organisation (ISRO) failure don't get scientific ISRO and party chief Sonia around 2.1 km from the lunar progress....The history of sci- Gandhi said that no success is surface on Saturday, social ence is filled with stories like  6#$619, misfortune,” the president said final and every obstacle is a step- media not only lauded the this that enabled humanity to at the event organised Pawan ping stone to future success. Indian scientists for their build back better. resident Ram Nath Kovind Chintan Dhara Ashram. The party asserted that efforts but also remained opti- #Chandrayaan2,” she tweeted. Pon Saturday summed up his Kovind said that the ISRO's effort was “not in vain” mistic about the mission. Telugu actor Sudheer Babu thoughts on Chandrayaan-2 Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was and it has laid the foundation for The video of Prime tweeted applauding the country's saying, “Hum honge kamyaab, launched on July 22 and it was future missions. Minister Narendra Modi hug- “brave attempt”. “Proud of mann me hai vishwas, poora a complete success for around Communications with Vikram ging ISRO chief K Sivan has @isro... South polar region of hai vishwas hum honge 50 days. lander to ISRO's ground station gone viral on social media moon is unexplored for all the kamyaab ek din. (We shall “We covered 3.84 lakh-km in Bengaluru were lost before with netizens dubbing it as the risky reasons involved. India's overcome, one day)” . journey successfully, only 2.1 touchdown while the nation hug of over a billion Indians brave attempt not only will guide Addressing a youth sum- km were left. The distance left eagerly awaited its soft landing and heaping praises on both. our future space programs, but mit organised by a charitable is negligible on such a huge on the hitherto unexplored lunar PM Modi was praised by also the other space powers. organisation here, Kovind said scale. It's such a huge achieve- south pole in the early hours of Daniel Carmon, the former Experiment is the fundamental like Swami Vivekananda is a ment,” he said. Saturday. Israeli ambassador to India step of science,” he said. timeless rode model for youths, “I want to tell the scientists Sonia Gandhi, in a state- and Sri Lanka. One Twitter Venture capitalist Rajeev ISRO Chairman K Sivan and of ISRO that 'hum honge ment, lauded the entire team of user described the Prime Mantri wrote on the social his team will be India's role kamayab, mann me hai vish- scientists and researchers at the Minister's reaction as “human” media site that people's model in the field of space in was, poora hai vishwas hum Indian Space Research while another said both ISRO response to the mission will “do the times to come honge kamyaab ek din',” he Organisation (ISRO) for their chief K Sivan and Prime a world of good”. “I'm confident “I remember said. incredible and praiseworthy Minister Modi had “won mil- @isro will eventually succeed Chandrayaan-2's launch was The president said the efforts on the Chandrayaan-2 lions hearts”. A third said that with #Chandrayaan2. More earlier scheduled on July 15. I youth of today's India is full of Mission. a hug from PM Modi was broadly, people's response start- was there in Sriharikota. I saw energy and 80 crore youths “We owe a great debt to nearly priceless for ISRO. ing with @narendramodi's urg- the massive carrier, “Bahubali”, with their creative prowess can ISRO and the brilliant men and In a nearly minute-long ing to “move forward”, will do from close proximity. take the country to new heights women who staff it. Their hard video PM Modi can be seen a world of good. Many children Thereafter, I proceeded to the of achievement. work and dedication has earned shaking hands with the ISRO were watching. The message assembly point,” he said. He cited the examples of India a place in the league of chief as he leaves the building MoonMission, Mahindra shared a link of the of @isro, just remember that, in goes out: failure is an event, not “What I liked the most sprinter Hima Das who space-faring nations and have that houses the space agency's IndiaOnTheMoon and aforementioned news update the field of science: 'THERE'S a person,” he wrote. was that there were as many clinched five gold medals in inspired generations to reach for control room. As he walks to ProudOfIsro reflected the col- and said that communication NO LOSING. THERE'S WIN- Chandrayaan-2, which women in the engineering team Europe in July, shuttler P V the stars,” she said. his car, he shares a few words lective sentiment of Indian isn't “lost” because every Indian NING. & THEN THERE'S took off from the Satish as men,” the president said. Sindhu who became the first It is a testament to their with Sivan, who then appears twitterati. can “feel the heartbeat” of LEARNING.' I'm sure you Dhawan Space Centre on July Lauding the scientists for Indian to win gold in BWF remarkable ability, goodwill and to break down. The Prime Describing scientist at the Chandrayaan-2. “We can hear would've learnt quite a lot dur- 22, would have been the first to their commitment to their World Badminton unique place in the heart of every Minister then leans forward, Indian Space Research it whisper to us that 'If at first ing #Chandrayaan2, which will land on the moon's southern work, he recalled a woman sci- Championships in August, and Indian, that the nation followed pats him on the back and pulls Organisation (ISRO) hard- you don't succeed, try, try definitely help us in future pole. The Vikram module's entist telling him she had left Manasi Joshi, who created his- Chandrayaan-2's journey at him forward for an embrace. working and their work inspi- again',” an excerpt from Anand missions,” a tweet read. Ashish prime objective, after a soft her six-month-old baby with tory by securing gold at the every step, no matter the hour, The hashtag Chandrayaan2 rational, a user said there was Mahindra's tweet reads. The Sharma's tweeted, “Success is landing, was to send a robotic her parents at Bengaluru. BWF Para-Badminton World the Congress chief said. was trending ahead of the “no losing in science”. “Lost internet has agreed with Anand not final, failure is not fatal: it rover “Pragyan” to study the The launch in July was Championships. “No success is final and landing of the Vikram module, Communication but not hope. Mahindra as his post has gar- is the courage to continue that lunar topography, its minerals, deferred after a technical snag “I have mentioned a few every obstacle is a stepping stone however, over 87,000 tweets We are proud of you ISRO.. nered over 49.3k likes and counts, we just lost the com- and most importantly, to study developed in the launch vehi- people here. Many such tal- to future success. Chandrayaan- were being sent after the news #Chandrayaan2,” actor-turned- been retweeted over 9.3k times. munication not the hope.” the evidence for water mole- cle system about one hour ented persons are coming to 2 has laid the foundation for broke out. Other hashtags for politician Sunny Deol tweeted. “My dear Hard-working Harini Calamur, a com- cules first discovered by before blast-off. the fore and more such efforts achieving greater feats and the K Sivan, VikramLander, ISRO, On Twitter, Anand & INSPIRATIONAL scientists munication professional, said Chandrayaan-1. “It was coincidence and not needed,” he said. entire country awaits in antici- pation for traversing the next frontier of space,” she said in her , " statement. 3  O     P  O( #   P. !    5       Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hailed ISRO scientists for ! 1 %$ their “incredible work” on the   #"9,5?81?$? ed India's “engineering prowess American network CNN missions aimed at alleviating mission and said it has laid the and decades of space develop- described it “India's historic have been successful”. 2!  foundation for many more ndia's historic mission to ment”. landing on moon's polar sur- It started its article with “pathbreaking and ambitious” Isoft-land a rover on the “While India may not have face may have failed”. words “A broken dream” and space missions. moon's uncharted South Pole stuck the landing on its first try, “India's historic attempt to said that the Indian newspapers  6#$619, “Congratulations to the team may have gone awry, but the its attempt highlighted how its soft land a rover on the moon “were quick to titrate their at ISRO for their incredible landmark attempt highlighted engineering prowess and may have ended in failure websites, after announcing the eeking to boost the morale work on the Chandrayaan 2 its engineering prowess and decades of space development moments... The crowd had cel- worse scenario that could Sof the ISRO scientists, Vice Moon Mission. Your passion and growing ambitions to become have combined with its global ebrated every small step during expect the Indian Space President M Venkaiah Naidu dedication is an inspiration to a space superpower, the glob- ambitions,” the report said. the controlled descent and the Research Organisation”. on Saturday advised them that every Indian. Your work is not in al media commented on “The partial failure of the moment the landing was In the early hours of there was nothing to despair. vain. It has laid the foundation Saturday. Chandrayaan-2 mission — an expected to take place, silence Saturday, Indian space agency “There is nothing to for many more path breaking The New York Times, The orbiter remains in operation descended,” it said. ISRO's plan to soft land despair. ISRO only lost com- and ambitious Indian space mis- Washington Post, The BBC — would delay the country's The BBC wrote the mis- Chandrayaan-2's Vikram mod- munication with the Lander & sions,” he tweeted. and The Guardian, among bid to join an elite club of sion had made global headlines ule on the lunar surface did not not the hopes of 1.3 billion The Congress, in its official many other leading foreign nations that have landed in because it was “so cheap”. go as per script. Indians,” Naidu's secretariat Twitter handle, posted: “The media outlets, all carried stories one piece on the moon's sur- “The budget for Avengers: The lander lost communi- tweeted. nation stands by the entire team on Chandrayaan-2, India's face,” it said. Endgame, for instance, was cation with ground stations The vice president said the of ISRO as we wait in these tense landmark moon mission. British newspaper The more than double at an esti- during its final descent. ISRO orbiter with its payloads is times. Your hard work and com- American magazine Wired Guardian, in its article titled mated USD 356 million. But officials said, adding that the performing its mission. mitment has made our nation said the Chandrayaan-2 pro- “India's moon landing suffers this isn't the first time ISRO has orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 - “I salute @isro scientists, proud.” gramme was India's “most last-minute communications to land on the moon appears to of the aspirations of its young been hailed for its thrift. Its second lunar mission - remains engineers & everyone else asso- “Congratulations to the ambitious” space mission yet. loss”, quoted Mathieu Weiss, a have failed” said the mission population,” it said. 2014 Mars mission cost USD heathy and safe. ciated with Chandrayaan-2 for entire team at ISRO for their hard “The loss of the Vikram representative in India for had been a source of “immense “One of the successes of 74 million, a tenth of the bud- Prime Minister Narendra their hard work & dedication in work and dedication. Your pas- lander and the Pragyan rover it France's space agency CNES, as national pride”. India's space program has been get for the American Maven Modi on Saturday asked ISRO trying to conquer new frontiers sion is an inspiration to an entire was carrying to the lunar sur- saying: “India is going where “Social media erupted in its cost-effectiveness. orbiter,” it said. scientists not to get disheart- in space exploration,” he said. generation of budding scientists face would be a big blow for probably the future settlements support of the space agency Chandrayaan-2 cost USD 141 French daily Le Monde ened by the hurdles in the Naidu also extended his who will look at your work as a India's space program...But all of humans will be in 20 years, and its scientists despite the set- million, a small fraction of mentioned the success rate of moon mission Chandrayaan-2 best wishes for the Indian stepping stone to future greatness. is not lost for the mission,” it in 50 years, 100 years”. back... The incident could now what the United States spent on soft landing on the moon. and asserted that there will be Space Research Organisation's Your efforts have made history said. The Washington Post in its set back India's growing space its historic Apollo moon mis- It said, “so far, scientists a “new dawn and better tomor- future endeavours, saying the and made our nation proud,” the The New York Times laud- headline “India's first attempt ambitions, seen as a reflection sion,” the report said. point out, only 45 per cent of row”. country is proud of them. party tweeted. PNS !3

