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Harmanpreet Kaur slams CROSS VOTING HELPS NDA CANDIDATE WIN BY BIG MARGIN 171*, becomes 5th highest run-scorer in ODIs Ram Nath Kovind is 14th President MPOST BUREAU former Bihar governor who toral college. Two of the four MPs of will be the second Dalit to hold The Electoral College com- Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi NEW DELHI: Ram Nath Kovind, the top constitutional position, prises of Members of Parlia- Party in Punjab are believed to the ruling NDA coalition’ s can- received 2930 votes with a value ment and members of legislative have voted for Kovind. didate, was on Thursday elected of 7,02044, the returning officer, assemblies of all states. In West Bengal, Kovind won as India’s 14th President with an Anoop Mishra, said. While 522 MPs voted for Kov- 11 votes though the BJP and its overwhelming majority of votes Kovind is the first BJP mem- ind, Kumar secured the support allies have only six votes in the from the country’s lawmakers. ber to be elected president. of 225 parliamentarians. state. DERBY: India’s middle order batswoman Har- Kovind defeated the joint He will take oath on July 25, Kovind’s election as the next In Tripura, where the BJP has manpreet Kaur on Thursday put India to a com- opposition candidate Meira succeeding President Pranab president of India was never in zero lawmakers, Kovind won manding total of 281/4 as she smashed 171 not Kumar, a former Lok Sabha Mukherjee, for a five-year term. doubt but the large scale cross- seven votes. out off just 115 balls against Australia in the speaker, garnering 65.65 percent Kumar, also a Dalit, polled voting in seven states throws up In Maharashtra, Meira Kumar Women’s World Cup semi-final at Derby. Har- of the votes in the Electoral Col- 1844 votes with a value of 367314. a big worry for the opposition, won 77 votes but was expecting manpreet, who hit 20 fours and seven huge sixes lege, the Returning Officer for the She got 34.35 percent vote share. especially ahead of polls in Guja- at least 10 more. It is clear that in her innings, went on a rampage as she sent poll announced Thursday. “I never aspired to be the rat later this year. some members of the Congress, Australian bowlers on a leather hunt. The Chan- Expressing happiness over president. My win is a message Many in the opposition voted NCP or Left voted with the BJP- digarh girl not only slammed her 3rd ODI hun- the “extensive” support Kovind to those discharging their duties for Kovind rather than their own led combine for Kovind. dred but also became 5th highest run-scorer in got from the electoral college, with integrity. My election as the PM Narendra Modi offers a sweet to president elect Ram Nath Kovind PTI candidate Meira Kumar in Guja- In Goa, the ruling BJP and its women’s cricket. She has also become the second Prime Minister Narendra Modi President is an evidence of the rat, Maharashtra, Goa, West Ben- allies have 22 lawmakers but Kov- highest run scorer for India after Deepti Sharma. said,”Congratulations to Shri greatness of Indian democracy,” in letter and spirit in “these chal- their aspirations”. gal, Punjab, Assam and Tripura. ind got three more; at least two After winning the toss, India was tottering at Ram Nath Kovind Ji on being Kovind told the media after his lenging times”. A total of 4,896 voters -- 4,120 In Gujarat, at least 11 Con- Congress members are believed 35/2 in 9.2 overs when Harmanpreet along with elected the President of India! victory was announced. Hailing as “historic” Kovind’s MLAs and 776 elected MPs -- gress MLAs are believed to have to have voted with the rival side. captain Mithali Raj stitched together a partner- Best wishes for a fruitful & inspir- Congratulating her poll rival, election, BJP chief Amit Shah said were eligible to cast their ballot. voted for Kovind, who won 11 In Uttar Pradesh, at least eight ship of 66 runs for the third-wicket to steady the ing tenure.” Kumar said it had fallen on Kov- it is a “victory for the poor, down- MLCs of states with legislative more votes than the BJP’s 121 opposition lawmakers are said to innings. P14 The 71-year old Kovind, a ind to uphold the Constitution trodden and marginalised and councils are not part of the elec- lawmakers. have cross-voted. 205 children India ready for talks with Six killed in GOVT, OPPN SPAR OVER COW LYNCHING abandoned in cradles cloudburst in Doda Don’t politicise issue of mob MANEKA GANDHI China to end border stand-off MPOST BUREAU MPOST BUREAU BHADARWAH/JAMMU: lynching, Jaitley tells Oppn In today’s NEW DELHI: India said Thursday it Six persons were killed and 11 is ready for talks with China with both injured after flash floods trig- MPOST BUREAU amount of sympathy” will be sides first pulling back their armies to gered by a cloudburst wreaked shown for those who indulge in paper end the tense standoff in the Sikkim havoc in Thathri town of Doda NEW DELHI: The govern- lynching and “law will certainly sector, stressing the need for a “peace- district of Jammu and Kash- ment on Thursday asserted take its own course.” ... ful resolution” of border issues. mir on Thursday, inundating that killings in the name of cow Earlier on Thursday, the CITY China said that diplomatic chan- vast areas along the Batote- “sentiments” was unaccept- Opposition on Thursday tar- MINOR REJIG IN DELHI MINISTERIAL CABINET 3 nels with India remained “unim- Kishtwar National Highway able and said the state govern- geted the government over the peded” to discuss the military standoff and washing away half a dozen ments should take stern action lynchings, with the Congress NATION in Sikkim sector but reiterated that houses. against those indulging in such accusing Prime Minister Nar- the withdrawal of the Indian troops together decide on the boundaries at While 11 persons have violence. endra Modi of “creating such ZELIANG READY TO PROVE MAJORITY 6 from Doklam area is a “precondition” the tri-junction point. been rescued from the debris, Finance Minister Arun Jait- committed,” he said. an environment” and indulging for any meaningful dialogue. The Minister said China has been many others are feared ley, who was speaking on the Jaitley, who is also the in “double speak” on the issue. EDIT NSA Ajit Doval will be travelling constructing roads earlier too, but trapped and the toll is likely issue of lynchings in the Rajya Leader of the House, was Congress leader Kapil Sibal, NATIONAL INTEREST NOT UTMOST 8 to Beijing to attend a BRICS meeting now they have brought in bulldozers to rise, police said. Sabha on behalf of ailing Home replying to a debate on ‘situa- while speaking in the Rajya on July 27 and 28, the External Affairs and excavators. Four of a family were Minister Rajnath Singh, made tion arising out of the reported Sabha on lynchings, alleged INTERNATIONAL Ministry said on Thursday. “We are saying that the matter among those killed in the it clear that the central govern- increase in the incidents of that the prime minister was Chinese and Indian soldiers have can be resolved through talks, but cloudburst that damaged ment could not be blamed for lynching and atrocities on doing nothing to restrain PAKISTAN SC WARNS SHARIF’S KIDS 10 been locked in a face- off in Doka- both sides have to first take back their six houses, two shops and a violence by “some people”. minorities and Dalits across cow vigilantes who, he said, BUSINESS lam area in the southernmost part armies,” she said. school. “The government’s stand is the country’, during which the include elements from VHP of Tibet in an area also claimed by The Minister also said India was “Flash floods triggered by clear. Nobody is allowed to do opposition parties slammed the and Bajrang Dal. TAKE 30% PAY CUT: JET TO JR PILOTS 13 Indian ally Bhutan for over a month not “unreasonable” on the Doklam cloudburst hit Thathri town that (lynching in the name of government and particularly Sibal said the year 2017 has after Indian troops stopped the Chi- border issue and that all nations were at 2.20 am resulting in a mas- cow protection). There is no targeted Prime Minister Naren- witnessed maximum murders SPORT nese army from building a road in the with it. sive increase in the level of rationalisation, no arguments dra Modi over such incidents. and the cattle ban had nega- AFI PROVISIONALLY SUSPENDS MANPREET 15 disputed area. China claimed it was Observing that China was the ‘nullah’ flowing along the of sentiments being hurt can Noting that the prime min- tively impacted leather indus- constructing the road within its terri- demanding the withdrawal of the Jamai Masjid locality close to be an explanation for this. And, ister had spoken thrice against try besides industries like soap tory and has been demanding imme- Indian troops from the tri-junction the town” a police officer said. the government is absolutely cow vigilantism, he said “no and shampoo. diate pull-out of the Indian troops. point, she said India has been say- Dy SP (headquarters) FOR ADVERTISING Responding to supplementaries ing that both countries would have to Doda, Iftkhar Ahmed, said the kindly contact at 9810195709 during Question Hour in the Rajya withdraw their armies before amicably water level and silt suddenly 28 dead after bus falls into gorge in Himachal or Sabha, External Affairs Minister resolving the dispute through talks. rose in the drain after the MPOST BUREAU [email protected] Sushma Swaraj said China intends to Swaraj said “their (China’s) inten- cloudburst, washing away sev- Highway, about 140 km from cause of the accident. However, unilaterally change the status of the tion was to reach the tri-junction so eral structures along its path here, on Thursday. preliminary investigations said tri- junction with Bhutan, posing a that they can unilaterally end the sta- leading to the main market. SHIMLA: Twenty-eight pas- The private bus was carry- a tyre burst led to the accident. FOR SUBSCRIPTION challenge to India’s security. tus of the tri-junction. It was only “As of now, six persons sengers were killed and eight ing 36 passengers from Reck- Bodies of all 28 victims have kindly contact at 8800854665 On the standoff at Dokalam, she then that India came into the picture. including five women have other injured when a bus ong Peo in Kinnaur to Nauni in been recovered and 11 of them or referred to the written agreement “If China unilaterally changes the died and their bodies recov- plunged into a 500-feet deep Solan when the accident took have been identified, Deputy [email protected] between India, China and Bhutan tri-junction point, then India’s secu- ered”, a police spokesman said. gorge at Khaneri in Rampur on place. A magisterial inquiry has Commissioner, Shimla, Rohan in 2012 that the three nations will rity is challenged,” she said. the Hindustan-Tibet National been ordered to ascertain the Chand Thakur said. Airlines can’t impose flying ban APEX COURT ASKS ABOUT MONEY SPENT TO PRESERVE WATER BODIES on anyone: RS Dy Chairman Supreme Court expresses concern over MPOST BUREAU NEW DELHI: Airlines have no authority disappearance of wetlands in India to impose flying ban on anybody, including parliamentarians, and the law of the land NEW DELHI: The Supreme Deepak Gupta said. senting the Centre and asked as should take its course, Rajya Sabha Deputy Court on Thursday expressed The government told the to “what steps have you taken Chairman P J Kurien said on Thursday. concern over “vanishing” of wet- apex court that it has prepared on it?” The remarks came after SP member lands in the country and asked a fresh affidavit giving details The top court had earlier Naresh Agrawal raised the issue of recent the Centre to explain about the about identification and inven- expressed its concern over a flying ban imposed by major domestic “huge amount” of money spent torizing over two lakh wetlands huge expenditure of Rs 945.95 airlines, including state-owned Air India. on various works related to pres- in the country. crore on various works related Agrawal wanted to know if the airlines up someone, it is a crime. ervation of the water bodies. However, advocate Gopal to wetlands and had said that the could impose such restrictions. Accord- Different airlines on Wednesday lifted A wetland is a land area that Sankaranarayanan, appearing activities shown were extremely ing to him, such an action was a breach of the flying ban on TDP MP J C Diwakar has water, either permanently for petitioner M K Balakrishnan, general in nature. privilege of the Members of Parliament. Reddy after “urgent” notices from the court or seasonally, and it takes on said that the Centre has not yet During Thursday’s hear- To this, Kurien said agreed that Agrawal to the government and the aviation regula- the characteristics of a distinct complied with the earlier order ing, the government counsel has raised a “valid point” that if any MP has tor DGCA on the lawmaker’s plea against ecosystem. passed by the apex court and assured the bench that the Cen- committed a crime or something against the action of domestic carriers. The apex court observed that it has not explained where the tre would take all steps to ensure the law, the law of the land should take On June 15, Reddy got into a verbal spat a number of wetlands and lakes money has been spent. that directions given by it were its course. with IndiGo ground staff at Visakhapat- have disappeared and according “There are two-three things. complied with. Congress MP Anand Sharma suggested nam airport and threw a printer kept at to the reports, it was one of the lands have vanished. In 2015, ished. In areas like Bhopal and Huge amounts have been spent The bench referred to a to the Deputy Chairman that the word the airline counter after he was informed reasons for the floods in Chen- there were floods in Chennai. Bengaluru, lakes have disap- on it. We do not know where recent report and asked the Cen- ‘crime’ should be replaced with ‘violation’. that boarding for his flight to Hyderabad nai in 2015. The reports said that there was peared,” a bench comprising the money has been spent,” the tre whether it was planning to However, Kurien said if a person beats had closed. “So many of these wet- flooding as wetlands have van- Justices Madan B Lokur and bench told the counsel repre- denotify wetlands. MPOST 2 mp town MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Friday, 21 July, 2017

Moderate exercise in pregnancy may cut Breaking the code ‘LIPSTICK UNDER MY BURKHA’

Director: Alankrita Shrivas- tava Cast: Konkona Sensharma, Ratna Pathak Shah, Aahana Kumra, Plabita Borthakur Rating: ‘Babies are not affected by physical activity or dieting, and there LAHARI BASU

are additional benefits including a reduction in maternal weight our women who want to C-SEC RISK be a little more acknowl- gain, diabetes, and the risk of requiring a Cesarean section’ edged and free, and their intertwined lives with that of Rosy – the protagonist of Fa Hindi erotic novel – is what makes Lipstick Under My Burkha regnant women who follow in maintaining weight and easing fours. Lean forward, extend your should reassure mothers who have benefits including a reduction in an absolute delight to watch. a healthy diet and indulge aches and pains, but also produces arms in front of you and rest your traditionally been advised not to maternal weight gain, diabetes in Ratna Pathak Shah plays the quintessential bua ji, whose in regular moderate exer- a healthy baby with a healthier birth forehead on the floor or a pillow. undertake structured exercise or pregnancy, and the risk of requiring heart skips a beat or two when a young man refuses to call her cises are less likely to have weight. Exercises like brisk walking, Keep your spine long and your neck manage their diet in pregnancy. a Cesarean section,” she added. bua ji and asks her name (Usha), which until then seems she Pa Caesarean section, gain weight or swimming, low intensity aerobics relaxed. Hold for as long as you like. “Our findings are important The only thing women need to had quite forgotten. After losing her husband in the Bhopal develop diabetes in pregnancy, scien- and stretching help women get ready It compared the effects of diet- because it is often thought that preg- worry about is to know when to gas tragedy, the 55-year-old’s only source to entertain her sex- tists, including one of Indian-origin, for labour. Here are some great work- ing (including restriction of nant women shouldn’t exer- stop. While exercise will increase uality are a few erotic novels that she reads secretly. Konkona have found. out routines for pregnant women that sugar sweetened beverages, cise because it may harm your energy and boost your mood, Sen Sharma (Shireen) plays a submissive burkha clad mother Researchers from Queen Mary will help built strength: promoting low-fat dairy the baby,” Thangaratinam pregnant women must make sure of three, and a talented but submissive wife whose voice and University of London (QMUL) in SPINE ALIGNER products, increase in fruits said. not to over exert themselves. They wishes go unheard by her chauvinist husband. Leela, played by the UK found that dieting combined Stand tall with your back against a and vegetables) and physi- “Babies are not must avoid risky sports like basket- Aahana Kumra is a local beautician in love with a struggling with physical activity significantly wall. Touch the wall with your heels, cal activity (moderate inten- affected by physical ball, hockey, skiing and other contact photographer. While her mother had planned her marriage reduces the mother’s weight gained hips, shoulders and head, then pull sity including aerobic classes activity or dieting, and sports and not exercise over 6000 ft. elsewhere, Leela gets caught in the act with her lover on her during pregnancy by an average of your belly in and up while taking and stationary cycling, and there are additional The study was published in the engagement day and has to choose between love and finan- 0.7 kilogrammes. three slow breaths. Release, taking resistance training for mus- British Medical Journal. PTI cial security. The youngest of the lot, Rihana (played by Plabita It also lowers the odds of the two breaths. Repeat 3 times. cle groups). Borthakur) is a college student who admires Miley Cirus, and mother having a Caesarean section CHEST OPENER Researchers found no hates wearing burkha, ironically while her exceptionally con- by about 10 per cent, researchers said. Sit on a chair with your feet flat on strong evidence that the servative parents sell them. She takes to shop lifting to meet “For every 40 mothers who fol- the floor. Place your hands lightly on interventions affected her fancy demands which would otherwise go unsatisfied given low a healthy diet and moderate exer- your belly and lengthen your neck. offspring outcomes her orthodox parents and poor economic status. Each of them cise, one less woman will end up with Roll your shoulders backward in a cir- such as stillbirth, eventually leads double lives to balance their situations. a Caesarean section,” said Shakila cular motion five times, and squeeze underweight Together these four ladies dodge various forms of repres- Thangaratinam, professor at QMUL. your shoulder blades together as you or overweight sions and try to embrace life in their own situations until things Caesarean section can carry risks place your arms behind the chair, births, or fall apart gradually. such as infections for the mother and elbows pointing backward. Hold for admis- Alankrita Shrivastava and Gazal Dhaliwal have together breathing difficulties for the baby, three deep breaths, allowing your sion to a created an inspiring script with heart-wrenching dialogues like researchers have claimed. chest to expand. neonatal Leela’s console to Shireen, “Pata hai di humari galti kya hai? “Often with interventions like CAT intensive Hum sapne bohot dekhte hai,” which strike the right chords these, certain groups benefit more Place your hands on a wall, feet care unit. aptly pointing out the futile efforts women make to achieve than others, but we have shown that hip-width apart. Take a few steps The happiness. And then comes “Biwi ho, shohar banner ki kosh- diet and physical activity has a ben- back and lean forward from your lack of ish mat karo,” from Sushant Singh – words crude enough to eficial effect across all groups, irre- hips, keeping your chest lifted and adverse attack any woman’s self-esteem who is by all means superior spective of your body mass index, age your knees slightly bent. Breathe. effects to her male counterpart. or ethnicity,” Thangaratinam added. Hold for a few seconds and reverse The narration of the novel through Shah’s voice metaphori- Changes in lifestyle reduce the the motion by inhaling and drawing cally tallies with the lives of the four protagonists, breaking the risk of diabetes in pregnancy by 24 your chest forward and your shoul- stereotypical narrative style in Bollywood. Director Alankrita per cent, which normally affects over der blades back. Repeat three times. Shrivastava undoubtedly and unquestionably has held up the 1 in 10 mothers in pregnancy, and CHILD’S torch paving a way for her audience to experience the pain of increases risks of complications in POSE her characters on screen. With hopes of Shrivastava directing mother and baby, researchers said. Get more meaningful films like this, Lipstick Under My Burkha is Researchers also found that mild down definitely her masterpiece. exercise not only helps the mother on all When a film’s cast is an ensemble of outstanding actors like Konkona Sen, Ratna Pathak Shah and Sushant Singh, along with Marathi actor Vaibhav Tatwawaadi (who was previously seen in Hunterr) Vikrant Massey, Aahana Kumra, Plabita Borthakur and Shashank Arora the outcome is nothing short of a revolution striking its way through the viewers’ life. Poster of film ‘Gandhi A lonely woman’s voyeuristic pleasures, an unquench- A free trip to South Korea ing thirst for sex, the joy of success and the freedom of living according to one’s will – to sum it up, the film has it all – the Memorabilia’ launched spices, and ingredients required to bake the fluffiest and yum- miest cakes of all. With real life situations set in the Tier-2 in the Capital city of Bhopal, the film does not recreate the magic through expensive mis-en-scene or larger than life characters, but OUR CORRESPONDENT delves deep into the lives of ordinary women who continue to be dominated by everyone else around them. The subtle AFTER WINNING numer- humorous touch of realism and the heart breaking truths are ous accolades for their debut what makes Lipstick Under My Burkha one of the most antici- movie, Mantostaan which pated and intellectual films this year. A worthy watch like this was screened at the Cannes would help open your eyes a little wider to experience and per- International Film Festi- ceive your surroundings better with some lipstick waale sapne! val 2016, father-son duo Dr Bhanu Pratap Singh and Aditya Pratap Singh are back A spectacular war epic with another creative piece of Cinema – Gandhi Memo- ‘DUNKIRK’ rabilia, an Indo-US project Director: Christopher No- based on father of the nation, lan; Cast: Fionn Whitehead, Mahatma Gandhi. Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack The first poster of the Lowden, Harry Styles movie was released by the father-son duo and actress of OUR CORRESPONDENT this movie Daria Koshelev at dhi is not only about truth school students from class 8th to 12th of many similar programs for Korea, as well n May 1940, Germany New Delhi. and non-violence. The mak- Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula and sur- as for other countries. advanced into France, trap- Dr Bhanu Pratap Singh, ers of the movie have tried “WIN THE SOUTH KOREA Quiz con- rounding areas”, he also affirmed that the Naveen Sharma, chairman, Athena ping Allied troops on the director said it clearly that to showcase the unseen parts test 2017 and get a chance to visit Korea winner will get a free trip to South Korea Ventures also said that a child can par- beaches of Dunkirk. Under the movie is not a documen- of Bapu. for free,” stated Jong Sool Kwon, Director, for six days while discounted trip would be ticipate in the quiz through his/her school Iair and ground cover from Brit- tary, and different from oth- The leading actor Daria Korea Tourism Organisation (India office). given to the runner ups. only up till July 24. He stated that more ish and French forces, troops were ers. The movie is based on Kosheleva, said, it’s her first He further added, “In order to bring South The Quiz Contest will be organized than 4,000 students are expected to take slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every the thoughts of Gandhi, he project in India and she is Korea closer to the hearts of the youngsters by Athena Ventures with the support of part in the quiz contest. All the material serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. At said. He even said the movie highly inspired by Gandhi’s in the tri-city, Korea Tourism Organization Korea Tourism Organization. Participation related to the quiz would be provided free the end of this heroic mission, 330,000 French, British, Bel- is not a biography and Gan- thoughts. India has launched a Quiz Contest for Tri- Certificates have been promised to all par- of cost on the internet. The quiz will be gian and Dutch soldiers were safely evacuated. city school students. The Quiz is open for ticipants. Athena Ventures has organized concluded with its final level on August 13. “ICONS” MESMERISE ART LOVERS

