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  towards India, Army chief against such elements,” the be safeguards,” asserted former Though not averse to take      General Qamar Jawed Bajwa Army chief added. Union Agriculture Minister credit for moving and having       has vowed to avenge blood of “We have sacrificed a lot and BJP MP from passed the Amendment Bill, ?     
  the country’s soldiers being but our job is not done. The Muzaffarnagar, Sanjeev Balyan, 2018, by Parliament in August,      shed on the border. war is still ongoing. We have yet denouncing the harsh clauses the BJP is uncomfortable with General Bajwa’s comments to reach the pinnacle of peace. in the Act. Talking to The the response the upper caste- However, the BJP feels that and the Congress without any came while addressing the We have to make Pakistan Pioneer, the BJP leader said the sponsored Bharat Bandh got in while it may have to bear the evidence on the ground. Defence Day ceremony in reach a level where no one can SC/ST Act “is driving fissures the Hindi heartland. brunt of the upper caste anger, The matter was also + ,"     Rawalpindi on Thursday to look at us with an evil intent.” in social integration”. The upper castes have it would help them refurbish recently discussed at the meet- mark the 53rd anniversary of Former Indian cricketer- On the “anger” against alleged rampant misuse of the their image among the Dalits. ing of the BJP Chief Ministers the 1965 war with India. He turned-politician Navjot Singh reservation politics, Balyan law which gives police the “The expression of anger with the Prime Minister. also paid respect to “brothers Sidhu earlier came under said the BJP manifesto speaks power to arrest the accused and agitation by upper caste Source said the BJP leadership    
  and sisters in the occupied severe criticism after he hugged of reservation on “economic without preliminary enquiry against the restoration of is asking the upper caste MPs Jammu & Kashmir who’re writ- General Bajwa during Khan’s basis” and “that should be our and has no provision of antic- stringent clauses in the Act and its leaders to reach out to ing the history of resistance”. oath-taking ceremony last party line”. ipatory bail. goes on to puncture the their upper caste voters and   .+ “We will avenge the blood month. The BJP MP was obvious- The Supreme Court, in its Opposition propaganda that assure them that the Act flowing on the border,” Geo Sidhu’s photo of him seat- ly articulating upper caste angst order on the SC/ST Act, had we are against the Dalits,” would not be allowed to be  8+9:+;0 overturned the March 20 order News quoted General Bajwa, as ed next to President of Pakistan over the “unfair treatment” laid down stringent safeguards, said a senior BJP leader misused on the ground. on rampant misuse of the saying in the presence of Prime Occupied Kashmir (PoK) meted out to them in the cur- including provisions for antic- requesting anonymity and The BJP Government in he new amendments to the stringent SC/ST Act and held Minister, who had earlier said Masood Khan at the ceremo- rent system. ipatory bail and a “preliminary suggesting that by default the UP has already scrutinised TSC/ST law passed by that there shall be no imme- that his Pakistan Tehreek-e- ny had also created some rip- Earlier party MP enquiry” before registration BJP’s image is getting awash most of the cases under the Parliament cannot be stayed at diate arrest on any complaint Insaf (PTI) Government ples back home. Subramanian Swami, of a case. The apex court had (without the party asking for Act and maintained that “right this stage, the Supreme Court filed under the law.It had favoured good relations with Speaking at the same event, Harshwardhan Singh noted that there had been it). compensations” would be said Friday (rpt Friday), as it also passed a slew of directions India and wanted to see lead- Khan said that “Pakistan would Dungarpur, Kalraj Mishra “instances of abuse” of the He said the party has, for given wherever instances of sought the Centre’s response and said a public servant can ers of the two countries sitting no more participate in some- among several other leaders Act by “vested interests” for long, been accused of playing misuse were proved after the on a batch of pleas challeng- be arrested in cases lodged across the table to resolve all one else’s war” and insisted that have openly slammed the political or personal reasons. anti-Dalit politics by the Left investigation. ing the fresh provisions. under the SC/ST Act only disputes, including Kashmir. there was no civil-military The pleas have sought after prior approval by the “Our armed forces and the divide in the country. declaration of the new amend- competent authority. entire nation have learned He said that he was against ments to the Schedule Castes Today, a bench of Justices much during their service to the war from the very begin- 
 
 and Schedules Tribes A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan Pakistan. Fear and terrorism ning and his Government’s   (Prevention of Atrocities) Act issued notice to the Centre and were thrust upon us. Our foreign policy would be in the as ultra vires. sought its response in six homes, schools, places of wor- best interest of the nation. Parliament on August 9 weeks. ship, recreational sites and “I was against this war  
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had passed the bill to overturn Counsel for petitioner national institutions were from the very beginning. “We the apex court order concern- Prathvi Raj Chauhan said the attacked,” General Bajwa said. will not become part of a war ing certain safeguards against bench should at least stay the “Efforts were made to of any other country (in     arrest under the SC and ST operation of the new provi- weaken and divide us from future)... Our foreign policy law. sions till the petition is being within. But I salute all the cit- will be in the best interest of the The new amendments had heard by the court. izens of Pakistan and the ones nation,” he said.           New Delhi: Sinking may lead rate of 65.1 per dollar in 2017, the Centre to cater to another according to Bloomberg.    mega expenditure — foreign A weak currency always  !"           debt. According an estimate by hurts a country. Be it India or        the State Bank of India, at the any other part of the world.       current rate, India will have to Very simply, everything gets   8+9:+;0 for 100. Students studying in to garner votes for its student         shell out an additional Rs more expensive. This includes regular colleges of any Central wing. It is nothing more than        68,500 crore. luxuries like holidaying over- he long pending demand of and Government authorised an eyewash, as the city   !  The currency has lost seas, buying imported goods                 !    "# Tstudents to make their pass universities can avail pass. Government did nothing to "     more than 11 per cent to the like cars and smartphones, $  %!$&    " ' (  )   *! valid for DTC AC buses also However, for students of address this core issue earlier.   #  $ dollar this year. The rupee fell studying abroad. This has an has been accepted by the Delhi open (correspondence) cours- There are no buses available past 72 per dollar to a record inflationary tendency and     8+9:+;0 They were boarding a bus Government. es at Indira Gandhi National with the DTC as it has been      low on Thursday, amid a deep- everyday consumables can to return to Jammu & Kashmir “Students have been Open University (IGNOU) and facing shortage of fleets, thus     ening emerging market conta- become more expensive for wo suspected terrorists, when they were nabbed demanding to implement one School of Open Learning (DU), issuing AC passes are of little  !!" #  gion and the risk of a wider you. Vegetables, groceries, and Taffiliated to the Islamic around 10.45 pm on Thursday. pass for all the DTC buses. We the facility is restricted for significance,” said Vijender   %   &  current-account deficit. the proverbial ‘roti, kapda State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Intelligence inputs pro- would have launched it earlier travel between their residence Gupta, BJP MLA from Rohini.  '  &  India’s short-term debt makaan’ get costlier. in Jammu & Kashmir (ISJK) vided by Central security as all necessary steps were ini- and the colleges. Meanwhile, NSUI Delhi    (  obligations, which included Rupee depreciation will organisation, were arrested agencies and subsequent tiated but was delayed owing to With DU Students’ Union president Akshay Lakra said,        non-resident deposits as well as also have a direct impact on from near the Red Fort by the investigation by Delhi Police the fare structure. However, we elections slated for September “The Delhi Government is          overseas commercial borrow- home loans. This means it is a Special Cell (anti-terror unit of revealed that the duo was are working on the modalities 12, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyrathi directly campaigning for its stu-    )    ings by companies, totaled bad time to get into one. Delhi Police). The duo hailing using Delhi as a transit point, and it will be set rolling in next Parishad (ABVP) and National dent wing. We have been  (   )  $# USD 217.6 billion in 2017. What’s another area of concern from Shopian in Kashmir Kushwah said. six to seven weeks,” said a Students’ Union of India are demanding woman safety,        Assuming 50 per cent has is imports. A weak rupee to the Valley were identified as “They were arrested from senior DTC official. crying foul as they feel that the cameras in buses and U-special       either been paid in the first half dollar ratio makes imports Parvez (24) and Jamshid (19). Jama Masjid bus stop near Red Currently, student passes AAP Government has taken buses for girl students for the      of 2018 or was rolled over to costlier for India. Some They were arrested from Fort at around 10.45pm on are valid only for DTC non-AC this decision to benefit its stu- last four years but the Delhi        next year, the remaining imports are inevitable. One of the Jama Masjid bus stop near Thursday. They had arrived in and cluster buses. As per the dent wing Chhatra Yuva Government didn’t pay heed.    &'(  $ amount to be repaid would be the main ones is oil where the Red Fort, said PS Kushwah, Delhi on September 4 and DTC guidelines for students’ Sangarsh Samiti (CYSS). But now as DUSU poll is round 7.1 trillion rupees computed crude oil prices are already on Deputy Commissioner of were planning to return back passes, the concessional pass- “It is clearly visible that the the corner, they have sudden-   # $  using the average exchange the rise. Police (DCP) Special Cell. to Jammu. es are made on monthly basis AAP is making political move ly made a move to gain votes.”     %&' "+   "   ,"+"-./   )     +"    #$      #%  0          #         8+9:+;0 Haryana and Delhi to speed up ment and complete the demar- received,” sources added.   
     widening of 70-km long stretch cation of land work by According to GV Shenoy, a        xpressing annoyance over of road on National Highway - September 15. Prime Minister traffic expert, the widening of     Eslow pace of works, Prime 1, from Mukarba Chowk in Narendra Modi had reviewed NH-1 will help commuter has-       Minister Office (PMO) has Delhi to Panipat in Haryana. the progress of the projects on sle free travelling on the stretch. 2 2    directed chief secretaries The Rs 2128.72 crore pro- August 29 and expressed annoy- The construction work has "    / 4    ject was delayed due land ance over delay of the project. created problems for motorists L    M$ acquisition, permission for “The PMO has also direct- at several places, mainly at cross- axing of trees, and encroach- ed the Ministry of Road, ings over the drains in Sonepat     ments. Transport and Highways district. At these points, the     Motorists face regular traf- (MoRTH) to coordinate with the existing facility of six lanes has &!( ) (      fic jams due to slow pace of State Governments to speed up been reduced to just to two lanes 0      )   widening of the stretch. The the project. It has also directed and vehicles get stuck or move         road would have 29 minor to resolve the issue of tree cut- at a snail’s pace. Another traffic       &' bridges, 10 flyovers, five vehic- ting with state governments,” problem is being faced at a cross-      ular under passes, five passen- sources said. The highway ing point between Kundli and      !  gers under passes, 11 foot over would have service lanes on Rai as the construction of a road ,!-    $ bridges and 15 major road junc- both sides and it was likely to be overbridge is in progress. tions on the highway. completed by April 2019. Under this project, the old   * # Top sources said the PMO “It is estimated as many as four lane bridges developed on +      has directed the Haryana 200 trees are yet to be axed in Murthal, Ganaur and Samalkha '%',"'      Government’s top officials to Haryana due to non-issuance of would be expanded. Now there  !   7   acquire and handover the land permission from the would be no diversion anywhere )   
    
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1   2       )    0/:9/ time of retirement and not on writ petitions and the peti- India which left Vajpayee mys- fliers were mutilated beyond ing abashed she took Chandra were puckered. He sought to a ceiling of 6500/- as being tioners were from an exempt- tified. recognition. She saw her Sekhar aside and said placid- explain the riddle frowningly. he plight of the pension- paid at present. ed establishment. It was a hot day in Delhi. younger son’s crushed face. ly that she had been waiting to Either Indira Gandhi had tran- Ters regarding determina- Notably, EPFO, after tak- Besides, it is said that The mercury soared. Sanjay Her eyes were about to well up discuss the dragging Assam scended sorrow or she must be tion of pensionable salary ing approval from the Union some benefits had been Gandhi came to his mother’s in tears when she controlled turmoil with him. The situa- a woman made of stone, he exceeding the statutory wage Ministry of labour and allowed by the EPFO to the study where she was early in herself. She ordered the bodies tion in the northeastern State muttered. Or had she tried to ceiling limit was brought into employment, had issued a pensioners of at least nine the morning. He was usual self, to be put in an ambulance. She was very grim and warranted prove that she was more con- focus during a meeting of the circular dated March 23 2017 exempted establishments. buoyant, confident bubbling reached Ram Manohar Lohia some drastic action to douse cerned with India’s problems retired employees of BHEL to all its regional offices to The issue was raised in with superabundance of ener- Hospital. the flames, she said in a wor- than with the monumental and its schools who are get- implement the same. the Lok Sabha on different gy as ever. Indira had remained As the news had spread ried tone. Chandra Sekhar tragedy fate struck her? He ting pension from Employee However, it is alleged that occasions, said Alok Sinha. worried as her younger son was around like wild fire leaders looked baffled, at a loss. It had asked half to himself. He then Provident Fund Office in on May 31 2017, Mahesh Speaking to The Pioneer, reckless with a light two-seater across the political spectrum not been in his wildest imagi- said musingly that that was the EPS-95 Scheme under the Kumar, the regional provident Sinha said, “A memorandum  plane on which he flew in the rushed to the hospital to com- nation that the mother who impression she had wished to banner of EPS-95 Pensioners fund commissioner, Circle-1, has been submitted on behalf air. She had warned Sanjay on fort the bereaved mother in her had just been bereaved could create. And this was a part of Group. The meeting was held without any approval to alter of the group to MP Haridwar, ndira Gandhi never ceased to it repeatedly as she had been grave distress. Atal Bihari have talked about Assam when her personality, he opined. at the Community Centre at