56')+,2*,     !  !       ( #    !  7 .   8/.///       !  #  9- Aurangabad: Prime Minister es which frame their value    1  : Narendra Modi on Saturday proposition on smart tech- inaugurated the country's first nologies, it makes sense to greenfield industrial smart city, provide them a comprehensive New Delhi: States will have to Auric City, at Shendra here, ecosystem that itself is smart." become key agents of growth to New Delhi: The Government prise secretaries from different the indicative pipeline for 2021- which is projected to attract Meanwhile, at another help achieve India's target of on Saturday said it has consti- ministries, other senior officials 25 by December-end, the min- around 70,000 crore in invest- function, Modi announced that becoming a $5 trillion economy, tuted a high-level task force to and Niti Aayog CEO. It will istry said. ments on completion. the Ujjwala scheme, under Niti Aayog Chief Executive identify infrastructure projects identify technically feasible and To achieve the target of The mega project in the which the government gives Officer Amitabh Kant said on for 100 lakh crore investment financially/ economically viable scaling India's GDP to $5 tril- parched region of trative headquarters of the subsidized cooking gas con- Saturday. sible for India to achieve this till by 2024-25 as India aims to infrastructure projects that can lion by 2024-25, the country Marathawada region of smart city — Auric Hall — nections to poor families, has Speaking at an event organ- states do not aim to double and become a $5 trillion economy. be initiated in 2019-20. needs to spend about $1.4 tril- Maharashtra is part of the from where the entire indus- crossed the 8th crore mark ised here by industry chamber triple their GDPs. And this The task force, headed by Further, it has been asked lion (100 lakh crore) from the upcoming Delhi-Mumbai trial city and its facilities will be much ahead of targeted time- PHDCCI, Kant said States have would require major structural the economic affairs secretary, to list the projects that can be fiscal 2019-20 to 2024-25 on Industrial Corridor, and is operated, Modi said line. to work together and learn reforms and structural reforms will draw up a 'National included in the pipeline for each infrastructure, it added. expected to boost the overall Aurangabad is not only becom- "Not only we have fulfilled from each other to radically over a vast range of sectors," he Infrastructure Pipeline' of 100 of the remaining five years In the past decade (fiscal development of the historical- ing a new smart city but also is our promise but also have transform India. said. He underlined sectors like lakh crore, the Finance Ministry between fiscals 2021-25. 2008-17), India invested about ly backward region. going to become a centre of the achieved the goal seven Kant said one of the things agriculture and labour where said in a statement. The task force, constituted $1.1 trillion on infrastructure. Auric City is also touted to nation's industrial activities months before the promised which Prime Minister Narendra structural reforms are required. This would include green- by Finance Minister Nirmala The challenge is to step-up be the country's first 'walk-to- and once fully operational will time. Of these 8 crore LGP Modi has been focusing on in The current size of the field and brownfield projects Sitharaman, will submit its annual infrastructure invest- work' smart industrial city create lakhs of jobs. connections, nearly 44 lakh recent times is the target of Indian economy is estimated at costing above 100 crore each. report on the pipeline for 2019- ment so that lack of infra- which will encourage housing Dedicating it to the nation, are given in Maharashtra becoming a $5 trillion economy $2.7 trillion. The Central Govt The task force will com- 20 by October 31, 2019 and on structure does not become a options, workplaces, and shop- Modi said, "in the new- age dig- alone," Modi said, adding "our by 2024 and subsequently a $10 has announced and initiated binding constraint on the ping centres, to be developed in ital era ecosystem, require- efforts is to see that every fam- trillion economy by 2030. several steps to make India a $5 growth of the Indian economy, the vicinity of each other. ments of businesses are rapid- ily in the country has an LPG "...Therefore, our challenge trillion economy over the next the Ministry said. Inaugurating the adminis- ly evolving and such business- connection." PTI really is that it will not be pos- few years. PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech had said that 100 V lakh crore would be invested 866 on infrastructure over the next five years. These will include social and economic infra- U structure projects. "To implement an infra- structure program of this scale, Mumbai: Reliance Jio Fibre is 9: it is important that projects are unlikely to disrupt the market adequately prepared and as the much-awaited pricing Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of ulators to develop a securities launched," the ministry said, and offerings under various India is currently working with lending product that could adding that in pursuance of plans are not disruptive com- other financial sector regula- enable these entities to partic- New Delhi/Mumbai: State- run carrier in Pune, Vizag, this an annual infrastructure pared with peers, analyst firm tors like Sebi, PFRDA and ipate in securities lending," owned oil marketing compa- Cochin, Patna, Ranchi and pipeline would be developed. Emkay Global has said. Irda to develop an interest BP Kanungo, Deputy nies on Saturday resumed fuel Mohali citing mounting dues. "To achieve this task, a Lack of bundled cable TV rate market where mutual Governor, Reserve Bank of supplies to the loss-making Meanwhile, an Air India Task Force under the chair- offering restricts Jio from dis- funds, pension and insurance India recently said at FIMM- Air India at six airports, weeks official said the fuel supplies manship of Secretary (DEA) rupting the market and might funds could participate in DA meeting in Moscow. after it was suspended for were restored after it agreed to has been constituted by Union make it longer to achieve the 20 securities lending to deepen FIMMDA is a representa- mounting dues. pay the oil firms 100 crore per Finance Minister to draw up a million subscriber target, the market based finance and tive body of participants in the The fuel supply was month to clear the dues. National Infrastructure Emkay Global Financial develop an alternate to bank fixed income market in India. restored following Though Air India has been Pipeline for each of the years Services said. finance. He said the Indian finan- Government- mediated talks on a cash-and-carry mode from FY 2019-20 to FY 2024- Competitors are already "IRDA, SEBI and PFRDA cial sector which mostly has earlier this week between the since April, and has been pay- 25," it said. doing content tieups with OTT too could help development of been a bank-based one needs parties under which the airline ing 18 crore daily towards fuel As per the terms of refer- (over the top) apps and offer- interest rate markets. For to develop a robust fixed has ''committed" to pay 100 bills, OMCs sought clearance of ence (ToR) of the task force, it ing additional data to retain instance, short selling activity income market to bring in crore per month to clear the all dues at the earliest. has also been asked to estimate and attract subscribers. "At the could benefit if a wider pool of market discipline, to augment outstanding dues of 4,300 IOC provides 90-day cred- annual infrastructure invest- current pricing of Jio, we expect securities lenders can be devel- bank finance and indeed free crore, official sources said. it to Air India without collat- ment/capital costs, guide min- limited churn for existing play- oped. up bank finance for uses that "Supplies to Air India erals, but the dues have been istries in identifying appro- ers. Further, we see marginal "Insurance and pension cannot access the market resumed from Saturday mounting, and it must be over priate sources of financing impact on DTH (direct-to- funds, mutual funds have sig- directly. evening," an OMC spokesper- 240 days now. and suggest measures to mon- home) operators and broad- nificant holdings of Development of the fixed son said without divulging "Oil marketing companies itor the projects to minimise casters," it said. Government securities that income market has been an details. wanted Air India to clear all cost and time overruns. Premium content and could be used to lent to short important objective of the The spokesperson, howev- dues at the earliest. But the air- Other qualifications for FDFS (first day, first show) are sellers. This would avoid short- Reserve Bank, the er, said Air India has agreed to line has agreed to pay them Rs inclusion in the pipeline for the available only for high-ARPU squeeze incident we saw a Government, the SEBI and payment terms for future sup- 100 crore per month. This will current year will include avail- (average revenue per user) couple of years back, apart other regulators these many plies. Last month, IndianOil be in addition to the amount it ability of a detailed project consumers, which should from generating income for years. Significant progress has along with Bharat Petroleum is paying to OMCs against the report (DPR), feasibility of reduce the overhang on multi- these entities. been made, yet a lot remains to and Hindustan Petroleum had daily billing," said an airline implementation, inclusion in plexes. There is still no clarity "We are working with reg- be achieved. IANS stopped supplies to the state- official. PTI the financing plan and readi- on premium third-party OTT ness/ availability of adminis- apps offered by Jio, says the trative sanction. PTI report. IANS 4# ! %!% 5       

              9 +        5 5&   Srinagar: In the chirp of looks like the doomsday for  $( !(EDM! cicadas and the croak of frogs, our profession," said Altaf, 9    +  the message at the moment is manager of a hotel in Gulmarg  5 5&     unmistakable. Kashmir's gold- ski resort. IANS    0+  en yellow season, autumn is  $ 3& 4'22 here. But, where are the   9O       ,   * tourists?   ! '    '22 ,  Trees laden with apples,  *   F        pears and apricots, vineyards  !'    (EB(LF+!      DBD  with drooping branches full    + B+     ! of grapes, fields lush with melons and vegetables, and $   $  golden grain ripening in the   + $ 3/4,2 countryside are nature's   7"97,@",2?"#"7$ bounties heralding the arrival BE" (EDM    of autumn in the Valley.     6 Autumnal nip in the  ,  !"    morning and evening air has   5!37 4>0 9 since times immemorial   7   made this season irresistible  9  5+ ,    $     for honeymooners, moun- 9+   +/ + 5?,! taineers, fun lovers and adventure seekers. The bad news this year is that hotels and houseboats on the Dal and Nageen lakes in Srinagar city, as well as huts and hotels in the hill stations of Sonamarg, Gulmarg and Pahalgam are all shut. The tourism blackout in Kashmir started after all vis- itors left the Valley ahead of the ongoing uncertainty that followed the abrogation of Jammu & Kashmir's special status. This uncertainty has dealt the death blow to the local tourism industry as hoteliers, guest house and houseboat owners, taxi dri- vers, shikarawallas and tour and travel operators have all been thrown out of business. "We had bookings for this autumn. Three Bollywood film units in addi- tion to other tourists had booked with us. We had taken advances from travel operators for these book- ings. All these have been cancelled for now." "We have shut operations till the next spring. How will we remain in circuit till we open up next year is beyond our comprehension?" said Mir Suhail, owner of a hotel in Sonamarg hill station. Suhail's story is repeated almost word for word by hotel owners in Pahalgam and Gulmarg. "We had guests even during the worst periods of turmoil in early and mid 1990s. This time, it % 8          