OUR CORRESPONDENT Icons Exhibition and Competition for The award presentation cere- the promotion of lesser known art- mony was attended by the distin- very artist dips ists. Hriday Nath Singh emphasised guished guests including, Kamaljeet his brush into his on the need to promote regional art Sehrawat, Mayor (South Delhi) and own soul, and globally as India is being recognised Mukesh Kumar Tanwar, Maha- paints his nature as a ‘soft power’, all such efforts are mantri, Delhi, BJP. Others to witness Gayatri Vashistha felicitates Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Mayor, South Delhi “Einto his picture, “said Henry substantial for understanding cul- the occasion were Gayatri Vashistha, Ward Beecher. tural values of the country. Managing Director Hammerartag. Bhunia won the Gold medal for his stressful world thereby encouraging Featuring a fabulous col- On the other hand, Dr Udit com, Dr Sangeeta Tyagi, President outstanding work titled, “Hare Rama upcoming talent. Making the event lection of artworks, one of the Raj noted the imperativeness of art Nari Shakti Foundation, artists and Hare Krishna”, Bijoy Dutta secured truly national, the participant from most awaited event in the art and culture for the sake of human media persons. a silver medal for his unique work nearly every state and union territory fraternity in India, the sec- understanding, for strengthening the Artists participating from all namely “Durga”, while the bronze brought forth the real colours of the ond National Art Icons Exhi- national unity and for attaining peace across the country were felicitated medal was presented for “Raag Shan- place they belong to.” bition was recently held at the at a global level. by the eminent jury. Bishwaranjan kar” to Gauranga Bariki. Also, the “Around forty icon artists were AIFACS Gallery, Rafi Marg. “Hammerartag.com Special Award selected for display after meaning- The exhibition was formally for Freedom of Expression” was ful interaction with over six thou- inaugurated by Paramjeet announced for Sunita Dinda’s “Kite sand artists through National Art Singh, Chairman, All India – 2”. The consolation prizes were Icons Competition which comprises Fine Arts and Craft Society. bagged by Santanu Dinda for “Let her of competition, awards, souvenir and Speaking at the award Free”, Neelima Sharma for “Rhythm auction,” she added. presentation ceremony at of Dance”, Apet Pramod for “Festival”, The third edition of the National India International Centre, Kashish Batra for “Scheming Saadhu”, Art Icons competition will be held Hriday Nath Singh, Rash- Shahed Pasha for “King Using Lap- with enhanced number of the icon triya Sangathan Mantri, BJP top” and Harsha mandurkar for “Jai artists. The event will be organised and Dr Udit Raj, Member of Jagdish Hare”. with Hammerartagt.com in asso- Parliament, complimented As told by Gayatri Vashistha, ciation with the exhibition show- Hammerartag.com for hold- MD, Hammerartag.com, “The event case from January 12 to 15, 2018 in Hriday Nath Singh addresses that audience at the Award Ceremony ing the second National Art Harpal Singh receives certificate of recognition as an Icon Artist from Dr Udit Raj is an effort to promote peace in this Mumbai. 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No. 011-47777500, Email: [email protected], Lucknow Office: 401, Chintels House 16, Station Road, Lucknow Ph: 0522-4013126 3 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Friday, 21 July, 2017 mp city Navigating hostile terrain, cops nabbed captors ANAND MOHAN J Ola to freeze recruitment of NEW DELHI: For over ten Doctor ‘celebrated’ birthday drivers for now, to review policy days, around 200 policemen virtually abandoned their chil- NEW DELHI: With Dr Shrikanth Goud finally safe dren, vacations and sleep, as and sound, the dust is yet to settle in the sensa- they scoured the whole of West- with his abductors ern Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad, tional abduction case, as Ola Cabs officials have Uttarakhand and NCR play- ANAND MOHAN J as the abductors did not want taken a stock of the gross lapse in their hiring ing hide and seek with the kid- him to get any ideas of flee- of drivers and claimed to be look into the case. nappers who had abducted Dr NEW DELHI: Dr Shrikanth ing. On the first day of cap- Representatives of the cab aggregator company Shrikanth Goud in an Ola cab. Goud used to never take pri- tivity, Goud was beaten up by claimed that it was a “learning experience” for On Wednesday, however, the vate cabs and always relied on the accused. cops effort bore fruit and four of public transport. But on July They then took him to sev- them. The company was also ready to give out the abductors were arrested. The 6, he missed his Metro and eral locations having jail like the ransom money as they claimed that cus- prime accused, Sushil and Anuj, decided to take an Ola cab. conditions, with no bathroom (Clockwise from top) The four accused Pramod, Amit, Nepal and tomer safety was paramount to them. Talking to however, are still on the run. With just four days to go and running water. Sohanveer in police custody PIC/MPOST Millennium Post, Joy Bandekar, corporate presi- The kidnappers gave the before his birthday, the doc- “They assaulted the doc- dent, Ola said: “The whole process of recruiting police a run for their money, District, Shahdara were part of Bulandshahr. tor’s family thought that it Dr Shrikanth Goud at the office tor and made videos of him, by hiding in sugarcane fields, the operation. Even the Special The police also reached out would be a normal day as of the DCP East Delhi, after claiming to be Al Qaeda oper- drivers is currently under review. We are ready forested areas, urban landscapes Cell had been roped in to look to Ola cabs and made a list of always. However, the doc- atives. They also made superfi- being rescued to cooperate with the police for the investigation. and even camouflaging them- for the accused. disgruntled cab drivers who tor spent his birthday locked PIC/MPOST cial cuts to his wrist to send a The hiring process is currently stopped till we selves behind a wall of Kanwar- “I had just come from my had been dismissed from ser- inside a room with his to his father Janardhan, an message that he could be killed look into it,” he said. Ola had been suggested by ias; all the while erased their vacations and was lucky that I vice. Later, police found out abductors. agriculturist, and mother at any time they wished,” said its local vendors to hire the main accused in the digital footprint. took them before the case. After that the calls were made regu- Pramod Kumar, Amit Bharatamma over the phone Joint CP Ravindra Yadav. With the accused constantly kissing my children goodbye, I larly from Ghaziabad’s Vasund- Kumar, Sohanveer and Nepal and could barely contain his However, according to abduction case, Sushil and his brother Anuj, who changing clothes and mingling left home. We did not rest for hara district. In the meantime, – who were eventually arrested emotions as he wept,” said Goud’s relatives, that did not had forged a series of documents. These includ- with the Kanwaria crowd, cops ten days till we found the doc- some vendors associated with – were plotting their next plan Narayan. deter him from keeping a cool ed two Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, one cheque had to leave their vehicles and tor,” said a policeman who took Ola gave the names of some of action, while the doctor Speaking to reporters at head and developing sympa- leaf belonging to Bank of Maharashtra, driv- walk on foot several kilome- part in the successful rescue drivers, whom the police then waited. The abductors then the office of the DCP, East thy for his abductors. “He is tres. One of the investigators operation. approached. barged into his room and Delhi, Goud could barely con- a good natured man. He just ing licence, registration certificate of Ola Cabs, who cracked the case said the To mislead cops, the kid- “One of those vendors asked him if he wanted to cel- tain his feelings. told them that he will do what- Certificate of Fitness purportedly issued by the cops had no choice but to wear nappers had made calls from pointed us towards one of the ebrate his birthday with alco- “I thank Delhi Police for ever they want and happily ate Transport department of the GNCT, Certificate the same sweat-stained clothes Haridwar, Baghpat, Bijnor and accused, Sushil. Sushil and his hol and some dance. saving me. Mistakes may the food they offered. He kept of Permit in respect of Contract Carriage and a for days while camping out in Uttarakhand. Moreover, the brother Anuj, the masterminds The doctor was surprised happen in life, but there is no telling them that he is a poor Certificate of Insurance Policy purportedly issued the jungle hunting for the gang. enormity of the terrain forced of the kidnapping operation, by their gesture, but politely point thinking about them. man who came to Delhi to “The policemen had to carry the police team to seek help had used a Wagon-R car which refused. Yet, the kidnappers Ola did, after all, inform make a living and did not bear by Bharti Axa General Insurance. Police claimed out this tough rescue operation from UP Special Task Force and had a CNG sticker and a sticker gave him a birthday gift any- the police about my abduc- any grudge against them. That that this was the company's “internal issue” and and could not even change their local police from Meerut range. from Tanya Motors. way: black sunglasses. Even tion,” said Shrikanth, who is his nature,” said Sudhakaran no case will be made against the company as it clothes. They spent their time But as the accused kept This fit the profile of the car after finally being rescued, then started sobbing. Visibly Goud, one of the relatives. was already following “international standards”. like those who live in forests, changing their locations and provided by Ola, which had last Goud did not part with the distressed, Goud had to be Before the accused were However, police have claimed that since they and scoured through the diffi- never used their own phones, picked up the doctor. We got a glasses and even showed them whisked away by cops as he caught, they had made a last cult terrain for days without any technical surveillance proved huge lead and that helped us to his relatives. was still under trauma. call to his family on the night were concentrating on rescuing the doctor, the rest and food,” said Joint Com- ineffective. This forced the track them down to a sugarcane Dr A Narayan, the The investigators who of July 16. “He is safe, don’t next phase of investigation will involve tracing the missioner of Police (Eastern police to activate their informer field in UP where they disap- abducted doctor’s uncle, was cracked the case alleged that worry. We will let him go,” said four remaining accused, namely Gaurav, Vivek Range) Ravindra Yadav. network spread over Muzaf- peared to, only to be caught in the first to connect Goud Goud was made to go through one of the abductors during and the two brothers. MPOST Led by DCP Omvir Singh, farnagar, Daurala, Ghazi- Meerut in the encounter,” said to his parents. “He talked episodes of psychological fear, his phone call. over 200 policemen from East abad, Bijnor, Haridwar and a police source. Kejriwal orders People want power to sanitation Minor rejig in Delhi ministerial Cabinet OUR CORRESPONDENT Water minister Rajender Pal given additional charge of eties. Sources said that the Cooperative Societies. be cheaper, says DERC Gautam. Tourism, Art and Culture Deputy Chief Minister had The Revenue department, review of govt NEW DELHI: Chief Minister An official said that tourism Department as the Delhi gov- requested Kejriwal to allow meanwhile, has been handed SAYANTAN GHOSH Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday will be one of the focus areas ernment now has its key focus him to shed some portfolios. over to Law and Transport schools On Wednesday, assigned an additional port- of the Aam Aadmi Party gov- on tourism,” Nagendra Sharma, He will continue to look after Minister Kailash Gahlot. NEW DELHI: With the people urged folio to his trusted aide and ernment, along with education Media Adviser to the Chief Education, Finance and other Gahlot and Gautam were NEW DELHI: Chief Minister demand for power increasing Deputy Chief Minister Man- and health. Minister, said. departments. inducted into the Cabinet in Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday in the Capital, the Delhi Elec- DERC cheaper ish Sisodia. The government also plans Additionally, Sisodia has Gautam, who also holds May. Sisodia’s departments of directed the education depart- tricity Regulatory Commission power at a public Sisodia will now also look to make rural Delhi intrinsic to been relieved of his charge of the Social Welfare portfolio, Law, Information Technology ment to review sanitation sys- (DERC) on Wednesday wit- after the Tourism department, its development agenda. the Revenue department and has been handed over the addi- and Administrative Reforms tem in the schools run by the nessed people urging cheaper hearing, held which was earlier handled by “Manish Sisodia has been Registrar of Cooperative Soci- tional charge of Registrar of were given to Gahlot. Delhi government. power at a public hearing held to discuss tariff The directive came follow- to discuss tariff revision and ing his visit to a recently reno- business plan. revision and Delhi BJP vated school at Rouse Avenue “People have asked us to business plan on Deen Dayal Upadhyay marg avoid big power production here. companies who provide elec- celebrates "While interacting with tric at higher prices and asked Talking about the business, students and parents, it was us to maintain fair business the official said that DERC Kovind’s brought to notice that there are with all companies,” said a had already signed business many cases of accidents when senior DERC official. agreements with many big they cross the DDU marg while However, the official added, companies, which cannot be elevation coming and going back from “If we chose cheaper power cancelled. “Otherwise, it will the school. production companies, we can- become a legal issue,” he added. OUR CORRESPONDENT "This is a serious safety issue not reach the high demand.” He The growing population as it is a high traffic road. The admitted that people urged so of Delhi has been pushing for NEW DELHI: Many BJP Delhi PWD has been directed to get because it will help to maintain more power. The DERC said leaders on Thursday celebrated a foot-over bridge constructed a low tariff price. that it always tries to provide official announcement of Ram- next to the school's gate," a For the last two years, cheaper power, but people nath Kovind being elected senior government official said. power tariffs were not hiked. should try to understand our as 14th elected President of The inspection team headed However, following petitions responsibilities. “If we have India, hailing it as the dream by Kejriwal observed that the filed by different discoms, opted only cheaper power of ‘Antyodaya’ being realised, windows and corridors were power tariffs could likely rise production companies, then as the son of a Dalit reached the dirty after their renovation. this year. The discoms noted Delhi would have suffered from highest position of the country. "I am sure that similar situ- that the total revenue gap last repeated power cuts for long The BJP SC Morcha work- ations must be there in other financial year was over Rs time in this summer,” the offi- ers assembled at the Pradesh schools where renovation has 34,000 crore. cial said. Office with band and drums. taken place and more sani- The estimated revenue However, according to the There was an atmosphere tation staff is needed to keep requirement submitted by DERC, people had praised the of celebration at the Pradesh the place clean," an official BSES Rajdhani Power is Rs power management by them. Office and the workers danced order by Deputy Chief Min- 9,052 crore, Rs 4,892 crore by “We have assured people and on the beat of drums. The ister Manish Sisodia said. "The BSES Yamuna Power and Rs the companies that we will go workers expressed their hap- education secretary has been 7,680 crore by Tata Power. through all the demands and piness by applying gulaal on directed to review the entire These discoms havethen take necessary steps on each other, while Delhi BJP sanitation system and make demanded an appropriate rev- tariff hike. chief Manoj Tiwari distrib- the required changes to ensure enue gap recovery and suitable Significantly, this year, uted sweets. adequate staff is provided in cost-reflective tariffs to address the participation of people at Tiwari termed this vic- these schools within 15 days," the estimated revenue gap for Wednesday’s hearing was lesser tory “historic” and said that it said. MPOST the current year. than in the previous years. the background from which Kovind has reached Rashtra- pati Bhavan is a matter of pride for us. “Hence we need to cele- Not many DU aspirants brate.” Tiwari said that Kovind’s victory is the victory of crores prefer to study Sanskrit of Dalits. YOGESH KANT (Hons). In the University’s “The career prospects of NEW DELHI: The soul of all fifth cut-off, the studying the language are the Indian languages, Sanskrit, same as that of any BA course. has crossed all boundaries and lowest cut-off for Graduates in the discipline developed charm in the West. BA Sanskrit (Hons) can become academics, sit for However, in Delhi University, competitive exams and even BA Sanskrit (Hons) course was 45 per cent get government jobs,” said Prof offered by the varsity has been at Mata Sundri Sharma. falling out of favour. Notwithstanding the mis- In the University’s fifth cut- College conception, several colleges off list, the lowest cut-off for are trying to introduce BA the course was set at 45 per as Hindu, Hans Raj, Lady Shri Sanskrit (Hons) to popularise cent at Mata Sundri College Ram and Ramjas, had already the course. “We are awaiting for Women, with many avail- closed admissions in their first approval from the University able seats for admission. list. Grants Commission for the “Nowadays, aspirants are “Students wish to study in same,” said an official at Atma more inclined towards pursu- top-rung colleges, but do not Ram Sanatan Dharma College. ing technical courses or job- have the marks to pursue a “Lack of awareness about oriented programmes, rather subject of their choice. So they the career prospects of the than courses like Sankrit. So, often take up Sanskrit to get the course is hampering its the cut-offs that we keep for opportunity to study in a North demand. We have tried to these are not as high as that of Campus college,” said Nandini make the course as relevant as other courses,” said an official sharma, an aspirant. possible, so that students find at DU. Professor Sharda Sharma, interest in the subject. Students The official added that professor and head of the Uni- from the poor strata are keen every honours course has 45 versity’s Sanskrit Department, to study in the varsity and opt seats for each available course. said there is a misconception for the subject,” said Professor Moreover, this year, some of among students that only low- Ramesh C Bhardwaj of the San- the prominent colleges such scorers take up BA Sanskrit skrit department. 4 city mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Friday, 21 July, 2017 North MCD to renovate historic Town Hall to showcase heritage ANUP VERMA mode for which in-principle Delhi College of Higher Stud- re-developed Town Hall would ence to the visitors. project was initially planned approval has been accorded. ies, before it was bought by the be the main tourist attraction "The complex will have a to be funded by ‘Union Tour- NEW DELHI: With an aim Town Hall, a landmark Municipality for Rs 1,35,457 and it would occupy an area craft bazar, dancing fountain, ism Ministry’ but could not be to develop an attractive tour- building in the Walled City in 1866. of about 1,574 sq mt in the the maze, light and sound pro- materialised and now it would ist destination of international area, was the seat of the Munic- Originally, a bronze statue ground floor. grammes, street food, chil- be developed on PPP mode. standards, North Delhi Munic- ipal Corporation of Delhi of Queen Victoria stood in Agarwal added that with dren activity area, boutique He said that that the project ipal Corporation has decided to (MCD) since 1866 during the front of the hall but soon the move, the Town Hall would hotel, food court, courtyard would be taken up in the next 9 redevelop historic Town Hall British till late 2009, when after independence in 1947, it emerge as a centre of culture and sculpture garden, digi- months and is likely to be com- situated at Chandni Chowk offices shifted to an another was replaced with the statue and social heritage, depicting tal library, lecture rooms, a pleted within two years. into a centre of cultural and location in the Capital city. of Arya Samaj leader Swami the history, culture and the life museum, fine dining areas and Gupta further said that social heritage. The construction of the Shraddhanand. of Delhi. much more at the premises," the project is expected to earn The Corporation said that building started in 1860 and Mayor of North Delhi She further highlighted that she added. good revenue to the Corpora- the re-development of Town was completed in 1863. Municipal Corporation Pre- the objective of the re-develop- North Delhi Municipal tion apart from depicting the Hall would be done on 'Pub- It was initially known as ety Aggarwal on Thursday ment is to provide a complete Corporation Commissioner history of Delhi and its heritage lic Private Partnership' (PPP) Lawrence Institute and housed said that the museum at the and wholesome family experi- Praveen Gupta said that the to the visitors. Heavy downpour brings traffic Duo held in Ggn with fake `500 notes PIYUSH OHRIE business of fake currency notes to standstill in Delhi, NCR after watching their uncle do GURUGRAM: Eight months the same in Rohtak three years ZAFAR ABBAS Some of the worst affected after demonetisation of higher ago. areas were Noida, Mathura currency notes was announced Though their uncle was NEW DELHI: Heavy down- Road, Delhi Gate, Ashram and by the Centre, the situation arrested and is presently lodged pour in Delhi and in national parts of Ring Road in south seems to be coming back to in Jhajjar jail, it did not prevent capital region left roads and resi- Delhi. square one with criminals now them from carrying on with the dential areas waterlogged, lead- Gurugram Traffic Police able to replicate the new Rs 500 fake notes business. ing to a major traffic congestion, alerted commuters early morn- notes. To make the fake currency (Second from left) Sombir and serpentine traffic jams where ing on Thursday saying “Maxi- On Wednesday evening, the notes, the accused would get vehicles were locked bumper mum rush of kawariyas today, Crime Branch of Gurugram Suraj in police custody PIC/MPOST the machine from Delhi. The to bumper during early hours rainy conditions and office Police captured two people counterfeit notes). Gurugram counterfeit notes were initially on Thursday. hours. Please plan accordingly. who were involved in not only Police was able to catch hold of printed in Ajmer, Rajasthan. The temperature relief seems Gurugram Traffic Police is on printing new fake Rs 500 notes, the two on the basis of a tip-off. The police now plan to also to be for only those who stayed t h e j o b.” but also successful in using it in Cops were told that there interrogate people who had indoors while who moved out Water logging was seen at place of the original notes. were some people possessing helped them at different levels on streets for work were stuck IMT manesar in Gurugram that The two arrested accused illegal notes who would come for making the fake currency on roads either due to traffic resulted in slow traffic move- have been identified as Som- to the city. notes. jams or water logging. ment. The cops along with the bir and Suraj and have been As soon as they entered the “We will be interrogating Water logging at various places in Delhi and NCR led traffic to move at snail's pace on Thursday The traffic police control PIC/MPOST civic authorities had to flush the taken into judicial remand for city, both Sombir and Suraj the two to find out how many room of Delhi Police spent a reported for jams. national capital Delhi. Slowing and civic officials said. In many water out of the roads. three days. were stopped by the team of other people are involved busy day on Thursday where The Delhi Traffic Police down the pace of Delhi NCR places, commuters complained In Noida, water logging was They will be charged under police personnel and three in this process. We suspect till evening, close to 150 calls informed commuters through each time it pours down.Can of autos hiking prices due to reported from various places sections of 489 A (counterfeit- samples of fake Rs 500 notes that there is a deeper racket related to traffic congestion were twitter “Traffic is heavy on RTR we call this world class ?” shortage of vehicles on the road. including Sector 60 underpass ing currency), 489 B (usage of were recovered from them. involved in this crime, but made by commuters. Mostly due to overflow of sewer water. Office and school goers were Some people were even and Sector 62 damaged roads forged bank currency notes), The police mentioned that the information about that is the calls were from south Kindly avoid the stretch.” stuck in massive jams as traffic seen hiring a manual rickshaw which led the traffic to self divert 489 C (possession of counter- Sombir and Suraj had started subject to subsequent investi- Delhi areas. Okhla, Malviya A TV journalist Kamaljit signals malfunctioned in many to cross a small water logged to Sector 58 and 59 resulting in feit notes) and 489 D (possess- out as plumbers in Rohtak, gations,” said a senior official Nagar along with Nizamuddin Sandhu said, “Epic jam in areas due to the rains, police stretch. traffic chaos in the area. ing materials for making the but soon shifted to the illegal from Gurugram Police. Ghaziabad Robbers in 'Khaki' rob Two civic workers increases TN farmers' slap selves with circle rates men on roads, two held slippers on fourth day sacked for graft in Ggn GHAZIABAD: In an an- OUR CORRESPONDENT ornaments. OUR CORRESPONDENT Most of the PG’s in an area MANVI MITTAL nual review, the Gha- “They followed the tar- protest. "Due to water crisis and of 150 to 200 square yards built NEW DELHI: Delhi Police get in two separate vehicles drought in the state, farmers GURUGRAM: The Munici- floors that are more than five ziabad administration busted the gang of road rob- (Ertiga and Elantra). At first, NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu are under a huge financial bur- pal Corporation of Gurugram storeys. on Thursday marginally bers who wore khaki and they would intercept the tar- farmers escalated their agita- den. We are almost destroyed. has removed two outsourced Further, most of the land- increased and revised impersonated as police offi- geted vehicle on the pretext tion at Jantar Mantar here on We don't care if we die pro- workers after it was found that owners in lieu of greater profit the circle rates from Rs cers in order to rob people in of checking the documents of its fourth day on Thursday by testing here," said an agitating they were preparing wrong are taking in more tenants than 1.08 lakh to Rs 1.20 lakh broad day light. the vehicle. Once the occu- hitting themselves with their farmer. report on the PG’s in the city required. The accused, identified as pants of the car indulged in footwear as a ‘punishment’ Earlier this month, the and falsely projected them as Even though notices by the per metre which are to Bharat, Pankaj and Ravi were a conversation, they forcibly for casting their votes for state Supreme Court had stayed residential as the commercial Department of Town and Plan- be enforced from August reportedly in khaki uniform entered the vehicle with fire legislators, who are said to be order by the Madras High properties. ning (DTP) have been sent to 8 in this Uttar Pradesh when they abducted three arms and abducted the occu- ignoring farmers issues. Court that had in April The two persons who have these landowners in the past, district. MPOST persons on July 15 in Mayur pants along with their belong- According to the Tamil extended the loan waiver to been suspended have been there has been no concrete Vihar and later fled with their ings and vehicle. After taking farmers, the state legislators all farmers, even though the identified as Anil and Preet action that has been taken car and around 40 kg of sil- them to a remote place, they are minting money while they Tamil farmers are demanding scheme intended to help only Singh. against them. PREMIUM MERCHANTS LIMITED ver ornaments worth lakhs of pushed out the occupants after are starving. drought relief package, farm small and marginal farmers The firm action by Munici- The death of 21-year-old Regd. Office: A-1, Maharani Bagh N ew Delhi-110 065 rupees. robbing them off," said DCP, “We came all the way from loan waiver, pension for old with five acres of land. The pal Corporation of Gurugram Deepak Singh Bisht after being CIN : L51909DL1985PLC021077, After the arrest, 12.5 kg sil- Dr Ram Gopal Naik. Chennai and staging protest farmers and to constitute the Centre had moved the top comes weeks after 21 work- pushed from the balcony of the Tel: 91 11 26860014 ver ornaments along with a Police received a tip-off for the requirement of our Cauvery Management Board. court in May against the order. ers outsourced workers under building where he was a paying Email Id: premiummerchants123@ gmail.com, website:www.pmltd.com country made pistol with two on July 19 that the accused basic demands without food "We feel cheated. Both state All farmers and their asso- enforcement wing of MCG guest has again raised the issue NOTICE live cartridges were recovered would come near a Gurdwara and water but shockingly Tamil and central governments did ciates have also been plan- were also removed after they of illegal PG houses in the city. Notice is hereby given that the from them. on GTK road to dispose off government legislator’s remu- not fulfill the promises they ning to conduct a meeting of were found to be corrupt. High demand has resulted meeting no. 04/ 2017-18 of the Board On July 15, a Honda City the booty of the robbed silver neration has been raised to Rs made to us. We want the Centre all farmers from Maharashtra, It is estimated that there are in most of the houses being of Directors of the Company will be car was intercepted by these ornaments. 1.05 lakh,” said R Sellaperumal to ensure remunerative prices Haryana, in Western UP under over 300 illegal Paying Guest converted into Paying Guest held on 10th August, 2017 (Thursday) at 49, Community Centre, New Friends khaki clad men and forced the After the arrest, the assail- Musri, a senior citizen farmer. for agricultural produce and the banner of "All India Kisan (PG) accomodation’s that are accodomation or guesthouses. Colony, New Delhi-110025 at 3.30 P.M victim on a gun point to move ants confessed to their crime. Due to drought, farmers are interlinking of rivers to solve Kamagar Mahasabha" by the presently operating in the city. However, as these buildings to discuss the following agenda items: to a different car and abducted However, police is looking out suffering to earn their liveli- the water problem," said P end of the monsoon season, Most of the landowners are are not registered legally, most i. To take on record the Unaudited all three of them. After some to capture the remaining asso- hood while being buried under Ayyakannu, leading the protest. which will be regarding the however able to operate as they of the buildings do not get basic Financial Results of the Company for the Quarter ended as on 30th distance, they were pushed out ciates and recover the rest of the debt from banks. He also stated that they had rights and demands of farm- are in cahoots with certain cor- facilities like water and power June, 2017 in terms of Regulation of the car and fled with the the silver ornaments. To ease the hardship, no option but to resume the ers, and their miseries. rupt MCG officials. from the public agencies. 33 of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement) Regulation, 2015. ii. To fix the date of the next Annual Mayor seeks Trees to General Meeting of the Company. iii. To consider and decide the period clarity on SDMC All was not well in our marriage, of closure of register of members mark traffic for record purpose. wards iv. To avail services of Electronic Voting Platform from National intersections Securities Depository Limited. admits deceased actress’ husband NEW DELHI: Mayor of v. To consider appointment of PIYUSH OHRIE father formally complained with more evidences relating to fessional requirements. On July Scrutinizer for the purpose of South Delhi Mu- along NH-8 e-voting at ensuing Annual nicipal Corporation where he alleged that Jha was the case. 17, Nishith tried calling Bidi- General Meeting. GURUGRAM: The city court responsible for his daughter’s Marital discord is attributed sha several times to which she vi. To table and approve the draft Kamaljeet Sehrawat on Thursday extended the death. as the main reason for the sui- did not respond after which he PIYUSH OHRIE of the Notice convening the next on Thursday wrote a Annual General Meeting. police remand of deceased According to police in its cide of Bidisha Bezbaruah who got in touch with the property vii. To discuss any other business with letter to Lt Governor Assamese actress’s husband interrogation, Nishith admit- was an actress, singers, dancer broker who had helped them GURUGRAM: To enhance the permission of Chair. Anil Baijal and Delhi Nishith Jha to 14 days and had ted to the allegation that he had and a radio jockey. She had get the appartment. the green cover at NH-8, the Further, the trading window shall Chief Minister Arvind admitted that all was not well a female friend in Mumbai, the also done a cameo role in Bol- The property broker and National Highway Authority remain closed for all designated between the couple.. relation of which his wife was lywood film Jagga Jasoos. other people in the neighbour- of India (NHAI) is planning to persons including promoters, directors, Kejriwal for their in- key managerial personnel, designated Assamese artist Bidisha not happy. He, however, denied The couple, who were hood later found out Bidisha not only have massive planta- employees and other connected tervention in issuance Bezbaruah hanged herself having an extra- marital affair married on April 28 last year, hanging from a ceiling fan. tions but also make the partic- persons of the Company from 3rd from a ceiling fan in a Guru- with his woman colleague. shifted to Gurugram in July On Wednesday, Haryana ular tree as an identity of that August, 2017 to 12th August, 2017 in of the notification accordance with the SEBI (Prohibition regarding the identi- gram apartment on July 17, The police have seized the this year. CM Manohar Lal Khattar area. following which her husband laptop and the smartphone so However, three days after assured his Assam counterpart Presently, various traf- of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. fication of Municipal Deceased Assamese actress By Order of the Board, was arrested on the charges of that they can read all his emails, they shifted to Sushant Apart- Sarbananda Sonowal that all fic intersections along NH-8 For Premium Merchants Limited wards falling under Bidisha Bezbaruah and her Place: New Delhi (Balbir Singh) section 306 (abetment to sui- Whatsapp, Facebook and Twit- ment in Sector-43, Nishith angles of the case will be looked are undergoing constructions Dated: 18.07.2017 Director its zones. MPOST cide) of IPC after the deceased’s ter posts that can provide them rushed to Mumbai citing pro- into during the probe. husband Nishith Jha PIC/MPOST works as NHAI along with DIN:00027438 Haryana government are con- structing flyovers and under- passes at major traffic points. DDA partners NIUA to prepare 2041 Master Plan According to officials, major work will culminate by OUR CORRESPONDENT titative informations gathered include culture, heritage, digital tional experts. May next year following which from historical data from DDA empowerment, etc. The authority has also dis- the plantation drive is going to NEW DELHI: The Delhi and other city agencies. The DDA has informed cussed the plan of relocation be initiated. The developmen- Development Authority This will also include pri- that the enabling phase of the of Sanjay Gandhi Transport tal works that began in 2016 (DDA) has signed a Memoran- mary data collection. The project will look at the roll- Nagar. This market was relo- had resulted in more than six dum of Understanding (MOU) authority noted that every out strategy for neighbour- cated to streamline the traffic thousand trees being cut. Fac- with the National Institute of quantitative data will be com- hood redevelopment through movement and facilitate pedes- ing flak from the environmen- Urban Affairs (NIUA) for the plemented by a qualitative development control regula- trian movement at Rani Jhani tal activists of the diminishing preparation of Master Plan for understanding of the issues tions, land use, land pooling Road. It will also help in wid- green cover, the officials high- Delhi, 2041. through consultation with gov- land titling, local area planning enning of Kishan Ganj Under lighted that they will ensure The authority in its sched- ernment agencies, para, aca- and governance. Bridge. that the greenery in the area is uled board meeting on Thurs- demia, sector experts and civil Following the strategy out- In the said meeting, the again revived. day discussed the strategies of society organisations. line the implementation phase officials explained the plans of The process of having a DDA partnered with NIUA to planning and growth of Delhi “This would provide a would detail out the capital optimum utilization of vacant specific type of tree in a par- till 2041. framework for various sec- discuss the Master Plan PIC/MPOST investment plan along with DDA lands allotted to various ticular area is not a new con- The project will be done in toral planning principles, rec- that both traditional and the monitoring, learning and government agencies. cept in the city. A renowned four phases. It will help DDA ommended interventions and emerging sectors will be evaluation plan with target The officials said that an developed that has developed in building a base line under- intended impact within the included. outcomes for every five year amendment will be done in a township at 3,500 acres in standing of Delhi at the local sector,” the DDA has noted in Traditional sectors are details. this regard. It will ensure that Gurugram have named some and regional level. the meeting. housing, transportation, econ- In this project, NIUA will the state guest houses should of their streets on the trees that This project will use quan- Adding to this. it explained omy, etc., and emerging sectors engage national and interna- be utilized for staff quarters. have been planted in the area. 5 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Friday, 21 July, 2017 mp nation

INDIA’S FIRST DALIT PRESIDENT Kanpur Dehat India to soon inform Russia of Kovind: From quietude swept by its choice for 2nd N-plant site waves of joy OUR CORRESPONDENT