the approval granted by requesting him to take up the Ibe mystifying during her warned by many, including his Vajpayee and Chandra Sekhar the mutilated body of her However, many close to Shivalik Nagar. Central Board of Trustees matter with the Union tempestuous political career wife and her special assistant R were among the opposition younger son was lying in the Indira Gandhi confided that The Haridwar MP and and decision of the Ministry Minister and further request spanning close to two decades, K Dhawan who tasted the dan- leaders who rushed. Indira next room in the hospital she the death of her younger son former Chief Minister of labour and employment, him to ensure the compliance swept incessantly by political ger of flying with Sanjay. But he Gandhi was wearing dark was in. He stammered awk- was the most soul-destroying Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ issued an erroneous, of assurance given by his seesaw, personal tragedy and a had been in no mood to see glasses evidently to shield her wardly, “Indiraji. We will talk amidst all the highs and the chaired the meeting which inequitable and discrimina- predecessor on the floor of grim fight within which often reason as he loved to fly with emotions from being reflected about it later…” But she cut in lows the lady, known world- was attended among others by tory interim advisory to all House. We seek justice from tore her asunder, something it. He was to fly that morning in her eyes. She was found curtly. “No, no. The matter is wide for her steely nerves, had MLA Ranipur Adesh the field officers to restrict the the Government and save her close confidantes revealed. with Madhavrao Scindia. But standing alone. Vajpayee was very important. We must talk weathered in course of the tri- Chauhan, president of Senior benefit to the pensioners of the senior citizens from run- Once a towering Congress he changed mind and took moved. He sighed, came for- to find out a solution to the als and tribulations of her Citizen Forum, Uttarakhand only “Un-exempted estab- ning from pillar to post and leader who later became the Captain Subhash Saxena with ward slowly and muttered in a unrest. It cannot wait.” tumultuous public career. She Sarvesh Gupta and general lishments” and to deny the engaging themselves in liti- President jocularly said that him instead. deeply commiserating tone, Chandra Sekhar looked dazed. was devastated, many said. She secretary, Varisht Nagrik same to the pensioners of gations in their old age. The one on whom the lady beamed The information of the “Indiraji. You have to show He must be wondering how had ceased to be Indira Gandhi Kalyan Parishad, Shivalik exempted establishments” just EPFO must withdraw the with a charming smile got sure crash reached Indira Gandhi at great courage in this hour of things could have been so. as she had become very fragile, Nagar, L S Rawat. on the wrong plea that in ‘R advisory issued on May 31 that something ominous was in 8.20 am. V P Singh, then Chief your great tragedy.” She turned They left the hospital, stupe- very bitter, consumed as she Explaining the issues C. Gupta and others’ case, 2017,” he said. the offing. Even the Opposition Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was her face on him. But she did fied. was with a helpless grief, after involving the EPS-95 Pension petitioners happened to be ‘Nishank’ while replying stalwarts tasted the riddle the waiting to meet her. He jumped not reply. Her face wore a Later in the evening of the what happened to her on June Scheme, Alok Sinha, conven- from the “un-exempted estab- to the request of the group lady personified. Atal Bihari up nervously as he saw her quizzical air, as if she was day, when Vajpayee, Chandra 23 1981, they said. er of EPS-95 Pensioners lishments”. assured all help and cooper- Vajpayee was one of them. rushing past him with a wild, wondering what to say. Astute Sekhar and Hemvati Nandan Vajpayee was mystified; Group, Haridwar, said that all The allegation runs that ation in this matter. He fur- The colossal tragedy that struck vacant look on her face. Singh Vajpayee thought he had com- Bahuguna met the BJP stalwart the nation and the world were the pensioners of EPS-95 he ignored and suppressed the ther assured that the matter Indira Gandhi on fateful June followed her car. They reached mitted some grave mistake seemed to be still turning the mystified. The mystery remains Pension schemes are entitled facts that the apex courts would be taken up with the 23 1981 brought to fore a the site of the crash. The plane with his words uttered emo- matter over and over in his a mystery. The mystique of to enhanced pension on their orders dated Mach 31, 2016 Minister concerned in no queer trait of the iron lady of lay wrecked. Bodies of the two tionally. While he stood look- puzzled mind. His eyebrows Indira Gandhi endures. actual salary drawn at the were related to two special time.         ,       /0    !    "  " #$ % #! &
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'4 Health Department of Clinical Establishment Act Dehradun and importantly, all  :+0/: 8 have no in-house patient. On bringing necessary changes in these patients are from Chauda September 15, we will enforce the act. However, they are a dis- n an attempt to rein in the Bigha locality of Tehri district. nraged by continuous a total lockout and the district appointed lot with the State Iprivate clinics and hospitals, The district vector-borne dis- Edithering of the State units of the IMA would hand Government choosing to sit on the State Government had eases officer Subhash Joshi Government on their demand over symbolic keys of all the the matter. The statement of the brought into force the Clinical said on Friday that blood sam- to bring changes in the Clinical secretary medical health, Establish Act in 2016. However ples of four patients have been Establishments Act, the  ! " $) Nitesh Jha had stoked their thanks to strong resentment of found positive in the Enzyme Uttarakhand chapter of Indian 1. .. anger further in which he had the private doctors and lack of Linked Immunosorbent Assay Medical Association (IMA)   ! # made it clear that the court’s will on part of the authorities, ( ELISA) test on the day in has decided to discharge all the order on the clinical establish- the act is yet to be enforced in Dehradun. He admitted that patients from the private hos-      ments would be enforced. The the State. Under the provi- many cases of the disease are pitals and clinics on September %#
 $ #" $) mood of the IMA clearly sions of the Act, it is compul- being reported from Chauda 13. There are more than 1400 ! # ) $ reveals that it is determined to sory for all the clinical estab- Bigha locality. Incidentally private hospitals and clinics  & * 34-M fight a decisive battle on the lishments like doctors’ clinics, Chauda Bigha is an urban area located across the State which important issue. private hospitals, diagnostic which falls within the extend- treat thousands of patients # #! )$  It is pertinent to mention centres, homeopathic doctors ed areas of Rishikesh town. daily.  $ !&$! here that the Uttarakhand High and Ayush doctors to get reg- However, officially, it is locat- The secretary of IMA, Dr  !"$ ) $   Court (HC), in a landmark istered with the State council. ed in Tehri district. The lone a small locality being afflicted Aezypti popularly known as Nagar districts. D D Chaudhury said that the judgment recently, had direct- The Act calls for the clinical case of death of dengue in the by the dreaded vector-borne Tiger Mosquito. In 2017, a total of 198 IMA had given a notice of  $
  ed the State Government to seal establishments to keep a record state is also from this area. disease indicates the fact that The symptoms of the dis- cases of the disease were strike from September 15. “But all such hospitals and clinics of the all the patients and dis- Joshi said that though the virus is very active in the ease are persistent high fever, reported from Dehradun dis- it is unfortunate that no medical establishments in their not registered under Clinical close and display the type of Chauda Bigha area falls in area. rashes, headache and pain in trict while in 2016, the figure response has come from the areas to the respective district Establishment Act. services they provide. Tehri district the teams of the Joshi claimed that exten- the joints. In the acute cases, was 1428 as that year it State Government. We have magistrates,’’ he said on Friday. IMA, the association of These establishments are health department from sive fogging is being done in the platelets number dwindles assumed epidemic propor- directed today all our members It is learnt that the IMA private medical practitioners, bound to disclose the number Dehradun are visiting the place the area to effectively check drastically which may prove tions. This year, the district to start discharging the patients kept hoping that the Chief wants that the act should not be and qualification of the staff and doing door to door survey the population of mosqui- fatal for the patient. In health department has report- admitted there and by Minister Trivendra Singh passed in its present form. It they are employing and display for suspected cases. toes. Uttarakhand, the disease is ed 18 cases of the disease so September 13 all the private Rawat would invite them for wants the Uttarakhand the rate lists clearly under the The experts opine that a Dengue is a viral infection more prevalent in Dehradun, far out of which one patient hospitals and clinics should talks to discuss their demand of Government to follow the Act. large number of patients from spread by the mosquito Aedes Haridwar and Udham Singh has died. 5 "      6"             #  :+0/: 8 the state due to the apparently from the complainant stating Friday, the song had more than  :+0/: 8 objectionable depiction of the that he is not related to the 1, 23,000 hits on You Tube. hile some viewed to be Chief Minister in it. party. Another party leader inister of State Dhan Wsympathetic to the Chief The song raised issues However, party leaders do opined that popular folk singer MSingh Rawat said that he Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat including migration, rising opine that opposing the song Narendra Singh Negi too had will hold a meeting with offi- have strongly objected to a number of licensed liquor shops and fueling controversy around sung songs criticising the estab- cials concerned of the Tourism music video depicting him in a and other issues of the state to it has actually made it more lishment and the then chief and Forest Departments along poor light, some leaders in the question the functioning of the popular. “When I first glimpsed ministers in the past but there with affected stakeholders to Bharatiya Janata Party opine State Government. Some days the video I didn’t watch it for was a level of skill in his com- work out a balanced way for that opposing the video and after it went viral on the social long because I found it unin- positions even if one may dis- overcoming the negative lodging a police complaint has media, a Dehradun resident teresting. At that time the song agree with the message. This impact of the High Court order actually made the otherwise lodged a police complaint alleg- had received about a 1,000 hits doesn't seem to be the case with banning camping in bugyals “poor quality” item more pop- ing that it was an attempt to on You Tube. However, due to the song by Semwal but the (high altitude alpine mead- ular. defame the Chief Minister. the unnecessary controversy controversy raised around it has ows) on the locals earning Some days ago the video of Following this the police raised around the song, it now made it popular, even making from trekking and similar a song by local singer Pawan started probing into the case. has more than one lakh hits,” some compare it with Negi’s tourism activities. The Minister Semwal had made waves across The BJP has distanced itself said a party leader. As on work, said the party leader. said this in response to a group from Chamoli who complained to him about the impacts of the  
ing the monuments of high court order during the Uttarakhand. These should Janata Darbar at the Bharatiya     then be presented before the Janata Party State office here on National Monuments Friday.     Authority. A considerable number of Kashipur resident Anil applicants had come to the Kumar Maheshwari had filed public hearing presided over by  7+ a public interest litigation in Rawat in the BJP State office the high court seeking removal here on Friday. Among them, source of livelihood following balanced way forward on the averred that in the one and a   88#; of encroachments from around a group from Deval block of the high court orders. issue. half year since the current state monuments of national impor- Chamoli district told the Stressing that the protec- He stressed on the need to government had assumed he High Court of tance and declaration of such Minister that thousands of tion of environment and focus on both environmental office, the Janata Darbar ini- TUttarakhand has directed sites as national heritage. locals had been rendered bugyals is vital, they said that conservation and employment tiative had started showing the State Government to The High Court directed unemployed after the recent while they respect the high for the locals. results. remove encroachments from the ASI to take over the main- high court order banning court orders, the State Talking to the media, Applicants were apprecia- ancient monuments and tenance of the Dron Sagar camping and overnight stays on Government should file a Rawat said that the Janata tive of the direct interaction archaeologically important Chaiti and Moteshwar the bugyals in the high altitude review petition in the court. Darbar programme was being with the Government and the sites while also stopping unau- Mahadev temples in Kashipur. mountainous regions of the The Minister said that he held after a gap due to public resulting action on their issues. thorised construction at such Further, the court has also state popular for trekking and would call a meeting with the representatives, officials and On Friday about 225 persons sites. The division bench of act- stated that the historically adventure tourism. They said secretaries of the tourism and others being involved in tack- had registered to submit their ing chief justice Rajiv Sharma General of the Archaeological suggestions from the Indian important Govishana Mound that thousands of locals had forest departments along with ling the scenario resulting from issues and complaints to the and justice Manoj Kumar Survey of India to frame National Trust for Art and in Kashipur should be declared been deprived of their sole the stakeholders to look for a disasters during the rains. He Minister. Tiwari directed the Director bylaws in six months with Cultural Heritage for preserv- a national heritage site. 7+        #    $              