 697" economy. The arch-foes were centrifuges. US Defence were unable to find a way to 20 percent enrichment, and if on the cusp of confrontation in Secretary Mark Esper said he offset the impact of sanctions we do so at some time, we will ran said on Saturday it has June when Iran downed a US was “not surprised that Iran has on the country before a first increase the 4.5 percent Ifired up advanced centrifuges drone and Trump ordered announced that it’s going to September 7 deadline set by the stockpile and then act,” said to boost its enriched uranium retaliatory strikes before can- violate the JCPOA”. Islamic republic. Kalamvandi. The announce- stockpiles, in the latest scaling celling them at the last minute. “It’s no surprise that the “If Europe wants to do ment came on the eve of a visit back of commitments under a On Saturday, Iran’s Atomic Iranians are going to pursue something, it must hurry, to Iran by the acting head of the crumbling 2015 nuclear deal. Energy Organisation said it what the Iranians have always because returning to the situ- IAEA, Cornel Feruta. The country’s Atomic had activated 20 IR-4 and 20 intended to pursue,” he said in ation before reducing com- Kamalvandi said Feruta Energy Organisation said, how- IR-6 centrifuges as its latest step Paris. Kamalvandi said Iran mitments could take time,” would meet the head of Iran’s ever, that it would honour back in rolling back its com- would allow the International Kamalvandi said. Tehran has Atomic Energy Organisation, commitments to give UN mitments. Atomic Energy Agency to con- already hit back twice with Ali Akbar Salehi, and Foreign inspectors access to monitor its “The centrifuge machines, tinue monitoring its nuclear countermeasures in response to Minister Mohammad Javad nuclear sites. as they are engaged in research programme, as it has done the US withdrawal from the Zarif. Three European countries and development, will help under the 2015 accord. 2015 deal. — Britain, France and with increasing the stockpile,” “Regarding the monitoring On July 1, Iran said it had Germany — have been said the agency’s spokesman, and accesses of the IAEA... So increased its stockpile of    engaged in talks to try to res- Behrouz Kamalvandi. that everything is clear (Iran’s) enriched uranium to beyond cue the 2015 deal that gave Iran “The capacity of these commitments regarding trans- the 300-kilogram maximum set  relief from sanctions in return machines is many times more parency will be followed as by the deal. for curbs on its nuclear pro- than the previous machines. before,” the spokesman said. A week later, it announced   gramme. This started as of yesterday The European Union on it had exceeded a 3.67-percent Tensions have been esca- (Friday),” he told a news con- Friday emphasised its reliance cap on the purity of its urani-     lating between Iran and the ference in Tehran. on the UN nuclear watchdog to um stocks. United States since May last Under the 2015 Joint monitor Iran’s activities as it On Saturday, however, Iran  697" year when President Donald Comprehensive Plan of Action voiced “great concern” over report, on August 30, said it But in an apparent hint at Iran”. indicated it had no plans to step Trump pulled out of the accord (JCPOA), Iran was allowed to the country’s decision to roll continues to verify compli- worries about access it said The latest move by Iran up the enrichment of uranium ran seized a boat and arrest- and began reimposing sanc- enrich uranium using only back its commitments. ance through cameras and on- “ongoing interactions... Require came after EU members to higher levels. Ied 12 Filipinos as it busted tions that have crippled its first generation — or IR-1 — The IAEA in its latest site inspections. full and timely cooperation by Britain, France and Germany “We currently do not need a “fuel-smuggling ring” in the Strait of Hormuz on /4 Saturday, the semi-official )/+, ,*)6 9',  news agency ISNA reported. “A foreign tugboat was ; confiscated as well as 283,900 $ 4 litres (75,000 gallons) of petrol        worth 233.71 billion rials  '" "    (about USD 2 million),” ISNA 0 O   6< said, citing the coast guard     chief in the southern province         9?50?5       of Hormozgan.      “Twelve Philippine +    0 ! ong Kong authorities nationals were arrested and Hmounted a security blitz at  0,6> the relevant judiciary offi- O P and near the airport on cials are currently taking the   2.4 Saturday, averting a second long-awaited swap of pris- required legal measures,” >'? #)@     straight weekend of disruptions Aoners between Russia and Major Hossein Dehaki was   +   by pro-democracy activists Ukraine was underway on quoted as saying.  +'  +  who have refused to yield even Saturday, sources and state Dehaki said the group ++   after gaining a concession from media said, with 70 people was suspected of operating a        the Government this week. involved in the landmark fuel-smuggling ring and the 9 $  Police mounted road exchange. confiscated shipment had       ;B checks and inspected passen- A Ukrainian government been intercepted close to Sirik     gers on trains and buses head- source told AFP the swap was \county in the Strait of +     ! ing to the airport to weed out proceeding and that 35 people Hormuz. protesters. on each side would be The seizure comes amid $  An Associated Press jour- exchanged. tensions in the Gulf after the    $ nalist at an area near the airport A number of high-profile United States unilaterally ")8;     witnessed at least two bus pas-     #   P (              prisoners are expected to be withdrew from a nuclear deal  O    sengers being handcuffed and *     7 part of the exchange. putting curbs on Iran’s nuclear     taken away after police found Earlier Saturday an AFP programme in return for relief   +   face masks in their bags. increasingly violent. that her Government would journalist in Moscow saw two    ! ;#    !  (            from sanctions.        The express train service to Shops were shuttered and withdraw the bill, but that buses with tinted windows &    .  . ;#   7     the airport was limited, run- the station was shut down in failed to appease protesters leaving the high-security        ! ning to and from downtown the evening as the mood grew who have expanded their goals Lefortovo jail escorted by a Ukraine erupted in 2014. Hong Kong but skipping all sta- tense. Protesters spilled onto to include other issues. police convoy. It could be a crucial step in  $    tions in between. the street but left after riot The airport rail link was Russia’s state-run news easing tensions between the ex- =>    Only people with plane police with batons confronted suspended last weekend after channel Rossiya 24 said the Soviet neighbours over Russia’s 7' "6     tickets were allowed to enter them. Hong Kong’s airport, protesters threw objects on the convoy had departed “within annexation of Crimea and the 6QR   DD   the terminals, and those milling the world’s eighth busiest, has track, blocked roads near the the framework of preparations war with Moscow-backed sep-     around an adjoining bus ter- been a frequent target during airport and damaged a nearby for a prisoner exchange”. aratists that has left more than Berlin: German Chancellor said in a statement put out by +'  minal were chased off. a summer of protests sparked subway station. The channel said the buses 13,000 dead. The head of the Angela Merkel on Saturday her spokesman Steffen Seibert  ++ '   Several hundred angry by an extradition bill that Last month, the airport had arrived at Moscow’s defence team for 24 Ukrainian hailed a swap of 70 prisoners on Twitter.        protesters, many in masks, would have allowed criminal was shut down for two days Vnukovo terminal for govern- sailors captured by Russia last between Russia and Ukraine as “I am happy for the   +    converged at a subway station suspects to be sent to mainland after protesters occupied the ment flights, and that a Russian year told AFP they would be a “sign of hope” and called for Ukrainian sailors and Oleg   (EDD ! in the Tung Chung area adja- China for trial. terminals, leading to violent government plane had landed part of the swap. the implementation of a 2015 Sentsov who can finally return cent to the airport. Many saw the bill as a glar- clashes. at Kiev’s Boryspil airport. “According to my infor- ceasefire deal that Paris and home,” she said.      They chanted slogans and ing example of the Chinese ter- There were calls online for Anticipation has been mation, they were put on a bus. Berlin helped broker. “This The 43-year-old Sentsov  / called police “murderers” amid ritory’s eroding autonomy since protesters to shed their trade- building in recent days for the All 24 of them,” Nikolai exchange of prisoners between was the most famous Ukrainian  8>  7     widespread anger over alleged the former British colony was mark black shirts and forge swap, which would be the first Polozov said, adding that he Russia and Ukraine is a sign of prisoner held in Russia and the .       brutality against demonstrators returned to China in 1997. boarding passes to gain access major exchange of prisoners expected them to arrive \in hope... It’s worth continuing subject of a star-studded inter- $  +   during three months of protests Hong Kong leader Carrie to airport terminals on between Russia and Ukraine Ukraine “in the next few the hard work to implement national campaign calling for        in the city that have become Lam announced Wednesday Saturday. since the conflict over eastern hours”. the Minsk accord,” Merkel his release. AFP Q    Q+          ! = ! "#$   #  + !   #   #  %   .67 "16 a post and military positions,” Israeli forces, the Gaza health   1"0 $"7" 40,000 fighters in the coming the army said in a statement. ministry said, with another 46 39,1,,64 years. sraeli forces attacked Hamas A Hamas security source Palestinians wounded. “The war is over... I have no Ipositions in Gaza after rock- said there were no casualties The Israeli army said thou- uslim rebels in the main- firearms left,” Paisal Abdullah   & ets fired from the Palestinian resulting from the Israeli sands of Palestinians took part Mly Catholic Philippines Bagundang, 56, a self-described enclave hit the Jewish state, the strikes. Later Saturday, a drone in “especially violent” demon- began handing over their guns veteran of more than 100 fire-   ,1""'"$ efit from the multi-billion dol- military said early Saturday. launched from southern Gaza strations along the border to independent foreign moni- fights with government security lar China-Pakistan Economic The exchange came hours crossed into Israeli airspace, the fence, which included throwing tors Saturday, as part of a peace forces since the 1970s, told AFP. hinese Foreign Minister Corridor and Gwadar port,” after two Palestinian teenagers army said in a separate state- “fire bombs and explosive treaty aimed at ending a But the disarmament will CWang Yi arrived in said Qureshi. He said peace and were killed by Israeli fire dur- ment. It “dropped what seems devices” at soldiers. decades-long separatist insur- take time to make an impact in Islamabad on Saturday to development in Afghanistan ing clashes on the Gaza border. to be an explosive device” near Palestinians have been gency that has left about a place where violence is an attend the China-Afghanistan- was important for peace in the Late Friday, “five projectiles the security fence, damaging a holding regular mass protests 150,000 people dead. almost daily threat. Pakistan Trilateral Foreign region. were launched from the Gaza military vehicle before return- along the fortified border since Just over a thousand guer- A bomb hidden in a Ministers’ Dialogue and hold While Wang will lead the Strip towards Israel,” the army ing to Gaza. March 2018. rillas in the country’s restive parked motorcycle exploded bilateral talks with the Pakistani Chinese delegation at the meet, said. In response, an Israeli “air- The protesters have called south are turning in 940 near a public market in Isulan leadership. Afghan will be represented by The projectiles hit open craft targeted the squad which on Israel to end its crippling weapons in a single day, in a town early on Saturday, just Foreign Minister Shah Foreign Minister Salahuddin fields in southern Israel, an launched the drone”, the army siege of the coastal enclave and graduated decommissioning hours before President Rodrigo Mahmood Qureshi received Rabbani. Qureshi will chair the army spokesman told AFP. said. There were no reports of demanded the right to return process that aims to turn the Duterte was to witness the Wang at the Noor Khan dialogue sessions. In response, an “aircraft casualties in Gaza. to lands their families fled Moro Islamic Liberation Front decommissioning ceremony Airbase. The trilateral forum The dialogue was first held and tank struck a number of During border clashes on during the war that accompa- (MILF), the country’s largest some 40 kilometres (25 miles) will help improve the environ- in Beijing in 2017, followed by Hamas military targets in the Friday, two Palestinians aged 14 nied the creation of Israel in rebel force, into a regular polit- away in Sultan Kudarat. ment of peace and security in the second meet in Kabul in northern Gaza Strip, including and 17 were shot dead by 1948. ical party Police said eight people Afghanistan by opening the December 2018. The dialogue The fighters demobilised were injured in the attack that doors of economic activity and will focus on political relations, on Saturday represent a sym- was later claimed by the Islamic trade, Qureshi told the media Afghanistan peace process, bolic first step towards retiring State group, according to the at the airbase. security cooperation and what MILF says is a force of SITE Intelligence Group. “Afghanistan can also ben- counter terrorism measures. ! &    @  ! =RA  !   """7,>? cut down trees to find fertile per cent of its plant life exist- 3"$"5"2"74 soil, poach the island’s wildlife ing nowhere else on Earth, Tekohaw (Brazil): Under a and engage in contraband and according to the World Wildlife thatch-roof shelter in the ope Francis denounced the illegal exportation of its diverse Fund. Yet it is also one of the Amazon rainforest, warriors Pillegal logging and exploita- flora, fauna and mineral world’s poorest countries, with wielding bows and arrows, tion of Madagascar’s unique resources. 75 per cent of its 25.5 million elderly chieftains in face paint natural resources on Saturday “The deterioration of that people living on less than USD and nursing mothers gathered as he opened a visit to the biodiversity compromises the 2 a day. to debate a plan that some Indian Ocean nation with a future of the country and of the Environmental groups and hope will hold at bay the loggers plea for the government to fight earth, our common home,” Transparency International and other invaders threatening the corruption that is ravaging Francis warned Rajoelina and have long highlighted the ille- the tribes of the Tembe. the island’s environment and other government authorities gal logging of Madagascar’s Some had travelled long keeping its people in “inhu- as he began the second leg of rosewood forests and other distances on dirt roads that cut mane poverty.” his week-long trip to southern endangered tree species as evi- through the lush jungle, or in Francis urged President Africa. dence of the rampant corrup- boats along a muddy brown Andry Rajoelina to provide Madagascar is home to 5 tion that has made multimil- tributary of the Amazon River, Madagascar’s people with jobs per cent of the world’s plant and lionaires out of a few “rosewood all part of a 1,080-square-mile and alternative sources of animal species, with around 95 barrons” who have plundered Alto Rio Guama homeland.AFP income so they aren’t forced to per cent of its reptiles and 89 the island’s northeastern forests. 1%: ;5E:F  DM +   +  +  ?

say I love USA.” Medvedev is the first Russian in a men’s Grand Slam final since Marat Safin won the 2005 Australian Open title and the first Russian to reach the US Open final since Safin won the 2000 crown. Nadal, who made the semi- &  7      !      finals at all four Slams for the first season since 2008, captured his 12th French Open title in June, lost the Australian Open final to Novak Djokovic and fell to Federer in the Wimbledon semi-finals.   "   And while he has dropped only one set in the Flushing Meadows   D fortnight, Nadal is facing the hottest player on tour in fifth-ranked  6#@?70 Medvedev, who at 23 could become the first Slam winner born in the atrick Mouratoglou, the coach of 1990s. P23-time Grand Slam champion Medvedev leads the ATP in sea- Serena Williams, touted her US <    . .   +  < . !      5    !  son wins and has battled through Open final opponent Bianca four four-set wins at the US Open. Andreescu as a future world num-  6#@?70 tice and Sunday is the day to play “All his season is amazing,” ber one in women’s tennis. my best.” Nadal said. Williams is chasing a 24th afael Nadal will play for his Nadal, into his 27th Grand “Is the player who is in better Grand Slam singles crown to equal 19th Grand Slam title, one Slam final, beat Medvedev in last shape on tour. I will face the player the record held by Australian Rshy of Roger Federer’s all- month’s Montreal final in their who is winning more matches of the Margaret Court, but Mouratoglou time men’s record, after battling past only prior meeting. But the world year and the player who is playing said he had full respect for the 19- Italy’s Matteo Berrettini on Friday number two skipped Cincinnati, on the highest level since a while.” year-old Andreescu. and into his fifth US Open final. where Medvedev was champion the Medvedev sees Nadal as super- “I said before the tournament, The 33-year-old Spaniard dis- following week. human. I had been asked who are my two patched Berrettini 7-6 (8/6), 6-4, 6- “He’s one of the more solid play- “Talking about Rafa, it’s tough underdogs, and I said Bianca and 1 at Arthur Ashe ers on tour,” Nadal said to find words,” Medvedev said. (Daniil) Medvedev. So I’m not sur- Stadium to reach today’s of Medvedev. “He’s “He’s one of the greatest cham- prised she’s there,” Mouratoglou showdown against making steps forward pions in the history of our sport. He’s said. Russian fifth seed Daniil every single week. just a machine, a beast on the “I expected her in final, and I Medvedev, who ousted "I need to be play- court. think she’s going to be number one Bulgarian Grigor ing at my best.” “The energy he’s showing is just soon. Not too soon but in the Dimitrov 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, Medvedev, in his amazing. To play him in your first future, because she has everything 6-3. first Grand Slam final Grand Slam final should be, I want that’s needed to be number one. “Very happy to be back into the at 23, has gone 20-2 in the past six to say, a funny thing. It’s not going “A lot of respect for her. A lot of final of the US Open,” Nadal said. weeks with runner-up efforts in to be a funny thing, but it’s going to tools in her game. Like a really com- “It means a lot to be back where I Washington and Canada, a title in be an amazing thing to live.” plete game. She has the whole pack- am today after some tough Cincinnati and a breakthrough US Hearing of Medvedev’s praise, age. Like the game’s amazing, I moments at the beginning of the Open run. Nadal responded: “Always is beau- think: the physical, the athleticism, season.” “I’m just happy to be in the tiful to hear nice things from your and the mental. She looks incredi- Nadal, who shook off an early final,” Medvedev said. “When I was colleagues. Happy for that. Just I bly confident. She feels like she’s season right hip injury to win a 12th going to USA, I didn’t know it was hope to be like this on Sunday. I will where she belongs. That’s the French Open title, seeks his fourth going to be this good. So I have to need it.” impression she gives.” US Open crown — one short of the Open-era record of five       shared by     

 6#@?70 Nadal says the chance to be in the what you have achieved and not fight means more than the final tro- coveting someone else’s accom- afael Nadal is more excited phy total. plishments. Rabout the thrill of battling for “Of course, I would love to be “If I able to win on Sunday, OK, Grand Slam trophies than he is the one who achieves more Grand will be amazing,” Nadal said. “If I worried about if he ever holds Slams, but I still sleep very well with- lose, I hope to keep having chances the record for Grand Slam out being the one who has more in the future to add things. But as titles. Grand Slams,” Nadal said. I always say and is true: I would love Roger Federer has won a “I am happy about my career. I to be the one to have more, yes, but Federer, record 20 Grand Slam titles with am very happy about what I’m you cannot be all day frustrated or Pete Nadal next and top-ranked Serbian doing. I’m going to keep working all day thinking about what does Sampras and Novak Djokovic closing fast on 16 hard to try to produce chances. your neighbor have better than you. Jimmy Connors — to after winning four of the past five Sunday is one. It’s just one more “You have to be happy with reach the brink of Federer’s mark. Slam crowns. chance, that’s all. My opponents are yourself. You have to do your way. “It’s just another chance on As much as the “Big Three” are going to keep playing.” If you are the one to achieve more, Sunday,” Nadal said. “I want to fighting for the lead, Federer at age World number two Nadal sees fantastic. If not, at least I give my !      !       &     ;    !  enjoy a day off, have a good prac- 38 and Djokovic the youngest at 32, it as a simple matter of enjoying best during all my career. That’s all.” : P   (  !; !