OUR CORRESPONDENT CHENNAI: India is soon to national limelight expected to inform Russia of its KANPUR: As soon as Ram choice for the second nuclear Nath Kovind was declared power plant site, a senior offi- SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE elected as the 14th President of cial involved in the project said India, a wave of joy and jubila- on Thursday. NEW DELHI: Leaving behind tion swept Jhinjhak in Kanpur This would be the second all talks about he being from Dehat, where his family mem- site after the Kudankulam the lower-rung of Hindu caste, bers and relatives reside. Nuclear Power Plant in Ram Nath Kovind was on From burning lamps using Tirunelveli district of Tamil Thursday elected as the first ghee, distributing sweets to Nadu. citizen of India. welcoming guests with ‘gulaal’ For the new site, there are However, activists who and flowers, a festive spirit per- plans to have new reactors of with the Indian specialists,” The General Framework preach for the protection of meated the atmosphere in Jhin- 1200 MW which is an “evo- Orlov said. Agreement for units 5 and 6 backward section, perhaps had jhak, 160 km from Lucknow. lutionary development” from The basic parameters that had been signed on June 1. never heard of his name before Family members of the 1000 MW reactor, Sergey P would go into the selection of To a question on localisa- the BJP president Amit Shah newly-elected president, who Orlov, Head of ASE Represen- the new site would include it tion of equipment, he said it announced him as the party’s will go to Delhi by train on July tation in India, said in a press being in low seismic zone and would happen more in units presidential candidate. 23, have already started buy- conference. in an area that is not heavily 4,5 and 6. His name was searched ing clothes for the swearing in “We are expecting the new populated. When the rest of the units more than 5,00,000 times on ceremony. site to be officially presented It should “preferably be resume commercial operation, Google within 24 hours of the “The day the name of our by the Indian side to the Rus- on the coastal side” since the they will give a very substantial announcement of his candida- uncle was announced, we were sian side and we have been VVER reactor is a water-cooled contribution to the power bal- ture. His name wasn’t a famil- confident that he will secure a informed that it will happen one, Orlov said. ance of India, Orlov said. iar enough for newspaper landslide win in the poll. And very soon,” he said. On KKNPP’s Unit I, which Responding to a question readers and television view- now with the results out, we ASE Group is an engi- started its commercial opera- on the protests against the ers. The former Bihar gover- President-elect Ram Nath Kovind with his wife Kavita Kovind (Right) and grandson and granddaughter in feel proud that he will occupy neering division of Russia’s tion in December 2014, he said KKNPP by locals including nor and BJP veteran is known New Delhi on Thursday PIC/Naveen Sharma the highest constitutional post ROSATOM State Atomic it was going through its second anti-nuclear activists, Orlov to keep a quiet and low pro- of the country. Our joy know Energy Corporation, which scheduled shutdown and was said such agitations happen file. He is unassuming and affa- approach to politics and this much or written about. And one that has delivered no bounds. We have been cel- constructed Kudankulam expected to resume operation everywhere. ble who had an easy win with easy demeanor has stood the Moreover he was drawn dividends. ebrating throughout the day. In Nuclear Power Plant. It is by the “first days of August”. “It happens everywhere more than 65 per cent votes to Kanpur-born former lawyer more to the politics of social Kovind is married and has the evening, we have arranged involved in designing, supply The second unit will when it comes to nuclear the country’s highest constitu- in good stead. He is not just a empowerment of Dalits and a son and a daughter. It was a fireworks programme,” Hem- of equipment and technical undergo a similar process in power. tional post. He even managed Dalit leader, but is known for other weaker sections than the a measure of his public per- lata Kovind, the niece of the assistance for KKNPP. December this year, he said. The general public not fully to bag the vote of the regional his organisational skills and plank of religion or Hindutva. sona that though his wife Sav- newly-elected president said. “We have started the It had started its commercial understanding the nature of parties. Bihar Chief Minis- is a loyal member of the BJP, Names of several presidential ita was by his side during the A teacher, Hemlata, says exchange with the Indian side operation in March this year. nuclear power of course will ter Nitish Kumar and Odisha attributes that not many in the probables from the NDA stable weeks of campaigning, his chil- that the feeling of victory is yet about the type of plant we are Orlov said commissioning be cautions of having the plant Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik larger NDA family can boast of. had done the rounds, but Kov- dren were not seen much or to completely sink. offering but the choosing of the of the rest four units -- 3,4,5 next to their village, it is under- extended their support to him, One can easily find his ind, a former national spokes- written about. BJP chief Amit “At times, it becomes very new site is 100 per cent prerog- and 6 -- was expected to hap- standable,” he said. defecting from united opposi- speeches on the floor of the person of the party, was not Shah said the party’s parlia- hard to imagine that the uncle ative of the Indian government pen in 2023, 2024, 2025 and “As soon as the first unit tion brigade. Kovind got the house during Atal Behari among them. While the choice mentary board went through in whose lap you spent a sig- and the Indian side.” 2026, respectively. started operating on a regu- votes of 522 MPs while Oppo- Vajpayee’s regime. surprised political watchers, a long list of potential candi- nificant time during childhood “They are working on that The construction work lar basis, providing so much sition candidate Meira Kumar Kovind is married and has it was seen as an astute move dates before choosing Kovind, has been elected as the presi- and as soon as they finish they of units 3 and 4 of KKNPP power, the local population bagged 225 MPs. a son and a daughter. However, for a party working overtime who was its MP in Rajya Sabha dent. Not only our family, but will make an official presenta- commenced on June 29 with finally understood the bene- The 14th President of India during the weeks of campaign- to expand its social base and for two terms and headed its the entire village is celebrating tion of that site to us and we the ceremonial pouring of fits of having the plant nearby,” has a non-confrontational ing, his children were not seen win over new constituencies. Dalit Morcha. Holi and Diwali,” she said. shall study the site together concrete. he added. In rare gesture, PM Modi to host Firing on school not okay for SIT has decided to any army: India to Pak DGMO close 1984 riots special farewell for Pranab GAUTAM LAHIRI party in honour of the outgo- ing President. case: Police to court NEW DELHI: A series of fare- In all the functions, Pres- well functions is lined up for ident elect Ramnath Kov- the outgoing President Pranab ind has also been invited. On Mukherjee. In a rare gesture July 25, new President Kov- Prime Minister Narendra Modi ind would be sworn in as the on July 22 is hosting a farewell 14th President of the country dinner in honour of the 13th in Darbar Hall of the Rashtra- President of India in presti- pati Bhavan where two sepa- gious Hyderabad House of the rate chairs will be kept side by Lutyen’s Delhi. side. The moment new Presi- The President elect Ramnath dent is sworn in, the out-going Kovind along with Council of President Mukherjee would Ministers would be present on leave his chair for the incom- that dinner. Prime Minister Hall of the President house. On July 23, Speaker of the ing President. is expected to give a farewell On the same evening, outgo- Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan is After that, new President speech there. A special menu ing President will address the hosting a farewell function in will come to the Central Hall OUR CORRESPONDENT has been ordered for the out- nation on the national televi- the central hall of the Parlia- of the Parliament and give his The Indian Army as profes- going President. sion, which would be telecast in ment. In that function Union acceptance speech. When the sional force takes due care to President Mukherjee will both English and Hindi. All the minister of State Babul Supriyo function is over, the outgoing NEW DELHI: The Army’s avoid targeting of civilians and also hold a banquet on July regional channels would tele- has been asked to perform a President would be sent off director general of military Pakistan Army was expected to OUR CORRESPONDENT said, “No incriminating direct 24 in honour of the Council cast the address in their respec- Tagore Song: Ekla Chalo Re.... to his new residence 10 Raj- operations Lt. Gen. A K Bhatt do the same,” Army spokesman or circumstantial evidence is of Ministers in the Banquet tive languages. The Speaker is hosting a tea aji Marg. on Thursday strongly took up Col. Aman Anand said. NEW DELHI: The Special available against any person. with his Pakistani counterpart Col Anand said the Pak- Investigation Team (SIT) has Hence, further investigation of the issue of Pakistani troops istani DGMO was informed decided to close a 1984 anti- the case has been closed. “deliberately targeting” civil- about the spate of ceasefire Sikh riots case in which two “Accordingly final report NSA Doval to travel to China to attend July 27-28 Brics meet ians and firing at school chil- violations which also included men were killed by a mob in under section 173(8) CrPC dren along the Line of Control “calibre escalation coupled central Delhi as no evidence regarding closure of further OUR CORRESPONDENT boundary talks on the side- in Jammu and Kashmir. with incidents of sniping and regarding any accused could investigation is being submit- lines of the meeting of NSAs During a telephonic con- attempted infiltration”. be collected during its reinves- ted to the court. An intima- NEW DELHI: National Secu- from BRICS (Brazil, Rus- versation, Bhatt asked Pakistani The two DGMOs had spo- tigation, police has informed a tion with regard to closure of rity Adviser Ajit Doval will be sia, India, China and South DGMO Maj. Gen. Sahir Sham- ken on Monday as well, dur- Delhi court. further investigation has also travelling to Beijing to attend a Africa), Baglay did not give a shad Mirza to exercise “strict ing which Bhatt told Mirza that The police told Metropoli- been given to the complainant.” BRICS meeting on July 27 and direct reply control” over his troops and the Indian Army reserves the tan Magistrate Abhilash Mal- According to the prose- 28, the External Affairs Minis- “We will keep you instruct them to refrain from right to retaliate appropriately hotra that it has been decided cution, on November 1, 1984 try said on Thursday. informed as and when there any “nefarious activities”, an against any incident of cease- to close the case, which was re- police officials saw people The visit comes amid are developments,” he said. Army spokesperson said. fire violation along the LoC in opened following the decision shouting near ISBT taxi stand deterioration in bilateral ties Chinese and Indian sol- The Pakistani DGMO was Jammu and Kashmir. of the SIT. and 15-20 vehicles were being between the two neighbours diers have been locked in a informed about Pakistani Anand said the Indian After constitution of an SIT burnt and around 500 rioters due to the Dokalam standoff face- off in Dokalam area of troops deliberately targeting Army has been taking all in 2015 following an order of were carrying sticks and stones. with Beijing ratcheting up its BRICS NSAs is concerned, I son Gopal Baglay said. the Sikkim sector for over a civilian villages and also fir- necessary steps to ensure the the Ministry of Home Affairs, They were allegedly raising rhetoric against New Delhi on can confirm that he will be vis- Asked whether Doval will month after Indian troops ing at school children in Now- safety of life and property of the case was re-opened and slogans, and when the police the dispute. “As far as visit of iting. The visit will take place have any bilateral meeting stopped the Chinese army shera sector of Rajouri district Indian citizens. The telephonic further investigated. The court tried to nab the rioters, they the National Security Adviser on Jul 27 and 28,” External with any Chinese leader or from building a road in the when they were being evacu- call over the hotline was initi- was also informed about it. fled in different directions, it to China for the meeting of Affairs Ministry spokesper- the Special Representative for disputed area. ated from the area on Tuesday. ated by Lt. Gen. Bhatt to pro- The court has issued notice said, adding that officials saw “This, he (Mirza) was told, test Pakistani troops’ firing at to the family members of the two sikhs lying injured. does not behove any army. school children. two Sikh men who were killed The two men were taken by a mob near ISBT, Kash- to hospital where they were DAVP spent about 205 children abandoned miri Gate in Central Delhi on declared brought dead by a No case would go unattended: November 1, 1984 during the doctor. The police team made Rs 1,286 crore riots that broke out following arrangements for other mem- in cradles: Maneka the assassination of then Prime bers of the community who in 2016-17: Govt OUR CORRESPONDENT Minister Indira Gandhi. were present at ISBT and CBI assures special court In its latest 16-page report sent them to a gurudwara for NEW DELHI: The Directorate filed before the court, the police shelter. of Advertising and Visual Pub- NEW DELHI: As many as 205 OUR CORRESPONDENT licity (DAVP) has spent about infants, including 58 in Delhi Rs 1,286 crore in 2016-17 on alone, have been found aban- NEW DELHI: The Director of advertisements about govern- doned in cradles placed out- Prosecution of CBI has assured Bail to two for 1981 ment policies, schemes, proj- side hospitals and other places a special court that no case ects and events through various in different parts of the country, would go unrepresented on its mediums, the Rajya Sabha was Women and Child Develop- behalf after it drew the court’s informed on Thursday. ment minister Maneka Gandhi ire over absence of its counsel Air India hijacking The DAVP is the nodal said on Thursday. ities, these babies would get during the hearing of a case. agency to undertake multi- Several states had placed adopted. The director’s submission New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to two media advertising and pub- cradles at various places since The minister said that, came in pursuance to court’s persons accused of hijacking an Air India plane from New Delhi licity for various ministries the scheme was announced according to the scheme, cra- order in which it had taken Director of Prosecution of CBI, Kamini Lau noted in the order. to Srinagar and forcing it to land in Pakistan in 1981. and departments of the after it was found that the dles are to be placed outside strong exception to absence of O P Verma, informed the court The court had earlier Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jyoti Kler granted government. babies were abandoned in hospitals and various offices, CBI prosecutor in an over two- that the previous prosecutor observed that it was unable Satnam Singh and Tejinder Pal Singh the relief on a personal This is 8.15 per cent higher waste dumps or bushes, she but not police stations as those decade-old graft case involv- who was conducting the trial in to proceed with the recording bond of Rs 2 lakh and two sureties of the same amount. than the amount of Rs 1,188.85 said during Question Hour in dumping their children were ing former Union Minister P the case would continue. of statements of the prosecu- The court also directed the investigating officer of the case to crore spent in 2015-16. The the Rajya Sabha. unlikely to venture there. K Thungon and others. “The Director of Prosecu- tion witnesses for the reasons appear before it on July 31, the next date of hearing. DAVP had spent Rs 998.34 Gandhi said around 58 The cradle scheme will be The court had directed the tion has assured the court that beyond its control and due to The two accused were deported in 2000 from Pakistan after crore in 2014-15, Minister babies had been received in publicised properly in the com- Director of Prosecution of CBI he has personally intervened the probe agency. The court serving a life term for hijacking an Air India plane to the neigh- of State for Information and Delhi alone, while several chil- ing days, she said. to appear before it and explain in the matter and undertakes was unhappy over the absence bouring country in 1981. Broadcasting Rajyavardhan dren were found in states like She also said that the gov- why a penalty should not be that in future no difficulty will of any prosecutor during the The Delhi High Court had in September 2014 refused to Rathore said in a written reply. Assam, Haryana and others. A ernment had worked on an imposed on the probe agency be caused on account of the hearing. While the regular stay a lower court decision ordering fresh trial against the two The advertisements are total of 205 babies have been online system for adoption for seeking adjournment due absence of the public prose- prosecutor of the court was on alleged Sikh militants. The duo had approached the high court, carried in various mediums, received in these cradles so far. which has led to an improve- to the absence of the prosecu- cutor so that the cases do not leave, the one deputed in his seeking that the order to try them afresh after registering an FIR including print and visual She expressed confidence ment in the functioning of tor in a day-to-day trial. go unattended and unrep- place did not appear before it be set aside. MPOST media, he added. MPOST that after the required formal- small adoption centres. During the next hearing, resented,” Special CBI Judge when the matter was taken up. 6 nation mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Friday, 21 July, 2017 HC stays warrant for Sushmita's Mayawati's Sena dares Sonia to sack appearance in car import case resignation from

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has stayed a warrant K'taka CM on flag issue issued by a lower court here RS accepted against Bollywood actress OUR CORRESPONDENT Sushmita Sen in connection If the flag comes with the import of a luxury car. MUMBAI: Attacking the Kar- into being, When the petition by the nataka government for explor- Miss Universe came up yes- ing the possibility of having a Karnataka will be terday, Justice R Suresh Kumar state flag, the Shiv Sena on the second state directed the economic offences Thursday said Congress presi- court in Egmore here not to dent Sonia Gandhi should sack to have its official execute the warrant issued the chief minister as the move flag after Jammu against her till the next date of went against the history and hearing and posted the mat- ideals of her party. and Kashmir ter for hearing on August 2. It also demanded that the which enjoys a The case was registered by Centre dissolve the Karnataka special status the Customs Department and government or immediately Directorate of Revenue Intelli- stop all assistance to the state. under Article 370 gence (DRI) after it was found The saffron party termed the that the luxury vehicle was Congress government's move as the country is grappling with imported by misusing the pro- OUR CORRESPONDENT resignation letter was rejected in Karnataka as "despicable" the special status accorded to visions of Transfer of Residence as it not in the requisite format. and "unconstitutional" which Kashmir, the Congress has (TR rules) of the Exim policy. NEW DELHI: BSP supremo The format states that the amounts to "treason". back-stabbed the nation (by Investigations revealed that Mayawati's resignation from resignation letter should be It is an insult to the national its move to on separate state one Haren Choksey had sold a the Rajya Sabha was accepted brief and should not mention flag and the freedom fight- flag)," the Sena alleged. Toyota Landcruiser, imported on Thursday by chairman the reasons. The move is seen as ers and the jawans who have to the freedom fighters and the move saying there is no con- is nothing that he has done The issue has kicked up a by another Vasu Pandari Tha- Hamid Ansari, a senior official an attempt by Mayawati to con- sacrificed their lives for the jawans sacrificing their lives on stitutional provision against it. and hence making these "out- storm, with the state govern- mala, to Sen. Later, it was found of the Upper House said. solidate her core Dalit support country, an editorial in Sena the border," it said. If the flag comes into being, rageous demands". ment coming under fire from that the car was imported by The 61-year-old had sub- base and re-establish herself mouthpiece 'Saamana' said. The Sena said Sardar Val- Karnataka will be the second "Since the chief minister has various political parties and alleged mis-declaration of the mitted a fresh resignation letter as the community's preemi- "(Congress president) Sonia labhbhai Patel worked to bring state to have its official flag after indulged in an unconstitutional organisations. chassis number, year of manu- as per the prescribed format, nent leader after facing a mas- Gandhi should make CM Sid- all states under a single national Jammu and Kashmir, which act, the Centre should dissolve Shiv Sena leader Sanjay facture and the value. Though tendering a hand-written one- sive defeat in the Uttar Pradesh daramaiah resign and show her flag but Siddaramaiah has enjoys a special status under Siddaramaiah's government or Raut had earlier called it "anti- the car was a 2004 model, it was line letter, he said, wishing not Assembly elections earlier this love for the nation," the Sena gone against his own party's Article 370 of the Constitution. immediately stop all kinds of constitutional" and demanded declared as manufactured in to be named as he was not year. Her party could win only demanded. "The Congress ideology. The Karnataka state elec- assistance to the state," it said. the imposition of President's 1998 to evade customs duties. authorised to comment. 18 seats while the BJP came to government in Karnataka has The Karnataka govern- tions are due next year. "It has to be shown that rule in Karnataka. On January 24, 2006, the Mayawati had on Wednes- power by winning more than indulged in a despicable act by ment recently formed a nine- The Sena editorial said, national integrity is not just The Karnataka govern- DRI had seized the vehicle day resigned from the House, 300 of the 403 seats. seeking a separate flag for the member committee to submit had Siddaramaiah wanted a about speeches and advertise- ment yesterday said the issue under the provisions of the accusing the BJP and the Chair The BJP had termed her state," the editorial said. a report on designing a separate unique identity for Karnataka, ments," the Sena said. of whether a state could have Customs Act, following which of not allowing her to raise the resignation as a "drama" and "This is a challenge to the flag for the state and providing he could have done exceptional "Tomorrow they (the rulers its own flag was a "grey area" Sen voluntarily deposited Rs issue of anti-Dalit violence in pointed out that her tenure in integrity of the nation, an a legal standing for it, with the work and made his state stand of Karnataka) may demand a as there was no mention of it in 20.31 lakh as differential cus- Uttar Pradesh in the House. the House was anyway coming insult to the national flag and Chief Minister defending the out amongst others. But, there separate Constitution... Even any of the Acts in the country. toms duty. MPOST However, the three-page to an end early next year. Fresh law IPFT withdraws agitation BJP to discuss graduates can RS MPs concerned over anti-GST Telangana strategy assist Hyderabad HC judges protests by textile industry at Warangal meet OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT also raised issues relating to the floods in Assam and Odi- HYDERABAD: The BJP HYDERABAD: The Fresh law NEW DELHI: Opposition sha and farmers' problems. would chalk out its future strat- graduates of Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha on Thurs- Digvijaya Singh of Con- egy in Telangana, one of the and Telangana, who are yet to day raised the issue of protests gress said the condition states identified by the party enrol as advocates in state bar across the country by textile of farmers was worsening with the possibility of coming councils, can assist the Hyder- manufacturers and traders and farmers' suicides have to power, in the state executive abad High Court judges as “law against the imposition of the increased by 42 per cent dur- meeting to be held at Waran- clerks” for one year, a senior GST, saying the new indirect ing the NDA rule. gal on July 22 and 23. The court official said. tax would adversely affect the He particularly highlighted meeting would be attended by “A new window of opportu- OUR CORRESPONDENT Addressing party workers industry, especially the hand- the fall in prices of pulses, Union Minister Hansraj Ahir nity has been thrown open by before withdrawing the block- loom segment. potato and onion. He has also and General Secretaries Ram the action plan finalised in state the governments of Telangana AGARTALA: The Indige- ade, IPFT president N C Deb- Several opposition mem- sought a detailed discussion Madhav and Muralidhar Rao, executive meetings. and Andhra Pradesh on the nous People’s Front of Tripura barma claimed that the Centre bers raised the matter during on the farmers issue. SP leader Naresh Agarwal speaks among others, state BJP presi- BJP would take up agita- directives of the High Court (IPFT) on Thursday withdrew had in- principle accepted the the Zero Hour with some of in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday Raising the issue of floods dent K Laxman told reporters tions on public issues from of Judicature at Hyderabad its 11-day old blockade of rail- tribal outfit’s demand for cre- them demanding that the tex- PTI in Assam, Congress member here on Thursday. August 10 to 20 at the man- enabling fresh law graduates, way lines and NH 8 to press for ation of separate Twipraland tile sector should be exempted Sanjay Sinh demanded that The conclave would also dal level. It will be followed up yet to be enrolled as advocates the creation of a separate tribal state. from the Goods and Services with the workers of the unor- the government should start deliberate on the three-day by district level and state level in the Bar Council, to assist state following an ultimatum by “We hope the central gov- Tax (GST) net. Highlighting ganised sector. He said small relief measures on a war-foot- visit of BJP Chief Amit Shah agitations on different issues in the high court as law clerks the administration. ernment will soon convene a the recent protests in different and marginal traders were ing and announce a package to Telangana in September, he October and November, Lax- for a period of one year on a West Tripura Superinten- tripartite meeting to discuss the parts of the country including never subjected to tax before. after assessing the damage. said. Shah undertook a visit man said. monthly stipend,” said the reg- dent of Police Abhijit Saptarshi matter.” he said Surat, Anand Bhaskar Rapolu According to him, the His party colleague Ripun to Telangana for three-days “As part of preparations for istrar general of the high court said the district had announced There was, however, no offi- (Congress) said GST will dis- imposition of GST on the sec- Bora criticised the BJP-led in May last during which he the 2019 elections, assembly in a press note. that measures would be taken cial confirmation regarding the burb the handloom sector tor will make it uncompetitive. state government saying it has sought to reach out to various constituency-wise conventions The guidelines framed by if the blockade was not with- Centre’s acceptance of the sepa- and demanded that the sector CPI(M) leader C P Nara- not prepared any contingency sections. He also participated of booth level workers would the high court on the mat- drawn by 9 am this morning. rate state demand. should be removed from the yanan demanded that items plan for tackling the floods. in a community kitchen pro- be held in the 119 assembly ter were accepted by the gov- “The blockade was with- Governor Tathagata Roy ambit of the tax. relating to the disabled people BJD member Dilip Tir- gramme with Dalits. segments during October- ernments of Telangana and drawn within the time frame,” had in a statement on Satur- He also demanded that should removed from the GST key demanded special relief Laxman announced a pro- November”, he said. Andhra Pradesh, it said. he said, adding prohibitory day requested the agitators to GST on the powerloom sege- net. Another CPI(M) mem- package for people affected by gramme of action to strengthen Hitting out at the TRS The government order and order was promulgated in and withdraw the movement and ment too should be lowered. ber Ritabrata Banerjee spoke floods in certain districts of the party from grass roots and government for not officially the gazette notification and the around the place where it was assured that their demands In a similar vein, TMC about the complexities in the Odisha, including Kalahandi. to take up agitation against the celebrating the ‘Telangana lib- application form in which the being held at 5 am and security would be sent to the appro- members Ahamed Hassan and new indirect tax regime which Naresh Agrawal (SP) TRS government on people’s eration day’ on September candidates can apply for the was beefed up. priate authority for necessary Sukhendu Shekhar Roy also came into force from July 1. expressed concern over "vul- issues. BJP would hold its dis- 17 (the day erstwhile Nizam appointment as law clerk to the District Magistrate, Milind actions. referred to the strike by ready- Rajeev Shukla of Congress gar" and misleading advertis- trict executive meetings from state was merged with Indian judges are available on the offi- Ramteke said “the blockade has The Left Front government made garment shopowners in said there was lack of coordi- ments being aired on television July 28 to 30 and mandal level Union), the BJP leader said cial website of the high court, been withdrawn peacefully at in Tripura had on several occa- West Bengal. nation between the Centre and channels. meetings from August five the party would organise a the release added. 9 am and agitators are going sions requested IPFT to with- Joining the issue, senior the states on the implementa- He said there should be to nine. The meetings at dis- public meeting on September The Hyderabad High Court back home with proper secu- draw its movement considering Congress MP Ahmed Patel tion of GST. regulations to check such trict and mandal level would 15 to mount pressure on the is common for both Andhra rity as the administration has the inconvenience caused to said the textile traders were Besides the problems fac- advertisements to protect con- review the implementation of government. MPOST Pradesh and Telangana. arranged buses for them”. the people. protesting on the streets along ing the textile sector, members sumer interest. NATION BRIEFS ‘Period leave’ for Zeliang ready to prove CAG claims J&K govt failed to surrender 2 ROBBERS CUT OPEN ATM, STEAL women staff RS 11 LAKH IN 8-MINUTE HEIST of news channel majority in trust vote Rs 10,520 crore budgetary savings Kapurthala: Two robbers in an eight- minute heist on in Kerala OUR CORRESPONDENT OUR CORRESPONDENT Thursday cut open an ATM and decamped with over Rs 11 lakh cash in Sultanpur Lodhi, around 30 km from OUR CORRESPONDENT KOHIMA: T R Zeliang, who JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir here, police said. They entered the ATM kiosk at 5:43 was reappointed Chief Minister government has “violated the AM and left at 5:51 am. It took them just eight minutes THIRUVANANTHA- of Nagaland amid high drama state budget manual” as it failed to complete their job, Deputy Superintendent of Police PURAM: In a first of its kind yesterday, is ready to face the to surrender around Rs 10,520 Waryam Singh said. The officer said they came to the in Kerala, leading media group floor test tomorrow to prove his crore as budgetary savings, the Mathrubhumi has introduced majority in the state Assembly. Comptroller and Auditor Gen- kiosk a few minutes after the guard left at 5:30 AM ‘period leave’ for women Zeliang will move the Vote eral (CAG) of India said in its and cut the machine’s shell with a gas-cutter, Singh employees in its TV News of Confidence in the Assem- report. said, adding they stole Rs 11.43 lakh cash. The rob- channel. bly as an MLA of the Naga “At the close of the year bers, whose faces were covered, sprayed black paint “The employees have the People’s Front, though he has 2015-16, there were 22 grants on the CCTV cameras. However, a camera managed option of taking leave either been expelled from the party and five appropriations (state to capture their act, but the footage is not clear, police on the first or any other day of for six years, a spokesperson of Zeliang to prove his majority budget) in which savings (Rs their menstrual cycle. This is an Zeliang’s group Tokheho Yep- in the Assembly by July 22 and 10,520.33 crore) occurred. said. A passerby informed the police after spotting additional leave,” Joint Manag- tho said. the chief minister agreed to do However, during the anticipa- smoke coming out of the ATM. However, the robbers ing Director of Mathrubhumi “As per the Tenth Sched- so by tomorrow. tion of savings, no surrender had fled in a car by then, they said. group M V Shremyams Kumar ule amendment of 2006, an Zeliang was appointed chief was made by the concerned said. elected member of any party minister for the second time government departments,” UTTAR PRADESH SCHOOL GIRLS FORCED About 50 women in the can be declared unattached in under the third term of the CAG report for the year end- TO STRIP: 12 STAFFERS DISMISSED channel’s news desk and the Assembly even though he is NPF-led DAN government. ing March 31, 2016, said. reporting will be among those expelled by the party,” Yeptho, Zeliang was compelled to The report was tabled in the surrender grants, appropria- failed to surrender Rs 2,189 MUZAFFARNAGAR: The district administration has benefited, sources said. an MLA, said. step down as chief minister in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly tions or saving portion to the crore, Rs 2,691.80 crore by dismissed 12 staffers of a residential school where 70 The leave facility came into He also expressed confi- February in the face of massive recently during its special ses- finance department as and planning and development girls were allegedly forced to strip by the principal effect in Mathrubhumi News, dence that with the support protest against his government sion on GST. when the savings are antici- department, Rs 1,347 crore by who wanted “to check if they were menstruating”, an a 24-hour Malayalam televi- of 36 NPF MLAs, seven Inde- for conducting elections to “Saving in these cases was of pated. The outcome of the revenue department, Rs 707.60 official said. The school’s ‘sardana’ (principal-cum-war- sion news channel of the group pendents, and four BJP MLAs, urban local bodies with 33 per the order of Rs 10,520.33 crore appropriation audit shows that crore by PDD, Rs 506.59 crore den) was dismissed soon after the March 29 incident from yesterday. which takes the number to 47 cent reservation for women. in 46 cases (involving 27 bud- in 44 cases, savings exceeded Rs by public works department, “This is an additional leave in the House of 60, Zeliang is Meanwhile, MLA Yitachu, get grants and three appropria- 1 crore in each case or by more Rs 496.95 crore by health and in Khatoli, Basic Shiksha Adhikari Chander Prakash besides the normal leave the sure of commanding a majority. spokesperson for legislators tions), where savings involved than 20 per cent of the total medical education department, Yadav said here. “The other 12 staffers, including employees are entitled to,” he Zeliang took over the man- backing Liezietsu, said that were Rs 1 crore and above.” provision, he said. Rs 496.69 crore by rural devel- seven teachers and an accountant, were dismissed yes- said. tle after incumbent chief min- 11 MLAs would be attending “The non-surrender of the Of these, excess expendi- opment department. terday. They were found responsible in an inquiry into Two organisations, includ- ister Shurhozelie Liezietsu tomorrow’s trust vote under an funds deprived the government ture by more than 10 per cent According to Jammu and the forced stripping of the girls to check if they were ing ‘Culture Machine, a Mum- was dismissed by Governor P NPF whip. of the opportunity to transfer has been observed consistently Kashmir Financial Code, rush menstruating ,” he said. The inquiry was conducted by bai- based media company, are B Acharya, capping a rebel- He affirmed that it was the these funds to other needy sec- for the last five years in respect of expenditure in the closing said to have already introduced lion in the ruling NPF he had apex body of the party which tors,” it said. As per the state of one appropriation, it added. month of the financial year a magistrate, the education officer said. the ‘First day of Period’ leave spearheaded. would issue the whip and not budget manual, the spending The CAG report said that should be avoided and strictly policy. The Governor directed the legislature party. departments are required to the finance department has monitored, it said. VVIP CHOPPERS CASE

