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sheet in the court of special CBI    judge Sumit Kapoor against Baghel and others, the Congress termed it a ‘pure political vendetta’ of the BJP and announced to launch a protest on the issue on Tuesday against personally targeting its state president. Meanwhile, the BJP has said that State Government has recommended a CBI probe into the scandal specifically on demand of the Congress and Baghel is paying the price for attempting to politically finish career of PWD Minister Rajesh Munat by indulging into ‘below the belt’ politics. The Sex CD case came into     5341 kms. public in October last year The event was held as part of ‘Atal Vikas after Chhattisgarh police nion Minister for Railways and Coal Yatra’ at Hardi Bazar, under Korba district in arrested a senior journalist and UPiyush Goyal and Chief Minister Raman presence of a large gathering on Monday. Baghel’s close relative Vinod Singh jointly carried out bhoomi pujan and laid Both Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Verma from his residence at foundation stone for four railway projects Chief Minister Raman Singh distributed mate- National Capital Region (NCR) worth 9952 crore here on Monday. rials to around 3000 beneficiaries from Centre Ghaziabad on charges of pos- The project also encompasses laying of rail- and State Government sponsored schemes. sessing fake Sex CDs and the way tracks measuring 345 kilometres. State Commerce and Industries Minister CBI had taken over investiga- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Amar Agrawal, Korba MP Dr Banshilal Mahato, tion of the controversial Sex was also signed for laying railway track on Bilaspur MP Lakhan Lal Sahu among others CD scam a month later. Khatghora-Mungeli-Kawardha-Dongargarh were also present. The CBI also presented section at a cost of Rs 5950 crore measuring 255 Continued on Page 4 charge-sheet against Verma and a businessman Vijay Bhatia but they were granted bail but    0 $    .  . & $  .,      $ $ Baghel chose not to move any      bail application in a bid to give      charge-sheeted him and the         the arrest a big political colour  4)4 leader refused to seek bail. to probably garner public sym- The sensational develop-         pathy with crucial election is n a sudden twist in a Sex CD ment in CD case has come just       just round the corner.       Iscandal in which a Cabinet ahead of Assembly polls in the The CBI court had Minister of Chhattisgarh State expected by November       !   dropped charges of extortion Government is filmed and and the Congress is putting its "!  "    "  against Verma. The CBI had $ &( has hit back at Rahul and said Nirmala Sitharaman spoke showed in a compromising all thoughts and strategy into also listed a young businessman he has been lying on the price about an “international dimen- position, a Special CBI court on action to vote out the BJP  ! "      Rinku Khanuja as an accused )*! #  of the fighter jet and there was sion” to Rahul’s attack on the Monday sent Chhattisgarh which is in power for the past  #$      ! !  who had committed suicide in +,- a nexus between him and for- PM over the deal and said State Congress president 15 years. Raipur earlier this year after the mer French President Francois Hollande’s comments were not Bhupesh Baghel to judicial Upset by sudden move of   &'  ! investigating agency interro-  - Hollande. a coincidence, Union Minister custody till Oct 8 after the CBI the CBI to present a charge- gated him. The BJP alleged Rahul is Gajendra Shekhawat alleging  -(./* involved in a “conspiracy, inter- that the UPA Government had nationally” and the former called off the multi-billion dol-      *!+&!/0 French President is part of the lar deal after a private compa-      “nexus” to sabotage the Rafale ny linked to Robert Vadra was ven as Congress president deal. not chosen as a broker.   ERahul Gandhi renewed his While Defence Minister Continued on Page 4 attack on Prime Minister  )1 36,265.93. Narendra Modi in the Rafael         The index dropped a total deal, a delegation of senior enchmark BSE Sensex on 1,785.62 points or more than 5 Congress leaders met the ! BMonday suffered its worst per cent in five sessions, wip- Central Vigilance single-day loss in seven ing out 8.48 lakh crore of mar- Commissioner (CVC) on "  # #  months, extending its fall for a ket wealth. Monday and sought registra- fifth day due to a meltdown in Factors like crude oil prices tion of a case in the alleged cor- $ banking and auto stocks on liq- hitting a four-year high, liq- ruption in the fighter jet deal. & ' uidity concerns and a rout in uidity concerns after defaults by The meeting comes days global markets. IL&FS, the rupee retreating a after a Congress delegation   The 30-share index tanked low of 72.73 against the US dol- met the CAG and urged the 536.58 points or 1.46 per cent lar beset investors. apex auditor to prepare a report   *!+&!/0 to settle at a two-month low of The broad-based Nifty of on the alleged irregularities in 36,305.02, logging its biggest the National Stock Exchange the deal and present it in $    % $&'  ) %  ndian Navy officer single-day loss since February crashed below the 11,000 mark, Parliament.  $    * ICommander Abhilash Tomy, 6 when it declined by 561.22 declining by 168.20 points or The BJP on the other hand *    + ,  $    who was stranded in the Indian points. 1.51 per cent to end at Ocean near Australia since This is the weakest closing 10,974.90. Friday after his boat was dam- since July 11 when it settled at Detailed report on P10   aged in a fierce storm, was res-    cued by a French fishing ves-            sel Osiris on Monday.      Tomy had suffered griev- ous spinal injury in the mishap. Department and the Indian ! "      He is conscious and will be Navy. shifted to an Australian frigate Tomy was in the third   *!+&!/0 June 2015, AMRUT aims at   23/313 expected to reach the French position in the race and sailed ensuring robust sewage net- boat soon. over 10,500 nautical miles in ndhra Pradesh has topped works, water supply and other he strongman president of Participating in the Golden the last 84 days, since July 1 Athe chart among States in infrastructure to improve the Tthe Maldives on Monday Globe Race (GGR)-solo sail- when the competition began. terms of the “Ease of Living quality of life of people in conceded defeat in elections, boat race around the world, the On Sunday, he managed to get Index” rankings under the Atal urban areas. easing fears of a fresh political 39-year-old officer’s boat in touch with the organisers of Mission for Rejuvenation and Speaking at the National crisis in the archipelago at the Thuriya was damaged in a the race in France through Urban Transformation Dissemination Workshop on centre of a battle for influence storm as the main mast of the messages and requested for (AMRUT). Andhra Pradesh is Ease of Living Index, 2018, between and China. vessel was ripped off by near- help as he could not move on followed by Odisha and Union Housing and Urban “The Maldivian people ly 15-metre high waves, Navy his own. Madhya Pradesh. Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh have decided what they want. spokesperson DK Sharma said “We are expecting an Andhra Pradesh has also Puri said the index will encour- I have accepted the results,” here on Monday.    Australian frigate to reach the outperformed 28 other States age all cities to move towards President Abdulla Yameen said The mishap took place Osiris soon and Tomy will be and seven Union Territories an “outcome-based” approach in a televised address to the about 1,900 nautical miles from Canberra coordinated the res- shifted to it. We will decide if (UTs) to be the best in India for to urban planning and man- Indian Ocean nation a day Perth, Australia. cue mission in cooperation we have to take him to Perth or conducting business. agement, and promote healthy after the joint Opposition can- Australian Rescue with many agencies, including Chennai,” Sharma said. Launched by Prime competition among cities. didate, Ibrahim Mohamed Coordination Centre at the Australian Defence Continued on Page 4 Minister Narendra Modi in Continued on Page 4 Solih, unexpectedly triumphed.   ) -                           &     tant dream as in flagship of only cash. Though some of the buyers were left high and dry. -      *!+&!/0 Paryatan Parv itself many of shops or stalls which do not There were about 15 stalls        the stalls did not have the have any e-mode of payment of Tribes India organised with Raipur: In presence of Chief          all claims of “Digital-India” facility of e-payment. said they manage to accept the help of Tribal Cooperative Minister Raman Singh and         Thave apparently fallen flat at Joint Secretary, Ministry through Paytm. Marketing Development Union Minister for Railways       Incredible India’s “Paryatan of Tourism, Suman Billa told A shopkeeper named Federation of India (TRIFED) and Coal, Piyush Goyal, South     Parv” organised in the heart of The Pioneer, “We have advised Nizamuddin running handi- while most of the stalls didn’t Eastern Coalfields Limited national capital’s Rajpath everybody to have swipe craft stall of Uttar Pradesh have the swipe machine or the (SECL) and Government of   Lawns by the Tourism machines, however, some of the selling world-famous carpet PoS while rest said they have Chhattisgarh signed a        Ministry, as many stalls show- TRIFED stalls and others do from Bhadohi and other hand- the facility of e-payment Memorandum of Understanding  !"#!$ % !  casing the diversity of India and not have it. The swipe machines icraft products said he cannot through swipe machine. for making the water from coal  # #% selling various indigenous are linked with the bank accept card payment as he “On one hand the mines potable. & '     products don’t have the facili- accounts and it is on the part of doesn’t have the POS facility. Government is promoting The MoU was signed by        ty of digital or e-transaction shopkeepers to have it and the He said it is not his shop ‘Digital India’ and ask us to officers of SECL and Korba         and are accepting only cash as Government doesn’t make it alone but almost all shops of switch over to the e-mode of District Collector Mohammed     )#    a mode of payment. available to them. However we   .  /    %&    Uttar Pradesh do not have e- payments using BHIM App Abdul Kaizer at Hardi Bazar on  ) *     However, most of the vis- are working on the issue and it + $0$    payment facility. Similarly, stalls and other modes while on Monday. State Commerce and + #     )# itors in the Parv were ready to would be resolved soon.” both of handicrafts and hand- other hands in its own fest Industry Minister Amar         purchase items using their Due to it many visitors who swapping of the bank cards. Many of the stalls selling looms like DC Rajasthan, DC organised by Ministry of Agrawal, Parliamentary    '  debit or credit card. do not carry cash are facing the Adding to their woe is the fact handlooms, handicrafts and Odisha, DC Jammu & Tourism many stalls do not Secretary Lakhan Lal Dewangan,    ,L    Prime Minister Narendra problem since the stalls don’t that ATMs are not easily acces- other products from all across Kashmir, DC handicraft Delhi have PoS machines or other e- Korba MP Dr Banshilal Mahato     M Modi’s vision regarding ‘cash- have Point of Sales (PoS) sible in the area and neither any India do not have the facility of don’t have the facility of POS payment modes. and Bilaspur MP Lakhan Lal less economy’ seems to be a dis- machines for e-transactions or mobile ATM van can be seen. e-transaction and are accepting payment due to which many Continued on Page 4 Sahu were also present. SR *"#/# +*0 + / 1) 2345  ()

&3+!4')##/!1!'+!!*45!#0#*0/35B!4  1% ,   0   .    *!+&!/0  !   *   +  ! O  ongress on Monday *P ! * !   Caccused Prime Minister .P  /  * 0 !  Narendra Modi of deflecting  +    the country’s attention from !   ! + 1  !   key issues like “corruption” in +   ! 0 !   the Rafale deal by raising the   *!+&!/0 ing which the Commission Asthana’s complaint to the issue of Pakistan. "/  * 0 !  through communications dated Government that was subse- Congress chief spokesper- !   ! +  s a follow up to CBI Special September 11 and September quently routed to the CVC fully son Randeep Surjewala ADirector Rakesh Asthana’s 14 sought files of various cases comes under the jurisdiction of charged that “an unnerved, —Randeep Surjewala complaint against CBI Chief from the CBI. the Commission which is frustrated and worried Modi Alok Verma for allegedly inter- The CVC exercises super- expected to take a call into reg- Government is now seeking invited them to investigate the lically said that Burhan Wani fering in the cases under his intendence over the CBI for istration of a case against shelter of Pakistan to deflect Pathankot airbase attack and the terrorist would not have probe team, a senior agency investigation of offences under Verma after verifying the alle- attention of the country” as it the same ISI went back and been killed by security forces official on Monday met the the Prevention of Corruption gations. If the allegations are was faced with corruption $    2"3%4* 00% $&'  accused India of killing its had they known that the ter- Central Vigilance Act, 1988; or an offence under unsubstantiated, the CVC may “exposed” in the Rafale scam. ) %  $  own soldiers, “ he queried. rorist was inside. Was it your Commissioner KV Chowdary the Criminal Procedure Code. junk the complaint. He told reporters that    *5**    + “Was it your love for love for Pakistan when Modi and submitted documents The CVC can direct the Earlier, Verma had Modi should answer questions ,  Pakistan when you formed a Government proceeded to sought by the anti-corruption CBI to “inquire or cause an opposed Asthana’s promotion raised on corruption in Rafale Government in J&K with PDP invite Asiya Andrabi as the watchdog. inquiry or investigation to be as CBI Special Director during deal and other issues and not scam has exposed rampant when you were indulging in and in presence of our Prime poster girl for ‘Beti Bachao Beti A senior official of the made on a reference by the a selection panel meeting led by teach lessons to its leaders on corruption, the Modi sari -shawl diplomacy as Minister, the PDP Chief Padhao’. policy wing of the CBI met the Central Government.” The the Chief Vigilance nationalism. The Congress Government is again seeking Pakistan was doing ceasefire Minister thanked not people of “So the connection of ter- CVC at his office for about an CVC can also inquire or cause Commissioner following which leader charged that every time shelter behind Pakistan. Please violations and killing our sol- India or J&K not Indian army rorists with BJP is well known. hour and is learnt to have sub- an inquiry or investigation to the infighting between the two demonetisation-like “disaster” answer questions of the nation diers. Was it not your love for or election commission but Don’t preach us lessons on mitted the files of the cases be made into any complaint top officers has come to the happens and people suffer, for the nation seeks account- Pakistan Modi ji when you had they thanked Pakistan and the nationalism. We have served sought by the Commission in received against any official fore. Modi remembers Pakistan. ability from you Mr Prime gone as an uninvited guest to separatists.” this country with our own connection with the Asthana’s belonging to the Central Despite Verma’s objections, “Every time a Mehul Minister. We want to ask cer- Pakistan as Pakistan attacked He also asked whether it blood. The history of this coun- allegations against his boss. Government. In addition, the the CVC unanimously cleared Choksi or ‘chhota Modi’ Nirav tain questions to the PM,” he our Pathankot airbase,” he was his love for Pakistan when try is written with the blood of Asthana had recently sent CVC is also empowered to Asthana, a Gujarat-cadre IPS Modi runs away with India’s said. asked. a leader, whom the Congress Mahatma Gandhi, Indira a complaint to the PMO alleg- review the progress of investi- officer, last year for appoint- money, the Modi Government Surjewala also took a dig at “Was it not your love for alleged belonged to the BJP IT Gandhi, , Sardar ing Verma was interfering in gations conducted by the CBI ment as Special Director in remembers Pakistan. Every Modi for his “sari-shawl diplo- Pakistan when you invited the cell of Madhya Pradesh, was Beant Singh, Nand Kumar the probes undertaken by him. into offences alleged to have CBI. time a bank scam where gov- macy” saying it was done when dreaded ISI who is the harbin- caught spying for the ISI. Patel and many many others. The Government referred the been committed under the Verma has trashed ernment is guilty, the Modi Pakistan was indulging in ger and protector of terrorists “Was it your love for Answer the questions don’t complaint to the Central Prevention of Corruption Act, Asthana’s complaint as “mali- Government remembers ceasefire violations. “Was your who come to India every day Pakistan when your deputy deflect,” Surjewala said at AICC Vigilance Commission follow- 1988. cious and frivolous”. Pakistan”. Now that Rafale love for Pakistan not apparent from Pakistan soil, when you CM Nirmal Singh in J&K pub- briefing.        %P                !"#!$%&  %$$ $ '  17,         *!+&!/0 He said the railways is planning to convert all those diesel locomo-   *!+&!/0 protectees; however, he has categorical- he average speed of the trains is tives among its 5,500 fleet which have ly stated that during his interaction with   *!+&!/0 expected to cover areas of intel- countries, the official said. Tlikely to increase by 10-15 per run for 18 years (mid life) into elec- he Home Ministry on Monday dis- Shri Gandhi, there was no talk whatso- ligence sharing, exchange pro- This will be the first such cent by 2021-22 once the Indian trical locomotives, while the 1,000 Tmissed Congress President Rahul ever regarding the appointment of a new ndia and China will sign an gramme, sharing of best prac- agreement between the author- Railways achieves 100 per cent elec- diesel locomotives to be delivered by Gandhi’s allegations about RSS infiltra- Director, or the reasons for his leaving Iinternal security cooperation tices, cooperation in disaster ities of India and China which trification of its network. Railway General Electric (GE) will be used for tion in SPG as “baseless” and “devoid of SPG,” said Home Ministry.. agreement during the forth- mitigation besides others, an look after internal security of the Board Member (Traction) “disaster management and strategic fact”. In a statement, Home Ministry said The SPG is a professional organisa- coming visit of China’s Minister official said. respective countries, the official Ghanshyam Singh on Monday said needs.” that the former SPG Director Vivek tion that takes its task of protecting serv- of Public Security. The first The move comes just a said. While Singh is the head of that with the network being electri- “Converting them would cost Srivastava never had any talks on the ing prime ministers, former prime min- such agreement between the year after a two-month-long eight central armed police forces fied through and through, it will us 2 crore per engine, while their matter with Rahul. isters and their families entrusted to its two countries will mark a new border stand-off between the with a combined strength of increase average speed of trains and mid-term rehabilitation after 18 Congress president ’s security very seriously, and in the high- beginning in bilateral relations, India Army and the China’s about 10 lakh personnel, Zhao cut down travel time. years is around 5 crore. These con- recently in a meeting said that a former est professional spirit, the ministry said. officials said on Monday. People’s Liberation Army at is responsible for day-to-day law “Electrification will not only verted locos will have 5,000 horse- SPG chief had to quit because he refused Rahul Gandhi, at an interaction with Zhao Kezhi, China’s Doklam on the India-Bhutan- enforcement in China and com- increase the speed of trains by 10 per power. These are completely ‘Make in to accept a list of officers handpicked by academicians here Saturday, had alleged Minister of Public Security, is China tri-junction. mands about 19 lakh personnel. cent to 15 per cent but also line India’ and a matter of great pride,” the RSS. “The comment reportedly that educational institutions, the expected to visit India next Prime Minister Narendra The forthcoming meeting capacity by the same amount,” Singh Singh asserted. He said the new made by Gandhi through the media is Supreme Court and the Election month and hold meetings with Modi and Chinese President Xi may lead to a future India- said. While 29,000 route kilometers engines will be less polluting, more baseless, devoid of fact and unfortunate, Commission of India and others are “sys- Home Minister Rajnath Singh Jinping held an informal sum- China agreement on exchange have already been commissioned, efficient and involve brand new coming from an SPG protectee,” the tematically being captured” by the during which they will discuss mit in Wuhan, China, in April of sentenced prisoners, anoth- 13,000 route kilometers more were technology. ministry said in a statement. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). various aspects of security coop- this year which helped repair er official said. just approved, Singh said, adding that While two such locos have “The matter has been verified. The Citing an example, the Congress eration between the two coun- bilateral ties. Currently, India does not work is underway in 20,000 route already been converted at the Diesel officer in question, Vivek Srivastava, for- chief had alleged, “When Mr (Narendra) tries. During the visit of the A Chinese delegation met have an extradition treaty with kilometers. Locomotive Works (DLW), a pro- mer Director, Special Protection Group Modi came to power, a person from Chinese leader, an agreement on an Indian team on August 28 to China, nor a pact to exchange The Indian Railways plans to duction unit of the Indian Railways (SPG), has specifically averred that he Gujarat was chosen to head the SPG. In internal security cooperation hold discussions on the forth- each other’s sentenced prisoners. complete electrification of its broad- in Varanasi, another two is in the did not have any such conversation with a short time, he left the position. He told between the two countries will coming visit of the Chinese There are at least 10 Indians gauge routes by 2021-22. It will also process of being converted, he said. Rahul Gandhi at any point of time. The me that he refused a list of SPG officers be signed, a home Ministry offi- Minister of Public Security and in Chinese prisons and an equal run freight trains in dedicated freight This year, around 100 locos are officer has stated that as part of his pro- handpicked by the RSS, and that is why cial said. the proposed pact on security number of Chinese citizens in corridors on electricity. expected to reach the 18-year mark. fessional duties he interacted with SPG he was sent home.” The proposed pact is cooperation between the two Indian prisons. .- 170 '  :   P        *!+&!/0 propagate science and for seek- ing scientific solutions to the  n a tribute to the former diverse challenges facing our IPrime Minister Atal Bihari society, particularly rural India.   #& Vajpayee, the Government has Secretary Department of decided to organise the fourth Biotechnology, Dr Renu New Delhi: The Enforcement edition of India International Swaroop said that the special Directorate (ED) will soon file a Science Festival (IISF) in his role of women scientists and prosecution complaint hometown in Lucknow in Uttar entrepreneurs in shaping the (chargesheet) under the Prevention Pradesh. To be attended by scientific growth trajectory of Money Laundering Act against approximately 10,000 delegates will be another highlight of the the Sandesara brothers, promoters including students and teach- festival. “The programme of a Gujarat-based pharmaceutical ers from India and abroad, a aspires to develop new entre- company Sterling Biotech and want- world record attempt will be addressing a curtain raiser of theme “Science for preneurship and explore new ed in a case worth over 5,000 crore made to “isolate DNA” by 500 the festival here. Transformation” will have 23 vistas of opportunities in the bank loan fraud case. students from class 8th to 10th Dr Harsh Vardhan said, special events. The Global field of science and technolo- The ED will subsequently seek standard. IISF is the biggest platform in Indian Science & Technology gy among the women. Interpol Red Corner Notices against The festival will be inau- the country to bring together Stakeholders Meet (GIST), Approximately 800 women the accused brothers and others gurated by President Ramnath students, researchers, innova- Industry Academia Meet and scientist/entrepreneurs will even as their exact locations remains Kovind. tors, artists and general public Science & Technology for attend the event,” she said. unknown. The brothers are sus- Union Science and to celebrate India’s achieve- Harnessing Innovations There will be a special pected to be changing locations Technology Minister Dr Harsh ments in science and technol- (SATHI) - A National startup effort to engage with stake- from UAE to Nigeria, officials said. Vardhan said that it was the ogy. The Minister said that IISF entrepreneurship summit and holders of the Northeast and The charge sheet under PMLA is former Prime Minister who is a medium to encourage the Student Science Village are the aspirational districts. expected to be filed before a special had brought Science to the cen- young minds towards the field some of the important events, Another feature of IISF-2018 court here within the next fortnight, tre stage of national agenda. “ of science and to promote the being organized. The Science will be mega science and indus- they said. It was Vajpayee who had added networking of stakeholders Village program is linked with try expo that will highlight the The ED had earlier filed few Jai Vigyan to Lal Bahadur working towards the propaga- the Pradhan Mantri Sansad outstanding contributions of charge sheets case against other Shastri’s slogan of “Jai Jawan, Jai tion of science. Adarsh Gram Yojana to reach India in the field of science, accused persons. Kisan”, he added while IISF-2018 with its focal out to the rural masses and technology, and industry. +,   $ .) ;   + ,  The agency said it had registered a PMLA case against the Sandesara brothers—Chetan Jayantilal Sandesara and Nitin Jayantilal !83 $ ,       Sandesara—and their Vadodara- based company Sterling Biotech Limited and others on October 27 last     9$        N     is in “dire need of space” and 28.08.1967”. Fund “be vacated”. year, two days after a case of alleged   O  alleged that the Responding to the notice, N. “The NMML is in need of bank fraud of 5,700 crore and cor- Memorial Fund is occupying Balakrishnan, Administrative space. People want to watch ruption was filed against them by the  *!+&!/0 a 22-year-old case of alleged planting of the premises “without any Secretary of the Jawaharlal Nehru micro films, the library is always CBI. “Loans to the tune of 5,700 drugs to arrest an advocate.  *!+&!/0 authority of law”. Memorial Fund, refuted its crowded… I want to shift all crore was disbursed by various banks he Supreme Court on Monday “We are not on remand at present. “Having coming to know premise and asked that it be non-academic departments out during the years 2004-2012. Look Ttermed as “serious” the allegations We are not on individual hardship. If a midst the raging controversy about your unauthorised occu- withdrawn. of the library but there is no Out Circulars (LOCs) were opened made by the wife of arrested former IPS citizen is not allowed to come to court Asurrounding the Nehru pation of the building in pur- “I hereby refute in unequiv- space. The part of the premises against the accused in August, 2017. officer Sanjiv Bhatt that he was not being and his wife has to come before us, then Memorial Museum Library suance of the communications ocal terms your charge of unau- occupied by the Jawaharlal During the course of investigation, allowed to sign any document in custody it’s a very serious issue,” the bench said. (NMML), the Jawaharlal Nehru received from NMML and hav- thorised use or unauthorised Nehru Memorial Fund is the three persons were arrested, one of to enable him approach the apex court. At the outset, the bench asked Bhatt’s Memorial Fund, chaired by Sonia ing realised that you are in unau- occupation of the present office only possible and viable space in them Gagan Dhawan, who was close A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and lawyer to read the averments made in the Gandhi and housed in the Teen thorised occupation of the premises by the Jawaharlal Nehru the Teen Murti Complex,” to the power centre when the loans Navin Sinha said the Gujarat petition and said it had taken note of it. Murti Estate in New Delhi , has demised premises which is badly Memorial Fund in the Teen NMML Director, Shakti Sinha were sanctioned,” the ED said in a Government should file a reply to the Singh said Bhatt was not allowed to been asked by Ministry of required for the objects of Murti Estate,” Balakrishnan said told IANS at his office. statement. allegations levelled by Shweta Sanjiv sign any documents including Housing and Urban Development NMML, you are directed to in his response in a letter (that He further alleged that there It added that the agency has Bhatt in her petition, on or before Vakalatnama for filing an appeal against to vacate the premises on grounds vacate the premises… not later IANS has has access to) on is “no organic relationship” already attached properties worth October 4. the high court order. of “unauthorised occupation”, than 24.09.2018… failing which September 20. between NMML and the 4,703 crore and is looking for “Before we go into the merit of the Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, which the Fund has refuted in further action will be taken The five-page letter elabo- Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial “more properties and trails for the case, we would like Gujarat Government appearing for Gujarat government, said “unequivocal terms”. under the Public Premises rated at length that the premis- Fund. proceeds of crime” in this case. to respond to the allegations. According it will file an affidavit with regard to the In a letter dated September (Eviction of Unauthorised occu- es has been in its occupation “I do not know what is their The ED and the CBI have to us, the issue raised is serious as it per- averments made in the petition. 11 from the Directorate of Estates pants) Act 1971,” the Ministry of since 1967, and has “remained management structure and how booked the company, its directors- tains to allegation made against the The bench then listed the matter for under the Ministry of Housing Housing and Urban Affairs unchallenged and never ques- they function. A lot of money has - the Sandesara brothers, Dipti state that it is preventing a citizen to October 4. and Urban Affairs, a copy of warned in its letter. tioned and has been cemented”. been passed on by the govern- Chetan Sandesara, Rajbhushan approach us,” the bench said. Bhatt and seven others, including which is with IANS, the The letter signed by G.P. Notably, it was NMML that ment to the Fund in the past. In Omprakash Dixit, Vilas Joshi, char- Advocate Divyesh Pratap Singh, some former policemen attached with the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Sarkar (Deputy Director, Estates) had requested the Central the two years that I have been tered accountant Hemant Hathi, appearing for Shweta Sanjiv Bhatt said Banaskantha Police, were initially Fund had been asked to vacate further said that Jawaharlal Government (vide letter dated here, they have had no interac- former director Andhra Bank Anup they have also challenged the remand of detained for questioning in the case. the by Nehru Memorial Fund is “liable June 14, 2018) “that a portion of tion with me. I wish them best Garg and some unidentified persons Bhatt, who was arrested by the Gujarat Bhatt was the Banaskantha district super- September 24. to pay damage charges for illegal Teen Murti Estate” occupied by but I also need more space for the in connection with the alleged bank CID on September 5 in connection with intendent of police in 1996. The letter said that NMML occupation of the premises w.e.f. the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial library,” Sinha stressed. fraud case. PNS *"#/# +*0 + / 1) 2345   "! (2 Q 9(:;; R

    !*&4 He also provided assis- purity,” the Chief Minister said. tance under different welfare Singh also mentioned his year the industrious schemes to the beneficiaries. about food security scheme, Tfarmers of Chhattisgarh Singh said that farmers are Chief Minister Health Security will be distributed 2,400 crore being provided flat rate power Scheme, Prime Minister paddy bonus by the State connection for irrigation which Ujjwala Scheme, PM Housing Government on Minimum is being provided to farmers hav- Scheme and other schemes. Support Price, said Chief ing upto 5 HP pumps and above. He said that Prime Minister Raman Singh. The single point power Minister had recently launched He was addressing a pub- connection holders numbering Ayushman Bharat Scheme in lic meeting at Government around 12 lakh poor families which 37 lakh families would Higher Secondary School whose per month consumption get 5 lakh per year for treat- ground at village Kotmi of of power is more than 40 units, ment of critical diseases. Pendra block in Bilaspur dis- then they can avail the facility Singh said that for trict on Monday. of flat rate bill payment, he said. Chhattisgarh, the Prime Prime Minister Narendra Farmers are being provid- Minister had provided all assis- Modi had hiked the MSP by ed zero interest loans from tance. In coming days, in 200 while State government is Cooperative banks. Within a Marwahi area the development providing 300 per quintal as month, 750 crore bonus works would be expedited. bonus; so a farmer would get would be disbursed to tendu- The Chief Minister also 2050 to 2070 on the paddy patta pluckers, Singh said. carried out bhoomi pujan of per quintal. The paddy pro- “I had come before you all 54.26 crore Pendra bypass curement would commence to seek your blessings. The Atal route measuring 13 kilometres, from November 1 across the Vikas Yatra had started with 13 km Sivni to Marwahi route State, he said. blessings of Goddess widening and strengthening The Chief Minister later Danteshwari and Goddess work at cost of 36 crore, 5 km carried out dedication and Bambleshwari. It is the faith of Basantpur to Bhandi upgrading bhoomi pujan of 49 works 113.44 crore bhoomi pujan worth 18.24 crore were ded- people. It is also like a pil- and widening work at cost of  03       "'         ;     worth 132 crore out of which was for 26 works and 23 works icated. grimage and carries the same 11.56 crore among others.      %   $ $  <0 &       !"#$!##     4)4 The Union Steel & Mines     4)4 Ministries like acquisition of Ministry has plans of doubling land, statutory clearances like MDC Ltd is expected to installed capacity of NMDC s many as eight new rail- forestry and wild life, shifting Nproduce 2.89 Million Ltd’s proposed 3 MTPA inte- Away track project are cur- of utilities etc. Tonnes (MT) per year of fin- grated steel plant coming up at rently under execution in Notably, the Central ished steel from its Nagarnar Nagarnar in Bastar district in Chhattisgarh, the Central Government has offered a bud- Steel Plant in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh in due course Government has informed. get grant of Rs 2202 crores for Chhattisgarh when commis- once the plant is commis- Overall in the country, laying new railway tracks in the sioned, officials informed. sioned. Indian Railways have taken South East Central Railway The Nagarnar Plant is hav- In order to increase the up 180 New Line projects in (SECR) zone during financial ing the single largest Blast domestic capacity of steel pro- various States which are in var- year 2018-19. Furnace in India of 4500 Cum, duction, a concept of Special ious stages of execution. The project of new railway they informed. Purpose Vehicle (SPV) has This includes 18 in Andhra line with electrification from Notably, the company’s informed. ment of the steel plant would been introduced, officials stat- Pradesh, 15 in Assam & Katghora- Mungeli-Kawardha- Nagarnar Plant is all set for Notably, NMDC Ltd will be around 420 MW in which ed. Northeast Region, 34 in Bihar, Khairagarh-Dongargarh inaugural heating up of its also be generating about 70 the mines, pellet plant and the Two MoUs have already 08 in Chattisgarh, 01 in Delhi, Corridor (255 km) besides Coke Oven in Bastar division MW of captive power using slurry pumping system would been signed by the states of 04 in Gujarat, 07 in Haryana, Katghora to Kartala (22 km) of Chhattisgarh. The Coke gases from steel making require around 120 MW of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand 04 in Himachal Pradesh, 01 in will be implemented at a total Oven will be inaugurated on processes in the upcoming 3 power, officials stated. for setting up Greenfield steel Jammu & Kashmir, 14 in Uttarakhand, 15 in Uttar in backward and remote areas cost of Rs 4821 crore which is September 28. MTPA Nagarnar steel plant in The remaining 350 MW plants with initial capacity of Jharkhand, 16 in Karnataka, 02 Pradesh and 18 in West Bengal. for the speedy development of being developed by Union Minister for Steel Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. power would be conventional 3 million tonnes per annum in Kerala, 12 in Maharashtra, Some of the projects fall in economically backward areas. Chhattisgarh Railway Chaudhary Birender Singh The power would be gen- in nature which would be ful- (MTPA) each, to be later 08 in Madhya Pradesh, 10 in more than one State. Most of The completion of railway Corporation Limited (CRCL), and Chhattisgarh Chief erated from gases released filled by the captive power enhanced to 6 MTPA. More Odisha, 06 in Punjab, 10 in the new line projects have projects requires clearances a Joint Venture Company of Minister Raman Singh will from blast furnace, coke oven plant and the Chhattisgarh than Rs 70,000 crore will be Rajasthan, 08 in Tamil Nadu, been taken up primarily on from various departments of Ministry of Railways and light up the Coke Oven on and 'LD gases'. State Power Distribution invested for setting up of these 09 Telangana, 03 in socio-economic considerations State Government and Central Government of Chhattisgarh. September 28, 2018, officials The total power require- Company Ltd (CSPDCL). steel plants. Q  R) R  &*  %!&!( )!#!