%;  @"? $6 ten treble with Inter of  ,", stars James Rodriguez and Champions League, Serie A Radamel Falcao, but thanks to ameroon’s four-time and Coppa Italia titles in his *1 ! eymar didn’t disappoint in Luis Muriel’s brace they gave CAfrican Player of the Year first season in Italy. Nhis much anticipated Copa America champions Samuel Eto’o announced his He led Cameroon to an return, grabbing a second-half Brazil a fright before Neymar retirement on Saturday at the impressive four World Cups  ?P" equalizer for Brazil in a 2-2 rode to the rescue and Tite’s age of 38, declaring “I need a in 1998, 2002, 2010 and 2014 friendly draw with Colombia. men extended their unbeaten rest”. “The end, towards a new and enjoyed huge success at harles Leclerc secured pole The Paris Saint-Germain run. challenge,” the former the Africa Cup of Nations as Cfor Ferrari in the Italian star was playing for the first time The draw extended Brazil’s Barcelona, Inter Milan and the Indomitable Lions won in Grand Prix in shambolic cir- for club or country since suf- unbeaten run to 17 matches, a Chelsea striker posted on 2000 and 2002. cumstances on Saturday when fering an ankle injury in a streak that dates back to their Instagram. He was part of a golden only two cars participated in the friendly against Qatar in June, 2018 World Cup elimination by “Thank you all, big love, generation that featured final qualifying showdown laps. which ruled him out of the Belgium. adrenalin.” Rigobert Song, the late Marc- An unprecedented ‘cat-and- Copa America. Neymar notched his 61st “In a few months you’ll Vivien Foe and Geremi as mouse’ procession as the teams Before a sell-out crowd of international goal, put him one see me doing something new,” Cameroon also won the Gold crawled round the circuit, back- 65,232 at Hard Rock Stadium, behind Ronaldo, who sits sec- Eto’o, who has campaigned medal at the Sydney Olympics ing each other up to claim good home of the NFL’s Miami ond on Brazil’s all-time list relentlessly against racism in 2000, with the emerging slipstreaming positions, resulted Dolphins, Neymar delivered headed by Pele’s 77. during his playing days said. Eto’o both scoring and con- in a farce that saw eight cars for Brazil, scoring the equaliz- Both countries will be back “I need a rest, I've been verting a penalty in the shoot- timed out by the chequered flag. er in the 58th after setting up in action on Wednesday, with running for 19-years,” he out win over Spain in front of “A big mess,” said Leclerc, Casemiro for the game’s open- Brazil hosting Peru in a Copa added. a blockbuster 114,000 crowd. who took pole ahead of defend- ing goal in the 20th minute on America final rematch in Los The most memorable His pace left him as his ing five-time champion Lewis Friday. Angeles and Colombia taking period of his club career career slowed down with low Hamilton. Colombia were lacking top    (   < 7      !    !  &  on Venezuela in Tampa, Florida. includes five hugely success- stints at Russia’s Anzhi The Monegasque and Carlos ful seasons with Barcelona Makhachkala, Chelsea and Sainz of McLaren were the only from 2004 to 2009. Everton in the Premier drivers to produce final qualify- Despite an unfortunate League. ing runs after clocking lap-times /  9 knack for ruffling feathers, a Last year, after a short on their first runs in Q3. 3      =     ! return of 108 league goals spell with Turkish side The stewards immediately !   0!        from just 145 matches in five Konyaspor, he declared that the shambolic fail-  9"' 75 then beat Manuel Neuer with a volley on stunning seasons with joined Qatar ure at the end of the session was but we just timed out.” 79 minutes and Liverpool midfielder Barcelona pays testament to league side, under investigation, the teams Valtteri Bottas qualified ermany suffered a surprising 4-2 Georginio Wijnaldum secured three points his talent. Qatar Sports having failed to deliver a contest third in the second Mercedes Ghome defeat by the Netherlands as in injury time. At his peak he enjoyed Club, his last for the paying public. ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the World Cup runners-up Croatia ham- “We made some mistakes, which electric pace, impeccable club. “Today, to see so many peo- second Ferrari, the two Renaults mered Slovakia in qualifying for Euro 2020 explains the Germans’ opener, but we sim- touch and instinctive shooting ple here feels amazing,” said a of Daniel Ricciardo and Nico on Friday. ply did more to get the win,” Netherlands to make him one of the most happy Leclerc, who claimed his Hulkenberg and Sainz, who was Joachim Loew’s side lost in Hamburg head coach Ronald Koeman said. feared centre-forwards in maiden victory at last week’s seventh. after debutant Donyell Malen’s late effort In Trnava, Croatia retained top spot in the world. tragic Belgian Grand Prix where Red Bull new boy Alex for the visitors as the home side failed to Group G with a 4-0 thumping of Slovakia He won a pair of he dedicated his win to the Albon was eighth ahead of Lance pick up a point for the first time in the as Nikola Vlasic, Ivan Perisic, Bruno Champions League titles memory of his late friend Stroll of Racing Point and Kimi campaign. Petkovic and Dejan Lovren all got on the and three La Liga crowns Anthoine Hubert, who was Raikkonen of Alfa Romeo, both Serge Gnabry scored for the Germans scoresheet. before departing under a killed in the previous day’s F2 of whom failed to clock a time after nine minutes before new Barcelona “Since I have been coach this is one of cloud for Inter Milan after race. in Q3 when Raikkonen crashed. signing Frenkie de Jong responded for the the best matches of the Croatian nation- rowing with Ronaldinho “I am happy with pole, but He was uninjured. Dutch. al team and that is why I am very pleased,” leading to Pep Guardiola disappointed at the end. Bottas said he and Mercedes A Jonathan Tah own goal with less boss Zlatko Dalic, who led his side to the showing him the dress- “Honestly, I have to be grate- had been unlucky to be trapped than an hour to play gave the travelling 2018 World Cup final, told HRT Sport. ing room door. ful we’re on the front row to have in the bunched traffic. Dutch fans something to cheer about Also in that pool, Wales survived a He then spearheaded a fight with the Ferraris,” said “The yellow flag in the last before Toni Kroos equalised from the spot. scare to beat lowly Azerbaijan 2-1 thanks Jose Mourinho’s charge Hamilton. corner meant we probably PSV Eindhoven’s 20-year-old Malen +  >?  (  !  <    to Gareth Bale’s 84th-minute header. to a never to be forgot- “It’s a bit of an anti-climax, missed the pole.”       

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ccording to the Ministry of Urban gists and innovators to create a holistic out- nerstone of smart cities, especially while imple- green building market in India is expected to Development (2013), cities accom- come. They must design infrastructure that is menting a mobility plan. Los Angeles, which is double at 10 billion square ft, valued at around modate nearly 31% of India’s cur- sustainable and in sync with the ecosystem. one of the most congested cities in the world, is USD 35-50 billion. This is not all, according to rent population and contribute 63% In the current scenario, absence of certain already analysing real-time data feed from the data shared by IGBC, until 2017, more than of GDP (Census 2011). Urban areas aesthetics and futuristic approach is often sensors and cameras installed to notify the users 4300 buildings in the country accounted for Aare expected to house 40% of India’s population lamented. This could be because the realty of congestion and traffic signal malfunctions. utilising green technology. and contribute 75% of India’s GDP by 2030. trends show a heavy inclination towards a However, as technology keeps evolving and Green buildings optimise the use of recy- This requires comprehensive development of builder dominated thought behind construc- urbanisation keeps increasing, the challenge is cled greywater. Benefits of recycling wastewater physical, institutional, tion. The challenge for smart city architects is reinvention of street design and traffic infrastruc- include reduced use of freshwater, less strain on social and economic how to integrate strategies and solution for ture; coordination between traffic authorities and septic tanks, groundwater recharge, plant infrastructure. All are pedestrianisation and rejuvenation of public synchronisation with artificial intelligence. growth and reclamation of nutrients. Modern important in improving places without rebuilding the infrastructure. Urban planning in smart cities should focus day low flow plumbing fixtures come equipped the quality of life and For architects, smart cities ought to be per- on public places that provide room for socio- in green buildings. They conserve water but attracting people and ceived as self-evolving bazaars that aim to be cultural interaction and allow people to experi- also provide convenience and ease of mainte- investment, setting in net zero in water, energy and waste to landfill. A ence a city intimately. This can be done by reha- nance. They moderate the flow of water by motion a virtuous cycle design model with a socio-contextual approach bilitating waterways in the city as an alternative using aerators, which break the stream of the of growth and develop- needs to be derived from a combination of the transport network for cyclists and pedestrians. water into tiny streams so that air gets mixed ment. Development of environmental master plan and the carrying The Delhi nullahs have a network spreading 350 with it. They are used in faucets and shower-    Smart Cities is a step in capacity of a city. Then, by taking a bottom-up kilometres with 20,000 branches, across 1750 heads. People use water lavishly when water that direction approach, design solutions can be introduced acres of land, leading to tributaries that connect flows in fixtures. Green buildings that use low- Smart cities mission was conceived by the within the existing infrastructure; retrofitting of to the Yamuna river. Morphogenesis’ revival flow plumbing utilise 30% less water than stan- Government of India in 2015 as a response to existing structure then can be done by upgrad- proposal initiative stemmed from the realisation dard flow. And this helps in water conservation address the numerous challenges that the ing the supporting infrastructure. that the city has stopped generating memories. and reduction of water bill. growth of urban population constitutes. The An example for this could be the upcoming These nullahs are 700 years old and were built Our approach should to be to utilise the mission aims at providing core infrastructure, a smart city, Aligarh, where street design is meant by the Tughlaq dynasty to provide water to wisdom of the past that is traditional Indian quality life to the citizens along with clean and to focus on providing expansive footpath path- Delhi’s old cities. Many of the city’s famous architecture, which has always been viewed as a sustainable environment, by utilising informa- way, shaded spaces and pause points. These archaeological sites are situated along the nullah response to paucity of resources of water and tion technology. pause points will consist of books and coffee network. The nullahs can naturally interlink energy. Today, environmentally sensitive archi- One of the key features of the upcoming shops. Multi-modal streets will be set-up these nodes and a historic route can be charted tecture is no longer a choice, or a “layer” that smart cities would be to provide walkable locali- through balanced allocation of space between through the rich heritage of this city. Currently, can be applied to the design of a building. ties for reducing congestion, air pollution, and the modes. They will help in increasing the car- these nullahs are an unhygienic drain, which Rather, it must be integral to the process of resource depletion, boost local economy, pro- rying capacity of a street; and this redistribution 7'"1",5, pollute the environment. They can be rejuvenat- design, from concept to completion and to the mote interactions and ensure security. The road of space will offer safe, convenient and sustain- "72,,6 ed by using a system of organic reed beds and entire lifecycle of the development. The need of networks that will be created would not only be able mobility options for both pedestrians and 9? 1$=?2 ? aerators to clean the sewage. A resurrected the hour are green buildings, and architects as for vehicles and public transport, but also for motorised vehicles.  '1,21"269" waterway system in the city can improve the nation builders need to make a choice, either pedestrians and cyclists ((MoUD, 2013). By reducing the use of private cars, we’ll be 7?>,$67??=?7 health of the public and marine life. continue as if it’s business as usual and face the Preserving and developing open spaces — able to increase space for public and commer- ?2,?*2 1 7"1 Heritage conservation can play a crucial consequences or start going green. parks, playgrounds, and recreational spaces — cial use. Green street designs in a smart city ,67"2,?"$ role in helping the local communities and reju- For successful execution of any strategy or in order to enhance the quality of life of citizens, should serve more people with the same space; "11?