7 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Friday, 21 July, 2017 mp nation Right to privacy: SC asks searching questions OUR CORRESPONDENT to know about the section which where private players were also be the contours of right of pri- was unconcerned about the col- privy to personal information Supreme court, which had observed vacy then,” the bench asked. NEW DELHI: The Supreme lection of data. of citizens. that right to privacy could not be The lawyer then said that in Court on Thursday asked A specially constitituted “If there is a right to pri- Karnataka a law was brought searching questions about con- nine-judge bench headed by vacy which is horizontal and is absolute and the State might put under which the state govern- tours of right to privacy in the Chief Justice J S Khehar sought actionable against the world at restrictions, questioned the extent ment sought data from taxi digital age when personal infor- to know how and what should large and not just the State, then aggregators, about the people mation was randomly shared be the test if there was unin- the immediate consequence will up to which a person could claim booking taxis and from which with all types of government formed consent for use of data be an obligation on the State to right to privacy and decide to part or location and to which place. and private entities. by majority of internet and enact a law to regulate private “There is no justification The apex court, which has mobile users. players also to ensure that this not to part with personal information for the government to seek ventured to examine whether “How could the State step right is protected,” the bench such data from taxi aggrega- right to privacy can be held as in to protect or regulate data. said. apex court that the right to pri- instruments,” he said. tors. What will the State do with a fundamental right, wanted The moment you open your It asked as to what would vacy was not a fundamental “This is very important,” the such data about people, but then to know about the tests which i-Pad by using your thumb be remedies available to the right, saying, “Now they do not bench said, adding that if India it can be misused if the State could be used to regulate and impression, your finger print aggrieved persons if their right hold good.” was signatory of the Universal takes the data to find out that enforce privacy right when there may get into public domain and to privacy was violated by “non- right to privacy and decide to long hearing saw senior advo- Grover also supported the Declaration of Human Rights you travelled from one place could be “legitimate or illegiti- you may not know,” it said. state actors”. part or not to part with the per- cates like Arvind Datar, Anand arguments in favour of privacy in 1948, then the subsequent to such specific place on week- mate” use of data. While asking about contours “The State is then under an sonal information. Grover, Sajan Poovayya and right and assailed the verdict in judgement in the M P Sharma ends,” he said. The top court gave the exam- of right to privacy in the modern obligation to ensure that per- Giving an illustration, it said Meenakshi Arora pressing the M P Sharma case, saying case in 1954 was “wrong at its The bench then said if a ples of personal information like digital age, the bench, also com- sonal data does not go to pri- an individual could apply for hard that right to privacy was that the right to privacy was not very inception”. person is involved in terrorist thumb impression people vol- prising Justices J Chelameswar, vate (non-State) parties,” it said. a passport and refuse to give inherently linked to fundamen- argued. The senior lawyer said Another senior advocate activity, then will it not be an untarily gave for using mobile S A Bobde, R K Agrawal, Rohin- The bench also said, “The information about his father or tal right which could not be the Constitution iwas a living Sajan Poovayya referred to the obligation of the State to seek phones and i-Phones which, it ton Fali Nariman, Abhay Mano- government cannot say that a person could decline details invaded and that the govern- document and its interpreta- fact that India has more mobile and use the data about a per- said, in a way amounted to sur- har Sapre, D Y Chandrachud, your right has been violated about the biological parents of ment had the responsibility to tion must be done in accordance and internet users than the US son travelling from one place render of privacy to both private Sanjay Kishan Kaul and S Abdul by private parties and hence, it his adopted son. protect it from being violated by with passage of time and devel- and the apex court should must to anoother. and government bodies. Nazeer, said that if it could be cannot do anything”. “In the context of digital age, both the state and private enti- opments in the law. consider right to privacy issue in Poovayya said in the digi- “So does it amount to sur- invoked against the “world at The court, which on how far or to which extent, can ties. Datar said in every juris- “The interpretation of the a holistic manner and referred tal world, the collection and render of the constitutional or large”, then the State would have Wednesday observed that right a person say that he will disclose prudence, contours of right to Constitution must be done to a US judgement on privacy. analysis of data were being personal rights?” it asked to make a law to safeguard it. to privacy could not be abolute or he will not disclose...Can you privacy differed on a case-to- in light of the developing law “What is your position on done simultaneously in such It said a large section of the It said contours of this right and the State might put restric- have right to privacy to suppress case basis and assailed the views domestically and internationally consent or informed consent to a way through artificial intel- people gave consent for data for have expanded in the ageof tions, questioned the extent upto your identity,” the bench asked. expressed in the M P Sharma and India’s obligations under disseminate data or when there ligence that it was not known a particular purpose, but wanted Internet and data protection which a person could claim The second day of the day- and Kharak Singh cases by the various international legal is no consent at all. What should to everybody. ‘Installing lifts IGNOU relocating regional Illegal liquor vends still exist 455 cases of unruly air without minimum centres to help students: VC travellers since 2016: Govt power backup is OUR CORRESPONDENT in AP; govt orders crackdown division director, said. negligence’ As part of the overhaul, NEW DELHI: The Indira Gan- setting up of a new regional OUR CORRESPONDENT Immediately after tak- Women in several districts OUR CORRESPONDENT dhi National Open University centre in Gorakhpur in Uttar ing oath as Chief Minister on came out on streets agitating (IGNOU) has begun the pro- Pradesh is also in the pipeline AMARAVATI: A whopping June 8, 2014, N Chandrababu against the new liquor policy cess of relocating its regional with the state government giv- 50,000 unauthorised liquor Naidu signed a file ordering and also demanding that belt NEW DELHI: Installing centres to ease connectivity ing its nod. vends or ‘belt shops’ still exist immediate closure of all belt shops be shut down. elevators in housing apart- issues faced by students and The varsity gets around 9 in Andhra Pradesh, three years shops in the state. The gov- All this forced the govern- ments without minimum learning centres. percent of its total applicants after the state government ernment’s argument is that ment to admit that belt shops power backup amounts to “IGNOU is ravamping and every year from the northeast- ordered closure of all such out- the number of such shops has still existed in the state. OUR CORRESPONDENT The ban on them was subse- negligence, the apex con- relocating its regional centres ern states, whereas enrolments lets. An Andhra Pradesh min- come down drastically from Typically, a local grocery quently revoked by the airlines. sumer commission has said logically and logistically across from the entire south India ister confirmed the existence of the days of the Congress rule. store or a pan shop in a vil- NEW DELHI: A total of 455 Following once such inci- while holding a builder guilty the country to reduce connec- including Port Blair in Anda- 50,000 ‘belt shops’ in the state “From over three lakhs lage acts as a belt shop where cases of unruly behaviour by air dent, where Shiv Sena MP of deficiency in service along tivity issues,” the varsity’s Vice man and Nicobar Islands is the but asserted the TDP govern- during the previous Con- certain quantity of liquor is travellers have been reported Ravindra Gaikwad allegedly with a lift maintenance firm. Chancellor C Ravindra Kumar same at 9-10 percent. ment is committed to fulfil its gress regime, in the last three stored and sold. An autho- since 2016, the Lok Sabha was hit an Air India ground staff The National Consumer said. The varsity will be mov- “We thought rationalisation promising of closing down all years we have brought down rised store supplies liquor to informed on Thursday. “25 times” with slippers earlier Disputes Redressal Commis- ing on from its traditional of regional centres would help such vends. The number of the number of (belt shops) to several such belt shops in vil- “A total of 294 and 161 inci- this year, the government was sion (NCDRC), while award- approach of having a regional more aspirants opt IGNOU,” authorised liquor outlets in the 50,000. We are fulfilling the lages nearby. dents took place in 2016 and forced to prepare draft rules for ing a compensation of Rs 50 centre in each state to strategi- Reddy said. The varsity receives state is 4,380 and bars is 831, promise in this regard,” Indus- When a liquor scam broke 2017 respectively,” Minister of a no-fly list comprising unruly lakh to the kin of a man who cally relocating its existing 56 40 percent of its enrolments according to excise and pro- tries Minister N Amarnath out in 2012 (in united AP), State for Civil Aviation Jayant passengers. died after falling into a lift pit, regional centres. from northern India and 10 hibition department officials. Reddy claimed. the TDP, then in opposition, Sinha said in a written reply. As per the draft rules, a pas- also said that it was neces- “Nine regional centres in to 11 percent from western The unauthorised liquor Information Technology vowed to fight the liquor mafia Two Members of Parlia- senger could be barred from sary for the builder to provide northeast region would be region. A committee, headed vends, popularly known as Minister and Naidu’s son Nara by eliminating all belt shops. ment (MPs) were recently flying for three months to an minimum power backup for untouched. However, centres by professor Kapil Kumar, has belt shops, run as affiliates to Lokesh’s Twitter account was The issue was discussed at barred from by the domestic indefinite period for an act of the lifts in case of emergency in southern and northern parts been overseeing the process the authorised outlets and con- flooded with complaints in the state Cabinet meeting two carriers from flying after they misdemeanour. before delivering possession of the country will be relocated and the VC will be setting up tribute over Rs 300 crore to Rs recent days that belt shops days ago and the chief minis- allegedly assaulted and abused The government is in the of flats. to a strategic place,” V V Reddy, another committee to analyse 400 crore to the exchequer, they have become a menace in sev- ter ordered a crackdown on all airline staff in two separate last stages of finalising the rules “Providing lifts in a multi- IGNOU’s regional services its feasibility. said. eral villages. belt shops. incidents. on the no-fly list. storied residential building, without even minimum power backup, in my opin- ion, is certainly a negligent Pilot project started for reducing act and a defect or deficiency in the services rendered by the builder to the flat buyers,” weight of school bags: Govt the NCDRC said while asking Parsvnath Developers, a real OUR CORRESPONDENT estate firm, to pay the com- ICA/T 2794/2017 pensation of Rs 20 lakh to the NEW DELHI: The govern- family of the victim Sajan, a ment on Thursday said that it native of Kerala. was in favour of reducing the “Considering all the facts weight of school bags and had ICA/T 2792/2017 and circumstances of the case, initiated a pilot project in 25 I am of the view that the com- Kendriya Vidyalayas to pro- plainants should be awarded vide digital learning to chil- a total compensation of Rs dren through tablets. 50,00,000, out of which Rs HRD Minister Prakash 30,00,000 shall be paid by Javadekar said while the Marksmen Facilities Pvt Ltd National Council of Educa- carry school bags till Class II be provided with good quality (lift maintenance firm) and tional Research and Training and has advised all its affili- tablets on pilot basis. Rs 20,00,000 shall be paid by (NCERT) has recommended ated schools to take all possilbe “The students will use these ICA/T 2793/2017 Parasvnath Developers Ltd,” only two books (language and measures to keep the weight tablets as also their teachers for presiding member V K Jain mathematics) for classes I and of school bag under control, Mathematics and Science for said. II and three books for classes he added while responding to enhancing their core skills in It has not been proved III to V, it has also made avail- questions in the Rajya Sabha. these subjects,” he said. that he died solely on account able all their textbooks for free “Kendriya Vidyalaya San- Javadekar said many state of the negligence or defi- access through the web and gathan has taken a number of governments have also taken ciency in rendering services mobile devices. steps to promote digital learn- steps in this direction and by opposite party No.3 (Lift The Central Board for Sec- ing in its Vidyalayas. To begin Maharashtra has started digital maintenance firm), the com- ondary Education (CBSE) has with, all students of Class VIII schools and more than 50000 mission said. directed schools affiliated to it in 25 Kendriya Vidyalayas schools are being upgraded on to ensure that students do not (One KV in each region) shall digital education. EPW publisher says editor erred in initiating legal action

OUR CORRESPONDENT “Thereupon, Mr Guha Thakurta submitted his NEW DELHI: Sameeksha resignation. Trust, which publishes the It was accepted by the Economic and Political Weekly Trustees after due delibera- magazine, said on Thursday tion,” it said. Guha Thakurta that its editor who recently quit said that the statement issued under a cloud had “unilater- by the trust about the interac- ally” initiated legal proceed- tion that the trustees had with ings against a business house him on July 18 “does not give after being served a legal notice the full picture of what trans- over two articles. pired” that day. Former editor Paranjoy He said that he had Guha Thakurta took the step of the articles, threatening legal a statement that it was at the acknowledged his “procedural while keeping the office-bear- action against them. The arti- instruction of the Sameek- lapse” of unilaterally taking the ers of the trust in the dark, cles have since been taken sha Trust. This reply and the legal route, and had also apolo- Sameeksha Trust said in a down from the EPW website. legal notice were placed on gised to the trust for the same. statement. “Mr Guha Thakurta initi- the EPW website, even before “To set the record in con- In response, Guha ated a legal process ostensibly the Chairman and Manag- text, I wish to state the interac- Thakurta said the trustees were on behalf of the Sameeksha ing Trustee were informed, so tion between the trustees and not sharing the “full picture” Trust without informing, let that the Trustees were com- me went beyond what I con- that led to his resignation. alone obtaining approval of, pletely unaware of these devel- sider a procedural lapse on my The EPW articles claimed the Trust although such a deci- opments,” the statement said. part in failing to seek the prior favours were given to the sion was not in the domain of The trust described Guha consent and approval of the Adani Group by the Centre the Editor to make,” said the Thakurta’s step as a “grave trust before engaging the ser- and that it evaded taxes. Last statement. impropriety amounting to a vices of a lawyer to respond month, Adani served a legal “The legal reply (sent on breach of trust”. The same was to a notice that were served notice on Sameeksha, Guha the instruction of Mr Guha conveyed to the veteran jour- upon me and my co-authors,” Thakurta and three co-authors Thakurta) falsely began with nalist, the statement said. he said. 8 editorial mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Friday, 21 July, 2017 EDITORIAL National interest not utmost Other kings to Congress & Communists are responsible for creating instability in our country hen Naresh Agarwal of when every year a quantum jump in rule Maharaja the Samajwadi Party incidents was witnessed. These intel- hurled abuses at Hindu lectuals and their comrades keep mum ith the Centre giving its ‘in-principle’ nod to deities during a discus- on the fact that in the state of West Ben- divest stakes in the much-publicised wholly Wsion in the Rajya Sabha, those who gal where communists ruled for over owned government airline Air India on June ANIRBAN GANGULY came to his vehement defence were the three decades they practised the most 28, the government appears willing to shed a usual suspects, members of the Con- violent kind of politics, victimising, Wsubstantial portion of its stake and hand over the management gress and the Communist cabal. They bludgeoning, and eliminating politi- of the ailing airline to the private sector. The Cabinet had also continued to defend Agarwal and tried cal opponents by the hundreds, if not endorsed a tactical disinvestment in five of Air India’s subsid- to deflect and dilute the gravity of the thousands. In essence what is it that iaries. It may be noted that the government think-tank NITI issue by bringing up some other argu- the communists want, they want India Aayog’s recommendation on strategic disinvestment of Central ments. These two parties have always to retreat and cede on the international public sector units, including Air India, was the immediate rea- played around with the sentiments of front, they want to barter away her sov- son for its stake sale. In its report earlier this year, NITI Aayog the majority community in this coun- ereignty and self-respect, they want to had recommended an outright sale of Air India. The proposal try, have held hostage the minorities create and promote internal instability, was then sent for consideration of a core group of secretaries and their aspirations and have taken to exacerbate fault lines and to try and on disinvestment, chaired by the Cabinet Secretary. The rec- for granted the Hindus, while standing prove to the world and to the global ommendations given by the Cabinet Secretary-led group were by anti-India elements. intelligentsia that India is a degenerate forwarded to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, Their earlier support to elements society in ferment. chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which gave its ‘in- Of late it is them: who called for India’s dismemberment, Congress, on the other hand, con- principle’ nod for the national carrier’s strategic sale. Air India’s when the most despicable posters were tinues with its agenda of subterfuge. privatisation was first proposed in 2000, when the previous Congress and circulated denigrating Hindu deities Its leaders, Rahul Gandhi with family National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government decided to the Communists, in the JNU campus, needs continuous in tow, meet the Chinese envoy, pur- sell 51 per cent of the equity of the erstwhile domestic airline reiteration since these reveal the actual portedly discusses national security but Indian Airlines, with 26 per cent stake to a strategic partner. It who continue face of these parties, faces which sway refuses to come clean on what actually also decided to allow disinvestment of 60 per cent of Air India, to behave in with separatists and with those who, transpired in the meeting. His sister, which was running international operations, with 26 per cent from within India, work to destabilise dishes out the ludicrous explanation foreign entity stake. However, the proposal was dumped after a manner that the country. that the tête-a-tête was a purely gastro- the then Civil Aviation Minister Sharad Yadav out rightly dis- compromises our CPI-M general secretary Sitaram nomical exploration of China, courtesy missed it. In recent times, news about disinvestment of Air Yechury who has completely ingrati- the Chinese ambassador in India! India has been occupying major space in the national media. national interest, ated himself with the Congress ‘High The Congress continues to take a Notwithstanding improving the performance of the airline, and plays into the Command’ in order to survive polit- dubious stand on the Dolam standoff disinvestment is perhaps inevitable in view of the huge debt hands of external ically within his own party to thus and like the communists, it is behaving the airline is saddled with. The operating profit in 2015-16 renew his term in the Upper House, as an extension of the CPC. It sullies the is evidence of the fact that the airline is able to stand on its powers that are has been trying to define ‘Bharat Mata’ name of the Mahatma by nominating feet, even after discounting the extremely heavy debt servic- trying to create and quoting out of context Hindu scrip- his grandson for the post of the Vice- ing charges; debt that accumulated for a variety of reasons, tures and sages conveniently obfuscat- President of the country, overlooking including the flawed decision of merger with Indian Airlines internal unrest ing the fact that he and his party have or deliberately ignoring the fact that the which also left many scars in its wake. The government’s efforts throughout, ever since its founding, person’s heart had cried out in support to turn around the finances of Air India seem to have failed always sided with and spoken for those and compassion for the terrorist Yakub with the national carrier’s eroding market share, continuous who have actually worked against the Memon that had made him champion losses and a mountain of debts. Surprisingly, right from the very vision of Bharat Mata. Comrade the terrorist’s cause, by appending his first day of merging the erstwhile Indian Airlines (domestic Yechury, while speaking in the Rajya signature to a mercy petition calling operations) with Air India (international operations) in 2007, Sabha last Wednesday, took pains to for his pardon. this Maharaja brand has not registered any profit until date. try and prove that India has become a Today, thus, the Congress and the However, the primary reason for Air India’s disinvestment was violent place, ironically citing from the communists have emerged as the poles the government’s inability to cope with its debt of Rs 52,000 New York Times, a symbol of capitalism for instability creators, like magnets crore. Around Rs 22,000 crore of the total debt accounts for and of American imperialism! Yechury Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi they attract the most degenerate ele- aircraft acquisition loan and the rest is related to debt for meet- spoke of Nazism, of Hitler’s atrocities, ments; consciously and deliberately ing its daily and operational expenses. The whopping debt that of Mussolini but invariably failed to which they will once again become the clearly asks India to stay off and back they are weaving an insidious eco-sys- the present Maharaja management holds at this moment is refer to Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot and centre of all wisdom and action. How- off on the Dolam issue and promotes tem. When the summer of 2019 thus like tackling an ‘insuperable’ demon. The government, early of how inspired by these ‘stalwarts’, his ever, that is not to be - as these par- an editorial that reads more like a CPC finally comes, such a subversive track this year, had made clear that around Rs 50,000 crore could party had turned West Bengal into an ties and their leaders clearly know but handout rather than a well-articulated record needs to be unfailingly recalled- be invested in social welfare sectors instead of financing Air avant-garde gulag from an advanced loathe accepting. case in India’s support. Throughout the the ordinary Indian is extremely recep- India’s debt. The government has already invested Rs 23,993 industrial state – all in three decades of Of late it is these two parties, Con- country it promotes a group of motley tive and patriotic, they know whom to crore out of Rs 30,231 crore slated to be pumped as equity into proletarian rule. gress and the Communists, which media hogging paid intellectuals who take on and whom to reject. Air India till 2020-21, as part of the airline’s turnaround plan There has always been something continue to behave in a manner that keep whining on how India has deteri- (The author is Director of Dr. approved by the previous government. Air India’s market share seriously wrong with these two par- compromises our national interest, and orated since the summer of 2014, slyly Syama Prasad Mookerjee has also eroded rapidly over the years due to competition from ties, now increasingly coming into an plays into the hands of the external side tracking the fact that lynchings and Research Foundation, New private players — from 19.4 per cent in 2013 to around 13.3 embrace with the hope that the summer powers that are trying to create inter- mob violence had a hey day when the Delhi. The views expressed per cent in May 2017 — in the domestic sector, which made of 2019 will announce a new order in nal unrest. The CPI-M, for example, Congress was in power for a decade, are strictly personal.) it nasty to continue running its operations. The good news is that within hours of the government announcing its plan dear to divest its stake in Air India, India’s largest low-cost airline EDITOR millenniumpost.in IndiGo expressed formal interest to the Civil Aviation Min- Quote martial BETTER HEALTH FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN istry in taking over the international operations of Air India. Log on to write letters to the However, it would take some time for Air India’s disinvest- Good health and Healthcare of women and children is dismal and has a long way to go. The grave mat- ment to take off. It has formed a Group of Ministers, headed ter about malnourished children and stunted growth that bears a permanent effect on editor or send them to by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, to decide the modalities of good sense are two [email protected] disinvestment and come back with a detailed proposal. The their lives is one that needs immediate attention. No amount of government policies group has to take a call on the substantiality of stake sale, its of life's greatest will reverse the condition of thousands of children affected by malnutrition. Beginning You can also send your ‘incorrigible’ debt, whether to allow foreign investors to bid for blessings in prenatal stage, care for children begins with care for their mothers. Women and child comments to The Editor, the national carrier or not, if Air India’s operations would be welfare is an area that lies trapped in the cobwebs of oppressive socio-economic condi- Millennium Post, split into domestic and international before sell-off and whether PUBLILIUS SYRUS Pratap Bhawan, 5 Bahadur Shah Air India’s subsidiaries would be divested simultaneously or tions. Improvement in the social sector is the beginning of addressing these issues. separately. In any case, Air India should hopefully remain the Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 ‘Brand Maharaja’ with all its inherent strengths even with a HANUMAAN SINGH Via email change in the shades of its ownership. With many constraints removed, perhaps the organisation would emerge stronger and realise the true potential of its men and machines. After all, it still represents the ‘spirit’ of India. Re-generating electricity Tackling social NTPC is a key enabler of India's electricity transformation, asserts Tim Buckley of this transformation. NTPC Chair- boycott legally man and Managing Director Gurdeep aharashtra, a state with a rich legacy of social Singh, in his discussion with IEEFA, reforms, has once again held the baton to reject noted that it expects to progressively social evils and stated that any social boycott close end-of-life inefficient coal capac- would now be dealt with an iron hand. After ity. This will mean its net thermal addi- Mreceiving assent from Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Maharashtra tion is more like 1GW per annum. Prohibition of People from Social Boycott (Prevention, Pro- Indian thermal power plants are hibition and Redressal) Act, 2016, would no more allow social now operating at a utilisation rate of evils in the garb of caste panchayat diktats or rituals. The first 50-60 per cent. This is mainly because law of its kind disallows social boycott in the name of caste, demand has not kept up with the roll- community, religion, rituals or customs. As per the provisions out of new fossil fuel generation infra- made under this new law, if any individual or group tries to structure. One innovative solution prevent or obstruct another member or group from observ- The Institute for being proposed to maximise such exist- ing any social or religious custom or usage or ceremony, or ing assets is to build solar PVs around from taking part in a social, religious or community func- Energy Economics them. This will leverage current land tion, assembly, congregation, meeting or procession- the act and Financial and grid connectivity and allow NTPC amounts to social boycott. Under this Law, no individual or to continue to supply 24X7 power as group can challenge the freedom of individuals in the name Analysis has needed -- solar in the day and coal as of ‘caste’ panchayats, religion, customs, or deny them the right predicted India's the balance. to practice a profession of their choice. Freedom, in this case, NTPC is also playing an important includes the freedom to marry outside one’s caste, visit places growing global role in the private solar developments of worship, wear clothes of one’s choice and use any specific leadership by purchasing electricity. Its strong bal- language. Discrimination on the basis of morality, political ance sheet de-risks such private invest- inclination or sexuality also qualifies as a social boycott. It also role in the ment, helping to drive down the cost of includes stopping children from playing in a particular space transformation India's draft National Electricity Plan forecasts zero emissions technologies by 2027 (Representational Image) solar in a country that has seen a suc- or disallowing access to crematoria, burial grounds, commu- cession of low-cost records set and then nity halls or educational institutions with mala fide intentions. to a low carbon recent Morgan Stanley ahead of the Paris target of 40 per cent those currently being phased out. It broken in 2017. There has also been A Collector or District Magistrate, on receiving information economy. But it report has downgraded the by 2030. But this is not fundamentally went on to say that, if built it would a move into hydropower and electric of the likelihood of unlawful assembly for an imposition of Indian utility industry. It a matter of environmental concern. It "raise questions about Prime Minis- vehicle charging infrastructure, fur- social boycott can, by order, prohibit the assembly. Convic- is happening at a highlighted that renewable is common sense economics since solar ter Narendra Modi's vow to stand by ther diversifying NTPC away from coal. tion of the offence of social boycott will attract a prison term speed faster than Aenergy is becoming so cheap that ther- power is now cheaper than existing commitments under the Paris climate All of this is a major strategic shift of up to three years or a fine up to Rs 1 lakh, or both. Abet- mal power, mostly coal, is becoming coal-fired generations. accord". This is a misrepresentation of for NTPC. Utilities in many countries, ment by an individual or group will invite the same punish- we imagined uncompetitive. This is a highly signifi- Indian state-owned utility National the actualities. NTPC's current devel- including the US, Germany, France, ment. The offence of social boycott is cognizable and bailable cant market signal which will likely Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is opment pipeline represents its past Italy and Australia, are at various stages and would be tried by a Metropolitan or a First Class Judicial be accompanied by growth in the a case in point. IEEFA's recent report on more than its future. of business-model transformation in Magistrate. To ensure speedy justice, the trial would have to already impressive list of high calibre NTPC details how, despite its deep his- The latest National Electricity Plan response to a rapidly changing tech- be completed within a period of six months from the date of international investors moving into torical connection to coal-fired electric- has made it clear that no new coal-fired nology and an investor-driven envi- filing the charge-sheet. The decision, however, was a reaction India's renewables sector- from Japan, ity generation technology, it stands to generation will be needed beyond what ronment. As innovation continues, to pressures from growing incidents of atrocities on individu- the Netherlands, Italy, China, France, be one of the country's key clean energy is already planned. The Power Ministry acceleration towards a cleaner econ- als by jati panchayats or gavkis wielding extra-judicial pow- Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and enablers. The company provides 25 per has stated that 11GW of NTPC's older omy will take an exponential trajectory. ers. The new Act also facilitates the framing of charges under Canada. cent of India's electricity supply and as coal-fired plants will be shut down over NTPC stands as a cornerstone in Indian Penal Code Sections 34, 120-A, 120-B, 149, 153-A, 383 The Institute for Energy Econom- such, it plays a critical role in the coun- the next five years, to be replaced by India's national electricity transfor- to 389, and 511 if there is concrete evidence to substantiate an ics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has try's economic activity. With economic new, super-critical plants in an effort mation, which has now reached criti- accusation of social boycott. Nevertheless, taking serious notes long predicted India's growing global growth at 7-8 per cent annually, India is to increase efficiency and reduce India's cal mass. As per the recent Blackrock of prevailing atrocities inflicted on people in the name of tra- leadership role in the transformation the world's fastest-growing major econ- carbon footprint. In an electricity mar- (the largest investor in the world) dition, caste, and community, the Maharashtra government to a low carbon economy. But it is hap- omy. Last week, a news report stated ket where demand is growing plus-six announcement -- coal is dead. It will had done a commendable job with enacting the new Law. The pening at a speed faster than we dared that NTPC was planning to invest $10 per cent per annum, a one per cent take decades to fully transition, but the atrocities inflicted by a handful of people in the name of jaati to imagine. India's draft National Elec- billion in three new coal-fired power per annum expansion of coal capac- process is now unstoppable. IANS panchayats or groups citing caste and community traditions tricity Plan forecasts that 57 per cent of stations over the next five years. ity is still likely to be needed. If cur- should never be tolerated especially if it questions the dignity the country's energy capacity will be Citing senior officials, the article rent trends persist, new demand will (The author is Director of Energy of a human being. from renewables and other zero emis- stated that the expected 5 GW of coal increasingly be covered by lower cost Finance Studies at IEEFA. The views sions technologies by 2027. This is well would nearly double the capacity of renewables. NTPC will be a key enabler expressed are those of the IEEFA.) 9 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Friday, 21 July, 2017 mp in focus Battling evils of Trumpcare Trumpcare dies, but fight is still on as Bernie Sanders leads movement for total health bill, writes Mark Gruenberg he death of Trump- R-Ohio, to oppose McConnell’s care in the Senate on health care bill. Before McCon- July 18, while not the nell pulled the plug, Capito and final victory for the Portman were undecided and Thealth care of all Americans, upset over the Medicaid cuts. was indeed a huge victory for “We need one more Repub- the resistance that has swept lican vote, and I say to Sena- the country since the elec- tor Grassley and Senator Ernst, tion of Donald Trump. Activ- please take a hard look at what ists and advocates for better this disastrous legislation will US health care vowed to keep do to the people of Iowa and “Trumpcare” – the pressure on the Congress the people of America,” Sand- after two more Senate Repub- ers told the Iowa crowd. “I say many activists’ licans’ defections killed the to them – I beg of them – please name for latest GOP plan to repeal and vote no on this legislation… allegedly replace the Affordable This legislation is so bad, that McConnell’s Care Act, the nation’s 7-year- the Republicans have refused measure – “has old comprehensive health care to hold one public hearing and law. That’s because the defeat all of their deliberations are never been of the Republicans’ measure behind closed doors,” he said. about health led its sponsor, Senate Major- “That’s how bad this legisla- ity Leader Mitch McConnell, tion is.” care. It’s a naked R-Kent, to reveal many if not Our Revolution, the attempt to steal most Republicans’ real goal: To descendant group from Sand- repeal the ACA without replac- ers’ 2016 Presidential bid, led health care from ing it. 36 sit-ins at home-state offices millions…to And that would be “an of 21 GOP senators on July 7 pay for massive unmitigated disaster of epic to demand they vote against proportions” for millions, the bill. The protests drew at tax cuts for the says Ethan Rome of Health least 1,000 people, includ- richest people Care Action Now, a DC-based ing members of the Working coalition of unions and pro- Families Party, the Progressive in history,” said gressives. McConnell pulled Democrats of America, Resis- Working Families his measure, officially called tHere.org and the Democratic the Better Care Reconciliation Socialists. Party National Act, on July 17 after Senators “We’ve seen the bill and Director Dan Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, and we know who stands to lose Mike Lee, R-Utah, joined its the most: America’s poor Cantor two prior declared foes, Sena- Suddenly, Democrats have a moment of leverage over health-care policy (Representational Image) and working families,” said tors Susan Collins, R-Maine, Our Revolution leader Nina and Rand Paul, R-Kent. it. All 46 Democrats and both and other progressive groups Health Care Action Now. providing a $900 billion-plus millions of people into the Turner. “We will continue to sit, Collins opposed the GOP’s independents plan to oppose first came together to help pass Like Rome, AFL-CIO Presi- decade-long tax cut, with $700 streets, into phone calls and stand and fight on until quality health care rewrite because it McConnell’s measure further the ACA, have disbanded and dent Richard Trumka vowed billion of it for the rich and the e-mails to senators’ offices and healthcare is available to all.” would throw 22 million peo- opening deliberation. has now re-formed to protect further activism against GOP corporations. into occasional town halls with “Trumpcare” – many activ- ple – and tens of thousands of The repeal-and-don’t- it and to stop GOP health care health care schemes, because Before Lee and Moran wavering Republicans. They ists’ name for McConnell’s mea- Maine residents – off of health replace option alarms the schemes. of McConnell’s goal to use the jumped over the side, McCo- also pushed Senator Bernie sure – “has never been about insurance, particularly Med- health care activists, who say Dumping the ACA without dollars yanked from health nnell stalled the health care Sanders — one of the sena- health care. It’s a naked attempt icaid. But Paul and Lee want ACA supporters and other replacing it “would take health care to finance a tax cut for the vote because one statesman tors previously committed to to steal health care from mil- to kill the ACA and replace Americans will keep taking to care away from 32 million rich and the corporations. “No he counted on, Senator John opposing McConnell’s bill — lions…to pay for massive tax it with nothing at all, turning the streets, the phone lines, the Americans” and health insur- payoff to any senator already McCain, R-Ariz., is recovering out onto the hustings to cam- cuts for the richest people in people back on the mercy, or Internet and more to ensure ance “premiums would double” opposed to this bill can justify from surgery and can’t travel. paign strenuously against it. history,” said Working Fam- the lack of it, of the insurance they keep receiving health care for millions more, Rome said giving tax cuts to large corpora- But even McCain was dubi- His latest targets, speak- ilies Party National Director companies. Moran says he coverage attempting to force in a telephone interview. “The tions and stripping health care ous about McConnell’s mea- ing to a huge crowd at “Rev- Dan Cantor. “Even Republican opposes the now-dead Senate the Republicans not to yank insurance industry would be from millions. We are deter- sure: Hundreds of thousands of olution Iowa” in Des Moines senators must know in their GOP health care bill, drafted it. “We’ll do everything we in charge again, people would mined to stop this danger- Arizonians benefit from ACA’s on July 14, were Senators Jodi hearts that this is wrong.” He in secret because it allegedly can to keep the pressure on so be sicker and people would ous bill and hold accountable expansion of Medicaid eligi- Ernst and Chuck Grassley, both predicted the activists would doesn’t repeal the ACA and that health care repeal doesn’t die because they wouldn’t everyone responsible for it,” bility – a point Arizona’s GOP R-Iowa, and both – until now – continue their fight, not just to doesn’t cut insurance costs. come to a vote,” says Ethan have insurance.” The Republi- he said. McConnell touted the governor made to Vice Presi- counted in McConnell’s camp. defeat similar legislation, but McConnell may try to bring up Rome, HCAN’s co-director. cans “have been so cavalier and Better Care Reconciliation Act dent Mike Pence at a governors’ Sanders previously spoke to “for a single payer system to his health care bill by July 21, His wide-ranging coalition of irresponsible” in dealing with as the GOP “replacement” for meeting last weekend. McCon- big crowds in Ohio and West kick profit to the kerb and pro- but the four defections mean unions – including the AFL- health care that the whole issue the ACA, but its key provisions nell’s bill also would force huge Virginia, among other states, vide health care for all.” IPA he won’t have the 50 votes he CIO, the Service Employees, “is a mess,” adds Rachel Rosen would throw 22 million peo- increases in insurance premi- urging thousands to pressure (The author is the Wash- needs in the 100-member Sen- the National Education Associ- DeGolia, executive director ple off of health care – 15 mil- ums, as Rome points out. Senators Shelley Moore Cap- ington Bureau Chief of People’s ate to even start a debate on ation and the Auto Workers — of Cleveland-based Universal lion of them next year – while These two prospects pushed ito, R-W, and Bob Portman, World. The views are personal.)