  :+0/: 8    cognisance of media reports, effect on the State’s environ- the division bench of acting ment. Even stray animals are hief Minister Trivendra ll the Districts Magistrates chief justice Rajiv Sharma and detrimentally affected when CSingh Rawat formally inau- Aof the State have been justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari they end up ingesting poly- gurated the State level work- directed by the High Court of directed the District thene. shop and nutrition campaign Uttarakhand to conduct special Magistrates to also ensure The next date for the hear- under the national nutrition checking campaign to imple- public awareness campaigns ing in the case has been set on campaign organised by ment the complete ban on on the polythene ban to make September 14. It will be Integrated Child Development polythene in the State. the people aware of the ill- recalled that after the High Services here on Friday. The High court also effects of the sale and use of Court’s earlier orders, Chief Speaking on the occasion, traditions to get rid of malnu- expressed dissatisfaction at its polythene. Minister Trivendra Singh the Chief Minister said that trition while also making the earlier orders regarding the The division bench Rawat had stated that the effective steps were being taken younger generation aware of state-wide ban not being observed that polythene waste state-wide ban on polythene from August 1. However, parts of the state, the banned ular use in various parts of the under the Pradhan Mantri traditional native foods. observed effectively. Taking was exerting a detrimental would be strictly enforced despite some efforts in various items have remained in pop- State. Matritva Vandana Yojana and Various departments con- National Nutrition Mission to cerned also need to work in a eradicate malnutrition among coordinated manner to eradi- women and children. cate malnutrition, said Rawat.            He said that the tradition- State Minister for Women al foods of Uttarakhand’s Empowerment and Child mountain society are full of Development, Rekha Arya said nutrition. He further said that that the child nutrition cam-  :+0/: 8 only those having valid iden- of the oratory skills of the stu- local grains, vegetables, fruits paign had been launched to tity cards would be allowed dents’ leaders was clearly visi- found in the forests and vege- eradicate malnutrition in or the first time in the his- entry in the college premises. ble during the event, say many tation are nutritious. Uttarakhand. Ftory of Uttarakhand, the Meanwhile a ‘general present. Many contestants Appreciating aspects of tradi- Additional chief secretary students’ union elections in assembly’ on the initiative of failed to speak convincingly tional food choices, he recalled Radha Raturi said that provi- all the colleges of the State the college was organsied in even for two minutes, they add. that mandua (millet) is con- sion of nutritional food pre- would be held on a single day the college on Friday during In DAV PG College, NSUI sidered to be one of the most pared from local products for on Saturday. which the student leaders is trying hard to break its rival nutritious food for mother and malnourished children was In Dehradun, the DAV PG expressed their ideas and ABVP’s winning streak con- child. He stressed on the need facilitate in Dehradun with College which is the biggest plans. tinuing for 11 years. for reconnecting with such encouraging results. college of the State in terms of Speaking on the occasion, The candidates of the RSS’s student enrollment is natural- ABVP candidate for the post of student affiliate kept winning ly the cynosure of all eyes. The the president of the union, the election of the union pres- chief election officer of DAV Jintendra Singh Bisht promised ident for 11 years without a PG College, D K Tyagi said on that he would work for better break. However, this time, the Friday that 6049 students facilities and creation of a bet- Congress’s student wing is would vote to elect their can- ter academic environment in hopeful of registering its win. didates in the students’ union the college if elected. Apart from DAV PG College, election. Aditya Bisht, the NSUI the election would also be held He further informed that candidate for the same, dwelt in all other colleges, including a total of 17 polling booths on the problems faced by the DBS PG College, SGRR PG have been set up for the elec- students of the college and College and MKP College, on he recommendations of printed electioneering mate- dent observers in all the col- tion there. The college admin- promised to solve them if elect- the day. Tthe J N Lyngdoh commit- rials are being used on a large leges they appear helpless to istration has set up separate ed. He also talked about a tee are blatantly being flout- scale and the entire stretch of enforce the provisions of booths for boys (9) and girls need to enrich the library of the ed in the students’ elections. road leading to the college is Lyngdoh committee recom- (8). Tyagi claimed that elab- college and beautification of the        The student leaders are splattered with banners and mendations on student union orate security measures have college compound. Many other   spending huge sum on elec- posters, again in violation of elections, given the mood of been taken in and around the student leaders and contes-   *  tioneering. They are also the norms. the students and the con- college campus to ensure a tants also expressed their views    throwing lavish parties. In Though the administra- nivance of their political free and fair poll. He said that on the occasion. However, lack gross violation of the norms, tion has deployed indepen- mentors.   ()  (* +, -./+  #$6 .!5%6#*55!76$/566

  "08:/0 77 Atal Bihari Vajpayee. We August 25. The House also should learn from Vajpayee’s placed on record its deep sense aryana Vidhan Sabha on life, he added. of sorrow on the sad and HFriday paid tributes to Vajpayee, the Chief Minister Gandhian age of idealism, self- Speaker Haryana Vidhan untimely demise of those per- prominent personalities includ- read out few lines of his famous less service, struggle and sac- Sabha, Kanwar Pal also read sons who died in the massive ing former Prime Minister Atal poetries and said that his poet- rifice has been snapped,” he out the obituary resolutions floods in Kerala in August this Bihari Vajpayee, several State ry was marked by nationalistic added. and paid tribute to the depart- year. leaders and martyrs who lost fervor and human values. His Vajpayee, a Bharat Ratna, ed souls. Leader of Opposition The House also paid their lives during the inter-ses- poetry always inspired a sense died on August 16 in New Abhay Singh Chautala, Leader homage to 24 martyrs of sion period. of duty and social responsibil- Delhi. He breathed his last at of Congress Legislative Party Haryana who have made The members of the ity, he said. 5:05 pm at the All India (CLP) Kiran Choudhry, supreme sacrifices of their lives House observed a two-minute Manohar Lal said, “Despite Institute of Medical Sciences. Parliamentary Affairs Minister while safeguarding and pro- silence to pay homage to the reaching the zenith of his He was 93. Prof Ram Bilas Sharma also tecting the unity and integrity departed souls. political life, Vajpayee stayed Former Chief Minister and read obituary resolutions on of the motherland. On the first day of mon- connected to its roots and senior Congress leader behalf of their parties. The House was later soon session of Haryana lived a life of simplicity. He was Bhupinder Singh Hooda said The State Assembly also adjourned for the day as a Assembly, the Chief Minister also a staunch supporter of that during BJP’s one-vote paid tribute to Jind MLA Hari mark of respect to departed Manohar Lal, who is also the constitutional values and prin- defeat in 1999, former PM Chand Middha, who died on souls. leader of the house, paid trib- ciples and an ardent champi- Atal Bihari Vajpayee spoke for utes to former Prime Minister on of the cause of the weaker around an hour, exhibiting his and Bharat Ratna, Atal Bihari sections.” Our nation shall masterful oratory. In his long Vajpayee, Chhattisgarh 7   + 5 5   8             5     7   9   always remember his distin- and illustrious career, Vajpayee %    Governor Balramji Dass    +    )       guished services with gratitude, left an indelible imprint as a Tandon, former Speaker of the Chief Minister said. diplomat and statesman, Lok Sabha Somnath Chatterjee, Bainda, senior journalist and former Minister of State, Jai Tarun Sagar, prominent Hindi “Vajpayee was a man with Hooda said. former Chief Minister of Tamil former member of Rajya Sabha, Singh Rana, Haryana MLA poet Gopaldas Neeraj among no enemy. In his death, the After Independence, there Nadu, Dr M. Karunanidhi, Kuldip Nayyar, former Minister Hari Chand Middha, former others. country has suffered a great have been no leaders like    former MP Ramchandra of Haryana, Shyam Chand, MLA Gauri Shanker, Jain Muni Paying rich tributes to loss and a link with the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and   "08:/0 raise issues of deteriorating law and order situation and 7 he Opposition parties— increase in crime against TIndian National Lok Dal women and girls, Sutlej and Congress—on Friday Yamuna Link canal, Dadupur  !      (( "') )  expressed unhappiness over Nalvi project, GST impact on the short duration of monsoon traders, non-implementation session of Haryana Assembly. of Swaminathan report, e- The session, which for- trading affecting farmers,      )   +) mally commenced on Friday, problem of government has just three days and four sit- employees, declining standard   "08:/0 Panchayat Secretary. Police directly under the control of the tings for the business. The ses- of education and health facil- also remained a mute spectator ruling Congress party which is   "08:/0 by Congress goondas which were proceeding to file their sion started at 2 pm on Friday ities in Haryana, death of cat- am Aadmi Party (AAP) on and failed to protect our can- running the State Government necessitated increasing the time nomination papers. “No Akali and was adjourned after obit- tle in gaushalas, illegal mining AFriday demanded deploy- didate and has not even regis- and like Municipal hiromani Akali Dal (SAD) period for filing nominations. candidate was allowed to file uary references as a mark of among other issues. ment of central defence forces tered any FIR in this regard. Corporation elections, police Son Friday asked the Punjab Condemning the large scale nomination papers. The firing respect to departed souls. The INLD will also raise for the panchayat elections in Dr Balbir said that he had will be misused by the ruling State Election Commission violence occurring across the occurred in the presence of the The Business Advisory the issue of Congress President Punjab, besides videography of received various complaints dispensation causing unfair (SEC) to extend the nomination State, Cheema said that police force but policemen as Committee of Haryana Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in- all the polling booths, both on daily basis pertaining to and unwarranted conduct in filing date for filing nomina- Congressmen were even resort- well as civil officials remained Assembly which met on Friday law Robert-Vadra-owned from the inside and outside. refusal of grant of NOCs by the elections,” he said. tions for Zila Parishad and ing to firing to intimidate Akali mute spectators,” he said. morning decided that the ses- Skylight Hospitality, The party apprehended Panchayat Secretaries under “We have given a com- Panchayat Samiti polls due to workers. “Congress goons “Strict disciplinary action sion will continue till Omkareshwar Properties and that there were high chances of the influence of ruling party. plaint to Election large scale violence in various resorted to unprovoked firing including suspension, should be September 11, which will see DLF that were facilitated by the election rigging, booth captur- “These problems clearly Commissioner that the parts of the State during the on Akali workers in the Tarn taken against all officers who double sittings and single sit- connivance of the then ing and bogus voting by the prove how the ruling party is Congress Government is trying course of which Akali workers Taran SDM office complex to are acting as stooges of ting on September 10. Haryana Government under Congress-ruled Punjab buried neck deep in unleashing to take control over the elec- were “forcibly stopped” from fil- prevent them from submitting Congress legislators”, he added. After the meeting, Chief Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Government, while also listing a vendetta against the opposi- tions and there should be prop- ing their nomination papers by their nomination papers,” he In another case of vio- Minister Manohar Lal said it On the other hand, Kiran some of the incidents which tion and is trying its level best er action taken against the Congress goons. said. lence, several Akali workers has been decided that session Choudhry, Leader of the goes to prove that ruling party to stop AAP from taking part goons of the Congress “I had informed State He said that around 20 were injured when their vehi- would continue till September Haryana Congress Legislature is using its influence on gov- in these elections. These Government who are trying to Election Commissioner Jagpal shots were fired in premises of cles were stoned in Dera Baba 11. We are hopeful that dis- Party said that time is not ernment officials in the mem- instances also create a reason- take over booths even before Sandhu that no Akali candidate the SDM office despite the fact Nanak constituency. No Akali cussions would be held on key enough to discuss various key orandum submitted to the State able doubt regarding impar- elections. The nomination was allowed to file nomination the election code is in force and worker was allowed to submit issues and the session would be issues of Haryana. The party Election Commissioner by the tiality of police forces in ful- papers of AAP candidates are papers in Zira, Makhu, Guru all weapons are supposed to be nomination papers at Dera productive, he said. will raise issues of SYL canal, party’s Punjab unit co-presi- filling their duty to provide a not being accepted and are Har Sahai, Dera Baba Nanak deposited into government cus- Baba Nanak, he said. Leader of opposition in Dadupur Nalvi irrigation pro- dent Dr Balbir Singh. conducive environment on even torn away at various and Patti for either the Zila tody. Nomination papers of Cheema said that in anoth- Haryana Assembly and Indian ject, employees’ strike, MSP of The memorandum stated polling day,” he said. places in Punjab,” said Dr Parishad or Panchayat Samiti many candidates were also er shocking incident, Congress National Lok Dal’s senior crops and scam in procure- that AAP candidate for Zila Dr Balbir demands that Balbir, after submitting the elections,” said former minister snatched and torn on the occa- goons closed the gates of the leader Abhay Chautala said ment of mustard, she said. Parishad Naushehra Pannuan there should be compulsory memorandum. and Sad spokesperson Daljit sion, he said. Ferozepur deputy commis- that the session has been The opposition parties in Tarn Taran districts, failed to video recording of all polling He said that if no action is Singh Cheema. The Akali leader said that sioner’s office to thwart Akali extended by only one sitting. have also been asking the State get the no objection certificate stations and polling booths on taken against these persons, Cheema said that besides in Patti, one Akali leader Prem leaders from filing their nom- We had demanded that session Government to bring an ordi- despite several attempts to the polling day, so that if any AAp will go to the High Court this, Akali workers were Singh was grievously injured inations, while providing a long should be of five to seven days nance to protect the interests meet the Panchayat Secretary unscrupulous person try to for immediate action against stopped from filing their nom- when Congress goons fired at list of incidents from across the so that all MLAs could be of the employees affected by Hardial Singh indicating that intimidate the voters or indulge the culprits. ination papers at many places a group of Akali workers who state wherein Akali workers given time to raise issues of Punjab and Haryana High the officer was acting under the in booth capturing or rigging, were attacked and were not their assembly constituencies, Court order, setting aside the direct influence of Congress his acts will be caught in the allowed to file their nomination he said. provision for regularising the party. camera and his identification papers. There are indications that services of contractual employ- In another case, AAP can- will be ensured and estab- , +  )(  () SAD leader said that he had the assembly polls of Haryana ees. Nearly 4600 employees are didate from Baghapurana in lished. sent reports of 18 incidents on would be held alongwith Lok affected due to the HC order. Moga district, Deepak Arora, “Instead of State police Thursday to the Commission, Sabha polls later this year. In The State Government has was manhandled by Congress officials, CRPF must be and 12 the day before. “Besides such scenario, this is the last submitted to the Assembly workers led by local Congress deployed within the polling sta-    ) ( incidents of violence, SAD Assembly session of this gov- Secretariat seven Bills for leg- MLA Darshan Brar, when he tions as well as the polling workers were not being given ernment, hence we demanded islation. approached the BDPO com- booths. This is because of the no dues certificates at various its extension, he said. Notably, the monsoon ses- plaining about the behaviour of reason that the State police is   "08:/0 rushed to the civil hospital at office at Patti, injuring two places in the State. Voter lists The INLD will move eight sion was to earlier begin on  #"#  # policemen. had not reached some places adjournment motion and August 17 but was postponed iring incidents were report- Patti Station House Officer which was coming in the way atleast six calling attention due to the death of former Fed on Friday — the last day $% 1 $% !! Rajesh Kakkar, along with his of filing nominations,” said motion in the monsoon session. Prime Minister Atal Bihari of filing nominations for the $  !