#6?16? venating public places. Architects such as Ratish plan, community participation is crucial. reduce the urban heat effects in areas and pro- they should be viewed through the lens of 6R67,626"2,@ Nanda, Projects Director of Aga Khan Trust for Residents need to view themselves as stakehold- mote eco-balance, will also be an area of focus. placemaking so that public spaces in the city ,,"61@!9, Culture, have done tremendous work through ers and take responsibility of their cities upon To achieve all of this, architects (as nation can promote people’s health, happiness, and 2"'6$?6'@ the years in giving heritage sites such as Sunder themselves. Delhi’s Nizamuddin East is an builders) have a crucial role to play in the smart well-being. And utilising multi-modal streets 769"',1,",5 Nursery (Central Park, New Delhi), a facelift. example of how a community came together, city projects. An architect is the one with the will help us achieve that. Furthermore, by reju- #"67#"@,96 They’ve recently started working on reviving the took the initiative themselves to set-up water vision and has a much more responsible role to venating lakes and water bodies, and making 2,@"" original function of baolis, that is water harvest- harvesting facilities in the colony to address play as compared to a builder/developer. While the existing temple the focal point will enhance ing, in the Arab ki Sarai complex of Humayun’s water shortage problems. The community mem- a builder invests money in buying the land, community engagement and wellbeing. "167",>6 Tomb. Furthermore, conservation of heritage bers were able to install 17 structures in parks, developing it and selling it for monetary gain, it Smart city architects should also address the 7"?7 sites help in providing a sense of identity; they which are regularly cleaned and maintained. is the architect who envisions the city from a mobility and accessibility needs of the different- 6#?70=?7 help to bring communities together through a Smart cities of the future should view the micro to a macro level. While designing, the ly-abled. For example, in Jerusalem, architects 2@21,"$ shared understanding of history and culture. community as the stakeholder of the city. They architects must respond to varied climates, cul- took the initiative to make the city wheelchair 6$67," Current water scarcity and flash flood crisis require more than just utilisation of technology. tures and typology; and understand every busi- friendly. The renovation project involved indicate that smart cities will need smart water What they need is an urban plan that is a result ness. Architects working on smart cities should evening out paved streets, ramps, inclines and management. Architects as authors of cities of different stimulus such as climatic conditions, be able to unite teams across urban local bodies. hand bars. This was further complimented by need to focus on green buildings. Over the financial forces, urbanisation, local conditions, They should be able to bring together public accessible fleet of buses, wheelchair specifica- years, green buildings have proved to be effec- technologies, and most of all, community and private stakeholders within the ecosystem; tions for all taxis and easy access to toilets. tive in dealing with pollution problems, waste engagement. integrate the needs of policymakers, technolo- Artificial intelligence is going to be the cor- generation and environmental degradation. 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nearby, that was once frequented by F      bears), Kainchi Dhaam or even older over 2,500 year old cluster of temples at Jageshwar. You can well     +   F  plan your itinerary to cover one or two places a day. For those, like me craving for           a slow life for a quick recharge, I’d suggest spend more time walking   !   around the place or interacting with the locals. The high point of my stay was an afternoon of interaction & F+ ! with ‘Seekho’ ladies.         ">666$,7""   ‘Seekho’, I learnt during my stay       there, is an endeavour by the home- stay owners to share vocational skills with the local women so they learn something new as vocation. he early morning hustle is just the title to this village. It’s the Interestingly, the area is known for real — especially, when ideal escape and you’d know why several organised non-government you have to catch an early once you are here. groups encouraging the locals to train from one of the busy create small businesses that make stations in Delhi. No mat-      organic and sustainable products for Tter how well ahead you plan to get About 20 km from Ramgarh and only consumption. Kilmora has emerged there, the traffic snarl right before the 10 km from Mukteshwar, Parvada as one big small business put togeth- station has often had many scram- makes for a great offbeat destination, er by women who make organic ble on foot to make sure they don’t falling in the south Gola range in bath and beauty products; sell miss their train. I have been lucky so Uttarakhand, India. As most other organic produce, woolen weaves and far. Never mind, if that means I make stations in the hill state, popular for food products. it to my reserved seat in the train short breaks because of their proxim- On the same lines, ‘Seekho’ barely two minutes before it departs ity to this over-crowded mad city, find encourages women from the village the station! themselves bursting at the seams for to come together and learn new Well, Delhi has been particular- trying to accommodate the visiting designs in knitting and embroideries ly lucky this year to be a recipient of and the native population, here is a so they can create avenues for addi- a good monsoon spell. And hills of quiet little place with roads that tional incomes to the family. The Uttarakhand have lapped up the rain, don’t irritate you with blaring horns studies, children have to move to big- to Sanjay and Vasudha Sondhi, ki kheer, Bhatt ki daal, pahadi raita owners of the homestay, help them often flooding, but only to emerge and expanse that is not dotted with ger towns and cities,” he tells me. Parvada Bungalows turned homestay and bhaang jeera ki chutney, served sell their wares by setting up a haat greener and cleaner. The mood set colonies of new holiday homes for There is a clear pride in political ,,"?* on the popular demand of the cou- with buransh ka sharbat (stocked (pop-up market) from time to time by the flaming red buransh (or city slickers. awareness about the locals of Parvada. ple’s friends. “It was a choice between from earlier summer) on the side, the and promoting the items for corpo- rhododendrons) that bloomed well Trilok, my driver, is a native from They like to make active decisions ?1@966 having a nicely aired, lived in place lunch worked as the fastest way to slip rate gifting. It was fascinating to see into the summer, is only enhanced the village. He takes the road less trav- regarding the welfare of the village >,11"56"$ open to people looking for a quiet into slow life. I clearly was not mov- Carron, the manager at the by the vibrancy of the present lush elled to reach the village. Except for and Panchayat is a positive force here. stay; Or a holiday home with a care- ing after this! Bungalows guide the women to green of the hills. The escape from an occasional public transport, there The villagers are hardworking, friend- 6?16"76 taker in place — we chose the former”, learn a new design between gossip the city life is worth every bit of fresh was not much traffic along the route. ly, organised and cleanliness freaks, shares Sanjay.   and singing session. cool air and purity of the surrounds. The village houses are scattered he tells me. It is a no-polythene space 7? $? The homestay has three cottages Left to me, I really would not budge After a long time, I too found Thank goodness for the proximity of down the hillside, surrounded by here and people are proud to extend 6R6$ ?7 and two duplex rooms, other than a from a place like this. Except, of myself struggling to hand-knit a this city to allow for quick getaways! farm lands. Step farming makes the support to green movement. Most well furnished library and a yoga course, to explore the village, make cable pattern for a scarf with help Post a six hour journey via area look prettier if not less. Groups work as farmers or run taxis to sup- ?5766 room. My room faced the little tem- friends with the locals or just from a shy 18-year old who just fin- Shatabdi (to Kathgodam) and two of chattering school girls visibly port their families and are mostly ?>66!? ple at the entrance and the view perch at a quiet spot with a good ished her class 10. There was an and hour onward by road, I find happy to head home make us slow content with what they are doing. extended to the village across the view and book in my hand. You unmistakable pride in her eyes as she myself in a quiet little hamlet, called down from time to time. They seem #?70" road. Honeyed sunlight beamed really don’t get to hear the bird song subtly showed off her skill and speed Parvada in Uttarakhand, and a beau- surprised at the sight of a vehicle, but         ="767?77  brightly through the glass windows, much these days. at the task at hand. tiful homestay named after the vil- they couldn’t really care less. Before I realise, I am at Parvada tempting me to give everything up But to those who want to ven- Like many others, I promise to lage. The village to its credit holds the “This road is used only by the Bungalows, a quiet little homestay "R,? and park myself on the easy chair ture a little farther, there is the visit practice the new learning to perfec- title of “Adarsh Gaon” from the state. locals, that is people from nearby vil- along the road in Parvada a little short  ?796,7 with a book. Hunger got better of me to the over 350-year-old Shiva tion once back. I don’t know how true The name may not ring a bell to lages only,” Trilok’s voice breaks into of Kasia Lekh near Mukteshwar. and I found myself in the dining with- temple called Mukteshwar dhaam, I would stay to that, but I’m back in most, but the villagers take great my reverie and puts their astonish- Surrounded by budding orchard =",1,6 in 10 minutes of my getting there! a hike through the IVRI (Indian the city, fresh with the dose of pride in sharing their accolades with ment in perspective. “We have a good with apple, plum and apricot trees, it’s Homestyle Kumaoni thaali was Veterinary Research Institute), visit Vitamin green and energy recharge. you. There is, however, more than school in the village, but for higher a quiet little retreat. Meant to be home treat to have. Complete with Jhingora to Baalugaad Falls (a robust stream The place has worked its magic. 8R #               F  ++""0"09"'9"75">"   +   +      