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Sonia Gandhi must lead opposition campaign from the front during monsoon session MAMATA BANERJEE @MamataOfficial he last four days of the current monsoon session of the Par- liament has witnessed unity of the opposition parties in Ttaking on the Government in the two Congratulations to NITYA CHAKRABORTY houses on both issues: farmers distress Ram Nath Kovind Ji, throughout the country and cow vigi- lantism resulting in selective lynching. who will be our next The situation in the country is boil- President ing both, on the social and the eco- nomic fronts, but the opposition parties, especially the Congress have been fail- ing to take political advantage of the severe discontentment arising amidst the masses. SRIJAN PAL SINGH On the other hand, the BJP lead- @srijanpalsingh ership has been hyperactive in imple- menting its agenda one by one. The guaranteed control of the top four posts CaseFact:each of in the Government is being completed. 50 state in US has With Ram Nath Kovind succeeding own flag signifying There is an Pranab Mukherjee as the next Presi- urgent need for dent of India, the Rashtrapati Bhavan uniqueness. If national the opposition will be having a new resident emerging flag is above state from the ranks of the Lotus party. Kov- flag I see no issue in led by Congress ind claims now that he will abide by the to focus on norms of the Indian Constitution but Congress President Sonia Gandhi with leaders from various political parties #Karnataka flag there is some doubt on whether he will the mass be the rubber stamp of the government. – Congress - doing to counter BJP’s an anti-BJP camp. Gujarat is not as solid and D Raja who can help in fine tuning organisations of BJP leader and a seasoned worker-Ven- mission? It is really sad that when there for BJP as it was before. The factional the campaign programme to suit the IMRAN KHAN kaiah Naidu is set to take over as the are so many issues hurting the people, fights in BJP are continuing and this is demands of the time. The moot point is the opposition Vice-President of India on August 5. the opposition parties are not in the the time Congress meet this challenge that the battle of the opposition has to @ImranKhanPTI parties to start Already Prime Minister Narendra Modi fields to lead the disgruntled masses. unitedly by taking part in all the move- be fought both inside and outside Par- their agitations and the Speaker Sumitra Mahajan are The farmers’ distress covers almost all ments that are currently occurring in liament and all the mass organisations Apart from money veteran workers of the Lotus brigade. states. The farmers on their own are the state to protect the interests and live- of the opposition parties have to involve laundering/corruption, and concur with The installation of Ram Nath Kov- in the battle against the policies of the lihood of the people. Assembly elections themselves. ind as the President of India signals a Centre and the respective state gov- in Gujarat are due by the end of this year Congress President Sonia Gandhi another emerging the battle by process of political transformation in ernments. In Gujarat, Maharashtra, and it is now time for Congress to put its has to lead this opposition from the major crime of the opposition India which is fundamentally different and Madhya Pradesh, the movement own house in order and jump into the front. Sonia is respected by the opposi- from the Presidential change that took is spreading. These are the states which anti-BJP movement in the next three or tion leaders and her seniority and matu- Sharifs is producing leaders in place earlier. During BJP leader Atal are now strongholds of BJP and in two four months, in cooperation with other rity should be of help to the opposition fraudulent docs before Parliament Behari Vajpayee’s time, Dr Abdul Kalam of these states, the Assembly elections anti-BJP forces. in sorting out differences as and when SC to obstruct justice was selected as the Presidential nominee are due in the coming months. Congress The monsoon session is continu- they crop up. Right now, she has to by him and that was a normal process, has to organise massive mobilisation in ing until August 11, as per the present intervene to see that the grand alliance nobody thought of any substantial shift these states to take on BJP. In Madhya schedule. While the opposition led by continues in Bihar and there is no break in the working of the Rashtrapati Bha- Pradesh, the Congress has participated the Congress has to focus the campaign between Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav. SANJAY JHA van. But in 2017, the situation is com- to some extent but that is not adequate, issues jointly in both houses, there is an If Nitish is sincere in fighting BJP, he @JhaSanjay pletely different. BJP, on its own, has a there is a need for total mobilisation of urgent need that the mass organisations should find out a way to deal with the majority in the Lok Sabha and taking cadres in favour of the demands of the of the opposition parties start their agi- Tejaswi issue without creating any hur- into account the weakness and leader- farmers. The supporting base of BJP has tations in different states as also in the dles for anti-BJP front. Nitish has to be ship failure of the Congress and some also to be approached to delink them national capital to coincide with the a part of that front nationally, along with It is voluntary to submit of the regional parties, the BJP is win- from the ruling camp. It is not a two battle by the opposition leaders in the Mayawati and Akhilesh. Just as Mamata personal information on ning state after state in the Assembly week or one month job. This has to be Parliament. The July 11 meeting of the and CPI(M) can fight in West Bengal, social media sites, quite polls and their juggernaut is proceeding continued throughout the year. opposition leaders decided on a cam- but, at a national level for fighting BJP, with speed to capture the other states in In Gujarat, apart from farmers, the paign programme but till now no direc- they have to work together. Sonia has to another to surrender the coming Assembly polls - with the traders in traditional trades like tex- tive has been issued by the opposition act as the unifier of the opposition forces same rights to the ultimate objective of winning the Lok tiles and gold jewellery, are up in arms leadership to their state units for under- who are determined to take on BJP in State. #RightToPrivacy Sabha for the second consecutive time against the Government. Congress and taking such massive campaigns. Pres- 2019 polls. IPA in the 2019 polls. the other opposition parties have to lis- ently, the opposition has capable leaders (The author is Editor-in-Chief of What is the main opposition party ten to them and navigate them towards like Derek O’Brien, Sitaram Yechury IPA. The views are strictly personal.) 10 world mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Friday, 21 July, 2017 Fighting to bring back jobs, Trump ends covert Key US panel votes for tougher aid to Syrian cracking down on countries rebels trying to that cheat: Donald Trump topple Assad benchmarks for aid to Pak WASHINGTON: President Trump has ended the clan- WASHINGTON: In another blow to of state should “suspend assistance” to destine American program to Pakistan, a key congressional panel has Pakistan if it fails to make measurable provide arms and supplies to voted to adopt tougher benchmarks for progress in meeting its benchmarks. Syrian rebel groups, American it to receive US aid and authorised the While the secretary of state can officials said, a recognition that secretary of state to suspend it if Islam- waive these conditions in the name of the effort was failing and that abad fails to act against terror groups national interest, the draft bill says that the administration has given carrying out cross-border attacks into funds appropriated by this Act under up hope of helping to topple neighbouring countries. the ‘Foreign Military Financing Pro- the government of President The House Appropriations Com- gramme’ for Pakistan may be made Bashar al-Assad. mittee yesterday approved by voice vote available only to support counterter- The decision came more the 2018 State and Foreign Operations rorism and counterinsurgency capabili- than a month ago, the officials PTI Appropriations Bill, which seeks cer- ties in that country. said, by which time the effort tification from Secretary of State Rex On Wednesday, the US had listed to deliver the arms had slowed WASHINGTON: US Presi- Tillerson for disbursement of US aid Pakistan among the nations providing to a trickle. dent Donald Trump has said The Trump admin to Pakistan, making it conditional for “safe havens” to terrorists, saying terror It was never publicly his administration has been Islamabad to take action against ter- groups like the LeT and JeM continued announced, just as the begin- fighting to bring back manu- has withdrawn rorist groups. to operate, train, organise and fund- nings of the program four years facturing jobs and crackdown or delayed The bill now heads to the House of raise inside the country. In its annual ago were officially a secret, on “countries that cheat”. Representatives for consideration. ‘Country Report on Terrorism’, the State authorized by President Barack “From day one, my admin- 860 proposed It provides $47 billion in regular Department said the Mumbai attack Obama through a “finding” istration has been fighting to regulations in its discretionary and Overseas Contin- mastermind and UN-designated ter- that permitted the CIA to con- bring back our manufactur- first five months, gency Operations (OCO) funding. Programme’ for Pakistan may be made The secretary of state is also required rorist Hafiz Saeed continued to address duct a deniable program. News ing jobs and crackdown on for- This is USD 10 billion fewer than the available unless the secretary of state to certify that Pakistan is not support- large rallies, although in February 2017 of the troublesome program eign countries that cheat. Got the beginnings amount earmarked for fiscal year 2017, certifies to the committees that Islam- ing terrorist activities against the US Pakistan proscribed him under relevant soon leaked out. a lot of them. We will end the of a regulatory when counting additional funds pro- abad is taking action against terrorist or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and provisions of Anti-Terrorism Act. It joins similar failed efforts theft of American prosperity, vided last year in the Security Assis- groups. Under the bill, the secretary of Pakistan’s military and intelligence Meanwhile, in an accompanying to deliver arms and money to and we will stand up for our overhaul meant to tance Appropriations Act. Within this state is asked to certify that Pakistan is agencies are not intervening extra-judi- report, the House Appropriations Com- groups seeking to overthrow companies, our factories, and bolster economic amount, OCO funding totals $12 bil- cooperating with the US in counter- cially into political and judicial pro- mittee noted the continued importance governments that Washington our workers,” Trump said at lion, which supports operations and terrorism efforts against the Haqqani cesses in Pakistan. of US assistance to secure and stabilise found noxious, most famously a “Made in America”, round- growth assistance in areas of conflict, such as network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, The certification needs to include Afghanistan and Pakistan. the Kennedy administration’s table event at the White House. Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The Lashkar-e-Tayba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, that Pakistan is “not financing or sup- Understanding that the staffing and disastrous effort to do away “Made in America” is more We’ve opened it up, and it’s bill says that none of the funds appro- al-Qaeda, and others, including taking porting schools” linked to the Taliban programming requirements in these with the government of Fidel than a label or a product, he made a big difference for the priated by this Act under the ‘Economic effective steps to prevent such terrorist or any designated terrorist group and countries will remain under continuous Castro in Cuba. The White said, adding that it is a stamp farmer, for the homebuilder, Support Fund’, the ‘International Nar- groups from basing and operating in that Islamabad is preventing the prolif- review and, for that reason, the com- House had no comment. But of excellence. and for the manufacturers. cotics Control and Law Enforcement’, Pakistan and carrying out cross-border eration of nuclear-related material and mittee said it has not designated spe- the decision is bound to be wel- “It’s a badge of honour That’s why we want to ensure and the ‘Foreign Military Financing attacks into neighbouring countries. expertise. The bill says the secretary cific funding recommendations. AGENCIES comed by the Russians. AGENCIES and a tribute to the tremen- the integrity of the Made in dous skill of the working men America label,” he said. and women who design and Trump said his adminis- Kuwait expels Iranian diplomats over ‘terror’ cell: Official Grandparents, grandkids build these incredible master- tration is committed to work- pieces and different products ing with the private sector KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait on taken diplomatic action against Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia and of all types,” he said promoting to ensure the protection of thursday ordered the expul- Iran but declined to specify the its allies cut ties with Qatar over “Made in America” products. “Made in America” and the sion of about 15 Iranian dip- measures. accusations it is too close to exempted from Trump travel Trump rued that there was label through efforts like certi- lomats after the emirate’s top “Following the supreme Shiite Iran and funds extrem- a lack of level playing field for fication, greater transparency, court convicted a “terror” cell court ruling on the case ... the ists.The Kuwaiti newspaper Al- the American workers and and stricter enforcement efforts of links to the Islamic repub- government of Kuwait has Seyassah reported on Monday ban: US Supreme Court asserted that they “cannot be by agencies like the Federal lic, a government source said. decided to take measures, in that 14 of the cell’s 26 members beaten” when provided with it. Trade Commission. Kuwait also ordered the clo- accordance with diplomatic had fled to Iran by sea. WASHINGTON: The “But you see what’s happening. “We will have zero toler- sure of the Iranian “military, norms and the Vienna Conven- They were convicted by a Supreme Court has dealt Pres- It’s step by step. ance for illegal counterfeiting, cultural and trade” missions, alleged links with Iran and Leb- tion, towards its relations with lower court early last year but ident Donald Trump’s govern- We’ve gotten rid of regula- piracy, theft, or intellectual the government official, who anese Hezbollah and plotting the Islamic Republic of Iran,” acquitted on appeals several ment a fresh setback, saying its tions and a lot more are com- property. And they, really asked not to be named, told terror attacks in Kuwait. Sheikh Mohammad told AFP. months later and set free. controversial travel ban cannot ing. We have some statutory – they take our intellectual AFP. The Gulf state’s supreme State Minister for Cabinet He provided no further The supreme court, whose be applied to grandparents and requirements where we’re not property like we’re a bunch court last month sentenced the Affairs Sheikh Mohammad details.The row comes at a time rulings are final, overturned other close relatives of people allowed to do it until certain of babies. But no longer. False mastermind of the cell to life Abdullah Al-Sabah, who is when Kuwait is trying to medi- their acquittal on June 18 and living in the United States — dates,” he said. “They’re com- claims that a product is made in jail and condemned 20 oth- also acting information minis- ate an end to the Gulf’s worst sentenced them to between five for now. ing as fast as those dates come. in America,” he added. AGENCIES ers to various prison terms for ter, confirmed that Kuwait had diplomatic crisis in years, after and 15 years in prison. AGENCIES The court on Wednes- day accepted a Hawaii federal judge’s ruling last week that Pakistan’s Supreme Court warns Sharif’s the Trump administration had out potential security risks, can too narrowly defined what con- be broadly enforced for travel- stitutes “close family relation- ers from the six countries “who kids of 7-year jail if papers are found fake ships” to determine exceptions lack any bona fide relationship to the ban on travelers from with a person or entity in the ISLAMABAD: The children office in London on Satur- six mainly Muslim countries United States.” of Pakistan Prime Minister day which is officially an off - Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Days later, the govern- Nawaz Sharif could face up day, raising concern about Syria and Yemen. ment interpreted that to mean to seven years in jail if it was the authenticity of the docu- That left in place Judge Der- that only “close family” was proved that they had submit- ment. Similarly, Government rick Watson’s wider definition, exempted -- which it defined ted fake documents to the Pan- of Dubai has revealed that the which includes grandparents, as the parents, spouses, chil- ama panel probing the money documents of Gulf Steel Mills grandchildren, nieces, neph- dren, sons- and daughters- laundering allegations against provided by the prime minis- ews, and cousins of people liv- in-law, siblings and step- and the family, the Supreme Court ter’s son Hussian Nawaz were ing in the United States. half-siblings of people in the warned on Thursday. forged as there was no record But in its brief order, United States. The apex court heard the of those documents. the court backed the Trump Hawaii, one of several states Panamagate scandal case for ber panel of judges. Justice Ejaz Afzal is head- administration by staying the fighting the travel ban since the fourth consecutive day The JIT among other ing the probe panel com- part of Watson’s ruling that Trump first announced it in since the hearing began on things has observed that some prising Justice Sheikh Azmat would have expanded exemp- January, filed a court motion Monday, following submission of the documents submitted Saeed and Justice Ijazul Ahsan. tions to its 120-day ban on arguing that grandparents and of a report by the Joint Investi- by the children of Sharif, 67, They also warned Salman all refugees. The order said grandchildren were by all mea- gation Team (JIT) on July 10, were tampered with. Akram Raja, the lawyer of the Supreme Court’s ruling sures also “close family.” which was tasked by the court A trust deed provided by Sharif’s children, against is temporary, pending a fed- After Watson accepted that to probe allegation of corrup- the prime minister’s daughter a media trial in the case eral appeals court’s review of argument, the Justice Depart- tion against Sharif and his Maryam Nawaz and executed after some of the docu- the issues. The Supreme Court ment appealed the issue to the family. “The punishment for in 2006 was written in Cali- ments presented by him itself was partially the source Supreme Court, asking the submitting forged documents bri font which was not com- were leaked to media and of the dispute, having ruled in court to make its own defini- in the court is seven years in mercially available till 2007. were discussed in talk shows late June that the 90-day travel tion of “bona fide relationship” jail,” warned the three-mem- It was also notarised from an on Wednesday. AGENCIES ban, aimed at better screening and “close family.” AGENCIES