#8  gunman, was injured in the Cheema. The party has decided to Vajpayee. 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   8+9:+;0 the Indo-Bangla the Supreme Court has stayed frontier, BGB Chief the move following petitions SF Director General KK Maj Gen Md said his against the move. :2(;   if it will “cross the century mark BSharma on Friday said the Force is “very much There are about 40,000 under this Government”. Singh West Bengal Government is alert” to prevent refugees settled in different said the Government has “slightly friendly” to the unauthorised move- parts of the country including    earned 11 lakh crore through Rohingyas moving from dif- ment of Rohingyas in Jammu & Kashmir. The taxes on petrol and diesel. The ferent parts of the country to their country and Rohingyas have been involved !&&  common man, who has paid the State and has set up camps towards the border in terror cases including the the taxes, should take to the for 70 families. areas. Bodh Gaya blasts.   8+9:+;0 streets to protest. He said the “…there has not been any the help of NGOs besides sup- “There are a large number INSET Congress will organise State- large-scale influx of Rohingyas port from the local MLA and of Rohingyas along the The first smart fence pilot lmost six years after a level press conferences in over into India (from Bangladesh). MP, Intelligence sources said. Bangladesh-Myanmar border project (Comprehensive ABharat Bandh call given by 90 cities to highlight the fuel Whatever Rohingyas are The BSF had conducted an and all the security agencies Integrated Border Management the BJP protesting the fuel price rise and urged people to already there in the country, are enquiry in conjunction with including BGB are keeping System) that envisages deploy- price hike in the regime of make the bandh a success by also under pressure at some the IB to ascertain the presence them confined to the area allo- ment of laser fences and tech- Manmohan Singh, the participating in it. places; so they are going to of the Rohingyas in West cated to them. But yet, in very nology-enabled barriers to plug Congress too has announced a bandh as they are in Prime Minister during the BJP and NDA partners West Bengal, a State which is Bengal. few cases, they are slipping out vulnerable gaps along India’s massive protest across the Government. Senior party UPA’s tenure had said the rupee had called for nationwide slightly friendly with them,” Denying any large-scale of the camps and we are find- borders is set to be formally country against the incumbent leaders recalled how BJP had is in hospital. The rupee has bandh to demand a rollback of Sharma said in a joint Press influx of Rohingyas fleeing ing them in some other parts launched by Union Home Government as petrol is priced protested and called for Bharat touched an all-time low against the then steepest-ever petrol conference with his from Myanmar to Bangladesh of Bangladesh. Our security Minister Rajnath Singh later exorbitantly at 80 per litre Bandh on May 31, 2012. the US dollar, where is the price hike and termed the UPA Bangladeshi counterpart Maj into India, the BSF DG said, forces are very much alert and this week, the BSF DG said, against the UPA’s 69 per litre. Congress spokesperson Prime Minister now? He is nei- government as an “anti-people” Gen Md Shafeenul Islam, Chief “We are alive to the situation. as we detect them, we get them adding the gadgets will be The DMK has announced RPN Singh said all political ther tweeting nor giving any and a “savage attack” on the of Border Guards Bangladesh. We are aware that a large num- back to our camps again. We deployed along 2,400-km fron- to extend its support to the parties will take to the streets speech. Never has the rupee people. TMC and DMK, then “They (West Bengal ber of Rohingyas are assembled are very keen on keeping them tier with Pakistan and nationwide shutdown on to protest against the rising touched such low levels in the partners in UPA had demand- Government) have set up there in Bangladesh and from in the designated camps,” the Bangladesh in the future. “The September 10 and has com- prices of petrol and diesel that history of the country. The ed a rollback of fuel price hike. camps for Rohingyas coming time-to-time some small BGB DG said. first pilot project of the CBIM mitted for an active part in are hitting the common man country wants to ask him why Congress also reminded from within the country and groups did try to enter India, The joint Press conference system or smart fence is already making it a success. hard and questioned the Prime is he silent? Is the rupee in hos- the Manmohan Singh not from Bangladesh. We got it but I am very happy to say that by BSF and BGB chiefs was in place and working in The Congress said most of Minister’s silence on the issue. pital today?” he asked. Government’s argument that (Rohingyas presence in West we did not let them succeed.” held after conclusion of the Jammu. The home minister the Opposition parties have He said the September 10 Singh alleged that this the hike was effected by petro- Bengal) inquired and there “So, I am very happy to say biannual talks between the two will formally launch it on given their consent to support ‘Bharat Bandh’ protest is “not Government has failed on all leum companies as the pricing were about 70 odd families who the BSF has successfully con- border guarding forces. The September 17... But this is a and its leaders have talked to of the Congress but of the fronts, including “economy, of petrol stands deregulated. had come from various places tained the influx of Rohigyas Bangla delegation was on a six- tentative date. On the eastern the Left parties, the Samajwadi common man”. employment, welfare of the Also demanding a roll back, the within India,” Sharma further and we have not allowed any day visit to India for the talks. side in Dhubri, across the Party, the NCP, RJD and oth- Congress hit out at Prime youth, farmers and every sec- then Shiv Sena supremo late said. intrusion so far. This has also The Centre views the pres- Brahmuptra, we have installed ers, who have extended their Minister Narendra Modi, ask- tion of society”. Bal Thackeray had said a The Intelligence Bureau in been verified by our sister ence of Rohingyas as a securi- technical solutions on a stretch support to the Congress on the ing whether petrol prices He said petrol has touched Bharat bandh is “acceptable” to a report to the Union Home security agencies,” the BSF DG ty threat and considers them as of 55-60 kilometers because issue. On Trinamool Congress, would hit the century mark the 80 mark in Delhi and has the party. Anti-corruption cru- Ministry has said that the 70 asserted. illegal immigrants and not as there is no possibility of erect- the party said it has agreed to under his Government and if breached the 90 mark at sader Anna Hazare too had families have been settled in Replying to questions on refugees. The Centre is in ing a (physical) fence there,” the support but won’t give a call for the rupee was in hospital. “The places like Bhiwandi and asked joined the battle. North 24 Parganas district with movement of Rohingyas along favour of deporting them but BSF chief added.  "  $  5 
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MYC aims to extend The details of the project Friday posted images of his visit Twitter. The 48-year-old leader H“criticising” country’s Prime badla khoon’ and in India a vided support to reduce their help to 100 cities globally to activities will be worked out and also shared his fitness data is undertaking the Kailash Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader is thanking Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduce Green House Gas by AFD in consultation with with other details of the Gandhi Mansarovar Yatra in accor- praising Pakistan’s Premier Imran Pakistan,” Hussain said. emissions in urban trans- (GHG) emissions by pro- MoHUA and the three part- scion’s trek to the abode of Lord dance with a wish he expressed Khan, the BJP on Friday accused Sidhu on Friday said he had port. Under the programme, moting sustainable urban ner cities including institu- Shiva. in April when his plane Punjab Tourism Minister Navjot “no words to thank” Pakistan’s new three Indian cities — transport and to promote tions such as the respective “Leaving all the haters *! plunged hundreds of feet dur- Singh Sidhu of insulting India and Prime Minister for opening the Nagpur, Kochi and sustainability in urban special purpose vehicles behind, Congress president ing the campaign for the sought an explanation from the corridor of Kartarpur Sahib on Ahmedabad — will get grant spaces. (SPVs) for smart cities, the Rahul Gandhi sets the pace Karnataka polls. Opposition party for the state- Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary in to the tune of 3.5 million “More funds would be municipal corporations and during his Kailash Yatra. Can On April 26, the plane ments made by its leader. November. “They (Pakistan) are Euros as part of the EU’s provided to India as loan to any transport authority or you keep up?,” the Congress and expected to be back from carrying the Congress chief and “Navjot Sidhu and Congress ready to open the corridor of commitment under the Paris take forward the smart city transport related SPV,” the said on its official Twitter han- his Yatra by end of this week. some others from Delhi to should give a clarification whether Kartarpur Sahib on the 550 birth Climate agreement to and sustainable transport Ministry officials said. dle. The party also posted a pic- The Congress chief also Hubballi airport in Karnataka this is also the line of the party oth- anniversary of Guru Nanak Ji. achieve a “sustainable trans- initiatives in the three cities According to the MoU, ture of a smiling Rahul posing tweeted a video of the hills on developed a technical problem erwise we will consider it a state- There can be no bigger happiness port policy”. These cities are on pilot basis,” said officials the MYC is an initiative in front of the Mount Kailash, his official Twitter handle and and tilted heavily on the left ment by Congress president Rahul than this for the people of Punjab,” the part of the 100 cities of HUA ministry. According combining urban mobility considered the abode of Lord said, “Shiva is the Universe”. side. The plane dipped steeply Gandhi. This has become Congress’ Sidhu was quoted as saying. He selected under the smart to the ministry, based on a objectives and climate con- Shiva, on Twitter along with On Thursday as well, he had with violent shuddering, but nature now-to insult India and its also asked Central Government to city mission in the country. proposal made by AFD in siderations. It aims at pro- details of his trekking details posted a picture of Mount soon recovered and landed Prime Minister and praise Pakistan reciprocate Khan’s gesture. The MYC agreement 2015, the EU has agreed to viding solutions in a fully compiled by popular fitness Kailash, saying, “It is so hum- safely. Three days later he and its leaders,” said BJP spokesman BJP spokesman pointed to was signed by Mukund provide 3.5 million euros integrated manner, analysing mobile app ‘fitbit’. bling to be walking in the announced during a rally that Syed Shahnawaz Hussain. Bajwa’s speech at Pakistan’s 53rd Kumar Sinha, OSD and ex- through the AFD to con- different modes of trans- The fitbit data showed shadow of this giant.” he wanted to undertake the “Navjot Sidhu is a Congress Defence Day on Thursday to crit- officio Joint Secretary in the tribute to specific invest- portation within the urban Rahul having travelled 46,433 He had earlier put out pic- arduous annual pilgrimage to leader and his statement thanking icise Sidhu who was profuse in his Urban Affairs Ministry and ments and technical assis- fabric, with the objective of steps, 203 floors, 34.31 kms tures of the “tranquil and calm” Mount Kailash, which is con- Pakistan is an indication of what praise for Pakistan premier. “We the Regional Director of tance components within the providing people long-term, over 463 minutes, while burn- waters of the lake and said there sidered the abode of Lord the Congress feels about Pakistan. will avenge the blood flowing on Agence Française de MYC in India. sustainable, adequate, reliable ing 4,466 calories. He left the “is no hatred here”. “The waters Shiva in Hindu mythology and On one side General Qamar Javed the border,” reports from Pakistan Développement (AfD), “The pilot cities selected and cost-efficient trans- national Capital on August 31 of lake Mansarovar are so gen- is in the Tibetan Himalayas. Bajwa has spewed venom against quoted Bajwa as saying. Nicolas Fornage. It was as well as the MoHUA will portation opportunities. 07 8    1    23    5,$ 9         8R ,456$537      8+9:+;0 terpart James Mattis after the   8+9:+;0 