eing a mother comes in with a lot of                of everything you might need. However, pack responsibilities, add to that being a full- Q     I feel there is a lot of stigma attached to smart. At the beginning, it becomes very diffi- Bfledged entrepreneur handling one of the Hands down one of the most crucial tips breastfeeding in the public. However, if there is cult to judge how much would be enough, but most erratic and unorganised service business out there is planning your flights keeping your this one thing which is essential for a child then one good place to start is by understanding and in the country and you can imagine the intensi- baby’s sleep schedule in mind. When you are it is being breastfed. Not only is breast milk learning from your child’s pattern. And then ty of work, time, serious commitment and men- first travelling with toddlers it important for important for a child’s growth but it also helps add two to four sets from the usual utility to be tal presence required to being both a mother them to sleep through the journey to avoid soothe and calm the baby on long flights. If safe during travels. and an entrepreneur. being cranky. your toddler is older, you could choose to carry Relocations being an exciting industry often his/her favourite fruit/food on the go. Having a          gives one the opportunity to move around the         well fed/hydrated baby helps them to be happy Which means that cleaning and changing world, explore new service process and bring in      during flights. diapers just before boarding the flight is essen- new industry knowledge from around the world. It’s important to always keep your baby’s tial to save yourself from those smelly/wet situ- Not just this, I am an ardent traveller who loves comfort toy/food/item with you. Whenever we Q    ations while on the flight. While travelling it’s to take time out from my business schedule to were travelling, the two things which have    important to be cautious and change the dia- enjoy, explore and catch the vibes of various accompanied us all those places were her A lot of new parents, feel they need to pers as wet diapers on long haul flights can places. At the start of my pregnancy, I was diag- stroller and her feeding pillow. Ever since the design/plan a new routine for the child to feel make the baby cranky and sore. nosed with a severe cervix issue and had to time she was just a day old, she has been accus- comfortable during flight and while travelling. undergo a mid-pregnancy surgery with a prog- tomed to her feeding pillow and hence always However, it actually has to be the opposite. I          nosis of being on complete bed rest without even found comfort in being wrapped with it. remember my doctor telling me during a fol-   sitting up to work for the rest of my pregnancy! Carrying the same along with their favourite low-up that a child is as good as a grown up While travelling is one big challenge, stay- This situation led me to being extra cautious toys help them stay engrossed while at the and should be treated and taught like-wise. ing with a child outside your city/and country with my baby, Samaira. When Samaira was born hotel/places you visit. Toys also make in for a Hence, with Samaira, I have always followed can end up being a disaster if you don’t book last year, I knew I had to get back to work and similar play environment the child is used to. her same daily routines during her travels. This hotel rooms keeping your baby in mind. It soon travel for work since I had booked myself so far has helped me even during our trip to the important to feel free while moving around spe- for a conference in Goa. The reality of actually       USA this last month. It’s also necessary to carry cially if you have a toddler which can crawl and travelling when she was just 4 months old slowly   your baby’s towel, soaps and other utilities to walk. Small spaces and pulled-up furniture set- set-in. It was a daunting experience, not just One of the biggest agitators that can make avoid making them feel foreign in a new setup. ting in hotel rooms could be problematic for because you are travelling with a baby but also you stress is the absence of a comfortable your child. Hence, always opt for spacious because you can never truly be prepared for stroller. Having a comfortable stroller with      rooms with child-friendly facilities. what would actually happen. ample of space for you to place things is essen- Parenthood is a very messy job. If you have After all these tours and flights, Samaira is After 36 flights, 18 trips and 6 countries, tial. A good stroller helps you walk with your a toddler then you know what I am talking not just my soul but my partner in every there have been countless experiences, reac- baby with ease. Not only will you be stress-free, about. Travelling with a baby can turn into a endeavour. We may not find success at every tions, precautions and hacks which have helped but you will also have all your important baby disaster specially if you are not carrying all the destination but I have promised to make the me and Samaira enjoy all those trips in such a stuff stashed at one place for those short/long right things with you. This doesn’t mean that journey worth it, always. short span of time. flights. you go on a paranoia and carry six or seven sets The writer is an entrepreneur     uvitiut    *+ % !!

egimes do not come and go monic designs in its neighbor- staved off when France the world oil crisis of 1973, the itself a kind of achievement for Ras the regime theory hood and its waterfronts such removed some US technology US Secretary of State intro- the Delhi denomination advanced by Robert Keohane is as Hong Kong. companies to be taxed in their duced the provision of G5 though the nation is present on an exemplar in all regards and The nations also need to territory of trade. which was later on expanded to the cusp of greater achieve- in all imaginable aspects of it. deliberate upon the idea that In a surprising first, Iranian include other nations. G7 is pri- ments and accolades. As an instance, the climate how the World Trade Foreign Minister of Iran Zarif marily economics in interna- It speaks volumes about change regime, the Arctic Organization can be tamed, held talks on the sidelines of tional trade and investment but the nature of personal chem- cooperation movement and wherein the American objec- the G7 negotiations as a with the metamorphosis of a istry between the leaders of the American claim to tions to the usage of the sobri- demarche to the pelf and influ- system in flux, other geo-polit- India and the United States and Greenland which has been quet “developing nations” ence of Washington represent- ical issues too have resonated the acknowledgement by the rebuffed by Denmark, are some needs to be delved inside with ed by Trump. Zariff com- in the G7 summitry since the international community about of instances of nations and some detail with China and mented before the media that last few occasions, such is the India being the rising eco- non-state actors collaborating India to be prevented from “Iran is holding forth with changed trajectory of the larg- nomic power in global politics. ' (( 0  !     in a new-found convergence. using the title of “developing constructive negotiations. The er international system. Modi also held a meeting  ++8      This practice in the inter- nations” in the light of the road ahead is difficult to tread In the contemporary con- with United Nations national systems restores order bright growth rates and better on, but it’s worth trying.” text, the various nations have Secretary General Antonio    (    and rule of law and instills economic performances Thus, in a zipping gradually initiated an organi- Gutierrez on the sidelines of         cooperation as characteristic of reflected in their subsistence, moment, the Western squabble sational move to move away the G7 summitry and chutzpah      international behaviour. though economists might think with Tehran over the confis- from the purely and pristinely, of negotiations.      ! The G7 jamboree is no otherwise. cated tankers and other vessels, economics of the strategic The G7 also aired its con- exception to it wherein nations The G7 is an exemplar comes to become the core group and imparted it a geo- cern about the Amazon fires in (    seem to be sparring with each instance of summit diplomacy theme of the G7 though Iran is economic and a strategic Brazil and the green lungs of other instead of cooperating wherein the big and small of the directly not in the diplomatic veneer also. the globe which are a conse- with each other. A quaint global leadership rub shoulders ring. Modi has innately utilised quence of internal strife. The example can be Boris Johnson, with each other in a fray for In the light of the Chinese- the sidelines of the G7 sum- G7 mandarins decided to fur- the UK PM, and Donald strategic one-upmanship in the American trade tiff, the world mitry to romp home with nish the Brazil Government Trump, the US President, larger IR game. 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Some relief in international mediation and varications might mar anoth- ouring about a larger role for the dense Amazon. tion question in the Af-Pak upon by some of the nation the regular humdrum of diplo- arbitration. President Trump er set of negotiations which are New Delhi and banking upon Iran’s Zarif also arrived for region happen to be key frames state actors and even the United matic negotiations in the form has tweeted that in the context very crucially juxtaposed with an Indian influence in the sidelines talk with no plans to of reference in the G7 gather- Nations under the guidance of of global summitry. This has of the global economic down- the East Asian BOP system Taliban quandary in the bad- have a tete-a tete with President ing of states wherein Korea and Antonio Gutierres. One of the significance in the light of the turn, the relations between all with much wider ramifica- lands of Afghanistan, which Trump. All in all, the bouquet < 77 <<>":< Japan too happen to have developments of the G7 has big Indian decision to revoke the nations will not be tense tions for the rest of the inter- has unfortunately become a of negotiations at G7 was as gnawing strategic differences. been a clarion call by New the special status of Jammu & and he found friendliness and national system. strife torn twilight zone. eclectic and diverse as possible But, what these great nations Delhi to step up cooperation Kashmir and bifurcating the cooperation to be the general The G7 is an intergovern- Sans Kashmir, everything in order to live true the expec- need to comprehend that in with Great Britain in spheres besieged State into two Union veneer of the talks. mental organisation which by else can be part of Indian tations with the international order to have a novae strategic such as education, trade, invest- territories. A tiff was resolved between 2018 accounted for 58 per cent agenda as we too are a respon- organisation in an age of liberal space in the Indo-Pacific, the ment and defense. As an inter- New Delhi has already the French Premier, Emmanuel of the total global net worth sible and au courant nation institutionalism. myriad nations need to conjoin esting aside, Modi congratu- made it clear that Jammu & Macron, and Trump as US which is assumed to be around state. The fact that Modi has as a strategic grouping to lated Boris that the English Kashmir is a domestic matter threatened to impose tariffs on a prodigiously prolific figure of been invited despite India (The writer teaches at IIPA, counter the Chinese hege- cricket team had defeated the of the Indian Union and there all French wine which was 317 trillion dollars. Even before being not part of the G7 is in New Delhi)