N. K. Textile Industries Limited Regd. Office: A-1, Maharani Bagh, After Mosul, IS digs in for guerrilla warfare New Delhi – 110 065, CIN: L17299DL1983PLC163230, Tel: +91 11 26860014 MOSUL: Islamic State mil- al Qaeda waged following the the dozens each day and suc- Email Id: [email protected]. itants began reinventing 2003 US-led invasion, pushing ceeded in fueling a sectarian Website:www.nktil.com themselves months before US- Iraq into a sectarian civil war bloodbath in Iraq, a major oil NOTICE backed Iraqi forces ended their which peaked in 2006-2007. producer and key US ally. Notice is hereby given that the meeting no. 03/ 2017-18 of the Board three-year reign of terror in “They are digging in. They When a US-funded tribal of Directors of the Company will be Mosul, putting aside the dream have easy access to the capital,” initiative crushed al-Qaeda, held on 10th August, 2017 (Thursday) of a modern-day caliphate and Lahur Talabany, a top Kurdish the hardcore regrouped in the at 49, Community Centre, New Friends preparing the ground for a dif- counter-terrorism official said. desert between Iraq and Syria. Colony, New Delhi-110025 at 4.30 P.M to discuss the following agenda items: ferent fight. As part of the US-led coalition, They reappeared with a new i. To take on record the Unaudited Intelligence and local offi- he is at the forefront of efforts jihadist brand that took the Financial Results of the Company cials said that, a few months Iraqi provinces. lenge for Iraqi security forces to eliminate IS. world by surprise: Islamic State. for the Quarter ended on 30th June, 2017 in terms of Regulation ago, they noticed a growing Some were intercepted but once they finish celebrating a “I believe we have tougher Shortly after its lighting sweep 33 of SEBI (Listing Obligation stream of commanders and many evaded security forces hard-won victory in Mosul, the days coming.” Some Iraqi through Mosul, the group out- and Disclosure Requirement) fighters flowing out of the city and began setting up bases for militants’ biggest stronghold. Islamic State fighters have did al Qaeda’s brutality, carry- Regulation, 2015. to the Hamrin mountains in their new operations. What Intelligence and security roots dating back to al Qae- ing out mass beheadings and ii. To fix the date of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company. northeast Iraq which offer comes next may be a more officials are bracing for the da’s campaign of car and sui- executions as it imposed its iii. To consider and decide the period hideouts and access to four complex and daunting chal- kind of devastating insurgency cide bombs that exploded by ultra-hardline ideology. AGENCIES of closure of register of members for record purpose. iv. To avail services of Electronic Voting Platform from National ‘Churchill tried to suppress Nazi plot to Securities Depository Limited. v. To consider appointment of Scrutinizer for the purpose of e-voting at ensuing Annual restore Edward VIII to British throne’ General Meeting. vi. To table and approve the draft inston Churchill wanted Churchill, the UK prime of the Notice convening the next “to destroy all traces” of minister, said the captured Annual General Meeting. W vii. To consider appointment of telegrams revealing a Nazi plot German telegrams offering Statutory Auditor of the Company to reinstate the former King Edward the British throne in in place of existing Statutory Edward VIII to the British the event of a Nazi invasion of Auditor. throne in return for his sup- Britain were “tendentious and viii. To discuss any other business with the permission of Chair port during the second world unreliable” and likely to leave Further, the trading window shall war, newly released cabinet the misleading impression that remain closed for all designated papers have revealed. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor the duke “was in close touch persons including promoters, directors, The telegrams document with German agents and was key managerial personnel, designated met Adolf Hitler in October 1937 employees and other connected Nazi plans to kidnap the Duke listening to suggestions that persons of the Company from 3rd of Windsor — the title granted published on Thursday by the were disloyal”. August, 2017 to 12th August, 2017 in to Edward following his abdi- National Archives reveals how Churchill made his appeal accordance with the SEBI (Prohibition cation in 1936 — and his wife, Churchill appealed to the US to Eisenhower after learning of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. By Order of the Board, Wallis Simpson, when they president, Dwight Eisenhower, that a microfilm copy of the For N.K Textile Industries Limited reached Portugal after fleeing and the French government telegrams, which were found Place: New Delhi (Balbir Singh) their Paris home when France to prevent publication of the in German archives at the end Dated: 18.07.2017 Director fell to German forces in 1940. intercepted German telegrams of the war, had been sent to the DIN:00027438 The Cabinet Office file for “at least 10 or 20 years”. US State Department. AGENCIES world 11 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Friday, 21 July, 2017 mp US senator McCain diagnosed with ‘H1-B visa applicants Mueller expands probe to aggressive brain being diverted to O visa’ cancer WASHINGTON: A top Ameri- a substitute for H-1B visas. Any can Senator on Thursday alleged attempt to flout the extraordi- Trump’s business transactions that potential H-1B applicants nary requirements of the O visa are being advised to apply for an program because an applicant WASHINGTON: The US special coun- the former finance director of Bayrock O visa instead of the numerically can t acquire an H-1B poten- sel investigating possible ties between filed a lawsuit claiming the firm struc- capped H-1B visas intended for tially constitutes visa fraud and the Donald Trump campaign and Rus- tured transactions in fraudulent ways highly-skilled workers to bypass ultimately damages both visa sia in last year’s election is examining to evade taxes. legal restrictions on employ- programs,” Grassley said. a broad range of transactions involv- The 2013 Miss Universe pageant is ment visas. While H-1B visa is “I am raising my concerns ing Trump’s businesses as well as those of interest because a prominent Mos- for foreign guest workers with to Secretary Kelly so that he of his associates, according to a person cow developer, Aras Agalarov, paid high skilled capabilities, O visa can prevent potential abuse and familiar with the probe. $20 million to bring the beauty spec- programme, is intended for use ensure that the integrity of both The president told the New York tacle there. About a third of that sum John McCain by those who have extraordi- the O visa and the H-1B remain Times on Wednesday that any digging went to Trump in the form of a licens- nary abilities or a demonstrated intact,” he said in a statement. into matters beyond Russia would be ing fee, according to Forbes maga- WASHINGTON: US sena- record of extraordinary achieve- In his letter to Kelly, Grass- out of bounds. Trump’s businesses have zine. At the event, Trump met Herman tor John McCain, the 2008 ment. Unlike most other visa ley said that the recent news involved Russians for years, making the Gref, chief executive of Russia’s biggest Republican presidential categories, the O visa program articles suggest that certain boundaries fuzzy so Special Counsel bank, Sberbank PJSC. Agalarov’s son nominee and the current has no numeric cap. aliens should consider apply- Robert Mueller appears to be taking a Emin helped broker a meeting last year chairman of the power- Citing the Indian media ing for O visas to “get around wide-angle approach to his two-month- between Trump’s son and a Russian ful Senate Armed Services reports, Senator Chuck Grass- [the President’s] H-1B order”, old probe. lawyer who was said to have damaging Committee, has been diag- ley, Chairman of the Senate Judi- because the O category has no FBI investigators and others are information about Hillary Clinton and nosed with an aggressive ciary Committee, said claimed numeric cap and is “largely free looking at Russian purchases of apart- her campaign. brain cancer, his office said. the number of O visas issued has of restrictions”. ments in Trump buildings, Trump’s Special Counsel Robert Mueller Meanwhile, Trump said on Wednes- The tumour was diag- tripled in the last decade. “The tenor of these articles involvement in a controversial SoHo The roots of Mueller’s follow-the- cial examinations constitute one thread day that he never would have appointed nosed after the 80-year-old The rise in numbers along- raises concerns that individuals development with Russian associates, money investigation lie in a wide-rang- of Mueller’s inquiry, which encompasses Attorney General Jeff Sessions had he veteran politician and pris- side these reports raise concerns might abuse the O visa petition the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in ing money laundering probe launched computer hacking and the dissemina- known Sessions would recuse himself oner of the Vietnam War about the future integrity of both process by fraudulently asserting Moscow and Trump’s sale of a Flor- by then-Manhattan US Attorney Preet tion of stolen campaign and voter infor- from overseeing the Russia investiga- underwent a surgery on July visa programs, he said in a letter qualifications they do not pos- ida mansion to a Russian oligarch in Bharara last year, according to the per- mation as well as the actions of former tion that has dogged his presidency, 14 to remove a blood clot to Homeland Security Secretary sess to bypass legal restrictions 2008, the person said.Agents are also son. FBI agents had already been gath- National Security Adviser Michael calling the decision “very unfair to the from his left eye, said the John Kelly. “Visas intended for on other employment visas,” interested in dealings with the Bank of ering information about Trump’s former Flynn. president.”In a remarkable public break Mayo Clinic, where the pro- exceptional individuals are not it said. AGENCIES Cyprus, where Wilbur Ross served as campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. Joshua Stueve, Mueller’s spokesman, with one of his earliest political sup- cedure was performed. vice chairman before he became com- Prosecutors hadn’t yet begun present- declined to comment, as did Abbe Low- porters, Trump complained that Mr. Tests revealed that a pri- merce secretary, as well as the efforts of ing evidence to a grand jury. Trump ell, a lawyer for Kushner and a Manafort Sessions’s decision ultimately led to the mary brain tumour—glio- Jared Kushner, the President’s son-in- fired Bharara in March. The Bharara spokesman. Spokesmen for the White appointment of a special counsel that blastoma—was associated law and White House aide, to secure probe was consolidated into Mueller’s House, Trump Organization and Ross should not have happened. “Sessions with the blood clot, it said in financing for some of his family’s real inquiry, showing that the special coun- didn’t immediately respond to requests should have never recused himself, and a statement. Glioblastoma is estate properties. The information was sel is taking an overarching approach to for comment. Mueller’s team is looking if he was going to recuse himself, he an aggressive brain cancer provided by someone familiar with the his mandated investigation of Russian at the Trump SoHo hotel condominium should have told me before he took the and its prognosis is gener- developing inquiry but not authorized interference in the 2016 presidential development, which was a licensing job and I would have picked somebody ally poor. Senator Edward to speak publicly. election. Altogether, the various finan- deal with Bayrock Capital LLC. In 2010, else,” Trump said. AGENCIES M Kennedy survived less than 15 months after he was found to have the tumour in Trump Jr, Manafort to testify before Congress about Russia 2008. “The senator and his family are reviewing further treatment options with his WASHINGTON: Donald spokesman for Trump Jr did Mayo Clinic care team. Trump Jr, along with the for- not immediately respond to Kushner to speak to Senate panel The senator’s doctors mer Trump campaign chair- a request for comment. Their say he is recovering from man Paul Manafort, are testimony comes less than two in closed-door session his surgery ‘amazingly well’ scheduled to testify publicly weeks after it was revealed and his underlying health is before Congress on 26 July. that the two, along with Jared WASHINGTON: President Trump’s senior adviser excellent,” the hospital said In a hearing entitled Over- Kushner, a top White House in a statement. McCain, a sight of the Foreign Agents aide and Trump’s son-in-law, and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will speak to the votary of strong India-US Registration Act and Attempts met with a Kremlin-linked Senate Intelligence Committee in a closed-door relations, wrote an Opinion to Influence US Elections: Les- lawyer in 2016 who offered session Monday as part of the panel’s widening piece on CNN when Prime sons Learned from Current (Left) Jared Kushner with Donald Trump Jr negative informa- probe into alleged ties between the Trump cam- Minister Narendra Modi vis- and Prior Administrations, Trump Jr tion about Hillary Clinton. paign and the Russian government. The meeting ited the US last year, seek- the president’s eldest son and Manafort has long been under ing warmer bilateral ties. his former top campaign aide tions to Russia. A spokesman scrutiny for his ties to Russia. was confirmed by Kushner’s attorney, Abbe Low- The Senate Armed Services will appear before the Senate for Manafort told the Guard- A veteran Republican politi- ell said that his client “is prepared to voluntarily Committee chairman wrote judiciary committee as fur- ian: “We just received the let- cal operative, he has exten- cooperate and provide whatever information he that the India-US defence ther scrutiny mounts of the ter and we’re reviewing it. We sive experience working in the has on the investigations to Congress”. AGENCIES ties was a “significant Trump campaign’s connec- have nothing else to add.” A former Soviet Union. AGENCIES achievement”. AGENCIES Saudi prince arrested over leaked abuse videos

RIYADH: A Saudi prince A video circulating on social “You park by my house, was arrested on Thursday on media showed police escort- you ... eunuch, I’ll screw your King Salman’s order, a state- ing the young prince one of mother in her grave,” he says to run broadcaster reported, as the thousands of members of a dazed driver bleeding from outrage grew on social media the royal family out of a house the mouth, his clothes splat- over videos appearing to show in handcuffs. tered with blood. him abusing members of The arrest came after the “Do you understand?” he the public. prince, whose face can clearly asks the man, who nods and Salman issued a warrant King Salman be seen in some of the videos turns away. In another video, for ‘the immediate arrest ... and shared via Twitter Wednesday, a man moaning and clutching imprisonment’ of Prince Saudi, men who appeared in the vid- unleashed a wave of verbal and his head is led out of a house a descendent of Saudi Arabia’s eos uploaded to YouTube, Al- physical abuse on Saudis and with an automatic rifle pointed founder, along with a group of Ikhbariya television reported. foreigners. at his back. AGENCIES

Indian-origin GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION, AMRAVATI jailed for 18 years NOTICE FOR Hybrid Annuity (Online) Tender for culpable E-TENDER NOTICE NO 21 FOR 2017-18 Notice Inviting Bid homicide Package No.AM 24 Dated :13/07/2017 SINGAPORE: An Indian- Subject:- RFP for Improvement of Roads in the Amravati District in Maharashtra State for Two laning road / Two Laning road with paved shoulders under MRIP Pakage origin Singaporean was AM- 24 on Hybrid Annuity Mode today jailed for 18 years The Government of Maharashtra had entrusted to the Authority the development, main- for killing the mother tenance and management of state highways and Major District Roads of State of Maharashtra. of his former employer when she tried to stop him from The Authority had resolved to augment the existing road for Improvement to Amravati Ring robbing her, a media report Road Section Badnera to Power House and Rahatgaon to Camp Short road to M.S.H. 14 to said. Join SH-280 (SH 299 & 302) , Improvement to Amravati Kathora Pusada Shirala Chandur P Mageswaran visited a Bazar Road in Amravati dist to joining Riddhapur Religious place to Amravati (MDR - 27 ) family friend on December 9, Improvement to Paratwada Chikhaldara Ghatang Road Joining Chikhaldara Touriest Place 2013, hoping she would lend (SH 305 & MDR 8), Warud Gavankund Bahada Jarud Mangruli Kachurna Haturna Road, him money. Km. 0/00 to 31/700 including diversion and Morshi Pala Salbardi Dongaryawli Dapori Road When she refused, Km 0/00 to 15/600 ( Road connecting to citrus Processing Project and Pilgrimage Centre) Mageswaran ransacked in the state of Maharashtra by [Two Lanning / Two Lanning with paved shoulders thereof I (the her apartment and found “Project”) on design, build, operate and transfer (the “DBOT Annuity” or “Hybrid Annuity”) a box of jewellery worth basis, and has decided to carry out the bidding process for selection of [a private entity] as the about SGD 10,000 in Bidder to whom the Project may be awarded. the closet. Brief particulars of the Project are as follows: Before he could make Name of the State Highway / Major District Road Length Estimated Project off with the loot, 62-year- (in Km) Cost (InRs. Cr.) old Kanne Lactmy caught Improvement to roads him and threatened A) Amravati Byepass from Badnera to Power House & Rahatgaon to Camp to call her son. Short Road MSH-14 to SH-280 (Sh-292 & SH-302) Mageswaran pushed Lac- B) Amravati Kathora Pusda Chandur Bazar (Taluka Head Quarter ) to tmy, snatched a pillow off the join Riddhapur Piligrimage place MDR-27 148.645 349.66 C) Paratwada Chikhaldara Ghatang SH-305 & MDR-8 joining Chikhal- bed and smothered her. He dara Touriest Place. also strangled her. Ten min- D) Warud Gavankund Bahada Mangruli Kachurna Haturna MDR-45 & utes later, she died, Channel Morshi Pala Salbardi Dongaryawali Dapori MDR-66 Roads joining News Asia reported. Orange Processing Plant and Piligrimage Place. Mageswaran was con- victed of culpable homicide The complete BID document can be viewed / downloaded from e-procurement portal of [https:// in May, and sentenced to 18 maharashtra.etenders.in] from Dt. 20.07.2017 to Dt.18.09.2017 (up to 23.00 Hrs. IST) Bid must be years’ jail on Thursday. submitted online only at [https://maharashtra.etenders.in] during the validity of registration with Prosecutors called for the [Maharashtra Government e-Tendering Portal] being managed by portal / website, i.e. [https:// a life sentence, pointing maharashtra.etenders.in] on or before 18.09.2017 (upto 23.00 hours IST). Technical submissions to the unemployed man’s of the Bids received online shall be opened on 25.09.2017 to 29.09.2017(at 18.00 hours IST). criminal past. Bid submitted through any other mode shall not be entertained. However, Bid Security, proof Mageswaran had com- of online payment of cost of bid document, Power of Attorney and joint bidding agreement etc. mitted a series of rob- as specified in Clause 2.11.2 of the RFP shall be submitted physically by the Bidder on or before beries in 2007, for which 25.09.2017 (at 11.00 hours IST). Please note that the Authority reserves the right to accept or he was sentenced to six reject all or any of the BIDs without assigning any reason whatsoever. years’ jail and given 24 strokes Sd/- of the cane. (S.R.Jadhav) “I agree with the pros- Executive Engineer ecution that (his criminal Public Works Division record) is of concern,” Judi- cial Commissioner Hoo D.G.I.P.R. 2017/2018/1729 Amravati Sheau Peng said. AGENCIES 12 business mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Friday, 21 July, 2017 Indo-Japan civil Low formal credit reach keeps N-cooperation deal now in force NEW DELHI: A landmark most farmers off loan waivers civil nuclear cooperation deal MUMBAI: Large share of non- between India and Japan that institutional channels in rural provides for collaboration credit is likely to limit the effec- Agriculture Minister launches between their industries in the tiveness of farm loan waivers field came into force on Thurs- announced by five states, warns day, eight months after it was a report. NDDB dairy quality mark logo sealed. Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, NEW DELHI: Agriculture tary Devendra Chaudhry and Foreign Secretary S Jaishan- Punjab, Karnataka and Madhya Minister Radha Mohan Singh NDDB Chairman Dilip Rath kar and Japanese Ambassador Pradesh have announced farm on Thursday launched National were present at the launch. Kenji Hiramatsu exchanged loan waivers amounting to Rs Dairy Development Board's NDDB said the initiative diplomatic notes, marking oper- 99,600 crore in recent months, quality mark logo which dairy does not propose any new/addi- ationalisation of the pact, the following public outcry over cooperatives can use after com- tional system for food safety External Affairs Ministry said. rising number of suicide by plying with quality norms. and quality management but The civil nuclear cooper- deal with Tokyo. indebted farmers. But the move The 'Quality Mark' logo lays down the process required ation agreement was signed There was political resis- has met with scepticism by key lap with loan waiver beneficia- Noting that the classes of will be valid for three years and for ensuring quality and safety. last November during Prime tance in Japan - the only coun- policymakers. ries is likely to be large," the banks covered under the waivers surveillance audit for checking Since the rollout of the ini- Minister Narendra Modi's try to suffer atomic bombings "The share of non-institu- report adds. are different for different states, compliance with quality norms tiative in January 2016, the visit to Tokyo after years of during World War II - against tional sources is significantly The NSS survey shows that the report says while Karna- will be held once every year by NDDB has received 55 applica- negotiations. a nuclear deal with India, par- higher for lower decile classes non-institutional channels of taka has waived off loans from National Dairy Development tions from cooperatives across "This agreement is a reflec- ticularly after the disaster at the of asset holding, which are typi- credit--professional moneylend- only cooperative banks, other Board (NDDB), an apex dairy the country. Of these, 14 units tion of the strategic partnership Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant cally the intended beneficiaries ers, landlords, friends and rela- states do not have any such sector body. have successfully cleared the between India and Japan and in 2011. of loan waiver schemes," ICICI tives and input suppliers among differentiation. "NDDB's Quality Mark will bers from agriculture minis- two stage assessment process. will pave the way for enhanced Japan is a major player in Securities said in a report on others--constituted nearly 44 The report further says the provide dairy cooperatives and try and managing directors of The remaining dairies cooperation in energy security the nuclear energy market and Thursday. per cent of outstanding rural effectiveness of loan waivers is producer institutions the much- four dairy federations as also were informed about the areas and clean energy. an atomic deal with it will make The average share of non- credit in 2012. likely to vary significantly across needed brand identity and a representative of food safety of improvement. They have "The agreement seeks to pro- it easier for US-based nuclear institutional credit for the low- Mapping agriculture GVA the states depending on their competitive edge," Singh said regulator FSSAI and two dairy been provided 6-9 months for mote full cooperation between plant makers Westinghouse est five decile classes of asset growth with agriculture credit level of development. in a statement. experts. implementing the corrective the two countries in the devel- Electric Corporation and GE holding is over 70 per cent of growth in FY13 and FY17 "States with higher share of This will bring process Singh also presented qual- measures. opment and uses of nuclear Energy Inc to set up atomic the outstanding credit for those shows that the share of institu- outstanding institutional rural improvement in the entire value ity mark logo certificates to The agriculture minister energy for peaceful purposes plants in India as both these decile classes, according to the tional channels is likely to have credit, such as Maharashtra and chain from producer to con- 14 dairy manufacturing units said this initiative of NDDB on a stable, reliable and pre- conglomerates have Japanese 70th Round of the NSS House- improved moderately, shows the Punjab, are likely to get the most sumers to ensure availability for adopting food safety and will facilitate and strengthen the dictable basis," External Affairs investments. hold Indebtedness Survey, the NSS survey. out of loan waivers. On the other of quality milk and milk prod- quality management systems efforts of FSSAI. It will also cre- Ministry spokesperson Gopal Other nations who have report notes. Share of commercial and hand, Karnataka, UP and MP ucts, he said. and adhering to Quality Mark ate requisite awareness among Baglay told reporters. signed civil nuclear deal with "Since institutional credit cooperative banks in total insti- are likely to derive limited ben- An 11-member manage- parameters. various dairy units across the The deal allows Japan to India include the US, Russia, is skewed in favour of house- tutional credit is nearly 25 per efit as they have relatively lower ment committee will oversee Minister of State for Agri- country for adopting quality export nuclear technology to South Korea, Mangolia, France, holds with higher decile classes cent each which add up to 50 share of outstanding rural insti- the activities of Quality Mark. culture Sudarshan Bhagat, measures detailed in the guide- India, making it the first non- Namibia, Argentina, Canada, of asset holding, the latter's over- per cent of total rural credit. tutional credit." it said. PTI The panel comprises mem- Animal Husbandry Secre- line document. PTI NPT signatory to have such a Kazakhstan and Australia. PTI Panel to finalise Kamov delivery to start in 2 Bajaj Auto Q1 Find early solution to food LinkedIn unveils regulations for years after contract signing profit crashes Made-in-India drones: Govt 19% to `837 cr stocks issue: Nirmala to WTO ZHUKOVSKY (RUSSIA): NEW DELHI: Commerce Min- Lite application NEW DELHI: The civil avia- The delivery of Kamov military NEW DELHI: Bajaj Auto on ister Nirmala Sitharaman has tion ministry has set up a com- helicopters to India will begin Thursday reported 19.51 per urged the WTO chief to "vigor- NEW DELHI: After Facebook mittee, which includes officers within two years of the signing cent decline in consolidated net ously" follow the efforts of the and Twitter, it is now Linke- from security agencies, to final- of a contract, according to a top profit to Rs 836.79 crore for the member countries for finding dIn that has unveiled a 'Lite' ise the regulations for use of Russian official, who indicated June quarter of current fiscal, on solution to the issue of food version of its app as the pro- drones, Union Minister Jayant that the number of choppers to account of lower sales. stockpiling. fessional networking platform Sinha said on Thursday. be supplied could be increased It had posted net profit of Rs The issue was raised by the attempts to bring in more users In a written reply to the to more than 200 in the future. Russia and production of 160 1,039.70 crore in the April-June minister during her meeting on board. Lok Sabha, he also said that no Sergei Chemezov, the CEO helicopters in India with differ- quarter of last fiscal. with WTO Director General The new 'LinkedIn Lite' firm timelines have been fixed of Rostec State Corporation, ent localisation degrees." Bajaj Auto said in a BSE fil- Roberto Azevedo at Geneva. Android app is designed to for regulations on the use of said that after the establishment Earlier reports said that 60 ing that its total income from She also mentioned the kind reduce data usage by 80 per Unmanned Aircraft System of the joint venture (JV) in May Kamov-226T helicopters will operations during the quar- of outcomes India would like to cent and is less than 1MB in (UAS). for the production of Kamov be supplied to India in fly-away ter under review stood at Rs see at the upcoming eleventh size. In September last year, "Pursuant to the discus- military helicopters, Russia condition, while 140 will be 6,177.66 crore as against Rs ministerial conference (MC11), LinkedIn had launched a light- sions held in the Ministry of expects an official request from manufactured in India. 6,355.84 crore in the April-June the highest decision making weight version of its mobile Home Affairs, a committee has the Indian defence ministry. Chemezov said Russia quarter of 2016-17. body of the WTO, in Argentina world include investments, action against a country that website. been formed by the Ministry of A contract will then be expects the target location to The domestic industry, it in December. competition, labour, govern- breaches the 10 per cent cap. "LinkedIn Lite app is first Civil Aviation on May 11, 2017, signed for the delivery of the implement the project will be said, was impacted during the "She particularly stressed ment procurement, environ- This clause is there till a perma- being rolled out to members comprising officers from reg- choppers. in Bengaluru on the produc- June quarter of 2017-18 due that the MC11 outcomes must ment and global value chains. nent solution is found for the in India... LinkedIn plans to ulators and security agencies "After the contract is tion capacities of Hindustan to changeover from BS-III to include a permanent solution on A permanent solution to food stockpiling issue. roll out the mobile web version to finalise the regulations on signed, within two years, the Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) that are BS-IV vehicles and transition public stockholding (PSH) for the issue of food stockpiling is This has enabled India to and the Android app in over UAS," said the minister of state first deliveries of helicopters currently used in the assembly to the new Goods and Services food security purposes on which important for smooth imple- continue procurement and 60 countries shortly," LinkedIn for civil aviation. will be made. The agreement project of Su-30 MKI. Tax. Total vehicles sales dur- there is a ministerial mandate," mentation of India's food secu- stocking of foodgrain for dis- said in a statement. As on date, the Interna- for that is signed and is being The necessary conditions ing the quarter declined 10.68 the ministry said in a statement rity programme. tribution to poor under its food The move will help Linke- tional Civil Aviation Organ- exercised," he told reporters on are available there including per cent to 8,88,434 units as on Thursday. Sitharaman also As per the global trade security programme without dIn find a place in more smart- isation (ICAO) has not issued the sidelines of Russia's premier human resources for success- against 9,94,733 units in the cor- urged Azevedo "to follow up norms, a WTO member coun- attracting any kind of action phones in developing countries standards and recommended airshow MAKS 2017. ful implementation of the proj- responding period of last fiscal. vigorously to support the efforts try's food subsidy cap should from WTO members even if it like India that often faces net- practices for certification and Talking about the 2015 $1 ect, he said. The company said its total to reach finality on PSH and the not breach the limit of 10 per breaches the 10 per cent subsidy work issues. Also, with a signif- operation of civil UAS, he said. billion deal for the supply of The Rostec chief also said exports, however, went up by agricultural Special Safeguard cent, which is based on the ref- cap as prescribed by the multi- icant chunk of the population "The Directorate General the KA-226T helicopters, Che- that within the joint project, "it 10.48 per cent to 4,09,525 units Mechanism (SSM)". erence price of 1986-88. lateral trade body. using devices with low on- of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has mezov said: "We have to supply is possible to engage other com- as against 3,70,649 units in the Further, the minister There are apprehensions SSM is a toll demanded by board memory, the small size prepared an air transport cir- a certain amount, most will be panies, including private ones, same quarter last fiscal. stressed that any attempts at that full implementation of developing countries, including of the app will help LinkedIn cular regarding 'Guidelines localised, in total, in the amount depending on the Indian party". With regard to GST, Bajaj seeking outcomes on new issues food security programme may India, to support poor farmers find more takers. for obtaining Unique Identi- of 200 helicopters. But in the "They have to evaluate Auto said: "For dealers holding such as e-commerce and invest- breach this cap. So India wants from sudden surge in imports. India is the second larg- fication Number (UIN) and future this can be increased." and affirm the readiness and stocks as on June 30, estimated ment facilitation should "not" be amendments in the formula to Several developed countries est market for LinkedIn with operation of Civil Unmanned Chemezov said that under reliability of private com- loss per motorcycle was around at the cost of other long pending calculate the food subsidy cap. give massive subsidies to their more than 42 million members. Aircraft System (UAS)' in con- the deal the minimum project panies for most of which it Rs 1,400 so the company pro- issues on the agenda of the Doha There is a peace clause cur- farmers and in such a case SSM Interestingly, the 'Lite' app has sultation with various stake- volume was for "the procure- is a new business domain," vided for Rs 32 crore towards Round. The new issues which rently according to which no would help India in protecting been developed by LinkedIn's holders," he said. PTI ment of 40 helicopters from Chemezov said. PTI compensation to the dealers. PTI are being pushed by developed country can ask WTO to take the farmers. PTI R&D team in Bengaluru. PTI Wipro ups Q1 net by 1.2%, ICICI Bank offers `15 lakh instant loan via ATMs Fintech among top 5 sectors