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The exercise takes place of India and US also million tonnes. and State agencies have under- days after the maiden 2+2 dia- announced their readiness to According to Food taken procurement operation. logue here on Thursday begin negotiations on an Ministry, the Government had For the current year, the between the external and Industrial Security Annex procured 34.35 million tonnes Government has fixed paddy Defence Ministers of two (ISA) that would support clos- during the last marketing year MSP of ‘common’ grade variety nations covering the entire er defense industry cooperation (October-September), surpass- at 1,550 per quintal, while that range of strategic issues besides and collaboration. ing the target of 33 million of ‘A’ grade variety at 1,590 per cross-border terrorism, India and the US have tonnes set for that year. quintal. According to enhancing defence trade and signed the General Security of “Rice procurement is com- Agriculture Ministry data, the sharing of cutting edge tech- Military Information ing to closure this month. So far, total area planted during the nology. Agreement (GSOMIA) years   5 '  5     /   !  6" + " %/!6+&' (  )   *! we have procured 38 million current kharif season crossed The joint army exercise ago and allows sharing of clas- tonnes. We have purchased the 100-million-hectare mark held every year alternately in sified information from US more than the target set for this this week. And for the first time India and US will see this year Government and American <.7: year,” the official said this year, rice planting overtook more than 350 troops from companies with Indian Much of the rice was pur- the area sown in the previous each side practicing various Government and Defence chased from States like Punjab, season. The total area under drill including urban terrorism Public Sector Undertakings Chattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, cultivation, however, is still besides familiarizing them- (DPSU) but not with Indian     "       .  Haryana, Odisha, Andhra marginally lower at 1,023 (lakh selves with weapons and tech- private companies. The ISA is Pradesh and West Bengal. Over hectare) as compared to 1,027 nology of each other’s armies, required to enable this and par-    8+9:+;0 the Rann of Kuchchh after defunct rivers — suggested 33 percent of the country’s lakh hectare covered during the officials said here on Friday. ticularly important as India passing through, Sindh and that the Sarsuti-Markanda total rice production has been corresponding week last year. The Indian team will be repre- opens up defence manufactur- sub-committee of the Bahawalpur Provinces of rivulets in Haryana were the procured at the MSP. Rice planting, on the other sented by a unit of 15 Garwhal ing to the private sector in a big AGovernment-appointed Pakistan. water courses of the “eastern The paddy is procured at hand, was completed on 370 Rifles. The last episode was way. panel for a multidisciplinary According to a section of branch of a Himalayan river” the minimum support price lakh hectare as against 368 held in Joint Base, Lewis- To further defence inno- study of the Saraswati river has historians, on the bank of and the Ghaggar-Patiali chan- (MSP). State-run Food lakh hectare covered in same McChord, US. vation, a Memorandum of called for protection of the sites Sarasvati river existed an nels were the western branch- Corporation of India (FCI) period in the previous year. Meanwhile, during the 2+2 Intent was signed between in Punjab, Rajasthan and ancient civilisation of the world es. dialogue it was decided to the U.S. Defense Innovation Haryana — where it has found Geographical Survey of India known as Harappan Dr BR Mani, DG of the hold the first ever tri-service Unit (DIU) and the Indian scientific evidences about exis- (GSI), Dr GS Bhardwaj was Civilisation. They said that the National Museum, AR exercise off the East Coast of Defence Innovation tence of the ancient river — said to have made a presenta- Yamuna, Sutlej and Ghagghar Chaudhar, geologist at India next year where the Organisation — Innovation from urbanisation and tion before the committee on were all once part of the Kurushetra University from army, navy and air force of two for Defence Excellence (DIO- encroachments. the satellite mapping of the Saraswati, the shrinking of the Centre of Excellence for countries will conduct iDEX) which will look into Officials of the river-like image which could be which is linked to the decline Research on Sarswati, Prashant manouevers focusing on pro- joint projects for co-produc- Archeological Survey of India the Saraswati river. of the Harrapan civilisation. Bhardwaj are among the mem- viding rescue and relief during tion and co-development pro- (ASI), members of the sub- Sources said that the mem- The ASI has excavated var- bers of the sub-committee. natural calamities. “We have jects through the Defense committee on Saraswati for bers at the meeting also delib- ious places like Mugalwali, a The sub-panel is the part of decided for the first time to Technology and Trade research and showcasing erated about the possible steps village near Adi Badri, the advisory committee that carry out a tri services exercise Initiative (DTTI). US has expressed their concern stating that will be needed in near Yamunanagar, Haryana, was set up by the Union on the Eastern Coast with US emerged as one of the biggest that the excavation sites need to future to trace the river, which Bhagwanpura, Kalibangan in Culture Ministry to draw up a in 2019,” Defence Minister weapon suppliers to India be protected for further stud- as per the legend flowed in Rajasthan and Vilaspur so far. comprehensive programme for Nirmala Sitharaman had having sold systems worth ies. areas between rivers Indus and According to a Government the study of the Saraswati basin announced at the joint press over ten billion dollars in the At the meeting, former Ganges; originated in panel report, evidence from and identify 16 sites for conference with her US coun- last couple of years. senior official from Himalayas and descended to palaeochannels — remnants of research and development.   ()  (* +, -./+  #$=

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He had raped her the probe team had recorded ease the availability of indige- party of having secret under- former president of the BJP for reportedly told the investigators name of prayer sessions held as first on May 5, 2014 when he his statement once and that too nous aircraft for pilot training standing with the DMK. the memorial meeting held in about the bad experiences they part of the programme which had visited Kerala for taking in a “very generous manner” at to obtain private pilot and Speaking to reporters at honour of Karunanidhi? The ing closer to the BJP. Though have had from the prelate who, was launched in the diocese in part in a Church programme in his diocesan headquarters in commercial pilot licenses Karur, his home constituency, AIADMK was not invited for Stalin in his address to the they said, used to embrace 2014 but only one nun would Thrissur, she had said. Jalandhar. According to a press release Durai questioned the propriety the so called apolitical meet- General Council on August 28 them forcibly. be allowed at a time. The pro- Meanwhile, the rape victim The family thinks that the issued in Bengaluru on Friday and timing of the CBI raids on ing,” charged Thampi Durai. had declared that his top prior- A nun of the same diocese, gramme had triggered wide- or her family is likely to file a police, who have already come the aircraft will be ready for the houses of the AIADMK He said the BJP’s handling ity was in teaching the BJP a les- who has already abandoned spread protests from within the petition in the High Court on across a nearly two dozen first flight in the next 11-13 Ministers and the State Police of the Karunanidhi death was son by sending it packing from her religious habit after being congregation and even several Monday against the alleged contradictions in the state- months and will be certified Chief in connection with the clear proof of it’s new found New Delhi, veteran political fed up with the bishop’s priests in the diocese had come reluctance of the Kerala Police ment given by the accused, under DGCA for commercial gutkha scam. “The date in love for the DMK. “Both the commentators pointed out that allegedly perverse behaviour, is out against it. to arrest the Bishop, who hails have been “questioning” the flights by March 2020. Post cer- which the CBI raids took place Houses of Parliament were these are muscle flexing seen said to have told the police One of the nuns who have from a Syro-Malabar Catholic victim again and again with tification, the HansaNG shall is noteworthy. People in Tamil adjourned without conducting before alliance formation. team probing the rape charge abandoned their religious habit family in Thrissur, despite the the intention of finding con- be manufactured by Mesco Nadu knew that M K Alagiri, any business. The Centre “Even Karunanidhi had against him that he used to has reportedly told the police fact they have collected ample tradictions in her statements Aerospace under a license elder son of Karunanidhi was declared a day of mourning described the BJP as a com- touch the nuns, members of that she had faced bad behav- evidences and witness state- that could be interpreted in agreement. Mesco Aerospace holding a rally in Chennai and national flag flew half munal party of the highest order the Missionaries of Jesus con- iour from the part of the ments against him. the Bishop’s favour so that his would also set-up service cen- against his younger brother mast. This is unheard of in the and declared that he would not gregation that came under his Bishop during such prayer There were rumours that arrest can be avoided or tre for Hansa and undertake and DMK President M K past,” said Thampi Durai. have anything to do with such control, in immoral manner sessions. Even the Mother the nun herself might hold a delayed further. maketing of HansaNG in India Stalin. The CBI raids were The Lok Sabha Deputy a political party. Within two and embrace them forcibly. General of the congregation Press conference on Sunday to The charge against the and abroad. As per the recent held on that day itself only to Speaker hinted that it was not months he made a volte face and As per reports, a minimum had admitted to the police that disclose details of her allega- Bishop, the disrepute and market reports, the immediate divert the attention of the gen- proper on the part of BJP to aligned with the same BJP,” said of 18 nuns had given up their the programme, A Day with tions in a bid to mount pressure shame it has brought to the market potential for 2 seat air- eral public from the rally staged depute its national leader to Raveenthrhan Thuraisamy, service in the congregation the Shepherd, had to be sus- on the police. The victim’s Catholic Church and the craft in India is about 70-80 air- by Alagiri,” charged Durai. Tamil Nadu for a meeting held political commentator. due to the bad experiences they pended after a couple of ses- family is convinced that the police’s alleged reluctance to craft. The targeted selling cost He said the CBI could have by the DMK which has not He also pointed out that the had had from the Bishop, espe- sions due to objections. probe team headed by DySP K arrest the accused have sowed of the aircraft would be around conducted the raids on some bothered to invite the AIADMK. group fighting in Congress in cially during a Church pro- In her complaint to the Subhash wants to arrest the unhappiness among a large 80 lakhs for the basic version other days. “There is every pos- “We expect some kind of polit- the State has reached alarming gramme he himself had imple- police, the senior nun, now 47, Bishop at the earliest but the section of the Catholic laity in and 100 lakhs for fully loaded sibility of a secret deal between ical decency,” he said. proportions with factions owing mented, ‘A Day with the had said Bishop Franco action is being delayed due to Kerala. Catholic organizations version, the release said. the BJP and the DMK. 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Tutter lack of basic health care that both the mother and baby two aircraft are with CSIR-NAL Hardik’s close aide Manoj and absence of accessible roads were safe. “With nobody coming out of which one has been Panara said that PAAS sup- in the tribal areas of north to our help despite our appeals leased to M/s Mesco Aerospace porters decided to admit their coastal Andhra Pradesh dis- we are forced to carry our seri- Ltd. during Aero India 2017. leader after he began to com- tricts were brought into focus by ously ill and pregnant women According to press com- plain about breathlessness. It (             9  9  %99& a youth who used his mobile like this”, the youth could be seen muniqué the pilots who have was necessary to give him treat- 7   ,              phone to shoot a shocking scene making an appeal for help. flown Hansa-3 aircraft have ment before he lost conscious- 9   )   *! of how a pregnant lady had to The visuals show the narrow expressed that the aerody- ness and went into coma, stat- deliver in forest midway her jour- and difficult covered with mud namics, power and controls ed Panara while talking to claimed adding that he will con- Hardik, who has been on ney on the shoulders of men. and stones on which the group harmony makes flying very media persons. PAAS support- tinue fast agitation from hos- indefinite strike, had stopped The video which has gone had to walk carrying the woman. comfortable and the aircraft has ers admitted Hardik in the pital and would not take either consuming water from viral on the social media and Officials of Integrated Tribal got excellent flying character- hospital against his wish, he water or solid food. Thursday evening after his was also being shown on TV Development Agency say that istics. They suggested a few According to deadline for State Government channels all over, shows how the bout 15 hamlets in Saluru did not upgrades/modifications to Panara, Hardik stopped to initiate talks with him end woman Muthamma was carried have road connectivity. Though Hansa-3 aircraft by imple- consuming water after without any response. The in a make shift palanquin (a Government sanctioned 5.5 menting latest technologies his deadline for the State Government on its part piece of cloth hanging from a crore last year to lay a 9.8 kms and enhancing its roll and to State Government to only once spoke on the fast in bamboo pole carried by men long stretch of road, no con- make it more useful as a train- initiate ‘talks’ with him past 14 days, with industry folk on their shoulders) as there tractor came forward to take up er aircraft. ended on Thursday minister in Vijay Rupani gov- was no road to connect their the work in difficult terrain and Now CSIR-NAL jointly evening. On the other ernment dubbing Hardik’s agi- hamlet atop a hill to the hospi- work could not be completed. with Mesco Aerospace Ltd will hand State Government tation as “Congress-led”. The tal seven kms away. The inci- Vizianagaram is one of the modify Hansa-3 aircraft by representative and bedridden PAAS convener also dent happened on Tuesday last three north coastal Andhra dis- incorporating new technologies Gujarat’s Minister for reacted from hospital in social in Maasika Valasachintala under tricts parts of which are called and bring out Hansa-NG (New energy Saurabh Patel media that the BJP led Saluru mandal of Vizianagaram agency areas inhibited by the Generation), which will satis- said that PAAS never Government was ignoring district of Andhra Pradesh. tribal people. While the indus- fy the requirements of flying came before the State demands of Patidar as well as When only half the dis- trialised and prosperous port clubs for obtaining PPL Government for dia- farmers issues. tance was covered on foot city of Visakhapathanam shows (Personal Pilot License) & CPL logue, in fact it was Sources in the Sola civil through difficult terrain the the brighter side of the region, (Commercial Pilot License) by leaders of Patidar hospital where Hardik has been pains became unbearable for the poor and neglected tribal the young generation. organisations (religious admitted said that a team of 10 Muthamma and she was forced areas and the sufferings of their NAL director Jitendra and social) took initia- doctors including a nephrologist to deliver in the open forest inhabitants remain unreported Jadhav said this new aircraft tive and trying to medi- was attending the pro-quota with the help of a couple of and ignored. The incident developed here is going to ate between PAAS and leader. Patel’s blood and urine women. With the woman sit- involving Muthamma was norm change the complexity of flying the State Government. samples have been taken to ting in the background, the trib- rather than exception in the for the trainee pilots and will The Minister also made check whether the fast has had al youth explained her ordeal region. The health care facility have all the modern systems a remark that Hardik’s any impact on kidneys or liver and how their frequent appeals in the region is so pathetic that incorporated in it. Manoj agitation was inspired of Hardik, who is said to have to the Government for a road every year seasons diseases like Pandey, COO of the Mesco by the Opposition lost around 20 kg of weight dur- were ignored over the years. malaria and brain fever claim a Aerospace signed the collab- Congress party. ing the last one fortnight. 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Sudhakar Reddy after meeting he Election Commission which claimed that Telangana Athe State Assembly, blessings meeting” KCR sought Minister and Telugu Desam expressed confidence that the The speed with which the CEC in New Delhi today said Ton Friday decided to send Assembly Elections might Telangana Rashtra Samiti pres- the support from the people for national president N election in Telangana would be State Governor ESL that only Election Commission a team of officials to not necessarily be held along ident and care-taker Chief a second term to ensure con- Chandrababu Naidu will arrive held in October along with four Narasimhan accepted the rec- can announce the schedule of the Hyderabad on September 11 with other four states. Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao tinued development of the State. in Hyderabad on Saturday to other States and results will ommendation of the cabinet election. "How Chandrashekhar for making an assessment of "ECI will review the kicked off his party’s election “Congress is responsible for review the preparations by the come out in December first and the way all the legal and Rao can say when the elections the poll preparedness of the ground level preparedness campaign with first meeting in our decision to go to polls ahead Telangana unit. His visit week. administrative formalities were would be held. We have con- machinery in the State where status with CEO Telangana Husnabad even as the of schedule. Congress leaders assumes significance in view of While the main completed to issue a notifica- veyed our strong objection over the ruling Telangana Rashtra and make up its mind about Opposition parties were fray- levelled baseless allegations speculations that TDP may Opposition Congress alleged tion of the dissolution by the it". Telangana Jana Samiti pres- Samiti has sought early elec- timing of elections for ing to catch up with him. which endangered the stability reach an electoral understand- that there was a nexus between Legislature Secretariat has also ident Kodandaram demanded tions by dissolving the assem- Telangana to be announced in KCR who has a fad for and development of the state and ing with the Congress party TRS and the CEC, Communist raised many an eyebrows. that the state should be put under bly. After a meeting with EC due course. Whenever a astrology, Vastu and numerolo- there was a threat of officials get- BJP national president Party of India delegation led by State Chief Electoral Officer president's rule as there were officials, the Chief Election House is dissolved prema- gy and goes strictly by the advise ting demoralised"he said. Amit Shah will visit the state on national general secretary Rajath Kumar was summoned fears that election under KCR as Commissioner (CEC) OP turely, as per Hon'ble of Pundits chose Husanabad in Recounting the work of his September 15 and was expect- Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy by the Election Commission to carre taker Chief Minister will Rawat said the EC would assess Supreme Court's guidelines Siddipet district for sentimental government over the last four ed to kick off his party's cam- met the Chief Election Delhi to discuss the prepara- not be fair. if the polls in the State could laid down in 2002, ECI is reasons as he had launched his years including faster economic paign from Mahbubnagar. Commissioner OP Rawat and tions for election including the State BJP leaders including be held along with four others, required to initiate immedi- successful 2014 campaign from development and 24 hours free Congress leader and UPA lodged protest against KCR’s status of ongoing revision of floor leader G Kishan Reddy dismissing "astrological pre- ate steps for holding elections the same place. Earlier he wor- power supply to farmers he chairperson Sonia Gandhi was statement. electoral rolls. Telangana met the governor Narasimhan dictions" over the dates. The for constituting Legislative shipped at a temple in his own said, "the results of our efforts, expected to visit on September KCR had also said that all Congress president N Uttam and urged him to keep an eye CEC also stated that the Assembly on the first occa- constituency Gajwel. development and welfare 16 and assess meetings in the aspects were discussed with Kumar Reddy alleged that there on KCR and ensure that he Commission will assess the sion and in any case within 6 Addressing the “people’s schemes are before your eyes", Karimnagar and Nizamabad. the ECI officers before decision seems to be a match fixing doesn't misuse his power. possibility of holding the polls months from date of prema- along with Rajasthan, Madhya ture dissolution of the Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Assembly," Rawat said. Mizoram. Some media reports on 7    '+ 
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Isaid it had teamed up with Source will be part of the JV, in port Temasek’s digital transfor- surpass USD 100 billion by need for “harmonisation” in the USD 16 billion acquisition of Fover 30 per cent of the phone Rajagopal noted that as per Temasek to form a joint venture addition to Infosys staff who mation journey, managing a 2022 and may trigger over a e-commerce policy framework India’s largest online retailer sales this festive season as it lines industry reports, about 39 per that will support the Singapore- will join over time, the state- complex Cloud migration pro- million jobs in the coming that enables the growth of the Flipkart but did not say the up new launches through hand- cent of the mobile phones sold based company’s digital trans- ment said. gram that will enable Temasek years, a report said Friday. sector. The middle class will quantum of taxes it paid. set partners and dishes out in the country are through formation journey. Infosys, in a regulatory fil- to host its applications on a cloud According to the report by form the biggest chunk of The tax authorities had set more financing options to woo online platforms. “Online sales The joint venture — in ing, said the consideration of platform,” the statement said. industry body Nasscom and Indian population and, in the September 7 as the due date for Indian shoppers. The Walmart- is about 39 per cent in the coun- which Infosys Consulting investment is “up to SGD 12 Infosys and Temasek have PwC India, the e-commerce next few years, is likely to con- depositing a withholding tax on backed company, which is try, which is the highest so far. (Infosys subsidiary) holds 60 million excluding adjustments named Shveta Arora, vice-pres- market is worth about USD 35 sume just as much as their the deal amount it paid to locked in a fierce competition It is also the highest globally for per cent stake — will be head- for working capital, cash and ident at Infosys, as the chief billion at present. Chinese counterparts do today. shareholders of Flipkart. with US-based Amazon, any country. In China, for exam- quartered in Singapore, Infosys net debt on closing”. executive officer of the JV. E-tail and e-travel will con- Their consumption pat- Withholding tax, or reten- claimed that about 25 per cent ple, about 29 per cent phones are said in a statement. “Infosys gains significant “Our joint venture with tinue to hold their sway with tern is expected to eventually tion tax, is an income tax to be of the total phones sold in the sold online,” he explained. The remaining stake will capacity in terms of workforce Temasek will accelerate our over 90 per cent share of e- supersede that of both the US paid to the government by country are through its platform. Stating that its mobile phone be held by Temasek through as it focuses on strengthening efforts in the region, enhancing commerce while online finan- and China, the report said. payer of the income rather “We are confident that we vertical has been growing steadi- Franklin Investments, it said its footprint in Southeast Asia, our existing presence, as we cial services will experience the “To experience exponential than by the recipient of the will be able to expand our lead- ly, Rajagopal said the company adding that the agreement was while Temasek will see a rapid help clients navigate the next fastest growth, the report said. growth in the next phase, exist- income. The tax is thus with- ership further and by the end of has started offering EMI option signed by the parties on enhancement of its IT services journey in their business trans- It also noted that e-com- ing barriers pertaining to lan- held or deducted from the the festive sales (Big Billion for debit card holders to help Thursday night and was effec- through the augmented capa- formation,” Mohit Joshi, pres- merce can potentially create guage, tech usability, logistics income due to the recipient. In Days or BBD), we should have more people transact on its tive immediately. bilities of the joint venture ident, Infosys said. one million plus jobs by 2023. and regulatory compliances case of Walmart-Flipkart deal, 30-32 per cent share,” Flipkart, platform. It is also with offerings The JV will integrate teams entity,” the statement said. The partnership will help “The Indian e-commerce will have to be removed,” the the withholding tax pertains to senior director (smartphones), like mobile protection services. from Infosys and the opera- Trusted Source will provide unlock new capabilities and market of USD 35 billion is report added. the capital gains made by the Ayappan Rajagopal told PTI. Flipkart is yet to announce tions of Temasek’s wholly Temasek and its other clients in technology platforms that help expected to grow at 25 per cent Nasscom President Debjani shareholders of Flipkart. The company had, in April, the dates of BBD, but the sale is owned subsidiary — Trusted the region solutions and tech- Temasek, Jon Allaway, chief in the next five years and Ghosh said, over the next five “We take our legal obliga- said it aims to touch 40 per cent likely to take place in October. Source — that currently deliv- nologies across cloud, data and technology officer at Temasek, exceed USD 100 billion by years, the sector has the poten- tions seriously, including pay- market share by 2020 as part of Both Flipkart and Amazon India ers IT services to Temasek and analytics, cybersecurity, digital said. 2022,” it said. tial to create a million jobs in ing taxes to governments where its ‘Mobiles 40by20’ strategy. are betting big on mobile phones It noted that three out of allied industries such as logis- we operate. Following our “Our platform will have a to drive growth. four online customers are tics, warehousing, and others. Flipkart investment, we have number of new launches in Mobile phones are one of 2
 
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But her frail frame hides a spine more than that, the Patteda Anchu dren to school while going of steel. had made a buzz in the society circles to work and maybe join- The Patteda Anchu, with a plain where it became extremely popular. ing colleagues for formal border and really tiny checks, has two As is the case with many hand- evenings to crack a deal pallus in different colours. It is made loom saris, the replication of Patteda worth lakhs. These super of a thick material and is reversible. So Anchu takes place on a powerloom women are thus unable to for all practical purposes you have as which costs one-fourth the price but find suitable time for good as two saris but that is not what commands the same amount of themselves and their makes it special. Rather it is the story money as a handloom. “They are rid- styling needs. In such a sit- behind it that makes it worth so much ing on the back of handloom and uation, do-it-yourself fash- more than the price it has in the mar- killing it,” says Jaitley, Dastkari Haat ion comes to the rescue. ket. Samiti. Depending on the design, the “The modern Indian Displaying her collection at the saris are priced between 800-2,000. woman has so many dif- Dastkaari Haat in Meharchand What makes a hand-woven sari ferent needs. She is travel- Market, where one can pick from different and a masterpiece according ling, working, she is multi- black, chocolate brown, purple, off to Jain is the slight difference. “These faceted. The concept for white, blue and more eco-friendly and be 250 years old! weekend. It was when the weavers are woven by humans so there is my new collection came natural colours, Jain settles down on But this was not the end of Jain’s realised that she was not going to give always a margin for a slight difference. from this lack of time. a low stool to describe her journey. As quest. She looked around for weavers up and was here to stay that they This is what makes it unique,” says Jain. How will you transform a PhD student at the National Institute who could recreate the fabric and final- relented. “I started with one loom in Adds Jaitley, “While shopping clothes, hair and look of Fashion Technology she kept hear- ly found one. Since her survey, which 2014. Now we have 30 weavers and online, you can never make out the dif- effortlessly to fill all these ing about many saris and crafts that was a part of the Ph D, indicated that another 15 helpers,” she says. She ference between the two. The touch shoes? Styling needs have had disappeared in North Karnataka. the saris would not be well-received, founded the Punarjeevana, a self- and the feel are important. Haats and increased substantially but “Everyone talks of Ilkal saris but no she got him to weave stoles and tow- help group for the weavers to make bazaars are essential for this very rea- you cannot carry a bag full one talks of any other local saris which els in the fabric. Soon Jaya Jaitly and them sustainable at around the same son that people can see, touch and feel of change in your car,” said were worn by farmers and locals long her Dastkari Haat stepped in and time. “The idea is to make use of local- it. The experience cannot be replicat- fashion designer Ashish of ago. People are just wearing synthet- placed an order for a 100 saris which ly grown cotton, dye it with natural ed online.” the brand Ashish N Soni. ic saris. You don’t see cottons despite gave her a shot in the arm. “The event colours to reduce the carbon footprint Despite the odds Jain continues to “People commute for long this region being a cotton-growing was slotted for December but kept get- as much as possible,” she says. soldier on. She has held pop-ups in dif- hours and have different one. ting postponed as there was just one There were more obstacles. While ferent cities but the demand has been roles to play, where is the I kept hearing the name Patteda weaver and it was not possible to com- she was busy completing the order, varied. “In Pune people prefer to buy time to go to a salon every Anchu but there were no samples or plete the order,” she says. The event some women who had picked up the materials, in Chennai, Hyderabad the day, where is the time to evidence while records for the sari was finally held in May and the entire saris from her started selling them on fabric is important but they are quick get styling help?” he asked. went as far back as the 10th century. stock was sold out in two and a half the social media claiming that they had buyers. In Mumbai, the emphasis is on To answer these ques- I undertook historical research and days with orders being placed for revived it. “Another one cut up the sari, the story behind the sari. In Calcutta tions, his latest collection ethnographic study and finally met a another 100. fashioned pants out of it and posted on the other hand it is traditional is based on the concept of 90-year-old from Kodaikal who had Jain decided to introduce new it on the social media, saying that the colours like red and yellow that work,” metamorphosis that helps seen it being woven. He mentioned colours. “I wanted to dye them in eco sari had been reinvented. Another she says. transform one’s look from places like Bhagalkot, Yelamma friendly colours but at the same time lady visited the cluster, walked into the While funding and imitations casual to formal, daywear Saundati and I went there three-four one that would not bleed. So I start- weaver’s house claiming to be my continue to be a problem, the group to evening wear with its times and finally found a girl whose ed doing eco-friendly dyes which I am friend and clicked photographs which is now self-sustainable. “Weavers come different different layers mother was a Devdasi, since this sari trying to get patented,” she says. This she promptly put on Facebook and up with ideas and want to experiment. and silhouettes. “Lift the +    was traditionally offered to them innovation led to another set of prob- said that she was working on it,” she They want to know what fared well at collar and it becomes 4 ?    