    4)4 disrepute to state of Chhattisgarh”, they said. $)#$*Q,&"- he Bharatiya Janata Party Both BJP leaders said that Thas been always respecting Chhattisgarh has a different the judicial system. Even after way of thinking. It does not tol-     1/#)4 !  ! of Physicians and Surgeons, being sent to jail in a sordid erate the people of criminal !   !  Mumbai in March, 2016. After crime of character assassina- mindset. Earlier also such peo- he Chhattisgarh High completing all the formalities tion, Chhattisgarh Pradesh ple were shown the door, they TCourt has stayed six of the   0 !  from all quarters and seeking Congress Committee said. Government Medical Diploma       permissions, the process of (CGPCC) President Bhupesh Congress party has become courses being run under admission was started. Baghel is trying to derive polit- a tool to spread lies and College of Physicians and   The Government was to ical mileage by trying to rumours. As the public support Surgeon (CPS) by the State    ! provide backup support for all become some sort of a ‘martyr’ is being lost, it is adopting such government. those passing this course for before the people, which the tactics to remain relevant but The courses were recently    appointment in the people would not tolerate, State the people of the state would introduced by the Government Community Health Centre, BJP Spokesman Sachchidanand not allow their tactics to be suc- in a bid to fill the vacancy of he pleaded before the court that Primary Health Centers and Upasane said on Monday. .    cessful, the two leaders said. specialist doctors in the State. the courses were not approved other health centers of the While addressing a hur- The BJP leaders alleged During hearing on a Public as per the Act of Medical state. riedly called press conference #435' 2=22   1  1             that whenever Congress has Interest Litigation (PIL), filed Council of India (MCI) and The courses offered by the on Monday, Raipur               5  '     2    been in power, it has been by Congress leader Dr Rakesh were having a heavy fee struc- Government were in eight dis- Development Authority (RDA)      1 ?  #             %   backing the crimes which cause Gupta, a division bench com- ture which was difficult to be ciplines such as Diploma in Chairman Sanjay Shrivastava    &5    2         21 anarchy in the peaceful state. prising Chief Justice Ajay borne by common students of Medicine, Orthopaedics, and BJP Spokesman 2  2              *          Now the Congress national Kumar Tripathi on Monday the state. Anaesthesia, Otto-Rhino-lryn- Sachchidanand Upasane said                  212          leadership should decide stayed six out of the eight Notably, keeping in view gology (ENT), Ophthalmic that Bhagel knows that now he    +      2=22    5    2      whether to give the party lead- courses recently introduced by the dearth of doctors, the State Medicine and Surgery, would not be able come out of                       ership to persons having crim- the Chhattisgarh government government had amended Gynecology and Obstetrics the case so is creating a dra- inal mentality or learn lessons under CPS. Chhattisgarh Medical Act 1987 (OBG), Pathology and matic situation and showing Congress party had sought the Now, without applying for a which is never possible”, the from such incidents and pre- Gupta while talking to The (No. 11-1990) section 26 and Pediatric and the admission disrespect to the law of land. Central Bureau of Investigation bail, Baghel has proved that he two leaders stated. pare for playing a better role as Pioneer informed that through added 26 (A) after which a would have to be done through “Everyone knows that (CBI) probe in the incident. wants to take political mileage, “He (Baghel) has brought an opposition, they said. his counsellor Ms Madhunisha, MoU was signed with College the NEET score. 4       O! "   > P& ,#! $# )#    4  ,1? &$1&!" 2"&&     4)4    3  1 government no scam can hap- pen but Rahul is trying to 2& $" !# !  #&)Q fter Rafale issue which was cover up the truth and trying     4)4 a litmus test to help assess Aopened in Lok Sabha to create confusion among the the progress made in cities annoyed Congress party which people. Whatever is being said tal Nagar of Chhattisgarh through various initiatives.     4)4 The BJP spokesperson is trying to convince ‘the lies as does not have any base. Aand Amravati of Andhra All cities were evaluated said that the ruling govern- truth’; but telling lies again and On the statement of former Pradesh did not fulfil the out of 100. The 'physical' eacting on the razing of ment both the Centre and the again would not at any situation French President Francois parameters of 'Ease of Living pillar (infrastructure) was Rhouse of Padmashri State had launched housing prove to be the truth, said Nicolas Hollande on which Index' as they are green-field given the highest weigh- Bharati Bandhu and making schemes and is providing Bharatiya Janata Party State such a situation is being creat- cities, the Central tage of 45, while institu- his family homeless, former houses to all the families. Spokesperson Shivratan Sharma. ed, the biggest question is that Government has informed. tional (governance) and Raipur Municipal The Mayor had accepted “Congress party’s young Congress President is not con- Union Minister of State social were weighted 25 Corporation Chairman and the fact that the action has and irresponsible leadership sidering the aspects of present (Independent Charge) for each. Economy was BJP Spokesperson Sanjay been taken by Municipal is putting the security of coun- Government of France. Housing and Urban Affairs, weighted 5. Shrivastava said that it shows Corporation, so he has to try at risk which would get ben- The French company Hardeep Singh Puri in a Puri pointed out that total insensitivity and inhu- reply then why without pro- eficial for the strategic enemies wanted a partnership and there workshop held in New Delhi Ease of Living framework man act of Raipur Mayor viding alternative residence, of the country. Is there any con- was no pressure on it, said on Monday urged all States comprised four pillars Pramod Dubey. the house of Padmashree was spiracy to support such coun- Sharma. and cities to share their inputs on ‘City While presenting the awards to the namely Institutional, Social, Economic The barbaric act is not brought down, he said. tries,” he questioned. During the UPA govern- GDP Framework’ so as to devise a robust States, the Union Minister of State (I/C)) and Physical which are further broken down only disrespect to the Bharati Bandhu had also Sharma said that to gain ment, there was no problem for GDP framework for cities. for Housing and Urban Affairs, Puri said into 78 indicators across 15 categories (gov- Padmashree but also to the said that without notice the power at any cost, should the the Reliance but was not the Notably Andhra Pradesh had topped that the Ease of Living Index is a trans- ernance, identity and culture, education, state. action has been taken, then interests of country be kept HAL also present in that peri- the charts among States in terms of “Ease formative initiative of the Ministry to help health, safety and security, economy, afford- Shrivastava said that in the action cannot be justified, aside and such efforts would od for which Rahul should pro- of Living Index” rankings launched by the the cities assess their liveability vis-à-vis able housing, land use planning, public open RMC limits there are thou- Srivastava said. not prove useful at any cost. vide the reply. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs national and global benchmarks. spaces, transportation and mobility, assured sands of houses which have He aid that Padmashree The 125 crore population will Why the HAL was kept as (MoHUA). It was followed by Odisha and He exuded confidence that the Ease of water supply, waste-water management, been constructed through Bharati Bandhu should be not bear the antics of Congress showcase instead the Congress Madhya Pradesh. Living Index will encourage all cities to solid waste management, power, and qual- encroachment on government immediately provided a house President over the issue as if government had never made The three States were awarded the move towards an ‘outcome-based’ ity of environment). “Another highlight of land. to rehabilitate as per his sta- someone is writing the scripts effort to support the public sec- three best performing States under Atal approach to urban planning and man- the Ease of Living assessment standards is The Mayor had not tus and action be taken from behind and he is playing tor units so they can become Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban agement and promote healthy competition its close linkage with the Sustainable shown any interest in razing against the officer involved. in hands of such people, self-reliant. Was not a conspir- Transformation (AMRUT) at the National among cities. Development Goals (SDGs). Of the 17 SDG such structures but on other Mayor should also seek apol- Sharma points out. acy to keep the HAL on back- Dissemination Workshop on Ease of The MoHUA released the first ever goals, 8 goals are directly linked to India’s side the Sufi singer without ogy from the family and with The BJP State foot for all these years, raises Living Index, 2018, in New Delhi on ‘Ease of Living Index’ covering 111 Indian ease of living assessment framework with being provided an alternative, due respect provide them a Spokesperson said that in Modi many questions, Sharma said. Monday. cities on 13 August, 2018, which serves as SDG 11” he said. his house have been razed. roof.

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7+ ?,$ ,/ $ & RQ/R  - ===    From Page 1 Union Minister Piyush Goyal and Chief Minister  /     4)4 '0!2!*'4! cials said that with MoU at pre- Raman Singh laid foundation sent the primary services would stone of Gevra Road to Pendra ll India Institute of Medical +3)/&23!) be provided at Kurud Road 135.3 km new railway line     ?=&/)4 ASciences (AIIMS), Raipur Community Health Centre. at cost of 4970 crore under and Health Department, *5)4)&1/325 The main aim of Rural East-West Rail Corridor Project. econd leg of ‘Jungle Government of Chhattisgarh 3&0'4 Health Training Centre is to Nine railway stations would SSatyagrah’ of Chhattisgarh signed a memorandum of provide Medical Officer, be constructed while Pradesh Congress Committee understanding for establish- &#'42'*&'0! Paramedical and MBBS stu- Dharamjaigarh to Korba 63 km (CGPCC) was commenced in ment of ‘Rural Health Training dents training at the centre. The new railway line would be laid at southern Chhattisgarh Bastar Centre (RHTC) on Monday in 3)#34D centre would be also strength- a cost of 686 crore in which six region on Monday by Deputy presence of State Health ening the community based railway stations would be con- Leader of Opposition Kawasi Minister Ajay Chandrakar at >!4#!43& research works on health issues. structed whose foundation stone Lakhma. Raipur based Multi-Super spe- At present the community was also laid. The project is being CGPCC President Bhupesh ciality DKS hospital conference '0!#''! health centre Kurud building, developed under East Rail Baghel was to initiate it in dis- hall. =3B!4*!*'0# employees’ residence and pre- Corridor Project under second trict headquarters Jagdalpur on The centre would come up sent run institution would be phase. Kharsia to Dharamjaigarh Monday but he failed to make it in Kurud block of Dhamtari !445!&E utilised for the services for 131 km new railway line foun- due to summon of CBI special district and the MoU is for 30 which permission would be dation was also laid under East court. years period. 24!#3/*&* granted. The land would be Rail corridor which is part of first Notably, the first phase of The State government has provided on lease till the MoU phase at cost of 3055 crore. The the Satyagrah was held in the earmarked 10 acres of land in B//=!=&&0 period. The central govern- leaders during the public meet- Northern Chhattisgarh Surguja village Gadadih of Kurud 35)4)&1/325 ment fund would be used for ing also laid foundation stone region previous month. block. establishing the centre and through video-conference of However, the programme Health Department providing graduate and PG Hardi Bazar to Chirmiri-Nagpur under the Satyagrah was motor- Secretary Niharika Barik Singh level hostel facilities for the Road halt 17 kilometres new rail- cycle rally and conducting of vil- and AIIMS Director Dr Nitin vices to people from all over the trainees. The administrative way line costing 241 crore. It lage level ‘Chaupals’. Lakhma initiated the Congress Committee, Manoj Mandavi, Tribal Congress President Amarjeet Nagarkar signed the MoU. country. In same lines, the control and allocated land would link Ambikapur to rally from Danteshwari temple by wor- State Working President of CGPCC Bhagat along with all the MLAs, state AIIMS had established a high Kurud Centre would be devel- would be under AIIMS. AIIMS Bilaspur-Durg and Anuppur- shipping the goddess. Ramdayal Uike, senior leader Arvind office bearers, MP, former MP candidates, level medical education and oped for providing primary Raipur would make the post- Jabalpur route and all trains on During the second phase, Vice Netam, Deputy leader of Opposition in district and block committee office bear- research centre at Vallabhgarh, health services in rural areas. ing of paramedical staff, doc- these routes would then pass President of Tribal Wing of All India State Assembly Kawasi Lakhma, State ers participated in the event. New Delhi. It is providing ser- Health department offi- tor, Medical Officer and others. through Chirmirri.    ---   ---      From Page 1 to swipe my card. First, he said From Page 1 back. I have full confidence in Common people usually he doesn’t have a swipe machine The Navy’s P -8 I aircraft him,” the father said while admit- do not carry much cash in their but after a few minutes he made AA < 7 9  &      managed to spot Tomy’s boat on ting that he was tense in the last wallet these days as everywhere arrangements for accepting pay- Sunday and Sharma said Tomy three days after hearing the news one can find digital transaction,” ment through Paytm but I responded by ping on EPIRB about the incident. said Nishant Sharma, a resident refused as I have not installed   #0/;20*&=40 (Emergency Position Indicating of Faridabad who had come Paytm on my phone,” com- Radio Beacon) as the aircraft was    along with his family. He said plains Devesh Verma, who had eavy rain and flash floods flying over him. His rescue was he is a bit disappointed on see- come from Alwar. Hin the north India have closely monitored at Naval head- ing that many shops from where However, some of the shop- killed at least 11 people, includ- quarters in New Delhi and the  ! @@@ he wanted to purchase a few arti- keepers who have e-payment ing eight in Himachal Pradesh, Joint Rescue Coordination 5$6#7( cles don’t have the e-payment facility made brisk business as even as the a “high alert” has Centre at Melbourne, Australia. L' !  /   facility. many of the shoppers who were been sounded in Punjab, which The first Indian to circum-         While Nimish, who came disheartened after being denied is bracing for inundation as navigate the globe in 2013, DF          from Hauz Khas, appreciated the e-payment mode in many stalls flood gates of Pong Dam in Commander Tomy was the only        initiative of the Central thronged theirs. HP's Kangra district may be Indian participating in the race        M  Government and Tourism Shikha Das at her handicraft opened on Monday night as the that involves a gruelling 30,000-  '      Department calling the stall, selling items made in water level is running above the mile solo circumnavigation of the       “Paryatan-Parv” a conglomerate Assam said that nearly 90 per danger mark. globe. The spokesperson said the    7G    of different culture and diversi- cent of customers who visited The situation in Haryana injured officer was shifted to           ty of various Indian States at one her stall have paid through the too is grim with rivers over- French vessel and it will move to 4)'  place, he said he had no idea that card using the PoS machine flowing and Government issu- take shelter at Ile Amsterdam, 76DE %   4GH77 many shopkeepers don’t have e- while only 10 per cent prefer ing advisory to the people not about 100 nautical miles north of         payment facility and hence did cash. She said her daily sale is to venture near water bodies, the rescue position. The island     ' H7D not carry cash with him and somewhere between 26 and 30 rivers or canals. has a small hospital. Indian Naval  %   4EF6F   even didn’t found any ATM or thousand rupees. Schools in Himachal ship Satpura has been sent to      mobile ATM van in the nation- The Ministry of Tourism, Pradesh and Punjab have been bring the commander, a Kirti '  0)         al fest. Government of India in col- closed for Tuesday fearing Chakra awardee, back to India, N!  / O   “There are too many things laboration with other Central more rain in the States. While Sharma added. EEE    ED   to buy. The cost of items is real- Ministries, State Governments three people were washed away PTI added from Kochi, three 7 EH      ly cheap but due non-availabil- and Stakeholders has organ- in Beas near Manali after their  .   5  ,  days of tension gave way to joy          ity of swipe machines at most of ised a “Paryatan Parv” across the vehicle fell into the river, two for the Kerala-based family of         the stalls is the biggest issue. country from September 16 to other people were washed reviewed the losses, rehabili- stranded at Phojal in Kullu dents from Kasturba Gandhi Tomy as he was rescued with his     '      Even there is no ATM machine 27. The “Paryatan Parv” is being away in Parbati river in tation and rescue operations. were also rescued. Out of these, Balika Vidyalaya Mehla in father saying his son’s grit will see    *  in the vicinity. They should organised with the objective of Manikaran valley on Sunday In the Cabinet meeting, 21 persons were rescued by Air Chamba district. In addition to him come back to adventure =      have made proper arrangements drawing focus on the benefits of midnight. A bus and a truck held in Shimla under the chair- Force and 14 persons were this, three families of Rakh in sport. “Praise the Lord. I am so      before organising such an event,” tourism, showcasing the cultural were washed away in the manship of Chief Minister Jai rescued by other means. Chamba district were also happy...,” VC Tomy, a retired            ' said Radhika, a resident of diversity of the country and rein- swelling Beas river in Kullu Ram Thakur, it was informed As many as 45 vehicles shifted to PWD Rest House. Naval personnel himself, told       Mayur Vihar phase-2. forcing the principle of “Tourism district. Several houses were that 120 stranded persons were were retrieved from Koksar in The Cabinet was also mediapersons near here after his   * &    F  “I liked a Rajasthani saree for All”. The Paryatan Parv shall also swept away in flash floods rescued from Koksar in Lahaul-Spiti. Similarly, 600 stu- apprised that 12 tourists from son’s evacuation. “He may be      =JFDK for my mother which costs conclude with the World as the Beas is flowing at a dan- Lahaul-Spiti, 23 from Marhi dents and teachers were shift- Sikkim State have been evacu- physically weak but he will be   JGFK around Rs 1,500. I didn’t have Tourism Day celebrations on 27 gerous level. Later in the day, and 31 from Rohtang (Kullu). ed from Jawahar Navodaya ated from Keylong in Lahaul- mentally stable. He will come cash so I asked the shopkeeper September 2018. the Himachal Cabinet Apart from it, 33 persons Vidyala Chamba and 100 stu- Spiti to a Hotel at Keylong. Q  "  5 !111 From Page 1 saying it was the Indian the public exchequer and He also hinted at Pakistan’s Government that “proposed” endangering national security role in the conspiracy, saying Reliance Defence as the part- by bypassing state-run   + , R one of its leaders, former ner of Dassault Aviation for Hindustan Aeronautics Interior Minister Rehman Rafale offset contracts. Limited (HAL) in favour of Malik, has even tweeted that The video further noted some businessman “friends”      ! times when they need expen- Rahul will be the next Indian that while the Indian for offset contract. =41*&  !   sive treatment for their ail- Prime Minister. Government has stated it did Opposition leader Sharad    ment, he said. Sitharaman said the not have “any say in the com- Yadav too sought a Joint meeting of Child ! ! !  About cases of child Government will fight the “per- mercial decision”, but Hollande, Parliamentary Committee AProtection Committee of labour , the Collector instruct- ception battle” over the Rafale who had presided over the probe into the Rafale deal, the district was held here in  !  