MUMBAI: Largest private sec- a statement on Thursday. The completely paperless procedure for funding in 2016: Deloitte to buy back `11K cr shares tor lender ICICI Bank will be service is already available. and instant disbursal of funds selling personal loans of up to A customer is given mul- through the ATM," he added. MUMBAI: Indian FinTech is together strongly and at an apt BENGALURU: India's third Rs 15 lakh through its ATMs tiple amounts to choose from It can be noted that the one of top five markets by value time, the joint report by Inter- largest IT firm Wipro on Thurs- that can be availed of by select and will be informed about resilient retail loan segment of capital funding and invest- net and Mobile Association of day posted a 1.2 per cent rise salaried customers even if they other crucial details like the has been one of the major ments in the sector with nearly India, and Deloitte said. in its consolidated net profit at haven't previously applied for interest rate, processing fee and forces driving the anaemic loan $270 million of funding in 2016, "Combination of steady eco- Rs 2,076.7 crore for the April- one. monthly instalments, before growth in the bad loans-sad- according to a recent report. nomic growth with low pene- June quarter. Using data from credit the transaction is completed by dled banking system in the last The report also noted that tration of financial services and Besides, the company's information companies, the crediting the loan amount into few years. As a prudent mea- in medium-term fintech play- availability of supporting infra- board has announced a share lender will pre-qualify select her account. sure, most lenders prefer giv- ers will consolidate their posi- structure such as internet data buyback proposal of Rs 11,000 customers for personal loans. ICICI Bank executive direc- ing unsecured personal loans tion in urban and metro centres access, smartphones along with crore entailing 34.3 crore equity Such customers will get a tor Anup Bagchi said this will to existing customers than tap- and will extend to rural and utility infrastructure including shares at Rs 320 apiece. message on the ATM screen in for one, she can avail of a help customers receive money ping corporate borrowers. semi-urban areas over the next Aadhaar based authentication The Bengaluru-based firm after completing a transaction, five-year personal loan of up conveniently once they opt for For FY17, the credit growth three-five years. India remains and India Stack capabilities are had registered a net profit of informing about their eligibil- to Rs 15 lakh and the amount a personal loan. stood at an anaemic 5.1 per one of the l rgest markets where likely to provide the required Rs 2,052 crore in the year-ago ity for personal loans. will be credited instantly into "We believe this is a com- cent, the lowest since fiscal the structural enablers to setup impetus to India's fintech sec- period. Its total income grew If a customer chooses to go her account, the bank said in pelling proposition as it is a 1952. PTI and incubate fintech have come tor," the report noted. PTI marginally to Rs 14,281.4 crore For the April-June during the first quarter. Wipro, which gets bulk of its quarter, IT services topline from IT services, said it revenues were at Operators say rural telecom to suffer at nil IUC; Jio differs expects revenues from that busi- ness to be in the range of $1,962- $1,971.7 million, NEW DELHI: The warring rying calls on 4G network, but cost. ber of incoming calls made in 2,001 million in the September up 2.1% from the parties over interconnect still incumbent operators are "Going by the growth rate, rural areas compared to out- quarter. For the June quarter, IT usage charges are digging in making people in rural areas if the subscriber base of a new going calls and IUC provides services revenue was at $1,971.7 year-ago period their heels. use 2G network. We will install operator goes up to 400 million, revenue to support telecom million, up 2.1 per cent from the Established operators such network in the village very next it will push the cost burden of infrastructure at such locations. year-ago period. ter, Wipro added 1,309 (gross) as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone day if any operator wants to Rs 2 lakh crore on the industry," "We have our 54 per cent of "We delivered revenues employees, taking its total head- on Thursday contended that leave a village," a Jio represen- the Airtel representative said. sites (mobile towers) in rural above the upper-end of the count to 1,66,790 people. telecom infrastructure in rural tative said on IUC at Trai's open "Airtel's 4G rollout is at par with areas. One can say it is very easy guidance range. Our focus on On the buyback offer, Dalal areas largely depends on rev- house discussion on Thursday. that of Jio and the new entrant to put a site next day, but we digital, combined with our said the announcement to buy- enue from incoming calls, and Trai in an affidavit filed should not give the impression know how much hard work we investments in client mining, back equity shares is part of lowering or removal of such before the Supreme Court in that they are the only saviour have done," the Vodafone offi- has resulted in strong growth Wipro's philosophy to "deliver charges will hamper services. 2011 had said telecom opera- of data services in the country." cial added. in top accounts," Wipro CEO efficient returns to sharehold- The new entrant, Reliance tors should be given time till The reasoning the official Another representative Abidali Z Neemuchwala said. ers". Wipro, during the quarter Jio, brushed aside the logic, 2014 to move to the bill and gave was that when a customer from Vodafone felt that main- Wipro CFO Jatin Dalal said ended June 30, 2017, allotted claiming that it will provide keep regime. Under this, opera- makes a call to a different net- tenance of rural network should the impact on operating mar- bonus equity shares – one bonus 99 per cent coverage by the tors only keep record of incom- 1 lakh crore. Telecom operators subsidy, but to recover charges work, he authorises his service not be jeopardised by removal gins on account of rupee appre- share for every one share held end of this year even if mobile ing calls on their network, but levy interconnect usage charge because terminating operators provider to pay IUC to the of IUC. ciation and salary increases was – to its shareholders. interconnection charges are do not raise any demand from (IUC) on incoming calls from (on which a call is made) can- operator on whose network Idea Cellular, which is bat- partially offset by strong busi- The company's revenue from dropped. other operators. the network of the other oper- not charge for incoming calls," the call has been made. ting for a higher IUC, on its ness efficiencies. IT products during the quarter "Poor people in the coun- The official held that contin- ator. These charges are passed a Bharti Airtel representative Vodafone said the Telecom part, argued that the industry "We continue to sustain was Rs 630 crore ($98 million), try are subsidising inefficient uation of IUC beyond 2014 has on to subscribers by service said. He made the point that Regulatory Authority of India is under financial stress and robust cash generation," he an increase of 7 per cent year- network of telecom operators. resulted in incumbent opera- providers. IUC is not meant for availing (Trai) in its report has men- needs reason to support future added. During the June quar- on-year. PTI There is very less cost of car- tors benefiting to the tune of Rs "IUC in rural area is not for gains, but a way of recovering tioned that there are a num- investment. PTI business 13 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Friday, 21 July, 2017 mp Coal-bearing states got `3,653 cr Pradhan gives many ideas as from mines allocation, says Goyal ‘oil import cut panel’ meets Coal cess part of GST Compensation Fund: Govt NEW DELHI: Coal bearing NEW DELHI: Set with a steep While the Ministry of Road, states have received Rs 3,653 ‘India imported target to cut India's oil imports Transport and Highway high- crore till June 2017 from mine by 10 per cent by 2022, the Oil lighted measures such as e-toll- allocation, Coal Minister Piyush coal worth over Ministry has formed an inter- ing to cut waiting time at toll Goyal said on Thursday. ministry monitoring and advi- plazas and notification of fuel "The coal bearing state `1 lakh cr in FY17’ sory body to achieve the mark efficiency norms for LCV, Min- governments have received an through a combination of rais- istry of Rural Development amount of Rs 3,653 crore till NEW DELHI: India, the third ing domestic output and rely- stressed upon their bio-fuel June 2017 from the allocation largest coal producer in the ing on alternate fuel sources. scheme for rural sector. of coal blocks/mines under world, imported 190 million The first meeting of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency the provisions of Coal Mines under the GST regime. tonnes of the fuel worth over newly formed Integrated (BEE) pointed out measures (Special Provisions) Act, 2015," “The Goods and Services Rs one lakh crore in 2016-17 Monitoring and Advisory for industrial and transport Goyal said in a written reply to Tax (Compensation to States) fiscal, Parliament was informed Council (IMAC) has been sectors. MNRE elaborated on the Lok Sabha. Act, 2017...notified on April on Thursday. held wherein the progress on energy generation through "Under the aforesaid Act, 12, 2017 provides that coal cess, Minister of State for Coal import reduction of oil and renewable sources such as provisions of the entire reve- along with some other cess on Piyush Goyal in a written reply gas was reviewed, Oil Minister solar and wind power and their nue from allocation (auction pan masala, tobacco, aerated to Lok Sabha said 190.95 mil- Dharmendra Pradhan said on future strategy in this regard. and allotment) of coal blocks water would constitute GST lion tonnes (provisional) of coal Thursday. Pradhan stressed on the / mines ... accrues to the coal Compensation Fund and the valued at Rs 1,00,231.3 crore "Increased domestic pro- importance of concerted and bearing State Government con- same would be utilised to com- was imported in the last fiscal. duction, promotion of biofu- coordinated efforts by all min- cerned," the minister said. pensate states for five years for The minister further said in els, renewable energy, better istries to create an enabling The utilisation of the rev- potential losses on account of 2015-16, 203.9 million tonnes roads, urban planning, fuel environment for accelerated enue generated from the allo- GST implementation,” Power (MT) of coal valued at Rs conservation, development of the goal of 10 per cent reduc- road and transport, agriculture, carbon Exploration Licensing exploration and production cation of coal mines under the and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal 86,033.8 crore was imported, mini-grids, promotion of elec- tion in import dependency set power, rural development and Policy (HELP), Discovered activities. Highlighting other provisions of the Coal Mines said in a written reply to the while in 2014-15, the import trical vehicles put together will by the Prime Minister during finance. Small Field Policy, tapping measures like promoting con- (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 Lok Sabha. After five years, any stood at 217.7 MT worth Rs contribute in the process" of Urja Sangam," an official state- During the meeting chaired unconventional sources such as servation and energy efficiency, is the prerogative of the coal amount left would be shared on 1,04,506.6 crore. achieving the import reduction ment said. by Pradhan, "the Ministry Coal Bed Methane (CBM) and exploring opportunities for oil bearing state government, the 50 per cent basis between Cen- In 2013-14, the country target, he said. IMAC was envisaged to highlighted major policy ini- Shale Gas besides enhancing demand substitution and tap- minister added. tre and States, the minister said. imported 166.8 MT of coal Prime Minister Narendra facilitate better coordination tiatives taken in recent past to production of bio-diesel and ping the potential of bio-fuels, Meanwhile, the government The long-awaited GST, worth Rs 92,329 crore, the Modi had in March 2015 set and comprehensive strategy for enhance domestic production increased use of PNG and LPG. he said that these are required on Thursday said that coal cess India’s biggest tax reform, was minister said. The gap between a target to cut India's reliance all energy resources by focus- of oil and gas," the statement Officials of other minis- to be perused in more aggres- will contribute to the GST com- rolled out on July 1. Replying demand and supply, Goyal said, on imports for meeting its oil ing on supply and demand side said. tries also explained policies, sive and synchronised manner. pensation fund, a corpus meant to a separate question, the min- cannot be bridged completely needs by 10 per cent to 67 per management. It consists of Sec- These included measures schemes and projects taken Energy consuming minis- for compensating states for reve- ister said that a total of 14,305 as there is insufficient domes- cent by 2022. retary, Petroleum and Natural like resource re-assessment, towards augmenting the supply tries and the ones involved in nue losses in the wake of shifting gas-based power generation tic availability of coal and power "Ministry of Petroleum Gas and officers from min- National Data Repository of energy, energy saving and technology need to be brought to the new indirect tax regime. plants are stranded in the coun- plants designed on imported and Natural Gas prepared an istries of new and renewable (NDR), Open Acreage Licens- demand substitution/reduc- under the ambit of IMAC, he The cess on coal has been try due to non-availability of fuel will continue to import for elaborate roadmap to achieve energy, urban development, ing Policy (OALP), Hydro- tion through alternate modes. added. PTI continued at Rs 400 per tonne domestic gas. PTI their production. PTI ONGC scrip up 3% Govt starts talks with stakeholders SAIL, ArcelorMittal steel JV's on Cabinet nod to on digital number for air travellers site to be fixed in 3 months its HPCL stake buy NEW DELHI: The government NEW DELHI: The Rs 5,000- NEW DELHI: Shares of Oil and has started consultations with The Govt also said that it would take Jet Airways asks crore autograde steel plant in Natural Gas Corporation rose various stakeholders to furnish into consideration suggestions and joint venture between SAIL and by nearly 3 per cent on Thursday a digital identification number junior pilots to ArcelorMittal would be set up after the Cabinet approved sale to be given to air passengers views received from time to time close to an automobile hub and of the government's stake in oil at the time of booking tickets, before deciding on the contours final decision on the site is likely refiner HPCL to India's largest Lok Sabha was informed on take 30% pay cut in three months, a top official oil producer ONGC. Thursday. of Air India’s disinvestment on Thursday said. Defying its sluggish open- Civil Aviation Minister NEW DELHI: The Jet Airways "It (SAIL, ArcelorMittal JV) ing, the ONGC stock gained Ashok Gajapathi Raju said the flight booking. “Suggestions and views are has asked its junior or trainee is in the final stage now. 2.91 per cent to Rs 167.80 on upgradation of technology for Raju said the civil aviation received from time to time, pilots to take a cut of 30 per Absolutely in the final stage," the BSE. On the NSE, the scrip passenger facilitation was a con- ministry has constituted three including the articles published cent in their salaries, accord- Steel Secretary Aruna Sharma went up by 2.97 per cent to Rs tinuous process. committees, including a tech- in media, regarding disinvest- ing to sources. told PTI in an interview. 167.85. The stock was the big- "Various stakeholders' con- nical committee, to implement ment of Air India. These would "In a letter, the management Steel Authority of India gest gainer on the benchmark sultations have been conducted technology-enabled seamless be kept in mind while arriving has asked first officers (junior (SAIL) and ArcelorMittal had Sensex and the Nifty. and suggestions have been passenger facilities across air- at the final decision regarding pilots) to take a pay cut of 30 in May, 2015 entered into a The Cabinet on Wednes- received for air passengers to ports in India. contours of the disinvestment,” per cent. We will take up this memorandum of understand- been working on detailed due matrix out of it and put a value day approved sale of the gov- furnish a digital identification "No specific timeline has Sinha said in a written reply. matter in our next meeting with ing (MoU) to explore the possi- diligence and preliminary feasi- to it and then decide which ernment's 51.11 per cent stake number at the time of purchas- been fixed because input will While replying to questions the management," one of the bility of setting up an autograde bility study and all other issues place suits them," Sharma said. in oil refiner HPCL to India's ing an air ticket to enable seam- be received from the committee from various members on Air sources said. steel manufacturing facility for setting up a joint venture Elaborating further, the sec- largest oil producer ONGC for less air travel," he said during periodically regarding appropri- India disinvestment, Sinha said The airline in a statement under a joint venture in India. company. retary said SAIL took the tech- a potential Rs 26,000-30,000 Question Hour. ate technology standards and the airline has been facing losses attributed the decision to slash "There are two things that When asked about the nical advice on the proposed crore, a top source said. Raju said discussions are inter-operability protocols," for the past many years not only salaries to developments in they (both the companies) have location of the proposed plant joint venture from Niti Aayog. The source said the Cabinet held regularly with diverse he said. on account of merger with the market, including the Gulf to do. One is commercial agree- Sharma said, "that decision is "We took the technical headed by Prime Minister Nar- stakeholders on the usage of The government on Thurs- Indian Airlines but also due to region. ment between the two and sec- happening. The two of them are advice from Niti Aayog...for endra Modi gave in-principle technology for the benefit of day said it would take into multitude of other factors. "Certain developments in ond thing is that they have to looking at it. They have zeroed administrative things we can approval to Oil and Natural Gas passengers and adopting com- consideration suggestions and These include high fuel the market, including that of the zero in on the place where they in on three sites. So (it would understand but on technical Corporation (ONGC) to buy mon protocols for data-sharing views received from time to prices, interest burden, debt- Gulf region, as well as our con- will be putting up the plant. So be at) one of the three sites. It issues it's better that one takes Hindustan Petroleum Corpo- across airlines, airports, travel time before deciding on the con- equity ratio, airport user charges tinued efforts to enhance inter- that work is going on. will be closer to an auto hub. We an expert's advice," she asserted. ration Ltd (HPCL). agents and others. tours of Air India disinvestment. and increasing competition, nal efficiencies, has resulted in So we are expecting it to be have three auto hubs." The much-awaited JV ONGC, the source added, The Minister's reply came in Minister of State for Civil especially from low cost carri- the review of our network, fleet completed in may be in another The secretary further said between steel giant Arcelor- will not have to make an open response to a question whether Aviation Jayant Sinha told the ers, he added. and crew utilisation. According two or three months," the sec- both the companies were Mittal and state-run SAIL offer to minority shareholders the government was planning Lok Sabha that IndiGo has sub- At the end of March this to sources, a Jet Airways junior retary said. inspecting and comparing the will also focus on produc- of HPCL as the government's to make it mandatory for air mitted an expression of interest year, the airline’s total debt stood pilot or co-pilot with an experi- A task force team compris- pros and cons of each site. ing specialised grade steel holding is being transferred to passengers to furnish a unique with respect to disinvestment of at Rs 48,876.81 crore as per pro- ence of one year earns over Rs ing representatives from both "They have to see all pros products for defence, space another state-run firm and the identity number at the time of Air India. visional figures, he noted. PTI 2 lakh per month. PTI SAIL and ArcelorMittal has and cons. They will prepare a and automobiles. PTI ownership is not changing. PTI Kotak Mahindra Hindustan Zinc Q1 net profit Reliance Industries Q1 profit up 28% to` 9,108 crore Bank Q1 net up NEW DELHI: Oil-to-telecom ates the world's largest refining March 31, while cash in hand growth ahead of all industry zooms 81% to `1,876 crore conglomerate Reliance Indus- complex at Jamnagar in Gujarat, fell to Rs 72,107 crore from Rs estimates," it said. 23% to `913 cr tries Ltd on Thursday reported earned a nine-year high margin 77,226 crore. More announcements on NEW DELHI: Vedanta Group its highest quarterly consoli- of $11.9 on turning every barrel RIL however did not pro- Jio are expected at the compa- NEW DELHI: Kotak Mahin- firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) dated net profit of Rs 9,108 crore of crude oil into fuel during the vide much details on its telecom ny's annual general meeting in dra Bank on Thursday reported on Thursday posted 81 per cent in three-months to June 30 on quarter under review. venture Jio, which commenced Mumbai on Friday. 23.10 per cent increase in stand- jump in net profit to Rs 1,876 the back of higher petrochemi- The company had reported operations in September last Employee cost increased by alone net profit at Rs 912.73 crore for quarter ended June cal margins and one- time gain a gross refining margin of $11.5 year and has been the cause of 16.3 per cent at Rs 2,455 crore crore for the first quarter ended 30, 2017 helped by better pric- from sale of African asset. per barrel in the same period of account of increase in prices and most of RIL's debt and drop in while other expenditure rose June 30. Net profit of the bank ing and higher volume. Net profit in the April-June the previous fiscal. volumes of refining and petro- cashpile. 20.2 per cent to Rs 10,332 crore was at Rs 741.97 crore in the The company had posted a quarter of current fiscal at Rs Petrochemicals EBIT mar- chemical products, partially off- Jio, it said, has become the due to increase in power and corresponding period last fiscal. net profit of Rs 1,037 crore in prices and higher volume," Hin- 9,108 crore (Rs 30.8 per share) gin were at all-time high of 15.8 set by lower prices and volumes fastest growing technology com- fuel expenses. Its total income increased to Rs the corresponding quarter of dustan Zinc said. During the was 28 per cent higher than Rs per cent. from oil and gas exploration and pany in the world with more than Pre-tax profit from refining 5,562.66 crore for the quarter previous fiscal, HZL said in a quarter, net profit increased by 7,113 crore (Rs 24.1 a share) in "Exceptional item during the production business. 100 million subscribers in just business was up 13.4 per cent at under review from Rs 5,120.03 filing to BSE. The total income 81 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 1,876 the same period of the last finan- quarter was Rs 1,087 crore rep- Revenue was also boosted 170 days, followed by the largest Rs 7,476 crore while petrochemi- crore a year ago, Kotak Mahin- during April-June quarter stood crore, it said, adding that the cial year, RIL said in a statement. resenting profit from divestment by robust growth in retail busi- free-to-paid services migration. cal saw a massive 43.7 per cent dra Bank said in a regulatory at Rs 5,543 crore, registering an impact of higher EBITDA was "Strong refining and petro- of stake in Gulf Africa Petro- ness which recorded a 73.6 per "Jio's innovative market jump to Rs 4,031 crore. Loss in filing. Gross NPAs rose to 2.58 increase of 61 per cent over the partly offset by lower investment chemicals margin environment leum Corporation (GAPCO)," cent increase to Rs 11,571 crore. approach backed by superior HD oil and gas exploration and pro- per cent of gross advances as of year-ago period. "Revenues dur- income on a smaller investment contributed to higher operating the statement said. Debt grew to Rs 200,674 quality VoLTE voice and data duction business widened to Rs June quarter this fiscal from 2.50 ing the quarter were Rs 4,961 corpus post dividend pay-out profits for the quarter," it said. Revenue grew 26.7 per cent crore as on June 30, as com- strong network has unlocked 373 crore from Rs 312 crore in per cent in the same quarter of crore, up 79 per cent Y-o-Y on and interest cost on temporary RIL, which owns and oper- to Rs 90,537 crore primarily on pared to Rs 196,601 crore as on latent demand for data and Q1 of FY17. PTI 2016-17. PTI account of strong zinc and lead Commercial Paper. PTI POWERING THE INDIA STORY Volvo Cars H1 Jewels of corporate India shine at ICAI awards profit up 21% NEW DELHI: The Institute of agement in all walks of life and Cost Accountants of India, the in day to day activities & con- on China sales 2nd largest Cost & Management gratulated the awardees. NEW DELHI: Volvo Cars has Accounting body in the world Arjun Ram Meghwal in his reported strong growth in oper- and the largest in Asia organ- address, explained methodol- ating profit of SEK6.8bn in the ised “14th National Awards for ogy of Cost Management in the first half of 2017, compared to Excellence in Cost Manage- olden days, the importance of SEK5.6 bn for the same period ment-2016” on July, 18 at Le GST and the benefits of simple last year, after taking market Méridien in New Delhi. & single tax mechanism for the share across Europe and expe- CMA Manas Kumar country. riencing a robust sales increase Thakur, President of the Insti- Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble in China. Revenues rose to tute welcomed the delegates, Union Minister of State (I/C) SEK99.1bn from SEK84.2bn awardees and the dignitaries for Power, Coal, New and in the first six months of 2016, - Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Renewable Energy and Mines while the operating profit mar- Minister of State for Finance The President of the Institute economy. emphasized and addressed gin improved to 6.8 per cent and Corporate Affairs; Piyush elucidated the contribution of Jayadev Galla was proud to the gathering, particularly from 6.6 per cent a year earlier. Goyal, Union Minister of State the Institute and CMA profes- mention that he is also one of CMA professionals to spread Sales for the first 6 months (I/C) for Power, Coal, New and sionals’ contribution in the eco- the receipient of the award and the mechanism of GST to of the year increased 8.2 per Renewable Energy and Mines; nomic growth of the country. mentioned the importance of consumers, vendors, shop- cent compared to the same Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Secretary (Power) and Rajeev Sharma, CMD, PFC signed a performance-related Jayadev Galla, Member of Par- He, further, explained the Cost Management in man- keepers, micro, small and period last year to 277,641 cars. MoU on behalf of Government of India and PFC, respectively. Also present on the occasion were Shalini liament, Lok Sabha, Andhra significance of these awards and ufacturing process and how medium industries. He con- The increase in sales means Prasad, Additional Secretary, MOP, Arun Kumar Verma, Joint Secretary, MOP and other senior officials of Pradesh, Uday Pratap Singh, wished the awardees that this CMA professionals can facilitate gratulated Finance Ministry Volvo Cars remains firmly on MOP and PFC Member of Parliament, Mad- recognition would go a long SMEs. Uday Pratap Singh men- for rolling out GST system course for a fourth consecutive hya Pradesh. way in further growth of the tioned the need of Cost Man- in the country. MPOST record year. MPOST 14 sport mp MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Friday, 21 July, 2017 MATTIA DE SCIGLIO INKS FIVE-YEAR SACHIN TENDULKAR EXHORTS YOUTH CEBALLOS WILL BE PILLAR OF REAL CONTRACT WITH JUVENTUS TO TAKE UP SPORTS MADRID, SAYS CLUB PRESIDENT ROME: Italian defender Mattia De Sciglio inked a five-year CHENNAI: Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday expressed MADRID: New arrival Dani Ceballos will be a pillar of Real contract with Juventus, the Serie A football champions an- concern over the high prevalence of obesity among the Madrid for the future, Florentino Perez, President of the Spanish nounced on Thursday. De Sciglio joins Juventus for 12 million population in the country and exhorted the youth to take football champions, said on Thursday. The 20-year-old Ceballos euros ($22.97 million) apart from 500,000 euros ($574,260) to sporting activity to stay healthy. “It is important for was presented as a new player at Real Madrid on Thursday, as variables, after six years at their fellow Serie A club Milan, people to stay healthy and there is no better way than after he penned a six-season contract with the 12-time UEFA reports Efe. taking up some sporting activity,” he said. Champions League winners, reports Efe. Focus on Rohit, Rahul ‘KAUR’NAGE in warm-up game The 281 run innings was India’s highest ever total against the Southern Stars and could very well be a match-winning total against President’s XI