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Ever wondered what happens to how education can change one’s life as it did along with heavy satin, it and then it leads to get you an emotion towards the amount that a contestant wins at the KBC to me.” cutwork organzas and it. “When you don’t have an understanding and show? Or what struggles they go through to She adds, “I’m currently trying to con- jacquards, which were awareness of what it is, how deeply rooted and emo- get to the hot seat? Are they also helped with nect with a few social entrepreneurs in seen in a light Japanese tional it is, well that's how it is.” the questions they are being asked? Haryana, so that we could meet the dress and pant suit. He said judgments must be kept aside. Sonia Yadav, who made it to the hot seat sarpanchs of each and every village. We Assymetry defined the sil- “When a man loves a woman or a man loves becoming the first contestant of KBC’s sea- would need to get a data of the state of edu- houettes, best seen in a a man, the level of intensity is not something that son 10, hails from Haryana and has served cation in those villages, specifically near trouser with only one side you are supposed to judge. the Indian Air Force as Squadron Leader in Rewari, from where I belong.” of wide bottom and jack- “It’s something you have to evolve with, it’s their engineering branch for the past 10 Sonia talks about how wonderful a plat- ets that are different on something you have to accept, and it is a part of years. form KBC is, especially for the people with each side. the human DNA,” added the filmmaker. Struggles are part of human lives, but the inspirational stories. He also used the idea He said the “Log kya kahenge (what will peo- question lies in how fiercely one sails one’s She says it’s not just a game show but of Siamese twins to juxta- ple say)” phenomenon has to end because it does boat through the storm. The officer shares more than that. “I will not talk about pose two looks with sim- not matter what anybody says because eventually her #KabTakRokoge moment that finds its myself but the stories that I heard there were ilar fabrics and silhou- what they say will pass but your life stays. inspiration from her mother. “My mother very impactful and influencing. I think ettes but are remodelled It took you a long time to say this and to accept has worked hard for me and my siblings. knowledge is power. For instance, a girl, entirely because of the it yourself, the interviewer asked Karan, who in his Being kids, we never realised her role and highly ambitious, from Amritsar had come styling. “I wanted to show book An Unsuitable Boy said he didn’t feel the need what she did for us.” She reminisces shar- along with me. Her father ran a cart (thela) the togetherness that one to scream out his sexual orientation. ing an event from her life, “Me and my fam- for selling plants and had been a daily wager. could have. I was creating The 46-year-old filmmaker said: “No I don’t ily had just shifted to Rewari, Haryana in She was trying since 15 years to fulfil her an illusion,” he said. think I am not living in a way people will say or 1999 and my father, an army officer, had parent’s dream of buying a house for her The designer also cre- judge. So, I do what I like and I do what I love. been posted to Kargil for the war. He could- family. Stories like these really help to see ated uniforms for an all- “When I love to dance on stage, I do. They say, n’t see the entire house been built for us and that there’s the other side to the world as women SWAT team in as a filmmaker I should not dance on a reality stage just managed to get one room and a kitchen well.” India. “While making the and I say ‘who said this is a rule?’ They say 'you built. Is the show scripted or is a contestant uniform, I thought they are not supposed to do a talk show’. If I feel like And he left for the front. The surround- being told what is to be done during the should look approachable pouting in a selfie, I’ll do it because it makes me ings weren’t safe. The house didn’t have a show? She answers, “I am not aware if the and feel good about them- happy. “And I don’t want to do anything to conform proper entrance gate. We were four siblings, show is scripted or not but when I went selves. Their comfort fac-       with what the world says. 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hat if you are being bul- developed from Jewish travails cumstances in which they grow up. do something in India oneliness is an urban concept lied by someone and there during the Holocaust and found its There is only a lack of support. as well.’” Lwhich is similar across world cities Wis nobody around to help roots in World War II. “The Through good teachers, some of However, the only — London, New York, Bombay,” says you out? How will you manage to Holocaust was an extremely diffi- these kids could also be a prime thing that is lacking is Kanwal Sethi, director of Once Again, get out of his firm grip? Just be pre- cult period for the Jewish people. minister or win a Nobel. I want to the support from gov- Netflix’s latest film release which has account of several reasons. “I met quite emptive, aware, focussed and strike There was a need for the people to give power to the kids to make ernment officials and been making a mark on account of its a few people. Shefali had the maturi- with your strongest physical asset learn this art to defend them- them believe they are capable going the authorities who story where two mature adults fall in ty and the sensuality and also the at the opponent’s weakest zone. selves. They didn’t know earlier, ahead with their dreams,” he adds. need to understand love. The idea fascinated him as did bluntness that Tara needed as a human Give your limbs full play, punches, which doesn’t mean they shouldn’t He grew up in a “problematic the significance and that of a strong woman, a widow in being. She liked the script and we swings, kicks and lunges. know it today. The problems were neighbourhood of Israel” from move towards creating urban India who wants to be indepen- decided that we would work togeth- Dealing with real-world com- different but the principle was the where he was able to leave and a more aware and dent. er. I was very confident that Neeraj can bat situations, Krav Maga is the tra- same — people need to feel safe. become an international level braver society. “For The director, who divides his bring the internal conflict of the char- ditional martial arts started in the What we have today is many years teacher. “My coach, Eli Ben Ami, us to conduct the time between Germany and India, acter. The story has a rhythm. It has 1930s. It was developed as a self- of evolution in Krav Maga,” he says. dragged me out from the poor practice on a regular believes that a change in content is an outer drama but the inner drama defence module by Imi “During the Holocaust we wit- streets to the gym. It was my exit basis, we would happening gradually. “There is a for me was always bigger. One does not Litchenfield, a boxer and wrestler nessed something very negative, from problems and troublesome require funding for it. I change happening in the last few years. feel that he is acting,” he says. who mixed moves along with raw but then we turned it into some- surroundings. He made me prac- don’t like to ask for The way a story is told and also the Neeraj plays an actor who feels he street-fighting tactics to protect the thing really positive instead of sit- tise vigorously, eventually taught charity or beg for dona- audience, there is a process of matur- can’t dance. Incidentally, the actor is Jewish quarters during the War. It ting and grieving. We built a coun- me to converse in English, made tions. ing of both. I see a similar develop- a trained dancer. “Amar is a character is quickly gaining followers and try, an army, and a system. Krav me learn maths, science, anatomy, I would really like to ment all over Europe, especially in who thinks that he cannot dance in his converts in India. Refael Kashani or Maga is one of the strongest tools physiology. I never had any books connect with the education Germany. There are mainstream life and in love. But for me Amar can Rafi, the Israeli Krav Maga (IKM) we have in Israel today,” he adds. in my life and all of a sudden, I had ministry to show the offi- movies and arthouse ones and now do it and this is his journey. Often chief instructor (E4), instructs Since times are not here to stay, a 100 books in front of me.” There cials how important this both of them are moving in each things happen professionally and at the around a hundred students at the why not change and keep pace with was someone to lift him up and he training could be for the other’s direction,” he says. same time parallel things happen in Sarvodaya Co-education Senior the times, and who better than chil- tries to pay the good karma forward curriculum,” he says. While Once Again grabbed eye- life. There are bridges between the Secondary School. He started train- dren of the current generation to now. He shares how his hard work Rafi finds that the balls, Sethi is not exactly a newcom- two,” he says. ing children after one of his stu- update us? Rafi says, “I like to work had paid off. “I follow my dreams language barrier could er to the craft. His first feature was a But besides the two characters, dents in Israel was almost attacked. with kids because I get information today. I worked really hard to have been a big chal- German film with Kulbhushan there is a third, Mumbai, which plays “My student, who has been train- from them which is relevant for make myself capable and respon- lenge but he learnt Kharbanda and was the story of an ille- an equally important role in the ing with me since she was a four- today. When I was a kid, maybe I sible enough to go around the English so that he could gal immigrant, a Punjabi man, who movie. We get to see the lesser known year-old, went to her friend’s place learnt something which might not globe. Today, I head IKM institu- connect with children and make meets a German wanting to leave parts of the Millenium city. So there once and was followed while be good for their time. And I think, tions in Canada, Israel, Australia, them understand the techniques. “I Germany. “So there was one person are no stock shots of Marine Drive or returning home. In Israel, it gets this is only the link from the Mexico and even the United States. try my best to be reachable when- coming in and the other was leaving,” the Gateway but of the nooks and completely dark at 5 pm and she World War II and the Holocaust to And now, India too.” ever it is possible, even if it is two he says. crannies that a local knows about. “I was taking some shortcuts to reach teaching Krav Maga today.” He shares the “interesting” or five in the morning,” he says. Once Again, which many people believe that the space that we live in earlier. When the person following He began training at the age of story of bringing the art to India. The art is now 50 years old and initially compared to The Lunchbox as tells a lot about us. During the writ- her came near her, she sensed a nine and has mastered the art over “In my schools located in Canada, has spread across 30 countries. Rafi, the promo indicated that Shefali Shah, ing it was conceptualised that both threat and turned around to kick the past 26 years. But how did he I came across many Indians, who who is one of the highest level the main lead, runs a restaurant and these characters are different and it was him in the crotch. I hope to make first get there? He says that if a just told me about how they wished experts, says “I want to create sends a tiffin to Amar, played by depicted through the city. It is the hor- every child capable of doing the environment is created for children, they knew Krav Maga since their something for everyone — kids, Neeraj Kabi, is quite different in treat- izontal and vertical journey of the two same and be prepared for any they could become leaders. “I childhood and could learn it in adults and senior citizens. I want to ment. lovers. That is why ‘Bombay’ as an idea mishap,” Rafi says. believe that there are no bad kids, India. Then I thought, ‘why not? tell them that Krav Maga is for The director narrowed down on has played a major role in the film,” he The concept of the martial art they all are good but only bad cir- What’s the problem after all? Let’s everyone, forget the age.” the cast of Shefali and Neeraj on says. *  
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Bhagnani, Kritika Kamra, Pratik beings that must face the threat of extinc- And it really puts you in that space. But that Gandhi and Shivam Parekh. tion. With the government attempting to being said, there’s still so much stuff that “Jackky has not done a film in cover up the extent of predator incursions is put in later with CG and the VFX and sometime and is in a way rein- on Earth, a rag-tag group of military vet- everything that really amps it up for the venting himself, while Kamra erans must figure out what is going on and audience at home. We get enough that we has only been seen in TV and how to save the world – or at least them- can allow our performances to be even a great actor like her wasn’t get- selves – as the battle spreads from the more real. A movie like this really takes ting good opportunities there,” depths of outer space to once-safe subur- advantage of how great technology is and said Kakkar. bia. where we’ve come from, and what we can Like Jackky, he too looks Olivia Munn is a talented actress who do with it and how realistic things are. forward to reinvent himself. began working on television and has suc- Especially when it comes to like the blood, Unlike his earlier tragic-comic cessfully segued into cinematic work. guts, the destruction and death. stories like Filmistaan, for which She’s known for movies including X-Men: he received a National Award, Apocalypse, Magic Mike and Office Shane has said the film won’t shy away he has moved on to a lighter Christmas Party. In The Predator, she’s sci- from the violence… comedy about a clueless middle entist Casey Bracket, dragged into an I’m really big on it. I think we’ve got- class Gujarati man who wants to adventure she might not be quite ready for, ten so politically correct that we lose the find a direction and a wife. but will bring all of her skills to help with. fun of going to the movies sometimes. For “Any artist doesn’t want to Munn talks about getting the part, her own me, the more bloody spines being ripped keep repeating themselves. I history with the series and the sheer out, the better. don’t want to fall under any number of spines being ripped out in the bracket. I want to try different film.  What is your relationship with the genres so that I am able to grow original Predator? How old were you as a director. I like to put myself  How does your character fit in the when you first saw it and how cool is it in uncomfortable positions and scope of the film? to now be in a Predator film? do things I haven’t done before. She’s an evolutionary scientist and biol- favourites. I really trusted him as a direc- I actually hadn’t watched it. I didn’t see I push myself to do something ogist. In this movie, we have two storylines tor. He’s a filmmaker who is really collab- Was there extensive training or prepa- it until a few months before shooting. I else and learn something in the that merge into one. We’ve got Trevante orative and actually allows you to bring ration for the role? knew of it and maybe I knew some of the process,” he said. He added Rhodes, Boyd Holbrook and Thomas Jane what you want to the character. I read the She’s not a trained athlete or assassin catchphrases and lines but I had never seen that he doesn’t enjoy following and that group of guys — the soldiers — script and then had another meeting with but I think she’s healthy and physically it until I signed up for this movie. While trends or one process. and their interactions with the Predator. Shane about some of my thoughts. He was active. We trained with guns and that was this is technically a sequel, it’s not picking Ram Singh Charlie, which is yet to release, and Filmistaan were both dark- And on the other side, my character has really receptive to it and I was in. really fun. And I loved being able to do that up right where the other movies left off. er comedies and yet he is ready to try romance, thriller, army and war-related been brought in by the CIA because of her with the guys, learning how to shoot At the same time, its acknowledging all films. While he wrote the script for the first two, the current film, Mitron, is expertise in evolutionary biology to get a Your character definitely doesn’t come together. Every time we did that, I learnt the previous ones. And it’s interesting adapted by Sharib Hashmi from a Telugu film. better understanding of what they have across as a damsel in distress… different techniques, tools and skills. But because we have some throwbacks from the “If I have a story to say, I write the script, if I don’t, I can trust another per- found. She’s only called in if there is a high- When you’re fighting for your life, you then I tried to incorporate what my char- very first Predator, which I love. For me, son’s writing too,” said Nitin, who began as a director in theatre, then moving er life that’s found, and here there is defi- have to shoot, even though nobody wants acter would do and put a little bit of shak- it wasn’t imperative to have watched that on to TV shows before finally directing Filmistaan. “It is always better to bank nitely some alien activity. to be in a position where they have to fight iness into it. film before I signed on because I knew it on a script than trends, because they go out of fashion,” he said. for their life. The guys —they’re soldiers In this movie, there’s something real- would be its own beast. After watching it, The film, Mitron, named after a word often used by Prime Minister Narendra How did you get involved? — but I approached this character as a sci- ly big going on, which is fascinating for her. I kept saying to Shane, “Can we not have Modi garnered questions about the choice of the title, which was clarified say- Initially, I was not interested because entist. I grew up in a military family so I This is something that she’s waited her a scene where someone has to hide in the ing that it’s a common way to refer to friends in Gujarat. Asked if he faced any typically in a big movie like this, the female knew how to shoot guns. Making this entire life for — especially as an evolution- mud? Can I go hide in the mud?” Because ridicule over it, he said, “I don’t think people are stupid to unnecessarily ridicule role is usually delegated to just being the movie was not about us finding moments ary scientist. 