ed the officials of Labour deal by putting facts before the deal, said this was not true. alleging a scam in the purchase the Collectorate on Monday. 4 Department to constantly masses to counter the Later addressing public rally of 36 fighter aircraft. “There The meeting chaired by monitor the matter and take Congress’ “false propaganda”. in Amethi, Rahul said the was a lack of transparency in District Collector Shyam Sabhas. stern steps in case any such “I, others will go around the contract worth thousands of this deal, and therefore people Dhawade discussed in detail Regarding treatment of incident is found. country to put facts before the crores of rupees could have pro- of the country have doubts the Right to Education and the ailing children the The collector also public. It is a matter of per- vided jobs “to youth of Amethi, about scam in the purchase of Health of children. Collector instructed to imme- instructed the concerned offi- ception battle,” she told to engineers...It could have (the) Rafale fighter jets. The rel- In the meeting Dhawade diately prepare proposals cials to prepare a proposal of reporters. given employment to thou- evant questions have not been instructed the Committee under Sanjivani Kosh and Child Protection Home for The Defence Minister also sands of youth...Aircraft with answered from the members to take necessary approval to it must be given at girl children. rejected the Congress’ charge French technology would have Government side as to why the action in order to include the the earliest, he said. He also instructed to that the Modi Government been made in India...The nation price of one aircraft was raised issues of Child Rights as per- Only Sanjivani Kosh maintain a record of missing had undermined the State-run would have benefitted from it.” from Rs 526 crore to Rs. 1570 manent agenda of Gram could help the children some- children from the district. Hindustan Aeronautics “Soon after becoming the crore,” Yadav said. Limited, saying the HAL on an Prime Minister, ‘chowkidarji’ Union Minister Prakash average got annual orders goes straight to France and Javadekar termed Rahul as a worth over Rs 10,000 crore enters into a deal with the pres- “directionless leader” and said during the 10-year UPA rule ident of that country...,” Rahul the Congress chief and his against annual orders of around alleged. “The company, which party have no hope to return to Rs 22,000 crore given by the got the contract, was floated just power therefore they were try- current dispensation so far. ten days before...Don’t know ing to create a campaign on the The Congress continued how Anil Ambani came to know basis of lies and speculations with its offensive against the ten days before that he was against the BJP Government. BJP Government over the going to get the contract,” he said. The senior BJP leader said Rafale deal, alleging corruption “We sought a JPC probe Gandhi has no facts and evi- and violation of rules by the and tweeted to Arun Jaitley dence against the Government PM and demanded answers also, but Jaitley’s boss Narendra over the Rafale deal. The HRD from him. It also accused the Modi will not do this...I asked Minister said there were evi- PM, the Finance Minister and four questions but not even one dences and proof when there the Defence Minister of “lying has been replied to. You talk of were allegations (against for- on the issue”. big issues, give speeches, go to mer UPA Government) over Rahul released a video of Rajasthan and Chattishgarh the coal scam. a French media portal in con- but there is not a single word Interestingly BJP MP nection with the jet deal and about Rafale from Modi...Why, Shatrughan Sinha drew flak appeared to suggest this is the because ‘chowkidar’ has made from a fellow party parlia- “sad truth” about the PM. “The Anil Ambani commit a theft,” mentarian R K Sinha who sad truth about India’s Rahul said. accused him of siding with Commander in Thief,” Rahul Earlier in the day a dele- Opposition leaders, like Rahul said on Twitter, in an apparent gation of senior Congress lead- Gandhi and Lalu Prasad by attack on Modi and tagged the ers led by Gulam Nabi Azad questioning the Modi video along with his tweet. met the CVC K V Chowdhary Government on the Rafale The video targets the Modi and demanded registration of deal. In his tweets, Shatrughan Government on the Rafale deal a case in alleged corruption in has called the controversy sur- and quoted the editor of the Rafale fighter jet deal. The rounding the Rafale deal a Mediapart, a French media delegation submitted a detailed serious issue and called for the house, that published a story on memorandum, accusing the need for the Government to Friday quoting Hollande as Government of causing loss to come clean. *"#/# +*0 + / 1) 2345 ! (' 3R  / 1 C 5   0O P  )*'!&*'3*# Trump and Moon are Solih’s main campaign office won with 58.3 perc ent of the expected to sign a new version cast a pall over Sunday’s bal- vote, with voter turnout of onfronting the dangers of of the US-South Korean trade loting, triggering fears that the 89.2 per cent in the country of CNorth Korea’s nuclear agreement, one of Trump’s first vote would be rigged. But the 4,00,000 people. Officials said threat, President Donald successes in his effort to rene- turmoil did not appear to deter voting proceeded smoothly, Trump arrived at the United gotiate trade deals on more voters, who waited in rain and with no reported incidents. Nations on Monday striking a favorable terms for the US tropical heat to cast ballots. After meeting with Solih, far less ominous tone than a Even so, some US officials The election commission Yameen conceded defeat and year ago, announcing he like- worry that South Korea’s eager- released provisional results on promised to work on a smooth ly will hold a second summit ness to restore relations with Monday showing Solih had transition of power. with Kim Jong Un “quite soon.” the North could Twelve months after reduce sanctions pressure on Trump stood at the rostrum of Kim’s government, hampering $ B  $  the UN General Assembly and efforts to negotiate a nuclear derided Kim as “Rocket Man,” accord. Colombo: Maldives President smooth transition.” There had the push to denuclearise the The nuclear threat was on  ,$         ,,  Abdulla Yameen on Monday been concerns that Yameen, Korean Peninsula is a work in the agenda at Trump’s first conceded defeat in elections and who has borrowed hundreds of progress, although fears of war meeting in New York, a dinner  /!/&B!# President Yameen Abdul said he would arrange a smooth millions of dollars from China have given way to dreams of with Japanese Prime Minister Gayoom saw economic growth, transition for President-elect for an infrastructure blitz, rapprochement. The president’s  + 0  00 7/    ' Shinzo Abe in Manhattan on he surprise victory of oppo- in part due to China’s growing Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. might not accept the outcome. bellicose denunciations of  ,  Sunday night. Tsition candidate Ibrahim influence and investment in “I have accepted the results At the last election in 2013, Pyongyang have largely given Abe stands first among Mohamed Solih in the Maldives’ South Asia. But after being from yesterday,” Yameen said in the Supreme Court annulled way to hopeful notes. He added preparations are meeting on the global drug world leaders in cultivating a third multiparty presidential elected in 2013, Yameen rolled a televised address to the nation the result after Yameen trailed “It was a different world,” underway by Secretary of State trade, ahead of a sit-down with close relationship with the election will shake up politics in back democratic freedoms, jail- after Sunday’s election gave former president Mohamed Trump said Monday of his Mike Pompeo for a second South Korean President Moon president through displays of the Indian Ocean archipelago. ing rivals and controlling the joint Opposition candi- Nasheed, giving Yameen time one-time moniker for the North presidential meeting with Kim Jae-in, who comes bearing a flattery that he has used to Famed for its sandy white courts, and was expected to date 58.3 per cent of the vote. to forge alliances and win a sec- Korean leader. “That was a “quite soon.” personal message to Trump advance his efforts to influence beaches and luxury resorts, hold onto power. “I accept the defeat,” ond round of voting that was dangerous time. This is one year Trump arrived at the UN from Kim after their inter- the unpredictable American the Maldives under outgoing An election-eve raid of Yameen said. “I will enable a postponed twice. AFP later, a much different time.” on Monday morning for a Korean talks last week. leader. 07# )( - &)3#!P $#$*Q &$ & $ 67 . 0  O P          4!&! &  5#1##&$# ,    #$5       L  M    1!?*= Tehran: Iran’s Supreme leader EH    on Monday said the attackers        hina and the United States who killed 24 people at a mil-       Cimposed new tariff hikes itary parade in the southwest-       O   on each other’s goods on ern city of Ahvaz were funded  %       Monday and Beijing accused by Saudi Arabia and the United  '   7E  Washington of bullying, giving Arab Emirates.         no sign of compromise in an “Based on reports, this cow-         intensifying battle over tech- ardly act was the work of those     O   nology that is weighing on very individuals who are res-       global economic growth. cued by the Americans when-  L    US regulators went ahead ever they are in trouble in Iraq  '      with a planned 10 percent tax and Syria and who are funded        on a $200 billion list of 5,745 by the Saudis and the (United)       Chinese imports including Arab Emirates,” Ayatollah Ali bicycles and furniture. China’s Khamenei said, in remarks Saturday, Iranian authorities said the attack “once again shows     customs agency said it posted on his official website. said they suspected Arab sep- the Iranian nation faces many  : , responded at noon by begin- He did not give any further aratist groups were behind the enemies on its proud path of $ "$     ning to collect taxes of details on the identity of those attack, none of whom is known progress and development”. “We       5 or 10 per cent on a $60 bil- behind what he called a “ter- to have a presence in Syria. will most certainly rigorously         lion list of 5,207 American rorist attack”. In the immediate Khamenei, who was speak- punish the perpetrators of this     0   goods, from honey to industrial aftermath of the attack on ing to a group of Iranian athletes, attack,” he added. AFP +  ! chemicals. The conflict stems from US ,   -/ President Donald Trump’s      complaints Beijing steals or    * #5$!      pressures foreign companies to       7   hand over technology.   ED  American officials say ./             7 ED Chinese plans for state-led development of global com-     petitors in robotics and other  +#0*='3* unfair and unsubstantiated, made by accusers    , technologies violate its who come “out of the woodwork.” $5$ !$    market-opening obligations resident Donald Trump staunchly defended He also questioned the political motivations       and might erode US industri- Phis embattled Supreme Court nominee of the attorneys representing the women, say-         al leadership. against a new allegation of sexual misconduct ing “you should look into the lawyers doing the         China’s leaders offered to Monday, calling the accusations against Judge representation.”            narrow their politically sensi- Brett Kavanaugh “totally political.” On Kavanaugh, Trump stressed, “I am with        tive, multibillion-dollar trade The president spoke a day after a second alle- him all the way.”        surplus with the United States gation emerged against Kavanaugh, a develop- The new accusation landed late Sunday in  #    L  by purchasing more natural gas ment that further imperiled his nomination to a report from The New Yorker, just a few hours        and other American exports. the Supreme Court, forced the White House and after negotiators had reached an agreement to        But they have rejected pressure Senate Republicans onto the defensive and fueled hold an extraordinary public hearing on         to change industry plans the calls from Democrats to postpone further Thursday for Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey      communist leadership sees as action on his confirmation. Ford, who accuses him of sexually assaulting her        a path to prosperity and glob- Trump, at the United Nations for his second at a party when they were teenagers. Kavanaugh al influence. General Assembly meeting, called the allegations denies the accusation. /! "'&  /! "'&   *"#/# +*0 + / 1) 2345 COMMENT & ANALYSIS *"#/# +*0 + / 1) 2345 

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%  S   :          ing phrase, smacked out of the boundary and the took into account a variety of factors specific to must work towards a society that is devoid of divi- people. The matter should not have dragged on                stadium by the RSS chief. Bharat. Everything was thought-through and every sions (bhed rahit samaj). so long. The temple should be built and when it While these assertions constitute the most word was weighed before its incorporation and this On the fear among Muslims vis-à-vis the RSS: comes up, “a big reason for tension between significant outcome of this lecture series, what includes the Directive Principles of State Policy and Bhagwat invited Muslims to come to RSS pro- Hindus and Muslims will end.”   O           1 *   Bhagwat had to say about Guru Golwalkar’s 30*10=+''3/&the Fundamental Rights. “It is our consensus. We grammes and institutions, and see the RSS from On reservations: The RSS supports all *0     J1*0K     L  Bunch of Thoughts, clearly points to the Sangh’s '0!25!&0//'0'0!believe we must all be bound by it.” inside and get a first-hand feel of what the organ- Constitutional provisions relating to reservations.     G                #)4> harmony with India’s democracy, diversity and +#*3''0!4!'3 Talking about the Preamble, he specifical- isation stands for. A memorable quote from the Those who derive benefit from reservations          3           liberal values. Although Guru Golwalkar, the ly mentioned the reference to fraternity, dig- lecture series was that Hindutva does not mean must take a call on the continuance or otherwise second Sarsanghchalak of the RSS, saw Muslims, 23*B!4'3423*B*2! nity of the individual and the unity and there is no place for Muslims. “The day it is said of the policy of reservations. There is no problem                      *$!@!> Christians and Communists as internal ene- integrity of the nation. Fraternity encapsulat- so, it will not be Hindutva any more.” in regard to reservations. The problem lies in the                     mies, Bhagwat signaled that the RSS had decid- *>3*!13)''0!234!ed the idea of Vividhata Mein Ekta (Unity in On mob lynching: Mob lynching and such politics around reservation. Further, the law to pro-                     he Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s edly chosen to move away from Golwalkar’s &!/#3'0!#*=0 0!Diversity). The thought of taking everyone other acts of violence in the name of cow pro- tect Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (RSS) unprecedented outreach effort via postulates. He said some things are said in a cer- along, which is embedded in the Constitution, tection is an offence and is unacceptable. At the must be strictly enforced. It must also be ensured                       well-planned and executed lecture tain context. The RSS had now come out with +#'0!4!?)#''3 makes it a liberal document espousing univer- same time, one must also raise one’s voice in that the law is not misused. L                      series by its Sarsanghchalak, Mohan a publication that had Golwalkar’s thoughts 23*B!>*&!O'!*&*sal values. That is what Hindutva is about. The regard to cow smuggling because the As can be seen from these responses, except                     Bhagwat, before an invited cosmopoli- which were relevant at all times (Sadaa kaal ke RSS supremo’s categorical remarks regarding the Constitution accords cow protection. for the Ayodhya issue, much of what he said should tanT audience in the Capital should dispel much liye upyukt vichaar) — this means that 3!**B''3*'3 efficacy of the Constitution should silence those On gay rights: They (LGBTQ communi- be acceptable to individuals across the political           K    ' of the apprehensions that have been voiced Golwalkar’s views on minorities, which are in +03!B!4+# who believe that the Sangh is anti-Constitution. ty) are a part of society. They should not feel spectrum. Interestingly, he told the packed hall that                    about this organisation for many decades. conflict with India’s contemporary reality, On diversity: One of the oft-repeated accu- isolated. he was not there to either convert or convince any-                      Having attended this event and heard Bhagwat have been edited out. Bhagwat said the RSS is *'!4!#'!&'3B#''0!sations against the Sangh Parivar is that it is a On the Uniform Civil Code: Bhagwat said one about the core ideals of the RSS. He was there as he touched upon a wide range of issues and not hidebound and that, as ordained by its 4##*&'##050# Hindu communal organisation and that it abhors that the RSS believed in ‘one nation, one law’. only to convey and extend an open invitation to           '  O        chose to take the RSS’ opponents head on, I would founder, Dr Hedgewar, it had a duty to adapt diversity. Bhagwat’s well-articulated position on this But at the same time, one must be aware of how whoever was interested to visit the Sangh and its                say that his thoughts on core issues that are cen- itself to the changing times. *&5!'0!43+* issue is probably the RSS’ first serious effort at the diverse society is. Even among Hindus, there Shakhas, and make their own assessment of what      '                  tral to our democratic existence, like secularism, Here is a quick run down on the key issues ##!##!*' national level to challenge its accusers. He told his is so much diversity in these matters. Therefore, went on there. This is indeed the moment of truth. pluralism, diversity, rights of religious minorities, he touched upon. audience that diversity is a matter of celebration. it is essential to ensure that there is no conflict The Nehruvians and Marxists, who have viewed       0        gay rights, the central ideas in our Constitution, On the Constitution: Bhagwat spoke of the One should not fear diversity. On the other hand, on this issue. the RSS with utmost suspicion, must pick up the                         the National Flag and the National Anthem, would RSS’ unequivocal acceptance of and adherence to we must celebrate and respect diversity. This is what On building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya: gauntlet and see the RSS from within and make         3     have left most of the Sangh’s detractors speechless. the Constitution of India. The Constitution rep- Hindutva is all about. “My welfare depends on the A grand temple must be built at that site. Lord Ram their own assessment of what this organisation is Much of what has been said to condemn the RSS resents national consensus. It is the duty of every welfare of all, this is Hindutva.” For the RSS, no represents Bharatiya maryada. He was even all about. In other words, they too need to revis-                and to debunk the genuinely secular aspirations citizen to respect and follow the Constitution. It one is an outsider (paraay). The effort is to unite called the Imam-e-Hind. There was a temple at it their bunch of thoughts.                   of the majority of citizens, was, to use a cricket- had been drafted by persons of great calibre who everybody (Sampoorn samaj ko jodna hai). We that site before. It is a matter of faith for crores of (The writer is Chairman, Prasar Bharati)                  1?                           7 6   3                                 I am disappointed at India’s arrogant response to The commonality between Pakistan and Congress is % B *K  '                 the peace dialogue. All my life, I have come across their frustration. Both of them want to remove             L       small men occupying big offices. Prime Minister Modi from Indian politics. Singing the Sangh’s tune afresh                 N'  —Pakistan Prime Minister —BJP spokesperson         L           IMRAN KHAN SAMBIT PATRA RSS’ three-day lecture series was a good public relations exercise to showcase the Sangh’s changed *3  4                  matrix from which its master speaker Mohan Bhagwat walked away with a gold medal                '      J  S      )                  3        erally beneficial commentary on what the Indian culture is, and    % B *K                       lofty ethos of sustaining a digni-             '                  fied human life.       =+>**!                       + Time for a common civil code On day one, Bhagwat started      * 3 B5 with establishment of the RSS and 0?7$    L                the life of Keshav Baliram 9                     .!>)#)2!  =           %        EE H7 Hedgewar, who founded the RSS           S        )         2   &  =   0                      *S        in 1925 in Nagpur with the inten- he Rashtriya tion of promoting the concept of  * S    $    +)       , #   +   E D      =&       #-      ./      01      Swayamsevak Sangh united India, rooted in Hindu ide-              '       ? pensation after 33 long years, under the (RSS), which had been ology. After propounding the phi-     # "           R*  > %      7           astute leadership of Prime Minister under sever criticism losophy of the Sangh, he, step by 3 S        (   )  !           4 # R* 3 S 5*36                    Narendra Modi. Naysayers from the by a section of political step set aside prevailing misgivings Congress would do well to recall 70 leadersT and the social ‘chatterati’, about the organisation.      (   3 7      3 5           L             Ordinances under Nehru, 77 under Indira in an unprecedented move, Bhagwat asserted that the RSS *   36                          > #*?) Gandhi and 61 under Manmohan Singh, arranged for a high-profile meet- respects the National Flag and    *3      +7$! before criticising the Modi Government on ing in Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan cited the example of 1936 Faizpur *     )  !  5 !6       opting for the Ordinance route to end triple from September 17 to September (Jalgaon district of Maharashtra)          %       !    '(876. &#Q!& , talaq. Criminalising triple talaq sets the stage 19. A galaxy of people from all session of the Congress, in which for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), which in walks of life, including foreigners, RSS volunteer Kishan Lal, one of  3            8    9   The battle of Man vs Nature has intensified as heavy fter the Sepoy Mutiny, while the any case has been provided for under Article were invited. Opposition leaders, the many who attended the ses-  :  *            P*      rains have triggered landslides in Himachal Pradesh. Britishers left various personal laws 44 of the Directive Principles. But since including Congress president sion, hoisted the tricolor. He was                Q  The State was already struggling to overcome the Aunchanged — the Indian Christian these principles are not legally enforceable, Rahul Gandhi, too were invited praised by Jawaharlal Lal Nehru. *  $   = ! P#  > ?      Marriage Act of 1872, the Indian Divorce Act a suitable law is long overdue. Those who but they refused to attend. Bhagwat also refuted the crit-            83        devastation left by the previous round of the mon- of 1869, the Married Women’s Property Act, oppose UCC on the frivolous pretext that This writer, while on tour, got icism that the RSS was opposed to          Q soon; a few months before that, it was in the grip of the Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) it will end India’s diversity and plurality, a call from Suresh Kulkarni, a self- Mahatma Gandhi and cited many #                   an acute water shortage. Nature has issued fair Act of 1928, the Special Marriage Act of 1923 should know that family laws can never effacing RSS national representa- instances of the Sangh’s support to %       *           warning that the current pace of environmental and subsequently 1954, the Parsi Marriage and override the Constitution, which is the tive of the Sangh’s affiliate Vanvasi him and vice-versa. He stressed       *             degradation will have consequences. Divorce Act of 1936 and eventually the country’s only Holy Grail that is both legal- Kalyan Ashram, and a senior that the Sangh had no desire to   3  3 * #     *      Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, were enacted to ly tenable, and the one that has and always Pracharak, who asked him if he impose itself on the country. codify personal laws of various communities, will, stand the test of time. could attend this meet to know Further, the RSS chief mad eit                  pertaining to issues of marriage, succession, The case for the UCC was amply demon- about his organisation’s philoso- clear that neither does the Sangh 83 $    #       *      guardianship and maintenance. and Sikhs, with the exception of Scheduled strated by Justice Khehar and Justice phy on the “future of Bharat”. This remote controls its affiliate organ-      *    *       Muslim radicals, however, resisted changes Tribes, over the last several decades. Chandrachud, when a PIL by Catholic advo- writer had been in touch with the isations nor does it allows its ! %       83     ( Life is cheap  * , P* S     S        *  to their personal laws, leading to the Shariat While other communities, ethnic and reli- cate Clarence Pais, who wanted divorce grant- Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram on relat- office bearers to participate in Application Act of 1937. However, the Sharia’h gious groups realised the omnipotence of the ed by Church courts to be held legally valid, ed matters and agreed to attend political activities.              : S    Q 3          I     was never codified, and hence, its legal stand- Indian Constitution and the Indian Penal Code was junked by the apex court in January 2017. the programme. He asserted that the Sangh 3            5           "         ing tantamounts to nothing, despite the hul- in the post-colonial period, patriarchal Muslim The Court categorically stated that despite The meet got massive definitely raises issues of nation-       6 :           labaloo by the All India Muslim Personal Law men were the only ones who refused to change Christian marriages being solemnised by a response, as the plenary hall of the al security, like infiltration of for- *       #      %       Board (AIMPLB), which in any case is sim- with changing times, under the garb of parish priest in the Church as per the ‘canon Vigyan Bhawan, which has a seat- eigners. Individual members, how-   *  O          *                    ply another NGO with no legal sanctity, set up Sharia’h. Much of the Sharia’h today owes its law’ (Christian Personal Law),when it came to ing capacity of 1,285, was full to ever, are free to join any political means that the entire world is one should be made in Ayodhya as hands but at the same time pitched                 under the aegis of Indira Gandhi in 1973, for allegiance to radical schools of thought like divorce-related matters, only divorce granted its capacity during the three-day party and espouse the cause of single family. Without this very soon as possible as it has been the idea of ‘cow conservation’ so        5   6 *   # minority appeasement. Hanbali, Maliki, Shafi’i and the Hanafi school by courts under the Indian Constitution and meet. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, their chosen field. concept, the Sangh cannot exist. '0!'!4 proved beyond doubt that it is the as to make small farmers 3  S     A  $  7   3   3             Also, the AIMPLB is primarily a Sunni of thought, which was the governing diktat under the Indian Divorce Act of 1869, are legal- as per the schedule of the pro- The RSS, therefore, concen- This is the biggest statement ever 0*&)#*!B!4 birth place of Lord Rama, and if self-sufficient.     P S        3                          Muslim body and does not represent Shias, between 1664-1672 for the likes of Emperor ly valid. Family laws or Church courts have no gramme, spoke for about one-and- trates on transforming the individ- made by any Sangh chief. In doing Muslims agree, it will strengthen The RSS supremo demanded *               * Q *      L                     Bohras or Ahmadiyya Muslims. Hence, what Aurangzeb and other bloodthirsty Muslim place in a democratic society if such person- half-hour each for two days. uals as good human beings to so, Bhagwat set the record straight !O#'!&**&* the bond between the two com- a new population policy which                                        it says is hardly representative of the broader invaders thereafter. Needless to add that the al laws interfere with the basic tenets of the He also solicited questions in make a vibrant society. If this is about his organistaion’s view on '!O'#*&+# munities. should take into account demo-   83  -               Muslim opinion. The Dissolution of the Supreme Court declared instant triple talaq as Indian Constitution or relevant parliamentary writing, on topics that touched ensured, nations around the world religion. The RSS chief also reiterated graphic balance for a better future   2                     23*!&1>34!=*   *        Muslim Marriages Act of 1939 in India, which unconstitutional on August 22, 2017. The legislations contained therein. upon by him, that were handed would be integrated as a world He, thus, effectively coun- the views of the RSS on Jammu & of the country. He also vehe- =          4 B     (                 gave recourse to legal help to Muslim women, Narendra Modi Government’s righteous The fact that personal laws run subservient over to the volunteers to be replied community — it is the bedrock of tered propaganda spread by few *B&!4# '2! Kashmir for abrogation of Article mently opposed the idea of choos-                    &              too, remained a non-starter, thanks to many efforts to make instant triple talaq a punish- to the Constitution had in any case been decid- on the last day of the event. The Hindutva and Indian civilisation. that the Sangh is anti-minority, 370 and Article 35A and said that ing none of the above (NOTA)    ,       +       #   self-seeking ulemas and maulvis who wilful- able crime as per provisions of the Muslim ed way back in 1996 in the divorce battle Sarsanghchalak was heard with rapt In nutshell, this is the crux of especially an anti-Muslim body. *'3)#!*'0!6'0 RSS volunteers are working with while voting.          O     '    ly wanted to subjugate Muslim women by mis- Women Protection of Rights in Marriage Act, between Molly Joseph and George Sebastian, attention by the audience. Hinduism. He said that in RSS’ parlance, there 2!*')4>& the local population to achieve On a question on conversion,       :     B   *               3    interpreting Sharia for their vested interests. 2017, were stalled by the Opposition in the and the 2017 judgement against Clarence Pais, The RSS chief was frank and The term ‘Hinduism’ never is no scope for minoritism as it 10=+'##!4'!& social harmony. he said that God is not for trade   (          5   #                 Ancient India’s civil codes have progres- Rajya Sabha on January 3, 2018 and again on only reaffirmed the 1996 verdict. Be it mak- spontaneously effortless in his existed in Indian texts and was believes in oneness of the people. However, he evaded a direct in the market — voluntary conver-   6            (83  sively evolved over centuries from the Vedas August 10, 2018, on flimsy grounds. ing Christian divorce laws ‘gender equal’ in discourse on a wide range of coined by foreign invaders. It On the last day, he declared his '0'#!=4!='*= answer on the Supreme Court’s sion is needed, devoid of any    S    )  "         '               and Manusmriti, which are a comprehensive In the given circumstances, the Modi 2001, or amending Hindu succession laws in subjects. Those who heard him, came to use only in the seventh organisation’s support for all decision on Article 377 but said ulterior motive. On language issue, 8    9             S              1    set of sermons and smritis by Manu, Bhrigu, Government’s decision to bring an Ordinance 2005, if there can be a common criminal code, unanimously agreed that it was Century AD. Bhagwat asserted Constitutional provisions, laws !3/!*'3 that he believed that an inclusive he asked the Hindi speaking States         S          =                    Yajnavalkya and Narada, on human duties, on September 19 to declare triple talaq a pun- there is absolutely no reason why India one of the finest speeches that Hindutva encompassed and judicial interpretations and =43)##'0! approach should be adopted on to adopt teaching of one non-     P      *        Q rights, laws, virtues, inheritance and other ishable offence, is historic. In 1985, former should not have a common civil code. The delivered by any Indian in the past Indian Muslims as other forms of fully supported the reservation this. Mohan Bhagwat also sup- Hindi language.           P         O      L           aspects of ethics as applied to various sections Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi destroyed the essence of secularism implies removing any few decades on issues close to their worship and that segregating peo- policy till the time those who are *''0!##3 ported the Government’s decision Overall, it was a good public                   Q of Hindu society. Regressive traditions, like confidence of India’s Muslim women by over- trace of religion from family laws, and that heart. The event will be remem- ple into different groups is the beneficiaries, renounce it them- 4##B/)!# on the Court’s order on atrocities relation exercise interspersed with * S  3              polygamy, sati, child marriage, dowry and turning the Supreme Court’s 1985 verdict and being the case, UCC is an idea that now needs bered in the history of the RSS as antithesis of the RSS’ values. selves. on SC/ST, but said that there a changed matrix vision in which                       *                          female infanticide stopped having legal or denying Shah Bano, a hapless Muslim divorcee, to be implemented to keep India’s secular and one of the best exposition of its The foundation of Indian He also asserted that the RSS should not be any discrimination the master speaker walked away moral sanction in India or in Hindu customs, a mere monthly alimony of 179. richly diverse moral fabric intact. principles, philosophy of life, civilisational values is based on stands opposed to the caste sys- and misuse of the Act. with a gold medal.     S                      eons back. The moot point here is most Hindu The wrongs done by the Congress were (The writer is an economist and chief changes in approach on multiple unity in diversity that is tem. He, however, categorically Bhagwat deplored cow vigi- (The writer is a retired civil *     %          #            6E      laws have also been applied to Jains, Buddhists finally corrected by the current BJP-led dis- spokesperson for BJP, Mumbai) issues from the past with a collat- Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, which demanded that the Ram Temple lantes for taking law into their servant)  CDE1(EE * "(*       * "  3 =  '                      *          8  3  8             *                  6 '3'0!!&'34      83      3S                                              2              there is a breakdown of the justice sys-   Q   where it hurts the most.   #     CDD1(DC     * "       tem. 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Sources said that th without informing police. efforts to nab or kill them were ith 2019 Lok Sabha polls AP police was confident being coordinated with the Wcoming closer, the stage        = 0>&!41& that the Maoists will not venture Odisha police which was alert- is being set for new political into their area from Odisha ed soon after the attack. equations in Prime Minister ith the targeting of two hacking suffered severe set- State police officials believe Narendra Modi’s home State   = 0>&!41& leaders Sunday afternoon hold- Wruling Telugu Desam backs during last two years that Andhra Odisha Border Gujarat as OBC leader and ing the police responsible for fail- party leaders, including MLA including the killing of 32 Special Zone Committee Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor n an atmosphere surcharged ing to protect their lives. K Sarveshwara Rao the Maoists in a joint operation by Military Commission Chief may join the BJP. Iwith emotions and anger, Meanwhile, State Director Andhra-Odisha border zone is Greyhounds of AP and special Pratapreddy Ramchandea Reddy The 42-year-old the funerals of the two Telugu General of Police RP Thakur back in focus as a stronghold of force of Odisha police. The inci- alias Chalapati could be the Radhanpur MLA’s future Desam party leaders gunned announced that the sub-inspec- the outlawed CPI Maoist party. dent in October 2016 at main brain behind the attack. course of action is the hottest down by Maoists were per- tor of police Amarnath was As the Visakhapatnam Ramgarh was seen as a back The organisation had moved topic of discussion in political formed in Visakhapatanam being put under suspension in agency area was reeling under breaking blow to the outlawed him to Odisha after the Ramgarh circles of Gujarat. If sources in district of Andhra Pradesh connection with the Maoist tension and a further flare-up organisation. Since then encounter in 2016 and accord- the Congress as well as BJP on Monday. attack as well vandalism at the of violence appears quite like- Maoists made several unsuc- ing to the intelligence sources he have to be believed, Thakor is monsoon session of Gujarat towards Congress would be A large number of sup- police station. He also said that ly, the top officials of Andhra cessful attempts to carry out a returned to Andhra side a few in contact with the top lead- Assembly his participation to compensated, said a senior porters attended the funeral of a special investigation team will Pradesh police were analysing retaliatory attack but suffered days back. Chalapti's wife ership of the saffron brigade oppose ruling party was BJP leader requesting TDP MLA from Araku Kadiri investigate the Maoist attack the reasons for the failure of more losses leading to the com- Chaotanya alias Aruna heads the for the past few months. extremely cold. anonymity. Sarveshwara Rao at Paderu. and establish the cause of the security leading to the killing of placency on the part of police. Nandapur area committee in the He had founded ‘OBC, SC, In fact on the issue of “In case Alpesh would join Two State Ministers - Ayyanna failure of security in prevention the two tribal leaders so close Police officials feel that the same area on Andhra Odisha ST Ekta Manch’, to counter increase in the salary of MLAs, BJP, he is expected to contest Patrudu and N Ananda Babu - of the attack. to Araku, a major town and triangle of Andhra-Odisha- border. Police believes that this Hardik Patel’s agitation. His rise Thakor criticised Congress leg- from Patan Lok Sabha con- represented the Government at Security was tightened in tourist spot. Chhattisgarh border due to its committee provided logistical in the Gujarat’s political arena islators for supporting the rul- stituency in North Gujarat. the funeral. The cremation was and around Araku and the The reason the failure has topography and forests had the support to the action team of is at supersonic speed. Playing ing party’s Bill. He publicly said That is not enough. Along with delayed due to heavy rain. additional DGP Harsh Gupta become more stark was that the potential to once again become military commission in execut- his cards smartly, just couple of that on one hand Congress him five other sitting Congress Former MLA Siveri Soma and DIG Ch Srikant were camp- Maoists had issued a clear threat a stronghold of the Maoists and ing the decision taken at a high months before the 2017 assem- party was up in arms against MLAs belonging to Thakor who was also killed in the CPI ing in Araku and Paderu to to attack the MLA from Araku could be used by them as level in CPI Maoist party. bly polls Thakor joined the old- BJP for increasing prices, but community will also join the Maoist attack on Sunday was supervise the security arrange- in April last. There were also springboard for more attacks. The other name of possible est political party in India and they wouldn’t mind taking saffron party,” he claimed. buried according to the ments and combing operations. fears that the Maoists might Ever since the CPI Maoist executioner of the plan was T went on to become a Member huge hike in salary which only Just four days ago former Christian customs at his native Normal life was hit in the carry out a spectacular attack on completely lost their fortress in Vasudev Rao alias Vasanna who of the Legislative Assembly. add burden on the taxpayers. Congress MLA and Patidar place Battivalasa near Araku. A agency or tribal areas of the occasion of the 14th for- Nallamalla forest in Andhra was also involved in the bid to Sources close to Thakor Thakor’s entry in BJP leader from Surat Dhiru Gajera large number of tribal people Visakhapatanam as the bus mation day of the CPI Maoist. Pradesh they could not find assassinate Chief Minister N claimed that the OBC leader means a lot for Gujarat BJP at had resigned from the party and TDP workers bid a tearful services of State Road However, it now appears that no another foothold till now. As Chandrababu Naidu in a mine was not happy with the Gujarat a time when a section of with his nine supporters. farewell to him. Earlier the Transport Corporation were heed was paid to the threat. the Maoists were quite strong blast in Tirumala and was Pradesh Congress Committee Patidar community is not Gajera has also indicated to District Superintendent of Police suspended since last evening in "A combination of factors and active in Odisha and believed to be active in the area. (GPCC), as the GPCC leader- happy with the ruling party in join BJP. Strong Koli leader of Rahul Dev Sharma visited Araku view of the Maoist attack and including intelligence failure and Chattisgarh they could stage Visakhapatnam incident also ship didn’t give due importance wake of ongoing pro-quota Saurashtra region who elected and laid wreaths and paid protests in Araku. This has put the over-confidence on the part attacks in Andhra as well as had its echo in neighbouring to him. Thakor remained silent reservation stir of the 25-year- from Jasdan constituency in respects to the slain leaders. He the ordinary people and com- of the police seems to have led Bhadradari-Kottagudem dis- Telangana where police have over surging petroleum prices old Hardik Patel. If Thakor Rajkot district on Congress also visited the police stations at muters to a great hardship. to this tragedy", said a top AP trict of Telangana, the police gone on alert in districts of and inflation, says a senior would join the saffron brigade, ticket in 2017 assembly polls Araku and Dimbriguda which Even the special police forces police official, adding that cor- official said. Warangal and Karimnagar, GPCC leader adding that even the deficit of votes due to a sec- had also joined the BJP in July were burnt and vandalised by the dispatched to the area found it rective measures will be taken Six teams of AP police have strongholds of Maoists in the during the recently completed tion of Patidar community’s slat earlier this year. angry supporters of the two difficult to travel last night. once the probe was completed. launched combing operations in past.       -!  AF30   #  8 ;      7         =*&0*=4 ,%   