4//6)2+& G6 have truly ridden the bicycle. It is organised in 13 chapters, from India and the western putants argue that the best the roads in small places: a book-reading sessions and of simple living, bringing nature II know both: the bicycle and together with a Prologue and an world: Murphy and Watt by reviewers never look through lowly paid guard with a big “smooth elevation” in upward very close to it, a reminder very the ride. My perception has not Epilogue. In the Prologue, the Samuel Beckett, VS Naipaul’s their windows; they choose belly; women filling discarded mobility; India as a land of relevant to concrete-ridden been principally an act but a narrator admits that he lost his India: A Wounded Civilization, others’ windows to kill the containers with water flowing marvels, but also as part of societies, thus revealing himself background against which all memory, thus deciding to Dr Faustus, Sartre’s Nausea, bird.”; “Time is not an imagi- from a pipe; and a naked boy humanity with its good and as a dreamer of a new dawn for acts and behaviours stand out. “retrieve afresh” and “undertake Edgar Allan Poe, Emily nary entity. It is a continual pal- defecating in public; all mir- bad points; feminism; language his home town. His honesty I have looked at perception as an this journey in order to unrav- Dickinson, Peter Shaffer’s pitation of moments.” roring the discomforts people as a thing of beauty; relation- and directness are powerful. He active process allowing it to el the story that will discover Equus, Albert Camus’s The He aptly commented live because of paucity. Such ships between men and writes about people in parties winnow latent meanings from me.” The aim is also to “reach Fall, Salman Rushdie, adversely on writers when in experiences or circumstances women, bachelors and spin- talking aimlessly, “none inter- human action.’ the core of the disjointed iden- Dostoevsky’s Notes from 2015, these writers started make both KK and the reader sters; words written on taxis; ested in listening. Intellectual tities.” The titles of the chapters Underground, RB Sheridan’s relinquishing their awards in reflect and grow and feel moti- writing (it helps the writer get inertia or dementia....Exteriours SOLILOQUY OF A already say a lot: Srivastava The Rivals, Anthony de Mello India. He exhorted them vated to do something for the out there what he thinks is infatuate them: these bring SMALL-TOWN writes about growing up in (priest, therapist and poet), “Writers must neither live in poor and needy. essential); isolation (“an them face to face with their ilk. UNCIVIL SERVANT Gorakhpur; his early adoles- Nirad Chaudhuri’s The glass houses nor make castles During this voyage, KK enlightened freedom, the free- That is the precise reason I don’t cence, Prof. Yadav and his Continent of Circe, Nassim in the air. But our award-relin- addresses directly the reader dom which illuminates the circulate”. Suddenly he cites KK Srivastava is the author uncle; rendevouz with a New Taleb (Lebanese-American quishing writers do both.” And and goes up and down mem- world inside the writer.”) some Vladimir Nabokov, “Where of three volumes of poetry: World (about his first encoun- essayist and scholar, but also further, “When books create ory lane, referring to particu- ostentatious persons from dif- there is beauty, there is pity, for Ineluctable Stillness (2005), An ters as a civil servant); sex and statistician, former trader and controversy, it is welcome and lar dates and years: 1979-80, ferent walks of life being beauty must die. It dies.” He Armless Hand Writes (2008; sensuality; authors, books and risk analyst), Narendra Modi’s the magnificent grandeur of art 2017, 2005, 1978, 2014, 2015, “replete with stylised arro- thus reminds ostentatious per- 2012), and Shadows of the Real human behaviour; of human poetry book A Journey, lies in justifying and accepting 1987-88… Srivastava alternates gance and a self-eulogised per- sons of ultimate truth: decay (2012). His poems have been niceties; women of literature Terence’s play Andria, Raj all such controversies. The real between narrating, on the one sona”); and much more. KK and end. translated into Hindi (Andhere and women in literature; and Kamal Jha (writer and master problem arises when award hand, particular experiences of also writes from the social-eco- In the Epilogue, Srivastava Se Nikli Kavitayen-VANI social media (“like a fairy tale sculptor), Edward Albee relinquishing writers create his own and, on the other, per- nomic point of view, citing confesses that “Eidetic merger PRAKASHAN (2017) and his with ubiquitous surfaces...”).The (American playwright), controversies and generously sonal reflections on various economists such as GA Cohen of insights and intuitions is at book Shadows of the Real into book propels the readers to a Vladimir Nabokov, poetess gift themselves the honour to issues and worldly happen- and Paul Streeten, and philoso- the core of my narratives.” In Russian by veteran Russian revealing insight into the power Kamla Das, Joseph Conrad, wallow in these.’’ ings. His are words that inspire phers like John Rawls and psychology the word “eidetic” poet Adolf Shvedchikov. of imagination on memories: Milan Kundera, Hindi poet He attributed efforts of inquiry: “The writers I men- Ronald Dworkin applying their relates to or denotes mental Srivastava is also reviewer and not only of the events that have Muktibodh, and Ezra Pound. writers hell bent on returning tioned are dead. But are their ideas in the context of devel- images having unusual vivid- columnist for the newspapers actually occurred, but the ones All are part of Srivastava’s the awards to their being intrin- ideas dead too?” He thus writes opment in his home town ness and detail, as if actually vis- The Pioneer and The Daily often imagined. Ambling accumulated cultural baggage- sicallymotivated “to emerge about worthwhile things, igno- Gorakhpur. ible. KK also admits that “On Star. Currently he works as through the muzzy alleyways of and wisdom and thus get from oblivion’’. “Good bureau- rance and the working of the Writing becomes a record- days I wrote, I felt like walking Additional Deputy Comptroller time, he skillfully shapes his reflected in his soliloquies. crats know the art of tiptoeing.”; mind; about the difference ing of past encounters: “the the road, the way I imagine I and Auditor General. His pub- experiences into an amalgam of Writing about his child- “Feminism is not ultimate free- between living and existing; streets, the shops, the colleges, would, on the day of my death. lisher describes him as “reticent real and unreal. hood, Srivastava admits that, dom. Feminism has limita- suicide; dreams and images of the schools, the University, the Like moments just before death, 7' 22 7;' and reclusive”. The author declares from “Sometimes we return to the tions. Those who believe in it snow; correspondence of love vendors, the hospitals, the which bring all memories of a Soliloquy of a Small-Town the beginning that this is not a childhood to get newness.” His must believe in its limitations.”; through poetry and letters; he libraries and above all the indi- man’s life to him before he for- Uncivil Servant, a literary non- memoir, at the most a semi- writing flows naturally using “Literature dies the moment describes his beloved as ‘a viduals that crowded the city.” gets everything for good, the fiction, is Srivastava’s fourth autobiographical work. (‘Let crystal clear images (thus senile old men start assessing poem in trance’ (“Her curios- At moments Srivastava is also end of the days I would write on book but first written in prose. me lay the bed; facts and fan- “eidetic”) is genuine, and gen- young poetess’s works.”; and, ity in me aroused curiosity very critical, and this is anoth- would bring the same feelings tasies would lie side by side.’) erates the eventual smile, like “Reality is a dream. By the time about her in me. Curiosity er strength in his writing. His to me.” Reading Soliloquy from Thus, Srivastava is the author when Srivastava remembers you realise it, half of your life met its counterpart. Curiosity mocking tone is a very impor- a miniature island Malta: thou- and KK the narrator. My guess. his uncle verbally abusing a has been lived and you are not is at the root of all love…I am tant element in his writing sands of kms away from giant Srivastava opted for the title stubborn and indifferent horse, sure if the half left over belongs ever ready to meet life attired style. While writing about some and multifold India (KK’s poet “Soliloquy” because the 58- or burning pages of to you at all.” in deeper mire of sorrow.’); of the teachers who taught friend Bernard Jackson from year-old “I” is in conversation Shakespeare’s plays to prepare At times KK’s prose takes “real joy” for thinking persons him in University, he mentions UK maintains ‘an objective dis- with itself, thus the reader is tea with a different taste, in the the form of conversations and writers; train, platforms about their “belief [...] in the tance’ from India and reposes witness to this interior mono- absence of wood or coal; or between him and Prof Yadav, and philosophy; age and beau- uselessness of time”, he criti- ‘his faith in the present efforts logue, or “exercise in reinvent- when his teacher answers his the Socratic way. He also ty; American poet Michael cises the “creamy-layered pro- for the future good of society. ing my imagination, rethinking question: “Don’t ask many includes letters sent to him by McClure’s concept of Caves fessors lacking both wisdom Jackson maintains an objective my cogitations.” Soliloquy is questions. My wife makes life some of his writer-friends liv- and “huge figures”(“… you fel- and knowledge.” Progress distance and can assess truth thus a collection of fragments hell for me in the house. At ing far away and admits that lows die so many times every means leaving no space for and express that truth undaunt- which together reveal the least let me live peacefully what he misses in India, he gets hour in caves. You people lack children to play and old peo- edly.’) makes me feel in dire writer as a whole during his here.” KK links one chapter to from such friends. reaction, are tawdry, passive, ple to spend time together, but need of reading the book again journey — “an onerous journey the next by revealing the sub- On other occasions, inarticulate, puny.”); lack of also people knowing the art of and again in order to under- not without pain” — which ject of the following chapter at Srivastava mentions or com- reaction which gives space to fitting into particular forms as stand the real depths started in 1988 when KK wrote the end of the previous one. His ments on his previous literary exploitation; rebellion or the these suit them, leaving crowds Srivastava’s writing touch and his first poem, ‘Birth trauma’. writing — made up of memo- works such as Ineluctable need to rebel at least once in a of patients patiently queuing uncover. Soliloquy is intro- Thus, his birth as a writer. ries, and descriptions full of Stillness or Shadows of the Real. lifetime; Wikipedia today vs the for long hours and days, mak- spective: it opens not only KK is a staunch believer in animation, movement and life, He gives us a clear description eighties; the mechanics of ing profits as only concern. Srivastava’s but also strongly India’s Hindu religion and cul- philosophical and psychologi- of himself: “I believe in the coterie and how it controls Talking of his early life, emerging India’s inner world to ture, traditions, rites, ways of cal insights — generates pro- power of words: I write poems, powerful people; reading best- Srivastava reminds us of the be read with gusto. A big thanks living and family for all of found reflection and pleasure. books of poetry.” Being thus selling authors or reading presence of the mafia lords in to KK Srivastava for sharing his which he has highest esteem. I liked most a number of apho- means also being a keen unappealing and forgotten his place of birth, Gorakhpur, new work worldwide. He reveals himself to be a risms: “You define someone observer or listener of one’s sur- books; “farting aloud” intel- known as a Second Chicago in well-read person, and admits and either you or that someone roundings. Listening through lectuals and their inability to the past, and where life, once (The book reviewer, Patrick that he grew up “Amidst books is doomed.”; “Human anom- the closed doors of a lift while confront even simple, let alone upon a time, was marginalised, J Sammut, studied Maltese and by eminent authors and under alies are our greatest curse, but electricity is down, or a con- difficult, questions; the need to hopless and unyielding. Italian Literature at University illiterate Amma’s guidance, we live happily with these.”; “… versation with 95-year-old Joe address broken parts in History However, KK also men- of Malta and specialised in insight and foresight, this is age dulls us, but beauty lives PK, can prove to be food for which are many; YouTube; art tions positive elements of his Italian at University of Florence. what made me.” In fact, through us imprisoned inside reflection on different aspects and literature not being “a birthplace such as the grand He teaches at De La Salle Soliloquy is full of inter-textu- our ruined body.” “A reviewer of humankind and their behav- knavish business”; creativity, Gorakhnath temple, Gita Press, College, Malta and writes in al references and names of does not look through the iour. Year 2004, travelling by recognition and awards; wear- literary legends and learned English, Maltese and Italian. 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