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India eventually defeated "I don't know that word. In Asian Games, that's a big concerns regarding all-rounder Shakib Caribbean, then that will be a massive respectively. Pakistan for the Bronze in the any team the biggest psychol- learning curve for the players, Al Hasan, who was keen to skip the Asia asset to Bangladesh cricket," Rhodes The talented, young Kishan could only add play-off. ogist is the coach and you coach and the staff," Harendra Cup to have a surgery on a finger. said. five runs to his score of 25, while Chatterjee The setback didn't just yourself. If I'll not motivate said. moved from 13 to 15 before being caught by cost the team a shot at a sec- myself then no one in the "...That should not be Ricky Bhui off Hooda. ond successive Gold but also world can motivate (me)," said repeated, that is more impor- Off-spinner Hooda picked up the wickets of direct qualification to the 2020 Harendra. tant, whatever happened we M Prasidh (7) and Ishan Porel (6) to finish things Olympics. He said it is the coach's job can erase that bad memory 7!59?*?/*?) off for India Blue. Asked if the side needed to ensure that the players' when we do well in the World Earlier, Saurabh had Mihir Hirwani (5)  2 27 help to deal with pressure sit- emotional needs are under- Cup," Harendra told reporters caught behind by Smit Patel. uations with professional help, stood and addressed. here referring to the premier Left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh, who took he Indian hockey team's Harendra was dismissive. "...Rather than going and tournament in December. !99)+?'*!'0'*98+/ 5 for 58 in India Red's first innings, bowled only Tperennial problem of con- "Why do you need psy- getting the help from a psy- The coach and the entire three overs and went wicketless in the second. ceding late goals has raised chologists?" he asked. chologist, who has no clue team, along with legends such Swapnil had a pretty good match as he scored concerns about nerves but If gaining confidence is the about the team and sports, no as Ajit Pal Singh, Ashok  8+9:+;0 the mixed 4x400m relay race during the 69 in India Blue's only innings apart from the men's coach Harendra Singh aim, then you can even consult clue about how the players Kumar, Dilip Turkey, Dhanraj Asian Games due to 'obstruction' by a five-wicket haul. Nikhil Gangta was named man Friday rejected the idea of a commoner and take motiva- behave," he explained. Pilley and Sandeep Singh, was print sensation Hima Das has pulled Bahraini runner. She was also seen of the match for his superb knock of 130. getting a psychologist on tion from him. The word psy- As for the team's overall at the Friday event. Sout of the IAAF Continental Cup as limping after running the 4x400m relay board, saying the word has a chologist itself carries a nega- Asiad performance, Harendra "They (the team) have a lot the Athletics Federation of India wants race in Jakarta. "negative vibe" to it. tive vibe and the players feel described it as a bad memory of positive things and if we her to give rest after a hectic season which "There is no injury to Hima. Athletes        The men's team fetched a that they are doing something and a learning curve. move forward with that posi- saw her become the junior world 400m need good recovery time after a hectic rather disappointing Bronze at wrong for which they need to "Look at the positive side, tive mindset. We are mental- champion. season. She is very young, she has just    = * " )  the recently-concluded Asian consult a psychologist," he look at the data and then ly and physically capable of The prestigious tournament is to be started her career and we have to preserve Games after losing in a shoot- said on the sidelines of the move to the World Cup, turning (things around)," the held in Czech Republic from Saturday. and manage her workload lest she is  $  With big guns K Srikanth and HS out to Malaysia in the semifi- team's jersey launch. Whatever happened at the coach said. Hima was initially among seven burnt out," the coach said. Prannoy battling poor form, Sameer Verma Indian athletes who were to take part in The 18-year-old from a village near emerged as the best-placed Indian in the race for the season-ending IAAF event in Ostrava Dhing in Assam started running only in a place in the BWF World Tour Finals with two- on September 8 and 9 but has now been late 2016 but has quickly risen to be the thirds of the season completed.  1  2   

   replaced by Australia's Anneliese Rubbie new Indian sprint sensation in a short Sameer, who had clinched the Swiss Open as the second runner from Asia-Pacific. span of time. earlier this year, remained in the hunt to qual- The Continental Cup is competed She created history by becoming the ify for the USD 1,500,000 season-ending event  0@:+/7: Commonwealth Games Silver medallists Tak Ching and Ng Wing Yung, seeded fifth, among four teams — Europe, Africa, first Indian to win a track Gold in World as he is currently in the sixth place in Race to Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Saturday. America and Asia-Pacific — in 18 events Junior Championships in Finland in July. Guangzhou Rankings. ndian shuttlers Sameer Verma and RMV outclassed India's Tarun Kona and However in women's singles, Sri each in both men and women's sections In the just-concluded Asian Games, she However, Srikanth, who had an exception- IGurusaidutt set up a semifinal clash after Malaysia's Lim Khim Wah 21-13, 21-10 to Krishna Priya Kudaravalli and Rasika and the mixed 4x400m relay. The top two broke two national records in a span of al season last year, languished at 41st place as his staving off spirited challenge from their sail into the last four. Raje bowed out after suffering defeats in athletes in the season's rankings from two days in the women's 400m (51.00 best finish this season was a semi-final at the respective opponents in the men's singles Fourth seeds Arun George and the quarterfinals. each of the four regions take part in the and 50.79 seconds) race though she had Malaysia Open. competition of the $ 75,000 BWF Tour Sanyam Shukla also entered the final four While Jia Min of Singapore ended Sri Continental Cup. to be content with a Silver behind Salwa Prannoy, who had a topsy-turvy year with Super 100 tournament here Friday. with a 21-17, 21-15 win over Hong Kong's Krishna's run in the tournament with a 21- "Yes, Hima is not running in the Naser (50.09) of Bahrain. a series of injuries, was at the 42nd place. Top seed Sameer, who had clinched the Chan Tsz Kit and Yeung Shing Choi to set 12, 21-12 win, Raje was outwitted 19-21, IAAF Continental Cup. The AFI has Hima was also part of the Gold win- In women's singles, Olympic and World Swiss Open this year, had to dig deep into up a semifinal clash with Satwik and 8-21 by Sim Yu Jin of Korea in another decided to give her rest. She has run so ning 4x400m relay team and silver-win- Championship Silver medallist P V Sindhu was his reservoir to outwit compatriot Pratul Chirag. quarterfinal clash. many races this year from the ning mixed 4x400m relay quartet. firmly at the second place, while Saina Nehwal Joshi 16-21, 26-24, 21-7 in a match that last- The top Indian mixed doubles pair of The mixed doubles pairs of S Sunjith Commonwealth Games to the World Neeraj Chopra (men's javelin), was at 27th. ed 55 minutes. Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy and Sruthi KP and Arjun MR and Juniors and the Asian Games. It is not Arpinder Singh (men's triple jump), The BWF World Tour Finals will be held Gurusaidutt, a former Commonwealth defeated Hong Kong's Yeung Ming Nok Maneesha K also crashed out of the con- good to make her run so many races," a Mohd Anas (men's 400m), Jinson from December 12 to 16 at Guangzhou, China Games Bronze medallist, recovered from and Ng Tsz Yau 22-20, 14-21, 21-17 in a test. Second seeded men's doubles pair of top coach said on Friday. Johnson (men's 800m), Sudha Singh and only the top eight players in each of the five a game down to outwit Malaysia's Lim Chi 52-minute match to also progress to the Arjun MR and Ramchandran Shlok and The coach, however, ruled out any (women's 3000m steeplechase) and P U disciplines of the HSBC Race to Guangzhou Wing 13-21, 22-20, 21-11 in a 59-minute semifinals. women's doubles pair of Pooja D and injury to Hima, though reports had said Chitra (women's 1500m) are the Indians Rankings will qualify to compete in the season quarterfinal match. The world no 24 Indian pair will face Sanjana Santosh also failed to cross the she sustained minor side strains during taking part in the Continental Cup. finale. PTI Among other Indians in fray, another Hong Kong combination of Chang quarterfinal hurdle.   ()  (* +, -./+ !&$ 3= 266"$!.$!"%* "   ' 4 !  9    8 .     

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Koeman is trying to start to the new UEFA Nations League on In its first game since On an emotional night build a side capable of mak- Thursday, as Gareth Bale starred in a big reaching the World Cup at the Johan Cruyff Arena, ing it to Euro 2020 built win for Wales. final, Croatia got on the Dutch coach Ronald around Liverpool centre- The heavyweight showdown at the board with forward Ivan Koeman handed over the back Virgil van Dijk and also Allianz Arena between the last two win- Perisic's goal and defend- 8" 5      captain's armband to featuring young Ajax starlet ners of the World Cup looked like the per- er Pepe equalized before 5  "  "       Sneijder, who is now 34. Matthijs de Ligt. fect game to mark the opening night of the halftime. Sneijder, the former Real They fell behind against new international competition. 5   "% &  ',: $        The Portuguese had most of the scoring chances but Madrid and Inter Milan the Peruvians through a However, on a rainy night in Bavaria, could not break through the Croatian defense at Algarve playmaker who moved to Al Pedro Aquino goal early on, the meeting of the last two world cham- sensational strike from outside the box in Stadium in southern Portugal. Gharafa of Qatar earlier this but Lyon forward Depay pions never really sparked into life, the 18th minute of their League B Coach Fernando Santos did not call up Ronaldo say- year, took the microphone equalised on the hour mark although the French were grateful to goal- encounter in Cardiff. ing the player needed more rest following a busy summer and encouraged fans to join before netting the winner keeper Alphonse Areola for a couple of fine It was a 30th international goal for Bale, that included a transfer from Real Madrid to Juventus. him for a beer on their way seven minutes from time. saves in the second half. who is Wales' all-time leading goal-scor- Modric, a finalist with Ronaldo and Salah for the FIFA out of the stadium. Koeman later confirmed Areola was starting in goal in place of er. Tom Lawrence had already given player of the year award, was substituted in the second half. A star of the Dutch team he would make "several the injured Hugo Lloris, winning his first Wales the lead before that, and 17- Portugal was eliminated by Uruguay in the round of 16 that got to the 2010 World changes" for Sunday's trip to cap in the only change made by year-old Ethan Ampadu set up of the World Cup. Croatia lost the final to France. Cup final, Sneijder received face World Cup winners France coach Dider Deschamps Aaron Ramsey for the third goal Defending European champion Portugal will make its a warm ovation from the France in their first match in compared to the side that started before half-time. UEFA Nations League debut against Italy on Monday. 50,000 fans at the home of the new UEFA Nations =   E        "    "" the World Cup final win over Ireland's 1-0 win in Cardiff Croatia will open at Spain on Tuesday. Ajax, the club where he League. "            " *"    Croatia in July. last October had ended The Paris Saint- Wales' World Cup dream, Germain goalkeeper but Martin O'Neill's side intervened brilliantly to were dreadful this time. deny Marco Reus and keep out a Bale set up Connor /      , 17 5   Matthias Ginter header, while Antoine Roberts for the hosts' Griezmann's well-struck shot that fourth after the break, was saved by Manuel Neuer was as before substitute Shaun  "089.8 (628.5) and Manini Kaushik (621.2) then close as France came. Williams pulled a goal produced a sensational performance to "I know that we are getting back for the Irish after here was no stopping the golden run total 1880.7 for a Gold with a world greedy, but a draw in Germany is a robbing Ramsey of pos- Tof India's junior shooters with record to boot. good result," Deschamps told French session. Hriday Hazarika claiming the 10m air The score by Elavenil, a junior television channel TF1. "We wanted to put rifle top honours before the women's world cup Gold-medallist, was also a The Netherlands in a performance in team combined for a new world record new junior world record. are the other team front of the fans and and Gold at the ISSF World The men's team, comprising in Group 1 of put out a statement," Championships here on Friday. Hazarika, Divyansh Panwar and Arjun League A, and Bale told Sky Sports. Elavenil Valarivan also won the Babuta, finished fourth with a combined Ronald Koeman's team travel Wales go to Denmark on individual Silver in women's 10m air total of 1872.3. to Paris on Sunday, when the Sunday, with the Danes expected to rifle, going down narrowly to China's There was disappointment for the French will turn out at home for the field a full-strength side in that game double senior World Cup Gold-medal- country in the senior men's 50m rifle first time since their glorious campaign in after sending out a team of lower- list Shi Mengyao, in the final. three position competition as none of the Russia. league and futsal players in a 3-0 Elavenil shot 249.8 to Shi's 250.5. Indians in fray managed to make the cut The top sides in each of the four groups friendly loss in Slovakia on The 17-year old Shreya Agrawal won the for the finals. in League A will advance to a mini final Wednesday. Bronze with an effort of 228.4 in the Asian Games Silver-medallist tournament in June next year, with the Also in League B, final. This is the tournament's 52nd edi- Sanjeev Rajput was the lowest placed overall Nations League title at stake before Ukraine came from tion. Indian at 58th with a score of 1158. the Euro 2020 qualifiers begin. behind to win 2-1 in the Four podium finishes on the sixth Swapnil Kusale was 55th with a score Below the elite league, there is pro- Czech Republic with day of competition took India's tally to of 1161 while Akhil Sheoran took the motion and relegation and also a potential Oleksandr Zinchenko scoring 18, their best-ever showing in the 44th position with 1167. path to the European Championship for the decisive goal in stoppage time. International Shooting Sport !         7  7   : 4     " !) = +P  The Indian team, comprising the those who do not make it via the traditional In League C, Fulham's Stefan Johansen Federation's (ISSF) premier tourna- trio, ended 11th with a total of 3503. qualifiers. scored twice as Norway beat Cyprus 2-0, ment. The country's previous best was the yellow metal after prevailing in a 23rd shot meant that at the end of the In women's 25m pistol, teenager and Bulgaria won 2-1 in Slovenia. the six medals won during the 49th edi- shoot-off at the prestigious tourna- allotted 24 shots, both Hazarika and Manu Bhaker was the best-placed Indian     The first ever goal of the new Nations tion in Zagreb, Croatia. ment. Nekounam found themselves tied at after the first precision stage of qualifi- Bale scored a stunning goal as an League was a stunner, scored by Giorgi Hazarika, the lone Indian to quali- As the individual shots began, 250.1 points each. cation, shooting an impressive 294 out impressive Wales beat the Republic of Chakvetadze in distant Astana, as Georgia fy for the men's final with a score of Hazarika strung together a fantastic In the shoot-off, Hazarika had the of 300 to be among the joint top four Ireland 4-1 in Ryan Giggs's first competi- beat Kazakhstan 2-0 in Group 1 of League 627.3, was tied with Iran's Mohammed series of high 10s and by the end of the last laugh with a 10.3 to the Iranian's scores. Asian Games champion Rahi tive match as manager. D. In the same league, Arsenal's Henrikh Amir Nekounam on 250.1 once the field 20th shot, he was leading the field by 0.5. 10.2. Sarnobat was lying 27th with 289 while Bale followed up his fine start to the Mkhitaryan had a penalty saved as his was pruned to the regulation top eight. He held on to the lead till the 22nd In the women's 10m air rifle, the Asiad Bronze medallist Heena Sidhu season with Real Madrid by curling in a Armenia beat Liechtenstein 2-1. But the 17-year-old Indian clinched shot from Nekounam. Then a 9.4 for his team of Elavenil (631), Shreya Agarwal shot 284 to be in 61st position.