n the backdrop of the death of   = 0>&!41& and Bengaluru behind. I11 Asiatic lions in its last The L&T Metro which was abode – Gir Forest - the State yderabad, one of the fastest executing the project has spent forest department suddenly Hdeveloping cities in India, 12,000 crore on it while the decided to form 64 teams to today added another feather to State Government acquired the screen sick and weak big cats its cap with the opening of the necessary land and properties and immediately shift them to second phase of Metro Rail for the project, KTR said. With rescue centre. linking Ameerpet in the heart the opening of this stretch entire According to the claims of of the city to LB Nagar, a busy 29 kms long corridor from Gujarat forest officials, the eastern suburb. The 16-km Miyapur to LB Nagar was oper- lions died because of infighting long route was formally inau- ational. The Miyapur-Ameerpet and territorial war. Later on the gurated by Governor ESL and Ameerpet-Nagole route was            , ,@ officials added that besides Narasimhan at Ameerpet opened by the Prime Minister , % DE30 ,     infighting, the big cats died of around noon. The service was Narendar Modi last year.               infections also. Looking to the opened to the public in Of the 71 kms Metro line  > )?5  " %   0  $ 5   3    seriousness of the incidents, a the evening. on all the three corridors the         , , 3  Central Government team of The Governor, who trav- service has started on 46 kms    )1 Maharashtra Congress per- wildlife experts has also flown elled in the inaugural service and work was moving fast to formed 'shraadh-puja' of cans in to Gujarat to find out the from Ameerpet to LB Nagar, compete the corridor 3 from he petrol prices breached of petrol, diesel and US Dollar reasons for the death of the said, “I urge all the citizens of Secunderabad to Mahatma 7!"&"&#8#)!) )3# Tthe psychological barrier of on the first day of 'Pitrupaksh'. endangered cat family species. Hyderabad to use the Metro Gandhi bus stand at Imlibun. 90 per litre in Maharashtra on Hitting out at the Narendra During the span of 11 to 19 extensively to reduce the pollu- The Imlibun metro station Monday, with the retail outlets Modi Government for the spi- September, 11 carcasses of lions tion and fuel consumption". will be the biggest and the  ,&!#&9!"& ,1& in Mumbai selling the fuel at raling petrol prices, Mumbai were found which rocked the Lauding the efforts of tallest in the entire city as two 90.08 per litre and the price Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam entire Government machinery in Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd and corridors will join at this point touching an all-time high of said: “Today is black day, the State. Gujarat’s Additional L&T Metro company officials to and the people can interchange   '* of Ram Vilas Paswan and Union Minister Paswan 91.91 in Parbhani town in since the petrol has breached Chief Secretary of forest Rajiv make Hyderabad project world to different routes. remaining two to Kushwaha’s said his party was neither wor- Marathwada region of the State. the barrier of 90 per litre in 13 Gupta said that viscera samples class, Narasimhan said that the It has corridor stations on 1st fter the Bihar leaders of the party. But there was no official ried nor in a haste on seat Petrol was sold in retail in cities across the State, of the dead animals have been Hitech City route should be and second floors, the corridor ARLSP disapproved of the word from either the BJP or sharinge. He said he was not at least 13 cities in the State in Nandurbar, Parbhani, Mumbai, sent to Pune-based National completed by December 15. III stations will be on the two top talks on seat-sharing among LJP and JD(U). aware of such talks between the range of 90.08 to 91.91. Nanded, Latur, Jalna, Jalgaon, Institute of Virology to find out After returning from LB floors NVS Reddy, managing the NDA partners, party chief The only reaction, that too JD(U) and BJP. Kushwaha who The petroleum dealers attrib- Hingoli, Gondia, Buldhana, the exact reason of death. Nagar by metro Narasimhan director of the HMRL said that and Union Minister Upendra symbolically, came from created a stir early this month by uted the hike to dip the value Beed, Aurangabad and Once report of the institute rode a bicycle from Khairatabad two skywalks will connect the Kushwaha on Monday sum- Kushwaha after Bihar RLSP saying that he has planned to of rupee and rise in interna- Ratnagiri. would come, it would be easi- station to Raj Bhavan. Metro stations with the central marily rejected the possibility of leaders Nagmani and Bhagwan prepare kheer and its ingredients tional oil prices. In his criticism of er to take further course of Speaking on the occasion, bus station on one side and a 20:20 formula of seat-sharing. Singh Kushwaha rejected it say- would include milk from In Mumbai, the petrol Maharashtra Chief Minister action in order to save lions, Minister Taraka Rama Rao Chadarghat area on the other to Instead of rejecting in clearcut ing their party would not toler- Yaduvanshi and rice from price was hiked 11 paise per Devendra Fadnavis not cut- said Gupta adding that more said that every station of Metro ensure smooth flow of the terms, he said some people ate discrimination and they Kushwaha. On Monday he said litre from 89.97 to 90.08, ting local tax on petrol and than 270 personnel have been was built to the international commuters. Another aspect of were introducing cricket format wanted as much seats as allotted he was going to launch his while diesel price was hiked by diesel, Nirupam said: “The deployed in 64 teams for the standard and the project was the project was the development in politics but “I am not inter- to JD(U) or rather more claim- “Paigham-e-Kheer” on Tuesday five paise per litre. Chief Minister should hang screening purpose. The state winning international awards. of five kms route from state ested in cricket rather I used to ing their party represented 10 per from Patna and the message of The fuel prices peaked in his head in shame. Four States forest department carries out a "It can compete with any Metro assembly station to the MGBS play gilli-danda.” cent of population of Kushwaha social unity would go down to Parbhani town, where petrol like Andhra Pradesh, West lion census every five years. The Rail project in the world", he point as heritage precincts. As The talks in the NDA cir- as compared to less than two per villages across Bihar. “My mes- was sold at 91.91 and diesel Bengal, Karnataka and 2005 survey counted 359 lions said pointing out that with 46 part of this effort to beautify the cles had been going on that cent vote share of Kurmis. sage was meant to unite all sec- at 79.15. Rajasthan have reduced local while the number grew to 411 kms long Metro already oper- stretch road aides will be paved under the 20:20 formula BJP “There have been, so far, tions of the society. Dalits and According to the tax on petrol and diesel. I am in 2010. The latest census in ational Hyderabad Metro had with Deccan stones and railings would contest half of the total no talks on seat sharing. Once Pundits will sit together to savour Federation of Maharashtra surprised that our Govt has 2015 found 523 lions, 109 of become the second biggest will be in Indo-Persian style to 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar and there is talk on this matter I will our kheer. All castes and class will Petroleum Dealers Association not bothered to reduce local which were male, 201 female, such project after Delhi leaving match with the architectural give 20 to its three allies; 12 to tell you,” the RLSP chief told be welcomed in this pro- (FAMPEDA), petrol was sold at tax on petrol and diesel. We 140 cubs and 73 sub-adults. other cities including Chennai character of Hyderabad. JD(U), five to six seats to LJP media people on Monday. gramme,” he said. Nanded at the rate of 91.61 per will continue to protest till the litre, at Amravati 91.31 per State Government takes litre, at Ratnagiri 91.14 per litre appropriate action”. and at Jalgaon 91.01 per litre. Nirupam said that the !!     2$ Meanwhile, the Opposition rise in the fuel prices had Congress slammed the BJP- started showing a direct led NDA Government for the impact on some products of   =)+0' Legislative Assembly started the issue of recently-declared '0!B!&32)!*'# He added, “As a MLA we Home Minister, Rajnath Singh unchecked increase in the FMCG sector like deter- with a noisy note with both rul- draft National Register of 433#!&'31! are supposed to know some and requested him file affidavit petrol prices. gents, soaps, hair oil and edi- he first day of the autumn ing and Opposition legislators Citizens (NRC) in Assam. details from NRC Department in Supreme Court against As a mark of protest, the ble oil among others. Tsession of the Assam raising voice of concern over BJP legislator, Shiladitya &43!&+!4!'0!E8E so that we can explain to Hajela’s proposal,” Dass said. Dev raised his voice of con- *424!E86EB3'!4#O people. Is there something “We met Assam chief min- cern over the issue by show- /#'#2'P!*#0 wrong in NRC, is NRC trans- ister, Sarbananda Sonowal ing a placard which read “My parent?. Tomorrow if NRC requesting him to file affidavit Lord do not discriminate your 2!4'2'!4!)=!! fails what will happen there and accordingly state govern- own children”. Dev explained 4!=#'4'3* will be law and order problem. ment filed affidavit in the that he was referring to 2!4'2'!*&4'3* What is the point of keeping Supreme Court. The State the recent decision of the away the Centre and state Government has also request- apex court to drop five doc- 24&#J##)34'*= government from the ed the Supreme court to con- uments from the list of doc- &32)!*'#K NRC process.” sider pension slip as one of the uments for filing claims and “Till now NRC directorate documents,” he said. objections and said that it is NRC. The five documents that has not been able to do map- Inside the assembly the discrimination. proposed to be dropped were ping and cannot say with pre- congress MLA, Abdul It may be mentioned here the 1951 NRC, pre-1971 voters’ cision what is percentage of left Khaleque sought ouster of that the process of claims and lists, citizenship certificate, out in each district. If 1951 Hajela. Industry Minister, objection for inclusion of refugee registration certificate NRC is not acceptable as a doc- Chandra Mohan Patwary names in the NRC will com- and ration cards (as supporting ument for claim and objection replied that both Centre and mence from September 25. A documents). what purpose will the NRC of State Government has stated total of 40,07,707 people were “The idea of NRC upda- 2018 serve?” he asked. that details of NRC must be left out of the draft NRC pub- tion is to weed out illegal Nearly 14 organizations shared with both Centre and lished by the Assam govern- immigrant and ensure that participated in a protest out- State as it is a sensitive mat- ment in August this year. genuine Indian citizen’s side assembly demanding ter and law and order is State State NRC coordinator names are there in NRC. The ouster of Hajela. subject. “We are clear that not Pratik Hajela had earlier pro- court has asked Hajela not to BJP State president Ranjeet a single genuine Indian citi- posed to the Supreme Court to give any details to any one in Kumar Das along with MLAs zen name will be left out of bring down the list of docu- Centre or State Government Shiladitya and Ashok Singhal NRC and ensure that there is ments from 15 to 10 for those and this is unfortunate,” met the agitating organisa- not a single illegal immi- calming for inclusion in the Dev said. tions. “We have met Union grants name in NRC.” *"#/# +*0 + / 1) 2345  (; ; - ,   ) 

  53/5' Balichak and other places. students. Now we are standing Sandwiched between the in the middle of nowhere   /A@ whole system of rail and tribal demands and though the Railways have pro- Aroad communication was Governmental indifference were vided us with some security on Monday literally hijacked by thousands of helpless passen- guards,” S Sen the Principal of a relatively unknown pressure gers, students, women, chil- the BSS School said. #       group in the Jangalmahal area dren, patients desperately asking Falling in the mainline of Bengal area demanding, for food and water through the between Howrah and Madras N    O among other things, official day and throughout the night the route is a busy one fre- recognition of Santhali and even as none from the powers quented by hundreds of    ?) Olchiki languages, appoint- that be tended to come forward patients travelling between ment of Santhali teachers in to account for the affairs. Kolkata and Vellore. “We have head of the second schools and construction of At least four districts of a number of patients returning Aanniversary of the 'surgical tribal-specific hostels. Purulia, Birbhum, West from South India. Their con- strike,' security forces are on Called by Bharat Jakat Majhi Midnapore and Bankura came dition is precarious,” a student song in Jammu & Kashmir. Pargana Mahal, a relatively new     0 0   under the impact area of the of the school said. In the last two months face in the history of       $  )      sudden bandh. The national Meanwhile, the Trinamool more than 50 terrorists have Jangalmahal, the bandh took an . ,  highways linking Bengal with Government and the BJP been killed by the joint teams oppressive character by the Jharkhand, Odisha and the locked horns over a Bengal of security forces in clinical evening when the passengers a BJMPM leader said. State Governments were luke- entire South and Western India bandh called by the saffron out- operations. and the authorities were “We want Santhali and warm in their response in were also affected. Even as fit on September 26 in protest According to official Jammu & Kashmir since atmosphere ahead of the informed that what started as a Olchiki to be recognised as offi- reacting to the situation tens of tracks were blocked with against death of two school sources, " a total number of 25 January 1 this year". polling dates the security forces dawn-to-dusk blockade would cial languages, besides we want trains remained vulnerable and stranded trains in many places children in an alleged police fir- terrorists were eliminated in Rough estimates suggested are also conducting massive continue indefinitely, sources these languages to be taught in stranded, some of them in in Bengal, Jharkhand and ing in Islampur block of North different operations across the the total number of active ter- cordon and search operations said. the schools and for that teach- open fields. Railway services Odisha sources in the South- Dinajpur district. “We will not State in the month of August rorists in the State hover (CASO) to track down the “We have been petitioning ers will have to be appointed. were heavily disrupted in Eastern Railways said at least allow any bandh to take place 2018, highest in a single month around 300 out of which an hiding groups of terrorists. the Government since 2003 for We also want Adivasi hostels in Howrah-Kharagpur, nine trains from Kolkata had in Bengal. All the Government this year". estimated number of 180 are On the other hand to ter- inclusion of Santhali in the list various places,” another leader Kharagpur-Tatanagar, been cancelled. Apart from offices and transport will For the second consecutive believed to be local cadre and rorise voters and different can- of official language. But though said adding the bandh would Kharagpur-Bhadrak, these a number of trains had remain open,” State Education month this year the security rest comprise foreign terrorists. didates from participating in it has been recognised by the not be called off until some Kharagpur-Adra sections as been rescheduled, sources Minister Partho Chatterjee said forces have managed to elimi- In the aftermath of killing the polls the different terrorist Constitution, it is yet to be used assurance came from the trains remained stranded at maintained.“We are returning adding all leaves of nate more than 25 terrorists in of Hizbul Mjahideen com- outfits are resorting to pressure as an alternative official lan- respective Governments. Purulia, Bankura, Adra, from an educational trip to Government employees had a single month. mander Burhan Wani on July tactics and issuing threatening guage in Government offices,” Even as the Central and Nekursuni, Basta, Salboni, Vishakhapatnam with 73 girl been cancelled. Till September 24, the 8, 2016 large number of local letters to prevent them from security forces have already youth from South Kashmir taking part in the polls. eliminated 28 terrorists while districts had joined ranks of In some pockets of South H   0  relentless operations were different militant outfits. Kashmir especially in Shopian .)  50   going on in South Kashmir dis- According to police and Pulwama the terrorists tricts to ensure smooth con- records, "126 local youth had are regularly abducting kith   duct of the civic/Panchayat joined ranks of militant outfits and kin of security forces or    1!*=/)4) candidate. Court for its intervention. who is calling shot has suc- polls in the State. in 2017 and over 130 have police personnel and eliminat- This made the saffron JDS and Congress joined ceeded in nominating his can- 5   According to official sources, already joined this year with ing them to avenge killing of onday (September 24) party to backtrack from the hands and formed the didates to the council. This "since January 1, 2018 a total Shopian emerging as hub of their top commanders. Mbeing the last day to file council polls which is seen as Government to keep the saf- shows he still controls the    #4*=4 number of around 170 terror- local militant cadre". Three police personnel were the nominations for the crucial as the political situa- fron party away. However BJP party and the coalition ists/infiltrators have been elim- In 2017, a total number of killed last week by terrorists in byelections to the Karnataka tion is fluid and uncertain. under its strongman BS Government banks on him. ive infiltrators and a soldier inated in the State this year". 