DERBY: Harmanpreet Kaur played inar- down the track guably one of the finest ODI innings ever to loft them in to lead India to an imposing 281 for four the arc between against Australia in the semi-final of the long-on and deep ICC Women’s World Cup, here on Thursday. mid-wicket. The Indian vice-captain smashed her She seemed in some dis- way to a career-best magical 171 off 115 comfort with side strain but that did balls, leaving the Australian bowlers in a not deter her from targetting the on- daze in a match that has been curtailed to side as a whopping 137 runs was 42 overs a side due to inclement weather. added in 13.4 overs along with Deepti This was India’s highest ever total against Sharma (25) for fourth wicket. Such the Southern Stars and could well be a was her focus that once she scam- match-winning total. pered home for a double to complete The innings could well be termed as the her hundred, she was seen shouting Rohit Sharma best ever played by an Indian woman in the at Deepti after she flung her helmet limited overs cricket. Harmanpreet’s third in disgust. She regained her com- COLOMBO: Back in the And both the batsmen will ODI century was embellished with 20 fours posure, said sorry to a teary- scheme of things, Rohit Sharma looking at the practice game to and as many as seven sixes. This is also the eyed junior and like a and fit-again KL Rahul will be spend as much time as possible second highest individual score in ODIs for woman on mission Highlights aiming to get as much batting at the crease to stake their claim India behind Deepti Sharma’s 188 not out PIC/AP/PTI completely annihi- »»Harmanpreet Kaur Slams time as possible in the two-day for a place in the playing XI in against South Africa earlier this year. lated the opposi- 171* scoring her 3rd ODI warm-up game against Presi- the first Test against Sri Lanka, It was out of the world power-hitting Mithali Raj plays a shot past Australia’s Alyssa tion bowlers. dent’s XI starting here on Fri- starting July 26 at Galle. by the girl from Moga district in Punjab — Healy. Harmanpreet Kaur (pic right) in action Brief Scores: hundred day, ahead of the three-Test The practice game at the something that has made her a stand-out upped the ante like never before. India: 281-4 »»She became the 5th highest series against Sri Lanka. BRC Grounds here will also be player for India. The milestone from 51 to She batted like as if there was no tomor- in 42 overs run-scorer in ODIs Rohit, who last played a Test Ravi Shastri’s first assignment 100 was reached in 26 balls while she raced row as she repeatedly hit the troika of left- (Harmanpreet »»She became the second- match against New Zealand in with the Indian team following to 150 from 101 in mere 17 balls. The sixes arm spinner Jess Jonasen (0/63 in 7 overs), Kaur 171 not highest run scorer for India October last year, did not fea- his much-publicised appoint- flew from her bat with monotonic regular- off-break bowler Ashleigh Gardner (1/43 in out, Mithali Raj after Deepti Sharma ture in the Test series against ment as head coach for a two- ity as the Aussie bowlers had no clue as to 8 overs) and leg-spinner Kirsten Beans (1/49 36). England, Bangladesh and Aus- year tenure earlier this month. what hit them. in 8 overs) with utter disdain. Australia: A Gard- »»She slammed hundred tralia during the home season. Since it is a two-day game, After a useful 60 against New Zealand Her footwork against the spinners was ner (1/43). in just 90 balls PIC/AP/PTI The Mumbai batsman a team can test all the play- in the virtual quarter-final, Harmanpreet exemplary as she would repeatedly come Incomplete. AGENCIES underwent a surgery after ers of its squad and India are injuring his thigh during the expected to check all the weap- THREE WIMBLEDON TIES FACE MATCH-FIXING PROBE ODI series against New Zea- ons in their armoury. land. Although he has not All the Indian batsmen and LONDON: Wimbledon came under the microscope on Thursday with three matches at Shikhar or Abhinav should not feel played a first-class game since bowlers will get a look in and this year’s tournament set to be investigated for possible match-fixing, according to the his recovery, he featured in the skipper Virat Kohli is expected Tennis Integrity Unit. Two qualifying matches at Roehampton and one from the main Indian Premier League and to decide his best possible com- Wimbledon draw triggered some bizarre betting patterns and are to be examined burden of pressure, says Virat made a comeback into the bination for the playing XI for further, said the anti-corruption body that polices professional tennis. “These will be national side for the Champi- the first Test depending on their COLOMBO: Whether it’s nate part of sport. Vijay was Dharamsala). So guys are look- ons Trophy, where he amassed performances in the coming assessed and reviewed in keeping with the TIU match alert policy below,” the TIU said Shikhar Dhawan or Abhi- back from rehab and played ing these scenarios as oppor- more than 300 runs. two days. on its website. The TIU’s match alert policy means that the unit checks on irregularities nav Mukund, whoever opens a game and told selectors tunities rather than getting But the national selectors The match will also pro- such as strange betting tendencies, but it insisted the alerts are not evidence of match- alongside KL Rahul in the first he was not match fit. That under pressure. I am sure they specifically rested Rohit for the vide Kohli a chance to check fixing. One match from June’s French Open will also be looked at -- just four of 53 Test against Sri Lanka in Galle is the kind of culture being are going to be up for it,” said West Indies tour in order to his bowling unit, which features alerts received by the TIU since April, although the majority came from matches at the should treat this as an oppor- created. People are honest,” Kohli admitting that the team keep him fresh for the upcom- the pace duo of Ishant Sharma lower level Challenger, Futures and ITF Women’s tours. There has been a decline in the tunity rather than feel the pres- Kohli said during his arrival will have to make a mental ing long season. and Mohammed Shami who sure to perform. media conference. change from white ball to red Rahul, who had a run of six are making a comeback. number of alerts received by the TIU this year with 83 triggered thus far. AGENCIES The skipper termed regular “Abhinav (Mukund) is ball cricket. fifties in seven innings in the All-rounder Hardik Pan- Test opener Murali Vijay’s wrist there, he has played lot of Sri Lanka performed shod- Australia series, is also back dya, who was left out for the Government of NCT of Delhi injury as “unfortunate” but also domestic cricket. Shikhar got dily against Zimbabwe in the in the squad after recuperat- final two Tests against Austra- Department of Urban Development 10th Level C- Wing, Delhi Sachivalaya praised his players being hon- a hundred here last time and recently concluded series ing from the shoulder surgery lia due to a shoulder injury, is I.P.Estate, New Delhi Ph : 011-23392343 est about their fitness status. then he had to miss couple of where they even lost the ODI that ruled him out of the Indian also back in the squad while “Every player comes to the games. rubber. But Kohli insisted Premier League, the Cham- pacer Umesh Yadav looks NIT.No.14 Item No.01 EE (North)-II (2017-18) team wanting to perform. “(Cheteshwar) Pujara that they are not taking Sri pions Trophy and the West a certainty after a splendid S. Name of work Estimated Earnest Date of Ten- Last date/time of receipt Injuries are unfortu- opened in the last Test (in Lanka lightly. AGENCIES Indies series. domestic season. AGENCIES No. Cost (Rs.) Money release of der fee of tender through e-pro- tender in (Non curement solution e-procurement refund- solution able) 1 Removing contamination by replac- 12,84,307/- 24,700/- 13-07-2017 500/- Technical bid to be Ravi Shastri, Kohli stress ing the old 100 mm dia water line 04:00 P.M. received on 03-08-2017, by P/L 100 mm dia D.I. water line onward 3:00 PM & opening of at A-block Rana Pratap Bagh (from Financial bid after comple- A-20/6 to B-block) in AC-18 in tion of technical bid confir- under EE (North)-II mation of EMD from Bank on keeping No.1 Test spot Further details in this regard can be seen at https://govtprocurement.delhi.gov.in ISSUED BY P.R.O. (WATER) Sd/- COLOMBO: After joining Advt. No. J.S.V. 125(2017-18) DIP/Shabdarth/1170/17-18 EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (North)-II forces amid various contro- versies, Indian cricket team DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATS DEPARTMENT skipper Virat Kohli and newly- appointed head coach Ravi PANCHAYATI RAJ, PUBLIC WORKS, DIVISION GURGAON Shastri on Thursday stressed Notice Inviting Tenders on the importance of main- The bids from eligible bidders are hereby invited on behalf of the Governor of Haryana through online taining consistency and work- bids in the website https://haryanaeprocurement.gov.in for the works detailed in the table below: ing towards holding on to the No.1 Test rank. Shastri, who returned to the national team as the head coach, a year after being snubbed as the team (From left) Sri Lanka’s interim head coach Nic Pothas, Sri Lanka director, on Thursday said that his and the team’s main focus captain Upul Tharanga, India captain Virat Kohli and India head coach will be on maintaining India’s Ravi Shastri after a press conference PIC/PTI status as the top Test playing “We will not take them for controversy surrounding Anil nation. “I came to Sri Lanka granted and try to maintain Kumble’s exit as the head coach, as an 18-year-old kid as part of consistency and remain No.1 said it was the last tour in 2015 the U-19 team, my first stint as in Tests. Above all, we need to when the team gelled together a broadcaster was here in 1992. look to improve and learn new as a unit to clinch the series 2-1 My first stint as coach also hap- things,” he added. Asked about and thereafter carried on the pens to be in Sri Lanka,” Shas- his role in the dressing room, momentum to reach the top tri recalled. the former India all-rounder spot in the five-day format. “They have a great track said: “My role will be to get the “The last tour taught us how record playing at home, it is one players in a frame of mind that to get together as a unit. After of the best teams at home if not they go out there and play at losing that first Test at Galle, we the best,” Shastri told reporters their optimum level. It sounds came together and this is where ahead of the two-day practice like a simple task but lot goes it all began for us as we went match, starting on Friday at on behind the scenes.” Kohli, on to become the No.1 side in Moratuwa. who was at the centre of the the world,” he said. AGENCIES The Technical Bid of tenders will be opened on 03/08/2017 at 9:00 AM for only L&C Society at par HSR Rate Other Terme&Conditions : i. Eligible bidders are Bidders registered with Haryana Government, [Cl. 3.1] Other State Governments, India U-23 lose to Syria U-23 Government of India and other Central and State Government Undertakings who satisfy the Qualifica- tion criteria. - ii. In case, the day of opening of tenders, happens to be holiday, the tenders will be opened on the next in AFC Qualifying opener working day. iii. The time and place of receipt of tenders and other conditions will remain unchanged. iv. The undersigned reserve the right to reject a tender or all the tenders without assigning any reason. DOHA: India lost 0-2 to Syria his header landed safely into v. The societies shall produce an attested copy of resolution of the cooperative society duly attested from in their opening match of the the Syrian goalkeeper’s gloves. the competent authority of cooperative department for issuance/participation in the tenders. AFC U-23 Championship Syria went ahead in the vi.The tender without earnest money will not be opened. Qualifiers at the Jassim Bin 64th minute through striker vii. In case of any dispute, the jurisdiction of court will be at Gurgaon. viii. All material will be arranged by the contractor/society itself. Hamad Stadium, here. Rabie Srour who lobbed ix. For other term & conditions, see the tender form. Both the teams played cau- the ball over Indian goal- 1. Start date of tender submission only for L&C society :-18/07/2017 from 9:00 AM tiously as the opening half keeper Vishal Kaith who was 2. End date for online submission of tenders only for L &C society :- 02/08/2017 up to 5:00 PM failed to produce any goals caught out of position. Cen- 3. Opening of tenders only for L&C society :- 03/08/2017from 1:00 AM late last night. tral defender Salam Ranjan If tenders not received within approved rates from the L&C Society India pressed hard in their Singh made a valiant attempt 1. Start date of tender submission for contractor & L&C society :- 04/08/2017from 9:00 AM effort to unsettle the physi- to keep the ball out of the net 2. End date for online submission of tenders for contractor & L&C society :- 10/08/2017up to 5:00 PM cally superior Syrians. The but to no avail. 3. Opening of tenders :- 11/08/2017from 10:00 AM first chance of the day fell to Syria sealed the fate of Or further details and e-tendering schedule visit website https://haryanaeprocurement.gov.in on behalf of striker Daniel Lalhlimpuia but the match in the 88th minute Governor of Haryana. the ex-AIFF Academy cadet when Fares Arnaout doubled (Dharmbir Yadav) could not make the most of their lead. PRDH-Advt. No:-1028/11/835/1718/52839 Executive Engineer, the opportunity. India U-23 boys will next Dated: 20.07.2017 Panchayati Raj, Gurgaon. Striker Manvir Singh came play hosts and group favourites close to scoring the opener but Qatar on Friday. AGENCIES sport 15 MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi |Friday, 21 July, 2017 mp AFI provisionally suspends Manpreet We will show we can compete for 2nd dope offence against the best: U-17 Cup coach NEW DELHI: India Under-17 Asked what could be the football head coach Luis Nor- difference between India and ton de Matos on Thursday said the other teams, the Portuguese that he has not lost hope of the was quick to point out the num- country advancing beyond the ber of competitive matches the group stages in the upcoming European, Latin American and World Cup but termed his team’s African teams have played. chances in the prestigious FIFA “When we talked about event as “small”. these teams like Ghana, US and Addressing a press confer- Colombia, their players have ence here, de Matos said even in been playing football for the last case his boys fail to go beyond 10 years. They have the experi- the group stages, they will show ence of playing a lot of competi- the world that they can compete tive matches, in tournaments. at the highest level and do the That is the difference,” said de country proud. Matos. De Matos replaced Ger- “I will be realistic, I would man Nicolai Adam who was say we have a small chance, con- sacked after complaints by the NEW DELHI: Top Indian shot- She has been handed provi- sidering the draw. But it can still players of physical and verbal putter Manpreet Kaur was on sional suspension by the AFI. happen. In football you never abuse. “But we have improved a Thursday suspended provision- She will now be dropped from know,” de Matos said, when lot since I joined in March. The ally for her second dope offence World Championships team,” asked about India’s chances of next two and a half months are India Under-17 football head coach Luis Norton de Matos after she tested positive for a AFI president Adille Sumari- going beyond the group stages. crucial. We are trying out a lot of banned steroid, just a couple of walla said. The Asian Grand “Even if we could not go a “This World Cup is the champions and two-time run- conclude the first phase with a never know. “We have prepared formations, combinations and days after her first dope flunk. Prix comes under the aegis of long way in the tournament, beginning of the football proj- ners-up), Colombia and United match against Ghana. “I always very well in the last 4-5 months working out on how to react to Manpreet has tested posi- the continental governing body, I am sure the players will be ect in India, not the end. The States. All of India’s matches will play for a win. I know it will be since March. We had been to different situations.” tive for a banned steroid and the Asian Athletics Association. competitive. They will show performance of these boys will be played in New Delhi. difficult to win against these Europe for an exposure tour, He said before he took over, stimulant dimethylbutylamine If her ‘B’ sample also returns that India can compete at the give a perfect start to this proj- India will kick off their cam- sides. Ghana, US and Colom- have played 25 friendly matches the team played more direct in a test conducted on her urine positive, Manpreet could face a same level, against the best in ect,” he added. paign against the USA on Octo- bia are very strong teams and and we are confident. Even if football which he has changed sample taken on April 24 during ban of upto four years for a first the world,” said the 63-year-old India are clubbed along with ber 6 before taking on Colombia they have prepared very well. we have 5 per cent chance for a bit as he wanted more posses- the first leg of the Asian Grand time dope offence. Manpreet’s Portuguese. strong teams Ghana (two-time on October 9. The hosts will But it (a win) can happen, you a win, we will go for it,” he said. sion football. AGENCIES Prix Meet at Jinhua in China. second dope offence came a day The 27-year-old Punjab ath- after she tested positive for the lete had hurled the shot put to a banned stimulant dimethylbu- Former India keeper Vijay Yadav distance of 18.86m at the Chi- tylamine from her urine sample Real, Chelsea reach agreement on Morata nese city (which was then the collected by National Anti-Dop- named India A fielding coach world leading performance) to ing Agency Officials during MADRID: Spanish football Both clubs said that the deal win the gold and book a berth the Federation Cup National giants Real Madrid and Chelsea is subject to passing the medi- NEW DELHI: The BCCI on Thursday appointed Vijay for World Championships to Championships held in Patiala announced they have reached cal examination and personal Yadav as the fielding coach of the India A team for be held in London from August from June 1-4. It is a massive an agreement on transfer- terms with the player. 4-13. Manpreet had also won a embarrassment for the country ring Spain’s Alvaro Morata to “Real Madrid C.F. and Chel- the upcoming tour of South Africa. The former Hary- gold medal in the recently- con- which might lose the gold medal the English Premier League sea FC have reached an agree- ana stumper confirmed that BCCI has officially told cluded Asian Athletics Cham- clinched by Manpreet earlier (EPL) club. ment regarding the transfer of him about his appointment. “Yes, it’s just couple of pionships in Bhubaneswar. this month in Bhubaneswar. Both clubs on Wednesday Álvaro Morata, subject to the hours back that I was told about my appointment as She will now miss the World She was not put under provi- said that the deal is subject player completing his medical,” Championships as the Athlet- sional suspension after her first to Morata passing the medi- the clubs said in a statement on the fielding coach of the India A team. AGENCIES ics Federation of India (AFI) has offence as dimethylbutylamine cal examination and personal Thursday. The Spanish striker suspended her provisionally for is a specified substance under terms, reports Efe news agency. who has been reportedly val- her dope offence. the WADA Code but India will La Liga champions Real ued at £67 million ($86 mil- “We have been informed lose the gold medal she won in Madrid thanked 24-year-old lion) for the move was thanked that she (Manpreet) has tested Bhubaneswar if her confirma- Morata for his dedication last campaign. two UEFA Champions League by the Champions League positive for a steroid and stim- tory urine sample ‘B’ test also during two spells with them, With Real Madrid, the titles and two Spanish league title holders for his service for ulant (dimethylbutylamine). returns positive. AGENCIES from 2010-2014 and the 20-time capped Morata won crowns. the club. AGENCIES Golfers Lahiri, Kapur fire matching 73s at The Open SOUTHPORT: Star Indian had six misses from inside six golfer Anirban Lahiri and Shiv feet. Happy I fought back a Kapur fired identical cards of little bit but disappointed to three-over 73s in the opening bogey the last from a good round of The Open here on position. I have to eliminate Thursday. those bogeys. Lahiri, the 2015 Asian Tour “When you have a bad Order of Merit champion, stretch like that, you have struggled with a cold putter to put your head down and while Kapur was disappointed focus on the next hole. It to drop two shots in his closing is easier said than done but Anirban Lahiri three holes at Royal Birkdale. that is something knew com- Making his fifth appear- greens and when you don’t ing into today. I’m happy I ance at The Open, Lahiri bird- do that, you will struggle to fought back into this posi- ied the fifth hole but dropped put up a score. I should have tion. I’ll come back tomor- six shots in eight holes in the only dropped at least two shots row (Friday) and fight,” said middle of his round. He recov- instead of six but I didn’t have the Indian. Kapur, who ered with a birdie on 14 and the touch I needed on and off won his second Asian Tour holed a 25-footer eagle on the the greens,” said Lahiri. title earlier this year, got off 17th hole before dropping “My putting really let me to a steady start before hit- another shot on the last. down. I left myself in good ting a disappointing tri- “I got out of rhythm. I positions to get up-and-down ple bogey on the par-three wasn’t hitting fairways and but I wasn’t sharp. I think I seventh hole. AGENCIES Chennai Open renamed Maharashtra Open, to be held in Pune MUMBAI: India’s lone ATP Chennai Open, before they tournament, the Chennai went on to conquer the world. Open, will now be held in Stan Wawrinka and Maric Pune next year and would be Cilic, among the more notable henceforth called “Maharash- players, also took baby steps in tra Open”. this event before going on to IMG-Reliance, the right break into ATP’s elite Top 5 list. holders of the tournament Meanwhile, Indian ten- along with Government of nis players, who already are Maharashtra and Maharash- struggling to get home tour- tra State Lawn Tennis Asso- nament, heaved a sigh of relief ciation (MSLTA), announced that country’s only ATP World this here. Tour event has not moved out “We welcome the world of the country. class ATP tournament to our Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, state,” said Maharashtra Chief who won the 21st and last edi- Minister Devendra Fadnavis. tion of Chennai Open with “We are happy to host the compatriot Rohan Bopanna, Maharashtra Open and sure said he’s happy that India still that we will take it to newer has a tournament. “It’s sad that heights by bringing in an elite it’s not in Chennai anymore. It field every year,” he added. is what it is. But I am excited to The Chennai Open became play in Pune as always. India an important fixture on India has one tournament a year s international sporting cal- which I consider a home event endar, drawing top players so I’m happy that it’s still in our from across the world for 21 country,” the Chennai lad said. long years. “It would be nice to see Many of them, including more such level events in 14-time Grand Slam men’s sin- India through the year to help gles champion Rafael Nadal us all go higher in the rank- of Spain who has often spo- ings because playing at home ken about its importance in is a big advantage. Of course his journey to World No. 1, this would only be possible had made it their first stop if the AITA has any intent of every year. creating a better system of India’s Leander Paes and tournament for the players,” Mahesh Bhupathi forged their the southpaw added with a formidable partnership at the tinge of sarcasm. AGENCIES 16 mp Entertainment MILLENNIUM POST | New Delhi | Friday, 21 July, 2017 I REGRET IT: KARAN JOHAR ON KANGANA joke at IIFA

MUMBAI: Filmmaker Karan Johar has think has been misplaced, misunderstood lead to better career opportunities. Johar filmKabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... But the admitted the nepotism joke targeting Kan- and I think it went wrong. I regret it. The had taken umbrage to the actor’ remark, director twisted the second part of the song gana Ranaut at the IIFA Awards stage was idea of that joke was entirely mine, so I which led to a verbal duel between him to take a potshot at Kangana, saying, ‘Kan- his idea and it is something that he regrets take onus of the idea of what we said. And and Kangana after the show aired. gana na hi bole toh achha hai’ (It would be now. I think we went a bit far by the Kangana The topic cropped once again at the better if Kangana did not speak). Johar, Saif Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan mention. recently-concluded awards ceremony. The actor, known for her outspoken raked up the nepotism debate during the “No matter what I say or feel about my When Varun went up to the stage to receive nature, is yet to respond but the joke has award ceremony on July 15, where the trio issues with what Kangana said on my talk the best comic actor award, Saif joked, backfired for the trio with netizens crit- chanted “nepotism rocks”, mocking Kan- show... I think I was raised to be dignified, “You are here because of your papa.” To icising them for their sense of entitle- gana for calling the Ae Dil Hai Mushkil chivalrous and a decent person. That’s the which Varun replied, “You are here because ment. Comedian Tanmay Bhat posted, director the “flag-bearer of nepotism” on upbringing that I was given and I feel that of your mummy (referring to Sharmila “I just realised they legit yelled ‘Nepotism his chat show earlier this year. I failed on those accounts,” he said, add- Tagore).” rocks’ at the end of it and I cannot stop Varun apologised on Tuesday, while ing that he is closing the chapter once and Soon, Johar joined them and said he facepalming.” Johar in an interview on Wednesday said for all. too was in the industry because of his “I don’t know what kind of entitlement it was a case of a joke gone wrong and his Kangana’s comment on Johar’s show father, filmmaker Yash Johar. The trio then you need to actually find ‘nepotism rocks’ intention was never to hurt anyone. “What had kicked up the nepotism storm in Bol- shouted, “Nepotism rocks”. Saif and Varun funny. Like yeah, it did for you and that we said was meant to be a joke, which I lywood, where family connections often then sang “Bole chudiyaan” from Johar’s makes you a loser,” a Twitter user said. PTI ‘Baahubali’ ate us up: Ayushmann Means a lot: Priyanka on on ‘Meri Pyaari Bindu’ BO result being nominated for Teen MUMBAI: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana jokes that SS Rajamou- li’s epic saga Baahubali: The Con- Choice Awards clusion, which released two weeks before Meri Pyaari Bindu, was responsible for his film’s poor box MUMBAI: Actor Priyanka office collection. Chopra is more than happy Starring Ayushmann and on being nominated in the Parineeti Chopra, Meri Pyaari Villain category at the Teen Bindu released on May 12 amid Choice 2017 awards and she huge expectations as the songs of says it means a lot to her, the film were popular. The movie Priyanka, who has been failed at the box-office but the nominated for her maiden Vicky Donor actor says he person- Hollywood film Baywatch, ally received a mixed response for took to Twitter and wrote: his role. “This truly means a lot, “I think ‘Baahubali’ ate us up thank you Teen Choice (laughs). I had fun working on Awards for nominating me ‘Meri Pyaari Bindu’. I got a mix reportedly done a business of over thing together. We have to adjust as Choice Movie Villain, and response for the film including Rs 1,500 crore globally. the dates and then make your own a huge thank you to all who from my family – some liked it and Meri Pyaari Bindu produced choices.” For the first time, the have voted!” some did not. But if ‘Baahubali...’ by Aditya Chorpa and Maneesh actor-singer has teamed up with Baywatch is an action had not released, maybe it (‘Meri Sharma reportedly earned Rs 35 Raghavan for a film and he says it comedy film directed by Pyaari Bindu’) would have done crore. Meanwhile Ayushmann’s was a great experience. Seth Gordon and based on better,” says Ayushmann in a media name had cropped up for the Currently, Ayushmann is the television series of the interaction here. sequel of Happy Bhaag Jayegi but excited about his next release same name. The film also Featuring Prabhas, Rana Dag- he turned down the offer due date Bareilly Ki Barfi, also featuring stars Dwayne Johnson, Zac gubati, Anushka Shetty, Taman- issues. Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Sanon. Efron, Alexandra Daddario, naah, Ramya Krishnan and “I was shooting for Sriram The romantic comedy, directed by Kelly Rohrbach, Jon Bass Sathyaraj, the second part of Baa- Raghavan’s film so (couldn’t do it). Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, is scheduled and Ilfenesh Hadera. hubali released on April 28 and has I think you can’t be doing every- to release on August 18. PTI Priyanka is seen essaying a negative role – of a woman named Victoria Leeds – in the movie, which revolves ‘Meant to be’ is very close to my heart: Ananya around lifeguard Mitch Buchannon and his team RIA PRUTHI since her debut single in 2016. finance, a company that pro- Everything doesn’t have a rea- who, in an effort to save their “I have progressed and have vides microfinance to the son. We can’t always say why beach, have to take down a n entrepreneur by pro- become more mature as an women in rural India. Ananya something happens in our life. drug lord. Currently, Pri- fession and a musician artist and I hope people could had earlier surprised her fol- Perhaps certain things are just yanka has two films in her by talent, Ananya Birla see that,” confesses Ananya, lowers by lending her vocal meant to be.” The heart touch- kitty – A Kid Like Jake and Atook to social media on her who enjoys playing guitar and finesse to the song ‘Livin the ing song has been produced Isn’t It Romantic. 23rd birthday to announce and santoor. life’, which was later remixed by Mood Melodies, the same The Teen Choice Awards promulgate her second single. ‘Meant To Be’ is very close by renowned DJ Afrojack. people who produced ‘Faded is an annual awards show Titled ‘Meant To Be’, the song to the young musician’s heart. The remix by Afrojack made by Alan Walker’ and adorned that airs on the Fox televi- will be out on July 28 and is “It is about two people who Ananya the first Indian artiste with the lyrics by the musi- sion network. predicted to break the records sink together. Whether they to get a worldwide release cian herself. The awards honour of her international debut sin- come together, go on their through PM:AM Record- While her debut single the year’s biggest achieve- gle ‘Livin the Life’. own ways or reunite is what ings and crossed 14 million ‘Livin The Life’ has already ments in music, film, sports, The song is an electro-pop we really don’t know as of views as of now. become a rage since its television, fashion, and single with distinctive sound now,” added the young Birla Talking about her journey, launch last year, Ananya is more, voted by viewers aged effects and will prove evi- who at the age of 17 found and Ananya shared, “In life, all of hoping that ‘Meant To Be’ 13 to 19. dent of her artistic maturity established Svatantra Micro- us have different experiences. will do wonders. The event will be held on August 13. IANS Ed Sheeran didn’t quit Twitter over ‘Game of Thrones’ Theron found it LONDON: Singer Ed Sheeran ‘really easy’ insists he didn’t quit Twitter because of the negative reac- tion to his “Game of Thrones” to do sex scenes cameo and says it was just a coincidence. The 26-year-old with a woman “Galway Girl” hitmaker says he isn’t worried about what other people think of his role. LOS ANGELES: Actor Charlize “Last I’ll say on this. I came Theron didnt break a sweat while off Twitter Coz I was always filming sex scenes with another intending to come off Twit- woman on the set of her latest film ter, had noth- Atomic Blonde. The 41-year-old actor ing to do with told Extra that working on those what people scenes with Sofia Boutella was “really said about easy”, reports people.com. my game Stan Lee honoured with “With Sofia, it was easy just of thrones because we’re both dancers and you cameo, have to choreograph those scenes because I am quite a bit,” she said. “Otherwise, they in game of handprint ceremony just become silly. There is a techni- thrones, why cal aspect to it, so with her, it was the hell would LOS ANGELES: Popular comic book thank you from my whole heart.” For really easy because she thinks like I worry what writer Stan Lee was honoured with a over seven decades, the 94-year-old me because we’re dancers,” added people thought about that. It’s ceremony to imprint his hands and legend has created some of the most Theron. Theron said the scene was clearly awesome. Timing was feet in front of the TLC Chinese The- iconic rosters of heroes and villains of shot in 45 minutes and that filming just a coincidence, but believe atre. The event was attended by Mar- the comic book page. racy scenes with men was a bit dif- what you want (sic),” reads a vel head Kevin Feige, Guardians of the Among Lee’s most memorable ferent than working with women. post on his Instagram. This Galaxy director James Gunn, film- creations are Iron Man, Thor, Black “With the guys, they’re not danc- comes after the episode’s direc- maker Kevin Smith, Black Panther Panther, the X-Men, Fantastic Four ers, so, it takes a bit more work,” tor Jeremy Podeswa defended star Chadwick Boseman, Star Trek’s and Spider-Man. These heroes have she said. Despite the extra Sheeran’s appearance. Nichelle Nichols and comic book art- become the backbone of both the Mar- work, the Oscar-win- “I think Ed did a lovely job ist Todd McFarlane, according to The vel Cinematic Universe, as well as, the ning actor admit- – he’s a lovely actor and a lovely Hollywood Reporter. Fox Marvel Universe, further proving ted that she enjoys person. He was appropriate for “I thank you from the bottom that Lee’s works are timeless classics. filming sex scenes the part because he needed to from my heart, and I’ve always won- Lee was also honoured as a Disney with both men and sing. If people didn’t know who dered about that expression,” Lee said. Legend on July 14 and is set to be feted women. IANS Ed was, they wouldn’t have “Why is the bottom of your heart more on Friday at a panel during Comic- thought about it twice.” PTI important than the top of your heart? I Con in San Diego. PTI