218 terrorists were eliminated Shopian district after abducting Legislative Council (Upper Former Minister Nazir Yeddyurappa is still trying for The byelection was origi- Fwere killed as army foiled a Addressing a press confer- by the security forces in J&K. them from their homes. House ) for the three seats, Ahmed and M C Venugopal of operation lotus to poach dis- nally scheduled for October 3 major infiltration bid in ence in Srinagar on August 24, In the wake of Municipal On the other hand, in the surprisingly the Opposition the Congress and Ramesh gruntled MLAs from both the but was deferred by a day to Tangdhar sector of north 2018 the Director General of and Panchayat polls in the absence of mainstream politi- BJP has decided not to file Babu of JDS have filed their Congress and the JDs. This has October 4 due to the General Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The Central Reserve Police Force state the security forces have cal parties National Conference papers. The byelections for nominations on the last day escalated the war of words Holidays of Muharram on prolonged operation continued (CRPF), RR Bhatnagar had increased their footprints in the and Peoples Democratic Party the council will be held on clearing way for their unani- between Chief Minister HD September 21 and 4th Saturday through Monday as the securi- claimed, "a total number 142 South Kashmir districts. from the poll arena the politi- October 4 for three mous election. Kumaraswamy who is heading of September 22 and ty forces apprehend presence of terrorists have been eliminat- To ensure safety of candi- cal activity is yet to pick pace vacant seats. Monday was the last date a fragile coalition with the September 23 being Sunday more infiltrators in the area. ed in anti-terror operations in dates and create conducive on ground zero. The BJP took the decision for filing nomination. Congress and BJP Lingayat effectively curtailing the num- Defence spokesman said following lack of strength to The BJP State President B strongman BS Yeddyurappa. ber of days available for the that three infiltrators were win the election. In the 224 S Yeddyurappa, though the The seats had fallen vacant fol- candidates to file their nomi- killed on Monday during mas- !  member House the BJP has party had emerged as single lowing resignation of Deputy nation papers. sive search operation in the 53:G   0 104, while JDS-Congress, largest party by winning 104 Chief Minister G New schedule was area. The first contact with the which have joined hands to seats in the May 12 Assembly Parameshwara (Cong), announced by fixing last date infiltrators had been estab-   form the coalition election and swearing in as Opposition Leader in the for filing nomination on lished late on Sunday when the Government, put together Chief Minister, had to step Legislative Council K S September 24, scrutiny on army shot dead two infiltrators.    .  . have 117 MLAs. However the down as he could not muster Eshwarappa and V Somanna September 25, last date for The more members of the rumour mill was abuzz that magic number of 113 to prove (both BJP), on being elected to withdrawal of nominations is infiltrators’ group had dis- 5G6    leaders to defend the Kolkata: Bridges continued to BJP tried to lure Independent majority on the floor of the the Legislative Assembly. It is September 27 and polling on persed in the dense forest. Government. exhibit unpredictability as and disgruntled MLAs of JDS House within 24 hours as said that in the process of the October 4. Counting of votes The spokesman said that   J   After the recovery of eight another under-construction and Congress but failed in its directed by Supreme Court . political development former will be taken up on the same search operations were in   K  AK-47 in Munger and arrest of viaduct, this time over a effort to garner support for a The Congress moved the Apex Chief Minister Siddaramaiah day 5pm onward. progress in the difficult moun- some accused names of some Sunderban river, collapsed on tainous area along Line of    white collared people and Monday morning, sources said. Control. During the gunfight a politicians have been revealed The labourers working at soldier was critically wounded. >  '* by the arrested persons which the site had a providential escape BC4 (!  9C( C   He was immediately evacuated exposed that this weapon was as they were about to join work from the area but succumbed he sensational killing of a not only being purchased by in half-an-hour when a part of   =)+0' eigners are living in six detention camps Silchar, Dibrugarh, Jorhat and at Tezpur, he to his injuries later. Tformer Mayor of the Naxalites but also the the bridge over Kalnagini river of Assam. The 1,037 also includes 31 chil- informed the House. The revelation by the Meanwhile, the normal life Muzaffarpur, Samir Kumar, by politicians and their muscle- collapsed at about 9 am. lthough deportation of illegal dren, he added. minister assumes significance considering remained affected on fourth AK-47 on Sunday in the north men in Bihar and Jharkhand. Sunderban Development ABangladeshi infiltrators remained the “According to the data received from the fact that Assam had witnessed a six year consecutive day in north Bihar town has once again DGP K S Dwivedi has handed Minister Manturam Pakhira main poll plank for most of the parties in Border wing of Assam Police, the for- long students’ movement from 1979 to 1985 Kashmir’s Bandipora town in exposed the fact that the crim- over the monitoring of the said an inquiry had been Assam, yet the successive governments run eigners tribunals have declared 91,609 per- seeking to detect and deport the illegal response to killing of five ter- inals are going bold and fear- investigation into the smug- ordered and the guilty would by different parties in the state could sons as foreigners till March 31, 2018. Bangladeshi foreigners living in the state. rorists in Shokhbaba village of less in Bihar. gling of the AK-47s to Munger be taken to task. deport only 29,795 illegal foreigners so far. While 128 of them have been deported till A total of 855 young men and women Sumlar area. The use of sophisticated range DIG Jitendra Mishra “No injuries have been Assam Industry minister Chandra August 31, 2018, four other of them have were killed and hundreds of others were Even as the security forces weapon in hitting the targets in who is likely to submit his reported neither has there been Mohan Patowary said this on Monday also been expelled during this period. Prior maimed by police and security forces dur- claimed that the slain terror- several murders in recent times report to the headquarters in any casualty," South 24 while replying to a question in the Assam to this, the State Government has pushed ing the period for taking part in the move- ists belonged to Lashkar-e- also showed that AK-47 is in next few days. Parganas District Magistrate Y legislative Assembly. A total of 91,609 per- back a total of 29,663 declared foreigners ment and agitating against the then Congress Tayyeba outfit and were for- the possession of the criminals What is more intriguing Ratnakara Rao said. sons have so far been declared or convicted and convicted persons to Bangladesh till led Government. It may be mentioned here eigners, Hizbul Mujahideen in abundance. that the police have far badly This was the fourth such as foreigner by different Foreigners’ December 31, 2017,” said Patowary. that the BJP led Assam Government is now outfit on Monday claimed that In most of the recent high failed to check the crime despite incident in the recent past Tribunals in Assam. The Minister further “The 1,037 declared foreigners are kept updating the National Register of Citizens they were local cadre of the profile murders in Bihar, AK- a high level marathon meeting after Majherhat Bridge col- said that out of this only 1,037 declared for- under detention in detention camps at (NRC) which is expected to detect the ille- outfit. The outfit also identi- 47 was used. This dreaded by Nitish last week during lapsed in South Kolkata Goalpara, Kokrajhar, gal Bangladeshi infiltrators living in the State. fied the slain terrorists. weapon is not only being which the CM gave a stern claimed three lives late smuggled in to the State but warning to IGs, DIGs and SPs. last month. PNS also assembled and sold for a price of 3-4 lakh. Recently some assault rifles were seized in Munger which had been smuggled from Madhya Pradesh and the involvement of an ord- nance factory was also sus- pected. According to eye witness- es Samir was murdered near Banaras Bank Chowk in Muzaffarpur by four bike borne criminals and they fired no less than 50 rounds killing former mayor and his driver on the spot. Only a couple of days back one history sheeter Tabrez, said to be sharp shooter of for- mer Siwan MP Mohammad Shahabuddin was gunned down just behind the Kotwali police station in broad day light. Some of the criminals arrested for killing Tabrez revealed they wanted to use AK-47 but could not because of the crowd there so used revolver. This was an admission that they too had this sophis- ticated weapon. Last month an RLSP functionary was mur- dered in Hajipur by AK-47 and an RJD worker in Samastipur. “Criminals no more use country made pistol and they prefer AK-47,” commented RLSP chief and Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha who came down heavily on the Bihar Government for poor law and order situation. 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The meeting will happen sumers. fuel costs 74.02 a litre. funding power sector projects,” procurement of goods by The Government and PSUs against the backdrop of the “This puts pressure on The Government freed an official said. Central Government agencies procure goods and services ‘Alternative Mechanism’ (AM) consumers and results in high- petrol price from its control in At the end of 2017-18 to encourage domestic suppli- worth over 5 lakh crore every to merge three public sector er inflation, a sensitive subject, June 2010 and diesel in financial year, the total ers to plan their production year, as per estimates. banks — Bank of Baroda, given the impending federal October 2014. It now provides resources of REC stood at over schedule, an official said. Standardised specifications Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank — and state elections over the next a limited subsidy on LPG and 2.46 lakh crore, of which The proposal is likely to be would also help domestic with a view to create a global- 12 months,” S&P Global kerosene. S&P said amid rising ‘Reserves and Surplus’ stood at included in the new industrial industry plan their production size lender, which will be Ratings credit analyst Vishal crude oil prices, tight imple- 33,515.59 crore. The net worth policy being prepared by the and technology well in advance. stronger and sustainable. Kulkarni said. mentation of retail fuel-pricing of the company stood at commerce and industry min- “Policy actions can help Besides, the finance minis- “We don’t expect any rever- policies will influence the lever- 35,490 crore and ‘cash and istry. public procurement add sig- ter will also discuss credit sion to the subsidy mechanism age of Indian oil companies. bank balance was at 1,773 The policy may also sug- nificant value to the domestic growth and bad loan situation, similar to before 2014 in India, “While rising oil prices crore at the end of March 2018. gest extending the offset poli- industry,” the official added. they said, adding that various even though the incumbent bolster the cash flows of Stock of REC was trading cy in public procurement in The ministry has developed an recovery measures by banks government may opt to control upstream businesses, cross sub- at 98.90, down 7.35 per cent, sectors beyond defence such as e-marketplace portal (GeM) and legislative steps taken by the retail fuel prices, using other sidies from upstream to down- while PFC scrip was trading at electronics and ICT. for buying of goods and ser- government to expedite recov- means, to cushion the infla- stream segments could limit 79.60, 1.18 per cent lower over The official said standard- vices by different Government ery are also part of the agenda. tionary shocks,” Kulkarni such benefits,” Kulkarni said. previous close on the BSE. ised specifications of products agencies and departments. "?$  '       1' 7# 5# !   &#5  #      *!+&!/0 board and shareholders. So, IL&FS needs to resolve its issues on its own and I think it is capable of doing it,” Garg said in an inter- 1& &) ,   =, nfrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS), which has view. Idefaulted on a series of interest payments, needs to resolve issues Although Government has no holding in the company, some    $&    , on its own, Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg of the state-owned financial firms including LIC and SBI are said. shareholders of the non-banking financial company (NBFC).   *!+&!/0 “IL&FS is independent of Government. It has independent “It has assets, it has liabilities to take care. There might be some  *!+&!/0 temporary mismatch, so it is IL&FS, which will he Spiritual Guru Sri Sri deal with the problem. The Government is not TRavishankar along with eeking to calm the nerves of involved directly,” Garg said. Hema Malini inaugurated Kent’s Sworried investors, Finance Earlier this month, IL&FS Group defaulted on new Manufacturing Facility in Minister Arun Jaitley said on inter-corporate deposits and commercial papers. Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Kent’s Monday that the Government On September 4, it came to light that IL&FS new facility is India’s largest RO would take all measures to had defaulted on a short-term loan of 1,000 Water Purifier manufacturing ensure adequate liquidity for crore from Sidbi, while a subsidiary has also unit and with this facility, Kent non-banking financial com- defaulted on 500 crore dues to the development RO will double its current panies (NBFCs) and mutual financial institution, which reportedly forced capacity for RO water purifiers funds. Sidbi to ask its chief general manager in charge from 5 lacs units a year to 10 lacs The minister’s remarks of the risk management department to resign. units a year. come in the wake of stock mar- State-owned LIC is the largest shareholder Spread on a total area of kets witnessing sudden and with a fourth of the firm’s equity, while Orix 23000 square meters & having stiff fall in intra-day trade on Corporation of Japan owns 23.5 per cent. a built up area of 3.5 lac square Friday over concerns of liq- Other shareholders include Abu Dhabi feet, Kent’s new manufacturing uidity crisis being faced by Investment Authority with 12.5 per cent stake, facility has been planned in some of the NBFCs. IL&FS Employees Welfare Trust with 12 per cent, phases. The newly inaugurated “The Government will take HDFC with 9.02 per cent, Central Bank of India phase-1 of the plant, con- all measures to ensure that ade- with 7.67 per cent and State Bank of India (SBI) structed at a cost of 150 crores quate liquidity is main- with 6.42 per cent at the March-end 2018. would undertake manufactur- tained/provided to the NBFCs, In a letter to its employees, IL&FS had ing of Next Gen range of RO the mutual funds and claimed that if funds worth 16,000 crore stuck purifiers. The new plant will the SMEs,” Jaitley tweeted with concession authorities were released on time, fulfill capacity expansion and ahead of the opening of stock it would not have landed in this mess. meet the increasing demand. markets. *"#/# +*0 + / 1) 2345 ! && #$32!*36.!$ !R*!$"? +    $  67 $&6     

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merican fans will be licking their lips if this is what awaits Miami's Hard ARock Stadium in January after Barcelona and Girona played out an enthralling 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou on Sunday. There were four goals, one for Lionel Messi and two for Girona's Cristhian Stuani, not to mention a controversial red   %   .  card shown to Barca defender Clement   ) P    Lenglet. Gerard Pique salvaged a point for the hosts to complete his own blockbuster night, %0 ) after clearing one shot off the line and mak- ing mistakes for each of Girona's goals. By the end, Barca had surrendered their  $  perfect record in La Liga, as well as a two- point advantage over Real Madrid. They   /* return to the top of the table, but only on goal difference. Girona move up to sixth. ristiano Ronaldo erased the frustration "For us, this is a triumph," Stuani said. Cof his Champions League red card mid- "Coming here and getting this result is so week by scoring the opener and setting up valuable for us." Hanging over this game was Federico Bernardeschi for a second as always the wider prospect of it not being Juventus kept their perfect record in Serie returned, given La Liga's desire to move the A after five games with a 2-0 win a pro- reverse fixture at Girona's Estadi Montilivi moted Frosinone on Sunday. on January 26 to the United States. The Portugese star had For all the opposition, however, there threatened several times at the was a noticeable lack of complaint at the Stadio Benito Stirpe but final- Camp Nou, where there were chants for ly found a way through nine Catalan independence but precious little in minutes from time, and then opposition to a trip to Miami. helped Italian Bernardeschi to A point may not be viewed as a bad score Juve's second, four min- return either for Barca, having played utes into injury time. through the best part of an hour with 10 The five-time Ballon d'Or winner had men, but changes made by coach Ernesto scored his first goals last week with a dou- Valverde failed to hit the mark. ble in a 2-1 win over Sassuolo, before the Lenglet came in for Samuel Umititi, pre- 33-year-old was sent off on Wednesday in sumably to bed in next to Pique, given a 2-0 Champions League win over Valencia. Umtiti is suspended for Barcelona's Juventus — the only unbeaten team in Champions League game against Tottenham " ,     +  "   $  ""     ' $92 4  $           .   Serie A — have 15 points from five games, later this month. three points ahead of Napoli who beat But he was, perhaps harshly, sent off in Pique had changed too, each shaving their Girona had been spurred on by Lenglet's Stuani, scored another six minutes after the kick soon after. Torino 3-1 earlier on Sunday. the 35th minute with Barca one up, and they beards, but it had contrasting effects based red card, after VAR showed the French restart, with Pique again the one culpable. He was involved in the last goal too as Seven-time reigning champions then conceded before Umtiti came on at on the evidence of the first half. defender landed an elbow into the face of First, he was outrun by Portu and then a brilliant exchange with the lively Luis Juventus and Napoli, last season's runners- half-time. Arthur and Arturo Vidal - also Within 19 minutes, Messi had put Barca Pere Pons, and referee Jesus Gil deemed it he brought the striker down from behind Suarez saw the latter's shot loop across the up, will go head-to-head next Saturday in brought in - were substituted before the ahead, a slick finish into the corner finish- deliberate. for what was probably a penalty. Portu's shot box. Pique leapt high to head in. Turin. hour. ing off Vidal's pass for the Argentinian's The red card rippled through the was pushed away by Ter Stegen but Stuani Earlier, Ben Yedder scored a hat-trick Frosinone had frustrated the champi- "When we got the red card, our inten- eighth goal in six games. Pique, however, was French contingent as Lenglet's dismissal banged in the rebound. as Sevilla thrashed Levante 6-2 while Real ons for long periods but caved in late and tion was to make a change but we had to at fault for the equaliser, a lethargic attempt meant Ousmane Dembele was replaced by Valverde replaced Vidal and Arthur Betis came from behind to draw 2-2 at home have now conceded 12 goals to remain sec- let him (Umtiti) warm-up," Valverde said. at a clearance allowing Stuani to poke the Umtiti at half-time. with Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Rakitic, to Athletic Bilbao. Valencia and Villarreal ond bottom of the table with just one point. "It looks like an error on my part." Messi and ball past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. It made little difference as Girona, and and Messi struck the crossbar with a free- drew 0-0. 045,631, $ $ 5  6170  8!970,6  #!3)/ aina Nehwal and Sameer Verma  5)//))4 it was India who had two of Swill look to put their best foot for- the easiest opportunities ward when they lead Indian challenge %        oalkeeper Niraj Kumar towards the end of second at the $ 600,000 Korea Open World Gturned out to be the hero half. Tour Super 500 tournament begin- 4    B  as India held heavyweights Ravi Rana missed the ning here on Tuesday. Iran to a goalless draw in the first one as his chip went Saina, who had skipped the AFC U-16 Championship inches over the Iranian Japan Open earlier this month after   + 2O here on Monday, the first goal while the second shot winning a Bronze at 18th Asian time in 33 years. missed the target by a Games, will look to get over the dis-  *!+&!/0 The young custodian whisker as Sailo, after appointment of her first-round exit from Punjab blocked a 76th rounding the Iranian cus- at China last week when she takes on rappler Ritu Phogat will replace her injured minute penalty to deny the todian, could not finish Korean Kim Hyo Min. Gcousin Vinesh Phogat in the 50kg category for fancied Iranians full points. from close range. Fifth seeded Saina, ranked 10th the World Championship, the Wrestling The last time India man- The match also saw in the world, has done well in the Federation of India said on Monday. aged to hold Iran, across all Niraj displaying his talent major events this year, grabbing a sec- Vinesh, who was a medal favourite, suffered age groups, was in December under the bar. He stayed ond Gold at Gold Coast $           an elbow injury on Friday during practice and was 1984 in the Asia Cup Finals confident all throughout Commonwealth Games and a Bronze ruled out. in Singapore. That game also and was unbeatable in the at the Jakarta Asian Games. But playing back-to-back tourna- He had beaten the Danish shut- The WFI had entered Ritu's name in the 53kg ended in a goalless stale- aerial balls, leaping higher the Indian has been inconsis- ments in Japan and China in tler at India Open in January this after original choice Pinki refused to appear in a mate. than all every time to col- tent in the BWF events. the last two weeks. year. If the Indian crosses the open- re-trial recently. On expected lines, Iran asserted their lect the crosses from the flanks. He also dived Saina, who had reached Sameer has been trou- ing round, he is expected to meet However, in the changed scenario, the WFI dominance early in the game and had a cou- full length to make a stunning save to deny the finals at the $ 350,000 bled by injuries but he has reigning world champion Kento was left with no option but to bring back Ritu for ple of attempts saved by Niraj. The Asian giants Iran in the 16th minute. Indonesia Masters in January, done well when he has been fit, Momota of Japan. her original weight category, 50kg. came very close to scoring in the 23rd "We could have won the match. It was that was ousted by Korea's Sung Ji winning titles at Swiss Open in Young women's shuttler It also means that Pinki will now compete in minute, but the shot from a corner kick hit the close. But the boys gave their hundred percent Hyun last week at China and will February and Hyderabad Open early Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka will also the 53kg and will not miss the prestigious event bar, much to India's relief at the Bukit Jalil on the pitch and they performed according to have a tough task at hand as she is this month. compete in the tournament, taking on of the United World Wrestling (UWW). Stadium. the game plan," said head coach of the Indian likely to face third seed Japanese The 23-year-old Dhar, who had formidable sixth seed Beiwen Zhang "We have asked Ritu to compete in 50kg and Then, pressing football backed by confi- U-16 side Bibiano Fernandes. Nozomi Okuhara in the quarterfinals. finished runners-up at 2016 Hong of USA in the opening round. Among brought back Pinki in 53kg. Vinesh missing out dent defensive organisation and some sharp "We are happy with a draw, though we In men's singles, Sameer Verma Kong Open, will play Denmark's others, Ajay Jayaram will take on is a loss for us, the injury is unfortunate," WFI assis- counter attacks helped India's cause. aimed for a win and now we focus towards the will carry the Indian flag after Anders Antonsen in his opening China's Zhao Junpeng in the quali- tant secretary Vinod Tomar said. For all the possession that Iran enjoyed, next match against Indonesia (on Sept 27)." 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  '/*'   202=3 erena Williams says she is trying to "move on" from Sthe meltdown that overshadowed her US Open final iger Woods scored his first victory in urope retained their Laver Cup loss but remains perplexed at her coach's admission he Tmore than five years on Sunday, com- Etennis crown here on Sunday as illegally signalled to her. pleting a two-shot win at the Tour Alexander Zverev defeated Kevin The 23-time Grand Championship to crown a fairy tale come- Anderson to complete a 13-8 win over Slam champion lost the back after a near two-year absence. the World team. decider in straight sets The 42-year-old, 14-time major winner Germany's Zverev came from a set to Japan's Naomi Osaka carded a one-over-par 71 at Atlanta's East down to complete a 6-7 (3/7), 7-5, 10- after a fiery confronta- Lake Golf Course to claim the 80th title of 7 over Anderson as the Europeans suc- tion with chair umpire his glittering career. cessfully defended the title won in Carlos Ramos that she Woods, who finished with an 11- Prague last year. later blamed on sex- under-par aggregate 269, raised his arms in "It was such a close match all ism. delight after the victory, with several thou- around, not only this one but all week- Williams called sand fans ringing the green roaring their end, a few points here and there and Ramos a "thief" and a appreciation. it could have been different," said "liar" in a running row Woods admitted he had nearly been Zverev. with the Portuguese overcome with emotion as he walked up the "I'm just happy to get the win and official that eventually 18th fairway. we defended the title, that's the most saw her docked a game. "I was having a hard time not crying  I       important thing." In an interview coming up the last hole," Woods said, whose         Zverev's win was the final act of !     "    IAJ3<     with Australia's Channel Ten, the American superstar said most recent before Sunday had come 1,876 an enthralling day of action at a male player would not have been treated the same way. days ago at the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone tall order. But as the year progressed I found Chicago's United Center, where the 37-year-old Federer returning to teammates to the delight of the She said women could not get away with "even half Invitational. my swing and put the pieces together and World team had roared back into con- secure a vital three points against Isner crowd. of what a guy can do". "I kept saying 'Hey, I could still play this I knew I could do it." tention in the day's first rubber. in the first singles match of the day. Europe skipper Bjorn Borg mean- "Right now we are not, as it's proven, in that same posi- out of bounds.' But once I got the ball on the Woods later revealed he had been close American duo John Isner and Jack The Swiss ace came from a set while praised the performance of the tion," she said in an interview that aired late Sunday. green I gave (caddie) Joey (LaCava) a high to tears on the final green as he prepared for Sock fought off two match points to down to defeat the big-serving Isner World team, who were captained by "But that's neither here nor there. I'm just trying most five because I knew it was done." the par putt to complete the win. "I realised defeat Zverev and world number two 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (8/6), 10/7. his old rival John McEnroe. of all to recover from that and move on." Williams said It was an emotional finale to a year all of sudden I was going to win the tour- Roger Federer in a gripping doubles The win was testimony to "I'm very proud of my team, we she felt "on the cusp of this amazing moment" before the which saw Woods return to the highest level nament," he said. battle. Federer's remarkable physical condi- knew it's going to be very difficult to 6-2, 6-4 loss to Osaka. after he had once feared he may never play "My eyes started tearing up a little bit. Isner and Sock prevailed 4-6, 7-6 tioning. The 20-time Grand Slam sin- beat Team World with John as the cap- A win would have taken her to 24 Grand Slams, golf again. I just can't believe I pulled this off after I've (7/2), 11/9 to give the World team an gles champion outlasted Isner less than tain," Borg said. "He has a great team, equalling Australian Margaret Court's all-time record. "It was just a grind out there," Woods gone through. It's been tough. I've had a not- 8-7 lead with the three singles rubbers an hour after he had been beaten in they're very professional." The next The dispute with Ramos began when Williams was said of his final round. "I loved every bit of so-easy last couple of years. I've worked my remaining. the day's opening doubles game. Laver Cup, which is named after issued a warning for coaching, something her coach sit- it. The fight, the grind, the tough conditions. way back. I couldn't have done it without the Europe responded superbly after Federer celebrated the win by per- Australian legend Rod Laver, will be ting in the player's box, Patrick Mouratoglou, admitted "Beginning of the year (winning) was a help of all the people around me.” that early setback however, with the forming push-ups on court with his staged in Geneva in September 2019. to doing. *"#/# +*0 + / 1) 2345 ! &) *7$7 "$7 3$032 !$0               2 

 &)1 $ &! ,"& !& = #1>;??51  he Indian cricket team will hope that its "!$*3$"BAB>0 untested middle-order gets some game time Tahead of the grand finale when it takes on an ever-improving Afghanistan in the final 'Super Four' encounter of the Asia Cup here on Tuesday. % $   )  .       India have been on a roll after an unimpres- sive start against Hong Kong, with couple of one- sided victories over arch-rivals Pakistan and an equally facile one against Bangladesh. %   With a spot in Friday's final sealed, skipper Rohit Sharma may want some of his untested mid- dle-order batsmen to get quality time in the mid- dle against someone of Rashid Khan's calibre.   Often in cricket, the 'Law of Averages' catch- es up with the best performing teams at a criti- cal juncture.  &)1 pace and not give much pace. Shikhar Dhawan (327) and skipper Rohit For Jadeja, to come out and per- (269) have done the bulk of the scoring in the four ndia captain Rohit Sharma form like that is amazing." matches so far with very little contribution being Iwas all praise for his bowling They now have 13 century required from the other batsmen in the line-up. unit, which has consistently opening partnerships and Rohit The next highest scorer is Ambati Rayudu kept opposition teams on tight feels batting with Dhawan (116 runs) because he comes in at No 3. leash ensuring the side's smooth becomes easy as both of them The problem has been lack of batting time for passage into the Asia Cup final. are clear about their roles. the likes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kedar The Indian bowlers have "With Shikhar, I don't need Jadhav and Dinesh Karthik so far.        $ "0     .      restricted Pakistan to 162 and to talk much. It's important to let Sample this: Rohit and Shikhar have so far 237 in two games while bowling him be himself. We have batted faced 284 and 321 deliveries respectively. The next ! &)5!& ! )! out Bangladesh for 173. enough to know each other to best Rayudu has played 162 balls. "The entire bowling unit start off like that and we clear- However, Karthik (78 balls), Dhoni (40 1   stuck to their task and hats off ly know our roles. We always balls) and Kedar (27 balls) can be found wanti-  ,       to them. Repeated performances knew that the new batsman will ng if there is a top-order collapse on the big day. are challenging in these condi- find it difficult to keep going Rohit had given Dhoni an opportunity to E #&  G D76 HE 6 tions and I don't want to take straightaway and Shikhar and I come in at No 4 against Bangladesh and the for- 7 4  #  G 7F8 EDG  any credit away from bowlers," knew it." mer captain scored 33 runs. But it was a pressure- said Rohit, who was involved in Pakistan captain Sarfraz free situation. D 0 #   G 7FD H6 F6 a double hundred partnership Ahmed rued the couple of Dhoni's achilles heel of late has been to keep 1  with Shikhar Dhawan. dropped catches of Rohit, which the scoreboard ticking in pressure situations that Rohit mentioned Jasprit cost his team dearly in the end. the middle-overs throw up.  ,        Bumrah for his exceptional "We made it tough for our- If the likes of Rashid Khan and Mujeeb ur E 45   G H D;GF bowling in the ongoing tourna- selves by dropping those catch- Rahman can put pressure, it will be a good warm- ment. es. We were 20-25 runs short up for the middle-order trio before the final match. 7  % )4   G 6 7;77 "I think he's (Bumrah) and if we would have held on to The Indian captain might fancy batting first matured as a bowler now, played our catches we could have pos- in case he wins the toss, which in turn will give D ? 1   D 6 D;E great amount of cricket and he sibly made things interesting. his team a chance to bat 50 overs instead of chas- understands his bowling. I think "The wicket was a bit diffi- ing another modest total. % $     AD+  that's very very important for cult to play on as the cracks had The Indian bowlers have been nerve in the final over while their batsmen found any individual; Bumrah under- widened up. It wasn't easy for a splendid on the slow Dubai clash to help them recharge their bat- *&0B!1!!*3* it difficult to read Mustafizur Rahman's variations stands what fields he needs to set new batsman walking in. Had International Stadium track with all teries. in the final over. and knows how to keep it tight. we got early wickets, this chase the bowlers enjoying an economy rate In such a scenario, two among 43//'!4* Bhuvi also did the same," the would have been certainly dif- of less than five runs per over. Deepak Chahar, Siddharth Kaul and = skipper said. ficult. 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B2'34!#3B!4420 Afghanistan: Mohammad Shahzad, adding a new dimension. "The way they batted, all his yorkers. Having packed off Sri Lanka in the group Ihsanulluah Jamat, Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, "When Hardik got injured, credit to them. Rohit and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (6 wickets at 4.08 per league stage and crushed Bangladesh, Afghanistan 4B/#5#'**&* Asghar Stanikzai, Hasmat Shahidi, Mohammad the challenge was to field four Dhawan were exceptional. They over), in his comeback tournament, has also been were done in by inexperience during the fag end !Q)//>2/!3*! Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Najibullah spinners and we thought about have shown better skills as com- consistent. of the Super Four matches against Pakistan and Zadran, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Aftab Alam, a few combinations (3 seamers, pared to us. 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Now one who is washed out, India have now A  A ?-(  B   ,$ Yes, they are suffering a bit of con- replacing you is also as skil- +   7 5    taken a 3-0 lead in the five- paris: 1 A3        fidence crisis at the moment. There ful," Chahal told reporters match series. The final match                      is fear of failure in the dressing after India's win. "Our batsmen put their will be played on Tuesday. The     7E     '      room. There is a bit reality check of "Even in England, the way bowlers under pressure from visitors had also won the pre-  FD              where we are as a cricket team" 0                 our bowlers have dominated, the start. They are playing the ceding ODI against Sri Lanka.     &  D + E8  Arthur told reporters after Pakistan it shows the regular flow of new ball well, they are taking Patil (3/36) helped India  5     # =      were beaten by India for the second Dhawan striking hundreds. Arthur said Pakistan have a spinners and medium pacers their time and partnership reduce Sri Lanka to 134 for five              2   4    successive time in the tournament "Our strike rates were not good huge task at hand in the clash in the team. Also the confi- are getting longer," he said. in a shortened 17-over a side                A here. enough with the bat. With the ball, against Bangladesh on Wednesday. dence showed by the man- "In this wicket, you have contest. Shashikala Siriwardene L      A    7E     "In terms of worst perfor- we need to strike early against these "It's a semi-final now. We have agement is important for a to vary line and length. But top-scored for A5 ' A    1 A3    A mance, nine wickets has to be up guys. We had a couple of chances, to find a way to dig ourselves out youngster. There is no nega- they got mentally down as the Sri Lanka           %          ' there. India have very good players. we didn't take them. When you get of the hole we are in at the moment. tivity, you can concentrate on match was slipping away, so with 40 off 32 5  '          7E               DD      1  If we give them an inch, they are these guys chances on wickets like We will come back from this. We your bowling." the situation was different. balls. A3  '                 going to make us pay and they did these, they dominate you," Arthur are at our best in must-win match- India have dominated "Sometimes it hap- India chased 3  H ' 1 A3          that," he said. said dissecting the loss. es. That's when we come to the Pakistan both with the bat and pens, teams don't have a down the target       Pakistan set India a target of "We need to get into their party," he said. the ball but Chahal said it was good day but they (Pakistan) with more than 238 after another below-par batting middle order as quick as we can "I believe in our players. I just a case of a team having a are also a good team. So it is an over to spare         show. India romped home in 39.3 that's when we can inflict most think they are a fantastic bunch of bad day in office for their not a one-sided thing, the and seven wick- batumi:         B    overs with Rohit and Shikhar damage" he added. players," he added. arch-rivals. tournament is still not over." ets in hand,                thanks to Patil     !#   GD2 3    (54 not out off '               5   42) and teenag-                    /-  er Rodrigues     ) #        (52 not out off       !        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Patil and london:             L   The 31-year-old all The talented southpaw toyed  Puneet Bisht cracked a Rodrigues completed the task     ) A          # A rounder has threatened to with the rival bowling and smashed career-best 135 before Abhay Negi with ease, sharing a 96-run    +    +        retire from the two shorter  ,     the ball to all parts of the M A bamboozled Arunachal Pradesh stand off 70 balls. Rodrigues hit      ?      '  7      formats of the game after Chidambaram stadium as the team with a seven-wicket haul to power five fours and two sixes while + 2              being dumped on Sunday as lead Sri Lanka during reached the target of 222 in just 31 Meghalaya to a huge 256-run win Patil's knock comprised seven        ' K     captain of Sri Lanka's one- England's tour which begins overs to boost its net run-rate. in the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day boundaries.                     day international and next month. Earlier, sent in to bat, Assam cricket tournament here Monday. India had lost three wick-               Twenty20 teams. "The national selectors... lost wickets at regular intervals to In his third domestic match, ets for 41 runs in the first four   K   )          "I have been made the Have requested Mathews to finish at 221 for 9 in 50 overs. Negi returned with extraordinary overs before Patil and  5            /   R+         scapegoat in this entire saga relinquish his duties as cap- Though three of its batsmen got figures of 6-0-17-7 as Arunachal Rodrigues came up with a   +   +       R    of Sri Lanka's dismal per- tain with immediate effect," into the 40s, none was able to push Pradesh batting caved in for 61 all- match-winning effort.       R+   J  K A    formance against the board said in a statement. for a bigger score as the Jharkhand Meanwhile, Services upset out in 26 overs at the Shastri Brief Scores: Sri Lanka  R        )          Bangladesh and Afghanistan It did not elaborate on why bowlers kept things under control. Haryana at TI Murugapa ground by Maidan here. 134/5 in 17 overs (Shashikala ,R A      A   A  R A in the Asia Cup," Mathews Mathews was sacked. Shahbaz Nadeem, who took a five wickets, riding on Nakul Earlier Arunachal Pradesh's Siriwardene 40, Anuja Patil                said in a letter to Sri Lanka Chandimal, who was world List 'A' record 8 for 10 Verma's knock of 95. Rahul Singh decision to bowl backfired as Bisht 3/36). India 137/3 in 15.2 overs                Cricket. already captain of Sri Lanka's against Rajasthan last week, cap- Gahlaut contributed 61 as the team smashed a 90-ball 135 (17x4, 4x6) (Jemimah Rodrigues 52 no off       + 2    The board said it asked Test side, now takes the tured three wickets for 47. overhauled Haryana's score of 257 while skipper Jason Lamare also 37 balls, Anuja Patil 54 no off        Mathews to step down and reins in all three formats of Sibshankar Roy was the top scorer for 8 in 50 overs. chipped in with 42 off 54 balls to 42 balls). India lead five-match allow Dinesh Chandimal to the game. for Assam with 46. In another match, Gujarat push the total to 317/4 in 43 overs. series 3-0.